U.S. discontent over Iraq, Democrats rising: poll

Americans are becoming more discontented over the situation in Iraq and more unhappy with Democrats who won control of Congress last November largely because voters want to see an end to the war, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll.


Henman Battles Into Basel Quarter-Finals

BASEL, Switzerland  - British second seed Tim  Henman came through an unexpectedly tough second round match  with South Africa's Wesley Moodie to reach the quarter-finals  of the Swiss Indoors tournament Thursday.


New York Hopes to Win Olympics by Dividing Votes

The people behind New York City's bid for the 2012 Summer Games think they have a realistic chance to beat the four European capitals with which they are competing.


Zarqawi Group Says 4 Fighters Slain in Falluja

An Internet statement purportedly from an  Iraqi militant group headed by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi said four of his fighters were killed in two days of  U.S. strikes on the Sunni Muslim town of Falluja.


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President Bush is to visit Florida where a hurricane has killed 13 and destroyed thousands of homes.


No. 5 automaker hurt by slow Mercedes sales, but Chrysler remains steady.


Fresh off Emmy sweep, Bennett readies fall projects

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Winning seven Emmy Awards couldn't have come at a better time for Tony Bennett.


New Zealand Draw First Blood in Louis Vuitton Cup Final

VALENCIA, Spain  - Team New Zealand won the closest of races on Friday to notch up the first win of the Louis Vuitton Cup final, setting the pace for a tight best-of-nine series against Luna Rossa.


Germany makes concessions to countries opposed to the EU constitution, on the eve of a key summit.


International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Jacques Rogge has given Beijing's planning and preparations for the 2008 Games a stamp of approval during a tour of the city.


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Keeps financial terms under wraps Microsoft says it is to acquire software developer DesktopStandard for an undisclosed sum.â¦


European Powers to Offer Iran Incentives

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, left, leaves a cabinet meeting, accompanied by his Intelligence Minister, Ali Younesi, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004.


Most senior executives at large U.S. companies plan to increase hiring and investments over the next 12 months amid growing optimism about the economy, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers released on Thursday.


When, where: Tonight, 7, at Air Canada Centre, Toronto. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030). Records: Boston is 29-23-2-3; Toronto is 23-27-6-3. Goals: Mats Sundin 24, Nik Antropov 19, Alexei Ponikarovsky 14. Assists: Sundin 35, Tomas Kaberle 29, Jason Blake 25. Goaltending: Vesa Toskala (20-18-5, 2.68 GAA), Andrew Raycroft (2-8-4, 4.07). Head to head: This is the fifth of eight meetings. ...


ABC, Fox air tape by purported terrorist

ABC News aired a video Thursday night of a purported American member of al-Qaida declaring that new terrorist attacks against the United States could come "at any moment.


Recent flu seasons dominated by more severe strains of flu and an aging US population that's more vulnerable to disease have caused a jump in the number of hospitalizations and deaths from the respiratory illness.


Georgia enjoys rare victory over Florida

The Georgia Bulldogs celebrated in the end zone early and on the sideline late. They probably should have hoisted Knowshon Moreno and Matthew Stafford on their shoulders for both.


Church bells rang out across Europe as shoppers, mass transit and stock exchanges paused for a moment of silence Wednesday in tribute to the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami.


NBA Wrap: Jamison, Arenas Power Wizards Over Spurs

Antawn Jamison and Gilbert Arenas  confirmed their All-Star credentials by powering the host  Washington Wizards to a 95-87 win over the NBA-leading San  Antonio Spurs Wednesday.


NASA debunks claims of drunken space flights

NASA's safety chief Wednesday dismissed sensational claims that astronauts had been drunk on flight missions, boosting the US space agency's battle to repair its tarnished credibility.


Consumer electronics retailer Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc. said Wednesday that same-store sales declined 3.5 percent in the fourth quarter after the effects of recent hurricanes.


A woman is dead after a coach apparently mounted a pavement on one of the busiest routes from the West into London.


A quota 1,122 miliardi, fatturato quarto trimestre +12%


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Time Warner posts 40% fall in profits as AOL continues to struggle but cable and film businesses do well, helped by Will Smith's I am Legend.


Report: EU and Microsoft strike deal on antitrust case

Three key anticompetitive issues addressed in agreement between European Commission and company, according to news report.


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Bush Seeks to Allay Worries on Flu Vaccine Shortage

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.  - President Bush told senior  citizens in Florida on Tuesday he was doing everything possible  to ensure they get flu shots and his campaign accused Sen. John  Kerry of using "scare tactics" over the vaccine shortage to win  votes.


Jason Kidd finally returned to the Nets lineup last night, playing 21 restricted minutes and giving his team 10 points, six boards and three dimes, including an assist on Richard Jefferson's game winner against the Toronto Raptors.


Staring at a big deficit on the road, the Utah Jazz decided to fight back. Facing the same circumstances, the only fight coming from the Miami Heat was with the referees. The struggling Heat lost their poise on the way to losing another game, falling 106-86 to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.


Tony Parker scored 20 points and Brent Barry made two free throws in the final seconds to give the San Antonio Spurs an 80-77 win over the Detroit Pistons Friday.


The first ever Sicilian derby in Serie A, between Messina and Palermo ended in a goalless draw at the San Filippo stadium. In a hard-fought match between two newly promoted sides, Messina and Palermo avoided


France scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Elissalde is out of Saturday's clash against New Zealand.


BA, GoldmanSachs not planning AMR bid: sources

UK airline British Airways  and U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs  have no current plans to bid for AMR Corp. , parent of American Airlines, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.


El Hadji Diouf has always enjoyed courting controversy. Be it spitting, diving or being a general nuisance to all and sundry the Senegal international has a penchant for getting involved in the more unsavoury side of the game.


Eco-Friendly Project Helps Wring Value From Waste

By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 24--Trash dumps used to be for garbage and vultures.   But Catawba County is developing the next generation of landfills: places where garbage and sewage become commodities with little left over to clutter or pollute.


Scotland's religious leaders will attend next week's Old Firm clash as part of their efforts to stamp out bigotry in the game.


The Dow Jones industrial average fell 108 points to about 97-hundred-58. Decliners on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered advancers by a five-to-three margin.


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Acer aces out Lenovo as world's third-largest PC maker

Blog: For the first quarter of 2007, Taiwan-based Acer has grabbed a larger market share than Lenovo, according to data collected by iSuppli.


Epiphanies often happen during late-night solitude, and sure enough, D.C. firefighter Jason Woods had one as he kept overnight watch at Engine 22 a few years ago.


Elias goal in OT lifts Devils past Canadiens

Patrik Elias scored a power-play goal with 7.3 seconds remaining in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens last night in East Rutherford, N.J.


For the nearly 71 percent of the UK who still use dial-up Internet connections, XP SP2 will soon be at hand without a long download.


The president of Ivory Coast urges foreigners fleeing the violence in his country to stay.


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44 believed North Koreans clamber over fence into Canadian Embassy ...

BEIJING (CP) - China said Thursday it wants the Canadian Embassy to hand over 44 people thought to be North Korean asylum-seekers who climbed over a spiked fence onto embassy grounds.


The Cleveland Indians are playing without fear — especially of Johan Santana.


Series to savor: Top highlights from 2004 ALCS

The 2004 American League Championship Series created enough memories to last a lifetime. Here are some of the moments and men whose exploits in this historic series won't soon be forgotten.


Ed Steele, who has built top-ranked Broad Run into an area softball powerhouse during a 16-year career that boasts six region titles and one state crown, will be honored with the coveted Morgan Wootten Award on Tuesday.


VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni held up England's bid for victory in the first Test with an unbroken stand of 62 on the fifth and final morning at Lord's here.


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Putin to visit India's Silicon Valley after flap over UN comments

Russia's President Vladimir Putin was headed for India's high-tech city of Bangalore after ruffling feathers by appearing to rebuff New Delhi's hopes of a veto in any enlarged UN Security Council.


9 investigated in Argentina terror probe

A federal judge has opened an investigation of former Judge Juan Jose Galeano and eight others in connection with the allegedly botched probe of a 1994 Jewish center bombing that killed 85 people, authorities said Wednesday.


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Police are investigating a British National Party leaflet posted to homes in south Wales opposing plans for a new mosque. Anti-racism campaigners in Swansea have handed copies to South Wales Police.


WASHINGTON - John Kerry said Friday there is a "great potential" for a new military draft to replace overextended U.S. troops in Iraq if President Bush wins a second term, despite Bush's repeated pledges to maintain the all-volunteer service...


No tears were shed Wednesday for the historic stadium where Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio played out their storied careers.


ID BIOMEDICAL ENTERS INTO AGREEMENTS WITH LEADING US FLU VACCINE ...

ID Biomedical Corp. signed long-term agreements with three of the largest US flu vaccine wholesalers, causing the firmâs shares to climb 9.2 percent.


American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg dies, three years after being diagnosed with prostrate cancer.


An Australian company announced they have a pill that takes care of your bulge, and they said it is free of side effects. The company Metabolic Pharmaceuticals said the drug works by burning fat.


Start a debate on Microsoft and there will be a thousand people ready with a hundred errors they have faced in the last 2 days! Give them a chance and the world will pounce on this monopolistic company ready to sue them for the craziest of reasons.


Scambio online di file pedopornografici: 34 denunce e un arresto

Un arresto in flagranza, 42 perquisizioni e 34 persone denunciate sono il bilancio di un'operazione condotta con l'impegno di 152 Fiamme Gialle da Guardia di Finanza ed agenti della Polizia di Stato in 39 diverse localitÃ  italiane


Basics: The Redolence of Spring? Call It Essence of Nitrogen

Joining together the humus, the posthumous and the devious is nitrogen, a chemical element that is essential to our survival.


THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Colin Montgomerie passed a big test Saturday, overcoming a few obnoxious fans and a pairing with Tiger Woods to post a 4-under 67 and take a two-shot lead in the Target World Challenge.


Ex-Mo. House speaker seeks Congress seat

Former state House Speaker Steve Gaw said Friday he is running for Congress, seeking the seat left open during the political jockeying that followed Gov. Matt Blunt's decision not to seek re-election.


Mayor Adrian M. Fenty has chosen to fire D.C. School Superintendent Clifford B. Janey and replace him with the founder of a New York-based teacher-training organization, a dramatic step that signals the mayor's desire to bring "radical change" to the failing 55,000-student system.


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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The state-funded British Broadcasting Corp. said Tuesday it would eliminate close to 2,900 jobs, mainly in administration, hoping to achieve annual savings of 320 million pounds ($624 million) within three years.


Clothing retailers pace strong September sales

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


Rix regains starting QB job for Duke game

Chris Rix will start at quarterback for Florida State on Saturday against Duke, returning to the starting job after a loss last week that sent the Seminoles far down in the rankings


Big-mouth Becks to tell all at marriage counselling

LONDON - Not only has England captain David Beckham been told to learn to shut up by coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, he could also face punishment from the Football Association for his unsporting behaviour.


Poisoned Russian Had Sought Entry to U.S., Book Says

LONDON -- Before Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian intelligence agent fatally poisoned in London last year, sought asylum in Britain, he first tried to flee to the United States, according to a new book that also offers fresh details of his uneasy life and relationship with the former KGB ...


Siberian mine blast kills 13, injures 23

Thirteen miners died in an explosion in a coal mine in Siberia Thursday morning, and at least 23 among 90 rescued from the mine were injured.


ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A helicopter is not necessarily a match for an angry moose. Instead of lying down after being shot with a tranquilizer dart, a moose charged a hovering helicopter used by a wildlife biologist, damaging the aircraft's tail rotor and forcing it to the ground.


Southern Blacks Are Split on Clinton vs. Obama

If any election can prove that Southern blacks are not a monolithic voting bloc, it is the 2008 Democratic contest.


A group of lawmakers wants to make it harder for police to use "no-knock" warrants in the wake of a shootout that left an elderly woman dead after plainclothes officers stormed her home unannounced in a search for drugs.


After Mastering Web Traffic, Google Runs Bus Line

The sheer scale of Googleâs new shuttle program for its employees befits the companyâs oversize ambitions.


Testaverde keeps answering age-old questions

LANDOVER, Md. - Dallas quarterback Vinny Testaverde dropped back to pass and let a deep ball fly down the left sideline. Washington cornerback Fred Smoot stayed with Cowboys wide receiver Antonio Bryant step for step.


Afghan Militants Say Drop Some Hostage Demands

Afghan militants holding three UN workers hostage began talks with the government and the United Nations on Sunday and the kidnappers have dropped some of their demands, a militant spokesman said.


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Six-way talks on N.Korea reach de facto deal: report

Six-party talks in Beijing on ending North Korea's nuclear arms program have reached a de facto deal, which will be announced at a full session of the negotiators later on Tuesday, Japan's Jiji news agency reported, quoting negotiation sources.


Rice's Streak Ends but Raiders Edge Bills

Jerry Rice probably didn't figure his team-first attitude would lead to the end of his NFL-record receptions streak.


Former England international Fowler joins Cardiff

Former England striker Robbie Fowler has agreed to join Championship side Cardiff on a two-year deal.


Former Egyptian hostage says he was kept with French captives

An Egyptian released by kidnappers in Iraq said he was temporarily held with two Frenchmen, but did not say if they were two journalists abducted in August, and whose whereabouts are still unknown.


U.S. consumers will see their  natural gas bills rise 15 percent this winter compared to last  year, and pay 28 percent more to warm their homes with heating  oil and 22 percent more to heat with propane, the government  said on Wednesday.


UN urges social change as female AIDS cases soar

The AIDS pandemic rampaging around the globe will not be stopped without radical social change to improve the lot of women and girls, who now look likely to die in greater numbers than men, UN agencies said on Tuesday.


Professor emeritus, alumnus win Nobel Prize

An emeritus University professor and his former graduate student have been awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics for a theory they refined while working together in the 1970s, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday.


Afghan Poll Crisis Subsides as Karzai Rivals Back Off

The crisis surrounding Afghanistan's  historic presidential election appeared to end on Monday as  President Hamid Karzai's chief rival said he and other  candidates were withdrawing their rejection of the weekend  poll.


Laurels for Giving the Internet Its Language

The Association for Computing Machinery plans to announce that Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn will receive the 2004 A. M. Turing Award for creating the underpinnings of the Internet.


The Dutch are the world's tallest people

Most of us are taller than our parents, who probably are taller than their parents. But in the Netherlands, the generational progression has reached new heights.


BARDSTOWN, Ky. - Fire swept through a one-story brick house early Tuesday, killing seven people, a county coroner said.  Six of the victims were found dead inside the home, and the seventh was pronounced dead at a hospital, Nelson County Deputy Coroner Sonny Greenwell said.


An electrical fence surrounding a privately run jail near the Mexican border was tampered with, possibly preventing an alarm from sounding when six inmates escaped this week, an official with the jail operator said Friday.


US to Reopen Canada Cattle Trade in March

Canada's cattle and beef industries, battered by the discovery of mad cow disease in 2003, would win new access to the important US market by this spring under a plan


The research firm's third-quarter handset sales figures are out, indicating the South Korean company took more of the market than rival Motorola for the first time as total sales set a new record.


Report: Sexson, M's agree on four-year deal

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners, desperate to add pop to their anemic lineup, reportedly have come to terms on a four-year contract with slugger Richie Sexson.


Roma, 18:17 - CALCIO, SERIE D: RISULTATI

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Bush demands thousands more spies for CIA

US President George Bush has ordered the Central Intelligence Agency to hire and train thousands of new spies, the Washington Post said Wednesday.


Mahmoud Abbas, tipped to become the new Palestinian president, says he will not fight against militant groups.


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A judge has indicted former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet for the alleged kidnapping of nine dissidents and the alleged killing of one of them during his 1973-90 military regime.


The Dot-Com Era's Last Gasp: Commerce One

Commerce One says it must lay off 56 employees, leaving it with 36 to operate its supplier relationship management business unit. Years of economic devastation have left Commerce One -- once


2 Kerry Votes on War and Peace Underline a Political Evolution

Votes against the gulf war in 1991 and for using force against Iraq in 2002 seem like a metaphor for John Kerry's Senate career.


Reuters Shares Rise as Company Says Sales Exceed Cancellations

Shares in Reuters Group Plc, the world's largest publicly traded provider of financial information, rose as much as 8.4 percent after the company said the number of contracts signed


Yushchenko Certain Victor in Ukraine Election

West-leaning opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko looked certain on Monday to become Ukraine's next  president, but his opponent, the prime minister, refused to  concede defeat in the bitterly fought contest.


Man sentenced to probation for Seuss widow threats

PORTLAND, Ore. An Oregon man who tried to extort money from "Doctor Seuss'" widow has been sentenced to three years' probation.


Internet Explorer suffers as Web users explore alternatives

Web users are increasingly looking for alternatives to Internet Explorer, according to new figures from analyst WebSideStory. For the first time, there has been a fall in the share of surfers using Microsoft's browser.


Respected film critic Joel Siegel, who worked on Good Morning America, dies at the age of 63.


The Dallas Mavericks had procrastinated long enough against their in-state rivals. A 3-1 series lead over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, squandered. A 20-point lead in Game 7, dried up. Then, in overtime, it was finally time for Dirk Nowitzki and his new collection of Dallas teammates to get over the San Antonio hurdle.


BAGHDAD, May 24 -- Moqtada al-Sadr, the influential Shiite cleric and militia leader who went into hiding before the launch of a U.S.-Iraqi security offensive in February, is in the southern city of Kufa, senior U.S. military commanders said Thursday.


A Finnish team describes a black hole that is a record 18 billion times more massive than our own Sun.


Venezuelan forces told to prepare for US invasion.


The recent Internet Security Threat Report from security vendor Symantec painted a bleak picture for IT security - both now and into the future.


Bob Geldof took over for a day as the editor of Germany's biggest-selling newspaper, which appeared Friday with an impassioned front-page plea for the country's leaders to "end the misery" in Africa.


Not so fast, Sen. McCain. John McCain's campaign issued a statement last week claiming the Arizona senator had surpassed the number of delegates needed to secure the GOP nomination for president, after Mitt Romney endorsed him.


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NASA will wait two years longer than planned and spend another $40 million to launch a half-billion-dollar probe to Mars because of an unspecified conflict of interest in the purchasing process, officials said Friday.


Raikes reflects on 26-year run at Microsoft

The longtime software executive, who came over from Apple in 1981, says he's not sure what he'll do when he leaves Microsoft in September, but it will probably be outside of tech.


Feds reel in some big fish on the most elaborate trading scam in years, and it's not over yet.


LONDON The Mexican cement company Cemex said Monday that it would buy the British concrete maker RMC Group for Â£2.3 billion to expand in Europe and increase its product line.


Indian Panorama of IFFI 2007 to have 21 feature films

Twenty-one feature films and 15 non-feature films were Tuesday chosen to be screened at the Indian Panorama   section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2007, which would be held in Goa in November.


CBS Ousting Four Employees Over Faulty Bush Story

CBS News fired four employees on  Monday in the wake of an independent panel report that found a  "myopic zeal" led the network to disregard basic journalism  principles when it aired a faulty story about President Bush's  military service record.


Space probe launches toward Saturn's moon

PASADENA, CALIF. - A space probe has begun a 21-day freefall toward Saturn's largest moon in a mission that scientists hope will shed light on the development of life on Earth.


Blue Chips End Lower on Oil Prices and Profit Outlook

Stocks slid Monday, although many investors stuck to the sidelines ahead of a key meeting of the Federal Reserve. Tech shares were flat.


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The United States is to resume its space shuttle program next year after the Columbia shuttle tragedy in 2003. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, announced


A person's life could one day be recorded by a network of intelligent sensors, according to a scientist.


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Yo Ho Ho! Pirates Raid Brazil Resort Before Xmas

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A spree of "pirate" raids onvacation homes around the chic Brazilian beach resort of Angrados Reis has led police to mount air and sea patrols over theholiday season, a security official said on Thursday.


Britons' favourite drink could hold back Alzheimer's, scientists ...

LONDON  - A steaming cup of tea, the relaxing drink of choice for millions in countries such as Britain and China, could help ward off the effects of Alzheimer's disease (news - web sites), scientists said.


Roma, 18:54 - CALCIO, ITALIA; ZACCARDO: SONO DELUSO PER L'ESCLUSIONE

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GERMANY:  Breakdowns Renew Case Against Nuclear Energy

BERLIN, Jul 10 (IPS) - A series of technical breakdowns in two of the  oldest nuclear power stations in Germany has led to renewed  demands to phase out nuclear energy.


WASHINGTON - President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry have starkly different economic priorities with a common thread: price tags exceeding $1 trillion that could pump already huge deficits skyward over the next decade...


Man Utd have their Premiership lead cut to two points after Alan Curbishley masterminds a win in his first game in charge of West Ham.


Windows XP SP2 update installation not an easy ride

Citadel Security Software Inc., a security management and policy enforcement solutions provider, said its automated vulnerability remediation (AVR) solution, Hercules, is designed to assist with managing the rollout of Microsofts XP Service Pack 2 update


10 people killed in fourth car bomb blast in Iraq's Samarra

At least 10 people were killed and five others wounded on Saturday in a fourth car bomb explosion in the Iraqi city of Samarra, police said.


Business & money: Rupert Murdoch confirms that parts of online Wall Street Journal will remain subscription-based


Cyber criminals are cashing in on their expertise by offering tool kits that let anyone craft attacks.


ENVIRONMENT:  Waste Headed for a Third World Bin

BREMEN, Germany, Sep 21 (IPS) - The Panamanian flagged ship Probo Koala unloaded  more than 550 tonnes of toxic waste at Abidjan port in C- te  d'Ivoire a month back. Emissions from that toxic waste have  killed seven people and poisoned thousands.


An energy-trading company said Wednesday that it did not pay kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's  government from contracts it received to sell some 8 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil between 1997 and 2001 under the United Nations' oil-for-food program.


UN Chopper Crash-Lands in Afghanistan, Crew Stranded

A U.N. helicopter flying to retrieve  ballot boxes after Afghanistan's landmark election was forced  to crash-land in a remote snow-covered corner of the country on  Tuesday, officials said.


China's economy picks up pace, stoking fears it may be overheating and driving the rate of inflation.


After Games pressure, world short course presents different ...

(CP) - After the pressure of the Olympic Games, training for the world short course swim championships was a challenge for Victoria's Rick Say.


Fertility clinics are overusing a laboratory technique and costing infertile couples and some insurers hundreds of extra dollars, a new study suggests.


The Wizards have raised more than $30,000 with UNICEF for the tsunami relief effort in South Asia with "Tsunami Relief Bands."


NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan on Saturday began talks to prepare the ground for two days of ministerial dialogue from Sunday aimed at normalising ties between the two nuclear-armed rivals.


Nexen.net: PHP Statistics for January 2008

Damien Seguy has posted this month's (well, January 2008's) PHP statistics to the Nexen.net website. Highlights from this edition include:   PHP 5 displays strong growth, almost at 30% PHP 5.2 will be more popular than PHP 4.3 before April PHP 5.2.5 is already the dominating version of PHP 5 PHP 4.4.8 not so popular   You can get the full details on this month's statistics from the full list of the statistics and the evolution posted on Nexen.


Major Parallels Desktop for Mac Update Ships

Parallels shipped a major update to its virtualization software for Macintoshes using the Intel platform. Although the upgrade would be provided at no cost to current users, those wishing to purchase the software will need to pay $79.99.


Wireless industry players place their bets on the future during the four-day Mobile World Congress opening Monday in Barcelona, laying stakes on the next big thing with new product launches, services and alliances.


Glare of Fires Pulls Migrants From Shadows

The California fires exposed the often-invisible existence of illegal immigrants in ways that were sometimes deadly.


Kobe Bryant was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Tuesday for striking San Antonio's Manu Ginobili in the face.


Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs Group Inc. agreed Wednesday to pay Ford Motor Co. $13.7 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit that was filed last year after a controversial


The Flip Video Ultra includes editing functions to upload videos directly to YouTube.


A few years ago, my life was roadworthy but lonely.


Uninsured Benefit Once They Are Covered by Medicare

THURSDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- People who are intermittently or totally uninsured in the decade prior to reaching Medicare eligibility experience substantial improvements in health once such coverage kicks in, a new study reveals.


Israeli Army commander condemns rabbisâ call to soldiers to ...

JERUSALEM - A call by dozens of rabbis to observant soldiers to disobey orders to evacuate settlers from the West Bank and Gaza set off shock waves all the way to the top of the army.


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Southeast Asians Finish China Trade Pact but Avoid Touchy Issues

Southeast Asian ministers on Saturday completed a free trade pact with China and other accords to be adopted at a meeting of their leaders, but touchy


Democratsâ pro-war campaigns produce debacle in congressional ...

The US congressional elections, which took place simultaneously with the presidential vote, saw gains for the Republican Party of four seats in the Senate and three or possibly four in the House of Representatives.


Dopo settimane di dubbi, portiere sceglie ancora bianconero


Pakistan welcomes withdrawal of Indian troops from Kashmir

The Pakistani government and media have widely welcomed the first withdrawal of Indian troops from disputed Kashmir, describing it as "a positive move and a good beginning.


U.S. State Department enforces postings to Iraq

Facing staff shortages in Iraq, the U.S. State Department announced on Friday that diplomats would have no choice but to accept one-year postings in the hostile environment or face losing their jobs.


Boeing, Banks Give to Democratic Candidates After Election Wins

Bloomberg - Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- It didn't take Boeing Co. very long to realize the political landscape had been altered after the Democrats captured control of Congress.


The Oscars are all about movies, of course, but on this night only music filled the golden guy's hallowed hall.


Blair has surgery to fix heartbeat, resting at home

British Prime Minister Tony Blair underwent a successful operation today to correct an irregular heartbeat and was recovering at home, a hospital official said.


Temple-Inland Inc., which makes packaging and building materials, said Monday it will slash 1,500 jobs and take a third-quarter charge to sell its third-party mortgage servicing portfolio and reposition its mortgage origination activities.


Nokia, Philips Team with German Transport Network for NFC Trial

Nokia, Royal Philips Electronics together with Rhein-Main Verkehrsverbund (RMV), public transport authority for Frankfurt, Germany's greater area, have announced a joint project to trial a near field communication (NFC) ticketing solution that uses mobile


A ferry capsized in rough waters in the southern Philippines on Saturday, leaving at least 14 people dead and 21 missing, including a town mayor and a group of students.


Study: Medicare Drug Plan Will Most Aid the Poor

MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDay News) -- One part of the new Medicare drug plan passed by Congress earlier this year could live up to its advance clippings and save people a lot of money. But some people could end up spending more than $750 out-of-pocket even after they participate in the program.


Vince Raikkonen davanti a Massa, sul podio anche Hamilton


Aula Montecitorio ancora 'occupata' da deputati Destra


Satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC reported strong growth in subscribers Friday and a jump in revenue that exceeded analysts' expectations, underpinning a 3 percent rise in quarterly net profit.


ISRAEL has assassinated the Hamas arms expert said to be behind the development of the Qassam rockets that have been targeting Israeli towns.


France, United States and other nations evacuate foreigners ...

France and the United States on Wednesday began evacuating thousands of foreigners trapped for days by violent attacks targeting French civilians and troops in this West African nation.


PDA News - Alternative OSes, PalmOne disses Cobalt, European Treo ...

CNET reports that PalmOne has evaluated versions of Microsofts Windows Mobile as well as Linux-based operating systems for use in its products.


Seeking to add heft to his presidential bid, Democrat Barack Obama is offering a sweeping plan that would require every American to have health coverage and calls on government, businesses and consumers to share the costs of the program.


Physics chip maker gobbled by GPU giant Graphics chip giant Nvidia is to purchase the last major independent physics house, Ageia. The price and many details of the acquisition aren't being disclosed, but Nvidia said more information will come during the company's quarterly earnings call on February 13.â¦


September 11-style terror attacks on the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf were thwarted, it emerged today ahead of the Queen's Speech, which will focus on security.


As of Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004, at least 1,155 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 877 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.


It has announced a $39 billion overhaul, spurring calls to bolster global nuclear weapons regulation.


Iraqis search for survivors following a third US military airstrike on the northern part of Fallujah, outside Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004.


European Union leaders agreed Saturday on the key points of a treaty meant to strengthen the bloc's foreign policy role and eliminate unwieldy bureaucracy.


Colombia Offers Meeting on Venezuela Dispute

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian President Alvaro  Uribe offered on Saturday to meet his Venezuelan counterpart,  Hugo Chavez, to defuse a widening diplomatic dispute over the  capture of a top Colombian rebel in Venezuela.


Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said he wants to serve a second term in office, but he needs a constitutional amendment and the approval of power broker Syria to stay there.


Berlino, 23:07 - CALCIO, COPPA GERMANIA: WERDER BREMA ELIMINATO NEGLI OTTAVI

Risultati degli ottavi di finale della Coppa di Germania: Hoffenheim (D2) - Rostock (D1)           2...


Talks Focus on Fire Coverage Options: FAR EAST COUNTY: Officials to Outline Plans Boosting Services, Salaries

By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 5--Fire officials are hosting a series of community forums to discuss plans for enhanced fire protection services in far East County.


Sylvia Plachy: 'Falling in love with the truth'

For more than 40 years, the photographer has traveled repeatedly to Hungary and throughout Eastern Europe.


Internet Users Not As Safe Online As They Believe

WASHINGTON -- You may lock your doors and windows -- and maybe even activate an alarm system to keep your home protected. But a new study indicates that most of us haven't taken the equivalent of those basic


Australia's Qantas accepts A$11 billion takeover offer

Australia's Qantas Airways  said on Thursday it has accepted an A$11.1 billion ($8.7 billion) revised buyout offer led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group at A$5.60 a share.


GSK linked to trials forcing Aids drugs on deprived US children

GlaxoSmithKline will be accused this week of backing drug trials in the US in which underprivileged children were forced to test Aids treatments against their will.


More than 90 whales and dolphins have died in two separate beaching incidents in Tasmania. (Photo: Mavis Burgess)ABC TV. Twenty-one whales beached at Maria Island off Tasmania's east coast are back at sea and


Search continues for man missing in Ore.

Searchers scouring a rugged canyon Tuesday found a pair of pants matching the description of those worn by a missing man who struck out for help after his family's car got stuck in the snow.


"Today's judgment seems indeed to be a turning point in the future of Formula One," it read. GPWC also said the London High Court's ruling would 'benefit the sport's long-term stability.


La morte nel 2005 a Ferrara, durante intervento volanti


Suicide bomber kills two NATO soldiers in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber killed two NATO soldiers in an attack on an alliance convoy in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar on Monday, a NATO spokesman said.


Investors can find worthy investments beyond the glare of top-rated stars.


The company that ran competitions for GMTV is fined a record Â£250,000 over a phone-in scandal.


Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson told New Hampshire voters Monday that efforts in some states to recognize same-sex marriage are a "judge-made controversy."


Steve Trachsel earned his first win with the Cubs in eight years and Chicago hit four home runs to regain the NL Central lead by beating the Houston Astros 6-2 on Thursday night.


Adelboden, 14:34 - SCI, CDM UOMINI: MATT VINCE SLALOM ADELBODEN, MOELGG QUARTO

L'austriaco Mario Matt ha vinto lo slalom di Adelboden, in Svizzera, valido per la coppa del mondo m...


Voluntary scheme is prelude to compulsion

The home secretary, Charles Clarke, yesterday warned MPs that the government would bring in compulsory identity cards once a voluntary system had been accepted by the British public.


Identificazione avvenuta grazie alla sorella della vittima


Londra, 10:21 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: PANCHINA OFFERTA A VAN BASTEN

E' Marco Van Basten l'allenatore piÃ¹ vicino alla panchina del Chelsea. Il tabloid inglese 'The Sun' ...


Assemblea di Lega, per Della Valle mezza

E' andata come previsto: i presidenti dei club di AeB hanno rimandato il voto. In mattinata una telefonata aveva seminato il panico contemporaneamente sia in Lega che in Figc annunciando una bomba: allarme poi rivelatosi falso.


Universal Technical Institute posts strong results.


Last June, Google launched a service offering a one-click method of paying for purchases that minimizes the risk of credit card information being stolen off a Web site.


Russia denies report of deal with West on Kosovo

Russia's U.N. ambassador denied  on Tuesday that Moscow and Western powers had reached a  compromise on the future of the U.N.-run Serbian province of  Kosovo, dismissing a report in a Croatian newspaper.


New Russian Party Faces 1st Electoral Test

ST. PETERSBURG -- In Russia's lower house of parliament, almost completely dominated by the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, Oksana Dmitrieva was part of a very small club of independent deputies, all facing political oblivion come December's parliamentary elections.


Tradizionale cerimonia dello scambio di auguri al QuirinaleIl presidente della Repubblica ha sottolineato l'importanza dell'Onu                                            L'auspicio di Napolitano al corpo diplomatico: "PiÃ¹ Italia e piÃ¹ Europa sulla scena mondiale"


US Airways Workers Authorize Job Actions

Flight attendants at US Airways have overwhelmingly authorized their union to engage in strike-related activities should a federal bankruptcy court permit management to cancel its collective bargaining agreement with its employees.


By Kathirasen  THERE'S something fishy going on in rivers and seas.  An increasing number of male fish are changing sex midway to become female. And they don't have to pay exorbitant sums of money to some surgeon somewhere to do it either.


Londra, 13:18 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: PER FUTURO SI PUNTA SU VAN BASTEN

E' Marco Van Basten il candidato numero uno alla panchina del Chelsea nel caso che l'attuale tecnico...


All summer, the Arizona desert has been the epicenter for this year's West Nile virus outbreak. By Matt Slocum, The Arizona Republic.


NEW YORK - The lead singer of the rock band Incubus was arrested for a carrying a switchblade in his bag while trying to board a plane on his way to a concert in North Carolina.    Brandon Boyd, 28, was stopped Wednesday at LaGuardia Airport when baggage screeners spotted the knife in his carry-on luggage, said Lou Martinez, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport...


Doctors praise new support hose for hearts

NEW ORLEANS - A simple fabric device that looks like fishnet hose but acts like support stockings helped weak hearts pump more efficiently and even shrink back to a more normal size, researchers reported at an American Heart Association conference.


London - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was recovering on Saturday from successful hospital treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat, his office said.


Santana unanimous winner of AL Cy Young Award

Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins was a unanimous pick for the American League Cy Young Award on Thursday, rewarded for a stellar second half that helped his team win its third straight division title.


US Army Deserter Jenkins Obtains Early Release from Detention in ...

A former US Army sergeant who defected to North Korea almost 40 years ago - has been released after serving 25 days in military detention in Japan.


Security technologist Bruce Schneier explains that while cryptography is one of the most basic tools of computer security, it barely existed as an academic discipline 30 years ago.


Limited rhino hunt allowed in SA, Namibia

afrol News, 4 October - Hundred years of conservation efforts have lifted the southern black rhino population from about hundred to 11,000 animals.


McClaren spikes up England mix with Barton call-up

Joey Barton, the Manchester City midfielder who has as much bite with his tongue as he does in the tackle, has won a first international call-up in England's squad to face Spain in a friendly at Old Trafford next week.


Mo. Woman Allegedly Gives Crack to Son, 4

A mother has been arrested on charges that she gave crack to her 4-year-old son to "calm him down."


Clooney and Cheadle get peace award for Darfur

Actors George Clooney and Don Cheadle said world leaders must not be allowed to ignore the war in Darfur, as they received an award by Nobel peace laureates for their efforts to help civilians caught up in the conflict.


Helsinki, 18:48 - NUOTO, EUROPEI; MARIN: NON MI ASPETTAVO ORO

Luca Marin non si aspettava di vincere l'oro nei 400 misti agli europei in vasca corta di Helsinki. ...


Clever concept takes old-school approach to Apple's mythical gadget. In Cult of Mac.


Council of Europe seeks right to reply to correct false online reports

The Council of Europe has called on its 46 member-states to introduce legislation on the right of reply to correct false information on online media.


Si potra' firmare petizione per deduzioni al reddito


True love may conquer all, but it was still pretty cold in those wedding dresses Wednesday as more than 100 couples tied the knot on Valentine's Day under the Gateway Arch.


In his new presidential library that opens today, Bill Clinton defiantly mocks the impeachment proceedings against him, charging that the independent counsel who investigated


The dollar falls further against the euro while the pound remains at a 26-year high against the US currency.


Whatever the reasons John Kerry and the Democrats lost the race for the White House, lack of money wasn't one. Tax-exempt pro-Democratic groups raising big checks for this year's election collected almost twice as much money as their Republican rivals in the presidential race, a study shows. The financial advantage comes in addition to record fund raising by Kerry, the unsuccessful candidate, and the Democratic Party.


Iraq's government backs a draft law to release thousands of suspected insurgents held by US and Iraqi forces.


Rally in Technology Companies and Drop in Oil Price Help Lift Major Markets

Stocks rose yesterday after better-than-expected earnings from Apple and American Express eased concern that the housing slump has depressed consumer spending.


Terra' conversazione pubblica su 'Un certo Rossini'


ARIS, Aug. 18 - Oil prices climbed above $47 a barrel today, setting yet another record, after figures showed supplies in the United States were down for a third consecutive week while a report from OPEC highlighted the threat of high oil ...


Ross McElwee's latest family portrait, the documentary "Bright Leaves," looks at the legacy of a tobacco-growing ancestor.


U.S. duo win physics Nobel for backing up Big Bang

Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for work on cosmic radiation that helped pinpoint the age of the universe and added weight to the Big Bang theory of its birth.


Now that Amazonâs market value is nearly the same as eBayâs, it could buy the online auction site. That could help improve Amazonâs finances and eBayâs customer satisfaction.


A 15-year-old girl is to spend Christmas in custody because she is "out of control", a High Court judge rules.


Dual therapy can control high-risk prostate cancer

NEW YORK  - High rates of tumor control over the long term are possible with combination treatment using external beam radiation followed by brachytherapy in high-risk prostate cancer patients, according to researchers.


Ellison May Attempt Boardroom Coup at PeopleSoft

Following its latest rejection, the next stage in Oracle's battle to buy PeopleSoft is set to begin in a courtroom on Wednesday.


Anversa, 11:19 - TENNIS, RANKING WTA: SHARAPOVA SEMPRE AL COMANDO

La russa Maria Sharapova mantiene il comando del ranking Wta, seguita dalla belga, Justine Henin. En...


A Tale of Treachery in the Magic Kingdom

James B. Stewart's book describes an atmosphere of nonstop conflict and bickering at Michael D. Eisner's Walt Disney Company.


Baseball: Mets introduce Willie Randolph as manager

NEW YORK : The New York Mets formally introduced Willie Randolph as the 18th manager in the history of the major league baseball club, giving the veteran coach an opportunity that had often eluded him.


U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday as  investors bought beaten down shares and were hopeful of strong  earnings from credit card provider American Express Co.   AXP.N.


Dell (DELL) will set out Thursday to conquer markets dominated by Apple (APPL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and others with products that include its first small digital music player, photo printer and plasma TV.


Previsto mezzo milione persone a festeggiare 2008 su Tamigi


Emerging powers push for place at G7 high table

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


Fenway Park goes dark now. For a while. No "Sweet Caroline." No "Dirty Water." No "Tessie" sweeping up on the big board while the Dropkick Murphys send everybody home with a smile. The only activity at the yard in the next 11 days will be the Sox grounds crew pondering where to put the World Series logo in the grass ...


TORONTO: Canada squeezed past Finland 3-2 in the final of the World Cup of Hockey, sending a hockey-mad nation into raptures and defending its crown as undisputed champion of the international game.


Star Gazers Should Be Dazzled This Weekend

AMATEUR astronomers will have the chance to see the International Space Station as it flies over Irish skies this weekend.


Allies Resisting as U.S. Pushes Terror Label for Hezbollah

The Bush administration is arguing with European governments on whether Hezbollah should be listed as a terror group.


Stan Kasten, an Atlanta businessman and attorney with years of experience running pro teams in baseball, the NHL and the NBA, is a serious bidder for the Nationals.


Should you use special financing offers or pay cash?


Freeline range to serve content to Streamium AV kit


Andy Roddick cruises into the semifinals at the Australian Open on Wednesday when Nikolay Davydenko retires because of breathing problems.


Israel seizes Hamas leaders, violence goes on

NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli forces seized a Palestinian minister and other officials on Thursday in a crackdown on Hamas, which defied a call by President Mahmoud Abbas to stop firing rockets at Israel.


Stars rock around the world for climate change

LONDON/EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Some of the world's biggest pop stars performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to persuade fans and governments to go green.


GILBERT, Ariz. -- Tank Johnson's blood alcohol level was below the legal limit when the former Chicago Bears tackle was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving June 22.


Nuova gamma cromatica per le scarpe del marchio inglese


Britain's Andy Murray took another step up the ladder by reaching the fourth round of the US Open.


Bosnian Serb PM rejects U.S.-backed reform plan

U.S.-hosted talks between Bosnia's  rival Serb and Muslim leaders hit a rough patch on Thursday, as  the Bosnian Serbs rejected a reform deal the European Union  demands as a prerequisite to closer ties.


Charges Against Scientist Korobeinichev Dropped

NOVOSIBIRSK. May 30 (Interfax) - The criminal case against Novosibirsk scientist Oleg Korobeinichev, who faced charges of disclosing a state secret, has been closed due to the absence of any crime, Korobeinichev's lawyer Andrei Zhukov told Interfax.


A couple who spent three frigid nights lost near a Santa Fe ski area was rescued Tuesday by helicopter after they stomped SOS in the snow.


Season of comebacks stalls out on Dodgers

It was fitting that the Los Angeles Dodgers would return to California down 2-0 in the National League Division Series. After all, playing from behind was what got them there.


Will deals among the manufacturers of flat-panel displays lead to slower price declines of L.C.D. televisions? Donât count on it.


Michael Moore looked to his friend Borat to help muster the nerve to sail into Guantanamo Bay. Moore met "Borat" creator Sasha Baron Cohen at last fall's Toronto International Film Festival.


An initial report blames engine fault for the crash-landing of a plane at Heathrow.


The first terror suspects are moved to a new $37m maximum-security wing at Guantanamo Bay.


Viewpoint: The latest breakdown poses little threat to the astronauts. But it proves  again that the International Space Station and the Shuttle are clunkers


US forces battled closer towards regaining control of Fallujah on Thursday, hunting down insurgents from their underground hideouts in the Iraqi rebel city as a deadly car bomb wreaked havoc in the Baghdad rush hour.


SOUTHEAST Asia must unite to combat the spread of a deadly bird flu virus which has the potential to become the next human influenza pandemic, global health experts warned here Monday.


Pakistan's president says killing could lead to more terror ...

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says the killing of a suspected al-Qaida leader will have a domino effect that will lead to other alleged terrorists.


Symantec unveils Vault for enterprise storage

Security giant says Enterprise Vault 7.0 will help IT managers prioritize storage for messages.


The family of a Belfast man who died following a stabbing say his two sons have been robbed of a 'wonderful father'.


EU Lowers 2005 Growth Forecast to 2% on Surge in Oil Prices

The European Commission cut its growth forecast for 2005, saying record oil prices will damp global demand and warned that five of the 12 countries using the euro will post deficits at or above European limits next year.


IBM veteran becomes first woman to win the Turing Award

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has awarded the A.M. Turing Award to Frances Allen, a computer scientist at IBM and the first woman to receive the prestigious prize.


The latest web browser usage survey shows Mozilla's share is rising at the expense of Internet Explorer. The browser has increased its market share to 7.4 percent, from 2.1 percent in May.


Tiger Woods won the Buick Invitational by a tournament-record eight strokes for his 62nd PGA Tour victory, tying Arnold Palmer for fourth on the career list.


Meticulous Lehman plans K Club downtime for U.S. team

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman   is leaving nothing to chance in his preparations for next   week's showdown with holders Europe at the K Club in Straffan,   Ireland.


Woman Blames Jail For Her Newborn Son Dying

TAMPA, Fla. -- A former inmate is blaming a Tampa jail and officials for the death of her baby boy who was born over a toilet in the jail.


Primavera sends agile development to India

Busting the myth that agile processes will keep development jobs in the United States, Primavera has sent product development to India.


Find the perfect career school in your area. Search our listings for business, culinary, computer, health, technology, art, and many other degree programs near you.


Yahoo board strategizes on Microsoft bid: report

Yahoo Inc's board met by telephone on Friday and discussed strategy for getting Microsoft Corp to raise its $42 billion offer for the company and the possibility of hiring Google Inc to run Yahoo's search, the Wall Street Journal said.


Iraqi donors conference ends with calling for new pledges

International donors for Iraq's reconstruction closed a two-day meeting here Thursday, saying achievements had been made while appealing for more contributions as the funds had almost been exhausted.


Ciber Buys Controlling Stake in Novasoft

Ciber Inc., a US technology consulting company, said on Monday it agreed to buy a 67 percent stake in Novasoft AG from the German consultant's founders, entering the German marketplace for the first time.


Former Advisor to South African Deputy President on Trial

A South African court has opened the corruption trial of a former financial advisor to Deputy President Jacob Zuma. Prosecutors have alleged that Schabir Shaik gave Mr.


Suspensions and fines hit a record high, even as some defend a culture of 'experimentation.'


Solo Sailing Study to Show How Humans Cope With Stress

The study relies almost entirely on interviews and self-administered tests, but psychologists for NASA said the findings could benefit their astronaut training program.


TRADE:  North Africa - New Launch Pad for Auto Makers

PARIS, Sep 26 (IPS) - When French car company Renault SA and its Japanese  partner, Nissan Motor Co., announced their intention to build a  joint assembly plant in Tangier, Morocco at an estimated cost of  1 billion euros, it was a substantial enough investment to make  auto industry analysts take notice.


Somalia's interim government and a rival Islamist militia agree in principle to establish a national army.


Trade talks between China and the European Union in Brussels later on Tuesday are likely to focus on piracy.


The broadcasting regulator is sticking to its plans to ban junk food ads during TV shows aimed at under-16s.


Intervento del leader di Forza Italia alla festa di Azione Giovani"Hanno le mani su tutto, ora anche la comunicazione Ã¨ loro"                                          Berlusconi: "Antipolitica Ã¨ colpa della sinistra con loro non ci puÃ² essere alcun dialogo"


Microsoft, Intel Moves are Good News for IT

Microsoft wants to get its next operating system in shipping shape by taking away one of the legs of the three-legged stool upon which the system would be built.


Humans Screwing Up More Than Half of World's Oceans

A new map of human impacts on marine ecosystems shows that more than half of the world's ocean area has already been profoundly affected by humans -- and just four percent is still in pristine condition.


WASHINGTON - The US economy is pulling out of the soft patch it went through earlier this year but shows no signs of accelerating inflation, Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chairman, says.


Iranian officials pay their first visit to five nationals detained since January by US forces in northern Iraq.


Lucca, 18:05 - CICLISMO, FANINI: CIPOLLINI TORNERA' A CORRERE IN AMERICA

Ivano Fanini annuncia il ritorno alle gare di Mario Cipollini che, secondo patron della Amore & Vita...


White House Disaster Drill Supposes 10-City IED Strike

Dozens of high-level officials joined in a White House drill yesterday to see how the government would respond if several cities were attacked simultaneously with bombs similar to those used against U.S. troops in Iraq.


MEPs give rejected bidders on public contracts new rights

In national law in three years The European Parliament has voted to give businesses new powers to challenge public procurement decisions when they consider that a public authority has awarded a contract unfairly. National laws are expected to change within three years.â¦


Labour peer says Blair considered quitting due to family pressures

LONDON  - Fuelling persistent rumours that Tony Blair considered resigning this year, an acquaintance said Tuesday the prime minister had come under "colossal strain" at home.


Exposure to even small amounts of the chemical benzene may pose a health risk, say scientists. They have shown that workers who inhaled less than one part per million had fewer white blood cells than those who were not exposed.


EveryoneÂs talking about LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI. And rightly so!


New York, 09:13 - BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE: RISULTATI

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di baseball (MLB) disputate nella notte. In maiuscolo ...


MARDAN, Pakistan, Dec. 22 -- A day after a suicide bomber killed at least 56 people and wounded scores of others at a mosque in a remote village in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, police said they had arrested four students from an Islamic school in a nearby town.


La Sinistra e l'Arcobaleno chiede un incontro con Veltroni. Pronto il simboloBertinotti candidato premier. "Ma al Senato accordi tecnici anti Berlusconi"                                          Cosa Rossa, Pd e Rosa Bianca da sola Quattro poli, il risiko delle alleanze                                                                                Contatti per una minicoalizione tra Pd, Idv e Socialisti uniti dal programmaLa solitudine dei Radicali. Cdl affollata: almeno dieci partiti. Sei seggi all'Udeur di CLAUDIA FUSANI


Net search giant Google has launched a search service that lets people look for TV programmes.


Olympic great Lewis says track is in trouble

Nine-times Olympic champion Carl Lewis said on Saturday the sport that made him an international celebrity has hit hard times.


Ernie Els won the tournament for a record sixth time, beating Lee Westwood 2 and 1 Sunday to capture golf's biggest payday -- $1.8 million.


CBS to Make Internet Music Unit More Like Radio

Last.fm will allow users to select any of 3.5 million songs to listen to on their computers, up to three times for free.


FALLUJA: After the latest US air strike on Falluja, enraged residents clasped wounded children and challenged Iraqâs Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Saturday to visit the town and see how bombs were hitting civilians and not âterroristsâ.


TOKYO - Two deaths and more than 90 injuries were reported after a strong earthquake rattled northwestern Japan Saturday. The 6.8 magnitude tremor toppled several houses in rural Niigata prefecture, about 250 kilometres north of Tokyo.


A Phoenix-based band has landed a last-minute gig performing at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. Illegal Substance, which mixes hip-hop and electronic sounds, will perform near the "red carpet" area where


Iran has agreed to let UN inspectors visit a nuclear reactor which could produce plutonium, the IAEA says.


The October launch of Mac OS X 10.5, or Leopard, generated the best first-month results for an operating system upgrade in Apple's history, market research firm NPD said today.


Washington - A man convicted of violating anti-spam laws by sending out tens of thousands of unsolicited emails using fake addresses faces nine years in prison in Virginia, authorities said on Thursday.


Sex in fast lane halts traffic on Israeli road

Israeli police investigating why a car was blocking traffic in the fast lane of a major highway on Sunday found a couple inside having sex.


Sotto lente Commissione comportamento Madrid su caso E.On


Britain's prime minister launching Mideast peace push

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in Jerusalem for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. He's hoping to get both sides to participate in a Mideast conference in London.


Oggi i funerali di Raciti scontro sul campionato

Vertice del Governo sulle misure anti-violenza. I club premono per giocare e a porte aperte


CLAMART, France - A senior Islamic cleric arrived in France on Wednesday to visit the bedside of the ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Palestinian officials said.


The oak tree in Ilyse Kusnetz's back yard caused one headache when it crashed into her house during Hurricane Charley. Now the tree is sprouting a second worry: price gouging.


La salma sara' esposta nella cattedrale da domani


Overseas Indians turn to Web for festival prayers

Thousands of Indians living abroad   are logging on to religious Web sites in the run-up to the main   Hindu festival of Diwali, courtesy of a stream of sites   offering services like online praying and blessings.


Flickrites: why your camera isn't so popular anymore

Blog: The arrival of the Yahoo Photos horde has disrupted the statistical popularity contests on display at the Flickr camera finder site.


With coach-general manager Mike Sherman directing the offense for the second straight game, the Green Bay Packers scored on their first seven possessions to thrash the Dallas Cowboys 41-20 Sunday.


Airbus parent EADS NV said Friday that a weaker dollar and major delays at its Airbus unit dragged its 2006 profit down, caused a multimillion dollar quarterly loss and warned that Airbus would "display another substantial loss in 2007."


Orion launches desktop cluster workstations

Orion Multisystems, a start-up company based in Santa Clara, California, announced personal computers for researchers, scientists, and engineers yesterday.


Foes of Wind Project File Suit Against Massachusetts Environmental Official

By David Scharfenberg, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.  May 26--Opponents of the Cape Wind proposal filed a lawsuit in Barnstable  Superior Court yesterday seeking to overturn a key decision in favor of the  project by the state's top environmental official.


While campaigning, Senator Clinton today reiterated her goal of working collectively with Middle Eastern nations to aid Iraq and deal with threats in the region.


Beckham spearheads England to a 3-0 win over Ukraine in friendly

LONDON, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Recovered from a disappointing Euro2004 experience, England capitain David Beckham helped his side crush Ukraine 3-0 in a friendly international in Newcastle on Wednesday.


Belt-Tightening, but No Collapse, Is Forecast in Technology Spending

The outlook for growth in technology spending is encouraging, according to corporate technology buyers and industry analysts.


Ultrasound images from the womb are increasingly being made not for medical purposes but by companies offering expectant parents a sort of prebirth viewing.


It was "strange to find out my family and friends had a funeral for me," says Whitney Cerak, the young woman who was wrongly identified as a dead college classmate after a van crash.


Colombian Congress Approves Uribe's Re-Election Bid

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia's Congress on Tuesday  approved a bill allowing Alvaro Uribe, one of few conservative  South American presidents with strong ties to Washington, to  run for an unprecedented second term.


ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees are  reportedly closing in on acquiring free-agent starting pitcher  Carl Pavano.


Last 'Casablanca' Actor Marks 80th Birthday

In the pantheon of favorite motion pictures of all time, "Casablanca" rates, if not Numero Uno then certainly among the top two or three, right there with "Gone With the Wind" and "The Godfather."


CHICAGO -- Houston allowed the fewest points in its three-year history and got four turnovers yesterday to beat the bumbling Chicago Bears, 24-5, in frigid conditions that reached 9 degrees at kickoff.


US productivity growth slows, store sales dip

WASHINGTON: US business productivity grew more slowly in the third quarter than first thought, a government report showed yesterday, while chain store sales fell in the crucial shopping week after Thanksgiving.


Al-Zarqawi ally killed in air strike, say US

An ally of militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been killed in an overnight air raid on Fallujah, the US says. A statement said the "precision strike" in northwest Fallujah had hit a safe house used by the Jordanian


"Price Is Right" winner claims new car a wreck

The price was all wrong for one contestant on "The Price Is Right," who claims the TV game show and its authorized auto dealership tried to pass off a rehabilitated wreck as a new car she won.


OSLO: Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai, who yesterday received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, said protecting the environment was vital to promote peace and democracy.


OTTAWA: A kiss-and-tell book from a former cabinet member accuses Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin of trying to undermine the country's cherished health care system, dealing him another blow as he struggles to keep his minority government afloat.


Justine Henin-Hardenne blasted her way to  Olympic gold Saturday, beating Amelie Mauresmo 6-3, 6-3 in a  clash of the world's top two players.


Iraq's interim deputy prime minister goes to Iran on Saturday for what's being seen as a fence-building visit.


An artist who visited President Bush's home-town burger bar for a film on Texas and created a wallchart linking acid-house music and brass bands, has been named the Â£25,000 ($67,200) winner of the 2004 Turner Prize for contemporary art.


Kool & the Gang says there's no age limit on cool

In trademark shades and wide-collared  open shirts, Kool & The Gang claim there is no age limit to  being cool as the group returns with a new CD, its first studio  album in 10 years.


After Stumbling, Mattel Cracks Down in China

Mattel, which appears to have stumbled in part because it had become overconfident about its ability to operate in China without major problems, is in crisis mode.


Mets left-hander Tom Glavine is having his pitching shoulder examined for a possible blood clot and could miss the rest of the season. Glavine felt coldness in his left ring finger after his start last week in Philadelphia. Depending on tests, the 40-year-old pitcher could return to the mound next weekend or require surgery that would end his season.


Amazon opens testing for in-cloud database

A basic database service, though in beta testing, joins Amazon's Elastic Cloud Computing and Simple Storage Service.


Redskins coach Joe Gibbs is resigning, according to Redskins sources. The team is planning a news conference this afternoon to discuss the Hall of Famer's decision to leave as both coach and team president.


U.S. government scientists say they are developing ways to use computerized tomography imaging to analyze various types of wood.  The U.S.


Eurocastle Investment, a London-listed group managed by US private equity group Fortress Investment, is to pay â¬300m (Â£210m) for a Deutsche Bank property portfolio, the latest deal in the vast property sell-off under way in Germany.


VOTERS HAVE to abide by a basic principle of democracy: Citizens must respect a fair election, even when their candidate or cause loses.


Manhattan Gets World's Largest Sand Pail -- Video Available

RIDGEWOOD, N.J., May 31, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- To officially kick off the East Coast beach season, sand sculptors went to work on 20 tons of sand surrounding an eight foot high sand pail and shovel  --not on the beach, but in the heart of Manhattan.


De La Hoya hopes history repeats against Hopkins

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Oscar De La Hoya will try and take a page out of the boxing history book while writing his own legend at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas tonight.


'Da Vinci Code' inspres Italian firm to post a detailed digital image of the famous painting for worldwide scrutiny.


Track Coach Looks to Move Up Olympic Rungs

South Carolina track coach Curtis Frye learned how fulfilling — and political — it is to be an Olympic coach. Frye was an assistant last month for the U.S. Olympic track and field team in Athens that won 25 medals, nearly a quarter of the 103 by American athletes.


L.A. archdiocese to pay $600M to victims

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will settle its clergy abuse cases for at least $600 million, the largest payout to date in the church's sexual abuse scandal, The Associated Press learned Saturday.


Role players step up as Pitt trips No. 5 Hoyas

Ronald Ramon and Keith Benjamin, playing new roles because of Pitt's numerous injuries, both scored 18 points and the 15th-ranked Panthers surprised No. 5 Georgetown, 69-60, last night in Pittsburgh.


Bloody day in Gaza raises civil war fears

In what looked ever more like civil war, the forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas battled supporters of the Islamist prime minister across Gaza on Tuesday, the bloodiest day of factional fighting in months.


Williams drivers depart with glowing tribute

Williams prepared for a new era on Monday when Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher left the team with a glowing tribute after a four-year partnership.


Equipment which could be used in an illicit nuclear bomb programme has disappeared from previously monitored sites in Iraq, and radioactively contaminated items from there have been found abroad, the International Atomic Energy Agency has told the UN.


Time to put on those tin foil hats again


Toxic liquor kills 27 in Pakistan's Karachi

Twenty-seven people have been killed in the Pakistani city of Karachi after drinking poisonous bootleg liquor, police said on Friday.


Pitt erupts in second half, routs Duquesne, 87-57

The annual "City Game," matching Pittsburgh against cross-town rival Duquesne, has not been much of a game in recent years with the Panthers dominating


DISCOVERING WOMEN AND GIRLS ON WORLD AIDS DAY 2004

I love international days of this and that. They are such grand occasions for leaders to remember some long forgotten agenda. The charitable among us hope that occasions


Roma, 12:35 - Calcio, Argentina: gruppo inglese compra stelle River Plate

Un gruppo di imprenditori inglesi compra le stelle del River Plate. Secondo quanto rivela il quotidi...


A veteran who served with John Kerry in Vietnam says the Democrat "risked his life to save mine" in a television ad that Kerry's presidential campaign rolled out Thursday to counter a spot that claims Kerry lied about his war record.


Before Kathy Griffin won a creative arts Emmy last weekend for her reality show, "My Life on the D-List," she joked that an award would move her to the C-list.


Car Bombing Kills 40 at Pakistan Religious Rally

MULTAN, Pakistan  - At least 40 people were killed  and more than 100 wounded when a car bomb exploded at a rally  to commemorate an assassinated militant religious leader in  central Pakistan early Thursday, police said.


US inspector at odds with Bush on Iraq weapons

The assessment contrasted with statements by President George W. Bush before the invasion, when he cited a growing threat from Iraqâs weapons of mass destruction as the reason for overthrowing President Saddam Hussein.


The European Space Agency's chief scientist sets out his vision for a DNA library on the Moon in case of emergency.


Crocodile Husbandry Is Really Hard, China Finds

China hoped to become a highly competitive producer of crocodile meat, hides and shoes, but that dream has been difficult to realize.


Kazakhstan chooses a new parliament - currently dominated by President Nazarbayev's supporters.


'Shark Tale' is the latest in a long line of movies accused of including negative ethnic stereotypes.


Microsoft is on the move again. As it has in the past, the software giant is trying to elbow aside rivals who have pioneered new markets.


Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams says an agreement for a peace settlement in Northern Ireland was possible but could not be based on "humiliation".


Passenger Screenings to Be More Intrusive

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials got a wake-up call last month about the need to screen airline passengers for explosives when two Chechen women apparently carried bombs onto two Russian planes and blew them up...


The Sept. 11 commission went out of business months ago, but its leaders never took their eye off the ball. Surviving family members were exposed to the hideous side of lawmaking, but never lost hope.


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Christmas comes today, but the Nets don't have any new big men under their tree. And it's not even like the team was naughty this year.


The tiny but significant hole was from a collision with a piece of space debris, NASA officials said.


Did oil canals worsen Katrina's effects?

Service canals dug to tap oil and natural gas dart everywhere through the black mangrove shrubs, bird rushes and golden marsh. From the air, they look like a Pac-Man maze superimposed on an estuarine landscape 10 times the size of Grand Canyon National Park.


A helicopter crashes off the coast of the Netherlands but all 17 people on board are rescued.


Analysis: Sharon doesn't fear Arafat's passing

There is a spring in the step of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon these days: His lifelong archenemy Yasser Arafat who seemed to be indestructible is dying, his eternal challenger


Darren Clarke has asked to be considered   as one of Europe's Ryder Cup wildcards, his management company   told Reuters on Wednesday.


Discussions are taking place to secure a private sale of Northern Rock, Gordon Brown confirms.


So, on an afternoon that David Ortiz hit his career-best 48th home run to draw within two of the club record held by Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx, what did he think of his chances of winning the American League's Most Valuable Player award?


Five million doses from Glaxo SmithKline, ID Biomedical

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - The current flu vaccine shortage in the United States may soon be partially relieved by an additional five million doses from foreign vaccine makers, the US government announced on Thursday.


Health care dominates Liberal cabinet meeting

A day after suggesting a new national health-care accord could be a long way off, Prime Minister Paul Martin pledged to work at the September health summit between Ottawa and provinces until a deal gets done.


US tanks and Iraqi soldiers are  said to be moving into position closer to the Imam Ali shrine in the  Iraqi city of Najaf.


Unrest casts pall over Kenya's sporting hopes

Weeks of bloody unrest in Kenya have cast a pall over the country's sporting ambitions and could haunt some of its leading athletes well beyond the end of the crisis.


U.S. boosting security at airports: White House

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - The United States is boosting security at airports following an explosion at a Glasgow airport that British police described as an attack and car bombs found in London, the White House said on Saturday.


Il trentenne genovese uccise in agosto la sua ex fidanzatadopo mesi di minacce. E' accusato anche di un altro delitto                                          Delfino dichiarato seminfermo di mente potrebbe avere uno sconto di pena                                                                                di MASSIMO CALANDRI


German Scandal Movie Triumphs at 'Europe's Oscars'

A German film that caused controversy over its star's porn movie past triumphed at the 17th European Film Awards on Saturday when it picked up the prize for best film.


Iraq Insurgents Hit Churches, Kill Four U.S. Troops

Explosions damaged churches in Baghdad  on Saturday and the U.S. military reported the deaths of four  more American troops in bomb attacks elsewhere in Iraq.


Matt Richey weighs in on Lone Star Steakhouse's roundtrip from $22 to $33 back to $22.


Former US diplomat: Assad's overtures to Israel are genuine

BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad is genuine in his stated desire to restart peace talks with Israel, and the United States needs to play a more active role in bringing both parties


Nearly 70 percent of recovery workers who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center suffered lung problems during or after their work at ground zero, a new health study released Tuesday shows.


Three more London hotel workers test positive for polonium

Three workers at London hotels visited by former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko have tested positive for the radioactive isotope that killed him, British authorities said.


N.Korea reactor in spotlight as diplomacy heats up

South Korea said on Wednesday it saw no signs that North Korea has begun shutting the reactor at the heart of its nuclear weapons ambitions, as diplomats headed to Beijing to push forward a nascent disarmament deal.


Four out of five people prefer a 'traffic light' system of food labelling, a survey finds.


Roma, 18:11 - CALCIO, SERIE B: PLAY OUT 15 E 22 GIUGNO

Si giocherà venerdÃ¬ 15 e 22 giugno la doppia sfida tra Spezia e Verona valida per la permanen...


Thousands cheer giant Rose Parade floats

A giant blossoming rose, a pickup truck that morphed into a spacecraft, and a Chinese dragon undulating in the breeze brought cheers from thousands of spectators as those floats and others rolled by Tuesday in the Rose Parade.


Frequently Asked Questions About Wireless Proposal

By JASON PISCIA STAFF WRITER  If free citywide wireless Internet access comes to Springfield, get ready to grab your laptop, curl up on the couch, and fire up your favorite Web sites - featuring live, streaming video.  It'll be that easy, right?  Well, not quite.


Vijay Singh is named European Tour player of the year despite not winning a title in Europe in 2004.


A congressional race that was so close it triggered an automatic recount finally wrapped up Monday with officials confirming Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce had won. Pryce ended Election Night 1,055 votes ahead of Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy, a difference that was within a half-percentage point, which requires a recount under Ohio law. Numbers released Monday showed Pryce had gained seven votes to win with 110,739 votes to Kilroy's 109,677.


George Michael sentenced to community service

Singer George Michael was banned from driving for two years and sentenced to 100 hours of community service on Friday after admitting driving when unfit.


Mad dash for the 10-race playoff marked by elation, frustration

Jeremy Mayfield had plenty of both, and he left Richmond International Raceway with two more feathers in his cap: his first victory in 142 races and a spot in the first edition of the "Chase for


Ruling May Return Assets to Ex-Chief at Freddie Mac

The former chief executive of Freddie Mac, Leland C. Brendsel, may recover more than $50 million in compensation that the company's regulator froze during an investigation into a $5 billion profit restatement, a federal judge has ruled.


Once an official member of the Commander Adama fan club, Annalee Newitz examines the top 10 reasons why Battlestar Galactica is dying in deep space. Cylon threesomes come in at No. 6. In Table of Malcontents.


Playboy.com aims to make the iPhone even sexier

Blog: A set of free downloads optimized for Apple's new handset are offered up by the famed adult entertainment magazine.


Mourinho waxes lyrical over Chelsea victory

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho could hardly find enough superlatives to describe his side's 3-0 win at Paris St Germain in their Champions League opener.


com October 14, 2004, 12:19 PM PT. Wired & Wireless continues its reign at the top spot among IT priorities due to widespread IP telephony and wireless deployment.


Tour Bus Crash in Ark. Kills at Least 15

MARION, Ark. - The lone bus belonging to a mom-and-pop tour operator careened off an interstate and overturned, killing 15 Chicago-area travelers on their way to a Mississippi casino...


Software more art than science, says Microsoft's Mundie

(InfoWorld) - Ever wondered why Microsoft software needs continually to be patched and updated? Microsoft's Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie believes it's because software development is still more an art than a science. Mundie was speaking on one of his first foreign trips since taking over the technology strategy and policy roles from iconic company founder Bill Gates, at a press briefing in Brussels late Monday billed as a glance into the future of the technology industry. Expect as many fundamental changes in technology as we have seen over the past 20 years to occur in the next five to 10 years, he said. We are entering a multidevice environment where mobile phones get smart, and people will demand both integration and segregation of their various computing devices, he said. Web services will become vital in this new age and Microsoft "will have to master how to use the Internet and components of the net for software services," Mundie said. But isn't Microsoft racing too fast into this brave new world when its core product, the Windows operating system, can't even function properly without having to be patched up and updated constantly? he was asked. "The problem is that software development is an important endeavor but it has not matured as an engineering process, it's still an art form," Mundie replied. "As the scale of software grows, so does its complexity. Software has to find, in the next five to 10 years, a simultaneous solution to complexity and concurrent (parallel) problems," he added. How does Microsoft feel about having to follow Google's leadÂ in the new environment where Web services play such a central role in mapping the future direction of technology development? Claims that Microsoft has lost its leading position are exaggerated, he replied, just as they were in 1994-95, when Netscape was seen as the next great thing in information technology. Does Microsoft plan to do to Google what it did to Netscape? (Netscape was eclipsed when Microsoft attached its own Web browser, Internet Explorer, to Windows, sparking anÂ antitrust battleÂ with the U.S. department of Justice.) "I hope so," Mundie replied. Antitrust is one policy area that doesn't fall under his remit and he declined to comment on theÂ ongoing disputeÂ with competition regulators including the European Commission. However, he couldn't resist the opportunity to disparage the work of Europe's top antitrust officials. "There is no country, including the European Union and every other part of the European Commission (other than its competition department), that doesn't see Microsoft as an important player in the broad economic realm," he said. He added that the company's ongoing antitrust problems in Europe have not hampered its efforts to influence policy. "I've never felt that people are shunning our involvement because of that dispute," he said. Mundie was in Brussels to give a keynote speech at a conference on European venture capitalism, hosted by Microsoft. During his visit to the European capital he said he met with the staff of European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, as well as civil servants in the information society department of the Commission -- not quite the top level meetings enjoyed by Gates on his occasional visits to Brussels in recent years.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


NEW YORK  - Persistent smokers appear to be at increased risk for becoming depressed compared to never smokers, results of a long-term study of Finnish twins suggest. On the other hand, this association was not seen in individuals who stopped smoking many years ago.


Roma, 17:06 - CALCIO, GUIDO ROSSI AL CONI PER INCONTRARE COBOLLI GIGLI

Guido Rossi è arrivato al Coni. Il commissario straordinario della Figc dovrebbe incontrare a...


CORRECTED: Senate panel won't confirm Bush broadcast chief

Corrects first and fourth paragraphs to show Tomlinson can  remain in his position until Senate confirms a new term for him  or a replacement.


Iranian Flow Of Weapons Increasing, Officials Say

Iran has increased arms shipments to both Iraq's Shiite extremists and Afghanistan's Taliban in recent weeks in an apparent attempt to pressure American and other Western troops operating in its two strategic neighbors, according to senior U.S. and European officials.


Other possible Dow Jones bidders surface

An Internet entrepreneur and a Wall  Street group have joined a list of potential rivals to News  Corp.'s (NWSa.N) $5 billion bid for Wall Street Journal  publisher Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , an adviser to the Dow  Jones employee union said on Thursday.


Tanker explosion in Iraq kills 9, injures 14

Police said today that nine people died and 14 were seriously wounded in a gas tanker explosion in west Baghdad. It occurred just hours after Defense


TAIPEI, Taiwan Dec 25, 2004 - A French urban climber who calls himself Spiderman climbed to the top of the world's tallest building on Saturday Taipei 101.


An intense manhunt was underway in Indonesia Saturday for Islamic militants behind a deadly attack on Australia's embassy in Jakarta as warnings were sounded for a second


Increasing the tension over government subsidies to Airbus and Boeing, yesterday's latest round of talks between the United States and the European Union ended in deadlock.


Antigambling law doesn't stop online traffic

(InfoWorld) - A law prohibiting U.S. financial institutions from processing payments to online gambling sites hasn't stopped U.S. employees from visiting sports betting sites, according to cybersecurity vendor ScanSafe. Attempted visits to online gambling Web sites by employees of ScanSafe's U.S. customers were up 77 percent in the week between Jan. 23 and 31. The Super Bowl, the National Football League's championship game, is Sunday. ScanSafe provides a Web-blocking service to large businesses, and it examines 6 billion Web requests a month. In October, President George Bush signed into law a measure prohibiting financial institutions from processing payments to gambling sites. The government has until mid-July to develop the processing regulations for financial institutions. But some online gambling sites have begun telling U.S. customers that financial institutions are already distancing themselves. On Wednesday, PokerRoom.com told U.S. customers to cash out. "The remaining companies that process cashouts from PokerRoom.com to our players in the United States have contacted us to say that in the near future they will no longer facilitate these transactions," said a message on PokerRoom's home page. "As such, we would advise all American players who have not cashed out already to do so immediately." The gambling provision, amended by Congress onto a ports security bill in late September, has had no impact on the number of people visiting gambling Web sites, said Dan Nadir, vice president for product strategy at ScanSafe. ScanSafe doesn't track whether those people completed bets, he said. "We suspected [the law] wouldn't have much of an impact," Nadir said. Some gambling sites will develop alternative payment mechanisms, he said. ScanSafe didn't provide the raw numbers of visits to gambling sites this past week, but gambling represented about 3.4 percent of the content it blocked for clients in 2006. By comparison, 15.1 percent of the blocked content was chat or instant messaging, 14.6 percent was advertising, 7.2 percent was Web mail, and 3.9 percent was pornography. Visits to sports betting sites such as Bodog.com were common this past week, Nadir said. About 53 percent of the U.S. visits to gambling sites ScanSafe observed this past week were to sports betting sites as opposed to casino or lottery sites. Bodog didn't immediately respond to an e-mail asking if its business has been hurt by the U.S. law. About 84 percent of ScanSafe's customers blocked employee access to gambling sites. Companies block employees from gambling sites for a couple of reasons: because they don't trust that gambling sites are safe, and because they don't want employees playing games on company time, Nadir said.


Greenpeace protests Malaysia's 'laundering' of ramin in RI forests

BANGKOK, Thailand (DPA): Activists from the Greenpeace environmentalist group on Wednesday handcuffed themselves to the gates of the Malaysian embassy in Bangkok to protest Malaysia's "laundering" of ramin, a protected hardwood found primarily in


Kazakhstan's Ruling Party Claims Victory

Kazakhstan's ruling party claimed victory Tuesday in parliamentary elections, but the official results were yet to be announced and foreign observers said the ballot fell short of international standards.


Kidnappers threaten to kill Pinoy, 2 others

A group calling itself the Army of Muslims - said to be a new military arm of the Taliban â-laimed responsibility Thursday for the abduction of Filipino diplomat Angelito Nayan and two other United Nations election workers in Afghanistan, Al-Jazeera


Sport: Andrew Flintoff will sit out the second Test - and he could miss the whole series against West Indies.


Arts & entertainment: What's behind our sudden craving for big, bold works of public art?


A seven-year dance between music rivals continues as the industry grapples with online music downloads, piracy and a decline in CD sales.


Europe's biggest IT show is undergoing an overhaul forced by a drop in attendance and wider changes in the industry.


CAZENOVIA, Wis. -- A principal was times Friday in a rural Wisconsin school, and a suspect was taken into custody, a sheriff's captain said.


Artists face trial over faked nuke on TV

A group of Czech artists who allegedly hacked into a national television weather broadcast to show a fake nuclear blast at a mountain resort will face trial and possible three-year jail terms if convicted, a state prosecutor said Thursday.


KABUL: Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf yesterday congratulated President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan on his election victory and said the neighbours needed to increase co-operation in the war on terror.


Chained Hostage in Iraq Renews Appeal to Blair

A chained British hostage in Iraq begged Tony Blair for help on Wednesday, cranking up the emotional pressure on the prime minister as Italians celebrated the release of two women aid workers after paying a ...


Singer Marianne Faithfull abandons her European tour after collapsing from exhaustion last week.


Washington Initiative Director to Leave Post

Tim Priest, the executive director of the Greater Washington Initiative, announced yesterday that he is stepping down after nine years with the marketing affiliate of the Greater Washington Board of Trade.


Twenty-five years ago, a senior from Kitimat, British Columbia, scored what is still considered the most significant goal in Northeastern history.


Nations discuss global warming in Mexico

Representatives from 20 of the world's most polluting nations met behind closed doors in this industrial city in northern Mexico on Tuesday to discuss ways to combat global warming.


In their first head-to-head confrontation of the election campaign, President George Bush and Senator John Kerry repeatedly clashed over the war in Iraq.


Britain 'deliberately provokes' Muslims, say Pakistani protesters

Hundreds of protesters in the central Pakistani city of Multan chanted slogans against Britain accusing London of "provoking" Muslims by awarding a knighthood to Salman Rushdie.


Iraq's Allawi Issues Ultimatum to Falluja

Iraq's interim prime minister warned  the rebel-held city of Falluja on Wednesday it must hand over  foreign militants or face a major operation to root them out.


Authorities in Thailand have confirmed the country's second known human case of bird flu since July. The woman, identified as Pranom, was found to have the H5N1 virus of avian influenza.


Two NATO soldiers killed in south Afghan clashes

Two NATO soldiers were killed on Wednesday in separate clashes with insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement.


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Here's how hard it is to navigate today's fickle auto industry: Last year, General Motors Corp. managed to preserve profit in North America, but its market share tumbled. At the same time, GM's share of the European market rose to a five-year high, but the company lost a huge amount of money there.


We clear up some credit reporting rumors once and for all.


Prosecutor: Beslan Attackers Were Drug Users

Forensic analysis of the bodies of 31 militants who died in the Beslan school attack last month has determined that all of them were dependent on drugs, a senior regional prosecutor said.


Ken Loach film sees migrant workers as slaves

The dream of a free world becomes a nightmare of modern day slavery in Ken Loach's latest film, about migrant workers trying to eke out a living in Britain where they are exploited and abused.


Court keeps poultry slaughter case alive

In a victory for animal-rights   supporters, a U.S. district court ruled on Wednesday that   members of The Humane Society of the United States can sue the   federal government over the way chickens and turkeys are   slaughtered.


Napoli, 19:59 - CALCIO, NUOVO STADIO NAPOLI: STOP DEL MINISTERO DELLA DIFESA

Brusco stop per la realizzazione del nuovo stadio a Napoli sul quale il Comune puntava per gli Europ...