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N Korea says the US has agreed to remove it from a list of nations supporting terrorism, following talks.


Consumer desktop and notebook PCs will continue to ship with a trial version of Norton Internet Security suite.


Veritas has released a new version of its OpForce provisioning software. The application enables administrators to discover, provision, configure and track multiple brands of servers and applications across data centers.


`Catwoman` Halle draws no purrs from Gwyneth

Gwyneth Paltrow has not very flattering things to say about Halle Berry's performance in Catwoman.


ATLANTA - Who could have imagined Tommy Tuberville in this position? Yet there he was Friday, standing alongside the SEC championship trophy, posing for pictures and undoubtedly chuckling a bit on the inside.


'The Hunting Party' chooses elusive prey: laughter

Set in a war zone, the comedy, starring Richard Gere, is too glib to work.


Diablo Cody has a tough-chick reputation -- the tattooed, punkish sex blogger wrote a book about her year as a stripper, and the name of her blog is too risque for family newspapers. But the novice screenwriter also has written a sweet movie that's sha...


Rolling Stone magazine claims to have the answer in a special issue hitting newsstands tomorrow. The list-happy music magazine, which has previously offered its rankings of the top albums of


L'obiettivo Ã¨ evocare "alto contenuto etico"Ma il simbolo non c'Ã¨. E l'Ulivo vivrÃ  nella Fed                                                  Gad, trovato il nuovo nome: "Unione per la democrazia"                                                                                Il centrosinistra ragiona sul rapporto degli esperti di marketingdi MASSIMO GIANNINI


"Ratatouille" may be the first Pixar movie that is so advanced, so sophisticated, it doesn't feel like it was made for kids.


Al Gore urges China and the US to work together on climate change, as he picks up the Nobel Peace Prize.


Per mancata trasparenza tariffazione schede internazionali


Penelope Cruz proud of false bottom in new film

Penelope Cruz says that when she  finished six months of work on "Volver," the new movie directed  by Spain's Pedro Almodovar, she was so wrapped up in her  character that she faced an emotional crisis.


Class Action Filed By Green Welling LLP and Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff LLP Against Hewlett-Packard Co. Permitted To Proceed

On January 31, 2007, the Santa Clara Superior Court certified a consumer  lawsuit to proceed as a class action against Hewlett-Packard Company.  The lawsuit involves certain HP Pavilion models of notebook computers  that Plaintiff I Braun Degenshein alleges contain defective inverters.


With just a days break Aston Villa have to refit their injury ravaged squad for the visit of the Premiershipâs in-form team, Manchester United.


On Cellphones, Girl Talk Comes With a Bling Tone

Diamonds on a cellphone are a girl's best friend. Hence, "bling kits" of adhesive crystals to adorn phones. And T-Mobile, which swiftly sold out of its $400 Juicy Couture bejeweled pink phones, now has a limited-edition cellphone line designed by Diane von Furstenberg.


Weekly claims for unemployment benefits fall unexpectedly. Continental orders 10 Boeing 7E7s. Celebrex prescriptions reportedly drop sharply.


Iowa Is Uncertain as Out-of-State Students Return

One of the $64,000-questions about Thursdayâs Iowa caucuses is how much students from out of state will influence the outcome.


EUROPE pulled off yet another fabulous Ryder Cup victory in Michigan this morning - after one almighty scare. What many thought might be a walk in the park when they went into the final day needing to win


Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's most famous prisoner, hopes to walk free as a court considers his appeal.


Goldman Sachs: New iPhones, Apple TV for 2008

Two new iPhones, including a 3G version, could be part of Apple's plans for next year along with a puzzling rumor about Apple TV, according to the financial giant.


Fund-Raising Teamwork Saves a Football Rivalry

Disregarding race and class, a high school football team and community help reinstate their counterpart's team.


Japan plans new joint push on U.N. reform: Kyodo

Japan plans to team up with Brazil, India  and Germany again to propose an expansion of the U.N. Security  Council that would secure them permanent seats, Kyodo news  agency reported on Monday.


Market-focused Wall Street banks explode.


Spain can be backed at 1-3 (Skybet and Sporting Odds) to make home advantage count and claim their second Davis Cup title by beating the United States at the Olympic Stadium in Seville, starting on Friday.


English clubs pledge cash for tsunami victims

Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and other English Premiership clubs pledged at least one million pounds (1.8 million dollars) in aid for victims of Asia's tsunami disaster.


Una mostra alla triennale di Milano che si potrÃ  visitare fino al 24 marzoLa Gioconda o il David pubblicizzano prodotti. "Ne guadagnano sia l'uno che l'altro"                                          Quando i classici della cultura diventano testimonial pubblicitari                                                                                di IRENE MARIA SCALISE


Nigeria's government tells all oil firms that fled militant attacks in the Niger Delta to return or cease work.


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


Update 4: Vivendi, Messier Are Fined $1.35M Each

France's market regulator fined Vivendi Universal SA and its former boss Jean-Marie Messier on Tuesday for deceiving investors with a litany of inaccurate financial communications issued over a two-year period.


La Dorint e' salita tra i membri del patto al 5,4%


Nokia says no need for unified EU mobile TV band

Nokia NOK1V.HE said there was no   need for a single radio frequency for mobile television across   the European Union and said the Commission's plan for an   interim solution was unrealistic.


(andPOP) - Last year all they had to their credit was a lot of buzz, but now the members of Franz Ferdinand are legitimate rock stars, after they won the Mercury Music Prize yesterday.


The ranks of independent voters in New Mexico have grown by nearly 20,000 in the last 10 months, a prize pulling President Bush and rival John Kerry to the state again and again.


Notebook: Personnel business; Saban would need help

By that they mean whoever takes over running things for that franchise has a three- and four-year job in front of them. The team has cap issues, draft picks have been traded away and some of the best players are on the downside of their careers.


Review: 'Hero' Is Grand Cinematic Achievement

Director Zhang Yimou presents a grand saga of ancient China with "Hero" -- a briskly paced, cleverly plotted martial arts epic that unfolds through a circuitous series of flashbacks.


College Students Studying Martina McBride

Students at Salem College, a small liberal arts school for women in Winston-Salem, N.C., have studied the songs of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.


Positive stock action has been seen throughout the Net sector this week, as eBay struck all-time highs and Google recovered 11 percent of its value.


Even with shaky defense and just a couple runs of support, Kelvim Escobar was dominant enough to prevent the Detroit Tigers from breaking out of their slump.


Stock market investors celebrated another drop in oil prices on Thursday, driving the broad Standard & Poor's 500-stock index to its highest point since the Sept.


Court sets aside award in Philip Morris case

A divided Supreme Court set aside on Tuesday a $79.5 million punitive damages award won by a longtime smoker's widow against Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris unit.


Sharapova Sets Up China Semi-Final with Kuznetsova

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova  swept into the semi-finals of the China Open on Friday when  opponent Jelena Jankovic retired hurt in the first set with an  ankle injury.


Todd Bozeman sauntered onto the court last night, swaying under his big brown overcoat to the music being played by the Howard University Showtime Marching Band


Intelsat Ltd., the world's  second-largest satellite operator, said on Monday it agreed to  be bought by a consortium of four private equity firms for $5  billion, including assumption of $2 billion of debt.


Apple lawsuit fallout: ThinkSecret.com shutting down

Think Secret will discontinue operations, after settling with Apple Inc. over a controversial lawsuit.


EU warns Microsoft of possible further fines

The European Commission warned  Microsoft  on Thursday it faced further fines in its  long-running antitrust battle with Brussels, this time for  seeking unreasonable prices from software makers for vital  data.


L'Istituto di Francoforte invita gli esecutivi a rispettare gli impegni assuntiInflazione in rialzo: pesano il prezzo del petrolio e i salari                                          Conti pubblici, il monito della Bce "I governi non allentino la presa"


MedImmune Inc. said yesterday it has ended advanced human testing of its drug Vitaxin to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis because it failed to show clinical benefits in preliminary results.


It's never a bad time to build a bear-resistant portfolio.


The first uncensored letter from a Briton  held at Guantanamo Bay shows he has been abused, say his lawyers.


Michael Schumacher will lose ten grid places following today's qualifying sessions, giving his Ferrari teammate a massive boost ahead of tomorrow's race.


MORTGAGE lending fell again last month, a further sign that the housing bubble has burst. About Â£25.4bn was lent by banks and building societies last month, down 4% on August and the second monthly fall in


Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt

RAFAH, Gaza  - Palestinian militants blew up part of the wall between Gaza and Egypt on Wednesday, and tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt to stock up on food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.


Brilliant Observation ; Orionids to Shower Viewers With Meteoric Fireworks

By Thomas R. Webber  Contrary to popular notion, "shooting stars" (meteors) have nothing to do with stars at all. In fact, size-wise, they might not even seem very noteworthy.


A 60-year-old man has become the sixth person in California to die from West Nile virus this year, state officials announced. That means California has the highest death toll so far this year, followed by


Napoli, 22:44 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: 1-1 CON NAPOLI, LAZIO AI QUARTI

La Lazio si è qualificata per i quarti di finale della Coppa Italia pareggiando 1-1 il ritorn...


The DUP say they will decide whether to enter a power-sharing government once republicans deliver on policing.


Bad Neuenahr-ahrweiler Journal: In Vineyards, a German ÂDr. StrangeloveÂ Secret

The German government broke ground on a project to turn a secret nuclear war bunker into a museum.


Pilots and Makers of Copters Defy the Aviation Slump

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


Blog tra alcol e politica il breviario della settimana

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Four per cent of all Web searchers take notice Take that, Google. On Tuesday, Ask.com unveiled a revamped version of its online search engine, the Webâs fourth most popular behind Google, Yahoo!, and MSN/Live.com. Dubbed Ask3D, the new Ask.com offers a fresh interface and an underlying search technology designed to give users quicker access to the data theyâre looking for.â¦


Almost three-quarters of California's fifth-, seventh- and ninth-graders are out of shape, according to a new report by the state Department of Education.


Nei primi 6 mesi 2006 accertati 594 mln di contributi evasi


MIAMI - The Miami Dolphins acted as though they'd never won a game before. When Greg Camarillo turned a short completion into a 64-yard touchdown in overtime, the bench quickly cleared, with players sprinting en masse to the end zone to mob their teammate.


. (antiTainment) Gay rights activists are stepping up pressure against artists that perform a hybrid of hip-hop and reggae called dancehall reggae that include anti-gay lyrics in their music.


Doctors, nurses and pharmacists with Novant Health spent a good deal of 2001 poring over the medical records of 3,000 patients, looking for any sign that the drugs that patients received had done them some harm as well as some good.


Former Leeds United and Wales footballer Terry Yorath avoids a jail sentence for knocking over a pedestrian while over the drink-drive limit.


The wooing of McCain continued. Giuliani impressed Romneyâs people as well-prepared. And Huckabee won the Ron Paul lightning round. A rundown of the first fall GOP debate.


A department of the bleedin' obvious special report Liverpool John Moores University has evidently opened its own department of the bleedin' obvious by revealing that rock and pop stars often die prematurely because of their penchant for a fast-track lifestyle fuelled by drugs and booze, The Daily Telegraph reports.â¦


Police link man to Phoenix killings case

Police said Thursday they have evidence linking a sexual assault suspect already in custody with the nine killings attributed to the "Baseline Killer," a serial predator who terrorized the Phoenix area for months.


The majority of spam mailings received around the world originate from the United States according to software company Sophos. In order to compile their list, company researchers monitored all spam messages that were sent to their network during 2004.


Vijay Singh, who won nine tournaments and more than $10 million in 2004, was named PGA Tour Player of the Year Monday. Singh was chosen in a vote by his fellow golfers.


Neiman Marcus out with latest Christmas catalog

DALLAS For that hard-to-shop-for person on your Christmas list, how about a ten (m) million dollar zeppelin? It's just one of the offerings in the new Neiman Marcus Christmas Book which came out Tuesday.


EPA Is Expected to Announce Proposal for Stricter Ozone Standards

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce today that current federal standards for limiting harmful ozone air pollution do not adequately protect the public and need to be strengthened.


Dubai looking to crash Nasdaq OMX deal: paper

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the owner of the Dubai stock exchange, is mulling a rival bid to Nasdaq's  agreed $3.7 billion takeover of Nordic markets owner OMX , the Sunday Times reported.


France Turns to Tough Policy on Students' Religious Garb

To enforce its new law banning religious symbols from public schools, the Ministry of National Education has decided to get tough.


Udine, 19:51 - CALCIO, UDINESE: BALLOTTAGGIO ISLA-FERRONETTI

In vista della gara di sabato sera a Napoli, il tecnico dell'Udinese Marino ha un solo dubbio: non e...


Network Physics has introduced a new distributed architecture for its network management and performance line aimed at helping enterprises ensure the integrity and security of the entire applications infrastructure.


British Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Sue Rumsfeld

Four British former inmates of the  U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay sued Defense Secretary  Donald Rumsfeld and others on Wednesday saying they were  tortured in violation of U.S. and international law.


Sudan: Obasanjo Called in to Prevent Collapse of Darfur Peace ...

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo intervened personally on Monday to prevent the collapse of peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Sudan's Darfur province as Khartoum and the two rebel movements stuck doggedly to conflicting positions.


A police officer who mouthed off while picking up his uniform at the cleaners has been indicted on a charge of threatening President Bush for allegedly saying he would shoot him and his father if someone gave him the bullets.


The Year in Tech: Top 2007 News and Trends

Legal tussles, format wars, and (of course) the iPhone dominated technology news in 2007. Here are the biggest tech headlines of the year--including some we'd like to forget.


U.S. Capitol shut down after security breach

The U.S. Capitol was shut down on   Monday after a man was arrested for racing past security into   the building, Capitol police said.


The new EU constitution will be a giant "ball and chain" for British business, says Tory leader Michael Howard.


Va. Acts to Plug Gaps in Mental Health System

RICHMOND, Jan. 28 -- The Virginia General Assembly continued to move forward Monday to overhaul how the state cares for people with mental illness, promising to fix a system whose flaws were exposed last year after the shootings at Virginia Tech.


Along the ocean, a tourist destination copes with death

PHUKET, Thailand -- Day after day, the bodies keep arriving at Wat Lam Kaen. The Buddhist temple in the Khao Lak beach section of this popular resort is one of several temples in the area that have been turned into makeshift morgues, where the calming aroma of incense has been overcome by the sulfurous smell of decay.


The death this month, at 94, of Alicia Markova, the magical woman who inspired the two greatest geniuses of 20th-century ballet , George Balanchine and Frederick Ashton, capped a year of a particularly ...


At least six have been killed after a huge explosion outside Australia's embassy in the Indonesian capital.


Eurostat, aumento dello 0,9% nel quarto trimestre


Murphy rediscovers world title form in Malta

Shaun Murphy rediscovered his 2005 world title winning form when he stormed to the Malta Cup crown with a 9-4 win over Welshman Ryan Day.


Roma, 18:02 - CALCIO, CATANIA; PULVIRENTI: TIFOSI HANNO SUPERATO ESAME

Tutto liscio a Catania per il ritorno del calcio al Massimino. ''Il calcio è tornato a Catani...


Battle with DisplayPort begins The battle to determine which PC display interconnect will dominate the market has begun in earnest. Yesterday, the organisation that licenses the HDMI port claimed more than 50 desktops, notebooks, motherboards, graphics cards and monitors are now shipping with its technology on board.â¦


Lo rileva servizio Meteomont del Corpo forestale dello Stato


An animal rights group Friday called for an international team of vets to examine dozens of famed Lipizzaner horses it says face starvation while Serbia and Croatia argue over their ownership.


South Korea welcomes the UN Security Council's call on North Korea to abandon its nuclear test plans.


NEW YORK  - Men who take Avodart  (dutasteride) to treat an enlarged prostate apparently have a  reduced risk for developing prostate cancer, a new study  indicates.


Stima della Cgia di Mestre su base ipotesi da 30 a 90 mq


Il Fondo e il commissario Almunia invocano correzioniper evitare lo sfondamento del 3% nel rapporto deficit/Pil                                                  La Ue e l'Fmi avvertono l'Italia "Intervenite sui conti pubblici"                                                                                Il ministro Siniscalco: "Faremo di tutto per stare nei parametri"


The outlook for the UK job market is at its worst for a decade, an employment organisation says.


Booby trap kills 6 soldiers at Lebanon camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Six Lebanese soldiers were killed on Friday by an explosion in a building booby trapped by Islamist militants at a Palestinian camp in north Lebanon, security sources said.


Bloggers offer witness accounts, ways to help quake and tsunami victims

Blogs from around the world are offering instant witness reports from the region affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that the traditional media cannot match, as well as links to relief groups for readers seeking to provide immediate help.


The UK's biggest insurer Aviva, which owns Norwich Union, announces plans to cut 4,000 UK jobs by 2008.


Arafat, Icon of Palestinian Cause, Dies at 75

Yasser Arafat, the guerrilla icon turned  Nobel Peace Prize winner who ended up isolated and locked in  renewed conflict with Israel, died on Thursday, his dream of a  Palestinian state unfulfilled. He was 75.


Lifestyle: 30 September 2004, Thursday. World-renowned Italian literary critic, novelist, semiotician Umberto Eco will come to Bulgaria on November 27.


E diventa il secondo maggior azionista dopo il Nasdaq


US helicopters drop supplies into remote parts of Aceh province in Indonesia ravaged by last Sunday's tsunami.


Sony's VAIO AR60 laptops now run on Intel's latest Core 2 Duo processors.


A new gene therapy causes the bladder to act like a "bioreactor" and secrete an anticancer agent that has proven to fight human tumors.


Sharapova says available for Russia Fed Cup duty

U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova has made herself available for Russia's Fed Cup team for the first time, the 19-year-old said on her Web site on Tuesday.


FDA Reviewers Mixed Over Two New Cancer Drugs

U.S. FDA staff reviewers on Tuesday  said data on a new non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug made by Inex  Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. may be  unreliable due to the trial's structure and size.


Doctors warn of harm from kids' cough, cold drugs

SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines can be dangerous for young children and there is no evidence they work, doctors told a U.S. advisory panel on Thursday.


Pari salario per pari lavoro e stesse opportunita'


The Baltimore Orioles apparently have stumbled upon the formula for beating the Boston Red Sox: send Erik Bedard to the mound against knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.


The head of the British army during the Iraq invasion says US post-war policy was "intellectually bankrupt".


F-Secure protegge da contenuti pericolosi gli utenti del Nokia ...

F-Secure ha annunciato che la sua tecnologia per la protezione dei dispositivi wireless F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus sarÃ  disponibile con il nuovissimo smartphone multimediale Nokia 7710, presentato ieri alla Nokia Mobility Conference di Monaco e al


Three Westerners killed in Mosul -- Al Arabiya

Militants attacked a car Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing three Westerners and their driver inside it, the Arabic-language Al Arabiya satellite TV reported.


Bening, Owen, Portman Win at Golden Globes

Annette Bening of "Being Julia" and Clive Owen and Natalie Portman of the sex drama "Closer" won Golden Globes on Sunday, boosting their prospects for the upcoming Academy Awards.


A lonely pensioner who turned to Italy's classified pages to find someone willing to "adopt" him as a grandfather is finally heading to his new home and family in northern Italy this weekend.


The U.S. economy slowed more sharply  in the second quarter than first thought as oil prices rose and  the trade gap swelled, the government said on Friday in a  report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.


Art Review: Sensualist With a Cause in Old Vienna

The Neue Galerie show is less a coherent Klimt exhibition than a slightly rambling, something-for-everyone Klimt-o-rama.


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday that he disagreed with a U.S. advisory group's linkage of efforts to stabilize Iraq with new moves to end Israel's conflict with its neighbors.


Procter & Gamble strikes a deal to buy Gillette for $57bn (Â£30.2bn), creating the world's biggest stable of consumer brands.


Coke Enterprises takes $2.9 bln charge, cuts jobs

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.  said on Tuesday it took a $2.9 billion impairment charge in 2006, and the largest bottler of Coca-Cola  drinks plans to cut about 3,500 jobs, or 5 percent of its global work force.


A memoir of life and times in a major boy-band.


Israel's Sharon Lines Up Support for Likud Vote

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  marshalled support for Thursday's Likud party vote to bring the  Labor Party into a government that would block snap elections  and pave the way for a Gaza withdrawal next year.


Kan., Mo. Colleges Call for Vaccinations

Health officials are hoping college students will add one more thing to their back-to-school list: a meningitis vaccination.


Pakistan investigators try to identify Lahore bomber

LAHORE, Pakistan  - Pakistani investigators were trying on Friday to identify a suspected Islamist militant suicide bomber who attacked police in the eastern city of Lahore the previous day killing 19 people.


FAA to Extend O'Hare Flight-Reduction Deal

An agreement designed to relieve congestion at O'Hare International Airport and ease airline delays across the nation will be extended for six months, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta announced Friday.


How to keep fires down in California scrub: Chew it.

Goats can help keep wildfires from springing up - by eating away brush prone to fueling them.


Sure, there are plenty of products to keep computers from overheating, but what about the people who use them? From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


A spokeswoman for those killed and injured by the Madrid train bombings called for an independent investigation of the terrorist attacks and tearfully pleaded Wednesday for Spain's political parties to stop exploiting the victims, which include her son.


Bruxelles, 17:47 - TENNIS, LA CLIJSTERS ANNUNCIA NOZZE CON CESTISTA LYNCH

Kim Clijsters, attuale numero quattro della classifica mondiale del tennis femminile, ha annunciato ...


Virginia Tech report faults privacy laws

Schools, doctors and police often do not share information about potentially dangerous students because they can't figure out complicated and overlapping privacy laws, according to a federal report released Wednesday on the Virginia Tech shooting.


Police were trying yesterday to determine whether a suicide was the cause of a crash that killed six people and seriously injured 11 after


Parma, 18:19 - CALCIO: PARMA, 18 CONVOCATI PER L'OSASUNA

Questo l'elenco dei 18 calciatori convocati dal tecnico Stefano Pioli per la partita Parma-Osasuna, ...


Nationwide protests are set to take place in Germany as cuts in unemployment benefit take effect.


Scientists have decoded the complete sequence of all DNA in the bacterium responsible for potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease.


Post Co.'s Quarterly Profit Falls, but Revenue Rises

The Washington Post Co. said yesterday that its fourth-quarter profit was down 7 percent, to $95.5 million from $102.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2005, despite a 10 percent gain in revenue.


Bribery Considered, Halliburton Notes Suggest

An internal Halliburton Co. investigation has uncovered handwritten notes suggesting that former employees considered offering bribes to Nigerian officials a decade ago to secure work


Montepulciano, estate poliziana arte e musica in strada

Ogni estate la cittadina toscana, celebre per il suo vino, tra la fine di luglio e l'inizio d'agosto si trasforma in un palcoscenico all'aperto


UN workers in Afghanistan freed after nearly four weeks in ...

Three workers of the United Nations kidnapped in Afghanistan four weeks ago were released unharmed Tuesday, a day after a string of raids by US and Afghan security forces.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's biggest retailer, posted a 13 percent rise in quarterly  profit on Tuesday and raised its outlook and expectations for  holiday sales, saying the economy was improving.


The Museum of Tolerance started off with good intentions, over $100 million in donations, an eye-catching design by architect Frank Gehry, a 2004 kickoff ceremony attended by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a great piece of Jerusalem real estate.


Eritrea's Desert Tells Starvation's Tale

ADIKASHI, Eritrea  - Tired of living on handouts,  Eritrean refugee Hansu Hagos dreams of being able to feed  herself by growing millet, maize, sorghum and wheat.


Staying in touch with clients, customers and the home office is one of the most crucial aspects of running a successful small business, especially if you're on the road a lot.


Myanmar. Il premier costretto a dimettersi: agli arresti ...

Il primo ministro di Myanmar, generale Khin Nyunt, Ã¨ stato costretto a dimettersi e si trova attualmente agli arresti domiciliari per accuse di corruzione. Lo ha reso noto in data odierna un portavoce del governo thailandese.


Queen Elizabeth Prepares II Video For YouTube

A British newspaper reports Queen Elizabeth II will use YouTube to send out her 50th televised annual Christmas message. via FirstCoastNews


Microsoft released .NET Framework 3.0 over the weekend. The release, formerly called WinFX, is comprised of the various foundations which are intended to make developing for Windows Vista easier.


Herschelle Gibbs hits 136 not out as South Africa reach 306-6 against England in Johannesburg.


Calcio, Osservatorio decide porte aperte in 5 stadi

Ammesso il pubblico a Cagliari, Genova, Roma, Palermo e Torino. Chiuso il San Siro. Niente spettattori nemmeno a Messina dove domenica arriva il Catania


Lohan's dad: Lindsay hooked on OxyContin

Lindsay Lohan's estranged father says she suffers from multiple addictions, including alcohol and the painkiller OxyContin, the Web site E! Online reported Wednesday.


Secondo le rilevazioni della Banca centrale europea


I saw aliens at Roswell, claims dead PR man

Who to believe? The public relations officer at the Roswell air base in 1947 has released claims that he saw a crashed spacecraft and the bodies of aliens at the site, despite a lifetime spent denying any such things.â¦


Despite the hype, we've been waiting fifty years for visionaries to come good on their promise of the freedom of the skies for the average Joe.


Dopo rapporto della Commissione Winograd su guerra in Libano


Novak Djokovic fended off unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Australian Open final Sunday, earning his first Grand Slam title.


Hopkins, Wright ready for Las Vegas clash

Bernard Hopkins and Winky Wright clash in Las Vegas on Saturday in a catch-weight bout between two of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.


Inflation in Zimbabwe leaps to a record annual rate of 1,593.6% in January as the economy faces chronic shortages of food and fuel.


A SUICIDE car bomber ploughed into an Iraqi military checkpoint north-west of Baghdad, killing 16 Iraqis and wounding about 30, as United States and Iraqi forces sealed off roads south of the capital to curb insurgency.


A photographer was taking snaps of skater Tatiana Totmianina Monday when her coach remarked, "Smile for the camera.''.


Vietnam Airlines orders four Boeing 7E7s

NEW YORK, December 31  - Vietnam Airlines has agreed to purchase four Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner jets. Boeing Co (BA.NYS) said in a statement that the deal, worth $500 million at list price, is expected to be finalized in 1Q05.


Report May Undercut Bush's Iraq Rationale

The final report of the chief U.S. arms inspector for Iraq was expected to undercut a principal Bush administration rationale for removing Saddam Hussein, that Saddam's Iraqi government had weapons of mass destruction.


Cloned wheat gene boosts nutrition: USDA

Scientists have cloned a gene from wild wheat that they hope could boost the nutritional value of bread and pasta and help fight world hunger, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.


Microsoft raises quarterly dividend by 1 cent

Microsoft Corp. , the world's  biggest software maker, on Wednesday said its board declared a  quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share, an increase of 1 cent  over the previous quarter.


Microsoft plans first Office System developer event

Microsoft is inviting approximately 800 specially selected developers to attend the first-ever Microsoft Office System Developer Conference from Feb. 2 through Feb. 4 in Redmond, Wash.


Tiger Woods may have lost his aura of invincibility to many in the golfing world, but he still has the hex on Colin Montgomerie. The 41-year-old Scot has never finished ahead of Woods in a strokeplay tournament


Campaigning was a family affair for the Obamas on Tuesday Â and the Clintons, Edwardses and Romneys, too.


British transport remains 'attractive target' for terrorists: minister

The British transport network remains an "attractive target" for terrorists, Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander told British lawmakers.


Parma, 14:17 - CALCIO, PARMA: ARRIVA BUCCI

Il Parma ha reso noto di aver raggiunto un accordo con il portiere Luca Bucci, 36 anni, svincolato, ...


Spurs fluster James to beat Cavaliers 85-76 in Game One

The San Antonio Spurs used a  harassing, double-team defense to fluster LeBron James and  defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 85-76 in the opening game of the  NBA Finals on Thursday.


U.S. Job Gains Strongest in Seven Months

New U.S. jobs soared at the sharpest  rate in seven months in October, the government reported on  Friday, helped by a surge in construction activity as  hurricane-battered areas in the Southeast were rebuilt.


The arrest warrant issued against General Augusto Pinochet has been suspended pending an appeal, after lawyers for the former Chilean dictator argued that he was mentally incompetent.


NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 8: The first technical discussions on the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service concluded today without much progress.


Military chiefs are expected to meet to make a final decision on the future of Scotland's Army regiments.


Primo ministro turco conferma visita a Roma il 6/11


Democratic stars skip party's Florida convention

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida  - The Democratic Party's convention in Florida during the weekend was like a rock concert performed solely by warm-up bands.


Avaya's sell-out to private equity firms may be a sign of sustained growth in telecom.


Assassinato il capo della polizia di Samarra


Presidential candidate John Edwards said Friday he feels "at peace" campaigning in his native South Carolina, though he acknowledges that how Democratic primary voters will receive his populist message remains anyone's guess.


Executive Pursuits: Where the School Lunch Menu Includes Fire and Swords

A Coney Island school teaches the arts of carnival sideshows, like sword-swallowing and lying on a bed of nails.


Drug, ad firms gird as House takes up FDA revamp

Pharmaceutical and advertising industry lobbyists who thwarted attempts in the Senate to rein in drug advertising now turn their attention to the House of Representatives, which is scheduled to take up legislation to overhaul the Food and Drug Administration today.


Wireless service providers struggling to retain customers

Newly released statistics suggest that cellular subscribers continue to be dissatisfied with their carriers.


Recalling the Maharishi and Carvilleâs Killer Ad

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who died last Tuesday, is not someone you would expect to be used as a blunt-force political weapon.


Pistons' Arroyo Breaks Nose Against Knicks

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Sports Network) - Detroit Pistons  guard Carlos Arroyo broke his nose late in the third quarter of  Detroit's lopsided 91-61 victory over the New York Knicks on  Saturday night.


Earnhardt Says NASCAR Penalty Too Severe

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has some advice for NASCAR: rethink your penalty for drivers who curse on live broadcasts.


UK gov: Galileo must deliver value for money

But we aren't really sure how Troubled Euro satnav initiative Galileo took something of a beating during a UK Parliamentary debate on Monday.â¦


Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said Thursday North Korea's declaration that it has nuclear arms was worrisome because of its record as a proliferator of ballistic missiles and the dictatorial nature of its government.


'Deficit as far as eye can see' to be cut

Berlin - The United States (US) Treasury Secretary John Snow has flown into Berlin at the weekend on a budget flight - and pledged to cut the US deficit in half.


High-End Sound, Small Package ... It's Altec Lansing for the Home

MILFORD, Pa., Sept. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Altec Lansing has officially re-entered the high-end computer speaker market with the launch of its 2.1 and 5.1 FX systems. Simple, elegant yet fantastic sounding, the FX4021 and FX5051 are perfect for today's more stylish computer systems.


Intuit iPhone-friendly Quicken priced at $3/month

Intuit Inc is looking to boost Quicken  personal finance software sales by offering it as a service for  $3 a month that can run on Apple Inc's iPhone.


Real's president steps in Butragueno-Roberto Carlos dispute

Real Madrid President Florentino Perez Tuesday appeased a squabble between defender Roberto Carlos and vice president Emilio Butragueno.


'Sea Inside' Showered with Spain's Top Film Prizes

"The Sea Inside," a true story of a quadriplegic's battle for the right to die, scooped 14 of Spain's top film awards early on Monday, a month ahead of the Oscars where it is nominated for best foreign language film.


The mother of one of four recruits who died at the Deepcut army base hopes new claims could lead to a "breakthrough".


Delta to Allow Retired Pilots to Expand Bankruptcy Claim

Delta Air Lines agreed to give its retired pilots an additional $719 million in unsecured claims in its bankruptcy case.


As Children Suffer, Parents Rethink Spinach Use

Around the country, some families still wait by bedsides, wondering which foods they could ever again feel safe giving their children.


Ex-Rep. Roemer Joins Race for DNC Chairman

Former Rep. Tim Roemer said Sunday that he's joining the race to lead the Democratic National Committee — a move certain to spark a heated debate about the abortion issue.


Obama, Clinton Target Drugs, Insurers in Health Plans

Bloomberg - May 30 (Bloomberg) -- For the leading Democratic presidential hopefuls, making health care more affordable is a tale of two villains. Barack Obama is targeting drugmakers, while Hillary Clinton is taking aim at insurers.


New releases from Spoon, Smashing Pumpkins, Maria Schneider and Against Me!


Israel mulls suspending ties over Abbas-Hamas deal

Israel is considering suspending contacts with moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if his new unity government with Hamas does not meet international demands, Israeli officials said on Monday.


Citigroup's Krawcheck Named Finance, Strategy Chief

Citigroup Inc., the world's biggest bank, named Sallie Krawcheck chief financial officer and head of strategy, making her the highest-ranking woman on Wall Street.


Police end Kashmir mosque siege, killing gunmen: report

Police ended a day-long siege at a mosque in Indian Kashmir late Monday, rescuing the hostages and shooting dead the gunmen who were holding them, the Press Trust of India reported.


A Writer's Journey: Botswana to Boswell Territory

The Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith, best known for his "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" books, is an effortlessly prolific writer.


French to take MS Virtual Earth into another dimension French firm Dassault Systemes today launched a site for sharing three-dimensional models that it hopes will become "the 3D Flickr".â¦


Carnival Corp. & Plc  , the world's largest cruise operator, said on Tuesday that its quarterly earnings rose 2.6 percent, as growth in Europe more than offset weakness in the Caribbean.


ANAHEIM, Calif. There's a chance John Smoltz could return to the Atlanta Braves' rotation if the team finds another closer.


Many argue that with the stock market falling and the economy flirting with recession, the Fedâs chairman should be more aggressive than he has been so far.


U.S. Marines Launch Offensive on Iraq's Falluja

U.S. tanks and Marines stormed into  Falluja on Monday night in a fierce ground assault to retake  the Iraqi city from rebels.


FCC Auctions 258 Permits for New FM Stations

U.S. regulators on Wednesday said they had sold 258 permits for new radio broadcasting facilities around the country in its first-ever open FM auction.


Death takes no holidays, a cancer study suggests

NEW YORK The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers reported Wednesday.


By Kyle Kennedy, The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.  Jan. 31--LAKELAND -- Online job hunters have their Monster, and Polk  County students in need of volunteer work now have a Sweat Monkey.


Iran yesterday formally charged three Americans with espionage and endangering national security, the government's judicial spokesman said, signaling a widening clampdown against U.S. citizens in Iran.


Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Roger Federer captured his third Grand Slam title of 2004 with a straight-set victory over Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the US Open.


Shares of ailing Alitalia finally take off

Alitalia's shares soared yesterday as hopes increased that the struggling Italian airline and labour unions might clinch a deal on a relaunch plan aimed at saving the company before a deadline today.


SUPERWEBINAR: Cisco's 40-Gig CRS-1- Light Reading Test Results

Overview: This webinar will provide insight into the results of the first independent industry evaluation of Cisco's 40-Gig core router, the Carrier Routing System (CRS-1).


Sox, Yanks get ready to rumble once again: Duel's been in works ...

The Red Sox [stats, schedule] and New York Yankees [stats, schedule] have been on a collision course since the moment Aaron Boone's game-winning home run in Game 7 of the 2003 American


Fast Food Takes a Bite Out of Chinese Culture

China's cuisine is being altered by the growing popularity of fast food, with Chinese now more likely than Americans to eat takeout meals.


The US says it hopes North Korea will resume nuclear talks, but it rules out offering new concessions.


La droga era in un container proveniente dal Peru'


President Putin says a new arms race is under way and that Nato is not listening to Russia's concerns.


Insurers Object to a Major Part of Medicare Law

A major obstacle to the success of the new Medicare law has emerged in recent weeks: private insurers have told the Bush administration that they will not expand their role


Big Blue is going green with an initiative that focuses on environmental technologies and services.


Riches to Rags: Nicky Hilton Presents CHICK

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily August 31,2004- LAS VEGAS - Mrs. Todd Meister, otherwise know as Nicky Hilton, launched CHICK, her collection of ready-to-wear casuals at the Skin Pool Lounge at the Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas last night. “I love Vegas! Vegas is one of my favorite cities,” the newlywed beamed. She’s also enjoying married life. “It’s great! I like it very much.”


IOC "very satisfied" with London 2012 progress

The International Olympic Committee on Monday said it was very satisfied with the preparations for the London 2012 Games despite a barrage of media headlines questioning the budget, its legacy and political in-fighting.


Give It Up for the Great American Smokeout

And the American Cancer Society is urging smokers to try butting out again -- at least for 24 hours -- on Nov. 18 during the 28th Great American Smokeout.


SARASOTA, Fla.  -- Josh Hamilton's comeback is going very well.


McCain's Steroids Push Puts Him in '08 Mix

Sen. John McCain, the straight-talking Republican who often challenges the GOP establishment, has taken on a headline-grabbing issue — steroids in baseball — and generated talk of a presidential bid in 2008.


Evan Thomas on Anna Nicoleâs Tabloid Odyssey

She was a small-town girl, a Playboy pinup, a gold digger and a reality TV star. She lived her dream, then died in a lonely hotel room. The rapid rise and tawdry fall of an American oddity.


The richly evocative exhibit of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis's work at the Jewish Museum breathes life into the icon and gives her own work well-deserved attention.


Amnesty calls for probe in Kyrgyz reporter murder

Amnesty International urged Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday to investigate thoroughly the murder of an independent journalist which it said would have a "chilling effect" on freedom of speech in ex-Soviet Central Asia.


The government warns "natural" products being snapped up by people who can't get shots may not prevent illness.


STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Sony Ericsson, the world's fourth-largest mobile phone maker, saw growing profits and market share in the second quarter but said the average selling price of its handsets continued to fall.


Saudi says no bar to nuclear cooperation with Russia

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil  exporter and a key U.S. ally, said on Wednesday the kingdom  does not see any obstacle to cooperating with Russia on  developing a nuclear energy program.


Heather Mills joins TV's "Dancing with the Stars"

Heather Mills, estranged wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, has joined the next group of celebrities who will strut their stuff on the ABC television hit "Dancing with the Stars," the network said on Wednesday.


Soaring Interest Compounds Credit Card Pain for Millions

Credit card companies are changing the terms of their accounts at a historically high rate, costing Americans millions of dollars.


Kenyaâs main opposition party called Friday for mass rallies nationwide in the wake of the African Unionâs failure to resolve a deadly election dispute.


Emulex acquires Sierra Logic for $180 million

Emulex will buy Sierra LogicÂ to build a bigger enterprise storage portfolio. Emulex said Tuesday it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Sierra Logic for $180 million to expand its position in the embedded storage components market.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.


The yen advanced on Wednesday as a fall in Asian stock markets heightened risk aversion and saw investors shy away from carry trades.


Dozens of the political action committee's subscriber pages revealed by simple Google search.


Asean abandons move to censure Burma over human rights abuses

South-east Asian govern-ments yesterday abandoned attempts to censure Burma publicly for its human rights abuses, with officials admitting in private that they


L'Unione europea conferma la propria volontÃ  politica di continuare a lavorare a favore di una sospensione dell'embargo sulla vendita delle armi alla Cina: lo afferma un comunicato congiunto reso noto al vertice Ue-Cina in corso all'Aja.


Out to counter MS' 1080p Xbox 360 update? Sony has decided to equip the 20GB PlayStation 3 with an HDMI connector, possibly in response to Microsoft's move to bring the 1080p HD resolution to the Xbox 360. The company also cut the machine's Japanese retail price.â¦


Iran says U.S. accusations on Iraq "not true"

Iran rejected on Wednesday accusations by U.S. President George W. Bush that Tehran was fomenting instability in Iraq, and called on Washington to change its policies in the region.


JUVENTUS maintained their unbeaten run and restored their five-point Serie A lead with this hard-fought win today. Alessandro Del Piero opened the scoring with a low drive just after the half-hour and Marcelo


New York Times and Murdoch gunning for more clicks

Gray lady lifts her skirts The trend towards coughing up free online news continued apace yesterday following the New York Times's decision to drop charges on its website.â¦


Nigerian oil workers' unions are staging a three-day strike to protest at the lack of security in the Niger Delta.


CBS wins opening prime-time ratings skirmish

CBS News may be taking a licking but CBS Entertainment is clicking on all cylinders. The network romped to an across-the-board ratings win in Week 1 of the 2004-2005 season.


Arafat to leave compound for treatment in Paris

Ailing Palestinian President Yasser Arafat prepared to fly to a Paris hospital yesterday for treatment of a serious blood disorder, leaving a compound where he has


Best Buy profit disappoints; shares drop

Best Buy Co. Inc.  on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that missed analysts' estimates by 28 percent and gave a disappointing full-year forecast as lower-margin products like notebook computers and video game consoles made up a greater percentage of sales.


SANS Unveils 2004's Top 20 Internet Vulnerabilities

The security research group The SANS Institute on Friday released its annual Top 20 list of the most critical Internet-related vulnerabilities to give organizations a way to prioritize their defensive efforts.


At least eight people die in bush fires sweeping through South Australia


Incoraggia cattolici di rito orientale a slancio ecumenico


Band Aid Christmas is too hot for bookie

Bookmaker William Hill is refusing to take bets on the new Band Aid single making the Christmas number one because it is such a dead cert.


Venezuelan police fired tear gas and plastic bullets Monday into a crowd of thousands protesting a decision by President Hugo Chavez that forced a television station critical of his leftist government off the air.


Affidavit Explains How Charles Co. Fires Were Set

GREENBELT, Md. -- The criminal affidavit made public Monday in the Charles County arson investigation gave no indication of possible motives for the fires, but it did describe how the fires were set.


Swedish police cuff seven for online pill sales

Suspiciously bulgy packages Swedish police have arrested seven people suspected of running an illegal online pharmacy.â¦


Berlin Philharmonic to tour Japan for first time with Rattle

The Berlin Philharmonic and British conductor Simon Rattle will set off on a tour of Japan this weekend, the orchestra said.


Australia's way ahead depends almost entirely on our community's understanding of just one word - trust. Announcing October 9 as the date for the next Federal Election, Prime Minister John Howard has hooked his star to that one word.


Cyber rights hacking group creates browser that makes it possible to surf the net anonymously.


Helsinki, 17:58 - NUOTO, EUROPEI VASCA CORTA: ROSOLINO QUARTO NEI 400 SL

Solo un quarto posto per Massimiliano Rosolino nella finale dei 400 stile libero agli europei in vas...


I hear a lot about West Nile virus and trying to avoid it, but what really happens if you get it? West Nile virus has been identified in birds, horses and humans in rural and


A new animated version of Peter and the Wolf has its world premiere at London's Royal Albert Hall.


Polka was at the heart of the 39th Annual Polish-American Festival Sunday on the grounds of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa.


Martedi' seduta no-stop su scalone dopo proposta governo


Cisco Announces Curriculum Updates for Network Design Certification

Cisco(R) (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced enhancements to the Cisco Career Certifications CCDA(R) associate-level design certification curriculum.


A handful of chip makers showed Monday how a mobile device running Google Inc.'s Android operating system might look.


Myanmar monks chant "democracy", junta threatens

Chanting "democracy, democracy", 10,000 monks marched through the heart of Myanmar's main city on Tuesday in defiance of a threat by the ruling generals to send in troops to end the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.


World Business Briefing: Switzerland: Richemontâs Sales Rise 9%

Richemont, the luxury goods maker, posted a 9 percent sales rise from April to June compared with the period last year despite a drag from a weak yen and United States dollar. Richemont, whose brands include Cartier watches, Montblanc pens and Piaget jewelry, has benefited from demand from China, Russia and the Middle East. Sales in the Asia-Pacific region rose 20 percent in Richemontâs first fiscal quarter of 2007, outshining European sales, which were up 13 percent, and American sales, which rose 3 percent. Japanese sales fell 3 percent. Richemont is based in Geneva.


Reddito stagnante, come nel '92.Nel 2008 frenata dei consumi


Fergie hits back at critics of ManU's Asian tour

Sir Alex Ferguson has hit back at critics of Manchester United's four-game Asian tour, denying the English club merely serve their own interests when they jet out for lucrative visits.


There are massive concerns about security at the Queen's central London house - Buckingham Palace - after a protester climbed up the building.


Members of NI's business community are heading to Stormont where industrial rates are to be discussed.


Bush Leads Kerry in Washington Post Poll; Zogby Poll Shows Tie

President George W. Bush led John Kerry by 5 percentage points among likely voters in a Washington Post daily tracking poll. A Reuters/Zogby International poll taken during the same period showed the candidates about even.


Euro edges higher against dollar in light trading

The euro edged higher against the dollar in thin trading as dealers awaited key US data later in the week and London was closed for a bank holiday.


Ray Liotta is engaging in "Criminal Behavior" at NBC.


Arabic school opens in New York amid controversy

New York's first publicly-funded Arabic-language school opened on Tuesday, defying critics who warned it could foster anti-American Islamist extremism.


Palestinians held an emergency security meeting in Gaza on Sunday night after the shooting incident in a mourning tent for Yasser Arafat in Gaza.


Scientists are keeping their eyes on asteroid

There's a 1-in-300 chance that a recently discovered asteroid, believed to be about 1,300 feet long, could hit Earth in 2029, a NASA scientist said last week, but he added that


AFC shareholders must be praying it won't drop any further, as this is a deal that, when Tellabs initially proposed an all-stock purchase, was worth as much as $2.


Saudi security forces have arrested seven suspected militants in a raid on an Islamic militant stronghold north of the capital, where an attack by militants


The average house in Northern Ireland costs more than Â£240,000, according to the latest housing survey.


A posting on an Islamic Internet site Saturday claimed that an al-Qaida-linked group has killed British hostage Kenneth Bigley. The claim could not immediately be confirmed.


Arafat, Icon of Palestinian Cause, Dead at 75

Yasser Arafat, the guerrilla icon turned  Nobel Peace prize winner who ended up isolated and locked in  renewed conflict with Israel, died in France on Thursday, his  dream of a Palestinian state unfulfilled. He was 75.


UN Partly Clears Iran on Nuclear Issue, Doubts Remain

The United Nations said on Monday that,  as far as it knew, Iran had not diverted any nuclear materials  to a weapons program -- a verdict diplomats said undermined the  U.S. case for U.N. sanctions on Tehran.


Energy Secretary Abraham Plans to Resign

U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer  Abraham has told President Bush that he plans to resign but  will stay on until a successor is in place, an administration  official said on Monday.


Movie Review: 'The Illusionist': How Does a Man of Mystery Survive? ItÂs Magic

Neil Burger's screen adaptation of a short story by Steven Millhauser gives Edward Norton a role that perfectly fits his disturbing inscrutability.


Panoramica delle nuove series sul sito 'Telefilm Cult'


First 'early release' prisoners freed today

Up to 1,200 criminals were being released from the overcrowded prison system today as the government's early release scheme came into effect.


Google changes Street View privacy policy

Blurs faces and number plates on request Google has changed its privacy policy on its Street View feature to obscure faces and car number plates on request. Technology news site CNET News.com reports that the company policy change took place weeks ago but has only just come to light.â¦


Ford Europe on track for 2006 profit: exec

Ford Europe Chief Executive John Fleming  said on Thursday the European unit of the U.S. auto maker was  on track to post a profit in 2006 for the third consecutive  year.


BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - Tornadoes ripped across the Southern and Midwestern United States on Thursday and killed at least 11 people, most of whom had been taking shelter in a high school that collapsed in southern Alabama.


Warming Report Warns of Increased Flooding

Flooding could become more severe in the Northeast if nothing is done to reduce emissions, a report warned.


For Earnhardt, curse proves costly in more than one way

A slip of the tongue on TV cost Dale Earnhardt Jr. first place and $10,000, penalties imposed by an increasingly image-conscious NASCAR.


China June trade surplus hits record $26.9 bln

China posted a record trade surplus of  $26.9 billion in June as exporters rushed out shipments ahead  of cuts in export tax rebates, handing further ammunition to  critics of Beijing's exchange rate regime.


Palestine condemns attack on deputy intelligence chief

Brig. Rashid Abu Shbak, chief of Palestinian preventive security in Gaza, described on Wednesday the attack on the deputy chief of security intelligence Tareq Abu Rajab as "a condemned crime".


Pimco adviser, affiliates to pay $11.6M SEC settlement

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday Pimco mutual fund group's adviser and two affiliates will pay more than $11.


Fla. judge pushes toward Anna Nicole Smith body ruling

A Florida judge on  Thursday testily rejected appeals to figure out who fathered  Anna Nicole Smith's baby as he pushed toward a decision on who  gets the body of the former Playboy centerfold.


Van Gogh, Maker of Movie About Islam, Is Shot Dead, NOS Says

Theo van Gogh, the Dutch filmmaker whose movie about violence against women in Islamic societies was broadcast on local television this year, was shot and killed in Amsterdam today, the NOS broadcaster said on its Web site.


Illegal Immigrants Chase False Hope to Canada

Illegal immigrants to the United States have been arriving in a Canadian border town looking for asylum.


Shoppers spent more freely in July, raising hopes that June's economic lull would not last.


US manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. (HON.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday bid $1.5 billion in cash for Britain's Novar Plc


Damaged Landscape Can Still Be Helpful, Researchers Say

Researchers say that coastal landscapes somewhat disturbed by development can often still adequately perform âservicesâ like storm protection.


Wall Street brokerage house Lehman Brothers Holdings Corp. has agreed to pay $222.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that it and other banks and brokerages helped the failed energy giant Enron Corp. mislead investors.


Serbia's pro-Western President Boris Tadic says his re-election shows the strength of Serbian democracy.


Says hundreds of thousands of e-mails sent illegally

LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it filed seven lawsuits against so-called spammers who allegedly sent hundreds of thousands of sexually explicit e-mails to Internet users in violation of federal laws.


Greek lawyers are threatening to sue the Hollywood makers of the new film Alexander the Great for depicting the king as bisexual. Oliver Stone's casting of Colin Farrell as


BAE denies secretly paying Saudi prince more than one billion pounds

British defence firm BAE denied a news report on Thursday that it had secretly paid a Saudi Arabian prince more than one billion pounds in connection with Britain's biggest weapons deal.


Two people accused of running al-Qaida-linked Web sites that showed the slaying of hostages and gave details of how to make bombs and carry out attacks went on trial Wednesday.


Bergamo, 16:52 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; OSTI: SCAMBIO VENTOLA-VUCINIC? MAI PENSATO

Carlo Osti, ds dell'Atalanta che sabato sera affronterà all'Olimpico la Roma, ha rilasciato u...


Refusing to Let the Mob Hijack What It Means to Be Italian

The documentary âBeyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans and the Moviesâ explores why the Italian stereotype of the gun-toting, cannoli-loving mobster looms so large.


Using the anti-depressant Prozac at an early age could lead to emotional problems later in life, US scientists have told the journal Science.


Dried blood, shredded bathing suits and charred cars at Egyptian hotel

Pools of dried blood, shredded bathing suits, charred cars and rubble were left behind Friday after a car bomb rocked Egypt's Taba Hilton hotel, killing a still-undetermined number of people.


Google: Our data retention is not data protection watchdogs' business

It ain't your field The retention of search engine query data is a security matter and not one for Europe's data protection officials, according to Google's global privacy chief.â¦


Krispy Kreme Picks Turnaround Specialist

Investors showed hope that Stephen F. Cooper could reorganize the company without bankruptcy proceedings.


As nations jockey for the North Pole, London starts a race for the South, just in case there are minerals to exploit


Cisco, Fujitsu to collabrate on high end routers

Fujitsu and Cisco Systems announced that they have reached a fundamental agreement to enter into a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches that will enable service providers and enterprises to build advanced Internet Protocol (IP) networks.


Ricky Williams Wants to Rejoin the Dolphins

By The Associated Press. Ricky Williams wants to rejoin the Miami Dolphins and has asked the National Football League how soon he can return, his agent said yesterday.


Shaquille O'Neal wants to play in the Miami Heat's season opener tonight at New Jersey despite a strained left hamstring. O'Neal said after yesterday's practice the hamstring felt awkward when he ran.


Gregory L. Reyes, the former C.E.O. of Brocade Communications Systems, faces charges of fraud related to stock options backdating.


Saudi King Pardons Rape Victim Sentenced to 200 Lashes

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 17 -- Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned a gang-rape victim whose sentencing to 200 lashes and half a year in prison caused an international outcry and angered many Saudis.


The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in December as oil import prices had the biggest decline in nearly 14 years, while first-time claims for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level in more than 4 years.


Luciano Fabro, Italian Artist, Dies at 70

Fabro was a prominent artist and theorist in Arte Povera, a movement that began in Italy in the 1960s and championed unusual materials and unorthodox ideas.


Microsoft Puts the Spotlight on Silverlight

Microsoft's ReMix07 event touted the benefits of its Silverlight rich media technology.


Mira Nair's Namesake debuts at Telluride

The Telluride film festival is the most unique movie event in the world.


Fifteen Britons killed in Asian tidal wave

At least 15 Britons died when Asian countries were hit by tidal waves triggered by a massive earthquake off the Indonesian coast, British consular officials and the Foreign Office in London said.


Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Tuesday defended his Christmas ad amid suggestions that the ordained Baptist minister had gone too far mixing religion and politics.


Bernanke makes no remarks on economic outlook

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke did not discuss the economy or the outlook for  inflation or interest rates on Friday in brief introductory  remarks at a conference on monetary policy.


Pretoria - Deputy foreign minister Aziz Pahad said verification of the presence of invading Rwandan soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was needed.


Iran and Japanese firm Inpex say they are close to finalising a joint project to develop a large new Iranian oil field.


Sugar found in fruit such as apples can be made into a powerful low carbon biofuel, US researchers say.


Terremoto. Onu: 50/80mila le vittime ad Aceh. Calderoli: vivi 3 ...

per l'Indonesia, Michael Elmquist, ha detto oggi che il bilancio dei morti nella provincia indonesiana di Aceh a seguito del terremoto e maremoto potrebbe essere di 50-80.000 morti, di cui 40.000 nella sola cittÃ  di Meulaboh.


The US defence secretary is under attack over machine-signed letters to the families of US soldiers killed in action.


US admitted study in Uganda violated rules

WASHINGTON -- US health officials told Ugandaâs government that a US-funded study there on using an AIDS drug to protect babies violated federal safety rules even though they didnât tell President Bush before he authorized shipping the drug to Africa.


Morocco's Lions roar against 'schoolkids' Namibia

Morocco inflicted a record 5-1 loss on Namibia in their opening African Nations Cup game here Monday in front of a near-empty stadium.


Nel 2008 perderebbe in caso di confronto diretto con McCain


Iran Atomic Work Breaks Spirit of Accord-Diplomats

Iran's decision to keep preparing raw  uranium for enrichment, a step on the way to making nuclear  weapons, breaks the spirit though not the letter of its pledge  to freeze all such activity, diplomats said on Tuesday.


Citi target Nikko Cordial to keep stock listing

The Tokyo Stock Exchange decided on Monday not to strip Nikko Cordial Corp.  of its share listing over an accounting scandal in a surprise ruling that could weaken Citigroup's  $10.8 billion takeover bid for the brokerage.


Doctor for US Lawmakers Donates Flu Vaccine

The attending physician for US lawmakers, their staffs and others who work at the US Capitol received additional doses of the flu vaccine and is donating them to city medical officials, top US Republican lawmakers said on Friday.


Jolie cast as Tigress in animated "Kung Fu Panda"

In her first movie deal since going  to Africa to give birth, Angelina Jolie will co-star as a tiger  in the upcoming kids film "Kung Fu Panda" for DreamWorks  Animation SKG, the studio said on Monday.


Thieves stole a laptop that contained social security number for thousands of blood donors.


Nel capoluogo lombardo un operaio di 57 anni Ã¨ precipitato dal quinto pianoNon lontano dalla capitale un giovane romeno di 29 anni Ã¨ caduto da un'impalcatura                                          Incidenti sul lavoro, altre vittime due edili muoiono a Milano e Roma                                                                                Domani a Torino i funerali dei quattro lavoratori morti alla ThyssenKrupp


Kolkata, September 29: In an apparent setback to Sharad Pawar, none of the representatives of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) were allowed to attend the BCCI annual general meeting here on Wednesday.


Operazione dei carabinieri della capitale contro due spacciatoriQuattro cani e cento rettili sorvegliavano lo stupefacente                                          Roma, pitbull e serpenti a guardia della droga                                                                                Sequestrati 10 chili di hashish e centinaia dosi di cocaina. Arrestate due persone


Toshiba says to sell Ginza bldg for $1.4 bln

Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said on Wednesday  it would sell a landmark building in Tokyo's Ginza district for  161 billion yen ($1.4 billion) to Tokyu Land Corp (8815.T).


Premiers present 'reasonable and responsible' counter-offer on ...

OTTAWA - Canada's premiers and territorial leaders have laid down a demand that Ottawa commit to permanently funding 25 per cent of the cost of health care in the country.


By huge margins, voters favor restrictions on marriage. Gay-rights activists are promising court challenges. Alison Wood holds her daughter, Hanna Wood-Krusell, 5, as she votes in Rockport, Mass.


Belarus, Russia sign agreement on single migration cards

The signing of the Belarusian-Russian intergovernmental agreement on the use of single migration cards has legalized the institution that has been existing de facto in the system of interstate relations for one ...


Hollywood High Noon: Lawyers in a Duel for Clients

A battle among deal-making lawyers over money and clients has provided a spectacle for those who thrive on gossip about show business's bloody internal politics.


Northern Ireland's politicians attend a third day of talks aimed at restoring devolved government.


Explosions, shootings leave 7 dead in Saudi capital

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi police have killed seven militants following two early evening suicide bombings in Riyadh. Security officials say they believe the militants they killed were involved in some way


Hepburn papers reveal woman of strength, nerves

A peek inside the private world of  legendary actress Katharine Hepburn reveals a woman resembling  the strong-willed characters she often portrayed.


Beckham hopes to make injury return later this month

LONDON English soccer star and pop icon David Beckham is hoping to return to the field later this month. Beckham is suffering from a broken rib and says he wants to begin playing for his Spanish league team next weekend.


Apple is recalling 28,000 faulty batteries for its 15-inch Powerbook G4 laptops.


These are not the same San Diego Chargers that the Denver Broncos handled way back in Week 3 of the season. When the Broncos defeated San Diego 23-13 on Sept.


L'imprenditore siciliano era stato sequestrato il 30 ottobre


SlingPlayer for Symbian cell phones now available

Previously available only in beta, the Symbian version of the SlingPlayer is now available for sale at the company's Web site.


Italian police net 26 in phishing takedown

Phish, Chip and Mules Italian police have arrested 26 people allegedly involved in an international phishing operation.â¦


Sfilata all'Auditorium dei lavori degli allievi


KUESSNACHT AM RIGI, Switzerland - It's a cold winter's day in the normally staid Swiss Alpine town of Kuessnacht, and bands of wild-eyed young men are roaming the streets brandishing whips. Only on closer inspection is it clear that it's not a riot - just men looking for their next drink.


Japan is aware that excessive exchange rate market volatility could dent its economic recovery and is monitoring currency markets very closely, Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui said on Thursday.


Militia Offers to Cede Control of Shrine

A rebel cleric's militiamen kept their guns outside a holy site Friday after issuing a surprise offer to give up control of the Imam Ali Shrine to Shiite Muslim religious leaders, but negotiators wrangled into the night over getting the militants out of the compound.


Pearson seeking partners for Dow Jones bid: report

Financial Times publisher Pearson Plc.  is seeking partners to make a possible bid for Wall Street Journal owner Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , the Journal reported on its Web site on Friday.


The Ravens will approach personnel decisions with hopes of sustaining this season's success for a number of years rather than sacrificing their future for a run at the Super Bowl next season.


Blogs Team Up to Help Environment on Blog Action Day

More than 5,000 bloggers have signed on to Blog Action Day -- Oct. 15 -- during which participants will all post on environmental issues. It's a good cause, no doubt, but the motivation isn't entirely altruistic.


BT escapes breakup in review of telecommunications industry

LONDON  - Britain's telecommunications regulator backed away from breaking up BT Group PLC on Thursday and instead ordered the industry giant to improve competitor access to its networks.


The lenderâs efforts follow weeks of intense criticism from advocacy groups contending that Countrywide did not move quickly to help its borrowers escape risky, high-cost loans.


MGM Deal to Boost Comcast Movie Offerings

Buying a share of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer will let Comcast Corp. greatly beef up its video-on-demand offerings, an area where the nation's largest cable television operator hopes to gain ground on satellite TV competitors.


She is hot, sensuous and desirable. Chopra is the girl of the moment.


WRAPUP 1-Finance leaders urge vigilance on terror, poverty

Finance officials from all over the globe gathered under heavy guard on Sunday to push for a stepped-up fight against terror financing while warning the poor must not be forgotten.


Forte ripresa del polo vita-risparmio-pensioni


By David Gambacorta, Philadelphia Daily News  Jun. 13--Research has taught the Child Predator Unit this much: One in five girls and one in five boys will be sexually propositioned online during their early adolescence.


(InfoWorld) - IntelÂ  threw down a gantlet today by entering the solid-state drive market with its first NAND flash memory product. The Intel Z-U130 Value Solid-State Drive represents a challenge to Samsung Corp., which is the world's largest producer of NAND flash memory for hardware and gadgets such as USB flash drives. The Z-U130 comes in capacities ranging from 1GB to 8GB and uses industry-standard USB interfaces, the company stated in a press release. The flash drive comes with reads rates of 28MB/sec. and write speeds of 20MB/sec. Intel expectsÂ its solid-state disk to be used in everything from servers and PCs toÂ gaming consoles. Intel's first entry into the solid-state disk market is still four times smaller in capacity compared withÂ otherÂ industry-leadingÂ products from companies such as SanDisk Corp. SanDiskÂ announced aÂ 32GB solid-state disk product in January (see "SanDisk shows solid-state drive "). But Intel also touts extreme reliability numbers, saying theÂ Z-U130 has an average mean time between failure of 5 million hours compared with SanDisk, which toutsÂ an MTBF of 2 million hours. Intel touted solid-state disk as a faster storage alternative that speeds through common PC or embedded application operations such as locating boot code, operating systems and commonly accessed libraries. It said its productÂ offers "cost-effective," high-performance storage with advantages over hard disk drives or removable Universal Serial Bus storage devices. Samsung recently announced its first hybrid drive, which uses NAND flash memory with spinning disk. That drive offers capacities of 80GB, 120GB and 160GB, along with 4GB of flash memory for caching data (see "Samsung ships its first hybrid disk drive"). Solid-state drives deliver faster boot times, embedded code storage, rapid data access and low-power storage alternatives for value PCs, routers, servers, and gaming and industrial applications. "Solid-state drive technology offers many benefits over traditional hard disk drives, including improved performance and reliability," said Randy Wilhelm, vice president and general manager of Intel's NAND products group. The Z-U130 solid-state drive is the company's first product in what Intel said will be a family ofÂ  value solid-state drives. The Z-U130 comes in 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB densities. Intel said it has already made deals with server, notebook and PC manufacturers to include the Z-U130. The company's solid-state disk will also be used in Intel-embedded products for routers and point of sale terminals, it noted.


The president of the United Arab Emirates, who helped forge a federation from seven Persian Gulf states and ruled it since its creation, has died, Abu Dhabi TV said.


Roma, 12:29 - CALCIO, STATUA DI MARADONA NELLO STADIO DEL BOCA JUNIORS

Diego Armando Maradona da oggi sarà l'icona dello stadio del Boca Juniors. E' stata installat...


Some newer contraceptives too risky, US group says

Some newer birth control pills, which carry twice the risk of dangerous blood clots as older contraceptives, should be banned, an advocacy group said in a petition filed with U.S. regulators on Tuesday.


A major restructuring by the owner of insurance company Norwich Union will see 100 jobs going in Belfast.


Corpse, cancer images to confront Indian smokers

Pictures of a corpse and mouth cancers will be displayed on cigarette packets in India from June in a bid to shock people into stopping smoking, health officials said on Tuesday.


Majority want U.S. troop deadline in Iraq: poll

A narrow majority of Americans now favor setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq and a record number say they disapprove of the war, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Monday.


Games shaped by brain-waves on the horizon

Video games with action dictated by brain waves will be available by the end of the year, according to a Silicon Valley company that has created low-cost headsets.


Asian shares slump as U.S. mortgage woes spread

Asian shares slumped on Wednesday, tracking heavy losses on Wall Street amid fears a crisis in U.S. mortgage lending is spreading to the wider economy.


Warning over credit card cash withdrawals

Business & money: Withdrawing money from a cashpoint becoming more expensive, according to new research.


Russia's President Putin signs the Kyoto protocol on climate change - enabling it to  come into force next year.


Berlino, 19:02 - CICLISMO, STAMPA TEDESCA: ANCHE VALVERDE INDAGATO PER DOPING

Secondo quanto riporta il quotidiano tedesco 'Suddeutsche Zeitung', anche lo spagnolo della caisse d...


Eve must wear an alcohol-detecting ankle bracelet for 45 days after pleading no contest Thursday to driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit.


Greek Cypriots remove wall, seek Turkish pullout

Greek Cypriots earned international praise on Friday for tearing down an emblem of the island's division but Turkey appeared in no rush to respond to calls to remove its troops from the area.


Chirac to blame for France's declining influence in Europe

French influence in Europe is declining, and President Jacques Chirac is largely to blame.


Plans for a Â£1bn reservoir in Oxfordshire are unveiled by Thames Water in order to meet increased demand.


Unilever Sales Decline Accelerates on Competition

Unilever, the maker of Lipton tea and Dove soap, said its sales decline accelerated in the third quarter as demand in Western Europe fell and competitors cut prices.


Napster creator Shawn Fanning has spoken publicly about his new project - a licensed file-sharing service with an almost unlimited selection of tracks.


Livorno, 18:45 - CALCIO: SPINELLI, SENZA PUBBLICO UNA SQUADRA VALE LA META'

"Sono arrabbiato, sono due partite che giochiamo senza pubblico: cosÃ¬ una squadra vale la met&agrave...


Empoli, 19:04 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; FICINI: CON LA FIORENTINA SAREMO AL TOP

Mancano parecchi giorni al derby con la Fiorentina, ma il centrocampista dell'Empoli Ficini gi&agrav...


Blog: Besides the June 29 release date, the iPhone commercials tell us more about the most highly anticipated cell phone of the year.


Google's breakneck changes stoke privacy fears

Most people missed the announcement about how Google Inc. wants to burrow inside your brain and capture your most intimate thoughts. That's because it never happened.


LOS ANGELES/NASHVILLE (Billboard) - With about 115 dates  already slotted, U2's 2005 world tour will likely surpass its  last outing in capacity and dollars.


Global warming talks possible in '05 meeting

Long nights of backroom wrangling and a last-minute tangle produced a deal Saturday that opens a small door to international talks about what comes "beyond Kyoto


Earnings at Goldman Were Up 29% in Quarter

Goldman Sachs reported profit of $3.2 billion, setting a record amid growing concern over falling stock prices and an imploding subprime mortgage market.


Fossil hunters working in Ethiopia unearth the remains of at least nine primitive hominids.


Anti-Nokia anger in Germany for closing a factory is growing with politicians publicly ditching the firm's phones and joining calls for a national boycott in Europe's largest economy.


EarthLink to cut 900 jobs and buy back shares

EarthLink Inc  said on Tuesday it will cut about 900 jobs as part of a restructuring to reduce costs, and its board authorized an additional $200 million share buyback, sending its shares up 10 percent.


Chinese warships in Sydney for first Sino-Australian exercises

Two Chinese warships arrived in Sydney Friday ahead of the first joint military exercises between Australia and the Asian nation, with officials saying more operations were planned.


(InfoWorld) - With the first six months of the year gone, IT companies are riding high in the markets, and mergers and acquisitions have helped stoke investor interest in technology. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 7.8 percent in the first half. The day before the U.S. Independence Day holiday on July 4, the Nasdaq rose 12.65 points to close at 2644.95, a six-and-a-half year high. Most analyst firms are still predicting modest overall global IT spending growth of about 6.5 percent above last year. But strong corporate earnings, better-than-expected growth in certain sectors, and M&A activity are contributing to a sense of exuberance, especially in certain sectors. Both Gartner and IDC have recently raised predictions, for example, for PC shipment growth this year. Now comes news that M&A deals continue to experience a torrid pace. For the first six months of the year, 1,930 deals worth about $347 billion were reported, according to The 451 Group. While the number of deals declined slightly from last year, the dollar value skyrocketed about 50 percent from last year, according to a 451 Group report. About half the deals involved acquisitions by public companies, and half involved private equity companies. Also, the pace of M&A is accelerating, according to the report. After $95 billion in M&A deals in the first quarter, second-quarter M&A spending jumped to $252 billion. IT is getting a lion's share of M&A dollars. For example, in the first six months of the year, IT services deals amounted to about $94.7 billion, while software deals excluding storage and security companies amounted to $27.6 billion, according to 451 Group. These days, M&A activity is being seen as a healthy sign. That was not always the case. "PE (private equity) used to buy broken companies," noted 451 Group financial analyst Brenon Daly. But now there are various reasons why IT services and software companies are targets, he noted. "It's not a great time to be a public company," Daly said. For example, there is a lot of scrutiny on companies being brought to bear by Sarbanes-Oxley rules, he noted. Thus, there are a lot of willing buyout targets, especially among smaller companies, he said. IT services companies are popular targets because once the difficult sales cycle is accomplished, long-term contracts lock in revenue for a foreseeable period, Daly said. Software companies in mature markets may see new license revenue slowing down but have a solid business in maintenance revenue. Though 451 does not track telecommunications deals specifically (telecom M&A is included in its total tally, however), recent telecom deals have also excited the market. For example, AT&T's announcement FridayÂ it would buy carrier Dobson CommunicationsÂ for about $2.8 billion helped lift the Nasdaq to its high level earlier this week. M&A deals help boost IT investor interest in several ways, noted Daly. First of all, as companies are bought and taken off the market as targets, there are fewer companies to invest in, even as a liberal lending regime continues to stoke opportunity and interest. Also, M&A sparks a continual guessing game of Who's Next? Excited investors essentially place bets on companies they think will be the next to be snapped up. It's not all smoke and mirrors, though. Several quarters of healthy corporate earnings have given a solid underpinning to investor interest in tech. The earnings-report season is getting underway in the next few weeks, and industry watchers will get a sense of how the next six months will play out.


A startup claims to read people's minds while they view ads.


Tents, s'mores, and a laptop: parks go online

Texas becomes first state to offer free Web in the woods, pleasing some but angering nature purists.


Gunmen kill 2 soldiers at south Lebanon camp

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


Insurgent Group Announces Truce With Al-Qaeda in Iraq

BAGHDAD, June 6 -- A Sunni insurgent group that waged a deadly street battle last week against the rival group al-Qaeda in Iraq in a Sunni neighborhood of west Baghdad announced Wednesday that the two forces had declared a cease-fire.


Sharon Stone to cross David Morrisey in Basic Instinct sequel

Sharon Stone will reportedly reprise her role in "Basic Instinct," playing a seductive novelist opposite British actor David Morrisey, who has been cast as a psychiatrist.


Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in Paris for medical treatment

VILLACOUBLAY, France  - A French military jet believed to be carrying ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat landed Friday afternoon at an airfield outside Paris, witnesses said.


Roma, 14:12 - CALCIO, LAZIO: CONVOCATI PER LA FIORENTINA

Sono 22 i  giocatori convocati dall'allenatore della Lazio, Delio Rossi, per la gara di domani contr...


iPhones Will Only Be at AT&T, Apple Stores for Initial Launch

By Associated Press  SAN ANTONIO -- Customers clamoring to get their hands on Apple Inc.'s highly anticipated iPhone better make sure they're at the right store.  The combination cell phone, media player and wireless Web device will only be sold at stores owned by Apple Inc.


Dell to offer Linux with its desktops and laptops

Listens to the masses Dell users may soon have the choice of having Linux pre-installed on their machines, according to a statement on the technology company's website.â¦


Police were trying yesterday to determine whether a suicide was the cause of a crash that killed six people and seriously injured 11 after


Tsunami fund-raising match planned, says PCB

A fund-raising match between an Asian XI and a Rest of the World side to help survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami is being considered, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan said on Thursday.


Howard sweeps to historic victory in Australian election

Australia's Prime Minister John Howard surged to a resounding victory in the general election last night, winning an historic fourth term in office.


Deadlocked Sunni, Shiite Factions Block Political Progress, Iraqis Say

BAGHDAD, July 12 -- Iraqi politicians on Thursday struck a more pessimistic tone about Iraq than did the White House assessment, and said the deadlock between warring Sunni and Shiite factions makes major political progress unlikely in coming months.


Avram Grant is facing an injury crisis that threatens to derail Chelsea's Premier League title challenge.


Applied Materials, the world's largest producer of chip-making equipment, says it has benefited from higher orders but warns demand is likely to wane next year.


A fronte di un'inflazione al 2,2%. Stabili rispetto a luglio


Northern Ireland's peace process will face "an enormous tragedy" if political rivals cannot agree this month to revive a Catholic-Protestant administration in the British territory, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said Monday.


Just like love, online dating could be a risky proposition for investors.


Charlton Athletic recorded their third successive victory and, as a consequence, moved into seventh place in the Premiership with a thoroughly convincing victory.


A man who murdered his wife is in hospital after being found in his cell ahead of his sentence by a judge.


The son of a Shia politician says US troops treated him roughly when they arrested him by the Iraq-Iran border.


Longtime Red Sox fan hangs on team's fortunes

(October 26, 2004) - Barb Babiarz's love affair with the Boston Red Sox began in 1967, the year Carl Yastrzemski led an unsung team to the American League pennant.


No. 15 Rutgers 41, Navy 24: Rice Rushes to a Rutgers Record in a Sloppy Victory Over Navy

Ray Rice came through for the Scarlet Knights, rushing for 175 yards on 37 carries with 3 touchdowns on Friday.


SanDisk (SNDK) is losing money as it battles rivals who also want to sell flash memory, the digital data storage medium for devices like cameras or music players. The war for customers is pushing down prices in the market and it's tougher to turn a profit.


Transplant Arranged via the Internet Is Completed

Surgeons completed a kidney transplant Wednesday in what is believed to be the first operation where the donor and recipient met through a commercial Web site.


Roger Federer, recovering from a stomach virus and out of competition since November, landed in the same half of the Australian Open draw as No. 3 Novak Djokovic and four former finalists today.


Ohio St., BC and LSU hold steady in poll

For a change, there was little change at the top of the Top 25.


Shares in Carrefour rise on a report that the French supermarket giant could dismiss its chairman Luc Vandevelde.


Brazil Ruling Party Forced to Run-Off in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's ruling Workers'  Party (PT) held onto the mayoralty in at least three major  cities in Sunday's municipal vote but will face a tough run-off  contest for the biggest prize, the city of Sao Paulo, according  to early results and an exit poll.


Races close as Iowa kicks off White House campaign

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Voters in Iowa begin the process of choosing the next U.S. president on Thursday with two close nominating races, as a new poll showed Barack Obama leading John Edwards among Democrats -- with Hillary Clinton falling to a potentially damaging third.


Alcohol's Metabolism Effect to Be Studied

A $1.63 million grant has been given to Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute to further research on alcohol's effect on metabolism.


French PM calls for energy summit with EU and suppliers

French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin called for an energy summit bringing together European Union countries and the main neighbouring oil and gas-producing countries.


IBERO-AMERICA:  Portugal Wants a Bigger Role

LISBON, Nov 7  (IPS) - The Portuguese government has decided on a new  strategy in Latin America: to cease being a wallflower at  Ibero-American summits and take on a more active role, beyond the  confines of Brazil, in relation to the Spanish-speaking countries.


Newsmen taken hostage in Iraq; captors want French headscarf ...

PARIS - Islamic militants in Iraq have kidnapped two French journalists and demanded the rescinding of a ban on the Islamic headscarf in French schools, the first time they have demanded a policy change abroad that is not connected to their own country.


Judge Rejects Yellowstone Snowmobile Ban

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A federal judge on Friday struck down a ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, calling it a "prejudged, political" move...


Bulgaria's Govt, Central Bank Sign Accord on Policies to Join Euro

Bulgaria's government and central bank on Thursday signed an agreement about their mutual obligations related to the adoption of the single European currency, the euro.


SAN JOSE, Calif. - Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed Thursday to pay $14.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by state Attorney General Bill Lockyer accusing the company of unfair business practices in its crusade to unmask the source of boardroom leaks to the news media.


Berlino, 20:19 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: RISULTATI E CLASSIFICA

Questi i risultati e la classifica dell campionato tedesco di calcio, la Bundesliga.


Foreign Investors Stay Buyers of Japan Stocks in May

Tokyo, June 7 (Jiji Press)--Foreign investors last month stayed net buyers of Japanese stocks for the 11th consecutive month with their appetite boosted by equity market surges worldwide, a Tokyo Stock Exchange report showed Thursday.


For Boeing, laptop thefts are beginning to become somewhat of an epidemic. For the third time in 13 months, one of the company's notebook computers has gone missing, this one containing the names and social security numbers of about 382,000 workers and retirees.


Roger Clemens withdrew from a scheduled appearance at Disney World because he considered his participation " a distraction.â


Alfonso Soriano had three hits and two RBIs as the Rangers responded with their bats to beat the Oakland Athletics 12-9 Tuesday, a night after Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a plastic chair into the stands and broke a woman's nose.


Charlie Bell stole a bad pass from Kevin Garnett and converted a three-point play with 33 seconds remaining to help the Milwaukee Bucks to a 108-104 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.


China Computer Maker Acquires IBM PC Biz

International Business Machines Corp. is selling a majority stake in its pioneering personal computer business to China's biggest computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., for $1.75 billion in cash and stock.


Sul palco anche abiti di Versace e un omaggio a Ferre'


Wrecked Russian School Is Opened to Public

BESLAN, Russia, Sept. 5 Â Shafts of light passed through the bullet holes in the pupils desks, which had been stacked at windows, makeshift barricades against attack. Grisly scenes awaited behind them.


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.


Clothing retailers pace strong September sales

U.S. department stores and clothing retailers posted surprisingly strong September sales on Thursday as falling gasoline prices and cool weather spurred spending on fall fashions such as skinny jeans and long tops.


Lifestyle changes help obese breast cancer women

Even if they remained obese, women who survived breast cancer cut their risk of dying from a recurrence of the disease if they had a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and exercised moderately, a study found on Friday.


Rio Tinto to buy Alcan for $38 bln, trumps Alcoa

MONTREAL/LONDON  - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc  has agreed to buy Canada's Alcan Inc.  for $38.1 billion to create the world's largest aluminum producer, trumping a hostile bid by Alcoa Inc.


For Former Mayor, Pearl Harbor âMade Me A Different Person'

Groton ââ When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor 63 years ago today, Catherine Kolnaski was just about 20 years old and training to become a nurse at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.


John Reid wants to re-examine at extending the 28-day limit on holding terrorism suspects without charge.


Marie-Helen Premont fulfils dream by winning mountain biking ...

ATHENS (CP) - It was nine years ago that a young volunteer working at a World Cup mountain bike race at Mont Ste-Anne, Que., became swept up in the emotion of the riders.


With John Darwin's arrest Saturday, and Anne Darwin's early Sunday, one of the strangest crime stories in recent British history may have reached its end


Presidential campaigns are about more than just speeches, rallies and the horse race.


Amazon offers 1.57% discount to A9 search users

Online retailer Amazon.com is offering a 1.57% shopping discount to registered users of its new A9 Web search service as a way to increase A9 use and promote buying on Amazon, the company's Web site showed Friday.


A gas explosion has killed 17 people and injured some 40 others in western Algeria, the official APS news agency has reported. The blast has destroyed a whole building in the town of Ain


The San Joaquin River, once California's second longest, will be reborn in a massive, 20-year plan, officials say.  In the past 60 years, the San Joaquin has been drained dry for agriculture purposes.


No Serbian violence expected over Kosovo: EU

The European Union does not expect Serbia to resort to violence if ethnic Albanians declare independence in its contested province of Kosovo, a senior EU official said on Thursday.


Giornalista Rai concorda con necessita' di fare verifiche


Office Depot 4Q profit climbs 27 percent

Office Depot Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 27 percent as the office supplies retailer cut operating costs and used promotions to drive holiday sales.


Jordan: Ford decision was knife through the heart.

The Jordan team has vowed to bounce back from its latest crisis, despite likening Ford's recent decision to cease all of its Formula One activities to a .


Stability Pact: France and Germany off the hook for now

The Commission has lifted the excessive deficit procedure, first launched in 2003, against France and Germany. But already there are doubts about Germany respecting the rules in 2005.


Authorities to assist family of baby girl

Authorities say every assistance will be offered to the Perth-based family whose baby daughter perished in a tsunami that devastated the Thai resort of Phuket.


Just another typical win for the Red Sox

The oddities were so many that the whole day was hard to describe. The Red Sox scored seven runs in an inning, a postseason record for them and for the Angels, and Boston


Charles Clarke insists he will not be rushed to judgement on the future of terror suspects being held at Belmarsh prison.


Kurt Busch wins the pole for the Sharp Aquos 500 at California (Fontana) Speedway -- his first pole since October 2006 at Martinsville and the 10th of his career.


Australia says to acquire new "most lethal" cruise missiles

Australia announced plans to acquire long-range cruise missiles that will give its defence force the "most lethal capacity" for air combat in the region.


Stars zip, rip and vie to wow for Oscar fashion

Behind the scenes in Hollywood days  before the Oscars, the sounds of zipping, ripping, sucking-in  and sighing fill the air as film stars try out gowns before  Sunday's red carpet parade.


Milano, 13:51 - CALCIO, INTER: RECOBA TORNA IN GRUPPO

L'Inter è tornata al lavoro dopo la vittoria di Palermo. Al lavoro con il gruppo ha partecipa...


Germany, France urge Syria to 'stop destabilising Lebanon'

Germany and France have issued a joint call to Syria to "stop supporting forces that seek to destabilise Lebanon and the region".


Kroger Co. (KR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the top US grocer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 29 percent as it kept a tight rein on expenses and sales rebounded.


CantÃ¹, 13:53 - BASKET, SERIE A: MILANO PASSA A CANTU'

L'Armani Milano ha battuto a CantÃ¹ la Tisettanta 79-70 nell'anticipo del mezzogiorno della 14/a gior...


The 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge arrives today, bringing a sense of solemn memory for those who were there and a bit of confusion for those who weren't.


3D graphics a-go-go Parallels has released an major update to its Parallels Desktop 3.0 Windows-on-Mac application, a year on from the software's original release. The new version promises better integration between Windows and Mac apps.â¦


Symbol Technologies will take an important step in the evolution of the enterprise wireless LAN on Monday with the introduction of its WS 2000 Wireless Switch.