Security vendors question accuracy of AV tests

(InfoWorld) - Antivirus software is frequently tested for performance, so picking a top product should be straightforward: Select the No. 1 vendor whose software kills off all of the evil things circulating on the Internet. You're good to go then, right? Not necessarily. The increasing complexity of security software is causing vendors to gripe that current evaluations do not adequately test other technologies in the products designed to protect machines. Relations between vendors and testing organizations are generally cordial but occasionally tense when a product fails a test. Representatives in both camps agree that the testing regimes need to be overhauled to give consumers a more accurate view of how different products compare. "I don't think anyone believes the tests as they are run now ... are an accurate reflection of how one product relates to the other," said Mark Kennedy, an antivirus engineer with Symantec. Representatives of Symantec, F-Secure,Â and Panda SoftwareÂ agreed last month at the International Antivirus Testing Workshop in Reykjavik, Iceland, to design a new testing plan that would better reflect the capabilities of competing products. They hope all security vendors will agree on a new test that can be applied industrywide, Kennedy said. A preliminary plan should be drawn up by September, Kennedy said. One of the most common tests involves running a set of malicious software samples through a product's antivirus engine. The antivirus engine contains indicators, called signatures, that enable it to identify harmful software. But antivirus products have changed over the last couple years, and "now many products have other ways of detecting and blocking malware," said Toralv Dirron, security lead system engineer for McAfee Inc. Signature-based detection is important, but an explosion in the number of unique malicious software programs created by hackers is threatening its effectiveness. As a result, vendors have added overlapping defenses to catch malware. Vendors are employing behavioral detection technology, which may identify a malicious program if it undertakes a suspicious action on a machine. A user may unwittingly download a malicious software program that is not detected through signatures. But if the program starts sending spam, the activity can be identified and halted. Also, a program can be halted if it tries to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability, where an error in memory can allow a bad program to run. Host-based, intrusion-prevention systems, which can employ firewalls and packet inspection techniques, can also stop attacks. The ways in which a computer can be infected also make comprehensive testing complex. For example, users may infect their computers by opening malicious e-mail attachments or visiting harmful Web sites designed to exploit known vulnerabilities in a Web browser. The different modes of attack also involve different defenses, all of which would need to be tested to arrive at an accurate ranking, analysts said. By contrast, signature-based tests can take as little as five minutes. "This is a very basic test," said Andreas Marx of AV-Test.org, who wrote his master's degree thesis on antivirus testing. "It's easy, and it's cheap." Other concerns remain, over sample sets of malicious software, the age of the samples and the relative threat those samples pose on the Internet as they become older. Security vendors also think tests should check how well security applications remove bad programs, a process that can affect a computer's performance. For vendors, a failed test can be embarrassing, since the testing companies often issue news releases highlighting the latest results. Testing companies make money in various ways. AV-Test.org is often commissioned by technology magazines such as PC World (a magazine owned by IDG). Virus Bulletin licenses its logo to companies for use in promotional material and publishes a monthly online magazine. Earlier this month, Virus Bulletin announced that its latest round of testing produced some "big-name failures," including products from Kaspersky Lab and Grisoft SRO. The company's VB100 tests antivirus engines against malware samples collected by the Wildlist Organization International, a group of security researchers who collect and study malware. To pass the VB100, products must detect all samples. Kaspersky briefly removed a signature for a worm out of its product for "optimization" purposes on the day of the test, wrote Roel Schouwenberg, senior research engineer for Kaspersky, in an e-mail. The signature has since been put back in, he said. "Obviously, we would have rather passed than failed," Schouwenberg wrote. "Had the test been conducted a day earlier or a day later, we would have passed." Similarly, F-Secure initially failed its test also because of a technicality, but the failed rating was later reversed. All vendors are told after testing which samples they failed to detect, thus most end up adding signatures to their products. So what should a user do? John Hawes, a technical consultant for Virus Bulletin, cautioned that the signature-based tests are "not enormously representative of the way things are in the real world." But Hawes also noted that signature-based tests can indicate the reliability and consistency of a vendor's software. Virus Bulletin also writes reviews of AV suites, which take into account aspects such as usability, which may be just as important as detection for consumers. The company is developing more advanced tests that will test new security technologies. AV-Test.org is already performing more comprehensive tests, although it uses between 30 to 50 malware samples, a much smaller sample set compared to the Wildlist, which uses more than 600,000 samples, Marx said. Those tests may give a better indication of how a security software suite performs. At a bare minimum, through, users should install some security software, as computers without it can face high risks, Marx said. Several free suites are available that may be fine for light Internet use, he said. Ironically, Marx doesn't use any antivirus software. That's because AV-Test.org collects malware for its testing, most of which comes through e-mail from other researchers. "I'm getting about 1,000 viruses a day," he said. "It [antivirus software] would be counterproductive." Â


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Open draw reveals potential for Serena vs. Venus in final

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Bribery and corruption damage universities and schools across the world, a UN report says.


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M.I.T. has nurtured dozens of Nobel Prize winners in cerebral realms, but lately it has turned its attention toward concrete thinking to improve the lives of the poor.


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Tenor Roberto Alagna marched off the stage at La Scala when the audience booed him during the second performance of Franco Zeffirelli's "Aida." He was replaced seconds later by his understudy, who rushed on wearing jeans.


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British officials are criticised by survivors for their initial handling of the Asian tsunami disaster.


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Rather: Government influencing newsrooms

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Travelers question search and seizure of laptops and cell phones, currently under court review.


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A summary of testimony from witnesses in the obstruction and perjury trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby:


Apartment explosion in France kills 10, injures 14

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Singin' in the rain is OK if you're an American in Paris named Gene Kelly. (Or do I have Mr. Kelly's movies mixed up?) But swingin' in the rain ain't so great if you're a tourist with a tennis racket trying to make a living slogging through the moist loam at Roland Garros.


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125,000 Without Power As Storm Slams S.C.

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With its acquisition of Hollywood film  studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony Corp is one step closer to its  vision of linking hardware and content, and to winning the key  battle for the next generation DVD.


Deadlock in Lebanon delays presidential vote

BEIRUT - The Lebanese Parliament, which was scheduled to elect a new president yesterday, postponed the vote until Oct. 23 after it failed to muster a quorum because of the deadlock among the country's political factions.


Grazie a impianto di stampa della Ilte di Torino


Dubai Ports World agrees to sell its six US ports to an American firm after politicians voiced fears over security.


Britain talks to U.S. about missile system role

Britain is talking to the United States  about participating in a U.S. plan for a missile defense  shield, the government said on Friday.


Russia test-launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile Tuesday that is capable of carrying multiple independent warheads, the Russian Strategic Missile Forces said.


Marsiglia, 15:19 - RUGBY, MONDIALI; ITALIA: BORTOLAMI IN DUBBIO PER LA SCOZIA

Il capitano della Nazionale italiana di rugby, Marco Bortolami, potrebbe saltare la sfida di sabato ...


Here's the philosophy behind the successful Hidden Gems investing strategy.


Northern Rock board submits revised buyout offer: officials

The board of Northern Rock has submitted a revised offer to buy out the troubled British bank, upping the amount of money it is prepared to pump in, it said Friday.


The San Diego Chargers fire coach Marty Schottenheimer on Monday, citing an "untenable situatiion" that existed due to friction between him and general manager A.J. Smith.


Tsunami Aid May Help Broker Sri Lankan Peace

The aftermath of a tsunami that destroyed vast swathes of Sri Lanka's coastline raised hopes on Thursday of a new era of peace between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government.


HP e3000 users persist in efforts to get source code

A group hoping to get access to source code for the MPE operating system isn't making much progress in its efforts as HP tries to decide how best to proceed.


Edwards Criticizes Bush on the Economy and Health Care

With a vice presidential debate a few days away and a presidential debate on domestic matters later in the week, Senator John Edwards today delivered a scathing


Ike Turner, Musician and Songwriter in Duo With Tina Turner, Dies at 76

Mr. Turner was an R&B musician, songwriter, bandleader, producer, talent scout and the ex-husband of Tina Turner.


TROVATO MORTO 15ENNE SCOMPARSO IERI IN MONTAGNA

Prato, 23 ago. (Adnkronos) - E' stato trovato morto questa mattina, sul versante toscano del monte Rondinaio, il quindicenne di Campi Bisenzio, in provincia di Prato, disperso da ieri pomeriggio durante una


SpaceShipOne shows what initiative, daring and great personal ...

The terms were simple enough. Be the first to fly three people or the equivalent weight 62 miles high. Do it a second time within two weeks.


Web Turns 35, but Still Work in Progress

Thirty-five years after computer scientists at UCLA linked two bulky computers using a 15-foot gray cable, testing a new way for exchanging data over networks, what would ultimately become the Internet remains a work in progress.


James Bond's Casino Royale tops the UK's first chart to compare sales of DVDs, CDs, books and computer games.


Honda MotoGP rider Max Biaggi suffered multiple fractures to his left leg after crashing in practise on Monday at the Latina circuit south of Rome.


CORRECTION: Judge tells actor Mel Gibson "You're on your own"

(Corrects day in 1st paragraph to Wednesday and spelling in penultimate paragraph to “Braveheart”)


Su sito Confedilizia due strumenti per corretto adempimento


FDA scientist details problems of five drugs

During a Senate hearing Thursday regarding Vioxx, the arthritis blockbuster pulled off the market in September over concerns about increased risk of heart attacks and


Salsomaggiore, 18:42 - CALCIO, SACCHI: LA JUVE LOTTERA' SUBITO PER LO SCUDETTO

Intervistato da Tv Parma a Salsomaggiore Terme, dve ha presenziato a uno stage di allenatori diletta...


Virgin Mary sandwiches, no way on Ebay!:

[World News]: London, Nov. 17 : Online auctioneer Ebay has barred the sale of a 10-year-old cheese sandwich on its website. The sandwich, claimed by its owner to bear an image of the Virgin Mary, succeeded


Source for Rather Seeks New Lawyer, Might Sue CBS

Former Texas National Guard officer Bill Burkett, who provided CBS News with possibly fraudulent documents purporting to show that President Bush shirked his Guard duty, is looking for a lawyer


The cleric Muqtada al-Sadr brokered the release of a kidnapped American journalist on Sunday, even as his Shiite militia engaged in heavy fighting to fend


Pittsburgh quarterback Tyler Palko used an expletive during a live postgame interview with NBC after the Panthers upset No. 24 Notre Dame 41-38 Saturday.


Firefighters, worried about the possible return of hot, dry Santa Ana winds, fought three separate wildfires Wednesday that crept through national forests and toward towns.


The US and the EU agree a new deal to share details about airline passengers, officials say.


Israeli Cabinet Passes Gaza Bill Before Key Vote

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet  passed a bill on the nuts and bolts of pulling out of occupied  Gaza Sunday, a day before he seeks approval from Israel's  parliament for his withdrawal plan.


Gangster rapper Beanie Sigel was sentenced to a year in federal prison Friday on a gun-possession charge stemming from a traffic stop.


Baghdad soup kitchen feeds Sunnis and Shi'ites

In a city riven with sectarian bloodshed, workers at a 13th century Baghdad mosque mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan by feeding the poor and preserving a bygone spirit of co-existence.


Fallujah insurgents capture Iraqi fighters

A videotape was released Wednesday claiming to show 20 members of the Iraqi National Guard captured by insurgents in Fallujah, Sky News reported.


Nikkei +0,66%. Euro a 1,3262 dollari e 154,96 yen


Fuzzy takes swing at wikiality Pro golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is suing to track down the Wikipedia user responsible for posting claims he abused alcohol and drugs and treated his family harshly, and an education consulting firm in South Florida has found itself caught in the cross fire.â¦


Secure Iraqi borders endorsed; concern on US troops

In the first regional conference on Iraq since the US-led invasion, 20 countries that had been sharply divided over the Iraq


Key inflation measure in line with Wall Street forecasts; ex food and energy also tame. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Prices paid by consumers in November showed a modest increase, the government said Friday, coming


Terry Melcher, Shaper of Calif. Surf Sound, Dies

Terry Melcher, a producer, composer and songwriter who worked with the Beach Boys and helped shape the '60s era California surf music sound, has died, according to his publicist. He was 62.


WASHINGTON - CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson's eye-catching flash dance during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record $550,000.    The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to fine each of the 20 CBS-owned television stations $27,500, which is the maximum penalty for indecency...


Striscione portato in volo da aereo di anonimo manifestante


âSteepâ is an undeniably impressive visual spectacle that follows the sport of extreme skiing.


A TIME reporter travels deep into the African jungle in search of a mysterious chimp called the lion killer


Six well-designed products from the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show.


London - West Indies captain Brian Lara has urged his side to carry their recent good one-day form into the Test arena. West Indies won a place in Wednesday's semi-final of the ICC Champions' Trophy against


Prima tappa il Casino' di Campione d'Italia il 5 gennaio


Sinn Fein accuses the police of trying to destabilise the peace process over raids in connection with a Â£22m bank robbery probe.


Samak Sundaravej is running for Prime Minister with one campaign promise: to bring back his ousted predecessor, Thaksin Shinawatra


Gary Myers is a Daily News sports columnist

Terrell Owens has been brainstorming for months to come up with a clever celebration for when he would score a touchdown in the Super Bowl in Jacksonville.


Job posting may hint at Facebook IPO down the road

Blog: Tech gossip blog Valleywag points to a posting on Facebook's Web site seeking someone with a strong background in managing stocks logistics at a public company.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 4 -- A top adviser to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf acknowledged Tuesday that the general's options for staying in power are increasingly bleak and said that a declaration of emergency is being considered as a way of keeping him in office.


Suspects Detained After Holy City Attacks

Police rounded up dozens of suspects on  Monday after twin suicide car bombings killed 66 people in  Iraq's Shi'ite holy cities, attacks that intensified fears of  sectarian violence during elections on Jan. 30.


Senate Democrats on Tuesday reversed President Bush's cuts to education, health research and grants to local communities as they gird for Bush's first-ever veto of a regular appropriations bill.


Camorra, Pisanu: ''Vogliamo combattere con massima determinazione' ...

''Vogliamo combattere la camorra con massima determinazione e tutti i mezzi a disposizione''. Lo ha detto il ministro dell'Interno Giuseppe Pisanu in occasione della visita al comando provinciale dei Vigili


Birthday bash for Anna Nicole's daughter

It was a party fit for a princess, complete with a castle and white carriage.


Clorox Co. agreed on Wednesday to buy back a 29 percent stake in itself from Germany's Henkel KGaA for $2.84 billion of cash and assets, helping Persil-maker Henkel finance its acquisition of Dial Corp.


A suicide bomber set off explosives inside a car near an Afghan government security office in Kabul on Saturday, a military spokesman said, and eyewitnesses said a number of people were killed.


Catania, 20:04 - CALCIO, CATANIA-PALERMO: SCONTRI TIFOSI-POLIZIA, DIECI FERITI

Sono una decina le persone rimaste ferite (in maniera non grave) negli scontri tra forze dell'ordine...


50 Iraq Soldiers Apparent Ambush Victims

An Iraqi National Guard secures the area after gunmen opened fire on a convoy of trucks in Mosul, northern Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, killing two drivers and wounding two others, hospital and police officials said.


Oil soared to a record above $80 a barrel on Monday on worries that global energy supplies could shrink to critical levels this winter heating season due to strong demand growth.


SAN'A, Yemen - Yemen's Defense and Interior ministries announced the death of a rebel cleric who has led his followers in fierce battles with the government for more than two months, the country's official news agency reported Friday.


South Carolina Quarterback Is Arrested, Suspended

South Carolina starting quarterback Blake Mitchell is arrested after a bar fight and has been suspended from playing.


Choice is an important element of free software, so it's perhaps no surprise that even at the level of the desktop environment there is more than one offering.  But the main alternatives â KDE and GNOME â represent more than just a way of placing icons on a screen.  Nowhere is that more evident than in their respective views on Microsoft's OOXML document standard, which are very far apart â perhaps dangerously so. read more


Iraq Blames US-Led Forces for Army Massacre

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


Aid Groups in Iraq Face Mounting Obstacles

Helping Iraq is hard to do. Many aid organizations have already pulled out their international staffs and, faced with the kidnapping of the director of CARE International in Iraq, some are wondering if they ...


World of Warcraft fingered in iPod aircraft terror alert

Gamer accidently flushes device down toilet A World of Warcraft aficionado travelling from Chicago to Canada earlier this month to hook up with fellow gamers sparked an airborne terror alert after accidently flushing his iPod down the toilet.â¦


Goetschl wins for fifth time in Lake Louise

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Renate Goetschl claimed a World Cup victory at Lake Louise for the fifth time on Sunday when she outpaced her rivals in the super-G.


Hearing brief for accused al Qaeda moneyman

A US military tribunal hearing for an accused al Qaeda accountant and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden ended quietly Friday when the terror suspect's attorney said she was not ready to proceed.


Computerworld Honors Enlists Forsythe President and CEO to Chairmen's Committee

Bob Carrigan, Chairman of the Computerworld Honors Program Chairmen's  Committee and President of IDG Communications, has announced that  William P. Brennan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Forsythe  Solutions Group, Inc., has joined its prestigious Chairmen's  Committee.


Livorno, 18:39 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: GALANTE EVENTUALE MARCATORE DI RONALDO

Il Livorno con un nuovo modulo affronterà il Milan al Meazza. Difesa a quattro con Kuffour e ...


For the past decade, you could usually get a laugh every fall by asking your buddies, "Hey, where's Eddie Andelman's Yankee Elimination Party?"


Chief of eBay's Indian Site Arrested, Released

An anonymous reader writes "As reported, Avinash Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, the Indian subsidiary of eBay, was arrested by the Indian police for distributing pornography.


Chancellor Gordon Brown will outline his plans to increase aid to developing countries and eliminate their debt.


Three soldiers and a policeman have been killed in new violence in revolt-hit Nepal as a rebel ban on traffic on the main road to the capital entered its third day, an army officer said.


President George W. Bush will propose reforms on Friday intended to help homeowners with subprime mortgages avoid default, his first public step to address a crisis that has created turmoil in financial markets around the world.


Israeli court to free Palestinian deputy PM: lawyer

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - An Israeli military court   on Wednesday ordered the release of Palestinian Deputy Prime   Minister Naser al-Shaer, a top Hamas official, after more than   a month in detention, his lawyer said.


Several blasts heard in Jakarta: reports

Several blasts were heard in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, and two other towns nearby early Sunday, local TV reported. Metro TV reported residents heard the blasts around 7.30


Hope for democracy: lessons from Ukraine

For those of us who witnessed the joy and the drama of the end of Communist rule in the former Soviet Union, the past decade has been disappointing.


As Deadlines Hit, Rolls of Voters Show Big Surge

The biggest of the swing states reach registration deadlines on Monday, and boards of election are swamped.


New Czech government sets policy program

The Czech Republic's new coalition government has set a policy program to take it up to the 2006 parliamentary elections, Czech Television reported Friday.


LOS ANGELES - Craig Kilborn bid farewell to viewers of CBS' "Late Late Show" on Friday, concluding five seasons as its host despite the program's expanding audience.    Since announcing two weeks ago that he was leaving, the 42-year-old Kilborn has had difficulty explaining why he is walking away from a show that has seen its audience grow by more than a third during his tenure...


Palestinian Leaders Going Ahead with Arafat Visit

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leaders were  going ahead with a visit to France to see critically ill  Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, a senior Palestinian  official told Reuters on Monday.


Religious denomination can be a factor in a person's health, researchers in Northern Ireland say.


China will take a new step Thursday to tighten control of the Internet when rules go into force limiting online video-sharing to state companies


Pope blesses picture of missing British girl

The parents of a four-year-old British girl snatched from a Portuguese holiday resort nearly a month ago met Pope Benedict on Wednesday and the Pontiff blessed a photograph of the child.


Fed holds rates steady, stays inflation-wary

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday held benchmark interest rates steady at 5.25 percent for a fourth straight meeting, while renewing a warning that risks from inflation remain.


Patrick Lalime's long-awaited Chicago debut was a successful one for the Blackhawks and fellow goalie Rick DiPietro made sure the New York Islanders finally had some success at home against the Philadelphia Flyers.


A Physician Caught Trying to Heal Himself

Rarely has a more conflicted or unpromising candidate entered the field of medicine, and this mismatch gives âInternâ its offbeat appeal.


A PROJECT that presents Slovakia to the capitals of the European Union, entitled Slovakia - Europe In Small, continues its tour.


Windows Security Center may not know when your antivirus definitions are out of date.


As the Terps travel to sold-out Scott Stadium to play No. 12 U-Va., look no further than Ralph Friedgen and Al Groh to find the root of the growing animosity between football programs.


Upraised noses, outstretched arms and a trip across the pond.


Euro lawyers see tortuous way ahead for Microsoft's Yahoo! bid

Antitrust-ageddon !!!!! Microsoft is likely to face a torrid time from European regulators before it can even think of closing its proposed takeover of Yahoo!.â¦


Police shootings and New York: lessons learned

To deal with a groom's death, Mayor Bloomberg is reaching out to community leaders.


Danaher sees double-digit 2007 earnings growth

Diversified manufacturer Danaher Corp.  said on Wednesday it expects double-digit earnings growth next year, citing demand for of professional tools and growth in emerging markets.


Surprising comeback keeps Rams afloat in NFC West

Had they lost Sunday's contest with the Seattle Seahawks, the St. Louis Rams would have put themselves in an almost insurmountable hole in the NFC West.


AFRICA - Oltre 1.200 milioni di persone nel mondo non hanno acqua potabile e circa 2.700 milioni non dispongono di un sistema di bonifica adeguato Roma (Agenzia Fides) - LÂacqua Ã¨ una fonte necessaria per le principali attivitÃ  dellÂuomo. Attualmente oltre 1.200 milioni di persone nel mondo non hanno acqua potabile e circa 2.700 milioni non dispongono di un sistema di bonifica adeguato, favoren...


Verona, 16:42 - CALCIO, CHIEVO: UN MESE DI STOP PER SCURTO

Seduta pomeridiana del Chievo in vista della gara di sabato prossimo contro l'Udinese. Il tecnico De...


Results from a major research programme probing mobile phone technology safety will be announced on Wednesday.


We are debating just that, while licking a cone of the world's best gelato and taking in a vista of the Swiss Alps.


The latest low point in Ron Zook's tenure at Florida even has the coach wondering what went wrong. Meanwhile, Sylvester Croom's first big win at Mississippi State has given the Bulldogs and their fans a reason to believe in their first-year leader. Jerious Norwood's 37-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds remaining lifted the Bulldogs to a 38-31 upset of the 20th-ranked Gators on Saturday.


AMERICA/ARGENTINA - ÂDiscepoli ed amici di GesÃ¹, facciamo amici per LuiÂ: un bilancio del mese dell'Infanzia e dellÂ Adolescenza Missionaria celebrato in tutto il paese nel mese di agosto Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Le Pontificie Opere Missionarie dell'Argentina hanno celebrato in tutto il paese durante lÂintero mese di agosto, Âil mese dell'Infanzia e dellÂAdolescenza Missionaria-IAMÂ. Domenica 27 agosto Ã¨ stata celebrata la Giorn...


UN watchdog looks into program benefiting Italians

The internal U.N. watchdog will  look into allegations that a U.N. office steered millions of  dollars in contributions from the Italian government to  projects benefiting Italian nationals and interests, the United  Nations said on Wednesday.


Johnny Hallyday is the closest thing France has to Elvis, so the veteran rocker's announcement that he is moving across the border to Switzerland to escape high taxes has come as a bombshell.


The weak U.S. dollar and a huge trade deficit eventually may cause dire economic problems for the country, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Friday.


A dirlo e' il ministro del petrolio del Qatar


Del Monte (DLM:NYSE - news - research) Thursday reported higher second-quarter profit, but guided below analysts expectations for the third quarter, saying "higher than anticipated energy and logistics costs will put pressure on our bottom-line.


The kinder Tom Coughlin emerged as a favorite topic Monday among Giant players at the first of many Super Bowl news conferences in Arizona.


Text of report by Shi Jiangtao in Beijing headlined: "Website names and shames polluters" by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 15 September  The mainland's first web-based database on water pollution to be run by a non-governmental organization was unveiled yesterday.


Apple's first handheld: the Newton MessagePad

Forgotten Tech Some say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and when you consider the history of the PDA, that statement holds many truths.â¦


Foursome Hit Paydirt in Theron Mining Film

LOS ANGELES  - Woody Harrelson, Sean  Bean, Michelle Monaghan and Richard Jenkins are joining  Charlize Theron in a fact-based movie about sexual harrassment  at a mining company.


Bangladesh's government says troops will be deployed across the country ahead of January's elections.


Illinois Fires Football Coach Ron Turner

Illinois coach Ron Turner walks the sidelines during the first quarter against Northwestern, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, in Evanston, Ill.


Geek Squader gets fruity with customer porn

'Isolated incident', says CEO Best Buy Geek Squad workers are a caring, sharing, diligent bunch.â¦


Q When I view a PDF in Firefox on my Mac, the file doesn't display inside the Web browser the way it will in Safari. It opens in the Preview program instead, and I have to remember to delete the downloaded PDF later.


Bee Staff Writer. Today, Carl Lai, a plant scientist from Sacramento, will vote in Taipei on the future of Taiwan, along with roughly 4,000 other Taiwanese from California.


EU says satisfied with Hungary bird flu probe

The European Commission said on Tuesday it was satisfied with investigations carried out by Hungary into the origin of the lethal strain of H5N1 bird flu found in that country and a possible link to a case in Britain.


Families Try to Identify Dead in Club Fire

Anguished families struggled Saturday to identify the bodies of relatives killed in a Buenos Aires nightclub fire that left at least 186 people dead, many after being trapped inside by locked emergency exits.


Greek lawyers drop threat to "Alexander"

Greek lawyers are giving up efforts to have a new Hollywood film banned and its makers sued for depicting Alexander the Great as a bisexual.


Thatcher's Son Released After Arrest in African Coup Plot

Description: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's son -- Mark Thatcher -- has been given a conditional release by a court hearing charges that he helped plot a coup in Africa.


Oil vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as geopolitical turmoil, tight energy stockpiles in consumer countries, and a weak dollar triggered a flood of speculative buying, dealers said.


Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Thursday he doesn't know enough about efforts by President Bush and Congress to keep Terri Schiavo alive to have an opinion on the right-to-die case that stirred national debate.


Vediamo, ha detto il presidente Confalonieri


Researchers: Early detection key in halting anthrax outbreak

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University said Wednesday that early detection -- and not a pre-exposure vaccination -- is the key to limiting an outbreak of anthrax.


The United States topped the list of spam-sending countries in 2004, according to a list produced by anti-spam and anti-virus software company Sophos.


Rob Thompson has posted about some simple benchmarking he did comparing the speed of a series of "if" statements versus one "switch" with multiple cases.   I got curious about which is actually more efficient at matching a random integer with a set of conditionals. So, I setup a script to create a set of large scripts to test the speed of these different constructs. Using the 'time' command, I measured the speed at which the condition could match a random number.   His results found that the switch statement is generally more than 2 times as fast at matching a simple integer. His tests, however, didn't go through much more than this simple test. It'd be interesting to see what it would do with something more complex (like longer strings or handling the result of an evaluation inside the definition of the switch().


Norwegian, American Win Nobel Economics Prize

Finn Kydland of Norway and Edward  Prescott of the United States won the Nobel economics prize on  Monday for research that laid the groundwork for more  independent central banks and explained business cycles.


UK Biffa has approach from GE-backed fund: sources

British waste-collection firm Biffa  has received a counter-approach worth around 1.5 billion pounds ($3 billion) from a fund backed by General Electric , said sources familiar with the matter.


A supernova that seems to break the laws of physics presents a challenge to our understanding of dark energy.


Da Ostia a S.Lorenzo gli Enzimi tornano a Roma

Dal 21 al 24 settembre la rassegna di musica e arte nel quartiere universitario della capitale. Peaches, Sinigallia tra i live


Iraqi officials are performing DNA tests on a slain militant to determine if he is al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the deputy interior minister said Thursday. But the U.S. military said it was "highly unlikely" the terror chief had been killed.


JOSE MOURINHO stormed out of a Stamford Bridge press conference yesterday after he was quizzed about drug-cheat striker Adrian Mutu.


A woman whose children were visiting her for the holidays shot the two teenagers while they slept Wednesday, then killed herself, police said.


Having won Oscars earlier this year, the members of rap group Three 6 Mafia are heading next to Emmy domain — television.


The U.S. Department of Agriculture distributed $1.1 billion over seven years to the estates or companies of deceased farmers and routinely failed to conduct reviews required to ensure that the payments were properly made, according to a government report.


Bosh, Raptors rally to top Hornets 97-92

Chris Bosh scored 29 points and the Toronto Raptors rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the New Orleans Hornets 97-92 on Monday night. The Hornets' winning streak ended at five after Chris Paul, perhaps exhausted from a 44-minute effort, committed a turnover with just over a minute to go and then missed a pair of crucial free throws that could have given New Orleans the lead with 25.8 seconds left.


Dance Review | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater : A Sampler of Nuggets From Abstract to Playful

Alvin Ailey, who died in 1989, is present in all his little-acknowledged variety in the âAiley Classicsâ program at City Center.


Guilty verdict dropped in spyware case against teacher

After facing 40 years in jail for her response to a spyware infection, middle school teacher Julie Amero has been granted a new trial.


Russia has sold the heart of the Yukos empire in an auction reminiscent of the country's notorious privatizations of the 1990s, analysts said Monday, as the former CEO of the oil company offered bitter season's greetings to the Kremlin from his courtroom cage.


Like a man desperate to make up for lost time Rio Ferdinand intends repaying Manchester United for their faith and support by lifting them back into the Premiership title race as quickly as possible.


Charde Houston scored 17 points to lead No. 11 Connecticut to a 57-44 victory over No. 7 Rutgers last night in Hartford, the Scarlet Knights' lowest-scoring game of the season.


At Jewish Cemetery, Vandals Strike on Large Scale

Prosecutors said 499 gravestones were knocked over at a Jewish cemetery in New Brunswick, N.J., in two separate instances on Jan. 1 and Saturday night.


Flagstaff Medical Center plans to place visitation restrictions starting Nov. 15 because of concerns over the impending flu season and lack of vaccine, according to a press release from the hospital.


Ian Paisley Jnr resigns from his position as a junior minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly.


The IMF overhauls the way it scrutinises exchange rate policies worldwide, to ensure the stability of the global economy.


The National Museum of the American Indian has much to boast of, but it tries to serve too many constituencies.


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¦


The number of robots helping out and entertaining in the home is set to soar sevenfold by 2007, says the UN.


With Wii and DS, Nintendo Has 2 Hit Game Devices

While shoppers are still lining up to buy Nintendoâs Wii, its older portable sibling, the Nintendo DS, is the best-selling game machine in the United States.


College Basketball: Kansas Tops Nebraska

LAWRENCE, Kan. (Sports Network) - Wayne Simien was the only  Kansas player in double figures with 12 points, as the  second-ranked Jayhawks held on for a thrilling 59-57 win over  Nebraska in Big 12 action from Allen Fieldhouse.


Ford set to borrow $18b to pay for cuts, closings

Ford Motor Co., struggling to overcome record losses this year, plans to borrow as much as $18 billion to pay for US job cuts and factory shutdowns and will back its loans with collateral for the first time.


Wheels of Performance: Six Unique BMW 1 Series Cars

An outstanding international art event, created by BMW, brought additional cache to the pret-a-porter shows in Paris.


Storm, Just Grazing Cuba, Crawls Toward Gulf Coast

Hurricane Ivan spared Cuba the worst of its fury on Monday, skirting the western tip of the island before lurching toward Mexico and then returning


After two wins over Mosley, Winky Wright wants the biggest names who have eluded him. By JOHN C. COTEY, Times Staff Writer. LAS VEGAS - After 51 fights, many against nameless opponents in foreign countries, and


KUALA TERENGGANU: The state government will provide a six- hectare piece of land for residents of Kampung Pulau Redang to keep their goats and cattle.  The move comes as state government officials are concerned that the sight of the animals roaming would turn tourists away from the island.


Ceremonies are held to remember the 75,000 people killed in the South Asia earthquake one year ago.


RCN Inc., co-owner of Starpower Communications LLC, the Washington area television, telephone and Internet provider, filed a plan of reorganization yesterday that it said puts the company


Venezia, 18:41 - CALCIO, PLAY OFF C1/A: VENEZIA-PISA 1-1

Venezia e Pisa hanno pareggiato per 1-1 nell'andata delle semifinali play off del campionato di C1/A...


Isvap, a fine 2003 le cause pendenti sono 346 mila


The 1997 Paris car crash that killed Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, was an accident, not a murder plot hatched by the royal family, according to a British police investigation made public ...Comment


North Korea makes threat after missed nuclear date

North Korea said on Friday it would boost its war deterrent, a day after the United States said it was sending its nuclear envoy back to Asia to discuss an atomic disarmament deal on which Pyongyang has missed a deadline.


AOL adopts Girafa's thumbnail search technology

Girafa.com, which develops and providers data visualization solutions and services, announced yesterday that CompuServe, Netscape, AIM and ICQ - properties of America Online (AOL) - have signed an agreement with Girafa to use its thumbnail ...


UK Music Industry to sue 28 persistent file sharers

The BBC has today reported that 28 UK file sharers are to be sued by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The BPI warned in March it would take legal action against users of peer-to-peer music services


Napoli, 14:14 - CALCIO, PAOLO CANNAVARO: IL NAPOLI SORPRENDE ANCHE NOI

Paolo Cannavaro, difensore del Napoli, elogia la sua squadra dopo l'ottimo avvio di campionato. "Sti...


Terps' Gaither to Enter Supplemental Draft

Maryland offensive tackle Jared Gaither will enter the NFL supplemental draft, leaving the Terrapins after two tumultuous seasons.


France open up a gap on the scoreboard against England with three penalties from David Skrela at Twickenham.


Cosi' il senatore a vita prima della fiducia al Senato


Cuba frees Hector Palacios, a dissident charged with conspiracy during a wave of arrests in 2003.


ASEM calls for UN role in war on terrorism

Leaders of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), which represents 40 per cent of world's population, will send a strong call for the United Nations to play a leading role in the war against terrorism.


Elite Austrian commandos and bomb squads checked venues and equipment Thursday, the eve of Pope Benedict XVI's arrival, and authorities said more than 3,500 police officers and soldiers were being deployed for the pontiff's visit.


Description: Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik has withdrawn as President Bush's nominee to head the Homeland Security Department.


NEW YORK  - Some men with abnormally small  penises gave a portion of their left arm so that surgeons could  create a more normal-sized organ. The operation, known as total  phallic reconstruction, dramatically improved their quality of  life and, for some, allowed them to experience a full sex life  for the first time.


A Los Angeles court commissioner has denied a request from Britney Spears' divorce attorney to issue a gag order in the pop star's child custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline.


President Bush will propose squeezing substantial savings next year from domestic programs, giving them less than the 2.3 percent increase they would need to keep pace with inflation, the White House budget director said Thursday.


Junior wins in Phoenix, keeps mouth clean

AVONDALE, Ariz. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. got back in victory lane, and this time he kept his motor mouth clean. Earnhardt won the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, then quickly


Libyan Detainee, Fearing Torture, Fights Transfer Home

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


Hydrologic Connectivity and the Contribution of Stream Headwaters to Ecological Integrity at Regional Scales1

By Freeman, Mary C; Pringle, Catherine M; Jackson, C Rhett  ABSTRACT:  Cumulatively, headwater streams contribute to maintaining hydrologic connectivity and ecosystem integrity at regional scales.


Rescuers Search for Body After Boat Crash: Recent Accidents Spur Calls for Mandatory Boater Education

By Sharif Durhams, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 17--Emergency crews spent Saturday searching for the body of a man thought to have drowned after a pre-dawn boat collision about 50 miles northeast of Charlotte.


Coach Bill Belichick was fined $500,000 - the maximum allowed by NFL rules - and the Patriots penalized $250,000, plus the loss of at least one draft pick, for illegally filming the signals of New York Jets coaches in the season opener, the league announced last night.


Major Medical Journals Will Require Registration of Trials

group of leading medical journals yesterday released a plan to stop publishing the results of clinical trials unless a test is registered at its outset in a public database.


Iraq Withdrawal a Priority for New Ukraine Leader

Ukraine's president-elect promised on  Monday to make withdrawing his country's troops from Iraq a  priority as soon as he takes office, after eight of its  soldiers were killed in an explosion.


Old Problems Undermine New Security Plan for Baghdad

Some of the Iraqi national police officers who joined U.S. troops on patrols last week advertised their Shiite sympathies or warned residents to hide their weapons.


Mike Matheny's decision to retire was made for him. His doctor refused to clear the longtime catcher to play in 2007 after a concussion sidelined him for the final four months of last season.


Darfur peace talks in crisis after rebel boycott

Â· Diplomats trawl refugee camps for any delegates Â· UN also faces 'disaster' over international force


Alexandria is going wireless. The city is close to a signing a 21st-century agreement to build a citywide wireless network. Anyone with a laptop computer equipped for wireless access will be able to connect to the Internet from virtually anywhere in the city with the purchase of a $21-per-month...


Martin McGuinness condemns the murder of a 21-year-old man beaten to death at a farm in County Monaghan.


In Puglia e Basilicata, impegnati 200 militari


Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Eight Palestinians

JERUSALEM, Sept. 26 -- An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip killed five Palestinian gunmen Wednesday after more than 20 rockets and mortar rounds fired from the strip landed inside Israel.


Hospitals Outline Plan for Health Care for All Americans

A group of the nationâs largest for-profit hospital chains plan to propose that individuals be required to have basic health coverage.


Stewart: Kmart Exec Shuffle May Benefit Firm Martha Founded

Can't keep a good woman down. Well, a woman with good taste, anyway; and more specifically, the company she founded. Shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (nyse: MSO - news - people ) trading on the New


Twenty Northern Ireland civil servants are on a three-week trip to the United States costing Â£140,000.


Stilista parla del nuovo azionista di maggioranza Permira


Nadal survives Moya scare in Chennai tennis thriller

World number two Rafael Nadal overcame a dazzling challenge from veteran Spanish compatriot Carlos Moya to squeeze through to the ATP Chennai Open final here on Saturday.


HM Revenue and Customs admits losing the details of 6,500 customers of a pension firm at its Cardiff offices.


FCC's Powell Says He Will Stay at Agency

U.S. Federal Communications  Commission Chairman Michael Powell said on Tuesday he planned  to stay at the agency, possibly through 2007 when his term  expires, now that President Bush has been re-elected.


Victoria Beckham, wife of English  soccer star David Beckham, has signed a deal to star in her own  U.S. TV reality show that will chronicle her move to a new life  in Los Angeles, NBC television said on Wednesday.


The undefeated Boston College men's basketball team and sophomore forward Jared Dudley are in the national spotlight this week.


The Jets have signed the free-agent wide receiver Juan Wong, who spent the past season with the Hamburg Sea Devils of N.F.L. Europa.


Catturato anche impiegato di banca in operazine nel Foggiano


Il Gruppo precisa, non c'e' crisi o bisogno di liquidita'


Bethlehem native optimistic about 'good times' coming to Ukraine

Andrew Mac has not only been an eyewitness to Ukrainian history. He's also been a participant, helping to ensure democracy prevails.


Bulgarian president reassures EU over gas project

Bulgaria is still committed to the EU's Nabucco gas pipeline project despite signing a deal with Russia on its South Stream pipeline, President Georgy Parvanov said Sunday.


An assassination attempt was made Sunday on the man who may replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian chief. By Dan Murphy | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Nicole Richie wins delay in drunken driving trial

Nicole Richie on Tuesday won a more than two-week postponement of her trial on charges of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, but the judge in the case said he would grant no more delays.


Lui l'avrebbe minacciata con il coltello, lei si e' difesa


Next Pope Could Be Italian Again -- Belgian Cardinal

The next head of the Roman Catholic  Church could well be an Italian, Belgian Cardinal Godfried  Danneels was quoted as saying on Friday.


US, North Korea to begin normalization talks next week

The United States will begin landmark talks Monday on normalizing relations with North Korea, a regime once branded as part of an "axis of evil" by US President George W. Bush.


Serbia cleared of genocide, failed to stop killing

The highest U.N. court cleared the Serbian state on Monday of direct responsibility for genocide in Bosnia during the 1992-95 war, but said it had violated its responsibility to prevent genocide.


Il premier lo ha confermato al presidente della Repubblica


Nerazzurri fermati sul 2-2 dal Cagliari in dieci per tutto il secondo tempo (espulsione di Brambilla). Reti di Pazzini, Esposito, Loria e Montolivo. Nel primo anticipo della settima giornata di serie A Atalanta


More UN help needed, Iraqi government says

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's interim government complained yesterday that the United Nations isn't doing enough to help prepare for January elections, saying the organization has sent fewer electoral workers than it did when tiny East Timor voted to secede from Indonesia.


Adults crowded the waiting room one recent winter day at Disney Channel's headquarters. Some paced nervously around the couches and chairs, a few checked watches. There was little talk.


UK supermarket chain Tesco  launches an online music service it hopes will rival Apple's market-leading iTunes.


Necessaria maxicedola straordinaria, altrimenti sara' 'no'


'Insufficienti' le proposte avanzate dal governo


Blighty vote fraud may be worst in Europe The chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life yesterday delivered a stinging attack on attempts to modernise the British voting system.â¦


Police predict a million people will attend the Notting Hill Carnival by the end of the Bank Holiday weekend.


A man dies hours after being attacked in the street by a Rottweiler-type dog, thought to be his own.


Karzai Clear Winner In Controversial Afghan Presidential Vote

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A top election official says vote counting is through in Afghanistan's first presidential election. The election's top technical officer told The Associated Press that US-backed interim president Hamid Karzai is the winner.


Condannato impiega 34 minuti per morire, al via indagini


Defying warnings from Hamas, several thousand Gazans prayed outside the mosques on Friday in a Fatah-inspired protest.


Roma, 13:30 - CALCIO, CONI: NESSUN INCONTRO TRA PETRUCCI E COBOLLI GIGLI

Con una nota il Coni ha smentito alcuni articoli di stampa pubblicati oggi e nei giorni scorsi su un...


VMware Announces Mac Product Availability

Attempting to move in on Parallels' turf, VMware on Tuesday announced the pre-order for a previously announced product that allows users to run any x86 operating system simultaneously.


Culkin charged with misdemeanor drug counts in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY In Oklahoma City, prosecutors have charged former child star Macaulay Culkin with two misdemeanor drug counts. Culkin, best known for his role in the "Home Alone" movies, was arrested Friday


Cleveland, 09:41 - BASEBALL, PLAY OFF MLB: BOSTON VINCE A CLEVELAND E ACCORCIA

I Boston Red Sox hanno battuto 7-1 i Cleveland Indians in gara 5 della finale della American League ...


The U.S. economy should experience slower growth than originally anticipated for the remainder of the year and in 2007, the White House said Tuesday.


Fed Debates Policy for Post-Greenspan Era

Battle lines are drawn at the  Federal Reserve between those who favor formal inflation goals  and those who don't, and the debate is heating up ahead of the  coming retirement of Chairman Alan Greenspan.


Actress Bijou Phillips is sick of being bad

Actress Bijou Phillips is fed up with  being cast as the bad girl.


Russia interfering in Ukraine's election - opposition

Additional polling booths are being prepared in Russia to get a million extra votes in support of Ukrainian presidential candidate Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, a member of the Yuliya Tymoshenko faction, ...


Lebanon election set for delay, rivals to talk

Thousands of Lebanese troops tightened security around parliament in Beirut on Tuesday but a session called to elect a new president was set to be postponed after the opposition vowed to boycott it.


How long until the mobile is the heart of entertainment?

It'll be sooner than you think... Comment When we first began thinking of the mobile phone as "our identity" it became obvious overnight that it was the most personal and handy portal for all entertainment services. But how long will it take until that eventuality comes about.â¦


MAXjet halts flights, expects to liquidate business

MAXjet Airways Inc , faced with high fuel costs and competition, said on Monday it had ceased operations and expected to liquidate all or part of its business.


Aamir Khan gets inspired by Roger Federer

Describing himself as a "real admirer" of Roger Federer, Bollywood star Aamir Khan has revealed that he watched the


A coalition helicopter crashes in Afghanistan after reporting engine failure, the US-led coalition says.


Democrat Barack Obama complained on Monday that presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton has failed to offer specific solutions to deal with the financial crisis threatening the Social Security program.


Wi-Fi Planet highlights multichannel access points

This weekâs Wi-Fi Planet Conference and Expo will highlight the increasing variety and sophistication of WLAN technology for the enterprise.


Ford set to pick Jaguar frontrunner in days: source

Ford Motor Co . is set to choose a frontrunner to buy European brands Jaguar and Land Rover around the end of this week as it moves towards a sale early in 2008, said a person close to the matter on Monday.


Cristian Mungiu, the first Romanian to win the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, says his country's recent movie output helped him win the award.


Intel Rises After Cutting Inventory, Easing Concern Over Demand

Shares of Intel Corp., the world's biggest computer-chip maker, rose after the company surprised investors by paring its record stockpiles, easing concern that computer demand would slump through the end of the year.


Thousands of cyclists brought traffic in midtown Manhattan to a virtual standstill in the first significant protest ahead of the Republican convention at which President George


Injured Bryant Set to Be Sidelined for 2 More Weeks

Injured Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant could be sidelined for at least two more weeks because of a sprained right ankle, team officials say.


Obama, McCain Are Endorsed by Philadelphia Inquirer

Bloomberg - Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won endorsements from the Philadelphia Inquirer's editorial board.


Typhoon Tokage lashed western Japan Wednesday, leaving two dead and at least five missing, causing landslides and the evacuation of thousands.


Once the euphoria over the Pau Gasol trade wore off, reality set in for the Lakers. On the second night of a back-to-back, they had only nine players. Good thing Kobe Bryant was one of them.


Soldier Pleads Guilty in Iraq Prison Abuse

Top-ranking soldier facing charges in prison scandal pleads guilty to five counts of abuse. By Daryl Strickland. The top-ranking soldier facing charges in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison scandal pleaded guilty


Having male twin reduces woman's fertility: study

Women who have a male twin are less  likely to marry and have children, perhaps because of being  exposed to their brother's testosterone for nine months in the  womb, researchers reported on Monday.


The company, which owns the Jones New York, Anne Klein and Nine West shoe and apparel brands, posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $89.8 million, or $1.06 a share.


As we approach the holiday    season, many people may consider the purchase of a telescope. You might already    have seen telescope ads in newspapers, catalogues or on TV shopping channels.    A typical ad might say something like this:


Johan Santana became the second 20-game winner in the major leagues with his 13th consecutive victory, leading the Minnesota Twins over the Cleveland Indians 8-2 Friday night.


Calif. Man's Frantic Search Ends in Grief

Jimmie Wallet went out for ice cream, and when he got back, everyone and everything he had left behind were gone.


Scomparsa bimba di 4 anni "Ridatemi mia figlia viva"

PALERMO, 1 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Una bimba di 4 anni, Denise, Ã¨ scomparsa mentre giocava davanti la porta della sua abitazione, nel quartiere 'Macello', in via Domenico La Bruna, a Mazara del Vallo (Trapani).


Bush Vetoes Bill to Expand Stem Cell Research

President Bush vetoed legislation this afternoon to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research, as the White House sought to emphasize scientific advances that would allow researchers to pursue the potentially life-saving work without destroying human embryos.


Qualcomm barred from using Broadcom 3G patents

A federal judge in California ruled  on Monday that wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc  must  immediately stop selling third-generation, or 3G, WCDMA  cellular chips that infringe on the Broadcom Corp   patents.


Dozens killed in Iraq violence as Egypt, Britain seek to free ...

FALLUJAH, Iraq : US airstrikes on rebel-held Fallujah left 15 dead while an insurgent attack in another troubled Sunni Arab town killed 10 more, as Britain and Egypt stepped up efforts to secure the release of hostages in Iraq.


Age of Riches: 2 Candidates, 2 Fortunes, 2 Views of Wealth

John Edwardsâs and Mitt Romneyâs runs are based in large part on the lessons each has taken from his own success.


KATHMANDU: The Maoist blockade, which entered its sixth day on Monday, has effectively closed all roads linking the hill-ringed capital city of Kathmandu with the rest of Nepal.


Catania, 18:44 - CALCIO, CATANIA: PROBLEMA ALLA CAVIGLIA PER CASERTA

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Catania. I rossazzurri hanno disputato una partitella a tutto campo. ...


CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Monday maintained its September sales forecast and said back-to-school demand picked up for key categories including electronics and clothing after a sluggish start.


When Helen Springut was growing up, her parents wouldn't vacation in Germany or buy a German car. The legacy of the Holocaust was too bitter.


Sanyo offloads cell phone arm to Kyocera, but brand will survive

You'll still be able to get a cell phone with Sanyo's name on it, if that's what you want. But now, the troubled Japanese electronics manufacturer will be selling its mobile phone business to Kyocera for around $374 million.


Politics and Media Power as a Toxic Mix for Italy

The nicknames he has been given by foreigners and Italians - from Burlesquoni to "the salesman" to "little Caesar" - allude to his charisma but also to the way he seems to lend himself to caricature.


Albert Demtchenko of Russia won the men's singles Sunday to break up a sweep by the powerful German team of all five races at a Luge World Cup event.


Australia lawmakers weigh stem cell bill

Lawmakers begin debating legislation this week that would lift a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research — a bill that, if passed, could make Australia a world leader in research into diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer's.


When a Kappa Delta needs a shirt for a new sorority sister or a Sigma Chi wants to get a shot glass engraved for his post-initiation party, they know one sure source in the Washington area.


Osama Bin Laden's deputy claims Islamic fighters control much of Afghanistan, in a new video aired on al-Jazeera TV.


A temporary Wi-Fi mesh netowrk is enabling pilgrims to Mecca to stay in touch.


Helpers Receive Token of Gratitude: Group Develops Coin of Thanks

By Vivian Austin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 18--PASCAGOULA -- Sometimes individuals and groups in Jackson County do not have much to give back to volunteers for their long hours and hard work.


Web search leader Google Inc.  posted quarterly earnings on Tuesday that blew past  expectations on strong Web search advertising, driving its  share price up almost 10 percent to a record high.


Consortium Forms to Set Network Centric Communications Standards

The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) formally introduced itself this week at a Tuesday (Sept. 28) press conference in Washington, DC The new group, consisting initially of 28 companies


Tory leader Michael Howard calls for a strict annual limit to be placed on the number of immigrants allowed into Britain.


Amsterdam's city council gave the owner of the chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding a license to cut it down.


U.N. Peacekeepers Hurt in Haiti Shootouts

Two U.N. peacekeepers were wounded in shootouts with supporters of Haiti's ousted president in the capital and storm survivors in flood-ravaged Gonaives, the first casualties of the 4-month-old U.N. mission, officials said Sunday.


Indonesia Detains Couple in Embassy Blast

Police detained a man and his wife in the port city of Surabaya in last week's deadly bombing at the Australian Embassy, a police spokesman said Thursday.


Emerging India set for special EU partnership

BRUSSELS - Once written off as the poor cousin of Asian powerhouse China, India is to open talks today to forge a strategic partnership with the European Union, a status so far restricted to just five big countries.


Microsoft may let some users off the hook on antipiracy checks

Microsoft has modified its WGA Notifications antipiracy tool by adding a new "indeterminate" category for cases in which the software can't tell whether a copy of Windows is legitimate or not.


Arsenal will enter the New Year five points adrift of Premiership leaders Chelsea after a hard-fought and somewhat fortunate 1-0 win over Newcastle.


US President George W Bush says a stand-off between Iranian and American vessels was "provocative".


Flags, smoke and tears for the âfather of their nationâ

PALESTINIANS at home and abroad wept, waved flags, and burned tyres in an eruption of grief over the death of Yasser Arafat, the man they consider the father of their nation.


Londra, 12:37 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: NO DI CAPELLO A PARTITE EXTRA

Anche Fabio Capello, ct della Nazionale di Sua Maestà, è tra manager del calcio ingles...


A bizarre attack spread panic through the packed Toys "R" Us superstore in Times Square yesterday - forcing 3,000 kids and holiday bargain hunters to flee on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.


Catalyst Financial Resources Has Initiated Coverage on Rexahn Pharmaceuticals

PORTLAND, Ore., June 25  /PRNewswire/ -- Catalyst Financial Resources, LLC has initiated coverage on Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


Presidente israeliano,colloqui Olmert-Abu Mazen vanno avanti


AstraZeneca, Glaxo Shares Plunge on Call for FDA Safety Review

Shares of AstraZeneca Plc and GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the UK's two biggest drugmakers, fell after a US health official said two of their best-selling treatments need closer safety reviews.


Ancient code at stately home 'a message from religious sect'

A mysterious carved code at a manor house, which has defied understanding for hundreds of years, is thought to be a cryptic message from an 18th century Christian sect, experts said.


It's official. Weblogs matter. A few of them anyway. In the election cycle just ended, the blogs made a serious presidential candidate of former Vermont Governor Howard Dean.


US Army xBot programme halted by IP fracas

'He stole our robot' A major American military push to get more combat robots into the field has ground to a halt following a bitter dispute between rival mechanoid makers.â¦


Sharon Says to Call Abbas to Pursue Cooperation

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said he would phone newly elected Palestinian President Mahmoud  Abbas Tuesday to wish him good luck and seek cooperation,  Israel Radio said.


Russian shares on Thursday fell below their level at the beginning of the year as investors took flight at signs of government interference in private business.


Indonesia's Suharto has multiple organ failure

Former president Suharto, who ruled Indonesia for more than three decades, has suffered multiple organ failure and is on a ventilator, doctors said.


Senate to try again on immigration overhaul

The Senate is headed for a showdown over immigration reform on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on whether to revive a bill that would legalize millions of unlawful immigrants.


Company adds new features to its SSL VPN gateway to make sure devices connecting to a network are clean.


McGrady Sits Out With Groin, Hip Strains

HOUSTON Nov 11, 2004 - Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady sat out Thursday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves because of nagging hip and groin strains.


Michael Strahan, considered the best player on the defense and a leader for a 5-3 Giants team, has a torn pectoral muscle.


Sony Corp. said on Thursday it sees no  need to change its target to ship 2 million units of its  PlayStation 3 game console worldwide by the end of December and  6 million by the end of next March.


Alaskan Village With No Power Awaits Help

Blowing snow forced two rescue helicopters to turn back Tuesday while trying to carry emergency help to an Arctic village whose electrical generator failed during a weekend blizzard that sent the temperature to 20 below zero.


Nothing Like a Pretty Girl to Energize the Quiet Life

A pleasant, colorful travelogue directed by the Bhutanese lama Khyentse Norbu.


Sudan's president cancels trip to Africa summit

Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir has cancelled plans to attend the July African Union summit because of the country's mourning following the accidental death of one of his close advisors.


Mexico demands U.S. inquiry into migrant shootings

Mexico wants a full investigation by U.S. authorities on Friday into a shooting on the U.S. border that left three illegal migrants dead and two injured.


A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against a Web site peddling personal pictures, videos, diaries, and other items that heiress Paris Hilton once kept at a storage facility.


Per aver investito in Italia rispettando cultura e radici


Police investigate after the body of a newborn baby is found in the garden of a house in Cardiff.


Guwahati, India - A helicopter carrying 10 people, including a state minister, crashed on Wednesday in India's northeastern hillly state of Meghalaya, police said.


E' collocato nella Licenza 122 in acque profonde 365 m


Campaign aide, can you spare a five? Republican Mitt Romney, the wealthiest presidential candidate with assets of between $190 million and $250 million, had to borrow cash from an aide Wednesday to pay for beverages at the Crossroads Coffee.


Il consigliere del premier gli ha scritto una lettera di spiegazioni"Fatti travisati e strumentalizzati contro di te e il tuo governo"                                                  Telecom, Rovati si Ã¨ dimesso "Non voglio danneggiare Prodi"                                                                                E accusa Tronchetti Provera: "C'Ã¨ stato un eccesso di fiducia nei confrontidi una persona che non ha mantenuto l'impegno di riservatezza"


Former Timor PM barred from leaving capital

Former East Timor Prime Minister Mari  Alkatiri is suspected of arming civilians during the recent  violence in Asia's newest nation and cannot leave Dili, the  country's attorney general said on Thursday.


AIDS biggest killer of S.Africa new mothers: study

HIV/AIDS is the biggest single   killer of new mothers in South Africa, the Health Department   said on Tuesday in a grim new statistic of the pandemic's toll   on the country.


Two Koreas meet, Bush defends nuclear deal

North and South Korea held talks on Thursday to mend fences broken by Pyongyang's missile and nuclear tests, buoyed by an energy-for-disarmament deal that President Bush defended as a "good first step".


Monaco's Monarch Prince Rainier Hospitalized

Monaco's Prince Rainier, one of the  world's longest-serving monarchs, was admitted to hospital on  Tuesday with a lung infection, his palace said.


Madrid, 23:39 - Calcio, Liga: Barcellona travolto dal Villarreal

Nella 18/a giornata del campionato spagnolo clamoroso tonfo del Barcellona, sconfitto per 3-0 dal Vi...


MetroPCS offers more than $5 billion for Leap

MetroPCS Communications Inc made an unsolicited offer on Tuesday to buy smaller rival Leap Wireless International Inc for about $5.5 billion in stock, seeking to fend off competition from larger U.S. mobile service providers.


Gold Fields rejects Harmony Gold's $8.1bn takeover offer

NEW YORK, October 19  - Gold Fields Limited (GFI.NYS) has rejected Harmony Gold Mining Company's recently announced takeover bid through an all-stock deal valued at about $8.


Brighton becomes the first city to attempt a ban on reggae and rap albums with "anti-gay" lyrics.


State Dept. Human Rights Report Faults China's Curbs on Internet

China is at the top of a list of countries blocking  Internet access, and  Russia and Venezuela have shown serious regression  in several  areas, mainly in centralizing power in the executive branch, according to State Department officials who released the department's annual human rights report...


The director's withdrawal from the 2008 Olympics was a public relations disaster for Beijing, but China could have bigger problems on its hands if others follow


F.D.A. Panel Urges Ban on Medicine for Child Colds

A ban could transform the way parents cope with the most common illness in young children, but drug makers said they would fight the recommendations.


YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - A year after a powerful earthquake devastated an area around Indonesia's ancient royal city of Yogyakarta, thousands of homes have been rebuilt but deep physical and mental scars remain for many survivors.


Oil climbs toward $60 on cold weather in U.S.

Oil surged $1, toward $60, on Tuesday on expectations the coldest weather of the U.S. winter would cut heating oil stocks in the world's top energy consumer.


This year's Lincoln-Sudbury team has a tough act to follow. The Warriors are coming off a 24-2 season in which they finished with 22 straight wins and a Division 2 state crown. This season, they'll have to do it without Dual County League MVP and current Boston College freshman Carolyn Swords. Coach Liza Feldman sees this as an opportunity for ...


Business & money: Â· Proposal would create Britain's biggest pub group Â· Other predators circling after finance debacle


Paulson: Fiscal stimulus should be quick, temporary

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson  said on Friday that any economic stimulus program should be  temporary and designed to kick in quickly if it is to be  useful.


Official Calls Mosque Rebels 'Terrorists'

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 9 -- A day after the death of a senior Pakistani commando, government officials said Sunday that the fighters holed up inside an Islamabad mosque are well-trained and well-armed radicals with connections to known terrorist groups.


Torino, 12:40 - CALCIO, PLATINI: AGNELLI MI RESE FELICE DANDOMI LIBERTA'

Michel Platini, fuoriclasse della Juventus negli anni Ottanta oggi presidente dell'Uefa, ricorda Gia...