Panel Backs Musharraf Remaining Army Chief

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 17 -- Pakistan's election commission announced a rule change Monday that could allow Gen. Pervez Musharraf to remain army chief even as he seeks another term as president.


Vivox(R) Calls on IBM to Give Voice to Online Gamers

Game Developer Conference -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Vivox, the leading provider of integrated voice services for online games and virtual worlds, are working together to bring integrated voice communication to the games and interactive entertainment market.


Foreign Office officials warned that the British death toll from the Asian tsunami disaster is likely to rise steeply over the next few days with hundreds of foreign tourists unaccounted for in resorts on the Thai coast alone.


France's prime minister has announced plans to let workers negotiate workweeks that exceed the current 35-hour limit. Jean-Pierre Raffarin also vowed to cut the current 9.9 percent unemployment rate by a 0.1


9 killed, 10 wounded in Iraq bakery blast

A bomb hidden in a plastic bag detonated outside a bakery in east Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 10, police said.


By Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb.


Indonesia Deploys Extra Security Measures Around Foreign Embassies ...

Indonesian police have deployed extra security forces around some foreign diplomatic missions in the capital, Jakarta, after a car bombing outside the Australian embassy killed nine people and wounded 180 others.


Cheney to be defense witness in CIA case

Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify on behalf of his former chief of staff in the CIA leak case, defense attorneys said Tuesday, ending months of speculation over what would be historic testimony.


Scottish teenager Murray wins US Open boys final

Scottish 17-year-old Andrew Murray, who has been compared to Tim Henman, won the US Open boys singles title, defeating Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-4, 6-2 in the final.


Armed robber offers bank customers loans

Surrounded blagger mans the phones An armed blagger who was surrounded by cops in an Austrian bank filled an idle five hours before his arrest by offering phone customers loans, Ananova reports.â¦


Democratic Senate candidate Ned Lamont, who recently denounced Sen. Joe Lieberman for his public scolding of President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, lauded the senator at the time for his eloquence and moral authority.


Cut through the winter gloom, and get motivated to tackle your financial dreams.


PEACE talks between the Sudanese government and rebel groups from the troubled region of Darfur have stalled. The talks, brokered by the African Union, are being held in Nigeria, are deadlocked over disarmament and other security issues.


About 20,000 people led by Buddhist monks demonstrated against Myanmar's military junta Sunday, in what has quickly become the largest anti-government demonstrations since the failed democratic uprising in 1988.


Over 100 insurgents killed in Afghan battle: U.S.

More than 100 suspected insurgents were killed in a battle with U.S.-led troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.


Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese air space Monday, 24 hours after Hezbollah said it flew its first reconnaissance plane over northern Israel.


A court charged an Islamic militant with treason Wednesday for allegedly masterminding a failed 1998 plot to crash an airplane into the mausoleum of the founder of secular Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.


UN calls for probe of deadly violence in DRCongo unrest

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon and the Security Council called for a probe of last week's deadly violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Bas Congo province and pledged continued UN support to the central African country.


Facebook helps iLike stand out in Internet crowd

A month ago, iLike was just another  online music community struggling for relevancy in an  increasingly crowded market.


Running even just 20 days before the election, President George W Bush and Senator John Kerry are looking for any edge in their third and final debate tonight.


Pope faces Muslim calls for unequivocal apology

Pope Benedict faced a growing   chorus of demands on Tuesday for an unequivocal apology for   remarks seen as portraying Islam as a violent faith, despite   attempts by Western leaders and churchmen to defuse the crisis.


UK anti-smoking guru Carr dies of lung cancer

Allen Carr, an anti-smoking campaigner  who helped millions quit after he kicked a 100-a-day habit,  died from lung cancer on Wednesday, his spokesman said.


Vertice al Viminale, linea dura dell'esecutivo. Matarrese non lasciaSi riparte dalla quarta giornata. Per ora solo 4 match a porte aperte                                            Il governo respinge i club ribelli "Porte chiuse negli stadi non a norma"                                                                                De Laurentiis: "Una decisione fascista: pronti a scioperare"A rischio 6 partite. Zamparini: "Misura demagogica. D'accordo a vietare le trasferte"


Abbas: Address core issues in conference

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas headed into a meeting with the Israeli leader Tuesday warning that a planned international peace conference would be a "waste of time" if it failed to address the core issues of Palestinian statehood — borders, refugees and Jerusalem.


Jessica Simpson As Daisy Duke A Match Made In Heaven

The hottest news for adolescent male teens and middle-aged men is that Jessica Simpson, singer and ditzy reality star, will make her acting debut as Daisy Duke in the feature film adaptation of 'The Dukes of Hazzard' alongside Seann William Scott and


Bomb Kills 11, Injures 27 in Pakistani City

A powerful bomb exploded next to an army truck in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 11 people and injuring at least 27, officials said.


"American Gladiators" competitions include jousting, above, wrestling, climbing, and swimming. (NBC) Is "American Gladiators" the unexpected hit of the 2007-08 television season? It's far too early to say anything definitive, but Sunday's two-hour premiere of the NBC reality competition "delivered the highest ratings among adults 18 to 49 of any new show this season on any network," [...].


Sensing her son was on the verge of greatness, Kika Grandi packed a bottle of champagne in the Christmas care package she sent to him this year.


Led Zeppelin, Doors members sue concert video site

Some of rock 'n' roll's biggest names have teamed up to sue the owner of a Web site that specializes in streaming rare concert recordings.


UN drug watchdog ignores HIV, rights groups say

The U.N. drug control watchdog is hindering efforts to fight the global AIDS pandemic and the agency should be independently reviewed, human rights groups and a former U.N. AIDS envoy said on Tuesday.


Survey Shows Tilt Toward Asia Among Big Companies

Big Asian companies are increasingly interested in investing in China, India and Vietnam while their appetite for investments in the U.S. is starting to fade.


SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - Steeling for a spring offensive, the Taliban said on Wednesday they had sent 1,000 suicide bombers to relatively quiet northern Afghanistan, a day after a suicide blast targeted Vice President Dick Cheney.


England's dream of glory ends in brave defeat as New Zealand claim a third successive Women's Rugby World Cup.


Critical memos on Bush's Guard service faked?

A day after CBS News presented documents questioning President Bush's National Guard service, the veracity of those papers is coming into question.


Marquette women top Oakland, Mich. 64-51

Krystal Ellis scored 17 points and No. 24 Marquette played suffocating defense in a 64-51 victory over Oakland on Saturday afternoon.


FDA Denies Trying to Block Vioxx Results

The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration denied charges it tried to suppress a safety  official's findings that painkiller Vioxx, which was pulled  from the market last week, raised heart attack risks.


French Hostages Head Home, Paris Says No Ransom

Two French journalists headed home to a heroes' welcome on Wednesday after a 4-month hostage ordeal in Iraq which Paris said ended without a ransom being paid.


Fall Season Looks Solid for Retailers, but Holidays Could Be Another Story

Against a background of lackluster retail sales in June and July, analysts and merchants still predict a decent, possibly strong, fall selling season for clothes, accessories and home furnishings.


Yahoo sees job cuts, heavy investments in 2008

Yahoo Inc  Chief  Executive Jerry Yang said on Tuesday that 2008 will begin with  targeted job cuts and will require heavy investments to get  ahead in new advertising and mobile markets.


Trade deficit figures headline a light week for economic data.


An Italian trawler captain says at least 24 African migrants died when their dinghy collapsed off Malta.


Shocked Australians were on Wednesday mourning the death of actor Heath Ledger in a New York apartment possibly from a drug overdose, but his family said the death was a tragic accident.


Somalia's weak interim president rules out any further peace talks with the powerful Islamist group.


Hollinger report peeks into lavish lifestyle enjoyed by Blacks

TORONTO (CP) - Media baron Conrad Black used Hollinger International as a "piggy bank" to satisfy a lavish lifestyle that included everything from a private jet, to handbags and jogging clothes for wife Barbara Amiel Black, a report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims.


Asustek, MSI laptops double as HD players

InfoWorld - Two Taiwanese companies are making laptop PCs users can hook up to their high definition (HD) TVs to make more use of the laptops' internal high definition optical drives, either Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD.


Firms left unsatisfied with disks under two inches Hitachi plans to drop production of miniature hard disk drives used in digital music players and video cameras, according to the Japanese business newspaper Nikkei.â¦


Hurricane Ivan strengthens as it approaches Jamaica

The storm is packing winds of 160 miles per hour. That makes it a Category Five storm, the strongest on the scale. Ivan is swirling about 450 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and could make landfall there Friday.


Air New Zealand to Purchase Aircraft From Bombardier

Air New Zealand Ltd., the country's biggest airline, agreed to spend as much as $716 million on aircraft from Bombardier Inc. to replace the fleet of its domestic Air Nelson unit.


A medical journal criticises the decision to remove a terminally-ill Ghanaian woman whose visa had expired.


The Lebanese army continues its bombardment of Islamist militants cornered in a Palestinian refugee camp.


Thousands of postal workers in Scotland are due to escalate action in a dispute over pay and modernisation.


Russell Crowe dumps cheergirls from football club

Oscar-winning Hollywood actor and phone-thrower Russell Crowe has revealed a sensitive side, axing scantily-dressed cheerleaders from his Sydney rugby league club because they make men uncomfortable.


Roma, 13:31 - CALCIO, INCHIESTA GEA: FILONE FRODE SPORTIVA ARBITRI

Reato di frode sportiva. Questo è il nuovo filone all'attenzione dei magistrati Luca Palamara...


Here are today's Battleground Dispatches Ã¢ÂÂ a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.


The name and location are the same, but it's no longer your grandmother's Museum of Modern Art. With completion of a $425 million expansion and renovation of its longtime home, MoMa returns to Midtown Manhattan


Need for progress in talks stressed: No change in Kashmir policy ...

ISLAMABAD Oct 31: Pakistan wants to take the process of composite dialogue with India forward and the two countries need to synchronise their moves in all affairs, says Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.


But the New York distributor is convinced Swades has strong legs.


Dell begins selling Sony TVs on Web site

Dell Inc. began selling flat-panel televisions from rival electronics manufacturer Sony Corp. on Wednesday and said it would soon offer products from a variety of companies as it tweaks its consumer business strategy.


Michigan teen held on charges he planned bloody attack

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. - A 17-year-old boy was arrested and police found weapons, ammunition and bomb-making gear in his home after a tip that he was making threats online against his high school, fellow students and an officer assigned to the building.


The Irish singer's lyrics drill to the core of his failed relationships.


Woolworths Yearly Profits Up 12.3 Percent

Australian supermarket giant Woolworths Ltd. on Monday reported a 12.3 percent increase in net profit to 730.7 million Australian dollars (US$528 million; euro 428.


Peru's Luis Horna won the MoviStar Open on Sunday for his second ATP Tour title, beating hometown favorite Nicolas Massu 7-5, 6-3.


FRIDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- A surgical procedure called fundoplication is not an effective treatment for children with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), says a study by researchers at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.


Sony has released a software upgrade for the PS3, which will update the system's firmware to version 1.81.


A contract is signed that will lead to the building of the first four spacecraft in Europe's multi-billion-euro satellite-navigation network.


(InfoWorld) - One of the groups that claims it has developed an unlock hack for Apple's iPhone is now saying it will only offer the software to resellers, not to individuals, a popular technology blog reported Monday. According to an e-mail message sent to interested volume sellers -- and posted by Engadget Monday -- iPhoneSIMFree said it would not sell the unlock directly to iPhone owners. "iphonesimfree.com is a wholesale only company," read the e-mail. "Although we could, we do not and will not sell directly to end-users because we want to work together with our valuable resellers as a team and not interfere in their business." Late last month, iPhoneSIMFree said it had created software that would let iPhone owners make calls on mobile networks other than AT&T, the smart phone's official and exclusive carrier in the U.S. Unlocking the iPhone is contrary to Apple's intent; according to the company, iPhones must be activated only with AT&T, and buyers must subscribe to a two-year AT&T calling plan. Even so, Apple has made no public announcement about iPhoneSIMFree or any other of several unlocking schemes that have been publicized. iPhoneSIMFree's e-mail also outlined the unlock process and spelled out its pricing structure. The unlock requires that a file be installed on the iPhone and a connection made to the iPhoneSIMFree servers; the latter, said iPhoneSIMFree, links the specific iPhone to the unlock. Resellers will handle part of the process. Prices will range from $25 per unlock (in lots of 5,000 or more) to $36 (in lots of 50). The company, which has no mailing address, has kept its composition and the identity of its developers, under wraps. Its Web site, for example, uses an anonymity service to cloak the usual address, phone number, and contact person information searchable via WHOIS. iPhoneSIMFree also said it would not guarantee that the unlock would work in the future. "It does currently work on all firmware versions, up to and including, 1.02," said iPhoneSIMFree in the e-mail quoted by Engadget. "We will naturally try to provide our resellers an updated version of our software for each firmware update, it is in our interest, but we do NOT guarantee that we will be able to do so." Apple's iPhone updates have required users who installed hacks or work-arounds to restore their devices from scratch, which erased the modifications. The most recent update, 1.0.2, however, did not cripple most hacks as had the first firmware update. An Irish company that announced another unlock has been silent on the subject for a week. UniquePhones last mentioned its iPhone unlock on Aug. 28 when it posted video of an unlock in progress. Prior to that, UniquePhones had said it would start selling its unlock Aug. 25 but backed off after receiving a phone call it said came from a California law firm representing AT&T. Another unlock, a Czech product dubbed TurboSIM, is currently unavailable; its maker's Web ordering site had been inundated, and now sports messages such as "Sorry, temporarily closed" beside the unlock product. Computerworld is an InfoWorld affiliate


Highlights of Bush's Education Proposals

Highlights of President Bush's second-term education proposals:


Brandon Roy scores 29 points as the Portland Trail Blazers win their sixth-straight game with a 99-91 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday.


DHAKA: Life in Bangladesh was paralysed for the second day today follow- ing the opposition-sponsored general strike, even as the govern- ment announced an investigation into the death threat against Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed allegedly


A passenger jet was hijacked Thursday shortly after takeoff from Mauritania, but the incident ended after the plane landed in the Canary Islands, where it was raided by security forces and a suspect was ...Comment


Clinton holds lead as Romney slips in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee hold narrow leads on their top rivals two days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


Professor Cites Bible in Faulting Tax Policies

The work of a professor at the University of Alabama Law School has prompted some other scholars to scour religious texts to explore the moral basis of tax and spending policies.


Azienda replica alle accuse di Berlusconi


Michael Stone's appeal against his conviction for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell is heard.


BAGHDAD: A militant group in Iraq has claimed in a statement posted on the Internet on Saturday that it kidnapped and beheaded an Iraqi construction contractor working on a US military base.


AMA Considers Backing Legalization of Prescription Drug ...

Members of the American Medical Association's House of Delegates during an annual meeting in Atlanta on Sunday debated whether to endorse the reimportation of lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada and some other nations, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle


Hypersonic plane project confirmed by DARPA

Retro 60s tech unlikely to melt much tinfoil The US Air Force (USAF) has inked a deal with DARPA* - the famously luncheoning-elsewhere Pentagon boffinry outfit - to collaborate on a "combined cycle hypersonic vehicle that could take off and land like a plane", according to reports.â¦


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Blair Flies to Stand by Bush in Post-Arafat Plans

As George W. Bush formulates his plans for a Middle East without Yasser Arafat, British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be standing where he says he belongs: right by the U.S. president's side.


And the Orchestra Plays on, Echoing IraqÂs Struggles

For more than three years of war, the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra has striven to lift the countryÂs spirits and give succor through art.


BEIJING - China has purchased 700,000 tons of French wheat at a price of 150 million dollars, the head of a French grain promotion group said in Beijing.


India Internet capacity at 80 pct after cables break

India's Internet services were  operating at about 80 percent of capacity on Friday after  breaks in undersea cables disrupted Web access, and normal  services could be restored in a week, an industry official  said.


Americans worry about economy, despite rate cut

Americans are worried about the economy and fear housing woes and war spending could spark a recession, despite the interest rate cut this week that sent stock markets soaring.


Prince, Madonna Tours Top Draws in Difficult Year

In a dismal year for the touring  industry, with ticket prices soaring and seats going unsold,  music fans in North America partied like it was 1989 as Prince  and Madonna topped the concert box office.


From Wallflower to Belle of the Ball? GADGETS OF THE WEEK / Products on the Cutting Edge

By John Biggs  Archos has always been the underdog in the portable media player race. While it manufactured some of the first real MP3 players, its products have been overshadowed by the iPod. With its new 605 Wi- Fi, this wallflower is hoping to be the belle of the ball.


National Foods says worth up to $A6.65 per share

SYDNEY: Australian dairy group and takeover target National Foods Ltd said today that New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra's $A1.6 billion bid is too low and its shares are worth $A6.11 to $A6.65 each.


Nagpur: Australia were 103 for 3 at lunch on the first day of the third Test against India at the VCA ground here on Tuesday. Damien Martyn and Darren Lehmann, both at 11 runs, were at the crease at the break.


U.N.-Cambodian court allays old Khmer Rouge fears

French and Cambodian judges of  the U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal met former Khmer  Rouge fighters in one of Pol Pot's final strongholds on Tuesday  to allay their fears about the long-awaited trials.


Pessimism grows in "Lucky Country" Australia

A decade and a half of economic growth,   rising incomes and a housing boom hasn't made Australians --   traditionally proud of their country's "Lucky Country" moniker   -- any happier.


Council Committee OKs Verizon Cable Deal / Next, Full Council Will Consider Company's Pact With Richmond

By MICHAEL MARTZ  A City Council committee voted unanimously last night to let the state's largest telephone company bring cable TV competition to most homes in Richmond.  It approved a 15-year franchise agreement negotiated with Verizon Virginia by the city.


Tycho:  Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime cuts an imposing figure.  Forum denizens are routinely shocked by the adulation this man receives, but if you have ever seen him, it isn't especially shocking.  He seems to project beyond himself, exerting a kind of Reggie Field that dogs and many birds find unpleasant.  Hearing a man speak with this much drive and confidence about an imaginary plumber is sort of enthralling.


A video of Heath Ledger at a Hollywood party where drugs were being taken is pulled from US TV out of "respect".


Un disastro la giornata di ieri. Protagonista: Robert De Niro. Non bastavano i quaranta minuti di ritardo con i quali si Ã¨ presentato all'anteprima del suo film 'Stage Beauty' a Milano. A surriscaldare l'atmosfera


Taliban warn civilians of big Afghan offensive

The Taliban will stage a "massive" operation against Western troops in Afghanistan and civilians must stay away from them in order to avoid casualties, a spokesman for the group said on Sunday.


Tra le file anche Babbi Natale in verde padano


Music Industry Sues European Internet Pirates

The music industry has targeted 459 prolific "uploaders" in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the UK, who they accuse of illegally providing their music collections to others on online file-sharing networks.


Da 2006-07 squadre nelle Coppe con almeno 4 giocatori locali


Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant may make Audis-report

Volkswagen  is seriously  considering making cars for premium arm Audi in its main  Wolfsburg plant to fill unused capacity at the factory and  placate labor, a magazine reported on Saturday.


Diana report should quiet conspiracy theorists: British press

Following the publication of a long-awaited report into the death of Princess Diana in a 1997 car crash, the British press said it hoped it had provided enough information to quieten relentless conspiracy theorists.


Sales of new homes plunged in August and prices posted their biggest year-on-year drop in nearly 37 years, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday, underlining the depth of problems facing the housing sector.


Forte riduzione traffico, seggi protetti da forze sicurezza


Hutchison Essar charged with breaking investment rules

InfoWorld - An Indian NGO (non-government organization) called Telecom Watchdog has filed a petition with the High Court of Delhi, alleging that foreign shareholding in mobile services operator Hutchison Essar is in breach of the Indian government's regulations on foreign direct investment (FDI).


Children's Minister Margaret Hodge makes the case for the "unsung virtues" of state intervention in family life.


GM cuts 430 jobs as Ford plans new plant

Britain's motor industry suffered a day of mixed fortunes yesterday with news of fresh job losses balanced by a Â£115m investment on Merseyside.


Pope makes historic mosque visit, appears to pray

Pope Benedict visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Thursday and appeared to pray alongside an Islamic cleric during the visit that made him only the second Roman Catholic Pontiff to enter a mosque.


Dutch Abortion Ship Sets Sail to Portugal

A Dutch floating abortion clinic set sail for Portugal Monday despite an attempt by the Dutch government to restrict its activities and after visits to Ireland and Poland stoked controversy.


Middle East Cables Will Be Repaired Soon

Flag Telecom says all three cables that were damaged in the Middle East last week will be fixed by Sunday.


NJ Governor Apologizes In Farewell Address

TRENTON, NJ -- New Jersey residents heard an impassioned apology Monday from James McGreevey in his farewell address as governor. McGreevey's speech to hundreds of supporters in Trenton came three months after


A car bomb killed 10 people and wounded 21 near a vegetable market in Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi police said, as insurgents kept up a campaign of bombings despite a security crackdown backed by U.S. reinforcements.


Hamilton gears up for fight after Swiss team drops him

Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton has been jettisoned from the cycling team he captained, but the Marblehead bike ace vowed yesterday to fight doping allegations that have damaged his reputation and put his career in doubt.


A court Monday decided to delay an earlier ruling that ordered a 12-year-old girl sent back to her Scottish mother, lawyers for the estranged parents said Monday.


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Gob Bluth's final magic act turned out to be a hat trick.


S.Korea Says There Was No Big Blast in N.Korea

South Korea's latest assessment of a  widely reported explosion in North Korea last week is that  there was no blast at all at the suspected site, a vice  minister said on Friday.


Police were stunned when a man they were chasing dumped a baby in a car seat out of his vehicle and onto a busy highway.


Exxon Mobil becomes the latest oil firm to report surging profits, driven by crude's recent record-breaking climb.


Brazil crash victims' relatives journey to site

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Grieving relatives of 155 people killed in Brazil's worst aviation disaster arrived in the Amazon on Monday to fly over the wreckage as searchers tried to recover corpses in the dense jungle.


Investors have spoken -- here's what they said.


Bernhard Langer today sent out his 'awesome' Ryder Cup team with a warning not to celebrate anything yet. The European captain had the luxury of fielding his remaining three rookies in today's opening fourballs


MUNICH, Germany  - Iran insisted on Saturday a dispute with the West over its nuclear program could be resolved by negotiation as its chief nuclear negotiator arrived in Germany for meetings with European officials.


Clooney, Witherspoon set for Toronto film debuts

Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and George Clooney were set to parade up the red carpets on Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival, setting the stage for a weekend of star-filled, gala premieres.


Report: Mel Gibson Got Special Treatment

Paris Hilton was busted by the book, but Mel Gibson's booking was a bust.  That's the conclusion in a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department report released Thursday on the handling of the two celebrity justice cases.  The report concluded that sh...


Eight years ago, Team USA captured the inaugural World Cup of Hockey behind the brilliant goaltending of Mike Richter. Last night, the squad began its defense of that crown at the Bell Centre in Montreal, and although Robert Esche was sensational in making 30 saves, the Americans came up short to Team Canada, 2-1, in the round-robin opener.


AMD back on top? Review The AMD ATI Radeon HD 3850 uses the same chip as the HD 3870 with the core and memory clock speeds reduced from 775MHz and 2250MHz to 668MHz and 1650MHz. Thatâs a significant drop of 107MHz in core speed but the really big difference is the 600MHz gap in the memory speed because AMD has chosen to run the 3850 on 256MB of GDDR 3 while the 3870 gets 512MB of the Full Monty GDDR 4.â¦


About 150 people who claimed they were molested by priests have agreed to settle their lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland for an undisclosed amount.


Formula One star Lewis Hamilton says he has been left saddened after being subjected to racist taunts during testing in Spain.


Dispute Puts a Medical Journal Under Fire

A misleading article on "missing" Eli Lilly documents could give the usually methodical world of medical journals a black eye.


Democrats will finance manual recount of votes in close race for ...

Washington Democrats will pay for a second recount in the state's unsettled governor's race, hoping it will erase the 42-vote margin held by Republican Dino Rossi.


Ukraine's Yushchenko Demands New Presidential Vote

A defiant Ukraine opposition challenger Viktor Yushchenko, backed by thousands of supporters, on Friday demanded a new presidential election be held to replace last weekend's vote which he says was tainted by ...


Former Bruin Brad Boyes continued his strong start with his 21st goal and Manny Legace made 24 saves, leading St. Louis to a 4-1 win over Boston on Saturday.


The United Nations Security Council held an extraordinary meeting in the Kenyan capital Nairobi yesterday, launching a new effort to end the civil war in southern Sudan.


South Africa continue Pakistan tour despite bombings

South African cricket officials decided to continue their tour of Pakistan despite an assassination attempt on returning former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in Karachi.


Mantova, 19:36 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: DOMANI LA PRESENTAZIONE DI TESSER

Il nuovo tecnico del Mantova Attilio Tesser sarà presentato domani alle 11, nella sede di via...


MOSCOW -- President Vladimir V. Putin formally notified NATO governments yesterday that Russia would suspend its obligations under the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, a major Cold War-era arms-limitation agreement, in response to US plans to deploy a missile shield in Eastern Europe.


Comment is free: Sarah Churchwell: From Marilyn to Diana, biographies are too often trashy. But readers must take a share of the blame.


A class action suit in Florida claims that Xbox 360s can scratch game discs, making them unusable.


US envoy says no signs of persecution in Vietnam highlands

A senior US State Department official said she had seen no signs of persecution in Vietnam's Central Highlands of ethnic minority people who had fled to Cambodia and were later repatriated.


Czech screenwriters meet at Berlin International Film Festival

Photo: www.berlinale.de Cesky Sen, a documentary film made by two Czech film students last year, is just one of several Czech films being promoted at the Berlinale this week - Berlin's International Film ...


âFor anyone who wants to edit digital video,â says Ryan Faas (Computerworld) in his review of the newest version of the iLife suite, âiMovie â08 is a must-have upgrade. There are no consumer video-editing tools on the market that come close to its interface for either ease of editing or organizational features. Add to that the professional-level titles, transitions and results that it allows, and iMovie alone can justify the cost of upgrading to the new version of iLife.â


in talks to buy IBM's personal computer business - is China's largest PC maker and the world's fastest growing one. And it is emblematic


British soap actor Ben Freeman is charged with raping a woman on the Caribbean island of Barbados.


Tony Blair is to be admitted to hospital on Friday  for a procedure to correct a heart problem.


Two men are due to appear in court in South Africa, charged with murdering a Welsh father at his family home.


Olympics thwart Queen's Â£1m plea to stop palace crumbling

Â· Games take priority over royal hardship claim  Â· Royal family costs us each 62p a year, figures show


Denmark holds a national day of mourning for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster a week ago.


Autopsy Confirms Zholtok Died of Heart Failure

RIGA, Latvia (Sports Network) - An autopsy performed  Thursday stated that veteran NHL center Sergei Zholtok died as  a result of heart failure. Zholtok, who was 31, passed away  Wednesday after leaving a game in Belarus.


Microsoft to 'Bring it Home' again at E3 '07

Blog: At this year's E3, Microsoft will once again be providing E3 updates via their "Bringing it Home" campaign.


U.S. plans assessment of Mideast peace moves

The United States will conduct confidential assessments of whether Israel and the Palestinians are meeting their peacemaking commitments and share the results privately with the parties, U.S. and Western officials said.


Bush Pardons Election-Winning Thanksgiving Turkey

President Bush expressed a common  bond on Wednesday with a broad-breasted turkey named  "Biscuits," which won a White House election to become national  turkey for this year's Thanksgiving holiday.


Prototypes People suffering from loss of peripheral vision may soon be able to replace the canes they use to sweep the sidewalk for obstacles with eyeglasses that show them what lies beyond the limits of their vision. The glasses may also lead to technologies that enable the legally blind to return to driving their cars.


Baskins takes 5th as politicians lambaste HP

U.S. legislators signalled Thursday that they will hold Hewlett-Packard's feet to the fire during House testimony on the company'sÂ pretexting scandal, while former General Counsel Ann Baskins formally declined to answer any questions by invoking her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.


Myanmar frees 4,000 âwrongly imprisonedâ from jail

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Etobicoke veteran earns France's highest honour

An Etobicoke veteran who was wounded in Normandy during the violent days following D-Day is receiving France's highest honour tomorrow -- The Legion of Honour.


Why Halo 3 will decide the Xbox 360's fate

With Halo 3 being released tomorrow, some are wondering what the future of the video game console war looks like.  Don Reisinger thinks the Xbox 360 will take the day.


'Erario rinunci a qualcosa in favore degli automobilisti'


Piazza Affari apre in rialzo con Telecom

Il mercato borsistico promuove la fusione Telecom-Tim. Dopo i primi scambi a Piazza Affari, i titoli di Tim salgono infatti del 6,5% attestandosi a 5,5 euro e quelli risparmio del 4,5% (a 5,6 euro). Le azioni


Tony Blair tries to move on from talk about his leadership by explaining plans to tackle problem families.


Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao will miss up to four weeks with a left ankle sprain, another loss for a team gaining momentum in the Eastern Conference.


England skipper David Beckham was taken to hospital for X-rays on his ribs just moments after inspiring his country to their 2-0 World Cup qualifier win against Wales here.


French Hospital Says Arafat's Condition Worsened

Yasser Arafat's condition worsened  overnight and his coma has deepened, the French military  hospital caring for the Palestinian leader announced on  Tuesday.


NY's Bloomberg dampens talk of White House bid

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg  said on Wednesday he was not a candidate for the 2008 U.S.  presidential election despite having changed his political  affiliation to independent from Republican.


Child care talks begin, but funding in question

Ottawa and the provinces are starting talks to create something many Canadian families only dream of right now: quality, affordable, and universal day care.


Armed gunmen have abducted a Lebanese-American contractor from his Baghdad home, CNN reported Wednesday. The contractor, who reportedly works for the US Army in the Green Zone


Update 6: Qwest to Pay $250M to Settle SEC Charges

Qwest Communications International Inc., the regional telecommunications company, agreed Thursday to pay $250 million to settle allegations that it engaged in "massive financial fraud" by improperly booking $3.


A record crowd of 90.367 entered FedEx Field Monday night hoping to witness a new chapter in what has become a lopsided rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins.


The incoming EU Commission chief offers a compromise to MEPs threatening to veto his new team.


Sudanese govt, rebels sign security and humanitarian deals

The Sudanese government and two rebel groups from the war torn region of Darfur signed two accords to demilitarize their conflict and ensure the safety of 1.5 million displaced people.


WSJ: Gap to test new stores that target boomer women

UNDATED Gap may be looking at opening its first new retail chain in a decade. A published report says the San Francisco-based retailer is preparing to test specialty clothing stores aimed at women over 35.


Parisians rediscover taste for "art of the nude"

Backstage at the Lido, the dancers in one of the French capital's most celebrated nude revues file into place, adjust their plumed headdresses as the music begins, and stride out for the night's show.


One of the country's best-read columnists has died after suffering from a brain tumour, the Daily Mail says.


LVMH First-Half Profit Advances 49% on Airport Stores

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world's largest luxury-goods maker, said first-half profit rose 49 percent as travelers returned to its Asian airport stores and US shoppers bought more champagne and cognac.


Corrupt China Officials Flee with Fortunes - Media

About 4,000 corrupt Chinese officials have fled abroad in the past two decades, taking with them ill-gotten funds totaling more than $600 million.


Red Sea hotel blast leaves at least seven wounded: Israeli medics

An explosion at a hotel in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Taba neighbouring Israel left several casualties, Israeli police and medical sources said.


Al Qaeda 2006: Fighting in Iraq, regrouping in Afghanistan, enlisting in Europe

An assessment of some of last year's most significant gains and losses for the terrorist organization.


Microsoft targets older people for web via TV

Seattle, November 17: For people trying to get their aging parents on the web so they can read e-mail and get digital photos of the family, Microsoft Corp has a message: Don't give up.


Rio Government Plays Down Police Violence Report

By Andrei Khalip RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Rio de Janeiroauthorities on Thursday played down a human rights group reportwhich claimed police violence in the Brazilian city was rife,saying the number of people killed by police was decreasing.


Business world applauds nomination of 'all-star'

The business world is populated with successful Cuban-Americans who left their homeland as children when Fidel Castro took power. But even before Carlos Gutierrez was


Danone and Mengniu Establish JV in China

French dairy giant Groupe Danone and China's market leader in liquid milk, China Mengniu Dairy Company, have signed a joint venture agreement to cooperate in the production and distribution of fresh dairy products in China.


Jim Courier says Andy Roddick must play to his strengths if the United States are to overcome Spain in the Davis Cup final on Seville's clay.


The FBI wiretap intercepts that were central to the prosecution in the Jose Padilla trial are also crucial for defense lawyers who hope to persuade jurors that the defendants were not supporting violent Islamic extremism around the world.


A car bomb exploded on Sunday outside a  Baghdad cafe used by Iraqi police killing seven people and  wounding 20, the U.S. military said.


Fire burns 14 buildings in Mass.; 1 hurt

A massive blaze that started in an empty downtown nightclub quickly spread through 14 buildings, including apartments and a home for the mentally disabled.


French farmers threaten protests over fuel prices

French farmers on Wednesday threatened widespread protests next week if the government failed to find a solution to soaring fuel costs they say have cut into farm revenues.


UNICEF spokesperson Paula Claycomb speaks in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004. Claycomb expressed hope that the meeting of the United Nations security council in Nairobi, to begin Thursday, would encourage a comprehensive peace deal in Sudan.


JobsInTheUS.Com Hits Nearly Two Million Unique Visits in January

WESTBROOK, Maine, Feb. 9  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JobsInTheUS.com, one of the largest Internet recruiting companies in the Northeast, has reached a significant milestone with nearly two million unique visits in the month of January 2007.  JobsInTheUS.com is owned by Journal Register Company .


Phone company cuts off FBI wiretap for unpaid bill

A telephone company cut off an FBI international wiretap after the agency failed to pay its bill on time, according to a U.S. government audit released on Thursday.


To Day 's B I G T E N G a M E Ohio State at Purdue

By -- Mark Gokavi, Staff writer  When: 7 p.m. Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Ind.


Slovenians vote on Sunday in a presidential election which might give the country its first right-of-centre head of state since it broke away from Yugoslavia in 1991.


The iPod Photo looks and feels exactly like the existing iPod -- except it can display your photos on a bright screen. Should you buy it?


GlaxoSmithKline settles US tax dispute at cost of 3.1 billion dollars

British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline said it had agreed to pay the US Treasury about 3.1 billion dollars (2.44 billion euros) after settling out of court a long-running tax dispute.


No Jonny, but plenty of problems as Newcastle clinch bloody victory

Newcastle shrugged off the absence of Jonny Wilkinson to open their European Cup campaign with a gruelling 10-6 win at Newport Gwent Dragons but the match was overshadowed by the dismissal of Luke Gross.


Actress and comedian Brett Somers, who amused game show fans with her quips on the "Match Game" in the 1970s, has died, her son said. She was 83. Somers died Saturday at her home in Westport of stomach and colon cancer, Adam Klugman said Monday.


A California produce company recalled bagged fresh spinach Wednesday after it tested positive for salmonella.


India and China face pressure at the G8 summit to sign up to a mandatory limit on greenhouse gas emissions.


âHave You Ever Been in Psychotherapy, Doctor?â

A curious thing happened to one of my psychiatric residents not long ago. One of his patients caught him off guard with a challenging question: âHave you ever been in psychotherapy yourself?â


Sterling recovers from inflation-rate pressure

Sterling bulked up some by the end of the session. Earlier the pound had been on the backfoot after softer than expected inflation numbers for August cemented expectations that the Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee may not raise the cost of borrowing too much further from its current 4.75 percent.


Rival loyalist groups may have joined forces to murder a Catholic man in Antrim, an inquest hears.


U.S. regulators are satisfied, but European Union continues to study Vista specs.


A Chinese passenger plane that crashed on Sunday was flying erratically moments before it plunged into an icy lake, eyewitnesses said.


Youri Djorkaeff is in talks with Blackburn, according to the Frenchman's agent. The 36-year-old has been at Ewood Park discussing a move, but nothing has yet been agreed and it is understood that no medical has taken place yet.


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"Million Miles" still has a long way to go

On the heels of its  Tony-winning musical "Spring Awakening," off-Broadway's  Atlantic Theater Company is presenting "10 Million Miles," with  music and lyrics by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Patty  Griffin.


A new video-game publisher wants to put creative power back in the hands of the little guy. Plus: Halo 3 button lets you mute whiney players. In Game|Life.


Reggio Calabria, 14:48 - CALCIO, REGGINA: MORTO IL PADRE DEL TECNICO MAZZARRI

Lutto in casa Reggina è morto il padre dell'allenatore Walter Mazzarri. Per onorarlo Mazzarri...


After spending the past 45 days in rehab, Lindsay Lohan left California's Promises Rehab facility in Malibu on Friday. On Saturday night, Lohan celebrated with friends in Las Vegas at Pure nightclub and remained sober. She has chosen to wear an ...


TORONTO - Former Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack. Lastman, 71, was at home when he had the attack on Thursday, his family said.


Tony Blair Pays Surprise Visit to Baghdad

Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, right, shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, in this image made from television.


Rampant Europe charge to emphatic victory

Europe retained the Ryder Cup in   emphatic style on Sunday as they beat the United States by a   record-equaling 18-1/2 points to 9-1/2 at the K Club to claim   the trophy for a third successive time.


A Russian airliner carrying 170 people   crashed in flames on Tuesday in eastern Ukraine, probably after   hitting turbulence, killing all on board, officials said.


At least 88 people die in a fire at a crowded nightclub in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, officials say.


Merkel helps German mums shed "raven mother" tag

A falling birth rate and an aging  population have prompted Germany's female leaders to shake up  the nation's old-fashioned family policies.


Google's Secret Helpers: How Caldwell Officials, Feeling Pressure, Quietly Helped Firm Buy Up Land

By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick, Jen Aronoff and Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 11--LENOIR -- Eugene and Violet Anderson were home last spring when a van pulled up and the mayor, a county commissioner and several others piled out.


N.H.L. Roundup: Stars Top Blackhawks With Short-Handed Goal

Brooks Laich and David Steckel each scored in the third period, and Olaf Kolzig made 18 saves in the Washington Capitalsâ 2-1 home victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.


Sprint sees first quarter postpaid net sub losses

Sprint Nextel Corp.  expects to post first-quarter net losses of postpaid customers, who pay for calls in advance, but forecast postpaid net additions for the second quarter, Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh said on Wednesday.


Union employees at Pratt & Whitney return to work today under terms of a new contract, after failing to muster the two-thirds vote needed to go on strike.


A move by China in a possible mining deal could sharply increase the price of what would be one of the biggest mergers in corporate history.


Clear weather allowed a jumbo jet carrying the space shuttle Atlantis to take off Monday for Kentucky on its way back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said.


Stewart and Colbert return to late night

NEW YORK  - Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert returned to the airwaves without their striking writers Monday with similarly in-depth but divergent explorations of the walkout that had silenced the comics for more than two months.


Syria seeks Turkey's support ahead of conference on Iraq

Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq Al-Shara sought Ankara's support for a joint stance between key neighbors of Iraq at an international conference in Egypt aimed at laying out the final steps towards free elections in Iraq, a senior Turkish diplomat said on Tuesday.


Windows Vista Falls Foul of Environmentalists

Microsoft Corp's Windows Vista operating system has only been available for a day but it has already made the company some new enemies, with the UK's Green Party and Computer Aid International lining up to voice their environmental concerns about the new operating system.


Friend Indeed Who Doesnât Judge or Flinch

In â4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,â a ferocious, unsentimental, often brilliantly directed film, the camera doesnât follow the action, it expresses consciousness itself.


Minimum Wage: Churches divided on how to help poor

If it wasn't for churches and religious charities, a lot of folks would go hungry in the United States this winter. But while most churches believe in helping the poor, they take different views on how to go about it.


As always this time of year, the buzz in LA is about college football. More specifically, the front-page news is about this city's "other" program, UCLA, and its new celebrity coach, Rick Neuheisel.


The Nigerian army kills at least eight militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, sources say.


Bush Launches Battle to Limit Malpractice Awards

President Bush launches an uphill  battle on Wednesday to limit medical malpractice lawsuit awards  that he says drive up health care costs, seeking to fulfill a  popular re-election promise.


For Christians in Baghdad, a Muted and Edgy Christmas

Beseiged by bombs, Baghdad's Christians, who by some estimates make up 10 percent of the city, have ample reason to be edgy.


Nigerian cities are quiet as trade unions strike saying concessions on fuel price rises are "too little, too late".


Migrant mothers stretch thin UK maternity service

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Rising numbers of complex births from women born in foreign countries and a shortage of midwives are putting a strain on maternity services in Britain, medical professionals say.


Messina, 19:12 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: IN QUESTO PERIODO TANTA SFORTUNA

Il tecnico del Siena Beretta esprime il proprio disappunto per la sconfitta sul filo di lana col Mes...


Nulla sentenza d'Appello, figli no a scuola per mendicare


EUROPA/GRAN BRETAGNA - Da uno studio inglese nuove speranze per un trattamento piÃ¹ veloce della tubercolosi che potrebbe avvantaggiare i paesi piÃ¹ disagiati Londra (Agenzia Fides) - Uno studio portato avanti da quattro anni sta per essere messo in pratica per verificare se il trattamento della tubercolosi puÃ² essere accelerato. Attualmente la cura per questa infezione respiratoria richiede sei mesi, e qu...


Merck "good" cholesterol drug meets trial goals

Merck & Co's combination pill to raise "good" HDL cholesterol with less facial flushing -- a common side effect of HDL drugs -- met its main goals in a late-stage test, researchers said on Sunday.


Novak skips Australian Open to rest with family

World number 24 Jiri Novak says he will take all of January off, including the Australian Open, to spend more time with his wife and three children.


Londra, 17:01 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: BALLACK FUORI SOLO PER MOTIVI FISICI

Con un comunicato ufficiale diffuso sul suo sito, il Chelsea ha spiegato che l'esclusione di Ballack...


The ex-Pompey boss is upset at comments attributed to chairman Milan Mandaric about some of the cash being paid to agents, and he hoped to be joined by Mandaric in a bid to put the record straight.


Spanish government to allow homosexual couples to adopt

The right by homosexual couples to adopt children will reportedly be added to draft legislation legalizing gay marriages to be adopted Friday by Spain's Socialist government.


Arctic warming is good news for oil companies, but not for ...

Scientists have worries about the Arctic warming as they have determined that the ice in Greenland and the Arctic is melting too rapidly .


FCC chief says economy could hurt wireless sale

The head of the Federal  Communications Commission expressed concern on Tuesday that the  credit crunch could hinder bidders in an upcoming government  auction of wireless airwaves.


Before-the-Bell: CACI International Rises

Shares of CACI International Inc.  CAI.N, a designer of high-security computer networks for  federal agencies, rose before the bell on Thursday, a day after  the company said recent acquisitions and growing demand for its  homeland security information technology services helped boost  quarterly profit by 56 percent, beating Wall Street forecasts.


Oil prices edged higher for the  second day on Wednesday, recovering from a week-long $5 slump  ahead of U.S. inventory data expected to show a slight draw in  distillates, which include winter heating fuel.


Vioxx Recall Draws Attention To Pfizer's Celebrex

The recall of Merck's arthritis drug Vioxx has drawn attention to drug overall safety, more specifically, a similar drug known as Celebrex, by the drug maker Pfizer.


Parla il ministro dell'Ambiente Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio"Dove si fa raccolta differenziata non c'Ã¨ spazzatura per strada"                                          "Un disastro puntare sugli inceneritori anche Bassolino ha sbagliato a fidarsi"                                                                                di ANTONIO CIANCIULLO


Deep Thinkers: Ocean Research Icon Joins FAU

By Noah Bierman, The Miami Herald  Jun. 5--FORT PIERCE -- Florida taxpayers are about to acquire a 204-foot research ship, a pair of submarine pods that dive more than half a mile under water and a library of 47,000 sponges and microorganisms that may hold cures to cancer.


Attack code released for critical Windows flaw

InfoWorld - In what may be the first step toward a major security problem, security researchers have released attack code that will crash Windows machines that are susceptible to a recently patched bug in the operating system.


Mormon church well prepared to handle leader death

The Mormon Church is well prepared to deal with nearly unprecedented scrutiny resulting from the White House bid of one of its followers despite the death of influential church leader Gordon Hinckley.


At least 10 people are killed in fighting in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, between US forces and suspected Shia militants.


Sprint backs Apple tech for video streaming

Cell carrier certifies QuickTime format for delivering video to handsets.


Randall ignites Hokies to fourth-quarter rally

Bryan Randall threw for 304 yards in the game and for two long touchdowns in the fourth quarter as No. 22 Virginia Tech, stifled much of the night, rallied for a 34-20 victory Thursday against Georgia Tech.


Private equity group struggles to acquire EMI music company

Terra Firma, the private equity concern, said Thursday that shareholders of British music group EMI would be given more time to consider takeover offer after Terra secured less than four percent of shares.


Rebel Attacks Hit Baghdad as Rumsfeld Visits Iraq

A rocket attack and suicide car bombing killed at least four people in Baghdad Sunday as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld began an unannounced visit to Iraq to gauge efforts to calm violence before January elections.


The fate of 50,000 plus Mississippians is back in the hands of the legislature. Today, it was announced before Judge Henry Wingate in federal court that the plaintiffs and defendants had reached


Yahoo brings back co-founder Yang as CEO

Struggling Internet giant Yahoo brought back co-founder Jerry Yang as chief executive Monday to replace Terry Semel as the company girds up to fight back the Google juggernaut.


Poultry Producer's Stock Falls 23 Percent

Poultry producer Sanderson Farms Inc.  SAFM.O on Tuesday said it is being hurt by lower wholesale  prices and higher grain costs in the current quarter, sparking  a 23 percent drop in its stock and pulling down shares of its  rivals.


Flood victims line up for drinking water

Water levels in flooded central and western England are expected to remain high for the next 24 hours and about 140,000 homes in Gloucestershire could be without water for the next fortnight.


Drug maker Schering-Plough Corp.   on Thursday said it would cut 1,100 jobs at its plants  in Puerto Rico and New Jersey -- about 3.3 percent of its  global work force -- as it reduces operations with excess  manufacturing capacity.


Two relatives of Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, who were kidnapped last week, have been released and a third relative still remains in captivity, said a spokesman for Allawi on Monday.


Firebrand Republican threatens last-minute White House run to end primary 'chaos' - and stop Hillary.


Viaggi, paura di volare se l'ala dell'aereo vibra

Un pilota Alitalia racconta i segreti dell'alta quota. A partire dal perchÃ© non bisogna spaventarsi se le ali 'sussultano'


Man-made rain and flooding, along with some extra food, were enough to convince the trio of anacondas at the New England Aquarium to breed in captivity for the first time. One of the aquarium's two female anacondas is confirmed pregnant by the lone male.


Langer's Ryder Cup team includes three Irishmen

Paul McGinley, Padraig Harrington, and Darren Clarke have won places as part of the European Ryder Cup team. Team Captain, Bernhard Langer, today named Colin Montgomerie and Luke Donald as his wild card picks


Clarke closes in on No. 11 Scott in ranking

Darren Clarke won Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters on the Gotemba Course at the Taiheiyo Club in Shizuoka, Japan. Clarke, who lead the tournament from the first round, holds on to his No.


A new free new tool lets people easily set up personal journals, often called blogs, on the World Wide Web. MSN Spaces, which debuts in test form Thursday, is aimed at home users who want to share things such


Bush Now Saying 'We Will Win' Terror War

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 31, 2004 - President Bush will tell the nation's largest veterans' group Tuesday that "we will win" the war on terror, seeking to quell controversy and Democratic criticism of his remark


Two top Canadian ministers said Wednesday that they had resolved to cut global-warming emissions of cars and trucks sold in Canada by 25 percent by the end of the decade.


Hurricane Charley Death Toll Rises to 23 in Florida

A man was killed in a fall from a tree in  central Florida, bringing to 23 the number of people killed  during and after Hurricane Charley's destructive rampage in the  state, a state emergency official said on Thursday.


Update 1: Thai Airways Orders 6 Airbus Superjumbos

Thai Airways has agreed to buy six Airbus A380s, becoming the 13th airline to order the new "superjumbo," the European aircraft maker said Friday.


Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil and German romance singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau were named the 2005 winners of the Polar Music Prize for their contributions to music.


by staff and wire reports. NEW YORK | Thousands of children and young-at-heart grownups lined the streets Thursday to cheer for SpongeBob Square-Pants, Charlie Brown and the rest of the balloon gang as the


Athens throws a party to celebrate successful games

The flame went out on the Olympics during a closing ceremony Sunday night that honored the birthplace of the games with an ebullient display of Greek pride and symbolism, a relief-filled celebration of the ancient and the new.


Video game maker target teens with cancer

Cigna Corp. said on Wednesday it  will offer HopeLab's "Re-Mission" video game, which lets teens  and young adults blast cancer while learning how to improve the  odds of beating the disease, free of charge on its Web site.


Market up after Oracle's results beat Street's view

Stocks gained on Friday, putting the Dow and S&P on track for their best week since March, after stronger-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  helped the profit picture for technology.


U.S. court hearing set for accused Iraq massacre leader

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Marine accused of leading troops who Iraqi witnesses say massacred 24 unarmed civilians in Haditha will appear on Thursday for proceedings to determine if he should face court-martial.


An unprecedented treasure trove of marine reptile fossils is found in the Arctic by Norwegian scientists.


Britain expels Russian diplomats amid Cold War clouds

Britain said Monday it will expel four Russian diplomats to protest Moscow's refusal to extradite a key suspect over the murder of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, in a major escalation of the row.


Wall Street Beat: Market jitters slam tech

This week, the biggest market declines since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the U.S. caused a crisis of confidence in sectors including technology, leading IT investors to reassess what's in store for the year.


IRA's menacing words threaten peace process

Troubling signs of dangerous volatility within the IRA yesterday are generating fears that the Northern Ireland peace process could deteriorate from crisis into free fall.


One of America's best-known architects, Philip Johnson, dies at the age of 98.


Link by Link: Separating Hyperbole From Horror in Iraq

A disputed article about Sunni worshippers being burned alive in Iraq has ignited the blogosphere and caused the Iraqi government to threaten journalists with Âlegal action.Â


This scenario is all too familiar to office workers who collaborate electronically on projects: E-mails get passed around with differing versions of documents-in-progress attached. Instant messages whizz by. Web sites are cited, then lost. It's often a jumbled mess, with no central online location for shared data. There must be a better way.


Carnival on song as quarterly profits break $1bn barrier

CARNIVAL, the worldâs largest cruise line, yesterday posted record quarterly profits and said the performance underlined the success of its merger with P&O Princess last year.


Microsoft Opens Office Source Code to Governments

Microsoft Corp. will allow governments around the world that use its software to have controlled access to the source code for its pervasive Microsoft Office 2003 desktop offerings for the first time.


Afghan Taliban say kill one German hostage

Afghanistan's Taliban movement said on Saturday it had killed one of the two German hostages it was holding after the end of its deadline, and would kill the other in less than an hour if its demands were not met.


Limassol, 12:59 - RALLY, CIPRO: GRONHOLM RESTA AL COMANDO

Il finlandese Marcus Gronholm (Ford Focus) resta al comando del Rally di Cipro, 12/aa tappa del Mond...


Ukraine gov't aims to control poison probe

Ukraine's outgoing government sought Monday to control the inquiry into the poisoning of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, with officials close to the government taking charge of both investigations ...


Oil Drops Another Dollar on Rising Supply

Oil tumbled another dollar on Thursday,  resuming a two-week slide that has cut 15 percent from prices  as rising crude inventories ease concerns over winter fuel  supplies.


Da noi, dicono gli stilisti, lo star system 'e' cheap'


Istat, oltre 2,3 milioni le famiglie in poverta'

Sono 2 milioni 360 mila le famiglie che vivono in condizioni di poverta', nel 2003, pari al 10,6% di quelle residenti nel nostro Paese. Gli italiani poveri sono in totale 6 milioni 786 mila, vale a dire l''1,8% dell'intera popolazione.


Sharapova shines as China eye semi-finals

Maria Sharapova finally got her Fed Cup career off the ground on Saturday when she pulled defending champions Russia level against Israel in their World Group quarter-final.


Geeta Gandbhir, of Brookyln, New York, won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing in Nonfiction Programming. She worked as Supervising Editor on Spike Lee's 2006 HBO documentary, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts.


Those who use the Internet to research their own chronic diseases often wind up in worse condition than if they had heeded a doctor's advice.


Joe Torre always says that nothing restores order like a well-pitched ballgame. Consider order restored. Mike Mussina tossed eight brilliant innings of three-hit ball


Indian, Pakistani Leaders to Meet in New York

The leaders of South Asian rivals India and Pakistan are to meet Friday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly debate in New York.


Three years after the attacks of Sept.  11, 2001, is today's business traveler safer?


On Ocober 12, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma met with Thomas R....

On Ocober 12, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma met with Thomas R. Pickering, the Boeing Comany Senior Vice President for international relations.


Renewable energy not 'silver bullet': Shell chief

Renewable energy will not provide the "silver bullet" that will fulfill the world's energy needs, and greater focus must be placed on energy efficiency, Shell's chief executive wrote in a comment piece published Monday.


A popular snack food sold nationwide is being recalled because of concerns about contamination. All lots and sizes of Veggie Booty Snack Food are being recalled, the company said, following a report of 51 cases of salmonella poisoning that may be associated with the product.


Regulator vows to ease way for Net phone use

BOSTON The United States' top telecommunications regulator plans to protect fledgling Internet telephone services from being taxed and heavily regulated by the 50 state governments.


Europe Council Looks to Fight Cybercrime

An international conference opened Wednesday amid warnings that companies, governments and individuals are increasingly vulnerable to Internet attacks by terrorists, hackers and others that rob them of privacy, money, and secrets.


Russia says no extradition for Litvinenko suspects

Any Russian citizen suspected in the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko will be tried in Russia, not Britain, Prosecutor-General Yuri Chaika said on Tuesday.


Serious security hole plugged in RealPlayer and HelixPlayer

Shhh, don't tell anyone RealNetworks has patched a vulnerability in its RealPlayer and HelixPlayer software that made it possible for attackers to run arbitrary code on a victim's machine. The security hole affects applications running on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.â¦


Most people had never heard of the "powerful conventional explosives," stored at Al-Qaqaa until they were mentioned by the New York Times.


As of Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, at least 1,355 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,068 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.


WASHINGTON A just-completed army criminal investigation has implicated 28 active-duty and reserve personnel in the homicides of two Afghan men detained at the US air base at Bagram, Afghanistan, in December 2002, and describes potential offenses ranging


Developing Asia needs tough stance on dengue: expert

Developing countries in Southeast Asia need to use tough laws in their fight against dengue, a leading expert said, so that homes and building sites do not provide breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes.


A Huge Amazon Monster Is Only a Myth. Or Is It?

Nearly every Indian tribe in the Amazon, including those that have had no contact with one another, have a word for the mapinguary, or âthe roaring animalâ â but is it still out there?


Lenovo Buys IBM's PC Business for $1.25 Billion

Lenovo Group Ltd. agreed to pay $1.25 billion for International Business Machines Corp.'s personal computer business, lifting China's largest PC maker to third in world rankings and giving it a globally recognized brand.


Half-year profits at online gambling firm Partygaming are wiped out, after it was forced to stop trading in the US.


The Republican candidate for the US Senate in Colorado suggested yesterday that Congress would not have voted to authorize a war in Iraq if the members had known "what we know today.


Trondheim, 22:44 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: ROSENBORG-VALENCIA 2-0

Il Rosenborg ha battuto il Valencia 2-0 (0-0) in una gara del gruppo B della Champions League. A seg...


OIG SURVEY OF FDA SCIENTISTS RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT DRUG SAFETY

An internal survey of Food and Drug Administration scientists conducted by the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General revealed safety concerns about the FDAâs approval process and monitoring of marketed drugs, according to a press


Ballmer sees squeeze on Longhorn deadline

Microsoft's CEO lends some insight into the 2006 release date of the slow-moving next version of Windows.


I welcome membership of Turkey in European Union and I support France President Jacques Chirac in that point , Pierre Leluch, France Representative in NATO Parliamentary Assembly, announced.


Reggio Calabria, 19:32 - CALCIO, REGGINA: LANZARO SI E' ALLENATO A PARTE

Allenamento a porte chiuse per la Reggina al centro sportivo Sant'Agata in vista della gara contro i...


Official confirmation of the Rouse Co.'s sale was hours away, but the writing was on the wall.


Accorse ambulanze, polizia e carri attrezzi,traffico deviato


Gore coal pledge "short-sighted": U.S. miners' union

America's main coal mining union said on Monday that former Vice President Al Gore's Live Earth concert pledge to fight for a ban on new coal-fired power plants was "short-sighted."


Portuguese football champions shaken by corruption charges

The Portuguese football club that Chelsea coach JosÃ© Mourinho turned into European champions is at the centre of a huge corruption scandal involving claims that referees were bribed to fix matches.


Tommie Liddell scored 22 points and Saint Louis held No. 23 Rhode Island to season-lows for points and shooting percentage in a 68-61 upset on Thursday night.


Psychotic patients benefit from smoking cessation

NEW YORK  - People with a psychotic disorder can benefit from a smoking cessation intervention consisting of nicotine replacement therapy plus motivational interviewing and cognitive behavior therapy, according to a new study.


Sudanese lament loss of homes as flood waters rise

Asad Ali Fadla was sitting down  to dinner with his family when a wall of water swept down his  street and smashed into his compound in Sennar town on the  banks of the Blue Nile in southeastern Sudan.


Animal advocates hope dogfighting and puppy mill scandals will breed tougher animal abuse laws. Here is a look at legislation already proposed:


Indonesian authorities will drop hundreds of giant concrete balls into a fissure Friday to try to stem a gushing mud eruption that has inundated villages and factories, an official said. The hot, noxious mud — enough to fill 50 Olympic-sized swimming pools — has flowed from the hole each day for the last nine months, forcing at least 11,000 people from their homes. Four villages and 25 factories have been buried under a 30-foot layer of mud.


The first weekend of interleague play drew a 26.4 percent attendance increase, highlighted by the Yankees-Mets and Cubs-White Sox matchups.


Prodi soddisfatto, Letta prudente su candidatura


There was nothing spontaneous about the way "Desperate Housewives" actress Nicollette Sheridan dropped her towel in front of Philadelphia Eagles star receiver Terrell Owens during the introduction to "Monday Night Football.


NEW YORK | Just when it seemed that reality television was set to take over the dial, scripted shows have come roaring back - at least for now.


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confronted critics within his own party who fear he may concede too much to Palestinians and urged them on Thursday to seize an opportunity to make peace after 60 years of conflict.


Study shows eBay buyers save billions of dollars

Buyers save billions of dollars each year bidding on eBay auctions, according to a new study that quantifies the benefits online consumers enjoy over and above what is derived by sellers, or eBay itself.


Al-Qaeda's deputy leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, issues a warning against France, it emerges.


Hurricane Lane targets Mexico's Pacific coast

LOS MOCHIS, Mexico  - Hurricane Lane turned   sharply east on a collision course with Mexico's Pacific coast   as it strengthened to a Category 3 storm on Saturday after   killing a child in Acapulco.


Windows PCs vs. X Terminals: A Cost Comparison

Here's what one university library found when they compared the hardware and software costs.


The English football world was yesterday shocked by the news that Sir Bobby Robson has been relieved of his duties as manager of Newcastle United.


Armstrong short on summits in quest for new peaks

IN THE brasseries of the Etoile quarter of Paris yesterday lunchtime, the talk was of how many more years the locals would have to endure Lance Armstrongâs domination of their cherished Tour de France.


President Bush signs a bill to settle a trade war with Europe, which awards some $140bn in new tax breaks over 10 years.


Dozens Trapped in Latest China Mine Disaster

Thirty-six miners were trapped by floods in China's southwestern province of Guizhou, Xinhua news agency said, the latest in a series of accidents in the world's most dangerous mining industry.


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At least three Palestinians are injured in an Israeli missile strike on a refugee camp in  Gaza, witnesses say.


Some critics question proposed federal spending hikes for nuclear research.


Putin's candidate Medvedev says "No" to TV debates

President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, has refused to meet his rivals for the presidency in live television debates ahead of the March 2 election.


The Ambac Financial Group, a bond insurer, said Wednesday that its chief risk officer had resigned.


Nuggets' Anthony Cited for Pot Possession

Carmelo Anthony was cited for marijuana possession before getting on a team flight last week, but the Denver Nuggets' star says the drug was left in his backpack by a friend.


Military jets escort plane to Stansted airport in bomb scare

Military jets were scrambled to escort an Olympic Airlines aircraft en route from Athens to New York to Stansted airport in Essex after a bomb alert, defence ministry and airline officials said.


Davenport, Serena ready for Day-1 action in LA

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Current world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport and former top-ranked superstar Serena Williams will be among those seeing action Wednesday night at the season-ending $3 million WTA Tour Championships.


HBOS calls in KPMG integrators to make Â£10bn Abbey bid add up

James Crosby, chief executive of HBOS, has hired a team of 30 integration experts from KPMG's transaction services arm to try to make the numbers work for a potential Â£10bn bid for Abbey National.


Taliban involved in SKorean kidnappings killed: government

Security forces killed a Taliban commander involved in the kidnapping of 23 South Koreans in an overnight operation that left 15 other rebels dead, the Afghan government said Tuesday.


No goals but everyone happy as Valencia hold Inter

Inter Milan were held to a goalless draw by Valencia on Wednesday but the result, earned by "an almost perfect performance", was enough to send the Italians through to knockout stage of the Champions League.


Congo by Rail: Filthy, Crowded and Dangerous

In large swaths of Congo, many people rely on an increasingly dangerous railway system long past its prime.


For Bill Parcells, life is a constant test of wills with opponents, the media, his players and his bosses. This is a coach who threatened to leave his team after each of his three Super Bowls and twice made good on the threat.


LEE WESTWOODâS bid for a Â£650,000 pay-day came undone in the thick rough and bunkers of Sun City. He carded a disastrous eight-over-par 80 to hand South African Retief Goosen the Nedbank Challenge title.


Pixar produces another superhero quarter as consumers flock to its latest animated masterpiece.


The 24-inch iMac: “Talk about a wow factor”

Writing for Computerworld.com, Ken Mingis describes the reaction the 24-inch iMac received at the office: “Two or three other online editors popped up to oooh and aaah, and one of Computerworld’s graphics gurus — who has a year-old G5-based iMac — admitted flat out that he was ‘drooling.’”


Portuguese-speaking worm attacks Google Orkut users

Over 655,000 served? Google's Orkut social networking site was hit by a quick-spreading worm that managed to infect a large number of users when they viewed messages that came from friends who were already exposed.â¦


In John McCain, congressional Republicans are grappling with the notion of a presidential nominee most didn't expect or want.


Nazi-arms magnate's art collection opens

An exhibition of contemporary art owned by the billionaire heir of a Nazi-era arms supplier opened to the public Wednesday with none of the controversy that accompanied the decision to show the collection in Berlin.


The play of cornerbacks Shawn Springs and Fred Smoot is a big reason why the Redskins' pass defense is ranked fifth in the NFL.


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Pinsent and Co's achievement the stuff of legends

THESE moments donât come along very often, so theyâre worth savouring. The only thing that would have made Britainâs rowing victory more enjoyable would have been if I, or anybody else peering from the


Tony Gwynn will have his number retired by the San Diego Padres on Sept. 4.


Bush Gets Bounce as U.S. Campaign Starts Final Dash

President Bush bounced to a healthy lead over Democratic rival John Kerry in opinion polls as their high-stakes battle for the White House entered its decisive and final two-month dash on Sunday.


Global mobile handset sales up 35% in second quarter

Worldwide mobile phone sales surpassed 156.4m units in the second quarter of 2004, a 35 per cent increase on the second quarter of 2003, according to market research group Gartner, Inc.


Health Tip: Benefits and Risks of Gastric Bypass

(HealthDay News) -- Though it continues to grow in popularity among the severely obese, gastric bypass surgery should not be taken lightly.


Italian Opera Diva Renata Tebaldi Dies at 82

Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi, one of the  great post-World War II opera divas who Arturo Toscanini said  had the "voice of an angel," has died, a family friend said  Sunday. She was 82.


Fidel Castro's recovery from intestinal surgery 10 months ago was delayed because the first of several operations he had went badly, the communist leader said in a statement that gave the most detailed account of his health since August.


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - South Carolina Democrats cast votes on Saturday in a bitter presidential nominating race, with Barack Obama leading rival Hillary Clinton in polls and counting on heavy black support to carry him to a needed victory.


Charged ex-HP chair surrenders at courthouse

Former Hewlett-Packard Co.  Chairman Patricia Dunn surrendered at a Silicon Valley courthouse on Thursday afternoon on felony charges for spying on reporters and company directors.


The players' association filed an unfair labor practice charge Friday against the NBA over its issues with the new ball and the league's crackdown on player complaints.


The Vatican said Tuesday that Pope John Paul II will visit Germany this summer for the church's World Youth Day, but had no plans to travel to his native Poland in June as some had expected.


Evening Standard Names 'Drake' Best Film

"Vera Drake," a gritty drama about a housekeeper who performs abortions on the side in 1950s Britain, was named best film Sunday at the 32nd annual Evening Standard British Film Awards.


George W. Bush and John Kerry ended the debates as they began them, with starkly defined differences on most issues.


Tape Not Enough for Prince Investigation

A teacher's tape recording of Prince Harry allegedly admitting he cheated on an art exam was insufficient to warrant a renewed investigation into the incident, an examination board said Friday.


Electrical experts inspect insulation, connections on HMCS Chicoutimi

HALIFAX (CP) - Three experts in high-voltage electrical cables have been asked to inspect the wiring on HMCS Chicoutimi and test several theories as to the cause of last month's deadly submarine fire, the military said Sunday.


U.S. Rep., Official Seek Action on Sudan

A U.S. congressman and the top American aid official who toured camps of displaced people in Sudan's troubled Darfur region on Saturday called for the international community to do more to end the 19-month conflict. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced since conflict erupted in February 2003.


A Fight for Life Consumes Both Mother and Son

The writer Susan Sontagâs death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.


Mitchell Report may not have shut door on steroid use

Commissioner Bud Selig hoped to end Major League Baseball's steroids era by commissioning the Mitchell Report issued on Thursday, but may have opened the door to more questions about the U.S. game's troubled past.


Turkish military steps up operations close to the border with Iraq by deploying warships and helicopters.


Ma nemmeno si' in bianco, ascoltero' con attenzione Prodi


"X-Men" cracks "Da Vinci Code" at box office

The final film in the "X-Men"  superhero trilogy blew past last weekend's box office champ,  "The Da Vinci Code," to post the fourth-highest all-time  opening in North America, according to studio estimates issued  on Sunday.


Ministro Damiano, 'preludio ad altre trattative'


Secunia.com: CodeIgniter Weakness and Directory Traversal Vulnerability

On the Secunia.com site today, there's a new vulnerability posted that users of the CodeIgniter framework should pay attention to - a "weakness and directory traversal vulnerability".   Lukasz Pilorz has reported a vulnerability and a weakness in CodeIgniter, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information and conduct cross-site scripting and header injection attacks.   There are two problems that lead to this issue - a non-sanitized input parameter and unsanitized data being passed to the xss_clean function. These issues affect CodeIgniter version 1.5.3 and, as of the time of this post, no update has been made in an official release. It is mentioned, however, that the problem has been fixed in the CVS and is waiting for a release.


California court expands immunity for bloggers

Individuals who use the Internet  to distribute information from another source may not be held  to account if the material is considered defamatory, the  California Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a reversal of a  lower court decision.


HK Observatory Reports Big Quake in Indonesia

A large earthquake hit Sulawesi, Indonesia, early on Monday, the Hong Kong Observatory said.


Services drive IBM Q3 profit up despite hardware slide

IBM reported a 6 percent increase in profit for its fiscal third quarter as a strong performance from its services business offset a slide in hardware revenue.


Steve Fossett, a tycoon-turned-record-seeker who became the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon, vanished Monday while flying a single-engine plane over rugged terrain in Nevada, authorities said.


Oriana Fallaci, Writer-Provocateur, Dies at 77

Oriana Fallaci was a dissecting interviewer of the powerful and an iconoclastic journalist.


Cleveland's Run Takes On an Erie Significance

LeBron James and the Cavaliers are trying to bring a winner to a city that hasn't witnessed a championship since 1964 and is all too used to having its collective heart broken by the Browns, Indians and its pro basketball team.


A state judge Wednesday declared the state's school finance system unconstitutional and said he will stop funding unless Texas lawmakers provide schoolchildren with an adequate and equitable education by Oct. 1, 2005.


ABC Draws Lackluster Audience to Emmy Awards

ABC's telecast of the 56th annual  Primetime Emmy Awards proved to be one of the least watched  editions of the show in years, with 14 million viewers tuning  in, according to preliminary figures on Monday.


Update: AT&T revenue up on BellSouth acquisition

AT&T reported net income of $3.1 billion for the third quarter of 2007, up from $2.2 billion a year earlier, largely due to its acquisition of BellSouth.


OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - ÂLÂAustralia puÃ² fare di piÃ¹ per il SudanÂ afferma il Vescovo sudanese di Tombura-Yambio in visita in Australia, dove la comunitÃ  sudanese sta crescendo rapidamente Adelaide (Agenzia Fides) - Il Vescovo di Tombura-Yambio, nel Sudan meridionale, Sua Ecc. Mons. Joseph Abangite Gasi, Ã¨ stato recentemente ad Adelaide per ringraziare gli Australiani del loro aiuto umanitario. Alla sua prima visita in Australia, il Ve...


Milano, 19:25 - CALCIO, MILAN: RONALDO LAVORA CON IL GRUPPO

Seduta pomeridiana per il Milan in vista della gara con il Livorno: assenti i nazionali Kakà,...


Medicare Gold is unsustainable, Australian private health ...

The private health insurance industry says independent economic modelling shows Labor's Medicare Gold policy would be too expensive in the long-term.


Bush Wants to Get North Korea Nuclear Talks Going

President Bush plans to urge allies at an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile this weekend to press North Korea to return to stalled talks over its nuclear weapons program, senior US officials said on Wednesday.


Reclusive chess genius Bobby Fischer was buried Monday in a private ceremony at a churchyard in southern Iceland, a television station reported.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Major North American airlines agreed to a voluntary limit of 88 arrivals per hour for flights serving Chicago's O'Hare International Airport during peak traffic periods, the Transportation Department said ...


Roma. ''Rimane l'ipotesi di un messaggio poco attendibile. Speriamo. Ci vorra' del tempo per verificare. Aspettiamo e continuiamo a cercare notizie'': cosi' si legge su un comunicato pubblicato questa mattina


The US warns consumers to avoid using counterfeit toothpaste made in China as it contains poisonous additives.


Austrian woman lived with dead aunt for year

An Austrian woman lived with the mummified remains of her aunt for a year after she died at age 96, Vienna police said on Wednesday.


Police in Australia are investigating after a bugging device is found outside the home of Nicole Kidman.


As if defending the Paris indoor title was not enough to worry about, Tim Henman knows that every competitive ball he hits in the next few days could have a bearing on whether he makes the line-up for the prestigious Masters Cup in Houston.


Stealthy Adobe Reader update fixes mystery security bugs

You'll want it but we can't tell you why Adobe has pushed out a stealthy - but important - update to its Reader software that fixes a number of unspecified security problems.â¦


She needs to be coddled with sweet talk and pampered with gifts, but you'll never see her in the flesh. A Hong Kong company has developed a "virtual girlfriend" for new cell phones with video capability.


French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy - a presidential front-runner  - proposes a "mini-treaty" to overhaul the EU.


Shuttle Atlantis mission delayed 24 hours

The launch of space shuttle Atlantis has been delayed 24 hours, until Thursday, due to a technical glitch, a NASA spokesman said.


One person is being questioned after a man is killed in a hit-and-run accident in Larne.


Intel lays off 7,500 more under shake-up

(InfoWorld) - Continuing his quest to stop a slide in profits, IntelÂ Chief Executive Paul Otellini announced layoffs of about 7,500 more people onÂ Tuesday. Together withÂ previously announced layoffs of middle-management executivesÂ and the sale of two business units in recent months, the actions will reduce Intel's workforce by a total of 10,500 people by 2008 -- about 10 percent of the entire company. The layoffs will happen in stages. Most job losses that take effect in 2006 have already been announced, including Intel's sale of its media and signaling business in August, the cut of 1,000 executives in July, and the sale of its XScale smartphone chip division in June. Those jobs include workers in management, marketing and IT. Many more cuts will happen in 2007, when Intel chops jobs in manufacturing and product design, improves equipment use and eliminates other redundancies, the company said. The total impact will leave Intel with 92,000 people by the middle of 2007, down from the 102,500 it reported in the second quarter of 2006. By cutting these jobs, the company will save $2 billion in 2007, and $3 billion per year beginning in 2008, Intel said. The cuts were a dramatic move for a company that holds a commanding 80 percent worldwide market share of PC chips andÂ posted a profit of $885 million in the second quarter. Still, the company could have made more money, illustrated by Otellini's recent prediction that Intel would post profits of $9.3 billion for 2006, down from $12.1 billion in 2005. The problem came from slowing growth in the PC market,Â a loss of share to rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Intel's move to preserve its market share by making deep price reductions on its chips. In response, Otellini told analysts in April he would "restructure, repurpose and resize" the company over the coming quarter. Analysts cheered Otellini's move, saying Intel had become bloated. Otellini can use the new cuts to achieve four goals, said Ted Schadler, vice president for consumer electronics research at Forrester Research Inc. He can eliminate redundant jobs, simplify operations by having fewer products, get out of businesses that don't match Intel's core strengths, and get out of businesses that aren't so profitable, Schadler said. When Otellini succeeded former CEO Craig Barrett in May 2005, he found there was a huge competitor lurking on his left flank -- AMD -- and he saw a company that was no longer a lean machine, but had grown to fill every nook and cranny, Schadler said. "So he eliminated middle management, getting rid of 1,000 executives. And now he's using that as a pry-bar into the organization to say 'Who do we really need?'" said Schadler. "They need to react faster to changing markets. Power [efficiency] is a huge issue, but it took them two years to get a product out the door that was even arguably better. Their road map looks great now, but that's too long." Since meeting with analysts in April, Otellini has also pushed new chips to market faster, resulting in a raft of new chips in recent months, including theÂ "Woodcrest" Xeon 5100 chip for servers in June,Â "Conroe" Core 2 Duo chip for desktops in July andÂ "Merom" Core 2 Duo chip for notebooks in August. Intel also reached for the high-end server market with the new "Tulsa" Xeon and "Montecito" Itanium chips. And with an eye to the future, Intel accelerated the launch of its quad-core chips for desktops and servers, pledging to release them in the fourth quarter of 2006 instead of the first half of 2007. Intel hopes this flood of new products will stop the erosion of its dominant market share. The company manufactured 77.9 percent of all CPUs sold in PCs around the world during the first quarter of 2006, according to Gartner. That number is down from 80.5 percent in the first quarter of 2005 and 81.5 percent in the first quarter of 2004. Â


Parma, 18:12 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: MEGLIO DOPO BRUTTO PERIODO

Dopo i giorni del dolore per la perdita della moglie, Cesare Prandelli torna a parlare di calcio dav...


China, Russia recognize status of full market economy

Leaders of China and Russia mutually recognized their status of full market economy on Friday, saying that it will boost the development of bilateral economic and trade cooperation.


Rovers set to secure Savage signature with Ferguson heading for exit

Blackburn Rovers look poised to achieve their ambition to sign fiery Welsh international midfielder Robbie Savage from Birmingham City, the selling club revealed.


ABC to Bring Azinger, Faldo to the Booth

Paul Azinger and Nick Faldo are linked by a dynamic Ryder Cup match in which neither player wanted to lose, even after they had nothing to gain.


An Indian train fire that killed up to 60 Hindus and sparked deadly sectarian riots was an accident, an inquiry says.


New Century CEO ousted, gets over 3 years' pay

Bankrupt subprime mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp.  said on Tuesday it terminated the employment of Chief Executive Brad Morrice on June 8 and would pay him more than three years' salary for ousting him "without cause."


Seeking to recapture its innovative streak in mobile computing, Palm Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a laptop-like gadget with a full-size keyboard and 10-inch display to serve as a companion for smartphones.


The re-election website of President Bush is blocking overseas visitors because of "security reasons".


Compensation for plane crash victims underway

Chinese insurance companies are checking the information of policy holders who died in the Sunday-morning plane crash in north China's Inner Mongolia.


What's a presidential candidate to do on the eve of an important birthday? Hold a big fundraiser, of course.


Nothing much changed for New Zealand on day 2 of the second test match between Australia and New Zealand. Australia are dominating like they did on the first day and with Justin Langer completing his double


Britain set a two-week deadline for a private-sector rescue of Northern Rock  on Monday as it confirmed plans to convert its billions of pounds of loans to the stricken bank into bonds in a bid to smooth a deal.


FBR Subprime Unit to File for Bankruptcy

The Arlington investment firm Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group said that its subprime mortgage subsidiary would file for bankruptcy protection and that it was likely to lose all of its investment in the firm, another blow to a company that already has been battered by the meltdown in the industry.


An affiliate of private equity giant KKR delays repayments on debt related to the ailing US housing market.


Stockgrowers say mad cow report negatively affecting market

SIOUX FALLS, SD - Cattle producers say the US Department of Agriculture's reporting of a possible case of mad cow disease in the country is already driving down prices.


Palestinian militants burst into a Gaza  City mourning tent set up for Yasser Arafat on Sunday and fired  shots in protest at the presence of his moderate successor  Mahmoud Abbas, but he was unhurt, witnesses said.


Law Enforcement Targets Prostitution on Craigslist

Nassau County, N.Y., has made more than 70 arrests since it began focusing on Craigslist last year, one of numerous crackdowns from Hawaii to New Hampshire.


Livorno, 18:34 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: DOPPIO ALLENAMENTO

Ancora un doppio allenamento per il Livorno in vista della gara con l'Atalanta. In mattinata atletic...


Kidnappers Free Women Relatives of Iraqi PM -TV

An Islamist group has freed two women  relatives of Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi but is  still holding his male cousin hostage, Arab satellite  television Al Jazeera said on Sunday.


Nuns join Myanmar protests for first time

Buddhist nuns joined the growing protests against Myanmar's ruling generals on Sunday, a day after a dramatic appearance by detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi to pray with monks now leading the marches.


Some of the most popular names in fiction - Tom Wolfe, Patricia Cornwell, Stephen King, Nora Roberts and Nelson DeMille - have new novels out this fall. But books by Wolfe, DeMille and other brand-name novelists won't be published until after the presidential election when it will be easier to attract media attention.


Blasts Rock Indian Northeast in Rising Violence

GUWAHATI, India  - A fresh wave of bombs ripped  through streets and marketplaces in India's northeastern state  of Assam Sunday, killing four people and wounding 40 in  escalating violence blamed on tribal separatists.


Orlando Hudson hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 15th inning to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.


For the average person, gaining entry to a Manhattan nightclub can be an exquisite form of cruelty. PartyBuddys whisks clients past the velvet ropes.


The last British troops withdraw from central Basra to an airbase outside the southern Iraqi city.


Troubled Japanese supermarket chain Daiei Inc. said Wednesday it will ask for an emergency cash injection from a government-run corporate bailout fund, after the retailer's biggest creditors refused a request for a rescue package.


Bobby Petrino expects better passing and more consistency from quarterback Michael Vick next season — not another 1,000-yard rushing season.


Barcelona ended the year on a high as striker Samuel Eto'o grabbed a late winner to give his side a 2-1 victory over Levante on Tuesday that ensured them of the symbolic title of winter champions.


Violence against troops in Iraq takes toll

By key measures of the level of insurgent violence against American forces in Iraq - numbers of dead, wounded and insurgent attacks - the situation has grown worse since summer.


Sonics' Lewis steals spotlight from anticipated Kobe-Allen matchup

This was supposed to be a battle between Ray Allen and Kobe Bryant, meeting on the court for the first time since trading preseason barbs in the press.


After all the official Inauguration Day parties wound down, members of a young Republican crowd headed to a basement bar in Georgetown.


Bush seeks to tamp down revolt on North Korea deal

The White House tried to convince  conservatives, including a top aide, on Thursday that a  breakthrough deal with North Korea would not free Pyongyang  anytime soon from a list of countries that sponsor terrorism.