By Matti Huuhtanen, Associated Press  HELSINKI, Finland -- Finnair will enable passengers to send mobile text messages and e-mails on flights to the Far East starting next month.


ARM Buys US Semiconductor Group Artisan for $913 Million

ARM said the deal would better position the combined company to take advantage of growth opportunities across multiple industries as the process of designing semiconductors grows increasingly complex.


Arrives Monday for a first fly-by NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft (Messenger) will on Monday make a close pass of Mercury, marking the first spacecraft visit to the world in 33 years since Mariner 10 dropped by in 1975.â¦


White's the New Black in Grammys Fashion

White is the new black, at least in the fashion rule book of Alicia Keys, Usher and Kanye West. Keys wore one of the most glamorous outfits seen at Sunday night's Grammy Awards. It was a full-length white satin gown with thick gold straps and a bare back. The dress, paired with simple dangling earrings and sparkling gold eye makeup, made for a sophisticated look that was sexy in its demureness.


Report: Packers' McKenzie Ending Holdout

Packers cornerback Mike McKenzie still wants to be traded to another team, but after months of holding out, it appears he's coming back to the Packers.


GAZA -- Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed and handed over to Palestinian officials early today after a late-night deal with the Al Qaeda-inspired, clan-based group that kidnapped him in March.


This mood of hopelessness is contaminating all of us

Comment is free: Kamila Shamsie in Karachi: Pakistan's electoral process has been stifled by suicide bombings and the shadow of Musharraf


Stretching Old Formulas Can Take You to the Edge

For most people, a home is the most expensive purchase they will ever make. Figuring out how much they should spend can be overwhelming.


Israeli cabinet approves part of Gaza plan

A compensation plan for Israeli settlers who will be uprooted from the Gaza Strip was approved Sunday by Israel's cabinet. This hands Prime Minister Ariel Sharon an important political victory before the Knesset votes on the pullout plan on Tuesday.


Rumors of the death by piracy of the global music industry may have been exaggerated. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said Thursday


Florida St. Tops W. Virginia in Gator Bowl

Florida State overcame mistake after mistake to avoid an unprecedented third straight bowl loss. Leon Washington ran for 195 yards and Chris Rix crafted two long second-half touchdown drives, leading No. 17 Florida State to a 30-18 victory over West Virginia in the Gator Bowl on Saturday.


A gunman killed five people in a Salt Lake City shopping mall on Monday evening, before he was fatally shot, police said.


Buenos Aires, 20:13 - CALCIO, ARGENTINA: INFARTO A LUQUE, CAMPIONE DEL MONDO 1978

Leopoldo Luque, 57 anni, attaccante dell'Argentina campione del mondo nel 1978, è stato ricov...


Ever since his breakout role in 1999's "The Talented Mr. Ripley," for which he earned a supporting acting Oscar nomination, Law has been charming audiences with his looks, talent and affability.


Malaysia looks for bear bile in medicine

Malaysia has begun using kits, similar to pregnancy tests, to check for bile and other ingredients made from bears in traditional Chinese medicines, officials said Monday.


After weeks of intense speculation about the new iMac, Apple (AAPL ) finally pulled back the curtain on the latest iteration of its consumer desktop mainstay at the Apple Expo in Paris.


Wait six months after SP1 to tackle Vista, says support CEO

Even after Windows Vista SP1 is released, users should wait another six months before moving to the OS, says David Milman, the CEO of Rescuecom, a chain of onsite support franchises.


Murchison could have cheaper power if a controversial river hydro scheme capable of supplying 3000 homes goes ahead on nearby Lake Matiri.   New Zealand Energy director David Inch told a fiery community meeting in the town yesterday that the scheme would benefit the community.


75-year-old has world's fastest private internet connection

Let me show you my grandchildren at 40Gb/s 75-year-old Sibritt LÃ¶thberg from Karlstad Sweden just got her first computer, but it didn't take her long to download all the necessary patches.â¦


Digital Domain: Hannah Montana Tickets on Sale! Oops, Theyâre Gone

A lawsuit seeks to discover how ticket brokers manage to snatch up a high proportion of tickets for big-name concerts to resell them at inflated prices.


The reunited Spice Girls get set for their first UK concert in nine years - with Emma Bunton on crutches.


Rise in Metal and Mining Shares Bolsters Foreign Markets

Shares rallied on speculation that global demand for commodities and higher raw-material prices may fuel more takeovers.


According to IBM's Internet Security Systems, an old worm known as Slammer, which originated back in January 2003, is still going strong.


Toronto Dominion Bank will acquire 51 percent of US-based Banknorth Group Inc. in a $3.8 billion cash and stock deal that will allow TD to expand its reach in the Northeastern United States, TD said Thursday.


An MRI exam on Grant Hill's aching right wrist came back negative Wednesday, and Hill was expected to play Thursday night against the Houston Rockets and former teammate Tracy McGrady.


India to talk trade with Brazil, South Africa ahead of NAM

Indian premier Manmohan Singh is set to leave on a trip to strengthen trade ties with Brazil and South Africa as well as attempt a rapprochement with Pakistan at the NAM summit in Cuba.


The elderly man stumbled over the rubble, his crumpled suit hanging off his shrunken frame, his loose pants held together by a pin after eating only a piece of candy a day.


Microsoft beats Google to Facebook stake

Microsoft Corp beat out Google Inc on Wednesday in a battle to invest in socializing Web site Facebook, agreeing to pay $240 million for a 1.6 percent stake in the Web phenomenon.


Schools to be challenged over biometrics Parents are preparing a legal challenge to schools that have fingerprinted their children without their consent.â¦


General Motors reveals that the US financial watchdog wants to check the figures used in its latest results.


Ue, sÃ¬ condizionato all'ingresso della Turchia

La Commissione europea ha espresso parere favorevole, ma con alcune condizioni, al via del processo di adesione della Turchia all'Unione. E' quanto Ã¨ scritto nella raccomandazione, approvata dall'eurogoverno


A U.N. Security Council vote on whether to threaten sanctions against Sudan hinged on China and other opponents who fear that the specter of punishment could ruin efforts to end a crisis that has killed more than 50,000 and spawned 1.2 million refugees.


IBM Exec May Become Computer Associates CEO

Troubled business software company Computer Associates International Inc. has selected longtime IBM executive John Swainson as its new chief executive, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.


Television: A Strange Career Takes an Odd Turn

After 22 years without an album, Steven Wright has earned a second Grammy nomination.


Updated Apple Web pages show iPhone details

Consumers starved for details about Apple's soon to be released iPhone have a few new photos and movies to peruse before getting their hands on one next week.


IBM Corp. claimed unofficial bragging rights Tuesday as owner of the world's fastest supercomputer. For three years running, the fastest supercomputer has been NEC's Earth Simulator in Japan.


Le Guen smiles as Rangers book UEFA ticket

Embattled Scottish side Rangers qualified for the last 32 of the UEFA Cup with a hard-fought 2-2 draw at Auxerre.


L'espresso: Speciale '68 i racconti dei protagonisti

Cinque anni di storia visti attraverso gli articoli e le foto dell’epoca. La contestazione studentesca, il Vietnam, la rivoluzione degli stili di vita descritti dai grandi nomi del giornalismo e dai grandi fotografi


Patience Upsets Schuettler at Chennai Open

Third-seeded Rainer Schuettler was upset by Oliver Patience of France 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Chennai Open, which started as scheduled Monday despite the tsunami-earthquake catastrophe that claimed several hundred lives on the city's coastline.


Afghan Poll Crisis Subsides as Karzai Rivals Back Off

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


French Rail Traffic Improving After Strike Chaos

French rail traffic was returning to normal after an unexpected strike by ticket collectors following the rape of a colleague caused havoc for French rail commuters, railway operator SNCF said on Thursday.


Dollar falls against pound after weak US jobs report

The dollar fell against the pound after it took a knock from a vastly weaker than expected US labour market report.


Greenspan Has Kind Words for a Predecessor

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan praised predecessor Paul Volcker for being willing a quarter-century ago to ratchet up interest rates to end a long bout of dangerous inflation.


Italy proposes EU inducements to Serbia over Kosovo

BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia  - Italy urged its European Union partners on Monday to reach out to Serbia in a bid to resolve diplomatic deadlock over its breakaway province of Kosovo.


The Minnesota Twins pitcher picked up all 28 first-place votes. Curt Schilling of Boston wound up second in voting, twins closer Joe Nathan tied for fourth.


Yeading hits jackpot with FA Cup date with Newcastle

Non-league Yeading FC will host star-studded Newcastle in the third round of the FA Cup after initially proposing a more lucrative switch to the Magpies' 50,000-capacity St.


Sunni Politicians Urge Iraq Election Delay

An Iraqi National Guard soldier looks up at a US aircraft before leaving to remove the bodies of two men found murdered in Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004.


Celebrities Offer Brief Relief for Troops

About 1,000 soldiers at this sprawling western Baghdad base took a break Tuesday from the war's day-to-day grind to be entertained by comedian Robin Williams, former NFL quarterback John Elway, and sportscaster and model Leeann Tweeden.


Ongoing speculation that Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer is planning to buy world-renowned soccer club Manchester United surged again Monday.


Former Air Force Arms Buyer Druyun Begins Sentence

The former U.S. Air Force arms buyer at the center of the biggest Pentagon contracting scandal since the 1980s began a nine-month sentence at a women's prison in Florida this week, prison officials said Tuesday.


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Palermo, 14:06 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: A ROMA VENDEREMO CARA LA PELLE

"Roma e Inter sono le squadre piÃ¹ forti del campionato e quella giallorossa è l'unica formazi...


Pfizer loses battle over Chinese name for Viagra

US drug maker Pfizer Inc has lost a bid to win the right to a popular Chinese translation of its male impotency drug Viagra, the Chinese High Court said on its website.


RFID security presentation pulled after legal threat

Fear of a Black Hat A presentation on the security shortcoming of RFID technologies was pulled at the last minute from a Black Hat conference this week.â¦


Brokaw, Jennings Show Support for Rather

NEW YORK - While acknowledging mistakes in CBS anchor Dan Rather's "60 Minutes" report that questioned President Bush's service in the National Guard, competing news anchors Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings offered support Saturday for the beleaguered newsman.    Brokaw blasted what he called an attempt to "demonize" CBS and Rather on the Internet, where complaints about the report first surfaced...


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Google Nukes Santy Worm, But Threat Remains

A decision by Google Inc. to block certain search queries has helped thwart the spread of the Santy worm, but the public release of the worm's source code could lead to new attacks, security experts warned on Wednesday.


Verona, 13:31 - CALCIO, CHIEVO: I CONVOCATI PER L'INTER

Questi i convocati del Chievo per la gara di domani contro l'Inter.


Iowa poll kick-starts election year for networks

NEW YORK  - When the Iowa caucuses take place Thursday, it not only will be the first vote in the nation but also TV journalism's first crack at its strategy for Election Night 2008.


From the time you touch down in the British Isles, you get an overwhelming sense of grey. The skies are almost always leaden, the clothes people wear are generally either black or neutral shades guaranteed


Wall Street started a holiday-shortened session slightly higher on Tuesday, boosted by the latest takeover news, ahead of data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.


Napoli, 21:01 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: SQUADRA HA FATTO GRANDE GARA

Edy Reja è soddisfatto del pari ottenuto dal Napoli a Roma. ''Abbiamo ribattuto colpo su colp...


Gartner urges IT to embrace devices but resist iPhone

(InfoWorld) - Gartner is known for its comprehensive market research, but Wednesday, the firm produced two separate reports that could leave IT managers scratching their heads over whether to support Apple's iPhone. On the one hand, two Gartner analysts issued a research note to their clients that clearly says the iPhone is "not yet an enterprise device" and urges businesses to "resist general requests from users to admit Apple's iPhone into their corporate environment." On the other hand, Gartner issued a separate press release that advises in a headline, "Companies Must Embrace Consumer Technologies as Additional Opportunities to Innovate." The release quotes a third Gartner analyst, Jackie Fenn, about the value of "embracing and leveraging employee experimentation and experience with consumer technologies." The two points of view may seem contradictory, but they have been a discussion point at Gartner and other analyst firms for several years and have been voiced over iPhone specifically by IT managers recently. For example, at media giant ABC last week, one IT manager said he was sure a few top ABC executives would demand iPhone connectivity to corporate e-mail to be able to experiment with the device and learn its value in communications, even though the official policy was not to support the iPhone. The research note, co-authored by analyst Ken Dulaney, seems to recognize the plight faced by ABC and other companies with the title of its research note, "How to Plan for User Interest in the Apple iPhone." But it nonetheless urges that "general requests to support iPhone should not be fulfilled on the basis that the device cannot be fully secured and managed" to levels Gartner has described for smart phones. "IT organizations should refuse to support the iPhone at this time," the research note continues. "If for political reasons this is not an option, then the iPhone should be placed under the concierge support level ... meaning that support will be granted as an exception, with the associated costs for support covered by a monthly billing to pay for the dedicated support staff uniquely trained for this device." The note adds that the resulting total cost of ownership will be double the cost of a normally supported device, such as a Research In Motion BlackBerry or a Palm Treo. But the note also urges IT staffers to familiarize themselves with the iPhone because "broad employee adoption" is expected to occur outside the workplace. The research note lists several obstacles to adoption inside businesses: Lack of support of the iPhone from major mobile management and mobile security software programs; lack of support from major business e-mail systems; an operating system not licensed to alternative hardware suppliers, resulting in no backup hardware suppliers; feature deficiencies that increase support costs, such as no removeable battery; current availability from only one U.S. operator, AT&T; and a high price of $500 when compared with other smartphones on the market. In addition, the note adds that the iPhone is "unproven ... from a vendor that has never built an enterprise-class mobile device" and is seen by Apple as focused on the consumer audience, not the enterprise business. The note further urges IT organizations to request mobile operators supporting the iPhone to remove the requirement that individuals obtain an iTunes account because the agreement should be with the business and not the individual. Some IT managers have expressed concerns that multiple iTunes accounts could flood storage resources and pose questions about whether songs have been properly procured. Dulaney acknowledged that the research note had undergone many drafts in recent days as Apple released more information on the device. "Most of what Apple has for the enterprise is rudimentary," Dulaney said. "It is clear they have not focused on this and are only hoping to have enough [in the technology] so that some enterprises will permit their users to employ the device without being disturbed by IT. I am sure that third parties will fix some of these things, but most of what they hope to do is via rudimentary VPN technology and through Web browsing. There is a huge difference between what RIM does and what Apple will provide." Despite Dulaney's cautionary words, the prevailing view by Gartner and many analysts seemed to be summarized by one of Fenn's comments in the Gartner press release: "The flood of consumer-led technologies into the enterprise is not going to subside," Fenn said. "To fully realize the benefits, IT must embrace these technologies as an ongoing strategy rather than on a case-by-case basis." In a later e-mail, Dulaney took note of Fenn's comments and emphasized that he had urged IT to begin testing the technology. "We have concluded that no IT organization can stop the invasion of consumer technologies," he said. "But IT gets hurt when they get caught off guard. So they should investigate it. Something as powerful as the iPhone will probably make its way into the enterprise. But for now, we recommend that only specialized support be given."


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Pfizer says maraviroc suppresses AIDS virus

Pfizer Inc. said on Tuesday pivotal-stage trials found that adding its experimental HIV drug maraviroc to a regimen of the best-available drugs resulted in twice as many patients achieving suppression of the virus.


House GOP approves leadership rule change

After hours of spirited debate, House Republicans passed a rule change yesterday that would allow Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) to retain his leadership post if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury.


Speech recognition 'on-a-chip' inside three years

The US National Science Foundation has awarded a $1m grant to researchers in the US who want to put speech recognition on a chip, a move the project's proponents claim will revolutionise the way we communicate.


Baby Given to Wrong Mom for Breast-Feeding

WINCHESTER, Mass. - A newborn at Winchester Hospital was given to the wrong mother for breast-feeding and the employee who was responsible was fired, hospital officials said.


Londra, 23:55 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: SHEFFIELD-ASTON VILLA 2-2

E' finito 2-2 il posticipo della 17/a giornata di premier league tra Sheffield Utd e Aston Villa. In...


Justices Block Execution of Delusional Killer

Amplifying on its ban against execution of the insane, the Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a Texas man convicted of murder.


Thousands attend Gaza funerals, Israel ends raid

Thousands of Palestinians marched in Gaza on Friday for the funerals of 11 people, including nine militants from the ruling Hamas, who were killed in an Israeli raid into the central Gaza Strip a day earlier.


Frances Expected to Cost Insurers $2B-$5B

Hurricanes Charley and Frances dealt Florida a one-two punch that ravaged citrus groves and ground the state's most important industry to a halt by keeping tourists away from its sandy beaches and fantasy-filled theme parks.


The estate of NFL Hall of Fame center Mike Webster is entitled to collect more than $1.5 million in disability benefits because brain damage left him unable to work following his football career.


Texas Lawmaker Unveils Child Obesity Bill

Texas school districts would be required to include the body mass index of students as part of their regular report cards under a bill introduced Tuesday by a lawmaker seeking to link healthy minds with healthy bodies.


Voting Machines Missing for La. Election

NEW ORLEANS - Many New Orleans voters were unable to cast ballots for hours Saturday on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage because voting machines had not been delivered to polling places, a state official said.    At least 59 precincts did not have voting machines when polls opened at 6 a.m...


The Dutch secret service can tap reporters' phones - but only under special circumstances, a court rules.


[TS] Talking Business: Baseballs, Batteries and Bad Ads

Is it cheating to write a âgrab bagâ column in the middle of July, when youâre days away from vacation?


Real-time navigation comes extra Nokia will this weekend begin giving its Smart2Go satellite navigation software away free of charge, first for "select" Series 60 (S60) and Windows Mobile 5.0 devices, but later for other mobile platforms, including S40 and Linux, too.â¦


On Screens Soon, an Abused Earth Gets Its Revenge

Several films will test a new kind of villainy, in which the real victim is the environment and the enemy is all of us.


A weakened Yasser Arafat broke his Ramadan fast at the urging of doctors Tuesday and was undergoing more medical tests, aides said.


A mother holds her child as she looks at the destruction caused by Sunday's tidal wave to her home in the coastal town of Kosgada in southern Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.


Colombia rebels free hostages from jungle

SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia  - Marxist rebels freed two women hostages held for years in Colombia's jungle in a Venezuelan-brokered deal on Thursday, raising hopes for dozens of other captives languishing in secret camps.


'Pentagon hacker' plays joker on US authorities

Discloses plea offer, pleads human rights Gary McKinnon, the hobby hacker who is fighting against a US extradition order, has pulled a legal wild card on his accusers in bid to face trial at home.â¦


Software lets iPhone owners swap out SIM cards so that the device can make calls on cellular networks other than AT&T's.


Fat fees The funny thing about those telling developers it's a new way of thinking and to "give everything away" or to "build it and they shall come" are often those making their cash using tried and tested ways of working.â¦


NASA keeps fingers crossed for Atlantis' Friday launch

NASA kept its fingers crossed as it worked out a technical glitch with a fuel cell that has stranded the shuttle Atlantis for at least 48 hours, until the next launch attempt Friday.


BBC education correspondent Mike Baker assesses Gordon Brown's attempt to address the UK skills crisis.


Ukraine Leader Rejects Election Reform Demands

Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma Monday rejected reform of the country's election laws on terms set by the opposition ahead of a re-run of the ex-Soviet state's rigged vote later this month.


U,S. Should Mend Relations with Venezuela -Senators

CARACAS, Venezuela  - The United States should  build on its mutually reliant energy ties with oil supplier  Venezuela and seek better cooperation with President Hugo  Chavez to fight terrorism and drug-trafficking, three U.S.  senators said on Monday.


Health Tip: Before You Use a Blood Thinner

(HealthDay News) -- Blood thinning medications are prescribed to help prevent heart attacks, strokes and blood vessel blockages caused by clots.


Australia's WMC Resources Says No Takeover Offer Made -2-

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian diversified nickel producer WMC Resources Ltd. (WMC) on Wednesday said it hasn't received any new takeover proposals.


Tokyo's Nikkei average rose by midsession  on Friday as optimism over Japan's economic outlook encouraged  buying despite sharp losses in U.S. shares.


Former Iranian President Rafsanjani Considers New Run

Iran's influential former president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, says he is considering running for president next year when President Mohammed Khatami's term expires.


Homeland Post Doesn't Peek Franks' Interest

C ount retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks as not interested in replacing Tom Ridge as the nation's homeland security chief. In fact, you can count Franks, former commander of Tampa- based US Central Command, as


Kodak sells its first CMOS camera sensor--to itself

Blog: Kodak will use its own 5-megapixel CMOS sensor in the new $99 Easyshare C513 camera, due to ship this month.


THE DEFENSE SECRETARY In Surprise Trip, Rumsfeld Visits US Forces ...

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld flew into Mosul, Iraq, early on Friday in a surprise Christmas Eve trip to visit wounded soldiers after a deadly attack, and at a


Israeli Parliament Clears Payoffs for Gaza Settlers

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won another crucial, but not definitive, parliamentary vote today as legislators approved a $900 million bill to compensate settlers who will be compelled to leave the Gaza Strip.


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Cunego taglia per primo Bettini Ã¨ tre volte mondiale

COMO, 16 OTTOBRE 2004 - Vincono in due all'86.imo Giro di Lombardia: Damiano Cunego e Paolo Bettini. Il veronese della Saeco, splendido dominatore del Giro, chiude la sua stagione con l'ennesimo capolavoro


Agencies Share Information By Taking a Page From Wikipedia

When President Bush challenged Congress to cut the number and cost of earmarks by half, the administration's budget chiefs turned to their wiki.


Mark Selby stages a remarkable recovery to win the Welsh Open final against Ronnie O'Sullivan.


Producer Versus Studio in a Case of Money and Ego

Alan Ladd Jr. is raising his voice in a courthouse cri de coeur over a series of perceived slights by Warner Brothers.


More Ataturk attack malarkey Turkey has once again blocked access to YouTube for allegedly badmouthing the country's founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.â¦


U.S. retailers want online sellers to fight theft

U.S. retailers and police called on Congress on Thursday to require online auction sites such as eBay to post the serial numbers of items for sale to help crack down on gangs of professional shoplifters.


NYT: secondo servizi segreti guerra ha aggravato terrorismo


Britain and Norway send jet fighters to shadow eight Russian long-range bombers in the Arctic.


WRAPUP 4-US September job growth weaker than expected

US employers hired just 96,000 workers in September, the government said on Friday in a weak jobs snapshot, the final one ahead of presidential elections that


US areas lag behind in keeping up with races

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- As the World Cup rolls on to Europe after its brief moment of glory in North America, one can't help but remember when New England hosted such events, last put on by Tommy Corcoran at Waterville Valley.


NBC partners with print reporters for '08 race

NBC News is reaching into  the world of print journalism to help it cover the 2008  presidential election.


Gruppo italiano compra quota di Altergaz


Negroponte says Iran cannot go unchallenged in Iraq

Iran's support for anti-U.S. extremists in Iraq should not go unchallenged, despite U.S. hopes of avoiding confrontation with Tehran, President George W. Bush's pick for deputy secretary of state said on Tuesday.


Phelps adds 200-medley to his tally of gold

ATHENS  Michael Phelps certainly will not beat Mark Spitz's record seven Olympic swimming gold medals in Munich in 1972, but the American youngster is still racking up the gold in Athens.


"Fool's Gold" found real treasure as the romantic adventure starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson led the weekend box office with a $22 million debut. Martin Lawrence's family reunion comedy "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins" opened at No. 2 with $17...


(1010 WINS) (NEWARK) NJ Transit's executive director on Thursday said the agency's 400,000 daily riders should expect fare hikes of up to 15 percent starting in July to offset a projected $50 million deficit caused by higher fuel and security costs and


Australia's Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.   posted a 3.6 percent fall in first-half profit  Tuesday, partly due to the impact of smoking bans at its  casinos, and ruled out major acquisitions until its performance  improved.


South African President Thabo Mbeki still has two and half years in office, but the battle over who will succeed him is already heating up.


Clashes worsen between the army and rebels in eastern DR Congo, as the UN relief chief fears for civilians.


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Leaving slums of Paris, two Muslim teens turn to waging jihad

PARIS -- The two teenage friends hardly seemed like Islamic radicals. They smoked marijuana, drank beer, listened to rap music, and wore jeans.


BBC Ends English Shortwave Service in Europe

The BBC World Service, which began its shortwave transmissions 75 years ago, ended its English-language shortwave services in Europe on Monday.


Crowe, wife welcome arrival of second son

Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe's wife Danielle Spencer gave birth to their second child on Friday, his Australian manager said.


Grenade hits truck in Mogadishu, wounding four

Attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a pickup truck in Mogadishu on Thursday, wounding four people, in a reminder of the challenges facing the interim government trying to rule lawless Somalia.


Prison maintenance workers stage a 48-hour strike to protest against a pay deal unions describe as 'insulting'.


LeBron James scored 38 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles, 114-108, last night at Staples Center to extend the Lakers' losing streak to five games, matching the longest of coach Phil Jackson's career.


28/12/2004 Vancouver, Matcha, a potent green tea is taking over coffeehouse menus and going mainstream in lattes, smoothies and facials.


A cardinal rule of investigative reporting is to never trust a photocopy of a document you're using as a basis for a story. It could be fake.


Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson tried to win over Las Vegas Democrats on Saturday, mixing promises to bring change and experience to the White House with an unusual number of jokes.


BBC Moscow correspondent Richard Galpin profiles the four candidates vying to succeed President Vladimir Putin.


Eating Peanuts May Stop Peanut Allergy Return

If your child outgrows a peanut allergy, he or she should have foods containing peanuts at least once a month to prevent the allergy from returning, a new study suggests.


Goaltender Sean Burke Officially Retires

Sean Burke officially retired Tuesday after nearly 20 years in the league. Burke spent last season with the Los Angeles Kings, and played for nine teams during his career.


Tiger Woods was given the choice to play one golf course where he had to win, with a few stipulations.


Kentucky, Indiana Not Prepared for Bioterror Attack

The Trust for America's Health says most states don't even have a comprehensive response plan for an emergency involving a biological weaon.


Fires raced across dry woodlands in southern Greece yesterday, sweeping into mountainous towns and villages and killing at least 27 people, the country's deadliest forest fire toll in decades, authorities said.


WASHINGTON - The Army is investigating reports that several members of a reservist supply unit in Iraq refused to go on a convoy mission, the military said Friday. Relatives of the soldiers said the troops considered the mission too dangerous...


Bless you! Weekly shots found to suppress hay fever for years

A new allergy treatment may offer long-term relief from the miseries of hay fever with only 6 weekly shots, instead of injections once or twice a week over three to five years, researchers reported on Wednesday.


Nokia Adds Google to Mobile-Phone Search Engines

In keeping with their strategies for the highly competitive mobile environment, Google and Nokia announced Tuesday that the popular search engine will be integrated with the Nokia Search application.


Iraq declared a curfew on Saturday in the capital Baghdad, ordering all cars off the streets and telling people to remain in their homes.


Lightning thuds as Stars win in overtime

Ladislav Nagy scored with 3:25 left in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Lightning on Tuesday night.


Timisoara, 16:10 - CALCIO, ROMANIA: SI DIMETTE IL TECNICO DEL POLI TIMISOARA

Il tecnico dell'FCU Politehnica Timisoara, Alin Artimon, si è dimesso nonosytante la sua squa...


N.Korea Says It Will Resume Talks if U.S. Ends Hostility

North Korea wants bilateral nuclear talks with the United States but would rejoin stalled six-party immediately if Washington dropped what it called its "hostile policy" toward Pyongyang, the communist state said on Friday.


Congo government, rebels in peace accord

Government negotiators and rebel groups reached a deal to end fighting in the vast country's restive east, where some 800,000 people had to flee their homes over the last year, officials said Monday.


15 rebels killed in Iraq's Mosul while US plans to beef up forces

About 15 rebels have been killed by Iraqi and US forces over a 24-hour period in Mosul, while the United States plans Friday to further strengthen troops in Iraq.


A Chicago outplacement firm says planned job cuts announced by employers hit an eight-month high of 107,863 in September. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, in a report released Tuesday


Simpson charged with kidnapping, robbery in Vegas

Former football star O.J. Simpson was charged with kidnapping, conspiracy and robbery on Tuesday in connection with what authorities say was the armed theft of his sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.


Might one of these be the next great multibagger?


Crosby inspires Penguins to outdoor victory

ORCHARD PARK, New York  - The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the New Year with a 2-1 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday in the first outdoor NHL game played in the United States.


Radio Friendly Combines Ministry of Faith With Solid Alt-Rock Sound

By Ian Hill, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Dec. 12--Rock 'n' roll can be a call to action, a voice for hope or an expression of frustration.   For bands such as Radio Friendly, rock also can be a ministry of faith.


Roma, 18:27 - Calcio, il Liverpool prende Pellegrino

Roma, 5 gen. (Adnkronos) - Primo acquisto 'invernale' per il Liverpool di Rafa Benitez. I 'reds' h...


Beta-blockers may reduce stroke severity

NEW YORK  - Doctors usually prescribed beta-blockers to protect the heart, but it seems the drugs also protect the brain. Researchers found that people who have a stroke are less severely affected if they have been taking beta-blockers.


MEDIA:  Citizen Journalism Opening Up Political Space in Africa

HELSINKI, Oct 19 (IPS) - Anyone with a mobile phone can call a radio station  in Ghana now to question a government minister about the promises  he made election time.


Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said on Thursday it expected mobile phone sales volumes and profit margins picking up in the first quarter of next year after cleaning up inventories in the current quarter.


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Barak wins leadership of Israel's Labor Party

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


The company behind BitTorrent is partnering with more movie studios today, in an effort to make its service commercially viable. Meanwhile, its CEO Bram Cohen states he's not leaving the company, contrary to rumors.


Gunmen killed five people in a Sao Paulo slum Sunday in what police suspect was a drug-related crime, bringing to 21 the death toll from attacks this month in South America's biggest city.


Report Faults St. E's for 'Needless' Suffering

In a scathing report on 11 deaths last year at the District's St. Elizabeths Hospital for the mentally ill, an advocacy group for the disabled told city officials yesterday that medical neglect resulted in "needless pain and suffering" for most of the patients "and may well have contributed to...


High red meat consumption could be linked to an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis, say  researchers.


Internet search leader Google is eyeing acquisitions in Portugal that could help the US firm expand into Africa.


Davidson sets the pace in opening Belgian practice

BAR's third driver Anthony Davidson set the pace in the first practice session for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix on Friday. Briton Davidson clocked


A 14-year-old girl who stabbed her sister is sentenced for manslaughter but cleared of murder.


Budget Programs Facing Cuts, Elimination

Here are the 154 programs that President Bush wants to eliminate or cut in his 2006 budget proposal. Bush would terminate 99 programs and make major spending reductions in 55. Separately, the administration listed eight major reforms Bush proposed that also would produce spending cuts.


Microsoft, Yahoo Corporate Cultures Closer Than They Seem

Yahoo's reputation for being an edgy startup is years out of date, while Microsoft is stodgy, but not as ossified as many might think. So, should the two merge, reconciling the corporate cultures many not be that difficult.


Nigerian kidnappers demand money for British girl

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Contacts began on Friday to try to win the release of a British toddler seized by kidnappers who have threatened to kill her unless they are paid ransom.


Pamela Anderson Appears to Move Ahead with Divorce

The end may still be in sight for Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon, who married in October.  After Anderson filed for divorce in mid-December, and then days later said they were "working things out," her attorney filed a proof of service of summons i...


Teamsters call on group to give half of its funding back to the local unions to beef up organizing efforts. By Richard A. Ryan / News Senior Washington Correspondent.


Israel carries out an air strike on the Gaza Strip, missing its target but damaging a block of flats.


Lone Psychiatrist Keeps Calm at Forgotten Hospital

When a massive tsunami crashed into Sumatra more than two weeks ago, nurses at the Banda Aceh Hospital for the Mentally Ill unlocked the doors and let the patients wander off.


Teetotaller named world's oldest man at 111

An 111-year-old Japanese just named the world's oldest man said he owed his longevity to steering clear of alcohol.


Striking Atlantic City casino workers on Tuesday said they have reached a tentative five-year labor deal that increases pay and benefits but fails to make their contracts expire at the same time as those of workers in Las Vegas


Il ministro sulle polemiche per i presepi: "Il silenzio non garantiscel'identitÃ  religiosa". Circolare alle scuole dopo i casi di maltrattamenti in classe                                            Fioroni: "Mai piÃ¹ bavagli al Natale" E sanzioni contro i prof mele marce


Driving on a highway through Montreal, the 49-year-old Toronto man modestly describes himself on a cellphone as passionate and vocal about organ and tissue donations.


Andras Suto, a writer and human rights advocate for his fellow ethnic Hungarians in Romania who was persecuted by Nicolae Ceausescu's regime, has died.Comment


Two people are expected to be charged today in a bizarre 2003 case in which a pizza deliveryman was killed when a collar bomb attached to him exploded.


Moves are launched in Brazil to remove the senate leader, a key ally of President Lula, amid a corruption scandal.


Russiaâs Claim Under Polar Ice Irks American

A Russian dive that was the basis of a claim to nearly half of the Arctic seabed had American origins.


Liz Hurley's Indian wedding beach party demolished

British star Elizabeth Hurley and Indian businessman husband Arun Nayar have run into trouble during their wedding festivities after authorities demolished the venue for a planned beach party in Mumbai.


Iraq: raid USA su Falluja, 10 morti e 16 feriti

FALLUJA - Ã di dieci morti e 16 feriti il nuovo bilancio fornito da fonti ospedaliere del raid americano effettuato prima dell'alba di oggi su Falluja, 50 km circa a ovest di Baghdad, roccaforte dei ribelli sunniti.


Will President Karzai deliver in Afghanistan?

The inauguration ceremony in Kabul was attended by hundreds of dignitaries, including the US Vice President, Dick Cheney. Mr Karzai, the country's interim leader since the fall of the Taleban, won the presidential


Producers of US boxing TV show The Contender, featuring Sylvester Stallone, are trying to block a rival show from being broadcast next month.


EU Leaders Poised to Offer Entry Talks to Turkey

EU leaders were poised on Thursday to set a date to start accession talks with Turkey, as Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Brussels in an optimistic mood for a spate of last-minute diplomacy.


Manny Ramirez, Gary Sheffield or Vladimir Guerrero for MVP? Or is it Mariano Rivera, who has been the backbone of a team with a 4.89 starters' ERA (staff 5.01 since the All-Star break) that has the best record in the league.


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Stock futures fall as Texas Instruments weighs

Stock index futures dropped on Wednesday, suggesting a weaker open on Wall Street,


U.S. space hawks seize on China's anti-satellite missile test. Luke O'Brien reports from Washington.


India Pulls Out About 3,000 Troops from Kashmir

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


EU leaders agree on watered down future 'reflection group'

EU leaders agreed Friday to set up a "reflection group" to consider Europe's long-term future, but watered down a French demand that the committee determine how far the bloc should expand.


POLITICAL POINTS | 10.5 11:37 AM Sideshow Moves to Center Ring

Just as the vice-presidential candidates are not usually seen as a decisive factor in the presidential race, the vice-presidential debate is typically viewed as a sideshow - though Lloyd Bentsen's


The Past Lives on for Two Dairies With Home-Delivery Milk Routes

By Christopher Michel, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Jun. 4--The days when almost everyone had milk delivered to their door may be a dim memory, but two dairies in the Buffalo Niagara region are keeping the service alive.


Motorola is learning a cruel new lesson that a phoneâs value reflects not so much what it can do, but whether it is the envy of friends.


Members of the polygamous sect led by self-proclaimed prophet Warren Jeffs never wanted the spotlight. As a jury decides if Jeffs is guilty of being an accomplice to rape, some are leaving town, some are living behind closed doors. And the mayor of one tiny community admits: "The reason I'm talking to you is because I've run into you and I don't really have a choice."


Ben Stiller admits being a real pain when filming

Ben Stiller has admitted to his colleagues that he can be a real "a***hole" when he is working on a film.


Hollywoodâs glamour machine is stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next monthâs Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.


Udine, 18:45 - CALCIO, UDINESE: 10-2 NEL TEST CON IL SARONE

Test infrasettimanale per l'Udinese, che in vista della gara di sabato contro il Chievo ha affrontat...


Delta Air Lines reports huge loss for third quarter

Delta Air Lines continued its downward spiral toward bankruptcy Wednesday as the company reported a net loss of $646 million for the third quarter.


Palermo, 17:01 - CALCIO, PALERMO; BARZAGLI: SARO' UN 'NUOVO' CAPITANO

All'indomani della visita del presidente Zamparini per capire i mali del Palermo, il capitano Andrea...


Northern Ireland parties talk tough ahead of Blair-Ahern summit

Northern Ireland's political leaders return to the negotiating table this week alongside Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern, with hardline parties vowing to use "no surrender" tactics that could scupper the peace effort.


G7 Countries: Oil Prices Threat to Economy

WASHINGTON - Declaring that high oil prices are a threat to the global economy, the world's industrialized countries urged producers Friday to provide price relief by boosting supplies.    The Group of Seven countries - the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada - also resolved to agree on providing battered Iraq with relief from its massive debt burden while also working on a deal to increase debt relief for the world's poorest countries...


La miniserie in due puntate andra' in onda 7 e 8 gennaio


Web Developer Community Armed With Needed Tools for Mobile Content Creation

DUBLIN, Ireland, and WASHINGTON, Feb. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- The Web development community now has access to much-needed resources to foster the growth of high-quality content for consumers who access the Internet from mobile phones.


A soldier who grew up in Spanish Fort is recovering in Germany after he was badly burned when a car bomb exploded near his unit in Mosul, Iraq, his father said.


Logitech plugs in 'world's smallest' cordless mouse dongle

Don't lose it... Mouse maker Logitech has revealed what it claims is the world's smallest USB transceiver for a cordless input device, a tiny unit that sticks less than a centimeter from the edge of the port it's plugged into.â¦


Manchester, 15:47 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER CITY-ARSENAL 1-3

L'Arsenal ha battuto in trasferta il Manchester City 3-1 nell'incontro che ha aperto la 25/a giornat...


Nigerian policeman chase people on the street to prevent them from joining the Nigerian Labor protest in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, Oct. 11, 2004.


Overseas voting starts in French parliament polls

Voting began on Saturday in some overseas  French territories in the final round of parliamentary  elections expected to give conservative President Nicolas  Sarkozy a big majority for his reform plans.


Jamie Kastner calls his documentary âKike Like Meâ a âblack comic road movie about identity.â


Oracle Beats Wall Streetâs Expectations for Quarter

The business software firm recorded some of its sharpest quarterly growth in a decade, easing fears it would be bruised by the mortgage crisis.


FDA OKs Over-The-Counter Defibrillator Sales

The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Thursday approved a medical device maker's  request to sell at-home heart defibrillators without a  prescription.


NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- By its own modest standards, Massachusetts is experiencing a homebuilding boom. Through the first nine months of 2004, the state issued permits for more than 15,000 units of new housing, up about 10 percent from the same period a year ago. If the current pace continues, Massachusetts would build more housing this year than it has in ...


Africa's new $5 million prize for top leaders

Proponents say the Ibrahim Prize will help improve the continent's crippling governance problem.


Hill bilateral in NKorea still possible: US ambassador

US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill could still travel to North Korea for a bilateral meeting if Pyongyang agrees to restart stalled talks on nuclear disarmament, the US ambassador in Seoul said.


Milano, 20:16 - CALCIO, MILAN: RONALDO ARRIVATO IN ITALIA

L'aereo della Fininvest sul quale ha viaggiato Ronaldo è atterrato a Linate pochi minuti prim...


Baghdad - The Iraqi government denounced on Wednesday the kidnapping of Margaret Hassan, the head of the international relief group Care in Baghdad, and lashed out at Al-Jazeera television for airing footage of her in captivity.


RENO-- Glamis Gold President and CEO Kevin McArthur said he is very happy that Toronto-based Goldcorp has agreed to let its shareholders decide whether to proceed with a proposed friendly merger with Wheaton River, or to consider a hostile


THE Halifax Bank of Scotland group, HBOS, has known since May that Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano wished to buy Abbey National.


There are so many new faces, it's hard to keep them all straight. But despite all the upheaval, all the contracts and controversy that so dominated the summer, Jerry Sloan believes the sheer


Iraqi PM Says Sticking to January Election Plan

Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday national elections will go ahead in January as planned despite a countrywide surge in violence against US forces and Iraqi troops and police.


Boy's Murder Case Entangled in Fight Over Antidepressants

One murder case has attracted special attention amid a debate over the safety of antidepressant use in children and teenagers.


Funds Ready for Tsunami Aid, but Hill Seeks to Do More

Members of Congress are pushing for quick action on aid to survivors of the Asian tsunami, but the Bush administration has plenty of money already to launch its relief operations in the Indian Ocean basin, congressional officials said Wednesday.


Chandler, AZ (Sports Network) - Chris Nallen closed with a one-under 71 on Sunday, but it was more than enough to win the Gila River Golf Classic.


Al-Qaida is gaining strength and the United States is still not as safe as it should be, former Indiana congressman Tim Roemer said Saturday.


Mr Straw made the admission that MI6 (British intelligence) had finally abandoned its dramatic claim when he told British MPs that the Blair government still supported the


Senate votes to raise car fuel standards

The Senate voted Thursday to require average fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon for new cars, pickup trucks and SUVs by 2020, raising efficiency standards that have not changed significantly for nearly two decades.


Catturato nella stessa operazione un altro pregiudicato


Iraq conjoined twins stable as operation nears end

Iraqi conjoined twins undergoing a 21-hour separation operation in Saudi Arabia are both expected to survive, a hospital spokesman said on Saturday as the surgery entered its final stages.


Juliana Sasaki didnât bother checking out Sonyâs digital music player before buying her green iPod mini. "I knew Sony and other companies had MP3 players, but they canât beat the mini," says Sasaki, 23, a language teacher.


Four fifths of UK university graduates were happy with their courses, a big annual survey suggests.


Vauxhall reveals big losses and cuts 340 UK staff

VAUXHALL lost more than Â£115 million last year, twice as much as it lost the previous year. The company blamed the competitive car market.


Flu viruses survive frozen in lakes, study finds

Influenza virus can live for decades and perhaps even longer in frozen lakes and might be picked up and carried by birds to reinfect animals and people, researchers reported on Tuesday.


Prince of Intensity With a Lightness of Touch

Heath Ledger was serious and smart enough to be suspicious of deploying his charisma too easily or cheaply.


Chi non sale con noi al Colle e' fuori da polo liberale


Hi-tech monitoring of livestock at pig farms could help improve the animal growth process and reduce costs.


A host of stars from the music industry are set to attend the annual MTV Europe Awards in Rome on Thursday.


Modena, 19:05 - CALCIO, MODENA: IN TRE LAVORANO A PARTE

Doppio allenamento per il Modena in vista della gara di domenica contro l'Arezzo: in mattinata lavor...


England's Joe Cole promises teamwork is his top priority for Saturday's game with Wales.


Dutch food retailer Royal Ahold NV said income from its US retail operations plunged 30 percent in the second quarter, blaming sluggish performance at Giant Food and Stop & Shop Stores, its two biggest American chains.


KOLKATA, Nov 2: If Sourav Ganguly reacted the way he did when Daryl Harper ruled Jacques Kallis 'not out' on Wednesday, it probably had something to do with what he thought the match then!


Plans to stop production at a Jaguar car plant in the West Midlands are discussed by MPs.


Celebrations are held in Addis Ababa as Ethiopia ushers in a new Millennium under the ancient Coptic calendar.


Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N on   Wednesday said George Keyworth should not be nominated for   another term on the board after an internal investigation found   that he disclosed board deliberations without authorization.


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


Pokljuka, 16:23 - BIATHLON, CDM DONNE: PONZA SECONDA NELLA 15 KM

Secondo posto per Michela Ponza nella 15 km individuale di Pokljuka, in Slovenia, teatro della terza...


nother stage victory for race leader Petter Solberg, his fifth since the start of the rally. The Subaru driver is not pulling away at a fast pace from Gronholm and Loeb but the gap is nonetheless increasing steadily.


Group kills hostage after Italy refused to quit Iraq-TV

The Iraqi kidnappers of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni killed him because Italy refused to heed their earlier deadline to withdraw troops from Iraq, Al Jazeera television said on Friday.


Messina, 20:23 - CALCIO, MESSINA: COPPOLA E SULLO IN DUBBIO PER L'INTER

Per la gara di domenica a Milano contro l'Inter, il tecnico del Messina  Bruno Giordano recupera in ...


The latest death toll from the Asian tsunami has risen dramatically to more than 56,000 after Indonesian authorities found mass destruction in the province of Aceh.


Salon Patrons' Clippings Tested for Mercury

By JANIE BRYANT  BY janie bryant  THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  PORTSMOUTH - Joyce Newton slid into a styling chair, her back to the mirror, waiting for the snip of scissors.  "Don't cut too much out unless you're planning on perming it," she said.


Overnight rains pushed water levels higher in the Indonesian capital, with at least 44 dead since the flooding began


CONCORD, Mass. -- The Champions Tour will follow the PGA's policy on steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.


Crude Oil Prices Surge Past $55 Per Barrel

The $55.33 per barrel comes amid ongoing uncertainty over production, high demand and tight global supplies just ahead of winter.


Santy worm sneaks into webs via search engines

The Santy worm with variants continues spreading on the Internet taking advantage of search engines, including Google, AOL, Yahoo to identify exploitable Web pages.


Turkey's bid for EU membership talks passed a crucial test yesterday when the parliament in Ankara backed legal changes to underpin the country's reform programme.


U.S. opposes release of court rulings on wiretaps

The Bush administration opposed in U.S. court on Friday an effort to peel back a secrecy lid over its domestic counterterrorism wiretapping program, which critics say infringes on privacy and rights.


Legislation to curtail sales of steroid precursors and seek increased penalties for offenses involving anabolic steroids was approved by the House on Friday and sent to the president for his signature.


Disease Fighter Turns Plane Aisle Into a Gym

Exercise is an effective antidote to long days of travel and emotionally overwhelming work for an infectious diseases specialist.


A group of students working for IBM develops technology that automatically converts the spoken word in British Sign Language.


Calls to 13 other countries will be blocked to thwart auto-dialer software.


Russia's presidential election campaign is set to begin, with Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev the clear favourite.


Wilson Disqualified at Buick Invitational

Dean Wilson went from a spot among the leaders to the weekend off at the Buick Invitational when he failed to sign his scorecard Saturday after completing the second round.


Genova, 18:20 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: A BOLOGNA MI ASPETTO BELLA GARA

Genoa a caccia del riscatto domani sera a Bologna dopo il ko nel derby con lo Spezia: ''Ci serve dis...


World Business Briefing | Europe: Turkey: YouTube Blocked Over Content Found Offensive

A court ordered the YouTube Web site blocked throughout Turkey because of a video deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. The ban followed a week of what the news media termed a âvirtual warâ of videos between Greeks and Turks on YouTube. The largest Internet provider, Turk Telecom, complied with the ban and cut off access to the site. Insulting Ataturk is a criminal offense in Turkey.


Bon Jovi scores first No. 1 album since 1988

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Bon Jovi topped the U.S. album charts for the first time since 1988 on Wednesday, while rock duo the White Stripes scored a personal best with a No. 2 debut for their latest release.


N. Ireland poll date set as self-rule hopes rise

Ireland's Prime Minister Bertie Ahern meets with Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street in London.Comment


Ivory Coast's Army Calls for Calm After Riots

Top generals in Ivory Coast pledged on  Monday to work with France to establish stability in the  world's top cocoa grower after some 700 people were injured in  three days of anti-French riots in the main city Abidjan.


Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms was taken to a hospital for an undisclosed reason after Sunday's 26-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers.


NEW YORK - Wall Street professionals know to keep their expectations in check in September, historically the worst month of the year for stocks. As summertime draws to a close, money managers are getting back to business, cleaning house, and often sending the market lower in the process...


Zuma set to be charged over alleged corruption

South Africa's director of public prosecutions says there is sufficient evidence to charge newly elected ANC leader


F1: Trulli to Drive for Toyota Team Next Year

Italian Formula One driver Jarno Trulli will drive for Toyota's Formula One team next year. Toyota said Trulli, who was released by Renault this week, signed a two-year deal and will be paired with Germany's Ralf Schumacher next year.


After last week's settlement with San Francisco investment adviser Garrett Van Wagoner, you have to wonder how serious the Securities and Exchange Commission is about protecting mutual fund shareholders.


A federal grand jury indicted the only remaining candidate in a rural county attorney's race on charges of soliciting vote-buying during the May primary election and obstructing justice.


China aims for record drug testing in 2008

China plans to carry out a record 4,500 doping tests during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, an increase of 1,000 from the Athens Games.


"Now Conte has broken his silence, they will be seeking him for further information. The IAAF will follow the situation," he said.


2 Chechens held in July killing of US journalist

Moscow police are holding two Chechen men suspected in the slaying of American journalist Paul Klebnikov, whose murder shook the journalism community here and stirred memories


SCOTTSDALE, Arizona  - Big-hitting J.B Holmes was on target for only his second PGA Tour title when his five- under-par 66 gave him the lead after three rounds of the Phoenix Open on Saturday.


Matsushita to launch Blu-ray recorders in November

Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial  Co. (6752.T) said on Wednesday it would launch two Blu-ray DVD  recorders in Japan on November 15, heating up a format battle  for next generation DVD technologies.


The bickering over Anna Nicole Smith spiraled into a post-mortem legal war Wednesday, with judges on both coasts issuing rulings and a parade of lawyers fighting for control of the body.


Jobless claims fell a steep 21,000 last week

The number of U.S. workers filing  new claims for jobless aid tumbled by 21,000 last week, while  the number of people staying on the benefit rolls rose to its  highest level in more than two years, a government report on  Thursday showed.


McCain Wins New Hampshire, Setting Back Romney Bid

Bloomberg - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain of Arizona won the New Hampshire primary, handing rival Mitt Romney his second defeat and further muddying the waters for the Republican presidential nomination.


Van Gogh, Monet art stolen in $90M heist

Several paintings by some of the most celebrated European artists have been stolen from a Zurich gallery.


Sport: Football: Xabi Alonso and Fernando Torres face lengthy absences after injuries recur.


Ministri Eurogruppo, Paesi a disagio siano piu' competitivi


Google Gives NonProfit Organizations More Free Apps

Perhaps in order to promote its committment to upholding its social responsibility, Google is extending premium tools of its online communication and collaboration tool, Google Apps to registered NonProfit organizations in the U.S. Google hopes to make more impact in the noncommercial arena with the free access to its tools and applications. These premium tools [...]


UPDATE 3-Bayer and Schering-Plough form drugs alliance

Bayer AG forged an alliance for its struggling pharmaceuticals business with US drugmaker Schering-Plough on Monday, cutting costs and marking another step in the German company's transformation.


The IOC recommended Friday that Bulgaria's top Olympic official be expelled from the organization for unethical conduct.


Secret printer ID codes may breach EU privacy laws

Commissioner has a mull A little-noticed system that allows printed documents to be tracked by government agents has gotten the attention of the EU Commissioner for Justice Freedom and Security, who says the technology may violate EU human rights guarantees.â¦


Drowning in debt? Here's how to put your financial life in order


Bush Maintains Lead Over Kerry in CBS Poll

President Bush holds an 8-point lead over Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry among registered voters in a new CBS poll, but one in four voters says next week's debate could be decisive.


Only two Canadians have ever won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. The first was Sir Frederick Banting, who shared the 1923 award for the discovery of insulin with a Scottish doctor working in Toronto.


Afghan army-led operations supported by NATO troops killed 157 Taliban militants in the past 10 days, with six Afghan soldiers also dead, the defence ministry said Sunday.


Virgin Group to launch US online music service

LOS ANGELES, California, United States of America - Richard Branson's Virgin Group said Monday it was jumping into online music, with a "Digital Megastore" for US customers offering song downloads for 99 cents.


Many states, including Maryland and Virginia, are reporting student proficiency rates so much higher than what the most respected national measure has found that several influential education experts are calling for a move toward a national testing system.


Romney and McCain turn up heat ahead of Michigan vote

Republicans Mitt Romney and John McCain turned up the heat on their bitter rivalry on Monday, trading charges over the economy and abortion on the eve of a critical showdown in Michigan's presidential primary.


Cdl non ha preso parte al voto, critica su provvedimento


The lingering nastiness from PeopleSoft deal

Last week's news that Oracle will buy PeopleSoft for a small premium over Oracle's most recent offer was almost the ultimate in anticlimaxes.


Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Court casts doubt on Sunday's election result by scrapping a key poll requirement.


Microsoft to change Vista desktop search

InfoWorld - Microsoft will make changes to its desktop search program following a complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) by Google.


Corvis Corp. said yesterday it will change its name to Broadwing Corp., a move that reflects the Columbia company's reinvention from a maker of fiber-optic equipment to a provider of telecom services.


German department chain Karstadt sales faltering

The German department store chain Karstadtquelle AG, Essen, Germany, one of the world's largest department chains, is faltering, with sales for the last year falling 7 percent, reports the Wall Street Journal.


Il cadavere Ã¨ stata recuperato a sei miglia dalla Gorgona

LIVORNO - Il corpo ripescato venerdÃ¬ in mare, sei miglia a sud ovest dell'isola di Gorgona, appartiene a Laura Barcella, la ragazza di 22 anni di Bergamo, la ragazza di 22 anni di Bergamo dispersa in mare il 9 ottobre scorso al largo di Capraia mentre


E' un pacifista di 'Pax Christi', solo qualche punto sutura


Defense: Case Against Islamic Charity Leaders Flawed

DALLAS, Sept. 18--Defense attorneys today accused the government of trying to convict five leaders of what was once the nation's largest Islamic charity based on the men's sympathy for Palestinian fighters.


Yasser Arafat's senior aides say medical tests carried out on the Palestinian president have ruled out any life-threatening condition.


Even a cup of coffee didn't sway one stubborn independent voter Â though Republican Mike Huckabee gave it his all Tuesday as New Hampshire residents went to the polls in the state's presidential primary.


The al-Qaida terror camps are gone from Afghanistan, but the enigma of Osama bin Laden still hangs over these lawless borderlands where tens of thousands of U.S. and Pakistani troops have spent nearly five years searching for him.


Tbilisi, 19:13 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: GEORGIA-UCRAINA 1-1

Georgia e Ucraina hanno pareggiato 1-1 (0-1) in un incontro valido per il gruppo B (lo stesso dell'I...


PeopleSoft fires CEO, clearing way for bid by Oracle

PeopleSoft Inc., the business software-maker, unexpectedly fired Craig Conway, its chief executive, dumping the feisty leader who engineered the company's dogged resistance to Oracle Corp.


Japanese stocks fell for a second day Tuesday on disappointing consumer spending and industrial production data. Retailers were among the decliners.


Which came first:  the order or the universe? And can science ever supply an answer?


McCain Says Kerry's Anti-War Protests Open for Debate

Republican US Senator John McCain said Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's anti-war activities after he returned from Vietnam are an appropriate subject for political debate.


Registered Democrats preferred Hillary Rodham Clinton to Barack Obama.


BPEL, business process management, SOA and you

Will 'coding in the large' replace what we do now? Over the last few columns we have looked at how Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based systems can be built using the Service Component Architecture (SCA) and Service Data Objects (SDO).â¦


Tobacco companies fail in a High Court bid to overturn strict limits on advertising at the point of sale.


An enigmatic humming sound made by the Earth may be caused by the planetâs stormy seas, suggests a new analysis. Japanese seismologists first described the Earthâs humming signal in 1998.


Wall Street was set to open slightly firmer on Thursday, recovering some lost ground after Wednesday's sell-off, but lofty crude prices and worry about profit warnings will cap investor enthusiasm.


Amid fanfare coverage by CNN television, Associated Press Radio and a gaggle of 35 reporters, Wolfgang Duchatczek, vice governor of the Austrian Central Bank pulled the wrapper off the 83.33 troy pound coin ...


The pace of sales of pre-owned homes fell slightly in July to a 5.75 million unit annual rate and the supply of unsold single-family homes hit its highest level since 1991, the National Association of Realtors said in a report on Monday.


Stocks slipped on Friday as oil prices topped $61 a barrel, raising concerns that the inflation-wary Federal Reserve would be in no rush to cut benchmark interest rates and clouding the outlook for profits.


Maresciallo, il dolore dei parenti La mamma: "Un brutto sogno"                                                                                A Ferentino i familiari del soldato ucciso: "Lascia una bimbadi cinque mesi". Aveva 32 anni, era sposato e viveva a Tivoli


Finanziaria, Alemanno: cdm ha rinviato emendamento e decreto

Il Consiglio dei ministri non ha affrontato l'emendamento sulle tasse nÃ¨ il decreto fiscale per l'aggiustamento dei conti 2004. "Si sta ancora lavorando". Lo ha detto il ministro Gianni Alemanno a margine di una conferenza stampa a Palazzo Chigi.


Flyers move into first place with OT win

The Philadelphia Flyers roared into first place in the Atlantic Division with a 3-2 home overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.


Misure per contenere tariffe originazione operatori mobili


Gold Coast, 09:49 - TENNIS, WTA GOLD COAST: SUCCESSO FINALE DELLA NA LI

La cinese Na Li ha vinto il torneo Wta di Gold Coast (cemento, montepremi 175.000 dollari), in Austr...


Retired Vice Adm. Mike McConnell told skeptical senators Thursday that he would keep them fully informed of undercover activities if he is confirmed as director of national intelligence.


Davy Arnaud scores two goals to lead Kansas City to a 2-0 victory Friday night over the Los Angeles Galaxy, putting the Wizards in Major League Soccer's championship game.


ACLU Says FBI Spying on Religious, Protest Groups

The American Civil Liberties Union  on Thursday accused the FBI and local police of spying on  political and faith-based groups and formally asked the  government for information about such FBI surveillance.


Opening might: Huskies humble Black Bears

The start of last season seems eons ago now. Northeastern, which got off to an 0-11 start last season and didn't win until December, beat No. 10 Maine, 4-2, last night at Matthews Arena in its first Hockey East game of the season.


Rescuers recovered the bodies of 11 miners and were looking Saturday for 22 others missing in a gold mine fire in Siberia, a Russian emergency official saia.


Cargo plane crashes part of worrying trend in aviation - safety ...

HALIFAX (CP) - The fiery airplane crash that killed seven crew in Halifax on Thursday is the latest of a worrying series of accidents involving cargo jets, says an aviation safety expert.


Symantec customers stranded by renewals glitch

Anti-virus protection is so last century Symantec's integration with Veritas in the UK has run into computer problems, leaving many Symantec customers unable to renew their corporate anti-virus licenses and large numbers of computers unprotected.â¦


Georgia School Melds a World of Differences

At this unusual school outside Atlanta, more than half the 380 students are refugees from some 40 countries.


ESA mission controllers have confirmed Rosetta is on track for a critical 250-km (150 miles) Mars swingby on 25 February.


Tokyo's Nikkei average rose more than  half a percent by Tuesday afternoon on hopes for a year-end  rally and amid a growing consensus that the market was due to  catch up with gains in other overseas stock markets.


Newsview: Focus Shifts From Kerry to Bush

With the spotlight on his candidacy, John Kerry improved public perception of his character and qualifications but failed to shake-up the presidential race. Now, the focus shifts to President Bush — and all his hurdles to re-election.


A raft of proposals is being put forward in a bid to increase the number of people in Scotland who donate organs.


Chief Football Writer At Villa Park. Quantifying success at Villa Park these days is becoming more difficult. Does one celebrate fifth position in the Premiership, acquired after Aston Villa's


Fourteen families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks reached settlements with United Airlines and a private airline security company in federal court Monday.


WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A 3-foot black snake sent reporters scurrying in the press box as the the New York Mets defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-5 in a spring training game on Tuesday.


President Bush conceded that rising oil prices, the home mortgage crisis, and the weakening job market present new âeconomic challenges.â


Stocks: US data send Wall Street a mixed message

NEW YORK Stocks edged into positive territory in turbulent trading on Monday as pre-election jitters kept the markets off-balance and investors weighed a mix of US economic data.


Russia has the right to carry out pre-emptive strikes on militant bases abroad, Russia's defense minister said Sunday, citing the school hostage crisis. He said Moscow and the United States see eye to eye on fighting terrorism.


Conference to examine world obesity epidemic

Some 1,800 researchers will gather in New Orleans this weekend to discuss efforts to treat and contain the worldwide obesity epidemic.


Invito ad autoferrotranvieri a mobilitarsi per il rinnovo


Tech rivals prepare to march to same tune

It may not be the bridal march, but last Monday music seemed to herald a closer relationship between Nokia, the world's number one supplier of mobile phones, and Microsoft, the software giant.


Edin Kadribasic's Blog: PHP 4.4.6-win32 with MySQL 5.0.37

Edin Kadribasic has posted another new build of the PHP 4.x series and the latest MySQL libraries - PHP 4.4.6-win32 with MySQL 5.0.37.   I have compiled 5.0.36 libs mysqlf since that release didn't include pre-built windows binaries. I thought it would be the best if we bundled "original" MySQL DLLs so here is the PHP 4.4.6 binary compiled against 5.0.37 MySQL libraries. Upcoming versions of PHP5 are going to include this version of MySQL client library as well.   Click here to download this latest version (two files, both to be dropped into your existing install directory.


During times of self-doubt, itâs about focus, tunnel vision,  and learning as much as you can.


Calif. Launches $3 Billon Stem Cell Program

California officially launched its controversial $3 billion embryonic stem cell research program on Friday, swearing in a policymaking committee and elevating the campaign leader for the program to chairman.


Kobe Bryant scored 35 points in his first game since Shaquille O'Neal left Los Angeles, but the Seattle SuperSonics erased a 14-point third-quarter deficit and beat the revamped Lakers 87-80 Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.


Mo: Gaza, due palestinesi armati uccisi da israeliani 102 le ...

GAZA - Due palestinesi armati sono stati uccisi questa mattina a Beit Hanun nel nord della Striscia di Gaza, secondo fonti ospedaliere palestinesi, in uno scontro a fuoco con militari israeliani. Sale cosÃ¬


Ferguson had no sooner emerged from the Manchester United dressing room jubilant at his team`s biggest win of their inconsistent Barclays Premiership season than he was delivering the sobering news about his star striker.


La ricercatrice cagliaritana premiata con il "Young Scientists Prize in Astrophysics" sugli studi legati alla RelativitÃ  Generale                                                  Stelle, il sistema binario di Pulsar la giovane Marta sogna Einstein


New Yorker pushes limits of the "locavore" life

One of Manny Howard's discoveries during the month this summer he ate only the plants he grew and the animals he raised and slaughtered was that his tough-talking plumber was too squeamish to watch chickens be killed for supper.


A UN scheme to get Bosnians to trade in their illegal weapons for lottery tickets finishes.


Protesters, police clash as German G8 summit nears

ROSTOCK, Germany  - Protesters and police clashed in the northern German port city of Rostock on Monday on a third day of demonstrations against the Group of Eight (G8) summit that will take place nearby later in the week.


A simmering steroid scandal that has plagued baseball for nearly a year began to boil over Thursday, with the promise of more eruptions tonight.


Libyan Detainee, Fearing Torture, Fights Transfer Home

Abdul Ra'ouf Omar Mohammed Abu al-Qassim has been held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for more than five years, and he longs to leave it. But the one place the U.S. government is willing to send the "enemy combatant" -- his native  Libya is the country Qassim fears most.


Spacewalkers overcome snag to station upgrade

Two spacewalking astronauts on   Wednesday freed a stubborn bolt that could have kept the   International Space Station's newly installed solar arrays from   turning properly.


Taiwan welcomed yesterday Japan's decision to issue a visa to former president Lee Teng-hui ( æç»è¼ ), while China demanded Japan rescind the move and warned bilateral ties would worsen if Lee was allowed to visit.


Astronaut Lisa Nowak was fired by NASA on Wednesday, little more than a month after she was arrested on charges that she tried to kidnap a woman she regarded as romantic rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot.


By AOIFE WHITE  BRUSSELS, Belgium - Harming the environment should be treated as a crime, the European Commission said Friday as it put forward a draft law that would punish serious offenses across the EU with up to five years in prison or a $975,000 fine.


The restoration of a blind woman's sight using foetal tissues is likely to sparked ethical debate, say scientists.


Bush Asks Rumsfeld to Remain at Pentagon

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, whose future has been in doubt amid spreading violence and U.S. deaths in Iraq, was asked by President Bush on Friday to remain at the Pentagon in the administration's second term, a senior official said.


UN Says Libya Earnest on Nukes, But Probes Design

Libya appears to be earnest in its efforts to reveal the extent of its atomic bomb program, the UN nuclear watchdog said in a report published Monday.


Sturanovic proposed as new Montenegro PM

Montenegro's ruling party on Wednesday proposed the justice minister as the new prime minister, after Milo Djukanovic resigned the post.


WASHINGTON -- In what U.S. officials called a serious provocation, Iranian boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, threatening to explode the American vessels.


Doctor: Plane Crash Survivors 'Truly A Miracle'

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -- The head of Northeast Regional Medical Center says it's "truly a miracle" anyone survived Tuesday night's plane crash in northern Missouri.


J.R. Suozzo showed off some of the same versatility that made Harry Agganis famous during last night's 47th Agganis All-Star Classic at Bertram Field, throwing for 107 yards and a touchdown and running for 34 more yards to lead the North squad to a 33-7 victory over the South.


Rescuers in Tajikistan try to reach people trapped by an avalanche that killed at least 16 people.


Wayne Rooney scores two wonder goals as Man Utd beat Middlesbrough 3-0 in the FA Cup fourth round.


Kidnapped Turkish engineer found dead in Afghanistan

An ambulance of the International Security Assistance Force carrying the body of Turkish Engineer Eyup Orel leaves Kabul airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Dec. 15, 2004.


Prime Minister Tony Blair flew in to oil-rich Libya at the start of an African tour for talks with Moamer Kadhafi on a visit expected to see a major energy deal sealed.


Description: A long-awaited assessment of frog, toad and salamander populations around the world finds nearly one-third of species are threatened with extinction.


Catania, 19:20 - CALCIO, CATANIA: MARINO LAVORA SULLA TATTICA

Doppia seduta per il Catania. Marino ha lavorato molto sulla tattica in vista della sfida con l'Inte...


Oil tumbled more than 2 percent to a three-month low below $87 a barrel on Wednesday amid persistent worries of a recession in top energy consumer the United States.


Abramovich Sells Stake in Russian Aluminum

Basic Element, the holding company controlled by aluminum baron Oleg Deripaska, is close to acquiring full control of Russia's biggest aluminum maker, Russian Aluminum, the Interfax news agency reported Friday.


As the Internet service provider navigates rough waters, a chief executive known for fiscal prudence takes the helm.


Verizon Business makes firewall more flexible

It will let customers go outside the standard templates it has offered so far and tune firewall features to meet their specific needs.


A conspiracy to import heroin was broken when a village bobby was told of suspicious activity, a court hears.


A court in India upholds the sentencing of Bollywood star Salman Khan in a case of poaching.


Nations seek flexibility to end NKorea nuclear impasse

The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan called Sunday for flexibility to end a complex financial dispute blocking North Korea's nuclear disarmament.


US worker productivity grew less last quarter than the government initially estimated and labor costs climbed, giving the Federal Reserve reason to remain concerned about inflation.


LONDON, England -- European shipping giant P&O is to close four of its 13 ferry routes with the loss of about 1,200 jobs, the company announced.


Microsoft bids $44.6 billion to buy Yahoo

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Microsoft Corp   made a bid to buy Yahoo Inc  for $44.6 billion, seeking  to join forces against Google Inc  in what would be the  biggest Internet deal since the Time Warner- AOL merger.


By Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff, Arkansasbusiness.com Daily Report. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Monday that Thomas M. Coughlin, 54, vice chairman of the company, will retire on Jan. 24.


Moya beats Gaudio in rain-delayed Cup match

Carlos Moya had to wait out a rain delay of nearly eight hours before beating Gaston Gaudio 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday night in the second round of the ATP Masters Cup Championships.


France's first lady flies to aid death row nurses

France's first lady, CÃ©cilia Sarkozy, yesterday made her first foray into international diplomacy, travelling alone to Libya for talks with Colonel Muammar Gadafy and meeting the Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death for allegedly infecting children with HIV.


Entro il 2010 secondo i calcoli, 414 morti in meno ogni anno


A Jewish settler convicted of murdering four Palestinians and injuring a fifth in an attack he hoped would prevent Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip last year was sentenced Wednesday to four consecutive life terms plus an additional 12 years in prison.


Bomb in Pakistan Kills at Least 15 From Elite Unit

A blast Thursday evening, apparently set off by a suicide bomber, tore through the dining hall of a military installation.


Hijackers have released two more of the around 24 hostages they are holding after seizing a bus in an Athens suburb, bringing the total freed to 12.


Vice President Dick Cheney has a blood clot in his left leg, tests revealed Monday. He will be treated with blood thinning medication for several months


Firefox aims at Microsoft in browser battle

In the rapid-fire pace of the technology business, Microsoft's successful, though illegal, campaign to thwart competition in the market for Web browsing software during the 1990s seems to be ancient history.


SEATTLE -- Microsoft released a patch for its latest "critical" rated security flaw affecting its Windows, Office and developer tools software programs, the company said Tuesday.


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the 2000 winner in a given state, the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results may not total 100 percent because of rounding.


The Cassini-Huygens mission's second (comparatively) close encounter Monday with Saturn's moon Titan generated more atmospheric drag on the spacecraft than expected, NASA mission controllers say.


BERLIN Germany's unemployment rate rose in November to a six-year high, the government said Thursday, as Bayer and other companies announced job cuts.


Roger Federer opened the Masters Cup with an expected victory over French Open champion Gaston Gaudio. The world number one, who had not played for a month, showed few signs of rustiness as he raced through the opening set 6-1.


DaimlerChrysler expects bigger 2007 profits because of EADS sale

The German-US auto giant DaimlerChrysler posted weaker second quarter earnings on Wednesday but raised its full-year profit forecast thanks to cash from its sale of shares in the aerospace group EADS.


Mexican pop star Christian Chavez tells fans he is gay, in a country where stars rarely discuss homosexuality.


Top seed Roger Federer reached the  quarter-finals of the U.S. Open without hitting a ball when  Andrei Pavel pulled out with a back injury Monday.


1-Day Figures Due for 'Passion' DVD Sales

Total one-day sales figures were expected Wednesday for the DVD of Mel Gibson's biblical epic "The Passion of the Christ," which has already sold about 2.4 million copies.


READING, Pa. - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi was outpointed in the free skate last night by US champion Evan Lysacek, yet still won Skate America thanks to his overwhelming margin from the short program.


Oil Falls on Speculation Demand Doesn't Warrant Record Price

Crude oil fell more than $1 for the first time in a month after reaching a record $54.45 a barrel in New York on speculation that demand doesn't warrant prices at this level.


Boeing seeks Spanish order for B787 at expense of A350

US aircraft maker Boeing is in talks to persuade Spanish airline Air Europa to buy the Boeing 787 jet, at the possible expense of European rival Airbus and its A350 plane, the head of Boeing Spain said, according to Spanish press reports.


Congo angers easterners with right-hand drive ban

Democratic Republic of Congo is banning right-hand drive cars in an effort to improve dire road safety, angering drivers in the vast country's south and east where most vehicles have the steering wheel on the right.


The CIA and The Militant Who Eluded It in Norway

OSLO -- Two months after he helped kidnap a Muslim cleric in Italy, records show, an undercover CIA officer boarded a flight to Norway on another secret mission. Two other U.S. spies followed a few weeks later and checked into the same hotel.


World leaders hope for fresh start with Bush

With a few notable exceptions, world leaders' reaction to George W. Bush's electoral victory has been muted. As he declared victory on Wednesday afternoon, Bush said he is proud of his active international


Montgomery County students graduating from public high schools this year increased their average SAT score by eight points, joining Fairfax County among the very few large districts to average


Nicaraguan Court Voids American's Conviction

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 17 -- A Nicaraguan court on Monday ordered the release of an American magazine editor who became an international cause celebre after being convicted in the grisly murder of his ex-girlfriend.


LONDON : Ryanair, the Irish no-frills airline, said net profit rose 15 percent for the quarter to September, adding it was well-placed to combat the threat of record high oil prices and fierce competition.


Flipping hell: red tape wrecks pancake race

A traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake race in Britain was tossed off the menu due to overbearing health and safety regulations, newspapers reported.


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama won South Carolina's bitterly contested Democratic presidential primary with the aid of heavy black support on Saturday, dealing a setback to rival Hillary Clinton after a week of harsh political brawling.


US Says Complete Control of Fallujah Near

The assault on Fallujah by US and Iraqi forces entered its fifth day on Saturday, with US officials saying they are close to gaining complete control of the city.


Milano, 13:14 - CALCIO, MILAN: I CONVOCATI PER CAGLIARI

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico del Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, per la gara di domani con il C...


In Montreal, Mike Komisarek and Christopher Higgins young stars for the Canadiens. But at home they are a couple of 20-somethings who live five minutes from each other in Huntington.


The 17-year-old Pakistani Amir Khan, Britain's only boxer at the Olympic Games, who won the silver, has vowed to go one better at Beijing, four years later.


The Gateway Arch in St. Louis reopened Saturday after a break in an eight-inch water line was repaired with no apparent damage to the landmark.  The St.


Il ministro al presidente del Consiglio: "Interventi non prima di giugno"Prodi: "Costruire con le parti sociali un sistema di paratie stagne che protegga il governo"                                          L'alt di Padoa-Schioppa sulle tasse "Ora non si puÃ² tagliare l'Irpef"                                                                                di MASSIMO GIANNINI


Intifadah support seen to wane among Palestinians

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- When Abu Fahdi joined a Palestinian militant group and took up arms against Israel, he thought he was serving his people. Now he believes he only did them harm.


British police charge five under terrorism laws

Five men have been charged under anti-terrorism laws after a series of police raids in the central English city of Birmingham last week, British police said on Friday.


"Law & Order" star Jerry Orbach dies at 69

Jerry Orbach, who was acclaimed as quintessence on the New York stage -- one of the last bona fide leading men of the Broadway musical and global celebrity on television as


Aide To Carlos The Jackal Acquitted By German Court

BERLIN, Aug 23  - An alleged lieutenant of Carlos the Jackal, legendary international terrorist mastermind through two decades, was acquitted here Monday of murder and bomb attacks in France more than 20 years ago.


In Mr. Bush's Neighborhood, a Peculiar Intersection

The relationship between President Bush and Wall Street has always been layered with paradox and outright contradiction.


Health secretary 'failed to declare donations'

Another minister has become embroiled in claims over the funding of his bid to become the governing Labour Party's deputy leader, days after a Cabinet colleague quit over the same issue.


An LA court hands troubled singer Britney Spears' father temporary control of her finances and affairs.


Inzamam cleared of ball-tampering: PCB spokesman

Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been cleared of ball-tampering charges in a two-day International Cricket Council hearing, a Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman has said.


TAMPA, Fla. - Frances wound up a two-day assault on Florida that pounded both the central part of the state and the Panhandle, leaving storm-weary residents Tuesday with flooding, frayed nerves and shortages of everyday items such as gas, ice and water...


Eriksson arrives in Manchester for City talks

Sven-Goran Eriksson took a step closer to taking over as Manchester City manager after arriving in the city for talks with the club.


Veterans Past and Present Honored in D.C.

David Fondren held back tears as he described the Thanksgiving Day attack in Iraq that left his son, Jay, a double amputee.


A major UN report on world poverty calls for a huge increase in development aid to the poorest countries.


Group Says It Bombed Embassy in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian terror group linked to al-Qaida, purportedly claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb attack outside the Australian Embassy in Indonesia, saying it was punishing Australia for supporting the U.S.-led war in Iraq.    Indonesian investigators, meanwhile, said Friday that they believed the car bombing was a suicide attack, and were investigating if three of the nine people who died were the bombers...


Iran Rejects UN Call for Uranium Enrichment Freeze

Iran rejected Sunday a U.N. resolution  calling on it to freeze uranium enrichment activities and  threatened to stop snap checks of its atomic facilities if its  case were sent to the U.N. Security Council.


US Open: Agassi sharpens his game for Federer

In 1939, a young Joe Louis fought a heavyweight title bout against close friend John Henry Lewis, a longtime light heavyweight champion.


The Mystics had to rally late in the season so desperately that the team welcomed a chance to take in the fact that they have a chance at a championship.


Musharraf: Bhutto bears responsibility for death

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf conceded that a gunman may have shot Benazir Bhutto but said the opposition leader exposed herself to danger and bore responsibility for her death, CBS News said on Saturday.


Other Views: Limited reform agenda in China

HONG KONG: Although President Hu Jintao enjoys a reputation as a moderate reformist, this is a comparison on a relative scale. The president clearly has no intention of leading China out of communism.


The turbulent relationship between the press and the British royal family continues. A royal spokesperson on Saturday said that Prince Harry will not apologise to a paparazzi photographer with whom he had


Lloyds to spend nearly $1 billion on broadband network

European banking giant Lloyds TSB has tapped IBM to assemble a voice and high-speed Internet network connecting branch branches, call centers and cash machines, the two companies said Monday.


Aumento di 379.576 unita', dovuto in gran parte ai migranti


Man Sought $50M From McGreevey, Aides Say

The man who claims Gov. James E. McGreevey sexually harassed him was pushing for a cash settlement of up to $50 million before the governor decided to announce that he was gay and had an extramarital affair, sources told The Associated Press.


Gunmen make threats in name of Basque group ETA

Three hooded gunmen claiming to speak   for the Basque guerrilla group ETA have told a rally their   armed struggle for independence from Spain continues, despite   an ETA ceasefire declaration, Spanish media said on Sunday.


Israelis vote for Eurovision nuclear apocalypse

'Push the Button' unlikely to top Iranian charts Israelis have "voted overwhelmingly" to send a song having a poke at Iran's nuclear ambitions to this year's Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC reports.â¦


Internet powerhouses Yahoo Inc. and eBay Inc. are joining forces in an alliance that further defines the battle lines in an online showdown with rivals Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and AOL.


Authorities and families amazed that pair survived plane crash

A day after hearing that Matthew Ramige had died in a plane crash, his family was struggling to write his obituary. Then came word that the Wyoming man was alive, and the family stopped writing and began celebrating.


Licensing Plan Makes Microsoft a Utility Player

Opinion: A decision to continue charging for server software based on CPUs and not cores will make Microsoft server software a much more attractive alternative to utility computing providers.


Suns rise over Raptors to set record winning streak

The Phoenix Suns set a franchise record with their 15th straight win on Tuesday, a crushing 115-98 home defeat of the Toronto Raptors.


China will spend more than $1.25 billion to rebuild wrecked houses, restore farms and help the poor pay for food and heat in areas where snowstorms killed at least 107 people, the government said Thursday.


Experts Call for More Research and More Vigilance Against TB

The countryâs top experts on tuberculosis called for a vast increase in federal research dollars and asked for expanded authority to restrict travel by infected persons.


More than 100,000 people are expected in central Moscow at an "anti-terror" rally amid mounting rage across the country over the bloody hostage siege in southern Russia.


AWAKENED GIANT: Mount St. Helens eruption spews steam and ash

VANCOUVER, Wash. - Volcano experts are trying to figure out what other tricks Mount St. Helens might show off after Friday's eruption, the first in 18 years at the region's most active volcano.


Ukraine's presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko is having tests in Austria into his mystery illness.


FOXBOROUGH, Mass.  -- Troy Brown signed with the New England Patriots for a 15th season Tuesday, giving the wide receiver a chance to increase his team record of 557 catches.


The dollar struggled on Tuesday to extend its recovery against the euro from a record low hit last week, as the market eyed a deeper decline in the U.S. currency in the near-term.  The unexpectedly quick rebound in the dollar against the euro at the start of 2005 caught some traders off guard and left the market cautious about selling the U.S. currency.


Dato peggiore alle previsioni, euro tocca massimo di seduta


Novell congratulates itself for snogging Microsoft

Dowry for Linux-Windows nuptials tops $350m Novell wants you to know that selling its soul to Steve Ballmer was a really good idea.â¦


The Cassini spacecraft has made a close pass of Saturn's moon Iapetus, a striking world with an unusual surface.


ANC veteran Adelaide Tambo dies, plunging South Africa in mourning

Nelson Mandela has led South Africa in mourning Adelaide Tambo, the widow of former African National Congress chief Oliver Tambo and herself a stalwart in the apartheid struggle.


Warming Revives Flora and Fauna in Greenland

As the climate warms, Greenlandic farmers are experimenting with vegetables that have previously never been grown in the country.


Il premier stigmatizza i rincari dovuti allo sciopero degli autotrasportatoriIl ministro della SolidarietÃ  sociale: "Il costo del pane sia fissato per legge"                                          Prodi: "Aumento prezzi fuori dalla realtÃ " Ferrero: "Bloccarli per tutto il 2008"


An Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin that was dumped into a small lagoon by the Asian tsunami was returned to the Andaman Sea on Wednesday after three rescue attempts — a rare story of survival 10 days after the massive disaster.


Fans of the Montreal Expos said farewell to their team on Wednesday with a mix of jeers and tears after Major League Baseball decided to relocate Canada's first big league team to Washington for next year's season.


Pakistan puts out ads for 'most-wanted terrorists'

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan published pictures of six 'most-wanted terrorists' yesterday and offered rewards for information leading to the arrest of two Al-Qaeda-linked militants wanted over assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf.


Municipalities Feel Pinch as Another Debt Market Falters

Alarmed by the running turmoil in the debt markets, investors have refused to buy certain securities that not long ago many regarded as equivalent to cash.


Incremento del 7,8%, superiore alla media dei Paesi dell'Ue


Barranquilla, 09:33 - CALCIO, COLOMBIA-ECUADOR 3-1 IN AMICHEVOLE

La Colombia ha battuto l'Ecuador 3-1 (2-1) in un'amichevole giocata a Barranquilla. In gol per i pad...


Citing the standard âmarket conditions,â the company now says that such a move wouldnât be in the interest of stockholders.