A Lot of Meetings About NHL, But Not the Right One

PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - In the realm of the  National Hockey League lockout there was a meeting held last  week, as well as a meeting scheduled.


Tokyo's Nikkei fell more than one percent  by mid-morning on Monday as investors stepped up selling of  exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. amid growing fears of the  impact of surging oil prices on the global economy.


L.America steps up campaign against HIV/AIDS

Latin American countries have in recent years stepped up their campaign against HIV/AIDS by raising public awareness and creating a more caring society for those infected.


Researchers have halted two studies of an anti-AIDS vaginal gel in Africa and India after early results suggested it might raise the risk of HIV infection instead of lowering it.


Four Heavyweight Champs Is the Same as None

OVER the last four decades, even the casual sports fan could usually name the accepted world heavyweight champion, beginning with boxing's golden era of Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George


Putin: Russia Developing New Kind of Nuclear Missile

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is developing a new type of nuclear missile. Mr. Putin spoke at an annual meeting of the armed forces' senior leadership.


Roma, 22:40 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: PARTITA DURA, VITTORIA MERITATA

"La sofferenza finale è venuta perchè non abbiamo chiuso la partita. Ma la nostra &egr...


Greg Rusedski overcomes Ivo Karlovic in the first round of the Kremlin Cup.


Parigi, 09:55 - F1, SPIONAGGIO: ANCHE HAMILTON IN SEDE FIA

E' il momento della verità. Il nuovo consiglio mondiale della Fia convocato per questa mattin...


Cameroon's president says he is confident his ruling party will win Sunday's polls, amid opposition claims of fraud.


One of the darkest chapters of late French President Francois Mitterrand's rule finally made it to court on Monday as 12 men went on trial for a 1980s wiretap scandal reminiscent of the United States' Watergate coverup.


The French PM is to meet police in Corsica after a suspicious fire damaged the island's parliament.


Fed, Treasury open to easing loan constraints

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Thursday they are open to letting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy more troubled home loans if the companies control risk and agree to tougher oversight.


Nintendo, Sony wage battle for world video game dominance

Sony says its PlayStation 3 is still a contender as Nintendo gleefully vowed on Wednesday to turn everyone into a "gamer" and proclaimed this year a turning point in the industry.


La Consulta frena sulla riforma del Polo

Anche la Corte costituzionale frena sulla riforma voluta dal Polo, invita alla prudenza ea un coinvolgimento il piÃ¹ ampio possibile, prima di mettere mano alla Carta costituzionale. Lo ha auspicato il presidente


Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama drew two distinct paths to the White House for raucous New Hampshire Democratic Party activists Friday night: She's tested and ready to stand her ground against Republicans while he's prepared to build a new majority that will put Democrats in power.


US President George W. Bush on Friday ordered to provide 20 million dollars in assistance for Sudan. Bush said that the aid to Sudan "is in the national interest of the


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A terminal under construction at Dubai International Airport collapsed Monday, a Dubai Civil Aviation Authority spokesman said.


PREMIER Peter Beattie has appealed for calm on Palm Island, amid fears that hidden weapons and a large supply of alcohol could fuel more riots.


Parma, 17:33 - CALCIO, PARMA: PARTITELLA IN FAMIGLIA

Allenamento con partitella in famiglia per il Parma al centro di Collecchio: lavoro piÃ¹ intenso per ...


Contracts my dear boy, contracts One of the key benefits for BitTorrrent users around the world, was the parity that it achieved in bringing US content to a global audience, albeit mostly in pirated works. Now the new legal BitTorrent service, launched with fanfare this week, received an almost unanimous thumbs down for being unoriginal and unexciting, and that key benefit has been at least temporarily removed.â¦


The loyalist UDA pledges to end all violence and work towards complete disarmament.


US Airways Stock Falls After Pilot Leaders Rebuff Cost-Cut Plan

US Airways Group Inc. stock fell as much as 21 percent in early trading after leaders of the airline's pilots union rebuffed a plan to cut $295 million in wages and benefits the company


HBOS added to Deutsche's European focus list

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- British bank HBOS (UK:HBOS) on Monday was added to Deutsche Bank's pan-European focus list. It was added "ahead of potential bid for Abbey National (UK:ANL) on basis of very little downside


Danny Grewcock's chances of making England's World Cup squad appear remote after he is banned from all rugby until 15 September.


The West Indies arrived home to cheering fans , celebrating its surprise victory in the Champions Trophy in England and recalling the devastating hurricanes that inspired them to win.


"Il momento e' delicato per il rinnovo dei patti"


The Red Sox, mugged by the Yankees in a pivotal series in the Bronx last weekend, emerged declaring their injuries were merely flesh wounds.


Wee-Hours Wheeling and Dealing at Sundance

The hip-hop drama "Hustle and Flow" was at the center of a high-stakes bidding war at the Sundance Film Festival, finally closing a deal with Paramount at four in the morning.


Panel to Probe Fraud Claims in Afghan Vote

Afghan election officials agreed Sunday to create an independent commission to probe opposition charges of fraud in this nation's first-ever presidential poll, while ballot-boxes stuffed with the aspirations of the people of this war-ravaged land started to stack up in counting centers.


Violent Protests Follow Bangladesh Grenade Attack

Angry protests broke out in Bangladesh Sunday in reaction to a grenade attack that killed nearly 20 people at a political rally by the country's main opposition movement.


Europe Fears a Downside in Strong Currency

Fears of an economic slowdown in Europe deepened on Friday, after the release of weaker-than-expected data and another record in the euroâs relentless rise against the dollar.


Israeli Coalition on Verge of Collapse Over Budget

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's  coalition reeled toward collapse on Wednesday over a budget  vote likely to force him to remake his government or call  elections that would imperil his Gaza withdrawal plan.


Gip, non sussistono condizioni misura cautelare in carcere


Airlines accused of cargo price-fixing in Aussie lawsuit

Seven international airlines have been accused of operating a freight price-fixing cartel in a 200 million dollar (155 million US) class-action lawsuit in Australia, lawyers have said.


Indonesians start voting in the second and final round of their country's presidential elections.


LONDON - A former Wall Street stockbroker plans to start a hedge fund in an ambitious drive to halve the value of Coca-Cola's shares within 12 months.


Adam "Pacman" Jones won't have to appear in court until October to face charges in a strip club melee that preceded a triple shooting, authorities said Friday.


On a day when they celebrate the end of Ramadan by opening gifts, some city Muslim kids got their presents on the big screen yesterday.


Terrorismo, al Zawahiri: ''Giovani resistano contro i crociati''

L'emittente araba Al Jazeera ha trasmesso nel suo ultimo notiziario una registrazione audio del medico egiziano Ayman al Zawahiri, il fondatore della Jihad islamica in Egitto e numero due di Al Qaeda. Nel


Police Raid Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch

Police armed with a search warrant  raided Michael Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch on Friday as  part of the child molestation investigation against him, a  Santa Barbara County Sheriff's spokesman said.


Gators, Crocs Found in 'Rain Forest' Home

LINDENHURST, N.Y. - A man whose home was a tangled mess of overgrown plants, uncaged reptiles and animal feces was arrested Tuesday on charges of animal cruelty, authorities said.


Blockbuster favors Blu-ray DVDs to HD DVD

Blockbuster Inc.  on Monday put  its weight behind Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray DVD format, as the No. 1  video rental chain said it would boost its inventory of the  high-definition discs to 1,700 stores by mid-July.


Every bird counts in annual Christmas tally

ORONO - High numbers of woodpeckers and hawks were spotted Saturday by volunteers during the National Audubon Society 's annual Christmas Bird Count in the Orono and Old Town areas, local Audubon officials said Sunday.


England batsman Andrew Strauss remains undecided about whether or not to tour Zimbabwe.


Shawn's "Fever" of a monologue speaks volumes

As anyone who saw the  classic 1981 film "My Dinner With Andre" knows, Wallace Shawn  is an engaging conversationalist. Hearing him yammer on about  sundry topics in his almost comical voice is a source of  entertainment in and of itself.


(Washington-AP) Sept. 24, 2004 - The new CIA director has been sworn in. Porter Goss was sworn in by White House chief of staff Andrew Card in an Oval Office ceremony as President Bush looked on.


The future of the "Cloud," open source, and the operating system

Three Illuminata research notes take a look at some of the intersections between cloud computing, the way operating systems are designed, and open source.


Egypt frees cleric in CIA case, lawyer says

CAIRO -- Egyptian authorities have released a Muslim cleric kidnapped in a suspected CIA operation in Italy and handed to Egypt, the cleric's lawyer said yesterday.


The Iraqi husband of kidnapped aid chief Margaret Hassan said he was cautiously optimistic she would be released quickly given her long years of service to the people of Iraq .


Update 1: Unemployment Drops in Battleground States

Unemployment declined in September in eight of 10 states hotly contested in the presidential race - including Ohio, where job losses and a weak economy have boosted Democrat John Kerry's election hopes.


Kuchma calls on political forces to stop destabilizing country

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has called on the country's political forces to stop trying to destabilize the country on the eve of the presidential elections in Ukraine.


LONDON, Oct 21 (SW) - The English Football Association has decided not to discipline England skipper David Beckham over his alleged voluntary booking against Wales on October 9th.


Masters champion Phil Mickelson has decided to skip the winners-only Mercedes Championships at Kapalua to start the new season, instead making his 2005 debut in the Buick Invitational near his hometown of San Diego.


Trade Deficit Falls After 5 Record Years

WASHINGTON -- Despite a soaring foreign oil bill and another record deficit with China, the overall U.S. trade deficit declined in 2007 after setting records for five consecutive years.


Coastguards scramble to save stranded migrants

Cornish coastguards were today involved in a desperate attempt to rescue 59 people cast adrift in an inflatable boat off the coast of Libya after falling victim to a human trafficking operation.


BoarsHead to decide on its location this week

BoarsHead Theatre officials expect to make a decision this week on whether to stay in downtown Lansing. In an attempt to keep the theater from leaving downtown, the Lansing City Council recently promised to


Selling paracetamol and other painkillers in smaller packets  has drastically cut suicide rates, research suggests.


Hostage-Takers Demand U.S. Allies Quit Iraq

Militants piled more pressure on  Washington's military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing an  Iraqi-Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under threat of  death.


AMD delaying two Phenom chips, moving others forward

The latest road map change involves two of AMD's quad-core chips for desktops, and will result in the company focusing on triple-core chips and energy-efficient quad-cores in the first quarter.


NEW YORK - The Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday withdrew from the proposed three-team, 10-player trade that would have sent Randy Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees.


Thailand nabs Canadian pedophile suspect

Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil, focus of a global hunt that ended in rural Thailand on Friday, will be charged with molesting underage children after being tracked down through his boyfriend's phone.


Art Review | Quisqueya HenrÃquez: Minding the Gap Between Rarefied and Local Art Culture

Her works, as seen at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, tend to read not as challenging revelations of cultural blindness but as clever, formulaic affirmations of currently accepted truths.


Patriots run brought to an end by Pittsburgh

FIRST Arsenalâs unbeaten record came to an end and now that of the New England Patriots is no more. The Super Bowl champions suffered their first defeat for 399 days on Sunday, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers


Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian in West Bank Raid

Israeli troops shot dead an unarmed mentally handicapped Palestinian during a raid on Tuesday on a West Bank refugee camp on the fourth anniversary of a Palestinian uprising.


TUCSON - Beach bum or quarterback? Richard Kovalcheck is out to prove he can be both for the University of Arizona football team. The redshirt freshman's laid-back demeanor was not appreciated by last year's


Never mind that '4G' stuff, Sprint now says

Now that WiMax has been certified as a form of 3G mobile data infrastructure, Sprint Nextel is changing its tune about the WiMax network it plans to launch commercially in April.Last year when Sprint was shopping around for a "4G" technology, it had a lot to say about how 4G would do something 3G networks couldn't. WiMax won out as its 4G network of choice. But in a keynote address Thursday at CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment in San Francisco, an executive of Sprint's WiMax business, Xohm, sang a different tune."I think we spend entirely too much time talking about the Gs," said Atish Gude, senior vice president of mobile broadband operations at Sprint. Last week, the Radiocommunication Sector of the International Telecommunication Union certified WiMax as a 3G technology, providing a seal of approval many governments require for carriers to deploy it. Wider deployment generally means lower equipment prices, which helps service providers.That's not to say the carrier no longer wants to differentiate WiMax. In his presentation, Gude played up the wide band of spectrum Xohm will be able to use, which he said will cut down on delays for individual users the same way a multilane freeway can move faster than a two-lane highway even when the speed limit is the same. In the real world, a lot of people want to use the network at the same time, he said.But more important is the business model of the two networks, Gude said, characterizing the traditional cellular business as more closed and controlled, while Xohm's business will tap into the dynamics of the open Internet. The company is opening itself up to partners for application development as well as connected devices, he said. The best known of these deals, announced in July, was an agreement with Google to develop a variety of Internet-based services.Sprint hopes a wide range of devices, including cameras, media players, and in-car electronics, ultimately will connect to the WiMax network. Instead of Sprint stores, they will be sold in the most logical places for their device types, such as consumer electronics stores. The first devices to come for Xohm next year will be wireless cards for notebook PCs, which Gude expects to be sold in the computer departments of electronics stores.The company will also have open API for third parties to develop services to run on the network. As an example, Gude envisioned a video portal that users could navigate using the five buttons traditionally found on video players. Xohm will probably charge for some of what it offers to third parties, but its aim is not to stifle innovation, he said.Sprint isn't getting out of its cellular business now that it's starting Xohm -- which it expects to reach 100 million U.S. residents by the end of 2008 -- but seems to be looking at it in a different light now."We are a content distribution industry," Gude said. It's just that for most of cellular's history, all the content has been user-generated and consisted of talking.


Israel Says Will Scale Back Gaza Offensive

JABALYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip  - Israel said on  Friday it was easing a crushing offensive that has killed more  than 100 Palestinians since tanks rumbled into northern Gaza 16  days ago to stop cross-border rocket attacks.


Powell Says U.S. Isn't Attempting to Influence Policy in Ukraine, Georgia

The U.S. isn t attempting to influence Ukraine, Georgia and other former Soviet republics and is supporting democracy in those countries, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said.


The time for Linda Cropp to show the city how tough she is was before Mayor Williams agreed to a deal.


The chairman of the House education committee called yesterday for an investigation into whether nonprofit student loan companies are abusing their tax-exempt status.


Politics: 6 October 2004, Wednesday. The annual EU report on Bulgaria's progress en route to the block is to be presented later on Wednesday.


Sports ; Cricket: Australia bats first, India reeling under ...

Ganguly, recovering from a thigh strain, failed a fitness test on Tuesday morning. Harbhajan was laid low with a viral infection. With left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan also sidelined due to a rib injury, India


Blair's Exit Strategy Sparks Succession Fever

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was back at work Saturday after successful heart surgery but his vow to hold on to power for five more years has sparked fevered speculation about who might succeed him and when.


Iraq: At least 10 dead in car bombing attack

A suicide car bomber attacked Wednesday an Iraqi military camp northwest of Baghdad, killing 10 Iraqis and injuring more than 20, Iraqi officials said.


Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright urged President Bush on Wednesday to go beyond a planned buildup of U.S. forces in Iraq to develop a comprehensive strategy for the area.


Somali PM reshuffles cabinet amid attacks

BAIDOA, Somalia  - Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, stamping his authority on a government seeking to reassert itself in the chaotic nation after driving out rival Islamists.


Bush, Kerry Clash Over Latest Jobs Report

President Bush hailed a slight decline in unemployment Friday as reason for his re-election, evidence the "economy is strong and getting stronger." Not so, said Sen. John Kerry, countering that the administration's term will end with a net loss of jobs.


Indonesia Rescuers Find 3,400 Dead in Aceh Town

Indonesian soldiers and rescue crews reached the town of Meulaboh on the west coast of tsunami-stricken Aceh province on Wednesday to find at least 3,400 dead bodies.


Hotel occupancy is down in some top vacation spots, not through lack of visitors, but because more travelers are investing in permanent options such as property and time shares in places they love.


China's communist party must adapt to changing times--media

BEIJING, China -- Chinese state media Friday said it was crucial the ruling communist party adapt to social changes but gave few clues about an apparent power struggle as a secretive party plenum entered a second day.


I banditi, armati, fuggiti con un bottino da 20 mila euro


Light crude turns higher after report shows a fresh fall in US heating oil and diesel fuel stocks. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Oil prices surged back above $54 a barrel on Wednesday as a fresh fall in US heating oil stocks stoked worries over winter supplies.


In a mild surprise, the PGA of America is set to announce Tom Lehman as its 2006 US Ryder Cup team captain today, again bypassing Larry Nelson.


Britain's Brown defies referendum calls over EU treaty

Gordon Brown rejected increasingly vocal calls for a British referendum on the EU's new treaty Thursday, saying Europe must move on from its "inward-looking" institutional wrangling.


Travel Sales Still Growing, but Numbers of Customers Are Declining

The number of customers buying travel online has begun to shrink, the first time a category has lost shoppers since Forrester Research began tracking e-commerce 10 years ago.


Rimini, 18:40 - CALCIO, RIMINI; RICCHIUTI: GENOA PER ME E' UNA PARTITA SPECIALE

Quella di sabato contro il genoa è una partita speciale per il l'argentino del Rimini Adrian ...


Ukraine Premier Makes Last-Ditch Bid to Keep Power

Ukraine's defeated presidential candidate  on Wednesday made a last-ditch but seemingly hopeless attempt  to challenge the victory of his liberal opponent, Viktor  Yushchenko.


Lienz, 19:10 - SCI, COSTAZZA: UNA GIORNATA PERFETTA

"Era la pista perfetta per me, ghiacciata, c'era ripido e c'era piano, la tracciatura tecnica sia ne...


A former Senate Intelligence Committee chairman asserted Sunday that the general who ran the war in Afghanistan said more than a year before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that his resources were being shifted ...


Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern are to meet to consider ways of breaking the deadlock over guns and photos in Northern Ireland's political process.


La moneta unica sotto 1,30 dollari e a 156,41 yen


Officials from the world's seven largest economies urge oil producers to increase supply to bring down prices.


Network Appliance Offers Up Flexible Storage

The vendor adds features to its storage appliance to quickly bring back online storage that had been dedicated to an underused application.


Internet users in Morocco unable to access the video-sharing Web site YouTube since last week expressed fears Tuesday that the government has stepped up its campaign to restrict independent media.


Vows: Stephen Gaghan and Minnie Mortimer

Left coast royalty marries right coast society when the filmmaker Stephen Gaghan, who wrote and directed the film âSyriana,â exchanges wows with Minnie Mortimer.


Bergamo, 19:12 - VOLLEY, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DONNE: BERGAMO AL SECONDO TURNO

La Foppapederetti Bergamo ha superato il primo turno della Champions League donne di volley. le lomb...


Lifestyle mogul Martha Stewart will star in a prime-time spinoff of NBC's hit reality show "The Apprentice" sometime after her release from prison next month, the network said on Wednesday.


The government is to launch a review into whether there should be British astronauts to take part in space exploration.


CIS interior ministers sign anti-terrorism measures plan

MOSCOW, December 25 (Itar-Tass) - The CIS Interior Minister Council at its meeting in Moscow adopted joint anti-terrorist measures, Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev told reporters after the meeting.


Napoli, 14:01 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; IERVOLINO: INASPETTATO STOP GOVERNO STADIO MIANO

''Una brutta sorpresa''. Rosa Russo Iervolino, commenta cosÃ¬ la decisione del Ministero della Difesa...


General Motors Corp. GM.N has  recalled nearly 1.5 million vehicles in North America,  including 946,817 sport utility vehicles, to fix tail lights  that could loosen and flicker, the automaker said on Thursday.


WORLD No.1 Roger Federer won his 20th match in a row over a top-10 opponent, beating Lleyton Hewitt for the fifth consecutive time to book a semi-final spot at the ATP Masters Cup.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb ripped through a busy Baghdad shopping street where Iraqis were gathering to join the police force Tuesday, and gunmen attacked a police van to the north, killing at least 59 people in attacks that struck the heart of the U.S. strategy for fighting Iraq's escalating insurgency...


In diretta da Copenhagen il prossimo 2 novembre


Britain's Straw on surprise trip to Iraq

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw made an unannounced trip to Iraq, where he held meetings with top British and Iraqi officials in the northern city of Kirkuk before travelling to Kurdistan.


The Khartoum government is accused of allowing armed pro-government groups to operate camps in Darfur.


Report: FBI Finds Link Between P/11, Madrid Bombs

The FBI has established the clearest link yet between the March 11 Madrid train bombings and the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, a Spanish newspaper reported Sunday.


The EU launches a probe into Universal Music's proposed $2.1bn takeover of music publishing rival BMG.


Polish troops used no tanks or other tracked vehicles in the ancient city of Babylon, but the presence of foreign troops had a "negative influence" on the site, a spokesman for the Polish-led force in Iraq said Sunday.


U.S.-led air raid kills seven Afghan children

At least seven children were killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike on a religious school in Afghanistan, the coalition said on Monday, amid rising anger over civilian deaths from foreign military operations.


Guarded hope greets proposal at N.Korea talks

With guarded optimism in the air,  six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear arms program will  consider a draft agreement on Friday that promises rare but  limited steps toward curbing Pyongyang's atomic ambitions.


MADRID - It has taken just two months for Michael Owen to question whether his move to Real Madrid has been a big mistake. The England striker has started just one match after trading Anfield for the Bernabeu


UBS plans to shrink its investment bank arm after huge losses linked to the US sub-prime loans crisis.


CBS Fined $550K For Janet Jackson Super Bowl Incident

The Federal Communications Commission hit CBS on Wednesday (September 22) with a proposed maximum fine of $550,000 for "violation of indecency rules," stemming from its broadcast of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in February.


Virginia Water, England - Bernhard Langer beat Vijay Singh on the first extra hole on Friday to knock the world's top-ranked player out of the World Match Play Championship in the first round.


Hungarians hold biggest protest, but PM holds on

Protesters vowed on Sunday to maintain  their effort to topple Hungary's prime minister after their  biggest rally yet, but analysts said Ferenc Gyurcsany was  likely to survive despite admitting lying to win re-election.


Genzyme's Synvisc retains high reimbursement rate

Genzyme Corp.  said on Friday  its osteoarthritis pain treatment Synvisc will retain a  separate, higher reimbursement rate, after the U.S. government  reversed its earlier decision to cut the rate, sending Genzyme  shares higher.


In a crotch-grabbing, pole-dancing comeback, fallen pop star Britney Spears opened the MTV Video Music Awards, one of the biggest nights in the US pop music calendar.


Microsoft Order Pulled by Beijing Amid Focus on Local Products

Beijing's municipal government canceled an order for Microsoft Corp. computer software following official complaints that local governments aren't buying enough domestically-developed software.


Apple intros Logic Pro 7, Logic Express 7, Jam Packs

Apple on Wednesday announced Logic Pro 7 and Logic Express 7, the newest major releases of the company's pro music creation and audio production software.


Business & money: Local authority pension funds are to tackle arms companies about their activities.


Barely months after their dream marriage, producer Bunty Walia and Suman Ranganathan have called it quits. And Walia is accusing the actress of cheating on him.


Not to be outdone by rival Oracle, BEA Systems has unveiled version 9.0 of its WebLogic Server application server. Homing in on the theme of service-oriented architecture deployment, BEA said the product would


Politica: Prodi-Bertinotti, pace siglata a cena

ROMA - Una cena ha sigillato la pace tra Prodi e Bertinotti, incontratisi stasera sul palco della festa del giornale Liberazione. I due, intervistati da Ferruccio De Bortoli, hanno duettato a lungo, sottolineando


QNX Neutrino project will let people see and tinker with the embedded operating system's source code--but not ship products with it.


Yahoo CEO talks about the changing online advertising market and how culture is vital to Yahoo's future at a conference session.


For the first time, western gorillas have been observed and photographed copulating face-to-face. This couple was observed in a forest clearing in NouabalÃ©-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo. (Credit: Thomas Breuer â WCS/MPI-EVA) Imagine you are a gorilla who has just made a momentous discovery: having sex while facing your partner. What [...].


F.D.A. Still Unsettled in Wake of New Questions

Concerns over the approval of drugs that turned out to be dangerous have led Republicans and Democrats in the House and the Senate to call for investigations.


Official: Former judge to replace Gonzales

President Bush will announce Monday morning that he has chosen a former federal judge, Michael Mukasey, as attorney general, according to a senior administration official.


Bookham 980nm Pump Technology Selected By Tyco Telecommunications for Undersea Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bookham, Inc. , a leading provider of optical components, modules and subsystems, today announced that the company's 980nm OceanBright(TM) pump laser technology has been selected by Tyco Telecommunications (US) Inc.


"Sono felicissimo - dice il campione 125 - ho provato a vincere il GP ma il Mondiale era troppo importante. Grazie alla Honda, al team ea mio papÃ ". SEPANG (Malesia), 10 ottobre 2004 - "Sono veramente felicissimo.


Afghan President Must Still Negotiate Political Minefield

With nearly all of the ballots counted, Afghan Interim President Hamid Karzai appears to have won a landslide victory in the October 9 election.


Portable bots get cattleprod zapguns, hover capability

Working Daleks only a matter of time Aficionados of the killer-robot world barely get time to catch their breath these days. Yesterday was no exception, with two military droids making their debut.â¦


Tools Aim to Ease Vista Deployment Pains

Microsoft Corp. released tools to help companies deploy Windows Vista, acknowledging that there are deployment and application-compatibility pains enterprise IT managers face when updating business desktops to the new OS.


In pubs, over telephone lines and on the Web, basketball fans and non-fans are voicing their opinions on the chaos that broke out at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday night.


HAVANA, Cuba -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro says he is fine after falling off of the stage in Santa Clara, Cuba. The fall is bringing back memories of when he collapsed two years ago.


Scontro a fuoco tra gruppo islamico e forze di sicurezza


No APEC deal on climate change targets: Howard

Asia-Pacific countries will not agree on binding targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at a major summit this week, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Sunday.


Spurrier Keeps Quiet About S. Carolina Job

Steve Spurrier declined to talk about replacing the retiring Lou Holtz at South Carolina on Saturday, saying only he feels as if he has some coaching left in him and that nothing was official.


Binge drinking, the weekend activity of choice for many young Britons

Britain might currently be struggling for Olympic medals in Athens, but if drinking to excess were a competitive sport, there seems little doubt its nationals could beat all-comers.


Political satirist Jon Stewart,  America's leading anti-establishment comic, will return in  February as host of the Oscars, Hollywood's biggest insider  event, organizers said on Wednesday.


Dopo nuovo record, moneta unica passa di mano a 163,51 yen


SEVILLE - Andy Roddick is known for his power. He'll need patience, too, in the Davis Cup final against Spain. Playing on red clay in front of an expected record crowd, Roddick might need to tone down his


In his first major quarterback decision of the season, Dave Wannstedt went for the safe choice. On Sunday, the Miami Dolphins coach went for the obvious one.


Exotic animals seen where Antarctic ice used to be

Spindly orange sea stars, fan-finned ice fish and herds of roving sea cucumbers are among the exotic creatures spied off the Antarctic coast in an area formerly covered by ice, scientists reported on Sunday.


Fed's Olson Says Economy Still Improving

U.S. economic growth, while improving, has not hit the pace it was expected to do by now, Federal Reserve Governor Mark Olson said on Monday.


Secretary of State Paul Murphy is due to brief the cabinet and Parliament on the failed negotiations to restore devolution to Northern Ireland.


Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez says he is expecting Barcelona to be on the offensive during Tuesday's Champions League knock-out tie.


Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan held negotiations on all items of the Composite Dialogue Process Sunday, both sides remaining sensitive about Kashmir.


The annual rate of house price growth falls, despite a slight price gain in December, government figures show.


USGS: Warnings Could Have Saved Thousands in Asia

A warning center such as those used  along the Pacific Rim could have saved most of the thousands of  people who died in Asia's earthquake and tsunami, a U.S.  Geological Survey official said on Sunday.


BUSH, IN IRAQ LA VIOLENZA PUO' ANCORA AUMENTARE

WASHINGTON - La violenza in Iraq potra'ancora aumentare, prima delle elezioni di gennaio: lo ha detto il presidente americano George W. Bush, in una conferenza stampa congiunta con il premier britannico Tony Blair alla Casa Bianca.


Britain to recruit spies from video game: report

One of Britain's intelligence agencies will embed advertisements into popular video games this month in a bid to attract new recruits, The Times reported on Thursday.


Browns defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, once considered a possible successor to coach Romeo Crennel, was fired Friday after Cleveland finished the season with one of the league's worst defenses.


Debbie Matenopoulos, co-host of the nationally syndicated morning program "Good Day Live," was injured late Wednesday (Sept. 30) while taping a segment on firefighters, the program's distributor Twentieth Television, said in a statement Thursday morning.


BANGKOK - As protesters filled the streets of Burma's cities in greater numbers than ever yesterday, swelling the crowds in the country's largest city to an estimated 100,000, the government issued its first warning that it might take action against protesting Buddhist monks.


A onetime member of the KGB is now fighting for his life in a London hospital, and friends claim the Kremlin is to blame


Giuliani Withdraws From Presidential Contest

GOP candidate bows out of nomination race, backs front-runner and longtime friend John McCain.


Serbia vows arrest and trial of Mladic by year-end

Serbia aims to arrest and transfer fugitive Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic to the U.N. war crimes tribunal by the end of the year, President Boris Tadic vowed on Friday.


Oracle settles on quarterly patch regime

Oracle Corp is following rival Microsoft Corp in making its security patching schedule more predictable for customers. Unlike Microsoft, which faces more scrutiny from security researchers and patches every month, Oracle will patch quarterly.


Dance Review: Searching for Happiness? Beware of Commercials

The surface of a production by the French-Austrian performance group Superamas is so shiny and so deeply comical that its pretty wrapping almost â but not quite â masks the seriousness of its core.


Philippines says no outbreak of meningococcemia

The Philippine Palace officials on Monday declared that there is no outbreak of meningococcemia, saying the reported cases of the disease have been contained.


A bulge in the back of President George W Bush's suit jacket during the first TV debate with John Kerry has triggered rumours that he was wired to get help.


Eriksson takes over after Thaksin gains control of City

Sport: Former England boss signs three-year contract worth Â£9m to become new Manchester City manager.


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BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah told supporters Friday that his guerrillas will not surrender their weapons until a stronger Lebanese government is in place _ including 20,000 rockets his group claims to still have after its 34-day war with Israel.


Spoof film Meet the Spartans narrowly beats the new Rambo film to top the North American box office.


Fallujah Ground Assault  'Ahead of Schedule'

The U.S. military's ground and air assault of Fallujah has gone quicker than expected, with the entire city occupied after six days of fighting, the Marine commander who planned the offensive said Sunday.


Northeastern works overtime to take down Delaware

Matt Janning scored 20 points, Nkem Ojougboh added 17, and the duo combined for 10 of Northeastern's 12 points in overtime of the Huskies' 73-69 victory over Delaware last night at Matthews Arena.


Low Flow Means King Salmon Are Returning Late to Mat-Su

By Craig Medred, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 17--If you're one of those Southcentral Alaska anglers wondering if the 2007 salmon season got off to a slow start, rest assured it's not just in your head.   Or at least, not all of it.


Suicide bomber kills five Iraqis in Baghdad

A suicide attacker detonated an explosives-packed vehicle near a row of police cars blocking off a bridge in central Baghdad yesterday, killing at least five people and wounding 20, officials said.


MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - The Democratic presidential front-runners came under attack from a rival on Sunday for showing insufficient leadership on ending the war in Iraq in a debate in which the main target was President George W. Bush.


The Federal Reserve yesterday raised its key interest rate for the fifth time since June, signaling that it expects the economy to grow moderately and interest rates to rise gradually in the new year.


'Van Helsing' Stakes Claim at Vid Stores

The monster thrill ride "Van Helsing," the first big movie of the summer, sold more than 2.5 million combined DVD and VHS units during its first day on store shelves Tuesday, generating an estimated $50 million in gross consumer spending, according to sources.


BOSTON -- There is a lot of talk about overhauling health care in the United States, but Massachusetts is actually trying to do it -- again.


Documents show FBI spied on King's widow

Federal agents spied on the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for several years after his assassination in 1968, according to newly released documents that reveal the FBI worried about her following in the footsteps of the slain civil rights icon.


Greek School Bus Crash Kills 7, Injures At Least 24

In Greece, a schoolbus filled with teenage students bound for the Paralympic Games has crashed on the way to Athens, leaving seven passengers dead and at least 24 injured.


GOP Moves to Protect Majority Leader DeLay

Moving to protect Majority Leader Tom DeLay, House Republicans want to change party rules to ensure that DeLay retains his post if a Texas grand jury indicts him as it did with three of his political associates.


Tim Connolly backhanded a rebound past goalie Olie Kolzig with 3:42 left in the third period, lifting the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.


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IBM settles with workers in landmark pension case

IBM has said that it has agreed to pay $320 million to current and former employees to settle in part a class-action lawsuit over its pension plan in a case that may affect millions of workers at many companies and nonprofit organizations.


James Harden scored 23 points, including eight in overtime, and Arizona State rallied to defeat No. 7 Stanford 72-68 in overtime on Thursday night.


A bizarre relationship between a gecko and a sap-sucking insect is caught on camera for the first time.


Roma, 11:36 - CALCIO, SERIE A: GLI ARBITRI DELLA 2/a DI RITORNO

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Nokia, Alcatel extend PBX to cell phones

(InfoWorld) - Nokia and Alcatel are jumping the gun on Wi-Fi phones that work like regular office handsets: They're offering the same capability on ordinary cell phones. The advent of VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) phones and IP PBXes (private branch exchanges) opened the door not only to business handsets that sat on a desk and sent packets around a wired LAN, but also to ones that could be carried around and use Wi-Fi. That can mean one handset for all business calls, anywhere in the enterprise, but that still leaves the employee's cell phone for use outside. Dual-mode cell and Wi-Fi devices are just starting to emerge, and moving between networks raises technical issues. By the end of the year, Nokia and Alcatel will offer software that makes Nokia Eseries cell phones, a line of smart phones designed for business, talk to the Alcatel IP Communication server. That means they can be used like a PBX-connected desk phone, with features such as call conferencing and dialing by name, the companies said. It also lets employees keep their desk phones, use just one number, and program which device they want to receive calls on at a given time. The system also lets cell phone users tap into Alcatel's Least Cost Routing capabilities, which can cut enterprise long-distance charges, and make cellular billing records easier to find, they said. In its first iteration, the Intellisync Call Connect for Alcatel software will make the phones talk to enterprise PBXes over the ordinary cell phone network. In the near future, it will support dual-mode phones, the companies said. Nokia, in Espoo, Finland, acquired Intellisync last year to gain a better foothold in enterprises. It also weighed in to that market on the hardware side last year when it unveiled the Eseries phones, which include a variety of business features including QWERTY keypads and support for business applications and mobile e-mail systems. Its E70 phone includes Wi-Fi as well as cellular radios. Alcatel, in Paris, is near to closing a merger with Lucent Technologies Inc. and recently agreed to buy the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) business of Nortel Networks Corp. Intellisync Call Connect for Alcatel is part of the Intellisync Mobile Suite from Nokia. It is set to become available through Nokia and Alcatel resellers in the fourth quarter. Pricing was not immediately available.


Australia's Hewitt Reaches US Open Quarterfinal

Former champion Lleyton Hewitt of Australia reached the quarterfinals of the US Open with a straight-set victory over Karol Beck of Slovakia.


Putin says Iraq shows need for strong Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Thursday new nuclear weapons as part of Moscow's military build-up, saying the experience of Iraq showed the need for resource-rich countries to keep strong defenses.


Industry associations from both countries have signed a pact to collaborate on semiconductor technology.


Top shares have fallen to a three-week low after an early jump on the back of positive corporate news failed to gather momentum and stronger-than-expected retail sales data


Yankees nip Blue Jays to end 3-game skid

The New York Yankees ended their slump despite the ongoing struggles of Alex Rodriguez. Bernie Williams homered, Derek Jeter drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk, and the Yankees snapped a three-game losing streak Saturday with a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.


DaimlerChrysler says all options open for Chrysler

DaimlerChrysler raised the prospect of parting company with its loss-making U.S. Chrysler arm on Wednesday, a move which could unwind a blockbusting 1998 merger creating the world's No. 5 car maker.


Hizballah's Rally Highlights the Government's Weakness

On Scene: U.S.-backed Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's grip on power is further eroded as hundreds of thousands in Beirut demand his ouster


"You" are named as Time magazine's Person of the Year to reflect the public's role in transforming media.


3 Hurt in Athens Protest of Powell's Visit

At least three people were injured on Friday when police fired tear gas and sparred with rock-throwing demonstrators during a rally to protest the planned weekend visit of Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.


West Ham striker Bobby Zamora showed he will not give up his place to new signing Carlos Tevez without a fight as he rescued a 1-1 draw for his side against Aston Villa.


Kids Raise Money for Soldiers' Phone Cards

For all the billions of dollars being spent on the war in Iraq, 14-year-old Brittany Bergquist is surprised that the U.S. military doesn't do what she and her little brother are doing: helping soldiers phone home free.


Rumsfeld Cautious on Rebel Arms Handover

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld expressed cautious optimism today that the handing over of hundreds of weapons by militiamen loyal to the rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr signaled an encouraging start ...


FTC Again Urging Justices To Hear Drug-Patent Case

It is unusual to see an intra-governmental dispute about a case before the Supreme Court, but it has become an annual event for the Federal Trade Commission and the antitrust division of the Justice Department.


Human embryonic stem cells promising for replacement of blood ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute are one step closer to understanding how blood cells develop through the use of human embryonic stem cells.


THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) is closing down its Harare representative office at the end of this month, virtually terminating threadbare relations with the crisis-racked southern African nation.


Militants Storm Govt. Building in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India  - Militants stormed a government  building in Indian Kashmir and set it on fire on Friday,  killing a security guard and a worker, a security official  said.


BESLAN, Russia - Funeral processions filled the rainy streets of this southern Russian city yesterday as townspeople buried scores of victims of a school siege that prosecutors have linked to a Chechen rebel leader.


Media convergence think tank seeks its inner Womble

Culture minister announces mystery strategisers A convergence think tank intended to shape government new media policy is to begin work in the new year, Culture Secretary James Purnell announced last week. The think tank, he said, is intended to "bring together expertise from the worlds of broadcasting, telecommunications and internet services to consider consider the opportunities and challenges we might face."â¦


Big Record Deal Dries Up, but a Rocker Still Rolls

Ike Reilly, a 42-year-old working rock guy with a wife and four kids, is on a tour that will not end until the world says uncle.


Walter Smith has been appointed as Scotland's new coach after signing a four-year deal to manage the Tartan Army. It has long been expected that the former Rangers and Everton boss would be named as Berti Vogts replacement.


Unheralded Zimbabwean leads Els in Dunhill Championship

MALELANE, South Africa  - Eight birdies helped unheralded Zimbabwean Bruce McDonald grab the first round lead with a six-under-par 66 in the 500,000 pounds (723,490 euro, 958,945 dollar) Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club.


Cingular Wireless Projecting Job Cuts of 10 Percent

Cingular Wireless expects to cut its work force of 68,000 by about 10 percent over the next year to 18 months as it digests its merger with AT&T Wireless Services, Cingular's chief executive has said.


Powerful interests in Washington have swayed a new farm bill toward big business, Democrat Barack Obama said Monday, campaigning in the most rural region of this crucial early voting state and promising to do better as president.


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Semiconductor business hits sudden downturn

ANALYSTS AT Gartner Dataquest said that while overall 2004 brought a 23 per cent increase in revenue amounting to $218 billion, the semiconductor business slumped during the second half of the year.


China uncovers "worms, substandard goods" from U.S.

China has found microscopic worms in  wooden packaging from the United States and uncovered  substandard U.S. vitamin pills and fish oil for children,  Chinese media said on Friday in the latest volley of  cross-border accusations.


Acer will target consumers with new Gateway brand

(InfoWorld) - Retail consumers in the U.S. could begin to see great deals on computer purchases as PC vendors get more competitive in the wake ofÂ Acer's announcement on Monday that it plans to buy Gateway. Acer will probably try to reinvigorate the Gateway brand, using spiffier designs and faster processors in an effort to add cachet to Gateway and eMachines labels which are often seen as "bottom dwellers" selling low-cost PCs, said J.P. Gownder, a principal analyst with Forrester Research. In announcing the deal, Acer President Gianfranco Lanci said he planned to preserve Gateway's "powerful and unique brand" in order to cover a variety of consumer market segments, differentiating the two brands over time in an effort to reach a broader variety of consumers. By announcing its plan to concentrate on the U.S. retail market, Acer is signaling that it will not challenge far larger vendors like Hewlett-Packard and Dell for corporate enterprise deals. Acer also said on Monday that it planned to divest Gateway's professional business division, and was already in talks with a potential buyer. That strategy will probably have a far greater impact on Acer's long-time rival Lenovo than on larger vendors, Gownder said. "For HP and Dell, it's going to be two years before this makes an impact on their business," Gownder said. "Lenovo is the company that really loses here, especially if Acer is able to pick up Packard Bell and get a foothold in Europe, as well." On Aug. 7, Lenovo Group announced it had agreed to buy Packard Bell, but that deal appears to be scuttled: part of Monday's news was thatÂ Gateway will exercise its right of first refusal to acquire shares in Packard Bell's parent company. In addition to tripping up its rival Lenovo, Acer will gain valuable retail leverage in the U.S., including Gateway's online retail site and its shelf space in major retailers like Best Buy Co. Inc., Gownder said. Still, Acer faces a large workload in creating a successful merger with Gateway before it begins to reap profits from the move. "Acer has made a smart, imperfect decision. But from what's available to them, it was the best move on the chessboard," Gownder said. Acer now faces pressure to duplicate its success among small business customers and Asian markets in the competitive U.S. retail market, other analysts said. Acquiring Gateway could give it the leverage to succeed, but only if Acer completes a difficult merger, said Charles Smulders, an analyst and managing vice president at Gartner Inc. First, Acer must make sure it retains Gateway's staff in the U.S. channel and retail sectors, while divesting the money-losing professional business, he said. That move would have little effect on Gateway's small stake of the corporate enterprise market, but a larger impact among its government and academic customers. Then, Acer could dedicate its engineers to improving Gateway's image as an economy brand. "The Gateway brand is very well known, but people are unclear what it stands for. So that is one challenge Acer will face," Smulders said. The company will probably try to establish a reputation for using the latest technology, as opposed to marketing Gateway as the brand with the best technical support or the lowest prices, he said. To Acer's advantage, Gateway has been cutting costs for five years already, so that will be a much easier task than HP faced when it bought Compaq, Smulders said. "I certainly think HP will be taking notes, simply because Acer has been gaining ground so fast, particularly outside the U.S. If Acer can pull this off, it would be a serious challenge to HP." HP declined to comment on the possible implications of the deal. "HP does not comment on the business strategies of its competitors," said corporate spokeswoman Emma McCulloch. Â


London, Feb. 2: Indians could be warned of an impending storm surge caused by an approaching cyclone via instantaneous text messages flashed to millions of mobile phones, an Indian delegate attending the ...


Portsmouth, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal used a rare goal from Sol Campbell to squeak past Portsmouth Sunday, 1-0, in England Premiership action.


The Disasters Emergency Committee says it is "winding down" its tsunami aid appeal, expected to raise Â£200m.


The EU should abandon its biofuels targets because they are damaging the environment, a committee of MPs says.


On the main road through this dusty and downtrodden community lies a compound designed to host a municipal center with local government offices, a building for council meetings


Canada's TD to buy Banknorth for 3.8 billion dollars

NEW YORK : Toronto-Dominion Bank said it would pay 3.8 billion dollars for a controlling stake in Maine-based Banknorth Group as the Canadian lender moved to take its first foothold in US branch banking.


Stocks Near Flat as Investors Look to Oil

U.S. stocks were still little changed  on Friday as investors looked for oil prices, flirting near the  $50-per-barrel mark, to lose some momentum.


SenatorÃ¢ÂÂs Widow Wins Nomination for Vacant Massachusetts Seat

Niki Tsongas ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ the widow of the late Massachusetts Democratic Sen.


Persuadable Voters Give Kerry High Marks

Persuadable voters watching the presidential debates tended to give higher marks to Democrat John Kerry than President Bush, but many sound reluctant to make a final decision in the presidential race.


Il cardinale De Giorgi lascia per raggiunti limiti d'eta'


(ANSA) - ATENE, 30 AGO -'Il giudizio di Petrucci sulla nostra partecipazione? E' incauto e ingeneroso', dichiara il presidente della federatletica Gianni Gola. 'Non sono amareggiato - risponde Gola - non sono


Insurers Object to New Provision in Medicare Law

Private insurers have told the Bush administration that they will not expand their role in Medicare if they have to serve large multistate regions.


Actress Teri Hatcher took off her clothes — but not on the set of ABC's "Desperate Housewives."


Petrov double sends Wolfsburg three points clear

VfL Wolfsburg moved three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a 3-0 victory at home to Stuttgart on Saturday as Schalke 04's six-match winning run came to an end.


Synagogues Without Jews: Walking the Streets of Italy

Italian Jews have a proud 2,000-year history. They were there when the Second Temple still stood and Rome ruled the Mediterranean.


Tropical storm kicks off hurricane season

A tropical storm bearing down on Florida formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, just in time for the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season.


The Chicago Bears and their defense are still in charge of the NFC North for now. After a rough afternoon against a suddenly stingy Minnesota defense, Rex Grossman threw a 24-yard touchdown to Rashied Davis right after the 2-minute warning, rallying the Bears past the Vikings 19-16 on Sunday.


Google Trademark Issues Remain Unresolved

Despite a key win in court yesterday against auto insurance giant GEICO, Google's trademark-related legal battles are not yet over.


Kathmandu Under Curfew After Violent Protests Against Killing of ...

The Nepalese capital Kathmandu is under a curfew, which the government imposed after the city erupted in violent protests against the killing of 12 Nepalese workers in Iraq.


PARIS: France offered to treat child victims of Russia's school seizure and the international police organisation Interpol said it could help determine whether the hostage-takers were linked to international ...


Stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow industrials advancing 1 percent, helped by a higher-than-expected profit forecast from IBM  and earnings from General Electric Co  that met Wall Street expectations.


Astronauts venture out for work on space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A pair of high-tech construction workers ventured outside the International Space Station on Monday to hook up electrical connections on a massive girder that holds new solar panels needed to boost power on the orbital outpost.


AOL is being accused of using malware-like tactics to install software unbeknownst to users when they install AOL 9.0, the company's latest version of its online service software. The charge was made by industry coalition StopBadware.org.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday dropped a heavy hint he was preparing to marry Italian singer and former model Carla Bruni, but he avoided announcing a wedding date.


Unions fight against abuse of migrant laborers

Mexican and US organizers are risking their lives to prevent guest workers from being swindled by unscrupulous 'recruiters.'


Jackson Lawyers Seeking Lengthy Trial Delay

Michael Jackson's lawyers went to court on Monday to ask for a lengthy delay to the start of his trial on child sex abuse, saying they need more time to go through some 22,000 pages of evidence.


Nepal Maoist Chief Says Big Media Houses Spread Instability

Text of report by Nepalese newspaper Kantipur on 1 March  Banke [district in midwestern Nepal], 28 February [Wednesday]: Maoist Chairman Prachanda has alleged that big media organizations are bent on spreading instability.


With Shutdown Looming, Ferry Company Seeks Port Authority's Aid

Pressure grew Thursday for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and other public agencies in the two states to help prevent a disruption of


Web Surfers Flock To Family's 'Out Of Control' Holiday Display

Not only does he have 17,000 holiday lights on his Lafayette, Colo., house, he's rigged up an interactive Web site to let virtual visitors turn the lights off and on with the click of a mouse.


Linus Persson scores twice as Sweden blanks Germany 6-0 at world ...

(CP) - Linus Persson and Johannes Salmonsson each scored twice and Christopher Heino-Lindberg stopped 25 shots as Sweden blanked Germany 6-0 on Sunday at the world junior championship.


Photo Release: Dying Star Creates Fantasy-Like Sculpture of Gas ...

GARCHING, Germany, Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study of a large number of planetary nebulae has revealed that rings, such as those seen here around the Cat's Eye Nebula, are much more common that thought


Ranier Bonhof insists he will stay on as Scotland Under-21 manager, despite Berti Vogts' decision to resign as boss of the senior side.


Steelers' Injured QB Maddox Hasn't Played

The Pittsburgh Steelers have changed so much since they lost to the Baltimore Ravens in the second game of the season that coach Bill Cowher said it seems like a different year.


When WebMethods Inc. looked at tiny California technology firm Infravio Inc. as an acquisition candidate, the Fairfax company knew that Infravio's product would be a perfect fit for its software suite. But the real head-turner about the 65-person start-up was the location of its employees: 50...


Juve say they have signed ex-Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu on a five-year deal.


Strike May End Soon, but Writers May Confront a Hostile Hollywood

Some fear a less lucrative future for writers as studios turn to alternatives.


Disney to take $30 million loss on Mobile ESPN: CFO

The Walt Disney Co.  will  spend about $30 million to shut down its Mobile ESPN wireless  telephone services, but remains "excited" about its  family-oriented Disney Mobile phone service, Disney Chief  Financial Officer Tom Staggs said on Monday.


By Liu Jie  It's occurred from Airbus to Lenovo, General Motors to Citigroup, and Dell to Motorola. A string of multinational companies (MNCs) have entered into merger and acquisition deals or carried out internal restructuring, resulting in layoffs.


Mark Teixeira led off the 12th inning with a homer, and Wes Littleton won his first major league decision in the Texas Rangers' 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.


Pentagon sees Iran with bomb in 5 years: report

The U.S. military is operating on   the assumption that Tehran is five to eight years away from   being able to build a nuclear bomb, The Washington Times   reported in its Thursday edition.


Wannstedt Decides Against Coaching at Pitt

Former Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears coach Dave Wannstedt decided Thursday not to seek the coaching job at Pitt, the school where he played and once was an assistant coach.


Brandon Phillips' heads-up baserunning helped the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Franicsco Giants 9-8 in 11 innings on Friday night.


The next 10-bagger is out there. The trick is finding it.


Veteran rockers The Eagles have topped the US chart after a last-minute rule change by its compilers.


Malaysian Islamic party still wants stonings

KAMPUNG PULAU MELAKA, Malaysia  - Malaysia's Islamist opposition party called on non-Muslims on Thursday to back its election campaign to apply strict sharia law, including amputations and stonings, for the country's Muslims.


Berkshire businessman gets a bargain but will have to spend Â£20m to revive ailing holiday village


At least 2.8 million ballots were rigged in favor of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, the independent Ukrainian committee of voters (CVU) reported today to the daily business newsletter Ukrainian Journal.


The High Court has ruled a woman in a persistent vegetative state given an experimental treatment against her family's wishes can be allowed to die.


31 to Stand Trial in CIA Kidnapping Case

An Italian judge on Friday indicted 26 Americans and five Italians in the first criminal trial over the CIA's extraordinary rendition program.Comment


CCTV footage is to be released showing murdered student Sally Geeson shortly before her death on New Year's Day.


Blair to terminate premiership by meeting Schwarzenegger

Tony Blair's last face-to-face meeting with a visiting politician as prime minister will be with film star-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, his official spokesman said Monday.


Tan Chade-Meng, a Google engineer with a big smile, has had his picture taken with more than 100 luminaries who have visited the company in Mountain View, Calif.


With Oscar and Felix as Co-Founders, Does a Company Have a Chance?

Specialists say extremely disparate personality styles in co-chief executives can actually work to a companyâs advantage.


The Windows XP Starter Edition (XPSE) is a low-cost, version of Windows XP, meant for emerging markets. NEW DELHI: Microsoft has announced the upcoming release of Windows XP Starter Edition (XPSE), a new version of Windows XP for emerging markets.


Kwame Brown not ready for start of season

Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Washington Wizards forward Kwame Brown will not be ready for the season opener, but could play by the end of November.


Saudi Says Web Campaign Wins Over Militant Backers

A Saudi counter-terror campaign conducted over the Internet has persuaded more than 250 militant sympathizers to change their ways, Islamic Affairs Minister Saleh Abdul-Aziz al-Sheikh said on Sunday.


Israeli PM Ehud Olmert rejects calls to consider a truce with Hamas unless it recognises Israel and renounces violence.


Brit spooks baffled by internet wiretapping

MI5, GCHQ bemoan 'biggest change since telephones' The head of the UK government's secret electronic spying and codebreaking agency, GCHQ, has said that his organisation's ability to intercept conversations and messages is seriously undermined by internet-protocol (IP) communications. The digital spook's comments may come as a blow to British and European politicians who have sworn to eradicate terrorism from the internet.â¦


Paulson: Growth Can Spur Balanced Budget

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration urged skeptical members of Congress on Tuesday to support the president's new $2.9 trillion spending plan, arguing that the budget can be balanced without raising taxes.


Builders of a $275 million residential and retail complex on East Boston's waterfront unexpectedly delayed construction last month, a setback to a project critical to the neighborhood's economic future.


A leading Nigerian oil militant group asks President George Bush to help solve their dispute with the government.


Zuma rallying tune not music to everyone's ears in South Africa

Some call it brainless, others inappropriate in the post-apartheid era but Jacob Zuma, the new leader of South Africa's ANC, is in no mood to stop singing his "Machinegun" signature tune.


[Hollywood News]: New York, Nov 1 : Sarah Michelle Gellar starrer 'The Grudge' continued to be the top movie for a second week ,according to the estimates released by the box-office tracking firm Exhibitor Relations.


Former England international striker Andy Cole has moved from Manchester City to Portsmouth on a two-year contract.


Bomb wounds two U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon

RMAILEH, Lebanon  - Two U.N. peacekeeping soldiers were slightly wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in south Lebanon on Tuesday, a spokesman for the United Nations force said.


British Airways chief executive Rod Eddington admits the airline "got it wrong" after staff shortages led to travel chaos.


In a highly anticipated announcement, IBM (Quote, Chart) confirmed late Tuesday it is selling its PC division to China's Lenovo Group.


Ford Motor Co. F.N posted its seventh   consecutive decline in U.S. monthly sales on Friday,   underscoring pressure on the automaker as it readies an   accelerated turnaround plan driven by a collapse in the market   for trucks and sport utility vehicles.


Researchers see a rise in malware that sends spam recipients to DNS servers controlled by phishers.


Rumsfeld: "no hard evidence" of link between Iraq, al-Qaida

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged Monday he has seen no "strong, hard evidence" linking former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with the al-Qaida network, despite


As the UK debate on hunting with hounds rages on some people are travelling to France where the hunting tradition is still strong.


With open-source software being formally introduced Monday, WSO2 seeks to bridge the Ruby programming language and the Ruby on Rails Web framework with the SOA and Web services spaces.The company is set to debut WSO2 WSF/Ruby (Web Services Framework for Ruby) 1.0, providing a Ruby extension to support the Web Services WS-* stack. Ruby developers can incorporate security and reliable messaging capabilities needed for trusted, enterprise-class SOAP-based Web services, WSO2 said. But the product also supports the alternative REST (Representational State Transfer) Web services."Ruby, as you know, has become a very popular language the last few years, and what we are enabling is for Ruby to become part of an enterprise SOA architecture," WSO Chairman/CEO Sanjiva Weerawarana said.While Ruby has been popular in the Web 2.0 realm, sometimes it needs to talk to legacy architectures, he said. With the new framework, developers could build a Web application using Ruby and then hook into enterprise infrastructures, such as JMS (Java Message Service) queues. For example, a Web site might be built with Ruby that then needs to link to an order fulfillment system based on an IBM mainframe or minicomputer, Weerawarana said.With the December release of Ruby on Rails 2.0, the builders of Rails swapped out a SOAP library and replaced it with REST capabilities. In doing this, David Heinemeier Hansson, the founder of Rails, stressed that that SOAP and its attendant WS-* stack had become too complex.But Weerawarana stressed REST may not always be sufficient. "[The REST preference] is a perfectly fine position to take if you don't need any kind of these security and reliability infrastructure [capabilities]," he said. WSO2's framework would replace the SOAP capabilities removed in Rails 2.0, he said.Weerawarana's stance was seconded by a user of the company's products, Stefan Tilkov, CEO of infoQ, a consulting firm near Dusseldorf, Germany. While saying he likes Rails because it picks and chooses technologies, such as opting for REST over SOAP, Tilkov said businesses may not be ready to welcome Rails and the lesser known REST Web services at the same time, he said."Sometimes, you have to decide whether you want to fight all of the possible battles at once. Trying to introduce both Rails and [REST] at the same to a company can really be a challenge," he said. WSO2 is providing WS-* and SOAP capabilities for Rails, Tilkov stressed.Still, Tilkov likes REST. "I'm a very big REST fan, and I [advocate] the use of REST whenever I can," he said.WSF/Ruby 1.0 binds WSO2's Web Services Framework for C into Ruby to provide an extension based on three Apache projects. These include: Axis 2C, which is a Web services runtime to support REST and SOA; Sandesha/C, supporting WS-Reliable Messaging; and Rampart/C, for WS-Security capabilities.Also, WSF/Ruby 1.0 uses Ruby on Rails as its deployment model for providing services.Client and service APIs are offered. Support is featured for SOAP 1.1 and SOAP 1.2. The software is interoperable with Microsoft .Net, the WS02 Web Services Application Server, and other J2EE implementations. SOAP Message Transmission Optmization and WS-Addressing capabilities are included as well.Downloadable here, WSF/Ruby 1.0 is offered under the Apache License 2.0. While it is free, WS02 does sell development and production services as well as training for it. Production support prices start at $2,000, while development support begins at $2,500 for 10 hours. Training costs $400 per day per person with a minimum of five persons required.WSO2's long-term strategy includes allowing scripting languages like Ruby, Perl, and PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) to participate in an enterprise SOA.


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New Panasonic VIERA HDTV will have YouTube button on its remote

If you're tired of watching out-of-focus YouTube videos on your computer screen, now you'll be able to watch out-of-focus YouTube videos on your TV.


The Blue Gene/L system performed just over 36,000 billion calculations a second during tests at IBM's Rochester office in Minnesota, the company announced on 29 September.


The Christian Science Monitor - The resignation of Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi underscores the difficulty in Europe of governments trying to support US foreign policy on terror while at the same time pleasing their own publics.


Poor Pregnancy Outcome Linked with Reports of Racism

NEW YORK  - African American women who  report experiences of discrimination based on their race or  skin color appear to have an increased risk of poor pregnancy  outcomes, according to the findings of two new studies.


Less than two weeks ago, Dr. Duane Gubler was walking the streets of Galle in Sri Lanka, heading a World Health Organization team assessing the country's response to dengue hemorrhagic fever.


Court rules against state Web-blocking law

A Pennsylvania law requiring Internet service providers to block Web sites deemed by the state's prosecuting attorneys to be child pornography has been reversed by a U.S. federal court on free-speech grounds.


Tokyo stocks rose by mid-morning on Monday with a broad range of issues getting a lift from a key survey that boosted optimism on Japan's economic outlook, with expectations rising that growth figures will be revised up.


Hunters pursue killer great white stalking Australian death beach

A great white shark that killed a teenage surfer off the South Australian capital Adelaide will be hunted down and destroyed after it returned to stalk the city's beaches, authorities said.


The EU is expected to tell the UK that 15% of energy needs must be met from renewable sources by 2020.


David Moyes insists he will block a transfer for Wayne Rooney before the deadline if he does not get the valuation he wants. The Everton boss was reacting in the wake of Rooneyâs


Human Poverty Climbs Across America For 3rd Consecutive Year

Title 1 School designations, free lunch programs, food stamps, and Medicaid are among the local indicators of the rising poverty in the mountains of southwestern Virginia


Jets quarterback Chad Pennington returned to practice Thursday, one day after sitting out with a stomach virus.


Stocks seen higher after inflation data, Adobe

Stock futures pointed to a higher   market open on Friday after news that U.S. consumer prices rose   in line with market expectations in August, calming fears about   higher inflation and interest rates.


Tsunami Toll, Feared at 150,000, Dims New Year

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - A legion of ships and  planes delivered aid to millions of Asian tsunami survivors on  Saturday as New Year celebrations around the world paused to  mourn victims of one of the worst disasters in living memory.  U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for a major logistical  operation to help a half-dozen countries shattered by Sunday's  tsunami, which by the latest count had killed 124,622.


InGlasCo, the chief puck manufacturer for the NHL, lays almost half of their employees on Sunday as a result of the prolonged lockout.


Both the Cardinals and Atlanta Braves were picked to finish third in their respective National League divisions this year but both teams easily won their divisions.


U.S. and Iraqi commanders hail improved security

U.S. and Iraqi commanders on Saturday hailed a big improvement in security over the past year, while al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused the Americans of seeking to exploit Iraq's oil wealth.


Libyan leader Gadhafi hosts mini-summit on Sudan's Darfur conflict

Saying they hoped African leaders could solve what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis without sanctions, the leaders of Egypt, Chad, Nigeria and Libya discussed the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region with the


West Indies collapse to Broad and Anderson

Captain Paul Collingwood hailed the effort of his three young quick bowlers who helped England to a 79-run win in the first one-day international of the series against West Indies at Lord's on Sunday.


Laid-Back Actor Dennis Quaid Still Mixing It Up

It says a lot about actor Dennis  Quaid that he should currently be starring in two movies that  are poles apart -- a big action adventure set in the desert and  a lighthearted domestic drama in which he plays a salesman  shunted aside by the latest bright young lad.


Ukraine Opposition Plans Strike, EU-Russia at Odds

Ukraine's opposition pushed ahead on Thursday with plans for a national strike, including blocking highways, as its leader, Viktor Yushchenko, vowed to fight to the end to overturn a presidential election ...


Porter Wagoner has lung cancer and remains hospitalized in serious condition, a publicist for the country singer said Sunday.


Business & money: Ford's decision to consider possible sale of Jaguar and Land Rover brands alarms unions and politicians.


Berlino, 16:04 - CICLISMO, ASTANA: NESSUNA INCHIESTA INTERNA SU DOPING

L'Astana ha smentito di avere in corso un'inchiesta interna sul doping. Lo ha chiarito Marc Biver, t...


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Fiji military stages coup, U.S. suspends aid

Fiji's military took over running the country in a bloodless overthrow on Tuesday after confining the elected prime minister to his home in the South Pacific island nation's fourth coup in 20 years.


Whistleblowing website vows to defy court gag

Wikileaks, a website claiming to reveal corporate and governmental fraud has vowed to defy closure attempts. By Jemima Kiss


Briton shot dead in Kenya: Foreign Office

A British man has died in Kenya, the Foreign Office said Saturday, but it was unclear whether the death was linked to post-election violence that has gripped the east African country.


Ethiopian blockade cuts off rebel region

NAIROBI -- The Ethiopian government is blockading emergency food aid and choking off trade to large parts of a remote region in the eastern part of the country that is home to a rebel force, putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk of starvation, Western diplomats and humanitarian officials say.


Both opponents and proponents of Net neutrality legislation claimed a win from an FTC report, issued Wednesday, that declared the commission's essential neutrality on the debate.


Microsoft Corp.  said on  Tuesday it has filed two lawsuits against so-called  "cybersquatters" or "typosquatters" who use the company's  product names to profit illegally from online advertising.


Going Green: Simple Changes Make Vast Improvements on the Environment

By Kate Arthur, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Mar. 2--Tossing a milk jug into the recycling bin and taking shorter showers means you're making an effort.


Napoli, 23:39 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: GIOVEDI' FESTA PROMOZIONE AL SAN PAOLO

E' in programma giovedÃ¬ sera alle 21 allo stadio San Paolo la festa per la promozione in serie A del...


Innocence Lost, on a Battlefield Somewhere in Africa

âEzraâ is a scorching portrait of an African child who is kidnapped and turned into a soldier for a rebel militia.


Reporter Smuggles Fake Bomb Gear Into UK Parliament

An undercover reporter smuggled fake bomb-making equipment into the British parliament a day after fox hunting protesters made a mockery of security by bursting into the debating chamber.


John R. Hogness, 85, Dies; Led Institute of Medicine

As the first president of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, Mr. Hogness molded it to be an independent critic of the nationâs health care system.


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St. Mary's of Lynn coach Frank Pagliuca acknowledges that there are "a lot of great teams out there." This season, his team has the potential to be the greatest.


Cagliari, 15:45 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: GIAMPAOLO E' ANCORA RICOVERATO

L'allenatore del Cagliari Marco Giampaolo è ancora ricoverato in ospedale. La sua presenza su...


Sharapova eases through to second consecutive final

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova reached her second consecutive final with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn at the Japan Open on Friday.


Warning over drug-resistant diseases in EU

Many infectious diseases have been eradicated in Europe but new infections and drug resistant microbes pose a new threat, a new EU report presented Thursday in Stockholm showed.


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No. 1 Internet search engine still waiting for SEC to give final green light before pricing stock. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Investors will have to wait a little longer for the Google initial public offering after the SEC said the company's registration ...


You are the proud owner of one of baseball's ignominious, records -- the single-season strikeout mark. The pride shouldn't come from merely owning the mark once held by Bobby Bonds, the father of the mythic


A package of measures is to be applied in Cuba with the aim of reducing the power cuts being provoked by difficulties within the national electric energy system.


Now revealed! Secrets of line spacing in OpenOffice.org Writer

The fact that OpenOffice.org Writer is more than a word processor is an open secret. Designed to write long documents, Writer is in many ways a document processor comparable to FrameMaker, suitable for designing books and dissertations while falling short of a complete desktop publishing solution. For this reason, it includes a number of tools for tweaking lines of text, including Tools > Language > Hyphenation and the tools for adjusting character width and letter space for individual characters. However, by far the least understood of these high-end tools is Writer's ability to adjust line-spacing.


Miss America is all dressed up with  no place to go -- at least for now.


They silenced RNA and cut cholesterol in mice, adding that it could open doors to treating other diseases. By EJ Mundell. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- By harnessing a natural gene-silencing mechanism


S.E.C Probes Chiron Over Flu Shot Shortage

The S.E.C. has launched an informal inquiry into how Chiron handled the disclosure of vaccine-manufacturing problems that caused the nation's flu shot crisis.


"Bridget Jones's Diary" merited a sequel for two pretty solid reasons. The author of the source material, Helen Fielding, wrote one, and even if she hadn't, you could never be sure our sassy London lass would live happily ever after.


Embassy Identifies U.S. Man Held in Iraq

The U.S. Embassy confirmed the name of an American kidnapped six weeks ago in a deadly attack in the Iraqi capital, and his family pleaded Friday for his release.


Irate Manchester United fans took their battle with prospective Red Devils owner Malcolm Glazer to the heart of Old Trafford today.


Fifty prisoners have killed themselves in jail so far this year, compared to 67 for the whole of 2006.


China's Communist Party Calls for Better Government

Leaders of China's Communist Party have issued a document warning that the survival of Communist rule will depend on the party's ability to root out corruption.


Mozilla Firefox 1.0 has launched following a two-month preview that drew 8 million downloads of the alternative Web browser. ADVERTISEMENT.


Aishwarya Rai makes her debut in Hollywood this week.


Sony PlayStation 3 Home Beta Site Now Up

During Wednesday's keynote presentation, Sony's Phil Harrison mentioned that, while the finished version of Home for the PlayStation 3 would be available in fall of this year, there would be a beta of the program that would be made available in April. It looks like Sony's getting a bit of a head start on the process, however, since a new Web site opened up Thursday, advertising the impending release of the beta trial. Currently, it doesn't say much, but what it does say is this:


More than 50% of women who exercise experience pain because their breasts bounce more during a workout.


Gulfport Issues Boil Water Notice on Quincy Avenue

By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 19--GULFPORT -- City officials have issued a boil water notice on Quincy Avenue because of a broken water main.   The notice is effect on Quincy Avenue between 50th Street and 56th Street.


OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Twice champion Tiger Woods, hunting a third major victory in four starts, will have to cope with the toughest greens he has ever seen at this week's U.S. Open.


Pakistan braces for Taliban backlash after arrest

Pakistan was braced on Saturday for reprisals from militants after the capture of one of the Taliban's three most senior leaders earlier this week.


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Former world featherweight champion 'Prince' Naseem Hamed learnt that he will be released after serving just 16 weeks of a 15-month prison sentence.


Wall Street Beat: Dow means little to IT

The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke a record this week, but that doesn't mean that the technology sector has recovered from its half-decade hangover after the burst of the dot-com bubble.


Pretty Ricky, Shins albums open strong to top chart

After several slow weeks at retail  when no title cracked the 100,000-copy plateau, Pretty Ricky  and the Shins achieve the feat with their new albums this week.


Increase predicted in holiday travel throughout South

Millions of travelers throughout the South will take to the roads and skies this week in anticipation of the Thanksgiving weekend _ bucking a trend of lower-than-normal holiday travel in recent years.


Musharraf champions rights, but only with limits

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf cast himself as a champion of human rights and free expression on Friday -- then turned on a journalist who questioned him and said rights should have limits.


Augusto Pinochet's grandson faces military discipline over an unapproved speech at his grandfather's funeral.


Dutch Discover Vermeer Studio in Delft Garden

An art restorer says he has solved a centuries-old mystery with the discovery of the studio of the 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer.


Kremlin foe barred from Russian election

Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov was barred on Sunday from running for president in a March election, a move he said was taken to block any real challenge to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate.


Microsoft's Gates says to reduce role in 2008

Microsoft Corp.   founder Bill Gates said on Thursday that over the next two  years he will ease out of a day-to-day role at the company he  built into the world's biggest software maker.


Publisher Judith Regan's alleged complaints of a "Jewish cabal" and other remarks that led to her firing were condemned by the Anti-Defamation League on Tuesday.


Alan Alda to Guest Star on 'The West Wing'

Alan Alda, the Emmy-winning star of the '70s comedy-drama series "M.A.S.H.," will guest star on 10 episodes of the upcoming season of "The West Wing."


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Gunman kills radio reporter in Philippine south

A reporter at a state-owned radio station on the Philippines' southernmost island of Tawi-tawi was shot dead by a gunman while on his way to work on Monday, the regional police chief said.


Flu study sees increase in numbers hospitalized

The number of people hospitalized in the United States because of the flu has climbed over the past 20 years to an average of more than 200,000 a year, in large part because of the aging of the population, a government study found.


Cheats! Letters Let's get right to it. This week, there was terrible news for sleepy people on rush hour trains: Mobile phones are safe to use.â¦


Chinese Sports Fans Go Online for Olympics

E-commerce gets a gold medal from Chinese seeking tickets to the Bejing games through a Web lottery.


U.N. renews NATO troop mandate in Afghanistan

The U.N. Security Council authorized NATO-led troops to stay in Afghanistan for another year on Wednesday and gave the Japanese government support in its domestic dispute over refueling U.S. and other ships in the Indian Ocean.


Actress Julia Roberts Gives Birth to Twins-Report

Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday, People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous source.


An expansion of education legislation is sparking opposition from both sides


Presidente invita maggioranza e opposizione a cooperare


A Democratic congressional candidate whose son was abducted 17 years ago said GOP congressional leadership failed to protect teenage House pages from former Rep. Mark Foley's advances.


Crowd Inspires Greek Beach Volleyballers; U.S. Duo Ousted

A roaring crowd helped inspire Greece's  top women's beach volleyball team to trounce China on Wednesday  and reach the next round.


Vinovo, 16:54 - CALCIO, SUPERCOPPA ITALIA PRIMAVERA: JUVENTUS-INTER 5-1

La Juventus ha vinto la Supercoppa Italia Primavera, battendo nella finale disputata a Vinovo l'Inte...


Well Blog: Will Your Resolutions Last to February?

If your resolutions usually fail, it's time to make better resolutions.


"Blade" actor Snipes guilty of some tax charges

Actor Wesley Snipes, star of the  "Blade" movie series, was found guilty of three misdemeanors by  a U.S. court on Friday for failing to file tax returns for  three years.


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A public smoking ban shows a significant impact on hospital admissions for heart attacks, research suggests.


The Ubuntu open-source community chalked up another milestone today with the release of version 7.10 of its flagship Linux operating system.


A bomb killed two American soldiers and wounded three others in southern Afghanistan, the US military said Saturday, while a separate attack in an eastern Afghan


Interior Department employees aren't just using their computers to oversee parks and wildlife, an investigation found. They're spending thousands of hours a week visiting shopping, sex and gambling Web sites.


Bethlehem profits from peaceful Christmas

BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Bethlehem souvenir store owner Mike Canawati is gearing up for his merriest Christmas in years.


Mike Alstott is returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 12th season.


France's Chirac Wants Review Of NATO Afghan Mission

France wants its NATO partners to set up a "contact group" to review and reorganize the alliance's mission in Afghanistan, President Jacques Chirac said in remarks released on Nov.Comment


The Republican candidate was referring to the latest tape by bin Laden.


PHPHacks.com: Generate OpenOffice documents with PHP

PHPHacks.com shares some inforamation today on how to quickly and easily create OpenOffice documents with the help of a little PHP.   PHP DocWriter is a set of PHP classes that allows you to create documents in OpenOffice.org XML  format (that is, StarOffice/OpenOffice.org documents). You can download the library files from here (http://phpdocwriter.sourceforge.net/download.php?lang=en). Also, you can find installation steps in the mentioned link.   With the library installed, it's a simple matter of creating a new object, defining properties and using methods on it and exporting it from the script. There are several examples included in the tutorial, everything from a simple "Hello World" example out to creating documents with meta-information and tables.


NFL great Reggie White was honored with a video tribute before the Eagles-Rams game on Monday night, one day after his death. Fans, one of them holding a sign that read "We Love You 92", stood during the memorial and observed a moment of silence.


Pair allegedly used Olympic domain name to advertise Whistler home The controversy surrounding the use of trademarked Olympic-related words grew this week with a 74-year-old widow making headlines and a German ...


Obama says he would withdraw from Iraq by end-2008

Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday called for completing a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq by the end of 2008 and said if elected president he would start an effort to help Iraqis bridge sectarian differences.


Rukeyser Pulls Plug on Business News Show

Veteran financial journalist Louis Rukeyser, who has been off television for a year due to cancer, has asked CNBC to pull the plug on his long-running Friday night business news show.


Lee, what's your take on the Florida-Tennesse game this weekend? Will the quarterbacks for both teams - Chris Leak of Florida, Erik Ainge and Brent Schaeffer of Tennessee â-ave the same success that they had in their first games?


The changes include an end to exclusivity arrangements with stores or restaurants, while allowing Coca-Cola to avoid a fine and potentially years of continued legal wrangling.


BNP plans to seek safety in Croatian idyll

When the fossil fuels run out, leaders of Britain's far right hope to survive on a farm in the Balkans.


Spanish Airliner Led to May Terror Scare

Fighter planes from three European countries intercepted and tailed a Spanish airliner in a terror scare in May after the civilian aircraft's pilots failed to answer messages from air traffic controllers, the Spanish airline said Wednesday.


The Pentagon is the big winner in President Bush's proposed budget for next year, while domestic items such as aid to schools and grants to local governments will get only the slightest of increases.


Petrolio, pronto a toccare i 54 dollari al barile

Continua la corsa al rialzo del petrolio. Il future sul 'crude oil' scambiato al Nymex Ã¨ ormai prossimo a toccare la soglia dei 54 dollari al barile sulla scia delle notizie della chiusura di uno snodo chiave


ASIA/CINA - Da Pechino a Shan Dong la comunitÃ  cattolica si mobilita per vivere allÂinsegna della caritÃ  cristiana il Capodanno cinese, occasione di evangelizzazione e di annuncio Pechino (Agenzia Fides) - In vista del Capodanno cinese, che si celebra il prossimo 18 febbraio, tutte le comunitÃ  cattoliche cinesi si sono mobilitate per intensificare i gesti e le iniziative di caritÃ  cristiana, soprattutto nei confronti di poveri...


Pakistani security forces fired a series of "warning blasts" before dawn near Islamabad's radical Red Mosque on Thursday, stepping up pressure on hundreds of militant students inside to surrender, a security official said.


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San Antonio, 10:27 - BASKET, NBA: SAN ANTONIO BATTE UTAH E VA IN FINALE

I San Antonio Spurs sono i primi finalisti dell'Nba. Hanno battuto gli Utah Jazz in gara 5 con il pu...


At-risk patients in England are to be offered screening for heart disease and strokes, Gordon Brown is to say.


Ukraine's opposition confident about new vote

A key figure in Ukraine's opposition movement says there's little authorities can do to stop Viktor Yushchenko sweeping to power in a re-run of the presidential election.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell says the situation in Iraq is getting worse, as US forces continue to battle insurgents.


Lionel Messi's last-gasp strike earns Barcelona a share of the spoils in a 3-3 draw against Real Madrid.


Tens of Thousands of Iraqis May Have Missed Vote

Tens of thousands of Iraqis, notably in restive Sunni Arab areas, may have been denied their right to vote on Sunday because of insufficient ballots and polling centers, officials said.


Realtorsâ Index Shows Dip for Existing-Home Sales

Pending home sales dipped in November, a trade group for real estate agents said, but the association expects sales to pick up in the second half of 2008.


(Article Central) According to reports, a beta version of Microsoft's new search engine will be launched Thursday on the MSN Web site.


Erdogan Believes European Council's Decision Will Be A Milestone

PARIS - Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed belief on Thursday that the decision that the European Council would make on December 17th (on whether and when to open negotiations with Turkey) would be a milestone for not only Turkey-(EU) relations


Armed soldiers flew deposed Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase out of the capital Suva on Wednesday as the military began rounding up opponents of its takeover and declared a state of emergency.


Hoops star Mutombo wants to score for his native DRC

NBA basketball star Dikembe Mutombo wants to score for his native Democratic Republic of Congo by financing a new hospital and training young hoops players in the war-scarred African nation, he said Monday.


US to stage world's largest anti-terrorism exercise on Guam

The world's biggest anti-terrorism exercise will be held this year on Guam, underscoring the Pacific island's growing importance to Washington.


Japanese Princess Engaged to Tokyo Office Worker

Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old only daughter of Japan's emperor and empress, has become engaged to a commoner and will marry late next year, the nation's top courtier said on Thursday.


Oil prices held firm around $55 a barrel  on Wednesday as traders braced for the start of the northern  winter with thin heating oil supplies.


White Roses, Candles Bring in Solemn New Year

PATONG BEACH, Thailand  - People held candles and  white roses on the tsunami-hit island of Phuket, tearfully  embracing as they grieved, in a poignant symbol of the mood  which darkened New Year celebrations across the globe.


Wall Street shares were mixed on Wednesday as confidence wobbled after housing starts hit a 14-year low, but technology stocks continued to attract buyers.


Wisconsin-Madison sues Intel for patent infringement

Group of researchers claim Intel's Core 2 Duo infringes on technology they developed in the late 1990s, and they plan on badgering Intel into court.


Scientists discuss their prefered targets for the next multi-billion-dollar


London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva will be shut down for at least one month as he attempts to recover from a back injury.


Business & money: BHP Billiton to announce first-half results today as deadline for formal offer for Rio Tinto is reached


'Brown bounce' continues as Cameron suffers, polls say

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is building on his run of popularity since taking over the top job last month, while Conservative rival David Cameron falters, opinion polls suggested Sunday.


Westwood's card marked but not wrecked by 17th

A double-bogey six on the treacherous 17th hole at the Gary Player Country Club cost Lee Westwood the outright lead after the second round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge yesterday.


Sharon Sees Chance for 'Historic Breakthrough'

Israeli leader Ariel Sharon said on Thursday conditions were right for a "historic breakthrough" on Middle East peace after measures taken by new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to bring calm.


Bubba the Love Sponge Loses Sheriff Race

Bubba the Love Sponge got squeezed in his race to become sheriff. The shock jock, who was fired from a Tampa radio station after being sanctioned by the Federal Communications Commission for his on-air ribaldry, was easily defeated for Pinellas County sheriff by chief sheriff's deputy Jim Coats.


Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was a wanted man again after he failed to show up for a court date Wednesday and a judge issued a new warrant for his arrest.


Bates opts for stalwarts as Rusedski shows fitness

The draw was made in a casino, but Jeremy Bates was not prepared to gamble. Britain's Davis Cup captain looked, listened, and decided to rely upon Greg Rusedski alongside Tim


Green Waste - the Life Cycle ; Commercial Feature in Association With REDCAR & CLEVELAN COUNCIL

You - or your garden - produce green waste which is either collected at the kerbside or you compost at home.   Kerbside collections go to Warrenby depot for checking to ensure the quality of the material is sent for composting.


The Bush administration won't appeal to the Supreme Court to try to revive sweeping changes in media ownership rules thrown out by a lower court.


Yukos plans to fix itself before auction

The Russian oil giant Yukos said yesterday that management was putting together an emergency plan to continue running the company for a few months, even after the auction of its prize asset in December.


ROCKVILLE, Md.  - The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the  way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already  on the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller  Vioxx.


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