Pavano, the Newest Yank, Makes a Pitch for Johnson

The Yankees on Wednesday introduced their latest young ace, Carl Pavano, who said he would welcome Randy Johnson but would not be dismayed if Javier Vazquez stayed.


Sedici morti per le esplosioni contro un convoglio militare al confine con l'AfghanistanUndici persone hanno perso la vita nell'attentato in un centro di reclutamento di agenti di polizia                                            Pakistan, offensiva degli integralisti Decine di vittime nel nord                                                                                I capi tribÃ¹ della regione del Nord Waziristan revocano la tregua con il governo Musharraf


North Korea accuses United States of hostility, lies

An external audit of U.N. funds in North Korea is a hostile maneuver by the United States, Pyongyang said in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon circulated on Thursday.


CBS's U-turn over 'Jericho is a sign that networks are reassessing niche shows and how to retain loyal viewers.


Delta Reaches Deal With Pilots, Averting Chapter 11 Filing

Delta reached a tentative agreement with its pilots' union Wednesday night on wage and benefit cuts, averting a threatened bankruptcy filing, at least for now.


Intel Tests Chip Design With 80-Core Processor

'Teraflops research chip' provides tremendous horsepower for designing and testing future PCs.


Vancouver Treaty Gives Aboriginals Special Tax Deal, Seat on Municipal Board

By DIRK MEISSNER  VICTORIA (CP) - A Vancouver area aboriginal nation will receive some of Canada's most fertile agriculture land in a proposed treaty that gives the aboriginals a seat on Vancouver's municipal government and special tax status.


Manning holds up in first meeting with Roethlisberger

In the meeting of first-round draft picks whose early NFL careers have been totally dissimilar, Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger and New York's Eli Manning did exactly what they've done so far.


More than 800,000 people across Japan take part in an annual drill to prepare for a major earthquake.


UNITED NATIONS Sept. 21, 2004 - President Bush delivered an unapologetic defense of his decision to invade Iraq, telling the United Nations Tuesday that his decision "helped to deliver the Iraqi people from


A Tragedy in Asia Affects All Corners of a Closer World

The tsunami that struck over the weekend spread a ring of destruction through nearly a dozen countries. Those are the places most directly affected, and on a calamitous scale.


Couric news debut draws high ratings, mixed reviews

Katie Couric got off to a robust   start in the ratings as anchor of the CBS Evening News, but her   debut and the program's much-ballyhooed make-over drew reviews   on Wednesday ranging from tepid to disparaging.


Iran Refuses to Give Up Nuclear Research-Diplomats

Iran intends to use Monday's talks with  France, Britain and Germany to ensure it has the right to go on  carrying out research with equipment that could be used to  develop nuclear weapons, Western diplomats said.


3.5% Raise for Federal Civilian Workers Makes Spending Bill

Congressional negotiators reached agreement yesterday on a spending package that provides a 3.5 percent raise for federal civilian employees, more than double that sought by President Bush.


22,000 died amid delayed Bayer drug recall: doctor

The lives of 22,000 patients could have been saved if U.S. regulators had been quicker to remove a Bayer AG drug used to stem bleeding during open heart surgery, according to a medical researcher interviewed by CBS Television's 60 Minutes program.


Secondo gli investigatori vittima ne era esponente di spicco


EMC has made its biggest push to date into the fast growing small and midsize business market with the acquisition of Dantz Development, a suppler of backup and recovery software.


Activision, Nielsen Study Impact of Video Game Ads

Video game publisher Activision Inc. and Nielsen Entertainment, on Monday said they were collaborating to produce a measurement system for corporate advertisers to compare the reach


Fears of further dollar weakness sent shares in Asian exporters sharply lower on Monday, after a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations said nothing to arrest its fall.


Madrid, 13:05 - CALCIO, ATLETICO MADRID: IDEA ABBIATI

L'Atletico Madrid vuole Cristian Abbiati. Il club spagnolo vuole rinforzare la squadra per la prossi...


Schroeder says bigger US role key for Mideast peace

BERLIN, Jan 17  German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said today progress towards West Asia peace depended on the United States playing a more active role.


Segway Tours Kick Up Debate on Public Trail

By Connie Skipitares and Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 17--People who flock to the Los Gatos Creek Trail jog, cycle, pull dog leashes and push strollers. Now, there's something new in the mix: gliding.   As in high-tech Segways.


US raids kill family of 6 in rebel-held Iraqi city

FALLUJA - US warplanes killed a family of six in raids against rebels led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, while a top international aid agency suspended Iraq operations on Wednesday after its manager was kidnapped.


Band's Driver Sullied Chicago Tour Boat - Police

A bus driver working for the ecologically minded Dave Matthews Band could face prosecution on charges of dumping the vehicle's load of human waste off a Chicago bridge onto a tour boat, police said on Wednesday.


Mortgage applications fell for a  second straight week as interest rates remained near recent  highs, an industry group said on Wednesday.


Redskins Get New Assistants but Await Decision on Coach

The Washington Redskins fired the assistants Gregg Williams and Al Saunders on Saturday, promoted Greg Blache to lead the teamâs defense, and announced that a head coach would probably not be in place for at least another week.


Russia, China and Spain through to Fed Cup semi-finals

Defending champions Russia progressed smoothly into the semi-finals of the Fed Cup on Sunday, while Spain overcame last season's beaten finalists Italy to set up a last-four clash against China.


Update 8: Crude Futures Rebound, Hit $42 a Barrel

Crude futures rebounded slightly Tuesday, following a 6 percent drop the day before on forecasts calling for warmer weather in the US, which eased worries about tight supplies of winter fuel.


Yankees manager Torre suspended for one game, fined

New York Yankees manager Joe Torre was suspended for one game and fined by major league baseball Saturday because one of his pitchers threw at a batter after umpire warnings during a game against the Boston Red Sox.


One of her neighbours told police on Saturday that she had not collected newspaper and milk from her doorstep for a few days. The police then broke open her door and found her body.


BP profits grow 43 percent in third quarter

British oil giant BP reported a 43-percent rise in third-quarter pro forma net profit to 3.94 billion dollars (3.08 billion euros) as oil prices continued to soar.


Nintendo Returns to Profit in First Half

Nintendo Co. returned to profit in the first half of the fiscal year from the same period a year ago as the Japanese video-game maker erased foreign exchange losses and earned more from game sales.


Long Beach Weighs Rules to Allow Casinos

By Associated Press  LONG BEACH - The Long Beach planning commission is developing rules should the Gulf Coast city decide to zone property to allow casino development.


Book Review: 'Giant: George Stevens, a Life on Film'

George Stevens (1904-1975) made many fine movies over a career that spanned the silent and sound eras, beginning with shorts featuring the likes of Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang and cresting in the 1950s with the now-classic films "Shane" and "Giant."


On Another Grim Day, Bodies Found Across Baghdad

As Iraqi police gathered up at least 60 bodies, several car bombs rocked the capital, killing and wounding dozens more.


Jeff Garlin isn't long into his comedy set when he announces to the audience: "I'm never nervous."


An Israeli aircraft fired a missile at armed Palestinians near Gaza City on Tuesday, killing one, a militant group said. The man killed was from the Islamic Jihad group.


Bush administration adopts UN's wait-and-see posture on Iran's ...

STATE DEPARTMENT The Bush administration has agreed to give Iran time to fulfill its promise to freeze all uranium enrichment programs, while continuing to accuse the country of repeated deceptions.


Drugs in sport: Jones denies fresh Conte claims over injecting ...

Marion Jones denied the allegations that emerged yesterday from Victor Conte, the man at the centre of the Balco doping scandal, who claimed that he had witnessed her injecting performance-enhancing drugs he supplied.


France's foreign minister offers to apologise to Iraq for seeming to meddle in its internal affairs.


Relatives return to the scene of Russia's bloody three-day school siege, as the number killed reaches 330.


New Tools to Predict Genetic Risk for Colorectal Cancer

TUESDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have devised more precise ways to identify individuals who might have gene mutations associated with Lynch syndrome, the most common hereditary form of colorectal cancer.


Ecclestone slams 'embarrassing' Silverstone

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who has axed the British Grand Prix from the 2005 schedule, has hit out at Silverstone's owners, describing the track as "embarrassing".


Serbian war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj could die soon if he continues his hunger strike, says a French doctor.


US Economy Adds Fewer Jobs Than Expected

The US economy added 96,000 jobs last month -- fewer than investors expected and less than the number needed to provide jobs for a growing workforce.


Africa's Old Soldiers Feel Forgotten by France

DAKAR, Senegal  - Issa Cisse thought of himself as  French when he left Senegal to help free his colonial masters  from the grip of the Germans at the end of World War II.


Teenage girl fighting for life after stabbing

A 14-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being stabbed in a "frenzied" attack in a park


John Kerry yesterday returned to the war in Iraq in an effort to make President George W. Bush's performance as commander in chief the central question confronting voters.


Rhonda Sanders received an eye-opening letter from her daughter's school three years ago: At age 10, her 5-foot, 137-pound child was heavier than 98 percent of her peers.


DENTON, Texas -- Texas coach Jody Conradt told Jamie Carey to shoot more, and it worked out very well. Carey scored a career-high 30 points to lead the fourth-ranked Longhorns to a 79-54 victory Thursday night over North Texas.


Tra le province di Frosinone e L'Aquila, nessun danno


A man and woman are indicted over the death of a US pizza delivery man killed by a time-bomb around his neck.


Collezione autunno-inverno 2006 presentata a Pitti Bimbo


KABUL, Afghanistan - A powerful car bomb detonated outside the office of a U.S. security contractor in the Afghan capital Sunday, killing at least seven people, including two Americans, and wounding several others, officials and witnesses said...


Doctors leaders have backed down in a dispute with the government over extending GPs opening hours.


By SCOTT COLLINGS Los Angeles Times  HOLLYWOOD - NBC has called a Hail Mary pass with one of its new fall shows.   Its a weekly drama set against the backdrop of prep sports, a relatively unglamorous world that hasnt yielded a TV hit in nearly 30 years.


Home starts hit 12-year low, CPI dips in August

Consumer inflation dipped unexpectedly last month thanks to falling gasoline prices while new home construction hit a 12-year low as the housing slump continued to dim the outlook for growth.


Paris prepared to join war before ties soured, says book

French officials were prepared to provide as many as 15,000 troops for an invasion of Iraq before relations soured between Washington and Paris over the timing of an attack, according to a new book published in ...


Deutsche Bank says it will cut 3,280 jobs outside Germany and reports a sharp rise in profits.


5 Pacers and 5 Fans Are Charged in Fight

Nearly three weeks after the brawl that left an indelible scar on the NBA, five Indiana Pacers and five Pistons fans were charged Wednesday with misdemeanor assault and battery.


Londra, 13:21 - CALCIO, LOS ANGELES GALAXY: BECKHAM E' NOSTRO

Alexi Lalas, ex difensore del Padova e oggi general manager dei Los Angeles Galaxy, chiarisce la sit...


Bush Threatens Veto of Child Health Bill

President Bush called a popular childrenâs health insurance program âa step toward federalization of health care.â


Q&A: Black Eyed Peas' Fergie steps into solo spotlight

Now that Fergie has helped transform  the Black Eyed Peas from ground-level hip-hoppers to  globe-trotting pop wonders, the 31-year-old singer is  refocusing on her dream deferred -- solo success.


Coming soon: the interactive Playboy centrefold? A team from Mid Sweden University have knocked together a "talking paper" billboard which uses conductive links and printed speakers to give forth when caressed, the BBC reports.â¦


Firenze, 20:03 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: PROGRAMMA RECUPERI

La Lega Calcio di serie C ha stabilito di recuperare le partite del 30 gennaio scorso non disputate ...


Storm Floods Kill More Than 600 in Haiti

GONAIVES, Haiti - The death toll across Haiti from the weekend deluges brought by Tropical Storm Jeanne was at 620, with some 500 of them in Gonaives, but officials said on Tuesday they expected to find more dead.    Blood swirled in knee-deep floodwaters as workers stacked bodies outside the hospital morgue...


No more audition silliness. It's time to get serious on "American Idol." The Fox talent show trimmed down the competition Wednesday night, leaving 24 semifinalists — 12 men and 12 women — to vie for the "Idol" title and a record contract. The decision-making finale will be held in May.


The editor of Tempo magazine is jailed for libel, in a case which has raised fears about press freedom.


Caps turn aside Isles to end 3-game skid

Alexander Semin scored the lone goal in a shootout, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 2-1 Sunday to end a three-game losing streak.


Probes into a foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey find the virus was present in a pipe on the nearby Pirbright site.


Andre Agassi receives another pain-relieving injection on an unexpected extra day off Saturday after rain postpones his third-round match.


Customers Anxious at PeopleSoft Gathering

PeopleSoft Inc. is trying to create a party-like atmosphere at its annual customer conference, but this week's gathering may feel more like a wake with rival Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion takeover bid looming larger than ever.


Fellow Anglicans greeted the archbishop of Canterbury with a standing ovation Monday, despite his recent controversial statments about the role of Islamic law in Britain.


The U.S. Congress asked the Securities and Exchange Commission on Saturday to send lawmakers a report justifying a new rule forcing mutual fund boards to have independent chairmen.


Bobby Vinton Nixes Statue in Pennsylvania

Roses are red, my love, violets are blue. Sugar is sweet, my love, but a $100,000 tribute is too much ado.


T-Mobile looks to ADSL for mobile backhaul

IP within 3G within IP, over Ethernet T-Mobile has completed German trials using ADSL to backhaul data from 3G base stations by encapsulating HSDPA data in the IP stream. In doing so it has proven the technology is viable for the next generation of mobile services.â¦


Nepal ministry upholds claim of fastest climb up Everest

Nepal's tourism ministry has upheld a claim by mountaineer Pemba Dorji Sherpa that he had scaled Everest in a record time of eight hours and 10 minutes on May 21.


Reggio Calabria, 18:16 - CALCIO, TORINO; CAIRO: VITTORIA MOLTO IMPORTANTE

Il Torino torna a sorridere e centra una vittoria fondamentale in ottica salvezza in casa della Regg...


Germany has misgivings over maglev technology sale to China

On October 22 the German newspaper Handelsblatt published a piece of news that catches the attention of the German and Chinese public once more.


Could terrorists be plotting their next move online, obscured by the 'noise' of chat-room chatter? The U.S. government thinks that may be the case and is funding a yearlong study on chat-room surveillance.


Though both grew up in Lawrence, Jason Pena and Chris Morales never quite connected. Oh, they came close. Morales almost played on Pena's Pop Warner team but was over the weight limit. They nearly played football together at Central Catholic but Pena opted for Haverhill's Whittier Tech.


Customers will just have to pay their carriers a few pennies for each text-message directory-assistance query.


World Health Organization Calls A Summit On Flu

join representatives of16 vaccine companies on Nov. 111 for a summit in Geneva, Switzerland on a potential flu pandemic. The influenza chief of the United Nations' health agency, the World Health Organization


Earnings alert: Lucent's 1st profitable year since 2000

Plus: EMC issues sunny report...IBM net income inches higher, despite legal bill...Nokia sees lower profit but strong sales.


"Transformers" take over U.S. box offices

"Transformers," a special-effects movie extravaganza based on popular toys, earned $27.5 million during its first full day of release and appears on track to dominate the weekend box office, according to estimates on Wednesday by distributor Paramount Pictures.


Hollywood lawsuits to target illegal file sharing

The trade group that represents Hollywood's major motion picture studios is expected to announce Thursday that it intends to file as many as 230 lawsuits in coming weeks against individuals


Subprime inflicts new damage as banks seek cash

New evidence of damage wrought by the U.S. mortgage sector surfaced in the United States and Europe on Wednesday while banks demanded a record amount of cash at a euro zone money market auction.


Authorities have arrested 10 people in the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya and they soon will be charged, Russia's chief prosecutor said Monday.


Elton Brand had a season-high 30 points and six assists, Bobby Simmons scored nine of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 94-82 on Monday night to complete the second-best November in franchise history.


Discovery Networks has shifted its programming chief in the United Kingdom to the top post at domestic channel TLC.


Roddick win puts U.S. in Davis Cup quarter-finals

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic  - Former world number one Andy Roddick beat Tomas Berdych 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-6 to give the United States an unbeatable 3-1 lead in their Davis Cup first-round tie against the Czech Republic on Sunday.


Simon suspended 30 games; Isles lose 2-1

Chris Simon is setting records it seems only he can break.


Noel will not threaten US oil fields--weather models

None of the weather models on Monday  predicted Tropical Storm Noel would threaten the U.S. oil and  gas production facilities in the northern Gulf of Mexico.


KRESTENA, Greece  - Desperate Greek villages encircled by flames appealed for help on Monday as strong winds continued to fan forest fires sweeping through the country, killing 63 people in three days.


Blue Chips Seen Higher After Retail Data

US stock futures jumped on Friday, pointing to a firm market open, after a government report showed US September retail sales rose higher-than-expected.


U.N. Agency Is Moving to Contain Outbreaks of Disease

As rains dilute the salt water and create stagnant pools that could serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes, fears have arisen about a surge in viral and parasitic diseases.


U.S. government says war objector abandoned unit

FORT LEWIS, Wash  - The U.S. government began its case against an Army officer being court-martialed for refusing to fight in Iraq by accusing him on Tuesday of making "disgraceful" statements and abandoning his unit.


Heavy snow and high wind hampered efforts Wednesday to rescue at least 10 hikers who were stranded by an unusually early winter storm in the Sierra Nevada.


Empoli, 17:45 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: FERMI IN QUATTRO

Ripresa della preparazione per l'Empoli in vista della sfida con il Cagliari. Seduta sotto una piogg...


Russia need not fear missile shield, says Bush

US president in attempt to placate Vladimir Putin after Russian president's threat to aim missiles at western countries in retaliation.


Big new supply of flu shots to be available here

com. As many as 1,500 flu shots will be available to at-risk residents next Tuesday in the first general public vaccine clinic since October.


Okla. attorney leaps from hospital ledge

An attorney accused of robbing a pharmacy jumped head first from his fifth-floor hospital room Thursday, landing on the roof of a nearby two-story building.


Russian gas firm Gazprom agrees to pay 35% more for natural gas exports from Turkmenistan.


Weinstein Says He Reached Deal With Writers

One of Hollywoodâs biggest independent film companies is expected to announce an agreement with striking writers.


"Ugly Betty"'delivers beautifully for ABC

"Ugly Betty" delivered  pretty ratings for ABC Thursday night, with sampling of the 8  p.m. comedy-drama boosting it past "Survivor" in its second  half hour.


IBM and Advanced Micro Devices have tacked a three-year extension onto their December 2002 collaboration agreement that could see the two companies work on chip-making technologies based on a 32-nanometer process.


Police 2.0 European Police Congress For two days this week, the Congress Centre in downtown Berlin was one of the safest places on earth. The GDR-style building was packed with policemen, army officers, and private and public security experts.â¦


Is the company you pay to bring you the Internet blocking parts of it instead?


Cricket-India elect to bat in second Bangladesh Test

â¢ Cricket-Fighting talk ahead of first South Africa versus England clash 12-16-2004, 19:30 JOHANNESBURG  - South Africa and England's skippers put on the punching gloves, warning of a hard-fought Test series, a day ahead of the first clash between


Milano, 16:53 - CALCIO, TARDELLI: CI PENSI GARRONE A CAMBIARE LE REGOLE

''Garrone è il presidente di un'importante società, ha la possibilità, essendo ...


C. WALTER HODGES had a richly varied career that developed in ways that he could not have imagined during his days at the school founded by the Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn.


Secretary General Kofi Annan cut short his vacation and returned to New York on Wednesday to oversee the United Nations' extensive relief effort in Southeast Asia as the region's death toll topped 76,000.


All-Pro receiver Terrell Owens returned to the Dallas Cowboys' lineup for their NFC divisional playoff game Sunday against the New York Giants, who were playing without two of their top cornerbacks.


The second hearing in the trial of three Americans accused of torture and running a jail begins in Kabul.


Arctic ice melting twice as fast as expected

In a new study commissioned by eight countries of the Arctic region, scientists point to an accelerated ice thaw with far-reaching consequences for global climate change and human activity.


Wayne Rooney scored twice to keep alive Manchester United's fading hopes of winning the Premiership. Alan Shearer and Patrick Kluivert went close for Newcastle before Rooney volleyed home Darren Fletcher's cross.


Stoccolma, 12:51 - CALCIO, IBRAHIMOVIC MIGLIOR SPORTIVO SVEDESE DEL 2007

Zlatan Ibrahimovic miglior sportivo svedese dell'anno. Non solo gol e grandi giocate per l'attaccant...


The American tycoon Donald Trump hails the First Minister Alex Salmond as "an amazing man".


By Sara Kennedy, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jun. 8--SIESTA KEY -- Expert Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman today named Siesta Beach, a dazzling stretch of glittering water and sugar-white sand, No. 10 on his list of the nation's top 10 beaches for 2007.   No.


The Republican presidential race is extraordinarily volatile heading into the autumn stretch before voting begins.


Doggedly Persistent, Untying Medicare Knots for the Elderly

Frederic Riccardi is an attack dog disguised as a health insurance counselor.


UPDATE 6-Arsenal and Chelsea win, United scrape a draw

Arsenal extended their record unbeaten run with a 4-1 win at Norwich City, Chelsea beat Southampton 2-1 but Manchester United needed a stoppage-time equaliser to


Rare loon deaths in New Hampshire faze scientists

Scientists are  struggling to explain the rare death of 17 loons in New  Hampshire, saying warm weather may have confused the threatened  species of bird which typically heads to the ocean for winter.


Il giudice assolve alcuni imputati legati all'organizzazioneAndar Al Islam, impegnata a inviare in Iraq aspiranti kamikaze                                          Milano, assolta cellula islamica "Guerriglia non Ã¨ terrorismo"                                                                                Il magistrato "smonta" le intercettazioni telefonichee spiega: combattere non significa per forza colpire i civili


Police: Boy admits starting 38,000-acre fire

A juvenile playing with matches started a Southern California wildfire that wound up scorching more than 38,000 acres and destroying 63 structures, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.


Risultato netto pari al 13,2 milioni di euro


Yushchenko: Regime in Ukraine in its Last Days

Ukrainian opposition leader Victor Yushchenko says the people of Ukraine have already made the choice for a new country, as he prepares to resume campaigning for a re-run of presidential elections later this month.


Al Horford scores 12 points as the fourth-ranked Florida Gators rebound from their first loss with an 83-27 rout against winless Southern Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla.


Roh, Putin Again Call on N. Korea to Curb Nuclear Weapons Drive

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his South Korean counterpart President Roh Moo Hyun have reiterated calls for curbing North Korea's nuclear weapons drive and continuing the six-nation talks aimed at defusing the Korean nuclear crisis.


A giant 100km colony of ants  which has been discovered in Melbourne, Australia, could threaten local insect species.


Lebanon Moves to Extend President's Term

BEIRUT, Lebanon Sept. 4, 2004 - Lebanese lawmakers amended their constitution to keep pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud in office, boldly reaffirming their loyalty to Damascus and defying a UN resolution calling for presidential elections.


Activision Plans Aerosmith Version of Guitar Hero

Activision, publisher of the enormously popular computer game Guitar Hero, will release a special version of the game built entirely around the music of the band Aerosmith in June. The game will play on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii and Playstation 2.


What is risibly termed the adult-entertainment industry has come to permeate many aspects of the culture.


Trade and climate set to top agenda as German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to China and Japan.


"Sleep" an eye-opener of sci-fi storytelling

It's great to see a  film like "Sleeper Dealer" come from such a new, extremely  talented and hugely ambitious filmmaker as Alex Rivera.


The spaceship, which lifted off on Friday from the remote Baikonur cosmodrome in the steppes of Kazakhstan, carried about 2.5 tons of food, water, fuel and research equipment for Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov and US astronaut Leroy Chiao, who who


Cortina d'Ampezzo, 18:15 - SCI, CDM DONNE: DOPO UN ANNO TORNA IN GARA NADIA FANCHINI

Domenica, nel SuperG di Cortina, Nadia Fanchini tornerà in gara dopo quasi un anno. L'azzurra...


Oil Falls on Signs of Rising Crude Supply

World oil prices eased on Thursday as  signs of strong supply on physical crude markets encouraged  dealers to take profits from a bounce in the previous session.


Closing Arguments Made in Georgia's 'Evolution Disclaimer' Trial

In a trial, reminiscent of the 1925 Scopes trial in Tennessee, lawyers give their closing remarks on text book-sticker disclaimers stating that 'evolution is a theory, not a fact.


U.S. insists it supports UN effort on climate

The United States insisted on Thursday it was fighting global warming and tried to reassure skeptics that a meeting of major polluting nations convened by President George W. Bush would not undermine U.N. efforts.


Colon cancers missed more often in office setting

NEW YORK  - The rate of new or missed colorectal cancers in patients undergoing colonoscopy is influenced by where the screening procedure takes place and by who performs the exam, Canadian researchers report. Cancers are more likely to be missed when the colonoscopy is performed in an office setting, instead of a hospital, and by an internist or family physician, instead of a gastroenterologist or surgeon.


Vietnam vet's story resonates with filmmaker

When Richard Pimentel, a  Vietnam vet who helped shepherd the Americans With Disabilities  Act, gave an inspiring speech eight years ago, Steven Sawalich  heard the first notes of his feature-length directorial debut.


As New York Fashion Week begins, traveling editors need to pack and travel practically, but with style.


Two men and a woman arrested in Britain on suspicion of being Eta terrorists are extradited to Spain.


Mets, Yanks Set to Show Off Newest Stars

Even in winter, there are baseball doubleheaders in New York. The Mets scheduled a news conference for Tuesday morning at Shea Stadium to announce their $119 million, seven-year contract with center fielder Carlos Beltran. Three hours later at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees have summoned media to announce they have acquired Randy Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks.


Nato-led peacekeeping troops reach the wreckage of an Afghan airliner that crashed on Thursday, reports say.


Swift's Trout Reward Opening-Day Anglers

By ALLEN THOMAS  Trout fishing at Swift Reservoir should stay good deep into summer, following the best opening-day in years, a state fish biologist says.


Bomb Explodes at US-Iraqi Base Near Ramadi

A bomb exploded at a U.S.-Iraqi base  near the western city of Ramadi on Saturday, causing many  casualties, witnesses said.


Como, 10:16 - F1, MONZA; MONTEZEMOLO: SONO OTTIMISTA

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo è fiducioso in vista del Gp di Monza di domani. ''Voglio vedere -...


Metro faces a $116 million budget shortfall the next fiscal year, raising the possibility of fare increases, reduced bus and rail service and higher contributions from area taxpayers, according to budget documents and interviews with board members.


Geologist David Johnston wouldn't have died on Mount St. Helens today.


Racing: Lauda backs Coulthard for Red Bull Jaguar

VIENNA : Former world champion Niki Lauda has urged new Jaguar owners Red Bull to hire British Formula One pilot David Coulthard next year.


US Supreme Court chief justice hospitalized for cancer

US Supreme Court chief justice William Rehnquist has been admitted to a top US naval hospital to be treated for thyroid cancer, a navy official said.


Congress is looking into whether the Food and Drug Administration ignored safety concerns about the drug raised by its own reviewers and outside scientists.


Magnier must come clean over Man Utd stake plans

Manchester United major shareholder John Magnier is set to reveal his plans this week over Malcolm Glazer's bid to buy-out the club.


Young Banned for Life for Second Offence

Controversial US sprinter Jerome Young has been banned for life after failing a second doping test, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Wednesday.


Fannie May Have to Restate Earnings By $9 Bln After SEC Ruling

Fannie Mae, the biggest source of money for US home mortgages, may have to restate earnings by as much as $9 billion after the Securities and Exchange Commission said it broke accounting rules.


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Army snipers hunting insurgents in Iraq were under orders to "bait" their targets with suspicious materials, such as detonation cords, and then kill whoever picked up the items, according to the defense attorney for a soldier


Microsoft's Hotmail Drops McAfee Antivirus

Microsoft Corp. has switched from McAfee Inc.'s antivirus technology to Trend Micro Inc.'s for its free Internet e-mail service MSN Hotmail.


Autobiography triggers flood of memories for Bob Dylan

US rock and folk legend Bob Dylan says he surprised himself by how much he could remember from his 40-odd years on the road and in the studio when he sat down to write his memoirs.


"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, the Australian naturalist killed by a stingray on Monday, was filmed removing a poisonous barb from his chest just before he died, according to news reports. Irwin's manager John Stainton, who was among the television crew on the reef, described the footage of his friend dying as "terrible," The Associated Press reported.


Lebanon's death toll in more than three weeks of Israel-Hezbollah fighting has reached more than 900, Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora said Thursday in a video statement to an Islamic conference in Malaysia.


AOL, Startups Emerge to Challenge MySpace

It's only natural for companies large and small to want to capture some of the social-networking magic of MySpace.com, a Web site that has risen out of nowhere to become the Internet's second busiest by successfully figuring out what teens and young adults want.


Explosion, fire spew cloud over Kansas City

An explosion and massive fire at a chemical storage facility near downtown Kansas City forced an evacuation and closed nearby roads, authorities and local media reports said on Wednesday.


Tiger Woods fires a final-round 68 to win the Buick Invitational.


Tony Romo throws for a career-high 345 yards and four touchdowns, plus runs for another, to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 45-35 victory over the injury-depleted New York Giants.


Curry Gets Message, Even if Team Does Not

Eddy Curry scored the Knicksâ first 10 points and had 15 in the first quarter. He finished with 24, his highest total since Nov. 21.


Police in a rural area of Romania are sending criminals to church in an attempt to drive down crime figures.


FDA says reviewing Merck, Schering-Plough drug

U.S. health officials said on Friday  they would review whether to take regulatory action over Merck  & Co Inc and Schering-Plough's cholesterol medicine Vytorin  following the drug's failure to work better than a generic drug  in a study of plaque build-up in neck arteries.


The UN drops food into remote communities in Sudan's troubled Darfur region that are cut off by rain.


CosÃ¬ Berlusconi e Fini cercano di vestire la routine in cui ...

Il Cav. rivendica stabilitÃ  e onore, il suo vice invoca un nuovo ordine. Tutti e due contano su qualche buona riforma. Roma. Quasi parlassero due lingue non comunicanti, Gianfranco Fini e Silvio Berlusconi


Los Angeles officials say the cause of comic Richard Jeni's death will not be announced for some weeks.


The head of Balco, a US lab accused of supplying steroids to sport stars, asks a court to drop all charges.


Traders Turn More Bearish on Dollar, Survey Shows

The dollar is likely to drop on concern that international investors are scaling back purchases of US assets, according to a Bloomberg survey of currency traders and strategists.


Michael Jackson to Boy's Mother: You're a Liar!

The mother of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of molesting her child was ordered by the judge to appear in court. Jackson's lawyers told the Santa Maria judge, Rodney Melville


CMU's computer science school receives $20 million gift from Gates

PITTSBURGH -- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given $20 million to Carnegie Mellon University to help fund construction of a new computer science building.


Bryant Prosecutors Say Some Evidence Is Tainted

Crucial DNA evidence tested by defense experts in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case might have been contaminated, prosecutors said in a court filing released Wednesday.


The discount broker finally throws in the towel on home mortgages.


After what it calls a  successful test under its belt, ABC is poised to relaunch its  streaming video service in the fall with a tweaked broadband  player and more shows available online for a shorter period of  time per episode.


Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday that it is recalling 15,600 Tundra pickup trucks in the United States because a rear propeller shaft may separate at the joint.


Dino sucked in prey with its giraffe neck

The fossil of a sea reptile with a neck twice as long as its body is solving the mystery of how some ancient reptiles used such unusually long appendages.


OCTOBER 18, 2004  - IBM and Borland Software Corp. last week separately brought out upgrades to their development tool lines that executives said add support for heterogeneous environments and


Tressel uncertain about length of Ross' suspension

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel isn't sure how long Lydell Ross will be suspended from the team after the starting tailback got into trouble at a local strip club.


Joe Gross, a three-time All-Met, has suffered through a troubling year that has derailed a promising golf career.


Indians want AIDS drugs, Indonesians promote safe sex

Hundreds of Indians demonstrated on Friday to demand new HIV drugs, while health workers in Muslim-majority Indonesia marked World AIDS Day by handing out condoms to prostitutes for safe sex.


Nomisma, ogni famiglia ha speso in media 70 euro al mese


Science & environment: Government announces details of a code ensuring the carbon offset industry is properly managed


Inflatable SpongeBob characters disappearing from Burger Kings

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CP) - Evil Plankton is the obvious suspect, but landlubbers are more likely to blame for a rash of thefts of 2.7-metre-tall and 2.7-metre-wide SpongeBob SquarePants inflatables propped on the roofs of Burger King restaurants.


In a sign of Venezuelaâs growing influence, on many days its ambassador can be found at Boliviaâs presidential palace huddled in meetings with President Evo Morales or top aides.


Pacer-turned-spinner Kumble betters Kapil's 434-wkt tally (PROFILE ...

[Sports India, Cricket]: New Delhi, Dec 10 : For a person, who bowled fast before switching to leg-spin, Anil Kumble has travelled a long way to become India's top wicket taker in Tests Friday taking his 435th scalp against Bangladesh.


Music Industry To Sue 'Major File-Sharers'

British record companies trade association the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) has announced it is to begin a rolling programme of legal action against 'major filesharers' who illegally make copyright music available to millions of people across the


Touchy feely Dragon gets the hot results

ST George will rely on a touchy feely approach to banking in the face of greater foreign competition. Dragon supremo Gail Kelly yesterday reasserted the bank's commitment to a human touch after unveiling a record annual profit.


Thailand to Change Farming Ways to End Bird Flu

Hard-hit Thailand plans a campaign to  change poultry farming methods as it seeks to stamp out the  deadly bird flu virus before migrating wildfowl return during  the northern winter, a senior minister said on Thursday.


US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is set to ask Congress for $190bn to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Defending champion Andy Roddick eases into the third round of the US Open in straight sets.


HELENA, Mont. - Facing a fence festooned with bras, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks decided letting it all hang out was a bit too much...


Microsoft is ready to remove media player for EU

BRUSSELS -- Microsoft Corp. will be ready to comply with the European Commission's demands for changes to its Windows operating systems if a European court rejects its request for the measures to be suspended, a spokesman for the company said Monday.


(InfoWorld) - The biggest threat to your personal and professional security may be the information that your computer is already transmitting to the world around you. Data leakage might be a hot topic, given the list of high-profile incidents reported by businesses such as TJX Companies -- through which reams of detailed consumer records have been exposed -- but most people are already broadcasting enough information from their laptops to allow hackers to aim targeted attacks at their devices and corporate networks, according to security researchers. In a presentation at the ongoing Black Hat DC 2007 conference being held in Washington, DC, from Feb. 28 to Mar. 1, experts with Atlanta-based services provider Errata Security outlined a trend they've labeled as "data seepage." The concept is based on the idea that people using Wi-Fi systems to connect their computers to the Web in public settings such as airport lounges or coffee shops are handing out enough personal clues to give attackers plenty of ammunition to make them the target of their malware or hacks. Using a software application they have designed dubbed Ferret, Errata chief executive Robert Graham and chief technology officer Dave Maynor demonstrated how easy it is to intercept seemingly innocuous information from people's devices as they connect to the Internet. They can then take that data to create a detailed profile of the individual, their Web usage, and even their employers' IT networks. During the course of their presentation, the security experts were even able to use Ferret to intercept an e-mail sent to a reporter working in another conference session that included one of her applications' passwords. Whenever a user connects to the Web via Wi-Fi, or even if their laptop's wireless systems are merely left turned on, someone using such a so-called sniffing tool can garner data about where the user has traveled, what type of operating system or applications they use, and who they may work for, Graham said. For instance, the expert said that while sitting in airlines' business customer lounges it's not hard to look at details offered up freely by the machines of other travelers using Wi-Fi. In doing so, Ferret can detect what hotspots the person has been through, giving an idea of their physical location; determine what e-mail servers or IM systems they attempt to access, lending an idea of their software and potentially their employer; and even scoop their IM contacts to determine who they communicate with. "With seepage, we're talking about the distribution information that you actually mean to broadcast but which hackers can take and exploit for their own needs," Graham said. "All you have to do is turn on your computer and we can tell a lot about you." For instance, computers made by Apple offer up details of what operating system someone is using when they turn their machines on or access Wi-Fi. If captured by a hacker, this could allow them to target specific malware attacks at the individual based on any known vulnerabilities in their version of the OS. In addition to data related to Web connectivity or operating systems, such tools can be used to detect what types of anti-virus applications users are running when the software programs attempt to automatically download updates. With the wide number of known vulnerabilities existing in anti-virus programs, a hacker could easily take that information and use it to craft a targeted attack, the experts said. The tools can even be used to garner similar data from smartphones and other data-centric handhelds, according to the researchers. The experts contend that when the U.S. government was piecing together information about suspected terrorists after the Sept. 11 attacks, investigators likely relied on the same types of data to figure out where various people had traveled, who they communicated with, and what they might have been looking at on the Internet. Consumers may be upset about retailers who collect and expose sensitive information or unchecked government wiretaps, but they are unknowingly handing over a range of data that could be used to track their movements, steal their money, or penetrate their employers' networks. "Just by going to a lounge in an airport with a sniffer like this, you can easily develop a profile that can be used to exploit any weaknesses," Graham said. "You can move from [intercepting] a low-level MAC address to capturing high-level information in a very short amount of time." To help people understand just how much information can be gathered using sniffers like Ferret, Errata is posting the source code for the tool on its Web site so that developers can try it for themselves. The best advice that the security experts offered to end-users to protect themselves is to use personal firewalls and VPNs to cloak as much of their information and activity as possible. "It's not single pieces of information that we're warning about, it's the collection of pieces of data that offer detailed information about who you are," Maynor said. "If the government were collecting this information people would be up in arms, but as it is, they are already giving it away without a second thought."


Cheney Defends U.S. Handling of Iraq Explosives

PENSACOLA, Fla.  - Vice President Dick Cheney  accused Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday of being an "arm-chair  general" and defended the Bush administration's handling of  weapons sites in Iraq amid news that tonnes explosives  disappeared from a facility near Baghdad.


A teenager killed during a fox hunting expedition died from a shot fired by his stepfather, police say.


Andy Pettitte Says He Used Growth Hormone Twice

The Yankees pitcher, who was named in a report on drugs in baseball, said he used the substance after an injury.


SANDISK Introduces High Performance Flash Memory Cards

SanDiskÂ® Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) yesterday introduced the worldâs fastest flash memory cards - the SanDisk Extremeâ¢ III line of CompactFlash SDâ¢ and Memory Stick PROâ¢ digital film cards.


Week in video: New mobile, green tech, future of communications

Hear from Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, see Nokia's new iPhonesque mobile device, and learn about the solar decathlon.


WASHINGTON  - US mobile telephone groups Sprint and Nextel are engaged in merger talks which could create the third-biggest US mobile operator worth some 30 billion dollars, according to reports.


Will Bourbon Street Bring the Tourists Back to New Orleans?

The French Quarter may be open for business, but not enough tourists are showing up to buy. And if New Orleans stands any chance of having a real economic recovery, that has to change


Rotterdam, 21:03 - TENNIS, ATP: DAL 2009 MULTE A CHI SALTA MASTERS SERIES

Dal 2009 l'Atp multerà o squalificherà i big che non parteciperanno alle 8 tappe del M...


Goodbye, $1.99 iTunes. Hello, free NBC rentals.


In the days before Daytona, NASCAR cracks down on racing teams trying to get an edge.


Tamoxifen reduces the risk of breast cancer returning long after women stop taking the drug, research suggests.


Interaction with a legacy Oracle database can be done simply in only a few hundred lines of code, using Perl, DBI and DBD::Oracle.


Alexis Serma missed his third consecutive extra point to help No. 3 LSU to a 22-21 overtime victory over 18-point underdog Oregon State Saturday night before a thrilled 91,828 at Tiger Stadium.


3 Mauritanians charged in tourist deaths

Prosecutors charged three Mauritanian men Sunday with belonging to an al-Qaida-linked terror organization and murdering four French tourists who were gunned down on a roadside in this Islamic nation in December.


Intel Corp. To Cut 10,500 Jobs in Restructuring

By Barbara Grady  Intel Corp. announced Tuesday it will cut 10,500 jobs -- roughly 10 percent of its work force -- over the next year in an effort to reduce costs and move more aggressively in the microprocessor market.


Space shuttle moves to launch pad for March liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis was rolled out to its seaside launch pad on Thursday in preparation for a planned liftoff in March on the first of five missions NASA hopes to fly this year.


Microsoft brings XP starter software to India

The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant on Wednesday announced a year-long pilot program to start shipping the Windows XP Starter Edition to India in early 2005.


Il Â«Ponte per BaghdadÂ»: ma noi non lasceremo lâIraq

Â«BisognerÃ  risarcire gli iracheni per quello che gli stiamo facendoÂ». Era lâinverno del 1991 e le bombe americane (e italiane) cadevano senza sosta sulle cittÃ  dellâIraq. Padre Ernesto Balducci pronunciÃ²


Political scientists say the surprisingly high number of votes for President Bush in Florida can be explained by demographic trends -- it wasn't because of rigged voting machines. But the election process is so opaque that the conspiracy theories won't go away. By Kim Zetter.


Cuba seemingly unchanged in Castro's absence

The most visible change in Cuba since an   ailing Fidel Castro handed power to his brother is that there   are fewer speeches, but a discreet transfer from personal to   institutional rule is underway, led by acting president Raul   Castro, Cuba experts say.


ACE rocked by major insurance controversy

Bermuda-based insurance giant ACE Limited was yesterday implicated in damning allegations against the insurance industry from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer after he launched a lawsuit


A dancing penguin was king of the Thanksgiving birds among movie-goers. The animated penguin romp "Happy Feet" remained the No. 1 movie with $37.9 million in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, while the James Bond adventure "Casino Royale" stayed in second place with $31 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.


The search engine's Valentine's Day logo puts the blogosphere in a tizzy. It was no joke and no error, the company insists; just artistic license


Mexican Hockey Team Plays U.S. Pro Teams

The unlikely hockey hotbed of South Texas will be the site of some historic games this weekend when the Mexican national team plays U.S. professional teams for the first time.


Hewlett-Packard Co., one of the top private employers in Greater Sacramento, on Friday rolled out an array of new products to expand into consumer digital-entertainment and digital-photography categories, including a home theater computer and its own


The co-pilot of an American Airlines jet that crashed nearly three years ago in New York killing 265 people made several inappropriate rudder movements that snapped the


The fine print in an insurance policy becomes an issue when a bizarre chain of IT disasters leaves a company without a single copy of the source code to its flagship product.


POLL: Kerry Takes Slight One-Point Lead Over Bush

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


A firm that used "high pressure sales tactics" to sell shares is fined Â£250,000 by the City watchdog.


Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," the No. 1 regular-format documentary of all time, will not compete in this year's race for the best documentary Academy


SEATTLE The Seattle Mariners and Colorado Rockies have swapped right-handed pitchers. Aaron Taylor goes to the Colorado Rockies and the Mariners get Sean Green.


Singer John Popper arrested with weapons, drugs

State troopers arrested Blues Traveler  lead singer John Popper after finding handguns, rifles, a  switchblade knife and drugs inside his car after it was stopped  for speeding, officials said on Thursday.


Cheney said to be at Taliban risk in Kabul

Security for US Vice-President Dick Cheney has been ordered stepped up in Kabul on news the Taliban has plans to disrupt his visit, The Telegraph reports.


Travelerâs TB Not as Severe as Officials Thought

New tests show that the multiple-drug-resistant TB is still dangerous, but susceptible to more drug treatments.


US President George W. Bush told voters in the key state of Florida that Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry could not be trusted to wage the global war on terrorism.


Russia Launches Supplies to Astronauts in Orbit

A Russian spaceship blasted off on  Friday carrying vital food and water to two astronauts whose  supplies have been rationed because they were running so low.


Speaker Urges Students to Be Entrepreneurs: Lecture Series Features Kauffman CEO.

By Kevin Coleman, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Feb. 7--During the 18 months it took Carl Schramm to write and publish "The Entrepreneurial Imperative: How America's Economic Miracle Will Reshape the World," three young men founded and sold YouTube to Google for $1.65 billion.


Gunmen kill Hamas leader in West Bank; Rice to visit

QALQILYA, West Bank  - Three masked men shot and killed a Hamas leader as he left a mosque in the West Bank on Wednesday, witnesses said, a day after gunmen from a rival Palestinian faction threatened to kill senior Hamas members.


FIFA to decide fate of Premier League expansion plan

FIFA could decide the fate of plans to take Premier League matches around the world as early as next month after the world governing body demanded to see details of the proposals.


Yahoo buys the online jukebox provider MusicMatch to tap into the appetite for song downloads.


Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims, scarred by 15 years of violence, have celebrated Eid al-Fitr, days after India announced it will reduce the number of troops in the disputed Himalayan territory.


Pollen from a genetically modified grass has been shown to travel up to 21km away from the site where it was orginally planted. This may be the longest recorded distance travelled by any GM pollen, US researchers have claimed.


Tony Blair says the modern media reduces the capacity for people  "to take the right decisions for the country".


Baku, 20:01 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: AZERBAIGIAN-POLONIA 1-3

La Polonia ha battuto 3-1 l'Azerbaijan in un incontro valido per il Gruppo A delle qualificazioni ag...


Annan launches Kenya mediation as violence spreads

Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan launched formal mediation efforts on Tuesday to end the post-election crisis in Kenya, where the killing of an opposition legislator stoked bloody protests.


Gardner-Webb 84, No. 20 Kentucky 68: Gardner-Webb Stuns Kentucky in First Upset of the Season

Coach Billy Gillispieâs second game at Kentucky turned out to be the first shocker of the college basketball season as Gardner-Webb beat Kentucky in the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic.


India beat England by 38 runs under the D/L method to bring the one-day series back to 3-2 with two matches left.


Call it the law of unintended consequences. A new national backup system meant to ensure that millions of eligible voters are not mistakenly turned away from the polls this year, as happened in 2000, could wind up causing Election Day problems as infamous as Florida's hanging chads.


Iran says U.N. decisions on atomic plans worthless

Iran will not abandon its atomic goals because of U.N. sanction resolutions that are "just a pile of papers", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday.


Users want more disk backup -- right now

A recent survey of Fortune 1000 companies shows that if you're not using disk-to-disk systems to cut your backup window, you're behind the times. Here's why the technology is so hot.


Commissione, Berlusconi apre "Disponibili a proposte Barroso"

ROMA - "Aperti ad ascoltare le indicazioni di Barroso". Lo ha assicurato il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi che oggi, in occasione della firma della Costituzione europea a Roma, ha avuto modo di


2006 set to be 6th warmest worldwide: UK report

This year is set to be the sixth warmest worldwide since records began, stoked by global warming linked to human activities, the British Meteorological Office and the University of East Anglia said on Thursday.


Says hundreds of thousands of e-mails sent illegally

LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it filed seven lawsuits against so-called spammers who allegedly sent hundreds of thousands of sexually explicit e-mails to Internet users in violation of federal laws.


US astronomers find the smallest worlds detected circling other stars and say it is a breakthrough in the search for life in space.


American Roger D. Kornberg, whose father won a Nobel Prize a half-century ago, was awarded the prize in chemistry Wednesday for his studies of how cells take information from genes to produce proteins.


Summer hailstorm blankets Australian capital

A freak summer hail storm left ice blanketed across large parts of Australia's drought-hit capital Canberra on Wednesday, forcing some businesses and government departments to close due to storm and flood damage.


Business & money: Consumers and small firms are being left short of cash before being reimbursed, reports Lisa Bachelor.


The managers of Boston's Big Dig project said Wednesday they will hold private contractors accountable for leaks found in the tunnel system.


Control the office climate from your cubicle

Blog: Office furniture maker Herman Miller has come up with the C2, a personal climate control device for office workers.


The oilfield services company said profit rose 35 percent to $1.35 billion in the third quarter, as strong demand in Latin America, Russia and Asia offset weakness in domestic markets.


Sospetto killer dei fratelli Girardi, del clan Di Lauro


Japan suspends Citibank's private operations

Japanese financial authorities announced yesterday that they are punishing Citibank by suspending private banking operations for a year at four of its branches after finding problems with their operations.


An American airline has agreed in principle to start a regular direct service from Belfast to New York.


Oracle Closes $7.85 Billion Deal for BEA Systems

Months of wrangling end with Oracle boosting its position in the middleware world, and a very happy Carl Icahn.


Islamist Web site shows beheading of two hostages in Iraq;another ...

An Islamist Web site on Monday showed the beheading of two hostages one a Kurdish translator and the other a Turkish contractor wearing a badge of the Titan security company.


IAEA Chief Says Any Phone Taps Violate His Privacy

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei said on Sunday any U.S. monitoring of his telephone calls would be a violation of his privacy but that he had nothing to hide.


Top 2 percent, study finds, hold most of world's wealth

HELSINKI -- Two percent of adults command more than half of the world's wealth, while the bottom 50 percent possesses just 1 percent, according to a UN development institute study released yesterday.


AKKARAPETTAI, India -- Surveying the ruins of his fishing boat, a bare-chested fisherman named Raja Krishnamurthy let out a deep sigh. Then, poking into corners of the mangled vessel, he began salvaging tools, chunks of rusted metal and broken fish storage boxes.


Nanotech golf ball corrects its own flight

Straight-shooting ball is one of a slew of nanotechnology products aimed at the sports market.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will try to launch   the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday after clearing a technical   problem with a power generator that forced a two-day delay,   officials said on Thursday.


A suicide car bomb detonated outside the gates of a Marine base in western Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 16 Iraqi police officers and wounding 40 others at a police checkpoint.


A complicated three-team deal designed to bring five-times Cy Young award winner Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees was under threat on Friday.


Era stato sequestrato a Valera lo scorso 23 novembre


Online search-engine leader Google is targeting the computer hard drive with software that promises to scour the clutter of documents, e-mails, instant messages and other stored files.


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Merkel helps German mums shed "raven mother" tag

A falling birth rate and an aging population have prompted Germany's female leaders to shake up the nation's old-fashioned family policies.


Offerte da 85 a 200 euro per l'udienza di martedi'


Lawyer accuses Zimbabwe of criminal conspiracy to deport British mercenary while appeal was pending


Although Democrats have struggled to impose their legislative will on Capitol Hill, they have succeeded on one major front: stamping out the last vestiges of smoking throughout the congressional campus.


The Israeli cabinet approves a bill to compensate settlers leaving Gaza under Ariel Sharon's withdrawal plan.


Deutsche Boerse supervisory board approves possible cash offer for LSE

German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse said its supervisory board had approved a possible cash offer for the London Stock Exchange (LSE), should its management decide to push ahead with the bid.


Activists Urge Free Open-Source Software

Activists at a leftist gathering where Microsoft is viewed as a corporate bogeyman urged developing nations Saturday to leap into the information age with free open-source software.


Manchester United pair Gary Neville and Eric Djemba-Djemba have both been ruled out of Tuesday's Premiership match away to Aston Villa.


The war has created 2 million Iraqi exiles. An intimate look at their new lives -- and why the U.S. should let more in


Merck delays filing for combo cholesterol drug

Merck & Co.  said on Friday it  would delay seeking approval for a combination pill designed to  lower "bad" cholesterol, increase "good" cholesterol and avoid  a common side effect of one of the ingredients.


Does the remaining $400 cover software development etc? Apple's 4GB iPhone costs $200 in components to make. The 8GB model's parts total just $20 more. So claims US market watcher and device stripper-down Portelligent.â¦


Relazione a distanza finisce in tribunale: lei si diceva pronta a sposarsie mandava al militare in Kosovo le immagini di una donna bellissima                                            Soldato innamorato denuncia la fidanzata "Mi hai ingannato, non sei quella delle foto"                                                                                L'uomo le aveva inviato denaro per 6000 euro e 25 mila euro di regaliLei ci ha provato: "Mi sono fratturata il naso e ho fatto una cura ormonale"


A gunman in a downtown skyscraper shot four people Friday, killing two of them, and took a hostage before being killed after police fired at him, authorities said.


Index futures for the S&P 500 fell more than 5 percent from Friday's close early on Tuesday as the global equities sell off looked set to continue.


AT LEAST 40 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a double bomb attack at a religious commemoration in Pakistan yesterday, the nationâs second suspected sectarian attack in less than a week.


Banking group HBoS has been given access to Abbey National's books it emerged yesterday as the owner of the Halifax said it would complain to the European Commission about Banco Santander's bid for Abbey.


Southeast Asian ministers finalize accords

Southeast Asian ministers on Saturday finalized a free trade pact with China and a host of other accords to be adopted at a leaders summit, but touchy topics like the lack of


UN Meets on Iran Nuclear Plans Amid Bomb Worries

The U.N. nuclear watchdog begins a  meeting on Monday to consider a European draft resolution on  Iran's atomic program, after diplomats and intelligence  officials said Tehran was already working to build an atom  bomb.


Bush Mocks Kerry for 'Changing Positions' on Iraq

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio  - President Bush on Monday  mocked his Democratic rival John Kerry for shifting his  positions on Iraq so many times he could "debate himself" in  this week's face-off between the two candidates.


Fini scrive a Berlusconi: "Fermare il decreto sul Federalismo ...

Il vicepresidente del Consiglio Gianfranco Fini ha ieri scritto una lettera al capo del Governo Silvio Berlusconi, con la quale ha chiesto di fermare con un provvedimento gli effetti futuri del decreto legislativo numero 56 del 2000 sul federalismo fiscale


DALLAS -- Shareholders of TXU Corp. approved the sale of the largest power generator in Texas for $32 billion on Friday in one of the largest private buyouts ever.


Researchers think our body clock could mean humans find it difficult to adapt to life in space.


Phil Hughes and Humberto SÃ¡nchez, the cornerstones of the Yankeesâ emphasis on young pitching, did not disappoint as they threw batting practice on Thursday.


Former foes Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern sat side-by-side in a courtroom Tuesday as a commissioner admitted Anna Nicole Smith's will to probate and ordered that Birkhead, father of the late model's daughter, would be guardian of the estate while Stern serves as executor of her will.


Brown opens Africa tour with appeal for education

Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown opened a week-long tour of Africa with an appeal for the developed world to back a "new Marshall Plan" to ease the continent's chronic poverty.


L'arcivescovo Bagnasco, candidato alla successione di Ruini:"Mostriamo la forza della nostra identitÃ "                                          "I cattolici difendano la famiglia la Chiesa ha il dovere di richiamarli"                                                                                di FRANCO MANZITTI


Police knock down some 250 houses in Zambia's capital at the start of a major demolition campaign.


BEIJING - A small commuter jet headed for Shanghai crashed in northern China Sunday, killing all 53 people on board and two people on the ground, government officials said.


'Il pianeta impazzito' l'Atlante di Repubblica

In edicola con il quotidiano. I contributi di Al Gore, Rifkin, Mercalli, Petrini sulle grandi questioni ambientali del nuovo millennio


eBay has resumed advertising on Google AdWords, a little over a week after it stopped advertising on the site in an apparent retaliatory move over Google's planned protest party at the eBay annual seller's conference in Boston.


Retailers call the day after Thanksgiving 'Black Friday.' Despite the ominous sounding name, the day is supposed to help get retail store owners into the black as the holiday shopping season begins.


Marchex launches enough websites to fill up a stadium or two.


LONDON - Travelers face new delays and disruption on trips to Britain under government plans unveiled yesterday to tighten defenses against terrorism at airports, rail stations, and major public spaces.


Thousands of demonstrators are expected at a "day of action" at Britain's largest coal-fired power station.


Crude Futures Fall Ahead of Weekly Stocks Report

Crude oil futures prices fell Tuesday as concerns about reduced output in the North Sea were offset by expectations that an upcoming government report would show rising inventories of heating oil.


A 660-tonne stone church was lifted lock stock and barrel on to a giant rolling platform in eastern Germany on Monday to make the 12-kilometre (7.5 mile) journey to its new home.


US presidential hopefuls gear up for votes in South Carolina and Nevada, with no clear frontrunner in either race.


Actress Liza Minnelli was hospitalized early Monday after falling out of bed at her residence, police said.


Some 20,000 residents Nantes, of one of the largest cities on France's Atlantic coast, were evacuated from their homes Sunday while experts defused an unexploded Allied bomb from World War II.


A ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales is expected to be backed by MPs on Wednesday.


A powerful blast rocked the Australian Embassy on Thursday, killing at least three people outside the compound and injuring more than 80 others.


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Bridge: England vs. Norway, and a Decision for East

The American Contract Bridge League organizes three North American Championships a year. The English Bridge Union, in contrast, restricts itself to one major tournament, held each August in Brighton.


Udine, 19:09 - CALCIO, UDINESE: OTTIMISMO PER IAQUINTA

L'udinese continua la preparazione in vista della prima di campionato contro il Messina. Obodo &egra...


Rice Warns Iran It Risks Further U.N. Sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 22 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iran on Thursday that it will face further punishment and isolation if it forges ahead with efforts to develop a uranium-enrichment program, but she said the United States and other powers are prepared to restart talks aimed at...


By Jennifer Schaefer, Destin Log, Fla.  Feb. 10--Inside the sprawling WaterColor's second phase is a neighborhood called Cinnamon Fern, which backs into the lushly green Wood Fern Park.


Rare Sparrow Halts Housing Development: Presence Blocks Building of $6 Million in Homes

By Sandra Tan, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Jun. 20--The Henslow's sparrow prefers to stay hidden.   But the threatened species has been found in Lancaster, and its presence has stopped a developer from moving forward with its plan for a major housing development.


Job worries helped push consumer confidence down in the United States in September for the consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said.


Hu holds the scepter - and now the sword

Hu Jintao, now officially China's commander-in-chief, takes over a powerful and just expanded Central Military Commission (CMC) that is weighted with his supporters, though he still


Nicolas Cage leads U.S. box office for 3rd weekend

Nicolas Cage led the North American box office for a third consecutive weekend with his "National Treasure" sequel, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.


Univision, Nielsen Drop `People Meters' Litigation

Univision Television Group dropped a suit seeking to stop Nielsen Media Research Inc. from using a new television ratings system in Los Angeles that Univision said undercounts Hispanic viewers.


Koch: I Support Bush, His Stance on Iraq

Calling himself a "liberal with sanity," former mayor Ed Koch — a lifelong Democrat — said he decided to support President Bush in the 2004 election because of Bush's stance on Iraq.


Oil futures prices rose more than $1 a barrel in volatile trading yesterday after a government report showed a sharp rise in US crude supplies and tightening inventories of heating oil.


Japan agreed Saturday to resume imports of some American beef after a 10-month ban that shut United States cattle ranchers out of their most lucrative foreign market.


The Future $300 Billion Market For Printed Electronics Is Emerging Via Thin Film Electronics

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c58120)  has announced the addition of "Inorganic  Printed and Thin Film Electronics" to their  offering  The future $300 billion market for printed electronics is emerging via  thin film electronics.


Il gruppo non lancera' opa Dada, nessun interesse per La7


E' il principale concorrente di France Telecom nell'Adsl


Samsung keeps global TV market lead: iSuppli

Samsung Electronics   kept its position as the world's leading maker of televisions  in the second quarter thanks to its strength in LCD (liquid  crystal display) TVs, research firm iSuppli said on Tuesday.


UK Hostage's Brother Says Police Raided Dutch Home

The brother of a British hostage in Iraq said Saturday intelligence officers had raided his Dutch home, copied data from his computer and forced him to make a five-page statement about his activities.


SINISCALCO: RAGIONEVOLE PREVEDERE PIL 2004 PIU' DEL 1,2%

ROMA - ''E' ragionevole pensare'' che il Pil 2004 crescera' piu' del 1,2%, cifra prevista dal governo. Lo ha detto il ministro dell'economia Domenico Siniscalco alla Camera. Con il decreto tagliaspese, ''un


Questions about management succession linger at Fidelity Investments despite a revamp that expands the role of Abigail Johnson, the daughter of Fidelityâs founder.


Serbia's president and the U.S. secretary of State have agreed that without a democratic Serbia there cannot be stability and progress in the Balkans.


Microsoft rolls out suite of Windows Live services

Microsoft Corp introduced on Wednesday  a suite of Windows Live online services bundled into a single  download in its latest effort to compete with Google Inc's  growing array of applications delivered over the Web.


In Pentagon, a rift over U.S. troop cuts in Iraq

While General Petraeus is in no hurry for more than five brigades to leave, Secretary Gates weighs a bigger drawdown.


Rifiuti Campania esempio di politica che non sa decidere


Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday sought to ease conflict over his proposed executive team, as the turmoil threatened to cloud solemn ceremonies for the signing of the European Union's proposed constitution.


Amrish Puri, who played the villain in a number of Bollywood films, dies after suffering a brain haemorrhage.


Palermo, 14:51 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: CENTRATI TUTTI GLI OBIETTIVI

A poco piÃ¹ di una settimana dalla partenza del campionato, Francesco Guidolin fa il punto sul Palerm...


Afghans flee town as Taliban dig in for NATO raid

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday.


Turk Parliament Approves EU-Backed Reforms

Turkey cleared a hurdle on its long path toward European Union membership on Sunday when its parliament approved a new penal code which will boost women's rights and punish police more severely for torture.


I leader di Prc Pdci Sd e Verdi: manca collegialita'


Federal prosecutors are looking into stock-option backdating at KB Home, but the company said it was not the target of the investigation.


Twin Car Bombs Explode in Baghdad, Killing at Least 10

A car bomb exploded near an entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone, killing at least 10 people and wounding 76. Less than an hour later, a second car bomb blew up near the Baghdad Hotel.


Per la sede di Roma e' stato scelto Angelo Bottino


LSU Stays Unanimous No. 1 in Women's Poll

LSU remained unanimous No. 1 and Utah joined at No. 25 Monday in The Associated Press women's basketball poll. There was some shuffling within the poll after five members of the Top 25 lost to unranked opponents during the past week, but Utah was the only newcomer.


ABN Amro, the Netherlands' largest bank, is cutting 2,850 jobs as a result of falling profits.


Indian outsource firm joins MIT study project

CAMBRIDGE -- At a sponsors' meeting of MIT Sloan School's Center for Information Systems Research this week, there was a new project on the research agenda: outsourcing.


Romania Rompetrol invests USD 3.8 mln for EURO5 diesel production

Romania's Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) said late on Tuesday that it had rejected a centrist opposition demand to cancel Sunday's ballot due to alleged vote counting fraud that gave the ruling Social Democracy ...


Britain backs assault on Fallujah, dismisses UN warnings

The British government says a US-led assault on the city of Fallujah was needed to uproot insurgents who could derail elections in Iraq, dismissing UN warnings such an offensive would actually undermine chances for democracy.


Israel 'disrupting' Palestinian elections

Palestinian presidential candidate Mustafa al-Barghuthi has accused Israel of "disrupting and interfering with" the upcoming Palestinian election, slated for 9 January.


An update to the Metasploit Project's signature open-source exploit framework includes  a new graphical interface for Windows expected to boost the number of researchers and hackers able to use the attack software.


Acts including Snow Patrol and Badly Drawn Boy bring the two V Festival sites to a successful close.


Wipro goes green as India's e-waste mounts

Indiaâs Wipro Ltd. has introduced new PCs that are compliant with the European Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.


Bloccato lo svincolo dell'Asse 7 bis Nola-Villa Literno


US, Israel turn up the heat on Iran - but there's a downside

BEIRUT: The Bush administration's decision to sell Israel 500 satellite-guided "bunker-buster" bombs, revealed on Tuesday, did nothing at all to dispel concerns that the United States and Israel


Train offered no escape from a deadly wall of water

TELWATTA, Sri Lanka -- The train known as the Queen of the Sea chugged slowly up the sandy, palm-fringed coast of eastern Sri Lanka, carrying hundreds of residents from the capital to visit relatives or enjoy a day at the sunny resorts near the town of Galle.


Calif. Students Paint Soldiers' Portraits

Art students and faculty at the College of Marin hope to make an indelible impression by painting the portraits of each U.S. soldier killed in the Iraq war.


Torino, 18:16 - CALCIO, JUVE: UTILI PER 15,4 MILIONI PRIMO SEMESTRE

I diritti tv e gli sponsor sono calati, ma la Juventus nel primo semestre dell'esercizio di bilancio...


Hawks Get Co-Op Board's Approval to Return

A week after two red-tailed hawks were evicted from their aerie outside a luxury apartment building, the board that runs the high-rise on Fifth Avenue has given in to the demands of bird lovers and agreed to let Pale Male and Lola rebuild their nest. Now the question is whether the birds that flew the co-op will come home to roost.


Government faces the heat as Greece burns

MAKISTOS, Greece  - Greece's conservative government faced mounting accusations of incompetence on Tuesday over forest fires that have killed at least 63 people.


Doctors concerned over vaccine suspension

London - Doctors in Britain warned on Wednesday that a decision to suspend the manufacturing licence of a major flu vaccine supplier could lead to shortages of the vaccine in Britain.


The Lure of Treatments Science Has Dismissed

Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.


Sanpaolo and Dexia in merger talks By  November 18 2004 ...

Italian bank Sanpaolo and Dexia, the Franco-Belgian group, confirmed they were in preliminary talks after a report that they were considering a merger to create a major cross-border lender.


With or without the Rodham, she's still Hillary

What's in a name? Not much it seems for a U.S. presidential hopeful whose first name is Hillary.


Top Usama bin Laden lieutenant Ayman Al-Zawahiri vowed in a videotape shown Monday to continue fighting the United States until President Bush changes US policies.


With dismissal, Bryant facing another fight

EAGLE, COLO. -- In pressing on with her civil suit against NBA star Kobe Bryant, the woman accusing him of rape won't have to meet the higher standard of proof required in a criminal case.


Working under tight security from helicopters and police, port crews unloaded US military plutonium from a British ship on Wednesday after its arrival in northwest France, nuclear industry officials said.


Goldman's Profit Rises 23% on Oil Trading, Mergers

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the third- largest US securities firm, said quarterly profit rose 23 percent, boosted by revenue from commodities and currency trading and fees from providing merger advice.


Goldman Sachs Group Inc. eked out a 1 percent increase in quarterly profit on Thursday as a sharp drop in fixed income trading revenue offset record investment banking fees and strong equities income.


World scrambles to offer aid for Asian tidal wave victims

LONDON : Governments and humanitarian organisations around the world scrambled to offer aid and technical help Sunday after the devastating quake and tidal waves that killed thousands of people in southern Asia.


In Arizona, one House candidate called party officials idiots. In Rhode Island, ad-makers turned a Senate hopeful into a political pinata.


Telefonata ha annunciato ordigno, si valuta attendibilita'


One of Natasha Gregson Wagner's favorite holidays is Christmas, so she jumped at the chance to star in the Christmas-themed TV movie "Angel in the Family."


ÂEdizioni della Bibbia nel contesto di Propaganda FideÂ: il 14 febbraio presentazione di uno studio sulle edizioni della Bibbia presso la Biblioteca della Pontificia UniversitÃ  Urbaniana Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Promossa dalla Urbaniana University Press, mercoledÃ¬ 14 febbraio alle ore 17 presso LÂAula Newman della Pontificia UniversitÃ  Urbaniana (Via Urbano VIII, 16 00165  Roma) avrÃ  luogo la presentazione del libro ÂEdizioni della Bib...


Il greggio con consegna ad aprile scambiato a 59,27 dollari


Kornberg wins 2006 Nobel chemistry prize

American Roger Kornberg won the 2006 Nobel prize for chemistry on Wednesday for describing the essential process of gene copying in cells, research that can give insight into illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.


Law Banning Type of Abortion Is Unconstitutional, Judge Says

A federal judge said that a Supreme Court ruling in 2000 required a clause allowing abortions if a women's health is at risk.


If Vitali Klitschko made one thing clear last night about the heavyweight division, it's how finished Mike Tyson really is. Anyone who thought otherwise


Eye problems are going undiagnosed in some children, partly because of a low uptake of free tests, a report says.


Marks And Spencer Loses Crown As Britain's Top Clothing Retailer

LONDON, Aug 22  - Marks and Spencer has been overtaken as Britain's biggest clothing retailer by supermarket giant Asda, which is owned by the world's largest retail store Wal-Mart, industry figures showed Sunday.


The early action on the second day of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York saw an easy victory for the number one seed, Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne.


MADRID: England striker Michael Owen said on Monday that his lack of Spanish and Ronaldoâs lack of English did not hinder celebrations of the Brazilianâs match-winner for Real Madrid in Sundayâs 1-0 win at Mallorca.


Bush Faces Sharp Challenges in Second Term

President Bush will be confronted by  strong domestic and foreign policy challenges as he begins a  second term this week that will go a long way toward  determining his place in the pantheon of American presidents.


Plan for Washington Baseball Stadium Wins Approval

The District of Columbia's City Council narrowly approved today a modified plan to build a 41,000-seat baseball stadium for the Nationals, the former Montreal Expos.


In their duel of wits and words, the two "seconds" in the race for the White House sometimes appeared more evenly matched than the two top-of-the-ticket contenders who debated last week.


Afghans must stand on their own feet, says president

Afghans should stand on their own feet to save their country from further foreign meddling, President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday, listing a lack of rule of law and the drugs trade as the main challenges.


Powell Bristles at Suggestions US Is Stingy With Wave Aid

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell indignantly rejected any suggestion today that the United States' response to the Asian earthquake and tsunami catastrophe had been insufficient


Changes to the way hospitals are paid  are being scaled back amid concerns over "financial volatility".


When antivirus products (and Internet Explorer) fail you

Null hypothesis When Didier Stevens recently took a closer look at some Internet Explorer malware that he had found, something surprised him somewhat.â¦


Afghan militants release video of 3 UN hostages

Militants holding three foreign UN staff members in Afghanistan released a videotape Sunday showing their hostages, and they said the three would be killed if demands


Campaigns Argue Over Reactions To Bin Laden

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry stormed across the Midwest on Saturday with their campaigns thrown into uncertainty about the effects of a new videotape showing


Family of Gitmo inmate wants own autopsy

CAIRO, Egypt &#151; Family members of a Saudi inmate found dead at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba said Thursday they want his body back for an autopsy because they do not believe U.S. claims that he committed suicide.


Violent Crime Down In First Half of 2007

The number of violent crimes reported nationwide appears to have fallen modestly in the first half of 2007, signaling the first notable decline in violence in two years, the FBI said yesterday.


One of the great success stories of the ocean, the return of the Pacific gray whale, may have been based on a miscalculation, scientists reported Monday in a study based on whale genetics.


Pentagon Chief Talks of Further Iraq Troop Cuts

One day after President Bush announced a limited drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq by next summer, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday that it might be possible to reduce U.S. forces there further over the course of next year, down to approximately 100,000 troops by the end of 2008.


Working Around the Clock to Keep a House Haunted

Visitors who venture inside âNightmare: Ghost Stories,â a haunted house on the Lower East Side, will encounter spooky spaces inspired by real peopleâs experiences.


New England digs out after record snowfall

New England dug out on Friday from a record-setting storm that dumped 10 inches of snow on Boston, more than the city typically sees in the entire month of December.


E' stato verificato un ritardo nella trasmissione dei dati


'Power to the people. And us.' Just after Comcast copped to throttling P2P traffic, a new net neutrality bill appeared on Capitol Hill.â¦


A "significant" oil and gas find has been made in the North Sea west of Shetland, it is announced.


The Hungarian government has banned the sale of paprika after a poisonous substance was discovered in the stocks of three food distributors.


Virgin Media taps Microsoft in lengthy email outage

Urgent Exchange upgrade Virgin Media customers have been suffering email outages for several days, prompting the firm to call in Microsoft engineers to help with an urgent upgrade.â¦


"Scary Movie" actress Anna Faris finalized her divorce Tuesday, agreeing to pay her ex-husband $900,000 and split property and acting royalties, according to court papers.  Faris, 31, filed for divorce from actor Benjamin Indra, 28, in Los Angeles Su...


U.S. remembers 9/11 attacks in solemnity

Americans stood in silence at the times of the Sept. 11 attacks on Tuesday, while the man behind them, Osama bin Laden, surfaced again to praise the suicide hijackers who killed nearly 3,000 people six years ago.


PM sends condolences to Swedish counterpart

Prime Minister Phan Van Khai extended condolences to Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson on Saturday.


Britain to cut Iraq troop levels by a quarter

Britain announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of almost one quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months, just as thousands of additional U.S. soldiers were arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.


A political row has broken out in Australia over election campaign suggestions that Australia would consider a "pre-emptive strike" against terrorist operations in neighboring countries.


The Lebanese government says it has arrested an al-Qaeda cell planning to bomb Italy's embassy in Beirut.


A CBS Newsmanâs Serenade: Give My Regards to Mr. Redstone

âFace the Nationâ anchor Bob Schieffer paid a musical tribute to his boss, Sumner Redstone, at a gala honoring the media mogul.


Nicaragua reverses American's conviction

A Nicaraguan appeals court on Monday overturned the conviction of a U.S. man sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his Nicaraguan girlfriend.


The Marketplace Report: Vioxx Risks Long Known?

Description: Drug maker Merck knew about the health risks of taking the pain medication Vioxx long before it pulled the drug from the market, The Wall Street Journal reports.


Market near flat as techs offset credit concern

Stocks closed little changed on Monday as strength in semiconductor stocks tied to Intel Corp.'s  higher sales outlook offset lingering concerns about the mortgage market.


Food is running so low aboard the international space station that the two crewmen have been instructed to cut back on calories, at least until a Russian supply ship arrives in a little over two weeks, NASA said Thursday.


Sony lowers price of PS3 as E3 trade show downsizes

LOS ANGELES  - The more things change  for E3, the video game industry's premier trade show, the more  they stay the same -- if preshow news from Sony Corp. is any  indication.


UK retailers had their worst Christmas since 2004, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) says.


Millions of UK homes face higher gas and electricity bills from Monday as the latest price rises from British Gas come into effect.


Ad claimed Linux 10 times more expensive than Windows

LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - A Microsoft advertisement claiming that the Linux operating system is much more expensive to operate than its own Windows was found to be misleading by the a UK regulator on Wednesday.


Schools need training courses for teachers running citizenship lessons, a report says.


Dow Jones and Murdoch Said to Move Close to Deal

Dow Jones & Company tentatively agreed to be acquired by Rupert Murdochâs News Corporation on Monday.


Elizabeth Edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after her husband, Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, made his concession speech on Wednesday in Boston.


Disease Risks Rise After Philippine Typhoon

REAL, Philippines  - Flood waters receded in the  northern Philippines on Friday in the wake of a typhoon, but  thousands of people remained cut off from help, hungry and at  risk of disease after a week of severe flooding.


Tunisino muore dopo 30 ore in un bagagliaio

La fidanzata aveva tentato di farlo entrare clandestinamente in Italia nascondendolo nel bagagliaio della sua auto: dopo 30 ore Amor Knis, un tunisino 25enne di Zarzis, e' morto soffocato o stroncato dal caldo.


ICANN mulls registrar changes after RegisterFly debacle

(InfoWorld) - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is seeking ideas and opinions on ways to modify the agreement terms it enters into with Internet registrars to protect individuals and organizations that do business with them. The effort stems from theÂ recent debacle involving registrar RegisterFly, which ICANN had to strip of its accreditation due to poor quality of service, which prompted massive and loud complaints from many of its tens of thousands of customers. At its 29th International Public Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, ICANN on Monday hosted a workshop to discuss possible changes to its Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) and steps it is taking to make sure registrars provide good service to their customers. Participants in the workshop, titled "Protection of Registrants," generally agreed that the RAA is due for a makeover to prevent another RegisterFly-like situation and because much has changed since the RAA was last amended about seven years ago. "We need to deal with registrar accreditation and the procedures by which we accommodate registrants," said Susan Crawford, an ICANN board member who moderated the discussion. Among the issues panelists and audience members debated was the need for Internet registrars -- companies ICANN accredits to sell Internet domain names to individuals and organizations -- to escrow their customers' data with ICANN or another third party. That way, in the event of a registrar meltdown, ICANN, which manages and oversees the Internet's domain name system, could access the customer data and help customers switch to another registrar. "This is important to registrants. We want to be able to reconstitute a registrar if it fails so that registrants can continue to have access to their domains and be able to work with them," Crawford said. Ironically, in its current form, the RAA has a data escrow provision but it hasn't been implemented for several reasons. "It put a burden on ICANN to receive data, so the cost was all on ICANN. And until recently, there wasn't a budget item for the registered data escrow program," Crawford said. Details on how this escrow will work need to be established, such as what will constitute a valid trigger for the data release and what data will be stored. Jon Nevett, policy and ethics vice president of Internet registrar Network Solutions, said that ICANN's Registrar Constituency, which he chairs, has worked in recent months on the data escrow program with ICANN, which recently requested proposals to provide escrow services. A key point for registrars is how ICANN will protect their customers' data if it needs to be transferred, Nevett said. "There is a lot of private information in this data," he said. One of the issues ICANN is trying to work through is what data would be put in escrow. Under the current RAA provisions that data includes: registrant, administrative contact, technical contact, billing contact, name servers and expiration dates. "When the provision was drafted, these were the elements that were believed to be critically necessary to restore the functionality of a registrar," said Mike Zupke, ICANN's Registrar Liaison Manager. Changing the data requirements would require amending the RAA, he said. This issue is an interesting one, considering individuals' privacy concerns when registering a domain name, concerns that have prompted the appearance of "proxy" services that let registrants "hide" from the public some of the information they submit to a registrar, Crawford said. Nevett argued that providing data to an escrow party that the registrant wants to keep from public view doesn't compromise privacy, because the escrow data wouldn't be publicly available. Meanwhile, Beau Brendler, director of Consumer Reports Webwatch, suggested that ICANN provide more information about registrars, including ratings, so that consumers can make better informed decisions when choosing one. There are about 900 registrars currently, according to ICANN. "Measures that increase compliance are good," Brendler said, adding that ICANN might consider setting up a system to rate registrars and hold registrars to best practices guidelines. Stacy Burnette, ICANN's director of contractual compliance, said that starting next month her team will publish a report twice a year with results from their registrar audits. Citing preliminary results, Burnette said that in March her team found that of 881 audited registrars, 19 had non-working Web sites, and that in April, 192 registrars had invoices that were overdue by 30 days or more. Based on these findings, her group is seeking compliance from the offending registrars. Her group is also currently doing a "code of conduct audit" to ensure that registrars are not engaging in conduct that would give "the appearance of impropriety," she said. Meanwhile, a future audit will focus on registrars' back-end systems performance, checking on issues like availability, downtime and outages, to see if they are meeting standards set in their agreements with ICANN. Moreover, an ongoing audit is focusing on registrar data retention requirements, while a future audit will verify whether registrars are maintaining the required commercial liability insurance levels, she said. "We want to encourage compliance to enhance ICANN's ability to preserve and enhance the operational stability, reliability, security and global interoperability of the Internet," Burnette said.


Boston Red Sox Team Report - September 8

(Sports Network) - Two of the hottest pitchers in the American League take the hill tonight, as Boston's Pedro Martinez battles Tim Hudson and the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game series at the Coliseum.


Taliban says killed two Germans in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban movement on Saturday killed two German hostages after the group's demands were ignored, according to a spokesman, who said he represented the militant group.


Spain counts health cost of Costa expats

ESTEPONA, Spain  - From lager louts breaking their noses in fights to pensioners tripping down stairs, thousands of foreigners pouring to the coast in search of sun run up a hefty public hospital bill for Spain.


Tuesday's European papers focus on a US proposal for an international conference on Iraq.


Yanukovich will protest runoff re-vote results

Viktor Yanukovych says he will protest runoff re-vote results in the Supreme Court due to allegedly massive vote-rigging. Russia's Duma deputy speaker Vladimir Zhyrinovsky echos, saying Yanukovych must appeal ...


The US economy continued to grow in the early fall despite being buffeted by rising energy costs and hurricanes, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday, providing its last snapshot of business conditions before Election Day.


Merrill Lynch & Co Inc. , expected to report billions of dollars on mortgage losses, said on Monday it plans to sell most of its Chicago-based capital lending business to General Electric Co's  commercial finance arm.


Disputes cloud international gathering on Iraq's future

Countries taking part in a conference on Iraq differ on how to assist the nation but strongly support the interim government's


Democratic 2008 contenders bicker over Iraq pullout

The Democratic presidential hopefuls  scrambled for advantage in the widening debate over Iraq on  Wednesday, with Barack Obama calling for combat troops to come  home by the end of 2008 and Hillary Clinton asking the White  House to speed any withdrawal.


Pepsico, the world's second largest drinks firm, is upbeat on sales of its snacks and soft drinks.


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


Germany likely to allow Cruise film at key site

The makers of a movie starring Tom Cruise about a failed plot to kill Adolf Hitler will most likely be allowed to use a German memorial site after all, a spokesman for the Finance Ministry said on Friday.


Walking reduces the risk of dementia and boosts mental function, two new studies show. Both reports touting the health benefits of regular strolls appear in the Sept.


Per attivita' da e per l'estero dove gruppo e' presente


French rogue trader held 50 bln euros in positions: Societe Generale

Societe Generale said Sunday that a rogue trader suspected of incurring massive losses at the French bank held positions worth about 50 billion euros (73 billion dollars) when he was uncovered.


Downing Street refuses to comment on the arrest of Labour's chief fundraiser Lord Levy.