Market Mixed as Energy Gains and Financials Fall

Wall Street ended mixed Friday, with gains led by the energy sector and losses led by financial shares.


Tycho:  There are those who find something to love in the character of Div, persons who feel that our strip needs more drunken, mechanical bigot.  His origin as a disgruntled Divx player is most likely lost to time, particularly since Divx means something very different now.


Troops cleared the streets of central Yangon on Thursday, telling protesters they had 10 minutes to go home or be shot, as the Myanmar junta intensified its two-day crackdown on the largest uprising in 20 years.


Vigili del fuoco in azione nell'area vesuviana e flegrea


Dow Jones cede lo 0,16%, Nasdaq lo 0,46%


Microsoft Expands Sharing of Source Code

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints amid growing competition from rivals who make such source code freely available...


World oil prices have shot to record highs as concern grows about even more expensive fuel at the petrol pumps. In London, Brent North Sea crude oil for delivery in November surpassed $50 a barrel for the first time in the contract's 16-year history.


"Non molliamo mai. Lo stress di ieri? Inutile"


7 al 1/o turno, gli altri 3 al ballottaggio, tra cui Boutin


Michael Jackson admits paying people who threatened legal action in order to avoid embarrassment.


Joining the south in carbon un-sinking A decade-long study of the oceans has shown they are soaking up less and less carbon dioxide.â¦


Have you been trudging through the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center? Or have you been obsessively following the gadget blogs all week?


Bush says US, partners united on North Korea

Santiago: US President George W. Bush said Saturday after meeting with leaders of China, Japan, South Korea and Russia, that they had a joint message for North Korea: "Get rid of your nuclear weapons programs.


Sri Lankan rebels set to defend territory

Every map in Sri Lanka is about one of two fantasies. The official one in the south shows an undivided nation, the picture-postcard tropical paradise of white-sand beaches and Buddhist shrines.


Delta Reports Big Loss, Analysts Warn Of Bankruptcy

ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines said Wednesday that its third-quarter loss nearly quadrupled compared to a year ago despite a rise in revenue.


Parma, 16:36 - CALCIO, PARMA: DUBBI IN DIFESA PER DI CARLO

Allenamento mattutino per il Parma, nel tardo pomeriggio squadra in ritiro in vista della sfida di d...


Another Buddhist killed in 'revenge attack'

Thailand - Unknown assailants on Tuesday beheaded a 60-year-old Buddhist plantation worker in the southern province of Narathiwat in an act of revenge for 87 Muslims slain in a government crackdown there in October.


Circumcision Reduces Risk of AIDS, Study Finds

AIDS experts immediately hailed the result of the study by the National Institutes of Health, saying it gave the world a new way to fight the spread of AIDS.


Nintendo Could Beat Sony in Game Console Race, Experts Say

A low price and innovative controller could push Nintendo's Wii to the top spot in Japan.


Soviet prima ballerina Natalia Bessmertnova dies after a long illness at the age of 66, the Bolshoi announces.


Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone wants to be friends again with Tom Cruise. The actor's behavior over his romance with Katie Holmes and his aggressive defense of Scientology were reasons cited by Redstone when he broke ties with Cruise last year after a long and lucrative relationship at Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures.


la fiera si svolgera' negli Emirati arabi dal febbraio 2008


China AIDS activist feels failure despite award

Poised to receive an award for fighting HIV/AIDS in rural China, Chinese activist Gao Yaojie said she feels like a failure.


Tennis: Serena Williams Reaches Finals of China Open

Top seed Serena Williams of the United States has powered her way into the finals of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing with a straight sets (6-2, 6-3) victory over fourth-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia.


Former US vice presidential candidate Eagleton dead at 77

Former US senator Thomas Eagleton, who was dropped as George McGovern's presidential running mate in 1972 after he admitted having undergone shock treatment for depression, died Sunday at age 77, his family said.


A judge has denied a bid to halt the execution scheduled this coming week of convicted cop killer Troy Anthony Davis, refusing to hear evidence the defense says would show he is innocent and identify another man as the killer.


Colleges The most seriously injured of five Duquesne University basketball players shot after a campus dance last weekend was upgraded from critical to serious condition yesterday and has begun to speak softly. Forward Sam Ashaolu is the only injured player who remains hospitalized. Family members said Ashaolu, sedated for much of the week, asked Thursday night about two of his ...


New testing on the type of ammunition used in the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy raises questions about whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, according to a study by researchers at Texas A&M University.


Parties on the far right and left made gains in two state elections Sunday in Germany, with voters delivering a rebuke to Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats as he tries to rein in German welfare programs.


About half of adults in middle-income families reported serious problems in paying for their health care while even those in more affluent circumstances said they had troubles with medical bills, a new survey found.


L'inglese ventottenne ha impiegato 71 giorni, 14 ore e 18 minutiFesta grande al traguardo a Ushant, nord-ovest della Francia                                                  Vela in solitario, Ellen MacArthur primato del giro del mondo                                                                                "E' stato un viagggio incredibile, da tutti i punti di vista"


Rich in offensive treasures, and faced with signing key players to humongous contracts next summer, the Senators yesterday culled some salary by dealing left winger Peter Schaefer to the Bruins for fourth-line spare part Shean Donovan.


(InfoWorld) - Best known as an online retailer, Amazon.com has been gradually building up the number of Web services it offers to developers, with the ultimate aim of turning that operation into a profitable business. Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, dubbed the company's growing move into developer Web services as "the hidden Amazon" during a keynote address at the Emerging Technologies Conference on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Cambridge campus Wednesday. About 200,000 developers have registered to use the 10 different Web services Amazon.com is providing so far, including three that Bezos highlighted in his talk -- Mechanical Turk, Simple Storage Service (S3) and Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). Mechanical Turk is a Web service that allows developers to post questions to a large group of people to gain their insight on a particular issue. S3 and EC2 are Web services that let AmazonÂ sell excess storage and excess compute capacityÂ respectively to third-party developers. "These are all pay-by-drink services," Bezos said. "You can use and experiment." The S3 and EC2 Web services are proving particularly popular with developers at companies that can't afford to invest in huge amounts of hardware and storage that they only require on an occasional basis, to test out the scalability of their software. With EC2, a developer could pay Amazon.com $70 for continual access for one month to the computing power of one of the company's high-level servers or alternatively, pay the same amount of money to have access to 700 servers for a single hour, Bezos said. "It completely changes what's possible," Bezos said. "Everyone who's started a company wants to go directly from their idea to a successful product." Instead, the inventor faces a host of obstacles, such as lengthy purchasing decisions on what computer hardware to invest in and how to manage heterogenous environments. Bezos terms those IT obstacles as "muck" and is hoping that Amazon.com's Web services can help alleviate some of those issues. "We're working on a Web service to get rid of tax lawyers, but it's not working yet," he quipped. Amazon.com plans to make its Web services operation into "a very profitable business," Bezos said. The company intends to keep its focus on developers with the hope that third-party companies will then use Amazon.com Web services to create consumer-facing applications, he added. All of the services are work that Amazon.com has already done internally to run its own vast online operations. "The last few years, we've been exposing those things that we have to do anyway," Bezos said. "It's a relatively small step to say we're eating this dog food, we should share it with others." One area Amazon.com has had to figure out is what business model to use in selling the services. "It tickles me that we routinely send people bills for 18 cents," Bezos said. He added that such a process isn't cost effective at present, but is more about experimenting with a potential new business model.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


British police search for terror suspects

Three men being monitored by authorities under Britain's anti-terrorist legislation are believed to have absconded, police said Wednesday.


Drug companies which fail to disclose the results of clinical trials are harming the treatment of cancer patients, doctors say.


Napoli, 17:10 - BASKET, ELDO NAPOLI: PRESENTATO IL PLAY FILIBERTO RIVERA

Filiberto Rivera, playmaker portoricano della prossima stagione è stato presewnbtato dall'Eld...


Grangerâs 29 Points Lift Pacers to Victory Over Trail Blazers

Danny Granger scored 29 points Saturday night, and the Indiana Pacers beat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers, 101-93, for their second consecutive victory.


Ex-Nazi Camp Commander Schwammberger Dies

Josef Schwammberger, a former Nazi labor-camp commander who was known for his particular sadism and hid for 40 years in Argentina before being captured and returned to Germany for trial, has died in a prison ...


Two guys named Chuck and Larry edged out a teenager named Harry at the weekend box office.


United Business Media Chief Executive Clive Hollick plans to step down from the publishing, broadcasting and market research firm when he turns 60 in May.


Pakistan sets election date amid bin Laden threat

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will seek re-election on October 6, officials said Thursday, as the embattled US ally faced a declaration of war from Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.


Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Maine presidential caucuses Sunday, grabbing a majority of delegates as the state's Democrats overlooked the snowy weather and turned out in heavy numbers for municipal gatherings.


Polish government wants elections in May

The leader of Poland's ruling Democratic Left Alliance has said he is in favor of general elections at the end of May 2005.


He has fallen out of love with politics. But friends, moneymen and an army of green activists are begging him to run


In the battle between Apple and Microsoft, two men are in charge of competing efforts to ensure that the PCâs basic software stays relevant in a Web-centered world.


Three Canadian troops killed by Afghanistan bomb

Three Canadian soldiers died in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday when a roadside bomb blew up beside their small unarmored vehicle in what was meant to be a secure zone, a senior military official said.


New owners and a TV deal help top English clubs reach a record January spend of Â£150m on players.


U.S. financial professionals oversight outdated-RAND

U.S. regulation of financial professionals is based on distinctions that date back to the early 1900s and does not address the complexity of today's industry, according to a report commissioned by securities regulators and released on Thursday.


Nicolas Massu from Chile reacts after making a point against Slovakia's Karol Kucera, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, during their first round match of the BA-CA tennis trophy in Vienna.


Fantavillage per fantageni l'enigmistica è online

Entra nell'officina Bartezzaghi e scopri i giochi per allenare la mente. Sudoku e cruciverba. Fantaborsa e Fantacalcio


Twenty-two killed in two Iraq car bombings

At least 22 people have been killed after two suicide bombers struck in Iraq. Up to 48 others have been wounded. In another development, the Iraqi husband of a kidnapped humanitarian worker begged for her release "in the name of Allah.


Faulty data: Everybody has it, and it can ruin your business. Here are some tips for finding it, fixing it and keeping it clean.


And lays groundwork for almighty Net row The United States government has approved a revised contract for ownership of the dotcom registry, solving one of the biggest problems at the heart of the internet, but also lighting the fuse on an almighty international argument over Net control.â¦


Sony develops film-thin, bending display

In the race for ever-thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed one to beat them all — a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-color video.


The last film by slain director Theo van Gogh - whose death convulsed the Netherlands - is premiered.


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Video Visionaries Meld Traditional TV and the Web

Is TV moving onto the Internet or is the Internet moving onto TV? As the lines between the two begin to blur, it's getting harder to tell.


Sudan rejects US-sponsored Darfur resolution

The Sudanese Government has rejected a US-sponsored United Nations Security Council draft resolution, aimed at punishing the African nation over a conflict in its western Darfur region, saying the measure was unfair and lacked balance.


Property developer Seymour Sweeney denies any special relationship with DUP leader Ian Paisley or his son.


Still involved, he hails Red Sox as fantasy team

"We." It's always "We," not "They." "I was really happy for the organization," he says. "We've been trying to beat the Yankees for so darn long."


The CNN cable television news network  said on Thursday it would stop using the Reuters news service,  ending a 27-year relationship, to contain costs and invest in  its own news gathering operations.


The day after Super Tuesday, Barack Obama conceded that the term âunderdogâ may no longer apply to him.


Immigrant Tech Hiring Video Angers Lawmakers

A YouTube video detailing how to manipulate foreigner hiring visas irks key senators. Giving the video a big down vote, they call for an investigation.


Sport: Lewis Hamilton insists he isn't in Formula one to finish second but as Monaco proved, he's getting quite good at it, writes Richard Williams.


Voting Problems in Ohio Set Off an Alarm

Voters in Ohio delivered a second term to President Bush by a decisive margin. But the way the vote was conducted there, election law specialists say, exposed a number of weak spots in the nation's election system.


The doubts, the uncertainty, the  mud-slinging that have kept investors indecisive all year are  set to end one week from Tuesday when U.S. voters go to the  polls.


Blog: Amidst thousands of comments about whether Net neutrality rules are needed, media conglomerate urges FCC to stress that broadband providers must fight transfer of copyrighted works.


An exhausting day at Fenway Park ensured that the New York Yankees will leave Boston on top of the AL East. The Yankees will try to add to their division lead when they continue their five-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.


Brad Friedel is retiring from the U.S. national team to avoid the kind of days Kasey Keller is going through this week.


The retrial of Peruvian guerrilla leader Abimael Guzman is halted for a second time in a week.


Emerging Powers Push for Place at G7 High Table

Finance chiefs from the biggest developing economies on Saturday pushed the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations for a seat at the high table of global economic policy making.


As Easy as ABC, J-E-T-S Are Hit on Sesame Street

The Jets trek to Elmoâs imaginary crayon-colored world took the edge off the black-and-white, win-or-else scenario that quarterback Chad Pennington, in particular, faced in Sundayâs game at Minnesota.


The Solomon Islands' attorney-general is arrested in Papua New Guinea amid Australian child-sex charges.


California's Changing Climate: Less Water, More Conflict

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ At the Golden Gate, the sea is rising.  In the Sierra Nevada, the snowpack is shrinking.  These developments, attributable to a warming climate, threaten one of California's most indispensable resources: water.


Your nose may be running, and you may not have been able to get a flu shot this year, but look on the bright side; youâre living in one of the healthiest states in the nation.


Russia opens 2nd military base in Central Asia

Russia opened a new military base in Tajikistan Sunday, the second in Central Asia since the Soviet collapse in 1991, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported.


Beijing's subway: a lesson for San Francisco

Blog: We know how to hold good meetings in the U.S., but Asia has us beat bad on getting to work.


Bush administration blurs media boundary

The controversy over a 'journalist' adds to the buzz about message control in the capital.


By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 31--RALEIGH -- Human waste trickles out of a rusting single-wide trailer in Oak Hill Estates, draining to a rivulet that flows past children's toys before disappearing into head-high weeds.


Report: Michael Jackson gives authorities DNA sample

LOS OLIVOS, Calif. Michael Jackson has voluntarily given Santa Barbara County prosecutors a sample of his DNA. it was reported today.


LucidBeast writes "Consumer appliances requiring more computing power Sony, IBM and Toshiba started 2001 developing "Cell"-processor that comprises of multiple processor cores and should give performance ten times of conventional processors.


Arts & entertainment: First edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone fetches Â£19,700 at auction.


Baghdad offensive to begin, say U.S. officers

A U.S.-Iraqi campaign to stabilize Baghdad will begin soon and the offensive against militants will be on a scale never seen during four years of war, American officers said on Sunday.


Italy's Prodi faces crunch budget vote in Senate

Prime Minister Romano Prodi faced a confidence vote in parliament on Friday over his efforts to push through an unpopular budget he described as bitter medicine that Italy has to swallow to get its finances in order.


Altrimenti rapporti tra Italia e Bielorussia ne risentiranno


Revenue & Customs taxed as website crashes

Â· Systems failure on busiest day of the tax yearÂ· Self-assessment deadline extended by one day


Grammy winners including Ludacris and Earl Klugh told Atlanta high school students that the music industry has plenty of different jobs to offer.


WEATHERFORD -- People form half a dozen clusters around tables in a meeting room, bringing their combined education, experience and intuition to bear on the problem before them: how to armor their astronaut against micrometeoroids and space debris.


Kenny Richey is due to return to the UK after reaching a plea deal which secured his release from death row.


Over 80% of Ukrainians approve of Russia - poll

The overwhelming majority of Ukrainian citizens said they have a positive attitude to Russia, while one-half of Ukrainians expressed regret about the disintegration of the Soviet Union, according to a poll.


California Gay Marriage Ban Challenged in Court

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


Google Software Makes It Easier to Share

Google is introducing an online business software package designed to make it easier for people in the same organization to share documents and information.


IF ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dies, a joint team made up of Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qurie and his predecessor Mahmud Abbas is likely to take the reigns of power, Palestinian officials said today.


Allawi Talks to Iraqi Insurgents on Amnesty -Report

Iraq's interim prime minister Iyad  Allawi has held private meetings with Iraqi insurgents in an  effort to persuade them to accept a government amnesty offer,  The Washington Post reported on Sunday.


A 16-year-old Palestinian blew himself up in a crowded outdoor market in central Tel Aviv on Monday, killing three Israelis and wounding 32 in the first such attack


Rice to lead new era of US foreign policy

An new era of uncompromising and perhaps harder line US foreign policy dawned yesterday as President Bush formally nominated Condoleezza Rice as his new Secretary of State, and promoted her former deputy, Stephen Hadley, to be national security adviser at


Blog, il codice da bar per trovare il fidanzato

Dagli Usa la nuova moda per incoraggiare gli amori estivi, il 'fronte di liberazione' da Paris e la trovata dell'onorevole Selva. I vostri post


Without waiting for next week's Macworld conference, Apple announced a new eight-core Mac Pro and Xserve server. Both machines, the company said, are twice as fast as their predecessors.


NFL Wrap: Rams Join Jets in Playoffs with OT Victory

Jeff Wilkens booted a clutch 31-yard  field goal to earn the St. Louis Rams a playoff berth with a  32-29 overtime victory over the New York Jets on Sunday as the  NFL postseason picture gained sharper focus.


Google steals a page from Amazon's book search

[Frankfurt/London | Reuters News Service, 7 October 2004] - Google yesterday introduced a new search technology to help publishers sell books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet retailer Amazon.


Microsoft posts critical configuration patch

Microsoft released a "critical" fix on Thursday for a security issue left unresolved by the Windows XP Service Pack 2. The configuration change closed a hole in the Windows firewall settings that could open


Airport-style machines would be used in  schools if it was the only way to tackle knife-carrying, says the education secretary.


Defence coach Mike Ford says England must starve South Africa winger Bryan Habana of possession to stop him in Friday's match.


Israeli Dedicates First Gold to Munich Victims

Israel's first Olympic gold medallist  dedicated his victory on Wednesday to his 11 countrymen killed  in the Munich massacre of 1972, vowing he would visit their  memorial to show them his medal.


Business as usual despite legal limbo European Union and US negotiators have failed to reach a deal on sharing passenger data by Saturday's (30 September deadline), creating a legal vacuum over the Atlantic.â¦


Secondo il ministero, il marocchino scarcerato a Milanoera stato in contatto con l'organizzazione di Atta                                          Daki, l'accusa del Viminale "E' legato ad Al Zarqawi"                                                                                di FERRUCCIO SANSA


Microsoftâs $1.2 billion bid for a Norwegian search software company is seen as an effort to add tools to its lucrative Office products and fend off Google.


GCSE pupils at private schools are three times more likely to score A and A* grades, a report suggests.


Tendenza nazionale di nuovo in linea con la media Ue


The first implantable treatment to  prevent sleep apnea has received approval from U.S. regulators,  the company that developed the procedure said Tuesday.


Ivory Coast Bombs Rebel Zone Again, War Fears Rise

BOUAKE, Ivory Coast  - Government warplanes and  helicopter gunships pounded rebel-held towns in northern Ivory  Coast for a second day on Friday, fueling fears of a slide into  all-out war in the world's top cocoa grower.


Giving care home staff flu jabs can cut the number of illnesses and deaths among resident.


Pavano gets four years, $44 million from Yanks

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees, their pride challenged by the success of the rival Boston Red Sox, fired the biggest salvo yet of the winter meetings Saturday, agreeing to terms with free agent righthander Carl Pavano.


Ukraine President Says New Vote Possible

Facing a relentless tide of opposition protests, embattled President Leonid Kuchma said Monday that a new election might be the only way out of a spiraling crisis that threatens to break up this former Soviet republic between the pro-Russia east and the


MADRID: When France walk out on to the clay court at Alicante's bullring for the start of their Davis Cup semi-final against Spain on Friday they will know just how the bull feels.


November is proving to be a bumper month for computer games - and it is not over yet.


Help take back America! Donate $50 to MoveOn PAC. With your support, MoveOn PAC will undertake a groundbreaking, precinct-level, neighbor-to-neighbor campaign to leave no voter behind.


Baby steps Hands on I'll admit it. I'm an unashamed fan of the iPhone. I had an unlocked device in the UK running on my cheapskate Vodafone tariff before November's official launch.â¦


Virgin to sweeten Northern Rock deal: report

Virgin Group will try to win over shareholders with a sweetened bid for Northern Rock on the eve of a speech by the British Chancellor to Parliament about the struggling UK bank, an unsourced Sunday Times report said.


NATO hands over Bosnia peacekeeping duties to EU force

The deployment of some 7,000 EUFOR troops across Bosnia Herzegovina on 2 December marks the launch of the EU's largest-ever peacekeeping operation.


Three strikes that threatened to paralyse some of the UK's top airports are called off after a deal is reached.


Former Gov. Mitt Romney says other states can replicate Massachusetts' program of universal health care if the federal government creates an environment in which private health insurance can expand.


U.S.-Libya chemical arms-related deal in doubt

Libya, citing cost and liability concerns, has informed the United States of plans to back out of a contract to destroy its mustard gas stocks as promised under a landmark 2003 agreement, U.S. officials said.


Sun reworking Java plug-in technology in Java SE 6

With an eye toward both consumer and enterprise needs, Sun Microsystems is reworking the plug-in architecture of Java in an upcoming update to Java Platform Standard Edition (SE) 6, company officials said Wednesday evening.Overall, Sun officials at a briefing in San Francisco stressed the company's new emphasis on not just the enterprise space but consumer systems as well, with the company extending Java and rich experiences to various devices.With the plug-in platform, a ground-up rewrite is under way, said Ken Russell, from the Java SE deployment team. "This will change how your poker game in [a] Web browser is run as well as your corporate app," Russell said.The new architecture is planned for inclusion in the upcoming beta of what is now being referred to as Java SE 6 Update N, due in December."Really, the defining feature of it is that it runs the applets in a separate process than the Web browser," Russell said.Features of the plug-in plan include improved scripting support and reliability. More powerful applications can be supported than in the past. Users will be able to tune an applet to run in a particular version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE); this will enable developers to target one JRE without having to change the behavior of any other applet. Testing also will be simplified.In addition, better backing will be offered for Windows Vista, including capabilities for signed applets. Support will be offered for Internet Explorer 6 and 7 browsers as well as for Firefox 3 alpha builds and the Firefox 2 browser. Platforms capable of running the plug-in include Solaris, Windows and Linux.Current plans call for the plug-in technology to be turned on via a switch in the Java control panel.Sun also delved into other features planned for Java SE 6 Update N."Update N is about fixing the consumer experience," with a more solid browser plug-in experience and a better installation experience, said Chet Haase, Java SE client architect. Sun also wants to better enable Java for rich Internet applications.A faster startup for Java is also planned. This is important in the Web ad and lightweight game space, Haase said. Also planned is inclusion of technology from a project called Quickstarter, which preloads disk cache to bolster performance of lightweight applications. Faster graphics is planned as well, as is Nimbus, which provides a new look and feel for Java Swing client systems.Haase also noted Sun's plan for the Java Kernel, which enables downloading just the parts of Java that are needed to run an application. While that application is running, the rest of the platform is downloaded.James Gosling, chief technology officer for the Sun client software group, reviewed plans for JavaFX, which is Sun's platform for building rich, consistent user experiences for a wide variety of devices and systems."JavaFX really is a marketing term that is sort of an umbrella for a set of activities," Gosling said. The platform covers consumer-facing technologies and features a services layer based on Java and a database, a presentation layer with HTTPD, and an edge device component, covering desktops to phones to TVs."This edge part of the universe -- this is what JavaFX is all about," said Gosling.Featured in JavaFX is JavaFX Mobile, which is a software stack for mobile phones; Java SE 6 Update N, also known as the consumer JRE; the JavaFX Script scripting language, and JavaFX designer and developer tools."[JavaFX Script is] a scripting language sort of in the sense of PHP [Hypertext Preprocessor] and Python and all the rest of them. But while those are focused at generating HTML from the presentation layer outward, JavaFX Script is really all about rich user interactions," Gosling said.


Arroyo stays 4 economic secretaries in new Cabinet

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Monday announced that the economic team in her new Cabinet would stay for another term as the country is striving to solve its fiscal crisis.


The health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat deteriorated yesterday, and Palestinian doctors were rushed to his Ramallah compound in the


His first town meeting after announcing his candidacy was unusually restrained, with no hokey music and very little pandering. Joe Klein blogs from Iowa


The scientists measured the women's body mass index (BMI). BMIs of 18.5 to 24.9 are considered normal, 25 to 29.9 overweight, and above 30 obese.


Shares fall as Indonesian controversy intensifies

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Newmont Mining admitted Wednesday that it released mercury into the environment on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, but denied the releases sickened nearby residents.


Cameras Ready, Spacecraft Gets Up Close to Saturn Moon

The Cassini spacecraft cruised on Tuesday to within 745 miles of Titan, Saturn's planet-size moon, for the first close encounter with it.


Mexico Struggles to Preserve Ancient Ruins

The majestic pyramids and temples of the ancient Zapotec kingdom of Monte Alban sit spectacularly atop a hill in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca.


Former Lost star Michelle Rodriguez has is released from jail 18 days into a six-month sentence linked to driving offences.


Putin wants satellite navigation for dog

Russia's satellite navigation system is still taking shape, but President Vladimir Putin already has a plan for how to use it: to keep tabs on his black labrador.


Mortar bombs kill at least three in Mogadishu

Five mortar bombs struck northern Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least three people, wounding several others and flattening homes in the Somali capital's latest outbreak of postwar violence, witnesses said.


Two people are killed in an explosion at a cinema in the Pakistani town of Mingora.


Parigi, 23:40 - CALCIO, FRANCIA; COPPA DI LEGA: NANCY AGLI OTTAVI

Risultati dei 16/esimi di finale della coppa di Lega francese (tra parentesi la divisione).


LOS ANGELES - 09/09/04 - For the third time in as many weeks, the World Trade Organization has handed down decisions against US ruling against US anti-dumping and cotton subsidy policies, and rejecting Washington's appeal of an earlier ruling upholding


Produce firm recalls salad mix in E. coli probe

A second California produce company   is recalling fresh spinach products as investigators hunt for   the source of an E. coli that killed one person and sickened   more than 100, a U.S. official said on Sunday.


Allison Eckardt Ledes, 53, Editor of Magazine Antiques, Is Dead

As editor of The Magazine Antiques, Ms. Ledes brought a new focus on European, Asian and 20th-century decorative arts to a publication traditionally devoted to Americana.


"Da Vinci Code" under investigation in Italy

TAORMINA, Italy  - More than a year after its premiere, "The Da Vinci Code" is being investigated by Italian state attorneys on the grounds that it is "obscene" from a religious perspective.


Fixing Imperial system will require wisdom

The government has decided to establish an advisory council comprising intellectuals for deliberations on whether to grant female members of the Imperial family the right to ascend the throne, a question currently of extreme importance to the Imperial


In the long run, happy patients make happy shareholders.


China Life says approached by U.S. financial firms

Several U.S. financial firms have inquired whether China Life Insurance Co   would like to invest in them, Wan Feng, the president of the nation's biggest insurer, said on Wednesday.


The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is suing 761 people for alleged illegal filesharing. University students are a particular focus of the legal action with 25 people named for using university networks to distribute music.


Tired of 'A Christmas Carol'? Here are some 'new' holiday shows that are sure to warm hearts.


1st DENVER -- Yes, Roger Clemens said, 350 wins has a nice ring to it.


Let's get one thing straight right off the bat: Sally Dickerson turned 85 last week and is not retiring anytime soon.


Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart was chosen as the Walter Camp player of the year Thursday.


As Newark struggles to revive itself, the killing of a young woman leaves the city one homicide short of a 1995 record.


(Linda Stern is a freelance writer. Any opinions in the  column are solely those of Ms. Stern. You can e-mail her at  lindastern(at)aol.com).


CIGS aren't on the market yet, but there's a lot of money floating around. And the Miasole layoff rumors aren't true, says company.


Mediators Say Sudan Agrees to Stop Darfur Fighting

The Sudanese government agreed on  Wednesday to halt its military offensive in Darfur, mediators  said, raising hopes for the restart of suspended peace talks  with rebels.


Indo-Pak talks on bus service inconclusive

New Delhi: The two-day India-Pakistan talks on starting a bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad concluded on Wednesday. There was no official comment on the discussions between the two sides, but it


Customized cars that use commercial logos as a creative palette.


Chelsea assistant boss Steve Clarke paid tribute to Mateja Kezman after he scored his first goal for the club in the Carling Cup win over West Ham.


The Convent has issued a press statement confirming recent press reports about the forthcoming meeting between Jack Straw and Miguel Angel Moratinos.


CES scorecard: What came true, what didn't in 2007

Last year's show made a big deal about competing DVD formats and huge-screen TVs. Here's what's really came to pass.


WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday gained broad new powers to ensure the safety of prescription drugs used by millions of Americans under a bill President Bush signed into law.


India, Pak discuss J&K, no progress expected

Top diplomats from Pakistan and India met on Tuesday for talks on disputed Kashmir but no breakthrough was expected on the issue. The South Asian neighbours have come a long way in patching up ties since going


High turnout, efficiency meet with approval

Ukraine's third attempt at electing a president was successful, much to the joy of the almost 50 million citizens of this former Soviet country that wants to pull free from Russia's orbit and join the European Union.


Two defendants in the trial of Saddam Hussein made their closing arguments Tuesday before the judge adjourned the proceedings for nearly two weeks in an attempt to resolve a boycott of the court by the former Iraqi leader and his lawyers.


Roma, 17:00 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: LA 4/A DI RITORNO SI RECUPERA L'11/3

Le gare del quarto turno di ritorno del campionato di serie C1 saranno recuperate il prossimo 11 mar...


Justine Henin beats Serena Williams in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the US Open.


Indonesia's rusting infrastructure stymies growth

MERAK, Indonesia  - Indonesia's rust-bucket ferries are a symbol of the decrepit infrastructure which has plagued Southeast Asia's biggest economy and prevented it from matching China's meteoric growth rate.


Invoking Lennon, Ono asks suffering souls to forgive

Yoko Ono, widow of slain Beatle John Lennon, issued a plea for forgiveness to the world's suffering people in a full page notice in Sunday's New York Times entitled "Forgive us."


The entry-level handset aims at home and office users. In Gear Factor.


Congolese Massacre Victims in Burundi Mourned

GATUMBA, Burundi  - Mourners covered their faces  to block the smell of disinfectant and death Monday as they  buried more than 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees burned, hacked  and shot in an attack on their camp in western Burundi.


U.S. to Israel: will assess Iran sanctions at yr-end

The United States told Israel it plans to tighten economic sanctions on Iran and assess their impact at year-end, a top Israeli official said on Saturday in comments that appeared to play down military options for now.


And in part, it's over spit up. Jackson is upset at Eminem - over the rapper's new video for the song "Just Lose It.".


In Cloud Atlas David Mitchell makes writing a high-wire act -- brave, dazzling but too far aloft


It is the first rule that every aspiring pitcher learns. Without a balanced delivery, nothing works. For a right-hander, the right ankle is the foundation.


Ex-Blues Player Is Sentenced for Murder Plot

The former St. Louis Blues forward Mike Danton was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison Monday for trying to have his agent killed.


L.A. has worst traffic; drivers lose 72 hrs a year

The Los Angeles metropolitan area led the nation in traffic jams in 2005, with rush-hour drivers spending an extra 72 hours a year on average stuck in traffic, according to a study released on Tuesday.


Italian retailers denounce Mafia rackets and say it is a business enterprise with an annual turnover of $120bn.


Budget Would Halt Some Land Conservation

By DIRK LAMMERS SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - President Bush's proposed budget would put a land conservation program that protects some 35 million acres on hold in favor of boosting corn production to meet the growing demand for ethanol.


Fort Chicago Energy Partners diversifies with major Alberta ethane ...

CALGARY (CP) - Natural gas pipeline company Fort Chicago Energy Partners LP is paying about $270 million to diversify its portfolio with a major ethane pipeline in Alberta.


Speculation surrounding the sale of part of the IT company IBM today intensified as the Lenovo Group, China's leading PC brand, said negotiations with another manufacturer were at an "advanced stage".


Hotmail ditch McAfee in favour of Trend Micro

Trend Micro said the agreement with Hotmail will allow them to provide anti-virus scanning and cleaning protection for the 187 million email accounts Hotmail currently hosts.


SAIC Shares Dip on Financial Report As Public Company

By Bruce V. Bigelow, The San Diego Union-Tribune  Dec. 14--As an employee-owned conglomerate that was tightly controlled  for most of its 37-year history, San Diego's SAIC was more or less immune to  what happened yesterday after it posted its first financial results as a  public company.


OSAMA bin Laden has urged Iraqis to boycott next month's poll, claiming the constitution setting up the new government is blasphemous to Muslims and only "infidels" would vote.


Forced to Work Off the Clock, Some Fight Back

Workers at hair salons, restaurants, discount stores and other businesses are now speaking up and documenting the illegal practice.


Surging corporate profits -- and another big increase in corporate tax collections -- will shrink the federal budget deficit to its smallest number in five years, according to new White House estimates, which show the deficit falling to $205 billion in the fiscal year that ends in September.


If you want to hold tomorrow's winners, look where Mr. Market isn't.


Need a basic portable GPS? We found a great discount on the TomTom One.


After a day spent reviewing its spectacular but wild spaceflight Wednesday, aerospace visionary Burt Rutan's team is sticking to its plan to try to capture the Ansari X Prize with a second launch on Monday.


JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesians began voting on Monday in a landmark election expected to remove President Megawati Sukarnoputri and install an ex-general who has vowed firmer leadership in fighting terror and boosting the economy.


Palestinians Vote for Successor to Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and were expected to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has pledged to revive peacemaking with  Israel after years of bloodshed.


Heiress Nicky Hilton Marries Money Manager in Vegas

Socialite Nicky Hilton, 20, the  younger sister of reality TV star Paris Hilton and heiress to  the Hilton hotel fortune, married money manager Todd Meister in  a last-minute ceremony Sunday in Las Vegas, according to media  reports.


UK pigeons spread AIDS, malaria and mad cow disease

Kingston moves to contain flying rat menace The council of Kingston in Surrey is to carry out a "humane cull" of pigeons in the town's Memorial Gardens, the Surrey Comet reports.â¦


Only 24 players finished the second round at Firestone South, but the forecast was for dry, cool weather the final two days.


Kenya's Rift Valley burns, death toll soars

NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Protests erupted in western Kenya and machete-wielding mobs faced off in the Rift Valley on Monday after scores died in ethnic violence, complicating mediation efforts by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan.


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 Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.


One of the most feared members of the Bosnian-Serb army, who was accused of decapitating between 80 and 100 Muslims in 1995 and of carrying out the Srebrenica massacre, was arrested yesterday on genocide ...


'American Taliban' Seeks Reduced Sentence

The attorney for American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh wants his client's 20-year prison sentence commuted, citing the nation's heightened anxiety when the plea deal was made in 2002 and the fact that another U.S. citizen captured on an Afghanistan battlefield may soon be released.


W.H.O. Panel Backs Gene Manipulation in Smallpox Virus

The proposed laboratory experiments would speed the development of drugs that could treat smallpox.


Insurgents slaughtered 11 Iraqi soldiers, beheading one, then shooting the others execution-style, and declared on an Islamic militant Web site Thursday that Iraqi fighters will avenge "the blood" of women and ...


Cingular Wireless today announced it has completed its previously announced merger with AT&T Wireless, creating the nation's biggest wireless carrier with the


Hunt Lobby Mounts Court Challenge as Ban Becomes Law

The Act, which gained Royal Assent from the Queen last night, means hunting with hounds will be banned in England and Wales from February, after the Parliament


A former Rwandan army major is sentenced to 20 years for murdering 10 UN peacekeepers in the 1994 genocide.


Iris iPod Dock Features Video Upconversion

The device also charges the iPod's batteries and enables you to integrate the iPod into a home theater system.


Spears' parenting book off after teen pregnancy

A Christian publisher said on Wednesday it has called off a parenting book written by Lynne Spears -- the mother of troubled pop star Britney Spears and her pregnant 16-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn.


Judge orders two Parmalat auditors to face trial in January

Italy's justice system began hearings into the Parmalat scandal which rocked the world's leading financial institutions, ruined tens of thousands of small savers and pushed Italian and EU regulators into imposing tougher rules on high finance.


Bits Debate: Responding to Readers on Filtering

Tim Wu and Rick Cotton respond to questions from readers in the latest installment of our week-long debate on copyright, piracy, and digital filtering.


A British court convicted a photographer Wednesday of assaulting Heather Mills in an underground passage as he tried to take her picture.


QUETTA: The police and law-enforcement agencies on Saturday claimed to have rounded up over a dozen suspects in connection with Fridayâs bomb blast, which killed 11 people at the busy Mezan Chowk here.


US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has three Manchester United directors ousted from the board after voting against their re-election.


With 6,000 characters to memorize, Westerners shudder at the idea reading even the most basic street signs and instructions in Chinese.


Skis Rossignol stock sizzles on Quiksilver

Shares in French group Skis Rossignol, the biggest manufacturer of ski equipment in the world, sizzled upwards by 12.66 percent in the first trading session of the New Year on news in a newspaper interview that US sports group Quiksilver was stalking a stake.


About 18 million Romanian's are eligible to vote in Sunday's national election for a new president and Parliament. The ruling former communist Social Democrats, credited


Jane Lynch will play  Christine Taylor's mother in CBS's untitled comedy pilot, which  is being executive produced and directed by Ben Stiller,  Taylor's husband.


Portuguese clubs eye wrecking job on English giants

Portuguese clubs Benfica and Porto are set to put a dent in Manchester United and Arsenal's hopes of reaching the second round of the Champions League.


As expected, Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications announced their "merger of equals" Wednesday--with Sprint as the slightly dominant partner--and revealed some unexpected details of the combine: Nextel's


The Sri Lankan air force bombs a Tamil Tiger rebel training camp in the north, says defence ministry.


Paula Radcliffe wins the New York Marathon in her first race since the Olympics.


Jailed Chinese Reporter Joins Yahoo Suit

By DIKKY SINN  HONG KONG - A jailed Chinese reporter accused of leaking state secrets has joined a U.S. lawsuit claiming Yahoo Inc. helped the Chinese government convict dissidents, his mother said Sunday.


The Chinese stock is hurt by the rate hike and a mobile suspension.


Russia Sets Auction Date for Key Oil Unit of Yukos

The Russian government today set an auction date of Dec. 19 for the country's No. 1 oil producer, with a starting price at about $8.6 billion.


Eaton plans two electrical systems acquisitions

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp  said on Thursday that it is planning to acquire two businesses in Europe and Asia to expand its electrical systems business outside the United States.


William Gallas scores as Arsenal defeat Chelsea for the first time since February 2004 to reclaim top spot in the Premier League.


Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday that Congress and the administration need to agree quickly on a package of tax cuts as the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by three-fourths of a percentage point to reinvigorate the economy.


US President George W. Bush plans to cut spending in his upcoming budget, not just trim the rate of growth in government outlays, Treasury Secretary John Snow said Sunday.


North Korean leader Kim Jong Il1s eldest son, Kim Jong Nam, has been living in the Chinese territory for the past three years, according to a news report


BIRMINGHAM  - Birmingham thrashed West Brom 4-0 at St Andrews to leave their local rivals firmly rooted to the bottom of the English Premiership table.


LONDON - People born in May in the northern hemisphere have a higher than average risk of developing multiple sclerosis, researchers said on Tuesday.


Armed with a soldering iron and a large supply of energy drinks, a slight, curly haired teenager has developed a way to make the iPhone, arguably the gadget of the year, available to a much wider audience.


German authorities have arrested three men on suspicion of planning attacks on Frankfurt's International Airport and Ramstein Air Base, according to a statement from the German Attorney General's office issued Wednesday.


In Philly, pessimism is as natural as the seasons

As Terrell Owens underwent surgery to repair his right ankle last week, cyberspace crackled with the anguished cries of Philadelphia Eagles fans.


Malaysia's Court to Rule on Anwar Corruption Conviction

Malaysia's highest court is deciding whether it will review the graft conviction of opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim - just days after he was released from jail.


Anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" available on Satellite TV ...

The controversial anti-war documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" was available Monday on a Satellite TV and on the Internet on the eve of the US presidential elections.


Disaster Sneaks In and a Village Is Pummeled

No one died in Dehiwala, a village south of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, but hundreds have been left homeless.


Nokia joins Secure Digital industry group

Nokia on Tuesday said it has joined an industry group working on technical and specification standards for Secure Digital memory card applications.


Armed police arrest 14 people overnight in an anti-terror raid on a restaurant in south London.


Sun Microsystems on Friday will unveil more of its plans for OpenSolaris, the open-source project for the Solaris operating system.


A Building as a Beacon for a City's Plans

The new Caltrans District 7 headquarters holds out the promise that downtown Los Angeles could reclaim its stature as one of the most vibrant urban experiments in America.


Abdul-Razzak Yousif arrives to a Baghdad hospital for treatment after a bomb exploded Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 near a US military convoy in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least three people and injuring several, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.


In Nevada, 'open space' is a way of life

From outside Nevada, it's hard to fully appreciate just how expansive, how desolate the truly wide open spaces of the state can be.


Winners Cite Broken Promises in Pageants

Ashley Wood, the 2004 Miss South Carolina, is locked in a dispute with the pageant over its failure to distribute the scholarship that was part of her prize.


Kicking King defies blunder to stir Irish memories

Irish memories were stirred and Irish pockets were filled when the 3-1 favourite Kicking King triumphed in Kempton's Stan James King George VI Chase, the highlight of the Christmas racing festival.


Managers' Chief Slams 'Ridiculous' Sacking

Former Newcastle defender Frank Clark blasted the âridiculous scenarioâ which led to the Magpiesâ dismissal of boss Sir Bobby Robson today.


Late Wwii Pow Honored With Medal in Ark.

AP Wire . 10/22/2004 . Late WWII POW Honored With Medal in Ark. Now online! Your favorite auto ads will be a weekly feature of Kansas.com. Late WWII POW Honored With Medal in Ark.


Astronauts placed the crown jewel of Europeâs contribution to the International Space Station into its permanent setting on Monday with the attachment of the Columbus science module.


Kaye Joins Singh in Share of Hawaii Lead with Nine to Play

Jonathan Kaye eagled the ninth to join  world number one Vijay Singh on 20-under-par at the top of the  leaderboard halfway through the final round of the  season-opening Mercedes Championships in Hawaii on Sunday.


Zend Developer Zone: Zend Weekly Summaries Issue #322

The latest weekly summary for the PHP mailing lists has been posted over on the Zend Developer Zone. This week, discussions included:  Sandboxed semaphores Focus on *printf [continued] PHP 5.2.1 RC2 and PHP 4.4.5 RC1 It's all in the HEAD  Descriptions of each of the headings are provided, including code and a "short version" for those on the run.   Be sure to check back each week for a new summary.


Apology may fail to save Diouf from FA's wrath

EL-HADJI DIOUF, who is in danger of becoming the most reviled player in the history of the Premiership, is set to plead guilty to his latest charge of improper conduct after Gordon Taylor, chief


N.F.L. Roundup: The Falcons Give the Ball to Leftwich

Hoping to spark an offense that has struggled without the suspended Michael Vick, Coach Bobby Petrino said that he planned to keep Byron Leftwich as his starter for the rest of the season.


Indice Nikkei termina la seduta con un +0,88%


Unreliable Data, Oversight Hampers Ed Law

Unreliable test scores and other shaky data may be causing states to wrongly penalize some schools under federal law, congressional investigators have found.


Accused Air India bomber is a victim of lies: defense lawyers

A key prosecution witness is lying when he implicated one of the Sikh men charged with the mid-air bombing of an Air India plane that killed 329 people in 1985, the defense team argued in the closing arguments of the case.


Liam Black, the charismatic social entrepreneur and director of TV chef Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Foundation, has quit to develop a new business project


Merrill faces $1.5 billion fixed-income loss: analyst

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  faces a $1.5 billion third-quarter loss on its fixed-income business, driven by $4 billion in asset write-downs connected to leveraged loans and mortgages, a Goldman Sachs analyst said on Wednesday.


(InfoWorld) - The Swedish Standards Institute has declared its recent vote in favor of Microsoft's Office Open XML format invalid. It means that Sweden will probably abstain from an important upcoming international vote on whether to make the format a standard. The reason given by SIS was not the controversial circumstances surrounding the vote, in which Microsoft was found to have offered companies "incentives" if they voted in favor of OOXML. Instead, SIS cited a technicality, saying proper procedures had not been followed. "It appears that one of the organizations that took part had two votes. Since the rules weren't followed, the decision made earlier is void," SIS president Lars Flink told IDG's Computer Sweden. A new vote will now be held. It probably won't be possible to arrange it by Sunday, however, the deadline for countries to submit their votes on whether to standardize the format to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The ISO will then tally the results and publish the result early next week, possibly by Monday. "The board of SIS knows that there is not much time, which means that Sweden won't take part [in the ISO vote], although we won't know for certain until Sunday," Flink said. He denied that the storm of criticism directed at the vote was behind SIS's decision to declare its vote invalid. "The vote has been criticized, but that is not the reason for our decision," he said. "The sole reason is that one of the companies that voted cast more than one vote. No member company has more than one vote." The original decision to accept OOXML as an ISO standard was taken by the Swedish working group on Monday. Microsoft Sweden was later found to have offered extra "marketing contributions" to its business partners to encourage them to vote for OOXML, according to e-mails seen by Computer Sweden. A Microsoft manager said this week that the e-mail "should never have been sent." SIS said it is now "practically and formally impossible for the Swedish working group to arrange a new vote before September, 2, 2007, when the global vote is closed. If a new Swedish vote cannot be arranged, Sweden will abstain from voting." About 100 countries will take part in the vote. OOXML is Microsoft's rival to the Open Document Format (ODF), which is used by applications including OpenOffice.org and Star Office. ODF has already been adopted by the ISO as an international standard, but Microsoft is pushing ISO to have OOXML adopted as well.


SOFIX Climbs 1.6% to 601.35 Pts as Oil Refinery Shares Rise

Bulgaria's stock index SOFIX climbed by 1.57%, to 601.35 points Monday fuelled by a rise of the country's main oil refinery shares.


Record Companies Raided Over Mobile Ringtones

Japan's anti-monopoly agency raided several top record companies Thursday on suspicion they illegally blocked other firms from offering music ringtone services to mobile phone users.    Fair Trade Commission official Toshihiko Oizumi said investigators suspect more than 10 companies violated Japan's fair trade laws by preventing the Japanese mobile phone operators from offering the service...


David Weinberger's introduces an excerpt from his recently published book, Everything Is Miscellaneous.


Unknown gunmen kidnap 11 Nigerian ruling party officials, saying they were not paid to help rig elections in April.


Germany's papers report extensively on the opening in Berlin of a controversial exhibition featuring artworks bought by the grandson of a top German industrialist who worked for the Nazis.


Doha, 13:52 - GIOCHI ASIATICI, DOPING: FAEZ ESCLUSO DA MANIFESTAZIONE

Durante i Giochi asiatici in corso di svolgimento a Doha, in Qatar, sono state trovate 134 fiale di ...


Eating just a quarter of a grapefruit every day may increase the risk of breast cancer in women, scientists say.


The city's fire chief announced his retirement Friday amid a racially charged furor involving a black firefighter who was served spaghetti mixed with dog food.


New Vista firewall fails on outbound security

Two-way filtering is touted as a new security feature, but Preston Gralla discovers it's impossible to practically configure outbound filtering.


Portuguese newspapers praised Porto's Benni McCarthy on Wednesday after a late goal by the South African striker sent Chelsea crashing to a 2-1 defeat and won the club a spot in the knockout phase of the Champions League.


Cloning sperm could enable men with very low sperm counts to become fathers, say US scientists.


Arsene Wenger tonight made thinly-veiled criticisms of Manchester United's bid to ensure action against his players as he insisted the Football Association must be left alone to rule on disciplinary matters.


Representative Roger Wicker, a conservative Republican from northern Mississippi, was named to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Trent Lott.


Also: AOL's mobile ambitions. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


A nightly news summary is to be launched at 8pm to bridge the gap between the Six and 10 O'Clock News shows.


A passenger jet has landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport, according to media reports on Wednesday.


The chart-bursting singer walked away with a leading 11 awards at the music biz's biggest popularity contest, including trophies for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Confessions and


UPDATE 1-Founders of PBHG funds settle market timing case

The founders of the PBHG mutual funds agreed to pay $160 million in restitution and civil fines, and to accept a lifetime ban from the securities industry to resolve allegations they facilitated improper trading in the funds


North Korea says may slow nuclear disablement: Kyodo

North Korea may slow the pace of disablement of its nuclear facilities, blaming a delay in the delivery of energy aid promised under a disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported, quoting a Pyongyang official.


MetLife Inc.  on Monday agreed to acquire Travelers Life & Annuity from Citigroup Inc.  for $11.5 billion, bolstering its product reach while sounding Citigroup's retreat from the one-stop financial supermarket concept.


Variety - Three films aimed at young auds go head to head at the box office this weekend.


Dolly Parton honored for songwriting hits

Country music icon Dolly Parton was honored for her songwriting on Thursday at the Songwriters Hall of Fame, where she made jokes about her famous big bust that she quipped would outlast her.


Defensive end Chris Kelsay signed a four-year contract with the Buffalo Bills on Monday, avoiding the uncertainty of becoming an unrestricted free agent.


Billionaire bond guru asks the White House, not Bernanke, to solve mortgage problems.


Sept. 9, 2004 - Like an onion cut in half, the concentric shells surrounding the Cat's Eye Nebula are visible in the newest image from the Hubble Space Telescope.


L.A. Airport Reopens After Security Scare

LOS ANGELES - Four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport were shut down for about three hours Saturday after a passenger bypassed security at one terminal and a flashlight battery exploded during screening at another, authorities said.    The two incidents a half-hour apart on the busy Labor Day weekend appeared to be unrelated, said FBI spokeswoman Cathy Viray...


Units of Blackstone Group LP  fell on Monday in their second day of trading, as concerns about valuation set in after the private equity giant's highly publicized market debut.


Burma's Power Change Causes Concern About Progress Toward ...

The dismissal of Burma's Prime Minister Khin Nyunt is causing concern that it may set back efforts to move the country toward democracy after more than 40 years of military dictatorship.


Queens can have it rough. Consider Anne Boleyn, Mary Queen of Scots, and Marie Antoinette -- removed by slices.


National Treasure Reigns a 3rd Straight Time

The Coming Soon! Box Office Report has been updated with the studio estimates for the weekend. Be sure to stay tuned there for the final figures on Monday.


A gel to destroy cervical cancer cells and minimise the threat of disease is under development.


AL Wrap: Devil Rays Humble Red Sox, Yankees Triumph

Carl Crawford and Rocco Baldelli cracked solo homers and rookie Scott Kazmir out-duelled Pedro Martinez to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 5-2 road win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.


Civilians flee as rivals say over 110 killed in Sri Lanka fighting

Some 3,000 civilians are fleeing as heavy artillery duels in Sri Lanka's restive northeast killed more than 110 people, including 41 civilians, according to rebels and security forces.


Six people died and dozens were feared missing after a footbridge collapsed Tuesday in western Nepal, officials said. Hundreds of rescue workers were sent to the scene.


A British tourist who went missing in Venice while on a Valentine's trip with his girlfriend is found dead.


All schoolgirls should be routinely vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, the Lancet says.


Three sent to UK special clinic after spy poisoning

Three people have been referred to a special clinic for radiological tests following the death of a former Russian spy in London, a spokeswoman for Britain's Health Protection Agency (HPA) said on Monday.


Rockets and mortars rained down Thursday on an upscale, mostly Shiite area of Baghdad, collapsing an apartment house, shattering shops and killing at least 31 people — part of the rising sectarian violence President Bush has vowed to stop.


Delores Nikodinov, whose daughter, Angela, was a top contender at the United States Figure Skating Championships, was killed yesterday morning in an accident while riding in a shuttle minivan with her family from the airport to their downtown hotel.


Morgan Freeman to play Nelson Mandela in new movie

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman and his film production company on Friday unveiled plans to make a movie starring Freeman as former South African president and Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela.


Top seed Amelie Mauresmo won her fourth title of the year with a comprehensive victory over Elena Bovina at the Generali Open in Linz, Austria.


China urges U.S. help in blocking Taiwan vote

The United States stressed on Thursday that it opposes Taiwan plans to hold a referendum on U.N. membership, while China urged Washington to help oppose the vote that it calls a dangerous provocation.


Alu Alkhanov wins Chechen presidential vote: election commission

The Kremlin-backed candidate Alu Alkhanov has got 73.48 percent of the ballots in Sunday's presidential election in Russia's Chechen republic, assuring his landslide victory, the election commission said Monday.


New OpenSolaris distribution for developers

Sun launches products for web infrastructure on Solaris 10 Comment Sun Microsystems has announced a new set of products and services targeting developers, startups, and internet companies seeking to build and deploy their web infrastructure on Solaris 10.â¦


Stormy weather prevented NASA from launching Discovery for the second day in a row Sunday, extending a yearlong grounding of the space shuttle prompted by persistent trouble with fuel-tank foam.


European papers on Friday continue to weigh the pros and cons of the proposed Turkish membership as EU leaders meeting in Brussels offer to open talks in October next year.


Spain approves plans to deploy 1,100 troops in Lebanon as part of a UN peacekeeping force.


Intel to update gaming CPU sooner than thought?

Mid-year speed bump Intel will update its four-core Core 2 Extreme line-up sooner than expected, it the latest roadmap reports coming out of Asia are to be believed. They claim the successor to the 2.66GHz QX6700 will ship in Q3.â¦


MIQDADIYA, Iraq  - Gunmen killed a Sunni Muslim  cleric in the city of Miqdadiya Tuesday, the second such  killing in Iraq in as many days, witnesses and hospital  officials said.


No penalty by baseball on Sheffield admission

Yankees star Gary Sheffield will not be penalized by the commissioner's office after his admission that he unknowingly used a cream two years ago that contained illegal steroids.


Smell Test Can Help Predict Risk Of Developing Alzheimer's

Scientists say a simple smell test may be able to help doctors identify certain people at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.


Paint is poured outside a Berlin exhibition in protest at the artworks' owner, whose grandfather sold arms to the Nazis.


Pakistan Makes More Arrests After Slaying Militant

Pakistani security forces arrested more  suspected Islamic militants a day after they shot dead a key  suspect wanted in a failed bid on President Pervez Musharraf's  life and the killing of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl.


Katie Douglas leads Connecticut to a 76-63 victory Wednesday in front of a sellout crowd in Seattle.


Karzai more confident about victory in voting after his second ...

The incumbent Afghan transitional president Hamid Karzai is more convinced that he will go out of the first presidential elections triumphantly next Saturday, after his second and successful trip outside the capital Tuesday.


Montenegro Holds 1st Parliament Election

Montenegrins voted Sunday in the first parliamentary elections since their tiny Balkan state split from Serbia, while police announced a crackdown on an alleged ethnic Albanian terrorist group authorities said ...


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Accord Reached on Overhauling U.S. Intelligence

The agreement will allow passage of a bill to enact the major recommendations of the independent Sept. 11 commission.


Schalke ready to pounce as Stuttgart test Wolfsburg

HAMBURG - Top-of-the table Wolfsburg are looking to rebound from a 4-0 thrashing when they meet third-placed Stuttgart in Saturday's crunch Bundesliga game.


China is expected to pass its first anti-drug law this week to combat drug-related crimes and reduce the number of abusers, state media said on Sunday.


Israeli air strike near Palestinian PM's home

Israel carried out an air strike near the Gaza residence of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Friday, but insisted he was not the target.


Alitalia debole perde oltre il 2%, bene Fiat


Dollar dips against euro as G20 offers no reprieve

NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 22: The dollar slipped against the euro on Monday in thin trading after a weekend meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers in Berlin offered no concrete measures to stem the dollar's decline.


Garnett leads Timberwolves past Yao and Rockets

Kevin Garnett scored 20 points Thursday night to help the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 96-91 victory over the Houston Rockets. Garnett hit a jumper with 8 seconds remaining making the Timberwolves' advantage to 94:91.


THE prospect of George W. Bush spending four more years in the White House drew mixed reactions and a dose of caution in the troubled Middle East today.


PalmSource today promised a Linux version of its operating system, together with a cut-down offering for use in budget mobiles, after buying mobile phone developer China Mobilesoft.


Questions about popular medications may cause a consumer backlash against the tendency to take pills for "lifestyle" concerns, which could hurt the beleaguered drug industry.


Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower on Friday as worries about record-high oil prices took the edge off investors' appetite for recently battered technology issues such as Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.


East Timor elections appear to go smoothly

East Timorese voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election that could put the impoverished young country on a new path after communal violence last year.


Moscow FM: no need to convene int'l conference on South Ossetia

MOSCOW, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday Russia sees no need for holding an international forum to settle the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.


NEW YORK -- In a diversification move, online auctioneer eBay Inc. is buying the privately held Rent.com, which specializes in Internet listings of apartment and house rentals, for about $415 million in stock and cash.


China urges calm after N.Korea triggers alarm

China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, on Wednesday called for restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test in a move the United States said would threaten world peace.


You'll know television's mania for lists has gotten completely out of hand when C-SPAN counts down the 100 greatest Senate filibusters.


Sir Ian McKellen's debut as a panto dame is put on hold for one night due to problems with the show.


French officials launch investigation of easyJet for labor violations

A French investigating magistrate placed British low-cost airline easyJet under judicial investigation in connection with possible violations of French labor law, a judicial source said.


Federal judge throws out Pa. child porn-blocking law

PHILADELPHIA A federal judge has tossed out Pennsylvania's law that requires Internet service providers to block child porn Web sites.


Security checks, landscaping and cleaning are carried out at the Scottish Parliament in preparation for its opening.


Stocks fell for a third consecutive session on Friday as a further rise in oil prices stirred concerns about inflation and clouded the outlook for corporate profits.


Democrats Win Recount, Court Case in Wash. State

Seven weeks after 2.8 million people voted to elect a governor for Washington state, the Democratic candidate took the lead by a 10-vote margin in an unprecedented hand recount, election officials said on Wednesday.


The president of Pakistan says the search for Osama bin Laden has gone cold and there are no signs of where he is, the Washington Post reported Sunday.


Zimbabwe police crush prayer rally, seize leaders

Zimbabwean riot police arrested the country's top opposition leader on Sunday as they crushed a planned prayer rally in a crackdown on protests against President Robert Mugabe.


Republicans Seem Likely to Retain U.S. Congress

Though polls show many Americans are unhappy with the direction of the nation, they seem likely in the Nov. 2 elections to keep Republicans in control of the U.S. Congress.


Lazio, Newcastle, Stuttgart among UEFA Cup top seeds

Italian club Lazio, England's Newcastle United and Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart are among the top group of seeds for Tuesday's UEFA Cup group draw.


FDA Urges Doctors to Limit Prescriptions for Two Painkillers

The Food and Drug Administration recommended Thursday that doctors limit prescriptions for the popular pain pills Celebrex and Bextra because recent


Armed militants with explosives strapped to their bodies stormed a Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday, corralling hundreds of hostages — many of them children — into a gymnasium and threatening to blow up the building if surrounding Russian troops attacked. At least two people were killed, including a school parent.


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Software AG updates webMethods BPM suite

(InfoWorld) - Software AG plans to unveil details of Version 7.1 of the webMethods business process management suite on Wednesday, along with a new enterprise service bus (ESB) and a supply chain performance optimization tool. WhenÂ Software AG bought webMethodsÂ on June 1, it set ambitious targets forÂ integration of the two companies' product lines. This is the first update to the webMethods BPM suite since the merger: Version 7.0 was launched late in 2006. "They are making quite good progress, considering there's a lot to integrate," said Jason Bloomberg, a managing partner of IT analyst firm ZapThink. Among the BPM features that Software AG plans to unveil are simulation tools for testing the performance of new business processes, preconfigured performance indicators for management methodologies such as Six Sigma, and business calendar integration tools. Those allow the automatic offloading of certain tasks into workflow scheduling systems such as Lotus Notes or Exchange when human intervention is required, said Peter KÃ¼rpick, president and chief product officer of the webMethods product line. WebMethods is also getting its dose of "Web 2.0" technology: a new "tagging" feature will allow users to give the objects involved in business processes recognizable names, rather than those chosen by the program's developers or by systems integrators. "You can have one central instance and different ways of expressing it," KÃ¼rpick said. "This is particularly important when you go into a vertical market," he said, citing health care as an example where software tools borrowed from business might refer to "customers," but users would know them as "patients." Other new software elements include a business activity monitoring tool, Optimize for B2B, designed to give suppliers or customers a view of the supply chain, and the enterprise service bus with support for SOAP 1.2, WS Security, and WS-I. Software AG is already testing webMethods 7.1 with a few customers and will demonstrate it at theÂ Integration World 2007Â conference in Florida in early November. The software will be made generally available by the end of the year, KÃ¼rpick said The company has also been working on its services-oriented architecture (SOA) management and governance tools. It has taken the policy management tools from webMethods' Infravio line and its own CentraSite metadata store, combining them as CentraSite Governance Edition. It will unveil details of that product at the SOA Governance Summit in Copenhagen next month. With its focus on the webMethods BPM suite, Software AG will no longer sell its Crossvision BPM line, actually a rebranded version of Fujitsu's Interstage. Its goal is to help customers migrate to webMethods over the course of several years, during which it will continue to support the discontinued product. However, "customers are not yet lining up for migration," KÃ¼rpick said. This is one area where there's no rush, though, said ZapThink's Bloomberg: the majority of Crossvision BPM customers also use Software AG's Natural programming language and Adabas database, and they have no reason to leave the company.


Bunge Ltd. BG.N, the world's top  oilseed processor, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose a  higher-than-expected 5 percent even as the agribusiness and  food company grappled with volatile soybean prices.


Study: Alcohol Boosts Breast Cancer Risk

All types of alcohol -- wine, beer or liquor -- add equally to the risk of developing breast cancer in women, American researchers said Thursday.


MADRID: Some 70,000 people have been forced to evacuate Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium minutes before the end of a league match after a bomb threat in the name of ETA Basque separatist guerrillas.


The panel ruled that Qualcomm, a maker of cellphone chips, is infringing a Broadcom Corporation patent on a way to conserve handset battery power.


GAZA CITY -- Tens of thousands of Palestinians greeted a convoy of ambulances yesterday bringing home the bodies of 15 militants killed in clashes with Israelis -- an Israeli gesture understood by Gazans as the first concrete benefit of a new truce.


Market set to rise at open after claims data

Stocks looked set to rise at the opening on Thursday after data showing the number of workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits fell, offsetting a larger-than-expected loss by Merrill Lynch & Co Inc .


Lavoro, carriere d'Italia dalla chimica all'informatica

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Two kidnapped Italian aid workers were today reunited with their families after being released and flown home from Iraq. Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, were


Members agree to hold 'East Asian' summit

South-east Asian countries have agreed to hold an East Asia summit in Malaysia next year with China, Japan and South Korea, a move that could eventually shift the leadership of regional


Too few troops deployed in Darfur: U.N.'s Ban

The situation is deteriorating in the western Sudanese region of Darfur and an existing peacekeeping force is too small to deal with it, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.


Radiohead's "Rainbows" yields pot of gold

British rock band Radiohead scored  its second No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts on Wednesday with  a release that was initially sold on the Internet under a  revolutionary "name-your-own-price" system.


Common respiratory and urinary tract infections play a role in triggering heart attacks and strokes, researchers say.


Pull faces, look younger Nintendo's creative department must be in overdrive as the Japanese console giant is poised to release software aimed at making users look younger.â¦


Retailer Woolworths rejects a takeover offer from private equity group Apax, saying it is too low.


Who knew $325 million would buy so little?


Fujitsu Siemens targets SMBs with new recovery system

InfoWorld - For midsize businesses seeking a relatively easy, inexpensive way to keep their servers running around the clock, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has launched a fully automated backup recovery system.


Russia launches own murder probe as ex-spy is buried

Russian prosecutors on Thursday launched their own murder investigation into the death of Alexander Litvinenko from radiation poisoning as the Russian former spy was buried at a rain-soaked ceremony in London.


An Internet browser feature meant to permit Web addresses in Chinese, Arabic and other languages could encourage online fraudsters by making scam Web sites look legitimate to visitors.


Eric Gagne avoided another salary arbitration hearing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, agreeing yesterday to a two-year, $19 million contract.


Ernie Els had his lead cut to one by Thomas Bjorn after five holes of the final round in the American Express world championship at Mount Juliet in County Kilkenny today.


Guard Antonio Daniels and forward Caron Butler praised Commissioner David Stern's decision to return to the original leather basketball on Jan. 1.


US lawmakers to vote against Bush Iraq war plan

The US House of Representatives was to vote on a resolution opposing President George W. Bush's decision to deploy more troops to Iraq, the first major repudiation of the increasingly unpopular war.


Fan conventions aren't just for sci-fi buffs anymore. Films such as 'The Big Lebowski' and 'Napoleon Dynamite' are inspiring off-line communities, too.


US oil giants Conoco Phillips and Exxon Mobil reportedly fail to reach a deal on Venezuela oil nationalisation.


Anche Casini contesta l'impostazione "teorica" della Finanziaria

Si torna a discutere nel centrodestra. Elâorigine della discussione Ã¨ una lettera del presidente della Camera, Pierferdinando Casini, a un altro presidente, quello della commissione Bilancio della Camera, il leghista Giancarlo Giorgetti.


Several hundred tons of explosives missing in Iraq: report

Nearly 380 tons of powerful explosives are missing from one of Iraq's most sensitive former military installations, local media reported Monday.


Hoping to promote transatlantic tourism, French-born New York hotelier Raymond Orteig in 1919 pledged a prize of $25,000 -- worth about $750,000 today -- for the first nonstop flight between New York and France.


Contrari alla svolta Brasile, Argentina ed India


Vt. Democrats Take Control of State House

The Democrats triumphantly reclaimed control of the Vermont House on Wednesday, four years after they were swept from power in a backlash against the state's first-in-the-nation law creating civil unions for gay couples.


Report: AT&T may scale back Yahoo partnership

(InfoWorld) - Feeling that its partnership with Yahoo Inc. yields fewer benefits than in the past, AT&T Inc. wants to trim the deal's scope and seek more favorable conditions for itself, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Specifically, AT&T seeks a revision of how the companies share ad and Internet access revenue in their years-long agreement to sell co-branded broadband services to consumers in the U.S., the Journal reported, quoting anonymous sources. Negotiations have already begun for renewal of the pact, which ends in April 2008 and which Yahoo originally struck in 2001 with AT&T predecessor SBC Communications Inc. Back in 2001, AT&T needed Yahoo more than it does today to market its broadband services to consumers, because broadband is now in higher demand, the article states. Yahoo gets between US$200 million and $250 million in annual revenue from the partnership, and could see its bottom line affected if those payments were reduced, according to the Journal. The profit margins on these AT&T fees are generally higher than the margins Yahoo enjoys from its other operations, the paper said. More indirectly, traffic to Yahoo's Web sites and usage of its services could be affected if the pact is scaled back, the Journal said. The joint customers obtain, along with the AT&T broadband connection, a suite of Internet tools from Yahoo, including e-mail accounts, PC security software, a photo management application and exclusive videos. Industry analyst Rob Enderle of Enderle Group doesn't find the news surprising. "I don't think Yahoo is providing AT&T with that much value and I'm not convinced that Yahoo is getting that much value from AT&T," he said. In 2001, AT&T needed an Internet company to partner against the combination of the newly merged AOL and Time Warner Inc., but the once popular trend of selling Internet access along with online services has pretty much disappeared, Enderle said. "Now AOL is nowhere near the power it once was, and people are shopping for their Internet connection separate from their [online] services. The need to have both [tied] has gone away," he said. Meanwhile, AT&T hasn't helped Yahoo much to combat the rise of Google Inc., Enderle said. "Like anything else, partnerships are formed when there is an advantage and they tend to fall apart when that advantage goes away. Here, the market conditions that created the partnership in the first place have largely evaporated," Enderle said. Asked for comment, AT&T sent a joint statement that says the companies have "the most successful partnership in the industry" thanks in large part to the ongoing dialogue they maintain. "Though it is not appropriate to speculate on future plans, we frequently collaborate on our existing partnership to ensure that we deliver the most innovative broadband experience to our customers now and in the future," the statement reads.


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'Cleaning Water the Natural Way' Premieres June 29th

'Cleaning Water the Natural Way,'  the 14th episode of the "California's  Water" public television series produced by  Huell Howser, is set to air June 29 at 7:30 p.m. on KCET. It will then  be available to air statewide on PBS and public access stations. Check  your local listings for details.


Climate experts and politicians  will discuss policies they believe may be needed beyond the Kyoto Protocol.


Sammy Sosa became the fifth member of the Major League's 600 home run club on Wednesday when he connected a solo homer to help the Texas Rangers to a 7-3 win over his old team, the Chicago Cubs.


Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello admitted he was relieved after his race strategy earned him his first victory of the season at the Italian Grand Prix.


Dinosaur fossil could be of early stealth hunter

A newly discovered fossil could be the remains of one of the first stealth hunters, a swimming dinosaur that could use its long neck to sneak up on prey and strike without warning.


Shortage of flu vaccine triggers jitters among S. Floridians

A day after half the nation's flu vaccine was barred from the market, doctors, hospitals and senior citizens scrambled to track down scarce flu shots on Wednesday, but often were shut out.


Democratic Sen. Barack Obama inched closer to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for delegates Tuesday, while Republican Sen. John McCain's win in Virginia netted him a big prize.


Sicilia, nuovi sbarchi nella notte Arrivano 300 clandestini

Agrigento, 16 dicembre 2004 - Trecento migranti sono sbarcati la notte scorsa tra Porto Empedocle (Agrigento) el'isola di Lampedusa, dove circa altri 90 extracomunitari sono in arrivo su un barcone avvistato all'alba nel Canale di Sicilia.


Top Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama appear locked in a dead heat, two days before a key primary.


In just six short years since the dictator Suharto was ousted, the world's fifth most populous nation has seen three presidents, three major terrorist bombings by a group linked to Al Qaeda, three separatist uprisings, a 40 percent unemployment rate, and


Roadside bomb kills 4 Afghans from U.S.-led force

KHOST, Afghanistan  - A roadside bomb killed four Afghan fighters from the U.S.-led coalition force on Friday in southeastern Afghanistan, a provincial official said.


Kinross Gold restates Q3, posts $133.6 million

TORONTO - Kinross Gold Corp. said Monday that a change in the way it accounts for goodwill has forced it to restate its third-quarter results, resulting in a $133.


Forest Supervisor Rejects Appeal Of Thinning Plan

By JOHN ARNOLD Journal Staff Writer  Santa Fe National Forest acting supervisor Martin Chavez has rejected an appeal by environmentalists who are fighting a controversial forest-thinning project near Las Vegas, N.M.


Wells finalizes deal while Red Sox ponder rotation

With Pedro Martinez headed to the New York Mets and Curt Schilling's recovery from ankle surgery taking longer than expected, the Boston's newest acquisition might start the season opener against his former team at Yankee Stadium.


Given punished as Newcastle fall to fourth straight defeat

Newcastle United goalkeeper Shay Given was adjudged to have fouled Manchester Unitedâs Paul Scholes inside the area at a crucial juncture of Sundayâs big Premiership encounter at St Jamesâs Park.


Prince Harry Considering Invitations To Visit Auschwitz

Prince Charles "hit the roof" after his son, Prince Harry, showed up at a costume party wearing a swastika armband and ordered him and his brother to visit the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, the Sun newspaper ...


Think patience and perseverance. And then turn your attention to Indian cricket. There is one man, Anil Kumble, who instantly comes to mind.


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Releases from Troupe Majidi, Mikado Lab, Vinicius Cantuaria, Mia Doi Todd and Ocrilim.


US Tanks, Aircraft Bombard Sadr City -Residents

The sound of heavy bombardments echoed across Baghdad from the poor Shi'ite district of Sadr City on Tuesday morning, following a night of sustained US aerial attacks, residents said.


Man Held in Connection With Madrid Bombing

Spanish police have arrested a Moroccan in connection with the March 11 train bombings in Madrid, authorities said on Wednesday.


Thailand's coming polls revolve around a former Prime Minister who is not even in the country. Is this any way to hold an election?


LONDON - Manchester United is confident it can catch up nine points on Premier League leaders Chelsea. First it has to win its third match in a row for the first time this season.


Culkin Pleads Not Guilty on Drug Charges

Former child star Macaulay Culkin pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Oklahoma City to charges of possession of marijuana and prescription anxiety pills.


Catania, 16:32 - CALCIO, CATANIA; LO MONACO: SQUADRA ANCORA SOTTO CHOC

Il dg del Catania, Pietro Lo Monaco, parla dello stato d'animo attuale dei giocatori rossoazzurri: "...


US Airways hopes for profit in distant future

ALEXANDRIA, VA. US Airways doesn't expect to turn a profit until 2007, even if it's able to enact steep pay cuts from its workers as it struggles through a second bankruptcy.


The disaster took more than 50,000 lives, and rebuilding could top $10 billion. However, Asia's economic growth may escape the worst.


By BRIAN BERGSTEIN BOSTON - A potentially devastating hole in Google Inc.'s prevalent desktop search product could have exposed personal files on users' computers to data thieves.


The Independent Spirit Awards celebrate the best in low-budget filmmaking. But within those honors, the John Cassavetes Award goes to the lowest of the low-budget films: those made for under $500,000.


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Rural Affairs Ministry rebuts Labour's policy document on agriculture

August 29, 2004 - 1340CET - The Labour Party's policy paper on agriculture is full of contradictions and inaccuracies according to a counter press statement issued this morning by the Ministry for Rural Affairs ...


Microsoft Bids $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo

In a bid to halt Google's growing dominance online, Microsoft has offered to buy struggling Internet giant Yahoo for $44.6 billion, an acquisition that would unite the world's most influential software company with the Web's most-trafficked site.


Iran's hard-line president, who has berated the United States and refused to compromise on his nuclear program, is now softening his tone, saying Monday he wants dialogue rather than confrontation in Iraq. Tehran also denied it gave sophisticated weapons to militants to attack U.S. forces.


Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. WHR.N  on Wednesday said quarterly profit was about flat as it was  pressured by higher raw material and oil costs.


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THE HOME SECRETARY S plan to intern British citizens without trial stinks. He must know it.


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Michigan questions Utah tribe's planned clinic

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. Michigan officials are questioning plans for a 350-bed hospital in suburban Detroit sponsored by an American Indian tribe.


Dow hits all-time high as oil drops below $59

The Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record set in 2000, as investors bet that sliding crude oil prices will stimulate consumer spending and lift profits.


True fixed/cell phone convergence seen years off

Operators have trouble finding customers for combined deals offering fixed and mobile services, industry executives said at a convergence conference in Amsterdam.


Wal-Mart Sued Over Evanescence CD Lyrics

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which promotes itself as a seller of clean music, deceived customers by stocking compact discs by the rock group Evanescence that contain the f-word, a lawsuit claims.


Martin Scorsese's biography of the famously eccentric empire builder Howard Hughes is visually sumptuous if disappointingly hollow.


Airbus may have to announce more delays to production of its A380 superjumbo, the boss of BAE Systems says.


Winky Wright toiled for years in boxing's minor leagues, patiently waiting for his big chance. Even when he won a piece of the 154-pound title, not many in the sport paid much attention. Then Wright beat Shane Mosley, and everything changed. Suddenly, his name was in the mix among the Trinidads, De La Hoyas and Hopkins who bring big money to the table.


Unarmed and headed back to their homes on leave, 49 Iraqi soldiers were ambushed this weekend in eastern Iraq and shot to death, many of them killed execution style


Michael Jackson's was not manhandled during his arrest on child abuse charges, an official investigation says.


By anyone's account, 2003 was a banner news year in this tiny town on the western edge of Texas's rolling hill country.


FDA says reviewing Vytorin cholesterol drug

U.S. regulators said on Friday they would review whether to take action over Merck & Co Inc's  and Schering-Plough Corp's  popular cholesterol medicine Vytorin after a study showed it was no better than a generic drug in preventing the build-up of fatty plaque.


Chirac arrives in Libya for first ever visit by French head of state

President Jacques Chirac arrived in Libya in the first ever visit by a French head of state, confirming maverick leader Moamer Kadhafi's gradual return to international respectability.


Chirac's "Yes, But" For Turkey's Eu Membership Seen As Sop To Jittery France

President Jacques Chirac's statement that Turkey deserved EU membership -- but only if it met a series of conditions -- given on the eve of a key Brussels summit on the issue Thursday was seen in France as an ...


Baseball and NFL Join USOC to Curb Doping

Major League Baseball, the NFL and the U.S. Olympic Committee each pledge $3 million to help curb doping.


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Nervous Cubans Swap Yankee Dollars for Pesos

Cubans jammed banks and exchange kiosks  to swap their dollars for local pesos on Thursday, as the  communist government, retaliating for tightened sanctions,  moved to pull the U.S. currency from general circulation.


Freddie Mac net profit tumbles as defaults rise

Freddie Mac , the nation's second-largest source of home loan funding, said on Thursday its second-quarter net income fell 45 percent from a year earlier as more borrowers defaulted on their loans.


Dutch  retailer Ahold's former chairman and its ex-finance officer are barred from executive posts as part of a US fraud case settlement.


A group of children from Gypsy and Irish Traveller families are to urge the government to do more to help find suitable sites for them to live on.


US, Israeli, and Palestinian Officials Discuss Peace Process

Secretary of State Colin Powell sought to revive long-stalled peace efforts in separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.


Presidential candidate Barack Obama will give $16,500 in contributions linked to an indicted donor to charity, part of the Democrat's effort to distance himself from a former friend and fundraiser.


Iraq government says captures Saddam aide

Iraqi and US forces have arrested a man believed to be the most-wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the run in a bloody raid in which 70 of his supporters