NBA reviewing Sprewell's profane reply to female heckler

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Latrell Sprewell's profane comments, made to a female heckler, are reportedly being reviewed by National Basketball Association officials.


Ministro, aumento delle entrate dovuto a gettito spontaneo


Kelis was forced to cancel a concert earlier this month, when she suffered an allergic reaction to nuts.


Con buste di plastica in testa, ipotesi doppio suicidio


Lathi, 12:40 - SCI DI FONDO, KUITUNEN VINCE COPPA DEL MONDO FEMMINILE

La finlandese Virpi Kuitunen ha vinto con cinque gare di anticipo la Coppa del Mondo femminile di sc...


EDITORIAL: NEW MEDIA MAN: A Towson University Undergraduate Has Won a National Audience, and Respect in the Industry, By Blogging About the Television News Business.

By The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 17--Earlier this year, when CBS publicists handed out a photo of Katie Couric, altered to slim her by 20 pounds or more, it was Stelter who broke the news.


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Balking at Vote, Sunnis Seek Role on Constitution

Sunni Arab leaders who have called for a boycott of the Iraq elections say they intend to get involved in politics after the vote.


Impact of soaring oil prices less consequential than in 1970s ...

The impact of the current surgein oil prices, though noticeable, is likely to prove less consequential to economic growth and inflation than in the 1970s, US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.


The State Department accused the Ukraine government Thursday of engaging in serious violations of democratic procedures in the country's presidential election campaign.


Indian Film Star Contemplates First Screen Kiss

Aishwarya Rai, one of the top stars  of India's prim film industry, says in a television interview  to be aired Sunday she won't rule out kissing in films when she  moves from "Bollywood" to Hollywood -- although she says it is  certain to create a minor scandal among her fans.


Blog: Apple has issued a patch for the most recent update to Mac OS X 10.4.10, which apparently caused audio problems on some Intel-based Macs.


Pleasure Without Guilt: Green Hotels With Comfort

A selection of California hotels balance luxury and sincerity in their environmental friendliness.


Milano, 17:57 - CALCIO, MILAN: SEEDORF IN DUBBIO PER PARMA, KAKA' PRONTO

Il Milan è tornato al lavoro dopo il pareggio interno contro il Livorno. Il morale della squa...


Rodriguez sparks Tigers past Astros 10-4

Jim Leyland thought starter Zach Miner was falling behind too early, which could have spelled disaster for the rookie. So the Detroit Tigers manager made an early trip to the mound to give the right-hander some encouragement.


Guantanamo Hearings To Give Only Restricted View Of Bin Laden ...

GUANTANAMO BAY US NAVAL BASE, Cuba, Aug 23  - Only a sanitised glimpse of Australian David Hicks' life as a Taliban fighter or what it was like for Salim Hamdan to be Osama bin Laden's personal driver and bodyguard will be given when their military


UPDATE 2-Bad light thwarts England in Durban

Bad light forced a draw on the fifth day of the second test between South Africa and England on Thursday with the tourists needing only two wickets to record a ninth straight test win.


French Ruling Party Head Sarkozy Resigning as Finance Minister

French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy is resigning when he meets today with Prime Minister Jean- Pierre Raffarin, freeing him to use his new position as head of the ruling party to prepare for the 2007 presidential elections.


With an ever-larger percentage of prescription drugs and drug ingredients coming to the U.S. market from developing nations such as China and India, Congress is voicing concern that the number of inspections of those plants by the Food and Drug Administration has grown far more slowly.


Sprint Nextel Buys Out Wireless Provider for $312 Million

Since acquiring Nextel in 2005, Sprint has been buying affiliates from around the country.


NASSIRIYA, DOPO UN ANNO IL RICORDO DELLE VITTIME

Il 12 novembre del 2003 furono uccisi 12 carabinieri, 5 soldati e 2 civili italiani, oltre a 9 iracheni. Martino a Camp Mittica: ''Resteremo quanto necessario''. Nassiriya, 12 nov. (Adnkronos) - Il ministro


Fidelity Investments will close its fast-growing $17.8 billion Diversified International fund to new purchasers at the close of business Oct. 25.


Coalition forces in Afghanistan say at least 120 Taleban fighters have been killed in separate clashes in the south.


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Opposition activists win the two parliamentary seats for the Maldives capital, provisional results show.


(CBS/AP) Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Thursday that a new report finding Iraq had no stockpiles of banned weapons "provided definitive evidence as to why George Bush should not be re-elected president of the United States.


A bus carrying senior citizens collided with a truck in eastern Germany on Monday and plunged down an embankment, killing 13 people, authorities said.


Vodafone offers BlackBerry phone with smaller keyboard

European users are expected to be some of the first to get their fingers on BlackBerry handsets featuring a new keyboard technology that promises streamlined typing functionality on compact, converged devices.


The dollar crept up on Wednesday,  enjoying some respite from recent falls ahead of an  announcement on U.S. interest rates and after more European  officials spoke out against the euro's rapid rise.


Ukraine's Opposition Sees Path to Victory

Ukraine's opposition hopeful Viktor  Yushchenko said on Wednesday parliament's vote to root out  cheating in elections opened the way for him to win a re-run of  a rigged presidential poll.


Colombia Rebel 'Kidnap' Poses Headache for Chavez

By Pascal Fletcher CARACAS, Venezuela  - A mystery over whether acaptured top Colombian Marxist rebel was arrested in Colombiaor kidnapped from neighboring Venezuela is turning into apolitical hot potato for leftist Venezuelan President HugoChavez.


Five lucky ticket holders win about  Â£700,000 each in Saturday's main Lotto draw, Camelot says.


Britain arrests Guantanamo man at Spain's request

"He is being held on a European arrest warrant alleging terrorist related offences that was issued on behalf of the Spanish authorities"  A British resident freed from the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists was arrested in connection with a Spanish extradition request on Thursday hours after returning to Britain, police said. via Free Republic


Helsinki, 18:08 - NUOTO, EUROPEI: MAGNINI ORO NEI 200 SL, ARGENTO A ROSOLINO

Straordinaria doppietta azzurra nei 200 stile libero maschili agli europei di nuoto in vasca corta d...


Police in Bangladesh arrest former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after a raid on her house in Dhaka.


New Drugs Declining, Research Costs Increasing, GAO Says

Drug companies are becoming less innovative, with the number of new drugs being developed failing to keep pace  with the substantial increases in spending on research and development, according to congressional investigators.


Fifteenth-Ranked Utah Rocks Utah St. 48-6

Alex Smith threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Utah converted three Utah State turnovers into touchdowns to rout its rival 48-6 Saturday night.


Afghans Lionize Masood on Anniversary of His Death

More than 20,000 Afghans gathered in  Kabul on Wednesday to remember Northern Alliance military  commander Ahmad Shah Masood, slain by al Qaeda operatives two  days before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.


Tech enthusiasm lifts Wall St. but credit worry nags

Socks rose on Thursday, led by technology shares, as a reassuring profit and outlook from Oracle Corp  offset nagging concerns about financial companies' exposure to bad debt.


Fire Interrupts WABC-TV Broadcast in NYC

NEW YORK - A fire at the WABC-TV studio in New York City interrupted Sunday night's broadcast and caused the evacuation of the television network's building. Channel 7's Sunday night broadcast was suspended for more than an hour, beginning at about 11 p.m.


La societa' di leasing ha un portafoglio di 70.000 clienti


Misery at Milwaukee continues for Castroneves

Another dose of Milwaukee Mile misfortune for Helio Castroneves gave Tony Kanaan an IndyCar Series victory yesterday.


Gorbachev Says Iraq War 'Undermined' Law

LONDON Sept. 23, 2004 - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday condemned the US-led campaign toward war in Iraq as an affront to democracy, saying it undermined international law.


KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 27 Afghanistan formally expelled a senior U.N. official and the acting head of the European Union's mission there for allegedly meeting with Taliban militants. via Earth Times


Gordon Brown says the UK's trade relationship with China is "crucial", as he arrives there for a three-day visit.


U.S. airlines raise fares to offset high fuel cost

Two of the largest U.S. airlines raised fares on Friday, aiming to take advantage of strong travel demand to boost profitability and offset the price of jet fuel, which despite recent declines, remains historically high.


Kosovo independence declaration possible in 10 days

PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo will declare independence from Serbia with Western backing the weekend after the February 3 Serbian presidential election if the nationalist candidate wins, political sources said on Wednesday.


One person has been killed and many injured after a train collides with a vehicle on a level crossing in Berkshire.


Lebanese crowds pay tribute at Gemayel's funeral

Tens of thousands of Lebanese choked downtown Beirut to pay tribute to assassinated Christian leader Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral into a show of defiance against Syria and its Hezbollah allies.


Bjork attacks photographer in New Zealand

Icelandic pop singer Bjork attacked  a news photographer in New Zealand, ripping his shirt in half  after he ignored a request not to snap any shots, the New  Zealand Herald reported on Monday.


Ivory Coast casts doubt over Pariss global policies

Last Wednesday, on the the eve of Armistice Day, President Jacques Chirac presided over a moving ceremony in Les Invalides, the hospice-cum-church-cum-museum in central Paris which is the French militarys ...


The number of dead was approaching 24,000 Monday in the wake of Sunday's South Asia earthquake and devastating tsunamis. Eight Americans have been reported dead, and US Secretary of State Colin Powell says several hundred more are missing.


Spanish rider Galvez killed in Belgian race

Spanish cyclist Isaac Galvez was killed in an indoor race at the weekend after a crash, organizers said on Sunday.


Giants to play Dolphins in regular season game at Wembley

The New York Giants will face the Miami Dolphins at London's Wembley Stadium this year in the first regular season NFL game to be played outside North America, commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Friday.


UEFA focuses on setting minimum numbers of homegrown players in ...

UEFA's executive committee started a two-day meeting Wednesday, aiming to finalize proposals for soccer clubs to have a certain number of "homegrown" players on their books and to limit the total size of their squads.


The Ducks Bring the West Coast Its First Stanley Cup

With a dominating victory over the Ottawa Senators, the Anaheim Ducks won the first Stanley Cup in franchise history and the first ever won by a team on the West Coast.


News Analysis: Dell Looks to Revive Company

By RACHEL BECK Associated Press  NEW YORK -- Michael Dell offered up some harsh advice a decade ago on how to fix struggling Apple Computer, words that now provide an ironic sting for the newly minted CEO of his own slumping company.


Vietnamese criminal gangs cash in on child labour UK drug information organisation DrugScope has highlighted the plight of child "slaves" forced to work in illicit UK cannabis farms.â¦


Baseball Roundup: Weaver and Angels Sweep Mariners

Jered Weaver won for the fourth time in five decisions and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Mariners to complete open a five-game lead in the American League West.


A Haircut, With an Affair and Highlights of Support

In the Beirut beauty salon where most of âCaramelâ takes place, women of various shapes, sizes, ages and backgrounds gather to bond and gossip.


Plans for a national support network for runaway children in England are to be announced by ministers.


US House passes repeal of tax law at center of WTO sanctions case

The US House of Representatives repealed a controversial tax break for US corporations in a bid to end hefty European Union trade sanctions more than a year after the World Trade Organization ruled against the practice.


PHUKET, Thailand -- They were supposed to be relaxing on the beach or playing a round of golf on yet another sunny day of vacation on their refuge from the harsh winter of Norway. Instead, Leif Giske and his wife stood on the concrete driveway of a hospital amid the stench of corpses at an overflow morgue.


Bush, Maliki to meet as Iraqi deaths hit new high

U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week with grim new statistics showing record numbers of Iraqis were killed last month and many more fled the country.


Sombre New Year Celebrations as World Weighs Tsunami

The traditional party of the year will  be a somber affair across the globe.


Poverty tourism brings cash to S.African townships

SOWETO, South Africa  - Seeing buses full of tourists looking for a glimpse of South African poverty, squatter camp resident Lawrence Rolomana decided to try to earn a share of the cash they were spending.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

2004 Democratic nominee Kerry endorsing Obama for president, bypassing Clinton, Edwards ... McCain seeks victory in South Carolina, site of 2000 fall ... Richardson dropping presidential bid


Oil Rises on Nigeria, Norway Disruptions; OPEC May Curb Output

Crude oil rose from a three-month low on disruptions to supply from Nigeria and Norway and after OPEC members said they may need to cut output after prices plunged.


MANILA At least 10 people were killed and almost 100 were injured when a train derailed and plunged down a slope in the Philippines early Friday, officials and radio reports said.


Sunday motorists on Binford Boulevard didn't know they were passing a polling place for the second-hottest election in Eastern Europe this month.


Federal prosecutors launched a broad legal assault on two of Chinatown's most prominent organized crime groups Friday, aiming to disrupt a new wave of mobsters who thrive in a global economy by smuggling immigrants and counterfeit goods around the world.


The US Labor Department said Thursday the number of workers filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits rose by 10,000 last week.


Plus: Gearhead guru: Leading the masses to green cars? Read these stories and more from around the Web at News.com Extra.


Mexico's military, struggling to attract new recruits, is expanding opportunities for a population it has all but overlooked for decades: women.


Equitable Life makes 'steady and sustained' progress

TROUBLED mutual Equitable Life yesterday said it had continued to make "steady and sustained progress" in improving its financial position during the first half of the year.


Yankeesâ Expectations Are Felt in Boston

In Boston, the possibility is there for the spending: No more just missing the brass ring, but rather grabbing that ring season after season.


Beckham finally on board as Galaxy player

CARSON, California  - David Beckham, ready to start his much trumpeted American adventure, was formally introduced as a Los Angeles Galaxy player at the Major League Soccer (MLS) team's home stadium on Friday.


The third installment of the "Blade" series is a choppy, forgetful, suspense-free romp that substitutes campy humor for chills.


Mobile phone throwing turns artistic in Finland

SAVONLINNA, Finland  - Juggling rather than  throwing his mobile phone, a teenaged circus performer won the  freestyle gold medal at the world championships on Saturday.


Bush barnstorms battleground state ahead of party convention

US President George W. Bush rolled across Middle America en route to next week's Republican National Convention in New York, where he will formally be nominated for another four-year term.


A torn piece of the flag that flew on Lord Nelson's last ship, the Victory, sold at auction for $86,600 on Tuesday.


The line at the souvenir store curved around the corner, about the length of a Mark Bellhorn homer into Pesky's Pole.


Roy Hibbert dunked home the game-winner as time expired to give Georgetown a 55-54 win over Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon.


Auction monitoring pays off Two eBay traders agreed this week to pay a total of $100,000 in damages after they were caught selling illegal copies of Norton security software.â¦


Chicago Symphony Orchestra OK's Contract

Musicians in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra approved a three-year labor contract that provides a raise after a year but grants concessions on benefits, officials said.


Uccisi almeno 41 ribelli, tregua scaduta mercoledi'


Questions Remain on U.S. Missile Defense

WASHINGTON - The military is in the final stages of readying its national ballistic missile defense system, with officials predicting it will be activated before year's end. But several questions remain, including how well the experimental missile interceptors work...


Sepracor receives FDA approval for sleep drug

NEW YORK, December 16  - Specialty pharmaceutical company Sepracor (SEPR.NAS) announced yesterday that it had received the FDA approval for marketing its Lunesta treatment for insomnia.


Nokia Adds Blackberry Software To Series 80 Devices

Nokia announced plans to preload Blackberry software in its Nokia Series 80-based mobile devices, including the Nokia 9500 Communicator.


ASIA/INDIA - Nascono i ÂForum dellÂarmoniaÂ in Gujarat per contrastare il ÂcomunitarismoÂ Gandhinagar (Agenzia Fides) - La Commissione Episcopale per il Dialogo Interreligioso ha lanciato i ÂForum dellÂarmoniaÂ in Gujarat (India Nord Occidentale), in collaborazione con la Chiesa locale. LÂiniziativa mira a riportare armonia nella societÃ  ...


ROME, Oct 29  - French President Jacques Chirac urged the head of the incoming European Commission Friday to take "the appropriate decisions" to resolve a row over his EU executive team which has left the EU in limbo.


Bashir's Lawyers Call for His Release in Indonesia, AFP Says

Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged head of Southeast Asian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah, is being wrongfully held and should be released, his lawyers said, Agence France-Presse reported.


Michael Jackson's lawyers today sought to portray the mother of the boy who has accused him of child molestation as a liar who has made similar claims against an ex-husband.


Nigerian trade union leaders have vowed to press on with their four-day general strike, despite government efforts to placate them with talks.


Formular One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone is facing strong challenge as leading carmakers are seeking to start their own World Grand Prix racing series by 2008.


A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says new HIV and AIDS diagnoses rose 11 percent among homosexual and bisexual men from 2000 to 2003, increasing


Lebanon fails to pick president, but tension eases

Lebanon's deadlocked parliament failed to elect a new head of state on Tuesday, but the anti-Syrian majority and the opposition renewed a dialogue to seek agreement before the house meets again on October 23.


Tehran says force would not work against "powerful" Iran

TEHRAN (Agencies) - Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi has called for more dialogue to resolve a standoff with the UN nuclear watchdog, warning that force would not work against the "powerful" Islamic republic.


The CBS crime drama "Numb3rs" and CW network comedy "Everybody Hates Chris" took top honors Wednesday at the eighth annual Family Television Awards.


The Record, Stockton, Calif., Michael Fitzgerald Column: What Do Developers Want From Lawsuit?

By Michael Fitzgerald, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Jun. 3--Developers and certain landowners are suing the city of Stockton to undo a new law requiring them to preserve farmland in atonement for paving so much over.


There have been times during the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament when Nathalie Dechy has made it look easy. During Friday nightâs semifinal, however, she appeared to have hit a bump in the road.


EU leaders set for summit showdown over new treaty

European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over efforts to reform the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to rise after chief critic Poland softened its tone.


Human Activity to Blame For 2003 Heatwave

A previous study at the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research at the Met Office, demonstrated that large-scale global warming is not a result of urban development.


Hundreds of people were forced to evacuate their homes and an interstate was closed in two of the many wildfires that dotted the West on Friday.


HONG KONG A global pandemic of avian influenza is "very, very likely" and could kill tens of millions of people around the world, a top World Health Organization official said Monday.


Transact's stock is on a tear. Is it time to cash in the ticket?


Typhoon Fitow expected to weaken as it heads to Japan

A typhoon moving towards Japan was forecast on Wednesday to hit a region near Tokyo later in the week and bring heavy rains and strong winds to the capital.


Switzerland's Didier Cuche , who is third in the overall World Cup standings, had the fastest downhill training session yesterday at Val Gardena, Italy.


LCC Int'l Posts 3Q Profit, Shares Tumble

LCC International Inc., which offers wireless voice and data technical consulting, on Monday saw shares plummet as much as 12 percent in after-hours trade after the company swung to a third-quarter profit but predicted lower revenues are ahead.


On Star worldÂs rapidly-growing celeb talk-show `Koffee With Karan` this Friday (Jan 7) Karan Johar has pulled off another coup combo.


Consiglio nazionale, Tabacci attacca: cosi' partito finito


A 60-YEAR-OLD woman leapt on the back of a 4m crocodile to rescue a man who had been attacked and dragged out of a tent while he slept at a remote campsite in far-north Queensland.


Milano, 15:42 - CALCIO, LEGA: ASSEMBLEA APPROVA IL NUOVO REGOLAMENTO

"Un regolamento rivoluzionario che porterà la Lega a voltare pagina". E' questo il primo comm...


Senate panel OKs wiretap bill, telecom immunity

A U.S. Senate committee approved a  bipartisan bill to tighten rules on government eavesdropping on  terrorism suspects, but a Democratic presidential candidate  said on Thursday he would try to block it.


Waits till after poll, finds she has cancer

But she waited until after the American public had voted against her husband becoming vice-president before confirming her fears with a specialist.


Thirteen-month-old Dominic Klatt stopped banging the furniture in the verandah, looked at his mother and clasped his right hand around his left wrist to signal that he needed to go to the bathroom.


WIPO broadcast treaty defeated by web activists

Copyright add-on fails to find consensus A controversial new intellectual property right due to be created by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has been successfully opposed by a coalition of web activists and the technology industry.â¦


Stocks Likely to Open Lower on Intel News

NEW YORK Sept. 3, 2004 - US stocks are picked to open lower Friday after Intel Corp.'s outlook soured the picture for the chip sector, but August non-farm payrolls, due out at 8:30 am, should set the tone for trading.


Crackin' good job, Gromit! The creators of Oscar-winning animated duo Wallace and Gromit are to be awarded the freedom of their home city, officials said Wednesday.


Third seed Novak Djokovic takes on unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final of the Australian Open.


A Milano la flessione peggiore della giornata (-2,42%)


Trying to bolster their struggling bullpen, the Cincinnati Reds will turn to former All-Star closer Eddie Guardado.


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


Look Whoâs Getting Rolled Out of the Bar

A bar's stroller ban has set off a turf battle in Brooklyn.


A week-long dangerous dogs amnesty set up by Merseyside Police results in dozens of seizures.


The Times Square New Year's Eve ball is celebrating its centennial by going green.


Oasis singer Liam Gallagher is fined 50,000 euros (Â£35,000) after a fight in a Munich hotel two years ago.


Aliyev, German chancellor discuss economic ties, Karabakh

Azeri president, German chancellor discuss economic ties, Karabakh ANS TV, Baku 25 Aug 04 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has started official meetings in Germany.


Rumsfeld Views Possible U.S. Bases in Romania

CONSTANTA, Romania  - Defense Secretary Donald  Rumsfeld on Monday scouted an air base and an army facility in  Romania for possible use as future U.S. military installations.


A planned tribute to late country star Johnny Cash at next week's Republican convention in New York has attracted harsh criticism from some fans.


Researchers chase goal of non-hijackable plane

On Thursday, British police said they had foiled a plot to  blow up aircraft mid-flight between Britain and the United  States in what Washington said might have been an attempted al  Qaeda operation.


Let's Make Better Use of the St. Johns River

Return with me to yesteryear when the St. Johns River was used as a transportation corridor.  That could be the future as well as the past.


The leading candidate to become the next prime minister has acquired numerous labels en route, including Baathist, Marxist, French-trained economist, exiled opposition leader, Islamist and religious party leader.


Partners Healthcare chooses Westbridge Techology for XML security

Westbridge Technology announced that Partners Healthcare, a Boston-based clinical research center, has chosen the Westbridge XML Message Server (XMS) for end-to-end, HIPAA compliant security across their B2B partners.


Cinisi, 17:18 - CALCIO, ZEMAN: HO VOGLIA DI ALLENARE

"Ho voglia di allenare, io sono sempre pronto, devono perÃ² essere pronti gli altri. La Juventus? Un ...


Steven Gerrard has said that he will be happy to stay at Liverpool for the rest of this season and the next two years. Gerrard, 24, has been linked with Chelsea and Real Madrid, but his exit would be a major


AOL stepped up its transformation from Internet access provider into an ad-driven business Monday as it announced plans to move its corporate headquarters and consolidate its advertising operations.


Bush Frees Secret Service Agent from Chile Guards

SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush on Saturday  reached into a throng of squabbling bodyguards and pulled a  Secret Service agent away from Chilean security officers after  they stopped the him from accompanying the president at a  dinner.


South Africa rugby bosses set to name new coach

The new coach of the World Cup winning Springboks is expected to be named here on Wednesday.


American captain Patrick McEnroe insisted that his team would need to use their heads if they were to overcome Spain in the final of the Davis Cup in Seville.


Kellogg Co., the world's leading maker of breakfast cereals, said Thursday that it has bought the United Bakers Group, a leading Russian maker of crackers, biscuits and breakfast cereals.


Google Officer Settles an Accounting Claim

The former C.F.O. of SkillSoft agreed to pay fines to settle accusations that he had let the company incorrectly book revenue.


Anna Nicole Smith in San Francisco court

Anna Nicole Smith arrived Friday at a federal courthouse in San Francisco to continue her legal battle over her late husband's fortunes.


(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard is enhancing security features on the HP-UX operating system for its Integrity line of servers amid growing customer concern about recent network security breaches. HP is announcing Monday the availability of a free upgrade to HP-UX 11i v2 that automatically encrypts data as it is stored. HP has offered this capability before, but this upgrade puts the encryption capability right into the operating system (OS). "If it's in the operating system, it's easily implemented without needing to do anything, and you're not going to break anything," said Charles Kolodgy, a research director at IDC focused on secure content and threat management products. IDC is about to release results of a survey of IT managers on their network security spending priorities for 2007, Kolodgy said. The survey will show that "file and folder encryption" has rocketed to the number one spot, from fifth in the 2006 survey, surpassing common concerns such as firewalls, network intrusion, viruses and spyware. What's changed in the last year is theÂ number of reports of serious security breaches, from theÂ U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs laptop stolenÂ in May and recovered in June, to the Dec. 12 report ofÂ hackers accessing personal information on 800,000Â current and prospective students at the University of California, Los Angeles. Sun Microsystems has added encryption capabilities to its Solaris OS that it originally offered only on its Trusted Solaris system for sensitive governmental use, Kolodgy said. And Microsoft is including an encryption feature called BitLocker in its new Vista OS. "They are all attempting to bring these solutions to the end user," he said, but he added that the HP upgrade is improved over prior HP offerings. HP is also offering an optional embedded chip on its Integrity servers that holds the digital keys to decrypt protected data. It claims this approach is more secure than software-based keys. Also, a new feature called HP Protected Systems allows a network security administrator to isolate certain data in unique compartments and configure different security settings for that data as needed. Adding encryption capabilities directly to storage hardware can require an expensive upgrade, which enterprises can avoid with an OS upgrade, said Ron Luman, the security architect for HP-UX. "What we have been asked to do [by customers] is provide something that is transparent to the applications and also transparent to the storage hardware, and so that means doing something to the operating system itself," Luman said.


Crude Oil Prices Hover Near $50 a Barrel

LONDON - Oil prices hovered near $50 per barrel Tuesday after a Saudi Arabian oil official said the world's largest petroleum exporter would raise its production capacity by nearly 5 percent in a bid to calm markets.    Light sweet crude for November delivery was up 16 cents at $49.80 per barrel in late morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, retreating from the $50.47 high reached in overnight electronic trade...


Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, facing renewed criticism about his handling of the Iraq war, has a simple yet emphatic answer for his critics: "No, no, no."


The number of woodlarks, one of England's most critically endangered birds, is rising, the RSPB says.


The UK's ambassador to Iraq says "things could have been done differently" after Saddam Hussein was toppled last year.


Controversies confirm my importance: Amitabh

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who has   got a clean chit from the Allahabad High Court in   a case pertaining to fraudulent allotment of   government land to him in Uttar Pradesh, says he   relishes controversies as they confirm his   importance.


Turkey Parliament OKs EU-Oriented Reforms

ANKARA, Turkey - A special session of parliament approved legal reforms Sunday aimed at opening the way for Turkey to begin membership talks with the European Union after the governing party dropped a proposal to criminalize adultery, a plan that had upset EU leaders.    The vote came before an Oct...


Jean Philippe Peguero had his first career hat trick and Seth Stammler scored two goals to lead the New York Red Bulls to their first victory of the season, 5-4 over Chivas USA on Saturday night.


BrowserMedia Launches BrowserCMS Powered Website for TDC

BrowserMedia announced today the launch of the Telecommunications  Development Corporation (TDC) website, viewable at http://www.telcomdc.com.  The website is powered by BrowserCMS (www.browsercms.com),  a Java/J2EE-powered web content management system.


Rudy Giuliani, who bet his presidential hopes on Florida only to come in third, prepared to quit the race Tuesday and endorse his friendliest rival, John McCain.


Scripted finales shaken by bin Laden tape

Osama bin Laden's sudden reappearance on videotape sent President Bush and Democrat John Kerry into a sharp final round of argument over which one can defeat terrorism and


Groundwater Users Hail Ruling in Pivotal Court Case: But Both Sides Say State Supreme Court Left Many Questions Unanswered

By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Mar. 6--BOISE -- Southern Idaho groundwater users have won a victory in a much-anticipated court case over claims to water in the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer, though both sides in the case say the court left many questions unanswered.


Mexicans enjoy fruits of their U.S. labor

Clementina Arellano grew up with her six brothers in a shack in this dusty Mexican hamlet. Now 42, she's raising her sons in a spacious, 10-room mansion with Roman-style pillars at the doorway and a garden full of flowers and singing birds.


Kerry, speaking at NYU, says Bush handling of war threatens ...

Sen. John Kerry, who voted to give President Bush authority to invade Iraq, said Monday that no responsible commander in chief would have waged the war knowing that Saddam Hussein


Doctors in Poland are staging a general strike, demanding a 100% pay rise and reform of the public health system.


Svetlana Kuznetsova tested positive for the banned stimulant ephedrine during an offseason charity event, a Belgian sports minister said Monday, but WTA Tour CEO Larry Scott doubts the U.S. Open champion will be penalized.


Company denies the chip has been delayed, but many had expected it sooner.


It had been five weeks since Darin Erstad hit a home run, five days since the Angels held a lead in a game and an immeasurable stretch since Erstad's teammates felt any reason to exhale in a pennant race that was quickly consuming them.


WASHINGTON - John Kerry locked horns with George W. Bush in a tense televised debate tonight, accusing him of making a "colossal error of judgment" by invading Iraq while the president responded that his opponent was unfit to lead.


Forty years on, Palestinians recall Israeli victory

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Marking 40 years of Israeli occupation, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday internal fighting had brought Palestinians to the brink of civil war.


Anti-war demonstrators marched in a dozen U.S. cities on Saturday to call for an immediate end to the war in Iraq and a cut-off of funding by Congress.


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

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


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Hezbollah's sophisticated anti-tank missiles are perhaps the guerrilla group's deadliest weapon in Lebanon fighting, with their ability to pierce Israel's most advanced tanks.


It's time for Congress to fix problems with the patent system, Intel's general counsel says.


Car Bomb Attacks Near Saudi Security Buildings

Two huge car bombs went off near Saudi  Arabia's Interior Ministry and a security unit on Wednesday, in  what appeared to be the latest strike by al Qaeda in the  world's biggest oil exporter.


Veterans warn there's brand power in those initials


Singapore PM begins introductory visits to ASEAN countries

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will visit Indonesia and Thailand from Monday as part of his ongoing series of introductory visits to the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).


Chile's former military leader Augusto Pinochet is in a serious condition after a heart attack, hospital sources say.


A swathe of data from UK lenders backs up  claims that the UK property market is slowing down after its recent boom.


PROVO, S.D. - The Humane Society of the Black Hills removed 150-200 dogs from the rural residence of an elderly woman at Provo in southwest South Dakota.


Militants Release Video of Japanese Hostage

The country's most feared militant group released a video today showing a frightened young Japanese civilian saying he would be beheaded if Japan did not withdraw its troops from Iraq.


Ijmuiden Journal: In the Netherlands, Life Runs on 2 Wheels

The Dutch are turning to bicycles in ever greater numbers. Sales are booming, and there is a proliferation of designs for all sorts of purposes.


Destruction, Rain Hamper Asia Tsunami Aid Effort

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - A week after a tsunami  devastated Indian Ocean shores, aid workers and troops battled  desperate conditions and the aftermath of torrential rain to  bury rotting bodies and deliver relief to survivors.


Admitted cocaine trafficker Eugene Coleman was hoping to earn himself a lighter sentence last year when he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors investigating a notorious Philadelphia drug gang.


UK scientists have developed two tests for avian flu to safeguard against an outbreak.


The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits dropped last week, a hopeful sign that the recovery in the jobs market is moving ahead.


The death toll from a highly drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis has risen to 74 in South Africa and a health official on Wednesday predicted more casualties from the deadly disease.


Presidential candidates talk health care

Neither candidate can dispute these facts: 45 million Americans are without health insurance while health care premiums skyrocket, up 64 percent, since 2000.


Poland and Czech Republic risk being targets of Russian missiles, Moscow says

MOSCOW: Poland and the Czech Republic risk being the targets of Russian missiles if they agree to provide sites for a proposed U.S. missile defense system, a Russian general warned Monday.Comment


Steve Flesch shot a seven-under-par 65 yesterday to take sole possession of the lead after two rounds of the inaugural Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, N.Y. He was at 13-under 131 and one stroke ahead of the first-round co-leader Jeff Gove (67) and Brendon de Jonge, who had a second consecutive 66. Charles Warren (65) was alone in fourth, another shot back.


What Bush's Re-election Means for Korea-US Ties

WASHINGTON, DC -- The North Korean nuclear issue lies at the heart of US policies toward the Korean Peninsula. The North Korean nuclear issue is one of top priority foreign policies of President Bushâs second administration.


Spain elects regional and local officials, with national issues featuring strongly in the campaign.


Ethiopia flood misery mounts as rains threaten dams

Ethiopia braced for more damage from deadly nationwide flash floods as the government warned unusually heavy seasonal rains could force the release of water from dangerously swollen dams.


Pheasant Habitat Being Created North of Saybrook

By Scott Richardson;srichardson@pantagraph.com  The McLean County chapter of Pheasants Forever and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources have teamed to provide hunters with hundreds of more acres of suitable habitat to support their favorite birds and other wildlife.


The Dutch Supreme Court is set to rule on whether ABN Amro can sell LaSalle to Bank of America.


Former Polaroid exec takes top finance job at 3Com

Donald Halsted, one target of a class action suit alleging financial improprieties at bankrupt Polaroid, officially becomes CFO.


Police officers involved in shootings would face mandatory sobriety tests under new policies prompted by the killing last year of an unarmed man on his wedding day.


Computer Dynamics' explosion-proof computer contains spark, but it's not bomb-proof.


Futures cut gains on import prices, sales data

Stock futures cut gains on Wednesday as reports showing unexpectedly strong May import prices and retail sales diminished expectations for a cut in interest rates and pushed benchmark bond yields back up.


Davis Funds and Singapore plunk down $6.2 billion, but at a substantial discount.


Poulter defeats Garcia in playoff at Valderrama

Cadiz, Spain (Sports Network) - Ian Poulter parred the first hole of a playoff on Sunday to win the Volvo Masters Andalucia over Ryder Cup teammate Sergio Garcia at Valderrama Golf Club.


Top Sunni Party Among 79 Blocs to Contest Iraq Poll

Iraq's main Sunni Muslim party, which  had threatened to boycott Iraq's first free election on Jan.  30, is among 79 parties and blocs that have registered lists  for the poll, election officials said.


Milano, 19:57 - CALCIO, MILAN: MALDINI RECUPERATO, SEEDORF RISCHIA ESCLUSIONE

Il Milan ha proseguito il lavoro a Milanello per preparare la gara di domenica pomeriggio contro il ...


Today is the American Cancer Society's 28th Great American Smokeout. The event is certainly a smoke-out -- clean air laws kick smokers outdoors for their nicotine fixes.


Web Site Takes Aim at 'Arms Race of Spin'

Everywhere Duke University graduate student Brendan Nyhan and his partners in the political Web site spinsanity.com look, they see spin.


Golden Globes scrapped for "press conference"

The traditional gala ceremony for  Hollywood's annual Golden Globe Awards for film and television  will be scrapped in favor of a "press conference" carried live  by NBC News, organizers said on Monday.


IRAQ: TRUPPE GB DA BASSORA VERSO NORD, PRIMA TAPPA NASSIRIYA

(AGI/REUTERS/AFP) - Bassora (Iraq), 27 ott. - Sara' Nassiriya la prima tappa del reggimento britannico 'Black Watch', in tutto circa 850 uomini, che in mattinata ha intrapreso la marcia verso nord dall'area


Supreme Court's Rehnquist Out of Hospital

US Chief Justice William Rehnquist was released from Bethesda Naval Hospital on Friday after a week of treatment for thyroid cancer, a Supreme Court spokesman said.


AMMAN, Jordan -- France is pressing on with efforts to secure the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, after a deadline to revoke a law banning Muslim headscarves in schools passed without word from the kidnappers.


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


Marcus Harrison drank so much cognac at a Memorial Day party a few years ago that when he tried to go to sleep, his bed started spinning.


Hurricane Frances pelted the Bahamas on Saturday with torrential rain and winds of more than 100 mph, leaving at least two people dead, another missing and many parts of the flat low-lying area under water, officials said.


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CAR rebels sign peace pact with government

A peace accord which includes an immediate ceasefire has been signed in Libya by the government of the Central African Republic and a major rebel group.


Yukos left rudderless after all top managers flee Russia

The flight to London of CE Steven Theede and chief financial officer Bruce Misamore leaves Yukos rudderless as it faces ruin under a $25bn back tax demand.


Abbas Fails to Win Palestinian Militant Truce Pledge

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas failed at talks with militants on Wednesday to win a commitment to end attacks on Israelis in the run-up to Jan. 9 elections for a replacement to Yasser Arafat, political sources said.


Tech blogger kicked off Facebook for downloading content

The Facebook account of a prominent tech blogger was disabled after he tried to download his contact list from the social network.


Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told lawmakers Monday that Iraqi forces were not ready to take over security from the U.S. military across the country.


Man United midfielder Roy Keane charged with assault

Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane was charged with assault and criminal damage Tuesday over an alleged confrontation with a 16-year-old boy, Manchester police said.


Israel Bombs Hamas Buildings in Gaza, Killing 5

Israel bombed a series of Hamas buildings and arrested another Palestinian cabinet minister.


A woman joined the protectors of the Crown Jewels on Monday as one of the famed Beefeaters of the Tower of London, becoming the first female Yeoman Warder since the corps of Tower guards was created in 1485.


French Socialists vote in favour of planned EU constitution

PARIS  - In a boost to supporters of the EU's proposed new constitution, members of France's opposition Socialists voted "yes" to the plan in a ballot of party members.


The British Racing Drivers'Club (BRDC) and FOA today announced a contractual and financial agreement which will secure the future of the Grand Prix at Silverstone for the next five years.


For a Young Doctor, the Ultimate Sacrifice

Hacib Aoun achieved the dream of having an article published in The New England Journal of Medicine, but not in the manner he expected.


New research shows that teenagers who grow up in areas with heavy air pollution, including Long Beach, have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults.


KIRKUK, Iraq  - Two suicide bombers struck an Iraqi army base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing seven soldiers and wounding 15, police said.


EU ministers are to discuss processing asylum seekers in camps outside the block, including north Africa.


LONDON - British police charged eight terrorist suspects Tuesday of conspiring to commit murder and use radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals or explosives to cause "fear or injury" in a case involving an alleged top al-Qaida operative at the center of a U.S. terror alert this month...


Car Bombs Detonated Near Saudi Security Buildings

Suicide bombers tried to storm Saudi  Arabia's Interior Ministry and a security unit in the capital  Riyadh on Wednesday in what appeared to be the latest brazen  strike by al Qaeda in the world's top oil exporter.


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(CBS) With nine films released in the past three years, Nicole Kidman is one of busiest and most critically acclaimed actresses in Hollywood.


The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear Chiron Corp.'s influenza vaccine for US use this flu season, Dr. Lester Crawford, the agency's acting commissioner, said Friday.


Peer-to-peer company accuses RIAA and its partners of infringing upon its patents.


Rod Stewart son pleads not guilty to assault charges

Veteran singer Rod Stewart's 26-year-old son pleaded not guilty to assault charges on Tuesday during an appearance in a Los Angeles court room.


169 Fox Stations Fined in Indecency Case

The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday that it would fine 169 Fox television stations $7,000 each, or a total of $1.


Geoff Lawson and Richard Done are reportedly shortlisted to become Pakistan coach.


Schmeichel urges Rooney to choose Old Trafford

Former Manchester United keeper Peter Schmeichel has urged Wayne Rooney to choose Manchester United over Newcastle if it is silverware and glory he seeks.


Perfect Patriots and Colts heading for showdown

The New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts maintained their perfect records with convincing victories on Sunday, setting up a colossal showdown next week.


JERUSALEM - Israel is prepared to coordinate its pullout from Gaza with a new Palestinian government, officials said Sunday, a shift from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's concept of "unilateral disengagement" and a sign that cooperation may be restored in


Intel, wireless pioneer McCaw team up on WiMax

The chipmaker and Craig McCaw's latest company partner on WiMax--a significant move for the emerging industry.


The deadlocked jury in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector may be asked to consider a lesser charge.


World Business Briefing: South Africa: Casinos to Be Acquired

The South African casino operator Gold Reef Resorts agreed to be acquired by a group including Ethos Private Equity and Goldman Sachs for 34 rand a share, or about 9.85 billion rand ($1.37 billion). Gold Reef, which operates the Gold Reef City theme park and casino in Johannesburg and other casinos and hotels around the country, said after markets had closed that the deal implied an enterprise value of 11.6 billion rand. The company said Aug. 13 it was in exclusive talks with the buyout group, which also includes Gold Reef management and black investors, though Goldman Sachsâs involvement was not disclosed at the time. Goldman Sachs and Nedbank Corporate have agreed to provide financing for the deal.


Blue Peter host Zoe Salmon is evicted from Fame Academy, while actress Emily Symons is voted off Dancing on Ice.


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Antitrust Lawsuit Over Medical Residency System Is Dismissed

A federal district judge in Washington dismissed an antitrust lawsuit that contended medical residents are forced to participate in a system that ensures they work long hours for low wages.


Hungarian central bank cuts key interest rate by half a point

Hungary's central bank again lowered its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, from 10.5 to 10 percent, the bank said.


TORONTO/WASHINGTON  - A U.S. appeals court upheld  a patent infringement finding against BlackBerry e-mail device  maker Research In Motion Ltd. RIM.TO on Tuesday, but struck  down part of the ruling and sent it back to a lower court for  further proceedings.


British Troops Join Anti-Rebel Raids Near Baghdad

British troops raided the country villas of some of Saddam Hussein's old guard on Thursday as they joined a US and Iraqi offensive against Sunni Muslim insurgents south of Baghdad.


Hypersonic railgun slug breaks Mach 7 Video The US Navy's electromagnetic railgun project notched up a successful test yesterday. The radical new protoype weapon, operated by the the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren, fired* shot a hypersonic aluminium slug at approximately Mach 7.5 to generate muzzle energy of 10.6 megajoules.â¦


Police look for links in missing hikers' cases

A man charged with kidnapping a missing hiker in Georgia is scheduled to make a court appearance Monday as investigators try to determine whether evidence links him to other crimes.


Federal prosecutors filed notice Tuesday that they will seek the death penalty if former soldier Steven D. Green is convicted of killing an Iraqi family and raping a 14-year-old girl.


Lawsuits, rocky planets and bratwurst for everyone

Podpodpod Podpodpod Letters Let's get started. You all had lots to say about Apple (and when is it ever any different) and its Pod lawsuit, so we'll start there. After that, it is a whistlestop tour of the top stories of the week. Buckle up:â¦


OSI gives nod to Microsoft shared source licences

Lions lay down with lambs The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has approved two of Microsoft's shared source licenses. The controversial move paves the way for developers to use the Microsoft Reciprocal License and the Microsoft Public License as a valid methodology for creating open source applications.â¦


New Jersey asks Taco Bells to throw out their food

New Jersey health officials addressing an E.coli outbreak on Wednesday asked Taco Bell restaurants in the state to throw out all their food and better train workers in hygiene and food handling.


Putnam Investments yesterday said it will dismiss another 100 employees in a cost-cutting move to reflect its smaller size after an employee-trading scandal cost it tens of billions in investors' funds.


Rajoy elected president of Spain's opposition Popular Party

Mariano Rajoy succeeded former Spanish prime minister Jose Aznar on Saturday as president of the opposition Popular Party (PP) during its 15th national congress.


Retailerâs Shortcut From Desktop to Store

Retailers are increasingly offering ways for consumers to shop online but pick up their goods in stores, letting customers avoid shipping costs.


The housing market plunged deeper into despair last month, with sales of new homes plummeting to their lowest level in more than 12 years.


New Orleans is narrowly retaining a black majority after Hurricane Katrina, according to a study released Wednesday by The Brookings Institution.


Roma: si scrive Coppa Italia, si legge turn over

Delneri alla vigilia della sfida con il Siena: "Ci interessa il campionato, ci sono giocatori che giocano ogni due giorni da tre mesi. Fuori forse capitan Totti e con lui Montella, Panucci, Del Vecchio, Zotti, Mancini, Tommasi e Dacourt.


Rice says no firm deadline for six-party talks

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice said on Tuesday Washington would not set a deadline to  reach a deal in six-party talks on North Korea but made clear  next week's negotiations must not be held just for the sake of  talking.


Chiti: 'far vivere e conoscere ai cittadini la Costituzione'


Nearly six years ago, the world's rich nations were busy bailing out Russia from the throes of a deep financial crisis.


R. Kelly Files Criminal Complaint Against Jay-Z's Camp

R. Kelly's lawyers have filed a criminal complaint against a member of Jay-Z's entourage and are contemplating action after the singer was booted from the Best Of Both Worlds tour this weekend.


F.D.A. Warns Procter on Hand Sanitizer Advertising

Procter & Gamble was ordered Tuesday to stop advertising that its Vicks foaming sanitizer for hands prevents the spread of viruses that cause colds.


Pasching, 20:26 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA; PASCHING-LIVORNO 0-1, TOSCANI QUALIFICATI

Il Livorno si è qualificato per la seconda fase, a gironi, della coppa Uefa, dopo aver vinto ...


Seattle's Suzuki shoots for single-season hits record

SEATTLE (Ticker) - Ichiro Suzuki, the lightning-quick leadoff hitter of the Seattle Mariners, can set the 84-year-old single-season hits record at his home park.


Microsoft testing new application with some clients

Microsoft yesterday introduced a desktop computer application that aims to seamlessly integrate e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, traditional phone service and Internet-based calling.


A Tyrant With a Focus on Loveâs Uncertainty

Otto Preminger became one of Hollywoodâs first and most successful producer-directors.  A retrospective at Film Forum celebrates his work.


Italian PM, Kadhafi open gas pipeline in new era of 'friendship'

Italia's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi opened a gas pipeline between their countries in a new era of "friendship and cooperation" across the Mediterranean.


Remaking Paramount by the Seat of His Pants

Brad Grey, an outsider from the world of television, steers a fabled studio through tough times.


The U.S. military has introduced "religious enlightenment" and other education programs for Iraqi detainees, some of whom are as young as 11, Marine Maj. Gen. Douglas M. Stone, the commander of U.S. detention facilities in Iraq, said yesterday.


Consumer confidence takes tumble in Germany

Business confidence in Germany, Europe's largest economy, fell to its lowest level in more than a year in November as the euro's climb to a record high against the dollar threatened exports and unemployment at a five-year high crimped consumer spending


Israel Kills 14 in Gaza Before Key Withdrawal Vote

Israeli troops killed 14 Palestinians in a Gaza refugee camp Monday as parliament prepared, under tight security, to debate Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from the occupied territory.


Police arrest 263 after clashes in Copenhagen

Danish police arrested 263 people on  Sunday after violent clashes during a protest over the closure  of a youth center in Copenhagen.


US senator Kennedy complains of falling on anti-terror no-fly list

He is among the most recognizable politicians in the United States, but liberal lawmaker Ted Kennedy said that even he has fallen victim to the tightened air security of the terror-conscious, post-9/11 era.


Shaquille O'Neal had 26 points and 12 rebounds, and the Miami Heat avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season with a 98-91 win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.


GM, Ford begin talks with auto workers union

General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co began talks with the United Auto Workers on Monday, hoping to win sweeping concessions that would slash labor costs for the struggling U.S. auto industry.


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body arrives in Cairo, amid preparations for his funeral there on Friday.


Utility Consolidated Edison said on Wednesday some 136,700 customers were without electricity in New York's Upper East Side and in the Bronx after an apparent problem with transmission lines.


NYRA hires former Daily Racing Form executive as new CEO

The New York Racing Association hired the former chief executive of The Daily Form on Thursday to be its new CEO. Charles Hayward's appointment is effective immediately, NYRA said in a statement.


A Moscow court jails three men for life for attacks on the city's underground in 2004 which killed 49 people.


Update 4: Enron Trial About 'Cheating and Lying'

The first criminal trial involving former Enron Corp. executives "is a case about cheating and lying" with Wall Street's help, a prosecutor said Tuesday.


Technology is root of all evil, says IMF

Proposals for tax on engineers, compulsory arts degrees The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has this month brought out its World Economic Outlook for 2007, and the various heavyweights of financial news have all had their bash at reporting on it. Normally, no vulture would stir on his/her perch over this type of thing - unless, perhaps, Paris Hilton had been implicated in some kind of major economic upthrust - but in this case, the economists make some rather startling pronouncements about technology.â¦


Thought for the Day, from a gloomy party member on the Democratic Underground Web site: "Reality sucks.


Pfizer profit rises on Lipitor, Celebrex sales

Pfizer Inc.  on Thursday said  second-quarter earnings from continuing operations rose about  13 percent on higher sales of medicines like cholesterol  fighter Lipitor and Celebrex for arthritis.


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Crude oil prices fall on slower economic growth forecasts

Crude oil futures fell slightly Monday as traders speculated that slower economic growth next year might ease global oil demand. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday blamed Bush administration failings in Iraq for strengthening the strategic position of Iran, which he says must be stopped from acquiring nuclear weapons.


Companies Tout Worker Health to Save Costs

Sept. 10, 2004 -- American workers' soaring health care costs could have a one small upside: They seem to be spurring companies to get more serious about worker health in a desperate bid to save money.


Brazil's government has played down claims that it is about to step in to save flagship airline Varig as it battles huge debts.


Prenatal X-rays don't raise kids' brain tumor risk

Overall, children born to women  who received an X-ray while pregnant are not more likely than  other children to develop a brain tumor, Swedish researchers  report based on a study they conducted.


U.N. declares end to security alert in Geneva

The United Nations declared on Friday an end to a security alert in Geneva announced the day before when Swiss authorities warned of a possible attack.


Francophone meet dogged by questions over Leabanon 'snub'

The leaders of France and Romania on Wednesday defended their decision not to invite Lebanese President Emile Lahoud to a summit of French-speaking countries here.Comment


Media conglomerate News Corp. NWS.N  on Wednesday said its quarterly profit rose 80 percent, boosted  by strong DVD sales of the film "Day After Tomorrow" and  advertising sales at its cable networks.


Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Sudan, which China has protected from UN sanctions over the conflict in Darfur.


Striking doctors in the northern Indian state of Bihar are due to hold a rally in protest at the killing of a colleague.


Bombardier grounds turboprops after mishaps

Bombardier Inc.  asked airlines on Wednesday to ground 60 of its Q400 turboprop aircraft for inspection after landing gear failures forced two of the planes into emergency landings over the previous four days.


Bush to announce transfer of CIA detainees: ABC

President Bush will announce that   about a dozen top foreign terrorism suspects held at secret CIA   prisons will be transferred to Department of Defense custody   and granted protections under the Geneva Conventions, ABC News   reported on Wednesday.


Russian bombers intercepted near U.S. Navy vessel

Russian bomber aircraft approached a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Pacific on Saturday and were intercepted by American fighter jets, a U.S. defense official said on Monday.


Four British terror suspects due to appear in court

Four men, including two brothers, were set to appear in a London court on Tuesday in connection with an investigation targeting an alleged terror recruitment network.


Two die in al Qaeda clash in SE Turkey: police

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - One police officer and one militant were killed in a clash during raids on suspected al Qaeda cells in southeastern Turkey, police sources said on Thursday.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Un computer per i bambini dei Paesi in via di sviluppo di Africa, Asia e America Latina Roma (Agenzia Fides)-A 40 anni dallÂEnciclica Populorum Progressio, con  la quale Papa Paolo VI sottolineava l'importanza dell'educazione per la giustizia e lo sviluppo, evidenziando l'aggravarsi della distanza tra i Paesi ricchi e quelli poveri, una...


India, Slovakia agree to intensify cooperation in various fields

New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) India and the Slovak Republic today agreed to intensify cooperation in economic and cultural fields and fight against global terrorism and affirmed that it was imperative to reform the ...


The New Jersey Devils made a major move to get under the NHL salary cap Sunday by sending suspended defenseman Vladimir Malakhov and a conditional first-round draft pick to San Jose for defenseman Jim Fahey and the rights to left wing Alexander Korolyuk.


Pakistan foils Al-Qaeda linked plot for assassinations, attacks

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has busted an Al-Qaeda linked plot to kill high profile civil and military officials and attack key sites including the US embassy and the military headquarters, officials said.


Three men who had never met are convicted of plotting to rape a girl via an internet chat room.


Three major record labels deny signing deals allowing their music to feature on a free file-sharing website.


Harry Potter Spells: The Best and Worst in Hexes and Curses

Take an good hard look at the incantations thrown around by the boy wizard and his pals. If they were on the shelf at Magic Mart, would you toss them in your levitating cart?


September 30, 2004 -- SAN'A, Yemen - A Yemeni judge sentenced two al Qaeda terrorists to death and four others to prison terms yesterday â-he first convictions for the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole.


Italian Fabio Capello was given the England manager's job until 2012 by the Football Association (FA) on Friday.


TRADE: GlaxoSmithKline is using Cirkle to handle category trade media relations for Ribena, Horlicks and Lucozade. The agency will work with Blue Rubicon, which handles brand trade media. Parts of both briefs were previously handled by The B2B Consultancy (PRWeek, 9 Feb)  (c) 2007 PR Week.


Paris Hilton ordered to LA jail's medical wing

A sobbing Paris Hilton was ordered back to jail on Friday as a judge overruled a sheriff's decision to place the hotel heiress under house arrest for psychological problems after she spent three days behind bars.


Best-selling writer Iris Chang is found dead in her car in California with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.


Famous "Newlyweds" Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are single again. Papers filed Friday in Superior Court show the pop stars "are restored to the status of single, unmarried persons."


Marketing Bulldozer: Top Five Ways To Beat The Competition Part II

1.      Meet the press. You will need the press on your side to get your product the attention it deserves. To do that, you will need to write a compelling press release. If you feel you can't do that, Google my name, Jaci Rae, and look up the various press releases. I will also put them on ideamarketers dot com for reference. Look at my articles section and you'll find them.    Once you have a kick it press release, go to prweb dot com and sign up for an account. You can send out a press release for $0, but I suggest a $10 to $40 investment on press releases you want to be noticed. The best days to send out a press release are Tuesday  Thursday. Check out what's going on in the media so you can tie in your press release with the headlines. While your press release is an advertisement, you don't want it to be completely written like an advertisement. It's a fine line you need to walk.    A great resource to get the names, addresses and phone numbers of the people you need to contact in both television and print is the Bull Dog Reporter. However, that might be more than you can afford. If you are on a tight budget, Google top newspapers. Go to their websites and find the contact information.    Don't randomly send out your press release. You need to target your release to the specific beat reporter. Sending your music press release to a sports reporter or your computer release to the wedding reporter won't do you any good.   2.      Do public appearances. Nothing will garner more sales or attention than personal contact and word of mouth. Go to your local mall and ask if they will allow you to do a public demonstration in exchange for what you have to offer. If they won't, ask what the costs are and then go to local business to offer them a piece of the action in advertising if they donate money.    There are many other avenues to spread the news: Local supermarkets, libraries, coffee shops, etc. Music can be sung, books can be read, products can be demonstrated and services can be spoken about and validated if you have recommendations from those people who have successfully used your service.    This will help compel those who are listening to want to invest money in you and your talent. People are more likely to buy when they have a personal experience with the product or person. Make sure to invite the media to your event and advertise it to the hilt to ensure a bigger turnout.     Put up flyers, call up your local cable company and find out how much it costs to advertise. Commercials at the local or regional level during prime time will only cost you $30 a spot (approx.).  That's for advertising on VH1, MTV and many other very high profile shows.    Go to a college that has an excellent audio/visual department. Many students will only ask for the price of the film as long as they can keep a copy for their final exam. If you have a larger budget, many professional services will do an entire commercial for $5,000. A great company is Event Management Services. Ask for Marsha Friedman who is the President. 3.      Use the web to its full advantage. Set up shop on the World Wide Web if you havent already done so. Web sites do not guarantee money, but they are an additional source of advertising for you. Join web rings. While I had seen many of my competitor's use this on their web sites, I never joined one. One day I made a decision to do just that and my Christmas web site went from being unseen to the top five for my search string of Christmas with love and other terms. The results showed up in one week.    If you don't know how to create a web site, you can go to your local college as I stated prior. There are also many web sites like webmonkeys that have quite a bit of information to help get you started. Don't waste money on people who promise you top ten ranking at this point.            4.      Donate your time and services sincerely to charitable events. Eventually you'll be able to donate your item or services and get valuable advertising without cost in exchange. Charities that I can personally recommend are the Special Olympics, Make-A-Wish and Saint Jude's Hospital. Many other charities I have worked with are just as wonderful. They need the help and you do too. Why not help someone else and in exchange, you may be able to help your business? 5.      One of the most important tips is to strategically align yourself with other successful entrepreneurs.


Stocks were little changed on Monday  as a drop in energy stocks due to lower oil prices was offset  by gains in insurance company American International Group Inc.  AIG.N and software maker Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O.


L'utile batte nettamente le stime degli analisti


Ni-Saying Knights Delight: 'Monty Python's Spamalot' Spreads Quick Wit, Charming Songs Hither and Yon

By J. Wynn Rousuck, The Baltimore Sun  Mar. 8--Spam, anyone? The word has taken on new meaning since the British comedy troupe Monty Python began riffing on it several decades ago.   No longer merely a processed pork product, spam also refers to junk e-mail.


BEA CTO: Open-source projects out of sync with users

(InfoWorld) - The open-source community doesn't always deliver software that customers want, according to Rob Levy, executive vice president and chief technology officer of BEA Systems Inc. "The community builds what it thinks is good, but it is not always the same as what the customer thinks is good,â Levy said this week in Bangalore, India, where he visited BEA's R&D (research and development) center. The Apache Tomcat servlet container, for example, is not strong on management, because management features weren't seen as very important by the community, although BEA customers wanted it, Levy said. So BEA had to build a Tomcat management console for its WebLogic Java server platform, he said. BEA has adopted what it calls a "blended strategy" on open source. It has put products in open source, to take advantage of the innovation that comes from community development, and also supports open-source technologies like Spring and Hibernate on its own products, Levy said. BEA announced earlier this year that it will put in open source a significant portion of BEA Kodo, its persistence engine, under the name Open JPA. BEA acquired Kodo after purchasing SolarMetric Inc. last November. Open JPA is a set of Java persistence APIs (application programming interfaces) that are based on the Enterprise Java Beans 3.0 (EJB 3) standard. "We pushed Kodo out in open source and we now have 2,000 people working on it, as against 50 people when we bought the company," Levy said. But there are other products that BEA will not release as open source so that it can retain full control over their development, Levy said. "The reality of life, specially businesses, is that you have to be a good corporate citizen, you want to know where a piece of code came from, because if you donât control it, how do you know there is nothing malicious in it," he added. BEA has bet the farm on SOA (service-oriented architecture) because it will be fundamental to the way businesses are run, Levy said. Industry and users can easily get taken in by the hype that SOA is going to halve IT costs, Levy said. There are some cost savings in deploying SOA, but the technology's real benefit is the agility and competitive advantage it gives companies to think up and add business services quickly, he added. Without SOA, adding a service involved a time-consuming process to integrate it with the company's existing services, Levy said. With SOA, a company can add a service without making any system changes, Levy said. Deploying SOA will also free company resources to focus on business processes, rather than the underlying IT infrastructure. "If you look at the total effort that is being used from business needs to applications and production, today it is very skewed towards IT," Levy said.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


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Dopo vent'anni il nuovo tour Paoli e Vanoni sempre insieme

Milano, 28 dicembre 2004 - Dopo il successo del nuovo album 'Ti ricordi? No non mi ricordo', giÃ  disco d'oro, Ornella Vanoni e Gino Paoli si preparano ad affrontare insieme una lunga tournÃ¨e dal prossimo primo febbraio 2005.


Da Dylan ai Rolling Stone, da Baglioni a Lucio Dalla: la maggioranzadei musicisti accetta di buon grado le offerte delle aziende                                                   C'Ã¨ chi dice no:  Vasco non farÃ  piÃ¹ spot                                                                                La rockstar in controtendenza. "Basta canzoni nella pubblicitÃ "Quanto agli spot fatti anni fa: "Errare Ã¨ umano, perseverare Ã¨ diabolico"di GINO CASTALDO


Matsushita Will Cover Cost of Nokia Battery Recall

Nokia said Friday that it had reached an agreement with Matsushita Battery to cover costs related to its August 14 recall of BL-5C batteries manufactured by the company for about four dozen Nokia phone models.


Early Shoppers Push Band Aid Single Towards No 1

The new Band Aid single sold nearly 100,000 copies on its first day, according to its record company. Shoppers queued before stores were even open to buy Do They Know Itâs Christmas?


Israeli Officer Charged with Pumping Bullets into Girl

A spokeswoman said he was charged with two counts of illegally using his weapon, of obstruction of justice, conduct unbecoming an officer, and improper use of authority.


Flights at LA Airports Halted After Radio Failure

Flights to and from Los Angeles area airports were halted because of an outage at a radio- communications facility. The Federal Aviation Administration halted all departing flights


That darn diary. It's turned Renee Zellweger's life upside down, into a walking, talking advice columnist. Ever since she starred in "Bridget Jones's Dairy," Zellweger has


Blair to press NATO allies over Afghanistan

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will use a NATO summit this week to press his allies to do more in Afghanistan, where British troops are on the frontline of bloody fighting with Taliban insurgents.


Obiettivo sviluppo voli diretti per Europa e low cost Volare


Microsoft made almost $3 billion in profit in the past quarter, but it was Google that captured investors' fancy yesterday. The current and former Wall Street darlings reported their earnings after the stock


We can whip it into shape Cash-starved chip designer Transmeta has received an unsolicited buyout offer from its largest, and very irate, shareholder.â¦


News Corporation wants to move its newspaper printing plants from Wapping to new production plans in Enfield in north London, Glasgow, and Knowsley, near Liverpool.


Xactly Ships Software Connectors For On-Demand Sales Force Compensation Service

TechWeb - Xactly Corp. launches integration tools for connecting its hosted sales-force compensation applications with ERP, customer relationship management and human resource software.


Judge in London gives okay to let premature baby die

Doctors caring for a critically-ill premature baby, Charlotte Wyatt, were given permission by a British judge to allow her to die if her condition seriously deteriorates and her breathing stops.


Exercise for Seniors Can Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and ...

There is no question that a regular program of exercise is beneficial for all population groups. Even senior citizens can live healthier, more productive lives if they incorporate exercise into their daily routine.


Blunkett battles nanny's new visa allegations

LONDON: Beleaguered British Home Secretary David Blunkett faces damaging new claims he fast-tracked a second visa for his lover's nanny to visit a sister in Austria.


Shares fluctuated in early trading as the Federal Reserve opened a two-day meeting expected to result in another interest rate cut.


Ukraine president declares political crisis 'finished'

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Sunday declared a crisis with Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych "finished" after the two agreed to hold early parliamentary elections in September.


Il direttore di "Libero" conferma i contenuti dello "scoop" di ierima precisa che il leader Cdl Ã¨ solo indisponibile alle "larghe intese"                                          Berlusconi-Feltri, pace fatta "Il Cavaliere non si ritira"                                                                                Nella seconda parte dell'articolo, qualche aneddoto su Ciampi e Putin


You have to give the fans who attended the Chiefs game Sunday afternoon a lot of credit. Despite a less than full house of about 60,000 die-hard fans, they watched San Diego waltz into Arrowhead and pull out a 34-31 victory.


Raw Sewage Flows Through Detention Center

KALISPELL, Mont. - Working conditions in the Flathead Justice Center deteriorated rapidly Sunday when raw sewage began coursing through the main floor and seeping into the basement, an official said.


Rangers FC says the club is working with police carrying out an investigation into alleged corruption in football.


Republicans, who favor limits on medical malpractice lawsuits, have stories about towns in Ohio with no obstetricians to deliver babies and places in southern Illinois


Air traffic controllers: Shortages hurting safety

A shortage of experienced air traffic controllers has resulted in a "staffing emergency" that is jeopardizing safety in the sky and on runways in Atlanta, Chicago, New York and Southern California, according to the union representing the nation's 14,800 controllers.


Samsung has developed a cut-down version of the multimedia memory card (MMC) that it hopes to see deployed in future mobile phones.


World Urged to Make Good on Asia Aid Promises

World leaders vowed on Thursday to work  together more closely to help victims of one of the worst  natural disasters in living memory as U.N. Secretary General  Kofi Annan declared they were in a "race against time."


At BossesÂ Invitation, Chaplains Come Into Workplace and Onto Payroll

From car parts makers to fast food chains, corporations across the country are using chaplains to serve religiously diverse workplaces.


The parents of Madeleine McCann say they feel guilt about not being with her when she was abducted.


Lo annuncia l'ambasciatore iraniano in Russia


As of Monday, November 8th 2004, Wayne Meazza has been promoted to the position of Director of Cenega U.K. Ltd, taking over from Sonia Khebere, who is leaving the office on Friday, November 12th 2004, to pursue ...


Rich States' Demands Threaten Environment Treaty

Demands by the United States and other wealthy nations to delay the phasing out of a pesticide that depletes the ozone layer threaten to unravel a key global environmental treaty, experts said on Thursday.


Istanbul's largest synagogue reopens amid tight security, 11 months after being damaged in a suicide bomb attack.


A few hours before the Houston Astros' regular-season finale, Roger Clemens was sick to his stomach and hooked up to an IV tube.


Japan: China Apologizes for Submarine Incursion

Japan says China has apologized for one of its submarines sailing into Japanese waters last week. China has refused to confirm the apology, saying only that a "diplomatic" resolution has been reached.


GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers have traded cornerback Mike McKenzie to New Orleans. Do you think the Packers made a good move trading Mike McKenzie to New Orleans?


As once insular Indian companies prowl the planet for acquisitions, Indian-born executives are taking charge at some of the world?s top multinationals


BESLAN, Russia - Armed militants with explosives strapped to their bodies stormed a Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday, corralling hundreds of hostages - many of them children - into a gymnasium and threatening to blow up the building if surrounding Russian troops attacked. At least two people were killed, including a school parent...


US stocks rose on Tuesday as energy and mining companies were lifted by soaring commodity prices.


Per essere accettato nella societÃ  degli uomini, Grenouille, il protagonista del romanzo Il profumo di Patrick Suskind, deve darsi un odore. Miscela allora cacca di gatto, formaggio rancido, cotenna di maiale


Paphos, 21:12 - CALCIO, UDINESE; QUAGLIARELLA: SPERO IN TANTI GOL ANCHE NEL 2008

Fabio Quagliarella si augura un 2008 simile all'anno appena finito. ''Ho vissuto un 2007 alla grande...


US Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Appeal Of Do Not Call Registry ...

The US Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of a lower court decision upholding the Federal Trade Commission's imposition of a national do not call registry.


Memo From the Middle East: Ballot Boxes? Yes. Actual Democracy? Tough Question.

Elections in the Middle East, it appears, have increasingly become a tool used by authoritarian leaders to claim legitimacy.


Brazil's Lula in talks with Indian PM over trade

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva began talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday, aiming to strengthen business ties and boost diplomatic links between the two emerging market giants.


Sudan Official Says Darfur Health Normal

A Sudanese official said Tuesday that disturbingly high U.N. estimates of death among Darfur's displaced were mistaken and claimed the health situation was "normal" in the region gripped by what the United Nations has called the world's worst humanitarian disaster.


Three Days After Election, Bush Declared Winner In Iowa

DES MOINES -- With the final tally from Iowa, President George W. Bush has carried all three of the states still up in the air on election night.


Iraq, due giornalisti francesi in ostaggio

Sono due giornalisti i francesi che sono stati presi in ostaggio in Iraq. Lo ha riferito la tv satellitare del Qatar Al Jazeera. Christian Chesnot, reporter di Radio France, e Georges Malbrunot, corrispondente


Penultimi con occupazione al 43,6%, in Ue e' al 57,2%


Former N.B. premier, known as 'Little Louis,' dies after bout with cancer

FREDERICTON (CP) - Former premier Louis J. Robichaud, once described as the architect of modern New Brunswick, has died after a brief battle with cancer.


Premium rate watchdog launches 'Am I being ripped off?' text line

Probably PhonepayPlus, the daftly-named regulator formerly known as Icstis, has set itself the tall task of rebuilding trust in the premium rate industry. A new text service for consumers will check whether a top rate line is dodgy or not.â¦


IRAQ: A NAJAF L'AYATOLLAH SISTANI TENTA LA MEDIAZIONE

NAJAF (IRAQ) - Il moderato grande ayatollah Ali Sistani e' giunto oggi a Najaf, accompagnato da molte migliaia di sostenitori, dove ha iniziato i colloqui con rappresentanti del leader ribelle sciita Moqtada Sadr, ma allo stesso tempo proprio a Najaf e


The holiday sounds at one major national retailer will not include the familiar jangle of a hand-held bell this year. Because of an overwhelming number of competing charities, Target stores across the country


Olympics finally a source of great joy for Israel

ATHENS - With a half moon rising behind him, and an orange sun plunging beneath the Saronic Gulf before him, Gal Fridman stood where no Israeli man or woman had ever set foot.


As Arctic Melting Accelerates, Climate Experts Fear the Worst

Arctic ice is melting fast, much faster than anticipated, leading some scientists to believe we may have already passed the tipping point as far as global warming is concerned.


UN wants Iran freeze uranium enrichment work

demands from the UN atomic-watchdog agency that it freeze all work on uranium enrichment, a technology that can be used for nuclear weapons.


Sen. Introduces Bill to Protect Reporters

Reporters would not be forced to reveal their sources, and their notes, photographs and other material would be protected from government eyes under a bill introduced Friday.


Apple launches Web movie rentals, thin laptop

Apple Inc  unveiled a  lightweight laptop about three-quarters of an inch thick on  Tuesday and said it would rent movies over the Web, moving the  iPod maker into a very competitive market.


Intel has dropped plans for 4GHz version of its flagship Pentium 4 chip, making a shift in approach.


Hundreds of carpet factory workers lose up to 60% of their pensions after their employer goes out of business.


63 are dead, 103 missing, feared lost in China mine

BEIJING - The death toll in a coal-mine explosion in central China rose to 63 with 103 workers still missing, the government said today, as toxic fumes slowed rescuers from entering the pit.


Ties to GOP Trumped Know-How Among Staff Sent to Rebuild Iraq

Adapted from "Imperial Life in the Emerald City," by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, copyright Knopf 2006. Twenty-four-year-old Jay Hallen was restless. He had graduated from Yale two years earlier, and he didn't much like his job at a commercial real-estate firm. His passion was the Middle East, and......


La norma nella Finanziaria, verso stop a liberalizzazione FS


Olmert rejects appeal to stop Jerusalem excavation

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has rejected an appeal by his defense minister to halt excavation work near Jerusalem's most important holy site, the Haaretz daily newspaper reported on Thursday.


Survey: Even iPhone videos offer 'wow' factor

The iPhone has so many devotees already that people like it without having touched it, a survey finds.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- A consortium led by Sony Corp. of America announced late Thursday the details of its $4.8 billion agreement to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.


Presidente Autorita', 'Non vogliamo una Telecom piu' debole'


European Interest Rates Likely Unchanged

The European Central Bank council meets to set interest rate policy Thursday, amid expectation that it will keep its key rate steady, as it awaits solid evidence the continent's economic recovery has firmed up.


PRISTINA, Serbia -- Kosovo's parliament elected a former rebel leader as prime minister Wednesday, a vote foreshadowing a declaration of independence from Serbia.


After an unusually warm December rattled the nerves of anyone eagerly anticipating Washington's grand rite of spring, the National Park Service predicted the cherry blossoms will bloom in time for the two-week National Cherry Blossom Festival.


An Anglo-American consortium is poised to take over UK soccer club Leeds United in a deal worth Â£25million pounds, reports the Yorkshire Post.


Britain opens inquiry into controversial killing of N. Ireland lawyer

Britain said it would open a formal inquiry into the murder of a Catholic lawyer from Northern Ireland whose death 15 years ago prompted accusations of government collusion with Protestant paramilitary forces.


Russian Duma Set to Ratify Kyoto Environment Pact

Russia's parliament was due to vote on  Friday on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the last hurdle before  the long-delayed climate change treaty comes into force  worldwide.


Ashes rivals cannot wait for action to start

The waiting is almost over -- with the much-hyped Ashes cricket series between Australia and England finally getting underway here Thursday after 14 months of mounting expectations.


Un componente le ha innescato un choc anafilattico


The trouble continues Oxfordshire-based software company Torex Retail is laying off developers, but insists the move is not connected to the ongoing investigation into the company and its financial woes.â¦


Eight marines killed, 10 wounded in car bomb outside rebel city ...

Eight US marines were killed and 10 others injured when a car bomb exploded on Saturday near the rebel-held city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, the military said on Sunday, adjusting an earlier toll.


Two campaigners sued for libel by McDonald's will take their case to the European Court of Human Rights.


Economix: What Statistics on Home Sales ArenÂt Saying

No matter what the official statistics say, home values across much of Florida, California and the Northeast are falling.


Theater Review | 'Surface to Air' : War, Loss and the Importance of Remembering

âSurface to Airâ David Epsteinâs new play, which made its debut at Symphony Space on Wednesday, is a play about Vietnam that is for all intents and purposes a play about Iraq.


LONDON, England -- Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan has been charged by the Football Association with verbally abusing referee Steve Dunn after his side's 4-3 defeat at Newcastle.


The Nigerian government denies claims that militant leader Henry Okah has been killed while in detention.


Rolling Stones wow crowd with first festival performance in 30 years

The Rolling Stones performed at a British music festival for the first time in more than 30 years as they played in front 60,000 fans to close out the Isle of Wight Festival on Sunday.


Microsoft Ends Decade of US Antitrust Litigation

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it had agreed to settle antitrust lawsuits with Novell Inc. (NOVL.


[World News]: Kabul, Dec. 7 : The first elected President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai has taken oath of his office as President. While addressing the ceremony he said that he would eradicate terrorism with co-operation of the international community.


Lagos - Nigerian unions began a four-day general strike on Monday in protest at rising fuel prices, launching their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo and his programme of economic reforms.


Scientists: Chernobyl caused cancer spike

Scientists said Saturday more than 800 Sweden citizens may have developed cancer resulting from the fallout of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident.


Hamas Makes Important Gains in Palestinian Poll

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Islamic militant group  Hamas made significant gains in Palestinian municipal  elections, the first contested by the group sworn to destroying  Israel, initial results showed on Friday.


Hundreds of U.S. Embassy employees and their families cheered and sang to greet Sen. Barack Obama after he met Friday with President Mwai Kibaki during Obama's first trip to his father's homeland since taking office.


By Joanie Baker, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Dec. 10--Heating appliances and holiday decorations are just a couple of the reasons the winter months can be a busy time for firefighters.


Police continue to hunt for a convicted sex offender who went missing after failing to turn up for sentencing.


Bush Retirement Accounts Plan Dead -- Top Democrat

The top Democrat in the Senate on  Tuesday predicted that President Bush's plan to revamp social  security by diverting taxes into private investment accounts  would fail to pass Congress.


Sony expects to resolve PS3 shortages by May

Sony Corp.  is on track  to ship 2 million PlayStation 3s to North American stores by  the end of March, and expects shortages of the video game  console to have completely eased by May, a top executive said  on Tuesday.


HEALTH:   Recalling Cairo Ten Years Later

LONDON, Aug 24 (IPS) - More than 700 professionals in the health field   from 107 countries will gather in London next week to push  forward a  delivery of reproductive health services that has been  slowing down if  not stalling.


The US military has been ordered to suspend compulsory anthrax vaccination for troops by a federal judge. More than a million US soldiers have been forced to have the jab since 1998, with hundreds punished


Of late Randeep Hooda has been driving from his home in the suburbs much too frequently. Asked if he was seeing someone in town, he quipped: "Yes, I'm seeing a chef at a posh hotel in town."


Annual growth in workers' pay slowed unexpectedly in the three months to September to its lowest this year, official data has shown, providing more


Parkinson's researchers inject human stem cells into primates for the first time, with promising results.


Estonians are set to vote in parliamentary elections which have included the world's first online ballot.


Two new bits of news for FlickrFan users. 1. Change Note #22. If FlickrFan is opening in the wrong browser, there's a new preference that tells it to open the desktop website in the default browser, and not to bother launching a browser. You should use this feature if you find it annoying that FlickrFan launches Firefox or Safari. Eventually, if everything goes well, we'll phase out the feature. Didn't want to do it all at once because it's a dangerous place for breakage. One step at a time.  2. Change Note #23. If for some reason your copy of FlickrFan isn't updating, you can always get the latest version, quickly, without losing any of your data or prefs or downloading any pictures again. (Key point.)


E. Coli Found in Water Near Spinach Fields

California officials say the E. coli bacterium recently discovered in U.S.-produced bags of spinach is found in nearly all Salinas Valley waterways.  The Salinas Valley is one of the world's most intensely farmed regions and a major supplier of lettuce and spinach to the United States.


Undefeated Briton Joe Calzaghe will fight in the U.S. for the first time when he meets Bernard Hopkins in a long-awaited bout in Las Vegas in April, promoter Frank Warren said on Wednesday.


Duesseldorf, 15:38 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: SPONSOR SU MAGLIE VALGONO 122,7 MLN EURO

Lo sponsor sulla maglia frutta 122,7 milioni di euro alle 18 società della Bundesliga. Si tra...


A judge on Friday denied a defeated congressional candidate's request for a new Republican primary, saying the state court lacks jurisdiction.


Study: New blood test better predicts heart attacks

MUNICH, Germany -- A simple test that scrutinizes bad cholesterol more closely may more reliably predict who is going to have a heart attack, new research indicates.


SPAIN:  ETA Appears Poised to Lay Down Its Weapons

MADRID, Nov 4 (IPS) - The Basque separatist group ETA, which has received   severe blows in recent years, appears to be on the verge of  abandoning the  use of violence and instead seeking Basque  independence and unification  through peaceful means.


Lion Nathan Full-Year Net Falls 11% on Wine Charges

Lion Nathan Ltd., Australia's second- biggest brewer, said full-year net income fell about 11 percent after writing down the value of its wine unit and other assets by A$112.


Stoppard, "Spring Awakening" sweep Tony Awards

Russian revolutionaries and rebellious teenagers were the big hits at the Tony Awards on Sunday when Tom Stoppard's "The Coast of the Utopia" and the rock musical "Spring Awakening" took home the top honors.


Originario di Venezia, aggredito di notte nella sua casa


Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom early on Tuesday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunken-driving case.


Survivors of a fatal fire on board a submarine yesterday said they felt lucky to have escaped with their lives as Canada's defence minister, Bill Graham, said he could not rule out suing Britain over the incident.


Dow, S&P and Nasdaq up on benign inflation data

U.S. stocks rose on Friday as tame consumer price data reassured investors that inflation was under control and the economy will still grow strongly enough to support the equity market.


British Muslims Arrive to Seek Hostage's Release

Read the daily news at the LA Times, a California newspaper. The Los Angeles Times publishes four daily regional editions:Los Angeles Metropolitan, Orange County, Valley, and Ventura County, as well as a ...


NASA prepares to catch a falling star sample

NASA's three-year effort to bring some genuine star dust back to Earth is set for a dramatic finale Sept. 8 when Hollywood helicopter pilots will attempt a midair retrieval of a descending space capsule.


TAMPA, Fla. (Sports Network) - David Greene threw for 270  yards and two touchdowns to lead the eighth-ranked Georgia  Bulldogs to a 24-21 victory over No. 16 Wisconsin in the  Outback Bowl.


BoSox-Yanks Game 7 Rating Best Since 1991

The Boston Red Sox capped off an improbable comeback in Game 7 of the AL championship series Wednesday night — and so did the TV ratings.


Kenya awaits vote result, Kibaki urged to concede

Opposition leader Raila Odinga called on Sunday for his rival President Mwai Kibaki to concede defeat in an election -- but a confident government party laughed that off as Kenyans waited anxiously for final results.


More than 20,000 miners from across Bolivia marched into the capital Tuesday, tossing sticks of dynamite that sent booming explosions echoing through the streets in a protest of President Evo Morales' plans for a steep hike in mining taxes.


Ukraine Court Ruling Propels Yushchenko to Power

Ukraine's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Western-leaning Viktor Yushchenko's victory in a presidential poll re-run, clearing the way for his inauguration and ending weeks of turmoil in the former Soviet ...


Darfur talks to begin without key rebels

SIRTE, Libya  - Delegations gathered in Libya on Saturday to launch talks to end 4-1/2 years of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region but the absence of key rebels cast doubt on whether negotiations could produce any meaningful deal.