Cage set to lead box office with "Wicker Man"

The summer box office  season officially wraps this Labor Day holiday weekend, during  which three wide releases will open in theaters. None is likely  to cross the $20 million mark for the four-day period.


In Trying Time, Scaling Down Expectations of Job Growth

The reception of 144,000 new jobs as adequate employment growth is evidence of economists' more modest view of what the economy can deliver.


Madeleine McCann's parents in movie talks

Representatives of the parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann are in talks with a production firm about making a documentary following the ongoing search for their daughter, a spokesman said Tuesday.


DETROIT _ Four years ago, curiosity about marijuana brought an Idaho teenager named Nick to a popular online drug encyclopedia.


An explosion hits a Palestinian security HQ in southern Gaza, as fighting between rival factions rages on.


Skywatchers in Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana can see an annular eclipse on Friday.


For centuries, readers thumbed through the crackling pages of Sweden's Post-och Inrikes Tidningar newspaper. No longer. The world's oldest paper still in circulation has dropped its paper edition and now exists only in cyberspace.


Here's one surefire way to sandbag your portfolio.


Keeping a healthy weight may help people live longer by limiting insulin exposure in the brain, US scientists say.


Free agent Troy Percival and Detroit agree Wednesday on a $12 million, two-year contract, giving the Tigers two closers for their bullpen.


Kidnappers free the mother of Brazilian football star Robinho, six weeks after seizing her at gunpoint.


US forces kill some 25 militants in  the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after a suicide attack, the US army says.


Circus tour for De La Hoya and Mayweather fight

Oscar De La Hoya was clearly distracted, silently scanning the crowd while Floyd Mayweather hurled a flurry of insults his way.


Via libera a riacquisto azioni per un massimo di 1,8 mld


Adobe late with Photoshop Elements for Mac...iStockphoto tightens model release requirements...Canon 5D Mark II rumor...PDF now an ISO standard


So says Larry (Clive Owen), a London dermatologist who supposedly represents the voice of experience in Mike Nicholsâ witty, spiky, rather nasty movie of Patrick Marberâs 1997 play, âCloser


Murray ends Britain's 20-year Wimbledon wait

Britain's 20-year wait to celebrate a Wimbledon champion ended on Sunday when Jamie Murray teamed up with Serbia's Jelena Jankovic to win the mixed doubles title.


Update 12: Bargain Shoppers Get Early Holiday Start

Bargain shoppers, many of them braving chilly temperatures, woke up before dawn to head for the nation's malls and stores Friday, the official beginning of the holiday shopping season, hoping to take advantage of early bird specials on a range of items


A Giants player was asked about the lack of pressure his team put on Lions quarterback Joey Harrington yesterday. "Strahan didn't get any pressure on the quarterback," the player said after Detroit's 28-13 victory at Giants Stadium.


Pennsylvania, Sep 27 - World number one Vijay Singh recorded his eighth victory of the season, winning the 84 Lumber Classic in Farmington, Pennsylvania, USA on Sunday by one stroke from Stewart Cink.


Soviet prima ballerina Natalia Bessmertnova dies after a long illness at the age of 66, the Bolshoi announces.


Bush, Kerry Face Voters; Turnout Critical

Voters turned out in large numbers on Tuesday to deliver an unpredictable verdict on President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry as the long, bitter and deadlocked White House race drew to a close.


June 26, 1978: First Dedicated Oceanographic Satellite in Orbit

Seasat 1 gives oceanographers their first in-depth look across the world's broad ocean environment.


Actress Billie Piper marries actor Laurence Fox

Actress Billie Piper has tied the knot with fellow actor Laurence Fox in a Monday afternoon ceremony in a West Sussex village.


White House Resists Calls to Engage Iran and Syria

As they try to arrest the downward spiral in Iraq and Lebanon, President Bush and his top diplomats appear intent on their strategy of talking only to Arab friends.


A simple system that checks how much blood a patient loses during surgery speeds recovery, NHS trials show.


Mexican officials announce Cancun will host Formula One race

Formula One has signed a five-year agreement to hold a race in Cancun starting in 2006, joining NASCAR in heading south of the border.


Coach crash injures eight Britons in Pyrenees, one seriously

A coach carrying British tourists has crashed in the French Pyrenees near Andorra, injuring eight passengers including one woman seriously, emergency services said.


More flu vaccine due to arrive next week

About 440,000 doses of flu vaccine will be shipped to Florida during the next week, with 160,000 going straight to physicians and the rest to health departments, state health officials said on Friday.


The U.S. prison camp for terror suspects is taking on a look of permanence as the mission marks its third year Tuesday, with plans for a new $25 million prison facility, $1.7 million psychiatric wing and a permanent guard force.


Convenzione tra Farnesina e operatori della telefonia mobile


European chip sales grew slower than in rest of world

(InfoWorld) - Semiconductor sales in Europe last year grew more slowly than the worldwide average, dragged down by slow growth in microprocessors in the region, according to a report from the European Semiconductor Industry Association. Worldwide sales of semiconductors grew 8.9 percent in 2006 over the previous year, reaching $247 billion in sales. But in Europe, sales were up just 1.6 percent in 2006, the group said. The increase was driven by DSPs (digital signal processors), dynamic RAM, flash memory, discrete devices such as power transistors, and application-specific chips for consumer, automotive and industrial applications. While sales were low in December, they helped boost the yearly figure because they were better than the previous year. In the final month, European semiconductor sales were $3.5 billion, down 5.1 percent over November. However, December sales were up 5.4 percent compared to the same month in 2005. December produced low sales around the world but were still better than 2005. For the month, worldwide semiconductor sales were $21.7 billion, down 3.6 percent compared to November but up 9 percent over December 2005. The report comes amid mixed results from chip makers around the globe for the final quarter of 2006. GermanyâsÂ Infineon Technologies reportedÂ a 27 percent increase in sales for its quarter that ended Dec. 31 compared to the previous year, despite a significant drop in sales from its group that supplies chips for mobile phones. ButÂ Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. postedÂ a 5.4 percent drop in sales for the same period compared to the corresponding quarter in 2005.


Oracle's Ellison Mulls NFL Team Purchase -Paper

Oracle Corp. Chief Executive  Larry Ellison, one of the world's richest people, is looking at  possibly owning a National Football League franchise, the Los  Angeles Times reported on Thursday.


African Union ceasefire monitors are investigating claims that the Sudanese military bombarded a village from helicopter gunships, driving terrified farmers from their homes, only days before the expiry of a UN deadline to end the violence in Darfur.


Like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers gliding across the silver screen, the planets Venus and Jupiter dance cheek-to-cheek through our morning skies Thursday and Friday.


Hoping to win approval for their merger, the satellite radio companies announced plans to let consumers choose the programs in their subscription package.


Election 2008: Edwards (D) Trails Giuliani (R), McCain (R)

Rasmussen Reports - John Edwards (D), the Democrats' Vice Presidential nominee in 2004, is one of four Democrats currently reaching double digits of voter support for the party's top slot in 2008. The one-term Senator from North Carolina trails Republican front-runners Rudy Giuliani and John McCain, but leads other GOP contenders-Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee. Giuliani currently leads the pack in polls for the GOP nomination.


Free Standards Group Announces General Availability Of Linux ...

The Free Standards Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and promoting open source software standards, today announced the availability of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, an essential component for the long-term market success of Linux


Jason Kidd appears headed back to where his career began, rejoining the Dallas Mavericks in the latest Western Conference megatrade.


In South Africa, an anthem to white pride

As young Afrikaners strive to to move past their ancestors' racist legacy, a pop song strikes a chord.


The UK's trade gap widens sharply from Â£4.4bn to Â£5.3bn, as imports hit Â£21.5bn, the highest monthly level since records began.


A house fire that killed 10 people earlier this month was most likely related to smoking, the state fire marshal said Thursday.


Penguin sketches by Captain Scott and Ernest Shackleton are found in a  Cambridge University basement.


US-led troops battling to take control of Falluja ran into clusters of fierce resistance today as aid agencies pressed for access to the Iraqi city to take food and water to civilians trapped inside.


A car bomb detonated in the middle of a busy market in central Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 64, police and hospital officials said


Affidato all'architetto americano Peter Marino


U.S. Curtailing Bids to Expand Medicaid Rolls

The Bush administration is restricting the ability of states to expand Medicaid in an effort to prevent them from offering coverage to families of modest incomes.


Pitcher Park agrees one-year deal with Mets

South Korean starting pitcher Chan Ho Park has reached an oral agreement on a one-year deal with the New York Mets, his management company said on Friday.


Iran's former President Mohammed Khatami could be found munching seared salmon and Caesar salad last weekend with Harvard professors on the last leg of a five-city U.S. tour.


Tubegazing: 'My Boys' and '10 Items or Less'

TBS launches two new comedies that actually tickle the funny bone.


18 years on, Berlin tries to save crumbling remains of Wall

Eighteen years after the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, Germans are battling to preserve the last remnants of a barrier that still haunts the country.


The New York Yankees are comfortably the richest team in baseball. Their $180m annual wage bill is more than double that of most of their counterparts, and they have many of the game's most luminous stars in their line-up.


The British Army secretly restricted numbers of ethnic recruits, according to official files just released.


Mitchell Report may not have shut door on steroid use

Commissioner Bud Selig, who hoped to bring closure to Major League Baseball's steroids era by commissioning the Mitchell Report that was issued on Thursday, may have opened the door to more questions about the game's troubled past.


Australian PM Howard Celebrates Fourth Poll Win

Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a key US ally and supporter of the Iraq war, celebrated on Sunday his election win over opposition Labor after voters enjoying the fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.


Metal Guitarist 'Dimebag' of Pantera Killed Onstage

(andPOP) - Heavy metal fans awoke to shocking news Thursday morning. Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott, former member of one of the top metal bands of the 1990s, was shot on stage while touring with his new band.


Have Camera Phone? Yahoo and Reuters Want You to Work for Their News Service

Yahoo and Reuters are introducing a new effort to showcase photographs and video of news events submitted by the public.


Stephan Eberharter announced his retirement on Friday after a decade and a half as a leading light of the Austrian Alpine skiing team.


Authorities have arrested four people accused of having ties to suspected terrorists and blocked 12 more from entering the United States in the first two weeks of this year, according to government documents.


No Progress in Talks Over Cable: Fox 28 Pulls Plug on Time Warner Shows in North Idaho

By Moriah Balingit, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Dec. 16--As of Friday, Time Warner Cable and Fox 28, a local Fox affiliate, remained at an impasse over whether the cable company should have to pay the station to carry its programming.


Il ct dell`Italia a Datasport: "Bravi a reagire dopo il ritiro di ...

Franco Ballerini non vuole rispondere a chi attacca la nazionale italiana. Il ct degli azzurri, all`indomani del Mondiale di ciclismo vinto dallo spagnolo Freire, commenta a Datasport la corsa iridata, culminata


Broward Officials Say Vote Glitch Is Fixed

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Voters and election workers alike are hoping for a glitch-free day today after problems plagued many polling locations in Broward County Monday, the first day of early voting.


Times Posts Slight Gain, Beating Forecast

Bolstered by lower printing costs and strong movie and fashion advertising, The New York Times Company posted earnings that defied steep declines by others in the industry.


Health ministers will miss "by a wide margin" their target to cut the number of smokers in Britain by a quarter, one of the Government's leading advisers has warned.


Ex presidente Fed analizza momento difficile dei mercati


Airline industry seen losing up to $US4b in 2004

MONTREAL: The global airline industry stands to incur losses of between $US3 billion ($NZ4.6 billion) and $US4 billion this year as surging oil prices wipe out any hope of profit created by rising passenger traffic, the International Air Transport


U.S. OKs 10 Guantanamo Prisoners' Status

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - U.S. military review panels have decided not to release 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees, concluding they were properly classified as "enemy combatants," a military official said Saturday...


WASHINGTON -- At least $8.8 billion in Iraqi funds given to Iraqi ministries by the former US-led authority there cannot be accounted for, according to a draft US audit set for release soon.


AT&T is expected to announce as soon as next week details about how it plans to offer mobile phone service using Sprint's cellular network.


Roma, 12:55 - VELA, OLIMPIADI: POGGI AI GIOCHI IN CLASSE FINN

Giorgio Poggi, con il 19Â° posto in classifica generale ai Campionato mondiali, ha ottenuto a Melbour...


The tax code allows $1300 or more in incentives to buy SUVs, but one Congressman wants to close that loophole. In Autopia.


I dati diffusi dal ministero dell'Economia sulla base delle dichiarazioni del 2005Autonomi e imprese che dichiarano una cifra non "in linea" sono 1,4 milioni                                          Studi settore: 10 mila euro l'anno per il 54% Visco: "C'Ã¨ una robustissima evasione"                                                                                MartedÃ¬ all'esame in Senato le mozioni dell'opposizione e della maggioranza


PIMCO Adviser in $11.6 Mln SEC Settlement

The PIMCO mutual fund group's adviser and two affiliates will pay $11.6 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission charges involving improper "revenue-sharing" payments to brokers, said a source familiar with the case


Just last week, we informed you of the clash of the mighty three -- Subhash Ghai's KISNA, Ashutosh Gowariker's SWADES and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's BLACK -- in December this year.


The Giantsâ Osi Umenyiora, who is tied for the league lead with eight quarterback sacks, was born in Golders Green, a suburb of London.


Woods in a class of his own despite difficult year

Tiger Woods, who has made a habit of achieving the remarkable, was golf's dominant figure in 2006 despite the death of his father in early May.


Fasting Every Other Day Cuts Weight, Ups Crankiness

NEW YORK  - Shunning food every other day  may be a feasible way to slash calories -- if you and those  around you don't mind the crankiness that comes with it,  according to researchers.


Cable-free link for HD TVs CES Belkin's experimentation with running HDMI connections wirelessly will finally bear fruit this coming summer when the accessory maker ships FlyWire, a wireless video connectivity box for HD TVs.â¦


TIM HENMAN exited the Masters Cup and admitted: Marat Safin was too good for me. The British No1 failed to reach the semi-finals after the in-form Russian beat him 6-2 7-6 (7/2) in Houston.


A helicopter used as an air ambulance crashed into a bay early Wednesday, killing all three crew members aboard, officials said. Two bodies were recovered and divers were looking for the third victim.


By ?Bob Cuddy, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Mar. 1--The long-rumored threat that rancher/developer Ernie Dalidio would be stalled by legal action before he could build his shopping center in San Luis Obispo came true Wednesday.


Sales of video games in the UK are at an all-time high, with more than 78 million titles sold in 2007.


Italian gambling ban breaks EU law, rules European Court

'Incompatible with community principles' Italy cannot use criminal law to stop gaming companies licensed in another EU nation from taking bets in the country, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday. Italian restrictions are incompatible with Community principles, the court said.â¦


Australia duly won the second Test in Adelaide by 213 runs, a margin New Zealand might well have settled for when they were reeling at 34 for four the previous afternoon.


WASHINGTON - Democrats on Sunday said President Bush's post-convention bounce was triggered by "four days of mean, vicious attacks" on John Kerry, and would be short-lived.    They vowed a nonstop, two-month offensive to make up for any lost ground as Kerry made personnel changes at the top of his campaign for the final sprint to Election Day...


F.T.C. Files First Lawsuit Against Spyware Concerns

The Federal Trade Commission is going after spyware, bits of computer code that install themselves on the computers of Internet users to track or disrupt their online activities.


Ohio campus recalls impact of poll lines

Kenyon College student Ann Shikany couldn't wait to vote for the first time. When she finally got the chance, she waited. And waited.


A key index of German business confidence surged to eight-month high in December, the Munich-based Ifo economic research institute reported Friday.


Singer Seal becomes engaged to model Heidi Klum after proposing on a mountaintop in Canada.


Cagliari, 13:57 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: ESONERATO COLOMBA, TORNA GIAMPAOLO

Salta un'altra panchina in serie A. Dopo la sconfitta casalinga contro la Lazio, il Cagliari ha eson...


Three years after the US-led invasion on Afghanistan, the country stages presidential elections on October 9 that will be remarkable more for external interference


U.S. urges Iraqis to pull back from brink

America's top two officials in Iraq on Monday urged Iraqis not to be sucked into a cycle of sectarian revenge killings that will "destroy you and your country" as police reported finding 50 bodies in the capital.


More Ethanol Means More Corn _ and More Water Pollution

CHARLESTON, Ill. _ Kayaking in green algae is not Ron Easter's idea of the pleasant outing he seeks as he sets out three or four evenings a week to paddle the Embarras River in the farmlands of eastern Illinois.


Guerin's Gets Game-Winner in Islanders Win

Bill Guerin's power-play goal with 3.7 seconds left in overtime gives the Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Devils, atoning for allowing two third-period New Jersey goals.


Britney fires manager, legalizes marriage

Britney Spears fired her longtime manager on the same day she legalized her nuptials in Los Angeles, it was reported Friday. The pop diva said Thursday she had parted ways after nine years with Larry Rudolph


Salmonella found at peanut butter plant: FDA

Bacteria linked to contaminated peanut butter that has sickened hundreds of people has been traced to a plant owned by ConAgra Foods Inc. where it was made, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.


Michigan's freshman duo gains confidence

The college football world is starting to realize how many difference makers Michigan boasts in its offense because true freshman quarterback Chad Henne has figured out how to lock onto multiple targets.


DNR Could OK Water Diversion: Despite Opposition, There's Precedent for Using Lake Michigan to Supply New Berlin

By Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Dec. 11--There is a torrent of opposition across the region to the City of New Berlin's request to pump Lake Michigan water out of the Great Lakes watershed, but that doesn't mean Wisconsin will necessarily heed it.


Revelations that HP supervised an extensive investigation of some of its directors, journalists and a few employees have blemished its reputation. The New York Times


Turkey Keeps EU Waiting for Reply on Talks Offer

Turkey's Prime Minister kept the EU waiting on Friday on whether he would accept the terms of its historic offer to start accession negotiations, leaving


The embattled education company needs to light a fire under sales if there's to be a recovery.


Clinton plays flight attendant in campaign plane spoof

Hillary Clinton, flight attendant?  Not exactly, but the Democratic presidential hopeful did  impersonate one briefly on Wednesday as her new campaign plane  made its first voyage with journalists, staff and the candidate  herself on board.


Five boys sentenced for stoning a father who collapsed and died from a heart attack have been released.


Ivo Jansch's Blog: System.out.print in PHP

Ivo Jansch discovered something interesting by way of an applicant's resume - a hidden "trick" that PHP pulls on the user when they try to use a Java-like syntax with System.    So yesterday I was reviewing a code sample that a job applicant had written during a test and I encountered the following line of code:  It's not hard to guess what his background was :), but I was initially stunned that this actually works in php.    After a little investigating (and ruling out the Java Bridge), Ivo found that the line was being interpreted literally and was just being handled as a string instead of a constant. He gives two other examples to help with clarification.


After releasing albums by Paul McCartney and Joni Mitchell, Starbucks' new record label is putting out a disc by newcomer Hilary McRae.


Jamie Lynn Spears pregnancy poses parental dilemma

Jamie Lynn Spears wasn't the only one who was "shocked and scared" when the popular television star realized she was pregnant at age 16.


Nelson Mandela launches '46664' book in London

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been joined by stars from the entertainment world to launch a book celebrating last year's '46664' charity concert.


Mannix About Manatee: 'Range Deputies' Help Break Big Case

By Vin Mannix, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 3--IRange deputies. That's what Sheriff Charlie Wells calls Sgt. Bill Riley and Deputies Tim Eason, Michael Ference and Rob Hendrickson.   Agricultural Crime Unit doesn't do them justice.   Especially today.


Is American Elementary Education Good Enough?

Dec. 14, 2004-- Why are American elementary school students not reaching the same advanced levels of academic achievement as their counterparts in many Asian countries?


Police check the home computers of two girls who apparently formed a suicide pact which left one dead.


When it comes to the most luxurious properties around the globe, the price tags are as unique as the pads.


Park continues to lead at Samsung World Championship

Grace Park, her caddie - and fans - were poking around in the desert brush alongside the 18th fairway desperately looking for her ball.


The resounding "no" that voters gave to officially recognizing homosexual couples as married marks a major setback for


The Democratic Unionist party leader, Ian Paisley, emerged from Downing Street talks today and said that republicans had a "now or never" chance to disarm and do a deal with him on power sharing.


MIT scientists perfect the use of light beams as a tweezer-like tool for manipulating microscopic objects.


NTP files patent suits against AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon

After winning a $612.5 million settlement from RIM last year, NTP is back with patent claims against the largest U.S. wireless carriers over patents for wireless e-mail.


UK to send 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan

Britain plans to send 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan, bolstering the 5,000 it already has there, British lawmakers said Friday.


President Is Said to Be Keeping Rumsfeld as Defense Secretary

Sticking with the senior member of his war council at a time when the United States is struggling to stabilize Iraq, President Bush has decided


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other senior intelligence officials should not be forced to testify about whether they discussed classified information with pro-Israel lobbyists, federal prosecutors argued in a closed-door court hearing Friday.


In addition to the differences between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, the GCC's 25th summit is expected to discuss the reflections of the political and security situations in Iraq on the region and several security, political and economic issues including


After 20 years of redneck humor, Jeff Foxworthy woos a broader base on Fox.


Captain, owner charged in ferry accident

The captain of a boat that capsized in 2005 in upstate New York, killing 20 elderly tourists, and the cruise line owner were indicted Monday on criminal misdemeanor charges.


LG.Philips to Spend $5.1 Billion on New Flat-Panel TV Factory

The LG.Philips LCD Company plans to spend a record 5.3 trillion won, or $5.1 billion, to build the world's largest plant for flat-panel sets.


In Professorâs Model, Diversity = Productivity

In the long-running debate on affirmative action, Scott E. Page, a professor at the University of Michigan, is a fresh voice.


Il leader radicale si era appellato contro la decisione dei garantidi escluderlo dalla corsa alla segreteria del Partito Democratico                                          Pannella, il tribunale respinge il  ricorso Niente primarie per la guida del Pd


Dow Jones To Pay $519 Million for MarketWatch

Dow Jones won out over a list of competing media bidders to gain control of MarketWatch with its $18-a-share offer. If the buy is approved by shareholders, Dow Jones will gain a valuable foothold in the fast


Court orders Yukos to pay $1.7 billion tax bill

MOSCOWâThe Moscow Arbitration Court ruled yesterday that embattled oil giant Yukos must pay the equivalent of about $1.7 billion (Canadian) in fines and penalties as part of a $5.


Native American trackers to step U.S. border role

SELLS, Arizona  - An elite group of Native American trackers that use skills handed down from the ancestral hunt is being tapped to play a larger role in securing the United States' borders.


Japanese shoppers opt for older console over hard-to-find PlayStation 3.


Samsung Makes Smaller MMC Card for Cell Phones

Thumbnail-sized memory card's maximum capacity will be 128MB.


Intel profit margin woes overshadow earnings rise

Intel Corp. , the largest maker of computer processors, posted a 44 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday but gross margins missed its target and shares fell nearly 5 percent.


NAB studying buyer interest for Irish banks

SYDNEY: National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB), Australia's biggest bank, is gauging buyer interest for its struggling Irish banks, signalling that it is prepared to exit part of its European market.


An explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine killed five miners Saturday, Gov. Ernie Fletcher said. A sixth miner was able to walk away from the blast and out of the mine on his own.


An Italian charged with killing his American girlfriend after he kidnapped their daughter suffered a heart attack and died on the stand Monday as he testified in court, his lawyer said.


Iraq to Arrest Ahmad Chalabi After Eid -TV

Iraq's interim defense minister said on  Friday the government would arrest Iraqi National Congress  (INC) leader Ahmad Chalabi after the Eid al-Adha holiday on  suspicion of maligning the defense ministry.


Study: Online shoppers taking more time to hit 'buy' button

Blog: Prospective buyers are increasingly inclined to take extra time to search for the best price and features, according to report.


A United Nations peacekeeping patrol is hit by an explosion in southern Lebanon, reports say.


Shopping site Boddit lets holiday spendthrifts quickly compare prices from online retailers. It also scours the web for coupons and promotional codes to help you save cash. In Monkey Bites.


It May Be Back to the Books for Actress Beckinsale

British actress Kate Beckinsale, who  plays Ava Gardner in Martin Scorsese's Blockbuster biopic "The  Aviator," wants to go back to university.


In this small town near the Amalfi Coast, people are deeply conscious of their role as keepers of a noodle tradition for a nation.


Escapes North, a summer travel promotion, will focus on the art, architecture, and literary heritage of Essex County, with special events celebrating the births of Samuel McIntire , the master woodcarver from Salem, and Haverhill poet John Greenleaf Whittier.


Update 1: Former Yukos Chief Assails the Kremlin

In his harshest criticism of the Kremlin to date, jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky accused the Russian government of stealing his Yukos oil empire and warned in a letter published Tuesday that an ongoing crackdown on post-Soviet freedoms will ruin the


Manchester United fans still celebrating yesterday's victory over Arsenal received what most would regard as even better news today - the club has ended takeover talks with Malcolm Glazer.


Special Report: America's Best Big Companies

Our annual selection of the best-managed companies in 26 industry groups.


Nel secondo trimestre, indice corretto per lavorativi +4%


Several banks looking to join forces in a class-action lawsuit say that the massive breach of retailer TJX's systems revealed data on some 94 million of its customers' payment cards.


Pacers Forward Hit With Marijuana Charge

Pacers Forward Shawne Williams was arrested on marijuana possession and other charges, Tuesday, the third incident in less than a year involving Indiana players.


Jim Bates, who took over as head coach of the Miami Dolphins when Dave Wannstedt resigned six days ago, made his first major decision Monday when he announced that A.J. Feeley will start at quarterback this Sunday at Seattle.


London's Science Museum canceled a Friday talk by Nobel Prize-winning geneticist James Watson after the co-discoverer of DNA's structure told a newspaper that Africans and Europeans had different levels of intelligence


A Virtual Chalkboard For Budding NFL Fans

In a world in which 53 million copies of Madden NFL have been sold in the last 17 years, the game has provided the league a perfect conduit to its next generation of fans.


Microsoft loses appeal against EU antitrust ruling

Microsoft failed Monday in its bid to overturn aÂ European Commission antitrust rulingÂ against it, when the European Union's second highest court dismissed the company's appeal and ordered it to pay the bulk of the Commission's legal expenses.


Gonzi slams Sant's currency depreciation proposal

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday slammed Opposition leader Alfred Sant's proposal for a gradual depreciation of the Maltese lira, saying the proposal was grossly mistaken and workings showed that the ...


The high-rolling gamblers have left town, but prosecutors say the stakes remain high in the federal trial that begins Tuesday of a man and woman accused of handling $99 million in illegal wagers.


Farnesina: ''Per Wali attivati tutti i canali''

Sin dalla notizia della sua scomparsa il 31 agosto, la Farnesina ha attivato tutti i canali per ottenere la liberazione del signor Ayad Anwar Wali, considerandolo alla stregua di un cittadino italiano e mantenendosi in contatto con i suoi familiari


England end day two of the third Test 175 ahead after West Indies suffer a dramatic collapse at Old Trafford.


Qualcomm posted a profit of $767 million, or 46 cents a share, for the period that ended Dec. 30, compared with $648 million, or 38 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter.


The party is headed for the most wide-open nomination fight since Wendell Willkie. You remember him


CIA  goes 'green' from the roof to the drain

The CIA is making its new campus buildings in Virginia energy efficient, with offices that have outdoor views, vegetation on the roof and preferred parking for car poolers.


Fighting Rages in Najaf After Peace Bid Fails

NAJAF, Iraq  - Heavy fighting broke out between US troops and Shi'ite militiamen in the Iraqi city of Najaf, where Iraq's interim defense minister said he expected a "decisive battle" to take place on Wednesday.


Patrols by riot police, school closures in Bangladeshi capital ...

DHAKA : Riot police patrolled a tense Bangladeshi capital and a number of schools and colleges were closed in protest at a weekend grenade attack on a political rally that killed 19 people, witnesses said.


Iraq, UK Govts Say Will Not Give in to Kidnappers

The British and Iraqi governments said they would not bow to the demands of militants threatening to kill a British hostage, despite tearful pleas from the captive and his family.


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Monday to see if they can narrow differences over Palestinian statehood ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.


Liverpool, 18:39 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL CONFERMA TRATTATIVA CON CONSORZIO DUBAI

Il Liverpool ha confermato la trattativa con il consorzio Dubai International Capital per la cession...


Tour bus crash in Arkansas leaves 15 dead

MARION, Ark. - The lone bus belonging to a mom-and-pop tour operator careened off an interstate in Arkansas and overturned early Saturday, killing 15 Chicago-area travellers, many of them family and friends of the tour company owner.


VANCOUVER, British Columbia Todd Bertuzzi (bur-TOO'-zee) of the Vancouver Canucks goes on trial January 17th on an assault charge.


Eastern Europeans are becoming the mainstay of hard-to-fill jobs in Britain's rural areas, research suggests.


In the 1930s, they inspired Austrians with enchanting performances of vocal folk music.


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A highway tunnel collapses in Yunnan, south-west China, trapping 25 people, according to media reports.


Ford's US Sept. Sales Fell 4.2% on Decline in Cars

Ford Motor Co., the second-largest US automaker, said US sales of cars and trucks fell 4.2 percent in September from a year earlier as rising gas prices and slumping consumer confidence discouraged buyers.


Target to the blogosphere: youâre irrelevant.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai dodged death three weeks ago when Taliban fighters fired a rocket at him in Gardez. Yesterday, his running mate in Saturday's national election, Ahmad Zia Masood, barely survived a Taliban bomb in Faizabad.


Bonds Joins Aaron, Ruth in 700-Homer Club

SAN FRANCISCO - As Barry Bonds' numbers rise, the words to describe them become less adequate. When the slugger hit his 700th homer, only daughter Aisha could sum up the history and majesty of the blast...


The only time Drew Brees got a headache on Wednesday was when he recalled what usually happens to the San Diego Chargers in Denver.


Calcio-scommesse: tutto rinviato a domani

MILANO - Si dovra' attendere fino a domani per conoscere la decisione della Commissione disciplinare della Lega Calcio sul calcio-scommesse. La sentenza dovrebbe essere emessa domani mattina. La Procura federale


Loyd Grossman, once drafted in to revamp NHS menus, accuses ministers of failing to take hospital patients' nutrition seriously.


Roma, 19:28 - CALCIO, TEVEZ: TORNO AL BOCA E A 28 ANNI MI RITIRO

Carlos Tevez ha giÃ  programmato il futuro. In un'intervista al quotidiano argentino 'OlÃ¨', il 21enne...


Andy Murray beats Denmark's Kristian Pless in three sets in the third round of the San Jose Open.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Charlie Garner is sidelined the rest of the season because of a torn patellar tendon in his right knee.


BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has affirmed that the sale of Yukos's biggest subsidiary company Yugansk to BaikalFinansGroup complied with the law.


Philips announces new $7.2 billion share buyback

Dutch Philips Electronics  said on Wednesday it plans to repurchase 5 billion euros ($7.2 billion) worth of its own shares within the next two years, starting on January 2.


Alarmed at a recommendation that antidepressants for children carry a strict new warning label, some parents are not letting their kids take the drugs as


Hundreds of homes destroyed as fire rages in California

Firefighters were on Monday battling to contain a raging forest fire near California's Lake Tahoe that destroyed as many as 220 homes and forced the evacuation of 1,000 people, officials said.


Councils to miss child database deadline

'Supplier' issues slowing progress Ninety-two out of 150 councils will miss a government deadline to implement systems for sharing information about vulnerable children.â¦


Yushchenko backers block government building

Supporters of President-elect Viktor Yushchenko aren't backing down, heeding the call of their leader by blocking the prime minister from holding a government session.


CAMP TAJI, Iraq -- The briefing was top secret, limited to a group of men with titles ranging from captain to four-star general -- plus one awed 19-year-old civilian.


BRUSSELSâRegulators are set to argue that the European Union needs to take a tougher stand against Microsoft Corp. because its antitrust rules are different from those that allowed the company to avoid making


Capturing the immigration debate in political ads this campaign season — without upsetting Hispanics — is proving tricky for the parties and candidates.


CA's $430 million acquisition of the ID-management software vendor is part of a push to strengthen its security product offerings.


Washington Wizards point guard Steve Blake will miss the first month of the season after injuring his ankle in a pickup game.


THAI army helicopters with loudspeakers hovered over remote jungle peaks in the south of the country yesterday, coaxing those who had fled Sundayâs massive tidal wave to come down to safety.


Microsoft has released a beta version of its Forefront Security for SharePoint product, part of the company's new lineup of security tools for businesses. The application is designed for Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SharePoint Services 3.0, due out early next year with Office 2007.


Ukraine Speaker Keep Poisoning Out of Campaign

Ukraine's influential parliament speaker  called on Monday for a scandal over the poisoning of opposition  leader Viktor Yushchenko to be kept out of the country's  presidential election campaign.


Are universities protecting students from the RIAA?

The Recording Industry Association of America is waiting half a year to file lawsuits against alleged college file-swappers. But without schools keeping long-term logs of Internet addresses assigned, the RIAA won't get very far.


TRENTON, N.J. - America's first openly gay governor plans to return to work later this week, but James E...


Elmer Bernstein, Film Composer, Dead at 82

LOS ANGELES - Film composer Elmer Bernstein, who created a brawny, big-sky theme for "The Magnificent Seven," nerve-jangling jazz for "The Man With The Golden Arm" and heart-rending grace notes for "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died.    Bernstein, whose prolific career spanned seven decades and earned him 14 Academy Award nominations, an Oscar win and an Emmy Award, died in his sleep at his Ojai home Wednesday, said his publicist, Cathy Mouton...


India Aims to Double Revenue From Infrastructure Management Services

India is targeting a larger share of the market for remote infrastructure management services, and is planning to more than double revenue from these services to $15 billion by 2013.


Reggio Calabria, 19:21 - CALCIO, REGGINA: STUANI E TOGNOZZI IN GOL NEL TEST

Test infrasettimanale in famiglia, con Stuani e Tognozzi in evidenza, autori delle uniche due reti. ...


SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Hewlett-Packard this week announced three initiatives to reduce workforce costs even as it reported strong growth in revenue and profit because of brisk holiday sales of consumer products such as laptops and photo printers.


Stoccarda, 16:26 - GINNASTICA, MONDIALI: FERRARI OTTAVA IN FINALE PARALLELE

Vanessa Ferrari si è piazzata ottava nella finale delle parallele asimmetriche ai Mondiali di...


Tsunami Toll Jumps to Over 125,000, Fear Lingers

DigitalGlobe satellite images released on December 30, 2004 show the shoreline area of Banda Aceh on northern Sumatra in Indonesia, before and after the devastating tsunami that struck Asia.


CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Microsoft first-quarter profit, revenue rises

In SEATTLE story headlined, "UPDATE 2-Microsoft first-quarter profit, revenue rises," please read in 12th paragraph ... "Barnicle said" ... instead of ... "Barnacle said" ... (Corrects spelling of name). SEATTLE, Oct 21  - Microsoft Corp.


Clinton's Money Men Sing in Tune With Bush's

The Clinton administration, it seems, might not have handled the mortgage crisis all that differently from its successors in the Bush administration.


President Vladimir Putin begins a Middle East tour which includes the first visit of a Russian leader to Saudi Arabia.


I primi a casa il 21 dicembre,rientro il 7 gennaio per tutti


Hamas Rocket Mastermind Killed In Israeli Strike

Dubai, Oct. 22 (NNN) :Hamas rocket mastermind Adnan al-Ghoul and an aide travelling with him were killed in an Israeli air strike on a car in the north of the Gaza Strip.


A new Trojan horse modifies infected PC's hosts file to replace Google text ads with ads from another source.


We'll hand over Hassan to killer of Bigley, warns kidnap group

THE kidnappers of British aid worker Margaret Hassan last night threatened to turn her over to the group which beheaded Ken Bigley if the British Government refuses to pull its troops out of Iraq.


Palestinians briefly hold three faction officials in the first arrests linked to anti-Israeli violence since Palestinian elections.


IBM makes available monthly security report

IBM Corp. Monday introduced a security service that offers a concise, monthly global-network threat report designed to help organizations assess security needs and vulnerabilities from a business perspective.


Russia has completed its first shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr plant, which is at the center of the international tensions over Iran's nuclear program, Russian news agencies reported Monday.


Classic games hit the spot in new-age dazzle

In an age when the latest video  games sport ultra-crisp graphics and cinema-like sound, there  is still plenty of love for the good old-fashioned games just  like Mom and Dad used to play.


Movie Review | 'Daddy's Little Girls': A Very Busy Father

The hamfistedness of âDaddyâs Little Girlsâ ultimately shatters its charms.


French leader's U.S. holiday raises eyebrows...again

"It would really be astonishing if the two men would not benefit from this to meet each other"  Not for the first time, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's choice of foreign holiday destination has raised more than a few eyebrows at home. via The Star Online


A Palazzo Zabarella di Padova, 120 opere dal 15 gennaio


Consumers Keep Spending, Latest Data Show

U.S. consumers shrugged off record  oil prices to lift spending at the start of the fourth quarter,  data on Friday showed, in an upbeat sign for growth that may  signal another Federal Reserve rate hike in December.


Former England bowler John Lever says Steve Harmison's talents are not being fully utilised in Australia.


Probe Into '74 Ireland Bombings Complete

Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said Tuesday he has received the results of a long-awaited investigation into car bombings that claimed 33 lives on one day in 1974 _ the deadliest terrorist strike in Irish history.Comment


'You're Fired!' Leads List of Popular TV Phrases

You can forget about "Fahgeddaboutit!" as far as television catch phrases are concerned.


An upcoming attempt to set a world record for nonstop kissing may contribute to mouth hygiene in Sweden, a pharmacy chain reckons.


All her life, Jamie Fear's gut had been her proverbial Achilles' heel. When other people contracted colds or other respiratory infections, she got stomach viruses. She tried to baby her digestive system and learned to live with her sensitive stomach.


Sistani-Sadr deal brings hopes of peace to Najaf as 74 are killed ...

NAJAF, Iraq : Rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr bowed Thursday to demands laid down by Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader to end the conflict in Najaf, as 74 people were killed in a mortar attack and shooting in nearby Kufa.


NASA and Google bring space exploration to the Internet

Google and US space agency NASA announced an alliance to solve cosmic computing problems and channel information from space around the world via the Internet.


Roma, 18:11 - CALCIO, SERIE B: PLAY OUT 15 E 22 GIUGNO

Si giocherà venerdÃ¬ 15 e 22 giugno la doppia sfida tra Spezia e Verona valida per la permanen...


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Volvo to buy Ingersoll-Rand road unit for $1.3 bln

Volvo , the world's number two truck maker, said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy the road development machinery business of U.S. diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand  in a $1.3 billion cash deal.


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Kellogg Co. K.N, the world's  largest cereal maker, on Monday reported quarterly earnings  that exceeded Wall Street estimates and raised its full-year  profit outlook, helped by strong sales of new products and a  weaker U.S. dollar.


Torino, 19:17 - CALCIO, JUVE: NEDVED E GIANNICHEDDA AL LAVORO

Anche Pavel Nedved e Giuliano Giannichedda erano presenti all'allenamento della Juve di oggi. I due,...


Thai frozen food exporters are calling for the government to stop the baht's surge and South Korean automakers are seeing their earnings shrink.


Rice pushes "roadmap" as Turkish troops enter Iraq

KIRKUK, Iraq  - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on a visit overshadowed by a Turkish incursion into northern Iraq, called on Iraqi leaders on Tuesday to urgently implement a national reconciliation roadmap.


It might be the ultimate dorm appliance: a refrigerator that catapults up to 10 cold brews across the room. By the Associated Press.


IPOs of Venture-Funded Cos. Raise $5 Bln

The initial public offerings of 67 venture capital-funded U.S. companies raised $4.98 billion in 2004, more than tripling from the $1.41 billion raised in 22 deals during 2003, VentureOne said on Saturday.


NEW YORK - Their voices breaking, parents and grandparents of those lost on Sept. 11 stood at the World Trade Center site Saturday and marked the third anniversary of the attacks by reciting the names of the 2,749 people who died there...


The National Zoo introduced three Sumatran tiger cubs to the public Saturday, more than three months after they were born.


Tariffe, Rie: verso aumento 28 euro bollette luce-gas 2005

Stangata attesa sul fronte delle bollette della luce e del gas per le famiglie italiane. Lo stima il Rie (Ricerche Industriali Energetiche) di Bologna, che nelle sue valutazioni riitiene che dal primo gennaio


The making of an American holiday--from socialist rallies to backyard barbecues.


The new coroner at the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed warns about keeping costs under control.


Don't put all your eggs in one basket India will likely remain the offshore king when it comes to firms farming out IT skills abroad, but businesses are increasingly looking to spread the risk by adopting several locations, according to Gartner.â¦


UBS cuts earnings forecasts for S.Korean chip makers

UBS cut its earnings forecasts and share target prices for South Korean chip makers Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor Inc., citing bigger-than-expected price declines for DRAM memory chips.


Hundreds of people looted shops and   burned a restaurant belonging to Caucasus businessmen in an   outbreak of racial violence in northwestern Russia triggered by   the recent killing of two locals, Russian media said on Sunday.


Ramallah - The race to succeed the late Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader formally kicked off on Saturday, with the opening of the registration period for potential presidential candidates.


Oklahoma moves to No. 2 in BCS standings

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Southern California remained the top team in the Bowl Championship Series standings, but Oklahoma moved ahead of Miami- Florida for second place.


Should Alabama's stingy defense manage to neutralize Minnesota's powerful running game in tomorrow's Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, then Golden Gophers quarterback Bryan Cupito may wind up playing a pivotal role in the contest.


Lebanon ministers resign over president's mandate

Four Lebanese ministers quit the government on Monday to protest against parliament's decision to extend Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud's term by three years despite widespread opposition.


After Bruce   Springsteen announced plans to participate in the anti-Bush concert   tour, Vote for Change, a New York candidate for U.S. Senate has   countered with a "Boycott the Boss" television spot.


The Boston Bruins, who have missed the National Hockey League playoffs for the past two seasons, named Claude Julien as head coach on Thursday.


Ancient Greek Computer's Inner Workings Deciphered

Scientists have pieced together how a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator was built, revealing an astounding level of craftsmanship for its time.


Britons are set to spend a total of  Â£97.3bn on holidays this year, a survey by Axa Insurance suggests.


Intel and Symantec Push Security Into Firmware

'Virtual security solution' is designed to slow virus and malware attacks.


The Wizards get 30 points from Caron Butler and finally beat the Heat, for the first time in 17 games including the playoffs, 106-95, Friday.


U.S. average retail gasoline prices  are again approaching $2 a gallon, reaching a four-month high  amid record high crude oil prices and the effects of Hurricane  Ivan, a leading industry analyst said on Sunday.


JUSTIN Langer felt as if Pakistani tornado Shoaib Akhtar was trying to rip the fingers off his hands during the fastest spell he has ever faced yesterday.


Opera CEO sets up new browser war with Microsoft

A small Norwegian software company  says with a level playing field it can take on mighty Microsoft  Corp.  in a new battle of the browsers because it has a  better product, picking up where the now-defunct Netscape left  off in the 1990s.


Candidates Campaign in Chesapeake Bay Region

Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain were decidedly upbeat in separate appearances on Monday morning.


Ferguson appeals for dignified remembrance of Munich

Alex Ferguson has made one final plea to Manchester City supporters to show respect for the Munich victims in Sunday's potentially volatile Manchester derby meeting at Old Trafford.


Report Accuses Japan of Overfishing Tuna

A report by a bluefin tuna conservation group suggests the Japanese fishing fleet is taking far more than its quota, Kyodo News Service reported.


Risk-taking kiwis protest looming "party pill" ban

Skiing down active volcanoes is perfectly alright, so is bungy-jumping off canyons and "zorbing" down mountains in massive inflatable plastic balls.


Report: HIV Spreading Faster Among Women

The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus  infection is growing more rapidly in women  than in men in almost every part of the world, according to a new report.


US Flight Attendants Union To Begin Strike Vote

The Association of Flight Attendants said its union leaders unanimously authorized a strike vote on Tuesday that will begin immediately at bankrupt US carriers, including United Airlines and US Airways.


Heart, immune experts to get top U.S. medical awards

Pioneering heart surgeons Alain Carpentier and Albert Starr and immunologist Ralph Steinman were named on Saturday as recipients of Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards, sometimes dubbed "America's Nobels."


French police kill man who took hostages

Police shot to death an armed man holding five hostages in a small-town post office west of Paris after a robbery attempt, and the captives were freed unharmed after a three-hour ordeal, the interior minister said.


Unhappy fans of The Sound of Music are offered a ticket swap while two of the show's stars are unavailable.


Shares of Advanced Neuromodulation Slide

Advanced Neuromodulation Systems  ANSI.O on Friday said it took an equity stake in Cyberonics  Inc. CYBX.O and initiated discussions about combining the two  companies.


Alitalia, Cimoli: ''Accordo entro il 15 per salvataggio compagnia' ...

Un accordo entro il 15 settembre per salvare Alitalia. Il presidente e ad della compagnia di Bandiera, Giancarlo Cimoli, conferma la 'dead-line' di meta' mese per raggiungere un'intesa con le organizzazioni


Digital media is the future. Here's one way to cash in.


Investor confidence at 13-month low: UBS

Investors' confidence in the U.S. economy fell in September for a fourth straight month to its lowest level in 13 months on continued concerns about the housing market and elevated energy costs, a survey showed on Monday.


Chinese PC maker Lenovo slides into the red in Q4

Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK), the  world's third-largest computer maker, swung to a much  sharper-than-expected loss in the fourth quarter, after paying  $1.25 billion for IBM's  PC arm in 2005.


Palestinians not doing enough, says Sharon

Israel accused the Palestinian authorities on Monday of doing nothing to prevent attacks after five soldiers were killed in the deadliest assault since the death of Yasser Arafat more than a month ago.


Helicopter with 24 aboard missing in Nepal

A private helicopter carrying 24   people, including a junior minister and at least seven   foreigners, was missing in a remote region of eastern Nepal on   Saturday, a conservation group and authorities said.


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U.S. military officials and representatives of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks Sunday aimed at reducing violence in the restive Baghdad slum of Sadr City, a day after clashes there killed 10 people, officials said. British forces in the southern city of Basra, also the site of recent fighting, held similar talks with al-Sadr officials there.


Lohan voted worst performance in online movie poll

As if 2007 could get any worse for  Lindsay Lohan, now this: Moviegoers tagged her with the year's  worst performance by an actress.


Kidman's secret fiancÃ©, between Cruise and Urban

Actress Nicole Kidman has revealed that she was secretly engaged to a mystery   man in between her marriages to Tom Cruise and Keith Urban.


Review Can it appeal to novice and pro alike?


The Christian Science Monitor - Just 35 hours after they passed a $2.8 trillion budget for FY 2007 with zero Democratic votes, House Republicans ran into a wall: the division between appropriators and fiscal hawks in their own ranks.


Asia-Europe summit tackles trade, security and climate change

Asian leaders, buoyed by their region's rapidly increasing economic and political clout, tackled issues ranging from trade to global warming with their European counterparts at a Helsinki summit.


...of Windows Mobile devices, at least This evening Mr Ballmer is to announce Microsoft's "System Center Mobile Device Management 2008", which will compete with Nokia's better-named Intellisync to remotely manage mobile devices in the enterprise.â¦


U.S., Syria, Iran officials to meet in Baghdad

U.S. officials will sit down with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts on Saturday at a conference in Baghdad aimed at stopping sectarian fighting in Iraq before the conflict spreads throughout the oil-rich region.


Political and social stories again take center stage at the San Sebastian film festival — the oldest and most prestigious in the Spanish-speaking world — which kicks off Thursday evening.


US Wants to Shift Billions to Iraqi Security

Description: The Bush administration is seeking more leeway from Congress on spending in Iraq. The administration wants to shift $3.


Discovers virtualisation just as everyone else is trying to forget it


Servono grandi riforme per rendere forte economia


Many Iraqis Confused Ahead of January Election

With seven weeks to go before landmark  polls, Iraq's electoral body is stepping up a campaign to  inform voters of their rights, but widespread ignorance remains  among the electorate, interviews show.


Bambino di 10 anni ferito da un proiettile partito nel corso di ...

Palermo 26 agosto 2004 - Un ragazzino di 10 anni Ã¨ rimasto gravemente ferito da un proiettile vagante. Ã accaduto nel quartiere popolare di BallarÃ². Secondo la prima ricostruzione della Polizia, il proiettile


New England Patriots starting cornerback Tyrone Poole has been placed on injured reserve with a knee problem, officially ending his season.


Pros Open for business Greg Yeomans (Bay Club) and Matt Adams (Granite Links) were among the 44 players yesterday who earned spots in the Mass. Open June 18-20 at Kernwood Country Club. Yeomans shot a 4-under 67 to earn medalist honors at Black Rock CC in Hingham, while Adams (71) was the lone player to break par at Foxborough CC. ...


REAL MADRID striker Fernando Morientes has revealed he will join Liverpool in the January transfer window. The 28-year-old has been out of favour at the Bernabeu and spent last season on loan at Monaco.


Giving smaller doses of flu vaccine may extend its effectiveness

New research suggests that the flu vaccine supply can be stretched by giving younger people smaller doses of the vaccine -- but it doesn't work on older people.


Study: Linux Is Still Cheaper Than Windows

Cost of ownership savings range from 19 percent to 36 percent over three years.


Participants in the Minnesota Heart Survey have been eating better over the past two decades, say researchers at the University of Minnesota.


THE CRIME: Bonny Lee Bakley, wife of actor Robert Blake, was shot to death May 4, 2001, while Blake had gone to retrieve a gun from the restaurant where they had just dined.


Inchiesta lavori coop: consiglieri comunali in carica 2003


Iraq's National Conference refused today to send a second delegation to negotiate an end to fighting between U.S. troops and loyalists of Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr.


Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf has been banned for three matches with immediate effect by the Football Association after admitting a charge of improper conduct.


Sinn Fein and the DUP hold separate key talks aimed at reviving devolved government in Northern Ireland.


A watchdog criticises Big Brother's "golden ticket" contest for the second time in a month for breaking its rules.


Libya has offered conflicting information about whether North Korea or Pakistan was the supplier of uranium for its nuclear weapons program and has been unable to account for some equipment that could be used to make a bomb, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, which released a report yesterday on its investigation of Libya and the nuclear blackmarket that supplied it.


The closing of Wikileaks.org, which invites people to post confidential material, presents a First Amendment test.


NATO urges Canada to keep troops in Afghanistan, working to find support

"Let's wait for the parliamentary debate, and then we will certainly have bridges to cross, which we will certainly cross"  NATO is urging Canada not to pull its troops out of Afghanistan's dangerous Kandahar province. via 900 CHML AM


Boston ace Curt Schilling will not start Game 5 of the AL Championship Series Sunday because of a dislocated tendon in his right ankle.


More than 1,00,000 people went to see a big-budget film about the last days of Adolf Hitler on its opening night in Germany, prompting its makers to hail the groundbreaking production a success.


Unidentified gunmen fatally shot a hard-hitting radio commentator in the southern Philippines on Monday, police and the victim's colleagues said, in the fifth deadly attack on a Philippine journalist this year.


No relief for Europe as G20 shuns action to halt dollar slide

The Group of 20 finance chiefs have shunned action to halt the dollar slide, leaving Europe isolated at the end of a forum here and facing an almost certain further strengthening of the euro.


Sindaci candidati alle politiche 7 giorni per dimettersi


PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: Summer Slowdown

Playbill - The theatre doesn't shut down in the summer the way it used to once upon a time, but there's no stopping show folk from taking a week or two before and after Labor Day. So, right now, the tourists own Shubert Alley, and the pigeons reign in Duffy Square.


As the gunman was about to open fire, 7-year-old Alexis Goggins lunged from the back seat of the SUV and threw herself across her mom, crying, "Don't hurt my mother!"


Dow Jones +0,58%, Nasdaq +0,25% Euro in rialzo a 1,3046 dlr


Fans banned from five Italian football games as youth questioned over killing

Thousands of Italian football fans face a Sunday in front of the television set as officials enforce tough rules aimed at curbing hooliganism after a policeman died during a violent match last week.


Eight people were killed and dozens injured in Australia's worst rail crash in 30 years Tuesday when a passenger train collided with a huge truck at a level crossing, police said.


Swiss Company to Buy Canadian Drug Maker

The Swiss health care company Galenica said it agreed to buy Aspreva of Canada for $915 million to expand its drug portfolio and distribution.


Two 16-year-old students from London are arrested in Ghana allegedly carrying cocaine worth Â£300,000.


China faces calls to reassess its suppression of the 1989 student protests after purged leader Zhao Ziyang dies.


Futureheads deliver hyperactive Britrock

The Futureheads might  sound like the name of an archnemesis of U.K. sci-fi hero Dr.  Who, but this British band is much more grounded in reality.


Giornata contrattazioni termina a quota 61,37 dollari


Infidelity is one of the year's hottest topics, and it's at the movies this season that we're best able to chart changing attitudes toward unfaithfulness.


Parisians mark the 60th anniversary of the French capital's liberation from the Nazis.


At least 11 dissidents among thousands of prisoners freed in Myanmar

Military-ruled Myanmar has released at least 11 dissidents among more than 5,000 prisoners freed in its latest mass release, opposition parties and officials said.


Michael Dell talks consumers, retail strategy

Company founder and CEO says there's plenty of opportunity for Dell to grow with consumers.


Kidnappers threaten to hand Hassan to al-Zarqawi

The kidnappers of British hostage Margaret Hassan have threatened to hand her over to an al-Qaida-related group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi unless their demands - including the


Chiefs' Green out indefinitely with severe concussion

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent   Green has been ruled out indefinitely after sustaining a severe   concussion in the season-opening loss to the Cincinnati   Bengals, the team said on Monday.


A company so small that it did not seem to have an office bid successfully yesterday to buy the second- biggest oil production facility in Russia


Spring technology is an alternative to EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) for Java development, but an upcoming Java version will enable combinations of established Java platform technologies with Spring, the founder of the Spring Framework said on Tuesday.Interviewed at the WebGuild Web 2.0 Conference & Expo, Rod Johnson, founder of the Spring Framework and CEO of SpringSource, anticipates accommodations with the enterprise Java platform once Java Platform, EE (Enterprise Edition) 6 is released. This is expected to happen sometime in 2008, according to a Java Community Process Java Specification Request focused on Java EE 6."I think it's pretty clear that Spring provides an alternative to EJB -- I recently blogged about how requirements for Spring skills have overtaken requirements for EJB in North America -- I don't think that necessarily means Spring is in opposition to Java EE as a whole, given that Java EE 6 is introducing the notion of profiles," Johnson said.?Java EE 6 could allow for standardized combinations of technologies without the legacy of the traditional, full Java EE platform, Johnson said. "We could combine our technology with the various standard technologies we support," he said.EJB provides the server-side component architecture in Java EE.SpringSource made a big splash Tuesday by announcing its acquisition of Apache technology support services vendor Covalent Technologies. This gives Spring and Apache technology users one-stop shopping for support for these open-source technologies.Shrinking IT budgets, if they are indeed shrinking, is likely to mean more use of open-source software, Johnson said. But during a panel session Tuesday, Johnson warned against uncontrolled use of open-source software. Governance will be needed over open source, he said."I certainly think that one popular misconception is that the 'free love' model is the right way to consume open source," Johnson said during the panel session, which focused on enterprise application development. "I think that there is a great danger in allowing uncontrolled consumption of open source." Panelists defined the 'free love' model as uncontrolled use of different software.Also during the session, Chris Keene, Chairman/CEO of Web 2.0 tool maker WaveMaker Software, emphasized that software development still remains the domain of developers and that the average user cannot do much with current tools."There's this great unwashed mass out there that today is not able to build very much," he said.With Web 2.0, the user community is able to drive requirements back to developers to produce applications, said panelist Joe Keller, chief marketing officer of mashup technology provider Kapow Technologies.Johnson also noted SpringSource plans in the virtualization space. The company intends to combine Spring software with the Apache Tomcat Java servlet container in a virtualization product to be announced later this quarter and ship by the end of 2008. The idea is the product would be used for the "internal cloud" at companies looking to get more use out of their existing infrastructure and add provisioning and deployment, said Johnson.


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Oil prices close above 50 dollars for the first time

NEW YORK For the first time, oil has settled the day priced at more than 50 dollars a barrel. In New York, crude for November delivery rose 48 cents and closed at a record 50 dollars, 12 cents a barrel.


L'attestazione fornita dai responsabili agenzie Ue ed Usa


Bush preaches to choir while trying to win converts on campaign trail

With less than two months until the November 2 election, President George W. Bush is working to shore up support among his staunchest supporters even as he courts undecided voters.


Smithfield Foods posts lower quarterly earnings

Smithfield Foods Inc. , the largest U.S. pork company and a major beef producer, on Thursday reported lower quarterly earnings.


Industrial designer takes inspiration from comics, movies while working on the interior of Virgin Galactic spacecraft and the suits tourists will wear on suborbital flights.


Houston's Nate Jaqua and Joseph Ngwenya each had a goal and an assist to spoil Juan Carlos Osorio's coaching debut for the Chicago Fire in the Dynamo's 4-0 win Thursday night.


The UK's marine environment could already be suffering the consequences of climate change, a report suggests.


Indeed, the New England Patriots are never boring. Despite jumping out to a 17-0 first half lead over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, they still had to pull out their usual resolve


President Bush is trying to encourage more recreational fishing in state waters and adding more federal rules limiting commercial fishing of two overfished species Â striped bass and red drum.


A cheaper plan to stop poachers: Give them real jobs

A new program in Zambia teaches former poachers new ways to make a living in order to support conservation goals.


Rodriguez remains mum on Michigan report

Rich Rodriguez discussed taking West Virginia to its second BCS game in three seasons and the challenge of facing Oklahoma's offense.


President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are locked in a tie for the popular vote, according to an Associated Press poll, while a chunk of voters vacillate between their desire for change and their doubts about the alternative.


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Trauma, Not Drowning, Killed Most Hurricane Charley Victims

Only one of the 31 Floridians killed by Hurricane Charley last month was a victim of drowning, the US government reports in new findings that run counter to data showing drownings were responsible for more than 80 percent of US hurricane deaths over the


Tutti dicono che bisogna scrivere le regole del gioco


Spinning Out Into the Pileup on the Information Superhighway

Lee Siegel turns out to be an impressively tough, cogent and furious observer of the sinister side of Internet culture.


September 11 damages cases against airlines settle

The plaintiffs in more than a third of the remaining suits filed by relatives of September 11 victims seeking compensation from airlines and their security contractors have agreed to settle a week before the first case was to be heard in court.


Yushchenko, Saakashvili Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

Senator and the former first lady Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) have nominated Ukraine s and Georgia s presidents Victor Yushchenko and Mikhail Saakashvili for the Nobel Peace Prize, ...


Mirren is majesty, indeed, in 'The Queen'

She plays Queen Elizabeth II in this drama about how Tony Blair and Buckingham Palace handled the death of Princess Diana.


No deal on dollar as US shrugs off European pressure

Europe and Japan failed yesterday to persuade the United States to address the decline in the dollar, despite talks at a fractious meeting of the Group of 20 industrialised and developing nations.


Renault fail to capitalise on qualifying high.

It was a bad day at the office for the two Renault drivers at Spa in the Belgian Grand Prix. Both Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso failed to emulate their inspiring qualifying performances of Saturday.


Who's the Mystery Man in Epcot's Garage? Neither Woz nor Jobs

The unidentified figure working on a personal computer in the Spaceship Earth attraction isn't an Apple founder, Disney says. Instead, it's a tribute to all the geeks who toil in California garages.


Satellite pics indicate tunneling near Iran nuke site: think tank

Commercial satellite imagery indicates Iran is tunneling into a mountain near its Natanz uranium enrichment complex, possibly to protect nuclear equipment against air attack, a US think tank reported Monday.


The European Union was ready to announce a settlement Tuesday of its long-running antitrust case against The Coca-Cola Co. after the beverage giant agreed to modify its


Over 100 hurt in clashes as Bangladesh strike ends

More than 100 people were injured in clashes in Bangladesh on Saturday during a second strike in less than a week called by the country's main opposition party to protest at a grenade attack that nearly killed its leader.


Napoli, 20:32 - Calcio, Napoli: si decide domani futuro Ventura

E' stata fissata per domani mattina a Roma la riunione del consiglio della Napoli Soccer che dovrÃ  d...


Two Dead in Japan as Typhoon Wreaks Havoc

Typhoon Tokage hit western Japan on Wednesday, killing at least two people and snarling transport as it lashed the country with heavy rains that set off landslides and forced thousands to evacuate.


Palestinian Militants Attack Jewish Towns

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched a barrage of homemade rockets and mortar rounds at Jewish towns and settlements Tuesday, hours after newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas extended his hand in peace to Israel.


The U.N. refugee agency is more than doubling its annual appeal for funds to help Iraqis fleeing their homes to $123 million from $60 million, a spokesman said Thursday.


Tony Blair sets out a list of no-go areas for an EU treaty - and says that means no referendum will be needed.


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Cal doesn't run it up -- and is run out of BCS

Texas got into its first major bowl in seven years while laying on the couch. Cal perhaps didn't by taking a knee. Jeff Tedford meets the press after learning that California will go to the Holiday Bowl instead of the Rose.


Ma dovra' presentare progetto attivita' volontariato


The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro discusses his recent reviews and answers your personal tech questions.


The Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday said they were not given advance warning of star quarterback Michael Vick's indictment on charges related to dogfighting. Meanwhile, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told the Falcons not to discipline Vick until an NFL review is completed.


Adobe debuted updates to both its Adobe Photoshop Elements photo editing software and Premiere Elements video editing suite on Tuesday, which it billed as major upgrades to both products. The company also rolled out a photo sharing site called Showcase.


Nota della societa' dopo tonfo di ieri in Borsa


Percy Montgomery weighed in with 23 points as South Africa began their tour of the British Isles with a narrow victory over a spirited Wales side in Cardiff.


US wholesale prices rise slower in June as a result of falling food and energy prices, official figures show.


A pochi giorni dall'inizio del reality, prime indiscrezioni


A frontbench Conservative MP is reprimanded after suggesting selective schools can boost overall standards.


Indiaâs leader makes peace overtures in Kashmir

INDIA withdrew about 1,000 troops from Kashmir yesterday as Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister, made his first visit to the disputed territory since coming to power.


EU's new heavyweight talks trade with Bern

The Polish president, Aleksander Kwasniewski, arrived in Switzerland on Wednesday for a two-day state visit.


The worst-kept secret in the village of Dehnow is that everyone is voting for Hamid Karzai. Of course, when asked who they want to win yesterday's elections for the president of Afghanistan


Murdered German fashion designer Rudolph Moshammer leaves his villa to his beloved pet dog.


The Treasuryâs schedule of financing this week included Mondayâs regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills on Tuesday.


Gli europei preferiscono Internet alla carta

Un terzo si Â«sentirebbe perso senzaÂ». Per metÃ  Ã¨ la fonte privilegiata di informazioni. Per il 42% influenza gli acquisti. MILANO - Internet rappresenta il 20% del consumo totale di media in Europa, piÃ¹


Taliban-linked militants have threatened to execute three foreign UN workers kidnapped in Kabul unless British troops withdraw from Afghanistan and Afghan prisoners are freed from US custody in Guantanamo Bay.


Brazil's unemployment rate fell in July for the third straight month to a seven-month low of 11.2 percent and wages rose, underscoring the strengthening economy, official data showed on Thursday.


Bloomington, IN (Sports Network) - Indiana named Terry Hoeppner its new head football coach on Friday. Hoeppner, who comes home to Indiana after a successful stint at Miami-Ohio, takes over a program that has not had a winning record since 1994.


Blog: Leaked images and specs seem to indicate a stripped down version of TiVo's Series 3 DVR is on its way.


A group of British embassy workers kidnapped in Ethiopia 12 days ago are released, it is confirmed.


No indictment in Katrina hospital deaths

A grand jury Tuesday declined to indict Dr. Anna Pou, the surgeon accused of killing four seriously ill patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.


Crystal Langhorne and Marissa Coleman each record double-doubles Sunday as No. 6 Maryland claims a 83-74 win over Virginia.


With Resolution Unlikely, Writers Guild Sets Strike for Monday

Hollywoodâs movie and television writers plan to embark on an industrywide strike for the first time since 1988.


On May 20, Rocky Juarez briefly touched the World Boxing Council junior lightweight title belt that remained tightly clasped around the waist of a tired and bloody Marco Antonio Barrera following the conclusion of their bruising business meeting at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Then Juarez left the ring, knowing that if he'd touched Barrera more ...


Yahoo Refuses to Help Google in Book Case

Google will not be receiving any help from Yahoo in the case brought against it by the Author's Guild. Yahoo called Google's subpoena an attempt to force it to divulge trade secrets, and has refused to testify.


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High Court Upholds Dog Sniffs at Traffic Stops

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that police do not violate the constitutional right to privacy when a dog sniff of a vehicle during a lawful traffic stop turns up contraband.


AFRICA - Verso un sistema di allerta rapida delle crisi africane Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides)- LÂUnione Africana si dota di una struttura di monitoraggio 24 su 24 delle crisi del continente. Il Sistema Continentale di Allerta Rapida (SCAR) ha il compito di fornire in tempo reale consigli e suggerimenti alla Preside...


The big trend at this year's American International Toy Fair is mature technology created for young users. Alexander Gelfand reports from New York.


Newcastle's Jonathan Woodgate could move to Real Madrid for Â£13.4m on Friday.


Industrial pollution in China is having a significant impact on local rainfall, according to a scientific study.


Computers Propel Effort for Remedial Education

By Alex Doniach doniach@commercialappealcom  CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - More than half of all students who enter college in Tennessee are not academically prepared and require at least one remedial course, according to the Tennessee Board of Regents. The problem is growing.


A 250m-wide asteroid known as 2007 TU24 is set for a relatively close pass of Earth.


President Vladimir Putin told the director general of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo Rato, on Thursday that Moscow was ready to pay off its debts early because the budget was benefiting from soaring prices for Russia's energy exports.


L.I. Clash on Immigrants Is Gaining Political Force

The issue of illegal immigration is gathering political force in Long Island, and as the complaints grow, politicians are responding with new laws.


At 1,420 calories and 107 grams of fat, Hardee's Monster Thickburger couldn't escape notice in these diet-conscious times.


Radio giant to sell stations in 42 areas

Clear Channel Communications Inc. has agreed to sell radio stations in 42 markets as part of a deal reached with federal regulators that will allow the company to complete its sale to private investors.


For the last several weeks, I've been spending my Wednesday evenings taking a class at church called ``Financial Freedom." Among other things, the class aims to teach how debt can put you in bondage.


Subprime lender Accredited Home in $400 mln buyout

Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. , a struggling subprime mortgage lender, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Lone Star for $400 million, the companies said on Monday.


TAIWAN'S leader used his national day speech yesterday to urge China to begin talks to avoid war. "Because we can't communicate, there's a lot of misunderstanding," President Chen Shui-bian said.


Late soul legend Ray Charles is among the early winners at the Grammy music awards, getting six prizes.


Feds: IT firm owes $2.4 million to H-1B workers

Blog: India-based Patni Computer Systems, which has U.S. headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., agrees to pay back wages to 607 computer professionals after a Department of Labor investigation.


Barcellona, 15:05 - MOTO, CATALOGNA; STONER: RISULTATO STREPITOSO

Casey Stoner è raggiante per la vittoria nel Gp della Catalogna. ''E' un risultato strepitoso...


Paul McCartney and REM feature on an album backing Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.


Readers of Physics World magazine recently were asked an interesting question: Which equations are the greatest?


AFC's strong finishing kick gives NFC the boot

HONOLULU -- Even while the star-studded AFC cruised to a comfortable lead in the Pro Bowl, Carson Palmer could sense a wacky finish lurking just beyond everybody's control.


With all the women in television news on both sides of the camera, you would think sexism was an issue relegated to the 20th century.


Wal-Mart to sell video downloads: reports

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. are set to announce a deal with several major Hollywood studios that would allow the retailer to sell digital movies and television shows on its Web site, according to media reports on Tuesday.


AOL to sell movies, shows through portal

"Hitch," "24" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" are among the movies and television shows that AOL will sell through its new video portal under deals the Internet company has forged with major Hollywood studios.


American League Game Summary - Anaheim at Seattle

Moyer lost to the Angels for the third time this season. His 10-game skid combined with Ryan Franklin's 11-game slide that was just ended Wednesday night represents the first time since 1972 that two pitchers


Ch. 11 threat for US Airways flier miles

US Airways is at risk of filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which has frequent fliers thinking about cashing in miles, Boston.com reports.


Indie production company  East of Doheny has optioned Jim Benton's best-selling "Franny  K. Stein" kids book series, and will team with the Gotham  Group, another producer, to bring an animated film based on the  franchise to the big screen.


Iraqi vice president, minister wounded in blast

Iraq's Shi'ite vice president and a cabinet minister were wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Monday when a bomb killed six people at a ministry in Baghdad where they were attending an official ceremony.


Xstrata says takes control of Falconbridge

Swiss-based Xstrata Plc  said on  Tuesday it had effectively taken control of Canadian miner  Falconbridge Ltd. , as it extended its all-cash bid  expiry date to give it more time to obtain remaining shares in  the company it does not already own.


Political talent show produces unsavoury winner

When TV bosses devised an innovative political talent show to find a new would-be MP, Rodney Hylton-Potts was probably not what they had in mind as an eventual winner.


Blockbuster Ponders New Bid for Hollywood

Blockbuster Inc., the nation's largest movie-rental chain, inched closer to a bidding war for Hollywood Entertainment Corp., saying it is still interested in buying its smaller rival despite Hollywood's agreement to be purchased by another competitor, Movie Gallery Inc.


The Peruvian prime minister survives a censure vote in parliament over his handling of a failed uprising.


US rate futures rally after Philly Fed flop

Short-term interest rate futures rallied on Thursday after a weaker-than-expected Philadelphia Fed factory survey made a pause in official rate increases look more possible.


U.S. Army researchers say cutting-edge energy technologies are integral to meeting the needs of today's soldiers.


Tiny bumps on the fossilized arm bone of a Velociraptor specimen show that the carnivorous dinosaur—made infamous in the movie "Jurassic Park"—had feathers.


Tsunami death toll up to 390 in south India

At least 390 have been killed after a tsunami hit India's southern coast on Sunday, Oil Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar and officials said.


Arafat Buried Amid Chaotic Ramallah Scene

Yasser Arafat was buried Friday in the place where he spent his last years as a virtual prisoner, seen off in a huge and chaotic outpouring of grief for the man who


Fans Brave Bad Weather for Farm Aid Show

Fans braved cold, wet weather to be part of the 19th annual Farm Aid concert held on Saturday, which included performances by founders Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young.


Two members of a British Muslim group are beginning efforts in Iraq to secure the freedom of Ken Bigley.


Oscar, i grandi favoriti da Scorsese a Eddie Murphy

Mancano meno di venti giorni ai premi dell'Academy e le quote per gli scommettitori vedono un grande favorito in ognuna delle categorie piÃ¹ importanti. Ecco i nomi


L'indice Msci segna un aumento dell'1,6%


Technology ; Hot laptops could cook men's fertility

Technology News, LONDON, Teenagers and young men should keep their laptops off their laps because they could damage fertility, an expert says.


Solemn parade, timed to 60th anniversary of Ukraine's liberation from ...

Welcome to the Ukrainian radio's Web Page. We are sincerely glad to you. We shall inform you about the most important events in political, social and economic life of Ukraine frankly and detail.


For years, political scientists assumed our political leanings came from the way we were raised and the company we keep. You're a screaming liberal? Must be because you were raised in a household full of screaming liberals. You're an arch conservative? Must be because of that college you went to.


US-Russian crew re-docks spaceship at space station

The crew of the international space station has successfully re-docked a spaceship at a new port. Today's maneuver is in preparation for two upcoming spacewalks.


"Harry Potter" rides to top of box office charts

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" whisked its way to No. 1 at movie box offices with weekend ticket sales of $77.4 million and a five-day total of just over $140 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


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Moody's upgrades Lucent Technologies debt ratings

Moody's Investors Service upgraded the debt ratings for Lucent Technologies on Friday, citing the company's adequate funds, stabilizing revenue and progress in improving profitability and cash flow.


"Natural" heart pacemakers made from human stem cells have been successfully tested in pigs.


San Francisco Hotels Lock Out Workers After Strike

Ten San Francisco hotels locked out  union workers on Friday in response to a strike at four others  hotels that are part of the same bargaining unit, raising the  stakes in a confrontation that could spread to other cities  around the nation.


Pescara, 12:53 - CALCIO, INCIDENTI PESCARA-NAPOLI: TIFOSO ESCE DAL COMA

E' uscito dal coma farmacologico il tifoso napoletano di 25 anni rimasto ferito lo scorso 25 novembr...


No shadow of doubt: lunar eclipse is well worth a look

ONE of natureâs greatest spectacles will be visible in the small hours of tomorrow morning - weather permitting - as the Moon passes into the Earthâs shadow, causing a total lunar eclipse.


Senior Palestinian figures gathered at Yasser Arafat's battered West Bank compound on Saturday to show that the Palestinian leadership was still functioning.


Ukraine's Yushchenko Wins Presidential Vote, Final Results Show

Viktor Yushchenko, who seeks Ukrainian membership of the European Union, won the Dec. 26 rerun presidential election defeating Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's Central Electoral Committee said, citing final results.


NEWARK, N.J. -- Federal safety officials have ordered a tiny tire importer to recall as many as 450,000 tires that it bought from a Chinese manufacturer and sold to U.S. distributors.


Software Should Not Be Copyrighted -- Lawsuit

Computer software should not be protected by copyright laws designed for music, literature and other creative works, according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court in San Francisco.


Depression, a Frequent Visitor to Wall St.

Suicides in the brokerage industry are rare, but the chronic depression, even despair, associated with them is not infrequent on Wall Street.


Costs for SBInet, the high-tech fence intended to protect U.S. borders, are going through the roof, and Congress wants better management over Boeing, the prime contractor.


A MOMENT of lunacy four minutes from the end of extra-time from Frederic Kanoute cost Tottenham a place in the Carling Cup semi-final as Liverpool's reserves stole the most unlikely of victories at White Hart Lane.


Medical Products Firms Enjoy Merger Boom

Petri dishes, artificial spinal  discs and blood-testing strips may not seem particularly  exciting, but the makers of these medical products have been  fetching high prices this year.


Yemeni forces killed on Sunday two al Qaeda fugitives who had been sentenced to death for an attack on the French oil tanker Limburg in 2002, officials said.


Russian Koryaks drum and sing to save native culture

PIMCHAKH, Russia  - Listening to enigmatic Koryak-language songs and eating traditional salmon soup and cutlets in this village, it is easy to imagine indigenous cultures still thrive on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula.


Lo propone il convegno 'Nuove tendenze della moda italiana'


Air Force Spy Trial to Proceed Despite Modified  Evidence

With a military espionage trial against a former Air Force translator at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, set to begin Tuesday, the Air Force has backed off much of the evidence against him.


David Frost, the agent for jailed former NHL player Mike Danton, has been banned from attending games and events of the Central Junior A Hockey League.


Cheetham Leads as Els Moves Up at Dunhill

MALELANE, South Africa  - Briton Neil Cheetham  carded a bogey-free 69 to move into the lead of the Dunhill  Championship as Ernie Els moved up the leaderboard after the  third round.


Capital One Financial Corp , a  credit card issuer and bank, said on Wednesday that  fourth-quarter earnings fell on rising credit card loan losses  and losses related to a shut-down mortgage unit.


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed bills Saturday that would have raised the minimum wage to $7.75 an hour, made Wal-Mart-like megastores more difficult to build and limited schools' ability to give students random drug tests.


Value of building work on the rise in June quarter

The value of residential building work carried out in the June quarter was up 26 per cent on the same period last year, and 11 per cent on the March quarter, Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) said today.


Thanks to the 1-2 punch of Brandon Johnson and Gyno Pomare, Saint Mary's second stay in the Top 25 this season may be as short as its first.


Al-Qaeda 'Battle of Guantanamo' cyberattack a no-show

(InfoWorld) - A planned cyberattack against U.S. financial institutions by Islamic jihadists has so far failed to materialize, Internet security observers said Friday. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Â warned of the possible attack Thursday, apparently prompted by discussions earlier in the week in a jihadist discussion forum, said Adam Raisman an analyst with the SITE (Search for International Terrorist Entities) institute, which tracks terrorists. The attack, dubbed "the Electronic Battle of Guantanamo" by jihadists, had been scheduled to start Friday and last until the end of the month, Raisman said. It was planned in retaliation for the U.S.'s holding of suspected terrorists at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison camp, he said. Both Raisman and Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks Inc.'s Security Engineering and Response Team said they saw no evidence of an attack coming Friday. Arbor, which monitors the Internet backbone for distributed denial-of-service attacks, saw no new attempts to create large attacks, Nazario said. The threat, which DHS attributed to the al-Qaeda terrorist group, seems out of step with the group's past efforts to focus on physical damage instead of cyberdamage, Nazario said. "We think there's a low chance that this is ready to go," he added. Earlier Friday, DHS spokeswoman Joanna Gonzalez downplayed the possible attack, saying her organization had "no information to corroborate the threat," and was sending out the alert "out of an abundance of caution." Over the past few months, jihadists had threatened similar attacks against the Vatican and Royal Air Maroc Web sites, Raisman said. By Friday afternoon, Internet research firm Netcraft Inc. had seen no downtime on the U.S. financial Web sites that it monitors, according to Rich Miller, an analyst with the company. Even if an attack were launched, it would require a certain degree of technical sophistication to succeed against major financial institutions, which are generally pretty well defended, he said. "We're talking about sites that have put a lot of security in place," he said. The U.S. Congress has required financial institutions to take strong measures to protect customer privacy since 1999, when the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act passed, added Pam Johnston, a lawyer with the Foley & Lardner LLP law firm and former federal prosecutor focused on bank fraud. "Banks have been at the forefront of sophistication" in protecting online data, she said. While neither the Vatican nor Royal Air Maroc threats resulted in successful attacks, there have been widespread denial of service attacks in the past. In January, about 800 Danish Web sites were hacked in response to the furor over a Danish newspaper's publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed. Cybersecurity experts disagreed about whether the latest DHS warning was useful. Banks have taken several measures since the Sept. 11. 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. to secure their data, said Vivek Mehra, chief enterprise architect for global financial services at Keane Inc., an IT consulting firm. "The threat is overstated," Mehra added. "[The warning] is almost meaningless. It doesn't really change anything." But Johnston and Arbor's Nazario said DHS did the right thing by alerting financial institutions of the threat. "It gives companies a chance to ask their IT guys, 'Are we buttoned down?'" Johnston said. Â


Wizards expect Arenas to opt out of deal

The Washington Wizards are committed to keeping Gilbert Arenas on the team, even after the All-Star guard said he planned to opt out of his contract. Arenas told The Washington Post and The Washington Times that he will get out of the six-year, $65 million contract he signed in 2003 and become a free agent.


Il presidente del Senato alla seduta straordinaria dell'Onuper la liberazione dei lager. "L'antisemitismo Ã¨ ancora tra noi"                                                  Giorno della memoria, Pera "La Shoa, colpa anche dell'Italia"                                                                                di ARTURO ZAMPAGLIONE


The oil giant BP reports a 22% fall in annual profits at the end of a tough year for the company.


FDA backs Pfizer drug for treating fibromyalgia

Pfizer Inc. won approval to promote the prescription drug Lyrica for treating fibromyalgia, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.


Electrical Problem Leads to Another Delay for Shuttle

After a day of meetings on a fuel cell problem, officials decided to take more time to understand its possible impact on the flight.


U.S. and Others Gave Millions to Pinochet

Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, received multimillion-dollar payments from the governments of several countries, including the U.S.


Peterson Prosecutors Go on the Defensive

Prosecutors in Scott Peterson's murder trial sought Tuesday to counter defense claims that police were so eager to charge their client with his wife's killing that they ignored other credible tips.


Haniyeh calls for talks with Abbas's Fatah faction

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the Palestinian government dismissed by President Mahmoud Abbas, called for power-sharing talks on Saturday with Fatah rivals routed from the Gaza Strip.


Blitz contro un clan di Cosa Nostra Centinaia di perquisizioni e ...

ROMA, 4 NOVEMBRE - Centinaia di perquisizioni, il sequestro di circoli sportivi, stabilimenti balneari e auto di grossa cilindrata, oltre a sette arresti. E' questo il primo bilancio della vasta operazione


Cincinnati Financial Raises Storm Losses

Financial services and insurance company Cincinnati Financial Corp. estimated pretax losses of $89 million, or 34 cents a share after tax, from catastrophic events in the third quarter, excluding Hurricane Jeanne.


Roma, 14:32 - CALCIO, RAI E LEGA CALCIO DECIDONO SULLA SERIE B

In viale Mazzini, presso la sede Rai, si è svolto un incontro del presidente della Lega Calci...


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