Microsoft: We patch faster than Apple, Novell, Red Hat

A Microsoft executive claims that Microsoft is faster at patching flaws in its software than its rivals. And while a security expert says the claim may be valid, all of the companies need to do more to protect users.


Royal Mail workers are set to go on strike on Friday in the first industrial action at the firm for a decade.


Tropical Storm Gabrielle hits North Carolina

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tropical Storm Gabrielle buffeted the North Carolina coast on Sunday but was expected to turn back out over the Atlantic Ocean without strengthening into a hurricane, U.S. forecasters said.


Update 9: Oil Prices Briefly Fall Below $48 a Barrel

Crude oil futures prices briefly dipped below $48 a barrel Tuesday on expectations that US oil supplies will continue to grow and that heating oil inventories will be adequate this winter.


Bonds hits 749th home run, trails Aaron by six

Barry Bonds hit the 749th home run of his career on Friday to lie six short of Hank Aaron at the head of the all-time list.


Bank of America, Wachovia profits nearly wiped out

Bank of America Corp  and Wachovia Corp , the second- and fourth-largest U.S. banks, on Tuesday said quarterly profits were nearly wiped out by more than $10 billion of credit losses and write-downs.


The Supreme Court bolstered trial judges' authority to shape juries in death penalty cases yesterday, ruling that a court in Washington state properly disqualified a man who expressed doubts about capital punishment during pretrial questioning.


Torino, 14:27 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: IMPORTANTE PARTIRE BENE

Claudio Ranieri, allenatore della Juventus, si gode il primato in classifica della sua squadra che h...


Swiss Federal Railways has been awarded the prestigious Wakker prize for its exemplary protection of Switzerland's cultural heritage.


A terrorist attack on the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, contributed to another jump in the price of crude oil and delivered a setback to stock prices.


NEW YORK - A welcome drop off in oil prices sent stocks sharply higher Friday, sparking hopes that the stock market's recent downturn was at an end. The major indexes were all poised to end the week higher...


'L'azienda non ci ha convocato al tavolo delle trattative'


Turkmenistan's exiled opposition groups said Monday they will not recognize the result of a tightly controlled election to replace late President Saparmurat Niyazov, calling the poll undemocratic. Nearly 100 percent of voters in this ex-Soviet republic cast ballots Sunday in a one-party election without foreign monitors.


Icelandic pop star Bjork is to reform her former band The Sugarcubes for a one-off concert in November.


La decisione presa dopo il ritiro di tutti i concorrenti


A month has passed since the US soccer team escaped from Panama City with a 1-1 tie in its most recent 2006 World Cup qualifying match, yet that raucous, frenzied setting


China regrets submarine incident: Japanese media

TOKYO - China has admitted one of its nuclear submarines entered Japanese waters last week and expressed regret, according to Japanese media.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Six Egyptian engineers working for the mobile telephone company that provides service to central Iraq have been abducted in the past several days, prompting a company official to warn that the phone network would shut down if its remaining


Vince Wilson sets out to prove and explain the existence of ghosts with an arsenal of poltergeek gear. By Chris Suellentrop from Wired magazine.


Shootouts part of Super 8 changes in store for '09

The Massachusetts Division 1-A Boys Hockey Tournament -- a.k.a. The Super 8 -- has been extended into 2009 and will feature a slew of changes, including shootouts, head-to-head tiebreakers, and a new tournament selection process.


In a bid to bring Linux to the marketplace, the open-source community and manufacturers agree on new rules for Linux. The often unruly world of open-source software drew closer to marching in lockstep Monday


U.S. Soldier Charged with Killing Iraqi Goes on Trial

FORT HOOD, Texas  - Defense lawyers for a U.S.  Army sergeant accused of killing an Iraqi civilian by pushing  him off a bridge into the Tigris River argued on Tuesday there  was no death, no body and no crime.


UK scientists uncover a vital clue to stopping cancers spreading around the body, according to research.


Home Depot sees deeper profit drop on housing woes

Home Depot Inc.  on Tuesday forecast a deeper profit drop for 2007, citing weakness in the U.S. housing market.


French Bankâs Chief Faces Pressure to Resign

Senior French politicians stepped up calls for top managers at SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale to resign over a rogue traderâs deals that cost the bank more than $7 billion.


S&P 500 futures extend fall, down 5.3 percent

Futures on the U.S. S&P 500 stock market index extended their fall on Tuesday, trading 5.3 percent lower at 1,255.30 points at 3:30 a.m. EST.


'This Is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Thing,' GW Student Says

LONDONDERRY, N.H., Jan. 8 -- Three weeks. Washington, D.C., then Des Moines, then Londonderry. All for Sen. Barack Obama.


Divisional realignment in Central Mass has succeeded in creating playoff fever, with a multitude of teams elbowing for postseason berths.


British police arrest 14 in anti-terror raids

Fourteen people arrested in the latest high-profile anti-terrorism raid in Britain in less than a month were being questioned over the alleged training and recruitment of extremists.


The Minnesota Timberwolves may have finally found their center. Mark Blount scored 24 points, including eight in a row in the final 2:30, to lift the Timberwolves to 99-94 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.


XM Satellite Radio lands 11-year pact to broadcast all major league games starting next season. NEW YORK  - XM Satellite Radio announced a $650 million deal Wednesday with Major League Baseball to broadcast games for 11 years.


Abitanti nei rifugi, sotto attacco vari insediamenti


If peace lies in acceptance, then no one told the filmmaker Daniel SÃ¡nchez ArÃ©valo, whose first feature portrays repressed longing with been-there, done-that assurance.


Police officers could be given powers to immediately close pubs and bars which repeatedly serve under-age drinkers.


VATICANO - La missione continua - a cura di p. Adriano Garuti e Lara De Angelis CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Oggi come sempre, la missione richiede coraggio. Parlarne Ã¨ abbastanza facile. Viverla esige ben altro impegno. Essere presenti nel mondo cosÃ¬ come Ã¨ nella sua indifferenza religiosa e secolarizzazione, dove non e...


The Boston Lobsters dug themselves an early hole against the Delaware Smash last night at the Beren Tennis Center, and despite valiant efforts from Julie Ditty and Amir Hadad in singles and mixed doubles, the Lobsters fell just short in the final set.


Archbishop Desmond Tutu's alma mater  said on Friday it is launching an Internet archive with  thousands of documents and audio tapes on the life of the South  African Nobel Peace Prize laureate.


India's $308m telecast deal may be cancelled

BOMBAY: A controversial $308-million deal to broadcast India's home cricket matches fell through yesterday after the country's cricket board said there was no binding contract and it may re-tender the rights.


The revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical has the disoriented quality of someone suffering from jet lag after a sleepless trans-Pacific flight.


Is LVLT becoming a lock? Here's some speculation...


Human rights group files lawsuit against internet company.


President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John F. Kerry, go into the final 48 hours of the 2004 presidential campaign within easy reach of an electoral majority, but neither has a clear advantage in the remaining handful of tossup states.


Nesterenko Speeds to Win in Women's 100-Meter Final

Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus sped to an unexpected victory in the women's 100 meter final at the Athens Olympics Saturday. The high-striding Belarussian, the first woman


LOS ANGELES AP) — Michael Jackson's lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss the child molestation charges against the pop star on grounds of "vindictive prosecution and outrageous government conduct."


One of Britain's most powerful and popular Cabinet secretaries resigned his post Wednesday evening after admitting his office had fast-tracked a visa application for his married lover's nanny.


Bill introduced in US Senate, seeking UN action on Myanmar

A resolution seeking UN Security Council action against Myanmar was introduced in the US Senate, accusing the Southeast Asian state's military rulers of brutally repressing ethnic minorities and using rape as a weapon of war.


Drug Manager Raises Its Bid for Caremark but Sees Delay

Express Scripts sweetened its $26.1 billion offer for Caremark Rx, but cautioned that the bid would be delayed by regulatory scrutiny.


A final laboratory test has confirmed an Alberta dairy cow had mad cow disease, the second case Canada has found in its herd, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Sunday.


A Moment of Flash Amid Neighborhood's Day-to-Day Reality

The day began shortly after 6 a.m. for a mother of three in Southwest Washington with the wail of police sirens and the sight of SWAT team members, guns drawn, swarming the block outside her red brick home at First and O streets. They were searching for the shooter of a 15-year-old boy in the nearby...


Ofcom opens door for 10 times faster broadband connections

Science & environment: Telecoms industry told to install high-speed network.


LOS ANGELES  - Zach Braff is about to land a big payday, as long as his hospital comedy "Scrubs" gets renewed by NBC for a seventh season.


INDIANAPOLIS -- A federal judge yesterday rejected a Boston investor's bid for ATA Airlines Inc.'s Chicago Express regional carrier as part of the airline's bankruptcy reorganization.


Using video cameras to record films in movie theaters would become a federal crime punishable by up to six years in prison under a bill passed Tuesday by the House.


A US intelligence examination of the effects of the Iraq war reportedly says it is making the threat of terror worse.


Bipartisan Panel Seeks Greenhouse Gas Limits

A bipartisan commission that includes energy industry executives, environmentalists and academics will issue a report Wednesday that calls on the nation to adopt mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming, set stricter fuel economy standards and promote nuclear power, renewable energy and oil exploration.


Cardin Is the Likely Winner in Maryland Democratic Senate Race

Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin has opened up a sizable lead in the Democratic Senate primary in Maryland, and appears likely to win his partyÃ¢ÂÂs nomination to succeed retiring five-term Democratic Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.


Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N   on Wednesday said strong trading and investment management   revenue lifted third-quarter earnings by a better-than-expected   4 percent, bringing the company's shares to their highest level   since May.


Picture 6 of 8: Microsoft's new Media Center push

Software maker heads to LA to show off a host of gadgets that use one or another Microsoft technology to access movies, music and video.


Oh, what the NFL would have given for a marching band.


Some of the heaviest fighting in months hits Somalia's Mogadishu as Ethiopian troops battle local insurgents.


A military judge has jailed a United States army sergeant, described in court as a typical all-American boy, for eight years for sexually and physically abusing Iraqi prisoners at Baghdadâs Abu Ghraib prison.


An Islamic militant who is accused of helping carry out the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto wanted to avenge the death of a friend in the military attack last year, a senior police officer said Wednesday.


Tom Cruise Drops in for Chat with French Minister

American movie star Tom Cruise took time  out from a packed promotion schedule for his film "Collateral"  to sit down with French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on  Monday, the ministry said.


Bush to Seek Broad Slowdown in Government Spending Growth

President Bush on Monday will  propose a $2.5 trillion budget that cuts scores of domestic  programs, from housing to environmental protection, in a bid to  show he is serious about reining in deficits that have  ballooned under his watch.


Thomas Enders diverra' numero uno di Airbus


After a trying year punctuated by calls for his resignation by U.S. lawmakers, Secretary General Kofi Annan said the United States and the United Nations have to find a way to the put their disputes behind them and move ahead with plans to reform the world body and meet poverty reduction goals.


Oil hits record above $92 on weak dollar, Nigeria

Oil prices shot to an all-time high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the tumbling dollar and Nigerian output disruptions helped extend a rally that has lifted prices nearly 30 percent since August.


The US aerospace giant signs a deal to supply 60 of its new Dreamliner airlines to six Chinese carriers.


A former cancer patient who experts thought was infertile gives birth to a baby at a hospital in Edinburgh.


New York is offering peaceful protester discounts at shops, restaurants and hotels for hundreds of thousands of demonstrators set to rally against President George Bush during the Republican convention.


Ukraine Opposition Leader Opens Campaign

Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko kicked off campaigning for the Dec. 26 presidential election rerun Sunday with a call for quick passage of anti-fraud legislation. Supporters signed up by the thousands to monitor balloting and ensure a fair vote.


A powerful cyclone approaching the oil-rich Persian Gulf area forced the evacuation Monday of nearly 7,000 people from an Omani island, a government official said.


Central bank welcomes IMF's China report

A spokesman for the People's Bank ofChina (POC) said Friday that the central bank welcomes the effortsmade by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its staff report for 2004 Article IV consultation with the People's


AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Il Presidente uscente, Levy Mwanawasa, vince le elezioni Presidenziali. Il candidato sconfitto, Michael Sata, invita i sostenitori alla calma dopo i recenti disordini Harare (Agenzia Fides)- ÂNon intendiamo fare niente che possa danneggiare il PaeseÂ con queste parole, il principale candidato sconfitto nelle elezioni presidenziali dello Zambia, Michael Sata, leader Fronte Patriottico ha accettato la sconfitta nell...


Spending may increase 25 percent next year, pushing total costs for Iraq and Afghanistan to over $200 billion.


How Young Is Too Young to Have a Nose Job and Breast Implants?

Cosmetic surgery is more popular than ever. And children and teenagers are not immune to the trend.


An inquest rules that the death of an airman who died in 1953 after a secret nerve gas experiment was unlawful.


UPDATE 1-Birmingham's Savage banned for three games by FA

Birmingham City midfielder Robbie Savage has accepted a three-match ban after being charged by the Football Association (FA) on Monday with violent conduct for an alleged elbowing incident in a match at the weekend.


Japanese cars are the most reliable, the least polluting and the best to own, according to a Which? survey.


The U.K. government department responsible for collecting taxes and other services, has admitted losing the personal details of more than 6,500 people who file pension claims.


New Food Formula: Tastes Fine, Kills Worms

Kraft Foods is working on a new and unusual product line â food that is not only tasty, but kills intestinal worms.


US claims Iraq to be key of anti-terrorism war

US White House spokesman Scott McClellan on Wednesday rejected Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's saying that "war of Iraq is not part of the war on terrorism," stressing


British lawmakers urge China to stay away from rogue states for trade

A committee of British members of parliament has urged China not to do deals with countries that flout international law and commit human rights abuses in an effort to acquire its much-needed natural resources in a wide-ranging report on east Asia.


Long-hidden Torah paraded through Brooklyn

A 150-year-old Torah, hidden for a half-century in the former Soviet Union, was paraded through New York's streets Sunday on its way to its new home at a Brooklyn synagogue.


The survivors of the tsunami in South Asia face a long and fairly predictable list of threats to their health, starting with injuries sustained in the event itself, progressing to water- and


Boeing seen set to announce further 787 delay

Boeing Co  is set to announce a further delay to its 787 Dreamliner, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday, threatening to push deliveries of the new, hot-selling plane even further back and increasing the risk of costly penalty payments to airlines.


Sea cucumbers may provide a potential new way to block transmission of the malaria parasite, a study says.


If you downloaded WordPress version 2.1.1 within the last week, upgrade to 2.1.2 right now to avoid exploitable code inserted by a cracker. Plus: We try out Opera's spill-proof OLPC. In Monkey Bites.


Argentine first lady likely to take over

President Nestor Kirchner and his wife are poised to launch a new political dynasty Sunday in an election that promises to replace him with her.


'Venere' di Morgantina e l'Atleta di bronzo' non restituite


Openers | Suits: Will Cars Fly as Fast as the Metaphors?

Old rhetoric dies hard for Alan R. Mulally, the chief executive at Ford Motor Company, who spent most of his career at jet maker Boeing.


Illinois Has Rivals Fuming About Its Recruiting Coup

After going 4-19 the past two seasons, Illinois has left the tight-knit world of college football abuzz by putting together one of the nationâs best recruiting classes.


Despite still feeling the effects of a possible slight concussion and pinched nerve in his neck, Brett Favre expects to play Sunday against St. Louis.


The firm has rated the flaw as moderately critical. It demonstrated the flaw on its site, with options for both users who use pop-up blockers and those who don't.


Madrid, 17:43 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: LAUDRUP VICINO ALLA PANCHINA DEL GETAFE

L'ex calciatore danese Michael Laudrup è pronto a sedersi sulla panchina della squadra spagno...


This Wednesday is World AIDS Day: It will be marked by concerts and candlelit vigils from Armenia to Zambia. The speeches and statistics will have a horrific familiarity: Two decades after


Meeting with envoys, Gul warns EU not to put credibility at stake

On the same day Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo an was hosting his visiting Finnish counterpart, Matti Vanhanen, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul on Friday welcomed the ambassadors of EU member countries based in ...Comment


Francisco G mez Rold n, chief financial officer of Spain's largest bank, will take the helm at Abbey, replacing Luqman Arnold.


Roy Disney and Stanley Gold, who sparked a no-confidence vote against Michael D. Eisner earlier this year, no longer plan to nominate an alternative slate of directors at The Walt Disney Co.


Former All-Star Scottie Pippen said on Friday he would love to return to the NBA as a coach.


Continental Airlines has become the first US carrier to order Boeing's 7E7 passenger jet in a deal worth USD1.3 bn at current list prices.


Oilfield services company Halliburton  Co. HAL.N on Monday said its subsidiaries Kellogg Brown &  Root and DII Industries have emerged from the year-long  bankruptcy proceedings it instigated to facilitate a $4.2  billion asbestos settlement.


ConocoPhilips gets stake in Russia's giant

MOSCOW Oil giant ConocoPhillips of the US is paying nearly two (b) billion dollars for a seven percent stake in Russia's Lukoil.


A US woman astronaut is charged with trying to kidnap a rival for the affection of a space shuttle pilot.


Google's empire expands into universities - taking over entire campus e-mail networks.


Three armed men in ski masks stole four paintings by Cezanne, Degas, van Gogh and Monet worth $163.2 million from a Zurich museum in one of Europe's largest ever art heists, police said Monday.


Fatah men rally for Gaza prayers, defying Hamas

Eight people, including two foreign journalists, were hurt in Gaza on Friday when thousands of men from the Fatah movement used open-air weekly prayers to protest against the Hamas Islamist takeover of the Palestinian enclave.


Warner to put ad-supported video archive online

Warner Music, the world's fourth largest  music group, is putting its archive of music video online and  making it available for free to fans.


Analysts: 1 Billion PCs in use by end of 2008

Blog: The next billion to come by 2015. Most new PCs will be used by first-time computer users in emerging nations, according to a new report released by Forrester Research.


U.S., N.Korean envoys to hold more talks

The top American, North Korean and Chinese nuclear negotiators met for a second day Wednesday, a U.S. Embassy spokeswoman said, amid a diplomatic push to resume six-nation talks on Pyongyang's atomic weapons program.


XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  , which is planning to merge with rival Sirius  Satellite Radio , on Monday said its quarterly loss  narrowed as it trimmed costs related to growing its base of  subscribers.


Two pillars of Swiss nationhood are being tested Sunday — citizenship and the post office.


Turkey's Sisecam Builds Underground in Bulgaria

Business: 2 October 2004, Saturday. Turkey's giant glass producer Sisecam is constructing a glassware factory ten meters under the ground in the town of Targovishte, 318 km northeast of Sofia.


Crude Oil Rises to Two-Week High on Heating Oil Supply Concern

Crude oil rose to a two-week high on concern that heating oil supplies may be insufficient as the winter heating season approaches in North America and Europe.


Robbe-Grillet, pioneer of 'new' novel, dead at 85

Alain Robbe-Grillet, the French writer who pioneered the so-called "new novel" genre in the 1950s, died Monday at the age of 85, the Academie Francaise (French Academy) said.


At night, Israeli tanks creak through the hills to resupply troops holed up in some houses on the edge of this village. Spent bullets, Israeli cigarette packs and potato chips litter empty rooms of other buildings.


Cleric, Hundreds of Students Flee Pakistani Mosque

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 4 -- The cleric at the heart of a months-long standoff between the Pakistani government and a radical mosque here was arrested Wednesday as he attempted to flee the mosque disguised in a burqa, government officials said.


Donovan Has Second Thoughts About Leaving Florida

The Magic said in a statement Monday that Billy Donovan, the Florida Gators coach who signed a five-year, $27.5 million deal to coach Orlando, is conflicted about taking the N.B.A. job.


At least 66 killed in India-Pakistan train blast

DEEWANA, India  - Two bombs exploded aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that killed at least 66 passengers on Monday in what the Indian government called an "act of terrorism".


EC Investigates Microsoft, Time Warner Deal

Time Warner and Microsoft see the acquisition of ContentGuard as a way of obtaining a stronger foothold in the increasingly important digital-rights management market.


Viktor Yushchenko Was Poisoned With Dioxin: Doctors

He long alleged he had been poisoned and now Austrian doctors have confirmed it. Viktor Yushchenko, the man who hopes to be the next leader of the Ukraine was poisoned by dioxin, doctors said on Saturday.


Doctors are doping up the world's children with antidepressant ...

This article is primarily about the alarming rise in doctors prescribing antidepressant drugs for children, especially in the UK, where the rate has skyrocketed by 68% over just two years.


Late today or early tomorrow Bud Selig is going to give the Yankees and Diamondbacks a 72-hour window to get Randy Johnson and Shawn Green signed to contract extensions.


Republican Mitt Romney sought Sunday to lock up the Florida primary by refusing to talk about little else but the economic jitters confronting the nation. His rivals had the same goal in mind, too, as they fanned out across the Sunshine State.


Swearing-In Ceremony Of U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers

The ninth group of U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers in the Republic of Macedonia completes their pre-service training and begins two years of service.


NHC sees no immediate Atlantic storm activity

Tropical activity is no longer likely in the northwestern Caribbean or eastern Gulf of Mexico over the next couple of days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report Monday.


Analysis: Fallujah assault a double-edged sword

The US-Iraqi military campaign on Iraq's once rebel-held city of Fallujah, which claimed the lives of over 50 US troops, is a double-edged sword


Stolen Cezanne, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet works worth $160m (Â£82m) may have been found, Swiss media report.


Clemens Saga Is Upstaging Santana Trade Talks

In this space two weeks ago, I wrote that the most popular baseball game of the winter was the Minnesota Twinsâ attempt to trade Johan Santana. Iâm not so sure I was right.


CornerWorld: Use social networks to make money

Social network will allow individual creators to put a price on their content.


In the latest release of its customized search engines, the groups of people to be benefited are Scholars and Scientists. The engine is called Google Scholar and as usual with Google, it is in beta.


Steve Rosenberg reports from aboard MS Beluga SkySails - the world's first cargo ship partially powered by a giant kite.


DigitalTown Selects Minnesota Lake Conference Schools for Its First Spirit Sites

DigitalTown, Inc. (OTC BB:DGTW) today announced that it has selected the  Minnesota Lake Conference high schools for its initial beta test of  spirit sites. The eleven high schools in the suburban conference ringing  Minneapolis and St.


Madrid, 11:39 - CALCIL, AS: CRISTIANO RONALDO AL REAL

Il quotidiano sportivo spagnolo 'As', sostiene oggi che Cristiano Ronaldo, fuoriclasse del Mancheste...


A number of software makers and well-known IT vendors have agreed to endorse the Free Standards Group's latest Linux standard to help create common ground for companies building open-source technologies, the organization said Monday.


Comedian Bill Murray lightens Cubs' mood

With pressure mounting on the Chicago Cubs as they struggle to clinch the NL Central, manager Lou Piniella found someone to ease the tension: comedian Bill Murray.


Is New Orleans Ready for Hurricane Season?

On the eve of hurricane season, New Orleans has learned Katrina's lesson: Trust no one and nothing


Striker Michael Owen was stunned by Jose Antonio Camacho's decision to quit as Real Madrid boss.


NEW YORK  - NBC News is planning a major multiplatform push for a weeklong series on the medical care of soldiers wounded in the Iraq war.


Shrinking Battlefield Changes Strategies

WASHINGTON - An electoral battlefield map half its original size is prompting President Bush and challenger John Kerry to alter their campaign strategies and reallocate resources in the home stretch to the Nov. 2 election...


The Texas Rangers agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract with outfielder Gary Matthews Jr.


Sony has denied reports it is to cease making plasma televisions to concentrate instead solely upon LCD (liquid crystal display) models.


Court Freezes the Assets of Ex-Media Baron

A Canadian court froze the assets of Conrad M. Black and his wife, putting the couple on an allowance of about $20,000 a month.


Memphis Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown has retired and assistant Lionel Hollins has been named interim coach, ESPN.com has learned. Brown, who became the sixth head coach in franchise history on Nov. 12, 2002


NEW DELHI - Despite the war of words over Kashmir threatened to complicate the wide-ranging talks, India and Pakistan began two-day talks with a positive note on Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) and reiterated their commitment to carrying forward the


Britain: US will remain our closest ally

Foreign Secretary David Miliband insisted Sunday that the United States would remain Britain's most important ally under new Prime Minister Gordon Brown.


Saudi Blogger Arrested, Held Without Charges

A Saudi blogger whose writings were critical of religious extremism has reportedly been detained by Saudi Arabian officials, according to advocacy groups.


The proposed $35 billion merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. would have little immediate effect on current customers of either company.


Studies have shown that suburbanites use more energy and produce more carbon dioxide than city-dwellers.


Division of Champions Is Now an Also-Ran

The N.H.L.âs Southeast Division is in a virtual dead heat, with the Hurricanes and the Thrashers battling for first place and the Panthers and Capitals not far behind.


D-Day Dodgers revisit Italy, country they liberated 60 years ago

ROME (CP) - Dozens of Canadian veterans of the Second World War were greeted by Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson and Italian officials as they returned to Italy for the first time in 60 years on Monday.


The state has long suffered the highest sexual assault rate in the nation, and the problem is worst in rural areas, according to a report released Tuesday.


Judge orders FBI to part with John Lennon file

300-page file on John Lennon. The late Beatle John Lennon was targeted by US security services and the British domestic spy agency for his political activities, especially his opposition to the Vietnam War.


A look back at where hard drives have been--and where they're going.


Il monumento, vittima di un atto vandalico, Ã¨ apparso in decine di filmFu consacrato nel 1960 grazie alla Ekberg in "La dolce vita" di Fellini                                          Fontana di Trevi e il cinema "tuffi" celebri, da Anitona a TotÃ²                                                                                di ALESSANDRA VITALI


The second and final round of voting for a new mayor is to take place in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires.


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Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


Bush Seeks to Energize Supporters, Appeals to Democrats

President Bush is campaigning almost non-stop in the days leading up to next Tuesday's election, seeking to energize members of his Republican Party while appealing to Democrats who may not


Amid war drums, Turkey's Kurds fear loss of rights

Democratic gains in southeastern Turkey may be sacrificed if Ankara goes after rebels in Iraq.


Science & environment: Environmental activists back on board protest vessel after boarding a Japanese whaling ship


Charlton steals late win at Crystal Palace

London, England (Sports Network) - Dennis Rommedahl netted the game-winner in injury time as Charlton stunned Crystal Palace Sunday, 1-0.


MOSCOW - Legendary hockey defenseman Alexander Ragulin, who played for the dominant Soviet teams of the 1960s and 1970s and was a three-time member of Olympic champion teams, has died, the Moscow sports club CSKA said Thursday.


New research finds extract helps control cholesterol levels    HealthDayNews -- Hibiscus flowers may help your heart in the same way that red wine and tea do, claims new research from China.    Hibiscus contains antioxidants that help control cholesterol levels and reduce heart disease, says a study in the current issue of the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture...


HP's Forest Near Big Basin to Be Offered to State As Park: PUBLIC MAY GET CHANCE TO ENJOY CROWN JEWEL OF LEGENDARY `HP WAY'

By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  May 31--For 44 years, Little Basin, a 534-acre redwood property in the Santa Cruz Mountains, has held a special place in Silicon Valley lore.


Le passerelle si trasferiscono al Milano Fashion Center


Ohio mom's body found; boyfriend charged

A massive search ended in sadness Saturday when authorities announced they found a body believed to be a pregnant woman who vanished from her home a week earlier.


Australian Ex-Guantanamo Inmate Mentally Scarred -Lawyer

Australian former Guantanamo Bay  detainee Mamdouh Habib was suffering psychological and  emotional problems due to his nearly three-year incarceration  at the U.S. military base, his lawyer said on Sunday.


Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has warned that "terrorists" are flooding into his country from across the Muslim world.


Clearer Info Could Up Cancer Screening in Blacks

Better doctor-patient communication may improve colon cancer screening rates among African Americans, results of a North Carolina study suggest.


Thailand's insurgency is becoming a brutal conflict where the majority of victims are civilians, a rights group say.


G.M. Buys Stake in Ethanol Made From Waste

Eager to ensure a supply of fuel for the fleet of flex-fuel ethanol-capable vehicles it is building, G.M. has invested in a start-up bio-fuel producer, Coskata Inc.


A German court ruled on Thursday that  Energizer Holdings Inc.'s ENR.N four-bladed Quattro razor  does not infringe Gillette Co.'s G.N  European patent on  three-bladed progressive exposure.


Scandals involving politicians generally follow a predictable trajectory: red-top exclusive, broadsheet follow-up, denial, evasion and resignation.


Berlin opera house loses 'Muhammad' head

The opera house that dropped a production featuring the severed head of Muhammad over security fears suffered an embarrassing setback shortly before the disputed show resumes: It lost the offending prop.


Iran's president tells a forum in Tehran questioning the  Holocaust that Israel's days are numbered.


Liberals demand resignation of Tory critic who broke election rules

FREDERICTON (CP) - The federal government is demanding that Conservative Vic Toews be replaced as his party's justice critic after he pleaded guilty to breaking provincial election laws.


Colombia paramilitaries nix peace process

Far-right paramilitary groups pulled out of a peace process with the Colombian government late Wednesday following a decision by President Alvaro Uribe's administration to transfer jailed militia leaders to a maximum security prison.


The European Central Bank is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged Thursday, but markets are watching for hints of a quarter-point increase in a month's time.


Huckabee Walks Fine Line Amid Pulpit and Podium

Mike Huckabee is trying to fire up his fellow evangelical Christians without unnerving secular-minded voters.


Il rilevamento di Ipr marketing conferma l'andamento degli ultimi mesiParecchi nel centrodestra approvano le scelte estere del premier                                            Sondaggio Ipr: "Via le truppe dal Kabul" Promossa la politica estera di Prodi                                                                                di MATTEO TONELLI


Uganda rebels' deputy commander emerges after truce

JUBA, Sudan  - Hundreds of Ugandan rebels   including their deputy commander have gathered at two locations   as part of a truce signed with the government three weeks ago,   the chief mediator of peace talks said on Monday.


Robots to do dangerous, unwelcome jobs for humans

New York, Oct. 21. (PTI): With rapid development of science and technology, 'Obedient' robots are poised to take over dangerous, unwelcome and even welcome jobs from humans over the next few years, a new study has said.


HAMMOND, La. -- Shortly after noon, FEMA agents began rapping on the trailer doors, their knocks resounding inside the tinny white homes. Everyone in the park, the agents announced without warning, would have to pack and leave within 48 hours.


Buehrle Wins 100th As White Sox End Skid

Chicago's Mark Buehrle pitches eight innings to get his 100th career victory as the White Sox beat the Astros, 6-3, on Sunday.


A second public consultation into whether new nuclear stations should be built has "failed", a report suggests.


Microsoft's Ballmer takes things in stride

On a European tour, the CEO weighs in on threats ranging from Linux and EU regulators to music pirates and "bad people out there in cyberspace."


Braves prevail, but Astros battle to the last pitch

HOUSTON -- It should come as no surprise that two teams which refused to fade away when they were on the verge of falling out of the regular-season race would not go quietly in the playoffs, either.


U.S. says 30 militants killed in big Iraq offensive

U.S. and Iraqi forces killed at least 30 al Qaeda militants and found numerous weapons during the first full day of a big offensive against the Sunni Islamist group north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.


Afghan Jail Siege Ends with at Least Nine Dead

Afghan soldiers killed two prisoners holed up in Kabul's Pul-i-Charki jail on Friday after a day-long siege that started when a group of inmates identified as al Qaeda killed their guards in an attempted jailbreak.


Building Costs Deal Blow to Local Budgets

In many parts of the country, state and local governments are struggling to pay for roads, bridges and other projects because of rising construction costs.


Canada upholds law allowing same-sex marriage

Canada's Parliament on Thursday upheld a 2005 law allowing same-sex marriage, throwing out a bid by the minority Conservative government to revisit the contentious issue.


FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics

CLARKSBURG, W. Va. -- The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would give the government unprecedented abilities to identify individuals in the United States and abroad.


They helped re-elect the President, and Christian conservatives want payback. A look inside the struggle over their agenda


SKorean, US officials to meet on NKorea nuke accord

South Korea's deputy foreign minister has headed to Washington for talks with US officials on ways to follow up on last week's deal on scrapping North Korea's nuclear programme, his ministry said.


White House press secretary Tony Snow jousted with reporters in his final televised briefing on Wednesday, which turned raucous when reporters in back rows protested they were not allowed questions before it was called to a close.


Daniel Crook's Blog: Mashups from IBM at NYPHP in January

Daniel Crook points out the next meeting of the New York PHP Group where Dan Gisolfi will be talking about some of the latest things that IBM has been up to in the mashup arena.   Centered around the concept of "situational applications," IBM's work with mashups targets a growing trend in Web site development. [...] IT specialists should embrace the model as a foothold for PHP in the enterprise.   Some of Dan's presentation is outlined as well - a demo of IBM's Mashup Starter Kit, a look at best practices, and talk on the collaboration of IBM with Zend and ProgrammableWeb. If you're wanting to attend, be sure you RSVP as soon as possible (before the 21st @ 3pm) to reserve your spot.


YANGON, Myanmar - Military-ruled Myanmar will stick to its plans for gradual democratization despite the abrupt appointment of a new prime minister believed to hold a hard line in dealing with the countryâs political reform movement, Foreign Minister


Frantic Greeks flee villages, fires kill 63

KRESTENA, Greece  - Thousands of Greeks threatened by towering walls of fire fled their homes on Monday as strong winds fanned blazes that have devastated the country and killed 63 people in four days.


David Beckham's free kick sets up John Terry for the first international goal at the new Wembley stadium, but Diego scores for Brazil and England settles for a 1-1 tie.


Blog: After making several appearances on Apple's behalf over the last year, the bland bluesman is now stumping for RIM's BlackBerry Curve.


In progetto 300 milioni di di investimenti nel 2007


Based on information gathered during the recent fighting in Fallujah, Baghdad and elsewhere in the Sunni Triangle, officials said that a handful of senior Iraqi Baathists operating in Syria are collecting money and turning it over to the insurgency.


Japan may protect G8 site with missiles: report

Japan may position missile interceptors around the site of the Group of Eight summit of industrialized nations, to be held on the northern island of Hokkaido in July, a newspaper said on Wednesday.


Rough weather hampers bid to rescue disabled Canadian submarine

British ships battled through rough weather on Wednesday to reach a Canadian navy submarine with 57 crewmembers on board that was drifting in the Atlantic after an electrical fire that officials said was more severe than originally thought.


Napoli, 22:49 - CALCIO, NAPOLI-JUVE: CAMERAMEN COLPITO DA UNA PIETRA

Brutto episodio al termine di Napoli-Juventus. Un cameramen di Sky è stato colpito al volto d...


In his first news conference since winning a second term in office, President Bush touched on a variety of economic issues Thursday, from reducing the budget deficit to revamping Social Security and the tax code.


Sperm defects caused by exposure to environmental toxins can be passed down the generations, research suggests.


Sands blasting makes way for Atlantic City facelift

The Sands casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, which hosted celebrities Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr in its heyday, was reduced to thousands of tons of rubble on Thursday evening in the latest effort to remake the seaside gambling town.


Come next week, Studio 8H is going to be a little bit emptier   than usual.


Vick's woes could hurt Falcons on and off field

The troubles of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who pleaded guilty on Monday to dogfighting conspiracy charge, could hurt the team both on and off the field, analysts said.


Mike Lively's Blog: Late static binding....sorta :/

Mike Lively is happy about one thing - that late static binding (definition) has been committed and will be included with PHP 5.3. Unfortunately, he has a downside too:   The good news is late static binding has been introduced into head and looks like it will be merged into 5.3 before it is released. The horrible news is I really don't think the patch went as far as it needs to.   He talks about the original intention of the functionality (flexible inheritance for static methods/properties/constants) and how it was implemented, but with one small issue - that "static will ALWAYS return the 'resolved' name of the class used to call the current function". He illustrates with a code example showing an extended class returning a static property.   He also mentions two suggestions to help fix this issue:   setting the behavior of parent:: such that it forwards the calling class through the next function call. introducing another scope [...] using a new keyword so parent:: could remain the same


Facebook kicks off international push en Español

Facebook, the hugely popular social networking site, will kick off an international push on Monday with the launch of a Spanish version.The Spanish language home page will be the default page shown to Internet users accessing the site from a Spanish-speaking country. The change will be immediately obvious to the roughly 2.8 million Facebook members in Spain and Latin America but any user will be able to choose between the English or Spanish interface in their account settings.Versions in German and French are promised for the coming weeks, the Palo Alto, California, company said in a statement.To translate the site the company used its own social networking skills and turned to its users.A Facebook translation application was created that allowed users to submit their own translations while browsing the site. The translations were then approved by the community, which was about 1,500 people strong. The entire effort took about a month and ended up with phrases like "dar un toque" as the Spanish version of Facebook-speak "poke."Facebook said it will soon open up the translation application to developers so that they can harness the power of the community to translate their own applications.


PARIS: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is gravely ill but alive and there is no question of switching off life-support equipment, Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath said on Tuesday, dismissing reports of his death.


Premiums for job-based health insurance jumped 11.2 percent on average this year across the nation, according to a survey released Thursday, the latest evidence of a painful rise in medical costs that is placing an increasingly heavy burden on employers


A bomb exploded at the offices  of a Serb bank in the south of Serbia's breakaway province of  Kosovo late on Tuesday, causing considerable damage but no  injuries, police said.


Paulson Wins Friends, but Can He  Influence the People's Republic?

There's a new boss at the Treasury Department, and, with apologies to the Who, he's not the same as the old boss.


Singapore's economy grows by 7.7 percent in third quarter

SINGAPORE: Singapore's economy slowed in the third quarter but still recorded growth of 7.7 percent year-on-year. After posting its fastest quarterly expansion in 10 years in the three months to June, a slowdown


Britain did not allow CIA 'torture' planes to use its airports: police

Britain did not allow CIA planes to use its airports to secretly transfer terrorism suspects to third countries or US-run jails, chief police officers said late Friday at the end of an 18-month probe.


OJIYA, Japan -- Strong aftershocks rocked northern Japan today after a barrage of powerful quakes jolted the region yesterday, killing at least 14 people and toppling buildings.


For "Beyond the Sea," Kevin Spacey was not only the star and a producer, but also director, co-writer and leader of a tour of nine cities, backing his Darin act.


Google adds Spain library to book search project

(InfoWorld) - Spain's venerable Universidad Complutense de Madrid has joined Google Inc.'s Books Library Project, a controversial initiative that has Google in court facing allegations of copyright violation. In an apparent attempt to sidestep the nasty copyright controversy surrounding the program, the Spanish library will make available for scanning only books that are in the public domain. The Complutense's library, the largest of any university in Spain, is the first in the program whose collection consists primarily of books in Spanish, Google announced Tuesday. Google will scan hundreds of thousands of the library's books, all of which will be available for viewing and downloading in their entirety, because copyright restrictions don't apply to them. The digital copies of the books will be available via Google's book search engine (http://books.google.com). The university will also receive digital copies of the scanned works. Others participating in the Google Library Project are the University of Oxford, University of California, University of Michigan, Harvard University, Stanford University and the New York Public Library. A pilot project with the U.S. Library of Congress is also underway. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) last year sued Google on behalf of five of its members, alleging massive copyright infringement in the project. The Authors Guild Inc. and three authors also sued Google for the same reason last year. The AAP and the Authors Guild both allege Google needs permission from copyright holders before scanning in-copyright books it obtains from the libraries. Google maintains its activities are legal because it only displays short text excerpts and bibliographic information for in-copyright books. The AAP and the Authors Guild counter that making a digital copy of an in-copyright book without permission from the copyright holder is infringement. They also object to Google's storage of these copies on its servers to make their text searchable. A Google spokeswoman couldn't immediately recall if other libraries, like the Complutense's, are refraining from lending Google in-copyright works for scanning. Â


Experts defuse bomb in Thailand's violence-hit south

Experts defused a large bomb Monday in a city where three similar devices exploded over the weekend - the latest violence blamed on suspected Islamic militants in Thailand's troubled south.


Baseball's steroid report available online

The so-called Mitchell report can be found at the Web site of Major League Baseball later this afternoon.


Swarm of Moths Rush Stage at Weird Al Show

DU QUOIN, Illinois - Things got hairy for parody singer "Weird Al" Yankovic as a flock of unwanted fans rushed onstage during his performance at a state fair in southern Illinois.    Green moths swarmed Yankovic, some nesting in his trademark long curly locks...


No. 4 LSU Edges Oregon State 22-21 in OT

BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU can thank an Oregon State kicker who could not make extra points for it's season-opening victory...


Sugar-packed diet may boost pancreatic cancer risk

Eating lots of sugar and  sugar-sweetened foods could increase a person's likelihood of  developing cancer of the pancreas, by far one of the deadliest  types of cancer, Swedish researchers report.


Dollar takes a pounding from world interest rates

Business & money: Holidaymakers jetting to America will be able to distract themselves from rising mortgage payments by snapping up bargains with cheap dollars.


Hospital Group Offers Plan on Health Coverage for All

A group of the largest commercial hospital chains plans to propose that individuals be required to have basic health coverage.


Roma, 17:36 - Calcio, Roma; Montella: io capocannoniere? Merito della squadra

Capocannoniere con 16 gol in 18 partite: Vincenzo Montella viaggia ad un media incredibile: ''E' mer...


Sarkozy's popularity slumps further: French poll

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's  approval rating has slid to its lowest point in his nine months  in office, a poll commissioned by l'Express magazine showed on  Tuesday, prompting the weekly to speak of a "toboggan effect."


MacCentral - On Wednesday, Apple not only reached a major milestone with its highest fourth quarter earnings in nine years, according to CEO Steve Jobs, but it also shattered its previous record with more than 2 million iPods shipped during the fourth quarter of its 2004 fiscal year -- an incredible 500 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2003 and 134 percent more than the previous quarter. That number not only helped the company reach a commanding 92. ...


U.S. to Tell Iran How It Could Help Steady Iraq

The United States intends to lay out a comprehensive account of Iran's growing military role in Iraq -- including the array of arms provided to both Shiite and Sunni militias -- during critical talks between U.S. and Iranian diplomats scheduled for tomorrow in Baghdad, according to senior U.S....


Security has been beefed up in the Valley following reports that the LeT plans to step up violence in the state during Prime Minister Manmohan Singhâs visit.


Democrats running Congress and the Bush administration reached a tentative deal Thursday on $300-$1,200 tax rebates and business tax cuts to jolt the slumping economy


Postal Service Links Delays in Deliveries to Airlines

The Postal Service says that a shortage of baggage handlers, computer problems and snowstorms delayed the delivery of thousands of letters and packages.


Citigroup pays CEO Prince $26 mln for 2006

Citigroup Inc.  said on Tuesday that it awarded Chairman and Chief Executive Charles Prince $25.98 million in compensation for 2006, about 13 percent more than a year earlier, though costs grew twice as fast as revenue.


Former Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney is to perform at Liverpool's Capital of Culture celebrations.


One of Russia, Austria or South Korea will be celebrating later on Wednesday when the host venue of the 2014 Winter Olympics is decided.


Net Puzzle Game Opens Dream Vista for Winner: Rocketplane Ride into Space Goes to Skeptical Californian

By Ja'Rena Lunsford, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 13--Will Temple knew the call was a scam. On the other end was the voice of a Microsoft Corp. representative telling him he was the winner of a trip to space.


For Now, Judge Lets Qualcomm Use Some of Rivalâs Technology

A federal judge ruled that the wireless chip maker Qualcomm could sell through January 2009 some chips whose designs infringe patents held by the Broadcom Corporation.


Il padre Graziano, 'la trattativa e' appena iniziata'


Hospitals Slow in Heart Cases, Research Finds

In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, a study found.


Metz, 16:58 - TENNIS, ATP METZ: SANGUINETTI FUORI AL PRIMO TURNO

Davide Sanguinetti è stato eliminato al primo turno del torneo Atp di Metz (indoor, 300 mila ...


Blog: Apple has issued a patch for the most recent update to Mac OS X 10.4.10, which apparently caused audio problems on some Intel-based Macs.


Bilancio vittime fermo a 52 morti ma si teme possa aumentare


Matt Morris struggled in his final tuneup for the playoffs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 Thursday night to send the NL Central champions to their first four-game losing streak of the season.


Lomu Says Kidney Transplant Working, Targets Rugby World Cup

Jonah Lomu, the leading try scorer in rugby World Cups, said he's returning to full health after a kidney transplant six weeks ago.


Proteste contro sentenza assoluzione imputati crollo


Every team tries to improve in the offseason &#151; some with splashy moves that make headlines, others with quiet deals for unheralded players.


NEW DELHI: India's cricket captain Sourav Ganguly said on Thursday that he was confident the switch from limited-day cricket to traditional five-day tests will change his team's fortunes in next month's home series against Australia.


American Henderson has a yen to play for Japan

American-born basketball player J.R. Henderson has acquired Japanese citizenship in the hope of playing for Japan's national team, Kyodo news agency reported.


New York, 14:51 - BASKET, WNBA: TITOLO ALLE DETROIT SHOCK

Le Detroit Shock hanno vinto la notte scorsa il titolo Wnba battendo in gara-5 80-75 le Sacramento M...


Gameworld: Skywalker storms into Lego Star Wars II

A young Luke  Skywalker sizes up a cadre of white-clad storm troopers then  with his trademark light saber slashes through one storm  trooper after another with the enemy crumbling ... into Lego  pieces.


Cars had approximately 1 million lines of software code in 1990, but that number will jump to 100 million by 2010, according to Anthony Scott, CTO of  GM's Information Systems and Services organization.


Libya foreign medics retrial adjourned again

The retrial of six foreign medics  facing a possible death penalty on charges they infected  hundreds of Libyan children with the AIDS virus was adjourned  on Thursday after a defense lawyer failed to show up in court.


A top adviser to Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign said that Democrats should give more thought to Sen. Barack Obama's admissions of illegal drug use before they pick a presidential candidate.


Spacewalking astronauts help retract stubborn solar array

Two Shuttle Discovery astronauts have helped retract a stuck solar energy array on the International Space station in a record-breaking fourth spacewalk on a single mission.


African Union seeks to unblock peace talks for Sudan's Darfur

African Union mediators sought to break the deadlock at peace talks for Sudan's Darfur region, after negotiations bogged down over differences on security and disarmament between Khartoum and two rebel groups.


Clinical trials of a new microbicide gel designed to help prevent women contracting HIV are stopped.


With nine seconds left, Framingham senior Kristin Igoe sprinted down the field, dodging opponents left and right, and scored the winning goal as the Flyers defeated Westwood, 10-9, in the Division 1 EMass final last night.


In this age of cell phones, text messages and computer keyboards, one Scottish school has returned to basics. It's teaching youngsters the neglected art of writing with a fountain pen.


Record-Setting Astronaut Returns to Earth With Shuttle Crew

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. _ You can't walk very far when you're on a spaceship, sea breezes are the stuff of dreams and a good pizza? Forget about it.


Genova, 13:41 - CALCIO, MAZZARRI: ALLA SAMP C'E' RISPETTO DEI RUOLI

Walter Mazzarri, nuovo allenatore della Sampdoria, si è presentato alla società blucer...


SEMATECH Offering Overview of 3D-TSVs During SEMICON West

As part of its activities at SEMICON West, SEMATECH will sponsor a  comprehensive seminar on 3D interconnects using through-silicon vias  (TSVs) from 1:30-5:30 p.m. July 18 at the San Francisco Marriott.


Microsoft too busy to name Linux patents

Reworks definition of visibility OSBC First you get everyone riled claiming open source and Linux infringe on your patents, then you won't detail those patents. Why? The paperwork.â¦


Operazione anti-prostituzione a Bari: otto mandati di cattura(due italiani), nove indagati. Portate in Italia come merce                                          Cliente innamorato fa sgominare la banda che sfruttava nigeriane                                                                                Riti voodoo per terrorizzarle. Mostrate ai clienti con dei cataloghiRicatti anche tra sorelle. Costrette a cocktail per abortire


European ministers uphold Hungary's right to ban GMO crop

European environment ministers have upheld Hungary's right to ban a genetically modified product (GMOs), dealing a policy defeat to the EU's executive arm which wanted the measure to be lifted.


Polls: Europe Negative on Bush Re-Election

International resentment of the United States has spilled over to include bad feelings for the American people, too - at least in three European countries that opposed US policies in Iraq.


Irvin's Block Party at TCU Close to Record

When Sandora Irvin thinks back on the childhood basketball games with the boys in the park, one thing sticks in her head:


Invited testers evaluate 'next generation' network that allows friends to edit friends.


DODDS newest math theme emphasizes application of skills in everyday life

Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe is continuing its ambitious two-pronged program aimed at the earliest years of education.


BEIJING - President Hu Jintao's new status as commander of China's military should strengthen efforts to fight corruption and control a surging economy, forcing resistant lower-level officials to recognize Hu as their undisputed leader, analysts said Monday.    Former President Jiang Zemin's decision to hand over his last post as military chief on Sunday, almost two years after Hu succeeded him as Communist Party leader, ended tensions over control that had let local officials resist pressure to cut spending and carry out painful reforms, the analysts said...


Bush Sending $82 Bln War Spending Plan to Congress

President Bush sent Congress on  Monday an $82 billion package to fund military operations in  Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total bill for both conflicts  to nearly $300 billion and the budget deficit to a record high.


Militants used grenade attacks to lure Black Watch into deadly ...

By Kim Sengupta in Baghdad and Richard Lloyd Parry in Camp Dogwood, Iraq. The attack was carried out with deadly thoroughness, and took planning that illustrated the depth of the militants' information.


Iraq's Suicide Bombers Remain Lethal Mystery

A few Iraqis have spotted them speeding  toward death before they disintegrate in a bloody fireball. But  little is known of Iraq's suicide bombers except that the  supply seems endless.


Sebastien Loeb hit back on stage three of the Italian Rally in Sardinia today but could not prevent world championship rival Petter Solberg stretching his lead to half a minute.


Congress has cut all funding for continuing development next year of a new nuclear warhead from the omnibus domestic spending bill, handing the Bush administration a significant setback.


UN Iran Report Held Up as Nuke Freeze Talks Stall

The U.N. nuclear watchdog has held up a  new report on inspections in Iran while Tehran and the EU's  "big three" try to break a deadlock in talks aimed at freezing  Iran's uranium enrichment program, diplomats said on Friday.


Kebe Peinda Gotha si era cosparsa di liquido infiammabiledurante la visita del presidente del suo Paese in Comune                                          Morta senegalese che si diede fuoco in piazza del Campidoglio a Roma                                                                                Nonostante l'intervento dei carabinieri aveva riportato ustioni sul 70% del corpo


High levels of  may be killing off people living in cities around the world, experts suspect.


NCAA to Bloggers: Too Many Posts and Youâre Out!

The NCAA issued new rules that limit the number of times reporters can post live blogs from a sporting event, depending on the sport they cover.


Alcoa Inc. AA.N on Tuesday said it  plans to declare force majeure to its customers due to a  temporary shutdown at its Jamalco refinery in Jamaica and  damage to the port from which the plant ships its alumina  caused by Hurricane Ivan.


The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is to be included on the Formula One calendar next season, according to reports. Sources close to F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone and the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC), which


Hopefuls including Amy Winehouse are set to find out the winner of the Mercury  Prize in London.


Sri Lanka govt, rebels willing to talk: Akashi

The Sri Lankan government and the   Tamil Tiger guerrillas have told Norwegian peace mediators they   are willing to return to peace talks without conditions,   Japan's peace envoy to the country said on Tuesday.


Cubans still getting used to Fidel's silence

A silence has settled over Cuban political life that ordinary Cubans find at once disconcerting and a big relief.


Oklahoma Strenghens Number Two Spot In BCS Poll

It's still a USC/Oklahoma one two punch in the latest Bowl Championship Series poll. In fact, Oklahoma strengthened its lead over third place Auburn in this week's BCS poll; the Tigers were idle last week and have a huge game this week with Georgia.


Women taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are at an increased risk of developing life-threatening blood clots, it was reported today.


Studios juggle release dates of animated films

DreamWorks, Pixar and Disney have each rescheduled high-profile films in ways that could dramatically affect their earnings flow and status in


A Townâs Darkest Day Is Playing Out on Stage

Not everyone in Waterloo, Ill., is keen on the idea of a musical that chronicles the destruction of the nearby village of Valmeyer in the Great Flood of 1993.


Audit Compliance Deadline Proves Costly to Companies

Some of the nation's biggest companies face a deadline today for completing reviews of their internal financial controls, a labor-intensive, costly effort that has created intense friction between corporate managers and auditors.


Defining the peas and queues of Englishness

Of such often bewildering rules the English are made, says social anthropologist Kate Fox, who spent three years studying her own people the way her peers study primative jungle tribes, and then wrote a book ...


Europe Minister Welcomes New EU Commission

Europe Minister Dr Denis MacShane today welcomed the European Parliamentâs support for the new EU Commission. âI welcome the European Parliamentâs strong vote for the new Commission today.


The World Wide Web is the perfect Petri dish for memes, infectious ideas or any other things that spread by imitation from person to person.


'Fahrenheit 9/11' Propels Wave of Political Films

Want to get away from the Iraq war, slanted news reporting and the mud-slinging presidential election campaign that probably lies ahead?


Southwest Airlines to offer Internet access to flyers

Known for its unique boarding system and joke-telling cabin crew, Southwest will be the first US airline to test satellite-delivered broadband Internet access.


PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - A woman held on a gun charge claims she accidentally shot her husband in the head after becoming startled when the couple's burglar alarm activated, authorities said Wednesday.


Attorneys representing Major League Baseball argued Thursday that online fantasy baseball companies cannot operate without paying license fees to MLB to compensate players for the use of their names.


European banks lead equity markets lower

European equity markets fell sharply on Tuesday, with financial stocks heading the losses, as concerns over the state of the US subprime mortgage market hit banking stocks.


Free-agent pitcher Odalis Perez will meet with New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya later this week, the lefty said Monday.


US Arms-Grade Plutonium Starts Road Journey Across France

A consignment of US weapons-grade plutonium began a north-south road journey across France to be turned into fuel to make electricity by Areva SA, the world's biggest maker of nuclear reactors, Greenpeace France said.


India crumble from 198-2 to end day one of the third Test on a rocky 297-6 as Brett Lee takes 3-64.


Operazione non solleva problemi di concorrenza


Juli Inkster labored to a par 72 Friday but held on to her three-stroke lead at the Women's British Open.


ACLU says prison abuse witnesses threatenedSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico  - Workers who saw abuses at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison were threatened by US special forces who confiscated photos of a prisoner they allegedly punched, US government memos released by


Secretary of State Colin Powell bid a  nostalgic farewell on Thursday to the NATO Western security  alliance he first served as platoon commander facing down the  Soviet army 46 years ago.


Soldiers 'Seriously Hurt' in Car Bomb Blast

Two British soldiers were very seriously injured today in a suicide car bomb attack near the Black Watchâs base in the âtriangle of deathâ.


Fragile star of hope for peace rises in Middle East

For the past four years, Middle East peace could safely be filed under the same heading as Santa Claus: nice fantasy. But this Christmas, glimmers of hope have materialized in the Holy Land.


Google, the world's most popular search engine plans to transform the trip to the library into a trip to the nearest computer.


About half of the alcohol advertising on radio is aired during youth-oriented programs, according to a new study that suggests beer and liquor companies are not abiding by a self-imposed ban on advertising to teens.


Revulsion is now starting to be aimed at the paparazzi and tabloids as the entertainment industry asks that the troubled star be given a chance to recover in private


Apple tells iPhone vendor not to reveal sales figures

When I say jump, you ask how high UK carrier O2 has confirmed that Apple has placed it under a gagging order to prevent it from publicly revealing how many iPhone handsets itâs sold to date.â¦


Iranian Will Not Meet Israeli in Olympics Due to Weight

A diplomatic wrangle of Olympic  proportions was avoided Sunday when Iranian world judo champion  Arash Miresmaeili failed to make the weight for his clash with  an Israeli opponent.


Resta incertezza mutui, cambi rispecchino fondamentali


The strange, mystical adventures of Daisuke Matsuzaka continue. Japan's megastar, who was anointed as a favorite son in this foreign town because of his array of mesmerizing pitches, his tantalizing potential, and his role as one of the X factors in negating the surging New York Yankees, remains impossible to predict.


Brazil's Japanese Preserve Sumo and Share It With Others

Sumo is a way for older Japanese-Brazilians to teach younger generations about their cultural heritage.


Also: Tactile passwords could stop ATM 'shoulder-surfing'


November Consumer Prices Rise Moderately

U.S. consumer prices rose modestly in November as energy costs that had shot up a month earlier and fanned inflation fears posted only a small gain last month, the Labor Department said on Friday.


Oil prices breach US$50, setting new mark in Asian trading

Crude oil prices pushed past the psychologically important US$50-per-barrel mark Tuesday to an all-time high of US$50.01 as the market reacted to the slow recovery of US oil production in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ivan.


Three Democratic presidential contenders courted the party's hard-core activists at a political fundraiser Friday night, arguing the party can win the values debate with Republicans.


A Russian woman paid a former convict to  kill her 17-year-old son because she was fed up with sharing  her small one-room apartment with him, the newspaper Izvestia  reported on Wednesday.


Intel sketches out nanotechnology road map

The firm is planning new ways to shrink transistors and increase chip speed. Could "spintronics" replace silicon-based technology?


Blog: Jerry Yang is Yahoo's new CEO. Is he the right choice for leader?


Kremlin candidate wins Chechnya vote amid violence

A Kremlin-backed career police officer was set to be crowned leader of Chechnya after a vote that Moscow hopes will show progress towards peace in the embattled republic but which was nonetheless punctuated by violence.


War of Words Erupts Between HP Scandal Players

The attorney for the ousted HP chairman fired back  at public comments made by board rival about the HP pretexting scandal.


Nextel Wins More Credits in Airwaves Plan

U.S. communications regulators on  Wednesday approved $452 million in additional credits for  airwaves that Nextel Communications Inc. NXTL.O would return  as part of a spectrum swap aimed at ending interference with  public safety communications.


Army-Navy: Navy wins in a rivalry that salutes the good in sports

There have been bigger showdowns between Army and Navy, but few more important than yesterday's 105th meeting. With turmoil, scandal and controversy dominating the sports world


Red Sox Feeling Heat of 0-2 Start in ALCS

BOSTON - The infield at Fenway Park was covered with a dirty white tarp on a dreary day. Unless the Boston Red Sox start winning soon, the gloom will last all winter...


Pollution from pesticides and insecticides in various parts of Greece has risen dangerously, while similar toxic substances have been detected in olive oil as well as imported fruit and vegetables on sale in ...


The dollar rose against the euro and the  yen on Wednesday as traders cashed in on the currency's recent  weakness in the belief that massive dollar-selling would slow  heading into the year-end.


Shaquille O'Neal has 31 points and 15 rebounds, both season highs, and the Heat earns their most impressive win yet since losing Dwyane Wade, edging Detroit, 85-82, Friday night.


Iraq Hostages' Kin Appeal for Their Lives

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb struck a U.S. patrol on the road to Baghdad's airport Tuesday, wounding four American soldiers and several Iraqis...


The Indian Board re-opens the bidding for TV rights after Australian threaten to cancel their tour.


The Department of Homeland Security has issued its first approval for the use of stun guns to stop hijackers and unruly passengers aboard commercial flights.


Jobs are threatened in Newtown as one firm announces it may cut 70 jobs and another goes up for sale.


As the First Albany Companies closes the sale of a controlling stake in itself, the investment bank is expected to rename itself and broaden its focus.


Ciclismo: doping, Phonak esclusa dal ProTour 2005

CICLISMO - La squadra svizzera Phonak e' stata definitivamente esclusa dalla lista delle squadre che parteciperanno al ProTour 2005. Lo ha deciso l'Uci. La decisione dopo i tre casi di doping, tra cui quello


Chelsea skipper John Terry has shrugged off defeat to Porto in the Champions League and warned Arsenal to prepare themselves for Sunday's Premiership showdown at Highbury.


New Jersey legislature votes to end death penalty

TRENTON, New Jersey  - New Jersey on Thursday became the first U.S. state to legislatively abolish the death penalty since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976.


Kathy Farrell could be forgiven for entertaining the possibility that her beloved Boston Red Sox might be cursed. During an April game at Fenway Park, she stumbled in the


Indonesia Plans Jan. Talks with Rebels in Tsunami Zone

Indonesia said on Wednesday it hoped to hold talks with separatist rebels operating in tsunami-hit Aceh province at the end of this month to try to ease security concerns amid a massive humanitarian operation.


U.N. rights monitors accuse Sudan of bombing Darfur

United Nations human rights monitors on   Friday accused Sudan's army of dropping bombs on villages in   North Darfur, killing and injuring civilians, and driving   hundreds of people from their homes.


Mourning Palestinians Pledge Vote to Replace Arafat

Yasser Arafat's successors promised swift elections to replace him Saturday as Palestinians flocked to his tomb to pay last respects to the ex-guerrilla who symbolized hopes of a state.


George Carlin Enters Drug Rehab To Beat Addiction

George Carlin says he recognized his problem and is entering a drug rehabilitation facility to beat his dependence on alcohol and painkillers.


Regulators to tighten up on supermarkets

The competition watchdog on Friday said it was proposing a series of measures designed to ensure British supermarkets face a real competitive environment.


Cold war workers, sick from exposure to radiation years ago, now face a tangle of red tape between them and government compensation.


Buckeyesâ Focus Is Squarely on Public Enemy No. 2

Thereâs no doubt that Michigan is Ohioâs Stateâs No. 1 rival. But the Buckeyes have often had the most trouble with Penn State.


Markets in Asia and Europe fell again today as investors dumped stocks that had surged in recent weeks.


Stocks open higher with jobs data in focus

U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, aided by a dip in oil prices below $62 a barrel, as investors awaited Friday's November jobs report and any news that may shed on the economy.


Welted by a couple of hit batters in the fifth inning, the St. Louis Cardinals converted the bruises into three runs and a 8-3 victory over Los Angeles for a commanding 2-0 lead in the NLDS.


Earmarks Seen Likely to Continue, but With Details

President Bush is unlikely to defy Congress on billions of dollars in spending, but heâs likely to insist that lawmakers give more justification for their pet projects.


The move is part of a government crackdown on graft by ChinaÂs president that has focused on prominent political opponents.


Chip Makers Delay a Merger of Their Memory Divisions

STMicroelectronics and Intel announced a delay in the merger of their unprofitable memory units.


Gustafsson Leads at Dunhill Championship

Sweden's Peter Gustafsson took a four-stroke lead after two rounds of the Dunhill Championship, shooting a 4-under 68 on Friday while the tournament's early leaders wilted in the heat.


Kerry Widens Lead in California, Poll Finds

Democratic challenger John Kerry  has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54  percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on  Tuesday found.


Billy Joel will become the last entertainer to perform at Shea Stadium before it goes under construction, Billboard reported.


Sutton blasts Mickelson, decides to let him sit

One thing you can say about US Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton: He certainly doesn't beat around the bush. The feisty Texan was telling it straight after Friday's awful American


Aid workers in the region of Darfur are getting a helping hand from advanced satellite mapping technology.


Barbados, East Caribbean Brace for Hurricane Ivan

Stores and schools closed, radio stations broadcast warnings and Barbadians readied their homes as Hurricane Ivan charged across the Atlantic on Monday toward Barbados and the Caribbean's eastern islands.


China central bank to take "gradual and safe" approach on currency peg

China's central bank said it would take a "gradual and safe" approach to loosening the yuan-dollar peg, following International Monetary Fund (IMF) calls to let the currency float in a wider margin.


Research in Motion, Maker of the BlackBerry, Says Sales More Than Double

Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry e-mail pager, said sales surged as it enlisted cellphone service providers in Europe and Asia to offer its products.


Electronics Industry Battles for the Living Room

SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES  - The living room, once  the most technologically simple part of the average home, is a  high-tech battleground today as the consumer electronics  industry seeks to digitize home entertainment and make it  available anywhere, anytime.


PalmOne grabs Microsoft Exchange license

The staunch rivals appear to cast aside differences, as the handheld maker licenses an e-mail synchronization tool from Microsoft.


Mariucci wouldn't name a starter for this week's game at his weekly news conference on Monday, allowing speculation to grow that he might replace Harrington with Mike McMahon.


Australian may get family reunion before war crime tribunal

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba : The father of accused Australian terrorist David Hicks hopes to hold an emotional reunion with his son before he appears before a US war crimes tribunal.


Let's talk about health insurance for small business owners and the self-employed.


Argentine Monaco beats Monfils for second title

Argentina's Juan Monaco concluded an ideal warm-up for the French Open with a 7-6 6-0 win over Gael Monfils of France in the Poertschach International final on Saturday to lift his second ATP title.


The wait is over -- Harry Potter finale goes on sale

Harry Potter fans poured into book stores around the world on Saturday to get hold of the seventh and final volume in the series and discover the secret of the boy wizard's fate.


Clive Thompson on Why Sci-Fi Is the Last Bastion of Philosophical Writing

Clive Thompson takes a look at Cory Doctorow's novella, After the Siege -- a book, like most sci-fi's, are the only ones to tackle profound philosophical questions.


Catania, 18:56 - CALCIO, CATANIA: CON IL MILAN MODERATO TURN OVER

Moderato turnover per il Catania in vista del ritorno contro il Milan in coppa Italia. Del gruttpo d...


Court Questions Possible Abuse of Pot Laws

The Supreme Court questioned whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren't really sick as it debated on Monday whether the federal government can


Microsoft music copy protection cracked again

A fresh version of a program designed to circumvent Microsoft's Windows Media DRM was released on Friday, but the company's saying they're not concerned.


Volkswagen has recruited Wolfgang Bernhard, who as DaimlerChrysler's former star manager built a reputation as an aggressive cost-cutter, to join its board.


Psychiatrists least religious of U.S. doctors: study

U.S. psychiatrists generally are less likely to be Protestant or Roman Catholic than other types of doctors, according to a study released on Monday.


Ross says Buffett insurer plan unlikely to succeed

Turnaround specialist Wilbur Ross said  in a television interview on Wednesday that he did not expect  billionaire investor Warren Buffett's proposal to reinsure top  bond insurer's portfolios to go forward.


Secondo gli esperti, questo il mese del picco stagionale


Madrid, 10:41 - CALCIO, SPAGNA; MARCA: ATL.MADRID SU JUVENTINO TIAGO

Non solo Tottenham e Benfica, secondo il sito del quotidiano spagnolo "Marca" c'è anche l'Atl...


GREENBURGH, NY -- Allan Houston took what he called "a huge step" Friday toward his comeback, participating in a half-court scrimmage and setting next weekend as the possible date of his return from prolonged knee problems.


A site that was the target of an innovative legal takedown maneuver was less vulnerable to more standard approaches. It signed up with what is perhaps the world's least lawyer-friendly Web hosting company.


Home loan demand falls as interest rates climb

U.S. mortgage applications fell last  week, reflecting a decline in home refinancing loans as  interest rates climbed, an industry trade group said on  Wednesday.


Apple Rumor Site to Shut Down in Settlement

Apple put to rest the last of a series of lawsuits it brought in a losing and costly effort to put a stop to Web leaks about its product plans.


Roma, 16:16 - CALCIO, CALCIOPOLI; MAZZEI E TITOMANLIO: CONCILIAZIONE-CONI

Possibile ultimo capitolo per la vicenda Caliopoli a proposito di Gennaro Mazzei e Stefano Titomanli...


Minn. Tops Ala. 20-16 in Music City Bowl

Marion Barber III ran for 187 yards and a touchdown and teammate Laurence Maroney added 105 yards on the ground to lead Minnesota to a 20-16 win over Alabama in the Music City Bowl on Friday.


British PM calls for radical world reforms to reflect rise of Asia

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called Monday for the radical reform of world institutions to help meet the new challenges of the 21st century, in particular the rise of India and China.


With the Nintendo DS now outselling the PSP, Sony said Wednesday that it will release a new model of the handheld console in September that is both thinner and lighter than its predecessor.


The Supreme Court stepped into a dispute over free speech rights Friday involving a suspended high school student and his banner that proclaimed "Bong Hits 4 Jesus."


Top U.S. Democrats vowed on Sunday to raise pressure on President George W. Bush to shift strategy in Iraq by trying to revise the 2002 congressional resolution that authorized him to wage war.


Pizza Parlor Mobster May Get Last Laugh in Italy

A dead Sicilian Mafia boss who once helped lead a drug ring out of New York pizza parlors may get the last laugh back home in Italy.


Russia Finds Explosive Traces on 2nd Plane

Russian investigators found explosive residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart, a security spokesman said Saturday, adding to evidence that terrorists breached security at one of the country's most up-to-date


Sharon under assassination threat from extremists

Israeli opposition leader, Shimon Peres, is worried that Jewish extremists may try to kill the country's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.


As Abortion Rate Drops, Use of RU-486 Is on Rise

Thirty-five years after the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision, a pill that has largely faded from the rancorous public debate over abortion has slowly and quietly begun to transform the experience of ending a pregnancy in the United States.


A Grey's Anatomy dopo essere stato scartato da Dr. House


Pakistan arrests suspect in mosque suicide bombing

PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - Authorities have arrested one man over a suicide attack at a mosque in northwest Pakistan that killed 48 people, and said they suspect Islamic militants in an Afghan border region were involved.


Pokljuka, 15:23 - BIATHLON, CDM: NORVGESE SVEDSEN VINCE LA 20 KM

Il norvegese Emil Hegle Svedsen ha vinto la 20 km individuale maschile di Pokljuka, in Slovenia, val...


Oracle gets Europe's approval to buy PeopleSoft

The European Commission on Tuesday cleared Oracle's hostile $7.7 billion bid for rival business-software maker PeopleSoft, lowering the last antitrust hurdle to the contested deal. "There is an absence of sufficient evidence of competitive harm," regulators said in a statement.


Troy Smith was awarded the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, beating out Notre Dame's Brady Quinn and Darren McFadden of Arkansas.


The economy headed into the summer with better momentum, propelled by a manufacturing rebound and consumers who eagerly went shopping and sightseeing despite high gas prices.


Sudan bombing civilian targets in Darfur: US envoy

The Sudanese government has resumed bombing civilian targets in the war-ravaged western region of Darfur, the U.S. special envoy for Darfur said on Friday.


Iraqi Exile Registration Extended Amid Low Turnout

The registration deadline for Iraqis  voting abroad in their country's Jan. 30 election was extended  by two days on Saturday amid low turnout in some of the 14  countries where voter registration centers were established.


Zimbabwe's government says it intends to end state subsidies for black-owned commercial farms.


Russia declines comment on reported N. Korea offer

Russia's atomic energy agency declined to comment on Monday on Japanese news reports that North Korea had offered Russia exclusive rights to its natural uranium deposits in exchange for support at six-way talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons.


Crashed plane found in Cambodia, no survivors

Rescue teams found the wreckage of a plane carrying 22 people, including 13 Korean and three Czech tourists, high on a jungle-clad Cambodian mountain on Wednesday. There were no survivors.


A man in his 80s is found dead with a stab wound, on a grassy common in Cheshire.


An anti-racism body praises the conviction of a man for racial abuse despite the victim not coming forward.


Shares close on bullish note as NY soars; Royal Sun, mmO2 up

British blue chips finished today's session sharply higher, as US indices rocketed on the back of strong economic data and positive corporate news, and with mm02 and Royal and Sun Alliance well ahead of the pack, dealers said.


Zarqawi group threatens to kill two Americans and Briton held in Iraq

The group of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, which has claimed the gruesome killing of foreign hostages in Iraq, threatened to execute two Americans and a Briton it is holding unless Iraqi women prisoners are freed within 48 hours.


HANOI - A 16-year-old girl in Vietnam's southern province of Tay Ninh has been found to be infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a hospital said Thursday.


Court says eavesdropping program can continue

The government can continue to listen in on phone calls and e-mails overseas until its appeal of a federal judge's ruling outlawing the eavesdropping program is decided, the U.S. Appeals Court in Cincinnati ruled on Wednesday.


Writer killed by 'sadistic' gang, court told

Â· Defence says key evidence to be heard in secret Â· Murder accused stole identity to raid accounts


A panel discussion on whether cable debate shows like CNN's recently canceled "Crossfire" have screamed themselves out of business ended in — what else — a shouting match.


ARAFAT: I MEDICI FRANCESI ANNUNCIANO LA MORTE CEREBRALE

PARIGI - Yasser Arafat e' in stato di ''morte cerebrale'' hanno comunicato stasera i medici francesi che lo hanno in cura a Parigi. Nel brevissimo spazio di venti minuti una ridda di notizie che si sono accavallate


Cigar-producing Cuba says a ban on smoking in some public places will come into force in February.


Retailer sees big growth opportunities in troubled chain

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. jumped as much as 20 percent Wednesday as investors embraced the retailer's plans to own the Disney Stores and a piece of such iconic characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.


Report: Pregnant Julia Roberts in L.A. Hospital

Actress Julia Roberts, who is due  to deliver twins in January, has been admitted to a Los Angeles  hospital after experiencing early contractions, People magazine  reported on Tuesday.


Apple cuts iPhone price and revamps iPods

Apple Inc. sharply cut the price of its iPhone on Wednesday and rolled out an iPod with a touch screen that can browse the Internet wirelessly, as well as improvements to its iTunes Web store.


Ofcom rules Channel 4 made "serious" misjudgements in its handling of the Celebrity Big Brother race row.


Kidman knocks Roberts off high-paid actress list

Nicole Kidman was Hollywood's highest-paid actress in 2006, nudging America's sweetheart, Julia Roberts, from the top spot for the first time in five years, according to an annual showbiz earnings list.


Israeli businessman Azam Azam was released Sunday in exchange for six Egyptian students in a new prisoner exchange agreement with Egypt.


Dan Orlovsky wanted to linger as long as possible and savor the latest milestone for Connecticut football. By the time he trotted to the sideline in the closing minutes to a standing


Sport: Six Nations: Wales coach will keep his squad fresh by chopping and changing ahead of Italy game


NASA is working to solve a potentially dangerous vibration problem in its next generation of launching vehicles.


Space Station Crew Takes Short Soyuz Trip

Three astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS) took a short trip Thursday to move their Russian-built lifeboat to a new parking spot.


Tennis star Andy Murray is setting his sights on gold at the Beijing Olympics next year.


"Sex and the City" star picks family over fashion

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker, once the   poster girl for style and single women in New York, says   there's something in her life that takes higher priority than   the latest designer fashions -- her family.


Bloggers draw blood as CBS forced to apologise

To hear some press experts tell it, CBS's admission that it was duped into using questionable documents about President George W. Bush's National Guard service during the Vietnam War was


A Frenchman was shot dead in the Saudi  city of Jeddah on Sunday in the second such killing this month  by suspected al Qaeda militants trying to drive Westerners out  and destabilize the global oil superpower.


IPCC to unveil climate crystal ball findings

Report published tomorrow The definitive report of the state of our climate is due to be published tomorrow. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (the IPCC) fourth Assesment Report, some six years in the making, will be released in Paris.â¦


Last.FM, the free online radio service owned by CBS, will let users listen to any of 3.5 million songs on demand, paid for with advertising. The key limit: each user can only listen to each song 3 times.


Mob trial opens with bloody descriptions

Chicago's biggest mob trial in years started Thursday with a prosecutor urging the jury to forget what they know about movie mobsters and see the aging defendants for who they are: men who "committed brutal crimes on behalf of the Chicago Outfit."


The longer immigrants live in the United States, the more likely they are to take on what has become an increasingly common American characteristic: obesity.


Francisco Garcia had 25 points to lead six Louisville players in double figures, and the 19th-ranked Cardinals routed Southern Mississippi 107-62 on Tuesday night.


By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 31--It's official. We're in a drought.   The U.S.


Nasdaq may link with Borse Dubai in OMX bid: paper

Nasdaq  may sell its stake in the London Stock Exchange  to Borse Dubai and make a joint bid with the Gulf exchange for Nordic exchange owner OMX , The Daily Telegraph said on Monday.


City braces as Cavs offer James extension

LeBron James surprised his coach, general manager and the Cleveland Cavaliers by showing up unannounced at a press conference on Friday to introduce the club's top two draft picks.


Marsiglia, 16:46 - TENNIS, ATP MARSIGLIA: VITTORIA FINALE DI MURRAY

Il britannico Andy Murray, testa di serie numero 4, ha vinto il torneo Atp di Marsiglia (534mila eur...


BA bans crew from Hong Kong bar after date-rape claims

British Airways has banned its staff from drinking at a popular Hong Kong bar after stewardesses were slipped a date-rape drug while drinking there.


This morning, IBM, in conjunction with Vivendi game developer High Moon Studios and Canadian high-performance developer RapidMind, launched a coast-to-coast event to interest developers into building a new gaming platform around the Cell.


It's War! - PeopleSoft investors side with Oracle

The investors have spoken and decided that Oracle buying PeopleSoft for $9.2bn in cash sounds like a pretty good deal. More than 60 percent of PeopleSoft investors tendered their shares to Oracle, giving the


State Monitor Finds TXU Abused Texas Power Market

TXU manipulated the Texas electric market in 2005, costing consumers $70 million and giving the utility $20 million in extra profits.


The leader of Ohio's largest mosque has been stripped of his citizenship for lying about his connections to terrorist groups, but can't be deported until a federal court hears his appeal, which could take 18 months.


At Bali Climate Talks, Signs of Compromise

The United Nations conference looked to be heading for a landmark agreement on a deadline for negotiations to reduce the worldâs greenhouse gases, officials said.


A dedicated police unit to tackle human trafficking to the UK is being launched.


Priscilla Presley, Kristi Yamaguchi and Adam Carolla are catching dance fever.


Google Founders Plan Sales of Their Shares

The two co-founders of Google each plan to sell as many as 7.2 million shares of their stock during the next 18 months, giving them more than $1 billion apiece at current prices.


BioPharm Informatics Announces New Name -- LabCentrix

BioPharm Informatics LLC, a premier provider of Laboratory Information  Management Systems (LIMS) consulting services and lab technology  solutions, announced today that its name will change to LabCentrixSM  LLC effective January 31, 2007.


GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - An Australian cowboy accused of fighting with the Taliban against U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan pleaded innocent to war crimes charges Wednesday before a U.S...


Thailand seizes over 1,400 endangered turtles

Thai authorities have seized more than 1,400 live endangered turtles believed to be bound for illegal sale at Bangkok pet markets, a customs official and a US-based animal rights group have said.


Treasury Secretary tells IMF that economic outlook is bright but 'cannot rest on our laurels.'. WASHINGTON  - Treasury Secretary John Snow said Saturday the outlook for global economic growth is good


ICANN celebrates ninth anniversary as master of your domain

Hereâs to you, internet overlords Today is the ninth anniversary of ICANN as the master of the internet universe, and on that note, the controversial organization that controls the technical standards of internet seems to merit a salutation of sorts.â¦


Houston Chronicle Help Line Column: Who Sent the E-Mails? It's a Puzzle

By Jay Lee, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 13--Q: Because I get notices of undeliverable e-mails that I have not sent, I'm assuming that someone is using my computer to send out e-mails without my knowledge. How can I prevent this?   A: Actually, you are assuming incorrectly.


Dons back in business as Toffees storm fortress Alkmaar

Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen rolled back the years to rejoin the latter stages of European club competition with a 4-0 demolition job on FC Copenhagen on Thursday.


EU criticizes Microsoft interoperability efforts again

(InfoWorld) - The European Commission has again criticized Microsoft's response to a 2004 antitrust ruling, opening up the possibility of further fines for the company. In March 2004,Â the Commission fined MicrosoftÂ and ordered it to provide its competitors with information allowing them to develop workgroup server software interoperable Windows desktop operating system. It thenÂ fined the company againÂ last July for failing to provide that information on time. The Commission has sent Microsoft another statement of objections, saying it considers the interoperability information Microsoft has offered is still incomplete, said Jonathan Todd, Commission spokesman on competition issues. In addition, Microsoft is charging its competitors too much for that information: it does not justify the price tag put on it because it is not innovative, he said. Microsoft has four weeks in which to respond to the statement of objections, after which it may face further daily fines for noncompliance with the antitrust ruling. Even as Microsoft and the Commission dispute whether Microsoft is in compliance with the ruling, another court is considering whether Microsoft should have to comply at all. The European Court of First Instance, in Luxembourg, is still considering Microsoft's appeal against the Commission's March 2004 ruling that Microsoft abused its monopoly in desktop operating systems to exploit markets for workgroup server and media player software. At that time, the Commission ordered Microsoft to pay a fine of â¬497 million (then around $600 million), ship a version of Windows without media player software, and publish the server software interoperability information disputed in today's announcement. (Peter Sayer, in Paris, contributed to this report.)


Mozilla has released the second alpha version of what is slated to become the Firefox 3.0 Web browser, which is due in users' hands during the second half of the year.


President Hugo Chavez vowed Thursday that Venezuela would win a seat on the U.N. Security Council despite U.S. opposition.


Oil Pushing $54; Edgy Over Winter Supply

Oil prices held near historic highs over $53 a barrel on Tuesday, with global supplies hounded by outages that were thwarting efforts to build U.S. heating oil inventories ahead of the winter.


Former police informer admits solicitor's murder

A former police special branch informer today admitted the murder of prominent Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. Ken Barrett, 41, looked tense as he pleaded guilty in the dock at Belfast Crown Court.


Rescuers Try to Lure Humpback Through Dam

A humpback whale trapped for more than a week behind a hydroelectric dam refused the latest attempt Monday to lure him back to the ocean.


Theater Review | 'Dying City': The Walking Wounded Who Never Saw a Battlefield

Christopher Shinnâs crafty and unsettling new play is a quiet, transfixing tale of grief and violence, set in the shadow of the Iraq war.


Entro il 2007, scadenza concordata in colloqui Pyongyang


Blu-ray Disc launch line-up revealed to Europeans

The usual suspects - but not the movie of the same name... The Blu-ray Disc next-generation optical disc format will launch in Europe this coming Christmas backed by a raft of content from the major studios, the Blu-ray Disc Association said yesterday.â¦


Giants' Shockey Unhappy With Diminished Role

There has been no off-field conflict between old-school coach Tom Coughlin and the flamboyant Jeremy Shockey. The clash is one of philosophies.


Voto unanime assemblea, nessun voto contrario


Less risks for patients participating in early phase cancer drug ...

The risk of treatment-related (toxic) death for cancer patients enrolled in phase 1 clinical trials had decreased significantly over the past 12 years (from 1991 to 2002), according to an article in the November 3 issue of JAMA.