(InfoWorld) - Computer security analysts are studying reports of a worm that may be circulating via a feature in Skype's popular VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) service. Security vendor Websense said the worm spreads through Skype's chat feature. Users receive a message asking them to download a file called "sp.exe." The executable is a Trojan horse that can steal passwords. If a user runs the Trojan it triggers another set of code to spread itself. The first infected PCs appeared in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in Korea, Websense reported on its blog on Tuesday. It said it was still investigating the issue. Not all security experts were in agreement, however. F-Secure received a sample of the worm and determined that it did not, in fact, target Skype, said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer. "What's clear is, there's no massive worm outbreak with Skype at the moment," Hypponen said. "We are following the situation." The SANS Internet Storm Center said it was "hearing some details of a new worm spreading via Skype IM" and asked for more information in a posting on its site. Websense said the executable appears to be encrypted with NTKrnl Secure Suite Packer, a polymorphic encryption program that makes files look unique to different detection engines. The original site that hosted the code is not serving it any more, Websense said. Â


Roma, 13:39 - CALCIO, SERIE B: GLI ARBITRI DELLA 26/a GIORNATA

Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare della 26/a giornata del campionato di serie B in programma ...


Movements in Pilates exercises are controlled — sometimes moving the body only inches — but those small motions are making a big difference to some people with Parkinson's disease.


Colombian drug kingpin found shot to death

The boss of Colombia's biggest remaining cocaine cartel was shot dead in neighboring Venezuela in an apparent settling of scores among drug gangs, authorities said on Friday.


Australia secure a 213-run win to seal a 2-0 Test series win over New Zealand.


Michael Vaughan heaps praise on man-of-the-match Matthew Hoggard after England's extraordinary Test win.


Kenya govt ready for new vote if ruled by court

Opposition protests in Kenya subsided on Friday and the government said it was ready to accept a re-run of a disputed election which unleashed a wave of violence if a court ordered it.


British Muslim activist due in court for encouraging terrorism

A Muslim activist, famous for interrupting a speech by Britain's Home Secretary John Reid last year, is set to appear in court charged with encouraging terrorism, police said.


Secrecy by Aides and Silence by Doctors Persists, and What Killed Arafat Is Still a Mystery

Even after Yasir Arafat's death, French health officials continued their silence about exactly what disease killed the Palestinian leader.


BEIJING, Dec. 29 -- International relief continues to flow into areas affected by Sunday's tsunami. The Red Cross is shifting over 100 metric tons of emergency supplies from Kenya to Sri Lanka, the country hardest hit by the tidal waves.


Sunni party withdrawal puts elections in doubt

IRAQ'S election was thrown into doubt yesterday as one of the country's main Sunni parties withdrew, while a tape purporting to be Osama bin Laden warned Iraqis not to vote.


Collaborative Environment Connects Coalition Networks

By Kenyon, Henry S  Software suite allows message traffic across domains, security levels.  The U.S. military is developing a suite of software applications that will allow secure communications between different national computer networks.


LONDON, Oct. 20. - Alan Hollinghurstâs explicit gay novel The Line of Beauty, a satire on Britain under Mrs Margaret Thatcher, has won the Â£50,000 prestigious international literary award, the Booker Prize.


Readers remark on computer security, the right to privacy and the iPhone lockdown. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.


Il calcio su Alice, videofonini e web, partite in diretta


Colombia Extraditing Infamous Trafficker

President Alvaro Uribe signed the final order Friday to extradite Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, the most powerful Colombian trafficker to ever face trial in the United States.


Health food maker promotes "China-Free" products

It's bound to go down the wrong way in Beijing: A U.S. health food company will label its products "China-Free" to ease concerns about contamination.


Martha Stewart Asks to Get Jail Over With

Homemaking icon Martha Stewart on  Wednesday said she wants to start serving her jail sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she  can put her "nightmare" behind her and be home in time to plant  her garden for spring.


Schwarzenegger, Ban call for action on climate

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had the same message on Monday at a special session on climate change, urging quick action to stem emissions that heat the planet.


Messina, 19:59 - CALCIO, MESSINA: CON L'INTER IN AVANTI FLOCCARI E DI NAPOLI

Per la gara contro l'Inter in programma domani l'Inter a San Siro, valida quale ritorno degli ottavi...


Opera is not an art form that particularly appeals to today's youth. But, what if you turned an opera into a flashmob event? TV network BBC3 is going to try it, springing a live performance on unsuspecting


Traffic jams are not only bad for your mood - they may actually kill, research suggests. A German study has found people caught in traffic are three times more likely to have a heart attack within the hour than those who are not stuck in a jam.


New Netgear products aim to simplify home networking

Netgear is launching three new wireless networking products that aim to address the problem, perennially discussed at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, of complicated home networking setup."Our customers in their homes or small offices should be able to utilize high-speed broadband networking for any application, including communications, information gathering or entertainment, from any corner of the house without any interruption," said Patrick Lo, chairman, CEO and founder of Netgear. Like the heating system in a house, a home network should work reliably, without much thought by users, he said.Using the new devices unveiled at the conference, a Netgear executive demonstrated simultaneous wireless streaming of an HD video, live HD gaming, and video downloading -- and then removed a hard drive from the storage device -- all without a glitch.The new products include the RangeMax Dual Band Wireless N Router, which incorporates new antenna technology developed by Netgear. The router contains eight antennas, which Netgear says ensures quality streaming despite potential interference from other wireless gear including microwave ovens, cordless phones and neighboring Wi-Fi networks."It's always better to have many antennas... but densely packing them inside the unit has been historically impossibly to achieve with good performance," said Vivek Pathela, vice president of product marketing for Netgear. Netgear's new technology allows many antennas to operate inside a device, delivering good performance, he said.The router also includes new technology that lets users push a button to automatically set up a secure connection between the router and any other standard client. Typically, users must work through a software application to set up secure connections.Netgear also introduced the ReadyNAS Duo, a media server designed to centrally store any digital media including videos, photos and music. In an unusual feature for a consumer device, the ReadyNAS supports hot swapping -- allowing users to remove a drive without interrupting streaming or other use of the device.The ReadyNAS comes in several configurations, including with 500GB of storage for $500.An optional second drive in the device automatically mirrors the content of the first to protect against potential loss of data. An even larger version of the ReadyNas can handle 4TB of data.Users can connect PCs, Macs, HD TVs and IP (Internet Protocol) set-top boxes to the server. It also has a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port for connecting digital cameras to upload photos and view them on a TV.Consumers that want to use the ReadyNas but don't want to upgrade their existing router, can buy the new HD/Gaming 5GHz Wireless-N Networking Kit. The kit comes with two units. Users attach one to their current router, which could comply with the older Wireless B or Wireless G standards. The other device connects to other clients such as a gaming console or HD TV to create a wireless connection. The kit essentially upgrades an existing network to deliver high performance video, Pathela said.Netgear hopes that these new products, possibly combined with 15 others the company is introducing at CES, will address the challenges that many people face when setting up networks in their homes. For many, the variety of wired and wireless technologies, many of which don't interoperate, have made home networks too challenging to tackle. For the past several years, technology companies at CES have focused on trying to solve this problem.


A routine police patrol finds one man dead and two other injured after a car crashes into a wall.


Former President George H.W. Bush took on Arab critics of his son Tuesday during a testy exchange at a leadership conference in the capital of this U.S. ally.


WASHINGTON - House Republicans say legislation they introduced Friday will make America safer by including the Sept. 11 commission's suggestions to improve intelligence, immigration and national security...


Social sites' insecurity increasingly worrisome

'Fertile ground for malicious coders' Personal web spaces on MySpace, videos on YouTube, and blogs - community sites hosting user-created content - have become increasingly popular.â¦


Doctor Who is to take a "gap year" in 2009, returning for a fifth series in spring 2010, the BBC reveals.


Afghans have braved threats of Taliban attacks to begin voting in a historic presidential election that they hope will mark the beginning of the end to a quarter century of conflict.


Authorities said Saturday that more discussions are needed before a Spanish research team can examine a tomb purportedly holding Christopher Columbus' remains, setting back efforts to determine if claims that he is buried in Spain are true.


Agenzia Entrate, oltre 6 mila i soggetti non in regola


Hurricane Isaac strengthened slightly in the Atlantic east of Bermuda on Sunday, forecasters said, and a tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland.


At a specially convened news conference today, Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric cleared former boss Harry Redknapp of any wrong doing in his transfer deals during his time at the club.


Internal Revenue Commissioner Mark W. Everson called on Congress yesterday to boost the agency's funding by the full $500 million requested by President Bush, calling it a way to help shave the record federal budget deficit.


Stellar Putting Gives Europe a 2-0 Ryder Cup Lead

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Inspired by a  brilliant putting display, holders Europe secured the first two  points in the opening fourball matches against the United  States at the 35th Ryder Cup Friday.


Microsoft Makes Basic Tools of Accounting Free for Taking

In my life, "accounts receivable" means chits written on scraps of paper during poker games. "Gross" is the thought of Richard Nixon pouring ketchup on his cottage cheese. "Net" is something through which one slam dunks a basketball.


An HIV-positive man sentenced yesterday for having unprotected sex with four women could soon be released on parole. Shingirayi Nyarirangwe, 25, was sentenced to three years jail yesterday after pleading guilty


Karzai Mulls Death Sentence for Reporter

President Hamid Karzai is concerned about a death sentence handed down to a journalist in Afghanistan accused of insulting Islam


Pupils at a primary school are offered  bird flu medicine as a child from the school is believed to have the virus.


PalmOne licenses Microsoft Exchange for mobile e-mail

PalmOne Inc. has licensed technology from Microsoft Corp. to make its devices work directly with Microsoft's Exchange e-mail server, the companies said Tuesday.


Australians win first series on Indian soil in 35 years

Australia's 35-year wait for a test series triumph on Indian soil ended yesterday when its fast bowlers ripped through the India's defenses to clinch a massive 342-run victory in the third test.


Democratic Party eases spending squabble

The Democratic Party defused a tense internal struggle over how it spends its money by boosting spending on a get-out-the-vote effort for the November elections.


FA Charge Manchester City Football Club boss

The Blues boss has received the charge following his post-match comments on referee Steve Dunn after the 4-3 defeat at Newcastle United on Sunday.


Turkey abandons plan for adultery to become a crime

Turkey yesterday shelved plans to criminalise adultery which were threatening the country's prospects of joining the European Union.


Funeral held for anti-apartheid Afrikaner

A funeral is held for Beyers Naude, an Afrikaner who became a leading anti-apartheid campaigner.


France issues arrest warrants for two top Djibouti officials over the mysterious death of a French judge in 1995.


HK Democrats Demand Partial Election Recount

Hong Kong's main pro-democracy party  demanded on Monday a partial recount of the vote in the city's  legislative elections, after officials had failed to announce a  single result eight hours after polls closed.


Australian Train Derails, Injuring 100 in Queensland State

More than 100 people were injured, at least two critically, when a passenger train derailed in Australia's north-east, Queensland Rail chief executive Bob Scheuber said.


Shhh...My Child Is Sleeping (in My Bed, Um, With Me)

For âcloset co-sleepers,â revealing the truth isnât worth the criticism.


A second blue jay found in the western portion of the township has tested positive for West Nile virus. âThe Manalapan Health Department has been advised that a blue jay collected by the Western Monmouth Animal Control on Sept.


Johnny Carson was remembered Monday on "The Tonight Show" with an affectionate lookback at his nearly 30 years as host, including tributes by comedians and former guests that left many in the audience teary-eyed.


Tickets for Scotland's biggest music festival sell out in record time, five months before the event is held.


Mitochondrial mutation linked to blood pressure and cholesterol ...

Researchers at Yale and Syracuse Universities found the first direct evidence for a mutation in mitochondrial DNA that directly affects blood pressure and cholesterol levels.


For Off Broadway Shows, an Encores!-Like Series

James C. Nicola, the artistic director of the New York Theater Workshop, has decided to produce an Encores!-type series dedicated exclusively to the Off Broadway musical.


Two-thirds of scientists working for the US medicines regulator have expressed a lack of confidence in the federal safety monitoring of prescription drugs, according to documents disclosed by two lobby groups.


Dow Soars to Record Close UNITED STATES MARKETPLACE By Bloomberg

By Michael Patterson  The Dow Jones industrial average climbed to a record close Thursday as companies reported profits that beat analysts' estimates and as the number of claims for jobless benefits fell. Costco Wholesale, the largest U.S.


Greggio a 60,28 dollari all'aperura dei mercati


Year in review: Grappling with open source

As open source becomes pervasive, software giants like Microsoft, Oracle and Sun are adapting in different ways.


Coppola seeks lost youth with return to film making

Director Francis Ford Coppola says he has  a lot in common with Dominic Matei, the protagonist of his  first film in 10 years, "Youth Without Youth."


"Overly candid" Musharraf memoir tough on neighbors

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf   said on Monday he went against the advice of aides to write a   memoir that could rile neighbors India and Afghanistan and   accuses the United States of threatening to bomb his country   "back to the Stone Age."


Torres Chosen First in MLS Expansion Draft

CD Chivas USA made Los Angeles Galaxy forward Arturo Torres the first player chosen Friday in the Major League Soccer Expansion draft.


Britain's Home Office on Thursday approved the extradition of an Islamic preacher who is accused of trying to establish a terrorist training camp in Oregon, a spokesman said.


Kristy Swanson pressed assault charges Sunday against the ex-wife of her companion and former "Skating With Celebrities" partner, Lloyd Eisler, the actress' representative said.


Guerriglieri insistono nella loro versione dei fatti


S.Lanka Rebels to Resume War if No Self-Rule Talks

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels threatened on Saturday to resume a two-decade war for self-rule that killed more than 64,000 people if the government did not agree to discuss their demands for self-rule soon.


Cerchiai, una sentenza che attendevamo con fiducia


Konami to sell skincare software for Nintendo DS

A Japanese software maker plans to launch a skincare guide for use on Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s hot-selling portable game gear DS, giving beauty tips based on users' basal body temperature and hormone balance.


I had great hopes when I heard that they were making a movie version of Alien vs. Predator, which began as a video game series and seemed sure to increase in greatness. Sadly, much like every other aspect of my life, Alien vs. Predator disappointed me.


Gli strateghi di Bush spalmano una patina liberal e ...

La convention repubblicana di New York cerca di fare breccia al centro, per portare sulla sponda repubblicana il voto degli indecisi, quella cospicua massa di elettori che costituiscono un pendolo che oscilla tra Bush e Kerry, senza dare mai l


The drug company presents 2007's numbers and gives 2008 guidance.


Blacks must tackle AIDS on road toward social equity

web sites) Day. We remember the people who have succumbed to this devastating disease, celebrate the great advances


The Pentagon prepares fresh charges against three men held at the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.


Police begin a murder inquiry after a 20-year-old soldier is shot dead within hours of returning from his unit in Germany.


About 50 African migrants are missing off the Canary Islands after their boat sank, survivors say.


Possible Change in Waste Hauling Concerns Tulsa Energy Plant

By Ginger Shepherd  All the Walter B. Hall Resource Recovery Facility - Tulsa's trash- to-energy plant - needs for its operations is 340,000 tons of trash each year.  And the city has been able to provide that much trash - sometimes even more. But supplies may decline.


N.Y. governor signs off on Freedom Tower

A booming commercial real estate market and the need to move forward with rebuilding at ground zero changed Gov. Eliot Spitzer's mind about supporting the continued construction of the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower.


Iranian state television sent ripples  through world financial markets on Wednesday after it reported  a powerful explosion near the town of Dailam, about 100 miles  from the oil state's only nuclear power plant.


German officials voiced concern Monday that their country has the most to lose with President Bush's announcement that tens of thousands of troops will return to the United States over the next decade.


Fifteen people are dead after a suspected gas explosion wrecked an apartment block in Mulhouse, France.


Ten Palestinians are listed for a January poll to succeed Yasser Arafat, including a leader jailed for life by Israel.


Scalone no questione vita o morte ma basta a ministri tifosi


Dick Raphael, 68; captured iconic sports images

Perched courtside behind the net on his ever-present stool, Dick Raphael had the best seat in Boston Garden to shoot photos of Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, the towering centers whose rivalry in the 1960s became legendary in NBA history.


BBI Denounces Romanian Honoring of Holocaust-Deniers

EVP Daniel S. Mariaschin, who served on the International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania (ICHR) and recently joined it in presenting its conclusions to outgoing Romanian President Ion Iliescu, has ...


FOXBOROUGH -- Yes, it was Jake Plummer's passing for 256 yards, Tatum Bell's crunching runs for 123 yards on 27 carries, and many more sparkling features from the Denver Broncos' offense that stalled the Patriots in their 17-7 loss at Gillette Stadium last night.


New confirmed case of foot and mouth in Britain

The government has confirmed Friday that cattle culled on a second Surrey farm tested positive for foot and mouth disease, a bodyblow to hopes that authorities had contained the disease after it re-emerged earlier this week.


An operation against Mexico traffickers leads to 400 arrests and seizes 18 tonnes of drugs, the US says.


Rather Says CBS Was 'Misled' on Documents

Description: CBS executives and anchorman Dan Rather say they were misled about documents on President Bush's National Guard duty.


China's Central Bank Hikes Interest Rate

China's central bank on Thursday raised  interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade in its  boldest move yet to guide its heated economy to a path of  slower growth.


Powell to discuss NKorea on visit Japan, China, SKorea next week

US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Japan, China and South Korea beginning next week for talks on the stalled effort to end the impasse over North Korea's nuclear program, Iraq, terrorism and other matters, the State Department said.


Blair faces key vote on renewing nuclear deterrent

The government faces a controversial vote in parliament on Wednesday over Prime Minister Tony Blair's plans to renew the country's independent nuclear deterrent.


Ukrainian Parliament Elects New TV and Radio Chief

Ukraine's parliament has elected Eduard Prutnik head of the State TV and Radio Broadcasting Committee. Prutnik's candidacy was backed by 244 votes in the 450-seat legislature.  The procedure was broadcast live by TV 5 Kanal on 14 September.


In These Windows, All Is Merry and Bright Again

Nestled in his blue plaid stroller on a recent morning, 1-year-old Justus Zavian de Swan wasn't bothered by the drizzle of rain in downtown Washington. He was transfixed by the twinkling lights and spinning Christmas tree in the window of Macy's at Metro Center.


From sports-show pros to bloggers, baseball aficionados are chewing over possible Fall Classic outcomes.            Presented By     From Dell? Home!        The new Dell? Inspiron? 1520 notebook with hi-def widescreen and long-range wireless for only $799. Add mobile broadband for $150. Limited time offer. Click here. www.dell.com    Ads by Pheedo


In Old Asturias, a Legacy From the New World

IN an otherwise perfect hotel, the Palacete de Penalba, in the Asturias region of Spain, there is no elevator - a key issue for us, stroller-pushing tourists.


A soldier has been killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, says the Ministry of Defence.


European stocks rise as earnings impress

European equity markets were higher on Thursday, buoyed by strong results from France Telecom  (NYSE:FTE)and Swiss engineering group ABB (NYSE:ABB) and prospects for restructuring at Italian insurer Generali.


Shares of home decor retailer Pier 1   Imports Inc. PIR.N rose 8 percent to their highest level   since June on Thursday, after a Danish shareholder entered a   confidentiality agreement with the company, fueling speculation   of a buyout.


Judge orders city to stop homeless raids

When city workers tore down her hillside encampment, Charlene Clay lost her asthma medicine, sleeping bags and her only photos of her dead granddaughter.


Strong wireless and Internet subscriber growth pushed revenue up at the phone company, but profit fell after merger-related costs and other items.


Oil prices traded marginally lower on Wednesday ahead of key U.S. data, which was expected to show a rise in heating fuel supplies as mild winter temperatures suppressed demand in the United States.


London shares close higher on BAE relief rally

Leading shares ended the session firmer, having flirted with fresh six-year highs, as BAE Systems experienced a surge of seven percent.


TALLAHASSEE - Lawyers for as many as 700,000 ill and dying smokers urged the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday to restore a record-shattering $145 billion verdict against the tobacco industry, or at least a portion of it.


Mueller finally makes second visit to Classic

-- Bill Mueller stopped answering his phone. It sits at his locker, unused, because the ticket requests for the games in St. Louis got out of hand.


The Charlotte Bobcats activated forward Tamar Slay on Monday and placed forward/center Jamal Sampson on the injured list.


Was this slim man in short pants the reincarnation of Sir Francis Drake, the combative 16th-century limey who sank the Spanish Armada?


Sir Clive Woodward's position as Lions coach will come under scrutiny at a meeting on Tuesday.


Steinbrenner and MartÃnez Meet: Let the Intrigue Begin

Pedro MartÃnez, who has reveled in his role as a villain to the Yankees while pitching and chirping for the Boston Red Sox, met with George Steinbrenner yesterday in Tampa, Fla.


Police in Pakistan's Punjab province  say two men died when a bomb they were carrying went off accidentally.


Wall Street stocks retreated on Monday as worries about potential credit-lossses at American International Group (NYSE:AIG) added to fears that US companies face further credit-related turmoil.


NEW YORK -- MTV owner Viacom Inc. said Tuesday it has sued YouTube and its corporate parent Google Inc. in federal court for alleged copyright infringement and is seeking more than $1 billion in damages.


Media: Senior judge to run Diana inquest

A retired senior judge has been chosen to take over the inquest into the 1997 death of Princess Diana, British media reported Saturday.


Marine says squad leader shot unarmed men at Haditha

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - The U.S. Marine sergeant accused of leading a 2005 massacre of Iraqi civilians in Haditha gunned down five unarmed men who were standing next to a car after a roadside bombing, a Marine from his squad told a military court on Friday.


Parmalat, soldi ai partiti Calisto Tanzi indagato

PARMA - Sembrava che fossero stati dimenticati quei verbali di Calisto Tanzi. Quelli in cui il patron della Parmalat raccontava con profusione di dettagli dei denari distribuiti a quasi tutto l'arco dei partiti


Aviano unbeaten in ASIL volleyball with senior hitter Mead

The Aviano girls volleyball team hasn't lost a game on the peninsula in four seasons - a streak that coincides with senior outside hitter Ashley Mead's time as a member of the Saints.


Review: New 'Hawk' game most thorough ever

There's only one thing better than riding a halfpipe ramp in "Tony Hawk's Underground 2" - doing it in real life.


Gordon Brown's golden rule: if sums go wrong, blame the Blairites

In Westminster, you can almost hear the rubbing of hands with glee. Gordon Brown has broken his Golden Rule, say his enemies. Yippee, cry the Tories.


Iraq's Shiite vice president narrowly escaped assassination Monday as a blast ripped through a government meeting hall just hours after it was searched by U.S. teams with bomb-sniffing dogs. At least 10 people were killed.


Yahoo, America Movil partner on mobile Web search

Internet company Yahoo and Latin America's top mobile phone company America Movil said on Thursday they have struck a deal to provide mobile Web services to 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.


Barrage of Hurricanes May Just Be Florida Normality

The state has been in the crosshairs of this year's superheated hurricane activity, and experts say that, if you take a long-term view of weather, the natural rhythm of cyclone strikes is just reasserting itself after a decades-long break.


Judge sits on Redmond for two more years

Extends terms of anti-trust decree to late 2009 Microsoft has failed in its bid to prevent the US government poking its nose into the software giant's business dealings, after a federal judge ruled yesterday to extend an anti-competitive decree by two years.â¦


Al via portale spiritualita' con supervisione Navarro Valls


French bank BNP Paribas SA on Wednesday estimated fourth-quarter net profit plunged 42 percent.


The body of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is to be buried in a special air-tight coffin in London later.


Gli esperti: un bombardamento che compromette la salute

ROMA - La televisione specchio della societÃ ? Se la cronaca ci propina ogni giorno fatti agghiaccianti, il piccolo schermo si Ã¨ adeguato in un nano-secondo alla nuova realta, trasformandosi in un concentrato


Indagine Federconsumatori. Boom affitti, +74% in 5 anni


Senate Panel Questions C.I.A. Detentions

The Senate Intelligence Committee rejected by one vote a proposal that would have cut money for the C.I.A.âs secret interrogation program for terrorism suspects.


Democrats field questions in online "mash-up"

The 2008 Democratic White House contenders broke no new ground on issues like Iraq and health care during an online forum on Thursday, but the format did.


XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said Wednesday it is launching a commercial-free online music service in early October called XM Radio Online.


Blog: Random search strings in Google can yield sites hosting drive-by downloads of malicious content.


Quotes from Senate confirmation hearings Tuesday on the nomination of Robert Gates, former CIA director, to be secretary of Defense.


EMI chief executive Eric Nicoli is to step down from his post as part of a shake-up under new owners Terra Firma.


Students should be able to make their university choices after their A-level results, a report has found. Could a new system work?


The teenager who made a dramatic escape after 8 1/2 years of captivity in a windowless cell has agreed to a televised interview this week, giving Austrians their first glimpse of the young woman whose nightmare has fascinated the nation.


Bird flu death likely caused by human to human transmission, Thai ...

BANGKOK - A 26-year-old woman who died of avian flu eight days ago almost certainly contracted the disease from her daughter in what could be the first documented case of human to human transmission of the virus, health officials say.


The European Union plans to widen the  number of radio frequencies that can be used for 3G mobile  networks, but an EU official said on Wednesday the most  attractive bands for rural areas are not yet available.


As US Advances in Falluja, New Fighting Erupts in Northern Iraq

Insurgents opened a new front against American-led forces today, attacking several police stations in the northern city of Mosul and pushing that city to the brink of chaos


Iran firm on nuclear plans before Rome talks

Iran will not retreat "one iota" from its nuclear program, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday just hours before his new chief negotiator was to meet Western diplomats for the first time.


Napoli, 19:19 - CALCIO, FERLAINO: PALLONE D'ORO? VITTORIA DEL MIO NAPOLI

Soddisfazione anche per Corrado Ferlaino, presidente del Napoli quando Cannavaro era un giocatore de...


That's It: Hines, Wray Play Last WSSU Home Game Tonight

By John Dell, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 10--Curtis Hines said that when he looks around the Gaines Center tonight, the memories will come flooding back.


State Farm drops coverage of 2,600 holders: report

State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., citing losses from storms, said it will not renew coverage for about 2,600 policyholders mainly in Alabama's beach resorts, the Associated Press reported on Monday.


Fifa is poised to confirm details of a friendly game for the victims of the tsunami disaster.


German train drivers upbeat on wage deal by month's end

German train drivers' union GDL said Sunday it did not plan further strikes in its bitter battle for a new wage deal and was confident about reaching an accord with employers by the end of the month.


Canada's premiers are facing cracks in their united front for a new federal pharmacare program as they prepare for a crucial health-care summit with Prime Minister Paul Martin later this month.


L'Officina Bartezzaghi tiene sveglia la mente

Allenati con l'enigmistica, il sudoku, i ditloidi. Tutte le sfide gratis del Fantavillage


New Zealand authorities are searching for the mother of a 3-year-old girl whose father allegedly abandoned her before boarding a plane to the United States, police said.


Vioxx withdrawal reminds us to think safety first with drugs

YOU wouldn't buy a car without checking out its safety features, making sure the tires weren't flat, the brakes weren't faulty and the seat belts weren't broken.


2 charged after Chicago area pals are slain in NC tragedy

Ever since they met in fourth grade, Brett Johnson Harman and Kevin McCann were as close as brothers. "They had the same mannerisms, the same kind of humor, and they even looked alike," said McCann's father, Dennis McCann.


Malone to Take Control of DirecTV from Murdoch:NYTimes

The New York Times reports this morning that a deal is imminent between Liberty Media chairman John Malone and News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, in which Malone will acquire one of Murdoch's prize assets - satellite service provider DirecTV - in exchange for Malone's 19% voting stake, plus 15% non-voting stake, in News Corp.


The best is yet to come promises Benitez

Rafael Benitez predicted the best was yet to come after watching his Liverpool side crush hapless West Brom 5-0 at the Hawthorns. The Liverpool manager's prediction came after the Reds routed the Premiership's


Michigan State runs a promotion where if the Spartans score 70 points, the fans take their ticket stubs to Taco Bell for a free taco.


Get-Well Messages Pour in for Bill Clinton

A well-wisher from Chicago hoped he would have a speedy recovery. An admirer who had just read his autobiography felt it was like having a friend in the hospital. A fan in Omaha warned about staying away from junk food.


Toyota Doubles Prius Hybrid Cars for U.S.

Toyota Motor Corp. 7203.T said on  Thursday it will double the number of Prius hybrid-electric  cars that it sends to the U.S. market to 100,000 units annually  next year, making it the Japanese automaker's third  best-selling sedan.


Buttiglione withdraws from Barroso Commission

The Italian nominee had been heavily criticised for his alleged comments on gays, single parents and the role of men and women, and these led Commission president-designate Jose Manuel Barroso


American Christina Kim has a four stroke lead mid-way through the Ladies Professional Golf Association State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois.


The Count: Making Sense of Who Buys Tech, and When

Two main factors, attitude and income, help determine whether someone will buy the latest technology or hold back.


Catania, 23:19 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: TIAGO? GRANDE CLUB ASPETTA CAMPIONI

Una Juve tutt'altro che bella esce da Catania con un punto raccolto in extremis, Claudio Ranieri inc...


Olympics: Cut It Out, Give It Back, Cool the Hype

Calls of "cut it out" and "give it back"  competed with a hot United States-vs.-China medals race  Thursday as the 28th Olympiad in Athens went into its final  days with some 80 medals still to be won.


The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp remained locked in negotiations Friday as the largest U.S. automaker headed toward a midnight deadline to either clinch a deal or face a possible strike.


Beijing Olympic authorities back gag order following uproar in Britain

Beijing Olympic organisers said Monday they backed a ban on political protests by athletes attending this year's Games, amid uproar over an effort to silence British athletes.


Microsoft shares Office source code with governments

As a result of the ongoing success of the Microsoft Government Security Program (GSP) and positive feedback from governmental entities, Microsoft has announced it will offer access to the source code of its flagship desktop offering, Microsoft Office 2003


Saddam Hussein lawyers walk out of trial

Saddam Hussein's lawyers walked out of his trial Wednesday to protest the replacement of the chief judge for allegedly favoring the defense.


The Arab League rejected a UN Security Council resolution "envisaging" possible sanctions against Sudan over the conflict in Darfur , saying it would not help bring peace to the region.


Eolas patent on Web plug-in technology rejected

The controversial Eolas Technologies patent looks like it is about to be rescinded by the US Patent Office. The office has confirmed that it has rejected all of the 10 patent claims that it re-examined.


The lead contractor for Massachusetts' "Big Dig" tunnel and roadway project is close to reaching a $399 million settlement with the state after a fatal accident in 2006, the Boston Globe reported on Wednesday.


A report says the minimum wage, due to rise on Friday, has helped clerical, retail and catering staff, as well as traditionally low-paid.


Five Days: Mostly Good Reports on the Economy, but See Footnotes

Welcome news about the economy and interest rates touched off a stock market rally that lifted the Dow Jones industrial average to a record.


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Leaders Tour Tsunami Areas, Up Donations

Australia promised $764 million — the largest government pledge — to the tsunami relief effort, topping a $674 million German aid package on the eve of a crucial donors' conference Thursday. World leaders were competing to head the donors list as summit participants got firsthand looks at the apocalyptic landscapes carved out by south Asia's tsunami.


Judge Says Use of MySpace May Violate a Court Order

The case was one of the first in which a judge in the United States had ruled that a restraining order had been violated by contact made through MySpace.


Microsoft CEO says Google complaint is 'baseless'

Google maintains that a feature built into the Windows Vista operating system that allows users to search a computer's hard drive did not leave room for competition from other desktop search applications.


Lessons learned in deadly 2003 fire may have saved lives in ...

Lessons learned in a deadly 2003 high-rise fire may have saved lives this week when a fire broke out on the 29th floor of a downtown skyscraper, fire officials said Tuesday.


Democrats seek gain from DeLay's latest slap from ethics panel

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay went on the offensive after being chastised twice in the past week by the House ethics committee, accusing his accusers of libel and the bipartisan panel that judged him of mistreating him.


A man brandishing a knife slashed himself across the throat in a Woolworths store in Cornwall.


Champions League: Group A review - Liverpool in rapture as Gerrard ...

All that was missing from Liverpool's 3-1 win at Anfield over Olympiakos in Group A last night was the sight of a young, ginger striker by the name of Fairclough running around, arms aloft in a state of delirium.


MPs call for British manned space flight

But no need for UK Space Agency MPs have called on the government to give the lead to the UK's space industry and expand its vision to include funding launches and even manned spaceflight.â¦


The mother of the boy accusing Michael Jackson of sexual abuse is set to face the singer in court.


Lilly beats 2nd qtr forecasts, raises '07 view

Eli Lilly and Co.  on Tuesday posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings helped by surging sales of its prescription drugs, including depression treatment Cymbalta, and the company raised its 2007 profit forecast.


Mexican, L.A. cardinals sued in priest abuse case

The cardinals of two of the most   important Roman Catholic dioceses in North America were accused   in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday of allowing a priest wanted for   multiple sex abuse to flee California for Mexico.


Spain targets mass cattle vaccinations to combat "blue tongue"

Veterinary authorities in southern Spain are to vaccinate a million cattle from Monday and also fumigate large areas of the region of Andalucia to combat blue tongue, a virus borne by mosquitos, regional ...


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N.C. Officials Stand By Incentives for Google

By David IngramRALEIGH -- Asked to appear before a powerful state Senate committee, public officials who negotiated millions in tax incentives for Google defended their work Wednesday and argued that the incentives were necessary to help economically depressed Caldwell County.


Hurricane Gordon weakened into a tropical storm early Wednesday near the Azores islands, prompting forecasters to discontinue hurricane warnings for the sparsely populated chain.


De Niro Voted Greatest Living Movie Star

Two giants of 1970s cinema, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, have topped a British magazine's poll of the greatest living movie stars over the age of 50.


Bill Would Reinforce Principle of Net Neutrality

Telecoms line up against proposed legislation that would force them to treat all internet traffic equally.


Real and Barca laying on private jet for Brazilian trio

Archrivals Real Madrid and Barcelona are to club together to pay nearly $150,000 for a private jet to ensure their Brazilian players arrive back early from World Cup duty to prepare for this weekend's league ...


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Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday echoed President Bush's latest sharp challenge of Sen. John Kerry's fitness to serve as commander in chief as the Republican No. 2 basked in approval from GOP supporters cheered by his debate performance.


Wal-Mart Says November US Sales Rise Within 2% to 4% Forecast

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said sales at US stores open at least a year are rising within its forecast, with strongest sales coming from bedding and women's clothing.


The Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks turned key victories into leaps to first place.


Al Qaeda fight to death in Iraq bastion: U.S.

BAQUBA, Iraq  - Thousands of U.S. soldiers on the offensive north of Baghdad are facing fierce resistance from hundreds of al Qaeda militants who are ready to fight to the death, an American general said on Friday.


Bomb explosion at banks kills one in Argentine

Two policemen arrive to the scene of an explosion at a branch of Citibank, in Buenos Aires on November 17, 2004. One person was killed, another injured when three bombs exploded in a branch bank of US Citibank on Wednesday.


Scammers sentenced for Microsoft software scheme

A husband-and-wife team were sentenced to five years in prison for buying Microsoft software at academic discounts and illegally reselling it.


The New York Yankees are reportedly closing in on acquiring free-agent starting pitcher Carl Pavano.


Pending sales of pricey homes hit 6-year low

WASHINGTON - A near-record low for an index that forecasts near-term home sales suggests borrowers in expensive areas are struggling to finalize purchases amid mortgage market woes.


Taiwan sees jump in China missile build-up

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said on Tuesday China now had 1,328 ballistic missiles aimed at the self-ruled island, up by more than a third from a previous estimate, further threatening stability in the Taiwan Strait.


Blue Man Group is on the move. The show's new home will be a custom-built, 1,750-seat theater at The Venetian hotel-casino, officials announced Thursday.


Delta Airlines has reached a tentative  agreement with its pilots union on wage and benefit cuts aimed  at avoiding a bankruptcy filing, The Wall Street Journal said  in a report late Wednesday on its Web site.


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China used 'direct language' to push Sudan to accept peacekeepers: diplomat

China used "very direct language" to persuade the Sudanese government in Khartoum to accept a beefed-up peacekeeping force to the western region of Darfur, the country's special envoy to Sudan said in an interview published Tuesday.


Roma, 16:45 - CALCIO, ROMA; PROCURATORE CHIVU: NESSUN PROBLEMA PER RINNOVO

"Per il rinnovo del contratto di Chivu non ci sono problemi". Lo ha annunciato il procuratore del gi...


Tributes flow as Blair leaves on high note with EU deal

Prime Minister Tony Blair ended his swansong appearance on the international stage on a high note Saturday, helping clinch a deal for a new EU treaty and trumpeting that Europe was turning Britain's way.


Italy president in crisis talks after Prodi quits

Italy's president holds crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can still head a government or must be replaced.


Napster beams songs to Windows smart phones

Napster has extended its US music download store and subscription service to Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition-based Smartphones.


New blow for Sender ID as AOL joins disbelievers

AOL is the latest and largest company to back away from Microsoft's Sender ID software, designed to cut spam by identifying the source of the email.


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Edwards Eyes Overturning New Overtime Law

Vice presidential candidate John Edwards promised Thursday that Democrats will move quickly to change the Bush administration's overtime rules if they win the White House next month.


Further evidence vitamin E fights diabetes

24/09/2004 - A daily dose of vitamin E may help delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in overweight adults at high risk of the disease, according to preliminary research.


Bush Warns Syria, Iran Against Meddling in Iraq

President Bush Wednesday warned Iran and Syria not to meddle in Iraq ahead of elections scheduled for January 30 and voiced new hopes of forging peace between Israel and the Palestinians.


Gambling giant GoldenPalace.com, a firm chided for odd online purchases, is top bidder in an eBay auction held to aid a Va. boy battling cancer.


Political opposition to the merger of satellite radio providers XM and Sirius increased on Wednesday, as the chair of the Senate antitrust committee sent a letter to both the FCC and Justice Department opposing the deal.


Suspected new cases of the bluetongue virus are investigated in livestock in north-west England.


Bootylicious R&B trio Destiny's Child has signed on to be the latest face of the fast food giant, taking over for Justin Timberlake in the "I'm Lovin' It" campaign.


A fresh wave of ads pushed President Bush's spending to nearly $46 million for July, the Republican's highest level since he launched the first ad blitz of his re-election campaign in March, a campaign finance report filed Friday shows.


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Biogen and Elan receive an additional approval for Tysabri.


Candidates from the Libertarian Party, the Green Party and the Constitution Party each garnered a tiny fraction of votes in Tuesday's presidential race.


Business & money: Violent storms in the North Sea helped push global oil prices to new highs of just under $100 per barrel.


Internet Could Spark Rise in Suicide Pacts -Expert

The growing popularity of the Internet could lead to a rise in suicide pacts in which several people kill themselves together, a leading psychiatrist in Britain said on Friday.


Britons Underestimate Impact of Heart Disease -Poll

Heart disease is Britain' biggest single  killer disease but more people are more worried about  developing Alzheimer's or cancer, according to a survey  released on Friday.


Best Buy CEO worried on economy, digital TV transition

The retailer's head, Brad Anderson, told Consumer Electronics Show attendees that both the U.S. economy and digital TV changeover are high on his list of concerns.


The president's son-in-law is now a fugitive from the law and his all-powerful relative


RANGOON, Burma, Sept. 23 -- About 20,000 protesters, led by Buddhist monks and nuns, on Sunday mounted the largest anti-government protest in Burma since a failed 1988 democratic uprising. Many in the crowd shouted support for the jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.


For the first half of the decade, matchups between Duke and Maryland were both epic and nationally significant but this may not be the case when the Terps play host Sunday.


Airbus in spotlight at start of Britain's Farnborough Airshow

European plane maker Airbus, looking to restore credibility after an internal crisis that could benefit US rival Boeing, is set to unveil new design plans for its troubled long-haul A350 passenger jet.


Swiss bank UBS plunges to Q3 loss after US subprime crisis

Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, on Tuesday reported its first quarterly loss in five years after its third quarter results were hit in the financial crisis caused by the ailing US home loans market.


Beginning Friday, airline passengers will go through double screening to make sure they're not carrying liquids onto planes, the head of the airline industry's largest trade group said.


Iceland Offers Shelter to Fugitive Chess Player Fischer

TOKYO/REYKJAVIK  - Fugitive chess master Bobby  Fischer has been offered a new home in Iceland, where he won a  classic victory in 1972, but it is unclear whether he will be  able to make the move from his detention in Japan.


A Ukrainian court rules the country should take control of 22 Crimean lighthouses used by the Russian navy.


Tanker Truck Crashes by Pentagon; 1 Dead

A fuel tanker truck crashed near the Pentagon early Wednesday, sparking multiple explosions that sent flames nearly 50 feet in the air and shut down a major highway for several hours overnight.


BATON ROUGE, La. - The serial "snuggler" will have to keep his hands to himself...


Calm and composed as ever, Tyrone Willingham addressed his dismissal at Notre Dame on Wednesday. Willingham, fired as the school's head football coach after three years on the job, didn't lash out at his former employer.


Gaza fighting escalates as Hamas seizes Fatah bases

Fighting between Palestinian factions escalated across Gaza on Friday, killing at least 15 people as Hamas overran compounds used by President Mahmoud Abbas's forces and two major universities were set ablaze.


California OKs class-action suits for unpaid overtime

Arbitration policies can't stop litigation The California Supreme Court ruled this week that employees who claim they've been cheated out of overtime can sue their employer, whether or not the company's arbitration policy forbids class actions.â¦


Gli avvocati di donna Marella, Grande Stevens, Gabetti e Maron chiedonoche il procedimento si svolga in Svizzera, dove risiedono alcune delle persone citate                                          EreditÃ  Agnelli, prima udienza sospesa per questione competenza territoriale


AT&T is still struggling to convey the merger of itself with Cingular, and is taking another crack at its brand identity to beef up the message. But it is dangerously staying on the fence about who it is as a company.


Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry visited downtown Detroit Wednesday morning, where he presented his four-point economic plan for the future.


KIEV -- Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition leader whose victory in Ukraine's presidential election was all but assured yesterday despite his opponent's threat to appeal the outcome, is expected to move quickly to bolster ties with the West while trying to ease tensions with Russia.


Oil prices rose Tuesday, recovering some ground lost when prices fell more than $1 a barrel a day earlier as traders monitored the weather and OPEC production cuts


MIAMI, June 8 -- Jurors in the terrorism support and conspiracy trial of Jose Padilla heard his voice on an FBI wiretap for the first time Friday, in a conversation that prosecutors say proves he was getting ready to fight jihad overseas.


RAMALLAH, West Bank - Yassir Arafat's failing health is the number one topic in the Mideast today, and sources say his is getting worse.


Harry Redknapp buys and sells players as if he is shelling peas. In his seven years as West Ham manager between 1994 and 2001, when he was sacked, he was involved in 134 transfers.


Princess Diana's butler said Wednesday that he did not know whether she had become engaged to Dodi Fayed shortly before she died, but that he believed that the relationship was already cooling.


Mobile Web developers irate at Vodafone move

(InfoWorld) - Mobile developers around the world are in an uproar over a change Vodafone has made in the U.K. that dramatically decreases the quality of their products and that they fear could prevent new and innovative mobile services from reaching the market. Wireless Ink, a New York-based company operating a service called Winksite that lets anyone develop their own mobile Web page, is one company impacted by the change. Winksite has a Web site that visitors can access from their PCs to sign up for a service that lets them build mobile Web pages. When users visit the Winksite page from their mobile phones, they see a totally different Web site that lets them view and discover sites developed by other Winksite users, said David Harper, the founder of Winksite. But since the change at Vodafone, U.K. mobile Winksite users instead see a reformatted version of the PC Web site. That's because Vodafone recently implemented new technology from Novarra that is designed to reformat Web sites that were created only for PC users for better display on mobile phones. But mobile service developers say that when Vodafone installed the new technology, it also began stripping out the user agent string when mobile phones access Web sites. The user agent allows a Web site that is designed for mobile phones to detect the type and capabilities of the phone visiting the site, much like the way that Web sites detect which type of browser a visitor has. The user agent string allows a mobile site publisher to deliver a view of the Web site that is optimized for the particular phone. In addition, companies that sell ring tones or graphics rely on the user agent to determine which content to send to the user that will work on their phone, Harper noted. Companies that are on Vodafone's "white list," which is a group of Vodafone-approved services, were notified of the change and the operator is passing the user agent correctly for those services, developers say. Some developers complain that it's difficult to find out how to get on the white list, it can take several months to get added, and that Vodafone requires white list companies to make certain changes to the way the included sites operate. If all operators had a similar process, service providers like Harper would have to get on the approved list for every operator around the world. That's comparable to asking any Web service to be approved by every ISP in the world in order to operate. "If this were to spread from carrier to carrier, it would be horrible," Harper said. About 10 percent of his traffic comes from the U.K. He worries that small mobile companies that are solely targeting the U.K. will be even harder hit. Winksite users include individuals as well as companies like Warner Music, which uses the service to build Web sites for music artists. It's unclear if Vodafone removed the user agent capability for "diabolical" reasons, such as to maintain firm control over the content that users can access, or if it was a legitimate mistake, Harper said. On a developers forum hosted by Vodafone, one poster who appears to work for Vodafone has defended the move and said that most customer feedback has been positive. He also said that many other European operators are in the process of implementing similar technologies. Vodafone was not available for comment after its regular business hours. Lucca Passani, a mobile services developer who has blogged extensively about the problem, worries that if Vodafone hasn't gotten user complaints, there's a simple reason. "The great majority of consumers won't realize that they have been deprived of a service and will not complain," he wrote. Harper and other developers don't take issue with the technology that can translate sites designed for PCs but they say that Vodafone doesn't need to block the user agent string for mobile sites in order to support that capability. "The bottom line is, they've done something a bit evil and they need to fix it," Harper said.


Arab-American writer is ambassador for Middle East

Arab-American poet, playwright and scholar Nathalie Handal is a sort of Renaissance woman for the 21st century.


Dow Jones invariato, SP 500 a +0,14%, Nasdaq a +0,77


Olympics: Phelps in Gold Rush, Doping Scandals Rumble On

US teenager Michael Phelps powered his way to two more golds in the Olympic swimming pool on Tuesday, setting a new Games record in the 200 meters butterfly and leading a 4 x 200 freestyle cliffhanger.


The British government, citing safety concerns, shuttered a drug plant yesterday that had been expected to produce nearly half of all US influenza shots this year, sending American health authorities scrambling to ensure that those in greatest danger from the flu -- the elderly and frail -- can get remaining vaccine supplies.


Packers Go Right to Top in Their Bid for N.F.C. Supremacy

Running back Ahman Green scored three touchdowns, two rushing and one on a pass from quarterback Brett Favre.


Etanercept May Benefit Sleep Apnea Patients

NEW YORK  - The findings from a small study  suggest that etanercept may be a useful treatment for the  excessive daytime sleepiness that often occurs with obstructive  sleep apnea. In fact, the decrease in sleepiness was greater  than typically seen with continuous positive airway pressure,  one of the standard treatments for this condition.


Sharapova fires blanks in ousting Mauresmo

Having maintained for days that the set lost at love to Serena Williams in the fourth round no longer took up space in her memory, Amelie Mauresmo was forced to face that reality not once, but twice in her semifinal loss to Maria Sharapova yesterday.


Ashcroft resigns as attorney general; Gonzales reportedly is his ...

WASHINGTON (BP)--The resignation of Attorney General John Ashcroft was announced Nov. 9, a week after President Bushâs re-election.


Sometimes even the most acid-tongued critics are left speechless.


Chrysler contract rejected by Indiana plants

Two Chrysler LLC plants in Indiana  voted on Tuesday to reject a proposed contract for the No. 3  U.S. automaker, marking the latest and most serious setback to  a tentative four-year deal negotiated by the United Auto  Workers union.


Shots Fired at U.S. Diplomatic Car in Saudi -Diplomat

Gunmen opened fire Monday at a U.S.  diplomatic car near the U.S. consulate in the Red Sea port city  of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but there were no injuries, a Western  diplomat said.


Astros' Berkman fine playing second fiddle

From a much quieter corner of the clubhouse, Houston Astros right fielder Lance Berkman briefly glanced over at the crowd of television cameras and tape recorders encircling teammate Carlos Beltran.


Torino, 19:50 - CALCIO, JUVE: CAMORANESI IN PANCHINA CONTRO IL LIVORNO

Sulla formazione da opporre al Livorno di Orsi, il tecnico della Juve Claudio Ranieri spiega: "Non c...


Chicago - Vaccinating children against chicken pox saves the US health care system nearly $100-million a year in reduced hospital visits for severe cases of the itchy disease, a study found.


South Africa's ruling ANC is criticised for a scheme charging business leaders to meet government officials.


Movie Review | 'P.S. I Love You': P.P.S. Take Tissues to This Weepy About a Romance Tested by Death

âP.S. I Love Youâ looks squeaky clean and utterly straight. Yet as directed by Richard LaGravenese, it has a curious morbid quality.


Senior officials from Somalia's key rival powers predict progress in talks due to start on Saturday.


Four out of five people want the legal age of smoking raised from 16 to 18, as a way of detering teenagers from taking up cigarettes.


Plans for the Next Linux Kernel Revealed

Linux kernel maintainer Andrew Morton last week revealed some of his plans for the next kernel version, a few days after the final release of Linux 2.6.20.


Universities and colleges across England given money to create 74 new "centres of excellence".


According to a spokesman for the band, Watts is currently nearing the end of a six week course of radiotherapy at a hospital in West London.


Hurricane Katrina has many legacies for the Bush White House, none pleasant. One is the guarantee that as soon as disaster strikes in the United States, President Bush's every move is closely scrutinized to gauge the speed and tone of his response to the suffering.


Web retailer Amazon.com launched its much-anticipated digital music store with nearly 2.3 million songs, none of them protected against copying.


IOC president Jacques Rogge says the Athens Olympics broke global TV viewing records, with almost 4 billion people tuning in.


Annika Sorenstam is mixing it up with the men again, and this time the competition includes Tiger Woods. Sorenstam and Woods will play against each other for the first time when they tee off Saturday in the Skins Game at the Trilogy Golf Club in the middle of the desert.


Baghdad's deputy police chief is shot dead, the second senior Iraqi official to be killed in less than a week.


Steelers running back Jerome Bettis will miss Sunday's game at Buffalo because of a sprained ankle.


Black Crowes fire keyboardist for "issues"

The Black Crowes have "released"  keyboardist Eddie Hawrysch due to unspecified "personal  issues," the rock band's publicist said on Monday.


Royal & SunAlliance announced up to 1,200 job losses today with the transfer of customer service and back office roles to India over the next two years.


Sony is sticking to its target of shipping 6 million PlayStation 3 consoles by the end of the fiscal year that runs through March, President Ryoji Chubachi said Thursday, addressing concerns the company might not meet demand.


Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday U.S. President George W. Bush's Middle East policies had failed and he and others would one day be put on trial for "the tragedies they have created in Iraq".


Strong medal winning performances by China and Japan in Athens herald a powerful showing by Asian nations at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said on Sunday.


Ramadan Poses Problems With Prescription Drugs

FRIDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- Fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan could lead to problems for Muslims taking oral prescription drugs, says an article in this week's issue of the British Medical Journal.


MOSCOW Sept. 23, 2004 - China's prime minister arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with top officials on Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization and China's efforts to secure a steady supply of Russian oil for its booming economy.


Andrew Flintoff is ruled out of England's one-day series in Sri Lanka because of ongoing problems with his left ankle.


Shoulders its way into search tech Business Objects' stated intention of becoming a $2bn company was never going to be achieved only through organic growth, and it was inevitable that there would be a number of acquisitions along the way, of which the latest is Inxight Software.â¦


Afghan opium crop soars to "frightening levels": UN

Opium production has soared to "frightening record levels" in Afghanistan, which now has more land producing drugs than Columbia, Bolivia and Peru combined, the United Nations said on Monday.


Personal Health: No Gimmicks: Eat Less and Exercise More

The way to lose weight in 2008 is the same as it has been every other year, because the basics of good nutrition have not changed.


Abducted Italian women may be in Fallujah

Two young Italian women kidnapped in Iraq last week have been taken by their captors to the flashpoint city of Fallujah, according to an Italian newspaper that quoted non-Italian intelligence services.


The nightmares didn't start until months after Alicia Flores returned home. The images were stark and disturbing: In one dream, a dying Iraqi man desperately grabbed her arm. In another, she was lost in a blinding sandstorm.


Desertification represents one of the "greatest environmental challenge of our times" and could set off mass migrations of people fleeing degraded homelands, a United Nations report warned Thursday.


Over 100 insurgents killed in Afghan battle: U.S.

More than 100 suspected insurgents were killed in a battle with U.S.-led troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.


Natalie Portman, Kiefer Sutherland, the White Stripes and Dr. Phil McGraw will be among the guest voices on the upcoming season of "The Simpsons."


Ukraine to create independent intelligence agency

The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council and Security Service have drafted a decree to set up a national intelligence agency, Vice Chairman of the Ukrainian Security Service Ihor Drizhchany said at a ...


Portrait raises questions about spending

The recently retired director of the National Museum of the American Indian spent $48,500 in museum funds to commission a portrait of himself and selected a non-Indian artist to create it, a newspaper reported Friday.


Lebanese crowds defy Syria at Gemayel's funeral

Tens of thousands of Lebanese choked downtown Beirut to pay tribute to assassinated Christian leader Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral into a show of defiance against Syria and its Hezbollah allies.


A nursing school was shut down and its Christian principal and four Christian students suspended after Muslim pupils accused unknown people of desecrating verses from the Qu'ran, officials said Saturday.


Un altro gruppo militante ha rivendicato con un nuovo comunicato apparso su Internet l'esecuzione di Simona Torretta e Simona Pari. Si tratta della seconda rivendicazione in meno di 24 ore, dopo quella apparsa nella notte di mercoledÃ¬.


Soul star James Brown is diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week.


Researchers are developing an RFID-enabled watch system to help the memory-challenged find their stuff. But making sure it doesn't track too much is a big privacy concern. By Michael Bradbury.


Iran will not abandon its right to nuclear technology despite the threat of more sanctions, Tehran told France in a letter published on Monday, a day before talks to try to defuse the atomic row with the West.


NEW YORK - Buyers put a positive spin on the equity markets Wednesday, shrugging off rising crude futures as Google Inc. prepared to sell its stock in an initial public offering, albeit it at a far lower price than previously forecast...


American Taylor Dent has squeezed in an opening-round victory over Australian Peter Luczak before rain washed out the rest of the day's play at the China Open at Beijing.


Any media type daring to ask Bill Belichick about the future of the Patriots might be met with daggers right between the eyes. At the moment, there is tunnel vision, focused on the Indianapolis Colts. Don't dare think or talk about anything else.


London shares close just higher; NY regains some losses

Leading shares closed just above the gain line, after US indices regained some earlier losses and mining blue chips lent support, dealers said.


As USC players practiced Friday at the University of Maryland, a group of students walked by and yelled "Go Terps," blissfully unaware the host school temporarily turned over its facilities to the nation's top-ranked team.


Greenspan Cautions on Baby Boomer Benefits

JACKSON, Wyo. - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday the country will face "abrupt and painful" choices unless Congress acts quickly to trim Social Security and Medicare benefits for the baby boom generation...


Presidente Confindustria, 'permettere gli investimenti'


âNew iMacs Mac-nificent, and they come with a charmed iLifeâ

Edward C. Baig (USA Today) begins his review of the new iMac and iLife â08 by saying, âAppleâs svelte iMac computers always turn heads. But Iâm also smitten with the Macâs rock solid OS X operating system and top-shelf iLife software suite â programs that tame pictures, videos and more.â After exploring the new iMac hardware and individual iLife applications, such as iPhoto and iMovie, Baig finishes, âTaken as a whole, iLife remains the best collection of multimedia software. And in looks, design and pizazz, the iMac is still the best desktop computer for home users.â


President Bush offers aid to storm victims

US President George W. Bush on Sunday returned to hurricane-ravaged Florida to witness the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ivan and comfort storm victims


Man Launches 'Bullets Not Boobs' Campaign

LOS ANGELES - Be all that you can be - and no more. That's the message the owner of an adult video company wants to give women serving in the nation's armed forces, where they can receive free breast augmentation, liposuction and other cosmetic surgery from surgeons honing their battlefield skills...


LOS ANGELES - Steve Finley immediately raised his arms over his head, as if to show there really might be a Great Dodger in the Sky looking after him and the Los Angeles franchise after a nine-year title drought.


Stop Wasting Resources, Start Making Money!

You shouldn't need to tell companies they can save money with smarter packaging. But apparently, you do.


Woman charged with manslaughter over fatal mauling of five-year-old.


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A federal judge held five reporters in contempt Wednesday for refusing to identify their sources for stories about Wen Ho Lee, a former nuclear weapons scientist once suspected of spying.


The high-end camera maker is ditching a medium-format hybrid camera that could shoot with either film or a digital sensor.


More than 1,000 people a day die as a result of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a report says.


Reuters Poll: Bush Keeps Three-Point Lead on Kerry

President Bush holds a slim  three-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry one week  before the Nov. 2 presidential election, according to a  Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


WPP Wins Bidding for Grey, Beating Havas, Hellman

WPP Group Plc, the world's second- largest marketing and advertising company, said it won the bidding for Grey Global Group Inc.


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Jimmy Page Helps Launch London Walk of Fame

One of the greatest guitar players in history - second only to Jimi Hendrix - has made history again as the first person on the new London Walk of Fame.


Knock, knock: Cisco is banging at your door

Will you let it in? The average person regards the Cisco brand much as they do intestinal bacteria: blissfully unaware of its presence.â¦


Man Convicted as Teenager in Sex Case Is Ordered Freed by Georgia Court

Genarlow Wilson had served two years of a 10 year sentence in prison for having consensual oral sex with another teenager.


Ebersol, Son Released From Colo. Hospital

NBC Sports executive Dick Ebersol and his son were released from the hospital on Monday, a week after an executive jet crash that killed three people, including Ebersol's youngest son.


The commander in charge of the police who shot dead Jean Charles de Menezes today denied being "out of control" in the build-up to the tragedy.


At Least 6 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid on Gaza

At least 6 Palestinians were killed and 24 were wounded today in an Israeli army raid near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. The raid was designed to end days of mortar


The body of a 34-year-old woman is found at the foot of a cliff at Aberporth, in Ceredigion.


Two of Northern Ireland's church leaders have expressed disappointment that talks aimed at restoring devolved government have ended without a deal.


The Tories deny their education policy is in "disarray" after a second frontbencher defends grammar schools.


Russia's army launches a media campaign to recruit 'contract soldiers' and bolster a force of demoralised conscripts.


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More trial data backs Merck's cervical cancer shot

New data from a combined analysis of  four Phase II/III studies involving more than 20,000 women  confirm the effectiveness of Merck & Co Inc's cervical cancer  vaccine Gardasil, researchers said on Thursday.


US Accuses Iran of Bomb Plans as UN Nuke Talks Stall

The United States said on Saturday that  Iran was "completely isolated" in what Washington says is  Tehran's pursuit of an atom bomb, while talks at the U.N.  atomic agency stalled over what to demand of Tehran.


Ethnic Divide Risks Being Reinforced in Afghan Vote

"I am going to prove that being Hazara is no longer a crime in this country."


The daughter of former Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean and four other young women were taken to a hospital Sunday after their sport utility vehicle rolled over on Interstate 91, state police said.


Chavez Ready to Meet Bush to Improve Ties -Minister

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez and his government are ready to meet President Bush and  U.S. administration officials to try to improve relations  following Chavez's referendum win, Venezuela's Foreign Minister  said on Wednesday.


Islamaphobia on rise, especially in Europe: U.N. envoy

The United Nations investigator on racism on Friday condemned a rising trend of Islamaphobia, especially in Europe, where he said it was being exploited by some right-wing political parties.


UK iPod users delight - Apple socks ship "soon"

Apple UK has confirmed the company will be selling its most unusual recent product - iPod Socks - in the UK. The socks will be available "anytime now" through the UK Apple Store.


Suspect John Mark Karr on Friday awaited extradition to the United States, where questions mounted over whether his stunning confession related to the slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was that of a killer or merely someone obsessed with the case.


EDS extends IT automation deal with Opsware for three years

Outsourcing vendor Electronic Data Systems has renewed an agreement for IT services from automation and utility software company Opsware that could be worth $145 million over eight years.


New Features Coming to SQL Server 2005 in Beta 3

When Microsoft delivers the Beta 3 version of SQL Server 2005, formerly code-named "Yukon," it will carry a number of feature enhancements that weren't available in the more broadly distributed Beta 2 version.


Oil Prices Rise to High As Demand Continues

The price of oil hit another high yesterday, closing above $47 a barrel as traders reacted to continuing concerns about supply disruptions from terrorism and instability in oil-producing countries.


Bidding begins in an auction for a 7.6% government-held stake in Russian oil giant Lukoil.


OTTAWA -- More convicted criminals will have to submit DNA samples to the national data bank - including those convicted of possession of child pornography - under newly proposed legislation tabled in the House of Commons yesterday.


Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader suffered setbacks this week as election officials in Virginia, Maryland, Illinois and Missouri all denied him access to state ballots this fall.


Video Games: A Company Looks to Its Creative Side to Regain What It Had Lost

In recent years bellwethers like Electronic Arts have come to treat the process of game making as a virtual factory. But now Electronic Arts is finally coming to its senses.


No. 9 Michigan State Holds Off Wisconsin

Liz Shimek had 22 points and No. 9 Michigan State held off Wisconsin 74-66 on Thursday for its best start in school history.


Winehouse's father-in-law urges record boycott

The father-in-law of best-selling British singer Amy Winehouse urged fans on Tuesday to stop buying her music as a way of helping her and her husband to stop abusing drugs.


FOXBOROUGH -- Looking at his ridiculously developed upper body, with huge biceps and hardly an ounce of fat, it's easy to see why Ty Law, arguably the best cornerback in football, chooses physical play over finesse. That's not to imply that he's lacking a finesse component, because he can shut down his side of the field much as Deion Sanders ...


Among the tales of depravity and violence that dominate this year's Academy Awards race sits the bright and shining "Ratatouille." A rat never seemed so sanitized.


Davenport eases into Auckland semi-finals

Lindsay Davenport continued her smooth progress towards another title as she cruised past Sara Errani of Italy 6-3 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Auckland Classic on Thursday.


PEYTON MANNING, the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, left it late on Sunday to make NFL history. He went into the game against the San Diego Chargers needing two touchdown


Originally known as the Boston Americans, they've been the Red Sox since the early 1900s and are often called the Bosox. Now, they have a new nickname, courtesy of outfielder Johnny Damon: The Idiots.


Operator of Walk-In Clinics Shuts 23 Located in Wal-Mart Stores

CheckUps, a start-up operator of walk-in medical clinics, has shut down 23 of the clinics operating in Wal-Mart stores in Florida and three other Southern states.


Malcolm Glazer's bid to buy Man Utd suffers a serious setback after his boardroom coup.


Cheney Reiterates Criticism of House Speaker Pelosi

Vice President Cheney today repeated his charge that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's approach toward the Iraq war would benefit al-Qaeda, saying that he was not trying to impugn the speaker's patriotism but instead hold her accountable for the consequences of her policies.


Miniature People Add Extra Pieces to Evolutionary Puzzle

The miniature people found to have lived on an Indonesian island until 13,000 years ago have shaken up views of the human past.


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With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.


Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee called Tuesday for suspending immigration from countries that sponsor or harbor terrorists.


Time Warner Inc.  on Wednesday  said its AOL unit will no longer charge high-speed Internet  users for e-mail and other Web services in a gambit to attract  more viewers and boost online advertising.


Sudan admits Darfur convoy attack but says fault lies with UN

Sudan's defence minister on Thursday admitted his forces were responsible for a recent attack on a UN convoy in Darfur, but insisted the peacekeepers were to blame for not announcing their route.


Familiar Names Lead People's Choice Nominees

Neither Julia Roberts nor George Clooney has opened a film so far this year, but both stars made the cut in nominations announced on Tuesday for the annual fan-driven People's Choice Awards.


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Lehman Brothers, the first of the big US investment banks to report results, says its profits have fallen.


Blood thinner less risky for heart patients

The blood-thinning drug Angiomax works as well as rival drugs, but with 47 percent less risk of major bleeding, to maintain blood flow in patients who have had a heart attack or severe chest pain, according to study results published on Wednesday.


Israel Kills Three Palestinians in Gaza Raid

The Israeli army kept up pressure in the  northern Gaza Strip on Friday, killing three Palestinians as  forces sealed off the Palestinian territories for the Jewish  holiday season in Israel.


Palestinian representative in Paris Leila Shahid said Wednesday morning that Yasser Arafat was still alive, but in a "very critical" condition, French TF1 television reported.


CORRECTED: Siebel Sees Sales Topping Street

Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc. on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in licensing revenue, sending its shares up 14 percent.


July was the hottest and sunniest month ever recorded in Germany, the country's weather service said Friday. The average temperature was 22.1 C (71.8 F), according to provisional figures. The previous record was 21.3 C (70.3 F), recorded in July 1994.


Hours after President Bush dove into a fracas to rescue his lead Secret Service agent from a confrontation with Chilean security officials, word surfaced of another security dispute. This time, an elaborate state dinner Sunday night was the casualty.


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Chinese sport fans embrace e-commerce for 2008 Olympics

InfoWorld - Chinese sport fans have embraced an online lottery for tickets to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.


Highlights From the New Peer-Reviewed Creation Science Journal

If you're looking to bolster an intelligent-design argument, the Answers Research Journal features "creationist researchers, scientists and theologians" tackling non-evolutionary, young-earth theories. It's joining the internet age, jumping online with downloadable articles, branching out from its old-fashioned, print-only format.


Adobe's Apollo platform, now called AIR, goes beta

Adobe Integrated Runtime paves the way for Web applications that perform like desktop-bound programs.Images: Building apps on AIR


Video Game Recreates Kennedy Assassination

A new video game allows players to simulate the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. The release of "JFK Reloaded" is timed to coincide with the 41st anniversary of Kennedy's murder in Dallas and


Japan and China's leaders are to meet on the sidelines of a regional summit, a week after a row over a submarine.


CLINTON Morrison last night claimed he was in the 'form of his life' - as he and Emile Heskey were hailed as the St Andrew's 'dream team'.


Prada Creative Director Helmut Lang Quits

Prada Group announced the resignation Monday of Helmut Lang as creative director of the brand bearing his name, the second blow to the luxury fashion house's multibrand strategy in recent months.


HP BOSS Ann Livermore said that the move to Itanium was not responsible for HP's sales slump. Livermore, who managed to avoid an axe wielding Carly Fiorina this week as sales in the bits of the company she manages plummeted, said that killing the Alpha ...


Leading ketchup maker continues to improve global efficiency.


Italian police made one arrest Monday as prosecutors issued warrants for former South American officials accused in crackdowns on dissent in several countries in past decades, news reports said.


Clemens Pitches Astros Back Into NLCS Series

Roger Clemens pitched seven gritty innings and Houston batters belted three home runs as the Astros beat the St Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game Three of the National League Championship Series Saturday.


Companies and others that secretly install "spyware" programs on people's computers to quietly monitor their Internet activities would face hefty federal fines under a bill the House passed Tuesday.


Aid Arrives in Asia; Deaths Pass 121,000

The United States upped its tsunami relief aid tenfold Friday as the world's ships and planes converged on devastated shores. Bottlenecks of supplies built up, fears of epidemics grew, and in an echo of 9/11's aftermath, people at a Thai resort scoured a bulletin board of 4,000 photos in search of the dead and missing.


Martha Stewart Appeals, Says Tarred by U.S.

Martha Stewart is urging an appeals court to overturn her conviction because she was "tarred" by prosecutors' implications she committed the uncharged crime of insider trading, according to court papers made public on Thursday.


A hospital consultant fears more drink-related admissions over the New Year celebrations after a busy Christmas.


Productivity Grows 2.5 Percent in Spring

WASHINGTON - Workers' productivity increased at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the spring, the smallest gain since late 2002, reflecting the economy's slowdown.    The increase in productivity - the amount an employee produces for every hour on the job - was down from an initial estimate of a 2.9 percent growth rate for the April-to-June quarter and marked a deceleration from the 3.7 percent pace posted in the first three months of this year, the Labor Department reported Thursday...


Africa Lobbies for More AIDS, TB, Malaria Funds

ARUSHA, Tanzania  - African leaders will lobby the  Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for more money  Wednesday to solve a cash crunch facing its work, seen as vital  for the continent's health, officials said.


Nasa says it will start building a permanent base on the Moon after astronauts return there in 2020.


Carbon offsetting: not such a quick fix after all

Saving planet more complex than planting a tree Bad news for buyers of ecological Christmas presents and seekers of environmental quick fixes: offsetting carbon emissions by planting extra trees might not work as well as we had all hoped. It always seemed too easy, didn't it?â¦


Community News: PHP Powered Listing Launched

Vidyut Luther has started up a new service that aims to help answer the question "what sites out there are running on PHP?" - PHP Powered:   Welcome to PHP Powered. The point of the site is simple. We want to create a comprehensive list of sites that use PHP. The list of sites here is contributed and updated by you, the users/visitors. To add a site, you must have a valid account with the site. Create an account, respond to the verification email, and proceed to add your site.   The site allows developers/users/anyone really to signup and add the sites they know are running on PHP to share with the world. You can also check out the listing page that lets you search and sort by the type of site, the PHP version that it's running, and the operating system it runs on.


Anyone who has followed the telecom market in recent years knows that this hypercompetitive industry is badly in need of consolidation.


No. 12 Mississippi St. Struggles in Opener

Two of the three ranked teams playing on the opening night of the college basketball season cruised to easy wins. Then there was Mississippi State.


Microsoft Acknowledges Anti-Virus Failed VB100 Test

A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to BetaNews this afternoon that it has learned its Windows Live OneCare anti-virus package has failed a test conducted by the respected British laboratory Virus Bulletin, disqualifying it from carrying the "VB100" logo denoting 100% detection of a selected battery of common "in the wild" viruses.


We need to start a social revolution by truly putting children first

Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: British life is still riven by class - and the gulf is growing wider. But politicians seem bent on denying it.


Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson dominate inside against shorter, slower South Korea, and the United States blows open the game at the start of the second half to win, 80-57.


O2 set to win deal as UK partner for iPhone: papers

Mobile phone operator O2, part of Spanish telecoms group Telefonica , is poised to clinch a deal to be the exclusive network partner for Apple Inc.'s  iPhone in the UK, newspapers said on Thursday.


Bush Ad Hints Terrorists Want Kerry to Win

Wolves prowl through a forest in a new television ad that says "weakness attracts those who are waiting to do America harm," a suggestion by President Bush's campaign that terrorists would seize on a John Kerry presidency.


Older Americans dump drugs when payments stop: study

Some elderly Americans simply stop taking their prescribed drugs when insurance plans cease paying for them, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Police say a man bit an officer and his dog Friday after trying to stiff a cab driver on an early morning fare.  Capt. Rich Lockhart said the suspect, who had not been charged Friday, broke the skin on an officer's hand when he bit him.


Blair to Have Heart Procedure, Will Serve 3rd Term

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  he would go into hospital Friday for a procedure to correct  heart palpitations but vowed he will serve a full third term in  office if he wins an election expected next year.


Far-right Le Pen visits French president

President Nicolas Sarkozy held talks Wednesday with far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen — the first time the nationalist firebrand has been invited to the presidential palace in at least 33 years.


POLL: Kerry Takes Slight One-Point Lead Over Bush

ST. LOUIS  - Democratic challenger John Kerry  moved into a slight one-point lead over President Bush in a  tight White House race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll  released on Saturday.


Love, Attorneys Try to Settle Legal Fees

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Rocker Courtney Love's attorneys and a prominent law firm have agreed to try settling a dispute over legal fees out of court...


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Sadr's movement pulls out of Iraq alliance

The political movement loyal to anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr quit Iraq's ruling Shi'ite Alliance on Saturday, leaving Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition in a precarious position in parliament.


Germany's Chancellor Merkel urges Turkey to lift its boycott of Cyprus, but Ankara makes its own demands.


JERUSALEM -- European leaders told the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, that a unity government must clearly recognize Israel, renounce violence, and accept interim peace deals in order for sanctions to end, Abbas aides said yesterday.


Greek police find a priceless ancient icon stolen from monastery last month hidden in a house in southern Greece.


MBIA says it has $30.6 bln exposure to CDOs

MBIA Inc , the world's largest  bond insurer, said it has exposure to $30.6 billion in complex  mortgage securities that it insures, an amount that eclipses  its entire net worth.


In a UK first, a mother has given birth to twins using her own eggs matured in a laboratory.


The top executive at General Motors Corp said Sunday that the woes of the economy were a concern to the automaker but predicted that the second half of 2008 would be better than the first.


New era to begin in Mideast: Israeli ambassador

Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Pinhas Avivi said on Friday that a new era would begin in the Middle East. Avivi's remarks, made during his visit to Mayor Aziz Kocaoglu of western


Yanukovych accuses U-S of meddling in Ukraine's presidential campaign

Viktor Yanukovych (yah-noo-KOH'-vich) claims that Americans financed his rival's presidential campaign.


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Economy - Friday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - For the week ended Aug. 31, the Economic Cycle Research Institute's Weekly Leading Index rose to 140.4 from 139.2 the prior week after declining for 6 straight weeks. Higher stocks, better housing activity and jobless claims helped weekly numbers. But the index's annualized growth rate fell to 0.6% from 1.3% the prior week. That's a 43-week low, but not yet a signal that recession is on the way, the ECRI said.


Europe Tries to Attract Migrants It Prefers

The plan seeks to draw an additional 20 million highly skilled immigrants, such as doctors, nurses and engineers, from Asia, Africa and Latin America over the next two decades.


Indonesian authorities will drop hundreds of giant concrete balls into a fissure Friday to try to stem a gushing mud eruption that has inundated villages and factories, an official said.


Weakened by a lifelong struggle with cystic fibrosis, 14-year-old Riley Woina dreamed of being strong like the heroes he'd seen in war movies like "Black Hawk Down."


Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said Tuesday that his comment about it being God's will that Iowa votes first was off-the-cuff as he defended the state's primacy in the nomination process.


Housing starts in Canada were up in August to an seasonally adjusted annual rate of 241,500 according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.


Pressure mounts on Yukos as executive held

MOSCOW: Russia arrested an executive of embattled oil major Yukos yesterday and put the firm's top lawyer on the wanted list, stepping up pressure on the company ahead of its widely expected demise.


Bankrupt energy trader Mirant Corp. (MIRKQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said Chief Executive Marce Fuller will resign from the company and will be paid a separation payment of $3.4 million.


U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson is waiting in Tripoli for a meeting with Libyan officials to discuss the north African nation's role in the crisis in Sudan.


Florida man gets 14 months for racist cross burning

A Florida man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for burning a cross in his front yard to intimidate a black family as they considered buying a nearby house, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.


EMILY's List Sues to Block New FEC Rules

A group that helps female Democratic candidates who support abortion rights is asking a federal judge to block new campaign finance rules that it argues will cripple its ability to participate in state and local elections.


A messy battle with Mass MoCA wanting to uncover an exhibition and the artist Christoph BÃ¼chel wanting to withdraw it.


OPEC To Monitor Impact of US Polls on Oil Prices

When asked if OPEC will discuss a possible cut in output in the second quarter of 2005 at its meeting next month in Cairo, OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said: "We do not know yet.


British boxing sensation Amir Khan is being urged to shun a big-money move to the professional ranks, whether he wins or loses his shot at Olympic gold on Sunday.


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Members of the onion family such as shallots are the best varieties for inhibiting growth of liver and colon cancer cells. Study leader Dr Rui Hai Liu, of Cornell University, New York, said: 'No one knows


JK Rowling manuscript fetches 1.95 million pounds

A hand-written and illustrated tale of wizardry by Harry Potter author JK Rowling fetched 1.95 million pounds ($3.98 million) -- nearly 40 times its expected price -- at auction on Thursday.


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SPORTS Minister Richard Caborn this morning praised the discipline of the England players in the face of the racist chanting which marred last nightâs 1-0 defeat in Spain.


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Jonathan Davies: The biggest blow is the departure of the great ...

Coaches of the other Six Nations teams watching the upheaval in the England camp last week would have taken more heart from the retirement of Lawrence Dallaglio than they would have from the departure of Sir Clive Woodward.


Patent protections are just part of why version 3 of the license might be good for open-sourcing Java and Solaris, CEO says.


Now that everyone's on camera -- webcam, that is -- maybe we should learn how to work it like the pros. Commentary by Regina Lynn.


Pakistan says won't let foreign troops on its soil

Pakistan will not allow any country to conduct military operations on its territory, officials said on Monday, rejecting a report that said the United States was considering authorizing its forces to act in Pakistan.


Four people, three from the same family, are killed in a road crash while on holiday in South Africa.


The UK extradition request over Alexander Litvinenko's murder is "pure foolishness", President Putin says.


Yemen arrests Qaeda-linked suspects after blast

Yemeni authorities have arrested dozens of suspects linked to al Qaeda since Monday's deadly suicide bombing that killed seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis, security sources said on Wednesday.


Much of America still needs an interpreter to wade through the interviews at NASCAR races. Theyâre so packed with technical talk, car numbers, jargon, good olâ boyisms and corporate plugs that by the end


West Nile-like virus found in St. Johns County, causing much ...

By JUSTIN YURKANIN, Staff. Mosquitoes carrying a virus similar to West Nile have been found in mosquito control traps set up by the Anastasia Mosquito Control District.