Italian PM acquitted of attempting to bribe judge

HAMISH ROBERTSON: The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has been acquitted of attempting to bribe a judge after a marathon court case that's divided the nation.


Viacom deal with Internet television website Joost

Just weeks after stripping Google-owned YouTube of its video clips, Viacom has struck a deal to offer broadcast-quality programs on Joost, the Internet television website.


Paula Radcliffeâs response to those who doubted her ability to bounce back from her Olympic disasters could not have been more emphatic on Sunday when she triumphed in a thrilling New York Marathon.


UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw unveils the government's White Paper on the EU constitution.


Three-term Attorney General Christine Gregoire, a Democrat, finds herself in a tight race with former state Sen. Dino Rossi, a Republican.


Israel approves release of Palestinian prisoners in goodwill ...

JERUSALEM - Israel on Sunday approved the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture meant to promote reconciliation with Egypt and the new Palestinian leadership, officials said.


Storage assistant Oracle today makes its Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) Assistant available for free download.â¦


Oil drops below $88 as stock markets resume fall

Oil fell below $88 a barrel on Wednesday as stock markets declined further, shrugging off a temporary reprieve from Tuesday's steep cut in U.S. interest rates amid persistent fears of a global economic slowdown.


A youth worker kills his police officer wife and then himself after she tells him she wants to leave.


RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Condoleezza Rice takes her shuttle diplomacy to the Palestinian leadership on Thursday as she works to narrow their differences with Israel before Washington hosts a major Middle East peace conference.


'Ridiculous' Says Yusuf Islam about His Deportation

Famous folk singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, returned to the UK yesterday after being deported from the US because his name appears on a terrorist watch list.


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A court denies singer Britney Spears' latest bid to regain the right to visit her two children.


It's Been a Day-to-Day Battle With Intruders

When people try to describe what using technology was like this year, the word that will likely come to mind is "pain." With viruses, worms, spyware, spam and phishing, running a computer -- especially


Heat guard Dwyane Wade will seek a second opinion early this week before deciding whether to rehabilitate his dislocated left shoulder or have season-ending surgery to repair the joint. "The sooner the better," Miami coach and president Pat Riley said Sunday, before the Heat played host to the Cleveland Cavaliers.


Microsoft is tops in Web traffic in December

InfoWorld - Microsoft drew the largest number of Web site visitors worldwide in December, a recurring accomplishment that makes the company's disappointing online ad business all the more disconcerting.


Gaza rocket wounds more than 25 Israeli soldiers

A rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday wounded more than 25 soldiers in Israel in an attack likely to increase pressure on Israeli leaders to take strong action in the territory.


Spice Girls back home for British tour dates

The Spice Girls on Saturday kicked off the British leg of their comeback tour with the first of 17 nights at London's 02 arena.


Sydney - Australia's koalas, once a threatened species, are now growing so fast in some areas that wildlife authorities are putting them on the pill.


United brush aside Spurs to maintain title charge

Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial penalty put Manchester United on course for a 4-0 win at Tottenham that restored their six-point advantage at the top of the Premiership.


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Reid Urges Bush to Disavow GOP Criticism

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Monday urged President Bush to stop the Republican National Committee from calling him an obstructionist and criticizing his Senate record, a tactic the GOP used to help defeat Reid's predecessor.


The Atlanta lawyer diagnosed with tuberculosis, who caused an international health scare after traveling to Europe and back, will undergo surgery Tuesday to remove the diseased portion of one of his lungs.


Martha Stewart wants Eminem to appear on her "Martha" TV show. Not because he can knit or bake brownies but because audience members love his music.


Reliever Eric Gagne and the Texas Rangers reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday on a one-year contract worth about $6 million.


Barack Obama sealed the deal Saturday with Hal Geren.


Paula Radcliffe has never faced the kind of pressure she will encounter when she runs in the New York City Marathon here today. Just 10 weeks after failing so dramatically to complete the Olympic marathon


Joy of Fright: Old Chillers That Should Scare (but Not Terrorize) the Kids

Be afraid, kids, be very afraid (but not that afraid), with these old  chillers, whose terror is (mostly) off screen.


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Prince Harry flies home from Argentina amid reports of shooting

Prince Harry headed home from Argentina on Friday, royal officials said, amid media reports that shots were fired at the ranch where he was staying.


A Canadian mother has frozen her eggs for use by her daughter, who cannot have children naturally.


Newcastle manager Graeme Souness has challenged Titus Bramble to grow up fast to make himself an international defender. The much-maligned 23-year-old turned in a rock-solid display in the Magpies' 4-0 UEFA


PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks made a big splash in the free-agent market on Thursday by signing third baseman Troy Glaus to a four-year contract.


Chechen Rebel Leader Blames Rival for School Massacre

Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov has denied being involved in the Russian school hostage-taking and said another rebel chief, Shamil Basayev, should stand trial for staging it.


Britney's Pap Pal Surprised by Restraining Order Rumor

Britney Spears's photographer boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib, was surprised to learn of rumors that the pop star has requested a restraining order against him.   "All I can say is that I have not been in contact with Britney since early Friday morning," Gha...


Crude Oil Falls for 2nd Day on Larger-Than-Expected Supply Gain

Crude oil futures fell in New York, extending the biggest decline in five months yesterday, after a jump in US inventories eased concern about a winter shortage.


Putin: US risks new Cuban missile crisis

Â· Bush 'apeing Soviet Union with missile shield' planÂ· Tactic may scare off EU states from hosting bases


BRUSSELS Outokumpu, IMI and five other companies were fined a total of E222.3 million on Friday by the European Commission for fixing the prices of copper tubing used in household plumbing.


Update: States ask for five-year extension of Microsoft judgment

A group of states asked a federal judge to extend much of the 2002 antitrust judgment against Microsoft, saying the middleware market is still monopolized.


Southampton Targets Young Bulgarian Fill-In

Sports: 9 September 2004, Thursday. The player of Bulgarian Cup champion Lokomotiv-Plovdiv is going to leave for the club of saints during the winter transfer window, probably in January.


Eisner, one of Disney's largest individual shareholders, with 14 million shares, said Friday that he's leaving the door open to serving on Disney's board through fiscal 2007, possibly beyond.


Safety: Nonstandard Work Shifts May Hinder Recovery

Working a nonstandard shift increases the chances that a worker will be injured on the job and how long it might take to recover, researchers say.


In Shift, Putin Vows Public Inquiry Into School Slaughter

The Russian president's announcement came as questions multiplied about the events in which more than 300 people died in Beslan.


The EU's foreign policy chief hails as 'constructive' talks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator.


Knight Ridder Inc. expects third-quarter earnings to exceed expectations, largely due to a per-share gain of 9 cents related to the finalization of certain tax matters.


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Wariner Succeeds Michael Johnson at 400 Meters

American 400 meters champion Jeremy Wariner succeeded Michael Johnson as the Olympic gold medallist Monday with a personal best of 44.


SAN ANTONIO, June 29 -- AT&T, the nation's largest wireless carrier, agreed Friday to acquire Dobson Communications, a rural wireless provider, for $5.1 billion in cash and debt.


The economy grew at its strongest pace in more than a year during the spring as solid improvements in international trade and business investment helped offset weakness in housing.


Rice urges allies to share Afghan combat burden

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday only a small number of NATO nations had troops in the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan and urged reluctant allies to share the combat burden.


Texas fisticuffs RIM and Motorola are suing each other for patent infringement, with both companies refusing to pay the other for using their patented technologies. RIM is also complaining that Motorola is demanding "exorbitant" fees with the intention of damaging its business.â¦


Randolph scores 19 points as Trail Blazers down Sonics 100-94

Zach Randolph had 19 points, including a key jumper with 17.2 seconds left, as the Portland Trail Blazers stopped the surging Seattle SuperSonics 100-94 on Tuesday night.


Two Egyptians Seized in Latest Baghdad Kidnapping

Gunmen raided a building to seize two  Egyptians during the night in Baghdad, in the third in a new  series of audacious operations to kidnap foreigners in the  capital this month.


Joerg Beginen strides energetically through the lobby of the Marriott Tverskaya, giving friendly nods to guests and staff alike.


Medioriente: l'esercito israeliano lascia Jabaliya

JABALIYA (Striscia di Gaza) - La radio militare israeliana ha reso noto che l'esercito ebraico ha lasciato stamane il campo profughi di Jabaliya, nella striscia di Gaza, e la vicina cittadina di Beit Lahya.


US industrial group General Electric received a slap on the wrist from the securities and exchange commission for failing to disclose the retirement package given to former chief executive officer Jack Welch.


US contingency plans for possible air strikes on Iran include most of its military infrastructure, the BBC learns.


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Engineers Lan Lee and Yuefei Ge had drafted a business plan that they promised would roil the U.S. microchip industry. Using blueprints they allegedly stole from their Silicon Valley employer, the men proposed to reproduce a super-fast chip in China at a much lower cost.


Republicans blocked the U.S. Senate on Saturday from considering a rebuke to President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup, but lawmakers vowed to continue waging a bitter struggle over war policy.


Northern Ireland's separatist leader Gerry Adams was reported incensed Wednesday over an electronic listening device found in his group's headquarters.


Abbas Assails 'Zionist Enemy' After Tank Kills 7

BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip  - The moderate  frontrunner in the race for Palestinian president called Israel  the "Zionist enemy" Tuesday after an Israeli tank killed seven  Palestinian youths in a Gaza strawberry field.


Several concerts on the Dixie Chicks' "Accidents & Accusations" tour have been canceled after slow ticket sales, but the group says it has replaced them with other dates.


THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- There's no 'grace period' when it comes to use of injection drugs like heroin or cocaine: A new study in Addiction finds teenage and young adult users triple their risk for death soon after taking up the habit.


Government security contractor Blackwater Worldwide reaffirmed plans Wednesday to build a rural training camp, a day after residents recalled five town officials who endorsed the project.


UPDATE 2-US mortgage applications fall 6.3 percent in week

Applications for US home loans fell 6.3 percent last week after a brief bounce in early August spurred by a drop in mortgage rates, an industry group said on Wednesday.


The first Rwandan peacekeeping troops have been airlifted into the Sudanese region of Darfur aboard two US transport planes. Sixty-five Rwandan officers and soldiers arrived with their supplies.


By ESTES THOMPSON RALEIGH, N.C. - When John Cornwell graduated from Duke University last year, he landed a job as software engineer in Atlanta but soon found himself longing for his college lifestyle.


No decision by Musharraf on keeping both posts: US

Washington: The United States has said Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf has not taken any decision on keeping both posts of Army Chief and the President and it expected continued democratic reforms in the country.


Ivan Devastates Grenada, Threatens Jamaica; Winds Reach 160 Mph

Hurricane Ivan's sustained winds strengthened to 160 miles (257 kilometers) per hour as it battered the Netherlands Antilles, off the coast of Venezuela, after devastating the island of Grenada.


Early Users of Health Savings Accounts Say  So Far, So-So

When Robert Payne, 61, needed back surgery last year, he said he wasn't worried about how to pay for it. Payne, a self-employed architect in Richmond, pulled $5,500 -- the amount of his health insurance deductible for such procedures -- from a savings account he uses exclusively for medical expenses. His insurance covered the rest.


US marines in Philippines on storm relief mission, health fears grow

US Marines began helping relief operations in the Philippines following storms that have left more than 1,500 people dead as fears grew of a health crisis among survivors.


Tempers fray as Iraqi lawmakers discuss federalism

Iraq's parliament agreed on Thursday to   begin looking at a potentially divisive draft law on federalism   that minority Sunnis fear could break up the country and leave   them with little access to its oil wealth.


Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer and J.D. Drew also went deep as the Atlanta Braves continued to close in on another division title with an 8-1 win over the Florida Marlins in Miami on Friday.


United States 118, Uruguay 79: LeBron Scores 26 as U.S. Defeats Uruguay

LeBron James was 11-for-11 from the field, making all four of his 3-point attempts, and scored 26 points in the first half Wednesday night to lead the United States.


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13 due in British court over airline terror plot

Thirteen British Muslims charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic passenger jets are set to appear in court.


FDA Holds Off Approval of New Merck Drug

Merck & Co. MRK.N on Friday said  U.S. regulators have decided not to approve the company's  experimental arthritis drug, the successor to its recalled  Vioxx pill, until more safety and effectiveness data are  obtained.


Morgan Freeman to Star as Nelson Mandela

An independently financed drama, "The Human Factor," will star Morgan Freeman as former South African President Nelson Mandela.  The movie is based on an upcoming book by John Carlin.  Freeman, along with Revelations Entertainment partner Lori M...


A teenager seen making a gun gesture at Tory leader David Cameron is fined for possessing cannabis.


Politics forces Hutchison to sell UK and Italy? By end of Friday, Hutchison Whampoa will have announced the sale of its European 3G franchises - both in the UK and in Italy - to China Mobile; thus confounding the hopes of European operators like TIM and Vodafone of picking up some cheap spectrum.â¦


Chicago greets 1st Wal-Mart, but wonders where's Elmo?

There were no protesters or top  Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  executives at the grand opening of  the retailer's first Chicago store on Wednesday, but perhaps  the most keenly felt absence was T.M.X. Elmo.


A priest admits he is the clergyman behind a sex abuse case in which a five figure payout was made.


Iraq WMD report proves Bush, Democrats lied to justify Iraq war

By the Editorial Board. The report released October 6 by Charles Duelfer, head of the Iraq Survey Group (ISG), is an indictment not merely of a president or an administration, but of an entire ruling elite.


Drug company Merck has removed its painkiller Vioxx because of data showing an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.


Inge, Sanchez agree to deals; Munson let go

DETROIT - Outfielder Alex Sanchez and utilityman Brandon Inge each agreed Monday to $1.35 million, one-year contracts with the Detroit Tigers.


TB Care Will Save 500,000 Lives in Africa-Experts

As many as half a million lives could be saved every year in Africa if governments combine their approach to tackle a rampant AIDS epidemic with measures to treat tuberculosis, health experts said on Tuesday.


Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google Inc., has teamed up with the Soros Economic Development Fund and Omidyar Network to fund a $17 million company that will invest in small- and medium-size business in India.


The Philadelphia Eagles Tuesday signed tight end Jeff Thomason to replace the injured Chad Lewis, who was placed on injured reserve with a Lis Franc sprain in his foot.


Motorola sees its latest profits slump 84%, hit by a sharp fall in sales of its mobile phone handsets.


US bosses wrong to fire smokers, obese: survey

Americans spoke out strongly against bosses who fire workers who are obese or smoke, a poll showed Thursday.


One of America's most wanted suspected sex offenders agrees to be extradited from Hong Kong to the US.


UK far-right party leader arrested on charge of inciting racial

British police have arrested the leader of the far-right British National Party (BNP) Tuesday, accusing him of inciting racial hatred.


Congress required President Bush to submit an initial report to lawmakers by Sunday assessing whether the Iraqi government has made satisfactory progress toward achieving the benchmarks set for it. The breakdown of progress described in the Bush administration's report:


Nikhil Advani left for Shanghai on Monday, Jan 28, to shoot for the action opus Chandni Chowk To   China. "We've story-boarded the entire film.


NATO diplomats approved on Friday a detailed outline of their plan to send around 300 military instructors to Iraq following talks with the U.S. general leading the drive to rebuild the country's armed forces.


Americans reached for their credit cards with gusto in May after an April lull, sending overall U.S. consumer borrowing up by $12.90 billion -- more than twice the forecast rise, a Federal Reserve Board report showed on Monday.


Japanese Manufacturers Less Upbeat in Dec.

Japanese companies were less upbeat in December than they were three months ago, amid recent data indicating that the world's second-largest economy may be losing steam, a key government survey showed Wednesday.


Supreme Court takes up major death penalty case

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a death penalty case being watched around the world, to decide whether the lethal injections used to execute criminals cause unacceptable pain.


Flight Attendants' Union Calls For Strike

HONOLULU -- The country's largest flight attendants union is calling for a national strike against four airlines now in bankruptcy.


Log5j is a lightweight and fast java logging library for Java versions 5 and above. It is very similar to log4j in style, but uses Java 5's varargs feature to allow any number of arguments to be passed to any logging method.   Version 1.0 of log5j has been released today. Check it out :)


RALEIGH, NC - A group overseeing payments to tobacco farmers and quota holders from a 1999 settlement will appeal a judge's decision that cigarette companies do not have to make the last of those payments.


Research firm predicts closure of more than 3,000 U.S. centers as jobs fly north.


In Massachusetts, test for a pioneering health plan

Its new insurance mandate kicks in July 1. Some see a model for the rest of the US.


Connecticut Governor Undergoes Breast Cancer Surgery

Gov. M. Jodi Rell has breast cancer and underwent surgery today at Danbury Hospital, her office announced. It said the breast cancer was diagnosed last week after a routine mammogram.


Arts, Briefly : Tenor Cancels Appearances

The star tenor Juan Diego FlÃ³rez, who has a throat infection caused by a fish bone he swallowed, has been forced to cancel his performances in the Lyric Opera of Chicago production of Rossiniâs âBarbiere di Siviglia.â The company said on Thursday that doctors in Parma, Italy, have advised Mr. FlÃ³rez, 35, not to perform at least through mid-March. For the 12 scheduled Lyric Opera performances through March 22, he will be replaced in the role of Count Almaviva by John Osborn. Mr. FlÃ³rez, left, is next scheduled to sing in his native Peru on March 31 as the Duke in Verdiâs âRigoletto.â Beginning on April 21, he is to portray Tonio in the Metropolitan Operaâs new production of Donizettiâs âFille du RÃ©giment.â ... A knee injury suffered by the tenor Michael Schade has forced the cancellation of his Lincoln Center âGreat Performersâ duo recital with the baritone Russell Braun, scheduled for Feb. 10 at the Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall. It will not be rescheduled.


During a day of new beginnings, Florida and its fired coach will each launch the start of fresh chapters today. In the same afternoon, Utah Coach Urban Meyer will meet his


Official: Russia Not Cooperating in Probe

Russia is refusing to provide witnesses or information to the independent investigation into alleged corruption in the multibillion-dollar U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq, an official close to the investigation said Wednesday.


Families Sue Over Workers' Slaying in Iraq

Families of four slain security contractors whose bodies were burned and dragged through the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, sued the workers' former company Wednesday.


Leaders Put $4 Bln to Work at Tsunami Summit

World leaders vowed on Thursday to work  more closely to help victims of the worst natural disaster in  living memory and experts warned more carnage from the Indian  Ocean tsunami may be uncovered and the death toll will climb.


Malaysia's first space traveler said Tuesday his return from orbit "felt like an elephant pressing on my chest," but that he and his two Russian crew mates did not black out or panic during a steeper-than-usual descent caused by a technical glitch.


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UNITED NATIONS - President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are due to hold on Friday their first face-to-face meeting, which is expected to focus on the Kashmir dispute.


Unlike NASA, SpaceShipOne and other private pioneers can afford to ...

SpaceShipOne - as much a work of art as a groundbreaking flying machine â-as recast the mold for spaceflight established by NASA largely because it doesn't have to worry


Heathrow crash co-pilot feared 'catastrophe'

The co-pilot who averted disaster by safely landing his stricken plane at Heathrow Airport told the Mail on Sunday he feared a "major catastrophe".


Phone Makers Ask for More Research Into DNA Damage

Two of the world's top mobile phone makers said more research is needed into the potential for cell phone radiation to damage DNA, following a laboratory study by 12 European institutes which found harmful effects.


Obama Picks Up Key Newspaper Endorsements in Wisconsin, Texas

Bloomberg - Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama picked up key newspaper endorsements in Wisconsin and Texas today as he and Hillary Clinton compete for delegates in states that may help determine which candidate wins the Democratic presidential nomination.


Top 25 women: Top-ranked Tennessee survives Temple scare

A poor shooting game will likely knock Tennessee out of the No. 1 ranking. A second bad showing almost cost the Volunteers more. Shanna Zolman scored five of her


Cricket: England openers make solid start

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa : England opening batsmen Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strausss gave their side a solid start on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at St George's Park.


A man has died and two others are seriously injured in a car accident at Comber on Sunday evening.


Yimou's mythical `Hero' deserving of worship

``Presented by Quentin Tarantino,'' Zhang Yimou's long-delayed ``Hero'' often seems less like filmmaking than sorcery.


Actor Griffith says fathers should teach honesty

Actor Andy Griffith, who has delighted audiences playing folksy, fatherly roles over more than 50 years in show business, says the key advice he gave to his children was to be honest.


Rainforest activists hope slaying spurs action

RIO DE JANEIRO -- As mourners laid her bullet-riddled body to rest yesterday, environmentalists and colleagues of slain missionary Dorothy Stang seesawed between fragile optimism and angry skepticism over a question they had hoped never to consider.


Internet, activists help topple prominent Democrat

Fueled by opposition to the Iraq war  and anger at President Bush, liberal grass-roots and Internet  activists on Wednesday claimed their most significant political  victory -- the defeat of Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman.


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The Lede: Hussein and the Torture Debate

A long-running rivalry between the C.I.A. and F.B.I. continues to play out.


Celtics 111, Knicks 103: Thomas Gets a Head Start on the All-Star Break

Isiah Thomas was ejected, and the Knicks trudged into the All-Star break as dizzy and disoriented as they have ever been.


Annan presses Sudan to accept peacekeepers

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan pressed Sudan's president Sunday to accept U.N. peacekeepers in the country's war-wracked Darfur region and said he expected the troops to be deployed there despite staunch government opposition.


Sterling has remained relatively stable after the Bank of England (BoE) said it expects inflation to drop below the 2 percent CPI annual rate over the next 12 months before settling at that level over the medium term. Sterling did not experience gains until the beginning of Bernanke's testimony.


IPOD MAKER Apple has come down hard on a man who made an add-in that allowed file-sharing on iPods. iPodDownload's creator has stopped distributing the iPodDownload software after a visit from Apple lawyers who applied pressure.


Mellencamp uneasy with McCain's song use

PHOENIX  Â It may be "Our Country," but it's John Mellencamp's song. When the liberal rocker found out that Republican presidential hopeful John McCain was playing his songs at campaign events, his publicist wrote the campaign a letter explaining Mellencamp's political leanings and that the singer/songwriter supported Democrat John Edwards for the presidency.


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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens practiced Monday in preparation for the Super Bowl, marking his first team workout since suffering a broken ankle in December.


U.S. Sees End to Tsunami Relief, Survivors Worry

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. forces said they  were prepared to wind down tsunami relief efforts in Asia  despite fears that some survivors were still desperate for help  after a disaster that killed more than 226,000 people.


Roger Ebert is giving his road to recovery two thumbs up.


Greg Maddux threw seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win and also drove in a run, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.


Relief workers in northern Sumatra have begun collecting and burying thousands of anonymous corpses - a task that has spiked the death toll from Sunday's earthquake and tsunamis to more than 119,000.


Government sources confirm UK foot and mouth: media

British government sources have  confirmed a suspected case of foot and mouth disease on a farm  in southern England, BBC and Sky television reported on  Wednesday.


The Associated Press announced two agreements Tuesday — one that will tie its news stories to the rapidly growing world of blogs and another that will help guide readers to newspaper Web sites.


Former Texas home of Bushes burned by arsonist

A home where President George W. Bush lived as a young boy with his parents in Odessa, Texas, and that is now part of a presidential museum there was damaged on Thursday by a fire that investigators blamed on arson.


Pilots dropped food to Indonesian villagers stranded among bloating corpses Thursday, while police in a devastated provincial capital stripped looters of their clothing and forced them to sit on the street as a warning to others. The death toll topped 117,000, and officials warned that 5 million people lack clean water, shelter, food, sanitation and medicine.


Spoofy, smart, with heart: That's 'Incredibles'

The Pixar Studio, which cannot seem to take a wrong step, steps right again with "The Incredibles," a superhero spoof that alternates breakneck action with satire of suburban sitcom life.


Sven-Goran Eriksson insists he does not fear the sack if England lose against Poland.


British troops could be in Afghanistan for decades: minister

British troops could be in Afghanistan for decades, the country's Defence Secretary Des Browne said in comments published Sunday.


The royal at the centre of an alleged blackmail plot is not a senior member of the family, the BBC understands.


A sparsely populated western state best known for potatoes is becoming a magnet for tech entrepreneurs. The slow pace, absence of traffic and low-rise landscape has helped lure 800 tech companies to the state.


Ranier Bonhof insists he will stay on as Scotland Under-21 manager, despite Berti Vogts' decision to resign as boss of the senior side.


Strong Gale Strands 880 Fishernmen Off East China

Strong gale strands 880 fishernmen off east China    SHANGHAI, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Strong winds have stranded 880 fishermen off the coast of east China's Jiangsu Province, rescue sources said on Monday.


POLAND:  Not Done With Fighting the Past

KRAKOW, Aug 23 (IPS) - After a tough decision by Poland's  constitutional court, and with early elections looming, it  remains unclear how the country will deal with its  government's attempt to expose former communist  collaborators.


Egypt and Israel sign US trade accord 25 years after peace treaty

In a partnership hailed as a major boost to often chilly ties, Egypt and Israel signed a first joint trade accord with the United States since their historic peace treaty 25 years ago.


Iraq Declares State of Emergency as Insurgents Step Up Attacks

Faced with a surge in deadly guerrilla attacks, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi declared martial law across most of the country today as American and Iraqi troops made final


Tobacco Shares Drag Bulgarian Stock Index Down

Bulgarian state tobacco monopoly stocks continued sinking Monday dragging the country's stock index SOFIX 0.33% down to 608.57 points.


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Google Photos Stir a Debate Over Privacy

A new online feature of Google Maps called Street View is stirring up a debate over privacy concerns on the Web.


Hong Kong in âClimate of Fearâ as elections near: report

HONG KONG, Sept. 9, 2004âThe human rights situation in Hong Kong has taken a turn for the worse this year, a human rights group said Thursday, citing Beijing-sponsored political intimidation as the former


WASHINGTON - A Bush administration task force recommended strongly yesterday against permitting US citizens to import lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries, saying "it would be extraordinarily difficult and costly" to assure safety.


Japan's Nikko Cordial avoids share delisting

Japan's Nikko Cordial narrowly escaped being delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday after a surprise decision which could complicate US giant Citigroup's attempt to take over the scandal-hit securities firm.


BESLAN, Russia Sept. 15, 2004 - Two weeks after heavily armed militants took more than 1,200 hostages in a school in southern Russia, students in this grief-stricken town returned to classes accompanied


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EU condemns pre-election violence in Kenya

ELDORET, Kenya  - The European Union's chief election monitor in Kenya on Friday condemned clashes that have killed hundreds and displaced thousands in the run-up to a December 27 presidential and parliamentary election.


UK's Straw Expects Turkey's Talks With EU to Start in January

Britain expects the European Union to start membership talks with Turkey in January, when Luxembourg assumes the EU's rotating presidency, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said.


(Sports Network) - Just over two months ago, the Houston Astros were being written off as the biggest disappointment in baseball. Now they are within a victory of their first World Series appearance in the 43-year history of the franchise.


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Hopes Fading for Fourth Round of Talks on Pyongyang's Nuclear ...

Hopes are fading that Pyongyang will attend a fourth round of talks on ending its nuclear weapons programs, following revelations about South Korean nuclear tests.


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Schwarzenegger Lauds Bush on Terror Fight

NEW YORK - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger drew on his childhood in Soviet-occupied Austria to praise President Bush's war on terror...


AL Wrap: Schilling Helps Red Sox Keep Heat on Yankees

Curt Schilling won his major league leading 18th game and David Ortiz hit his 35th home run as the Boston Red Sox edged the Texas Rangers 6-5 in American League at Fenway Park Sunday.


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Refco, creditors may settle this week: source

Bankrupt brokerage Refco Inc.   RFXCQ.PK and its customers and creditors may resolve   differences over the terms of a repayment plan as soon as   Friday, a person close to the matter said on Wednesday.


Amid the bleak, run-down brick buildings, drug dealers drive around in shiny SUVs, Cadillacs and convertibles, the sun glinting off their chrome-plated spinning hubs.


Air France Flight to Washington Diverted

Two Moroccan men were taken off a flight from Paris bound for Washington after officials determined one of the men was on the U.S. no-fly list.


Rapidly rising Internet star Facebook Inc. has sold a 1.6 percent stake to Microsoft Corp. for $240 million, spurning a competing offer from online search leader Google Inc.


New York may have kicked off the iPhone line waiting, but San Francisco attracted the clowns, gay marriage tales and crazy picket signs.


San Paolo, 22:59 - F1, BRASILE; FIA: MULTA DI 15.000 EURO A HAMILTON

I giudici della Fia hanno multato di 15 mila euro Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) per l'uso non regolamenta...


If they want more new drugs, they shouldn't be looking at the pharmaceutical industry.


Benson and Mets reach preliminary agreement on $22.5 million ...

Kris Benson and the New York Mets completed more than three months of negotiations, agreeing Saturday to a $22.5 million, three-year contract.


Microsoft buys online mapping company Multimap to develop its web business, US corporation says.


Dopo polemiche su sue allusioni a reporter uccisi da soldati


Canadian sub arrives in Scotland; crew called heroic after ordeal ...

hailed as heroes by a British commander five days after an electrical fire on board killed one of their crewmates and left their vessel adrift on the stormy North Atlantic.


Finland's consumer watchdog said on Monday it had reprimanded broadcasters for causing children to run up huge mobile phone bills with interactive television game and chat programs.


Canadian paedophile suspect Christopher Neil has denied charges that he molested underage children in Thailand, police said on Saturday, a day after a global manhunt ended with his arrest in a dusty Thai town.


Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson is frustrated with the 0-0 draw against Sparta Prague.


Brain-Penetrating ACE Inhibitors Slow Alzheimer's

NEW YORK  - Drugs usually used to treat  high blood pressure and heart failure may also be helpful for  Alzheimer's patients, Japanese researchers report.


Digital Gear: So Portable, It's Disposable

Digicams you can ditch, a tiny TV, and other gadgets for when you're on the go.


India will not quit Australia tour: reports

India will not pull out of their bitter tour of Australia even if they lose their appeal over the three-match ban slapped on Harbhajan Singh, reports said Saturday.


"Knowing how Gary Bettman has reacted to this whole thing, he's going to want more," the former Coyotes center said Saturday, "and the players are going to tell him what to do with his 'more.


UN: Lessons of Holocaust Lost in Rwanda, Bosnia

If the world had listened to  horrors of the Holocaust, perhaps mass murder in Cambodia,  Bosnia and Rwanda could have been prevented, speakers told the  first-ever U.N. General Assembly session on the Holocaust of  World War II.


UNTIL RECENTLY, the international momentum on Darfur seemed positive. The plight of Sudan's western province was recognized as the world's most pressing humanitarian crisis, and a congressional resolution


Will the President Now Work For Greater National Unity?

When President Bush commented during his victory speech, "A new term is a new opportunity to reach out to the whole nation," he gave hope to the overwhelming majority of Americans who want the nation to return to an era of greater unity and less vicious


A Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up on Wednesday afternoon and killed two Israeli policemen who had confronted her at a busy intersection in Jerusalem, officials said.


Livestock in England can be taken to slaughter from midnight as foot-and-mouth crisis rules are relaxed.


Two dogs found buried at a home belonging to DMX had serious wounds, said authorities investigating animal neglect allegations.


Special Apple music event planned for Oct. 26

MacCentral - Select members of the press on Monday received an invitation to to a special Apple event taking place at the California Theatre in San Jose, Calif. The theme of the event would appear to be musically-related and is capitalizing on Apple's recently unveiled iPod and iTunes Music Store promotion with legendary rock band U2, judging from the invitation received by MacCentral. "Steve Jobs, Bono and The Edge invite you to attend a special event," reads the top of the invitation. The invitation-only event is scheduled to take place at 10AM Pacific Time on October 26, 2004.


Corporate Web sites that use KickApps social networking tools can now host videos that are playable on Apple iPhones.


Will Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga tame the Tamil Tigers and solve the long standing Tamil problem in 2005? Or will the LTTE Supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran succeed in his mission to secure autonomy for the Tamils?


Symptoms: Metabolic Syndrome Is Tied to Diet Soda

Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome and elevated blood pressure.


Keeping AIDS awareness alive all year long

Every report on HIV issued over the past several years indicates that women, and especially African American women living in the United States, are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS at alarming rates.


JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is appealing to the country's parliament to support his controversial plan to withdraw from Gaza, which he says is the only way to secure Israel's future.


Influenza kills tens of thousands every year in this country and requires the hospitalization of about a quarter-million. In epidemic years, mortality can be in the millions, even when there is enough vaccine to go around.


Davis Cup semis: US -Belarus, Spain-France

Belarus has never won a Davis Cup title and, until now, has never been in the semifinals. The United States, on the other hand, has 31 titles, although the last was nine years back.


Forget soccer, the boggy British city of Manchester is hoping to be known worldwide for something completely different -- an international arts fair


Gerdemann Decries Doping After Stage Win

Riding in his first Tour de France, Germany's Linus Gerdemann earns his first stage victory and takes the overall lead on Saturday.


Players, Owners Reject Plans to End NHL Lockout

Hopes of saving the National Hockey  League season all but vanished Tuesday when players and team  owners rejected proposals to end the labor dispute.


US President George W. Bush was winding up his reelection campaign Monday with a last-minute effort in six of the swing states that could shape the outcome of Tuesday's presidential elections.


Curt Schilling needs surgery on his injured right ankle, but the Red Sox hope he will still be able to pitch Game 5 of the AL championship series Sunday.


Polish PM wants Self-Defence to stay in coalition

Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Wednesday the best solution to the current political crisis would be for his junior coalition partner, the Self-Defence party, to stay in the government.


Ewing hired as assistant coach for Magic

Patrick Ewing was hired as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic, filling out Stan Van Gundy's staff.


Iran Wants Guarantee of No 'Regime Change'-Diplomats

Iran might be willing to give up its uranium enrichment capabilities but it wants many things in return -- above all a guarantee that no one will try to topple the Islamic regime, diplomats and analysts say.


Middlesbrough claimed top spot in Group E of the UEFA Cup with a much more comfortable victory than they could have expected against talented but less than committed Partizan Belgrade opponents.


New York Yankees: Joe Torre hopes Jason Giambi, who has fought to overcome a benign tumor and other ailments, can be his team's designated hitter in the postseason -- if not in the first round, perhaps in the league championship series if New York advances


Parma, 18:24 - CALCIO, PARMA: DIFFERENZIATO PER CARDONE, CONTINI E MORFEO

Seduta pomeridiana per il Parma in vista del match di giovedÃ¬ in Coppa Italia contro il Napoli. Lavo...


US search engine Google.com launches a new search service, Google Print, Wednesday (Oct. 6). The service will allow users to search books and help publishers promote their books online for free.


PITTSBURGH -- A few simple keystrokes may soon turn blather into books. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to enlist people across the globe to help digitize books every time they solve the simple distorted word puzzles commonly used to register at Web sites or buy...


Two California women were preparing Sunday to take their medical marijuana case to the US Supreme Court Monday. The case is seen as a clash between federal power to regulate


âOut of the Blue,â by the writer and director Robert Sarkies, dramatizes the terror of a day of massacre without exploiting it.


Kaiserslautern coach Kurt Jara is in big trouble with the bottom club in the Bundesliga knowing defeat at the Fritz-Walter Stadion at the hands of Arminia Bielefeld could end his stint in charge.


No Stampede Out of Retiree Health Plans -Study

Big U.S. businesses will in general maintain retiree health benefits next year despite fears they would be cut to compensate for benefits to the elderly in the new Medicare law, a survey found.


JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian suicide bomber struck yesterday in the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat, blowing himself up in a bakery and killing three others. It was the first suicide bombing in Israel in nine months, and the first ever in its southernmost city, which had been spared such attacks during more than six years of Israeli-Palestinian violence.


It happens once again in Bollywood. A director is being alleged of plagiarizing.


Saskatchewan town prepares for launch of Canadian rocket

KINDERSLEY, SASK. - People in Kindersley, Sask., hope to get a clearer idea this week about the status of the da Vinci project, which aims to send the first Canadian rocket into space.


Car Parts Maker Fires Officers After Inquiry

The investigation at the CSK Auto Corporation found errors and irregularities that affected several inventory and expense accounts.


On Onion Patch Drive in Burke, neighbors are keeping an eye on each other.


With election time just around the corner, Alachua County is gearing up by following suit with many other Florida counties. Early voting is now taking place in an attempt to get more voters out to the polls due to such a tight race for the presidency.


For U.S., The Goal Is Now 'Iraqi Solutions'

In the year since President Bush announced he was changing course in Iraq with a troop "surge" and a new strategy, U.S. military and diplomatic officials have begun their own quiet policy shift. After countless unsuccessful efforts to push Iraqis toward various political, economic and security...


Eleven Fans Arrested after Chelsea-West Ham Game

Eleven fans were arrested after clashing with police at the Carling Cup soccer match between Chelsea and West Ham. Police in riot gear were confronted by the visiting West Ham supporters


Overwhelmed users ditch broadband for dial-up

Also: Microsoft plans new BizTalk release for this year. [News.com Extra]


Mauresmo, Safin Advance to Sunday Finals

World No. 2 Amelie Mauresmo, seeking to pass No. 1 Lindsay Davenport next week at the WTA Championships, received a hand Saturday in Philadelphia with a walkover against Russian marketing dream Maria "Cell Phone Mannequin" Sharapova in the semifinals.


Police Launch Criminal Investigation Into Racist Abuse

Lancashire police have launched a criminal investigation following Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke's claim that he was racially abused by fans at Ewood Park before Blackburn and Birmingham drew 3-3 on Sunday.


VATICANO - ÂAccogliere i malati, identificarsi con loro, saranno i due pilastri per la guarigione dei malati infetti e per la lotta conto le malattie infettiveÂ: il XXI Convegno del Pontificio Consiglio per gli Operatori Sanitari CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - EÂ iniziato, ieri 23 novembre, e si concluderÃ  sabato 25, in Vaticano, il XXI Convegno del Pontificio Consiglio per la pastorale della salute. QuestÂanno i partecipanti si sono riuniti per discutere su ÂGli aspett...


Top UN officials say the world body should stop trying to persuade Sudan to accept UN peacekeepers in Darfur.


Parma, 22:23 - CALCIO, SERIE A: PARMA-CAGLIARI 1-1 NEL POSTICIPO

Nel posticipo della terza giornata di serie A, Parma e Cagliari hanno pareggiato 1-1 (0-1). Sardi in...


Parigi, 12:49 - F1, FIA: SANZIONI SE SI RIPETONO INSULTI RAZZISTI A HAMILTON

La Fia ha minacciato dure sanzioni nel caso di nuovi insulti razzisti da parte dei tifosi spagnoli n...


Canon USA is introducing a portfolio of new digital photography products, including three PowerShot cameras, a 16.7-megapixel digital single lens reflex model aimed at professionals, and a budget inkjet photo printer.


Madrid's Olympic bid wins Real support for 2012 Summer Games

Madrid has enlisted the support of Real Madrid in an attempt to boost its hopes of staging the 2012 Olympic Games. Madrid's mayor Alberto Ruiz Gallardon described the famous soccer team as "the


Fans hope for action after baseball steroid report

A report chronicling widespread steroid use in U.S. Major League Baseball has saddened longtime fans but left them hopeful firm action will be taken now that the scale of the problem is out in the open.


Bush Picks Ex-Prosecutor for Homeland Post

President Bush nominated federal judge Michael Chertoff as the new homeland security chief Tuesday, completing the second-term Cabinet with a former prosecutor who recently called for a new look at the tough terrorist detainee laws that he helped craft after the Sept. 11 attacks.


Scarperia, 13:24 - MOTO, GP ITALIA: BAUTISTA VINCE 250

Lo spagnolo Alvaro Bautista su Aprilia ha vinto il Gran Premio d'Italia, sesta prova del motomondial...


Secure Computing Releases Mobile Access Authentication

New software will let users securely access enterprise networks and data from handheld devices with two-factor authentication.


If Barry Bonds is back with the San Francisco Giants next season, and that still seems to be a big if, owner Peter Magowan said the slugger will not be the centerpiece of the roster any longer.


Don't Make Me Come Over There-Tapping Into The Power of Symantec pcAnywhere's Improved Connectivity

Learn how Symantec pcAnywhere can extend your IT administration reach and enable you to connect anytime, anywhere. We'll show you tips and tricks for connecting to servers, desktops, and mobile computers, faster and easier. pcAnywhere Access Server, the pcAnywhere gateway, web remote and the host invitation features will also be presented.


This unfocused spectacle, more parade than narrative, achieves the dubious miracle of translating an animated cartoon into something that feels like less than two dimensions.


E-Commerce Report: Meet Your Neighbors, but Just Not in Person

A new company, LifeAt.com, is putting a local spin on social networking, creating password-protected Web sites for apartment buildings and housing developments.


Big Bass Can't Resist This Lure: The Stickbait is Popular for Use in the Cold Waters of Springtime.

By Brent Frazee, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Mar. 13--The cigar-shaped lure darted through the water in an erratic manner, then paused.   It stayed almost motionless for about 10 seconds . . . until it disappeared into the mouth of a big bass.


Singapore may test marrying couples for HIV

The authorities in Singapore say they are seriously considering bringing in compulsory HIV tests for couples planning to get married.


Toshiba will unveil slim SD-L912A HD DVD on Tuesday.


Clinton sharpens attack in U.S. presidential race

Sen. Hillary Clinton sharpened her  attack on Friday against rival Barack Obama before new contests  for the Democratic presidential nomination, casting herself as  a champion of the U.S. middle class and saying voters faced a  choice between "speeches and solutions."


US President George W Bush invokes executive privilege to shield aides from testifying over the firing of federal prosecutors.


Expelled EU, UN diplomats leave Afghanistan

The second most senior European Union official in Afghanistan and a top UN political advisor left the country after being expelled by the government for posing a threat to national security.


Exasperated Georgians crowded at the capital's airport in disbelief Tuesday after Russia cut all travel links with the former Soviet republic in retaliation for detaining four of its military officers for espionage.


OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Una suora lancia lÂallarme per le condizioni di vita degli aborigeni: la comunitÃ  cattolica sia unita nellÂaiutarli Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLe condizioni sanitarie della comunitÃ  aborigena fanno ancora inorridire. Tutti i cattolici devono essere uniti nellÂaiuto dei nostri fratelli aborigeniÂ: lo afferma suor Katrina Brill, religiosa delle Suore di San Giuseppe ...


Souls Hungry for Salvation, but Thirsty for the Bottle

In London, alcohol and the supernatural assume significant roles in two new plays written by Irishmen.


Niklas Zennstroem, the co-founder of Skype, explains  how the net will shape the emergence of new technologies.


At Every Age, Feeling the Effects of Too Little Sleep

Even toddlers donât get enough rest, but the real agony starts in the teens.


Two years ago in December, fewer than 30 U.S. business representatives came to Havana to sign agreements with Cuban officials to export food to the Caribbean island. This week, Cuba expects more than 340 people — primarily producers of American farm goods — to attend the latest round of talks, in which communist officials hope to sign deals worth about $100 million.


Estoril, 17:09 - MOTO, GP PORTOGALLO: POLE DI DOVIZIOSO NELLA 250

Andrea Dovizioso partirà in pole position della classe 250 nel Gran Premio del Portogallo. Il...


Hails successful channel push Avnet's Partner Solutions Sun Division has doubled the number of Sun resellers it serves in the UK.â¦


Milano, 21:57 - CALCIO, PROCURATORE TORRI PENSA A INDAGINE SU CURE RONALDO

Il procuratore antidoping del Coni, Ettore Torri, vuole vederci chiaro sui metodi con cui si sta cur...


A man who claimed his alter ego, an elf, stole lingerie from a shop, is found guilty by a jury at Belfast Crown Court.


ATHENS, Greece -- The winner of Wednesday's women's shot put has been stripped of her gold medal after failing a drugs test after the competition.


Study: $90 wine tastes better than the same wine at $10

CalTech and Stanford researchers have seen direct evidence that increasing the price of the same wine significantly increases the pleasure we get from it.


Raggiunta tra il ministro Pecoraro e il governatore Marrazzo


First Minister Jack McConnell believes Scotland has a duty to help other countries hit by disasters.


The classic line-up of rock band Marillion, including vocalist Fish, perform on stage for the first time in 19 years.


Men Try to Smuggle Birds in Pocket, Pack

BUFFALO, N.Y. - If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, what will four birds in a pocket and three in a fanny pack bring? If border agents notice, a $1,000 fine and maybe worse.  U.S.


Tory leader Michael Howard gives Boris Johnson a "kick in the pants" over an  article which claims Liverpudlians wallow in grief.


Fashion house founder Liz Claiborne dies

Fashion house Liz Claiborne Inc. says founder Liz Claiborne, whose styles became an important influence for career women in the 1970s and 1980s, died Tuesday.


No reversing Iran's atomic work: president

Iran has no brake and no reverse gear in its nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday, while a deputy foreign minister vowed Tehran was prepared for any eventuality, "even for war".


Knicks: Houston activated but may sit until weekend

Even though coach Lenny Wilkens and Allan Houston said there was no chance Houston would play, the Knicks took the curious step of activating the 6-6 guard from the injured list before last night's loss in Memphis.


Chris Kattan has teamed with "Austin Powers" writer Michael McCullers for a TV comedy project that will showcase Kattan's knack for physical comedy, which became his trademark during his seven-year stint on "Saturday Night Live."


Turkish planes strike northern Iraq: Iraqi Kurds

Turkish warplanes bombed areas in northern Iraq on Sunday for the second day in a row but caused no casualties, an Iraqi Kurdish official said.


Michael Jackson Prosecutors on the Ropes

In the finale of the current series of hearings, sheriffâs deputies who participated in the huge search last November are likely today to challenge the accounts of Jacksonâs long-time employees who said they co-operated with the search until deputies


Twenty-one people were killed Sunday in an explosion at a mine in the Karaganda region in Kazakhstan, the Interfax news agency said.


At least 12 people die in a truck bombing near a Kurdish party's offices in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk


Putin backs longer Kremlin term for his heirs

Vladimir Putin, due to step down as Russian president next year, backs the idea of allowing his successors to serve longer terms in the Kremlin but insists their stay should not be open-ended.


Panel Examines Funds for Energy Security

Future energy security will require development of new nuclear power plants, coal that is less polluting and tougher federal requirements on automobile fuel economy, a nonpartisan panel of energy experts says.


Fossil Meat Found in 380-Million-Year-Old Fish

Australian scientists say they have discovered the world's oldest preserved vertebrate tissue - two morsel-size pieces of muscle from an ancient fossil fish.


By Tom Ramstack, The Washington Times  Sep. 20--Industry analysts say online auctioneer Liquidity Services'  recent investments put it on course to steady growth from its business of  selling surplus goods for corporations and government agencies.


Labor Department reports nonfarm payroll growth of 18,000 during December.


Gulf states say they are considering a shared nuclear energy programme for peaceful purposes.


Thailand Sees Long, Long Battle Against Bird Flu

Thailand faces a long battle against  the virulent bird flu virus, a top minister said on Wednesday,  a day after the country announced its first probable case of  human-to-human transmission.


Iran will only freeze its uranium enrichment activities for a few months and has no plans to permanently mothball facilities which could make atomic bombs.


Spielberg, luminaries press Olympic China over Darfur

US film-maker 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.


Award-winning R&B singer Usher, making  his Broadway debut on Tuesday in the long-running musical  "Chicago," described the role as the most challenging thing he  has ever done.


Kwik Save staff are to find out if they will lose their jobs as the chain prepares to close a third of its shops.


Boston Red Sox postseason hero Derek Lowe appears Sunday to be on the verge of joining the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation.


Secretary-General Kofi Annan is sending a special envoy to Sudan to try to clarify the status of a U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force for conflict-wracked Darfur, U.N. officials said Monday.


Nursing home care suffers under private equity: report

A survey of complaints against more than 16,000 U.S. nursing homes found that care often deteriorates after being acquired by large private investment firms, The New York Times reported in its September 23 edition.


Mobile developers go gaga over Google as they build location-based applications for phones, according to recent findings.


Surprise! Usher And Alicia Keys Dominate Billboard Awards

Last night Billboard held its annual music awards show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. To the surprise of absolutely no one, the major winners of the night were Usher (with 11 tropies) and Alicia Keys, who took home seven awards.


CDC Flu Plan Aims to Guard Those at Risk

WASHINGTON - The government moved Tuesday to direct scarce remaining flu shots straight to pediatricians, nursing homes and other places that care for the patients who need them most.    But only a fraction of the 22.4 million doses that maker Aventis Pasteur has yet to ship can be diverted to areas with the biggest shortages...


Hurt by the housing slump, the home mortgage lender said  it lost $724 million in the fourth quarter.


Life & style: There's a new mood on the high street, says Imogen Fox. And it's clothes for grown-ups


Versions Differ in Wis. Hunter Shootings

This booking photo provided by the Sawyer County (Wis.) Sheriff's Department shows Chai Vang on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, at the Sawyer County Sheriff's Department in Hayward, Wis.


Mikheil Saaksahvili, the President of Georgia, leaves for Kiev,...

Mikheil Saaksahvili, the President of Georgia, leaves for Kiev, Ukraine, from where together with Viktor Yshchenko; the newly elected President of Ukraine will address the citizens of Georgia with New Year ...


Rasmussen Reports - In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, New Hampshire has joined Iowa in the too close to call category.


Students score above-average in math, science

Indiana's fourth- and eighth-grade students scored higher on math and science tests than the national and international averages, according to results released today.


US soldier, two Iraqis killed in Mosul car bombing

MOSUL: A suicide driver exploded a car bomb in the path of an American convoy in south-western Mosul on Monday, killing at least one US soldier and two Iraqis, military and hospital officials said.


Infineon bets on autos with $1 bln Malaysian plant

German electronic chipmaker Infineon will invest $1 billion to build a new plant in Malaysia making non-memory chips, it said on Wednesday, as it bets it can make more profits with chips used in cars and ...


By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Jun. 23--Portions of Northeast Ohio, already under orders to reduce the amount of the pollutant ozone in the atmosphere, learned this week that the federal government plans to tighten the regulations even more beginning in 2013.


The sport that already offers unprecedented fan access is going one step further in 2007, allowing DirecTV viewers to watch an entire NASCAR race from behind the wheel.


Birth weight tied to testicular cancer risk

Findings from a new study  suggest that both high and low birth weights increase the risk  of testicular cancer in men. The reason for this finding is  unclear.


Germany's national railway, Deutsche Bahn, said Friday it had reached an agreement with the Transport Ministry to open an exhibition documenting its predecessor's role in the Holocaust.


Fugitives, beware: The FBI is making your face a roadside alert. No longer relying on Web sites and post offices to display its "Wanted" posters, the FBI has turned to posting the mugs of criminals on the run on electronic billboards along highways in 20 major U.S. cities.


Cell Phone Defect Could Cause Hearing Damage

Siemens on Thursday warned users of its 65 series cell phones that a bug in the devices' software could cause hearing damage. The problem affects Siemens' C65, CX65, M65, S65, and SL65 as well the CV65, CT65, CXV65, and CXT65, the company said.


Islamabad, Oct. 7 (NNN): At least 40 people were killed and over 100 injured when twin bomb blasts went off in a Sunni Muslim gathering in Pakistanâs Multan city on early Thursday morning.


Former Red Sox manager Grady Little is among five former major league managers lining up to interview for the vacant manager's job with the Phillies. Former Cleveland Indians skipper Charlie Manuel, who has been serving as a special assistant and advisor with the Phillies, had his turn yesterday as the Phillies look for a replacement for Larry Bowa , who ...


By Michael Hiestand  ESPN's Peter Gammons laughs when asked whether he could have imagined a month ago that the Boston Red Sox wouldn't get to the playoffs -- but he would. "There wasn't any intention for me to even think about the playoffs," he says.


NEW YORK: Oil prices extended a streak of losses last night as dealers anticipated that strong Opec output and recovering production in the US would boost lean stockpiles in time for peak winter heating demand.


Japanese cartoon Howl's Moving Castle takes 1.5bn yen in two days to set a new box office record, reports say.


Silicon Valley looks to Europe for brighter outlook

LONDON -- You know Silicon Valley companies have endured some stormy weather over the past several years when they show up in London looking for brighter skies. But that was the mood when a host of California's IT companies gathered with potential European investors and partners at the ninth annual Cal-IT Europe Forum on Monday.


Roma, 17:51 - RUGBY: ESAURITI IN 2 ORE 6.000 BIGLIETTI PER ITALIA-INGHILTERRA

Sono già esauriti i biglietti supplementari per Italia-Inghilterra del 10 febbraio, match val...


South Korea's quiet 'harmonizer' Ban Ki-Moon leads the race to lead the U.N.


Since bursting on to the scene by reaching the 2001 French Open semi-finals as a 19-year-old, Justine Henin has built a reputation as one of the most talented yet enigmatic sportswomen.


Algerian Rebels Kill Two Policemen-Report

Algerian Islamic rebels killed two  policemen in the latest attack during the holy month of  Ramadan, official news agency APS said on Friday.


Eurostar says customer numbers rose 5% in the first half of the year, driven by environmental concerns.


Ron Artest took the witness stand in New York yesterday and described one of the worst brawls in NBA history. Indiana Pacers teammates Stephen Jackson , Jermaine O'Neal , and Anthony Johnson did the same, and a union attorney and one of O'Neal's bodyguards also testified. It went on for six hours, with none of the witnesses being cross-examined by ...


Founder's Bold Moves Deliver 1-800-Flowers.Com

By Michelle Kessler  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Second Life doesn't scare Jim McCann.    Sure, the CEO of 1-800-Flowers.com knew almost nothing about Second Life's virtual world until a young employee pointed it out.


Vladimir Putin Signs Non-binding Agreements

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Turkey ended yesterday. There was nothing particularly sensational about the visit: the parties merely fixed in a political document the present level of


Key Al Qaeda suspect killed in shootout in Pakistan

Pakistani Security Forces say they have killed a major al-Qaeda millitant on Monday, September 27. Amjad Farooqi was killed after a shootout with Pakistani Security Forces.


Big Alcohol sits out fight between states, small wineries

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Interstate direct-to-consumer wine sales, already de facto in dozens of states, could eventually end up de jure in several more, depending on the outcome of a case being argued Tuesday before the US Supreme Court.


Il leader di Forza Italia torna a casa dopo 3 giorni di ricovero al San Raffaele"Sabato ci vediamo in piazza". Un mazzo di fiori rossi e bianchi da Gheddafi                                          Berlusconi, oggi sarÃ  dimesso Il cardiologo: "Deve ridurre il lavoro"


Un'altra "bella" in Champions League: Ã¨ l'augurio che si fa il dg juventino Luciano Moggi. "Mercato? Solo in uscita. Tudor, Iuliano e Legrottaglie, ma non tutti". TORINO, 30 dicembre 2004 - Juventus-Milan a Istanbul come finale di Champions League.


China Closes 3 Plants on Safety Concerns

Chinese regulators said today that the companies had exported mislabeled drug and tainted pet food ingredients.


The impact of the Â£26.5m bank raid on the political process is "deeply damaging", Paul Murphy says.


Money talks. That's why mobile phone advertising has become such an irresistible topic.


The insurance broker said it would replace Michael G. Cherkasky after a year of disappointing results. The news sent company shares higher.


The next meeting of the NFU's regional dairy board will be held in Northallerton next Thursday, giving local members the chance to update themselves on developments in the industry.


Son of anti-US warlord seeks Somali presidency

NAIROBI - The son of a Somali warlord who eluded and embarrassed United States forces a decade ago on Sunday stepped up his campaign to become president of a country his father helped plunge into anarchy.


'Harry Potter' publisher goes to court over print, online leaks

Blog: Newspaper reports  publisher Scholastic to take  legal action against peer-to-peer sites, book distributor and online retailer over unauthorized release of  book.


German economy grew by 2.5 percent in 2007: data

The German economy grew by 2.5 percent last year, provisional figures released on Tuesday by the national statistics office Destatis showed.


People, not technology, now at center of emerging tech

(InfoWorld) - The DEMO 07 conference, the annual gathering of the haves and the have-nots -- venture capitalists with millions of dollars to invest and startups hungering for first-, second-, and third-round infusions of cash -- got off to a big start with 16 companies presenting in the first morning session. Chris Shipley, executive producer of DEMO, opened the show with a talk about the power shift now taking place in business and personal computing. Although she didnât use the term "power to the people," that is what Shipley implied the shift is all about. "We are breaking away from putting technology at the center and we are putting people at the center who have the authority to influence technology," Shipley said. Nevertheless, it will be technology that powers that shift. And at this year's conference, new products and technology were proof of that. Created to reign in the challenge of distributed networks and distributed projects, 6th Sense Analytics unveiled a technology that will help project managers maintain visibility into the progress of any project. Targeted at companies that make extensive use of outsourcing and offshoring on projects, the 6th Sense toolset captures all development activities and delivers them back to a hosted server. A project manager in the United States can know when an offshore developer has instantiated the debugger or when they are editing the file. The system monitors files by checking byte count, according to Greg Burnell, co-founder and CEO of 6th Sense Analytics. Another component called Active Time, measures the amount of time spent actively developing software such as modeling, UML design, and testing. A third feature, dubbed Flow Time, looks at how much uninterrupted time is spent doing a particular component of the project with the idea that uninterrupted time is the most productive. Not all the companies on stage were startups. Adobe was also on hand showing off its solution for those who worry that too much of Web 2.0, aka RIAs (Rich Internet Applications), is not a good thing. The Apollo platform will offer nervous users the reassurance of desktop storage and desktop performance, overcoming, Adobe officials claim, "the constraints of a browser." At the same time Apollo will give developers the ability to work with the Web 2.0Â  tools they are familiar with to develop desktop applications. If there is a poster child for empowering the people perhaps it is Shipwire. This company will give small companies the ability to compete with the largest retailers by offering a SaaS (software as a service) solution for warehouse management and for the pick, pack, and ship process. Finally, another old high-tech company, Wyse Technology, was on hand with a new concept in thin-client architecture. Although the N10 thin-client hardware uses fewer chips than any previous device from Wyse, what really makes it different is its intelligent software that legislates where software is processed. The hybrid processing architecture, which uses a multicore system on a chip technology, has the ability to encode and decode any file type including VoIP, but it is the software that determines whether to process that type of data on the server or on the system on a chip. Serendipity Technologies will attempt to solve the problem non-technical executives and mangers have in extracting useful data out of complex enterprise applications. The product, dubbed Worklight, is a server-based product that "consumerizes the corporate-based product, according to Shahar Kaminitz, CEO and founder. Worklight allows users to define the data they want to see, and using technology similar to RSS feeds streams that data into an easy-to-read format. Finally, Kauffman Innovation Network demonstrated the true spirit of collaboration and power to the people with the iBridge Network that will give developers access to university research. The site intends to aggregate research materials, technologies, and discoveries into an online easy-to-search forum. Innovations are even classified by category, organization, or tags. Currently on the site there are more than 100 innovations categorized by devices.


Issue May Really Be How Far Players Will Go to Gain an Advantage

With items like over-the-counter pills and prescription injections, baseball playersâ medicine cabinets have expanded as unmistakably as their physiques.


Shooting for the Stars, the Nuggets Bet on Iverson

One day after losing Carmelo Anthony to a 15-game suspension, the Denver Nuggets took a gamble and added Allen Iverson, a fiercely competitive star whose scoring brilliance comes with controversy.


Roma, 17:07 - CALCIO, SERIE A: INTER VINCE DERBY, OK JUVE E FIORENTINA

Risultati della diciassettesima giornata del campionato di serie A: Inter-Milan 2-1, Fiorentina-Cagl...


Before she was anywhere close to being one of the top scorers in the history of women's hockey at Brown University, Hayley Moore was just a freshman, happy to be on the bench, let alone the team.


Stanford Hospital will expand its trauma center services in its Emergency Department due to the closure of one of the other two trauma centers in Santa Clara County.


Gov't defends war in Iraq as "lawful" after Annan calls it illegal

The government said the war in Iraq was "not only lawful but necessary," disagreeing with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's description of the US-British invasion in 2003 as illegal.


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Human Rights Watch: Al-Qaida Suspects in US Custody 'Disappear'

A US-based human rights group says at least 11 al-Qaida suspects have "disappeared" in US custody, and that some may have been tortured.


Top Steroid Investigator a Silent Presence at Hearing

Jeff Novitzky, special agent for the I.R.S., sat silently through the hearing today, but will likely be involved in any future action against Roger Clemens.


Interfor offers $396M for Riverside Forest Products in friendly ...

VANCOUVER (CP) - International Forest Products is muscling aside other bidders for Riverside Forest Products, offering $396 million in a deal endorsed by Riverside's board that would create the world's seventh-largest lumber producer.


U.S. opposes fixing greenhouse gas cuts at G8

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - The United States said on Wednesday it opposed setting firm targets for greenhouse gas cuts at a G8 summit but offered reassurance that its plan for fighting climate change would not undermine U.N. efforts.


Wesley Snipes goes on trial for tax fraud

OCALA, Florida  - Actor Wesley Snipes went on trial on Monday for failing to file U.S. tax returns on tens of millions of dollars in income from 1999 to 2004.


Some new cars lose more than three-quarters of their value within three years, Which? magazine says.


Bethlehem Residents Gloomy About Israel's Security Wall

The security wall Israel is building aims to protect its citizens from Palestinian suicide bombers and other terrorists coming from the West Bank and Gaza.


Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday night that President Bush bears responsibility for a misguided war in Iraq, lost jobs at home and mounting millions without health care. The Republican incumbent tagged his rival in campaign debate as a lifelong liberal bent on raising taxes and government spending.


Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang Monday said Yahoo's goal for being users' Internet home page is to keep it simple, and his pared-down first-time CES keynote appearance as the company's top executive reflected that.Yang's keynote on the first day of the annual consumer electronics techfest was a far cry from a splashy keynote Yang's predecessor Terry Semel gave at the show two years ago, in which Hollywood heavyweights such as Tom Cruise and Ellen DeGeneres helped him get his message across.Using only a few company cohorts to help him, Yang described the Yahoo portal as the starting point for people's Internet experience, the place that would connect them to a variety of services and devices."We continue to strive for the goal to keep the Web even simpler," he said. "We want to drive home that you can come to Yahoo as your starting point and get everything you need done."Yang demonstrated a prototype for what a future Yahoo Mail inbox might look like, complete with links to third-party applications such as Evite and eBay built into a navigation bar on the interface.The inbox can be customized in a way that looks similar to what social-networking site Facebook does for its users. The demo also showed how Yang might invite some of his contacts to dinner and map out the location of restaurants they like.Keeping its message simple might not be a bad idea for Yahoo. The company faces a challenging time as it continues to struggle in online advertising against Google, remaining second to the search giant despite its first-mover advantage. Yahoo also is still in danger of being gobbled by a bigger fish, as rumors that Microsoft or another heavyweight may buy the Internet company continue to swirl.To help encourage more developers to build applications for its Yahoo Go mobile interface and its portal, Yang on Monday introduced face-lifts for both as well as plans to make both developer platforms more open.The new Yahoo mobile home page, which hasn't changed much in the past few years, is now customizable, with users able to choose "content modules" that will appear on their home page, said Yahoo executive vice president Marco Boerries.On the mobile side, starting on Monday, the Yahoo Go client will begin showing display advertisements to users, part of Yahoo's strategy to bolster its ad revenues. In addition to the new look of the mobile Web page, Boerries also introduced documentation that will let third-party developers build mobile widgets for Go.


Oracle to buy BEA Systems for $8.5 billion

Oracle has agreed to buy BEA Systems for around US$8.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.


Leaders from major industrial powers are in Germany for a G8 summit overshadowed by US-Russia tensions.


Top German literary prize goes to Wilhelm Genazino

Germany's top literature prize was awarded to Wilhelm Genazino, 61, the German academy of language and poetry said in Darmstadt.


Fannie Mae's Audit Under Scrutiny; Board Considers Shake-up

December 20, 2004 - Fannie Mae, which faces a possible $9 billion restatement, is also looking at yet another investigation and the possibility of a management shake-up at the top.


Thunderbird 1.0 email client bids to repeat Firefox success

Hoping to emulate the success of the open source browser Firefox, the Mozilla group has now released version 1.0 of its Thunderbird email client.


Speculation rife over EADS reorganisation ahead of Franco-German summit

Speculation is rife in the French press about the future shape of the management at aerospace giant EADS, ahead of a possible decision at a July 16 Franco-German summit to simplify its structure.


We've convicted al-Qaida supporters, says Iran

Iran acknowledged for the first time today it has convicted some Iranians of supporting al-Qaida. âA few pro-al Qaida Iranian nationals have been tried and convicted,â said foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi.


LONDON, Jan. 30 -- The chief fundraiser for Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Party was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of hampering a police investigation into whether the party offered seats in the House of Lords and other government honors in exchange for cash.


SANTA MARIA, California: An investigation has found that pop star Michael Jackson's claims he was injured during his arrest on child abuse charges were false, police said yesterday.


China has muscled in on the miner BHP Billitonâs attempts to buy rival Rio Tinto, with its biggest aluminum producer teaming up with American group Alcoa to buy a 12 percent stake.


The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan are to discuss new proposals to break the deadlock on Kashmir.


A Vikram Solanki century gives England an eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe, and with it the one-day series.


Primakov: Milosevic for Peace, Not 'Greater Serbia'

Slobodan Milosevic was a peacemaker  who did not want to fight for a "Greater Serbia," while an  anti-Serb West stoked the bloody collapse of Yugoslavia,  Russia's Yevgeny Primakov said Tuesday.


Canosa Sannita, i due lavoravano per una ditta di Campobasso


Malaysia's laws on gay sex need to be amended: Anwar

Malaysia's laws on homosexuality need to be amended, says former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, whose conviction and nine-year jail sentence for sodomy were recently overturned on appeal.


Fedelissimo di Yanukovich 'Meglio ripetere il voto'

Kiev, 29 novembre 2004 - L'ex governatore della Banca Centrale dell'Ucraina, Serhiy Tyhypko, dimessosi oggi per potersi meglio concentrare sulla crisi innescata nella Repubblica ex sovietica dalle contestatissime presidenziali e dare cosÃ¬ un contributo


Kidnappers Release Seven Hostages in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 28, 2004 - Kidnappers released two Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity.


Seul. Una forte esplosione, che ha provocato una nube a forma di fungo del diametro di quattro chilometri e un profondo cratere, e' stata registrata tre giorni fa in Corea del Nord, al confine con la Cina, ma


Kenya's government and opposition agree to write a new constitution within a year to solve current crisis.


Worldwide PC Market Seen Doubling by 2010

The number of personal computers  worldwide is expected to double to about 1.3 billion by 2010,  driven by explosive growth in emerging markets such as China,  Russia and India, according to a report released on Tuesday by  Forrester Research Inc.


A decision to deny Alzheimer's drugs to patients with mild-stage disease is challenged at the High Court.


Consumer confidence weakened in August as volatile financial markets and housing problems took a toll, a private research group said Tuesday.


The Conservatives have the chance to replace Labour as "the party of the NHS", Tory leader David Cameron says.


Golf: Stenson ends three-year wait for title

WOBURN, England : Sweden's Henrik Stenson won his first European Tour title for three years when he clinched a four-shot victory in The Heritage tournament.


Analyst: EMI Sale Unlikely to Affect DRM-Free Music

Despite recent acquisition, DRM-free music should launch in the iTunes store as planned.


Sun Microsystems has introduced a pay-for-use pricing model for grid computing, enabling customers to gain access to computing cycles on an on-demand basis.


Monopoli Stato proroga concessione fino a 31 dicembre 2007


Canadian mining firm Farallon Resources Ltd. on Wednesday said it agreed to privately sell about $20 million Canadian ($16.3 million) worth of stock to accredited investors and company insiders.


Indexes flat as retail sales raise rate concerns

U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday as renewed concerns about the outlook for interest rates swept away early gains racked up on news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.


Baghdad, bombe e sparatorie nella "zona verde". Ancora raid su ...

Ancora un attacco della guerriglia irachena nella âzona verdeâ, il cuore amministrativo di Baghdad presidiato come una fortezza dagli americani. Una fortezza ormai con molte falle. Sono almeno otto le


Many lung cancer cases in nonsmokers: study

Up to 20 percent of women who develop lung cancer have never smoked, U.S. researchers found in a study that suggests secondhand smoke may be to blame.


Update 3: Chip Maker Intel's Profits Rise 15 Percent

Intel Corp.'s third-quarter profits jumped 15 percent and sales edged higher even though the semiconductor giant struggled with weak demand for desktop computer microprocessors, excess inventory and growing competition.


War widow holds service for Wiccan husband

A war widow who wants the government to put a Wiccan religious symbol on her husband's memorial plaque held an alternative service Monday as a protest, hours before an official Memorial Day ceremony nearby.


Blackberry Crush from Samsung Samsung was showing its SGH-i600 Smartphone at IFA 2006 and judging by what weâve seen, RIM should be afraid for the popularity of its beloved Blackberry.â¦


Dodgers Nip Giants 3-2 in Crucial Series

SAN FRANCISCO - Shawn Green can sit out Saturday knowing he was a huge help to the Dodgers during their crucial series against San Francisco. Green hit a two-run homer in Los Angeles' 3-2 victory over the Giants on Friday night, a day before the first baseman will miss a game to observe the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur...


The US envoy to Iraq warns against an over-hasty pullout of troops amid policy pledges by Democratic hopefuls.


President Bush set his re-election sights Sunday on the part of West Virginia that strongly supported him four years ago and where he hopes to build a big lead against rival John Kerry in November.


BEA Systems reiterated on Friday that it would not accept Oracle's $17 per share acquisition bid, and also said it would allow a deadline Oracle had set for Sunday 5 p.m. PDT to expire.In a public statement -- just the latest salvo in merger talks that have had a distinctly icy quality -- BEA's vice president of planning and development, William Klein told Oracle President Charles Phillips that the company's offer was "unacceptable." BEA has said it would accept a $21 per share bid.That would result in an $8.3 billion price tag for the company, significantly more than Oracle's offer, which works out to $6.7 billion. BEA's stock was trading at about $16.80 per share midday Friday."As fiduciaries, our Board cannot endorse a proposal that it has concluded significantly undervalues BEA," Klein said in the statement. "We therefore assume that your proposal will expire on October 28."An Oracle spokeswoman could not immediately be reached for comment.


Finding Homosexual Threads in Lincoln's Legend

A new book by C. A. Tripp, a psychologist who died in 2003, concludes that America's greatest president was a gay man.


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad writes to US citizens asking them to reject  President Bush's policies.


Dartmouth College has been repeatedly roiled in recent weeks over the way some students are treating the very people the school was founded to help: American Indians.


Jessie Sapp hit a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left and Patrick Ewing Jr. blocked Da'Sean Butler's layup attempt at the buzzer to give No. 9 Georgetown a 58-57 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night.


Yao Ming didn't feel his best last night, but wouldn't let that stop him in the fourth quarter.


Powell Cancels Athens Visit for Closing Ceremony After Protest

US Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled a visit to Athens to attend the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games because of what the State Department said was more pressing ``business in Washington.


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Jet crashes in Thailand, 100 feared dead

A passenger plane heading to one of Thailand's leading tourist destinations crashed Sunday as it tried to land in heavy rain, splitting in two as it was engulfed in flames, officials said. As many as 100 people were feared dead.


La presentatrice si schiera con Baudo dopo le polemiche


Veteran lawmaker Dianne Byrum was in a surprisingly tight race this morning to hang on to her state House seat. The battle between the favored Byrum, a Democrat, and Republican Beth Chandler


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Diplomats Try to Bring North Korea Back to Nuclear Talks

Diplomatic efforts are underway to persuade North Korea to continue participating in the dialogue on its nuclear-weapons programs, after Pyongyang indicated its reluctance to attend further negotiations. Both China and Australia's foreign minister are ...


Stem cells taken from the eye could help restore normal vision in people with sight problems, researchers say.


The decision removes a weighty uncertainty for Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis, the companies that market the product.


Le holding integreranno le loro gestoni e amministrazioni


Bryant shows flashes of former self as Lakers crush Jazz

After a slow start to the season Kobe Bryant pushed into high gear on Thursday, pouring in 52 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers crush the Utah Jazz 132-102.


Leeds to sell Elland Road as taekover deal collapses

Leeds United, one of the great names in English soccer, said on Friday they were close to selling their Elland Road stadium after ending takeover talks with a British-American consortium.


Al Qaeda leads suspect list in Bhutto killing

Al Qaeda is the chief suspect in the murder of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, standing to gain by preserving its remote stronghold, undermining President Pervez Musharraf and destabilizing the country, U.S. government and private analysts said.


French President Jacques Chirac bestowed the country's highest honour on director Steven Spielberg at a star-studded ceremony in Paris on Sunday.


Osama bin Laden has been back in touch, this time with an hourlong audiotape. By one count, this was his 17th such communication; the last one, in October, featured some pre-election death threats.


Texas Tech Stuns No. 4 Cal in Holiday Bowl

Sonny Cumbie Throws for 520 Yards As No. 23 Texas Tech Upsets No. 4 Cal 45-31 in Holiday Bowl. Texas Tech quarterback Sonny Cumbie fires a pass in the flourth quarter of Tech's 45-31 upset of number four ranked California in the Holiday Bowl Thursday Dec.


World number one Lindsay Davenport  fought back from a mid-match slump to hold off tenacious local  hope Alicia Molik 6-4, 4-6, 9-7 Wednesday to reach the  semi-finals of the Australian Open.


Two Lebanese hostages have been released after more than three weeks in captivity in Iraq, a Lebanese Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday.


Schools Win Battle Over Campus Recruiting

A federal appeals court on Monday barred the Defense Department from withholding funds from colleges and universities that deny access to military recruiters.


Tech Companies Set Goals for Energy Efficiency

Companies like Microsoft and Google have committed to improving the power efficiency of equipment they make and use.


Karzai declared winner of Afghan election

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Hamid Karzai was officially declared Afghanistan's first-ever popularly elected president today after a weeks-long fraud probe found no reason to overturn his landslide victory.


Aishwarya and upcoming star Dhanush tied the knot on November 18.


DevShed: A Basic Monitoring Engine in PHP

Continuing on in their series of working with stand alone PHP scripts, DevShed has posted this third and last part looking at the creation of a basic script you can use to monitor your server (an excerpt from Advances PHP Programming by George Schlossnagle).   Last week, we continued our discussion of PHP standalone scripts with child processes and more. This week, we conclude our discussion and bring together what you've learned.   They start with the creation of a very basic daemon, including permission restrictions. They then modify this heavily to support the monitoring of processes through various parameters like frequency, status_time, and a description of the service. They then create the full example script and show the usage by checking to see if a URL passed in can be opened.   They also include, as a bonus, another more useful script that will email someone when the specified service goes down (still a HTTP check, though).


Britain, Spain announce divergent immigration policies

LONDON Millions of migrants, often from Asia and North Africa, are changing the face of Europe and prompting officials of the European Union to try to develop a common immigration policy.


Fiorentina have axed coach Emiliano Mondonico, the Serie A club announced on their official website on Monday. Mondonico's final game in charge was Sunday's 2-2 draw at Udinese, a result which left the club just two points above the relegation places.


Green Day Toned Down, Tributes Shine at Grammys

The 47th Annual Grammys on Sunday  were long on tributes and short on controversy thanks to a  censored performance by punk trio Green Day and Sheryl Crow's  peek-a-boo yellow gown, which covered just enough.


LLEYTON Hewitt has told friends of his heartbreak and shock when fiancee Kim Clijsters dumped him. Clijsters, 21, phoned Hewitt on Thursday night to end their


Many young Latina converts say Islam offers women more respect and better treatment.


New Yorkâs attorney general is looking into whether insurers overcharged patients for out-of-network doctors.


Sydney, 11:05 - CALCIO, MONDIALI 2018: AUSTRALIA VALUTA IPOTESI CANDIDATURA

L'Australia sta valutando l'ipotesi di candidarsi per organizzare i Mondiali del 2018.


Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus says it is accepting a revised Â£4.7bn takeover offer from Indian rival Tata Steel.


Hyatt buying AmeriSuites for about $600M

CHICAGO -- The Pritzker family's Hyatt Corp. said Thursday it plans to buy the AmeriSuites hotel chain from Blackstone Group in a deal reportedly worth more than $600 million.


174 NHL Players in Europe During Lockout

Dmitri Afanasenkov of the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning became the latest NHL player to head to Europe, agreeing on Tuesday to return home to Russia during the lockout.


The US Federal Reserve makes clear its intention to keep boosting US interest rates as it watches out for the risk of higher inflation.


A woman is allowed to bring Kenya's first lawsuit for alleged discrimination for being HIV positive.


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Richard Hamilton scored 28 points, 20 in the second half, and Ben Wallace had 16 rebounds and seven points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 87-80 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.


Russians rescued after missing for 3 months

Russian rescuers on Friday saved 11 people stranded for nearly three months in a remote area of the Pacific coast after a fishing trip went wrong, local media reported.


Blair's sister-in-law leads mass protest over British foreign policy

Tens of thousands of people, led by Prime Minister Tony Blair's sister-in-law, held a march on the eve of the ruling Labour Party's conference in protest at British policy over Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel.


Abbas Calls on Palestinians to Drop Armed Struggle

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said his  people should drop their weapons in the struggle for a state,  marking out a clear change of strategy for peace with Israel  after Yasser Arafat's death last month.


Rome Enjoys Two Gatherings of Masterworks, by Canova and Bernini

The statue âVenus Victoriousâ is the centerpiece of âCanova and the Venus Victorious,â the second of a series of special exhibitions at the Borghese Gallery in Rome.


Critics Say Putin Must Address Security Corruption

President Vladimir Putin's move to enhance his power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security services that


Russia moves to destroy chemical weapons

Engineers covered in head-to-toe protective gear inserted a neutralizing solution Friday into bombs filled with a nerve agent, officially starting the work of Russia's first plant for destroying the deadly chemicals.


The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor named the first two suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday, a former state interior minister and a militia commander.


Nigeria's most prominent oil militant leader tells the vice-president he will try to help end violence in the Niger Delta.


Padraig Harrington, ever the master of the unexpected, crafted a magnificent comeback to win the German Masters at Gut Larchenhof by three shots and he will today be heading to Oakland Hills for the Ryder Cup in even higher good humour than usual.


Iran defiant on nuclear plans before Rome talks

Iran will not retreat "one iota" from its nuclear program, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, hours before his new chief negotiator was to meet Western diplomats for the first time.


Hayek, Cruz Hit It Off on 'Bandidas' Set

Spanish movie star Penelope Cruz and Mexican actress Salma Hayek hit it off from day one during the filming of "Bandidas," a Western about two female outlaws set in 19th Century Mexico.


Milano, 14:22 - CALCIO, ANCELOTTI: STRISCIONE CURVA INTER MOLTO RAZZISTA

Dopo aver definita "coraggiosa" la decisione di chiudere un settore della curva dell'Inter, Carlo An...


By ASHLEY M. HEHER CHICAGO - Malachi Ritscher envisioned his death as one full of purpose. He carefully planned the details, mailed a copy of his apartment key to a friend, created to-do lists for his family.


Stabenow elected third-ranking Democrat in Senate

US Sen. Debbie Stabenow was elected the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate Tuesday by her colleagues, who praised her for her leadership skills and ability to work with Republicans.


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


The Work and Pensions Secretary is to be questioned by MPs about a computer crisis at the CSA.


BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Hal Sutton has pretty much told the Europeans to "get over it.". The US Ryder Cup captain is tired of hearing about the ugly American celebration that took place five years ago


Yahoo Inc. has hired another entertainment executive to help in its battle against Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc. and others in the highly competitive Internet-portal market.


The BBC's John Humphrys attacks reality TV at Edinburgh TV festival's prestigious McTaggart lecure.


Britain's crisis cell mobilises over Iraq hostages

Top government crisis cell prepared for fresh talks Wednesday about how to secure the release of five Britons who were kidnapped in Baghdad in broad daylight, officials said.


British police defuse suspected bomb in London

British police said on Friday they had defused a suspected bomb in central London.


A powerful car bomb has exploded outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 130 in an attack


Microsoft Expands Lower-Cost Windows XP Program To India

Microsoft is expanding its experimental Windows XP Starter Edition program to India, the company disclosed on Wednesday. It's the second such announcement from Microsoft this week.


Taliban attacks luxury Afghan hotel, at least six dead: officials

At least six people were killed and six others injured in a Taliban militant attack on the main luxury hotel in Kabul on Monday while the Norwegian foreign minister was inside, officials said.


Attacks like the explosion that killed 22 at a US mess hall in Mosul display increasingly sophisticated planning in insurgent operations, producing dramatic assaults that exact


The Web 2.0-social networking phenomenon's seemingly irresistible force field has ensnared yet another niche: travel.


ARSENE WENGER stressed the importance of Arsenal's title experience as he looked ahead to a crucial week in which his side will try to undermine Chelsea's bid for a first league triumph in 50 years.