DoCoMo Hits 1 Gbps Wireless Data Speeds In 4G Tests

Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo said Friday that it has achieved wireless speeds in the laboratory of 1 Gbps. The operator has said for more than a year that it is working on


Bin Laden may feel lure to disprove his "death"

A leaked intelligence report of Osama   bin Laden's death has met scepticism from Western and Muslim   governments but may increase a clamor from his followers to   show himself on video for the first time in nearly two years.


Lenny Kravitz was taken to the hospital Tuesday and will postpone his upcoming European tour due to a bout of bronchitis.


Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday he was "very disappointed and surprised" that his son had continued to receive payments until this February from a firm that had a contract with Iraq's oil-for-food program, the subject of numerous corruption investigations.


You don't read PC magazine for mutual fund advice and you shouldn't read the Wall Street Journal for computer advice.


Baseball: Astros vault past Cubs and Giants, Angels eliminate ...

HOUSTON, United States : Jeff Bagwell had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the seventh inning, as the Houston registered their franchise-record 15th straight home win, a 6-4 triumph over the St.


Swedish party alcohol spokesman drunk in charge of stroller: press

The Swedish opposition spokesman on alcohol has been arrested for violence after being found drunk in charge of a stroller, public television reported.


Wal-Mart Cuts Forecast Amid Reports of Retail Strength

Wal-Mart (WMT:NYSE - news - research) cut its November sales forecast Saturday, citing declining customer traffic over the past week.


A senior Islamic cleric is on his way to see Yasser Arafat, who is in a coma and has suffered a brain haemorrhage.


Athens Shoots Past Sydney in Olympic Ratings

NEW YORK  - Midway through the race  between Olympics past and present, this year's edition is  outrunning its predecessor from four years ago.


The former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, goes on trial for war crimes after a conflict in which thousands died.


The president of the University of Nevada, Reno says "Fahrenheit 9/11" filmmaker Michael Moore "must be allowed to speak" when he visits the campus this week.


Roma, 18:46 - CALCIO, LAZIO; RADU: FELICE DI VESTIRE QUESTA MAGLIA

Il neo acquisto della Lazio, il difensore Stefan Radu, commenta i suoi primi allenamenti a Formello....


It's not necessary to take extraordinary risks to achieve astounding returns.


LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The hottest rock acts and  videogame technology are coming together for the second  Nintendo Fusion tour.


LOS ANGELES  — Phil Spector's lawyers filed papers Tuesday asking the judge to tell jurors in the music producer's trial in the death of actress Lana Clarkson that they have two choices: either guilty of murder, or not.


EU.biz mired by complex security systems

Suppliers, solutions, consoles, causing headaches European companies are becoming bogged down in their increasingly complicated IT security arrangements, according to new research.â¦


Coalition talks between Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday hit a snag — the first since last week's power-sharing deal — and Abbas postponed a speech to the nation.


HAMBURG - Frontrunners VfL Wolfsburg travel to third-placed Bayern Munich in one of two major midweek Bundesliga showdowns and will not be afraid of the Bavarians although they have never won there.


Kerry Challenges Bush on Terror Policies

In a sharply worded challenge to President Bush, Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday "extremism has gained momentum" as a result of administration missteps in Iraq, but said the war on terror is a winnable one with the right policies.


CALDEROLI: AL VERTICE DELLA CDL NON SI E' PARLATO DI RIMPASTO

ROMA - Al vertice della Cdl di questa mattina non si e' parlato di rimpasto di governo. Lo ha detto il ministro per le riforme Roberto Calderoli, al termine della riunione del leader del centro destra a Palazzo Chigi.


Spanish police detain several suspected Islamic militants in a series of pre-dawn raids in Barcelona.


Powerful Bomb Blasts Shake Central Baghdad

Two bomb blasts shook separate areas of central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 70, while U.S. and Iraqi forces pursued their offensive against rebel strongholds elsewhere in the country.


Although rumor doubted her wedding license, Britney Spears, 22, has already hoped to have a baby in her second marriage. Spears told People magazine today that she wanted to be "a young mom".


A US man confesses to throwing his four children off an Alabama bridge after a dispute with his wife, police say.


At least 10 killed, more than 50 hurt in explosions near Moscow subway station

MOSCOW  - A woman strapped with explosives blew herself up outside a busy Moscow subway station Tuesday night, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 50 - the second terrorist attack to hit Russia in a week.


Breakfast in Greece can be a real adventure. The traditional Greek breakfast is light fare and might include Greek coffee (the thick, sweet brew the Greeks really enjoy), bread fresh from the bakers, some ...


Sudan and Darfur Rebels Wait for AU Talks Decision

Sudan's government and Darfur rebels said on Thursday they were waiting for African Union mediators to decide if peace talks would continue despite a stalemate on security in the western Sudanese region.


BBC builds distributed grid for content sharing

The BBC is working on a grid computing project to replace its aging content distribution network with an IP-network to increase resiliency and bandwidth for streaming media feeds.


Virginia Tech can not overcome an abysmal offensive start in its 73-63 loss Tuesday night at RBC Center and continues its confounding losing streak against North Carolina State.


A sick feeling permeated the home sideline at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday afternoon when Pro Bowl fullback Mike Alstott clutched his right knee after a third-quarter carry.


Beijing to evict 1.5 million for Olympics: group

Some 1.5 million residents of Beijing will be displaced by the time it hosts the 2008 Olympics, many of them evicted against their will, a rights group said on Tuesday, prompting a sharp denial by China.


Just hours after a surprise visit to Iraq, British Prime Minister Tony Blair visited Israel to launch a new push for peace. Blair met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Tel Aviv.


Sports of The Times: The Mitchell Report: Conclusions, Not Closure

As moderate as George Mitchellâs report was, it had no power to force baseball to upgrade its testing and penalties. Labor and management still have to work out the next steps.


This designer LED lamp isn't quite egg-shaped enough to qualify for the evil ovum empire, but it's close enough. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello sets pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix.


Market falls as Bush rescue plan disappoints

NEW YORK  -Stocks fell on Friday on concerns that a White House effort to boost the economy would not be enough to forestall a recession, putting the S&P on track for its worst week in 5-1/2 years.


Security tight as Mozart production resumes

BERLIN -- A production of Mozart's opera "Idomeneo," dropped for fear of a Muslim backlash over a scene with the severed head of the Prophet Mohammed, returned to the stage under heavy security yesterday at Berlin's Deutsche Oper.


Sports Briefing | Action Sports: Shaun White Takes Dew Cup

The Olympic snowboarding champion Shaun White clinched his first Dew Cup title, finishing third in the Skateboard Vert in the Toyota Challenge in Salt Lake City. White, from Carlsbad, Calif., was leading and seemingly en route to his fourth victory of the season when he fell midway through his third run to finish with an 88.25 score. He clinched the title by a point.


Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Is Released

U.S. journalist Micah Garen, who was kidnapped in Iraq more than a week ago, was released Sunday in the southern city of Nasiriyah. Garen spoke to Al-Jazeera television, confirming he was freed.


A man and a woman who implanted cocaine inside two Labradors are sentenced to a total of 17 years in prison.


Vladimir Kramnik of Russia and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria played to a draw Monday in Game 6 of the world chess championship after Kramnik agreed to resume competition after a dispute over bathroom breaks threatened to halt the tournament.


Procura Roma chiede formalmente di non opporre segreto


An European Commission proposal which would have banned insurers from using gender to assess premiums has just failed to win backing.


Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees and David Wright of the Mets both play third base in New York City. They will also both be honored with Munson Awards on Feb. 5.


From Court Adversary to Shooting Suspect

A former local prosecutor and a struggling defense attorney is charged with attempted murder.


The Tour de France veered into Belgium yesterday, and Gert Steegmans responded with a victory before his home fans in a country passionate about its cycling.


Departing from the dark,  twisted sensibility of their feature "Twin Falls Idaho," in  which Mark and Michael Polish seemed to have channeled the Coen  brothers and a dash of David Lynch, the duo's latest effort,  "The Astronaut Farmer," is goofy, wholesome and, well, sweet.


Center of Outsourcing in India WonÂt Be Answering the Phone

Bangalore, where dozens of multinational companies have operations, will completely shut down on Wednesday as part of a protest over a border issue.


Three-day stint led to collapse from exhaustion, Chinese officials say.


The Democratic-controlled Congress passed legislation Thursday to loosen restraints on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, but the bill's supporters lacked the votes needed to override President Bush's threatened veto.


Three killed in Beirut blast near U.S. embassy car

At least three people were killed in an explosion which damaged a U.S. diplomatic car in Beirut on Tuesday and wounded a U.S. passenger, security sources said.


Science & environment: Conservationists attack EU fishing quota deal that will allow fishing fleets to land an extra 11% of cod in North Sea.


French officials told not to use BlackBerries

French government officials have been told not to use BlackBerry smart phones for national security reasons.


President Bush says there is no need to hold anyone in his administration accountable for what has happened in Iraq because the voters have already spoken.


Russian metals deal could be signed on Monday

A deal to create a Russian metals  giant is likely to be signed as early as Monday, the Wall  Street Journal reported on its Web site on Sunday, citing  people familiar with the talks.


Mac OS X 10.5, better known as Leopard, is in the house. We've installed it and run it around the block a few times. It's pretty, it's fast, it's ready to rock your Mac.


Pop star Britney Spears on Tuesday failed to regain the right to see her two children after a closed-door court hearing in the lengthy and bitter custody dispute with her ex-husband Kevin Federline.


FRIDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A new antidepressant drug designed specifically to treat premature ejaculation proved safe and effective in two large trials, researchers report.


Rani's father Ram Mukherjee sets the record straight.


The Nation's Report Card shows U.S. students are improving slightly in math, but less so in reading


Zurigo, 12:13 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: GLI ARBITRI DELLE ITALIANE

L'Uefa ha designato gli rbistri per le tre squadre italiane mpegnate in Champions League. Lo svedese...


Science & environment: Â· Electronics industry is braced for hard timesÂ· Green theme seeks to counter adverse publicity


Reviews of two new releases rife with magical realism: Pan's Labyrinth and The Fountain.


States Will Get More Time for Secure ID Plan

The Bush administration will announce today that states will have more than five additional years to comply with its controversial nationwide Real ID program, the second such delay in a year, people briefed on the plan said yesterday.


Howard's Lead Is Short-Lived as Florida A& M Takes Over

Georgetown rallies but can't hold Yale's McCleod, while Catholic improves to 3-0 and Morgan State falls on a last-second field goal in Baltimore.


Celtic must be patient against Barcelona: O'Neill

Martin O'Neill has called on the Celtic players and fans to remain patient when they take on Barcelona in the Champions League.


Swissair trial winds up hearings, verdict in May

Hearings in the trial into the spectacular collapse of the airline Swissair six years ago wound up on Friday with a verdict due from the court in eastern Switzerland in May.


Roma, 17:22 - RUGBY, SERIE A: RISULTATI DECIMA GIORNATA

Risultati della decima giornata della serie A di rugby. Tra parentesi i punti conquistati.


Annan: Darfur settlement possible by year end

A peace agreement for Sudan's western Darfur region may be possible by year end after Khartoum signed a separate deal with southern rebels, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said.


Markets Aren't Keeping Pace ASIA MARKETPLACE By Bloomberg

By Michael Tsang  Asia's emerging stock markets failed to keep pace with a global rally over the past three months, and slowing U.S. economic growth may prevent them from catching up.


After the recent tumult in the Chinese market, some rapidly growing companies look even more attractive.


Economic Scene: The More We Make, the Better We Want

Early economists were wrong to have imagined that a two-hour work week might someday enable us to buy everything we want.


Macau gambling king gets a throne in record auction

The king of Macau's gambling industry, Stanley Ho, paid HK$13.76 million (886,770 pounds) for an imperial throne at auction in Hong Kong that Christie's said was the highest ever bid in that art category.


Vista SP1: Small things come in big packages

As for why the service pack is so huge in the first place, Microsoft says several technical decisions come into play.


'Grazianeddu' fuori dal carcere dopo 40 anni: ' Torno a Orgosolo'

Voghera, 25 novembre 2004 - Graziano Mesina, l'ex re del Supramonte al quale ieri (dopo 40 anni di carcere), il presidente della Repubblica ha concesso la grazia ha lasciato il carcere di Voghera . Vestito


Why does Asia get all the cool stuff first?

Also: Congress OKs private spaceflight bill. [News.com Extra]


'Vegetative' Woman's Brain Shows Surprising Activity

According to all the tests, the young woman was deep in a "vegetative state" -- completely unresponsive and unaware of her surroundings. But then a team of scientists decided to do an unprecedented experiment, employing sophisticated technology to try to peer behind the veil of her brain injury for...


Aaron M. Feuerstein's ambitions to buy back control of Malden Mills Industries Inc. suffered a blow recently when a major real estate partner said it was no longer interested in continuing a financing agreement.


Thanks to the degenerate minds behind the Nintendo Wii, young gamers are being transformed into murderous, ravening beasts. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.


Ford Motor Company is nearing a deal to sell its Aston Martin brand in an effort to free up cash as the company's North American business faces challenges, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.


Mattel Inc. CEO Robert Eckert and U.S. product safety inspectors will face questions from senators next week as Congress begins probes of toy safety


President Bush on Saturday pledged an end to FBI lapses that led to illegal prying into people's lives.


Utley Rejoins Race and Resilient Phillies

Chase Utleyâs return to the Phillies could not have been more urgent as the injury-plagued team opened a four-game series with the Mets.


The US has listened in on dozens of phone calls between Iranian officials and Mohamed El Baradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in "a search for ammunition" to use against him, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.


E' la fine del bicameralismo perfetto. Ma Ã¨ solo il primo scoglio di un lungo iter legislativo previsto dalla Costituzione. Le incognite si chiamano Ciampi e rapporti nella maggioranza. Mntre l'opposizione (ancora una volta) si spacca.


Tightening Race Increases Stakes of Final Debate

President Bush and John Kerry meet in their final debate after two encounters that polls suggest weakened Mr. Bush.


John Warner is trying to broker a compromise resolution critical of the Iraq surge. But can the Republican senator stand up under White House pressure?


Torino, 16:36 - CALCIO, IL NUOTO NEL FUTURO DI PESSOTTO

Gianluca Pessotto entrerà a far parte della dirigenza della 'La Presse' nuoto di Torino. Lo h...


Pakistan has arrested more than five suspects in a plot to bomb several high-profile targets in Islamabad, including the US Embassy and the official residences of Pakistan's president, Gen.


The Departed may get Martin Scorsese the best director Oscar award.


Maoist Rebels Reject Nepalese Peace Talks

Maoist rebels on Saturday rejected the latest offer and deadline set by the Nepalese government for peace talks, saying they would only agree to negotiations with international mediators present.


Palestinian Delegation to Visit Comatose Arafat

Yasser Arafat slipped deeper into a coma  overnight and his health worsened, a doctor treating him said  on Tuesday before Palestinian officials arrived at a French  military hospital for a visit Arafat's wife adamantly opposed.


Israel probably misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the war against Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Monday.


Anche a Mestre fermato convoglio con gruppo 'no war'


Governo, problema esiste.Fassino, non confondere burocrazia


Companies given more time meet new rules on stock options

The Federal Accounting Standards Board has voted to give companies six more months to meet new rules that would require companies to consider employee stock options an expense.


Stonehill lacrosse star returns to coach

The 2003 lacrosse season was a special one for Katie Lambert and her Stonehill College teammates. Stonehill captured the Division 2 national championship and Lambert was honored as the Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year.


Segretario Onu favorevole a Governo unita' palestinese


Authorities also look at 2001 hunter slaying

Clark County's sheriff says his detectives "jumped on it right away" when trying to determine any possible link between the fatal Sawyer County shootings and the 2001 death of a hunter near Neillsville, Wisconsin.


This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


ATA Holdings Corp., the biggest airline at Midway Airport, sought bankruptcy protection Tuesday amid high fuel costs and losses, and agreed to transfer its Chicago operation and some other assets to AirTran Holdings for $87.


Iraq Chief Gives 'Final Warning' to Rebel Cleric

AGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 19 - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi gave what he described as a final warning on Thursday to the rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, saying the cleric should move quickly to fulfill his vow to disarm and leave the shrine ...


Buddy Carlyle goes eight innings to win his third straight decision and the Braves finish a three-game sweep of the Pirates with a 5-1 win Sunday.


Brazilians worst abusers of diet pills, U.N. says

Brazilians are the world's worst abusers of diet pills and the biggest producers of two potentially dangerous weight-loss drugs, a study by the International Narcotics Control Board said on Thursday.


Ex-PM Party Set to Speak out, Undeterred by Bomb ... |read|

Politics: 4 September 2004, Saturday. The right wing party, which Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Ivan Kostov heads, strongly condemned the bomb blast in their leader's home.


Empoli, 20:01 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: MALESANI CON IL DUBBIO MARCHISIO

Il tecnico dell'Empoli Alberto Malesani, in vista della gara con la Reggina, ha il dubbio sull'utili...


'Teflon President' dented by continuing wave of violence

THE school siege in North Ossetia is the third clear sign in a week that Vladimir Putin is losing his battle against Chechen terrorism.


More than 90% of Africans are proud of their continent, a new survey conducted for the BBC shows.


A Cold War bomber base lurks near the charming city of Saratov, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports.


Turkey shells N.Iraq after attack: Kurd official

Turkey's army heavily shelled Kurdish rebel targets just inside the border of northern Iraq on Wednesday, a Kurdish official said on Thursday, adding there were no casualties.


Detained former Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea allegedly ordered the murder and torture of civilians when the communist group ruled Cambodia in the 1970s, a U.N-backed genocide tribunal said in an indictment Friday.


"American Idol" to dominate strike-hit U.S. TV

U.S. television's top show, "American Idol," returns to the Fox network on Tuesday, poised to stand taller than ever in the ratings as it arrives in a prime-time landscape clouded by the Hollywood writers strike.


NFL lets networks co-broadcast Patriots-Giants game

The National Football League will let  broadcast networks CBS and NBC air the New England Patriots' bid to finish a perfect regular season this weekend, reversing a plan to air the game nationally only on the sports league's own cable channel.


Venus Williams made a successful   return after almost three months out through injury as she   upset sixth seed Ana Ivanovic 6-3 6-4 in the first round of the   Luxembourg Championship on Wednesday.


Banking group HBoS has been given access to Abbey National's books it emerged yesterday as the owner of the Halifax said it would complain to the European Commission about Banco Santander's bid for Abbey.


Stocks markets trade lower on American jobs picture, Intel revenue ...

TORONTO (CP) - Stocks were lower Friday afternoon as markets sorted through an August US jobs report that narrowly missed modest expectations and were dismayed at a revenue warning from tech bellwether Intel.


Jeffrey M. Johnson was forced out after refusing to make job cuts requested by The Tribune Company. David Hiller has been named as his replacement.


Original Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is to reunite with the rock band for a North American summer tour.


Death of opposition leader raises fears of expanded violence in the unstable South Asian nation.


Lampedusa: sbarcati 400 clandestini in poche ore

Oltre 200 clandestini sono sbarcati questa mattina all'alba a Lampedusa, dopo i 187 giunti intorno alle 3 di stanotte. Gli immigrati sarebbero 214, ma sono ancora in corso le procedure di identificazione.


Groups Target Foreign Ships: Invasive Species Are the Concern

By Tina Lam, Detroit Free Press  Jun. 22--The legal battle over biologically tainted ballast water from ocean-going ships escalated Thursday as eight environmental groups acted against foreign shippers under the national Clean Water Act.


Treasure Coast joins battle against breast cancer

On Saturday, the American Cancer Society will hold its biggest breast cancer fund-raiser of the year, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.


Web Site Tells Visitors to Stop Complaining, Start Acting

By Denise Jewell Eric Ruest and Matt Zambito don't shy from controversial subjects. The Niagara County residents have taken on clergy and sex, Wal- Mart and the country's drinking age -- all in the name of progress.


Stocks flat as consumer index offsets Dell

U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected consumer sentiment data before the start of the holiday shopping season offset strong earnings from Dell Inc.


Shadow chancellor George Osborne will use a speech to the Tory conference to rebut calls for tax-cut pledges.


Cheney Says Iran Tops List of Trouble Spots

Vice President Dick Cheney said on  Thursday that Iran was at the top of the administration's list  of world trouble spots and expressed concern that Israel "might  well decide to act first" to eliminate any nuclear threat from  Tehran.


After a meeting with Secretary of State Colin Powell, China's top diplomat accused the United States on Thursday of endangering peace in the Taiwan Straits by selling weapons to Taiwan.


Nokia Siemens wins $935 million Saudi Arabia deal

Nokia Siemens Networks  said  on Monday it had won an order worth $935 million from telecom  operator Zain  to build second- and third-generation  mobile networks in Saudi Arabia.


Russia Denies Involvement in Iraq Weapons

Russia angrily denied allegations Thursday that Russian forces had smuggled a cache of high explosives out of Iraq prior to the U.S. invasion in March 2003.


Six US soldiers die and four are injured in an explosives-rigged house in Iraq's Diyala province, the US military says.


Canada's defense minister has spoken of his pride at the way the crew of a crippled submarine acted after a fire on board the vessel that killed an officer.


Russia launched a new model of booster rocket on Monday following two posptponements, news agencies reported.


At Least 10 Sistani Supporters Killed in Najaf

At least 10 supporters of Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric were shot dead in Najaf Thursday when gunmen opened fire at police who were trying to control the crowd, prompting the police to return fire, witnesses said.


One Briton killed, another wounded in Afghanistan: official

Two British soldier were wounded, one of them fatally, during a battle Tuesday with Taliban guerrillas in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.


Congress gave final approval Tuesday to a free trade agreement with Oman, ending several months of debate over a deal that will have minimal economic effects but came to stand for growing differences over U.S. trade policy.


Resuming space flight sparks shared dream

It may seem, from a distance, just one small step. But in a few months, it should prove to have been a giant leap. NASA plans today to roll out from an assembly facility near New Orleans a redesigned fuel


Scorsese shares spotlight as he finally wins Oscar

Martin Scorsese, the creator of "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver", finally won Oscar recognition on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with politician Al Gore, regal actress Helen Mirren and Cinderella story Jennifer Hudson.


The new chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Mahmoud Abbas, met here Monday night with militant leaders as he began trying to solve the intricate political puzzle that Yasir Arafat left at his death.


Miami Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad had surgery Tuesday for an infection in his right thigh and is expected to miss Sunday's opener against the Tennessee Titans.


The Next Round Of Microsoft Vs. Linux: Health Care

TechWeb - Both camps are making waves in the industry, which is poised for dramatic IT growth


Invesco Funds Group and affiliate AIM agree to pay $450m to settle allegations of improper trading, their UK owner Amvescap says.


CLEVELAND - A new dinosaur species was a plant-eater with yard-long horns over its eyebrows, suggesting an evolutionary middle step between older dinosaurs with even larger horns and the small-horned creatures that followed, experts said.


When Mount St. Helens finally let loose yesterday, the predominant emotion among many US Geological Survey scientists was relief. "It's nice to be able to say: We anticipated this - and we weren't wrong," geologist Jon Major said.


Germany to forge ahead with treaty talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday night that she would sidestep Poland's objections to a new European Union governing treaty by forging ahead with negotiations and hoping Warsaw will join in later.


Pinault, 'gioielleria e' settore in cui potremmo investire'


La principessa Diana rivelÃ²: Â«Hanno ucciso un mio amanteÂ»

LONDRA - A piÃ¹ di sette anni dalla sua morte, nel 1997 in un incidente stradale a Parigi, continuano le rivelazioni su Lady Diana. In un video registrato nel 1992, e che verrÃ  trasmesso la prossima settimana


Hungarian EU energy commissioner grilled by EU parliament over ...

European Parliament members on Tuesday grilled Hungarian socialist Laszlo Kovacs, the European commissioner-designate for energy, over his competence a day after they refused to endorse Italy's conservative Rocco Buttiglione as justice commissioner


Former Indian PM Narasimha Rao Dies at 83

Former Indian Prime Minister P.V.  Narasimha Rao, who initiated free-market reforms in the early  1990s in the South Asian nation, died of heart failure on  Thursday, the government said.


The mother of missing Madeleine McCann is to be re-interviewed by Portuguese detectives later.


And he said he has shaken off the effects of his high speed crash here seven days ago. But the German Ferrari driver, a member of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA), insisted further changes must be


Security update to QuickTime 7.1.6 patches two issues with the way QuickTime interacts with Java.


Signs get shoppers to choose stairs over escalator

NEW YORK  - Signs advertising the health benefits of stair-climbing might get more people to forgo that easy ride up the escalator, a study suggests.


BusinessWeek Online - Since taking over as chief executive of the British Vodafone Group  in 2003, Arun Sarin has tried to refocus the giant mobile wireless operator toward emerging markets, where industry revenues are expected to grow at annualized rates of about 12% vs. just one-third of that pace in handset-saturated Europe. That's why over the past couple of years, the India-born Sarin has done deals in Turkey, South Africa, and Romania.


Torino, 19:59 - CALCIO, TORINO: ARDITO TORNA A DISPOSIZIONE

Ripresa degli allenamenti del Torino in vista della prima di campionato, domenica sera contro il Par...


another corporate conflict-of-interest scandal that, if it's as big as prosecutors say, is costing all of us. This time, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is prying open the insurance industry


Italia determinata a isolare terrorismo e favorire dialogo


Hamas attack kills Israeli soldier, ends lull in Gaza violence

Egypt has brokered an understanding to halt Israeli-Palestinian violence and move toward a peace accord, the official Egyptian news agency said Tuesday.


Unemployment falls marginally in the three months to January 2007, continuing its recent downward trend.


Satira antiborghese di Hindemith ispirati a Bauhaus


Police in Madrid have seized over a million packets of cigarettes, which the authorities say were bound for Britain.


Computer maker Gateway Inc. on Tuesday said it agreed to buy back about $316 million of its stock from Internet provider America Online Inc.


GM, U.S. Post extend deal to test fuel cell mail vans

General Motors Corp. GM.N said on   Wednesday it extended an agreement with the United States   Postal Service to test fuel cell vehicles for mail delivery.


Stilista aveva gia' vestito showgirl nella scorsa edizione


S.Korea calls for progress on nuke talks

South Korea's new foreign minister called Wednesday for all sides to work for progress at upcoming talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program, saying Seoul would play an active role in seeking to persuade Pyongyang to disarm.


A second cell of militants may be active in Indonesia and could be poised for another attack, says Australia's police chief.


A new hi-tech communications centre for Lothian and Borders Police is suffering from a Â£1.2m overspend.


Amazon.com Inc. has taken more than a million pre-orders for the final "Harry Potter" book due out in July, but the world's largest Web retailer won't make a profit, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos told shareholders at the company's annual meeting Thursday.


WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in yesterday's auction, with rates on three-month bills unchanged while rates on six-month bills rose to the highest level in two weeks.


(Buffalo, NY, November 18, 2004) - - The American Cancer Society is honoring some Western New Yorkers who are trying to help others kick their smoking habit.


A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday, injuring dozens of people, destroying some houses and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant, Japanese media and officials said.


Apple may have thrown down the first gauntlet with the iPhone but the UK's Omnifone is responding with what it claims will be the first handset with unlimited free music downloads wherever you are Â no computer necessary.


Devolution causa di numerosi conflitti Stato-Regioni


Youths clash with French police in a Paris suburb for a second night leading to 13 arrests.


Qaeda's Zawahri Appears in New Tape on Al Jazeera

Ayman al-Zawahri, the number two figure  in al Qaeda, appeared in a new videotape aired on Al Jazeera on  Thursday, ridiculing U.S. forces as stuck in a quagmire in Iraq  and Afghanistan.


Bangladesh make strong start in first Zimbabwe Test

Bangladesh made a solid start in the opening cricket Test against Zimbabwe as they reached 72 for no loss at lunch on the first day here.


S.C. Girl Protests Confederate Apparel Ban

A 15-year-old girl led a small protest march Monday over her high school's ban on Confederate flag clothing, which she is also challenging in court.


Maiorca, 23:34 - CALCIO, LIGA SPAGNOLA: IL BARCELLONA VINCE A MAIORCA

Nell'anticipo della 18/a giornata della Liga spagnola, il Barcellona ha batttuto in trasferta 2-0 il...


Since they're going to be the Class of 2015, we asked fifth-graders at the newly opened Langston Hughes Academy Charter School to tell us what their city will look like on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.


The Asahi Tec Corporation agreed to buy the American auto parts supplier Metaldyne for $1.2 billion, including assumed debt.


Mortgage lending has declined by a quarter since last year, according to new figures, providing further evidence of a slowdown in the housing market.


Attacks in Iraq at record high: Pentagon

Attacks in Iraq on U.S.-led forces, local security personnel and civilians have surged 22 percent to record levels, the Pentagon said in its latest quarterly report on Iraq published on Monday.


Blair back home early after heart procedure

Tony Blair was yesterday recovering from a relatively minor procedure to correct his recurring abnormal heart beat. He was back at home in Downing Street hours after undergoing the treatment having been expected


Parents Can Hire Help to Monitor Kids Online

By Melissa Vargas Sanchez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 24--Making sure your kids are staying safe in cyberspace just got a little less tedious.   Many parents and grandparents of teens are mystified when it comes to things like friends lists, comment sections and blogs.


Janus Capital Group plans to offer two new mutual funds in February as it tries to lure back investors who have pulled billions out of a company hit by scandal and lackluster performance.


U.S.-British "special relationship" questioned

The State Department on Thursday  repudiated comments by one of its officials who suggested the  U.S.-British "special relationship" was a myth, calling his  comments "ill-informed ... and just plain wrong."


Usa, l'agenzia spaziale taglia i finanziamenti per il progettoche ha permesso di osservare l'universo come mai prima                                                  Nasa, mancano i fondi per Hubble Il telescopio condannato a morte                                                                                "Troppo rischioso inviare astronauti per tenerlo in vita"di ALESSIO BALBI


TELECOM '04 - Changing telecom industry meets in Vegas

LAS VEGAS - U.S. carriers and infrastructure providers are gathering this week at the Telecom '04 trade show in Las Vegas amid rapid changes in the telecommunications industry, including cable companies roaring into the voice business and phone companies switching on TV services.


Screen Actors Guild chief wins second term

LOS ANGELES  - Alan Rosenberg narrowly won a second two-year term as president of the Screen Actors Guild Thursday, following a campaign that focused more on personality than policy.


Violinist offers recording for free online

Acclaimed British violinist Tasmin  Little will give her next recording away for free as a digital  download in an attempt to popularise classical music.


Buenos Aires (VNA) - Ministers from the 21 economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum met on Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare the agenda for the 12th APEC summit scheduled in Santiago, Chile on Nov. 20-21.


ZDNet UK: Encryption circles are buzzing with news that mathematical functions embedded in common security applications have previously unknown weaknesses.


Torino, 20:12 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: TROVATO ACCORDO CON CAMORANESI

Mauro German Camoranesi resterà alla Juventus fino al 2010. "Se tutto andrà bene, doma...


The British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) have until Thursday to sign a contract with Bernie Ecclestone in order for Silverstone to host the British Grand Prix, if they don't sign, the race will be scrapped from the 2005 calendar.


ObjectWeb adds portal content management middleware

The ObjectWeb Consortium added portal, content, and business process management elements to the stack of open source middleware projects it promotes, potentially providing businesses with access to cheaper technology, members of the group announced Tuesday.


Prince Harry Draws Fire From Jewish Groups

Jewish groups and lawmakers in Britain criticized the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday for wearing a Nazi soldier's uniform to a fancy dress party.


School nurses or teachers should be trained to recognise suicidal tendencies, says a mental health charity.


Children who take the anti-depressant Prozac are at greater risk of attempting suicide, say US experts. The drug is currently the only anti-depressant which doctors can prescribe to under-18s in the UK.


"Atonement," "Sweeney Todd" win top Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Film romance "Atonement" and movie musical "Sweeney Todd" claimed the top honors at the strike-plagued Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in a bare-bones news conference that lacked the usual Hollywood glamour.


Wildfires rage in California, more winds expected

Wildfires burned unchecked on Tuesday in Southern California, with hundreds of thousands of people forced to evacuate, at least 700 homes destroyed, and little hope for relief from the hot desert winds fanning the flames.


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned Tuesday, clearing the way for new ruling party leader Yasuo Fukuda to be named by parliament as his successor later in the day.


Time Warner Inc. announced that it has set aside $500 million in legal reserves in connection with a government probe and that it will restate its financial results for 2000, 2001, and possibly 2002.


UN Secretary General Kofi Annan calls for urgent action to bring Iraq back from the brink of "full-scale civil war".


The dollar climbed across the board on  Monday, drawing support from a retreat in oil prices and hopes  that U.S. economic reports this week would provide positive  surprises.


The long-delayed trial of Slobodan Milosevic today restarted in the Hague as the former Yugoslav president launched his own defence against charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.


Scambiato 1,5% del capitale, rimbalza Pirelli


Democrats Question Bush's Service, Costs of War

Democrats raised new questions about  President Bush's Vietnam-era National Guard service on  Wednesday as White House hopeful John Kerry charged the Iraq  war was draining resources from the U.S. economy at home.


Calvin Klein tries to revisit its CK One success for a new batch of 20-somethings.


The bird flu epidemic, which has killed 31 people in southeast Asia this year, has killed 23 tigers at a zoo in eastern Thailand, a senior government official says.


China's software industry sees revenue rise more than 20 percent

China's software industry saw an increase in revenue of more than 20 percent last year, boosted by particularly swift growth in income from services, state media reported Tuesday.


FRIDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of the drug bevacizumab (brand name Avastin) and the standard chemotherapy agent irinotecan may benefit patients with a type of deadly brain tumor called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), says a Duke University pilot study.


The Treasuryâs schedule of financing this week included todayâs regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow.


A new security chief is to be appointed to parliament, after pro-hunt protesters stormed the commons.


Perth - Australia's premier paceman Glenn McGrath - renowned for his pre-Test plans to target specific batsmen - said on Tuesday that captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and one-day run machine Yousuf Youhana were the keys to Pakistan's batting lineup.


By J. Ferguson, The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff  Sep. 21--Despite plans to develop hundreds of acres atop McMillan Mesa,  the city of Flagstaff has reached a tentative agreement with developers to  preserve a significant tract of contiguous open space.


British soldier who boasted of Iraq abuse to take stand again

A British soldier who allegedly boasted of giving Iraqi civilians electric shocks and forced them to simulate sex was to give more evidence to the court martial of three of his colleagues today.


The record finish capped a four-month rally driven by corporate buyouts, strong profits and stock buybacks.


Australian PM dismisses Japan whaling protests

Australia will continue to photograph Japan's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday, despite Japan's warning of a diplomatic protest over Australia's tough anti-whaling stance.


Los Angeles Hotel Workers Vote to Strike, SF Voting

A strike by thousands of hotel  workers in three cities seemed likely after hotel workers in  Los Angeles and Washington D.C. authorized a strike and the San  Francisco local was voting on Tuesday.


The Financial Services Authority is to further investigate concerns it has regarding private equity-led takeovers.


Description: Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik has withdrawn as President Bush's nominee to head the Homeland Security Department.


The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant today announced a year-long pilot program to start shipping the Windows XP Starter Edition to India in early 2005.


U.S. panel against cold drugs for kids under 6

SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Widely used over-the-counter cough and cold medicines should not be given to children under 6 years of age, a U.S. advisory panel recommended on Friday.


Scientists have been sailing across the Atlantic in a bid to track down sand from the Sahara Desert.


Two boys are arrested after a 17-year-old is found stabbed to death in east London, police say.


FOXBOROUGH -- After Curtis Martin's first game as a Patriot in 1995, when he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries, coach Bill Parcells declared that nobody should be sending his rookie running back to Canton, Ohio, just yet. Ten seasons and 12,352 rushing yards later, Martin is ensuring his own place in pro football's Hall of ...


Halliburton to Restructure Oil Services Company

Halliburton said it would save between $80 million and $100 million each year by restructuring KBR.


British Hunting Enthusiasts to Protest as Lawmakers Debate a Ban

Facing a ban on their age-old sport, enthusiasts of fox hunting rallied outside the House of Commons on Wednesday in a show of defiance to lawmakers determined to outlaw the pursuit.


A small Dutch mosque in the south of the country has largely burnt down but no one was injured in what police suspect may have been the latest in a spate of arson attacks against religious targets.


A gang of Swedish criminals was seconds away from completing a digital bank heist when an alert employee literally pulled the plug on their brazen scam, investigators said Wednesday.


States beat Washington to renewable energy

In Texas, home to some of the  world's biggest oil companies, you might think the case for  renewable energy would be tough to make. As it happened it was  tough, but not impossible.


Bounties For Spammers Win  Limited FTC Backing

The FTC gave limited endorsement to the notion of cash rewards for people who help track down e-mail spammers, but suggested that the measure might work in fewer circumstances than had been pushed by some anti-spam activists. -The Washington Post


Medicare will start paying for specialized brain scans in some patients to help determine if they have Alzheimer's disease, the federal agency that runs the reimbursement program announced yesterday.


A Coach and a Player Prove You Can Go Home Again

In returning to their roots, Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau and Chargers tight end Antonio Gates have emerged as this season's unsung heroes.


U.S. says 10,000 troops in major Iraq offensive

The U.S. military using attack helicopters, armored fighting vehicles and 10,000 soldiers launched an offensive north of Baghdad on Tuesday in one of the single biggest operations since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.


Delta began merger talks with United, Northwest: report

Delta Air Lines Inc  has started merger talks with UAL Corp.'s  United Airlines and Northwest Airlines Corp. , and hopes to negotiate an agreement with one of them in the next two weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.


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Record Low Temperatures Posted in Midwest

TOWER, Minn. Aug. 19, 2004  The calendar may say August, but in this northeastern Minnesota town early Thursday, it was cold. Plenty cold.


Youbet.com taps Lukas as official spokesman

Youbet.com Inc. has signed Racing Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas as its official spokesman effective immediately, and it will use his likeness on advertisements through fall 2005.


F.B.I. Said to Lag on Translations of Terror Tapes

More than 120,000 hours of terrorism-related recordings have not been translated by the F.B.I., and computer problems may have erased some Al Qaeda recordings.


The company said it is selling the unit to Standard Chartered for nearly $1.1 billion so it can focus on its core credit card business.


Hamm in impossible position, even for gymnast

Once they get their back up, there's no backing down. They are governed by rules, regulations and, it would seem, by rockheads.


Even before the dust had settled from the $10 million Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight, the sand was being kicked up for another, potentially more lucrative space race: the


U.S. Rock Band Fails to Play in Libya Due to Visa

An American rock band hoping to be the first Western group to play in Libya since Muammar Gaddafi came to power 35 years ago could not perform because of an administrative glitch, government officials said on Saturday.


NEW YORK When Coke relaunched its Web site a year ago, it ditched a dry corporate venue in favor of a global YouTube-like outpost to celebrate consumer creativity with a series of monthly contests. Just one year later, the beverage giant has changed course, quietly closing down The Coke Show, the site's challenge series, and launched a less ambitious site that links to Coke's many Web destinations.


Metacafe Adds Vice President of Content and Programming

Metacafe, one of the world's largest video  sites, today announced the appointment of Erik Smith as vice president  of content and programming.


Aherne's commitment to Shannon questioned

THE Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern failed to give any tangible commitment to Shannon airport when he recently addressed the Shannon Chamber of Commerce, according to Fine Gael's Enterprise spokesperson, Deputy Pat ...


Space Station Crew Blast Off from Kazakh Steppe

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan  - A Russian rocket carrying  a U.S.-Russian space crew on a two-day flight to the  International Space Station blasted off from the Baikonur  cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early Thursday.


Thomas Holtrop has quit as head of Germany's second-biggest travel and tourism group Thomas Cook following a row with other board members.


President Hoover's Charity to Battered Poland Remembered in New Exhibit

Herbert Hoover, the former U.S. president associated at home with the despair of the Great Depression, is remembered as a hero to Poles in an exhibit that opened Friday.


South Korea's Ban close to being new U.N. leader

South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon said on Tuesday he bore "a heavy sense of responsibility" after an informal ballot that virtually assured he would become the next United Nations secretary-general.


Thailand tells Myanmar it must take steps toward democracy? ...

Thailand on Tuesday told military-ruled Myanmar that it must take real steps toward democracy in the coming year, but failed to get any clarification from the junta on reports that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest has been extended.


Saranno caratterizzate dallo storico coniglietto del marchio


Hilly Kristal, 75, Catalyst for Punk at CBGB, Dies

Hilly Kristal founded CBGB, the Bowery bar that became the cradle of New York punk and art-rock in the 1970s and was the inspiration for musician-friendly rock dives around the world.


Putin warns Washington over missile shield

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States was seeking ways to resolve differences over a planned missile shield, but warned that Moscow could re-deploy weapons if its concerns were not heeded.


Magic forward Grant Hill is enjoying his health and his comeback year, pouring in 32 points in Orlando's 107-92 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.


Russia says Conoco mooting $US2b Lukoil stake

MOSCOW: Oil giant ConocoPhillips looked close to taking a $US2 billion ($NZ3.11b) stake in Russian major Lukoil on Thursday after Russian officials confirmed the US firm's interest in the auction of a 7.6 per cent stake.


West Ham boss Alan Curbishley blames his side's naivety for a crucial win slipping from their grasp against Tottenham.


Al-Sadr abandons Najaf shrine; occupation forces massacre ...

Dozens of militia fighters loyal to Shiâite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr laid down their arms Friday in front of the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf after their leader turned control of


Six Republican additions to the Senate will bring Congress closer to passing a cloning ban in the United States, but probably not close enough. By Kristen Philipkoski.


Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou's missed drugs tests will be investigated by the IAAF.


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US intelligence assessment on Iraq in line with global reports

WASHINGTON -- A highly classified US intelligence assessment that lays out dismal predictions for the future of Iraq -- including the possibility of civil war by 2005 -- mirrors assessments that are being made by analysts around the world, according to diplomats and members of the intelligence community.


The Golden Gate Bridge, City Hall, Alcatraz and other parts of the city will go almost completely dark for an hour next month as part of a campaign to conserve energy and fight global warming.


Suicide Blast at Baghdad Funeral of Bomb Victim Kills Dozens

BAGHDAD, Jan. 1 -- By the time he reached the front gate of his neighbor's house, just minutes after the blast, Adil Ahmed saw flames leaping off the funeral tent. The guests' cars parked outside were blasted and burned. Some of the mourners were screaming with grief and rage, and many others were...


ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - The most powerful hurricane to hit Grenada in nearly a decade killed at least 12 people, damaged 90 percent of its homes and destroyed a prison, leaving criminals on the loose, officials said Wednesday...


Looks like Lenny Kravitz is in some deep doodoo with an insurance   company.


21 convicted in Kazakh child HIV-infection scandal

A court in southern Kazakhstan sentenced 21 people to prison Wednesday for medical malpractice after 118 children and 14 mothers were infected with the HIV virus in hospital, of whom nine have died to date.


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.


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The Prince of Wales's offer to Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg followed Norway's announcement earlier this month that it aimed to provide about 3 billion crowns per year to prevent deforestation in ... via The Peninsula


The Engineerâs View with Denis Chevrier: Spa-Francorchamps

Denis Chevrier explains the unique challenges that the V10 engine must face on a lap of Spa-Francorchamps.


Accused U.S. Deserter Jenkins to Surrender in Japan

Four decades after disappearing on patrol  in South Korea, U.S. Army Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins looks  set to surrender on Saturday at an American military base in  Japan to face charges that he deserted to the communist North.


Attorneys in Right-To-Die Case Cite Pope

Attorneys for the parents of a woman at the center of a right-to-die case argued Thursday she would have been profoundly affected by new Catholic teachings on end-of-life issues.


IBM Offers Companies Monthly Security Report Service

Experts will rate potential severity of business security threats.


Chattem to buy J&J, Pfizer brands for $410 million

Johnson & Johnson  and a unit of Pfizer Inc.  agreed to sell the U.S. rights to five brands, including Balmex diaper rash treatment, to Chattem Inc.  for $410 million to satisfy regulatory requirements, Chattem said on Friday.


TOP 10; DAVID LETTERMAN;  'Top Ten Signs an Astronaut; is Trying to Kill You'

On Monday, we learned that astronaut Lisa Nowak drove from Houston to Orlando, Fla., to confront a woman she believed was romantically involved with a space shuttle pilot Nowak professes to love. By Tuesday night late-night talk show host David Letterman had a list from out of this world.


FDA Orders Review of Painkiller Data, Issues Cox-2 Advisory

The furor over the safety of arthritis painkilling medications shows no sign of abating. Vioxx is gone from the market, following data linking it to increased cardiovascular risk.


Arsenal under pressure as Chelsea, Man Utd Win

English Premiere League leaders Chelsea continued their good form in the recent weeks with another spectacular win over Charlton Athletic.


Iraqi officials say at least 12 people were killed and 16 wounded in more incidents of violence across the country Wednesday. They say 10 people were killed and six wounded in an exchange of gunfire between


NASA gives Beagle 2 another shot at glory

Green lights lunar mission study "It'll be like Steve Fossett all over again, only worse," said one embittered Reg hack on hearing the news that NASA has decided to send Beagle to the moon.â¦


Challenger claims cheating in Ukraine election

Exit polls after a presidential run-off vote in Ukraine suggest pro-Western challenger Viktor Yushchenko is ahead, but he says widespread fraud might deny him a victory.


A powerful car bomb killed at least 47 people near a Baghdad police station Tuesday morning, bringing mass casualties to the Iraqi capital for the second time in three days.


Man uses mobe as modem, rings up Â£27k phone bill

Stop the mobile data madness We are indebted to The Mirror for the latest example of mobile data charging madness, this time in England.â¦


Japan in recession, hit by slower exports, consumption

The Japanese economy was in recession for most of 2004 as official figures show three successive quarters of negative growth, upsetting forecasts as slower exports and consumption hit output.


Residents of communities on both sides of the Ohio River were urged to stay indoors Tuesday and schools were closed because acid fumes had leaked from a railroad car.


Patience could prove a virtue for Australia

Australia may swap their usual aggression for a more patient approach in a bid to register their first test series victory in India for 35 years, stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist said on Tuesday.


Update 1: Union, Kroger Reach Health-Care Agreement

The Kroger Co. and a labor union representing about 8,500 employees in 70 supermarkets in three states have reached tentative agreements on health care and pensions but still have not reached a deal on a new contract, both sides said Thursday.


Trying to guess the choreographer in an unfamiliar company is an occupational hazard of sorts for reviewers.


Reporter Smuggles Fake Bomb Gear Into UK Parliament

An undercover reporter smuggled fake bomb-making equipment into the British parliament a day after fox hunting protesters made a mockery of security by bursting into the debating chamber.


Talking to themselves - how uk.gov 'consults' on IT exports

Transformational hamster wheels... Comment The story so far - on Friday 7th December, Lord Digby Jones announced a joint venture industry and government strategy to market the UK Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector to the world. On closer inspection, this turned out to be an outline marketing strategy open to consultation = allegedly.â¦


Bob Dylan reached the top of the U.S. pop albums chart for the first time in 30 years on Wednesday,


COSTA D'AVORIO: INTENSE SPARATORIE AD ABIDJAN

ABIDJAN - Intense sparatorie sono risuonate ad Abidjan, principale citta' della Costa d'Avorio'', nel quartiere Cocody, dove vi e' stato un nutrito scoppio di colpi. Qui si trovano dispiegate truppe francesi e vi e' la residenza presidenziale.


Stocks Set to Open Lower; Coke, Oil Weigh

U.S. stocks looked to open lower on  Wednesday as concerns about Hurricane Ivan weighed on sentiment  and Coca-Cola Co. KO.N warned that earnings for the rest of  the year would lag expectations.


Couples queue for passion in car on stilts

Couples in Amsterdam are writing out their dreams of passion for the chance to spend a night in a small car fitted with a bed and hoisted up on poles.


Isiah Thomas Speaks, and Declares Support for Houston

Isiah Thomas emerged from the Madison Square Garden shadows yesterday morning, gushed about his team's break-even pace and swatted away the trade rumors that have chased the Knicks through the first quarter of the season.


Si pensa a co-presidenza ministri nordafricano e europeo


Actress and Arkansas native Mary Steenburgen and her actor husband, Ted Danson, star of the "Becker" series, helped Heifer Project International celebrate its 60th anniversary.


France's Chirac expected to announce retirement

French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce his retirement Sunday, telling the nation he will not contest elections in April as a new poll showed strong gains for a centrist outsider.


JERUSALEM, June 13 -- Hamas gunmen consolidated their hold over large swaths of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after attacking military posts controlled by the rival Fatah movement, whose own fighters responded with a daylight raid in the West Bank, broadening the civil strife.


Australia's economy expanded 1.6 percent in the March quarter, posting its strongest growth in three years and sending the Australian dollar to a 17-year high, official data released Wednesday showed.


Yankees-Red Sox Set to Renew Rivalry in ALCS

It is a series that fills Boston Red  Sox fans with dread, New York Yankee supporters with giddy  confidence and has left Major League Baseball and television  executives smiling from ear-to-ear.


Stand by your man: Parties defend candidates after Bush-Kerry debate

Republican and Democratic leaders each declared victory after the first head-to-head sparring match between President George W. Bush and Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry.


U.S. Attempts To Build Trust, Leaders in Iraq

After a string of battlefield failures by the nascent Iraqi security forces, the U.S. military has committed as many as 10,000 advisers to work directly with Iraqi units in the coming months.


Pontedera, 17:10 - CALCIO, U21; CASIRAGHI: CONTRO ALBANIA NON POSSIAMO SBAGLIARE

Pierluigi Casiraghi è chiamato ad un doppio compito. Preparare la fase finale dell'Europeo Un...


Broadcaster and theatre critic Sheridan Morley dies unexpectedly in his sleep, aged 65.


Drinking Tea Might Prevent Alzheimerâs Disease

If you're a tea toddler, there's good news, new research suggests green or black tea could help improve your memory and possibly protect against Alzheimerâs disease.


The nation's third-largest bank posts a 31% rise in 2004 earnings.


The Supreme Court declined Monday to intervene in an unusual case in which a Canadian company was held subject to the U.S. Superfund law for polluting the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.


The state Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Family Assistance will begin accepting applications for school clothing vouchers for eligible children enrolled in West Virginia schools.


AT&T ends '07 with about 2 million iPhone customers

AT&T Inc , the exclusive U.S.  carrier for Apple Inc's  iPhone said on Thursday it  ended 2007 with "just at or slightly under 2 million iPhone  customers."


Stocks Decline Despite Slide in Oil Prices

Stock prices fell in early trading today with investors collecting some profits after Wednesday's gains.


Kazaa Trial Won't Fix Music Industry Blues

As an Australian court considers whether Kazaa's parent company should be forced to pay damages for the file sharing that goes on over its peer-to-peer (P2P) network, questions persist about


Rank to sell Hard Rock to Native American tribe

British leisure group Rank  said  on Thursday it had agreed to sell its Hard Rock Cafe business  to the Seminole Tribe of Florida for $965 million.


Shortstop Angel Berroa, last season's AL Rookie of the Year, was recalled by the Kansas City Royals on Monday after a brief stint in the minors.


Wells Fargo Gives Next Chief an Early Start

John G. Stumpf, Wells Fargoâs chief operating officer, has become chief executive a year and a half earlier than expected.


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - She is a regular at the Scott Peterson murder trial, rising before dawn to try to win a seat in the gallery, but Ginger Hood-Akers wants to make it clear she is not crazy and she is not a loser who needs to get a life.


Corel releases public beta of WordPerfect Lightning

(InfoWorld) - Corel released a free public beta of WordPerfect Lightning on Tuesday, a word processor that blends a desktop-based application with online collaboration and storage features. WordPerfect Lightening has a "Notes" tool to save text and images from the Internet, in addition to a "Viewer" that can handle the portable document format (.pdf), WordPerfect, and Microsoft's Word documents. It also has a "Navigator" to organize files. The desktop application is 20MB and is compatible with Microsoft's new Vista OS and XP, Corel said. If users are not at computer running the WordPerfect Lightning desktop application, they can use Lightning's online site to access files stored by Corel. Users get 200MB of storage space to back up data such as e-mails, contacts, bookmarks, and documents, in addition to a calendar and free e-mail. WordPerfect Lightning is one of a wave of applications integrating desktop applications with online features for greater access and easier collaboration. In March 2006,Â Google bought Upstartle, a company that created the online word processor Writely. Free offerings such as Writely and WordPerfect Lightening are seen as a challenge to Microsoft's Office programs, which dominate productivity applications and brings the company much of its revenue. With WordPerfect Lightening, Corel is offering a free trial version of its WordPerfect Office X3 productivity suite, whose standard edition retails for $269.99.


Letter Shows Queen Victoria's Affections

A newly discovered letter written by Queen Victoria, published Wednesday, raised more speculation about an age-old question: Did she have a love affair with her Scottish servant, John Brown?


Heat defeat Lakers in O'Neal, Bryant showdown

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA game that pitted former teammates Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant against each other.


Check out the world's leading libraries on Google

Google is adding the books and papers owned by some of the world's leading libraries to its database in the latest step of its mission to make every piece of information available online.


Steinbrenner to Meet With Prized Free-Agent Beltran

The free-agent center fielder will travel to Tampa, Fla., to talk with the New York Yankees owner, who wants to added another high-priced All-Star to his collection.


Nikon tops SLR customer satisfaction survey

Canon may lead in SLR market share, but a J.D. Power study gives longtime rival Nikon and newcomer Sony higher customer satisfaction scores.


Roma, 16:18 - CALCIO, ZARINEH: ENTUSIASMATO DALL'INTERESSAMENTO DELLA ROMA

La Roma è interessata all'acquisto del centravanti del Rieti Keivan Zarineh, e lui si dichiar...


The proposal of Dr. Sant to devaluate the Maltese Lira is dangerous to the economy

December 05 2004 1430CET - In a meeting at the PN Sub Headquarters, at Gozo, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said that Dr.


Tony Blair has forecast an upsurge in violence in Iraq ahead of planned January elections but says he has not yet decided on a US request for back-up from UK troops.


By Tony Henderson  A machine which cleans roads and other surfaces by blasting out up to six gallons of high pressure water a minute was put through its paces yesterday.


The London and Tokyo stock exchanges announced plans Friday to develop jointly traded products and share technology, marking the latest cross-border deal among bourses as international competition heats up.


Bring Your Forms to Life With JavaScript

In this article you'll learn how to prevent errors in your forms. This method validates the form and provides immediate feedback to the user. If the form has been correctly filled out, the submit button is enabled, if not, the button remains grayed out. By Kris Hadlock. 0822


Brad Renfro, the young actor whose film career began at age 12 with "The Client" before dissolving as he struggled with drug and alcohol problems, has died. He was 25.


Consorzio Kkr-Permira acquista quota maggioranza (50,05%)


Costa do Sauipe (Brasile), 21:16 - TENNIS, TORNEO COSTA DO SAUIPE: ELIMINATO POTITO STARACE

Si ferma ai quarti di finale la corsa di Potito Starace nel 'Brasil Open 2007' (476.000 dollari, ter...


Magglio Ordonez homered and drove in all three runs against Johan Santana, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night and ending Santana's five-start winning streak.


Viral meningitis outbreak sickens 6 students

An unusually virulent virus could be behind an outbreak of meningitis that led to the hospitalization of six seventh-grade football players in Cy-Fair ISD, school officials and infectious-disease experts said Wednesday.


Wal-Mart Lowers Laptop Computer Price to Below $500

Wal-Mart is offering other Balance laptops with higher configurations, including one priced at $548 that comes with a 1.1 GHz AMD Athlon 4, 40 GB hard drive and a DVD-ROM drive.


R. Kelly Sues Jay-Z After Tour Cut Short

R. Kelly Sues Jay-Z for $75M, Alleging Jay-Z Kicked Him Off Tour Because of 'Spite and Jealousy'. Jay-Z, left and R. Kelly perform during a concert at Nasssau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004.


Cimarex Energy Co. said on Wednesday that it will acquire oil exploration company Magnum Hunter Resources Inc. for roughly $1.5 billion plus the assumption of $645 million in debt.


The tech distributor gives investors a nice present.


Marchionne, confermiamo obiettivi secondo trimestre


Starwood to bid for UK's Whitbread: report

U.S. real estate investment firm  Starwood Capital is in talks with advisers to launch a bid  worth around 3 billion pounds ($5.5 billion) for UK leisure  group Whitbread Plc , the Financial Mail on Sunday  reported.


Iraq to review security firms after shooting

Iraq will review the status of all security companies after this week's "flagrant assault" by contractors from the U.S. firm Blackwater in which 11 people were shot dead, the government said on Tuesday.


United Parcel Service Inc., the package delivery company, reported a quarterly loss on Wednesday because of a $6.1 billion pension-related charge. The company also forecast weak first-quarter earnings.


Google Inc.  and the  Associated Press confirmed on Thursday they agreed several  months ago to a licensing deal to use AP news stories on  products beyond the existing Google News service.


Naples Journal: In Mire of Politics and the Mafia, Garbage Reigns

For a dozen years, Naples and surrounding towns have periodically choked on their refuse, but the last two weeks have flared into a real crisis.


Maxi fusione in Russia tra Rusal e Sual con asset Glencore


Bank customers may soon be able to check their balances on mobile phone screens in an initiative from the Link cash machine network and Morse.


WASHINGTON - Employers stepped up hiring in August, expanding payrolls by 144,000 and lowering the unemployment rate marginally to 5.4 percent. While the figures didn't amount to a national job fair, analysts said, they did hold out the promise of stronger growth following the summer lull...


Will Smith returned to his hometown to participate in a march against violence. The actor and rapper said he wanted to do something about the violence in the city, which had 380 killings in 2005 and appears likely to top that number this year.


A Conservative Insider More at Home in the Law Than in Policy

Solicitor General Paul D. Clement has the rock-solid conservative credentials to be President Bush's choice yesterday as acting attorney general but is more steeped in the world of law than policymaking. He has been mentioned more often as a future Supreme Court justice than as a member of a...


If stereos were Stetsons, this would be a ten gallon hat Review Of late, the compact Hi-Fi system has struggled to find a place in the affections of consumers keener on more sophisticated home cinema audio rigs. However, the technology that looked like it was about to drive the last nail into the compact Hi-Fi coffin is set to breath new life into the format as products like the Gigajuke deliver the playback quality of a Hi-Fi combined with the storage capacity of a hard drive.â¦


TEHRAN, Iran - Iran added a "strategic missile" to its military arsenal after a successful test, and the defense minister said Saturday his country was ready to confront any external threat.    The report by state-run radio did not say whether the test involved the previously announced new version of the Shahab-3 rocket, capable of reaching Israel and U.S...


Shareholders of Eddie Bauer rejected a $286 million buyout offer from two investment firms.


A week ago, Mitt Romney had a grand vision of a 50-state election strategy that would catapult him from Iowa and New Hampshire across the nation and on to the Republican presidential nomination.


Parkinson's, Epilepsy Linked with Depression

Patients with chronic brain diseases such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy have an unusually high rate of depression, too -- suggesting links between the conditions, doctors said on Wednesday.


Second round of Pakistan, India foreign ministers level talks ...

NEW DELHI: The second round of Pakistan, India foreign ministers level talks will begin today. In the first round of talks in New Delhi an eight-point agenda including Kashmir and Siachean was discussed with an understanding to continue the talks.


THE Spanish football federation yesterday opened a disciplinary file against national coach Luis Aragones - but anti-racism campaigners expect him to be let off with a warning.


A US court clears the way for a $565m merger between US organic retailers Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats.


ABC Notches Another 'Desperate' Win Sunday

LOS ANGELES  - "Desperate Housewives"  was hot-to-trot in its second outing for ABC on Sunday, leading  the network to a commanding nightly victory with assistance  from "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Boston Legal."


Talks Between Union, GM Grind On for 4th Day

DETROIT, Sept. 18 -- Talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers continued Tuesday, said GM spokesman Tom Wickham.


Oil prices closed above $50 a barrel for the first time yesterday as concerns linger about damage to oil production in the Gulf of Mexico from Hurricane Ivan.


Nets send Kidd to Mavericks in eight-player trade

The New Jersey Nets have completed the trade of All-Star point guard Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks.


Soon Patients Will Just Google their Sickness and Diagnose Themselves

U.K based analyst firm Wireless Healthcare predicts that Google and Microsoft are on the brink of making their presence felt in the healthcare sector. The firm based their belief on Google recent acquisition of 23andMe, a genetic profiling firm, and Microsoft’s acquisition of Medstory, a medical search firm. Wireless Healthcare analyst Peter Kruger further said [...]


A commuter plane carrying more than 70 people ran off the end of a snowy runway and pierced a fence after landing at the Cleveland airport Sunday, officials said. No injuries were reported.


Want to make money? Go to Shenzhen, just across the border with Hong Kong in southern China. A recent survey shows the average annual income in Shenzhen last year was 25,500


GOMA, Congo  - Intense fighting between government and militia forces in eastern Congo has led to a surge in rape by fighters from all sides, women and doctors say.


Death toll rises in Lebanese camp battle

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops fought pitched battles with al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Friday, as the death toll from Lebanon's worst fighting since the civil war rose further.


Last stand in corner of Texas The US's population of ocelots - estimated at "100 or less" - came one step closer to extinction this week with the unexplained death of a breeding age male in southeast Texas's Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Reuters reports.â¦


Yodlee Inc., a company known for its online bill payment and account aggregation tools, on Tuesday was announcing a new service aimed at making it easier for consumers to change from one bill paying provider to another.


Kidnappers released two Italian women and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for foreigners still in captivity. Insurgents showed no sign of easing their


(HealthDayNews) -- After cancers of the lung and breast, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer deaths among U.S. women. About 130,000 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed in the United States every year, resulting in 56,000 deaths.


Thirsty Giant: Often Parched, India Struggles to Tap the Monsoon

A puzzle is crucial to securing IndiaÂs future: how to harness and hold on to its rich but capricious rains.


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UAL, Creditors Agree to 30 Day Extension

United Airlines on Friday said it has  agreed with its creditors' committee to a 30-day extension,  subject to court approval, of the period during which it can  exclusively file a bankruptcy reorganization plan.


KINGSTON, Jamaica - Hurricane Ivan lashed Jamaica with monstrous waves, driving rain and winds nearing 155 mph Saturday, killing at least two people as it washed away homes and ripped up roofs and utility poles but unexpectedly spared the island from a direct hit.    A 10-year-old girl drowned in Old Harbor, just east of Kingston, and a woman was killed in the capital by a tree that struck here home, said Ronald Jackson of Jamaica's disaster relief agency...


The Patriots are going to have to get by without Ty Law for at least a month -- and perhaps as long as seven weeks -- after the Pro Bowl cornerback was diagnosed


By Matt Tullis and Dennis M . Mahon, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 3--The National Football League told an Indianapolis church: Thou  shalt not allow thy congregation to watch the Super Bowl on a projection  television.


Engineers at sea to refloat the stricken container ship MSC Napoli, six months after it was grounded off the Devon coast.


French Judge Accuses Rwanda's Kagame of Causing 1994 Genocide

Judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere alleged Kagame ordered his Rwanda Patriotic Front to destroy an aircraft carrying President Juvenal Habyarimana, inciting the murder of 900,000


Dopo le sentenze della Cassazione e della Consulta arriva il testo della commissione Politiche della famiglia                                          Via libera al doppio cognome i genitori decideranno l'ordine                                                                                Per i bambini adottivi sarÃ  rilevante la loro volontÃ  una volta che abbiano compiuto quattordici anni di MARINA CAVALLIERI


Congestion charges could be introduced in Belfast in the future, according to a city council document.


Kaskad Technology to Open Source Its Korrelera(TM) Reg NMS Surveillance System

Kaskad Technology, an innovative technology provider, today announced  that it is releasing the source code of its Korrelera Reg NMS  surveillance system.


Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko died in a London hospital on Thursday three weeks after he was poisoned in what friends said was a plot orchestrated by the Kremlin.


Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell reports record annual profits of Â£25.36bn (Â£12.94bn).


The trajectory of George ForemanÂs finances once had him headed into a gilded pantheon of big buckaroos who have squandered often-unimaginable sums of money.


The   bootylicious R&B trio has signed on to be the latest face of the fast   food giant, taking over for Justin Timberlake in the "I'm Lovin' It"   campaign.


Resist those impulses to lose money, and take advantage of stocks on the bargain rack.


Academic journals control whose research gets published and influence who wins research funding and contracts. Frustrated by the delays and power in the traditional peer-review system, some scientists are turning to an online open review system.


With skimpy bikinis, less emphasis on talent and a shorter show, the producers of Saturday's annual Miss America pageant telecast were hoping less would mean more — viewers, that is.


Travelers to Europe May Face Fingerprinting

European Commission to propose foreign travelers into and out of Europe, including U.S. citizens, should be fingerprinted.


Architecture Review: A Ragtag Neighborhoodâs Big, Blue Newcomer

The high-design luxury residential towers marching across Manhattan pose a problem for an architecture critic.


Lawyers for Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriyev seek to overturn a warrant for his arrest on tax evasion charges.


Yahoo and America Movil have formed a partnership to provide mobile Web services to 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.


Further tests are carried out on a North East farm as a cow suffering from bluetongue is culled.


Dow Jones, Murdoch near pact on independence

Dow Jones & Co. Inc. and Rupert  Murdoch's News Corp. are close to a pact that would protect the  journalistic independence of The Wall Street Journal if News  Corp. acquired the media company, according to newspaper  reports on Sunday.


Dell reinventing itself, but support issues linger

Dell's efforts to reinvent itself this year through a dramatic break from its direct-sales model, expanded services, and new enterprise offerings have shown positive early results, but some users have lingering concerns about supply chain management and support -- long-time issues for the company.Weathering an accounting scandal and a slump in profit, founder Michael Dell reclaimed the helm of the company after CEO Kevin Rollins resigned in January, quickly replacing top managers and in May announcing plans to lay off 10 percent of the company's workforce.For years, Dell was the top PC vendor in the world, an acknowledged master of logistics in a business where margins can be razor-thin. It was efficient enough to keep prices low to ward off competition without suffering big setbacks in profits. But by 2006, when Hewlett-Packard unseated Dell as global PC leader, that was no longer the case.Dell's plans to regain its former dominance have resounded in the market. The company's third-quarter results, announced two weeks ago, showed profit increasing year over year, and record revenue of $15.65 billion. During the company's earnings call, Michael Dell said the company will put products on more retail shelves worldwide while also helping business customers "simplify IT" and reduce maintenance costs via customized hardware, software, and services.The company has also moved to put accounting issues behind it, recently completing an internal investigation and restating its financial results from fiscal 2003 to the first quarter of 2007.The company has been making an effort to build relationships with customers and partners and deliver products that are easier to deploy and manage, said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT.Last month, Dell introduced a two-tier channel program designed to give partners better access to Dell's training, marketing, certification, and online resources. The program will provide a better chance for Dell to interact and understand its partners' needs, the company said."The company seems to recognize that it has bridges to enhance with customers and partners in the channel. It's not something that's going to change overnight," King said.After years of success selling PCs directly to users, the consumer business' direct-sales business model hit a wall as component prices fell, Pund-IT's King said. The strategy to simplify IT is a play at SMBs that will help Dell deliver better returns in the long term than its lower-margin direct consumer business, analysts said.However, some customers continue to have concerns about the company's support and supply chain issues.Dell is having supply shortages and can't get its servers and OptiPlex desktops to individuals and small businesses in a timely manner, said Josh Kaplan, who runs a franchise of computer support firm Rescuecom and purchases parts and interacts with Dell on behalf of customers."You can acquire all the technology you want, but Dell will send hardware out blindly," Kaplan said. It will be a challenge for Dell to deliver what it calls "IT in a box" -- its terms for packages of products and services -- to SMBs and enterprises, Kaplan said. Dell has traditionally delivered mostly standardized systems, Kaplan said. While Dell has built systems to order by letting users select from a menu of options, it does not have in-depth experience offering customers services over the lifecycle of products, he said.Jeremy Cole, owner of Proven Scaling, a small consulting firm with offices in the U.S. and U.K., said Dell has internal staffing issues that affect its support services."Dell's sales structure is really strange. They tend to bounce your company around to a new account representative every few months who are wildly differing in experience, intelligence, and understanding of the Dell sales system," Cole said.Cole is satisfied with Dell equipment but said the company needs to show more support for open-source applications and the Linux OS. "It's clear that Dell cares about Linux in that all its server-class hardware is well-supported by the Linux kernel and it has many people dedicated to making sure that's the case. However, it's not good enough just to boot," Cole said.Though generally positive about Dell's support, Jason Dunn, who runs Thoughts Media, which publishes Web sites for technology enthusiasts, couldn't resolve certain LCD monitor problems with Dell offshore support representatives. He had good experiences with Dell's PC and HDTV support representatives, so the experience varies, Dunn said.Other users have had a good experience with Dell's strategy to simplify IT. Dell's efforts have paid dividends for Bikeworld.com, a medium-size retail business in San Antonio, which saved money by cutting its internal IT person. The company uses Dell systems with Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System, connected to multiple offices via a VPN."Businesses are in a belt-tightening mode. You can't have extra people on payroll," said Whit Snell, general partner at Bikeworld.com. Bikeworld has resolved IT problems with Dell remotely and has a contact readily available to help with problems.Dell officials were not available for comment on support issues.Overall, Dell is trying to be more proactive and helpful, said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst at Parks Associates. Dell's new enterprise support services to simplify IT, like remote management services, could, if successful, trickle into the consumer segment, which could benefit end-users, Scherf said.Dell this year has tied up with retailers like Staples, Wal-Mart, and Best Buy to distribute PCs, something competitors HP and Acer have been successful at. But if Dell wants to make sure its customers aren't tempted by HP or Lenovo in the retail market, fixing problems that some users report about its support infrastructure has to be on top of the company's to-do list, Pund-IT's King said.Building out retail partnerships changes the consumer-facing relationships for Dell, which could lead to positive changes in the company's support and services. The results are a work in progress, King said.Balancing out its business model, Dell is showing signs that renewed efforts in the higher-end business sector are catching on, with third-quarter revenue growing in the server and storage markets. The enterprise market provides better margins than retail, and the remote management services market is growing, King said. Dell is trying to address that through acquisitions and by creating a services organization and specialized products targeted at professionals and businesses.The company this year acquired SAN (storage area network) vendor EqualLogic and managed services companies Everdream and Silverback. It announced a deal with Sun to offer the company's Solaris OS.Dell has been pushing hard to improve its systems management portfolio, especially remote desktop management capabilities that could help simplify complex IT infrastructures. In October, the company announced On-Demand Desktop Streaming, a server-based platform that streams the OS, applications and data to diskless desktop clients over a Gigabit Ethernet network.By offering design improvements and bundling software and services like remote management, Dell is trying to get the focus off of price and moving to build the framework for a new business model for the enterprise, said John Spooner, senior analyst at Technology Business Research.Dell's reinvention should come as no surprise as Michael Dell is on a mission to reconstruct his company, Pund-IT's King said. "It must have been hard for Dell to see a company he built falter," King said. He is putting money in the right spots, and competitors like HP and IBM will do well to keep a close eye on Dell, King said.


Microsoft looks to monetize SEC filings with advertising

The Redmond company announced Thursday that it had penned a deal with financial data provider Edgar online to bring the reports to its service.


Ministro francese: Â«I due giornalisti sono viviÂ»

PARIGI -I giornalisti francesi rapiti in Iraq sono vivi. Lo ha detto il ministro degli Esteri francese Michel Barnier, che si e si Ã¨ detto fiducioso di una Â«conclusione positivaÂ» della crisi. Â«Abbiamo


Money manager Legg Mason said it had promoted Mark R. Fetting, a senior vice president, to chief executive.


Commons ex-speaker Betty Boothroyd urges the creation of a similar post in the House of Lords.


Wu says China to promote FX reform at own pace

China is willing to promote  flexibility of its currency, but it will keep the yuan  "basically stable at a reasonable, balanced level," Vice  Premier Wu Yi said on Thursday.


Adrian Beltre tied a franchise record with four extra-base hits, including two homers, and Richie Sexson added a three-run shot to lead the Seattle Mariners over the Los Angeles Angels 12-5 Monday night.


John A. Byrne, executive editor of BusinessWeek, was named Thursday to lead the magazineâs Web site.


Iraqi athletes targeted for wearing shorts

An Iraqi tennis coach and two of his players were shot to death this week in Baghdad because they were wearing shorts, authorities said Saturday, reporting the latest in a series of recent attacks attributed to Islamic extremists.


Description: Another suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital leaves several people dead, after seven US Marines were killed in two attacks in the western province of Anbar.


IOGEAR Prevents Password Perplexity With Biometric Mouse

IRVINE, Calif., June 25  /PRNewswire/ -- Businesses, remote workers and consumers can now keep their individual PC data secure with biometric authentication thanks to IOGEAR's Personal Security Mouse with Nano Technology (GMEFP1W6).


Wall Street takes heart from Fed's upbeat economic outlook

US STOCKS rose yesterday as investors were perked up by the Federal Reserveâs upbeat assessment of the economy and a continued drop in crude oil futures.


Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, facing a  party mutiny over his plan to quit the Gaza Strip, has approved  1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the West Bank in a move  that drew a cautious response on Tuesday from Washington.


Brain Stimulation Effective for Parkinson's

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Deep brain stimulation -- a surgical procedure to reduce Parkinson's symptoms -- is more effective for patients with advanced disease than medication and may have fewer side effects than drugs do.


Besides monitoring the devastating earthquake in Southeast Asia, President Bush is biking and strolling around his ranch here and pondering tax reform and other goals in his second term.


KPMG hit with record 10 million dollar SEC fine over Gemstar ...

WASHINGTON : The US Securities and Exchange Commission said that accounting firm KPMG had agreed to pay a record 10 million dollar sum to settle its "improper" audits of Gemstar-TV Guide International.


Wigginton, Rays bedevil Bosox in 9-6 win

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are slowly changing the perception that they can't compete against elite teams. Ask Curt Schilling and the Boston Red Sox. Ty Wigginton homered for the third time in two games, connecting off Schilling to snap a seventh-inning tie and help the Devil Rays beat the AL East-leading Red Sox 9-6 on Tuesday.


Winchester Hospital's Vascular Laboratory has been reaccredi ted by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accredi tation of Vascular Laboratories . The laboratory has been accredited by the commission every three years since 1997 . Located at Winchester Hospital's main campus at 41 Highland Ave., the lab's staff performs more than 3,000 exams a year.


Microsoft Says Wii Owners Can 'Graduate' to Xbox 360

Xbox makers appear to be counting on dissatisfaction with the Wii's lack of technology and lasting gameplay.


Rangersâ European adventure has come to a disappointingly early conclusion after the Scottish giants crashed to a 2-0 defeat at home to Auxerre tonight.


Intelligence Reform Bill Clears Congress

The Senate sent the restructuring bill to the White House on Wednesday, where President Bush is expected to sign it into law next week, setting in motion the first major changes in the U.S. intelligence community since the CIA was established in 1947.


Stocks end 3-day decline; energy, tech lead

Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors snapped up beaten-down shares after a three-day slide and a nearly 2 percent jump in oil prices boosted demand for energy companies.


Ddl Bersani e' stato 'annacquato' nei passaggi parlamentari


Red Hat talks up JBoss middleware for enterprise

Paid beats free Tough talking is a way of life in the airline business, a sector over-stuffed with suppliers teetering on the brink of extinction, and with a reputation for costly and poor service.â¦


Silvio Berlusconi e il Milan: un rapporto lungo 18 anni

Con l'entrata in vigore delle nuove norme sul conflitto di interessi, il presidente del Consiglio abbandona il vertice rossonero. Mediaset esclude che a succedergli sia il figlio Piersilvio. E' ufficiale: Silvio


Giornale russo, sarebbero stati fotografati dal satellite


Lebanon army battles militants at camp, 14 die

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Battles raged around a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday, killing 14 people, as Lebanese troops tightened the noose around al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched there.


EXCLUSIVE: NZ Fin Min Outlines Risks For Economy -2-

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand Finance Minister Michael Cullen Sunday said one of the risks for the economy is a possible "overshoot" in monetary policy.


Call for Israel to readmit deported Palestinian students

An international campaign has been launched to demand that four Palestinian students deported from their West Bank university to the Gaza Strip be allowed to return to complete their studies.


The Bulls show talent and maturity in rallying to defeat the Kings, 107-102, Tuesday behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Eddy Curry.


(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- West Nile virus has appeared in most parts of the United States. The virus is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito.


Talks to resolve post-election turmoil in Kenya are set to resume amid continuing clashes in western Kenya.


Paris Hilton told Larry  King that she has two films lined up for the summer. It is  absolutely inconceivable that she will perform in either of  them any better than she did while dodging King's mostly  superficial questions on Wednesday night.


Blair, Sarkozy in 'positive' talks on EU treaty

Prime Minister Tony Blair held "positive" talks Tuesday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy aimed at narrowing differences before a crunch European Union summit, a spokeswoman said.


In a letter, Pope Benedict acknowledged suffering by Catholics under Communist rule, but said it was time to forgive past wrongdoings.


G8's $60 bln AIDS and Africa pledge criticized

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other killer diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had pledged little fresh cash for the poor.


The World Bank says education in the Arab world lags behind other regions and needs urgent reform.


True story. It is spring training, 2002. I am sitting in the Red Sox dugout interviewing Carlos Baerga, who is hoping to catch on with the Sox. I am wrapping up the session when someone approaches us and informs Mr. Baerga that he needs to conclude his business with me because the Red Sox are about ...


The defrocked Irish priest who sabotaged the Olympic Marathon has vowed that his illegal stunt days are over. Cornelius Horan, 57, was given a one-year suspended sentence by a Greek court after attacking the


Polanski sex scandal film shakes up Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah  - Thirty years after director Roman Polanski fled the United States and a conviction for unlawful sex with a minor, a U.S. filmmaker has reopened the sensational case in a documentary that is shaking up the Sundance Film Festival.


The fossil of what may be one of the earliest baby birds has been found in northeast China. The fossil, estimated at 121 million years old, is curled up as though still in its shell.


EU leaders to present aid deal to Iraq's Allawi

Brussels: EU leaders will present a reconstruction aid package to Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Friday, as the bloc seeks a fresh start with US President George W. Bush after bitter internal divisions over Iraq.


The US envoy to Iraq warns that about 10,000 Iraqis seeking to enter the US may have to wait two years.


Madrid, 11:54 - F1, ECCLESTONE: ALONSO SARA' COMPETITIVO

Il boss della Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone, in una intervista a Marca, vede la nuova Renault R-28 co...


Pearl Slaying Suspect Killed in Pakistan

Paramilitary police killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative, wanted for alleged involvement in the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, during a four-hour shootout Sunday at a southern Pakistan house, the information minister said. At least two other men were arrested.


Bank of America Corp., which operates 25 branches in San Antonio, plans to cut about 2.5 percent, or 4,500 jobs, from its work force.


The stock is revived, but the business remains iffy.


Recording industry sues Kazaa in Australia

Lawyers for Australia's recording industry branded the popular Kazaa computer file-swapping network "an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen" as they launched a court battle on Monday to shut down its illegal activities.


The night of Saturday, September 25th was supposed to mark the resurrection of one of boxing's leading men. Roy Jones Jr. was expected to take back his rightful place up on the Light Heavyweight throne.


The Limited has decided to focus on its core brands, and the results so far are mixed.


Blair admits he erred in days before Iraq war

Brighton, England -- Prime Minister Tony Blair faced his critics at his Labor Party's annual conference Tuesday and said he had erred in accepting faulty intelligence that Saddam Hussein's regime possessed chemical and biological weapons.


UPDATE 1-Australia turn the screw against India

Glenn McGrath finished with four wickets as Australia quashed Indian hopes of a fightback by establishing a big first-innings lead in the first test on Friday.


Fool contributor Tim Beyers screens the market for underpriced stocks that give like Santa.


Best Player: It was hard to argue with Boston's Manny Ramirez, who was recognized as the MVP. A case could be made for at least four or five other Red Sox, but Ramirez made a significant contribution with his bat in every game.


Bettis Runs Over Bengals, Steelers Win 8th Straight

Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win in National Football League play Sunday in Cincinnati.