Former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party were skeptical Sunday of a new law enabling them to reclaim government jobs, saying they feared it might be a plot to hunt them down.


Stocks flat as tech weakness offsets energy

Stocks were little changed on Friday as weakness in semiconductor makers after a broker downgrade of Intel Corp was offset by strength in energy producers.


Variety - (Variety) NEW YORK Road grosses jumped a huge 36.6% to $14,978,801 during Week 31 (Dec. 27-Jan. 2) as six shows returned to the boards after a Christmas hiatus: "Peter Pan" ($894,418), "The Graduate" ($671,345), Movin' Out" ($880,108), "The King and I" ($465,897), "Hairspray" ($884,103) and one company of "The Producers" ($910,350). "Spamalot" ($893,388) and "All Shook Up" ($721,445 in nine perfs) continued their pre-Broadway runs in Chicago.


James Bond always was a ladies man. And, if it wasn't for a certain Geoffrey Boothroyd, the spy would always have carried a 'lady's gun.'


Two campaigners sued for libel by McDonald's will take their case to the European Court of Human Rights.


Islamico conferma attrito con rabbino e patriarca armeno


The World Bank says China's economic boom will soften this year's expected global economic slowdown.


As a Washington journalist during the 90s, I made frequent treks to the Federal Election Commission to inspect cabinets full of campaign-finance reports to find out who was giving to whom.


Durable Goods Orders Rise on Plane Demand

Orders for U.S. durable goods --  items meant to last at least three years -- posted a  larger-than-expected rise in July, boosted by an increase in  demand for passenger aircraft, a Commerce Department report on  Wednesday showed.


President Bush will outline principles aimed at making an immediate impact on the lagging economy and sluggish consumer spending, the White House said Friday.


Colombian soccer coach left paralysed from neck down after ...

Colombian soccer coach Luis Fernando Montoya is paralysed from the neck down after being shot during a robbery. Luis Fernando Montoya, who led Once Caldas to this year's South American


Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.


Il saluto all'equipaggio del Ministro della difesa Parisi


No Microsoft security updates coming next week

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft is not planning to release any security updates on Tuesday, one of only a handful of times the company won't have security patches available since its monthly security updates began in 2003, Microsoft said Thursday. Microsoft is currently working on patches for known vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 7, Office 2007's Publisher 2007, and the Windows Vista OS, but they are not ready for release at the moment, said a spokesman from Microsoft's public relations firm Thursday. The last time Microsoft had no security updates on "Patch Tuesday" was September 2005, he said. Patch Tuesday is the name researchers use for Microsoft's monthly updates, which come on the second Tuesday of the month. Though there will be no security updates, Microsoft will release two nonsecurity high-priority updates for Windows Update and Software Update Services and four nonsecurity, high-priority updates on Microsoft Update and Windows Server Update Services. Microsoft also will release an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services, and the Download Center. The tool will not be distributed using Software Update Services. More information can be found on the Web site for Microsoft security updates. Because there are no security updates for March, the company will not hold its usual news conference next Wednesday.


ST. LOUIS - President Bush and John Kerry sprinted back to the campaign trail, trying to build on their performances in an argumentative second debate that saw the presidential candidates colliding over war, jobs, education, health care, abortion, the environment and prescription drugs...


The decision not to ban smacking is a "missed opportunity" to protect children, says England's children's commissioner.


Poi tenta il suicidio, ricoverata in gravi condizioni


Proposals for identity cards and a population register are opposed by Britain's information watchdog.


BELGRADE - Serbia's Education Minister was ridiculed in cartoons and pelted with resignation demands on Thursday for ejecting Darwin from school classrooms in favour of Old Testament 'creationism'.


Tottenham will complete the signing of Wales defender Chris Gunter from Cardiff for a fee of around two million pounds when the transfer window opens in January.


New Zealand bank raises key interest rate

WELLINGTON New Zealand's central bank raised the benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Thursday, to 6.5 percent, and said the sixth increase this year may be the last as economic growth slows.


Australia beat South Africa 25-17 in comeback rugby win

Australia survived an early scare to beat a weakened South Africa 25-17 here Saturday and give veteran Wallabies Stephen Larkham and George Gregan a winning send off in their final home Test.


NEW YORK  - The lung volumes of premature infants is higher when they are place on their stomachs (i.e., prone) rather than their backs, a UK study indicates, but this doesn't seem to improve the concentration of oxygen in their circulation much, at least when they are not in respiratory distress.


Top Palestinian officials are to meet the French president in the hope of visiting the ailing Yasser Arafat.


Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Gore and the leaders of some 80 nations converge on the U.N. on Monday for a summit on the warming Earth and what to do about it.


PeopleSoft Investors Urged to Tender Shares

Oracle Corp. on Thursday said in a letter to PeopleSoft Inc. stockholders that it would withdraw its hostile takeover bid if less than half of PeopleSoft shares were tendered by the offer's deadline.


Officials Show They Will Enforce Contact Rule

Yes, officials will do as instructed this season and crack down on clutching-and-grabbing tactics by defensive backs. That was the early message from the New England Patriots' 27-24 triumph over


EON urges Endesa shareholders to lift cap on voting rights

EON chief executive Wulf Bernotat has urged Endesa shareholders to vote in favour of lifting a cap on voting rights, saying that if not the German utility would drop its takeover offer of more than 41 billion euros (55 billion dollars) for the Spanish firm.


German officials said Saturday they have decided to forgive 80 percent of Iraq's $120 billion foreign debt, CNN reported. Hans Eichel, Germany's finance minister, meeting with finance


Asbestos in Manhattan explosion debris: officials

Debris from an explosion of an aging steam pipe in midtown Manhattan contained asbestos, New York authorities said on Thursday, but no airborne samples of the dangerous mineral fiber were detected.


In cost cuts, US Air takes ax to top jobs

US Airways has said that it is cutting 10 percent of its top salaried and management jobs and reducing the pay and benefits of white-collar workers in an effort to save $45 million a year.


U.S. third quarter growth fastest in four years

The U.S. economy expanded at its fastest rate in four years during the third quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, though it has slowed sharply since and is expected to keep doing so in 2008.


Treating uterine fibroids without surgery

Laura Rogers, a 38-year-old allergist, suffered from uterine fibroids, a condition that strikes hundreds of thousands of women each year.


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger on Tuesday said it would be unwise to appoint a new director of football in the coming days because it could jeopordize his team's preparations for the new season.


Red Hat and Firefox more buggy than Microsoft

Secunia has found that the number of security bugs in the open source Red Hat Linux operating system and Firefox browsers far outstripped comparable products from Microsoft last year.In a report released this week, Secunia also criticized CA for the quality of the code in its anti-virus products, saying that "inherent" code problems are exposing CA products to ongoing security vulnerabilities.On the other hand, "zero-day" security bugs in Firefox were patched more quickly than in Microsoft Internet Explorer, according to the Secunia 2007 Report, released this week.In a review of the number of vulnerabilities found in enterprise anti-virus vendors' products, Secunia found that CA was by far the leader, with 187 vulnerabilities, followed by Symantec with 73. Trend Micro (34), ClamAV (15), McAfee (13) and F-Secure (6) ranked lower on the list.The high figures for Symantec and CA are partly due to their wide range of products, some of which cover areas other than anti-virus, Secunia said.However, the majority of the CA bugs were due to "inherent code problems with some CA products", Secunia said in the report.Of particular concern is CA's range of ARCServe Backup products for laptops and desktops, which Secunia submitted to its Binary Analysis process after several bugs were reported and fixed. The bugs involved errors in processing particular arguments and requests.The analysis found that about 60 reported bugs were still present in the supposedly patched versions.What's more, the analysis found that the vulnerabilities were partly due to "the nature of the product code itself", Secunia said."Unless an overhaul of the code is undertaken, then the product remains susceptible to similar types of vulnerabilities," Secunia said.However CA said in a statement that it has rigorous quality-control measures in place for its software and continues to improve those measures.A number of the vulnerabilities found in Symantec products were due to their use of vulnerable software from third-party developers, Secunia said.One of these is the Autonomy Keyview SDK (software development kit), used in Symantec Mail to view Lotus 1-2-3 files. The component was reported to have a "highly critical" flaw on 12 December, but hasn't yet been patched, leaving some Symantec products vulnerable.Symantec said in a statement that it has published instructions for mitigating the problem and has issued product updates for some affected vendors. IBM, whose Lotus Notes was also affected by the Autonomy bug, has issued its own patch.Operating systems and browsersOut of the operating systems monitored by Secunia -- Windows (98 and onwards), Mac OS X, HP-UX 10.x and 11.x, Solaris 8, 9, and 10 and Red Hat (excluding Fedora) -- Red Hat was found to have by far the most vulnerabilities, at 633, with 99 percent found in third-party components. (Linux distributions are generally composed mostly of third-party software, which is integrated by the distributor.)Red Hat has taken issue with the figures, claiming the accurate number should be 404 vulnerabilities for last year.Solaris came next, with 252 bugs, 80 percent of which were in third-party components. Mac OS X came after that with 235, 62 percent of which were third-party.Windows had only 123 bugs reported, but 96 percent of those were found in the operating system itself. HP-UX had 75 bugs reported, 81 percent of which were in third-party code.Last week, a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) bug-fixing scheme uncovered an average of one security glitch per 1,000 lines of code in 180 widely used open source software projects.The large number of Red Hat flaws is partly due to the large number and wide variety of components it includes."Red Hat contains two different browsers and graphic interfaces, a number of PDF readers and image editors, and so on," the report said. "Red Hat, HP-UX, and Solaris can easily be used as servers, and as such include and support a large number of third party components, while the same cannot be said of all versions of Windows and Mac OS X."Any consideration of relative OS security should look at factors not covered by the report, such as average patching time for vulnerabilities, Secunia said.In the browser field, Firefox led the way with 64 bugs, compared to 43 for Internet Explorer, and 14 each for Opera and Safari.However, in an examination of zero-day flaws - reported by third parties before a patch was available - Secunia found that Firefox tended to get more patches, sooner, compared to IE.Out of eight zero-day bugs reported for Firefox in 2007, five have been patched, three of those in just over a week. Out of 10 zero-day IE bugs, only three were patched and the shortest patch time was 85 days.ActiveX was hit by the largest number of browser add-on bugs in 2007, with 339 (compared to 45 last year), Secunia said.The figure was propped up by the Month of ActiveX Controls Bugs in May 2007, and by Secunia's discovery of a vulnerable ActiveX component that was used in 40 different products.QuickTime followed with 35 bugs and Java with 21 bugs.


Fini: Â«Serve un nuovo governoÂ». Nella maggioranza si riapre la ...

La prima impressione Ã¨ che nessuno lo prenda sul serio. Eppure Gianfranco Fini, intervistato dal Corriere della Sera, lâha sparata grossa, proponendo Â«un nuovo programma per lâultima parte della legislatura


Spitzer seen suing Universal Life Resources

NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who is probing bid-rigging in the insurance industry, expects to file suit against health insurance consultant Universal Life Resources as early as Friday, a spokesman for his office said.


Democrat Chris Dodd has earned the backing of the International Association of Fire Fighters, a major coup for the presidential hopeful, while leading contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton secured the endorsement Tuesday of the United Transportation Union.


Bombs kill 38 people in latest Indian city attack

HYDERABAD, India  - Three bombs within minutes, one at a street-side food stall and two in an amusement park, killed at least 38 people in a southern Indian city on Saturday in the latest in a series of attacks on urban centers.


Independent schools are stretching their lead among the top-performing A-level students, say the Tories.


The United States and its G7 allies have reached agreement on a deal to forgive 80% of Iraq's huge debts without imposing any conditions, a G7 official said on Saturday.


Pirates reliever Salomon Torres's wild pitch scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and Aramis Ramirez's two-run homer helped the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over host Pittsburgh last night.


About 50 UN staff and aid workers are preparing to leave the Afghan city of Herat following violent disturbances.


Vodafone wins Hutch Essar, valuing it at $19 bln

BARCELONA/MUMBAI  - Britain's Vodafone Group Plc  has won the battle for a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar with a bid that values India's fourth-biggest mobile firm at around $19 billion, including debt.


The Vikings' star wide receiver suffered the injury in last week's victory at New Orleans. Vikings coach Mike Tice said the problem was "a little worse than a mild strain of the hamstring".


MSPs vote to ban large stores from opening on Christmas Day but they reject a ban for New Year's Day.


Empoli, 12:20 - CICLISMO: MORTO PRIMO VOLPI GREGARIO DI BARTALI

E' morto questa mattina all'età di 90 anni il campione di ciclismo Primo Volpi, compagno e gr...


L'hanno presentata i senatori Ds Salvi e Villone


Doctors and patients groups have criticised plans to set up health centres known as "polyclinics" across England.


U.S. lobbies Europe over disputed missile shield plan

The top U.S. missile defense official is in Europe this week to try to convince skeptics like Germany that the plan will not provoke a new arms race between the West and Russia, U.S. and European officials said.


President Bush walks to the podium to make a statement from his Crawford, Texas ranch, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004. President Bush said Wednesday the United States, India, Australia and Japan have formed an international


A US Army deserter said the one thing he did right during his 40 years in North Korea was to leave the country, which was training his daughters as spies, in an interview published.


Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNI.N,  the No. 2 U.S. rail group, on Tuesday reported a sharp drop in  net profit after taking a charge related to a change in the way  it estimates asbestos and environmental liabilities, but posted  record quarterly revenue.


It was a great year for energy investments, but what can we expect in the year ahead?


U.S. says Iraq air strike kills 11, mostly civilians

The U.S. military said it killed 11 people in a helicopter attack on a group of men seen planting a roadside bomb north of Baghdad on Tuesday, but police and residents said the dead were farmers, women and children.


Prince William was commissioned as an army officer on Friday, and shared the spotlight at the ceremony with his girlfriend, Kate Middleton.


Second-tier Democrats try to gain traction

When you are a  candidate for U.S. president only drawing about 2 percent  support in opinion polls, you have to keep telling yourself  that the race is still wide open and there is plenty of time to  catch up.


The UK Independence Party spent more than Labour and the Lib Dems in the Euro elections, new figures show.


A DUP delegation led by party leader Ian Paisley is to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair in London.


Birmingham crushes last place West Brom to add to Robson's worries

Birmingham City won its second local derby in a row by crushing West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Saturday to push the Baggies closer to relegation.


Verizon Business Launches New Optical Service

Verizon's Business unit launches a dedicated optical network business service.


New Century Financial Corp. , the largest independent U.S. subprime lender, said on Monday that its lenders plan to halt financing, in a development that could push the company closer to bankruptcy.


German carmaker BMW is to recall diesel models fitted with a faulty Bosch part.


Jamaicans Flee As Ivan Approaches; 23 Dead

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Ivan left Grenada a wasteland of flattened houses, twisted metal and splintered wood and set off a frenzy of looting as it bore down on Jamaica on Friday with deadly winds and monstrous waves...


Barclays raises its offer for the Dutch bank ABN Amro, after getting Chinese and Singaporean loans.


Time Warner Settles 2 Cases Over AOL Unit

The Justice Department announced yesterday that it would defer bringing criminal securities fraud charges against the America Online unit of Time Warner as long as Time Warner adopted


Retail Roundup: Kmart and Sears Merge, Barneys Sold, Bluefly Sets Up Shop

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily November 19, 2004 - NEW YORK - With the holiday season nigh, retail giants have been doing some shopping of their own. Last week, retailer to the masses, Jones Apparel Group, acquired Barneys New York Inc., causing fashionistas the world over to perspire over the fate of the luxury retailer. Then, trumping the JNA-Barneys deal entirely, Kmart and Sears merged to create the third largest U.S. retailer.


A manager is jailed for 10 months for selling bones from a hospital bone bank to private clinics.


Ambushed Soldiers 'Heading Home on Leave'

The bodies of about 50 Iraqi soldiers were found on a remote road in eastern Iraq, apparently the victims of an ambush as they were heading home on leave, Iraqi authorities said today.


Singapore's moves to encourage larger families, allow freer speech and give students more play time will help the economy as the country fends off competition from China and India for jobs and investments, economists say.


Website says British Iraq hostage executed but London dismissive

A website, which this week published a second unsubstantiated claim that two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq had been executed, reported that British captive Kenneth Bigley had been killed.


Port-au-Prince - At least three people were killed on Monday in gunfights that erupted during protests by militants against the transitional government in Haiti, news reports said.


Scotland's gold medallists Chris Hoy and Shirley Robertson support a health campaign to drink more water.


Celebrex Increases Heart Attack And Stroke Risk

Celebrex, the most widely prescribed drug to treat arthritis has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and strokes when taken in high doses.


(CBS/AP) Three consultants to a political action committee formed by US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay have been indicted by a Texas grand jury and charged with making illegal campaign contributions.


Berti Vogts Quits as Scotland Soccer Coach, Cites Abuse by Fans

Berti Vogts quit as Scotland's national soccer coach after a run of results left the team unlikely to qualify for the 2006 World Cup in his home country of Germany.


Actor Owen Wilson is "doing well", following reports of an attempted suicide, says film-maker Wes Anderson.


Hoops Player Accused of Robbing Teammates

SELMA, Ala. - A Wallace State Community College basketball player was jailed Thursday on multiple counts after being accused of assisting three Montgomery men in robbing six of his teammates at gunpoint.  Police Lt.


A petrol bomb is thrown at a dairy owned by a Muslim family in Windsor.


Nel Bolognese, il piccolo non sarebbe in pericolo di vita


Mystery Persists Behind Causes Of Double Plane Disaster

Russia is observing a day of mourning for the 89 people killed in two plane crashes that occurred within minutes of one another late on 24 August.


China dismisses reports that its military hacked into the Pentagon's computer network.


Nikkei pauses after 5-day run, travel firms down

Tokyo's Nikkei average closed 3 points lower on Monday as strength in bank shares helped offset losses in chip stocks and in travel firms, which were sold after Sunday's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Asia.


Its lead compound gets marketing approval in the Great White North.


The Bandar cover-up: who knew what, and when?

Guardian investigation: The government was last night fighting to contain the fallout over Â£1bn in payments to a Saudi prince as the attorney general came under renewed pressure to explain how much he knew about the affair.


Lycos launches 'make love, not spam' program

Madrid - At the risk of breaching Internet civility, Lycos Europe is offering computer-users a weapon against spam-spewing servers: a screen-saver program that automatically hits the offenders with data to slow them down.


DreamWorks Hires Rick Sands as President, COO

Film studio DreamWorks SKG, parent of publicly traded DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc, on Monday named Miramax Films executive Rick Sands president and chief operating officer of privately-held DreamWorks SKG.


Report: Nearly one-point-seven vets without health care

WASHINGTON A doctors' group says nearly one-point-seven (m) million veterans either don't have health insurance or can't get into veterans clinics or hospitals.


RAFAH, Egypt, June 17 -- All but sealed off by Egypt and Israel, Gaza presented an intensifying security concern to its neighbors and a fast-approaching humanitarian crisis Sunday, three days after its takeover by Hamas.


Army Chief Says Iraq War "Going Pretty Well"

Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, the Army's chief of staff, made a surprise visit to a small group of soldiers here at Forward Operating Base Danger and said in an interview that the war in Iraq is "going pretty well.


Ward Nets OT Winner As Bruins Top Flyers

Aaron Ward scores 43 seconds into overtime to lift the Bruins past the Flyers, 4-3, on Saturday.


Precisazione portavoce gruppo dopo intervista Bernheim


Group warns Russia nuclear dump unstable

A nuclear waste dump in the Russia Arctic may be in danger of exploding because of corrosion caused by salt water in enormous storage tanks, the Norwegian environmental group Bellona warned Friday.


The Australian government on Tuesday announced plans to phase out incandescent light bulbs and replace them with more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs across the country.


Hey, George, What Song Do You Have Playing on My iPod?

The front panel of a new iPod dock from Perhaps Chestnut Hill Sound, called George, is removable and becomes an iPod remote.


Tanzi (Parmalat), Geronzi (Capitalia) e Carraro


Diliberto, discusso sul merito, vale principio collegialita'


Cruise.co.uk stumps Â£560k to add 's' to domain

Pays record price for cruises.co.uk British "cruise community" website cruise.co.uk has set a new price record for a .co.uk domain, stumping a cool Â£560k to secure cruises.co.uk from German travel outfit Nees Reisen, the company announced today.â¦


Ex-Citigroup Executives May Face SEC Charges

Citigroup said today that federal regulators had warned the bank that an investigation of its asset management unit could result in an enforcement action against the executive who ran the division until this week.


For Values-Based Produce, a Heroic Seafaring Quest

âThe Pirates Who Donât Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movieâ is a rather ordinary film with faith at its core.


Red Sox ace Beckett expects Rockies will be ready

Red Sox ace Josh Beckett expects the best from Colorado's batters despite an eight-day layoff for the National League champions that threatens to cool off the red-hot Rockies for the World Series starting on Wednesday.


Economic Growth Picks Up During Final Quarter of '06

WASHINGTON ---- The economy snapped out of a sluggish spell and grew at a faster--than--expected 3.5 percent pace in the final quarter of 2006 as consumers increased spending despite a painful housing slump.


Air pollution caused by traffic and factories may cause heart disease, a US study says.


Employers announced 104,530 job cuts last month, capping the worst three months for cutbacks since early 2002, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.


Palestinian leader  Yasser Arafat is not brain dead - but in a reversible coma, says one of his aides.


Secondo il Censis siamo in presenza di "un boom selettivo"determinato dal dinamismo dei nuovi imprenditori "internazionalizzati"                                          De Rita: "La ripresa dalla minoranza Ceto medio oppresso dal pessimismo"                                                                                "Sbagliano i politici che perseguono la redistribuzione del reddito attraverso la leva fiscale"


Orange Bowl Notebook: Injury won't stop USC's White

DAVIE, Fla. -- Gingerly, LenDale White stepped through drills Wednesday as USC opened its Florida practice schedule in preparation for Tuesday's Orange Bowl.


Islanders Enter All-Star Break With a Loss

Marc Savard and Dennis Wideman each had a goal and an assist to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-1 victory at home against the Islanders on Thursday night.


Government to sell stake in oil business

The Canadian government is getting out of the oil-and-gas business by selling off its stake in Petro-Canada for about $3.1 billion.


Robert Redford encourages film-makers to "speak their minds" at the opening of this year's Sundance Film Festival.


A video said to show a "friendly fire" incident in which a UK soldier was killed can be shown in court, a clerk suggests.


Texas Teens Accused in Columbine-Like Plan

Two teenagers were arrested for allegedly planning to re-create the Columbine massacre at their suburban high school.


OGGI SU INTERNET/BRASILE - Nuova chiesa a Paranaiguara (Brasile centrale) Paranaiguara (Agenzia Fides) - La ComunitÃ  degli Oblati di Maria Immacolata (OMI) in Brasile ha inaugurato una nuova chiesa nella regione centrale del Brasile, a Paranaiguara, Ã¨ la terza degli Oblati da quando 45 anni fa cominciarono la "Missione del...


Creek Meeting to Highlight Research, Future

By Ian Berry, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Sep. 22--With the federal Superfund cleanup of Chattanooga Creek nearing completion, scientists, politicians, regulators and community leaders are asking what's next.


Overloaded Pants End Shoplifter's Escape

LAPEL, Ind. - A teenager arrested for shoplifting had filled her pockets with so many items that her weighted-down pants dropped to her ankles as she tried to run out of the store, police said. Cheyanne E.


Arts, Briefly: Entertainers Rally for Singer Opposed to Venezuelas President

More than 80 entertainers have signed a statement supporting Alejandro Sanz after two of his concerts in Caracas were canceled because he criticized the president of Venezuela, Hugo ChÃ¡vez.


SEC Extends Sarbanes-Oxley Deadline for Some Firms

Companies with a public float of at least $75 million will now have an additional 45 days beyond the original deadline set by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.


Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Live from SES Chicago 2004 - White Hat/black Hat SEO Panel - So Now You Can Search Videos - Google Wins Major Legal Victory vs. Geico - Google Suggest Beta - The Dark Side of Exchanging Reciprocal Links


French vaccine fuels hope in AIDS treatment Preliminary study ...

French researchers reported Sunday that an AIDS vaccine designed to treat the disease, rather than prevent it, has scored an initial success by suppressing the virus for up to a year among a small group of patients who tried it.


Lucky and Flo, Malaysia's latest weapons in tackling rampant music and movie piracy, started work at the country's biggest international airport Tuesday, sniffing out shipments for fake optical discs.


Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.67 percent at the opening on Monday after crude oil dropped back from record highs above $49 a barrel, encouraging some investors to return to the Tokyo stock market in search of bargains.


NBC Exec Dick Ebersol Survives Jet Crash

Actress Susan St. James, her husband, NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol, and their son, Edward, arrive for a private screening of Mean Girls at the Loews Lincoln Square Theater in New York, in this April 23, 2004 photo.


php|architect: Free Zend Certification @ php|works

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Il calo (-4,7%) e' il piu' forte degli ultimi 12 anni


Tribune to Take $60 Million Charge in Circulation Scandal

Newspaper publisher Tribune, embroiled in a scandal over inflated circulation figures, today also further cut circulation numbers at two New York newspapers.


Riconosciuto colpevole leader gruppo vicino ad Al Qaida


Lindsay Lohan was arrested in the Los Angeles area early on Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving and cocaine possession, just days after she completed a 45-day rehabilitation program, authorities said.


Blunkett wins first round of court battle

British Home Secretary David Blunkett was granted a High Court hearing over access to his ex-lover's son Friday. Kimberley Quinn had asked the High Court to postpone any hearing


Singer Cat Stevens Denied U.S. Entry, Flight Diverted

The former pop singer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, was denied entry to the United States and his flight from London was diverted to Maine, after his name turned up on a watch list, a U.S. transportation security official said.


A panel of international experts counseled the Spanish Socialists on key electoral issues. Will the prime pinister pay attention?


Telephone intercept scam exposes anew security risks to royals

A police probe into whether a journalist intercepted phone calls from Prince Charles's London residence exposed another potential breach of security around the royal family.


The French trader that incurred massive losses for Societe Generale was in profit at the start of 2008.


City Ad Firms Agree to Hire More Black Managers

Under the agreements, the agencies have agreed to submit to three years of monitoring by New York City.


Blockbuster stepped up its battle for customers with rival Netflix on Tuesday by adjusting its online rental prices down.


Sparked by a TIME report, the military investigation of the deliberate killings of as many as 24 Iraqi civilians by a group of Marines may yield criminal charges, including murder. And new revelations suggest superiors may have helped in a coverup


Scary talent Hester provides fear factor

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- A game plan is good. Everyone knows you need a good game plan.


A 19-year-old man is held on suspicion of murder after the deaths of two nursing home residents in Leicestershire.


Positive del Ponte hints at more Serb handovers

U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del  Ponte praised Serbia's "serious commitment" to the handover of  war crimes fugitives on Wednesday and said "we may have other  positive results" before reporting to the United Nations on  June 18.


U.S. firms fear Europe will snatch up foreign tech workers

New EU proposal to fast-track immigration process for highly skilled Asian, African and Latin American migrants is fueling more calls for additional green cards and H-1B visas at home.


com. "It was a flawless flight and a glorious day for our family," said William Binnie. He, wife Catherine and daughters Sheila and Katie had good reason to celebrate on Monday.


Putin springs surprise choice for PM's job

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday named the little-known head of a financial market watchdog as his prime minister in a surprise move that kept Russians guessing over who would succeed him in the Kremlin.


Ex-Wall Street Banker Sentenced in Federal Obstruction Case

Frank P. Quattrone, a leading investment banker of the 1990's, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for obstruction of justice.


He said he did away with his inner fan in 1993, when he was signed by the San Francisco Giants. The team he adored, the St. Louis Cardinals, was still in his heart but almost out of his mind. That was tough for a kid who grew up in the St. Louis suburb of Maryland Heights, wanting ...


Russian President Vladimir Putin barely left time for the funerals before cynically exploiting the deaths of more than 300 children and adults.


PRINCE Harry will not apologise to a paparazzi photographer with whom he scuffled outside a London nightclub, a royal spokesman said today.


Australia or South Africa will get to host the Square Kilometre Array, a giant next-generation radio telescope.


Veritas™ Configuration Manager by Symantec Real-time, Accurate Application and Server Configuration Information for Your Enterprise CMDB

This paper will cover the challenge of identifying a reliable source of information to populate and maintain accurate configuration information from the distributed application and server environment for use in the CMDB.


2 unrepentant about selling Katrina gift

A church that wanted to do something special for Hurricane Katrina victims gave a $75,000 house, free and clear, to a couple who said they were left homeless by the storm. But the couple turned around and sold the place without ever moving in, and went back to New Orleans.


Health care in Cuba more complicated than on SiCKO

When Jose Luis Cabrera had coronary by-pass surgery after a heart attack five years ago, his wife had to bring food and clean sheets to him in the hospital. The operation itself didn't cost the Cuban couple a cent.


Man United win 'good for bookmakers', good for Chelsea

Following Manchester United's close-fought win over Arsenal, bookmakers have been quick to slash United's odds - but Arsenal are still considered very likely to be champions.


Frank Quattrone, whose deal making made him an investment banking star during the Internet stock bubble and a multimillionaire, was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison for obstructing justice.


The Cassini space probe captures an incredible image of Saturn's tiny moon Mimas set against the planet's rings.


Maliki under U.S. fire before Bush talks

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Jordan for crisis talks with President Bush on Wednesday under a cloud of White House criticism of his ability to rescue Iraq from bloody turmoil.


UN Haiti Force Needs Troops Urgently - Brazil

U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti urgently need reinforcements to cope with surging violence in the Caribbean country devastated by tropical storms, Brazil's foreign minister said on Thursday.


Slow growth puts employment in campaign focus

The US economy created a disappointing 96,000 new jobs last month, raising questions about the economic recovery and ensuring that the job market will be a hotly debated topic


A consortium led by Japan's Sony Corporation has bought the Hollywood MGM Studio to mine MGM's lucrative library for the booming DVD market.


Tech Stocks End Higher, Oil Prices Climb

By Megan Davies NEW YORK  - U.S. technology stocks gained onThursday after bellwether Nokia raised its earnings forecast,but blue chips slipped as oil prices climbed almost $2 perbarrel, increasing concerns about future corporate profits.


Morning-after pill causes furor in Chile

Chile began supplying morning-after pills to girls as young as 14 this week under a program that has created an uproar in the politically leftist but socially conservative country, which still outlaws all abortions and only legalized divorce two years ago.


In a Corrupt World Where the Violent Bear It Away

The films of Richard Fleischer are those of an unself-conscious American realist.


Lucania: mafia e politica a braccetto, 52 arresti

Decine di arresti da parte dei Ros nell'operazione "Iena due" sui legami tra il clan Martorano e apparati istituzionali. Iscritti nel registro gli onorevoli Antonio Luongo (Ds) e Antonio Potenza (Udeur). Chiesto


Derailed China train destroys houses, kills six

A 17-car cargo train came off the tracks in southwest China on Monday, destroying several houses and burying six people, Xinhua news agency said.


Decisione presa dal sindaco di Roma per l'evento dell'8/9


Iran's nuclear negotiator and the EU'S   foreign policy chief said on Sunday they had cleared up   misunderstandings and made progress in talks on Iran's disputed   nuclear program and would meet again soon.


Bangladeshi security forces are on high alert as more protests are planned after an attack on a political rally in Dhaka killed 19 people last week.


SEATTLE -- Josh Brown kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired, but the real drama ended moments earlier. The Seattle Seahawks beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-21 on Brown's kick Thursday night.


Bringing Hollywood Boulevard to Main Street

Jeff Frank cannot help but wonder what would have happened if he had not been seduced by the idea of reviving an old movie theater in his hometown.


Tug-of-war Pienaar arrives at South Africa camp

South Africa midfielder Steven Pienaar arrived here Tuesday to end a club-versus-country row with Everton.


US Team Took 200 Tons of Iraqi Explosives

WASHINGTON - A US soldier is coming forward Friday to say a team from the 3rd Infantry Division took about 200 tons of explosives from an Iraqi military facility soon after Saddam Hussein's regime fell last year.


Riunione lampo dell'Esecutivo, durata dieci minuti


Scientists: Volcano Monitoring Funds Low

For lack of funds, more than a third of the nation's "truly dangerous" volcanos lack even a seismometer for detecting signs of an impending eruption, scientists say.


Phelps wins 200m free at short-course worlds

Six-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps started his ambitious quest for five world titles by winning the 200-meter freestyle at the World Short Course Swim Championships in Indianapolis, the United States on Thursday.


Ohio Candidate Seeks Advice of Web Surfers

An Ohio candidate in a long-shot bid to unseat a 16-term House veteran has an unusual approach in deciding how to spend his campaign. He asks Web surfers: Should he sleep in? Prepare for his debate? Campaign door to door?


BARTONVILLE, Ill. (Reuters Life!) - Chris Brackett was   stalking Asian carp on the Illinois River, when several of the   skittish fish he was pursuing suddenly began leaping into his   boat.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Nintendo's new portable DS a big change from Game Boy

Nintendo believes that when it comes to video games, your fingers want to touch as much as twitch and that two really is better than one.


Three-times former Wimbledon champion Venus Williams plans to add another string to her bow by turning her talents to music.


Yahoo Now Default Home & Search on Acer Computers

Yahoo Now Default Home & Search on g Computers Yahoo Search as partnered with Acer Computers to be the default search service within the world’s fourth largest computer company. The deal was announced early this morning and is a multi-year strategic partnership which will distribute a co-branded Yahoo toolbar and start page when Acer users log [...]


Flintoff's absence makes the heart grow fonder

There is an unfair notion that England are a one-man team and it gained credence here yesterday when they looked distinctly ordinary without Andrew Flintoff's muscular and multi-skilled ability.


NASA's X-43 unmanned aircraft hit a record 6,600 mph Tuesday in the program's final test flight, providing researchers with data for use on future ultra-high-speed aircraft and spacecraft.


Food and relief supplies clogged airports across Asia, as the death count from Sunday's tsunami leapt to more than 114,000 in 12 nations.


Gov. Ehrlich rejected the medical malpractice insurance reform bill this morning, though supporters of the legislation are expected to try to override his veto tomorrow.


Copy-Protection Game Changes From Whac-A-Mole to Keep Away

Three weeks after sparking an internet user rebellion, the processing key used to encrypt HD DVD and Blu-ray discs is now obsolete -- and the replacement key has been cracked, too.


Mother of Former Vice President Gore Dead at 92

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - Pauline Gore, mother of former  Vice President Al Gore and widow of the late U.S. Sen. Albert  Gore, Sr., died at her home in Tennessee on Wednesday, a  funeral home said. She was 92.


Australia lead New Zealand by 232 on first innings

Jason Gillespie completed his maiden test half-century and shared a record partnership with fellow tailender Glenn McGrath to give Australia a huge first innings


2006 will mark the first time in 19 years the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes will not be shown on the same network as ABC will host the Belmont.


Rwanda predicts rapid economic growth, but tension with DR Congo could imperil international assistance on which it relies.


View of the atrium of the new Karstadt department store in Leipzig, eastern Germany, Thursday, Nov.Comment


British police hold seven over triple bomb plot

British police held seven people on Monday, after two overnight arrests in their pursuit of a suspected al Qaeda cell which rammed a fuel-packed jeep into a Scottish airport and left two car bombs in London.


French film bible to go online in English

The influential French film  magazine Les Cahiers du Cinema is to get an English remake  after nearly 60 years in print.


Flash flood kills more in storm-hit Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan  - A flash flood swept through six villages in Pakistan's storm-hit Baluchistan province killing 30 people and forcing more than 10,000 from their homes as a huge effort to help up to 1.5 million people geared up.


S.Africa Says No Extradition Request for Thatcher

CAPE TOWN, South Africa  - South Africa has had no  contact with Equatorial Guinea on the possible extradition of  Mark Thatcher, suspected of involvement in a coup bid in the  oil-rich country, officials said on Friday.


Cheney, Democrats trade barbs over British troop move

A war of words erupted between Vice President Dick Cheney and the top Democrat in Congress on Wednesday after Cheney said lawmakers opposing a U.S. troop buildup in Iraq "validate the al Qaeda strategy."


Iran rejects a new European bid to make it abandon nuclear work but insists it is not pursuing atomic weapons.


IHOP announced on Monday that they have agreed to purchase Applebee's, known for its 'Half-and-Half Happy Hour,' for $1.9 billion in cash. By 2010, they plan to sell 500 of the company-owned Applebee's and turn it primarily into a franchiser. IHOP curr...


Did you feel that extra jolt of electricity in the air when you arrived at work today? Yes, it's...


American golfer Jeff Sluman shot a course-record nine-under-par 62 to lead at the Chrysler Championship. At the first round of the 5-million-US dollar Championships, Sluman


Some of the doping cases at the Athens Olympics

* Weightlifters Wafa Ammouri of Morocco, Zoltan Kecskes of Hungary, Viktor Chislean of Moldova, Pratima Kumari Na of India and Sule Sahbaz of Turkey were suspended last week by the International Weightlifting Federation for failing drug tests taken before


Furyk looks at the positives after Sherwood disappointment

THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Jim Furyk refused to dwell on the negatives after failing to capitalize on a strong start to the final round of the Target World Challenge on Sunday.


Two U.S. Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 were killed Sunday in Anbar province as a result of enemy action, coalition forces said in a statement Monday.


The Kremlin said Putin signed a parliament bill late on Thursday confirming Russia's ratification of the protocol. Both chambers of Russia's parliament approved ratification of the pact last month after Putin pointed the way.


Listening Post: Radiohead Makes Business Plans the New Punk Rock

A simple, "pay what you like" offering breaks all the rules and helps set the stage for the splintered future of the music biz. Bands need to treat marketing and management decisions as a valid part of the creative process. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.


John Lackey pitched his second straight seven-hit shutout against the Mariners, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 6-0 Monday night to increase their lead in the AL West to three games.


No need to be jealous of Firefox's plug-ins, because you can get cool add-ins for IE that do everything from blocking annoying ads to grabbing videos.


(InfoWorld) - India's third largest outsourcer, Wipro, Thursday reported growth in revenue and profit, although like other Indian outsourcers, it too was affected by theÂ appreciation of the Indian rupeeÂ against the U.S. dollar. The company posted total revenue of Indian rupees 41.83 billion ($1.03 billion) in the quarter ended June 30, up 34 percent over revenue in the same period last year. Net revenue was rupees 7.1 billion, up by 16 percent for the same period a year ago. Wipro, of Bangalore, has both a domestic and export business. Its export-oriented outsourcing business, called Global IT Services and Products, posted revenue of rupees 29.4 billion, up by 20 percent over the same period last year. The company's operating margin for this business was however down from the same quarter last year because of the strong rupee. The results are based on U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company said. The company's export business had 72,137 employees as of June 30, which included 53,073 employees in its IT services and products business, and 19,064 employees in the BPO (business process outsourcing) services business. The company added 4,319 staff during the quarter of which 2,719 employees were added in its IT services and products business and 1,600 employees in its BPO business. During the quarter, some of the company's services lines like technology infrastructure services and software package implementation grew by over 50 percent year-on-year, while its BPO and testing services grew by over 40 percent year-on-year. The company's export business accounted for 70 percent of total revenue and 91 percent of operating income for the quarter. Wipro does not report profits separately for this business, which added 39 new outsourcing clients in the quarter.


A grapefruit or two a day, along with a healthy diet, could help shrink widening waistlines. It might also cut smokers' risk for cancer as it inhibits a carcinogen in tobacco smoke.


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Saudi will intervene in Iraq if U.S. withdraws: aide

Using money, weapons or its oil power, Saudi Arabia will intervene to prevent Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias from massacring Iraqi Sunni Muslims once the United States begins pulling out of Iraq, a security adviser to the Saudi government said on Wednesday.


LONDON, NOVEMBER 29: Opec will not consider switching from dollar-denominated oil sales despite the decline in the value of the US currency, the oil minister for the worldâs leading crude producer Saudi Arabia said.


Co-Founder Steps in at Troubled Yahoo As Chief Exec is Ousted

YAHOO co-founder Jerry Yang today took over as chief executive following the ousting of Terry Semel.   Semel quit last night after attracting increasing investor wrath as Yahoo lags behind arch-rival Google by almost all measures.


Until recently, it was difficult to find news archives on the web more than 30 days old. That's changed in a big way with the advent of Google's News Archive search.


Palestinians Seek Wider Prisoner Release by Israel

Palestinians urged Israel on Friday to expand a prisoner release to ensure the success of a summit both sides hope will result in a formal declaration to end violence.


Five U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq roadside bombing

Five of the 10 U.S. soldiers reported killed in Iraq on Wednesday, died when their vehicle was hit by an explosion in northern Kirkuk province, the U.S. military said in a statement.


Red Wings shut out Avalanche for sixth win in a row

The Detroit Red Wings scored two last-gasp goals to break a scoreless tie and secure their sixth successive win, beating the Colorado Avalanche 2-0 on Friday.


Development likely to have Revere Beach gleaming anew

With new upscale condominiums being built and plans for a $500 million hotel, office, residential, and retail development in the works, Revere Beach may be ready for a comeback more than a half century after its glory days.


In response to Apple, Netflix offers unlimited streaming of movies, TV

Netflix subscribers who have unlimited DVD rental plans will be able to stream as many movies and television shows as they want online for no additional charge. The step is seen as a response to Apple's expected launch of an online movie rental service.


Marquez stops Vazquez to win WBC super bantamweight title

Rafael Marquez captured the World Boxing Council super bantamweight title on Saturday when holder Israel Vazquez quit on his stool before the start of the eighth round due to breathing difficulties from a broken nose.


Venezuela's Opposition Concedes: Chavez Is Here to Stay

How big was the leftist leader's reelection victory? So big his opponents didn't even cry foul


Plaxo, an early social networking site that helps people keep their address books updated is up for auction, seeking as much as $100 million.


UN Calls for More International Troops in Darfur

The United Nations proposed on  Wednesday a quick and "substantially" larger international  force in Sudan's Darfur region, saying Khartoum had failed to  stop attacks against civilians by Arab militia.


Prince Harry sees Diana's death staying a mystery

Britain's Prince Harry says in a U.S. interview with his brother that no one will ever know the truth about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in a car crash in a Paris tunnel almost a decade ago.


Vodafone launches second phone-form BlackBerry

Research In Motion and Vodafone have released the BlackBerry 7100v, available exclusively for Vodafoneâs subscribers. Like the 7100t launched earlier this month with T-Mobile USA Inc.


"Compared to iTunes, Microsoft's music store currently offers only half the songs and is missing many features, but its biggest problem may be that its downloaded songs do not play on iPod, iPod


UKRAINE:  At Odds with Russia over "Genocide"

PRAGUE, Dec 13 (IPS) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has been  spearheading the country's efforts to see the world  recognise Ukraine's 1932-1933 famine as an "act of  genocide against the Ukrainian people." Russia begs to  disagree.


Blondie does `Desperately Seeking Susan'

Post-punk stars Blondie are lending their songs to a West End musical based on the Madonna movie "Desperately Seeking Susan," its producers announced Tuesday.


Train Crash Driver 'Had Two Or Three Seconds to Stop'

The driver of the train which smashed into a car on a level crossing, killing seven people and injuring dozens of passengers, had just two or three seconds to brake


Despite agreeing on the outline for a new global warming deal, the White House quibbled with it Saturday and said it does not sufficiently address the role of developing nations.


IBM develops world's fastest supercomputer: reports

NEW YORK, Sep 30, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- International Business Machines Corp. has developed the world's fastest supercomputer, US media reported Wednesday.


Insurgents attacked the Somali interim government and their Ethiopian allies and battled for nearly an hour on Tuesday, shortly after mortar attacks were aimed at Ugandan peacekeepers who had just landed in Mogadishu.


''Dirty dozen'' spam list became the best easy-money business

"Many home users' computers are sending out spam because they have had their broadband Internet connections exploited by remote hackers.


Madrid, 16:45 - CALCIO, BECKHAM: NESSUN RIPENSAMENTO, VADO NEGLI USA

Nonostante il presidente del Real Madrid Calderon abbia espresso la volontà di tenerlo, David...


Microsoft clarifies virtualization licensing - for now

InfoWorld - Microsoft has clarified how licensing for its current version of Windows Server works when paired with virtualization software. However, customers may face a whole new set of licensing rules once the next version, Windows Server 2008, is released later this year.


John Edwards tried to shore up his New Hampshire support Wednesday with promises of fighting the establishment, changing Washington Â and even speaking with a Southern accent.


NBA Indiana Pacers guard Stephen Jackson fired shots in the air in apparent self-defense after he was hit by a car outside a strip club in Indianapolis early yesterday. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said Jackson and teammates Jamaal Tinsley , Marquis Daniels , and Jimmie Hunter committed an ``error in judgment" by staying out late during training camp. No one ...


Gazprom considering Shtokman exports to Europe

Russia assured France and  Germany on Saturday it was a reliable energy supplier to  European consumers and said Gazprom was considering exporting  gas from its Shtokman field toward Europe.


Cubans on Medical Aid Mission Flee Venezuela, but Find Limbo

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Ariel Perez was, like thousands of fellow Cuban doctors, a devoted soldier in Fidel Castro's most important overseas mission -- providing medical care to the poor in oil-rich Venezuela, Cuba's most vital ally. But last year, Perez and two Cuban companions, carrying rucksacks with...


Messaggio a presidente libanese per uccisione Hariri


Sprint, Mediacom join in Internet phone deal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sprint Corp. and cable television provider Mediacom Communications Corp. made public an agreement yesterday that will allow Sprint to offer Internet telephone service to Mediacom's 2.7 million household subscribers.


NZ PRESS:Forestry Companies Work Together To Target China

WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--About 20 New Zealand forestry and wood-processing firms are planning to work together to target the Chinese markets, the Dominion Post newspaper reported Monday.


As more college presidents drop out of U.S. News' popular rankings, hundreds of schools are helping put together a consumer-friendly alternative


"Sex and the City" headed to movie theaters

The four women who spiced up  Manhattan's singles scene for six years on the HBO television  series "Sex and the City" appear headed for a big-screen  reunion after all.


Massachusetts utility regulators have issued a tentative approval for NStar Electric and Gas Corp.'s planned 18-mile, $200 million underground electric power line from Stoughton to Boston. The 345,000-volt line is intended to improve the reliability of power supplies in Greater Boston and potentially reduce electric rates by allowing more low-cost power from Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts to flow into ...


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Trail Blazers hand 12th defeat to slumping Heat

Brandon Roy of the Portland Trail Blazers  sparked a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Miami Heat 98-91 on  Friday and condemn them to their 12th consecutive defeat.


For Geezers Gone Wild, Too Little, Too Late

âThe Bucket Listâ operates on the hope that two beloved stars rubbing their signature screen personas together can spark warm, fuzzy box office magic.


Getty Images buys music licensing start-up Pump Audio

Blog: Stock photo site continues its push into the digital media market by purchasing the independent music licensing company for $42 million.


Homeland Security seizes electronics and information at border

The DHS defends its right to search and seize travelers' possessions, electronics, and digital information at the border. International travelers may want to leave their personal information at home.


Promises to side-step its way out, again VoIP provider Vonage has lost another patent battle, this time with Sprint Nextel, which owns six infringed patents and stands to gain almost $70m in a court-ordered payout.â¦


Congress Sets Federal Deficit Estimate at $442 Billion

The estimate by Congress' nonpartisan budget experts immediately provided political fodder for both parties.


French Jewish group drops campaign against anti-Semitism deemed ...

A Jewish group said Sunday it plans to "modify" an anti-Semitism publicity campaign that showed images of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary after the advertisements drew negative reactions.


Ram Gopal Varma has received innumerable text messages, all ridiculing and berating him for attempting to re-visit Sholay.


Cards, Carpenter shut down Braves offense

Chris Carpenter shut down a surging Atlanta Braves offense and Jim Edmonds hit a three-run homer, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-3 victory on a stormy Wednesday night.


China's President Hu Jintao tells Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi his war shrine visits are hurting bilateral ties.


Republicans will hold their 2008 presidential convention in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, choosing a location in the politically pivotal Midwest.


Children returned to classes in this grief-stricken southern Russian town Wednesday for the first time since heavily armed militants seized more than 1,200 hostages at


Researcher warns against overdramatising relations with Russia

Arkadi Moshes, a Russian citizen, who works as a researcher at the Finnish Institute for International Affairs, and who recently defended his doctoral dissertation on the history of international relations, ...


Air America to Be Acquired by New York Investor

Stephen L. Green has been providing interim financing to help the liberal network, which filed for bankruptcy protection in October, meet current costs.


Slipstream: A New Battery Takes Off in a Race to Electric Cars

The goal for A123Systemsâ battery for plug-in hybrid cars is to achieve 155 miles to the gallon and reduce demand for gasoline by 70 percent.


TV Review | 'Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride': A Gonzo Candle, Burned at Both Ends

Despite the Hollywood star power in this documentary about the inventor of gonzo journalism, the best parts are those in which somebody reads Hunter S. ThompsonÂs work.


Every British citizen and all visitors to the country should have their DNA logged on the national database, a top judge proposed Wednesday, sparking protests from civil liberties groups.


Il comandante generale della Gdf D'Arrigo: "Quella letteranon l'avrei scritta, nel Corpo ho trovato opposte fazioni"                                          "L'ex comandante Ã¨ fuori dalla realtÃ  cosÃ¬ cambierÃ² la Guardia di Finanza"                                                                                di CARLO BONINI


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is making a foray into investment banking. Free! Sign up here to receive our Weekly Roundup e-Newsletter!


Tokyo's Nikkei lost 1 percent on Thursday  as stocks such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. fell after  disappointing earnings from U.S. firms fanned concern about  profit trends and sent Wall Street lower.


Dog Wins Bite Fight With Robbery Suspect

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Man bites dog; dog bites back. That was the sequence when Alsatian police dog Edge cornered two suspects on a cliff side after a grocery store robbery in Napier, New Zealand, police said on Thursday.


Most Britons are so unwilling to exercise even the threat of death will not get them off the sofa, a survey suggests.


The Supreme Court has ruled that a Dutch citizen accused of participating in attacks on American forces in Iraq may be extradited for trial in the U.S., his lawyer said Wednesday.


President George Bush follows his State of the Union address with a five-state tour pushing radical welfare reforms.


India raises the prices of petrol and diesel for the first time in 20 months to help petrol dealers.


Wangari Maathai to receive the Nobel Peace Prize 2004 on Friday

Professor and environmental activist Wangari Maathai from Kenya will receive the Nobel Peace Prize 2004 later on Friday. The Prize will be presented at the Oslo City Hall, by the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee at 13:00 local time.


UK prince and pals run up $2,600 Indian food bill

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - It's common knowledge that Indian curry is one of Britain's favorite foods, but now it has the royal seal of approval too.


Genova, 19:33 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA; MAZZARRI: ARBITRO DISASTROSO

Il tecnico doriano Walter Mazzarri, che contesta l'arbitraggio di Gava lamentandosi per il gol del p...


Troops head to Kiev as Ukraine crisis escalates

Special forces loyal to Ukraine's leader Viktor Yushchenko headed for the capital Saturday, raising fears of violence as a feud between the ex-Soviet state's president and prime minister deepened.


Inhaled steroids protected 9/11 firefighters: study

As New York City firefighters struggled to find survivors in the haze and rubble of the World Trade Center collapse, the fire department's chief doctor was thinking about how to keep them safe from toxins in the air.


US says 25 insurgents killed in Mosul clashes

MOSUL, Iraq -- US troops backed by warplanes killed 25 guerrillas in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul yesterday after facing a coordinated assault involving two suicide bombs and dozens of insurgents, the military said.


Muffin-Mix Mailer Gets Community Service

DOVER, N.H. - A Strafford woman who sent a note and powder to police along with her parking ticket fine was sentenced Wednesday to 100 hours of community service.


Saudi: Too Soon to Decide OPEC Output Cut

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia said on  Friday it was too early to consider whether the OPEC producers'  cartel would cut official production limits when ministers meet  at the end of January.


TechWeb - Multistandard support means handset users will be able to choose which broadcasting services they want to use without changing their mobile application.


California's population to hit 60 million by 2050

The number of people in California, already the most populous U.S. state, will rise to 60 million by 2050 from 36 million now, and Hispanics will be in the majority by 2042, a state report released on Monday forecast.


Oil prices are holding near historic highs over $53 a barrel, with global supplies hounded by outages that were thwarting efforts to build US heating oil inventories ahead of the winter.


Italy: 1-Gianluigi Buffon; 2-Massimo Oddo (13-Fabio Cannavaro 69), 6-Alessandro Nesta, 5-Marco Materazzi, 3-Giuseppe Pancaro; 7-Aimo Diana (15-Simone Perrotta 65), 4-Gennaro Gattuso, 8-Daniele De Rossi (14-Manuele Blasi 74), 11-Gianluca Zambrotta; 10


Ex-head of bust Italian giant Parmalat apologizes to savers

Calisto Tanzi, founder of the bankrupt Italian food giant Parmalat at the heart of a huge finance scandal, apologized to savers who suffered ruin from the company's meltdown.


Thailand Confirms Bird Flu Death in Critical Case

Thailand confirmed on Tuesday a 26-year-old woman at the center of fears bird flu might have been passed between people had died of the disease.


Kempthorne could be on short list for EPA post

BOISE -- President Bush nominated Utahâs former governor Mike Leavitt to become his secretary of Health and Human Services. Gov.


ConocoPhillips hands-down favorite in Lukoil auction

MOSCOW Houston-based ConocoPhillips is seen as the front-runner in an auction for a stake in the Russian oil company Lukoil. A seven-point-six percent stake in the world's Number Two oil company by reserves


Southampton - The West Indies beat Pakistan by seven wickets on Wednesday to reach the Champions Trophy final and a showdown against England on Saturday at the Oval.


With Low Ratings, Post Radio Venture To End Next Month

Washington Post Radio, which brought the newspaper's journalists to the local airwaves, will go off the air next month after failing to attract enough listeners and losing money during its 17-month existence.


The latest worry is that smart people are being seduced away from more socially useful work by the lure of the almighty dollar.


Palestinian gunmen kill 3 Israelis in Gaza

Three armed Palestinians infiltrated the Jewish settlement of Morag in southern Gaza on Thursday morning, killing three Israelis and injuring another, according to Israeli military sources.


Verizon Communications Inc., the nation's largest telephone company, announced yesterday it is digging up streets and stringing wire in six states, including Washington's Maryland and Virginia


Austrian oil and gas firm OMV is set to launch a $20bn hostile takeover bid for Hungarian refiner MOL.


SHANGHAI, China -- When U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson makes a pitch Thursday for China to drop barriers to trade, he'll be doing so from the gleaming Shanghai Futures Exchange, where only a handful of commodity futures are traded, by local brokers.


A Long-Dry California River Gets, and Gives, New Life

Water is flowing in the Lower Owens River nearly 100 years after Los Angeles diverted the river into an aqueduct and sent it 200 miles south.


Ex-spy Plame and publisher sue CIA over her memoir

An ex-spy whose unmasking led to the conviction of Vice President Dick Cheney's top aide is suing the Central Intelligence Agency, accusing it of unconstitutionally interfering with publication of her memoir.


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England's Hall wins Australian Ladies Masters golf

South Korean golfer Shin Hyun-Ju missed an easy putt at the final hole to hand English veteran Lisa Hall the Australian Ladies Masters golf title at Royal Pines here on Sunday.


Rangers cut Celtic's lead to a point in Scottish soccer

Striker Nacho Novo scored twice to lead Rangers to a 4-1 victory over Motherwell on Monday, cutting Celtic's lead atop the Scottish Premier League to just one point.


Sound good on paper at least... Today in London in a somewhat understated fashion, Sony released details of its latest Vaio notebook range: the TZ series, aimed predominately at the higher end of the market.â¦


Lohan voted worst performance in online movie poll

As if 2007 could get any worse for  Lindsay Lohan, now this: Moviegoers tagged her with the year's  worst performance by an actress.


Fla. County Special Voter Machines on Hold

A federal appeals court Tuesday blocked a judge's order that would have required the county that includes Jacksonville to install dozens of handicapped-accessible voting machines before the November election.


British troops leave Baghdad and return to Basra

Britain's Black Watch regiment has completed its mission in Baghdad and on Saturday returned to Basra where the troops will prepare to return home within the next week.


afrol News, 23 December - "Quite frankly, our approach is not working," says UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, referring to the situation in Sudan's Darfur region.


Nova Gorica, 22:07 - CALCIO, SLOVENIA-DANIMARCA 1-2 IN AMICHEVOLE

La Danimarca ha battuto la Slovenia 2-1 (1-1) in un'amichevole giocata a Nova Gorica (Slovenia).In g...


By Joseph M. Dougherty Deseret Morning News  Meteorologists know not to be surprised by the weather.  Even though their computer models had predicted snow down to 7,500 feet for early Saturday, many residents awoke to a dusting, or slightly more, along the Wasatch Front.


Insurance and banking group Allianz on Monday reported a 7 percent drop in second-quarter net profit as lower interest earnings offset an improved performance by its Dresdner Bank subsidiary.


Two Palestinians were killed Sunday when Israeli soldiers fired at a house in the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza, Palestinian hospital and medical sources said.


A rail crash that killed seven people Saturday was not caused by any system failure, Environment and Transport Secretary Alistair Darling said Wednesday.


Google has begun to build a new $600m data center in Iowa, which will house hundreds of thousands of servers that will run 24 hours a day.


MINNEAPOLIS -- A North Pole expedition meant to bring attention to global warming was called off after one of the explorers got frostbite.


Crimson Consulting Group Partner Chosen As Panelist at Web 2.0 NY Summit

Crimson Consulting Group, a marketing consulting firm that provides  marketing strategy and execution consulting services to high technology  companies, has announced that Partner Dylan Charles has been selected as  a panelist at the June 14, 2007 Web 2.0 NY Summit conference.


A decade ago, the N.H.L.âs Canadian franchises were the leagueâs economic weak links. Now the skate is on the other foot.


Firenze, 20:08 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: PRANDELLI RECUPERA GAMBERINI

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It looks like coach Jim Grobe won't be leaving Wake Forest anytime soon. Grobe signed a 10-year contract on Tuesday, keeping him with the school he led to an improbable Atlantic Coast Conference championship last season.


Symantec Corp. , the biggest global security software maker, on Wednesday posted a 48 percent rise in third-quarter profit, driven by strong sales that were aided by a weak dollar.


Points: The bowl season continues with this matchup of teams that exceeded preseason expectations. The Miners' run revived the program and the career of coach Mike Price.


Broadway's 'Pirate Queen' Rolls Up Her Sails

Playbill - Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel SchÂnberg's new musical, The Pirate Queen - a large-cast period adventure about a not widely known woman from Irish history - ends its Broadway run June 17.


Saddam tells judge will stop attending hearings

Saddam Hussein wrote to the judge in the ethnic Kurdish genocide trial to tell him he would no longer attend court sessions to protest against being repeatedly silenced from speaking, his chief lawyer said on Tuesday.


Prisoner Enters Palestinian Race for New Leader

Marwan Barghouti, an imprisoned Palestinian leader, reversed a decision Wednesday night and entered the race for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority.


Japan's Nikkei Gains as KDDI Rises; Mitsui Matsushima Declines

Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose on expectations a government report today may provide further evidence of growth in the world's second-largest economy.


Verizon Wireless Will Pay $3 Billion for Additional Capacity

Verizon Wireless said it would pay $3 billion in cash for the spectrum licenses owned by NextWave Telecom, a move that should expand coverage for new subscribers.


Consumers strained by price surge last year

Shoppers faced moderate price rises in December but that capped a year in which prices soared at the sharpest rate in 17 years, pressuring households also dealing with a steep housing downturn and tighter credit.


A senior Shia leader living in Iran criticises radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr, calling his anti-US rebellion wrong.


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Tourist complained about bad roads to PM

A French tourist was so shocked by the poor state of the roads in Nordland, Northern Norway, that she wrote a letter of complaint to Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik.


CEO: AOL, peers have staying power in media market

(InfoWorld) - With all the huge changes under way in the online media industry, one thing is staying the same: the identities of the companies making money out of the shift, according to the head of AOL LLC. "Amidst all the fragmentation, there's staying power," said Jonathan Miller, chairman and chief executive officer of AOL. He named AOL, Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. as companies that are making money by aggregating rich online content such as video, noting that Microsoft Corp. is also making moves into that business. "The big companies will stay big companies," Miller said during a keynote address at the Emerging Technologies Conference on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Cambridge campus Wednesday. Those same companies -- AOL, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft -- are seeing their own Web sites attracting less traffic than in the past, losing out to the likes of YouTube and MySpace, Miller said. However, he doesn't expect the newer entrants to escape consolidation by the more established players. "I'm a big user of YouTube, but does anyone believe it'll be an independent company in five years? No," he said. All the previous boundaries around entertainment are blurring as consumers become more involved in both the distribution and even creation of online content, Miller said. "This is the Golden Age of entertainment," Miller said. "If you love entertainment, this is the best time ever and it's just at the start." Consumers have much more control over their general viewing habits, choosing where and when they watch the content of their choice. He expects that on-demand viewing for television will become the dominant pattern for users within the next four to five years, with scheduled programming taking a secondary place. "We're becoming a nation of snackers and samplers of all-round media consumption," he added. One area that needs work is video search, a market where AOL already has an offering. "To date, video search has not been as good as text search," Miller said. "In the next few years, it will be as good." One major technological advance that's required is how to give a search engine the ability to look at the pixels of an image and tell people what it is, instead of today's approach of relying on how a video clip is tagged. As to how the "new" AOL is progressing, Miller's estimation is "So far, so good." Last month, the company announced it wouldÂ stop charging for its range of software and services as part of a planned move away from a subscription-based model toward operations supported by advertising sales. "We have a different future," Miller said. "In our past, we got people online, our future is about what they do online. It's a leap." So far, AOL users are continuing to use the company's services at least as much they used to, Miller said. In terms of whether the company has successfully transitioned its business model, the earliest AOL should be able to make a call either way is "realistically the middle of next year," he added. Â


English Camps Reflect S. Korean Ambitions

As tougher immigration laws make it increasingly harder for foreign students to learn English in the United States, immersion villages, according to experts, have promise beyond South Korea.


EU ruling on Microsoft due in mid-December

The European Union's second-highest court will rule in mid-December on whether to suspend EU sanctions against Microsoft pending an appeal by the US software giant.


Dozens Charged in Crackdown on Spam and Scams

Federal and state law enforcement agencies have quietly arrested or charged dozens of people with crimes related to junk e-mail, identity theft and other online scams.


San Francisco Giants slugger  Barry Bonds, who is seeking to set the all-time home run record  in the next season or two, had minor knee surgery on Monday,  the team has announced.


Reporters no longer beat a path to the modest white house just over the Caroline County border — and that's fine with its owner, a soft-spoken 67-year-old who never wanted the fame her marriage brought her.


Royal's proposals earn applause, sneers in France

French commentators gave a mixed response on Monday to Segolene Royal's 100 proposals for her presidential bid, saying the plans targeted both Socialist and more conservative voters, but lacked detail on financing.


CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe -- It's not only the prices of bread and eggs that are out of control in Zimbabwe, land of 4,000 percent inflation. For the man inclined to cheat on his wife, these are trying times. Keeping a mistress, visiting a prostitute or even taking a girlfriend out for beers is simply...


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Serbian MPs vote to condemn any attempt by its troubled province of Kosovo to declare independence.


John has discovered a cutlass in his bed; the twins are inexplicably covered in war paint — and a snapping crocodile is terrorizing the members of the gentlemen's club.


Heather Mills McCartney visited a police station near her home in Hove on Wednesday to discuss unspecified issues, Sussex Police said.


The Prince of Wales has been carrying out an inquiry into school teaching methods.


McGhee, Burley to talk to Scottish FA about vacant coaching job

Motherwell manager Mark McGhee and Southampton boss George Burley have been granted permission to talk to the Scottish Football Association (SFA) about the vacant Scotland coaching job.


One election, two Viktors. Will Ukrainians accept results?

Pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovich is winning Ukraine's presidential contest, but rival Viktor Yushchenko claims foul.


A new UN report, marking Wednesday's World AIDS day, estimates that 5 million people this year got HIV.


Haiti accuses South Africa of illegally allowing exile Jean-Bertrand Aristide to foment unrest in his homeland.


Target-date mutual funds can benefit your golden years.


NEW YORK - Crude oil futures in New York have plunged 7.6 per cent in their biggest weekly decline in a year, because of reduced concerns about supply disruptions in Iraq.


The Real Consequences of Pension Projections

The S.E.C. is examining whether corporations alter projections for health care costs, pension plan returns and other factors as a way of manipulating earnings.


Many hopefuls keep Bush ties under wraps

Since President Bush's approval rating sank to the lowest level of his presidency in May, nearly six in 10 of his appearances helping Republican candidates have been closed to all media coverage.


The Yankees and the Red Sox on friendly terms, competing as always but as friends? Is the world about to end?


Ill. Plans Online Network to Import Drugs

CHICAGO - Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Tuesday that the state will set up an Internet network within the next month to help Illinois residents buy prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom...


Anticorruption whistle-blower takes Alaska's top job

The state's first female governor, sworn in Monday, promised to keep Big Oil from exploiting Alaskan resources.


Dutch court blocks extradition of PKK leader to Turkey

The top court in the Netherlands blocked the extradition to Turkey of a leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Nuriye Kesbir, saying that she could face torture there.


Italian doctors transplant HIV-infected organs

Italian doctors mistakenly transplanted organs from an HIV-positive donor into three recipients, the head of a Florence hospital said on Tuesday.


Members of the Sinhala and Tamil communities have clashed again in eastern Sri Lanka after a grenade attack on a bus left one person dead.


Remakes and sequels are in! After PHIR HERA PHERI [HERA PHERI], KRRISH [KOIÂ MIL GAYA] and


Defending champion Padraig Harrington, Miguel Angel Jimenez and James Kingston shared the lead Saturday after three rounds of the Hong Kong Open.


Seeking a More Flattering Light on, and From, Bulbs

Dr. Robert Pai is optimistic about the fluorescent industryâs chances of developing light bulbs that please everyone and meet the efficiency standards that Congress has mandated for 2012.


One Dead and Two Wounded in Bronx Shooting

A disgruntled former employee shot three men in succession in the Co-op City housing complex today.


McDonald's Same-Store Sales Rise 6.1 Pct

McDonald's Corp. MCD.N said Monday  that sales at its namesake hamburger restaurants open at least  13 months rose 6.1 percent in October, helped by a popular  Monopoly game promotion in the United States.


An attempt by Bertie Ahern, the Irish taoiseach, to help the Democratic Unionist party leader, Ian Paisley, out of the impasse on IRA disarmament appeared to have backfired last night when Mr Paisley denounced him and severed his growing links with the


West Bromwich Albion began their search for a new manager on Wednesday after Gary Megson's four-year reign at The Hawthorns came to an end.


Stocks gain as Exxon's rise drowns out Bernanke

U.S. stocks rose modestly on Tuesday as energy shares advanced on higher oil prices and overshadowed a warning on inflation from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.


Nothing stirs the professional basketball soul like Shaq and Kobe playing against each other with playoff implications on the line.


US warplanes attacked a cluster of houses in Fallujah thought to harbor insurgents loyal to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killing


Two maintenance workers are killed in an accident on a railway line in Staffordshire.


A real-life drama of succession as riveting as any Richard Wagner opera is casting a shadow over this year's Bayreuth Festival, raising the anticipation level among devotees of the German master even before the first curtain rises Wednesday at the musical shrine he inaugurated 131 years ago.


IBM To Amp Integration with Venetica Buy

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has said it will purchase Venetica, a privately held firm that provides content-integration software to unstructured data sources.


A barrage of short-pitched bowling has claimed the wicket of Damien Martyn (70) early on the third day of the first Test between Australia and New Zealand at the Gabba in Brisbane this morning.


Iranians Aren't About to Overthrow the Mullahs

Iranians may have lost faith in the mullahs, but they're not about to overthrow them.


Only 10% of Latvia's residents observe Independence Day

Only 10 percent of Latvia's residents aged 18 to 65 regularly observe the November 18 Independence Day of the Republic of Latvia, according to a public opinion survey that "Marketing House" carried out in ...


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Japanese Groups 'Seriously Concerned' About YouTube

Copyright holders send a letter requesting that the service be more proactive in identifying and removing protected material.


Ericsson to reorganize, hire workers in multimedia push

Ericsson re-organized its business and plans to hire 500 new engineers in a bid to win new business for multimedia products.


Isaiah Washington, a star of the hit ABC television series âGreyâs Anatomy,â was embroiled in a furor after he twice used an anti-gay slur against a co-star.


Sales tax plan to finance health care dominates French campaign

A plan to switch the financing of health care from payroll charges to increased sales taxes to help businesses withstand competition has enlivened legislative elections in France with charges the poor will suffer.


Samsung Electronics Co. and Sony Corp. have signed a licensing agreement to share 24,000 basic standard patents necessary for product development, Samsung officials said yesterday.


Latest News Red Bull show Wirdheim the door

Former Jaguar test and reserve driver BjÃ¶rn Wirdheim's Formula One hopes were dealt a blow after Red Bull told him that he will not be working with them next year.


Colin Montgomerie's toughest year on and off the golf course took a turn for the better Sunday when he was chosen by European captain Bernhard Langer to play in his seventh Ryder Cup.


Writer David Mitchell is the bookmakers' favourite to win the Booker Prize as the countdown gets under way.


High oil prices will probably brake U.S. growth but will not derail the economy provided they do not rise sharply from current levels, top Federal Reserve policymakers said on Tuesday.


Nov. 16, 2004 -- Skimping on sleep may make you more vulnerable to obesity, according to a new study. The finding is based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I (NHANES I).


Skulls.D, the new variant of the cell phone Trojan horse, displays a full-screen flashing skull.


Web Site Takes Aim at 'Arms Race of Spin'

Everywhere Duke University graduate student Brendan Nyhan and his partners in the political Web site spinsanity.com look, they see spin.


Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix scheduled for today was postponed yesterday because of a typhoon. Race organizers and Formula One moved pre-qualifying and qualifying to


Major Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast

Hurricane forecasters are calling for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season again next year after one of the most destructive seasons on record.


Sometimes only a rant will do. Disgusted with the way the Celtics played last night at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Doc Rivers did not mince words.


Yanks Seek Forfeit Because of Late D-Rays

Tampa Bay's hurricane-delayed trip from Florida had fans waiting up to eight hours for a day doubleheader that became a single night game and had the New York Yankees asking unsuccessfully for the commissioner's office to award them a forfeit victory.


SEP 11.0 "Hamlet" goes way beyond basic antivirus protection; release is loaded with defenses against zero-day attacks, rootkits, botnets and identity theft.


Dean McAmmond wanted to play in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals Monday night, but lingering effects from taking Chris Pronger's elbow to the head wrecked those plans.


Schneider: Is McCain trying to have it both ways?

Sen. John McCain and the conservatives -- it's been an on-again, off-again affair.


Ricavi totali +12%, margine operativo lordo +46,5%


Torino, 08:47 - CALCIO, JUVE: DESCHAMPS SI E' DIMESSO?

Didier Deschamps si sarebbe dimesso dalla guida della Juve. La notizia è stata data nella tar...


MOSUL, Iraq : US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise visit to US troops in Mosul, northern Iraq early on Friday, an AFP correspondent at the scene said.


Ludlow Music dropped its demands that JibJab, a small web animation site, stop using Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" in a satirical Flash cartoon.


S.E.C. Inquires Into Pension Accounting at Ford and G.M.

The inquiries suggest that a new inquiry into an area of accounting that has long troubled both investors and pension-rights advocates will cast a broad net.


Rapper Young Buck surrendered to police today (Nov. 19) to face charges that he stabbed a man who had punched hip-hop superstar Dr.


LAS VEGAS (Billboard) - With a No. 1 debut for its current  album "American Idiot," and now Tuesday's news of six Grammy  nominations, Green Day has found itself back in the spotlight.  But if the punk-rock trio has its way, its Reprise album may  yet fuel a crossover into an entirely new medium.


An extra who worked on the sets of the new "Indiana Jones" movie has ruined his career by revealing pivotal plot lines of the latest instalment of the action-thriller series.


Chemical Prices Help DuPont Reverse Loss

DuPont Co.  posted a third-quarter profit, reversing a year-ago loss, as higher chemical prices offset surging energy costs, the second-largest U.S. chemicals maker said on Tuesday.


Movie Review | 'Miriam': The Brutal Struggle for Survival

The events recounted in the World War II drama âMiriamâ are horrific, and the story behind it is moving. Unfortunately, the finished product feels like exploitation.


Knauss, giant slalom world championship silver medallist in February 2003, raced in a super-G event at Val Gardena, Italy, on Friday, finishing sixth.


Report: FDA needs to fix post-market drug safety

The U.S. Food and Drug   Administration needs more staff, funding and power over the   drug industry to better police the safety of medicines after   they reach the market, an Institute of Medicine panel said on   Friday.


Volkswagen workers walk out in Hanover, wage talks to continue

FRANKFURT : Hundreds of workers at German auto maker Volkswagen's Hanover plant walked off the job, as management and union representatives readied to resume deadlocked wage and job talks.


A mother who was wrongly jailed for the murder of two of her children will get no compensation, she claims.


Washington - The United States on Friday warned its citizens to avoid the eastern coast of Egypt's Sinai peninsula, especially the resort areas of Taba and Nuweiba, following deadly car bomb attacks there that killed at least 28 people, many of the


Heavily armed soldiers take up key positions in the capital of Guinea-Bissau, after gunshots are heard.


Giving elderly people supplements of a hormone that tends to decrease as people age may help prevent weight gain and the increased risk of diabetes that often accompanies aging, according to a preliminary study.


Cable Operators Add New Item to the Bundle: Cellular Service

By Associated Press  Two months ago, Fred Poteet walked into a Sprint store to resolve some technical problems with his cellphone service. When he walked out, he had a new wireless contract -- with Cox Communications, his cable TV operator.


'Garfield' Claws $64 Million at Foreign Box Office

Despite a narrow finish, "The Village" couldn't spook "Garfield" away from the top spot at the foreign box office this weekend.


Indonesia Quake Sparks Fatal Tidal Waves

Foreign tourists from Phi Phi Islands arrive in Phuket, December 26, 2004 after the area was hit by a devastating tsunami. One of the most powerful earthquakes in history hit Asia on Sunday, unleashing a tsunami


Record producer Terry Melcher, who was behind hits by the Byrds and the Beach Boys, dies in Los Angeles.


Enterprise Inns was among the leading FTSE 100 fallers on Tuesday as the index suffered its worst session since the height of the credit squeeze in August.


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Black 'lined pockets with 95pc of firm's profit'

Conrad Black, the former chairman of the Telegraph Group, used his American publishing company as a "piggy bank" to fund the personal life of himself and his wife, Barbara Amiel, it was alleged yesterday.


Samsung Commercializes 7'' WVGA LCDs With Single-Chip Driver

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world's largest provider of thin-film transistor, liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) panels, begins producing seven-inch LCDs in September to take the lead in the WVGA display market for mobile devices.


Despite $2 billion in yearly aid, 98 percent of Egyptians have unfavorable view of US.


Nasa clears the space shuttle Discovery for a rare night launch after bad weather delays the event by a day.


Toshiba's board to kybosh HD DVD this week?

Troubled format doomed, claim Japanese moles Toshiba's board of directors will this week meet to put and end to the company's production of HD DVD machines, it has been claimed.â¦


Tha's wanting a top up lass? In between sulking with Nokia and billing customers for imaginary debts, Orange UK has changed the voice used for its menus and automated systems, opting for something a little more matey and a little less BBC.â¦


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N on   Thursday said it expects growth of 1 to 3 percent for September   sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, and that   back-to-school shopping had met its expectations.


At least 59 die in co-ordinated rebel attacks on Iraqi police

Guerrillas bombed a Baghdad shopping street full of police recruits and fired on a police van north of the capital Tuesday in attacks that killed at least 59 people and struck at the heart of the US strategy for fighting Iraq's escalating


With nearly a full batting lineup of Moras at home, Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora says life may be chaotic but he wouldn't have it any other way.


Music Publishers Sign $1.7 Bln Deal on Web Radio

Music publishers and U.S. commercial radio station owners said on Monday they had agreed to a new $1.7 billion deal to cover licensing rights for music played over radio airwaves or via radio station Web sites.


A federal agency recommended killing about 30 sea lions a year at a Columbia River dam where the marine animals feast on salmon migrating upriver to spawn


A Dutch smoking ban will come into force in July next year for all restaurants and cafes - including coffee shops where cannabis is the top attraction, the government decided on Friday.


David Pogue: New at Apple: Smaller iPods, Bigger Ideas

Apple, these days, is an innovation factory. The company releases so many products you get the idea that everyone there just runs around yelling ideas.


Five women killed in Chicago-area store shooting

TINLEY PARK, Illinois  - Five women were shot and killed inside a clothing store at a suburban Chicago shopping center on Saturday in what police said appeared to be a robbery.


Roma, 10:59 - CALCIO, MAROTTA: STOP COSTATO 6 MILIONI DI EURO

''Lo stop del calcio costa solo per il botteghino 6 milioni e 300 mila euro a giornata piÃ¹ i diritti...


Allenatore aveva criticato modo di vestire nel Paese


GAZA CITY, 29 November 2004 - Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas won the endorsement of one of the main Palestinian armed factions yesterday before pledging to stop anyone but the official security forces from carrying weapons.


The ousted ex-chairman of Sainsbury, Sir Peter Davis, is to receive a Â£2.6m payout from the supermarket giant after a legal battle.


Greek fires kill 51 and threaten Olympia

ZACHARO, Greece  - EU firefighters and planes joined the battle on Sunday against the fires raging in Greece for three days, killing 51 people and threatening areas near ancient Olympia, historic site of the first Olympic games.


HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) says users of its online service are still experiencing delays filing their tax self-assessment.


African leaders struggle to forge common vision for future

African leaders were struggling Tuesday to nail down an agreement on a roadmap for a closer union at the end of a summit which exposed deep rifts over how fast they should move towards integration.


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Tyler Hamilton fired by cycling team, which is barred from pro ...

Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton was fired by his cycling team two months after testing positive for blood doping. The Swiss-based International Cycling Union, or UCI, said Tuesday


Considering how poorly the Texans' defense played in the first halves in blowout losses to the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts the previous two weeks, Sunday night's performance was encouraging.


Blackstone CEO gala is sign of buyout boom

Comedian Martin Short, singer Patti LaBelle, two Harlem choirs and a marching band had already warmed up the crowd who gathered to celebrate the birthday of Blackstone Group's chief executive.


CORRECTED: Nintendo raises full-year forecast

Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd nearly tripled  its first-half profit and boosted its annual earnings outlook  on Thursday as its popular Wii and DS game machines outsell  rival Sony Corp's PlayStation.


What are Bollywood stars planning for New Year?

As New Year's Eve rolls in, the Bollywood brigade is planning to whoop it up in different ways.


UPDATE 1-No FA action against Beckham after Wales booking

England captain David Beckham will not face disciplinary action after telling a newspaper he deliberately got himself booked in a World Cup qualifier against Wales, the Football Association (FA) said on Thursday.


Mass suicide is suspected after Japanese police find nine bodies in two groups near Tokyo.


Agrigento, 20:09 - CALCIO, TIFOSI AKRAGAS DELUSI SCATENANO RISSA COL PRESIDENTE

Delusi dalla prova della propria squadra, l'Akragas (Eccellenza siciliana), tifosi fuori dallo stadi...


French Open: Nadal Extends His Perfect Record at the French Open

Rafael Nadal cruised to victory over Carlos Moya in the quarterfinals, improving his career record at the French Open to an impressive 19-0.


Johnny Depp reckons he's no great movie pinup — he just has a "weird job." Arriving Sunday for the premiere of his latest movie, "Finding Neverland," at London's Leicester Square, Depp played down his movie-star image as fans lining the red carpet screamed his name.


China has agreed to step in and pay Russian rail fees to ensure that it continues to receive Yukos oil if the company is unable to cover the transport costs, officials at Russia's rail transport monopoly said Wednesday.


Amburgo, 11:25 - CALCIO, STAMPA SVIZZERA; BLATTER: PENSO A 4 GUARDALINEE

Joseph Blatter, presidente della Fifa, è favorevole a schierare 4 guardalinee. "Con quattro c...


U.S. Urges Israel to Smooth Way for Palestinian Vote

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A U.S. envoy said before a  visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel  should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian  presidential election scheduled for January.