AMD to face tough questions at analyst meeting

InfoWorld - Amid further delays of AMD's quad-core server chip and plans to write off goodwill from the acquisition of ATI, AMD executives are going to face tough questions when they meet financial analysts in New York Thursday.


Essential oils exhibit powerful antibacterial action

Essential oils often used in aromatherapy have been found to kill methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteria and other bacteria, according to research carried out at The University of Manchester... Essential


Tendulkar could open bowling in final test v Australia

India are considering the high risk strategy of asking Sachin Tendulkar to open the bowling for the first time in his career and selecting three spinners for the


Si scava a Taba, flebile speranza per le 2 italiane

Proseguono le ricerche tra le macerie dell'Hilton ma ancora nessuna notizia di Jessica e Sabrina. L'ambasciatore italiano al Cairo: "Per ora tutti i nostri sforzi hanno dato esito negativo". Il padre delle ragazze: "Non ho ancora perso le speranze".


Tony Blair has been questioned for a second time by police probing cash-for-honours allegations.


A significant gap opened up between the British and US governments on Middle East policy yesterday when Downing Street expressed its continued opposition to any expansion of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian West Bank.


Travel: Georgia Brown braves the castle ghosts when she checks into probably the most opulent youth hostel in the world, in the Scottish Highlands.


Va. Tech speeds up Mac OS X supercomputer by almost 20%

OCTOBER 26, 2004 (MACCENTRAL) - Virginia Tech's all-Mac OS X supercomputer at the university's Terascale Computing Facility made headlines last year when it was determined to be the third-fastest supercomputer in the world.


Libya Will Not Execute 5 Bulgarian Nurses and Palestinian Doctor

The son of Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi on Wednesday said that the government will not execute five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who have been convicted of intentionally infecting hundreds of ...


Herniated disk discovered in pitcher's lower back

The Florida Marlins have withdrawn their two-year, $4.75 million offer to Antonio Alfonseca after a herniated disk was found in the pitcher's lower back, the Miami Herald reported Friday.


A college business professor who allegedly punished one of his children by covering the boy with ants and putting pepper juice in his eyes has been sentenced to two years in prison for child abuse.


BLAIR and Bush are currently planning yet another military operation, this time under the guise of a humanitarian intervention in Sudan.


Troops Patrol Kathmandu as Curfew Is Lifted

Hundreds of soldiers patrolled the streets of Kathmandu today after the government lifted a curfew imposed after deadly anti-Muslim riots erupted last week in Nepalâs capital.


Sony Computer Entertainment America Appoints Corporate Communications Leader

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Sept. 5  /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. today announced the appointment of Dave Karraker to the post of Senior Director of Corporate Communications.


Oil Firms Say Security Not A Concern After Jakarta Blast

JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--Foreign energy and mining firms with large investments in Indonesia said Friday they are not concerned about security following Thursday's bomb attack near the Australian embassy in Jakarta.


Report Finds Diana's Death Wasn't Murder

A sweeping police inquiry on Thursday ruled out a murder conspiracy in Princess Diana's death, saying the chauffeur in the 1997 car crash was drunk and driving at a high speed to elude pursuing photographers.Comment


Murder shows parallels with Marsha killing

In a murder case echoing that of student Marsha McDonnell, police found the body of a young woman bludgeoned to death in Twickenham.


With one deal, Cendant Corp. is moving from an also-ran to one of the top players in the booming online travel business. The company is already one of the world's biggest travel and real


Four Manchester United fans are jailed in Italy for their part in a fight with Roma fans.


Since rotations are usually shorter during preseason games, players have to get accustomed to extended daylight. This puts a burden on their physical condition as well as their ability to maintain concentration.


Fighting spread in Pakistan's volatile borderlands on Friday as the military pounded hideouts of Taliban militants who had hijacked ammunition supply trucks, killing up to 30 suspected rebels, the army said.


Artie Shaw, the clarinetist, bandleader and composer who created a rich body of American music before he quit playing in his prime and walked away from show business, died Thursday in the Southern California city of Thousand Oaks.


On Dec. 30, a day after the Bruins lost their sixth straight game, 5-0 to Atlanta, Claude Julien kept one of his coaching tools in reserve when he led a standard practice at Ristuccia Arena.


No. 2 Everett trampled Fitchburg last night, 49-21, with a well-balanced attack that brings the Crimson Tide's record to 2-0.


Makers of official 2008 Beijing Olympics merchandise are using child labour and abusing workers, campaigners say.


Continua braccio di ferro con Fiat sul put


Flickr Photos Integrated into Yahoo Image Search

Yahoo Image Search has added Flickr images into its image index. Now, Yahoo Image Search is serving over 300 million Flickr photos in its query results via a live feed from Flickr; so once an image is uploaded to a Flickr account, it’s available via Yahoo Image Search too. The Flickr photos in Yahoo Search will [...]


Dollar Inches Up as Deficit Concerns Ease

The dollar climbed slightly on Tuesday  after a report showed the United States attracted more than  enough foreign investment in November to cover the record $60.3  billion trade gap notched up that month.


An Afghan soldier kills five fellow troops in an unexplained attack at a coalition base in southern Helmand province.


Shetland Council's plans to close rural primary schools in a cost cutting drive face local opposition.


Maxi sconto per il pilota che doveva versare 17,2 milioni


EXETER, England  - Financial worries are the  leading cause of depression and anxiety among university  students and have an impact on grades they achieve, according  to research presented on Thursday.


The retailer unveiled a plan intended to expand coverage and offer workers cheap prescription drugs.


Trio of Hot New Games Victimized by Piracy

A month before the video game's scheduled release this coming Tuesday, illegal copies of the hot sci-fi action title "Halo 2" were already circulating on the Internet. It's had a lot of company lately.


Greek doctor guilty of Briton's manslaughter

Junior doctor handed suspended prison sentence over death of holidaymaker who fell from a hotel balcony in Rhodes


Dozens Believed Killed in U.S. Assault on Iraqi City

More than 4,000 American and Iraqi soldiers mounted a military assault on the insurgent-held city of Samarra.


Gordon Cooper, NASA Mercury Pioneer, Dies

LOS ANGELES Oct. 4, 2004 - Gordon Cooper, who was the youngest and perhaps cockiest member of the original seven Mercury astronauts and set the space endurance record that helped clear the way for the first moon landing, has died.


English Premiership side Fulham lost their High Court legal dispute with former manager Jean Tigana.


Everett says OU found swagger despite loss

Oklahoma junior guard Terrell Everett, who scored 17 points against the Blue Devils, talks about the Sooners' loss in an interview with Sooners Illustrated Editor Jay C. Upchurch in New York City.


International Business Machines Corp., taken to court by workers over changes it made to its traditional pension plan, has decided to stop offering any such plan to new employees.


Senate to take up bill to cut gasoline demand

The Senate will begin debate this  week on legislation to reduce America's gasoline demand by  increasing the fuel economy of cars and trucks and boosting the  use of non-petroleum fuels like ethanol, Senate Majority Leader  Harry Reid said on Monday.


Police received warning before Jakarta bombing

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Indonesian authorities were given a warning that Western embassies would be attacked 45 minutes before a suicide car bomb exploded outside the country's Australian embassy, Australia's foreign minister said.


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Hurricane Felix kills four in Central America

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - Hurricane Felix ripped into Central America on Tuesday, trashing a port on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, killing at least four people and threatening deadly mudslides in Honduras and Guatemala.


The cable network's "Sopranos," "Sex and the City'' and "Angels in America" dominated the 56th annual Emmy Awards on Sunday.


A U.S. government aid official who was critically wounded in a shooting attack on his vehicle in Khartoum on Tuesday has died, a U.S. embassy official said.


A damaged Albanian car is seen in central Athens, early Sunday, Sept. 5, 2004 . Greek and Albanians soccer fans fought across the country, following a loss by European champion Greece in a World Cup qualifier in Tirana.


The candidate's wife has been there for support. Now, increasingly, she's on the stump with fighting words


A 'Pretty Woman' Scenario With the Roles Reversed

Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney star in a romantic comedy that struggles to capture the charm and ebullience of "Four Weddings and a Funeral."


Congress approves military and defense spending

Lawmakers Saturday approved a $447 billion 2005 defense spending bill as Congress pushed forward with final actions before adjourning for the elections.


Team news ahead of Sunday's Carling Cup final.


Company follows up on promise of "immediate management changes" after disappointing earnings report, CNET News.com has learned.


Luciano Pavarotti left half his estate to his second wife and half to his four daughters, including three from his first marriage, an attorney said Tuesday.


The new immigration bill aims to revamp the guest worker program. A look at North Carolina shows what needs fixing


NEW YORK - Walt Disney Co. chief executive officer Michael Eisner will leave the company in 2006 when his contract expires. Eisner's plan was announced Friday in a letter to the company's board of directors.


BI consolidation rumors boost Business Objects' stock

(InfoWorld) - Business Objects SA's share price surged in Paris Thursday morning, as rumors swirled of a takeover bid from IBM Corp. or Oracle Corp. Buying the French BI (business intelligence) software vendor could be a good way for IBM or Oracle to use the cash they have available, according to one analyst. The three companies declined to comment. "We don't comment on rumors," said Business Objects spokesman Philippe Laguerre. Oracle made a big push into the BI market on March 22 with the launch of three software bundles branded Oracle Business Intelligence Suite. The bundles combine Oracle's database, its Fusion middleware and analytics software it acquired with its purchase of Siebel Systems. That deal, worth almost US$6 billion, closed on Jan. 31. IBM already partners with BI vendor Cognos Inc., a rival of Business Objects. On March 7, IBM announced that it will work more closely with Cognos to develop BI software with a SOA (service-oriented architecture). At the time, analysts suggested that acquiring Cognos would be a logical next step for IBM. Such a move could be hastened if Oracle were to bid for Business Objects, said David Bradshaw, principal analyst at Ovum Ltd. in London. Bradshaw dismissed another rumor he had heard, that German ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor SAP AG could buy Business Objects. "They have not made many large acquisitions, and they already have their own BI technology," he said. The BI market is dominated by a group of large, independent vendors. Business Objects expects revenue to total $1.2 billion to $1.215 billion this year. Cognos expects revenue of $950 million to $970 million in its current financial year, which ends Feb. 28. Of the other large BI vendors, only Teradata belongs to another company (NCR Corp.), Bradshaw said. Based on Business Objects' market capitalization, a buyer would have to pay over â¬2 billion ($2.5 billion) for the company, he said. Business Objects and Cognos "have been around a while. Maybe the other players like having independents in the field," said Bradshaw. But should IBM and Oracle choose to change that status quo, buying Business Objects would be harder for Oracle than it looks, he said. "At first glance, it looks like a marriage made in heaven, but most of Oracle's customers already have at least one BI system," and often more, he said. Oracle applications have to work well with those different BI tools, and customers value that flexibility, he said. "Future customers would not want to be confined to having one BI tool." Trading in Business Objects shares opened in Paris at â¬24.80 on Thursday, up from the Wednesday closing price of â¬23.02. As the rumors spread, the price peaked at â¬25 but by the close of trading had settled back to â¬24.76, up 7.6 percent on the previous day's close.


The final version of the coalition assembly government budget is to be published amid warnings of service cuts and council tax hikes.


Bush-Kerry Final Debate Hits Taxes, Jobs, Health

TEMPE, Ariz.  - President Bush and Democratic Sen.  John Kerry battled over health care, jobs and taxes in their  final debate on Wednesday, with Bush criticizing Kerry's "far  left" Senate record and Kerry arguing the middle class had lost  ground under the president.


Feel like going to the doctor is a waste of time? With a little preparation, your next doctorâs visit can be a lot more productive.


UK terrorism risk "critical" after Glasgow attack

Britain is at "critical" risk of a terrorist attack, the government says, after a petrol-filled car was rammed into the terminal at Glasgow airport the day after failed car bombings in London.


Do young women who sell their eggs to make a few bucks have to worry about early menopause? In Bodyhack.


Grande partecipazione, tante le bandiere, anche della Cgil


COMMON winter infections such as pneumonia and bronchitis can increase the risk of a heart attack by five times, research revealed today.


The "anti-American feeling" of some European politicians is "madness", UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says.


Once the crown jewel of the Napa Valley, the Robert Mondavi name is on the auction block and its future is uncertain. Robert Mondavi, 91, who more than any other person put premium California wine on the map


The US military says it is investigating reports that the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been wounded.


Paris Hilton transferred to Los Angeles jail

Jailed socialite Paris Hilton was  transferred from a medical ward to a detention center to serve  the rest of her sentence for violating probation in a  drunken-driving case, officials said on Thursday.


Police in eastern Latvia were trying to determine Wednesday what charges to bring against a drunken horse-and-buggy driver who caused a drunken motorist to crash into a ditch, flipping his car.


Indian tribes are subject to federal labor laws, an appeals court ruled Friday in a case that could lead to stricter labor protections — and more unions — at the nation's booming Indian casinos.


The latest tracking research from UK scientists may prove vital in protecting the endangered albatross.


UN: Rapists, Killers Free from Arrest in Sudan

Sudan refused to arrest those responsible for atrocities in Darfur, and rebels intensified attacks against police forces, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday.


Older Americans not exercising, eating well

Two-thirds of older Americans take part in leisure-time physical activities, but poor nutrition remains a problem, especially when it comes to fruit and vegetables, according to the latest snapshot of aging.


The IDF believes that Iran is running a secret nuclear weapons program in parallel to the one it had agreed this week to temporarily suspend.


Tata Steel says Corus deal visionary; stock tumbles on price concerns

India's Tata Steel said its acquisition of Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus is a "visionary move" but investors were giving the deal a thumbs down as too expensive and sent the stock plunging more than 9.5 percent.


North Korea Hints at Breaking Off Japan Talks

North Korea hinted on Friday at breaking off talks with Japan over the fate of Japanese citizens abducted decades ago, saying Pyongyang no longer sees significance in maintaining contact.


Now that rocketmen in the desert have soared into space and captured the St. Louis-based Ansari X Prize, commercial space travel seems as close as ever.


Victim was stabbed in chest and abdomen at her home in north-west London last year.


NTT DoCoMo plan TV shows for phones, report says

NTT DoCoMo Inc, Fuji Television Network  Inc., Nippon Broadcasting System Inc. and other companies will  team up to develop television shows for mobile phones, the  Nihon Keizai business daily reported on Wednesday.


Platinum touches record, silver hits 27-yr high

Platinum hit another record high on Tuesday on a weaker dollar and a power crisis in South Africa which halted mining production, while silver touched a 27-year high to track firmness in gold.


CBS, 'CSI: Miami' Do End-Run Around ABC's Football

"CSI: Miami" was hot-to-trot in its third season premiere Monday, leading CBS to a victory for the night in total viewers and besting ABC's "Monday Night Football" in the key audience group of adults aged 18 to 49 during the 10 p.m. hour.


Attorneys for former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby are backtracking on their plans to call Vice President Dick Cheney and Libby himself to testify in the CIA leak trial.


Explosions in Afghanistan kill at least 6

Land mines in Afghanistan killed at least six people late this week, the BBC reported Saturday. A roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed at least four people, including a policeman, late Friday.


Roma, 12:52 - CALCIO, VIOLENZA; SERRA: FUORI LA POLIZIA DAGLI STADI

"Sono pienamente d'accordo con il Ministro dell'Interno Giuliano Amato: fuori la polizia dagli stadi...


Higher Quality, Lower Price Put Big-Screen TV in More Homes

By Dane Stickney, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Jan. 30--Dave Nutty can't help but fantasize.   He likes his big-screen TV. The 42-inch, high-definition, traditional  tube TV was an above-average model when he bought it three years ago.


The judge considering Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against European Union sanctions has convened a closed meeting for Thursday after two more major opponents of the US software giant withdrew from the case, a court spokesman said on


Bergamo, 21:51 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; DEL NERI: GUIDO UN GRANDE GRUPPO

in casa Atalanta l'eroe del giorno è Zlatan Muslimovic, che ha segnato la doppietta decisiva ...


Nigerian militants threaten car bombs in oil delta

A Nigerian militant group said in an email to media on Monday it would detonate three car bombs in strategic locations in the Niger Delta "any minute from now".


Though Howard Stern's defection from broadcast to satellite radio is still 16 months off, the industry is already trying to figure out what will fill the crater in ad revenue and listenership that he is expected to leave behind.


Election Results From the Northeast, West

PRESIDENT (7) — Kerry all the way — by nearly 10 points.


Floridians Begin Rebuilding From Frances

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Thousands of Floridians beginning the recovery process in the destructive path of Hurricane Frances were hampered by long lines, congested highways and sticky heat, while the White House and teams of relief workers promised that help was on the way...


Judge rules Bush statements pose no threat of jury taint

FORT HOOD, Texas -- A military judge ruled yesterday that statements by President Bush and military leaders about alleged Abu Ghraib abuses do not appear specific enough to taint the jury pool for next month's trial of a reputed ringleader in the case.


Bank of England governor defends stance on credit squeeze

The Bank of England's governor on Wednesday defended the bank's arms-length approach to the instability sweeping the world's financial markets.


Anche 1' di silenzio per ricordare Giacinto Facchetti


A retired reporter, Jim Forbes, was evacuated from his mountain home near San Diego, and tells the story on his blog.


Shawn Marion scored 27 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to their sixth straight victory, 122-116 over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.


Main Iraqi Sunni Party withdraws from January elections

BAGHDAD.âThe main Iraqi Sunni political grouping, the moderate Iraqi Islamic party (IIP), today withdrew its list of candidates for the January 30 elections, on a day once again full of violence in which 13 people died in an attack in Baghdad, DPA


Nadal overpowers Berdych to reach semi-finals

French Open champion Rafael Nadal overcame a treacherous wind to beat Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6 6-4 6-2 to reach the last four at Wimbledon for the second successive year on Friday.


England could have a new head coach as early as Wednesday - and the hot tip appears to be Brian Ashton.


A federal advisory panel voted unanimously yesterday that the first drug to enhance the sex drive of women should not be approved because of a lack of information about its long-term safety.


Roma, 14:48 - F1, RAIKKONEN: MONACO E' SOLO UN LONTANO RICORDO

Kimi Raikkonen si lascia alle spalle Monaco e pensa al Gp del Canada in programma domenica a Montrea...


Non esiste alcuna motivazione politica, solo rispetto legge


NY cleans up after asbestos-tainted explosion

Workers cleaned asbestos-tainted debris on Thursday from an explosion of a steam pipe that rocked Manhattan as some New Yorkers questioned official reassurances that the air was safe to breathe.


Police are called to Cardiff Airport to deal with angry passengers after a Christmas trip to Lapland is cancelled.


Siemens corruption scandal broadens The â¬20bn merger of the Nokia and Siemens networks businesses will be postponed by a couple of months as a result of the broadening corruption scandal at Siemens.â¦


British billionaire Lakshmi Mittal will be chairman and chief executive of Mittal Steel, which will be the world's largest steel maker, producing 57 million tonnes of crude steel a year.


You expect fans to lose interest whenever billionaires battle millionaires for a larger slice of the economic pie, but not to the extent being seen in the dogfight between the NHL and its players over a new collective bargaining agreement.


Democrat Barack Obama Saturday scoffed at suggestions by President Clinton that the Illinois senator is not ready to be president, and that Obama is running strong in Iowa in part because his home state and Iowa share a border.


Counting Calories, but Not to Shed Pounds

My daughter's illness and recovery have taught me that there is no such thing as good and bad foods.


Hope for U.S. hostages in Colombia after 5 years

Five years after her son was snatched by Colombian guerrillas, Lynne Stansell hopes this could be the last anniversary she will have to spend waiting for news he has finally been freed by his rebel captors.


Ford: Automaker Inks Deal With Sirius Satellite Radio

"Thrilled": Not everyone feels that way on Monday. But not everyone is Sirius Satellite Radio (nasdaq: SIRI - news - people ) Chief Executive Joseph Clayton.


Sport: Cricket: Flintoff's late night pedalo escapade rocked England's World Cup boat and ruined team spirit, claims captain.


Dream Team Loses Again, but Still Advances

ATHENS, Greece - The United States men's basketball team endured another brutal loss Saturday night. But because Angola is playing even worse than the Americans, the Dream Team is in the quarterfinals of the Athens Games...


Group plans ad attacking Kerry's anti-war stance

Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, an organization that says it has more than 300 members, created controversy three weeks ago with a TV ad charging that Sen. John Kerry has lied about his military record. The group begins airing a second ad Tuesday in three states. The new ad, called "Sellout," mixes photos and audio from an appearance Kerry, then 27, made before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 22, 1971, with comments from Vietnam War veterans who object to the anti-war efforts Kerry made following his return from service in Vietnam.


European shares opened higher on Friday, boosted by a strong post-election rally on Wall Street overnight and a fall in oil prices to a five-week low.


Jelena Jankovic underlines her title credentials by beating former world number one Venus Williams to reach the French Open fourth round.


Pentagon in $75m electropulse blast-ray programme

Terawatt RF zap weapons sought Despite decades of disappointment, plucky Pentagon boffinry chiefs continue to seek a working electromagnetic pulse weapon - the dreaded, circuitry-frying "e-bomb".â¦


Weather looks good for this week's shuttle launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers had their   fingers crossed on Monday in hopes that this week's planned   launch of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis will go ahead after a   week's delay due to a lightning strike and a storm.


Women who put on or fail to shift excess weight after having a baby risk problems in future pregnancies, doctors warn.


Two elderly hikers missing in California

Two elderly hikers with more than 30 years of hiking experience were missing in California's Sequoia National Park late Thursday, two days after they were to have returned from their outing.


A man is arrested following the discovery of  scores of dead and neglected horses in Buckinghamshire by the RSPCA.


Officially, there is no war and life is better. In reality, chaos ...

It is the war Moscow pretends no longer exists. Hundreds of miles south of the shredded wrecks of two airliners, blown out of the sky by suicide bombers on Tuesday night, human life is at its cheapest in the Russian republic of Chechnya.


With Leaders Back in Mix, N.H.L. Talks Last 9 Hours

The N.H.L. and its locked-out players union negotiated again on Thursday at a hotel in Manhattan to try to save a season on the brink of cancellation.


Traces of the word "video" linger beneath a new sign that just went up on a suburban Blockbuster store here. In its place hangs


Amnesty Faults Algeria on Women's Rights

Algeria's government has failed  to take needed measures to protect women from rape, beatings  and widespread legal and economic discrimination, Amnesty  International told a U.N. panel on Monday.


Virtual Colonoscopy Shows Promise, Experts Say

Virtual colonoscopy, which uses souped-up x-rays to check for colon cancer instead of threading a tube through the gut, shows promise but is not ready to replace traditional colonoscopies yet, experts said on Wednesday.


Russians Rally Against Terror, Bury Dead

Tens of thousands of people answered a government call and rallied outside the Kremlin on Tuesday in a show of solidarity against terrorism, nearly a week after militants seized a school in southern Russia in a standoff that claimed more than 350 lives, many of them children.


Gordon Brown's talks with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia were very positive, British officials say.


Juanita Bynum is known and admired by thousands as a fiery evangelist whose no-nonsense, lead-by-less-than-perfect-example message of self-improvement was seemingly illustrated by her fairy-tale marriage to a man who also is a widely known minister.


Nuovo paniere in vigore 18/9, escono Bpi e Marazzi


Russia to Help Train South Korean Astronaut by 2007

Russia agreed on Tuesday to help train South Korea's first astronaut by 2007 -- although it is still not clear whether Seoul's space cadet will make it into orbit that year.


Alaska Wildfires Grow to Record 5 Million Acres

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Wildfires have scorched over  5 million acres in Alaska as of Tuesday, forestry officials  said, a new record that signals possible changes in climate  conditions and the composition of the vast forests.


Move over, Billy Crystal. Comedian Chris Rock has been chosen to host the 77th Academy Awards. The ceremony is set to be broadcast live on February 27 next year from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Rock has previously hosted the MTV Video Music Awards ...


DreamWorks Animation turns around in 3rd quarter

LOS ANGELES: Animated film studio DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc reported on Wednesday a profit from a year-earlier loss in its first earnings period since the company went public in October.


Langer's delight at resurgent Harrington

There was a family double for the Harringtons on Sunday but both Padraig and Joey will be hoping the same does not come true next weekend.


Stelle in decomposizione gli zombies di Hollywood

Le figurine create dagli straordinari disegnatori di Mad Magazine. Ecco le celebrità in versione "oltretomba"


Two Americans and One Briton Reportedly Taken Hostage in Iraq

A senior Iraqi official says two Americans and one British contractor were seized from their central Baghdad home and taken hostage.


After Delays, Intel Points to Chip-Making Advance

Intel Corp. (INTC.O) is on track to introduce the world's most advanced chip production technology in its products next year, the largest semiconductor maker said on Sunday.


Eagles LB Simoneau, Falcons CB Mathis Out

Eagles linebacker Mark Simoneau missed Sunday's NFC championship game against Atlanta with an ankle injury.


A parked car bomb struck a convoy of Iraqi police commandos and gunmen opened fire on police on a foot patrol in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad on Saturday, police said.


Petr Cech Against some spirited Russian revolutionaries Cech stood firm, making three outstanding saves to maintain his team's control.


PepsiCo Profit Up, Cuts Jobs; Shares Rise

PepsiCo Inc. (PEP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's No. 2 soft drink company, on Thursday said quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits and strong performances


Latest game of the century will be one-sided

The Shaq-Kobe split is a good example of why no-fault divorces caught on so quickly. They were never going to stay together, no matter how good the winning was.


Russian authorities say a cancelled London exhibition of major Russian and French artworks should now go ahead.


Intel Details Upgrade to Itanium Processor

Intel is expected to detail Tukwila, its next generation of 64-bit Itanium processors that are used in enterprise servers.


Japan PM Abe's support falls below 30 pct in poll

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was forced to reprimand his defense minister over a gaffe on Monday, as his cabinet's support rates slid below the critical 30 percent level in a poll weeks before an upper house election.


U.S. Steel Earnings Short of Wall St. Forecasts

PITTSBURGH  â United States Steel reported substantially lower fourth-quarter profits on Tuesday, as acquisition costs, European job cuts and lower prices weighed down results.


Climate change is the greatest threat to global equality, Foreign Secretary David Miliband tells the UN.


Boater Rescued After a Day in Atlantic Ocean

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A man who decided to swim to safety after the boat he was on capsized about 15 miles offshore was rescued Sunday after spending 24 hours in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. Coast Guard said. His four fishing companions also were rescued.


Light sweet crude for delivery in January traded at US$49.41 a barrel late Monday afternoon in Asian trade, up US$0.52 from the contract's closing price Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange.


Bush agrees to limited troop cuts in Iraq

President George W. Bush on Thursday ordered gradual troop reductions in Iraq but defied calls for a dramatic change of course, telling war-weary Americans the U.S. military role there will stretch beyond his presidency.


Israel kills 7 in Gaza, woman attempts suicide attack

Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians, including a top militant commander, in raids in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday while a 57-year-old mother of nine tried to blow herself up near soldiers.


Insurance officials propose new brokerage disclosure rules

State insurance commissioners from across the country have proposed new rules governing insurance brokerage fees, winning praise from an industry group and criticism from


Hank Blalock homered twice, Kenny Rogers earned his 15th win, and the Rangers extended their winning streak to six games with a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians last night in Arlington, Texas.


HARRISBURG, N.C. (Sports Network) - Over the weekend Mike  Bliss accepted a three-year deal and will drive the No. 0 Haas  CNC Racing Nextel Cup Chevrolet next season. The former  Craftsman Truck Series champion returns to the series in which  he raced in 2000.


Teen accused of hacking emergency 911 system

Bogus call sends SWAT team to home of unsuspecting family A 19-year-old Washington state man is due in court on Monday to face accusations he hacked into emergency 911 systems and faked a call that a sent SWAT team to the home of a sleeping family 750 miles away.â¦


Cameron hired as Ravens' offensive coordinator

Cam Cameron was named offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday after being sacked as Miami Dolphins coach following a 1-15 campaign.


Detective Travis Rapp has seen his share of corpses, but this was new: two men wheeling a rigid, pale body down a Manhattan street in a red office chair, drawing a crowd of suspicious onlookers.


Firefox - Ready To Take On Internet Explorer?

The open-source Firefox browser is chipping away at Internet Explorer's market dominance, and analysts are saying that Internet sites should add it to their test list.


Launch of electronic toll before 2006 not feasible -- ministry

PRAGUE- The Czech Transport Ministry says launch of electronic toll earlier than 2006 is not feasible though PM Stanislav Gross said on Saturday the Czech Republic could introduce the electronic toll collection ...


N.H.L. Suspends Islandersâ Simon Indefinitely

Chris Simon, a tough player with a hardscrabble background, voilently hit Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg with his stick in retaliation for a clean check.


Dopo operazione di rastrellamento in alcuni edifici


Inquest into Diana's death to start next year

The first preliminary hearings in the inquest into the death of Diana, princess of Wales, are expected to begin early next year, an official said.


âPraying With Liorâ documents the extraordinary life of Lior Liebling, a rabbiâs son with Down syndrome.


Hormel Will Bestow New SPAM Cans to 100 Ticket Buyers at 'Spamalot' Box Office Opening

Playbill - The company that was immortalized in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" will return to the favor by offering  100 ticket buyers cans of a new SPAM flavor when the Shubert Theatre box office for the upcoming Broadway musical Monty Python's Spamalot opens Dec. 6.


Days after Pope Benedict XVI  criticized the media for its "destructive" influence, the  Vatican on Monday announced plans to launch its first  television network by the end of the year.


EU transport chief hails Alitalia accord

EU transport and energy commissioner Loyola de Palacio on Sunday hailed the accord reached between Alitalia management and staff on a major restructuring plan aimed at keeping the struggling airline in the air.


L'"attacco" ha colpito due impianti, in Piemonte e vicino NapoliNessuna relazione con le interferenze radio segnalate ieri a Malpensa                                          Manomesse nella notte due postazioni Enav Danneggiati i sistemi di radionavigazione


Reality Star's Daughter Dies in SUV Crash

The daughter of a cable television reality show star, died when the stolen SUV she was in rolled and crashed into some trees, authorities said.


Viagra sold over counter in UK on Valentine's Day

Men will be able to buy impotence treatment Viagra over the counter in Britain for the first time from Valentine's Day, chemist chain Alliance Boots said on Sunday.


Oracle makes its best, last offer for PeopleSoft

Oracle Corp., the world's second-largest software firm, made what it called its last and best offer for rival PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday in a takeover battle that has now raged for almost a year and a half.


Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.


Flu vaccines are being distributed for people considered most at risk this flu season according to new criteria released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


People who live in sprawling communities tend to suffer more health problems, according to the first study to document a link between the world of strip malls, cul-de-sacs and subdivisions and a broad array of ailments.


By Chuck Thompson, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Sep.


At a time when D.J.âs are as well known as the artists they spin, is it any surprise that their managers are enjoying their own kind of celebrity?


The New York Yankees beat the Twins to claim the AL East - plus a full MLB round-up.


Ubiquitous Chemical Sparks Health Debate

MILWAUKEE _ Although its name may not be familiar, bisphenol-A is everywhere. It's in the lining of your soup can, the clear plastic of your baby's bottle and the sealants covering your teeth.  But it might be harmful to your health.


Western Digital has introduced a new dual-drive shared network storage product for small business.


India's Supreme Court orders a key Muslim witness to explain why she changed statements in a Gujarat riot case.


Dollar Falls to Record Low; No G-20 Agreement Seen to End Slide

The dollar slumped to a record low against the euro in Europe on expectations the region's leaders will fail to persuade the US to stem the slide in its currency when policy makers meet this weekend in Berlin.


Dozens killed in Kenya election protests

Police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term after a disputed vote that has hurt Kenya's democratic credentials and brought a death toll rising into the dozens.


SLOVAKIA:  Playing the Anti-Hungarian Card

PRAGUE, Oct 15 (IPS) - Following months of strained ties with Hungary,  Slovakia's government looks increasingly isolated after  parliament approved a resolution hostile to the country's  Hungarian minority.


Non fara' ricorso contro condanna per violazione antitrust


Bush Making Gains in Battleground States

WASHINGTON - President Bush has been solidifying his gains in states that once were dead heats, forcing both parties' campaigns to alter strategies as the electoral battleground shrinks. Democrat John Kerry is struggling to stay afloat in some hotly contested states, including Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohio, where polls show Bush pulling ahead...


Londra, 19:46 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: IL LIVERPOOL FERMA L'ARSENAL

Il Liverpool frena l'Arsenal: i 'gunners' sfiorano il primo ko in campionato grazie al solito Fabreg...


When a company with a small float comes unhinged from reality, look out.


Iraq welcomes UN nuclear inspectors to return:

[World News]: Baghdad, Oct 13 : Iraq has said UN weapons inspectors are welcome to return, in response to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report that equipment and materials used for nuclear weapons have disappeared from the country, reports


Kenyans pray for peace, refugees await aid

Kenyans across the political divide prayed for peace on Sunday while aid workers sought to bring relief to nearly 200,000 refugees from post-election violence that has killed hundreds.


Speedy release The latest release of open source database PostgreSQL hit Monday, packing a claimed record number of new and improved features. That means 280 patches.â¦


After Furor, Network Solutions Stands by Name Policy

Network Solutions is standing by its controversial policy of automatically registering some domain names that are the subject of searches on the companyâs Web site.


Rapper Kanye West's new album is winning the chart battle with 50 Cent, early sales figures indicate.


Politics: 18 September 2004, Saturday. Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, who claimed responsibility for the deadly school hostage siege in Southern Russia, must be caught and brought to justice, but not killed, ...


Real Madrid captain Raul was the hero as he scored twice to help his side overturn a two-goal deficit and beat Roma, easing the crisis with the Spanish club while making even worse what has been a dreadful season so far for Roma.


NYSE Euronext bids for outstanding Euronext shares

NYSE Euronext launched on Thursday an exchange offer for all outstanding shares of pan-European bourse operator Euronext  after the U.S. securities regulators approved its translatlantic merger.


As Christmas approaches, Christians around the world turn to thoughts of the Holy Land and the great figures in the Bible.


Standard Chartered ratings affirmed after Korea First Bank bid: S and P

International credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's said it has affirmed its short- and long-term credit ratings on Standard Chartered Bank following its 3.3 billion dollar bid for Korea First Bank (KFB).


Pil dello scorso anno +1,7%, migliore dato dal 2000


Iranian lesbian wins stay over deportation from Britain

A gay woman who is facing deportation from Britain to her native Iran has had her removal deferred pending a legal challenge, her supporters told AFP Saturday.


Wanted - one honest husband for Celina Jaitley. Those with sexual experience may also apply. While the glam gal says she doesn't mind pre-marital sex, she's looking for a life partner who will be true to her after tying the knot.


A House office building was evacuated Tuesday after witnesses saw signs of smoke.


Pisanu: 'Gli espropri proletari sono un reato'

ROMA, 18 NOVEMBRE 2004 - "A tutti i violenti, a chi li sostiene, a chi definisce gli 'espropri proletari' gesti belli o simbolici, e anche a chi in qualche modo li giustifica, dico con la massima chiarezza che si tratta, invece, di atti incivili e illegali


LOS ANGELES  — Victoria Beckham, now living in Los Angeles, is going Hollywood. Despite her recent denials about being interested in an acting career, Beckham, aka Posh Spice, is taking a first step by playing herself on an episode of the ABC comedy "Ugly Betty" this coming TV season.


Vodafone customers will be able to access and update their MySpace websites from their mobile phone, the firms say.


8 killed in high school of central China

A man killed eight people and injured four others with a knife Thursday night in a high school in Ruzhou city of central China's Henan Province.


CDI title track is song of year: NDTV poll

The title track of CHAK DE INDIA has been adjudged the song of the year in the annual year-end poll conducted by NDTV.


Former Yugoslav general Pavle Strugar is given an eight-year jail term for his role in the 1991 siege of Dubrovnik.


A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ordered ex-Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling to begin serving immediately a 24-year prison sentence after a one-day reprieve, according to court documents.


The government is relaxing its ban against carrying liquids and gels onto airliners, instituted after a plot to bomb jets flying into the United States was foiled, an administration official said Monday.


Boeing Co  said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit rose, helped by strong sales of its commercial aircraft.


End of the road for "Idol" hopeful Barba

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


After three weeks of basically hiding out on the side of a milk carton, the defensive touchdown was back in vogue on Sunday, with three interceptions returned for scores and three fumbles also run back into the end zone.


"High School Musical 2" enters interactive semester

Disney Channel has big  plans for the debut weekend of "High School Musical 2,"  including interactive viewer chats with the stars and a  sing-along telecast.


Open source vendors...monopolies waiting to happen?

Blog: Roy Russo argues that open source vendors are monopolies waiting to happen.  Here's why he's wrong.


The number of workers filing initial  claims for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly by 21,000 last  week, a government report showed on Thursday, suggesting some  improvement in the health of the labor market.


China calls for reason as food safety fears mount

Under pressure after a U.S. move against Chinese seafood and a huge recall of Chinese toothpaste in Japan, Beijing urged trade partners on Friday to accept its products unless they violate contract terms or local regulations.


Mickelson charge aborted at tough Oakmont

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Phil Mickelson, battling to stay in U.S. Open contention despite an injured wrist, revived briefly before falling victim to toughening conditions at Oakmont in the second round on Friday.


Ex-Taliban Diplomat Charged With Tax Fraud

A former envoy for Afghanistan's Taliban leadership was arrested Thursday for allegedly filing false income tax returns.


The Cabinet is today discussing plans to redeploy British troops to an American-controlled area in central Iraq. Ministers are poised to decide whether to allow 650 troops from the Black Watch regiment to shift to the region.


Total Lunar Eclipse to Be Visible Over Series, Most of World

At least one thing will happen during 2004's World Series that's never happened before -- a total lunar eclipse. The moon will begin slipping into the Earth's shadow at about 9:14 pm


They may be good friends and "Ocean's Thirteen" co-stars, but when it comes to their new movie together, George Clooney's got a few words for his buddy Brad Pitt: If you're better than me, I'll murder you.


A young woman was abducted from a parking lot while leaving work at a Wal-Mart, apparently shoved into her own vehicle by a man who ran up behind her, authorities said.


Mismanagement across the NHS in England has led to the current multimillion pound deficit, MPs find.


A 38-year-old Australian man bled to death Saturday after he was rescued from the jaws of a shark while spearfishing on the Great Barrier Reef, authorities said.


The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Friday it would decide what regulations should apply to  high-speed broadband Internet service offered by cable  television companies like Time Warner Inc. TWX.N


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Despite strong growth in software sales at IBM, only certain parts of the enterprise software market are set to rebound this year.


Kerry takes legal action against Vietnam critics

Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry's campaign formally alleged that a group attacking his Vietnam war record had illegal ties to US President George W. Bush's reelection bid.


Authorities have uncovered an al-Qaida-linked plot to assassinate the president of the Philippines, officials said Thursday.


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Economic worries put Americans in sour mood

Deepening worries about the economy and their personal finances put Americans in a sour mood this month, with more voters fearing a recession, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.


NBC TV undecided about Madonna mock crucifixion

The NBC television network is still   making up its mind about whether it will allow pop star Madonna   to stage a mock crucifixion on its airwaves as part of her   upcoming prime-time concert special.


Israel Raids Gaza Camp, One Militant Killed

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian militant during a raid on a southern Gaza Strip refugee camp on Wednesday in what the army called an operation to stop attacks on Jewish settlements, Palestinian witnesses said.


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


Data center designers share secrets for going green

Tips include: conduct a thermal study and why UPS devices contribute to the problem.


LâABI, nel corso di un convegno che si Ã¨ svolto oggi a Roma dal titolo âCrm 2004, fidelizzare la clientela privata e lo small businessâ, ha reso noti i dati relativi allâuso di internet come mezzo per comunicare con la propria banca.


Identity fraud a hash About Â£13bn of fraud was committed in the UK in 2005, but the figure could be on the conservative side, a report commissioned by the Association of Chief Police Officers said today.â¦


N.F.L. Playoffs | Live Now: Giants Lead Bucs in 3rd Quarter

Follow the N.F.C. Wild Card matchup and discuss the game on the Fifth Down blog.


Milano, 12:11 - CALCIO, CRESPO: MAI PARLATO MALE DEL CHELSEA

''Non ho mai parlato in questi termini del Chelsea e non ho mai rilasciato le dichiarazioni che mi s...


The Irish government has expressed its astonishment at a Colombian courtâs conviction and sentencing of three Irishmen to 17-year prison sentences for training Colombian rebels.


Leonard Nimoy Series Explores Jewish Music

Former "Star Trek" actor Leonard Nimoy is beaming onto the radio. "American Jewish Music From the Milken Archive With Leonard Nimoy" will explore sacred and secular Jewish music from the Milken Archive of Jewish American Music during 13 two-hour episodes on WFMT Radio Network stations and XM Satellite Radio.


Flame Retardant Among Columbia Pollutants

By ERIK ROBINSON  A flame retardant intended to save people is probably harming salmon in the Columbia River, according to new research released Monday in Vancouver.


A San Francisco judge ordered Microsoft Corp.  to pay lawyers involved in its $1.1 billion class action settlement $100 million in legal fees, less than half of the original fees they requested, company officials said on Thursday.


Parma, 18:44 - CALCIO, PARMA; PIOLI: FIORENTINA AVVERSARIO PEGGIORE PER NOI

Stefano Pioli retsa tranquillo pur sapendo che domani il suo Parma è atteso da una delicata t...


Typhoon Songda Lashes North Japan, 24 Reported Dead

A weakening Typhoon Songda was lashing northern Japan with high winds and heavy rain on Wednesday after carving a trail of destruction in wide areas of the country, with one report saying 24 people had been killed.


A federal appeals court agreed Wednesday to reconsider its ruling against the sweeping 1996 law the government has increasingly used to arrest or prosecute suspected terrorists.


Genova, 18:40 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA; NOVELLINO: LA SQUADRA C'E' E FARA' BENE

Nonostante le voci su un suo possibile esonero si rincorrano, Walter Novellino va avanti, consapevol...


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


The Iraqi government is split over whether to enforce the death sentence on Chemical Ali and two others.


Annan âdisappointedâ with son over payments

UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was unaware his son received $30,000 a year for over five years from a Swiss-based company under investigation in connection with suspected corruption in the UN oil-for-food program in Iraq.


This much we know: Michael Vick won't be on the field when the Atlanta Falcons open training camp next Thursday. He'll be in a federal courtroom. What happens after that was anyone's guess Wednesday, and there was no shortage of opinions.


Moore's '9/11' Makes Cut at Directors Guild

Michael Moore's anti-Bush polemic "Fahrenheit 9/11" will compete for the Directors Guild of America's documentary filmmaker award, along with pictures that take viewers to Mongolia, Calcutta, North Carolina and the Middle East, the DGA said Wednesday.


Un anno in piu' anche per Afghanistan, Kosovo e Libano


Bulgaria's President Opposes Opening of Communist Secret Police Archive

Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov on Tuesday opposed a suggestion by Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha to declassify former Communist secret police files.


Government not guns the Irish sticking point

Northern Ireland has taken another small step in the slow march towards restoring home rule this weekend with tacit promises from the IRA to end militant activity once and for all.


US President George Bush pays tribute to US soldiers killed in Iraq as the death toll tops 1,000.


Something very strange is happening this week. After nine victories - including five in his last six PGA Tour events - and a record $10.


A British Airways flight from London to New York was forced to turn back Wednesday after U.S. authorities refused to allow one of the passengers to land, saying he posed a terrorist threat, the airline said.


E' arrivata alle finali con la fascia di Miss Veneto


One Dead in Explosion in Irvington, N.J.

A gas explosion ripped through a working-class neighborhood around 7:45 a.m. today, leveling two houses, killing one person and injuring four others.


The United States will sell Israel nearly 5,000 smart bombs in one of the largest weapons deals between the allies in years, Israeli military officials said Tuesday.


Google Earth mobilised in search for Fossett

Amazon's Mechanical Turk scours latest sat images Amazon and Google are colloborating to try and locate adventurer Steve Fossett, missing since last Monday somewhere in Nevada.â¦


The St. Louis Cardinals are officially looking for a new second baseman. Tony Womack and the New York Yankees reached a preliminary agreement last night on a $2 million, two-year contract.


U.S. legislators in Cuba to jump start dialogue

The largest delegation from the U.S. Congress to visit Cuba since 1959 arrived in Havana on Friday seeking to open a dialogue with the communist government of acting President Raul Castro despite White House opposition to such contacts.


Bush praises âgrace, decencyâ of State choice

President Bush on Tuesday picked national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, who once tutored him on global affairs, to be his top diplomat, saying her foreign policy experience


The U.S. economy will pick up steam  this year as inflation fades and current interest rates are not  obstructing this recovery, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank  President Thomas Hoenig said on Wednesday.


The Bank of England held its key interest rate steady at 5 percent on Thursday, a decision that was widely expected.


Deadly bird flu strain found near Moscow

A Russian official reported a fourth outbreak of dead domestic poultry in a suburban Moscow district Sunday as experts tightened quarantines following confirmation of the presence of the H5N1 bird flu strain.


A man appears in court charged with murder and five counts of attempted murder following knife attacks in London.


High-Speed Internet Passing Up Rural W.Va.

By Brian Farkas  Rural West Virginians would love to take advantage of the Internet, but with access for many limited to dial-up service, residents aren't able to use business, educational and entertainment opportunities dependent on high-speed connections, according to a recent study.


High-speed ferry cruise to Canada for flu shots

Passengers board the Victoria Clipper high-speed ferry from Seattle to Victoria, BC, in the early morning hours Oct. 25, 2004 in Seattle.


Bush seeks $100 billion for wars in 2007

President George W. Bush will ask Congress for $99.7 billion for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for the rest of fiscal year 2007 and more than $145 billion for fiscal year 2008, a Bush administration official said on Friday.


Settantenne di Sonnino (Latina) infastidito dai rumori


Marine Said Deadly Force in Haditha Seemed Appropriate

SAN DIEGO, July 16 -- A Marine charged with murdering two Iraqi girls and killing other civilians in the town of Haditha believed he was following procedure by confronting a threat with deadly force, his attorney said Monday at the military equivalent of a grand jury hearing.


Hollywood star George Clooney fractures a rib in a motorcycle crash in New Jersey.


Running Extra Mile Sets Humans Apart in Primates' World

The ability of early human ancestors to run long distances may have influenced the transition to today's body form, researchers report.


Arafat Admits Palestinians Made Mistakes

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Yasser Arafat acknowledged Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority has made "mistakes," but the rare admission appeared to be aimed more at deflecting criticism about his corrupt government than making real changes.    In a decade at the helm of the Palestinian Authority, Arafat has resisted attempts to get him to fight official corruption, reform the security services and relinquish some of his near-absolute powers...


Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he favors an optimistic viewpoint, and because of that, he's hoping that wide receiver Deion Branch will rejoin his team.


Tiny Bit of Hardware With Marley Software

For the 30th anniversary of Bob Marleyâs âExodus,â Island Records produced 4,000 U.S.B. flash drives loaded with the album and additional material.


Spanish police investigating a child pornography ring have arrested 66 people and seized computer hard drives containing 48 million photographs and video images, officials said Sunday.


LONDON, Sept. 29 -- Charles Falconer, one of the highest-ranking justice officials in Britain, said Friday that there is a "great divergence" in how Britain and the United States are handling the fight against terrorists, describing the U.S. approach as a willingness "to do things beyond the law."


Governo. Fini agli Esteri. Follini non entra nell'esecutivo

E' atteso, giÃ  oggi, alla Farnesina il nuovo ministro degli Esteri Gianfranco Fini. Ieri, la sua nomina da parte del Capo dello Stato Ciampi. Fini, che rimane anche vicepremier, sostituisce Franco Frattini divenuto Commissario europeo.


(ANSA) - ATENE, 23 AGO - Per Igor Cassina l'oro alla sbarra e' il coronamento di un sogno lungo 20 anni: 'avevo 7 anni - ricorda - e mi ero posto questo obiettivo'. 'Ci sono riuscito - aggiunge - e stento ancora a crederci'.


'Baby Lips' Blair earns admirer's kiss in Manchester

Prime Minister Tony Blair, hardened by years of heckling, insults and humiliating bad hair days, had an unusual experience: a member of the public actually kissed him.


The world's rich and powerful - already bowed under the weight of their great responsibilities - were advised yesterday that they must learn to cope with yet another obligation.


The woman musicians wore headscarves, but that didn't hinder them in playing Beethoven and Brahms in a rare performance by a Western classical orchestra in the capital of the Islamic Republic.


U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson   said on Monday a strong U.S. dollar was in the interest of the   United States and he was not seeking any "quick fixes" on   China's currency situation.


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Viewers weren't the only ones who didn't know what to make of the boldly ambiguous ending of "The Sopranos" — some of the stars didn't, either.


Two spacewalking astronauts hung science experiments on the outside of the space station's new lab Friday and packed up a broken gyroscope for next week's shuttle ride home.


Tra il Cavaliere e sua madre un legame strettissimoTelefonate, pranzi ad Arcore e aneddoti familiari                                           Rosa Berlusconi e il suo Silvio "Sono una mamma semplice"                                                                                Sempre dalla parte del figlio. "Quando lo offendono mi viene una rabbia"Taglienti i giudizi sui politici avversari. "Prodi? Basta vederlo in faccia" di GIOVANNI GAGLIARDI


SYDNEY - Australian customs officers say they have made an enormous seizure of the designer drug known as ecstasy. Two men will appear in a Sydney court Monday, charged after 820 kilograms of ecstacy tablets


U.S. consumers will see their  natural gas bills rise 15 percent this winter compared to last  year, and pay 28 percent more to warm their homes with heating  oil and 22 percent more to heat with propane, the government  said on Wednesday.


WASHINGTON - Congress overwhelmingly approved $146 billion in middle-class and business tax cuts Thursday night, handing President Bush a big victory 40 days before the election.


Dutch Filmmaker Murder Suspect Faces Terror Charges

A Dutch-Moroccan man accused of  killing a filmmaker critical of Islam has been charged with  membership of a group with "terrorist intentions" and  conspiracy to murder a politician, Dutch news agency ANP said  on Friday.


American Motherhood and the Question of Home Birth

âThe Business of Being Bornâ is a passionate ground-level examination of home childbirth.


Al termine incontro con primo ministro israeliano Olmert


Many top eBay sellers exist only online and do all the work from home, either to supplement a full-time job or try to make a living. How do these people face the holidays?


The World Trade Organization on Wednesday issued its first official condemnation of Chinese commercial practices, siding with the United States, European Union and Canada in a dispute over car parts.


The CIA was eager to examine the use of dangerous pharmaceutical drugs to modify the behavior of targeted individuals, and so it asked commercial drug manufacturers to pass along samples of medicines rejected for commercial sale "because of unfavorable side effects," according to an undated...


President George W. Bush on Monday spared former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby a prison term, enraging Democrats who accused Bush of abusing power in a case that has fueled debate over the Iraq war.


Aiding the Environment, a Nanostep at a Time

The ability to manipulate matter on a tiny scale could lead to environmental breakthroughs. Billions of dollars are being spent, but the most exciting green nanoproducts are still on the drawing boards.


SCIENZA: INIBITO IL PROCESSO CHE DA GASTRITI E ULCERE PORTA A ...

Due ricercatori dell'UniversitÃ  Federico II di Napoli, Gianni Marone ed Amato de Paulis, hanno identificato la cellula responsabile di tale "mutazione". Tale cellula sarebbe il miglior alleato dell'Helicobacter


In its fourth week in release âThe Bucket Listâ ascended to the top of the list of the weekendâs biggest-grossing films.


Bruxelles all'Italia: 'avanti con il risanamento'


Talks at the UN over the disputed region of Western Sahara end without any apparent breakthrough.


With Katrina in mind, Bush views Calif. fire damage

Determined to avoid the mistakes made with Hurricane Katrina, U.S. President George W. Bush toured fire-ravaged Southern California on Thursday and promised to do everything possible to help the region recover.


Tim Duncan scored 26 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Bruce Bowen scored a career-high 22 points to help the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Atlanta Hawks 103-88 on Saturday night.


Six kidnapped after Nigerian militants attack Italy-owned oil platform

Armed militants attacked an Italian-owned offshore oil platform in Nigeria early Friday and seized six workers, of Polish Filipino and Nigerian nationality, oil company ENI said.


Militant chief wounded in Israeli strike in Gaza

GAZA - A militant leader survived an Israeli missile strike on his car in Gaza on Thursday in Israel's first assassination attempt in the Palestinian territories since Yasser Arafat died in a Paris hospital.


Suspected al Qaeda suicide bombing kills 9 in Yemen

Yemen said seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis were killed in a suspected al Qaeda suicide car bomb attack on their convoy in the province of Marib on Monday.


European Central Bank boss Jean-Claude Trichet talks down rate cut chances amid financial market problems.


UK may need to raise taxes to cut deficits - OECD

British public borrowing is set to rise and the government will need to raise taxes or reduce spending to decisively cut the deficit, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said yesterday.


Samsung showcases super speedy memory card

Data transfer speeds increased by two thirds Samsung has increased the data transfer speed of its fast graphics memory card by two thirds. Using 80-nanometer technology, the 4Gb/s GDR4, which runs at 2.0Ghz, is 66 per cent faster than other "commercially available memory" and including its own.â¦


Microsoft's Search  Falls Far Short of Google's

Google engineers must have breathed a sigh of relief Thursday when rival Microsoft Corp. rolled out a new search engine that proved glitchy and failed to wow reviewers.


Secondo uno studio commissionato dal Daily Telegraph


UK supermarket chain Tesco  launches an online music service it hopes will rival Apple's market-leading iTunes.


Children from deprived areas are much more likely to have signs of tooth decay, official figures show.


Looks to pull website displaying her personal bits Paris Hilton is going after the website that is displaying possessions she forgot to reclaim from a storage lockup, saying she was âappalledâ her personal items were being exploited for commercial gain.â¦


The United States and Russia are moving closer in their view of the political developments in Ukraine, US officials said Thursday, as prospects improved for a peaceful resolution


E' questo l'impegno della Banca centrale per Trichet


Gunmen kidnapped two Spanish aid workers with the international agency Doctors Without Borders, their driver and a local official said.


Grace Park got her season off to a big start with a breakthrough victory in the Kraft Nabisco. She's finishing quite well, too.


German Designer's Funeral Draws Thousands

MUNICH, Germany  - Up to 10,000 Germans and  assorted glitterati braved heavy snow on Saturday to bid  farewell to a flamboyant German fashion designer murdered  earlier this month.


Analysis: Colin Powell's parting gift to Israel

Fairly or not, US Secretary of State Colin Powell has been perceived in Jerusalem over the last four years as the administration's "bad cop," at least in regard to Israel.


New radar means night flights are now possible between Nigeria's main cities, Abuja and Lagos, officials say.


Kon Ichikawa, Japanese Film Director, Dies at 92

Mr. Ichikawaâs versatility ranged beyond his well-known antiwar dramas like âThe Burmese Harpâ and âFires on the Plainâ to comedies, documentaries and literary adaptations.


Michigan introduces Rich Rodriguez as new head coach

The University of Michigan, traditionally one of the top college football powers, introduced Rich Rodriguez as its new head coach on Monday.


Stocks looked to open flat on Thursday  as a sales warning from Applied Materials Inc. AMAT.O  threatens to weigh on tech shares and oil prices hold below $47  a barrel.


TNT has picked up a second drama series for a summer launch, a Los Angeles-set crime saga called "Rush."


Bush Campaign Says Bremer Didn't Agree with Commanders on Troop ...

The Bush campaign is conceding that President Bush's top civilian official in Iraq didn't agree with military commanders there, when it came to the question of how many US troops were needed.


Ferguson fears Dutch star will be out for several weeks

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson fears injured Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy could be out of action for several weeks but hopes he'll be fit for the Reds' Champions League games against AC Milan.


ABC News Fighting Kills at Least 16 in Iraq

An injured Iraqi woman cries out at the scene of an insurgent mortar strike in the Dora section of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Nov. 15, 2004.


Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is arrested on suspicion of drug possession while on parole.


More phone and cable companies promise high-speed Internet access, but how is a consumer to know?


FDA to Inspect Boston Scientific Stent Plant -WSJ

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expects to inspect Boston Scientific Corp.'s Galway, Ireland factory in the "near future" as part of its probe into the company's coronary stent recall, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday.


WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials warned consumers Wednesday to throw away certain cans of hot dog chili sauce after the product was linked to the first cases of botulism in commercially canned foods in decades.


What happened to all the lead-tainted products that have been recalled recently? Most, it turns out, may still be in consumersâ hands.


Microsoft CEO defends company investments

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told investors Wednesday to be patient as the world's largest software company spends time and money developing new products and entering new markets.


IRAQ'S most powerful Shiite cleric returned to the country last night, calling on Iraqis to march on the battle-scarred city of Najaf.


Snooping and secrecy can help the government catch terrorists. But they also can also let government employees sniff around your private life without your even knowing about it.


Boston Scientific Corp. stock rose more than 5 per cent Wednesday after company executives called a recent recall of its Taxus heart stents a blip and said most of the lost market share has already been recovered.


Sopralluogo di De Mistura, Cpt e' invece struttura moderna


La squadra di Guidolin, con pochi titolari in campo, non reggeil confronto con i turchi: segnano Appiah, Lugano e Tuncay                                            Il Palermo si arrende a Istanbul prende 3 gol dal Fenerbahce di Zico


Ingres, Wipro team on open-source enterprise software

The tie-up with Wipro is one of a number of systems-integration partnerships that Ingres plans with Indian outsourcers, an executive says.


Steve Christie had put up a stoic front all week, but Kurt Warner saw how much last week's game against the Packers initially hurt the Giants placekicker.


Are the market's most shorted stocks really that bad?


For the third straight day, Sauber continued its chart topping ways at a Formula One test session in Jerez, Spain. Canadian Jacques Villeneuve posted the fastest lap of the session, becoming the only driver to lap the circuit in under 98-seconds.


InfoWorld - Yahoo Inc. will soon start to fulfill a promise it made to users several months ago to tie its new Web mail service with its instant messaging application.


Prosecutor says some weapons used in Russian school raid were ...

Russia's chief prosecutor says the militants who staged the school hostage-taking used weapons they stole during attacks on police posts in June.


McMINNVILLE, Tenn. - A McMinnville married woman stole items worth tens of thousands of dollars in a string of burglaries to make her boyfriend think she had a high-paying job, authorities said.


Apology may fail to save Diouf from FA's wrath

EL-HADJI DIOUF, who is in danger of becoming the most reviled player in the history of the Premiership, is set to plead guilty to his latest charge of improper conduct after Gordon Taylor, chief


AT&T Cuts Jobs at Call Centers as It Struggles to Regroup

Industry analysts expect close to 10,000 job cuts in the coming weeks so that the workers can be removed from AT&T's books by the end of the year.


Iranians hold anti-Tehran regime rally in Berlin

Around 1,500 opponents of hardliners in Iran rallied in Germany in a demonstration timed around the 26th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, police said.


Anche il 2005 andra' bene, prevista crescita tra 8 e 10%


Q&A with Nick Carr, Author of The Big Switch

Author and SES London keynote speaker Nick Carr says that cheap computing, like cheap electric power did 100 years ago, cheap computing power is revolutionizing the way we do business.


Transdniester Wants Talks On 'Federal System' With Moldova

Valerii Litskai, the "foreign minister" of the self-proclaimed Transdniester Republic, suggested on 16 September that the current impasse in relations between the Transdniestrian and Moldovan authorities could ...


Gabe: I had planned on making a couple posts last week but I ended up getting some kind of devil virus. It was the sort of sick where you don't really sleep. You just curl up in the bathroom and hallucinate that wolves are encircling you. I'm feeling better now though.I had wanted to talk about some stuff but I forgot almost all of it during my spirit quest. Let me see if I can remember anything. Sorry if this is sort of scattershot.I did go to the Pokemon Tournament and I ended up taking fourth. It was my first tourney and I was using a pretty crazy deck I'd built just a few days prior. Kiko also went and he took fifth even though we had the same win loss record during the day. They used some special Pokemon math to push me in to the final four and give him fifth. I pretty proud of both of us. It was a new level of competition that we'd never seen before and I think we played really well.If you're a fan of Transformers I highly recommend the new animated series on Cartoon Network. Some people might be turned off by the look but I think it's incredible. It's got a very Teen Titans look which makes sense seeing as it's by the same people. Even in vehicle mode these transformers are expressive and full of character. I read Amulet over the weekend (don't believe the date on his site, it is already in stores) and if you are a fan of comics I suggest you do the same. I don't want to say too much about it. I think that Kazu is one of the most talented individuals working in comics today. With Amulet he has created something timeless. I've collected all your Dickerdoodle pictures and there's some pretty great stuff in there. Give me some time to sort through them and I'll start posting my favorites soon. I'll get Tycho to help me pick a winner and we'll find something cool here in the office as a prize.-Gabe out


Author Marianne Wiggins doesn't pretend she's up on modern technology. She writes in longhand and doesn't bother with cell phones, except in her car — "in case I have a flat."


Back to the Supreme Court: racial balance in schools

On Monday, the court takes up cases from Seattle and Louisville on the role of race in school enrollment.


Dave Matthews Band Sued For Stinking Up Chicago River

What happens on a rock star's tour bus generally stays there, but the Dave Matthews Band's dirt made a public appearance earlier this month in Chicago.


Russian Denis Menchov won the fifth uphill stage of the Tour of Spain and Manuel Beltran of the US Postal Service snatched the race leader's yellow jersey from teammate Benoit Joachim.


Spain coach Luis Aragones has recalled Real Madrid duo Guti and Ivan Helguera to his squad to face England in Madrid next Wednesday.


IBM aims to boost mainframe sales with simplified management

(InfoWorld) - IBMÂ is embarking on a five-year campaign to promote mainframe computers by making the systems easier to configure and operate, and to promote them as an alternative to server network computing. IBM is investing $100 million to enable information technology administrators to manage mainframes in enterprises and help programmers to more easily automate the process of developing and deploying software to run on mainframes, the company said Wednesday. "This is the first step in a five-year journey to make the mainframe easier to use," said Bob Hoey, worldwide vice president of sales for IBM's System z mainframes. Some large enterprises with networks of 30-50 servers are potential candidates for migration to an entry-level mainframe system, Hoey said, although enterprises with fewer than 30 servers may not be. Still, a lot of IT managers may be intimidated by the complexity of operating a mainframe even though it has advantages over server network architecture, he said. Among the features IBM will add to its mainframe capabilities: Automated configuration checking for system administrators to predict and avoid technical problems; improved software asset management; and a simplified user interface for network configuration and management designed with "existing IT staff and the new generation of IT workers in mind," IBM said. Making the mainframe more approachable to a new generation of programmers makes sense to Vernon Turner, an IDC analyst. "Kids today coming out of college who grew up enjoying a different look and feel when they are programming and when they are trying to get their systems up. At least this look and feel is something they are familiar with," Turner said of the user interface IBM is adding to its mainframe capabilities. A mainframe could be a more efficient use of computing power than a server network, said IBM's Hoey. Some Intel-powered servers may have utilization levels of as little as 5 percent to 15 percent and Unix-based servers just 15 percent to 25 percent, Hoey said, because some servers may be dedicated to running only one software application. But a mainframe that combines all of an enterprise's applications onto one computer can operate at 80 percent to 100 percent utilization. "From a return-on-assets perspective, a mainframe does a better job of managing workload," he said. Market research confirms mainframes remain a corporate staple. According to Gartner Inc., large mainframe users have been increasing their mainframe environments -- measured in MIPS (millions of instructions per second) -- steadily over the past four years. Most of these users will continue to increase their installed MIPS at a compound annual growth rate of 15 percent to 20 percent through 2009, Gartner estimates. IDC reports the mainframe continues to hold its ground against competing platforms. Support for new Linux and Java workloads, for instance, will help drive MIPS shipments up 14.2 percent in 2006 and 9.2 percent next year, the research firm reports. In the big picture, however, IDC expects mainframe spending to drop to 6.2 percent ($3.9 billion) of overall server spending in 2010, from 8.9 percent ($4.9 billion) in 2005.


India to get a taste of 'British' curries

"I won't call my show an invasion. I am not going to say 'give up your cuisine'"  It was once hailed as Britain's national dish, but chicken tikka masala -- the spicy 'Indian' curry popular throughout the United Kingdom -- has remained largely a mystery on the subcontinent. via Arab Times


MSN Does Not Steal Google Results to Seed New Index

Rumorville, conspiracy theory, and over speculation results in crazed forum discussion and a possible slashdot mentioning. Jason Dowdell, someone I have spoken with often for about a year now, published a


She crossed the Atlantic to hit the big time in fashion, but on Tuesday Spice Girl Victoria "Posh" Beckham suffered her first Hollywood flop when style maven Mr. Blackwell named her the worst-dressed celebrity of 2007.


Half Life 2 wait starts stopping to be a wait

THIS MORNING, OR late this evening as we call it here in Britain,the long Half-Life 2 wait will start to be over. You get the multiplayer version, Counter-Strike: Source, the full enchilada at that moment.


According to a Samsung release, the device is the most advanced graphics double-data-rate synchronous DRAM available for graphics card makers, as well as game console manufacturers.


(Article Central) At the Apple Expo in Paris this week, Apple Computer Inc. introduced the new iMac, the latest version of the popular consumer desktop computer.


Arsenal expose England's soft underbelly

ARE Arsenal truly the Invincibles or are we merely witnessing the breakdown of what is laughably called the best football league in Europe?


Ukraine official deemed winner; foe calls for strike

KIEV -- Ukraine's Central Elections Commission declared Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the winner of the country's bitterly disputed presidential vote yesterday, defying strong pressure from the United States and other Western countries. In response, opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko called for a national strike starting today.


Asian stocks ended one of the worst months on record on a slightly brighter note on Thursday, brushing aside worries about top U.S. bond insurers' credit ratings, while the latest U.S. interest rate cut weighed on the dollar.


Bush and Kerry Head Into Final Weekend of Long Campaign

John Kerry said President Bush doesn't care about Americans' problems and the president said he'll keep the nation safe.


Chicago Tribune - Appearing on video haggard and terrified, the kidnapped director of CARE International's Iraq operations made a desperate plea for her life Friday, urging British Prime Minister Tony Blair to withdraw troops from Iraq so she could win freedom from her captors.


Although the volume of prescription drugs and drug ingredients coming into the country from foreign manufacturers in developing nations such as India and China has exploded in recent years, the Food and Drug Administration's budget for foreign inspections has not kept pace and will be lower in 20...


The Simon Wiesenthal Center demanded the immediate resignation of the governor of Austria's Tyrol province and other local politicians Thursday for throwing a 90th birthday party for a former Gestapo operative.


Premier in Giordania, visita sul Monte Nebo


President Bush's campaign rolled out a television ad Wednesday that shows Sen. John Kerry windsurfing and claims his positions shift "whichever way the wind blows." Within hours, the Democrat's campaign pushed out a commercial condemning Bush for "a juvenile and tasteless attack ad."


Arsenal need "silly money" to land Man City's SWP

Manchester City chairman John Wardle says they will only sell winger Shaun Wright-Phillips for "silly money". He said: "I have no intention of selling Shaun Wright-Phillips.


Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney has denied reports that he had a secret heart operation in 2007


A senior Istanbul police officer has been suspended from his post for reportedly ignoring a tip about a threat against an ethnic Armenian journalist's life about a year ago, newspapers said Tuesday.


NASA, Virgin Galactic, to Explore Future Cooperation

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., Feb. 21  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA officials signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday with a U.S.


AMERICA/BRASILE - Campagna di Evangelizzazione durante lÂAvvento: ÂSosteniamo le azioni di evangelizzazione della Chiesa in Brasile contando sui nostri sforziÂ Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - La Conferenza dei Vescovi del Brasile (CNBB) sta portando avanti, durante il periodo di Avvento, la Campagna per l'Evangelizzazione che questÂanno ha per tema "Discepoli e missionari". La stessa Campagna costituisce un impo...


Hopkins Knocks Out De La to Retain Title

Bernard Hopkins defended his  undisputed world middleweight championship for the 19th time on  Saturday, knocking out Oscar De La Hoya in the ninth round of  their scheduled 12-round bout in Las Vegas, Nevada.


Adidas sues Ralph Lauren over logo in US

Adidas-Salomon, the German maker of sportswear and equipment, has filed a suit against fashion house Polo Ralph Lauren in the United States alleging copyright infringement of Adidas' famous three-stripes logo, a company spokeswoman said.


Roma, 15:04 - CALCIO, RIVA: PLATINI FA TUTTO PER RENDERSI ANTIPATICO

Michael Platini, candidato alla presidenza Uefa contro Johansson, continua a fare battute sui calcia...


Can computers get along fine without writers? Word is they just might. In an essay in the New York Times...


Satellite Spotters Glimpse Secrets, and Tell Them

Hobbyists uncover some of the deepest of the governmentâs secrets and share them on the Internet.


US Congress Approves $145 Bln Tax Cut, Repeals Export Subsidy

The US Congress approved a $145 billion bill providing new corporate tax breaks and a buyout for tobacco farmers as part of legislation that eliminates an export tax credit ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.


Nyon, 16:23 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: EINTRACHT-PALERMO ALL'ISRAELIANO YEFET

Sarà l'israeliano Alon Yefet a dirigere il 19 ottobre a Francoforte la partita tra l'Eintrach...


Rimini, 18:59 - CALCIO, JUVE; DESCHAMPS: LA STRADA E' DIFFICILE

Deschamps non puÃ² sorridere. All'esordio in B la Juve ha raccolto solo un pari a Rimini: ''La strada...


Fara, ma l'economia si sta riprendendo e questo e' positivo


Frequent moviegoers tend to arrive at the theater 16 percent earlier than the average moviegoer, according to a survey by Arbitron, the audience research firm.


Give Kerik green light on security bureaucracy

Tom Ridge tried to piece together 22 federal agencies and 180,000 employees into the Department of Homeland Security. The result is as lumbering as Frankenstein's monster, yet bringing the agency to life at all was impressive.


Mexes: il comunicato ufficiale della Roma

In relazione alle notizie diffuse in data odierna da taluni organi di informazione, in merito al tesseramento del calciatore Philippe Mexes, lâAS Roma precisa che in data 31 agosto 2004, la societÃ  ha ottenuto dai competenti organismi federali il


To Chase or not to Chase: That is the question for some fans

DOVER, Del. | ''I love it,'' Bob Green, a race fan from Wells, Maine, said as he tended bratwursts on a grill outside Dover International Speedway.


Milano, 16:45 - CALCIO, MILAN; KAKA': VOGLIO ESSERE L'UOMO SQUADRA

Kakà sa che il Milan ha bisogno di un leader in campo e si candida. "Voglio diventare l'uomo ...


Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga rejected the presidentâs offer to form a national unity government and promised rallies across the country this week.


Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis was stripped of his bronze medal Sunday for a doping offense, another embarrassment for the host nation.


Major Gifts of Cash and Art for Texas Museums

The Dallas Museum of Art announced a series of cash gifts and art bequests that will enrich the museum's holdings by more than 800 Modern and contemporary works.


This season's flu-shot shortage is enticing companies to enter a market that others have largely abandoned because of poor profits.


In 15 hanno tentato la fuga ma sono stati fermati


HONG KONG (CBS.MW) - Manchester United, the best-known soccer club in the world, is expected to issue a statement this week telling Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer to "put up or shut up" on a possible new offer.


Co-ordinated attacks in Iraqi city of Samarra

A wave of co-ordinated attacks in the Iraqi city of Samarra has killed at least 33 Iraqis and wounded 48. The attack involved four car bombs linked with assaults against police stations in the city 125 kilometres north of Baghdad.


Rules imposed only last week to limit fraud in the second round of Romania's presidential election were weakened on Sunday as voters headed to the polls.


Egypt, Israel and the United States signed an agreement Tuesday that gives products of joint Israeli-Egyptian manufacture duty-free access to the United States and may save Egypt's threatened clothing industry.


Bone Marrow Cells Help Heart Failure in Experiment

Bone marrow cells infused to the  heart through tiny incisions helped several severe heart  failure patients get markedly better, an international team of  researchers reported on Tuesday.


Hollywood movie studios on Tuesday launched new legal action against operators of sites that help connect people to movies on two major peer-to-peer filesharing networks.


The EU is sticking with its plan to  lift sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S. goods on Jan. 1 but  is divided over whether to assert at this stage that they could  be reimposed at a lower level in 2006, diplomats said.


Faced with mounting competition in the smart-phone market, Palm Inc. is selling a quarter of its company to a private equity firm to arm itself with new leadership, most notably the former technical guru behind the iPod.


Warner Bros. may cut 1,000 people due to strike

LOS ANGELES  - Up to 1,000 employees on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank could be laid off anytime after Friday as a result of the Hollywood writers strike.


Police in Naples have smashed a Mafia "summit" and arrested seven people suspected of involvement in an escalating war between rival gangs, Italian media reported on Thursday.


p2pnet.net News:- Red Hat says it's "entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement" with AOL to buy parts of Netscape's Enterprise Suite, adding it to its Open Source Architecture.


Wall Street finished moderately higher in fitful trading Thursday as investors, still nervous about the economy, decided to buy back into the market.


Ministers from the world's top 20 polluting nations gather in Mexico for talks on tackling climate change.


U.S. opposition to Iraq war hits new high: poll

Opposition to the Iraq war has climbed to a record high and President George W. Bush's approval rating dropped to a new low amid growing dissent from members of his own Republican party over his war strategy, according to a new USAToday/Gallup poll.


A database of internet service provider Bulldog was used to defraud many customers, the BBC learns.


NASA Delays Spacewalk Because of Medical Issue

HOUSTON â NASA delayed a spacewalk planned for Sunday because of medical issues with a crew member on board the International Space Station (ISS).


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FDA issues warning on sex aid diet supplements

WASHINGTON  - The US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) (FDA (news - web sites)) banned the import of two male sexual stimulant diet supplements sold on the Internet, saying they contain an undeclared prescription drug ingredient.


The Israeli military says a Palestinian mortar has slammed into a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, killing a woman. The military says the mortar fell in the Neve Dekalim settlement, located in the southern part of the territory.


Arezzo, 19:40 - CALCIO, AREZZO: ESONERATO SARRI, TORNA ANTONIO CONTE

L'Arezzo ha esonerato il tecnico Maurizio Sarri. Fatale la sconfitta di oggi contro la Triestina. Su...


Redskins quarterback Brunell vows to improve

Under-fire Washington quarterback   Mark Brunell conceded on Wednesday his sub-par performances   have been a major factor in the Redskins' dismal start to the   season.


Roma, 17:45 - CALCIO, ROMA; FALCAO: LO SCUDETTO E' POSSIBILE

Intervenendo alla trasmissione "Unico Grande Amore", su Teleradio Sport Paulo Roberto Falcao ha dett...


Soccorsi inutili per veneziano su snowboard nel Bellunese


Pentagon Leaders Faulted in Prisoner Abuse-Officials

A high-level panel investigating  U.S. military detention operations has concluded that top  Pentagon officials and the military command in Iraq contributed  to an environment in which detainees were abused at Abu Ghraib  prison in Iraq, a defense official said on Tuesday.


Dorsey Could Earn Niners' Starting QB Job

If Ken Dorsey keeps playing well, he might not be the San Francisco 49ers' backup quarterback much longer.


News on a committee to succeed Arafat denied, vagueness over his ...

News was contradictory over the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat formation of a tripartite committee as a precaution for any emergency because of his deteriorated health condition which is vague.


FOXBOROUGH -- Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork was criticized by some Bills after New England's 31-17 win Oct. 3 in Orchard Park, N.Y. Buffalo lineman Jonas Jennings sustained a concussion in the third quarter and accused Wilfork of kicking Chris Villarrial while Villarrial was on the ground in the first quarter.


Low-scoring defenseman Jay McKee got the go-ahead goal off an aggressive play midway through the third period in the St. Louis Blues' slump-busting 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.


NBA star Allen Iverson told a jury today that two men suing him over a barroom brawl don't have a case, saying the plantiffs "want to become rich overnight."


By Jose Pagliery, The Miami Herald Feb. 8--After 10 years wading through bureaucracy in the healthcare industry, Mario Yanez had had enough. He longed to separate himself from what he considered the dull business world and connect to a life outside of the city's concrete buildings.


"Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington, making amends for his use of an anti-gay slur, cautions in a public service announcement that "words have power" to hurt or heal.


Australian police concerned over missing British tourist

Australian police investigating the disappearance of a British tourist missing for almost a week launched a public appeal for information after her bag was found near Sydney's Bondi Beach.


NEW YORK - Already a box office sensation, filmmaker Michael Moore got another loud reception Monday at the Republican National Convention. This time, it was boos...


Volpe: 'CosÃ¬ ho ucciso la mia ragazza, Mariangela sapeva troppo'

Varese, 12 ottobre 2004 - L'omicidio di Mariangela Pezzotta, la figlia 28enne di un esponente varesino di Forza Italia uccisa la notte del 24 gennaio scorso in uno chalet di Golasecca (Va) fu una decisione collegiale.


Microsoft, Siemens to develop in-car infotainment

Microsoft  and Siemens  will join forces to develop in-car entertainment and navigation products that should make it easier for consumers to connect devices such mobile phones and music players.


Google earnings expectations create overnight confusion

Whether GoogleÂ exceeded or missed earnings expectations for its third quarter remained unclear until mid-morning Friday.


Lo sciopero inizierÃ  alle 12.30 e proseguirÃ  fino alle 16.30Interessati i lavoratori a terra e gli assistenti di volo di Alitalia                                          Stop negli aeroporti per 4 ore "SarÃ  una vertenza lunga"


Despite the options available with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, accommodating their differences can be maddening. Enter Silverlight, a plug-in for multiple Web browsers on multiple platforms that makes it easier to create rich content. By Adam Nathan. 1202


Cubist pulls Web page after warning by FDA

Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Lexington said yesterday it took down a Web page promoting its flagship antibacterial drug after federal regulators told the company the site contained misleading information.


Indexes slip as HSBC, New Century warn on bad loans

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as warnings of losses stemming from bad home loans by two of the top three U.S. subprime mortgage lenders hurt shares of home loan companies and banks like Citigroup Inc.


Kenny Chesney explains why the word "fraud" was used on the document filed by Renee Zellweger to annul their marriage and denies the gay rumors it sparked, in an interview to air Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes."


Buffett boosts stake in Burlington Northern to 17.6 percent

- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc   further increased its stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp  this week to about 17.6 percent.


Canadian-owned hotel in Moscow 'illegally' shut down, manager says

MOSCOW (CP) - One of the oldest Canadian-owned businesses in Russia, Moscow's Aerostar Hotel, has been shut down and its Canadian manager ejected by private guards working for a junior Russian partner.


Steve Flesch shot an 7-under 65 Friday to take sole possession of the lead after two rounds of the inaugural Turning Stone Resort Championship.


New Zealand's PM Helen Clark says the country is preparing  sanctions after Fiji expelled its top diplomat.


What's in store for the four English clubs in the draw

All four of England's Champions League representatives have made it through to the knock-out stages. Arsenal and Chelsea will be seeded as group winners, while Manchester United and Liverpool, who both finished as runners-up, will not.


Who are the Women Behind the Men Running Iran?

First ladies are usually kept in hiding, but one outspoken wife is causing big problems for Ahmadinejad


HP's newest board member a pretexting veteran

Been there, seen that HP's freshest board member Ken Thompson won't need to take the company's Pretexting 101 course offering. As Wachovia's CEO, Thompson has become well acquainted with the legal concerns surrounding phone record fraud.â¦


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.


Fire Chief Stops Fire at School Inspection

HOLLIS, N.H. - Just call it good timing.  Hollis Fire Chief Rick Towne was conducting a routine inspection of the Hollis Primary School on Friday when a fire broke out in the boiler room.


Stray cat's gravestone sells for fortune

LONDON: A medieval limestone slab which for years has been used as a gravestone for a dead cat called Winkle has fetched more than Â£200,000 at auction.


American Vincent Spadea and Croatian Mario Ancic have advanced to the semi-finals of the Millennium International Tennis Championships.


Brain scans have been developed which it is claimed can predict what a person is about to do.


Princeton Stops Its Early Admissions, Joining Movement to Make Process Fairer

A week after Harvard abandoned early admissions as a program that puts low-income students at a disadvantage, Princeton has followed suit.


Energy stocks rebound as oil and gold rise

Oil prices bounced off near six-month  lows on Thursday, giving a fillip to energy stocks such as  Japan's INPEX, while the yen firmed ahead of the Group of Seven  meeting at the weekend.


Before the bloody sock, Curt Schilling was a pitcher in ruin: Injured, ineffective, unsure whether he would be able to help the Boston Red Sox reach the World Series, much less win it.


Shootout in Colombian church kills three

A gunfight broke out in a church in a cocaine-producing region of southern Colombia, leaving at least three people dead and 14 wounded, authorities said Sunday.


Judge Limits Protections Allowed to Federal Whistle-Blowers

Some federal doctors and medical researchers do not enjoy the same protections to disclose wrongdoing as other government employees, the judge ruled.


Retailers have modest start to holiday shopping season

The holiday shopping season began with a surge in spending, but consumers faded by the long Thanksgiving weekendâs close and many retailers were facing decent but hardly impressive sales.


Pop singer Christina Aguilera has given birth to a son in Los Angeles, her label said on Sunday.


Lukoil Begins Effort to Build Ties Globally

Fresh from a new alliance with ConocoPhillips, Lukoil is trying to transform itself from a Russian oil company to an international oil giant.