This is a new release of squashfs, a highly compressed read-only filesystem for Linux. Squashfs compresses both files, inodes and directories, and supports block sizes up to 64K for greater compression. It is implemented as a kernel module under VFS.   Squashfs 3.1 has some major improvements to the squashfs-tools, a couple of major bug fixes, lots of small improvements/bug fixes, and new kernel patches.  You can download squashfs from this page: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=63835


The mother of a slain British schoolboy on Monday appealed to her son's killer to turn himself in and said her family would leave their Liverpool home to protect their other son.


A suspect arrested in Indonesia's Australian embassy bombing claims Azahari Husin, the country's most wanted terrorist, escaped by bribing police.


A nationwide inspection shows Internet users are not as safe online as they believe. The inspections found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software and dozens of spyware programs secretly running on their computers.


Catania, 17:55 - CALCIO, CATANIA: BALLOTTAGGIO SPINESI-DEL CORE

Rifinitura mattutina per il Catania in vista del derby con il Palermo.  Il tecnico Pasquale Marino s...


Rewriting the tax code will prompt questions about closing loopholes to raise revenue so tax rates can be lowered.


Microsoft Head of Mobile Communications Out

Pieter Knook, head of Microsoft's mobile phone group, is leaving to join the UK's Vodafone.


Tony Romo takes his growing reputation even higher Thursday by tying a Dallas Cowboys record with five touchdown passes in a 38-10 victory over Tampa Bay.


Software giant expands its indemnification program to cover the majority of its customers.


FBI probes 14 lending firms as housing crisis grows

The FBI has opened investigations into 14 corporations as part of a crackdown on improper subprime lending, agency officials said on Tuesday.


The unconventional Oslavje Bianco from Radikon. (Courtesy of pedrelli.com) Iâm about to go on vacation, so this will be my last post until after Labor Day. As Iâm about to leave Iâm thinking about some wines that Iâve enjoyed in the last week or so and how inadequate our usual descriptive language is to characterize their [...].


Stock market indicators turn positive as world oil prices retreat

TORONTO (CP) - With oil prices receding, North American stock markets seem poised to advance Thursday, the last day of the financial third quarter for many corporations.


Endangered ibises lose taste for wild life

Four highly endangered red ibises have been taken back into captivity in China, after two days of free living made them lose their appetite, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.


Operazione della polizia giudiziaria della Procura di Napoli. L'ex consulente della commissioneMitrokhin da Londra annuncia: "Sono in possesso di registrazioni..."                                            Scaramella, perquisite case e archivi "In un video Litvinenko parla dei politici"


Is it possible to win a playoff spot, in this era of aerial supremacy, without a single wide receiver posting 40 catches for the season?


Microsoft has approached FacebookÂ in recent weeks proposing an investment that would give Microsoft a stake of up to 5 percent in the popular social-networking company, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.


Is that a Media Center PC--or an end table?

Wood paneling and chrome made your dad's station wagon look like a million bucks, and they might also be just the ticket for Microsoft's fledgling effort to put a Media Center PC in every living room.


Wal-Mart drops prices on more than 16,000 products

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Monday it will drop prices this week on more than 16,000 products across its stores as the world's largest retailer tries to reinvigorate sales for the back-to-school shopping season.


If there were any lingering doubts that we are in the post-PC era, several big stories this year should have cleared them up. The sale of IBM's PC business to China's Lenovo Group and the death of Comdex were powerful reminders that IT is in a transitional stage. When one of the hottest business stories of the year involves an IPO of a company whose technology helps people find information on the Net, it's certain that the network, to paraphrase the well-known dictum of Sun Microsystems, has become the computer.


Fort Lewis, Ecology Reach Deal: Post Will Take Steps to Keep Hazardous Wastes From Hitting Puget Sound

By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Jun. 7--Fort Lewis officials promised Wednesday to help protect Puget Sound by intercepting hazardous wastes before they enter the post's sewage treatment plant.


The long-term outlook for local production is not good if U.S. manufacturers cannot build small cars here.


Intel increases revenue outlook on rising chip demand

Intel said its new forecast is generated by demand throughout its business units, including notebook and desktop chips as well as server processors.


After much fanfare last week over Tiger Woods's decision to play at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania, his agent said he was worn out from the Ryder Cup.


Heart database aims to spot drug side effects

More than 200,000 heart tests from  patients in prescription drug trials will be collected in a  database so scientists can search for clues about potentially  dangerous cardiac side effects, U.S. health officials said on  Wednesday.


Microsoft's quarter booms.  When will open source make a dent?

It seems that the proprietary world is doing just fine in the face of open source.  But for how long?


Terrell Owens is going to have to practice more before he plays for Bill Parcells. After Parcells said Owens wouldn't play in the Dallas Cowboys' second preseason game, the receiver sat out the team's practice late Saturday afternoon. Quarterback Drew Bledsoe said Owens' hamstring tightened up on him.


By Lisa Smith Daily Herald Staff Writer  The Campbell House won't succumb to the wrecking ball after all.


Divisione su partecipazione a manifestazione sui precari


Breastfeeding Linked to Lower Arthritis Risk

Women who breastfeed are less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than women who don't, according to a new report.


MANCHESTER City chairman John Wardle is predicting that wanted man Shaun Wright- Phillips will stay loyal to the Blues. Wardle yesterday slapped a Â£20m `hands-off' notice on his prize asset and claimed the


They customize the headrests of their Rolls-Royces with "Harry Potter writing," sip martinis poured over diamonds and buy $130,000 watches on a whim.


Mets Interview Riggleman for Managing Job

Jim Riggleman interviewed Wednesday for the Mets' managing job, and the team hopes to hire a replacement for Art Howe next week.


Test of Brain Device Is Setback for Maker

Results from a crucial clinical trial showed that Northstar Neuroscienceâs brain-stimulating device failed to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms and hands.


Blog: Attacks on cash register data are still possible fifteen years after flaws in the systems were cited.


Slovakia says Turkey is not ready for EU membership

Prime Minister and leader of the SDKU party Mikulas Dzurinda believes that Turkey is not a country that could join the European Union at present state.


Riparte da lunedi prossimo il tg satirico di Mediaset


BAE Systems sees profits rise as sales of aircraft at Airbus, in which it owns a stake, increase in the first half of 2004.


Residents begin the massive cleanup of one of the costliest US natural disasters ever.


Sweden's Anja Paerson won the super giant slalom at the world championships Sunday for her first major international title in a speed race.


Previsti nuovi segnali di rallentamento economia Usa


Milano, 18:55 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: CARICA PRESIDENTE RESTERA' VACANTE

"SÃ¬, la carica di presidente del Milan rimarrÃ  vacante e proseguiremo con il sottoscritto in veste d...


Jury out on impact of sugary juice on kid's weight

NEW YORK  - Results of a new study do not support current thinking that a high consumption of 100 percent fruit juice and sweetened fruit drinks contributes to the rising number of overweight and obese children.


It's Not Them, It's You. And That's Okay.

Like many job seekers, Wayne Hochberg is tired of trying to figure out why he wasn't hired.


VANCOUVER - Soaring metals prices powered Teck-Cominco to a record third-quarter profit, the company said Monday. Teck said it made $120 million in the quarter (62 cents a share), almost eight times larger


Firenze, 21:52 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; ODDO: ROMA NON TIFERA' CONTRO DI NOI

Alla vigilia della partita dell'Olimpico contro l'Ucraina Massimo Oddo lancia quasi un appello ai ti...


Asus Maximus Formula Intel X38-based mobo

Maximus or minimus? Review Intelâs new X38 chipset sweeps aside the elderly 975X and storms to the front of the queue as the natural choice for anyone building or upgrading a Core 2 Duo, Quad or Extreme PC. In essence, the X38 is a souped-up P35 with added support for the next-gen 1600MHz frontside bus (FSB) as well as Intelâs 45nm 'Penryn'.â¦


President Bush is expected to speak about his desire for Iraq troops reductions, but offer no change in strategy yet.


IndyMac to hire up to 850 ex-American Home workers

IndyMac Bancorp Inc , the  ninth-largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Tuesday it expects  to hire 750 to 850 former employees of bankrupt American Home  Mortgage Investment Corp  as it prepares for a  rebound in demand for home loans.


Roma, 14:14 - CALCIO, ROMA; DE ROSSI: VORREI RESTARE A VITA QUI

E' forse il giocatore piÃ¹ corteggiato di tutti, ma Daniele De Rossi ringrazia per la stima Milan, In...


Disney to Name Eisner Successor by June-Chairman

Walt Disney Co. Chairman George Mitchell said on Tuesday that the media and theme park company's board was on track to name a successor to Chief Executive Michael Eisner by June.


Long Island Man Wonât Be Tried Again in Murders

The Suffolk County District Attorney announced on Wednesday that he was dropping the charges against Martin H. Tankleff for the 1988 murders of his parents.


Holidays Bring Death for Many Americans - Study

Christmas is the deadliest day of  the year for Americans with 12.4 percent more deaths than  normal, researchers said on Monday.


Roma, 14:47 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA-TORINO: CAMBIA L'ARBITRO

Cambia l'arbitro di Fiorentina-Torino. La sfida sarà diretta da Mauro Bergonzi. L'arbitro di ...


Ethiopian ex-dictator Mengistu convicted of genocide

An Ethiopian court has convicted former dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam of genocide for atrocities committed during his 1974-1991 Marxist regime after a marathon 12-year trial.


The database software said it would buy Hyperion, which makes business analysis software, for $3.3 billion.


The most hyped new issue since Netscape chalked up a very tidy gain on its first day of trading. Peace reigns in the Valley ...


Economy, credit worries drive Wall St down sharply

U.S. stock indexes tumbled more than 2 percent on Tuesday after Merrill Lynch warned that ailing credit markets will hurt bank profits, while reports showing eroding consumer confidence and falling home prices added to concerns about the economy.


Police corner Somali kidnappers of aid workers

BOSASSO, Somalia  - Local security forces fought and surrounded Somali kidnappers on Wednesday hours after they abducted a Spanish and an Argentine aid worker with the medical charity Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF).


Wall St. drops as Bush rescue plan disappoints

Stocks tumbled for a fourth day on Friday to close out the worst week for the S&P 500 in five years on worry that a White House effort to boost the economy may not prevent a recession.


The Talon has proved its mettle as a bomb-disposal bot. Now the 3rd Infantry Division is taking it to the streets of Iraq with a machine gun attached.


Australia concedes ex-Guantanamo detainee was tortured in Egypt

The Australian government has conceded allegations by former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mamdouh Habib that he was tortured in Egypt may be true.


Germany equalised though Brazilian-born marksman Kevin Kuranyi, who cancelled out Ronaldinho's sensational early free-kick. It was Klinsmann's first home match in charge and his team turned in a determined


Zimbabwe's main labour unions urge demonstrations in 34 towns and cities to protest at the economic crisis.


JK Rowling character voted UK's third favourite wizard.


Berlino, 19:05 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: BAYERN MONACO TORNA AL SUCCESSO

Il Bayern Monaco torna alla vittoria superando di misura l'Arminia Bielefeld in uno dei posticipi de...


Beckham's the danger, Estonia keeper says

Estonia goalkeeper Mart Poom believes David Beckham's return to the England line-up has made Steve McClaren's side a more potent threat.


Livorno, 16:43 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: PAVAN CENTRALE; TRISTAN AL FIANCO DI TAVANO

Vidigal squalificato, Dhorasoo, Giannichedda e Antonio Filippini ancora out. Sarà un Livorno ...


1,303 euro al litro per la verde e 1,203 per il diesel


The players forming rookie quarterback Eli Manning's line of protection have not inspired much confidence lately, least of all among themselves.


Dashboard: Event Streams Gain Open Option

TechWeb - Esper issues the first production release of its open-source Esper event-stream processing and event-correlation engine.


A slimmed down Renee Zellweger ditched the large pair of "granny pants" she wore in "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" for a slinky dress at the movie's premiere Tuesday.


Britain's unelected upper house may soon be replaced by something terribly untraditional: elected representatives!


Kofi Annan is to meet Iran's president and supreme leader for talks likely to cover Iran's nuclear programme.


BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has wrapped up his trip to Kuwait with a promise of financial aid. This marks a thaw in a decade-long freeze in relations, which stemed from the Gulf War in the early 1990s.


Could rubber puppets decide the French election?

With the two favorites jostling  for the lead in France's presidential election, could latex  puppets of them, depicting one as an aggressive dwarf and the  other as a slow-speaking bimbo, determine the winner?


"Jesus Out to Sea" (Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 291 pages, $24.95) — James Lee Burke: When a tragedy as monstrous as Hurricane Katrina befalls us, journalism can tell us what happened, and occasionally it can even explain why. But it cannot take us to that quiet place where spirit goes to heal.


SC teacher gets 10 years for student sex

A former elementary school teacher pleaded guilty Friday to having sex with an 11-year-old student and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, a prosecutor said.


Supporters of rival Palestinian groups exchange gunfire in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least four people, reports say.


Russia denies Iran deal on nuclear plant

Iran said on Thursday it had agreed a timetable with Russia for the start-up of the Islamic state's first nuclear power plant, but an official in Moscow said negotiations with Tehran were still under way.


Malaysia's Anwar launches bid to clear his name, return to ...

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia : Former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim launched a final bid to completely clear his name, a challenge rare in Malaysia's legal system and a move which could lead to his immediate return to politics.


Burden of Proof on Google in Vista Antitrust Claim

Google's claims that Microsof's Vista desktop search violates its antitrust agreement could be difficult to prove.


Wins are pumping money into candidates' campaign funds. Yet money alone is not translating into victories.


Su proposta di Prodi, subito dopo cerimonia giuramento


Venezuela takes on Hollywood with message movies

The Venezuelan  government believes it has found an answer to what President  Hugo Chavez calls the "dictatorship of Hollywood."


A 52-million year-old fossil shows bats developed flight before sonar

A nearly perfect bat fossil unveiled on Wednesday, has settled a long-simmering evolutionary debate: that the animals could fly before they developed sonar to track and trap their prey.


BAGHDAD - Insurgents continued their assault on Iraq's fledgling security forces Tuesday, killing at least 23 police and national guard officers in multiple attacks mainly across the Sunni-dominated zone north of Baghdad.


The Chinese Government will trim spending next year in an effort to slow economic growth to a more sustainable pace. Vice Finance Minister Lou Jiwei says China will reduce the


Frankie Minoza was atop the leaderboard Saturday at the Indonesian Open before monsoon storms stopped play early for the third consecutive day.


Variety - Broadway grosses halted their three-week-long upward trend, slipping 4.0% to $12,179,700 during Week 20 (Oct. 11-17), with attendance down 2.1% to 188,265.


San Antonio may be heavy favorites in the NBA Finals, but Cleveland has a shot because of LeBron James -- and because Coach Mike Brown and his staff are so familiar with the inner workings of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and the Spurs.


Centrodestra non supplira' a defezioni nel centrosinistra


St. Louis - Jim Edmonds reacted with conclusiveness. On contact, he punched both fists in the air. Then he ran around the bases and into the waiting arms of a relieved city.


The brother of Indianapolis Colts receiver Reggie Wayne was killed Sunday when the delivery truck he was driving crashed into a highway guardrail.


Kids see too many anti-impotence ads: doctors

Children should be exposed to fewer television ads for anti-impotence drugs and more for birth control, and need to be shielded from an advertising onslaught in general, the leading U.S. pediatricians' group said on Monday.


Fred Whitfield, a close friend, confidante and business partner of Bobcats co-owner Michael Jordan for more than 25 years, has inherited the challenge of selling the team to Charlotte.


Pizzo a un commerciante d'auto padre di un pentito


Crescita dovuta all'incremento della produzione industriale


EADS aerospace group faces new problems with military plane: report

The European aerospace giant EADS is facing new problems with its A400M military transport plane which could delay its maiden flight expected in July, a Germany weekly reported.


David Beckham was dropped from the England soccer team Friday by coach Steve McClaren.


Wall Street rallies despite Maestro's 33% chance of recession this year.


Genova, 18:07 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: CASSANO TRA I CONVOCATI

Antonio Cassano è stato convocato da Walter Mazzarri per la sfida che la Sampdoria giocher&ag...


Oil Imports Push U.S. Trade Deficit to 14-Month High

The deficit jumped by 9.3 percent, to $63.1 billion, the government said, reflecting record oil imports. The deficit with China declined while the weak dollar lifted exports to a record high.


The leader of a militia based in Nigeria's main oil region says he is to meet the president following his threat to attack foreign oil workers.


The deal may help Yahoo expand in the video advertising business. But it adds complexity to a company that is trying to simplify.


Imola, 18:12 - BASKET, LEGADUE: IMOLA PRENDE IANNILLI

L'Aget Imola (Legadue) ha ingaggiato il centro Andrea Iannilli, 207 cm, 23 anni, proveniente dalla S...


The RSPB asks residents across the UK to take part in their annual Big Garden Birdwatch.


On Baseball: Ironmen of an Era: OriolesÂ Dobson and the 1971 Rotation

Pat Dobson, who died last Wednesday, was one of four OriolesÂ pitchers in 1971 who started 142 of the teamÂs 158 regular-season games and completed 70 of those starts.


Maintenance Lapse Cited in FAA Radio Breakdown

The Federal Aviation Administration's failure to properly maintain communications equipment led to Tuesday's breakdown of radio contact between air controllers and pilots over parts of the western US, officials said on Wednesday.


Blair unveils plans to keep nuclear arsenal, cut warheads

Prime Minister Tony Blair unveiled plans to modernise Britain's nuclear deterrent, cutting the number of warheads but warning that disarming would be dangerous as new terrorist threats emerge.


Boundary that won't stretch By Hugh Cortazzi

Recent ceremonies at Auschwitz to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation by Russian forces of Nazi Germany's main death camp have rightly made us think about man's inhumanity to man and ponder how such ...


Lagerfeld's H&M Designs Debut in November

Usually, clothing chain H&M nabs ideas from top designers. This time, it snatched the designer himself — Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld. Lagerfeld's cheap but chic winter collection for the masses will debut in malls Nov. 12. It's sleek, silky and mostly black. But the real buzz is the price.


A secret CIA report says there is no proof that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, a US magazine article says.


North Korea nuclear talks said at crossroads

The United States and Japan demanded  real progress when talks on scrapping North Korea's nuclear  arms resume this week, warning Pyongyang on Sunday that  sanctions and isolation were its only alternative.


Islamic charity indicted for money laundering

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - A federal grand jury has indicted a now-defunct Islamic charity and five men for illegally transferring funds to Iraq and stealing U.S. government grant money, prosecutors said on Wednesday.


Turkish smokers fretted on Thursday over an impending ban on smoking in bars, cafes and restaurants that many commentators believe is unenforceable in the nation of nicotine addicts.


Today's biggest story: A new way to activate a cell phone

Blog: With all of the hoopla surrounding the iPhone, we have all forgotten about the most important development of today's release: a new way to activate a cell phone.


The Miami Dolphins have found a replacement for retired running back Ricky Williams. The Dolphins acquired running back Lamar Gordon from the St.


Secretary-General Kofi Annan and US Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed their disagreement over the legality of the war in Iraq, and Powell said he didn't think the UN chief was trying to get involved in US politics or make news.


Israeli Missile Strike Kills Hamas Leader

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City tonight killed a leading Hamas weapons maker who was responsible for some of the group's most powerful bombs and its homemade rockets, Israel's military said.


Basketball: U.S., Australian Women Remain Unbeaten

The United States and Australia kept  unbeaten records at the Olympic women's basketball tournament  on Monday to stay on course for a gold medal showdown.


Austrian Tries to Dig Tunnel to Slovenia

An Austrian artist has dug into a project so ambitious not even his great-great-great grandchildren — or their great-great-great grandchildren — will see it completed: tunneling from Graz to a city in neighboring Slovenia.


House approves election-year Iraq resolution

In a vote charged with election-year   politics, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a symbolic   resolution on Friday that wrapped the Iraq conflict into the   war on terrorism and rejected a deadline for U.S. troop   withdrawal.


Lo ha detto Piersilvio Berlusconi a presentazione palinsesti


England facing West Indies in the final: who would have thought that ten days ago? Well, here we are, and looking at the pre-match odds published at bet365, we are in for mighty tight contest.


Intesa sul permesso esplorativo per il delta del Niger


Explosions in Gaza City Kill at Least 13, Wound 25, AP Reports

Five explosions in Gaza City killed at least 13 Palestinians and wounded 25 others, Associated Press said, citing unidentified hospital officials and residents.


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already on the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.


A court has convicted seven men in the 2000 murder of journalist Igor Domnikov — one of more than a dozen killed during President Vladimir Putin's years in power.


Rumsfeld - You're All Bullet Stoppers Now

How many Americans would have signed up for Bushâs military if they knew at the time theyâd be trapped in rotating tours of the Iraqi hell-hole?


OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics are used to pressure-packed pennant races...


Billboard album reviews: Kelis, Lamb of God

Kelis' wonderfully whimsical fourth  effort "Kelis was here" is a lecture in nonconformity, thick  with dynamic instrumentation (hard drums, hammering bass,  twinkling keys) like lead single "Bossy."


NL: Expos deal Marlins a costly DH sweep

"We've battled through a lot of adversity these past two or three weeks; this is just a little bump in the road," manager Jack McKeon said after Florida lost 6-2 and 10-4 to fall 31/2 behind San Francisco in the wild-card race.


Viktor Yushchenko Was Poisoned With Dioxin: Doctors

He long alleged he had been poisoned and now Austrian doctors have confirmed it. Viktor Yushchenko, the man who hopes to be the next leader of the Ukraine was poisoned by dioxin, doctors said on Saturday.


It Smells Good, but What Else  is Special?

Answers: 1. d, all of the above 2. 16 percent 3. Boston College's Eagles 4. c, ballots from the 1984 election 5. Montgomery WardHow well have you read the News & Record lately? Try your hand at these questions:  1.


US planes bring fresh military supplies to Lebanon, as a stand-off between the army and militants continues.


Live Blogging Game 1 of the World Series

The staff of The Times covers the first game as the Colorado Rockies face the Red Sox in Boston.


Scotland's schools and colleges spent more than Â£250,000 on compensation to teachers last year.


Forgive us our debts? Obstacles lie ahead.

G-7 approves debt relief, but British 'Marshall Plan' for poor countries faces US skepticism.


A TIME reporter returns to a Baghdad he has not seen in four years and discovers that it is not the same city he knew


Bonds: Giants won't bring me back in '08

Barry Bonds was told by the San Francisco Giants that he won't play for them in 2008, he said on his Web site Friday. But baseball's all-time home leader said he planned on playing somewhere next season.


Australia claw back after Langer smacks 181

Australia: The long-awaited showdown between two of the world's best pace attacks did not disappoint on Thursday when first the ball, then the bat dominated proceedings on the opening day of the Test between Pakistan and Australia.


Forget about cumbersome, multifunctional PDAs. The future is an open book. By Bruce Sterling from Wired magazine.


InPlay Technologies Licenses Duraswitch Technology to Miller Dial

InPlay Technologies (NASDAQ: NPLA) announced that it has executed a  non-exclusive license agreement with Miller Dial LLC, granting Miller  Dial the right to market and manufacture products using DuraswitchÂ®  patented electronic switch technologies.


Highly skilled immigrants can't get work

In Peru, Ines Gonzalez-Lehman directed a 14-person marketing team at a high-tech firm. After marrying an American and immigrating legally to the U.S., she found herself making copies and answering phones at the bottom of the corporate ladder.


Former diplomat Lansana Kouyate is appointed as Guinea's PM, in an effort to end weeks of unrest.


Seven truck drivers taken hostage in Iraq over a month ago have been released, according to their employer, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport company.


Mike Huckabee, a Republican relying on support from religious conservatives in Thursday's hard-fought presidential caucuses, on Sunday stood by a decade-old comment in which he said, "I hope we answer the alarm clock and take this nation back for Christ."


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


All Stars invariato, positivi i titoli Pirelli e Fiat


Pisa, 17:40 - CALCIO, AMATORI: MALORE IN CAMPO, MUORE ARBITRO

Luciano Martelli, arbitro amatoriale di 60 anni, è morto per un malore questo pomeriggio in c...


Hoping to gain support for his health care proposal, President Bush pledged Saturday to reach across party lines to reform the nation's medical insurance system so more of the 46 million uninsured Americans can afford coverage.


MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi accused Al Qaeda of being behind a suicide bombing that killed seven people outside his home in Mogadishu yesterday and said its militants had to be eliminated.


Travelers face disruption at UK airports

Britain's flight schedules slowly returned to normal Friday, a day after fears of a major terrorist plot to blow up U.S.-bound planes caused massive disruptions.


CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and six other Democratic presidential contenders wrestled with questions of race, war and gender on Monday in a debate starring a parade of questions posed in YouTube videos.


Bush's Medal of Freedom Recipients Hammered by Left

The highest honor bestowed on an American citizen, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was awarded Tuesday to three key individuals involved in the liberation of Iraq, prompting


EUROPA/SPAGNA - Nuova Cattedra di MissionologÃa alla FacoltÃ  di Teologia San DÃ¡maso di Madrid affidata al   Direttore Nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - La FacoltÃ  di Teologia San DÃ¡maso di Madrid ha appena istituito una Cattedra di MissionologÃa che sarÃ  attiva a partire dal prossimo anno accademico 2007-2008. Il Gran Cancelliere della FacoltÃ , l'Arcivescovo di Madrid Card. ...


120 Million Years Old, Fossil Shows Divergence of Platypus and Anteater

New research suggest that the platypus diverged from its closest relatives much earlier than previously thought.


Namibia's ruling party retained the presidency and its two-thirds majority in parliament in a landslide victory in last week's elections, officials said Sunday.


Jhasmin Player scored a season-high 21 points, Bernice Mosby added 17 and No. 13 Baylor held off Missouri 71-70 Wednesday night.


Despite weak results, Arch Coal foresees a strong coal market in the year ahead.


TORINO 2006 Anche Benelli tra i tedofori

FIRENZE, 10 DICEMBRE 2004 - ArriverÃ  a Firenze tra un anno, il 14 dicembre 2005, la Fiamma Olimpica di Torino 2006. L'annuncio ufficiale Ã¨ stato dato oggi in Palazzo Vecchio, sede del Comune di Firenze, durante


NAIK NAM, Afghanistan -- Saher Gul was chalking a long division lesson on the blackboard of his two-room village school. Twenty-five boys, ages 9 to 19, were sitting cross-legged on the dirt floor. Suddenly the earthen walls and ceiling exploded and collapsed, smothering the class in a mountain of rubble.


Redskins Loss - Bad News for Bush, Great for Kerry

The Washington Redskins lost their final home football game before the US presidential election on Sunday -- and that's great news for Democratic Sen. John Kerry and bad news for President Bush.


New Zealand Telecom, Yahoo Sign Web Deal

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Telecom announced Wednesday it has formed a joint venture with Yahoo Inc. and Australia's Seven Network to beef up content on its Internet portal Xtra.


A takeover bid which would create the world's biggest gold company, with assets of $10bn, is reportedly being considered in South Africa.


Ex-Goldman analyst gets prison in insider case

A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc  analyst was sentenced to nearly five years in prison on Thursday for leading an insider-trading ring that netted more than $6 million in illegal profits.


Mosul car bomb wounds six US soldiers; Freed Italian hostage says ...

A car bombing in the northern city of Mosul wounded six American soldiers, the military said Wednesday, while one of two Italian women


Havana, Oct. 22 (Agencies): Fidel Castro wonât allow himself to be put under general anaesthesia and America wonât say âget well soonâ.


Un anno fa le due societa' abbandonarono progetto di fusione


Upbeat Bush campaign rides convention bounce

President Bush tried to sustain the momentum from last week's Republican National Convention with a weekend of campaigning focused on his defense of the war with Iraq and his pledge to reform the tax code.


Oscar-nominated movie scores push boundaries

What is a "traditional  score," and why are they saying such terrible things about it?


Rice seeks wide Middle East truce to restart talks

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed Israelis and Palestinians to broaden their fragile ceasefire as she began a new drive on Thursday to revive stalled peace talks in the Middle East.


Visual Studio Shell (not Visual Studio's hell)

Nearly eclipsed by Eclipse, Microsoft opens tool platform to all Pop along to Sourceforge and youâll find many different programmersâ editors, many of which have been abandoned long before theyâre ready for use. Thereâs not really any point developing an editor, when toolkits like Scite exist. The same is true of IDEs, when thereâs the extensible Eclipse IDE to use. As a result itâs been gaining more and more market- and mindshare with development tools vendors around the world.â¦


Hughes Delivers Message on Court: Offense in Jazz Game Shows He Wants Ball

By Brian Windhorst, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 16--LOS ANGELES -- There was a bit of a flashback going on in the Cavaliers' loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.


The practice of cyber-espionage is rapidly moving beyond the government sector and finding its way into the world of international business, according to experts with SANS Institute, one of the world's top IT security training organizations.While the United States and Chinese governments, most notably, have accused each other in recent years of carrying out surreptitious hacking campaigns aimed at stealing strategic information from their respective IT systems -- and many security experts believe that both countries, and many others, are actively engaging in such electronic warfare -- leaders with SANS maintain that the practice has recently begun to spill over into the private sector with greater frequency.According to the training institute's latest research, cyber-espionage efforts funded by "well-resourced organizations" -- including both government-backed and private efforts -- will expand significantly during 2008, in particular as overseas companies look to gain an upper hand in negotiating business deals with large companies based in the U.S. and Europe.In one common scenario, said Alan Paller, director of research for SANS, organizations in the process of establishing legitimate partnerships with such companies are willing to pay hackers to break into those firms' IT systems to gather competitive information to gain an advantage at the bargaining table.More companies than ever before are finding out that they have been victimized in such a manner based on the discovery of their sensitive data in the hands of hackers and other fraudsters who have been apprehended by law enforcement officials, the expert contends."Cyber-espionage is clearly growing across the board. It was much bigger in 2007 than in previous years, and it is expanding slowly into economic espionage involving both businesses and government entities," Paller said. "This really has a lot of significant implications because people who have never thought of themselves as targets for this type of attack have suddenly become a sweet spot, and many are not prepared to defend themselves."Paller said that federal law enforcement agencies have been contacting private industry firms directly to inform them that their data may have been compromised. From closely-protected product designs to company financials, the expert said that cyber-espionage is already working its way into many different areas of business."If you live in a foreign country and you want to do business with a big American company, you want to negotiate the best possible deal, and we're seeing more evidence of instances where parties have clearly been paid to break into a companies' computers, as well as those of their accountants, consultants and lawyers, to find information that can be used to tilt deals in their favor," Paller said. "In some cases, it's fair to say that the people who are negotiating these deals overseas end up with more information than the people that are being paid to negotiate with them."Paller said that while in many cases the business data being stolen is being used to the advantage of private industry players, the training organization believes that a fair amount of the corporate espionage activity may be backed by government sponsors.While such attacks have been somewhat common among government and defense contractors for years, he said, the process is highlighting a lack of perception regarding security risks inside other major U.S. businesses.SANS reported that the attack of choice in many cases of cyber-espionage is a targeted spear phishing campaign that attempts to dupe workers into opening tainted attachments made to appear as if they come from people they work with.The content of the virus-laden attachments is often tailored to look exactly like legitimate materials that the employees involved might send to each other, making it more likely that users will open the messages and remain unaware that they may have been compromised, Paller said.Attackers crafting the messages most often use newly discovered Microsoft Office vulnerabilities, also known as zero day flaws, to further hide their activities and to circumvent anti-virus systems, according to the expert."This type of business-driven cyber-espionage is already happening a lot more frequently than some people might think," said Paller. "We're only finding real evidence because more companies are hearing from law enforcement when someone finally discovers the stolen data."On the flip side, SANS is also predicting that so-called insider data theft carried out against U.S. businesses by trusted employees will also continue to flourish.One of the factors accelerating that trend is the ability for attackers to attempt to attack their employers both from inside their networks and from the outside using known vulnerabilities they discover in their work, the group said.With traditional security perimeters increasingly being taxed by the use of mobile devices that are allowed to come onto corporate networks from outside the workplace, SANS said that workers are finding many new opportunities to sneak information out the door and sell for a profit.One of the key strategies that organizations need to embrace to thwart the insider problem is to put into place more substantial defenses that limit access to various IT systems and data stores based on the specific level of admission to those assets that individuals need to do their jobs, the training group said.


Rural colleges need a fairer funding deal to prevent the closure of courses, ministers are told.


Russia has deported a planeload of Georgians, in an escalating row with the Caucasus republic.


The Federal Reserve yesterday raised its key interest rate for the fifth time since June, signaling that it expects the economy to grow moderately and interest rates to rise gradually in the new year.


Mikhail Khodorkovsky comments came as Standard & Poor's lowered Yukos' credit rating to default after the company missed an interest payment.


Calcio: Coppa Intercontinentale, il Porto vince ai rigori

YOKOHAMA - Il Porto e' l'ultima squadra a vincere la Coppa Intercontinentale. La squadra lusitana, a Yokohama, ha battuto ai rigori i colombiani dell'Once Caldas per 8-7 dopo i rigori (0-0 dopo i supplementari).


For an imaginary point in the midst of an ice-capped sea, the North Pole is a surprisingly hot piece of real estate.


Insurgents kill 82 Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq

HILLA, Iraq  - Insurgents killed 82 Shi'ite pilgrims walking to the holy city of Kerbala in attacks across Iraq on Tuesday, police said.


Golf: Woods vaults past Montgomerie to win World Challenge

THOUSAND OAKS, California : Tiger Woods shot a bogey-free 5-under-par 66 on Sunday to overtake a fading Colin Montgomerie and win the 5.25 million dollar World Challenge.


Canada Agrees to Increase Spending on Its Health Care

Prime Minister Paul Martin gained a major victory for his flagging government early Thursday by reaching an agreement with provincial and territorial leaders that would


Liquor Stores fund to hold half of Alberta outlets

EDMONTON  Investors thirsting for a steady stream of cash flow are about to be offered units in the Liquor Stores Income Fund.


At U.N., Iranian Leader Is Defiant on Nuclear Efforts

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Tuesday not to give in to pressure by "arrogant powers" trying to force him to abandon his nation's uranium-enrichment program and unilaterally declared that as far as he is concerned, "the nuclear issue of Iran is now closed."


United Given New Deadline to Devise Plan

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday gave United Airlines another 30 days to come up with a restructuring plan, but he warned the airline and its warring unions


It is being billed as the next VHS versus Betamax, the seminal TV technology culture clash that left millions of pieces of domestic equipment obsolete almost as soon as they had been built.


An Independent Chrysler? No, But A Smaller One

The rumors will not die that the Germans of DaimlerChrysler will unload off their troubled American unit.


Michael Jackson Due in Court Today as Frenzy Grows

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson was due in  a California courtroom Monday -- his freedom, career and  reputation on the line -- as jury selection begins in the pop  star's child molestation trial.


Bush, Howard discuss North Korea, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush spoke with Australian Prime Minister John Howard about the North Korea nuclear deal and the military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, the White House said.


Linux To Challenge Symbian, Microsoft In Mobile Phone Market

TechWeb - Purple Magic is a 3G Linux reference feature phone that costs less than $100 and combines video telephony, music playback, high-speed Internet browsing, and video streaming.


Much-delayed Selene satellite lifts off, in most ambitious lunar bid since US Apollo flights.


U.S. judge tells Google to work through Justice

The federal judge overseeing  Microsoft Corp.'s  antitrust settlement said on Tuesday  she would leave it up to government lawyers to determine how  best to handle Google Inc.'s  concerns about  Microsoft's Vista operating system.


UN to Launch $30 Mln Drive for Haiti Flood Victims

The United Nations will launch a global appeal for $30 million in emergency aid to help Haiti recover from floods that killed hundreds of people, the executive


U.S., Critic of N. Korea Payments, Also Sends Millions

UNITED NATIONS -- Over the past six months, the Bush administration has repeatedly criticized the U.N. Development Program for channeling millions of dollars in hard currency into North Korea to finance the agency's programs, warning that the money might be diverted to  Pyongyang's nuclear weapons...


Chancellor Gordon Brown denies Scotland will lose out through his drive to appeal to Middle England.


Nyon, 12:08 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: GLI ARBITRI DI INTER E ROMA

Il lussemburghese Alain Hamer per Sporting Lisbona-Inter e il francese Bertrand Layec per Roma-Shakt...


The Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates to 3.5%, a shock three-quarters of a percentage point reduction.


'La pena di ieri e' stata ormai metabolizzata'


Hal Sutton couldn't resist the gamble of playing his two aces together. Creating a stir on the day before the 35th Ryder Cup, Sutton paired Tiger Woods


Bollywood couple visit temple, spark marriage talk

A late-night, hush-hush visit to  a temple by Bollywood stars Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai  has sparked talk of a wedding, but the priest denied the  ceremonies were marital.


Woolmer died of natural causes: Jamaican police

Former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered but died of natural causes, Jamaican police said Tuesday in a bombshell announcement three months after his death rocked the World Cup tournament.


Light winds on Thursday threaten Ellen MacArthur's round-the-world record  challenge.


Jerusalem Journal: Under a Divided City, Evidence of a Once United One

A narrow strip of antiquity in a Palestinian neighborhood in north Jerusalem shows that the area once housed a mixed population of Romans and Jews.


Se impossibile intesa con Berlusconi faremo nostra battaglia


In a departure from normal policy, the Army said yesterday it will not withhold future payments to Halliburton Co., despite audit reports last summer that said the giant logistical contractor had not properly accounted for a wide variety of work in Iraq and Kuwait.


Everyone seems to have a suggestion to get two wayward whales lingering in the Sacramento River to swim 70 miles back to the Pacific Ocean.


How 'connected' are you? Your address book tells all

By measuring the number of contacts people have in their online address books, Plaxo Inc. has come up with a list of the most "connected" jobs in the U.S. Talent agents top the list.


From the dawn of the space program, America's astronauts have been treated like stars, saluted as red-white-and-blue heroes, and indoctrinated in NASA's can-do, failure-is-not-an-option ethos.


Australian Ian Previte has been found guilty by a Queensland jury of murdering 19-year-old British backpacker Caroline Stuttle in 2002, when he threw her from a bridge in a botched attempt to steal her handbag.


Hopkins/De La Hoya: 20 Years From Graterford

16.09.04 - By Matt Hurley: During a lengthy press conference at the MGM Grand Arena middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins held up a picture of two inmates from Graterford Prison in Pennsylvania from some twenty years ago.


The agreement between pro-Yushchenko lawmakers and their pro-government foes envisaged the simultaneous passage of the opposition-demanded electoral changes to prevent fraud in the December 26 presidential election rerun, and of the government-pushed


Blog: Alienware offers up its chassis as a barebones kit


A plan to support Darfur by cutting investment in Sudanese companies is bearing fruit in the US.


IBM unveils new Shark and midrange array

IBM has unveiled two new enterprise-class storage arrays which, despite being aimed at different markets, can be managed through a single interface and data can be replicated between them.


Lennox Lewis-Frank Bruno: What If In Cardiff

Special to TheSweetScience.com, from the Pat Putnam Classic Series, this article originally appeared in Sports Illustrated.


For Aborigine Michael Long the blisters on his feet were a small price to pay for putting indigenous issues back onto Australia's political agenda during a meeting with Prime Minister John Howard on Friday.


England rebuild after a shaky start chasing 253 in the first CB Series final in Melbourne.


LONDON - The British Grand Prix was yesterday dropped from next year's calendar after the owners of the Silverstone circuit failed to meet the asking price of Formula One rights' owner Bernie Ecclestone.


When an analyst or play-by-play man does not take a stand against bad behavior by an athlete, coach or manager, he is endorsing it.


FONTI MEDICHE, VIOLENZE SESSUALI SU OSTAGGI

MOSCA - Alcuni dei corpi recuperati dalle macerie della scuola di Beslan presentavano segni di violenza carnale. Lo hanno detto fonti mediche all'inviato del 'Giornale' Marcello Foa, che lo ha riferito oggi all'Ansa.


It looked like a glaring snub when Jonny Greenwood's music for "There Will Be Blood" wasn't among the five Academy Award nominees for best original score.


Europe's Darren Clarke insists his focus is firmly on golf as he prepares for the start of the Ryder Cup.


Ministers must ensure there are enough skilled workers in the UK to build the next generation of nuclear submarines, MPs say.


The yen rose on Friday after the Bank of Japan's closely watched "tankan" survey showed further improvement in Japanese business sentiment.


Ginevra, 17:54 - BASKET, MONDIALI 2014: SPAGNA SI CANDIDA

La Spagna ha presentato la candidatura ad organizzare i Mondiali di basket del 2014. La Spagna &egra...


Former Colt Warns His New Team About Indianapolis Offense

Former Colt and current Saints cornerback Justin David, above, and the rest of his new defensive teammates will be tasked with slowing down Peyton Manning and the defending Super Bowl champion Colts in the NFL season-opener Thursday.


Le domande di rifinanziamento sono cresciute del 17%


Brad Kinkelaar, whose mutual fund ranks among the top 15 percent in the United States this year, is depending on dividends from shipping port operators in China to help propel his investment returns.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- The United Nations lifted a travel ban yesterday on aid workers in Indonesia's tsunami-battered Aceh province, the scene of a decades-long conflict between rebels and government forces that has raised concerns about the safety of relief efforts.


Kenyan police fire water cannons against hundreds of anti-government protesters in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.


IAEA: Nuclear materials disappeared from Iraq

Equipment and material that could be used in developing nuclear weapons have disappeared from Iraq and could be misused because of the chaos in the country, the head of the UN's atomic watchdog agency warned.


Leroy Orange says there's no mystery about how he landed on death row and languished there for almost two decades.


Flu shots urged only for those at high risk

State health officials urged physicians yesterday to administer influenza shots only to high-risk individuals because of a nationwide vaccine shortage.


Crescono esportazioni, cala passivo bilancia commerciale


Bush Promises to Step Up Iraq Rebuilding Spending

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under  election-year pressure from Democrats and some fellow  Republicans over Iraq, promised on Saturday to step up the pace  of spending on reconstruction contracts in that country despite  the violence.


San Paolo, 11:31 - CALCIO, PELE': BRASILE NON MI PIACE, PUNTO SULL'ARGENTINA

"Il Brasile non mi piace, punto sull'Argentina". Pelè tradisce i verdeoro e scommette sulla n...


Jerry Rice spent some of his favorite days on the green practice fields next to the railroad tracks that run behind the San Francisco 49ers' training complex.


Why Open-Source Community Objects to MS Spam Plans

Most of the open-source community is finding that it can't deal with Microsoft's stance on spam-protection intellectual property.


XM Satellite in $650 Million Deal with Pro Baseball

XM Satellite Radio on Wednesday said  it signed a $650 million deal to broadcast Major League  Baseball games for 11 years, countering a rival's moves to sign  up high-profile programing that will lure listeners to the new  medium.


Take a peek at its new features JSR222 specifies the Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.0. JAXB 2.0 specification is implemented in Java Web Services Developer Pack (JWSDP) 2.0. JAXB 2.0 has some new features that facilitate the marshalling and unmarshalling of an XML document. I have used both JAXB 1.0 and JAXB 2.0 and have found that JAXB 2.0 generates less code and has some additional features.â¦


U.S. military staff missing in Kyrgyzstan

An American citizen working at a U.S.   military airbase in the Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan has   gone missing, the U.S. embassy said on Wednesday.


Chipmaker snaps up the Irish developer of animation graphics technology found in dozens of video games and movies.


The death of a man near a bar in the Waterside area of Londonderry is being treated as murder, police say.


Secondo sondaggio il 79% d'accordo su provvedimento Firenze


Rare genetic mutations may explain the cause of SIDS

Researchers have unravelled certain rare genetic mutations that may explain the cause behind sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is defined as the sudden and unexpected death of an infant under one year


The endangered Siberian tiger gets a boost, with the birth in captivity of 84 cubs since March this year in China.


New tack on teen justice: a push away from prisons

Illinois leads a wave of states focusing on rehabilitation to discourage repeat offenses and relieve costly jails.


'Trasformare sentimenti in nuove coraggiose iniziative'


John Kerry yesterday returned to the war in Iraq in an effort to make President George W. Bush's performance as commander in chief the central question confronting voters.


Roma, 15:10 - CALCIO, SERIE C/2: 36 SQUALIFICATI, QUATTRO PER DUE TURNI

In riferimento alle gare della dodicesima giornata di serie C2, il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino,...


There is a mixed reaction to a call from 100 ex-Cameroon footballers, including Roger Milla, to stand for re-election.


The nation's colleges and universities are losing ground on affordability and access, according to a national report released yesterday by an independent nonprofit organization.


Armando Benitez set a Marlins record with 47 saves in 2004. (Eliot ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants are on the verge of signing free agent Armando Benitez -- considered one of baseball's premier closers -- to a three-year deal worth about $21 million.


Number of World of Warcraft Subscribers Surpasses 9 Million

The number of subscribers is unprecedented for an MMO game, maker Blizzard announced today.


There's one thing I think we can all agree on when it comes to President's Bush's proposal to set up personal investment accounts as part of the Social Security program: As the saying goes, the devil is in the details and the details are woefully lacking.


American Sends a Belated Valentine to Frequent Fliers: Airline Makes It Easier to Score the Reward Tickets You Want Online

By Suzanne Marta, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 16--Booking a free frequent-flier ticket on American Airlines Inc. is getting easier.


In a Flickr, self-publishing service Blurb expands to Europe

Blog: Company, on a Yahoo book tour of sorts, to offer faster shipping at lower rates to Europeans as it prints books on demand in the Netherlands.


Insights: Possible Link Between Sleep and Risk for Diabetes

When woken numerous times throughout the night, healthy volunteers had trouble regulating their blood sugar.


Scottie Pippen on Tuesday announced his retirement from the Chicago Bulls, the team he and Michael Jordan led to six NBA titles in the 1990s.


November 10, 2004 - The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association announced this morning that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has become the United Kingdom's fastest-selling videogame of all time.


Former Enron Official Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud

WASHINGTON, Aug 25  - A former top Enron official responsible for investor relations pleaded guilty Wednesday to securities fraud as part of a plea agreement, under which he has agreed to cooperate fully with the government's ongoing criminal


Texas Democrat Ciro D. Rodriguez, who defeated Republican Rep.


France and Spain combined yesterday to derail plans to reduce migration into Europe by setting up EU asylum-processing camps in north Africa.


Jackson Doesn't Want Accuser Called 'Victim'

Lawyers for Michael Jackson have asked a judge in his child molestation case to bar prosecutors from referring to his young accuser or the boy's family as "victims" in front of a jury, saying that it violates the pop star's right to a fair trial.


A French court gives a five-year suspended jail term to ex-mercenary Bob Denard for a Comoros coup plot.


Retirement Lessons From Those Who Have Gone Ahead

One of the great things about working in a newsroom is that you're surrounded by lots of smart people who love to tell you what they know. Just try to stop them.


British shop pulls "Lolita" bed for young girls

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A chain of retail stores in Britain has withdrawn the sale of beds named Lolita and designed for six-year-old girls after furious parents pointed out that the name was synonymous with sexually active pre-teens.


A study on birth order and intelligence reminds us that the fight for self-definition starts much earlier than freshman year.


EMC to acquire Indian security software company

InfoWorld - EMC has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Valyd Software, a Hyderabad, India, vendor of software for securing enterprise data. EMC did not disclose the sum it will pay for Valyd, a privately held company.


A documentary about the murder of Alexander Litvinenko is added to the Cannes line-up at the last minute.


Sport: ArsÃ¨ne Wenger believes Manuel Almunia would be a useful addition to the England squad when he is ratified as a UK citizen next year


With spirited preaching and conservative teaching, the South is giving the faith a new flavor


Internet Users Not As Safe Online As They Believe

WASHINGTON -- You may lock your doors and windows -- and maybe even activate an alarm system to keep your home protected. But a new study indicates that most of us haven't taken the equivalent of those basic


Baldwin arraignment delayed another week

A prosecutor agreed Tuesday to postpone for one week an arraignment hearing for actor Daniel Baldwin, who faces felony charges for allegedly stealing his friend's car.


NBA heavyweights Spurs, Heat ready for showdown

In  a possible preview of the NBA Finals, the Heat and the Spurs will meet Sunday in Miami for their last regular-season matchup. San Antonio is currently tied with the Phoenix Suns for the best record in the NBA (39-11) while the Heat have the third-best record and the best in the East (37-14).


Black Farmers Sue Agriculture Department

Black farmers sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday with claims that the government discriminates against them in loans and farm programs — allegations that also were at issue in a sweeping civil rights case settled five years ago.


Liverpool hope victory will help them forget FA Cup nightmare

Liverpool will try to put the embarrassment of conceding two goals against non-league Havant and Waterlooville behind them when they face West Ham in the Premier League at Upton Park here Wednesday.


State Board Votes to Give Land to Peninsula Park District

By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 10--Gig Harbor-area residents will have 19 additional acres southwest of the city for recreation, open space and habitat protection.


No, Jerry Seinfeld  hasnât been idle; heâs been as busy as a ... well, you know.


Lettera congiunta di Fim, Fiom e Uilm a Prodi e Bersani


Vijay Singh beats Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard in a three-hole play-off to take the year's final major.


Town Lake Upgrades Get Tempe OK: Work Involves Cleaner Water Now, New Pedestrian Bridge in Two Years

By Garin Groff, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Mar. 5--Cleaner water and a new pedestrian bridge are coming to Tempe Town Lake.   Swimmers will enjoy the better water in time for this spring's events, while the bridge will take a couple of years.


ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - Nel giorno dedicato a SantÂAndrea Kim Taegon e compagni, la Chiesa coreana ricorda e celebra i suoi martiri Seul (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLungo i secoli, l'Asia ha dato alla Chiesa e al mondo un grande numero di questi eroi della fede, e dal cuore dell'Asia (Â) uomini e donne come San Paolo Miki e compagni, San Lorenzo Ruiz e compagni, SantÂAndrea Dung Lac e com...


Bush, Kerry Spar on Iraq in Combative Debate

CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and  Democratic rival John Kerry battled over Iraq in a fierce  debate on Thursday, with an aggressive Kerry accusing the  president of "a colossal error of judgment" and Bush doubting  Kerry's ability to lead America in dangerous times.


Voting ends in the battle to be Conservative candidate for London mayor - with the result due on Thursday.


Analysts wonder if OPEC influence waning

As OPEC's leaders prepare to discuss oil price and output targets amid strong demand, analysts wonder if the cartel's influence has waned at a time when producers outside the


Movie Review | 'Suicide Killers': The Faces of Radical Islamic Martyrdom

Pierre Rehov's haphazard inquiry into suicide bombing spends much of its brief running time replacing analysis with a litany of bummers.


Eleven killed when minibus falls of Nile ferry

Eleven people died and another five were  feared to have drowned after a minibus fell off a Nile ferry in  Egypt on Saturday, security sources said.


Intel Chief Sees Better Global Performance

Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, is expected to report higher revenue from global operations in the first half of 2005 than in the same period this year, chief executive Craig Barrett said.


U.S. and Georgia investigate S. Ossetia counterfeiters

The U.S. Secret Service is working with police in the former Soviet republic of Georgia to investigate an international counterfeiting operation that produces fake $100 bills that have been seized in the United States and Israel, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.


How many pints did you say you can drink? Episode 31 â¦


Uganda and Rebels to Sign Landmark Cease-fire

KITGUM, Uganda  - Uganda's government and the  rebel Lord's Resistance Army are to sign a landmark total  cease-fire on Friday, opening the way for an end to a bloody  18-year insurgency, the chief negotiator said on Wednesday.


Crumbling French churches spark unholy row

VALANJOU, France  - The village church and its steeple have dominated the skyline of rural France for centuries, surviving feuding warlords, foreign invasion and the upheavals of the French Revolution.


THE administration of US President George W Bush will agree to write off the $US4.1 billion ($5.4 billion) worth of debt Iraq racked up during the regime of Saddam Hussein.


It will start early on the morning of March 12th. People will gather around water coolers-or wherever it is people gather these days -- all of them with NCAA Tournament brackets in hand. They will be searching for this year's George Mason, an 11th seed that will upset one higher seeded team after...


Stock index futures pointed to a flat to slightly higher market open on Thursday ahead of a packed agenda that includes the latest interest-rate decision from the Federal Reserve.


German Gross Domestic Product grew unexpectedly strongly in the second half of last year.


A strike at a General Motors Corp. plant in Germany began to squeeze the company's European production yesterday as a lack of parts halted two other factories, while thousands of workers rallied against GM's plan to cut up to 12,000 jobs across the continent.


He lies ten under par alongside Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain and South African Jamie Kingston. Meanwhile, Stuart Appleby sits on top of the leader board heading into the third round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa.


Kazakhstan says Exxon stalling Kashagan talks

Kazakhstan and an Eni-led  consortium of oil majors have set January 15 as the new deadline for talks over the fate of the giant Kashagan oilfield, Kazakh energy minister Sauat Mynbayev said on Monday.


Iran Saturday blasted a resolution by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran's nuclear program as a political one.


Troops cleared protesters from the streets of central Yangon on Thursday, giving them 10 minutes to leave or be shot as the Myanmar junta intensified a two-day crackdown on the largest uprising in 20 years.


Former New York top cop Bernard Kerik abruptly pulled his nomination as President Bush's new homeland security boss last night, saying he feared an embarrassing nanny scandal.


Detectives investigating shooting of 11-year-old urge mystery caller to get in touch.


Ancient Mask, 'Olympic' Ring Found in Thracian Tomb

A Bulgarian archaeologist has unearthed an ancient gold mask and a ring featuring an "Olympic" rower in what he called an unrivalled find in the study of classical antiquity.


iPhone hack project aims to open up device

Unlocked and loaded Efforts to open up the functionality of Apple's iPhone to users disinclined to sign up to expensive two year contracts with AT&T are growing.â¦


Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus still gets riled when he thinks about how he sat in the studio and watched someone else play the bass parts on the group's first album.


India's Sourav Ganguly may miss the final Test against Australia with a thigh injury.


Nation's #1 office-supply retailer tops estimates, gains ground.


Abbas to Demand Militants Toe Truce Line at Talks

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will  demand obedience from militant factions in talks on Friday  after fighters bombarded Jewish settlements in Gaza despite a  ceasefire declared at a summit with Israel.


Kerry Proposes Crackdown on Credit Card Abuses

Democratic presidential nominee  John Kerry on Friday proposed cracking down on unfair credit  card lending practices that he says have helped Americans pile  up record levels of charge card debt.


Work done, Discovery crew leaves ISS for Earth

The Discovery space shuttle undocked from the International Space Station to begin its journey back to Earth after an eight day construction visit.


Northern Rockâs Troubles Demoralize Its Hometown

The British bank could face nationalization should an effort being led by Prime Minister Gordon Brownâs government fail to find a buyer.


Britainâs former prime minister, Tony Blair, will join the banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Company as a part-time adviser, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday night.


Cosenza, 08:56 - CALCIO, MORTE LICURSI: ARRESTATI GIOCATORI E PRESIDENTE CANCELLESE

Il presidente della Cancellese, Francesco Straface, e quattro giocatori del club calabrese di terza ...


BHUBANESHWAR (India): India test fired a long-range nuclear-capable Agni II missile off its eastern coast of Orissa on Sunday, a defence ministry spokesman said.


Iraq's Sistani Returns, Plans to End Najaf Crisis

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric made a sudden return to the country on Wednesday and said he had a plan to end an uprising in the "burning city" of Najaf, where fighting is creeping ever closer to its holiest shrine.


Seneca al classico, analisi e trigonometria allo scientifico


Madrid, 23:31 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: SPAGNA-LETTONIA 2-0

La Spagna ha battuto la Lettonia 2-0 (1-0) in un incontro di qualificazione all'Europeo 2008 di calc...


Iraq calls regional meeting, violence hits Baghdad

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki said on Tuesday he was sending envoys to neighboring countries to seek help in improving security in Iraq and would call for a conference of regional states on the issue.


And nobody notices Google has quietly axed the web services API to its eponymous search engine. The stealth move was made without any announcement, but visitors to the page now receive a blunt message, backdated to 5 December, advising them that the SOAP API is no longer supported.â¦


Intel adds WiMax, 3G support to Linux device plans

InfoWorld - Laptops aren't the only computers slated to get support for WiMax next year.


Of all the moves Jerry Jones made to shape the Dallas Cowboys this season, only one seemed like a sure bet: Swapping the No. 22 pick in the 2007 draft for Cleveland's top pick in '08.


AMERICA/ECUADOR - ÂAmare davvero; Famiglia e ComunitÃ  Educativa; Come essere oggi buoni genitoriÂ: i temi del Pre-Congresso Pro Vita et Familia per rafforzare lÂevangelizzazione nel paese Quito (Agenzia Fides) - ÂAmare davveroÂ, ÂFamiglia e ComunitÃ  EducativaÂ, ÂCome essere oggi buoni genitoriÂ: sono questi i temi del Pre-Congresso Pro Vita et Familia che si svolgerÃ  nell'Arcidiocesi di Quito (Ecuador), dallÂ8 al 10 marzo, in preparaz...


ATHENS The United States women's team completed an almost flawless romp through the Olympics, winning the gold medal with a 5-1 victory over Australia - another dominant performance by the best softball team America has ever built.


The Enemy at the Gates of Going Undefeated

Exactly how Bill Belichickâs image crossed the Rubicon from envied champion to football villain?


Four white teenagers are jailed over an attack which led to the racially-aggravated murder of an Asian taxi driver.


The issue has united readers of all stripes, from the religious to privacy advocates, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos writes.


The online hangout MySpace appears to be less popular among teens as rival Facebook draws more of the high school crowd, according to new measurements from comScore Media Metrix.


Furloughs loom in Pa. amid stalled talks

Legislators on Sunday had just one more day to agree on a state budget before a partial government shutdown that would furlough thousands of workers and curtail some services.


Offer price for Bonds ball surpasses $122,000

SAN FRANCISCO The offer price for Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball is moving up. After the baseball was placed on an Internet auction site yesterday, the bidding for the ball moved up from just one dollar to 122-thousand dollars.


A new state-level probe is aimed at banning the organization. But legally and politically, that remains a difficult task


Lausitz (Gemania), 16:44 - MOTO, SUPERBIKE; ROUND LAUSITZ: GARA-2 A BAYLISS

Troy Bayliss ha vinto gara-2 del round di Lausitz, in Germania, terz'ultimo appuntamento del Mondial...


Bringing Home the Bacon, and Keeping Off the Weight

Whether their workplaces are superhealthy or stocked with candy at every turn, employees who are struggling to lose weight must deal with challenges at the office.


Multiple bombings kill at least 37 in capital

At least three bombs exploded near a US convoy in western Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 50, officials said.


Email trail from navy man to London 'terror' site goes fuzzy

Shifty attitude becoming prosecution's main plank In pre-trial maneuvering this month the US government's case against ex-Navy signalman Hassan Abu-jihaad became more moth-eaten. Prosecutors filed an interesting brief indicating they had no evidence against the defendant of a terror plot modus operandi.â¦


Details of missing high risk sex offenders could be published on the internet to alert parents.


Kennedy: Bush Makes U.S. More Vulnerable

An arrogant rush to war in Iraq has made the country more vulnerable to nuclear attack while the Bush administration has misled the public with "happy talk" about prospects for peace, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Monday.


European shares stable, London pauses after six-year high

European stock markets have held firm in opening deals on Wednesday, with London investors pausing for breath after the capital's FTSE 100 index forged a six-year closing high the previous day.


Israel kills 5 in Gaza; Hamas welcomes Quartet move

Israeli soldiers shot dead five   Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday on the bloodiest day   in the coastal territory in weeks.


Arab TV airs video of 3 UN hostages in Afghanistan

DUBAI: Al Jazeera television aired a video yesterday of three UN employees held hostage in Afghanistan by kidnappers who are threatening to kill them unless Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners are freed.


Livorno, 13:18 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: PRESTO STADIO APERTO A TUTTI

Stadio di Livorno aperto solo agli abbonati per la gara di domani contro l'Inter. ''Spero che dalla ...


Roma, 19:22 - CALCIO, ABETE: IL NO DI NESTA ALL'AZZURRO? SPERO RIENTRI

Il presidente della Figc, Giancarlo Abete, in riferimento al 'no' alla Nazionale da parte del difens...


Cappie Pondexter scored a season-high 19 points and No. 6 Rutgers beat Providence 74-40 on Thursday night, moving Scarlet Knights coach C. Vivian Stringer into a tie for third-place on the career victories list among women's coaches.


Brazilian soccer mourns Serginho's death

Brazilian soccer was in mourning on Thursday after the death of Sao Caetano defender Serginho, who collapsed during the previous night's match against Sao Paulo after suffering an apparent heart attack.


Germany's Chancellor Merkel urges vigilance to prevent child abuse, in a New Year address.


Golden Rule under Threat from 'Family Friendly' Brown

Chancellor Gordon Brown today set out his vision of a âfamily friendlyâ welfare state as he put extra help for working parents at the heart of his annual Pre-Budget Report.


Stock futures point flat as jobs data loom

NEW YORK  -U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday as traders refrained from taking new positions before the release of September employment data, seen as a key factor in the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy.


Today's qualifying for the Japanese grand prix was postponed last night and the circuit closed for the day as the Nagoya region battened down the hatches in preparation for typhoon Ma-on, which was heading towards the area from the Pacific.


Germany continues to relive events of Auschwitz

Berlin: Still deeply troubled by the indelible stain of Auschwitz, Germany has endeavoured since World War II to ensure that the crimes of the Nazis are never minimised, historians and experts say.


Scientists have produced compelling evidence that autism may in some cases be linked to inflammation of the brain. They found certain immune system components that promote inflammation are consistently activated in people with autism.


Dollar replaced by 'monopoly money' in Cuba

HAVANA : The US dollar disappeared from stores, hotels and restaurants in Cuba in what communist leader Fidel Castro has called a move to counter US attempts to stifle the island's economy.


Iniziativa di beneficenza per le popolazioni del Darfur


Anche attraverso telefoni cellulari su www.viaggiatreno.it


Giappone: sale a 55 il bilancio delle vittime del tifone

TOKYO - Sarebbero cinquantacinque i morti e trentatre' i dispersi, vittime del tifone Tokage che ha colpito ieri le isole di Kyushu, Shikoku e Honshula nella parte meridionale del Giappone. I feriti sono oltre cinquecento.


The first private manned rocket glided into space a second time and returned to Earth after recovering from a wild roll on its ascent on Wednesday in a bid to earn the $10 million Ansari X Prize.


Report: Kournikova, Iglesias Wed in Mexico

Anna Kournikova gets a kiss from latin pop-star Enrique Iglesias seated courtside at the Mercedez Benz Cup, July 13, at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles.


Schwarzenegger, in first year of office, solidifies moderate image

In reviewing 844 bills this session, he's angered both parties at times. But he's also gone with public sentiment.


Nick to Premiere TV Version of 'Mr. Meaty'

Mr. Meaty is ready for its premiere on Nickelodeon after cutting its teeth as a series of quick clips on the U.S. cable network's Web site.


With his latest movie, "Closer," Mike Nichols wades back into the verbal blood sport of the liberal middle class.


Gadget porn stand-off First look The surprise of the 3GSM show so far has turned up in the Gadget Porn Department. Nokia's new communicator, the E90, was one of the most eagerly anticipated launches in a long time. But rather like Apple's iPhone, it's somewhat less spectacular once the reality sinks in.â¦


Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says she studied hard to prepare for Tuesday night's airing of "Celebrity Jeopardy!"


Weeks before last Baghdad brigade ready: U.S. general

The final extra U.S. brigade in a security crackdown to prevent all-out civil war in Iraq is unlikely to be fully operational for up to two months, the U.S. military's top spokesman in Iraq said on Wednesday.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Former Democratic VP nominee Lieberman backs Republican McCain ... Biden warns Musharraf of consequences for poor elections


Work on extending the M74 in Glasgow is expected to begin in May after a Â£445m contract award.


Annual house price inflation in the UK  has picked up - hitting 6% in July - according to government figures.


A French-American journalist has disappeared along with his Iraqi translator in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, the provincial deputy governor said Monday.


The Kyoto treaty on global climate change is set to be enacted next year over the opposition of the US, the world's biggest polluter.


Illinois to block impact of much of overtime law

As controversial new federal overtime rules went into effect Monday, Gov. Blagojevich used the occasion to fire off a letter to US Labor Secretary Elaine Chao touting Illinois' successful efforts in blocking much of their impact in the state.


Napoli, 17:12 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: IEZZO DEVE OPERARSI, STOP DI UN MESE E MEZZO

Brutte notizie per Gennaro Iezzo. Il portiere del Napoli resterà lontano dai campi di gioco p...


Lo annuncia l'ad di Euronext-Liffe Hugh Freedberg


FLAMING INFORMANT A WITNESS IN B'KLYN TERROR CASE

The man who set himself on fire outside the White House Monday while shouting, "Allah, Allah" was a disgruntled FBI informant slated to play a starring role in the upcoming Brooklyn trial


US weekly jobless claims rise 2,000 to 333,000

WASHINGTON : The queue of newly jobless Americans lengthened a little last week, government figures showed. The number of people lodging new unemployment benefit claims rose 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted


Service firm solves problem of transferring large, complex files easily and safely.


John Walker Lindh, the former San Anselmo man convicted of aiding the Taliban, asked President Bush yesterday to commute his 20-year prison term.


BBC News interviews Gordon Moore, the man whose "law" has driven the computer revolution.


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran is open to talks on its nuclear programme.


More than 740.000 commuters in the Argentine capital are stranded by a tube strike, as workers demand much higher pay.


Linden Tries to Salvage Something From Lockout

Trevor Linden, a former player who is now president of the N.H.L. Players Association, has shown in the past that he knows the value of a strategic retreat.


Vivisimo Expands Past Steeler Country and into France  Vivisimo who has positioned themselves as THE clustering search engine, today announced plans for the expansion of its Pittsburgh headquarters in a new location and for the establishment of a Paris office to help support the growing worldwide demand for the company's award-winning ...


Awaiting Drug Results, Hamilton Is Suspended by His Pro Team

US cyclist Tyler Hamilton was suspended from his professional team yesterday and put on notice that his contract would be invalidated if he is found guilty of the drug charges against him.


President Bush sought to reverse an impression of U.S. neglect as he opened a weeklong tour of Latin America on Thursday. Police clashed with protesters in Brazil and across the region.


The Indian guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, credited with setting the Beatles on the path to enlightenment, dies.


A roadside bomb explosion near a mobile phone shop in central Baghdad killed at least five people and wounded 17 Sunday, police said.


Campaigning ends for French election, Sarkozy due for new win

Campaigning drew to a close Saturday for the second round of France's parliamentary election, which is expected to deliver an overwhelming majority for President Nicolas Sarkozy and his ambitious programme of reform.


Pinochet remains in hospital after recovering

Former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet recovered from a stroke Sunday and still stayed in hospital while the plaintiff accused him of evading trial at court.


So said sources close to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday, following his "take it or leave it" coalition offer to the Labor Party.


Judge Indicts 2 Former Parmalat Auditors

MILAN, Italy Oct. 5, 2004 - Two former auditors at Parmalat were ordered to stand trial for false accounting and market rigging under a fast-track procedure, the first indictments since the masssive fraud scandal at the Italian-based dairy giant.


The media company that owns MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures said Wednesday that it will now advertise online through Microsoft as part of a larger deal.


Rams Rally Past Seahawks 33-27 in Overtime

Never count out Marc Bulger and the quick-strike St. Louis Rams. Bulger threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Shaun McDonald less than 3 minutes into overtime, leading the St. Louis Rams to a thrilling 33-27 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.


Pharmaceuticals: In Biotech Brews, Questions of Consistency

Genentech is borrowing a bit of the winemakerâs art to make biotech pharmaceuticals.


The nation's largest e-mail providers today filed a new round of lawsuits against Internet spammers allegedly responsible for shoveling millions of junk e-mail messages into computer users' in-boxes and their instant messaging screens.


Roma, 18:41 - CICLISMO, BETTINI: ORA VOGLIO PROVARE LA ROUBAIX

Paolo Bettini senza limiti. E' da 24 campione del mondo e già pensa ad una sfida ai limiti de...


Neuville suspended for scoring with hand

The German football association (DFB) suspended Germany international Oliver Neuville for two matches on Monday for deliberately handling the ball into the net during the weekend's Bundesliga action.


Specialist movie awards events are held in Los Angeles ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony.


The United States, accustomed to giving advice on democracy, is in the unfamiliar position of getting some from international election observers schooled in Tajikistan, Ethiopia and other emerging democracies.


Krispy Kreme Posts Loss, Stock Off 16 Pct

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a quarterly loss due to store closings and sluggish sales, sending its stock down 16 percent.


Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and former Rep. John Thune sparred over political ads and the increasingly negative tone of South Dakota's Senate race Sunday during a nationally televised debate.


The Congress on Friday passed legislation reinstituting a ban on state and local taxation of Internet access for another three years following a vote by the House of Representatives.


The Sri Lankan government formally withdraws from a ceasefire agreement with Tamil Tiger rebels.


Ringing the changes And you thought Sony's PlayStation Portable was just a games machine? Tell that to BT - it wants to transmute the handheld console into an "advanced communcations" tool. Or, as we call them in the trade, a phone.â¦


Passing Cy Young didn't faze Greg Maddux. Moving ahead of his older brother was a bit more exciting.


Palestinians seek end to Lebanon standoff

Palestinian leaders on Monday tried to end a bloody standoff between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants holed up in a refugee camp - the battleground for Lebanon's worst fighting since the civil war.


WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, worried that a Sunni Muslim boycott could turn Iraq's Jan. 30 election into a fiasco, has launched a major diplomatic and political campaign to encourage Sunnis to vote


In discesa anche Parigi e Francoforte, Londra invariata


VenerdÃ¬ stop del trasporto pubblico locale

La giornata di domani si preannuncia infuocata per i servizi pubblici. I tre sindacati confederali hanno proclamato uno sciopero nazionale nel settore del pubblico impiego per chiedere il rinnovo dei contratti


Schwarzenegger to stump for Bush in crucial Ohio next week ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 20  - California's movie star governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, will campaign for US President George W. Bush in the crucial battleground state of Ohio late next week, a report said Wednesday.


House prices slumped 3.2 percent in past year: index

House prices across the nation declined by 3.2 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, suggesting the housing downturn has deepened, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index.


Regional brokerage AG Edwards Inc. on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings rose on the year but still missed Wall Street expectations due to the sluggish pace of equity markets.


List of recalled toys out in time for holidays

A reminder from the government: check those holiday shopping lists to make sure no recalled children's toys are on them. The Consumer Product Safety Commission compiled its


Frist Joins Evangelist Graham on Trip to South Sudan

JUBA, Sudan -- The jet took off Wednesday morning headed for Juba, the fledgling regional capital of southern Sudan and a place at the moment resembling a hot and sandy construction site.


House GOP Fundraising Chair Has a New Concern Ã¢ÂÂ His Own Seat

Four-term New York Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds Ã¢ÂÂ who heads the committee orchestrating the RepublicansÃ¢ÂÂ national House campaign this year Ã¢ÂÂ already faced a vigorous and increasingly competitive longshot challenge, even before the stunning scandal involving Florida Republican Rep. Mark Foley blew up last Friday.


The family of a young girl who disappeared during a vacation in Portugal called Tuesday for an end to the rampant speculation surrounding the case and said the focus should return to the search for her.


Nigerian oil rebels ask for Clooney's help

Rebels in Nigeria's oil producing Niger Delta on Saturday invited the United Nations' new "messenger of peace", actor George Clooney, to step into its conflict with the government over oil wealth.


Taliban assassinate Afghan police, battle NATO

Suspected Taliban fighters assassinated a   senior Afghan police officer, his three bodyguards and a female   relative on Saturday, leaving only the woman's three-month-old   baby alive.


Ad Borsa Italiana, crisi non ha riguardato gli azionari


The inability of New Zealand's opening bowlers to make even the smallest of incisions has hampered their decision to play two spinners.


Iraq withdrawal expenses tough to tally: Pentagon

For anyone who has agonized on moving day whether to keep that old lamp, leave it for the new tenant or throw it out, be glad you aren't faced with the prospect of getting tanks, troops and Humvees out of Iraq.


In town after town, the scene was the same from the helicopter taking one of the first glimpses of Sumatra's ravaged coast: whole villages ripped apart, covered in mud and sea water. The only signs of life were a handful of desperate people scavenging a beach for food.


Bosnian Muslim gets light war-crimes term

A former police officer who commanded troops defending the Bosnian Muslim enclave of Srebrenica was handed a lenient two-year sentence Friday for failing to prevent murder and torture of Serb captives.


U.S. bank woes are "poetic justice": Buffett

The woes in the U.S. financial sector are "poetic justice" for bankers who designed and sold complex investments that have since gone sour, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday.


Reader Satyendra Jha shares his memories.


Regardless of the outcome of the Dell shareholders' class-action lawsuit against their company, the task before the once and future CEO of Dell Computer is gargantuan: to restore customer faith in the nation's #1 brand, and the world's #2 brand, in computers.


Victim: Machete attacks the 'work of the devil'

Lying in a hospital bed in this rural hub of Kenya's Rift Valley, a man describes surviving two machete wounds to his head and multiple slashes to his hands. He says he was attacked by people who now live by the rules of tribalism.


The son of former Liberian President  Charles Taylor denies charges that he took part in torture in Liberia.


Can Florida's new marine reserve replenish the Gulf's fish?

Amid warnings that global seafood stocks could dry up by 2048, the state acts to guard its waters.


Jabs sharpen in final week before voting

The most wide-open presidential race in a half century pushed unpredictably into a decisive new phase Wednesday, the rhetoric a bit more pointed and the appeals a tad more urgent in the final run-up to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.


Clinton to air first N.H. television ads

Seeking to secure a theme from her presidential rivals, Hillary Rodham Clinton will begin airing ads in Iowa and New Hampshire this week that cast her as the Democratic candidate best suited to bring about change to the country.


Dell Inc. will officially launch its first three consumer PCs running the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux OS on Thursday, two desktops and an Inspiron E1505n notebook PC.


Firefighters narrowly escape Tahoe blaze

When a patchwork of small wildfires exploded into an inferno, two young firefighters had only seconds to react.


Cannabis Increases Risk of Psychosis -Study

Teenagers and young adults who  frequently use cannabis are increasing their risk of suffering  from psychotic symptoms such as bizarre behavior and delusions  later in life, Dutch scientists said on Wednesday.


Man Dressed As Santa Charged With Assault

ATLANTA - A man dressed as Santa Claus was charged with assault Friday, accused of using a board to strike a 74-year-old woman in the face and head, police said.


Ex-Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi comes out in support of his successor Mwai Kibaki's re-election bid.


Lawyer Urges Red Cross to Examine Saddam

A French lawyer representing Saddam Hussein asked Monday for the International Red Cross to look into reports that the jailed former Iraqi leader has begun a hunger strike.


Serbs oppose U.N. Kosovo plan as last talks start

Serbia on Wednesday again rejected a  United Nations plan for independence for its breakaway Kosovo  province as a final round of talks on the blueprint began.


SEC launches Web tool to compare executive pay

The Securities and Exchange Commission launched an interactive tool on Friday that gives investors and the public an easier way to compare executive pay and benefits at 500 of the largest U.S. companies.


EU backs away from quick Serb membership

European Union leaders backed away Friday from offering Serbia a fast-track to membership and again cautioned Belgrade that its future entry hinges on full cooperation in handing over war crime suspects for trial.


Donna Prentice Murder Trial Begins Today

By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  May 31--SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The trial for a former Vernon County woman accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter while in California in 1969 is set to begin today.


How Doctors Got Into the Torture Business

Andrew Sullivan on the harrowing new book Oath Betrayed, in which a medical ethicist documents how members of his profession got caught up in the abuse of prisoners


Police pour into Chinese town after deadly ethnic clash

Police by the thousands patrolled this central Chinese town Monday and residents remained indoors after deadly street fights. On Monday, minivans with loudspeakers drove


Dignitaries arrive for funeral of Emirates leader

The flag-draped body of President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan was carried Wednesday into a capital mosque, where dignitaries and relatives gathered for funeral prayers for the ruler who transformed his desert


Attenti ad aumenti salari con denaro pubblico


Napoli, uomo sarebbe ferito da un parente dell'altro minore


Ministers are telling councils in England that, by law, they should not be closing rural schools.


NY's Freedom Tower might be sold to private buyers

The $3 billion Freedom Tower, the skyscraper at the heart of the rebuilt World Trade Center site, could be sold to private investors, according to a real estate investment executive who said he was approached.


Democrats Find Promise in Western States

Western Democrats gather here on Saturday with two major tasks: interview candidates for head of the Democratic National Committee, and chart a course to improve the party's prospects across this mostly red-state, pro-gun region.


Parma, 16:51 - CALCIO, CATANIA: BALDINI ESPULSO, CALCIO A DI CARLO

Il tecnico del Catania, Silvio Baldini, è stato espulso al 40' del secondo tempo della sfida ...


Ferrari's Barrichello takes first Shanghai pole

Ruben Barrichello of Ferrari will start Formula One's first race in China on pole position after setting the fastest time of qualifying in Shanghai yesterday.


Terror suspects could bargain for reduced sentences

Officials are planning to propose a plea-bargaining system like that used in the United States which could see alleged terrorists get reduced gaol sentences.


Sotto il cadavere 200 dlr e una lettera.Delitto passionale?


Pharmacists are taking advantage of Medicaid pricing rules to reap two and three times their cost for generic medicines, lawmakers said Tuesday.


One day after the NHL players' association rejected the league's latest salary-cap proposal, the sides met again in what could be the last chance to save the hockey season.


In an Israeli Town Prone to Attacks, New Yorkâs Mayor Denounces Terror

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg brought his message against terror to a town shaken by persistent attacks from Palestinian militants.


Benitez salutes Crouch as Liverpool coast through

Rafael Benitez saluted Peter Crouch as the striker gave him a timely reminder of his quality during the 4-0 Champions League win over Toulouse.


Wis. Radio Host Apologizes for Rice Remark

A radio host apologized Monday for calling secretary of state nominee Condoleezza Rice "Aunt Jemima," but refused to back down from his criticism that she is a "black trophy" of the Bush administration.


Palestinian municipal elections launched in W. Bank

More than 140,000 Palestinians in the West Bank are heading to 26 ballots on Thursday to elect mayors and municipal councils for their towns and villages.


Alltel, which has agreed to be bought by private equity investors, posted quarterly profit of $282.6 million as it added more wireless subscribers than expected.


Verizon, T-Mobile Likely to Lead FCC Sale

Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile are  expected to be the most aggressive bidders for U.S. wireless  airwaves in a January auction that analysts say could give them  added resources to expand and improve service.


NEW YORK -- Consumers' attitudes on the economy in the run-up to the Christmas holiday made an unexpected jump as of the end of December, according to a survey released Thursday.


Palermo, 12:03 - CALCIO, ZAMPARINI: COMPORTAMENTO CORINI NON MI E' PIACIUTO

Maurizio Zamparini punge Eugenio Corini sulla vicenda del rinnovo. Il capitano del Palermo ha detto ...


Hilton: jail renews gratitude for "simple" life

Jailed heiress Paris Hilton says  she suffers from claustrophobia -- a fear of confinement in  small places -- but that her time behind bars has renewed her  appreciation for life's simple pleasures.


Michael V. Kostiw has withdrawn his name for consideration as CIA executive director, the third-ranking position at the agency, after public disclosure that he had resigned from the agency under pressure more than 20 years ago.


NDORI, Kenya -- Giving antiretroviral drugs to pregnant women has long been celebrated as one of the few successful tactics in the war against AIDS in Africa. A single pill for a woman in labor, followed by a sip of syrup for her newborn baby, cuts HIV transmission rates by more than half,...


Philippines fears 1,000 killed in typhoon's wrath

DARAGA, Philippines  - The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people were killed in landslides and floods set off by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be found.


Canadians to spend more in December, but weather still hampers ...

TORONTO (CP) - With the economy in good shape, interest rates low and about 200,000 new jobs created this year, Canadians have increased their holiday shopping budgets and should be ringing up good cheer for long-suffering retailers this month.


Wi-Fi group backs brawnier security standard

An alliance says that Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, or WPA2, is a big improvement on earlier wireless security standards.


Darfur Peace Talks Delayed as AU Prepares Troops

A transport mix-up delayed the start of a new round of peace talks on Sudan's Darfur region on Thursday, as the African Union prepared to deploy thousands of new troops to monitor renewed fighting in the remote province.


Spinal Defect Forces Brezina From Football

Brad Brezina feels just fine, which might be the worst part of all.


European nations circulate U.N. Iran draft

Key European nations circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday that would put the threat of sanctions, but not force, behind demands that Iran suspend uranium enrichment and clear up suspicions about its nuclear program.


U.S. blue-chip stocks rose slightly on  Monday as high oil prices boosted energy shares and some  investors bought stocks that have been beaten down so far this  year.


ITG Europe to Take Over Rival E-Crossnet

ITG Europe, which operates the Posit electronic system that crosses or matches buy and sell orders for European shares, said on Monday it planned to buy rival E-Crossnet.


Ronn H. Bailey lives in hope that he will hold his own among the 570 teams which compete in the famously treacherous Dakar Rally off-road race.


POLITICS:  U.N. Deadlocked Over Kosovo Independence

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 12 (IPS) - After several closed door meetings over the last  few weeks, the 15-member U.N. Security Council has failed to  reach agreement on a Western proposal for the creation of a new  independent nation state of Kosovo.


Dads' rights activists due in court over 'Big Brother' bust-in

Five people arrested for breaking into the set of the reality television hit "Celebrity Big Brother" in order to campaign for fathers' rights were to appear in court.


Steamy Side of Peacekeeping Coming to TV Screens

Sex, drugs and corruption among  U.N. peacekeeping forces in the world's most dangerous hot  spots will become fodder for a new TV series, the  whistle-blowing authors of a tell-all book said on Wednesday.


The Smile Boutique in the Dentistâs Office

Industry analysts say more than a dozen doctors have brought out oral-care products in the last year or plan to this year, but are these products better because a doctor has designed them?


Popular high-tech gadgets and the isolation they cause

Christine Rosen admits that she feels like a skunk at the techno-optimists' garden party. And for good reason. In a recent essay in the New Atlantis, Rosen, a resident fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, sprayed rhetorical musk at the multitudes who swear their devotion to digital devices like TiVo or the iPod.


The region's music is fresher than ever. If you haven't checked out these artists yet, you'll be doing so soon


No. 1 Memphis Passes a Test From a Former Assistant

Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 24 points Saturday, and No. 1 Memphis remained the countryâs only undefeated team by pulling out a 70-64 victory over visiting Texas-El Paso.


Milano, 19:32 - Calcio, Milan; Galliani: noi riconciliamo col calcio

"Il Milan riconcilia con il calcio". Un Adriano Galliani visibilmente soddisfatto commenta negli spo...


Senate Blocks Effort to Revive Immigration Overhaul

The Senate voted today to effectively block efforts to overhaul the nationâs immigration laws, meaning that the issue is most likely dead until after the 2008 elections.