Bits: C.E.S. Picks: Wireless Video Networks and G.P.S. for Dogs

Our reporters lust after the 150-inch TV from Panasonic, they admire wireless video networking and are amazed by motorized roller skates.


Top-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero struggled to put away Italy's Potito Starace 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3 in his Mexican Open debut Monday. Fourth-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela also won his opener. The 2000 champion and runner-up last year beat Argentine countryman Sergio Roitman 6-3, 6-2.


Warner Bros. and ABC have joined up with Freddie Prinze Jr. to create and have Prinze star in his own sitcom. While he loves doing movies, he loves being at home with his family and his wife more.  Doing a half-hour TV show will allow him to stay in on...


Russian military aircraft were intercepted by British and Norwegian jets Friday after they breached NATO airspace close to the U.K. and Finland, defense officials said.


EU split on China arms ban, but 'tide turning' toward life

THE HAGUE  - The European Union remains split over lifting the 15-year-old arms embargo on China, but "the tide is turning" and the bloc appears set to end the ban sooner or later, diplomats said.


Study: Open Document Format made gains in '07

The Open Document Format saw a marked uptick in use last year across the globe, according to the ODF Alliance's 2007 report.Twelve countries and six regional governments have adopted "pro-ODF policies," according to the group, composed of companies and organizations that advocate for the format. The latest countries are the Netherlands and South Africa, which require government agencies to use the format. Also, more than 40 applications now support ODF, and the Alliance's membership ranks are set to rise above 500, according to the report."Considering where we started when we launched the alliance back in 2006, the developments in 2007 are amazing in terms of the progress that has been made," said Marino Marcich, managing director of the group."It's one thing to recognize ODF as a matter of policy in an enterprise architecture framework and another to mandate its use," he added. "Proprietary formats in the public sphere are going out of style and becoming unacceptable globally."The ODF Alliance's report marks another chapter in the long-brewing debate over Microsoft's Office Open XML document format and ODF, which is supported by the likes of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice application suite and Google's hosted productivity software.OOXML is the native file format in Microsoft Office 2007, and Microsoft is attempting to get it recognized as a standard. ODF advocates have lambasted OOXML, calling it far too proprietary to warrant such a stamp of approval.Marcich echoed that charge. "Microsoft certainly has the right to advance its proprietary format," he said. "What it doesn't have the right to do is call OOXML open and interoperable. ... We'd love it if Microsoft supported ODF in its products natively."Despite the prevalence of Office software, ODF nonetheless has a chance to thrive, Marcich argued.Today, he noted, Microsoft's DOC format, not OOXML, is still dominant. "If the question is 'what is the future,' clearly ODF has the lead right now," he said.OOXML cannot supplant DOC until the majority of organizations and users upgrade to Office 2007, he noted, a process that will not occur imminently."We have a window here where governments have time to make a decision as to upgrading," he said. "I think 2008 will be a critical year as to which format will emerge as the format of the future."Another ODF advocate, Andy Updegrove, also expressed pleasure over ODF's adoption to date and optimism about its future. "The tipping point has been passed. I don't think it will lead to a deluge, but progress will continue," said Updegrove, an attorney with Gesmer Updegrove in Boston. Updegrove serves as legal counsel to technology companies as well as standards bodies, including OASIS, and closely tracks the ODF-OOXML saga on his blog.Updegrove predicted that 2008 will be "a tough year for Office," pointing beyond ODF and OOXML to broader trends in computer usage. "The monolithic idea of an office suite is really eroding, and the younger you are, the more meaningless it becomes," he said.Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment Friday.Another win for ODF in the United States could come soon. New York officials are expected to decide which format the state will use in its systems. The public comment period for the matter had originally been scheduled to end on Dec. 28, but an updated document on the state's Web site indicates that the period has been extended to Jan. 18.


Ingersoll-Rand shareholders approve vote on pay

Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd.  said on Wednesday that shareholders approved a motion calling for an annual shareholder vote to ratify the pay packages awarded to its top officers.


Deep divisions remain among Ukrainians as they prepare for runoff election

DEMIDYV, Ukraine  - Nikolai manoeuvred his bike through the ruts in a dirt road and shook his head in disgust. "Can you call this a civilized country with roads like this?" he asked after swerving to avoid a deep mud puddle.


Egyptian firm imposes blackout on Iraq hostages

Egypt's telecom group Orascom said it was imposing a news blackout to ensure the safety of two kidnapped engineers held hostage in Iraq.


Polizia compie cinque arresti per disposizione magistratura


Chelm (Polonia), 20:58 - PALLAMANO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DONNE: SCONFITTA L’EDIL 5 SASSARI

Si è concluso questa sera a Chelm in Polonia il primo turno di Champions League. In campo di ...


Sempre piÃ¹ case editrici scelgono di puntare sugli audiolibriUn segmento di mercato sempre in espansione. Attori e autori leggono le opere                                          Veronesi, Grisham, Hosseini Adesso il libro si ascolta                                                                                di MATTEO TONELLI


LOS ANGELES - Joseph Jackson, Michael Jackson's father, had surgery Friday to fix two bleeding ulcers in his stomach, his lawyer said.    Jackson went to the hospital several days ago with what he had believed was food poisoning, but doctors detected the ulcers, his attorney, Debra Opri, told The Associated Press...


New jaw fossils might suggest a direct line of descent between two species of early humans, including the one to which "Lucy" belongs.  The 3.2 million-year-old Lucy, the earliest known hominid, was found in Ethiopia in 1974 by U.S. paleontologists Donald Johanson and Tom Gray. Lucy and her kind, Australopithecus afarensis, stood upright  and walked on two feet, though they might also have been agile tree-climbers. ...


Image Gallery: The 'baddest' villains in gaming

In which our intrepid gaming reviewer recounts space marauders, evil warlords and ancient zombies that have left the biggest impression on him -- and invites you to weigh in with your bad guys.


Clinton Library Recalls Good, Bad and Monica

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  - Bill Clinton will open his  presidential library in his native Arkansas on Thursday, where  memories of Whitewater, welfare reform and Monica Lewinsky will  all reside under one roof.


Former Dutch prime minister Wim Kok has delivered a damning report on Europe's growth and competitiveness, warning that it will be "extremely difficult" for the EU to meet its 2010 targets.


âDan in Real Lifeâ is neither wildly farcical nor mockingly cruel, but rather, for the most part, winningly gentle and observant.


Another of Hollywood's shining stars has been relocated to the VIP area in the Sky. Jerry Orbach, best known for his long-running role on "Law and Order" has sadly passed away, aged 69.


Reggio Emilia, 14:14 - CALCIO, C2/B; REGGIANA, PANE E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE

Alessandro Pane, 39 anni, è il nuovo allenatore della Reggiana. Nelle ultime due stagioni era...


De La Hoya-Hopkins is about more than the championship

The holiday season generally arrives a bit earlier for boxing fans than for most, and this year is no exception as the fall fight season will soon be in full swing.


Gunther Cunningham knows exactly what he'd like to see Monday night: Tennessee linebacker Keith Bulluck on Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez.


While the U.S. and others focus on North Korea's nuclear weapons, Japan is worried that the issue of North Korea's abduction of its citizens is falling by the wayside


A British Airways jet which had to divert to Amsterdam after a âspecific threatâ was made against it was cleared by Dutch authorities tonight after a thorough search.


An NPR Program Aims to Awaken a Younger Crowd

Set to start officially on Monday, the two-hour âBryant Park Projectâ is aiming for what many other news organizations are seeking today: a younger audience.


U.N. rights envoy to keep investigating in Sudan

The United Nations human rights envoy for Sudan, overcoming resistance from African and Islamic states, had her mandate extended for another year on Friday, but a team of Darfur investigators was disbanded.


Bologna, 23:14 - BASKET, FIBA CUP: BOLOGNA KO CON GIRONA

Nell'ultima giornata della seconda fase di Fiba Cup, l'Europonteggi Bologna è stata battuta i...


Navy Captures Emerald Bowl with Win Over New Mexico

SAN FRANCISCO (Sports Network) - Aaron Polanco collected  258 total yards with four touchdowns, leading Navy to a 34-19  victory over New Mexico in the Emerald Bowl.


Men in military uniforms held up a United Nations vehicle in Kabul yesterday and abducted three election workers at gunpoint. It was the first kidnapping of UN or aid workers


Taranto, 21:16 - CALCIO, C1/B; TARANTO: DOPO AGGRESSIONE ALLENAMENTI SOSPESI

I giocatori del Taranto(C1/B) non ci stanno e cosÃ¬, dopo l'aggressione subita nella tarda serata di ...


TOMPKINS: Young Brit who fought here has shot at gold

Great Britain's Amir Khan, who looked so impressive in winning the 132-pound championship at the Junior International Invitational Boxing Championships here last summer, has a chance for an Olympic gold medal in the lightweight division today.


Red Planet Bound: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

DENVER, Colo. -- The next spacecraft destined for Mars is rapidly coming together here on Earth -- an interplanetary probe that carries the most powerful instruments ever sent to the red planet.


Analisi realizzata per Radio24, la prossima sara' sulla Pdl


Castro refused anaesthetic so he could stay in charge

Demonstrating he retains firm control over Cuba after fracturing his knee and arm in a fall, President Fidel Castro told of conducting government business by mobile phone during an ambulance ride and later refusing general anaesthesia.


Average diesel prices rise to a record high above Â£1 a litre as the price of crude oil continues its ascent.


Supporters of fox hunting from Wales travel to Westminster for a rally as MPs prepare to vote on a ban.


Scientists find many regions on Earth that once had permanent frozen ground are now experiencing a thaw.


Cell phone giants start courting coders.

Also: High security built right into $100 laptop's OS. Read these stories and more from around the Web at News.com Extra.


Iraqis fleeing conflict flood over borders

Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.


Gunners pull clear as Chelsea stumble for first time

Arsenal have pulled clear at the top of the Premiership table for the first time this season after producing a devastating change of gear to sink London rivals Fulham 3-0.


General Electric Co  on Friday posted a 4 percent rise in net profit, which met Wall Street expectations, driven by strong demand for heavy equipment such as jet engines and electricity-producing turbines.


When the thunder of the power generators eases to a rumble, Spc. Brandon Begley heads for an echoing hangar on this U.S. outpost near the Pakistan border and sets up his electric organ.


Palestinian police thwarted an attack Sunday on a security commander &#151; the second ally of President Mahmoud Abbas targeted in two days &#151; as the rivalry between his moderate Fatah Party and the Hamas militant group threatened to explode.


US ambassador to Afghanistan offers amnesty to Taliban

US ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad called on Taliban fighters, to lay down their weapons in return for an amnesty. Speaking at a news briefing in Kabul, Khalilzad exhorted Taliban fighters on Thursday


The first TB vaccine to be developed in more than eighty years has passed safety trials in the UK.


A new GCSE in Chinese is being offered, following demand from schools and business.


'L'8 gennaio avremo il primo incontro col Governo'


Thousands take shelter in hurricane's path

Category 4 storm bears down on coastlines of Nicaragua and Honduras.


Ucraina. Viktor Yushenko Ã¨ il nuovo presidente

Il leader dell'opposizione liberal-democratica Viktor Yushenko Ã¨ il nuovo presidente dell'Ucraina. Lo ha reso la Commissione Elettorale, rendendo pubblici i dati provvisori da cui risulta che il suo vantaggio nello scrutinio Ã¨ ormai insormontabile.


L'INTERVISTA/ Parla Gianfranco Fini: riforma elettorale in un anno, altrimenti il votoE a Casini manda a dire: "Il sistema tedesco Ã¨ la tomba del bipolarismo"                                          "Il governo cadrÃ , intesa subito oppure Ã¨ meglio il referendum"                                                                                di MASSIMO GIANNINI


Ukraine president claims control of interior ministry force

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko asserted direct control Friday over the country's powerful interior ministry forces, raising the stakes in a long-running stand-off with his prime minister.


Chechens Mark Birthday Of Slain Leader Ahead Of Election

MOSCOW, Aug 23  - Chechens marked the birthday of their murdered leader Monday, days ahead of an election to replace him at the helm of the Caucasus republic where a five-year guerrilla war shows no signs of dying down.


Endangered crane survives Florida storms

A whooping crane was spotted alive on Sunday after it was believed killed with 17 others in severe Florida storms, according to an organizer of a migratory project.


Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is worried by the seriousness of Ashley Cole's knee injury.


Lenovo's new IdeaPad: A consumer laptop line

Best known for its ThinkPad business-oriented laptops, Lenovo is set to announce its IdeaPad line of consumer laptops.


Merrill shares rise on hopes for new CEO

Shares of Merrill Lynch & Co rose as much as three percent on Monday as investors bet the biggest U.S. brokerage wouldn't keep investors waiting too long before announcing a replacement for Stan O'Neal, who presided over the biggest quarterly loss in the firm's 93-year history.


An investigation is launched in France as a man is held on suspicion of faking robbery to fund a terror group.


Extra  troops are sent to a remote area in west Nepal after 20 troops die in a clash with Maoist rebels.


SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Rescue planes found the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger jet on Saturday, a day after it disappeared with 155 people on board over the Amazon jungle, Brazil's airport authority said.


Study children and cell phones, experts advise

Researchers should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the U.S. National Research Council advised on Thursday.


Operazione gossip da Abramovich a Lindsay

Capri su Capri: la Lohan tra i faraglioni, travolta dalla passione per il figlio di Peppino. Sting ciuccia l'alluce della moglie e la figlia di Casini ama un comunista. La pancia di Xtina e Nicole e il bacio 'fortunato' di Abramovich. Il meglio e il peggio della settimana


Sixth formers ask Jeeves for information on the heart and get links to hardcore porn.


Ethnic Peace May Be in Jeopardy in Myanmar

One of the few unchallenged accomplishments of Myanmar's military junta — securing peace with the country's armed ethnic rebel groups — may be in jeopardy after Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt lost his job this week.


This contractor pilot fish's team is rolling out several hundred Macs for video editing, and despite brand-new network switches and wiring, things aren't going well.


By Anthony A. Mestas, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Jun. 6--HOLLY -- The city has been awarded $22,000 to apply to the development of a 5-mile community trail.   The grant is part of the National Park Service community planning project.


World view - Lindsey Hilsum reports on noisy diplomacy in Darfur

In Darfur, both sides play the diplomatic game. The rebels' best suit is the suffering of their people. The government's is that international intervention failed spectacularly in Iraq.


Police demand doctors report gun victims

Concerns raised over senior officers' threat to patient confidentiality.


Blog: A satellite-eye view has shown some particulars of a new Chinese nuclear sub, but doesn't answer a question about how many nuclear missile tubes it has.


Dolphins GM may not have total job security

Replacing coach Dave Wannstedt isn't the only major management shakeup the Dolphins are facing in the offseason. President Eddie Jones confirmed Tuesday that he is retiring in March.


Senators Seek to Penalize China for Trade Policy

Proposed legislation aims to forcing penalties on China over its policy of suppressing the value of its currency to promote exports.


Anna Nicole Smith and the diet products company TrimSpa Inc. have been sued in a class-action lawsuit alleging their marketing of a weight loss pill is false or misleading.


A two-day work stoppage called by Togo's opposition to protest at what they call a military coup gets a mixed response.


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has barred new construction work, building planning and occupancy tenders at West Bank settlements without his approval, documents show.


Accounting writedown leads to $3.4 billion loss at MCI

MCI (MCI), one of the nation's biggest long-distance operators, lost $3.4 billion in the third quarter because of a previously announced asset writedown of $3.


Palestinians split on Blair's peace push

Palestinian prime minister, Ahmed Qureia, has questioned the new British-led Middle East peace plan. This week, Tony Blair announced plans to host an international conference on the Middle East in March next year in London.


A London solicitor is charged with immigration offences.


New York 'Crack Tax' Proposal Is Derided

NEW YORK -- If you can't beat it, tax it. That seems to be the axiom in New York these days, where Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer (D), struggling to close a $4.4 billion budget gap, has proposed making drug dealers pay tax on their stashes of illegal drugs. The new tax would apply to cocaine, heroin and...


Nikkei Surges to Highest Close in 4 Weeks

Japan's Nikkei average surged to its highest close in four weeks on Friday as hopes for a seasonal year-end rally and the imminent inclusion of oil and gas developer INPEX Corp.


British Firm Takes Over Major Tajik Chemicals Company

Excerpt from report by Tajik Avesta website on 22 June  Dushanbe, 22 June: The biggest chemicals producing enterprise in Central Asia - the Tojikkhimprom [Tajik Chemical Industry] limited liability partnership - has been sold to the British Enjik Chemical Company LTD.


Up to 1,000 killed in Kenya crisis: Odinga

Riots and post-election violence in Kenya may have killed up to 1,000 people, the opposition said on Monday as it halted protests and President Mwai Kibaki invited his main rival to talks.


Baseball: Bonds 700th homer ball nets 804,000 dollars

SAN FRANCISCO, United States : Barry Bonds historic 700th home run ball fetched 804,129 US dollars in an online auction which concluded on Wednesday, the auction organizers announced.


TABA, Egypt - Rescuers Friday dug through the debris of a luxury hotel for victims of a series of bombs at resorts in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula that are popular with Israelis. At least 27 people were killed, with more than 100 wounded, and officials feared the death toll would rise...


iPhone Unlock Hackers Promise to Fight Apple Updates

Programmers who wrote free software that unlocks Apple's iPhone dispute the company's claim that their hacks can damage the device.


Colonial Tensions Reemerge in Ivory Coast

Christophe Gnonrou Sibi, 28, drives a cab and lives in a shantytown on the edge of this muggy West African city, Ivory Coast's commercial capital.


Comfortable Starts for Federer and Mauresmo at Open

Roger Federer launched his campaign  for a third grand slam title of the year on Monday as the U.S.  Open began under cloudy skies at Flushing Meadows.


Slate's Jurisprudence: Court Mulls Wine by Mail

Description: NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about Tuesday's arguments before the US Supreme Court concerning interstate wine sales.


HOUSTON - Ivan's second foray into the United States came with little wind but plenty of the rain that became the 3-week-old system's calling card as it raked the Caribbean and eastern United States, while Floridians braced for another possible pounding as Hurricane Jeanne appeared to be gearing up for a weekend landing.    After looping into the Atlantic and back into the Gulf of Mexico following its initial strike on the Alabama-Florida coast as a hurricane last week, Tropical Storm Ivan washed ashore near the Texas-Louisiana line Thursday night, bringing heavy rain to both sides of the border...


A CANADIAN husband's love for his wife has led to a tightening of security at all Olympic venues in Athens.


Acupuncture Eases Knee, Neck Pain, Studies Find

Alternative therapies such as acupuncture and spinal manipulation may be worth a try to help relieve neck, back and knee pain. That's the conclusion of a trio of studies that appear in the Dec.


Screeching mobiles will give thieves ear bashing

A new service that makes mobile phones  emit a piercing electronic scream if stolen and automatically  blocks access to sensitive data was launched in Britain on  Monday.


Study Supports Bacterial Cause for Crohn's

Scientists say they have new evidence to support the belief that Crohn's disease, an irritable bowel condition that affects a half-million Americans, has a bacterial origin.


OPEC's Purnomo Says Demand, Not Speculators, Driving Oil Market

OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said oil prices are now being driven by fundamental factors rather than speculators. Hedge funds and other large speculators last week cut their bets


Al-Zarqawi ally killed in air strike, say US

An ally of militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been killed in an overnight air raid on Fallujah, the US says. A statement said the "precision strike" in northwest Fallujah had hit a safe house used by the Jordanian


Ethiopian troops kill five civilians after a mine attack on their convoy in central Somalia, witnesses say.


President Bush is asking Congress for $2.52 billion in military and economic aid for Israel and $350 million to help the Palestinian economy and security forces.


CLEVELAND (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Indians have  given executive vice president & general manager Mark Shapiro a  contract extension through the 2007 season.


Advertisers go for Super Bowl laughs, playing it safe

Some 90 million viewers tuning into Super Bowl XLI were served up commercials featuring an accidental kiss, a lonely dog and a questionable hairstyle by advertisers looking to cash in on the year's biggest TV event.


An American student arrested last year in London on allegations of providing al-Qaida fighters with equipment to attack American soldiers was in federal custody Saturday.


Italy to Quit Kyoto Pact After 2012 -- Newspapers

Italy is likely to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change at the end of the treaty's initial period in 2012, Italy's environment minister was reported as saying by Italian newspapers on Wednesday.


Referendum on EU constitution in early 2006: Straw

Foreign secretary Jack Straw said that Britain was likely hold its referendum on the EU constitution early in 2006.


For the Frugal, a G.P.S. Receiver With Fewer Frills

The TomTom One G.P.S. receiver doesnÂt play videos or MP3Âs. It does just one thing: help you find your way.


Real, Liverpool reach Champions League last 16

Former European champions Real Madrid and Liverpool scored vastly contrasting victories to reach the knockout round of the Champions League this morning, Australian time.


Israeli forces kill 18 Palestinians in Gaza

Israel killed at least 18 Palestinians, nearly all Hamas militants, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in violence the Palestinian Authority said was a "slap in the face" to President George W. Bush's peace efforts.


Indonesians Recount Bombing Horror in Terror Trial

The relatives of Indonesians killed in  last year's bombing of a Jakarta hotel recounted tales of  horror when the trial of Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir,  accused of leading al Qaeda's Asian arm, resumed on Tuesday.


Indonesia Reassures Aid Workers After Gunfire

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia tried to  reassure Western aid relief workers after a brief gunfire  incident Sunday in the major tsunami aid base of Banda Aceh  raised concern for their safety.


An Ethiopian zoo is poisoning rare lion cubs, saying it is unable to look after them.


Virus Is Linked to a Powerful Skin Cancer

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus and strongly linked it with the most aggressive form of skin cancer.


Arsenal's Unbeaten Streak Reaches 48 Games

Arsenal extended its unbeaten streak in the Premier League to 48 games Saturday, getting two goals from Thierry Henry in a 4-0 victory over Charlton and bouncing back from a Champions League tie.


"Are You Being Served?" actor John Inman dies

Actor John Inman, best known for his role as camp shop assistant Mr Humphries in the long-running BBC comedy "Are You Being Served?" died aged 71 on Thursday.


Welcome indeed to the billionaire toyshop

Expensive toys for very rich boys Feature So you've finally done it. You had an idea, or successfully nicked one; you wrote some code, or had it written. The customers flocked to buy licences, or perhaps the unpaid Web-2.0 peon hordes spewed content in an endless stream while you booked ads on the eyeballs and waxed fat. Maybe that last bit never actually happened, but you managed to convince people it would and walked away after the IPO/buyout laughing and laughing and laughing.â¦


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


Targeting the criminal activity of the country's minority Roma population, the Magyar Garda style themselves protectors of ethnic Hungarians.


Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis is stripped of his bronze medal and expelled from the Olympics for a doping offense.


Those taking Vioxx are twice as prone to cardiac problems than patients taking a placebo. Shares in Merck, the US pharmaceuticals giant, plunged by 27 per cent yesterday after the company withdrew Vioxx, its


Beckham to Kick Off Movie Career with 'Goal!'

England soccer captain David Beckham is set to kick off his film career with a movie trilogy called "Goal!," about a player from Los Angeles who signs for British club Newcastle United.


La soubrette: chi sta con lui fa una brutta fine, anche la Ventura se n'Ã¨ andataRicattata per un servizio fotografico fatto alle Maldive quando aveva 17 anni                                          Hunziker, Mora: "Mi chiese 30mila  euro ma io non ho pagato"


Americans Are Worried About Flu Vaccine - Officials

Americans are caught between worries over the safety of the flu vaccine and fears that they will not be able to get it when they need it, a health official told Congress on Tuesday.


New Poll Shows Bush and Kerry in Dead Heat

President Bush is now in a statistical dead heat with Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry for the Nov. 2 election, in a tightening of the race after the first debate last week, a poll on Monday showed.


Seven Afghan police officers are killed by US forces in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, Afghan officials say.


Rangers 2, Blackhawks 1: No Shanahan, but New York Tops Chicago

It may have helped the Rangers to play a second straight day, because they had no spare hours to ponder how they will proceed without Brendan Shanahan.


South West farmers say a poacher is responsible for the "disgusting" shooting of a rare white stag.


Online Leak Won't Affect March Date for Beck Album

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Beck's new studio album, "Guero,"  will be released as planned on March 29, despite an unmixed  version of the set hitting the Internet last weekend.


Falluja Breaks the Back of Iraq Rebels - U.S. General

The ground offensive in Falluja led  by U.S. Marines has "broken the back of the insurgency" in  Iraq, disrupting rebel operations across the country, a senior  U.S. commander said on Thursday.


Oops she did it again...got married that is. Britney Spears shocked her family and the world with her second wedding in 9 months. The pop princess who seems to have recently given up her throne to the Simpson


Chipmaker Freescale agrees to be bought by a private equity group in one of the biggest-ever technology deals.


The body of an angler who went missing on a lough in County Fermanagh last Monday is recovered.


Options Probe Causes Apple to Delay Filing

By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 16--In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Apple Computer said Friday it will delay its annual 10-K financial report by more than two weeks while it reviews the findings of its investigation into stock option grants.


AT least 60 people were killed and more than 120 wounded in Iraq car-bombings overnight, while gunmen carried out a brazen ambush on a car in Baghdad, killing three election officials.


Malaga keeper Calatayud aware of Real Madrid, Liverpool interest

Malaga goalkeeper Juan Calatayud has played down talk of a summer switch to Real Madrid. The 25 year-old is expected to move to Real at season's end after signing a new contract extension with a revised buyout clause of a knockdown Â£5 million.


Ukraine's parliament has declared the disputed presidential election invalid in a symbolic vote after a week of growing street protests and allegations of vote fraud.


The Smithsonian Institution has become more dependent on taxpayer funds over the past seven years because of a "governance crisis" and the "imperialistic and insular culture" created by its former leader, an independent review committee reported Wednesday.


Pound rises against dollar ahead of BoE decision

Sterling made gradual gains against the world's leading currencies on the eve of an interest rate decision by the Bank of England, dealers said Wednesday.


THE kindest label that can be attached to the John Howard-Mark Latham stoush on terrorism over the past two days is "beat-up".


Somalis oppose peacekeepers, rocket hits hotel

Hundreds of protesters in Mogadishu threatened to attack African peacekeepers and burned flags of nations supporting the idea on Friday even as international diplomats urged speedy deployment of such a force.


FIFA Widens the Bidding for the 2018 World Cup

FIFAâs decision to end its short-lived rotation system among the regional confederations to host the World Cup means increased competition for the United Statesâ 2018 bid.


Australia takes 2-0 lead as Hewitt takes record

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. PERTH, Australia -- Fairytales didn't come true for a badly-outclassed Morocco as Australia raced to 2-0 lead


NEEMO's Undersea Operations: Making Telemedicine a Long Distance Reality

It gives new meaning to the term "housecall", but aquanauts aboard NASA's undersea research station, Aquarius, have performed simulated medical procedures with the help of a Canadian doctor 1300 miles away.


R. Kelly is ready to bury the hatchet and perform again with Jay-Z - despite the fact that Jay-Z's entourage blasted him with pepper spray.


Finnish authorities warn against using MS Internet Explorer 6 browser

Finnish authorities warned computer users against using the popular Microsoft Internet Explorer Six web browser as it has a "serious" security flaw that compromises computer systems.


Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The Washington-bound Montreal Expos will have a pair of new infielders for their inaugural season in the nation's capital, as the club came to terms on multi-year contracts with shortstop Cristian Guzman and third baseman


SAP America Inc. won a $35 million contract to replace the US Postal Service's 25-year-old human resources software. The contract covers $14 million in license and maintenance fees for the MySAP Business Suite


India, Pak agree to fight narco-terrorism jointly:

[India News]: New Delhi, Dec 13 : India and Pakistan on Monday agreed to jointly fight the war against narcotic and psychedelic substances.


Architecture Review: Inside the Urban Crunch, and Its Global Implications

At the Venice Biennale, architects stare into a windowed, dystopian future, trapped within stylistic confines of their own making.


Oil Price Dive Deepens as Supplies Swell

Oil prices slid more than a dollar to  7-week lows on Tuesday as growing signs of ample supply ease  concerns over fuel stocks for the northern winter.


Cap Gemini Said to Weigh Selling Unit in America

Cap Gemini, the Paris-based technology consulting and outsourcing giant, is considering a sale of its struggling business in North America.


Three Palestinians killed in internal Gaza violence

At least three Palestinians were killed and up to 35 wounded in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in clashes between ruling Hamas Islamists and other armed Palestinian groups, hospital officials said.


Arthritis sufferers across South Africa have been inundating call centres and pharmacists in the wake of the shock withdrawal of their medication by the manufacturers of the most widely used drug treating the disease.


On a Supreme Court that has moved consistently to the right, no justice has been more important to the shift than the newest one: Samuel A. Alito Jr.


Key oil producers vow to expand production

ABU DHABI Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates vowed Sunday to go on expanding their production capacity to deflate record oil prices of above $53 a barrel, and Saudi Arabia, the biggest exporter, said it could bring on 1.5 million barrels a


Darfur is at the heart of a really dangerous regional crisis, warns the UN aid chief as the AU mulls help for its force.


By LES NEUHAUS ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia is a perilous place to be an Abyssinian lion - so perilous that an Italian aid group brought two orphaned cubs to the Italian Embassy, where the wife of a diplomat has been caring for them inside a fenced garden.


CARSON, California  - David Beckham's hotly anticipated debut for Los Angeles Galaxy was put on hold when he was left out of his new team's starting line-up for Saturday's exhibition match against Chelsea.


On Baseball: The Infield That May Make Milwaukee Famous

What are the chances that in a few years Prince Fielder could be joined by Rickie Weeks, J. J. Hardy and Ryan Braun in the National League infield for the All-Star Game?


Meb Keflezighi knows what people think. That he's foolish for running the IMG New York City Marathon on Sunday. That 70 days isn't enough time to recover after his emotional performance at


Il futuro dell'informatica Ã¨ nella Biometria, la scienza nata nei paesi anglosassoni nella prima metÃ  del â900 in seguito allo sviluppo delle scienze mediche, biologiche, matematiche e statistiche. Uno


Becta under fire for procurement framework

MPs say schools being denied open source Nineteen MPs have accused a government agency of restricting the procurement of software in schools.â¦


Foreign Sales Help I.B.M. to a Strong Quarter

The technology giantâs quarterly profit â up 24 percent â may not be as reliable an indicator of broader trends in the American economy as in the past.


Video on the Internet has gone from being the next big thing to the current big thing. But murky YouTube videos are just the start Â there's a lot of room for improvement.


Navy captain sacked from command following bullying allegations

The captain of a British warship who was ordered off his ship following a reported near-mutiny over bullying allegations has been removed permanently from his command, the Royal Navy revealed.


French firms eye two UAE nuclear plants: report

French companies Areva, Total and Suez are involved in plans to build two third generation nuclear plants in the United Arab Emirates, Jazeera Television said on Sunday.


NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Presidential rivals in both parties took aim at Democrat Barack Obama's experience and health care proposals on Saturday, hours ahead of back-to-back debates that could reshape tight nominating races in New Hampshire.


49ers notes: Carter hoping to face Chicago

Bee Staff Writer. SANTA CLARA - Andre Carter's back injury has kept him out of the 49ers' lineup since Week 1. It's also interfering with him rooting on his alma mater in person.


BA plane makes emergency landing in London

A British Airways plane on a flight from China crash-landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday. Four people were slightly injured.


Cagliari, 12:21 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: INGAGGIATO SHALA

Il Cagliari ha ingaggiato dal Foggia il centrocampista svizzero di origini albanesi Rijat Shala, 24 ...


Muggle world awaits Potter's latest film

The latest movie on the world's most famous wizard, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," hits the screen here Thursday, just weeks before fans will at last learn his final fate.


Trainer Says Bonds Took Undetectable Drug: Report

Baseball star Barry Bonds took an  undetectable performance-enhancing drug during the 2003 season,  his weight trainer said on a secretly recorded tape, The San  Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday.


Japan to stay in Iraq despite hostage-taking

The crisis is a political challenge for Koizumi, who decided to send Japanese troops to Iraq despite strong public opposition. "We cannot tolerate terrorism and we will not give in to terrorism," Koizumi told reporters on Wednesday.


Paris Hilton starts jail term, lawyer says

Paris Hilton has begun serving her Los Angeles jail sentence for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.


Los Lonely Boys Drummer Arrested in Texas

The drummer for the Los Lonely Boys was arrested Thursday along with his wife on a marijuana possession charge after police searched their home, authorities said.


Image Gallery of Newsmakers of the Week - Oct 1

The question now facing most Indian cricket fans is whether Sachin Tendulkar will play the first Test. Ganguly has gone on record saying he would want Tendulkar to be present when India lock-horns with the Aussies.


The Quad: The Title Game: 10 Stories Worth Following

With Ohio State and Louisiana State having arrived in New Orleans, now is the time to look at 10 story lines worth following heading into the B.C.S. title game Monday.


Republican Mitt Romney won the Nevada presidential caucuses Saturday, according to multiple media outlets. The victory was his third among the five events so far in the Republican presidential nominating process.


HP drops plans to put Compaq technology into HP-UX

Hewlett-Packard has dropped plans to add a number of technologies acquired in its purchase of Compaq Computer to its flagship HP-UX operating system, and will instead partner with Veritas Software on new file system and clustering capabilities.


Risk of prenatal CVS same as amniocentesis: study

The risk of miscarriage after   undergoing chorionic villus sampling, or CVS, to detect birth   defects is lower than previously thought and essentially   carries the same risk than the more commonly used   amniocentesis, according to new research.


Judge: Votes in Wrong Precinct Don't Count

The state must reject provisional ballots if they are cast in the wrong precinct, a federal judge said Thursday in the latest in a series of opinions on how such votes should be counted.


Toshiba will release a notebook PC with an HD DVD drive this time next year, the Japanese company said today, returning fire after an initial salvo from Sony in the battle for the future of blue-laser optical media.


Barcelona president targets U.S. market for growth

Barcelona president Joan Laporta, seeking to boost the club's revenue and overhaul rivals Real Madrid as soccer's top earners, is targeting the United States.


GDF disputes all EU objections to Suez merger: union

French energy group GDF disagrees with all of the complaints raised by the EU anti-trust regulator about its proposed merger with fellow French group Suez, GDF trade union representives told AFP.


Madras, 10:39 - TENNIS, NADAL CONFERMA PARTECIPAZIONE A TORNEO MADRAS

Lo spagnolo Rafael Nadal, numero due del mondo, ha confermato la partecipazione al torneo indiano di...


Attesa per riapertura mercati Usa dopo sosta festiva


L'incontro con i giudici si e' svolto in clima di serenita'


New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday switched his party status from Republican to unaffiliated, a stunning move certain to be seen as a prelude to an independent presidential bid that would upend the 2008 race.


Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline, reports a 33% rise in profits, lifted by higher ticket prices and charges.


Bonds, Giants try to slow red-hot Astros

SAN FRANCISCO - The Houston Astros have control over their own fate when they visit SBC Park for a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants.


Patriots Likely to Lose Two Coordinators

Charlie Weis couldn't afford to linger in bed, squandering his time on something as unproductive as sleep. There were two jobs waiting to be done when his alarm went off at 5 a.m.


Tainted image costs Barry Bonds millions

In another world, Barry Bonds' chase for Hank Aaron's home run record would be the story of the century, the cementing of a legacy and perhaps the most triumphant achievement in the history of sports.


Tesco has to play fair on wages for farmworkers

Comment is free: Emma Thompson: When Tesco meets tomorrow for its AGM, it will need to answer some tough questions.


US shoppers are warned not to eat spinach, as a contaminated batch is blamed for an outbreak of E.coli.


Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.39 percent  by midsession on Friday, bolstered by solid gains in stocks  dependent on domestic business such as Kao Corp. 4452.T.


Harbhajan Singh conceded that India had an uphill task to get back in the game, but expressed his happiness at taking a five-wicket haul.


Footballer David Beckham is to make his major acting debut by playing himself in football film Goal!


NEW Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today unveiled a fresh package of perks and reforms to encourage Singaporean couples to have more babies and reverse the city-state's alarmingly low birth rate.


Giovedi' Prodi convoca i sindacati, 'Siamo a sprint finale'


Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati to Meet at Open

Two-time champion Serena Williams and fellow American Jennifer Capriati won in straight sets to advance to a quarterfinal matchup at the US Open, while men's defending champion Andy


Padraig Harrington is tied for first at the Volvo Masters in Valderrama, at two under after 14 holes. Joining him at the top of the leaderbaod are Angel Cabrera, Brian Davis, and Alastair Forsyth.


A British cultural organization accused Russian authorities on Wednesday of harassing its staff and said it had temporarily closed its offices in St. Petersburg.


4 Palestinians Killed During Israeli Military Raid in Gaza

Palestinian witnesses say Israeli forces have killed at least four militants during a raid in the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli troops and tanks entered the Khan Younis refugee camp early Thursday, in an operation


Haiti Official Compensates Former Troops

Haiti's interim prime minister met with former soldiers who helped topple President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, giving them back pay in an effort to placate increasingly restless fighters who still control several provincial towns.


At least seven people have been killed and several others wounded after a bomb exploded near an army truck in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, hospital sources say.


Chad Pennington and Curtis Martin broke the New York Jets out of their recent scoring slump in a big way.


17 November 2004 -- Afghanistan's Interior Ministry believes three UN workers abducted nearly three weeks ago in Afghanistan are probably still being held in the area.


Australian government to use new mandate to increase state control

Australia's newly re-elected conservative government says it will use its control of the upper house of parliament to renew its campaign to toughen counter-terrorism legislation.


Iraq's foreign minister offers talks with Turkey, as cross-border tensions grow over Kurdish clashes.


L'unificazione degli enti terra' conto delle parti sociali


After kidnapping, the party's over for foreigners in Afghan capital

Before the kidnapping of three United Nations workers last month, Afghanistan's capital was beginning to build a reputation as a party town, but everything has changed in recent weeks.


DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it earned euro1.0 billion ($1.27 billion) in the third quarter on good performances from its commercial vehicles division and its U.S. Chrysler arm, rebounding from a large loss a year ago.


Dow Jones Shareholders OK News Corp. Bid

NEW YORK -- Shareholders of Dow Jones & Co. gave final approval Thursday to a $5 billion bid from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to acquire the media company, the final step needed before one of the world's most influential newspapers, The Wall Street Journal, changes hands.


Google to put books from great libraries on internet

More than a million books at Oxford University's expansive Bodleian Library, including rare first editions, are to be scanned by the search engine Google and posted online for readers around the world.


China May Soon Make IPR Violations a Crime

China is to make it easier to fight intellectual property right crimes, a move that may ease U.S. concerns over rampant copying of movies, software and other goods that Washington says costs businesses billions of dollars a year.


Democrats defy Bush on spy program and immunity

The Democratic-led House of  Representatives defied President George W. Bush on Friday and  recessed without replacing an expiring spy law with one that  would shield telephone companies from lawsuits.


WWF: Desalination could aggravate climate change

"In most cities desalination plants are not required."  GENEVA: Extracting salt from seawater to make it drinkable is the wrong way to handle water shortages around the world and could exacerbate climate change, a leading conservation group said Tuesday. via International Herald Tribune


Nigerian union leaders threaten to extend strike over fuel prices

Nigeria's main oil workers union threatened to shut down the country's oil industry as a nationwide general strike entered its third day Wednesday, increasing concerns about supply from Africa's biggest crude producer.


Costa d'Avorio: stupri durante i disordini

Alcune donne sono state violentate in Costa d'Avorio nel corso dei disordini dei giorni scorsi. Lo ha confermato oggi il comandante della forza francese Licorne nel paese africano, generale Henry Poncet. L


Heavy snow threatens to disrupts commute for Britons

Britain is bracing for heavy snow in many parts of the country that threatened to disrupt travel for commuters and could cost the economy hundreds of millions of pounds (euros/dollars).


House moves to open earmarks to scrutiny

The House is taking a modest step to bring into the open special projects lawmakers slip into legislation, seemingly abandoning more ambitious plans to clean up lawmaker relations with lobbyists.


LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- A Taliban suicide bomber killed 18 people outside a provincial governor's compound yesterday, including several Muslim pilgrims set to travel to Mecca, in another attack directed at senior figures in President Hamid Karzai's US-backed government.


Former military official jailed for lying about Boeing deals

WASHINGTON - A former high-ranking Air Force procurement official was sentenced to nine months in federal prison Friday after she admitted that she had lied to federal prosecutors and that favors from Boeing Co.


E a divenire nel 2010 costruttore piu' competitivo in Europa


Corn-fuel demand drives meat off America's plate

Enforced diet Corn shortages pushed the price of corn to such a high in Mexico last month that thousands marched in protest. Now, the price soaring of corn feed means the US might just find itself on an enforced diet too, as the farm industry reports a second significant fall in the output of beef and chicken.â¦


Abductors threaten to kill UN trio unless troops leave Afghanistan

KABUL - A breakaway Taleban group claiming to hold three UN workers threatened Saturday to execute them unless foreign troops withdrew from Afghanistan and condemned its âinvasionâ by US-led forces.


Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif., Justin Miller Column: Sacramento River's Recent Surge Producing More Salmon Than Inconsistent Feather

By Justin Miller, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep. 7--September 7, 2006 - Salmon anglers looking to haul in bright, fresh fish might want to think about heading to the Sacramento River.


South Africa shutdown as strike intensifies

The biggest strike in South Africa since the end of apartheid intensified Wednesday as hundreds of thousands more workers downed tools, bringing large parts of the country to a standstill.


Hollinger Can't Finish Annual Report Yet

Canadian media holding company  Hollinger Inc. HLGc.TO said on Friday it cannot complete its  2003 financial statements until its U.S.-based Hollinger  International Inc. HLR.N affiliate finishes its annual  financial report.


NHL Armageddon is upon us - the NHL's proposal

The NHL appreciates the detailed presentation the NHLPA made on December 9, 2004. As we expressed to you then, based upon our preliminary evaluation of your presentation and proposal, we believed the proposal


What you learn about people â and yourself â when you need them to donate an organ.


Online retailers say they are ready to deliver goods to Christmas shoppers who waited until the last minute.


Tomato prices triple in the past two months as Baghdad families struggle to find work and keep shops open.


Charges were dropped Thursday against a pregnant woman arrested and forced to the ground by Metro Transit Police for allegedly talking too loudly on a cell phone.


Despite doubts, air cleaners are big business

Take a look at the sun pouring through your window. In the rays of light, you'll probably see dust and small particles floating through the air. These are a mix of outdoor pollen, dust mites, mold spores, pet dander, roach allergens, and even tiny dried human skin cells, said Mike Tringale, spokesman for the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, ...


Arabs push through U.N. watchdog vote against Israel

Arab and other Islamic nations, targeting Israel's undeclared nuclear arsenal, pushed through a U.N. atomic watchdog resolution on Thursday calling on all Middle East nations to renounce atomic weapons.


A passenger plane which crashed in the Amazon collided with another aircraft, Brazilian officials confirm.


Udine, 18:51 - CALCIO, UDINESE: FELIPE IN FORTE DUBBIO PER ASCOLI

Il difensore brasiliano dell'Udinese Felipe è in forte dubbio per la trasferta di Ascoli. Dop...


Canadian and Swedish gay groups frowned on at UN

A U.N. committee rejected  credentials of a Canadian gay and lesbian organization seeking  consultative status with the United Nations and deferred the  application of a similar body from Sweden, according to  documents circulated on Friday.


The US presidential debate took place between President George W Bush and Senator John Kerry last week in Coral Gables, Florida. Anyone coming to the conclusion that President Bush had the upper hand, would


Ukrainian troops supporting President Yushchenko are defying orders and heading for Kiev, officials say.


European Union leaders meet in Brussels this week to decide whether to open talks with Turkey on its controversial bid to join the bloc.


The Count: Minus Housing, U.S. Job Cuts Look Tame

The latest jobs report, raises questions about how long the economic firewall that has safeguarded most industries from the housing crisis can stay in place.


Kuznetsova beats compatriot Petrova to advance to final in Bali

NUSA DUA, Bali : US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova outclassed fellow Russian Nadia Petrova on Saturday to advance to the final of the Wismilak International WTA tennis tournament on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.


Centinaia di agenti antisommossa in piazza CaglayanGli organizzatori: "Benedetto XVI non Ã¨ il benvenuto"                                            Turchia, Istanbul blindata migliaia in piazza contro il Papa


Tra le etichette Grappe siciliane e Limoncelli campani


Investigators blame overdose for death of the blues legend in his California home last month


BANGKOK, Thailand Oct. 3, 2004 - A 9-year-old girl in northern Thailand has tested positive for bird flu, the latest person infected by the virus since it resurfaced in Southeast Asia in July, a health ministry official said Sunday.


Mira Nair's new film gets good reviews and good box office collections.


Udine, 19:26 - CALCIO, UDINESE: DOSSENA IN DUBBIO PER CAGLIARI

Ultimo allenamento per l'Udinese a Paphos, a Cipro. Il tecnico Marino scoglierà solo domani, ...


Cable firm NTL drops plans to bid for ITV

Cable firm NTL Inc  said on  Wednesday it had no plans to make an offer for ITV Plc   after Britain's biggest commercial broadcaster rejected its 4.7  billion pound ($9.3 billion) bid proposal last month.


A Vietnamese spy who worked for the CIA and Western media while remaining a communist agent dies.


A Dracula theme park will be built at a lakeside resort where Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for the vampire count, is buried, Romanian media reported.


140 still trapped in mine in China blast; 25 dead

BEIJING - More than 140 miners remained trapped in the tunnels and shafts of a coal mine in central China after an explosion Sunday that killed 25 of their colleagues, the government said.


Bush reading program blasted in internal audit

A $1 billion reading program that is   a key part of the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind   education law was mismanaged and rife with conflicts of   interest, according to an internal audit released on Friday.


Bush Prods Saudi Arabia, Egypt on Democracy

President Bush publicly prodded two important Middle East allies, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, on Wednesday to move more quickly to embrace democracy.


UK's Charles to Marry Camilla Parker Bowles

Britain's heir-to-the throne Prince  Charles is to marry his longtime lover Camilla Parker Bowles,  his office announced on Thursday.


(Source: Novell) Before moving to a new corporate location, Success Apparel sought a new and reliable infrastructure to accommodate a smaller data center. Moving from Microsoft* Windows* to SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server helped the company consolidate its servers by more than 50 percent and reduce administration time by 25 percent.


Ice Cube's road trip managed to survive some wintry weather.


After three days of vocal dissent from its users, the social network site for students makes two controversial new features optional and


$1m locks delisted The shaved locks of "troubled" US chanteuse Britney Spears have been removed from eBay, according to the official "Buy Britneys [sic] Hair" website.â¦


Virginia Water, 10:22 - GOLF, HSBC CHAMPIONSHIP: WOODS ELIMINATO

Tiger Woods è stato eliminato al primo turno dell'Hsbc World Match Play Championship, che si ...


RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in his first speech since Islamist Hamas took over the Gaza Strip, said on Wednesday there could be no reconciliation with a group he described as "traitors".


Anti-disengagement plan leaders took Olmert's word that the government intends to carry out more pullouts from the West Bank after the Gaza and northern West Bank disengagement plan is implemented.


In American military parlance, it's gut-check time for NATO in Afghanistan, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy appears ready to answer allies' calls for more forces to fight the Taliban and al-Qaeda


Fairfax County school officials this fall are carrying BlackBerrys that connect to a database of student information, including parent contacts and medical warnings. Dartmouth students are using wikis, blogs, podcasts and other interactive media tools for their courses. A graduate school at Carnegie...


eBay Statement Regarding Baazee.com and the Arrest of Avnish Bajaj

SAN JOSE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Dec. 18, 2004 -- Baazee.com, eBay's (Nasdaq:EBAY) wholly owned subsidiary in India, is an online marketplace which brings buyers and sellers together.


Three-point specialist Jon Barry was obtained by the Houston Rockets in a National Basketball Association trade that sent guard Tyronn Lue to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange.


The beach of the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Taba in Egypt's Sinai Peninsular becomes empty after A deadly blast rocked Hilton Taba hotel Thursday night.


Writers propose independent negotiations

Faced with the indefinite suspension of negotiations, the union representing striking Hollywood writers told its members Saturday it would try to deal directly with Hollywood studios and production companies, bypassing the umbrella organization that has been representing them.


Bangalore, Dec 24 - The Chief Minister, N Dharam Singh, several Union and State Ministers, MPs and political leaders have expressed grief over the death of the former Prime Minister, PV Narasimha Rao.


N.H.L. Roundup: Brodeur and Devils Seem to Know How to Stop Flyers

NEWARK â As if diving on his stomach to poke-check away a loose puck was not impressive enough, Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur clambered back on his skates and swatted away a rebound shot with his glove late Friday. He was impenetrable.


Aland representative in Nordic Council removed for verbal attacks on Finland

Anders Eriksson, the chairman of the separatist Alands Framtid (Alands Future) party is to be removed from the delegation that the semi-autonomous province has in the Nordic Council.


House Defeats Gay Marriage Ban Amendment

The House emphatically rejected a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage Thursday, the latest in a string of conservative pet causes advanced by Republican leaders in the run-up to Election Day.


Apologies for Everything Except Network Timidity

Recent network apologies suggest a climate of cowardice inside the major media companies.


Consumers' associations in Italy ask people to abstain from pasta for the day to protest against price rises.


Insurers, Travel Firms Tally Tsunami Cost

European insurers face new costs and travel firms could lose business after tsunami waves killed more than 21,500 in Asia this weekend, but the financial impact is expected to be limited compared with other disasters this year.


US Probes Errant Bombing on House in North Iraq

The U.S. military pressed an  investigation on Sunday after a warplane bombed the wrong house  in northern Iraq, inflicting a heavy civilian death toll and  fueling anti-American anger three weeks before an election.


Leader Offers Fresh Election For Ukrainians

Unity behind the premier seemed to crumble as the president proposed a new election and the Supreme Court heard complaints of fraud.


Inhabitants of the Iraqi city of Najaf enjoy their first night of peace in several weeks after a ceasefire deal.


Annan gets ovation at UN despite US attack

The whiff of scandal has been swirling around the UN for months. But now Kofi Annan himself, the man handpicked by the Americans to lead the organisation seven years ago, is on the ropes.


Internet-ready schools do little to protect kids from seemingly safe sites whose only reason to exist is invasive marketing aimed directly at young web surfers. These corporate-sponsored 'advergames' look interactive but the endgame is 'buy.'


Profits pumped 46 per cent Google still has a knack for wowing Wall Street.â¦


Three days after Election Day 2004, the last remaining state has been called in favor of President Bush. The Associated Press on Friday reported that Bush won in Iowa, defeating challenger John Kerry


Senate subpoenas WHouse documents in spying probe

A congressional panel investigating the Bush administration's domestic spying program subpoenaed documents on Wednesday from the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney's office, the National Security Council and the Justice Department.


Kuala Lumpur: Former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said a few elements among Umno leaders and the media are deliberately raising issues and making vicious allegations to create disharmony.


50 killed in blast at Baghdad police station

Over 50 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a police station and recruitment center in Haifa Street in central Baghdad.


Study: About 27% of working families fall below poverty line

More than a quarter of all working families in the United States, including 20 million children, are considered low-income or poor, an independent report said yesterday.


Pressure piles on SocGen over trading scandal

Societe Generale came under mounting pressure on Friday to give a full account of how a rogue trader managed to dupe his supervisors and run up a $7 billion loss.


The Forgotten plays by all the rules expected from paranormal thrillers to deliver a nice punch, hold the melodrama. By Jason Silverman.


Ron Artest may need some divine intervention to save his night job as a CD promoter. But the suspended Indiana Pacers forward has plenty of support to get him back on his day job. Yesterday, the CD "Chapter III" by Allure -- the one Artest was hawking -- was ranked a lusty 21,451st in sales on Amazon.com. By comparison, a ...


Russia Sets Space Station Crew Launch for October 11

Russia's space agency says it will send a three-man replacement crew to the International Space Station on October 11, two days later than originally planned.


The author of The Kite Runner says he agrees with the decision to delay a film version of his novel.


Truck bomber kills 135 in deadliest Iraq blast

A suicide bomber killed 135 people on Saturday in the deadliest single bombing in Iraq since the 2003 war, driving a truck laden with one ton of explosives into a market in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.


Supreme Court declines Massachusetts same-sex marriage fight

The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over same-sex marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation's only law sanctioning such unions.


Two get death penalty for Fla. video game killings

A Florida judge handed down death   sentences on Thursday to two men convicted of the brutal   slayings of six people in a dispute triggered by missing   property, including a video game system.


Linux license delayed by Novell/Microsoft review

The partnership between Microsoft Corp.   and Novell Inc.  has delayed completion of a  new license that will govern rights to key parts of the Linux  operating system.


Dal 20 settembre in seconda serata su Raidue


The Palestinians have taken a double hit this week with the news that Washington has quietly softened its opposition to growth in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Israel's announcement of plans to build 530 new settler homes in the


Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate hails keeper Mark Schwarzer after his penalty shoot-out saves help see off Bristol City in the FA Cup.


Alpine skiing World Championships: An Encouraging Sign for Killy and France

A little relief came Saturday for the struggling French ski team as Jean-Baptiste Grange finished third during the menâs slalom championship.


An estimated 100 million locusts force tourists and locals to abandon beaches in the Canary Islands.


DreamWorks beats analyst earnings estimates by two cents per share -- thanks to a green animated ogre who draws greenbacks like a magnet.


Volunteering at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games could lead to qualifications, organisers claim.


Ricorsi in calo, tempi brevi per decisioni, taglio auto-blu


Canada Post ad competition may have been biased, inquiry hears

OTTAWA (CP) - A competition for advertising business at Canada Post may have been rigged to produce results that senior post office management wanted, the federal sponsorship inquiry heard Tuesday.


Market skids on signs of weakening consumer

Stocks tumbled on Friday, with both the Dow and Nasdaq losing more than 2 percent, after a warning by American Express Co  of mounting credit-card defaults and a slowdown in consumer spending sounded the latest recession alarm.


Blog: At least 80 employees in the company's Foster City, Calif., office are out of work, according to a report.


Still sorting last year's accounts Torex Retail said goodbye to two more directors late yesterday.â¦


Could pingpong be the next geek sport to hit it big a la dodgeball?


French Polynesia fails to elect a new leader as a political crisis  which saw separatists ousted from power continues to unravel.


A blind man convicted of dangerous driving is given a suspended jail sentence.


The new PalmOne handheld retains data even when the battery runs down.


Tory leader Michael Howard pitches for the votes of Britain's ethnic minorities during a visit to Yorkshire.


Iraqi Archbishop Seized, Vatican Demands Release

MOSUL/VATICAN CITY  - The Iraqi Catholic  archbishop of Mosul was kidnapped at gunpoint on Monday and the  Vatican demanded his quick release and deplored what it branded  an act of terrorism.


Google today added to its search technology holdings with the acquisition of digital mapping company Keyhole Corp, a move that has implications for its local search strategy and marks the company's expansion into subscription-based services.


GamesAreFun has screenshots and info on the upcoming PStwo that will be released in the US on November 1. In other Playstation news, Yahoo!


OTTAWA-Paul Martin may head a minority government, but that's not stopping him from travelling the world this fall.


LONDON  - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has asked English referees to give his players greater protection from what he says are poor tackles.


OPEC: Group Doing All It Can To Stabilize Oil Prices

OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro highlighted the impact of the current high oil prices, saying the direct contribution of the increase in global oil prices to the economic slowdown


Lock up your servers Hackers have begun actively scanning for recently announced vulnerabilities in Trend Micro's ServerProtect product.â¦


NBC Universal Picks Up 26 Percent Stake in NDTV Networks

NBC Universal is taking a major stake in the UK subsidiary of Indian media company NDTV. The price tag: $150 million.


Troy Taylor is the author of more than 40 books on all things paranormal -- most notably haunted houses. He's also the founder of the American Ghost Society, a network of ghost hunters who collect stories of sightings and hauntings, then use investigative techniques and equipment to track down evidence of the supernatural.


Kanaan Leads Indy 500 As Rain Halts Race

Tony Kanaan leads after 113 laps at the Indianapolis 500, the race is currently delayed by rain but officials hope to restart by 6:30 p.m.


Analysis: Planned Cuts in Language Services Mar Voice of America's 65th Anniversary

Analysis by Peter Feuilherade of BBC Monitoring on 27 February  On 24 February the Voice of America quietly marked 65 years since it began broadcasting on shortwave from the United States to Nazi- occupied Europe in 1942.


NEW YORK, September 9 (New Ratings) - The FDA has raised questions regarding AstraZenecaâs (AZN.NYS) blood thinner, Exanta. The leading pharmaceutical companyâs hopes had been pinned on Exanta, which


US Unleashes Airstrikes on Iraqi City Falluja

US aircraft bombed the Iraqi city of Falluja Tuesday night, a Reuters witness said. The witness said he had heard around 15 bombing runs by the aircraft striking the north of the city, 32 miles west of the capital Baghdad.


OPEC Expects Oil Prices to Recover Next Week as Cuts Are Made

OPEC, the producer of more than a third of the world's oil, expects prices will recover from their second-largest drop this year as nations enforce yesterday's decision to lower output, ministers said.


Patients who are violent to NHS staff could be made to pay for their treatment, under Lib Dem proposals.


Quanta CEO quits over strategy, shares jump

Taiwan's Quanta Computer , the world's top contract notebook PC maker, said its chief executive quit on Friday, reportedly following a strategy row, sparking a rally in its stock on merger speculation.


Merrillâs Board Explores New Options for Chief Executive

Merrill Lynchâs board has begun to contact top Wall Street executives about replacing the embattled E. Stanley OâNeal.


The Scissor Sisters get their first UK number one hit with I Don't Feel Like Dancin'.


Laptop Computers Pose Fertility Risk For Men

If you're a man, you may want to place your laptop computer on a desk instead of your lap, because a new study warns that the heat generated from a laptop may impair male fertility.


China president tries to allay fears by Africans over exports

JOHANNESBURG -- President Hu Jintao of China sought yesterday to reassure Africans that his country's aggressive investments in oil, copper, and other natural resources do not amount to a new wave of colonialism, saying China would "not do anything harmful to the interests of Africa and its people."


England skipper David Beckham should be fit for the World Cup qualifier in Poland.


Mitt Romney was  projected to win Nevada's Republican presidential nominating  contest on Saturday and voters in South Carolina cast ballots  as an unpredictable White House race moved to the South and  West.


A banned Indian Islamic students' group was behind a deadly attack on a mosque in western India two months ago that killed 31 people and wounded more than 100 on a Muslim festival day, a police official said Monday.


Gardens are vital habitats for nesting bumblebees, a study suggests.


IBM to buy Israeli startup for $300 million: report

International Business Machines Corp  is in advanced talks to buy Israeli start-up XIV Information Systems for $300 million to $350 million, financial daily Globes reported on Monday.


Top filmmakers get together for AIDS film

Mira Nair, Farhan Akhtar, Santosh Sivan and Vishal Bharadwaj direct a four-segment film on the deadly disease.


The junior trader blamed for causing a $7 billion loss at French bank Societe Generale faced a second day of questioning on Sunday by finance police, who said he was cooperating with their inquiry.


Crude oil futures in New York vaulted up 3.9 percent Friday, as supply fears continued to rattle the market following Hurricane Ivan.


INTERNET, GLI EUROPEI 'NAVIGANO' PIÃ¹ DI QUANTO LEGGONO

Roma, 1 dic. (Adnkronos) - I cittadini europei si dedicano sempre di piÃ¹ a Internet, che occupa ormai il 20% del tempo totale dedicato alla fruizione di media, piÃ¹ di quotidiani (11%) e riviste (8%). E' quanto


19 injured as pro-hunting protesters storm British Parliament ...

Five fox-hunting enthusiasts stormed onto the floor of the British House of Commons on Wednesday to disrupt a debate on banning the centuries-old sport.


Unilateral action can stop the dollar's slide

The dollar has been trading at, or close to, its all-time low in European currency markets, prompting calls for the European Central Bank to intervene to stop the dollar's slide against the euro.


Bush again accuses Iran of making nuclear material

SANTIAGO, Chile - President Bush increased the administration's pressure on Iran on Saturday, accusing the country of speeding forward in the production of a key ingredient for nuclear weapons fuel, a move he said was "a very serious matter" that


Parmalat sues former auditors for at least $10 bn

LONDON, August 18 (New Ratings)  The insolvent Italian dairy food product company, Parmalat Finanziaria SpA (PAF.FSE), filed a lawsuit against its former auditors, Deloitte & Touche and Grant Thornton, today, seeking damages of at least $10 billion.


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Markdowns, and Shoppers, Are Out Early This Season

or simply desperate - umbrella-carrying shoppers kept right on shopping, after crowds on Friday enlivened retailers into thinking


Tragedy set in Scotland: Van de Velde revisited

Cold, dark shadows cast by stone buildings that have stood for hundreds of years are everywhere in this corner of the world where history is measured in centuries, not decades. From out of these shadows have come legendary sagas of despair and tragedy, one of which inspired William Shakespeare.


US officials say Syria has agreed to tighten its border with Iraq to prevent insurgents from entering the country. The State Department says Syria agreed to coordinate with Iraqi and multinational forces.


Bush Hits Kerry on Flu Vaccine Crisis, Draft

President Bush told senior citizens in Florida on Tuesday he was doing all he could to ensure they get flu shots and accused Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry of using fear politics on issues like the vaccine shortage and a draft.


A man suspected of being the serial bank robber dubbed the "Mad Hatter" will plead guilty to several bank robbery counts on Wednesday, an official with knowledge of the case said Monday.


Republicans expanded their slender majority in the Senate in Tuesday's election, toppling the Democratic leader, grabbing seats from the Democratic Party in at least four southern


Hassan Rowhani, the secretary of Iranâs Supreme National Security Council, held discussions on Monday with Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot and other officials of the Netherlands, which


N. Korea nuclear status unclear, Powell says

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell is acknowledging that US intelligence experts do not know how far along North Korea's nuclear weapons program is and may not be able to find out.


Rockies pin hopes of revival on return to Colorado

The Colorado Rockies return home for Game Three on Saturday fully aware of the challenge the lies ahead but confident they can come back against the Boston Red Sox in the best-of-seven World Series.


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Making an encore appearance in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm, Ivan swirled toward the Texas coast Thursday with a potential for up to 10 inches of rain over the weekend.


US, Iraqi forces battle militants in all directions

More than 3,000 US and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second mission in five days to wrest control


Wengerâs big problem now is in deciding which keeper to field

LONDON: Arsenal recovered their poise to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 5-1 thrashing of Rosenborg Trondheim and now face a crucial decision before Sunday's league match with leaders Chelsea.


BTI Photonic Systems' microWDM Solution Deployed at Cogeco Cable to Support Delivery of Next Generation Services

OTTAWA, June 13  /PRNewswire/ -- BTI Photonic Systems, a global supplier of microWDM networking solutions for the build-out of new high-speed broadband networks, today announced that Cogeco Cable has implemented its technology to support the roll out of new high-bandwidth services in Quebec.


Firenze, 14:04 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: VOGLIAMO DARE CONTINUITA'

Tre gare in sette giorni. Cesare Prandelli fa l'esame alla Fiorentina: ''Abbiamo 20 titolari e per q...


Two surgeons who developed prosthetic heart valves that have prolonged millions of lives are among the winners of this yearâs awards.


A union representing 5,200 flight attendants at bankrupt carrier US Airways have agreed to a new contract that cuts pay by nearly 10%.


From pin-up polka dots to the Brazilian thong, a photographic look back at how the famed bathing suit has changed with the times


Caryl Churchill remains a rare thing, a hugely successful playwright who lets her work speak entirely for itself.


Arguments for and against Turkey joining the EU

As the European Commission prepares to give its verdict on whether Turkey is ready to start talks about joining the EU, herewith key questions and answers in the debate about its membership.


City cops braced for laptop jihad International terrorists with a grudge against the winter sports community are believed to be clearing their diaries in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, to be held in Vancouver.â¦


IBM unveils new Shark and midrange array

IBM presented two new enterprise-class storage arrays that feature compatible software that allows the boxes to be managed through a single interface and data to be replicated between them.


David Letterman and Jay Leno were set to return to the air Wednesday night, two months after writers went on strike.


Film stars, top politicians and  members of Sweden's royal family were among those who  celebrated the life and work of directing legend Ingmar Bergman  on Monday in a ceremony at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre.


UPDATED: Sprint (Quote, Chart) and Nextel (Quote, Chart) have agreed to merge, to better compete with Cinglar and Verizon Wireless for voice and data customers.


Milano, 20:55 - CALCIO, RONALDO: TUTTO OK CON MILANLAB, NON SO QUANDO RIENTRO

''Con le lesioni muscolari è difficile poter indicare un tempo di rientro. Adesso credo che f...


3 Fugitive Muslim Militants Suspected in Jakarta Attack

Indonesian investigators said Friday that they believed Thursday morning's bombing of the Australian Embassy, which killed nine people, was carried out by three


Goldman Sachs has promoted a record 299 people to managing director, the companyâs second-highest rank.


Reliance Industries vice-chairman Anil Ambani broke his silence on Thursday. But not to comment on the "ownership issue" raised by elder brother and chairman Mukesh Ambani.


A new read on foreclosure filings showed a double-digit drop for November, but don't expect the slowdown to last.


California Train Strikes a S.U.V.; At Least 11 Dead

A man the police described as bent on suicide abandoned an S.U.V. on a track in Glendale, Calif., causing a violent wreck.


Zimbabwe household bills surge 50 percent in February

The monthly average bill for urban households in inflation-ravaged Zimbabwe shot up by 49.5 percent last month, figures compiled by the main consumer watchdog showed on Friday.


Burstsort is a library for sorting strings, and is currently the fastest algorithm for doing so, being much faster than Quicksort and Radixsort. It has applications to computational linguistics, genomics, and many other areas of science where sorting strings is required.  https://sourceforge.net/projects/burstsort


High doses of the antioxidant vitamin E could increase the risk of death, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. By re-analyzing the data from 19 vitamin E studies over


Dow Jones director Li probed on insider trade: WSJ

The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission is investigating Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  board  member David Li over an insider trading case linked to News  Corp.'s (NWSa.N) bid for the Wall Street Journal publisher, Dow  Jones reported on Wednesday.


Turnover Helps Colts Derail Packers 45-31

INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton Manning and Brett Favre lived up to their superstar reputations, throwing nine touchdown passes between them. Still, it took a defensive play for the Indianapolis Colts to finally clinch their 45-31 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday...


Ministro: immodificabile emendamento governo a Finanziaria


Senators question govtâs disease figures

ISLAMABAD: Senatorâs questioned the governmentâs figures on AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis A and B, claiming that the World Health Organisation (WHO) provided higher figures for the diseases.


Vaccine Protects Against Cervical Cancer

FRIDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- A vaccine designed to protect against two strains of the human papillomavirus that are leading causes of cervical cancer has been successful in a major trial.


Economic Scene: Copyrights That No One Knows About Donât Help Anyone

Making it easy for creators and users of information to find each other should be a high priority for policy makers.


General Electric mulls offer for Spain's troubled Colonial

US conglomerate General Electric said Monday it was mulling an offer for Spain's second-largest property firm, Colonial, whose share price has slumped recently due to concerns over its financial health.


The Arctic's Northwest Passage has opened up fully because of melting sea ice, clearing a long-sought but historically impassable route between Europe and Asia, the European Space Agency said.


Science & environment: Prince Charles makes a virtual hologram appearance at summit on future energy sources in Abu Dhabi


Higher levy sends Chinese shares plunging

Chinese stocks plunged yesterday after the government raised a tax on share trades, trying to cool a market boom amid growing concerns about a possible bubble.


Milanello, 14:15 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; ZAMBROTTA: IN AZZURRO SI DEVE VENIRE SEMPRE

Dal ritiro della Nazionale a Milanello dove la squadra si sta allenando in vista della partita di me...


Search of Diverted Greek Jet Finds Nothing Amiss

British authorities gave the all-clear Monday for more than 300 people aboard a Greek passenger jet to continue their flight to New York, after bomb threats that forces the plane to make an emergency landing in London.


WASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein illegally pocketed a staggering $21 billion from the scandal-scarred UN oil-for-food program â-ore than twice the previous estimate, congressional investigators said yesterday.


After hours of digging in the blistering heat, Salam Daher emerged from the wreckage with the body of a 9-month-old baby, a blue pacifier still pinned to its nightshirt.


Researcher Debunks Intel's Energy-Efficiency Claim

AMD Opteron servers prove more power-efficient than Xeon-powered servers in tests.


Insurgents kill five Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad

Insurgents ambushed Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in southern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing five and wounding 10, a police source said.


Al-Manar TV reported that a Kurdish police commander, Taha Ahmed Omar, was assassinated in Arbil on Saturday. A number of Iraqi national guards accompanying British troops were injured when Iraqi guerrillas attacked them.


TV Face-Offs Have Become an Electoral Tradition

When President Bush and Sen. John Kerry step onstage Thursday night in Miami for the first of three presidential debates, they will be engaging in a campaign ritual ushered in nearly 45 years ago as the television age changed the face of American politics.


For Hezbollah, survival may equal victory

Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah acknowledges that Israeli troops can sweep across south Lebanon. But if he and his militants can survive and keep fighting, he will cement his image as the unlikely new hero of Arab nationalism.


Federal prosecutors say they did not give MLB steroids investigator George Mitchell complete copies of affidavits implicating players.


EPA Is Expected to Announce Proposal for Stricter Ozone Standards

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce today that current federal standards for limiting harmful ozone air pollution do not adequately protect the public and need to be strengthened.


Powerful interests in Washington have swayed a new farm bill toward big business, Democrat Barack Obama said Monday, campaigning in the most rural region of this crucial early voting state and promising to do better as president.


Moments after Notre Dame fired football coach Tyrone Willingham on Tuesday, aftershocks were felt from Salt Lake City to Gainesville, Fla.


Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" wins documentary Oscar

"An Inconvenient Truth," the big-screen adaptation of former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's slide-show lecture about the perils of global warming, won Academy Awards on Sunday for documentary feature and best song.


As a 17-year-old living in one of the poorest counties in Appalachia, Evelyn Cosgriff eagerly listened to Robert F. Kennedy's early morning speech on Feb. 14, 1968 at the Letcher County Courthouse.


Hamid Karzai Sworn in As Afghan President

A German soldier, right, of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and an Afghan security police stand guard below a poster of President Hamid Karzai in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, Dec. 6, 2004.


NEW YORK  - Neurotic people are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, while being extroverted seems to protect people from dying from respiratory illness, UK researchers report based on a study they conducted.


Fisk University cannot sell any of the 101 works of art — some worth millions of dollars — donated by artist Georgia O'Keeffe in 1949, a judge ruled.


Asian stocks hit a record high on Monday and the dollar plumbed an all-time low versus the euro and a basket of major currencies as investors bet the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this week.


Tractor Supply 3rd-Quarter Earnings Drop

Farming supply retailer Tractor Supply  Co. TSCO.O on Monday reported that its earnings fell in the  third quarter because of higher freight costs, higher costs for  steel and other commodities and a shift in sales to lower  margin hurricane-related items.


Delivering on a promise made earlier this year, SAP has unveiled the first set of products to help businesses meet their compliance requirements, in addition to announcing a marketing agreement with Cisco Systems.


"27 Dresses" director accepts "Proposal"

Anne Fletcher, whose  movie "27 Dresses" opens Friday, has signed on to direct Ryan  Reynolds and Sandra Bullock in the romantic comedy "The  Proposal."


Bishops' Aide in Spain Sets Off Talk of Dissent Over Birth Control

The Vatican argues that condoms are unacceptable for curbing the spread of disease because they violate church teachings against birth control.


OAUG pushes on collaboration with Oracle, other users groups

SEPTEMBER 09, 2004  - The Oracle Application User Group (OAUG) plans to hold its Connection Point 2004 annual user conference next week in Orlando, with an emphasis on educating members about the 10g database and 11i.


Special counsel sought in CIA tapes case

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and 18 other House Democrats on Tuesday asked the attorney general to replace a government prosecutor with an outside lawyer to investigate the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes.


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Venezuela Rejects Criticism of Media Law

Venezuela rejected criticism by a U.S. State Department spokesman of a proposed media law that government legislators are trying to approve in the National Assembly, said an official Wednesday.


EU Proposes End to Trade Dispute With U.S.

The European Union's top trade official said Monday he would move to lift millions of euros (dollars) in punitive tariffs on U.S. goods following the repeal in Washington of corporate tax breaks that were ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.


Mario Scaramella, an Italian contact of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, has been discharged from hospital.


Actor Peter Fonda is auctioning off some of his memorabilia from "Easy Rider," including the American flag taken from the back of the jacket he wore throughout the film.


Land of Potatoes Aims to Be High-Tech Hotbed

NAMPA, Idaho  - Jeffrey Moeser and his company are  aiming to change the future of home entertainment.


Distraught staff receive counselling over unpaid bill


Here's how to offset your gains with your losses.


Oh, Those Cavorting Teenagers, Not to Mention the Chimpanzees

Configuration, a ballet company that emphasizes works in contemporary styles, displayed lively choreography in its comedic offerings, but was less effective in two serious pieces.


The New Jersey Nets looked at their matinee against Detroit as a measuring stick game, and Vince Carter made sure they stood tall against the defending NBA champions. Carter had his best game since joining the Nets, scoring 41 points and leading a second-half surge in a 107-85 victory Saturday that snapped the Pistons' five-game winning streak.


The chief of the U.S. military said he favors closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay as soon as possible because he believes negative publicity has been damaging to the United States' image


Governor Deval L. Patrick yesterday appointed a Superior Court judge with no professional background in insurance as the state's top insurance regulator.


NEW YORK Toronto spotted the New York Yankees a 3-to-0 lead before winning in the Bronx 5-to-4. Vernon Wells supplied the go-ahead, two-run triple off Orlando Hernandez in the seventh inning.


Oscar winning British actress Emma Thompson is campaigning to raise awareness of the   evils of sex slavery in Britain.


LOS ANGELES  - The raging wildfires that forced the evacuations of a quarter-million people in southern California are disrupting the production of several TV shows and prompting local TV stations to pre-empt network programming for continuous coverage of the disaster.


Disappointment Prevails in Eastern Ukraine

Apathy, tears and disappointment dominated eastern Ukraine on Monday after the opposition declared victory in a bitterly contested presidential battle with Donetsk's hometown favorite, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.


Hoping to bridge their countries through an understanding of arts and culture, Laura Bush and Pakistan's first lady, Sehba Musharraf, launched a new Web site Thursday geared toward educating youth.


Seeks $12m damages Record label Sony BMG is suing the maker of digital rights management (DRM) software which was accused of harming computers in 2005. The company is seeking $12m in damages to compensate for the effects of the software.â¦


David Blunkett tells Labour Party members to 'get a grip' or risk facing political destruction.


After Trio of Explosions, Scientists Say Supernova Is Imminent

Three powerful blasts from three wholly different regions in space have left scientists scrambling. The blasts, which lasted only a few seconds, might be early alert systems for star explosions called supernovae, which could start appearing any day now.


NATO steps up Kosovo patrols as decision nears

NATO stepped up patrols in  Kosovo on Thursday to head off possible violence as a decision  nears on the fate of Serbia's breakaway province.


Airbus majority owner EADS gives the go-ahead for the 3-4bn euro development of a jet to rival Boeing's planned 7E7.


Pakistan's President Musharraf says he has no plans to resign, as the opposition seeks an alliance against him.


Let's get one thing straight right off the bat: Sally Dickerson turned 85 last week and is not retiring anytime soon.


Faith Hill hasn't wasted time getting back to work following knee surgery last week.


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Update 1: JPMorgan to Rehire Outsourced Workers

JPMorgan Chase & Co. says it will rehire 4,000 workers whose jobs it had outsourced to IBM, bucking a corporate trend in information technology.


A newly-appointed Thai economics chief resigns after protests over his links to the former prime minister.


It might be viewed as a contradiction in terms to suggest that Australia's Lleyton Hewitt, the 2001 US Open champion, was moving quietly along.


Kansas City's Tony Gonzalez broke the NFL record for receptions by a tight end, catching his 816th career pass early in the third quarter against the New York Jets on Sunday.


Former Cisco UK chief steps into the channel

Watkins buys Teksys Former Cisco UK boss Alan Watkins has jumped the fence into the channel with the buyout of Teksys, a Microsoft LAR (large account reseller).â¦


Olympic Gold's Price: $12 Bln for Athens

The Athens Olympics will cost a total of  almost 10 billion euros ($12.09 billion), more than double the  original target, pushing Greece's budget gap well above EU  limits, finance ministry sources said on Wednesday.


Insurgents Attack Baghdad Police, National Guard

Insurgents armed with automatic rifles  and rocket-propelled grenades skirmished with U.S. and Iraqi  forces in Sunni Muslim areas of Baghdad Saturday and at least  three police and seven insurgents were killed.


Powerplay Golf is launched with the aim of making the same impact as Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens.


Bernard Matthews denies any cover-up following the bird flu outbreak at one of his Suffolk farms.


The famed Hope Diamond glows a mysterious red when exposed to ultraviolet light, a finding that scientists say can help them "fingerprint" blue diamonds and tell the real ones from the artificial.


JASON Giambi had baseball at his feet when he was named the Major Leagueâs Most Valuable Player in 2000. The exceptional slugger attracted the attention of the New York Yankees, who offered a contract worth


Cell phone giant Vodafone Group PLC, which has spent years struggling to recoup billions spent on 3G licences, finally launched the cutting-edge service Wednesday in much of Europe and introduced or beefed up its operation in a dozen other countries.


BEIJING, Dec. 15 -- Anna Kournikova is believed to have secretly married her boyfriend, the singer Enrique Iglesias. The 23-year-old former tennis star, who retired in March to concentrate on her modelling


Three Ex-Sun Chemical Staff Set Up Inks Firm

By Nias, Simon  Three former Sun Chemical employees, including former Sun Chemical Gibbon managing director Graham Frost, have set up their own inks and coatings venture, Inks Coating European (ICE).


The Yankees moved one step closer to a 100-win season and the American League East title, finishing off a doubleheader sweep of the Twins with a 5-4 victory.


ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event.    Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe...


The software vendor will do away with the names currently denoting its various software families, like Unicenter systems management, in favor of the company's name and a descriptive term for the particular piece of software.


Is it time to look for a high-speed data plan? Good luck trying to get information to make a rational decision -- the carriers have made information about these services hard to come by.


Blasts rock Baghdad before reconciliation talks

Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base, overshadowing preparations for a conference intended to promote national reconciliation.


Coulthard, whose McLaren contract expires at the end of this year, tested with the Austrian-owned team in Spain recently, easily outpacing Red Bull hopefuls Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi.


NEW HP Workstation Offers Unprecedented Performance for Entry-Level Market

EXTENDING the boundaries of workstation computing, HP has introduced a low-cost workstation that brings unprecedented performance to the entrylevel market.


Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Vietnam of mass arrests and torture of ethnic minorities in the central part of the country and urged Cambodia to open its border and allow asylum-seeking tribal members to cross.


Scandal Puts Focus on Los Angeles Cardinal

Cardinal Roger Mahony has been considered a voice for the dispossessed ever since he supported farmworkers' rights in the 1960s. But he draws sharp criticism from those who feel he protects the church at the expense of sexual abuse victims and others who disapprove of his fight to keep internal church documents secret.


Skandia creates new market organisation in Sweden

In an initiative designed to strengthen its competitive strength in the Swedish market, Skandia is establishing a joint market organisation for all products in the Swedish market.


One is a Bush family loyalist who served four presidents and guided George W. Bush to legal victory in the disputed 2000 election. The other is a resolute Democrat, a 34-year congressman who steered a divided 9/11 commission to unanimity.


Pregnancy Possible After Fibroid Treatment

One of the newest treatments for fibroids, a procedure called uterine artery embolization (UAE) that cuts off blood to the benign tumors, is usually considered only suitable for women who have finished having babies. However, women can conceive and carry a child to term following UAE, a Canadian team reports.


Nadal finally beats Soderling in three-day match

Rafael Nadal needed 20 minutes and five match points on Wednesday finally to dispose of Robin Soderling 6-4 6-4 6-7 4-6 7-5 in a rain-hit Wimbledon third round match that spanned three days.


SBC to trim its work force 6 percent by the end of 2005

SBC Communications Inc. plans to cut at least 10,000 jobs, or 6 percent of its work force, by the end of next year to compensate for a drop in the number of local-telephone customers.


ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada Sept. 8, 2004 - Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada, killing at least three people as it turned concrete homes into piles of rubble and hurled the island's landmark red zinc roofs through the air.


For 21 days in a row, Jules Verne, the first Au


New Yahoo exec's name ring a bell? Maybe you've been watching Seinfeld reruns. [Missing Links]


Andy Roddick withdrew from next week's Stockholm Open because of a knee injury, tournament organizers said Friday.


When Kobe Bryant stood beside NBA commissioner David Stern last Sunday and accepted the All-Star Game MVP award, it capped a comeback for the superstar. Not because the award meant more than his three championship rings. Not because he went anywhere. But prior to his undergoing an attitude adjustment this season, Bryant was maligned and misunderstood -- someone other players ...