FBI Probes Punctures Found in 2 Airliners

The FBI is investigating whether someone intentionally punched small holes in the bellies of two US Airways airliners.


Johnny Cash Auction Yields $1.2 Million on First Day

An auction of items from Johnny Cash's estate took in $1.24 million on its first day as collectors paid as much as 15 times the expected amount for the late country music star's belongings.


Olympic champion Kelly Holmes will not contest the 800metres when the final day's action at the World Athletics Final gets underway this afternoon.


Frank Appel is appointed Deutsche Post chief executive after his predecessor resigned amid a tax evasion scandal.


HANOVER - A five-week American Sign Language course will be offered at the Cardinal Cushing School in Hanover on Tuesday evenings, starting June 5.  This beginner level class, from 6 to 8 p.m., teaches the fundamentals of sign language with an emphasis on cultural content.


St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt heads for the endzone for an opening drive touchdown receiption from Quarterback Marc Bulger during the opening drive of the Rams against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in St.


Hungarian prime minister resigns, pre-empting ouster

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy resigned, pre-empting a move by his ruling Socialist party to oust him in a no-confidence vote in parliament next month.


China, Linux Could Put PalmSource in the Catbird Seat

Opinion: While the Palm Inc. spinoff has had a tough infancy, its acquisition of China MobileSoft promises to position it as a formidable contender in the emerging mobile market.


Rescuers examine the wreckage of Lion Air passenger plane after it skidded off the runway in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia November 30, 2004.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton began retooling her campaign, looking ahead to later contests in the primary process.


Microsoft to Spend $1.15 Billion for Xbox Repairs

Microsoft on Thursday cited âan unacceptable number of repairsâ to its Xbox 360 for the charge, and announced an extended warranty for the video game console.


Consumer confidence declined in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.


Russia meets defending champ France for Fed Cup title

Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - Russia and France will meet for the Fed Cup title this weekend at Krylatskoe Ice Stadium in a rematch of last year's semifinals.


RÃ©mi is the engine specialist who works with one of Formula One's brightest future hopes, Fernando Alonso.


Jag X-Type gets worst side-impact rating

The 2004 Jaguar X-Type got the worst rating of any midsize sedan in side-impact crash tests conducted by the insurance industry. The X-Type, which starts at $31,000, fared worse


Theater for a New Audience is introducing the Nigerian-born playwright and novelist Biyi Candeleâs play âOroonokoâ in the United States.


Roma, 10:54 - CALCIO, FIGC; PETRUCCI: GIUSTO PROSEGUIRE CON PANCALLI

Il presidente del Coni Giovanni Petrucci è convinto dell'operato del Commissario Straordinari...


Woman: I Lied About Missing Florida Girl

The former caregiver of a missing foster child now says she lied when she backed up her roommate's story that the girl was taken away by a state social worker in early 2001.


North's UN envoy says Seoul pushes nuclear arms race

WASHINGTON â North Korea, in its first reaction to evidence South Korean scientists conducted tests to enrich uranium, has accused Seoul of "accelerating a nuclear-arms race" in Northeast Asia.


Report: N. Korea funds transfer to begin

A financial dispute that has held up North Korea's pledge to shut down its nuclear reactor could be nearing a breakthrough amid a news report that the long-awaited transfer of frozen North Korean funds will start Thursday.


The BMW Williams team has denied claims that it 'insisted upon unconditional arrangements' that have seen Anthony Davidson's hopes of racing for the team in 2005 come to an end.


EAST LANSING, Michigan (Ticker) -- Michigan State had nothing to lose. Now Wisconsin likely has nothing to play for. Jason Teague and Jehuu Caulcrick each ran for 100 yards and the Spartans used a blocked


The worldâs three leading news agencies suspended coverage Thursday of the Rugby World Cup in a dispute with the sportâs governing body over media restrictions.


Lately, I've written extensively about Apple Computer's moves in the connected home, and certainly some of the company's well-designed productsâespecially its best-selling iPodâare hits with users.


The Walt Disney Co. made up for a dismal quarter at its film studio with gains in its television, theme park and consumer divisions and a tax benefit that resulted in fourth-quarter


Afghan Militants Reject Ransom, Demand Releases

Afghan militants repeated a threat to  kill three U.N. hostages and rejected government talk of a  ransom offer on Monday, saying they were sticking to their  demand for the release of Taliban prisoners.


Alistair Cragg couldn't believe his eyes. He saw Kenenisa Bekele , the favorite in virtually every race he enters, start sprinting for the finish line. The only problem was, there were two laps remaining in the men's 3,000-meter event at last night's Reebok Boston Indoor Games at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.


R+b and country ruled last night's American Music Awards as Usher carried on his award winning year by picking up four accolades.


Online social music site Last.fm is acquired by US media giant CBS Corporation for $280m (Â£140m).


Pioneering astronaut Gordon Cooper has died in California, at age 77. He was one of the seven Mercury astronauts who led the way in the exploration of space.


The European Union on Wednesday banned blue fin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic for the rest of year as EU fishermen had caught the bloc's full 2007 quota of the endangered fish.


HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Gino Guidugli threw three of his school-record five touchdown passes to Hannibal Thomas yesterday to lead Cincinnati to a 52-24 rout of No. 21 Southern Mississippi.


The first sign that all was not well came when Nicolas Sarkozy, France's new president, faced reporters alone after a private meeting with President Bush.


Adwatch: Bush slams Kerry health care plan

AIRING: National cable networks and select media markets in the 17 battleground states where Bush is on the air. Bush: "I'm George W. Bush and I approve this message.


Bristol says Plavix deal under criminal probe

Drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   on Thursday said the federal government is conducting a  criminal antitrust probe of a settlement that would allow the  company to stave off generic competition for its best-selling  product for years.


Marat Safin to face Radek Stepanek in Paris Masters final

Sixth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia overcame a twisted ankle Saturday to reach the final at the Paris Masters for the fourth time in six years and will meet qualifier Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic for the championship.


Two years after opening its global research headquarters in a former Central Square candy factory, the Swiss drug giant Novartis AG said yesterday it will move a second division to Cambridge in an expansion that will make it the city's largest corporate employer.


U.S. to Meet Asian Allies, Chinese on N. Korea

The chief U.S. negotiator on North  Korea will hold discussions in Japan and China in the next few  days aimed at organizing a fresh round of six-party talks on  dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear programs, a State Department  official said on Tuesday.


England doused the threat of the Welsh dragon in emphatic style as goals from Frank Lampard and David Beckham clinched a 2-0 win in a World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford.


A new videotape shows an Italian journalist kidnapped in Iraq pleading for her life.


Devin Hester ties an NFL record with his fourth touchdown return and the Chicago Bears claim their second straight NFC North title with a 23-13 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.


Keep Stimulus Plan Focused, Paulson Urges

The Treasury secretary said that he was concerned that special interest groups were lining up for handouts in the stimulus bill and urged senators to keep it focused on simple tax rebates.


Adelaide, 11:19 - TENNIS, ATP ADELAIDE: RISULTATI

Risultati del primo turno del torneo Atp di Adelaide, in Australia: Sam Querrey (Usa) batte Steve Da...


A Saint Vincent l'incredibile caso: la vittima Ã¨ un imprenditore di AnzioEra andato in Valle d'Aosta per conoscere i genitori del suo donatore                                          Muore d'infarto tra le braccia del padre del ragazzo che gli aveva donato il cuore


Poland striker Emmanuel Olisadebe came off the bench to earn Panathinaikos a 2-2 draw with Arsenal with a late equaliser in their Champions League Group E match.


NATO, Afghan troops kill more than 90 Taliban

NATO and Afghan forces have killed 92 Taliban rebels in air and artillery strikes in southern Afghanistan, the latest deaths in a major anti-insurgent offensive, the alliance said.


A senior EU official says the Turkish government has given human rights guarantees, setting the stage for a recommendation on beginning talks over EU membership with the nation.


New Drug Helps Liver Cancer Patients, Doctors Say

The new drug could become the first effective treatment for liver cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer.


iPhone hype has gadget geeks camping and drooling

With free wireless Internet, a hot  dog stand and a few friends, Daniel Eran Dilger calculates he  could survive for days outside a store in a dogged attempt to  grab the latest must-have consumer gadget.


Cassini snaps an image of the Huygens probe it has just despatched to study Titan, Saturn's largest moon.


Two suicide bombers blew themselves up Tuesday in a crowd of Shiite pilgrims streaming toward a shrine south of Baghdad, killing 93 people


TV Face-Offs Have Become an Electoral Tradition

When President Bush and Sen. John Kerry step onstage Thursday night in Miami for the first of three presidential debates, they will be engaging in a campaign ritual ushered in nearly 45 years ago as the television age changed the face of American politics.


Iraq PM says security forces control holy city

KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's prime minister flew to the holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday and declared order had been restored after inter-Shi'ite gunbattles there killed 52 people and sent hundreds of thousands of pilgrims fleeing.


Faith and War: From Headscarf to Army Cap, Making a New Life

Fadwa Hamdan belongs to the rare class of Muslim women who have signed up to become soldiers trained in Arabic translation.


Unions warn millions of civil servants could strike if their pension scheme is axed and they have to work longer.


US to pledge 15 million dollars for Tsunami aid:-

The United States expects to provide an initial 15 million dollars in aid for victims of a devastating Tsunami in Asia and has already released 400,000 dollars, a top US aid official said.


Not content with being the top of the top 500 with its Earth Simulator, NEC has surpassed itself with its new creation - the SX-8.


Carnival-goers let the good times roll in Rio

Revelers dressed as cavemen, Arab dancers, pirates and a host of other characters took over downtown Rio de Janeiro's main avenue on Saturday as the world's biggest street party lurched into full swing.


Domani in Gazzetta, lavoro stradali in 13 regioni


Scientists believe they have discovered the reason why mosquitoes find some of us more tasty than others.


Apple launches new iPod; rolls out download stores in Europe & ...

Apple has unveiled a new addition to the hugely successful iPod range, giving users more hard disc space and a colour screen for picture viewing.


Oracle Moves Earnings Forward to Dec. 13

Business software maker Oracle Corp.  on Friday said it had decided to move forward the release date of its fiscal second-quarter earnings to Monday, Dec. 13 before markets open instead of Thursday, Dec. 16.


Rusedski upends Johansson to reach Moscow semis

Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - Former top-10 star Greg Rusedski of Great Britain ousted US Open semifinalist and fellow big-server Joachim Johansson of Sweden on Friday to reach the semifinals at the $1 million Kremlin Cup.


Reggio Calabria, 15:07 - CALCIO, REGGINA; FOTI CONFERMA: BIANCHI AL MANCHESTER CITY

E' praticamante fatta per Rolando Bianchi al Manchester City. La conferma arriva dal presidente dell...


Oil giant BP admits a review into a fatal 2005 blast at a US refinery found shortcomings among some managers.


Yushchenko Calls for Blockade in Ukraine

Viktor Yushchenko, fresh from his victory in Ukraine's disputed presidential race, called on his supporters Tuesday to blockade the Cabinet of Ministers building to prevent his opponent from holding a government session.


Blog: CNET Asia covers CommunicAsia in Singapore


Japanese get external internal hard drive cooler kit

Out of the chassis Is your hard disk running too hot? Japan's Freedom PC has what it believes is the answer: a pair of 6cm fans mounted on a standard to which you fix your thermally troubled 3.5in HDD. You also keep the drive outside your computer's casing.â¦


UK unemployment fell by 67,000 in the three months to September to 1.38 million, official figures show.


For four decades, the routine has been pretty much the same: Notre Dame players and coaches talk up the Navy Midshipmen during the week and beat them up on game day. This year might be different.


RANGERS SURVIVED AN intense inspection of their title credentials at Easter Road yesterday before emerging with the points thanks to a second-half penalty from Dado Prso.


Police: 3 dead in Tel Aviv suicide bombing

At least three people were killed and 32 others wounded in a suicide bombing at an open-air market in Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli police and ambulance services said.


While their similarities may not be reflected in their records, there will be much to compare in the numbers and styles of the teams when the 9-3 Jets clash


One of the world's largest bat species is said to be thriving in captivity in a purpose-built tunnel .


Authorities Arrest Suspect in Ill. Deaths

A suspect has been identified in the deaths of several women whose bodies were dumped along desolate country roads in Illinois, authorities said Wednesday.


About one in three people living in Southern coastal areas said they would ignore hurricane evacuation orders if a storm threatened their community, up from about one in four last year, according to a new poll.


105-Year-Old Granny Has First Doctor Visit

A 105-year-old Bosnian granny, has been treated by a doctor for the first time in her life, a Bosnian news agency reported Wednesday.


Blitz carabinieri e polizia, banda responsabile di 16 colpi


Oil prices to stay high into 2008: energy consultants

Oil prices will remain at high levels into next year owing to tight supplies and despite fears that a weak US economy may dent crude demand, leading energy consultants said here Monday.


ROOKIE ROETHLISBERGER TOO MUCH FOR COWBOYS

Irving - Pittsburgh's highly efficient passing game prevented Dallas from passing its biggest test of the season Sunday at Texas Stadium.


Gay rights activists in Russia vow to march in Moscow despite a ban and a planned counter-demonstration.


Swept into power by voters clamoring for an end to the war in Iraq, Democrats have seen their efforts falter under a reality more complicated than they found on the campaign trail.


Northern Rock shares have a turbulent time after a week in which its stock tumbled in the wake of a credit crisis.


Exinda joins the application acceleration party. Australian WAN acceleration company Exinda has brought out its second generation of WAN speed-up gear. There's a new 800 series of hardware appliances, but their new Unified Performance Management (UPM) software will also work on the current Exinda 700 series hardware, and is a free upgrade for existing customers.â¦


Shell Settles Oil Reserve Fraud Case for $150.7 Million

Shell agreed today to finalized settlements with U.S. and UK regulators over its mis-statement of proven oil reserves.


Fresh Fighting in Southern Philippines, 3 Dead

Fresh fighting broke out between troops  and Muslim rebels on the remote southern island of Jolo on  Sunday, the seventh day of a military offensive against  militants who have vowed to fight to the last man.


Asustek's low-cost laptop coming to U.S.

Asustek Computer's Linux-based Eee PC laptop will soon be on sale in North America and Europe, and the company plans to offer a version running Windows XP by the end of the year.The Eee PC is a low-cost laptop designed primarily for children and emerging markets such as India. It weighs less than a kilogram, has a 7-inch LCD (liquid crystal display) screen and can connect to the Internet wirelessly. The first version went on sale earlier this month in Asia, including in Hong Kong and Taiwan, where it's priced at about NT$11,100 (US$340)On Nov. 1 the Eee PC will go on sale at stores in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Vancouver and Toronto, and also through e-commerce Web sites in North America, Asustek officials said Tuesday. It will then be rolled out gradually in Europe, starting in Germany on Nov. 9. Major Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, will follow in mid-November.The first Eee PCs run a Linux operating system from Xandros. By the end of the year, Asustek will also offer versions running Microsoft's Windows XP.Pricing for the laptops in Europe and North America hasn't been announced. In Taiwan, the price difference between the XP and Linux versions will be about NT$1,000, Asustek said in a statement.Asustek has shipped about 100,000 Eee PCs so far, and by the end of the year it's targeting 400,000, said Jerry Shen, Asustek's president, at an investor conference Tuesday in Taiwan. Next year it expects to ship 3.8 million of the laptops."We're in talks with a few governments and we have already confirmed orders for 1 million units next year," said Sunny Han, global marketing director.Asustek reaffirmed its commitment to push the price of the Linux-based Eee PC down to US$199, nearly the same price as the XO laptop developed by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project. OLPC is pricing the laptops at $200, according to its Givemany and Laptopgiving donor programs.One of the biggest costs for the Eee PC is taxes, Shen said. VAT (value added tax) and other taxes have a big impact on price. Governments interested in buying Eee PCs for education could get a better price by waiving such taxes, he said. An Eee PC sold to a government without taxes factored in would cost around $199, while the price increases to about $300 with taxes.The configuration of the laptops also affects the price, with the amount of flash memory and DRAM (dynamic RAM), the camera and battery having the biggest influence, he said. The price of the kind of flash memory Asustek is using for data storage in the Eee PCs has gone up recently.Earlier this month, Asustek announced four Eee PC laptop configurations it planned to sell in stores and online, all running Linux software.The least expensive was the "Surf" with a 2GB flash memory drive and 256MB of DDR2 (double data rate, second generation) DRAM, to retail for NT$7,999 when it comes out around the end of November. Another version of the Surf included a 4GB flash drive and 512MB of DDR2 DRAM, and will cost NT$9,999 when it comes out in mid-November. Both laptops have an Intel microprocessor.Two higher-priced Eee PCs were also launched. The NT$11,100 version included a built-in camera and speakers, and can carry out simple voice commands such as "computer, access the Internet," or "computer, make a phone call." It contains a 900MHz Intel Celeron M processor, 512MB of DDR2 DRAM and a 4GB flash drive. The other laptop, at NT$13,888 and due out at the end of November, carries an 8GB flash drive and 1GB of DDR2 DRAM in addition to features similar to the NT$11,100 version.At the launch ceremony, Asustek also showed off one Eee PC running Microsoft Windows XP Professional, version 2002, Service Pack 2. The hardware on board was the same as for the NT$11,100 Linux-based Eee PC. The Windows XP-Eee PC included Office 2003 versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.


This Is Really Longhair, and the Violin Is Cool

Daniel Bernard Roumain's appearance is memorable; so is his eclectic brand of musicmaking.


Nets' Jefferson Has Surgery on Left Wrist

New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson had surgery Thursday to repair a ruptured ligament in his left wrist, an injury that's expected to keep him out for the rest of the season.


Retired U.S. General Attacks Kerry Over Bin Laden

The former commander of U.S. forces  in Iraq and Afghanistan on Tuesday disputed Democratic  presidential candidate John Kerry's charge that the Bush  administration let Osama bin Laden escape Afghanistan in 2001.


Palestinian state shelved 'with US blessing'

Ariel Sharon's chief of staff has said the aim of Israel's Gaza withdrawal plan is to rule out a Palestinian state indefinitely.


Brakes eyed in deadly Siberia plane crash

The brakes on a Russian plane may have failed as it landed and careened into garages in a fiery crash that killed at least 122 people in the country's second major commercial airline disaster in two months, Russian news agencies reported Sunday.


Silver City Buildings, Homes Will Be Open for Weekend Tour

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 5--The Nampa Recreation Department will host a trip to Silver City on Sept. 16 for the annual open house weekend.   Ten private buildings and homes will be open for public viewing.


Pension costs have caused the country's second-biggest water utility Severn Trent to post a 6.5-percent fall in first-half profit, though the earnings have been overshadowed


Japan and US to allow firms to directly share defence technology

Japan and the United States have decided to allow private companies to directly exchange information on defence technology in a bid to quicken the pace of joint development, a report said Sunday.


War tribunal to seek Darfur prosecutions

The International Criminal Court expects to finalize by February its first case against suspects who bear the greatest responsibility for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan's Darfur conflict, the chief prosecutor said in a report Wednesday.


Sports: 17 October 2004, Sunday. Pulling buses and trucks claims on more and more popularity among tough men who are regular participants of respective sports event.


Parents timid when it comes to EpiPen use

NEW YORK  - Parents of children who are in danger of having a serious allergic reaction to certain foods are urged to have an auto-injector on hand to administer a dose of epinephrine in an emergency, to halt any severe reaction. However, parents are often uncomfortable using the device, a survey shows, even when they've been trained to use it.


IBM Unveils Security Intel Service, Notes Big Jump In Attacks

Attacks against crucial infrastructure -- utilities, telcos, and government agencies -- rose by 55% from July to August. By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb.


OS X version of OpenOffice slated for next September

Mac users have waited a long time for a native OS X version of OpenOffice... and they'll be waiting about a year longer, according to a presentation expected to be  given Wednesday at a open-source developers' conference in Barcelona.


Milano, 17:39 - CALCIO, MILAN: JANKULOVSKI PROLUNGA CONTRATTO FINO AL 2011

Gol decisivo e prolungamento del contratto: giornata da incorniciare per Marek Jankulovski, che ha r...


The U.S. Federal Reserve sent record payouts of more than $4 billion in cash to Baghdad on giant pallets aboard military planes shortly before the United States gave control back to Iraqis, lawmakers said on Tuesday.


A mother's exposure to environmental pollutants during pregnancy is "probably" a factor in most childhood cancers, new British research suggests.


Cypriots were advised not to throw caution to the wind on Friday after the island's labour minister proposed a fat cash bonus for families having a third child.


Americans grew taller but heavier over 40 years

WASHINGTON  - American children and adults have become a little bit taller over the past 40 years, but a lot heavier, according to government statistics.


Baby Charlotte can be allowed to die, judge rules

Charlotte Wyatt, the premature baby clinging to life in a hospital oxygen box, is to be allowed to die if her breathing stops. A High Court judge today gave Charlotte's doctors permission not to resuscitate


A bit of bubbly, a few verses of Auld Lang Syne and candidates, candidates and more candidates.


Tipster, computer helped find missing infant

Computer forensics and an anonymous tipster helped police find an infant girl who was taken from her dead mother's womb -- and to the arrest of a suspect.


Actor Karl Malden is to receive a prestigious theatre award from colleague Michael Douglas.


Bunning says both candidates have broken Ten Commandments

FLORENCE, Ky. - US Sen. Jim Bunning, accused by opponent Daniel Mongiardo of breaking two of the Ten Commandments with recent campaign rhetoric, deflected the Democrat's contention at a rally on Saturday.


Stocks 2005: Make Sure Risks Are Compensated!

Bill Mann looks back at the returns from the three previous years of our annual stock guide.


The Lede : Taser Toting, Without Missing a Beat

If the world were divided into neat groups -- say, between users of Tasers and MP3 players.


Makybe Diva the world's best stayer: Freedman

Trainer Lee Freedman says Makybe Diva deserves the title as the world's best stayer after winning a second consecutive Melbourne Cup yesterday.


Britney Spears begins to show for custody hearings

Troubled pop star Britney Spears has begun showing up for custody hearings to regain access to her two children with ex-husband Kevin Federline, according to media reports on Tuesday.


AFRICA/SUDAFRICA - Due Padri congolesi della Congregazione del Cuore Immacolato di Maria dal Kasai in missione in Sudafrica Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)- Dal Kasai, nel centro della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, allÂestrema periferia di una cittadina del  Sudafrica. Ã il percorso di due missionari congolesi del CICM (Congregazione del Cuore Immacolato di Maria), p. Ma...


LONDON: India's traditional diabetes remedy from its native curry-leaf tree really does work, and could potentially be the making of a multi-billion dollar alternative drug, a landmark British pharmaceutical conference heard on Wednesday.


Eminem offered role of spokesperson for diet company

Rapper Eminem is being offered the chance to be a spokesperson for a diet company.


The chip giant offers a $1m prize  to evolve the traditional PC into something more stylish.


GENEVA: China overtook the United States as a top destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2003 and the Asia-Pacific region attracted more investment than any other region in the world, a UN report said Wednesday.


San Antonio - A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.


Troubled L.A. Hospital Passes Inspection

The only public hospital in gang-ridden South Los Angeles has passed a new federal inspection, lifting the threat of losing $200 million a year in Medicare funding, county officials said.


Cuba's Castro says too weak to speak in public

Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Wednesday he is not strong enough to speak in public more than 17 months after stomach surgery forced him to hand over power to his brother.


Ex-Pakistan PM Bhutto backs decision to storm mosque

Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto backed the decision to storm a radical mosque in Islamabad this week, in an interview with The Daily Telegraph published on Friday.


US technology shares tumbled on Friday after Intel Corp. , the world's No. 1 chip maker, slashed its revenue forecast, but blue chips were only moderately lower as drug and industrial stocks gained.


Intel Misses Q4 Estimates, Outlook Soft As Firm Voices Caution On U.S. Economy      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Chip giant Intel  (NasdaqGS:INTC - News) fell short in the fourth quarter and issued a tepid outlook, heightening concerns about the sluggish economy's impact on tech demand.


LONDON/MILAN  - The London Stock Exchange  is to buy its Italian counterpart for 1.6 billion euros ($2.15 billion), a statement from the two confirmed on Saturday, the latest step in a global consolidation of exchanges.


N.B.A. Roundup: Knicks Lose Balkman for at Least a Month

Renaldo Balkman emerged last spring as one of the Knicksâ bright spots but will enter the new season as their first casualty due to cartilage damage in his right ankle.


Kin of Brain-Damaged Woman at Crossroads

With their legal options dwindling, the parents of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo renewed a plea to their son-in-law and legal adversary: divorce our daughter and give up the fight.


China Vows Concrete Measures for Sustainable Water Use - Zeng Peiyan

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 11 September: Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan said on Sunday that the government will make greater efforts to promote water efficiency and control widespread water pollution.


Judge Rejects Georgia School Board Evolution Stand

A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered a  Georgia school district to remove stickers challenging the  theory of evolution from its textbooks on the grounds that they  violated the U.S. Constitution.


Comcast will raise cable rates in January

In what has become as much of a Thanksgiving tradition as stuffed turkey and football, Comcast Corp. moved yesterday to raise New England cable television rates by an average 5.9 percent starting in January.


Stocky Monkey in Himalayas Becomes Newest Primate Species

Scientists from India working in the Himalayas have discovered a new species of monkey.


Republicans clear way for minimum-wage rise

A Democratic campaign promise to boost the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade moved closer to completion on Tuesday when U.S. Senate Republicans lifted a roadblock against it.


KHARTOUM: Britainâs Prime Minister Tony Blair pressed Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir on Wednesday to end violence in Darfur on the highest-level visit from a Western government official since the crisis erupted.


The head of the government's spending watchdog has been cleared of wrongdoing over his Â£336,000 travel bill.


A national health advocacy group and dozens of scientists called on the government Friday to re-evaluate its new cholesterol guidelines, questioning whether there was sufficient evidence to justify


2 Giants to Introduce Enhanced Data Sharing Services on Net

Google and Microsoft separately plan to introduce on Thursday enhanced information sharing services for Internet users. Microsoft plans for the first time to offer a


3 Charged in US With Financing Palestinian Militant Group

Three men have been charged in the United States with financing terrorist activities of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Two of the men have been arrested, and a third remains at large.


The powerful American Chamber of Commerce has publicly swung behind New Zealand's case for a free trade deal with the United States, saying it will vigorously push the deal with the second Bush Administration.


_December 2002: Jack M. Greenberg retires after four years as chairman and CEO as the company struggles to emerge from a deep, two-year slump.


Iraqi court sentences former Saddam VP to death

The Iraqi High Court ruled on Monday that Saddam Hussein's former vice president should follow him to the gallows, despite appeals from UN officials and international human rights groups for his life to be spared.


Senators seek to bar H-1B use by firms that lay off workers

An amendment offered to the contentious immigration bill now before the U.S. Senate would bar companies that lay off workers from using H-1B visas.


Man in Batman Suit Climbs Onto Court Roof

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A man in a Batman suit spent several hours on a rooftop balcony atop a courthouse in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday, protesting the treatment of fathers in divorce cases.


Nobel Prize-winner James Watson is suspended by his institution after comments on race and intelligence.


U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's one-day jaunt to Spain on Friday is meant to smooth over a three-year downturn in relations between Washington and Madrid, but both sides say they won't shy away from sensitive issues, foremost among them Cuba.


The sportswear label of luxury basics that became a $50 million business will be bought by the Kellwood Company.


John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton tussled over accepting campaign contributions from powerful health care groups Monday at a forum on cancer that attracted four Democratic hopefuls.


(InfoWorld) - Google's dominance may seem unassailable in North America, but it's the search giant that is playing catch-up in Asia, according to new survey results released Sunday. Despite the popularity of Google's Web sites elsewhere in the world, it failed to attract the most visitors in any of the 10 Asian countries surveyed in May by comScore Networks. Yahoo fared far better, claiming the most popular sites in Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan, while Microsoft sites were the most popular in Australia,Â China, and New Zealand. The survey also showed that China has the largest online population in Asia, with 91.5 monthly Internet users, followed by Japan with 53.7 million and South Korea with 26.3 million. New Zealand had the fewest monthly users, with 1.9 million. South Korea topped the list for highest Internet penetration, with 65 percent of its population using the Internet at least once during the month. Australia followed with 62 percent, then New Zealand with 60 percent, comScore said. China and India had the lowest Internet penetration rates, at 9 percent and 3 percent, respectively. ComScore surveyed people aged 15 years or older who accessed the Internet from a home or work computer. In other findings it reported that: -- nearly 284 million people age 15 or older accessed the Internet from a home or work computer across the Asia Pacific. -- The average person used the Internet on 13.8 days in the month and spent 20.2 hours online. That compared to the global averages of 17.1 days per month and 25.2 hours online, comScore said.


Traumatised Central Africans spill into Chad

DOSSEYE REFUGEE CAMP, Chad  - Adama Abdulai is 30 but she looks a decade older.


BRIDGEWATER - Ellyn Robinson, a 1992 graduate and an associate professor of exercise science at Bridgewater State College, won a gold medal in weightlifting last month in the World Master's Weightlifting Championships in Hungary.


The parent company of Aloha Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday less than a month after announcing it would lay off 12 top managers and freeze 35 open management jobs because of rising fuel costs.


Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert will resign soon rather than complete his term 15 months from now, ending a 21-year career in Congress, Republican aides said Thursday.


NFL Wrap: McNabb Sparkles as Eagles Rout Lions

The Philadelphia Eagles thumped the Detroit Lions 30-13 in a clash of two previously unbeaten teams in the NFL on Sunday. Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, the NFL's top-rated passer, had


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Iraq. Dopo il messaggio di Bin Laden la guerriglia si scatena: 27 vittime e decine di feriti. La guerriglia in Iraq ha sferrato una serie di attacchi coordinati contro le forze di sicurezza fedeli al premier Iyad Allawi.


Security Review Under Way After Fox-Hunting Supporters Breach British ...

The invasion of the House of Commons by pro-hunting demonstrators had some lawmakers wondering Thursday whether they could still trust their security to a sergeant at arms wearing black tails, silver buckled ...


Pacifiers Could Help Teach Babies to Eat

KANSAS CITY, Kan.  -- Researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center are testing a high-tech pacifier that could help premature babies learn to eat...


Per contributo non dovuto stabilito da Finanziaria del 1999


Ex-EastEnders actor Todd Carty is resting at home after collapsing with an ear infection, says his agent.


The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) this week published a final version of its âArchitecture of the World Wide Web, Volume 1â document, looking to set forth codified principles for the Web itself.


ATHENS, Greece - With the quest to surpass Mark Spitz out of the way, Michael Phelps could savor one of the greatest races in swimming history. Phelps claimed his second and third gold medals of the Athens Games on Tuesday, winning the 200-meter butterfly and coming back an hour later to lead off the United States' thrilling victory over Australia in the 800 freestyle relay...


Twenty Iraqis killed in insurgent attacks

Baghdad - At least 20 Iraqis, most of them civilians, were killed in attacks by insurgents north of Baghdad on Sunday, in the latest strikes on Iraqi security forces and people working with the United States military.


U.S. retail sales dipped in August  and the most comprehensive gauge of the U.S. international  trade gap widened to a record in the second quarter, government  reports released on Tuesday showed.


University tech group leaks iPhone technical info

New technical details about Apple Inc.'s upcoming iPhone were leaked to the Web by a University of Washington technology group that attended last week's Worldwide Developers Conference.


A xenophobic appeal to a white 'flock' is doing wonders for a right-wing Swiss party's election campaign


If China is back, its freshly minted soldiers will have to win the battle.


Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are again without a working oxygen generator on Monday after a backup component failed over the weekend, said a NASA spokeswoman.


MoveOn.org has proven to be a headache for newspapers.


US Senator Says Deal Near to Up TV Indecency Fines

U.S. lawmakers are near a compromise on legislation that would significantly raise the penalties for television and radio broadcasters that violate decency standards, Sen. Sam Brownback said on Thursday.


European stocks lifted by takeover speculation

European equity markets moved a little higher on Monday as industrial stocks were lifted by takeover speculation.


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


DETROIT - Charley Marcuse, the Detroit Tigers' operatic hot dog vendor, is taking a trip to the minors.    The Tigers' AAA-affiliate Toledo Mud Hens have invited Marcuse, 22, to sing his "Hoooott Doooogs" this weekend...


NEW YORK  - Women who are overweight or  obese before becoming pregnant generally spend a longer time in  labor than thinner women do, a new study suggests.


The funeral of Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi has taken place in her home town of San Marino.


On Monday afternoon, Tigers owner Mike Ilitch praised Ivan Rodriguez's leadership. In the fourth inning Monday night, Rodriguez showed plenty of it.


Microsoft raises quarterly dividend by a penny

Microsoft raised the dividend it pays out to shareholders by a penny per quarter to $0.10 on Wednesday, the same dividend as for chip giant Intel.


After four years, the mission is over for "Star Trek: Enterprise." The prequel to the original "Star Trek" science fiction series will air its final episode May 13, UPN and Paramount Network Television announced Wednesday.


Iraqi Religious Authorities Take Over Najaf Shrine

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Iraqi religious authorities took control of the Imam Ali Mosque in the southern city of Najaf from militiamen loyal to Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, said Sabah Kadhim, senior adviser to the Iraqi Interior Ministry, in a ...


A closely watched survey of business  activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region showed evidence of  some slowing in the country's economic expansion on Thursday,  but an index used to gauge future growth gave more hopeful  signals.


Sarah reveals tape of Prince Harry's cheating 'confession':

[World News]: London, Oct 15 : Sarah Forsyth, the sacked Eton teacher who alleged that she had helped Prince Harry cheat while he was taking his A-Levels, has now produced a tape of Prince Harry, which she says will substantiate her charge.


Police investigate the discovery of a body at Francis Close Hall in Cheltenham.


Microsoft to ship over 10 million Xbox 360 units

Microsoft Corp.  on  Wednesday said expects to have shipped more than 10 million  units of its new Xbox 360 video game console to retailers by  the end of this holiday season.


Even as it prepared to say its final goodbyes, the family of a slain pregnant Marine continued to question whether military and civilian authorities adequately responded when she disappeared in December.


Joan Baez joins tree-sitting bid to save LA garden

Folk singer Joan Baez sang "We Shall Overcome" from a tree-top perch in Los Angeles on Wednesday in a bid to save a community garden from demolition.


Motorola mulls breaking up its business as it battles to recover from losses and weak sales.


Tall girls on oestrogen run short on fertility

Tall girls who were given oestrogen to restrict their growth had more risk of fertility problems later in life, an Australian study has found.


Informant attempts suicide at White House

An FBI informant who set himself on fire in a suicide attempt Monday has been upgraded to serious condition at Washington Hospital Center, a spokesman said.


Atene: ritrovati i resti elicottero del patriarca Alessandria

ATENE - Sono stati trovati i resti dell'elicottero che trasportava il patriarca di Alessandria, Petros VII, che questa mattina ha fatto perdere le sue tracce mentre era in volo verso il Monte Athos, in Grecia.


Roma, 17:12 - SERIE A: I RISULTATI DELLA 4A GIORNATA

In attesa di Sampdoria-Genoa (posticipo domenicale), ecco i risultati finali della 4a giornata della...


Reports Suggest Bigley Murderers Were Close to Capture

The family of murdered British hostage Ken Bigley were today trying to come to terms with his brutal beheading, as reports suggested his killers may have acted after fearing they were about to be captured.


Singapore Offers Safest Networks in Asia

Symantec surveyed security issues from bots to phishing and declared China's PCs the most infected.


Social networking website MySpace blocks over 29,000 sex offenders, a four-fold increase on May.


Barry Zito, Frank Thomas and the Oakland Athletics proved it was possible to beat Johan Santana — even at the Metrodome. Zito kept Minnesota off balance with his big curveball, Thomas hit two huge home runs and the Athletics defeated the Twins and their ace 3-2 Tuesday in the opener of their first-round AL playoff series.


Pope Benedict XVI "sincerely regrets" offending Muslims with his reference to an obscure medieval text that characterizes some of the teachings of Islam's founder as "evil and inhuman," the Vatican said Saturday.


U.S. Women Win Silver; Romania Takes the Gold

The Americans settled for silver Tuesday night, done in as much by their own sloppiness as Romania's superiority.


MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's Roman Catholic Church has been cleared of accusations that its opposition to abortion violated a law banning priests from mixing in politics, but the church said yesterday that it will mount a campaign to change the law it believes is too restrictive.


A Pakistani man is sentenced to life imprisonment for burning a copy of the Koran.


The US trade deficit narrowed by nearly 9 percent in July, the Commerce Department reported yesterday -- but at $50.1 billion, the gap was still the second-largest on record.


Gates: Afghan shortfalls remain, no more U.S. troops

The Pentagon does not plan to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan beyond the additional Marines promised this week despite a lingering shortfall in trainers for the Afghan forces, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told National Public Radio in an interview aired on Thursday.


Egypt plans to issue invitations next week for an international conference on Iraq, but does not expect it to produce "miracles" for the war-torn nation, a leading adviser to President Hosni Mubarak said Wednesday.


Oil prices rise despite little storm damage

WASHINGTON -- Oil prices rose yesterday despite reports that refineries along the Gulf Coast and production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico which had been shut down were being restaffed as Hurricane Ivan proved less disruptive than feared.


Genova, 19:52 - CALCIO, GENOA: POKER DI VAIO NEL TEST CON GLI ALLIEVI

Oltre mille tifosi hanno seguito a Pegli l'allenamento del Genoa in vista del derby con la Sampdoria...


South's ill-timed drought may further crimp U.S. economy

The region's booming growth has counterbalanced trouble elsewhere. But the long dry spell is taking a toll.


Torino, 17:43 - CALCIO, BARONE: MAI CHIESTO AL TORINO DI ESSERE CEDUTO

Simone Barone ha smentito di voler chiesto di lasciare il Torino. ''Non ho mai chiesto al presidente...


Tra agosto e novembre 7 mila ispezioni nei cantieri


Barack Obama was taking to the ice-bound campaign trail, a day after launching his 2008 White House bid with a vow to lead a generational drive to purge the cynicism from US politics.


In Romneyâs Bid, His Wallet Opens to the Right

Mitt Romney contributed tens of thousands of dollars to groups in a position to influence his image on the right.


New Zealand court rules against Air NZ-Qantas alliance: airline

AUCKLAND: National flag carrier Air New Zealand said it had lost a court bid to win approval for an alliance with its Australian competitor Qantas.


Female Iranian students form a human chain around the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization's headquarters in Tehran, Monday Nov. 1, 2004, in defense of the right of Iran to possess nuclear technology.


Anthony Davidson has stolen the limelight from Formula One's race drivers by setting the benchmark in both practice sessions for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.


Cycling Race Did Not Test for Drug of Its Sponsor

Organizers of the Tour of California, who boasted after last yearâs race that no riders tested positive for banned substances, have acknowledged that riders were not tested for the blood booster EPO.


Lorin Maazel walked down a basement hallway shortly before 11 a.m., was introduced to the orchestra, said hello and started straight into the prelude from Wagner's "Die Walkuere."


The Patriots-Giants game will be available to fans throughout the nation under a simulcast agreement reached by NBC and CBS.


Three people were killed and around 50 others wounded in Baghdad on Saturday when soccer- loving Iraqis fired weapons into the air to celebrate their team's quarter-final victory over Vietnam in the Asian Cup.


Scalo tecnico a Tacna, riempiti i serbatoi partira' per Lima


Forecasts of speeded up demilitarisation would delay chances of a political deal, Ian Paisley says.


Obama Promises a Forceful Stand Against Clinton

Senator Barack Obama said he would start confronting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton more forcefully, in response to concerns about his lack of assertiveness.


The Israeli government does not intend to honour the US-backed road map to peace in the Middle East once it has completed a planned pullout from Gaza, an Israeli newspaper reported today.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice welcomed Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski to the State Department on Wednesday, praising his country as a "fierce fighter in the defense of freedom."


Cher selling lots of stuff in lifestyle make-over

We love you Cher. But do we love   you enough to spend $800 for your high school yearbook or $700   for a pair of Sonny's brown fur boots or up to $6,000 for one   of your many Bob Mackie-designed gowns?


NASA has decided to replace leaky hydraulic seals aboard the space shuttle Discovery, which might cause a delay in a launching planned for Oct. 23. The leak was traced to the right main landing gear strut, which cushions the impact when the shuttle lands. Early efforts to correct the problem by cycling the hydraulic system did not work as well as officials had hoped, and so âthe decision was, âLetâs just go ahead and bite the bullet and change the seals,â â said Kyle Herring, a NASA spokesman. NASA has five extra days built into the launching schedule, and officials said the work, which requires removing the wheels and brakes, might be completed without causing a slip of the launching date.


Three Kings strike back at Santa Claus in Spain

Santa Claus is under attack by his traditional rivals in Spain, the Three Kings, in an advertising campaign that shows the jolly man in red shot down in an alley and calls him over-commercial and cruel to elves.


MILITARY ANALYSIS A Goal Is Met. What's Next?

In the coming weeks, the US and Iraq's government must still combat a resilient and dangerous insurgency outside Falluja. By ERIC SCHMITT.


The BBC's Mike Baker looks at Conservative pledges to improve discipline in schools and finds no easy solutions.


Roma, 23:09 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: LA SITUAZIONE NEL GRUPPO B

Questa la situazione nel girone B delle qualificazioni ad Euro 2008 dopo gli incontri giocati oggi.<...


While critics have been keying in on the lack of a rotation for the Nationals as pitchers and catcher report, first-year manager Manny Acta is focusing on shaking off jitters on the "biggest day" of his career.


A profit warning from consumer products giant Unilever and concern that oil prices, now topping $46 a barrel, will hurt company earnings kept European shares in negative ground Monday.


Bid premium etc. CDW, the big US computer dealer, is selling itself to a private equity firm for $7.3bn. That's a 16.1 per cent premium over CDW's closing price on Friday.â¦


Craig CrawfordÃ¢ÂÂs Trail Mix: Immigration Foes to Target McCain Tonight

John McCain is in for a rough night. Chief among his Republican presidential rivals as a backer of the immigration bill now roiling the partyÃ¢ÂÂs conservative base, the Arizona senator is likely to take plenty of hits during tonightÃ¢ÂÂs New Hampshire debate on CNN.


Violence, prison riot kill more than a dozen in Haiti ...

UN peacekeepers patrolled the streets of Haiti's capital as gunfire rang out Thursday, a day after a prison riot and shootouts killed a dozen people and left scores injured during a visit by US Secretary of State Colin Powell.


Wireless Abounds; The Focus Now  Is on Improving It

Nextel was the big story in telecommunications yesterday, thanks to the Reston company's mega-merger with Sprint, but the future of wireless may be percolating in dozens of Washington area start-ups.


L'agrigentino Francesco Termine era ricercato dal 1992


NTL announces that it has "no present intention" of making an offer for ITV.


Scientists: Stem Cells Colonies Created Without Harming Embryos

Scientists in Massachusetts said today they had created several colonies of human embryonic stem cells without harming the embryos from which they were derived, the latest in a series of recent advances that could speed development of stem cell-based treatments for a variety of diseases.


Controlli su circa 30 mila sostanze in commercio


Shepherd learns that goats can't buy you love

A Portuguese shepherd took up arms in despair after he bartered 15 goats and 2 500 (about R20 000) in exchange for a young new wife, who never turned up, a newspaper here reported on Saturday.


By Anonymous  Coca-Cola North America announced its beverage syrup plant in Columbus, Ohio, has become the first syrup production facility in the country to achieve the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star.


Oil steady at $96 as geopolitical worries lurk

Oil was steady at $96 a barrel on Monday, heading for its biggest annual gain this decade as growing geopolitical concerns and dwindling consumer nation stockpiles outweighed the risk of a softening U.S. economy.


Obama, McCain Continue Winning Streaks in Wisconsin

Bloomberg - Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Senator Barack Obama won Wisconsin's Democratic presidential primary, extending his streak of victories over rival Hillary Clinton, television networks projected.


Look out, Google: the Redmond giant will make its long-awaited big splash into the search engine market tomorrow. The moment of truth has arrived.


The latest Blackberry mobile device packs a traditional Qwerty keyboard into  20 keys.


Common Bacteria Helps Treat Food Allergies

Nov. 12, 2004 - An experimental treatment for peanut, milk, and wheat allergies appears to have fared well in lab tests on dogs, markedly reducing the severe allergic response in these animals, say California researchers.


Sharon to fight back for Gaza pullout plan after being forced into ...

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's bumpy road of his disengagement plan has restarted with a somewhat surprise defeat in the opening of the Knesset's winter session.


A text of President Bush's news conference at the White House on Thursday, as transcribed by eMediaMillWorks, Inc.:


Cagliari, 20:30 - CALCIO, SUAZO: CONTENTO PER INTER, MILAN MI HA CAPITO

"Adesso andiamo a fare le cose per bene, è tutto ok, sono contento". Queste le prime parole d...


EU leaders to offer Turkey deal on membership talks

The European Parliament yesterday called for EU membership talks with Turkey as soon as possible, paving the way for heads of government to make an historic offer to Ankara at a meeting tonight.


Edwards' Bloggers Apologize for Comments

By NEDRA PICKLER  WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday he was personally offended by the provocative messages two of his campaign bloggers wrote criticizing the Catholic church, but he's not going to fire them.


UK Government Gambling Bill Passes First Parliamentary Hurdle

The UK Gambling Bill, which will allow Las Vegas-style super-casinos in Britain, passed its first regulatory hurdle in the face of opposition from some members of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour party.


A man accused of shooting dead a police officer  twice tried to buy a gun from the owner of a gym, a court hears.


Palermo, 17:56 - CALCIO, PALERMO; COLANTUONO: CRISI DEL LIVORNO MERITO NOSTRO

L'allenatore del Palermo Stefano Colantuono dice che la situazione difficile del Livotno, surclassat...


Presidente iraniano ribadisce dubbi su Olocausto


Insurance payments halted for some on Social Security

FRANKFORT, Ky. - The state will no longer pay federal health-insurance premiums for 4,800 Kentuckians on Social Security because officials say the people don't qualify for the aid.


Former Indian cabinet minister Shibu Soren is given a life term for murdering his aide.


Federal health officials said yesterday that 2.6million additional doses of flu vaccine will be available in January, far fewer than the 48 million lost to contamination at an American-owned manufacturing plant in Britain.


Jacksonville tight end Kyle Brady feels a little like Frankenstein's monster.


Napoli, 15:10 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; DE LAURENTIIS: NOSTRA CRESCITA PROSEGUE

E' l'Europa a stretto giro di posta l'obiettivo del presidente del Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis. ''...


Recent poor performances are forgotten; scapegoats cut some slack and fears for the outcome of the season replaced by increased optimism.


Toyota Motor Corp. said on Tuesday it will build a new plant in the United States, the latest sign of its pressing need for capacity to keep up with booming demand, with media reports placing the factory in the southern state of Mississippi.


Washington obtains copy of videotape purported to be 9/11 anniversary message from al-Qaida leader.


Sir Alex Ferguson billed Cristiano Ronaldo as the equal of David Beckham after seeing the Manchester United winger score a spectacular free-kick as the reigning champions returned to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Portsmouth.


Train at twice legal speed when derailed

AUTHORITIES have said the country's fastest train was travelling at twice the permitted speed when it derailed in Queensland. The Tilt Train plunged off the line north of Bundaberg


Oden Helps Buckeyes Keep Pace in Big Ten

By LARRY LAGE  EAST LANSING, Mich. - Greg Oden had 16 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks to lead No. 4 Ohio State to a 63-54 win over Michigan State on Saturday.


NEW YORK - Dressed in a tuxedo, Simba sat at the front of one of Manhattan's newest dining establishments and nodded at people who greeted him. Then he yawned, began to roll on the floor and lick his paws...


An opposition rally Friday is part of a broader populism that has stalled the young democracy.


Thierry Henry's management responds with fury to a French report suggesting a deal is in place for him to sign for Barcelona.


Abramovich staying at Chelsea despite losses

Premiership champions Chelsea have insisted that billionaire owner Roman Abramovich will be staying at Stamford Bridge after the London club revealed annual losses for the year ending June 2006 of 80.2 million pounds.


Shares in internet gaming firm Sportingbet jump 15% after it says has received a takeover approach.


Tony Blair says the completion of Wembley will boost London's hopes of staging the 2012 Olympics.


Britain Considers U.S. Request for More Iraq Help

Britain is considering a U.S. request to  move troops into more potentially dangerous areas of Iraq, a  politically charged move which has re-ignited anger over Prime  Minister Tony Blair's support for the war.


MSNBC mistakes a 'fake Al Sharpton' blog for the real thing

Blog: In an article about African American leaders' reactions to the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal, an MSNBC reporter quotes a satirical blog by mistake.


NATO, Afghan troops kill scores of Taliban: NATO

A suicide bomber assassinated an Afghan   provincial governor on Sunday, as NATO said it killed almost   100 more Taliban fighters in its biggest offensive against the   resurgent Islamist group.


(InfoWorld) - Companies are losing the battle to secure their IT systems from attacks by hackers and other threats, warned Bruce Schneier, the founder and chief technology officer of Counterpane Internet Security. "I don't think, on the whole, we are winning the security war; I think we are losing it," Schneier said in a speech, which was webcast Wednesday at the Hack In The Box Security Conference (HITB) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As systems get more complex, they getÂ less secure, according to Schneier. Even as security technology improves, the complexity of modern IT systems has increased at a faster rate. "The Internet is the most complex machine ever built," Schneier said. "This explains why security is getting worse." In addition, the nature of the threat that companies face has changed in important ways. Where hacking was once considered a profession for hobbyists, a growing number ofÂ hackers are now criminalsÂ with a profit motive. "The nature of the attacks are changing because the adversaries are changing," Schneier warned. "They have different motivations, different skill sets and different risk aversions." Hobbyists now represent the minority of hackers, according to Schneier. This change means hackers pose an even greater threat to companies. "The hobbyist is more interested in street cred, the criminal wants results," he said. To turn the battle in its favor, the security industry must look beyond purely technical measures, according to Schneier. "Look for the economic levers," he said. "If you get the economic levers right, the technology will work. If you get the economics wrong, the technology will never work." Externalities, an economic term used to describe the effects of one person's actions on another, are central to building effective security, Schneier said. For example, U.S. banks do not spend heavily toÂ defend against identity theftÂ because they are not affected when such theft occurs. To the banks, this is an externality. However, when banks bearÂ liability for a security breach, such as an unauthorized ATM withdrawal, they make the investments necessary to prevent these incidents from taking place, he said. The same economic lessons can be applied to software vendors. To improve the security of software, Microsoft and others should be made liable for selling software that is not secure. "When you use buggy software and you lose data, that's your loss and not the software company's loss," Schneier said. That needs to change, according to Schneier. "The organization that has the capability to mitigate the risk needs to be responsible for the risk," he said HITB runs through Thursday, Sept. 21.


Bindi Irwin wants her new TV show to continue the educational and conservation work of her father, the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.


Thirty people were killed when a house rigged with explosives blew up during a police raid on insurgents in the latest deadly blow for Iraqi security forces a month ahead of national elections.


Gunmen seized two Egyptians from their Baghdad office, the third in a new series of audacious operations to kidnap foreigners in the Iraqi capital this month.


Q&A: Red Hat CEO believes Delta past isn't a liability

Jim Whitehurst, 40, thinks his experience as Delta's COO will help him turn Red Hat into a big company. Also: he talks the open-source talk.


Racism lite masks reality on the streets

Comment is free: Mary Riddell: Discrimination is still horribly endemic in our society.


Former U.S. health chief returns to roots to campaign

LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (Reuters Life!) - Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona says it's payback time as he goes back to his roots to campaign for people to look after their health.


Drape black bunting over the holiday decorations. Carve an ice sculpture of a pinstriped Satan. The Evil Empire has struck again.


Want to shop like the stars but words fail you?

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Like, it's a bag, like Mischa Barton's.


INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - Tyson Gay overcame a slow start and aching back to run 9.98 seconds in the 100 meters preliminaries at the U.S. championships on Thursday.


Fearing FCC Sanctions, Stations Cancel 'Saving Private Ryan'

SEATTLE - Dozens of ABC affiliates across the country chose not to air the Academy Award-winning film "Saving Private Ryan" Thursday night fearing backlash from the Federal Communications Commission.


Seagate announced today the availability of a 400 gigabyte (GB) Barracuda 7200.8 model for high-end PC's and entry-level servers.


Lesotho: Rise in HIV-Positive Babies Recorded

At least 15 percent of babies born in Lesotho each year are HIV-positive, the government and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) have said.


Mastella 'se succede sara' crisi', Ferrero 'toni eccessivi'


Predictions about the fate of enterprise computing in 2005 abound, but trends in the developing field of business process outsourcing (BPO) are perhaps the hardest to pin down.


MILANO, 15 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Rubavano e clonavano automobili di media e grossa cilindrata destinate a concessionarie in Spagna, Germania e Marocco. Il business, da milioni di euro, Ã¨ stato interrotto dall'operazione


The Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday denied a report in the local media, which claimed that President Chen Shui-bian's ( é³æ°´æ ) presidential flight had been intercepted by


The New England Patriots take on the New York Giants in the NFL's showpiece game in Arizona.


"Waitress" a bittersweet success for composer

The success of the indie  comedy "Waitress" is bittersweet for the film's composer,  Andrew Hollander.


Two top CIA officers quit amid reported disputes with the recently-appointed boss of the US spying agency.


Calderon seeks allies to rule divided Mexico

Mexican President-elect Felipe   Calderon sought political allies on Wednesday in the huge task   of healing a country divided by poverty and his razor-thin   election victory.


Individuato uno dei primi covi dove e' stata tenuta Iole


CALCIO, PEREZ: ''TOTTI E CASSANO? PENSO SOLO ALLA PARTITA''

Roma, 8 dic. - (Adnkronos) - ''Totti e Cassano al Real Madrid? Voglio solo parlare della gara di questa sera. Non parlo di nient'altro se non della sfida con la Roma ed aggiungo che vogliamo vincere''. Il


Procuratore, 'violenza viene spesso da dentro famiglie'


A Swiss company has launched an eBay for details on unpatched security vulnerabilities.


England midfielder Gerrard says he shouldn't have been taken off

England goalscoring hero Steven Gerrard said he was taken off the field by mistake in Saturday's World Cup qualifying 2-2 tie with Austria.


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Cisco open $12m research center in Japan

Networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. have announced plans to open a new research and development center in Tokyo next year. The company will invest a cool $12 million in the project over five years.


Soulja Boy leads singles chart for sixth week

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Soulja Boy's "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" began a sixth non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, while Kanye West's "Stronger" held at No. 2.


Bill allows deduction of sales tax: Package could also help Nevadans with its renewable energy incentives. WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a far-reaching, $136 billion corporate tax package Monday that cuts


No. 2 Kansas, which has already played four games without injured preseason All-America Wayne Simien, could take the court Wednesday against Iowa State without two other injured starters.


Bush: Missile shield is meant to deter Iran

President George W. Bush said on Tuesday a planned missile shield in Europe is vital to protect against an "emerging Iranian threat" as he pressed an escalating U.S.-led campaign against Tehran.


1,400 dead or missing in Philippine storms

Stranded passengers from the devastated towns of Real and Infanta rush to board an outrigger boat December 6. Food and water shortage forced residents to flee to other province and Manila as roads to Real and other towns destroyed by flash floods and


A window, not a mirror: President needs truth-tellers, not ...

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is worried by the direction that Porter Goss, the CIA's new director, is leading his agency.


Businesses demand urgent action to replace Cardiff Chamber of Commerce after it went into liquidation.


Weather Stalls Attempts to Contain Alaska Spill

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - About 150 people have been  sent to an Aleutian island to try to clean up fuel oil  streaming from a wrecked cargo ship, but harsh weather has kept  most from the spill site, federal and stated officials said on  Saturday.


A committee of the House of Lords has claimed that Value Added Tax (VAT) carousel fraud is out of control.


A wanted Taliban insurgent leader in Afghanistan, Mullah Brother, was killed on Thursday in a U.S.-led raid in the southern province of Helmand, the Afghan Defence Ministry said, citing ground commanders.


Numerose perquisizioni in ambienti islamici radicali


Siemens Clocks Record Speed in Wireless Race

"There's a whole lot of factors that impact statements on speed, and the companies never include them. How far was it transmitted?


Israel carries out an air raid on the northern part of the Gaza Strip, killing a Palestinian near the Jabaliya refugee camp.


Ukraine campaign hots up after egg attack on PM

Campaigning for Ukraine's presidential election hotted up on Friday as Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, a leading candidate in the race, was briefly taken to hospital after an egg was tossed at him.


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.


The mayor of Washington and other officials said Friday that city government failed four children whose decomposing bodies were found this week in their mother's home.


French fans had not celebrated with such abandon in a World Cup stadium since 1998. Then again, Zinedine Zidane had not played a game like this one in eight years.


Yahoo Q2 profit down as display ad growth slows

Blog: Slowing growth in display advertising led to a nearly 2 percent drop in net profit for Yahoo in the second quarter.


Blair should let Brown become PM, top union says

Prime Minister Tony Blair should step down and make way for his Chancellor Gordon Brown, the head of the largest trade union said.


Commission Chairman Michael Powell ends an often-controversial tenure in which he tried to push industries into an increasingly deregulated world that some lawmakers, companies and consumer groups didn't like.


The dollar gained 2 percent against  the yen and Swiss franc on Tuesday after minutes of a December  Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting signaled the U.S.  central bank will continue raising interest rates.


After a few  flops and a political detour, Mr. Reiner returns with âThe Bucket List,â which stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.


A group demanding easier access to the emergency contraceptive Plan B said Friday it seeks to subpoena White House e-mails and other documents as part of its lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration.


Justine Henin and Serena Williams moved closer to another Grand Slam quarterfinal meeting, each easily advancing yesterday to the fourth round at Wimbledon.


Israel's Ariel Sharon says he will push ahead with plans for Gaza disengagement, despite a rebuke from his Likud party.


Shun stock from LBO-owned companies. Also pass on bond insurers and ratings agencies.


Southwest Bid for Assets of ATA Air Wins the Day

What Southwest Airlines wants, Southwest gets, assuming that a federal bankruptcy judge goes along. Southwest, the biggest and richest low-fare airline, won a weeklong bidding war yesterday


Nektar Therapeutics cuts costs after a slower rollout of its lead compound.


On his second day of testimony, the general failed to reassure skeptical senators from both parties


Emission caps unlikely without Bush help

Democrats running Congress will likely not be able to pass climate legislation with mandatory limits on "greenhouse" gases without help from President Bush, the chairman of the Senate's energy panel said Monday.


Chittagong, december 23: An indisciplined India allowed Bangla-desh to come too close for comfort before scripting a thrilling 11-run victory in the first ODI game here today.


Disappointment, Some Hope in Aceh Over Helsinki Talks

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Tsunami survivors in  Indonesia's Aceh province faced more uncertainty on Sunday as  talks between the government and separatist rebels ended with  no accord and officials planned to move thousands to new  refugee camps.


Hollidayâs Son Follows the Family Tradition

Matt Holliday is a leading candidate for the Most Valuable Player award. But his teammates suspect that he may soon be eclipsed by his 3-year-old son Jackson.


Only one satellite radio stock is worth buying...and it's not the one that snagged Howard Stern. This is an update of a column that originally ran on September 30.


Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's apparently solid win in Sunday's rerun election for president of Ukraine holds the promise of taking the former Soviet republic farther down the road to reform and democracy.


UNCASVILLE, Connecticut (Ticker) -- The Washington Mystics attempt to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the second time in three years when they visit the Connecticut Sun on Monday.


Bush sees Palestine state treaty within year

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President George W. Bush told Palestinians on Thursday he believed they would sign a peace treaty with Israel within a year that would give them their own state.


General Motors Corp. is thrilled that Tiger Woods will promote Buick for the next five years, but GM chairman Rick Wagoner says the automaker could make better use of the world's best-known golfer.


Nuclear talks begin in Rome with Iran defiant

Iran will not retreat "one iota" from its nuclear program, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, as his new chief negotiator met Western diplomats for the first time.


United Close to Agreement With Another Brazilian: Fred

D.C. United is close to finalizing a deal to acquire Brazilian forward-midfielder Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, according to several sources.


Danton Sentenced to 7 1/2 Years for Murder Plot

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (Sports Network) - Former St. Louis  Blues forward Mike Danton has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in  prison for concocting a murder-for-hire plot against his agent.


Roma, 14:06 - CALCIO, FIGC; MELANDRI: UN COMMISSARIO UNICO

Il Ministro dello Sport, Giovanna Melandri, in un intervento a 'Repubblica Radio', non concorda sull...


Ford announced several high-level management changes yesterday, including the retirement of two stalwarts, its president Sir Nick Scheele and vice-chairman Allan Gilmour, who played


Iraqi exiles from Australia to the  United States began registering on Monday for elections at the  end of the month, many of them voting for the first time in a  poll they hope will help bring democracy to their country.


Study: Many Students Don't Apply for Aid

A new study says hundreds of thousands of college students who may be eligible for federal financial aid don't get it for a simple reason - they don't apply.    The study released Monday by the American Council on Education, which represents colleges and universities, says that half of the 8 million undergraduates enrolled in 1999-2000 at institutions participating in federal student aid programs did not complete the main federal aid application form...


The long-running feud between British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his predecessor Tony Blair threatened to reignite Sunday after a new book detailed claims of foul-mouthed rows between the pair.


The Tony Bennett 80th-birthday celebration rolls west. Bennett was honored with an all-star bash in New York on Aug. 3, his birthday. Next up: a glittering celebration in Los Angeles.


Joel Siegel, a longtime movie critic for WABC-TV and "Good Morning America" who racked up five New York Emmy Awards for his insightful work, died Friday, the television station said. He was 63.


Eidur Gudjohnsen scores a hat-trick as Chelsea cruise past Blackburn.


NEW YORK - What are the odds that a tiny nation like Antigua and Barbuda could take on the United States in an international dispute and win?


Incoraggiamento a ricercatori impegnati a combattere cancro


Spitzer Nets Thousands of Galaxies in a Giant Cluster

In just a short amount of time, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has bagged thousands of previously unknown dwarf galaxies in a giant cluster of galaxies. Despite their diminutive sizes, dwarf galaxies play a crucial role in cosmic evolution.


Unilever Sales Decline Accelerates on Lower Demand, Competition

Unilever, the maker of Lipton tea and Dove soap, said sales declines accelerated as demand in Western Europe fell and competitors cut prices.


A suicide car bomb targeting an army vehicle in the Afghan capital, Kabul, kills one person, officials say.


Oil leapt to a record high for a third day on Monday, surpassing $93 as Mexico briefly halted one-fifth of its production and the U.S. dollar struck new lows.


Investors ignore warnings in volatile markets

When a 76-year-old pensioner recently  told Jill Schlesinger he wanted to put 10 percent of his  $100,000 portfolio into gold, the financial adviser knew the  latest investment craze would likely end badly, and soon.


The four Britons still held by the US in Guantanamo Bay could be released within days, US defence sources say.


Yahoo Asks Court In U.S. to Dismiss Suit Over China

Yahoo yesterday asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the Internet giant of abetting torture and abuse of pro-democracy writers in China.


A gauge of future economic activity that had declined for five straight months reversed course in November, signaling that the nation's financial engine is still gaining power even though the growth rate has slowed.


Tiffany shares jump on takeover speculation

Shares of Tiffany & Co. Inc.  climbed as much as 6.8 percent and its options volume surged on Monday on renewed speculation the fine jewelry retailer could be a takeover target.


A powerful bomb attached to a bicycle exploded near an army lorry in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta yesterday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 20.


32in model coming to UK next month LG will bring what it claims is the world's first 32in plasma TV to space-restricted living rooms in the UK next month after debuting the diminutive flat panel in Brazil this week.â¦


Roma, 12:46 - CICLISMO, DOPING: SPEZIALETTI CONVOCATO IN PROCURA GIOVEDI'

Il ciclista Alessandro Spezialetti è stato convocato dall'Ufficio di Procura Antidoping


SK Telecom to Develop Next-Generation Content Delivery Services Using Digital Fountain's DF Raptor(TM) Solution

Digital Fountain Inc. today announced that it has licensed its DF Raptor  software solution to SK Telecom, the largest mobile operator in Korea.  SK Telecom will develop its next-generation of MBMS, BCMCS, and S-DMB  content delivery services using DF Raptor™.


Five Democrats discuss health care in IA

Five Democratic presidential candidates pledged during an AARP forum Thursday night to spend more on health care and bolster retirement programs crucial to politically potent seniors.


A UK-African team describes a new primitive dinosaur species from the Late Triassic - about 210 million years ago.


Robin van Persie scores two - including a contender for goal of the season - as Arsenal beat Charlton.


Yahoo chases Google in mobile search race

Yahoo has unveiled its own version of a search facility for mobile phones hot on the heels of similar software from US rival Google.


Strong start for TV converter box program, U.S. says

More than 1 million U.S. households  have requested $40 government coupons since Tuesday to help pay  for converter boxes for the coming switch to digital  television, officials said on Friday.


Oracle Corp. President Charles Phillips on Monday said PeopleSoft Inc. customers have become more comfortable with the prospect of a merger between the two software firms even as the proposed transaction awaits a critical ruling from a Delaware court.


Europe's main stock markets held steady at the half-way stage, amid news of a 14-billion-dollar takeover bid for chemicals group Imperial Chemical Industries.


Presbyterian Church rebukes "lesbian evangelist"

The U.S. Presbyterian Church has rebuked one of its ministers who describes herself as a "lesbian evangelist" for presiding over two gay weddings, officials said on Friday.


England draw the second Test against Sri Lanka and keep the series alive after rain brings an early end in Colombo.


Opposition urges Kenyan leader to concede

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called on Sunday for the government to concede defeat or allow a recount in a presidential election, saying fraud had stripped his rival's administration of legitimacy.


Source: Deal on Jamal Lewis could include jail time after season

Lawyers for Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis are negotiating a plea deal in his drug conspiracy case that would allow him to serve jail time in the offseason, a source close to the case told The Associated Press on Saturday.


Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday praised the mass media for helping to spread democracy and knowledge around the world, but lamented that it also tended to hype violence, vulgarity and consumer products.


Italy's foreign minister  is going to the Middle East to try to secure the release of two Italian women seized in Iraq.


China's Top Judge Says Closed Trials Allowed in Cases Involving State Secrets

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 22 September: China's chief justice has said that secret trials are resolutely prohibited in Chinese courts unless the law dictates a defendant should be tried behind closed doors.


Finland's bus strike spreads in Helsinki

The Finnish bus strike, which on Tuesday entered its second week and affects eight cities, is likely to spread on Wednesday to the Port of Helsinki and ADR-Haanpaa Oy, the industrial chemical transporter.


IAEA Won't Guarantee Iran Probe Deadline

VIENNA, Austria - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Tuesday that he cannot guarantee his probe of Iran's suspect nuclear activities will be complete by November, the deadline sought by the United States and its European allies...


Ban Ki-moon to take oath as U.N. secretary-general

South Korean Ban Ki-moon takes the oath of office as the eighth U.N. secretary-general at a ceremony in the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, less than three weeks before he assumes the post from Kofi Annan.


A Russian television network showed footage from inside the school raided by militants last week, depicting hooded attackers in a gymnasium crowded with hostages and strung up with explosives attached to wires.


Blair made plans to sack Brown before 2005 election: report

British Prime Minister Tony Blair planned to dismiss Gordon Brown and break up his power base at the finance ministry after the 2005 general elections, according to a leaked document published Sunday.


Seminole Tribe of Florida buys Hard Rock

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is buying the Hard Rock business, including its massive collection of rock 'n' roll memorabilia, in a $965 million deal with British casino and hotel company Rank Group PLC, the tribe announced Thursday.


Update to the public data adds support for nine more languages plus e-mail and reporting enhancements.


Inzamam banned over refusal to play but cleared of ball-tampering

Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was cleared of ball-tampering but found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute over his side's refusal to play during last month's fourth Test against England.


A new class of HIV drugs will help doctors treat patients who have become resistant to treatment.


Deputy leader of the Commons Nigel Griffiths quits over plans to renew the UK's nuclear weapon system.


Fueled by anxiety awakened by the mortgage loan crisis, private equity firms are finding it harder to borrow as investors demand better terms for loans and bonds.


Madrid, 15:33 - CICLISMO, RUTA DEL SOL: VAN HEESWIJK VINCE TERZA TAPPA

L'olandese Max van Heeswijk (Rabobank) ha vinto la terza tappa della Ruta del Sol, 165,7 km da La Gu...


Trionfa De Sica, vola Pieraccioni al secondo posto


Friend of 9/11 Hijackers Convicted as an Accessory to Murder

KARLSRUHE, Germany, Nov. 16 -- A Moroccan man was convicted of being an accessory to murder in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, as a German appeals court ruled Thursday that evidence showed he knew that the plotters planned to hijack and crash planes.


A board member testifies Monday that the former CEO was fired in large part because of his reckless exaggeration to Wall Street analysts.


Zend Developer Zone: Creating Data Tables With PEAR Structures_DataGrid

Cal Evans has posted a tutorial on the Zend Developer Zone (posted today) about using the PEAR Structures_DataGrid package to create quick and easy data tables.   In this article, I'll be introducing you to the Structures_DataGrid package, showing you how it can be used to display structured data in tabular form. I'll be showing you how to hook it up to various data sources (including a CSV file, an RSS feed and an Excel spreadsheet), and how to format the resulting output so it's as pretty (or as ugly) as you want it to be.   They talk about what you'll need to get started (the different packages for different kinds of data) and some sample code to help you down the path to more attractive tables. There's even a bit touching on some of the more advanced features like exporting to Excel, pagination and data sorting.


US Soldier Jailed After Admitting Iraq Prison Abuse

Washington, Oct. 22 (NNN) : A US army reservist who pleaded guilty to five charges of abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail near Baghdad has been sentenced to eight years in prison.


Andy Roddick hit a record 155-mph serve in his 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win against Vladimir Voltchkov on Friday to help the United States to a 2-0 lead against Belarus in the Davis Cup semifinals.


CD rates vary from bank to bank because their cash needs vary

Q I am a retiree with a lot of money in certificates of deposit. Since a bank that offers the highest interest rate at one time often doesn't offer the best rate later, I now have CDs at eight different banks, which is very inconvenient. A little bank in my neighborhood currently offers 5.3 percent, while one of the large ...


Brad Renfro, Former Child Movie Actor, Dies at 25

Mr. Renfro played a witness to a mob lawyerâs suicide in the 1994 legal thriller âThe Clientâ and a suburban youth tutored in evil by an elderly Nazi war criminal in the 1998 film âApt Pupil.â


A parliamentary committee says the government must drop its plans on extending terror detention limits.


In his bitter wrangling with Hamas over legitimacy, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is considering calling presidential and legislative elections to strengthen his position, a top aide said Thursday.


Bollywood actor Aamir Khan on Tuesday said that Rang De Basanti which has been selected as entry to Oscar foreign film category will make India's dream come true.


Texas Court Reverses Child-Killer Yates Verdicts

Andrea Yates, the Houston mother  serving life for drowning her five children in a case that  shocked America, had her murder convictions overturned by a  state appeals court on Thursday because of flawed testimony by  an expert witness.


Arizona Diamondbacks Team Report - September 23

(Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies will finish a three-game series with a doubleheader today at Coors Field.


Tutto l'1,58% ceduto ieri. Disponibile solo con opa


Petition calling on Apple to open its music player to rival tunes becomes target of anti-RealNetworks brickbats.


Films in Focus: `Ladder 49' proves simple doesn't always mean bad

"Ladder 49" is about as basic as Hollywood gets in its romanticized portrait of the heroism of firefighters. But basic isn't always a bad thing and, despite an almost generic line-up of characters


PHOENIX - One way or the other the Patriots will make history tonight in Super Bowl XLII.


Last year we explored the question of Microsoft's potential liability for software flaws exploited by viruses and other forms of malware.


Long Wait for 1,500 Title Ends for Lagat and U.S.

Bernard Lagat, 32, had never won the 1,500 in a major event before Wednesday, when he finished in 3 minutes 34.77 seconds.


SEOUL Sovereign Asset Management, the largest shareholder of SK Corp., said Sunday that it would take legal action after directors of South Korea's biggest oil refiner refused a request for an extraordinary general meeting.


American number three seed Andy Roddick celebrated U.S. Independence Day in style on Wednesday, overpowering Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2 7-5 7-6 to take his appointed place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.


Australian ministers will urge Pacific rim leaders to do more to free up global trade and fight terrorism when they attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Chile this week.


The Hungarian cartoon feature âThe District!â is a last-minute shoo-in for the title of 2007âs most original animated film.


Seeking romance: GSOH and Web 2.0 compatibility essential

Life & style: Online dating agencies are changing to attract the MySpace generation.


Continued improvement in its operational performance boosts second-quarter earnings.


Dismay Over New U.N. Human Rights Council

Critics say the new council is not a sufficient improvement over the former, widely discredited, Human Rights Commission.


Charlie Hodgson scores 27 points as England overwhelm the Springboks at Twickenham.


In Close Races, Local Issues Still Dominate

MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Sept. 28 -- Spend nine days traveling through one of this year's most contested political regions and there is no mistaking the mood of voters: They are angry.


Convention Features Fulsome Praise of Bush

Courageous, loyal, steadfast, honest, honorable, dignified, determined, rock solid, principled, unwavering, optimistic, unyielding, far-seeing, firm, compassionate and wise.


Former Alienware developer invades the customized-PC space

Blog: New company, NVousPC, specializes in notebooks with personalized designs. But is there room for another enthusiast PC company?


Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday turned to an outsider to bolster his economic team, nominating Kellogg Co. chief executive and Cuban-born Carlos Gutierrez as the next commerce secretary.


Ascoli Piceno, 13:02 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: ESONERATO IL DG DE NICOLA

Mancanza di risultati e ad Ascoli c'è un'altra vittima della difficile situazione in cui vers...


ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUALS COVERAGE OF SCENES OF DEATH AND INJURY A father of a victim of Sunday's quake-triggered tidal wave cries before a mass burial in Tamil Tiger rebel-held Mullativu, eastern Sri Lanka, December 28, 2004.


Via a sperimentazione in 8 citta', anche per cig e mobilita'


This weekend, millions of Americans will be trying hard to forget the horror of the terrorist attacks that took place exactly three years ago.


Dow -0,03%, Nasdaq -0,09% Euro in rialzo a 1,3026 dlr


Lull in flood crisis but more rain on way

Clean-up continues with waters still rising in some areas.


For better or worse The BBC will press ahead with its Windows-only on-demand service when it launches the iPlayer on July 27, the broadcaster announced today.â¦


Bee Staff Writer. ALAMEDA - The best advice for Tim Brown on what he should do when he enters the Coliseum on Sunday comes from the self-proclaimed "Mr.


Hoax bomb threat forces flight to Stansted

A Virgin Atlantic flight from Hong Kong to London was forced to divert to a less busy airport by what turned out to be a hoax bomb threat.


Pg De Rose, ripristinare parere preventivo della Corte


First UK case of Bluetongue disease found

A laboratory has found the Bluetongue  virus in a cow in eastern England, the agriculture ministry  said on Saturday, the first case in Britain and a fresh setback  for the country's farming industry.


European Union foreign policy chief   Javier Solana said on Thursday he had failed to reach a deal   with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator on Tehran's atomic   ambitions, but they had paved the way for further talks.


Ivan Slams Cayman Islands, Heads for Cuba

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan pummeled the Cayman Islands with fierce winds that ripped off roofs and floodwaters that swamped homes, then strengthened to an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm as it headed for western Cuba.    The hurricane, one of the strongest on record in the region, has killed at least 65 people across the Caribbean...


Bush, Congress discuss $150 billion lift to economy

President George W. Bush told lawmakers on Thursday he wants tax rebates for families and breaks for businesses in a rescue plan for the struggling U.S. economy that could total up to $150 billion.


Giuliani talks about his prostate cancer

Republican Rudy Giuliani talks about surviving prostate cancer in a New Hampshire radio ad promoting the tax breaks he says he would give families to buy private health insurance.


EU regulators on Wednesday approved French mobile phone operator SFR to buy Tele2 AB's French fixed-line telephone and broadband unit, after SFR and its parent Vivendi promised to stay away from exclusive Internet broadcast rights to blockbuster films and to offer content to rivals.


Study Shows More Powerful Heart Drug Helps Blacks

An unusual study enrolling only black Americans showed a more powerful statin drug worked better to lower cholesterol than a rival brand, researchers said on Tuesday.


The price of the Pentium 4 560 is now priced at $417 from $637, while prices of other desktop Pentium 4 chips are cut by 18 percent to 33 percent.


2 French firms agree on aeronautics merger

PARIS Snecma, a state-run maker of airplane engines, and Sagem, a maker of mobile phones and defense electronics, said Friday that they had agreed to merge in a transaction that would create a company worth about â¬7.


Protesta contro ddl Mastella, 'riforma pre-napoleonica'


The cost to taxpayers for releasing Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe for the day is Â£2,000.


Brazilian President Lula rules out third term

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he will not seek a third consecutive term as Brazil's leader, but will try to influence the choice of his successor who might come from outside his ruling party.


With thoughts of those killed by captors in her native Russia, the Wimbledon champion says it "just shows that my loss is a little thing.


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Massive blizzard pummels Atlantic Canada for second straight day

HALIFAX (CP) - Maritimers awoke to see chest-high snowdrifts being sculpted by howling winds Monday as a massive blizzard - the third in a week - continued to thrash the region for a second day.


After 'The Incredibles,' Pixar Can Afford to Play Hard-to-Get

Anyone expecting Pixar to pounce on the success of "The Incredibles'' to strike a distribution deal would be mistaken.


Claudio Ranieri's future as manager of Valencia was thrown in doubt last night when they failed to progress from Group G following a 2-0 home defeat by Werder Bremen.


Iraq's Sistani Returns, Plans to End Najaf Crisis

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


At least 14 people were killed early Thursday in a U.S. attack on a western Baghdad neighborhood, police and residents said.


SIOUX FALLS, SD A South Dakota man, who recently weighed more than a-half ton, is recovering from obesity surgery. Patrick Deuel had surgery yesterday to reduce the size of his stomach so he can't eat as much.


HP VP Seeks Right Balance on Support Staffing

Exec VP of HP's technology solutions group discusses the impact of offshoring on customer service.


I medici lanciano l'allarme virus: "E' tardi per vaccinarsi"Su dieci malati quattro saranno bambini con meno di 4 anni                                                  Influenza, casi in aumento due milioni e mezzo a letto


Pope John Paul II will leave hospital on Thursday, 'cured' of his throat spasms, the Vatican says.


Santana passes medical and joins Mets: report

Venezuelan-born pitcher Johan Santana has completed his move to the New York Mets from the Minnesota Twins, after passing a medical on Saturday, MLB.com (http://www.mlb.com) reported.


With home foreclosures surging, senators on Wednesday examined lending practices that especially hurt minorities and seniors and can heighten the risk of default.


An union representing ambulance workers says scrapping paid meal breaks could create problems in the service.


CREW 4, METROSTARS 2 Buddle Scores 4; Crew Tops MetroStars

Edson Buddle scored a team-record four goals Saturday night, and the Columbus Crew beat the MetroStars, 4-2, securing a Major League Soccer playoff spot and extending its unbeaten streak to 13 games.


FTC looks for more victims of ChoicePoint breach

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking for victims of a data breach at ChoicePoint announced in early 2005.


Singapore is on the hunt for a serial   cat killer who has slaughtered at least 20 felines in the past   two weeks. The cats were found dumped in bushes and drains,   with their throats slit.


Pop producer Phil Spector is indicted on a charge that he murdered an actress at his home 19 months ago.


Clintonâs Gradual Education on Issues of Race

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, who grew up in the palest of Chicago suburbs,  is now competing for black votes across the South.


Peterson to Present Unified Front to Jury

Aphrodite Jones, a crime writer, holds up a special edition of the Redwood City Daily News, after the announcement of a first degree murder verdict in the Scott Peterson case, outside of the courthouse in Redwood City, Calif.


Pioneer to produce OLED phone screens next year

Effort is part of industrywide movement to bring the brighter, energy-efficient screens to the mass market.


Dell may offer Linux as alternative to Windows

Dell Inc.  is considering  offering the Linux operating system as an alternative to  Microsoft Corp.'s  Windows on its personal computers, a  Dell spokesman said on Tuesday.


11/1/04- With growing worries about the possibility of a global flu pandemic, the World Health Organization has announced plans to hold a summit to draft emergency response plans.


French bank Societe Generale said Thursday it has uncovered a $7.14 billion fraud Â one of history's biggest Â by a single futures trader who fooled investors and overstepped his authority.


Three Tigers tee off of C.C. Sabathia on Thursday, while Justin Verlander baffles the Indians as Detroit drops Cleveland, 11-3.