World Trade Center insurers in $2 bln settlement

Seven insurers have agreed to pay an additional $2 billion to developers of the World Trade Center, resolving all outstanding claims from the September 11, 2001, attacks and speeding redevelopment of the site, New York State officials announced on Wednesday.


Electronic tools have opened the door for even the smallest of companies to fish in the global IT talent pool.


Airports operator BAA is to say that last month's terror security alert cost the business at least Â£20m.


Montenegro vote spurs Bosnia Serb referendum calls

Long-standing calls by Serb  nationalists for the Serb Republic to secede from Bosnia grew  louder on Monday, following Montenegro's vote in a referendum  earlier this month to split from Serbia.


NBC's LA outlet has Raw deal to air more news

An intriguing experiment  in broadcast news sneaked onto southern California's digital  airwaves about seven months ago.


Militants' ambush kills 9 in southwest Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan  - Militants ambushed a vehicle on Thursday, killing six soldiers and three other people in the southwest Pakistan city of Quetta, hours after a visit by a senior U.S. official, Pakistani military officials said.


Those of us who have always wondered why award shows have to be so infernally long got our answer on Sunday night at the Golden Globes: they donât.


Homestar Runner Rejects TV to Stay True to Web

In perhaps a first, the creators of the online cartoon Homestar Runner  have turned down two cable TV channels to stay on the web.


The delayed update to Apple's OS X operating system for Macs will be released on 26 October.


WASHINGTON - Despite gaining their freedom by signing pledges to renounce violence, at least seven former prisoners of the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have returned to terrorism, at times with deadly consequences.    At least two are believed to have died in fighting in Afghanistan, and a third was recaptured during a raid of a suspected training camp in Afghanistan, Lt...


North Carolina earns 1st win over top-5 team on final-play field goal, sending No. 4 'Canes to stunning defeat. CHAPEL HILL, NC - North Carolina might have kicked Miami right out of the national title race.


Spaniard David Ferrer eased past Argentine 20th seed Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2 6-3 7-5 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open, the best grand slam showing of his career.


Nokia will expand its line of Yahoo-capable handsets to include those operating on the Series 40 platform, the operating system used by many of the Finnish phone maker's non-smartphone devices.


Stocks bobbed higher at Monday's open after two sessions of heavy selling driven by surging oil prices and a disappointing employment report.


NDS, STMicroelectronics and Thomson announced on Friday that they will begin implementing new anti piracy technology to weed out video piracy.


A Dutch court upholds jail terms for seven Chinese who trafficked illegal immigrants into Europe.


Parigi, 11:45 - CALCIO, PSG IN CAMPO CON MAGLIA CONTRO RAZZISMO

Il Paris Saint Germain scenderà in campo con una maglia speciale contro il razzismo. Secondo ...


Tra le vittime alto ufficiale delle forze di sicurezza


Firms should be banned from cold calling door to door the Trading Standards Institute (TSI), says.


Reba Will Design Line of Women's Clothing

Entertainer Reba McEntire will design a line of women's clothing for Little Rock-based Dillard's Inc.


Low Turnout Likely to Kill Macedonian Referendum

Macedonian opposition parties looked  headed for a flop on Sunday in their referendum bid to block a  Western-inspired law that gives the ethnic Albanian minority  more local autonomy.


A day after hitting Dale Earnhardt Jr. with a $10,000 fine and the loss of 25 points for cursing during a postrace TV interview, NASCAR handed down 12 more penalties for rule violations at Talladega Superspeedway.


Japan Buddhists pull sponsorship of Myanmar summit after regime shake-up

A Japanese group has withdrawn sponsorship of a Buddhist summit in Myanmar next month over concerns about the junta's hardline shake-up, but Yangon says it will go ahead with the event on its own.


SPACE PROGRAM NASA's Shuttle Hanger Badly Damaged by Storm

The gigantic hangar where the space shuttle is prepared for its missions sustained much more damage from Hurricane Frances than initially believed, NASA officials said Tuesday.


After two years, American Lindsay Davenport is closer to returning to the top spot in women's tennis, reported China Radio International.


Court allows casino vote that may boost Obama

A federal judge on Thursday allowed Nevada's Democratic Party to conduct voting to choose a U.S. presidential nominee in casino hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, a decision likely to boost Sen. Barack Obama.


CLIMATE CHANGE:  UN Goes 'Climate Neutral'

NUSA DUA, Bali, Dec 12 (IPS) - The United Nations announced Wednesday it is  joining the growing worldwide effort to go "climate  neutral", an acronym for reducing or offsetting any  greenhouse gases.


A hormone therapy treatment has proven successful in fighting ovarian cancer, according to research.


Legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto knows when his grand vision of video games for the masses has arrived.


Cap Gemini twins with Google to punt online apps

Surpise pairing Cap Gemini is to start flogging Google Apps to its big corporate customers.â¦


German police save thieves from sticky escape route

Two thieves on the run in Germany made light work for their pursuers when they tried to flee across a drained pond and got stuck so fast in mud they had to be helped out by police.


'Siamo usciti da emergenza,ma serve rigore e consolidamento'


Flaw in the way the Net phone software handles Web links could enable an attacker to launch arbitrary code on some Macs.


BP settles Alaska tax dispute for $379 million

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - BP unit BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc has agreed to pay $379 million to settle a dispute over outstanding corporate income taxes charged between the years 2000 and 2002, Gov. Sarah Palin said on Monday.


Myanmar security forces intensify protest crackdown

Security forces swept through Myanmar's main city Thursday, arresting hundreds of people and firing warning shots as they intensified a violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrators.


Roma, 18:14 - CALCIO, SERIE B: TRE GIORNATE A SOVIERO E GUIGOU

Il giudice sportivo ha squalificato 23 giocatori in serie B. Tre giornate di stop con ammonizione al...


Grillini, l'Odg sulle unioni civili e' 'una presa in giro'


Microsoft gives us an update on Windows Home Server


'You'll pay twice. And you'll like it' Yes, it seems unjust that Apple can charge you twice for an iPhone ringtone. But that's the way the fair-use cookie crumbles.â¦


Australia progressed to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy, after beating New Zealand by seven wickets at The Oval. Pace bowlers Glenn McGrath and Michael Kasprowicz proved the telling factors today in


Iraq will bring top figures of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime to court next week for the first time since they appeared before a judge five months ago, and formal indictments could be issued next month.


A US envoy on a Middle East tour said Sunday that America has suggested having its military experts work alongside Syrians to stop militants from crossing the Syrian-Iraqi border


Il segretario di stato dell'Ohio, Ken Blackwell: "Questa Ã¨ la legge: bisogna aspettare 11 giorni per scrutinare i provisional ballot, dopo aver fatto i dovuti controlli". Alla Cnn Blackwell non ha voluto


Illinois offers help to buy import drugs

State's online site will be first to offer imports from Europe, as well as Canada. Neither Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan, a Democrat, nor his opponent, Republican Mitch Daniels, say they would follow Illinois' lead.


Saddam on hunger strike : US military denies

Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and 11 top leaders of his regime have gone on hunger strike in their US detention centre, one of their lawyers said yesterday.


WPP profits rise as it mulls bid for Grey

WPP Group, the world's second-largest advertising company, says first-half profits climbed nearly 16 percent as growth in Asia and the United States counterbalanced sluggish European markets.


Genova, 19:21 - CALCIO, GENOA-NAPOLI: TENSIONE PER ACQUISTO TAGLIANDI

Caccia al biglietto per i tifosi del Genoa in vista della gara di domenica con il Napoli, decisiva p...


Chirac Thumbs Up for Bulgaria, Lagging Romania 2007 EU Entry ... |read|

Politics: 14 November 2004, Sunday. French President Jacques Chirac hailed the simultaneous entry of Bulgaria and laggard Romania, pinned for 2007.


The pharmaceutical's settlement ends a government probe.


Black Entertainment Television (BET) has banned Eminem's latest video Just Lose It after Michael Jackson complained about it, reports IMDB.


Dell, ThinkPad laptops first on official Wireless USB kit list

D-Link, Iogear adaptors too The first six Wireless USB products allowed to use the cable-free connectivity technology's official logo have been named. Standing out from the various adaptor accessories: a pair of laptops from Dell and Lenovo.â¦


DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. - A bank that has been robbed so many times it bans customers from coming inside was held up again anyway on Friday.  Anyone using the Bank of America branch on Silver Hill Rd.


Of the many disastrous consequences of the Bush reelection to the White House, none are more alarming than the potential impact to the United States Supreme Court.


Two rockets slammed into the Sheraton hotel in central Baghdad on Thursday night, temporarily overshadowing a pledge by a Shi'ite Muslim militia to disarm.


Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said on Friday she would carry on her struggle for democracy, despite an attack on her motorcade that killed 133 people as she returned home after eight years of exile.


U.S. Welcomes Speech by Taiwan President

The State Department is welcoming what it describes as "the positive and constructive points" in a speech on China policy by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian.


Three people die in a car bomb in Baghdad, as a recount of 300 election ballot boxes begins.


Safeway grocery chain expands ground beef recall

Grocery store chain Safeway Inc. said on Sunday that it is expanding its voluntary recall of several fresh ground beef products in Arizona after United Food Group LLC expanded its recall of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.


Venture capital investments in U.S. startups climbed to a six-year high of $29.4 billion in 2007, raising hope that ample money will still be available to back promising new ideas


Three survive four-day ordeal as strong tremor rattles quake-hit ...

TOKYO : A woman and two young children buried for four days after a deadly earthquake in central Japan have been pulled alive from the rubble Wednesday as another powerful temblor rocked the region.


Comment is free: Mary O'Hara: Recent murders are gnawing away at Northern Ireland's shiny post-conflict veneer


Sachin Tendulkar believes India have the quality to come from behind and win the series against Australia.


By Sue Doyle, Daily News, Los Angeles  Feb. 23--Forget the cyber cafe; take the cyber commute.    The MTA's Orange Line and subway system may not always deliver a  high-speed trip, but transit officials would like to offer commuters  high-speed Internet service.


In the last conversation Paul Thomas Anderson had with Robert Altman, his friend and mentor told him: "I think this film is something different for you."


ROMA - Lâinflazione a ottobre scende ancora, ma non a Bari che in controtendenza rispetto i dati rilevati nella cittÃ  campione Ã¨ il capoluogo dove si registra un aumento dello 0,2% su base mensile. Secondo


Panel says keep sage grouse off endangered list

Sage grouse should not be listed as an endangered species, said a US Fish and Wildlife Service panel of biologists Friday. The panel of regional managers and senior scientists made their recommendation to


Unblame the Victim: Heart Disease Causes Vary

pparently, it is not enough that former President Bill Clinton has had his chest sliced open, his breast bone sawed through and his heart stopped cold and replumbed.


LOS ANGELES  - Rachel Blanchard, Jacob  Pitts and Shiri Appleby have been cast in "1/4life," a new ABC  ensemble drama from the creators of "thirtysomething."


WASHINGTON - Just in time for the election, President Bush is going to one of the most contested states to sign his fourth tax cut in four years.    The White House is holding the signing ceremony Monday at a YMCA in Des Moines, Iowa - a Democratic area of a state that Bush lost by a razor-thin margin in 2000...


Q. & A. With Chelsea Striker Didier Drogba

Ivory Coast international and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba talked to Jack Bell of The New York Times. Read the transcript of their discussion.


PUGHTOWN -- A media frenzy converged on the small town of Pughtown Wednesday and Thursday for the high-profile church trial of Beth Stroud, a United Methodist Church pastor who told her congregation she is a lesbian.


A Bond Strategy Once Thought Foolish Now Looks Smart

Despite warnings that interest rates would climb sharply, some risk-averse investors stuck with the bond market in 2004.


While manager Terry Francona has determined that a pat on the back will be a good start to his communication with Japanese pitchers Hideki Okajima and -- potentially -- Daisuke Matsuzaka, Curt Schilling has decided that a little more than that will be needed. So Schilling has commenced his studying.


Media & professional: Martha Lane Fox is to be paid Â£55,000 a year for 15 days' work on the board of M&S. But what will she actually do for her money?


India proposes to Pak five meeting places for divided families

In a major step towards promoting people-to-people contacts, India today proposed to Pakistan five designated places along the border for interaction between divided families on both sides of Kashmir during specified periods.


Parents turn to clinics for genital mutilation: U.N.

More parents are turning to medical clinics to perform genital mutilation, wrongly assuming that it spares girls physical and psychological damage, a U.N. agency warned on Monday.


Researchers have harnessed the light harvesting molecules of spinach and bacteria to make solar cells that could one day be sprayed on many surfaces.


Unborn children may be at risk from the shampoos and hand lotions used by their pregnant mothers, it was claimed yesterday. A chemical commonly used in these toiletries can affect the growth of structures


Maverick mayor of London gets posh rival

An election next year for the mayor of  London is shaping up to be an unusually brutal battle that  exposes one of the country's deepest social divisions: class.


UN Calls for Immediate End to Congo Fighting

The United Nations called on Monday  for an immediate cease-fire in eastern Congo as fighting  between rival army factions flared for a third day.


Flu Shots Skin Injection Might Stretch Supply of It

Researchers said it may be possible to stretch the supply of flu vaccine by giving some people reduced doses that are injected into the skin instead of a muscle.


Bologna, 15:29 - MOTOGP, STONER: VOGLIO TORNARE A VINCERE IN GIAPPONE

La delusione in Portogallo (solo terzo posto all'Estoril) non ha demoralizzato Casey Stoner, pronto ...


Former German chancellor evacuated from tsunami-hit area in Sri ...

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was evacuated by the Sri Lankan air force on Tuesday from thehotel in Galle where he has been stranded since the tsunamis hit the South Asian nation, the air force said.


Glamorous politician wants law to allow 7-year itch

Bavaria's most glamorous politician -- a flame-haired motorcyclist who helped bring down state premier Edmund Stoiber -- has shocked the Catholic state in Germany by suggesting marriage should last just 7 years.


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[TS] Sports of The Times: The Silver Lining to the Postseason Is in Their Hair

For the first time in the postseason, two pitchers over 40 -- Yankees' Randy Johnson, 43, and Tigers' Kenny Rogers, 41 -- face off.


Riley: Bush Re-Election Will Change Court

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley told a Republican breakfast that President Bush's re-election will change the U.S. Supreme Court, described by the governor as "very liberal."


Republican John McCain, his presidential campaign trying to climb out of dire financial straits, is eligible to receive public financing for his struggling bid, the Federal Election Commission said Tuesday.


Rain, Flooding Hinders Asia's Tsunami Relief

Heavy rains and fresh floods disrupted  aid to Asia's tsunami-hit villages on Sunday as the U.N.  refugee agency started a 400-ton airlift as part of a $2  billion relief operation to save millions struggling to  survive.


First Enron criminal trail gets under way

The first criminal trial against any former Enron Corp. employees is scheduled to begin today in Houston. The case is against two ex-Enron workers and four former Merrill Lynch & Co.


NASA asteroid probe launched from Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A pioneering spacecraft that could serve as a blueprint for future interplanetary transport blasted off aboard an unmanned Delta rocket on Thursday on a mission to explore two giant asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.


A University of Michigan study says changes in the bacteria and fungi (microflora) in the gastrointestinal tract may intensify immune system response to common allergens inhaled into the lungs.


A man who secretly filmed women in his university halls bathroom is given a suspended sentence.


U.S. approves Ranbaxy's generic Biaxin antibiotic

India's Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval for clarithromycin, a generic form of Abbott Laboratories Inc.'s antibiotic Biaxin, the FDA said on Saturday.


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MOST Slovaks are quick and competent learners of foreign languages, but under the former teaching regime an emphasis on grammar usage meant that less attention was given to communication skills.


Golden leaving Virginia for Irish defensive job

Notre Dame: Charlie Weis didn't take long making his first big move as coach of the Fighting Irish. On Thursday, Weis chose University of Virginia defensive coordinator Al Golden to fill that same role for Notre Dame, the Boston Globe reported.


Pakistan urges NATO, US to do more against Taliban

NATO and US forces in Afghanistan must match Pakistan's commitment to preventing the cross-border infiltration of Taliban militants, a Pakistani provincial governor said.


Arnie Burton and Cliff Saunders play dozens of characters, sometimes more than one in the same scene, in âAlfred Hitchcockâs The 39 Steps.â


Police are to question pupils at a Greater Manchester school where a 15-year-old boy died following a fight.


Bush Backs Off Idea of National Sales Tax

President Bush is distancing himself from suggestions that he wants to replace the federal income tax with a national sales tax, saying "People shouldn't worry about me raising taxes."


George W. Bush and his White House challenger John Kerry will court Hispanic voters, hoping to sway the growing community that could hold the key to the November 2 presidential election.


In a room of blue and red, some DeKalb County Republicans munched on elephant-shaped cookies as they discussed US Senate candidate Alan Keyesâ loss to Barack Obama.


KABUL -- A doctor helping organize Afghan elections died yesterday along with four other civilians when an explosion tore through their vehicle, police said.


Lycos Releases Two New Search Tools  People Search is a rebranding of WhoWhere.com offering telephone and other data sources including direct links (labeled "professional profile") to the Eliyon.com database. Eliyon aggregates data from a variety of open web sources. Be careful as some of these profiles might contain old, outdated info.  The ...


Indian IT major Infosys net profit jumps 49 percent as outsourcing ...

BANGALORE, India: India's second-largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies, quarterly net profit jumped 49 percent, well ahead of market expectations, thanks to a sustained outsourcing boom.


Tata set to win Jaguar, Land Rover auction: report

Ford Motor Co  is poised to name India's Tata Motors  as preferred bidder for its Jaguar and Land Rover brands, Britain's Sunday Times newspaper reported.


Homeless earthquake survivors living in rice fields and makeshift shacks begged for food and water under a blazing sun Monday as Indonesia's death toll rose to over 5,000.


Old Labor Tactics Resurface in New Union

Labor experts say Unite Here, the newly merged union that is representing the DC hotel workers in their current contract dispute, is one of the most outspoken and toughest unions under the AFL-CIO umbrella.


'Clintonistas' rally behind Kerry's presidential bid

Democratic Senator John Kerry's White House bid has become more combative, more open to reporters and delivered a more focused message recently which observers have attributed to the influence of former Bill Clinton administration staffers.


Four men were charged under Norway's anti-terror law on Thursday after an attack on the Nordic nation's main synagogue, police said.Comment


SAN FRANCISCO  A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its May decision upholding Oregon's assisted-suicide law.


Surprise, Surprise! Kidd Returns, Nets Win

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Sports Network) - New Jersey Nets  All-Star point guard Jason Kidd returned from off-season knee  surgery Monday to help his team defeat the Toronto Raptors,  88-86, at Continental Airlines Arena.


Slovakia's state budget gap widens to Sk70bn in 2004

BRATISLAVA- Slovakia's state budget deficit increased to Sk70.28bn in 2004, from Sk55.97bn in 2003, and in December 2004 alone was Sk36.2bn higher year-on-year, Finance Ministry spokesman Peter Papanek told CTK ...


NASSAU, Bahamas, Sun. Sept. 5: At least two people are dead in the Bahamas and several others injured, victims of Hurricane Frances.


Calif. police probe computer breach in Schwarzenegger's office

The California Highway Patrol is looking into an alleged breach of security after a digital recording of a private conversation Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had with two staff members was leaked to the Los Angeles Times.


Strong earthquake rocks Japan, injuring people

A strong earthquake measuring about 7.1 on the Richter shook northern Japan Monday, triggering a small tsunami wave. At least eight people were injured in Japan 's northern island of Hokkaido .


An order for civil servants to delete old e-mails could lead to crucial information being destroyed, a senior MP says.


Young Chinese idealists vie to join their 'peace corps' in Africa

The first of 300 volunteers arrive to teach Chinese, poultry technologies, and lessons in traditional Chinese medicine.


Mass. gets poor marks on college affordability

A new national "report card" for public and private colleges gives Massachusetts top marks for the number of its students who go to college and for how well


Three Japan Quake Victims Found After Four Days

NAGAOKA, Japan  - In a drama played out on live  television, a mother and her two toddlers were found trapped in  their car under tons of rock and mud on Wednesday nearly four  days after a deadly earthquake hit northern Japan.


Russia Out of Hopman Cup as Safin Loses Again

By Simon Cambers PERTH, Australia  - Top seeds Russia suffered ahumiliating early exit from the Hopman Cup on Wednesday as aleg-weary Marat Safin was beaten for the second time in threedays in their 2-1 defeat by Argentina.


It's for first place in the Big East. It's on network television. It's Connecticut and South Florida?


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Women Represent Nearly Half of HIV/AIDS Cases Worldwide

Nearly half of the 37 million HIV-positive adults ages 15 to 49 worldwide are women, and the number of HIV-positive women in all regions of the world has been increasing over the past two years, according to a report released on Tuesday by UNAIDS and the


Donor drugs hawked on black market: Mozambique

Large amounts of drugs which have been imported into Mozambique with the aid of the international community end up being sold on the black market at home and abroad, the health minister said on Friday.


Early returns from search ad agencies using Yahoo's new ad platform show improvement, but it's still too early to declare it a winner.


Sottosegretario Nielsen, ottimisti ma non cantiamo vittoria


Ukrainian MPs fail to adopt election law changes the opposition says are needed to avert fraud in a new run-off.


Special UN representative to Sudan Jan Pronk said growing violence in Sudan was worrisome and that rebels had violated their commitment to allow aid to reach the needy.


Siena, 21:04 - CALCIO, SIENA: TRATTATIVA PER CESSIONE SOCIETA'

Mps Banca per l'Impresa del Gruppo Monte dei Paschi si prepara a svolgere il ruolo di advisor nella ...


CUPTERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc. says its highly anticipated iPhone will have a battery life that supports 8 hours of talk time, better than what the company originally estimated in January.


Condannato 'ogni gesto di violenza che macchia il calcio'


Obama Defeats Clinton in Virginia, Maryland Contests

Bloomberg - Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama swept Hillary Clinton in three more primaries in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, giving him eight consecutive wins and a clear lead in the race for delegates.


Sept. Is 2nd-Deadliest 2004 Month in Iraq

September was the second-deadliest month of the year for U.S. forces in Iraq and brought to nearly 500 the number who have died since the insurgency escalated in late March.


Germans Reliving Red Army Faction's Season of Terror

OBERURSEL, Germany -- Bearing a bouquet of red roses, the terrorists rang the bell at the German banker's mansion and asked politely if he was available for tea.


A British customs agent who investigated the nuclear smuggling network of Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan has himself become the target of a British criminal probe after being prominently featured in a book by American researchers.


Arafat Is in Coma 'Between Life and Death,' Spokeswoman Says

Yasir Arafat is not brain dead, his spokeswoman said as Palestinian officials met to consider a future without him.


Eli Emerges in First Meeting With Big Ben

To all that Roethlisbergsteria, add a touch of Manningmania. For Eli, not Peyton.


The Washington Times On Technology Column

By Fred Reed, The Washington Times  Jun. 9--CRIME ONLINE EASY TO SIDESTEP: I don't get it. I keep reading  that cybercrime is out of hand, even that national security is being  compromised.


Auburn gets finals chance to state its BCS case

ATLANTA - "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing," coach Vince Lombardi reportedly said while directing the Green Bay Packers to two Super Bowl titles in the late 1960s.


Americans worry about economy, despite rate cut

Americans are worried about the economy and fear housing woes and war spending could spark a recession, despite the interest rate cut this week that sent stock markets soaring.


Apple's Jobs calls on music industry to drop DRM

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday called on the four major record companies to start selling songs online without copy protection software to thwart piracy known as digital rights management (DRM).


Sudanese Rebel Leader Wants Large Force in Darfur

The leader of southern Sudan's  main rebel group called on Tuesday for up to 30,000 Sudanese  and international troops to stop the fighting in Darfur,  demobilize combatants and institute power-sharing.


Manchester United's board are thought to be taking the latest proposal from US typcoon Malcolm Glazer more seriously, but fans are still opposed.


Group Urges Amnesty For Zimbabwe Leaders

JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 18 -- A leading international research group urged southern African leaders Tuesday to offer Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his closest allies amnesty from prosecution in exchange for political reforms that might end years of misrule.


Foreigners Stay Net Buyers of Japan Stocks Last Week

Tokyo, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--Foreign investors remained net buyers of Japanese stocks for the third consecutive week last week amid a weaker yen and global stock market strength, a Tokyo Stock Exchange report showed Thursday.  Nonresidents logged net buying of 425,233 million yen in the Jan.


Since Lennox Lewis retired from boxing last year, the heavyweight landscape has been devoid of a clear-cut champion. And since his departure, the jockeying for the top position has been an ugly process.


Kidnappers of French hostages 'demand end to headscarf ban'

Two French journalists in Iraq have been kidnapped by Islamic militants who say they are protesting against the French government's ban on wearing the hijab in schools.


Chen vows to press for UN bid under title of "Taiwan"

TAIPEI : Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has pledged to push for the island's inclusion in the United Nations under the name of "Taiwan," in a move certain to anger rival China, it was reported on Monday.


Iraqi Insurgents Roil Sunni Triangle With Counterattack

A rebel counteroffensive roiled central and northern Iraq today, with guerillas storming police stations and setting oil wells ablaze, as American troops


Breast cancer survivors risk heart disease: study

Women treated with radiation for breast cancer during the 1980s may have a higher risk of heart disease, researchers in the Netherlands reported on Wednesday.


Bush Toughens Sanctions Against Sudan Over Darfur

Bloomberg - May 29 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush imposed economic sanctions against Sudan in a bid to curb the violence in Darfur and called on the United Nations to step up financial pressure on a leader who hasn't stopped what the U.S. describes as genocide in the African country.


JERUSALEM - A missile from an Israeli helicopter wounded 12 in a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza early Thursday after a teenager from the West Bank evaded roadblocks and blew herself up next to a busy Jerusalem bus stop, killing two policemen.    To carry out the Wednesday suicide attack - the first in Jerusalem in seven months but the second in Israel in three weeks - the 19-year-old overcame a strict military closure of the West Bank imposed for a series of Jewish holidays that began last week...


Feeling at home in Boston, Leveille celebrates

Normand Leveille was back in Boston yesterday, slightly more than a quarter-century after he suited up for his final NHL game. He had dinner at Tresca, Ray Bourque's restaurant in the North End, and he spent the night in the alumni box on the ninth floor of the Garden, watching the Canadiens and Bruins battle away like in the good ...


Delicata Classic Wine Festival returns to Gozo's viticulture heart

The Delicata Classic Wine Festival in Nadur provides wine drinkers with the chance to savour a wide variety of Maltese wines in a stunning location overlooking Comino and the Mgarr Harbour.


Sara Lee Corp.  on Tuesday  posted a quarterly profit before one-time items that beat  analysts estimates, but warned that it would not meet long-term  sales and margin goals as soon it had promised.


China Largely Silent on Telecom Strategy

Telecom executives are excited by the potential for 3G cellular networks in China, but the country wonÂt say which technology it will use or who will get licenses.


Psychiatrists codemn the closure of a unit offering help to people with complex mental health problems.


Getty Museum to return 2 Greek treasures

The J. Paul Getty Museum on Monday settled a decade-old cultural heritage dispute with Greece, agreeing to hand over two ancient treasures that Athens claims were illegally spirited out of the country.


Japan finds Tamiflu study inconclusive, will probe more

Over half of influenza patients in Japan showing abnormal behavior had taken the drug Tamiflu, but it is not clear if there was a causal link between the drug and their actions, a government report showed on Monday.


A Ferrari driver has two straight victories entering the Japanese Grand Prix, and it's not Michael Schumacher. Rubens Barrichello won the Italian Grand Prix and Chinese Grand Prix, taking advantage of some unusual mistakes by his teammate and seven-time world champion in Formula One.


Ballbot, a narrow, 5-foot-tall robot, balances delicately on what looks like a bowling ball. Swaying slightly on a laboratory floor, the aluminum-framed droid seems ready to fall at any moment.


WEST BROMWICH, Aug 30 (SW) - English Premiership club West Brom have finalised the purchase of Wales striker Robert Earnshaw. The Â£3m fee paid to Cardiff City is a club record for the midlands club, a price


Three Democrats competed for the nomination for governor Tuesday, including a former Clinton administration official seeking to become the first black ever elected to Massachusetts' highest office.


AjaxWindows: Most interesting Web OS experiment yet

Yet another Web Operating System launches. This one is from Michael Robertson, founder of MP3.com, Linspire, and SIPPhone.


John McCain's first presidential bid cratered in South Carolina after a nasty campaign and never recovered.


Cervical cancer vaccine reportedly shows early promise

An experimental vaccine against one strain of the human papilloma virus blocked most infections by the virus and, more important, prevented development of a precursor


U.S. captain Jack Nicklaus is not sure who he would like to see Tiger Woods partnered with at the Presidents Cup but he knows who he would like to see the world number one play against.


An appeals court confirms the constitutionality of the federal government requiring sexual health organizations receiving its funding to also preach its message. In Sex Drive Daily.


Polish defense minister says Polish troops should leave Iraq at ...

WARSAW, Poland Poland's defense minister says his country should pull its troops out of Iraq at the end of 2005. It's the first official indication of when the country may leave Iraq.


Victory spells trouble for US-Europe relations

VIENNA: George W Bushâs victory in the US presidential election is likely to prolong and even widen the trans-Atlantic rift, adding new urgency to a growing sense in Europe of the need for a balance to US might.


Red Sox 9, Giants 5: Things Going Right for Red Sox, but for All the Wrong Reasons

People are hearing the Red Sox loudly and clearly this season while watching them succeed in somewhat unorthodox ways.


Key questions answered on the EU's planned Reform Treaty, and the intergovernmental conference that will negotiate it.


SYDNEY, Sept. 6 -- One of the first agreements to emerge Wednesday from meetings between President Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard was a pledge to take joint action to combat climate change.


Fashionistas from Naomi Campbell to Carrie Bradshaw have made embarrassing missteps on the catwalk. But model Sarah Walsh trumped them all when she fell through a hole during an L.A. Fashion Week show.


The chancellor Alistair Darling has been met with a barrage of criticism after he delayed changes to capital gains tax.


Rushdie knighthood triggers diplomatic furore

Controversy over a knighthood for author Salman Rushdie escalated into a full-blown diplomatic row as Iran and Pakistan summoned Britain's ambassadors to protest, drawing a retort from London.


LOS ANGELES  - Debra Messing reportedly was determined to exorcise any trace of her "Will & Grace" character Grace Adler from her persona while shooting her mostly inspired (if a bit transparently shallow) new six-hour USA Network miniseries "The Starter Wife," and darned if she doesn't pull it off.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Julian Tavarez was fined $10,000 US by the commissioner's office for throwing a fastball over the head of Jeff Bagwell.


After Much Doubt and Pain, a U.S.C. Star Feels at Home

Before he flourished this season for the Trojans, the 18-year-old receiver Camille Jarrett needed nightly pep talks from his mother to overcome his homesickness.


Despite Housing Slide, Real Estate Sites Sell

Although most of the real estate industry wishes it could fast-forward through 2008, a few online start-ups are surviving nicely.


Despite resistance, flu drug still preferred

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that despite new research indicating some resistance to Tamiflu, it remained its âdrug of choiceâ for protection against bird flu and in case of a human flu pandemic.


The much maligned Exorcist: The Beginning opened at the top with a not-so-disastrous $18.1 million. The film was shot twice. The first version by Paul Schrader was discarded because the producers disliked it.


Her on-off relationship with Jude Law made her an overnight celebrity, but Sienna Miller says that wasn't her goal. "I was just never desperate to be famous, which I know sounds cliched and probably like a lie, but it is, in my case, very true," the 24-year-old actress says in the January issue of W magazine. "And that's the irony of my situation.


Subscribers to Verizon Communications Inc.'s high-speed Internet services will be able to access customized and premium content from Web giant Yahoo Inc. under a multiyear agreement that combines the companies' offerings into a single brand.


Axe-wielding passenger attacks Norwegian pilots

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


Capcom's Viewtiful Joe 2 offers a graphically impressive old-school beat-'em-up experience with unmatched stylistic flair. Game review by Chris Kohler.


The pick-up in prices will complicate efforts by the Fed as it tries to stave off a slowdown in economic growth.


Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. He was thought to be 91 years old.


Andre Agassi's 20-year career ends in a 5-7 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 5-7 defeat to German qualifier Benjamin Becker at the US Open on Sunday.


Dr. Guadalupe Zamora has been a family doctor for 16 years. This is the first time he won't be able to offer his patients a flu shot.


Passengers and crew are being airlifted from a ferry in the Irish Sea after sailing into bad weather.


A Russian court today rejected the beleaguered oil company's appeal to suspend government efforts to collect $3.4 billion in back taxes.


LOS ANGELES  - A remake of the 1984 cult classic "Revenge of the Nerds" has been shut down after only two weeks because it was too raunchy for the Atlanta university hosting the production.


Court lets Liz Taylor keep van Gogh painting

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed  actress Elizabeth Taylor to keep a Vincent van Gogh painting on  Monday, rejecting an appeal by descendants of a Jewish woman  who said she was forced to sell it before fleeing Nazi Germany  in 1939.


BBC News Online speaks to Holocaust survivors as Poland remembers the terrible fate of the Lodz ghetto.


Juan Pablo Angel had two goals and an assist to lead the undermanned New York Red Bulls to a record-setting 3-0 win over the Chicago Fire on Thursday night.


Rialzo record grazie a Yen debole e esportazioni


Union Leader Says FEMA Is Trying to Oust Him

A union leader at the Federal Emergency Management Agency filed a complaint yesterday saying that FEMA is trying to force him out of his job because he urged Congress to take the agency out of the Department of Homeland Security.


Genova, 22:48 - Calcio, Coppa Italia; Samp-Torino 1-2: doriani ai quarti

La Sampdoria si Ã¨ qualificata per i quarti di finale di coppa Italia pur perdendo in casa 1-2 con il...


Australia halts Indian doctor's bail release

The Australian government stopped an Indian doctor on Monday from being released on bail on terrorism charges linked to British car bombings by cancelling his visa and ordering him into an immigration detention centre.


Italian winery turns labels into art exhibits

ROME (Reuters Life!) - Many people say making wine is an art and an Italian winery once owned by Michelangelo has extended that notion right down to its labels.


Britain's seas are in crisis, with key species in serious decline, according to a report by the WWF.


Lesotho benefits from Prince Harry's AIDS documentary

The British Red Cross has set up a fund for AIDS victims in Lesotho after the screening of a documentary shot by Prince Harry during a visit earlier this year, a senior British diplomat said.


Reward offered for Panama lost plane, U.S. investor

The family of a wealthy U.S. investor is offering a $25,000 reward to find the man and two children after their small plane disappeared in foul weather in the Panamanian jungle.


US FDA official defends agency's handling of drug safety issues

A US Food and Drug Administration official said Friday "we categorically reject" accusations the agency has failed to protect the public against dangerous drugs.


Propongono materiali naturali tutelando produttori locali


Clashes erupt as Bolivian security forces take control of the country's busiest airport in a row over landing fees.


Australian captain Adam Gilchrist rejected the opportunity to enforce a follow on against India in the test series opener Friday after gaining a 228-run lead in the first innings.


SocGen reels from record $7 billion rogue trader fraud

A "massive fraud" by a junior rogue trader has punched a $7 billion hole in the finances of French bank Societe Generale, leaving its credibility in tatters and forcing it to get emergency cash.


With help from a friend, Mel cut to the chase

LOS ANGELES  - For Farhad Safinia, Mel Gibson's screenwriter and co-producer on "Apocalypto," it all began with a love for chase scenes.


Tentative deal reached on economic package

The White House and the Democratic-led Congress have reached a tentative deal on a $150 billion economic stimulus plan that includes tax rebates for workers and business investment incentives, congressional sources said on Thursday.


TORONTO, Sept. 14 -- The World Cup returned to Canada after 13 long years.


Land-Cover and Land-Use Change in the Brazilian Amazon: Smallholders, Ranchers, and Frontier Stratification

By Aldrich, Stephen P; Walker, Robert T; Arima, Eugenio Y; Caldas, Marcellus M; Et al  Abstract:  Tropical deforestation is a significant driver of global environmental change, given its impacts on the carbon cycle and biodiversity.


1. "Judge & Jury" by James Patterson, Andrew Gross (Little, Brown)


US Planes Target Sadr's Fighters in Najaf

NAJAF, Iraq  - US warplanes pounded areas near a shrine where radical Shi'ite militiamen were holed up early on Friday after their leader, Moqtada al-Sadr, defied a final demand from Iraq's interim prime minister to disarm.


A 35-year-old man who pleaded guilty to murdering five older people was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday his government is working very hard on peace talks with the Taliban that would draw the insurgents and their supporters "back to the fold."


Opec orientata a stretta e tensioni internazionali


Microsoft aims to scuttle pirated copies of Vista

Microsoft Corp's  upcoming Windows Vista computer operating system will include technology that is designed to prevent pirated copies from fully functioning, the software giant said.


Conservation only starts at home. Now businesses are trying to do something about wasted energy at work too


Prosecutors summon Yukos lawyer in latest move against the oil giant

MOSCOW  - Prosecutors tightened the screws on Yukos on Monday, calling in the oil giant's top in-house lawyer for questioning after searching his office and apartment on the same day the company challenged a freeze on its subsidiaries' bank accounts.


Abidjan, 22:06 - CALCIO, COSTA D'AVORIO: STIELIKE NUOVO COMMISARIO TECNICO

Il nuovo commissario tecnico della nazionale di calcio della Costa D'Avorio è l'ex giocatore ...


Virus in 4.500 siti turistici 'Carte di credito a rischio'

Allarme dal Giappone: "E' l'hackeraggio piÃ¹ pericoloso mai registrato". Il 'trojan' è in grado di scovare dati personali utili ai criminali informatici


Inchiesta interna, scoperte irregolaritÃ : stop a 7 impianti di betonaggioGli episodi denunciati alla magistratura, adottate misure disciplinari                                          Mafia, la Calcestruzzi ferma l'attivitÃ  in Sicilia


Italian senator calls ambulance to beat traffic

An Italian senator's boast on television  that he cheated traffic jams in Rome during a visit by U.S.  President George W. Bush by calling an ambulance may cost him a  court appearance, officials said on Sunday.


Berlino, 18:03 - CALCIO, BLATTER: LAVORIAMO PER LA PACE ZIDANE-MATERAZZI

Il presidente della Fifa Sepp Blatter, a Berlino per un simposio internazionale, ha detto che la Fif...


Bain continues "constructive" talks on 3Com review

Private equity firm Bain Capital said on Wednesday it continues to have "constructive" discussions with the U.S. committee reviewing its planned $2.2 billion acquisition of network-equipment maker 3Com Corp.


Roger Federer was bundled out of the Olympic tennis tournament Tuesday by unheralded Czech Tomas Berdych.


The gunman who killed a student and committed suicide during a high school standoff methodically selected six girls as hostages — apparently favoring blondes — and sexually assaulted at least some of them, authorities and witnesses said Thursday.


Astronauts use robot arm for shuttle safety scan

Astronauts used a sensor-equipped robot  arm to look for damage to space shuttle Discovery's heat shield  on Wednesday as the orbiter headed toward a rendezvous with the  International Space Station.


Federal investigators overstepped constitutional bounds by searching e-mails without a warrant during a fraud investigation related to an herbal supplement company known for its "Smiling Bob" ads, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.


The favourite consort of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is rumoured to have died, according to media reports.


Apple Computer is the undisputed champion of the hard-drive music market, but competitors are gearing up for a shot at the title. The various versions of the iPod account for 92.


Nine U.S. soldiers killed north of Baghdad

Six U.S. soldiers were killed on Monday in one of the deadliest attacks in months on American forces in Iraq and three more died in a separate incident, the U.S. military said in a statement on Tuesday.


Relief in store for cable TV subscribers

It has been 11 years since Congress voted to break the cable television industry's stranglehold on set-top boxes — the devices that consumers need to receive digital programming and change channels.


Maths breakthrough for reclusive Russian?

Exeter - A reclusive Russian may have solved one of the world's toughest mathematics problems and stands to win $1-million (almost R7-million) - but he doesn't appear to care.


Aare, 17:55 - SCI, MONDIALI; GIGANTE DONNE: MANCUSO AL COMANDO DOPO 1/A MANCHE

Julia Mancuso guida la prima manche dello slalom gigante donne dei Mondiali di Aare. L'americana ha ...


Maier and Miller Ready to Fight for Dominance

BORMIO, Italy  - The Alpine skiing world  championships get under way on Saturday with two of the biggest  names in the sport going head to head in the men's super G  race.


Kashmir â the ball is back in Musharrafâs court

Prime Minister Manmohan Singhâs gentle query to General Musharraf to spell out the options to resolve the Kashmir issue and the Generalâs low key reply âI will think and get back to youâ mark a new chapter in Indo-Pak relations.


For 50 years, Germany has shied away from presenting Adolf Hitler as the main character in a movie.


In what could go down as either partial vindication or a bad case of dejÃ  vu, Secretary of State Colin Powell last week went public with unverified intelligence that Iran is configuring missiles for nuclear warheads.


Open-Source Startup SourceLabs Gets Venture Funding

A newcomer on the open source scene has received funding to expand operations and develop new product lines.


County Historical Society Receives $160,000 Gift

By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 6--The Grand Forks County Historical Society recently received $160,000 through sale of farmland from the Harry A. Romberg Trust. The funds will be used to preserve and promote local history.   Romberg, who farmed near Inkster, N.D., died in 1976.


Sony missed out on potential sales from MP3 players and other gadgets because it was overly proprietary about music and entertainment content, the head of Sony Corp.'s video-game unit acknowledged Thursday.


WASHINGTON - It's being variously described as an awkward blooper, a memory lapse or a cheap shot that backfired. During Tuesday's vice presidential debate, Dick Cheney accused John Edwards of having one of the worst attendance records in the US Senate.


Second-seeded Lleyton Hewitt took down Alejandro Falla with lightning-quick precision Wednesday, moving into the third round in straight sets.


A preliminary inspection of space shuttle Atlantis's hail-damaged fuel tank shows it can be repaired in Florida, keeping it on track for a launch as soon as late April, a NASA spokeswoman said Friday.


Sri Lankan Airstrike Destroys Rebel Base

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 27 -- Air force jets destroyed a Tamil rebel naval base in Sri Lanka's north Thursday, a day after a fierce sea battle and a wave of infantry attacks killed at least 66 rebels and 14 government troops, the military said.


Tony Blair tells his monthly news conference that he will reshuffle his top team by the end of the week.


New Sam Shepard Play 'God of Hell' to Debut Off-Broadway

Playbill - Sam Shepard's fall just got busier. In addition to appearing in Caryl Churchill's A Number at New York Theatre Workshop this fall, the playwright-actor will see his latest drama, God of Hell, staged at the Bank Street Theatre space in Greenwich Village for four weeks beginning Oct. 29, the New York Times reported.


RAPPER Jay-Z cleaned up at MTV's star-studded Music Video Awards today, winning four "Moonmen" early in the show, and hoping to snag more before the lavish affair was over.


R&B sensation Usher won all his four nominations at the American Music Awards during a star-studded ceremony. Usher won favourite male soul-R&B artist, best pop-rock artist, best pop-rock album and best soul


A promising young star in online competitive gaming, Lil Poison, gears up for his first U.S. tour. By James Lee from Wired magazine.


Namco today announced details of a new bonus game mode to be featured in the upcoming fisticuffs game Tekken 5, set for release February 22 on the PlayStation 2. The additional mode allows new moves and further story into one of the game's leading


Greek fires kill 51 and threaten Olympia

ZACHARO, Greece  - EU firefighters and planes joined the battle on Sunday against the fires raging in Greece for three days, killing 51 people and threatening areas near ancient Olympia, historic site of the first Olympic games.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- A convoy carrying the running mate to Afghan President Hamid Karzai came under attack in the northeastern part of the country, just days before landmark elections.


FDA antidepressant warning shouldn't hurt overall sales, say ...

BOSTON (CBS.MW) - Despite a new ruling by federal regulators requiring all antidepressants to carry ominous warnings the drugs could make youngsters suicidal, some analysts Friday predicted physicians will still prescribe the drugs for kids, albeit more


UN Refugee Chief Tours Sudanese Refugee Camp in Chad

The top United Nation refugee official is in Chad, where Saturday, he toured a camp for Sudanese refugees who have fled violence in the western Darfur region.


DWR to Resume Limited Pumping While Protecting Delta Smelt

The Department of Water Resources will resume limited pumping at its  Harvey O. Banks Delta pump Sunday, June 10 to meet critical water supply  needs.


Senate to resume debate over immigration

A dispute over how heavily to weigh family ties in future immigration is re-emerging as the Senate resumes debate this week over legislation giving legal status to millions of unlawful immigrants.


Bush anti-terror message stalled by sex scandal

President George W. Bush's campaign strategy of painting Democrats as soft on terrorism has been stalled by a congressional sex scandal, jeopardizing Republican hopes of holding the House of Representatives, analysts say.


Vina del Mar, 11:18 - TENNIS, ATP VINA DEL MAR: FINALE HORNA-MASSU

Il peruviano Luis Horna, testa di serie numero 5, e il cileno Nicolas Massu (N.3) sono i finalisti d...


Annika Sorenstam Interview - ADT Championship

Q: Congratulations, Annika. 56 wins, eighth win of the season, LPGA win, and your third ADT Championship. A tricky ending there with the playoff.


A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit attempting to force the release of the names of donors backing a group that ran ads critical of the Democratic candidate for governor.


Market Values: Profits Offset H.P.Âs Scandal, at Least So Far

For investors, Hewlett-PackardÂs leak investigation is a nonissue, analysts say, unless it affects chief executive Mark V. Hurd.


The EU is in danger of being relegated from the economic super-league because of its failure to match the US and Asia in growth, productivity, innovation and competitiveness, a high-level report warned political leaders yesterday on the eve of their


Sonic Chair Boom Box has brains to match the beauty of its Austin Powers-era design. From CNET's new gadgets blog, Crave.


Brazil mounts a tight security operation ahead of US President Bush's visit to Sao Paulo.


Paris to sell â¬700 million of its stake in Air France

The French government is selling 17.7 percent of Air France-KLM Group, Europe's biggest airline, taking advantage of an increase in the carrier's shares as oil prices decline, the managers of the sale said on Thursday.


Update 2: Starbucks CEO to Retire in March 2005

Starbucks Corp.'s president and chief executive, Orin Smith, said Tuesday he plans to retire early next year because he wants to slow down and focus on philanthropy, family and hobbies.


Beach Boy Brian Wilson Has Reason to Smile at Last

By Angus MacSwan SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Considering that once upon atime he would spend weeks on end lying in bed at home inCalifornia too addled to stir, it's a surprise to find rocklegend Brian Wilson topping the bill at a festival in far awayBrazil at age 62.


Cup Is Perfect Stage for Fergie's Youth Club

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes the Carling Cup is the perfect competition to test the character of his rising young stars.


Scientists on Tuesday removed the rear hatch on the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, although the work won't immediately remove the questions surrounding the sinking of the sub in 1864.


Al 45,5%, l'attuale Unione non supererebbe il 30%


US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan say they have arrested two suspected al-Qaeda militants.


Science & environment: 'Chelsea tractors' face daily charge of Â£25 to enter London congestion charge zone from October


Rare Campbell strike gives Arsenal victory at Portsmouth

Sol Campbell scored a rare goal from 25-yards (meters) on Sunday as Arsenal captured a 1-0 victory at Portsmouth to regain second place in the Premier League and cut Chelsea's lead to five points.


African mediators push for peace in Sudan

Abuja - African mediators were striving on Monday to persuade Sudan's government and its rebel foes to agree on a plan to alleviate the suffering of Darfur's beleaguered civilians and head off the risk of tougher United Nations action.


Arts & entertainment: Rock music had always played a crucial role in Sean O'Hagan's life. As his passion for the genre faded, could classical music fill the void?


com October 8, 2004, 11:32 AM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.


YouTube has agreed to post warnings in Japanese against uploading copyrighted material onto its popular video-sharing Web site, a group of Japanese companies said Tuesday.


7 Costly Mistakes Webmasters Make About Web Directories

The common refrain in webmaster circles is that directories are dead and are not worth submitting to any more.  But directories do offer a number of benefits and so should be considered an essential part of the marketing mix for any serious website.  Some of the benefits they offer are: co-citation, anchor text, [...]


Animated movie Shark Tale has remained top of the US box office for a second week, amassing Â£31.7m ($17.6m)over the weekend, according to studio estimates.


Shatner's Kirk not aboard for new `Trek'

The original Capt. Kirk is disheartened he won't get to boldly go anywhere with his old pal Spock in the new "Star Trek" movie.


LONDON -- Senator John F. Kerry, concluding a trip to Europe and the Middle East, called yesterday for a broader international coalition to stabilize Iraq, fight terrorism, and breathe new life into the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.


The public needed to hear claims George Galloway took money from Iraq, the Daily Telegraph tells a libel trial.


Modest in dress, rich Iranians pay for nice noses

Iranians flouting Islamic street dress codes may risk being hauled in by police for questioning by "psychologists", but the frequent sight of bandaged faces from cosmetic surgery raises not so much as an official eyebrow.


Shevchenko is the European Footballer of the Year

When the competition includes players like Thierry Henry, David Beckham, and Zinedine Zidane, you are definitely surprised to hear someone like Shevchenko winning the European Footballer of the Year award.


Marion Barber ran for 101 yards and a touchdown and Tony Romo threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Terrell Owens to give the Dallas Cowboys a 14-7 lead over the New York Giants late in the second quarter of Sunday's NFC divisional playoff.


A leading South African anti-apartheid campaigner jailed for fraud is handed a presidential pardon.


Description: Sprint is about to acquire Nextel in a telecom merger that would create the nation's third-largest wireless company.


Aussies press Boro to give Jones football action

Australia have asked English Premier League side Middlesbrough to get under-used goalkeeper Brad Jones more playing time, hoping to prepare him for his national duties.


A Giant Bid That Shows How Tired the Giant Is

The proposed Yahoo deal is a confirmation that Microsoft has become exactly what Bill Gates used to fear â sluggish and bureaucratic.


Pirates acquire infielder Izturis from Cubs

The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired infielder Cesar Izturis from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later, the Pirates announced on Thursday.


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

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


n If the New England Patriots are considered the NFL's best team, what does that make Pittsburgh? The Steelers opened a lot of eyes Sunday at Heinz Field with a convincing 34-20 win over the defending Super


Q & A: The talk radio king speaks about the media's misunderstanding of his medium and conservatives' dissatisfaction with John McCain


Chicago defensive back Nathan Vasher signed a five-year contract extension Monday that will keep the Pro Bowler with the Bears through the 2012 season. Details were not disclosed.


Wall St opens higher on data, slip in yields

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after  data pointing to strength in consumer spending boosted optimism  about profit growth and as bond yields retreated from five-year  highs.


Arnold's Blog: Without a framework: (M)VC

Reading about the Model/View/Controller style of framework is one thing, but actually implementing a system based on it is a different story. Arnold decided to embark on this journey and is taking you along for the ride in this new post to his blog.   Thanks to the rise of the PHP frameworks the Model View Controller pattern is becoming quite popular. To get a good idea how this works and what job PHP and Apache have, I've written a short example Hello World application which implements the MVC model without the use of a framework.   He starts with a sort of general overview of the framework - advantages, disadvantages, etc - before getting into the code. He's creating a simple "Hello world" kind of application to show how it's done and includes links to the code he's created for the controller, the action, views, the router (an Apache .htaccess file), and the PHP to handle all of the requests.


L'ex campione di football giovedÃ¬ scorso con tre complici ha fatto irruzione in un albergoe ha rubato alcuni suoi cimeli sportivi. Si Ã¨ difeso dicendo che gli oggetti gli appartenevano                                            O.J. Simpson incriminato per rapina Oggi la prima udienza a Las Vegas


Plans to alter gambling laws will increase the number of addicts and add to the problems of domestic violence and child abuse, a specialist says today.


House Speaker Dennis Hastert was feeling well and doing some work Friday while being treated for a bacterial skin infection at Bethesda Naval Hospital in suburban Maryland, his spokesman said.


The vast majority of bar staff say their workplaces are healthier since the smoking ban, a poll finds.


Attack Is Part of Increasing Violence as Election Nears

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 21 - A powerful explosion ripped through an American military base in northern Iraq today, the American military said.


For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival

Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.


Empoli, 18:12 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: PUNITI PER LA NOSTRA INGENUITA'

Amareggiato ma consapevole dei limiti della propria squadra, in gran parte composta da giovani. Gigi...


Rapper Foxy Brown was arrested in Florida  and held overnight for battery and obstruction of justice,  according to the arrest record and local newspaper reports on  Friday.


Republican McCain Thanks Evangelicals for Support

Bloomberg - Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain today publicly thanked two prominent conservative Christian leaders who have rallied to his defense in recent days.


Roma, 17:52 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: GRANDE PARTITA, MERITAVAMO VITTORIA

Luciano Spalletti non ha nulla da rimproverare alla Roma dopo il 2-2 con la Juve. ''Domani, quando g...


First Symphonies: One Agitated, One Light

The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Christoph Eschenbach, brought Leonard Bernsteinâs âJeremiahâ Symphony to Carnegie Hall on Tuesday night, surrounding it with music by Tchaikovsky.


RAMALLAH - La popolazione palestinese in Cisgiordania e Gaza ha seguito ieri con sgomento lâaccavallarsi delle notizie contrastanti circa lâasserita morte a Parigi del presidente Yasser Arafat. Decine


Northwest China Region to Release Six Million Fish into Yellow River Every Year

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Yinchuan, Feb.


SpaceShipOne Guru: NASA Needs a Visionary

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Burt Rutan, an aviator whose SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize for making three suborbital space flights, said NASA needs another Wernher von Braun - and chided the space agency


Casi analoghi a Torino e Genova a donne dai 22 ai 27 anni


All-Pro left tackle Jonathan Ogden signed a new seven-year contract Thursday with the Baltimore Ravens. The deal should allow the seven-time Pro Bowler to finish his career with the Ravens.


Firenze, 12:24 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: ACQUISTATO LUPOLI

Colpo di mercato della Fiorentina in vista della prossima stagione. Il club viola ha ingaggiato a ti...


Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf urged India Thursday to make a fresh start on the 56-year-old Kashmir dispute. It is time to catch the bull by the horns, Musharraf told a crowded news conference at the United Nations.


College Recruiters Lure Students With New Online Tools

Frustrated by the failure of e-mail solicitations, admission directors are looking for new ways to incorporate the Internet into their marketing plans.


White House Lied About Iraq Nuclear Programs

An anonymous reader writes "This New York Times article reports that in 2002, the Bush Administration's assertions that Saddam Hussein was rebuilding his nuclear weapons program were based on evidence that was doubted by the government's foremost nuclear


Four Britons are dead and thousands more are stranded in south and east Asia after an earthquake sent massive waves flooding across the region.


Velvet Revolver rockers enjoy success, soberly

When a band sells 3 million copies of its first album, its members might expect to celebrate with a few drinks.


mD Court of Appeals Rules Frederick Condemnation Did Not Violate Open Meetings Act

By Caryn Tamber  Maryland's top court has said the city of Frederick followed all the rules in condemning a property to build a parking garage.   The Court of Appeals yesterday agreed with two lower courts that the city was within its rights to condemn property owned by the J.P.


Hard-line Syria, sanctioned and criticized by the U.S. administration over the Arab-Israeli conflict and Iraq, says President Bush's new mandate could mean hope for solutions in a troubled Middle East.


Skin cancers normally found in the elderly are affecting 30-year-olds and it is being linked with unregulated tanning salons.


Report: Facebook may be headed for data storage

A page on the official developers' wiki hints that the social network will be offering data storage space for applications hosted on the Facebook Platform.


Stocks fell on the year's final session on Monday as traders sold some of the market's best performers, including Microsoft Corp  and Exxon Mobil Corp , to book profits before the close of 2007.


The enthusiasm is gone: Larry David and his activist wife, Laurie, have separated after 14 years of marriage. The split was "very amicable and ... they're going to continue to raise their two (daughters) together as friends," spokeswoman Heather Lylis said Tuesday.


UAW, GM settle strike with health care trust deal

The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp reached a tentative contract on Wednesday to end a national strike by 73,000 workers with a deal that includes a groundbreaking health-care trust fund.


While Andre Agassi was left wondering whether age really is a matter of mind over matter after both Marat Safin and David Nalbandian underlined the force of relative youth, Tim Henman was heading for a Swiss pharmacist to insure a weakening magnesium


China rejected a warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging consumers to avoid using Chinese toothpaste because it may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze.


Safe sex may prevent the growth of cervical and other cancers, according to researchers.


Series to chronicle retraining days for Vick's dogs

National Geographic  Channel said Monday that its new series "Dogtown" will spend  the next few months documenting the attempted rehabilitation of  dogs that belonged to jailed Atlanta Falcons quarterback  Michael Vick.


Roundup: International agencies consider to leave Iraq following ...

Tens of international aid organizations in Iraq have been considering to leave the war-torn country since two Italian women were kidnapped Tuesday.


"Legally Blonde" director Robert Luketic is in negotiations to shoot the big-screen version of the hit TV show "Dallas."


BAGHDAD, Iraq - American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities Thursday and U.S. and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against U.S...


Monday night's Democratic  presidential debate on CNN was the most-watched primary debate  in cable TV history.


Actors who turn out albums have instant name recognition but face automatic public skepticism.


Lecce, 23:02 - CALCIO, SERIE B: NELL'ANTICIPO LECCE-TREVISO 1-1

Nell'anticipo della 24/a giornata del campionato di serie B, Lecce e Treviso hanno pareggiato 1-1. L...


Fresh from demolishing the Solomon Islands for a place at the 2005 Confederations Cup, Monday's draw in Frankfurt confirmed Frank Farina and his Socceroos will be taking a huge step up come June 15.


N.J. Governor Hands in Resignation Letter

Gov. James E. McGreevey submitted his letter of resignation on Monday, ending a tenure doomed by a shocking summertime disclosure he had engaged in a gay, extramarital affair.


The Supreme Court is diving into a debate over school diversity that is as old as Reconstruction-era efforts to integrate blacks into the mainstream and as new as the 5:35 a.m. start time on some buses carrying students across town in Louisville, Ky.


Acer TravelMate ProFile 6292 business laptop

Acer's... um... ace up its sleeve? Review The Acer TravelMate 6292 is the first of the company's new ProFile range, which promises to be "concrete, protective and productive", apparently. Designed for a hardy life on the road it features a magnesium alloy cover that's supposedly 20 times stronger yet considerably lighter than plastic. Would you like to know more?â¦


Thousands of people could be paying for health care when the NHS should be footing the bill, it is thought.


Elizabeth Hurley and her new husband, Arun Nayar, were to be serenaded under the stars on the second leg of their opulent wedding tour, Indian media reported.


Vincent Lecavalier scores 3:45 into overtime Saturday night to give Canada a 4-3 victory over the Czech Republic and sends Canada into the title game to face Finland.


Young Israelis dodge the draft, some in protest

To many she is a traitor, a coward and a parasite. But 17-year-old Israeli "draft dodger" Saar Vardi says if more people thought like her, the Middle East would be a more peaceful place.


Al Gore collects interactive Emmy for Current TV

Six months after grabbing Oscar  glory for his eco-documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," former  Vice President Al Gore collected an Emmy Award on Sunday for  his fledgling youth-oriented cable network, Current TV.


Amid clashes, tough pockets of resistance

US forces flushed out insurgent holdouts in this ravaged city yesterday, while the interim Iraqi government dispatched reinforcements


Suicide attackers trained for Russian attacks

The head of Russia's FSB security service has told parliament in Moscow that more than 80 suicide attackers have been trained overseas to carry out attacks on Russia.


Why businesses are once again keen to merge

The Gillette-P&G deal is part of a 'new wave' coming as firms seek growth in a global economy.


Shakhtar Donetsk boss: We'll take Mutu off Chelsea hands

Shakhtar Donetsk boss Mircea Lucescu has offered shamed Chelsea star Adrian Mutu an escape route out of England. The Romanian international striker is facing a possible two-year ban from football after failing


The prisoner swap deal between Israel and Egypt is one of the most vivid signs of a warming in the "cold peace" between the two countries.


Jennifer Lopez falls down the league of Hollywood's top-earning female celebrities after two flop films.


Gammons chats about the Sox' offseason plans

Q: Hey Peter, thanks so much for taking time out here. It's been mentioned that you once said the St. Louis Cardinal's fans are the "best fans in baseball.


PASADENA (California) - Hollywood stunt pilots and Nasa scientists are teaming up to snatch a capsule full of stardust as it parachutes back to Earth next month.


Ukrainian uprising is a fight for what is right

He was viewed by the current Ukrainian administration as a mere problem to be solved. His views and ideas could not be allowed to propagate, for that would challenge the status quo.


A number of software makers and well-known IT vendors have agreed to endorse the Free Standards Group's latest Linux standard to help create common ground for companies building open-source technologies, the organization said Monday.


Economic View: To Botch a Forecast, Rely on Past Experience

Sometimes the best lesson from the past is to forget it before it shoves you into trouble.


Retirees' health costs jump for third year

Retirees for a third straight year are paying double-digit increases for healthcare coverage through their former employers, which are shifting a greater


Spending: Dipping a Toe Into Marine Biology, at a Summer Camp

About 50 camps now specialize in marine biology studies, according to the American Camp Association. That is an increase of about 25 percent since 1998.


Storms in China kill 55, leave 52 missing

Flooding and landslides set off by heavy rains have killed 55 people and left 52 missing in China's south-western province of Sichuan.


Rio de Janeiro, 09:49 - CALCIO, BRASILE: PRIMO GOL DI AMOROSO CON IL CORINTHIANS

Primo gol con la maglia del Corinthians per Marcio Amoroso. L'ex attaccante del Milan è andat...


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Report: Italian Writer Oriana Fallaci dies

Veteran journalist and writer Oriana Fallaci, a former war correspondent best known for her abrasive interviews and provocative stances, has died, Italian news reports said Friday. She was 76.


A lawyer sued the producers of the television show "Law & Order" for $15 million Friday, claiming they defamed him by portraying him as a crooked attorney in one "ripped from the headlines" episode.


Nektar Shares Continues Rise on Upgrades

Shares of Nektar Therapeutics remained active Wednesday following upgrades from two investment firms after drug giant Pfizer Inc. cited its inhalable insulin product in a recent pipeline report.


Off to pastures new Brief Alex Tatham is leaving Bell Micro after 10 years.â¦


Venezuelans, fleeing Chavez, seek U.S. safety net

A surge in the number of Venezuelans seeking asylum in the United States has some drawing parallels with Communist Cuba in the early 1960s.


British government officials probably do not, on balance, have more extramarital affairs than government officials in other countries; it only seems that way.


McCain woos military tech makers in N.H.

Yet he mixes praise for defense contractor BAE Systems with calls to revamp how all contracts are awarded. "I'm hard on people who waste the taxpayers' hard-earned dollars," he says.


Most Russians not following Ukrainian presidential elections

Most Russian citizens surveyed in early October poll are not following the Ukrainian presidential race and do not know the names of the main candidates.


GRAND CANYON, Arizona  - Maryellen Fleming-Hoffman manages a gift store on the plunging rim of the Grand Canyon, where visitors come to marvel at one of the world's greatest attractions.


NEW YORK  - Viagra (sildenafil) taken at bedtime may worsen breathing problems in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea, results of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggest.


With most of its legislative work unfinished, the closing days of the 108th Congress are coming down to a quick march


Texans Want No Part of Manning's History

The Houston Texans were plenty embarrassed when Peyton Manning threw five touchdown passes against them in a 35-point rout.


Blog: Toyota Motor Sales reports record June, first half of the year


US Vetoes Measure Demanding Israel Stop Gaza Fight

The United States on Tuesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resolution demanding that Israel stop a major offensive in the Gaza Strip that has cost at least 68 Palestinian lives.


Scientists say much of Genesis' material survived Utah crash

(National-NBC) Oct. 1, 2004 - Scientists in Utah are finishing the job of salvaging material from the remains of the Genesis Space Capsule.


By now, you've seen the headlines about MRSA, the killer staph virus. Yes, it can be deadly, but it can also be treated


London stock markets were seen opening flat to lower on Friday after Wall Street losses overnight were prompted by comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke about sluggish US growth.


Italian shopkeeper says tumour sent him on bank robbing spree

An Italian shopkeeper with an incurable tumour confessed to committing 13 bank robberies in 18 months but said he did it to care for his family after his death, a police official said.


Napoli, 19:36 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: DOPPIETTA DI ZALAYETA NEL TEST IN FAMIGLIA

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Napoli in vista della gara di sabato prossimo a Roma: lavoro tecnico ...


Chemicals maker Huntsman Corp.  said on Thursday it agreed to be bought for $6.5 billion by Apollo Management's Hexion Specialty Chemicals, which trumped an earlier bid for the U.S. company by rival Basell .


Cage, pregnant teen in box office spotlight

Nicolas Cage's "National Treasure" sequel was the top draw at North American movie theaters for a third consecutive weekend, while a pregnant schoolgirl delivered another healthy box-office bundle.


Prince Harry's Nazi Gaffe Draws Condemnation

Prince Harry, 20-year-old grandson of  the queen, apologized on Thursday after a photo of him wearing  a Nazi uniform at a costume party provoked outrage and  embarrassed the British royal family.


Scott Hartnell scores three consecutive goals and Antero Niittymaki wins his fourth straight start for the Philadelphia Flyers, who rally to a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.


Two snorkelers dead, 80 rescued from Thai cave

Eighty exhausted snorkelers were rescued after the huge tsunami that hit southern Thailand swept them into a famed limestone cave killing a Malaysian couple.


Wildfires whip across California for third day

Wildfires stoked by fierce winds burned unchecked across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday with 300,000 people in San Diego alone evacuated as flames destroyed or threatened homes from humble forest cabins to luxury villas.


U.S. captain Lehman prepared for backlash

Tom Lehman knows his Ryder Cup team will   return to a storm of criticism in the United States following a   second successive drubbing.


Rumsfeld Says US Faces Test of Wills in Iraq

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday the United States and its allies were locked in a test of wills with insurgents in Iraq and must overcome the "pain and ugliness" of the conflict.


BAGHDAD, Dec. 17 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Baghdad Sunday on an unannounced visit and said his country's troops will remain in Iraq "until the job is done."


An Australian journalist held hostage in Iraq for 24 hours said last night his kidnappers freed him when they established he did not support the US army's presence in the country.


Oil prices rise amid Gulf of Mexico production shutdowns as Ivan ...

Hurricane Ivan held its grip on oil markets Tuesday, as shutdowns of production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and fears of storm damage drove crude and gasoline prices higher.


The European Commission president unveils his new team after being forced to withdrawal his original line-up.


After doing atypical roles, Kangana Ranaut did the unthinkable at an awards show in New York - she danced to the remix of songs picturised on her male co-stars.


A man accused of stalking Sheryl Crow has been found not guilty of stalking and burglary charges. Ambrose Kappos was arrested trying to break into a Crow concert in New York in October 2003, which occurred


Blog: The computers cost a lot, but they run on 18 watts of power at a peak.


Ben Roethlisberger will miss at least one game following his emergency appendectomy. Hines Ward, who had the same procedure four years ago, will be surprised if the Pittsburgh quarterback misses a second.


Vaccine shortage prompts US to look abroad

United States health officials, taking another step to ease the season's flu shot shortage, approved the importation of up to four million flu shot doses from Europe on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a consent form.


The Bosnian Serb prime minister steps down after the US and Bosnia's top international envoy sanction officials.


The second-worst offensive team in the NBA is about to experience another transformation -- the third stylistic change it has undergone this season -- and if Lawrence Frank has anything


A health authority has said it can no longer provide a GP out-of-hours service during the night.


AwayPhone aims to slash mobile roaming costs

Are you local? Review Mobile phone roaming costs have long being a rip off that has hit business travellers hard. Taking a lead from the extortionate prices hotels charged for overseas calls, mobile telcos have long charged way over the odds.â¦


Hamas threatens to target Israelis abroad

GAZA, Gaza Strip - The Palestinian militant group Hamas threatened today to target Israelis abroad after blaming Israel for the killing of a Hamas official in Syria.


Stocks Flat on Mixed Earnings, Govt Data

U.S. stocks were little changed on  Thursday after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N posted  disappointing quarterly revenues and investors mulled  government data that presented a mixed picture of the economy.


Iowa ground beef recalled after E.Coli find: USDA

An Iowa-based company has recalled more than 5,000 lbs. of ground beef after tests detected a harmful strain of the E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.


TORONTO, June 19 -- Ontario on Tuesday offered financial incentives to encourage production of "green" cars and fuels, the latest sign of competition among Canada's provinces to address global warming.


Palace Riled by Teacher's Secret Tape of UK Prince

Britain's royal family went on the  attack on Thursday after lawyers for one of Prince Harry's  former schoolteachers gave a court a secret tape they said  shows she helped him cheat on exams.


Hackers, Virus Writers Target Mobile Phones

Feature-rich "smart phones" are proving to be nearly as dumb as personal computers when it comes to fending off viruses, hackers and other security headaches familiar to Internet users.


MONDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- The antibiotic rifampicin showS promise as a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease, according to results of test tube research by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz.


Dynasties like Notre Dame have to reinvent themselves at some point or disappear.


Serie A Wrap: Udinese Win, Lazio Stage Comeback

Paolo Di Canio inspired Lazioâs second-half comeback as they rescued a point in a 3-3 draw with Lecce at the Olympic Stadium. The draw may not have eased the pressure on Mimmo Caso, but it should certainly


Pope John Paul II is said to be improving after a respiratory infection, as he spends a second night in hospital.


Bid to Study Restoration of Hetch Hetchy Valley Dies

WASHINGTON _ The House of Representatives on Tuesday drove a stake through President Bush's proposal to study draining Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the storied place some thought could once again rival Yosemite Valley.  But in truth, the idea was dead on arrival several months ago.


Bulgaria and Russia sign Belene NPP, South Stream and Bourgas Alexandroupolis

"The agreements signed afford an opportunity for positive quality break-through in our relations"  Bulgarian-Russian relations were developing on all key issues, Russian president Vladimir Putin said at a news conference, during his visit to Sofia. via The Sofia Echo


Bacardi in race for Sweden's Absolut vodka

Bermuda-based drinks group Bacardi, maker of the world's leading rum brand, has written to the the Swedish government to express its interest in buying Swedish vodka brand Absolut, the Financial Times reported Monday.


French and Italian leaders are to discuss the future of struggling airline Alitalia amid talk of an Air France merger.


Some 20 people have stayed in temporary shelter after fire devastated the markets area of Camden,  north London.


Advertising regulators banned a hair care ad on Wednesday featuring Australian cricketer Shane Warne, which, they said, implies the product cures baldness.


Citigroup to cut thousands of jobs: report

Citigroup  will announce plans to cut payrolls by 17,000 to 24,000 people when it reports earnings on Tuesday, CNBC television reported on Monday, adding that the layoffs could take place over a year.


Rival Palestinians factions clash in Gaza

Rival Hamas and Fatah forces clashed in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring 12 others, in the worst flare-up of factional fighting in almost three weeks.


In the Lyric Opera of Chicago's reprise of Wagner's "Ring" Cycle, gymnasts dangle, flutter and lip-sync.


Roma, 20:40 - VOLLEY, A1 MASCHILE: RISULTATI E CLASSIFICA

Questi i risultati della 4Âª giornata d'andata di A1 maschile di volley.


An unusually high number of patients who undergo surgery to stem obesity are suffering from nerve damage, according to a new study.


Cal Evans' Blog: set_include_path() failing

Cal Evans came up against a problem earlier in his development work - issues when he was trying to get his old include path.   What you SHOULD get back is a string describing your old include path. If you get false, you have hit the problem I hit last night. I went so far as to recompile 2 difference versions of Apache thinking (almost correctly) that it was something that had changed in my Apache config files.   If you're one of the "falsers" out there, check out the rest of his post of his solution around the problem. His problem stemmed from his trying to reassign a php_admin_value (instead of php_value where the script could override it) setting, specifically the one for the include_path.    He also points out that Zend Framework users might keep an eye out for this problem too as the Zend_Loader package changes the include path at times.


England's cricketers may withdraw from next month's tour of Zimbabwe if assurances on safety and security from the Zimbabwe government and British Embassy officials are breached.


Ben Wallace's return from a six-game suspension couldn't help the Detroit Pistons overcome San Antonio, with Tony Parker scoring 20 points and Brent Barry hitting two critical free throws in the final seconds as the Spurs held on for a rugged 80-77 victory Friday night.


A consortium of nonprofits aim to restore sections of the Inca Road, the 500-year-old route that linked the Inca Empire from present-day Colombia to central Chile.


Amisha Patel is the latest Bollywood celebrity to join the league of personalities who have raised their voice to promote prevention of cruelty against animals.


A fourth man who took part in   Tuesday's attack on the U.S. embassy in Damascus has died of   his wounds, Syria's official news agency SANA said on   Wednesday.


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


Shuttle Lifts Off Without Incident After Delay

The space shuttle Atlantis took off on a mission to resume construction of the International Space Station for the first time since the Columbia disaster.


IRAQ: TORTURE DETENUTI, MEDICI COMPLICI DEGLI ABUSI

(AGI) - Londra, 20 ago. - Gli abusi sui detenuti nel famigerato carcere di Abu Ghraib furono realizzati con la complicita' e la connivenza del personale sanitario: la sconcertante accusa ai medici militari Usa arriva dall'ultimo numero di 'Lancet'.


Motion-Capture Tech: Designers Create Furniture in Thin Air

The artists at a Swedish design firm experiment with "drawing" personalized furniture in a room space. The invisible lines are captured by a camera, computerized and the sketches are translated into 3-D digital files and materialized through Rapid Prototyping.


"Babel" leads Golden Globes with 7 nominations

"Babel," a movie that explores cultural gaps among people around the world, earned seven nominations for Golden Globe awards on Thursday, more than any other film, including one for best film drama.


An investigation is under way into the death of a five-month-old girl savaged by dogs.


Khmer Rouge "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea, Pol Pot's top surviving henchman, was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity on Wednesday by the U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal.


Chicago, 13:23 - PUGILATO, MONDIALI AIBA: AVANTI RUSSO E CAMMARELLE

Due vittorie e una sconfitta per l'Italia nella seconda giornata di eliminatorie ai Campionati Mondi...


The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from conducting "unreasonable searches" of our "persons, houses, papers, and effects" without a warrant.  The First Amendment, of course, protects our right to free speech.


With Exceptions, Retailers Post Weak Results for February

Retailers reported weak February sales, saying the monthâs cold temperatures and stormy weather hampered results.


America Online (AOL) has ditched Microsoft's Sender ID technology in favour of Sender Policy Framework (SPF). The move follows concerns over Sender ID voiced by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) earlier this week.


Frosinone, 20:07 - CALCIO, FROSINONE: PRESO BISO DAL CATANIA

Il Frosinone ha ingaggiato dal Catania il centrocampista Mattia Biso, classe 77. Il neo acquisto gia...


A judge has dropped criminal charges against the daughter of Peru's fugitive ex-President Alberto Fujimori that carried a sentence of five years in prison.


Church of England authorities were livid when the Stone of Destiny was moved from Westminster Abbey.


FALLUJAH - Any motorist who slows down is seen as a suspected suicide bomber. Fingers squeeze triggers at the slightest movement around nearby houses.


Two suspects freed over failed car bombings

Two suspects in the failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow last month have been released without charge, British police said Sunday.


Spanish takeover will mean 3,000 Abbey job cuts

Around 3,000 jobs will be lost at Abbey National if the UK bankâs takeover by Spainâs Santander Central Hispano (SCH) goes ahead, it emerged today.


Iran urged to suspend uranium enrichment

President Bush said Monday the United States will not waver in demanding that Tehran suspend all uranium enrichment-related activity before America would join international talks to resolve the nuclear standoff.


Rich nations are not adjusting to the rise of emerging economies, says World Bank ex-boss James Wolfensohn.


Talk about the Middle East is upbeat these days in Washington, Europe, and Jerusalem, as presidents, prime ministers, and diplomats


Apple says shipping new Mac Pro, Xserve server

Apple  said it will begin  shipping on Tuesday its new Mac Pro workstation and its Xserve  server, which the company said is up to twice as fast as its  predecessor.


England rugby coach Robinson enters final era

Andy Robinson's time as coach of the England rugby union team appeared to be drawing to a close with details of his resignation expected to be finalised later in the day.


Eight people are stabbed to death at a high school in central China - the latest in a series of knife  attacks.


News Corp in deal talk with Yahoo: reports

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp (NWSa.N) is  in talks to combine MySpace and other Internet properties with  Yahoo Inc  to fend off Microsoft Corp's  $42.1  billion bid, according to several reports.


Cosmetics maker Revlon Inc. REV.N on  Wednesday said its third-quarter net loss widened on  refinancing costs and declining sales.


New AMD Desktop Processors Trigger Price Drops

The introduction this morning by AMD of new dual-core desktop processors, including the Athlon 64 X2 6000+, and the company's subsequent lowering of prices of existing processors, may have nearly or completely equalized the price/performance balance between AMD and Intel processors.


Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, has said that its net profit surged by 42 percent to 1.908 billion pounds during its financial year, boosted by strong sales in the United States.


A Turkish soldier died Friday of wounds from a roadside bomb that was blamed on Kurdish separatists, raising the military death toll in the attack to four.


APEC to push for revival of world trade talks

Saving world trade talks and bolstering   global financial systems against fiscal crises were the focus   of finance ministers of the United States, China and other   Pacific Rim economies meeting in Vietnam on Thursday.


Tony Danza will reprise his lead role as Max Bialystock in the Las Vegas version of Mel Brooks' hit Broadway show "The Producers," he told The Associated Press on Monday.


In Milwaukee, at least, Hank Aaron remains baseball's home run king. Aaron received that esteemed — if now outdated — introduction as he and several other members of the 1957 Milwaukee Braves came to Miller Park on Thursday for a 50-year reunion of their World Series victory.


Five U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq roadside bombing

Five of the 10 U.S. soldiers reported killed in Iraq on Wednesday died when their vehicle was hit by an explosion in northern Kirkuk province, the U.S. military said in a statement.


Suspect of bombing at Australian Embassy arrested in Indonesia

The Indonesian police have arrested a man allegedly linked to last Thursday's bombing in Jakarta, the national police chief said on Friday.


Kerry's foes hung up on '70s anti-war remarks

During the run-up to the GOP convention in New York City, Republicans have been busy running down John Kerry, his Vietnam service and his subsequent anti-war work particularly.


Laws Alone Not Enough to Protect the Environment

By Nisha Sabanayagam; Ranjeetha Pakiam; Minderjeet Kaur; Teresa Yong;  KUALA LUMPUR: Good laws, bad implementation. That's what NGOs think of the government's efforts in protecting the environment.


Federal Communications Commission (FCC) changed its rules on Friday in hopes of promoting wider broadband access throughout the nation by offering the service over power lines.


'Chemical Ali' to Be First on Trial ahead of Landmark Vote

Iraq announced Wednesday that a feared aide to Saddam Hussein nicknamed "Chemical Ali" will be the first of the toppled dictator's henchmen to be tried as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi


Roy Jones Jr. pranced and punched his way to a unanimous decision over Felix Trinidad last night in New York, dominating a 170-pound matchup between two iconic boxers whose primes are well past. Jones (52-4, 38 KOs) clowned his way through the early rounds before going to work, knocking down Trinidad in the seventh and 10th rounds. Trinidad (42-3) hadn't ...


U.S. House sustains Bush veto of health bill

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday sustained President George W. Bush's second veto of bill to expand a popular federal children's health program.


Bruins Make the Most of Their Chances in Beating Rangers

The Rangers continued their January funk on Sunday, losing a second straight game to Boston despite holding the Bruins to a handful of scoring chances.


France faces fight in bid to cut EU aid funds to low-tax neighbours

BRUSSELS, Belgium  - European Union officials Monday rejected a French proposal to cut funding to poor countries in eastern Europe with low tax rates that tempt investment away from their richer western neighbours.


Panama to vote on canal expansion Oct. 22

Panamanians will vote Oct. 22 on whether to undertake the biggest modification to the Panama Canal since it was opened in 1914.


Watch Anasuya if you like mystery and suspense. Bhumika's performance is good.


Crude prices rise as gas plunges to 4-year low

WASHINGTON -- Oil prices jumped almost $2 yesterday after briefly dropping to nearly $60 a barrel, while natural gas futures plunged to their lowest level since December 2002.


Tim Henman faces a must-win clash against Russian Marat Safin on Saturday as he bids to reach the semi-finals of the Masters Cup in Houston.


Spam Slayer: New Tools Fight Phishing Scams

Swindlers combine spam with hoax sites to try to rip off your personal data.


U.S. Seeks to Throw Out Terror Convictions

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is asking a judge to throw out the convictions of a suspected terror cell in Detroit because of prosecutorial misconduct, a dramatic setback for the administration's war on terror on the eve of President Bush's re-election pitch at the GOP convention.    In a late Tuesday night court filing, the department told U.S...


Officials from the Irish and British governments will hold talks with the North's political parties at Stormont today.


Co-Pilot Faulted at Hearing Into NY Airbus Crash

The co-pilot of an American Airlines  Airbus A300 that crashed nearly three years ago in New York  made "unnecessary and too aggressive" use of the controls,  safety regulators were told on Tuesday.


IBM Shrugs Off Loss of a Service Contract It Once Flaunted

ack in December 2002, when J .P. Morgan Chase announced the seven-year, $5 billion deal to outsource much of its data processing to IBM, both companies bragged that the contract, the


Top Saddam aides to go on trial from next week

BAGHDAD - Saddam Husseinâs top henchmen will start going on trial for crimes against humanity next week, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said yesterday, as he warned violence would increase after Iraqâs landmark elections in January.


The family of DNA pioneer Professor Maurice Wilkins has been touched by floods of tributes from around the world.


Qaeda in Pakistan, in a gun battle on Sunday afternoon in the southern city of Nawabshah. Two other. men, caught during the siege, were under interrogation.


India's finance minister says poverty is fast declining in the country and could be "wiped out" by 2040.


U.S. employers added a scant 18,000 jobs in December and the national unemployment rate kicked up to five percent, its highest in more than two years, according to a government report on Friday that underlined the economy's rapidly slowing momentum.


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Scottish & Southern plans low-energy credits

Don't flick that switch UK energy supplier Scottish & Southern Electric (SSE) is to offer credits to customers who cut their energy use or install low-energy appliances. It also wants to cut the carbon footprint of the power it generates by 20 per cent over the next nine years.â¦