Chrysler talk sends Daimler to 5-1/2-year high

FRANKFURT/DETROIT  - DaimlerChrysler AG  shares rose more than 4 percent to their highest level since August 2001 on Monday amid continued speculation it could sell or spin off loss-making U.S. arm Chrysler.


The federal government's voluminous plans for dealing with pandemic flu do not adequately account for the overwhelming strain an outbreak would place on hospitals and public health systems trying to cope with millions of seriously ill Americans, some public health experts and local health officia...


BAM sells U.S. business, hikes 2007 targets

Dutch builder Royal BAM Groep  said on Tuesday it is selling its U.S. subsidiary Flatiron Construction Corp for 172 million euros ($242.7 million) to Germany's Hochtief AG  and raised its 2007 sales and profit targets.


Gebrselassie Bids for Place in Olympic History

Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest long distance runners of all time, bids to make Olympic history on Friday as the athletics program opens in Athens.


Real said Monday that its Rhapsody service would switch over to its own in-house DRM software, ending a partnership with Microsoft for its PlaysForSure Windows Media technology. The SanDisk Sansa e200 line will be the first with the DRM embedded.


A security loophole at internet bank Cahoot allowed customers to view other people's accounts, a BBC investigation reveals.


BSA now pushing 700 software piracy probes in the U.S.

The chief enforcement officer for the Business Software Alliance told attendees at a Gartner asset management conference yesterday that software audit raids with federal marshals and court orders against enterprise customers are rare.


Roma, 18:54 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: DEL NERI: NULLA DA RIMPROVERARE AI MIEI

Negli spogliatoi dell'Olimpico dall'euforia della Lazio si passa alla quasi rassegnazione dell' Atal...


Microsoft warns of critical vulnerability in JPEG images

In its September security bulletin Microsoft has highlighted a 'critical' vulnerability in the processing of JPEG images across a huge swathe of its software products.


European and Asian stock markets rallied Wednesday in the wake of Wall Street's surge spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserve's larger-than-expected interest rate cut.


Venezuelan authorities accuse a TV channel of inciting people to kill the president, a day after closing another station.


At Least 64 Dead in Baghdad Market Bombs

BAGHDAD -- A female suicide bomber blew herself up at the main pet market in central Baghdad, killing at least 46 people and wounding dozens in the deadliest bombing to strike the capital since 30,000 more American troops began flooding into central Iraq last spring, police said.


Laksamana.Net - A witness in the terrorism trial of radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir says last yearâs suicide bombing at Jakartaâs JW Marriott Hotel was inspired by a message from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.


Chiusi i collegamenti, elusi tutti i codici


German air passenger quaffs litre of vodka

Let's see, I can't take the bottle on the plane, so... A 64-year-old German air passenger almost popped his clogs earlier this week after quaffing a litre of vodka officials told him he couldn't take on the aircraft.â¦


U.S. stocks opened near unchanged on  Friday after mixed corporate results showed Web search company  Google Inc. GOOG.O  had better-than-forecast earnings, but  software maker Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O gave a revenue forecast  that lagged Wall Street expectations.


A U.S. Marine AH-1 Cobra helicopter crashed in an insurgent stronghold in western Iraq on Saturday, and two crew members were missing, the U.S. military said. Hostile fire was not suspected as the cause.


Oil futures dropped by nearly $1 per barrel yesterday despite more sabotage of Iraqi oil infrastructure, reinforcing the view among traders that prices had risen too fast earlier this summer.


Pakistan in crisis, awaits election decision

Pakistani electoral officials hold an emergency meeting on Monday to decide whether to go ahead with a January poll in a nation plunged into crisis by the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.


Oil prices fell on Friday as U.S. economic concerns mounted and traders took profits from a rally this week that sent prices to near record levels. U.S. crude settled down 62 cents at $96 a barrel, after trading as high as $97.92. London Brent settled 90 cents lower at $93.88 a barrel.


Iraq on brink of becoming failed state: report

Radical action is needed to save a "hollowed-out and fatally weakened" Iraqi state and ease violence that a new Pentagon report says is at an all-time high, a prominent think-tank warned on Tuesday.


Where Moss Goes, So Go Brady and the Patriots

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is confident receiver Randy Moss -- who caught an N.F.L. record 23 touchdowns this season -- will a big impact on the Super Bowl XLII whether he catches the ball or not.


Delitto di Cogne. Depositate le motivazioni della sentenza. "Dieci ...

Su Annamaria Franzoni pendono dieci indizi di colpevolezza. Lo si legge nelle motivazioni della sentenza di condanna depositate oggi al tribunale Aosta, che lo scorso 19 luglio ha condannato la madre di Cogne


John Mayer and Madeleine Peyroux have new offerings out this week.


Visiting teams and underdogs were the rule in last weekend's playoff openers, with only one home club (the Colts) able to hold form.


When it comes to US Olympic basketball, men are from Mars and women are from Venus. And Venus is a much happier planet right now. On a day when the US men's team settled


Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,  in a scathing attack on US President George Bush, says he should face trial over Iraq.


NEWSMAKER-Red Bull's F1 dream given wings by Jaguar

The American dream of Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz has been given wings by his purchase of Jaguar on Monday. The Austrian billionaire has been involved in Formula


Che Guevara's widow writes book on life with iconic leftist

A book on Ernesto 'Che' Guevara's home life written by his widow will be published in Cuba in March 2008, Cuban publishing officials said Thursday.


Bank of America in talks to buy Countrywide: sources

Bank of America Corp is in advanced talks to buy struggling Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, several people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.


Three car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 40 people and wounded 86 as they shopped at a fruit and vegetable market on Saturday.


US Soldier Jailed Over Iraq Abuse After Confession

BAGHDAD, September 11 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - The first US military intelligence soldier to stand trial over the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal received on Saturday, September 11, an eight-month jail term after he pleaded guilty.


thejoelpatrol writes "So did Slashdotters call this one? Windows XP SP2 seems not to be so secure after all. A Register reporter goes in depth to find out just how safe a fresh install is.


It could lead to, for example, getting your name on the Stanley Cup three times, winning a Selke Trophy and even landing a spot on Team Canada for the World Cup.


Meno prenotazioni a causa dei prezzi troppo alti


NBC's 'West Wing' Election Is Up for Grabs

It's shaping up as the biggest  political battle ever portrayed on a U.S. television series,  but the executive producer of "The West Wing" swears he has no  idea whether a Democrat or Republican will be elected the  show's next president.


Terrorism ; Afghan Militants Say to Hold Talks on UN Hostages

The kidnappers had threatened to kill Filipino Angelito Nayan, Annetta Flanigan from Northern Ireland and Kosovan woman Shqipe Hebibi unless their demands were met by Saturday night.


Wal-Mart didn't completely kill downtown Tooele - but it came pretty darn close. Today, 14 years after the giant retailer opened one of its first Utah stores here, Tooele's old


Tiger and Tigress spend honeymoon on Privacy

Tiger Woods - now only the worldâs third-best golfer â-nd Swedish bride Elin Nordegren came ashore on a skiff today from a yacht where they spent their wedding night after a sunset ceremony at a luxury Barbadosâ resort.


La vittima aveva 80 anni.E' accaduto a Perugia


A new debate is emerging over whether breast implants constitute the kind of annuity medicine that will entail regular surgical tuneups, exposing patients to increased medical risk and out-of-pocket expenses.


Roma, 14:31 - BASKET, LEGADUE: FABRIANO PRENDE MEEKING

L'Indesit Fabriano (Legadue) ha ingaggiato fino al termine della stagione l'ala statunitense Antonio...


A 14-year-old boy is arrested in connection with the rape and robbery of a 19-year-old woman in Oxford.


Il fondatore di Emergency, 'cerchiamo di dare una mano'


Novara, 15:13 - BASKET, LEGADUE: NOVARA AFFIDA LA PANCHINA A D'ORTA

La Cimberio Novara (Legadue), risolto il contratto con coach Melillo, ha affidato la panchina a Vale...


Palestinian leaders arrive in Paris to visit Arafat

Four Palestinian top leaders arrived on Monday evening on board a private plane to visit Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, hospitalized in Percy military hospital since Oct. 29.


Grammy-winning pop  singer Mariah Carey is trying to block porn star-turned  politician Mary Carey from trademarking her similar-sounding  stage name, saying that fans could get the two performers  confused.


Fall in US oil inventory pushes prices higher

WASHINGTONâCrude futures prices surged above $48 (US) per barrel yesterday as oil production and shipping disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan prompted domestic supplies to shrink more than expected.


The carbon emissions of a furry penis This week, Richard Posner made a bid to be the Saddest Judge in the World, as he addressed an audience of "several aliens, mutants, babes in six inch stiletto heels, and a human-sized raccoon" in the Virtual Reality environment Second Life.â¦


Time for college hockey to drop the puck

More than 170 members of the college hockey world gathered inside the FleetCenter yesterday for the annual Hockey East media day. It was hard to come away without feeling that the college hockey season begins far too early.


Nasdaq sets January deadline for acceptance of LSE bid

US stock exchange operator Nasdaq has said that shareholders in the London Stock Exchange have until January 11 to accept its hostile takeover offer.


Gates: Afghan shortfalls remain, no more U.S. troops

The Pentagon does not plan to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan beyond the additional Marines promised this week despite a lingering shortfall in trainers for the Afghan forces, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told National Public Radio in an interview aired on Thursday.


Judge orders sale of Simpson book about murders

A judge ordered on Tuesday that  rights to O.J. Simpson's aborted book, "If I Did It," be sold  at auction to help satisfy a civil judgment against the former  football star -- meaning the book could find its way into  stores.


Il presidente Usa ha parlato della tragedia dell'elicottero"Una giornata triste alla vigilia di un momento storico"                                                  Iraq, Bush agli iracheni "Votate, sfidate il terrore"


Real Madrid's David Beckham will be out of action for up to four weeks with broken ribs.


Man Damages Controversial Nativity Scene

A waxwork nativity scene that features soccer star David Beckham and his pop star wife, Victoria, as the parents of Jesus has been damaged in an attack, Madame Tussauds museum said Monday.


Jeremy Paxman criticises the BBC and TV industry as he wonders if Newsnight will survive budget cuts.


Itâs too bad a lockout is days away in the NHL. Hockey like Saturdayâs dramatic 4-3 Canadian victory over the Czech Republic displays the sport at its best.


International police hunt for ETimor leader

UN police and international peacekeepers are continuing the hunt for East Timor's rebel military leader Major Alfredo Reinado as New Zealand denied it was responsible for guarding the prison from which he escaped.


L'assassino sarebbe un avventore, poi fuggito


L'Intermarine fornira' 3 cacciamine per 244,8 mln


Advertising: Super Bowl Ads of Cartoonish Violence, Perhaps Reflecting Toll of War

The war in Iraq seemed to linger just below the surface of many of this yearâs Super Bowl commercials.


Accidental drug-poisoning deaths on the rise

NEW YORK  - Unintentional deaths due to drug poisoning -- primarily with prescription drugs -- increased by 68 percent between 1999 and 2004, and is second only to motor vehicle crashes as a cause of death from unintentional injury in the US, investigators at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.


OIL prices fell more than a dollar to a three-month low yesterday as mild winter weather sapped demand in the heavy energy consuming north-east of the United States.


KARACHI, Pakistan - Benazir Bhutto yesterday made her first public appearance since a bloody attack on her homecoming celebrations, seeking to signal that she will not be deterred from meeting with supporters as her party commences its campaign for parliamentary elections.


San Paolo, 19:16 - CALCIO, SAN PAOLO: ADRIANO IN GOL IN AMICHEVOLE

Adriano è andato a segno nell'amichevole vinta per 3-0 dal San Paolo contro il San Bernardo, ...


Per la collaboratrice fissa indennita' arriva a 4,387 euro


Description: Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr remains in the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, while fighting continues in the streets. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with Scott Baldauf, a staff writer for The Christian Science


Modern Love: The Rubble of My Marriage, Hidden by Katrinaâs

I didnât want hugs or cards after my divorce, and thanks to the hurricane, I got none.


Durable Goods Orders Rise on Plane Demand

Orders for U.S. durable goods -- items meant to last at least three years -- posted a larger-than-expected rise in July, boosted by an increase in demand for passenger aircraft, a Commerce Department report on Wednesday showed.


JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain met Israeli and Palestinian leaders yesterday to promote an international conference in London on Palestinian reforms, saying the gathering could lay the groundwork for a resumption of peace negotiations.


Two issues have House Republicans tied in a knot on the intelligence bill President Bush says he wants: military control of spy satellites and provisions that, some lawmakers say, let terrorists shield themselves with claims of political asylum.


GAZA CITY -- Jumaa Saqqa, a senior physician at Gaza's Shifa Hospital, shuffled through a thick stack of photographs like a deck of playing cards. These are cherished possessions -- pictures of friends and neighbors, babies and children, famous people, militants, elderly men and women. Occasionally his eyes lit up as if he'd found an ace, and he flipped the picture on the desk.


Organized  clubs and casual groups offer runners the chance to socialize, and to  improve.


Chanderpaul continues to defy England in final Test

Shivnarine Chanderpaul was closing in on his 16th Test hundred and second in as many innings in the fourth and final Test at the Riverside here on Sunday as wickets fell around him.


2006 World Cup to open with separate ceremony

BERLIN, Oct 8  The 2006 World Cup finals in Germany will begin with a separate opening ceremony for the first time that will be aimed at linking culture with soccer and could precede future ...


An Indonesian girl from Central Java has died of bird flu, a health ministry official said on Friday.


Movie Review | 'Drama/Mex': Sex, Shouting and Temptation Once Upon Today in Acapulco

âDrama/Mexâ means to say something about its country of origin, though itâs hard to know exactly what.


Turkish women protest proposal to make adultery a crime

ANKARA - Hundreds of women marched through Ankara on Tuesday to protest against the government's attempts to make adultery a criminal offence.


US GIs push into rebel haven of Fallujah

The skies over Fallujah lit up from the flashes of air and artillery barrages as US troops launched an offensive to seize key insurgent strongholds in a city that became the major sanctuary for Islamic extremists who fought Marines to a standstill last


Fed leaves its benchmark rate as is, says inflation moderating

The Federal Reserve kept the benchmark US interest rate at 5.25 percent, declaring that inflation is slowing modestly, even as the economy picks up speed.


Britain 'very worried' over kidnapped BBC journalist in Gaza

British officials are "very worried" about kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston after the radical Islamist movement Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip, a Foreign Office diplomat said Friday.


Children Find Man's Body in a Magna Field

Salt Lake County sheriff's detectives on Thursday were investigating the discovery of a body in a field in Magna.  Children going through the field, which borders a park near 8400 West and 2700 South, found the body of an adult male about 2:30 p.m.


Sonu Nigam had almost given up acting after his failed attempts of being an actor. But nevertheless the good


Spending Cuts May Close Italy's Uffizi -Minister

Italy's culture minister has threatened to shut down Florence's Uffizi museum, home of masterpieces by Michelangelo and Botticelli, if the government doesn't scale back planned spending cuts.


Bush offers help in reopening U.S. border to Canadian cattle

(CP) - President George W. Bush offered Saturday to throw his administration's full weight behind reopening the border to Canadian beef within several months.


Attempts to restrict trade in two threatened shark species fail at a conference on endangered species.


U.S. Open: Hewitt Hits Top Gear, Mauresmo Storms On

Former champion Lleyton Hewitt  bristled, battled and eventually blossomed as he took another  step toward a second U.S. Open title with a second-round  victory over Moroccan Hicham Arazi on Friday.


Paul Davis Scores 18 Points, Grabs 11 Rebounds to Lead No. 13 MSU to 98-56 Win Over N. Michigan. Michigan State's Maurice Ager (13) drives to the basket against Northern Michigan's Ricky Volcy during the first half of an exhibition game, Sunday, Nov.


Doctors on a turbulence-free flight performed surgery 19,000 feet above the jungles of Colombia on the inaugural outing of the military's "Air Hospital," the country's new effort to save the lives of troops wounded in its war against Marxist insurgents.


The area in South Asia devastated by powerful tidal waves is popular with tourists attracted to the beaches and diving.


Nikkei -0,41%, euro si rafforza su dollaro e yen


Conan O'Brien named next "Tonight Show" host

NBC has announced that Jay Leno will be stepping down as host of the "Tonight Show" -- but not for another five years. The big news is the naming of his eventual successor: fellow late-night host Conan O'Brien.


Desperate struggle to help millions as tsunami toll passes 120,000

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Desperate relief workers are struggling to get food and water to the millions of Asia's tsunami victims facing starvation and disease as the death toll passes 120,000, from what the UN has called "an unprecedented global


Henri Camaraâs first competitive goals since his record-breaking loan move kept Celtic at arms-length from their Scottish Premierleague challengers, and underlined the faith placed in him by Martin OâNeill.


eBay could be a good model for  government-backed online communities,  says a UK think-tank.


Estorsioni ai danni di imprenditori edili e agricoli


India drop their case against Australia's Brad Hogg, who was accused of offensive remarks to two players.


Q&A: Cordys president talks up Web services

Justin Anderson, president of Cordys' Americas group, sat down yesterday with Computerworld at the Gartner Application Integration and Web Services Summit to talk about his company and its Web services platform.


A vote is due to be held in Taiwan on plans to halve the number of seats in the island's famously heated legislature.


Court Bolsters Terror Defendant on Questioning

A federal appeals court affirmed on Monday that Zacarias Moussaoui may submit written questions to people held by the United States as enemy combatants to


U.N.: Africa Condemned to Major Polio Epidemic

A major polio epidemic in West and  Central Africa is inevitable in coming months, but the disease  could be eradicated worldwide next year by mass immunizations,  the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.


The world's richest countries are  falling short on pledges made last year to provide Africa with  life-saving AIDS drugs, expanded trade and increased aid, said  rocker-activist Bono.


Twin Baghdad bombings kill 4, wound 21: police

Two roadside bombs exploded minutes apart near Baghdad's main bus terminal on Monday, killing four people and wounding 21, police said.


Annan finds 13 incidents of illicit arms in Lebanon

The United Nations has  documented 13 incidents of illegal weapons in southern Lebanon  since early September, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said  on Friday, calling Beirut's border monitoring deficient.


SIXTH seed Andre Agassi defeated Armenia's Sargis Sargsian 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the fourth round of the US Open today. Agassi advances to the quarter-finals to face well-rested top seed Roger Federer, of Switzerland, who won today in a walkover.


A court Tuesday sentenced a leader of an extremist group known as the Mad Crowd to 3 1/2 years in prison for hate crime attacks on foreigners, the judge said.


The European Union on Thursday warned four countries — Germany, Italy, Portugal and Greece — that they risked violating budget rules next year if they do not further cut deficits.


It may be an obvious fact that hot things in the kitchen and children do not mix. But emergency room workers find that some parents still do not understand the problem.


U.S. Treasuries climbed on Tuesday  amid a relentless rise in oil costs that hinted at a slowdown  in consumer spending in the coming holiday season.


The economy lost momentum in the spring and probably is in for a spell of somewhat sluggish growth ahead, which could weigh on voters when they go to the polls in November.


Britain Plastic Surgeons Offer Gift Certificates

If larger breasts and fuller lips are on your Christmas wish list, a company in Great Britain may have the answer, Local 4 reported.


A business course on cutthroat capitalism disguised as a slacker comedy: Thatâs the kindest way to describe Michael Lehmannâs âFlakes.â


NEW YORK -- The nation's second- and third-largest cellphone carriers are lowering controversial surcharges on customer bills that have brought them over $250 million this year.


Israel Kills Three Palestinian Militants -- Medics

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israeli soldiers killed  three Palestinian militants in a refugee camp in the northern  West Bank town of Tulkarm Friday, medics said.


Spain's anti-terror court jails 47 people over their links to the armed Basque separatist group, Eta.


Bankrupt US Airways, the largest carrier at LaGuardia Airport, said yesterday it has reached a tentative agreement on $94 million in cuts with the union representing its flight attendants.


Veteran US comic Rodney Dangerfield dies in hospital, weeks after undergoing  heart surgery.


Fading in and out of consciousness, former President Suharto has clung to life more tenaciously than he clung to power.


The Irish commander of a 3,700-strong EU force for Africa warns of a "logistical Everest" ahead.


Three UN workers seized by militants in Kabul

Nato troops are hunting for three UN workers, one of them British-Irish, kidnapped in Afghanistan's first Iraqi-style abduction yesterday.


Maggiori entrate da lotta evasione a riduzione tasse


Pro-hunt campaigners gather outside the Prime Minister's County Durham home to protest at plans to ban hunting with dogs.


Secondo la polizia, sequestrati anche 13 etiopici


China blames foreign media for food health scares

Foreign media have fuelled unfounded fears about Chinese products, the nation's top quality official has said, as China blocked a U.S. protein powder shipment while the two countries sparred over safety worries.


"Personal Internet Communicator" is geared toward families in so-called emerging markets, such as China and India.


Mobilitazioni se riapriranno discariche Vesuviano e Irpinia


British rocker Gary Glitter, who was convicted of molesting two girls in southern Vietnam, may get his three-year prison term reduced next week as part of a nationwide Lunar New Year prison amnesty, a court official said Friday.


Vulture eats his way along a trail of Spam

From T-Mobile to eBay Analysis Last December we received a spam email, which appeared to come from T-Mobile, advertising "exclusive offers and great phone deals". We also heard from some readers who were equally surprised to have received spam from a generally well-reputed company.â¦


Ziff Davis - In its ongoing war with SCO over Linux and Unix IP, IBM is trying a new tactic: declaring that SCO has no rights over its "homegrown" Unix code.


In the previous article you learned how to create an animation with JavaScript using a timer mechanism, an image of a ball and CSS styles. This time you'll learn how to create a simple ping-pong game. These JavaScript tools will allow you to create games such as Breakout, Tetris, Frogger and more. By Lisha Sterling. 0809


'Phantom' director waited in wings for years before taking on ...

You have to wonder whether Joel Schumacher, the director whose The Phantom of the Opera opened nationally Wednesday, was intimidated by material that's deeply ingrained in theatrical lore.


WOOLWORTHS has cemented its advantage in the tussle for Australian Leisure and Hospitality, less than an hour before it would have ceded victory to Coles Myer.


EU Pressures Carriers to Lower Data Roaming Rates

An EU commissioner hints of regulatory action if cooperative international roaming doesn't extend from voice to data.


A powerful bomb gutted a Muslim school in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven Monday, another in a recent series of anti-Muslim acts, the BBC reported.


Problems in Blood Drug Lead to Halt by Factory

A major maker of heparin, a blood thinner used widely in surgery and dialysis, has stopped making it after hundreds of patients reported severe allergic reactions to the drug.


Apple Inc  on Wednesday said the company was cutting the price of its iPhone and was on track to sell one million phones before the end of September.


Crescita 10% in India, in esame possibilita' auto low cost


The price for settling state charges of collusion and bid rigging by the nation's largest insurance broker could be "far higher" than $500 million, the New York Attorney General said today.


Fed raises key rate quarter point to 2.0 percent

US Federal Reserve policymakers, heartened by a burst in new jobs in October, raised key short-term interest rates and hinted at further small increases ahead.


Season lidlifter renews heated conference rivalry

Season openers like tonightâs donât get much more exciting than this. The NFL schedule-makers knew what they were doing when they sent


Saving an elderly woman whose clothing was on fire earned a mail carrier Hero of the Year honors Thursday, while others were praised for assisting a police officer, rescuing a baby from traffic and aiding an elderly man.


Life's Work: A Day to Clear the View, and Remember

After five years, it's time to review those heartfelt vows, and renew them.


A political opponent of the prosecutor who brought sexual assault charges against three Duke lacrosse players filed an affidavit Friday seeking to remove him from office.


AMD said to have approved foundry's 65nm fab

Chartered Semiconductor's process validated, sources claim Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor looks set to continue its foundry partnership with AMD into the 65nm era, if industry-insider claims that the chip maker has validated Chartered's 65nm production facility.â¦


Palestinians Vow Action Against Militants

The top Palestinian security commander said Wednesday he will deploy forces on Gaza's border with Israel to prevent rocket attacks, the first concrete step to rein in militants since Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas took office over the weekend.


LOS ANGELES -- Four dead dolphins have washed a


Study finds out why it's gross to kiss your sister

Researchers who wanted to find out why it is not only taboo to kiss your sister, but also disgusting, said on Wednesday they have discovered why in a discovery that challenges some basic tenets of Freudian theory.


WiMax wings into the wild world of wireless

Tired of new wireless technologies? Then stop reading. Because here's a story about a new wireless system that could someday eclipse the Wi-Fi service you've just begun to understand.


Iran added a "strategic missile" to its military arsenal after a successful test, and the defense minister said Saturday his country was ready to confront any external threat.


Nell'after hours dopo segnali provenienti da Opec


An MP allegedly bugged by police while meeting a constituent in prison says he wants to know the truth.


Thousands of foreigners evacuate Lebanon

A ship carrying hundreds of evacuees from fighting in Lebanon headed to Cyprus on Monday as European governments stepped up efforts to move their nationals to safety.


Hard-fought victory over Mitt Romney makes McCain the clear front-runner in a two-man presidential nomination race.


Blog: The Finnish cell phone manufacturer announces that it has bought the Redmond, Wash.-based start-up, which specializes in multimedia sharing.


Polk County will retain its position at the heart of the US phosphate industry, at least through the end of this decade, following the merger of IMC Global Inc.


Armed men and women seize a secondary school in southern Russia, taking up to 200 pupils hostage.


Missouri's governor signed new fire safety requirements Friday for the state's long-term care facilities in response to a deadly fire at a group home for the mentally ill and disabled.


Last year the streets in parts of the old city dropped by nine feet.


Toys R Us expands toy safety notification efforts

Retailer Toys "R" Us said on Wednesday that it is expanding its efforts to inform shoppers of the latest toy recalls after a slew of Chinese-made toys were pulled from store shelves this summer due to unsafe levels of lead paint.


In Russia e Polonia 26 milioni di possibili acquirenti


The FA charges Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf with improper conduct after he spat at Portsmouth's Arjan de Zeeuw.


Cat Power covers stripped-down take on classics like "New York, New York." Cloverfield's plot may be about grotesque creatures on a rampage through Manhattan, but who cares if we're wrong? And, the fate of Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, will be revealed in the climax of Y: The Last Man.


In a Lifetime of Sickle Cell, the Evolution of a Disease

One womanâs career as a patient and an activist demonstrates how the understanding of sickle cell disease has changed.


Eagles Lead Vikings After Three Quarters

Donovan McNabb threw for one touchdown and ran for another, helping the Philadelphia Eagles take a 17-9 lead over the Minnesota Vikings after three quarters Monday night.


Iran vows to pursue atomic project despite deadline

Iran vowed on Wednesday to press on with its nuclear fuel program, ignoring a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment or face broader sanctions, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.


As little girls, Yueqi "Lucie" Guo and Xianlin Li dreamed of ending hunger, finding world peace and discovering a cure for cancer.


Stalin's Favorite Cartoonist Still Drawing at 104

Adolf Hitler wanted him executed as soon as German forces took Moscow.


U.S. Says It Will Rebuild Falluja if It Captures City

The State Department said on Wednesday the United States would rebuild Falluja if American-led forces succeed in defeating insurgents and gaining control of the besieged city.


THE QUESTION: Tamoxifen is commonly taken by women with breast cancer to prevent its recurrence and by women at high risk for the disease.


Accounting problem at SunTrust could delay Sarbanes-Oxley filing

An accounting problem with SunTrust Banks' loan loss reserves could prevent the bank from completing its Sarbanes-Oxley Act reporting requirements by a Dec. 31 deadline.


England reach 281-1, a lead of 88 runs, as bad light halts play for the day against SA.


U.S. Marine faces lesser charges in Haditha killings

Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, the accused leader in the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, will face voluntary manslaughter charges but not more serious murder charges, the U.S. Marines said on Monday.


Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday praised a recent demonstration in Rome against proposed legislation granting legal rights to unmarried couples, including gay ones, saying it showed that traditional family was at the core of Italian society.Benedict called the May 12 Family Day rally, organized by Catholic groups and family associations, a 'great and extraordinary popular festival.'Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the demonstration to protest a bill that would grant legal rights to unmarried couples, including hospital visits and inheritance rights. The bill does not legalize gay marriage, as was done in other European countries, such as Spain. Read more


Abbey National shareholders will no longer need to fill in complex Spanish tax forms if BSCH's bid to buy the UK firm succeeds.


As protests widen in Russia, officials restore some benefits

MOSCOW -- Demonstrations across Russia posed a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin yesterday, as authorities bowed to the demands of protesting retirees by restoring some state benefits, such as free public transportation and subsidized medicine.


Dispute over votes in Florida heads to court

A dispute over the unusually high number of abstentions in November 7 legislative elections in Florida reached the courts this week, with voters and a losing candidate calling for fresh elections in echoes of the state's 2000 election debacle.


But where are the cave-Martians? The Mars Odyssey orbiter has beamed back pictures of what appear to be cave entrances on the slopes of a Martian volcano.â¦


NBA Wrap: Carter Inspires Nets to Easy Win Over Pistons

JACKSONVILLE, Florida  - Vince Carter poured in a  season-high 41 points as the New Jersey Nets pounded the  Detroit Pistons 107-85 on Saturday, snapping the NBA champions'  five game winning streak.


Dead Litter Streets, Indonesia Toll Seen Climbing

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Dead bodies littered the  streets of Indonesia's Aceh province on Tuesday as fears rose  that more than 25,000 people may have been killed in the  weekend quake and tsunami.


The cost of buying both new and second hand cars fell sharply over the past five years, a new survey has found.


Database glitch hampers Lightroom upgrade

Blog: Database issues are causing trouble for some trying to upgrade to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.1.


Romanians Vote with Eye on EU, Poverty and Graft

Romanians, angered by poverty and corruption, started voting on Sunday in a closely contested election to decide who will lead the Balkan country through two years of hard European Union-dictated reforms.


The Conservative Party is dying and UKIP must replace it, Robert Kilroy-Silk tells the party's annual conference.


PRIME Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday Israel would expand its deadliest Gaza offensive in four years, keeping troops in the area indefinitely.


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Tuesday said British spy masters have formally withdrawn the intelligence that Iraqi troops could deploy some chemical and biological weapons on 45 minutes notice, information ...


Collector Returns Art Italy Says Was Looted

The New York philanthropist Shelby White has ceded 10 classical antiquities from her private collection that Italy contends were looted from its soil.


Brazil's Luxemburgo takes over as Real Madrid coach

Real Madrid has named former Brazil manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo as their third coach of the season on Thursday. Luxemburgo, who has just guided Santos to the Brazilian title


Father: I want full story on my children's murder

It is a year since Jimi Ogunkoya's two young children were murdered by their mother, and five years since the publication of a report into the death of Victoria ClimbiÃ© which was supposed to put an end to similar tragedies


Blog: The ability to identify the pitch of musical tones appears to be a trait governed by only a few genes, according to a new study.


Don't blow your next chance to start investing for retirement.


Lleyton Hewitt finished as the No. 1-ranked player in the world in 2001 and 2002 by running down more balls and winning more matches than anybody.


Scoperto arsenale con il 'necessario per qualsiasi azione'


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, won a victory with the Knesset's approval of his plan to withdraw from 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and four settlements in the West Bank, but is now being threatened by internal and external forces.


The  crossing between Gaza and Egypt is reopened for two days, ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.


News Analysis: Potentially Incompatible Goals at F.D.A.

A series of drug-safety scandals has led many on Capitol Hill to question whether the F.D.A. has failed to strike the right balance between speed and safety.


The charity Childline says that increasing numbers of school children are seeking help on how to cope with bullying. What can be done?  Have you experienced bullying?


A police investigation begins in Sri Lanka after 16 bodies are found at a jungle location in government-held territory.


BOUCARD, France -- When this village's fairy-tale chateau is viewed from afar, with its seven slender spires and fortress-like bearing, it is easy to imagine the genteel, pampered existence of the aristocrats who call it home.


Activists on both sides of the abortion issue marched in demonstrations across the country Saturday to mark the 32nd anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal.


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Lehman announces further mortgage cutbacks

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said on Thursday it will fire 850 workers in its mortgage operations, just two weeks after the fourth largest investment bank said it was closing its subprime mortgage lending business.


A change in the rules means a number of Oscar contenders are now ineligible for the 2007 Bafta Film Awards.


Bitter Divisions Exposed at Climate Talks

European countries threatened to boycott a meeting proposed by the White House if a deal on global warming is not reached this week in Bali.


YASSIR ARAFATâS widow visited yesterday the French hospital where he died and retrieved his widely sought medical records, just as his nephew was about to collect them.


Improving Microsoft's CodePlex by contributing Microsoft's own dog food

Blog: Microsoft's CodePlex is not a bastion of great code, says eWeek.  That's a problem, but one that Microsoft can solve by contributing its own code.


The preliminaries in the 100 meters were perhaps just a sample of what's to come Sunday, when a talented group of qualifiers — including Americans Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin and defending champion Maurice Greene — will try to turn their competition into the fastest show at the Athens Games.


Tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who has been battling cancer, leaves hospital after more than two weeks.


Control turkey meat imports, urges union

Ministers are facing pressure to control imports of foreign turkey meat following the UK outbreak of bird flu.


Remote Indian Islands See Tsunami Destruction

Description: NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Geeta Pandey of the BBC about the devastation caused by the tsunami in the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands.


Colts' Options at Receiver Stymie Defenses

Marvin Harrison always draws the most attention from opponents. Now the Indianapolis Colts' other receivers are getting in on the action.


US ; Developer wins victory in World Trade Centre case

US News, NEW YORK, A New York developer hoping to rebuild the destroyed World Trade Centre has won a major victory against his insurers, after a jury decided the hijacked airline attacks of September 11, 2001, were two separate events.


California Resurrects Peripheral Canal Proposal

By Samantha Young, Associated Press  SACRAMENTO -- In 1980, as California was recovering from its longest drought since the Depression, state lawmakers thought they had found a solution to weather future water shortages.


LONDON: Anti-inflammatory drugs that have been used for 30 years to treat serious head injuries are harming rather than helping patients, researchers said.


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President Bush drew startling criticism Tuesday night from Republican White House hopefuls unhappy with his handling of the Iraq war, his diplomatic style and his approach to immigration.


Allan Ray scored 23 points to lead No. 25 Villanova to an 89-51 victory over Bucknell on Tuesday night.


Europe's main election watchdog says it will boycott Russia's presidential election on 2 March.


Brussels: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Tuesday that he stood by his controversial plan to reform NATO despite criticism that he was undermining the US-led military alliance and Berlin's ties with ...


Raptors stun Cavaliers to end six-game slide

Chris Bosh poured in 25 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors shocked LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 95-87 to snap a six-game losing streak on Wednesday.


Liverpool return not Real option for Owen

Reports over the weekend claimed that Liverpool were considering making a move to bring Owen back to Anfield after his summer move to Madrid.


Politics: 30 September 2004, Thursday. Sparks arrived in Bulgaria on the special invitation of Sofianski and the Center for the Study of Democracy.


Google, the Internet search engine, has done something that law enforcement officials and their computer tools could not: Identify a man who died in an apparent hit-and-run accident 11 years ago in this small town outside Yakima.


Linux fans go nuclear over Microsoft's patent teasing

And illicit Wi-Fi use can get you nicked Comments A week has passed and we're back with another Best of Comments feature. You've been busy, and as a consequence, so have we. So let's get started.â¦


AMD turning page, hoping for profit by end of 2008

Executives took their lumps in front of New York's financial analyst community, acknowledging that although AMD has some interesting products in the pipeline, the Barcelona fiasco will ensure the company loses money during the first part of 2008.


By AP  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.    An electrical problem forced NASA to postpone Wednesday's liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis yet again, and engineers faced with a tight launch schedule struggled to understand the problem.


Bush Preps for First Debate Against Kerry

President Bush prepared and practiced on Saturday for the first of three presidential debates with rival John Kerry that could be pivotal in the close election race.


Chief executives have been an embattled group lately. Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Ford (F) and Viacom (VIA, VIA.B) each replaced their top executives in recent days.


Paris Faces Pressure As Turkish PM Drops In On Franco-German Summit

France will come under renewed pressure on Tuesday to soften its stance on Turkey's bid to join the European Union when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan drops in on a Franco-German summit in Berlin.


Montreal Expos Team Report - September 20

(Sports Network) - The Montreal Expos will get their chance to climb out of the cellar in the National League East this week, as they begin a three-game series against the New York Mets Tuesday at Olympic Stadium.


The Food and Drug Administration strongly endorsed Biogen Idec Inc.'s new multiple sclerosis treatment, putting the Cambridge firm in position to expand the market for MS drugs and win greater market share.


Red Sox manager Terry Francona wants ace starter Curt Schilling to take a painkilling shot to ensure his health for Game 1 of the AL Championship Series.


In the time it took the ball to tumble from kick returner Derrick Ward's arms, the New York Giants' chances of beating the Baltimore Ravens evaporated Sunday.


We Need Our Best, Brightest to Improve Our Global Image

The prime minister of Hungary apologized last week for joking that the Saudi soccer team had 'very many terrorists' on its roster.


Steve Reich, Sunny? Well, It Is His Birthday

The musical voice of downtown is happily at home in the suburbs.


St. Louis is a collection of superstar position players and anonymous pitchers.


Microsoft shareholders clear special dividend

Microsoft Corp shareholders cleared the way for the world's largest software maker to pay out the largest corporate dividend ever next month and welcomed news of a blockbuster first day of sales for its video game Halo 2.


A Start-Up Says It Can Predict Othersâ Fate

Two former Oxford University students are getting attention in Silicon Valley for developing technology that automates aspects of the venture capital decision-making process.


Unloading of Grounded Freighter Under Way

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ With barge and crane, workers Monday started offloading 2,000 metric tons of bauxite in hopes of lightening and freeing the Clipper Lasco, a 645-foot freighter grounded off Fort Lauderdale. "It's just like taking sand and dumping it in a bucket," U.S. Coast Guard Lt.


Death rates in Scotland are falling faster in more affluent areas than in poorer places, a study says.


Virgin launched its 5 GB player, whose battery life (eight hours) and retail price ($249) both match the iPod Mini's. There are also reports of the impending release of Creative's


Business and travel in Italy ground to a near-halt Tuesday as millions of workers participated in a one-day government strike, the BBC said.


The ladies of "Hairspray" are a rarity in fat-phobic Hollywood, whose obsession with willowy women is so strong the idea of a corpulent heroine is almost unheard of.


U.S. Says It Hit Terror Targets, but Iraqi Civilians Disagree

The American military staged a series of aggressive strikes today in insurgent strongholds west of Baghdad.


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Brandon Phillips drove in four runs, Adam Dunn and Rich Aurilia homered, and the Reds ended Detroit's seven-game winning streak with a 9-4 victory Friday night as two of the most surprising teams in baseball met for the first time in five years.


Former rebels in Ivory Coast are set to discuss new peace proposals with South African President Thabo Mbeki.


it's the short cut to success at speed-dating. In what is billed as the first study of its kind, two academics found there is no short cut to true love.


UPDATE 3-Murdoch wins vote to shift News Corp. to US

Rupert Murdoch won shareholder approval on Tuesday to move the corporate headquarters of his $48 billion News Corp. Ltd. (NCP.AX: Quote, Profile


A US official says Israel launched an air strike on Syria last week apparently to warn it not to re-arm Hezbollah.


IAEA Chief Says Any Phone Taps Violate His Privacy

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog  Mohamed ElBaradei said on Sunday any U.S. monitoring of his  telephone calls would be a violation of his privacy but that he  had nothing to hide.


Lancor is willing to settle its patent suit against the One Laptop Per Child Association for $20 million.


Paula Radcliffe says winning was all that mattered on her marathon return in New York.


Three-times former champion Venus Williams survived a hair-raising third round match against Akiko Morigami of Japan on Monday, winning 6-2 3-6 7-5 but looking far from comfortable.


Gay Enclaves Face Prospect of Being PassÃ©

In the face of gentrification, a waning sense of belonging is being felt in gay neighborhoods across the nation.


More teens passing up pot for Oxycontin, glue

The use of marijuana and other illicit drugs declined slightly among teenagers in 2004, but dangerous inhalants and the highly addictive prescription painkiller Oxycontin are


He's faced down Wall Street investment banks, exposed late-trading at mutual funds and discovered bid-rigging among some of the nation's biggest insurance companies.


Dutch Muslims dismayed by anti-Islamic backlash

Selami Aydin's words will comfort many Dutch people if opinion polls are to be believed. "I'm thinking of going back to Turkey.


Gunmen kidnap Filipino, kill policeman in Nigeria: sources

Gunmen in southern Nigeria have kidnapped a Filipino national working as a subcontractor for oil company Shell and killed at least one policeman who was escorting him, industry sources said.


Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell says overstretched US troops are losing the conflict in Iraq.


Study: Many kids who left CHIP got other insurance

AUSTIN A review finds almost half of the Texas children who left the state's health insurance program during budget cuts -- found coverage elsewhere.


Australian garage attendant claims he saw "murdered" Briton

A garage attendant said in court that he served Briton Peter Falconio more than a week after the backpacker went missing, presumed murdered, in the Australian outback.


Experts say Cheney can't avoid testifying

If a prosecutor calls him as a witness, Vice President Dick Cheney probably can't avoid testifying in his former chief of staff's perjury trial, legal experts said Thursday.


Prince Charles reminisced about his cereal-eating childhood Tuesday as he presented a royal award to the makers of Weetabix.


Bush Says Open to Ideas on Social Security Revamp

President Bush said on Saturday he  would consider ideas from Democrats as well as Republicans as  he pursues an overhaul of Social Security and other economic  priorities but insisted any fix to the retirement program  should not involve tax increases.


Feeling a little achy, lightheaded or short of breath on a long plane flight? A new study suggests you might be suffering from a mild form of altitude sickness.


President Karzai cuts short a trip to south-eastern Afghanistan as a rocket strikes as he comes into land.


Stress Quadruples Risk of Asthma Attacks in Children - Study

Children with asthma face quadruple the  risk of an attack following stressful events in their lives,  according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal  Thorax.


Orb turns MySpace into personal radio station

Drag, drop, stream Exclusive Just as you thought the MySpace phenomenon was running out of steam, tomorrow will see the biggest innovation to the site since it launched.â¦


For rabid fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots, this Sunday's Super Bowl won't be just a game. It may be a health hazard. Heart attacks and other cardiac emergencies doubled in Munich, Germany, when that nation's soccer team played in World Cup matches, a new study reports.


Champions League: Fenerbahce beats Manchester United 3-0

Tuncay Sanli scored three second-half goals Wednesday to give Fenerbahce a 3-0 victory over Manchester United and knock the English team off the top spot in Group D of the Champions League.


Accelerating sales and improving profitability both point to a rebound from the apparel retailer.


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Argentina's first lady sweeps to presidency

First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will become Argentina's first elected woman leader, after easily winning a presidential vote largely centered on her husband's economic successes.


Britain Wants Contact with Iraq Hostage-Takers

Britain's Tony Blair appealed Thursday to kidnappers holding a hostage in Iraq to make contact -- but ruled out doing deals as domestic divisions over the war continued to dog the prime minister.


The banned Basque separatist party, Batasuna, is expected to appeal for an end to decades of armed conflict in its campaign for Basque independence.


China Says Taiwan President Should Give Up Separatist Drive

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian and his Democratic Progressive Party should give up on the Taiwan ``independence'' movement, a senior Chinese official said.


Yahoo China head quits after barely 40 days

Yahoo China's president has resigned  after barely 40 days on the job, said its Chinese owner  Alibaba.com, which is revamping the Internet search firm in an  effort to make it profitable.


Open Season, an animated comedy featuring Billy Connolly as an angry squirrel, is North America's top film.


Football Broadcasters Make Real Thing Look More Like Video Games

CHICAGO - That UFO you might see whizzing over Thursday night's Florida State-North Carolina State football game is not just a camera - it's the link between televised football and the video games they seek to mimic.


Californians pay price of communing with nature

Iain Blair lost a close friend to a devastating 1993 blaze in his rural Los Angeles canyon community.


Business & money: BHP raises shares offer to Â£70bn mega deal, but China and Australia may fight potential monopoly


Rice says Europe, Russia want Iran talks

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that U.S., European and Russian diplomats have a common goal to encourage Iran back to the bargaining table over its disputed nuclear program.


Santos Wins Brazilian Soccer Championship

Santos won its second Brazilian championship in three years, defeating Vasco 2-1 Sunday behind goals by Ricardinho and Elano.


Bhutto's son to pursue legacy, but only after studies

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the teenage son of slain Benazir Bhutto, said on Tuesday he planned to pursue his mother's legacy but stressed he wanted to finish his studies first and pleaded to be left in peace by the media.


Israeli missiles kill 3 Palestinians in raid

GAZA CITY -- An Israeli drone fired two missiles into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis early today, killing three Palestinians, two of them Hamas militants, witnesses and medics said.


Viktor and Rolf cater to glamour world, high street

Want to buy glamorous attire from a luxury store or rather get it off the high street? Fans of Dutch duo Viktor and Rolf can have it both ways this autumn.


Canadian drug vendor wins deals with 2 states

The Canadian pharmacy manager that arranges prescription shipments to Springfield's city employees landed a chunk of new business yesterday, emerging as the sole supplier for a new prescription importation website unveiled by Illinois and Wisconsin.


RIAA Web site apparently hacked over the weekend

An old-style SQL injection hack is the suspected culprit in a malicious attack on the RIAA's Web site. During the weekend, its framework was still going, though its content had been erased.


A leading group of Sunni clerics says any government elected after Sunday's poll will not reflect popular will.


Just Fine as Tackles, but They Canât Pass

âPuppy Bowl IV,â a three-hour extravaganza in which a cast of 46 dogs frolics, chases, pants, sniffs, rolls, tail wags and occasionally picks up a ball  on a set resembling a football field, will be broadcast at 3 p.m. on Sunday.


The average house price in the UK has almost reached Â£200,000, according to the latest survey from the Halifax.


Iran slowing down uranium enrichment work: ElBaradei

Iran has slowed the expansion of its disputed uranium enrichment program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, after Western powers threatened to hit Tehran with harsher sanctions.


Former WBO world boxing champion Robbie Regan is jailed for 18 months for burglary and attacking the occupants.


OpenWFE is an open source java workflow engine. It is a complete Business Process Management suite, with 4 components : an engine, a worklist, a webclient and a reactor (host for automatic agents). It can also be used behind the scene. OpenWFE 1.4.4 introduces an important new feature in its process definition language : variable substitution. ${myvar}, when used in the attribute value of a tag gets resolved to the content of the myvar variable. Coupled to an iterator or a concurrent-iterator, it can simplify definitions dramatically.   Stop scripts were written for windows (bin/owfe-suite.bat stop) relying on the new SignalService feature.  The webclient and drolo are now avaible as WARs to drop in your tomcat webapps/ tree or the one of whatever java webapp server you are using.  Lots of small bugs were fixed, leading to a very innovating but robust release.  You can download the file here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=54621&package_id=49295


A young woman killed in a fiery crash on the New Jersey Turnpike was a promising 19-year-old fashion model who recently appeared on the cover of Italian Vogue.


Catholic experts are expected to advise the Pope to abolish the state of limbo for babies that die before baptism.


The borders of traditional media are continuing to blur as digital video recorder pioneer TiVo Inc. has recruited editors from magazines to make their imprint on television viewing.


Actos, Avandia heart failure risks confirmed: study

The diabetes drugs Actos and Avandia raise the risk of heart failure but do not increase the risk of heart-related death, U.S. researchers said on Thursday, confirming earlier findings.


Nvidia stock jumps on Intel takeover rumour

Wall Street eyes deal as AMD-ATI merger nears completion If your arch-rival buys one of two highly competitive graphics chip companies, what else can you do but acquire the other GPU maker? That's exactly what it was yesterday claimed Intel would do: snap up Nvidia after AMD's move to acquire ATI.â¦


Nicolas Anelka is fit for Manchester City's Premiership encounter against Tottenham at Eastlands, but the Â£13million striker will have to be content with a place on the bench.


Mozambique Votes to Elect Successor to Chissano

Mozambicans began voting on Wednesday in  presidential and parliamentary elections focusing on who will  succeed President Joaquim Chissano, stepping down after 18  years in office.


Community News: Laura Thomson Promoted to OmniTI Principal

Many congratulations to Laura Thomson of OmniTI for her promotion to principal responsible for the "Customer Engagement Experience".   From the official press release:   As principal, Thomson is responsible for ensuring that OmniTI builds and delivers the most appropriate web-based solutions to meet the specific requirements of each client. Thomson's new role has expanded to include guaranteeing optimal quality during every OmniTI customer engagement. This includes ensuring that all client solutions are scalable, highly secure and able to perform on a level that exceeds customer expectations. She is also responsible for growing OmniTI's web development and client services teams as well as internal training.   Laura has authored the book "PHP and MySQL Web Development" (best seller) and co-authored the book "MySQL Tutorial". For more information about OmnitTI and the services they (and Laura bring to the table, check out their website.


More Chinese women than men commit suicide: media

China is the only country in the world where suicides among women outnumber those of men, with rural suicides more common than those in the city, state media said on Tuesday.


Crude Oil Rises on Saudi Blast and Increased US Fuel Demand

Crude oil rose as reports of an explosion in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, boosted concern about security of oil facilities in the world's biggest oil exporter.


Airline officials in Venezuela said Monday that flights to the United States had resumed after a cloud of volcanic ash in the Caribbean suspended some international flights over the weekend.


Investigative hearings said set for three key Hussein associates

BAGHDAD -- Three close associates of former president Saddam Hussein will move to the next stage of their legal cases before Christmas, when investigative judges will begin questioning them to gather facts for their trials, Iraqi government officials said.


Bush and Kerry in Dead Heat Ahead of Debate

President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are in a statistical dead heat in the White House race ahead of their second face-to-face debate, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Friday.


Iraq's interim Iraqi Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, has dismissed warnings from the United Nations secretary-general about the expected United States-led assault on the Iraqi city of Fallujah.


Cat Stevens midair terror incident spurs tougher measures

On Tuesday (21 Sept, an American Airlines flight from London to Washington was diverted to Bangor, Maine, following a terror scare.


Trump's Casino Operation Files for Bankruptcy

The agreement will reduce the company's $1.8 billion debt by $400 million as part of the filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.


Debt-ridden homeowners sell up to companies and rent their property back - but they can then face eviction.


Presidente Senato, ma occorre anche aiutare la ripresa


Pfizer Inc. said on Monday it plans to  sponsor a major clinical study to further assess the  cardiovascular safety of its arthritis drug Celebrex following  the withdrawal of Merck & Co.'s Vioxx, a drug in the same  class.


Former NFL Player Bob Mitinger Dies at 64

Bob Mitinger, a linebacker for the San Diego Chargers in the 1960s, died at 64.


Consumer confidence jumped in December, reversing four months of declines and reaching the highest level since July, a private research group reported Tuesday.


UK outsourcing to India continues despite protests

London, Feb 10 As Indian investors stalk British companies with takeover offers, the economic logic of outsourcing operations to India continues to direct the growth plans of major companies, despite protests ...Comment


Nix the NBA All-Stars, send the NBA champs

Even if the United States men's Olympic basketball team takes a gold medal home from Athens, the future of this program needs a major re-evaluation.


Milano, 21:54 - CALCIO, MILAN; KALAC: PER DIDA STANCHEZZA MENTALE

''Ci possono essere tanti motivi, un portiere quando fa un errore si vede. La concentrazione e' la c...


A NARROW victory for either candidate in Tuesday's American presidential election would be the worst outcome for stock markets, according to Wall Street experts.


The California All-Stars beat the California All-Stars yesterday. So why wasn't the game in, say, Bakersfield?


Jets Pro Bowl center Kevin Mawae broke his right hand in Sunday's 34-28 win against the San Diego Chargers.


An assassinated anti-Syrian Christian lawmaker was buried on Friday after thousands of mourners marched behind his coffin in east Beirut, waving flags and throwing rice and flowers at his funeral procession.


Londra, 17:41 - F1, SPIONAGGIO: FIA ASCOLTERA' STEPNEY DOPO 7 MARZO

Il prossimo mese Nigel Stepney avrà la possibilità di raccontare alla Fia la sua versi...


Wife allowed to visit Hong Kong journalist jailed in China

The wife of a Hong Kong journalist jailed in China for espionage has met with her husband for the first time in almost two years, according to his employer.


I tentacoli dellâNdrangheta sulla politica: sei arresti

Catanzaro. Giuseppe Valentino, sottosegretario alla giustizia, Reggino doc, avvocato e consigliere giuridico ascoltatissimo di Fini, Ã¨ indagato per concorso esterno in associazione mafiosa. Angela Napoli, invece


ARTS WEEKLY:  Rich Fare at Berlin Film Festival

BERLIN, Feb 8 (IPS) - With 21 feature films entered for the top Golden  Bear award, critics predict competition will again be fierce at  the 55th International Berlin Film Festival Feb. 10 to Feb. 20.


ArcelorMittal gets U.S. OK for Sparrows Point sale

ArcelorMittal , the world's largest steelmaker, said on Thursday it had received clearance from U.S. competition authorities to sell its Sparrows Point plant for an enterprise value of $1.35 billion.


Take care of the legal technicalities involved in setting up your own charity.


Air France-KLM says to meet Alitalia for takeover talks

Air France-KLM said Tuesday that chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta will meet the head of Alitalia, Maurizio Prato, in Rome to begin discussions on its planned takeover of the ailing Italian carrier.


By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY JERUSALEM - Barbara and Moshe Journo left Lyons, France, with their 1-year-old daughter, Lital, four months ago to move into a cramped apartment at the Beit Canada Absorption Center ...


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon might feel relieved at the support of his party members and largely his opponents in the parliament to the controversial Gaza pullout plan, but whether it means the end of violence in the region is a worry that will


Chesapeake Energy to acquire BRG Petroleum for $325 million

NEW YORK, December 27  - Chesapeake Energy (CHK.NYS) announced today that it has agreed to acquire privately held BRG Petroleum Corp for $325 million in cash.


Indonesia Meeting Urges Greater Religious Tolerance

Religious leaders from around Southeast Asia and Australia are urging greater efforts to promote tolerance and understanding. They met in Indonesia to build inter-religious bridges to reduce the threat posed by extremists.


Researcher Accuses Sears of Spreading Spyware

A Harvard researcher is criticizing Sears of failing to meet FTC guidelines with marketing software it installs on users' PCs.


States May Reduce Number of Children In Insurance Plan

As political gridlock in Washington muddies the long-term funding outlook for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, some states are preparing contingency measures such as enrollment caps or cutting children from the rolls.


Jackson Runs Over Eagles; Rams Playoff Hopes Alive

Steven Jackson rushed for 148 yards  and a touchdown as the St. Louis Rams' kept alive their playoff  hopes with a 20-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday.


Heavy rain interrupted the Indianapolis 500 after 113 of 200 laps on Sunday with Brazil's Tony Kanaan in the lead.


Fannie Considers $4 Billion in Private Placements

Fannie Mae, the nation's largest source for home mortgage financing, said Wednesday that is is considering two placements of up to $4 billion in preferred stock to qualified institutional buyers.


Saga, the holidays and financial services group for the over-50s, has put an end to the near year-long saga over its future by agreeing a Â£1.


Ospiti Crozza, Iacchetti, Covatta, Panariello e Rossi


A group of seven asylum seekers, believed to be North Korean, reach Japan's embassy in Beijing.


The petro-giant all by itself dwarfs whole renewable energy field.


Portavoce, esecutivo non fa riforma ma e' stimolo a Camera


Users Find Too Many Phish in the Internet Sea

A recent flood of fake Citibank e-mail messages demonstrates the growing arsenal of tricks used by online "phishers."


Nepal's one-time rebel army quit the coalition government Tuesday, escalating a political crisis that imperiled the Himalayan nation's fragile peace process.


Oil: Price ends lower after jump over US$54

NEW YORK - Oil prices jumped to record highs above US$54 on Tuesday as supply hitches hindered efforts to build northern hemisphere winter heating fuel inventories.


Five years on, Americans mark 9/11 attacks

Americans stood in silence and world   leaders paid their respects on Monday, five years after   hijackers crashed airliners into icons of U.S. finance and   government in the deadliest attack on American soil.


Milano, 20:24 - BASKET, EUROLEGA; ARMANI JEANS: VUKCEVIC RECUPERA

Dopo la vittoria scaccia-crisi con la Benetton Treviso, l'Armani Jeans si rituffa in Eurolega. Domat...


State grant to aid Lynn; Bank gives Salem $10k

Central Square in Lynn should be looking a bit brighter. New sidewalks, curbs, fences, lights, landscaping, and road improvements are planned for the Gateway Artisan Block, a key area of the square, with $830,000 in state grant money given to Lynn last week.


Kanye or Green Day? Usher or Ray? The Grammys are back Sunday with a number of exciting contests, led by Kanye West against ... himself.


Fox pledges Mexico police clean-up, challenges mayor

President Vicente Fox vowed to clean up Mexico's police on Tuesday after violence that has shocked the country, and he told the capital's left-wing mayor, his main political rival, to do the same.


I will implement Gaza pullout plan despite Likud reverse: Sharon

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Israeli Ariel Sharon vowed in an interview published on Friday to see his Gaza pullout plan through to the finish despite an embarrassing defeat by his right-wing Likud party.


Goldman to sell S.Korea cable operator stake: paper

Goldman Sachs  is selling its 30.48  percent stake in South Korean cable TV operator C&M, valued at  $970 million, the Maeil Business Newspaper said on Monday,  citing unnamed investment banking and industry sources.


CABLE firm NTL has agreed to sell its broadcast infrastructure business to a consortium led by Australia's Macquarie Bank in a deal worth Â£1.27bn, and could return the money to shareholders through a special dividend.


Hewitt beats Montanes in rain-delayed match

Former champion Lleyton Hewitt eased   into round two of the U.S. Open on Wednesday with a 7-5 6-4 6-3   win over Spaniard Albert Montanes but admitted he was still   troubled by his right knee injury.


Barr enters bidding race to buy Pliva: report

U.S. drug maker Barr Pharmaceuticals   has entered the bidding for Croatian pharmaceutical  group Pliva (PLVxq.L), the Financial Times newspaper said on  Monday.


B.C. Liberals pin next May's election hopes on bright future

VICTORIA (CP) - Premier Gordon Campbell's Liberals plan on heading into next May's election campaign telling British Columbians about their bright future, but they'll be doing it minus two of their top guns.


BEDOUIN TRIBESMAN LINKED TO EGYPTIAN BOMBINGS

A Bedouin tribesman has confessed to Egyptian investigators of supplying the explosives used in three explosions last Thursday night, targeting holidaying Israelis across the Sinai peninsula.


Doubts remain on international monitoring of Iraqi elections

US officials in Washington and Baghdad said at the weekend they were confident Iraq's parliamentary and local elections would take place on January 30


Security firms are warning about several mobile phone viruses that can spread much faster than similar bugs. The new strains of the Cabir mobile phone virus use short-range radio technology to leap to any vulnerable phone as soon as it is in range.


The leaders of the 25 member states of the European Union are meeting in Rome today to sign the new EU constitution.


DONZI MARINE Is hiring skilled workers now! We

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


ATHENS, Greece The Dominican Republic has its first Olympic gold medal. Felix Sanchez won the men's 400 meter hurdles in 47-point-63 seconds.


Fan footage of Marc Bolan playing at the Glastonbury Festival is being sought by makers of a big screen movie.


Sircana: verifica disponibilita' a riprendere confronto


Japan fails to lift whaling ban, threatens to quit IWC

Japan failed in its bid Thursday to lift a moratorium on commercial whaling after stormy annual talks of the 75-nation International Whaling Commission (IWC) and warned it might pull out of the organization.


European cinema in the spotlight at Copenhagen film festival

The Copenhagen International Film Festival puts the spotlight on European cinema this year, with organisers hoping the event will give a boost to 'old world' filmmakers struggling against Hollywood's dominance in the movie industry.


Scientists have said since NASA's Genesis crash-landed on the Utah desert Wednesday that all is not lost. Friday morning, following preliminary assessments


The European Union says it is willing to work towards lifting the arms embargo on China, president of the European Council Jan Peter Balkenende has said.


Five Tips To Optimize New Service-Rep CRM Training

Training new customer service reps to use a CRM system quickly is crucial not just to a contact center or customer service effort, but to the entire company, as well. Often, a service rep is the first contact for new customers, or for existing customers who have problems with a product or service.


After the UPS man dropped 83 pounds of equipment on my front porch, I questioned whether I was ready to follow the "live high, train low" regimen gaining popularity among mainstream athletes, particularly NBA players. Why give up the comforts of a master bedroom for an air mattress inside a tightly sealed plastic tent for the better part of four ...


Travel: A selection of some of the world's funniest signs in an exclusive preview of Doug Lansky's new book.


Star wrappings canât hide a ho-hum Christmas film

for every âA Christmas Storyâ there are three â8 Crazy Nights.â (Admittedly, there are few films of any


Nicole Kidman is pregnant, the actress' spokeswoman confirmed Monday.


Genova, 19:05 - CALCIO, GENOA: DI VAIO LAVORA PARZIALMENTE IN GRUPPO

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Genoa in vista della gara con il Parma. Atletica al mattino, spa...


Aviva may announce AmerUs takeover: source

Aviva Plc, Britain's  biggest insurer, is expected to announce a deal to buy U.S.  insurer AmerUs Group Co.  for about $2.9 billion in cash  as early as Thursday, a source close to the situation said.


Giants Slip and Vanish in a Torrent of Turnovers

The Giants coughed up three straight second-quarter turnovers and dissolved in a torrent of penalties in a baffling loss at Giants Stadium.


Saudi Says Kills 10 Militants in 2 Days of Raids-TV

Saudi security forces killed 10 suspected al Qaeda militants during raids and shootouts in the past two days, including a gunman who is on the kingdom's most wanted list, the Interior Ministry said Thursday.


Google lowers the price range of its planned share sale to $85-$95, as it awaits approval from regulators.


Russian cargo ship making Christmas delivery to space station

HOUSTON, Texas The crew aboard the International Space Station is getting a special Christmas delivery -- and not a moment too soon.


Yahoo and Amazon have rebuffed Google's attempt to get to know them -- not that it was a friendly overture. Google, well known for its wish to index the world's information, was sued by the Authors Guild and sundry publishers over Google Book Search, which scans books so Google users can search their content.


The European Central Bank opts to keep interest rates on hold at 4% as jitters unsettle world markets.


'L'Italia vuole organizzare una conferenza di pace'


I am not about to condone the Indiana Pacer's behavior for charging into the stands and swinging at some Detroit Piston fans. As a professional and public figure, he has a responsibility to take the high road with unruly fans.


Britain becomes the first country to set binding carbon dioxide emissions targets: 60 percent cuts by 2050. In Autopia.


Microsoft gets bugs, Google gets worms, and Orange goes bananas

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Arab envoy gets rival Lebanese leaders to meet

Arab League chief Amr Moussa said more time was needed to resolve Lebanon's political stand-off after he brought the feuding parties together on Friday.


Novell Inc. earlier this month bundled the open-source, J2EE-compliant JBoss Application Server with its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, giving application developers a built-in deployment option.


L'ultimo Smartphone di Nokia include un browser Web con supporto per file Pdf, client email, Bluetooth, una fotocamera da un Megapixel . Ma quello che lo rende piÃ¹ originale Ã¨ il fatto che Nokia 6670 combina


Iran Says Its Missiles Can Now Reach 1,250 Miles

Iran has increased the range of its missiles to 1,250 miles, a senior official was quoted as saying Tuesday. The range would puts parts of Europe within reach for the first time.


World Cup winner Josh Lewsey has underlined the importance of England delivering a confidence-building performance against Canada this weekend.


Giants coach says London trip helped Super Bowl preparation

New York coach Tom Coughlin  said the Giants' trip to London during the regular season  helped his team to cope with the frenzied run-up to Sunday's  Super Bowl clash against the New England Patriots.


Yields on U.S. Treasuries held near  recent lows on Friday as oil topped $49 a barrel, threatening  the outlook for both the economy and stocks.


A woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and her fetus told police she drowned the woman's three young children and stuffed them into a washer and dryer at their apartment, an official said Sunday.


A Palestinian terror suspect detained without trial in Britain for three years was granted bail Monday, but he won't be released until conditions are set, the government said.


Bernard Kerik Expected to Get Homeland Post

Bernard Kerik, a former beat cop in New York's Times Square, will take over the Department of Homeland Security, according to news reports Thursday.


Mike Huckabee said Monday he wouldn't run a TV ad he'd prepared blistering Republican rival Mitt Romney as dishonest. Then he showed it to a room packed with reporters and cameramen.


Film: Take the Kids, and Donât Feel Guilty

What exactly is a family film, anyway? The rating doesnât always tell the story.


The US president tells one of Iraq's most powerful Shia leaders he is "not satisfied" with progress in Iraq.


From Spaceflight to Attempted Murder Charge

A NASA astronaut, Capt. Lisa Marie Nowak, has been charged with the attempted murder of a rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut.


Tim Johnson's illness has threatened the Democrats' majority. But that may not be such a bad thing


Abbas, Haniyeh meet to seal Palestinian unity deal

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Gaza on Thursday for talks aimed at finalizing a unity government deal, a Palestinian official said.


With Attorney General John Ashcroft, the country often got more bark than bite from its Justice Department chief. Usually willing, often eager to get on television to announce a development in the legal war


OPEC is poised to stick with existing  oil supply limits, deferring a decision on cutbacks to counter  falling seasonal demand until March, cartel ministers said  Saturday.


Sanofi Wins Govt Contract for Eggs for Flu Shot

The U.S. government on Tuesday awarded Sanofi-Aventis a contract worth up to $41 million through 2008 to maintain a supply of eggs year-round that could be used in flu vaccine production.


Formula One's governing body will investigate McLaren for a possible breach of the rules in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.


Pakistan raises the state of alert around its nuclear sites amid concerns they could be targeted by militants.


France's President Sarkozy calls for taxes to hit polluters and for French use of pesticides to be halved.


A timeline of key dates and facts about Australia's Aborigines:


All the Bells and Whistles? It Just Sounds Like It

Your PC's noise is easy to ignore, but tuning it out still takes mental energy. What are the options for those who want the sound of silence?


Sun, Kodak Move Forward After $92 Million Settlement

"Sun is in this big battle with Microsoft for enterprise commitments," Jonathan Eunice, an analyst with the research firm Illuminata, told the E-Commerce Times.


Bush sharpens post-debate attacks on Kerry

US President George W. Bush sharpened attacks on Senator John Kerry's Iraq war strategy, as the rivals campaigned in key states a day after the Democrat's strong showing in their first debate.


Basics: Better Shoeboxes for Digital Photos

While digital photography has freed up closet space, sorting and retrieving pictures in the era of the 250-gigabyte hard drive has created a set of challenges of its own.


Quattro persone sono morte e due sono rimaste ferite oggi pomeriggio in un incidente stradale sull'autostrada A1 in direzione sud, tra Reggio Emilia e Modena, in localitÃ  Gazzata di San Martino in Rio. Tre


Afghans, Germans dispute Taliban report on hostage killings

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A purported Taliban spokesman said yesterday that the Islamic militia had killed two German hostages, a statement disputed by both Afghanistan and Germany. He also offered to trade 23 captive South Koreans for imprisoned Taliban fighters.


North Korean officials have announced that a huge explosion in its remote Northeast was part of a hydroelectric project. Mystery surrounded the blast in the mountainous province of Yanggang and fears grew


Una fuoriserie intestata al rampollo di casa Savoia fotografata a 140 all'oraIl ricorso: "Non ero io e la  segnaletica Ã¨ carente". La decisione al giudice di pace                                          Cortona, eccesso di velocitÃ  Multato Emanuele Filiberto


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'Juno' offers pregnant pauses and much laughter

The distinct voice of a novice screenwriter lifts this heartwarming tale of a teen pregnancy.


Proposed job cuts could hit the UK's intelligence performance, former top security officials warn.


Pakistan said Sunday it still has no information about the whereabouts of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and his close associates.


New York, 10:45 - BASKET, NBA: DECISI QUINTETTI ALL STAR GAME

La Nba ha annunciato i quintetti titolari del prossimo All Star Game, in programma il 17 febbraio a ...


Gold broke the $450 a troy ounce level on Thursday for the first time since June 1988 as the dollar fell to a record low against the euro.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- United Parcel Service is buying Menlo Worldwide Forwarding Inc., a global freight-shipping business and subsidiary of CNF Inc.


Despite, the marketâs recent plunges, Tobias Levkovich, the chief United States equity strategist at Citigroup, remains optimistic for gains in 2008.


A Zimbabwe opposition MP who assaulted a minister in parliament has been arrested trying to leave the country. A parliamentary committee recommended on Wednesday that Roy Bennett be jailed for a year after


South Africa's Naspers to buy UK's Tradus for $1.9 bln

Africa's largest media firm Naspers Ltd  will buy British-based Internet auction company Tradus (QXL Ricardo Plc)  for 946 million pounds ($1.90 billion), the company said on Tuesday.


Vets Recall Epic Battle; 109th Played Pivotal Role in Battle of ...

Retired Brig. Gen. John E. McDonald glances back across six decades and recalls a prominent point in the history of Scranton's 109th Infantry Regiment.


Apple TV Leads Internet Video Delivery Market

The Apple TV Internet video delivery device is market leader in a small field--though that may change.


Sponsorizzazione di quattro appuntamenti annuali


Nepal govt wants peace, Maoists call strike

Nepal's new government said on Thursday it wanted peace talks with Maoist rebels but clamped down on dissent, banning all criticism of the king's decision to assume power for three years.


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called his nation's continued construction in West Bank settlements a breach of Israel's obligations under a recently revived peace plan


Reprinted from Saturday's late edition Politically motivated officials at the Pentagon have pushed for convictions of high-profile detainees ahead of the 2008 elections, the former lead prosecutor for terrorism trials at Guantanamo Bay said last night, adding that the pressure played a part in hi...


Natasha Lyonne, who is in rehearsal for a play by Mike Leigh, has traded some personal drama for the kind the public pays to see on stage.


Naples' garbage crisis may worsen with the planned weekend closure of the only working dump in the area and piles of trash growing higher, officials said Thursday.


Tyler BrÃ»lÃ© is to present a new media magazine show on BBC Four.  Plus other entertainment news in brief.


Taipei, Dec. 12 (CNA) The following are important events scheduled to take place Monday, Dec. 13: 09: 00, An international seminar organized by the Formosa Foundation in the US on the Taiwan-US relations in


It was very nearly a perfect week for the Bruins. Coming out of the All-Star break, they picked up victories over Nashville and Eastern Conference leader Ottawa, then matched the best team in the NHL, the Detroit Red Wings, stride for stride for two periods Saturday night.


An American cross-party group charged with reviewing policy on Iraq is due to issue its long-awaited report.


IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato sees world economic growth of "around 4.6 percent" in 2004 and 2005, according to an interview published in a Spanish newspaper interview on Friday.


In a finding that could help treat an inherited form of baldness, a research team in Manchester claims to have discovered a protein "code" that instructs cells to sprout hair.


Chimpanzees have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates.


US private equity group Blackstone is buying the Hilton Hotels chain for $26bn (Â£13bn) in an all-cash deal.


KOFI ANNAN has had better weeks. On Monday, the UN secretary general woke up to a Wall Street Journal column by Glenn Harlan Reynolds, publisher of the influential InstaPundit


Your food or my tusks! India elephant robs motorists

An elephant in eastern India has sparked complaints from motorists who accuse it of blocking traffic and refusing to allow vehicles to pass unless drivers give it food, a newspaper reported on Monday.


Two Blasts Rip Through Baghdad, Killing 15

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs ripped through Baghdad streets on Monday, with one blast killing at least 15 people and wounding 81 at an entrance to the Green Zone, the seat of the U.S. Embassy and key Iraqi government offices, officials said...


Over 65 pieni di virtÃ¹. Lâ87,9% non fuma, il 70,1% non assume alcolici, il 58% effettua frequentemente accertamenti. Eâ il risultato di una ricerca del Censis condotta per lâAgenzia per i servizi sanitari


Stanford Axes Football Coach Buddy Teevens

Three years ago, Ted Leland thought he'd found the right offensive football mind for Stanford in coach Buddy Teevens.


Violence Returns to Afghanistan After Election Lull

Afghan children and U.S. soldiers were among six people reported killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, a week after millions voted in a landmark election they hope will bring peace back to their war-ravaged nation.


Artificial intelligences could soon be living and learning inside online worlds such as Second Life.


Software Chief Sees a Recovery of Some Losses From Scandal

CA Inc. expects to recover some of the money it lost in an accounting scandal, the chief executive, John Swainson, said.


Banca inglese era emersa tra azionisti rilevanti a dicembre


Madonna in mystical mode dismays Orthodox Jews

The cross and the diamond-studded bodice have gone, and she now announces herself to the world under the Hebrew name Ha-Malkah Esther - Queen Esther.


Matteoli(An): unico sbocco referendum o elezioni anticipate


Ready for a Water Fight?: Unifour Leaders Oppose Proposal to Transfer Millions of Gallons Daily From River Basin

By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 6--A meeting Thursday on a plan to take millions of gallons of water a day out of the Catawba River basin is shaping up as a contest to see which side can turn out a bigger crowd.


Attacks in Russia Expose Rifts With West

MOSCOW - The fight against terror was supposed to unite Russia and the West, pounding the last nail into the coffin of the Cold War. But three years after the Sept...


Shares drop as U.S. regulators say they want more info before approving caner medication Bonefos.


The United States on Friday condemned the suicide attack at a mosque in Pakistan that targeted a former minister and close ally of President Pervez Musharraf and killed at least 54 people.


Jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw, famed for classic recordings of "Begin the Beguine" and "Oh, Lady Be Good" as well as turbulent marriages to movie stars Lana Turner and Ava Gardner, died on Thursday at age 94, his manager Will Curtis said.


Arturo Alvarez scored in the 86th minute to lift FC Dallas to a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.


Microsoft releases critical security patch

Microsoft has found two new security flaws in its software, including a critical hole that could spread viruses using Jpeg graphics.


BOSTON, Jan. 31 -- Lavender and tea tree oils found in some shampoos, soaps and lotions can temporarily leave boys with enlarged breasts in rare cases, apparently by disrupting their hormonal balance, a preliminary study suggests.


Ferreira was a major headache at big ones

Maybe a morbid thought, but wouldn't this be a fitting epitaph on Wayne Ferreira's tombstone:


Hamas official says BBC reporter to be freed Sunday

A Hamas official said on Sunday BBC reporter Alan Johnston, abducted in Gaza three months ago, would be released within hours, but as the clock ticked by another senior member of the Islamist group counseled caution.


DiMarco best of U.S. Ryder Cup quintet as Toms struggles

FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania  - Chris DiMarco finished   best of the five American Ryder Cup team members who played the   84 Lumber Classic.


The mainstream Palestinian movement Fatah said Sunday it would agree to a mutual cease-fire with Israel in the West Bank and Gaza, and it ruled out attacks against civilians inside Israel — boosting peace prospects ahead of an upcoming summit.


A second Birmingham theatre company could stage a controversial play that was dropped following protests by members of the Sikh community. Send us your reaction.


Onyx shares fell on disappointing news, but there are other opportunities for the one-drug wonder.


Massive Hurricane Frances Smothers Florida

COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances smothered eastern  Florida on Sunday with drenching rains and fierce winds that  ripped away roofs, trees and boat moorings and cut power to 1.3  million homes and businesses.


San Franciscoâs Mayor Proposes Fee on Sales of Sugary Soft Drinks

In a move he says is necessary to trim the cityâs waistline, Gavin Newsom has proposed charging big stores a fee when they sell sugar-sweet soda.


Ex-player John Robertson was named manager of Scottish Premier League Hearts on Wednesday. Robertson, who made his name as a striker at Hearts, has left premier league rivals Inverness


Ukraine Liberal Yushchenko to Take Power on Sunday

Liberal Viktor Yushchenko, who won last month's presidential election re-run, will be sworn in as Ukraine's new president on Sunday, ending weeks of political turmoil in the ex-Soviet state.


DC's 'Done' Stadium Deal Might Not Be Quite Finished

Baseball supporters sang. A DC Council member waved a bat in glee. The mayor and council chairman appeared together after weeks of feuding.


EU, US try to nail down agreement on sharing air-travel data

An agreement could be reached Friday over swapping personal information about passengers.


U.S. says 9 Iraq civilians accidentally killed

The U.S. military said on Monday it had accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians, including a child, while pursuing al Qaeda fighters south of Baghdad.


Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix crowns the 2007 box office in the UK and Ireland.


In a reversal of 30 years of policy, the World Health Organization endorses DDT spraying for malaria control.


A Night in Jail for Serving a Salty Burger

UNION CITY, Ga. -- A McDonald's employee spent a night in jail and is facing criminal charges because a police officer's burger was too salty, so salty that he says it made him sick.


More remarks on the Apple CEO's controversial speech on teachers unions and education reform. Plus: Links to our  most popular blog posts.


Bill Adds Fuel to Flames in a Divided Border State

While ties to Mexico run deep in Arizona, it is also where more people cross illegally from Mexico than anywhere else along the border.


Britney Spears' lawyer won more time Friday to work on the pop star's case in which she is charged with driving without a valid license.


MTV's Video Music Awards Sunday night had a glut of glitz, endless celebrity cameos and a non-partisan stance in favor of voting.


Gates Donates $750 Mln for Child Vaccines -Papers

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is  donating $750 million to pay for wider vaccination programs in  developing countries, British newspapers said on Tuesday.


Take your pick: The widening adoption of genetically engineered crops by farmers around the world is reducing global pesticide use, increasing agricultural yields and bringing unprecedented prosperity and food security to millions of the world's poorest citizens.


A militant attack on the US consulate in Saudi Arabia and unrest in Nigeria pushed crude prices upward Tuesday, as supply fears crept back into play and traders considered a potential production cut from oil cartel OPEC.


Intel Will Announce Server, Mobile-Device Chips

It will be a busy week for leading semiconductor chip manufacturer Intel. According to Justin Rattner, Intel's chief technology officer and head of Intel Labs, the company will present 14 papers at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco.


Hundreds of workers started bulldozing part of a village Wednesday to clear the way for the expansion of a U.S. military base set to become the Americans' new headquarters.


SBC Near Deal to Acquire AT&T for $16 Billion

The $16 billion deal would lead to the virtual disappearance of one of America's best known corporate icons.


Bush signs order lifting sanctions on Libya

President Bush on Monday signed an executive order lifting the remaining US commercial sanctions against Libya after determining the African nation has met all of the US requirements for eliminating its programs on weapons of mass


Frist still seeks Internet gambling bill: aides

Aides to Senate Republican Leader   Bill Frist said on Tuesday he is still trying to find a way to   pass a bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling, but   offered no guarantee a deal could be struck before lawmakers   recess at the end of September.


Harrah's, Caesars looking to sell four casinos

LAS VEGAS Harrah's Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment are in negotiations to sell four casinos, in a move that could help reduce merger antitrust concerns.


Kiev want all three points from abandoned game

Ukrainian officials want UEFA to award Dynamo Kiev victory after their opening Champions League game at AS Roma was abandoned because referee Anders Frisk was struck by a missile.


Identity Theft, Net Scams Rose in '04-FTC

Americans lost at least $548 million to identity theft and consumer fraud last year as the Internet provided new victims for age-old scams, according to government statistics released Tuesday.


U.S. court orders Libya to pay $6 billion for bombing

A federal judge in Washington has ordered Libya and six of its officials to pay more than $6 billion in damages to families of seven Americans killed in the 1989 bombing of a French airliner, lawyers for the families said in a statement late on Tuesday.


In theaters: THE EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, directed by Renny Harlin, written by Alexi Hawley, 114 minutes, rated R. So it wasn't meant to be, but here it is and there you have it.


Gannett Co. Inc. , the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, said on Wednesday its quarterly revenue fell because of weaker advertising sales at its local papers, while profit rose with the sale of four papers.


Roma, 18:21 - CALCIO, LAZIO: ROSSI CONFERMA TANDEM D'ATTACCO ROCCHI-PANDEV

Non dovrebbero esserci sostanziali novità nella formazione che il tecnico della Lazio, Delio ...


While Mukesh Ambaniâs camp said Anilâs statements were âselfishâ, Anil either abstained or opposed all resolutions passed at the meeting.


Old dogs may really find it hard to learn new tricks, a study of how memories form has suggested.


CALCIO - Juventus, Del Piero ko: fermo due settimane

Sembra senza fine il periodo nero di Alessandro Del Piero. In crisi di gioco e gol dall'anno scorso, criticato agli Europei, panchinaro con i bianconeri e in nazionale, adesso il fantasista della Juventus


In a story Aug. 31 on the reopening of Germany's largest synagogue, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass when t he Nazis attacked synagogues and Jewish businesses, occurred in 1939. The correct date for Kristallnacht is Nov. 9, 1938.


WASHINGTON -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday shrugged off complaints from Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf about his handling of a resurgent Taliban a day ahead of joint talks with Musharraf and President Bush.


Schools in the Russian town of Beslan re-open two weeks after gunmen staged a bloody hostage-taking raid.


Eight people, including six policemen,  die in a landmine explosion in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.


Cody Ross, Anibal Sanchez, Dan Uggla. The rookie-laden Florida Marlins certainly don't have the biggest names in baseball.


Readership of online journals known as blogs grew significantly in 2004, driven by increased awareness of them during the presidential campaign and other major news events, according to a study released Sunday.


The number of homicides in Scotland falls by a third, bringing the figure to its lowest level since the mid-1990s.


Olympic wrestling silver medalist Sara McMann has been charged with careless driving causing death following a crash that killed her boyfriend, the Colorado State Patrol said yesterday. Steven Blackford , 28, a three-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Arizona State, died Friday when the Jeep they were in rolled off the shoulder of Interstate 76 in northeastern Colorado. McMann, 23, of ...


Oracle Extends Offer for PeopleSoft - Again

The Department of Justice took Oracle to court in May, claiming that its acquisition of PeopleSoft would create a duopoly between it and market leader SAP in the enterprise applications market.


If the Indians needed a hint as to how last night was going to unfold, they got it on the third pitch of the night. Grady Sizemore hit a home run, but he didn't score.


Moves to scrap tolls on the Forth and Tay road bridges is expected to go forward with the publication of a bill.


Millions more health workers are needed if global health is going to be improved over the next decade, a study says.


Non mettere in crisi la maggioranza,elettori non capirebbero