Vodafone to enter fixed-line broadband market

Mobile phone operator Vodafone Group Plc  confirmed on Monday its plan to enter the cut-throat fixed-line  broadband Internet market via a deal with the wholesale arm of  telecoms firm BT Group Plc.


PETTER SOLBERG and Welsh co-driver Phil Mills reeled in Wales Rally GB leader Sebastien Loeb with a stage win hat-trick yesterday.


Apparently, everybody still loves "Everybody Loves Raymond."


Nine terrorism suspects imprisoned without trial under tough British security laws took an appeal to the country's top court Monday, arguing that their detention was inconsistent with Britain's democratic principles.


Other Voices: Detroit exposes fragile NBA

If the global marketing miracle known as the NBA has finally come to face the fragile rapport it has with its core audience at home in the United States, let it be said that the Palace of


TV channels were 'all wrong' about car accident: Nisha Kotha

Actress Nisha Kothari says television channels have beamed "incorrect information" about the Jan 3 car accident she was involved in.


Sen. Joe Lieberman won't have to fight to stay in the Democratic Party, after all. The state's Democratic registrar rejected a petition by peace activists to strike Lieberman from the party rolls on Thursday. State law allows for expulsion from the party if the member runs for office under another political banner.


Amazon CEO Bezos Sells 450,000 Shares for $18.2 Mln

Amazon.com Inc.  Chairman and Chief Executive Jeff Bezos sold a total of 450,000 shares in the online retailer this week, for a total of $18.2 million, according to regulatory filings.


US President George Bush's top adviser on HIV/Aids warns that the world is losing the battle against the virus.


Update 2: Time Warner Profit Dips, Sets Aside Reserve

Time Warner Inc., the world's largest media company, said Wednesday that its third quarter earnings slid 8 percent as it set aside a $500 million reserve because of pending government investigations.


British retail sales rise at slower pace before Christmas

British retail sales have risen at a slower pace in November compared with the previous month.


Roma-Siena 1-2: novembre nero per i giallo-rossi

E' il terzo ko in dieci giorni. A determinare l'esito dell'andata degli ottavi di finale, la doppietta del norvegese Flo che vanifica il pareggio di Totti. Sampdoria-Torino 2-0.Le partite di domani. Roma, 19


Bush discusses war on terror with Pakistani President Musharraf

President Bush held a rare Saturday Oval Office meeting to host Pakistanâs President, General Pervez Musharraf, one of its administration's most important allies in the war on terror.


BORMIO, Italy -- Before yesterday's slalom, US Ski Team executive director Bill Marolt was still gloating a bit about the way his skiers have dominated Europeans in the speed events -- downhill and super-G -- in their backyards, "where it hurts most."


Grazie al voto dei senatori a vita la maggioranza tiene a palazzo MadamaInammissibili gli emendamenti di Bordon e Manzione. Bocciato quello di Calderoli                                          Finanziaria, clima disteso sul dl "Non metteremo la fiducia"


Luke Donald shot a 4-under-par 68 yesterday for a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews, Scotland.


Mittal: British Billionaire Creates World's Largest Steel Company

Billionaires forge a deal: Lakshmi Mittal, one of the richest men in the UK, will merge his steel assets and buy International Steel Group (nyse: ISG - news - people ), which counts US billionaire Wilbur L. Ross Jr.


Ceremonies have been taking place to mark the third anniversary of the devastating Asian Tsunami.


Former First Republic Bank shareholders accuse Merrill Lynch of hiding billions of dollars of losses related to subprime mortgages while the companiesâ merger was pending.


Stocks may come under pressure next  week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax  season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in  the dollar will also be closely watched.


Romanian president cancels pardon for former miners' leader

Romanian President Ion Iliescu cancelled a pardon of former miners' leader Miron Cozma who had led violent anti-government protests in the early 1990s after an outcry against the presidential decision, a spokeswoman said.


Throne council to pick successor to Sihanouk

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's Senate yesterday approved the formation of a throne council to pick a successor to King Norodom Sihanouk, who stunned the nation last week by announcing his intention to abdicate.


Cult film company Hammer is to broadcast its latest horror venture on social networking site MySpace.


Chinese businessmen will soon be able to get their hands on Research In Motion's BlackBerry handset, following long months of delays getting approval to bring the devices to China.RIM is showing off the first BlackBerry handset to be available in China, the BlackBerry 8700, at the PT/Expo Comm China 2007 exhibition this week in Beijing. But getting the device into the world's largest mobile-phone market wasn't easy.In May 2006, RIM secured an agreement with China Mobile Communications, the country's largest mobile operator, to offer the BlackBerry push e-mail service starting from May of that year. But Chinese regulators did not approve the BlackBerry handsets for sale in China until the first quarter of this year, meaning BlackBerry users had to bring in handsets from outside China, said Norm Lo, RIM's vice president of Asia-Pacific, in a telephone interview.Lo declined to say exactly how many BlackBerry subscribers there currently are in China, but said the number was in the "many thousands."Getting approval to sell handsets in China required RIM to team up with telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent in a distribution agreement, RIM. Alcatel-Lucent in turn tapped a handset joint venture it has with TCL Communications Holdings Co., a Chinese handset maker, to secure the necessary approvals for the 8700 to be sold in China starting later this year.Clearing this regulatory hurdle opens up more of the Chinese market, with more than 500 million mobile subscribers, and the availability of BlackBerry handsets should help attract more customers to the push e-mail service, Lo said.


Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt

RAFAH, Gaza  - Palestinian militants blew up part of the wall between Gaza and Egypt on Wednesday, and tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt to stock up on food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.


Head of Grand Slam Troika, Maria Crowned Queen of Court

In a sport spoiled for Czarinas, one  Russian tennis player has emerged as queen of the court.


ALLA SCALA CONSENSI PER ESECUZIONE E RESTAURO

Nell'intervallo de 'L'Europa Riconosciuta' due sono stati i punti piu' frequentati dai vip presenti questa sera alla Scala: il palco reale, per salutare il presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, e il foyer dove Bruno Vespa aveva allestito in un


STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Jerious Norwood's 37-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds remaining lifted Mississippi State to a 38-31 upset of the 20th-ranked Gators (4-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) yesterday.


New Zealand asks US to hunt father of abandoned girl

The case of a toddler apparently abandoned in Australia by her father before he flew to the US has turned into a trans-Pacific manhunt after police said Thursday her mother had died violently.


A band of former soldiers took over ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's former home early Wednesday and said they would use it to provide security in the neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital.


Roma, 14:09 - CALCIO, MELANDRI: DECRETO RIMARRA' INALTERATO

Il ministro delle politiche giovanili e attività sportive, Giovanna Melandri, pensa che "il d...


Madrid, 00:15 - CALCIO, QUALIFICAZIONI EUROPEI: SPAGNA-LIECHSTENSTEIN 4-0

In una gara valida per il gruppo F delle qualificazioni agli Europei 2008, la Spagna ha superato il ...


Beijing denies a BBC report that organs from executed prisoners are being sold for transplant.


Jeremy Peace researched the subject of Bryan Robson to such an extent that the West Bromwich Albion chairman would have no problems writing a detailed biography of his new manager.


Oracle adds charges in amended complaint against SAP

Oracle added federal copyright infringement and breach of contract claims on top of its original charges.


Sports of The Times: A Careful Game Plan, and a Bold Step

Eli Manning was a cautious but confident executioner on Sunday, the better quarterback against the noted Giants killer Jeff Garcia by the length of Interstate 4.


AMERICAN GYMNIST PAUL HAMM WILL KEEP HIS GOLD MEDAL

The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland made that announcement today. Hamm received gold in the gymnastics all-around at the Athens Olympics.


East Timor president wounded in rebel attack: military

Rebel soldiers attacked the home of East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta early on Monday and he has been wounded in the stomach by gunfire, a military spokesman said on Monday.


An Italian cement firm says it is pulling out of Sicily as a sign of its refusal to submit to Mafia extortion.


Senator John Kerry said Tuesday that he had spoken with the convalescing Bill Clinton, and that he would soon hit the campaign trail on his behalf.


SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 -- Cendant Corp. and Orbitz today reached a definitive agreement for Cendant to buy all the shares of Orbitz for $27.


TiVo Inc. TIVO.O co-founder  Michael  Ramsay plans to step down as chief executive of the digital  video recorder (DVR) maker, and a search for a successor is  underway, the company said on Wednesday.


FBI reluctance stalls Bush anti-pornography push

President George W. Bush, twice  elected with solid backing of conservative Christians, promised  to curb adult pornography in the United States.


Woman traps thief in Germany in back seat of car

A 54-year-old woman in Germany shocked a would-be thief into submission when she ran screaming and trapped the man in her car after seeing him rummaging around the dashboard in search of plunder, police said on Sunday.


AMERICA/ARGENTINA - ÂRiscoprire la bellezza e la gioia di essere famigliaÂ: lÂimpegno della diocesi di Rafaela per la Quaresima in vista del Primo Incontro diocesano delle Famiglie ad ottobre Rafaela (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLa gioia di essere famigliaÂ Ã¨ il titolo della Lettera Pastorale scritta da  Mons. Carlos MarÃa Franzini, Vescovo di Rafaela (Argentina) a tutti i fedeli per questa Quaresima, nella quale ricorda che "la Quaresima Ã¨ una buo...


When you're a long snapper, anonymity is a good thing — until the Pro Bowl ballots are printed. That's why Brian Jennings believes the best performers in their unique profession deserve more attention.


Lindt CEO says considering buying Godiva: report

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli  is considering buying Campbell Soup Co.'s  Godiva Chocolatier brand, its chief executive told the Financial Times Deutschland newspaper.


Soccer's world governing body has rejected a request to sign a female player by a professional men's soccer club in Mexico, a spokesman for the FIFA in Switzerland said on Sunday.


Bologna, 20:13 - Calcio, derby; Mazzone: giocatori non si rendono conto

"Non ho gradito assolutamente, e si devono assumere le loro responsabilitÃ , i giocatori che stanno p...


Piu' dell'80% generato dai servizi e dal commercio


9:35 am: Kerry, Bush prepare for this week's presidential debate

President George W. Bush's campaign, setting the stage for the first presidential debate later this week on foreign policy, rolled out a new television ad Monday highlighting Democratic Sen.


Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to donate millions for malaria ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP _ Efforts to try to develop an ancient Chinese remedy to help treat malaria in Third World countries will get a big boost today by an expected donation of millions of dollars from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.


SYDNEY, Australia - With the aroma of "overripe Camembert cheese on a bed of roadkill" a rare example of the world's largest flower burst into bloom Thursday in a Sydney hothouse.    Visitors to Sydney's Botanical Gardens have described the scent of the Titan Arum, also known as Amorphophallus titanum, as like a room full of smelly socks, fish rotting, wet carpet, or a rotten banana...


Movie Review | 'Outsourced': Life Lessons in a Global Marketplace

âOutsourced,â in which a Seattle call center manager is fired and then dispatched to India as a consultant to train his own replacement, is a wonderful surprise.


4,8 gradi Richter, nessun alllarme di tsunami


US soldier gets 25 years for murdering Iraqi

A US soldier has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for the murder of an Iraqi National Guard soldier near Tikrit in May, the US military says.


Private equity firm Carlyle Group  has closed its $4.9 billion acquisition of U.S. nursing home operator Manor Care Inc , Manor Care said on Friday, after a temporary order against the deal was lifted in Michigan.


British military projects overspent by 1.7 billion pounds: audit

Britain's 20 biggest military procurement projects ran 1.7 billion pounds (3.2 billion dollars, 2.5 billion euros) overbudget in 2003, the National Audit Office said.


Key is if voters see link between Iraq war, terror

WASHINGTON - The presidential debate Thursday night gives John Kerry a chance to turn national angst about the war in Iraq into a turning point in the campaign.


Jan. El Al flight reportedly had problem

An Israeli El Al flight carrying 450 passengers briefly went into a dive over London earlier this year, plunging 2,800 feet after a glitch in its electronic landing system, authorities disclosed Wednesday.


Sharon government faces crisis after double blow in Israeli ...

JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faced a fresh political crisis after the secular Shinui party threatened to quit the ruling coalition and he suffered two symbolic defeats at the hands of parliament.


Union: Outdated FAA system le d to East Coast flight delays

An antiquated flight-plan computer system overdue for replacement was largely to blame for lengthy air-travel delays on the East Coast last week, critics say.


Ten members of the Miami Heat, young and inexperienced, sat around the edge of the visitors locker room here at Continental Airlines Arena solemnly watching Shaquille O'Neal


Tony Blair is to be admitted to hospital on Friday  for a procedure to correct a heart problem.


Bug on show as Northern Irish talks begin

Talks aimed at forging a new peace deal in Northern Ireland have opened with a hint of acrimony as the main Catholic party arrived with a bug it said had been planted at its offices by British spies.


Englishman Simon Dyson took advantage of the excellent conditions at the stunning Crans-sur-Sierre course in Switzerland to move to the top of the leaderboard on the second morning of the Omega European Masters.


Freed UN Hostages Say Humbled by Support in Ordeal

Three UN workers held hostage for almost a month in Afghanistan thanked President Hamid Karzai and the Afghan people on Wednesday and said the thought of reunion with


Russian President Vladimir Putin announced initiatives Monday that would further strengthen the central government's control over the nation's political life.


Ruffalo, Hawke play "Real Men" in crime drama

NEW YORK  - Mark Ruffalo and Ethan Hawke will play Boston thugs in the true-life crime drama "Real Men Cry."


Stocks dashed higher Tuesday as investors welcomed strong earnings from financial services companies, upbeat economic data and some reassuring news from the Federal Reserve.


In Guard Speech, Bush Says He Is Proud of His Service

Speaking to National Guard members and veterans at a politically charged moment, President Bush acknowledged on Tuesday the hardships that the war in Iraq had caused


103 arrests for Internet fraud, related crimes since June: US

US authorities arrested at least 103 suspects and filed 117 criminal complaints since June 1 in a crackdown on various forms of online fraud, Attorney General John Ashcroft said.


Asteroid could hit Mars next month: NASA

An asteroid hurtling towards Mars has a one in 75 chance of chance of scoring a direct hit on the red planet next month, NASA experts said in a statement Friday.


A gas explosion in a coal mine in China has killed at least 56 miners, and 92 others listed as missing had only a slim chance of survival, officials say.


L'incidente in una ditta di Garbagnate, il titolare stava spostandoil materiale di acciaio con il carroponte. Feriti anche il figlio e un operaio                                          Lecco, ancora una tragedia sul lavoro Imprenditore ucciso da un fascio di tubi


La Cig, aperta stamane a Bruxelles, dovrebbe concludersi entro la fine dell'annoAppello del ministro degli Esteri portoghese per "un impegno leale e buona fede"                                            Ue, al via la Conferenza intergovernativa per la redazione del nuovo Trattato                                                                                Ma la Polonia chiede chiarimenti: "Aspettiamo il mandato, poi lo analizzeremo"


Wall St set for steady start, Yahoo in focus

Stock index futures indicated a positive  open on Wall Street on Monday in a thin day for earnings, while  technology shares might grab attention as Yahoo  was  set to rebuff a takeover bid from Microsoft.


A majority of the British public want the legal smoking age raised in order to discourage British youth from taking up the habit, according to the results of a new poll.


Wal-Mart to team with unions on health care effort

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will team up with two big labor unions on a health care "campaign," according to a joint statement issued on Tuesday.


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Musicians don't fear the internet: report

WASHINGTON - A new report suggests that musicians do not see the internet as a threat, a conclusion that flies in the face of efforts by the recording industry to crack down on people who use file-sharing networks like Kazaa.


Blair esce di scena e Santoro torna in tv

Il premier britannico conferma le indiscrezioni sulle dimissioni. Tra le altre facce: Paris Hilton ubriaca, Marcia Cross incinta


Napoli, 21:10 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: SOSA RINNOVA CONTRATTO

Il Napoli ha rinnovato fino a giugno 2008 il contratto con l'attaccante argentino Roberto Carlos Sos...


Nel 2006 attivo bilancia commerciale +15%, export +25,1%


Qualcomm Focuses on 'Pocketable Computers'

At CES Qualcomm demonstrated a prototype of its 'pocketable computer,' which runs Windows Mobile and has a slide-out keyboard.


The pace of sales of pre-owned U.S homes fell slightly in July but the inventory of unsold properties soared to the highest level in over 15 years as troubles in the subprime mortgage market continued to wreak havoc on the housing sector.


In July 2003, IBM's chief executive, Samuel Palmisano, traveled to Beijing to explore the sale of the company's personal computer business.


Delay Granted in Trial Of Former Professor

TAMPA, Nov. 13 -- A federal judge has agreed to delay the trial of a former professor suspected of terrorist ties, in part because of publicity about the case during the state's U.S. Senate race and the amount of evidence that lawyers must study.


The first Episcopal bishop who admits being gay said Wednesday that he regretted that his groundbreaking elevation to the church leadership created turmoil in the Anglican Communion.


Nokia Raises Outlook on Global Phone Sales

By MATTI HUUHTANEN    HELSINKI, Finland  -- Nokia said Thursday its third-quarter revenue and profits would be better than expected, citing an increase in mobile phone sales. The news pushed its shares up nearly 6.5 percent in trading...


The U.S. sale of airwaves for advanced wireless services grossed a record $13.9 billion, and spectrum-hungry wireless carrier T-Mobile USA, and a group of cable companies were the highest bidders.


Negli scontri degli ultimi 10 anni, morte 13 mila persone


Tokyo has played host to an exhibition showcasing the latest attractions for gamers.


Presidente Bce sui mutui, rimaniamo all'erta


Correction: Which Worksheet Is for the Away Games?

An article last Sunday in the special Your Taxes report, about income taxes that must be paid by athletes who travel out of state, misstated the estimated New York tax liability of a hypothetical Boston Red Sox player making $20 million a year who appeared in nine games at Yankee Stadium. It would be about $60,000, not $100,000. (While such a player would be liable for New York State taxes, there would be no New York City tax due.).


Bush Vows More Aid for Victims of Tsunami

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday the United States' initial grant of $35 million in  the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was  "only the beginning of our aid."


Home run record holder Barry Bonds will leave the San Francisco Giants at the end of the season.


Funeral services are set for Wednesday for two children and their aunt who died in a boating accident on the Ohio River over the weekend.


Janis D. Shields, Director Media and Public Relations

PHILADELPHIA - October 13 - With the Supreme Court now poised to decide if the death penalty for minors constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, will Pennsylvania and Delaware finally take a look at their own laws?


In a short period of time, it appears that Lisa Montgomery hatched a brutal and calculated plan to murder a pregnant woman, steal the woman's baby and keep the child as her own.


More than 600 troops are to be withdrawn from Bosnia-Hercegovina, defence minister Adam Ingram confirms.


Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. plans to start shipping a new touchscreen liquid crystal display with scanner functions for mobile electronic devices this September, the company said Friday.


Update 1: ASEAN Economic Ministers Work on Community

Economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Friday to liberalize 10 sectors as a first step toward the creation by 2020 of a regional economic community akin to the European Union.


Polar bears put Alaska oil development on thin ice

Until now, the Alaskan oil  industry and polar bears have coexisted peacefully, but  proposals by the U.S. government to list polar bears as  endangered by global warming have cast a shadow on oil  development on Alaska's North Slope.


South Korea, U.S. review sweeping trade deal

South Korea and the United States held talks on Thursday to review labor and environmental standards included in a sweeping trade deal struck earlier in the year in order to help its passage in the U.S. Congress.


Father of 'Hoop Dreams' Star Shot to Death

The father of a high school basketball player whose life was chronicled in the acclaimed documentary "Hoop Dreams" has been shot and killed.


India to carry out children's tuberculosis count

India is to survey 300,000 children for tuberculosis to gauge the effectiveness of its strategy to control the disease, a report has said.


Salesforce.com, Google form software alliance

Software maker Salesforce.com Inc.  said it reached an agreement with Google  to make Web-based software applications that help businesses improve sales and marketing.


Hours after a bomb ripped through his concert at Colombo, Shah Rukh Khan, who returned to Mumbai with his team mates, said the incident will not deter him from holding similar shows.


Our top stars, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khah, Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar,


Fed expected to leave key interest rate alone

WASHINGTON -- The economy is in pretty good health despite the ailing housing and auto industries, allowing the Federal Reserve to feel comfortable about leaving a key interest rate alone.


S.Korea's Roh Says No Need to Rush North Atom Talks

South Korea sees no need to rush into a  further round of talks on the North's nuclear weapons  ambitions, President Roh Moo-hyun said on Wednesday.


U.S. Citizen Pleads Guilty in Oil-For-Food Scam

An Iraqi-American illegally acted as  an agent for Iraq under Saddam Hussein and received millions of  dollars worth of oil from the country's U.N. oil-for-food  program, U.S. court documents showed on Tuesday.


Kyle Lohse pitched seven sharp innings, Michael Cuddyer went 3 for 4 with a homer, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox, 10-1, at Minneapolis for their ninth straight victory.


Patriots Baffled by Burressâs Crystal Ball

Plaxico Burressâs prediction of  a Giants victory continued to create a stir, surprising not in handing victory to his team, but for the low score he envisioned for the Patriots.


Militants in Iraq free French reporters Georges Malbrunot and Christian Chesnot, held hostage since August.


Mike Krzyzewski had yet to establish himself as Coach K the last time he was on Duke's bench and the Blue Devils missed the NCAA tournament.


Roma, 20:39 - CALCIO, PAVAROTTI: PRIMA ITALIA-FRANCIA OMAGGIO CON SUE ARIE

Il mondo del calcio rende omaggio a Luciano Pavarotti. Prima della sfida di sabato tra Italia e Fran...


Sun Holds Off Charging Storm and Closes In on WNBA Title

Against a backdrop of slot machines, roulette tables and American Indian art, the Connecticut Sun won the opener of the Women's National Basketball Association


Germany Boosts Bulgaria's Nurses Defence

For the Record: 30 September 2004, Thursday. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will intervene to help free five Bulgarian nurses on death row in Libya on a visit to Tripoli in mid-October. Washington Times ...


Movie Review | 'Banished': When Jim Crow Came to Town, With Eviction Notices

There are ghosts haunting âBanished,â about the forced expulsion of black Southerners from their homes in the troubled and violent decades after the Civil War.


Yahoo Tests Social Network Component for Answers

Portal tries out feature for its popular Yahoo Answers search engine.


I Married a Republican: There, I Said It

How many bipartisan couples did I know? Absolutely none.


Omnifone, a British mobile music company, will unveil a new music service Monday aimed at cell phone users who crave music while on the go, in the first of what is expected to be many challenges against Apple ...Comment


Gunmen attack convoy of Iraqi VP Mahdi: ministry

Gunmen attacked the convoy of Iraq's Shi'ite vice president, Adel Abdul Mahdi, in Baghdad on Thursday, but there were no injuries, Interior Ministry spokesman Brigadier Abdul Karim Khalaf said.


U.S. forces opened fire from helicopters during an overnight clash with Shi'ite militants in western Baghdad, killing at least 13 people, police said on Friday.


Diabetics, watch out: A hot spot on your foot can signal an ulcer is brewing, a wound that could cost your limb. New research shows that using a special thermometer to measure the temperature of their soles can give patients enough early warning to avoid one of diabetes' most intractable complications.


US Jets Hit Suspected Terrorist Safe House in Fallujah

US military officials in Iraq say US warplanes carried an air strike early Friday against a suspected insurgent hideout in Fallujah, an insurgent stonghold west of Baghdad.


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


Angelina Jolie has gone public about the start of her relationship with actor Brad Pitt, saying she never wanted to ruin his marriage to actress Jennifer Aniston -- but she also has no plans to marry him.


Scientists are about to get their first really close and revealing look at Titan, the invitingly mysterious giant moon of Saturn.


Caro scuole: chi pensa alle famiglie? LâAdiconsum consiglia

Gaetano Pellegrino dellâAdiconsum di Salerno ribadisce quanto denunciato da Paolo Landi, Segretario Generale Adiconsum: âAumenti ben superiori allâinflazione ed al tetto massimo di spesa stabilito dal Ministro Moratti per la scuola media.


The White House said Friday it would oppose any attempt by Senate Democrats to revoke the 2002 Congressional resolution authorizing the war in Iraq


Nolan Promises to Return 49ers to Winning Ways

RALEIGH, N.C.  - Defensive specialist Mike Nolan  took over as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers on Wednesday  and promised to make a winner out of the downtrodden franchise.


EDITORIAL: F Troupe: Grade No Cause for Acting Ashamed

By The Daily Oklahoman  Jun. 8--REPORT cards have become a fave way for advocacy groups to compare states or grade lawmakers on various issues. The idea is to put things in a format everyone can understand. Rather than a numerical ranking, a letter grade is given.


Start-up aims to reinvent the kerosene lamp

Blog: D.light Design, started out of a Stanford student project, aims to bring a safer, cheaper form of energy to families living in emerging nations without access to electricity.


Monsanto bid for Delta could run into trouble: WSJ

Monsanto Co.'s  attempt to buy southern seed giant Delta & Pine Land Co.  could be running into trouble as an unusual backlash against the proposed combination is taking root across the U.S. Farm Belt, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday.


Centuries before federal nutritional guidelines told Americans how to eat healthfully, the Karuk Indians had figured it out.


When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at Nassau Coliseum. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030).


Prosecutors have widened a probe into Hynix Semiconductor on suspicion of illegally channeling funds to several of its affiliates via rigging of its accounting books in 1999.


D.C.-Area Video Game Stores Targeted in Piracy Raid

Federal authorities raided three Washington, D.C.-area video game stores and arrested two people for modifying video game consoles to play pirated video games, a video game industry group said Wednesday.


US police investigate why a gunman killed four girls and injured eight at an Amish school in Pennsylvania.


Singapore's economy should grow as much as 5 percent next year after expanding by 8.1 percent in 2004, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Friday in a New Year message.


Tsunami Areas May Not Need New World Bank, IMF Loans

As the World Bank and International  Monetary Fund assess economic costs to South Asian governments  of the cataclysmic tsunami, the current outpouring of aid could  mean international lenders won't need to step in with new  loans, economists said on Tuesday.


Russia is seen as more corrupt than Senegal, Cuba and Botswana, this year's Corruption Perceptions Index, released by Transparency International on Wednesday, finds.


Reporter's notebook: Google guys do hate evil

At the last day of the Web 2.0 Summit, attendees learned that having their genome mapped will set them back $300,000 and that Google's founders really stress over the prevention and extermination of evil.During a panel of former Google employees, they confirmed to moderator and conference chair John Battelle that, yes, Larry Page and Sergey Brin do factor heavily into business and technology decisions whether they will have evil consequences.WeatherBill CEO David Friedberg belonged to Google's Corporate Development team and, when negotiating acquisitions, it wasn't unheard of for either Page or Brin to ask hard questions about the deals if they sensed that the members of companies' management teams had an evil streak, he said.Meanwhile, entrepreneur Bret Taylor, who developed products at Google for four years, said Page and Brin were excellent at steering product teams to think big while reminding them always keep in mind the question of evil.Earlier in the day, genetics maverick J. Craig Venter informed attendees that mapping a person's genome these days costs about $300,000, but that, as happened with calculators, the price will tumble over time. For instance, if you can wait a couple of years, the cost will probably be closer to $100,000. That's a bargain compared with the about $70 million that it cost to map Venter's genome.Venter's genome is posted on the Internet. He joked that there might come a day when singles on the dating scene will be able to do a Google search for potential mates' genomes, especially if they might at some point consider becoming fruitful and multiplying.The son of a man who died of cardiac arrest at age 59 and of a woman who is still playing golf at 85, Venter has identified genes in his map both for heart disease and longevity. However, he estimates that scientists will need a critical mass of 10,000 human genomes in order to engage in the type of analysis that will lead to major, unequivocal insights about genetic traits.And in a rare display of corporate affection, representatives from Internet archrivals Google and Microsoft sat beside each other at a panel on online maps and exchanged pleasantries.The slightly surreal moment came about halfway through the a panel titled "Edge: Mapping." Brian McClendon, engineering director and product manager of Google Earth, commended his Microsoft peer Erik Jorgensen, general manager of Live Search, for Microsoft's support of Google's Keyhole Markup Language (KML).KML is the language used to create data files for both Google Maps and its sister desktop application Google Earth. On Monday, Microsoft announced that its Live Search engine's local search component has gained support for KML, giving it access to the wealth of mapping data created with KML and available on the Web.Microsoft and Google can "duke it out" for customer acquisition, but "the fight shouldn't be on file formats, so cooperating on this makes all the sense in the world," Jorgensen said during the mini lovefest.


Russian ministers meet to tackle the problem of falling life expectancy, especially affecting men.


The visitors resumed the session with Matthew Sinclair on 73, Jacob Oram on two and the total on 133/4. New Zealand had lost their last three wickets without much gain and needed a partnership to get the innings back on track.


Palermo, 21:05 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: ABBIAMO PERSO UN'OCCASIONE

Per Carlo Ancelotti lo 0-0 di Palermo è "un'occasione persa. Sono soddisfatto per il gioco


Latvians head to the polls, but low turnout is expected amid a lack of issues and series of corruption scandals.


Bear Stearns and Citic Form Joint Venture

The Chinese state-controlled investment bank plans to invest $1 billion in Bear Stearns and form a venture that would pool both firmsâ businesses in Asia, with the exception of China.


Eastern Europe's largest country outside of Russia stands at a crossroads this weekend, as voters in Ukraine decide between an autocratic leader who leans toward an increasingly autocratic Russia, or a democratic one who wants closer ties to the West.


Diamondbacks Keep Busy; Ortiz Heading Home

ANAHEIM, Calif., (Sports Network) - The Arizona  Diamondbacks continued their offseason makeover Friday as they  signed free agent pitcher Russ Ortiz to a four-year contract.


Early alarm could have saved thousands of lives

THE tsunami that devastated the coasts of Sri Lanka had taken two hours to cross the Indian Ocean, time that might have been used to sound the alarm.


North Korea Is Reaching Out, and World Is Reaching Back

Asian and European governments have been actively engaging North Korea on diplomatic, cultural and economic levels.


A debilitating tropical virus carried by mosquitos has become established in Europe for the first time.


Sanyo to start mass producing next-generation DVD parts by mid ...

Japan's Sanyo Electric plans to invest more than 96 million dollars over the next two years to start mass production of key parts of next-generation DVD machines from mid-2005, an official said Thursday.


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Christmas Celebrated All Around the World

Some two thousand worshippers gathered for Christmas Eve mass in Seoul to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, a festival of religious joy for many in the country.


ie there are no sure things -- was reinforced at Fenway Park last night. Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez came rolling into


Congress has cut all funding for continuing development next year of a new nuclear warhead from the omnibus domestic spending bill, handing the Bush administration a significant setback.


Bowel problem seen in infants given Merck vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it was notifying health-care providers and consumers about reports of some 28 cases of infants suffering a serious bowel condition after receiving Merck & Co's new vaccine against the rotavirus.


The Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with the Walt Disney Co. yesterday over the company's not disclosing its relationships with various board members as well as with an airline controlled by a director.


FORT PIERCE, Fla. Sept. 6, 2004 - Weakened but persistent, Tropical Storm Frances took aim at the Florida Panhandle on Monday after causing flooding and tearing roofs off buildings throughout a wide swath of central and southern Florida.


Shuttle, European lab reach space station

U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked with  the International Space Station on Saturday on a mission to  deliver Europe's first permanent space research facility.


The deadliest form of skin cancer cheats chemotherapy by disguising itself as a normal cell, say scientists.


Troops from Prince Harry's army regiment will be deployed to Afghanistan in October, the defense minister said Thursday, without confirming whether the youngest son of Princess Diana will be among them.


Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff knows the best way for the Sabres to hold on to the advantage of starting the season 10-0 is to avoid a losing streak. Even a two-game losing streak.


com. Hours after its men's soccer team beat Paraguay for the country's first Olympic gold medal in any sport since 1952, the Argentine men's basketball team made it a double


South Korea culls thousands of chickens after its sixth bird flu outbreak in three months near the capital, Seoul.


US Airways reports quarterly profit on higher fares

US Airways Group Inc.  on Thursday reported a third-quarter profit compared with a year-earlier loss, as the carrier charged higher average fares and demand was strong.


The prosecutor investigating a missed doping test that led Greece's two top sprinters to drop out of the Athens Olympics decided Tuesday to again postpone a decision on whether to charge them.


Japan's Abe wins party leadership, set to be PM

Shinzo Abe, a conservative advocate of a   more muscular Japanese foreign policy, was overwhelmingly   elected ruling party leader on Wednesday, setting the stage for   him to be chosen as prime minister next week.


Calif. Air Board Adopts Vehicle Emission Cuts

California air-quality regulators on Friday adopted the nation's first-ever rules to reduce car emissions linked to global warming, an action likely to prompt


Segretario Cgil critico verso appoggio Rifondazione al 'no'


Suicide attacker kills 13 at Pakistan judge rally

A suicide bomber blew himself up Tuesday at an anti-government rally in Islamabad where hundreds had gathered to hear Pakistan's suspended chief justice speak, killing at least 13 and wounding 40.


Marines probed in Falluja civilian deaths

Several Marines who were involved in the November 2004 offensive in Falluja, Iraq, are now the focus of an investigation into allegations that civilians were intentionally killed during the operation, several Pentagon officials have confirmed to CNN.


The 3G-ready LG-KS20 joins LG's Prada phone as the company's second iPhone-like design.


ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf told the Pakistani nation yesterday he was going back on his vow to give up his additional role of army chief, listing the fight against terrorism among his reasons.


Nikkei a 17.621,45 punti (+0,67%). Euro a 1,2962 dollari


Women's Soccer: "Fab Five" capture Olympic gold

ATHENS, Greece - When the first whistle chirped, US women's soccer icon Mia Hamm thought it was merely a foul call. She wondered when the endless, harrowing gold medal match against Brazil would finally end.


The United States today reclaimed the lead in global supercomputing more than two years after Japanâs Earth Simulator shook the computing world by claiming the top spot.


Controversy dogs 40th anniversary of Monterey Pop

Some bands that played Monterey Pop 40 years ago will return in July to the site of the first great rock festival, but the original promoter and others say the spirit of the Summer of Love is a long time gone.


Smirne, 16:44 - VOLLEY, PREOLIMPICO: ITALIA SCONFITTA DALLA SPAGNA

Nel terzo ed ultimo impegno del girone A del perolimpico di volley in corso di svolgimento a Smirne,...


Espanyol coach Miguel Angel Lopita was rewarded Thursday with a one-year contract extension.


Nikkei ha terminato la seduta con un progresso dell'1,145%


Torino, 18:18 - CALCIO, TORINO; NOVELLINO: IL PARI CON LA ROMA MERITO NOSTRO

"Oggi vanno dati i giusti meriti al Torino, abbiamo fatto una grande partita, creando tante occasion...


EU demands probe into rights violations in Bangladesh

The European Union Saturday expressed "deep concern" at reports of extra-judicial killings under Bangladesh's emergency government and the arrest of thousands as part of a corruption crackdown.


One British soldier was killed and another wounded during fighting with Iraqi militia forces in the southern Iraq on Tuesday, the British army said.


Dopo il voto il pericolo immobilismo                                                                                di MASSIMO GIANNINI


Pioggia, vento e mare in tempesta, allarme in Campania

Straripa il Sarno, case sgomberate a Castellamare. A Napoli chiuso il porto. Acqua alta a Venezia. Neve sulle Dolomiti. MILANO - Pioggia, vento, neve e violenti mareggiate stanno imperversando anche oggi su tutta la penisola.


Bush acknowledges need for Mideast peace push

President George W. Bush on Thursday acknowledged the need for "concerted efforts" to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after a panel on the Iraq war urged revived U.S. diplomacy to defuse broader regional tensions.


Schroeder Praises Gadhafi on Historic Visit to Libya, Seeks to Boost Economic Ties

Gerhard Schroeder, in the first visit to Libya by a German head of government, on Friday praised leader Moammar Gadhafi's "remarkable" change in the course of a country once shunned for its support of ...


Shady's back -- in a big way. Rapper Eminem released his new two-disc set "Encore" on Friday -- four days ahead of schedule in hopes of curbing physical and online piracy -- and it is poised to be a fourth-quarter blockbuster.


Il giovane stava per addentare il regalo mandatogli da un amicoLa polizia sta cercando di capire a chi appartengano le falange                                            Germania, trova un dito nella cioccolata La tavoletta era stata inviata dall'Italia


Le zone piu' colpite sono l'area vesuviana e quella flegrea


2 Communication Cables in the Mediterranean Are Cut

The damage to the cables knocked out Internet access to much of Egypt, disrupted the worldâs back office in India and slowed down service for some Verizon customers.


2-Year-Old Boy Rescued After Japan Quake

TOKYO Oct 27, 2004 - In a dramatic rescue shown on live TV, a 2-year-old boy was pulled out alive Tuesday after four days trapped inside his family's minivan, buried by an earthquake-induced landslide.


Morales aims to inspire regional unity at summit

COCHABAMBA, Bolivia  - Bolivia's Evo Morales faces an uphill battle toward revival of South American trade unity along socially responsible lines when he meets with regional leaders in a summit on Friday and Saturday.


In Imphal, PM makes it a point to meet women who stripped to send ...

IMPHAL, NOVEMBER 21: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may not have been able to honour all requests from Manipuri groups keen to meet him but he did manage time from his busy schedule to spend time with some of the Meirapaibies (torch bearers), the women who


Microsoft spends Â£1bn to keep out the hackers

The growing threat of hackers and viruses has prompted Microsoft to roll out a billion- dollar upgrade of its Windows computer operating system to strengthen security.


The All-Star Game has passed, and that has meant one thing in the Minnesota Twins clubhouse over the last four years -- it's Santana time.


Scientists unlock the rainfall history stored in tree rings and find evidence of long dry periods in the past that dwarf the current drought in the western United States. The research hints at another monster drought to come. By Stephen Leahy.


CEATEC: New High-Def Camcorder From Panasonic

Tiny AVCHD device uses Secure Digital memory card for storage.


The story of Wal-Mart's rise from a $21.5 million capitalization.


"Dr. Death" set to speak out after prison release

Jack Kevorkian, the assisted suicide advocate known as "Dr. Death," steps out of prison on Friday and back into the debate over whether the terminally ill have a right to end their lives with medical aid.


Illusionist Roy Horn is producing a live Las Vegas show, nearly a year after he was attacked by a tiger.


A US federal appeals court ruled in favor of peer-to-peer software makers this week, stating that the companies behind the Grokster and Morpheus services are not liable for copyright infringement due to the actions of their users.


Rioters, police clash again on Budapest streets

Police and rioters clashed on the  streets of Budapest on Wednesday for the second consecutive  night after an anti-government protest sparked by Prime  Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's admission of lying to voters in an  election.


Best of the Year's High-Tech Superlatives

Start-ups came back in style. IPO fever gripped Silicon Valley. Blogging went mainstream. 2004 was a year of dubious distinctions along with steady innovation and successes. -The Washington Post


NATO says hostile fire may have caused crash

NATO forces in Afghanistan said on Thursday Taliban fire may have brought down its military helicopter in which the alliance said seven soldiers were killed. The Taliban said 35 people died.


Representative Porter J. Goss of Florida said on Tuesday that rebuilding the Central Intelligence Agency would take more than five years and that American spies needed to be encouraged to take more risks.


U.S. GIs Step Up Pressure on Najaf Rebels

NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. infantrymen engaged in fierce battles with cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militants Monday and U.S...


Istanbul, 12:22 - CALCIO, MIDDLESBROUGH: IN ARRIVO TUNCAY

La stampa turca scrive oggi che il Middlesbrourgh ha acquistato il centravanti Tuncay Sanli dal Fene...


Iraq: attacco alla guardia nazionale, decine di morti

Attacco della guerriglia a un quartier generale della Guardia nazionale irachena a nord di Bagdad bersagliato questa mattina da almeno sei colpi di mortaio: oltre cento tra morti e feriti. A Mashahidan, 40


Astronauts conduct a fourth ISS spacewalk, as the station's computer system is repaired after having failed.


Hewlett-Packard Co., a maker of computers, printers and information technology systems for businesses, said Monday that it bought back about $1.3 billion worth of common shares from Merrill Lynch & Co. in an accelerated repurchase program, while its board also approved the repurchase of an added $3 billion in stock.


Arafat Prays as Israel Prepares for his Death

Ailing Yasser Arafat performed Muslim prayers before dawn today, but his condition remains serious and a team of doctors flying in from Arab countries will decide whether he needs to be transferred from his compound to a hospital.


ROMA - Sulla devolution, che ha ottenuto il via libera ufficiale del vicepremier Gianfranco Fini, il centrodestra Ã¨ a un passo dall'intesa. Un risultato che soddisfa Silvio Berlusconi. Il premier, che da


Nokia finds Romania's hidden labor force

The tiny village of Jucu in  northwestern Romania, which will host a new factory making  Nokia mobile phones, currently earns its livelihood from  farming vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes and eggplants.


The flight recorders from the plane that crashed in Java are sent to Australia for expert analysis.


Microsoft's OneCare improves antivirus test ranking

Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Live OneCare climbed from March's dead last to 14th place in a test of 17 antivirus programs, an Austrian security researcher reported.


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is to fly to Sudan this week to meet government leaders to assess the humanitarian and security crisis.


Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson to coach 1,000th match ...

Sir Alex Ferguson's 1,000th match as manager of Manchester United could be especially memorable with the Red Devils needing just a point against Lyon on Tuesday to reach the second phase of the Champions League.


Romney says not involved in anti-Thompson Web site

Republican presidential candidate Mitt  Romney's campaign distanced itself on Tuesday from involvement  in a Web site that attacked rival Fred Thompson in the 2008  White House race.


Il gruppo acquistera' il marchio per 23 milioni di euro


Sidney, 13:12 - CALCIO, MERCATO; INGHILTERRA: SUNDERLAND SU DWIGHT YORKE

Dwight Yorke potrebbe tornare a giocare in Inghilterra con la Maglia del Sunderland (seconda divisio...


RIM seeks patent for angled Blackberry keyboard

Blackberry nation might get turned on its side if RIM ever brings the angled keyboard described in a recent patent application to the market.


Sofia Initiates Balkan Partnership Forum

Politics: 15 November 2004, Monday. Sofia welcomed Monday high-profile statesmen from all Balkan countries, to a conference focused on partnership in the region.


A man in his early 20s is shot dead in the street in the latest violent incident in Birmingham.


Arctic plant seeds are able to migrate the distances needed to survive climate changes, scientists suggest.


Got a traffic ticket? Can't beat 'em? Join 'em by investing in the company that processes those tickets.


The bodies of a man and woman from East Yorkshire are found in the wreckage of their light aircraft in the Pyrenees.


Russian state firms could bid for Yukos assets: Putin

MOSCOW : Russia does not aim to nationalise embattled oil giant Yukos but state firms could bid for assets of the company if they are sold to pay off the company's multi-billion-dollar tax debts, President Vladimir Putin said.


Politics: 29 October 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's Patriarch Maxim celebrates Friday his 90th birthday, joined by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.


Webmaster Radio Podcast Communicator Unites the Webmaster Community at the Desktop

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Webmaster Radio has partnered with OTOlabs, a One to One Interactive company, to bring the Webmaster Radio Podcast Communicator to the webmaster and Internet business community.


Giuliani Returns to Wall Street as Banker

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph  Giuliani, who made headlines in the 1980s prosecuting Wall  Street financiers, now plans to join the club and build an  investment advisory practice.


Conflicting reports about Arafat's health

Some reports from Paris say Arafat has slipped into a coma. There have been other reports through the day that Arafat's still unexplained condition has become worse and he is in the ICU.


Commissione di vigilanza convocata venerdi' alle 10


Rebels see positive role for Gaddafi in Darfur

Darfur rebels back a mediation role for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who African leaders meeting in Tripoli commissioned to make contacts to help solve the conflict in western Sudan, spokesmen said on Monday.


Kimberly-Clark, which makes Huggies diapers and Scott towels, said profit rose more than expected and raised its outlook in light of higher international sales and a weaker dollar.


Residents of crime-plagued Rio de Janeiro have a new kind of predator to worry about — hawks.


Il Mefistofele messo in scena dal Teatro Massimo di Palermoha inaugurato il 27 un progetto che ha l'obiettivo di portare la lirica dall'Italia nel mondo                                          L'opera italiana in diretta nei cinema di tutta Europa                                                                                L'iniziativa promossa sulla scia di quella, molto apprezzatadel Metropolitan di New York, che ha giÃ  superato la vendita di 500.000 bigliettidi ROSARIA AMATO


A male panda at the Beijing Zoo once bitten by a drunk tourist attacked a teenager, ripping chunks out of the boy's legs, officials and a newspaper said Tuesday


The latest study of movements on the South Island's Alpine Fault has found new evidence that a devastating earthquake could strike any day.


Click, and the Deals Arrive at the Doorstep

Now that all the holiday presents have been opened, it is time to do some real shopping Â for the home, from the home.


Andro' da Napolitano per informarlo dopo voto al Senato


A man died after falling down an elevator shaft during a dispute at a posh Manhattan nightclub once featured on the popular television show "Sex and the City," police said.


As donors pledge $40m to save DR Congo's wildlife, life in Virunga Park remains a battle ground.


HELSINKI, Finland -- Nokia Corp. on Tuesday cut its operating margin targets, blaming increased exposure to the network infrastructure business. It also predicted global sales of mobile phones would grow by 10 percent in 2007.


Spielberg, luminaries press Olympic China over Darfur

US filmmaker Steven Spielberg Tuesday abandoned his role in the Beijing Olympics, as a host of prominent figures accused China of not doing enough to press its ally Sudan to end devastating violence in Darfur.


Second American hostage killed by terrorist group, Web site says

A group linked to al-Qaida and led by Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said yesterday that it had killed the second of two American hostages that it kidnapped last week.


Country star LeAnn Rimes will perform for Army and Air Force troops in two shows in Germany this month, Installation Management Agency-Europe officials said.


In Ethiopia, big party looms for third millennium

On midnight Wednesday, the country, which uses a modified Julian calendar, will kick off festivities.


October 08, 2004 - We've got an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette for Trey Parker and Matt Stone's Team America: World Police.


Swimming: Thorpe Wins 'Race of the Century'

Australia's Ian Thorpe won the gold  medal in the men's 200 meters freestyle at the Athens Olympics  on Monday.


A Regiment of Actors Falls in, Night After Night

Besides having some of the best first names on Broadway, the cast of âJourneyâs Endâ shares a raucous sense of humor and a palpable camaraderie.


Former Argentine navy officer Adolfo Scilingo denied Monday he helped fling unconscious peple out of planes during the nation's dictatorship.


Update 1: Orbitz Profit Soars on Revenue Surge

Orbitz Inc., the Internet travel agency that is being bought by Cendant Corp., Wednesday posted a 30 percent jump in third-quarter profit, aided by a surge in hotel business.


For purposes of comparison, many people are sizing up MSN's new desktop search program and toolbar suite against Google's previously released desktop search program.


Britain should pull out of jet deal if US holds onto secrecy

Britain should cancel a deal with the United States to purchase Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets if America does not share sensitive technology by the end of the year, a report by the parliamentary defence committee will say, the Financial Times reported.


Navy Captures Emerald Bowl with Win Over New Mexico

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


EU DANGLES "CARROTS" TO SECURE IRANâS NUCLEAR COOPERATION

Iran has sent mixed signals on a European Union proposal, under which Tehran would abandon efforts to develop nuclear weapons in return for greater cooperation in the nuclear-energy sphere and expanded trade opportunities.


Fake phone contest scandal resurfaces with another alleged case of viewer deception.


Workers Under 55 Would Need to Save More

President Bush pledged in his State of the Union speech Wednesday not to reduce Social Security benefits for workers 55 and older. So what do you do if you're 54?


That hot cup of coffee may do more than just provide a tasty energy boost. It also may help prevent the most common type of liver cancer. A study of more than 90,000 Japanese found that people who drank coffee daily or nearly every day had half the liver cancer risk of those who never drank coffee.


Sport: Chelsea will thrash out new deals with their English stars but say there is no hurry to get them signed.


Judging from the markets, you'd hardly know Alan Greenspan has been gone from the Federal Reserve for more than a year. When he talks, Wall Street still listens.


Ex-general poised for victory in Indonesian elections

A retired general who promises to fight terrorism and clean up government was heading for victory yesterday in Indonesia's first direct presidential election.


Action Performance Cos. said Friday that chief financial officer, secretary and treasurer R. David Martin resigned, effective immediately.


Major reform of the way sudden infant deaths are investigated has been demanded in efforts to prevent parents being wrongly accused of killing their own babies.


Dda Napoli,'inquietanti rapporti indagati e fondamentalismo'


Procura Firenze convalida i circa 20 provvedimenti


Latvian and NHL hockey players and fans were saddened yesterday after national star Sergei Zholtok died while playing in Belarus.


Darfur mini-summit aims to ward off UN sanctions with African solution

The leaders of Sudan and four neighbouring states, in a bid to avert UN sanctions on Khartoum, pledged to work to resolve the Darfur crisis at the African level, but rebel groups remained sceptical.


Explosive cutting charges are to be used to separate the hull of the stricken MSC Napoli off the Devon coast.


Parma, 19:19 - CALCIO, CATUZZI: MINUTO SILENZIO E LUTTO AL BRACCIO A PARMA

La Figc ha concesso al Parma l'autorizzazione per poter osservare un minuto di raccoglimento in memo...


Equal pay legislation needs radical change if women are to get a fair deal quickly, an equality watchdog warns.


Grant Hill scored 22 points, and the Orlando Magic won their third straight by holding off the New Jersey Nets' frantic comeback for a 104-101 win Saturday night.


Scientists Ponder Whether Stress Affects Skin Cancer

Does stress speed up the onset of skin cancer? The answer, in mice anyway, appears to be yes. Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say that chronic stress may speed up the process in those at high risk for the disease.


Weeks before Nazi troops abandoned Rome, Adolf Hitler personally ordered the SS to kidnap the then pope so he could be brought back to Germany and locked up in a castle, according to previously unpublished ...


On Wednesday, the 35-year-old Kraft acknowledged the result of a test on an A-sample taken immediately following her October 16 victory in Kona.


Dozens of Iraqis die as car bombs hit Najaf and Karbala, while three election staff are shot dead in Baghdad.


One Killed in Bomb Attack on Shi'ite Party Office

A suicide car bomber attacked a Baghdad office used by a major Shi'ite party Tuesday, killing one person and wounding seven, police said.


DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took a big step on Thursday toward becoming the first black U.S. president as his campaign for change caught fire in Iowa and swept him past Hillary Clinton in the opening Democratic nominating contest.


Charron, Abella sworn in as Supreme Court justices

OTTAWA (CP) - Rosie Abella, whose brother died in a concentration camp and whose father could not practise law when he came to Canada because he was Jewish, came near tears Monday as she was sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.


Man stumps record Â£375k for number plate

New owner 'privileged' to sport F1 A businessman has stumped a record Â£375,000 to secure the F1 number plate, the Mirror reports.â¦


Customer service experts brought in BT has coughed Â£15.8m cash for Brightview, the ISP group behind internet access from Waitrose, Madasafish, and Global.â¦


Operazione da 166 milioni di euro, annuncia il finanziere


Israel kills several Palestinians as it vows to expand an operation to stop rockets being fired from Gaza.


Sony makes progress towards smaller Blu-ray/DVD players

New component contains the blue and red lasers required for support of the two disc formats as well as the associated lenses and optical receivers. Commercial production possible by end of next year.


Nigerian policeman chase people on the street to prevent them from joining the Nigerian Labor protest in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, Oct. 11, 2004.


War Pass Remains Perfect and Wraps Up 2-Year-Old Title

Still undefeated in four career starts, War Pass skipped over the Monmouth Park slop Saturday to run away from 11 rivals in the Breedersâ Cup Juvenile and leave no question unanswered.


Technip Awarded Contract From Sonangol for the Gimboa Field Project in Angola

Technip (Paris:TEC) (NYSE:TKP) (ISIN:FR0000131708) has been awarded by  Sonangol P&P a contract worth approximately $70 million for the Gimboa  field development. The Gimboa field is located 85 km offshore the  Angolan cost, in the block 4, in 680 m water depth.


Apple Computer's new line of iMacs, which goes on sale later this month, gives the company's diehard fans several reasons to upgrade, including a big speed boost and more affordable prices.


What symbol should be placed next to Barry Bonds' monumental mark of 73 home runs? How about a capital "C" for "The Cream," "The Clear," "The Cheat"?


Genesis capsule carrying solar dust crashes

WASHINGTON : NASA's Genesis capsule slammed into the Utah desert after its parachutes failed, leaving scientists unsure if they could retrieve the bits of solar dust captured on its three-year mission.


Annan Tells Powell UN Will Aid Iraq Vote

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan , fending off Republican demands for his resignation over alleged corruption, said Thursday he will expand UN support for Iraqi elections if need be.


Tony Blair vows that the government "will continue to do whatever it can" for hostage Ken Bigley.


The average retail price for home heating oil soared 5.4 cents over the past week to a record $3.40 a gallon, the government said on Wednesday.


Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio has announced he is dissolving parliament and calling snap elections for 20 February next. Prime minister Pedro Santana Lopes's and the ruling Social Democrat party are well behind the opposition Socialists.


Probabile la convocazione di un Cda straordinarioche dovrebbe ratificare l'accordo con gli americani                                          Fiat, voci di accordo con Gm Montezemolo rinvia partenza                                                                                A Torino andrebbe una cifra vicina a 1,5 miliardi di dollari


Hollywood agents suspended as strike drags on

Two months into the  Hollywood writers strike, International Creative Management has  become the first major talent agency to suspend employees under  force majeure -- or "act of God" -- clauses in their contracts.


AFRICA/SOMALIA - Verso una partizione della Somalia? Mogadiscio (Agenzia Fides)- Mentre si acuisce la crisi nella Somalia centro-meridionale, il Somaliland (regione del nord che si Ã¨ dichiarata indipendente nel 1991) riceve nuovi segnali di un possibile riconoscimento internazionale. Il Presidente dell...


China orders emergency measures to fight nationwide transport chaos caused by severe weather conditions.


Internet search engine Google thanks strong advertising sales for a target-beating rise in both turnover and profits.


Uh-oh. This might fire up Donald Trump. An offshore bookie has suspended betting on the winner of the second season of NBC's "The Apprentice," citing an "unusual betting pattern on two contestants" from accounts originating in New Hampshire.


ÂChiesa cattolica e Cina contemporaneaÂ: incontro-dibattito allÂUniversitÃ  Urbaniana il 12 marzo Roma (Agenzia Fides) - LunedÃ¬ 12 marzo alle ore 15,30, nellÂAuditorium Giovanni Paolo II della Pontificia UniversitÃ  Urbaniana (Via Urbano VIII 16, Roma) si svolgerÃ  un incontro-dibattito sul tema ÂChiesa cattolica e Cina contemporaneaÂ, Fonti docume...


Actor Michael J Fox is returning to television to appear in an advert backing the John Kerry presidential campaign.


HIV infection on rise in all regions: U.N. report

HIV infection is rising in every region of the world and most worryingly in countries like Uganda and Thailand, which had been heralded as success stories in the fight against AIDS, the United Nations said on Tuesday.


FINANZIARIA, BERLUSCONI BACCHETTA I SUOI: ''BASTA ASSENZE IN AULA' ...

Roma, 15 nov. (Adnkronos) - ''Raccomando di essere presente nell'aula di rispettiva competenza per tutto il corso della discussione della manovra fino alla sua definitiva approvazione''. Il presidente del


Fred Durst pleaded no contest to seven misdemeanors, including assault, battery and reckless driving, for deliberately hitting two people with his car.


The Plymouth based company, DML, signs a Â£30m contract with the MoD to build new patrol vehicles for UK troops.


Su Marte acqua e metano, habitat di batteri

Su Marte potrebbe esistere una qualche forma di vita. A fornire elementi a sostegno della possibile presenza di batteri sul Pianeta Rosso sono le rilevazioni compiute da uno strumento italiano, lo spettrometro


Nickelback, T.I. lead Billboard nominees

The field of chart-topping potential winners was wide open as four acts from different genres led the pack of nominees for Monday's 2006 Billboard Music Awards.


Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown & Root charged millions to the government for recreational services never provided to U.S. troops in Iraq, including giant tubs of chicken wings and tacos, a widescreen TV, and cheese sticks meant for a military Super Bowl party, according to a federal whistle-blower suit unsealed Friday.


Ajay Chandok is another addition to the directors in the Indian film industry who are inspired by Ramesh SippyÂs timeless masterpiece Sholay. He has recently begun working on this own version of the story Â which goes by the name Phir Sholay.


Glitch forces manual docking to space station

A new crew arrived safely at the International Space Station on Saturday morning, despite a glitch that required the cosmonaut pilot to manually fly their Soyuz spaceship the last few hundred feet to its parking spot.


Curlin wins Classic which ends in tragedy

OCEANPORT, New Jersey  - Preakness winner Curlin out dueled Kentucky Derby champion Street Sense to capture the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday.


Cellery program lets victim play Tetris while it tries to infects other computers.


Capitalizzazione ha superato i 150 miliardi


EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Notre Dame looked beaten and Michigan State looked unstoppable. Then, in a stunning turn of events, cornerback Terrail Lambert capped a furious rally by returning an interception 19 yards for a touchdown with 2:53 remaining to give the 12th-ranked Fighting Irish a 40-37 victory over the Spartans last night.


News: Duke Study Disputes Idea that Trees Can 'Relocate' Quickly in Response to Climate Change

In a study with implications for how North American trees might respond to a changing climate, molecular information collected by Duke University researchers refutes a widely accepted theory that many of the continent's tree species migrated rapidly from the deep South as glaciers retreated at the end of the last Ice Age.


TiVo has to try harder to earn its monthly keep.


Bob Seger faces fans with first album in 11 years

The last time Bob Seger released a   new album, Bill Clinton was in the White House, "Get Shorty"   ruled the box office, and Hootie & the Blowfish was the biggest   band in America.


A federal court Wednesday barred No. 2 US long-distance carrier MCI Inc. from making further payments to cover more than $25 million in unauthorized expenses related to bankruptcy of predecessor WorldCom.


The American singer Frankie Laine, who sang the theme to the TV show Rawhide, dies, aged 93.


Tribune Sells Connecticut Papers to Hearst

Hearst will pay the Tribune Co. $62.4 million for its two daily newspapers in Stamford and Greenwich.


Wet weather was expanding over the East and Midwest early Monday as low pressure moves out of the Rockies and picks up moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.


An exhausted but relieved Paul Hamm will take today to relax in Lausanne, Switzerland, then fly home to the USA on Wednesday, hoping to leave the past and start concentrating on the future.


'Batman' Protester Scales Royal Residence

LONDON - A protester dressed as Batman scaled up the front wall of Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon, reaching a ledge near the balcony where the royal family appears on ceremonial occasions, campaigners and witnesses said.    The protester was identified as Jason Hatch, 33, from Gloucester, a member of the Fathers 4 Justice group, which is campaigning for greater custody rights for divorced or separated fathers...


SAITAMA, Japan --ÃÂ Dwyane Wade made sure the United States didn't leave the world championships empty-handed.


"Effortless perfection"--much Photoshopping required

Blog: Media standards don't just demand beauty, they demand superhuman perfection.  A side-by-side comparison of a Redbook cover image of Faith Hill and the unretouched original shows how manufactured images of beauty have become.


There are some people who feel that Michael Phelps has been overpraised at these Olympics, that the attention on his medals came at the expense of others.


Agrees to forfeit $100 million, spill the beans House of Cards The Neteller prosecutions blew open recently with the announcement by the US Attorney's office that founder Stephen Lawrence has agreed to a plea deal, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release, involving "one count of conspiracy to use the wires to transmit in interstate and foreign commerce bets and wagering information; to conduct illegal gambling businesses; to engage in international financial transactions for the purpose of promoting illegal gambling; and to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business."â¦


Calif. Assembly Backs E-Mail Monitoring Disclosure

California's Assembly on Tuesday voted to require the state's employers to inform their workers in writing if e-mail and other Internet activity is monitored at work.


House of Representatives passes biofuels bill

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation to promote the development of alternative biofuels and create the infrastructure to handle the supplies.


As the Atlanta Braves continue to struggle on the field, there is an unusual sign of disharmony among the team's most established veterans.


Hurricane Frances Begins Assault on Florida

Hurricane Frances weakened as it roared  through the Bahamas on Friday and began its initial assault on  the crowded southeast Florida coast, where hundreds of  thousands of people fled their homes and much of the state shut  down.


Oracle finally takes control at PeopleSoft

Eighteen months, three weeks and two days after launching its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, Oracle finally took control of its software rival early on Wednesday.


Actor Glenn Ford, a handsome and  quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like  "Gilda" and "The Big Heat," died on Wednesday in his Beverly  Hills home, police said. He was 90.


Drops the hammer House of Cards Neteller canned 250 employees this week, as the crippling seizure of Neteller funds by the Department of Justice last week continued to impact the company's bottom line.â¦


It's totally iTune-tastic. Mate. Review At first glance, Logic3's i-Station IS10 may seem like just another one of the infinite number of iPod accessories currently available. But actually, when you think about it, the IS10 offers the forgotten freedom of choice of waking up to music of your chosing.â¦


Retiring president Sam Nujoma, founder of the state who has held office for 15 years, cast the first vote at a polling station in the capital, Windhoek.


UPDATE 1-Bayern into third with 2-1 win at Werder

Bayern Munich moved into third place in the Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory at champions Werder Bremen in Saturday's top game. Bayern, who confirmed they were waking


Consumers can make $$$ on Amazon, sort of

Amazon's Mechanical Turk lets you earn money for doing small computer tasks like eyeballing highway photos and classifying Web sites, but with average rates ranging from a penny to 10 cents, you have to have a lot of time on your hands to make it worth yo


Here's what's new with the Apple TV device that makes it much more useful.


Wall Street seen little changed, Wal-Mart eyed

Shares on Wall Street are expected to open flat to slightly lower on Tuesday, with investors eyeing results from Wal-Mart Stores Inc  and Hewlett-Packard Co  for cues after a long weekend.


Judge Strikes Down Pa. Anti-Pornography Law

PHILADELPHIA -- A Pennsylvania law aimed at stopping Internet pornography is getting no love from the court system. A federal judge threw out the law, which would have required Internet service providers to block Web sites that contain child pornography.


TORONTO -- Carlos Delgado has left the building. A Toronto Blue Jays source confirmed last night that the Jays and the greatest slugger the franchise has ever had parted ways when the club declined to offer the free agent arbitration.


Online journals or weblogs are helping people share information about the tsunami disaster.


Somali's main market suffers a deadly bombing hours after the government warns of a new Islamist offensive.


Charges dropped against celeb photographer

Prosecutors will not file trespassing charges against a photographer arrested outside a Malibu preschool that Angelina Jolie's adopted son was attending.


Voters in Northern Ireland go to the polls today in what has been described as a moment-of-truth election for the future of self-rule in the troubled province.Comment


Yasser Arafat lay critically ill with liver failure on Sunday and his condition was getting no better, a Palestinian official said, as Palestinian leaders adopted in his absence a plan to restore order in their areas.


Panel Urges Caution in Use Of Antibiotic Tied to Deaths

The benefits of an antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems and several deaths outweigh its risks in treating pneumonia, but it should not be used for less serious bacterial infections such as bronchitis and sinusitis, federal health advisers said Friday.


Internet pharmacies blamed for drug shortages

Some Canadians say they are having problems getting supplies of their prescription drugs and they blame the Internet pharmacy business for it.


Era stato congedato perche' soffriva di problemi psichici


A senior Welsh Labour cabinet member says she would be happy to serve in a coalition with Plaid Cymru.


For the third time in as many meetings, the Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate by a quarter of a point, which experts say sends a message the economy is moving in the right direction at the right speed.


Cronometro, oro all'australiano Rogers. Delusione azzurra

BARDOLINO, 29 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Per il secondo anno consecutivo, Michael Rogers si e' aggiudicato l'oro nella prova a cronometro iridata per professionisti. Sul percorso di Bardolino (Vr), l'australiano, con


Girl, 14, sues MySpace.com alleging assault

A 14-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by another user of MySpace.com sued the social networking Web site Monday, claiming it does not take sufficient steps to protect underage members.


Correction: A Tool to Organize Our Many Organizers

The Prototypes column last Sunday, about Scrybe, a personal information management software program, misspelled the surname of a Scrybe user who said he had adopted it because of its interface and because its calendar did a better job of pulling together data than others. He is David Gerbino, not Gerboni.


KB Home can sell its French homebuilding division Kaufman & Broad to private equity fund PAI Partners, European Union regulators ruled Friday.


Czechs Mark 15th Anniversary of Uprising

Evoking decades of repressive rule, Czechs took to the streets for concerts and speeches by former dissidents Wednesday to mark the 15th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that ended communism.


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Colorado, New Mexico and Florida are three of the most competitive states in the presidential election. USA TODAY reporters and photographers followed President Bush and Sen. John Kerry as they bounced around those states - and three time zones - Saturday, 10 days before Election Day. Here is a look at their day on the road.


They're on racks in an insulated storeroom, as many as 400 dozen sleek beauties hand-wrapped by skilled Costa Rican artisans, kept fat and moist until they're ready to be unwrapped and held between thumb and forefinger. No Havana cigars have ever been more fussed over than the Rawlings baseballs the Rockies keep in their humidor at Coors Field, ...


LOS ANGELES - A former executive at mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. was charged yesterday with insider trading after he sold stock before the company disclosed negative earning results three years ago, regulators said.


The company that makes a popular battery operated vacuum cleaner has announced a voluntary recall of the product. Procter and Gamble says their Sweep-Vac by Swiffer could overheat and possibly catch fire.


BRUSSELS: The European Union and Turkey inched towards a historic agreement on starting membership talks on Friday as EU leaders softened their demands on the crucial sticking point of Cyprus.


Brad Radke stood in a corner of the Minnesota Twins' clubhouse, spraying beer on anyone he could get. Torii Hunter could only grin as two teammates threw a cooler full of cold water on him.


Hey, that's funny about Peter Moore leaving Microsoft...

Blog: Microsoft's game guru leaves the company for EA--interesting, since he made a big deal about EA Sports title Madden NFL 2008 at his E3 address.


Citigroup stock hit a new low yesterday following two more black eyes - the shutdown of its scandalized Japanese bank and a record fine here over its hedge fund abuses.


I asked my guide in the back seat where to park as I swung my 19-ton "MRAP" by the plant where the massive military trucks are made.


For Now, Short-Handed Pacers Are Displaying Staying Power

Faced with the absence of their three top scorers, the Indiana Pacers have looked at themselves, turned inward and played with defiance, winning three straight.


A Chilean appeals court is set to rule on whether former leader Augusto Pinochet is fit to stand trial.


IBM has introduced three new POWER5 processor-based servers that the company says outpace Sun and HP in performance records and establish a new standard for server virtualization capabilities.


La polizia inglese sequestra un'opera di Nan Goldin, che doveva essere espostain una galleria d'arte. E che fa parte della collezione privata della popstar                                            "Quella foto Ã¨ pedopornografica" Elton John coinvolto in un'inchiesta


Have a go, but give it your all, Sir Clive

WHERE does a sportsman, or for that matter, a sporting manager, go after he has climbed the Everest of his sport? Nine months ago, England won the Rugby World Cup.


Schwarzenegger, Ban call for action on climate

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


Syria pursues limited troops pullback from Lebanon

BEIRUT : Syrian troops continued a limited pullback operation from Lebanon for the second consecutive day amid international pressure for a full withdrawal.


Detectives investigating the death of a pensioner in east Belfast have begun a murder inquiry.


UPDATE 1-Spurs go down 1-0 at Portsmouth

Tottenham Hotspur lost for the second time in the Premier League this season, 1-0 at Portsmouth on Monday and remain in ninth place 12 points behind leaders Arsenal.


There is no dispute that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has led a campaign of violence in Iraq. But he may not be the terrorist mastermind the Bush administration claims.


Modena, 19:57 - VOLLEY, A1 MASCHILE: MODENA-PIACENZA 0-3 NELL'ANTICIPO

Nell'anticipo della sesta giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A1 maschile di pallavolo, Cimo...


Fan auctions collection of 8,100 items on Bridget Bardot

A 74-year old man is auctioning a collection of 8,100 items on one of the greatest sex symbols of all times, Bridget Bardot, which he has collected over a period of 58 years.


American rider Chris Kappler won a bronze medal in show jumping yesterday in Athens, and was even happier when he learned his horse wasn't seriously hurt following a breakdown during a timed jumpoff.


Marine testifies against alleged Haditha ringleader

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Marine testified on Thursday that he shot at least two unarmed Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha after a roadside bomb killed a fellow Marine in his squad in November 2005.


Flash memory abounds in PalmOne's Tungsten T5

OCTOBER 05, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - PalmOne Inc. Monday unveiled a new version of its Tungsten-class personal digital assistant that is designed to protect data even when the device's battery dies.


TRIPOLI: Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi yesterday appealed to kidnappers in Iraq holding British hostage Kenneth Bigley to release him, Libya's official Jana news agency said.


Online sales pass the $15bn mark in the US

Online retail sales overseas continue to show significant growth, according to the latest figures released by the US Department of Commerce.


Milano, 20:23 - CALCIO, LEGA: ASSEMBLEA STRAORDINARIA DELLA B IL 13/9

Un'assemblea straordinaria di serie B è stata convocata per giovedÃ¬ 13 settembre alle 12. All...


World oil prices scaled record peaks last night, rising on concern over disruptions to supply from strike-hit producers Nigeria and Norway.


Repairs start on undersea cable cut near UAE

Repair work has started on one of  three broken undersea cables providing data services to parts  of the Middle East and Asia, a cable operator said, and a  repair ship was expected to reach a second cable on Tuesday.


Drug improves prostate cancer survival rate

By taking a new chemotherapy drug, men with advanced, incurable cancer of the prostate can prolong their lives by several months, a new Canadian-led international study has found.


How many planets are there, Indian president asks South African students

South African students at a high school in a township outside Durban were treated to a special science lesson delivered by Indian President Abdul Kalam.


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


Jamestown Relic on a Modern Ride: A Cargo Tag That Once Crossed the Atlantic Will Fly on Atlantis.

By Patrick Lynch, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Jun. 8--JAMESTOWN -- A relic from the early days of exploration in Virginia is to take a ride into outer space on NASA's space shuttle Atlantis tonight.


Hungarian police teargas far-right demonstrators

Hungarian police used teargas and water cannon to disperse thousands of far-right demonstrators who tried to storm the television building here after Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany admitted he had lied to voters.


Sarkozy party heads for landslide in French parliament

President Nicolas Sarkozy's right wing party was headed for a landslide victory that would hand him a sweeping mandate to reform France, after the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday.


Match.com expands to China and France and breaks into the social networking game. Plus: Books get sampled.... Data thieves can't pull it off.... and more.


A formal investigation is launched into seven former and current board members at German state-owned bank WestLB.


Private Canadian Spacecraft Launch on Hold

A Canadian team's bid to launch the country's first manned spaceship is on hold, although the aspiring astronauts have not given up their attempt to win a $10 million prize.


Late Library Books Can Take Toll on Credit Scores

The Queens Library system often flexes its muscles in collecting overdue books and late fees.


Il presidente di Lega: "Spero che ci sia trasparenza assoluta"

L`attesa sta per terminare. Sabato scatta ufficialmente la Serie Ae il presidente di Lega Adriano Galliani, presente a Roma al primo sorteggio arbitrale dei campionati di calcio, fa il punto della situazione


Chechen Warlord Threatens More Attacks After Beslan

Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility on Friday for the Russian school siege in which more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children, and


Mars rover enjoys mysterious power boost

Not only are NASA's seemingly unstoppable Mars rovers continuing their progress half a year beyond their design lifetimes, but Opportunity has recently shown an unexplained increase in its solar-cell power output, NASA has revealed.


Japan to confirm what Annan meant by saying Iraq war illegal

TOKYO - Japan will try to confirm what UN Secretary General Kofi Annan meant by reportedly saying the US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act, top government spokesman Hiroyuki Hosoda said Thursday.


Southampton, England, September 22: Pakistan at 111 for six wickets in 35 overs against West Indies. Earlier Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday.


Google, Now Much Wealthier, Enters New Phase

Google Inc. (GOOG) will have plenty to celebrate at its annual company summer picnic Friday - its debut as a public company gave it an immediate cash infusion of $1.16 billion, not to mention all the millionaires it made of employees and insiders.


OCTOBER 20, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The relationship between General Motors Corp. and the software industry will experience some major changes over the next few years as software becomes a more important


Rape Charges Dropped Against Actor A. Anderson

A judge has thrown out rape charges  filed in July against Anthony Anderson, a star of the 2003  movie "Kangaroo Jack," and another man, the actor's spokesman  said on Wednesday.


U.S. diplomat to visit North Korea this week

A U.S. diplomat will visit Pyongyang this week to try to advance a stalled deal under which North Korea promised to disclose all its nuclear programs and eventually abandon them, a U.S. official said on Monday.


Succede a McNeill a comando della forza internazionale Nato


Russian anti-graft prosecutor killed by hitman

The prosecutor of Russia's Volga region  of Saratov was killed overnight and police believe his murder  could be linked to his anti-corruption drive, Russian media  reported on Thursday.


The leaders of the National Hockey League have slammed the door on players, instituting a lockout that began at 12:01 this morning, upon the expiration of the 10-year-old collective bargaining


XM Satellite Unveils Online Music Service

XM Satellite Radio Holding Inc. on Wednesday said it would launch a commercial-free, Internet music service in early October. With XM Radio Online, subscribers will be able to listen to the


Negotiators Work on Russia Hostage Crisis

BESLAN, Russia - A respected pediatrician negotiated through the night to end a standoff with militants who threatened to blow up a school they seized 24 hours before with about 350 hostages, including children, trapped inside.    Crowds of distraught relatives and townspeople waited helplessly for news of their loved ones as the crisis entered its second day Thursday with no sign of a resolution...


Hard on the heels of Mr. Bush's election victory comes a Labor Department report that shows employers added 337,000 new jobs to the economy in October.


The Bakery Blog: SwiftMailer Component Tutorial

On The Bakery (the CakePHP blog) today, there's a new tutorial covering the SwiftMailer Component:   I would still advise you read the Swift Mailer documentation here: http://www.swiftmailer.org/docs/ SwiftMailer Component isn't an attempt to hide the already excellent class written by Chris Corbyn. Rather, the component tries to integrate and extend it (read, Cake-ish!).   They walk through the installation and where to unpack the download to ensure it works with your installation of CakePHP. You'll need to add the component to the main controller, but other than that, you're ready to go. From there it's configuration issues:  connecting to the local MTA (like sendmail or a SMTP server) configuring the authentication for sending and, of course, creating a message to go out  They demonstrate the creation of this through a view in the application that can natively send both HTML and plain-text emails.


Oracle ups PeopleSoft offer to $24 per share

Oracle, which is in the midst of a hostile takeover attempt of rival PeopleSoft, on Monday raised its offer for the smaller software company by $3 per share to $24 per share.


National security risks prompt French BlackBerry ban

(InfoWorld) - French government members and their advisors have been told not to use BlackBerry smartphones, for national security reasons. The ban on BlackBerry devices is just one of the IT challenges facing new National Assembly members as they take their seats following Sunday's elections. The smartphones, developed by Canadian company Research in Motion, send and receive e-mail through just a handful of servers in the United Kingdom and in North America -- a reality brought home when a failed software upgrade to the North American servers in April abruptly halted service to BlackBerry users there. This concentration of data poses a threat to national security, according to Alain Juillet, senior economic intelligence advisor to the French Prime Minister, because of the risk of data interception. There's reason to believe that Juillet knows what he's talking about when it comes to industrial or political espionage: after a career in retail, Juillet made headlines in October 2002 when he was appointed Director of Intelligence for the French General Directorate of External Security, the country's foreign security service, moving to the role of senior economic intelligence advisor in December 2003. In his most recent post, he has long maintained that French government and businesses should be more wary of how they use technology to exchange information. The French Secretary-General for National Defense first circulated advice to government officials two years ago, warning them not to use BlackBerry devices. That same advice has now been reissued, Juillet's office said Wednesday. The republication of the advice coincides with the arrival of newly elected officials and their advisors, unfamiliar with the French administration's rules and traditions on using IT, in the National Assembly, following Sunday's national elections. Many of the new arrivals will face another IT challenge as they move into their offices at the National Assembly: learning to use an unfamiliar suite of software on their computer. Last year, the outgoing National Assembly voted to install open source software on their desktop machines. That software is already installed on the machines of the assembly's existing members: new members get their software update after being allocated an office. Government officials were not immediately available to identify which open source software is being used.


Boston was tingling with anticipation on Saturday as the Red Sox prepared to host Game One of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals and take a step toward ridding themselves of a hex that has hung over the team for eight decades.


China says stepping up checks on food exports

China's customs authorities have begun checking food exports, like some proteins and glycerine which is used in toothpaste, after a series of health scares abroad involving tainted Chinese-made products.


Marcus Bent scores a hat-trick to help Wigan beat Blackburn in an eight-goal thriller at the JJB Stadium.


New Zealand's Sarah Ulmer stormed to gold in the women's individual pursuit in a new world record time. Ulmer, fourth in Sydney four years ago, beat Australia's Katie Mactier in a time of three minutes 24.


Harsh justice where U.S. relies on Iraq tribes

AL QAIM, Iraq  - Seated between his police chief and a U.S. Marine battalion commander, the Iraqi mayor opened his weekly security meeting by explaining how he had authorized one of the local tribes to carry out a summary execution.


Deraglia treno a Savona, acqua alta a Venezia


LAHORE: India on Tuesday beat world champions Germany 3-1 to open their account in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament. India had earlier lost their earlier two matches to Spain and defending champions the Netherlands in the six-nation tournament.


Hamas says encouraged by Quartet's position

The Islamic militant group Hamas accused the United States on Thursday of trying to undermine European efforts to ease an economic blockade of a new Palestinian unity government.


Americans want fit finances before fit body: study

After a year of record mortgage foreclosures and slumping home prices, Americans are more determined to shape up their flabby finances in 2008 than their bodies, according to a study released by Countrywide Bank on Tuesday.


Nearly two-thirds of Texas voters want one of Gov. Rick Perry's challengers to beat him in the upcoming election, but none of his opponents has enough support right now to win, a newspaper poll shows.


ATHENS - The single best women's basketball player in the world might be debatable, but there's no doubt about the team. The United States reinforced its dominance Saturday with a 74-63 win over Australia


BusinessWeek Online - Europe faces an unusual level of political and economic uncertainty in the coming year. Of course, the biggest news events of any year are always the ones no one can predict, but here are some important developments to watch for the continent in 2005:


A gunman walked into the state Capitol and fatally shot an unarmed security guard Monday before stashing the weapon in the trunk of his car and driving away, authorities said.


Some Frito-Lay Food Labels to Address Possible Heart Benefits

Foods made by the Frito-Lay unit of PepsiCo will now carry claims that products with unsaturated fat can curb heart disease risk.


US factory growth stayed strong in September, according to reports on Friday, while construction spending hit a record high in August for a seventh month in a row, showing the economy's expansion remains solid.


One  night in 2003, on the wintry streets of Kosovo, a group of thugs stalked and beat Gramoz Prestreshi almost to death. Police in the war-scarred Balkan province laughed and called him names. The emergency room workers made him mop up his own blood. It was a sordid but hardly unusual episode in...


Theater Review | 'Politics of Passion': A Bit of Talk Revealing the Failure of Words

âPolitics of Passion: Plays of Anthony Minghellaâ consists of two short pieces that explore the limits of ordinary communication.


OPEC oil producers on Saturday  recommended no change in cartel output quotas but said they  were ready to intervene should prices look like tumbling after  the northern winter.


'Astronaut Farmer' lacks the right stuff

The far-fetched Billy Bob Thornton vehicle struggles to get off the launchpad.


Hungarian leader refuses to bow to rioters

I'm staying and doing my job, says PM At least 150 hurt in clashes after economy 'lies' leak Daniel McLaughlin in Budapest Wednesday September 20, 2006 The Guardian Hungary's prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, ...


Franken Brings Liberal Talk Show to Ark.

Coming to a "red state" to celebrate the nation's last "blue president" seems to be just the medicine for Al Franken two weeks after President Bush's re-election.


Ahold settles with ex-CEO of former U.S. unit

Dutch food group Ahold's  former U.S. unit chief has agreed to pay $8 million to Ahold in a settlement related to the food group's $1.43 billion accounting scandal in 2003, Ahold said on Tuesday.


Next for Private Spaceflight: Tourist Ships

After flying successfully three times in space, SpaceShipOne is in demand as an alternative way to fly people and small payloads to suborbital space.


Gaza Violence Dents Hopes of Middle East Peace

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said on Monday that any peace talks with Palestinian leaders  depended on whether they could rein in militants, who killed  five Israeli soldiers in Gaza in an attack on Sunday.


Olympics: Fame But Questions for Greece's New Heroine

Fani Halkia hurtled from virtual  obscurity to become Olympic women's 400 meters hurdles champion  on Wednesday, giving Greece a new sports diva to hail but  sparking a barrage of questions over her rise to prominence.


Australian-led troops seize a town in East Timor where rebel leader Alfredo Reinado has been hiding.


Tribal elders again fail to secure release of Chinese engineers

The efforts to secure the release of two Chinese engineers failed for second time on Wednesday as leaders of the militants, holding hostages in Pakistan tribal region, have


South Africa coach Jake White hails the World Cup win as a massive boost for the Rainbow Nation.


This state-of-the-art spy helicopter features its own computer, a digital camera and Bluetooth wireless technology so it can transmit instant pictures.


Rudy Giuliani was off Tuesday on a second straight day of campaigning across New York with a message aimed at Republican rivals outside his home state: I can battle them for the blues.


ABC News Iraq Troops Find 'Hostage Slaughterhouses'

An armored US military vehicle passes near a burning oil pipeline on the outskirts of Fallujah, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2004. Insurgents set off the fire using rocket-propelled grenades Tuesday night.