Internet pranksters leave British government red-faced

A British government minister may have thought he was keeping up with modern trends when he put a draft policy on the Internet, but was soon left red-faced when hundreds of pranksters defaced it.


Exploit targets Microsoft's latest Windows patch

Windows XP and Windows Vista systems can be exploited if they haven't been updated with Redmond's first patch of 2008, says security firm.


Nuovo sequestro a Bagdad Tre occidentali rapiti in casa

BAGDAD - Un altro rapimento, un'altra azione programmata che pone dubbi sull'evoluzione dei sequestri di occidentali in Iraq. Questa mattina due americani e un inglese sono stati rapiti nel pieno centro di


In surprise, major foe acquitted in Zimbabwe

JOHANNESBURG Surprising many critics of Zimbabwe's government, that nation's highest court on Friday acquitted the leading political opposition figure, Morgan Tsvangirai, on treason charges after a yearlong trial left the prosecution's case in shambles.


Almeno 7 societa' in lizza per l'appalto della concessione


Roma, 14:57 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: CANCELLIAMO INTER E RIPARTIAMO

Luciano Spalletti archivia il ko con l'Inter e chiede alla Roma di ripartire. ''Ci tenevamo molto a ...


Genova, 15:43 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: VOLPI DAL PRIMO MINUTO

Per la sfida con l'Ascoli, Novellino tenterà la carta del tridente con Quagliarella spostato ...


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three beheaded bodies were found Wednesday or a road north of Baghdad and a car bomb exploded in a town south of the capital, killing two people and injuring 10.    The attacks were the latest in an upsurge of violence that has killed more than 200 people in the country in the last four days...


ASIA/TERRA SANTA - Gaza: le drammatiche testimonianze raccolte dalla Caritas Gerusalemme. ÂLe strade, i tetti, e persino gli ospedali della cittÃ  di Gaza sono diventati un campo di battaglia e la maggior parte degli abitanti sono troppo spaventati per uscire di casaÂ Gaza (Agenzia Fides)-ÂIl personale medico non Ã¨ in grado di lasciare le proprie case. I miei bambini sono troppo spaventati. Continuiamo a sentire esplosioni e sparatorieÂsi combatte ovunqueÂ. Ã la drammatica testimonianza del Dottor Bandalay El-Saye...


By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL  WASHINGTON - The Commerce Department has lost more than 1,100 laptop computers since 2001, most of them assigned to the Census Bureau, officials said Thursday night.  The Census Bureau, the main collector of information about Americans, lost 672 computers.


Indonesian President Visits War-Torn Northern Province

Indonesia's recently-elected president has visited the country's war-torn province of Aceh, the scene of one of Asia's longest-running separatist rebellions.


BEA shares drop as Oracle bid deadline approaches

BEA Systems Inc  shares fell 6.5 percent on Friday to trade below Oracle Corp's  bid for the first time since it was made, as the deadline for the offer loomed with no signs of an agreement.


Hillary Clinton handily wins Democratic primary in New York

Senator Hillary Clinton won handily her Democratic Party's primary election in New York for a chance to face Republican John Spencer in general elections on November 7.


Roma, 18:59 - CALCIO, ROMA: MONTELLA IN CAMPO DAL 1'

Roma senza Totti contro il Valencia. Ci sarà invece Perrotta, che nonostante il fastidio al p...


BMW Reports Fifth Increase in Profit on New Models

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world's second-largest maker of luxury cars, said third-quarter profit rose 7.6 percent, the fifth increase in a row, as new models lured customers from DaimlerChrysler AG's Mercedes-Benz.


Brix Networks CTO Kaynam Hedayat warns that VoIP quality is getting worse, not better.


New find raises questions about earliest humans

LONDON - Modern humans began dominating the world far earlier than thought, according to anthropologists who say they've discovered fossils of a new human dwarf species.


SANYA, CHINA -- Miss Peru, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, an aspiring high school teacher, was crowned Miss World 2004 last night in this southern Chinese beach resort.


World number one Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt will meet in the Masters Cup final in Houston. Both recorded straight sets wins in the semi-finals, but Federer's victory was far from straightforward.


Bottle Rockets Shows Sometimes Have Fireworks

By JOHN WIRT  The last time the Bottle Rockets played the Baton Rouge area, fireworks did indeed go off. "That night was a famous gig," said Brian Henneman, singer- guitarist with the St. Louis, Mo.-based alt-country-rock band.


NBA Game Summary - Seattle at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Ray Allen netted 29 points to lead Seattle over San Antonio, 102-96, at the SBC Center. Rashard Lewis added 16 points and five rebounds for the SuperSonics, who have won three straight and seven of their last eight.


WHO chief urges fight against "neglected" diseases

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Thursday for a stepped up fight against "neglected" diseases afflicting 1 billion people, mainly in poor countries.


Families of Kidnapped Japanese Say N. Korea Lying

The families of Japanese kidnapped decades ago by North Korean agents lashed out at the secretive communist state on Monday, saying it had lied about the fate of their loved ones.


French wine and spirits producer Remy Cointreau said it was on track for profit growth after strong sales.


Children who were once written off as simply "naughty" are now being treated for a medical condition under a groundbreaking Victorian school program.


Spain's Peace Process in Tatters After Basque Separatist Bombing

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- Call it prophetic or defeatist or just plain cynical. But when the Basque separatist group known as ETA shattered its so-called "permanent cease-fire" in December with a massive bombing at Madrid's airport that killed two people, former ETA leader and convicted killer Eduardo...


Cardinals and Padres clinch crowns on final day

The St Louis Cardinals closed out the regular season with a 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers but collected their third consecutive NL Central division crown when the Houston Astros went down to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.


NEW YORK - Stocks sagged Wednesday after beverage giant Coca-Cola Co. issued a gloomy forecast, and a lower-than-expected reading on industrial production for August threw the nation's broader economic outlook into question...


Delta: $135 Million Added Liquidity Needed

Delta Air Lines Inc. said Monday that it has achieved $50 million of an estimated $135 million in additional liquidity that the company will need to meet financing commitments in early 2006


Two new engrossing documentaries show how down-home folks got politicized by the Iraq War


Campaigners hope to have secured the future of the aquatic warbler after buying a key breeding site in Poland.


Police Break Up Belarus Opposition Rally

Police broke up an opposition rally in  Minsk on Tuesday protesting against the results of a  referendum, which allowed President Alexander Lukashenko to  extend his rule after more than a decade in power.


Rock band Embrace deny they are breaking up after the lead singer implied they were in an interview.


Usa, aveva tirato una lampada in testa all'ex marito


Peace talks continued in Nigeria Thursday between the government and the leader of a militia group.


F.D.A. Approves a Pain Reliever That Blocks Nerve Channels

The drug offers a new way of fighting severe pain, an option for patients who no longer benefit from morphine .


Colombia explodes 6,800 land mines as victims look on

BOGOTA -- Colombia's armed forces blew up 6,800 stockpiled land mines yesterday as President Alvaro Uribe, Queen Noor of Jordan, and dozens of mine blast victims watched on large screens, launching an effort aimed at ridding the country of the weapons.


U.S. retailers lost $37.4 billion to theft in 2005

U.S. retailers lost some $37.4 billion to theft last year, up about 20 percent from a year earlier, hurt by gangs of professional shoplifters, according to a survey released on Wednesday.


The Red Sox made room to activate reliever Mike Timlin tonight by cutting ties with lefthanded reliever J.C. Romero . The ballclub designated Romero for assignment, which means they will have 10 days to trade him, waive him, or release him.


Utilities Funds Soar. But Are They Oil-Powered?

Utilities mutual funds are on a tear, but investors shouldn't expect a repeat performance next year.


Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday it was a mistake for him to join the Iraq Study Group, on which he lasted just two months and failed to show for any official meetings.


Il regista francese sara' assente per problemi di salute


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Petrolio: vola il prezzo a New York, 53 dollari al barile

NEW YORK - Nuovo record storico del petrolio in apertura a Wall Street, dove il greggio e' schizzato a 53 dollari al barile, dopo che in Asia aveva toccato quota 52,24. Primato anche per il Brent, l'indice


America's long dance with the Mideast dates all the way back to the Founding Fathers. Who knew?


Swiss voters were deciding Sunday whether to approve ea government plan allowing research on the stem cells of human embryos, the BBC reported.


Madrid first stop on IOC evaluation tour

Madrid will be the first stop on an IOC tour to assess the five cities bidding for the 2012 Olympics. The International Olympic Committee said Monday its evaluation commission will visit the Spanish capital on Feb. 3-6, followed by London (Feb.


Cda da' mandato a dg.Venduta quota in Unibanco per 43,2 mln


Taiwan says won't host torch, decision final

The Olympic torch will not stop in Taiwan en route to the Beijing Games in 2008, Taiwanese officials said on Friday after talks broke down with China which considers the self-ruled island sovereign territory.


Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has cracked down on militants, reached a truce with Israel and impressed the U.S. with his grit. Is this the man who can bring peace to the Middle East?


Police quiz Blair in cash-for-honors probe

British police questioned British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday in an investigation into allegations that state honors were handed out in return for loans to his party.


Lucent Technologies said Thursday that it will partner with Ethernet equipment maker Riverstone Networks to round out its product lineup.


Analysis | Turning the corner into his last year in office, Bush recalibrates what remains possible.


Il dato contenuto nella semestrale approvata dal cda


Negotiators for the Air Line Pilots Association and Delta Air Lines held unusual weekend talks, a sign of the deadline pressure both sides are feeling to agree on $1 billion in wage and benefit cuts before the third largest airline is forced into Chapter


Pakistan killed around 150 Al-Qaeda militants since last year

Pakistan has killed some 150 foreign fighters during its 11-month battle against militants in the country's tribal belt, but senior leaders, including Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, continue to elude authorities, a military spokesman has said.


Drilling Down: Commercials Bask in a Showâs Glow

Viewers who enjoy a program are more likely than disgruntled viewers to have favorable responses to advertisements during that program.


Chadians await EU peacekeepers with hope, skepticism

Muslim tribesmen in east Chad  hope EU peacekeepers will shelter their families from civil war  and ethnic conflict, but memories of colonial rule have left  them wary of Western meddling in their affairs.


A British man is remanded in custody after being charged with conspiring to cause an explosion.


IAEA team "satisfied" with NKorea nuclear tour: Kyodo

U.N. nuclear watchdog officials said on Friday they were "satisfied" with a tour of a North Korean reactor complex that the secretive state has promised to scrap under an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency said.


The first large-scale trial of an HIV vaccine is set to begin in South Africa, it has been announced.


The unexpected flu vaccine shortage is thrusting a class of powerful virus-fighting drugs into a sudden spotlight. For more than a quarter century, doctors have turned to antiviral medications


Winning Leaves Bosox Fans Elated, Puzzled

Matt Savage stood in the chill outside Fenway Park, elated and a little dazed as he greeted the World Series champion Boston Red Sox. He ruled out going to work for now, but he wasn't worried about job security. His boss was standing next to him.


Golf: World number 1 Singh leads PGA Pennsylvania tournament

FARMINGTON, United States : Vijay Singh, showing no signs that a week off has slowed him down, shot an eight-under-par 64 to take a three-stroke lead in the weather-disrupted 4.2 million-dollar PGA Tour event here.


Sport: Rugby World Cup: Ireland skipper recovers from fractured sinus in time to face Namibia on Sunday.


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Townshend Site to Host Streaming TV Station

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Who songwriter/guitarist Pete  Townshend's official Web site (http://www.petetownshend.co.uk)  will soon play host to a streaming TV station dubbed "Who TV."


Slammed by all sides, from high-ranking Republicans to rival networks, CBS News vowed on Wednesday to answer questions about the authenticity of documents it aired


Anti-Depressants May Increase Chance of Suicide

Some local doctors are not thrilled with a national study on anti-depression. The Food and Drug Administration says drugs, like Prozac and Paxil, can increase the chances of suicide among children and teens.


Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Andre Agassi earned a grueling victory against fourth-seeded Tommy Haas in Saturday's semifinals at the Stockholm Open.


Iraq says making progress ahead of key reports

Iraq has made good strides improving security while political progress is picking up ahead of key reports to be delivered to the U.S. Congress in the next two weeks, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.


Late triple bogey costs South Korea outright World Cup lead

SUN CITY, South Africa  - Jennifer Rosales and Dorothy Delasin of the Philippines benefited from a late triple-bogey by South Korea to seize a share of the lead on 11 under par after the Women's World Cup second round on Saturday.


Food costs went up again but consumers got a break at the gas pumps in June, helping to lower inflation to 0.2 percent, the smallest increase in five months.


A cargo plane transporting Ugandan soldiers to Somalia's capital caught fire as it landed, officials say.


Did You Hear That Rumor? Companies Certainly Have

By MELISSA ALLISON The Seattle Times  They stay busy refuting -- or at times ignoring -- false stories spread online.   SEATTLE -- Ever get one of those e-mails purporting that Starbucks doesn't support U.S.


Julia Roberts gave birth to girl and boy twins, Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter Moder, on Sunday (Nov. 28) according to her publicist, Marcy Engelman.


Nearly $70 million in state bond money earmarked for reducing pollution was used by California dairies to expand their operations, which resulted in more pollution, according to a published report.


Laptop Computers May Decrease Male Fertility

Using a laptop computer may be bad for your lap. A new study shows that men who use laptop computers may experience fertility problems as a result of a rise in scrotal temperatures due to the heat from the computer.


Tennis Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport lost to defending champion Anastasia Myskina , 6-4, 7-6 (7-1), yesterday in Moscow in the Kremlin Cup semifinals but still will regain the No. 1 women's ranking next week. Elena Dementieva defeated Elena Bovina , 6-4, 7-5, and will face Myskina in the first all-Russian final at the Kremlin Cup. Myskina is seeking her third title ...


Three quarters of China's economy to be non-state by decade's end

Three quarters of Communist China's economy will be non-state-owned by the end of this decade, state media reports, highlighting a clear trend of slipping state control.


HP is introducing printers with more features targeted at home-based business owners, while Kodak is just entering the market.


Vinokourov and Kloeden to start seventh stage

BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France  - Injured Tour de France favorite Alexander Vinokourov and his Astana colleague Andreas Kloeden will start Saturday's seventh stage, the team said on Friday.


Andre Stolz predicted his Las Vegas victory and then made it ...

Andre Stolz wondered what his caddie was doing when he took the flag out of the 18th hole and began carrying it off the green. Turns out his caddie was better with numbers than he was.


Si e' difeso cosi' l'ex esponente Ncc durante interrogatorio


Pakistan publishes photos of six suspects wanted in terror

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan   Pakistan published photos Wednesday in newspapers across the country of six terror suspects  including a senior al-Qaeda operative  it says were behind attempts to assassinate the nation's president and offered a large ...


'Pirates' out-earns predecessor in 17 days

Johnny Depp and his pirate friends are keeping all the box-office treasure for themselves. Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" remained the top movie for the third straight weekend, hauling in $35 million and lifting its total to $321.7 million after just 17 days, according to studio estimates Sunday.


The NHS must make a Â£250m profit next year, the government is set to say.


Salvation Army workers ring in the holiday season

(November 26, 2004) - That familiar jingling at store entrances this time of year might not sound as welcoming as a Christmas carol, but the bell ringing next to those red kettles is music to the Salvation Army and the clients it serves.


TABA, Egypt - A string of bombs hit resorts popular with Israelis in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, collapsing a 10-story wing of a luxury hotel and sending thousands of terrified people streaming back into Israel on Friday. At least 27 people were killed, and the death toll appeared likely to rise as rescuers searched through the rubble...


could help Sharon counter far-right opponents of his pullout plan, who say it would reward Palestinian attacks. The army said it targeted Ghoul, 45.


Iraq's security forces could take over fully from foreign troops within 18 months, the  interior minister says.


Vecchi corteggiamenti addio. Su Internet infatti i nuovi Romeo e Giulietta scelgono i sistemi di messaggistica istantanea (Instant Messaging) per incontrarsi, conoscersi, flirtare e, infine, innamorarsi. E


Cisco buys network security company Perfigo

Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. said that it intends to buy Perfigo Inc. for $74 million in cash, boosting the company's efforts to secure network "endpoints" and protect them from worms, viruses and hacking.


A Dutch political party formed by a group of paedophiles is unlikely to run in elections due to a lack of support.


Englewood, CO (Sports Network) - Veteran defensive tackle Luther Elliss of the Denver Broncos will miss the remainder of the season because of a herniated disk in his lower back.


'Fahrenheit 9/11,' 'The Passion,' out of luck at the Golden Globes

LOS ANGELES - There will be one sure bet when awards seasons rolls around: neither of the year's most controversial films will walk away with the top prize at the Golden Globes.


Despite three weeks of drilling and digging that have revealed no signs of life from six men trapped inside a collapsed coal mine, officials said Sunday the search was continuing.


The government says it will shoot down a dead spy satellite to protect public safety. But there's little real risk


The statistics are too overwhelming to ignore: NFL teams that allow a 100-yard-plus rusher have a lousy winning percentage. In Week 11, teams that allowed a 100-yard rusher went 3-7.


Congress Adjusts Policy on Student Loans

Congress is ending a promise to banks that has allowed them to reap billions of dollars in profits from a federal college aid program.


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Web 2.0: Microsoft Releases Beta of Popfly Mashup Tool

Popfly is the company's mashup creation tool for non-technical users that was introduced in alpha form in May.


Record di ascoltatori per l'ultima puntata

MILANO - Alla fine lâha spuntata Sergio Muniz. Ã lui il vincitore dellâÂ«Isola dei famosi 2Â», un verdetto che arriva poco dopo la mezzanotte. A giocarsi la finale, dopo lâeliminazione in corsa dell


After yet another errant shot, Michelle Wie groaned and tugged her baseball hat down over her eyes. Nice try. There was no escaping the ugliness on her scorecard, though.


Contractors get a boost from a major west African project.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is going on the offensive against detractors in a campaign to deliver "the unfiltered truth" about the world's largest retailer, Chief Executive Officer Lee Scott said in an interview published on Thursday.


A court convicted five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor Tuesday of deliberately infecting 400 children with HIV and sentenced them to death, despite scientific evidence the youngsters had the virus ...Comment


DC hotel workers' union halts talks; will review terms

The union for employees at 14 of Washington's biggest hotels said they want a week to review new proposals made yesterday by management negotiators.


EU officials press on with tariffs on Chinese and Vietnamese leather shoes despite member states' opposition.


Arts, Briefly: Sundance Honors Immigration Drama

âFrozen River,â a first feature about a struggling single mother in upstate New York who joins a Mohawk widow in smuggling Chinese migrants from Canada into the United States, won the grand jury prize for best American drama on Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, The Associated Press reported. Quentin Tarantino, one of the jurors, described the film, starring Melissa Leo, above right, and Misty Upham, above left, as âa wonderful depiction of poverty in America.â Trade papers reported that Sony Pictures Classics had bought the film, adapted by Courtney Hunt from her 2004 short of the same title, for under $1 million. âTrouble in the Water,â a film by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal about a New Orleans coupleâs survival through Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, won the grand jury award in the American documentary category. The audience award for favorite American drama was won by âThe Wackness,â starring Ben Kingsley as a psychiatrist who trades therapy for marijuana.


The Southern Farm Bureau Classic has been a pretty good therapy session for a handful of PGA Tour players.


Hynix involved in accounting fraud in 1999; has already corrected ...

SEOUL (AFX) - The Financial Supervisory Service has announced that Hynix Semiconductor Inc engaged in fraudulent accounting practices involving 1.98 trln won in 1999, but has already corrected this error.


Y\\u2009es, this is 2007. Don't adjust your clocks - not yet anyway.  You didn't wake up this morning back in 1999, once again facing the Y2K scare. Though, as the new earlier daylight-saving time starting date approaches, it may feel more and more like it.


Natural gas producer and pipeline company Williams Cos. Inc.  posted better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as higher margins for natural gas liquids offset weaker gas prices.


Città del Messico, 09:32 - CALCIO, MESSICO-PARAGUAY 0-1 IN AMICHEVOLE

Grazie ad una rete di Cardozo a un minuto dalla fine, il Paraguay ha battuto 1-0 il Messico in un'am...


LONDON -- British Prime Minister was to undergo a "routine" medical procedure today to correct an irregular heartbeat, the second time in about a year doctors have tended to the condition.


Macabre family film is Tim Burton, âHarry Potterâ with a twist

The word "lemony" has variously been used to describe dishwashing liquid, Chinese food and actress Anne Heche, but not until "Lemony SnicketâsA Series of Unfortunate Events" has it ever applied to Jude Law.


Environmentalists and citizen groups sued the federal government and Indiana highway commissioner Monday, alleging that the state rigged the process for choosing a route to extend Interstate 69 from Indianapolis to Evansville.


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Givenchy e Saint Laurent Parigi, l'uniforme è glamour

I due italiani alla guida delle maison francesi pensano militare ma chic. Tisci si ispira a Corto Maltese, Pilati propone cappe e calottine


Il Papa nella bufera dopo il discorso sull'Islam

Coro di proteste per le parole di Benedetto XVII su Maometto. Ahmadinejad: 'Islam religione piÃ¹ bella'


THE US had asked Britain to redeploy troops stationed in the UK-controlled zone in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence confirmed today.


Authorities found the body of a 38-year-old skydiver and a parachute draped over the tail of a light plane that crashed in central Illinois Sunday afternoon.


Leading U.S. cable company's results impacted by cost to lure subscribers.


Dyke unleashes 'avenging fury' on Blair Hutton, Campbell and the ...

Greg Dyke was never going to let his critics go unanswered and this weekend they felt the full force of his avenging fury. The former BBC director general's


Kmart's future in Michigan unclear after merger announcement

The merger with Sears, Roebuck and Co. has possible negative implications for Kmart Holding Corp.'s future in Michigan, some analysts and observers said Wednesday.


Abbott Profit Up on Arthritis Drug Sales

Abbott Laboratories Inc. ABT.N on  Tuesday said its fourth-quarter profit rose 3.2 percent, helped  by surging sales of two arthritis drugs, including one that  many doctors now deem safer than newer treatments such as  Pfizer Inc.'s Celebrex.


Supreme Court Mulls Ruling on Ukraine Poll Crisis

Ukraine's Supreme Court considered final  arguments on Friday from two rivals in a contested presidential  election that has plunged the country into turmoil and kindled  distrust between Russia and the West.


EU slaps 'Davros tax' on mobility scooters

Import duty contains battery-powered pensioner menace RoTM The EU has moved to restrict the number of mobility scooters available to a machine uprising on the UK streets by slapping import duty on the vehicles, the Telegraph reports.â¦


WARREN, Mich. - A man trying to stop a robbery at a gas station ended up smashing a plate glass window, wrecking his car and fingering the wrong man. The suspect escaped, minus a shoe, and remains at large.  His insurance company says it won't pay for damage.


Madrid, 17:00 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID; CAPELLO: RONALDO DEVE DIMAGRIRE

Ronaldo compie oggi 30 anni, ma il suo allenatore Capello è inflessibile, ordinandogli una be...


San Andreas game a masterpiece of mayhem On the warpath in LA ...

Sometimes you've just gotta drop your guard and own up to yourself that you're a geek. So, after pretending for about 24 hours to be above the fray surrounding the official release of Grand Theft Auto: San


News that PeopleSoft had abruptly changed leadership, coupled with an announcement that the US Department of Justice would not appeal a federal court decsion that would allow Oracle to pursue a hostile takeover bid, drove prices of PeopleSoft shares up 15


JOHN Howard and Mark Latham are both footy followers but it looks like they prepared their policy statements for the leaders debate while watching very boring tennis on television.


An ongoing audit of the city's crime lab criticizes a fired forensic analyst for following poor procedures but says there is no evidence that he intentionally misled juries with his testimony, an Associated Press review shows.


The top ten winners of the 2007 Peugeot Design Contest have been announced. Microsoft is planning to feature the winning concept as a drivable car in an Xbox 360 video game. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


South Korea's Samsung develops new notebook PCs for DMB services

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said it had developed new notebook computers capable of receiving land-based digital television broadcast signals while moving.


Pakistan's National Assembly condemns Britain's award of a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie.


Bush Touts U.S.-Backed Anti-Drug Efforts

President Bush aims to highlight the benefits of American drug-fighting aid in Colombia and boost a conservative Latin American leader with a brief, security-laden stop in the Andean nation.


Congress demands explanation from HP CEO

The congressional panel investigating Hewlett-Packard Co.'s boardroom spying probe has demanded that CEO Mark Hurd explain $1.37 million worth of options he exercised just before the scandal became public, two congressmen said Wednesday.


WiMAX Club formed to undermine 3G and GSM telcos

Insurgency by wannabe telcos Comment "The important thing to understand about WiSOA is its members have all had the WiMAX debate," he says. "We have all decided that WiMAM is the future, and we have all committed to roll WiMax out within our businesses." That's the explanation for the launch of the WiMax Spectrum Owners Alliance, offered by Patrick Cruise OâBrien, the group's secretary general, after its launch in Paris.â¦


Bestselling novelist Arthur Hailey dies at 84

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Arthur Hailey, the bestselling author of such novels as Airport and Hotel, died in his sleep at his home in the Bahamas Wednesday.


Google Spyware? Bad Guys & Spies Using Google Desktop Search  I suppose I was naive when I cheered the new Google Desktop Search tool thinking it was ONLY a great way to help ease my computer info-glut and help organize my hundreds of hard-drive stored documents, emails and files. It seems ...


Shawn Marion, Adam Morrison and Luke Ridnour were left off the U.S. national team's roster Tuesday before its trip to Asia for the world championships next month.


It's like an outdoor radiant floor heating system. It melts ice and the excess energy can help heat or cool buildings.


Boston's mayor kissed it. Fans lined up for a glimpse of it. Some paid $5 for a picture with it. But the World Cup soccer trophy that toured Boston this week turned out to be an imposter -- and fans are fuming.


Taiwan Votes for Parliament, Focus on China Ties

Taiwan voted on Saturday in legislative  elections in which pro-independence President Chen Shui-bian  hopes to wrest control of parliament from an opposition that is  more conciliatory toward China.


Three Venezuelan Ministers Say Chavez Wins Vote

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Three Venezuelan government  ministers, who did not want to be identified, said on Monday  that President Hugo Chavez had easily survived a referendum on  whether to recall him.


Deadly Hurricane Ivan Gives Big Easy the Jitters

The Big Easy became The Big Queasy on Tuesday as the usually laid-back party town worried about deadly Hurricane Ivan rumbling north through the Gulf of Mexico toward the US coast.


Mutation of gene could lead to skin cancer and graying of hair:

[Health India]: New York, Dec 26 : While trying to discover the cause of skin cancer a team of Harvard researchers have come upon the reason for graying of hair.


TYRE, Lebanon  - Civilians fled battered villages   in southern Lebanon on Monday after Israel said it would halt   its air strikes but the Jewish state pledged to step up its   offensive to root out Hizbollah guerrillas.


Former President Jimmy Carter said Sunday he hopes to be buried in front of his home in Plains, the southwest Georgia town where he and his wife were born.


Firefighters had trouble getting into a burning home Thursday because the windows were covered by burglar bars and plywood storm shutters, and five family members died.


CD sales drop, digital music jumps in 1st half '07

U.S. sales of digital music albums  grew by 60 percent in the first six months of 2007 but failed  to offset the rapid sales decline of compact discs, according  to data from Nielsen SoundScan.


G.M. Buys Stake in Ethanol Made From Waste

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


Election Victory in Major State Strengthens India's Governing ...

An election victory by the governing Congress Party in India's second-most-populous state on Saturday was expected to strengthen both the party and the minority


BAGHDAD - Baghdad police dug more bodies out of the rubble on Saturday, raising the death toll to at least nine after a suicide bomber blew up a gas tanker truck in the night.


President Pervez Musharraf's proposals to solve the Kashmir dispute has been called a "betrayal" by opposition groups in Pakistan.


U.S. al Qaeda militant warns of worse attacks

The United States will face worse attacks than those on September 11, 2001 if it does not heed al Qaeda demands effectively allowing the group control over Muslim countries, a U.S. Islamist militant said on Tuesday.


Govt pledges to reduce passport waiting time

The U.S. government promised on Tuesday to cut the waiting time for passports, as senators complained their phone lines were jammed by furious citizens caught up in a backlog of some 3 million applications.


Hollywood hopes writers are back at work next week

Striking Hollywood writers could be  back at work as early as Monday for the first time in three  months if they embrace terms of a tentative contract deal that  union leaders are expected to present them this weekend.


Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell (born Darrell Abbott) was shot dead at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, last night.


Four out of five people want the legal age of smoking raised from 16 to 18, to deter youngsters from taking up the habit, a new report has found.


New Coalition Offensive Leads to Arrest of Dozens of Insurgents in ...

American, British and Iraqi troops are continuing their effort to root out insurgents south of Baghdad, in an operation aimed at clearing the way for elections to be held in January.


Jacobs Receives Contract From Al Rajhi Petrochemical Group for Benzene Plant in Saudi Arabia

PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.  announced today that they received a contract from Al Rajhi Petrochemical Group to provide front-end engineering services for a $50 million benzene recovery plant at Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia.


Celtic crush Killie to book quarter-final place

Celtic crushed Kilmarnock 5-1 on Saturday at Rugby Park to book their place in the quarter finals of the Scottish Cup - with their new Greek striker Georgios Samaras completing the scoring on his debut.


NASA prepares to catch a falling star sample

NASA's three-year effort to bring some genuine star dust back to Earth is set for a dramatic finale Sept. 8 when Hollywood helicopter pilots will attempt a midair retrieval of a descending space capsule.


In a game in which hits beyond the infield were hard to come by, the New Bedford Whalers prevailed by a matter of inches yesterday.


Roma, 12:33 - CALCIO, MATARRESE: IMPROPONIBILE VIETARE LE TRASFERTE

Vietare le trasferte "è un'ipotesi assolutamente improponibile perchè non risolve il ...


Johnny Cash's son brings together big-name artists for an album celebrating his family's musical heritage.


A British holidaymaker in Thailand said today she had been to visit some of the dozens of tourists being treated in hospitals on Phuket.


IBM to buy Web app security vendor Watchfire

(InfoWorld) - IBM liked Watchfire's Web application security software so much it plans to buy the company for an undisclosed sum, it said Wednesday. Watchfire develops software for identifying vulnerabilities in Web applications and for auditing sites for compliance with regulations on corporate governance, data privacy, or accessibility. IBM plans to fold the Waltham, Massachusetts, company into its Rational division, adding Watchfire's security compliance and quality testing functions to Rational's software delivery tools. The two companies are no strangers: Watchfire's 800 customers include IBM, Dell, Sun Microsystems, and a host of others in the financial, pharmaceutical and entertainment industries. IBM's Global Services division is also a partner and reseller, according to Watchfire. Other developers of application security testing tools include CenzicÂ and SPI Dynamics. Cenzic, in Santa Clara, California, has worked with application development tool specialist Borland SoftwareÂ in the past, and its current partners include IBM and Mercury Interactive, now a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard. Watchfire developed its WebXM auditing tool in house, but obtained its flagship AppScan product through theÂ acquisition of SanctumÂ in July 2004. IBM expects to close the deal in the third quarter, subject to regulatory approval. Â


Six people held hostage aboard a bus in Athens for 19 hours have been released and their captors have surrendered.


Asian stocks eased on Monday, taking a breather after four straight weeks of gains, with expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut this week offset by renewed worries about a global credit squeeze.


SBC in Deal With Microsoft to Provide TV on High-Speed Lines

SBC Communications will pay $400 million to Microsoft for software used to deliver TV programming over high-speed data lines.


Aveva 43 anni, colta da malore mentre si trovava al circo


Udine, 18:47 - CALCIO, UDINESE: 19 CONVOCATI PER L'ATALANTA

Il tecnico dell'Udinese, Giovanni Galeone ha convocato 19 giocatori per la trasferta di Bergamo. <br...


Forze statunitensi e irachene hanno intensificato la pressione su Falluja con bombardamenti aerei e fitti scambi di artiglieria con la guerriglia sunnita che darebbe copertura ad Abu Musan al-Zarqawi, considerato l'uomo di Osama bin Laden in Iraq.


Critics Dumping on Landfill Merger Some Concerned Move Will Draw Tons of Outside Waste

By KERRY CAVANAUGH\\ Staff Writer  GRANADA HILLS -- Neighborhood activists worry the merger of two Sunshine Canyon Landfills into a megadump could draw tons of unwanted trash from outside the region if county officials agree to a last-minute request by dump operators.


Given the contemporary issues and ideological stances adopted


Government forces entered a major city in volatile eastern Chad early Sunday, one day after rebels launched an attack and claimed to have seized the town, witnesses said.


Gurkhas say more should get British citizenship

Gurkha fighters from Nepal, who have been recruited by Britain for nearly 200 years, hailed on Friday a decision to allow some of them to become British citizens but called for the right to be extended to many more.


China sent a team of 95 officers from its riot police force to Haiti Sunday to join UN peacekeeping efforts in the violence-plagued country.


National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman, painting a bleak picture of the league's economic state, yesterday locked out players


A plan to extend the Cairngorm National Park into Perthshire fails at its first parliamentary hurdle.


Britain Confirms New Case Of Foot-and-Mouth Disease

LONDON, Sept. 12 -- British officials confirmed a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease Wednesday, days after the government said it had eradicated the disease that has bankrupted farmers and led to bans on British beef exports.


Voice From the Past Becomes an Obsession

Cecilia Bartoli is giving a short-lived 19th-century star a second chance.


Wall Street's summer-long session of Hold 'Em is driving the credit crunch. Time to end the game.


Three disciplined over Mel Gibson's 2006 arrest

Three sheriff's department employees, including two supervisors, were disciplined for their handling of last year's drunken-driving arrest of actor-director Mel Gibson, the head of a civilian oversight panel said on Friday.


Debate rages over German government spyware plan

The irony of the German government floating a proposal to deploy spyware to infect the computers of suspected criminals isn't lost on the security community, still furious over the "anti-hacking" law that has undermined legitimate security research in that country.


The White House was all jazzed up Thursday night. Toes were tapping. Fingers were snapping and a drummer kept the beat for more than a dozen performers singing and playing at a black-tie event in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz.


Rich or poor, all flock to Rio Carnival parade

Rich and poor alike flocked to Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome on Monday night to gape at the fantastic Carnival parades -- but they saw them from different points of view.


Eli Manning certainly didn't see this coming or he wouldn't have dissed the San Diego Chargers so badly last spring.


Rashad McCants scores 28 points and Sean May records a double-double to lead No. 9 North Carolina over No. 8 Kentucky, 91-78, on Saturday.


Land Rover workers will learn results of their ballot on new working conditions to safeguard the Solihull plant's future.


The Democratic candidate is polling poorly among one important ethnic group. Is race the reason?


Company Accused Of Selling Knockoff Botox That Paralyzed Four

TUSCON, Ariz. -- Federal investigators say there may be a link between an Arizona company and anti-wrinkle injections that paralyzed four people in Florida.


Friend Indeed Who Doesnât Judge or Flinch

In â4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,â a ferocious, unsentimental, often brilliantly directed film, the camera doesnât follow the action, it expresses consciousness itself.


Video resumes never took off while they were still on VHS. When they found their way online jobseekers began to try them again and recruiters began to pay attention.


Sound Energy Solutions Decries Decision to Kill LNG Report As Bad Precedent

By Kristopher Hanson, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif.  Feb. 9--LONG BEACH -- The company seeking to build a liquefied natural  gas terminal in the port filed a legal motion Thursday demanding completion of  an environmental impact report on the $800 million project.


When Derek Jeter came across Pedro Martinez at Legends Field last month, the Yankees' captain wasn't surprised the longtime Boston ace was meeting with New York owner George Steinbrenner.


New Trash Pickup Days Possible for Some Homes

By Adam Ashton, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Dec. 16--The two Modesto garbage haulers that last month struck a deal to take over a third company's territory are adjusting their routes, which could lead to new trash pickup days for some residents.


Una flotta di 10 vetture ibride a basso impatto ambientale, Toyota Prius e Honda Civic Ima, Ã¨ stata data in dotazione al ministero dell'Ambiente. Matteoli: "Se i risultati saranno positivi, le utilizzeremo in modo permanente".


Pamela Anderson has filed for divorce from Kid Rock after less than four months of marriage, the actress' publicist said Monday.


Ace designer Manish Malhotra is still vacillating whether to cast Abhishek Bachchan or Vivek Oberoi in one of the pivotal roles in his directorial debut [Manish had approached Hrithik Roshan for the role in question].


Three men are charged in connection with the murder of three people shot dead in Hertfordshire.


Travel: Is Croatia's beautiful Dalmatian coast the next big sailing holiday hotspot, asks Jack Arnott.


Iraq, Samarra torna agli Usa: 94 ribelli uccisi

Sono almeno 94 i ribelli rimasti uccisi nell'offensiva condotta dalle forze statunitensi insieme a quelle irachene per riprendere il controllo di Samarra, a 120 chilometri a nord di Baghdad. Lo hanno riferito


Four big U.S. radio station owners  have agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle investigations by  the Federal Communications Commission into whether they  received secret payments to play certain songs, sources  familiar with the situation said on Monday.


An Israeli man has been shot dead in a drive-by shooting in the northern West Bank, security officials say.


Alitalia, sindacati: ''Priorita' assoluta al piano di rilancio''

Sindacati riuniti in vista dell'incontro di questa sera con l'amministratore delegato di Alitalia, Giancarlo Cimoli, per decidere sul piano degli esuberi. E la priorita' assoluta va al piano di rilancio dell'azienda.


Cagliari, 20:15 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: GIAMPAOLO INCERTO SUL MODULO

Ancora incerto il modulo che sarà adottato dal tecnico del Cagliari Giampaolo per la gara con...


Personal Best: Staying a Step Ahead of Aging

Researchers find that while you will slow down as you age, you may be able to stave off more of the deterioration than you thought.


The story of a 6-year-old Afghan boy who says he thwarted an effort by Taliban militants to trick him into being a suicide bomber provoked tears and anger at a meeting of tribal leaders.


Democrat John Kerry has narrowed President George W. Bush's lead in their White House race less than six weeks before the November 2 election, a new poll showed.


New CIA Director Goss Rattles Some Cages

When former CIA Director George Tenet said his farewells at a two-hour ceremony this summer, a deputy noted that 40 percent of the agency's staff had worked for just one chief.


Reggae and rap homophobic lyrics are stoking the spread of HIV, a UK minister warns on a Caribbean visit.


US sub-prime mortgage losses exceed "the most pessimistic estimates", the Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke says.


Kobe puts hurt on Raptors with 48 points

LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant scored 48 points in 46 minutes after spraining his left shoulder in the opening period, and the Los Angeles Lakers enjoyed their highest-scoring game of the season with a 117-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.


Mark Thatcher's sister relieved by 'endgame' to coup plot

Mark Thatcher's twin sister voiced relief for their frail mother, after her brother's plea bargain over his links to an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.


Grave episodio di bullismo e razzismo in una parrocchia del bergamascoLa madre, che chiedeva spiegazioni, insultata dai ragazzini e dai loro genitori                                            "Sporco brasiliano torna al tuo Paese" 12enne autistico aggredito all'oratorio


Blair eyes 'moment of opportunity' in Mideast

Tony Blair on Tuesday evoked a "moment of opportunity" in the Middle East as he held exploratory talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on his inaugural tour as international envoy.


Office Depot Inc. ODP.N on Tuesday  warned that profit for the rest of the year would fall short of  forecasts because of the string of hurricanes in Florida and  poor sales elsewhere, sending its stock down 6.5 percent.


There are some interesting, and telling, differences between the CNN translation of Osama bin Laden's speech, and Aljazeera's.


$30m expansion planned for Beth Israel's Needham campus

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham says it will proceed with a $30 million expansion plan late this year to increase the hospital's capacity and improve its emergency and radiology departments.


Cappon convoca Marano e Ventura, esposti Codacons e Adusbef


Lo afferma il Governatore della banca di Cipro


More Than Games, a Net to Snare Social Networkers

Zynga Game Network, is one of a new cluster of Internet ventures capitalizing on the rapidly growing social networks, like Facebook and MySpace.


Police locate the mother of a three-year-old boy, found wandering the streets of Birmingham on Tuesday.


France's president orders his forces to destroy any planes breaking Ivory Coast's truce after eight French deaths.


Verizon sues FCC over open-access auction

Verizon Wireless has encountered strong opposition for its request that an appeals court overturn U.S. Federal Communications Commission auction rules on a portion of wireless spectrum.


ELEANOR HALL: Almost nine months after Spain was devastated by the bombings in Madrid which killed 191 people, the country is again facing the spectre of terrorism, though this time it's the work of a well-known enemy.


Microsoft overhauls Live.com search page

The software maker is in the midst of a major revamp to its search product. Over the coming weeks, the company will make more changes, including to the engine itself. Whether the changes add up to more eyeballs is an open question.


State Health Department To Get More Flu Vaccine

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansans in high-risk groups for the flu might still be able to get shots, officials said Tuesday. The state Health Department announced that it will soon receive an additional 80,000 doses of the influenza vaccine.


Nepal becomes a federal rather than a unitary state, as parliament responds to ethnic protests in the south.


HIS grand-slam event high came in Paris, he skipped on a court in California when he became, fleetingly, the world No 1, but it was in Spain, before his own people - performing with resplendent self-possession and authority and taking a royal salute at


Your favorite TV characters announce their candidacies for the 2008 presidential nomination.


A gunbattle broke out between U.N. peacekeepers and supporters of ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Saturday, wounding a peacekeeper for the first time in the force's 4-month-old mission.


Actor Spacey Takes Risks with Bobby Darin Film

Even two-time Oscar winners like  Kevin Spacey sometimes need a career makeover.


It might be a while before David Beckham steps on the field again for Los Angeles or England.


Russia to decide TNK-BP's Kovykta fate on Friday

BP Plc's Russian venture is likely to lose its license for the giant Kovykta gas field on Friday, although Moscow could postpone the tough action until after the G8 Summit and its landmark economic forum.


Helsinki names football owl "resident of the year"

An eagle owl which temporarily halted a Euro 2008 qualifier match between Finland and Belgium in front of 35,000 spectators in the summer, was named as Helsinki's resident of the year by a journalists' association.


The Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn takes a wide-angle view of the ringed planet's extended moon system.     Astrobiology Magazine -- A stately Saturn poses for a portrait with five of its moons in this Cassini spacecraft wide angle camera view...


L'industria mineraria aumenta e propone 147,4 mld di dollari


The high court will take up federal regulation of vehicle emissions in a case that could have broad implications for the auto industry and for public health. In Autopia.


The "Hard   to Handle" rockers have announced that the band's oldest member,   49-year-old keyboardist Eddie Harsch, has exited the band for "personal   issues."


Shock 87, Liberty 82, OT: Shock Overcomes Liberty in Overtime

Cheryl Ford had 19 points and 18 rebounds, and Deanna Nolan scored 21 points to help the Detroit Shock beat the Liberty in overtime Wednesday.


Euronext ready to move headquarters to London in bid for LSE: report

Euronext, operator of the Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Lisbon stock exchanges, would be prepared to move its headquarters to London in its bid to buy the London Stock Exchange, the business daily Handelsblatt reported.


Liberty aims to remove Diller from IAC board: WSJ

Liberty Media Corp has filed a  court action to remove IAC InterActiveCorp  Chairman  and Chief Executive Barry Diller from the IAC board of  directors, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.


Seven people have been killed, and more than a 100 injured in a high speed train crash in Berkshire. Send us your reaction.


Toyota U.S. December sales down 1.7 percent

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on  Thursday its U.S. sales fell 1.7 percent in December.


Stocks trimmed some losses on Thursday after the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index for February came in stronger than analysts' forecast.


State's residents feeling heat from high home prices

Nearly one in four Californians say the cost of housing in their area could force them to move elsewhere in California or out of the state entirely, a new survey shows.


Gear such as MP3 players with tiny drives are all the rage, but drive makers say their platters cannot get much smaller.


'NOW 16' Replaces Simpson at No. 1 on Album Chart

The 16th installment of the "NOW That's What I Call Music!" series replaced teen rocker Ashlee Simpson atop the US pop albums chart Wednesday, repeating a feat the hits package first performed three weeks ago.


Record temperatures in Greece spark more than 100 forest fires as a heatwave scorches south-east Europe.


Myskina, Davydenko Win Kremlin Cup Titles

Anastasia Myskina and Nikolay Davydenko won Kremlin Cup finals Sunday, giving Russia a sweep of the women's and men's singles titles.


Nickelodeon is considering a special for its young audience about sex and love following the news that 16-year-old "Zoey 101" star Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant.


Some 600 Thai schools ban soft drinks to fight obesity

Some 600 primary schools across Thailand have vowed to ban sugary drinks from the playground and classroom in an effort to curb soaring child obesity rates in the kingdom.


Turkey's AKP faces challenges after big poll win

Turkey's ruling AK Party on Monday celebrated its decisive victory in a parliamentary election, but strong nationalist gains dented its majority and could hamper reforms crucial to its European Union bid.


Iraqi security forces tightened their grip around a key shrine in Najaf yesterday after the interim government warned Shia rebels inside they must surrender or die.


Montel Williams joined U.S. troops in Iraq for a two-part holiday edition of his syndicated talk show.


Willy Fields is still haunted by the mornings at the Dachau concentration camp when bodies were found hanging on the electrified fence — prisoners who could not face another day at the hands of the Nazis.


If the idea of eating unlimited amounts of food without counting calories or grams of anything sounds appealing, listen up. Carefully.


Moore's Law to conk in 10, 15 years, says Moore

Author of principle that says the number of transistors on a given chip can be doubled every two years says it won't last.


IBM shakes up sales organization to target SMBs

IBMÂ is revamping part of its sales organization to better target the small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) market.


System to Track Cloned Animals Is Planned

Responding to concerns in the food industry, companies developing cloned livestock have come up with a system to track the animals as they move through farms and slaughterhouses.


Catania, 19:46 - CALCIO, CATANIA: PER MASCARA UN MESE DI STOP

In vista della trasferta di Torino contro i granata continua tra molti problemi la preparazione del ...


Japanese gadget can predict tremors before they hit

A Japanese company has created a home  appliance the size of a paperback novel that can warn of  earthquakes seconds before they strike.


Letterman Narrows Late-Night Ratings Gap with Leno

Rival talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman are fighting again, turning up the heat on the serious business of late-night comedy ratings.


Washington warns Ukraine over election campaign 'abuses'

The US's strongly worded statement was the loudest warning yet that Ukraine's relations with the west could suffer if the elections, due on October 31, are deemed unfair.


They may be the hottest young comedy team on television, but the stars of "Drake & Josh" are really old souls at heart.


Bush says we wonât wait for terror attacks

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania:A defiant President George W. Bush Wednesday fiercely defended the invasion of Iraq as a key part of the global war on terrorism he launched after the September 11, 2001 strikes.


Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt made an impressive start to his U.S. Open campaign as he outclassed American Amer Delic 6-2 6-4 6-2 to reach the second round on Tuesday.


A search for a suspected loyalist bomb left in 1981 at the lord mayor of Dublin's official residence ends.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair opened a press conference in Jerusalem Wednesday dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by sending condolences to the families of US soldiers killed in the attack on the US mess tent near Mosul.


Police found some 50 bodies with gunshot wounds in Baghdad over the past day, an Interior Ministry source said on Monday, a day after U.N. chief Kofi Annan declared Iraq's plight as worse than civil war.


Do-it-yourself phishing kits found on the internet, reveals Sophos

Sophos experts have discovered that do-it-yourself phishing kits are being made available for download free of charge from the internet.


Watershed District to Repair River Damage

By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Mar. 11--The Middle River-Snake River Watershed District has agreed to repair damage it allegedly caused to the Snake River during construction of a flood control project, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.


Obama with 13-point lead in South Carolina: poll

CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Barack Obama has a 13-point lead on rival Hillary Clinton but his support has eroded slightly on the eve of South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.


Putin, Jiabao discuss bilateral, international issues

MOSCOW, September 24 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed satisfaction with the tempo of trade turnover growth between Russia and China.


The reason why sport fishing lures so many fishermen, I believe, is the wonderful feeling of anticipation that settles in your mind before making  the trip to the lake.  Most fishermen are born optimists and just thinking about the trip is a joy.


FBI: Unisys Covered Up Gov't Computer Break-in

IT company Unisys is under investigation by the federal government following the revelation that it may have failed to detect a break-in by Chinese hackers to Homeland Security computers.


MONROVIA, Liberia - A hundred Liberian refugees flew home from Ghana on Friday, the first of 340,000 scattered across West Africa by the countryâs civil war to be repatriated by the United Nations Refugee Agency.


Pursuing Synthetic Life, Dazzled by Reality

The most profound insights to emerge from the pursuit of synthetic life just may be about real life.


Ferrara, 19:16 - BASKET, LEGADUE: A FERRARA LA FINAL FOUR

Ferrara ospiterà la Final Four 2008 di Legadue di basket. Lo ha deciso la stessa Legadue. Il ...


Medicare Drug Plan Cost $32 Billion in 2006

THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- In 2006, introduction of the U.S. Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit increased the number of seniors' prescriptions by 158 million, at a cost of $32 billion to Medicare, a new study concludes.


Bono has found lyrics to the album 'October' U2 lost in 1981.


The families of two soldiers killed in Iraq call for an independent inquiry into their deaths.


The company posted a second-quarter profit of $182 million, helped by strong international beverage and bakery sales.


Maria Sharapova and Amelie Mauresmo opened their challenges at the WTA Championships with emphatic victories in Los Angeles. Mauresmo crushed Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 6-0 in 54 minutes, extending the Frenchwoman's


Colo. teens held after mother found dead

For nearly a month after she was stabbed to death, Linda Damm's body lay in the trunk of her car inside her garage while her 15-year-old daughter and friends used her debit card to "do teenage stuff," police say.


Tycho:  We are mentioned briefly in the most recent Major Nelson Radio podcast, where we learn that the man apparently can't remember which one of us is which, even though he stood before us in our marble reception hall only days earlier.  The end of the same podcast features an interview with one Chip Lang, Vice President of Online Commerce for Electronic Arts.  The good Major keeps it social, and does not savage his guest, presumably because he likes his job and would like to keep it Never fear! We can do what he can't.


LUBBOCK, Tex. - Wet snow blanketed parts of Texas Tuesday, closing roads and cutting power to thousands. The heaviest accumulation Tuesday was more than a foot in the Lubbock area, where the storm closed


Opera-singing phone salesman Paul Potts has won the final of TV variety show Britain's Got Talent.


Thomas Vanek scored a power-play goal in the first minute of the second period and Ryan Miller stopped 32 shots in the Buffalo Sabres' 1-0 victory over the Florida Panthers.


Fed's Evans says U.S. economy to pick up in 2008

Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President  Charles Evans said on Monday that outside of housing the U.S.  economy is "moving forward," and that the Fed cannot afford to  go soft on inflation.


SEVILLE, Spain -- Spain won the Davis Cup title Sunday, taking an insurmountable lead against the United States when Carlos Moya beat Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5) for the American star's second loss in this final.


By GENE JOHNSON SEATAC, Wash. - Christmas trees are going back up at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.


Malaysia's former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is expected to find out on Wednesday whether he can return immediately to active politics.


A car commercial proclaiming a jihad   on the U.S. auto market and offering "Fatwa Fridays" with free   swords for the kids is offensive and should not be aired,   Muslim leaders said on Sunday.


South Korea's foreign minister on Thursday said he was confident that investigations by a U.N. nuclear watchdog will prove his country's nuclear experiments were not conducted for weapons advancement.


NEW YORK - Offering more evidence that the nation's economic recovery is losing steam, a closely watched gauge of future business activity fell in July for the second consecutive month.    The Conference Board said Thursday that its Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators dropped by 0.3 percent in July to 116.0, following a revised decline of 0.1 percent in June...


A top aide of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr says the Mehdi Army did not abduct five Britons in Baghdad.


Cat Stevens Held After Flight From London Was Diverted

US security officials yesterday diverted a Washington-bound United Airlines flight and detained Yusuf Islam, formerly known as the pop singer Cat Stevens, after discovering that he had


Rebels in western Sudan accuse the government of using the southern peace deal to redeploy troops to Darfur.


Dozens of political prisoners in Cuba should be freed, former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar said Friday at an international conference examining ways to support resistance to Fidel Castro's regime.


U.S. sports leagues eye digital for growth

The major U.S. professional sports  leagues are looking to their digital assets, especially Web  sites and television networks, to drive growth.


LECCE- Il Lecce vola sulle ali di Bojinov, nuovo Chevanton, mentre il Brescia deve cambiare rotta se non vuole rovinare subito il proprio campionato. I salentini di Zeman dominano le rondinelle di De Biasi


By Jan Barry  What's new: Construction of a Holiday Inn Express in Wanaque is on hold due to a state notice of violation regarding work near wetlands.


RFID Tags: A Threat to Privacy in the Near Future?

Radio frequency identification technology, which enables objects, pets and people to be tagged and tracked wirelessly, is likely to be ubiquitous in the not-so-distant future. Almost no aspect of life may soon be safe from the prying eyes of corporations and governments.


It's midmorning at Bon Appetit, and the beignets are long gone. Behind a Plexiglas wall, a cook is chopping vegetables for lunch. Music heavy with brass is blaring, and Chef LeRoy Crump Jr. is rushing about with cell phone in hand, periodically stepping outdoors to greet a passer-by and tout the special, a Cajun shrimp cream pasta.


The Atlanta Braves rallied from a four-run deficit and handed the Cubs their fifth consecutive loss 8-to-6, knocking Chicago out of the wild-card race.


Futures point to weak start on Wall St, data eyed

U.S. stock index futures signaled a softer market open on Monday as investors showed hesitation to add to positions after last week's broad gains, particularly ahead of a report on activity in the U.S. service sector, the day's only significant economic data.


Pakistan's acting president signed legislation Tuesday that will allow Gen. Pervez Musharraf to remain as both head of the state and army chief beyond Dec. 31, a senior Cabinet Minister said.


Miami Dolphins interim coach Jim Bates has made his first big decision: He's switching quarterbacks.


Shock-rocker Marilyn Manson will be releasing his greatest-hits set, entitled Lest We Forget, on September 28.


Teens Claim to Set New TV-Viewing Record

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A pair of teenagers who spent more than two straight days publicly glued to a television set say they have set a new world record for uninterrupted TV viewing...


Culpepers Kenny Alphin performed at CMA Awards Tuesday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Dressed in a black suit, brown shirt and tie and his signature black hat, âBig Kennyâ Alphin stood next to singing partner John Rich on a red carpet at Opryland in Nashville, Tenn.


The Nairobi residence of the newly elected Somali president is attacked by unknown gunmen.


Tennis Roundup: 18-Year-Old Qualifier Upsets Blake

Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man to win an ATP title in 16 years by upsetting top-seeded James Blake, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, on Sunday in the International Tennis Championships final.


Italy May Sell State-Owned Property to Cut Biggest Debt in EU, Prodi Says

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said his government is studying the sale of state-owned property and stakes in companies to reduce the European Union's biggest debt.


S.Lanka Says Bollywood Attack Aimed at India Ties

Sri Lanka apologized Monday to a troupe  of Bollywood stars for a deadly weekend grenade attack that  marred a concert they staged in Colombo, blaming it on elements  bent on hurting close ties with neighboring India.


Thai prosecutors file corruption charges against ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra over a land deal.


For several years before and after Vioxx was approved for commercial use, executives of Merck (MRK:NYSE - news - research) were reportedly aware of ?


Baffled Timlin just isn't pitching like his old self

Mike Timlin doesn't have the answers. He laughs, in fact, when the question is posed to him. If he knew what could help him, he would be doing it.


Bush links terror war to independence war

MOUNT VERNON, Virginia  - President George W. Bush linked the U.S.-led war on terrorism on Monday to the country's struggle for independence led by George Washington more than 200 hundred years ago.


Fayette responds to George W's win: 'Voters wanted to make sure ...

After a long and tense night of vote counting, one of the most expensive and bitterly contested presidential races in American history ended with a friendly chat just before lunchtime.


Fiom, Fim, Uilm valutano stato trattative,martedi'8 ore stop


Also, Pfizer downgraded by Morgan Stanley

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Analysts despaired Monday that financial powerhouse Citigroup may lack something that poses a threat to its future growth: a sense of right and wrong.


Lebanon to Bury Hariri as Pressure on Syria Mounts

International pressure mounted on Syria to ease its grip over Lebanon as stunned Lebanese prepared to bury slain former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri on Wednesday.


Britney Spears' lawyer wants to seal all court papers in her custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline over their two small sons.


Toddler's Death Linked to E. Coli Outbreak

BOISE, Idaho -- A 2-year-old boy who died from kidney failure last month had been infected with the same strain of E. coli bacteria that prompted a nationwide consumer warning on fresh spinach, health officials said Thursday.


Hubble heats debate over ionised universe

Astronomers poring over the deepest image ever taken of the universe are coming to different conclusions about what made space transparent to light billions of years ago.


After campaigning separately throughout the country, Mitt and Ann Romney were reunited on stage Friday night Â and she stole the spotlight, prompting him to take a seat in the crowd.


In a year of surprises, some unknowns soared, and some big names plummeted.


Nigerian court voids graft report indicting vice president

A Nigerian court has voided a report of the country's anti-graft agency which indicted Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a business associate of corruption.


Malta to discuss illegal immigration with Libya

The issue of returning to Libya illegal immigrants who come to Malta from there is one of the more important topics to be discussed between Lawrence Gonzi and the Libyan government during a visit by the Prime ...


WHEN Ray Charles died in June, he had ascended to the most rarefied level of fame; no longer merely a celebrity, he had become an institution.


Maykel Galindo and Ante Razov scored in the second half to give Chivas USA a 2-0 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night.


At ground zero, parents recall their dead

Two by two, parents and grandparents of those killed three years ago at the World Trade Center stepped forward Saturday at ground zero.


BAGHDAD: A US soldier and seven Iraqi civilians died in a spate of attacks yesterday. Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, meanwhile, travelled to Jordan to try to win support from exiled opposition leaders for the January 30 elections.


Product lifecycles get the Windows treatment

Windows shops that want to build a product lifecycle management strategy now have the assurance that Microsoft will be more closely aligned with one of the PLM industry's largest manufacturing application vendors.


At a time when more than a few unhappy liberals in the United States are rumbling about moving north, the expatriates in Nelson, British Columbia, are proof it can be done.


Horror 'Grudge' Reigns at Halloween Box Office

The haunted-house thriller "The Grudge," starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, held on to the No. 1 slot at the North American box office, scaring up $22.


By Kochanowski, Lisa  Hard drive, "A" drive, network, anti-virus software, software packages ...


Esordio positivo per i nostri atleti sui campi di cemento di MelbourneEscono di scena Knapp ed Errani che ha sfiorato l'impresa con la Davenport                                          Tennis, Pennetta, Seppi e Schiavone ok nel primo turno Australian open                                                                                In campo internazionale passano Roddick, Robredo, Karlovic, Nieminem e GasquetTra le donne avanti Henin, Sharapova, Serena Williams, Mauresmo e Dementieva


Watching video online in small, fuzzy boxes is heading the way of rabbit ears.


Famiglia media, 2.000 euro vanno via tra tasse e rate


787 unsafe, claims former Boeing engineer

Dreamliner crash and burn? A former Boeing engineer claims the 787 Dreamliner is unsafe, and that in the event of a crash its innovative composite material fuselage would "shatter too easily and burn with toxic fumes", the Seattle Times reports.â¦


ENVER, Aug. 19 - Kris Benson suffered no soreness Thursday afternoon, reported no pain and revealed that he would be at full strength for his next start.


An international rescue mission to free three hostages held by Colombian rebels broke down yesterday amid accusations of lying and bad faith


Financially troubled Delta Air Lines said Friday that it is burning through cash much faster than expected and its third-quarter loss will be far greater than expected.


State of the Art: Beware the Tapeless Camcorder

Tapeless camcorders have arrived, but be aware of price, capacity and picture quality.


US retailer Toys-R-Us may sell its   Babies-R-Us unit after being hit by intense competition from retail chains such as Wal-Mart.


"Johnny is a street kid in Mumbai" - Neil Mukesh

Neil Mukesh seems to be obsessed with the name Johnny. He is all set to make his debut in Sriram RaghvanÂs Johnny Gaddar but before this film releases, Neil has already started shooting for his next film titled Tera Kya Hoga Johnny.


Mantova, 17:50 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: ALLA RIPRESA ASSENTI DO PRADO E DI CESARE

Allenamento di ripresa per il Mantova in vista della trasferta di Messina. Il tecnico Tesser ha fatt...


DaimlerChrysler and Bombardier settle dispute over Adtranz sale

Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG and transportation company Bombardier Inc. have settled a dispute over the 2001 sale of railcar maker Adtranz, the companies said Tuesday.


A seven-foot phenom may be China's second hoops star, and the search is on for the third


Federal agents yesterday took their first steps to go after individuals who illegally trade copyrighted music and videos over the Internet, seizing computers, software and related equipment at five homes around the country.


Tough new powers to prevent the abuse of vulnerable adults are to be endorsed by MSPs.


In School's Ruins, a Town Confronts the Unthinkable

Middle School No. 1 was opened Sunday to the people of Beslan, who found themselves drawn toward it by an almost gravitational pull.


George Melly, a flamboyant, gravel-voiced jazz singer, critic and raconteur, died Thursday, his wife said. He was 80 years old.


Volvo, the world's second-largest truckmaker, which has been under pressure from activist investment funds to restructure, said on Friday that it may return more cash to shareholders, although it will first ...


Mickelson just following routine before Ryder Cup

Hal Sutton has said repeatedly this week that he wants his players to prepare for the Ryder Cup just as they would for any other tournament.


South Korea to provide Iran with 100,000 broadband Internet lines

Iran and South Korea have signed a 40 million dollar deal for the provision of 100,000 broadband Internet lines to the Islamic republic.


Risultati in linea con previsioni degli analisti


Scientists Warn of Global Warming Threat

Scientists warned Tuesday that a long-term increase in global temperature of 3.5 degrees could threaten Latin American water supplies, reduce food yields in Asia and result in a rise in extreme weather conditions in the Caribbean.


Musharraf Rebuffs Pleas for Pakistan Troops in Iraq

Pakistani President Pervez  Musharraf on Thursday ruled out sending troops to help restore  stability in Iraq, rebuffing pleas from the Iraqi interim  government and the United States.


Dutch Philips Electronics PHG.AS   PHG.N said on Thursday it would introduce the world's first   cordless DECT phone that can make Skype Internet calls without   being connected to a personal computer.


Insurance Brokerage to Replace Its Chief

Marsh & McLennan Companies, the insurance broker, said it would replace its embattled chief executive, Michael G. Cherkasky.


Dogs can sniff out cancer, study reveals

LONDON - People have always suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with them.


Lawyers Say Unclear Orders Led to Iraqi Abuse

Lawyers for British soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi detainees said Monday the camp had been in disarray with unsupervised troops chasing looters and prodding them with sticks to drive them into camp.


Dozens of people are arrested in Iran for spying on its nuclear activities, and passing details to its "enemies".


Vinovo, 17:40 - CALCIO, JUVE: PROBLEMI PER NOCERINO

La sfida in famiglia contro la formazione Primavera continua ad essere un tabÃ¹ per la Juventus. Oggi...


Whatever the reasons John Kerry and the Democrats lost the race for the White House, lack of money wasn't one. Tax-exempt pro-Democratic groups raising big checks for this year's election collected almost twice as much money as their Republican rivals in the presidential race, a study shows. The financial advantage comes in addition to record fund raising by Kerry, the unsuccessful candidate, and the Democratic Party.


Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has told fellow Democrats she wants to pass the party's six top legislative items and toughen ethics rules before President Bush delivers his State of the Union address.


Oil prices pushed through new highs above 55 US dollars a barrel Monday amid concerns over high demand and tight supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.


Hundreds of thousands of Africans are at risk of disease, amid devastating floods, the UN warns.


Saks Fifth Avenue, Carmel Plaza's retail anchor for nearly two decades, will close in January, the company announced Friday. Shoppers who fancy the high-end store that boasts such brands


American International Group Inc.  , said on Wednesday its earnings fell 29 percent as  revenues declined, realized losses on investments widened, and  business in Asia trailed off.


Senate Republicans are facing off against the White House in an effort to block a controversial immigration bill


The festive segment of the Paralympic closing ceremony was cancelled today after seven teenagers were killed in a bus accident on the way to the games.


Tainted Wells Found on Ohio Resort Island

Contaminated wells may be the source of the mystery illness that has stricken more than 1,000 visitors to an Ohio island getaway in Lake Erie, authorities said on Friday.


NEW YORK  - Women who smoke are more likely to begin menopause before the age of 45 years, which puts them at increased risk of osteoporosis and heart disease, Norwegian researchers report.


Iraq ; Margaret Hassan calla upon Britain to quit Iraq

Iraq News, DUBAI - Iraqi-British hostage Margaret Hassan has again urged Britain to withdraw its troops from Iraq and also to free Iraqi women prisoners, Al Jazeera television reports.


Exploit code affecting an unpatched flaw in an image uploader used by both Facebook and MySpace is circulating publicly.


TRADE:  'EU Undermining Agriculture in Africa'

BRUSSELS, Oct 18 (IPS) - Europe is undermining its own efforts to strengthen  African agriculture by foisting free trade on the continent, a  Ghanaian farm leader has complained.


England hold a 189-run lead on day four of the fourth Test after being reduced to 197-5.


Reynolds American Profits, Raises Outlook

Reynolds American Inc. (RAI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the maker of Camel and Kool cigarettes, on Monday posted a third-quarter profit and raised its expectations for its full-year performance on tax benefits and cost savings.


Brian McNamee has turned over physical evidence that Roger Clemens' former trainer believes will show the seven-time Cy Young Award winner used performance-enhancing drugs, McNamee's attorneys told The New York Daily News.


In prevalenza i beneficiari provengono dall'Africa


The government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has promised a socialist revolution for the poor, on Wednesday criticized an ally's move to seize two golf courses to build affordable housing.


Robert Blackwill, uomo di punta dell' amministrazione del presidente George Bush per l'Iraq, ha inaspettatamente annunciato ieri le sue dimissioni. Lo riferisce il Washington Post nella sua edizione online.


Il dramma dei pazienti dopo l'interventoLe vittime sono due uomini e una giovane donna                                          "Dottore, ma il fegato nuovo funzionerÃ ?" E uno dice: "Non fatelo sapere ai miei genitori"                                                                                Dal laboratorio di analisi fanno sapere: "Impossibile trasmettere i risultati completi, lavoriamo in urgenza"


A documentary and a fiction film about Joy Division return a mythic hero to life size.


AirTran Airways has agreed to retain 3,200 Chicago-based employees when it acquires bankrupt ATA Airlines' local assets, Mayor Daley said Friday, paving the way for City Hall to approve the transfer of ATA's 14 gates at Midway Airport.


Nissan to shift part of N.America output to Japan

Nissan Motor Co Ltd  plans to move some of its manufacturing operations to Japan from North America as part of its efforts to improve profitability, the Nihon Keizai (Nikkei) business daily reported on Sunday.


Stanley O'Neal is toast, but what about the responsibility of his bosses on the board?


No Escape Claws As War is Declared on Alien Invaders Concerted Plan of Action As Thriving Imports Threaten Our Native Species

By JAMES KIRKUP and IAN JOHNSTON  THE beautiful oak woodland at Coille Mhor, near Kyle of Lochalsh, is home to plants that are unique to Scotland.


The company behind the Madame Tussauds and London Eye tourist attractions is bought in a Â£1bn deal.


NMB Rescuers Given New Bikes: Fire Chief Says New Team Will Speed Up Help

By Janelle Frost, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 17--NORTH MYRTLE BEACH -- The city's fire and rescue department on Friday received four new bicycles for the city's newly formed bike team, which is using its new wheels for the first time during this weekend's Myrtle Beach marathon.


AMD Bets on Tri-Core Chips as Quad-Core Market Lags

With the market for quad-core chips still in its infancy, Advance Micro Devices has an alternative that might help bridge the gap: tri-core chips. As a bonus, this strategy can't easily be imitated by Intel, AMD executives say.


EU urges Russia to lift economic sanctions on Georgia

The European Union called on Russia on Tuesday to lift economic sanctions on Georgia or risk deepening the crisis between the ex-Soviet neighbors sparked by a spying row.


Venus Express celebrates 500 days around Venus

Lots of data, struggling with a bottleneck Basking in four times the radiation its sister craft, Mars Express, receives, Venus Express is celebrating its 500th day around, and 500th orbit of, our twin planet.â¦


Wayward whales now just miles from ocean

Two lost whales closed in on their ocean home Tuesday evening, passing under a busy bridge and entering San Francisco Bay after being lost in inland waterways.


L'attacco con autobomba si e' verificato a Sadr City


Ivory Coast's president divided his country.

The decision last Monday by the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo on Ivory Coast -- with the possibility of further sanctions -- was necessary to slow the spiral toward chaos in


Apple Profit Doubles; Outlook Tops Views

Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O on  Wednesday reported its quarterly profit more than doubled, on  strong sales of its iPod digital music player and notebook  computers and said revenue and earnings for the current quarter  would top Wall Street estimates.


Eight months later Eight months after an independent researcher revealed that Comcast was secretly throttling BitTorrent and other P2P traffic, the beleaguered American ISP has at last admitted that's exactly what it's doing.â¦


Just a day after Apple unveils its browser, security researchers report 18 flaws--and counting.


Micron Unveils New 1-Gigabit Mobile DRAM Chip and Will Bundle With NAND For Compact Multichip Packages

At the 3GSM World Congress today, Micron Technology, Inc., (NYSE:MU),  introduced a new 1 Gigabit (Gb) Mobile DRAM for popular high-end,  feature rich mobile phones with multimedia and computing features.


Army Factions Are Fighting Again in Congo

Fighting between rival army factions ended days of relative calm in eastern Congo on Sunday, while Rwanda withdrew a threat to send troops into the country.


Timberlake still "Sexy" on singles charts

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" held   the No. 1 title on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a   second week Thursday.


Superati i 90 dollari al barile, prima volta nella storia


X Factor winner Steve Brookstein knocks the Band Aid single off the top of the single chart after four weeks.


U.S. economic growth was stronger  than previously thought in the third quarter because imports  were less hefty than originally estimated, the government said  on Wednesday, but corporate profits weakened.


Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens All-Pro offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden could miss this week's game at Philadelphia against the undefeated Eagles because of a left hamstring injury.


Bosnian Serbs Dismissed for Failing to Help War Crimes Tribunal

The international authority in Bosnia- Herzegovina dismissed nine Bosnian Serb security officials as it joined the US in imposing sanctions for the failure of the Bosnian Serb republic to help find wanted war criminals.


EMC taps longtime IBM veteran Jeffrey Nick for CTO position

SEPTEMBER 03, 2004  - Storage vendor EMC Corp. today named Jeffrey Nick as its chief technology officer. Nick is an IBM veteran who helped design the company's on-demand computing initiative and led its grid computing strategy.


Australia's Woolworth's to bid for Coles' businesses

Australia's largest retailer Woolworths said Monday it would make an offer for some of the non-supermarket businesses of its biggest rival, Coles, which has put itself up for auction.


Turkey pledges reforms ahead of EU talks

Turkey has given human rights guarantees that set the stage for a recommendation that it should begin membership talks with the European Union, the top EU officials in charge of the negotiations said Thursday.


Ambitious Phelps to swim six events at World Short Course ...

Michael Phelps is attempting a racing schedule nearly as ambitious as what he did at the Olympics. But this time he won't be swimming as far.


Google plan sees phones by mid-2008: report

Google Inc  is expected to  announce advanced software and services enabling handset makers  to bring Google-powered phones to market by mid-2008, the Wall  Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with  the matter.


Two States Accuse Aventis on Flu Vaccine

The governors of Illinois and New  Mexico accused French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis SASY.PA of  balking in providing data to U.S. regulators in the states'  attempts to secure flu vaccine in the midst of a national  shortage.


Bush sees Palestine state treaty within year

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President George W. Bush told Palestinians on Thursday he believed they would sign a peace treaty with Israel within a year that would give them their own state.


'Not my idea of a good time', admits Shatner William Shatner has turned down a free trip into space because it's "not my idea of a good time", as the actor explained to UK tabloid The Sun.â¦


BusinessWeek Online - The economy is showing some signs of resilience. After a string of weak economic data which led economists to ratchet down growth estimates, the latest figures are beginning to look up and some more positive news is expected in the next batch of figures.


Lindsay Lohan gets nine nominations at the Razzies, closely followed by Eddie Murphy's with eight.


Stasera il finale con i presidenti emeriti della Repubblica


Roma, 17:11 - CALCIO, LAZIO: COSTRETTI A RINVIARE TESSERAMENTO CARRIZO

La Lazio ha annunciato la rinuncia all'acquisto del portiere argentino Carrizo: ''La S.S. Lazio S.p....


Makes a change from IE Critical flaws in the way Firefox handles JavaScript code create a possible means for hackers to commandeer vulnerable PCs, according to security researchers.â¦


President Bush, delivering a Memorial Day message surrounded by the graves of thousands of military dead, said Monday that the United States must continue fighting the war on terror in the name of those have already given their life in the cause.


Team giovani stilisti per storico marchio amato dal jet-set


As the government says it wants to improve children's diet, teachers call for a ban on junk food advertising aimed at children.


'The Grudge': Horror That Translates Chillingly

Among our many crimes as an imperialistic exploiter of other nations' cultures, stealing their movies ranks lower than selling them cigarettes but higher than killing their game.


Oscar producer Gil Cates wears many hats

It's another working lunch for Gil Cates. Sitting behind a broad desk in his office at the Geffen Playhouse, the theater he helped establish 12 years ago, Cates faces a wall of autographed posters from past shows. Beside him is a computer screen covered with tiny bits of paper bearing inspirational quotes.


Knicks injured guard Houston activated in Memphis

Allan Houston was activated by the New York Knicks in Memphis of Tennessee Tuesday after missing 16 games with a sore left knee and should make his National Basketball Association season debut this week.


Iran criticizes EU nuclear proposal as 'unbalanced'

DUBAI - Iran on Sunday criticized a European proposal seeking the indefinite suspension of its uranium enrichment activities as "unbalanced," indicating that it intends to reject the proposal.


Never a hostile question for campaigning Bush

President George W. Bush famously dislikes press conferences but has embraced "Ask President Bush" sessions packed with supporters at least as eager to pay tribute to him as get an answer.


Medicare to begin charging wealthier seniors more

The U.S. Medicare program will charge   lower than expected premiums next year in the U.S. health   insurance plan for the elderly, but wealthier recipients for   the first time will pay more for doctor visits and other care   outside the hospital.


Suits: A Wonderful Town, but Heâs Moving On

Jonathan M. Tisch is giving up his post as chairman of NYC & Company, New Yorkâs tourism marketing organization.


Monito dal Quirinale dopo le polemiche e i toni caldi di questi giorni"Potevo estromettermi del tutto, ma non l'ho fatto                                          "Un clima pericoloso per il Paese" Antipolitica, l'allarme di Napolitano                                                                                di GIORGIO BATTISTINI


Sir Cliff Richard plans to cut the price of his new album if enough fans order it ahead of its download release.


A campaign urges prosecution of hotels under obscenity laws - and directs people to smut-free lodging.


Siviglia, 17:08 - CALCIO, MARESCA: CAPELLO ALLENATORE FORTUNATO

"Fabio Capello è un tecnico che sa trasmettere voglia di vincere ed è anche fortunato"...


Michael Ballack scored the only goal of the game at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday as Chelsea maintained their English Premier League title chase with victory over visitors Reading.


Senate Panel Approves Goss for CIA Director

The Senate Intelligence Committee  voted 12-4 on Tuesday to approve the nomination of Republican  Florida congressman Porter Goss to become the new CIA director,  paving the way for full Senate confirmation.


The International Atomic Energy Agency complains that US and other nations are not contributing as promised.


Bulgarian Clergymen Name Dissidents Expulsion Top Event ... read

Politics: 25 December 2004, Saturday. Bulgarian clergymen picked July's climax of the long-running schism in the Bulgarian church as the most important even in the religious life of the country in the past ...


Officals Confirm State Fair Was Source Of E. coli Outbreak

RALEIGH, NC -- State health officials announced Monday that they have identified the that they have collected enough information from the ongoing E. Coli disease investigation to identify the state fair as the source of the outbreak.


President Bush criticized Sen. John Kerry as a liberal trying to hide from his own record Thursday as the two men entered the last, post-debate lap of a close race for the White House. The Democratic challenger said his rival "fights, literally, for the privileged few."


SoBig anniversary marks birth of the botnet

Five by five Wednesday (9 January) marks the fifth anniversary of the SoBig-A virus, an item of malware experts reckon marked the transition to money rather than mischief as the main drive behind malware creation.â¦


Jack Black in comical tribute to film pioneers

Actor Jack Black stars in a comical and nostalgic tribute to the pioneers of cinema and jazz in "Be Kind Rewind", which brings the 2008 Berlin Film Festival to a fitting close on Saturday.


Israeli occupation forces have fired tank shells into the heavily populated Khan Yunus refugee camp in southern Gaza, wounding at least 10 Palestinians.


IBM tools aim to extend SOA quality management

IBM has unveiled two new Rational development tools and and a Tivoli applications management offering. They can be used separately or jointly to boost the quality of a service-oriented architecture.


Greggio con consegna ad agosto scambiato a 72,03 dollari


Violence Forces U.S. Contractor to Drop Iraq Work

Rising violence and associated security costs have prompted a U.S. company to pull out of a $325 million contract to rebuild transportation infrastructure in Iraq, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.


Al-Qaeda is intensifying its efforts to put operatives into the US, a US intelligence report says.


Time in chokey for perps The EU is to refer environmental offences away from the civil courts and over to the criminal courts, according to the BBC.â¦


Fidelity units fined $3.75m in NASD probe

Four Fidelity Investments brokerage units were fined a total of $3.75 million, regulator NASD said yesterday, citing broad record-keeping lapses it said it uncovered while probing the lavish gifts some company traders accepted from outside brokerages.


One day after they signed third baseman Troy Glaus to a $45 million four- year deal, they handed former Giants pitcher Russ Ortiz, who spent the last two years in Atlanta, a four-year, $33 million contract.


p2pnet.net News:- The owners of the Morpheus and Grokster p2p applications are taking yet another stand in their David and Goliath battle against the multi-national entertainment industry.


Kenya parties to work with African panel: AU

Kenya's president and opposition leader agreed on Thursday to work together with an African panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to end turmoil that has killed 500 people, the African Union said.


Extreme weather, drought and spreading disease are on the horizon if something isn't done to rein in the human impact on the environment, a new study says. By the Associated Press.


In a damning article, the Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano has condemned the popular teenage boy wizard for promoting witchcraft and occult.


Weakened Frances Threatens Fresh Slap to Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Weakened but still bearing  torrential rains and high winds, Tropical Storm Frances moved  into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and again took aim at  Florida's coast, this time its long, northwestern Panhandle.


Indian PM Manmohan Singh visits tsunami victims but faces more criticism over the handling of the disaster.


BAGHDAD/FALLUJA, OCT 23: A suicide car bomb exploded near a US marine base in western Iraq on Saturday, killing 16 Iraqi policemen and wounding up to 40.


Study: Fla. Agency Doesn't Probe Families

State child-welfare workers in Miami often failed to perform criminal background checks before placing a child in the home of a relative or family friend, according to a study by Florida's beleaguered social services agency.


Blog: The two tech titans will share a stage next week at a tech conference.


Red Hat has launched an online version of Command Center, its integrated server and application monitoring service. It also brings new features and a free evaluation version.


Pentagon Spurned Plan to Initiate Enemy Homosexuality

The U.S. military rejected a 1994  proposal to develop an "aphrodisiac" to spur homosexual  activity among enemy troops but is hard at work on other  less-than-lethal weapons, defense officials said Sunday.


Wigan, Liverpool and Everton can all take top spot from Chelsea in Saturday's Premier League programme.


World stocks at record levels as economy pleases

World stocks bumped along near record  highs on Wednesday while investors' search for yield kept  emerging market and corporate bonds closer to government debt  than ever before.


Doubts Increase Over Myanmar Democracy Plans

Myanmar's military junta has pledged to  stick by its "roadmap to democracy," but analysts said on  Friday what little credibility the plan had has been shattered  by the purge of its main promoter, Prime Minister Khin Nyunt.


Collaborators offered pre-built SharePoint app

Software house targets teamwork, not Quislings A British software company is claiming that it can deliver a basic but fully working Microsoft SharePoint collaboration system in as little as an hour, and without the customer needing to buy SharePoint client access licences (CALs).â¦


New mobile devices hold promise for users, challenges for IT

New devices such as the iPhone and the OQO ultra-mobile PC are adding more mobile computing choices for business users -- and more challenges for IT departments.


Yahoo Expands Search Wars to Mobile Service

Yahoo COO Dan Rosenweig called the mobile effort a "crucial step" in the development of relevant search products and said it is intended to take advantage of the growing base of its existing


Analysis: Why blame a bit player for the sins of the big bosses


Calcio: Kakà a Berlusconi: 'il Real Madrid mi chiama'

Il campione brasiliano avrebbe chiesto al presidente del Milan di lasciarlo andare. E proprio sulla volontà del calciatore il club merengues starebbe puntando per mettere a segno il colpo dell'anno


In arrivo cofanetto con 53 brani e 3 inediti


DALLAS -- The more you hear about Bernard Kerik's messy personal life, the more you begin to think the former New York Police commissioner should be cordoned off with little orange cones.


Murder Marks `Desperate Housewives' Finale

A murder &#151; maybe two &#151; a philandering husband, the discovery of a mysterious love child, an escape from a psychiatric hospital and a police sniper's deadly shot ending a confrontation.


Lo rivela l'Istituto di ricerche sull'economia mondiale


He ended his holdout nearly two weeks ago, but will Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel be ready to play in tomorrow's season opener against the Jets?


Si chiama Giovanni D'Auria, ha 3 figli e vive a Livorno


Kuwait Police Capture Five Terror Suspects

Police and troops in armored personnel carriers used explosives to blast their way into a concrete block home in this run-down town Saturday, capturing five suspected terrorists holed up inside.