Australia seize control of Pool B as they put Wales to the sword with a physical and dynamic show in Cardiff.


Cast Announced for "Tupperware" Comedy, 'Sealed for Freshness'

Playbill - Producers have opened the lid to reveal the actresses who'll play a gaggle of Midwestern housewives who bond at a Tupperware party in Off-Broadway's Sealed for Freshness.


A straw poll at the UN puts South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon ahead in the race to succeed Kofi Annan.


Trichet, per far girare l'economia servono le riforme


Dow Jones Agrees to Buy MarketWatch in $519 Million Deal

Dow Jones & Company, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, has agreed to buy MarketWatch, the parent company of the financial news Web site CBS MarketWatch, for approximately $519 million, the companies said today.


Boffins challenge shape of neutron neutrality

Pick a team, dammit Neutrons. You might very well think (unless you are a physics buff, or associated geek) they are neutral, that is to say, without charge. After all, they even sound like the word neutral.â¦


Some tough playing conditions cooled off Ted Purdy yesterday at San Antonio. A day after matching the course record with a 61, Purdy struggled through stifling, 97-degree heat to a 69 that left him at 10-under-par 130, one stroke behind leader Dean Wilson midway through the Texas Open.


âPakistan has open mind to settle all issues with Indiaâ

Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today said Islamabad had an âopen mindâ in settling all issues with India, including Kashmir through a mechanism which is acceptable to the Kashmiri people.


Three Palestinians are killed on the second day of an Israeli raid in the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll to 11.


Six soldiers killed, air strikes mount ahead of expected Fallujah ...

RAMADI, Iraq : Six British and American troops were killed in Iraq over the last 24 hours as the US military battered the flashpoint city of Fallujah with air strikes ahead of an expected all-out assault.


Nel 2006 il balzo e' stato del 105,89%, pari a 46,55 milioni


Billboard CD reviews: Lil' Mo, Patti Scialfa

On her indie debut, much like her  previous albums, Long Island, N.Y.-bred Lil' Mo emotively  relates around-the-way tales of love and lust, heartache and  heartbreak.


Le indagini sono partite un anno fa e si sono concluse con alcuni arrestiIl giro d'affari si aggirava intorno al milione di euro                                              Scaricavano rifiuti nel fiume Sarno Sgominata un'organizzazione nel salernitano


Romanian Panel Rejects Opposition Poll Complaint

Romania's election authorities on  Tuesday threw out an opposition demand that last Sunday's  general election should be annulled because of fraudulent  counting.


Critiche alla puntata di ieri sera del programma di Santoro


Oracle in Merger Talks Beyond PeopleSoft

Oracle Corp.  on Thursday said it is in merger talks with other technology companies as it pursues its $9.2 billion hostile takeover bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. .


Londra, 21:18 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL: STOP TORRES, IN DUBBIO PER L'INTER

Il Liverpool ha confermato l'entità dell'infortunio occorso ieri a Fernando Torres nel corso ...


As the Patriots become the latest of the league's bad boys, we consider the very fine line between gamesmanship and cheating.


Online Shopper: Inside NanaÂs Lamp Was a Genie: Nana

Repairing her torchier was a way of keeping faith with the old soul.


Lauren Nelson, an aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America on Monday night, the second year in a row that a Miss Oklahoma has won the crown.


Livorno, 18:22 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; TAVANO: CON LUCARELLI INTESA PERFETTA

Il Livorno ha presentato questa mattina Tavano e Rossini. ''Sarei orgoglioso di indossare il numero ...


U.S. DoJ, SEC probe possible Siemens violations

A corruption affair that has shaken German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG  has spread to the United States with investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission.


Bush, Kerry Teams Agree to Three Debates

Negotiators for President Bush and Democrat John Kerry agreed Monday to three 90-minute debates beginning Sept. 30, including one town-hall format with questions from undecided voters in the audience.


Tony Blair is set to back Gordon Brown's  pre-Budget report, amid concern over some of its forecasts.


Boston lead singer Brad Delp is found dead at his home by police in New Hampshire.


CLEVELAND - Kellen Winslow Jr. broke his right leg during the Cleveland Browns' loss against Dallas and is expected to miss a major portion of his rookie season...


Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, hospitalized in France for a blood disorder, has improved enough for doctors to conduct additional tests, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.


Roma, 23 settembre 2004 - Due messaggi in dodici ore, apparsi su siti web islamici, hanno annunciato la presunta uccisione di Simona Torretta e Simona Pari, le due operatrici umanitarie dal 7 settembre in mano ai terroristi iracheni.


The Litvinenko affair reaches Hamburg as German police widen their investigation into polonium-210 poisoning.


D'Alema lancia l'allarme sulla strategia del Cavaliere: seminaveleno, poi cerca di rifarsi il look. "Addio metodo Ciampi"                                          "Berlusconi che punta al Quirinale Ã¨ un pericolo per le istituzioni"                                                                                di GIANLUCA LUZI


Laws paving the way to a referendum on the EU constitution are backed by MPs despite Tory opposition.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Spacewalking astronauts  coaxed a balky solar wing panel on the International Space  Station into its storage box on Monday, capping a tedious but  ultimately successful mission by the shuttle Discovery crew.


Taking up Raul Castro's invitation to speak their minds without fear of reprisal, more Cubans have begun publicly complaining and challenging government policies on everything from limits on Internet access to travel restrictions.


"Dr. Death" Kevorkian will no longer help end lives

Euthanasia proponent Dr. Jack Kevorkian, dubbed "Dr. Death" for assisting in some 130 suicides, vowed on Sunday he will no longer help people end their lives, even if they come to him in desperation.


In a sign of what die-hard Republicans may think of the field of presidential contenders, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was leading 10 other candidates Thursday in a straw poll in conservative Spartanburg County.


Roma, 29 dic. - (Adnkronos) - Sono 14 le vittime italiane del maremoto nel sudest asiatico. Lo ha riferito il ministro degli Esteri Gianfranco Fini, in un briefing alla Farnesina, precisando che ''un giovane


National Football League star Michael Vick pleads guilty to dog fight charges that could wreck his career.


Eastwood's "Iwo Jima" wins more critics' awards

Clint Eastwood's upcoming war film "Letters from Iwo Jima" picked up two critics' awards on Sunday, four days after a New York-based group gave its top honor to the Japanese-centric view of World War Two.


Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld launched  his spring/summer 2007 ready-to-wear collection on Friday with  models parading trademark Chanel jackets over  underwear-revealing skirts.


Tokyo, 12:16 - CALCIO, FIFA: NO A FINALE OLIMPICA ALLE 12

Niente finale olimpica alle 12. Lo ha deciso l'esecutivo della Fifa riunito a Tokyo, che ha bocciato...


Google Sells Shares in IPO for $85 After Cutting Price of Stock

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., the most-used Internet search engine, sold shares at $85 each in its initial public offering, the bottom of the range the company had suggested the stock would fetch in the biggest auction-style IPO.


The Chinese are ecstatic over newly discovered mineral deposits. But they are in Tibet, where the ecology is fragile and human rights even more so


Antarctic Glaciers Melting Faster -Study

Glaciers once held up by a floating ice shelf off Antarctica are now sliding off into the sea -- and they are going fast, scientists said on Tuesday.


Disability Advocates Gripe to FCC About iPhone

Hearing loss group says Apple didn't ensure the iPhone works with hearing aids, violating disabilities laws.


Rain has delayed the start of Tim Henman's match against Stefan Koubek in Great Britain's Davis Cup World Cup play-off against Austria.


PATTO STABILITA': PRESIDENZA UE, STIAMO STUDIANDO LETTERA DI ...

Bruxelles, 24 nov. (Adnkronos/Aki) - La presidenza olandese di turno dell'Unione europea ''sta studiando'' la lettera sulla riforma del Patto di stabilita' inviata dal presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi al premier dell'Aia Jan Peter Balkenende.


Gilbert Arenas is sent to the free throw line with 0.1 seconds left, causing WarriorsÃÂ¿ coach Don Nelson to draw a technical foul, and the WizardsÃÂ¿ guard hits all three shots to win, 107-106.


Toyota in joint venture to build hybrid cars in China

TOKYO Toyota Motor, the world's largest producer of gasoline-electric vehicles, said Wednesday that it would assemble its hybrid cars in China in response to Beijing's effort to develop more fuel-efficient models.


Felipe Massa leads a Ferrari one-two in the Turkish Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton finishes fifth following a puncture.


Study finds chocolate seems to temporarily improve blood vessel ...

Dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, which act as natural antioxidants _ chemicals that combat the damage oxygen does to the body.


Jury rules 9/11 counts as two attacks for insurance purposes

A federal jury Monday ruled in favor of World Trade Center (WTC) leaseholder Larry Silverstein inthe second phase of his insurance trial, deciding that the two hijacked planes


Egyptian Military Seals Off Bombed Hotel

Egyptian police guard the compound of the Taba Hilton hotel, which was carbombed Thursday, in Taba, Egypt, on the border with the southern tip of Israel, Sunday, Oct, 10, 2004.


Torino, 19:58 - CALCIO, TORINO: DIANA E PISANO DISPONIBILI PER LA REGGINA

Dovrebbero esserci anche i nuovi arrivati Diana e Pisano per la trasferta del Torino contro la Reggi...


Iraqi PM heads to Iran seeking "no interference"

Iraq's prime minister will deliver a   blunt message to fellow Shi'ite Islamists in Tehran on Tuesday   that they should not interfere in Iraq's affairs.


Longhorn's range shrunk for greater speed

Microsoft is shaking up its plans for the next version of Windows to get the software off the drawing board and into PCs by the end of 2006.


MUNICH  - Her movie career did not amount to much, but Madonna will hope for better luck behind the camera when her directing debut makes its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February.


Hurricanes May Affect Florida Presidential Contest

A trio of fierce hurricanes have  pushed presidential politics to the back burner in Florida, the  epicenter of the 2000 election, and could affect voter  attitudes and turnout in the Nov. 2 race, analysts say.


Market falls on earnings, write-down worries

Stocks fell on Thursday after disappointing results from Comcast  and engine maker Cummins  fed worries about corporate profits, while fears of more credit losses hit financial shares.


Stocks seen lower on Wal-Mart, oil's rise

Stock futures dipped on Monday, pointing to a lower market open, as investors worried about a soft retail environment after a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and a rise in crude oil prices.


Kennedy: Democrats Need Progressive Agenda

Democrats should have talked more directly about fundamental values and ideals in last year's presidential campaign, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said, outlining a progressive agenda aimed at moving the party and the nation forward.


While Fred Thompson's "Law & Order" character disappears from NBC starting Saturday because of concerns over federal equal time provisions, cable viewers will still have plenty of opportunities to see his District Attorney Arthur Branch.


Auspica pene piu' aspre per reati gravi e cultura legalita'


Public hearings on Liberia's lengthy conflict are to start at its Truth and Reconciliation Commission.


Merrill Lynch eyes bid for CanWest Ten stake: source

Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity  was looking at a possible bid for CanWest Global Communications Corp.'s  stake in Australian broadcaster Ten Network Holdings Ltd. , a source familiar with the situation said.


UPDATE 1-Coulthard signs for Red Bull Racing

Briton David Coulthard will stay in Formula One next year as a driver for Red Bull Racing, a team spokeswoman said on Friday. Coulthard signed a one-year contract


Two jet boats collided on Lake Texoma, killing five people and injuring another, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.


US Airways UAIRQ.OB plans to cut  its executive payroll by 20 percent, reducing pay and benefits  for its 3,000 managers and eliminating positions, The  Washington Post reported on Wednesday.


Pickers Are Few, and Growers Blame Congress

Stepped-up border enforcement has exacerbated a labor shortage for the agriculture industry.


German Arrested Over Suspected Nuclear Arms Trade

A German man has been arrested on suspicion of arranging the supply of nuclear arms equipment to a foreign state, German federal prosecutors said Thursday.


Kenya's attorney general calls for an independent inquiry into the result of the disputed presidential poll.


Iran soon to answer EU nuclear freeze demand

Thursday but gave no hint of whether Iran would accept or reject the crucial deal. the deal, diplomats familiar with the talks told Reuters.


23/11/04 - Telefonia & C. - Roma - Torna agli albori della connettivitÃ  Wind-Libero con l'annuncio di "Internet Gratis 6x", formula accompagnata dalla promessa che gli utenti dial-up ora potranno navigare sei volte piÃ¹ rapidamente.


Bryant trade talk defines Lakers NBA season build-up

The Los Angeles Lakers step into the 2007-08 National Basketball Association season with trade talk swirling around superstar Kobe Bryant.


Asians tend not to be very straightforward. They avoid precise questions and exact answers, even on matters of paramount importance - like money.


FORMER US president Bill Clinton was in danger of having an imminent major heart attack had he not had a quadruple heart bypass. Doctors said Clinton, who is today recovering after the operation to relieve


Trade Gap Widens, White House Blames Oil

The U.S. trade gap widened nearly 9  percent in October to a record $55.5 billion as sky-high oil  prices helped propel imports into new territory, while  industrial output rose as expected in November.


By RAPHAEL G. SATTER LONDON - The moon darkened, reddened, and turned shades of gray and orange Saturday night during the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years, thrilling stargazers and astronomers around the world.


"Friday Night Lights," "The Wire" and "NYPD Blue" Stars Cast in Flea's 'Lower Ninth'

Playbill - Television stars Gaius Charles, Gbenga Akkinagbe and James McDaniel will star in the upcoming Hurricane Katrina-based drama Lower Ninth at New York City's Flea Theater.


A man found guilty of causing the death of an 18-year-old by dangerous driving after drinking is jailed.


Chinese baby survives eight-storey plunge

A 10-month-old girl has survived an eight-storey plunge from a Shanghai tower block after her drunk father apparently threw her out of a window.


Murders are not shocking in this city once called the nation's most dangerous. But even this place is shaken by the killing, still unsolved after five months, of a 12-year-old boy whose skull was so badly shattered by bullets that an undertaker used a top hat to hide the damage.


OPEC casts wary eye on falling oil prices

VIENNA -- OPEC will hold its oil production steady for now -- but it is casting a wary eye on prices as the cost of crude plummets to five-month lows.


JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Wednesday quarterly profit fell a worse-than-expected 24 percent as the No. 3 U.S. bank lost $1.3 billion on risky mortgages and set aside more money for rising losses on home-equity loans.


FIVE Australian radio telescopes, including The Dish at Parkes, will play a crucial role in pinpointing the position of the Huygens space probe when it makes its historic descent into the clouds of Saturn's biggest moon next month.


Suspected car bomb explodes in Baghdad, killing at least two ...

A suspected car bomb exploded outside the Education Ministry building in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring several others.


Nato reacts cautiously to a Russian proposal to form a joint missile defence system with the US.


Pope's Priest Urges Penance for 'Abominations'

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 15 -- Pope Benedict XVI's personal priest asked the pontiff on Friday to declare a day of fasting and penance to express the Roman Catholic Church's solidarity with the victims of clerical sex abuse.


Congress can stop Iraq war, experts tell lawmakers

The U.S. Congress has the power to end the war in Iraq, a former Bush administration attorney and other high-powered legal experts told a Senate hearing on Tuesday.


Dice-K adjusting quickly to life in U.S.

Daisuke Matsuzaka is quickly putting his off-the-field worries behind him. Now, the Japanese ace is hungry for spring training with the Boston Red Sox.


25th anniversary of the computer virus?  Not so fast

Blog: While many people believe a 15-year old created the first computer virus in 1982, I'm not so quick to agree.


'Grave la sua assenza ieri al tavolo ministeriale'


Gates: Afghan shortfalls remain, no more U.S. troops

The Pentagon does not plan to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan beyond the additional Marines promised this week despite a lingering shortfall in trainers for the Afghan forces, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told National Public Radio in an interview aired on Thursday.


Tennis ace Nadal suffers in rain as Federer puts his feet up

Roger Federer was able to put his feet up, kick back and enjoy the sight of his Wimbledon rivals suffer on Monday as rain once again played havoc with the playing schedule at the All England Club.


Hu, Chirac visit Impressionist Treasure Exposition

Chinese President Hu Jintao (3rd L Front) and his wife (2nd L Front) accompany French President Jacques Chirac (3rd R Front) and his wife (1st L) in visiting Exposition Tresors Impressionnistes (Impressionist ...


Abbas insists will hold elections, truce unraveling

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Monday to press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government appeared close to collapse in the Gaza Strip.


What's "Concept 5?" The apparel chain isn't saying -- yet.


Revellers at this year's Glastonbury Festival are in for another wet and muddy year, forecasters warn.


Oggi prevista la visita del presidente Bush


Cesa:passi dalle parole ai fatti.Idv:richieste inammissibili


'Are we winning? Oh, yeah, we're owning'

At Microsoft's Silicon Valley campus, hundreds of players lined up to play Halo 3 hours before it officially launches.


A senior member of the UK government warns that it may legislate if net service providers fail to curb file-sharing.


Cost cutting boosts DoCoMo profit amid price war

NTT DoCoMo Inc (9437.T) booked a 35  percent gain in quarterly profit as marketing costs dropped,  but falling revenues showed the pain of a price war as Japan's  biggest mobile phone operator lost ground to nimbler rivals.


NASA will soon send its damaged Genesis space capsule back to Colorado, where builders at Lockheed Martin will join other experts in trying to figure out why it crashed in Utah earlier this month.


Politics: 20 September 2004, Monday. Fears of terror attacks against Bulgaria and its citizens have considerably increased, a survey of polling agency Alpha Research shows.


THE trial of 18 people accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea resumed here today, as South Africa examined a request from the oil-rich country to question Mark Thatcher


Canada and South Korea open talks for potential free-trade agreement

SANTIAGO, Chile (CP) - Canada hopes to nail down a free-trade treaty with South Korea that could offer major inroads into the booming Asian market, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Friday.


Indonesia Set to Pick President in Runoff

Indonesians will choose in a runoff election on Monday between incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri and her former chief security minister, both moderate


Gaza violence could spread: Palestinian minister

Palestinian Foreign Minister Ziad Abu Amr warned on Wednesday that factional violence in Gaza could spread to the West Bank if nothing is done, urging the international community to provide financial aid.


Health care professionals across the state say a new federal program that will give $1 billion to hospitals nationwide that provide emergency care to undocumented


Intel's Barrett very comfortable with chip lineup

Intel Corp.  Chairman  Craig Barrett said on Wednesday he felt "very comfortable" with  the company's new generation of chips, aimed at providing a  competitive edge as it faces greater rivalry from Advanced  Micro Devices .


A powerful typhoon lashed at Chinaâs east coast today, forcing evacuations in Shanghai and other coastal cities and causing widespread damage to the south of the city.


Sex makes women happy -- commuting makes them crazy

WASHINGTON They may find it hard to admit to each other. But most women don't really enjoy the routine of raising kids, and they do enjoy time alone watching TV.


Rove Says Bush Victory May Mark Republican Dominance

President George W. Bush's election victory may begin decades of Republican dominance in US politics, Karl Rove, the president's chief political adviser, said.


âCanvasâ is a movie that rings emotionally true, despite structural contrivances and dim, washed-out color.


B. Cheever Makes A Good Addition To the Library

Since the first boom of the early 1970s, there has been no dearth of running books, from the how-tos of Jim Fixx to the whys of the good doctor, George Sheehan. But noteworthy additions to the genre -- even as technically imperfect as John L. Parker Jr.'s 1978 cult classic "Once a Runner" -- have...


Residents Protest Nation's First Hydrogen Refueling Station

Two dozen protesters greeted Mayor Tony Williams and top executives of Shell, who came to open North America's first hydrogen refueling station.


A US soldier walks through a cell block at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, Aug. 23, 2004, in Cuba. (AP Photo/ Mark Wilson, Pool).


A major Tory donor who resigned as the party's deputy treasurer is to become an advisor to Gordon Brown.


A father who repeatedly raped and sexually abused one of his daughters is jailed for 17 years.


A suicide bomber killed 12 people in a   minibus transporting Iraqi army recruits on Monday, as al Qaeda   said in a video on the fifth anniversary of the September 11   attacks that U.S. forces in Iraq were "doomed" to fail.


A woman in west India strips to her underwear in public as part of a dispute with her family over a dowry payment.


I due escursionisti, di nazionalitÃ  austriaca, percorrevano la "ferrata" del Monte PaternoIn un tratto facile, uno dei due Ã¨ probabilmente scivolato trascinando l'altro                                          Auronzo, incidente sulle Tre Cime Morti un uomo e il figlio undicenne


Constructive debate, we're sure It has cost billions upon billions and it isn't finished yet, but partners in the International Space Station project are already arguing about when it should be shut down, according to AFP reports.â¦


Cdm approva Taeg 'trasparente' e introduce diritto recesso


An intensifying Hurricane Jeanne bore down on storm-ravaged Floridaâs Atlantic coast Saturday, as officials predicted widespread devastation from its 115 mph-plus winds, tornadoes and storm surge.


Drinking coffee may lower ovarian cancer risk: study

Caffeine appears to lower a woman's  chances of developing ovarian cancer, U.S. researchers said on  Tuesday, while smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol do not.


Producer Phil Spector Indicted for Murder

Pop music producer Phil Spector was charged for the 2003 murder of B-movie actress Lana Clarkson on Monday. Spector, 63, appeared in court in Los Angeles to plead innocent to the charge of shooting Clarkson at his hilltop mansion on February 3, 2003.


Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will use a speech Monday to defend the Bush Administration's plan to "freeze" mortgage rates for some subprime borrowers and also to call on Congress to pass legislation to head off a housing crisis.


India must look beyond cheaper staff, expert says

Indian outsourcing companies must move beyond low-cost services on an hourly-rate basis, to offering complete services, according to an outsourcing consultancy.


Direzione positiva verso consolidamento politiche fiscali


China has chosen the site for a new satellite launching center, the country's fourth, on Hainan island in the South China Sea, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.


Ministers are expected to announce the length of time tourists can stay in the UK will be cut to three months.


MOTOGP NEWS Honda wins constructors' championship.

It was almost lost amid the celebrations that followed Valentino Rossi and Yamaha's riders' world championship triumph, but Honda has now wrapped up the 2004 constructors championship with one round to go.


Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab AB's profit rose 48 percent in the second quarter, driven by solid results from its defense and security solutions, and systems and product divisions, the company said Friday.


Customers at Apple Computer's iTunes store will now be able to pay for their songs, albums and gift certificates using PayPal, a virtual-wallet technology owned by eBay.


C's hope team that hangs together will win together

WALTHAM -- It seems like the Celtics have spent as much time bonding as a team off the court as they have going through defensive drills. The night before their first practice, the whole gang went out to dinner at an Italian restaurant in Waltham. On Thursday afternoon, coach Doc Rivers surprised the players by taking them to an advance ...


Button admits error over contracts blunder

Jenson Button was the hot topic for much of the second half of the season. Sadly for the BAR Honda driver the attention he received was not due to his sizzling on track performances such as the runner up spot at Hockenheim, but for his contract situation.


'Governo italiano d'accordo che restino nel loro Paese


Higher-capacity hard drives will be available by the end of the year.


Ed e' polemica diretta anche tra Bill e Michelle


The capsule of a Chinese satellite returning to Earth has smashed into a building in southwestern Sichuan province, causing damage but no injuries.


Economic View: When Does a Housing Slump Become a Bust?

As experts debate whether weâre headed for a housing bust, youâd think that we should at least be able to define it.


A three-year-old is in hospital with neck, throat and face injuries after being attacked by a dog.


"Desperate Housewives" star Nicollette Sheridan will become a wife herself after accepting a marriage proposal.


UK blue chips were strong in solid trade near the session peak as Wall Street pushed higher in early deals as investors assessed a big batch mainly positive batch of US data, dealers said


Modern Love: A Valley of Misery Between Peaks of Joy

Hopeful thoughts, for those of us wriggling in the muck of love.


Local favourite Thomas Johansson is the last man standing between Andre Agassi and the 60th title of his career as the pair head into the final of the Stockholm Open.


The price of oil falls for the fourth day in a row, aided by an increase in Iraqi exports and data showing better than expected petrol stocks in the US.


Hungarian official in Armenia to unveil monument to WWII soldiers ITAR-TASS news agency, Moscow 28 Aug 04 Yerevan, 28 August: In the Armenian capital Yerevan a monument to Armenian and Hungarian soldiers - ...


If you're under 40 and smoke, your risk of having a heart attack is significantly greater than someone your age who doesn't, a new study finds.


Forte domanda e instabilita' MO e Africa alzano quotazioni


Distinctions between local economies are being overridden by a mortgage market that has made it more difficult for many would-be home-buyers to obtain financing.


Brocade Communications (BRCD:Nasdaq - news - research) increased fourth-quarter revenue by 13% and beat Wall Street's earnings expectations by a penny, the maker of storage networking gear reported after the close Monday.


Nadal hoping to take first step on path to treble

Rafael Nadal takes the first step towards what he hopes will be a third consecutive French Open crown when he plays Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the first round on Tuesday.


The ratification of Universal Business Language could make it easier for big companies to share documents.


Shuttle crew poised for vital spacewalks to restart work on stalled ISS

The crews of the US space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station (ISS) have laid the groundwork for the first of three complicated spacewalks seen as critical to completing the half-finished orbiting laboratory.


Shell to sell stakes in Belgian gas firms to France's Suez

British oil giant Shell announced that its Belgian arm had agreed to sell its stakes in two Belgian gas companies to utility group Suez-Tractebel in deals worth a total of around 380.4 million euros (460 million dollars).


NYC Mob war unlikely despite recent hits

A pair of mob shootings in three days, one of them reminiscent of a hit on last week's episode of "The Sopranos," prompted speculation of a nascent Mafia war in New York City.


Hole-plugging ants let armies walk all over them

When a rampaging column of 200,000 army ants hauling prey encounters a gaping pothole, volunteers bridge it with their bodies so that comrades can walk over them at full speed until the day's work is done, according to a new study.


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World's only human-bred panda in wild dies

The only giant panda released into the wild after being bred in captivity has died, setting back China's efforts to save the critically endangered species, state press reported Thursday.


DFA: Ateneo coed first confirmed Pinoy fatality in Phuket

A Filipino who died in the tsunami that hit Phuket, Thailand was identified Thursday even as Philippine embassy officials scrambled to verify additional Filipino casualties.


People in the Indonesian province of Aceh are to vote in elections as part of a peace deal with separatist rebels.


Jonathan Papelbon wasn't dancing. No jigs, no beer boxes on his head. No wild dumping of champagne down Manny Delcarmen's pants. No celebrations for the ages. He looked as if he could barely stand, barely talk. His face was drained.


Greenville, 14:23 - CICLISMO, LEIPHEIMER VINCE CAMPIONATI STATUNITENSI

Levi Leipheimer ha vinto i campionati statunitensi di ciclismo su strada, disputati a Greenville, ne...


Oracle pulls buyout offer for BEA Systems

Oracle withdraws its $6.7 billion buyout bid for BEA Systems, after the middleware maker refuses to entertain its $17 a share bid.


Drew Stanton passes for 308 yards and runs for 102 more, setting a school record for total offense, to lead Michigan State to a 51-17 victory over No. 19 Minnesota.


South African prosecutors bring corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, leader of the governing ANC party.


Las Vegas too expensive CES The organisers of the Consumer Electronics Show - where most forthcoming products are announced for the year - are scouting for a cheaper US city to stage the annual convention, the Las Vegas Sun reports.â¦


Shipowners Association May Expand Lockout

The Norwegian Shipowners Association threatened on Monday to lock out more oil and gas rig workers, a move analysts said could result in a near shutdown of the third-largest petroleum exporter's production and drive world oil prices even higher.


The Green Bay Packers' blitz-heavy defense and ball-control offense might become more of a necessity than a preference with nose tackle Grady Jackson out because of a knee injury.


Jobless Claims Fall for the Week, but Not as Sharply as Expected

The decline was smaller than expected, and economists say layoffs remained elevated because of winter storms.


Jackson: Remaking 'King Kong' Is a Dream

Director Peter Jackson's first attempt to remake "King Kong" featured an Empire State Building constructed out of cardboard and a Manhattan skyline painted on an old bedsheet. It was an amateur effort, but Jackson was only 13 at the time. He has a bigger budget now, at 43.


The House yesterday lifted a nine-year-old ban on using D.C. tax dollars to provide clean needles to drug addicts, handing city leaders what they consider a crucial new weapon against a severe AIDS epidemic.


Colle Val d'Elsa, 21:06 - CALCIO, SIENA: SI E' FERMATO MASIELLO

Nell'allenamento del Siena si è fermato Andrea Masiello per un colpo alla caviglia sinistra. ...


Democrats use strategy of ambiguity on Iraq: experts

President George W. Bush and Republicans have taken a battering over Iraq, but it's not because voters believe Democrats have a clear strategy for ending the conflict and bringing American soldiers home.


The Jodie Foster vigilante flick "The Brave One" scared up $14 million at the box office to become the weekend's top film.


Technology mutual funds returned more than 17 percent, on average, according to the research firm Morningstar, but a few had gains exceeding 30 percent.


Chimps Use "Spears" to Hunt Mammals, Study Says

For the first time, great apes have been observed making and using tools to hunt mammals, say researchers who documented chimpanzees hunting other primates in Africa.


Iraq Study officials question March goal

The co-chairs of the Iraq Study Group said Monday they were unsure whether the panel's goal of pulling combat troops out of Iraq by March 2008 remains valid.


Attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a U.S. military vehicle in the Iraqi capital on Saturday, killing one American soldier, the military said.


Italy ground to a halt as millions of workers observed a general strike in protest against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right government.


Former Washington Archbishop Hickey Dies

Cardinal James A. Hickey, former archbishop of Washington, who led the Roman Catholic Church in the nation's capital for two decades, died Sunday.


The buyout offer, which covers G.M.âs entire unionized work force, came as G.M. announced a $722 million fourth-quarter loss.


Microsoft Steps Up Assault on Virtualization

The plans include the acquisition of Calista Technologies, whose graphics technology is designed to improve the end-user experience for people who access their desktop remotely.


Verizon wins video franchise in Maryland county

Verizon Communications Inc.   said on Tuesday it won approval to offer television service in  the key, wealthy Washington suburb of Montgomery County,  Maryland.


Oil firm BP sells its stake in a Siberian gas field development to Russian state-controlled firm Gazprom.


Two car bombs ripped through crowded Baghdad streets on Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96, as insurgents step up their campaign to undermine the country's


Procter & Gamble beat Unilever in the battle of the big name grocery brands for the three months to September, results released yesterday showed.


There was a trifecta in tech earnings yesterday, with Google, Microsoft and Amazon.com all posting quarterly profits, a positive sign overall for the technology sector's recovery. -washingtonpost.com


Vincent Lecavalier scores with 41.6 seconds left in the third period and rookie Karri Ramo makes 31 saves to lead Tampa Bay past Toronto, 2-1.


Afghanistan: esplosioni a Kabul, 1 morto

KABUL - Un morto e numerosi feriti per le esplosioni avvenute oggi in Chicken Street, strada del centro della capitale afghana Kabul. Secondo il capo della polizia della citta', il generale Baba Jan, si e' trattato di un attentato suicida.


Calls for mayor to quit after leaked email claimed 'mayhem with explosives' was Islamic policy


Bush, Kerry Trade National Security Barbs

President Bush rolls up his shelves as he is introduced at a campaign rally at the Richland Center High School, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 in Richland Center, Wis.


Airpath Joins Wi-Fi Hotspots for Easier Web Access

U.S.-based Wireless LAN operator Airpath said on Tuesday it aims to run 20,000 public locations for wireless computer access by late 2005, and connect to an additional 30,000 hotspots through roaming agreements.


Verona, 16:54 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: CHIEVO-REGGINA 1-1, VENETI AI QUARTI

Chievo e Reggina hanno pareggiato 1-1 (1-0) nella gara di ritorno degli ottavi di finale di Coppa It...


The 2004 London story-theater version has crossed the ocean in a production that displaces sentimentality with a darkly shadowed atmosphere.


Due uomini si sono spacciati per addetti azienda gas


Vox populi have their own thoughts on iPhone improvements

Who knew so many iPhone fans had so many opinions on what's missing from the first-generation version of the popular Apple Inc. phone? Ryan Faas weighed in; Now, Computerworld readers do, too.


Two Lebanese soldiers, one civilian and two militants killed at Ain al-Hilweh.


Fundamental Mormons seek recognition for polygamy

CENTENNIAL PARK, Arizona  - When Ephraim Hammon returns home from a day of working construction near Arizona's border with Utah, he's greeted by his wife SherylLynne. And then by his wife Leah.


Iraq, da via Tomacelli dubbi sul rapimento di Giuliana Sgrena"Non ci convince la tesi dell'azione a scopo estorsivo"                                                  Il Manifesto non crede al Governo "Si indaga solo in una direzione"                                                                                Domani il giornale sarÃ  in edicola in edizione straordinariaStasera Al Jazeera manderÃ  in onda un video dei colleghi


More women working but inequalities are acute: U.N.

More women are working than ever before, but most are stuck in low-wage jobs and virtually all are paid less than their male counterparts, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Thursday.


Microsoft pledges cash for IT in developing world

Microsoft will spend $235.5 million in schools worldwide over the next five years, part of a plan to triple the number of students and teachers trained in its software programs to up to 270 million by 2013.The money, part of the Partners in Learning program, will go toward training and skills programs in areas with limited IT training and equipment, said Orlando Ayala, vice president of the Unlimited Potential Group, part of Microsoft's education division, on Tuesday.The announcement is one of several expected to come from the Government Leaders Forum (GLF), an annual conference where Microsoft courts educators and government officials. Microsoft CEO Bill Gates will keynote at the GLF on Wednesday in Berlin.Microsoft's investment shows how important it views developing markets to its future business. Last year, Microsoft introduced the Student Innovation Suite, which includes the XP Starter Edition plus educational applications, for $3 for qualifying countries.Microsoft faces heated competition from companies supporting the open-source OS Linux and associated software in developing countries. "I think as a company we welcome choice," Ayala said. "Frankly, we welcome the competition."The company's educational funding comes with a hitch: "Of course, that includes the fact they [the schools] use Windows," Ayala said.That approach contradicts one recommendation contained in a study of software usage in Europe completed in November 2006.Presented to the European Commission, the study concluded that it's better for students to learn general IT skills rather than just proprietary software.Otherwise, it's less likely that software from other vendors will be used if people are only trained in programs from one vendor, said Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, of the United Nations University-Merit in Maastricht in the Netherlands. Ghosh is one of the authors of the study.Microsoft's educational donations look less generous when the company spends "it in order to create a market that's forced into buying its products," he said. But Ghosh added it's hard to argue that struggling schools "should refuse the computers altogether if there's no money."Microsoft has recently made significant deals in developing areas. A nongovernmental organization in Russia is buying 1 million units of the Student Innovation Suite over the next five years, Ayala said. The company is also supplying 50,000 units of the same software to Mexico and 150,000 to Libya, he said.While Microsoft is nudging consumers and businesses in developed markets to use its latest Windows Vista operating system, XP will remain the OS the company supports for low-cost laptops such as the Asus Eee and Intel's Classmate PC, Ayala said.The reason is XP has a smaller footprint than Vista, Ayala said, referring to factors such as how much memory the OS uses and the size of the OS on a PC's hard drive.Microsoft is still working through some of the "technical limitations" that remain in putting XP on the XO, the green PC from the One Laptop Per Child project, Ayala said.


Trade ministers meeting in Davos say they will meet this Easter in a final attempt to negotiate a global trade deal.


Perquisizioni e sequestri in Basilicata e Sicilia


Clinton Recovering After Successful Bypass Surgery

Former President Bill Clinton is recovering and doing well after five hours of successful quadruple heart bypass surgery, according to doctors at New Yorkâs Columbian-Presbyterian Hospital.


THE creator of the worldâs most popular rifle has launched a vodka under the same name - the kalashnikov. At 82 per cent proof, the drink may prove as powerful as its famous AK-47 assault rifle.


Richard Chamberlain and Jan Maxwell will play George and Martha when the Berkshire Theater Festival revives âWhoâs Afraid of Virginia Woolf?â


Blog: The lensmaker says it's signed distribution partnerships to reach most major photography markets.


Unlike NASA, SpaceShipOne and other private pioneers can afford to ...

SpaceShipOne - as much a work of art as a groundbreaking flying machine â-as recast the mold for spaceflight established by NASA largely because it doesn't have to worry


Shatner's Kirk not aboard for new `Trek'

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


CJD Epidemic Fear ; Thousands Could Be Carrying the Disease ...

BRITAIN could be sitting on a CJD timebomb because thousands of people might be carrying the fatal brain disease without knowing it.


Scant Progress on Post-Kyoto as Climate Talks End

U.N. talks on climate change ended Saturday with few steps forward as the United States, oil producers and developing giants slammed the brakes on the European Union's drive for deeper emissions cuts to stop global warming.


Foreign countries that own prime city real estate worth more than $200 million have found an easy way to avoid property tax in New York City - just refuse to pay.


American Express has seen its quarterly profits climb, thanks to rising credit card use especially by international cardholders.


EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - The New England Patriots earned a place in NFL history by completing a perfect 16-0 regular season with a 38-35 victory over the battling New York Giants Saturday.


Athletics'drugs chief Arne Ljungqvist has admitted the cases of humiliated Greek sprint duo Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou will not be completed until well after the Olympic Games have finished.


Taskforce to check links between youth suicides

A taskforce will begin an urgent inquiry tomorrow into the suicides in Bridgend, south Wales, after it emerged that at least seven young people from the area hanged themselves over the last year


Vircom has enhanced its Modus e-mail filtering product, which now includes Sender Policy Framework (SPF), which greatly reduces the volume of e-mail from spammers and phishers.


Sprinter Torri Edwardsâs suspension from competition for accidentally ingesting a banned substance has only increased her hunger for victory.


Rates Must Rise 'Over Time' -Fed's Yellen

The United States is on course for sustained economic growth, with labor markets gradually firming and inflation likely to stay well contained, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen said on Friday.


The friendliest big little city in America

Travel: Portland, Oregon has become the US's coolest city, and Beth Ditto is its coolest resident. To launch our new insider's guide column she reveals her favourite haunts


The U.S. ambassador in Baghdad suspects that, despite the posturing,  his talks with Iranians may have brought some changes for the better


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


Actor Spacey Takes Risks with Bobby Darin Film

Even two-time Oscar winners like  Kevin Spacey sometimes need a career makeover.


Mubarak says Mideast peace summit lacks framework

A Middle East peace conference called by U.S. President George W. Bush lacks a framework, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was quoted as saying on Saturday.


Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has revealed that two national teams tried to lure manager Arsene Wenger from Highbury last summer.


Real v Apple music war: iPod freedom petition backfires

Hostilities started in late July, when Real cracked Apple's FairPlay code, meaning songs bought from the RealPlayer Music Store could be played on the iPod - a move that went down very badly over at Apple. Real then decided to ratchet up the pressure by ...


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


The Great Whiskey Gap And Other Voter Mysteries

In the statistics-driven industry of politics, no population segment is too miniscule


Microsoft says Xbox sales hit 17.7 million units

Microsoft Corp  sold 4.3  million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months  of 2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass  Effect," according to company data released on Thursday.


Abbas offers quick elections within Fatah

BEERSHEBA, ISRAEL - The man favoured to become the next Palestinian leader has agreed to hold internal elections within the ruling Fatah movement, in an attempt to head off the political challenge from a key rival.


Sexy dances a draw card in conservative Pakistan

MULTAN, Pakistan  - A crowd of men whistle and cheer as a pretty young woman in a revealing red top and tight jeans dances on stage in a run-down Pakistani neighborhood.


CBS launches music label, to supply songs to iTunes

CBS Corp. said on Friday it will  revive its storied CBS Records music label to supply its  television shows with less expensive music and to generate  digital sales.


France to partially privatise nuclear giant Areva

The French government will further privatise Areva in the first half of 2005, bringing the listed capital of the world's leading civilian nuclear energy group to 35-40 percent, Economy Minister Nicolas Sarkozy revealed.


Swedish Star Finds Motivation In Variety

Carolina Kluft of Sweden will not turn 25 until next Saturday, but in the seven-event test in womenâs track and field, she has won the Olympic gold medal and her last 19 heptathlons.


Wizards' Butler, Jamison Named to East All-Star Team

Wizards forwards Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison are selected as East reserves for the NBA All-Star game.


Vikings' Tice on Bubble After Latest Loss

The Minnesota Vikings were convinced they wouldn't end this season like they did the last, when a 6-0 start was wiped out by a 3-7 finish. Well, they could be right — this season might be worse.


Ortiz, RamÃrez starting to swing into action

As he emerged to address the media yesterday afternoon, David Ortiz sported a suit jacket adorned with a large sequined scorpion across the back, which served as a gleaming reminder of the potent sting the Red Sox bats displayed in a 9-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants.


Dominic James scored a season-high 25 points and led a late surge to help No. 13 Marquette beat No. 9 Duke 73-62 on Tuesday night in the championship game of the CBE Classic.


Hit TV programming now available on iTunes Store in Canada

Canadian TV viewers can now visit the iTunes Store in Canada and find programming from Canadaâs top networks, US broadcasters, and the National Hockey League (NHL). Now available for just CAN$1.99 per episode, programs include such Canadian-produced favorites as the top-rated and award-winning Corner Gas (CTV), the smash hit comedy Little Mosque on the Prairie (CBC), Emmy and Peabody Award-winning South Park (Comedy Central), and the NHL Games of the Year.


Holiday Online Sales Growth To Slow This Year

Retailers that saw impressive growth in year-over-year online sales during last year's holiday season should not look for the same results this year, according to estimates by Forrester Research.


Arsenal manager Wenger dismisses Real link

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reconfirmed his commitment to the English premier league club on Friday, saying that he would sign a new contract before the end ofthe year.


The Moondance Diner made it safely through a 2,100-mile trek west from New York City, but it was no match for a Wyoming winter.


Shares of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. jumped again on Friday as the telephone companies continued negotiations on a merger that would combine the No.


Flu Vaccine an Issue in Presidential Race

As public health officials scramble to find more flu vaccine and experts debate how to increase the U.S. supply, John Kerry hopes voters will come to one conclusion: The severe shortage the United States now faces is President Bush's fault.


Martinez blasts Schilling, Red Sox, 'arrogant' Epstein

Pedro Martinez says he told Red Sox management he didn't want to be in the shadow of fellow ace Curt Schilling. He also hopes his new team, the New York Mets, will sign his former Boston battery-mate, Jason Varitek.


There's a good chance Tom Brady will take home another award today, as the Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year is to be announced. But the Patriots quarterback, who was named AP NFL MVP Saturday, would trade any individual award for a playoff win Saturday.


Iraqi borders and airport close and normal life grinds to a halt, but attacks continue ahead of Sunday's poll.


Israel invites tenders to build 700 new homes in two settlement blocs in the occupied West Bank.


Consumer prices edge higher; housing starts sink

Consumer prices rose an as-expected 0.2% last month, a government report showed Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push so-called core inflation up at its fastest pace in five months.


Celtic came from behind in dramatic fashion to secure a 2-1 Scottish Cup quarter-final victory away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Sunday.


Perhaps the most heat-tolerant complex organism on Earth, Pompeii worms burrow into the sides of hydrothermal vents found deep in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists aim to learn how the worms survive their hellish home.


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has described the fracas on the team bus between Patrick Vieira and Lauren as "a minor disagreement.


Nigerian delta rebels threaten to attack oil wells

impoverished inhabitants of the Niger delta, which pumps all the nation's oil. The government says he. is just a bandit fighting for control of smuggling routes used by oil thieves.


Peppino Marotto era scrittore dialettale e cantante molto notoFreddato con sei colpi di pistola alle spalle. "Indagini complicate"                                          Omicidio in centro ad Orgosolo ucciso poeta-sindacalista di 82 anni


The European Commission looks set to advise that Turkey's EU membership talks be partly suspended.


Bush Challenges Nations to Help Bring Democracy to Cuba

President Bush insisted this afternoon that the confrontational U.S. approach to Cuba will endure until there is a change in its communist government and challenged the rest of the world to support efforts to bring democracy to the island nation.


Apple cuts iPhone price and revamps iPods

Apple Inc sharply cut the price of its iPhone on Wednesday and revamped its full iPod line, including adding a model with a touch screen that can browse the Web and buy songs wirelessly.


Eduardo off the mark as Arsenal cruise through

Eduardo got off the mark for Arsenal as Arsene Wenger's side cruised through to the Champions League group stages with a 3-0 win over Sparta Prague on Wednesday.


Manchester United's millionaires were held to an embarrassing 0-0 tie by unheralded Exeter of the Nationwide Conference in the third round of the English FA Cup on Saturday.


Lega Calcio: rinviata lâelezione del presidente

A Della Valle il primo round dello scontro con Adriano Galliani per la presidenza della Lega Calcio. I presidenti di AeB riuniti in assemblea hanno accolto la richiesta del patron della Fiorentina: dunque tutto Ã¨ rinviato di 15 giorni.


Chelsea announced losses of Â£80.2m for the financial year to June 2006 - down from Â£140m in 2004-05.


Pentagon: Iraq insurgency steady until '07

The Sunni Arab heart of the Iraqi insurgency seems likely to hold its strength the rest of the year, and some of its leaders are now collaborating with al-Qaida terrorists, the Pentagon said Tuesday.


The database king finally nabs more than 90% of PeopleSoft's outstanding shares.


Campbell's congressional legacy comes full circle

The National Museum of the American Indian, which officially opens Tuesday, welcomes visitors with a dome of white rings rising toward a sun-shaped skylight.


Sony's next Flash Walkman details slips out

Noise-suppressing headphones included Sony will next week launch its latest Flash-based digital audio player, if online retailers' listings of the as-yet-unannounced Walkman NWS700 series devices are anything to go by. The pitch for the product line will centre on its inclusion of "noise-cancelling" headphones, a three-line colour display and 1-4GB of storage capacity.â¦


The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinterâs âHomecoming,â a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.


The two heroes may be losers, but Sideways is not. It finds hilarity in life's large and little disasters


In the second such incident, a young Pakistani woman has fled to India to escape harassment and torture by her husband, police said.


Sergei Zubov scores the only goal in a shootout to give the Stars their fourth straight win, 2-1 over the Oilers on Tuesday night.


Like many teenage girls, Lee Ann Thill was obsessed with her appearance. A diabetic, she was already suffering from bulimia — forcing herself to throw up to lose weight. But it wasn't enough, and she'd recently put on 20 pounds.


The Top 20 Internet Security Flaws of 2004

The vast majority of worms and other successful cyber attacks are made possible by vulnerabilities in a small number of common operating system services.


Manning, Colts' Offense Roll Past Texans

Peyton Manning throws three touchdown passes and the Colts have their first 100-yard rushing game since Thanksgiving in a 38-15 win over the Texans.


Hurricanes beat Pens for much-needed win

Scott Walker scored two goals, Cam Ward made 22 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes got a much-needed victory by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night.


Chiron found bad flu vaccine in July CEO's testimony before House ...

The chief executive of Chiron Corp. told lawmakers Wednesday that the company first found signs of bacterial contamination in several batches of its flu vaccine in July -- even as it was beginning to ship


Quello sul Dow -2 punti base, quello sul Nasdaq +1,5 punti


HSBC expected to be picked to buy Korea First

Korea First Bank, South Koreaâs eighth-largest lender, said it would make an announcement on Friday regarding a stake sale, with global banking giant HSBC Holdings Ltd.


Middlesbrough's Mido pleads for Newcastle fans to stop taunts

Egyptian striker Mido has a double wish for Sunday's northeast derby between Middlesbrough and Newcastle.


Americans cheer "SiCKO," but not all convinced

Fresh from the hospital and still hurting from a $757 prescription drug bill, moviegoer Ron Jackson emerged from a screening of Michael Moore's documentary on the U.S. health system feeling outraged and exuberant.


The dietary supplement ephedrine, marketed as a performance enhancer and diet aid until its ban in the United States this year, can cause sudden heart attack and may explain


Michael Owen will miss the rest of the World Cup after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.


"Saw" fans urged to give blood to get a lot in return

If the saying "give, and you shall receive" holds true, then fans of the "Saw" horror movies joining a nationwide blood drive should get plenty of the red stuff in return from a new film sequel.


Stepping in the current James Bond, Pierce Brosnan's shoes, after he retires from the role of the suave double agent, might be every actor's dream but bookies are saying that Aussie actor Ewan McGregor is most likely to bag the coveted role.


Qwest Posts 3rd-Qtr Loss; Increases Legal Reserves

Qwest Communications International Inc. posted a third-quarter loss of $569 million after setting aside more money to settle lawsuits stemming from a three-year, $3.


Clyde Drexler Tops Hall of Fame Inductees

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Former Portland Trail Blazers star Clyde Drexler leads the class of 2004 inductees for the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night...


Citigroup Posts 12% Profit Rise and Sees Slowing Growth

Citigroup reported a 12 percent increase in its fourth-quarter earnings today, but it tempered expectations for the coming year.


STILL resisting digital TV? The arrival of Film4 on Freeview (which means there's no subscription) could be just the carrot you need.   Here are five ways to get Freeview.


NEW YORK -- A pair of indicators offered a mixed picture of the economy yesterday as growth slowed among US manufacturers while commercial construction showed surprising resilience.


U.S. Military Makes Peace Effort in Volatile Section of Baghdad

The U.S. military met for five hours with representatives of Moktada al-Sadr in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City.


Leonardo DiCaprio Assault Lawsuit Tossed

A lawsuit targeting "Titanic" star Leonardo DiCaprio and two other men for their alleged roles in a street fight over "Showgirls" actress Elizabeth Berkley was thrown out by a judge Wednesday.


U.S. man gets 25 years jail in Pakistan camp case

A federal judge sentenced an American to 25 years in prison for providing material support to terrorists by attending paramilitary training camps in Pakistan and lying about it to U.S. officials.


TELSTRA will remain firmly in Australian hands even after the Government sells its shares in the company, Treasurer Mr Peter Costello said yesterday.


Turkey's ruling AK Party and opposition MPs are to present a plan to ease the headscarf ban in universities.


com. Sometimes the question is not whether the New York Yankees will mount a comeback in the postseason, but how they will do so. The Yanks have had to rally to win 32 of their 69 postseason wins since 1996.


The Finnish telecom giant puts down roots in India.


Sandbags save homes as floods hit Yorkshire

Relentless rain overwhelmed flood defences in Yorkshire again yesterday, bursting river banks in central Leeds and forcing firefighters to evacuate 60 children from a nursery school and 70 staff from a textile mill


Cheney visits troops in Iraq for Thanksgiving: Iraq TV

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney flew into Baghdad on Thursday for a previously unannounced visit to celebrate the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday with U.S. troops, Iraqi state television said.


Waterfall Audio to introduce glass speakers to American market

French company Waterfall Audio is showcasing its unique glass speakers at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.


Militants Say Beheaded Collaborator-Web Site

An Iraqi militant group said it beheaded  an Iraqi man it accused of collaborating with U.S. forces and  posted pictures of the killing on the Internet.


LAS VEGAS - Bernard Hopkins, the 39-year-old boxing rebel without pause, not only continues to defy age but conventional fistic logic.


"Pulp Fiction" writer charged after fatal crash

Oscar-winning "Pulp Fiction" screenwriter Roger Avary was arrested on Sunday after a fatal car crash northwest of Los Angeles, officials said.


Military redeployment plans spark questions

The timing and location of President Bush's announcement were suspect - during a campaign appearance before an audience of vets while trying to answer John Kerry's details-free promise that he would bring troops home from Iraq sooner than Bush.


Baghdatis crashes out of Chennai tennis open

Former Australian Open finalist and world No.16 Marcos Baghdatis crashed out of the 436,000-dollar ATP Chennai Open in the first round here on Tuesday.


Smokers and businesses in Italy threaten to defy a ban on smoking in public places  coming into effect on Monday.


For Drivers, Skin Cancer Is Often One-Sided

FRIDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who spend a lot of time behind the wheel may be motoring their way to an increased risk of skin cancer on the left side of their body, U.S. researchers report.


Mount St. Helens May Take Weeks to Erupt

Mount St. Helens stewed in volcanic gases and low-level earthquakes Sunday, with crowds of eager tourists hoping to glimpse


Pringle's performance speaks volumes for No. 3 Tar Heels

In the days following a loss at top-ranked Connecticut, LaToya Pringle felt herself fighting through her quiet personality to become more demanding of her North Carolina teammates in practice.


Al livello del 2,75%, e' la prima volta in due anni


Napoli, 19:05 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: SIAMO NOI LA SORPRESA STAGIONALE

Il tecnico del Napoli Edy Reja entusiasta del Napoli che vince e stupisce. "Siamo una squadra giovan...


Lebanon leaders in France to seek renewed dialogue

Lebanon's political factions including the pro-Syrian opposition Hezbollah on Saturday began two days of talks in France to try to ease the deadlock paralysing the nation.


Future Flu Vaccines May Not Require a Needle

Korean researchers say they've had success with an oral flu vaccine that many people will find preferable to needles or inhalants.


SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN: General Motors Corp and DaimlerChrysler AG will jointly develop a petroleum-electric power system to catch up with Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co in so-called hybrid vehicles that save fuel and cut tailpipe emissions.


A weakening Typhoon Meari swept through northern Japan after killing at least 14 people and leaving 13 missing in two days of floods and landslides caused by heavy rain.


Gateway launches iMac-alike all-in-one PC

World's cleverest AC adaptor too? Gateway has unveiled its latest all-in-one desktop PC, dubbed simply the One. Sitting somewhere between an Apple iMac and Sony's Vaio LT series in terms of looks, the slimline 19in machine also sports a unique power-brick-cum-port-replicator.â¦


Engineers closed down the Hunterston nuclear power station after temperature problems.


A thousand Indian troops withdrew from the disputed territory of Kashmir yesterday in a goodwill gesture aimed at fostering a new peace in the province.


Blog: Space Adventures says the cost of a flight to the International Space Station aboard the Russian Soyuz rocket will go up as much as $20 million in coming years because of inflation.


International Space Station Module From Japan Arrives at NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 12  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After traveling thousands of miles, a major component of the International Space Station is set to begin preparations for launch.


Hamas, Fatah truce collapses in bloodshed, 8 dead

Palestinian gunmen fought inside a hospital and fired on the prime minister's offices after a truce collapsed on Monday, killing eight people in factional violence that cast fresh doubt over the future of the unity coalition.


Sharif visitera' la tomba e boicottera' le elezioni


A painting from Cuba offers a glimpse into the world of art smuggling.


Latest scores from Crans-sur-Sierre where Michelle Wie is making her European Tour debut against the men.


Sri Lankan rebels react angrily after the UN head is stopped from visiting tsunami-hit areas they control.


David Coulthard has admitted that he is keen to prove himself in testing with the Red Bull Racing team this week, aware that it could possibly be his last chance of salvaging a Formula One drive for 2005.


UK monitors four planes for radiation in spy probe

Britain is monitoring a Russian plane and three British aircraft in an ever widening probe into the death from radiation poisoning of a former Russian spy that has heightened tensions with Moscow.


The body of a 70-year-old cab driver lay undiscovered for three days after snow from a blizzard encased his car, blocking the view inside, police said.


A reclusive millionaire author was killed by a man who stole his identity, the Old Bailey hears.


Not a single country in sub-Saharan Africa is on target to meet U.N. goals of cutting extreme poverty by half, ensuring universal primary education, and stemming the AIDS pandemic by 2015, a new U.N. report said Wednesday.


Morgan Scalley returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and Alex Smith threw for three TDs and ran 70 yards for another, leading No. 9 Utah past UNLV 63-28 Saturday night.


The amount spent in the UK on pay-TV services is now greater than advertising revenue in the TV industry.


Update free with upcoming base-station box Apple has posted software that will allow Macs with 802.11n-capable Wi-Fi adaptors to support the latest incarnation of the as yet non-standard next-generation wireless networking technology. And yes, the company wants $1.99 or Â£1.25 for it, depending on your location.â¦


Principe Harry commosso: era la migliore madre del mondo


Movie Review | 'The Good German': Spies, Lies and Noir in Berlin

Steven Soderbergh attempts to resurrect the magic of classical Hollywood, principally by sucking out all the air, energy and pleasure from his own filmmaking.


AUGUSTA - The taxman is looking for 240 Maine residents, and he wants to give them money. The Internal Revenue Service says the refund checks it mailed to the residents came back undelivered and unopened, with more than $182,000 unclaimed.


US industrial output growth nearly stalled last month as production cuts at mines and utilities nearly swamped a strong performance at factories, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Wednesday.


Late Drogba strike gives Chelsea 1-0 win at Middlesbrough

Didier Drogba struck nine minutes from time to give Chelsea a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough that took them to provisional top spot in the Premier League on Saturday.


Mantova, 10:16 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: UN MESE DI STOP PER GODEAS

Il Mantova perde per un mese Denis Godeas. L'attaccante si è infortunato nella sfida contro i...


Klir Analytics shares IT management advice

(InfoWorld) - Inspired by the communal wisdom generated on sites like Wikipedia.com, Klir TechnologiesÂ  launched an IT management product Monday intended for system administrators at small and medium businesses. Klir Analytics 3.0 beta allows IT users to publish and share their own favorite fixes, using a software-as-a-service (SAAS) business model. Over time, the most successful software will garner the best ratings, just as the most popular photographs get top billing at Flickr.com, said James Maiocco, Klir's chief executive officer. Klir, of Seattle, hopes to gain the most users at companies that are too small for the Fortune 2000 list, where large corporations get their IT services from long-term contracts with BMC Software, CA, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM, he said. Maiocco is betting that IT managers at small companies would rather get customized service, picking their own products with a buffet-meal approach enabled by Web 2.0 technologies. Using a distributed work model is also more efficient than centralized call centers, since 50 percent of help-desk calls relate to bugs that have already been addressed by patches and release notes, he said. Fewer than 500 people use Klir Analytics 3.0 today, but Klir began distributing a free, entry-level version in August, hoping to enlist 1,000 users and push their results into statistical relevancy. Once that happens, the company will roll out quantitative benchmarking of IT products and services, based on users' reports on applications, bandwidth, networks and servers. Dell launched a similar productÂ in June with its Platinum Plus IT services offering, a dashboard that uses maps from Google Earth to let IT managers track problems and compare their results with other companies. However, Dell's product is for companies with at least 100 servers, while Klir Analytics subscriptions start at $108 per month to manage 10 devices. AÂ closer competitorÂ may be Splunk, a San Francisco company backed by CA whose software lets system administrators search through data on applications, devices and services, then share their troubleshooting advice in a community wiki.


Obama hits Clinton hard on power of change

Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama unloaded a sharp new attack on rival Hillary Clinton Thursday, coupled with a ringing new call for change, one week before first 2008 votes are cast.


Jury Finishes Listening to Tapes of Peterson Talking to Frey

On Tuesday afternoon, prosecutors in Redwood City finally finished playing recorded phone conversations between accused murderer Scott Peterson and his former mistress.


Department store group John Lewis launches its own travel brokerage and range of insurance products.


MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Hillary Clinton fought to complete a dramatic comeback against Barack Obama on Tuesday, with the two Democrats running neck-and-neck in New Hampshire in a tighter presidential race than predicted by recent U.S. public opinion polls.


Racing against the clock to stave off bankruptcy, Alitalia has clinched a deal with its ground staff, rolling back their benefits and opening the way for some 2,500 job cuts.


Iran says won't rule out using oil as a weapon

Iran will not rule out using oil as a weapon if the United States resorts to military action against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, an Iranian oil official said in remarks published on Tuesday.


Famiglia al completo alla Scala per lo spettacolo di Bejart


Clinton's Iraq vote haunts her on campaign trail

It is the vote that will not die, no matter how often Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton explains, defends or takes responsibility for her 2002 decision to back the use of military force in Iraq.


British grocer J Sainsbury rings up first ever loss

J Sainsbury reported its first ever pretax loss after investing heavily in restructuring aimed at arresting a decline in its fortunes.


Cory Stillman and the Carolina Hurricanes weren't about to let another late lead slip away.


A seven-member jury was chosen Monday in the first trial for one of the several thousand lawsuits that Louisiana homeowners filed against their insurers in federal court after Hurricane Katrina.


Sudan is the largest country in Africa and has a population of almost 28 million. About 60 per cent are Muslim, a quarter are animist and 15 per cent Christian.


Thrustmaster unveils Wii peripherals kit

Whoopee Wii Gaming peripherals manufacturer Thrustmaster claims to have created the worldâs first programmable and vibrating wireless gamepad, which is also compatible with GameCube and Nintendo Virtual Console games played on the Wii.â¦


'In Bruges,' the scenery is nice; these tourists, not so much

In the dark comedy, two hit men (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) hide out in the medieval Belgian town until their boss (Ralph Fiennes) catches up with them.


The UN is leading a day of global events to mark the abolition of slavery and to highlight continuing abuses.


A federal judge ordered the rapper T.I. released on $3 million bond Friday, but he must remain in home confinement while he awaits trial on weapons charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman said the singer must remain under house arrest at a ...


People asked to rate the competence of an individual based on a quick glance at a photo predicted the outcome of elections more than two-thirds of the time.


Wall Street hit by write-downs, earnings

Stocks fell on Thursday after disappointing results from Comcast  and engine maker Cummins  fed worries about corporate profits, while fears of more credit losses hit financial shares.


Carrying signs with slogans such as "Best in-flight meal ever," scores of mothers breast-fed their babies at airports around the country Tuesday in a show of support for a woman who was ordered off a plane for nursing her daughter without covering up.


Man, son electrocuted at New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera's ...

_ A father and son died when they were electrocuted while cleaning the pool at New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera's home in Panama, relatives said Sunday.


UK govt says iTrip street legal... almost

Draft regs posted, should by okayed by December UK wireless watchdog Ofcom has published draft regulations that, when added to local law, allow iTrip owners to use their compact FM transmitters legally in this country.â¦


New Google fee-based service, Custom Business Search Edition, lets users build search pages for their own Web sites.


Iraq ready for "final" battle with al Qaeda: PM

Iraqi security forces have begun a "decisive" final offensive against al Qaeda in Iraq to push the Sunni Islamist militants out of their last major stronghold in the north, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Friday.


In '73, Nastase made sure things got a bit nasty

HOUSTON -- Marat Safin, the mad Russian, may be a one-man demolition derby with tennis racket, Lleyton Hewitt a furious in-your-face adversary, Roger Federer a light-fingered pickpocket in short pants, and Andy Roddick a youth impersonating a thunderbolt. But these strong-willed contenders in this week's elite shootout called the Masters Cup aren't up to the theatrical standards of a guy ...


The Italian service aims to be a place where users of any virtual world or online game can post their virtual photos and videos.


WHO says bird flu could kill 100 million

MARK COLVIN: The World Health Organisation has issued a dire prediction that the bird flu virus could kill up to 100 million people around the world.


Reggio Calabria, 14:48 - CALCIO, REGGINA: MORTO IL PADRE DEL TECNICO MAZZARRI

Lutto in casa Reggina è morto il padre dell'allenatore Walter Mazzarri. Per onorarlo Mazzarri...


The country's most unusual war heroes -- including glow worms, elephants and monkeys -- will be honoured today for their devotion to duty under fire.


Days of bad weather, a computer malfunction and sick airline employees put tens of thousands of travelers in holiday limbo Saturday, with Comair canceling all its flights and US Airways trying to reconnect thousands of pieces of luggage with their owners.


The British Broadcasting Corporation has apologized to Queen Elizabeth for wrongly implying she stormed out of a sitting with celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, saying a documentary clip had been edited incorrectly.


Discussions over British Airways' pension deficit could collapse, the T&G union warns.


Federal Fisheries minister says there will be review of salmon mortality

VANCOUVER (CP) - Although the federal Fisheries Department monitors river conditions year-round, officials could not react fast enough to prevent deaths of spawning salmon in northern B.C. due to Fraser River temperatures, federal Fisheries Minister Geoff Regan suggested Monday.


Bill Belichick should be able to read this signal clearly: Spy on your opponents, and it will cost you.


iGasm gets lawyer's knickers in a twist Apple isn't tickled over an Ann Summers sex toy ad that mimics the company's iconic silhouette ipod campaign.â¦


7 nations added to trafficking blacklist

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration yesterday added seven nations, including several key US allies in the Middle East, to its human trafficking blacklist for failing to halt what it called the scourge of "modern-day slavery."


A drunk Chinese man who tried to give a panda a hug at Beijing Zoo found himself biting it in self defence after his clumsy attempt at affection was savagely rejected, local media reported on Thursday.


International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge has been giving his verdict on the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, saying that overall Greece had done an "outstanding job".


Plane maker Boeing has said its third quarter profits shot up 78% from a year ago to $456m. The company also gave an upbeat forecast for the rest of 2004 and into 2005.


Dopo lo sciopero della fame iniziato da Emma Bonino scende in campoFabio Mussi. Partono due giorni di mobilitazione con i Poli divisi al loro interno                                            "Non tenete in vita il dolore" Anche due ministri per Welby


Jaguar may have gone to a good home, but as yet the British Grand Prix does not have one. On a remarkably good day for Formula One teams in trouble, with the sale of Jaguar going through to


Europeans Quiet on U.N. Request for Iraq

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's appeal for international troops to protect U.N. monitors during Iraq's elections next year is unlikely to get a reply from Europe before the U.S. elections, analysts and ...


Rio Tinto says Alcan bid talk is speculation

Rio Tinto  , the  world's second-largest mining group, on Tuesday dismissed talk  that it was lining up a bid for Canadian aluminum maker Alcan   as speculation, but did not to deny the rumor outright.


Grandi unbeatable: Canadian wins his second World Cup giant slalom ...

The skier from Canmore, Alta., won a giant slalom race Tuesday for his second World Cup victory in three days. He overtook Switzerland's Didier Cuche, who led after the first run, posting a combined two-run time of two minutes 15.90 seconds.


Cantell TV Sets Out to Conquer Global Digital Broadcasting

PARIS, March 1  /PRNewswire/ -- Cantell TV is entering the digital broadcasting era, offering today the newest and hippest digital broadcasting system.


Former TV chat show host and MEP Robert Kilroy-Silk has a bucket of slurry thrown over him in Manchester.


The high-definition movie disc battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be traced all the way back to 2000, when companies began experimenting with using new blue lasers in optical disc systems.Because the wavelength of blue light is shorter than that of the red lasers used in DVD, less physical space is needed to record each bit of data and so more information can be crammed onto a DVD-sized disc. This extra space was needed to store the new high-definition video and TV services that were starting to be commercialized around that time.But what started in 2000 as technical research became a battle between the world's largest electronics companies and movie studios, with the consumer caught in the middle.Here's a look at the major milestones from the first research:2000Oct. 5 -- Sony and Pioneer unveil DVR Blue at Japan's Ceatec show. The format would go on to form the basis for first-generation Blu-ray Disc BD-RE.Nov. 1 -- Sony announces the development of Ultra Density Optical (UDO), a blue-laser optical disc format proposed to replace magneto-optical discs.2002Feb. 19 -- Led by Sony, nine of the world's largest electronics companies unveil plans for Blu-ray Disc.Aug. 29 -- Toshiba and NEC propose to the DVD Forum the next-generation optical disc format that will become HD DVD.Oct. 1 -- Prototypes of both formats are unveiled at Japan's Ceatec exhibition. Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Pioneer and JVC showed prototype Blu-ray Disc recorders while Toshiba showed a prototype under the name Advanced Optical Disc (AOD).2003Feb. 13 -- Licensing of Blu-ray Disc begins . Player makers pay US$20,000 to license Blu-ray while the content-protection system license carries a $120,000 annual fee and additional charge of $0.10 per player. Media makers pay $8,000 annually and $0.02 per disc for the copy protection system.April 7 -- Sony announces its Blu-ray Disc-based Professional Disc format for data archiving applications.April 10 -- Sony puts on sale in Japan the world's first Blu-ray Disc recorder, the BDZ-S77. It's based on a 23G-byte cartridge version of the BD-RE disc and costs ¥450,000 (US$3,815 at the time). The machine and a later model from Panasonic lack support for prerecorded movies that will launch later and prove an expensive early step into next-generation video.May 28 -- Mitsubishi Electric joins the Blu-ray Disc group .2004Jan. 7 -- Toshiba unveils its first prototype HD DVD player at CES. The player includes backwards compatibility with DVD.Jan. 12 - Hewlett-Packard and Dell put their support behind Blu-ray Disc.June 10 -- The first commercial version of HD DVD-ROM is approved by the DVD Forum.Sept. 21 -- Sony announces the PlayStation 3 will use Blu-ray Disc.Nov. 29 -- Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO and New Line Cinema announce support for HD DVD .Dec. 9 -- Disney announces support for Blu-ray Disc.2005Jan. 7 -- Backers of both formats promise players and movies in North America by the end of the year -- something that never materialized.March 24 -- Talk and hope of a common format as Ryoji Chubachi, then Sony's president-elect, says: "Listening to the voice of the consumers, having two rival formats is disappointing and we haven't totally given up on the possibility of integration or compromise."April 21 -- Sony and Toshiba begin discussions on the possibility of a single format. The talks ultimately go nowhere.Aug. 18 -- Lions Gate Home Entertainment and Universal Music Group decide to back Blu-ray Disc.Sept. 27 -- Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. put their weight behind HD DVD .Oct. 3 -- Paramount Home Entertainment says it will offer movies on both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.Dec. 16 -- Hewlett-Packard decides to drop exclusive support for Blu-ray Disc and back both formats .2006Jan. 4 -- Bill Gates announces at CES that Microsoft will offer an add-on HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360 console.March 10 -- Blu-ray Disc-supporter LG Electronics surprises the industry with news that it's developing an HD DVD drive.March 31 -- Toshiba launches the world's first HD DVD player , the HD-XA1. It cost ¥110,000 (US$936 at the time) in Japan.Nov. 11 -- Sony's PlayStation 3, which packs a Blu-ray Disc drive, goes on sale in Japan.Dec. 29 -- Hackers report success in breaking through part of the AACS copy protection that's on both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.2007Jan. 7 -- Seeking to end the battle, LG Electronics unveils a dual-format player, while Warner Bros. shows a prototype disc that holds both an HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc layer so is compatible with players for both formats.April 17 -- Sales of HD DVD players in North America hit 100,000 since launch.Aug. 1 -- Microsoft cuts the price of its HD DVD player for the Xbox 360 from US$199 to US$179 and starts offering five free movies.Aug. 20 -- Paramount and Dreamworks Animation both drop Blu-ray Disc in favor of HD DVD.Sept. 13 -- Sony says it will use Blu-ray Disc in all high-def video recorders in Japan.Nov. -- The price of Toshiba HD DVD players drops to US$100 with rebates as the holiday shopping season begins.Nov. 11 -- Sony begins selling a lower cost version of the PlayStation 3.2008Jan. 4 -- Warner Bros. drops its bombshell: it will stop issuing HD DVD movies in the coming months and rely exclusively on Blu-ray Disc. In response the HD DVD Promotion Group cancels its CES news conference.Jan. 6 -- Akio Ozaka, head of Toshiba America Consumer Products, says at CES : "We remain firm in the belief that HD DVD is the format best suited to the wants and needs of consumers." In response Sony CEO Howard Stringer, with a grin on his face, says "All of us at Sony are feeling blue today."Jan. 14 -- Toshiba cuts the price of HD DVD players with the HD-A3 seeing a retail price of US$150.Feb. 11 -- NetFlix and BestBuy say they will phase out HD DVD.Feb. 15 -- Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, says it will phase out HD DVD by June.Feb. 16 -- Japanese public broadcaster NHK reports Toshiba has halted production of HD DVD players. Several additional local media reports confirm and The Nikkei business daily says Toshiba has decided to stop developing the format any further.Feb. 19 -- Toshiba formally announces it will phase out the production of HD DVD players and recorders by the end of March. The format war is over.(Dan Nystedt in Taipei contributed to this report.)


Vioxx's Removal May  Not Affect Care Much

Patients taking Vioxx for pain relief have many alternatives, and the popular drug's withdrawal from markets should have little practical effect on clinical care.


Peter Forsberg showed why Philadelphia wants to keep him and so many other teams want to trade for him.


Milano, 18:59 - Calcio, Inter; Mancini: puntiamo sul recupero di K.Gonzalez

All'Inter manca poco per sbloccarsi definitivamente, crede ancora allo scudetto, per il mercato d' i...


Assise Milano decide su accusati associazione terroristica


The Tall Blacks were eliminated from the medal round of the Athens Olympics on Monday after suffering a heartbreaking 88-84 loss to Spain.


Friends and family describe the deceased CNET editor as a devoted family man and friend, whose resourcefulness kept his family alive.


The United States broke the world record  to win the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the Athens  Olympics Saturday and allow Michael Phelps to match Soviet  gymnast Alexander Dityatin's 1980 record for the most medals at  one Games.


Padraic Brady's Blog: Zend_Service_Openid Is dead; But It's Reincarnation Is Coming

In a a new post to his blog today, Padraic Brady mentions a component of the Zend Framework that's fallen into the wayside in favor of a Zend-sponsored OpenID component, Zend_Service_Openid. Despite this setback, he still plans on helping with its resurrection, maybe just in a different form.   After posting some questions to the mailing list before adding any additional formal proposals, I have learned another OpenID library for the Zend Framework is also in progress within Zend.   The upshot of this, given it's a Zend sponsored library, is that I feel like there's little choice but to abandon my own version of a proposal for the framework. So it's status is "withdrawn" at this moment as is Zend_Service_Yadis, being a linked proposal. The library itself is not being abandoned, far from it as it has always been my intention to release it under a New BSD License and that plan is not wavering.    He talks about some of the thoughts going through his head of the choice that Zend made and how his library approached the OpenID authentication issues.


Fears on Inflation and Jobs Give 2008 a Stumbling Start

When the closing bell rang on Friday, the Dow Jones industrials had fallen 256.54 points, nearly 2 percent, to 12,800.18.


Want faster broadband soon? Move to Kent, says BT

A little piece of South Korea in the garden of England BT will dip its toe in the rapid waters of fibre-to-the-home broadband this year, when it'll run optic cables to 10,000 new homes being built at Ebbsfleet in Kent.â¦


Orioles executives interview Joe Girardi

Joe Girardi was interviewed Tuesday by Baltimore Orioles executives, a day after the team fired manager Sam Perlozzo. The interview took place in Chicago, a baseball official familiar with the talks said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no public statements were authorized.


Up to 5 million people around the Indian Ocean are waiting for food and clean water as nations hit by one of the biggest tsunamis on record


Colin Farrell says he is not interested in becoming James Bond, despite being tipped by Pierce Brosnan.


Without Fanfare, Bush OKs Corporate Tax Cuts

Without fanfare, President Bush  signed into law on Friday a nearly $140 billion corporate tax  cut bill derided by both Democratic presidential rival John  Kerry and Republican Sen. John McCain as a giveaway to special  interests.


Judge Imposes Stricter Rules on Navy to Protect Marine Life

A federal judge has ordered the Navy to adopt stringent new safeguards intended to improve protection of whales and dolphins during its sonar training exercises off Southern California.


Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr. hits the 586th homer of his career in the fifth inning Friday, tying Hall of Famer and former Frank Robinson.


Sales of 4x4 vehicles have fallen sharply across the UK, a survey is expected to reveal.


Israeli army set to complete Lebanon withdrawal

The Israeli army said on Tuesday it  could complete a pullout from southern Lebanon within a few  days as the United Nations said the number of peacekeepers in  the devastated country had reached 5,000.


Kerr leaps to defence of 'fighting' Irish

It prompted fighting talk from Kerr, who understandably feels the days of Ireland being all about tenacity rather than technique have long gone.


ROMA - Un tragico episodio di cronaca nera e una proposta di Roberto Calderoli. Intorno a questi due episodi gli schieramenti politici sono tornati anche oggi a discutere in una polemica decisa che ha visto


Firefighters were finally able to contain a nearly 100-square-mile blaze in the desert and rugged San Bernardino National Forest, but with rain in the forecast there was a new fear: mudslides.


A terrorist wanting to smuggle radioactive material from Canada into the United States probably would find it easy to do, a new report from congressional investigators said.


Texas House Votes to Exempt Clerks From Privacy Laws

The Texas House of Representatives approved a bill to allow local courthouse clerks to disclose “in the ordinary course of business” Social Security numbers contained in public records maintained by their offices.


India hopes to repeat "miracle on the Han river"

Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram appealed for South Korean investment, saying his country hopes to emulate Seoul's transformation from an agrarian society to a global manufacturing hub.


Wall Street's `Red Sox Nation' Rearranges Schedule for Series

Steve Galbraith, a money manager at New York-based Maverick Capital Ltd. and a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan, is facing what may be a once-a-century scheduling jam.


PC World's 30 Most Popular Stories of 2007

From Google wonders to laptop reviews to iPhone torture tests, here's what the Web was reading and watching on PCWorld.com this year.


Ford says committed to 2008 profitability target

Ford Motor Co.  is on  track to meet its goal of making its North American auto  business profitable by 2008 and remains committed to that  target, a senior executive said on Wednesday.


Selenium supplements linked to diabetes in U.S. study

People who take selenium supplements in the hope of preventing diabetes may actually worsen their odds, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


Obese pregnant women can safely lose weight

NEW YORK  - Obese pregnant women can avoid weight gain or even lose some weight without harming their babies, a small study suggests.


China's Ex-Premier Resigns Military Post

Description: Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin steps down as the head of the Chinese military, completing the first orderly handover of power in the history of the Chinese communist state.


David Coulthard and Anthony Davidson must wait to find out if they will be driving for new Formula One team Red Bull Racing next year.


Europe will end its first mission to the Moon by crashing its spacecraft into the lunar surface.


Sun Microsystems Inc.  is staging its first press and customer event in New York on Tuesday in three years to roll out new products and woo customers in the banking industry, one of the network computer maker's most important markets.


Venture Firms Say Billions Were Raised in 3rd Quarter

Venture capital firms raised $5.54 billion in the third quarter, a 78 percent spike in fund-raising over the second quarter. That huge increase is already stirring worries


Roma, 13:14 - CALCIO, INTER; FACCHETTI: BANDIERE A MEZZASTA AD APPIANO

Bandiere a mezzasta ad Appiano Gentile dopo la morte del Presidente Giacinto Facchetti. In societ&ag...


Sudan says rebels, not army, attacked peacekeepers

Sudan on Wednesday denied U.N. accusations that Sudanese government forces attacked a U.N.-African Union supply convoy in Sudan's Darfur region this week, pointing the finger at Chadian-backed rebels instead.


No Microsoft-Ubuntu deal in the works, says Canonical CEO

Blog: Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth says 'no thanks' to patent protection deals like the ones Microsoft has signed with other Linux distributors.


The US is calling on Nato to take overall responsibility for peacekeeping and reconstruction in Afghanistan. US officials are proposing the separate US and Nato missions there should merge under Nato command


NEW YORK -- Are there more Johanssons than herring in Sweden? Close. But here is what Andy Roddick, abruptly ex-US Open champ, is wondering: Of all the thousands of Johanssons on the loose in the homeland of Bjorn Borg, Stefan Edberg, Mats Wilander, Anita Ekberg, Jenny Lind, Ingmar Bergman, and smorgasbord, why did poor Roddick have to bump into a ...


A crowd gathers outside the home of paedophile Robert Oliver after his location is reported in a Sunday newspaper.


WASHINGTON -- For more than two decades, Jeanne M. Campbell has lobbied politicians on behalf of the Bay State with a wink and a handshake, a tireless work ethic, and a well-timed joke.


Poland * Gdansk * Russia * Photo Exhibition *

October 7 (RIA Novosti s Leonid Sviridov) - On Thursday, October 7, RIA Novosti opens a photo exhibition in Gdansk, Poland, devoted to the 60th anniversary of victory over Nazism and titled People Who Defeated ...


Nella sigla Fiorello e Baldini travestiti da majorette


Paul Pierce scores 32 points and Gerald Green scores 21 in 20 minutes as the Celtics snap a franchise-record 18-game losing streak with a 117-97 win over the Bucks on Wednesday.


WOLFEBORO, N.H. -- Wes Burke does not really know Mitt Romney as the multimillionaire corporate turnaround whiz or savior of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics or presidential candidate with the reputation for changing his mind. He knows him as the guy who, on a visit to Burke's home here one...


Analysis: Whatever the U.S. President and Iraq's Prime Minister promise after their talks in Jordan, neither man really has the power to deliver


No housing woes in booming Washington state

While California suffers in the housing crisis, the economy of nearby Washington state is flourishing with strong job growth and some of the highest appreciation in home prices in the nation.


Mortars, bomb blasts rock Baghdad ahead of report

Baghdad was rocked by mortar fire and a suicide bombing on Wednesday, hours before the planned release a U.S. panel report expected to propose that U.S. forces withdraw from combat over the next year.


Philips says completes sale of TSMC shares

Philips Electronics  said on Monday it had completed the sale of 800 million shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company  valued at about $1.5 billion.


Parte lesa impresa subappaltatrice lavori Anas


Without Pollard, Football Hall Is a Sham

Fritz Pollard was the first African-American to play quarterback in the National Football League and the first to serve as an N.F.L. head coach.


It was never intended to be. Oh, no, not in its purest form. Check the Rules of Golf. Reading the Constitution probably is easier, but somewhere in the Rules of Golf, you can find just about anything you want.


Privacy Board OKs Eavesdropping Programs

By HOPE YEN WASHINGTON - A White House privacy board has determined that two of the Bush administration's controversial surveillance programs - electronic eavesdropping and financial tracking - do not violate citizens' civil liberties.


Il calendario degli Incontri 2007/2008 della Scuola Superiore di Studi Medievali e Francescani Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Pubblichiamo di seguito il calendario degli Incontri dellÂanno accademico 2007/2008 della Scuola Superiore di Studi Medievali e Francescani. VenerdÃ¬ 26 ottobre, Roma - Scuola Superiore di Studi Medievali e Francescani - Pontifi...


Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson on Saturday said a portion of college loans should be forgiven if graduates complete a year of national service.


Deadly Clash in Ivory Coast as Mbeki Seeks Peace

Gunfire killed at least 10 and wounded hundreds in a clash involving French troops, protesters and local security forces in Ivory Coast on Tuesday, the fourth straight day of chaotic violence in the West African country.


China Needs to Look Back at Environment Before Leap: Official

China needs to look back at environment before leap: official    BEIJING, Sept.


Cases of West Nile virus plummett statewide in 2004

ROCHESTER, NY -- Cases of West Nile virus plummeted in New York state in 2004, health officials said. The mosquito-borne illness prompted some panic when it first hit America in 1999, but drew little attention this year in New York.


TRAFFORD, Pennsylvania  - Only half the machines are running at precision parts maker Hamill Manufacturing, nestled in the Allegheny Mountains just east of Pittsburgh, once the booming center of the U.S. steel industry.


Japan leadership race starts after PM quits

Japan's finance minister became the first to launch a bid to lead the country on Thursday as the ruling party scrambled to avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation.


Scientists discover yet another reason why red wine is so healthy

Spanish scientists find that drinking red wine could protect against lung cancer, but white wine may increase the risk. Researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela found that the tannins and