Spending: In the Computer Dating Game, Room for a Coach

Not getting any online dates? Maybe itâs time for an online makeover.


Amid financial setbacks in the music industry, the Zomba Label Group is on a hot streak, with hits from performers like Justin Timberlake, R. Kelly and T-Pain.


Internet providers do not have to give music firms the names of illegal file-sharers, rules Europe's top court.


Ariz. Sheriff Deputies Use Pink Handcuffs

PHOENIX - Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies began using fluorescent pink handcuffs Thursday to transport inmates.  Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he introduced the pink handcuffs because he was tired of losing them to his own deputies and other law enforcement agencies.


Court Upholds Patent Ruling Against Maker of BlackBerry

A United States appeals court upheld a finding of patent infringement against Research In Motion Ltd. yesterday, but struck down part of the ruling and sent it back to a lower court for further proceedings.


Dalhousie scientists first to clone insects

Hoping other scientists might apply their findings to humans, a team of researchers in Halifax has announced they've become first in the world to successfully clone insects.


CCM (CCM is a Console Mediacenter) is an interface to execute your favourite media via shell. It's based on mplayer and it's written in python. The goal of this project is to create an integrated mediacenter for the linuxboxes without X server running   Hi! I'm pleased to release the new CCM with the implementation of the CDAudio reproduction. Hope you enjoy it  Giovanni


Ruling overturns part of drug sentencing law

It's unconstitutional for Arizona to require time behind bars for drug offenders just because they'd also been charged at some point with a violent crime even if not convicted, a state court ruled.


Mibtel -0,11%, Numtel +0,62%, in calo altre piazze europee


Raising the state pension age to 68 is needed to avoid a future 4p income tax rise, minister John Hutton says.


The guy was a head case. But a teenage girl from a remote corner of Europe called Serbia isn't necessarily prepared to deal with strangers in the big city, the Big Apple to be exact. What's a girl named Ana Ivanovic to do?


Coworkers pay tribute to a devoted and thoughtful leader.


Agassi advances in Madrid, Henman eliminated

Top seed Tim Henman suffered a 6-4,4-6, 6-2 defeat to Croatian Ivan Ljubicic in the Madrid Masters on Thursday as Andre Agassi advanced to the quarter-finals with a 6-1,6-3 victory over Vincent Spadea.


"There's one confirmed death in Thomas Drive in Panama City Beach, and another one in Sandy Creek, Bay County," Bay County spokeswoman Catherine McNaught said.


''Riflessione e preghiera per le mie vacanze in montagna''


Amelie Mauresmo becomes the first Frenchwoman to top the women's world  tennis rankings.


Thinking About Starting the Next Google?

A new contest allows you to test your breakout business concept.


Prison report criticizes Indian Affairs bureau

Suicide attempts are common at prisons operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, where inmates step over one another in overcrowded jails


Employment giant Adecco SA reported Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 11 percent as a gain from the sale of its Internet job provider Jobpilot partially offset charges related to a previously disclosed ...


Marc Boerigter will undergo knee surgery on Monday and might be lost for the year, throwing Kansas City's tattered wide receiver corps into even greater disarray.


Sport: Rugby union: Former New Zealand rugby league international Lesley Vainikolo in Six Nations squad


Cosenza, giovane bloccato mente scavalca la recinzionePoi torna armato e ferisce il vigilante alle gambe. Arrestato                                             Allontanato dallo show di Benigni spara ad un addetto della security                                                                                I colpi uditi anche dal pubblico e dal comico: "Ma che Ã¨ l'inferno anche qui?"


Scientist gets medal for fighting hunger

President Bush presented the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday to agriculture scientist Norman Borlaug, whose work on high-yield, disease-resistant varieties of wheat is credited with starting the "Green revolution" and alleviating starvation in India and Pakistan in the 1960s.


It was the last day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, and the Taba Hilton was packed with hundreds of Israelis relaxing by the pool, gambling at the casino or watching a belly


Chirac, on eve of London summit, doubts post-Saddam world is safer

On the eve of an official visit to London, French President Jacques Chirac has said he is "not at all sure" that the world has become safer since the downfall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.


Scarred for life: Rat nerve cells damaged by stress

One socially crushing moment -- think schoolyard bullies -- can challenge the survival of new nerve cells in the brain and may even lead to depression, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


Nexen.net: PHP adoption statistics for August 2006

Nexen.net has posted the PHP statistics update for the month of August 2006:   Here is the evolution graphic for PHP, in August 2006. To learn about the methodology, see la section phpversion. 15 millions servers were surveyed during August, and 8,2 were used for the stats : domaines without web sites, those unreachable, ISP or domain parkings were not considered.   PHP's overall adoption dipped down a bit this month, mostly due to the comination of many other smaller languages rising in popularity. All the while, though, PHP5 adoption is soaring, even gaining back ground it lost last month, and PHP 4.4 is growing more in popularity of the 4.x series versions, almost overtaking 4.3.   The complete stats are available here and the details behind them are here.


Roma, 19:40 - CALCIO, DEL PIERO: TRATTATO MALE DA CAPELLO

''Se ho mai pensato che Capello avesse ragione su di me? Assolutamente no''. Alessandro Del Piero ri...


Taipei, Oct. 25 (CNA) A local TV reporter was swept away by floodwaters and drowned while covering Typhoon Nock-Ten in Taipei County Monday morning.


Felix gains strength, becomes a Category 2 hurricane

Hurricane Felix gained intensity as it tore across the warm waters of the Caribbean early Sunday, the Florida-based National Hurricane Center said.


George W Bush and John Kerry fight to win over voters in Florida, the US state which narrowly decided the 2000 polls.


Analyst Sees Cingular Awarding Deal Soon

Prudential Equity Group on Friday  said Cingular Wireless has made a decision on which vendors it  will use for the deployment of its next-generation wireless  network, with Ericsson ERICb.ST and Lucent Technologies Inc.  LU.N likely the biggest beneficiaries.


Howard Keel, Musical Star, Is Dead at 85

CHICAGO  - Howard Keel, who sang and  danced to stardom in the heyday of MGM musicals, died Sunday of  colon cancer at his home in Palm Desert, Calif. He was 85.


Update 12: Oil Prices Fall; Oil Stocks Rise in US

Crude futures drifted lower Thursday extending steep overnight falls that came as the US government reported a surprise increase in stocks of oil and distillates.


Milano, 20:17 - BASKET, SERIE A: BOLOGNA VINCE A MILANO NELL'ANTICIPO

Nell'anticipo della 21/a giornata del campionato di serie A, la Climamio Bologna ha vinto a Milano s...


The Phoenix Suns put in another plodding, cold-shooting performance without the injured Steve Nash, extending their losing streak to five games with an 88-79 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.


Women in Mid to Late Teens 43% More Likely to Test Positive for ...

Women aged 16 to 19 are 43% more likely to test positive for Chlamydia than women in their early twenties, show data from the first year of the Chlamydia screening programme in England, reported in Sexually Transmitted Infections.


A High Court judgement due on Wednesday is eagerly awaited by 85,000 people who lost company pensions.


The finish line is months away. The division lead would not vanish in a night. Steve Nash did not have to do what he did Thursday.


U.N. plots airlift for some South Sudan returnees

JUBA, Sudan  - U.N. officials in Sudan are planning the first major airlift to help tens of thousands of south Sudanese return home after years of conflict.


Men: Is that Laptop Computer Harming Your Fertility?

(New York-WABC, December 8, 2004 ) - They're the mobile offices for millions of professionals and young people. But now doctors are sounding a warning for men who use laptop computers.


Si fingevano poliziotti, arrestati dai carabinieri

Quattro giovani romani, fingendosi agenti di polizia, derubavano durante i controlli alcuni extracomunitari. Gli uomini dell'Arma li hanno fermati a bordo di un'auto munita di una sirena blu ...


Wake Forest 2, Ohio State 1: Wake Forest Gets Title Satisfaction While Ohio State Canât Find Any

Zack Schilawski took a pass from his teammate Marcus Tracy and scored the goal that gave the Demon Deacons the College Cup menâs soccer championship.


Arafat stable, but not out of danger: Doctors

French doctors attending to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at a private nursing home in Clamart, near Paris, have said that he is in good shape, but still not out of danger.


Nel sud del paese, al confine con Pakistan e Afghanistan


US will battle host Spaniards in Seville

Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - The United States and Spain will play their 2004 Davis Cup final on a clay court at Olympic Stadium in Seville, from December 3-5.


In vitello nappato bianco e marrone con applicazioni


Ukraine's outgoing leader Leonid Kuchma says only a new vote can end the crisis over the disputed presidential poll.


Do publicity stunts put security at risk?

A Fathers 4 Justice campaigner dressed as Batman scaled Buckingham Palace and staged a five-hour protest on Monday. It is the latest in a series of protests which have seen members of the fathers' rights group


Sabato sara' la volta del ddl sul welfare, 4 le fiducie


Blog: iPhone Developers Camp rolls into San Francisco this weekend, where geeks galore will dream up new applications for the recently released combination iPod and cell phone.


Dutch Mourn Murdered Filmmaker Amid Revenge Fears

The Netherlands mourned filmmaker Theo van Gogh killed last week by a suspected Islamic militant, while Dutch Muslims rallied to urge reconciliation on Tuesday after a wave of attacks on mosques and churches.


Fla. Court Nixes Law Keeping Woman Alive

Dealing a defeat to Gov. Jeb Bush, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that was rushed through the Legislature last fall to keep a severely brain-damaged woman hooked to a feeding tube.


South Africa's Harmony Gold looking to create the world's biggest gold producer after it pounced on bigger domestic rival Gold Fields with an all-share takeover bid worth about $A11.


Rumsfeld Need Not Testify Over Iraq Abuse - Judge

MANNHEIM, Germany  - A U.S military judge ruled on  Tuesday that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld could not be  forced to testify in the court martial of a sergeant accused of  abusing Iraqi prisoners.


UN Workers Freed in Afghanistan - Govt Officials

Three foreign UN workers held in Afghanistan since Oct. 28 were freed on Tuesday, government officials said. "They were released a while back this morning," said a government official, who


Can you feel the force.com Salesforce.com is to bring application lifecycle management (ALM) practices and safeguards to its on-demand platform.â¦


Ucraina, riprendono i negoziati. Putin teme la vittoria di ...

Dopo la decisione della Corte Suprema di ripetere il contestato ballottaggio tra Yanukovic e Yushenko, la Russia prova a riprendersi il ruolo che la sentenza della Corte le ha usurpato: Â«La Russia non intende assumersi la responsabilitÃ  della


Peru Mayor Tries to Kill Himself in Court

Faced with a guilty verdict for masterminding a double homicide, a mayor of a remote Andean village swallowed a flask of poison in open court rather than face a 20-year sentence.


Harvard Seeks Permission to Clone Human Embryos

Harvard University researchers said  on Wednesday they were seeking permission to use cloning  technology to make human stem cells.


AUSTRALIA As the Oct. 9 election nears, polls show the rivals - the coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard, and Mark Latham's Labor party â-eck-and-neck.


Hip-hop quartet Black Eyed Peas top the American Music Awards by winning in three categories.


Republicans Giuliani, McCain skip August Iowa poll

Republican presidential hopefuls  Rudolph Giuliani and Sen. John McCain will skip Iowa's August  straw poll, but their campaigns insisted on Wednesday they  would compete in the state's 2008 nominating contest.


Only 17 players fit for Russia's qualifier against Portugal

Russia have been hit by injury and illness as the departure of left winger Andrei Karyaka on Tuesday left the squad only 17 fit players for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier away to Portugal.


Bangladeshi hostage in Iraq identified, government appeals for ...

The Bangladesh government confirmed Saturday the identity of one of its nationals taken hostage by militants in Iraq, officials said.


Combining PET, CT Scans Can Improve Ovarian Cancer Care

THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- Combining positron emission tomography (PET) and CT scans can help doctors detect more sites of disease in women with recurrent ovarian cancer, identify those patients whose cancer is likely to progress, and influence doctors' management of most patients.


Computer Associates To Acquire Security Company Netegrity

Computer Associates has signed an agreement to purchase Netegrity, a provider of security software, in a deal valued at approximately $430 million.


Mitchell-Alston feud brews as Toronto heads to Cleveland

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Vince Carter isn't the only Raptor unhappy to be in Toronto right now. Guard Rafer Alston is starting to question his role on the team, even contemplating quitting the rest of the season


Asa Hutchinson has been looking for a chance to return to Arkansas and may have been given one Thursday when the White House disclosed former New York police commissioner Bernard


Community News: Namespace Code Checked In

After long discussions and much opinion being thrown around, Andrei Zmievski points outintegration of namespaces into the upcoming PHP6 release.   Ladies and gentlemen, we have namespaces.   According to the post from  \


The Dow Jones industrial average set an all-time high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record made in 2000, as investors bet that sliding crude oil prices will underpin corporate profits even as economic growth slows.


A British man is remanded in custody in Sweden for allegedly infecting underage girls with HIV.


Gavin Reynolds (Rochester, NY) 12/03/04 - From dawn until dusk retailers are pulling out all the stops to make every weekend like the day after Thanksgiving.


BAGHDAD (CBS) Five US servicemen lost their lives to car bombs in Iraq, the US military said Saturday, the latest in a string of such attacks at the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.


Russian spin doctors out of job after Ukraine's 'orange revolution'

In a sign that Russia has abandoned hope of tipping the scales in Ukraine's re-run presidential election on Sunday, the Kremlin's top spin doctors have been told their services with pro-Moscow candidate Viktor ...


Stopping Off in the Gothic South, on the Road to Ruin

In the first feature directed by Shainee Gabel, John Travolta delivers a hammed-up scenery-chewing variation of the brainy good ole boy he played in "Primary Colors."


Bush tries to mediate in Pakistan-Afghanistan rift

WASHINGTON -- President Bush appealed to the bickering presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan yesterday to put aside their differences and ``strategize together" over dinner on ways to prevail in defeating the common enemy of terrorism.


The CIA is to make public hundreds of documents about some of its worst abuses from the 1950s to 1970s.


Peru's Congress complains to Spanish airline Iberia about alleged discrimination against two indigenous members.


Obesity is rising sharply among US preschoolers

The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen: more than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are overweight, the American Heart Association reported Thursday.


Packet360 Wired for Growth: Henrico IT Company Lays Foundation for Possible Public Offering

By Jeffrey Kelley, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Jun. 18--Virginia Commonwealth University Health System is installing a network that allows doctors to exchange electronic medical records wirelessly and patients to send e-mail and use the Internet from bed.


Green Bay's win over Carolina in the first game of the season on ABC's "Monday Night Football," was the second-most watched prime-time show of the week, trailing only NBC's debut episode of the "Friends" spinoff "Joey."


South Korea denies rumours it paid a big ransom for the release of hostages held by the Taleban in Afghanistan.


Vietnamese appeal "agent orange" suit in New York

Several major U.S. chemical companies are directly accountable for supplying the U.S. military with dioxin, or "agent orange," during the Vietnam War and causing widespread dioxin poisoning, a lawyer for Vietnamese plaintiffs told a federal appeals court on Monday.


Dozens killed in US air strikes on Falluja Â·

The US military stepped up efforts to check Iraq's destabilising insurgency yesterday by pounding the restive city of Falluja, killing dozens of people, with children reported to be among the injured.


Storms sweep UK, threatening further flooding

Storms are sweeping across much of the UK Friday, threatening further flooding after the downpours that have already made the start to the year the wettest on record.


Maschio, tra i 15 ei 25 anni, del Nord Est. E' questo il ritratto del giovane italiano che beve alcolici, secondo i dati forniti da Eurobarometro al convegno I giovani el'alcol, tenuto a Roma presso la Fondazione Santa Lucia..


Pescara, 19:34 - CALCIO, PESCARA: ANTONELLI NON RECUPERA

Allenamento di rifinitura basato sulla tattica per il Pescara in vista della gara di domenica con il...


Berlusconi: le rigiditÃ  di Maastricht impediscono di tagliare di ...

"Certo, non abbiamo potuto definire due sole aliquote fiscali. Ma entro la legislatura ci saranno dei tagli con tre aliquote e, a partire dallâanno prossimo, si comincerÃ  a ridurre lâIrap". CosÃ¬ si Ã¨


Va. Islamic Leader Charged With Urging Jihad Training

An Islamic spiritual leader was indicted on charges that his preaching inspired a group of Northern Virginia men to train for violent jihad overseas and prepare for war against the United States.


Israeli troops pushed into the outskirts of Khan Younis in Gaza Friday and clashed with Palestinian militants following rocket, mortar and anti-tank attacks.


Thailand Has Photos of Malaysian Camps, Minister Says

Thailand has photos to prove that Muslim terrorists are training in camps in Malaysia near the border with southern Thai provinces, said Thai Deputy Interior Minister Sutham Sangprathum.


The comments, from IBM Ireland pSeries & Storage products manager Michael Coyle, came after the global launch of the firm's new TotalStorage DS6000 and DS8000 series this week.


Former Labour MP Fiona Jones, elected in 1997, died from drinking caused by stress, her political agent says.


Â· 69 soldiers injured, Israeli military says Â· Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for attack


An unknown Chechen rebel group called the Black Widows organised the siege of a school in the Russian city of Beslan in which hundreds of children, their parents and teachers were killed.


Pro-Western Tadic wins new term in Serbia

Incumbent Boris Tadic narrowly won a second term as Serbia's president after a runoff Sunday with ultranationalist rival Tomislav Nikolic, according to preliminary figures from election monitors.


Microsoft-Designed School of the Future Opens in Philadelphia

A Microsoft 'school of the future' has been opened in Philadelphia, where traditional materials will be replaced by wireless laptops and parents can track their child's progress on the internet.


Housing Crisis Casts a Cloud Over Sun Belt

PHOENIX -- When residents of Maricopa, Ariz., south of Phoenix, vote in the presidential primaries Tuesday, it will be against a backdrop of vacant storefronts and sprawling, terra-cotta-roofed subdivisions that are studded with for-sale signs as far as the eye can see.


Parigi, 21:54 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: NADAL AL SECONDO TURNO

Rafael Nadal ha superato il primo turno del Roland Garros. Lo spagnolo, numero due del tabellone e c...


French investigators seized portable Soviet-made anti-aircraft missiles found in caches used by ETA, dealing another blow to the armed Basque separatist group whose political leader was arrested over the weekend.


Yahoo said it had signed a multi-year agreement with Acer to develop a co-branded toolbar and start page for all Acer systems. In addition, Yahoo would become the default search engine on all shipped PCs.


Bush nears decision on Gonzales replacement: aides

Former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore Olson, who has defended the administration's policies in the war on terrorism, has emerged as a top contender to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, congressional and administration officials said on Tuesday.


Crude oil prices surged to a new high Monday on supply concerns ahead of the coming winter, a possible petroleum-industry strike in Norway and data showing that China's big demand for oil is likely to increase.


No Sign of Deal on Bill Overhauling Intelligence

Democrats urged President Bush to press conservative Republican congressmen to drop their opposition to legislation overhauling the intelligence system.


John Peel, the BBC radio DJ and presenter has died suddenly on holiday in Peru. Send us your memories and tributes.


This year's Queen's Speech, in which the British government sets out its lawmaking agenda for the forthcoming year, was dominated by a string of anti-crime measures - including an unprecedented criminal offence ...


Famiglie italiane sempre piu' in sofferenza


It seems that fast food is in style. Favorites McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) had already posted positive August sales comps; Yum!


Britain's Lewis Hamilton crashes during the final qualifying session for the European Grand Prix.


Gore campaign rejected allegations similar to CBS report, former ...

Former Vice President Al Gore's presidential campaign heard but did not pursue allegations about George W. Bush's Air National Guard service, similar to the information in discredited documents aired by CBS News this month, a former campaign official said


SAfrica dissolving elite anti-crime unit

The government is dissolving an elite graft-busting unit set up by prosecutors, the security minister announced Tuesday in the latest twist in a struggle between South Africa's crime-fighting agencies.


Roy Halladay tied for the major league lead with his 14th win, rebounding from his first loss in six weeks to lead the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Wednesday.


Novak Djokovic stood toe-to-toe with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and soaked up everything the Muhammad Ali of tennis could throw at him before delivering a knock-out blow to clinch the Australian Open title on Sunday.


Study: Few corporations use anti-spyware tools

A third of respondents said that spyware has been on the rise in the past six months.


UK's Blair Recovering at Home After Heart Flutter Treatment

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is recovering at home after treatment for a heart flutter, a condition he said won't keep him from seeking a third term in office.


Once psychologist Robert Maurer decided to lose weight, he didn't eschew all carbs or max out his credit card by purchasing the exhortations of a pricey personal trainer.


A New Jersey painter was arrested Thursday on charges he pulled off what prosecutors say is the biggest fraud yet from a Sept. 11 compensation fund — more than $1 million.


George Clooney welcomes the visit to Italy by Sudan's president, saying increased international contact with the Khartoum leadership could ease the plight of the millions who have fled their homes in Darfur.


A burst of shopping in the waning hours before Christmas helped the nationâs retailers meet their modest sales goals.


In the international rivalry to create the fastest, most powerful supercomputer, Japan struck back at the United States. NEC Computers Inc.


Dell tops estimates but sees cost declines slowing

Dell Inc , the world's second-largest personal computer maker, said on Thursday its profit rose a higher-than-expected 46 percent as it benefited from lower costs for computer components.


Myanmar anti-junta protests biggest in 20 years

Tens of thousands of people joined streams of Buddhist monks on marches through Myanmar's capital on Monday in the biggest demonstration against the ruling generals since they crushed student-led protests nearly 20 years ago.


Shiite militants and US forces battled Saturday in Baghdad's Sadr City slum, and a mortar barrage slammed into a busy eastern Baghdad neighborhood, marking a fresh round of violence in the capital.


Porto San Giorgio, 21:30 - BASKET, ITALIA BATTE CROAZIA E VINCE TORNEO ADRIATICO

L'Italia ha vinto il torneo dell'Adriatico battendo la Croazia 88-78 (19-19, 39-46, 63-66) nella ter...


Craig CrawfordÃ¢ÂÂs Trail Mix: Testing ClintonÃ¢ÂÂs Bid for Inevitability

TonightÃ¢ÂÂs Democratic presidential debate on CNN could and should test the glow of inevitability that Hillary Rodham ClintonÃ¢ÂÂs campaign has meticulously managed to create. But it is up to her rivals to make that happen.


Thousands of Florida women got questionable breast cancer ...

WASHINGTON Government officials are advising thousands of Florida women to get their mammograms re-checked after faulty screening equipment was found at one facility.


While his coach claimed Justin Gatlin's positive drug test was a result of sabotage, the leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency called for the American sprinter to be banned for "up to life" if the results are confirmed.


Secondo il sindacato la partecipazione e' del 95%


AEROSPACE and defence group Smiths is dipping into its Â£1.4bn acquisition war chest to buy medical equipment firm Medex for Â£476m.


A woman who ran a child-care center from her home has been charged in the deaths of three infants dating to nearly a decade ago, authorities said.


Democrat John Edwards is trying to turn the Democratic presidential race into a referendum on honesty and integrity, areas where polling has shown that voters are divided about Hillary Rodham Clinton.


MPAA Does the Unexpected: Targets Downloaders

In a surprise move this week, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has launched a multi-pronged legal attack on movie downloaders.


The pilot light of "Ocean's Twelve" is so low a whisper could blow it out, leaving nothing on-screen except a series of outtakes bereft of coherence, much less drama.


Surgery more effective than dieting: study

Gastric surgery is a more effective way to fight severe obesity than dieting, according to a Swedish study. The researchers found that people who had surgery bypassing their large intestine were 23 per cent


England will start day two of the third Ashes Tests with a chance to put Australia under pressure.


New Head of Lowe Hopes to Revive a Faltering Agency

Lowe Worldwide's new leader has a reorganization plan for the agency, which is recovering from account losses, management turmoil and failed mergers.


Iraq bomber attacks Sunni militant group

A suicide bomber blew himself up near the headquarters of a nationalistic Sunni insurgent group that has turned against al-Qaida in Iraq, killing a woman on her way to the market Friday and wounding four other people, police said.


On the up-and-up Analysis Less rigor in web programming, an increasing variety of software, and restrictions on web security testing have combined to make flaws in web software the most reported security issues this year to date, according to the latest data from the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project.â¦


Free downloads BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) confirmed yesterday that it plans to offer a free download of IBM's Lotus Connections biz social networking software later this year.â¦


The Jets won their preseason finale by driving from their 18-yard line to Philadelphiaâs 17 with three seconds to play, setting up Mike Nugentâs 35-yard field goal as time expired.


Mitt Romney campaigned frantically across the state of Michigan yesterday, presenting himself as the local boy made good in an attempt to avoid defeat at the hands of his main rival, John McCain - and with it, probable electoral oblivion.


Egypt's Interior Ministry says 12 people have died and 135 have been wounded in blasts at three resorts in the Sinai peninsula near the Israeli border.


The Â£2bn chain shop New Look has collapsed according to a report.


US magazine claims Spears wedding a fake

The question of whether Britney Spears and Kevin Federline married last weekend has turned into a battle between two magazines -- one that got exclusive rights to the ceremony, and another that says it was all a fake.


Bomb attack kills 4 at Somalia military ceremony

KISMAYU, Somalia  - An explosion tore through a ceremony in southern Somalia on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding more than 20 others including senior military and police commanders, witnesses said.


On the Road: Orbitzâs New Challenge: Serving the Maverick Flier

What can an online booking site do for a notorious travel cheapskate that heâs already doing for himself?


Debate Strategies Pit Ideology vs. Ideas

Bush wants to paint domestic differences as a choice in expanding government, while Kerry will focus on his plans and Bush's record.


Ten of Nigeria's most senior army commanders are killed when a military plane crashes.


One of the feel-good stories of the Olympics turned sour Saturday, becoming the latest in a long line of scoring controversies that seem to show up in every Games.


Actors, musicians oppose U.S. media consolidation

Hollywood actors, producers and musicians on Tuesday crowded into a Federal Communications Commission hearing to clamor for the retention of curbs on the growth and power of big media conglomerates.


MOSCOW - Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court in a last-ditch bid to avert auction of its core production unit.


Stewart, from prison, seeks to have conviction overturned

NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart, trying to clear her tarnished name even as she serves a prison term, claims in her appeal that her trial was tainted by "a barrage" of unfair suggestions that she was charged with insider trading.


Kerry: 'Wake Up America' and Choose Fresh Start

ORLANDO, Fla.  - Democratic challenger John Kerry  urged Americans on Friday to "wake up" and choose a new start  on the economy and Iraq instead of four more years of President  Bush's "catastrophic mismanagement."


For the Red Sox to get past the Yankees, Pedro Martinez almost certainly will have to find a way to master the team he calls "daddy.


"It was an extremely difficult decision," Athletic Director Ted Leland said, "but I simply felt that the program was in need of new direction and leadership.


England Needs 142 Runs for Record Eighth Straight Cricket Win

England, seeking a national record eighth straight Test victory, requires 142 runs to beat South Africa after dismissing the home side for 229 on day four of the opening cricket Test in Port Elizabeth.


G.M. Reports Quarterly Loss of $722 Million

Saying a slowing market had caused the swing to a loss, G.M. also announced a buyout offer to union employees.


Smith and Brown: Two celebs await burial

While a medical examiner in Florida says Anna Nicole Smith's body is decomposing so rapidly that a public viewing may not be possible, the funeral director handling the still-unburied corpse of James Brown says the soul singer is looking good.


Low-budget horror film Boogeyman tops the North American box office chart over Super Bowl weekend.


On a recent political round table on CNN, Ann Coulter took a swipe at Canadians, saying that we should consider ourselves "lucky that [we] are allowed to exist on the same continent" as the US.     Alright, Ann, this isn't the first time that an American has denied our right to exist. It's been going on for most of US history. But let's say, for the sake of argument, that we exist at the USA's continued sufferance. If we're that much trouble, why not do what your implications in those statements suggest.    Invade. You're bound to do better than you did before.    Just remember that last time, someone  burned the White House down.


Milan fashionistas fear Spanish skinny model ban

Italy's fashion capital is in a tizzy  over a ban on overly thin models at Madrid's fashion week,  fearing it could be next with its own catwalk extravaganza less  than two weeks away.


Looking for Sure Political Bets at Online Prediction Market

The Intrade Web site has become expert at predicting election results. Or has it?


Paris - Doctors who treated Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat believe he died of a blood condition called disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and have ruled out poisoning, Le Monde newspaper reported on Wednesday.


A group of 144 academics have upped the pressure on Thailand's prime minister by releasing an open letter demanding he should apologise for the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters.


Black NFL fans confront welcome quandary

With two black coaches in the Super Bowl for the first time, the historic accomplishment presents a welcome dilemma for many black fans: For whom to root?


It's not a theoretical issue anymore. Terrell Owens is going to play in Super Bowl XXXIX on Sunday. Of course, there could be a setback.


Oil aid heads to North Korea, nuclear talks set

South Korea sent oil to the North on Thursday, part of a deal by which the communist state is to shut its nuclear reactor, and Beijing said big powers would meet next week for talks to push Pyongyang to scrap its atomic arms program.


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Tidal waves caused by 4th-largest quake in a century hit Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka the hardest. Scenes of damage from the tidal waves that struck thousands of miles apart from Asia to western Africa: at


Wright delights hometown crowd with win over Quartey

Ronald 'Winky' Wright outpointed Ghanaian veteran Ike Quartey over 12 rounds on Saturday to move a step closer to a possible rematch with undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor.


GOSSIP * La Ventura amante di Gori? "Solo fango", nient'altro

Il produttore de "L'isola dei famosi" e la moglie Cristina Parodi smentiscono le voci di una storia fra lui e Simona. Che torna sul caso Bettarini. Fra Simona Ventura e Giorgio Gori, produttore de L'isola dei


CENIC and OSTN Unite to Provide IPTV to California's K-20 Education Community

The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC)  today announced its partnership with Open Student Television Network  (OSTN) to deliver IPTV via the California Research & Education Network  (CalREN) to 9.5 million end users.


IT security and research organization The SANS Institute is releasing its annual Top 20 list of Internet security vulnerabilities this week, with the intention of offering organizations at least a starting point for addressing critical issues.


Two weeks ago, we asked readers to tell us how their employers aided or thwarted their efforts to pursue fitness. We expected to hear about pedometers, lunchtime walks, company fitness centers and yoga classes.


Love could not conquer all for a rare, 10-year-old Komodo Dragon who plunged to her death at London Zoo after she scaled a dividing wall to reach her mate.


The Red Cross launches an appeal in Nepal for information on more than 800 people missing after the insurgency.


Cronaca. Napoli: ucciso 17enne, era fratello di un collaboratore ...

Una vera e propria esecuzione per la strada. CosÃ¬ Ã¨ stato ucciso ieri sera a Napoli Salvatore Albino, di soli 17 anni, fratello di un collaboratore di giustizia. Il delitto si Ã¨ compiuto al quartiere Vomero dove abitava la vittima.


Attending what Muslim American activists say is the highest-level meeting ever between Muslim American youths and U.S. officials, Mohamed Sabur couldn't help but notice a frustrating paradox.


Former president Bill Clinton entered the Democratic election campaign for John Kerry saying he had cut short his recuperation from heart surgery because of the close race.


OGGI SU INTERNET/EUROPA - Antologia di 40 canti gregoriani Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Nel sito della Congregazione delle Figlie di San Paolo: una Antologia di 40 canti gregoriani raccolti seguendo l'itinerario dell'anno liturgico. Un doppio CD di grande valore, una proposta particolarmente accurata nello studio ...


Nortel Networks Corp. on Wednesday said it will not be required to change its accounting treatment of optical products sales, and it received verbal confirmation that two stock exchanges do not plan to begin any suspension or delisting procedures.


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Scaroni,Nigeria paese difficile speravo stabilita' dopo voto


UK Stocks Advance; Unilever and Shire Pace Gain by FTSE 100

The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 Index gained, paced by shares of Unilever Plc and Shire Pharmaceuticals Group Plc. The FTSE 100 added 23.


Bush mulling sharp cuts in troops in Iraq: report

The Bush administration is developing "concepts" for cutting U.S. combat forces in Iraq by up to half next year, The New York Times reported in Saturday editions.


Alitalia postpones decision on preferred bidder

Italian airline Alitalia said Thursday that it would postpone until next Tuesday its decision on which buyer it prefers to take over the loss-making company.


Microsoft issues security patches to fix 21 flaws

Microsoft Corp., world's largest software maker, published numerous patches to fix 21 flaws in its software applications yesterday.


Icelandair buys 8.4-percent stake in EasyJet

Icelandair said it had bought an 8.4 percent stake in British low-cost carrier easyJet, describing the holding as a "long-term trade investment."


One of the most distinctive buildings in The City financial district of London, the Swiss Re Tower or "Gherkin", has gone up for sale.


Siemens seeks damage limitation in collapse of BenQ's German mobile phone ops

After a public outcry over the collapse of BenQ's German mobile telephone making operations, electronics giant Siemens has sought to repair its reputation by cancelling a generous pay-rise for top managers and using the money saved to help BenQ's German employees instead.


EU Invites UN's Annan to Summit to Show Support

The European Union has invited Kofi Annan as a special guest to its summit next Friday, a Dutch presidency spokesman said, demonstrating support for the UN secretary-general amid a campaign in the United States to


U.S. Judge Bars Limits on Imports of China Textiles

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the  Commerce Department from imposing emergency restrictions on  imports from China in a move that backs clothing retailers and  opposes the wishes of domestic textile producers.


MPC confirms Metrobank foreclosure of Ft Boni assets

METRO Pacific Corp has confirmed that its remaining 10-hectare property in Fort Bonifacio in metropolitan Manila, as well as 20 units in its condominium Pacific Plaza Towers, have been foreclosed by lender Metropolitan Bank & Trust Corp (Metrobank).


SAVABEEL is still very much in the Melbourne Cup mix and champion apprentice jockey Nicholas Ryan is on standby to ride the colt in the Big One on Tuesday.


Battle over Gold Fields-Iamgold merger heats up

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Harmony Gold Mining says it will try to block Gold Fields International's merger proposal with Toronto-based Iamgold, despite a South African court ruling prohibiting it from doing so.


Not   thinking too much of Mos Def's attempt to serenade the people crowded   outside of the building where, inside, the MTV Video Music Awards was   taking place, New York police arrested the rapper-actor Thursday night   and charged him with disorderly conduct. He was released early Friday   morning.


Attesa per incontro a Roma,tensione a Villanova del Battista


One of Turkey's leading authors was acquitted Thursday of "insulting Turkishness" — a crime Western-looking Turks view as an embarrassment and one of the biggest obstacles to joining the European Union.


With a few strong years of market gains and product reviews, AMD isn't about to rest on its laurels.


BAIJI, Iraq  - A suicide truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 80 in the northern Iraqi city of Baiji on Tuesday, the police and U.S. military said, in the deadliest attack in Iraq for two weeks.


Fujimori Flown Back to Peru To Face Charges

LIMA, Peru, Sept. 22 -- Former president Alberto Fujimori was extradited to Peru on Saturday after seven years of self-imposed exile to face charges of corruption and human rights violations.


Romance film "Atonement" tops Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Two movies set against different wars, "Atonement" and "Charlie Wilson's War," dominated the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday with "Atonement" earning seven nods, including a bid for best drama, to lead all film contenders.


Detractors are horrified, but the developer of a video game that lets players simulate the assassination of President Kennedy says the point is to bolster the lone-gunman theory and debunk the conspiracy theorists.


Couples who live together in North Dakota will no longer be considered criminals after the House agreed Thursday to repeal the law that has been on books since statehood.


Police make an arrest after a 24-year-old man dies following a stabbing at a house in Anglesey.


The Connecticut Sun had an off game last Saturday, when they dropped the opener of their WNBA Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Washington Mystics. But the Sun came back to even the series Monday, and it was the Mystics who had the off game.


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.


At home in Quincy the other day, Bob Cannon retrieved the day's mail, and after removing the elastic band he began to sort through the hefty stack -- catalog, bill, catalog, catalog, letter, catalog, catalog, catalog, Christmas card, catalog, catalog, catalog, catalog.


A Jewish group that owns hundreds of thousands of acres of Israeli land must allow Arabs to buy the tracts, Justice Ministry officials said Thursday, ending decades of sales to Jews only.


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Documento Calderoli bocciato, 17 gli assenti nella Cdl


Bush Proposes Big Cuts to Rein in Deficit

President Bush on Monday proposed a  $2.57 trillion budget that slashes domestic programs from farm  aid to housing grants for the poor, as he sought to curb budget  deficits that have soared on his watch.


"I said, `It's not the right bra, it's not the right bra.' The sad part was there was a mirror there, so I had to see my face turn to stone, snakes coming out of my hair. It was bad." — Kate Walsh, on having a Bridezilla moment during a wardrobe fitting for her upcoming wedding.


Taleban militants holding 23 South Koreans hostage in Afghanistan extend the deadline for reaching a deal.


US President George W. Bush has tried to help break a deadlock in the Northern Ireland peace process, telephoning Protestant leader Ian Paisley as negotiations ground on in London and Belfast.


The price of goods imported into the United States fell by a much more than expected 1.3 percent in December, a Labor Department report showed on Thursday, but the cost of non-petroleum imports rose again.


Comedian Catherine Tate and the stars of Little Britain consult lawyers over adverts featuring their catchphrases.


Georgia opens fire on an aircraft believed to be Russian after it violates its airspace, officials say.


Risky Loans Help Build Ghost Town of New Homes

The empty homes and undeveloped lots of Far Rockaway are evidence of the foreclosure crisis in minority neighborhoods, says City Councilman James Sanders Jr.


Well-Rested Buccaneers to Face Surging Giants

The Giants, searching for momentum, played to win during Week 17 while the Buccaneers rested many of their key players, including Jeff Garcia.


A federal judge yesterday called the Bush administration's handling of a Hurricane Katrina housing program "a legal disaster" and ordered officials to explain a computer system that can neither precisely count evacuees nor provide reasons they were denied aid.


WHO: Bird Flu Likely Source of Next Pandemic

The bird flu virus that rampaged across much of Asia this year is the most likely cause of the next human flu pandemic, which could hit up to 30 percent of the world's people, a top international expert said Thursday.


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Obesity is rising sharply among US preschoolers

DALLAS We've all heard the term "baby fat." It may sound cute, but the American Heart Association is issuing a warning on preschoolers.


Croatia seeks to defend itself at Hague tribunal

Croatia has asked to be a "friend of the  court" at the United Nations war crimes tribunal so it can  combat what it says are unacceptable allegations about its  military operations in the 1990s, state radio said on Friday.


"Huge" numbers vote in tight Zambia election

Zambians turned out in "huge" numbers on   Thursday to elect a new president after a tough race the   opposition hopes will force a radical rethink of policies that   have made the country one of Africa's economic stars.


LONDON: Tottenham's stand-in manager Martin Jol admitted he wants the job full-time after seeing his side lose 3-2 at home to Charlton on Saturday.


Heroics of Ryder Cup inspire Stenson to victory

Having lost four of the last five Ryder Cups, an even bigger worry for American golf should be that they have lost the last three Walker Cups.


Five Iraqi Police Killed by Bombers, Gunmen

BAGHDAD, Iraq  - A suicide bomber posing as a taxi  driver killed two policemen and a civilian near Prime Minister  Iyad Allawi's Baghdad party headquarters on Monday as  insurgents pressed a bloody campaign to wreck Iraq's Jan. 30  election.


Texas lawmakers are fighting to block the governor's order requiring that sixth-grade girls be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, with the House giving key approval to a bill to make the shots strictly voluntary.


Moscow Police Hold Chechens for U.S. Reporter Murder

Moscow police have arrested two Chechens they suspect of involvement in the murder of an American journalist who wrote about Russia's richest people and had also written a book on war and crime in Chechnya.


Bush votes and calls for decisive end to election

President George W. Bush voted confident of securing a new four-year term, but expressed concern that the US presidential election result must be decided quickly.


European Union leaders voiced relief at clinching a deal on Friday on a treaty to reform the 27-nation bloc's institutions, replacing a defunct constitution and ending a two-year crisis of confidence in Europe's future.


Apple Remote Desktop Update Adds Leopard Support

Apple Remote Desktop has been updated adding support for Mac OS X Leopard, as well as several new features.


2008 is off to a fine start for the world of Linux sound and music software, so this week's story is straight reporting from Studio Dave, with breaking news from various points on the Linux audio compass.  read more


Post traumatic stress hits kids of cancer patients

Children whose parents have cancer often suffer post-traumatic stress symptoms that adults underestimate, Dutch researchers said on Wednesday.


The number of people living with HIV/Aids in India is around half of previous official estimates, new figures say.


Digital music is ramping up, but Jupiter Research reports that the venerable CD will remain the best-selling format throughout the remainder of the decade.


American rookie Michael Letzig shot a four-under-par 68 Friday to take the lead at the New Zealand championship after a rain-interrupted second round.


Advertising: Super Bowl Ads of Cartoonish Violence, Perhaps Reflecting Toll of War

The ongoing war in Iraq seemed to linger just below the surface of many of this yearâs Super Bowl commercials.


Nepalese police say at least three bombs have gone off near a top hotel, but there are no reports of injuries.


Turkish nationalists charged with plotting: report

Turkish authorities charged on Saturday  13 ultra-nationalists, including retired army officers, with  involvement in plans for a violent uprising against the  government, Turkish media said.


FOOTBALL: BARCA HAD SIRO LUCK SAYS HENRIK

HENRIK LARSSON last night admitted Barcelona ran out luck after being robbed in the San Siro. The Swede and Iniesta both hit the bar as Frank Riijkard's men were frustrated by AC Milan on Wednesday.


(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A drug commonly used to treat the memory problems in Alzheimerâs disease may also benefit people with similar problems resulting from multiple sclerosis, find researchers from Stony Brook University Hospital in New York.


Taiwan Court Won't Nullify March Election

Taiwan's High Court ruled against nullifying the March 20 presidential election on Thursday, rejecting opposition claims that the vote was marred by fraud and a shooting that


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RealPlayer Beta Allows Video Downloading

RealNetworks launches a beta version of its RealPlayer software that allows users to easily record and download videos to their PCs.


The sudden, major flu vaccine shortage that shocked health authorities last week highlights two vulnerabilities in the nation's immunization system: a reliance on a few private manufacturers that use old technology, and government's faith that companies


Train tracks being checked after fatal derailment

Rail authorities were urgently checking rail tracks nationwide Sunday after a high-speed derailment which killed an elderly woman was provisionally linked to faulty points.


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Formula One gets sweeping technical changes

Formula One's governing body imposed sweeping technical changes Friday designed to slash costs and improve the qualify of racing starting next year.


Iraq's interim PM Iyad Allawi appeals to world leaders at the UN to help Iraq "defeat the forces of terrorism".


Officials Warn of Animal Disease Threat to Humans

The threat of animal diseases  spreading to humans is increasing and governments must improve  coordination to prevent them from becoming pandemic, world  health officials and vets said on Thursday.


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Chicago Fed region gets Super Bowl, but will economy win?

Urban legends have circulated for years about the predictive power of the Super Bowl result for the U.S. stock market.


Sir Alex Ferguson is frustrated as Man Utd fail to close in on the Premiership front-runners.


Sarah Huston and her husband, Tom, spend their afternoons catching catfish and bass on Roosevelt Lake. When it gets too hot, they cast their lines off a shaded dock or relax inside their air-conditioned boat.


India-Pakistan talks gain for peace: Musharraf

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Sunday termed his New York summit meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a "gain for peace".


Tie Breaker Is an Epic, and Federer Pulls Through

It was a day for big numbers at the Tennis Masters Cup. Lleyton Hewitt won the last 20 points of his semifinal against a befuddled Andy Roddick.


HP, Sun to resell new high-end Hitachi array

Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. both plan to announce Wednesday that they will resell a high-end disk array being introduced by Hitachi Data Systems Corp.


Ex-Official for Enronâs Internet Unit Sentenced to 2 Years

Kevin P. Hannon was sentenced to time in federal prison for his role in the fraud that led to the companyâs collapse.


U.S. company recalls spinach as E. coli cases grow

The nation's largest grower of   organic produce said on Friday it had voluntarily recalled   fresh spinach products sold in the United States, Mexico and   Canada after the U.S. government said they could be linked to a   deadly and worsening E. coli outbreak.


Manufacturers hit the brakes, housing holds up

U.S. manufacturing growth eased in September to its slowest in more than a year, but home sales and construction figures suggested a less abrupt decline in the housing sector than many experts had foreseen.


2004 in review It wasn't quite the 'Year of Digital Music', but 2004 certainly paved the way for 2005 to take that title.


The European Commission approves a Â£500m programme to improve life in rural Northern Ireland.


Suspected Cisco code thief arrested in UK

British authorities have arrested a man suspected of stealing source code from Cisco Systems in May, a spokeswoman for Scotland Yard confirmed Friday.


More than 70 people, mainly soldiers, are killed in Uganda when a truck crashes in mountains in the east.


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Colorado confidential: Telluride revels in mystery

LOS ANGELES  - While most film festivals trumpet their lineups weeks in advance, secrecy is an integral part of the ethos at Telluride, which opens Friday in the former mining town high in the Colorado Rockies.


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China bans computer game showing Taiwan, Tibet as independent

China has banned a popular British online computer game that portrays Taiwan, Tibet and Hong Kong as independent countries.


Mohamed ElBaradei, right, director general of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, comments that he hoped Iran would suspend its nuclear enrichment and reprocessing programs as he and Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer brief


Popular Internet gossip columnist Perez Hilton had his Web site shut down for several hours after the company hosting it received a flurry of complaints about copyrighted photos being posted on PerezHilton.com.


It has been nearly four years since  Venus Williams won a grand slam tournament but the former world  No. 1 has lost none of her confidence.


Jason Kapono of the Miami Heat, the NBA's leading three-point shooter at 51.3 percent, will be out indefinitely with a sprained left ankle.


ICANN may end grace periods, killing off 'domain tasting'

A practice used by scammers to siphon off hits from users who misspell URLs in their browsers could be rendered impossible this year, as the organization responsible for the Internet's domain name system may end the program that makes the practice possible.


A scout with the Tennessee National Guard, Wilson is one of 2,300 soldiers visited Wednesday in Kuwait by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.


Blog: Want to make that music track a ringtone? Get ready to spend $.99 all over again.


Spice Girls expected to announce reunion

The Spice Girls are expected to announce  a reunion tour on Thursday, ending months of speculation about  the five-member band that brought "girl power" to the British  music scene.


Avvocato Randazzo, denuncia a Tribunale internazionale


Barlow joins Jets after whirlwind 2 days

New Jets running back Kevan Barlow has barely slept the last two days.


Version 91.47 now available for download Nvidia has updated its ForceWare 90 drivers. Version 91.47 is now available for download and essentially rolls the company's Quad SLI drivers, previously available separately as ForceWare 91.45, into the standard package. It also adds support or the GeForce 7600 GS AGP and 7100 GS products.â¦


Two tropical depressions form in Atlantic and Gulf: NHC

Tropical Depressions Eight and Nine formed on Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean and in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a couple of advisories.


The proceeds of the concerts will go for tsunami relief in India.


Chrysler UAW contract wins crucial backing

Four Chrysler LLC plants in the Detroit area voted to approve a proposed four-year contract for workers represented by the United Auto Workers union, boosting the chance that the contested labor pact will be ratified this week.


It's a bit late to have second thoughts for any of the folks who impulsively acted upon their conviction that "now I can die in peace" after the Red Sox won the World Series three years ago. Had they known that the Sox would be back in the Series again so soon, they might have contacted super agent Scott Boras ...


The Italian soccer federation threatened to suspend games indefinitely after a police officer was killed and more than 70 people were injured when fans rioted at a soccer match.Comment


PS3 sales to surpass Wii's... in four years' time

An analyst writes... It may take another four years for the Sony PlayStation 3's sales to catch up with those of Nintendo's Wii, a games market analyst has claimed.â¦


Saudi Arabia recalls its ambassador to Libya over an alleged plot to assassinate Crown Prince Abdullah.


Most coaches might not like the 18-foot baseline jumper Russell Carter quickly took when he was defended with 2 minutes left. However, it's a shot Notre Dame's Mike Brey wants Carter to take.


Bradley named interim coach of U.S. national team

Bob Bradley was named interim coach of the U.S. national soccer team on Friday after negotiations to hire Juergen Klinsmann collapsed.


Ford to boost Russia output, launch Mondeo

ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Ford Motor Co.  said on Tuesday it would boost output in Russia to 125,000 cars per year by 2009 from 72,000 as it seeks to satisfy booming demand in Europe's fastest growing major car market.


To envision big gains, investors need to think small.


The Chechen rebel leader was killed in a special police operation in his hometown on Saturday, authorities said.


Foreigners Keep Out! High Tech Mapping Starts to Redefine International Borders

Where does America end? In the age of high-tech undersea mapping, redefining long-settled borders is a trillion-dollar question.


AstraZeneca, Glaxo Shares Plunge on Call for FDA Safety Review

Shares of AstraZeneca Plc and GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the UK's two biggest drugmakers, fell after a US health official said two of their best-selling treatments need closer safety reviews.


Whitney Houston OK After Rear-Ending Bus

Singer Whitney Houston rear-ended a city bus with her sports car, but no one was hurt, police said.


Lalu YadavÂs movie debut delayed in Bihar!

Lalu Yadav's much Âdelayed movie debut in Mahesh ManjrekarÂs Padmashri Laloo Prasad Yadav has been put on hold in Bihar.


A senior Chinese official bolsters ally North Korea, amid contradictory reports of possible changes.


Stocks & Bonds: Earnings Season Jitters Send Shares Down

Stocks plunged yesterday as investors, nervous about earnings reports, cringed at troubling forecasts from two retailers, Home Depot and Sears, and at soaring oil prices.


Champaign, IL (Sports Network) - Illinois forward Brian Randle is expected to miss 6-to-10 weeks after breaking his hand punching a padded wall.


UAW and Axle Alliance Co. announce new multiple plant contract

The United Auto Workers and Axle Alliance Co., a DaimlerChrysler AG subsidiary that makes parts for commercial trucks, announced a new labor contract Monday that paves the


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Bailout package for IKB could top $7.25B

The cost of bailing out IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG could top $7.25 billion if conditions in the global market deteriorate, the chief executive of KfW Bankengruppe said Monday in an interview with a German newspaper.


Teen brother charged with stabbing twins

Police on Wednesday arrested an 18-year-old accused of stabbing his 11-year-old twin half brothers, killing one of them and critically injuring the other.


Taliban say killed kidnapped Turk in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Taliban guerrillas said   on Tuesday they had killed a Turk kidnapped last month after   the Turkish construction company he worked for ignored an   ultimatum to leave Afghanistan.


President Bush plans to fly to the Middle East next week to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, as the two leaders try to overcome recent tensions and revitalize the war effort, the White House announced last night.


The boss of L'Oreal outlines plans to more than double the number of Body Shop stores around the world.


The New York Giants were the worst team in the NFL last season inside their opponent's 20, and things have gotten worse — at least statistically — under new coach Tom Coughlin.


Australia's Howard Pledges to Cut Business Tax, Boost Training

Australian Prime Minister John Howard, seeking a fourth term in an Oct. 9 election, promised to cut taxes on small businesses and to spend more on doctors, schools and care for children and the elderly.


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07/12/2004 - Amcor, the worldâs top manufacturer of plastic bottles, has ousted its chief executive after former staff in Australia were suspected of being involved in an illegal operation to drive up box prices.


Jets 28, Bills 20: Jets Start Slowly, but Defense Takes Losman to School

Chad Pennington capped three drives of 58 yards or more with touchdowns, and linebacker Victor Hobson returned a fumble 32 yards for a score.


India's Sachin Tendulkar ties the record for Test centuries, against Bangladesh.


Hewitt overwhelms Delic, Hantuchova exits

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt extended his impressive summer form with a straight sets demolition of Amer Delic in first-round action at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.


Sour grapes from Kanye West — again. Shut out at the Video Music Awards, Kanye West threw a tantrum Sunday night in front of media and crew backstage as the MTV show was ending.


Pete Doherty was handed a suspended four-month jail sentence Friday for a series of drug and driving offenses.


West Nile's no-show mystifies scientists

Nobody can explain it, but Washington is almost certain to end the year as the only state in the contiguous United States apparently free of West Nile virus.


Olmert, Abbas try to limit Hamas control over border

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold crisis talks on Sunday on how to limit Hamas control over Gaza's breached border with Egypt.


Apple Profit Doubles; Outlook Tops Views

Apple Computer Inc.  on Wednesday reported its quarterly profit more than doubled, on strong sales of its iPod digital music player and notebook computers and said revenue and earnings for the current quarter would top Wall Street estimates.


Voucher Backer Picked for Public School Panel

By Janese Heavin, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Jun. 8--Gov. Matt Blunt has nominated a school choice supporter to the board that oversees Missouri's public schools.   Former State Rep. Derio Gambaro, a St.


Warren Buffett, the world's   second-richest person, wed his longtime companion Astrid Menks   in a private ceremony on Wednesday, his 76th birthday,   according to published reports.


Judge in Pakistan Dismisses Charges in Bomb Plot

Rashid Rauf was suspected of being a key figure in a plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic Ocean.


It's time for tech to rein in energy waste

Scientist Jonathan Koomey and AMD exec Mario Rivas say the amount of energy required to run data centers has gotten out of hand.


Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is addressing a joint session of the US Congress on Thursday.


In Survival Mode, 2 Newsprint Makers Merge

Two leaders of the struggling North American newsprint industry, Abitibi Consolidated and Bowater, announced that they would merge through a stock-based transaction.


The builders of a new NASA supercomputer claim the 10,240-processor machine is the fastest in the world — an exciting prospect for researchers even if the speed title has yet to be officially bestowed.


Roundup: Penn State to Be Without Defensive Players Facing Charges

Two Penn State players charged with assault in connection with a campus fight will miss the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.


Bologna, 16:45 - BASKET, FINAL EIGHT RESTA A BOLOGNA: SI PARTE CON SIENA-PESARO

Si giocherà regolarmente al PalaMalaguti di Casalecchio, dal 7 al 10 febbraio, la Final Eight...


UK's Brown Says Labour Will Do More on Education, Benefits

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said the Labour Party must try to improve people's lives by bolstering such policies as maternity benefits and better schools while maintaining economic stability to win a third term.


Danger or safety: Nevirapine in HIV prevention programme

The government was trying to blame everyone else for its decision to use nevirapine in its mother-to-child HIV prevention programme, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) said on Saturday.


Scouring the web using Yahoo is set to become a lot more personal following the unveiling of the beta version of a host of new tools that allow users to search and save results just they way they want to.


Real clinches last-gasp win, Barca is held to 1-1 draw

A last-gasp goal by Zinedine Zidanegave Real Madrid a hard-earned 3-2 victory over Santander on Saturday, while leader Barcelona conceded home points in a 1-1 draw with Valencia.


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Roma, 13:33 - CALCIO, ALBERTINI: TOTTI GRANDE CAMPIONE, MA POTEVA AIUTARCI

"Complimenti a Francesco Totti per la grande stagione che ha disputato. La Scarpa d'Oro è un ...


Harry Potter gives Bloomsbury export sales boost

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury said  on Thursday export pre-orders for the next boy wizard book are  17 percent better than total export sales for the previous  installment of the best-seller.


Sony Corp. (SNE)'s music unit is abandoning its CDs that use built-in technology that limits copying them, after pushing the program for two years...


Small Internet radio hit by new royalty rates

Small webcasters are crying foul  over new royalty rates they must pay for streaming recordings.


As a battle to merge the London Stock Exchange heats up, attention is focusing again on a hotly debated issue: How many stock exchanges does Europe really need?


Hypertensive Patients Taking On Amlodipine Besylate Experience ...

Funded by Pfizer, the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT) is an investigator-initiated trial coordinated by an independent steering committee.


German, Italian officials tour Thai disaster areas, attend church?

German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer attended a church service on Sunday in southern Thailand with tearful survivors of the tsunami that devastated coastal resorts popular with tourists from around the ...


Backyard Wrestling Meets Live-Action Japanese Monster Movies

Take everything you love about Japanese monster movies and pile-drive it into the glorious spectacle of professional wrestling.


Post: Man Who Ignited Self at White House an Informant

A man who set himself on fire  outside the White House on Monday was a Yemeni federal  informant on terrorism upset over how the FBI had managed his  case, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.


U.S. '08 campaign silence belies importance of China

Food safety fears and broad economic concerns keep China in U.S. headlines, but the epochal rise of America's greatest potential rival has barely rated a blip so far in the 2008 presidential campaign.


ATP's $99 GPS Photo Finder aims to automate the process of adding location data to digital photos, which today is usually a tedious manual process.


AP: San Jose State Hires Tomey As FB Coach

Dick Tomey, the career leader in coaching victories at both Arizona and Hawaii, has been hired to revive San Jose State's struggling football program, a school source said Tuesday.


Depp and Winslet Attend UK 'Neverland' Premiere

Throngs of screaming girls braved a  chilly London night to get a glimpse of U.S. actor Johnny Depp  Sunday as he arrived at the UK premiere of the film "Finding  Neverland."


Centrodestra, maggioranza fa auto-ostruzionismo


Digitisation project concludes Science journal Nature has completed the digitisation of its entire archive by making available material from 1869's volume 1, issue 1 to 1949 as the final step in its five-year online deployment plan.â¦


Google has doubled the number of Web pages it indexes from 4 billion to about 8 billion, according to a posting on the company's Web site.


Microsoft on Monday announced that Windows Home Server has been released to manufacturing, with systems using the new operating system expected to go on sale this fall. Home Server, code-named "Quattro," is designed for easily linking together multiple computers in a home network and sharing media.


A disgruntled Yemeni terror informant was in critical condition Tuesday after setting himself afire outside the White House. Mohamed Alanssi, 52, approached a guardhouse on


Donna affida figlia a quarantenne conosciuto in chat


The UN calls an emergency meeting as Africa fails to make progress on its Millennium Development Goals.


The six contenders to be Gordon Brown's deputy are to go head-to-head in a televised debate.


Colombia to Free Rebels in Hostage Gesture

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia on Thursday said it  would pardon 23 jailed rebels to encourage Marxist guerrillas  to free 72 hostages, including three Americans.


Ford Motor, Chrysler and the three largest Japanese automakers said yesterday that U.S. sales fell in January, but General Motors reported a surprise gain.


Parents are advised to give a dummy to newborn babies every time they sleep to reduce the risk of cot death.


PepsiCo Inc. PEP.N, the world's No.  2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose  due to tax benefits and a strong performance from its key  Frito-Lay snack and North American beverage businesses.


Comitato emergenza, c'e' necessita' di monitorare situazione


One billion children suffer from poverty, war, AIDS: UNICEF

More than one billion children, half of the world's population of children, suffer from poverty, violent conflict and the scourge of AIDS, the United Nations Children's Fund said in its annual report.


Nuclear test means now we can talk: North Korea

North Korea is prepared to return to six-country talks on its nuclear weapons program at any time now that it has "gained a defensive position" with a nuclear test, a senior envoy of the communist state said on Tuesday.


Yahoo has apparently offered $900 million for social networking site Facebook, media reports indicate. The offer is still being considered and negotiations said to be ongoing.


More Children Being Treated for Bipolar Disorder

The number of American children and adolescents treated for bipolar disorder increased 40-fold from 1994 to 2003.


Northern spotted owl's decline revives old concerns

The Christian Science Monitor - Twenty years after the northern spotted owl became the prime symbol for endangered species and habitat protection, it's back in the news and steeped in controversy.


The headquarters of South Korea's Samsung Group is raided by police investigating allegations of bribery.


EU Commission: 'Yes, But' to Turkey Talks

Turkey won a provisional green light  from the European Commission on Wednesday to open membership  negotiations with the European Union, a watershed decision  after 40 years of on-again, off-again talks.


The Nikkei share average fell 0.34 per cent by the close on Monday on selling of exporters, including Toyota Motor, which reported earnings after the market close, following a rise in the yen.


Former BBC boss Greg Dyke attacks the prime minister over the Iraq war and his treatment of the BBC.


12 IT skills that employers can't say no to

Students with the right IT skills are getting snapped up before they graduate from college, job hunters say. But even if you're already in a career, you'd better know which adjunct skills will help you advance.


Greece beat favourites USA 101-95 at the World Basketball Championship semi-finals in Japan.


On one island visited by Sinbad during his travels, he found a giant bird with the wingspan of a whale, while Odysseus, according to Homer, discovered an island race of one-eyed giants who ate humans.


Company wants access to San Francisco light poles for separate test while building citywide net.


For the one and only time in this campaign, Vice President Dick Cheney and Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards squared off in a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.


Blair urges lifting of Palestinian sanctions

Tony Blair has urged the lifting of economic sanctions on the Palestinian Authority, so long as a deal on a cabinet of national unity there meets international conditions.


Doggy-Mess Mystery Solved at Conn. Capitol

HARTFORD, Conn. - A state Senate leader says he has the scoop on the poop in the state Capitol...


BAGHDAD -- The US Embassy confirmed the name of an American kidnapped six weeks ago in a deadly attack in the Iraqi capital, and his family pleaded yesterday for his release.


Tins of dried milk, cosmetics and nappies have washed up on beaches almost a hundred miles away from the grounded cargo ship MSC Napoli, coastguards said yesterday.


Greens leader astounded at content of debate

Australian Greens leader Bob Brown says he is astounded issues like the environment and rural and regional Australia did not rate a mention in last night's debate between the Prime Minister and the Opposition leader.


WASHINGTON: Democratic Congressman John Lewis, a Gandhian and civil rights activist, has revealed that he was on US airlines' security watch list and was questioned several times because a namesake of his was a terror suspect.


JetBlue Airways Corp.  on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings would be lower than its previous estimates because of disruptions from the two recent hurricanes, Charley and Frances.


Spears taken to LA hospital after custody standoff

Britney Spears was taken to a Los Angeles hospital early on Friday, after police spent about four hours at her house trying to mediate a custody dispute, according to witnesses.


Twenty-one Iraqis were killed when a minibus carrying extra petrol tanks collided with a car and exploded. There were no survivors from either vehicle, hospital officials said in the city of Baqouba, north-east of Baghdad.


Iraq surprised Australia on Saturday with a 1:0 win which pushed it into the semi-finals. Back home, the victory triggered celebratory gunfire in the violence-wrought country.


Negotiations between the Sudanese government and rebel groups in the troubled Darfur region are to resume.


Boston College, which started its football season in Muncie, Ind., yesterday faced the possibility of getting squeezed out of the Big East's bowl mix and ending its season in a place such as Las Vegas, Boise (Idaho), Fort Worth, or Shreveport (La.).


Boston Power Expanding Laptop Battery Production

Battery making start-up Boston Power is more than tripling production of its Sonata laptop battery, a device that offers faster charging and longer life than conventional lithium-ion batteries, it is due to announce Thursday.


S.Africa Gays, Lesbians March to Celebrate Freedom

Thousands of gays and lesbians  held a noisy march on Saturday to celebrate South Africa's gay  rights laws, unprecedented on a continent where many regard  homosexuality as an un-African taboo.


Teenage footballer Wayne Rooney is found guilty of failing to produce driving documents, at Liverpool magistrates.


Auckland International Airport has reported a 13% increase in annual net profit, buoyed by strong growth in passenger numbers and a 30% increase in international seat capacity.


Western powers meet in London on Monday to discuss tightening U.N. sanctions on Iran amid a flurry of tough and sometimes colorful talk between Washington and Tehran over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.


U.S. calls on North Korea to account for uranium

The United States expects North Korea to fully account for its program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons as a part of the deal it struck to start scrapping its atomic arms, a senior official said on Tuesday.


I will also humiliate Shah Rukh: Amar Singh

Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh told mediapersons on Tuesday that he would publicly humiliate King Khan for his crude joke against him at a recent awards function.


Trapped Chinese miners survive on coal and urine diet

Two Chinese brothers who tunnelled their way out of a coal mine collapse after being trapped for nearly six days survived by eating coal and drinking urine, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.


Blair to indicate departure within a year, but no exact date

Prime Minister Tony Blair is to make a statement on his future indicating he plans to resign within a year, but will not give an exact date for his departure, Downing Street confirmed.


Teen sex declines, contraceptive use rises

WASHINGTON - Fewer teens are engaging in sexual activity than in the past, and those that do are more likely to use contraceptives, the government said Friday.


Germany is undergoing a surprisingly robust economic rebound while Angela Merkel's divided government is facing accusations of immobility. Is the recovery sustainable and are the country's leaders missing the golden opportunity afforded by the supportive environment to forge ahead with structural reforms?


Dall'India il ministro della Famiglia commenta cosÃ¬ il braccio di ferro col Vaticanosulla proposta di legge che porta il suo nome. Rutelli: "Non porremo la fiducia"                                            Dico, la Bindi: "Amo la Chiesa che si occupa delle cose di Dio"


Rules Skirted, Millions Wasted on Navy Boat Barriers

The men from al-Qaeda guided their bomb-laden skiff through the harbor and drew near the USS Cole, detonating a quarter-ton of C-4 plastic explosive that killed 17 sailors and tore a 40-foot hole in the side of the Navy destroyer.


Pope John Paul II on Sunday honored two figures linked to controversy, beatifying a German mystic whose violent visions of Christ's suffering helped inspire Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" and an ...


A Tory policy group proposes a stamp duty rebate for home-buyers who improve energy efficiency.


Bush Confident About Israeli-Palestinian Peace Chances

President Bush says he expects a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians during the New Year, and he pledges his personal efforts to ensure a diplomatic breakthrough.


Ukrainian reburies the bodies of some 2,000 people killed by the Soviet secret police more than 60 years ago.


Sin on the Street: Vice gives virtue a beating

To paraphrase Gordon Gekko, sin is good. Or in this case, at least a little better than investing your conscience.


England has recorded its wettest August ever, with more than two-thirds more rainfall than normal.


Nigerian suspends currency redenomination plan

Nigeria Justice Minister Michael Aodoakaa on Friday suspended plans to re-denominate the Nigerian currency, the naira, on the grounds that the central bank had not obtained presidential approval.


The government is poised to extend older students loans - but will the deal go far enough?


A former Nazi concentration camp guard who has lived in western Pennsylvania for more than 40 years had his American citizenship revoked by a federal judge. His attorneys plan to appeal.


Gartner: Steer Clear of XP Starter Edition

Gartner analysts are advising users to steer clear of Microsoft's low-cost alternative to Windows XP, Windows XP Starter Edition, saying that the lack of features will likely frustrate users due to its inability to grow with users as they gain experience.


Regulators put curbs on use of Bombardier jets

Operators of some Bombardier Inc  aircraft have until Friday to comply with new restrictions issued by Canadian and U.S. aviation regulators after detecting safety problems, officials said on Wednesday.


Iran says it's capable of mass producing Shahab-3 missile

Iran said yesterday it can mass produce the Shahab-3 missile, a weapon capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and reaching Israel and US forces in the Middle East.


Baltimore Sun Gives Control of Editorials to Newsroom

The Baltimore Sun is taking the unusual step of placing responsibility for its opinion pages with its top news editor.


Divided EU to study new ways to end Kosovo deadlock

The European Union will seek Monday to set aside divisions and examine ways to end the impasse over Kosovo's future status after Russia blocked attempts to put the province on the road to independence.


The Bush administration has been working for months to keep an upcoming eight-nation report from endorsing broad policies aimed at curbing global warming, according to domestic and foreign


He tried to make the words sound determined and defiant, but the sound of Ron Zook's voice had a tired inevitability about it.


Napoli, 15:15 - PALLANUOTO, MAZZONE NUOVO PRESIDENTE CIRCOLO POSILLIPO

Antonio Mazzone, 72 annio, avvocato è il nuovo presidente del Circolo Posillipo. Succede a Um...


Rod Beck, an All-Star relief pitcher who notched 286 saves during a 13-year Major League Baseball career, has been found dead at his Phoenix home, police said on Sunday.


Schizophrenia can be predicted in high risk groups years before psychosis sets in, say scientists.


Oil Sets Record on Lengthy Supply Outage

Oil prices hit a new record near $51 a  barrel on Tuesday as a prolonged U.S. production outage  following Hurricane Ivan attracted fresh speculative buying.


AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Sports Network) - Vince Carter was  activated from the injured list and made his Nets debut on  Monday against the Detroit Pistons.


Vioxx recall brings attention to prescription drug safety risks

The recall of Vioxx--an arthritis treatment taken by millions of people--is a disaster for everyone. Of course it's bad news for Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people), the drug's maker.


Ocse, bene riduzione tasse ma servono altre misure

"Potrebbero migliorare le condizioni per una crescita duratura" in Italia con il taglio delle tasse previsto per il 2005-2006 e la riforma delle pensioni. Ma "l'abbassamento regolare del debito sarÃ  una condizione


The U.S. and the Iraqi government struggle to contain the truculent cleric Muqtada al-Sadr


Iraq war blogs are as varied as the soldiers who write them. Some sites feature practical news, war pictures and advice. Some are overtly political, with more slanting to the right than to the left. Some question the war, some cheer it. While some military bloggers (or milbloggers) say their commanders have encouraged their online literary ventures, a few say their commanders have shut them down.


Flights launched in Arctic will be first to take people inside the northern lights


Macaulay Culkin "Home Alone" Actor Arrested On Drug Charges

Macaulay Culkin, the former child star was arrested in Oklahoma City on drug charges during a traffic stop, according to a statement by authorities on Friday.


Sixty Germans dead from Asian tsunamis, report puts missing at 3,200

Sixty Germans are now confirmed killed in the Asian tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka and Thailand and many more than 1,000 are missing, the government said on Sunday.


By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post Staff Writer  More than 11 million viewers watched free ABC television shows on their computers during May, the first half of the network's two-month experiment with streaming shows on the Internet.


Export Cut to China Seen as Clever Strategy on Yukos's Part

Yukos, the Russian oil giant, is playing a weak hand well in its battle with the Kremlin by cutting its oil shipments to China ahead of a meeting between leaders of the countries this week, analysts said on Monday.


Filmmakers Who Become Their Own Zombie Movie

In âGeorge A. Romeroâs Diary of the Dead,â we meet the enemy and he is us, with video cameras.


White-painted bride honors Bulgarian Muslim rite

RIBNOVO, Bulgaria  - Fikrie Sabrieva, 17, will marry with her eyes closed and her face painted white, dotted with bright sequins. She lives 'at the end of the world', tending a hardy Muslim culture in largely Christian Bulgaria.


IBM CEO's memo clarifies PC biz sell-off

Exclusive The Palmisano email to the troops in full


Ma subito dopo il titolo inverte rotta e perde il 2,8%


Christmas spirit in short supply for White House runners

Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama on Sunday attacked his chief rival Hillary Clinton as a polarizing throwback to 1990s battles, days before the nail-biting 2008 race kicks off in Iowa.


Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 1.33 percent  by midday on Friday, led higher by banks and insurers thanks to  a better-than-expected corporate sentiment survey by the Bank  of Japan.


FOUR men were sentenced by a British court to up to six years in prison for raping underage girls on the remote South Pacific island of Pitcairn, officials said yesterday.


A Moroccan man is formally accused of taking part in the Madrid train bombings which killed 191 people in March.


The retailer's first quarter might make pessimists wonder if they were wrong.


For Metsâ Peterson, Itâs Back to Drawing Board

To take his mind off of his teamâs poor play, Rick Peterson heads to the roof of his Manhattan apartment building and sketches the skyline.


CirTran Announces Forward Split of Shares

Salt Lake-based CirTran Corp. on Wednesday announced a 1.2-to-1 forward split of its common shares.  The result is existing shareholders getting a 20 percent increase in the number of shares they own.


Framingham freshman Chelsea Martino scored off a pass from Bay State Conference leading scorer Melanie Baskind, and the visiting Flyers defeated the Norwood Mustangs, 1-0, yesterday in a soccer matchup of the leading teams in the league.


China's appetite for raw materials shows no sign of abating, with four Chinese steel mills agreeing to buy an extra $3.2 billion of Australian iron ore over the next 10 years, global miner BHP Billiton said Tuesday.


A 15-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body is found in a house in Essex.


Arafat 'between life and death' but not brain dead

A spokeswoman for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Leila Shahid, denied that he was brain dead, but said that the 75-year-old was "between life and death" and in a reversible coma in his hospital near Paris.


Sitting in his motorized scooter and beaming a smile which by his son's estimate could be seen "at least 35 feet away," Joba Chamberlain's dad met the New York Yankees one by one as they took the field for batting practice.


Verizon, Qwest Ask Court to Block New FCC Rules

Verizon Communications Inc. and  Qwest Communications International Inc. asked a federal court  on Tuesday to block temporary rules by the U.S. Federal  Communications Commission forcing the companies to lease phone  lines to rivals for at least another six months.


Thanks to availability entrepreneurs, misinterpreting the weather is getting easier and easier.


YouTube biker questioned A man has been accused of driving his motorcycle through a built-up area at over 100 miles per hour, filming the ride and posting the footage on the internet. Jeremy Parrott, 37, of Somerset, was questioned by police after they saw the video on YouTube.â¦


Israel assassinates Hamas militant in Damascus

Israel assassinated a Palestinian militant with a car bomb that exploded after he started his vehicle yesterday. It was Israel's first slaying of a Hamas member on Syrian


After a wild pickoff attempt set up the go-ahead run, Kenny Lofton knocked in Asdrubal Cabrera with a sacrifice fly in the 12th inning and the Cleveland Indians outlasted the Seattle Mariners 4-3 Tuesday night.


NFL could put franchise outside United States

The NFL's choice of where it will play a regular season game outside the United States has been narrowed down to five cities, one of which could be home to an NFL franchise in the next 10 years, the football league's commissioner said on Wednesday.


NEW YORK - The corporate tax legislation passed by the US Senate yesterday--billed as the most significant corporate tax legislation since 1986--adds roughly $137 billion in tax relief over ten years but is "paid for" by closing an export subsidy and by


Britain's population to top 60 million by next year

The population of the United Kingdom will cross the threshold of 60 million by next year, according to projections from the British government.


Age of "green economics" is upon us: U.N.'s Ban

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday the world is on the cusp of "the age of green economics" and called on nations to cooperate to fight global warming and promote the transformation.


Largess To Clintons Lands CEO In Lawsuit

For the past four years, the Clintons have jetted around on Vinod Gupta's corporate jet, to Switzerland, Hawaii, Jamaica, Mexico -- $900,000 worth of travel. The former president secured a $3.3 million consulting deal with Gupta's technology firm. His presidential library got a six-figure gift, too.


Fountain Creek Under Heavy Scrutiny Recently

By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 10--FOUNTAIN -- A list of 20 studies or activities that have dealt with problems on Fountain Creek in recent years was presented Friday to the Fountain Creek Vision Task Force water quantity committee.


The San Antonio Spurs pulled away from  the Sacramento Kings in the closing minutes to win 100-93 on  the road on Thursday, their 11th straight victory.


Si preannuncia fallimento iniziativa Onu anti disastri


A huge car bomb exploded near the U.S.   embassy in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 16 people   including up to seven foreigners, the worst suicide attack in   the city since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001.


Anger As Jobs Agency Scraps GBP14m IT System

By ROBBIE DINWOODIE CHIEF SCOTTISH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT  A GBP14M computerisation project completed by Scottish Enterprise last year is to be scrapped in favour of a new system costing GBP7m, prompting an MSP to demand an investigation by ministers.


MPs slam costly war-tech projects at MoD

All the gear, no idea The UK arms industry came in for a shoeing from the parliamentary defence committee yesterday, as MPs criticised continuing cost escalations in several major kit projects for the British forces. The soaring bills were seen as especially worrying in light of the fact that the services are struggling to recruit and retain personnel, a situation not helped by chronic low pay and benefits.â¦


Sport: Claims that former Liverpool manager has had informal discussions about St James' Park role


As of Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, at least 3,943 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,209 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Hewlett-Packard is the latest IT vendor to try blogging. But analysts wonder if the weblog trend is the 21st century equivalent of CB radios, which made a big splash in the 1970s before fading.


Microsoft debuts a new touch-sensitive coffee table-shaped computer called "Surface".


Pain Disorders Linked to Patient's Perception

NEW YORK  - Patients with chronic pain  disorders, such as fibromyalgia, appear to have abnormalities  in the self-monitoring mechanism that allows the discrimination  of internally produced versus externally produced stimuli, new  research shows.


Rashard Lewis brought his game at both ends, scoring 23 points and blocking five shots, leading the Seattle SuperSonics to a 106-85 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.


Security is being beefed up in Nigeria's oil capital, Port Harcourt, after renewed violence left seven dead.


Torrential storms flooded parts of central Texas early Wednesday, stranding people on roofs, in trees and in vehicles, and the weather was so treacherous that some helicopter rescue attempts had to be abandoned.


Search marketing is increasingly global, but a local focus is still vital to achieve your goals.  What does it take to have a successful search marketing campaign in Europe?


Private colleges' crime records going public

A Connecticut commission ruled last week that Yale University must provide access to campus police personnel records. It's the latest in a series of rulings mandating greater openness at private universities.


Elevator and escalator manufacturer Kone Corp. said Monday that a Nokia executive was appointed as its new chief executive.


Schools alone cannot improve the achievement of pupils from poor backgrounds, a report says.


Debate will be missing from this 'debate;

One of these guys has to be lying, and one of them has to be telling the truth. Either the war in Iraq is going splendidly - or it's not.


Tonight will be a busy one on the local fight scene with two cards. At the Bayside Expo Center, Ray Oliveira will take on Hicklet Lau for the vacant International Boxing Union welterweight title. On the same card, heavyweight prospect Matt Godfrey (4-0, 2 KOs) of Providence will face Andrew Hutchinson.


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


Magistrato chiede che Corte Caltanissetta rigetti richiesta


Parties urge end to state of emergency in Bangladesh

Major political parties called on Tuesday for the lifting of a state of emergency in Bangladesh after the army-backed interim government said it was committed to holding a parliamentary election at the end of the year.


Iran Halts Key Nuclear Work to Avoid Sanctions

Iran on Monday suspended sensitive  nuclear activities that could be used to make a bomb in a move  likely to thwart U.S. efforts to report the Islamic Republic to  the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.


Europe likely to opt for biometric passports

If current plans succeed, travelers' facial and fingerprint data will be stored on embedded chips.


(InfoWorld) - Japan's largest electronics show, Ceatec, opens its doors Tuesday to showcase the latest technology in the rapidly-changing IT industry. More than 200,000 people are expected to visit the exhibition over its five-day run, organizers said Monday. Last year Ceatec attracted 199,680 people so this year's forecast is for an increase on 2005. There will be 807 companies exhibiting, of which 283 are from overseas. A total of 26 countries are represented. The number of international exhibitors has dropped slightly this year. Organizers said that's because KOTRA (Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency), which in past years brought a number of small Korean companies, isn't attending this year. "This year we try to focus on the changing lifestyle and business brought about by IT and new products and services," said Atsutoshi Nishida, president of Toshiba and chairman of the Ceatec Japan organizing committee, at a Tokyo news conference Monday. The show will kick-off with the unveiling by Sony of a new Blu-ray Disc product. Sony hasn't provided any further details of the product but the company is expected to shortly unveil a Blu-ray Disc video recorder. The high-definition recorder was shown in prototype form in August and Sony said it would be on sale in Japan in time for the year-end shopping season. As in previous years the displays of major electronics companies are likely to be dominated by big-screen LCD (liquid crystal display) and PDP (plasma display panel) television sets. Toshiba and Canon are also due to show a prototype SED (surface-conduction electron-emitter display) panel. The technology is said to be closer to the picture from a traditional CRT (cathode ray tube) than other flat-panel displays and has been shown before but the display on show is promised to be the closest yet to a commercial product. With terrestrial high-definition digital television broadcasting now well established in Japan the sets and companion digital video recorders feature big in companies' year-end product plans. High-definition camcorders are also likely to be featured as companies begin to push HD for home movie recording. Ceatec is also about more than just consumer electronics. More than half the show is given over to the companies exhibiting components and parts such as the screens, chips and cables that are integral parts of modern electronics. Ceatec takes place from Oct. 3 to Oct. 7 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, near Tokyo. The exhibition will be open to the general public on the final day.


Alassio batte Capri con 15 mila euro a metro quadrato


EU countries analyse an Iranian response to EU pressure for it to halt plans to enrich uranium, officials say.


Less than a week after his inauguration, President Leonel Fernandez has given top posts to four former officials charged with involvement in the disappearance of millions of dollars in public funds in the late 1990s.


Google CEO hopes DoubleClick deal closes by yr-end

Internet search leader Google Inc.  is open to new acquisitions and remains hopeful it can close the $3.1 billion purchase of Web ad supplier DoubleClick by end-2007 despite a U.S. federal probe, its CEO said on Wednesday.


Gunman chose Amish school because it was easy target

NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - The 32-year-old dairy truck driver who stormed a one-room school and killed five girls apparently chose the schoolhouse because it was an easy target rather than because he had a grudge against the Amish, police said.


Il presidente del Consiglio precisa: "Non basta la trattativa, serve l'intesa"Maroni: "D'accordo con la proposta di Chiti". Ma An stoppa                                            Prodi avverte: "Stop al referendum solo se c'Ã¨ accordo sulla legge elettorale"


Happy ending for bookshops as last Harry Potter heads for new sales records

The last book in the world-shaking Harry Potter series headed Sunday for new sales records as millions of readers across the globe rushed to find out the fate of the bespectacled boy wizard.


Rio de Janeiro, 21:06 - CALCIO, DUNGA CONVOCA JULIO CESAR E KAKA, MA NON RONALDO

Il ct brasiliano Dunga ha convocato l'interista Julio Cesar e il milanista Kaka in nazionale, ma non...