Oil prices rise again as traders weigh up supply issues and the geopolitical tensions building in the Middle East.


Diana chauffeur "staggering like a clown": court

Princess Diana's chauffeur was drunk and  "staggering like a clown" just hours before the high-speed  crash that killed her and her lover Dodi al-Fayed, the inquest  into their deaths was told on Thursday.


Thailand mulls expanding generic drugs program

The Thai government, which has clashed with Western pharmaceutical giants over expensive patented drugs, said Monday it is considering approving more cheap generic versions of pricey medicines.


LondonTimes goes tabloid after 216 years

The venerable Times of London published its final edition as a broadsheet newspaper yesterday. Tomorrow, it relaunches as a tabloid.


Eric Clapton and Lemar are among the acts confirmed in a tsunami fundraising concert at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.


Sony's PS3 price cut may not be quite what it seems.


Israelis vow to help smooth road to Palestinian election

Israeli leaders told Secretary of State Colin Powell today that they will do their utmost to allow Palestinian elections to take place, including easing travel restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.


Iraq's deputy prime minister outlines his vision of his country's future in a lecture in south Wales.


Tashkent, 11:07 - TENNIS, WTA TASHKENT: CAMERIN AL SECONDO TURNO

Esordio con vittoria per Maria Elena Camerin nel "Tashkent Open 2006", torneo Wta da 145 mila dollar...


Actor Wesley Snipes sues New York City over an arrest warrant issued against him in a paternity case.


A look at New Jersey in this year's presidential race:


At Least 26 Die as Egypt Resort Bombs Hit Israelis

TABA, Egypt  - A series of bombings killed at  least 26 people in Egyptian Red Sea resorts packed with Israeli  tourists, in attacks Israeli officials said on Friday looked  like the work of al Qaeda.


Coldiretti: boom prodotti tipici italiani anche come regali


Coming soon: High-definition TV cellphones

Cellphones, which already double as cameras, Internet devices and music players, are poised to merge with the largest of home appliances - the television.


Su Finanziaria e precariato, 14 tute blu si astengono


(LOUISVILLE, Ky., October 18th, 2004, 1:30 pm) -- Yum Brands Incorporated has named David Deno as chief operating officer as the restaurant operator looked within its ranks to replace a departing top executive.


GAINESVILLE, Texas  - Residents emerged from their homes in a flood-stricken north Texas town on Monday as waters that killed a 4-year-old girl and at least one other person began to recede throughout the soaked region.


Sapra' sicuramente operare per il bene comune


Two services launching just a week apart tap a growing interest in DNA testing to help people find their ancestors and learn more about their lives.


Buyers back on Wall Street after two-day selloff

Investors resumed their December rally Wednesday, looking past higher oil prices and focusing instead on building up their portfolios before year's end.


Last week's user revolt forces the editors at Digg.com to question whether paid contributors are an essential ingredient for success in social media. In Monkey Bites.


Wildfire threatens homes near Reno, Nev.

A wind-driven brush fire in the Sierra foothills exploded to more than 8 square miles Friday, threatening two subdivisions just west of Reno.


The scars are barely visible much of the time, hidden beneath a veil of black. Only in the evenings, when the men wash away the day's grime, do they come to light.


Siemens beats forecasts as core units shine

Industrial group Siemens  more than doubled operating profit in the July-September quarter, beating market expectations, as its core factory-automation, power and healthcare businesses thrived.


Leading Israeli writers and academics urge the government to negotiate a truce with Hamas militants.


Kerosene, gasoline or some other accelerant was used to set fire to a house where the bodies of a woman and her young son were found, a coroner said Sunday.


Just off the quaint town square, a pizza shop owner and an employee took a break to banter about politics one recent late-summer day. They did not always agree, but like many others, found common ground on their preference for president — no one yet.


"Spring Awakening" tipped to sweep Tony Awards in NY

Sunday is Tony night -- and not just  for Tony Soprano whose fate will be sealed in the final episode  of "The Sopranos." It's also the night Broadway hands out its  biggest prizes of the year, the Tony Awards.


End of the road for "Idol" hopeful Barba

America voted and ended contestant Antonella Barba's hopes of becoming the next "American Idol" on Thursday, after several racy photos of the New Jersey resident surfaced on the Internet.


Komaki, 15:58 - VOLLEY, ITALIA: INFORTUNIO A CERNIC

Lo schiacciatore azzurro Matej Cernic nel corso dell'allenamento pomeridiano a Komaki ha riportato u...


Ricerca Sole 24 Ore: Roma all'8/o posto, ultima Agrigento


Mobile telephone giant Vodafone reported a two percent fall in half-year underlying profits as the group added 7.4 million new customers.


Judge Strikes United Airlines Pensions Brief From Record

CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--A federal judge on Friday ruled that a massive informational brief filed by UAL Corp. 's (UALAQ) United Airlines regarding the status of the company's pension plans was improper and should


Threat to humanity ignored, researchers warn Scientists have warned that plague, scourge of the medieval world, poses a "a growing but overlooked threat" as it spreads slowly into hitherto unaffected territories.â¦


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NBC launches online video syndication business

NBC Universal said on Tuesday it is  launching a new venture to distribute and profit from video  footage on the Internet, tapping its affiliate television  stations as well as other media companies for material.


A scientific model of the North Sea's ecosystem suggests the total stock of fish has dropped from 26 million tonnes to 10 million t in just over a century.


Ukraine court validates election results

A court validated the results of parliamentary elections Thursday, opening the way for the formation of a government in this ex-Soviet republic struggling to emerge from prolonged political turmoil.


After two years of fits and starts, Microsoft will finally deliver its Virtual Server 2005 product, which company officials contend will be an important contributor to its Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI), the company's plan for managing distributed


UPDATE 2-Kroger profit falls, warns on sales; stock hit

Kroger Co. on Tuesday posted a 25 percent drop in quarterly profit and warned it may not reach its sales target for the year, sending shares of the top US grocer


Altri aiuti da telethon in Arabia, 62 milioni di euro


Typhoon Wipha slammed into the coast south of Shanghai Wednesday as authorities evacuated 2 million people.


Team USA Says Labor Woes Won't Affect Cup

Team USA players promise NHL labor problems that could threaten the upcoming season won't be a distraction at the World Cup of Hockey.


Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi tells her party she is "not satisfied" after talks with the junta.


Soccer / English Premier League - Victorious Arsenal keep pressure ...

A spectacular 20-meter volley from Patrick Vieira gave Arsenal a 1-0 win at Newcastle United last night, as the champions kept the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea.


Putin, Saudi king meet in landmark visit

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- President Vladimir Putin of Russia held talks yesterday with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Iraq and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the first visit by a Russian leader to the kingdom.


The French president is persuaded not to try to dilute EU competition law through the new EU treaty, the BBC learns.


Forrester Research said Monday that it is downgrading its 2008 forecast for IT purchasing in both the U.S. and around the world.


Hooded gunmen, torched buses may show ETA impatience

Threats by hooded gunmen and torched  buses have not yet derailed Spain's planned peace talks with  ETA, but may show the Basque separatist guerrilla group's  patience is beginning to wear thin.


THE Hungarian telecommunications sector is lagging four years behind its Western European peers, according to Elek Straub, President-CEO of the national telecommunications company MATAV Tavkozlesi Rt (MATAV). ...


MySpace, Facebook bantering at Web 2.0 conference

A recap of some of what was said at the event on Wednesday night.


Nashville Predators Center Sergei Zholtok Dies at 31 in Latvia

Nashville Predators center Sergei Zholtok died at age 31 after becoming ill during a hockey game in his hometown of Riga, Latvia. A cause of death wasn't immediately disclosed by the Predators in a statement.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton rejoins the health care debate in earnest Monday with a plan to expand coverage. Positions of other presidential candidates:


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Colombian Rebels Deny Plotting to Kill Bush

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian rebels on Wednesdaydenied government accusations they plotted to kill PresidentBush during a visit to the port of Cartagena last week.


A pensioner left in a casualty department  by his family, who said they were unable to cope with him, is placed in care.


Turkey calls on Iraq to take action against Kurdish rebels

Turkey on Monday called on Iraq to clamp down on armed Turkish Kurd rebels who have sought refuge across the border, as visiting Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar warned Ankara against interfering in its internal affairs.


U.N. team in N.Korea for reactor shutdown talks

U.N. nuclear officials arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to negotiate terms for inspectors to monitor the shutdown of Pyongyang's nuclear reactor, its source of bomb-grade plutonium.


Consumer Confidence Slips on Job Worries

Worries about job prospects sent consumer confidence to a seven-month low in October and its third consecutive monthly decline. The steeper-than-expected drop raised questions about whether consumers will


Bottega Veneta: The Initials Were Not Enough

Fashion Wire Daily - You can't argue with success is the old adage, but you can, at the very least, quibble about it, which is the very least one can do after attending Tuesday's show by Bottega Veneta, the fastest growing luxury brand in Italy.


Branson unveils part of spacecraft, seeks to popularize space travel

Billionaire adventurer Richard Branson unveiled part of his Virgin Galactic spacecraft, expressing hope that millions will be able to travel into space in coming decades and vowing to do his part to make that a reality.


Week in review: A snapshot of the new virus

Hackers wasted little time in exploiting a flaw in the way Microsoft software handles graphics files. Internet watchers say they've spotted infected images that could implant a back door into a Windows computer if they are viewed.


Charles Giancarlo, 50, resigns as chief development officer at Cisco Systems, saying   the timing would never be right for him to succeed John Chambers as CEO.


Roma, 15:35 - SCI, KARBON: VADO A MARIBOR PER VINCERE

La sciatrice azzurra Denise Karbon è attesa al quinto successo stagionale, una vittoria che p...


NCAA Bowl Game Summary - Boston College vs. North Carolina

Paul Peterson, who was named the game's MVP, finished 24-of-33 for 236 yards and two touchdowns for the Eagles (9-3), who won five of their final six games.


The Liberty Media Corporation, the entertainment and Internet retailing company controlled by the billionaire John C. Malone, purchased 14 million shares of IAC/InterActiveCorp, the company controlled by Barry Diller, for $339.5 million.


Nel 2005 e' prevedibile un aumento dei consumi


Tsunami-Battered City Reopens for Business

Butchers, shop keepers and restaurant owners in this devastated city opened for business on Thursday, while a traditional marketplace bustled, as tsunami survivors defiantly began to rebuild their lives.


Iran, which denies having an atomic bomb programme, dismissed the new accusation as a "new lie". its latest report on Iran -- a charge denied by the International Atomic Energy Agency.


NEW YORK The front end looks like a Mercedes-Benz, particularly the Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan. It's so blatantly, brazenly imitative, the only thing missing is the Mercedes-Benz three-pointed star.


Iran to face travel bans, more asset freezes: draft

Proposed new U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program call for mandatory travel bans and asset freezes for specific Iranian officials and vigilance on all banks in Iran, according to a draft text.


Lebanon's Siniora: "We Don't Want To Be a Battlefield"

The prime minister tells TIME his country is not sliding into civil war, but says he can't ask Hizballah to disarm until Israel does


Giving Disorganized Boys the Tools for Success and Multitasking

High-priced tutors and college counselors have entered into the debate over whether there is a crisis in the education of boys.


High Expectations Await Macworld Expo Keynote

What will Apple do at Macworld this year to top last year's iPhone hoopla? Here are our best guesses.


As Lithium Cars Arrive, Lithium Questions Persist

As lithium-ion batteries move in on gasoline's turf as most favored fuel for the nationâs automobiles, questions about the chemicalâs suitability persist.


Alexander Radulov scored the only shootout goal and Chris Mason stopped Rick Nash on the final shot of the tiebreaker, lifting the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night.


POLITICAL POINTS 9.20 8:32 AM New Week, Same Big Issue

xcept for occasional detours into issues such as health care costs and the running story over the military service of the two candidates, the war in Iraq continues to dominate the presidential


UK rejects foreign policy link to attack threat

The British government on Saturday   rejected as "dangerous and foolish" accusations that its   foreign policy heightened the threat of terrorist attacks after   police foiled a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners.


Any hope of saving the NHL season hinges on whether the next proposal by the players' association stirs serious negotiating.


NEW DELHI: The truckers strike was called off early on Saturday morning following a settlement reached with the government. The settlement was arrived at after a marathon meeting lasting over nine hours where


Scientists in Germany say that tattoos could be the ideal way of delivering vaccines into the body.


Almost nine million people miss GP appointments each year, a survey has suggested.


Weir in Short Course World Championships

Amanda Weir, a two-time silver medalist at the Athens Games, swims Sunday in the Short Course World Championships at Indianapolis.


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The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index  overcame early losses to end higher on Monday, boosted by  resource shares and expectations of another U.S. interest rate  cut later in the week.


No Gray, no problem as Fields lifts Pitt

Levance Fields came up big down the stretch and helped No. 10 Pittsburgh pull out a key road win without the injured Aaron Gray.


MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. - Tropical Storm Gaston sloshed ashore in South Carolina Sunday with near hurricane-force winds, spinning sheets of rain that flooded roads as the storm knocked out power to thousands of people...


A rejuvenated Jamal Lewis faces off against Cleveland, theÃÂ team he set the NFL single-game rushing record against in 2003.


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Sandora Irvin had 23 points and 17 rebounds and Texas Christian upset a ranked team for the second night in a row, beating No. 13 Michigan State 80-75 Sunday in the championship game of the Rainbow Wahine Classic.


Sprintâs Customer Erosion Prompts Cutbacks

Shares of Sprint dropped 25 percent after the company said that it planned to lay off 4,000 workers and close stores to trim costs as its customer base shrinks.


FDA Allows Qualified Health Claim to Decrease Risk of Coronary ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of a qualified health claim for monounsaturated fat from olive oil and reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).


National Finals Rodeo Adds Bucks to the Bucking

Life for a cowboy does not get much better than the 10 days they spend each December chasing the biggest pot of the year at the National Finals Rodeo.


KABUL, Afghanistan Aug. 22, 2004 - US soldiers sprayed a pickup truck with bullets after it failed to stop at a roadblock in central Afghanistan, killing two women and a man and critically wounding two other


China fake drug scandal claims 14th victim: Xinhua

A batch of fake Chinese medicine claimed its 14th victim when a man died of kidney failure nearly two years after receiving a tainted injection, state media said.


Australia wrapped up their first series win in India in 35 years after an overwhelming victory by 342 runs in the third Test in Nagpur.


A Nigerian minister begs the forgiveness of senators five times after calling them "fools", prompting a strike.


Dalla Commissione di garanzia al coordinamento unitario


Olsson, Williams-Darling share million-dollar Golden League ...

Christian Olsson of Sweden and Tonique Williams-Darling of the Bahamas split the $1 million-US Golden League bonus by winning their events at the ISTAF athletics meet Sunday.


Oxford, MS (Sports Network) - John Daly's wife, Sherrie Miller Daly, pleaded guilty to a federal money laundering charge on Friday and will await sentencing.


Don't miss the best stocks of the next half-century.


When Pizza PatrÃ³n announced plans to accept Mexican pesos in its 59 Southwestern stores, the Dallas-based fast food chain was besieged by anti-illegal immigrant hate mail and even death threats.


The chief executive of Warner Music  Group Corp. is paving the way for a new bid for EMI Group Plc  by trumpeting the benefits of a merger with the firm's  shareholders, the Times reported on Wednesday.


Pistons win 5th straight over rival Cavs

Rasheed Wallace stepped out of the shower area and reset the track on the portable stereo in Detroit's locker room. Seconds later, he swayed to the booming beat and began to rap. "Afraid of none of you cowards," he shouted, spitting out lyrics along with hip hop star Nas.


3 dead in shooting at ballfield in Tenn.

A long-running child custody dispute erupted in gunfire after a 10-year-old boy's baseball game, leaving three of his grandparents dead and his father wounded, officials said Tuesday.


Langer eyes double, Australia to push for 400

Justin Langer will be aiming for another Test double century when play begins on day two of the first Test against Pakistan at the WACA ground in Perth.


Rebels attack Iraqi police near Tikrit and a military officer in ...

Gunmen stormed a police station near the northern city of Tikrit, killing 12 policemen. The report comes from an Iraqi government official.


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A man stabbed a 6-foot alligator with a pocketknife after the reptile grabbed his dog by the head, and managed to scare off the reptile...


Bush and ChÃ¡vez Spar at Distance Over Latin Visit

President Bush ended up competing for attention with President Hugo ChÃ¡vez of Venezuela, who called the American visit an act of imperialism, adding, âGringo, go home!â


Euro Trio stress multilateralism in int'l affairs

poses with German Chancelor Gerhard Schroeder (L) and French President Jacques Chirac prior to their meetin g at Moncloa Palace in Madrid 13 September 2004.


Tools emerging to track online video viewers

Three companies used the DEMO 08 stage to unveil tools to track the habits of viewers of online videos.


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Daylight saving glitch leaves hangover for some

There was no major chaos, but some devices did miss the memo from Congress and fell back a week too soon.


Amazon.com quarterly profit tops forecasts

Amazon.com Inc.'s   quarterly net profit halved due to higher taxes and investment  spending, but its shares rose 6 percent as it beat analysts'  expectations and gave 2007 forecasts above Wall Street  estimates.


Durian's Vietnam toll now 70, with 23 missing

The final toll of tropical storm Durian in Vietnam could be close to 100, with at least 70 people killed and another 23 missing, officials have said.


Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Plane

MOSCOW Aug. 28, 2004 - The discovery of traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously this week have confirmed a widely suspected terrorist connection and


Major Medical Journals Will Require Registration of Trials

group of leading medical journals yesterday released a plan to stop publishing the results of clinical trials unless a test is registered at its outset in a public database.


Edwards, Cheney Gear Up for Sole VP Debate

Both presidential campaigns are looking for a boost at the other's expense Tuesday when Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic rival John Edwards square off for the only vice presidential debate of the 2004 election.


Canberra, 11:01 - Tennis, Canberra: vittoria della Ivanovic

Vittoria di Ana Ivanovic al torneo Wta di di Canberra (cemento, montepremi 110mila dollari). La serb...


Daphne Chaniz-Rico had picked out her dress, put down a deposit on a country club for her reception, and reserved a photographer. All she was lacking for her July wedding was one groom.


A family living in Swansea seek clarification over whether they will be deported to Brazil.


Bush Aides Gave One-Sided View of Iraqi Data -- NYT

Bush administration officials, in  the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq, gave a one-sided view of  the case for believing Saddam Hussein had a nuclear arms  program that ignored the doubts of their own experts, the New  York Times said on Saturday.


Sharpton's Evolution a Plus for Democrats

Al Sharpton, one-time White House aspirant, Democratic debate favorite and smooth dancer in his "Saturday Night Live" gig, will unleash his political barbs from the small screen during the Republican National Convention.


KKR close to concession on First Data deal: source

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. is close to making a concession to the banks financing its $26 billion leveraged buyout of payment processor First Data Corp , a source said on Monday.


Super Bowl Advertisers Counting on Multimedia Blitz

By Kara Rowland, The Washington Times  Feb. 1--Is shelling out $2.6 million -- that's about $85,000 per second  -- for a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl really worth it?    It depends, advertising specialists say.


The US music industry sues 750 computer users believed to be distributing music illegally over the internet.


By JORDAN ROBERTSON SAN JOSE, Calif. - Fiber-optic networks transmit massive amounts of information quickly, but the signals weaken as the data-carrying light travels long distances.


GTronix to Revolutionize Real-World Signal Processing in Portable Consumer Electronics

FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 18  /PRNewswire/ -- Leveraging nearly two decades of academic and industry expertise in analog signal processing, GTronix, Inc., a privately held, fabless semiconductor company, was launched today.


FDA to allow olive oil to be promoted as heart-healthy

WASHINGTON, Nov 2  - US regulators have agreed to allow makers of olive oil products to make the claim that their products might reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.


The Delhi High Court demands explanations from witnesses who retracted  statements in the 1999 Jessica Lal murder case.


Judge calls mistrial in Islamic charity case

A District judge declared a mistrial on Monday on most of the counts against an Islamic charity and several men linked to it who were accused of illegally funneling over $12 million to the militant Palestinian group Hamas.


Giuliani's mayoral record is complicated

Rudy Giuliani boasts that he reined in crime, welfare and taxes in a city once considered ungovernable. Those claims are intrinsic to the former New York mayor's pitch to Republican voters that he has the combination of competence and toughness they want in a president. Whether his record supports those claims, however, is a matter upon which admirers and critics differ markedly.


Sanofi-Aventis becomes world's third-largest pharmaceutical company

French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Synthelabo formally announced the birth of Sanofi-Aventis, the world's third-largest pharmaceutical company, ranking number one in Europe.


Da Tiro italiani verso Jebel Marun, che sara' base operativa


As Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's  board deliberates the fate of Chairman and Chief Executive Stan O'Neal, a leading contender for the job on Sunday said he is not aware of being a candidate.


Nigeria, Sudan Vow to Halt Polio Spread in Africa

Nigeria, which accounts for nearly three quarters of polio cases worldwide, is determined to halt the spread of the crippling disease by immunizing all its children, its health minister declared on Thursday.


City Council Passes Bill for Recycling of Plastic Bags

The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill requiring large stores and retail chains to collect and recycle the plastic bags they give to shoppers.


The United States will need years to finish the war crimes tribunals of al-Qaeda and Taliban detainees it started this week, according to US officials.


Fears are growing for the safety of record-breaking US adventurer Steve Fossett, missing in Nevada since Monday.


Magazine names 100 best employers for parents

Women juggling a career and   child-rearing may feel they lose out both ways, but Janet   Truncale, a mother of three, became a partner at her accounting   firm despite working flexible hours.


Image spam declining, PDF spam set to take its place

(InfoWorld) - Security vendors and users agree that image spam is finally on the decline, but at the same time a new kind of spam is emerging that uses an attached PDF file to trick recipients into buying stock in a company. Image spam, which has plagued antispam filters for the past year, is finally on the decline as e-mail security vendors have tweaked their products to block it, says Paul Henry, vice president of technology evangelism withÂ Secure Computing.Â Image spam has long fooled filters because the message's text is embedded in an image found in an e-mail's body, and filters until recently couldn't decipher images. At the beginning of July it comprised about 38 percent of all spam and is now down to about half that volume, says Henry.Stats from Symantec also show the volume of image spam, which the company says began to decline in May, has continued to shrink from its all-time high of 52 percent of all spam sent in January. "Image spam does seem to be decreasing ... Antispam software, RBLs [real-time black lists] and other filtering techniques have done a good job at decreasing the previous spammers' attempts; it is now time for them to find a new avenue to annoy us," says Jim DeSantis, enterprise messaging architect with Abhir Technical Consulting. Beginning to take image spam's place is PDF spam, where the spammer sends an e-mail message with a PDF attached -- which most spam filters can't read -- that attempts to convince the recipient to purchase stocks. So far security vendors are reporting two types; a professional-looking PDF of a newsletter pumping a German company's stock that security companyÂ IronPort saysÂ was sent more than 5 billion times in its first few days, and a more rudimentary PDF attachment containing text that pumped a stock which Symantec says was sent to more than 30 million users over a 10-day period in late June. So far, PDF spam isn't approaching the volumes that image spam has enjoyed -- Secure Computing's Henry says in early July it accounted for about 4 percent of all spam sent -- yet this new spam trick could prove to be significantly more malicious. Henry says proof-of-concept code exists that demonstrates security vulnerabilities in PDF files, which means PDF spam could carry malware that is secretly downloaded on the recipient's PC. Image spam was only dangerous to those recipients who bought the stock that messages were touting and likely lost money on it. "I haven't seen any malware yet in PDF spam ...but I'm keeping my eye on it," Henry says. PDF spam does hold some potential for spammers who are advanced enough to take advantage of the technology, some say. "Simply attaching a PDF to an e-mail and randomizing the size and name of the title, to me, does not seem all that impressive, but it seems to be working," says Kyle Ohme, director of technology with W3i.com, an interactive marketing services provider. "I'm interested to see how far this will go, as some may start to use some of the more advanced functions of Adobe to place beacons and other tracking mechanisms that have become limited in the past years," Ohme says. Malware-laden or not, PDF spam is an example of how spammers will continue to innovate in order to get their messages across. "The battle between spammers and spam-filter vendors will always be a game of cat and mouse. The tools are definitely getting smarter ... the better the tools the more creative spammers will be," says Sharon Finney, information security administrator with Dekalb Medical Center in Decatur, Ga. "I am seeing some increases in PDF spam, but no real volume yet. All spam is a nuisance regardless of the technology behind it. I don't think that any one type of spam is more of a nuisance than any other." Â


Russia hands over fisherman's body after shooting

Russia on Saturday handed over the body  of a Japanese fisherman killed when one of its patrol boats  shot at a crabbing vessel in disputed waters between the two  countries, the Japanese foreign ministry said.


A wild golden eagle chick is hatched in Ireland for the first time in nearly a century.


No tradition this time. No storied rival that dates to the beginning of the 20th century. No ghosts of Christy Mathewson, Rube Marquard, or Enos Slaughter. Not even a Ray Knight in sight.


Facing a tight re-election race, Rep. Thomas Reynolds has launched an ad campaign to defend himself against criticism over the scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley and congressional pages.


Michael Jackson's defense attorney said in a court-approved statement Tuesday that news reports about photographs reportedly seized from the singer's home are false and that the prosecution in the child-molestation case agrees.


Palestinian Leaders Seek Unity Ahead of Presidential Elections

Palestinian leaders scrambled Friday to avoid a rift within their ranks as they prepare for January 9 general elections to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat.


Osaka, 13:03 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: PER 1 CENTESIMO LA CUSMA FUORI DA FINALE 800

Giornata amara per Elisa Cusma che per un solo centesimo è fuori dalla finale negli 800 metri...


Elderly at risk of memory trouble after surgery

People 60 and older who undergo elective surgery may be at higher risk of lasting memory problems, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.


Contestato a 7 imputati il reato di bancarotta


Bush Seeks Sweeping Cuts to Curb Deficit

President Bush on Monday proposed a $2.5 trillion budget that slashes domestic programs from farm aid to housing grants for the poor, as he sought to curb budget deficits that have soared on his watch.


Next stop: Nevada caucus on Saturday, Jan. 19.


Celebrex Prescriptions Plunge After Risk Found

New prescriptions for Pfizer Inc.'s arthritis drug Celebrex fell 56 percent last week after the company released data showing the drug may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to Verispan, a market research company


Euro-MPs approve a European driving licence to replace the many national licences by 2032.


A County Antrim woman is dragged along a road after trying to stop thieves steal her car.


New Drug Approved for Childhood Leukemia

NEW YORK  - Genzyme Corp. announced  Wednesday that its drug Clolar has been approved by the U.S.  Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of  children with difficult or relapsed acute lymphoblastic  leukemia (ALL).


Martin wins the Tour de Corse, Loeb takes title.

Ford number one driver, Markko Martin has won the Rallye de France-Tour de Corse today [Sunday], taking victory by over 2 minutes, while Sebastien Loeb finished second to seal the drivers' title on home ground.


Don't expect to see the reverends Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson or Franklin Graham at the podium during next week's Republican National Convention, whose planners hope to keep fire, brimstone and the Christian Right offstage at Madison Square Garden.


Clemson's college football game with rival South Carolina was interrupted in the second half when a fight involving several players erupted, spreading nearly the entire length of the field at Clemson's Memorial Stadium and coming close to spilling into


SanDisk says to expand distribution in India

SanDisk Corp. , the world's leading maker of flash memory data storage cards, plans to distribute its products through 2,000 stores in India in coming weeks, a company statement said on Wednesday.


Northrop aiming for military vehicle contract: report

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp  is teaming up with Oshkosh Truck Corp  in a bid to supply military vehicles in a contract that could be worth billions of dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.


The combatants in a fight over how much electricity an air-conditioner should use have reached a truce that could eventually lead to savings for building owners.


Mohammed Al Fayed mounts a legal challenge over plans for a "closed" inquest into Princess Diana's death.


The island of Phuket, one of Thailand's top resorts, lies in tatters as people struggle to come to terms with the tragedy.


Take That's Gary Barlow says there is "no place" in the reunited band for former member Robbie Williams.


Hong Kong Journal: A Vestige of British Rule Is About to Vanish, Unmourned

As Hong Kong prepares for the 10th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, Queenâs Pier has emerged as one of several symbols of Britainâs disappearing influence.


By ALICIA CHANG  EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Atlantis' seven astronauts prepared to return to Houston from California on Saturday to reunite with their families, a day after the space shuttle was diverted to the state but landed safely.


Al netto della componente data da benzina e gasolio +1,1%


Roma, 16:05 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: DOMENICA I CONVOCATI DI DONADONI

Il commissario tecnico della nazionale italiana, Roberto Donadoni, renderà noti domenica i no...


Boxing News -- 24 hours/day - Reload often!

Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins held their final press conference Wednesday at the MGM Grand to promote their historic Saturday showdown that will ultimately net the winner all four-world titles in the middleweight division.


Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Thursday that Iraq's Ayad Allawi was sent before Congress to put the "best face" on a Bush administration policy that has gone wrong.


FOXBOROUGH -- San Francisco 49ers players characterize their season as filled with bad bounces and bad breaks. The Niners won twice in overtime but were winless 14 times in regulation, including a 21-7 loss yesterday to the Patriots.


Rescuers Search for Survivors of Egypt Bombing

TABA, Egypt  - Rescue workers dug through the  wreckage of an Egyptian resort hotel Saturday, still hoping to  find survivors after a series of bomb blasts in the Sinai  Peninsula killed at least 33 people.


Vertice di maggioranza decisivo sulla riforma fiscale. Al centro della riunione in corso a Palazzo Chigi la messa a punto dell'emendamento sui tagli all'Irpef e all'Irap che verrÃ  discusso domani in Consiglio


Sprinter Jerome Young was banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday following the former 400-metre world champion's second positive test for an illegal steroid.


Odd Things Expected as Red Sox Meet Cards in Game Three

ST. LOUIS  - A World Series that has already  produced some odd sights could produce more on Tuesday when  Game Three of the Fall Classic between the Boston Red Sox and  St. Louis Cardinals is played out on the eve of a lunar  eclipse.


The Federal Trade Commission has imposed caps on royalty rates Rambus can charge for its patented technologies, following an August decision that the company monopolized the market. The company vows to appeal.


UK Queen sends message of condolence to family of slain UK hostage

British Queen Elizabeth II on Friday offered her condolences to the family of Kenneth Bigley, a hostage who has been killed by his captors in Iraq.


Versace adds glam to fashion week's retro parade

Gone were the acid colors, gone were the  clinging plastic trousers, as Versace feted its new, sober  style with 1960s cream shift dresses and geometric prints.


The commercial landscape is rife with risk, but hardy entrepreneurs and multinational giants are betting that the Afghan economy will rise from the ashes


Israeli troops have destroyed the homes of a teenage Palestinian suicide bomber and his alleged handlers near Nablus. Security has been stepped up in Tel Aviv where bomber Amer al-Fahr, 16, struck killing three Israelis.


FDA Delay In Cancer Therapy  Is Attacked

Oncologists do not usually need bodyguards when they present scientific data at a medical symposium.


Washington's new baseball team shut down business and promotional operations indefinitely yesterday as its move to the nation's capital teetered on the brink of collapse.


Israel Frees 159 Palestinians, Abbas Wants More Out

Israel freed 159 Palestinian prisoners on Monday as a gesture to Egypt and moderate new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, but he called for a "serious release" of thousands of security detainees.


Run for your lives! The McLattes are coming!


Microsoft 1st-Qtr Net Rises as Server Sales Advance

Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, said first-quarter profit rose 11 percent as sales of Windows corporate network software increased.


China Finds Eager Allies for Olympic Security

Some American companies are helping China design and install one of the most comprehensive high-tech public surveillance systems in the world.


Barghouti to Seek Palestinian Presidency

Shaking up the race to replace Yasser Arafat, imprisoned uprising leader Marwan Barghouti announced his candidacy for the Palestinian presidency in a last-minute decision to challenge the establishment candidate.


Consumer spending, the critical bulwark that has kept the country out of a recession, is showing signs of cracking. Retail sales plunged by 0.4 percent last month as consumers battered by a sinking housing market, rising unemployment and the credit crunch, handed retailers their worst Christmas in five years.


Firefox gains hints browser wars may heat up

Washington - The Internet browser wars, dormant for several years, shows signs of heating up again as a result of gains from a new program called Firefox, a research report showed on Monday.


The Chinese government deploys almost half a million troops to help people hit by the worst snow in decades.


Carson's Hometown Turns Out for Memorial

The hometown of former "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson turned out Sunday for the only public memorial to be held for the man who accompanied millions to bed every night for 30 years.


Student lending company Sallie Mae posted a fourth-quarter loss on Wednesday, citing higher provisions for loan losses due to the weakening credit markets.


Egypt Charts New Course for Mideast Peace

Egypt is generating new hope for Mideast peace after four bleak years, transforming Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from pariah to peacemaker and seeking to draw Arab leaders and a wary public into its efforts.


Poland has agreed in principal to allow an American missile defence system on Polish territory.


The British connection: coup plot thickens

It has become known as the "Wonga List", an incendiary document said to name the rich and influential public figures alleged to have been bankrolling a suspected coup plan in Equatorial Guinea.


As the familyâs relationship with the public has been tested, the British royals have begun to offer peeks at the underpinnings of their fortune.


Rights groups decry U.S. Senate bill on detainees

White House-backed legislation on   the treatment of terrorism suspects may protect them from   torture but gives the United States immunity from legal   challenges, human rights groups say.


RealNetworks has agreed to buy a South Korean maker of software for selling music and ring tones on mobile phones for $350 million.


Apple's New iMac â It's All in the Display

Apple Computer unwrapped an attractive gift for SMB design shops that rely on Mac-quality graphics capability. The sleek new iMac stores the entire computer in its flat-panel display.


Olmert and Abbas consider meeting ahead of Bush visit

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are considering meeting ahead of a visit by President George W. Bush, an Israeli government official said on Sunday.


Now you can buy movies from Amazon on the MeeVee entertainment site.


Viewpoint: The U.S. military says it wants a ceasefire with insurgents. But do they hate al-Qaeda more than they hate America?


U.S. Appeals Court Tosses Roe V. Wade Suit

A federal appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from the woman formerly known as "Jane Roe" challenging the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion 31 years ago.


Rare Disease Misdiagnosed in One Case, Tests Find

New questions arose on Friday about a cluster of deaths believed to be from a rare brain disease in a single county in upstate New York when tests


Dow soars nearly 300 points as banks rally

Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a government plan to rescue ailing bond insurers is taking shape and could prevent billions more in credit losses.


Spacewalking astronauts doing construction work outside the international space station Sunday made a disturbing discovery: what appear to be metal shavings inside a joint that is needed to turn a set of solar power panels.


WARSAW, Poland  -- Two Polish troops have been killed and five injured when their vehicles crashed as they were trying to escape an ambush in the central Iraqi city of Hillah, a military spokesman said.


Kolkata, 12:28 - TENNIS, WTA KOLKATA: BRIANTI SUPERA PRIMO TURNO

Alberta Brianti ha superato il primo turno del torneo Wta di Kolkata, in India. L'azzurra ha battuto...


Hospital giant HCA Inc. said Wednesday it expects third-quarter earnings to range between $222 million and $232 million, or 46 cents to 48 cents per share, including losses from hurricanes Charley, Frances


Possibili tensioni con Haniyeh su nomine funzionari


The insurer Admiral has received approaches for its price comparison website Confused.com.


Palermo, 15:50 - CALCIO, PALERMO: LUSSAZIONE ALLA SPALLA PER CAPUANO

Ciro Capuano, infortunatosi ieri durante la sfida con il Livorno, ha riportato una lussazione scapol...


Hearts say coach Craig Levein to leave for Leicester

Heart of Midlothian Plc said head coach Craig Levein is holding talks to take over as manager at Leicester City in England after steering the Scottish soccer club to the group stage of Europe's UEFA Cup this season.


HINGHAM -- Gertrude Stein wrote that a rose is a rose is a rose. That isn't true about golf scores. A 73 isn't always a 73 because there are so many ways to get there.


Rumors of an Apple-TiVo deal may be overdone.


Sanremo, Bonolis: ''Vorrei Fiorello e Celentano''

Sanremo chiama Fiorello e Celentano. Mancano piÃ¹ di due mesi alla 55esima edizione del Festival di Sanremo, ma la macchina della kermesse Ã¨ giÃ  partita. E Paolo Bonolis, direttore artistico e conduttore


CHICAGO -- Nothing good normally comes of a pitching coach wanting to assault his own starting pitcher. Nothing good, that is, unless they both work for the suddenly irrepressible Red Sox.


L'appello sul sito della Polizia di Stato

Si chiamano Arek, Uto, Dik, Iran, Arek Ie Dominic. Sono stanchi o non piÃ¹ adatti al lavoro e cercano casa. MILANO - Vanno in pensione e sono pronti a trovare un nuovo padrone. Sono i cani-poliziotto che, stanchi


The nation's supply of vaccine for the impending flu season took a big hit Thursday when Chiron Corp. announced it had found tainted doses in its factory.


A police officer is seriously injured in a shooting incident at a police station in County Antrim.


Researchers shrink the oversized, high-pressure tanks that store natural gas in vehicles, giving the cleanest non-electric vehicle a fighting chance. Plus: Batteries determine the fate of plug-ins. In Autopia.


Balinese Dancers, Orson Welles and the Return of Spider-Man

"Legong: Dance of the Virgins" is a delirious blend of sentimental fiction and ethnological fact. Also, Orson Welles's "It's All True" and "Spider-Man 2."


Slashdot.org has a new book review of the latest publication from O'Reilly and David Sklar - Learning PHP 5.


Iraq's interim deputy prime minister goes to Iran on Saturday for what's being seen as a fence-building visit.


Bernanke: Fed ready to act if turmoil hits economy

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - The Federal Reserve will take the necessary steps to shelter the economy from turmoil in financial markets but will not bail out investors who made mistakes, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday.


Quarterback Is Used to Being in the Hunt

Since arriving at Houston four years ago, outdoorsman Kevin Kolb has started every game for the Cougars and blossomed into one of college footballÂs top quarterbacks.


MUMBAI, India The bowlers dominated on Thursday as 18 wickets fell on the second day of the final test between India and Australia.


A new study suggests that pregnant women may want to reduce their caffeine intake or cut it out entirely.


A New Condom in Town, This One Named âNYCâ

This is New York Cityâs first municipally sanctioned and labeled condom.


President Vladimir Putin's newly appointed envoy to NATO emphasized Moscow's opposition to Kosovo's independence bid Thursday, but said Russia would not send peacekeepers to the Serbian province.


Fannie to Sell $5 Bln in Preferred Stock

Fannie Mae FNM.N, the embattled U.S.  home financing company, on Wednesday said it agreed to sell $5  billion in preferred stock to institutional buyers as part of  an effort to comply with regulatory demands to increase  capital.


During the past two years, old tunes have breathed new life into the careers of Rod Stewart and Michael McDonald. Both artists return to the musical well this month for a new round of classics.


Microsoft unveils PlayReady, a digital rights management platform designed to protect a wide range of mobile content.


The pace of existing home sales fell sharply in August to a 5.5 million-unit annual rate while single-family home inventories grew to their highest level in 18 years, the National Association of Realtors said in a report on Tuesday.


AP: Kerry Fund-Raisers, S. Korean Spy Met

A South Korean embassy official who met with John Kerry fund-raisers to talk about creating a political group for Korean-Americans was in fact a spy for his country, raising concerns among U.S. officials that he or Seoul may have tried to influence the fall presidential election.


Bhopal: 20 anni dopo, veglia sul luogo del disastro

BHOPAL (INDIA) - Era mezzanotte quando, 20 anni fa, un micidiale gas cominciÃ² a fuoruscire da uno stabilimento industriale di Bhopal, nell'India centrale, e uccise nel sonno migliaia di persone. Alla mezzanotte


Lunga 55 metri e mezzo trasportata da 10 vecchie Fiat 500


Crew Powers Up Laboratory at International Space Station

The tin-can-shaped Columbus science laboratory is the newest addition to the International Space Station and Europeâs largest contribution.


Israeli drone missile kills one Palestinian

One Palestinian was killed as an Israeli unmanned reconnaissance drone fired on Saturday night one missile in eastern Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, local medics and witnesses reported.


2 teens charged with MySpace.com extortion

Two New York teenagers were in police custody Wednesday facing illegal computer access and attempted extortion charges after they allegedly threatened to shake down the popular Web site MySpace.com unless its operators paid them $150,000, prosecutors said.


The Democratic presidential candidates courted the fast-growing Hispanic electorate by debating on a Spanish-language television network.


Britain's first tuk-tuk fleet hits the skids

Britain's first fleet of tuk-tuks have been run off the roads by "archaic legislation", the owner said Saturday.


North Korea nuclear talks snag on aid for Pyongyang

Talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms program fell short of an accord on Saturday as a dispute over how to compensate Pyongyang for taking disarmament steps clouded prospects for agreement on an initial plan.


The new EU Commission won't be taking office next week as planned. Resistance from the European Parliament prompted President Jose Barroso to withdraw his proposal for a new executive.


Curt Schilling , though not full of predictions about a future rehab start, was full of good tidings yesterday, coming off his first side session since he went on the disabled list June 22 with tendinitis in his right shoulder. He might not have enjoyed his forced layoff -- and the work he has done while on the shelf -- ...


Microsoft settles antitrust differences with CCIA and Novell

Microsoft Corp has settled antitrust differences with the Computer & Communications Industry Association and Novell Inc, clearing the way for its appeal against the European Commission's antitrust commission.


Gentex integrates blind spot cameras into the rear view mirror. A new Senate bill would require "rearward visibility" to help prevent kids being hit by high-riding vehicles reversing. In Autopia.


U.S. Supreme Court to review cable Internet case

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review an appeals court ruling that opens up cable networks to competing Internet service providers (ISPs).ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.


Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. on Tuesday posted higher-than-expected quarterly profits, fueled by surprising strength in bond trading and investment banking growth.


Blue chips closed higher on Thursday,  ending up for the first time in 2005, as investors were  encouraged by December sales figures from some U.S. retailers.


Milano, 14:17 - CALCIO, AGENTE ADRIANO: NO ALLA CESSIONE IN PRESTITO

Nulla di fatto nell'incontro tra Gilmar Rinaldi, procuratore di Adriano, e il direttore


Banda della Magliana: 20 arresti a Ostia

Una vasta operazione antimafia Ã¨ stta compiuta della Polizia di Stato sul litorale romano di Ostia. Oltre 500 uomini della Questura di Roma hanno eseguito provvedimenti di cattura e circa 100 perquisizioni


Rebels in tsunami-battered Aceh province will not attack foreign relief workers, an insurgent commander said Monday, amid a warning of an imminent terror strike in the region and a claim by Indonesia's military that guerrillas may target the aid groups.


In a national park, the call of the wild: Is it cellular?

As he hiked up a steep trail winding into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park a few days ago, Don Barger reached into his pack, pulled out his cell phone - and turned it off.


By Paul Rossman, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Feb. 9--UNIVERSITY PARK -- The first period of State College's 10-0 win over Central Penn on Thursday night provided a microcosm of the Little Lions' season.


Lebanon army, militants in heavy clashes at camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The Lebanese army launched artillery shells at a Palestinian refugee camp on Tuesday and militants barricaded inside fired mortars in the heaviest fighting there in a week.


Emergency legislation is to be introduced to temporarily nationalise the UK's stricken Northern Rock bank.


CNN Hires New President for Its U.S. News Group

CNN News Group on Monday said it has  tapped an online media CEO as its new president overseeing U.S.  news, just a little over a year after it hired a former local  TV newsman to run its domestic operations.


CHARLOTTE, NC, Dec. 29 (Ticker) -- A day before he learns his fate in a federal court, Jermaine O'Neal made his presence felt on a court in Charlotte.


Investigators hunt for cause of bus crash

MARION, Ark. - Investigators on Sunday combed through a patch of grass near an interstate highway, searching for clues to why a tour bus drifted off the pavement and overturned, killing 14 people.


Pump prices have been climbing in advance of Labor Day, as they often do before the last major drive-away weekend of the summer. The average price for self-serve regular


For the Splendidly Dressed Man, Web Sites to Match

About a half-dozen Web sites have emerged in the past few years to cater to interests of those immersed in the world of classical men's clothing.


Quantum Teleporting, Yes; the Rest Is Movie Magic

A screening of the upcoming movie âJumperâ at M.I.T. brought Hollywood and scientists together to discuss quantum physics and teleportation.


Gartner revises PC market forecast, warns of downside

The PC market won't grow as fast in 2004 as originally predicted by Gartner Inc. analysts, as concerns about the overall health of the U.S. economy weigh on the market, the market research company said Monday.


Microsoft's Allchin on Mac praise: I was ranting to change Vista process

Windows development chief James Allchin says he was only trying to spur development on Windows Vista when he wrote three years ago in an e-mail to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and co-founder Bill Gates that he'd buy a Mac if he didn't work at Microsoft.


Big Week for Cities Vying for 2012 Games

Five cities vying to stage the 2012 Summer Games reveal their hands this week as Olympic chiefs scrutinize their plans for holding the world's greatest sporting extravaganza.


Russia's "chessboard killer" given life in prison

Russia's "chessboard murderer" was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for killing 48 people, after the supermarket worker told a court last week he felt like God as he decided whether his victims should live or die.


Porto Stays Alive, Arsenal and Bremen Progress

Defending champion Porto produced a  thrilling fightback to beat Chelsea 2-1 and grab a Champions  League lifeline as Arsenal and Werder Bremen booked their  places in the next round Tuesday.


Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported a 40 percent rise in second-quarter earnings Thursday, helped by high oil prices.


Seven Danish people are acquitted of supporting terrorism after selling T-shirts to help fund militant groups.


New York State Votes to Reduce Drug Sentences

After years of false starts, state lawmakers voted Tuesday evening to reduce the steep mandatory prison sentences given to people convicted of drug crimes in New York State


Timaru residents were met with a distinctive fishy odour as they went about their business yesterday morning, but despite Environment Canterbury's efforts the cause remains unknown.


Bergamo, 22:46 - VOLLEY, A1 FEMMINILE: BERGAMO PIEGA SASSUOLO

Foppapedretti Bergamo-Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-17) nell'anticipo dell'...


Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi says Iraq is entering the "final phase" of efforts to peacefully resolve the Fallujah situation, but he's warning that patience is running thin.


(New York-WABC, October 25, 2004) - Ashlee Simpson's appearance on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, apparently wasn't live enough.


"The Tin Roof Blowdown" (Simon & Schuster, 373 pages, $26), by James Lee Burke: Dave Robicheaux, the hero of a brilliant series of crime novels by James Lee Burke, has always been an angry lawman, but rarely have we seen him in such a murderous rage.


New Afghan Cabinet Adds Technocrats, Cuts Warlords

After weeks of deliberations, Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, announced his new cabinet on Thursday night, offering a lineup largely free of wartime commanders and heavy on technocrats.


The Bakery: Seven New Articles/Tutorials

The Bakery (a CakePHP project) has seven new items posted ranging from an article about handling 500 errors on shared hosting to a tutorial about at Wizard component:   Multiple flashes with different classes - There were a couple of things I didn't like about using $this->Session->setFlash(), so I wrote my own method for saving flashes and helper for displaying them. Wizard Component Tutorial - A tutorial on using my Wizard Component which automates several aspects Wizard Component - Automates several aspects of multi-page forms 500 Errors With 1and1 Hosting/Apache 1.x - When I uploaded a Cake-based site to a 1and1 shared hosting account, I got some mysterious 500 errors despite the site working perfectly on my dev machine. Cakephp footnotes (on base of notepad_plus_plus). Part I. Basic solution -  It is very usefull during development if you have ability of navigation dirrectly to source code from explorer page. I create such solution for my editor Notepad++. CDfuse.com: A Complete Rebuild with CakePHP - When it came time to rebuild CDfuse.com, CakePHP became our framework of choice. Here's how we completed our transition and what we hope to accomplish in the future. Easy Syntax Highlighting in UltraEdit - UltraEdit was my answer for enabling .thtml syntax highlighting without hassle. Change two lines in the UltraEdit config. file, and .thtml files rely on previous settings for html and PHP highlighting.   Check out The Bakery for more great CakePHP related content.


U.S. retail sales jumped a  larger-than-expected 1.2 percent in December as lower gas  prices left shoppers with more cash to spend, while cheaper oil  also pulled down import prices more than anticipated,  government reports showed on Thursday.


Bryan twins make sure US isn't doubled over

SEVILLE, Spain -- There is a "tomorrow" after all for the staggering Americans in this ancient city where a sort-of connection to their past, Christopher Columbus, is buried in the ornate cathedral.


'Buoni risultati a Bruxelles, ma manca il lavoro comune'


Eight months pregnant and with her husband thousands of miles away in Michigan, Siba Bazzi is among several hundred people evacuated from Lebanon who did not get on a flight home within days of reaching Cyprus.


Steffanie Blackmon hit two free throws with less than a second remaining as No. 7 Baylor fended off Oklahoma State, 67-65, yesterday in Stillwater, Okla.


Delta Air Lines unveiled changes yesterday that will remake its business, but officials warned that soaring costs still could land the nation's third-largest carrier carrier in bankruptcy court.


U.S. general wants more troops for volatile province

The U.S. commander for northern Iraq has asked for more troops to clamp down on insurgent attacks and sectarian violence in the volatile province of Diyala, he said on Friday.


Rumors impede vaccinations in some areas

For Ramatu Garba, the polio vaccine is more curse than savior — part of an evil conspiracy hatched in the West to sterilize Nigerian girls.


WTO authorizes sanctions against US for anti-dumping law

The World Trade Organisation authorized the European Union and seven countries to impose millions of dollars' worth of sanctions in retaliation for a US anti-dumping law, a diplomat said.


Edmonton city council wants to take more time to decide on new police chief

EDMONTON (CP) - There won't be a new police chief in Edmonton any time soon, despite police commission hopes that a quick appointment would help quell the uproar over a failed drunk-driving sting and the firing of the last chief after only eight months.


Art Review | Lorna Simpson: Exploring Identity as a Problematic Condition

Lorna Simpsonâs refined and impassioned work, which focuses on race, is the subject of a 20-year retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art.


A month after its unpopular price hikes, the auction site seeks to smooth some ruffled business feathers. Also: Kuwait blocks radical websites to combat terrorism.... Google loses a legal round in France.... and more.


There was no progress on the first day of talks on North Korea's nuclear programme, the US chief negotiator says.


Color of your shirt determines if it was comeback or collapse

A forest of trees will fall and a lake of ink will be emptied hashing and rehashing the baseball games played in Boston and New York over the past four days.


Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union made progress on Saturday toward a new contract but faced unresolved issues as both sides hunkered down for longer-running talks.


BAGHDAD -- Iraqis voted yesterday in historic national elections in unexpectedly large numbers, despite insurgent attacks on voters and polling stations that killed at least 35 people and injured at least 171. Nine attackers also died.


Henman, Nalbandian and Masu into Swiss Indoors tennis quarter ...

British second seed Tim Henman camethrough an unexpectedly tough match with South Africa's Wesley Moodie to reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors tournamentin Basel of Switzerland on Thursday.


The chief architect of Sony's PlayStation game console stepped down Tuesday as the Japanese company struggles to defend its dominance in the video game industry and revive its reputation as an electronics pioneer.


The bankruptcy of Coudert Brothers continues to be a complicated, messy affair.


German scientists are working on tiny portable sensors that can spot health problems very early.


Unicef nutrition expert sparks controversy with attack on spoon-feeding from tins and jars.


Facebook.com reveals even more than its online exhibitionists want.


Banknorth deal good for consumers, analyst says

Canadian control of Banknorth Group Inc. is likely to be good for consumers on this side of the border, an analyst said yesterday after confirmation that TD Bank Financial Group is to become majority shareholder in Banknorth Group Inc.


High-definition television is set to take off in Europe in the coming year, say TV executives.


Russia pledged on Friday to ignore a US court order intended to block the looming auction of oil giant Yukosâ key production subsidiary, but a consortium


Archbishop of Canterbury Asks Anglicans not to Condemn Homosexuals

The Archbishop of Canterbury has asked conservative members of the Anglican Church not to belittle or harass homosexuals, a British newspaper reported Sunday.


Cresce la tensione in vista del big match di giovedÃ¬ sera fra Juventus e Roma. Il Dg juventino Luciano Moggi lancia la sfida ai giallorossi: "Capello Ã¨ un professionista, prima della partita saluterÃ  i


Round up the usual suspects In a move reminiscent of Nazi Germany and 21st-Century Britain, the US federal government is about to implement rules requiring routine DNA collection from suspected illegal immigrants and anyone arrested by federal authorities, regardless of whether they are ever convicted of a crime. DNA collection will be performed in any situation where fingerprints would normally be collected, and only a court order will suffice to have DNA profiles removed from federal databases.â¦


Pakistani Chief Might Retain His Dual Role

Pakistan's information minister announced Wednesday night that President Pervez Musharraf would renege on a public promise to take off his military


Pope Benedict XVI, making sentimental stops in his predecessor's homeland, brought joy to Poles by announcing that he hopes John Paul II will be made a saint "in the near future."


This is how a forensic psychiatrist described the dynamics likely playing out in the heads of the three key players in yesterday's hostage taking outside Union Station.


Dance Review | Martha Graham Dance Company : Tracing, and Sometimes Reinterpreting, a Pioneerâs Bold Steps

It seems entirely blasphemous to open a review of Americaâs oldest dance company by commenting on something other than the choreography.


Many words, little action from international Iraq conference

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: It was meant to be a grand forum to help solve the increasingly bloody problem of Iraq. The result was an expeditious meeting that took a lofty stand but promised little in the way of action.


The stock of International Business  Machines , which continues to make sales gains in  emerging markets and among smaller U.S. companies, looks cheap,  Barron's said on Sunday.


British tabloid journalist admits royal phone hacking

The royal correspondent on Britain's biggest selling newspaper has pleaded guilty in court to hacking into the mobile phone messages of Princes Charles, William and Harry's staff.


VATICANO - ÂLa coscienza cristiana a sostegno del diritto alla vitaÂ: Congresso Internazionale della Pontificia Accademia per la Vita CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il problema del ruolo della coscienza individuale di fronte alla cultura dominante della nostra societÃ  pluralistica, in tutte le sue componenti, si rivela oggi un fattore cruciale, soprattutto nell'ambito delle p...


Briton Lewis Hamilton will race for McLaren next year alongside double world champion Fernando Alonso as Formula One's first black driver.


Movie Review | 'Deep Water': Trouble at Sea

The documentary âDeep Waterâ begins like a Boyâs Own adventure tale but ends up more akin to tragedy.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Edwards can't get matching funds for $4.2 million ... Clinton rejects top adviser's comments on Obama and teenage drug use ... Thompson says he's not worried about predictions for Iowa ... Huckabee pushes national sales tax in New Hampshire ... Romney focuses on immigration in Iowa trip ... Obama offers bit of health care advice


7 killed in ambush on Venezuelan military patrol

A patrol of the Venezuelan armed forces were ambushed by presumed Colombian guerrillas in the border zone with Colombia, leaving seven dead, local press reported Saturday.


A British serviceman has been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms.


Tiger Woods has been saying that heâs âcloseâ to firing on all cylinders. Perhaps this time he really is. Woods looked like his old confident self on Saturday as he carded a five-under-par 65 to tie


Man United faces Man City without Van Nistelrooy

Manchester United will be without lethal striker Ruud van Nistelrooy for this weekend's crosstown derby at Old Trafford. The Dutchman, who scored all four goals in United's 4-1 Champions League victory over


It will be a first for Welker, Washington

Wes Welker answered the question as best he could. Were the last couple of games of the Patriots' perfect regular season played at a playoff-like pitch?


Scholars Study King of Pop's Life, Music

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael Jackson, frequently savaged in the tabloid press, was picked apart by more rarified critics as scholars gathered for a conference on the pop star at Yale University...


Bush Aides Helped Respond to Firings, E-Mails Show

Several high-ranking White House officials were closely involved in crafting a public response to the uproar over the firing of a group of U.S. attorneys, according to  documents released late yesterday.


L'uomo scoperto grazie a macchie di sangue sulla scena del delitto

POTENZA - Un carabiniere residente e in servizio nel nella zona di Lgonegro Ã¨ stato fermato dai militari del comando provinciale di Potenza nell'ambito delle indagini per la morte dei due anziani coniugi, Donato Carlomagno, di 77 anni, e Maria Rossini


World stage beckons for German resistance to Hitler

More than 60 years after a group of  German officers tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler,  international recognition that has eluded them for years may  soon be on its way -- despite resistance from within Germany.


Almost 70% of UK fertility clinics cannot get the sperm they need for patients, a BBC survey indicates.


9/11 study: FBI lacks info on al-Qaida cash

The FBI has developed "very little quality finished intelligence" about al-Qaida's financial methods, despite the agency's assurances since the Sept.


Several companies owned by Miami Vice star Don Johnson should emerge from bankruptcy soon.


By SHANNON ROXBOROUGH, SPECIAL TO THE RECORD  To drive to Pocono Pines, Pa., in the heart of the Poconos, from North Jersey is to immediately realize the bucolic region's quaint appeal.


The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday proposed changes to decades-old rules that would allow companies planning new stock offerings to share far more information with investors about the state of their businesses.


SAN JUAN, PORTO RICO - Four British citizens who were released from Guantanamo Bay are suing the US government for $10 million US each.


Udine, 16:53 - CALCIO, UDINESE: SILENZIO STAMPA FINO A SALVEZZA RAGGIUNTA

L'Udinese conferma il silenzio stampa deciso dopo il ko di domenica scorsa con l'Empoli. Lo ha annun...


U.S. study finds potential new ways to fight aging

Researchers said on Thursday they had found more ways to activate the body's own anti-aging defenses -- perhaps with a pill that could fight multiple diseases at once.


Nasscom, the premier IT trade body, released a statement last evening expressing its dismay at the news of the arrest. It said: "Nasscom is dismayed at the news of the arrest of the CEO of an IT company (Baazee


British public sector deficit swells to record for September

Britain's budget deficit ballooned last month, when the public sector net cash requirement (PSNCR) rose to 10.8 billion pounds (15.5 billion euros, 19.5 billion dollars), the biggest September shortfall on record, official figures showed.


ConocoPhillipsâs nearly $2 billion strategic investment in Russia may have been marked by an American flag flying over the headquarters of Lukoil, the countryâs second largest oil producer.


LIVERPOOL, England -- Portsmouth striker Lomana Lua Lua headed a last-gasp equaliser to earn a 1-1 Premier League draw at Liverpool.


Kildow hopes to return before end of season

ARE, Sweden  - American Lindsey Kildow said on Friday she hopes to return to the World Cup before the end of the season despite a knee injury that cut short her Alpine skiing world championships.


Friends, family and supporters celebrated Hillary Rodham Clinton's 60th birthday Thursday night with a star-studded fundraiser that bridged generations.


Barry Bonds is going to Milwaukee needing one home run to reach No. 700 and join a club that counts only Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth as members.


Airline chiefs press Congress on USAir merger bid

Chief executives of Delta Air Lines  Inc.  and US Airways Group Inc.  pressed  Congress on Wednesday on their opposing views on merging their  companies, congressional officials said.


A bomb destroyed a truck carrying chlorine north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing five people and spewing out toxic fumes that sickened nearly 140 others in an apparent dirty-bomb attack, Iraqi police said.


Cellphones Aloft: The Inevitable Is Closer

Federal regulators plan next week to begin considering rules that would end the official ban on cellphone use in commercial flights.


The nation's top TV  regulator said it would be difficult for the Federal  Communications Commission to take action against ABC stations  that aired "Good Morning America" on Tuesday when actress Diane  Keaton used the f-word.


Israeli Court Orders Military to Reroute Separation Barrier

GAZA CITY, Sept. 4 -- Israel's high court ordered the military Tuesday to reroute the separation barrier near the West Bank village of Bilin, scene of sometimes rowdy weekly demonstrations that Israeli and Palestinian activists say helped bring about their rare legal victory.


In Address at UN, Bush Defends Decision to Invade Iraq

resident Bush defended his decision to wage war against Iraq, telling the United Nations today that the country will be a beacon of freedom in the Middle East and that liberty-loving nations should not falter in the face of terrorism.


Shell set for record profits of Â£13.6bn

Business & money: Oil group to post highest earnings by a British firm as RAC urges the chancellor to cancel rise in fuel duty


Recession unlikely in next year: U.S. Chamber

Problems in the U.S. subprime mortgage market are unlikely to push the U.S. economy into a recession over the next 12 months, the top economist for a leading U.S. business group said on Tuesday.


Early signs suggest this year's record supply of flu vaccine could exceed demand, and the potential financial blow to the drug industry could diminish its interest in serving this market just as the U.S. government tries to prepare for a possible bird-flu pandemic.


Japan says China apologizes for sub incident

China's Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei told Japan's Beijing ambassador Koreshige Anami Tuesday that an intrusion by one of its nuclear-powered submarines into Japanese territorial waters last week happened for a "technical reason" during a normal naval


Underwater Dunes Making Waves in Science

By Paul RogersSTAFF  They are creeping along the bottom of Monterey Bay, hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface. In the cold blackness, they stretch as much as 15 feet high and 200 feet long.   Nobody knows exactly how they got there or what drives them.


Now that the Weinsteins have what they want â independence â they canât seem to achieve what they keenly desire â success on their own terms.


Some consumers planning leaner holidays: study

Almost a third of Americans plan to spend less on the holidays this year, mainly because they need to use their money for daily expenses, according to a survey released on Tuesday.


Sport: Sampdoria striker claims Man Utd have made an increased offer to sign him.


Authorities are investigating the theft of a rare 18th century manuscript about Rome's politically powerful Orsini family from an exhibit case at a University of California, Los Angeles library.


US, Iraqis launch drive in unruly Babil province

More than 3,000 US and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second mission in five days to wrest control


Take Note: Computing Takes Up Pen, Again

An ambitious new type of pen-based computer system could bridge the gap between paper and the digital world.


CN Rail says train conductors begin Canada strike

Canadian National Railway Co.   said on Saturday that 2,800 of its conductors and yard-service workers at its operations in Canada began a strike, a work stoppage that could affect the country's key shipments of grain, timber and other commodities.


More than 160 people have died in a deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.


Champagne corks pop in Manila in echo of Marcos era

On Saturday nights, Manila's urban elite throng the invitation-only VVIP room at Embassy nightclub, where foie gras and a flute of champagne are the de rigeur accompaniments to checking out the dance floor.


Insurance Chief Quits in Inquiry Led by Spitzer

The chief executive and chairman of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, the world's biggest broker of insurance, resigned yesterday, less than two weeks after his company was accused of cheating customers.


Yukos says prosecutors want its total destruction

Oil major Yukos, Russiaâs largest oil exporter, believes prosecutors want the âtotal destructionâ of the firm, but says the management board will continue to run it for as long as possible.


Oil prices fall more than a dollar in New York, after speculation Opec might increase output.


Mumbai set for the most lavish premiere of Saawariya

All  roads in Mumbai on Wednesday evening will lead to   the premiere  of Sony Pictures' first Hindi   presentation Saawariya.


Travel: Benji Lanyado starts a new series by getting a personal tour of Paris from those in the know


Studies find fit and fat possible, but activity counts

It is better for women to be fat and fit than lean and lazy if they want to prevent heart problems, a new study shows. But the surprising findings aren't carte blanche for Americans


Thousands of rape investigations dating back years could be reopened under law reforms intended to increase conviction rates for sexual assault.


Critics express reservations about Madonna's latest concerts as she ends the UK leg of her world tour.


Glazer: NFL Billionaire Ups Manchester United Stake To 25.5% ...

Malcolm Glazer upped his stake in UK football club Manchester United by an additional 15.8 million shares Friday, sources said. The move has renewed scuttlebutt that the billionaire investor--who already owns


Romanian presidential election too close to call: exit polls

The Romanian presidential election was too close to call, with one exit poll narrowly giving the nod to Prime Minister Adrian Nastase, while another survey had him neck and neck with his centre-right rival.


New targets to reduce the stress to victims and witnesses giving evidence in courts are unveiled.


Baseball Historian Revels in Rapping to the Oldies

A baseball author, historian and filmmaker, Peter J. Nash was also once known as Prime Minister Pete Nice, one of the white rappers in the critically lauded group 3rd Bass.


Barrick says no reason to raise offer for NovaGold

Barrick Gold Corp.  said on  Tuesday it will extend its $1.3 billion hostile bid for  NovaGold Resources  for the second time.


Ukrainian Supreme Court Revokes Runoff Results

Ukraine's Supreme Court has ruled to revoke the results of the November 21 runoff elections that have triggered off mass opposition demonstrations and critiques from abroad.


Europe votes to restrict police data sharing

Data protection reinstated The European Parliament voted on Monday night to reinstate the principles of data protection in legislation that would allow police across Europe to routinely share data about their activities.â¦


A Syrian insurgent held at Abu Ghraib prison testified by video Tuesday that Army Spc. Charles Graner merrily whistled, sang and laughed while brutalizing him and forced him to eat pork and drink alcohol in violation of his Muslim faith.


More than 100 million pounds of art sold at Christie's auction in London

More than 100 million pounds worth of impressionist and modern art changed hands Monday evening at a Christie's auction that kicked off a week packed with sales.


Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific states in the Apec grouping have ended a summit in Chile with a call for action to lower global trade barriers.


More than 33 million people have used mobile phones to access the Internet this year, according to Nielsen Media Research, which on Wednesday announced its new effort to measure such use.


Cedric Benson runs for 165 yards and a touchdown Friday to lead No. 6 Texas to a 26-13 win over No. 22 Texas A&M that could further complicate the BCS picture.


2 tourists killed in Yemen convoy attack

Gunmen believed to be al-Qaida militants opened fire on a tourist convoy in eastern Yemen on Friday, killing two Belgians and wounding four others, security officials said.


Joy of Fright: Old Chillers That Should Scare (but Not Terrorize) the Kids

Be afraid, kids, be very afraid (but not that afraid), with these old  chillers, whose terror is (mostly) off screen.


Switzerland's Xstrata Makes Hostile Bid for Australia's WMC ...

Xstrata's $4.97-a-share cash offer is the same price rejected by WMC's board a few weeks ago when the Swiss company made its initial approaches.


Hamas Signals Challenge to Unseat Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians marked the fourth anniversary of their uprising Tuesday amid signs that the extremist Hamas group is preparing a political challenge to Yasser Arafat despite a series of Israeli military blows at the movement's leadership.    Hamas published newspaper ads urging supporters to vote in upcoming municipal elections, saying "it's time for change." And a top Hamas leader indicated the group might try to unseat Arafat in presidential elections, which have not yet been scheduled...


Energizer Holdings Inc., which makes batteries and razors, on Tuesday said chief executive Paul Mulcahy will retire after the company's 2005 annual meeting in January.


U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday  with oil companies gaining from higher crude prices and  investors buying into big manufacturers and beaten-down  pharmaceutical makers.


Indonesian Court Opens Bashir Terror Trial

Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir went on trial in Indonesia on Thursday, charged with leading a militant network seen as the regional arm of al Qaeda in a


Microsoft unveils SharePoint Service Pack 1

Microsoft has advised customers using its SharePoint collaborative working products to apply newly released software patches designed to provide performance and security improvements.


Turkey's Cabinet decided Monday in favor of sending peacekeepers to Lebanon and will seek parliamentary approval for the deployment, officials said.


Catania, 19:46 - CALCIO, CATANIA: A CENTROCAMPO IN TRE PER UNA MAGLIA

Il tecnico del Catania Silvio Baldini deve risolvere l'emergenza in attacco in vista della gara cont...


US rock singer Love pleads guilty to hitting clubgoer

US rock singer Courtney Love on Wednesday pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for hitting a clubgoer's head in New York with a microphone stand.


Tampa Bay's Cox suspended for four games for drug violation

Torrie Cox of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was suspended for four games on Tuesday for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.


Pedro wasn't talking. The inference is that he would have his arm do all the talking necessary tonight.


Blacks More Prone to Alzheimer's Disease

SUNDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Alzheimer's disease is a silent epidemic striking black Americans, who seem more susceptible to the brain-wasting condition than any other group of Americans, new research finds.


A US man who hacked into mobile firm T-Mobile's computer system is sentenced.


CBS Guilty of 'Myopic Zeal' Over Bush Story -Report

CBS News fired four employees on  Monday after an independent report critical of legendary anchor  Dan Rather found a "myopic zeal" led the network to disregard  basic journalism principles when it aired a faulty story on  President Bush's military service record.


'Ocean's 12' takes top haul at N America

Crime caper 'Ocean's 12' took the top ticket haul at the North American box office, grossing $40.8 million to claim the weekend's top movie title, according to prelimary figures on Sunday.


- Clothes and accessories retailer Guess? Inc.  posted quarterly earnings that beat analysts' expectations by a wide margin, driven by double-digit revenue growth across all of its businesses.


Stocks, bonds, the dollar and real estate look pricey. Here's what to do


A Zimbabwe court has jailed British former special services officer Simon Mann for a total of seven years for trying to buy dangerous weapons in a case linked to an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.


NEW YORK - In a nod to Wall Streetâs frustrations with his companyâs repeated failure to meet earnings expectations, Coca-Cola CEO Neville Isdell on Thursday cut Cokeâs long-term forecasts while announcing a big boost in annual marketing dollars.


Russia hopes Bush will heed it on missile shield

Russia hopes Washington will take seriously its objections to the U.S. missile shield plan, Russia's foreign minister said on Thursday before President Vladimir Putin's visit to the United States.


New York _ For the first two months of the season, the Phoenix Suns and Seattle SuperSonics were the toast of the NBA. For one night, however, neither team was all that special.


Thai-Chinese Anti-HIV drug 89% effective

BEIJING, Dec. 13 -- A herbal anti-HIV remedy jointly developed by Chinese and Thai scientists has been proved effective in 89 percent of clinical trials.


NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen in a cautious mood at the open Tuesday as investors weigh up the merits of Monday's oil-inspired rally...


We have long maintained ambivalence toward Russian President Vladimir Putin. On the one hand, he is trying to pull his backward nation out of decades of communism-spawned doldrums to a take a leading place in the democratic world.


Millions of Hotmail users face having to pay to access their messages using the Outlook e-mail program.


Gatland's words to be put to England rugby test

If Wales demonstrate as much cut and thrust on the field as their new coach Warren Gatland has off it, they will have no problem ending a 20-year wait for a win at Twickenham when they face England in their Six Nations opener here on Saturday.


Huckabee defends ad and Obama leads Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Republican Mike Huckabee defended a Christian-oriented television advertisement used for his presidential campaign on Wednesday as a new poll showed Democrat Barack Obama edging Hillary Clinton in Iowa.


New Windows Bugs "Critical," Lack Patches

A trio of new and unpatched vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows were made public on security mailing lists over the weekend. By Gregg Keizer.


Williams have denied that they're responsible for canceling Anthony Davidson's Jerez test, saying at no time did they place any "untenable" demands on BAR.


U.S. aboriginal whaling quotas renewed at IWC

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - A five-year whaling quota for indigenous people in the United States and Russia was renewed by an international whaling body on Tuesday, allowing Native Alaskans to keep hunting bowhead whales for subsistence purposes.


Bush Dismisses Idea That Kerry Lied on Vietnam

President Bus, however, declined to condemn the commercial paid for by a veterans group opposed to John Kerry.


Actors Al Pacino, Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp have attended the Venice Film Festival amid complaints that Hollywood films dominate the event.


A man convicted of helping the Taliban was found guilty and sent back to prison Thursday for violating parole by traveling to Belize with a fake Mexican passport.


Milano, 16:24 - Calcio, Inter; Pasquale: io al Siena Ã¨ vantaggio per tutti

"Sono molto felice di questo accordo che Ã¨ stato trovato tra Inter e Siena, questa scelta sarÃ  un va...


Advertiser sues Don Imus for unscripted comments

A book publisher that bought an ad on Don Imus's radio show is suing the shock jock and his former bosses at CBS Radio for more than $4 million, saying Imus insulted the book he was paid to promote.


The very old may benefit from L-carnitine: study

NEW YORK  - The dietary supplement L-carnitine can lessen fatigue and boost mental function in very old people, Italian researchers report.


A federal judge gives Pennsylvania's internet child pornography law the boot. The controversial law required ISPs to block child porn websites, but in doing so, they prohibited access to many legal sites, leading to a 'massive suppression' of free speech.


Cuba severs ties with Panama after it pardons four Cuban exiles accused of plotting to kill Fidel Castro.


The US budget deficit will balloon to $2.29 trillion over the next decade, a worse outlook than previously forecast according to a new report by congressional analysts, said a congressional source Tuesday.


Chris Simon left the New York Islanders on Monday, saying he needed time away from hockey following his latest penalty for attempting to injure an opponent.


Aveva 79 anni e aveva appena completato un nuovo album


Embattled Blair faces rough ride at union gathering

Prime Minister Tony Blair was facing a rough ride in his last speech to trade unions, amid renewed calls on him to resign and restore his party's traditional support for workers.


BAGHDAD (CBS) US forces in Iraq continue to pound the rebel city of Fallujah from the air and ground, apparently in an attempt to soften up militants in advance of a major offensive.


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.


London, England (Sports Network) - Jaguar Racing made the announcement on Friday that it would no longer be competing in the series at the end of the 2004 season.


Building Suspense Along the Trail of an Invisible Man

âZodiacâ is about working things through intellectually and about the dawning of awareness, which encapsulates the experience of watching it.


Possibile una nuova offerta con no, tagli senza precedenti


Flag flies low as Americans mourn lost soldiers

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas  - David Lane was only 20 when he died and little-known outside a close circle of family, friends, and fellow soldiers in the U.S. Army.


The Defense Department took as many as 1,500 computers off line because of a cyber attack, Pentagon officials said Thursday.


Gli utenti internet in etÃ  matura sono in crescita in molti paesiDa noi rimangono molte barriere, dalla usabilitÃ  ai servizi offerti                                          Rete accessibile, l'Italia Ã¨ indietro Ecco gli esclusi dal digital divide                                                                                di ALESSIA MANFREDI


Madrid, 14:39 - CALCIO, UFFICIALE: REYES AL REAL MADRID, BAPTISTA ALL'ARSENAL

Ufficiale l'arrivo al Real Madrid di Josè Antonio Reyes. Il centrocampista è stato ced...


Microsoft Profit Up 11%; Forecast Is Mixed

Microsoft Corp.'s quarterly earnings rose 11 percent over the comparable quarter last year, but projections for the current quarter were mixed.


One person is reported to be trapped after a floor collapsed at a school in Leicester.


The investigation into the $7.2 billion trading scandal at SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale appears to be aiming toward a theory that the bankâs rogue trader might not have acted alone.


Only room for one offering with an i? O2 has hit the red button on its i-mode service less than two years after it brought the Japanese mobile web technology to Europe.â¦


It doesn't plan an entry until next year's Australian Grand Prix, but the Canadian-based Midland Group chaired by expatriate Russian (and Canadian citizen) Alexander Shnaider has announced the formation of a new GP team to be called Midland F1.


Stoccolma, 15:07 - CALCIO, AGENTE ERIKSSON: IN CORSO TRE TRATTATIVE

''Sono in corso tre trattative, ma di certo non c'è niente. Speriamo di arrivare ad una concl...


The British Prime Minister's wife, Cherie Blair, will visit India from November 26-29 in connection with a charity of which she is president, it was confirmed on Sunday.


Milano, 17:39 - CALCIO, MESSINA; GIORDANO: MATERAZZI SI SENTE UNO SCERIFFO

Il Messina esce sconfitto da San Siro, ma con l'Inter non ha sfigurato. Bruno Giordano: 'Una partita...


Roma, 13:44 - CALCIO, SERIE B; GIUDICE: DUE GIORNATE A KYRIAZIS

Il giudice sportivo Gianpaolo Tosel ha squalificato in serie B 14 giocatori. Per due gare è s...


5 pairs of planes came too close, FAA admits

At least five pairs of planes came closer than federal aviation standards allow during Tuesday's failure of a critical air-traffic control communications system covering the southwestern United States, officials with the Federal Aviation Administration


"There were 16 people travelling aboard. ... It crashed into a mountain," Col. Antonio Rivero, head of the Civil Protection service, told.


World number one Tiger Woods lost his   second successive match as holders Europe grabbed a 7 1/2-3 1/2   lead after three of the four morning fourballs of the Ryder Cup   on Saturday.


Bush bans U.S. entry by Syrians with Lebanon links

President George W. Bush on Friday banned entry to the United States by Syrian and Lebanese officials whom Washington accuses of undermining the Lebanese government, the White House said.


Italian job a possibility for footballer David Beckham

Faced with spending the second half of the season as he has largely done the first - on the bench - Real Madrid's David Beckham may opt to play in Italy, an agent has said.


US Vetoes UN Resolution Demanding Israel Halt Gaza Incursion

The US vetoed a resolution in the United Nations Security Council demanding that Israel end military operations in the northern Gaza Strip and withdraw its forces, saying the text failed


European Union Willing to Cut Airbus Aid

The European Union said Tuesday it will accept cuts in subsidies for Airbus Industries if Washington reduces aid for its main trans-Atlantic competitor, Boeing Co.


Bergamo, 16:19 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: DENUNCIATO TIFOSO CHE LANCIO' PETARDO

La Questura di Bergamo ha identificato e denunciato il tifoso atalantino che domenica scorsa da fuor...


Arabs Enraged at U.S. Soldier Shooting Wounded Iraq

Arabs were torn between seething rage at  images of a U.S. soldier shooting dead a wounded Iraqi in a  mosque and dismay at Iraqi insurgents in Falluja for turning  holy mosques into battlegrounds.


A suicide bomber blew himself up inside   a minibus full of Iraqi army recruits in Baghdad on Monday,   killing 12 people and wounding seven, police said.


One of this company's sales offices does lots of teleconferencing with customers, so the IT department acquires two phone numbers to handle the volume of calls. Now fast forward a few years.


Rockets Nip Kings As NBA Travels to China

Hometown hero Yao Ming scored 14 points to lead the Houston Rockets to an 88-86 win over the Sacramento Kings Thursday night in the first ever NBA game played in China.


South Carolina in focus after Romney's Michigan win

Republican  presidential candidates turned their attention to South  Carolina on Wednesday with their White House race as wide open  as ever with a win by Mitt Romney in Michigan.


Saturday Interview: Big Profits, Big Worries in Oil Fields

David J. OâReilly, Chevronâs chairman and chief executive, spoke about the challenges oil companies face, the companyâs recent ads and the lack of an energy policy in the U.S.


Three motorists die and thousands of homes suffer power cuts as winds over 100mph hit parts of the UK.


Ten things to consider before taking the Vista plunge

If a business is planning to install the latest Windows operating system, certain factors should be evaluated first.


Sudanese troops search for coup plotters

KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudanese troops set up roadblocks near the presidential palace and military headquarters in Khartoum after the government claimed to have uncovered a coup plot.


Stark's Latest Gaffe Is Just One In a Long Line

Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) apologized to Congress, President Bush and the Bush family yesterday for saying last week that Republicans were sending the nation's youth to Iraq "to get their heads blown off for the president's amusement."


'Underdog' Beckham claims to have 'three or four years left'

David Beckham said in an interview published Friday that he was now an "underdog" but claimed he could still "perform at a high level" for another three or four years.


Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani on Thursday accused Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton of participating in "character assassination" for questioning Gen. David Petraeus about his assessment of progress in Iraq.


'Ndrangheta. Pressioni su magistrati: sei arresti a Reggio Calabria. Ordinanze anche per due ex deputati. La Polizia ha arrestato a Reggio Calabria sei persone nell' ambito di un' inchiesta su presunte pressioni


Rock star Gary Glitter has his three-year child molestation sentence in Vietnam reduced by three months.


Scissor Sisters seek slice of U.S. market

For the disco-influenced New York band the Scissor Sisters, who have enjoyed major success in the United Kingdom, the U.S. market remains a challenge.


World number one Roger Federer opens his Masters Cup account with a 6-1 7-6 win over Gaston Gaudio.


Microsoft bids $1.2 billion for search firm Fast

OSLO/LAS VEGAS  - Microsoft Corp  bid $1.2  billion to buy Norwegian business search software company Fast  Search & Transfer  in a deal focused on helping  corporations manage and sift through their own files, a growing  market also targeted by Google Inc .


Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the most senior Shia cleric in Iraq, unexpectedly returned to his homeland yesterday after nearly three weeks overseas during which anarchy has rapidly taken hold.


Dozens of people are feared dead after a fuel tanker explodes on a busy road in southern Nigeria's oil region.


Abbas calls for early Palestinian elections

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas called on Saturday for Palestinian elections, throwing down the gauntlet to his Hamas rivals after days of factional violence that have sparked fears of civil war.


The company lowers its estimated share price range and cuts the number of shares to be sold. Also: Digital Lifestyles Group creates a PC designed for teens & hellip;. BellSouth says new benefits for retirees will reduce its earnings & hellip;. and more.