Five more killed in Honduras after massacre

Organized crime in Honduras left five new casualties Friday, a day after 28 people were killed on a bus on Thursday, said reports reaching here.


Schwarzenegger to Endorse McCain's Presidential Bid

Bloomberg - Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will endorse John McCain's bid for the Republican presidential nomination, an aide to the Arizona senator said days before California's primary.


The UK government has extended by three months a ban on the production of influenza vaccine at Chiron Corp.'s plant in Britain.


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Envoys in Iraq on mission to save British hostage

Two members of the Muslim Council of Britain are in Iraq planning to meet Muslim leaders in Baghdad in an attempt to seek the release of the British hostage Ken Bigley.


Resurgent Orioles whip Twins behind Cabrera

BALTIMORE - Daniel Cabrera pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning, and Jose Leon and Melvin Mora had two RBIs apiece to lead the surging Baltimore Orioles past the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Monday.


G8 leaders agree "substantial" greenhouse gas cuts

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World leaders agreed on Thursday to pursue "substantial" but unspecified cuts in greenhouse gases and pledged to reach a United Nations deal by 2009 on long-term measures to fight global warming.


United Has First U.S. Flight to Vietnam in 30 Years

United Airlines on Thursday  launched the first daily flight service to Vietnam from the  United States since 1975.


Colombia's Roman Catholic clergy say they are in contact with Farc rebels in a bid to free more hostages.


Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams split up

Michelle Williams' father says the actress has split up with Heath Ledger.


The second hearing in the trial of three Americans accused of torture and running a jail begins in Kabul.


Marathon leader attacked, but result stands

Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima was tonight involved in the first high-profile security breach of the Olympic Games as a spectator watching the menâs marathon accosted the long-time race leader.


U.S. military charges Australian Guantanamo detainee

The U.S. military said on Thursday it charged Australia's only Guantanamo Bay detainee, David Hicks, with providing material support for terrorism and that proceedings would begin in about a month.


Iraq admits captive is not Saddam's top aide

The Iraqi government has admitted it made a mistake when it claimed to have captured Saddam Hussein's deputy, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, in a raid in the city of Tikrit.


Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan says the US trade deficit cannot be sustained indefinitely.


The Cruzer Professional allows the creation of "Privacy Zones," which enables 1% to 100% of the drive's total capacity to be password protected and any area outside the Privacy Zone is unprotected and open to any user.


Rower Matthew Pinsent will announce his future plans at 1000GMT.


Verona, 17:13 - CALCIO, CHIEVO; DEL NERI: LAZIO PERICOLOSA IN CONTROPIEDE

''Dovremo fare molta attenzione soprattutto alle loro ripartenze''. Gigi Del Neri teme la Lazio e av...


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Steven Jackson had 113 yards on 14 carries, including a 5-yard touchdown run, to help the St. Louis Rams take a 10-7 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night.


Record Level of Americans Not Insured on Health

he number of people without health insurance rose by 1.4 million, to a record 45 million last year, amid rising costs for coverage and a continuing fall-off in the number of workers in


Signs Suharto's health improving: Indonesia hospital

Former Indonesian president Suharto, rushed to hospital in critical condition on Friday, is showing some signs of improvement, a hospital official said on Sunday.


IMF predicts 3.6% growth, but jobless rate will stay high

In its twice yearly assessment of the world's economy, the International Monetary Fund concluded that growth in the Israeli economy will reach 3.6 percent this year, and placed Israel in its list of the 29 most developed nations of the world.


Stocks cheer steep Fed cut, but lose altitude

Asian shares rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's biggest interest rate cut in over two decades, but nagging fears of a U.S. recession prompted many indexes to give up much of their early gains.


Aggressive 1333MHz FSB pricing strategy Intel has slashed the price of a number of its desktop and mobile processors, but the cuts, while deep, aren't as extensive as anticipated. However, the move confirms an aggressive pricing plan for the chip maker's 1333MHz frontside bus parts.â¦


Still smarting over the loss of their homes, Hurricane Charley's victims turned out by the hundreds in 90-degree heat Tuesday to cope with the storm's latest blow to their lives — the mass shutdown of businesses that has left them without jobs.


Welsh novelist Sarah Waters is one of six writers shortlisted for this year's Â£50,000 Man Booker Prize.


OSLO, Norway - A Norwegian doctor called in for military service would have made Cpl. Klinger of the American television series "MASH" proud.


When Celtics players and coaches gathered Monday night for a team dinner, the conversation gradually turned to the running test that would come at the end of the first practice. The players knew exactly what to expect. In fact, some geared offseason conditioning routines to the test, which requires them to run five sets of nine full-court sprints ...


Colin Montgomerie could end his Ryder Cup playing career to take on the captaincy.


Tamada gets pole position ahead of the Malaysian GP

Makoto Tamada of Japan claimed provisional pole position Friday for tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of Sete Gibernau of Spain and world Moto GP champion Valentino Rossi.


Minnesota's playoff picture still blurry

The Minnesota Vikings couldn't get the job done themselves on Friday against Green Bay, so they were forced to cheer for the Philadelphia Eagles against St.


Oil prices hover just below Monday's record peaks in Asian trade, amid continued concerns over global supply shortages.


A man who repeatedly asked to pray with director Mel Gibson is ordered to stand trial on charges of stalking.


Sharpton Got $86,715 to Aid Kerry Campaign

All of John Kerry's one-time rivals in the Democratic presidential primary eventually lined up to support him as the nominee, but only one got paid for it — Al Sharpton.


'Highly stylised', darling, not violent Readers of what you might still loosely term as broadsheets - you know the type, posh newspapers with lots and lots of cricket coverage - are capable of making informed decisions, according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).â¦


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Saudi Arabia Recalls Ambassador to Libya Over Plot

Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it had  recalled its ambassador in Tripoli over allegations of a Libyan  plot to assassinate Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah.


NGOs: Refugees in Darfur Desperate for Humanitarian Aid ...

The head of a New York-based Jewish charity says the Sudanese government does not appear to be taking steps to stop Janjaweed militia violence or facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid.


Voters in Bahrain return to the polls, for a run-off election that will decide how much power the opposition wields.


The transportation department began talks with the airlines today on reducing the number of airplanes that can use Kennedy International Airport.


Militants attack paramilitary camp in Pakistan

WANA, Pakistan  - Hundreds of militants in northwest Pakistan attacked a paramilitary camp and up to 30 soldiers were missing, security officials said on Wednesday.


The Revolution, which is tied for the overall lead in Major League Soccer with 17 points, had three players -- defender Michael Parkhurst, midfielder Steve Ralston, and forward Taylor Twellman -- named yesterday to the United States team roster for the Gold Cup, scheduled for June 24 in six US cities.


Report: Seniors shortchanged by CPP; estimated $1B in underpaid benefits

TORONTO (CP) - A significant number of seniors are being shortchanged by the Canada Pension Plan, with the estimated underpayments totalling about $1 billion, says a new report released Monday.


Governments are to sign a deal committing scientists to work to harness an alternative source of nuclear power.


Envoy says wants N.Korea action within 3 months

Any steps agreed on by North Korea at talks this week on ending its nuclear arms program should be carried out within three months, but the talks in Beijing won't resolve everything, U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said on Tuesday.


Three more World Cup matches are on tap today as U.S. coach Bruce Arena says he will make some lineup changes for the next game Saturday against Italy. In today's action, Ecuador faces Costa Rica, England takes on Trinidad and Tobago, and Sweden plays Paraguay.


Taxpayer Advocate Urges âApology Paymentsâ

Advocate tells Congress taxpayers should receive up to $1,000 in âapology paymentsâ if the Internal Revenue Service mishandles their case.


President Musharraf To Remain Pakistan Army Chief: Minister

ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will remain the army chief, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid announced, even though the general had pledged to relinquish the post this year.


The Cardinals made their first big moves since winning the World Series, agreeing Tuesday to a $10 million, three-year contract with second baseman Adam Kennedy and a $4 million, one-year deal with right-hander Kip Wells.


Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao will spend her holiday morning today making the television rounds, discussing Labor Day and the American workforce. Later today, Chao's department will release an annual report on major trends in the American labor market.


Three-time champion Venus Williams takes on outsider Marion Bartoli in the Wimbledon final on Saturday.


Libya Withdraws $1 Billion Assets Frozen in U.S.

The Libyan Central Bank has withdrawn  $1 billion of assets which had been frozen for almost two  decades in the United States on Washington's orders, a Libyan  central bank official said Wednesday.


Fed Experts Predicted 'Solid' Growth Ahead

The Federal Reserve's staff predicted in August that the US economy would grow at a "solid" pace through next year, in part because interest rates would remain relatively low during that time.


Filmmaker Lumet to Receive Honorary Oscar

Veteran director Sidney Lumet, who picked up five Oscar nominations but never took home a prize, will receive an honorary statuette at the 77th annual Academy Awards on Feb.


PC maker Acer hits out at Windows' Vista operating system

The head of Taiwan-based personal computer maker Acer, Gianfranco Lanci, hit out at Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, saying that the "entire industry" was disappointed by it.


Empoli, 18:19 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: PRATALI NON SI E' ALLENATO

Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Empoli in vista della gara di domenica a Udine. Dopo la fase di riscal...


Muslims Take to Streets in Jack Straw's Constituency

The Muslim community of Foreign Secretary Jack Strawâs constituency is taking to the streets tomorrow to campaign for more action to save Kenneth Bigley, the British engineer taken hostage in Iraq.


Climate experts and politicians  will discuss policies they believe may be needed beyond the Kyoto Protocol.


Crude oil prices have dipped after the government said energy supplies have risen over the past week. It reveals surprising increases in the nation's supply of oil and distillate fuel, which includes heating oil and diesel.


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Oct. 6, 2004 - Israel stepped up airstrikes in its Gaza offensive, killing an Islamic Jihad leader and bringing to 75 the number of Palestinians killed in the operation to end rocket fire on Israeli towns.


After Schumacher, Who's No. 2 in Formula One?

The Formula One season ends at the Brazilian Grand Prix at SÃ£o Paulo today, and there is still no doubt who is the best driver in the world.


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OPEC Head Urges U.S. to Use Its Reserves

OPEC has taken the unprecedented step  of urging the United States to tap its emergency crude reserves  to bring down world oil prices.


Artists usually do not ask fans to pony up for a CD until after the record is out, but singer-songwriter duo Lowen & Navarro decided to do things a little differently with its current album.


Marco Materazzi appeared before FIFA's disciplinary committee on Friday to answer questions about what he did to provoke Zinedine Zidane to head-butt him during Italy's World Cup final victory over France.


New equation in writers' strike: return of Leno, O'Brien

Despite the Hollywood writers' strike, two late-night shows will air new episodes next month.


In a decision that could expose U.S.-based Web sites to free speech laws of other nations, a federal appeals court on Monday found that Yahoo could not escape legal action in France for violating a French ban on the sale of Nazi-related items.


US midfielder Reyna out for another six to eight weeks

Manchester City midfielder Claudio Reyna could be out for up to another eight weeks after a thigh injury flared up again on his comeback at the weekend, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.


Kyle Shiloh scored all 16 of his points in the final 20 minutes and No. 11 Nevada opened the second half with a big run, pulling away from Northern Iowa in a 79-64 victory.


The price of oil jumped above $48 a barrel Monday on concerns about tight winter fuel supplies mixed with speculation that OPEC may scale back output.


Missing UK girl's parents named suspects

In a shocking twist, the British parents who have run an international campaign to find their missing toddler were declared suspects in the case Friday, their lawyer said, after traces of blood were found in their rental car.


Morricone suona all'Onu le sue 'voci dal silenzio'

Il compositore a New York sulle note composte per ricordare l'11 settembre e tutte le stragi della storia


Retail sales edged up modestly in February

U.S. retail sales outside the auto sector firmed in February, but were restrained by the housing slump and rising gasoline prices, according to a report published Monday.


Shaquille O'Neal came to town to play Santa Claus to 250 kids, and it didn't matter that the grinning basketball star was no longer a member of the home team.


Thai coup leaders close to naming prime minister

Thailand's military coup leaders are   close to naming a civilian prime minister and he is likely to   be a lawyer able to steer political reform, not the expected   economist, air force chief Chalit Phukpasuka said on Friday.


BURLINGTON -- Trusting, but with a tinge of nerves, Justin and Brendan McKenney melted into Santa's welcoming arms inside the Burlington Mall.


Tyson says will pay $1.5 mln to settle hiring case

Top U.S. meat producer Tyson Foods Inc.   TSN.N will settle a federal dispute over hiring practices   with a payment of $1.5 million in back pay to 2,500 women and   minorities, the company and federal officials said on   Wednesday.


nearly three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential ballot next month to choose Yasser Arafat's successor. Fatah movement and Islamists sworn to destroying Israel.


A Brief History of Superorganism Theory, Part One

A top scientist in the storied, sometimes controversial field explains how a population of creatures can be viewed as a high-level organism unto itself rather than a collection of disparate individuals.


Police Blotter: Necrobabes.com leads to murder conviction

Texas church leader is convicted of capital murder in part because of his AOL searches and visits to Necrobabes.com.


NASA's Explorer Finds 'Newborn' Galaxies

NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has discovered three dozen galaxies emitting ultraviolet light at levels that indicate stars still are forming and supernovas still are exploding.


US farmers given go-ahead to produce cloned meat for human food chain


Brandeis Univ. touts Cisco ACE for load balancing, virtualization

Brandeis University has successfully deployed Cisco's Application Control Engine module in its Cisco Catalyst 6500 Switch and is using it for Moodle, an open-source program for creating online learning communities.


Nintendo investigating Wii strap problem

Nintendo's president acknowledged Thursday the just-launched Wii video-game machine may have a problem with a strap that secures its trademark wandlike remote-controller to the player's wrist.


Jessica Morrow scored 14 points to help No. 15 Baylor hand South Dakota State its first loss of the season, 71-53 on Saturday in the Junkanoo Jam on Grand Bahama Island.


LOS ANGELES  - "Six Feet Under" alum Freddy Rodriguez has joined the cast of ABC's comedy-drama series "Ugly Betty," playing a new love interest for star America Ferrera.


A Cuban girl is at the centre of a custody case in Florida, evoking echoes of the battle over Elian Gonzales.


Senate Resolves Corporate Tax Bill Delay

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is shown in Washington in this Nov. 11, 2003, file photo. Known as one of the Senate's more moderate Democrats, Landrieu undertook a fiery defense Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, of military


US Ambassador Touts Good US-UN Relations

Despite the US refusal to back UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, US Ambassador John Danforth said the United States has good relations with the United Nations and believes the global body is important.


What do you do when your erudite punk-rock band stalls? Of course! Write a novel for teens


Gordon Brown phones to congratulate new First Minister Alex Salmond - four weeks after the Scottish election.


Farmers chase thousands of minks in western Finland after they were released from their cages at a fur farm.


Invito ad intervenire su ammortizzatori sociali e giovani


Led Zeppelin are to be inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame, with a special honour for Sir George Martin.


'Fissare per legge la questione entro 90 giorni' dice


Bin Laden tape praises al Zarqawi, says voters âinfidelsâ

DUBAI, DECEMBER 27: An audio tape purportedly from Osama bin Laden and aired by Al Jazeera television on Monday praised attacks against US troops and Iraqi officials by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


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A White Paper to unveil details of a new national pension system will be published on Tuesday by the government.


The UN is leading a day of global events to mark the abolition of slavery and to highlight continuing abuses.


Former Chechen rebel fighter Ramzan Kadyrov is endorsed as president after being nominated by the Kremlin.


The Tamil Tigers launched a ground and air assault on an air force base in northern Sri Lanka early Monday, military officials said, in one of the most brazen rebel attacks on a military target here in months.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, and new Cabinet members during the swearing in ceremony of the country's new Cabinet at the Presidential Palace in Kabul Dec. 24.


Empoli, 19:12 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: 9-0 NEL TST CON GLI ALLIEVI

Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che ha affrontato la squadra degli Allievi Nazionali. La compagi...


Afghans vote in first elections under shadow of violence

Afghans vote Saturday in the first direct presidential elections in their history, under the threat of violence from anti-US militants and Osama bin Laden's terror network.


The woman who claims she saw photos of Iraqi prisoner abuse contacts the police.


NATO's plans to send more soldiers to Afghanistan to quell a resurgent Taliban would simply give the rebels more targets, a guerrilla commander said on Thursday.


Car bombs killed 27 people and wounded more than 90 across Iraq on Wednesday as suspected al Qaeda militants stepped up a campaign of violence coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.


The U.S. Army should withhold some future payments to Halliburton  for work in Iraq due to billing disputes, a government auditor said on Wednesday, a move that could cost the contractor tens of millions of dollars.


Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe looks set to face a challenge from within his own party, the BBC can confirm.


In the late days of summer, while still mostly unencumbered by any actual experience of the fall releases, The Times's chief film critics chatted about the season to come.


L'accusa e' di smaltimento irregolare di materiali speciali


Angola says it expects to see investors pour $50bn into its oil industry over the next six years.


Cowboys, Romo agree six-year deal: report

Quarterback Tony Romo has agreed to a six-year contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys worth $67.5 million, according to a local media report.


Joe Paterno says he has a succession plan in mind, but don't expect specific details about when he'll be leaving his job as Penn State football coach.


Iconic gowns set stylish tone for Oscars

Barbra Streisand. Cher. Elizabeth Taylor. Sharon Stone. Each made style history at the Academy Awards. Who can forget Streisand's seemingly see-through sequined pantsuit at the 1969 Oscar show, or the certainly see-through sparkling creation Cher wore in 1988? How about Taylor's 1970 periwinkle chiffon gown that matched her eyes, or the Gap T-shirt Stone built an outfit around in 1996?


An Empress's Jeweled Hairpin Buffs a Canadian Crook's Rep

TORONTO -- The gem was hidden in the wall of Granny's home. When the police found it, they promoted Danny Blanchard from very clever accused con man and ATM cash thief to alleged mastermind of an international jewel theft ring.


Greenspan: Economy Regaining Some Traction

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Wednesday the economy has "regained some traction" after a late spring slowdown that was triggered by a sharp spike in oil prices.    Greenspan's moderately upbeat forecast came as the nation entered the final two months of an election battle in which President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry have widely different views on how the economy is performing at present...


Pakistan blasts kill 123 as Bhutto returns

A suspected suicide bomber killed at least 123 people on Friday in an attack on former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto as she was driven through Karachi to greet supporters on her return from eight years in exile.


Israel Wraps Up Raid in Palestinian Camp

Israel has wrapped up a two-day raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Gaza. 11 Palestinians were killed and more than 40 wounded during the military operation.


Women Voters Enter San Diego Mayoral Fray

The League of Women Voters of San Diego asked a court Wednesday to require that all votes cast for a maverick mayoral write-in candidate be counted, including ballots on which voters failed to fill in the circle next to her name.


UPDATE 1-Wales secure draw with nine-man Northen Ireland

Wales fought back from two goals down to earn a point from a 2-2 draw in a controversial World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland on Wednesday after the referee


Some 800 illegal immigrants arrive on Italian island in 24 hours

Around 400 illegal immigrants flocked onto the Italian island of Lampedusa, bringing to more than 800 the number of boat-people landing on the tiny Mediterranean outpost in a 24-hour period, a coastguard official said.


US actress barred from Cambodia genocide museum for Darfur protest

American actress Mia Farrow was on Sunday forced to cancel a ceremony in Phnom Penh highlighting human rights abuses in Sudan after authorities barred her access to the city's genocide museum.


Web mobilises to honour Anna Nicole Smith

'R.I.P. you sweet angel of my heart' The tragic news that the world is this morning poorer to the tune of one pair of 32DD breasts has moved netizens to honour Anna Nicole Smith in time-honoured web tradition.â¦


Some of the MoD's biggest equipment purchases will be delivered years late, auditors report.


UN watchdog tells Iran to stop enriching uranium, sets review deadline

Britain, France and Germany had submitted the resolution, which was strongly opposed by non-aligned countries which are against imposing a deadline on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, the process for making ...


Genova, 14:31 - CALCIO, GENOA-SAMPDORIA: CODE DALL'ALBA PER I BIGLIETTI

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers threatened in a videotape yesterday to slit the throats of three civilians â-wo Americans and a Briton â -ess authorities released female prisoners from two US-run prisons in Iraq.


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


Scandinavia Bears European Brunt of Tsunami

Scandinavian countries are preparing  themselves for national tragedies as realization dawns that  most of the Europeans missing after the south Asian tsunami are  from Sweden and Norway.


For Peregrine Pair, Noisy Perch is Peachy

By Doug Smeath Deseret Morning News  As downtown Salt Lake City's human inhabitants prepare themselves for at least four years of City Creek Center construction, another kind of resident appears willing to brave the noise and the dust.


Mass. bar sued for gay marriage question

A man said he failed the Massachusetts bar exam because he refused to answer a question about gay marriage, and claims in a federal lawsuit the test violated his rights and targeted his religious beliefs.


ACAPULCO, Mexico  - Gunmen disguised as soldiers killed seven people at two police stations in the troubled Mexican resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, despite a military crackdown against violent drug gangs.


British Airways is one of several airlines accused of fixing the price of fuel in its air freight business.


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Health Care Workers File Suit Against Sutter

SAN FRANCISCO -- A union representing health care workers who locked out at Sutter Health affiliated hospitals since Thursday, announced today that it is filing a lawsuit against Sutter Health and Modern Industrial Services, the agency Sutter used to hire


The Deutsche Boerse wants to convince London Stock Exchange management over the next two to four weeks to back its offer to buy the business, a supervisory board member told Reuters on Sunday.


U.S. forces detain son of top Iraqi Shi'ite leader

KUT, Iraq  - U.S. troops detained the eldest son of Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders, at an Iraqi checkpoint on the Iranian border on Friday, Iraqi officials said.


PepsiCo to build $170 mln Russia snack plant

ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - PepsiCo International  said on Saturday it would build a snacks production plant in the Russian town of Azov and invest $170 million over five years in the project.


Il governo fa quadrato intorno a Padoa-Schioppa. Mussi: "Sono ingrati"Epifani attacca: "L'ufficio studi degli insutriali sbagliÃ² previsioni pure per il 2006"                                            Finanziaria, Unione contro Confindustria "Si lamentano con la pancia piena"


Duelfer Report provides clearer picture of Iraq

On Sept. 30, chief weapons inspector Charles Duelfer filed his 1,000 page report on Iraq. It was the culmination of efforts by the CIA-created Iraq Survey Group to reach a definitive consensus on whether the


Director Christopher Reeve's "The Brooke Ellison Story" takes on new meaning because of his recent death. This original made-for-television movie will stand as Reeve's last completed directorial effort.


Update 2: Oracle Poised to Pounce on PeopleSoft

Bolstered by investors, Oracle Corp. appears destined to complete its long-sought takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. unless its rival becomes more profitable and proves it's worth more than the $9.2 billion bid currently on the table.


Stylist to the stars  Rachel Zoe is stepping into the limelight with her own Bravo  series.


France apartment building blast kills 17

A gas explosion tore through a five-story apartment building in eastern France, killing 17 people and injuring 15, authorities said Monday.


Mindful that 3-0 leads don't always hold up, Yankees fans continue to trek to Babe Ruth's grave in hopes that the Curse of the Bambino will endure.


MIT Team Powers Light Bulb Without Wires

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- In a perfect world, there'd be no wires. They clutter the view, get tangled behind desks and limit how far networks can reach. That's why the telegraph gave way to the radio. Cell phones unstrung telecommunications. Wi-Fi liberated computer data.


Rippin' Rover: Land Rover releases details, photos of new Range ...

Land Rover has released the first official photographs of its new Range Rover Sport performance model, which Land Rover is marketing as a ute built for fast, comfortable long-distance driving.


Science ; British Scientists Develop New Vaccine Technology

The stable-liquid vaccine technology devised by researchers at Cambridge Biostability Ltd (CBL) eliminates the need for costly refrigeration.


Sistema Pmi a rischio: meno gare ma piu' care


Singer Alka Yagnik is coming out with a private non-film duet album with a UK based Pakistani singer Raja Kashif.


Stocks Ascend as Oil Eases and Techs Gain

US stocks moved higher late on Friday morning in a broad-based advance, as oil prices dipped, shares of PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT) boosted the tech-heavy Nasdaq and


UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 15 -- The Security Council convened an emergency session Friday after U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Eritrea was obstructing the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the border region near Ethiopia.


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Winchester withstands Weston in overtime

This year's victory was more difficult but just as satisfying. Caroline Martignetti scored the only goal in overtime yesterday as the No. 4 Winchester girls' lacrosse team beat No. 11 Weston, 15-14, for its third straight Division 2 North sectional title and second straight against the Wildcats.


The Sundance Film Festivalâs opening weekend drew to a close looking more and more like a disappointment, if not an outright dud.


LOS ANGELES  - "Collateral" was the top  scorer, "Wimbledon" headed the United Kingdom for a second  weekend, and "Shark Tale" kept up a sturdy pace in early bows  in a weekend at the overseas boxoffice that was typically  lackluster for the early fall.


Mexico and four Central American nations condemned the U.S plan to build hundreds of miles of triple-layered fencing on its southern border, saying it would not stop illegal immigration.


AUBURN, Ala. (Sports Network) - Carnell Williams ran for one touchdown and threw for another as No. 3 Auburn rolled to a 24-6 win over Georgia in Southeastern Conference action at Jordan-Hare Stadium.


Roger Clemens accepts the Astros' offer of salary arbitration Saturday, meaning he will either play for Houston next season or retire.


Greeba Barlow scored 19 points and St. John's posted its first win over a ranked team in 12 years, beating No. 16 Boston College 69-52 Saturday.


China says ties with Japan at "new starting point"

China and Japan stand at a "new starting point" in their relations following Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Beijing in October, Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan said in remarks published on Sunday.


Japan April-June GDP rate likely to be revised up on strong corporate data

Japan's second quarter growth rate is likely to be revised up this week on the back of data showing increased corporate investment in factories and offices along with higher profits.


Europe Ministers to Focus on Alcohol Tax

European finance ministers are meeting Tuesday, with talks focusing on the thorny issue of alcohol taxes.Comment


Robyn OâBrien has looked deep into the perplexing world of childhood food allergies and seen a conspiracy.


Global warming has had little noticeable impact in Washington, DC Politicians in the nation's capital have been reluctant to set limits on the carbon dioxide pollution that is expected to warm the planet by 4 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit during the next century


EU to Push for Europe-Wide Ban on Nazi Symbols

EU president Luxembourg will push to add Nazi symbols to a proposed ban across the 25-nation bloc on hate crimes motivated by racism and xenophobia.


Probe Launched Over Detroit Mayorâs Messages

Reports that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick exchanged romantic text-messages with his top aide raise the question of whether he committed perjury last summer.


A massive car bomb exploded on the outskirts of the Iraqi city of Fallujah, killing seven United States Marines and wounding several others, a US military official said.


Struggling Tiger to lead last-ditch effort

A BEATEN and dejected Tiger Woods walked alone up the 16th fairway here on Saturday, no teammates in sight with only security guards as companions to share his misery.


Organisers of a sell-out tsunami aid show in Cardiff try to stop people reselling tickets on the web.


TOKYO: Japan's Toshiba said on Tuesday it had filed suit against South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor in the United States and Japan, claiming infringement of patents related to memory chips.


Second-seeded American James Blake eased through to the semi-finals of the Los Angeles Classic on Friday, but former world number one Marat Safin was knocked out by South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik.


Accord in Fraud Case Over Medical Implants

The government has entered into agreements with five medical device implant companies in a corporate fraud case, the federal prosecutorâs office in New Jersey said.


Two senior Pentagon officials were briefed Sunday on the investigation of a midlevel analyst suspected of passing classified information to Israel, US officials said yesterday.


The International Committee of the Red   Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday it would visit next week the 14   terrorism suspects switched from secret CIA-run jails to   Guantanamo Bay.


PC Magazine - After selling his company to the open-source operating system maker, the JBoss founder says he won't return.


Barry Steinberg is president and chief executive of Direct Tire and Auto Service, based in Watertown, where he started his company in 1974 at a defunct auto dealership. The company, which grew from one location with five employees to four locations in the Boston area and 85 employees, has been called by Fortune magazine "One of the Best Small Companies ...


Drivers can wait, says Red Bull boss Purnell

Red Bull will not be rushed into any decision about drivers after buying the Jaguar Formula One team on Monday, says team boss Tony Purnell.


Memorial services are being held to remember the 193 people who lost their lives in the Zeebrugge ferry disaster.


Blog: Founding CEOs often outlive their effectiveness. Boards seem reluctant to carry out their primary function: hiring and firing the CEO.


Ten turnovers later, No. 2 Everett was awarded no style points yesterday but did manage to pick up a key Greater Boston League victory, defeating No. 11 Peabody, 31-6. In a game that included nine fumbles and an interception, the Crimson Tide did a better job of capitalizing on Peabody's five turnovers than Peabody did on Everett's five ...


Romance has taken a back seat to common sense for Britney Spears and Kevin Federline. The multi-multi-millionaire pop star has made her new hubby sign a pre-nuptial agreement less than three days after their wedding.


Parigi, 16:33 - CALCIO, LIPPI: SERVONO LEGGI DURE E SEVERE

''Credo che il calcio italiano debba dotarsi di leggi dure, severe, come quelle che ha appena promul...


EUROPE:  Germany Wakes Up to Terror Threat

BERLIN, Aug 23 (IPS) - A man who attempted to bomb a German train has been  caught but his accomplice is still at large, waking Germany up to  the reality that terror attacks can strike at home.


Newcomer Watney grabs Mercedes-Benz lead

Opening day on the PGA Tour was filled with oddities, starting with Nick Watney leading the Mercedes-Benz Championship on Thursday with a 5-under 68 that featured no bogeys and a mixture of sunshine and rain.


Sri Lanka confirms Chikungunya viral fever epidemic

Sri Lanka has confirmed an epidemic of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya viral fever, a top health official said on Saturday. Doctors suspect it has infected 5,000 people in the island's far north.


Two Downtown SLC Buildings to Be Converted to Condos

By Rattle, Barbara  Two vacant downtown Salt Lake City buildings are about to be transformed into condominiums - one of them commercial, the other residential.  Partners Brad Andrus, Boris London and Brent Andrus plan to convert the Sterling Building, 35 W.


update The US Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear a controversial case on whether file-sharing software companies could be held legally responsible for copyright infringement on their networks.


It is the news to cheer drinkers everywhere: beer could make you feel healthier and look younger.


Palermo, 14:30 - CALCIO, ZAMPARINI: DE MELO E' DEL PALERMO

"De Melo è nostro. Ci sono anche altre trattative in corso, ma l'attaccante l'anno prossimo g...


An eight-year-old girl with a rare degenerative condition will have her Â£100,000 a year treatment funded by the NHS.


Prosecutors tell a jury that producer Phil Spector is guilty of murder, in their closing statement.


Skype lures developers with software giveaway

Voice-over-IP software maker Skype starting today will include the beta of its Skype API (Application Program Interface) with its Skype for Windows product.


U.S. experts see rare chance for stability in Iraq

The sharp drop in violence that has accompanied the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq has given the war-torn country a rare opportunity for stability, analysts said on Wednesday.


Gordon Brown's new cabinet team begins work following a reshuffle forced by the resignation of Peter Hain.


Jaguar will pull out of Formula One at  the end of 2004, with parent company Ford's engine maker  Cosworth also up for sale.


Ecco la scandalosa Nicole E' giallo sui tagli in 'Birth'

E' gia' arrivata a Venezia Nicole Kidman, una delle star piu' attese della Mostra del cinema. * 'BIRTH' VerrÃ  trasmesso mercoledÃ¬ sera il film scandalo di Johnatan Blazer in cui la Kidman interpreta una vedova che si innamora di un ragazzino di 11 anni.


Daniel Alfredsson scored his second power-play goal of the game with 2:56 remaining to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night in a matchup of the NHL's top two teams.


IL RETROSCENA.D'Alema al lavoro sul testo da portare al Senato"Dobbiamo salvare la maggioranza da se stessa"                                            "PiÃ¹ Onu in Afghanistan" il governo ridisegna la missione                                                                                di MASSIMO GIANNINI


Midwest Towns Sour on War as Their Tolls Mount

TIPTON, Iowa -- This farming town in Cedar County buried Army Spec. Aaron Sissel during the Iraq war's ninth month. It buried Army Spec. David W. Behrle during the 51st. Along the way, as a peaceable community's heart sank, its attitude toward President Bush and his Iraq strategy turned more...


Mystics Beat Detroit to Make It Three in A Row

The Mystics score the final nine points, including Alana Beard's three-point play with 13 seconds left, in a 65-64 win Friday over the WNBA-leading Shock.


The US military says it is investigating the alleged killing of 10 civilians in air strikes in southern Iraq.


JVC constructs 'pulsating sphere' near-ideal audio source

Looks a bit Blakes 7 though... JVC has developed what it claims is the "ideal sound source" loudspeaker. Well, almost - the company described its "pulsating sphere" system as "very close" to its goal of creating "a natural, near-perfect sound field".â¦


AdWatch: Bush Turns Kerry's Words Around

Details of a new television ad from President Bush to begin airing Monday:


A prominent member of the Palestinian militant group Hamas is shot dead in the southern Gaza Strip.


Harsh Criticism of Water Proposal Surprises Selectmen

By RICK COLLINS  BRAINTREE - A town meeting advisory panel surprised selectmen by unveiling a blistering preliminary report critical of how the board has handled the debate over whether to build a regional water treatment plant.


Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was the projected Republican winner on Saturday in a Nevada race his opponents largely shunned as voters gathered to pick presidential candidates.


Ashley Walker had 18 points, including a key layup in the second overtime, and No. 22 California beat Oregon State 67-61 Saturday night. The Golden Bears (20-7, 10-6 Pacific-10) earned its first 20-win season since the 1991-92 team went 20-9.


CBS will probably replace Dan Rather on the evening news with a multi-anchor, perhaps multi-city format that changes the "antiquated" way of reporting the day's top stories, CBS chief Leslie Moonves said Tuesday.


Kashmiri Separatists to Consider Indian Offer of Peace Talks

Kashmir's leading separatist political group said it would meet Thursday to discuss plans to resume peace talks with the Indian government, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reaffirmed his desire for peace through dialogue.


THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats in Florida


At least three miners die and some 27 others are trapped in a Colombian coal mine after a gas blast, officials say.


THE Israeli army fired three tank shells at the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip today, moderately wounding five schoolchildren and lightly wounding two others, Palestinian officials said.


ChileÂs Ex-Dictator Has Surgery After Heart Attack

A doctor said that Gen. Augusto PinochetÂs condition was stable, but Âextremely seriousÂ and Âlife threatening.Â


Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority on Wednesday condemned as a sin the deadly shooting rampage at a US consulate, and local newspapers reported one of the slain assailants was a former employee of the nation's


Apple plans cheaper, Nano-based phone: JP Morgan

Apple Inc.  plans to launch a  cheaper version of the iPhone in the fourth quarter that could  be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player, according to  a JP Morgan report.


Former President Bill Clinton, slim and smiling, returned to thank doctors and staff at the hospital where he learned in September that he needed quadruple bypass surgery.


SWsoft sees future in multiplatform management

InfoWorld - SWsoft, the company behind the Parallels Desktop virtualization software for Macintosh, expects to release a beta version of a server edition of the software in the next four to six weeks. It is also working on new management tools for the datacenter that will control other vendors' virtualization products.


Real Madrid has rubbished increasing speculation that Fernando Morientes will sold when the January transfer window opens. Liverpool is reported to be chasing the Spain international, who is frustrated by


Yukosâ Main Subsidiary to Be Sold on December 19

The Russian Federal Property Fund announced on Friday, November 19, that the auction to sell the shares of Yuganskneftegaz, the main production subsidiary of embattled Yukos Oil Company will take place on December 19.


Movie Review | 'A Walk to Beautiful': Healing Cultural Wounds

âA Walk to Beautifulâ is a complex and quietly devastating indictment of chauvinist societies.


Actor Jerry Orbach, best known for his long-running role as New York police detective Lennie Briscoe on "Law & Order," has died.


Adam Emmenecker scores 13 points and No. 14 Drake clinches its first Missouri Valley Conference title since 1971 with a 65-55 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday.


NEW DELHI: US President George W Bush, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and a host of world leaders today telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and offered support in the wake of the Tsunami disaster.


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ATI Technologies insider-trading case pushed back to March

TORONTO - The hearing into insider trading allegations leveled against the chairman of ATI Technologies has been pushed back until March 29.


Shutout king Brodeur helps Devils blank Islanders

Martin Brodeur posted his league-leading 10th shutout of the season to help the streaking New Jersey Devils register a 2-0 victory over the New York Islanders in East Rutherford on Thursday.


Tory MP Boris Johnson says sorry for portraying Liverpudlians in an outdated stereotype before travelling to the city.


Anti-Parasite Drugs Effective in Mothers, Children

New data show anti-parasite drugs are  effective in combating mortality, anemia and malnutrition in  pregnant women and young children suffering from intestinal  worms, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.


Howard Keel, musical and television star died Sunday at his home in Palm Desert, California, from colon cancer, he was 85. Born Harold Clifford Leek, the tall and muscular baritone starred in several major


Sony's two MP3 players, the NW-HD3 with a 20-gigabyte hard-disk drive, and the NW-E99, with a built-in 1-gigabyte flash-memory chip, go on sale December 10 in Japan.


Londra, 18:42 - CALCIO, PALERMO: PRIMA ALLENAMENTO A LONDRA, POI VOLO PER ROMA

Con ancora in bocca il dolce ricordo della vittoria di Coppa Uefa a Londra contro il West Ham, il Pa...


Digital mammogram best for younger women: study

Digital mammography was much better than traditional film mammography at spotting breast cancers in younger women or those with dense breasts, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


The bird flu outbreak at a farm in Suffolk may be linked to imports from the firm's plant in Hungary, the government has said.


Scout Search Turns to Recovery Operation

The search for a missing 12-year-old Boy Scout in a mountainous area of Utah was officially labeled a recovery operation Tuesday as authorities all but gave up hope of finding the boy alive.


Landless tribe waits federal recognition

Long after the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa was stripped of its land and scores of its people had been moved to Canada, the 4,300 surviving members are fighting to reclaim the shards of their past.


Russian property firm PIK set for 1.85-bln-dlr London IPO

Russian real estate group PIK announced on Friday that it will raise 1.85 billion dollars (1.38 billion euros) in a partial stock market flotation which valued the group at 12.3 billion dollars.


Sports ; Westwood Closes in on First Title of 2004

Australian Stuart Appleby, who was the joint second-round leader, returned a two-over 74 to drop to third at three-under while American Chris DiMarco moved into fourth with a round of 69.


Lethargic Gunners fail to tie up loose Strands

Arsenal's capacity for shooting themselves in the foot in Europe surfaced again as the English champions laboured to a 1-1 draw with Rosenborg.


Shattered teens subsisting on 'junk sleep'

Gadgets to blame for lack of kip Researchers have fingered electronic gadgets as the primary cause of the UK's kids simply not getting enough kip, the BBC reports.â¦


Societe Generale was warned about alleged rogue trader Jerome Kerviel last year, a prosecutor says.


Industry salutes Peel, the champion of everything new

Tributes poured in today to the radio broadcaster John Peel, who has died after suffering a heart attack while on holiday with his wife Sheila in Peru.


A third generation of Siberian tigers are the youngest to be tracked with transmitters by conservationists.


The top U.S. official in Baghdad said Monday that nationwide elections would be held in Iraq early next year as scheduled regardless of how large a U.N. presence the world body manages to send to oversee the vote.


Backup guard Lucious Harris was waived by the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday.


GOP's Pryce Wins Re-election in Ohio After Protracted Count

Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce has won her bid for an eighth term in Ohio's 15th District, according to the Associated Press.


Secretary Gates this week is expected to press the alliance to supply more trainers for the Afghan police and Army, a key to countering resurgent violence there.


After winning union backing for job cuts, Alitalia gave formal approval Monday to a four-year business plan aimed at saving the near-bankrupt Italian carrier from collapse.


VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Playing loud and loose like they had never been away, the Police kicked off their first world tour in more than 20 years on Monday, delivering a two-hour set for 20,000 fans in Canada.


Colombian church, congress support humanitarian exchange with FARC

The Catholic Church and the Colombian Congress termed as positive the proposal of President Alvaro Uribe to negotiate the liberation of individuals kept as hostages by the FARC


First day first show reactions to `Veer-Zaara`

Today was the acid test for the 2004 extravaganza Veer-Zaara. And the booking charts at New Excelsior marks a flying start for this Yash Chopra magnum opus.


Taiwanese voted Saturday not to give President Chen Shui-bian the legislative majority he had sought in a hard-fought campaign as reinforcement for his leadership


California court backs ban on same-sex marriages

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 5 - A California appeals court upheld on Thursday the state's ban on same-sex marriage, reversing a lower court's judgment against a voter-approved law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.


US Flight Attendants Union To Begin Strike Vote

The Association of Flight Attendants said its union leaders unanimously authorized a strike vote on Tuesday that will begin immediately at bankrupt US carriers, including United Airlines and US Airways.


Fino a quota 83,15 su after hours New York


Virus may be cause of US honeybee deaths

Scientific sleuths have a new suspect for what's been killing billions of honeybees: a virus previously unknown in the United States.


Flextronics posts higher quarterly profit

Flextronics , the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, posted on Tuesday a jump in quarterly profit from a year ago, when results were weighed down by charges.


The number of workers applying for  unemployment aid fell unexpectedly by 15,000 last week,  government data on Thursday showed.


Chinese Government to Institute Online Ratings Systems

By ELAINE KURTENBACH     SHANGHAI, China  -- China plans ratings systems for online games, books and movies to protect children from violence and sexual content in the nation's latest effort to tighten controls on various media, reports said Friday.    The system for censoring online games will be introduced by the end of October and will come ahead of "any similar actions on books and movies," the state-run newspaper Shanghai Daily said, citing officials attending a conference in Shanghai...


The fishhook-shaped route Dominion Virginia Power has proposed for a new power line through Northern Virginia got a frosty reception yesterday from homeowners, conservationists and local officials, who said they remain  opposed to the project despite its altered course.


Andy MacPhail was hired Wednesday as president of baseball operations for the Baltimore Orioles, two days after the last-place team fired manager Sam Perlozzo.


Few people understand the criminal justice system like Wendell Poole. He spent 21 years, four months, 16 days and three hours in prison for assault with the intent to kill two people during an argument. He arrived home middle-aged and paranoid, flinching at the sound of passing cars. He needed a...


Henrik Zetterberg netted the go-ahead goal with 4:36 left, after setting up the tying score a little over four minutes earlier, and the Detroit Red Wings rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.


Intel's bringing back Centrino for the holidays

Blog: Those weird Core 2 Duo ads with the gyrating dancers apparently did their job. It's back to Centrino for Intel's marketing department.


WASHINGTON -- The terrorist network Al-Qaida will likely leverage its contacts and capabilities in Iraq to mount an attack on U.S. soil, according to a new National Intelligence Estimate on threats to the United States.


Genova, 18:03 - CALCIO, GENOA: QUATTRO NOVITA' PER L'INTER

In vista della gara con l'Inter, il tecnico del Genoa Gasperini annuncia ampio turnover. Giocheranno...


CANBERRA, Australia -- Prime Minister John Howard says Australians will head to the ballot boxes on October 9, in a race that is seen as being the closest in 30 years.


Thousands of slaves were accepted as collateral for loans by two banks that  later became part of JP Morgan Chase, the US lender admits.


Dopo un inaspettato rialzo delle scorte statunitensi


The four original members of Motley Crue -- vocalist Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist Mick Mars -- announced their first tour in six years at a Hollywood press conference Monday.


Microsoft, Novell to Bridge Active Directory, eDirectory

In the next phase of the two companies' much-discussed collaboration, Novell and Microsoft announced they are working together to develop a method for using existing protocols for bridging network access between eDirectory and Active Directory, with complete details to come sometime during the first half of this year.


International Business Magazine JURA-MOPE-SEA. Articles.

The Government of the Republic of Lithuania has passed the resolution to set up Sventoji seaport.


Parmalat issues proceedings against its ex-auditors over their dealings with the insolvent group before its near collapse


Carlos Moya beat Mardy Fish 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 Friday to give Spain a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup championship matches.


Work and Pensions Secretary Andrew Smith has resigned from the Cabinet, a Downing Street spokeswoman confirms.


Russia's military chief says Moscow is ready to defend itself preventively and with nuclear weapons.


Fed up with the persistent insurgency that has stymied Iraq's postwar progress, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Sunday he is reaching out to rebel


Ganguly returns to boost struggling India in South Africa

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly got a chance to extend his international career when he was named in a 16-man squad for an upcoming three-Test series in South Africa.


Rob Stein's Dec. 17 news story, "After Flu Shot Crisis, Demand Dwindles," quoted Julie L. Gerberding of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as saying it "is simply not the case" that flu shots are unavailable.


Churches Of Victim, Alleged Killer Struggle With Crime

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Churchgoers in two communities stunned by the slaying of an expectant mother whose baby was cut from her womb grieved for the young woman Sunday and struggled to understand her grisly death.


On July 30 the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair unveiled its latest plan to combat extremists operating on British soil.


Internet radio broadcasters and the music industry appeared to be moving closer Monday to resolving a dispute over a new system mandating higher royalty fees for streaming music online.


A suspected car bomb has exploded outside the headquarters of a top Shia political party in Baghdad. Details are sketchy, but casualties are reported from the apparent attack at the offices of the Supreme


Elizabeth Edwards said Tuesday that her husband, Democrat John Edwards, would be a better advocate for women as president than his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.


Kabul, 7 novembre 2004 - I ribelli afghani che hanno minacciato di uccidere i tre dipendenti dell'Onu hanno accettato di spostare a martedÃ¬ l'ultimatum che sarebbe dovuto scadere oggi. I ribelli hanno deciso


Feel like watching a movie? Need an extra blanket or some food? For years, guests at hotels have gotten these amenities with a phone call or a few clicks of the TV remote.


By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop  Development is not always a one-way process of environmental destruction.


To dye or not to dye. That is the question in the latest feminist debate over aging and authenticy


Jeff Gordon leads contenders at Talladega

Joe Nemechek wasn't surprised to be back at the front of the field, just that it took so long to get there. Nemechek, who earned the nickname "Front Row Joe" when he won six poles from 1997-00, got No.


GAZA, SEPTEMBER 27: Armed Palestinians kidnapped an Israeli Arab producer for CNN TV network from a car in Gaza City on Monday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.


A woman who conned tens of thousands of pounds from men she met through dating sites is jailed for two years.


FALLUJAH: US-led forces unleashed a strike on Saturday against a building on the outskirts of Fallujah believed to be used for insurgents training, the military said in a statement.


U.S. Health Initiative Targets Aging Hispanics

TUESDAY, Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. federal effort aimed at boosting the health of Hispanic seniors, especially when it comes to diabetes care, is set to launch in eight communities nationwide.


A UK government laboratory says it has shown how to detect counterfeit medicines through their packaging.


A car bomb killed 18 children at a soccer field near the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, state television Iraqiya said on Tuesday.


Washington Mutual Profit Falls 72 Percent

Washington Mutual said third-quarter profit fell 72 percent, hurt by mounting losses and write-downs related to mortgages.


The top presidential contenders are offering markedly different ideas on how they would keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons, suddenly a central issue in the 2008 campaign.


4 European Nations Accused of Unfairly Favoring Intel

The European Commission said on Wednesday that France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland had unfairly favored Intel in public contracts for computer equipment.


An 82-year-old Argentine woman dies, less than a month after marrying a 24-year-old-man.


Macheads Dream of Teleporters, Holographic Sex Toys, Squidgets

At Macworld, Apple fans dish on the company's latest offerings and uncork some cool concepts Steve Jobs might want to consider for 2009.


A battle group of 250 from the King's Royal Hussars are among the troops returning early from Iraq, the MoD says.


Martha Stewart Calls for Sentencing Reform

Martha Stewart, flanked by US Marshals, leaves after sentencing at Manhattan federal court, in New York in this July 16, 2004 file photo.


Londra, 19:33 - Calcio, Inghilterra: vince il Fulham, pari del Middlesbrough

Nei due posticipi della 23/a giornata della premier league inglese, il Fulham ha battuto in casa per...


Velvet Underground record for sale again

The cyberspace saga of the Velvet Underground's 40-year-old first recording continued Thursday, with a new eBay auction that followed a false winning bid of more than $155,000.


'Closer' is star-powered Oscar bait but the whole is not equal to the sum of its parts.


Ahmadinejad rushes home ahead of nuclear talks in Rome

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cut short a visit to Armenia on Tuesday as his new nuclear negotiator arrived in Rome for talks with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana.


November Wholesale Inventories Up 1.1 Pct

Inventories at U.S. wholesalers  climbed a steeper-than-expected 1.1 percent in November as  stocks increased across a wide variety of categories, including  cars and computers, a government report showed on Monday.


The head of Sri Lanka Cricket has expressed relief and gratitude that Muttiah Muralitharan will be able to use his full weaponry under new laws.


Canned beans recalled on botulism risk: FDA

New Era Canning Co is expanding a recall of canned green beans and garbanzo beans because of potential botulism contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.


Toxin detected after 1 shift in smoky bar: study

Even brief exposure to secondhand smoke  in bars and restaurants can result in measurable levels of a  toxin in workers' bodies that is known to cause lung cancer,  U.S. researchers said on Thursday.


Laguna Seca (Usa), 21:26 - MOTO, GP USA; ULTIME LIBERE: STONER IL PIU' VELOCE

Casey Stoner si è confermato il piÃ¹ veloce anche nella terza ed ultima sessione di prove libe...


Leading Vendors Back Competing Systems-Management Specifications

The WS-Management spec is part of the effort to improve Sun-Microsoft system interoperability. But IBM is taking a different road.


MO, Abu Mazen: un errore Intifada armata

Secondo Abu Mazen il ricorso alle armi nell'Intifada Ã¨ stato un errore cui bisogna porre fine. I palestinesi - ha dichiarato il presidente del Comitato esecutivo dell'Olp nel corso di un'intervista al quotidiano


The chairman of Portsmouth's supporters club believes many fans will turn on former boss Harry Redknapp after his impending move to rivals Southampton.


Genova, 18:55 - CALCIO, SAMP; MAROTTA: REINVESTIREMO I SOLDI DI QUAGLIARELLA

"La Sampdoria ha offerto una cifra che mai aveva stanziato sino a oggi ma se Quagliarella dovesse pa...


AC Nielsen owner VNU sells directories unit for US$2.6B to investors group

AMSTERDAM  - The Dutch publisher VNU, which owns the Nielsen TV ratings service, said Monday it signed a deal to sell its World Directories unit for $2.6 billion US to a group assembled by the private-equity firms Apax Partners Worldwide and Cinven Group Ltd.


Three Nato soldiers are killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan which destroyed their vehicle, officials say.


Pakistan's Musharraf to seek new backing in Europe

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf starts a four-nation tour of Europe on Sunday in which he will seek to bolster his credibility with the West after months of chaos, officials and analysts said.


WASHINGTON -- The modest spending increase that Congress approved for a popular children's health insurance program will maintain coverage for those already enrolled. But many lacking insurance will have to look elsewhere.


AI gets it right: It's an honor to be here

All those things the public struggles to see beyond -- the tattoos, the cornrows, crooked baseball caps -- could no longer be the excuse for missing out on his finest hour.


Blasts, Opposition Protest Hit Bangladesh Capital

A series of small explosions rocked  Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, injuring about 20 people  overnight, ahead of an opposition-led general strike on  Thursday.


Fernandez ekes out victory; Kanaan inches to IRL title

Adrian Fernandez had enough horsepower to beat Tony Kanaan by mere inches in Sunday's Toyota Indy 400, but it didn't cost Kanaan the 2004 Indy Racing League championship.


Talks on the overdue handover of an oil-rich peninsula from Nigeria to Cameroon find no agreement.


The second-largest cellphone operator in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States said the $4.3 billion deal will create the regionâs first integrated fixed-to-mobile provider.


Attack, coalition return fire kill sixteen Afghans

Sixteen civilians were killed in eastern Afghanistan Sunday when a US convoy was ambushed and troops returned fire, the US-led coalition said, as the government said the soldiers killed 10 people.


China blocks U.S.-sought WTO panel on movies, music

China on Monday exercised its right to temporarily block a World Trade Organisation (WTO) investigation into Chinese rules affecting the sale of U.S. films, music, books, magazines and newspapers, diplomats said.


A man dies after a splinter enters his eye during a mock jousting for Channel 4 series Time Team.


Spunta la tassa di soggiorno: 5 euro notte, anche in camping


SunGard to Spin Off Its Information Services Business

SunGard Data Systems Inc., whose software handles most of the Nasdaq Stock Market trades, said it will spin off its division that helps information-technology dependent businesses keep access to their information.


A US appeals court has upheld a ruling that Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry pagers, engaged in patent infringement, but it gave the company a chance to reduce a jury award that has grown to more than $100 million with interest.


A courtroom hears a dramatic recording of the final moments of a traffic policeman's life before he is shot in the head.


Google Does Read Flash Text - Optimize It!

With the recent admission by Matt Cutts that Google is using the Adobe/Macromedia Search Engine SDK technology to pull text from Flash files, new modes of SEO for Flash can be explored.


For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival

Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.


Arafat to Fly to France for Medical Treatment

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Ailing leader Yasser  Arafat, the icon of the struggle for a Palestinian state, has  agreed to be flown to France on Friday for medical treatment,  Palestinian officials said.


Cambodia passes legislation to set up a tribunal to try leaders of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime.


Bruce Wasserstein, the chairman of Lazard Ltd., agreed to sell American Lawyer magazine and the rest of his legal and real estate publishing business to Incisive Media of the United Kingdom for $630 million.


Licensing Europe-wide mobile satellite services could give TV on handhelds the nudge it needs.


Solo illecito civile per cui si puo' chiedere risarcimento


Report: Captors threaten to hand Margaret Hassan over to group

An Arab television station says hostage Margaret Hassan is facing a new threat -- a possible transfer to a deadly militant group. Al-Jazeera television cites a newly-released videotape from the people currently holding Hassan.


China stops activist's wife leaving country

China on Friday prevented the wife of a blind, jailed activist from going to the Philippines to collect a human rights award on his behalf by revoking her passport.


Lawyer urges judge to open CIA tapes inquiry

A lawyer for a group of terrorism suspects held by the United States told a court on Friday that trusting the Justice Department with an inquiry into the CIA's destruction of interrogation tapes would amount to putting the fox in charge of the hen house.


Russia says six-party Iran talks to be held Tuesday

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday six-party talks on Iran's nuclear program would take place on Tuesday, swiftly reversing an earlier statement that the talks had been delayed.


S.Korea on Alert for Possible Infiltration

South Korea went on high alert over possible infiltration by North Korean agents Tuesday after border guards found a hole cut in a fence. The alert came as Secretary of State Colin Powell urged the North to return to nuclear talks if it wants international assistance.


Some U.S. Bishops Reject Anglican Gay Rights Edict

Several leading liberal Episcopalians said yesterday that they would rather accept a schism than accede to a demand from leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion for what they view as an unconscionable rollback of the U.S. church's position on gay rights.


La 'Newedge' riunira' due societa' di brokeraggio


Microsoft offers XP counterfeit 'amnesty' in hopes of chasing down ...

Microsoft has announced a one month "amnesty" of sorts for possessors of possible counterfeit copies of the Windows XP operating system.


A blast has shaken two branches of US-based Citibank in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, reports say. Police say one man, a security guard, was killed in one blast which occurred in the bank in the Caballito district.


Iran to resolve nuclear issues within month: IAEA

Iran has agreed to clear up remaining questions about past secret nuclear activity within a month, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Sunday, summarizing results of high-level talks in Tehran.


Cambodian new king heads home to take up crown

Cambodia's new king left China on Wednesday to take up the crown in his poverty-stricken Southeast Asian nation following his ageing father's surprise abdication.


US chain store sales rose for the fourth consecutive week, but the last-minute Christmas rush was not enough to make up for many retailers' subpar pre-Christmas performance, a report said on Tuesday.


WHEELING, W.Va. - Hundreds of people evacuated their homes Sunday in parts of Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania as rivers and small streams were swollen beyond their banks by the torrential rain dumped by remnants of Hurricane Ivan...


Merkel, Chirac urge 'fair division' of Airbus burden

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac called Friday for a "fair division" of the burden in restructuring crisis-hit European aircraft maker Airbus.


Democrats field questions in online "mash-up"

The 2008 Democratic White House contenders broke no new ground on issues like Iraq and health care during an online forum on Thursday, but the format did.


He's got a new fund, and he wants you to invest.


NEW ORLEANS -- Poor Auburn. A 12-0 record and Southeastern Conference title would be enough to make the Tigers a front-runner for the national title most years -- or at least cause a spirited debate about who's No. 1.


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England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson denied any link with the Real Madrid coaching post after their coach Jose Antonio Camacho resigned after just six games in charge.


Shareholders intensify pressure on H&R Block

H&R Block Inc. shareholders elected hedge-fund manager Richard Breeden to the board, putting more pressure on the company to shut its subprime mortgage unit and divest others not tied to the business of preparing tax returns.


Radiohead's Thom Yorke says an internet-only release of their new album would have been "stark raving mad".


Fool on Call: Rebuilding Pier 1 After the Storm

After a lot of shifting in the wind, the company may finally be coming in out of the rain.


Silicon Valley Shaped by Technology and Traffic

Silicon Valley is a collection of remarkably local clusters based on industry niches, skills, school ties, traffic patterns, ethnic groups and even weekend sports teams.


Bush U-turn on 'war on terror' message as Republicans make formal nomination

President George W. Bush changed his message on the "war on terror", insisting it can be won, as his Republican party formally nominated him for the November 2 presidential election.


Cech accuses Poll of bias over free kick decision

THE debate over Thierry Henryâs second goal for Arsenal in the 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Highbury rages on with Petr Cech, the Chelsea goalkeeper, accusing Graham Poll, the referee, of secretly being an Arsenal fan.


Ritchie Capital will pay $40 million to settle investigations into its trading practices from 2001 to 2003, regulators and the company said.


Microsoft says that speech recognition features in Vista could be hijacked so that a PC tells itself to delete files.


Film studios seek damages from Chinese online firm

Six U.S. film studios have filed civil  complaints against Chinese file-sharing firm Xunlei Networking  Technology Co Ltd, part-owned by Google Inc, for copyright  infringement and are seeking more than 7 million yuan ($1  million) in damages and costs, the Motion Picture Association  said.


Burundi inching closer to ending long civil war

BUJUMBURA, Burundi  Tiny Burundi has seen more than a decade of war, but events in the past few months suggest that it is closer than ever to wrapping up one of Africa's most persistent civil conflicts.


UPDATE 1-Montgomerie misses cut as Price returns to form

Ryder Cup hero Colin Montgomerie came down to earth with a bump when he missed the cut at The Heritage on Friday. There was better news, however, for forgotten


Governors throw support behind H-1B increase

Thirteen state chiefs, many from tech-heavy locales, tell Congress there's a "critical shortage" in math and science professionals.


Nannygate strikes again to claim Bushâs new security chief

THE curse of Nannygate has returned to haunt Washington after Bernard Kerik, President George W Bushâs nominee as secretary of homeland security, was forced to withdraw yesterday.


Google's Auction Loosens Wall Street's Grip on High-Priced IPOs

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc.'s share sale has put Wall Street on notice: The old way of doing business may be ending.


Musharraf Can Be Pakistan President and Army Chief

Pakistan's acting president signed a  bill on Tuesday that will allow military ruler Pervez Musharraf  to stay on as army chief despite his pledge to quit the office  by the end of the year.


Shares of Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N rose after the market close on Thursday, after the chip  maker said it plans to buy back $1 billion in stock and boost  its quarterly dividend by more than 17 percent.


Australia comdemns apparent killing of aid worker in Iraq

Australia's Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, says the apparent murder in Iraq of aid worker, Margaret Hassan, is a heinous and inexcusable crime.


"War" is a well-known and well-worn term in the tech industry. Witness the browser wars in which Microsoft and Mozilla vie for control over how you view the Web. The gaming wars refer to the three-way fight between Microsoft (a frequent combatant), Nintendo, and Sony, each of which sells a next-gen gaming console that flew off the shelves in the shopping frenzy of the 2006 holiday season.


Different Breast Cancer Treatment For Older Women

When a cancerous lump is discovered in a woman's breast, a lumpectomy, or removal of the lump, may be performed, followed by radiation.


Refugee crisis and internal tensions dog East Timor

Delvina da Costa complained of squalid conditions and a shortage of food in the refugee camp where she has lived for almost two years, but the prospect of returning to her old neighborhood in Dili fills her with dread.


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Ford Motor Co. F.N needs a new   business model in order to turn the automaker around, according   to a memo addressed to staff by its Chairman and Chief   Executive Bill Ford and seen by Reuters.


Microsoft abandons IDE patent application

(InfoWorld) - Citing a mistaken filing, Microsoft has abandoned a patent application for technology in its Visual Studio software development platform that originated outside the company, a Microsoft representative said on Tuesday. The application involved Microsoft's implementation of the BlueJ developer environment, which the company calls "Object Test Bench," said the representative, who attributed the company's response to an InfoWorld press inquiry on the subject to Jason Matusow, Microsoft's senior directory of IP and interoperability. "Microsoft mistakenly filed for a patent on a technology included in components of Visual Studio 2005 that was based upon an academic project to help individuals grasp introductory concepts of software programming through pictorial representation of code," the representative said. The company had been notified by Michael KÃ¶lling, the creator of BlueJ, that the patent application covered technology substantially similar to his project. BlueJ is an IDE for teaching object-oriented programming and Java to beginners, according to KÃ¶lling's blog. "Microsoft agrees with Professor KÃ¶lling, and in keeping with the companyâs standards for quality patent filings, [it is] expressly abandoning the patent application with the USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office) through normal procedures," the company said. KÃ¶lling could not be reached for comment on Tuesday. But in his blog, he raised the question of whether Microsoft's patent application would be denied because it was based on "prior art," which is technology that already existed. "While I am sure we would have had a good case to file for prior art, and while it is likely that this would have stopped the application, I really have better things to do with my time," he wrote. In a blog entry last Friday, KÃ¶lling had expressed fears that the patent application could destroy BlueJ.


Sony is studying scaling down its plasma TV business and may withdraw from it completely by the end of next year, industry sources said Monday.


Tony Bibbs, in the wake of last week's surprise from Microsoft to Yahoo, has posted a few of his thoughts on the matter.   I woke up this morning to the news of a $44 billion buy-out offer from Microsoft for Yahoo!. This is being covered from all angles in various tech sites like Slashdot but I think the one angle I haven't seen yet is what does this mean for PHP?   He mentions the work that Microsoft and Zend have done to push PHP support on the OS (check out this email too) and he wonders what the final impact of it all could mean for the language - will things change drastically if Microsoft becomes a major player in the PHP world or would they stay behind the scenes and give the community the support it might need.


Warez Raids Net First Conviction For Software Piracy

A 26-year-old college student faces 15 years in prison as the first person convicted of software piracy stemming from April's international raids dubbed "Operation Fastlink.


One of the first initiatives for Red Hat Beijing will be to support Linux and open-source education by making the Red Hat Academy program freely available to students.


Cancer Treatment Woman has Ovary Transplanted into Arm

A woman undergoing cancer treatment has had an ovary transplanted into her left arm, it was revealed today. Despite its unusual new location, the ovary is said to be functioning normally.


Consider yourself lucky if you managed to get one of the increasingly scarce flu shots from a swamped supermarket or drugstore clinic this week.


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Incontrando 150 ragazzi e bambini nella sede de 'La Gazzetta dello Sport' per promuovere il DVD cele...


HP's New Multifunction Inkjets Take on Laser-Based Versions

Oriented toward small businesses, the L7000 models print, scan, copy, and fax with the promise of laser-printer quality and operating costs.


ADV: Distance Learning Directory - Online Degrees

Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


Costs Skyrocket  As DHS Runs Up  No-Bid Contracts

The project started in 2003 with a $2 million contract to help the new Department of Homeland Security quickly get an intelligence operation up and running.


PARIS Crude oil prices rose to a record Thursday, reaching $53 for the first time amid continuing disruption to US production and a threat to Nigerian output from worker unrest.


A key U.S. lawmaker said on Thursday he had not yet seen a workable approach to creating an approval pathway for generic versions of expensive biotechnology medicines.


Former San Francisco Giants shortstop Jose Uribe was killed early Friday in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic.


The Green Bay Packers started the season strong, despite a weak running game.


LAHORE: The Annemarie-Schimmel-Haus, a non government organisation, in collaboration with Goethe- Institute in Karachi and the Lahore Arts Council organised a concert titled 'Woodwind Chamber Music Concert' at ...


NEW YORK -- The U.S. stock market Thursday sustained its worst damage this year as major banks announced they were writing off billions of dollars in additional bad debt and signs emerged of even more trouble ahead for the financial and manufacturing sectors.


Members Go on a Late-Session Spending Spree

Lawmakers are people, too. They give, and they receive. And amid the marathon partisan (and intraparty) griping over everything from the farm bill to the mammoth $555 billion spending bill, many of them managed to squeeze in some holiday shopping before splitting town for the Christmas recess.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that his ailing ally, Cuban leader Fidel Castro, is recovering slowly from intestinal surgery but told him recently that he was prepared to die.


Armed police forced tens of thousands of reluctant residents to leave the slopes of one of Indonesia's deadliest volcanos Friday, warning an eruption was imminent. The United Nations mobilized hundreds of aid workers and medical supplies to the area.


NEW YORK - Oil prices continued their rise on Monday, as a general strike shut down Nigeria and a Moscow court upheld a billion dollar back tax demand on Yukos, Russia's largest oil producer.


Nike Inc. , the world's largest athletic shoe company, on Monday reported higher quarterly profit on strong demand for its namesake products in the United States.


German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is due in China to start an Asian tour  to discuss trade and bilateral ties.


Malaysia testing 3 people for bird flu; says outbreak isolated

Malaysian officials on Saturday were testing three people who fell ill in a village hit by the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, after international health officials warned that the virus appeared to be entrenched in parts of


Sport: Former Blackburn boss Roy Hodgson has been charged with keeping Fulham in the Premier League


Mass. foreclosure filings jump 72% in August

THE REGION Foreclosure filings in Massachusetts rose 72 percent last month as a growing number of homeowners were put in financial distress by the housing market's sharp downturn. ForeclosuresMass.com, which tracks Land Court foreclosure filings against homeowners by mortgage lenders, said there were 1,812 filings last month against borrowers who were past due, up from 1,055 filings in August 2005. ...


A building society worker's thefts are uncovered when a 92-year-old woman tries to take out cash, a court hears.


U.S. stocks fall as Qualcomm, Apple drop

U.S. stocks fell on Monday, weighed down by nervous investors betting chipmaker Qualcomm Inc.  would lose to rival Broadcom Corp.  in several legal disputes, while a downgrade hurt Apple Computer Inc. .


U.S. Interceptor Missile Fails to Launch in Test

President Bush's planned ballistic  missile shield suffered another setback on Monday when an  interceptor missile again failed to launch during a test of the  U.S. missile defense system.


Bhopal disaster and aftermath a huge violation of human rights: Amnesty

Tens of thousands of Indian people still suffer appalling effects from the Bhopal gas leak 20 years ago and over 20,000 have died from the disaster, Amnesty International says, labelling the victims' long wait for justice a major breach of human rights.


WMC currently is fending off a AU$7.4 billion takeover bid by Switzerland-based Xstrata PLC. The mining company upgraded its earnings forecast to around $1.3 billion for the calendar year, above analysts' expectations.


Russia launches a spying case over claims by the man the UK accuses of killing ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko.


While a jury will not decide Kobe Bryant's future, a jury of a different sort - voters - will decide District Attorney Mark Hurlbert's.


Climate fight brings mega profits to EU power firms

European power companies are making billions of euros in excess profits in the European Union's battle to beat global warming by cutting emissions of carbon gases, and consumers are paying for it, economists say.


Stars including Bono, Travis and Jamelia are supporting the year-long Make Poverty History campaign.


Sport: Lewis Hamilton steals pole position from the Ferraris in the last seconds of qualifying at Silverstone.


Russian Who Murdered Chechen No Longer Seeks Pardon

A Russian colonel convicted of murdering a Chechen woman has withdrawn his request for a pardon, sparing President Vladimir Putin the uncomfortable choice of offending either the volatile region or his military.


Roger Clemens posted a video on his foundationâs website repeating his denials of steroids use and will interview with 'â60 Minutesâ' to answer questions about the allegations against him.


The Dow Jones index of US shares reaches a record high for a second consecutive day, closing at 11,850.


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Gas is proving unfulfilling at Casey's, but check out its long-term prospects.


Abu Sayyaf member killed in southern Philippines

A member of the Abu Sayyaf's urban terrorist group was killed while four of his cohorts, including a female, were captured by government forces following a clash in Zamboanga


Attack Code Out for Critical Kodak Bug in Windows

A hacker has released attack code that could be used to exploit a critical bug in some versions of the Windows operating system.


An announcement that Beatles tracks will be available for download is denied by the band's record label.


Video Project Explores Spanish Civil War

On the day she surrendered in 1939, Carmen Arrojo threw her pistol into the sea rather than hand it over to Gen. Francisco Franco's forces. She watched a soldier slit his throat rather than be taken prisoner. In captivity, she was fed stewed lentils laced with shards of glass.


Tropical storm kills more than 300 in Haiti

The hurricane season that has devastated the southern United States and the Carib-bean entered a deadly new phase yesterday as Tropical Storm Jeanne claimed more than 300 lives in Haiti.


Why is Finland Europe's technology leader? The prime minister explains

The Scandinavian nation spends a lot in R&D, which has kept them buoyant. Next: Finland wants to move into clean tech.


NEW YORK: The leaders of India and Pakistan yesterday hailed a new era in often fraught relations between the two south Asian nuclear rivals and agreed to study a joint pipeline project as part of closer economic ties.


The latest high-profile Hollywood breakup is between Tom Cruise and his studio. Sumner Redstone, whose company owns Paramount Pictures, said the studio would sever its 14-year relationship with Cruise's film production company because "his recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount."


Israel OKs More West Bank Settlement Homes

JERUSALEM Aug. 23, 2004 - Israel announced plans Monday to build hundreds of new housing units in the West Bank, following an apparent US policy shift on settlements that the Palestinians warned "will destroy the peace process.


Motorola's train wreck of troubles continues

Blog: Motorola has issued another profit warning. Could this mean that CEO Ed Zander is on his way out?


'Crocodile Hunter' put to rest in private, public service next week: family

A public memorial service for "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin will be held next week following a private funeral at his beloved reptile park last weekend, friends and family have said.


A game between Oregon State and Notre Dame may not hold any special significance for the average college football fan. But for fans of the Beavers and Fighting Irish, a matchup of


Eric 'Digitall' Kim to revamp 'digital planet' chip company


Clinton's camp smudges Obama's Tinseltown shine

Hillary Clinton's camp blasted off her most direct attack yet on 2008 Democratic rival Barack Obama, as he basked in the glow of a star-studded, million dollar Hollywood embrace.


Germany's foreign minister said the United States should have included Russia in discussions of a proposed missile defense project in Poland and the Czech Republic, according to comments released Sunday.


Editorial:The right stuff of imagination

In a scene from the film "The Right Stuff, sunlight streams through the window of astronaut Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper's Faith 7 spacecraft as it reaches orbit.


Darfurâs Many Horrors, and Glimmers of Hope

In the documentary âDarfur Now,â progress inches along on several fronts.


Senator Says Pentagon Office Massaged Iraq Data

A Democratic US Senator on Thursday accused a senior Pentagon official of distorting intelligence information to back claims of links between Iraq and al Qaeda in the run-up to last year's US-led invasion.


A Long-Running Mystery, the Common Cramp

Medical textbooks skirt the topic, often avoiding any explanation. But as anyone who has ever complained of cramps will attest, lots of advice is circulating on how to avoid them.


Up a mountain with a million dollar champion

When I first met Severiano Ballesteros in Palm Beach in March of this year I asked him what leisure activity, other than golf, he would most like to pursue and where in Spain, he would most like to do it.


Executive Pursuits: Heaven Is Above Manhattan, and the Dress Code Is Relaxed

Being rejected by Hellâs gatekeeper prompted me to embark on an executive pursuit of the rooftop bars that have proliferated across the cityâs skyline.


PGA Tour to Go High-Tech on Golf Channel

The Golf Channel says it will use radar technology to provide exact measurements of golfers' swings and ball movements during next year's PGA Tour.


Swift, a satellite space lab that will hunt and study the most violent explosions ever seen in the universe, has finally launched from Cape Canaveral.


Security Council to back funding for Darfur mission

The U.N. Security Council will  recommend that the world body fund a joint African Union-U.N.  peacekeeping mission for Darfur, after receiving assurances it  would be controlled by the U.N, envoys said on Sunday.


The Zend Developer Zone has pointed out a new blog post from Yossi Leon about the upcoming release of the Zend Studio for Eclipse:   Zend Studio for Eclipse is just around the corner. Very soon we are planning to release the product after few beta cycles were we got thousands of feedbacks.   They've added their "new level of features" that they hope will make ZSfE one of the better development experiences out there - refactoring tools, code generation to make some of the basics and PHPUnit testing to make it simpler to debug your applications.   You can find out more about the software and its current release over on its page on the Zend website.


One in seven spam mails worldwide was sent from South Korea this year, according to a security software firm which tracks the online nuisance.


A rocket fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel overnight, police said Tuesday. It was the second rocket attack on Israel from Lebanon since the summer 2006 war with Hezbollah guerrillas.


Singapore's economy expanded 5.4 percent in the fourth quarter from a year ago and grew by 8.1 percent for the full year in 2004, the city-state's Ministry of Trade said Monday.


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


Troops are deployed in Beirut ahead of a mass opposition rally calling for the Lebanese government to quit.


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Seven year olds in England will not have to sit national tests en masse next spring, the government is to announce.


Futures point to steady Wall St, Alcoa reports

U.S. stock futures held steady on Monday, suggesting a flat start to trade on Wall Street as the new company results season gets underway with figures from aluminum producer Alcoa Inc.  after the closing bell.


The good news is that it's going to get better. The bad news is that it's going to get worse first. That pretty much sums up the price swings in the market for the commodity computer memory chips known as Dynamic Random Access Memory, or DRAM.


President Bush and John Kerry have accepted $75 million each in government financing for their campaigns for the White House but tens of millions more will be spent by the parties and partisan interest groups to influence the race.


A Conversation With Mary V. Relling: Saving Lives With Tailor-Made Medication

Mary V. Relling advocates pharmacogenetics, the use of high-tech genetic testing to custom-make drugs to patientsÂ individual needs.


Security forces in Nepal have been placed on high alert as a deadline set by rebels for business shut down ends on Tuesday.


The National Hockey League, unable to  reach a new pay agreement with its locked-out players, canceled  the rest of its season on Wednesday.


eastern town of Goma before the 11,000-strong UN force in Congo sent up a helicopter to have a look. "We flew over the area and the situation was calm.


US president George Bush is to meet Tony Blair in Washington next week. Downing Street confirms.


Chechen rebels' website reopens on server maintained by client of TeliaSonera Finland

A website supporting rebels who continue their violent campaign for an independent Chechnya has reopened out of Finland.


The group claiming the attack on US forces in Mosul releases a tape apparently showing preparations for the bombing.


An animated cartoon of aging baby boomers gives  Newsdayâs Web traffic a big spike.


Aaron Spelling made a lot more TV than he won Emmys. Sunday night,   he'll be remembered for doing the former--and the TV Academy will make   up for not helping him much with the latter.


Former Chelsea star Deschamps flattered by Newcastle interest

Didier Deschamps has admitted he is flattered to be named as favourite to take over at Newcastle as the Premier League club's search for a new manager gathers pace.


Lehman Brothers rising as banking power: Barron's

Lehman Brothers's  lagging  stock price offers the chance to buy into a rising power as it  seeks to join the company of larger investment banks like  Goldman Sachs  and Morgan Stanley , Barron's  reported in its June 18 edition.


London - Senegal World Cup striker El Hadji Diouf will miss Bolton's next three games after he admitted a misconduct charge on Tuesday for spitting in an opponent's face.


Bryant leads West to huge win in All-Star game

Kobe Bryant scored 31 points to  capture his second MVP award and lead the West to a 153-132  victory over the East in the NBA All-Star game on Sunday.


Manning's Quest for Passing Mark Takes Back Seat

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20 - Dan Marino was thinking big, same as everyone else.


CHICAGO -- A car circles a high-rise three times. Someone leaves a backpack in a park.


Israel wants U.N. to help monitor border

Israel wants an expanded U.N. force to help monitor the Lebanese border to prevent Iran and Syria from replenishing Hezbollah's weapons, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Wednesday.


Iran VP: Country still considering offer

Visiting Iranian Vice President Isfandiar Rahim Mashaee said Wednesday that Iran was still considering a Western incentives package offered to Iran in exchange for suspending uranium enrichment, a news report said.


The Yankees, who once eschewed long-term deals for young players, are in serious discussions about one with second baseman Robinson CanÃ³.


Confined alone in his Guantanamo cell nearly around the clock, a Yemeni prisoner and former driver for Osama bin Laden has begun to break down mentally and cannot focus on preparing for his upcoming war-crimes trial, his attorneys say.


Bush Seeks to Build on His Education Base

President Bush is ready to shift his education focus to older students, building on the law he pushed through before terrorism and war came to define his presidency.


Testimony: Cages improved kids' behavior

Parents charged with forcing some of their 11 special-needs adoptive children to sleep in cages managed to improve the youngsters' behavior with the enclosed bunks, according to testimony from a social worker also charged in the case.


Scientists re-examine the old idea that Jupiter shields the inner Solar System from threatening space objects.


An official US report saying Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction when US-led forces invaded has intensified the debate about justification for the war.


Bush says no shift on Iraq until September

President George W. Bush admitted on Thursday his troop buildup in Iraq had made limited progress but said he would wait for a September security report before considering a change of course.


Kildow hopes to return before end of season

ARE, Sweden  - American Lindsey Kildow said on Friday she hopes to return to the World Cup before the end of the season despite a knee injury that cut short her Alpine skiing world championships.


Iraq Expatriates Sign Up to Vote in 5 Cities in U.S.

Despite long drives and scant notice, scores of Iraqi expatriates began registering to vote from afar in Iraq's election on Jan 30.


Qualcomm says Broadcom ruling to hurt short-term

Wireless chip supplier Qualcomm Inc   said on Wednesday it would be hurt in the short term  by a court injunction on the sale of chips infringing rival  Broadcom Corp's  patents, but it promised to have  alternative products in phones before the end of the quarter.


The BBC's governing Trust defers a decision on funding the international part of its website with advertising.


WASHINGTON STATE'S Supreme Court cast an important vote for democracy when it decided on Wednesday that 723 ballots that had been "lost" for nearly six weeks should be included in a recount of the governor's election.


A suicide bomber killed 15 people and wounded 10 others on Monday at a funeral near the volatile northern Iraqi oil refinery city of Baiji, security officials said.


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Supreme Court to Hear Drug Patent Dispute

The Supreme Court agreed to step into a dispute Friday over how far a patent can go to thwart a rival drug company's efforts to conduct research, a question with big-money ramifications in the pharmaceutical industry.


Senior U.S. senator John McCain on Saturday urged European nations to shoulder more of the burden in Afghanistan, by doing more to fight the booming illegal opium trade and easing fighting restrictions on their soldiers.


SUNDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- This Christmas, experts are advising that Santa skip the video games and bring kids toys that exercise more than just their thumbs.