EU, eyes on Kosovo, to offer Serbia fast track

European Union leaders, worried that Kosovo's push for independence could trigger instability in the Balkans, were set to offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc at a summit on Friday.


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A Republican lawmaker fighting for re-election said Sunday he has not turned against President Bush's Iraq policy but called for a withdrawal timetable to light a fire under the Iraqi government.


Daimler Eyes Taking GM Minority Stake As Price of Chrysler: FT

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 26--TOKYO -- DaimlerChrysler AG is weighing taking a minority stake  in General Motors Corp.


Hardly anybody likes the current tax system. But as President Bush undertakes the potentially historic task of coming up with something better, he is confronting


U.S. officer charges dismissed in Haditha killings

The U.S. Marines have dismissed charges against one of the officers accused of dereliction of duty for failing to report accurately the U.S. killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005.


Internet Protocol version 6 will improve VoIP quality, other wireless services.


Republican Ron Paul vowed Thursday night to continue his presidential campaign into New Hampshire and other states.


Iran vowed defiantly on Thursday not to   bow to Western pressure, hours before a U.N. watchdog was   expected to report Tehran had failed to meet a deadline to halt   work which the West fears could help it build a nuclear bomb.


Defectors May Push Toshiba Out of HD-DVD Format

When the history of the nearly three-year, high-definition DVD format war is written, this may be the point when both sides realized the end is near.


LOS ANGELES - Billy Joel wrote the song, "Say Goodbye to Hollywood." On Monday, he joked he'd never leave. "It looks like I'm always going be here," Joel said after his sidewalk star was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame...


'Striscia la notizia' programma piu' visto della giornata


NATO-led forces will face "hard fighting" this spring in Afghanistan's volatile south and west, where the Taliban is gearing up for increased suicide and roadside bomb attacks, an alliance spokesman said Wednesday.


Dalai Lama Leads Prayers in South Russia

The Dalai Lama thrilled thousands of Buddhist pilgrims, consecrating a temple and stopping at Russian Orthodox church during his first visit to Russia in a decade, a trip that has angered China.


CHICAGO - Sammy Sosa homered for the first time in more than two weeks and Derrek Lee drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.    Moises Alou and Neifi Perez also homered for the Cubs, who pulled within a half-game of idle San Francisco in the NL wild-card race...


A Pembrokeshire woman diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year has inspired her village to stage a week of fundraising events.


Torino, 20:20 - Calcio, Torino; Marinelli: spero di contribuire al ritorno in A

Carlo Ariel Marinelli, il trequartista argentino preso dal Torino per rafforzare la propria rosa e p...


Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  reported on Wednesday the biggest quarterly loss in its history after writing down $8.4 billion, mostly from bad investments related to risky subprime mortgages.


Gunmen kill Lebanese worker, kidnap Italians in Nigeria

Unidentified gunmen have opened fire on two Lebanese workers in southern Nigeria's Rivers State, killing one.


In the breezy, amoral heist comedy âMad Money,â âFun With Dick and Janeâ meets â9 to 5â on the way to recession.


Iraq Government Retracts Claim Top Saddam Aide Held

Iraq's government said on Monday it had  not captured the most wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the  run, in an embarrassing climbdown a day after top officials  reported he had been seized in a raid by Iraqi forces.


Panasonic, Sharp, and Toshiba launch tech recycling company

Top TV makers have formed a recycling company to handle tech waste and comply with changing state laws.


Can the emerging superpower fast-forward through the most carbon-intense phase of nation building?


"It felt good playing again - but I'm too sore for England duty"


With trash piling up, Athens in midst of garbage crisis

ATHENS -- Since the Greek capital's only landfill reached saturation a month ago, Athens has been in the grip of a garbage crisis.


MacCentral - Apple on Wednesday introduced the iTunes Affiliate Program. The program pays 5 percent commissions to affiliate Web sites by offering direct links to a any song, album or artist on iTunes. Sites who are accepted as affiliates can download Apple-made marketing materials and are eligible to apply to the Apple Store Affiliate program as well. And applicants who sign up through September 15, 2004 are also eligible to win one of five iPod minis.


German lawmakers send soldiers to Lebanon

The German parliament has voted to send soldiers to Lebanon, removing the final hurdle for a German contribution to the international peace keeping force.


The fastest-swivelling space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit on Saturday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions.


I donât see how you can avoid a certain amount of gloom given the week weâve just had â and its implications for the future of the U.S. economy.


Home crowd will put India under pressure: Jennings

KOLKATA, Nov. 27. - The South Africa coach Mr Ray Jennings said today that the vocal crowd at Eden Gardens will be more intimidating for the Indians themselves, than for the visitors.


Moscow summons a senior UK diplomat to complain about the activities of London-based Russian exiles.


Virus writer Sven Jaschan, who claimed responsibility for the Sasser and Netsky worms, has been given a job at an internet security company.


Boone Gives Nets a Lift, Except at the Free-Throw Line

Nets center Josh Boone played well in an 86-77 loss Friday to the Boston Celtics. But he was also 0 of 6 from the free-throw line, a smudge on a terrific game.


The UK needs to stand firm against global terrorism, Tony Blair says as three more UK troops are killed.


WACO, Texas (Sports Network) - Freshman Adrian Peterson  continued his quest for the Heisman Trophy with 240 yards  rushing and a season-high three touchdowns on 32 carries,  leading second-ranked Oklahoma to a 35-0 rout of Baylor at  Floyd Casey Stadium.


The Terrorist Statesman Took Peace Nowhere

Yasser Arafat's last days on earth, a subject of intense interest throughout much of the world, have evoked mixed emotions in the country that was his life's obsession: Israel.


President George W Bush reaffirms his commitment to a strong US dollar and pledges to halve the budget deficit.


Firenze, 20:07 - CALCIO, PRANDELLI: SEMPRE DISPONIBILE VERSO GILARDINO

Cesare Prandelli, tecnico della Fiorentina che domenica prossima affronterà il Milan al "Fran...


Lowell unmoved by offseason possibilities

TORONTO -- It was one of the more unusual examples of contract leverage in recent memory. When third baseman Mike Lowell agreed to sign a four-year extension with the Florida Marlins after they won the World Series in 2003, it included this stipulation: If the cash-strapped Marlins didn't obtain financing for a new stadium by the following November, Lowell had ...


NASA, Virgin Galactic Ink Spaceship Deal

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has signed a deal with a company owned by British entrepreneur Richard Branson to develop space tourism.


Russia does not murder spies any more: KGB veteran

The head of an organization of former Russian spies was quoted as saying on Thursday Stalin-era policies of Moscow assassinating enemies had ceased, and ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko was probably murdered by criminals.


Australians will head to the polls later in a vote between John Howard, who is going for his fourth straight term, and a complete newcomer.


AU Mediators Say Darfur Peace Talks Over

African Union mediators said Darfur peace talks were over in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Friday, saying more effort was needed to reach a political settlement for the conflict.


Scripps shutting down Cincinnati, Kentucky papers

E.W. Scripps Co. said on Tuesday it will shut down afternoon newspapers The Cincinnati Post and The Kentucky Post by the end of the year at the conclusion of a joint operating agreement.


Cagliari, 21:17 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; GIAMPAOLO: DOBBIAMO PARTIRE AL MASSIMO

L'allenatore del Cagliari Marco Giampaolo non da molto peso alla composizione del calendario ma l'in...


The 22-country Arab League will send envoys on a historic first mission to Israel this week to discuss a sweeping Arab peace initiative and how it might prop up embattled Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli and Arab diplomats said Sunday.


Manhunt 2 wins an appeal to force the British Board of Film Classification to look again at its banning.


Body May Keep a Dormant Cancer in Check -- Study

Tumor cells found in the blood of  breast cancer patients up to 20 years after surgery suggest  that the body may have ways of keeping a dormant cancer in  check, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.


Users of an anti-arthritis drug have been warned that it could cause an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. A new study linked the drug to the health risks, but users of Celebrex (celecoxib), manufactured


Livorno, 18:23 - Calcio, Livorno: in attacco il solo Danilevicius

Colomba sceglie il Livorno 2. Gli amaranto, giÃ  privi dei fratelli Lucarelli (squalificati), farann...


Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday it has found a new security flaw with its Windows XP operating system and warned that an attacker could infiltrate other computers by persuading their owners to open a specialized graphics file.


Flu Shot Shortage Becomes A Reality In The US

The lack of available flu vaccine in US this flu season means a substantial portion of the population will not be protected against influenza infection.


Russian gas firm Gazprom agrees to pay 35% more for natural gas exports from Turkmenistan.


About half of the 50 red-light enforcement cameras in the District have been out of service in recent months, giving a pass to drivers and potentially depriving the city of millions of dollars in fines, according to a firm that has taken over the system.


FDA Increases Warning on Mifepristone; Drug Still Considered ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday that Mifepristoneâs label will be changed to acknowledge that there are risks associated with any abortion, and that physicians prescribing the drug should instruct their patients to contact


Home Secretary John Reid is under pressure after three more terror suspects on control orders abscond.


ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Bills are making plans for tight end Kevin Everett to attend the team's home finale Sunday, which would be his first trip back to Buffalo since sustaining a serious spinal cord injury.


Sofia Coppola's next project will reunite her with Virgin Suicides star Kirsten Dunst for a film about the life of the French queen consort Marie Antoinette.


For Brent Bolthouse, the don of Hollywood night life, another birthday is yet another excuse for a big party.


HUDSON, N.H. - A Nashua man faces a felony reckless conduct charge after his gun discharged in a Wal-Mart bathroom, striking the ceiling and scaring an employee in the next stall.


US regulator faults Big Four accounting firms - but gently

The new regulatory body for the United States audit industry said Thursday that its initial inspections of the Big Four accounting firms had found "significant audit and accounting issues" in audits by all of them.


Penn takes ambitious trek on "Wild" side

SAN FRANCISCO  - The romance of the open road has proved irresistible to adventurous young men from Jack London to Jack Kerouac and, more recently, Christopher McCandless, a troubled college grad who in the early 1990s burned his cash, junked his car and disappeared into the north Alaskan territories, where he died an agonizing death from starvation, alone.


Khartoum has changed. While it is still hot, without any greenery and covered with the fine dust that permeates one's eyes, teeth and hair, it is now extremely crowded.


Woman suicide bomber kills 2 in Jerusalem

societies went to work picking up bits of flesh and bone for burial under Jewish law. "In many cases we prevent heavy disasters.


Bush, Aides Court Jewish Votes in Tight Race

A speech by President Bush's national security adviser to a powerful pro-Israel lobbying group in Florida eight days before the election caps a concerted Republican drive for Jewish votes that has so far yielded minimal results.


U.N. envoy says Gaza a prison for Palestinians

Israel has turned the Gaza Strip into a   prison for Palestinians where life is "intolerable, appalling,   tragic" and the Jewish state appears to have thrown away the   key, a U.N. human rights envoy said on Tuesday.


Livewire: Beep! Beep! Ultra-Fast Broadband Is Here

For Rainer Kinnunen, life has been a bit of a blur since he signed up for a superhigh-speed Internet service three years ago.


Caught Up in the Aura of a Senegalese Saint

The heady show of African art at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art is a joy to the eye. But more important, it introduces us to an Africa and an Islam we don't know.


Roma, 10:12 - CALCIO, TORINO; CAIRO: MOMENTO DIFFICILE PASSERA'

Urbano Cairo crede nella risalita del Torino, quart'ultimo con 18 punti. ''Contro la Lazio abbiamo o...


Tough blow in Iraq for Scotland's proud Black Watch regiment

LONDON, Nov 4  - The Black Watch, three of whose soldiers have been killed in an ambush in Iraq just days after beginning a new mission near Baghdad, is one of the most famous regiments in the British army, billing itself "Scotland's finest".


Traditional farmers near Bucharest discover they must invest and modernise or leave the industry, as Romania gets ready to join the EU.


Airbus majority owner EADS gives the go-ahead for the 3-4bn euro development of a jet to rival Boeing's planned 7E7.


Iran protests over EU stance on Lebanon conflict

Iran has summoned the Finnish ambassador to Tehran to "strongly object" to the European Union's stance on the conflict in Lebanon. Finland currently holds the EU's rotating six-month presidency.


Nel 2007 erano stati 48 ma si e' trattato di un inverno mite


3Com founder takes the reins at GreenFuel

Robert Metcalfe, a founder of 3Com Corp. and the engineer who led the development of Ethernet computer networking technology, is taking the helm at a Cambridge start-up that seeks to replace imported oil with home-grown algae.


Giants' Bonds Wins Record Seventh NL Most Valuable Player Award

San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds, who became the third player in Major League Baseball history to hit 700 career home runs, won the National League Most Valuable Player Award


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Iraq to Close Borders Next Week to Thwart Attacks

Iraq will seal its borders next week to  prevent Shi'ite pilgrims flooding into the country, the  government said on Thursday, in the latest emergency measure  intended to thwart insurgent violence.


Simply making the choice to buy organic food can induce a sense of well-being, according to research.


Despite a strong ride in a follow up performance to her silver medal effort in Monday's time trial, Team USA's Rebecca Much (Chicago, Ill.) fell short of the podium in today's road race as the Netherlands ...


Researchers coax cells in a petri dish into learning to guide a plane. The project should lead to a better understanding of how the brain works. By Lakshmi Sandhana.


Film star politician dies in Philippines

The Philippine film legend who came close to defeating Gloria Arroyo in the presidential race in May died early today after suffering a stroke.


Militants Seek Edict on Iraq Kidnappings

A militant Iraqi group appealed Sunday to the country's top Sunni Muslim body for an edict on whether the kidnapping of foreigners who work for occupation forces is acceptable under Islam.


Attorney Says Heels May Hurt Sobriety Test

DURHAM, N.C. - Attorney Bill Thomas may get a lot more business from female motorists thanks to a novel defense strategy: High heels can help beat a DWI rap...


Mourning Comes Back; How Long Will He Stay?

Ten months after having a kidney transplant, Nets center Alonzo Mourning made his return at Continental Arena Thursday night in a preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers.


European Agency: Cloned Animals 'Unlikely' to Pose Risks

The European Food Safety Authority this morning said it has concluded that meat and milk from healthy cloned cattle and pigs is "very unlikely" to pose risks to consumers, opening the door to possible European sales of those controversial foods in the future.


The actor joins the celebrity war against AIDS.


In-house IT returns to London Stock Exchange

Up to 150 IT staffers are transferring back to the exchange from an outsourcing firm that had been running its trading systems.


STUART O'GRADY finishedthird behind American David Zabriskie in the 165.8km 11th stage of the Tour of Spain today. Despite a furious chase by the peloton close to the finish, Zabriskie, who had gone it alone


U.S. researchers say they may have discovered the reason for African and South American rainforest similarities, especially involving kapok trees.


"Don't Tase Me, Bro" tops '07 quote list

"Don't Tase Me, Bro", a phrase that swept the nation after a college student used it seeking to stop campus police from throwing him out of a speech by U.S. Sen. John Kerry, was named on Wednesday as the most memorable quote of 2007.


Maldives Picks Parliament in Tsunami-Delayed Vote

People in the tsunami-stricken Maldives  voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election, dismissed as a  sham by the opposition but praised by the government as a vote  of confidence for reform.


Carl Icahn attempts a board shakeup at Biogen.


Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf announces he will remain as army chief, despite promises to give up the post.


A Chilean judge has questioned former dictator Augusto Pinochet about political opponents who were abducted and presumably murdered during his 17-year rule.


On ice hockey game days, trams rolling  out of smart central Berlin fill up with more and more fans in  team jerseys the farther east they go.


Sony May Sell Game Chip Plant to Toshiba

As part of its cost-cutting effort, Sony may outsource PS3 chip production.


Ball State students traveling to South Asia

As the death toll from the tsunami rose this week, students and a professor from Ball State University's College of Architecture and Planning prepared to leave for a semester of field study in South Asia.


David Nalbandian beat big-serving Ivan Ljubicic Saturday to reach the finals of the $3 million-US Madrid Masters tennis tournament.


Actress Billie Piper is back on stage after illness forced her to miss her West End stage show.


With One Swing, Edmonds Redeems Himself and Cards

All of the wounds in this city, colored a fresh shade of cardinal red, healed with just one touch. The winning pitcher was the one who had the fractured hand.


Buyout firms to compete for British travel, financial services firm Saga

A clutch of giant US buyout companies are poised to launch into the UKpound 1 billion takeover battle for Saga, the travel and financial services group for the over-50s. With the deadline for the first round of ...


Bush Signals No Major Shift In Foreign Policy

Some changes will depend on whether key players in Bush's first-term team are replaced, but the direction would still be set by Bush and Vice President Cheney, a highly influential figure on foreign policy.


The European Union has agreed in principle to lift an 18 year arms embargo on Tripoli. The European bloc has bowed to pressure from Italy which wants to help the former pariah state fight illegal immigration.


Thousands protest outside Republican convention

Thousands of people demanding social reforms protested in New York, as the Republican National Convention got under way.


The Ratzinger Code? Pope uses Dan Brown's publisher

If Pope Benedict hopes his first book will sell like Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code", he wound up with the right U.S. publisher.


Grazie al 'forfettone' introdotto per i contribuenti minimi


AP IMPACT: New Orleans pumps were faulty

The Army Corps of Engineers, rushing to meet President Bush's promise to protect New Orleans by the start of the 2006 hurricane season, installed defective flood-control pumps last year despite warnings from its own expert that the equipment would fail during a storm, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.


India says not given up on U.S. nuclear deal

India said on Friday that it had not dumped a controversial nuclear deal with the United States, opposed by the Indian government's communist allies, but feared that time was running out to clinch it.


The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should have above-average activity, with three major hurricanes and a good chance at least one of them will make landfall, a top hurricane researcher said Friday.


La top model ha triplicato il suo reddito annuale


Il gruppo Autostrade gestisce il 56 per cento della rete italiana

Sotto l'albero gli italiani troveranno un nutrito pacchetto di rincari: dalle bollette di luce e gas, ai pedaggi delle autostrade. Aumenti in vista anche per le bollette del telefono e per le tariffe aeree, sulle quali pesa la spinta del caro-gasolio.


Air France-KLM eyes Delta-Northwest venture

Air France-KLM, the world's leading airline, said Thursday it was prepared to invest in a tie-up between US carriers Delta and Northwest.


Vocabulary is a funny thing. When a child screams and waves his arms around, it is called a "tantrum." When liberals do the same thing, it's called a "protest." Ryan Larsen  Salt Lake City  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Could the kibbutz, the cooperative Israeli settlements founded nearly a century ago as utopian farming villages, pose a business opportunity for American lawyers?


A US soldier at the centre of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal has asked at a hearing that his pending court martial be moved away from Baghdad, saying he has no chance of a fair trial there.


Telecommuters Cry âOuchâ to the Tax Gods

Tens of thousands of telecommuters are receiving tax bills from states where they do not live, do not vote and do not use local services like schools.


Americans were robbed and victimized by gun violence at greater rates last year than the year before, even though overall violent and property crime reached a 32-year low, the Justice Department said Sunday.


Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates vowed today to improve mental health care for service members, focusing the Pentagon's attention on a system described as deficient in dealing with such issues as psychological trauma and severe brain injuries resulting from the war in Iraq.


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Fed officials upbeat on noninflationary prospects

GREENVILLE, South Carolina  - The speed at which   the U.S. economy can grow without risking inflation has likely   dropped due to slower labor force growth, but the productivity   gains that help restrain inflation should stay strong, Federal   Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.


Amburgo, 12:14 - CICLISMO, ULLRICH ANNUNCIA RITIRO

Jan Ullrich, 33 anni, ha annunciato il ritiro dal ciclismo nel corso di una conferenza stampa. In ca...


A violent crime spike in four cities led the Justice Department on Friday to dispatch additional teams of federal agents to combat guns, gangs or surging murder rates in Mesa, Ariz.; Orlando, Fla.; San Bernardino, Calif., and San Juan, Puerto Rico.


Retired running back Ricky Williams says he contacted the Miami Dolphins this week at the request of his agent but has no plans to rejoin the team anytime soon.


Trevor Rees tells Princess Diana's inquest Mohamed Al Fayed pressured him to remember details.


Russia Urges Iran to Freeze Uranium Enrichment

Russia, a nuclear partner of Iran, on Monday backed the UN atomic watchdog in its call on Tehran to halt uranium enrichment and urged Iran to heed the demand instead of rejecting it, the Reuters news agency reports.


If G.P.S. made it harder to get lost, new cellphone services that track whereabouts are now making it harder to hide.


Wimbledon is home to heroes and villains

Film stars, fashion tycoons and even a murderer -- Wimbledon boasts a fascinating collection of heroes and villains who have colored its 130-year history.


On a visit to Samoa, his mother's native island, Dwayne Johnson is anointed a high chief


Tommy Lee Plays With College Marching Band

LINCOLN, Neb. - Drummer Tommy Lee has played plenty of stadium shows with his band Motley Crue...


Noted Specialist in Zooarchaeology, Dr. Parmalee, Dies ; He Was Also Former Director of UT's McClung Museum

By News Sentinel staff  A noted scientist and former director of the University of Tennessee's McClung Museum died Tuesday of complications from a stroke.  Dr. Paul W.


We track the week in private equity in search of Rule Breakers of the future.


Fergie Wants Clarification over FA Disciplinary Procedures

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has demanded clarification over the Football Associationâs disciplinary procedures. Ferguson learned yesterday that his call for action


US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is in western Iraq to meet with American Marines fighting insurgents in the country's restive Al Anbar province.


Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and his cabinet have resigned after weeks of political uncertainty. He submitted the resignation to President Emile Lahoud during a brief meeting at the presidential palace.


Rxperts reject Navy bid to study blood substitute

SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - The U.S. Navy should not be allowed to test emergency transfusions of an experimental blood substitute on civilian trauma patients because most of those patients would be unable to give consent, a federal advisory panel said on Thursday.


Robert Goulet Dies While Awaiting Lung Transplant

Robert Goulet, the handsome, big-voiced baritone whose Broadway debut in "Camelot" launched an award-winning stage and recording career, has died. He was 73.  The singer died Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hospital while awaiting a lung tran...


Hundreds Of Aftershocks Follow 6.0 Quake

Hundreds of aftershocks have been recorded since a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit near the Central California town of Parkfield at 10:15 Tuesday.


Manifestazione associazioni consumatori davanti a Parlamento


Iraq's PM vows to end attacks like Saturday's deadly truck bomb in Baghdad which killed more than 130 people.


Ailing NY Ground Zero workers demand more help

Rescue workers with chronic illnesses they attribute to exposure to the rubble at the World Trade Center site demanded long-term support from the government on Wednesday, and one advocate feared it could become "America's Chernobyl."


US House Passes Bill Targeting Net Song Swappers

Users of Internet "peer to peer"  networks, already dodging lawsuits from the recording industry,  could face up to three years in prison under a bill passed by  the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.


Tony Blair and George Bush are "clinging to straws" to justify the war in Iraq, Hans Blix has said. The former UN chief arms inspector was writing in the Independent on Sunday following the release of the Iraq Survey Group's report on Wednesday.


The Federal Reserve is likely to follow its bold action last week to battle an economic downturn with further interest rate reductions, although analysts are split on just what size the future cuts will be.


Rap star Ms Dynamite is arrested over allegations of an assault in a central London restaurant.


A Web Cadre Turns the Tables on African Scam Artists

For some, replying to Internet scams is a rewarding hobby. They call themselves scam-baiters, and they have started taking justice into their own hands.


Women Doctors at Heightened Risk for Suicide

NEW YORK  - Physicians -- especially female  physicians -- face a higher suicide risk than the general  population, according to a new report.


PBS is helping produce a  two-hour special about "Soundies," three-minute music video  clips that were popular in the 1940s -- four decades before the  so-called birth of music videos on MTV.


Van Wafer had 19 points and Florida State used a 16-0 run late in the second half to beat Minnesota 70-69 on Tuesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.


U.S. women are dying from childbirth at the highest rate in decades, new government figures show. Though the risk of death is very small, experts believe increasing maternal obesity and a jump in Caesarean sections are partly to blame.


Comic and Hollywood star Steve Martin wins the American Cinematheque career achievement honour.


Belgium prosecutor says 14 suspected Islamists freed

Belgian federal prosecutors said Saturday that 14 suspected Islamists held for allegedly planning to free an Al-Qaeda sympathiser from prison had been released for lack of evidence.


Summit Addresses Greenhouses Gases' Impact

Anil Krishna Mistry, 37, of India, right, Penina Moce, of Fiji , center, and Osvaldo Enrique Bonino of Argentina, pose for photographers during the 10th International Convention on Climate Change in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday , Dec.10, 2004.


The world needs to invest more than $2 billion in irrigation, roads and other rural development to wean Afghanistan off booming opium cultivation, a development bank report said Tuesday.


Walgreen Co  reported a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Friday as cost controls offset weak sales of flu medications and a recall of cold medicines, sending the drugstore chain's shares up 7 percent.


AMD adds mobile processor to Athlon 64 lineup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Further pitting itself against Intel Corp.'s Pentium-M offerings, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.


Tyson Gay completed a sprint double in record time, winning a gold medal in the 200 meters at the world championships.


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Likability is key in U.S. presidential race

John Edwards wears jeans on the stump. Mike Huckabee plays bass guitar with local bands before his speeches and all the main candidates have been accompanied by family or people close to them on the campaign trail.


Friendly Fire: The Birth of an Anti-Kerry Ad

An ad questioning John Kerry's war record sprang from an alliance between Texas Republicans and veterans angry about Mr. Kerry's criticism of the Vietnam War.


Home Depot seals deal to sell unit at a discount

Home Depot agreed yesterday to sell its commercial supply business to an alliance of private equity firms for $8.5 billion, nearly $2 billion less than the original agreement.


Last preparations being made for DST bug

Normally the switch to daylight-saving time isn't a big deal, but this Sunday, Jeff Ronner has to put people on the case.


A man's body was found early Friday in the wheel well of an American Airlines jet from Miami that landed at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.


Goergl ends Miller's winning streak at World Cup Super-G

Austrian Stephan Goergl of Austria won a World Cup Super-G race, ending American Bode Miller's three-race winning streak Thurday in the Colorado Rockies.


BBC Radio 3 gives over a whole week of programming to make way for the entire works of Beethoven next year.


Cadbury's faces unlimited fine over salmonella outbreak

Business & money: Leaking factory pipe identified as most likely cause of illness in more than 30 people.


Blog: Acquisition should help develop market for Ecotality's hydrogen fuel generator for fuel cells.


Reality TV Is No Lightweight in the Battle to Outlast Strikers

For the moment at least, the antistrike strategy of replacing scripted entertainment with so-called reality series seems inspired.


US economic growth was stronger than previously thought in the third quarter because imports were less hefty than originally estimated, the government said on Wednesday, but corporate profits weakened.


Yahoo Mail lets e-mailers text-message to phones

Yahoo Inc said on Sunday it was  giving its e-mail users more ways to reach friends and online  contacts by allowing them to trade messages with mobile phone  users.


U.S. urges Thai coup leaders to restore democracy

Thailand's military coup leaders faced   international calls for a swift return to democracy on   Wednesday, after vowing to choose a new prime minister within   two weeks to replace ousted Thaksin Shinawatra.


NEWCASTLE, England  - Newcastle gave their UEFA Cup aims a boost when they finished top of Group D following a 1-1 draw with Sporting Lisbon at St James' Park.


London mayor to step in as company in charge of tube network upgrade heads for administration.


Romo leads Cowboys to win over Buccaneers

Rookie quarterback Tony Romo served up a  Thanksgiving Day treat, tossing a team record-equaling five  touchdown passes to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 38-10 win over  the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday.


Hewitt rallies to beat Moya; Roddick wins without best serve

Lleyton Hewitt knows how it feels to be No. 1 in the world. Anything less is no big deal to him. Hewitt rallied to beat Carlos Moya 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 in a first-round match at the ATP Masters Cup Championships


Pioggia al centro sud Ognissanti con l'ombrello

E' giunto sul nostro Paese un sistema nuvoloso proveniente dall'Algeria. Piove su tutto il centro sud. Tempo instabile sul ponte di Ognissanti, maltempo al sud


U.S.-led forces show evidence of Iranian arms in Iraq

U.S.-led forces in Iraq presented on Sunday what officials said was "a growing body" of evidence of Iranian weapons being used to kill their soldiers, as U.S. anger at Tehran's alleged involvement in the war rises.


Google to enter China's online music sector

Google  plans to enter the  online music market in China for the first time, as it steps up  its battle with local incumbent Baidu.com Inc , media  reported on Thursday. Google is expected to announce a joint  venture with Top100.cn, to allow users to listen to and  download licensed music files for free, major portal Sina.com  said, citing local newspaper reports based on sources close to  the U.S. firm.


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


Divorce from Reese was worst time of life: Phillipe

Ryan Phillipe said his divorce from Reese Witherspoon, after seven years of marriage, was "the darkest, saddest place I had ever been in".


Review: SAG Awards a classy, starry show

Celebs? Check. Trophies? Check. Glamour? Suspense? Spirited acceptance speeches? All that too.


Pill fears eased by US study showing health benefits

Oral contraceptives appear to prevent heart disease and some cancers in women, according to the largest study into the long-term health impact of the Pill.


Fed slashes interest rates to buffer economy

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point in a bold bid to shield the economy from a housing slump and financial turbulence, sparking a big rally on Wall Street.


A mixed opening is seen for U.S. on Tuesday as markets await earnings from retail giants Wal-Mart Stores  and Home Depot  and inflation data to evaluate the impact of high oil prices on the economy.


Palestinian security services were hunting on Tuesday for a BBC correspondent kidnapped at gunpoint by armed men in Gaza, the latest foreigner abducted in the increasingly lawless territory.


Beheading of Second American Is Reported by Islamist Web Site

An Islamist group said today that it had beheaded the second of two Americans and a Briton it seized last week, according to a Web site that has proven reliable in such matters.


'Nanny Diaries' Authors Struggle to Repeat Success

The follow-up to "The Nanny Diaries," the runaway 2002 bestseller about a New York nanny and her unreasonable employers, was always going to be a challenge for the two former nannies who co-wrote it.


Actor Matt Damon mulls third 'Bourne' project

Singapore: Matt Damon may act in a third instalment of the "Bourne" spy thriller movies about an amnesiac CIA killer, following the box-office success of "The Bourne Supremacy", the actor told a Singapore newspaper.


"Il contratto a tempo indeterminato diventi decisivo"


Google Debuts 200 Year News Archive Search

News and history junkies take heart: Google's new News Archive Search lets you search back over twenty decades worth of historical content, including scads of articles not previously available via the search engine.


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


NBC Universal has decided not to renew its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the second major media company to challenge Apple Inc's dominance in digital entertainment.


Swedes will no longer be able to snoop through each other's finances anonymously after a popular Web site agreed to tighten the rules on its credit information services, officials said Friday.


An A380 superjumbo jet is damaged after rolling partly off an airport runway in Singapore.


Nestle's 1st-half net profit hits $2.28B

Nestle SA posted a modest 2 percent increase in profits for the first half of the year as it faced such challenges as higher prices for raw materials like milk and coffee as well as cooler temperatures,which ...


Bill Parcells keeps coming up with humiliating ways to describe the Dallas Cowboys. Not only are they stupid, as he repeatedly called them following a crushing loss to Cincinnati, he said Monday that this season's team exasperates him more than any he's ever coached.


US suspends Peace Corps in Nepal, ask embassy families to leave

The US State Department announced it has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and family members of the US Embassy in Nepal's capital and suspended Peace Corps aid work in the country due to security concerns.


Kerryâs Gaffes Doom Election Chances George C. Landrith

For John Kerry, the good news is that he looked good and sounded good during the first debate. The bad news is that he did not say anything that will attract undecided voters or peal off Bushâs voters.


IBM plans foray into local home PC market

NEW DELHI: IBMâs PC business sale could rock the Indian PC market. Virtually missing from the consumer PC market till now, IBM India is already drawing up a blueprint to sell PCs to households.


Foes of stem-cell research create their own scientific reality

The Stowers Institute for Medical Research has spoken. If Missouri bans embryonic stem-cell research, as some legislators want, the institute will not build a second facility in Kansas City.


Nel Napoletano, secondo i militari rapinava coppiette


De Niro hopes "Shepherd" first of 3 Cold War films

Robert De Niro said on Saturday the Cold War had captivated his imagination since he was a child and said he hoped to turn his directing effort "The Good Shepherd" into a trilogy of films on the U.S.-Soviet rivalry.


DaimlerChrysler and General Motors say they are teaming up to develop new hybrid technology for use in their cars.


Several days after contact management site Plaxo claimed that LinkedIn didn't have a problem with its data portability application, the business social networking site has said that isn't the case.


Glacier Grows in Mount St. Helen's Crater

While earthquakes, steam and magma are getting all the attention on Mount St. Helens these days, the volcano's most unique feature could


TAIWAN WILL NOT MAKE ENEMIES OF 1.3 B. MAINLAND PEOPLE: CABINET

Taipei, Sept. 29 (CNA) Taiwan will absolutely not make enemies of the 1.3 billion people in mainland China, nor will it unilaterally change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, Cabinet spokesman Chen Chi-mai said Wednesday.


N.E. center prepares for Paralympic world finals

Jarome Iginla, Jose Theodore, and Team Canada kicked off their run to a gold medal in hockey at the 1996 World Juniors on Rink 1 at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough. Surya Bonaly, Johnny Weir, and a number of other renowned figure skaters from across the continent have trained or performed on one of the facility's five sheets ...


Go to Work, See a Parade and Donât Forget to Vote

Except for religion, few things arouse as much emotion as politics and sports. Tuesday, New Yorkers will be able to indulge in both.


European equities surrendered early gains in a volatile day's trade as the market searched for direction with only three full trading sessions left until Christmas.


Manning seals legacy with Super Bowl win

Peyton Manning added the missing ingredient to his Hall of Fame credentials by leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday.


After putting a dreary October spin on its prospects for the final three months of the year, Intel allowed Thursday that Christmas may come to techdom after all.


Buyers turned up in millions to grab their copies of the DVD and VHS' of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" as they went on sale in markets on Tuesday.


Hong Kong ambiguous about China dissidents 10 years on

For a couple of days around this time every year, thousands of Hong Kong residents demonstrate for more democracy in the territory and in China, and for Beijing to come clean on the Tiananmen massacre of 1989.


McGrath and mates turn arch rivals into minnows

After the ritual humiliation of the new boys, the ICC Champions Trophy began in earnest yesterday with a quarter-final showdown between two of cricket's most decorated starsâ¦but it too turned into a no-contest.


Bulgaria, EU move to secure freedom for HIV medics

Bulgaria and the European Union called on  Libya on Wednesday to transfer six foreign medics to Sofia,  after Tripoli lifted their death sentences for infecting  hundreds of children with the HIV virus.


FCC:  A La Carte TV Would Cost Consumers

Most people would end up paying more for cable and satellite television if they could pick  the channels they wanted to watch instead of having to buy large packages, according to a study. -The Washington Post


IEEE 802.20 changes rules to prevent steamrolling

(InfoWorld) - The working group for the emerging IEEE 802.20 mobile broadband standard, which was suspended last year after a fight over members' real company affiliations, has changed its voting rules. In the IEEE 802.20 working group, each entity -- including vendors, university research groups, and other bodies -- will have one vote. Typically in IEEE networking standards groups, members vote as individuals regardless of whom they work for. The working group was suspended in June 2006 after allegations that Qualcomm was improperly trying to dominate the process and that its then-chairman, Jerry Upton, had identified himself as an independent consultant but was paid by Qualcomm. Upton has since disclosed his work as a consultant for Qualcomm. The latest move, made Tuesday during a meeting of several IEEE standards bodies in San Francisco, came amid continuing concerns about domination of the group, 802.20 Committee Chairman Paul Nikolich said in a written statement. The change will help deliver a standard in a timely way, he said. Worries about Qualcomm's influence over the standards process seem to have continued. At a meeting in Montreal in May, some members of the group expressed concern that the company had two votes on the working group's Editorial Group because both the chair and one member represented Qualcomm, according to the draft minutes of the meeting. The chair clarified that the chair was only to vote when needed to break a tie. IEEE 802.20 is intended as a multi-megabit mobile data and voice system. Some of the technology that has played a role in it was developed by Flarion Technologies, which Qualcomm acquired in 2005. With 3GÂ cellular networks now going after the 1MbpsÂ barrier, there is no shortage of potential rivals to IEEE 802.20. Another mobile broadband standard, IEEE 802.16e, is being adopted by many system vendors and service providers under the WiMax name. One advantage of 802.20, proponents have said, is that it can be used in faster moving vehicles than can WiMax. Sprint Nextel, having previously tested Flarion's system, last year chose WiMax for its nationwide 4G network for commercial launch that will be launched next year. The company said Thursday it plans to join with ClearWireÂ for broader coverage. Sprint Nextel chose WiMax because it already existed as a technology and a standard and was being embraced by a large number of equipment vendors, including Nokia, said Atish Gude, senior vice president of mobile broadband operations at Sprint.


Libya Ties Reprieve for Nurses to Payment for AIDS Victims

Libya may "re-examine" the death sentences handed down earlier this year to five Bulgarian nurses found guilty of infecting children at a Libyan hospital with HIV in 1998, a top Libyan official has said.


Iran says provisional agreement reached with Europeans on nuclear ...

TEHRAN, Iran Iran and European nations have reached a provisional agreement over Iran's nuclear program at talks aimed at avoiding a UN showdown.


Half-Blood Prince immediately tops best seller lists

Within the first hours of taking pre-orders for the new JK Rowling book, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, the title has shot to the top of the bestseller lists on both Amazon.


PISCATAWAY, N.J.  -- Rutgers coach Greg Schiano will stay with the school he led to national prominence this season, rather than return to take over the troubled Miami program.


ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been acquitted of corruption charges - a major victory in the billionaire business baron's decade-long battle with legal woes he blamed on left-wing prosecutors.


Defrocked Priest Gets Suspended Sentence for Marathon Attack

A defrocked Irish priest who attacked the leader during yesterdayâs Olympic marathon was given a one year suspended sentence in Athens today.


Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Bryce Molder and Tim Wilkinson each fired rounds of seven-under-par 64 on Thursday to share the lead during the suspended first round of the Miccosukee Championship.


Far East wrestling champ Maxey already making his mark at Ramstein

When you're the new kid on the block, you can't waste time making your mark. It didn't take long for the Europe wrestling community to learn the name of Ramstein High School senior transfer Cole Maxey.


Researchers have unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the âgenetic dopingâ of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.


When Vitali Klitschko lost to Lennox Lewis on cuts last year, it was a fumbling attempt at passing the heavyweight torch. Klitschko was ahead on the judges' cards when his face got


Princess Diana was in possession of contraceptive pills while she was with Dodi Al Fayed, their inquest is told.


Iraqi police missing, Qaeda claims kidnapping

At least 14 Iraqi police officers have gone missing and an al Qaeda-linked group on Friday showed pictures of 18 men it said had been kidnapped to avenge the alleged rape of a woman last month.


The dollar softened against the euro but firmed against the yen on Monday, trading within tight ranges as dealers refrained from making aggressive bets ahead of the August U.S. payrolls report later this week.


Egypt said that it preferred that the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, take control of the breached border, seeming to exclude Hamas.


Top seed Amelie Mauresmo moved closer   to her first U.S. Open title by whipping error-prone Dinara   Safina 6-2 6-3 in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.


DHAKA: A mob torched a train in central Bangladesh yesterday as anger over a grenade attack which killed 19 people and narrowly missed opposition leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed erupted in violence and protests, officials said.


The European Space Agency will put six volunteers in an isolation tank for 17 months to simulate a Mars mission.


Half of U.S. still believes Iraq had WMD

Do you believe in Iraqi "WMD"? Did Saddam Hussein's government have weapons of mass destruction in 2003?


UBS, Polygon mull Newcastle takeover offer: source

U.S. hedge fund Polygon and Swiss investment bank UBS  are preparing a takeover offer for English Premier league soccer club Newcastle United , a source familiar with the talks said.


Producer prices, housing starts jump in November

U.S. producer prices posted their largest gain in more than three decades last month as energy and vehicles prices jumped, while home building rebounded from a six-year low.


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The Scoble scuffle: Facebook, Plaxo at odds over data portability

When a popular blogger revealed that Facebook had banned his account, the Web erupted in speculative chatter. But where should they really be pointing fingers?


Fourteen hurt as two bombs rock Thailand

Fourteen people have been injured in one of two bomb blasts to strike Thailand's restive Muslim-majority south, police said, while a Buddhist teacher was shot dead in another attack.


European stocks edged up on Friday morning, led by Finnish paper giant Stora Enso and car markers after Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) raised its target prices across the sector.


In a split decision Friday, a civil court jury awarded a former Michael Jackson adviser $900,000 &#151; far less than he claimed in the money dispute &#151; and awarded the pop star $200,000 in his cross-complaint.


LSU Coach Nick Saban said Saturday night he will become the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins beginning in the 2005 season. Saban is in central Florida with the Tigers, who


Scientists go back to the drawing board in their battle against poison resistant rats.


Vogts departs with sideswipe for his critics

As disclosed by The Daily Telegraph, Vogts was content to part with the SFA on amicable terms but insisted that he have his say about what he called "the disgraceful abuse" he believed he had endured in recent weeks.


No quick exit for peacekeepers in Kosovo

"We've got to get you out of here," President George W. Bush told the U.S. Army commander in Kosovo in 2001.


A NEW era of political dominance awaits John Howard when he gets back to business today. The Prime Minister will outline a fourth-term agenda knowing he is within striking distance of a majority in the Senate.


UN European headquarters face terrorist alert

The United Nations has boosted security at its European headquarters after receiving warnings of a possible terrorist attack, according to an internal document obtained by AFP.


A week before the playoffs begin, the New York Yankees are worried about the health of another starting pitcher. This time, it's Orlando Hernandez.


Michael Phelps, one gold won but one of  his eight title chances now lost, takes on Ian Thorpe and  Pieter van den Hoogenband in their long-awaited showdown in the  200 meters freestyle final on Monday.


Feds Take On 'Spamford' Wallace In Spyware Case

With Congress considering new legislation to increase penalties against spyware companies that install programs on people's computers without their knowledge, the Federal Trade Commission last week filed a complaint against Sanford Wallace, the New


Actelion will not develop Tracleer for melanoma

Swiss drug maker Actelion said on Monday it would not develop its bosentan medicine, sold as Tracleer, as a treatment for metastatic melanoma, a form of skin cancer.


Over the weekend, Oracle announced that approximately 60 percent of PeopleSoft's outstanding shares had been tendered to Oracle in that company's $9.2 billion takeover bid for PeopleSoft.


The average manager puts in an extra 40 days a year to cope with their workload, a survey suggests.


An American Primitive, Forged in a Crucible of Blood and Oil

âThere Will Be Blood,â Paul Thomas Andersonâs epic American nightmare, arrives belching fire and brimstone and damnation to hell.


PRIME Minister Mr John Howard was yesterday forced to defend Mr Alexander Downer in relation to the Foreign Ministers comments that Australia was not bound to help the US defend Taiwan.


A plane owned by NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports organization crashed on Sunday near a small airport in Virginia, killing all 10 people aboard, officials said.


The prime minister of Burma's secretive military government, General Khin Nyunt, had been removed from office by hardliners in the regime, according to reports from neighbouring Thailand.


US ; Cuban-born Gutierrez transformed Kellogg

US News, LOS ANGELES - Carlos Gutierrez, named as US secretary of commerce on Monday, left Cuba as a child when communists seized power and rose through the ranks of Kellogg Co.


Dow Jones & Co.'s intention to pay $519 million in cash for business news publisher MarketWatch Inc. represents another step toward building its online news operation.


Virgin Media network collapses nationwide

Silent night The Virgin Media cable network collapsed overnight, leaving up to three million people without internet access for several hours in the crucial final shopping days before Christmas.â¦


Mass. Gets Electronic Gun Fingerprinting

With a quick electronic scan of a fingerprint, gun shop owners in Massachusetts will know immediately if a customer is eligible to buy a weapon, using a system that officials say is the first of its kind in the nation.


In the days before Microsoft Corp. released the hotly anticipated Halo 2 video game for the Xbox game console, some gamers noticed a sudden spike in the number of people being kicked off the company's online game service. That was no coincidence.


Determining the value of a company isn't as difficult as it might sound.


Gaborone - The outbreak of anthrax in Botswana's Chobe National Park had claimed the lives of 265 animals, but was now subsiding, an assistant director in the Department of Wildlife said on Friday.


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David Beckham apologized Wednesday for the yellow card ploy that earned him a convenient World Cup suspension. He hopes that will be enough to avoid any punishment and keep the England captaincy.


China's Liu claims world title in thriller

Olympic champion Liu Xiang became the first Chinese man to win world athletics gold by claiming the 110 metres hurdles title in a pulsating final on Friday.


President to Consider Changes for New Term

President Bush said yesterday that he will spend the weekend considering changes in his  Cabinet for his second term, feeding speculation inside and outside the White House over shake-ups in key agencies in coming weeks.


'Stingy' remark hits US, which adds $20m to aid

The US Agency for International Development is adding $20 million to an initial $15 million contribution for Asian earthquake relief as


A couple remained hospitalized at Bayonne Medical Center yesterday where, officials say, they have been diagnosed with botulism poisoning that may have been brought on by Botox injections.


U.S. immigrants worry as families face deportation

FAIRFIELD, Ohio  - When 300 U.S. immigration agents surrounded the chicken processing plant where Danny Alvarez-Reyes works, he did the only thing he could think of: he gave his coat to a scared friend determined to hide in the walk-in freezer.


BOJ leaves rate unchanged at 0.5 percent

The Bank of Japan decided Friday to keep a benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent and the central bank's governor hinted that a rate hike may come later than July.


Romney quickest on air with campaign ads

Republican Mitt Romney burst from the pack to place more television ads than all of the other 2008 presidential contenders combined, a report issued Monday found. Through mid-June, Republican rivals Rudolph Giuliani and John McCain, and Democratic front-runners Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama hadn't run any TV ads at all, the Nielsen Co. said.


Suzy Welch, a former editor of the Harvard Business Review and the wife of John F. Welch Jr., the former chief executive of General Electric, has agreed to sell the rights to her book â10-10-10â to Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. A person involved in the negotiations said that Scribner paid Ms. Welch a price in the seven figures for world and audio rights to the book. Based on an article Ms. Welch wrote for O, the Oprah Magazine, in 2006, the book offers strategies for making decisions in which people think about what the consequences of a decision will be in 10 minutes, 10 months and 10 years. Robert Barnett, a Washington lawyer, negotiated the deal on behalf of Ms. Welch. Nan Graham, editor in chief of Scribner, will edit the book with Samantha Martin. Ms. Welch, who wrote the best-selling âWinningâ with Mr. Welch, said she originally thought there wasnât a book beyond the article. But, she said, âI began to encounter this hunger for people who were using it to play out its nuances.â She said the book would include examples from her own life as well as others she has observed using the â10-10-10â process. Susan Moldow, publisher of Scribner, said that although Ms. Welchâs article might seem sufficient for those who wanted to know about the strategy, Ms. Moldow believed the book would sell well. âThe Scarsdale Diet fit on a Xerox-ed sheet that you could fit on the front of a refrigerator,â Ms. Moldow said. âAnd it sold millions and millions of copies. Itâs often true that when something strikes an immediate âAha!,â you really want to have time to meditate on it and try to get to know more about it.â.


Brazil beat Uruguay 5-4 on penalties after a bad-tempered 2-2 draw to reach the Copa America final.


Gordon Brown presenta ai Comuni linee legge bilancio


What's in an name? The iPhone has been with us for many years, in a variety of forms, and its slow and painstaking development has taken many twists and turns before reaching its forthcoming destination.â¦


TORONTO - A Calgary woman held hostage in Iraq for two weeks managed to escape beheading after convincing one of her captors that if he set her free, she would help him start a new life in Canada, her family revealed Wednesday.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Philadelphia Eagles were made to feel at home yesterday. Several hundred Eagles supporters, most of them transplants from Pennsylvania and South Jersey, greeted the team buses along Route A1A and dozens more waited for the team at its hotel in Ponte Vedra.


Space Station Astronauts Told to Eat Less as Food Runs Low

The two astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been asked to curb their calories because of a food shortage, NASA officials said Thursday.


Live Coverage: Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo

The Natural History Museum in New York City is where the curtain is being raised on details of the new SpaceShipTwo. Wired Science is there, with future passengers, as Richard Branson and Burt Rutan reveal the largest all-carbon-composite airplane in the world.


Anticipazioni dopo annuncio deprezzamento Societe generale


ITALIAN premier Silvio Berlusconi yesterday finally admitted he's had a hair transplant.


IBM ups investment in modular-software push

Firm's new consulting service supports services-oriented architecture, an emerging software-development model.


Qaeda recruit Padilla sentenced to 17 years

Jose Padilla, a Chicago gang member once accused by the Bush administration of plotting a radioactive bomb attack, was sentenced by a U.S. court on Tuesday to 17 years and four months in prison for supporting terrorism.


Man Mistakenly Released From Fla. Prison

SANFORD, Fla. - A convicted felon was mistakenly released from state prison after serving only about half of his sentence on drugs and weapons charges. He was free 16 days before corrections officials realized their error and put him back behind bars.


Airbus Denies Reports That Chief Executive Has Offered to Resign

The turmoil comes just days after its new chief presented a rescue plan intended to turn the plane manufacturer around.


The two main political parties in Israel have hit a stumbling block in negotiations on forming a government of national unity. A deal was expected to be finalised yesterday between Ariel Sharon's Likud party and the opposition Labour party.


Yankees Edge Red Sox to Take Command of Series

Jon Lieber pitched seven shutout  innings and John Olerud cracked a two-run homer as the New York  Yankees dumped the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Wednesday to take  command of the American League championship series.


Altitude mishap at play in Brazil crash: minister

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - A business jet piloted by two United States citizens may have been at the wrong altitude when it crossed paths with a commercial airliner that crashed last week in the Amazon, killing all 155 people on board, Brazil's defense minister said on Wednesday.


Jeanne Lashes Dominican Republic; 9 Dead

SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, Dominican Republic - Tropical Storm Jeanne battered the Dominican Republic before heading to the Bahamas where the tempest, which has killed at least nine people, began to churn seas and stir deadly storm surges on Saturday.    Jeanne lost strength as it drove thousands of Dominicans from their homes by late Friday...


Robinson thrilled with England captaincy

JASON Robinson settled into life as England captain and admitted he had no hesitation in accepting the post. Robinson's 'fantastic job' in leading Sale Sharks to the Zurich Premiership summit was also revealed


Google appears to be promoting itself more aggressively in advertisements alongside search results.


it's been more or less around the clock since the steamy lead-in to Monday Nihilist Football last week. Why we haven't seen this sort of firestorm in ... oh, about 10 months.


At first glance, the posting looked like any number of Internet classified ads explicitly seeking sex. But instead of the 27-year-old woman with long brown hair advertised, a male, Seattle-area graphic designer collected the replies and posted them online — with photos, names and contact information.


Nick Thorpe meets Romania's traditional farmers who now face extinction after the country's entry into the EU.


Woman Accused in Christmas Card Pot Plot

JAY, Okla. - Police arrested a woman after finding marijuana in a Christmas card she tried to give her jailed boyfriend. Dawn E. Smith, 44, of Grove, was arrested in connection with the incident at the Delaware County Jail.


No one has been able to tap Shahid's talent yet: Pankaj Kapu

Pankaj Kapur has plans to direct a film and will cast his son because he feels that no one has been able to tap Shahid's talent fully.


Access to clean drinking water is now the biggest single factor in determining whether Sunday's tsunami will claim yet more victims, health officials said Wednesday.


Chinese shares tumbled nearly 5 percent in their biggest one-day loss in eight months on Wednesday amid mounting worries over high stock valuations.


First look: On Cloud 9 with Apple's MacBook Air

Computerworld's Ryan Faas was on hand at the Macworld Expo for the official unveiling of Apple's new MacBook Air subnotebook, and had a chance to take it for a test drive. He likes what he sees, but notes that users will have to change the way they work to get the most out the slim-line laptop.


Google Inc. slashed the size of its closely watched initial public offering nearly in half to less than $2 billion on Wednesday, splashing cold water on what has been touted as the hottest Internet IPO in years.


UPDATE 1-Open-Rejuvenated Haas reaches last eight

Germany's Tommy Haas continued his resurgence with a 7-6 6-1 7-5 victory over Czech teenager Tomas Berdych on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time.


'Idol' Returns With Fun-Filled Lowlights

A unique version of "YMCA," pleas for spanking and national anthems galore were the excruciating highlights of the "American Idol" season debut on Tuesday night.


Stocks Rise; Nasdaq, S&P at 3-Month Highs

Stocks rose sharply on Friday in heavy trading as software company PeopleSoft Inc. and chip-related stocks boosted the Nasdaq and Standard & Poor's 500 indexes to their highest closes in about three months.


Company is considering a gradual exit from processor sales.


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A woman glancing out a kitchen window in this bedroom community just west of New York City was startled to find a black bear peering back in at her.


The restoration of a blind woman's sight using foetal tissues is likely to sparked ethical debate, say scientists.


Thank goodness for Bernard Hopkins' left hand. _Not that I was_particularly rooting for either fighter when Hopkins clashed with Oscar De La Hoya on Saturday night,_but that vicious left


DuPont agrees to $343M settlement in Teflon lawsuit

DuPont agreed to pay as much as $343 million Thursday to settle allegations the chemical giant contaminated drinking water in West Virginia and Ohio with a key ingredient used in its Teflon products.


A prominent former rebel leader in the Solomon Islands goes on trial for murder in the capital Honiara.


Verona, 19:07 - CALCIO, CHIEVO: D'ANNA E PELLISSIER ANCORA OUT

Chievo con la Lazio ancora senza D'Anna e Pellissier e con Tiribocchi in forse. Pillon potrebbe far ...


Sony Ericsson Launches New Walkman Phones

The new music phones are Sony Ericsson's thinnest yet, the company says.


Ucraina: salta accordo su riforma costituzionale

KIEV - Ritorna tesa e confusa la situazione a Kiev: gli ucraini sono andati ieri a dormire dopo l'annuncio di un compromesso tra le fazioni dei due Viktor in guerra per la presidenza (Yushenko e Yanukovic) a favore dell'immediata approvazione parlamentare


Security pros warn of critical flaws in Kerberos

Vulnerabilities in technology widely used for network authentication leave computers open to attack.


Mailman Closer to Calling It Quits -Report

LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Future Hall of Fame forward  Karl Malone is leaning toward retirement, according to a report  in Tuesday's Los Angeles Times. The report also stated that he  will decide on his future in the next week or two.


"Godfather of soul" James Brown is added to the line-up for the BBC Electric Proms in London next month.


Nokia to buy mobile advertising firm Enpocket

Nokia  said on Monday it is buying U.S. cellphone screen advertising firm Enpocket as the world's top handset maker pushes into a market which is seen ballooning in coming years.


McCain urges new interrogation specialty

Republican White House hopeful John McCain said he wants "a crash program" in civilian and military schools that emphasizes language and creates a "new specialty in strategic interrogation" so the nation never feels the need for torture.


Director McTiernan places bet on "Stakes"

LOS ANGELES  - "Die Hard" director John McTiernan is set to take the helm on the Las Vegas action thriller "High Stakes" for Persistent Pictures and Velvet Octopus.


Returner Sams Gives Ravens' Stubborn Offense a Kick-Start

The Ravens' B.J. Sams leads the NFL in kickoff return average and is third in punt return average all of which has given a boost toÃÂ the team'sÃÂ offense.


Median price of homes seen falling: report

Forecasters expect the median price of U.S. homes to fall between 1 percent and 2 percent this year in what would be the first such decline since 1950, when federal agencies began tracking such statistics, the New York Times reported on Sunday.


THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods, in ominous form despite a two-and-a-half month break, charged into a one-shot lead midway through the Target World Challenge second round on Friday.


By Mrs. C. Dunlop  THANK goodness they repeated the last few episodes of Lost on Sky One before showing the rest of the third series. I love the show but it's confusing enough without having to cope with a gap of months between shows. Why do TV companies do this? - Mrs. C.Dunlop, Stirling.


A US economic barometer weakened for the fourth straight month in September as oil prices surged, showing a loss of momentum heading to 2005, the Conference Board said today.


The chairman of Sportingbet has become the second chief of a UK-based gambling firm to be arrested in the US.


A gang that tried to use a pop star's home as a safe house is convicted of running a drugs empire.


Disney to cut crusading Miramax bosses free of contract : report

Walt Disney Co. has given maverick Hollywood movie moguls Harvey and Bob Weinstein notice that it intends to end their Oscar-winning partnership after 12 years.


The Bangladesh high court rules that the corruption trial of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is unlawful.


Australian claims new world record for 20,000 km pizza delivery

An Australian movie director has claimed a new world record after travelling 20,000 kilometers (12,500 miles) to deliver a pizza.


ING sells Baring assets; to focus on core businesses

LONDON, November 22  - Dutch banking and insurance company, ING Group (INN.ETR), has agreed to sell its Baring Asset Management division in two separate deals, for collective net gains of about â¬250 million.


Pakistani tribal elders hold a meeting to discuss the release of Chinese engineers in Barwand of South Waziristan, Pakistan along Afghanistan border on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004.


Lecce, 23:21 - CALCIO, SERIE B: IL LECCE BATTE IL BRESCIA 2-1

Il Lecce supera il Brescia 2-1 con una rete di Osvaldo in pieno recupero e si aggiudica il posticipo...


Afghan Leader Makes First Campaign Trip Since Attack

26 September 2004 -- Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai today made his first election campaign trip outside the capital Kabul since he a rocket attack targeted his helicopter on a similar trip earlier this month.


Bleach and household products maker   Clorox Co. CLX.N on Wednesday named Donald Knauss, the   departing president of Coca-Cola Co.'s KO.N North American   operations, as chairman and chief executive, effective October.


UN troops surround Aristide's former residence in Haiti

Several hundred UN troops deployed in Haiti and local police on Thursday surrounded the residence of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, which was occupied Wednesday by about 50 Haitian ex-soldiers.


Britney's new album title - can you help?

Highly-talented chanteuse seeks fan input Britney Spears is seeking help in selecting a title for her forthcoming album. Her website says the highly-talented chanteuse "asking her most die-hard fans for some assistance".â¦


Autism Disorder Could Be Caused By Brain Swelling Says John ...

Doctors at John Hopkins' University School of Medicine Department of Neurology / Neurosurgery launched a study of the cause of the genetic disorder which may lead to making a step forward in finding a treatment.


Credit Suisse to expand private bank worldwide

Credit Suisse Group  bucked a financial sector trend on Thursday, announcing a worldwide expansion plan for its flagship private banking arm.


Study: Many Animals Still Exist in Sudan

Aerial surveys by the Wildlife Conservation Society have confirmed the existence of more than 1.2 million antelope and gazelle in Southern Sudan.  Many conservationists have thought most wildlife vanished from that region because of a decades-long war.


Ethiopia hostages "safe" with rebels: local leader

Five Europeans and eight locals kidnapped in remote north Ethiopia are "unharmed and safe" in the hands of Afar separatist rebels holding them over the border in Eritrea, an Afar leader said on Friday.


One of the UK's gaming clans has scored a double success at the Olympics of the gaming world.


Your Morning Pick-Me-Up May EASE Sore Muscles

By Anonymous  Two cups of coffee might decrease muscle pain from challenging workouts reveals preliminary research in the Journal of Pain.


Study Raises Concern Over Safety of Pfizer Painkiller Celebrex

Pfizer Inc. said today that it had found an increased risk of heart troubles in some people taking higher dosages of Celebrex, its popular arthritis and pain relief drug.


European H.S. sports: Summaries of weekend events

Team scoring-Patch 27, Naples 51, Aviano 69, Vilseck 86. Milan and Vicenza were incomplete.


The Anaheim Angels called a news conference Friday at baseball's winter meetings, and it was expected they would announce the signing of center fielder Steve Finley.


Mortgage rates crept higher this week on news of good job growth in August, according to a survey conducted by mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.


The FIA have confirmed an unprecedented 19-race schedule for the 2005 Formula One season. All of the 2004 races have been retained, with Turkey joining the calendar for the first time.


Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy wed film producer Tracey Edmonds in a ceremony in French Polynesia New Year's Day, People magazine reported online Wednesday.


I would like to publicly thank Chairman Michael Tropeano and the Pembroke School Committee for so quickly and graciously correcting the oversight of the dedication for the Marie L Strothers Library ("Board resolves library naming muddle," May 16).


The chief operating officer of Enron Corp.'s failed Internet unit pleaded guilty yesterday to a single criminal conspiracy charge and agreed to cooperate with the government, as prosecutors continued to build their case against the Houston energy company's top leaders.


Lebanon holds funeral for slain lawmaker

Family, colleagues and supporters marched Friday in a mass funeral procession for a slain Lebanese lawmaker, the latest victim of a campaign the country's anti-Syrian faction accuses Damascus of orchestrating to scuttle the upcoming presidential election.


Walker saved after two hours trapped in mud

Major rescue operation to free man from bog on Dorset beach


A Lively Market, Legal and Not, for Software Bugs

Software vulnerabilities are bought and sold online, both by legitimate security companies and by thieves.


Lenovo recalls 205,000 notebook batteries

(InfoWorld) - Months after joining other PC vendors in aÂ massive recall of faulty notebook batteries, Lenovo Group has found a different problem with some models, and will recall 205,000 notebook batteries worldwide, the company said Thursday. Lenovo made the move after four customers complained their batteries overheated after they had dropped or hit the notebooks. The defect caused minor eye irritation for one user, and damaged the property and computers of the others, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall affects the nine-cell, extended-life version of a battery pack manufactured by Sanyo Electric, of Japan. Lenovo sold the packs between November 2005 and February 2007 as an option in certain versions of ThinkPad notebook PCs in the R series, T series and Z series model lines, the commission said. The faulty packs have the part number FRU P/N 92P1131. Buyers of those PCs had the choice to purchase either a standard four-cell battery pack or longer-endurance six-cell or nine-cell packs, said Lenovo spokesman Ray Gorman. The problem occurred with the pack, a box designed in tandem by Lenovo and Sanyo that holds the battery cells. That is a different fault than the metal shards that contaminated battery cells made by Sony, causing some batteries to overheat or catch fire and leading to the recall in 2006 of millions of notebook batteries used by nearly every PC vendor.


Spielberg urges China again to help end Darfur 'genocide'

Legendary film director Steven Spielberg has appealed to Chinese President Hu Jintao for a second time to use China's influence over Sudan to end the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.


Australia's Howard sees "very close" vote

Just four days before a closely fought election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he faces a tough battle despite an opinion poll showing his conservative government ahead of opposition Labour.


Homeless man named as Colorado school gunman

The gunman who took students hostage at   a Colorado high school and killed a girl was a 54-year-old man   who lived out of his car and sexually assaulted at least one   hostage, police said on Thursday.


Players' association ready to offer new proposal

The National Hockey League Players' Association has invited the NHL to the bargaining table next week in Toronto in order to present a new proposal and end an almost three-month stalemate in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.


Debate grows in Cuba six months after hand-over

Six months after Cuba's sick leader Fidel Castro handed over power provisionally to his brother Raul, signs of an opening in public debate are emerging in the communist-run country.


Play about American activist set for fall

A play about a young American student who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer while trying to stop the destruction of a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip will open in New York in October, several months after another theater pulled the show from its schedule, drawing charges of censorship.


InfoWorld - After a dozen years serving as the chief executive of VeriSign, Stratton Sclavos resigned on May 29, leaving some onlookers wondering why, even as longtime critics on Wall St. openly praised his departure.


Major nations' population expected to fall by 2050

The annual study by the private Population Reference Bureau found that, while the world's population will increase nearly 50 percent by mid-century, Japan will lose 20 percent of its population in the next 45 years, while Russia, Germany and Italy will ...


Buying prescription drugs online has its perks, but hidden dangers ...

For anyone--dealers, addicts and children included--purchasing these and other drugs online and prescription-free is as easy as point and click.


Fate of Post Office Overhaul Is Up for Debate

Sometimes it is small provisions that trip up big bills.


A new tax relief scheme is introduced to support the British film industry with subsidies worth up to Â£4m per film.


Riforme: entro tre anni il federalismo fiscale

ROMA - Si' della Camera al federalismo fiscale. Entro tre anni dalla data di entrata in vigore della riforma, sara' attuato l'articolo 119 della Costituzione sul federalismo fiscale. La Camera dei deputati


A U.S. helicopter was forced to make a precautionary landing north of Baghdad on Saturday, but nobody was injured, a military spokeswoman said.


Roma, 22:38 - CALCIO, SERIE C: SQUALIFICATI 11 GIOCATORI IN C1 E 23 IN C2

Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino ha squalificato 11 giocatori in C1 e 23 in C2 per le gare di pla...


Turkmen leader given 1 kg gold-and-diamond award

Turkmenistan's new president was given a gold-and-diamond award weighing around 1 kg (2.2 lb) by parliament on Friday to mark his achievements, local media reported.


Smith Wins Silver Medal At U.S. Championship

Fort Washington native Charles Smith Jr. wins the silver medal in the finweight division at Saturday's U.S. Open Taekwondo championship in New Orleans.


Insurgent Alliance  Is Fraying  in Fallujah

Relations are deteriorating among insurgents as local fighters negotiate to avoid a U.S.-led military offensive against Fallujah, while foreign fighters press to attack Americans and their Iraqi supporters.


UPDATE 1-Google results revive "dot-com" fervor

Shares of Google Inc. rose as much as 20 percent on Friday, to trade at more than twice the level of it cut-price IPO, after the


Londra, 13:27 - CALCIO, GB; BOLTON: ANELKA RINNOVA FINO AL 2011

Nicolas Anelka col Bolton fino al 2011. L'annuncio del prolungamento del contratto del 28enne attacc...


Honeywell sees 2008 profit up, over analysts' view

Honeywell International Inc  said on Thursday it expects to report a 2008 profit 16 percent to 21 percent over estimated 2007 earnings, broadly above Wall Street estimates, helped by favorable macro trends in its aerospace and manufacturing businesses.


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VATICANO - LÂAngelus di Benedetto XVI dal Cadore: ÂDa questo luogo di paceÂ rinnovo lÂappello a perseguire con tenacia la via del diritto, a rifiutare con determinazione la corsa agli armamenti, a respingere piÃ¹ in generale la tentazione di affrontare nuove situazioni con vecchi sistemiÂ Lorenzago di Cadore (Agenzia Fides) - Nella Piazza Calvi di Lorenzago di Cadore, dove si trova per un periodo di riposo, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha guidato la recita dellÂAngelus domenica 23 luglio, soffermandosi sul dramma della libertÃ  umana n...


Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson blamed Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday for the publicity surrounding his remark suggesting Cuban immigrants are bringing suitcase bombs to the United States.


Wall St set for lower start on liquidity jitters

Stock index futures indicated a lower open on Wednesday on concern over a rising Japanese yen, a signal that free-flowing liquidity that has fueled gains in global equity markets could dry up.


Three Iraqis arrested in Germany for alleged murder plot against ...

German police on Friday arrested three Iraqis suspected of plotting to assassinate visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. The three men were detained after police stormed


Belgian horseback shrimpers vow to preserve trade

OOSTDUINKERKE, Belgium  - As dying trades go, Belgium's horseback shrimp fishery must be among the most arcane and outdated.


OSC sees no evidence of market timing by insiders

Ontario's securities watchdog said today it hasn't found any evidence of "market timing" by insiders of four major Canadian mutual fund firms that are the focus of a high-profile probe of the controversial trading strategy.


Four US presidential hopefuls join a youth election forum as Mitt Romney wins Maine Republican caucuses.


IT seems that the harder Matthew Hayden tries, the more difficult life becomes for him at the moment. For the third time in two weeks he lost the battle against his great adversary Shoaib Akhtar, dismissed


Oil falls from record highs as investors take profits

Oil fell more than a dollar on Tuesday, as profit-taking pulled the market down from record highs set in response to a Mexican supply shut-down and a weak dollar.


China's economy continues to expand at a rapid pace, growing 9.5% in 2004 despite government efforts to take it off the boil.


British Energy sees half-yearly losses triple

Troubled nuclear power generator British Energy saw losses triple in the last six months, while the remainder of the year also looks "challenging", it announced.


Start Spreading the News, New York Loses to Red Sox

If New Yorkers were not already aware  their beloved Yankees had completed the worst post-season  collapse in Major League history, their media quickly reminded  them on Thursday.


Science & environment: Researchers in Switzerland manage to simulate part of a rat's brain in silicon


Scores of suspects were being arrested in a crackdown on organized crime clans whose feud is believed to have led to the shooting deaths of six Italians in Germany this month, Italian police said Thursday.


Brutal winter weather across China on Monday stranded hundreds of thousands of people and choked energy flows, claiming a rising human and economic toll that pummeled local stock prices ahead of Chinese New Year.


Software Morphs Rapper Prodigy Into Global Cipher

Voxonic's proprietary method can translate lyrics into nearly 1,500 languages.


Dallas, 11:31 - FOOTBALL AMERICANO, NFL: E' MORTO HUNT, PADRE DEL SUPER BOWL

Lamar Hunt, pioniere del football americano che inventÃ² il nome 'Super Bowl' per definire la finale ...


Some suggested when NASCAR went to a playoff system that the cars involved in the championship chase should have their own separate race.


Expert: Online extortion growing more common

"Every online gambling site is paying extortion," says Alan Paller of the SANS Institute.


Breast cancer is uppermost in US news as people learn that Elizabeth Edwards, wife of John Edwards, Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, has breast cancer.


Catania, per sette anni Cosa Nostra avrebbe dettato tempi e ritmi della processionee controllato il giro d'affari dei fuochi d'artificio e della vendita della cera                                          La Piovra sulla festa di S. Agata il business gestito dalle cosche                                                                                di MICHELA GIUFFRIDA


Roma, 21:37 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: NON ARRIVERANNO STELLE MA NEANCHE BROCCHI

Delio Rossi invita i tifosi della Lazio ad avere pazienza in merito alle voci di mercato: ''Non arri...


Londra, 15:36 - CALCIO, WEST HAM; TEVEZ: SO CHE L'INTER MI VUOLE

"So che l'Inter è interessata a me". Carlos Tevez, a sorpresa, esce allo scoperto e ammette l...


Britney Spears Hospitalized for 'An Evaluation'

Britney Spears has been taken to a Los Angeles hospital for "an evaluation" after police were called to her Studio City home for a "custodial dispute" Thursday.  At around 8 p.m. police responded to a call "about a custodial dispute regarding Britney...


THE Government will tell republicans it is not going to be intimidated by the threat implicit in a sinister declaration from the IRA last night.


An American sailor assigned to the Marines died after being wounded in Iraq's restive Anbar province, the U.S. military command said Sunday.


Il presidente Franco Marini: "Avrei preferito arrivasse prima"Composto da 1400 commi il testo sul quale il governo porrÃ  la fiducia                                          Finanziaria, maxiemendamento in aula al Senato nel pomeriggio                                                                                De Gregorio: "Voto no, mancano i soldi per la Difesa"


China calls on Iran to cooperate with IAEA

China called on Iran on Tuesday to step up its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, as world powers raise pressure on Tehran to curtail its nuclear program.


Michael Jackson attends court hearing to face off with accuser's ...

Accompanied by several members of his family, embattled US pop star Michael Jackson arrived in a court Friday morning for a face-off with the mother of a boy who accused him of molestation.


As talks break down again Fujitsu Services has walked away from talks with striking UK staff for a second time after they refused to postpone industrial action while a compromise was being hammered out.â¦


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Houseplants that have been vacationing outside during the summer should be brought back inside before nighttime temperatures regularly drop below 50 degrees.  Don't make the mistake of waiting until frost threatens to bring your houseplants back in.


In town split in two by al-Qaida, a ray of hope for Iraq

As US digests mixed report on war strategy, one community says it is time to rebuild.


ClintonÂs Talks With Democrats May Signal Bid for President

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun meeting with top New York Democrats to signal that she is likely to run for president in 2008, several officials said.


Roger Federer reaches the Japan Open semi-finals the day after bruising his shin during a powerful nightmare.


Microsoft: We didn't change Automatic Updates

Microsoft denied Wednesday that its software had arbitrarily changed Windows Vista's update settings, saying that users were responsible for the modifications that generated claims of unauthorized patch installs.Reacting to reports that first surfaced last Friday, a program manager for Windows Update said today that an investigation had turned up no evidence the Oct. 9 security fixes had switched settings in Vista's AU (Automatic Updates)."From the customer logs that we received, we found that none of the updates released as part of the October security release have made any changes to users' AU settings," said Nate Clinton in a post to a company blog. "In fact, in the logs we reviewed, AU in all cases was set to 'install updates automatically' prior to the October security release."Vista allows users to turn off AU entirely, tell the operating system to check for but neither download or install any fixes, instruct the mechanism to download files but not install them; or accept all patches without any additional approval.The claims that AU settings had mysteriously reverted to the "install automatically" setting began to trickle into a message forum on the AeroXperience Web site soon after the release last Tuesday of six security updates. Several users said that AU downloaded and installed patches even though they had specifically instructed Vista not to do so.But unlike last month, when a Windows newsletter revealed that Microsoft had updated users' PCs contrary to their instructions, the newest charges were limited to AeroXperience members. No similar reports, for example, were posted to the Windows Update support newsgroup hosted by Microsoft. During September's brouhaha, that newsgroup was thick with messages about the stealth updating.Certain that AU had not run amok and changed its own settings, Clinton fingered users for the altered state of AU. "I want to stress that the Windows Update client does not change AU settings without users' consent. However, AU settings can be set or changed in the following scenarios," he said, and then listed five; all require the user to take action or accept one option from several offered."During the installation of Windows Vista, the user chooses one of the first two recommended options in the 'Out of Box Experience' and elects to get updates automatically from Windows," Clinton said was one possibility. Another: "The user chooses to opt in to Microsoft Update during the installation or the first run experience of another Microsoft application such as Office 2007."Earlier, a Microsoft spokeswoman had been more blunt. "It may be more a case of someone clicking to change their AU settings but not realizing /remembering doing so," she said Tuesday.Users on AeroXperience writing to the forum after Microsoft wrapped up its investigation accepted Clinton's explanation. "The disparity between the Windows Update control panel applet and the OOBE (Out of Box Experience) update settings page (when first running Windows Vista) seems to be what's causing the confusion," said a member identified as Bryant.Computerworld is an InfoWorld affiliate


Deadlocked Spector jury resumes deliberations

The jury in the Phil Spector trial resumed deliberations on Thursday following a two-day hiatus but left for the day without reaching a verdict on murder charges against the rock producer.


Burma Says Constitutional Convention Will Resume Soon

Officials in Burma say they will resume the national convention to draft a constitution at the end of the rainy season next month.


The island of Pitcairn must cope with a precarious future as six men face imprisonment over sex charges. The men, convicted of various offences, often involving underage girls, could be jailed in a specially-built prison on the island.


The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan will make their first visit to Israel on behalf of the Arab League on July 25, reviving long-delayed talks on an Arab peace initiative, Israeli officials said on Tuesday.


Is it a Maine morning without Condon's Garage?

A landmark of a simpler life closes, but it will stay forever open and cluttered on Robert McCloskey's pages.


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Part Coach, Part Motivator and 100 Percent Welcomed

Roger Clemens is scheduled to start tomorrow, and the Yankees are looking forward to the whole package he offers.


Patriots one win away from perfect season

The New England Patriots moved to within one game of a perfect regular season when they crushed the Miami Dolphins 28-7 to become the first NFL team to go 15-0 on Sunday.


As Internet giants step into the crowded online music arena, some are banking on a new weapon to help attack market leader Apple Computer: instant messaging.


FAA needs to broaden IT management, oversight, GAO says

The Federal Aviation Administration needs to improve its software acquisition process and overcome weaknesses that could lead to cost overruns, schedule delays and performance shortfalls, the Government Accountability Office has concluded in two new


Il Nasdaq perde l'1,19%, lo Standard Poors 500 l'1,22%


Jays complete sweep to pile misery on Mariners

The reeling Seattle Mariners lost their ninth straight game as the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game series sweep with a 6-4 win on Sunday.


A tiny portion of the inner ear has apparently ensured that we're wired for sound. Researchers have long sought the missing link in the ear's conversion of sound waves into electrical signals that the brain can recognize as distinct sounds.


Bombing Kills 47 at Police Station in Iraqi Capital

An increasingly bold and organized insurgency seized the offensive again on Tuesday as a suicide car bomb packed with artillery shells exploded outside police headquarters


Microsoft conceded Wednesday that the latest version of its Windows Media digital rights management had indeed been cracked, and said it is working on a patch to prevent customers from using the FairUse4WM program to strip the copyright protection from downloaded songs.


When Sam Raimi announced he was producing "The Grudge" -- an Americanized remake of the cult Japanese horror film "Ju-On: The Grudge" -- some fans (well, yours truly) wondered how Hollywood would handle the original's more baffling qualities.


WASHINGTON - The US pharmaceutical industry that exports billions of dollars worth of medicine around the world faced new scrutiny Friday after a survey revealed nearly one-fifth of its government overseers had experienced pressure to approve drugs they


Private equity firms' interest in Harrah's may revolve around a sale of its Strip real estate.


Uganda drops its deadline for the conclusion of peace talks, while rebels continue to gather in assembly points.


Stocks Up; Oil Prices, Economic Data Help

U.S. stocks rode their Santa rally  higher on Wednesday, as oil prices tumbled more than a dollar,  third-quarter economic growth rose more than previously thought  and mortgage finance company Fannie Mae FNM.N rallied.


He's done just fine when the Indians have scored a lot of runs. The five-game winning streak from July 20 through Aug. 14, when the Tribe scored 60 runs, and that 22-0 victory over the Yankees on Aug. 31 come to mind.


California Blanketed With More Rain, Snow

Another winter blast covered California with rain and snow Saturday morning as residents in waterlogged areas still recovering from wildfires braced for flash flooding and mudslides.


US troops find more bodies in Mosul as ongoing violence produces ...

US forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, apparent victims of an intimidation campaign by insurgents against Iraq's fledgling security forces.


India has successfully test-fired a surface-to-air missile from a site in the eastern Orissa state on Friday, a government official said on condition of anonymity.


Shares of Macy's Inc.  rose as much as 10 percent on Friday and its options volume surged on speculation that the retailer, whose same-store sales have been disappointing in recent months, was ripe for a takeover.


Statements that Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney modified after media inquiries this week:


A convicted rapist who escaped with three federal inmates from the town jail, using metal torn from a mop bucket to carve a hole in the ceiling, was captured Friday, police said.


From Stardust to just dust. The Las Vegas Strip's first mass-market casino-hotel was imploded early Tuesday in a hail of fireworks to make way for Boyd Gaming Corp.'s $4.4 billion megaresort Echelon.


A DVD just can't satisfy a yearning for a previous lover.


Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard insists he has no worries about throwing Celtic legend Henrik Larsson into their Champions League match against his former club.


Data from doomed sun probe sent to California

NASA crews Thursday shipped to California the first bits of recovered scientific data from the Genesis probe crash in Utah's west desert earlier this month, according to a NASA news release.


Students looking to get involved in fund-raisers that benefit the cure for cancer research can join the cause, as spectators or as participants in athletic events for October's National Breast Cancer Awareness month.


'Dead' Briton, wife remanded on deception charges

Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin and his wife were remanded in custody at a court Wednesday on four counts of deception.


Tony Blair signs with Random House to write memoir

The memoirs of former British prime minister Tony Blair will be published in Britain and the United States by Random House, the world's biggest book publisher said on Thursday.


British sweets-to-DVDs retailer Woolworths Plc  said it had replaced management at its EUK wholesale unit, as an analyst said he expects the company to announce the renegotiation of its bulging debt shortly.


Violent end to life of crime for India's most wanted bandit

NEW DELHI : India's most wanted criminal, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, has been shot dead after driving into a police trap. Veerapan, who has been accused of more than 100


Filmfare apologizes for nomination goof-up

Just yesterday we were the first ones to point out the blunder in the nomination list of the much-anticipated Filmfare Awards.