Vote counting begins 5 days after Afghan presidential election

Vote counting started Thursday in Afghanistan's landmark election, widely expected to install US-backed interim leader Hamid Karzai as the war-ravaged country's first popularly chosen president.


Kenyan policeman said to swallow bribe to avoid arrest

A Kenyan traffic policeman was seen swallowing a bank note to avoid arrest after receiving a bribe in a sting operation by anti-corruption officials, a local television station reported on Friday.


Syed Hamid: We are monitoring Darfur crisis

KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said Malaysia is closely monitoring the Darfur crisis and the United Nations (UN) Security Councilâs threat to impose sanctions on Sudanâs vital oil industry.


A road in County Londonderry is closed following the death of a man in an early morning road accident.


Game Theory: Itâs Nice to Have Minions, Whether for Good or Evil

Jackie Estacado has to wait a little while before any minions show up in The Darkness, a first-person shooter from Starbreeze Studios.


Pescara, 19:55 - CALCIO, PESCARA: ZOPPETTI E' TORNATO IN GRUPPO

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Pescara, con lavoero diviso dal tecnico Ballardini in atletico (...


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


Consumer prices rose 7.6 percent in 2004 in Brazil last year, the lowest rate of inflation in four years for South America's largest economy, the government said Friday.


Death Toll Rises to 166 China Coal Blast

The death toll in a massive coal mine explosion in central China rose Wednesday to 166 after scores of missing miners were declared dead, government radio reported.


Remains of a mastodon - a mammoth-like animal - are found in northern Greece, including gigantic tusks.


Bebe Moore Campbell, Novelist of Black Lives, Dies at 56

The novelist was known for her empathetic treatment of the difficult, intertwined and occasionally surprising relationship between the races.


Travolta Almost Unrecognizable in New Role

John Travolta is almost unrecognizable when he's first on the screen in the drama "A Love Song for Bobby Long."


Romanians want justice for rocker's death

Dozens of protesters rallied Wednesday in front of the U.S. Embassy calling on American authorities to send back to Romania a Marine who was allegedly involved in a car accident that killed a popular rock ...


The French general commanding U.N. peacekeeping forces in Lebanon said Monday his troops would not intervene to disarm Hezbollah, even as French President Jacques Chirac said the militant group should not keep a military wing.


Dow Jones +0,24%, Nasdaq -0,25%.Euro in rialzo, a 1,3192 Usd


Gaza Pullout Must Be Tied to Peace - Palestinians

DAVOS, Switzerland  - Palestinian leaders warned  their Israeli counterparts on Friday that a new spirit of  cooperation between the Middle East foes would endure only if  Israel's Gaza pullout was linked to a final peace settlement.


IBM reclaims top supercomputer crown for U.S.

InfoWorld - For the first time since 2002, Japan's Earth Simulator is not the most powerful supercomputer on the planet.


A car bomb killed a suspected Hamas  military chief in Damascus on Sunday. The Palestinian militant  group blamed Israel and vowed to retaliate.  Izz el-Deen al-Sheikh Khalil, believed to be in charge of  Hamas' military wing outside the Palestinian territories, died  when an explosive charge placed under the driver's seat ripped  through his SUV car in the Az-Zahera neighborhood of the Syrian  capital shortly after 11:30 a.m., witnesses said.


CANNES, FRANCEÂ -- There was one question on the minds of technology leaders attending the Etre conference in Cannes on Tuesday: 'Is telecom dead?'


Soldier surrenders at French explosives depot

LILLE, France, Dec 6  - A disgruntled French soldier who had barricaded himself in an explosives depot and threatened to blow it up gave himself up to the authorities early on Monday, gendarmes said.


"American Idol" season debut down from last year

U.S. television's top show, "American Idol," returned to prime time with 33.2 million viewers, down sharply from last year's record season debut but still more than watched the four other major networks combined, according to early ratings on Wednesday.


U.S. Will Miss Half Its Supply of Flu Vaccine

Officials said that most healthy adults should delay or skip flu shots so that people most at risk can get scarce supplies.


Once a woman has a Caesarean section, the odds are she'll automatically have C-sections for all later births. A major study released Tuesday confirms that C-sections are safer in such cases.


The US economy grew more quickly than previously thought in the three months to June, official figures suggest.


US sends air passenger-data draft agreement to EU

The United States has sent to the European Union a draft agreement on the transfer of airline passenger data after negotiations to avert a showdown that could have paralyzed transatlantic traffic.


IBM has recalled 553,000 ThinkPad AC power adapters after receiving reports that some have overheated, melting the adapter housing and charring the circuit board inside.


Film "Everyone's Hero" holds to Reeve's vision

It is a fitting tribute to a truly   super man. Christopher Reeve's last film project, the animated   adventure "Everyone's Hero," debuts in theaters on Friday,   nearly two years after the "Superman" actor's death.


Roadmap for troops cut being readied:Pranab

NEW DELHI: A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced reduction of troops in Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said a roadmap was being prepared for the withdrawal.


With Economics in Mind, City Takes Aim at Movie Piracy

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has embraced a proposal that would criminalize unauthorized recording in movie theaters.


Gli allevatori bloccano l'aeroporto Le quote latte nuovamente nel ...

CAGLIARI, 21 DICEMBRE 2004 - Nuovo blocco per l'Italia. Questa volta a scendere 'in pista' sono gli allevatori sardi e il nodo Ã¨ sempre lo stesso: la produzione del latte. Gli allevatori sono tornati in piazza


CBO Projects $442 Billion Federal Deficit

WASHINGTON - The Congressional Budget Office projected Tuesday that this election-year's federal deficit will hit a record $422 billion, a shortfall that would be smaller than analysts predicted earlier this year.    The figure immediately provided political fodder for both parties now in the final two-month stretch of the presidential and congressional campaigns...


TBS has handed a series  order to "The Frank Show," a late-night sketch comedy show  starring comedian Frank Caliendo.


Microsoft has a massive patch for some of the many bugs and security holes in Windows XP. If you're using Windows XP, you might want to download the software patch and install it.


Muslim Player Who Sought Exemption Quits

A University of South Florida women's basketball player who wanted to wear Islamic clothing on the court quit the team on Wednesday.


Five killed in tense Gaza, gunbattles rage

Gunbattles raged between Hamas loyalists and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces in Gaza City on Tuesday, killing at least three people and reviving fears the strip could slip into civil war.


Oil prices raced to new record highs  above $50 on Tuesday as rebel threats against Nigerian oil  facilities threatened to inflict further strain on global  supplies.


Gordon Brown says he believes everyone should be automatically placed on the organ donor register.


Vladimir Guerrero hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Felix Hernandez and the Angels bullpen kept the lead Wednesday night, giving Los Angeles an 8-6 win over the Seattle Mariners.


There were no official casualty figures but witnesses said at least four people were killed and several others wounded. The blast set more than 10 cars on fire.


Somali minister's house, port area attacked

A grenade was thrown at a Somali government minister's house overnight and mortar bombs hit areas near Mogadishu's port in the latest spate of post-war violence, witnesses said on Tuesday.


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From Old to New Media: Blog Begets Publishing House

Dzanc Books director Dan Wickett has gone from amateur blogger to publisher, reversing the traditional flow from old to new media.


A Steadier Day for Stock Markets, but a Sense of Unease Lingers

After four years of strong growth, low interest rates and prosperity, investors appear to have become too complacent about risks.


Avonmore Tertiary Academy's programme pathways are helping two students gain a head start in the hairdressing industry.   Shannon Shave-Eddy and Katie Flynn are both studying towards the National Certificate in Hairdressing Level 4 and the Pivot Point International Qualification.


Tribunale Sorveglianza: persistono rischi per la sua salute


Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion

PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O on  Monday agreed to a sweetened $10.3 billion buyout by rival  software maker Oracle Corp. ORCL.O, relenting after a  18-month takeover saga marked by personal insults, courtroom  battles and the ouster of PeopleSoft's chief executive.


Yahoo Inc. Tuesday reported hefty gains in revenue and profit for the fourth quarter and all of 2004, a period that the company's chief executive referred to as "the beginning of a tipping point in advertising."-The Washington Post


County health officials have scheduled four flu vaccination clinics Friday for seniors and others with high-risk medical conditions.


Technology addiction 'threatens climate change effort'

Love of hi-tech gadgets set to undermine attempts to curb UK's carbon emissions, report claims.


Basketball: US Men Cruise Past Angola, 89-53

The US men's basketball team got their first comfortable win at the Olympic basketball tournament Monday, routing winless Angola 89-53 in their final preliminary round game.


Hope for progress toward peace in the region is tempered by a Palestinian power vacuum.


Leader Says Rebels Were Responsible for Siege in Russia

Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev purportedly took responsibility today for a school siege and other recent attacks that have killed more than 430 people.


Pakistan will join an international initiative aimed at keeping nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.


Mass hearings in fight to reclaim bank charges

Business & money: Latest in series of mass hearings for return of 'unfair' bank charges due to go ahead.


FDA's Drug Safety System Will Get Outside Review

Amid intense criticism that it is slow to raise the alarm about unsafe medicines, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it would hire the nation's top


Blair urges more action on G8 poverty promises

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  on Monday the Group of Eight industrialized nations had failed  to make progress on some of the commitments it made at a summit  last year to tackle global poverty.


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Jones files lawsuit after steroid claims

Marion Jones has filed a multi-million euro lawsuit for defamation against the man who alleged he supplied the former Olympic sprint champion with performance-enhancing drugs.


Performing rights groups ASCAP and BMI handed out their annual country music honors Monday in Nashville as a prelude to Tuesday night's 38th annual Country Music Assn. Awards.


Alleged Troop Mutiny Was 'Isolated Incident,' General Says

The commanding general of a group of soldiers that allegedly refused to take part in a recent convoy operation in Iraq told reporters the event was an "isolated incident.


PADRE BURGOS, Philippines -- At least 10 people died when a train derailed and plunged down a steep ravine yesterday. Rescuers smashed windows in a desperate attempt to reach about 100 trapped passengers.


The government's bid to update the mental health laws are criticised as "rooted in stereotype" by peers.


Red McCombs had until the end of the week to decide, but made the announcement Monday that Mike Tice will be back in 2005. The status of the coaching future of Mike Tice has been in some question for the past month.


Sony, Canon to shine as Japan elec makers report

Sony Corp. (6758.T) and Canon Inc.  (7751.T) are expected to deliver strong results as Japanese  electronics makers gear up for quarterly earnings this week,  driven by robust digital camera sales and a softer yen.


After 15 years of checking bald eagle nests from small planes, there are now an estimated 100 nesting pairs, up from 77 the previous year and 10 times the state's recovery goal under the Endangered Species Act. With the nest-to-nest status check by plane ending last year, the state now will start watching over a few dozen nests to monitor the eagles' health.


Extraordinary in almost every way imaginable, LeBron James appears to have one major flaw in his splendid game: he's a slow starter. During the regular season, and now in the playoffs, James has developed a pattern of bad beginnings. In Cleveland's past three series, James has followed up a subpar Game 1 with a solid Game 2.


In the Lab: Simple Math Errors Can Imperil Patients

Doctors make the same arithmetic mistakes the rest of us make, but the consequences can be considerably more serious.


Doctors tell Castro to miss birthday party opening

Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he was not well enough to attend the opening of several days of events celebrating his 80th birthday.


Date Set for Junior League of Orange County Golf Tournament By the Sea

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 18, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Junior League of Orange County, Calif. (JLOCC) Annual Golf Tournament by the Sea will be held at the Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point, Calif., on March 30, 2007. Lunch prior to play will be served on the club patio.


UK Considers Request to Shift Some Forces in Iraq

Britain is considering a request to shift some of its forces in Iraq to allow an attack on rebels in Fallujah, Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman said, denying the move was related to the US presidential election.


The pound held firm against the dollar and euro after a string of recent economic data continued to suggest that the Bank of England (BoE) will be forced to raise interest rates in the coming months to keep a stranglehold on inflation.


A powerful typhoon targeted China's booming eastern province of Zhejiang and the nation's financial capital, Shanghai, on Tuesday, prompting evacuation of at least 1 million people as ships were recalled to port.


Lione, 17:44 - CALCIO, LIONE: IL PRESIDENTE SMENTISCE ARRIVO TREZEGUET

Smentita parziale del Lione circa l'interessamento verso David Trezeguet.Il presidente Jean-Michel A...


To move the blade server market from the enterprise to small and midsize businesses, IBM on Friday unveiled a new BladeCenter chassis and new blade solutions for SMBs.


Prima di compiere ogni passo, informero' famiglia Calabresi


Milano, 12:46 - CALCIO, COBOLLI GIGLI: BERLUSCONI SU BUFFON? UN SOGNO

Berlusconi sogna Buffon e Cobolli Gigli non ha intenzione di far diventare il sogno del presidente d...


The Business: First and Long â Very Long

Bill Hambrecht, who has made a name and fortune for himself by rattling the Wall Street establishment, will set his sights on the N.F.L. when he tries to launch a rival professional football league in 2008.


Check Point CEO Gil Shwed, dressed in his usual black shirt and smiling as his custom, had every reason to be cheerful at yesterday's press conference.


The $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source facility, though still powering up, has established a new mark as the world's most powerful accelerator-based source of neutrons for scientific research.


Britain's Andy Murray beats Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in straight sets to claim his third ATP singles title.


Amy Winehouse has been denied a visa to enter the United States, but Grammy producers plan to have her appear via satellite during the program.


Military reviews assertions that interrogators posed as FBI agents

WASHINGTON The Pentagon is looking into new allegations about the tactics used at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. The ACLU says military questioners have posed as friendlier FBI agents to get information from prisoners.


The nytimesriver.com site is the perfect way to read news on a mobile web browser, on a Blackberry, iPhone or Nokia N95, as examples. The home page of the site is a stream of new stories, in reverse chronologic order, with titles, links and descriptions. Until today the links went to printer-friendly versions of articles, now they point to mobile versions, with ads on them, so they make a bit of money for the Times. This was the first concrete result of my meeting with the Times tech guys on Thursday in New York. http://nytimesriver.com/  Here's an example of a mobile Times story.


I admire PeopleSoft's (Nasdaq: PSFT) fight. Tuesday, the business software maker announced a broad partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM) in which Big Blue's popular WebSphere middleware


Online Sales Due to Plateau, Analysts Say

By Mark Albright, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Feb. 2--KISSIMMEE -- Internet shopping sales soared 24 percent to  $100-billion in 2006, but it's hardly blues skies on the industry horizon.


Stiglitz says GDP may be poor indicator of economy

Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel laureate economist tapped to head a new French study, said Tuesday he sees gross domestic product (GDP), the most often cited yardstick, as an imperfect indicator.


The closer New Yorkers were to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, the more vivid their memories are of the disaster that brought down the buildings.


Computer glitch made market drop seem worse

A glitch in a computer used to calculate the Dow Jones Industrial Average in real time triggered a sudden drop in the index yesterday, making Tuesday's big stock sell-off seem even worse than it was for a while.


WAILS BUT NO TO BAIL ; Drug Suspect Couple Stay in Custody

By RON MOORE  A MUM-of-four broke down and wept in court yesterday as she and her partner were refused bail on criminal charges of supplying chemicals used to make drugs.


Ability to image blood vessels could lead to cancer products

A prototype imaging technique that is faster and provides better pictures of internal organs of small animals than existing methods has passed one of its first research evaluations with top marks.


Branson eyes expanding Virgin music festivals

British billionaire Richard Branson  said on Wednesday that he was looking to set up music festivals  in several countries as rock stars take to the road to offset  dwindling music sales.


"Lennon," a musical about the former Beatle's life, is set  to open on New York's Great White Way next summer, in time for  the 25th anniversary of his murder at the hands of a crazed  fan, Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety reported on Thursday.


Paulson Says U.S. Hurt by High Tax Rates

On Thursday, the U.S. Treasury secretary will drive home the point that American corporate tax rates are higher and more complex than in most industrialized countries.


Canadair e elicottero in azione nelle alture di Chiavari


Nigeria said on Monday that it had banned the awarding of government contracts to Halliburton, the oil services company, as a result of the theft of two radioactive devices from its Nigerian subsidiary.


Calif. Faces Up to $10 Billion 2006-07 Shortfall

California's state government  faces a year-end shortfall of $6.7 billion in its 2005-06 year,  a gap it can close with $3.5 billion in deficit-financing bonds  and with improving revenues, the state legislative analyst's  office said on Wednesday.


Investors hope Reliance board meet ends spat

Investors hope a dispute within Reliance Industries Ltd., India's largest private sector company, which has weighed on markets for over a month, will soon be resolved after the chairman's surprise offer to surrender a stake in a group firm.


While I am not against gun ownership, Richard LaFontaine's letter (Readers' Forum, Feb. 20) displays the same kind of wishful, naive thinking he criticizes. Proponents of gun rights generally take a very optimistic view of people who face stressful, traumatic situations.


People in Poland will shortly begin voting in a parliamentary election called two years ahead of schedule.


The United States, the European  Union and Canada are expected to ask the World Trade  Organization on Friday to decide whether China is restricting  imports of foreign auto parts in violation of international  rules, U.S. and EU officials said on Thursday.


Brad Pitt spent four days in Ethiopia to learn more about AIDS in Africa as part of a fund-raising campaign to combat the disease on the world's poorest continent.


Jerez, 11:13 - F1, MCLAREN-MERCEDES: INSULTI A HAMILTON, CASO CHIUSO

Norbert Haug archivia definitivamente la vicenda degli insulti razzisti indirizzati al pilota della ...


The Case of a Sign Painter and Theft: On Page 1, a Paper Leads to a Suspect

Subscribers to Idahoâs Lewiston Tribune did not need to be the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree to notice something odd on the front page Dec. 13.


Investita sotto gli occhi dei familiari che l'aspettavano


Mibtel -1,5%, SP/Mib -1,4%, negative tutte le Europee


FBI Suspects Israeli Spy at Pentagon -- Govt Sources

The FBI is investigating whether Israel had a spy at the highest level at the Pentagon who obtained classified documents about Iran for the Jewish state, US government sources told Reuters on Friday.


Bancroft member moves to block sale of Dow Jones: source

Christopher Bancroft, part of the family that controls Dow Jones , is trying to block a takeover by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , a source familiar with the situation said on Monday, confirming a story reported in the Wall Street Journal.


Ex-Soldiers Agree to Leave Aristide Estate

Brazilian peacekeepers forced their way into a compound seized by former soldiers who ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and said they had reached an agreement for the rebels to leave the premises unarmed.


"We've always bowed to the US Tour. Now, after winning four times in five starts, the time has come for us to pat ourselves on the back.


Russians Cite Porous Security in Jet Bombings

Two Chechen women were able to pass through layers of airport security, even after being identified as possible terrorists.


Major HIV/AIDS conference opens in Sydney

The world's biggest scientific HIV/AIDS conference opened in Australia on Sunday with experts calling for more funding for research and new findings which suggest male circumcision can reduce infection by 60 percent.


STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne barreled up Florida's east coast early Sunday with 120 mph wind and drenching rain, tearing off rooftops, hurling debris through the air and sending huge waves crashing into buildings...


The next step in housing's multi-phase crisis could be downgrading the builders to junk status.


Deal-makers set sights on turbulent French market

THE year 2005 is looking like a lucrative one for investment bankers. With equity markets in healthy shape and the need for reform greater than ever, investors are betting on a resurgence of deals.


We're Standing Up for Iraq Democracy, Insists Blair

Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed today to âstand up for democracyâ in Iraq - and warned the insurgents would not be defeated by military means alone.


A rare belt buckle which is up to 1,400 years old goes on display at the Museum of London.


No other pitcher in more than 50 years had started a World Series game with such a long layoff, but Aaron Cook accepted the challenge to help his beleaguered pitching staff in last night's must-win Game 4.


A substation is spared by inches and power is restored to 48,000 homes, as floods recede in parts of England.


National Australia Bank's second-half net profit halved following a foreign exchange scandal, rising costs and tough competition, but the bank said its earnings decline would bottom in the first half of 2005.


LOS ANGELES  Having made Donald Trump a prime-time television star, producer Mark Burnett is next focusing his attention on another very wealthy mogul: Martha Stewart.


Sindacati chiedono un compromesso.Letta: accordo vicino


Former Pakistan prime minister returns from exile

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has landed in Karachi as throngs of supporters pulse through the streets to welcome her. The arrival ends eight years of self-imposed exile for the first woman ever to lead an Islamic nation. Bhutto told CNN that threats against her life result from a "fear" of her return.


Sebastian firm repeats calls for tracking

New tests for mad cow disease in the United States has a Treasure Coast company reiterating its calls for animal tracking systems.


French cycling star Richard Virenque retired Friday, ending a career marked by his fierce mountain climbs but tainted by his part in the Tour de France's worst doping scandal.


A national environmental group that recently endorsed Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards will begin airing a radio ad Thursday praising him.


It may have a captivating title, but this film has little else going for it.


Arab League chief seeks end to Lebanon crisis

The head of the Arab League met Lebanese leaders on Tuesday in an effort to mediate an end to a political standoff between the government and the Hezbollah-led opposition.


Two teams who weren't supposed to be here and two pitchers who were thought to be finished -- the National League Division Series matchup between Houston and Atlanta seemed improbable not too long ago, but here it is.


President Roh Moo-hyun made a surprise visit Wednesday to northern Iraq where 3,600 South Korean troops are helping rebuild the violence-wracked country, his office said.


US forces have bombed the Baghdad slum in Sadr City, killing up to five people and wounding 46, including women and children. Residents say loud explosions echoed throughout


The European and American sponsors of a resolution on Kosovoâs independence withdrew the measure today.


Family splits and commercial pressures are causing a crisis in modern childhood, says the Archbishop of Canterbury.


Drug May Aid Quality of Life in Early Parkinson's

NEW YORK  - Adding a drug called entacapone  to standard treatment with levodopa for people with early  Parkinson's disease appears to enhance some aspects of their  quality of life, researchers report.


Ties to US and Asia at stake in Aussie polls

SYDNEY - Voters face a stark foreign policy choice in tomorrow's polls - Prime Minister John Howard's unquestioning support for the United States alliance versus Labour opposition leader Mark Latham's emphasis on building ties with Asia.


Several hundred people protest in the Spanish town of Elche against Chinese-owned shoe firms.


Jun hits the right notes for Buckley biopic

Musician Jeff Buckley is  getting the biopic treatment.


Prominent bloggers are trading barbs over whether their fellow pundits have been far too optimistic or pessimistic about the economy.


The Arab television station Al-Jazeera aired a videotape Friday in which al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden told the American people that they can avoid another attack if the United States changes its foreign policy.


Zaheer leads Indian fightback v Australia

India's Zaheer Khan removed openers Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer, pegging Australia back to 103 for three at lunch on the first day of the third test on Tuesday.


Theater Review | 'Black Watch': To Tell These War Stories, Words Arenât Enough

Itâs not until the first body pushes itself out of the pool table, a few minutes into the show, that you begin to grasp just how thrilling â and how disturbing â âBlack Watchâ is going to be.


Sacking of Pakistani chief justice sparks ire

His dismissal Friday raises fresh concern that President Musharraf will remove obstacles to his reelection this fall.


Iraqi militants said on Thursday they would fight for "months and years" to free their country from U.S.-led occupation as their nemesis President Bush was inaugurated in Washington for a second term


Ue, Barroso verso richiesta di rinvio del voto

Prende quota l'ipotesi di un rinvio di un mese del voto sulla nuova Commissione. Lo riferiscono all'ADNKRONOS INTERNATIONAL fonti dei Socialisti europei, secondo le quali il presidente designato Jose' Manuel


City leaders have apologized after a program on Tempe's cable channel showed a white police officer telling two black men they could get out of a littering ticket by performing a rap.


Look for the exhibition-season substitution habits of Milwaukee Bucks coach Terry Porter to change soon. Coach Terry Porter says he will start to change his substitution pattern.


When posed with the option of having a day off Saturday or running in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's Race for the Cure, the University of Scranton women's cross country team didn't give it a second thought.


No go for Mitsubishi Fuso buses because of faulty seats

TOKYO - Japan's Transport Ministry has urged bus operators across the country to idle all buses made by scandal-hit Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, after passengers were injured by faulty seats that suddenly broke away from the floor.


France says SocGen under no pressure to merge

French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Monday that Societe Generale, hit by $7 billion in losses from rogue trades, was under no pressure to merge with another bank as its shares plunged.


Sharp may speed plan to boost LCD panel output

Japan's Sharp Corp. (6753.T)  said on Tuesday it will likely need to consider bringing  forward a capacity expansion plan for its latest liquid crystal  display (LCD) panel plant in Kameyama, western Japan.


U.S. retailers' sales rose 3.6 percent in holiday shopping, at the lower end of expectations, helped by a late-season spending surge on some items, according to data released on Tuesday by SpendingPulse.


Strontium Drug Reduces Fractures in Elderly Women

Spinal and non-spinal fractures are reduced by almost a third in women age 80 or older who take a drug called strontium ranelate, European investigators announced


Eyewitness: All it took was six minutes for a college lecture course to become a killing field in the worst such incident since the horror at Virginia Tech


A court hears that sexual abuse was rife on Pitcairn as the second of seven men go on trial for sex abuse.


The Toronto Argonauts are set to announce York University as the location of their new stadium, according to several published reports.


As negotiators try to relaunch global trade talks in Brazil, one says failure to reach a deal could have dire results.


BCCI to decide its next move on TV rights soon: Dalmiya

Kolkata, Sept 21 (UNI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today said it would decide its next course of action soon following ESPN-Star Sports' withdrawal of the petition against it in the Bombay High Court today in response to the Indian


New York Will Soon Make Its Case for 2012 Olympics

Deputy Mayor Daniel L. Doctoroff's eight-year-old dream to bring the Olympics to New York will be presented in the finest details.


Jones' lawyer claims Conte was rebuffed by track star

SAN FRANCISCO A lawyer for Marion Jones tells CBS the man accusing the track star of using steroids is a spurned admirer who tried "for years" to establish a relationship with her.


Well, I was wrong about North Carolina's matchup with UConn ... and am happy to be wrong. This is not to say anything against UConn.


Roma, 16:47 - VELA, SENSINI: TITOLO MONDIALE IN ANNO OLIMPICO MI PORTA BENE

Alessandra Sensini non è scaramantica ma alle coincidenze ci crede. La 38enne toscana ha vint...


Suns Secure Tenth Straight Win by Defeating Grizzlies Suns 109 ...

No team since Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls were at their best has gotten off to a better start to a season than the Phoenix Suns.


Egypt Detains American In Terrorist Cell Case

BERLIN, Dec. 4 -- Egyptian authorities said Monday that they had arrested an American and nearly a dozen Europeans after breaking up an international terrorist cell that was recruiting operatives to go to Iraq.


Bari, il provvedimento del Gip contro la madre che ha 23 anni e il padre, un pregiudicato di 43 anni                                                  La bambina morta di inedia convalidato l'arresto dei genitori


Dennis Bergkamp made no attempt to hide his emotions after his final appearance for Arsenal in a testimonial match at the club's new 390 million pounds (725 million US dollars) Emirates Stadium.


Karzai is unscathed in attack by rockets

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants trained a barrage of rockets on President Hamid Karzai yesterday as he spoke with a group of elders in central Afghanistan, narrowly missing him.


Fifth victim to be named as police hunt mystery driver in serial killer probe

Police investigating the murder of five prostitutes in the English town of Ipswich were expected to confirm the identity of the fifth victim Friday, as attention turned to a mystery man in a BMW.


A tornado hit a residential street in London Thursday, damaging several buildings and cars, Scotland Yard said.


Actuate Joins Eclipse, Starts Open-Source BI Project

Ziff Davis - After joining the Eclipse Foundation, the company launches a project to create open-source business intelligence and reporting tools.


Senator Criticizes Europe's Boeing Stance

European leaders have been making false claims in a commercial-aircraft trade dispute pitting Boeing Co.  against its Europe-based rival Airbus, a U.S. senator close to Boeing said on Thursday.


The European Parliament is set to hold a debate as it prepares to decide the fate of the incoming commission.


[Hollywood News]: London, Nov 27 : Actress Shelley Long, 55, star of the hit 1980's sitcom "Cheers", was rushed to hospital following a near fatal overdose of pain killers, the Sun reported.


Iranian movie Beautiful City scoops the main prize at the International Film Festival of India.


British Terror Suspects to Appear in Court

Eight British terror suspects charged with conspiracy to commit murder in a plot linked to security alerts at financial targets in New York, New Jersey and Washington make their first appearance in court on Wednesday.


Lo ha detto il direttore sanitario del Cardarelli di Napoli


Latvian leader calls on Baltic states to boycott V-day in Moscow.

Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga believes the Baltic leaders should not attend in Moscow the celebration of the 60th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War.


BOSTON -- Smokers would pay an extra 50 cents a pack for cigarettes under a plan being pushed by a health care advocacy group. The plan is designed to dramatically reduce the number of uninsured people in Massachusetts.


Austrian authorities said Wednesday they have uncovered a major international child pornography ring involving more than 2,360 suspects from 77 countries, including hundreds in the United States, who paid to view videos depicting infants and young children being sexually abused.


A new contract reportedly would allow Peter Chernin, president of media conglomerate News Corp., to leave without notice for the top post at a publicly traded competitor.


TEHRAN, Iran Oct 31, 2004 - Iran's parliament approved on Sunday the outline of a bill requiring the government to resume uranium enrichment an issue of national pride that is a rare point of agreement between conservatives and reformers in Iranian


Paris Has a Secret Subterranean Underworld

The City of Light harbors a city of darkness, a vast network of subterranean tunnels that once gave refuge to bandits, smugglers and saints, and cradles the bones of some 6 million Parisians. Today, this eerie maze is the haunt of living spirits, from youths looking for adventure to urban explorers carving out a new frontier.


Almost 30 years ago Sanjeev Kumar tried to marry off his widowed daughter-in-law Jaya Bhaduri with the silent stranger Amitabh Bachchan in Ramesh SippyÂs Sholay.


Microsoft signed a rare deal with an open source software group, taking a step towards meeting sanctions imposed by the European Commission for antitrust violations.


Google in Content Deal With Media Companies

Google is working with Dow Jones, CondÃ© Nast, Sony BMG Music and other large content companies to syndicate their video content on other Web sites.


Company announces pricing and other details for its computer-in-a-digital-pen. The high-end version will have 2GB of memory and cost $199, while a 1GB version will sell for $149.


Bobby Convey returns to D.C. Oct. 13 to play for the U.S. national team after making the jump across the Atlantic to the English club Reading this summer.


After eating dinner at a famed Harlem restaurant recently, Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly told a radio audience he "couldn't get over the fact" that there was no difference between the black-run Sylvia's and other restaurants.


Milano, 11:01 - CALCIO, GALLIANI: PORTE APERTE SOLO AGLI ABBONATI

L'amministratore delegato del Milan, Adriano Galliani, è arrivato in Prefettura, a Milano, do...


Wall St falls further, Nasdaq drops 1 percent

Stocks fell on Friday, sending the Nasdaq down more than 1 percent, as investors worried that equities could see more downside as the appetite for riskier assets diminishes further following this week's sell-off.


A friend called and said Keith Miller had died peacefully. It was one of the few times he did anything quietly. He was a vigorous and mettlesome man who loved a yarn.


PETER PAN COMPIE 100 ANNI E SI PREPARA A VOLARE IN GIRO PER L' ...

PADOVA - Peter Pan festeggia i suoi primi cent'anni preparandosi a volare in giro per l'Italia. Il bambino che sognava di fermare il tempo spegnera' le sue prime cento candeline il 27 dicembre: giusto un secolo


Shanghai, China (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Guillermo Canas of Argentina crushed Germany's Lars Burgsmuller, 6-1, 6-0, in Sunday's final of the $380,000 Heineken Open Shanghai.


A soldier tells a court martial Iraqi detainees were threatened with a metal pole and forced to undress.


Pennsylvania Governor: Rendell (D) 56%  Swann (R) 36%

Rasmussen Reports - Democratic Governor Ed Rendell has added a couple points to his double-digit lead over former Pittsburgh Steeler Lynn Swann in his bid for reelection. The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows him leading the Republican 56% to 36%.


AppWorx Process Automation Software Available for HP Integrity Servers and HP-UX 11i V3

AppWorx Corporation today announced that its business process automation software is available for HP Integrity servers running HP-UX 11i v3, the latest generation of the HP Unix operating system.


The US House of Representatives passed a bill this week that could allow criminal charges to be brought against individuals who use file-swapping Web sites or networks.


Man Utd in new bid battle as Glazer tries again

The American tycoon Malcolm Glazer is preparing a Â£780m hostile bid for Manchester United after dramatically forcing three of the club's directors off the board.


Ukrainian prosecutors reopened their investigation into allegations Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned after doctors treating the opposition leader confirmed he had been slipped the toxic chemical dioxin, as Yushchenko returned home Sunday to campaign for this month's presidential runoff vote.


A powerful new body must drive climate change policy after a decade of failure by the government, MPs warn.


Talks between General Motors and the UAW union approach a critical point as they continue into the night.


Bank of England policymakers vote 9-0 to hold rates at 5.75% in September,  minutes from the meeting show.


Cerimonie a palermo e a Milano per ricordare il generale ucciso dalla mafiaIl figlio Nando: "Mio padre ha amato tantissimo Palermo e questa regione"                                            Napolitano nell'anniversario di Dalla Chiesa "Contro la mafia si mobiliti la societÃ  civile"                                                                                Per il procuratore nazionale antimafia Grasso, "occorre attenuare i benefici per i mafiosi"


All-Star outfielder Alex Rios will be with the Toronto Blue Jays for another year after signing a $4.8 million one-year contract, the Major League Baseball club said on Tuesday.


A replica Viking ship heads across the North Sea as it tries to recreate the voyages of early Norsemen.


Jamal Lewis will serve prison time, miss two games, and pay a princely sum for attempting to set up a drug deal four years ago.


Per queste scelte ci vorrebbe una grande unita' nazionale


The project has prompted criticism from those who worry that lawyers could skew new rules in favor of their clients.


Stocks Sharply Higher on Dip in Oil Prices

NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's prompted some bargain-hunting on Wall Street, sending stocks sharply higher Monday, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged more than 120 points higher in late trading...


The Cincinnati Bengals, who erupted on offense in last week's 58-48 victory over Cleveland, likely are in for a big letdown today against the Baltimore Ravens' fourth-ranked defense at M&T Bank Stadium.


Ex-soldiers take over Aristide's abandoned home in Haiti

A band of demobilised soldiers took over ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's former home yesterday while his supporters protested against the UN occupation of their slum in Haiti.


The EU woos Japan with incentives to give up its bid to host the world's biggest nuclear fusion reactor.


Have Wi-Fi, can call via VoIP Review VoIP may be revolutionising the telecoms industry by allowing us to make free calls with little more than a broadband connection and computer, but it's also tying us to our PCs. If you'd rather spend more time talking than being tied to a machine, a Wi-Fi phone like the EnGenius SI-680H will help you cut the cord.â¦


Anti-trust damages sought Microsoft has been slapped with a lawsuit filed by Korean instant messaging program developer Digito.com, which is claiming millions of dollars in anti-trust damages.â¦


New Study Favorable to Drug-Coated Stents

But a new analysis in a British journal includes some less clear-cut findings that may spell trouble for Boston Scientific.


Father of Indian Reforms, Former PM Rao Dies at 83

Former Indian Prime Minister P.V.  Narasimha Rao, who initiated free-market reforms but ended his  political career facing criminal charges, died of heart failure  on Thursday, the government said.


Angels get to A's bullpen after Zito hands ball over

This is how the AL West was un-won: Basically, the same way it was so often won. How ironic that the Oakland Athletics â-inners of the last three division championships with


U.S. Forces Take Hold in Falluja Center - Residents

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces backed by Iraqi  troops surged into the heart of Falluja on Tuesday, taking a  grip on Iraq's most rebellious city after a day of intense  street-to-street combat.


US Treasuries Fall for a Fifth Week; Foreign Demand May Wane

The benchmark 10-year US Treasury note fell for a fifth week, its longest losing streak since May, on concern foreign investors' demand for US government bonds is waning.


Calls for Quinn Increase, but It May Be Too Early

Quarterback Brady Quinn, who arrived late to Browns training camp because of a contract-related holdout, is still working to catch up.


'C'e' gia' un impegno forte del governo nazionale'


Piacenza, 17:44 - CALCIO, PIACENZA: CLIMA TESO TRA SOMMA E I TIFOSI

Clima teso a Piacenza dopo alcune dichiarazioni del tecnico Mario Somma a commento del pari senza re...


Scalo bloccato per ore per consentire ai 208 volontari di catturare gli animaliche imperversano nell'area milanese. Gli esemplari trasferiti in un'oasi protetta                                            Linate, caccia alla lepre in pista fuori programma all'aeroporto


Court urged to enter spurned spouse case

A plumber and a millionaire squared off in Mississippi over a woman. The woman chose the rich guy. The plumber sued the millionaire and won more than $750,000.


Is America ready for a Mormon president?

A charismatic communicator with an  actor's good looks, a glowing resume and socially conservative  politics, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney could be a dream  candidate for Republicans in the 2008 White House race.


The founder of Martha Stewart Omnimedia, a magazine and home decorating and gardening company, said she hoped prison authorities would decide soon to have her report for prison.


The Belkin booth was my favorite at the show. They emerged as a design and innovation powerhouse.


Sugary soft drinks and fruit juices increase the risk of gout in men, a study claims.


"21" ready to roll at Texas film festival

NEW YORK  - The gambling drama "21," starring Kate Bosworth and Jim Sturgess, will open the 15th annual South by Southwest Film Conference & Festival in Austin, Texas, on March 7.


Intel rolls back outlook; widespread weakness feared

No. 1 chipmaker Intel (INTC) on Thursday dramatically lowered its revenue estimates for the current quarter, a sign that the tech industry's rebound may be slowing.


Ogni anno 5 milioni di bambini muiono di fame

Il rapporto annuale della Fao traccia un bilancio drammatico sul problema della mancanza di cibo nel mondo: i costi umani, sociali ed economici crescono in modo esponenziale. Hartwig de Haen accusa: "la comunitÃ


Condoleezza Rice's reputation precedes her

PARIS Condoleezza Rice is President Bush's choice to succeed Colin Powell as Secretary of State, but key US allies find the choice a bit hard to swallow.


Bryant is sorry; Shaq justhasnothingtosay

With their Christmas Day showdown nine days away, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Heat center Shaquille O'Neal shared thoughts Wednesday on their upcoming reunion game at Staples Center.


A gold mine worker was missing Wednesday and feared trapped deep under ground in northeastern Nevada, company officials said.


Mbeki calls on EU for help in Ivory Coast

South African President Thabo Mbeki says more international peacekeepers might be needed to restore peace in the divided West African state of Ivory Coast.


Parma, 20:26 - CALCIO, PARMA: DISTRAZIONE BICIPITE FEMORALE PER LUCARELLI

Accertamenti clinici per l'attaccante del Parma Cristiano Lucarelli, che hanno evidenziato una distr...


Iraq body does not resemble Japanese hostage: hospital

The body of an Asian man found in Iraq does not resemble a Japanese hostage and was shot dead two days ago, well before a deadline to execute the young traveller expired, forensic experts said.


Britain's ambassador to Iraq, Edward Chaplin, has appealed via a video telecast on Arabic TV for the body of beheaded UK hostage Ken Bigley.


AMI Study: SMB IT Spending in Asia-Pac to Reach US$95 Billion This Year

Infotech spending by small and medium businesses (1-999 employees) is on  track to reach a whopping US$95 billion this year across the  Asia-Pacific region outside of Japan, with three key countries--China,  South Korea and Australia--leading the pack.


Report: Roddick replaces Gilbert with Goldfine

World No. 2 Andy Roddick replaced coach Brad Gilbert with US Davis Cup assistant coach Dean Goldfine, a Washington television station WUSA-TV reported.


Microprocessor Challenge to Intel Launched

Setting up a battle for the future of computing, engineers from IBM, Sony and Toshiba unveiled details Monday of a microprocessor they claim has the muscle of a supercomputer and can power everything from video game consoles to business computers.


(InfoWorld) - Maxime Seguineau helped found enterprise messaging firm Antepo in February 2000, just as reality was puncturing the hype-filled bubble of the dot-com craze. Back then, IM was mostly for teens and college students, who used free, online chat networks by AOL, Microsoft, and Yahoo to keep in touch. Seguineau saw past the crazy colors of ICQ, the cartoonlike appeal of AIM, and the incomprehensible shorthand of IMers, to IMâs promise for the enterprise, which he dubbed âavailability based communications,â now called âpresence.â Today, the demand for presence technology, if not for enterprise IM, is booming. That demand spurred Adobeâs purchase of Antepo in December 2006, with a vision of melding communications and presence features to its development and design apps. InfoWorld Senior Editor Paul F. Roberts talked with Seguineau about the role of IM and presence in the enterprise, the rise of Web 2.0, and the entrepreneurâs next act. InfoWorld: When you talk about presence, what are you talking about?                                                     MaximeSeguineau: Presence is the ability to know the intent and willingness of another person to engage in a particular communication session. It could be voice, real-time chat, or e-mail. It makes you more informed at any given point in time about how to engage with peers, whether friends or colleagues. It makes communications flows with them more adaptive and more optimal, because youâre aware of whether theyâre available or not, and what degree of availability they have. IW: With IM weâre aware of whether our buddies are online or away from their desk. Youâre talking about taking that knowledge and porting it to other enterprise apps? MS: Thatâs correct. Back in the Internet days, we used to say, âItâs not the content, but the context.â I think thatâs even more true today. Especially with whatâs going on now. The content is interactive. The same applies to the enterprise desktop. You might work on a document with a few folks and theyâre not in the office, or you might want to collaborate with the people who wrote the prior version of that document in real time as you look at the document. Thatâs something that translates into time saved in the enterprise and dollars at the end of the year. IW: Just speaking personally, I use Trillian to centralize ICQ, AOL, MSN, and Yahoo. I may have a Google Talk session on the side. But itâs messy. And this isnât an enterprise solution, although I use it at work. Itâs a consumer solution that my bosses let me use. MS: I think youâre right. My understanding or view of market, which led to our alignment with Adobe, is at the end of day, the presence capability and real-time messaging have to be part of broader product offering. It would not surprise me if Microsoft stopped selling presence as a stand-alone component as seriously as it sold Exchange Server, but would just make part of Active Directory or Windows Server and not make you pay extra. I think youâre right that [presence] is all over the place, but itâs still a part of our lives. If youâre in a large organization, presence is slowly creeping onto the desktop. IW: But does everyone agree on, say, XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) as a standard? MS: [Antepo] made a strategic move to support Microsoftâs SIP, but in the long term, itâs unsustainable for Microsoft to keep a gated approach. Theyâre going to need to open it up, probably through gateways, just like we saw with SMTP gateways. And once that last wall falls, itâs irrelevant. Yeah, your department may use Adobe to communicate, but if you want to IM with someone in another company, youâll be able to so seamlessly. IW: So, as with e-mail, it all becomes about the feature set â Outlook vs. Thunderbird, or what have you? MS: Yes, exactly. IW: But weâre not there yet? MS: No, weâre not. And I look at it like the Web. It took a lot more time than people planned to get to Web 2.0. We were talking about it 10 years ago, but we werenât there. IW: You are not going to join Adobe. Whatâs next for you personally? MS: When you run a business for a few years, your view tends to get narrowed down on your business plan and your execution and your partners and sales, things like that. Then suddenly you get this huge picture and itâs like, âWow, a lot of things have changed that I havenât been paying attention to.â So thereâs a lot going on and Iâm trying to figure out what it means for me and for the market.


Merck & Co. on Wednesday maintained its forecast of flat earnings for 2006 and slightly higher 2007 results as the drugmaker grapples with generic competition, sending its shares down about 1.4 percent.


Competitors Take Wait-And-See Stance To Possible IBM/Lenovo PC ...

Word that IBM is mulling a move to sell its desktop and notebook PC business to China-based Lenovo Group had executives at most of Big Blue's vendor competitors scurrying to stay out of the limelight until more details of the deal--and final word on


Dennis Quaid has a hard time working for a boss who is much younger than he is in the new film "In Good Company." But in real life, he doesn't have a problem with it.


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.


Wall St. seen opening lower, economic data eyed

U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Friday, as investors nervously awaited fresh data for clues on the strength of the economy.


Plan to reroute jets may mean more noise

For years, jets taking off from Newark Liberty International Airport have performed an act of mercy as they roar south.


The cost of employing temporary NHS nursing staff has soared to more than AÂ£600 million, according to a new report. Figures released by the Royal College of Nursing showed the cost had trebled within the past six years.


Paulson Warns Against Rushing Economic Stimulus

The Treasury secretary said the Bush administration was considering how to give the economy a boost as it weathers a housing correction, but does not want to rush.


White Sox Activate Contreras, Demote Logan

The Chicago White Sox activated right-hander Jose Contreras from the 15-day disabled list Sunday and sent him to the mound to start the series finale against the Cubs.


NEW DELHI: Pakistani students can now study in Indian schools and colleges. More children can be treated in India free of cost. And large categories of Pakistani visitors, including senior citizens, young


Update 1: China Needs to Do More to Control Spending

China needs to do more to control spending on construction, factories and other "fixed assets" to curb growth and cool inflation, state media reported Monday, citing top government officials.


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Judge raps Corps but throws out Katrina suit

A federal judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the failure of levees in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.


Swedish staff won't lose jobs in Scania deal: MAN

German truckmaker MAN  said on Thursday it would not reduce production staff should it successfully acquire Swedish rival Scania  in its 10.3 billion euro ($13.4 billion) hostile bid.


L'export si manterra' su livelli significativi


After drawing the world's sympathy when her daughter went missing in Portugal, she's  suddenly a suspect. Her stoicism may not be an asset


Joint venture formed to manage Hard Rock Hotel Madrid

Hard Rock Cafe International Inc. and Palma de Majorca, Spain-based Sol Meli Hotels and Resorts have created a joint-venture company -- Lifestar Hoteles Espana S.L. -- to manage Europe's first Hard Rock Hotel ...


Aspirante volontaria vorrebbe recuperare cosi' 2 cm mancanti


What, they're not made of organic hemp? Apple is a grubby polluter and isn't doing enough to change that, according to environmental pressure group Greenpeace.â¦


Western governments must take seriously the possibility of terrorists exploding a nuclear bomb as the necessary materials and know-how become easier to acquire, security analysts argue in two new reports.


Explosives found in car near Spanish resorts

Spain's civil guard, on national alert after Basque separatists called off a ceasefire, said on Thursday it had found a car packed with explosives near seaside resorts next to the border with Portugal.


Rumours of second tsunami swirl in villages

Many fishermen on India's tsunami-hit southeast coast say they will stay far away from the shore on Jan. 26 as rumours swirl that another killer wave will batter the region a month after December's disaster.


Fire in Buenos Aires Club Kills 88, 260 Hurt

A blaze in a crowded nightclub in central Buenos Aires killed at least 88 people and injured 260, the city's mayor said on Friday.


In Writers Strike, Signs of Internal Discontent Over Tactics

Some writers wonder whether the guildâs militant tactics are actually doing more damage than good.


Milano, 13:25 - CALCIO, AGENTE CASSANO: ANTONIO NON LASCERA' MADRID

Giuseppe Bozzo, procuratore di Antonio Cassano, assicura che il suo assistito non lascerà Mad...


Israeli leader turns to old rivals to save government and enable ...

Fresh from a painful parliamentary defeat, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he'll turn to his old rivals in the Labour party to save his shattered coalition and get the support he needs to leave the Gaza Strip.


A Belfast-based software firm is creating 100 new jobs as a result of its expanding customer base.


US: Iran speeding up missile development

"Currently, there's no protection in Europe against the intermediate-range or long-range weapons"  The head of the United States' missile defense program sought Wednesday to bolster Washington's argument for anti-missile sites in Europe by warning that Iran has sped up development of long-range missiles. via The Oregonian


Lo annuncia sindaco di Roma Veltroni: era persona speciale


Firefighters battled a blaze at a Daily News printing facility and warehouse early Saturday.


Eurispes, emergenza particolarmente sentita al Sud


An industry survey said growth in the vast US services sector expanded in October, with a slight rise in the employment index. Meanwhile, the Commerce Department said orders placed with US factories fell for


ALITALIA: SULT, NO ALL'IPOTESI "SPEZZATINO"

(AGI) - Roma, 20 set. - Dopo l'accordo sui contratti, la questione dell'Alitalia si sposta a livello politico ed istituzionale e dal confronto che si aprira' in questi giorni dovra' necessariamente emergere


What: MIAA Division 2 Super Bowl. Where: Curry College in Milton. When: Saturday at 1 p.m. Last meeting: Believed to have met some time in 1950s or '60s but school officials were unsure. .


Researchers at the University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Center believe they have found a way to make patients less fearful of needles — decorate them with butterflies, flowers and smiley faces.


Stocks Slip on High Oil Price, Microsoft

U.S. stocks fell on Friday as oil  prices hit a record high and Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O dragged  on the major indexes after the software maker's revenue  forecast lagged analysts' expectations.


No. 25 Boston College Tops North Carolina

When Paul Peterson broke his hand, it probably cost Boston College a spot in the Bowl Championship Series. When the quarterback broke his leg, the Eagles refused to let it ruin their consolation game.


Wall St futures fall, point to further sell-off

Futures on leading U.S. stock market  indexes fell before the start of Wall Street trading on  Tuesday, signaling that American shares would join the global  equities sell-off.


Pakistan's Musharraf Says Won't Quit as Army Chief

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said he will stay on as army chief, reneging on a pledge to quit the powerful post by the end of the year.


Merck & Co Inc. MRK.N pulled its  arthritis drug Vioxx off the market on Thursday after a study  showed it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke. The move  sent the company's shares plunging almost 27 percent and erased  $25 billion of its market value.


A second public consultation into whether new nuclear stations should be built has "failed", a report suggests.


The device designed for use in bile ducts is often placed in arteries and veins, even though it has undergone scant testing for such uses.


ABC News US Clears 4 Mln Experimental Flu Shots

US health officials, taking another step to ease the season's flu shot shortage, approved the importation of up to 4 million flu shot doses from Europe on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a consent form.


Specter gets Hatch support for judiciary panel chairmanship

Sen. Arlen Specter gained ground Tuesday toward winning the Senate Judiciary Committee chairmanship, which was thrown into doubt after he said judges who oppose abortion rights would face confirmation problems in the Senate.


Is Russian President Vladimir V. Putin losing his touch? Once admired for his steely efficiency, Putin suddenly doesn't seem to be able to get anything right.


Congress to grill Homeland Security on cyberweaknesses

Blog: A congressional panel has been investigating how the agency handles threats to its own network. On Wednesday, it's set to put the department's top tech official on the spot.


Date for mandatory ID cards in Britain put back to 2012: opposition

Britons will not be required to have ID cards until 2012, two years later than originally planned, the opposition Conservatives claimed on Tuesday, citing leaked government documents they obtained.


The 52nd Venice Biennale, the world's oldest art exhibition, opens to the public in northern Italy.


The genocide trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and six others resumes after a three-week break.


The US military said it killed 80 insurgents during an offensive launched early today to regain control of the rebellious Iraqi town of Samarra.


UPDATE 2-Blockbuster cuts online price, challenges Netflix

Video chain Blockbuster Inc (BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it would lower the price of its online DVD rentals to undercut a similar move by Netflix Inc.


Powell: Sudan Abuses Qualify As Genocide

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration for the first time on Thursday called attacks in Sudan's Darfur region by government-backed Arab militia against black Africans "genocide."   The designation by Secretary of State Colin Powell came as a U.S. proposal in the U.N...


Bloody day in Gaza raises civil war fears

In what looked ever more like civil war, the forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas battled supporters of the Islamist prime minister across Gaza on Tuesday, the bloodiest day of factional fighting in months.


Rally a Londra, il metallo segna un progresso del 12%


Fed's Kroszner says inflation still his main worry

U.S. economic growth should rebound in the course of 2007 after hitting a soft patch in the first quarter and the main threat to the economy is inflation, a top Federal Reserve official said on Friday.


U.S. oil prices rose on Wednesday,  pausing from a losing streak well above $40 a barrel, although  dealers said data on fuel supplies in the United States due  later in the day may trigger a new slide in the market.


Greenspan Says Oil Prices Not Problem for Economy

Greenspan noted that even with the recent surge, energy prices are still only three-fifths as high, after adjusting for inflation, as they were at their all-time peak in February 1981.


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Microsoft Plays Down a Sales Lift From Vista

Wall Street analysts are being too optimistic about sales of Windows Vista, Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoftâs chief executive, said on Thursday.


Roma, 11:45 - RUGBY, SEI NAZIONI: IRLANDA, O'DRISCOLL DISPONIBILE PER L'ITALIA

Brian O'Driscoll, capitano della nazionale irlandese di rugby, ha ottenuto il via libera dai medici ...


Pension funds see profits slightly up to Kc1.971bn in Q1-3

PRAGUE- Pension funds in the Czech Republic reached Kc1.971bn worth profits in January-September, up Kc38m year-on-year and Kc720m higher than in January-June, the Association of Pension Funds (APF) said.


A federal appeals court has ruled that former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith will not be awarded the $88.5 million fortune left by her late husband J. Howard Marshall II, reversing the 2002 court decision. In 1994, Smith, then 26, married the 89-year-...


Howard rejects charges that Iraq invasion was illegal

United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan is again making the case that, from his perspective, the US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal -- a charge Australian Prime Minister John Howard flatly rejects.


Muni Wi-Fi still stymied by business, politics

Columnist Craig Mathias says eventually all cities will deploy municipal Wi-Fi, but the system remains in its early stages because many business and political hurdles need to be overcome.


PalmSource will go after the emerging smart phone market with its latest operating system, looking to grow beyond its core handheld business.


Lebanese Foreign Ministry says it is trying to secure release of 7 ...

The Lebanese Embassy in Baghdad is working with Iraqis to secure the release of a 7-year-old Lebanese boy taken by kidnappers demanding $150,000, Foreign Ministry officials said Monday.


Iraq parliament delays divisive federal debate

Iraq's parliament delayed debate on   Sunday on a divisive draft law on federalism that minority   Sunni Arabs fear could lead to the partition of Iraq and stoke   sectarian conflict that has already killed thousands.


Concourse at Miami airport briefly evacuated

A concourse at Miami International Airport was briefly evacuated on Monday after an airport screener detected a suspicious device, local television reported.


Myanmar junta sets curfew amid mass protests

Myanmar's junta imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the country's two main cities on Wednesday after pouring security forces into Yangon to try to end the biggest protests against military rule in 20 years.


Former world champion boxer Chris Eubank is arrested in his truck for an alleged breach of the peace.


Some might think fewer rodents would be a good thing, but scientists are concerned about the dwindling populations of two small fury creatures on New Mexico's list of endangered mammals.


It's 5:30 on a mid-December Monday. For most gyms, this is prime time; the post-work "rush hour" when people crowd onto the treadmills and into the weight rooms to exercise away the day's stress.


Automated orders push trading capacity limits

As automated trading bombards equities markets, the networks connecting U.S. market centers are being tested by overwhelming volume.


Experimental malaria vaccine works in babies

African babies -- the group most at risk of dying from malaria -- may be protected against the mosquito-borne disease by an experimental vaccine, researchers said on Wednesday.


Close your eyes for a minute and envision all the romantic parts of the human body.


Signs of progress as GM, UAW talks resume

Contract talks between General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union resumed on Sunday, a day before tens of thousands of GM factory workers were due to return to work at the No. 1 U.S. automaker in the absence of a new contract.


New York, 10:39 - HOCKEY, NHL: KO CASALINGO PER MINNESOTA

I risultati delle partite della National Hockey League giocate nella notte:


Philly Fed factory activity rises in June

Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region accelerated more than expected in June, a survey showed on Thursday.


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Xstrata on Monday launched a hostile bid for the Australian miner WMC Resources in what analysts predicted could turn into an international bidding war as the global hunt for inexpensive resources to supply China intensifies.


Top mobile phone maker Nokia plans to cut hundreds of jobs in Finland and abroad as it seeks to curb research spending, but said on Tuesday it would also boost production staff at a key handset plant.


F.T.C. Head Wonât Recuse From Google Deal

Deborah Platt Majoras said she wonât remove herself from an antitrust review of Googleâs purchase of DoubleClick, rebuffing requests from privacy groups opposed to the transaction.


The United Auto Workers union's  deadline for reaching a tentative deal with General Motors Corp   is 11:59 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 14, the union's  vice president said in an e-mail to members on Thursday.


Man uses mobe as modem, rings up Â£27k phone bill

Stop the mobile data madness We are indebted to The Mirror for the latest example of mobile data charging madness, this time in England.â¦


Puerto Rico claim a surprise 92-73 victory over the USA 'Dream Team'.


Compra 28% CaribeVision per 32 milioni di dollari


Bayer sells HC Starck unit for 1.2 bln euros

German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer said that it has agreed to sell its metals subsidiary HC Starck to private equity firms Advent and Carlyle for about 1.2 billion euros (1.6 billion dollars) in total.


International Space Station Status Report: SS04-042

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Expedition 10 crewmembers are back inside the International Space Station after taking a short ride this morning.


The MSN Toolbar Suite combines several great programs that speed up your search tasks and help you surf the Web. There's now an MSN Toolbar for Microsoft Office Outlook, the MSN Deskbar in the Windows taskbar


(InfoWorld) - How badly do you want anÂ iPhone? Would you pay $1,500 to buy one? How about $300 for someone to wait on line for you? A cottage industry to help the desiring acquire the coveted Apple device is springing up prior to its Friday evening U.S. launch. Posts on Craigslist offer a host of options for those unable or unwilling toÂ wait in lineÂ themselves. Others are simply cutting to the chase and offering the device itself for as much as three times its retail price. Online resale of popular electronics items at a premium, especially game consoles such as the XBox 360 or Playstation 3, is nothing new. However, such hysteria has never greeted the launch of a mobile handset before. The iPhone's sale launch seems increasingly like the release of concert tickets than the debut of a consumer electronics product. However, unlike tickets to a live event, which is time-sensitive and has limited capacity, the iPhone sale period will be ongoing, and Apple expects to sell as many as 10 millionÂ of them next year. Also, Apple has not announced per-person buying limits for iPhones on launch night. Because of the nature of cell phone sales in the U.S., where most phones are "locked" to a particular number and service provider, Apple is unable to use what would otherwise likely be its most successful sales channel: its online store. Instead, consumers are forced to go to AT&T and Apple's physical stores to get the goods. Neither its ultimate availability nor the $499 price tag has stopped market forces from coming into play. Lazy buyers can choose line-waiters based on price and location. In California, one would-be waiter in Walnut Creek "will wait in line @ Apple Store in WC for 80 + Beer and a pack of Smokes." That's a veritable bargain compared to "Vince" in the Danville/San Ramon area, who's asking $300 to "wait in line for the release of the iPhone at the San Ramon AT&T Store on Bollinger starting Friday, June 29, 2007, at 8 a.m." In New York City, $250 seems to be the going rate for an all-day wait. "This service is for people who want an iphone on launch day, but have a day job and therefore cannot wait on line. I have at leastÂ 5 line-waiters who are up for the job," wrote this anonymous poster. While Craigslist is awash with iPhone-related listings, eBay's site is devoid of any advance sales of the handset. In March, the auction company said in March that it would remove pre-sales for the phone. However, eBay policy only prohibits listing of items that cannot be shipped within 30 days of purchase. EBay representatives were not immediately available for comment. Those with far more money than time can buy an iPhone outright, at least if anonymous online sellers can be believed. "Avail for pick up Friday after 6pm. $1500 cash only," reads one ad. Caveat emptor. Â


Two Agencies Probe Merck's Handling of Its Vioxx Drug

Justice Department prosecutors and Securities and Exchange Commission regulators are investigating Merck & Co. for its handling of the painkiller Vioxx, the pharmaceutical giant disclosed yesterday.


Japan's fertility rate rose last year for the first time in six years in 2006, while the number of suicides fell below the 30,000-case mark for the first time in four, the government said Wednesday.


Sharon rejects European role in Mideast peace

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon voiced strong opposition to any EU role in Middle East peace talks, charging that the 25-nation bloc had an "unbalanced" approach to the problem.


Peter MacNicol is giving new meaning to the word "multitask." MacNicol, one of the stars of CBS' "Numb3rs," is joining the cast of Fox's real-time drama, "24," as a series regular, the network announced Monday.


A 17-year-old school student will appear in an Indian court for juveniles today, after his arrest for the transmission and sale of a video clip showing the boy and a girl having oral sex, police say.


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Alcan files prospectus on Novelis spinoff: 13,600 workers, US$6.2B ...

MONTREAL (CP) - Alcan has filed its preliminary prospectus on the spinoff of its rolled-products division. The new company is to be turned over to Alcan shareholders as a separate business under the name Novelis.


Internet pirates 'cost software firm hundreds of millions' of dollars

Athens police said they had arrested a Greek citizen who pirated and sold a computer software program, costing the multinational company that owned its copyright hundreds of million of dollars (euros).


NEW DELHI: Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Wednesday that progress on resolving the Kashmir issue would have to be made in tandem with progress on other issues.


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European equity markets were sharply lower on Wednesday, with technology and growth stocks leading the slump on fears a four-year bull market was coming to an end.


Bomb Is Defused Near a Villa Where Berlusconi Met With Blair

OME, Aug. 18 - The police defused a bomb early Wednesday morning in Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, the town where hours earlier Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had entertained the British prime minister, Tony Blair, and his wife, Cherie.


Drugs May Not Protect Against Cat Allergies

TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- People allergic to cats may not be getting adequate relief from their prescription drugs even though more of the medications contain ingredients aimed at attacking these irritants, a new study finds.


GOP Wants Bush to Draw Attention Off Iraq

NEW YORK - Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters' focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive. Some contend the party should ditch the GOP-fueled controversy over rival John Kerry's combat record in Vietnam...


Police: Car Bomb Expodes North of Baghdad

A car bomb exploded north of the Iraqi capital on Sunday, killing two people and injuring four others, including a deputy provincial governor, police said.


9 Bodies Found in Group Suicides in Japan

A partially covered van, in which seven young men and women were found dead, is seen at a police station in Chichibu, north of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004.


Sunny outlook for German economy unclouded by VAT hike

The German economic outlook has rarely looked sunnier, with sky-high business confidence and growth strong enough to shrug off a sharp rise in sales tax early this year, data showed on Thursday.


Bodies of Saddam's sons, grandson reburied

The bodies of Saddam Hussein's sons and a grandson have been exhumed and reburied near the ousted leader's grave in his hometown north of Baghdad, tribal officials said Wednesday.


UK internet service providers (ISPs) have reacted with dismay to the publication of a direction statement from telecoms regulator Ofcom, which they say leaves BT free to levy high charges on the wholesale digital subscriber line services it leases to them


A man who escaped jail in a helicopter in 2001 and organised a similar breakout in 2003, uses the method to flee again.


EU's Reding wants "credible" roaming cuts

Mobile phone operators must  act before July 1 to avoid the European Union imposing lower  prices for texting or surfing the Web via mobile phones when  abroad, the bloc's top telecoms regulator said on Monday.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 6 -- For the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles, it wasn't merely a matter of which team was going to win Super Bowl XXXIX.


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Internet portal Yahoo reveals profits more than tripled to $253m, boosted by a jump in online advertising and soaring sales.


Drawn to Broadway From Near and, Mostly, Far

A new study shows that most Broadway audience members come from outside the city and its suburbs, and that the most important factor in ticket buying is "personal recommendation."


Mexico ex-president may avoid massacre trial

A Mexican judge issued an injunction on Thursday that could prevent former President Luis Echeverria from facing trial for his alleged role in a 1968 massacre of leftist students.


Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. WASHINGTON, Washington, United States of America -- The two top leaders of the CIA's clandestine services have


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iPhone: The device IT managers will love to hate

(InfoWorld) - With the release of Apple's iPhone on June 29, IT managers are hustling to find ways to support the devices, anticipating the moment when the CEO walks in with one and demands, "Give me my corporate e-mail on this gizmo." Analysts and IT managers said Thursday the iPhone will be popular among their workers who buy them for consumer uses, but the devices will certainly challenge businesses because of the needed support for e-mail, iTunes songs, and other applications. For example, at communications conglomerate ABC in New York, the official policy, for now, is not to support the iPhone at all, but there will be some exceptions for top executives. "At this point, with a few exceptions, the iPhone is not a supported device, but for one or two ABC presidents, we'll make the walls move to allow it because we're in the communications business" and they will want to see iPhone's capabilities, said Jeff Plotkin, an engineer for broadcast operations and a technology liaison at ABC. "We'll figure out how to allow them access to e-mail." Plotkin and other IT managers said there will be plenty of iPhone allure for their workers even though the multifunction device doesn't support Lotus Notes or Windows Outlook e-mail, which are popular in corporate settings. Instead, iPhone will provide a Web access client for e-mail access, analysts noted. "After it is out and the price point comes down, more people here might set up a business case for it, saying it could do this or that," Plotkin added. "I can see our policy changing eventually." Also, the iPhone will pose a nightmare for IT because it requires an iTunes music directory account for each user, IT managers said, putting IT in the position potentially of providing song storage capacity and justifying that the copyrights for the songs were not violated or that the songs were properly paid for. "How many enterprises want iTunes software running around in the enterprise?" asked Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney. Meanwhile, corporate policy at Marriott already prohibits iTunes registration on Marriott's systems by its workers, said Arnaldo Impelizieri, director of hotel technology for the Grande Lakes Orlando resort, which is run by Marriott. "We're worried about the size of iTunes files and also who is buying songs or not, and the huge concern about potential copyright infringements," he said. However, Impelizieri said the hotel chain faces a dilemma because it will want to support the iPhone, and iTunes, for its hotel guests. "If a customer has one, we'll do our best to support it, but that will require some sorting out. We have to get our hands on the iPhone and see if it's all that it's beefed up to be. When BlackBerry first came out, there was a wave of uncertainty at first." For months, industry analysts have warned about e-mail access, security, and whether the voice quality of the iPhone will be up to corporate standards. Dulaney is finalizing a report describing iPhone concerns but would not discuss it until its release next week. "Lots of Gartner clients are asking" about iPhone for business uses, Dulaney said. "They are scared of this device." Tim Ma, a biomedical engineer at the American Red Cross in Washington who also handles some IT planning, said he expects "pressure from users" to support the iPhone. "It's too early in the game to say if we'd support it. We'd need a proven track record before moving forward." He said he is personally curious about iPhone's features and potential benefits for a large organization and will eventually test it out thoroughly. For one thing, the iPhone will have a full-screen Web browser, an apparent advantage over what Reseach in Motion's BlackBerry offers the Red Cross. Meanwhile, he added, "We have a contract with BlackBerry for a long time." Jack Gold, an analyst at J. Gold Associates, said he doesn't consider the iPhone as currently envisioned suitable for business users unless they limit their use to functions like the phone. "IPhone doesn't have push e-mail," he noted. Early reviews from February that the iPhone's voice quality was not good have raised questions as well, he said. "Everybody assumes that because Apple makes it, the iPhone will be great, but it's hard to make a good phone, let alone pass data," Gold said. "Still, executives are going to come back from the store and tell IT to make it work."


Once Elusive, Orchids Flourish on Taiwanese Production Line

Taiwan is seeking to dominate the world's orchid industry, and its government plans to bring heavy public spending into the effort.


Michael Mukasey, President Bush's nominee for attorney general, told senators Thursday he's resistant to passing a law shielding reporters from being forced to reveal their sources, saying it would be "much easier" to fix internal Justice Department practice if need be.


'Escape Routes' to North Planned for Wildlife Affected By Climate Change

By IAN JOHNSTON ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT  SCOTLAND'S wildlife faces a "long march" north to escape global warming and there will be casualties along the way, Scotland's leading conservation body has warned.


The US envoy negotiating with North Korea says he hopes talks on its nuclear programme will start soon.


Explosion rips Baghdad suburb as Rumsfeld leaves

BAGHDAD - A gas tanker truck wired with explosives blew up in a west Baghdad neighborhood Friday, killing one person, wounding 19 and lighting up the night sky with a fireball, just hours after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld left the capital.


IN THE NEWS - Condoleezza Rice Nominated as Secretary of State

President Bush this week nominated his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.


Prudential shuts down stock research, trading arm

U.S. insurance company Prudential Financial Inc.  said on Wednesday that it will shut down its institutional stock research and trading business, Prudential Equity Group, ending a rocky 26-year stay on Wall Street.


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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea -- Authorities in Equatorial Guinea suspended indefinitely yesterday the trial in an alleged coup plot here, awaiting information on the alleged roles of Mark Thatcher, son of the former British prime minister, and other international financiers.


Rebuked House Leader Draws Support, Concern

Top Republicans in the US House of Representatives voiced confidence on Tuesday in Majority Leader Tom DeLay, but some lawmakers said privately they fear his ethical woes may increase, hurting both him and them.


David Crosby - from carefree hippie to father of 6

American songwriter David Crosby is famed as a leading light of the 1960s counterculture movement but his second memoir finds him showing a gentler side as a father of six children.


Hamm's Gold Was in Error, but He'll Keep It

A scoring mistake cost Yang Tae Young of South Korea the gold medal in the men's gymnastics all-around event, officials from the International Gymnastics Federation said Saturday.


States See Federal Largesse as Election Nears

Whether as loan guarantees for a  shop in Ohio or a grant for a Florida power plant, the Bush  administration is showering hundreds of millions of dollars in  federal money on toss-up states in the presidential election.


North Korea is to conduct a nuclear test, the foreign ministry says in a statement.


No end in sight to China floods after hundreds die

Storms are expected to batter large swathes of China again on Monday after floods, landslides and lightning killed more than 150 people last week alone, state media said.


Thompson, CT (Sports Network) - Tom Baldwin, 57, father of Nextel Cup driver Kasey Kahne's crew chief Tommy Baldwin Jr., was killed in a crash at the Thompson International Speedway. He was driving in a Featherlite modified race on Thursday night.


Democrats Object Airing Of Documentary Critical Of Kerry

Democrats are objecting to plans by the Sinclair Broadcast Group to show a documentary critical of John Kerry's post-Vietnam actions.


The iPhone can be bought in China, even though Apple Inc. isn't selling it there and the gadget doesn't function properly despite costing twice as much as in the United States.


U.S. strikes insurgents targeting helicopters

A U.S. air strike killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters in Iraq, and the Iraqi government said 39 militants had been killed in volatile western Anbar province in recent fighting.


India unveils a 27bn rupee ($628m) reconstruction package for mainland areas hit by December's tsunami.


Peter Hain apologises "for any embarrassment" caused over donations but says he is "to get on with my cabinet jobs".


Talks between Sudan's government and rebels groups aimed at ending the fighting in the Darfur region have broken down, rebels say.


Who says "Solitaire" must be a lonely endeavor? Games tailored for cell phones are increasingly adding community-oriented elements, such as tournaments for top scores, head-to-head combat or chatting with other players.


Vikings' RB Williams likely out for Monday night

Eden Prairie, MN (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings running back Moe Williams is expected to miss Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles because of a sprained right ankle.


Remarks by The House Speaker Dennis Hastert, as Prepared for Delivery at the 2004 Republican National Convention Monday:


Spain's "El Gordo" lottery awards $3.2 billion

Spain's "El Gordo," the world's biggest lottery, gave out 2.2 billion euros in Christmas prizes on Saturday. via Dose


EU Not Yet Ready to Lift China Arms Embargo

The European Union says it is not yet ready to lift a 15-year-old ban on selling arms to China, but is working toward that goal. The arms embargo dominated a one-day EU-China summit in the Netherlands that


Nick Clegg expected to be elected Liberal Democrat leader this afternoon


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Henin through as Schnyder fails to put up fight

Justine Henin marched into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday with a straightforward 6-2 6-2 defeat of a lackluster Patty Schnyder.


It'll void your warranty, but would you like to make your iPhone all black instead? From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


US presidential candidate John Kerry says he will make stem cell research a priority, dropping George Bush's policy.


Gene Findings Boost Breast Cancer Research

THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Four new studies released Thursday are shedding new light on the genetics of breast cancer, especially for one of the best-known breast cancer genes, BRCA1.


IAN POULTER grabbed a Ryder Cup debut in quite unbelievable fashion last night - after looking as though he had totally blown it. On a day of high drama at the final qualifying event, the BMW International


Courtesy of a five-driver, one-race fight for the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship, many have lauded NASCAR's new points system a resounding success.


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Michael Ballack ha rimediato ieri sera contro il Liverpool il primo cartellino rosso della carriera,...


Neuville suspended for scoring with hand

The German football association (DFB) suspended Germany international Oliver Neuville for two matches on Monday for deliberately handling the ball into the net during the weekend's Bundesliga action.


Downtown office tenants will vacate more space than they occupy this year, a phenomenon called negative net absorption.


Britain's emergency plan failed July 7 bombing victims

British ministers were expected to admit that the government failed the victims of the July 7 bombings on London's transport network by not providing adequate help, The Times reported.


Build a web application in minutes NetBeans and Ruby, part 2 Having limped along in the wake of Eclipse, Sun Microsystems' NetBeans is getting its second wind. One thing that's helping is a fresh focus on scripting, particularly around Ruby on Rails.â¦


Abbas says has right to sack Hamas government

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for a political solution to resolve a Palestinian crisis but made clear he had the right to sack the Hamas government.


Karzai Camp Scents Victory Early in Afghan Poll

Afghan President Hamid Karzai was on  course on Tuesday for an outright victory in the country's  historic presidential election with almost a quarter of the  votes counted from the poll 10 days ago.


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Josh Caldwell, co-founder of the "America at 10mph" project, scoots across the United States.


Two Picasso paintings stolen from Paris apartment

Two Picasso paintings valued at 50 million euros ($66 million) were stolen this week from the Paris home of the Spanish painter's granddaughter, Diana Widmaier Picasso, police said on Wednesday.


Alicia Keys headlining Canada AIDS benefit

A star-studded lineup that includes Richard Gere, Alicia Keys and the Barenaked Ladies will kick off the opening ceremonies for next month's International AIDS Conference in Toronto.


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


Klitschko vs. Williams and Undercard Preview

For the third time in five weeks, HBO showcases a gala event via Pay Per View. In the Main Event, WBC Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (34-2, 33 KOâs) makes the first defense of his title against Danny


Anxiety over pregnancy linked to premature birth

Women who are particularly  anxious about their pregnancy may be at increased risk of  premature delivery, a new study suggests.


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Arafat's condition is improving, aide says

PARIS -- Yasser Arafat's health is improving, one of his aides said Tuesday, repeating that tests have ruled out leukemia as the cause of the Palestinian leader's health problems.


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China yuan rise to spur domestic growth: U.S. Treasury

More flexibility in China's yuan currency exchange rate will not restrain the country's economic growth and cause deflation, but instead will help China rebalance its economy towards domestic consumption, a top U.S. Treasury official said.


Security Firm Uncovers Flaws in Mac OS X's Darwin

Ziff Davis - Security researchers at Immunity say they have discovered several vulnerabilities in Darwin, the Unix core of Mac OS X.


Nadal Beats Soderling and the Rain at Wimbledon

The rain-delayed, five-day passion play at Wimbledon ended today with Rafael Nadal defeating Robin Soderling.


Uganda denies its troops massing on DRC border

Uganda's army denied a report on Monday that its troops were massing on the border with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite a deal at the weekend meant to reduce tensions between the two nations.


Apparent bin Laden tape endorses al-Zarqawi, calls for election ...

The man speaking on the tape also referred to a statement last month in which al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian, declared allegiance to bin Laden and changed his group's name to al-Qaida in Iraq.


Online sex can not only broaden your sexual outlook, but it can also mitigate bad behavior in real life.


Software that promises users increased privacy while surfing the web has been accused of including adware.


Nigeria opposes OPEC oil quota increase, wants higher price band

Nigeria opposes an increase in OPEC's production quota but wants the 11-member cartel to lift an official price band to be more in line with market reality, the country's top oil official said.


Area's Exit Could Be Expensive for County: Broward Town Aims to Annex W. Boca Parcel

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 4--The planned annexation of nearly 2,000 acres west of Boca Raton by Broward County's Parkland could cost Palm Beach County thousands of dollars.


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St. Helens Has Largest Earthquake Since Mid-October

A three-point-one magnitude earthquake shook the crater at Mount Saint Helens Saturday morning. That is the mountain's biggest earthquake since the new lava dome began growing in mid-October, according to the US- Geological Survey.


Dan Orlovsky wanted to linger as long as possible and savor the latest milestone for Connecticut football. By the time he trotted to the sidelines in the closing minutes to a standing ovation, he had thrown


Report: Other Drugs May Raise Heart Risks

Oct. 6, 2004 - Scientists in the United States and regulatory agencies in Europe on Wednesdsay questioned whether Celebrex and other pain relievers might raise the same risk of heart problems as those blamed on the arthritis medicine Vioxx.


Stock index futures dropped on Tuesday after a weaker-than-expected economic report and a sharp fall in China's main stock index unnerved investors after two consecutive days of Wall Street losses.


Justice Sandra Day O'Connor yesterday extolled the growing role of international law in US courts, saying judges would be negligent if they disregarded its importance in a post-September 11 world of heightened tensions.


Could a Magic Johnson casino be on Boston's horizon? The Los Angeles Lakers legend said in an interview yesterday that he'd be interested in getting involved in a casino development here if the right deal came along. That might help alleviate his frustration over a decade of efforts to develop major projects here with only minimal results.


A Democratic governor picks a Republican for the Senate, with everyone's eyes on 2008


Roundup: 5 Pacers charged for fighting fans

Five Indiana Pacers players were charged in Detroit on Wednesday for fighting with fans in the stands and on the court during the brawl that broke out at a Pistons' game last month.


UN vows to help rescue British embassy staff kidnapped in Ethiopia

The UN mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea said Sunday it was ready to assist in a potential operation to rescue a British embassy tour group abducted in Ethiopia on March 1.


Crude oil prices surged past an unprecedented $55 per barrel Monday as uncertainty swirls over production, high demand and tight global supplies.


A report on the suicide of a teenager with a history of depression finds serious failings by the health service.


Bush ad suggests country under Kerry would be vulnerable

The Bush campaign is accusing John Kerry [related, bio] of ``putting our protection at risk'' -- again suggesting the Democrat would be weak on the war on terror.


US - CERT warns users about encryption appliance

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team released an alert yesterday saying that a flaw in the CryptoStor Tape 700 Series tape backup appliance could allow attackers to bypass one line of defense in a two-factor authentication system.


F.D.A. to Test Toothpaste Sent to U.S. From China

The order came after the discovery that some Chinese toothpaste manufacturers had used small amounts of a poisonous ingredient used in antifreeze.


Parent of Washington State Utility Accepts $7.4 Billion Buyout Offer

SEATTLE, Oct. 26  â Puget Energy, parent company of Puget Sound Energy, Washington Stateâs largest private utility, said Friday that it had agreed to be acquired and taken private by a consortium of investors for $30 a share in cash, a transaction that the company valued at $7.4 billion, including debt.