Retailers seek to win holiday TV sales with service

When Adam Rubin purchased his first   flat-panel television this year, he paid Chicago-area retailer   Abt Electronics to come to his house, mount the sleek new TV on   his wall and hook it up to high definition cable.


Special Health Resources in Texarkana, Texas, will take part in World AIDS Day, a global event that focuses on educating people on what HIV and AIDS are and how they affect communities.


Valentino, one of the undisputed kings of fashion whose name is synonymous with elegance, will retire in January from the couture house he founded nearly half a century ago.


Iran Alleges U.S. Role in Kidnap Of Embassy Official in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Feb. 6 -- Iranian officials in Iraq on Tuesday accused U.S. forces of collaborating with Iraqi soldiers in what they described as the kidnapping of an Iranian diplomat in downtown Baghdad.


BUENOS AIRES, 12 SETTEMBRE 2004 - L'astro dell'Nba Emanuel 'Manu' Ginobili ha affermato che non giocherÃ  nella nazionale argentina di basket nel 2005, dopo aver vinto la medaglia d'oro ai Giochi Olimpici di Atene.


Ken Kennedy, a pioneer in computer science whose work can be seen in today's supercomputers and video games, has died in Houston at 61.  Kennedy taught at Rice University, where he founded the computer science department in 1984.


The Lede Blog: Reaction to an Outed Wizard

J.K. Rowling's offhand remark about a character in her Harry Potter books is met with puzzlement in some quarters and delight in others.


Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will return to Pakistan from an eight-year exile on Oct. 18, her party said Friday, although she will likely face corruption charges


Emmy Awards for Al Pacino, Allison Janney

Tycoon Donald Trump wasn't fired,  but he was snubbed, losing out to CBS reality show "Amazing  Race" at the Emmy Awards on Sunday night, while HBO got off to  a brisk start with a clutch of acting prizes, including best  actor in a mini-series for Al Pacino.


Chairman Joe Greenwell says Jaguar cannot be profitable with car making at three British factories. Picture:AFP. Ford, the second-largest US car maker, has raised its third-quarter earnings


Lussemburgo, 22:17 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: LUSSEMBURGO-ALBANIA 0-3

L'Albania ha battuto il Lussemburgo 3-0 (2-0) in un incontro del gruppo G delle qualificazioni agli ...


Eerie, muddled and gorgeous, âKhadakâ tells the story of an epileptic Mongolian sheepherder who embraces his destiny as a shaman when his village is threatened.


Police arrest suspect in school stabbings

Chinese authorities have arrested a 21-year-old man in the stabbing deaths of eight school boys, the BBC reported Saturday. Yan Yanming was turned in by his mother after he tried to commit suicide, officials said.


Blink and you might have missed it. A few months ago, economists were celebrating Europe's long-awaited return to growth. Now, as the European Central Bank policy board meets on Thursday, come hints that the upturn may have peaked.


Security firms have warned that the three new unpatched vulnerabilities, which have been reported in Microsoft Windows systems could pose a grave risk for exploits.


Roger Clemens and Brad Lidge give the Houston Astros two reasons to think they will finally punch their ticket to a World Series. Clemens has gone 3-0 against the Cardinals this


Car bomb explodes in Basque city; 2 hurt

A van loaded with explosives blew up Friday outside a police station in the Basque city of Durango, slightly injuring two officers in what appeared to be the first major attack by the separatist group ETA since it called off a cease-fire in June, officials said.


Only later did it dawn on me that we owed the generous terms of the pax americana to the Russians and the beginning of the Cold War.


An Outpouring of Pain, Channeled via Politics

"Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," the highly contested anti-Kerry documentary, is a histrionic, often specious and deeply sad film.


Cassini unveils mysterious Saturn moon Titan

NASA scientists are poring over the latest pictures unveiling Saturn's mysterious moon Titan. The images show distinct dark and bright surface areas.


Onir's film fails to engage in the second half, and gets boring.


U.S. Seeks to Throw Out Terror Convictions

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department asked a judge Tuesday to throw out the convictions of a suspected terror cell in Detroit because of prosecutorial misconduct, reversing course in a case the Bush administration once hailed as a major victory in the war on terrorism.    In a late-night filing, the department told U.S...


Small Company Is Specializing in Suing Banks

The DataTreasury Corporation has sued companies that it says have infringed on its two patents, which describe a way to store and retrieve transaction records electronically.


Open source is increasingly meaningless if the data it manages isn't open, too.  Should the Open Source Definition be expanded to include data provisions?


Emergency services deal with a chemical scare on a beach after oil barrels cause noxious fumes.


MySpaceTV, the video wing of the  online community network, late on Sunday unveiled its first  original Web series to give its users a television-like  experience with the interactive benefits of the Internet.


Rebels attack Iraqi forces across Sunni Triangle; Mosul calm after ...

Rebels attacked Iraqi security forces with mortars and roadside bombs across the rebellious Sunni Triangle on Wednesday, a day after US and Iraqi troops launched an offensive to push fighters out of the northern city of Mosul.


Sony Computer Entertainment President Ken Kutaragi announced a drastic 20% price cut for the PlayStation 3 game console, in time for its November 11 premiere in Japan. The 20 GB model will now sell for about USD$429, instead of the USD$515 originally planned.


Blast Kills at Least 25 at Shiite Mosque

SIALKOT, Pakistan Oct. 1, 2004 - A suicide attacker carrying a bomb in a briefcase struck a Shiite mosque crammed with hundreds of worshippers in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 50 during Friday prayers.


Former US President Bill Clinton tells the BBC that India is now the epicentre of the global HIV/Aids epidemic.


Bollywood's most famous family announces worldwide tour

Members of India's top acting dynasty announced that they are to star in a blockbuster stage show which the Bollywood film industry hopes will boost worldwide interest in its movies.


Child porn defendant locked up after Zip file encryption broken

A Texas man pleads no contest to child pornography charges after a government investigator easily gains access to a password-protected Zip file and allegedly discovers illegal images.


Stocks Fall, Jolted by Oil and Greenspan

U.S. stocks dropped on Friday as  investors were jolted by a jump in oil prices and comments by  U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who gave a blunt  reminder that interest rates were bound to go up and warned the  appetite for U.S. assets would eventually dwindle.


Singer Russell Watson is in a critical condition after having brain surgery to remove an "aggressive" tumour.


Saharan Motorsport Race Canceled Over Terrorism Threats

PARIS, Jan. 4 -- The Dakar Rally, the epic motorcycle, car and truck race across the western Sahara desert, was canceled Friday by its organizers, who cited "direct" threats of terrorism from militants linked to al-Qaeda.


Anglers Net a Huge Honor: Fishing Hall of Fame

CHICAGO _ It was the greatest I-don't-believe-it-moment of his life. The type of phone call seen only in the movies, bearing news that a man only dreams about. "It's the biggest thrill of my life," Don Dubin said. "It's the biggest thing that ever happened to me in my life.


Carnegie Library Putting Customers First

The display racks that greet patrons are full of popular titles, such as President Clinton's autobiography "My Life." An outdoor deck with cafe tables sits just beyond racks of magazines and glass panels with scrolling electronic messages about upcoming events.


Shooting: 'Wrong Target' Drama Costs U.S. Gold

American Matthew Emmons fired at the  wrong target on the verge of victory in the Olympics men's  50-meter rife three-position target event to surrender an  almost certain gold medal to China's Jia Zhanbo on Sunday.


Cellular phones do not pose short-term  health risks, but it remains too soon to say whether they can  cause brain cancer or whether children face greater risks than  adults, British scientists said on Wednesday.


Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a persistent Republican critic of the Iraq war, intends to announce on Monday he will not seek a third term, according to Republican officials.


Big Crowd, Satan Boost Isles Past Penguins

Miroslav Satan has a goal and assist in the New York Islanders' 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday before a record crowd of 15,625 at Nassau Coliseum.


Iran on Tuesday defied international calls for it to stop enriching uranium, a day before a U.N. deadline for it to back down.


Local health officials see no vaccine shortage

The region's largest hospital alliance is worried that it won't have enough flu shots to provide to employees and patients for the upcoming flu season.


Reworking Tom Cruise's production deal turned out to be mission   impossible. Which is no surprise now that the studio holding the cards   says it frowns on couch-jumping.


Dynegy Inc. will restate earnings for 2003 and the first half of this year to take a larger write-down connected to the pending sale of Illinois Power Co. and deferred income tax accounts, the company said Wednesday.


Vietnam is making a big push to turn itself into an outsourcing powerhouse.


House Democrats seek mid-2008 Iraq withdrawal

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House  of Representatives on Thursday proposed legislation that would  bring American combat troops out of Iraq by August 2008 at the  latest.


One man dies and another is seriously hurt when they jump into the sea in a stunt known as 'tomb-stoning'.


The Christian Science Monitor - The Senate deadlocked just 90 minutes into a debate last week over President Bush's "new way forward" in Iraq. Now the action shifts to the House, where Democrats aim for an up-or-down vote on his policy.


China's objection to sanctions against Sudan unchanged, envoy says

Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Wang Guangya reiterated on Saturday China's firm opposition to imposing UN sanctions against Sudan over the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.


Israel's chief of staff has called for the army to examine its conduct following allegations that soldiers carried out an execution-style killing of an unarmed Palestinian militant in the West Bank.


Talks are set to open on the transfer from Libya to Bulgaria of six medics convicted of infecting children with HIV.


FOXBOROUGH -- With five games remaining in the regular season, the Patriots are in position to set a franchise record for fewest points allowed.


Wall Street Finishes Holiday Week on High

Investors filled with holiday cheer sent Wall Street's major indexes to new multi-year highs Thursday, extending the stock market's winning steak despite a plummeting dollar and signs of weaker consumer spending.


The Romney administration is proposing a deep cut in drug payments to community health centers, which administrators say could bankrupt them or force them


Stocks extended losses on Friday, sending major indexes down more than 1 percent, after manufacturer Caterpillar Inc's  disappointing profit and a pullback in oil prices hit shares of energy companies.


Microsoft says Linux may mean price cuts

Microsoft has filed a report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission warning that 2005 could be challenging, as Linux continues to steal business and PC sales remain sluggish.


Elan to Pay $15 Mln to Settle SEC Charges

Irish pharmaceutical company Elan  Corp. ELN.N ELN.I on Tuesday agreed to pay $15 million to  settle charges that it misled investors, the U.S. Securities  and Exchange Commission said.


Dennis-Yarmouth over Whitman-Hanson -- The Dolphins beat Barnstable last week for the first time since 1975. You may already know that, but do you know what Bruce Springsteen album with the football name debuted that same year (answer below)? Hint: Title track is Nick Montalto's favorite song.


Science & environment: Mobile operator insists few customers are hacking their phones, despite evidence that unlocking is rife


The airline reported profit of $241 on double-digit passenger revenue growth in every segment of its business except for domestic flights.


Internet lawyer Venkat Balasubramani says the outcome of a legal tiff could force big changes in the antispyware landscape.


UN Security Council Approves Resolution on Darfur, Threatens ...

The UN Security Council has approved a resolution threatening oil sanctions against Sudan unless it halts atrocities in Darfur. The resolution also orders an investigation into charges that the terror in Darfur constitutes genocide.


Almost as much as the Spanish Steps or the Trevi Fountain, cats belong to the historic and cultural heritage of Rome, and Romans repay the compliment by taking good care of them.


Russia officially refuses a UK extradition request for Andrei Lugovoi, prime suspect in the Litvinenko murder case.


Eduardo winner lifts Toulouse over Lille

Brazilian midfielder Eduardo scored from a goalmouth scramble in the 88th minute and Toulouse won 1-0 Sunday to halt Lille from moving atop the French first-division Sunday.


Trovata disegnata sul muro adiacente alla sua abitazione


Tony Blair is to meet German chancellor Angela Merkel - whose country is hosting the EU presidency - for talks.


ll falco Rumsfeld parla di ritiro. Ma ci sono tante incognite

In Iraq non c'Ã¨ nessun rischio di guerra civile, al massimo il Paese cadrÃ  in mano ai tagliatori di teste. Comunque questi sono affari degli iracheni e saranno loro a sbrigarsela, dopo le elezioni di gennaio


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Canada issues alert to citizens in Philippines after bombings

Canada advised its citizens in the Philippines to exercise "extreme caution" after bomb attacks in three cities that killed 12 people and injured 145.


Palermo, arrestati grazie alle denunce di quattro imprenditoriUsate registrazioni e intercettazioni per incastrarli                                          La cimice nascosta nell'orologio smaschera due esattori del pizzo


Le due Simone rinsaviscono e ringraziano anche il governo

Alla fine qualcuno deve averle avvertite che non era il caso di andare avanti cosÃ¬. E, quindi, Simona Torretta e Simona Pari si sono finalmente degnate di ringraziare chi effettivamente si Ã¨ prodigato per la loro liberazione.


Vaccine makes war on sperm-making protein

A contraceptive vaccine for men that temporarily blocks male fertility has come a step closer with a study showing it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.


EUROPEâS biggest defence contractors will have the chance to bid for a $23 billion (Â£12 billion) air refuelling contract for the US Air Force that has been withdrawn from Boeing.


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Gordon Brown is told to use "temperate language" after accusing David Cameron of "misleading" people.


The number of U.S. troops wounded in Iraq since military operations began in March 2003 has topped the 8,000 mark, according to figures released by the Pentagon on Tuesday.


Absent parents refusing to support their children could be 'named and shamed' on a UK government website.


Rod Stewart returns to US chart summit after 25 years

Rod Stewart has scored his first US number one since 1978 this week, as "Stardust...The Great American Songbook Vol. 3" ousts George Strait from the top of the Billboard Top 200.


âKite Runnerâ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates

After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing âThe Kite Runnerâ has whisked to safety four young actors.


When the girl was young, the game was a dalliance. She was all arms and legs and smiles and two-handed set shots, but from one outing to the next it was never quite clear what she would bring to her basketball team.


Steve Irwin, the daredevil wildlife documentarian, is killed in a stingray attack while filming on the Great Barrier Reef


Iraq Warfare Put U.S. Troops Under Growing Stress-Study

Guerrilla warfare in Iraq is putting  U.S. troops under growing mental stress as the military  struggles to retain and recruit soldiers, according to a study  cited by the Army Reserve commander on Thursday.


_ Subway and bus fares will not rise as high as predicted next year, the Metropolitan Transit Authority said. Monthly unlimited Metrocards, which currently cost $70, will jump to $76 instead of the proposed $84, the agency said.


How can you beat the market? Play a different game.


Donovan McNabb throws for 333 yards and a touchdown to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 23-16 victory over the Vikings on Sunday.


Hundreds of Taliban Want to Stop Uprising - Official

Hundreds of Taliban fighters may abandon  their insurgency in Afghanistan as a result of peace talks  under way between local commanders and President Hamid Karzai's  government, a provincial governor said on Saturday.


UK ISP mislays domains beginning with 'C'

Legend Communications cock-up UK ISP Legend Communications has been suffering an alphabetical technical problem over the past couple of days apparently affecting its Designer Servers customers:â¦


Issuing an economic report that could have a strong political impact, the Labor Department said Friday that US employers created 96,000 jobs in September, far fewer than most economists had expected.


Buoyed by thousands of cheering supporters, Kenya's main presidential contenders made a final push to win votes on Monday in a race deemed too close to call.


Credit Card Processor Sues Blackstone to Finish Buyout

Alliance Data Systems sued the Blackstone Group, seeking to force the private equity firm to complete its $6.4 billion buyout of the company.


U.S. General to Review Iraq Policy, Training

The Pentagon, concerned over a bold  and growing insurgency in Iraq, is sending a retired Army  general to Iraq to review U.S. military operations and the  training of Iraqi forces, defense officials said on Friday.


London organizers reveal Olympic marathon route

LONDON (Ticker) - A new route for a London marathon is expected to be unveiled later this week, when details of the city's bid for the 2012 Olympics are announced.


Free games, free software - it's all good

Video games are going the same road that enterprise software is increasingly taking: free software, paid services.


England welcome captain Michael Vaughan back for Tuesday's must-win match against New Zealand.


England manager under investigation for tax evasion by prosecutors in Italy


Sept. 27 - British billionaire Sir richard Branson announced today (Monday) his latest venture will be out of this world. Branson is launching "Virgin Galactic", which will build 5 space craft capable flying more than 80 miles above the earth.


Uruguay's Left Claims Victory in Presidential Race

Leftist candidate Tabare Vazquez claimed victory in Uruguay's presidential election on Sunday, while his closest challenger conceded and ruled out the possibility of a runoff.


Another day, another battle in Afghanistan

HOWZ-E-MADAD, Afghanistan  - The explosion of the shell against a mud wall in a field of grapevines sent the Canadian soldier crouched behind it flying backwards.


Actor-comedian Red Buttons dies at age 87

Red Buttons, the flame-haired  comedian and Oscar-winning actor of 1957 film "Sayonara," died  on Thursday at his Los Angeles-area home at the age of 87 of  vascular disease, his publicist said.


Some in House Look to Roll Back Bush Plans

Some conservative Republicans in the House want to roll back much of the new Medicare drug benefit and the "No Child Left Behind" education law that President Bush made domestic hallmarks of his first term, a GOP lawmaker said Wednesday.


Cell Phone Market Growth Slowing-Ericsson

Ericsson, the world's biggest producer of mobile phone networks, said market growth would slow next year, sending its share price down sharply despite reporting a big jump in third-quarter profits on Friday.


West Nile Virus Claims Life Of Texas Woman

Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services (PHES) has received notification from the Texas Department of State Health Services of the first confirmed human death of West Nile virus (WNv) in Harris County, Texas this year.


Scott Shepherd has emerged as the new main man at the Wooster Group, the famously tight-knit group of collaborative artists.


Colombian drug kingpin extradited to the US

Bogota - Former drug kingpin Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, head of the powerful Cali drug cartel, was en route to the United States early on Saturday after being handed over to American anti-narcotics officials the night before, a Colombian official said.


RBS-led group lifts cash part of $98 bln ABN bid

LONDON/AMSTERDAM  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland on Monday kept its offer to buy Dutch bank ABM AMRO at 71.1 billion euros ($97.9 billion) but raised the amount of cash it is offering after having to exclude ABN's U.S. arm from the purchase.


Not since Babe Ruth was pitching for Boston had the Red Sox won a pair of games like this. Josh Beckett held the punchless Kansas City Royals to four hits over eight innings and Manny Ramirez homered Wednesday, leading Boston to its second consecutive 1-0 victory.


Mine explosion in China kills at least 25

At least 25 miners died in a major gas explosion at a mine in China Sunday, while 141 men remained trapped underground. Forty-five of the 127 miners rescued were injured, reported Xinhua, China's main government-run news agency.


Balloons to float above Pentagon to test defenses

Three large balloons will float above the Pentagon on Saturday as the U.S. Defense Department tests its chemical and biological weapons defenses, department officials said on Friday.


(InfoWorld) - To understand the Boston-based high-tech community, it seems you must understand baseball: Bostonians' signature neurosis over being second-best flowers in both arenas. And when financiers and technology executives met recently to talk about creating a climate for Web 2.0 startup success here, they used the language of the operatically accursed, beloved Red Sox, invoking RBI more often than ROI. It was clear at the MIT Enterprise Forum Wednesday that whatever game they're playing here, they're not used to winning. Even the eclipse of the homegrown minicomputer giants like Digital Equipment Corp. still rankles. "There's a cultural challenge here; we perceive ourselves as the lesser, smaller coast," said Michael Skok, partner with North Bridge Venture Partners. "We live in the shadow of DEC, but there's no reason for it." While Skok counseled Boston-area entrepreneurs to be power-hitters who can rack up home runs, Fox Interactive Media's Adam Bain said he looks for steady players who reliably get on base. Bain invoked the strategy followed by Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland Athletics, who couldn't compete with the big-spending Yankees to hire star players, so instead concentrated on what had been an overlooked statistic -- players' on-base percentage -- to build a winning team made up of unglamorous but strong players. "If the goal is to swing for the fences, you'll have a lot of strike-outs," Bain said. "Guys like us look for on-base statistics." Jeff Taylor is certainly a local home-run hitter: He co-founded job-listings site Monster.com and boasted that he was able to retire in August of 2005 and start a new company. His new venture, Eons, is a Boston-based Web venture targeting the 50-and-older demographic. Eons' first round of funding was bicoastal, with $10 million raised between Silicon Valley's Sequoia Capital and Cambridge's General Catalyst Partners. But Taylor notes that the tech giants are no longer based in the Northeast. "We're missing the companies that will buy us and keep us here," Taylor said -- no doubt mindful that the most realistic exit strategy for Web 2.0 era entrepreneurs and investors is the acquisition, not the blockbuster IPO of the last decade. Taylor thinks Boston firms need to do a better job of promoting their strengths, particularly in what he called "deep technology" -- even though the glamour these days is not in technology as much as in the services that ride on top, such as those provided by Google and Yahoo, he acknowledged. North Bridge Venture Partners' Skok also thinks Web 2.0 can let area entrepreneurs play to Boston's traditional advantage. "There's a phenomenal amount of infrastructure under Web 2.0," he said, adding that it is "very much happening on the East coast." And despite the local inferiority complex, Boston's cultural values do give it an edge in some respects, Skok said. If he were a CEO choosing a company location, he would pick Boston "in a heartbeat," he said, because employees are more loyal and hardworking. While denizens of Silicon Valley drive themselves hard, Bostonians are less motivated by money and more by love of the work itself. So it's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game?


Britain's Brown greets Margaret Thatcher

Once the scourge of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's governing Labour Party, Britain's famed ex-leader Margaret Thatcher held talks with her successor Thursday — a meeting greeted with surprise in London's political firmament.


Britney's half-eaten sarnie regurgitates onto eBay

Egg salad, if you must know Lovers of pop memorabilia who also have a penchant for egg salad sarnies would do well to drop everything and rush down to eBay where an enterprising waiter is flogging an example of the latter as partially consumed by highly-talented and highly-pregnant popstress Britney Spears.â¦


Brown fights backlash over Northern Rock

LONDON/NEWCASTLE  - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended his handling of the nationalization of Northern Rock on Monday, but will now have to grapple with the fallout of possible job cuts and shrinking the bank.


The British army is set to pull out its base at Bessbrook in County Armagh for the last time later on Monday.


As UK chancellor, Mr Brown was not the greenest of ministers, but will this change now he has moved into Number 10?


Syria confirms killing of Hamas militant in car explosion

A car explosion in Damascus killed a Hamas militant and injured three others Sunday morning, the official SANA news agency confirmed.


Chief Executives Plan to Increase Hiring and Capital Spending

A quarterly survey of U.S. chief executives painted the most positive economic picture since it was launched in November 2002.


Credit Suisse has written $2.85 billion off the value of its asset-backed investments and found mismarking and pricing errors on its books, it revealed on Tuesday, sending its shares plummeting.


France's Chirac seen bowing out in TV address

French President Jacques Chirac is expected to confirm that he will not stand for re-election when he appears on television on Sunday, marking the end of a political career spanning more than four decades.


Bill Gates unveils plans to make Media Center software the centerpiece of the digital home.


The European Commission is set to announce that Turkey is ready to begin negotiations on joining the EU.


A 35-year-old runner falls to his death in Snowdonia during an athletics event which went in to low cloud.


Austalian opposition leader quits on health grounds

Australia's Labor leader Mark Latham has announced his resignation as leader of the opposition, after only 13 months in the job, and his bowing out of public life, due to poor health.


Chinese pupils shine in English exam system

Children of Chinese origin are the best-performing ethnic group in England's education system, government statistics have shown.


Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Spitz Mark

ATHENS, Greece - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo - and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool - the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle...


The radio industry plans to promote itself via high-profile print and on-air ads featuring testimonials from music stars such as Nelly, Alicia Keys and Ludacris, in a bid to fight back against competition from new-tech rivals.


Players Getting Bigger, As the Bigger Get Better

A new era of tall, big-serving players may be on the horizon at the top level of menâs tennis.


Castro recovering "very well", official says

A senior Cuban official said on Tuesday that Fidel Castro is recovering "very well" but gave no indication when, or if, Cuba's ailing leader might return to public life.


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


Tax rise is sought to fight âcrisisâ in Manila

MANILA President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said on Monday that the Philippines' finances were in "crisis" and that taxes would have to be raised soon to remedy the situation.


Former Rep. Mark Foley's online conversations with teenage male pages have all the trappings of a political scandal, but making a federal case out of the sexually charged exchanges could prove difficult, veteran investigators say.


Arrest warrants were issued for 13 people in connection with the alleged CIA-orchestrated kidnapping of a German citizen in the agency's extraordinary rendition program, a Munich prosecutor said Wednesday.Comment


It's official: Toshiba surrenders to Blu-ray

Henceforth, today shall be remembered as Victory Format day Toshiba has officially abandoned its HD DVD technology, surrendering to Sony's Blu-ray in the entertainment industry's biggest format war since VHS beat Betamax in the 1980s.â¦


Torino, 14:50 - CALCIO, TORINO; NOVELLINO: CON PALERMO VERIFICA IMPORTANTE

Walter Novellino si aspetta un risultato positivo a Palermo. ''Sarà purtroppo assente Ventola...


Buffett May Not Testify in General Re Case

Warren E. Buffett may not be called to testify in the criminal trial of Ronald E. Ferguson.


A US judge delays the extradition to France of ex-Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega to allow an appeal.


Europeans Raise Ante at Bali Climate Talks

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Dec. 14 -- European leaders, angered by the growing impasse here over the U.S. refusal to accept any specific targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, threatened Thursday to boycott the parallel climate negotiations that President Bush launched with great fanfare in...


O'Reilly Harassment Case Settled Out of Court

Fox News Channel commentator Bill  O'Reilly and a co-worker who had accused him of sexual  harassment have agreed to settle and dropped all allegations  against each other, lawyers for Fox said on Thursday.


Greek police hold 32 arson suspects as they step up inquiries into fires that have killed dozens of people.


Velimir Zajec aims to register a hat-trick of Barclaycard Premiership victories for Portsmouth at Newcastle tomorrow. And if it had all been within the same calendar month the man


Russia's security agency said Friday that it has opened an espionage case in connection with claims made by Andrei Lugovoi, the suspect named by Britain in the radiation poisoning death of former agent Alexander Litvinenko in London last year.


Cybercrime committed 'every 10 seconds' in Britain: report

A cybercrime is committed every 10 seconds in Britain, criminals abusing the anonymity of the online world to carry out offences from unwanted sexual approaches to online fraud, according to a study published Thursday.


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Gene may protect some women against breast cancer

Scientists have identified a gene  variation found in about 13 percent of women of European  descent that reduces their risk of developing breast cancer, a  study released on Sunday said.


Madrid, 19:36 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: CAPELLO CONFERMATO IN PANCHINA

Il Real Madrid conferma Fabio Capello. Lo ha detto il portavoce della Giunta, Miguel Angel Arroyo: "...


Robot development conference hits Silicon Valley

Most robotics business conferences are in Boston or Pittsburgh, but Robo Development brings the technology for creating commercial robots to San Jose.


UPDATE 3-Delhaize Q3 net profit jumps 33 pct, ups outlook

Belgian-based supermarket group Delhaize (DELBt.BR: Quote, Profile, Research) raised its outlook for the year after beating expectations with a 33-percent third


Gene Test Can Predict Breast Cancer Chemo Effect

A genetic test for patients with  early breast cancer can identify that only some of them will be  helped by chemotherapy, but for those women the benefits far  outweigh the drawbacks, researchers said on Friday.


Copps: Martin wanted to scrap Canada Health Act

Sheila Copps has written an explosive new tell-all book in which she alleges that Prime Minister Paul Martin once pushed to scrap the Canada Health Act while he was finance minister.


Cazenove said it had agreed to hive off its investment banking business into a joint venture with JP Morgan Chase and Co, in effect ending the independence of the 181-year-old British bank.


Kerry Has Money Left From Presidential Run

John Kerry's unsuccessful presidential campaign left him with millions of dollars in seed money for a 2008 Senate or presidential bid.


World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Pharmaceutical Company Is Acquired

UCB, a Belgian drug maker, said it had agreed to buy Schwarz Pharma of Germany for 4.4 billion euros ($5.6 billion) to gain experimental medicines for ParkinsonÂs disease, epilepsy and bladder control. Schwarz investors will get 91.10 euros a share in cash and stock, 20 percent more than the closing price on Friday, UCB said. The Schwarz-Schuette family, which owns 60 percent of the company, backed the offer. Schwarz, based in Monheim, Germany, is the third European family-owned drug maker to sell in less than a week as the cost of developing new products rises. UCB, which faces patent expirations on its top sellers starting next year, will get three drugs that may provide more than 2 billion euros in annual revenue.


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Secretary of State Colin Powell's admission that the killings, rape, and mass expulsions of African villagers in Darfur constitute genocide made a welcome contrast with the Clinton administration's refusal, in 1994, to call the Rwandan Genocide by its


Coughs up HR offering for SMBs Acquisition-happy payroll software maker Sage (UK) has moved into the HR biz with the launch of a new system aimed at SMBs.â¦


If you look at the font of all wisdom - no, I don't mean Wikipedia, but Amazon - you will find stacks of books with titles like The Corporate Blogging Book, Blogging for Business, Blog Marketing and the rest.  Whatever the title, the basic message is the same: if you're in business, you've got to be blogging.  Because if you aren't, you're not "having the conversation" with your customers, which means, in turn, that you're not getting your message out or valuable comments back.  In many ways, an open source project is just like a business.


All those who turned up their noses at the prospect of Virginia Tech joining the ACC are looking pretty silly right about now. After begging, pleading, cajoling and even doing some old-fashioned arm-twisting to get into the Atlanta Coast Conference, the Hokies proved in their first season what they've known all along: They definitely belong.


London - Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was on Monday placed under house arrest on human rights charges after a judge in Santiago ruled he was mentally fit to stand trial.


SEATTLE -- Starbucks has lost its soul and does not know where to find it.


Bush Spending Little Time at White House

If you're looking for President Bush, don't bother searching the White House. Bush has not spent a full day in Washington since Aug. 2 — roaming the country rather than staying in the Oval Office as he seeks a second term.


Analysis: Bush faces Russian balancing act

It was five years ago Monday when President Bush peered into Vladimir Putin's eyes for the first time and got "a sense of his soul," pronouncing the Russian president "straightforward and trustworthy."


U.S.-Led Forces Tighten Grip, Draw Complaints

SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces tightened their  grip on a rebel-held city on Sunday in the first step of a  campaign to take back all of Iraq but drew complaints about the  cost in lives and suffering.


Los Angeles: Actress Sharon Stone claims a Beverly Hills doctor slandered and libelled her by allegedly telling magazines that he performed cosmetic surgery on her famous face.


Sprint to offer online shopping on cell phones

Sprint Nextel Corp customers can now  use mobile phones to shop for everything from shoes to  televisions in a new service the No. 3 U.S. wireless company  has launched to boost revenue.


Sviluppi nell'inchiesta sull'omicidio del giudice Borsellino

PALERMO - Nuovi sviluppi nell'inchiesta sui mandanti esterni della strage di via d'Amelio in cui il 19 luglio del 1992 fu ucciso il giudice Paolo Borsellino. La procura di Caltanissetta ha iscritto nel registro degli indagati un manager siciliano.


Man Utd's Ruud van Nistelrooy says he is innocent after being hit with an FA charge over his tackle on Ashley Cole.


Broadcom finds options discrepancies, to restate

Microchip maker Broadcom Corp.   on Friday said an internal review had uncovered  discrepancies in its accounting for stock options grants and  that it would restate earnings as far back as 2000.


As investors swear off their bad habits and make promises for the coming year, they would be wise to leave room on their to-do lists for a review of their mutual fund holdings.


The Anfield manager saw Portsmouth snatch an injury-time leveller last night to scupper hopes of a victory which was in demand after Saturday's derby slip-up.


Secretive Michael Jackson pretrial hearings keep the public ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. A pretrial hearing in the Michael Jackson child molestation case resumes in a Santa Maria courtroom this morning.


President Bush's campaign to make the tax code simpler, fairer and more pro-growth is likely to involve incremental changes to the current system rather than a sweeping effort to scrap the venerable income tax for a radically new approach, such as a national sales tax.


The Kansas City Chiefs have been shopping running back Larry Johnson around the league, and guess which team was one of the first they called?


Syrian Paper Says Lebanon Redeployment Reversible

The ruling party newspaper in Syria said on Wednesday a decision to redeploy some troops within Lebanon was not linked to relations with Washington and could be reversed if necessary in future.


Madonna's director husband, whose last four films have tanked at the US box office, has struck out again--this time with a television commercial.


Iran installs 328 centrifuges at atomic site: sources

Iran has installed two cascades of 164 centrifuges each in its underground nuclear plant, laying a basis for full-scale enrichment of uranium and upping the stakes in a standoff with the West, European diplomats said on Monday.


India, Pakistan say need more talks on Kashmir bus

India and Pakistan were unable to agree on starting a bus service between the capitals of divided Kashmir in two days of talks which ended in New Delhi on Wednesday and said they would need more discussions.


Business & money: House price inflation in UK last month eased to its lowest level since March, mortgage lender says.


Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant will not be operational until late 2008 at the earliest, Russian officials say.


U.S. Rejects Pleas for Muslim Charity List

The U.S. government rejected a request Monday from Muslim groups to draw up a list of Islamic charities to which they could donate without being suspected of terrorist ties.


Reggicalze sexy spariscono, spopolano collant e leggings


Keep un-American scheme from making it to our shores

Frightening news Monday out of Britain. In an attempt to appease British health officials, candymakers there are planning to downsize or eliminate king-size candy bars, the Brit press reported.


A logjam is developing in the Catholic Central League, but with its recent performances, Cardinal Spellman's boys' soccer team is starting to separate from the pack.


The ever-increasing number of medicines available without a prescription has been a godsend for many Americans. Consumers can now gain access to treatments for ills ranging from


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British medics worried by lack of dead bodies

When Austin Hymas got his first chance to dissect a full human body, he had to share it with five fellow trainee doctors.


Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest software services firm, reports a surge in quarterly earnings.


US troops in the Iraqi province of Karbala are to hand over security to Iraqi forces next week, officials say.


Johnson dominates Jones, knocks him out in 9th

Glen Johnson knocked out Roy Jones Jr. in the ninth round Saturday in Memphis, Tenn., to retain his International Boxing Federation light-heavyweight title and cast more doubt on the future of one of the most storied fighters in the sport.


A chemical company has announced plans to shut a Teesside plant which employs 30 people.   BASF has secured an alternative raw material supply for its polyamide business. It will purchase adipodinitrile (ADN) from US- based company INVISTA.


GOFFSTOWN, N.H., June 3-- The Democratic presidential candidates meet here Sunday night for their second debate of the young campaign season, with Iraq and health care likely to dominate much of the discussion.


Clinton 'Recovering Normally' Says Surgeon

Bill Clinton was resting comfortably today after a successful quadruple heart bypass operation to relieve clogged arteries. âHe is recovering normally at this point,â said Dr Craig R. Smith, the surgeon who led the four-hour operation.


Texas Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo interviewed with the New York Mets on Friday, the second candidate to apply for the managerial opening since the firing of Art Howe.


Beltre's slam helps Dodgers open three-game lead

The Los Angeles Dodgers are closing in on their first playoff berth in eight years, and they're not about to leave their chances to fate.


Blair says he feels "sick" about hostage in Iraq

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he's doing what he can to help a hostage being held in Iraq. Militants released another videotape of Kenneth Bigley today, in which he's shown sobbing in a makeshift cage.


A coroner calls for "insult chatrooms" to be banned after a man killed himself while being filmed on a webcam.


COSTA MESA, Calif. - A Laguna Niguel man allegedly broke into a woman's home and fell asleep on her couch naked, according to police. The woman called authorities early Saturday morning after waking up to find Michael Bonnie, 36, on her couch covered by a blanket, Costa Mesa Police Sgt.


The dollar pared earlier gains versus the yen on Monday as traders took profits following the US currency's advance last week on positive jobs news that raised prospects for an interest rate rise later this month.


Hurricane Jeanne bearing down on Bahamas

Hurricane Jeanne is bearing down on the Caribbean nation with 160-kilometre-an-hour winds and drenching rains. In Florida, residents have been alerted that hurricane conditions were possible in the next 36 hours.


How to Find an Audience? Try a Zoom Lens

If the movie business is to keep making smart dramas in which actors and filmmakers aim for awards, it will have to sharpen its message and narrow the targets.


(CBS/AP) President Bush will nominate Mike Leavitt, the current head of the Environmental Protection Agency, to be the new secretary of Health and Human Services, one of the last two openings in his Cabinet, government officials said.


The death of the VHS video recorder came a step closer yesterday when the UK's largest electronics chain said it would stop selling them.


Boston Scientific says FDA clears Ireland plant

Boston Scientific Corp. on Wednesday said US drug regulators inspected the Natick-based company's Ireland plant that makes Taxus drug-coated stents and gave the facility a clean bill of health.


Saudi Al Qaeda Urges Attacks on Oil Facilities-Web

An Internet statement purportedly from  the Saudi wing of al Qaeda has urged guerrillas to attack oil  facilities in the world's biggest crude exporter.


Intelsat Ltd., the world's second-largest satellite operator, said on Monday it agreed to be bought by a consortium of four private equity firms for $5 billion, including assumption of $2 billion of debt.


Britain is to scale back its 8,000-strong military presence in southern Iraq in October, despite fears of worsening security in the run-up to elections.


Indonesia's Suharto conscious, but on ventilator

Indonesia's former President Suharto, who has been critically ill in hospital for more than a week, is conscious but remains on a ventilator, doctors said on Saturday.


Thousands of Thai teachers strike in the southern provinces, urging protection against Muslim militants.


Al-Qaeda tape urges attacks on US allies

An audio tape purportedly released by Osama bin Laden's deputy urges young Muslims to get organised and go after the United States and its allies, according to comments aired by al-Jazeera TV.


Blue chips ended lower on Monday,  under pressure from disappointing Thanksgiving sales from No. 1  retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, while tech stocks drew  support from Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O and drove the Nasdaq  to its highest close in 10 months.


India's BJP says U.S. nuclear bill "humiliating"

A bill that will allow the United States to sell nuclear technology to India compromises India's independence, its main opposition party said on Sunday, adding that the "humiliating" law should be rejected.


Carl Everett homered and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 14-9 victory over the fading Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.


'Bin Laden' tape asks Iraqis to shun 'infidel' poll

DUBAI - An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, aired on Monday urging Iraqis to boycott January parliamentary polls and saying anyone who takes part would be an "infidel".


Ivory Coast warplanes bombed the largest city of the rebel-held north in wave after wave of attacks Thursday, breaking a more than year-old cease-fire in the civil war that split West Africa's one-time economic powerhouse.


FDA denies trying to block Vioxx results

The US Food and Drug Administration denied charges it tried to suppress a safety official's findings that painkiller Vioxx, which was pulled from the market last week, raised heart attack risks.


Thousands of spectators along the Delaware River were disappointed Saturday when high, fast-flowing waters forced the re-enactment of Gen. George Washington's historic crossing to be canceled for the third straight year.


Football: Manchester United take on Lyon

Manchester United play French champions Olympique Lyonnais today in the Champions League, knowing victory would take them through to the knockout stages.


Veeramum Eeramum's music lacks originality

Yugendran is able to bring out feelings and emotions in his compositions. What is lacking though, is variety, originality and individuality of style.


Russian oil giant Yukos is very close to insolvency, Yukos' CEO Steven Theede was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Wednesday.


LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Michaela Dorfmeister put  the Austrian women back on top with the team's first win of the  Alpine ski World Cup season on Sunday, providing the perfect  send-off as the circuit shifts back to Europe.


EarthLink to cut 900 jobs and buy back shares

EarthLink Inc  said on Tuesday  it will cut about 900 jobs as part of a restructuring to reduce  costs, and its board authorized an additional $200 million  share buyback, sending its shares up 10 percent.


Europe Hard on Bulgaria for Prisoner Mistreat ... read

Politics: 19 January 2005, Wednesday. The European Court of Human Rights found Bulgaria guilty of ill-treating a prisoner, it was officially announced on Wednesday.


Pakistan's army warns that no-one will be allowed to bring instability in the country as two TV stations have their broadcasts cut.


Fearless captain Jeter leads Yankees to victory

New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter went five-for-five at the plate to help his team win their playoff opener on Tuesday, showing a level of resolve that his manager said epitomized the shortstop's approach to the game.


China and Prince Alwaleed to invest in Citigroup: report

Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Citigroup's  largest individual shareholder, will inject new cash as the largest U.S. bank grapples with heavy mortgage market losses, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Friday.


Just a few days after the introduction of a search engine that works primarily using human labor, Google Inc. says "me too."


The Dow Jones industrial average is down 34 points at ten-thousand-91. Gainers on the New York Stock Exchange hold a four-to-three lead over losers.


Iranian Diplomat Freed in Iraq, Hopes Raised for Other

An Iranian diplomat taken hostage in Iraq last month has been released by his captors but the fate of at least 11 other foreigners, including a Briton threatened with beheading, remained unclear on Tuesday.


Embattled mortgage finance company  Fannie Mae FNM.N agreed to keep billions of dollars more cash  on hand while it corrects accounting problems, its government  regulator said on Monday.


Movie studios sue US, European file-sharing 'parasites'

LOS ANGELES - Movie studios have expanded their fight against illegal downloading, suing more than 100 US and European-based computer services that transmit movie files across Internet file-sharing networks.


Giambi Meets Baseball Officials Over Steroids

Major League officials wanted to learn what kind of performance-enhancing drugs the slugger used.


The world's number two LCD screen maker, LG Philips, sees profits slump as rising demand for flat screens is met with a production glut.


Philadelphia Eagles fullback Jon Ritchie will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Sunday's 30-13 victory over the Detroit Lions.


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Real men do change diapers -- from a tractor tire

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A U.S. handbag manufacturer is trying to make changing diapers a bit more macho -- with a baby bag made from truck and tractor tire inner tubes.


Iran Rejects EU Nuclear Proposal, Wants More Talks

Iran Sunday rejected a European Union  proposal that it scrap uranium enrichment in return for nuclear  technology, increasing the likelihood it will be reported to  the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.


In the eighteen-eighties, residents of cities across Britain might have noticed an aged, bald, bewhiskered gentleman sedulously eying every girl he passed on the street while manipulating something in his ...


Evander Holyfield is appealing against a medical suspension imposed upon him following his defeat by Larry Donald. The former world heavyweight champion was suspended by the New York State Athletic Commission


Hospitals Slow in Heart Cases, Research Finds

In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, a study finds.


Indonesia captures most-wanted Islamic militant

Indonesian police have captured the country's most-wanted militant, Abu Dujana, who heads a military wing of the Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), a police spokesman said on Wednesday.


Giants Survive Weather to Clinch Playoff Spot

A come-from-behind victory over the Bills means the Giants will go to the playoffs for the third consecutive season and relieves the persistent pressure that follows Coach Tom Coughlin.


Online safety needs to go beyond 'Don't talk to strangers'

Blog: A new study shows that this well-intentioned advice is not sufficient to protect children from unwanted sexual solicitation and harassment.


Kildow Crashes During Training at Worlds

U.S. ski star Lindsey Kildow escaped serious injury Monday when she steamed down the slope and crashed into several photographers during downhill training at the world championships.


Torino, 18:56 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: PROBLEMI AL POLPACCIO PER GIANNICHEDDA

Ha ripreso a lavorare David Trezeguet, che nel corso dell'allenamento odierno della Juventus  ha svo...


U.S. puts pressure on airlines to cut JFK schedules

The U.S. government pressured airlines on Monday to cooperate with efforts to reduce delays at New York's John F. Kennedy airport by ensuring it can impose schedule cuts if carriers fail to act voluntarily.


eBay has announced that its users no longer will be able to sign in to its Web sites using Passort, Microsoft's identity-management technology.


Officials can not estimate all casualties as some people still remain under the ruins. The wall of the new airportâs terminal collapsed in United Arab Emirates â capital at 11 am.


Apple updates Quicktime 7.2 with eight security fixes

Blog: Many of the patches address flaws within Quicktime for Java.


AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Technology Briefs Column

By AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Sep. 18--ARAB INTERNET USERS UP 50 PERCENT: There were 26.3m Internet  users in the Arab world by the end of 2005, 50 percent more than in 2004,  according to data by Madar Research.


Graduating From High School for Their Annual King Day Show

The a capella group Sweet Honey in the Rock will perform their Martin Luther King Day concert at Carnegie Hall.


Within the heavily guarded perimeters of the Defense Department's much-discussed Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, the CIA has maintained a detention facility for valuable al Qaeda captives that has never been mentioned in public, according to military officials and several current and former intelligence officers.


GM pledges to make plug-in electric vehicle

General Motors Corp. on Wednesday became the first automaker to commit to make a rechargeable hybrid vehicle, a move intended to distance the world's largest automaker from its harmful reputation for producing gas-guzzling trucks.


Edwards Calls Bush 'Out of Touch' in Ore.

Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Wednesday accused President Bush of failing to recognize the nation's problems and being unable to address its woes.


Metro Group, the giant German grocery and consumer goods retailer, has been a leader in applying RFID tags to shipments of goods to track their progress through its distribution chain.


L'annuncio dal palco della manifestazione di Milano


Societa' acquista azioni e convertibili per 1 miliardo


The Soil Association says it is considering stripping all air-freighted food of its organic status.


U.S. Says N.Korea Blast Probably Not Nuclear

A huge explosion rocked North Korea last  week but U.S. and South Korean officials said on Sunday it was  unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons test despite the  appearance of a "peculiar cloud" over the area.


Prezzi, nuovo paniere per i redditi bassi

Un impegno per tenere sotto controllo i prezzi dei beni di piÃ¹ largo consumo. Con particolare attenzione a un paniere dei 50-60 prodotti piÃ¹ diffusi tra le classi a reddito basso e medio basso. Il ministro


AIDS Up 6 Percent in S.Africa, Seen Stabilizing

The number of South Africans carrying the virus that causes AIDS rose in 2003 but the rate of infection especially among teenagers was stabilizing, the government said in a report released Thursday.


Frank Field and Kate Hoey pledge to resist pressure from their party to quit the I Want a Referendum campaign.


European Roma bid to join UN Holocaust memorial

Europe's Roma minority appealed  to the United Nations on Wednesday to be included in annual  Holocaust commemorations as recognized victims of Nazi Germany  who still suffer discrimination across the continent.


Privacy be damned Google already indexes the text buried inside your email messages. So it's no surprise that the search engine cum world power is fiddling with the idea of indexing the text buried inside your photos and videos.â¦


Palestinian gunmen have kidnapped a CNN producer in Gaza City, the American news network said tonight. CNN said Riyadh Ali, who is reportedly an Arab Israeli citizen, was taken away at gunpoint from a CNN van to an unknown location.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


Drug-users raise risk of HIV in India's heartland

JIND, India  - India's injecting drug problem may be worse than thought, a new survey of the country's breadbasket region shows, worrying health experts and activists who say it could fuel the spread of HIV and AIDS.


Negotiation will protect consumers from higher prices, after a firm tries to hike license fees.


Why the Middle East Crisis Isn't Really About Terrorism

By insisting it is, President Bush clouds the real issues, which are how much the U.S. should do for Israel and what it should do to Iran


DURBAN - Schabir Shaik's corruption trial got off to a low-key start in the high court here yesterday, adjourning early after several hours of legal argument on an e.tv application to televise proceedings live.


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Rutgers Running Back Rice to Declare for NFL Draft

Ray Rice, the leading rusher in Rutgers' history, will forgo his senior year and enter the NFL Draft, an athletic department official says Tuesday.


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Rockets Stifle Bobcats in Record Victory

Tracy McGrady scores 23 points, Yao Ming adds 21 and the Houston Rockets allow the fewest points in franchise history in a 92-62 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.


One man killed, up to 15 houses destroyed as Australian fires rage on

A firestorm razed up to 15 houses and led to the death of a man as bushfires raging across thousands of square kilometers of Australia began overrunning country hamlets, officials said.


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Device uses NCQ technology to prioritize a PC's requests.


Game makers are not doing enough to attract people who only play occasionally, a conference has been told.


LONDON  - Leaders Chelsea maintained their five-point lead over champions Arsenal at the top of the Premiership by twice pulling level at Highbury to rescue a 2-2 draw.


Los Angeles' mayor and police chief identified 11 of the most violent groups Thursday and promised to confront them with more law enforcement


A mosque in southeastern Netherlands was destroyed by fire Saturday in what appeared to be the latest suspected attack against an Islamic site since the killing


An IBM-built supercomputer being assembled for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has attained a record 70.72 trillion computations per second, the Energy Department said Thursday.


Canon has fix for high-end SLR autofocus

The SLR maker plans to publish instructions in coming weeks for how people can fix a problem that had afflicted the new 1D Mark III camera.


By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Dec. 18--Hunters and fishermen can become highly motivated environmentalists when habitat for game is threatened.


A warm spring has brought about the early arrival of some UK wildlife, the first results of this year's Springwatch survey suggest.


Boeing is ordered to ensure passengers on its new 787 Dreamliner jet cannot hack into flight system.


Reporter jailed in China may not face open appeal

Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong, jailed in China last month on charges of spying for Taiwan, may not hear his appeal in court, according to a media report quoting his lawyer.


The Voice of Harry Potter Can Keep a Secret

Jim Dale, who has already recorded an audio version of âHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,â really believes that readers should discover the end for themselves.


The bodies of two missing teenagers were found Thursday evening in a lake in Nova Scotia.


Update 1: Defense Phase Next in Enron Barge Trial

Former Enron Corp. finance chief Andrew Fastow and the man who replaced him when he was forced out are among roughly 50 potential witnesses for the defense phase of the fraud and conspiracy trial regarding


Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. He was thought to be 91 years old.


Vince Carter had everything a basketball player could want: A fat contract, highlight-reel talent and an entire nation that had anointed him as its favorite athlete not on ice skates.


Toll from Tunisia migrant boat disaster rises to 53

TUNIS, Oct 9  The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying North African migrants across the Mediterranean has risen to 53, with 11 passengers still missing, Tunisian government officials said ...


Sony-Led Group Makes a Late Bid to Wrest MGM From Time Warner

A group led by Sony of America reached a tentative agreement to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about $4.8 billion in cash, taking it from Time Warner at the 11th hour.


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Tuesday he will veto a universal health care bill that is headed for his desk, saying the measure would set up a "vast new bureaucracy" that would be too expensive.


Marino and Young Among 15 Hall of Fame Finalists

Former MVP quarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young were among 15 finalists selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.


Gales force winds and rain cause chaos in parts of central, western, and southern Scotland.


The Sri Lankan military say they have captured  the last Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold in the east of the country.


Cowboys 23, Giants 20: Giants Lose to Dallas in Heartbreaking Fashion

The Giants lost on a 46-yard field goal by Martin Gramatica, who was signed by the Cowboys last week.


Salesforce.com Announces Enhanced Sforce Toolkit

Salesforce.com today announced the immediate availability of the enhanced sforce Toolkit for IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD).


Fulhamâs season was plunged into further crisis today when the Football Association found Andrew Cole guilty of two charges of bringing the game into disrepute and doubled his suspension from three to six matches.


Britney Spears Weds Fiance in Surprise Ceremony

Pop singer Britney Spears married her fiance, dancer Kevin Federline, in a surprise ceremony, her record label said Sunday. "She did marry him yesterday," Jive Records spokeswoman Sonia Muckle said. She declined to provide further details.


Era celebre in tutto il mondo per i suoi documentari con serpenti e coccodrilliÃ¨ stato punto al torace dall'aculeo dell'animale durante un'immersione                                                  Australia, morto 'Mr. Crocodile hunter' ucciso dal pungiglione di una razza                                                                                Si fece riprendere mentre dava da mangiare ad un rettilee con l'altra teneva in braccio il figlio Bob di appena un mese


Tom Baldwin, 57, of Moriches, N.Y., was killed Thursday night while driving in a NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series event at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway.


Sony Ericsson Reports Better-Than-Expected Q3

An increase in sales of high-end handsets and general growth in the cell-phone market helped give Sony Ericsson a better-than-expected third quarter.


Roddick holds off Henman after rain delay

Andy Roddick waited out a rain delay and then held off Tim Henman of Great Britain for a 7-5, 7-6 (6) victory in the first round of the ATP Masters Cup championship Tuesday night.


Seven small bombs explode across Spain, following warnings from the Basque separatists Eta.


Vioxx Prompts Consumer Group To Call For Drug Safety Overhaul

The Consumers Union is calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement measures to improve prescription drug safety and transparency.


Security Forces on Alert Ahead of Afghan Election

More than 100,000 Afghan and foreign security forces were on high alert Friday, the day before the country's first direct presidential election after more than two decades of war.


Reports Detail NASA Rover Discoveries of Wet Martian History

The most dramatic findings so far from NASA's twin Mars rovers -- telltale evidence for a wet and possibly habitable environment in the arid planet's past -- passed rigorous scientific scrutiny for publication in a major research journal.


Update 3: ConAgra's 2Q Sales Increase 8 Percent

Packaged foods giant ConAgra Foods Inc. reported an 8 percent increase in second-quarter sales on Tuesday, but blamed lost revenues from discontinued operations resulted in a 10 percent drop in profits.


InfoWorld - TaiwaneseÂ laptop maker Micro-Star International (MSI)Â plans to add Turbo-battery mode to a laptop PC aimed at computer gamers later this year in a bid to increase battery life and put out a more environmentally friendly product.


Milano, 18:50 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI; SE ARRIVA UN BIG SARA' UN ATTACCANTE

Adriano Galliani rispondendo alle domande di tifosi rossoneri nella videochat organizzata da Gazzett...


NEW YORK  - A daily dose of vitamin E may help delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of the disease, preliminary research suggests.


Norah Jones may have her acting debut in Wong Kar Wai's moody new film at Cannes, but Natalie Portman is the real star


Hakim Warrick scored 22 points and Gerry McNamara added 19 for No. 6 Syracuse, which had one of its best shooting games of the season in a 79-65 victory over St. John's on Wednesday night.


Airbus is taking the world's press for a flight in its Super Jumbo as it tries to recover from recent bad publicity.


The Premiership: Everton leapfrog Arsenal to go second. Now Chelsea can really rub it in. Merseyside is swinging to the rhythm of the Blues.


Microsoft names Visual Studio, SQL Server upgrades

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft revealed the official names Monday of the next major upgrades to its Visual Studio software development tools platform and its SQL Server database, which will be called, simply, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. The company announced these names during the Microsoft TechEd 2007 conference in Orlando, Fla., which began on Monday. The Visual Studio upgrade had been codenamed "Orcas," while SQL Server has had the "Katmai" code name. Visual Studio 2008 is due for general release at the end of 2007, said Steve Guggenheimer, general manager of the applications platform at Microsoft. A second beta release of the product is due later this summer, featuring Visual Studio Shell, which enables developers to build and distribute custom tools built on the Visual Studio IDE. A first beta was released on April 26. The Visual Studio upgrade focuses on development of Web-based applications as well as on Windows and Microsoft's Office suite, Guggenheimer said. "This release is very much oriented toward supporting the Vista and Office release as well as the Longhorn Server release," of Windows, said Guggenheimer. The company announced in May that Longhorn will be called Windows Server 2008; it, too, is due later this year. Even though it will ship in 2007, the Visual Studio upgrade will bear 2008 in its nameplate because that is when Microsoft expects most people will buy it, Guggenheimer said. SQL Server 2008, meanwhile, will ship around the middle of 2008; a first Community Technology Preview was made available at TechEd, accessible here. The new database will offer improvements for enterprise scalability and business intelligence, including reporting technology from Dundas Data Visualization. Microsoft announced its acquisition of Dundas products on Monday morning. Microsoft at TechEd also said it has released Community Technology Previews for BizTalk Services, which is a hosted offering to enable SOA across the Internet, and the .Net Framework 3.5. The framework includes Microsoft's Windows Communication Foundation technology for Web services, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation, and CardSpace, for digital identities. Microsoft has said .Net Framework 3.5 will feature improvements in scalability, performance, and the Common Language Runtime. Microsoft also reported it will deliver BizTalk Server 2006 R2, for business process management, in the third quarter of this year, featuring RFID infrastructure, native support for EDI, and technologies to integrate .Net Framework 3.0, the 2007 Microsoft Office System, and Windows Vista. Beta 2 of the product is available now. Also at TechEd, presentation layer development tools maker Infragistics announced its NetAdvantage for WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) software will support Visual Studio 2008. This NetAdvantage product provides user interface controls to work with WPF. Also, Infragistics is working on Project Aikido, which is a series of ASP.Net server controls for Web 2.0 applications. Aikido leverages technologies such as AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), HTML and Cascading Style Sheets. Infragistics also will show prototype controls geared to work with Microsoft's Silverlight 1.1 multimedia display technology. Featured as part of the company's NetAdvantage for Silverlight product, controls have been built for charting, image scrolling and scroll panel, which contains UI elements such as button. Parasoft at TechEd announced the upcoming release of Parasoft Test 4.0, intended to help development teams boost productivity on the Microsoft .Net Framework. Parasoft 4.0 automates best practices intended to increase development team productivity and software quality. Test ensures that .Net code works as expected by enabling coding policy enforcement, static analysis and unit testing. Featured in Version 4.0 is a streamlined manual code review process. Also featured is Bug Detective, for static code analysis to identify paths that could trigger runtime defects. A Code Review module in Version 4.0 automates the code review process. This module benefits distributed development teams who cannot logistically participate in physical code review sessions, Parasoft said.


Beijing to ban parking at 2008 Games venues

Beijing citizens will not be allowed to   park at 2008 Olympic venues as part of government plans to   discourage the use of private cars during the Games, Chinese   media reported on Monday.


Chris Hoy claims Great Britain's second gold in the men's one kilometre cycling time trial.


Queen's representative in Canada to stay on extra year

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin extended by one year the mandate of Queen Elizabeth II ( news - web sites )'s representative in Canada, Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, whose five-year term was to end ...


Europe's Space Probe Enters Lunar Orbit on First Moon Mission

Europe's unmanned space probe has successfully entered its first orbit of the Moon, spiraling closer to the lunar surface on a journey that began more than 13 months ago, the European Space Agency said on its Web site.


Gore chases Oscar nod, possible 2008 bid

Al Gore is waging a fierce campaign for recognition and an Oscar statuette for his global warming documentary, while reviving talk that he's pursuing a bigger prize: the presidency.


The most tenacious bargain hunters often take pride in finding the best price in town and might even sniff at less-determined shoppers who simply snap up what is put before them. But it seems some savvy investors lose their keen eye for a deal when it comes to index mutual funds.


Cicada infestations boost nutrients for forests

WASHINGTON - Insects that emerge every 17 years in the eastern United States provide valuable nutrients to forest ecosystems when they die, an ecologist says.


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BALI, Indonesia (Ticker) - Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia is on the verge of producing a second straight title. Kuznetsova extended her winning streak to 10 matches with a 6-7 (1-7), 6-1, 6-2 triumph over fourth


Fed Raises Target Rate to 2%, Keeps `Measured' Plan

Federal Reserve policy makers raised the benchmark US interest rate for a fourth straight time and restated a plan to carry out further increases at a ``measured'' pace.


Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan roiled financial markets Friday, saying a widening US trade deficit could scare off foreign investors and dampen the US economy.


Feds seek middle ground in Net neutrality feud

FTC officials say they're trying to get past nightmare scenarios described by fans and foes and may pursue a compromise plan.


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A military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would be "a mistake", the EU's foreign policy chief warns.


Comcast, Microsoft to Deploy Video Recorder Set-Tops

Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O and cable television provider Comcast Corp. CMCSA.O said on Monday that they would begin deploying set-top boxes powered by Microsoft software starting next week.


U.S. stocks opened flat on Tuesday as  investors took another pause after last week's big rally, with  the Fed expected to raise interest rates a quarter point on  Wednesday.


LOS ANGELES  - GSN is launching "Bingo  America," a new 40-episode half-hour interactive game show  series to be hosted by Patrick Duffy.


Luna Rossa, quarta regata la sfida dell'orgoglio

Dopo il giorno di riposo, nessuna modifica sostanziale alla barca. Si riparte oggi dal 3-0 per New Zealand.  Segui la diretta


Zafi worm purports to be Christmas greeting

com December 14, 2004, 12:26 PM PT. A new variant of the so-called Zafi worm surfaced Tuesday, disguised to appear as a Christmas greeting.


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Karr drives ratings higher for TV gossip shows

The syndicated  newsmagazines got a ratings bump with their coverage of the  JonBenet Ramsey murder case arrest during the week ending  August 20, according to Nielsen Media ratings data issued  Thursday.


Another grand slam disappointment for Henin-Hardenne

Justine Henin-Hardenne reached all   four grand slam finals in 2006 in a rousing season that left   the Belgian with major disappointments.


The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq calls for kidnapping of Westerners, according to a web recording.


Trainer D. Wayne Lukas announced that former Horse of the Year Azeri will be entered in the Breeders' Cup Classic instead of the Distaff in Saturday's World Thoroughbred Championships at Lone Star Park.


Gold miners Harmony (HAR) and Gold Fields (GFI) dominated activity on the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) on Monday, with the former taking a knock after announcing a hostile bid for the latter.


Lo rivela uno degli agricoltori che ha recuperato sacchetto


UN, leaders to focus on world poverty issue

UNITED NATIONS -- The leaders of France and Brazil warned on Monday that poverty leads to violence and urged the international community to find ways to narrow the gap between rich and poor, casting a spotlight on the more than a billion people living on


In three years time, blood stream infections with the hospital superbug MRSA will have halved, the government will say.


Casini assicura: Â«Non sarÃ  una lettura formaleÂ»

ROMA - Dopo la decisione della maggioranza di ritirare tutti gli emendamenti , come giÃ  deciso dall'opposizione, la Camera si appresta a licenziare la Finanziaria 2005 senza gli sgravi fiscali per famiglie e imprese.


The new Band Aid single, Do They Know It's Christmas? is played on BBC Radio 1 for the first time on Tuesday.


France Hands Over Arafat Medical File To Widow

Paris, Nov. 20 (NNN) : France has handed over medical records of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to his widow. Suha Arafat obtained the file from the Percy military hospital in Paris, where her husband


In arrivo espansione economica continuata, Italia -0,1


ATA's parent corporation has appointed a chief restructuring officer amid heightened speculation that the nation's 10th-largest airline might be nearing bankruptcy.


XtraLean Software upgrades the website creation tool to support Apple's newest software.


Dell delays filing quarterly report due to probe

Computer maker Dell Inc.  said  on Monday it has suspended share repurchases and is delaying  the filing of its latest quarterly report with regulators amid  an expanded government accounting probe.


Bankrupt US Airways asks to skip pension payment

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - US Airways Group, trying to raise money and avoid liquidation, on Monday asked a judge for permission to skip a big pension payment due this week, in its first move since filing for protection against creditors over the weekend.


Arizona and Shawn Green reached an agreement in principal Sunday night on a three-year, $30 million contract that would clear the way for the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger to waive his no-trade clause and be dealt to the Diamondbacks.


Dell studies more retail stores after Dallas site

Dell Inc. DELL.O plans to open its   own retail stores on a city-by-city basis and does not expect   to sell its personal computers through shops like Best Buy Co.   BBY.N, a senior executive said on Tuesday.


Marion Jones said Wednesday seeing the pain her family and friends endured after she admitted using performance-enhancing drugs outweighed the impact of returning her Olympic medals.


81 Suspected Insurgents Detained in Iraq-US

U.S. troops detained 81 suspected insurgents and seized several weapons caches in Iraq's volatile Anbar province over the last three days, the U.S. military said Monday.


Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio calls an early general election to end "crisis of credibility".


Holmes relaxes and gives rivals a chance

Kelly Holmes arrived here yesterday insisting she felt no pressure before her first appearance on the track since winning her two Olympic gold medals.


Democracy taking root in Pakistan, says Mckinnon

NEW YORK: Democracy is taking root in Pakistan and the Common Wealth will continue to extend support in strengthening its democratic process, Common Wealth Secretary General Don McKinnon said on Saturday.


OpenOffice.org's extensive use of floating windows puts some of the most-used editing tools at your fingertips.


Fed must remain vigilant on inflation: Plosser

The Federal Reserve must  remain vigilant against rising inflation pressure this year  even as the U.S. economy slows sharply, Philadelphia Federal  Reserve President Charles Plosser said on Wednesday.


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U.S. officials said Tuesday they are willing to negotiate a treaty on the use of cluster bombs, reversing their position that no new agreement on the weapon was necessary.


From our files: An interview with Luciano Pavarotti

In 1972, the Monitor spoke with the legendary tenor, who died last night in his hometown of Modena, Italy.


AT least 41 people have been killed in Malaysia by a tsunami triggered by a huge earthquake, the Bernama news agency said in an overnight report.


Timo Poikolainen, vice president of technology marketing at Nokia, said "This is a natural step in our digital convergence strategy to adopt leading technologies to launch new, compelling mobile devices and services.


People in the former Soviet territory of Nagorno-Karabakh vote in a referendum on a proposed constitution.


As Facebook Grows, Longtime Users Draw Privacy Veil

The influx of business users into Facebook's formerly college-centric community has led to a culture clash for some longtime users, leading them to reconsider how much personal information they share on the site.


Gemstar to provide TV Guide scheduling to Sony HDTVs directly

The payoff for Macrovision in its having acquired the online and print publisher of TV Guide's regular schedules, appears to have been swift and immediate with a deal that puts Macrovision equipment into Sony displays.


Milano, 14:42 - CALCIO, ZAMPARINI: TIRA ARIA DI RESTAURAZIONE IN LEGA

''Tira una brutta aria, tira aria di restaurazione''. Lo ha detto Maurizio Zamparini in una pausa de...


Three UN election workers freed nearly a month after being abducted in Afghanistan thanked the nation's people for the support shown during their ordeal.


FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes launched sustained  and fierce attacks on the rebel-held Iraqi town of Falluja on  Thursday, witnesses said.


Pakistan hold a marginal advantage over Sri Lanka at the close of day two but the hosts missed a great chance to take control of the opening Test in Faisalabad.


Global warning could make some Alpine ski reports unviable within decades, the OECD think tank warns.


Workers continue prepping the William J. Clinton Presidential Library November 15, 2004 in advance of the scheduled opening this week of the $164 million facility located on the banks of the Arkansas River in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas.


Police use force to stop Georgia protest

Riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon Wednesday to break up demonstrations calling for the ouster of President Mikhail Saakashvili. The pro-Western leader declared a state of emergency and banned all news broadcasts except state-controlled television.


The management of Alitalia is today due to present to its unions a rescue plan which holds the key to whether the state-controlled airline receives a government-guaranteed loan to avoid bankruptcy.


Americans shrugged off a bust in the real estate market by spending more money on everything from computers to food.


Veteran pitcher Tom Glavine chose to remain with the New York Mets on Friday, signing a one-year $10.5 million contract with the National League club.


A TEENAGER who battered his younger friend to death as he allegedly acted out scenes from the computer game Manhunt has been detained for life by a court in Leicester, central England.


Intel to respond to EU antitrust charges Monday

Chipmaker Intel  has been  granted a further short extension to respond to antitrust  charges leveled by the European Commission, an Intel spokesman  said on Friday.


France investigates top global staffing firms Manpower and Vedior for alleged competition law infringement.


Novell Files Another Suit Against Microsoft

Less than a week after a collecting a $536 million settlement from Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc. on Friday filed another lawsuit accusing the software giant of violating antitrust laws.


England rugby coach Andy Robinson will soon be leaving his post, following their eighth defeat in their last nine matches.


A Congressional committee, federal prosecutors and the FBI all join California's Attorney General to investigate the legalities of Hewlett Packard's questionable information-gathering methods.


The man leading security preparations for the 2012 Olympics says foreign officers may help to police the Games.


IBM lays claim to extension of server reign

Says new research shows that it remains the top server computer vendor. But HP trumpets leadership in "high growth" segments.


The only Pacers-Pistons fight Saturday was the one Indiana put up in a last-minute rally when it pulled to within four before eventually losing 98-93.


Web video game aim: 'Kill' Bush characters

A video game that prompts players to kill characters that look like President Bush has been posted on a number of Islamist Web sites.


Georgia Hands Over Strategic Heights to Joint Peacekeepers, Pulls Out Extra Troops

Georgian troops handed over strategic hilltops in the South Ossetian conflict zone to the joint peacekeeping forces, involving Georgian, Russian and Ossetian troops late on August 19.


Swedish prosecutors close in on The Pirate Bay

InfoWorld - Swedish prosecutors have until Thursday to file charges against The Pirate Bay, one of the most widely used search engines for locating music and movies on the Internet.


OMX not in talks with rival suitors: sources

LONDON/STOCKHOLM  - Nordic bourse operator OMX  is not in talks with any other suitors, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, as market speculation of a rival takeover offer sent shares soaring.


Swiss-based miner Xstrata Plc  launched one of the world's largest-ever rights issues on Tuesday, raising 2.9 billion pounds ($5.4 billion) to fund its acquisition of Canadian miner Falconbridge Ltd .


Activists rescued off Antarctica with help of foes

Two activists harassing a Japanese whaling boat off Anarctica were lost for seven hours in bad weather Friday before being rescued with the Japanese vessel's help, according to colleagues.


Siena, 14:08 - CALCIO, SIENA: FABRIZI CANDIDATO A PRESIDENZA

L'ex presidente di Banca Monte dei Paschi e attuale presidente di "SÃ¬ Holding", Pierluigi Fabrizi, 5...


Checked your chicken lately? There's a lot of value in the coop.


NFL Wrap: Buffalo Bills Defeat New York Jets

ORCHARD PARK, NY (Sports Network) - Willis McGahee ran for 132 yards and a touchdown to lead the Buffalo Bills to a 22-17 victory over the New York Jets at Ralph Wilson Stadium.


Darling Risks a Bloody Nose in Trying to Be Even-Handed Over Media Ownership Rules ; OUTLOOK

By JEREMY WARNER  Tricky stuff, these media ownership rules, as well as politically very dangerous territory.


In 1942, 8-year-old Moshe Bar-Yuda walked hand-in-hand with his father to a collection point in his hometown in Slovakia and watched him being shipped off to a Nazi labor camp. The boy never saw him again, and for 66 years was left to wonder about his father's fate.


South Koreans leave Afghanistan after hostage ordeal

Nineteen newly-freed South Korean hostages headed home on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama in Afghanistan following a deal with Taliban insurgents critics fear could spur more abductions.


Israeli forces clash with militants in Gaza

Israeli troops clashed with Palestinian   militants after entering a village in the southern Gaza Strip   on Saturday, Palestinian witnesses said.


President Bush released intelligence asserting that Osama bin Laden in 2005 ordered the creation of a terrorist unit to hit targets outside Iraq, including the United States


Raiders seeking to attack Oklahoma sooner

When Texas Tech coach Mike Leach left Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops to accept the head position with the Red Raiders after the 1999 season, he might not have thought his old boss would hold a grudge.


Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon today defended the clubâs decision to âtarget-testâ Adrian Mutu and then sack him for failing a drugs test.


MURRAY -- AGLOW International of Salt Lake City will present "The Amazing Women" today from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Cushing Heritage Center, 10 E. 6150 South.  Cost is $5 and includes a continental breakfast. Call 277-6409 for more details.


Bergamo, 14:49 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; DONI: AMO GUARDARE LA ROMA, MI DIVERTE

Sabato all'Olimpico l'Atalanta cerca l'impresa: battere la Roma. Oggi per i bergamaschia ha parlato ...


Salaries Cut 10% at Delta in Bid to Remain Solvent

elta Air Lines said yesterday that it was cutting the pay of executives and other salaried workers by 10 percent and making other changes meant to help it avoid a bankruptcy filing.


Temasek shuns Nasdaq's stake in LSE: sources

Singapore's Temasek  became the latest investor to lose interest in buying Nasdaq's  31 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange , sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.


'Falling dollar to hit Germany, Japan most'

BERLIN: A communique from the G20 group of rich and developing countries made no explicit reference to currency swings on Sunday, despite mounting concern in Europe and Japan over a slide in the US dollar to multi-year lows.


Romanian doctors say a 67-year-old woman, pregnant with twin girls, is set to be the oldest recorded mother.


Gamblers adapt to loss of U.S. online sites

Last weekend, when the U.S. Congress   passed a bill making it illegal for banks and credit-card   companies to make payments to Internet gambling sites, a legion   of online gamblers were sent scrambling to find new ways to   place their bets.


Shares of Google Inc. rose as much as 20 percent on Friday, to trade at more than twice the level of it cut-price IPO, after the Web search


Scientists discover a species of "monster" cockroach and other new insects in Borneo jungle caves.


In a city where the threat of terrorism looms large, the small pipe-bomb explosion in a Times Square subway station was enough to spread panic and halt trains.


Economy - Friday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - U.S. crude fell 62 cents to $96 a barrel, reversing an earlier gain, on fears that slower U.S. economic growth will curb demand for oil in the world's top consumer. Crude prices hit an intraday high of $97.92 due to falling U.S. supplies, a weaker dollar and geopolitical tensions.


Prosecutors and Defense attorneys have just three hours to give their final statements


Bruxelles, 13:28 - CICLISMO, BOONEN QUERELA SENATORE PER ACCUSE DOPING

Tom Boonen querelerà il senatore belga Jean-Marie Dedecker per averlo accusato di far uso di ...


Internet's Speed Increases As It Turns 35 Years Old

As the Internet turned 35 last week, Web speed-demons claimed a new record for how fast data can be transmitted over computer networks, announcing they had sent the equivalent of a big fat DVD movie file from Switzerland to California in a few seconds.


Viacom chief axes another CEO, restores key pair

In a case of history  repeating itself, Sumner Redstone has ousted Viacom Inc.  president and CEO Tom Freston, with the executive chairman of  the media giant telling surprised investors Tuesday that two  longtime confidants have returned to take the helm.


O.J. Simpson was arrested Sunday and faces multiple felony charges in an alleged armed robbery of collectors involving the former football great's sports memorabilia, authorities said.


House Panel Moves to Criminalize Spyware, Net Piracy

People who illegally share copyrighted music and movies over the Internet could be jailed for up to five years under a bill approved by a powerful congressional panel today.


Many Still in Need as Aid Is Trickling to Stricken Area

The injured and the stranded awaited food drops and other aid as the death toll surged past 120,000.


When a poacher with a baseball bat mugged Willem Dekker for his baby eels, it was further confirmation for the Dutch biologist that the species is in trouble.


Robot Mars rover Spirit has so far been eclipsed in its mission by its "twin" Opportunity, which found rich evidence of a wet history at its landing site.


Serbia cleared of genocide, failed to stop killing

The highest U.N. court cleared the Serbian state on Monday of direct responsibility for genocide in Bosnia during the 1992-95 war, but said it had violated its responsibility to prevent genocide.


The number of unemployed people in the UK fell unexpectedly in the three months to April, official data show.


Report: Bomb Kills 18 Revolutionary Guardsmen in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran  -- A bomb explosion killed at least 18 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran, the state-run news agency reported Wednesday.


MIT Works to Power Computers With Spinach

"Eat your spinach," Mom used to say. "It will make your muscles grow, power your laptop and recharge your cell phone... "


New fish in town: Saban will coach Dolphins

Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - LSU head coach Nick Saban announced on Saturday night that he will become the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins beginning in the 2005 season.


UK lawmaker wins libel case against Daily Telegraph

A British Member of Parliament (MP) on Thursday won a libel action against Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper which alleged the MP had received money from Saddam Hussein prior to the US-led war on Iraq.


Philadelphia 76ers center Todd MacCulloch retired Wednesday, ending an attempted comeback from foot problems that sidelined him the last 1 1/2 seasons.


Gas prices rise on global oil, refinery shutdowns

The average price for a gallon of  gasoline in the United States rose about 6 cents over the past  three weeks on higher global oil prices and capacity reductions  at two refineries in the Midwest, an industry analyst said on  Sunday.


Bush calls for Middle East peace conference

President George W. Bush on Monday called for a Middle East peace conference later this year and pledged $190 million in new aid to the government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


Google on 'Sicko' criticism -- "We blew it"

Blog: Google says it shows 'Sicko' to employees and offers good health plans after being criticized for corporate blog blasting Michael Moore's "Sicko" movie


Database Success Helps Oracle Increase Profit

The Oracle Corporation reported Tuesday that first-quarter earnings had risen 16 percent on strong demand for its flagship database programs, enabling the company


Australia secure a 213-run win to seal a 2-0 Test series win over New Zealand.


Cytec Industries Inc. is buying the  chemicals division of Belgian drugs company UCB for 1.5 billion  euros ($1.85 billion) in cash and stock that will double the  size of the U.S. specialty chemical firm, the companies said on  Friday.


Roma, 18:17 - CALCIO: I 5 CANDIDATI A MIGLIOR GIOCATORE AFRICA 2006

Sono Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Mohamed Aboutrika, Nwanko Kanu e Samuel EtÃ²o i cinque candidati ...


With the announcement of the Player 5GB, Virgin Electronics has joined the growing list of vendors attempting to take some of Apple's share of the digital music player market.


Samsung: Global chip sales growth to decline in 2005

LONDON, September 20  - Samsung Electronics (SSUN.FSE) expects its global semiconductor sales growth to decline below 10% next year, from the estimated 20% for 2004.


The UN Security Council is due to hold an informal ballot as it nears a decision on the next UN secretary general.


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Arch lit in pink for breast cancer awareness

ST. LOUIS The Gateway Arch in St. Louis has gotten a new look -- at least temporarily. The 630-foot arch was lit in pink Monday evening in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.


Neurburgring, 16:48 - F1, HONDA: CONFERMATI BARRICHELLO E BUTTON

Rubens Barrichello e Jenson Button saranno i piloti della Honda anche nella prossima stagione. Il pi...


THE PLIGHT of the US Roman Catholic Church could not have been underscored more heavily this week by the new choice to head the nation's Catholic bishops.


Analysts agree November retail sales weren't good

If you didn't do much holiday shopping last month, it looks like you have plenty of company. Analysts say November chain store sales numbers coming in today are generally disappointing.


PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Arthur Ross Gallery presents GILB. Yellowed Images of a Vanished Country - Photographs of East Germany by Lutz Masanetz through January 30, 2004.


Free and independent Ajax developers are turning away from commercial development tools and opting for free, open source alternatives.â¦


Sixteen Saudis return from Guantanamo Bay prison

Sixteen Saudis returned home on Thursday after the United States released them from a prison camp at Guantanamo Bay where foreign terrorism suspects are held.


Sui derivati scambiati nel circuito Nimex l'ultima quotazione Ã¨ di 90,07 dollariA spingere in alto i prezzi la debolezza della divisa Usa e le incertezze sulle giacenze                                          Nuovo record del petrolio Usa supera i 90 dollari al barile


New British PM's wife could soften image

Sarah Brown, the discreet and grounded wife of Britain's next prime minister, offers a stark contrast to Tony Blair's high-profile spouse Cherie -- and could help soften her husband's dour image.


Write-downs at a British mortgage lender and a new warning from the Bank of England prompt cautious trading in the UK; continental response is more muted.


Kyrgyzstan says it has arrested two men who were trying to sell  plutonium on the black market.


UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw starts talks in Beijing amid controversy on plans to lift the EU arms embargo on China.


Newly American, Charlize Theron takes on Iraq war

South Africa's Charlize Theron  gained dual U.S. citizenship this year and in her first movie  since, the A-list actress tackles a very American subject with  "In the Valley of Elah," which looks at the human toll of the  Iraq war in this country.


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Trial exposes White House crisis machine

David Addington, chief legal adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, says he was taken aback when the White House started making public pronouncements about the CIA leak investigation.


Connecticut Governor Having Breast Cancer Surgery

Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, who became governor in July when former chief executive John Rowland resigned, will have all or part of her breast removed today because of cancer doctors discovered last week.