Bollywood star Dutt convicted for arms possession

Top Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt was convicted on Tuesday of illegally possessing weapons but cleared of conspiracy charges in connection with a series of bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed 257 people in 1993.


BOSTON -- Tagg Romney, 37, loves the Sox and has a thing for Billy Joel. Matt Romney, 35, always tunes in to "Saturday Night Live," and Josh Romney, 31, likes to surf and water-ski. Ben Romney, 29, hesitates to call his dog, Kingsley, a half yorkie and half poodle, "a yorkie-poo." And Craig Romney,...


China's leaders vowed Sunday to sustain steady economic development and control investment in fixed assets in 2005, state media said.


ITALY'S president held crisis talks overnight to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned after only nine months in power after losing a Senate vote, has enough support to be reappointed as prime minister or must be ...Comment


Firenze, 15:07 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; TONI: ORGOGLIOSO DI INDOSSARE MAGLIA VIOLA

Luca Toni ha smentito alcune dichiarazioni apparsa questa mattina sul quotidiano 'La Nazione'. ''Res...


Revenues at the U.S. unit of LG Electronics Inc.  rose 39 percent in the first half, and North American sales are expected to top $10 billion this year, fueled by demand for mobile phones, flat-screen displays and appliances, it said on Thursday.


U.S. stocks extended their losses on Wednesday after investment bank Morgan Stanley said quarterly profit fell, casting doubt on corporate earnings growth, while a brokerage downgrade on Cisco Systems Inc. hurt tech stocks.


Trial Starts for U.S. Soldier Charged with Killing Iraqi

FORT HOOD, Texas  - An Army sergeant went on trial  on Tuesday in the death of an Iraqi civilian who was pushed off  a Tigris River bridge in a case that helped fuel anger over  U.S. abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan.


South Africa investigates reports that 137 delegates to an Aids forum in Canada are seeking asylum.


A man is charged with the murder of two men found dead above a chip shop in Shropshire.


Roma, 15:17 - ATLETICA, GRAND PRIX MARCIA: BRUGNETTI CORRERA' IN SICILIA

Il campione olimpico di Atene Ivano Brugnetti correrà domenica pomeriggio a San Pietro Claren...


U.K. Hostage Pleads for Life on Videotape

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British hostage appeared on a video posted on an Islamic Web site Wednesday weeping and pleading for his life as Iraq's leader and U.S. officials crushed reports that a high-profile female Iraqi weapons scientist could be released from jail soon - as demanded by the kidnappers...


Sharon Invites Labor to Talks on Unity Coalition

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Friday invited the opposition Labor Party to begin talks to form a unity government, a move that would avoid early elections and pave the way for a withdrawal from Gaza.


Queen honours former Chelsea star Gianfranco Zola

Former Chelsea star Gianfranco Zola has been chosen by the Queen to become an honorary citizen of the British empire. British ambassador to Italy Sir Ivor Roberts will present Zola with the honour Monday "for his service to British football.


Rupert Murdoch's plan to move his News Corp. global media empire's major share listing from Australia to Wall Street won overwhelming shareholder approval Tuesday at the company's annual general meeting.


Sometimes you don't have to dress up as a superhero to get what you want. While some are scaling London's most famous landmarks to make their point on paternal access rights, IT buyers are taking a more practical approach to lobbying vendors.


As Michael Crichton advises the president on global warming, it's a good time to review his technophobic Hollywood legacy, from Coma to Westworld. By Jason Silverman.


Afghan Taliban free more Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan released on Thursday four of the remaining seven South Korean hostages they had kidnapped nearly six weeks ago, witnesses said.


Fines, Jail Used to Enforce Flu Shot Rules

LANSING, Mich. - Thinking of trying to wheedle a flu shot from your doctor even though you're not at high-risk for flu complications? Forget about it in Michigan...


Director Techine remembers AIDS past he "escaped"

French film director Andre Techine has marked his return to cinema after a three-year hiatus with an emotional journey back to the 1980s and the start of the AIDS epidemic he said could easily have ended his life.


Unlike standard cough treatments, the cocoa compound theobromine caused no adverse effects on the cardiovascular or central nervous systems.


Iraq says it will close the offices of the Kurdish PKK rebel group and stop its operations in the country.


Is Microsoft's Office Becoming More Like Windows?

Office, Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) collection of programs for business documents and tasks, is fast becoming a software platform unto itself.


Show of unity among Blair's Labour as congress wraps up

The Labour Party has wrapped up its annual congress, relieved at a temporary truce between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown but knowing the issue will not go away.


CORRECTED: Insurgent video shows IDs of missing U.S. soldiers

(Corrects seventh paragraph to read "loss of your captives", instead of "your families' loss".)


Botswana's capital offers an example of one city's efforts to manage explosive growth.


Gaza Strip: Six Palestinians killed as Israel continues major ...

At least six Palestinians were killed Friday during the continuing Israeli attack on nortern Gaza Strip as occupation troops took control of a nine-kilometer stretch in the area.


UK terrorism risk "critical" after Glasgow attack

Britain is at "critical" risk of a terrorist attack, the government said, after police linked an attack on Glasgow airport to two failed car bombings in London.


For a prime example of medical screening that has proliferated beyond reason, consider the alarming case of full-body computed tomography scans to detect cancer, cardiovascular disease and other conditions.


Russia to Allow State-Owned Firms to Bid on Yukos Assets

President Vladimir Putin said Friday, the government has no plans to seize the embattled oil giant, but if its assets are sold, anyone, including government organizations, will be able to bid.


Jon Lieber agreed to a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, Al Leiter returned to the Florida Marlins and Woody Williams went back to the San Diego Padres as teams moved quickly to grab starting pitchers Wednesday after the first free-agent deadline of the offseason passed.


GLASGOW, Scotland -- At 2:42 p.m. on Oct. 11, Dean Collins heard a thunderous explosion as he worked at his computer in his 30th-floor apartment in Manhattan.


Midwest Has 'Coal Rush,' Seeing No Alternative

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- From the top of a new coal-fired power plant with its 550-foot exhaust stack poking up from the flat western Iowa landscape, MidAmerican Energy Holdings chief executive David L. Sokol peered down at a train looping around a sizable mound of coal.


U.S. government, companies warn of critical Oracle flaws

US-CERT has issued an alert citing several security flaws in Oracle products that could be used to shut down or take control of vulnerable systems or to corrupt or steal data from Oracle databases.


After declaring independence, Kosovo looks to cautious next steps

President Bush hailed the controversial move, as the EU and UN met to form their responses.


CodeIgniter.com: CodeIgniter 1.6 Hits the Streets

The latest version of the CodeIgniter framework has officially been released - version 1.6:   EllisLab is proud to announce the release of CodeIgniter 1.6, our open source web application framework.  The release marks a new turn in the development of the framework, and has received considerable attention from both EllisLab developers and the community.   There's lots of new features in this new release including a Database Forge class, improvements to their Active Record implementation, an extendable Model class, and the addition of extendable Helpers.   You can find out more about the framework on the project's homepage or just head straight to the downloads section and grab the latest updates.


New UN Report on Darfur Triggers US-Europe Division

A key report on war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region is triggering an intense diplomatic battle between the United States and Europe on how to prosecute perpetrators of pillage, slaughter and rape.


Marine to serve 8 years in killing of Iraqi

A U.S. Marine will serve no more than eight years in prison in connection with the killing of an Iraqi civilian, a Marine Corps spokesman said Saturday.


SKYTEAM, the airline alliance launched and fostered by Air France, is about to claim three new member carriers and access to 25 per cent of the world's air routes.


Val d'Isere, 11:11 - SCI, CDM: CANCELLATE GARE MASCHILI IN VAL D'ISERE

Sono state cancellate le gare della Coppa del Mondo maschile di sci alpino in programma in Val d'Ise...


Dodgers' Garciaparra has torn quadriceps

Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra has a tear in his left quadriceps and won't be in the lineup for Game 3 of the NL playoffs Saturday when Los Angeles tries to avoid getting swept by the New York Mets.


McCartney to play L.A. record store Wednesday

Paul McCartney will play a  "surprise" concert at a Los Angeles record store on Wednesday,  a spokesman said.


Bernardo Viera Trejo still remembers the sweltering summer day in 1955 when he and his then-friend Fidel Castro met up shortly after the would-be revolutionary's release from prison.


Cheering Fans Greet Jackson as Attorneys Spar

A white-suited Michael Jackson waved and smiled to cheering fans as he and his family went to court on Monday to watch his attorney spar with the prosecutor who has twice charged the self-proclaimed king of pop with child molestation.


Computer Associates International (CA) has selected SAPÂ as its vendor for a new ERP (enterprise resource planning) system to replace a collection of homegrown accounting systems. Services firm AccentureÂ will assist with the implementation, CA said Wednesday.


Weir takes charge at Kapalua with late birdie

KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Canadian Mike Weir holed an 18-foot birdie putt at the last to grab a one-shot lead in the Mercedes-Benz Championship second round on Friday.


Despite Victory, Taiwanese Party Urges Caution

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jan. 13 -- As word spread of their landslide victory in Taiwan's legislative elections, flag-waving Nationalist party stalwarts filled the lobby of their headquarters Saturday evening with shouts of joy, partisan chants and patriotic songs.


Former French president proposes privileged partnership for Turkey ...

Former French president Valery Giscard D'Estaing said on Thursday that Turkish membership of the European Union (EU) would change the European project's nature and suggested a


The Justice Department said Thursday it is sending civil rights monitors to polls in 25 states on Election Day. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 authorizes the monitors to protect election-related civil rights.


Sudanese Refugees Ponder Return to Homes

Civil war drove Christine Pompeo from her village in Sudan's deepest south to a crowded apartment in the Arab world's biggest city. Now a peace treaty has been struck to end the 21-year war that displaced 4 million, but Pompeo and many others are hesitant about returning.


E' successo in un bar di Roma dove tre ragazze hannotrovato l'insetto e superato il ribrezzo lo hanno fotografato                                          Roma, uno scarafaggio fritto tra le patatine Il Codacons denuncia l'azienda                                                                                Il gestore del locale aveva acquistato gli spuntini in mattinata


Qualificazioni ai mondiali 2006: seconda vittoria per gli azzurri

La nazionale di Lippi regola l'evanescente Moldova con il gol dello juventino. Lippi: Â«Bravo Alex, sono felice per luiÂ». CHINISAU - Due partite due vittorie. Si fa interessante il cammino mondiale della nuova nazionale di Marcello Lippi.


Court Questions Possible Abuse of Pot Laws

The Supreme Court questioned whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren't really sick as it debated on Monday whether the federal government can


Will iLike users like Thumbplay's ringtones too?

Thumbplay is now selling ringtones via music discovery company iLike's swelling Facebook application and iLike.com.


Late payments on home equity loans climbed to a 1 1/2-year high in the opening quarter of this year, while delinquencies on credit card bills fell, painting a mixed picture of how people are managing their debt.


Prevedibile ritardo in avvio, fissato per il 2010


Iraqi insurgents blast US mess tent; 24 killed, at least 60 ...

An explosion ripped through a mess tent at a military base near Mosul where hundreds of US troops had just sat down to lunch Tuesday, and officials said more than 20 people were killed and at least 57 were wounded.


India storm back to beat England by 23 runs

Spinner Harbhajan Singh and seamer Ashish Nehra grabbed three wickets each as India bowled out England for 181 to snatch a morale-boosting 23-run victory in the final one-day international at Lord's on Sunday.


Avviata dopo decesso paziente che aveva subito trapianto


Labour ministers and MPs call for calm after days of chaos for Prime Minister Tony Blair.


EU Commission taking its time with SCH bid for Abbey National

The European Commission is taking all the time it needs to rule on Banco Santander Central Hispano's bid for Abbey National, competition spokeswoman Amelia Torres said Monday.


Pene piu' severe, piu' tutele anche per familiari vittime


CHICAGO - A jury that included talk show host Oprah Winfrey convicted a man of murder Wednesday after a trial that turned into a media frenzy because of the billionaire in the jury box.    Jurors deliberated for more than two hours before convicting 27-year-old Dion Coleman of first-degree murder in the February 2002 shooting death of 23-year-old Walter Holley...


New York town sued over Hispanic voter rights

The U.S. federal government sued the Village of Port Chester, New York, on Friday, saying its political system effectively denies Hispanics representation in the local government.


Tool cracks Vista activation for the ultra-patient

A tool has been posted online that can apparently crack Vista's activation process by applying brute force -- and lots of time -- to come up with valid product keys. But the author is now telling users it's wrong to use it.


La Dorint e' salita tra i membri del patto al 5,4%


EADS sees Airbus deliveries rising 10 pct next year

EADS, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, is expecting deliveries of its Airbus aircraft maker to rise by 10 percent next year, the group's co-chairman Rainer Hertrich says.


President Hu Jintao pledged a new level of cooperation between Beijing and its third-largest African trading partner at the start of the Chinese leader's first visit to Sudan on Friday.


Undergraduates in England spend less time studying than their European counterparts, a report suggests.


Delhi's deputy major dies after falling from a terrace while trying to fight off a horde of wild monkeys.


Bits: Where Are Those Million iPhones? Everywhere.

Where is the world are the million missing iPhones? Our readers think they know.


Torino, 17:38 - CALCIO, DEL PIERO: SIAMO E RESTEREMO LA JUVENTUS

"Noi siamo e resteremo la Juve, siamo pronti a ripartire". Alessandro Del Piero chiude la stagione d...


Syria backs Arab League efforts on Lebanon: envoy

The Arab League won vital Syrian support on Monday for its efforts to end a standoff between Lebanon's government and a Hezbollah-led opposition rallying hundreds of thousands in central Beirut, an envoy said.


Ashcroft Could Be First Cabinet Resignation

John Ashcroft (search) may turn in his resignation as early as January in a ritual reserved for second-term presidents, sources close to the attorney general said Thursday.


Richard Bransonâs plans for suborbital tourism may sound pie-in-the-sky, but he has details all worked out. When the first space vacations are available, Richard Branson will be there selling them.


East Asia is so diverse that it would take a long time for the region to craft an economic community similar to that of the European Union, Singapore's founding father said Monday.


Nikkei falls as exporters hurt by firmer yen

The Nikkei average fell 0.37 percent on  Tuesday, retreating from a three-month high a day earlier as  investors took profits on Honda Motor Co. (7267.T) and other  blue-chip exporters on a stronger yen.


The world premiere of the Mercedes Sports Tourer models is the latest step in a lengthy process that has transformed the German car maker from a producer of selective luxury models, to one which competes in all market segments.


With rising incomes, young women discover the pitfalls of âdating down.â


ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG.N on Wednesday  said quarterly profit from continuing operations rose 2.3  percent, boosted by higher prices and increased sales of  products ranging from Parkay margarine to Orville Redenbacher's  popcorn.


The NHL canceled its season exactly five months after the lockout started. Now there's no telling when there will be games again.


There have been tense scenes outside parliament with thousands of people demonstrating for and against the Civil Union Bill. About 6,000 people took part in the Destiny Church "Enough is Enough" march against the bill through Wellington.


New startup WeGame has just launched a beta version of their site which lets you record and share game videos.


AUSTRALIAN Troy Bayliss produced a last-gasp bid to remain in MotoGP racing next season with a podium finish in his final race for Ducati at Valencia in Spain.


Paul Martin's health-care gamble pays off - for now

OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin gambled his political future on a health-care deal with the provinces and that gamble appears to have paid off - at least for now.


"Harry Potter" rides to top of box office charts

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" whisked its way to No. 1 at movie box offices with weekend ticket sales of $77.4 million and a five-day total of just over $140 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


Fashion diva Serena gives Czech the boot

For tennis, Serena Williams last night chose an outfit that would have been entirely proper had she been perched on the seat of a Harley-Davidson.


Though deeply in debt to Stanley Kubrick and George Orwell, George Lucas's first theatrical film, "THX 1138," has elements of striking originality.


Sprawling Communities Can Be a Health Hazard

People who live in sprawling metropolitan areas are paying a health toll for all that time spent sitting in cars instead of walking.


Qualcomm to pay $170 million to acquire Iridigm

Qualcomm said yesterday that it would pay $170 million to acquire Iridigm Display Corp., a small company that has patented technology used in screens on wireless devices.


House, Senate Agree on Corporate Tax Bill

U.S. Senate and House of Representatives negotiators agreed on Wednesday on a huge corporate tax bill that will repeal export subsidies that violate global trade rules and give manufacturers a new tax break.


In Anne Fletcher's '27 Dresses,' Katherine Heigl is always a bridesmaid, never a bride.


NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Negotiators at climate talks in Bali on Friday struggled to break a deadlock over U.S. objections to goals for cutting emissions by dropping a reference to a non-binding 2020 target in draft text.


Charities say families struggle to afford school uniforms because of expensive suppliers.


Growing up as a Southern California native, Jim Hardy wanted to play for USC since he was 8 years old. Many of the kids he grew up with and played football against would later become rivals of his at UCLA.


The computer maker's retail stores are pretty easygoing about customers playing with the display machines. But when it comes to running an in-store hardware test lab, the company draws the line. By Leander Kahney.


Sandy Alomar Agrees to Sign With Rangers

Six-time All-Star catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. agreed Wednesday to a $550,000, one-year contract with the Texas Rangers to be a part-time player next season.


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the 2000 winner in a given state, the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results may not total 100 percent because of rounding.


The European Commission is sticking  with its plan to lift sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S.  goods on Jan. 1 following Washington's repeal of export tax  subsidies in October, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.


Iraq PM Says Violence Won't Derail January Election

LONDON/BAGHDAD  - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi  said Sunday national elections will go ahead as planned in  January, despite a countrywide surge in violence targeting U.S.  forces and Iraqi troops and police.


An NC Business Court judge's ruling this week frees tobacco companies from making end-of-year payments to farmers. Judge Ben Tennille ruled Thursday that the four major tobacco


Microsoft Corp. unveiled the latest version of its entertainment-focused operating system Tuesday, seeking a broader audience on a wider array of computers and stoked by partnerships offering music, movies and even recorded books.


Net porn providers to get life sentences

China beefed up its ongoing crackdown on internet porn on Monday with new rules published that allow courts to issue life sentences to those convicted of posting pornography online.


Scientists pinpoint a protein they believe holds the key to hearing, and maybe new treatments for deafness.


Yahoo plans to cut several hundred jobs: source

Yahoo Inc  is planning to  announce cutbacks later this month that will likely lead to  hundreds of job losses at the nearly 14,000 employee company, a  source familiar with the plan said on Monday.


MAXINE MCKEW: The Prime Minister has gently steered his Government back onto the official diplomatic line about Australia's military obligations to America.


INCONTRO PRODI-FASSINO, ACCORDO assoluto

(AGI) - Bologna, 6 set. - E' durato poco meno di 2 ore l'incontro tra Romano Prodi e Piero Fassino, questa mattina, a Bologna, nell'abitazione del presidente della Commissione Europea. I due sono stati a colloquio


NCAA Game Summary - Southern California at BYU

The Cougars turned the ball over four times...The Trojans made their first ever visit to Provo...Bush posted his first career 100-yard rushing game.


European stocks rally before rate decisions

Europe's main stock markets rebounded on Thursday as investors geared up for interest rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.


Terremoto in Asia, oltre tremila vittime

I Paesi piÃ¹ colpiti sono lo Sri Lanka el'India. Al momento non si hanno notizie di vittime tra i turisti italiani. (ANSA.IT) - Cresce di continuo il numero delle vittime del terremoto e del maremoto nel sudest asiatico.


Arizona State coach Herb Sendek wore an all-black sweatsuit to his news conference this week. The outfit reflected ASU's season, but not Sendek's mood.


Monk Has to Clean Up His Act When His Mrs. Guest-Stars

By RITA SHERROW World Television Editor  The game show "1 vs 100" turns the "mob" on itself with the winner taking home $250,000 at 7 p.m. Friday on channel 2 and cable channel 9.


The BBC World Service names seven finalists in its competition to find the world's best young music act.


In the closing minute of the second period, Jamie Langenbrunner finally gave the sluggish New Jersey Devils a long-awaited jolt.


Venus reaches last eight in bid for elusive Australian Open title

American eighth seed Venus Williams moved a step closer to realising her dream of winning an elusive Australian Open title Monday when she set up a quarter-final showdown with fourth seed Ana Ivanovic.


US presidential hopefuls stress their foreign policy credentials as news of  Benazir Bhutto's killing dominates campaigns.


US Airways Group Inc. withdrew a $9.8 billion bid for bankrupt Delta Airlines on Wednesday, taking pressure off rival carriers to consolidate.


Thousands of children across Wales are to be asked their views for an United Nations report on children's rights.


Roma, 16:50 - F1, SPY STORY; MONTEZEMOLO: VERITA' BRUTTA USCIRA' FUORI

Luca di Montezemolo è convinto che la verità sulla spy story Ferrari-McLaren verr&agra...


Egypt's energy minister unveils plans to build a nuclear power plant on the country's Mediterranean coast.


La notizia Ã¨ stata accolta con l'enfasi che merita, anche sui media non di settore. L'iniziativa con cui Google intende rendere disponibile al mondo intero il contenuto di milioni di volumi custoditi in alcune


Update 9: Russia Advances Plans to Break Up Yukos

Russia moved ahead Friday with plans to break up the country's largest oil producer, announcing it would auction off a majority stake in the main production unit of oil giant OAO Yukos next month.


President Bush's missile-shield plans are stoking cold-war tensions, as Putin threatens to re-aim Russian weapons at Europe.


Stars stranded as California fires move inland

Fierce desert winds continued to propel a series of wildfires in southern California yesterday, causing 300,000 people to flee their homes and destroying more than 1,000 homes in the San Diego area alone.


One would think that after increasingly embarrassing forays into reality television, the Internet and the penitentiary, Paris Hilton might have taken a moment to reflect on her choices. Or perhaps not.


More Security Attacks Motivated By Greed, Symantec Reports

There's good news and bad news on the security front. Internet security company Symantec Corp. on Monday released its Internet Security Threat Report, which provides a six-month snapshot


Washington starebbe sovvenzionando la propria produzione


Moqtada Sadr orders ceasefire across Iraq

BAGHDAD: Shia leader Moqtada Al Sadr on Monday ordered a nationwide ceasefire and announced his militant movement would join the political mainstream, his aides said.


As a part of their PHP 101 series, Zend has posted their latest section - PHP 101 (part 8): Databases and Other Animals.


Creator Of Sasser Worm Faces Computer Sabotage Charges

German prosecutors say the creator of last May's Sasser worm that disrupted computers around the world has been charged with computer sabotage.


Studio italiano, riducono il rischio di morte per ogni causa


Halloween moviegoers were up for a scare. On its second week, the horror flick "The Grudge" refused to budge from the top spot. It took in $22.4 million ths weekend, bringing its 10-day total to $71.3 million. The biopic "Ray," starring Jamie Fo...


Expo Woos Porn Fans With Touchy-Feely Workshops

Sex toys, female orgasms and tips on spicing up monogamous relationships take their place among the porn stars at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas.


August 28, 2004 - An arrest could come as early as next week in an espionage investigation at the Pentagon. The FBI is investigating whether an aide to Douglas Feith, the Pentagon's number three official, has been spying for Israel.


OUSE prices have fallen for the second month running. Rising interest rates and warnings that the market is overheated have apparently left buyers running scared.


Japan regrets US move for sex slave apology

Japan voiced regret Tuesday as the US Congress moved forward with a resolution demanding an unambiguous apology from Tokyo for forcing Asian women into sexual slavery before and during World War II.


Continental earnings rise on international demand

Continental Airlines  posted a better-than-expected 15 percent increase in quarterly earnings on Thursday on strong demand for trans-Atlantic and other international flights.


Portafoglio di oltre mille clienti tra Lombardia e Veneto


Business & money: Main US car workers' union calls nationwide strike in protest over healthcare benefits and job security.


The maverick Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yuan was arrested after he was found taking drugs in his Beijing home, Reuters reported.


French bank SocGen says hit by $7.1 billion fraud

French bank Societe Generale said fraud by a single trader had caused it a 4.9 billion euro ($7.1 billion) loss and that it would seek emergency funds as a result, shocking battered markets.


Musica: agli Mtv Awards protagonisti gli Outkast, Eminem contro ...

ROMA - Tre premi su cinque nomination. Agli Outkast non e' riuscito l'en plein ma sono stati comunque i protagonisti dello show all'Mtv Europe Awards. Hanno vinto come miglior gruppo e nella categoria "best


Wolves lead Bundesliga pack, unlucky seven for Schalke

Surprise package VfL Wolfsburg remained on top of the Bundesliga following a comfortable 3-0 home win over VfB Stuttgart. The three points saw Wolfsburg, only promoted to the Bundesliga in 1997, open up a


ON DEADLINE: Obama has much yet to prove

Amid the poetry and promise of Barack Obama's election-night address came this hard truth: "There will be setbacks," he said, "and we will make mistakes."


E3 2007: If Microsoft told you to 'jump in,' would you?

Blog: The revamped video game conference is well underway, with the Xbox 360 and Games for Windows announcements kicking it off.


ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - The most powerful hurricane to hit Grenada in nearly a decade killed at least 12 people, damaged 90 percent of its homes and destroyed a prison, leaving criminals on the loose, officials said Wednesday...


Definitivi su autotassazione solo dopo il 9 luglio


UK's Blair Sees More 'Consensual' 2nd Term for Bush

George W. Bush has learned from his  first term in office and will adopt a more "consensual" foreign  policy, his closest international ally, British Prime Minister  Tony Blair, said in an interview published on Thursday.


The dollar fell against the yen and the euro in Asia on Monday for the first time in three sessions as US hedge funds and Japanese exporters resumed selling the greenback on concerns about US economic imbalances.


In una serata avara di stile, vanno agli OutKast le statuette di miglior video in assoluto, per il brano "Hey Ya!", quella per i migliori effetti speciali, la direzione artistica, il video hip hop. Premi a Beyonce e Alicia Keys.


Wi and Allenby share Honda lead after shaky starts

South Korean Charlie Wi and Australian Robert Allenby overcame shaky starts to share the second-round lead at the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens on Friday.


Eventuali maggiori entrate andranno a migliorare i conti


BCA chief 'disappointed' with black coach's firing

Floyd Keith expected a routine day Tuesday in his office at Pan Am Plaza. He even thought he might finally get a chance to hang a few plaques, including one from Rep. Julia Carson, D-Ind.


Sorry, E.T., but Parcel Post May Beat Phoning Home

A physicist and an electrical engineer claim it is more efficient to send a long message as a physical package, a cosmic FedEx, than as radio wave or laser pulse.


Canada missing a beat when it comes to much-needed heart donations

TORONTO (CP) - More heart-transplant patients are surviving longer than 10 years ago, but a shortfall in the number of donor organs means Canadians continue to die while awaiting a new heart, a report released Wednesday shows.


FDA OKs Ecstasy Study in Cancer Patients

The illegal club drug Ecstasy can trigger euphoria among the dance club set, but can it ease the debilitating anxiety that cancer patients feel as they face their final days?


Wind, Romiti annuncia: pronto a lanciare un'opa

Cesare Romiti Ã¨ pronto a lanciare un'offerta pubblica di acquisto su Wind, e potrebbe presentare un'offerta giÃ  la prossima settimana. Lo ha detto l'imprenditore parlando con i giornalisti durante la sua visita a Pechino.


CUPERTINO, Calif. Apple Computer is trying to stop RealNetworks from taking a bite out of the iPod market. Apple is blocking the technology used by RealNetworks Harmony music downloading service.


Close encounter looms with Toutatis asteroid

THIS week Earth will get its closest known shave this century from a big asteroid, a monster big enough to extinguish billions of lives were it ever to collide with the planet.


Roma, 10:48 - CALCIO VIOLENTO: MATARRESE E BORRELLI AL VIMINALE

Al Viminale, a Roma, è riunito l'Osservatorio che dovrà dare la mappatura degli stadi ...


New York real estate mogul Donald Trump defended his friend Martha Stewart as the woman who turned home economics into a media empire began her prison term.


Target 3rd-Qtr Net Rises 78% After Sale of Two Chains

Target Corp., the second-largest US discount retailer, said third-quarter profit surged 78 percent after selling its Marshall Field's and Mervyn's chains.


New Era, People's Party, Latvia's First Party and Union of...

Four political parties - New Era (JL), the People's Party, Latvia's First Party and the Union of Greens and Farmers - signed the declaration of Aigars Kalvitis' (TP) government and the coalition agreement in ...


Israel Turns Up Heat on Palestinian Hunger Strike

Israel declared psychological war on  hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners Monday, saying it would  barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will.


Andrew Golota has been in his fair share of wars in the ring, and whether he has it in him to endure another remains to be seen. Not that I expect his bout with John Ruiz to be one.


Stabile Londra, negative Parigi e Francoforte


This summer, a science team set out on a two-week expedition of Earth's own little version of Jupiter's moon Europa -- the Borup Fiord Pass at Ellesmere Island, a place hidden high above the rest of the world in the Canadian High Arctic. The team, headed by Canadian geologists Drs.


Pfc. Lynndie England is due back in a military court Wednesday to prepare for her court-martial on charges of abusing prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.


Steelers Defense Takes a Hit; Two Placed on IR

PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Steelers  defense suffered a major blow on Wednesday when the team placed  Pro Bowl nose tackle Casey Hampton and safety Mike Logan on the  reserved/injured list, effectively ending the season for both  players.


Austrian Marlies Schild wins the slalom title Sunday, leaving her to concentrate on something bigger -- the overall World Cup trophy.


President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry met Friday evening for their second debate in front if a crowd of undecided voters in Missouri.


Afghan air raid kills 25 civilians, 20 Taliban

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - An air strike by foreign-led forces killed 25 civilians, including 12 members of a family, and 20 Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, a police chief said on Friday.


Will DNA prove Columbus is buried in Spain?

Researchers who gleaned DNA from 500-year-old bone slivers said Friday that preliminary data suggests Christopher Columbus might be buried in Spain, rather than a rival tomb in the Dominican Republic, but for ...


Wengen, 14:49 - SCI, PROVE DISCESA CDM: AZZURRO HELL IL PIU' VELOCE

E' stato l'azzurro Werner Heel il piÃ¹ veloce nella seconda prova per la discesa libera di coppa del ...


Kerry Stirs Gasoline Debate Amid Record Oil Prices

Crude oil prices near $50 a barrel  spurred an attempt by John Kerry's campaign on Friday to  re-inject gasoline price concerns into the election-year  debate.


MOT, tax, afterburner, one careful owner Those of you with a need for speed may be interested in this eBay auction which is offering "for the price of a sports motorcycle" a jet-powered go-kart guaranteed to attract all the right kind of attention:â¦


U.N. climate panel says global warming man-made

The U.N. climate panel issued its strongest warning yet on Friday that human activities are heating the planet, adding pressure on governments to do more to combat accelerating global warming.


More than 200,000 people sign an online petition calling for the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston.


Zoya Akhtar talks about her involvement in every kind of filmmaking.


NJ Rep Has Seven New Plays On Its 2008 Schedule

Playbill - The New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, NJ, will offer a handful of world premieres in a 2008 season that also includes two New Jersey premieres and an East Coast premiere.


Fireworks in Store as Agassi Takes on Federer

Andre Agassi, darling of the New York  crowd, meets world No. 1 Roger Federer in a mouthwatering  quarter-final at the U.S. Open on Wednesday as the year's final  grand slam bursts into life.


Ledger memorials planned for New York, Los Angeles

The family of Heath Ledger was due to hold a private memorial in New York on Friday to mourn the 28-year-old Australian actor who died under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday, Australia's foreign minister said.


The dollar gained ground on Wednesday,  as investors took profits on other major currencies on signs  that currency strength may prompt some central banks to scale  back interest rate tightening.


The Texas A&M University System named Robert D. McTeer, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, as its new chancellor on Thursday.


Stocks & Bonds: Drop in Bonds Offsets Optimism on Shares

Stocks closed mixed in postholiday trading Thursday as a drop in bond prices stifled Wall Streetâs excitement about new buyout activity and strength in service industries.


Devils Open Their New Building but Fall Apart in Third Period

Many of the fans left before the end of the first game at the Prudential Center, as the Devils let up three third-period goals to the team that eliminated them from the playoffs six months ago.


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Scientists believe they may have found a much more accurate way of diagnosing bowel cancer.


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Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, front right, listens to a musical group at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, late Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004.


Hewitt, Davenport Head Field for Sydney International

Women's world number one Lindsay  Davenport and men's number three Lleyton Hewitt headed the list  of entries released on Thursday for next month's Australian  Open warm-up event, the Sydney International.


Wars Past and Present, Rockers Evergreen

At the Berlin International Film Festival, the subjects range from Abu Ghraib to the Rolling Stones.


The Senate voted Tuesday to give 45,000 airport screeners the same union rights as other public safety officers, despite vigorous opposition by Republicans and a veto threat from the White House.


Da, da, da, da-da-da, da daaaaa.... Peter Jackson has announced he will remake 1954 classic The Dam Busters, the BBC reports.â¦


Spain s Santander Central Hispano plans to raise an initial 1 billion pounds from the sale of closed-life books owned by Abbey National (LSE: ANL.L - news - msgs ) , the Sunday Times says.


Va. Priest's Double Life Devastates Parishioners

The Rev. Rodney L. Rodis never healed the sick, much less turned water into wine. But some say he performed at least one minor miracle as the head of two small Catholic churches in central Virginia.


A rainbow arching over their yacht greeted newlyweds Tiger Woods and Swedish bride Elin Nordegren a day after the couple married in a lavish sunset ceremony that reportedly cost $1.


For every American soldier killed in Iraq, nine others have been wounded and survived — the highest rate of any war in U.S. history. It isn't that their injuries were less serious, a new report says. In fact, some young soldiers and Marines have had faces, arms and legs blown off and are now returning home badly maimed.


A Chechen warlord has confirmed government suspicions and taken responsibility for the bloody Sept. 1 takeover of a school in Beslan.


Greenspan Worried Congress to Bar Options Expensing

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan on Friday said he was very worried Congress would try  to thwart efforts by the Financial Accounting Standards Board  to require expensing of stock options.


Brain Surface Stimulation May Ease Parkinson's

NEW YORK  - Electrical stimulation of  regions deep in the brain has become fairly common in recent  years for treating Parkinson's disease symptoms, but there may  be a simpler and safer alternative.


Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed; Jordan's king says Italian ...

By Scheherezade Faramarzi, Associated Press, 9/27/2004 10:24. BAGHDAD, Iraq  A kidnapped Iranian diplomat was released Monday after nearly two months in captivity, the Iranian Embassy said.


Federer, Henin handed kind draws for Melbourne

World number one Roger Federer will begin the defense of his Australian Open title against Argentine Diego Hartfield after the draw was made at Melbourne Park on Friday.


Bryant red hot in return as Lakers romp over Celtics

Kobe Bryant returned from a one-game suspension in style, piling up 43 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the reeling Boston Celtics 111-98 on Wednesday.


By THERESA CURRY  By Theresa curry  Correspondent  WHEN IT WAS time for supper in her Brooklyn neighborhood, it wasn't unusual to find teenager Linda Morrissey in the kitchen, getting a start on the evening meal for the family of six.


Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested and deported to Saudi Arabia on Monday within hours of arriving home from exile vowing to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.


Former Franklin High basketball captain Brandon Eigenberg is now a sophomore point guard on the Babson College basketball team. Eigenberg had appeared in all of Babson's first nine games -- five as a starter -- and was leading the team with an average of 2.2 steals per game.


Standing upright and shining    down upon us through the frosty air, high in our southern sky at around 8 p.m.    is the brightest and grandest of all the constellations, Orion, the Mighty Hunter.


Reservist pleaded guilty to prisoner abuse

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An US Army reservist's lawyer said his client avoided several other charges with today's guilty plea in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners.


WASHINGTON Dec 22, 2004 - The Food and Drug Administration is seeking to block an ad touting the safety of the cholesterol drug Crestor, calling the claims misleading.


Gunmen kill three sons of Abbas aide in Gaza

Unidentified gunmen killed three sons of a Palestinian intelligence official loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza on Monday, firing at a car as it dropped the boys at school, police and hospital officials said.


Keith Urban, the country singer, has filed a lawsuit against Keith Urban, the painter from New Jersey, claiming the painter's Web site violates federal trademark laws.


Japanese stocks rebounded on Thursday  from a three-week low as beaten-down technology stocks were  buoyed by gains in their U.S. peers and as the yen resumed its  slide against the dollar, boosting shares of major exporters.


Turkey's parliament prepares to change the constitution to ease the ban on Islamic headscarves in universities.


Thompson Moves From 'If' He'll Run to 'How'

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The venue was vintage Fred D. Thompson: a gun shop. Perfect for the down-home, Washington-outsider candidate who campaigned across Tennessee in the 1990s with a red pickup truck, rolled-up shirt sleeves and a straight-talking attitude.


US, Argentina face semifinal showdown; Lithuania, Italy also reach ...

The United States and Argentina will go after each other again in the Olympic men's basketball semifinals, and if their latest performances carry over, it'll be difficult for the South American rivals to win.


New Orleans tornado, Midwest snow in winter storm

A winter storm packing blizzard conditions to the north and a deadly New Orleans tornado to the south closed schools, forced hundreds of flight cancellations and disrupted travel from Kansas east to Ohio on Tuesday.


Yahoo opens Web mail beta to more people

(InfoWorld) - Yahoo plans to significantly expand the number of people with access to its next-generation Web mail service, which has been in test, or beta, mode for about one year. Until now, theÂ new Web mail serviceÂ has been available to a limited number of people in the U.S. and to all users in the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Canada, and South Korea. But starting Thursday, Yahoo will roll it out to all users in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, India, Italy, the Philippines, Singapore, Spain, and Taiwan. It will take about two weeks for Yahoo to complete this deployment, Yahoo spokeswoman Karen Mahon said. Yahoo plans to remove the beta tag from the new service "in the coming months," she said. This new version is theÂ largest overhaulÂ of Yahoo's Web mail service since its introduction in 1997. Unlike the current version, it works like a desktop application, eliminating the delays found on many other Web-based applications. Among its features are the ability to drag and drop messages into folders, a pane to preview the content of messages, the ability to have multiple message windows open and keyboard shortcuts to, for example, delete or create messages. It also has an integrated RSS reader. The service's calendar tool can now present maps to appointments. This new version extends the traditional Web mail concept from a simple mailbox to a broader central information repository that not only handles e-mail messages, but integrates RSS management, calendaring and instant messaging, and this makes it a significant upgrade, said Allen Weiner, a Gartner analyst. Competition in the once languid Web mail market heated up in April 2004 when Google launched its Gmail service. Since then, Web mail providers such as Yahoo, Microsoft, andÂ AOL have been busy retooling their services, dramatically increasing storage capacity, sharpening spam, and e-mail filters and giving user interfaces extreme makeovers. Much is at stake in the Web mail wars, because the level of attachment users form with their e-mail accounts is much higher than with other online services. A strong Web mail service serves as a user-magnet for portals with other online services. Web mail services have also proved effective for advertising.


A weight loss drug used widely in the UK is rejected by US safety officials over fears of an increased suicide risk.


Beckham to Kick Off Movie Career with 'Goal!'

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


16:36, 16:37 - BASKET, RIETI: NUOVA AMG SEBASTIANI SI ISCRIVE IN SERIE A

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Livorno, 17:48 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: GIANNICHEDDA E BERGVOLD UNICI INDISPONIBILI

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Livorno in vista della gara con la Juventus: atletica e palestra...


U.S. says nuclear double-standard on Iran justified

The United States acknowledged on Monday   it was employing a double-standard in its divergent approaches   to India and Iran's nuclear programs, but said its policies   were justified by the behavior of the two countries.


Sonia Gandhi world's third most powerful woman: Forbes

New York, August 20: Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is the world's third most powerful woman after US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi, Forbes magazine said on Friday.


Bulgaria Planning Major Spring Forestation ... read

Politics: 7 January 2005, Friday. Bulgaria will launch a nation-wide forestation campaign this spring, it was disclosed Friday.


Olmert says ready to free Palestinian prisoners

SDE BOKER, Israel  - Israel is prepared to release many jailed Palestinians, including long-serving prisoners, in return for a soldier militants seized in June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday.


Tropical Storm Jeanne killed at least 50 people in Haiti after battering the neighboring Dominican Republic with its lashing winds and deadly storm surge before it pushed off into the open sea on Sunday, officials said.


Astronomers using telescopes not much larger than the spyglass Galileo wielded 400 years ago have discovered a new Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a bright, distant star.


Movie Review | 'Checking Out': Family Drama at a Father's Final Curtain Call

Based on a 1976 play by Allen Swift, ÂChecking OutÂ is stagy, stiff and marinated in egg cream.


The family of David Dingman-Grover, a 9-year-old boy diagnosed with cancer, and GoldenCasion.com agreed to make a donation to a Va. charity after an eBay auction helped pay their son's medical bills.


Afghan officials say search teams have located the wreckage of a plane missing with 104 people on board.


Christopher Lee Becoming a Video Game Wizard

Christopher Lee says he does not own a computer or a mobile phone. But that hasn't prevented the veteran British actor from starring in some of the most successful and accomplished marriages of narrative and computer-generated artistry that ever entertained an audience.


Candid about Microsoft's expansion plans, the CEO was cautious when discussing the Facebook partnership and competing with Google search.


(InfoWorld) - Security researcher Joanna Rutkowska has demonstrated several methods that sophisticated rootkits can use to hide from even the most reliable detection method currently available -- hardware-based products that read a system's RAM. Rutkowska is a researcher with security firm Coseinc Advanced Malware Labs. She recently outlined several ways of getting around the UAC (User Account Control) feature introduced in Windows Vista. Several researchers have identified problems with UAC. The demonstration, given at the Black Hat security conference in Arlington, Va., indicates that if a rootkit is advanced enough, there currently is no way it can be reliably detected, Rutkowska said. Rootkits are designed to hide some activity from observers and have recently been used to conceal the presence of Trojans and hacker backdoors -- not to mention Sony BMG's copy-protection software. Several hardware-based systems exist for acquiring an image of a computer's RAM, the most reliable way to detect the presence of certain kinds of rootkits, Rutkowska said. Those include Tribble, Komoku's CoPilot, and RAM Capture Tool from BBN Technologies, but she said none are particularly easy to find. Rutkowska's findings mean system designers may need to come up with a system architecture better suited to forensic analysis, such as an interface dedicated to memory acquisition. "We live in the 21st century, but apparently can't reliably read the memory of our computers," she said at the presentation. "Maybe we should rethink the design of our computer systems, so that they were somehow verifiable." Rutkowska's presentation outlined three types of attacks, one that crashes the machine when RAM acquisition is attempted, a "covering attack" that allows the acquisition tool to see only garbage when it inspects certain parts of physical memory, and a "full replacing attack" that allows the tool to see false information when it scans parts of physical memory. The denial-of-service attack could leave investigators legally liable for crashing the system, Rutkowska said. The "covering attack" might allow investigators to see the malware's "hooks" in some cases, but would make it impossible for investigators to analyze the malware. And the "full replacing attack" could simply mean that the malware is never detected at all, she said.


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NEW YORK -- The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit yesterday against Conrad Black and his top deputy, accusing them of using the newspaper company they ran as their "personal piggy bank" over a period of four years.


The National Theatre wants to stage performances on Sundays, but faces tough negotiations with unions.


A firm behind a chain of US duty free stores says it is set to buy the loss-making Christian Lacroix haute-couture house from LVMH.


Roma, 18:36 - CALCIO, IL LECCO PAREGGIA COL PERGOCREMA: PROMOSSO IN C1

Grazie al pareggio casalingo per 1-1 con il Pergocrema nel ritorno dei playoff di C1 il Lecco &egrav...


Radcliffe decides to race in NYC Marathon

Paula Radcliffe decided there was only one way to get over the heartbreak of twin failures at the Athens Olympics: race again. She will do that Nov. 7 in the New York City Marathon, less than three months


LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 (Ticker) -- Marko Jaric led a third-quarter charge that put the Los Angeles Clippers where they haven't been in nearly 10 years.


Washington, September 16: The United States has said it was aware of the announcement that Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf would stay on as head of the armed forces and as the country's president and would "look at it carefully.


Egypt's bloggers test state media control

Egyptian bloggers have come into the  spotlight, on the one hand as an important forum for political  debate, on the other as the target of government attempts to  limit their freedom of expression.


Report seeks one-stop source for health info

For patients weary of scary headlines about popular treatments like the heart drug Vytorin, a new report issued on Thursday by U.S. Institute of Medicine may offer welcome relief.


A federal grand jury indicted 39 defendants in an international money laundering case that includes one person accused of concealing terrorist financing, the U.S. attorney's office announced Thursday.


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White House Cites 'Satisfactory Progress' on Iraq Goals

The White House said today that Iraq has made "satisfactory progress" toward meeting nine of 18 political, economic and security benchmarks and cited "encouraging signs" of conditions that would allow the United States to reduce its forces there.


Placido Polanco drives in three runs as the Detroit Tigers hold off the Toronto Blue Jays for a 4-3 victory Tuesday, keeping their lead in the AL Central.


Hoping to turn the page on six years of stalled Mideast negotiations, the U.S. instead found itself boxed in Sunday by a characteristically complex political impasse involving ally Israel and the Palestinians.


Algeria suicide attack aimed at president kills 15

A suicide bomber killed 15 people and injured 74 in an assassination attempt in eastern Algeria against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, national television reported.


Manchester, 15:13 - CALCIO, ROMA; MANCINI: QUA VOGLIO FARE ANCORA BENE

Il centrocampista esterno della Roma, Amantino Mancini, ha parlato del suo futuro ai microfoni di Sk...


Europe's top consumer electronics  group Philips cut the forecast for its closely-watched  semiconductor unit on Friday, pointing to the predicted  slowdown of the sector's recovery.


Israeli aircraft struck two targets in Gaza City on Thursday, including the home of a senior Palestinian militant killed by Israeli troops last week, Palestinian officials said


US missile shield threatens resolution of Iran stand-off: Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that United States missile defence plans could worsen the Iranian nuclear stand-off and urged Washington to freeze work on the issue with the Czech Republic and Poland.


Immacolata Iacone ha partorito al Nuovo Policlinico, madre e figlia stanno beneIl padre Ã¨ l'ex superboss della Nuova camorra organizzata, in prigione dal 1982                                          Napoli, nata la figlia di Raffaele Cutolo La madre: "Voglio darle una vita normale"


A wealthy New York couple were found guilty on Monday of forced labor charges after being accused of keeping two Indonesian women as slaves in a dramatic verdict that resulted in the wife fainting.


Hidden Truths in the Court of a King Who Would Be Emperor

Roll over, Chairman Mao, and tell the comrades the news: in "Hero," the history of the empire now comes wrapped in kaleidoscopic kung fu cool.


While commissioner Roger Goodell was meeting with officials of the ASPCA, about 50 people urged the NFL to "Sack Vick" Friday in a demonstration outside the league's headquarters following the indictment of Michael Vick on dogfighting charges.


Commissioner Bud Selig may have to choose between watching Barry Bondsâs record-setting game or participating in the Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn.


Mitt Romney and John McCain are in an increasingly bitter and personal struggle to control the campaign conversation before Florida's primary on Tuesday Â and the Republican presidential nomination itself may go to the one who succeeds.


A civil case, in which the Equatorial Guinea government is applying for access to bank documents of four men allegedly involved in financing a botched coup, is to continue on Thursday in St Peter Port crown ...


Google Local Business Center Enhancements

As I was driving all over “God’s creation” today, from meeting to meeting, there were a number of interesting developments and announcements. The first concerned the enhancements to the Google Local Business Center. Barry Schwartz has a terrific, thorough overview of each of the new features:  Add photos to your Google Maps listing Add custom (data) attributes [...]


A balancing act deciding what auctions get pulled An eBay auction for a clay tablet was pulled just minutes before it was scheduled to close after authorities flagged it as a 4,000-year-old an endangered cultural object that was illegally smuggled out of Iraq.â¦


Sapporo, 10:56 - SCI NORDICO, MONDIALI: HJELMESET VINCE ORO 50 KM

Il norvegese Odd Bjoern Hjelmeset ha vinto l'oro nella 50 km a tecnica classica con partenza in line...


Campaign Strategist Is in Position to Consolidate Republican Majority

Karl Rove, the architect of President Bush's re-election, is now in a position to realize his goal of consolidating a Republican electoral majority for a generation to come.


Money man spreads wild rumor Yes, Amazon already has an online on-demand movie service, but that wonât stop the worldâs most famous web retailer from buying NetFlix, the movies-through-the-mail company that recently built an on-demand service of its own. At least, thatâs what the Associated Press is reporting.â¦


The Los Angeles Lakers added four assistants to the staff of new coach Rudy Tomjanovich on Friday.


An investigation begins into allegations of "electoral offences" in the Ealing Southall by-election.


Tammy Hsu is one of those 20-something voters who can drive a presidential candidate crazy.


NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- Martha Stewart's former stockbroker, Peter E. Bacanovic, told a federal appeals court Wednesday that his right to a fair trial was compromised by being tried alongside his former client.


Milano, 13:34 - CALCIO, LEGA: RIUNIONE INFORMALE SU RISORSE PER 2008-2010

Nella sede della Lega calcio a Milano è in corso una riunione informale della Lega calcio. L'...


Supreme Court rules against autism group

VANCOUVER -- Parents of autistic children would be better off making refugee claims to live in the US, where treatments are widely paid for, one mother said after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled BC does not have to pay for costly therapy.


On second thought, Ole Miss didnât look that good to Dennis Erickson after all. So now itâs back to where it was earlier this week on the Erickson-Is-Out-As-49ers-Coach front: Heâll be coaching San Francisco


Ski fans used to a constant diet of Bode Miller and Hermann Maier enjoyed a varied menu this weekend. Thomas Grandi and Max Rauffer, veteran journeymen of the World Cup for


Tampa Bay quarterback Simms has spleen removed

TAMPA, Florida  - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback   Chris Simms had his spleen removed after it was ruptured during   the game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, the team   said.


Forward Shanahan agree new contract with Rangers

The New York Rangers and free-agent forward Brendan Shanahan have agreed terms on a new contract, the club said on Thursday.


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Palestinian gunmen yesterday released a CNN journalist abducted in Gaza City apparently to pressure members of an Arab minority group not to serve in the Israeli army.


As browsers like Mozilla and Opera find more widespread use, Microsofts Internet Explorer is facing a new challenge to its superman status in the world of browsers, says LinuxInsider in its sneak preview of new Mozilla Firefox browser.


Requirements on Lebanese sovereignty have "not been met": UN

UNITED NATIONS : Lebanon and Syria have not met the demands in last month's UN Security Council resolution calling for the respect of Lebanese sovereignty, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a new report.


Zend Developer Zone: Live Blogging From php/ab|works 2006

This week, Cal Evans is reporting live from this year's php/db|works conference in Toronto. Since today is "Tutorial Day", the schedule is a little lighter, and he makes to time to catch Rob Richards' talk on PHP and Advanced XML and Web Services.    Rob Richards is the author of Pro PHP XML and Web Services. He literally wrote the book on using PHP and XML together. At php|works, he is leading a tutorial on using XML in web services using the DOM extension.    If you ever get a chance to hear Rob do a presentation, let me warn you, it is not for the faint of heart. As I learned last night when I sat down with Rob to record an interview, Rob likes to speak on leading edge and advanced topics. This tutorial is an excellent example of that philosophy.    Cal talks more about the content of the talk - its simplicity despite the complex topic, how much info is jammed in, and the fact that it's not just one giant pitch for Rob's book.


Following Robert David Lion Gardiner's death last week, reports described Gardiners Island as the largest under private ownership, which is charming but far from the case.


Before-the-Bell: FileNet and Cummins Rise

Shares of FileNet Corp. FILE.O  soared 13 percent before the bell on Wednesday after the maker  of content-management software posted a sharply higher  quarterly profit.


Top Gear resumes filming after presenter Richard Hammond's high-speed crash in front of camera.


Tesla denies layoffs, but fires ten percent of staff

The electric car company rids itself of employees amid shakeup.


Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Monday said his campaign made a "dumb mistake" when it circulated a memo criticizing rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's financial ties to India.


Office Depot Inc. chairman and CEO Bruce Nelson has resigned after four years in the job at the nation's second largest office supply retailer, which has been struggling with lower sales and tough competition from Staples Inc. and OfficeMax.


Haiti Election Panel in Turmoil as Head Resigns

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - The head of a panel  organizing elections in Haiti next year to replace ousted  president Jean-Bertrand Aristide has resigned, warning that  other panel members were trying to rig the ballot.


Better Life Technology has created unique garage flooring which beautifies in minutes and protects floors for years. Sizes 10' wide are available. Prevents concrete stains and deterioration.


Will Oracle Database 11g rope in customers?

(InfoWorld) - With Web 2.0, SaaS (software as a service), and open source grabbing all of the headlines, launches of enterprise infrastructure software that were once major IT events now sometimes seem like forgotten affairs. Certainly the new millennium marked a downturn in interest for traditional, monolithic back-end software. Yet, boosted by virtualization, there appears to be plenty of life in old-school offerings. According to its 2007 global IT market forecast, IDC predicts that spending on infrastructure software will grow 9 percent this year, faster than any other software category. In this 'diminished' environment, Oracle's pending release of its upgraded 11g database may not grab the imagination of the technorati, but it remains significant to a vastly underestimated group of IT users. The global database market grew 14.2 percent last year to total $15.2 billion, according to Gartner. Oracle, which released its last major database upgrade, 10g, four years ago, already holds almost half the market. That's more than double the share of second-place IBM. The official launch of 11g is set for next Wednesday, July 11, in a New York City ceremony overseen by Oracle President Charles Philips. Publicly, Oracle has for the most part avoided specifics, saying that 11g will offer improvements in high availability, performance, scalability, and manageability. Tidbits it has revealed include free migration and management tools that will let administrators oversee non-Oracle databases at the same time they manage their Oracle ones. Oracle has also said that 11g will have new compression technology that could potentially reduce customers' storage demands by two-thirds, the ability to store unstructured data faster than traditional file systems, and better partitioning. Fleshing out the details Web accounts by beta testers and others are now confirming those reports. According to what appears to be a presentation by Oracle Vice President of Technology Mark Townsend, many of the new features are in the area of "change assurance." These help companies save money and testing time when migrating to new hardware or making configuration changes. For instance, features like database replay and SQL replay let DBAs view how changes in the database or SQL code affect performance. 11g will also let users set up test environments using snapshot standbys and help automate rolling database upgrades. Other features include online table and index redefinition, support for online hot patching and continuous availability of online applications even when they are in the midst of an upgrade, and automatic diagnostic workflow to fix problems faster. In the area of information lifecycle management, 11g will allow DBAs for the first time to partition by interval, ref, or virtual column. It also adds a new composite way to partition. According to an article by Jim Czuprynski, an Oracle senior instructor at Fujitsu Consulting who beta-tested 11g, some of the best new features include in-memory caches for retaining widely used, slow-changing data; better diagnosis and repair features; and enhancements to Oracle's flashback tools for data recovery. Longtime Oracle watcher Donald Burleson notes in his list of 11g features support for schema-based Document Type Definitions for describing the internal structure of XML documents as well as more scalable Java for faster performance. On security, an area for which Oracle has been criticized of late, Burleson says 11g will include improvements such as case-sensitive passwords and an inviolable audit vault that protects against insider threats. Iggy Fernandez, editor of the NoCOUG Journal, the official newsletter for the Northern California Oracle Users Group, praises what he says is 11g's unheralded "learning optimizer" feature. "When relational databases replaced hierarchical and network databases in the 1980s, the promise was that programmers would no longer need to optimize their queries by hand," said Fernandez. While no database has "completely realized" that vision, 11g, says Fernandez, is a "great step -- the query optimizer simply learns from its mistakes -- in fact, it can stop a query that is already in progress and try a different approach!" "Performance tuning is the biggest component of database administration effort today, and the learning optimizer could produce tremendous labor savings if it works as advertised," Fernandez said. But will users upgrade? With 11g, will Oracle be able to extend its lead over IBM -- whose release of DB2 9 "Viper" last summer did not lead to mass early uptake, according to the Gartner figures -- by convincing users to rush and upgrade? Kevin Closson, chief software architect for clustering vendor Polyserve, says yes, based on how stable this release already is known to be. "From everything I've seen in this release, there should be no technical reasons holding back customers' adoption," Closson wrote in his blog. But Amy Stuemky, database administrator for travel tour operator Globus, says her organization is just starting to move its 50 Oracle databases to 10g. "Our philosophy with Oracle is that it is too bleeding-edge with any first release," Stuemky said. And the company is only moving now because Oracle's regular support, called Premier Support, is about to end. "Oracle almost pushes you [to upgrade] by desupporting its stuff," she said. Fernandez agrees that expecting users to rush to 11g any faster than they did with prior versions would be unrealistic. "There is just too much effort involved in testing and upgrading critical business systems and new releases can be plagued with software bugs," he wrote. "Speaking for myself, I would prefer Oracle to fix the bugs that still remain in the previous version instead of give us a feature-packed new version!" Oracle will go slow with one aspect of 11g. For its free Express Edition aimed at students and developers, which Oracle debuted in 2005, the company won't release an upgrade until the more stable 11g R2 comes out, according to an Austrian developer, Slavojub Krishan, who cited conversations with Oracle executives at a recent developer conference.


Catwalk star Naomi crowned queen of gobbledygook

Supermodel Naomi Campbell was acclaimed for nonsense after winning the Plain English Campaign's annual "Foot in Mouth" prize.


Thai PM Summons Emergency Bird Flu Meeting

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra  called an emergency meeting on bird flu on Wednesday after  experts said they had probably documented Thailand's first case  of human-to-human transmission of the disease.


Critical U.N. aide now lauds U.S., U.K. on Darfur

A United Nations official who infuriated Washington by accusing the United States and Britain of "megaphone diplomacy" over Sudan changed tack on Monday, praising both countries for keeping the issue alive.


Wall Street rises despite former Fed chief's 33% odds of recession.


A gang is found guilty of conspiracy to supply fake Viagra, in the UK's largest counterfeit drugs bust.


Medical tests showed no traces of poisons in Yasser Arafat's body, says the former  Palestinian leader's nephew.


As the seasons change, these tips will help you deal with wind

After a season of near misses in golf's major championships, Ernie Els fired back Sunday to tame the difficult Ireland conditions at the American Express World Golf Championship and quiet the critics.


Snake Venom Provides Clue to Heart Drugs

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- For once, snake venom may be helping save lives rather than putting them in danger. Scientists say a protein in venom gives valuable insight as to why a group of new heart medications called integrin antagonists cause more harm than good in some patients.


Juventus joy as Milan derby ends in stalemate

Leaders Juventus were the happiest team in Serie A after title rivals AC Milan and Inter Milan played out a 0-0 draw in front of an 80,000 crowd at the San Siro.


Iran dismisses U.S. concern over held Iranian-Americans

Iran said on Tuesday it did not need U.S. advice about how to deal with Iranian-Americans Tehran has detained and said Washington should focus on its own cases of human rights abuses.


Pittman Makes Remarkable Hurdles Comeback

ATHENS, Greece - Thirteen days after undergoing knee surgery, world champion Jana Pittman made a remarkable comeback Saturday morning by winning her preliminary heat of the women's 400-meter hurdles.


Home furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma reported higher than expected second-quarter profits on Wednesday.


FDA Says It Was Not Told of Possibility of Vaccine Shortage

British and American regulators continued their inspection of a contaminated vaccine factory in Liverpool as the health agencies for both countries sought on Saturday


Rescuers on Thursday found all 16 hikers and climbers who had been reported missing in Northern California parks in a blizzard that killed two hikers earlier.


Greenhouse gas emissions -- not El Nino or other natural phenomena -- pushed U.S. temperatures for 2006 close to a record high, government climate scientists reported on Tuesday.


Fledgling Web sites help indie musicians

NEW YORK (Billboard) - The next Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, YouTube: There are millions of dot-coms out there, all claiming to be the next bonanza.


Celebrating the Circles That Signify Our Lives

Concert-stage performances of American Indian dance and music are rare in New York City. But âThe Drum Is the Thunder, the Flute Is the Windâ was often disappointing.


It's been a harrowing week for Ellen DeGeneres. First the talk-show host wept profusely on TV over her dog-adoption drama. Then she had to beg people to stop making threats against the adoption agency. Finally, she canceled two tapings of her show to take a rest from the stress.


Fed looks set to cut rates more to avoid recession

The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to spare the economy from the worst effects of a deep housing slump and credit crunch.


Philadelphia, Verizon Strike Deal on WiFi

The agreement would allow the city to provide wireless Internet access as a municipal service even if Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D) signs legislation to give Verizon the power to scuttle the project.-washingtonpost.com


UPDATE 2-Kmart buying Sears in surprise $11 billion deal

Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck & Co.


A small book publisher faces off against the titans in a Harry Potter copyright case.


It's not free cars for everyone, but "The View" audience received a surprise Thursday. Co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck announced her pregnancy.


Ministerial aide Jim Devine quits over plans to renew the UK's Trident nuclear weapons.


Leaders meet amid tension over Airbus restructuring

The Associated Press German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac on Friday stressed their "common interest" in a fair sharing of burdens and opportunities as European airplane maker ...Comment


Sea Launch Rocket Successfully Returns to Flight

PARIS - Sea Launch Co. successfully returned to flight Jan. 15 after being grounded for nearly a year, placing the Thuraya-3 mobile communications satellite into orbit and permitting Abu Dhabi-based Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications to proceed with long-stalled plans to expand into China and the rest of East Asia.


Israel plans to resume its campaign to assassinate Hamas leaders in response to back-to-back suicide bombings by a Palestinian militant group that killed 16 people, security sources say.


New threat: Phishing attempts that ask the victim to call their bank to reactivate a credit card, then provide a false phone number.


Roma, 12:30 - CALCIO, SEEDORF: IN ITALIA IGNORANZA E PAURA PER DIVERSITA'

''In Italia non c'è razzismo, si tratta piÃ¹ che altro di ignoranza e paura di certe realt&agr...


(HealthDay News) -- Aspirin is often recommended by cardiologists for its blood-thinning properties, but the medication can lead to complications, including stomach problems.


Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC.N  reported higher third-quarter earnings on Wednesday and an 11  percent increase in sales on strength in its mission systems,  integrated systems, ships and space technology businesses.


Madonna and Janet Jackson records topple Britney

Madonna's pay-packet, Janet Jackson's  malfunctioning wardrobe, Hillary Clinton's memoirs and  Sigourney Weaver's height all have one thing in common --  they're world record breakers.


Offshore offer 'insulting' but Nfld. leader optimistic about Martin meeting

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - The Canadian flag is flying again and a meeting is set with the prime minister but the federal government's offer on offshore revenues is still "insulting," says Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams.


Milano, 10 dicembre 2004 - Il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi esce meta' assolto e meta' prescritto dal processo Sme. I giudici lo hanno assolto dall'accusa di aver concorso ad "aggiustare" la sentenza


It is said that the best things come to those who wait. In 2005, opportunity has come knocking for Giancarlo Fisichella and he is ready to seize it.


Apple Q4 Profits Boosted by iPhone and Mac Sales

Apple today reported strong earnings for its fourth quarter, boosted by record Macintosh computer sales and the shipment of 1.12 million iPhones.


Rural Fire Volunteer Shortage Spans Area -- Tipton Residents Willing to Work - When They're in the County

Tommy Gay, fire chief of the Garland Volunteer Fire Department in Tipton County, answers a question with a question.


Two military transport planes said to be carrying US military aid for the Lebanese army reportedly arrive in Beirut.


Scientists are no nearer finding a vaccine against HIV after more than 20 years of research, a top expert says.


Russia's military prosecutor said Thursday that Human Rights Watch was mistaken in its accusations of widespread hazing in the military and said Russia had already made serious efforts to combat the problem.


Ole Miss Fires Cutcliffe After 4-7 Season

Mississippi coach David Cutcliffe was fired Wednesday after his first losing season in six years with the Rebels. Ole Miss officials informed Cutcliffe of the decision early Wednesday and Cutcliffe met with the team before an afternoon news conference.


Actress Julia Roberts Gives Birth to Twins-Report

Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday, People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous source.


Accused U.S. Deserter Jenkins to Report to Military

An American soldier accused of deserting  to North Korea in 1965 and now in hospital in Tokyo said  Wednesday he was willing to report to the U.S. military in  Japan to face charges.


Over 7,400 hate crime incidents occurred nationwide last year, more than half of them motivated by racial prejudice most often against black people, the FBI reported Monday.


The US presidential election process is set to start with voters in Iowa choosing their party nominees.


A man described as a "fanatic" pleads guilty to plotting to kidnap and behead a British Muslim soldier.


Oil prices hugged $50 a barrel on Wednesday on worries of potential supply disruptions and with US crude inventories expected to fall due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Ivan.


Management is bullish on the future, but this quarter could have been better.


Report faults security at U.S. monuments

Inadequate security has left national icons such as the Washington Monument and the Statue of Liberty vulnerable, according to a government report on the U.S. Park Police released Monday.


afrol News, 23 August - In Mogadishu, large crowds of Somalis celebrated the formation of the country's first parliament in 13 years.


Mancano 43 seggi da scrutinare, ma ha gia' avuto 52,8% voti


Children should receive a cholesterol test alongside their routine vaccinations at the age of 15 months, experts have proposed.


To understand the Boston-based high-tech community, it seems you must understand baseball: Bostonians' signature neurosis over being second-best flowers in both arenas. And when financiers and technology executives met recently to talk about creating a climate for Web 2.0 startup success here, they used the language of the operatically accursed, beloved Red Sox, invoking RBI more often than ROI.


Update 5: Volkswagen, German Union OK Pay Freeze

Germany's biggest industrial union agreed to a 28-month pay freeze in a deal Wednesday with automaker Volkswagen, receiving in return a guarantee that there will be no layoffs before 2011, the chief union negotiator said Wednesday.


The German business software maker SAP (NYSE: SAP) says sales in Europe were flat in the last quarter of 2004, which pushed its shares down in trading. Still, the company met expectations as revenue from software licenses grew 8 percent compared to a year ago.


Chirac says Turkey's EU bid 'not a done deal'

French President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday that Turkey's EU membership bid was "not a done deal," although he believed it was in Europe's best interests, a government spokesman reported after a cabinet meeting.


US reserves judgment on India's bid for UNSC seat

UNITED NATIONS: The United States has supported Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council but is reserving judgement on other potential candidates, including friends Germany, Brazil and India, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said


Speeding again. But neither caught nor arrested. That was the "Meteor Man," Andy Roddick, burning rubber tennis balls and scorching the green South Carolina pavement of Daniel Island, a remote neighborhood of Charleston, thereby spicing his credentials as the heaviest-handed server in the game.


Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.


BA Reignites Iberia Takeover Talk with Qantas Cash

British Airways is in prime position for Europe's most attractive potential airlines merger but analysts say strict ownership laws bar any speedy deal with Spain's Iberia.


A couple have been jailed for nine years for the death of a 17-month old boy who was repeatedly tortured.


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Former ICI boss and TV "troubleshooter" Sir John Harvey-Jones dies in his sleep following a long illness.


Boss gestivano dal carcere i traffici della cosca, 24 arresti

PALERMO, 8 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Il regime del carcere duro non Ã¨ bastato a impedire ai boss Vito e Leonardo Vitale di continuare a gestire i traffici e la cosca mafiosa di Partinico. I due capimafia, detenuti


Imperia, 20:01 - PALLANUOTO, PREOLIMPICO FEMMINILE: ITALIA-BRASILE 19-5

L'Italia ha battuto il Brasile 19-5 in un incontro valido per la terza giornata del girone A del pr...


A U.S. search team on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima is zeroing in on a cave where a Marine combat photographer who filmed the iconic flag-raising 62 years ago is believed to have been killed in battle nine days later, officials told The Associated Press Friday.


Scientists in the US fear a volcano in Washington state, near Seattle and Portland, could soon erupt after a surge in seismic activity.


Britain warns travellers of Indonesia terrorism risk

Britons travelling to Indonesia over Christmas and the New Year face a "heightened risk" of terrorist attacks, the Foreign Office in London has warned.


Fondazione cerca margini modifica concambio Intesa-Sanpaolo


The U.S. government has proposed paying $7 billion partly to settle lawsuits over the management of Indian trust lands — an offer met with immediate objections from Indian plaintiffs.


Terrell Owens' sore hamstring likely will land him on the bench for the Dallas Cowboys' preseason opener in Seattle.


Judge rejects appeal against Noriega extradition

A U.S. federal judge on Friday rejected an appeal seeking to block the extradition of deposed Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega to France after his long prison sentence in Florida ends on Sunday.


Soon you can call her the coal miner's doctor.


Britain's new security chief warned on Sunday that the battle against domestic militancy could take up to 15 years, and said Britons must start sharing information about neighbors they suspect of involvement in terrorism.


New Santy.e worm to affect many more sites

A new version of Santy worm has appeared over the weekend. Dubbed as Santy.e, it poses a broader threat than its ancestors, which used Google to spot vulnerable web bulletin boards, then defaced them.


Sikh elders condemn threats to playwright

An umbrella group of British Sikhs called on Friday for death threats made against a British playwright to be withdrawn and said they have no endorsement from their community.


Ethiopian Royals Pay Respects at Bob Marley Tribute

Ethiopian royals paid tribute to late reggae icon Bob Marley at his 60th anniversary celebrations for championing their cause long after the ouster of Emperor Haile Selassie ended centuries of imperial rule.


Rocker Courtney Love was sued Thursday by a travel agency that claims she ordered nearly $50,000 in airline tickets but refused to pay.


US stocks end higher; Dow snaps 5-week winning streak

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stocks ended higher Friday, buoyed by a raft of positive corporate news, including a raised earnings outlook from Ford, but a near 4 percent rise in crude-oil prices kept a lid on gains.


Esso difende Paesi europei da quelli ostili, non da Russia


US government clears Alcatel-Lucent deal

U.S. President George Bush has accepted a recommendation that he not suspend or prohibit the plannedÂ merger of Alcatel and Lucent TechnologiesÂ on security grounds after an agency that oversees foreign investment said the deal should be allowed, apparently clearing it to go forward.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.


John Coggeshall's Weblog: Smarty Humbling

Although frankly I really didn't feel the need to read the entire thread, I can tell you that the posting to the PHP 3 mailing list is related to the Smarty Templating Engine back in the day. In fact, I believe this was the original spec Andrei proposed before Smarty even existed. Although I don't remember the exact e-mail, this posting reminded me that there was a point in time I thought exactly this way... quoting myself:


Musharraf Quitting Army Would Be `Good Thing,' US Govt Says

A decision by Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf to quit as army chief would be a ``good thing'' and would encourage progress toward full democracy, US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said.


Document Shows Further U.S. Abuse of Iraq Prisoners

Members of a U.S. special operations  task force punched and abused prisoners in Iraq in front of  Defense Intelligence Agency agents and then threatened the  agents to try to keep them quiet, a document made public on  Tuesday stated.


BAGHDAD, Iraq Aug. 20, 2004  Militiamen loyal to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday removed their weapons from the revered Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf as a 2-week-old uprising centered on the holy site appeared to be drawing to an end.


I vincitori avranno accesso diretto al Festival di Sanremo


Business & money: Filton could be sold to state-owned corporation as aerospace industry rushes to invest in far east.


"Uncertainties" over the 2012 Olympics could drive the cost of the Games higher, the government is warned.


Weapons trafficking in Somalia condemned

The U.N. Security Council condemned a "significant increase" in the flow of weapons to and through Somalia in violation of a 1992 arms embargo and voted unanimously Wednesday to keep monitoring weapons trafficking in the poor and lawless Horn of Africa nation.


As many as 40% of household planning applications could be taken out of the system, a study finds.


A burgeoning scandal at America's second-largest financial institution that threatens to undermine the US housing market has seen two top executives forced out.


Poland's president is visiting Germany for crucial talks on the future of a new EU constitutional treaty.


Auditors at  Delta Air Lines raise doubts about the company's ability to stay  in business.


Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday the head of its networks unit had resigned and another top networks executive left, in the second major shake-up


Nikkei Surges to Highest Close in 4 Weeks

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


ARLINGTON, Va. - US Airways has assured customers they won't notice any changes following its decision to file for bankruptcy protection, the second time in two years the airline has sought such help as it struggles against lower-cost rivals...


(InfoWorld) - In 2006, many enterprise IT groups saw the potential in virtualization, rushed to consolidate servers and subsequently propelledÂ VMwareÂ software to a market-leading spot. As 2007 begins, VMware's prices are under attack, just as more CIOs look to virtualization to control server and storage sprawl and tame data center power costs. For starters, VMware rivals XenSource and Virtual Iron Software have launched new open-source alternatives, undercutting VMware on price. Also, new processors, such as IBM's Power 5 and upcoming Power 6 chips, and new operating systems have virtualization capabilities built in, negating the need for some additional software, says Clay Ryder, president of The Sageza Group. Sun Microsystems' Solaris 10 OS includes a virtualization feature it calls Containers. MicrosoftÂ is expected to release a beta version of Windows Virtual Server in the first quarter of 2007 and ship it a year later. That's good news: As virtualization features become part of the hardware or the OS, software providers will have to offer useful extra features, Ryder says, such as automated new software testing or security patch management. Virtual Iron introduced Version 3.1Â of its virtualization platform in December for a license price of $499 per socket--compared to $2,875 per socket for a comparable VMware license. XenSource also introduced new virtualization products at sub-$1,000 prices. Both XenSource and Virtual Iron build their proprietary products on top of the open-source Xen platform for virtualization hypervisors. (A hypervisor lets a computer run multiple operating systems at once.) VMware's products are not based on open source. Meanwhile, middleware vendor BEA Systems is making its own cost-cutting move. In the first half of 2007,Â BEA plans to releaseÂ WebLogic Server Virtual Edition (WLS-VE), a version of its Java application server that includes Liquid VM--a BEA-specific Java Virtual Machine that lets Java applications run directly on a hypervisor without requiring an operating system to be present. This will let users substantially reduce the amount of computer power, lowering the hardware costs per application, says Guy Churchward, vice president and general manager of the Java Runtime Products Group at BEA Systems. Initially, Liquid VM will work only with VMware's ESX Server hypervisor. Analysts advise CIOs planning for virtualization in 2007 to think strategically, not just tactically. "To really make virtualization work you want to do it so end users access capability, not just specific machines," Ryder says. "That's only going to be possible if you take a strategic approach," he says, noting that virtualization needs to be applied to storage, networking and the introduction of new software, not just servers. Mike Williams, CIO for the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), learned a lesson about thinking strategically when he did a virtualization project in 2006. (The DCMA, a federal Department of Defense agency, places contract managers inside companies fulfilling defense contracts for weapons systems, jets, military equipment and parts.) Williams deployed VMware, reducing the agency's number of servers to 160 from 560 and the number of data centers to three from 17. But that move taxed the WAN when all the network traffic converged on the three data centers. His advice: Optimize the WAN first. Still, Williams likes the results. Before virtualization, DCMA replaced about one-third of its 560 servers annually at a cost of about $2 million, Williams says; virtualization cut that expense to $560,000.


Stocks were firmly negative Thursday afternoon following remarks to Congress by Bernanke and Paulson.


Corus pays an undisclosed six-figure sum to a man injured in a fatal explosion at its Port Talbot steelworks.


Bonjour mes amis! If you post a twit with my name in it following an at-sign that is exactly 140 characters in length, my little script will pick it up and add you Le Club 140. (Practicing my French!) For example... @davewiner, you are a very nice person and I enjoy sending you replies. I have actually nothing to say, but when has that stopped me before? If you posted that, your name would appear here... http://club140.org/  Of course you will be more original, won't you?  Meanwhile, in other news, Club 140 has caused at least one person to swear off Twitter forever. Too bad so sad! :-(


A Londra il contratto sul Dow Jones sale di 34 punti base


Nokia has signed a licensing deal to allow it to use SD memory cards in future devices, and has applied for membership of the SD Card Association.


Celtic manager Martin OâNeill today defended Juninho after his disappointing performance in the 3-0 Champions League Group F defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk.


David Gold insists Birmingham will support striker Dwight Yorke's stand against racism.


Resolving Iraq may be easy compared with the challenge of its neighbor's nuclear program


BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Patients of breast cancer and the like may feel happy, for a new technology -- CellSearch System -- that counts cancer cells in the blood can help predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more ...


Presentate 50 proposte per meno burocrazia, semplificare Pac


The BBC's on-demand TV service, the BBC iPlayer, will launch on 27 July, the corporation says.


Cagliari, 13:08 - CALCIO, BALLARDINI AL CAGLIARI;CELLINO: L'HO SEMPRE APPREZZATO

Il presidente del Cagliari, Massimo Cellino, ha scelto Davide Ballardini per sostituire l'esonerato ...


New Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes is relishing the chance to oversee Wales' next two World Cup qualifiers before he severs his links with the national team.


CANADA Same-sex union blessings rejected WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada narrowly overruled clergy and laypeople yesterday to defeat a proposal to give churches the option of blessing same-sex unions. The issue has threatened to split both the Canadian church and the 77-million member worldwide Anglican Communion, a loose federation of national churches around the world ...


Oil prices rise as US crude supplies weaken

New York - Oil prices rose sharply Wednesday following the release of a US government report that said crude supplies fell by more than expected last week due to disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan.


Londra, 23:07 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: ARSENAL-MANCHESTER UTD 2-4

Risultati delle gare della 25/a giornata del campionato inglese (domani si gioca il resto della gior...


U.S. says all Iraq reinforcements now in place

All U.S. troop reinforcements for Iraq to help restore security have now arrived, but it could take several more months before their weight is fully felt, the U.S. military said on Friday.


India's largest software services firm will provide engineering services for the development of Ferrari's 2005-season F1 car.


Sony Pictures has signed  to sponsor CNN video podcasts, making it the first major studio  to do so.


Like father like son. Longtime Weston swimming coach Pete Foley, who Saturday guided the boys' team to a ninth straight Division 2 title and his 18th state crown in 35 years, led the Weston girls' team to a third-place finish in yesterday's Division 2 state meet at Wellesley College, his final at the helm of the Wildcats. But ...


PITTSBURGH (Oct. 10, 2004) -- It happened on Aug. 7, as the Pittsburgh Steelers reached the end of their first week of training camp.


Redemption for United as the prodigal son returns

Rio Ferdinand wore a black armband last night as a mark of respect to a football legend. Perhaps no one told him that it was Brian Clough's fervent belief the 25-year-old should have been strung up by his


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Over 100 students, teachers abducted in Napal

More than 100 students and teachers have been adducted in Nepal, reported China Radio International Monday morning. Reports said suspected rebels kidnapped 49 students from


Lo riferisce Bloomberg che cita comunicato societa'


Linda Maurer, 65, Who First Wore the Medic Alert Bracelet, Dies

Linda Collins Maurer was the first member of the Medic Alert Foundation, which uses bracelets to warn medical professionals in an emergency about serious health problems.


Il gip di Roma ordina un supplemento d'istruttoria sul viceministroAl centro dell'inchiesta, le presunte pressioni per sostituire alcuni ufficiali della Finanza                                          Caso Speciale, niente archiviazione "Su Visco bisogna indagare ancora"


Herzog in Antarctica: An easy place to make a film

Werner Herzog,  who has made movies about grizzly bears in Alaska and a downed  fighter pilot in Laos, just finished filming in Antarctica and  one thing he wants to make clear: it was easy.


Economy Fitful, Americans Start to Pay as They Go

Some analysts see consumersâ shift toward thrift as a cultural inflection point, one with huge implications for an economy driven largely by consumer spending.


Conglomerate Loews Corp. LTR.N on  Monday said it agreed to buy an 8,000-mile natural gas pipeline  system, from Entergy-Koch LP for $1.14 billion, in a bid to  cash in on the rising U.S. demand for natural gas.


The quest to find traces of life on Mars looks gloomy after Nasa said the Red Planet was 'too salty'.


Written by Net 4 Nowt As part of its effort to make offline information searchable online, Google Inc. has announced that it is working with the libraries of Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, and


Due uomini, forse romeni, gli portano via prezioso orologio


Yukos Oil's core unit auction set for next month

LONDON, October 18  - Russia's privatization agency has set an auction date of November 22, 2004 for the sale of Yuganskneftegaz, the main production unit of the beleaguered oil giant, Yukos Oil (YUSA.


Decisione rinviata a dopo incontro con Prodi il 17 ottobre


UK confirms British-Irish national kidnapped in Afghanistan

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw confirmed Thursday that one of the three United Nations election workers taken hostage in Afghanistan held British-Irish nationality.