Brits set South Pole rematch 97 years after Amundsen

Frostbite and hundreds of miles of icy crevasses pose timeless dangers in a new international race to the South Pole nearly a century after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen beat Britain's Robert Scott to reach it.


Rapper Young Buck is charged with assault with a deadly weapon following a stabbing at a hip-hop awards show.


Sir Paul McCartney breaks his silence over people who criticise his wife, Heather Mills McCartney.


Berlino, 11:13 - CALCIO, WERDER BREMA: KLASNIC PROLUNGA CONTRATTO

L'attaccante croato Ivan Klasnic ha prolungato il contratto con il Werder  Brema.


IBM hits back against over-timers with pay cut

'These people' get what they deserve IBM's technical support grunts may have won the battle for overtime pay, but the company has cooked a major catch to its peace agreement.â¦


France warns officials on BlackBerry use

BlackBerry handhelds have been called addictive, invasive, wonderful — and now, a threat to French state secrets. That, at least, is the fear of French government defense experts, who have advised against their use by officials in France's corridors of power, reportedly to avoid snooping by U.S. intelligence agencies.


Comcast SportsNet Honored With Six Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast SportsNet, the leader in regional sports news, was honored with six Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards at a gala hosted by the National Television Academy on Saturday, September 9.


GOP presidential candidate John McCain finds himself in a most uncomfortable position. Ahead.


Rice Mends Fences in Europe But Nuclear Crises Loom

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  ended a fence-mending trip to Europe on Thursday having begun  repairing transatlantic ties but with nuclear crises looming  larger with North Korea and Iran.


China: Vanuatu Rescinds Taiwan Recognition

China claimed victory Thursday in a diplomatic battle with rival Taiwan for relations with Vanuatu, saying the tiny Pacific island nation was withdrawing its recognition of the Taiwanese government in fa


Is That Dog Barking Up the Wrong Family Tree?

DNA testing, the same technology used in human paternity disputes and criminal investigations, is increasingly being used to verify canine bloodline claims.


Google's Desktop Search application, released as a preview this month for Windows XP and 2000 PCs, searches the hard drive of your PC using the same algorithms that have made its Internet search engine fast, accurate and popular.


Artist's New Show Means Life's a Beach at City Gallery Interactive Exhibit Brings Taste of Down Under to Leith Space

By Joanna Vallely  IT is one of the world's most famous beaches, with more than a kilometre of golden sand and dream waves for surfers.   But now a taste of Sydney's Bondi Beach has come to the Capital in the form of an interactive exhibition at a city gallery.


Don't Let Your Boss Catch You Reading This

Cyberslacking is easier to hide than ever and just as pervasive, researcher says.


Dunga's Brazil too strong for brave Wales

Brazil coach Dunga maintained his unbeaten record as goals from Marcelo and Vagner Love clinched a 2-0 friendly international win against Wales in London.


IPhone owners who have unlocked their handsets so they could use carriers other than AT&T Inc. may end up with a phone that doesn't work after the company's next software update, Apple Inc. warned Monday.


Christie's Sells $128 Mln of Art in New York Auction

Christie's International started New York's fall art-auction season by selling $128 million of Impressionist and Modern art, its highest such tally in four years.


Democrats Test Messages in Early Nationwide Ads

Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are already advertising on a scale reminiscent of a general election.


Calif. Voters Divided on Stem Cell Research

Voters in California are almost  evenly divided on a ballot measure that could approve state  funding for stem cell research, according to a poll released on  Sunday.


Cessione a Navistar valutata 500 milioni di dollari


First Source of C.I.A. Leak Admits Role, Lawyer Says

Richard L. Armitage has acknowledged that he was the person who first identified Valerie Wilson as an officer in the C.I.A. to columnist Robert D. Novak.


Schools Found Improving on Nutrition and Fitness

The nationâs schools have made âconsiderable improvementsâ in nutrition, fitness and health over the last six years, according to a new government survey.


Greenaway film to unravel Rembrandt riddles

British director Peter Greenaway attempts to unravel the riddles surrounding Rembrandt and one of his most famous paintings in a new film, suggesting foul play was behind his slide into penury.


The top U.N. official for the environment asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday to convene an emergency international summit to combat global climate change, an official said, joining a growing chorus of world leaders and scientists calling for urgent action to cut greenhouse gases.


Poultry farms around Moscow were under tight control on Saturday when two cases of bird flu near the capital were confirmed as being the deadly H5N1 strain.


WASHINGTON - Army generals said Thursday at least two dozen unregistered "ghost detainees" may have been held at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, but they don't know the number for certain because the CIA did not cooperate with their investigation into abuses.    Senators said the CIA's lack of cooperation was unacceptable and that they would press the agency to provide the Army with the documents it needs...


Mozilla quashes Firefox JavaScript peril

Vista stability also improved by critical browser update Firefox users need to update their browser software following the release of updates designed to fix multiple security vulnerabilities.â¦


Borsa: chiude in calo (Mibtel -0,05%), forti risparmio gestito e ...

(Teleborsa) - Roma, 3 dic - Un piccolo passo indietro per Piazza Affari, che nel pomeriggio si Ã¨ allineata agli altri mercati europei, limando un pÃ² i guadagni archiviati in precedenza. Il nostro mercato


Russian liberal says won't run for presidency

Veteran liberal politician Boris Nemtsov  withdrew from Russia's presidential race on Wednesday, saying  the opposition needed to put forward a single candidate in the  March election to withstand the Kremlin's "foul play."


House Republicans said Monday that Democrats should retract an offer to let the nation's largest Islamic civil liberties organization use a Capitol conference room for a seminar.


Roma, 14:31 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; COLANTUONO: CONTRO LAZIO GARA IMPORTANTE

L'allenatore dell'Atalanta, Stefano Colantuono, è intervenuto ai microfoni di Radio Radio per...


A love letter from Napoleon to his future wife, Josephine, is sold at auction in London for Â£276,000.


Clinton urges end to HIV/AIDS stigma in Vietnam

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton urged young Vietnamese on Wednesday to talk more about HIV and AIDS to reduce fear and ignorance of the disease and discourage discrimination.


More than 30 patients have recently been turned away from NI's cancer centre without receiving treatment.


Greece protests US move of recognizing Macedonia

Greece on Thursday sharply protesteda US decision to recognize the former Yugoslav state on its northern border as "Macedonia", the same name as a northern Greek province where Alexander the Great was born.


âFalling Slowly,â a song from âOnce,â is ruled eligible for this yearâs Oscar for best song.


U.S. counterterrorism officials are paying renewed attention to an increasingly dangerous incubator for extremism: a swath of northern and sub-Saharan West Africa, from the Atlantic coast of Morocco and Mauritania to the harsh deserts of Chad.


The economy showed even more pep than initially thought in the first quarter, zipping ahead at a 5.3 percent pace. But a less energetic housing market and high energy prices are now taking out some of the oomph.


The scientists who cloned Dolly the sheep apply to use cloned human embryos to study motor neurone disease.


U.S. says Russia ready to cooperate on missiles

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - A U.S. official said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had shown a willingness to cooperate on missile defence in talks with U.S. President George W. Bush.


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A machine that can replicate the spin and swing of bowlers is developed at a UK university.


Rookie tight end Kellen Winslow Jr., out for the season with a broken right leg, was placed on the Cleveland Browns' crowded injured reserve list Thursday.


The Folks You Meet on the Border Between Consciousness and Dreams

âYouth Without Youthâ is a narratively ambitious, visually sumptuous surrealist enterprise that tries to bend time and space together as neatly as the folds in an origami swan.


A car bomb exploded Wednesday on the road to the Baghdad airport, killing three people, and the US military said it found five more bodies in the northern city of Mosul.


Saakashvili wins Georgian presidential election

Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili celebrated victory on Monday in a presidential election which his opponents branded as rigged but which won broad support in the West.


By Gillian Flaccus Associated Press  RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A blaze that killed five federal firefighters last year has emboldened those who question the cost of saving the ever expanding number of homes on the fringe of wilderness.


He said humiliation did not play a part in proposals to secure a historic political deal in Northern Ireland. Both the British and Irish Governments knew the demand for photographic evidence of the decommissioning


Gay rights group demands Jerry Lewis apology

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Tuesday denounced comedian Jerry Lewis' use of the word "fag" on Lewis' annual Labor Day Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy and called on him to apologize.


Tyson Cuts Fiscal 2004 Earnings Forecast

Tyson Foods Inc. TSN.N on Monday cut  its fiscal 2004 earnings forecast because of  weaker-than-expected demand for chicken and beef and  unexpectedly steep raw material costs.


A specially-shaped camera lens which means images are never out of focus could find its way onto camera phones.


No. 2 Whitman-Hanson gets farewell present

They're still undefeated. And they're still the Atlantic Coast League champions. The second-ranked Whitman-Hanson girls' soccer team (16-0) locked up its third straight league crown with a decisive 4-1 home victory over 14th-ranked Marshfield (11-4) yesterday. But for the Panthers, it will be their final ACL title; they join the Patriot League in 2008.


Boardroom shake-up as M&S profits fall 10%

STRUGGLING Marks & Spencer announced a boardroom cull yesterday that further concentrates power in the hands of chief executive Stuart Rose and a small team, as more trading woes were unveiled by the retailer.


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Nokia supplier Perlos ends Finland production, over 1,100 laid off

Finnish company Perlos, which makes mobile phone casings for Nokia, said on Monday it would end production with the loss of 1,132 jobs, as part of a bid to return to profitability.


Poland can't accept Merkel treaty victory: Austria

Poland appears unwilling to accept a  German-led deal to revive the EU's stalled constitution and may  prefer to wait until after Germany's presidency of the bloc to  decide the charter's future, Austria's chancellor said.


Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union made progress toward a new contract before taking a break late Saturday, people familiar with the talks said.


John Fogerty Making Good on Vow to Himself

Guitarist John Fogerty first  realized he was a failure about a decade ago.


Don Shula knows what it takes to achieve a perfect season, and he says the New England Patriots have a chance to do it. On the other hand, Shula says, the winless Miami Dolphins have a shot at an upset Sunday at New England.


Google says 'there's no black and white answer' The European Union moved closer to labelling Internet Protocol addresses as personal information yesterday at a public hearing of the Civil Liberties Committee.â¦


Pakistan, India agree to resume 2nd rail link

Pakistan and India agreed Friday to resume the second rail link between the two nations. According to a statement jointly issued by technical teams fromboth sides at the conclusion


AFRICA/SUDAFRICA - Riunito a Johannesburg il Comitato Permanente del Simposio delle Conferenze Episcopali di Africa e Madagascar (SCEAM) Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)- Si tiene dal 4 al 7 febbraio a Johannesburg, in Sudafrica, la prima riunione del 2008 del Comitato Permanente del Simposio delle Conferenze Episcopali di Africa e Madagascar (SCEAM). \


Computer Assc positive about business climate

NEW YORK: Computer Associates International Inc. interim Chief Executive Kenneth Cron said on Tuesday he is positive about the current business environment, and maintained the software supplier's earnings outlook for its just-ended fiscal quarter.


LONDON: The British and Irish prime ministers, Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern, made a new push yesterday to secure a power-sharing deal between the two largest and most hard-line parties in Northern Ireland.


A 10-year-old girl missing overnight in "awful" weather conditions in west Wales is found safe and well.


PayPal Says System Glitches Substantially Fixed

PayPal, the online payment system owned by eBay Inc. (EBAY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Wednesday said it has fixed most of the problems that for five days left some users unable


Organisers of the Glastonbury music festival apply for a licence to run the event for the next four years.


Milosevic Loses Director Role in His Own Courtroom Drama

The ghosts that have long haunted Slobodan Milosevic have finally appeared in court, and they have fundamentally altered the war crimes trial of the former Yugoslav president.


Western Afghan city quiet after bloody clashes

HERAT, Afghanistan: The western Afghan city of Herat has returned to calm following bloody riots over the sacking of the local governor which left at least four people dead and 50 injured.


Cisco borgs call center software maker Latigent

Tastes like Web 2.0, chicken In brief Cisco Systems is to buy Latigent, a Chicago-based call center software maker, for an undisclosed sum.â¦


Democrats Make Last-Minute Appeals in South Carolina

Bloomberg - Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidates made last-minute appeals to blacks, women and young voters in a dash across South Carolina before today's primary.


Former President Jimmy Carter accused the U.S., Israel and the European Union on Tuesday of seeking to divide the Palestinian people by reopening aid to President Mahmoud Abbas' new government in the West Bank while denying the same to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.


An angry Dennis Kucinich lashed out at John Edwards on Friday, saying his Democratic rival showed "a consistent lack of integrity" by suggesting fewer candidates should participate in presidential forums and then trying to explain his remark to reporters.


MURRAY HILL, NJ - Lucent Technologies has released a software upgrade for its wireless equipment that will allow operators to support high-speed data packet access (HSDPA) connections in 3G networks.


A day ahead of schedule, Darren Sharper was back on the practice field Thursday for the Green Bay Packers. Defensive backs coach Kurt Schottenheimer confirmed afterward that the Pro Bowl safety


Start your year-end saving and tax planning now

The next three months can make 2006 your most successful yet, if you manage your money right.


Paris Journal: Even France, Haven of Smokers, Is Clearing the Air

Under a sweeping decree that took effect Wednesday, smoking has been banned in every commercial corner of âentertainment and conviviality.â


David Coulthard's Formula One prospects have received a boost with news of a test with the Red Bull team at Jerez in Spain. Coulthard, who has no confirmed seat for 2005 after


The Republican National Convention, which opens Monday at Madison Square Garden in midtown Manhattan, is being bankrolled and feted to an extraordinary degree by the financial services behemoths that are concentrated at the island's southern tip.


Flickr upload tool turns 3.0, goes open-source

Let the porting begin: Uploadr 3.0 is not only out of beta, it's also governed by the GPL now.


Sales of U.S. machine tools in 2004 will be the highest in four years with consumption poised to increase in 2005, two industry trade groups said in a report released on Sunday.


UPDATE 2-Viacom posts loss on charges; cable networks up

Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (VIA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted a quarterly loss on charges related to the spinoff of video rental chain Blockbuster


San Paolo, 19:04 - F1, BRASILE: MASSA IN POLE DAVANTI A HAMILTON, TERZO KIMI

Ferrari in pole position al GP del Brasile, in programma domani sul circuito di Interlagos. Miglior ...


The government moved a step closer Friday to gaining approval to dispose of 34 tons of weapons-grade plutonium by turning it into a less dangerous fuel for commercial power reactors.


MS, Apple pitch music at mobile phone makers

Opinion Microsoft has begun to try and win over the hearts, minds and hardware of mobile phone vendors in a bid to dominate the emerging market for music downloads on handsets.


US unprepared to handle election fraud: Congress

The US government is ill-prepared to address allegations of voting fraud should they arise during next month's presidential and legislative elections, a congressional report concluded.


Struggling Wal-Mart taps US strategy chief

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. continued its shuffling among merchandising and marketing executives, saying yesterday it will promote the top executive from its online subsidiary to head of domestic business strategy.


China has been accused of blocking access to Google News by the media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders. The Paris-based pressure group said the English-language news site had been unavailable for the past 10 days.


Major German parties suffer loss in parliamentary elections in two ...

Germany's major parties Sunday saw their popularity decline in local parliament elections in the two eastern states of Sachsen and Brandenburg.


"Crocodile Hunter" Fans May Be Revenge-Killing Stingrays

TV personality Steve Irwin's death by stingray may be spurring some fans to maim the fish, ten of which were found killed this week off Australia.


With new caddie, Singh floundering in pursuit of 10th win

It appears that Vijay Singh will have to be content with nine wins this year. The world's No. 1 player had another nondescript day at East Lake, shooting an even-par 70 that left him 11 strokes behind co-leaders


Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has unassailable lead in the presidential re-run, poll officials say.


It used to be so easy for business magazines to assemble a list of celebrity chief executives to champion as the best of the best.


Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 challenges gamers to take on the man who has changed golf foreverTiger Woods. The revolutionary new Tiger-Proofing course alteration technology will change the way golf is played.


Nigerians lose millions to phoney investment funds

Aduke Komolafe, a 58 year-old Nigerian civil servant, put an end to her life by swallowing rat poison, mortified at the loss of her savings to a phoney investment fund.


CLEVELAND - Senator John Kerry and President George W. Bush have clashed repeatedly over Iraq, with the Democrat branding it 'the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time'.


Mary J. Blige ended Josh Groban's  five-week reign on the U.S. pop album chart Thursday, as the  R&B singer's latest release took the crown a week after it  debuted at No. 2.


TOULOUSE, France  - Planemaker Airbus threw a  spectacular party Tuesday for the A380 superjumbo --  overweight, overbudget and still on the ground, but hailed by  its makers as a major European feat that will reshape aviation.


The banking industry warns customers with online accounts to guard against a new wave of sophisticated cyber-fraud.


L'INTERVISTA. Il ministro dello Sviluppo Economico: la nuova Iri?Il governo non ha assolutamente alcuna volontÃ  dirigista                                                  Bersani:"Questa Ã¨ l'occasione giusta per riformare il capitalismo italiano"                                                                                di ROBERTO MANIA


Revenue up 8 per cent Kingston Communications PLC has seen profits soar with revenue up eight per cent in the first half of the year.â¦


Guest Column Addressing Global Imbalances is Within the Realm of ...

THE global economy is slowly recovering, and with it hopes for a sustained period of economic growth in all regions. South Africa's economic future is tied to that of the rest of the world and for this reason


Rare Contra strike adds to Sevilla embarrassment

Champions League last 16 side Sevilla showed the darker side of their Jekyll and Hyde character by going down 3-2 at Getafe on Saturday.


Report: European Founders Fund invests in Facebook?

A blog reports that a trio of German brothers have invested in Facebook through their firm, the European Founders Fund. No more details are available at the moment.


Draw no disaster against Milan, says Celtic boss

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan admits he would settle for a draw at home to "world-class" AC Milan in their Champions League last 16 first leg clash.


IBM Claims Its BlueGene Supercomputer Is the Fastest

IBM Corp. on Wednesday said it has developed the world's fastest computer - a 16,000-processor version of its BlueGene/L supercomputer.


Pakistan blasts kill 115 as Bhutto returns

A suspected suicide bomber killed 115 people on Friday in an attack targeting a vehicle carrying former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto through Karachi on her return from eight years in exile.


Fires create electricity "island" in San Diego

California wildfires created an electricity "island" of San Diego County on Wednesday as one major power transmission link to the U.S. West grid was shut and the other flickering on and off, said San Diego Gas & Electric Co.


Tagging or labelling online content is becoming the new search tool of choice among web users, shows research.


Mobile Phones to Gain TiVo-Like Features?

New technology could bring personal video recording capabilities to cell phones next year.


Deutsche Bank Defends Role in Collapse of Company in Singapore

Deutsche Bank defended today its role in the collapse of a Chinese government-controlled company in Singapore early last week, as investigators continued to study what went wrong.


This was the series in which not one Duck set himself far enough apart to earn the MVP for the playoffs.


Kanoodle BrightAds Challenges Google AdSense   Kanoodle, provider of sponsored listings for search results and content pages, today announced the launch of BrightAds(tm), a self-service tool for small- to medium-sized content publishers that will enable them to run Kanoodle's content-targeted sponsored links on their sites.  With the launch of BrightAds, ...


Evanston Hospital appeared to have a fair chance of pushing back the City Council's deadline for the shutdown of its medical incinerator as it looked ahead toward Monday's council session.


States Will Get More Time for Secure ID Plan

The Bush administration will announce today that states will have more than five additional years to comply with its controversial nationwide Real ID program, the second such delay in a year, people briefed on the plan said yesterday.


In muddy fields, teenage lives are being turned round

Comment is free: Mary Riddell: Projects to help young unemployed people get back on track have a high success rate, so why are they being starved of funds?


R. Kelly Pepper-Sprayed at New York Concert

(New York- AP, October 30, 2004 ) - Singer R. Kelly, at a Madison Square Garden stop on his tempestuous tour with Jay-Z, walked off stage after claiming two audience members waved guns at him - and was then hit in the face with pepper spray by a member


German recovery already running out of steam: research institutes

The German economy, which grew strongly in the first half of this year on the back of robust exports, will see a slowdown next year as a result of the braking effects of runaway oil prices and a tailing off of foreign demand for German-made goods, top research institutes warned.


Venezuela withdraws ambassador from Panama

Venezuela announced on Friday night it would withdraw its ambassador from Panama and that President Hugo Chavez will not attend the inaugural ceremony of Panama's President-elect Martin Torrijos.


Democratic candidates and McCain lead on climate

The top Democratic presidential  candidates and Republican John McCain are leading on the issue  of energy security and climate change, a new environmental  report said on Tuesday.


Pope Benedict XVI speaks emotionally at the start of a six-day visit to his Bavarian homeland in south Germany.


FBI data mining programs target more than just terrorists, DOJ says

In a report to Congress this week, the Department of Justice said the FBI is using data mining programs to track everyone from potential terrorists to people who file fraudulent auto insurance claims.


Calling C.S.I. Las Vegas: There's a Slasher on the Loose

The director Nick Palumbo is determined to shock through a fictional German-born serial killer, who makes his mission clear with every thrust of knife blade and pelvis.


MSN Search Technology To Debut (Again) This Week

Rumors are swirling that MSN plans to release its new search technology this week. But why's that big news? After all, hasn't this technology already been released twice now to the public?


Scientists in Spain say that they have found a tooth from a human ancestor more than one million years old.


Londra, 15:51 - Rugby, Wilkinson rischia di saltare il Sei Nazioni

Jonny Wilkinson, mediano d'apertura della nazionale inglese di rugby, rischia di saltare il prossimo...


Black & Decker to focus on European market: paper

Black & Decker Corp.  Corp.  plans to strengthen its European business as its U.S. sales  growth slows and it aims to supplant market leader Robert Bosch  GmbH  on the continent, its chief executive said on  Friday.


Star Wars creator George Lucas is handing over millions of dollars to the university where he studied film.


Brazilians plan appeal for attack on marathoner

Brazilian sports officials blamed inadequate course security for a defrocked priest's bizarre attack on the Olympic marathon leader, and said Monday they will appeal to world track authorities for a duplicate gold medal.


Thoroughbred racing will return to Rockingham Park for the first time since September 2002 when the Salem, N.H., track hosts three grass races Sunday. Rock will hold an 11-race card, with the first eight races harness contests. As far as the Rock publicity department can determine, it will be the first time standardbreds and thoroughbreds have shared a racing program.


WAYCROSS, Ga. - Tropical Storm Barry and its remnants gave a much-needed soaking to thousands of acres of burning swamp and timberland in northern Florida and southeastern Georgia.


Italiano rapito: Fini, "Sull caso molti lati oscuri

ROMA - Ci sono molti lati oscuri nella scomparsa dell'italiano Salvatore Santoro in Iraq. Lo ha detto il ministro degli Esteri Gianfranco Fini durante un collegamento telefonico con la trasmissione Porta a Porta di Bruno Vespa.


Amazon to sell Sony BMG songs free of copy curbs

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on  Thursday its digital music store will now offer songs from Sony  BMG Music Entertainment without copy-protection technology, or  digital rights management.


Health Tip: Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes

(HealthDay News) - Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which the body doesn't properly process the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar. This form of diabetes is controlled with medication, proper diet and exercise, and maintaining a healthy body weight, and normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels.


Arezzo, 19:08 - CALCIO, DILETTANTI: MALORE IN CAMPO, MUORE UN GIOCATORE

Un giocatore di seconda categoria è morto oggi in campo per un malore. Si chiamava Teddy Bart...


Firenze, 14:01 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: VOGLIO SOLO PUNTI

Alla vigilia della sfida di Genova con la Sampdoria, il tecnico della Fiorentina Cesare Prandelli pr...


Stars including Shakira and Penelope Cruz support Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz after two of his concerts were cancelled.


Macedonia's president has confirmed that the United States has informed him of plans to officially recognize his country as the "Republic of Macedonia," a decision that drew protests from Greece.


Afghanistan political shuffle sparks rioting

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Protesters angered at President Hamid Karzai's removal of a warlord governor in western Afghanistan ransacked UN compounds and clashed with security forces Sunday.


President Bush urged Congress again Saturday to pass the intelligence restructuring bill, but key House opponents appeared to remain firm, and some dissenters began to emerge in the Senate.


Showers and thunderstorms were prominent in the East Tuesday, while severe weather was reported in the nation's midsection. Out West, it was mostly clear.


London court says '9/11 pilot' not eligible for compensation

An Algerian commercial airline pilot wrongly held in custody and accused of training the September 11, 2001 hijackers on Thursday lost his legal battle for compensation at the High Court in London.


SYDNEY, Australia -- A passenger train derailed in eastern Australia early Tuesday, injuring more than 120 people as cars slammed into trees and plowed through nearby fields.


U.S. to invite Syria and Saudi Arabia to peace meeting

The United States will invite the members of an Arab League panel that includes Syria and Saudi Arabia to a Middle East peace conference it plans to hold this year, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday.


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CONDOLEEZZA Rice hoped to be a concert pianist until her first year at university when she watched 11-year-olds play music by sight that she had taken a year to learn.


U.S., Iran to Hold More Talks on Iraq's Future

The United States and Iran will hold a second round of critical talks on the future of Iraq in the next 10 days, possibly as early as Saturday,  according to U.S. and Middle Eastern officials. The initiative comes despite mounting tensions between the two nations on such issues as Iran's nuclear...


Bank of England unanimous in first rate cut for two years: minutes

Bank of England policymakers were united in their decision to cut interest rates by a quarter-point to 5.50 percent earlier this month, according to minutes of the BoE meeting published Wednesday.


Capriati Hangs On to Stay in WTA Championships Race, Sharapova ...

All three seeds in action won Wednesday at the WTA stop in Philadelphia in (3) Maria "Cell Phone Mannequin" Sharapova (d.


RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Doctors said Thursday that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has a low platelet count. There are a variety of factors that could account for the condition.


Bush signs executive orders to reform US intelligence

President Bush on Friday signed executive orders designed to strengthen the CIA director's power over the nation's intelligence agencies and create a national counterterrorism center, responding to election-year pressures to enact changes called for by


Flight Data Recorders Found of 2 Crashed Planes in Russia

Investigators picked through the scattered wreckage today of two Russian passenger jets that crashed nearly simultaneously Tuesday night after leaving Moscow, and reported


Authorities have arrested three organ brokers in the state of Tamil Nadu, where hundreds of people say they've illegally sold their organs while government authorities turned a blind eye. One official admits as much. By Scott Carney.


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Klitschko vs. Williams and Undercard Preview

For the third time in five weeks, HBO showcases a gala event via Pay Per View. In the Main Event, WBC Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (34-2, 33 KOâs) makes the first defense of his title against Danny


Miguel Angel Jimenez leads the BMW International at the halfway point on 134 with David Lynn and Retief Goosen jointly second a stroke behind, but these are two of very few facets of this tournament that are clear and incontrovertible.


The government has pledged to provide greater debt relief for some of the world's poorest countries. It was announced on Sunday that the UK will write off its share of World Bank and African Development Bank


GuardianFilms: US economy faces Grim Repo

As Ted Kennedy hits the campaign trail with Barack Obama, GuardianFilms looks at how Bill and Hillary misplayed the race card, particularly in their own backyard, Harlem


He follows team orders, stays clean late in race to win, steps up in chase for title. By Mike Harris. AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.


SANTA ROSA - Two counselors at an El Dorado County camp who planned to marry on Sept. 11 were shot to death while camping on a Sonoma County beach, officials said Thursday.


Man Utd's Ferguson warns players over discipline

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned that he will not hesitate to sell any player who breaches club discipline.


Britain's Howard Eastman will take on middleweight king Bernard Hopkins on 19 February.


YouTube's founder says people who upload their own videos to the site will get a share of the ad revenue.


Mail-Order Drugs Bite Into Rite Aid Sales

Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp. RAD.N  on Tuesday warned that full-year profit and revenue would fall  short of expectations as it loses pharmacy sales to mail-order  rivals, sending its shares down 16 percent.


UN says security worsening for Darfur aid workers

The United Nations says that humanitarian efforts in Sudan's troubled Darfur region were being undercut by worsening security in the area.


Mexico leftists disrupt Congress to stop Fox speech

Leftist Mexican lawmakers   protesting what they said was election fraud seized the podium   to try to stop President Vicente Fox from making his last state   of the nation speech on Friday in Congress.


The asteroid Toutatis last flew close by Earth in 1992 and 1996, but it has not come as close to us as it will this year since 1353. On Wednesday morning, scientists and skywatchers alike will be able to witness its passage within only four Earth-moon distances.


[India News]: New Delhi, Oct 31 : With new European Commission (EC) chief Jose Manuel Barroso withdrawing his entire team of commissioners in the face of resistance from the European parliament, the India-EU summit next week will be a low key affair.


The Lure of Treatments Science Has Dismissed

Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.


There is no crack team of bounty hunters, no elite military unit whose job is to track them down and bring them in.


The battle over the incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee intensified yesterday, as Republican Arlen Specter reassured his doubters that he will not block anti-abortion nominees to the Supreme Court.


EU to Issue Last Chance to Iran on Nuclear Plans

Senior officials from France, Britain and Germany will meet Iranian counterparts Thursday to issue Tehran with an incentive-backed last chance to end uranium enrichment plans or face possible UN sanctions.


EU and US still haggling over passenger data

European and U.S. security officials were locked in talks in Brussels Monday to replace a passenger data sharing agreement that wasÂ outlawed by a European courtÂ in May.


School's chastity ring ban 'violated religious freedom'

A ban on a teenage girl wearing a 'purity ring' was attacked at the high court as an 'unlawful interference' with her right to express her Christian faith.


Found in the search marketing forums: Google to Change AdWords Ranking Algorithm; Proposed: Google Should Stop Displaying Toolbar PR; SEO Budget; and more.


Roma, 13:23 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: GLI ARBITRI DELLA PRIMA GIORNATA

Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere gli incontri della prima giornata del campionato di serie C1...


PeopleSoft Inc. has agreed to a sweetened US$10.3 billion buyout by rival software maker Oracle Corp., relenting after a 18-month takeover saga marked by personal insults, courtroom battles and the ouster of PeopleSoft's chief executive.


Since last spring, a phalanx of trial lawyers who made millions suing asbestos makers and tobacco companies have been targeting tax-exempt hospitals, accusing them of gouging the poor.


Five killed in tense Gaza, gun battles rage

Gun battles raged between Hamas loyalists and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces in Gaza City on Tuesday, killing at least three people and reviving fears the strip was slipping closer to civil war.


Barak wins leadership of Israel's Labor Party

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the leadership of Israel's Labor Party on Wednesday, putting him in an influential position to decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his coalition government.


Deprived of shut-eye, animals die faster than if they're starved. But why do all critters need 40 winks? Share your wisdom on the Wired Wiki.


A Muslim woman was cleared of responsibility for her 2-year-old son's death in 1985, which had led authorities to take away the family's three other children, who were then adopted by a Christian couple.


CEO of bankrupt Mirant to step down, collect $3.4 million

Mirant Corp. chief executive Marce Fuller will resign from the bankrupt energy supplier and receive $3.4 million in severance pay plus other benefits, according to a regulatory filing yesterday.


Body of Turk Engineer Found in Afghanistan

The latest abduction of a foreigner in Afghanistan - a Turkish engineer working on a US-sponsored road project - ended when the kidnappers killed him, apparently so he wouldn't slow them down with police hot on their trail.


Steve Finley smashed a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, capping a seven-run inning that clinched Los Angeles' first division title since 1995.


Londra, 15:48 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: PIERCE NUOVO CT UNDER 21

Il manager del Manchester Unite, Stuart Pearce, è stato nominato ct della nazionale inglese U...


Insurgents bombed five Baghdad churches Saturday. A growing number of Christians are leaving Iraq.


Americans oppose U.S. troop increase in Iraq: polls

A majority of Americans do not approve of U.S. President George W. Bush's plan to send another 21,500 troops to Iraq, according to new polls released as the U.S. House of Representatives takes up a nonbinding resolution condemning the troop increase.


Yao Ming scored 23 of his season-high 38 points in the fourth quarter and the Houston Rockets ended the Washington Wizards' winning streak at three games with a 114-109 victory Saturday night.


Senate heads for crucial immigration vote

The Senate heads for a make-or-break vote on Thursday on President George W. Bush's plan to overhaul immigration laws after Senate leaders battled to fend off efforts by opponents to derail the bill.


Latin American Search Market Poised for Growth

While the market in Central and South America is growing faster than the U.S., Asia, and most of Europe, it still faces some challenges that need to be overcome.


A South Korean laboratory that produced the world's first cloned dogs is looking to get into the business of cloning canines, first by cloning drug-sniffing dogs, a lab official said on Tuesday.


Jeremy Bloom told a congressional panel Tuesday that the NCAA cut his college football career short without giving him a fair chance to argue his case.


Group claims 3 GIs killed over rape-murders

An al-Qaida-linked group claims it killed three U.S. soldiers last month and mutilated two of their bodies to avenge the rape-slaying of a young Iraqi woman by troops of the same unit, an institute which monitors extremists Web sites said Tuesday.


Flu advice for low-risk people: Wash hands

With an impending shortage of influenza vaccine nationwide, Utah doctors say they can't afford to give into arm-twisting from patients who want flu shots but don't fall into high-risk categories.


com October 20, 2004, 12:46 PM PT. There were over 600,000 household service robots in use worldwide in 2003, and more than 4 million new units should join them over the next three


Extremist cleric urges Muslims via Internet to join Al-Qaeda

An extremist London cleric is appealing to young British Muslims to join Al-Qaeda in live broadcasts on the Internet, the Times reported.


Civilians die as US forces attack 'al-Zarqawi's bases' in Fallujah

US aircraft, tanks and artillery have pounded the resistance stronghold of Fallujah, killing at least eight people and wounding 15, while rebels struck back in Baghdad by killing six police recruits.


BILLERICA -- The question elicits a gasp on the other end of the phone. William Donovan, president of Cambridge Tool & Manufacturing, is momentarily speechless when asked why not move his small company overseas, where manufacturing costs are cheaper.


Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on the UN Security Council Wednesday to urgently reassess its efforts to end nearly two-years of conflict and bloodshed in Sudan's western Darfur region, saying the current approach isn't working.


Bill Cowher sent this message Tuesday to those convinced he has decided not to return as the Pittsburgh Steelers' coach next season: Not so fast.


Two whales lost on the Sacramento River swam 14 miles toward the ocean on Sunday after lingering for a week near a bridge about 70 miles from the sea, officials coordinating the rescue said.


Defence minister Adam Ingram today told MPs that three members of the Black Watch regiment had been killed in central Iraq. Mr Ingram was unable to give details of the incident in his Commons statement but


Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik withdrew as President Bush's nominee for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security last night, saying


CBS's 'Survivor' Tops NBC's 'Joey' in Ratings

The latest edition of CBS reality  hit "Survivor" got off to a good start against NBC's new comedy  "Joey," beating the "Friends" spinoff in their first matchup,  according to TV ratings issued on Friday.


A new grade of "super teachers" is needed to fill vacancies in England's most challenging schools, MPs say.


Anheuser-Busch Inc. will introduce B-to-the-E, or B(E), the first beer infused with caffeine, guarana and ginseng, the company said.


Seldom has a national political party held a nominating convention so deep in enemy territory. From the northern Bronx to Brooklyn's Coney Island boardwalk, from eastern Queens to the liberal fortress of Manhattan's Upper West Side, New York City is wall-to-wall Democrats.


Il bello dell'Italia Ã¨ che non ci s'annoia mai. Pochi prevedevano una vittoria nella 20 chilometri, nessuno poteva immaginare tante discussioni su altrettanti peli. La nazione scopre il suo risvolto tricologico, rivelando quello psicologico.


Maker of Antidepressant Drug to Release All Trial Results

In a settlement that the New York State attorney general said would transform the drug industry, GlaxoSmithKline agreed today to release the results of all its drug clinical trials.


VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - It took five years and six major revisions, but organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada said on Wednesday they now know when each sporting event will take place in the 17-day competition.


A smarter retirement doesn't require an MBA

The most striking thing about mail from readers who are thinking about retirement is something I call the personal action gap.


Roma, 14:09 - CALCIO, ROMA: 21 CONVOCATI PER LA SAMP

Il tecnico della Roma, Luciano Spalletti, ha convocato 21 giocatori per la partita di serie A in pro...


As we detailed earlier this week, Windows Home Server -- Microsoft's latest iteration of Windows designed for linking together multiple computers in a home network and sharing media -- has reached Release Candidate 1 status. A 30-day trial download is now available.


An Iraqi police chief is killed in the northern city of Mosul as he tours the site of an earlier blast that killed 20 people.


A woman journalist working for French  newspaper Liberation and her Iraqi interpreter have been  missing in Iraq since early on Wednesday, the daily and the  French Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.


In signing Barry for one more year of chasing Hank Aaron's homer record, the Giants insisted on an unusual out-clause. Is it enforceable?


British Lab Scraps Experimental Anti-AIDS Gel

An experimental gel designed to prevent men and women from being infected with the virus that causes AIDS has been dropped by the British biotechnology firm developing it.


The lucrative and heavily hyped Best of Both Worlds Tour featuring Chicago R&B singer R. Kelly and hip-hop giant Jay-Z came to a halt Saturday as the simmering feud between the superstars erupted in public after a member of Jay-Z's camp allegedly attacked


THE COMPETITION that Rangers love so much finally ended their Old Firm heartache last night, as Shota Arveladze decided a pulsating Scottish League Cup quarter-final in extra-time to record their first win in eight fixtures against Celtic.


Republican drops opposition after compromise on intelligence bill

Congressional negotiators Monday cleared the way for a final vote on a sweeping intelligence reform measure, reaching a compromise over the authority that a new national


Movie Review | 'Opal Dream': Big Dreams of a Little Girl, and Her Dad

Obsession flows downhill in an Australian opal mining community as a father hunts for the perfect stone and his 9-year-old daughter nurtures a pair of invisible friends.


A Mexican military plane crashed into the sea near the resort city of Acapulco on Saturday and rescue teams were searching for its four crew members, the Defense Department said.


Moqtada Sadr orders ceasefire across Iraq

BAGHDAD: Shia leader Moqtada Al Sadr on Monday ordered a nationwide ceasefire and announced his militant movement would join the political mainstream, his aides said.


"We are at the threshold of a dangerous crisis - ' somebody else is guiding the direction of the ministry in Poland"  However, Poland's prime minister indicated support for the priest, saying the ultra-Catholic radio station he runs has "strengthened the Polish church" and arguing that he should remain at its helm. via Ynetnews


'Shark Tale' stays afloat with $31.3 million weekend at box ...

LOS ANGELES - The undersea cartoon "Shark Tale" retained its box-office bite with a $31.3 million haul in its second weekend, remaining the No.


Rui Capela's software has appeared in this column many times. I've written about it directly (see At the Sounding Edge: Using QSynth and QJackCtl and HDRs and DAWs For Linux: The New Breed) and it shows up in almost every article I write. I'm not exaggerating when I state that Rui's programs have become indispensable components here at Studio Dave, so naturally I'm interested in the mind behind it all. In this entry I'll recap the nature and state of Rui's software, after which we'll meet the man himself in another lively interview here at the sounding edge.


Hopes fade for big fix of Canada's health system

The mission is to fix Canada's much-vaunted, but ailing, health system for a generation, but federal and provincial governments looked hopelessly divided on Friday


Milano, 12:09 - CALCIO, SERIE A: SABATO DUE ANTICIPI ALLE 15

Inter, Milan e Roma settimana prossima saranno impegnate in Champions League e quindi la Lega Calcio...


Japan has confirmed that the headless body found in Baghdad on Saturday is of the Japanese being held captive in Iraq. An armed group in Iraq had on Tuesday threatened to behead Shosei Koda, 24, within 48-hours unless Japan pulled its troops out of Iraq.


ISLAMBADA: Prime Minister designate, Shaukat Aziz took oath of his position as Member of the National Assembly, Speaker Ch. Amir Hussein administered the ceremony in the Parliament on Friday afternoon.


20 Said Killed in U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq

U.S. warplanes unleashed devastating airstrikes on a suspected hideout where operatives from an al-Qaida-linked group were meeting Monday, and hospital officials said 20 people died.


Las Vegas casino offering full season of action

NFL fans spending time in Las Vegas always can place a bet on their favourite team for that week's game. Now, the Plaza Hotel is offering something more long-range.


Taking a page from the music industry's playbook, the movie industry filed lawsuits in St. Louis and elsewhere Tuesday as part of a national campaign to crack down on piracy online.


Up to 40 Reported Drowned in Accident in Iraq

ZAKHU, Iraq  - Up to 40 people were swept away and  drowned as they tried to cross a swollen river in the far north  of Iraq Tuesday, families of the victims said.


Sport: Liverpool's American owners are close to securing a Â£350m refinancing deal for the club, against the wishes of many fans


Tonsillectomy for Sleep Apnea Helps Kids' Behavior

NEW YORK  - Children with obstructive sleep  apnea (OSA) are at increased risk for behavioral and emotional  difficulties, but tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy can improve both  these problems as well as quality of life, new research shows.


Indonesian police confirmed today that Abu Dujana, a major southeast Asia terrorist leader, had been arrested.


Roma, 17:31 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: RISULTATI

Risultati e classifiche della 19/a giornata, 2/a di ritorno, del campionato di serie C2.


India kicks off 350th birthday of Taj Mahal

Hundreds of schoolchildren have gathered outside India's Taj Mahal, releasing heart-shaped balloons and setting free white pigeons to mark the 350th birthday of the world's most famous monument of love.


The Maurice Clarett who appears on the pages of ESPN the Magazine should never have had trouble getting A's and B's in college.


Defrocked priest Paul Shanley, the most notorious figure in the sex scandal that rocked the Boston Archdiocese, was convicted Monday of raping and fondling a boy at his church during the 1980s.


Lock in the lowest rates of the summer. Get up to 4 free quotes from trusted lenders. Apply now - bad credit OK.


A journalist manages to enter the UK twice after obtaining 20 fake and stolen passports in a BBC investigation.


Boxing star Mayweather throws down gauntlet to Hatton

Brash-talking Floyd Mayweather issued a challenge to Ricky Hatton for a superfight featuring two of the boxing's most talented undefeated fighters.


Felix Hernandez pitched a five-hitter for his first career shutout, leading Seattle over the Los Angeles Angels 2-0 Monday night and stopping the Mariners' 20-game losing streak against the AL West.


Barroso Fails to Win Backing, to Change EU Lineup

European Commission President- designate Jose Barroso failed to win parliamentary backing for his commission, casting European Union decision-making adrift as the bloc struggles to spur the economy and improve ties with the US.


Omar Minaya went to Israel last week and met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, President Shimon Peres, and the former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.


Two of the 17 melanoma skin cancer patients treated with genetic altered immune cells improved, government scientists said Thursday.


BAGHDAD, Sept. 11. - The first US military intelligence soldier brought to court in the Abu Gharib prisoner abuse scandal was sentenced today to eight months in prison, demoted to private and expelled from the military.


A list of promising companies chosen by investors who've already picked stocks that beat the market with huge gains.


Scott Peterson's defense attorney, Mark Geragos, was in a joking mood Monday as he began the long-awaited cross-examination of Peterson's former mistress Amber Frey.


Colgate to cut 4,400 jobs, close a third factories

Colgate-Palmolive Co., the consumer products giant, will close a third of its factories and cut 4,400 jobs, or roughly 12 percent of its worldwide workforce, as part of a


Bologna regina del bel vivere Il Sud fanalino di coda

Milano, 20 dicembre - E' Bologna la Â«reginaÂ» nell'indagine 2004 sulla qualitÃ  della vita nelle province italiane realizzata dal Sole-24 ore del lunedÃ¬. Il capoluogo emiliano prende il posto di Firenze, star della scorsa edizione e ora quinta.


Emmy voters snub serial killer, teen athletes

While mob boss Tony Soprano was embraced once again by Emmy voters on Thursday, they apparently drew the line at serial killers.


Merrill may get cash from Singapore: report

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  may get up to $5 billion in a capital infusion from Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings , the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


Ali Campbell has quit UB40 after almost 30 years, citing management problems.


Brand name drug prices soar for seniors -- AARP

The prices for about 200 prescription drugs commonly used by seniors in the United States rose nearly twice the rate of inflation, a seniors group said on Tuesday, making a case for letting the government negotiate drug prices.


Kremlin's Man Wins Chechnya Vote, But Faces Battle

The Kremlin candidate won Chechnya's presidential election but now faces a struggle to keep the warring region under control and subdue a resurgent separatist rebellion that has frustrated Russia for a decade.


Belarusians go to the polls on Sunday to vote on letting Alexander Lukashenko  stand for president again.


Sights, Smells Linger for Landfill Searcher

By Mike Urban, Reading Eagle, Pa.  Sep. 10--The memories usually come back to Brian Winterstein when he's driving his delivery truck. The windshield seems to turn into a movie screen and on it he sees vivid images of his recovery work following the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks.


On Thursday night at Safeco Field, Jose Lopez busted out of a 0-for-10 skid in a big way. The rookie shortstop went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a two-run home run to lead the Mariners past the Red Sox, 7-1.


Americans lost about $49.3 billion in  2006 to criminals who stole their identities, an 11.5 percent  decline that may reflect increased vigilance among consumers  and businesses, a study released on Thursday shows.


Capo sicurezza informatica Telecom e' in carcere da un mese


Those Southeastern Conference football teams are at it again, jockeying for position and vying for Top 10 rankings. This time they have been racking up wins not on the field but in the living rooms of top recruits. Six SEC teams are likely to land Top 10-rated recruiting classes Wednesday, national signing day.


Bush nominee to replace Gonzales draws praise

U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday nominated Michael Mukasey, a retired federal judge and law-and-order conservative, to replace beleaguered Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney general.


Microsoft Corp. disclosed plans Thursday to offer frustrated users of its Windows software new tools within 30 days to remove spyware programs secretly running on computers. But it might cost extra in coming months.


Scott Granneman: Surprises Inside Microsoft Vista's EULA

Surprises Inside Microsoft Vista's EULA >> Advertisement <<  ALERT: "How A Hacker Launches A Blind SQL Injection Attack Step-by-Step"!" - White Paper  Blind SQL Injection can deliver total control of your server to a hacker giving them the ability to read, write and manipulate all data stored in your backend systems! Download this *FREE* white paper from SPI Dynamics for a complete guide to protection! https://download.spidynamics.com/1/ad/bsq.asp?Campaign_ID=701600000004c29


New steel giant iSG, Ispat Inland joining mittal

Tycoon Lakshmi N. Mittalâs $4.5 billion purchase of International Steel Group will create a colossal powerhouse in the world steel industry with the capabilities of producing 70 million tons of steel annually.


The US lifts a trade embargo to reward Libya for its decision to give up weapons of mass destruction.


DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Top-seed James Blake led third-seed Xavier Malisse 7-5, 3-3 when rain forced officials to suspend the Delray Beach International final until Monday.


PHP Magazine: Login Boxes Shouldn't Hurt

Close on the heels of the SimpleTest 1.0RC1 release, is a new article titled "Coding a Login Box Shouldn't Hurt". Web sites can be fiddly to test, especially when it includes functionality like cookie handling and form filling. While manual testing is error prone and tedious, using a Web testing tool can automate the process, making development fast, accurate, and even fun. In this new article , Marcus Baker, helps you solve this tricky problem of authenticating users, by using test driven development.


Israeli Officer Arrested Over Killing of Gaza Girl

Israeli military police on Tuesday arrested a commander accused by comrades of riddling the body of a Palestinian schoolgirl with bullets after fellow soldiers killed her.


Obama hammers Clinton again to stretch unbeaten streak

Barack Obama has pummeled Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin and Hawaii, making it 10 wins in a row against his bitter rival in the Democratic White House race.


Pontiac wanted to draw attention to its brand-new sport sedan, and Oprah Winfrey wanted to celebrate the start of her 19th season. The result was Pontiac G6s for 276 surprised audience members on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" — and an event that marketing executives say could set a new bar for product placement.


Milano, 19:53 - CALCIO, MANCINI: SCUDETTO? NON SIAMO NOI A DOVERCI VERGOGNARE

''Non dobbiamo sentirci in difficoltà perchÃ© abbiamo lo scudetto sul petto, sono gli altri ch...


Pippo Baudo, 'Sara' un festival per tutti i gusti'


Il sindaco: 'Non molleremo, aspetteremo l'arrivo dei camion'


Medicare Payments for Elderly to Rise 17 Percent

Older Americans will have to pay about 17 percent more next year for their government-run health insurance, U.S. officials announced on Friday.


The United States and North Korea held "lengthy and substantive" talks on Tuesday, offering a glimmer of hope that six-party negotiations aimed at dismantling the North's nuclear programs may yield progress.


Why are we so afraid of our children moving back in while they get on their feet? A new report says college grads from a peak "boomerang" year were doing just fine a decade later


FDA Bans Vioxx And Bextra Critic From Advisory Panel Meeting

A drug safety expert says his invitation to participate in a meeting on the risks of arthritis drugs like Vioxx and Bextra has been rescinded by government officials because he publicly expressed concerns about the medications.


The foreign secretary warns Iran that it has no right to kick-start a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.


China quiet on Taiwan protests to avoid backlash

China has kept quiet on Taiwan's recent   outbreak of street protests calling for the ouster of   independence-leaning President Chen Shui-bian because it fears   any strong reaction might backfire, analysts say.


British judge says headquarters okayed Iraq abuse

A judge said on Monday the reason he had ordered charges dropped against the most senior British officer to be tried for prisoner abuse in Iraq was because headquarters had approved some of the abuses.


Prime Minister Tony Blair has been questioned for a second time by police probing cash-for-honours allegations.


Carrie Underwood, Beyonce and Elton John will be among the performers at the first-ever Movies Rock concert celebrating the relationship between music and film.


Things look bright for the retailer this year.


Australia's Seven FY Net Jumps 59% To A$93.3M -2-

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian television broadcaster Seven Network Ltd. (SEV) said Tuesday net profit jumped 59% to A$93.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 26, boosted by profit proceeds from the sell down of its stake in B Digital.


Five winners picked for big telecoms contract

The U.S. government on Thursday picked AT&T , Level 3 , Qwest , Verizon  and Sprint Nextel  for a contract worth up to $20 billion over 10 years to improve its telecommunications services.


Iraq Security Sweep Captures 600 Insurgents, US Military Says

US and Iraqi forces are holding about 600 suspected insurgents captured in security operations south of the capital, Baghdad, in the past five months, the US military said.


British authorities are warning fans of the Apple iPod music player using a companion device called the iTrip is illegal. Made by Griffin Technology and available on eBay for less than $40, it lets users play


Two U.S. Soldiers Admit to Abu Ghraib Abuses

FORT HOOD, Texas  - Two U.S. soldiers pleaded  guilty on Tuesday to charges of abusing Iraqi inmates at Iraq's  Abu Ghraib prison by stomping on fingers and toes, and, in  another incident, humiliating naked rape suspects.


Udine, 20:08 - CALCIO, UDINESE: ASAMOAH NON SI E' ALLENATO

Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Udinese in vista della gara di sabato prossimo con il Cagliari. Non vi...


American Champion Tim Mack Wins Pole Vault Gold

American champion Tim Mack won the Olympic pole vault title on Friday with a Games record 5.95 meters after an engrossing duel with teammate Toby Stevenson.


Thai Junta to Stay After Appointing P.M.

The leader of the military junta said today that it would remain in an advisory role after naming a civilian prime minister.


Negotiator: Fallujah Talks Still Suspended

The top Fallujah negotiator in peace talks with the government dashed hopes of resuming talks soon despite his release Monday by US and Iraqi authorities, saying negotiations remain suspended.


Census officials sought to reassure minority and civil rights groups Tuesday that the agency keeps names, addresses and other personal information confidential from other government departments. Some critics remained skeptical.


A German court sentenced a pensioner to  four months in prison for repeatedly stealing grapes and  raisins, authorities said Wednesday.


Basics: Sleek, Fast and Focused: The Cells That Make Dad Dad

Sperm are some of the most extraordinary cells of the body, a triumph of efficient packaging, sleek design and superspecialization.


BA flight makes emergency landing in Amsterdam, escorted by F-16 ...

A British Airways passenger plane flying from Berlin to London reported an unspecified security threat and made an emergency landing in Amsterdam on Thursday, escorted by two Dutch F-16 jet fighters, the airline said.


Ukraine Opposition Accuses Russia of Arming Yanukovich Insurgency

Ukraine âs opposition is accusing supporters of pro-Kremlin prime minister and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich of preparing armed clashes in Kiev after the repeat elections scheduled for Dec. 26.


The world's largest chipmaker posts its best quarterly sales figures, boosting optimism about profits in the industry.


There were plenty of outfits that took risks and still hit the mark at the Golden Globes, especially with women over 40.


Celtic crush Killie to book Scottish Cup quarter final place.

Celtic crushed Kilmarnock 5-1 on Saturday at Rugby Park to book their place in the quarter finals of the Scottish Cup - with their new Greek striker Georgios Samaras completing the scoring on his debut.


Belarus parliament official backs police action against opposition rally

A Belarussian parliamentary official has backed the Minsk police force's actions to stop an unauthorized opposition rally in Minsk, but said policemen could have acted "less rigorously." "The country must ...


Spanish police arrest a fourth man with alleged links with a group in Barcelona accused of planning a terror attack.


Iran urges Dutch not to air Koran film: report

Iran has urged the Netherlands to  prevent the screening of a film in which a right-wing populist  lawmaker plans to lay out his view of the Koran, a news agency  in the Islamic Republic said on Saturday.


Palermo, 10:23 - CALCIO, ZAMPARINI: ROSSI? MERITA UN QUATTRO IN PAGELLA

Maurizio Zamparini è rimasto sorpreso dalla nomina di Rossi a presidente Telecom: ''La notizi...


PeopleSoft's Conway maintains defiant tone

SAN FRANCISCO - With 15,000 attendees at PeopleSoft Inc.'s Connect user show waiting to hear how the company would address Oracle Corp.'s lingering hostile takeover bid, PeopleSoft Chief Executive Officer Craig Conway tackled the issue early in his opening keynote on Tuesday.


Ciampi replica a Castelli: Â«Non accetto sollecitazioni a firmare ...

Il presidente della Repubblica non accetta sollecitazioni o imposizioni da parte del ministro della Giustizia. CosÃ¬ il Quirinale risponde alle pressioni del guardasigilli Roberto Castelli per una rapida controfirma


AT least 11 people were killed and 65 injured when a strong earthquake shook Indonesia's Papua province today, collapsing buildings and starting fires, officials said.


A hospital denies a claim that patients needing a hearing aid have the longest wait in Britain.


Marine's memorial funds Arlington visits

Just a few years ago, Lance Cpl. Steven Szwydek was a classmate of students at a high school in the mountains of Pennsylvania's Fulton County.


57 die in massive mine fire in northern China; 46 workers rescued

At least 57 miners were dead and three missing following a massive blaze at a complex of iron mines in northern China, the government reported Monday.


Didier Drogba has admitted he is determined to quit Chelsea because Jose Mourinho's departure has shattered morale at Stamford Bridge.


Global Warming Exposes Arctic to Oil, Gas Drilling

Rising global temperatures will melt areas of the Arctic this century, making them more accessible for oil and natural gas drilling, a report prepared by the United States and seven other nations said on Monday.


Wealthy New Lab Aims to Capture Dreams, Literally

Gerald Rubin is looking for someone who can take a picture of a thought.


President Bush signed executive orders and directives yesterday bolstering the authority of the CIA director over the nation's intelligence programs and budgets, signaling a renewed effort by the White House to shape the national security debate roiling Congress and the presidential campaign.


Tuesday, November 9, 2004 will likely go down in the history books as the day the browser wars officially started. Obviously things happened before today to get us to the point where there was a real, legitimate


It's not just The Polar Express that's pulling into the theatrical station this season.


Iraq's health system is in a far worse condition than before the war, a British medical charity says.


Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says a British team will help investigate the death of Benazir Bhutto.


MOSCOW, Jan. 14 -- Two British government-financed cultural offices opened for business Monday in defiance of a Russian government shutdown order, leading Russia to retaliate with a formal protest and limitations on visas for British staff members.


Autopsy performed on Caminiti, results may not be known for 10 ...

An autopsy was performed on Ken Caminiti on Monday, though the cause of the 1996 National League MVP's death may not be known for 10 days.


GPGPU for U and me Even before its merger with AMD closes, ATI plans to charge the server market with a new type of graphics product that could shake up the high performance computing scene. Advocates of ATI's technology say it could create a lucrative new revenue stream for the company and add some weight to the ATI/AMD marriage.â¦


Proximic signs ad deals with Yahoo Shopping, Shopping.com

Content-delivery network delivers contextually relevant ads to blogs and publisher sites.


France to be without Trezeguet for qualifiers

Paris, France (Sports Network) - Juventus and French international striker David Trezeguet will be out at least two weeks after separating his shoulder last weekend.


When Bristol Motor Speedway resurfaced its .533-mile track in preparation for last Saturday's Sharpie 500, Jeff Byrd, the track's president and general manager, cautioned his minions to be prepared to face a backlash.


UK to Seek Debt Relief for Tsunami Nations

Britain, with United States backing,  called on Tuesday for a freeze on foreign debts owed by the  countries hit by the Asian tsunami disaster.


Al Regio di Torino con la regia di Oskaras Korsunovas


Brussels sprouts green procurement rules

Cooling the continent The European Council yesterday laid down new regulations for implementing strict energy efficiency rules for government authorities EU-wide.â¦


China's media responds cautiously to the election setback suffered by Taiwan's pro-independence DPP.


Russian authorities struggled last night to explain how two passenger aircraft had apparently blown up simultaneously in midair on Tuesday night, killing all 89 people on board.


'80 Mbytes of storage for under $12k!' and other ad favorites through the years

We've collected some of the most entertaining advertisements that have appeared in Computerworld since 1967. As part of our 40th anniversary celebration, we're having so much fun looking through old issues that we thought we should share.


DAVID HARDAKER: Last night, Adelaide's Lord Mayor gave Rupert Murdoch the keys to the city, and today News Corporation investors handed him a ticket to Delaware when it approved the company's plans to move to the United States.


Sameera Reddy has finally come out with a mobile game featuring her as a warrior princess.


U.S. judge tells deadlocked Black jury to resume

The judge presiding over Conrad Black's criminal fraud trial ordered the jury to keep deliberating on Tuesday after the panel said it was deadlocked in reaching a unanimous decision on the former media baron and his three co-defendants.


By The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 18--WATER IS such an important part of the well-being and vitality of the Arkansas Valley that discussions about this crucial life-sustaining natural resource must be conducted in broad view of the public.


Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan acknowledges he failed to see early on that an explosion of mortgages to people with questionable credit histories could pose a danger to the economy.


Children able to adapt to foreign blood types

Children who receive organ transplants with a non-matching blood type can grow accustomed to the foreign tissue over the long run, a study shows.


US Flight Lands in Vietnam After 30 Years

Late on Friday, an United Airlines plane will arrive in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, marking the first time that a commercial American airliner will be landing in the country since the Vietnam War.


The race for the Nextel Cup championship is down to the wire and the points leader is running away from the field. Suddenly, a slower car gets in his way, holding him up until the other contenders catch up. It just so happens, the slower car is a teammate of one of the contenders. Impossible? Think again.


Nuggets, Knicks Erupt in Madison Square Garden Melee

A hard foul by Mardy Collins on Denver's J.R. Smith precipitates a ugly brawl between the Knicks and the Nuggets in which punches are thrown and 10 players are ejected.


Indonesia's president visits the island of Sumatra, spared major damage when two big earthquakes hit last week.


Developing nations Brazil and China reveal details of their greenhouse gas emissions and efforts to halt global warming.


Fon Extends Range of Routers with 'Fontenna'

Fon said Friday it had begun offering 'La Fontenna,' a directional antenna that could be attached to the routers the company offers along with its service.  A coverage gain of about 3 to 5 times the typical range of the router is realized.


Liverpool insist showdown talks between manager Rafael Benitez and the club's American owners were "amicable" and "constructive".


Palestinian movement Hamas threatens to use force to free BBC reporter Alan Johnston by the end of Monday.


Update 1: Virgin in Talks With Chinese Telecom Firm

British conglomerate Virgin Group Ltd. announced Tuesday that it is in talks with a mainland Chinese telecommunications company to set up a joint venture to provide mobile services in China.


The nation's largest e-mail providers today filed a new round of lawsuits against Internet spammers allegedly responsible for shoveling millions of junk e-mail messages into computer users' in-boxes and their instant messaging screens.


Britain is awash with fake cigarettes which present a much greater health risk than normal ones, the government said yesterday. Announcing a campaign aimed at persuading smokers to shun cheap, smuggled cigarettes


Bush Makes Case for Social Security Plan

President Bush called Wednesday night for a historic restructuring of Social Security that would allow younger workers for the first time to invest some of their payroll taxes in the stock market.


CAIRO, Egypt - The voice sounded like the Al Qaeda (search) terror chief's, and the tape was posted on a site known as a clearinghouse for militant Islamic comment.


Hewlett-PackardÂs former chairwoman and its current leader tried to explain why they did not question the legality of an internal spying operation.


Supreme Court declines Massachusetts same-sex marriage fight

The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over same-sex marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation's only law sanctioning such unions.


ARAFAT SPECIAL: World mourns Arafat, appeals for ME peace

LONDON: Thousands of Palestinians poured onto the streets to mourn Yasser Arafat on Thursday while world leaders praised him as an icon of his people whose death could nonetheless pave the way for a new Middle East peace drive.


Police Investigate Device Found on Virgin Blue Plane

Australian police are investigating the discovery of a potentially explosive device on a Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd. plane at Sydney airport.


Britain's Brown defined by eyesight battle: brother

The character of next prime minister Gordon Brown was partly moulded by the struggle to save his eyesight, his brother told a newspaper published Saturday in a revealing portrait.


Anti-Syrian Lebanese MP among at least four people killed in Beirut explosion, according to reports.


Karzai faces huge challenges as first democratically elected ...

KABUL (CP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai took the helm Tuesday of a country whose revival is threatened by a surging drug trade and a stubbornly persistent Taliban insurgency, pledging in his inaugural address to bring stability and prosperity, even as


Business & money: Microsoft has been voted the UK's number one brand for the second year running, according to a survey.


Timeline of past 25 years in Afghanistan

1979: The Soviet Union sends troops into Afghanistan to support a pro-Moscow regime, sparking a decade-long war with anti-communist forces supplied and trained by the United States.


Milano, 14:12 - CALCIO, INTER; MATERAZZI: IN CAMPO TRA 30-40 GIORNI

Ancora un mese e mezzo e Marco Materazzi potrà tornare in campo. Il punto sulla condizioni de...


(InfoWorld) - A company that insures laptops and smartphones may save the day for iPhone owners worried about their pricey handsets getting stolen or damaged. The just-introduced device costs $499 or $599, depending on storage, and has a slippery, rounded design with a glass touchscreen that covers most of its face. Yet AT&T, the exclusive mobile operator for the phone, won't sell insurance for it. And although Apple offers the AppleCare extended warranty for almost all its hardware products, the plan is not yet available for the iPhone. (Apple says it will start offering AppleCare for the phone some time this month.) Some participants on the cell phone site HowardForums said they were disappointed those types of coverage weren't available. Now, a third party is thinking about stepping in. A flood of potential customers have contacted Safeware about getting their iPhones insured, said Matt Wagner, executive vice president and general counsel of the Columbus, Ohio, company. Safeware has been in business insuring PCs since 1982 and started covering smartphones a few years ago, Wagner said. Before the iPhone went on sale in the United States last Friday, Apple's secrecy made it hard to evaluate, he said. "Now that it is released, we're kind of scrambling to find out if it's something we want to get into or not," Wagner said. Availability of parts and repair facilities are among the issues the insurer is examining. Safeware's portable electronics policy covers accidental damage, theft, vandalism, power surges, and natural disasters in the United States and Canada, according to the company's Web site. Coverage includes both the device and preinstalled software, and on a standard policy there is no deductible. Typical prices were not immediately available. AT&T prices its policies, provided by insurance company Asurion, at $4.99 per month. But the iPhone is so expensive that insurance for it would be too pricey for AT&T to market to consumers, the carrier said. For the same reason, AT&T won't sell insurance for Palm's Treo, Research in Motion's BlackBerry, and some other high-end handsets. Rival Verizon Wireless, by contrast, will insure any phone it sells. Also working through Asurion, it charges $4.99 per month with a $50 deductible. The iPhone does come with a one-year Apple warranty against "defects in materials and workmanship under normal use," according to Apple's Web site. AppleCare, when available, will extend that coverage for as long as two additional years. Apple hasn't said how much it will cost. Customers will have to sign up for AppleCare while the initial warranty is still in effect. To help customers stay connected while the iPhone is being fixed, Apple can provide an AppleCare Service Phone that can be sent from Apple or picked up at the Apple Store. But the loaner doesn't come free: There's a flat $29 "service fee," plus additional charges if the user doesn't return it on time after they get their own phone back. And as a warranty, AppleCare won't get you a new iPhone if yours is damaged by accident or stolen. Many people wouldn't need to take out a separate policy for an iPhone, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Most homeowner's or renter's policies would cover theft or damage to the phone, even if it were stolen from their car, said Mike Barry, a spokesman for the group. However, Safeware's Wagner said those policies typically don't cover a portable electronic device outside of the owner's home or car. Ironically, while AT&T won't insure the iPhone because it's too expensive, the Institute thinks the iPhone wouldn't be worth a separate policy because it isn't valuable enough. "It really wouldn't make much economic sense to have a policy taken out separately for the iPhone," he said.


Shaded by a massive 400-year-old oak tree and perched above the rippling waters of the Pedernales River, it was known as the "Texas White House."


FBI audit finds widespread abuse in data collection

An internal FBI audit has found the agency violated rules more than 1,000 times while collecting data on domestic phone calls, e-mails and financial transactions in recent years, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.


The Justice Department has awarded a $950 million contract to three companies to maintain the  hodgepodge of systems used to track its litigation caseload while it rolls out a new information-sharing platform.


TORONTO - A man killed during an armed standoff with police Wednesday morning had a history of domestic violence, court documents reveal.


Church air is bad for your health, new study

The air you breathe inside a church could be doing you more harm than the air beside a major congested road, say researchers. Church air seems to have alarming levels of polycyclic hydrocarbons, these are carcinogenic.


Theatre puts Britain's Blair in dock for Iraq war

A London theatre has put British Prime  Minister Tony Blair in the dock for waging war in Iraq, staging  a mock tribunal where prosecution and defense lawyers question  key witnesses.


Some of the thousands of trailers purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 2005 after hurricanes tore through the Gulf Coast may finally be put to use to help victims of last week's tornadoes, officials said Tuesday.


It was Magglio Ordonez's turn to lay a big hurt on his former team, the Chicago White Sox.


IAEA Ultimatum to Iran Suits All Parties to the Row

A Persian proverb says: âFrom this signpost on the road to the next, there is hope!â And it was in that spirit that the International Atomic Energy Agency decided last Saturday to give Iran until Nov.


Germany says no plans to boost Afghan troops

MUNICH, Germany  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has no plans to boost the number of German troops in Afghanistan or shift them to other parts of the country despite mounting U.S. pressure, a government spokesman said on Saturday.


Bearded Letterman returns after 2 months

A fully bearded David Letterman opened his first show in two months by walking out amid dancing girls holding picket signs for striking TV writers. "I know what you're thinking," Letterman said of his mostly white beard. "You think Dave looks like a cattle-drive cook."


Fresh off this year's hottest debut on Wall Street, trendsetting software maker VMware Inc. is hosting nearly 11,000 people clamoring to learn more about a computing twist that is turning into high-tech's next big jackpot.


Human genome researchers have said we have about 10,000 or 20,000 fewer genes than they originally estimated.


European Court Rejects Microsoft Antitrust Appeal

Europeâs second-highest court upheld today a 2004 antitrust ruling that found the software company had abused its dominance in operating systems.


Poll suggests Kerry has lead in swing states

COLUMBUS, OHIO - John Kerry appealed to African-American voters on Sunday, as he pushed ahead with his campaign to unseat George W. Bush.


The Russian oil giant's shareholders consider liquidation or filing for bankruptcy, instead of a rescue plan.


Senza la bussola di Wall Street, chiusa per festivita'


Minimizing Harm: ; Groups Want Responsible Mining

By Jim Waggy  THE MAY 16 commentary by Steve Roberts and Kenny Perdue was an attempt to kill the messenger of bad tidings.


BusinessWeek Online - With barely a pause for breath after his hard-fought Election Day victory, President George W. Bush is gearing up for his next big campaign: The fight for the future of the Supreme Court. In his second term, Bush could have the chance to replace as many as four of the nine justices on the nation's highest bench, including the ailing Chief Justice, William H. Rehnquist. No President since Richard M. Nixon has appointed four justices, and, like his, Bush's choices will shape the law and life of the nation for generations.


E' secondo figlio dal cantante Seal dopo bimba con Briatore


Thanks in part to Oprah, the neti pot is having what can only be termed a moment.


Nets 93, Magic 78: Fed Up, Nets Top Orlando and Set Sights on Playoffs

The Nets started the fourth quarter against the Orlando Magic with a surprising burst from their supporting cast, and finished it with the expected contribution of their stars.


Formula One goes back to the future on  Sunday with former champion Jacques Villeneuve making his race  return in the first grand prix held in China.


Valentino, one of the undisputed kings of fashion whose name is synonymous with elegance, will retire in January from the couture house he founded nearly half a century ago.


Dell Preps Five New Small-Business Servers

Company calls them more powerful and simpler to operate.


The national minimum wage is to rise by 17p - about 3% - from Â£5.35 to Â£5.52 an hour from October 2007.


More IT firms afoul of stock options laws

The practice of manipulating stock options grants to make them more favorable has come back to haunt yet another round of high-tech executives. A former Monster Worldwide Inc. executive is expected to agree to a plea deal in New York Thursday, just a day after the founder of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. pleaded guilty to a state felony related to backdating.


Princess Diana was in discussions with Mohamed Al Fayed about setting up a worldwide network of hospices, her inquest hears.


At least 12 people have been killed as car bombs hit Egyptian Red Sea resorts crowded with vacationing Israelis. According to Israeli officials the blasts appeared to be linked with Al-Qaeda.


Google Inc. is making everyone who snubbed its unconventional initial public offering of stock regret their decision. In the latest rebuke to its skeptics, Google wowed Wall


Shuttle Crew Adds Truss for Labs to Space Station

By LOS ANGELES TIMES  The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis successfully attached a 35,000-pound truss to the International Space Station, preparing the way for Japanese and European science labs that will be added next year.


State regulators, in a bid to ensure accurate auction ads, target firms

Three companies accused of falsely advertising multimillion-dollar estate sales and auctions of property seized by the federal government or county sheriffs have signed settlement agreements with Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly.


Report: Vines Lead Singer Has Asperger's

Authorities dropped an assault charge filed against the lead singer of Australian rock band The Vines after his lawyers said he has Asperger's syndrome, according to reports Saturday.


The Revenge   of the Mummy star and his wife, Afton Smith, welcomed their second   son, Hudson, Aug. 16 in L.A, his publicist confirmed Friday. The couple,   who've been hitched for six years, also have a two-year-old son, Griffin   Arthur Fraser.


France cancels Senegal's bilateral debt: 217 million euros

France wiped out all of Senegal's bilateral debt, totalling 217 million euros (287.9 million dollars), under a deal signed by the two governments, the French finance ministry announced.


Microsoft Sees Music Opportunity in Cell Phones

U.S. software giant Microsoft  is  aiming to get its audio and video software into mobile phones  before it is beaten to the 650-million-handsets-a-year market  by rivals like Apple.


A Troubled Film Buff Lives Again on Screen

An eclectic programmer for a once-popular Los Angeles' cable station is the subject of a new documentary to be screened at the Museum of Modern Art on Monday.


Continuous rain in Houston postponed the ATP Masters Cup competition for the third straight day. Spaniard Carlos Moya and Gaston Gaudio of Argentina were the latest to have a round-robin match delayed by storms.


Reports say holiday procrastinators went on a spending frenzy on Christmas Eve, but was it enough? NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Christmas Eve kept the nation's merchants busy, according to the credit card company Visa, which says Dec.


Belarus Says Vote Allows President to Run Again

Belarusans voted in favor of scrapping presidential term limits, the Central Elections Commission chief said Monday, citing partial results. Ending the limits would allow the country's authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, to seek a new term in 2006.


Loews to buy gas assets from Dominion for $4 bln

Loews Corp. , a conglomerate, said on Monday it agreed to buy natural gas exploration and production assets in three states from Dominion Resources Inc.  for $4.025 billion in cash to diversify its revenue stream.


Oil jumps on OPEC's first output cut since 2004

Oil jumped more than a dollar to above $60 on Thursday after an OPEC delegate said the producer group will cut output by 1 million barrels per day as soon as possible to prop up prices.


Iraqi Police Discover Five Decapitated Iraqis

MOSUL, Iraq  - Police have found five decapitated  bodies of Iraqis in northern Iraqi cities, police and hospital  officials said on Tuesday.


Facebook, Google in a social-networking PR scramble?

Facebook has scheduled a high-profile advertising announcement for Nov. 6. Google has reportedly changed its social-networking announcement from Nov. 5 to later in the week. Coincidence?


President Alvaro Uribe flew to Washington on Wednesday hoping to revive Colombia's trade accord with the U.S., but he could also face a move in Congress to slash anti-drug aid for the world's largest producer of cocaine.


Lycos Europe's controversial anti-spam efforts had a bumpy first week, with various availability problems, some of which may have been caused by the same spammers the site targeted with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.


The Department of Health and Human Resources has lifted a boil- water advisory placed on the Bellwood community facility in Fayette County.  (c) 2007 Charleston Gazette, The. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Indici paneuropei Dj Stoxx 50 e Dj Stoxx 600 -2,37% e -2,41%


Madonna is in Moscow for her first Russian concert, on a tour branded blasphemous by the Orthodox church.


Yushchenko: The Yanukovych-Kuchma teams are trying to wreck the ...

(Korrespondent.net and Post Staff) - Opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko is accusing his opponent Viktor Yanukovychâs campaign staff of seeking to derail the Dec. 26 presidential second-round vote.


Media Firms' Down Years Add Grist to Proxy Bids

The New York Times Co. and Richmond's Media General reported disappointing fourth-quarter and full-year 2007 earnings yesterday, exacerbating conditions that have brewed shareholder revolts at both companies.


Shares of Blockbuster Inc. plunged nearly 17 percent on Tuesday after a new threat emerged to the world's largest chain of movie-rental stores: Apple Inc. announced it now offers movie downloads via iTunes.


Roma, 18:20 - CALCIO, SAMP; NOVELLINO: QUESTO E' IL CALCIO

Amarezza in casa Sampdoria per il ko con la Lazio. ''La partita l'ha sempre fatta la Sampdoria - ha ...


British Legion poster campaign tackles political controversy over pensions for families.


Martynas Jusevicius' Blog: Reading Excel files with PHP

Martynas Jusevicius has pointed out a handy tool to work with Microsoft Excel files in PHP - PHPExcelReader.   There is a nice tool for reading Microsoft Excel files called PHPExcelReader. It works with .xls files up to Excel version 2003, which are based on the BIFF format (later versions use OOXML). It is written in native PHP and does not require any third-party libraries or the MS Office package.   He includes an example of it in use - a loop that runs through the cells of a spreadsheet and outputs each of them (going across the row via an inner for loop as well).


The Marine Corps is taking on the role of fashion police.


Film furore Germans get disturbing close-up view of Hitler

Adolf Hitler shuffles around the tightly-packed briefing room, screaming at his generals that they are cowards, traitors, and scum.


Creative introduces ZEN Stone Plus MP3 player

Creative Technology has launched a new mini MP3 player it hopes will compete with the iPod shuffle. The #49.99 (US$97) 2GB Creative ZEN Stone Plus includes a tiny screen for the first time. Available in six high-gloss colors -- black, white, red, blue, pink and green -- the MP3 player also includes a FM radio, clock, stopwatch, voice recording function, and customizable equalizer settings.


Scots floored as French rediscover the F word at Six Nations rugby

Under his predecessor Bernard Laporte it was regarded as a dirty word, but Marc Lievremont's desire to make flair once more synonymous with French rugby has paid an immediate dividend.


Malaysia's UMNO will not bring Anwar back into party

KUALA LUMPUR : The UMNO Supreme Council on Tuesday reached a decision not to bring back former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who was UMNO deputy president, into the party for now.


Google Treads Further on Microsoft's Turf

Although it has repeatedly denied it has any intention of taking on Microsoft Office, Google on Thursday introduced Google Apps Premier Edition, a fee-based version of its free Web-based word processing and spreadsheet applications for businesses.


Iran on Sunday rejected a proposal by US presidential candidate John Kerry who has suggested supplying the Islamic state with nuclear fuel for power reactors if Tehran agrees to give up its own fuel-making capability.


Pacers-Pistons Melee Another Black Eye For Detroit

_ The sight of Detroit fans scuffling with NBA stars at the end of a game and showering players with beer, ice and popcorn gives the city another black eye as it struggles to overcome a well-worn reputation for violence and unrest.


OPINION: Covenant Rezoning: Follow the Rules, Not the Heart

By Henry J. Waters III, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Sep. 22--Folks are in a snit about a rezoning request by not-for-profit Covenant Community Development Corp. for an area near the corner of Sexton Road and North Garth Avenue.


Gas prices fell nearly 3 cents per gallon during the past two weeks, reversing a trend that saw an increase of about 18 cents since early September, a national survey said Sunday.


Al Tg1:non si puo' governare contro qualcuno ma per qualcosa


The jailed leader of the Fatah movement in the West Bank, Marwan Barghouti, has joined the race to succeed Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority in next month's election.


Park Cleanup Date Set: 800 Volunteers Will Be Needed

By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 17--GULFPORT -- She vowed last spring after volunteers cleaned the beach and restored Biloxi Park that the Great American Cleanup would be back, and Friday Gail Cunningham came to Gulfport to kick off the 2007 campaign.


Davenport considers returning to the tour

New mother and former world number one Lindsay Davenport said on Tuesday she was considering a return to the tour.


Barry George pleads not guilty to the murder of BBC TV presenter Jill Dando in 1999.


Circa duecento viaggiatori esasperati per i ritardi di oltre un'orahanno occupato i binari a Vignate, una stazione non presidiata                                                  Tornano a protestare i pendolari bloccata linea Milano-Venezia


France's president unveils new economic reforms in a  command performance, but skeptics say he's short on detail


Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says BlackBerry thumb may be joining modern-day vocabulary, as did "tennis elbow" some time ago.


Youngsters gather on Tian'anmen Square to mark National Day

Over 15,000 young people gathered on the Tian'anmen Square Friday morning to celebrate the 55th National Day, singing the National Anthem and saluting the National Flag at a grand, emotional flag-hoisting ceremony.


The Democratic candidate for governor of California said Sunday that if elected he would call immediately on President Bush to withdraw California National Guard troops from Iraq.


Scouring remote regions for plants, oils and extracts can yield cures â and big profits â for pharmaceutical companies and indigenous tribes.


Roma, 17:20 - Calcio, Papadopulo: Simoni parla anche per me

"Il divorzio polemico di Simoni dal Siena? Se lui parla, lo fa anche per me...". Lo ha dichiarato og...


Drama writes missing "Chapter" of Lennon's murder

PARK CITY, Utah  - Where were you when you heard John Lennon was killed? I remember it vividly, angling at the curve on Sunset Boulevard by the Hamburger Hamlet on the Strip and heading for work at the old Hollywood Reporter offices. Ever since then, the question for all us early Beatles fans: Why?


India ; India withdraws around 3000 troops from Kashmir

India News, JAMMU, India - India pulled out around 3,000 troops from Kashmir Saturday in a planned withdrawal of army units from the region, officials said, as the peace process between New Delhi and Islamabad came under strain this week.


Missouri joins prescription drug program

Missouri is joining Illinois and Wisconsin in importing prescription drugs from Canada, Britain and Ireland. Gov. Bob Holden appeared at a news conference with Illinois Gov.


Bobby Cremins is hoping for an NCAA tournament bid to finish off his first season as coach at College of Charleston.


A man who passed out drunk on rail tracks is being sentenced after admitting obstructing the railway.


Kenya opposition leads as delays raise tempers

Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga led on Saturday in the race to govern east Africa's largest economy but tempers flared over the slow pace of vote tallying in the incumbent's strongholds.


Men's Wearhouse posts rise in quarterly net income

Men's Wearhouse Inc.  posted a 60 percent rise in quarterly net income on Wednesday due to fatter gross profit margins and raised its quarterly dividend by a penny to 6 cents per share.


Hope y'all had a solid Christmas yesterday. It was good day for sitting on the couch watching hoop and eating. Come to think of it, the only difference between yesterday and most other Saturdays were the presents.


Sri Lanka backtracks on opposition to French FM

Sri Lanka distanced itself from opposition to Bernard Kouchner, who was named by the European Union to monitor human rights on the tropical island and is France's new foreign minister.


A murder investigation is launched after a 17-year-old boy dies after being attacked in Hull.


Lessons From 'Math Dude' Add Cool to the Equation

Mike DeGraba is not your typical math teacher. To teach probability, he dresses up as a magician. For a lesson on multiplying polynomials, he becomes Groucho Marx. To divide monomials, he pretends to be a vampire.


Jean Philippe Peguero scores in the 31st minute to lead the Rapids to a 1-0 victory over the Galaxy in the MLS Western Conference semifinals Friday night.


England seek first one-day title against surprise package Windies

LONDON: England have never won a major international limited-overs title while West Indiesâ World Cup glory days date back to 1975 and 1979.


Roma, 12:15 - CALCIO, MANCINI: ROMA DEVE PENSARE A FARE SUO CAMPIONATO

Amantino Mancini, non commenta l'errore arbitrale in occasione del gol dell'interista Cambiasso nell...


Scientists Weigh Stem Cellsâ Role as Cancer Cause

A debate over a hypothesis that cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells could affect the path of research.


Chartreuse says, ‘‘If Madonna was Marketing 1.0, then Paris Hilton is Marketing 2.0.’’ Why? ‘‘Because she is the queen of links.’’ Paris never really talks about herself. She talks about other people . . . the designers of her clothes, the clubs she goes to, who she hangs out with. She has garnered what marketers want, attention. But when ...


Colonial in merger talks with Gecina: report

The chairmen of Spanish property company Colonial  and France's Gecina  are in talks about merging the two to create Europe's second-largest real estate group, Cinco Dias reported on Friday.