Researchers turn camera phone into mouse

Researchers in the United Kingdom have developed software that loads camera phones with mouse capabilities, allowing users to swivel a camera phone to scroll or move items on a PC screen.While the software is in its infancy, the technology could enable people to use camera phones to scroll public displays to get further information on products or to purchase items such as plane tickets.Communicating with a PC via Bluetooth wireless technology, users can either move the cell phone or use a stylus on the cell phone's screen to also scroll through a computer screen, said Patrick Olivier, an associate professor at Newcastle University. Olivier is working on developing the technology with researchers Nick Pears of York University and Dan Jackson of Newcastle University.One of the original goals was to interact with larger public displays to, for example, buy movie and train tickets and interact with advertising displays, although the applications of this technology are limitless, the researchers said.For example, users will be able to scroll through large display screens in a real-estate agency, even though there could be glass window in between, Pears said.After communicating a cell phone's field of view through a live camera feed to a computer via Bluetooth, the PC establishes the coordinates of its monitor, which are then sent to a camera phone. Once the camera phone registers the image on the cell phone and recognizes the display coordinates set by the PC through image processing technology, the computer knows exactly what the phone can see, which sets the stage to scroll a PC.Users can then move the phone or use a stylus on a touch screen to scroll a PC or move items. The PC and camera phone work together to continuously reposition a PC monitor's coordinates as the phone moves, allowing the cell phone to scroll a PC from any position in a room.The researchers have developed the software for the Symbian and Windows Mobile OSes for PDAs and camera phones, the researchers said.While the technology holds promise, it is still under development and multiple issues are being addressed, Pears said."The image capture and image processing rate on the cell phone is quite slow, and so you can not move the cell phone as quickly as you would like to. This is what we would like to address in our next prototype," Pears said.


Exhibitors show off little, large and 3D displays

The IFA international consumer electronics show in Berlin featured HDTV sets, 3D displays, a multitude of digital displays and more.


Gas pipeline linking Norway and Britain enters service

A gas pipeline linking Norway and Britain and capable of satisfying 20 percent of ther country's natural gas needs, has entered service, Norwegian oil companies Statoil and Norsk Hydro have said.


A man is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a couple die in a hit and run car crash.


Senators question U.S. strategy in Afghanistan

The Bush administration defended its  achievements in Afghanistan on Thursday as both Democratic and  Republican lawmakers contrasted official accounts of progress  with new studies warning of looming failure.


"Hallam Foe" a fun vehicle for Jamie Bell

Not a great title, "Hallam  Foe," but it's a juicy character for the talented and  increasingly ubiquitous Jamie Bell to run with.


Saudi officials say police have arrested a number of suspects over last week's killing of four French citizens.


By day, the streets of this densely populated Palestinian labyrinth are jammed with seething funeral processions and solemn mourning tents.


Si tratta di 3 mld bot trimestrali e di 7 mld buoni annuali


Malcolm Glazerâs bid for Manchester United is dead in the water after major shareholders John Magnier and JP McManus told the American there was no basis for a deal.


Storm kicks off Atlantic 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.


Pop star Kylie Minogue returns to the UK stage to play a one-off London concert on New Year's Eve.


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Amnesty urges Russia to treat sick prisoner

Rights group Amnesty International on  Friday urged Russia to provide proper treatment for a jailed  oil executive who has AIDS and says he could die if he is not  moved to a specialized hospital.


'Un fatto pur dolorosissimo avvenuto fuori dallo stadio'


Merrill board reaches consensus to oust CEO: paper

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's  board has reached a broad consensus to remove Stanley O'Neal as chairman and chief executive, The New York Times reported on Sunday.


Board Game Lets Players Run Marijuana Farm

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The hot new Christmas gift in Canada this year is a board game that lets players run their own "B.C. Bud" marijuana farm.  Creators of "The Grow-Op Game" say the $39.95 "educational board game" highlights the perils of the marijuana business and cautions would-be growers.


Russia and the European Union failed to complete negotiations Thursday on a "strategic partnership" because of disagreements over security, but said they were confident that final agreement will be reached next ...


Report advocates return to health promotion efforts

OTTAWA -- Canada's new public health agency should lead the creation of a national ban on smoking in the workplace and all indoor public spaces, states a report commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association.


Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Monday said his campaign made a "dumb mistake" when it circulated a memo criticizing rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's financial ties to India.


Sorry, Steve Jobs, but Verizon is doing just fine, according to its quarterly results.


Talladega Nights pip the Queen at UK box office

U.S. car-racing movie "Talladega Nights"  shot straight to the top of the UK box office over the weekend,  edging out Helen Mirren's acclaimed regal portrait in "The  Queen," according to Screen International on Tuesday.


Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced a referendum asking voters to remove term limits so he can seek five more years in office, a change that will almost certainly isolate him even more from foreign governments that have condemned his authoritarian rule.


Hitting Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq carries political risks for Turkey.


Officials are distancing themselves from a state-sponsored CD of children's songs recorded by prison inmates after it was revealed a child sex offender helped put it together.


NEW YORK - Former Michigan guard Jamal Crawford seems to be fitting right in with the New York Knicks. Crawford has led the Knicks in scoring four times during the exhibition season, including a 22-point


Chuck Knoblauch is heading to Capitol Hill. Knoblauch, a four-time All-Star who played with Roger Clemens on the New York Yankees, agreed Monday to speak to a House committee investigating drug use in baseball after initially failing to respond to an invitation to testify.


Iran's heavy water plant to be operational within month: official

TEHRAN, Oct 27  - Iran said Wednesday a heavy water plant will go online within a month near the central city of Arak, despite international pressure for Tehran to suspend such nuclear-related activities.


Sizzling bulge leads to two eruption theories

Rising temperatures in Mount St. Helens' crater have scientists convinced that molten rock near the surface will erupt soon. They just don't know how soon or how explosive the eruption might be.


Two Florida women have sued "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis and his film company, alleging a sexually explicit video was released without their consent.


Ronaldinho wins FIFA World Player of the Year

Brazil striker Ronaldinho won FIFA's World Player of the Year award on Monday, ahead of France's Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.


Activists vow to carry on disrupting Japanese whaling

A militant anti-whaling group vowed Friday to immediately resume harassing Japanese whalers as two of its activists were returned to their protest ship after being detained on board a harpoon vessel.


Saliti a 3,4 miliardi di dollari, buyback da 8 miliardi


Miss your chance to buy some water from a cup once used by Elvis Presley? Don't be disappointed — now you can bid on a chance to see, but not own, the cup that held the water.


Army hospital flooded with Green Zone explosion victims

Little remains of the once-popular Green Zone Cafe except overturned tables, body parts, shattered glass and shreds of plastic sheeting â-eminders of Thursdayâs deadly


Foodland 2nd-Half Profit Rises 8% on One-Time Gains

Foodland Associated Ltd., which owns supermarkets in Australia and New Zealand, said second-half profit rose 8 percent, boosted by sales of property to a real estate investment trust and reduced borrowing costs.


LeBron James wins 2nd All-Star MVP award

King James is All-Star royalty again. LeBron James threw down a powerful dunk for the go-ahead basket with 55 seconds left, punctuating an MVP performance and helping the Eastern Conference beat the West 134-128 on Sunday night in the All-Star game.


Pistons Take Halftime Lead Over Cavaliers

LeBron James had more than half of the Cleveland Cavaliers' first-half points on Sunday and the Detroit Pistons took advantage of his teammates' inaccuracy, holding a 40-38 halftime lead in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinals series.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Conrad Black stepped down Tuesday morning from his position as chairman and CEO of media holding company Hollinger Inc.


Mexican drug lord pleads guilty, spared death

The leader of Mexico's most infamous drug cartel pleaded guilty in a federal court on Monday to charges of running a criminal enterprise and money laundering in a plea bargain with U.S. authorities that will spare him the death penalty.


Isaac strengthened into the fifth hurricane of the Atlantic season Saturday, and could reach eastern Canada by early next week, forecasters said.


Germany's DAX Index Gains, Led by Bayer; Infineon and SAP Rise

German stocks advanced, led by Bayer AG, after the company said it formed a marketing partnership with a US competitor. The benchmark DAX Index rose 30.


In West Palm Beach, a miracle named Liza

Eons ago, when Frank Capra  made a movie called "The Miracle Woman," that title referred to  Barbara Stanwyck, playing for the record an Aimee Semple  McPherson-type evangelist; as it turns out, right now there  could be no more apt description to hang on Liza Minnelli  judging by the powerhouse performance LM gave Saturday at a big  event in West Palm Beach, Fla.


Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Manchester City fined midfielder Joey Barton six weeks' wages after an ugly incident at a Christmas party Sunday night.


IBM Fixes Flaws in Notes E-Mail, Domino Server

IBM patched four vulnerabilities in its Notes and Domino e-mail software to plug holes that could be used to access information or infect systems with malicious code.


Dan Rather will be remembered for his reporting on the assassination of President Kennedy and stories from the jungles of Vietnam, not a questionable report on


Thailand's political parties hold their last major rallies before Sunday's election, with the ruling party well ahead.


Microsoft wants to sell Web sites and businesses on security checks of customer PCs. That may not go over so well.


Susan Faludi was visiting the Historical Societyâs exhibition of photographs and artifacts from the World Trade Center attacks and talking about her work âThe Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America,â out next week from Metropolitan Books.


Orman wishes she could marry her partner

Financial guru and best-selling author Suze Orman says she wishes she could marry her partner Kathy Travis, partly because it would save them both a lot of money.


In a Hotel Deal, Showtime Fights HBOâs Dominance

By reaching travelers, the cable channel Showtime hopes to attract more home subscribers.


Microsoft sets up MSN R&D center in China: sources

Software giant Microsoft Corp. is  setting up a research and development center in Shanghai for  its online MSN service, its first such center outside the  United States, sources familiar with the plan said on  Wednesday.


John McCain and Mitt Romney looked ahead on Wednesday to the next sprawling battles in a heated Republican presidential race that is about to have one less combatant -- former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.


A plane crashed in a field, killing four members of a Texas family and raining debris on a nearby apartment complex, authorities said.


Mount St Helens has belched more steam after several days of tremors, raising fears that one of the US's deadliest volcanoes might erupt at any moment.


Local health officials worry that all the education, awareness and prevention programs about HIV/AIDS aren't working since many Franklin County residents continue to have unprotected sex and are becoming infected with the virus.


Georgi Purvanov - Patriarch Maksim-Order

President Georgi Purvanov decorated Patriarch Maksim with the Order of the Balkan Range - First Class at an official ceremony.


Suicide attack kills 38 in Pakistan mosque

CHARSADDA, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber killed at least 38 people in a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday where a former interior minister was offering Muslim Eid festival prayers with worshippers, officials said.


Motorola: Apple will not open the iPhone

Nix to Napster CTIA The senior director of entertainment products at Motorola questions whether Apple will truly "open up" the iPhone.â¦


Home run record holder Barry  Bonds, the biggest name in baseball, will leave the San  Francisco Giants at the end of this season, the player and team  said on Friday.


SEC Leaves Google Waiting on IPO Go Ahead

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON  - US regulators on Tuesday did not give Google Inc. the green light it needs to price its initial public offering, extending the wait for the Web search giant's eagerly anticipated market ...


Democratic White House candidates embraced Hispanic concerns in the first ever Spanish-language presidential debate, unanimously promising to bring troops home from Iraq and to begin working on immigration in their first year in office.


The road to the Guantanamo Bay detention center begins in Pakistan, according to a report by rights group Amnesty International.


Adobe makes Flex Builder free for students, faculty

In an effort to lure more developers to its tools for building RIAs, Adobe is making its Flex Builder 2 software available free to students and faculty at educational institutions.Flex Builder is Adobe's development environment for building applications using Flash and AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime), two of the technologies integral to Adobe's strategy for making applications that use rich media available online and offline. Adobe hopes to woo some of the best of the crop of new developers at universities, which are just beginning to offer Flex courses as part of their curriculum.Beginning next month, qualified education users can begin downloading Adobe Flex 2 at Adobe's Web site. The open-source SDK for Flex is already available free and can be downloaded online. The SDK includes the Flex code compiler and libraries for ActionScript 3.0, which provide the language and programming model for RIAs deployed on Flash.Adobe also is working on Flex 3, which will extend support to AIR, a new runtime that enables developers to move RIAs to the desktop. Both AIR and Flex 3 are available in beta versions and will be in full release by early next year.Adobe is seen as a leader in providing tools for RIA, but Microsoft is hot on its heels. The software giant is leveraging the strength of its Windows and .NET desktop developer base to push new tools for Web and multimedia development, such as Expression and Silverlight.


Londra, 19:20 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: BLACKBURN E SUNDERLAND VINCONO POSTICIPI

Nei due posticipi della 22/a giornata di premier league, il Blackburn ha vinto 2-1 in casa del Bolto...


Spain confirms suspected Madrid airport bombers arrested in France

Spain's interior ministry confirmed Saturday that two men arrested by French police were believed responsible for a fatal bombing at Madrid airport in December 2006 by the Basque separatist group ETA.


Cockroaches can learn -- like dogs and humans

Cockroaches have a memory and can be taught to salivate in response to neutral stimuli in the way that Pavlov's dogs would do when the famed Russian doctor rang his bell, Japanese researchers found.


Five people will run in the special election to temporarily fill the seat vacated by former House Majority leader Tom DeLay, the secretary of state's office said Friday.


Birmingham, 12:48 - ATLETICA, EUROPEI INDOOR: HOWE IN FINALE NEL SALTO IN LUNGO

Andrew Howe si è qualificato per la finale del salto in lungo maschile agli Europei indoor di...


RUBENS Barrichello finally won his first Formula One race of the season to hand Ferrari victory on its home circuit yesterday. He punched the air in pure delight as he beat teammate Michael Schumacher at the


Tributes have continued to flow for Australian all-rounder Keith Miller, who died at the age of 84. Cricket Victoria's Kevin Jacobs says Miller was admired around the world.


Rising trade in human organs is alarming: IOM

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expressed alarm on Thursday over rising cases of trade in human organs in Asia, and said globalization had increased risks of human trafficking.


Major events related to the Ukrainian election crisis:


Facts You Never Knew About Yahoo, Google, Ask Jeeves, and AllTheWeb

Nearly 85% of all knowledge obtained online starts with somebody doing research on one or more search engines. This week you'll learn about the history of some popular search engines and the importance of using search engines to grow your business. By Shirley Kelly. 0214


Ahmadinejad's allies struggle in Iran elections

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's allies failed to dominate elections for a powerful Iranian clerical body and local councils, early results showed on Sunday, in what analysts said was a setback to the president's standing.


Productivity increased at an annual rate of 1.8 percent in the quarter, down from a 6 percent rate in the July-September period, while wage pressures increased, the government reported.


An inventor from Canada has developed a computer mouse that is controlled by nose and eyelid movements. The invention is dubbed the "Nouse.


December 04, 2004 ã¡ LONDON â At a press conference here, President Roh Moo-hyun said he saw little likelihood that another inter-Korean summit could be held if the nuclear stand-off with North Korean remains unsolved.


Fukufuji hopeful of NHL debut with Kings

Japanese goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji says he had trouble keeping his emotions in check as he took the ice for the warmup prior to the Los Angeles Kings' National Hockey League game on Saturday.


A Montefiascone, Viterbo, la piccola guarira' in 20 giorni


Sony Corp. plans to cut capital expenditures at its semiconductor operations by a "large amount," a company executive said Tuesday, weeks after the electronics giant reported a drop in profits for the latest quarter.


Vodafone Group PLC, the world's largest mobile phone network operator, said Monday it agreed with Internet search leader Google Inc. to develop maps for mobile telephones.


Al Jazira, gruppo islamico mostra ostaggio in video


Music Channels Move Into Video and Messages Meant for You

The cable programming company Music Choice plans to display commercials that are selected for each user based on behavior.


Brooks dusts off "Spaceballs" for TV cartoon

Mel Brooks is developing  an animated TV series based on his comedy feature "Spaceballs."


Straw in Bid to Kick Start Mideast Peace Talks

Sponsors of an internationally backed Mideast peace plan will send their foreign ministers to the region next week in hopes of restarting peace talks in the wake of Yasser Arafatâs death.


Should be interesting The Vatican will publish the minutes of the Pope's recent meeting with his former doctoral students in which he discussed the Catholic Church's position on the origins of life, evolution, and creationism.â¦


Silting in Three Gorges Reservoir Less Serious Than Anticipated: Official

Silting in Three Gorges Reservoir less serious than anticipated: official    YICHANG, Hubei Province, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Silting in the Three Gorges Project has proved to be less of a problem than anticipated, according to a project official.


The Miami Dolphins proved they were the best of the NFL's worst when their 24-17 victory Sunday left the 49ers as the league's only one-win team.


Major League Baseball is nearing  completion of a controversial $700 million deal with satellite  purveyor DirecTV Group Inc.  to exclusively air its  out-of-market package of games for the next seven years, The  Wall Street Journal reported.


Fusione nel settore delle telecomunicazioni

Telecom si fonde con Tim, un'operazione nellâordine delle decine di miliardi di euro. Telecom Italia ha reso nota lâintenzione di cominciare un percorso d'integrazione attraverso una fusione con Tim. L


An initiative from the former top military commander in the Northern Caucasus, Ulyanovskâs regional governor Vladimir Shamanov, to pardon Yuri Budanov, the convicted of murderer of a Chechen woman, has driven President Putin into an ideological and


President Bush handed out hugs to residents who survived killer tornadoes that ripped through Alabama and Georgia and offered encouraging words Saturday at Enterprise High School where students grieved the loss of eight classmates.


Opec may decide new oil price target in September

SYDNEY: Opec may set a new target range for oil prices next week and would like to see crude down from current lofty levels closer to $US30 ($NZ46.


Jos Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, visits Luxembourg on Monday to discuss the agenda for the coming six months, when Luxembourg holds the EU's rotating presidency.


When, where: Tonight, 7, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030).


Give the e-mail spammer a life-time of internet pop-up messages

This may be a calumny on Leesburg, Virginia, but somehow it doesn't sound like the sort of place we would associate with a liberal judiciary.


The city's ban on trans fat-laden cooking oils, the first of its kind in the nation, went into effect Sunday.


Behind McCoy, Longhorns  Come to Life in 2nd Half

Colt McCoy throws for two touchdowns and leads Texas to its second straight win over arch-rival Oklahoma, 28-10, Saturday afternoon.


Brendan Haywood of the Wizards was suspended for three games by the league for fighting during a preseason game against the Bulls.


British police head to Moscow as diplomatic strains show

British detectives flew to Moscow as part of a widening probe into the radioactive poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, as diplomatic strains over the affair began to show.


Il leader del lusso registro fatturato di 16,48 mld


In a new audiotape, Osama bin Laden warned Iraqâs Sunni Arabs against fighting Al Qaeda and promised to expand the terror groupâs holy war to Israel.


The National Weather Service is revamping the way it has issued severe weather warnings for decades with a new system designed to mark a geographic bull's eye where a storm will hit.


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Jacksonville clinch a place in the play-offs as they inflict Oakland's worst result of the season.


PeopleSoft Inc. , which is trying to fight off a hostile takeover by rival Oracle Corp. , on Friday said its board had ousted President and Chief Executive Craig Conway due to "a loss of confidence" in his ability to lead the software company.


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Pope shares fears of violence in Iraq, Sudan

VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II expressed "great apprehension" about the war in Iraq and other world hot spots, as he delivered his annual Christmas Day message to thousands of followers in Rome's St Peter's Square.


MontmelÃ², 11:52 - MOTO, GP CATALOGNA: VITTORIA DI KOYAMA NELLA 125

Il giapponese Tomoyoshi Koyama su KTM ha vinto Il Gp della Catalogna, classe 125. Koyama ha precedut...


The 21st century promises to be the most innovative yet.


Wireless local area network (Lan) - or Wi-Fi - technology is undergoing a "fundamental shift" as embedded Mini PCI card adaptors take over from PC card adaptors as the dominant access devices, new research has claimed.


Film studio DreamWorks SKG, behind the hit animated movie "Shrek 2," on Thursday said Chief Operating Officer Helene Hahn will retire but remain a consultant for one year.


Second-Quarter Dough Fell at Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., an investor favorite whose fortunes have soured in recent months, reported disappointing second-quarter earnings yesterday and saw its stock price drop by 10 percent.


A Soyuz capsule carrying a U.S.-Russian crew back to Earth following six months at the international space station hurtled through the Earth's atmosphere and landed safely and on target in Kazakhstan Saturday evening.


La rivoluzione arriverÃ  a partire dal Giugno 2005: tutti i dipendenti pubblici in possesso di una email fornita dall'amministrazione a cui fanno capo potranno decidere di ricevere il cedolino della busta paga esclusivamente via e-mail.


Authorities set up emergency shelters and shut down schools, government offices and the airport Tuesday as an "extremely dangerous" Hurricane Olaf zeroed in on American Samoa.


AirTran Airways has agreed to retain 3,200 Chicago-based employees when it acquires bankrupt ATA Airlines' local assets, Mayor Daley said Friday, paving the way for City Hall to approve the transfer of ATA's 14 gates at Midway Airport.


You don't often see Michael Schumacher lying flat on his back alongside the track, looking dazed, after a massive accident. But that is what happened after he crashed his Ferrari


Torture : Graner ei diritti al processo per Abu Ghraib

Fra severe misure di sicurezza e' cominciato in Germania il processo a quattro soldati americani - Charles Graner, Ivan Frederick, Javal Davis e Megan Ambuhl - accusati di maltrattamenti, abusi, atti indecenti e violenze ripetute sui detenuti iracheni


Posing for photos Friday alongside the Lombardi Trophy, Tony Dungy wore a blue suit and slight smile. His friend and Super Bowl foe Lovie Smith wore a gray suit and his game face. Kickoff was only 57 hours away.


French Foreign Minister on Iraq, U.S. Relations

After his recent visit to Baghdad, French Foreign Minister warns the world that Iraq is a problem everyone must take responsibility for. And he reaffirms France's friendship with the United States.


Affetto da male incurabile, guidava 'Consiglio' lunigianese


Aumenti spinti da impennata petrolio, compagnie rivedono prezzi


Nissan pulls hot car ad with Kim Cattrall

Japanese carmaker Nissan said Friday it has pulled a raunchy commercial starring "Sex and the City" actress Kim Cattrall from New Zealand television after complaints over its content.


Milano, 15:05 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: C'E' MALAFEDE SU SQUADRA E ME

Dopo la sconfitta di Istanbul e il pareggio di Livorno, Mancini si lamenta per le critiche che gli s...


Microsoft begins a legal attempt to have a European Commission anti-monopoly ruling temporarily suspended ahead of trying to get it permanently overturned.


Utah hopes to rely on a more conventional approach against Air Force this year.


The General Motors' European unit accepted a deal Thursday to cut as many as 12,000 jobs to end four years of revenue losses, the BBC reported.


Consumer Price Rise Quickens, Giving Fed a Basis to Raise Rates

Consumer prices picked up momentum in September, with the most difficulty for people paying for medical care, education and gasoline, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.


The country is not getting its money's worth out of the international space station, John Glenn said Tuesday, the 45th anniversary of the day he became the first American to orbit the Earth.


Five Women Slain at Store Outside Chicago

CHICAGO, Feb. 2 -- Five women were fatally shot inside a clothing store in the southwest Chicago suburb of Tinley Park on Saturday, authorities said, and police continued to search for the gunman hours later.


Whenever I speak of "going home," my friends know I'm visiting my...

Whenever I speak of "going home," my friends know I'm visiting my folks who now live in Scotland.


Once a woman has a Caesarean section, the odds are she'll automatically have C-sections for all later births. A major study released Tuesday confirms that C-sections are safer in such cases.


Troops Patrol Florida After Storm Kills 13

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - National Guard troops in  Humvees patrolled devastated southwest Florida to prevent  looting on Saturday as rescuers searched for victims of  Hurricane Charley which killed at least 13 people, shredded  mobile homes and damaged thousands of buildings.


Solar panels in clothing could keep us talking

MOBILE phone users left talking to themselves when their battery runs out in the middle of a call could soon see an end to their frustration as scientists perfect a way to recharge electrical equipment while on ...


Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 8 (Reuters Life!) - Got 48 hours to explore Philadelphia. Reuters correspondents with local knowledge give tips on how to make the most out of a short stay in one of America's most historic cities.


Dell touts new blades' bang for the buck

The computer maker envisions the blades being used to replace large numbers of stand-alone servers, among other functions.


Essay: Putting Pay on the Line to Improve Health Care

In the annual review of our medical practice, we often fail to answer a crucial question: What is the quality of our care?


Vatican document on limbo might be ready

Vatican theologians are leaning toward revising centuries-old teaching that babies who die without baptism go to limbo instead of heaven, officials said Friday.


The famed young actor talks about the success of Mexican filmmakers, his newest projects and which movie really holds it together for him


The Atlantis orbiter detaches from the International Space Station for a return to Earth on Thursday.


During this presidential election campaign, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are wrangling over a lot of things, but at least one important subject isn't getting the concentrated attention it deserves on the campaign trail or from Washington.


U.S. Raids Afghan Compounds in U.N. Hostage Search

U.S.-led troops searching for three U.N.  hostages blasted their way into compounds in Kabul on Monday  and detained 12 people while militants claiming to hold the  U.N. workers warned the government against any tricks.


White House Reacts With Caution to Russia

The White House reacted cautiously Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement that his country is developing a nuclear missile "of the kind that other nuclear powers do not and will not have."


What happened to all the lead-tainted products that have been recalled recently? Most, it turns out, may still be in consumersâ hands.


Fed could keep rates steady for some time -PIMCO

The Federal Reserve could keep  benchmark interest rates steady for some time given its focus  on pulling down inflation, said Paul McCulley, managing  director of the bond fund PIMCO.


P. Diddy Unhappy With Campaign Schedules

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is ready to play travel agent for the presidential candidates. During his swing state Vote or Die! tour, the 34-year-old hip-hop mogul said he was disappointed President Bush and Democratic nominee John Kerry aren't stopping in urban areas during their campaigns.


ZACHARO, Greece  - Forest fires raging in Greece have killed 41 people in two days and more were feared dead with some villages still trapped by flames on Saturday in what the government called a national tragedy.


Hurricane Ivan Kills 20 in Grenada, Heads West

Hurricane Ivan killed at least 20 people as it laid waste to the tiny spice island of Grenada, where looting hampered relief efforts on Wednesday as the storm swept through the Caribbean heading northwest.


Dimitri Mascarenhas hits four sixes in a row as England beat New Zealand by 32 runs in a Twenty20 international.


Company Withholding $5 Million Bonus for Armstrong

A Dallas company that specializes in  underwriting prize money is withholding a $5 million bonus to  Lance Armstrong until it investigates claims the Tour de France  champion used performance-enhancing drugs.


Warrick, Orange defeat Cornell for 27th consecutive win over Big ...

Hakim Warrick had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Syracuse's pressing defense forced 17 turnovers in the second half to lead the seventh-ranked Orange past Cornell 82-69 on Monday night, their 27th consecutive victory over the Big Red.


E3 2007: If Microsoft told you to 'jump in,' would you?

Blog: The revamped video game conference is well underway, with the Xbox 360 and Games for Windows announcements kicking it off.


Thirty-nine years after it first appeared, Jean-Luc Godard's document of youthful confusion has not aged one minute.


Iraq's US-backed government said that "major neglect" by its American-led military allies led to a massacre of 49 army recruits at the weekend.


Though Howard Stern's defection from broadcast to satellite radio is still 16 months off, the industry is already trying to figure out what will fill the crater in ad revenue and listenership that he is expected to leave behind.


Iraq coalition vanishes from White House website

The "coalition of the willing" in Iraq has vanished -- from the White House Internet site, at any rate.


Researchers say they have identified brain cell receptors that appear to be responsible for nicotine addiction, a finding of clear importance for smokers who are desperately trying to kick the habit.


'Hero' crushes the 'Anacondas' at the box office

Action thrillers seem to be ruling the roost in Hollywood these days with 'Hero', a Chinese film that raked in 17.8 million dollars to top the charts last week.


Why Yahoo Is Undervalued and Semel Is Getting a Bad Rap

Former Yahoo CEO Terry Semel lost his job because he wasn't able to move the needle far enough on the only metric that shareholders care about: Yahoo's stock price. And that has little to do with the company's actual health.


Obama urges unity; Clinton visits Harlem

Barack Obama called Sunday for unity to overcome the country's problems and acknowledged that "none of our hands are clean" when it comes to healing divisions. Hillary Rodham Clinton picked up a Harlem church leader's endorsement.


Will iLike users like Thumbplay's ringtones too?

Thumbplay is now selling ringtones via music discovery company iLike's swelling Facebook application and iLike.com.


Israel accused Iran of lying Friday while Tehran challenged the international community to send inspectors for a probe of its arch-rival's nuclear capabilities, in a rare and unusually bitter direct confrontation.


Before the Call: Is JetBlue a Blue Traveler?

Now that old man winter is on vacation, will investors throw a beach party?


Kenya election protests kill more than 100

Kenyan police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday after disputed elections returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered turmoil believed to have killed more than 100 people.


TRADE:    EPAs May Stifle Uganda&#39s Struggling Flower Industry

KAMPALA, Jul 19  (IPS) - Uganda&#39s flower industry needs government  incentives and preferential European Union (EU) access to  succeed, say members of the east African nation&#39s  floricultural sector.


Polls are due to open in an election which the government hopes will bring a return to devolution


Inter Milan trainer Roberto Mancini is urging his side to keep the pressure on first place Juventus by continuing to turn their fine form into victories.


Shilpa Shetty, the Indian actress at the centre of the Celebrity Big Brother race row, wins the fifth series.


A.J. Graves sank a 35-foot shot at the buzzer to lift No. 16 Butler to a 57-55 win over Southern Illinois on Friday night.


Before he was opening holes as part of the Patriots' offensive line, Nick Kaczur was digging them for a living.


An alleged plot would have targeted a U.S. military base and Frankfurt International Airport, authorities said.


AU drafts new plans to end Sudan talks impasse

African Union mediators are drafting fresh security proposals in an effort to end an impasse in peace talks between Sudan's government and rebels from the western Darfur region, officials said on Tuesday.


England's Test life under the Robinsons truly gets underway here Saturday when new coach Andy takes charge for the first time and new captain Jason leads the team out at Twickenham against Canada.


Two Palestinian children have been killed and a third wounded in a blast in the Gaza Strip, officials say.


BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- American troops and warplanes killed at least 25 insurgents as they attacked a US outpost in Mosul with a car bomb and explosives, the military said Thursday.


Tokyo's Nikkei average closed 0.36  percent higher on Tuesday, snapping a three-day losing streak  after crude oil prices came off record highs hit the previous  day, easing investor concerns over Japan's economy.


PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - The highly dangerous Hurricane Felix ripped into Central America on Tuesday, smashing up a port on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast and threatening deadly mudslides in Honduras and Guatemala.


Early Memory Lapses Could Warn of Alzheimer's

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who complained of recurrent memory loss had brain changes that mirrored those of very early Alzheimer's -- even when standard cognitive tests came up normal, a new study reports.


The Nazis were about to arrest his family in 1944, and Alex Moskovic remembers his father burying family documents in a 3-foot-deep hole under the shed behind their home in Czechoslovakia.


Israel won't resist Abbas control at Egypt crossing

Israel will not stand in the way of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas taking control of Gaza's breached border with Egypt as part of a deal to sideline Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave, officials said on Tuesday.


Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Microsoft, HP, Dell and Intel

Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's  interview is with senior analyst Larry Orlowski, who discusses Microsoft  (Nasdaq: MSFT), HP (NYSE: HPQ), Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) and Intel  (Nasdaq: INTC).  A synopsis of today's Analyst Interview is  presented below.


Shares of Whole Foods have rebounded from their summer lows. Is there still time to buy?


One short flight for man, or the start of a long voyage for rich men. That's one way of looking at Monday's historic jaunt of the revolutionary spacecraft SpaceShipOne, which crossed the brink of space for the second time in six days.


Heavy metal band targeted in shooting was slated to play in Flint

A band targeted by a gunman at a packed nightclub in Ohio was scheduled to play in Michigan on Thursday. A gunman charged onstage Wednesday night in Columbus and opened fire on Damageplan


Putin in Germany with focus on Ukraine vote re-run

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Germany for talks with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, but the meeting between the good friends is likely to be overshadowed by developments in Ukraine.


Fukuroi, 14:48 - CALCIO, KIRIN CUP: GIAPPONE BATTE MONTENEGRO 2-0

Il Giappone ha sconfitto il Montenegro per 2-0 in un match valido per la Kirin Cup. Si tratta della ...


Spanish star Juan Carlos Ferrero has been dumped from the Davis Cup team ahead of the competition final against the United States in Seville.


Water bills will depend on the size of customer homes under a new billing system from Thames Water.


A fundraising concert will be held in London in memory of the hundreds of victims of the Beslan school siege.


Movie pirates want a perfect copy of the Bridget Jones sequel.


(InfoWorld) - Microsoft Corp. hopes to bank on the popularity of online video-sharing services such as YouTube and Google Video with its own competitive service, which goes into beta on Tuesday. Soapbox on MSN Video, which will allow users to upload and share personal videos with others who use the service, is now available as a beta release in the U.S. for the Internet Explorer (IE) and Firefox browsers. The service initially is available by invitation-only, though users who want to take part in the beta can sign up for a waiting list at http://soapbox.msn.com Like competing video-sharing services, Soapbox will allow users not only to upload videos to the Web in almost any digital video format, but also to tag and categorize them so other users can find them. The service will let users both watch videos and browse for new ones simultaneously on the same screen, something that differentiates it from YouTube, Microsoft said. Other features in Soapbox include the ability for users to set up RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds for videos in which they are interested, and to embed videos directly into their personal blogs. To achieve the latter, Microsoft eventually will set up one-click integration between Soapbox and Windows Live Spaces, letting users upload videos from Soapbox to their Windows Live Spaces pages by clicking on a button. Eventually, Soapbox will be integrated throughout many of Microsoft's online services, which include Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Mail. The Soapbox service will work with IE 6 or later browsers running on Windows XP, and the Firefox 1.0.5 browser or later running on Windows XP or Macintosh OS X. Social networking services and media-sharing communities are becoming all the rage with the current breed of Web users, with sites like YouTube and the online community MySpace -- which generate revenue through advertising -- steadily gaining in popularity. However, though these sites are increasingly becoming part of the pop-culture zeitgeist, but they are so far unproven financially. Like its other Web-based services, Microsoft aims for Soapbox, too, to generate revenue by luring online advertisers, the company said. Though it won't be ad supported in its initial release, Microsoft hopes the service will feature advertising down the line.


Weather Hinders Search for Ship's Crew as Oil Spill Widens

Huge waves and freezing rain hampered efforts on Friday to search for six missing crew members from a wrecked freighter that was spilling its oil into the Bering Sea.


The World Bank confirms that former US diplomat Robert Zoellick will become its new president.


Soldiers put Rumsfield behind the 8 ball

CAMP BUEHRING, KUWAIT - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was publicly scolded Wednesday by several American soldiers during a town hall meeting at Camp Buehring, in Kuwait.


Scientists: Tsunami Could Hit West Coast

Tsunami scientists and public safety officials are closely watching an earthquake-prone nation with thousands of miles of crowded coastlines for signs of an imminent disaster. Indonesia? Japan? Try the United States.


Exorcist: The Beginning scared its way to the top of the American box office this weekend, surprising industry observers by taking a better than expected $18.


Do you find your fingers drifting into your mouth when you're nervous, anxious or just bored? Are your nails chewed to splinters or your cuticles gnawed to bleeding pulp? Nail biting is more than a bad habit. Doctors say it is one of the most common symptoms of stress or of an obsessive-compulsive disorder, especially for teenagers or younger children, and can lead to disfigurement and serious infection.


Big Blue plans to integrate the storage technology provider into its Storage and Data Services unit.


Greece declares nationwide emergency after fires kill 46

ZACHARO, Greece  - The Greek government declared a nationwide state of emergency on Saturday after raging forest fires killed at least 46 people and trapped many more in villages surrounded by flames.


Former Irish International Alan Kernaghan and his Livingston manager Allan Preston have been sacked from their positions in the clubs management team at Scottish Premier League side Livingston Football Club.


Google offers mobile access to calendar service

InfoWorld - Users of Google Calendar can now access their schedules from their mobile phones.


The Bush administration appealed a court decision Monday that allowed a lawsuit to go forward challenging the president's warrantless domestic spying program.


The 70th Heisman Trophy went to quarterback Matt Leinart, and it went to illustrate the comprehensive heyday in progress in the Southern California football program.


A hacker group has released what it says is a one-click way to install unauthorized third-party applications on an iPhone or iPod Touch. You still can't switch the iPhone to another wireless carrier.


Judge Gives US Airways Authority to Cut Union Pay

A federal bankruptcy court judge yesterday granted US Airways most of the emergency pay cuts for its union members that it had said were critical to avoid liquidation.


Indian PM begins final day of peace offensive in Kashmir as troops withdraw

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has begun the last leg of a two-day trip to restive Kashmir, after presenting  a "fresh vision" for peace and prosperity to Kashmiris and pulling out an army battalion from the state.


Nato rejects talk of a crisis over its Afghanistan operation, saying the alliance is making good progress.


PalmOne Inc. is beefing up its new Tungsten T5 handheld with more memory in an attempt to make the device more appealing to business users who need access to data-intensive applications.


S.Korea on Alert After Purported Al Qaeda Warning

South Korea put its security forces on  alert after Muslims were urged to resist the United States and  its allies around the world in an audio tape believed to be  from al Qaeda's deputy leader, local media said Saturday.


Oil falls below $60, investors doubt OPEC

Oil fell below $60 on Friday as investors doubted OPEC's resolve to carry out a planned supply cut and fuel inventories swelled in top consumer the United States.


Dimming the Red Light: Amsterdam Cuts Prostitute Displays

AMSTERDAM (Der Spiegel) -- Amsterdam's red light district has been a major draw for decades. But a deal reached Thursday will cut the number of prostitute display windows by a third. It's all part of Holland's attempt to clean up its image. Mention that you've been to Amsterdam, and you'll likely to get a knowing smirk. While the Netherlands' capital is home to beautiful canals, stunning art and lovely 17th-century residences, the city is equally known internationally for its pot-purveying coffee shops and its vibrant red light district, complete with prostitutes posing in windows to lure the punters... Read the whole story here


Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc.'s plan to form a global communications equipment giant may run into a roadblock next week in a state court in New Jersey.


Jason Kidd will miss the next two games for the New Jersey Nets with a strained lower back, and his status was uncertain for Sunday's NBA All-Star game.


Twelve Iraqis Die in Upsurge in Ramadan Bloodshed

Bombs and clashes killed 12 Iraqis Monday in a surge of Ramadan attacks that also claimed the lives of an Estonian and an American soldier.


Poland unlocked and it's Defoe who has the key

Sometimes you can just tell. It only takes a few minutes of action, one or two touches, a run off the ball. The talent is obvious, so is the self belief.


French trader refuses to be 'scapegoat' for SocGen losses

French trader Jerome Kerviel said on Tuesday he refuses to be a "scapegoat" for multi-billion euro rogue trade losses at Societe Generale bank, in an exclusive interview with AFP.


"Currently there are some 445,000 individuals on the payrolls of Iraq's Interior and Defense ministries. Based on recent decisions by Prime Minister Maliki, the number of Iraq security forces will grow further by the end of this year, possibly by as much as 40,000."


China signed a $1.3 billion deal to buy Airbus SAS jetliners on Monday as German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder began a visit that was expected to include talks on Beijing's desire for Europe to end a ban on arms sales to China.


Corelli Author Loses Plot in Summerhouse Theft

Louis de Bernieres, author of the best-selling novel "Captain Corelli's Mandolin," will have to rewrite the first four chapters of his new novel because his computer was stolen from his summerhouse.


Airlines' stocks sink again on tough news

Already battered airline stocks took a further beating Thursday following a gloomy outlook from the head of American Airlines (AMR) and reports of disappointing August revenue industrywide.


Fatah militiamen accept Israel's offer for clemency

JERUSALEM -- Scores of battle-hardened Palestinians signed pledges to renounce violence against Israel and turned in their weapons yesterday, accepting the Israeli government's first collective offer of clemency in 14 years for gunmen listed as wanted terrorists.


Microsoft published an advisory for Web site administrators on the ASP.Net vulnerability and provided instructions for mitigating the effects of the hole, which is in a component called the canonicalization routine.


On the final Sunday night of the 1988 season, Phil Simms sat in his New Jersey home watching the Los Angeles Rams thrash the San Francisco 49ers 38-16, putting the Rams into the playoffs and knocking Simms and the Giants out.


After the Election: Key High Tech Issues

Rick White, head of the TechNet policy group discusses technology in next year's Congress and in the second term of the Bush administration.


Vice Presidential Candidates Prepare for Debate

Republican Vice President Dick Cheney and his rival Senator John Edwards are preparing for their only debate of the US presidential campaign later Tuesday, an event expected to focus evenly on domestic and foreign policy issues.


E-Commerce Report: Millions of Addresses and Thousands of Sites, All Leading to One

What Internet business has raised $120 million in financing in the last year and owns 725,000 Web sites?


ASIA/TERRA SANTA - Incoraggiare i cristiani a restare in Terra Santa, nonostante le difficoltÃ : la Custodia dei Frati francescani dona 70 nuove case alle famiglie cristiane Gerusalemme (Agenzia Fides) - Saranno consegnati in Quaresima, in vista della Domenica delle Palme, 70 nuovi alloggi costruiti a Gerusalemme dalla Custodia di Terra Santa per donarli a famiglie cristiane rimaste senza tetto o che versano in condizion...


At least 90,000 people have returned to Somalia's beleaguered capital after the heaviest fighting in more than 15 years ended last month, the United Nations said Friday.


Parigi, 4 nov.- (Adnkronos) - Yasser Arafat e' entrato in coma la notte scorsa. A riferirlo e' la corrispondente della Cnn a Parigi, precisando che il bollettino medico dell'ospedale che avrebbe dovuto essere


Air Berlin is to buy an extra 60 Boeing 737 planes, taking its order up to 85 in the latest boost for the US plane-maker.


Ukrainian opposition leader Yushchenko poisoned with dioxin: Austrian doctors

Dioxin poisoning caused the mysterious illness of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, a doctor said Saturday, adding that the poison could have been put in his soup.


In last week's season opener of "The Wire," a street-smart youngster is duped into confessing to a murder the detectives know he committed, but can't prove. They attach him to a "lie detector," which is in fact a copy machine. It spits out a pre-loaded sheet of paper that says "FALSE" an instant after the kid has denied the crime. Seeing this, he falls apart and spills everything.


Amherst, Salem State earn Division 3 byes

Amherst College and Salem State are among five teams to receive a first-round bye in the Division 3 men's basketball tournament. The 59-team field was announced yesterday.


Grocery chain operator Safeway Inc.  SWY.N on Wednesday set a 2005 earnings per share goal that  was below analysts' expectations, with added marketing expenses  and lingering impact from a strike at its Vons stores weighing  on profits.


Every time it appears the Detroit Tigers are about to mount a surge, they fall flat. A day after the Tigers rallied with four runs in the ninth for a thrilling win over Toronto, they fell behind by 11 runs and lost 13-6 Monday to the Rangers in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.


Make Sinn Fein Prove Itself Worthy Of Power

As a member of the Democratic Unionist Party and a member of the Church of Ireland, I have noticed over the last few weeks that there has been considerable media coverage regarding the restoration of power sharing in the Northern Ireland Assembly.


Private rocket reaches space for second time

Climbing to space like a winged corkscrew, SpaceShipOne successfully completed the first leg of its attempt for a $10-million prize Wednesday in a flight marked by an unexpected series of rolls.


The pop diva enrolls for a English Literature course.


Coach Roberto Mancini praised attacking duo Adriano and Obafemi Martins for their contribution to Wednesday's triumph against Anderlecht which put Internazionale at the top of Champions League group G. The


BSkyB today looked set to pull its major channels from the Virgin Media cable network at the end of this month after talks collapsed between the two rivals.


Occhi su dati occupazione negli Stati Uniti ad agosto


Baldoni, ultimatum scaduto: qualche speranza per il giornalista ...

Lâultimatum Ã¨ passato. Passato nel silenzio di unâattesa destinata forse a durare. Il fatto che alle 16 (le 18 in Iraq) sui terminali delle agenzie o sugli schermi tv non sia stata trasmessa alcuna notizia


Israel Agrees to Free 170 Palestinian Prisoners

Israel has agreed to free 170 Palestinian prisoners as a gesture to Egypt for freeing a convicted Israeli spy and to show goodwill ahead of a Palestinian election, officials said on Sunday.


Heart awareness low among minority women

Minority women in the United States are less aware of heart problems and stroke than their white counterparts despite being at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study released on Monday.


Teachers picket their secondary school as 35 staff strike in a long-running dispute over a new pay structure.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off its seaside launch pad, ending a ban on night-time flights imposed after the 2003 Columbia disaster, and began chasing the International Space Station on Sunday.


Coastguards warn against the dangers of jumping into the sea as a man dies after hitting rocks.


Mancano voti Idv,ministro "Di Pietro chiarisca o si dimetta"


Vivisimo Offers Consumers a New Search Engine Format

Vivisimo's co-founder and chief executive, Raul Valdes-Perez, was a protege of Herbert Simon, a Nobel laureate who was a pioneer in artificial intelligence research.


Fed officials won't raise rates too fast

Federal Reserve officials  said on Wednesday they wanted to avoid undermining growth by  raising interest rates too fast, a clear hint that a  half-percentage-point hike was not on the table for June.


TOKYO Dec 9, 2004 - Japan's Cabinet on Thursday approved a plan to keep Japanese troops in Iraq for another year, the trade minister said.


The news that Hrithik Roshan had been involved in a car accident got his fans worried but his father Rakesh Roshan said he was not hurt during the mishap and was fine.


Senate takes up U.S.-Mexico border fence

The Senate Wednesday took up a bill to erect a fence along one-third of the U.S.-Mexico border as GOP leaders conceded that efforts to enact a comprehensive immigration reform law are dead for the year.


Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski sustained a high right ankle sprain against Arizona and is doubtful for Sunday's game with Carolina.


U.S. urges China to open up on defense build-up

The head of U.S. forces in the Pacific pushed China on Tuesday for more transparency over its military build-up and suggested its growing might was aimed at Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its territory.


Einstein, Plato and other big thinkers grappled with the concept of time. Now it's your turn. In the Wired Wiki.


FTC Asks Court to Shut Down Digital Music 'Scheme'

Digital music service BurnLounge is accused of operating an illegal pyramid scheme.


Truck maker Navistar International Corp. on Monday delayed its quarterly earnings report because of an anticipated restatement, although the company said the restatement was not expected to be material and gave an encouraging forecast.


Gay Students Offered Special Scholarships

Alyn Libman won a $15,000-a-year scholarship to the University of California at Berkeley with a resume that showed more than just Libman's athletic achievement and academic potential.


Studiato piano da 15 mld per riconversione alcuni impianti


US to Urge China to Push for More N.Korea Talks

Secretary of State Colin Powell will urge China Monday to exert its influence over North Korea to resume six-party negotiations on scrapping its suspected nuclear weapons program.


Dr.: No Regrets Helping World's Oldest Mom

A doctor said Friday he had no regrets about helping a teacher become possibly the world's oldest woman to give birth, even though he now faces an ethics investigation.


'Genius' Sees Connections, Wins Grant: HE's OUT TO CHANGE THE WORLD, THROUGH DIFFERENT EYES

By Mark Schwanhausser, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 24--Jane Simchuk and Teresa Throckmorton thought the worst when they heard Benetech Initiative boss Jim Fruchterman scream out recently from his nearby office.


US backs China bid for informal N.Korea talks

The United States, facing opposition to  proposed U.N. sanctions against North Korea for this week's  missile tests, said on Saturday it backed China's proposal for  informal talks to re-engage the reclusive state.


The US Ryder Cup qualifying system has been revamped for 2006 after heavy criticism following the American team's thrashing by Europe in this year's event.


Livorno, 19:25 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: IN PROVA GIOVANE CENTROCAMPISTA CEKO

Il Livorno ha preso in prova per una settimana un giovane centrocampista della Repubblica Ceca. Si t...


Experts at the Anna Amalia Library in Weimar, Germany, are racing to restore the thousands books damaged in a fire in September.


Style file: What's with the headgear guys?

Himesh Reshammiya's coloured baseball caps co-ordinated with his clothes in Aap Kaa Surroor, looked really silly.


Pact to organize workers expires at Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless, the largest US mobile-phone operator, said a four-year agreement that would have made it easier for workers to join unions has expired.


Roma, 15:19 - F1, HAMILTON: STOP IN BRASILE COLPA DEL MIO DITO

E' stato un banale errore a far perdere a Lewis Hamilton il Mondiale di Formula 1. Parlando dell'imp...


Red Sox Win AL Pennant; NL Game 7 Tonight

Johnny Damon had two home runs including a grand slam to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 10-3 win over the New York Yankees Wednesday night in the deciding game for the American League pennant. The Red Sox became the first team to lose the first three games of a seven game series and then win the next four.


Chris Brown reeled off touchdown runs of 37 and 29 yards and the Tennessee Titans stormed to a 17-3 lead over the Green Bay Packers after the first quarter Monday night. That tied the record for most points the Packers have ever allowed in the first quarter at Lambeau Field.


Sport: England manager offers little sympathy to unused substitute Michael Owen following win over Switzerland


Air Mauritania hijack ends, suspect arrested: radio

LAS PALMAS, Spain  - The hijacking of an Air Mauritania plane ended in the Spanish Canary Islands on Thursday, a Spanish government official told RNE national radio.


Hamilton ends winning streak as Ferrari dominate in French GP

British McLaren-Mercedes Benz driver Lewis Hamilton failed to keep us his winning streak here, finishing third at the French Grand Prix as Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen returned to form in style when he claimed an emphatic victory.


Glazer: Vikings to pick up Tice's contract option

The questions surrounding Vikings head coach Mike Tice and his contract option have been answered. Vikings sources have told FOXSports.


Zagreb Jews seek new synagogue after WW2 demolition

ZAGREB, Oct 3 (Reuters Life!) - Zagreb's tiny Jewish community will celebrate its 200th anniversary this year with a mixed blessing. It has won government approval to rebuild the capital's only synagogue, but infighting is slowing it down.


Stessa pena per il figlio Matteo, l'ex ds della squadra rossoblÃ¹ Capozucca,gli ex dirigenti del Venezia Franco Dal Cin e Giuseppe Pagliara                                            Genoa, Preziosi condannato a 4 mesi per frode sportiva                                                                                "E' una grande delusione quando si Ã¨ condannati ingiustamente"


Roma, 17:39 - CALCIO, ROMA: UFFICIALE L'ARRIVO DI ESPOSITO

La Roma ha ufficializzato l'ingaggio dal Cagliari di Mauro Esposit. Il giocatore arriva in compropri...


After 8 Years in Jail, Husband of Bhutto Is Free

Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, was released Monday on $16,900 bail on the last of numerous corruption charges that have kept him in prison since 1996.


An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale hit an area in western Iran on Wednesday, injuring 35 people, the official news agency IRNA reported.


European Union plans to reduce the climate impact of aviation will not work, UK researchers conclude.


RICHMOND, Oct. 4 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Thursday urged Virginia's congressional delegation to help override President Bush's veto of an expansion of a popular children's health insurance program, saying 83,000 kids in the state could lose coverage if the veto stands.


The presidential election in which Pakistan's military leader is expected to seek a new five-year term in office will be held on Oct. 6, an Election Commission official said Thursday.


Nikkei sheds 1.7 percent on stronger yen

Japanese stock dropped Friday, with the yen's strength against the dollar sending exporters like Canon and Sony sharply lower while record oil futures promoted profit-taking in shipping stocks.


Pro-whaling nations lose conference vote

Pro-whaling nations, led by Japan, lost two key votes Friday at the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting &#151; an indication they may not have the majority necessary to take control of the body and try to repeal its ban on commercial hunting.


The U.S. Congress on Thursday moved  to extend and tighten sanctions on Iran and companies doing  business with Iran after talks in Europe on a compromise over  Tehran's nuclear program failed to reach agreement.


Nuova limousine troppo grande, non entra cancello ambasciata


Ukrainian government workers resume duties as protesters lift blockades ahead of the presidential vote re-run.


Madonna goes to the source of Kabbalah - Israel

including American icon Madonna - wanted to learn more about the mystical Jewish texts, they decided to go the source: Israel. On the


Scrutiny Of Veterans Charities Continues

With scores of American soldiers returning home from Vietnam, California businessman and Army veteran Roger Chapin founded a charity in 1971 dedicated to those troops recuperating in hospitals.


Milano, 16:06 - CALCIO, ROMA; R.SENSI: RAMMARICATA PER INCIDENTI

"Sugli incidenti di ieri sera c'è poco da dire. Sono rammaricata che sia successo un'altra vo...


Reed's defeat raises questions on future

Before the last of Ralph Reed's campaign signs were stripped from the swank hotel where he watched his election collapse, his supporters huddled in small circles to quietly discuss his political future.


An elderly woman in California has died after waiting in a long line for a flu shot. Marie Franklin, 79, was waiting in line with her husband for more than five hours at a Safeway supermarket, when she collapsed and hit her head.


The suit by the credit card processor had sought to compel the Blackstone Group to complete a $6.4 billion takeover.


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N.S. auditor general recommends overhaul of prescription drug program

HALIFAX (CP) - Nova Scotia's auditor general is calling for improvements to the province's costly prescription drug programs.


Malcolm Gladwell examines the science of split-second decisions.


Jessica Simpson To Fill Daisy Duke's Short Shorts

Well, rumours have been flying around as to which blonde pop-starlet would become the next Daisy Duke in next year's big screen remake of The Dukes Of Hazzard.


As Mets Secure Benson, Leiter Remains Untethered

On the day the Mets announced a new contract with starting pitcher Kris Benson, they had nothing to say about the staff standby Al Leiter.


The Protestant extremist who triggered a dramatic evacuation of the Northern Ireland Assembly was charged Saturday with attempting to murder five people, including Sinn Fein leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness.


Terror Watch: An Iraq Tie to British Plot?

Terror experts are confounded by the unusual profiles of those arrested in the British plots. Is there an Iraqi connection?


Health officials in New Mexico positively identified a deadly strain of E. coli in a bag of spinach yesterday, providing a crucial clue that investigators say can be used to trace the source of an outbreak that has sickened 146 people.


Singer Toni Braxton has settled her multimillion-dollar lawsuit against her former personal manager, representatives of both parties said.


Abortion pill RU-486 to get stronger warning labels

Reports of three deaths and 600 cases of problems such as excessive bleeding and infections in women who took RU-486, the so-called abortion pill, have led to new, stronger warnings


NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar is back. Now, the million dollar question: will his willow bite? All through Tendulkar's 15-year career, he has barely missed five Tests and two of them have been in the current Test series against Australia.


LeBron injures eye in Cavaliers' loss to Rockets

CLEVELAND LeBron James got knocked out of the game by an elbow to the eye as the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Houston Rockets, 98-to-87.


Toyota to sell driver-friendly KDDI mobile phones

Toyota Motor Corp. said on Wednesday it   has developed a mobile phone with KDDI Corp. that will make it   easier for drivers in Japan to use its car navigation and other   services.


Rallies protest against limits on digital copying

Free software advocates rallied  against certain limits on copying music and films on Tuesday in  a global "Day against DRM" (Digital Rights Management), saying  consumers are robbed of their fair-use rights as entertainment  goes digital and online.


While Greenspan & Co. hinted that growth could be more robust, it didn't stop the anticipated quarter-point rate increase.


Bullish Ford Outlook Nudges Stocks Higher

NEW YORK - A bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. sent stocks moderately higher Friday as investors looked past a disappointing report on consumer sentiment and a big rise in oil prices...


Future promising for AIDS vaccine: group

There is no vaccine against AIDS and  none of the dozens of vaccines being tested is likely to  completely protect people from the deadly virus, but the future  looks bright for AIDS vaccine development, researchers said on  Tuesday.


Las Vegas track isn't getting rubber stamp

LAS VEGAS -- Jeff Burton nudged a spinning Kyle Busch across the finish line yesterday to win a chaotic, caution-marred Busch Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.


A Norwegian town was evacuated Friday morning when ammonia began leaking into the air from an animal feed firm.


The Lede Blog: Windex of Mass Destruction

Tests reveal that a substance found at the U.N. is not dangerous.


com. The Cincinnati southpaw suffered his fifth straight loss Monday, a 12-5 thrashing at the hands of the Cubs, in the opener of a four-game series with Chicago before a crowd of 38,984 at Wrigley Field.


Hardware firms getting it so wrong, survey reveals Hardware Widow Advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi has put down in black and white what plenty of women around here have been thinking for ages: we want technology but we don't want it coloured pink or encrusted with fake gemstones.â¦


Air New Zealand and Qantas will try to find new ways of working together to reduce costs, after the High Court upheld a Commerce Commission decision not to allow an alliance between the two.


Linea aerea a basso costo ha trasportato 2 mln di persone


BEIJING The collapse of North Korea's economy has caused food prices there to skyrocket and created new groups of people who cannot afford to buy what they need to live, the World Food Program said on Wednesday.


Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova  demolished fellow Russian Tatiana Panova 6-1, 6-1 to advance to  the quarter-finals of the China Open on Wednesday.


Google avoids AdWords jury trial as opponent backs down

Adwords still stands strong A US retailer has dropped (pdf) a suit against Google which challenged the trademark policy of its keyword advertising system, AdWords. American Blinds & Wallpaper Factory (ABWF) has withdrawn its long-running action against Google.â¦


While Katie Smith made the big shots, the Phoenix Mercury missed from just about everywhere.


A neighbor of former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton was arrested Thursday and charged with murdering his wife, who he claimed had been shot by a stranger on a dark suburban road.


Supreme Court Takes Up Okla. Voting Case

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide if political parties can open their primaries to all voters, in a constitutional challenge to Oklahoma's voting system.


Crichton's latest scientific nightmare is full of out-of-control geneticists and their mutant creations. Yawn


A federal judge has ordered Fannie Mae to forfeit $6.5 million after the Justice Department alleged the giant mortgage funding company accepted funds it knew had been fleeced from a government agency by the perpetrators of a fraud and money-laundering scheme.


Rumsfeld says US is winning the war as bomb attacks kill 18

Bombs in Baghdad killed 18 people as the US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, declared that America was winning the war against insurgency during a visit to Iraq.


Pope John Paul II's condition is stabilised after treatment but he will stay in hospital for now, the Vatican says.


Fox Business Network taps insiders as anchors

News Corp's Fox Business Network on  Wednesday named five Fox News Channel insiders to be the first  on-air news anchors ahead of the channel's highly anticipated  October debut.


The number of internet users in India who use their mobile phones to browse the web has more than doubled in the last year, Financial Express website reported on 6 June.


NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces battled militants in Najaf on Tuesday and Iraqi National Guardsmen surrounded the holy city's Imam Ali Shrine, where insurgents loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have been holed up for weeks...


LA fire chief quits in race-charged dog-food furor

The chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department announced his retirement on Friday, succumbing to political pressure over a black fireman who sued the city, claiming racial discrimination, after he was served dog food in his firehouse spaghetti.


South Africa bowl in reduced-overs match against West Indies

South Africa won the toss and sent the West Indies in to bat in a rain-delayed first one-day international at Centurion Park.


Drug imports can be safe or cheap, not both, government report ...

President Bush dangled his support for legalizing prescription drug imports before voters during this year's campaign, but his administration declared Tuesday it's too costly to do safely.


Torre Gives Sheffield Break From Outfield

Gary Sheffield finally made a concession Friday to his separated left shoulder. He agreed to be the Yankees' designated hitter instead of playing right field.


Internet looms in new Hollywood contract talks

On Day 1 of Hollywood  writers' contract talks Monday, management detailed its  proposal for reworking residual arrangements to allow for  studio cost-recoupments, while the Writers Guild of America  stuck to its guns on pay boosts and other anticipated demands.


Venture to Use Sea to Fight Warming Runs Out of Cash

Planktos, a California company that is trying to turn a profit by fertilizing the ocean with iron dust, canceled planned field tests on Wednesday, citing a lack of funds.


Indonesia tightens security on Bali island

Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia's police on Tuesday were ordered to tighten security on the resort island of Bali on the 2nd anniversary of Bali bombings that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, and injured 500 others.


Edgar Bianchi, 28 anni, Ã¨ stato arrestato ieri. E' accusato di 25 aggressioniContro di lui prove schiaccianti. La polizia: "E' molto collaborativo"                                            Il maniaco dell'ascensore avrebbe confessato "Ammessa la violenza su alcune ragazzine"


Got Lawsuit? Milk Dieter's Is Thrown Out

Catherine Holmes saw the ads for the so-called "dairy diet" and thought it would be a tasty way to lose a few pounds. After all, she loves buttermilk, yogurt and cheese.


When the People Are Dead, It's O.K. to Stare

PBS's British detective series is worth watching for its impressive acting, storytelling and verisimilitude.


EU close to renewables deal at energy summit

European Union leaders were on the  brink of agreeing on Thursday to set a binding pan-European  target for renewable energy sources as part of an ambitious  strategy to fight climate change.


Ukraine Challenger Predicts Mass Cheating in Vote

Liberal challenger Viktor Yushchenko predicted on Friday that Ukrainian authorities would resort to mass fraud to ensure victory for the establishment candidate in an increasingly tense weekend presidential poll.


Internet ETFs Suffering The Correction's Sting      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Don't confuse exchange traded funds with mutual funds. ETFs are passive instruments; they sit there fully paid into whatever sector they have defined: silver, China or transportation stocks, for instance.


Automakers use 'made in US' tag to lure buyers

If record discounts on new cars and trucks don't lure buyers into dealer showrooms, maybe Old Glory will provide the extra nudge.


Seattle DH Martinez Wins 2004 Roberto Clemente Award

For the second year in a row, a member of the Seattle Mariners has captured the Roberto Clemente Award, as Major League Baseball awarded Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez the 2004 honor on Tuesday.


Sami Salo's goal 4:20 into overtime lifts the streaking Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.


Donald Trump gets a lot of mileage  by lifting his hand, pointing his finger and uttering the words  "You're fired!" on his reality TV show, "The Apprentice."


Singer Joan Baez takes up residence in L.A. tree

Folk singer Joan Baez and a woman  who once spent two years perched atop a giant California  redwood took up residence on Wednesday in a tree in a Los  Angeles community garden that is threatened with demolition.


Rockstar Games issued a press release confirming rumors that illegal copies of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas have appeared online in various forms of download.


SYDNEY  - "Bridget Jones: The Edge of  Reason" claimed the international box office crown for the  second weekend in a row even as the animated superheroes of  "The Incredibles" started to flex their foreign muscles.


No class: Incivility of Kerry camp is shameful

WHEN JOHN Edwards and John Kerry gratuitously brought up the homosexuality of Mary Cheney, Vice President Dick Cheneyâs daughter, it was a classless and dirty trick.


L'indice dell'Universita' del Michigan a febbraio e' a 93,3


Michael Jackson's lawyers fail in their attempt to have evidence seized in a raid on his ranch thrown out.


UK's Blair Mulls Debt Relief for Somalia, Indonesia

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's government may back French and German proposals to halt debt payments from Somalia and Indonesia, two of the countries hit hardest by the weekend's earthquake


Soviets reserves finally get their gold medal, 50 years later

Valentin Ivanov waited 50 years to get his medal after helping the Soviet Union to win the soccer gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.


Manifestazioni contro il piano stabilito dal commissario De GennaroA Cercola una persona ferita, presidi a Villaricca alla discarica di Riconta                                          Rifiuti, ancora tensione a Napoli traffico in tilt, una donna contusa


LAS VEGAS -- Bernard Hopkins outfoxed age and Winky Wright the same way: first with his head, then with his heart.


Europe's lunar satellite, the Smart 1 probe, ends its mission by crashing onto the Moon's surface.


American Desi director has a new obsession

Piyush Dinker Pandya is taking a show of desi stand-up comedians across America.


Loop Fans have reported hearing an odd creaking sound in recent days and have been wondering what it was. After thorough investigation, we have determined that it was the venerable Senate Confirmation Door slowly closing on people wanting top-level jobs in the Bush administration.


Il Paese ha bisogno di uno scatto per l'innovazione


The company was able to ship 200,000 units throughout Japan and interestingly, the response from the consumership was phenomenal. Retailers carrying the unit opened their stores early in the morning and faced long lines outside their facilities.


Paul Tellier resigned as president and  chief executive of train and plane maker Bombardier Inc.  BBDsvb.TO BBDb.TO, a year before his contract was to  expire, the company said on Monday.


U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday as   a warning from KB Home KBH.N about tough conditions in the   housing market increased concerns about weakening economic   growth.


'We walk a fine line,' says the boss whose airline tripped up

After one of the most embarrassing weeks in British Airways' history, the recriminations begin tomorrow. Rod Eddington, the airline's gregarious Australian chief executive, says he will mount a full investigation


Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader told supporters Saturday that a far larger number of Americans die each year from poverty, hunger, pollution, dangerous jobs or poor access to high-quality health care than terrorism.


Belarus president says he won mandate to remain in power

MINSK, Belarus -- President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus said yesterday that he won a mandate from voters to stay in power in a weekend referendum scrapping presidential term limits, but foreign observers said the vote was marred by violations and thousands of people protested the outcome.


Five years on, Americans mark 9/11 attacks

Americans stood in silence and world   leaders paid their respects on Monday, five years after   hijackers crashed airliners into icons of U.S. finance and   government in the deadliest attack on American soil.


China to Freeze Energy Prices in an Effort to Quell Worries About Inflation

Under the edict, prices of oil products, natural gas and electricity will be frozen in the near term along with  public water bills and transportation tickets.


Democrats press White House on Abramoff contacts

Democrats called on the White House on Friday to explain a congressional report showing many contacts with Jack Abramoff, but aides to President George W. Bush dismissed the notion the disgraced lobbyist wielded any influence.


U.S. Episcopal church faces another showdown on gays

Leaders of the U.S. Episcopal Church face a wrenching decision in the next few days on whether to issue a clear-cut ban on allowing people in gay relationships to be bishops and on blessing same-sex unions.


Opposition candidate edges PM in Ukrainian presidential vote first round

KYIV, Ukraine  - Reformist opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko edged the prime minister in the first round of Ukraine's presidential vote, the Central Elections Commission said Wednesday after a delayed final tally.


Bernanke: current account gap cannot persist

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday told a European audience that huge external debts were not unduly burdening the U.S. economy now, but that over time the U.S. current account gap is unsustainable.


Segretario Dca: stiamo lavorando perche' scoppi la pace


Armati di coltello rubavano denaro, telefonini,abbigliamento


Albert Pujols's go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning lifts St. Louis to a 4-2 victory over San Diego, ending the Cardinals' seven game skid.


A report says Goldman Sachs has made a bid for the Japanese consumer finance giant, challenging Newbridge Capital.


World considers U.S. TV standards too strict

When the BBC recently announced it would air "Jerry Springer: The Opera," the West End hit famous for its vulgarity and a cast of characters including transsexuals and a man wearing a diaper, no one batted an ...


China Says Taiwan President Should Give Up Separatist Drive

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian and his Democratic Progressive Party should give up on the Taiwan ``independence'' movement, a senior Chinese official said.


Stocks creep up as investors weigh oil against M&A news

NEW YORK Stocks extended their rally with modest gains yesterday, as Wall Street overlooked climbing oil prices to focus on strong profit results from Lehman Brothers and Sprint's $35 billion deal to acquire Nextel Communications.


By Carla Hinton, The Daily Oklahoman  Jun. 19--Years of research back up claims that phthalates in children's toys are not harmful, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. In 1998, the commission released results of a study of the chemical, diisononyl phthalate (DINP).


Rice in Beirut to show support for gov't

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Beirut on Monday in a show of support for that country's weakened democracy, which is struggling to contain the fighting between the Hezbollah militia and Israel.


Darfur rebels acuse govt of fresh attacks

Rebels from Sudan's Darfur region on Thursday rejected calls to disarm their fighters before a political solution to the 18-month conflict is reached and accused


Author and his wife, Padma Lakshmi, to part after three years of marriage.


Inversione di tendenza rispetto ai ribassi di ieri


Syria did not interfere in Lebanon's recent presidential elections and has no interest in controlling its smaller neighbor, Syria's foreign minister said Sunday.


Two plead to selling counterfeit software on eBay

(InfoWorld) - Two more defendants have pleaded guilty to charges of criminal copyright infringement for selling counterfeit software with a retail value of nearly $6 million on eBay Inc., the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Robert Koster of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Yutaka Yamamoto of Pico Rivera, California, both pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, the DOJ said in a news release. The two pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit software from Rockwell Automation. The two will be sentenced in November, along with four other defendants who pleaded guilty in Milwaukee in April. Rockwell Automation produces, among other products, specialized factory management software. The majority of the software applications sold by these defendants on eBay had retail prices ranging from about $900 to $11,300. From September 2003 to September 2004, Koster offered counterfeit software in 105 or more online auctions, receiving a profit of more than $23,000, the DOJ said. The retail value of the software was more than $5 million. From December 2003 to August 2004, Yamamoto initiated at least 92 auctions, for a profit of $6,000, the DOJ said. The retail value of the software was about $543,000. Including Monday's pleas, the DOJ has gotten nine convictions involving eBay auctions of counterfeit Rockwell Automation software. In addition to six pleas in Wisconsin, there have been two convictions in the Eastern District of Michigan and another in the Southern District of Indiana. The combined retail value of the counterfeit software in all nine prosecutions is approximately $30 million, the DOJ said.


Bush 'Undermining UN with Aid Coalition'

United States President George Bush was tonight accused of trying to undermine the United Nations by setting up a rival coalition to coordinate relief following the Asian tsunami disaster.


Mars will be unusually bright this Christmas Eve and the moon will be shining full  -  a development that might make Santa Claus rethink his need for Rudolph's red nose


LaBranche may be enticing buyout target: report

LaBranche & Co. Inc. , the New  York Stock Exchange's largest market maker, might be an  enticing buyout target as its shares hover near the bottom of  their historical range, Barron's reported in its September 11  edition.


Brazil is the global capital for computer hacking and internet fraud, say experts at a conference in Brasilia.


HE RULED Australian snooker for two decades and played a part in transporting the game from smoky suburban parlours to prime-time popularity.


Palestinian gunmen made their way into a heavily fortified Israeli army post in the Gaza Strip under cover of morning fog Thursday and started shooting, killing


A major programme of post office branch closures is set to be announced in parts of Scotland.


Blair issues list of demands on "terrible" situation in Darfur

KHARTOUM : British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he handed the Sudanese leadership a list of demands to ease what he called the "terrible" situation in the war-torn western region of Darfur.


Alla Normale l'IBM Faculty Award, riconoscimento per i progettid'avanguardia. CoordinerÃ  una struttura di ricerca europea unica                                          A Pisa il primo centro di quantistica che studierÃ  i computer del futuro                                                                                di ALESSIA MANFREDI


Stars win 5th straight at rival San Jose

Mike Ribeiro and Brenden Morrow each had a goal and an assist, and the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 Saturday.


Is VimpelCom the Yukos of Russian telecom firms?

MOSCOW Vimpel-Communications, the second-largest Russian mobile phone company, after Mobile TeleSystems, has been hit with a surprise claim for $157.8 million in back taxes, prompting fears of another Yukos-style tax investigation.


Death Toll in Quake, Tsunami Reportedly Tops 6,300

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - The death toll in the  earthquake and ensuing tsunami that hit Asia has topped 6,300,  officials and local media said Sunday.


Art Review | Rudolf Stingel: DIY Art: Walk on It, Write on It, Stroke It

There is plenty to enthrall and perturb in the grandly spare, casually exultant survey of Mr. Stingelâs paintings at the Whitney Museum of American Art.


Gypsies say Olympic hosts pushing them aside

ATHENS -- Makis Yerassimakis, a Greek Gypsy who has spent a lifetime on society's margins, thought he could join the rest of Greece and cash in on the Olympics. So last Friday, he took about $600 worth of Greek flag trinkets to sell outside the opening ceremony.


Mac vs. PC cost analysis: How does it all add up?

Our editor compares the prices of similarly configured Macs and PCs. What he finds out may surprise you.


Cardinal signals firm Vatican stance with Muslims

The top Vatican official for Islam has praised a novel Muslim call for dialogue but said real theological debate with them was difficult as they saw the Koran as the literal word of God and would not discuss it in depth.


Well, the Gang's All Here, Why Not Another Caper?

Steven Soderbergh's unabashedly trivial sequel may be slim pickings, but when it works, it's a blast.


Cruise's UA close to deal, Globes uncertain: sources

A film company run by actor Tom  Cruise was close to an agreement with the striking Writers  Guild of America, while the Golden Globes awards show broadcast  was uncertain, people close to the matter said on Sunday.


Drawn by a case tinged with one of the most hated symbols of Old South racism — a hangman's noose tied in an oak tree — tens of thousands of protesters rallied Thursday against what they see as a double standard of prosecution for blacks and whites.


Widely Used Bike Lock Can Be Picked With Pen

SAN DIEGO -- You don't have to be the Man of Steel to open a Kryptonite bike lock. A video circulating on the Internet shows how to pick a Kryptonite lock with a ballpoint pen.


What do you call something that's like an online social network for creative types, but takes place in meatspace? You call it Pecha Kucha, and it's all the rage from Bogota to Buffalo. Commentary by Momus.


Xbox Live, PC games will link to real-time ads

The upcoming video game Need for Speed Carbon will have more than just gleaming sports cars and streets to race on: Drivers also will be speeding past real-time advertisements for upcoming films, automobiles, and other products.


Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta was named East Timor's new prime minister Saturday, shouldering the challenge of returning the young nation to stability after months of violence and political turmoil.


Hyundai Motor Co. , South Korea's top auto maker, said on Thursday its January sales fell 2.2 percent, hit by a bonuses dispute with its labor union.


Italian appeals court agrees to extradite an Egyptian man suspected of planning the Madrid bomb attacks.


Lambeau Field is now a desired destination, as Chris Brown and the Titans were the latest to learn. Brown rushed for 148 yards and two long touchdowns


Contro aumento addizionali tagliare sprechi della sanita'


As millions of women inject Botox, reshape noses, and augment breasts, a growing number are now exploring a new frontier, genital plastic surgery.


Pop culture has glamorized the role of fashion designer, and nowadays many teenagers nurture the hope of parading their own work on the catwalk.


Two British soldiers accused of murdering a woman in Tanzania are due to return to the UK.


The 15-acre estate that served as Michael Vick's dogfighting headquarters failed to sell at auction Saturday.


Tredicesimo pareggio in campionato per i nerazzurri


Study finds more than 700,000 homeless in the U.S.

There were an estimated 754,000 homeless people in the United States, in shelters or living on the streets on a single night in January 2005, U.S. officials said in a report to Congress released on Wednesday.


We need a rebellion against a press that's damaging our national psyche

Media & professional: Polly Toynbee: Blair's speech omitted the root of the problem with the media - the ownership structure he did nothing to break.


India to cut troops in troubled Kashmir region

NEW DELHI - India's prime minister has ordered a reduction of troops in the northern state of Kashmir, slated to begin this winter.


Israel Presses Offensive in Northern Gaza

Israel's largest and bloodiest offensive in Gaza in four years of conflict moved into its third week, with missile strikes killing six Palestinians and Israeli troops digging into the northern end of the crowded territory.


Microsoft and Juniper pledge to simplify NAC

Network Access Control made easier Juniper Networks and Microsoft want to ease the burden on the tired souls tasked with deploying network access control in the enterprise, announcing plans to make Juniper's Unified Access Control (UAC) interoperate with Microsoft's Network Access Protection (NAP).â¦


Contributo a dipendenti non e' un'operazione per scavalcarli


Get ready for a segregated "Survivor." Race will matter on the upcoming season of the CBS show as contestants will be divided into four tribes by ethnicity. That means blacks, whites, Latinos and Asians in separate groups.


Troubled German retailer KarstadtQuelle AG said Monday it is selling its 82 percent stake in a three-year-old joint venture with coffeehouse chain Starbucks Coffee International to the U.S. company.


US gets boost as 2 key reports come in positive

WASHINGTON - The economy got a double dose of encouraging news Friday as wholesale prices fell and moderating energy costs helped improve the nation's trade deficit.


Chancellor Gordon Brown could back down in a row with the European Commission over the tough penalties on "booze-cruisers".


A couple were arrested after authorities said they performed illegal and disfiguring cosmetic surgeries in their filthy home, filled with drugs and syringes.


Israel and the Palestinians will issue separate but mutually dependent vows Tuesday to halt military operations against each other, Palestinian and Israeli officials say.


Benveniste, 52, is now the dean of University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. He succeeds Thomas S. Robertson, who had been Goizueta's dean since 1998.


Soddisfazione dopo l'intesa raggiunta sul rinnovo del contrattoSindacati: gli scioperi hanno avuto un ruolo decisivo                                          Epifani: "E' un buon accordo" Gli industriali: contratto difficile


Vietnam seafood exporters and producers on Wednesday hailed a US decision to reduce tariffs on the communist country's shrimp exports, while neighboring China suffered a blow with steeper duties.


One probe to cover fire, death of sub officer

FASLANE, SCOTLAND -- The Canadian military will conduct one all-encompassing inquiry into the deadly fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi, rejecting an initial suggestion to separately examine the blaze and the subsequent death of a navy submariner.


Nokia N95: Bigger, badder, and made for the U.S.A.

Nokia announces the U.S. version of the Nokia N95 as well as an 8GB version.


In this World Series, a tale of the ragtag coming together

Much of America cheers on the Red Sox as the team tries to end its drought of championships. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Florida Panthers forward Richard Zednik underwent surgery to close a deep gash on the right side of his neck and was in stable condition Sunday night after he was cut by a teammate's skate during a game.


There never was any love lost between Andrea Palladio, the austere architectural genius from Padua and Paolo Veronese, the flamboyant painter from Verona; but the fruits of their respective labors created a ...


Program gives some Kansans access to cheaper prescription drugs

Senior citizens and low-wage working Kansans now have access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada and Europe through a program announced Tuesday by Gov.


Diageo Plc, the world's biggest   alcoholic drinks group, reported a 10 percent rise in annual   earnings, but its shares fell on dashed hopes the group might   raise its targets and the effects of a weaker dollar.


LONDON: A leading business group cut its 2005 forecast for British economic growth yesterday, blaming a combination of high oil and commodity prices, slowing global growth and domestic interest rate rises.


Al Shugart, hard-drive pioneer, dies at 76

The founder of hard-drive maker Seagate was one of the pioneers, and one of the regular guys, of the tech industry.


ESPN is closing down its cell phone company for sports fans after less than a year, planning instead to forge deals with other wireless operators to offer Mobile ESPN's multimedia content, the majority-owned subsidiary of Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday.


US encourages knowing family medical histories

US Surgeon General Richard Carmona is declaring today also is the first annual National Family History Day. As extended families gather today, it's a perfect time to compile medical histories, Carmona said.


Hewlett-PackardÂs spying operation included monitoring an employeeÂs instant-messaging exchanges with a reporter at The Wall Street Journal.


Vigili del fuoco, ci sono una decina di morti e vari feriti


October 24, 2004 - GameSpot have posted up a final preview of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, hitting the PS2 this week and the PC next year.


Some 600 people in Peru become sick after visiting the crash area of what is said to be a meteorite.


New "American Idol" Taylor Hicks wasn't the only winner on Wednesday night.


Segretario Cisl, a noi risulta che ammonti a oltre 10 mld