Schools minister sets all-seeing-eye targets Every parent of a secondary school pupil will have online access to real-time data on their child's behaviour by 2010 under new targets set today by schools minister Jim Knight.â¦


Surprising Dip in Jobless Claims Welcomed

Fewer Americans signed up for unemployment benefits last week, raising hopes that the nation's job market will show improvement moving into the new year.


WADA Look to Crack Down on Recreational Drug Use

Soccer players and other sportsmen could  soon face mandatory two-year bans from their sports if they are  caught using recreational drugs at any time, the head of the  World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday.


Italy seeks way out of crisis after Prodi quits

Italy's president will hold crisis talks with political leaders on Friday to see whether he can avoid calling snap elections after a no confidence vote forced Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government to resign.


Il segretario Ds: ora il tema e' affidato al Parlamento


The rules controlling the trade in many animal and plant species may change as delegates from around the world meet in Thailand.


La Spezia, 21:49 - CALCIO, SPEZIA: PRESI ZANINELLI, MANZONI E FIETTA

Lo Spezia ha acquistato il difensore Marco Zaninelli (30 anni, preso dal Cesena) e i centrocampisti ...


Suit Challenges Evolution Disclaimers on Textbooks

Description: A lawsuit challenges disclaimers stuck on biology textbooks containing evolution theory in Georgia's affluent Cobb County.


Tom Stoppard's Russian trilogy a U.S. hit

Tom Stoppard's epic eight-hour trilogy "The Coast of Utopia" about 19th century Russian revolutionaries has won rave U.S. reviews and defied fears that its subject matter would be too heavy for theater goers.


Canada to Host International Talks on Overfishing

Canada will host international talks in May on what needs to be done to protect the world's dwindling fish stocks from rampant overfishing, officials said on Thursday.


Shaun Alexander drags LB Julian Peterson

SEATTLE - It was a year and 12 days since the Seahawks last held an opponent scoreless in a game. The last time the 49ers were held scoreless in a game was in 1977: Jimmy Carter was in office and David Krieg


By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo and Scott Morrison in San Francisco. Sony has suffered a big setback in its bid to set the standard for next-generation DVDs as four Hollywood studios announced they would support a rival technology backed by Toshiba.


Providence Says Clear Channel Lawsuit "Baseless"

Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners said on Sunday a lawsuit brought by radio operator Clear Channel Communications Inc. to force it to complete a $1.2 billion deal was "baseless."  Marking the latest deal to turn nasty amid the credit cru...


Serie A Sunday Wrap: Lecce Move Into Second Place

There was more scoring in todayâs games than usual, and several sides greatly improved their standing with important wins. Parma defended their home pitch against Lazio, with a 3-1 victory.


90-Year-Old Man Still Teaching Kids Judo

LINCOLN, Neb. - Paul Owen turned 90 this week, and he's still getting his kicks from judo. "I don't know what keeps me young," Owen said. Maybe it's the kids he teaches at John Roseberry's Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan Martial Arts Center in Lincoln.


ISS says Icahn's Lear bid not high enough

Institutional Shareholder Services is recommending that Lear Corp.  shareholders vote against Carl Icahn's $2.86 billion proposed takeover of the U.S. auto-parts maker because of its price, according to a copy of the report obtained on Thursday.


Explosion in Hotel at Israel-Egypt Border

An explosion rocked at hotel in the Egyptian border town of Taba, near Israel, on Thursday and a large number of casualties were reported, Israel Radio reported.


Identity of attackers remains uncertain; public skeptical on official claims

MOSCOW  - Two days after the bloody end of a hostage crisis that left more than 350 people dead, the identity of the attackers who seized a school in the ethnic patchwork of Russia's North Caucasus region remained uncertain Sunday.


Europeâs Next Rate Move May Be an Increase

The European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday but signaled that it could raise it pre-emptively if generous wage deals threaten to ignite inflation.


BAGHDAD: A series of car bomb blasts tore through Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul yesterday, killing at least 26 people and wounding more than 100.


N.Korean diplomatic couriers tear-gassed in Finland

Finnish police used tear gas to evict  two North Korean diplomatic couriers from a train after they  refused to show their tickets or identify themselves.


Rice, Miliband on surprise visit to Afghanistan

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived in Afghanistan on a surprise visit Thursday, an AFP correspondent travelling with them said.


Dollar falls after Philly Fed disappoints

NEW YORK : The dollar swung lower after a disappointing report from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve that prompted fears of weaker US industrial activity than economists had been expecting.


Discovery Preparing to Meet Space Station

The crew of the U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery was preparing Sunday for its rendezvous with the International Space Station.  NASA said the crew was inspecting the shuttle's heat shield for any possible damage from Saturday's launch, and preparing tools necessary for the rendezvous.


Womenâs Basketball Notebook: Back From Injury, Duke Center Feels Back on Her Game

Dukeâs Chante Black is flourishing in the system the new Coach Joanne P. McCallie has installed.


BLOOMINGTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. -- Both teams are determined to make a strong first impression in the opening matches today of the 35th Ryder Cup.


DALLAS -- The more you hear about Bernard Kerik's messy personal life, the more you begin to think the former New York Police commissioner should be cordoned off with little orange cones.


Il presidente Omar Hassan El Bashir incontra Romano Prodi"I paesi europei convincano i ribelli a partecipare ai negoziati"                                            Darfur, si aprono spiragli di pace "Cessate il fuoco e poi trattative"


Britain's Andy Murray beats Lukas Dlouhy 6-2 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the St Petersburg Open.


Bush Called 'Immoral' for Stance on Global Warming Treaty

An environmental activist group has declared President George Bush "immoral" for his failure to support the Kyoto Protocol.


Latest News Red Bull show Wirdheim the door

Former Jaguar test and reserve driver BjÃ¶rn Wirdheim's Formula One hopes were dealt a blow after Red Bull told him that he will not be working with them next year.


Sony agreed to pay the Immersion Corporation $150.3 million to end a patent dispute over technology used in the PlayStation video-game console.


What do the New York Times/About.com, Citicards and Passages drug treatment center have in common? You guessed it, a Vice President of Search, the hottest new title in town.


The UN agrees a 10-year plan to tackle desertification but fails to reach an accord on the budget.


The United Nations broke with years of protocol and commemorated the 60-year anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps, directly linking its own founding with the end of the Holocaust in some of the strongest language ever.


Annan Warns Chaos Looms in Violent Darfur

Chaos is looming in Sudan's western Darfur region as violence increases, order collapses, and the number of desperate people in need of humanitarian aid reaches nearly 2.3 million, according to a U.N. report issued Monday.


PV Narasimha Rao, a former prime minister of India, has died of heart failure. Mr. Rao died in a New Delhi hospital two weeks after he was admitted for a cardiac problem.


Liverpool striker Neil Mellor grabs a brace to knock holders Middlesbrough out of the Carling Cup.


Blair opens way for fight to succeed him: newspapers

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has undermined hopes for his powerful chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown, to succeed him and may have opened up the leadership battle to a new generation, newspapers said.


Dallas Mavericks guard Michael Finley was placed on the injured list yesterday with a sprained right ankle, and team officials believe the two-time All-Star will need at least two weeks before returning. Finley, who was injured in the third quarter of Tuesday night's loss at Orlando, must sit out at least five games. Finley averaged 17 points in Dallas's first ...


PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid will take a temporary leave of absence through the middle of March to deal with family issues, team officials announced Monday.


Bengalese travolge sulle strisce una 91enne in pieno centroE' stato rintracciato grazie alle segnalazioni dei passanti                                            Roma, uccide anziana e scappa Arrestato pirata della strada


Labor strife has been topping the bill in Hollywood of late, yet you wouldn't have known it from the weekend's awards shows: The town's elite seemed more interested in celebrating, and "No Country for Old Men" emerged as the movie to beat at the Academy Awards.


Michael Jackson asks TV stations to stop playing Eminem's new video, which ridicules the pop legend.


An explosion in a coal mine has killed 29 miners in the same Chinese province where a blast at another mine claimed nearly 150 lives last month, the government said Friday.


Mexico 'Dirty War' Tale Ends Happily, Victim Found

Aleida Gallangos met her brother in Washington last week for the first time since he was kidnapped by Mexican police 30 years ago, closing one chapter in the annals of Mexico's "dirty war" on a rare joyous note.


Heavy rains from Hurricane Dean pounded western Mexico on Thursday after the storm killed at least 10 people in a three-day rampage across the breadth of the country.


The Karachi Express night train, packed with passengers traveling home for the Muslim festival of Eid, derailed at 2.30am this morning


Elevated by cash, iPod guru and former Apple CFO Struggling to regain its edge in the smartphone market, Palm has reached an agreement to sell a quarter of the company to a private equity firm and to place a former iPod guru in an executive seat.â¦


Swedish man gets benefits for Black Sabbath addiction

Who's next? Ozzy? A Swedish man is to receive sickness benefits for his addiction to heavy metal music.â¦


Japan counts cost as deadliest typhoon in decade kills at least 48

Japan is searching for survivors after the country's deadliest typhoon in more than a decade killed at least 48 people as it crushed houses, overturned trains and left passengers stranded on flooded highways.


Finanziaria, si vendono le strade e paghiamo noi

Pezzi di rete stradale in vendita Â«a prezzi di mercatoÂ». Una misura che frutterÃ  alle casse pubbliche tre miliardi di euro nel 2005, se si cederanno 1.500 chilometri di strade Statali. Ã solo una delle


Oil: Price below US$50 as downturn resumes

NEW YORK - Oil fell back below US$50 on Thursday, resuming a downturn that has cut prices 11 per cent from record highs and ending a brief rally following President George W. Bush's US election victory.


Oil Prices 'Wallop' Economy Like Tax Increase

Just at the moment the U.S. economy could use a boost, the recent surge in oil prices is having the opposite effect.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


A sharp drop in initial unemployment claims and bullish forecasts from Nokia and Texas Instruments sent stocks slightly higher in early trading Thursday.


Microsoft Corp.'s proposed $42 billion purchase of Yahoo Inc. would establish the world's largest software maker as a "strong No. 2 competitor" against online search leader Google Inc., Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday.


POLICE killed a suspected top al-Qaeda operative yesterday in a four-hour gun battle at a house in southern Pakistan that also led to the arrest of two other men.


Fierce Fighting Erupts in Iraq's Najaf-Witnesses

NAJAF, Iraq  - Fierce fighting broke out in the  holy Iraqi city of Najaf Monday, with numerous explosions and  gunfire echoing around a sacred shrine held by followers of a  radical Shi'ite cleric, Reuters witnesses said.


Ucciso da congegno da lui inventato per stordire i pesci


Rumsfeld visits bombed base: Attacker likely wore uniform

In a surprise Christmas Eve visit, US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld arrived before dawn today amid tight security at an air base in northern Iraq where an insurgent's


Business & money: Flamboyant billionaire Donald Trump expected to take witness stand in defence of Conrad Black.


Si Ã¨ aperto a Valencia il secondo atto della Louis Vuitton Cup. Buon bilancio per Luna Rossa: una vittoria contro Oracle e una sconfitta contro Alinghi. Male lâaltra italiana, +39, che ha esordito con due sconfitte.


Dracula-style come-back still possible Vampire hunters wishing to prevent Slobodan Milosevic rising from his grave will now have to deal with security guards posted to prevent them driving a stake through his heart and thereby thwarting any ambitions the Serbian dicatator may have for a Dracula-style political comeback.â¦


Oil Prices Surge Briefly Above $54 a Barrel

The International Energy Agency said that higher petroleum prices would hurt economic growth around the world next year.


Countrywide Financial, the nationâs largest mortgage lender, said yesterday that it had lined up $12 billion of financing to help weather a housing slowdown that it expects to lead to widespread layoffs.


From the first time she saw "Hairspray" on Broadway, Nikki Blonsky was dying to play its plump, sparkling teen heroine, Tracy Turnblad.


Vina del Mar, 11:31 - TENNIS, ATP VINA DEL MAR: RISULTATI E PROGRAMMA QUARTI

Risultati della quarta giornata del torneo Atp di Vina del Mar, in Cile, prova del circuito Atp (for...


Legislature rejects Sharon's Gaza speech

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip suffered a symbolic setback on Monday when the legislature voted to reject the speech in which he raised the proposal.


A man acquitted of murder 15 years ago admits his guilt after a legal change allows him to be retried.


Nuns join Buddhist monks in Burma for the first time in a seventh day of anti-junta protests in Rangoon.


McGowan flirts with no-hitter in Jays win

Dustin McGowan took a no-hitter into the ninth inning and finished with a complete game one-hitter as the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-0 win on Sunday.


Reynolds reports 1st earnings since merger

Tobacco company Reynolds American Inc., reporting earnings for the first time since the combination of RJ Reynolds and the US operations of Brown & Williamson


Iraqis say they've captured key Saddam aide

BAGHDAD Iraqi officials on Sunday said they had captured a man believed to be Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the last member of Saddam Hussein's inner circle believed to have been at large, following a gunfight at a medical clinic in a town north of Baghdad.


(InfoWorld) - In another blow to peer-to-peer file sharing, a U.S. federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Morpheus software program encouraged users to infringe upon copyrighted works. StreamCast Networks, the owner of Morpheus, "cannot seriously argue that it did not know that the popular music and movies traded on its network were copyrighted," wrote U.S. district judge Stephen V. Wilson. The ruling is another win for record and film companies, which sought an injunction against distribution of the file-sharing software in the suit, filed in 2001. StreamCast continued to fight after two other companies named in the suit, Grokster and Sharman Networks, the company behind the Kazaa file-sharing client,Â reach settlementsÂ with the entertainment industry. StreamCast said it could consider appealing, saying the software has legal uses. "We do not believe that StreamCast encouraged users to infringe on copyrighted works, and the company never intended to do so," the company said in a statement. File-sharing software companies have been battered by a string of successful legal suits by the entertainment industry. In June 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court found that both StreamCast andÂ Grokster could be held liableÂ for copyright infringements by users. Earlier this month, MetaMachine, which distributed the eDonkey client software,Â settled a copy infringement caseÂ with the record industry for $30 million. Just weeks prior, Sharman Networks agreed to pay $100 million to end outstanding lawsuits with the entertainment industry. Major record companies and movies studios have used aggressive legal tactics against illegal file sharing, suing both software companies and individual users, in an effort to halt falling revenues attributed to piracy.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


Japan's anti-monopoly agency raided several top record companies Thursday on suspicion they illegally blocked other firms from offering music ringtone services to mobile phone users.


One Small Step as China Opens Space Center

China offered a rare glimpse of its manned space flight center Wednesday, drawing back -- if only slightly -- the veil of secrecy around China's ambitions in outer space.


Children's Minister Kevin Brennan denies that councils are taking babies into care in order to meet adoption targets


KUWAIT - The Kuwaiti newspaper that predicted the release of two Italian hostages in Iraq says the captors had originally demanded a US$5 million ($7.


Seduta negativa su tutte le principali Piazze europee

MILANO - Seduta negativa a Piazza Affari che cede lo 0,22% in una giornata segnata da consistenti ribassi su tutti i principali listini europei. Particolarmente negativa la prestazione di Francoforte che perde


The United States is still the country where the most number of spams originate, almost 42 per cent, says a report by security solutions company Sophos.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Aug. 23, 2004 - Pakistani troops acting on a tip raided a terrorist hideout Monday in a remote tribal region, sparking a shootout that left four foreigners dead and several wounded, an army spokesman said.


US network faces doubts over Bush military documents

Doubts mounted over the authenticity of documents discrediting President George W. Bush's military service, causing embarrassment to CBS television after it published the papers in a report.


Bombs killed more than 40 people in   Iraq on Wednesday morning, including 24 at a market in Baghdad,   where insurgents defied a U.S.-backed security clampdown in its   fourth week.


Sharon set to end 15-month boycott of Palestinian leadership

JERUSALEM  - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was set to end his 15-month boycott of the Palestinian leadership after expressing a willingness to meet new PLO chief and presidential favourite Mahmud Abbas.


Wildlife officials were struggling to catch a monkey which sneaked inside the security area of New Delhi's international airport and forced the brief closure of the VIP lounge, a security official said on Monday.


Al Qaeda militants in Iraq vowed   war on "worshippers of the cross" and protesters burned a papal   effigy on Monday over Pope Benedict's comments on Islam, while   Western churchmen and statesmen tried to calm passions.


Music Review | 'American Idols Live!': No Votes, Just Hugs, Smiles and Pop

On Friday the gang from Idolâs Season 6 came to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: one winner (Jordin Sparks) and nine losers, putting on a show that amounted to high-energy karaoke.


IndiaÂs Police Say Pakistan Helped Plot July Train Bombings

Pakistani officials swiftly rejected the allegation, which is likely to increase tensions on the subcontinent.


L.A. Airport Terminals Open After Scares

LOS ANGELES - Four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport were shut down for more than three hours Saturday after a passenger bypassed security at one terminal and two flashlight batteries exploded during screening at another, authorities said.    The incidents, about a half-hour apart, were apparently unrelated and there was no link to terrorism, according to the federal Transportation Security Administration...


Jumblatt downplays Lebanon army action at camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Fresh fighting broke out on Sunday between the Lebanese army and militants in a Palestinian refugee camp, but a senior member of the governing coalition said there were no plans to end the standoff by military means.


Doctor says Smith shocked at son's methadone use

A pathologist probing the death of   model Anna Nicole Smith's son said on Thursday that since the   cause has been found, the case can be closed without holding a   planned inquest in the Bahamas next month.


Mai piu' ministri in piazza che contestano il governo


Key injuries make Super Bowl path tougher for Chargers

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - The road to the Super Bowl may have become a little bumpier for the San Diego Chargers, who will limp into Foxborough next weekend to wrestle one of the greatest teams in NFL history for a ticket to Phoenix.


By NANCY RABINOWITZ CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Not quite the Oscar, but Scarlett Johansson still was all smiles Thursday about being crowned the Harvard Hasty Pudding woman of the year. And happy to participate in the rambunctious roasting that goes along with the honor.


Hoping to get some work done on a recent train trip to New York, I kicked back, opened my laptop, and clicked on Microsoft Excel. Up popped a prompt asking for the original program disk. Same thing with Word and PowerPoint. Nothing would run.


Oil steadied at below $69 a barrel on   Wednesday, hovering near its lowest in three and a half months   as dealers feared oil stocks may quickly build up now that the   northern hemisphere summer season has ended.


Md. Governor Commutes Three Life Sentences

Gov. Robert Ehrlich on Friday commuted the sentences of three inmates, including that of a woman who was sentenced to life in prison for a murder she committed when she was 15 years old.


Best-director Oscar: A study in extremes

Looking at winners of the best-director category at the Academy Awards over the past decade is a study in extremes.


Demand for flu shots has cooled in some states, prompting at least four of them in recent weeks to ease restrictions on who gets a shot so vaccine isn't wasted amid a national shortage.


How Easily a Feisty Film Festival Goes Glittery

Once the provocateur's film gathering, Spain's San SebastiÃ¡n International Film Festival is starting to draw a more luminary crowd.


Glitter 'considers Hong Kong move' after release

British former pop singer Gary Glitter, jailed in Vietnam for child molestation, is considering moving to Hong Kong after his release, a report said Sunday.


Darfur displaced say peace talks doomed to failure

AL-SALAM CAMP, Sudan  - A day before Darfur peace talks are due to open in Libya, many victims of the 4-1/2 year conflict in Sudan's remote west have already doomed them to failure.


Radio group GCap Media blames a tough advertising market for a 35% drop in annual profits.


Jalen Rose, one of only two Knicks to have played in the N.B.A. finals, is a tad dumbfounded at the preception that he might not have a roll on the Knicks.


Private guards in SUVs helped Iraq's former electricity minister escape from a police station just outside the heavily fortified Green Zone where the dual U.S.-Iraqi citizen was being held on corruption charges, officials said Monday.


U.S. stocks held solid gains on  Wednesday, as oil prices held below $42 a barrel and healthcare  stocks rose, with shares of drugmaker Merck & Co. MRK.N up  after issuing a 2005 forecast that was better than some  analysts had expected.


Ofcom fines channel Â£300,000 for breaches of broadcasting code in phone-in quiz Brainteaser.


President: Troops in Iraq will 'come home with honor'

Bush thanks Marines for their service and says he is confident Iraqis will learn to defend themselves. CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- In a somber address on the 63rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor, President Bush


Euphoria replaced by reality over London 2012

One British newspaper on Thursday quoted a remark made by Prime Minister Tony Blair to London Mayor Ken Livingstone that "everyone would say 'fantastic' when we won the Olympics, then you'd have six years of complaining."


NBC Universal will be  introducing social networking tools on its Web site later this  year along with streaming episodes of "Late Night With Conan  O'Brien," NBC Digital Entertainment said Monday.


Amazon offers discount to A9 search users

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc is offering a 1.57 per cent shopping discount to registered users of its new A9 Web search service as a way to increase A9 use and promote buying on Amazon, the company's Web site showed on Friday.


Bush, Kerry Use Draft to Target Youth Vote

John Kerry says re-electing President Bush would create "the great potential of a draft." Not so, responds the incumbent: "The best way to avoid the draft is to vote for me."


Future Foggy for Family Farm: Area Counties See Changes in Land Use

By Tonya Root, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jun. 10--Above: An old, red tractor that Johnny Shelley's father bought before the 58-year-old was born still is used on his family's farm in the Pleasant View community.   The 1947 B.F.


NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen flat to slightly lower at the open Monday as investors grapple with Friday's disappointing jobs report...


Six foreign medics are sentenced to death in Libya for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with HIV.


Viral movies possible with RealPlayer flaw

A software slipup in RealNetworks' music player means that Windows, Mac and Linux computers could be compromised by a movie.


Londra, 18:32 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: IL WEST HAM VUOLE TIAGO

La compagine londinese del West Ham vuole il centrocampista della Juve Tiago a gennaio. Lo rivela il...


Ma il nostro paese migliora, in 3 anni da 84/mo a 69/mo


But Australia has overwhelmed the apparent next best one-day team in the world with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand set up by Glenn McGrath's early burst and finished off by a brutal knock from Andrew Symonds.


Risultato positivo per il terzo anno consecutivo


Thousands Clash with Police in Southern China

Up to 50,000 workers upset over  mistreatment by local security guards clashed with police in a  town in China's Guangdong province, throwing rocks and bricks  and torching four police cars, a Hong Kong newspaper said on  Sunday.


Desperate Catholics find "rent-a-priests" online

ALBANY, New York  - Some are Catholics who see   their church as stuck in the past. Others are believers who   happen to be divorced, pregnant before marriage or gay. A few   just can't find a priest when they need one.


The United Nations proposed the most sweeping reforms in its history yesterday, recommending the overhaul of its key decision-making organ, the Security Council, and holding


President Bush is to announce a wave of restrictions on Burma's ruling military junta, the White House says.


Exhausted after playing three games in six days, David Beckham will not travel with the Los Angeles Galaxy for its Major League Soccer game in Colorado.


UNITED STATES SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Prisoners at the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been beaten while blindfolded and handcuffed, terrorized by attack dogs, and forced to take drugs, an Australian detainee said in an affidavit released yesterday. David Hicks, 29, was one of the first prisoners to arrive at the camp in eastern Cuba in ...


Sage gets upclose to personnel with KCS buy

Spends Â£20m to increase SME market share Acquisition-happy accounts software firm Sage has gobbled up UK-based finance and HR software supplier KCS Global Holdings for Â£20m.â¦


The yen fell half a percent against major currencies on Friday on a surprising downward revision to Japanese growth, while the dollar hit three-week lows against the euro on worries about the U.S. trade deficit.


Francis Ford Coppola's first movie in 10 years is likely to be the top attraction at the Rome film festival next month.


Norwegian Mistakenly Burns Cash for Heat

A Norwegian who felt a bit chilly after a night on the town and decided to stoke his fireplace didn't really have money to burn. It just turned out that way.


BAGHDAD -- Browsing the shelves of a cosmetics store in the Karrada  shopping district, Zahra Khalid felt giddy at the sight of Alberto shampoo and Miss Rose eye shadow, blusher and powder.


British output, input prices at three-year low

Output prices in Britain, or the cost of goods at the factory gate, fell to the lowest level since November 2001 last month, while raw material costs also slumped.


The Taoiseach will meet the SDLP leader, Mark Durkan, in Dublin today as the British and Irish governments intensify their efforts to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland.


Science & environment: Some of Britain's ugliest industrial sites are being transformed into wildlife paradises, providing a haven for plants and animals, reports Stephen Moss.


Orioles Bullpen Wastes Offensive Production

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays score 11 runs in the eighth inning during another embarrassing performance by Baltimore's bullpen, and the Orioles waste six home runs in a 15-8 loss, their seventh straight.


Australia go 1-0 up in the Ashes series after beating England by 277 runs in the first Test at Brisbane.


Plea to Release Kidnapped Aid Chief Met by Silence

CARE Internationalâs operations in Iraq remained suspended tonight as kidnapped aid chief Margaret Hassanâs second day in captivity drew to a close with no word on her fate.


Spc. Chris Carlson had been out of the U.S. Army for two years and was working at Costco in California when he received notice that he was being called back into service.


Israeli troops have shot dead a mentally ill Palestinian during a raid in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. The man's death came as Palestinians prepared to mark the fourth anniversary of their intifada


British PM's wife posed nude for painting in her mid-20s

Cherie Blair, the wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, posed nude for a painting when she was a trainee lawyer in her mid-20s, The Times reported.


More than 80,000 pupils from 520 schools across the UK are hoping to set a new world record for a "walking bus".


Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts geared up for a spacewalk Monday that NASA said would remain unchanged despite a last-minute switch in crew for medical reasons.


Alaska corruption prosecutors criticized

The Justice Department inappropriately pressured a former state lawmaker to consider pleading guilty in a corruption case, according to his lawyer, who wants a federal judge to review the agency's actions.


TURKEYâS prime minister said admitting his Muslim-majority country to the European Union would contribute to "reconciliation between civilisations".


Leopard - they still do computers Apple may have dropped the "Computer" from the company name earlier this year, but its latest OS released today gives it a chance to remind everyone where its real value lies.â¦


Aspyr Media has posted an incremental update that squashes bugs, smooths play.


Inflation hottest in two years, output solid

Consumer prices rose the most in more than two years in November as energy costs surged and a host of other prices marched higher, damping prospects of further interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.


Thai army denies martial law rumor, markets rally

Thai army chief and coup leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin denied rumors on Thursday that he was about to fire his appointed prime minister or impose martial law in the capital, to the relief of nervous stock market investors.


The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions took turns blowing chances to win the game. In the end, Jason Hanson's 37-yard field goal in overtime lifted Detroit to a 20-17 victory over Minnesota on Sunday and ended a 10-game losing streak in the series.


Spain Bucks EU Trend with Immigration Amnesty

Spain, the main gateway for illegal  immigrants into the European Union, is proposing an amnesty for  illicit workers at a time when other European capitals are  calling for a crackdown to stem the flood.


India and Pakistan prolong Kashmir ceasefire

Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan have agreed to prolong a ceasefire in force in disputed Kashmir since last year, New Delhi's Foreign Minister Natwar Singh said Monday.


Movie Review | 'Gray Matters': Brother and Sister, With Similar Taste in Girls

âGray Mattersâ pretends to be high-end French Champagne, but is really a midpriced domestic vintage.


Lord Peter Goldsmith, the British government's senior legal advisor whose time in office was marked by several controversies, said Friday he would step down next week, alongside Prime Minister Tony Blair.


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Hydrogen is good, but biofuels is now, says biofuel exec.


NASA is inviting members of the general public from around the world to suggest a new name for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, otherwise known as GLAST, before it launches in mid-2008.


The idea behind BookCrossing.com is simple: You drop off a book in a public place, or pick up one someone else left behind.


Prince lashes out at YouTube, eBay and The Pirate Bay

Musician intends to win back control of his copyright on the Web.


Il punto sugli aiuti a trenta giorni dalla catastrofe che ha colpito la regioneLa campagna lanciata da Agire e sostenuta da Repubblica ha raccolto 750 mila euro                                          Bangladesh, un mese dopo il ciclone "Alcune zone ancora non raggiunte"                                                                                La testimonianza di un'operatrice di MSF: "Solo una parte della popolazione ha avuto assistenzaMolte le malattie respiratorie soprattutto nei bambini: mancano le coperte, la notte fa freddo"di ALESSANDRA VITALI


Prosecutors Can Use TV Interview at Blake Trial

Prosecutors in actor Robert Blake's  murder trial can use as evidence a television interview in  which he says he had a fine relationship with the woman he is  accused of killing, a judge ruled on Wednesday.


THE death of a 13-year-old English boy from an overdose of heroin is a grim reminder of the social cost of what United States President George W. Bush lauded last June as 'the first victory in the war on terror'.


Doverosa solidarieta' tra Regioni, di tutti problemi Paese


Forbes in Russia Becomes the Story Again

A billionaireÂs attempt to block an article in the Russian language edition of Forbes magazine has raised questions about intimidation of the press in Russia.


Shawn Fanning il giovane fondatore di Napster, un tempo nemico giurato delle major musicali, torna alla ribalta per il lancio di Snocap un sistema di condivisione file che permetterÃ  alle major di acquisire royalties ad ogni download di brano musicale.


Hundreds of Iraqis trained to run expatriate polling stations in Britain

Five hundred Iraqis have been trained to run and oversee polling stations in Britain to allow up to 150,000 expatriate Iraqis to cast their vote for the elections in Iraq, organizers said.


Dell Puts Himself Back into the Driving Seat

MICHAEL Dell, founder of the computer maker Dell, has replaced Kevin Rollins as chief executive as the company continues to lose market share to rival Hewlett-Packard.   Dell, 41, has always been chairman of the company, but handed over the job of executive to Rollins in 2004.


Protagonista un giovane straniero denunciato dalla polizia


African leaders meet on Burundi in wake of refugee massacre

DAR ES SALAAM : African leaders gathered for their latest summit on conflict in Burundi, held in the wake of a massacre of Tutsi refugees for which Burundi's last active Hutu rebel group claimed responsibility.


U.S. Men Set World Record, Without Phelps

ATHENS, Greece - The United States won the men's 400-meter medley relay in world-record time Saturday night, giving Michael Phelps his record eighth medal of the Athens Olympics without him getting into the pool. Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak won in 3 minutes, 30.68 seconds, lowering the old mark of 3:31.54 set by the Americans at last year's world championships in Barcelona, Spain...


Anil heads for Australia after shooting delays

Anil Kapoor has finally headed for Australia to shoot Subhash Ghai's "Main Yuvraj" after his dates all went awry due to shooting delays in two of his current projects.


Catholic church leaders urge women to look at alternatives to termination, as the Abortion Act's 40th anniversary approaches.


Helping women and girls fight against HIV/AIDS

Each year on Dec. 1, World AIDS Day is commemorated around the globe. It celebrates progress made in the battle against the disease and brings into focus the challenges that remain.


Medco sys admin gets 30 months for planting logic bomb

A Unix systems administrator is sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for planting a logic bomb that could have taken down a corporate network holding customer health care information.


Londra, 10:51 - CALCIO, GB; AGENTE DESCHAMPS: NESSUN CONTATTO CON NEWCASTLE

Jeannot Werth, agente dell'allenatore Didier Deschamps, smentisce il contatto tra il suo assistito e...


Music Companies Embrace P2P File-Sharing

Even as the RIAA continues to sue downloaders of illegal music over file-sharing networks, some music companies are finally finding ways to use P2P to their advantage.


Sunni Arab tribesmen vow revenge for the killing of a leader who opposed al-Qaeda in Iraq.


'Collaborare con Forestale e corpi di Pubblica sicurezza'


WASHINGTON  - U.S. telephone and cable companiessaw the growth of high-speed Internet services slow in thesecond quarter to the lowest rate in a year, an industryresearch firm said on Tuesday.


Safin Eases Into Fourth Paris Masters Final

By Francois Thomazeau PARIS  - Marat Safin eased into his fourth ParisMasters final by beating Argentine Guillermo Canas 6-3, 7-6 onSaturday.


Jefferies Paying $9.7 Million Over Gifts

WASHINGTON -- Brokerage firm Jefferies & Co. Inc. is paying some $9.7 million to settle regulators' charges that it illegally lavished nearly $2 million in golf trips, entertainment and other gifts to a Fidelity mutual-fund adviser firm in exchange for their trading business.


CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers All-Pro receiver Steve Smith has more hamstring trouble and is questionable for Sunday's game against Atlanta.


Tiger Woods continued his domination of   the WGC American Express Championship on Friday when the world   number one and title-holder added a 64 to his opening 63 to   surge to a five-stroke lead.


Defense spokesman says US doesn't share Red Cross view of 'torture ...

PENTAGON The Pentagon doesn't share the view of the Red Cross about the indefinite detention of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


AT&T Wireless Moves to Sell Canada Asset

T&T Wireless Services Inc., the third-largest United States mobile phone company, reached an agreement yesterday with Rogers Communications Inc.


Congressmen returning from their Independence Day break are ready for battle with the White House, with Democrats decrying President Bush's pardon of former aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby


Poll: Diplomacy key in Iran nuke dispute

Most Americans and Europeans believe diplomacy is the key to resolving the nuclear dispute with Iran, according to a survey released Wednesday. But sizable groups of respondents back force if talks fail.


The US housing and mortgage downturn is now so acute that a fall in home prices is likely, a key lender warns.


Consumer Spending Up 0.8 Percent in July

After taking a rest in June, the nation's consumers were full of energy last month, boosting their spending by a strong 0.8 percent, a hopeful sign the economy may be emerging from a summer funk.


Boston Scientific reports slowdown in sales

Boston Scientific Corp. said last night that sales of its two key products, stents and implantable defibrillators, were slowing down and were likely to drag its third-quarter profit well below Wall Street expectations.


Hull's drainage system was overwhelmed when severe flooding affected the area in June, a key report says.


Love him or hate him, anybody who's followed Bill Clinton's career knows it's always been about him — as in No. 1 or "me," "my" and "I."


Iraq Delegates Say Sadr Agrees to End Najaf Crisis

Iraqi delegates to a conference  choosing a national assembly said Wednesday that radical  Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had agreed to demands to end an  uprising in the holy city of Najaf.


Insurance Brokers Ponder Life After Spitzer

Insurance brokers, whose images and share prices have both plunged in a fees scandal, will struggle to make up the hundreds of millions


Five years on, Sri Lanka rebels say truce dead

Sri Lanka and the rebel Tamil Tigers mark the fifth anniversary of their truce on Friday just a day after the guerrilla group said the deal was all but dead and that their "freedom struggle" would go on.


Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, continued to regain lost market share in the third quarter with its global share of handset sales again rising above 30 per cent


Corning sees fall in glass volume; shares down

Corning Inc.  on Monday said it  forecast a possible drop in the amount of glass it makes for  flat-panel televisions and computers due to a build-up of  customer inventory, but reaffirmed its earnings guidance.


Stocks seen extending recovery, data awaited

Wall Street is expected to have a firm  start on Thursday, adding to the previous session's gains, but  markets will look to a spate of economic reports for direction,  dealers said.


Lo ha riferito il ministro Bersani da San Pietroburgo


Benedict XVI will preside Tuesday at a funeral Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for Cardinal Angelo Felici, who died in Rome Sunday.


Test drug seen as best hope in decades for tackling Parkinson's

A drug tested on lab mice slows and may even halt the progress of Parkinson's, offering the brightest pharmacological hope in decades of rolling back this tragic disease, US researchers report on Sunday.


A woman in a town near Naples got an unwelcome surprise when she bought a sack of potatoes at a nearby market, put them into water to peel and discovered one of them was a hand grenade apparently left over from World War II.


The European Commission says a road through an environmentally protected area should not be built.


Pacino's Lost Seat Tops Venice Festival Shambles

A string of embarrassing blunders,  including one which left Al Pacino with no seat at the premiere  of his latest movie, have plagued this year's Venice Film  Festival.


A US judge has rejected a bid by Michael Jackson's lawyers to have the man leading the singer's child abuse prosecution thrown off the case.


Texans Nip Dolphins on Failed Conversion

Mario Williams gets his first sack and David Carr scores the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run and the Texans survive a late rally by Miami for a 17-15 victory.


SHANGHAI -- Saul Marmer, a retired Cincinnati shoe retailer, peeled away from his tour group the other day to reflect on a special moment in Shanghai's long and eventful history. As summer rain bathed the city, and its residents raced about in their relentless drive to accumulate wealth, Marmer, 79, ducked into the Ohel Moishe Synagogue.


NASA's third X-43A hypersonic research mission has been scrubbed for today due to technical glitches with X-43A instrumentation.


Forces Boost Urged to Halt Darfur Killings

Calls for the deployment of substantial African forces to Sudan to end the âslaughterâ in Darfur were agreed by Liberal Democrats today.


Open source applications...magnets for open source infrastructure

Blog: Open source applications will drive a hefty load of infrastructure purchases in the future.  Proprietary vendors who hide their heads in the sand and try to avoid this trend or make it difficult for would-be open source partners to work with them will fin


HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Anti-capitalist protesters clashed with police, injuring eight, as they tried to blockade routes to a Group of Eight summit in northern Germany. police said.


More than 1,000 Barbra Streisand concert tickets are invalidated after being bought with a stolen credit card.


The Boston Red Sox have an unlikely fan in this World Series: Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman.


Lockdown shuts out pwners BT has sealed a critical security hole in the Home Hub that offered hackers full control of the router, which is in about two million UK homes.â¦


Hollywood actor and former senator  Fred Thompson declared his candidacy for U.S. president on  Wednesday, formally entering the 2008 White House race with a  TV interview as his Republican rivals gathered for a debate.


Victor Conte, the head of BALCO lab at the centre of a global doping scandal, has detailed his role in doping some of the top names in sport.


American tycoon Malcolm Glazer is reportedly poised to launch a takeover bid for Manchester United.


U.S. Military Probes FBI Guantanamo Abuse Claims

The U.S. military has begun an investigation into allegations by FBI agents of torture at the Guantanamo prison, officials said on Wednesday, and newly released documents showed 26 agents saw detainees abused.


Bernanke: Housing drag may persist, inflation a worry

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday the U.S. economy will grow gradually this year and gain steam in 2008, but warned there are many risks to the outlook and stressed the U.S. central bank is on guard against inflation.


Mika spends his fourth week on top of the singles chart as his debut album enters at number one.


He's one of Hollywood's biggest stars,   but Brad Pitt says he enjoyed taking a smaller role as part of   an ensemble in the new film "Babel," and was humbled by the   work of several nonprofessional actors in the film.


Muzak and DMX Enter Next Phase With the DOJ

Muzak LLC and DMX, Inc., two leading providers of business music and  other sensory media services, today announced that they each had  received a request for additional information from the U.S.


Nel 2007 utile netto +4,7%, nel 2008 oltre 10% 'guadagni'


Kenneth D. Lewis has gambled on bold acquisitions, but  few of his bets match a deal to buy Countrywide Financial Corporation.


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


The Census Bureau said on Thursday that it would begin collecting information in January on the everyday purchases and spending habits of Americans.


p2pnet.net News:- Elvis may have left the building, but 85% of it now belongs to Robert Sillerman. The founder of SFX Entertainment, now owned by Clear Channel, bought the controlling interest in Elvis Presley


Banks wonât lend money. Oil has reached $100 a barrel. Unemployment is up. Whatâs a Fed chief to do?


Madison, WI (U-WIRE) -- Despite not playing this weekend, the Wisconsin football team (5-0 Big Ten, 8-0 overall) moved up in both the Associated Press Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.


PBS to Broadcast LuPone-McDonald-Cerveris 'Passion' in March

Playbill - "Live from Lincoln Center," the Emmy-winning television series that offers live broadcasts of various arts events, continues in March 2005 with Stephen Sondheim's Passion.


Rogue copying software lets users clone anything or anyone they want in the virtual world. By letting its community respond, Linden Labs sets the stage for a bold experiment in alternatives to U.S.-style copyright. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.


Romanian reform candidate Basescu wins presidential run-off vote

Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu claimed victory Monday in Romania's presidential run-off, pledging to fight corruption and prepare Romania to join the European Union by 2007.


Bush Tours Fla., Kerry Faults Bush on Oil

On the eve of the first presidential debate, President Bush toured hurricane-battered Florida for the fifth time in six weeks on Wednesday, while rival John Kerry blamed Bush for sky-high oil prices.


We take a look at the role of the media in the riots in Ivory Coast during the past 10 days. It would be easy to think that the last few days of anti-white violence, and explosive protest throughout the streets of Abidjan, have been the product of chaos.


Mavs clinch playoff berth with 16th straight win

The Dallas Mavericks became the first  team to clinch a playoff berth this season after they stormed  to a franchise-record 16th straight victory with a 102-89  decision over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday.


A 30-year-old man was killed early today by a hit-and-run driver in Suitland.


Brent Sutter was hired as the coach of the three-time Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils on Friday, taking over one of the NHL's least secure jobs.


Palermo, 23:19 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: SCONFITTA IMMERITATA, NOI PENALIZZATI

Carlo Ancelotti è ovviamente deluso nel dopo Palermo-Milan: il tecnico rossonero definisce 'i...


Australians are due to go to the polls on 9 October, to elect their new prime minister. According to opinion polls, current leader John Howard is neck and neck with opposition Labor leader Mark Latham.


Miami coach Nick Saban had the red challenge flag in his hand, hitched it forward and back, and couldn't seem to let it go in time. Maybe the Dolphins should flag their own coach for a costly delay.


Prefettura dispone limitazioni per la vendita di biglietti


The US Federal Reserve makes clear its intention to keep boosting US interest rates as it watches out for the risk of higher inflation.


U.S. Urges Israel to Smooth Way for Palestinian Vote

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A U.S. envoy said before a  visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel  should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian  presidential election scheduled for January.


Longoria says 'Housewives' her last show

Eva Longoria says she's done with television after "Desperate Housewives" ends. The 31-year-old actress said she loves the medium of television and the routine it provides, but that "Housewives" will be her last series.


US Army deserter Jenkins sobs after release from prison

(Camp Zama, Japan-AP) Nov. 27, 2004 - Charles Jenkins hopes to make one more trip to the US before settling down to a new life in northern Japan.


Lemon, lilac and leather are three of 10 odours that can be used to tell whether a person is likely to develop dementia, according to US scientists.


Il capo dello Stato riceverÃ  a Ciampino l'aereo con le spogliedel militare ucciso in Iraq. MartedÃ¬ i funerali di Stato a Ferentino                                                  Domani in Italia la salma di Cola SarÃ  Ciampi ad accoglierla                                                                                Berlusconi: "Il suo Ã¨ stato un sacrificio dolorosissimoper portare la democrazia e le elezioni in quel Paese"


Experiments in mice show that treating uterine fibroids with gene therapy that inactivates the fibroid's estrogen receptors causes them to shrink. This might lead to a way to deal with fibroids without impairing a woman's fertility, researchers say.


Independent Nader Hired Conservative Firm

Democrats criticized Ralph Nader on Tuesday for getting help from Republicans to gain access to state ballots in his independent presidential campaign.


Iraqi troop reinforcements will arrive in the northern city of Mosul on Sunday while tanks and helicopters are being sent for a big operation against al Qaeda militants, security officials said.


Last-ditch talks with Turkey over Cyprus fail

Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul gives a press conference at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport.Comment


Ukraine's parliament approves new CEC composition

Supporters of opposition leader hailed the result that The parliament has passed a package of constitutional and electoral amendments earlier in the day to shifts more presidential powers to parliament in another move to satisfy the opposition and end the


"MASH" director Robert Altman, who revolutionized Hollywood filmmaking with a chaotic, irreverent style that critics hailed as "American Art Cinema," has died at age 81, his production company said on Tuesday.


The Nashville Predators, the NHL's top team, got a bit better on Thursday when they acquired former league MVP Peter Forsberg from the Philadelphia Flyers.


Minnesota's 34-13 loss to the Giants last week ended a four-game win streak and shrunk its division lead to one game over the Lions and Packers.


Palestinian Leaders Travel to France to Visit Arafat

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and other leaders traveled to France to see Yasser Arafat at a military hospital near Paris in a visit condemned by Arafat's wife, Palestinian officials said.


World markets still affected by fear: Greenspan

Fear is still affecting world financial  markets, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in  an interview released on Sunday in which he also backed  France's candidate to head the IMF.


(InfoWorld) - The new team of leaders at Dell is weighing a request to give customers the option to purchase PCs with the Linux OS, instead of the default Windows, after thousands of users voted for that idea on a company blog. The idea appeared Friday on a company-hosted blog called Dell Idea Storm. CEO Michael Dell unveiled the blog Feb. 16 as part of hisÂ effort to reinvigorate the struggling company. Dell said he hoped to use the blog to collect users' feedback and improve customer service. Since then, company executives and department heads have been monitoring the site, paying closest attention to the ideas winning the most votes, Dell spokeswoman Caroline Dietz said on Wednesday. The most popular threads on Wednesday included demands for Linux-based laptops, consumer PCs that are not pre-loaded with unsolicited applications and requests for Sun Microsystems' OpenOffice applications instead of Microsoft's Office suite. Popular requests also included a preference for Mozilla's Firefox Web browser instead of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and pleas for Dell to stop routing service calls to operators in overseas countries such as India. Dell leaders have heard those ideas "loud and clear," and plan to post a statement on the blog this week explaining how they will react, Dietz said. But she warned that the company would judge ideas on more than just their popularity. "Just because an idea is number one or number two doesn't necessarily mean Dell will do it, but it does mean it will receive the highest level of attention," she said. Dell has already changed the blog rules to make the voting more accurate, after the site was flooded over the weekend by certain users clicking multiple times on their favorite links, Dietz said. Beginning Wednesday, Dell required users to register, ensuring that each person can vote just once for each posting. Another misleading aspect of popular threads is that each vote awards postings 10 "points," meaning that the Linux thread has about six thousand supporters, not the posted number of 67,703. The second-most popular thread -- the request for OpenOffice -- has 40,572 points, and a plea to avoid unwanted software applications has 27,476 points. Most other ideas on the 95-page blog have won only a handful of votes. Despite the blog's problems, Dell will someday decide to sell Linux-based PCs in their consumer market, experts say. "Look, they already have a strong partnership with Red Hat and Oracle to move Linux into the enterprise server space. I think what they're waiting for is some more compelling applications to show up on Linux for personal use. Think about what you use your laptop for -- it's usually office, games, music and Internet access. When all of these things come together in a consumer-friendly, seamless way there will be a case for Dell to adopt Linux on portables to sell to the masses," said Joe Clabby, president of Clabby Analytics. "My 84 year-old father-in-law only needs his PC for light word processing and for AOL access. He can get plenty of Linux word processors -- but where's AOL Linux? When the right applications show up, and when they are integrated, it will all come together," Clabby said. Fixing Dell's finances could call for such a bold move. Once a Wall Street darling thanks to its innovative "direct sales" business model, Dell has struggled in recent months with falling profits, anÂ accounting investigationÂ by federal stock regulators, a lawsuit by disgruntled investors, aÂ notebook battery recallÂ and finally the resignation on Jan. 31 of Dell's hand-picked successor as CEO, Kevin Rollins. SinceÂ resuming his job as CEOÂ of the company he founded in 1984, Dell has moved quickly to restore investors' confidence by ousting several long-time executives and replacing them with leaders from outside technology companies including Motorola and Selectron. Â


MMS to replace texts as mobile money spinner

Multimedia messaging service (MMS) is rapidly taking over from short messaging service (SMS), but operators must undertake major infrastructure upgrades to cope with the technology's increased traffic demands or risk alienating customers with poor service


Western Sudan rebel group doubts Khartoum committed to peace in Darfur

One of the rebel movements fighting in Sudan's western region expressed doubt over Khartoum's commitment to the restoration of peace and stability in the war-torn province of Darfur.


Arctic Council shies from warming recommendations

Faced with fresh evidence of rapid warming at the top of the globe, members of the Arctic Council on Wednesday shied from making any commitments to combat the problem.


Bird flu vaccine shows good results in early trial

Preliminary results from an early clinical trial of a vaccine for pandemic bird flu suggest the vaccine is safe and well tolerated and may prove effective against divergent strains of the disease, Baxter International Inc. said on Wednesday .


Head of Danish festival jury calls for pan-European distribution firms

Oscar-winning Hungarian director and head of Copenhagen's second international film festival jury Istvan Szabo called for the creation of several pan-European distribution companies that could help break Hollywood's hegemony in Europe.


Putin calls for powerful Russia parliament

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a powerful parliament and unchanged policies after he leaves the Kremlin, hinting he may go on to use a power base in parliament to dominate the country.


British Airways workers called off a planned strike after unions accepted a pay raise offer, thereby averting travel chaos during Britain's last long summer weekend.


EU Likely to Protect File Swapper Identities

While the RIAA has been making headway in the United States by suing anonymous alleged file sharers with just an IP address and obtaining their names and addresses from the Internet service providers, things could prove more difficult in Europe if a recent court recommendation holds up.


Microsoft Expands Software Indemnification Program

Microsoft Corp.  is expanding its indemnification program for Windows and other software products in order to shield users from legal claims and patent disputes, the world's largest software maker said on Tuesday.


FOXBORO, Mass. (Sports Network) - New England Patriots  running back Corey Dillon is still listed as questionable for  Sunday's game against Seattle with a foot injury.


Spanish martyrs beatification not political-Vatican

The beatification of 498 Catholics  killed during the Spanish Civil war was not politically  motivated, the Vatican's number two said on Monday.


Merck Makes Deal to Develop Schizophrenia Drug

Merck agreed to pay a Swiss company, Addex Pharmaceuticals, as much as $702 million to help develop a new schizophrenia drug.


Oggi previsto l'annuncio, lo anticipa il Wall Street Journal


Defending champion Ernie Els beat Padraig Harrington 5 and 4 yesterday to move into the final of the World Match Play Championship in Virginia Water, England, and stay on course for a record sixth title.


Deutsche Post boss Klaus Zumwinkel, who is under investigation for tax evasion, offers to quit.


Rebels in the DR Congo take control of large parts of Virunga National Park, home to rare mountain gorillas.


Chen's Taiwan Poll Loss Seen Easing China Strains

The pro-independence party of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian suffered a surprise defeat in weekend legislative elections that could ease tensions with China but paralyze government on the democratic island.


Kalam to leave for Abu Dhabi to offer condolences

New Delhi, Nov. 3. (PTI): President APJ Abdul Kalam is leaving today for Abu Dhabi to offer condolences to ruling family, Government and people of UAE on the demise of President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan.


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China's sub intrusion sparks Tokyo protest

Tokyo lodged a strong protest Friday with Beijing after confirming that a submarine that intruded into Japan's territorial waters off Okinawa earlier this week belongs to the Chinese Navy.


Dual-format machine launched IFA 07 Samsung's third generation of Blu-ray Disc players made an appearance at the IFA show in Berlin today. The company took the wraps of four machines, including the first BD-equipped home cinema set-up and a dual HD DVD/Blu-ray rig.â¦


PESHAWAR: The Jaishul Muslimeen has demanded the release of 25 prisoners being held in Afghanistan and at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay before it could consider freeing the three UN election workers kidnapped from Kabul last week.


Charles Clarke apologises for the personal attack he made earlier this month on Gordon Brown.


Bhutto buried, government accuses al Qaeda

GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests.


It enables people to retrieve E-mail from Outlook and Outlook Express, documents from Microsoft Office, chat sessions from AOL IM, and Web pages viewed with Internet Explorer.


Planned Cutback By United Will Eliminate 45 Jobs

By Elizabeth Bluemink, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 9--The only airline offering nonstop daily flights from Anchorage to Denver plans a drastic cutback later this year that could squeeze capacity and increase costs for some Anchorage travelers.


UEFA Cup: backup strikers give Boro 3-0 victory

Szilard Nemeth and Joseph-Desire Job made sure Middlesbrough reached the second stage of the UEFA Cup as a group winner in a 3-0 victory over Partizan Belgrade on Wednesday.


UPDATE 2-Brazil Embraer puts US Airways deliveries on hold

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer (EMBR4.SA: Quote, Profile, Research) (ERJ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it has suspended delivery of planes


ETA Sets Off Bombs Across Spain; No Serious Injuries

The Basque separatist group ETA set off  a series of bombs across Spain Monday, but no one was seriously  injured in the resurgence of violence by the outlawed  guerrillas, Spanish officials and media said.


By The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 8--One of Anne Arundel County's most poorly kept secrets is that the building permits process doesn't get much respect.   Some say it's too strict. Some say it's too cumbersome.


The Rambert Dance Company, one of Britainâs leading modern-dance troupes, will perform âMeltdown,â a choreographic interpretation of the travails of Britney Spears.


Bologna, traffico in tilt: il Motor show rallenta la circolazione

Traffico intenso a Bologna e sulle tangenziali autostradali. Al giorno di festa, tradizionalemente caratterizzato dalle gite fuori porta, si aggiunge infatti la manifestazione fieristica Motor Show, in corso


Make no mistake about it, change is coming in President Bush's Iraq policy. After stubbornly pursuing a stay-the-course policy into a fourth year of war, Bush is being told it's time for a new direction — by everyone from U.S. voters and a blue-ribbon panel to his own national security adviser and ousted defense secretary.


Official: Fear Factor Adding to Oil Price

Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali Naimi said Monday that the "fear factor" over supplies has added $10 to $15 a barrel to the price of oil and reiterated that his country is working toward lifting its sustainable oil production capacity.


British woman gets 20 years for "honor killing"

A 70-year-old British woman was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison on Wednesday for the murder of her son's wife, whom she blamed for bringing shame on her Sikh family by seeking a divorce.


Teen pregnancy rates drop; women postpone having children until ...

TORONTO (CP) - For all those who toiled for the feminist movement in the 1960s and '70s, one goal has come to fruition: reproductive freedom.


Callahan says change in offense has been smooth

Take away the glut of turnovers, and Bill Callahan says Nebraska's transition from the triple-option to the West Coast offense has gone smoothly.


Microsoft announced partnerships with Walt Disney, NBC Universal and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to boost online video sales.


Tech firms craft alternative to anti-piracy bill

Internet service providers and other technology firms are proposing to soften a bill in Congress that they claim will make them targets of frivolous entertainment industry copyright lawsuits.


Doctors discover hair-loss prevention drug for cancer patients

A Japanese medical team has found that a form of antibiotic could prevent cancer patients from losing hair during chemotherapy, a doctor involved in the research said Monday.


Jubilation in France over release of hostages

In an outpouring of national jubilation, all of France agreed on Tuesday with the mother of released French captive Georges Malbrunot that this was "the most beautiful Christmas present ever".


Pakistan court due to rule on Musharraf's election

Pakistan's Supreme Court was due to rule on Friday on challenges to military president Pervez Musharraf's bid to run in an October 6 election after lawyers concluded their arguments.


The global drive to make trading ever faster and more efficient through the use of technology was put to the test earlier on Tuesday when record trading volumes triggered by an equity market sell-off put the US system under severe strain.


The ancestors of humans began walking upright while they were still living in trees, a theory suggests.


'The hands of Syria are all over the place'

World leaders reacted swiftly this afternoon to condemn the assassination of the Lebanese Industry Minister, Pierre Gemayel, a critic of Syria who was shot in his car on the outskirts of Beirut: Saad Hariri , ...Comment


Europe doesn't match the US in its response to global terrorism, Nato's secretary general warns.


The contraceptive pill has prevented at least 100,000 UK deaths from ovarian cancer, researchers say.


US Works to Deliver Flu Shots, Some Don't Wait

US health officials worked to redistribute flu vaccine to the neediest as worried Americans took matters into their own hands, heading


US telecoms firm Verizon is reported to have won the backing of mobile partner Vodafone for a bid for US rival Sprint.


Hungary TV building on fire: Reuters witness

Hungary's state television building in   the center of Budapest was on fire after being attacked by   anti-government rioters, a Reuters correspondent said on   Tuesday.


Whatâs Online: The Economist on âFair Tradeâ

Buy organic, destroy the rainforest,â The Economist said last week, eliciting howls of protest from food-activist bloggers.


Major Boost for Israel's Gaza Pullout Plan

Israelâs Gaza pullout plan, threatened by settler resistance, received a major boost when a small Jewish settlement agreed to move as a unit to a village inside Israel.


Electronic Bidding Opens on Bondsâs Home Run Balls

Electronic bidding began for Barry Bondsâs 755th and 756th home-run balls, with the price for the record-breaker starting at $100,000.


RoboCops and robot soldiers got a little closer to reality Thursday as a maker of floor-cleaning automatons teamed up with a stun-gun manufacturer to arm track-wheeled 'bots for police and the Pentagon.


MTV reality marriages are looking more and more like "Divorce Court." The latest celebrity schism moved further toward official kaputness Thursday when Carmen Electra filed for divorce from rocker Dave Navarro, according to Superior Court documents.


'Exorcist' Scares Up No. 1 Slot at Box Office

"Exorcist: The Beginning," a film that had to be re-shot with a new director because the first version was not scary enough, led the North American box office over the


Ukraine's Yanukovich Fights Election Loss in Court

Ukraine's former prime minister challenged  his loss in last month's presidential election in court on  Thursday, but after nearly two weeks of political limbo the  country looked close to declaring an official winner.


Political Prisoners Among Latest Freed in Myanmar

Two senior pro-democracy leaders jailed in 1995 for distributing anti-government pamphlets were freed in military-ruled Myanmar on Sunday, part of the junta's latest release of more than 5,000 prisoners.


President Pervez Musharraf lifted emergency rule in Pakistan and restored the constitution on Saturday, in a move Western nations hope will stabilize the nuclear-armed state as Islamic militant violence spirals.


Update 5: Euro Reaches New High Against US Dollar

The US dollar fell to another new low against the euro Friday, pushing the European currency higher than $1.34 after US employment data came in weaker than expected.


Manchester United soccer team ubject of financial takeover offer

LONDON (CP) - Manchester United, one of the most recognizable and successful soccer clubs in the world, has been targeted for takeover - possibly by the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.


Mickelson, Woods team up to lead off US at Ryder Cup

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. Â· Impeccably attired in a dark suit and gold-and-blue patterned necktie, American captain Hal Sutton struck the look of a Wall Street mogul Thursday when he announced


White powder sent to NY official is harmless

The white power found in a package outside the office of New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was actually a harmless crushed vitamin tablet, authorities said on Thursday.


It looks like the season of pregnancies in filmdom. Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor, Malaika Arora and Madhuri Dixit are going to be mothers in 2005.


Despite furious repair efforts, intermittent service outages at the online payment service PayPal continued Tuesday for the fifth consecutive day, affecting payments, log-ins and account creations.


Taliban Agree to Free S. Korean Hostages

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 28 -- South Korean negotiators and Taliban leaders have reached an agreement that will allow for the release of 19 hostages from a South Korean church who have been held captive by Afghan insurgents for nearly six weeks, officials in Afghanistan said Tuesday.


Mutation of gene could lead to skin cancer and graying of hair:

[Health India]: New York, Dec 26 : While trying to discover the cause of skin cancer a team of Harvard researchers have come upon the reason for graying of hair.


Bonds heads to San Francisco Giants camp

Barry Bonds is headed to San Francisco Giants camp — the only question is when he'll arrive. Bernie Williams, on the other hand, might not show up for spring training at all.


San Benedetto del Tronto, 15:42 - CALCIO, SAMBENEDETTESE: PICCIONI RESTA TECNICO

La Sambenedettese (C1/B) ha respinto le dimissioni di Enrico Piccioni. Il tecnico aveva deciso di la...


House passes politically charged Iraq resolution

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


Tecnologia e Media Center il futuro per Bill Gates

Davanti a una platea emblema della disomogeneitÃ , tra figure istituzionali, come i presidenti della Provincia e della Regione, produttori, giornalisti e studenti, Bill Gates ha aperto ufficialmente l'edizione 3004 del Futurshow.


Despite international focus on women, local programs center on ...

The international focus for World AIDS Day 2004 was on women and HIV, since women and girls comprise the largest part of new infections worldwide.


Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Webb was sent back to Phoenix with soreness in his right elbow.


Aching back? Sitting up straight may be why

NEW YORK  - "Sit up straight -- you'll hurt your back," Mom always said. It turns out Mom was wrong, according to a new study that found sitting in an upright 90-degree position places more strain on the back than sitting in a slightly reclined 135-degree position.


A doctor has no duty to tell a woman considering an abortion that her embryo is an "existing human being," a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, averting a trial over when human life begins.


The situation in Iraq is coming to a head with the approach of  elections, US President George W Bush says.


Vaccines without refrigeration possible, says Cambridge ...

21/10/2004 - A new technology that could revolutionise vaccine delivery by eliminating the need for refrigeration has been given UK government funding in a project to deliver immunisations to the developing world.


We asked the British author what he's reading, watching, and listening to.


INCIDENTE STRADALE: TRE RAGAZZE VENTENNI MORTE NEL CUNEESE

(AGI) - Torino, 30 set - Tre ragazze, due di 19 anni ed una di 20, sono morte, questa notte in un incidente stradale verificatosi nei pressi di Sommariva Bosco (Cuneo). La Fiat Bravo, a bordo delle quali viaggiavano


The disaster took more than 50,000 lives, and rebuilding could top $10 billion. However, Asia's economic growth may escape the worst.


Games and Maroc Telecom lift Vivendi Q4 sales

Vivendi fourth-quarter sales rose 1.2  percent as buoyant trading at its Maroc Telecom and in video  games helped compensate declines at its music and French mobile  businesses.


OPEC Warns Oil Supply Cuts Needed for 2005

OPEC oil producers said Thursday that Friday's ministerial meeting would rein in oversupply to bolster falling prices and that the cartel would have to reduce output quotas early next year.


A group of Liverpool supporters is trying to succeed where the financial might of Dubai International Capital has so far failed and buy their beloved club from its American owners.


States file formal request to extend Microsoft oversight

As expected, the top prosecutors in six states and the District of Columbia asked the judge overseeing the software maker's antitrust case to extend the consent decree until 2012.


The retailer raises guidance after an impressive first quarter.


A report critical of governments over CIA terror flights faces a close vote in the European Parliament.


Coalition Sees Damage to Great Lakes Growing

By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Sep. 23--CLEVELAND -- Problems on the Great Lakes are approaching the tipping point and environmentalists need to intensify their push for Congress to fund restoration efforts on the lakes.


Disagi domani per gli automobilisti in oltre una decina di cittÃ  interessate dai cortei dei tir-lumaca. Centinaia di automezzi procederanno a passo d'uomo a Roma, Milano, Napoli, Genova, Brescia, Ferrara, Latina


Will the real Oliver Stone please stand up?

Look at the evidence: The man promoting the recently opened "Alexander" is not the real Oliver Stone. Granted, the man who greeted me last week at a Chicago hotel room is a fast-talking


Kerry Collins proved better at playing long ball again, and showed he was a diplomat, too. The backup to Rich Gannon rallied Oakland from a 13-3 deficit to a 17-13 lead in a 2:17 span, and the Raiders held on for a 17-16 exhibition win over the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night. Collins attributed it to luck by the second stringers.


Chinese ambassador expounds ties with Japan

China's new ambassador to Japan, Wang Yi, has given his first press conference in Tokyo. He called on the Japanese government to handle its past war crimes with responsibility, and respect the One China principle.


Justine Henin cruises into the last eight of the Eastbourne International with a 6-2 6-2 win over Nicole Vaidisova.


Militants Threaten to Kill US, UK Hostages in Iraq

Insurgents threatened to kill two Americans and a Briton unless the United States freed Iraqi women prisoners, Al Jazeera said Saturday, and a suicide car bomb killed


State Of the Art: A Cellphone Without Borders

Early next month, a small company called Cubic Telecom will release what itâs calling the first global mobile phone.


External developers and testers will see false values, keeping private data private.


Assailants fired four rockets into a city in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 10 people and wounding 35, police said.


Reporter francesi, Esercito islamico: ''Riscatto o decapitazione''

''Davanti a noi ci sono solo due scelte: il riscatto o la morte''. Con queste parole scritte in un messaggio sui soliti forum islamici a firma dell''Esercito islamico iracheno' si annuncia che nelle prossime


Iran describes allegations by the US that it has been supplying Iraqi militias with weapons as baseless.


Southern California firefighters take advantage of lower winds to contain the remaining major wildfires.


Clooney and Cheadle get peace award for Darfur

Actors George Clooney and Don Cheadle said world leaders must not be allowed to ignore the war in Darfur, as they received an award by Nobel peace laureates for their efforts to help civilians caught up in the conflict.


Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson breaks a tackle in the fourth quarter of the Sooners' 41-10 win over Kansas. Peterson, who needed 99 yards to tie Emmitt Smith and Marshall Faulk as the quickest freshmen


Milano, 19:48 - CALCIO, TORINO; PANCARO: SE SEGNO CONTRO LA LAZIO ESULTO

Giuseppe Pancaro, difensore del Torino, non si tratterrà contro la Lazio: "Se segno esulto". ...


When âThe Darjeeling Limitedâ is released nationwide on Friday, moviegoers will first see a short film, âHotel Chevalier,â which the studio hopes will boost ticket sales.


Nearly a fifth of the food and consumer products checked in a nationwide survey in China this year were found to be substandard or tainted.


SEVILLE, Spain Â· There was one final thing to do before dispatching Spain's doubles team of Juan Carlos Ferrero and Tommy Robredo on Saturday at Estado Olimpico.


Nasser al-Qidwa, Palestinian representative at the United Nations and nephew of late leader Yasser Arafat, handed Arafat's death report to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on Saturday.


Washington State Governor's Race Decided by 8 Votes, say Democrats

Democrats in the US state of Washington say hand recount results from one county give its candidate a narrow victory in the November governor's race.


Pilots at US Airways agree to resume giveback talks

Executives of the pilots' union at US Airways (UAIRQ.O: Quote, Profile, Research) ordered their negotiating team on Wednesday to resume talks with the company with the goal of reaching an agreement on concessions.


Guard Reports Serious Drop in Enlistment

The Army National Guard has failed for two months to meet its recruiting quotas, falling about 30 percent below its overall target.


Iraq Again In Forefront as Australian Election Approaches

Australia's election campaign is in its final stages, with the country's role in Iraq again a major talking point. Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he does not need to apologize for joining last


G7 leaders renew pressure on China to relax controls over its yuan currency, at the end of their meeting in Germany.


Saranno offerti dal Tesoro a partire dal 14 giugno


Bishop Thomas L. Dupre, the former head of the Springfield, Mass., Catholic archdiocese, was indicted on two counts of child rape yesterday, but the prosecutor announced shortly


Ovechkin's 4 Goals Lift Capitals to Upset

Alexander Ovechkin scores four goals and an assist to lead the Capitals to an 8-6 win over the Senators on Saturday night.


Police detained 21 suspects, including an ETA leader, and seized a large arms cache on Sunday in a sweep against the Basque guerrilla group in France and Spain, officials said.


Johnny Ramone of the seminal punk rock band The Ramones and an architect of the distinctive punk sound, passed away Wednesday from prostate cancer.


Italy launches an inquiry into claims that former PM's Silvio Berlusconi tried to rig April's general election.


Ilumina reorganizes to concentrate on diagnostic tests.


Actor and Neighbor Told to Stop Suing Each Other

A New York judge told Sean Connery and a neighbor to stop bickering over renovations at the Upper East Side house they share.


Black Watch troops are on the alert in the wake of a suicide bomb attack near their camp in the "triangle of death" which left two soldiers fighting for life.


Rain in Boston Postpones BoSox-Yanks Game

Fenway Park was soaked from rain by game time Friday night, making it no surprise that Game 3 of the AL championship series would not be played as scheduled. Then the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox had to deal with the fallout. With the rainout, the schedule was pushed back a day, but both teams said they would stay with their scheduled starters for Games 3 and 4.


Japan FM apologizes for Alzheimer's joke

Japan's outspoken foreign minister apologized Friday for joking that "even people with Alzheimer's disease" would know the difference in price between Japanese and Chinese rice.


Toyota Hopes to Continue 'Moving Forward'

Toyota Motor Corp., which has been telling consumers to "Get the Feeling" in its advertising since 2001, will begin urging them to keep "Moving Forward" on Tuesday, part of the Japanese automaker's ongoing effort to "reinvent" itself.


LOS ANGELES  - Two weeks before her  next film was set to begin production, Sandra Bullock has  dropped out of the project -- at least for the moment.


The pound was firmer against the dollar, tracking the broader downward move in the US currency.


Kontz's Right to See Child at Stake: Parents of the Husband She Killed Seek Total Ban on Visits With Daughter

By Jim Nesbitt, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 8--A Wilmington judge might rule as early as this afternoon whether admitted killer Ann Miller Kontz will be prohibited from having any contact with her 7-year-old daughter.


Movie Review | 'U2 3D': More Than Rock ânâ Roll: U2 on Tour in 3-D Images

The musical documentary âU2 3D,â which stitches together three performances by this Irish rock band, is the first Imax movie that deserves to be called a work of art.


Nigeria's newly sworn-in president says the troubled Niger Delta will receive his "urgent attention".


Samsung Says It Will Expand Chip Factories

The Samsung Electronics Company, the Korean electronics giant, said Monday that it would invest $23.7 billion in new chip production lines over the next six years.


Roma, 18:52 - CALCIO, LAZIO: MUTARELLI A PARTE, CURE PER MEGHNI

Doppia seduta di allenamento per la Lazio. Mattinata divisa tra palestra e campo dove la squadra ha ...


Primary votes will count, Florida Democrats say

Republican presidential candidates have  swarmed through Florida looking for votes but a family squabble  has kept Democratic rivals out of the state or reduced them to  sneaking inside its borders.


G-UNITâs YOUNG BUCK is being urged to surrender to police after being suspected of involved in the stabbing of a man during a fracas at Mondayâs (November 15) VIBE awards.


Iraqi PM says he has escaped four assassination bids

CAIRO : Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi revealed he had escaped four attempts on his life since his interim government took over from the US-led occupation forces almost three months ago.


Freedom of Religion Not Recognized in Saudi Arabia Says US Report

WASHINGTON, Sep 15, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Saudi Arabia finds itself for the first time on a US list of countries of particular concern "for particularly severe violations of religious freedom," paving the way for possible US


Parents Warned Over Secret Language of Net Paedophiles

By Fergus Sheppard media correspondent  IT IS the secret language of the internet that paedophiles exploit to groom children under the noses of their parents.


The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh bans the propagation of other religions in holy places across the state.


Woman MP Says Told to Watch Iraqi Prisoner Shower

FORT HOOD, Texas  - A former military policewoman  involved in the Iraqi prison abuse scandal testified on  Thursday that an intelligence officer asked her to watch a male  detainee shower and point at his genitals, supporting defense  contentions that soldiers were following orders.


Russia implements its decision to suspend a key Cold War treaty limiting troops and weapons in Europe.


Anastasia Myskina claimed her third title of the year with victory over Elena Dementieva at the Kremlin Cup. The Russian repeated her French Open final win over compatriot Dementieva, racing to a 7-5 6-0 victory after taking a tight first set.


The London Stock Exchange reports an 87% rise in quarterly revenues, helped by the purchase of Borsa Italiana.


Amministratore delegato tranquillo dopo posizione Antitrust


Israel struck Beirut airport and   blockaded Lebanese ports on Thursday, intensifying reprisals   that have killed 47 civilians since Lebanese Hizbollah fighters   seized two Israeli soldiers and killed eight a day earlier.


The controversial book by O.J. Simpson, If I Did It, was thrown out by its publisher but was reportedly offered for sale on eBay and other Web sites.


Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked the United States as a reckless "unipolar" power that has made the world more dangerous by pursuing policies that have led to war, ruin and insecurity.


La donna, 25 anni, picchiata e abbandonata nella notte per stradaRicercato il consorte, 26 anni marocchino, giÃ  noto alle forze dell'ordine                                          Sfregiata con l'acido dal marito giovane trentina grave in ospedale


Two bombs hidden under trash struck Shiites marking Ashoura in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least two marchers and wounding five, police said.


Md. Bank Freezes Funds of Scholar Jailed in Tehran

It was a hard enough day for Shaul Bakhash, as he dealt with the ongoing drama surrounding the imprisonment in Iran of his wife, noted American scholar Haleh Esfandiari. Then he found an express letter on the doorstep of his Potomac home yesterday morning announcing that Citibank had frozen his w...


Two U.S. scientists win Nobel for 'gene silencing'

Americans Andrew Fire and Craig Mello won the 2006 Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of how to switch off genes, a potential road to new treatments for diseases from AIDS to blindness and cancer.


Redknapp and Smith, a popular pairing during their time together at Southampton's arch-rivals Portsmouth, took Pompey into the Premiership two seasons ago.


Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, the baby born Saturday to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, was delivered by C-section, according to People magazine.


Harmony Offers to Buy Gold Fields for $8.2 Billion

Harmony Gold Mining Co., the biggest miner of South African gold, made a hostile offer to buy Gold Fields Ltd. for 52.9 billion rand ($8.


Apple ships new Mac Pro, Xserve ahead of Macworld

The most powerful Macs were upgraded Tuesday with new quad-core chips from Intel and tons of configuration options.


Sudan dismisses UN Security Council ultimatum on Darfur

ABUJA : Sudan will ignore a UN Security Council deadline to end militia attacks in Darfur by the end of the month and instead resolve the crisis through African Union peace talks, Khartoum's chief negotiator said.


Barack Obama's presidential campaign Wednesday defended two investments he made right after his election to the Senate, saying he was unaware of the stock purchases at the time and did nothing to directly aid either company in its business before the federal government.


Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson will be relieved of his first-team duties following talks about his future, BBC Radio Sheffield understands.


SAP has landed a $35 million deal to help the US Postal Service overhaul its human resources systems. According to sources close to the deal, the agreement includes a $21 million consulting component, and


Looking at the reporters gathered around him after the Celtics' 119-105 loss to the Kings Sunday night in Sacramento, Gary Payton could not help but laugh.


The company's original visionary returns to the helm.


LARNACA, Cyprus  - Ships and aircraft scooped more   exhausted people fleeing the fighting in Lebanon to safety in   Cyprus on Saturday in a mass international effort that has so   far evacuated more than 25,000 people.


African Union Force Seen as Main Hope for Darfur

Days before a U.N. deadline for  Sudan to disarm and prosecute those responsible for violence in  the country's Darfur region, nations are looking to the African  Union rather than any U.N. sanctions to curb further killing.


Prime Minister John Howard has warned of economic disaster under a Latham Labor government - while admitting interest rates were high during his term as federal treasurer.


Swiss troops march into Liechtenstein by mistake

ZURICH -- What began as a routine training exercise almost ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein.


Shooting Victim's Family Attends Court Hearing

By Kelly Marshall Fuller, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 22--GEORGETOWN -- A man charged in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend in her family home on Church Street will remain jailed after his attorney asked that the setting of bail be delayed.


Charmed by own tune, Egenera sells PAN to rivals

More virtualization, less cloven hooves Egenera has confirmed that it plans to create a separate software business by reselling its server management code.â¦


Huge Hezbollah-led rally demands Lebanon govt quit

Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah-led protesters rallied on Friday at the doorstep of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to force the resignation of his U.S.-backed government.


3Com deal back on track after Bain agrees concessions

Reaching the TippingPoint 3Com stock rose on Wednesday after private equity firm Bain Capital said it was prepared to make concessions to US legislators over its proposed buyout of the networking equipment firm.â¦


U.S. warship heads for vessel hijacked off Somalia

A U.S. warship is approaching the area off the Horn of Africa where Somali pirates have anchored a hijacked ship chartered to carry U.N. food aid, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Monday.


Goosen wins in Match Play; matches suspended by darkness

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - US Open champion Retief Goosen was the only winner on a rainy opening day of the World Match Play Championship on Thursday, beating Jeff Maggert by a record 12 and 11.


No one wins with the Arizona Cardinals. That's what Dennis Green always heard. And while 4-5 isn't great, it's the signs of improvement that encourage.


Losing an Edge, Japanese Envy Indiaâs Schools

Suffering a crisis of confidence these days about its ability to compete with its emerging Asian rivals, Japan is in the midst of a growing craze for Indian education.


That noise the crowd made Sunday during the Miami Dolphins' victory at Pro Player Stadium was faintly familiar from seasons past. It's called cheering.


Joseph Barbera, Half of Cartoon Duo, Dies at 95

The innovator of animation teamed with William Hanna to create a pantheon of beloved characters, including Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones.


Earthquake in Japan kills six, injures hundreds

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - A strong earthquake flattened houses in northwestern Japan on Monday, killing at least six people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and sparking a small fire at the world's biggest nuclear power plant.


Closest CIA bid to kill Castro was poisoned drink

The closest the CIA came to killing Cuba's Fidel Castro was a 1963 attempt with a poison pill delivered by American mobsters that was to be slipped into a chocolate milkshake, a former Cuban intelligence chief said.


The Utah Festival Opera based in Logan will entertain International Rotary Convention attendees in Salt Lake City. An incorrect organization was listed in a Wednesday business story.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


While the status of Jets quarterback Chad Pennington is questioned from week-to-week, recent history suggests a trend: a new face may help, although not immediately.


Priscilla Presley, Kristi Yamaguchi and Marlee Matlin are catching dance fever.


Pakistanis arrest four militant suspects

Security forces following up on a raid that killed a top al-Qaeda fugitive arrested four more suspected extremists Monday, and Pakistan's president predicted the investigation would lead to more high-profile militants.


Bill Belichick may not be any more of a football âgeniusâ than Bill Walsh, Tom Landry or Don Shula. But he is the genius for this moment, for this time.


Pope and Patriarch ponder an EU-member Turkey

Pope Benedict and the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians said on Thursday minority rights must be protected as the EU expands and appeared to jointly support Turkish membership if it protected religious liberties.


UK takes lead role in stem cell research

POTTERS BAR, England At the end of a winding country road lined with hedgerows and tidy brick homes sits a new prefabricated building chock-full of monitors and filters.


It was Jonathan Edwards who best summed up the overriding mood when he helped London officially unveil its candidature for the 2012 Olympic Games yesterday.


Europe's top consumer electronics  group Philips cut the forecast for its closely watched chip  unit on Friday and predicted a significant slowdown for the  semiconductor industry next year.


Gymnastics Group Asks Hamm to Give Up Gold

Gymnastics officials asked Paul Hamm to give up his gold medal as the ultimate show of sportsmanship, but the U.S.O.C. told them to take responsibility for their own mistakes.


A KIDNAPPED Care Australia aid worker has tearfully begged British Minister Tony Blair to save her from beheading by Iraqi rebels.


UK's Blair Arrives in Baghdad for Meeting With Allawi

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair made a surprise trip today to Baghdad for talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. Blair's trip to Baghdad wasn't announced in advance for security reasons.


Horror 'Grudge' Reigns at Halloween Box Office

The haunted-house thriller "The Grudge," starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, held on to the No. 1 slot at the North American box office, scaring up $22.


(InfoWorld) - There's now one more reason to be careful about opening Microsoft Office attachments. Microsoft warned Tuesday of a new, unpatched memory corruption error in its word-processing software, and said that it was investigating reports of "limited" attacks that exploit the problem. The bug can be exploited by adding a string of characters in a Word file that can corrupt the PC's memory and allow the attacker to run unauthorized software on the system, Microsoft wrote in a security advisory . The bug affects many versions of the software, including Word 2000, 2002, and 2003, the Word Viewer 2003 and several versions of Microsoft Works. It is rated 'critical' by the FrSIRT Web site, which compiles a list of software vulnerabilities. As automatic security updates have become commonplace, attackers have focused more on developing attacks that leverage this kind of unpatched hole in the software, sometimes called 0day attacks. This trend has forced Microsoft to produce a growing number of software updates in recent months. In particular, hackers turned their attention to Microsoft's Office products, which some researchers consider to be a more fruitful source of bugs than the Windows operating system. "Cybercriminals know that 0days are very valuable and can be used to make lots of money," said Cesar Cerrudo, chief executive officer of security research firm Argeniss, in Parana, Argentina. These vulnerabilities can be exploited to install spyware or dangerous Trojan horse programs, or to add the victim's computer to a network of compromised PCs, called a botnet, which can then be used to send out spam or attack other systems, he said. Microsoft's next set of security updates is due to be released on December 12.


Italy says it is may bring back the human remains exhumed when a colonial cemetery was destroyed in the Somali capital.


Firenze, 14:25 - CALCIO, DEL PIERO: MONDIALE DIMOSTRAZIONE CHE NON IMBROGLIAMO

Alessandro Del Piero, con eleganza e fermezza, risponde alle nuove accuse provenienti dalla Francia ...


A policeman dies in Oyo State amid high tension after the Supreme Court reinstated the governor.


A senior Palestinian delegation headed to France to see Yasser Arafat, but it was unclear whether they would have access to the ailing leader after the hospital restricted


MetLife Inc , the largest U.S. life insurer, said on Wednesday that net income fell in the fourth quarter, based on a comparison with a $3 billion after-tax gain a year ago.


Court Strips Anna Nicole Smith of Millions

A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday reversed a judgment awarding 1993 Playboy Playmate of the Year Anna Nicole Smith $88 million from the estate of her elderly billionaire husband J. Howard Marshall.


Bush, Kerry Tied in Zogby Poll; Bush Leads in ABC/Post Survey

President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry remain tied in a Reuters/Zogby tracking poll as they head into tonight's final debate in Arizona.