Fire-shocked Greeks vote in cliffhanger election

Greeks cast ballots on Sunday in an election that will determine the fate of crucial economic reforms but is set to turn smaller parties into powerbrokers as voters angered by deadly forest fires abandon the big parties.


Are common cockroaches carriers of disease?


By Scott McCartney  On Christmas Eve 2004, Comair Inc.'s overtaxed crew-scheduling computer system collapsed, forcing more than 1,000 flight cancellations and leaving thousands of passengers stranded.


Intel likely to reveal details of Silverthorne next week

Intel will offer a detailed look at a new processor next week during a presentation at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) that should set the stage for an unexpectedly close battle with Taiwan's Via Technologies.Intel's presentation will cover technical details of an unnamed low-power processor that is made using a 45-nanometer process and designed for mobile Internet devices, according to an abstract contained in the ISSCC program. That's the same general description used by Intel to describe its upcoming Silverthorne processor.Intel executives declined to confirm whether the ISSCC presentation covers Silverthorne but said the abstract provided an accurate description of the unspecified processor. If the chip described is indeed Silverthorne, the presentation appears set to confirm many rumored details of the chip's architecture and characteristics.Most importantly, Silverthorne is rumored to be an in-order processor, the same as the processor Intel will detail next week, according to the abstract.In layman's terms, this means the chip functions like a factory with a single assembly line and is capable of processing one operation at a time. An in-order processor must complete that operation before it can move on to another operation. This is a different chip architecture from that used in Intel's other processors but it's the same as Via Technologies' low-power C7 chip, which has proved popular among the portable device makers that are Silverthorne's target market.The processor that Intel will discuss next week is also a dual-issue processor, just as Silverthorne is rumored to be. This feature -- which Intel is likely to emphasize at ISSCC -- allows two instructions to be issued at a time and should give Silverthorne a performance advantage over the C7, which can issue only one instruction at a time.If these rumored characteristics of Silverthorne are confirmed next week, the stage will be set for an unexpectedly close contest between Intel and Via's upcoming low-power Isaiah processors, which are also designed for small, portable computers.Tiny by comparison to Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, Via has nevertheless managed to carve out a comfortable niche selling the inexpensive, low-power C7. Beset by a dying third-party chipset business, Via hopes to become a mainstream processor supplier with its upcoming Isaiah processors, which the company unveiled last week.Unlike the C7 and Silverthorne, Isaiah uses a superscalar, out-of-order processor architecture. This architecture, which is used in high-end chips from Intel and AMD, generally offers better performance than an in-order design and is akin to a factory equipped with multiple assembly lines capable of processing different operations at the time.The performance of Isaiah is further enhanced by being superscalar, or having the ability to process multiple instructions during every clock cycle.Centaur, the Via subsidiary that handles processor design for the company, is confident that Isaiah will outperform Silverthorne, even though an accurate comparison of both chips won't be possible until the two processors can be benchmarked and assessed by independent observers.Nevertheless, Isaiah looks good on paper. Via chips based on the new architecture will offer 1MB of L2 cache and support a front-side bus running at speeds up to 1.3GHz. By comparison, the chip that Intel will reveal next week has 512KB of cache and a 533MHz front-side bus.But the ISSCC abstract raises as many questions as it appears to answer. For example, it doesn't specify how many cores the new Intel chip will use and gives no indication for how fast these cores will run.Silverthorne, and arelated processor called Diamondville, are widely expected to be available in single-core and dual-core versions. They are also expected to run at roughly the same clock speeds as the Isaiah chips, will be available in versions running from 400MHz up to 2GHz.


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  Â A roar went up from the lobby bar of the Beverly Hilton before Sunday night's Golden Globes. But it wasn't fans thrilling at the sight of Angelina Jolie or George Clooney on the red carpet Â it was the New York Giants upsetting the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL playoffs.


Code to exploit Windows graphics flaw now public

Program showing how to use flaw in Windows' handling of graphics files hits the Net--back up your family photos and beware.


Ducks, no longer Mighty, top Coyotes 2-1

Ilya Bryzgalov made 34 saves, and Teemu Selanne and Dustin Penner scored to help the Anaheim Ducks beat Phoenix 2-1 on Saturday night.


No. 20 Boston College Squashes Quinnipiac

Jessalyn Deveny scored 16 of her 22 points in the opening 9 1/2 minutes Wednesday, helping 20th-ranked Boston College to a 74-43 win over Quinnipiac.


Germany confirms Cruise can't film at key site

Makers of a movie about a failed plot to  kill Adolf Hitler will not be allowed to use a German memorial  site but this is unrelated to the fact that star Tom Cruise is  a Scientologist, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.


Calls to tighten alcohol controls to combat a rise in consumption by young people are rejected by ministers.


Firenze: spiava le inquiline con telecamere, denunciato

Bloccato a Firenze un ''guardone'' che spiava studentesse universitarie a cui l'uomo aveva affittato delle stanze, in un appartamento in viale Manfredo Fanti. Un gente immobiliare fiorentino di trent'anni


Thai local official beheaded in revenge for deaths of 85 Muslims

A local Buddhist official was beheaded by suspected Muslim insurgents as revenge for the deaths of 85 rioters in Thailand's mainly Muslim south last week, police said Tuesday.


Government experts confirm the H5N1 bird flu virus outbreak at a Suffolk turkey farm is the Asian strain.


Children fight back against RIAA, take over Mensa

While Blighty faces new Armada Comments Science, smarts and children seem to dominate this week. We hope you all had the smarts to avoid the following occupations. Noted science red-top Popular Science has published a list of the ten worst jobs in science. "Microsoft Security Grunt" made number five, but you had your own suggestions:â¦


Stocks Dive on Morgan Stanley, Oil Reports

NEW YORK - Stocks tumbled Wednesday as investors saw a surge in oil prices and disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley as a reason to collect profits from gains of the last month. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped nearly 130 points, and all three major indexes saw their biggest losses since early August...


Seconds after the roadside bomb that tore off part of his skull, Bob Woodruff said he had a brief out-of-body experience before losing consciousness for more than a month.


Playoff pushes won't be seen around here in the second half, but both the Nationals and Orioles will be worth watching for the same reason -- the continuous development of impressive rotations.


New online game puts idle surfers to work labeling the images indexed by its search engine.


Business & money: Cable company says it has received a takeover bid and is considering potential sale.


Ernie Els, the world's No. 2 golfer, said he'll resist an attempt by the PGA Tour to make him play more tournaments in the United States and fewer elsewhere in 2005.


Prosecutors say that Pirate Bay, a file-sharing Web site, helps others violate copyright laws by linking providers of pirated songs and films with people searching for the same material.


Amid China's boom, pollution reaches deadly extremes

No country in history has emerged as a major industrial power without creating a legacy of environmental damage that can take decades and big dollops of public wealth to undo.


Australian coal miners are being taught to explore their wives and understand menopause in order to have a healthy sex life, which in turn will make them happy, productive workers.


Nordstrom Inc. beat its cautious forecasts once again, posting a 71 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, reaping the benefits of a streamlined inventory system while focusing on improving its merchandise.


Microsoft's Bungie Studios has put the call out for beta testers of the next installment of the Halo game series for the Xbox 360 console, set to offer for the first time a multiplayer aspect of the game through Xbox Live.


'Rinnovare in modo piu' maturo propria adesione alla fede'


News.com Extra: Interview with a convicted hacker

Plus: Steroids sold on MySpace? Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Damien Traille scores a late try as France beat a battling Scotland side.


Cats Can Catch and Spread Bird Flu, Study Says

"That cats could so easily be infected and could transmit the infection to other cats means that in areas where poultry are infected with H5N1 virus, cats could act as vectors," said Thijs Kuiken, a veterinary pathologist in the department of virology at


The NFL Network has  expanded its distribution in time for preseason football,  reaching a deal with EchoStar Communications Corp. to expand  carriage on the Dish Network to basic service.


Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Aramis Ramirez cracked three homers and drove in all of Chicago's runs, as the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4, in the opener of a four-game set at Great American Ball Park.


The Libyan contestant in a Pan-Arab version of the "Pop Idol" contest has generated a wave of adulation which has caused amazement in his home country, says Rana Jawad.


Customers, Not Brokers, Profited in an Odd 2007

The brokersâ customers did reasonably well. The brokers did not. How could that happen?


U.S. producer prices declined  unexpectedly by 0.1 percent in December after a sharp drop in  fuel prices, government data showed on Tuesday, but core  inflation at the producers level rose by 0.2 percent as  projected.


According to âVariety,â Michael Moore and Miramax head Harvey Weinstein are planning a sequel to 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' to be titled, 'Fahrenheit 9/11Â½.


Oil firm near $96, braces for U.S. stock draw

Oil held firm near $96 a barrel on Thursday after a three-day rally as traders awaited a sixth-weekly decline in U.S. crude inventories and attached a bigger supply-risk premium to Turkish bombing in northern Iraq.


Big Changes Seen in Choice for Homeland Security

Administration and Congressional officials said Friday that President Bush's selection of Bernard B. Kerik as the new secretary of homeland security


Allawi faults foreign troops in massacre

BAGHDAD -- In rare criticism of US-led forces in Iraq, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi yesterday blamed foreign troops helping secure the country for "gross negligence" in the massacre of about 50 Iraqi National Guard recruits last weekend.


FTC settles with company over Ethernet patent claims

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled a complaint against a company that owns patents to a widely used Ethernet standard, saying the patent owner was attempting to collect huge license fees despite a prior commitment to the contrary.The settlement with Negotiated Data Solutions, or N-Data, will protect computer users from higher prices and ensure competition, the FTC said in a news release.N-Data, in 2003, had obtained two Ethernet patents from Vertical Networks, a spin-off of National Semiconductor. N-Data attempted to collect larger patent license fees than National Semiconductor had negotiated with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a standards body, back in 1994, the FTC said.National promised the IEEE that if the group adopted a standard based on National's NWay technology, National would offer one-time licenses of US$1,0000 per company to computer manufacturers and sellers of products using the IEEE standard. But N-Data and Vertical Networks had begun collecting license fees "far in excess" of $1,000 per company, according to the FTC complaint.N-Data obtained the patents knowing about National's commitment, and realizing the computer industry had become committed to the standard, the FTC said. N-Data refused to comply with National's commitment, and it began demanding royalties after it became expensive and difficult for the industry to switch to another standard, the FTC said in its complaint.The settlement bars N-Data from enforcing the patents unless it has first offered the patent license based on the terms offered in 1994.In addition to higher prices, consumers would be hurt by N-Data because the company's actions would cast doubt on the reliability of standards-setting agreements, the FTC said. "The cost of ignoring this particularly pernicious problem is too high," the commission majority wrote.Vertical Networks, which ceased operations after it turned the patent over to N-Data, had estimated that more than 70 percent of the world's Ethernet port shipments used the NWay Ethernet patents. In early 2002, Vertical Networks set letters to more than 60 companies demanding additional licensing fees, according to the FTC complaint.NWay technology allows two devices at opposite ends of a LAN link to exchange information and automatically configure themselves to optimize their communication, a process sometimes called autonegotiation. Standardizing on a single autonegotiation technology allowed devices made by different manufacturers to work with one another and with different generations of Ethernet equipment.N-Data, based in Chicago, didn't immediately respond to a request for comments on the FTC settlement.The FTC voted 3-2 to approve the settlement. N-Data violated federal law by engaging in unfair methods of competition, the FTC said.FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras voted against the settlement, saying the majority didn't establish an unfair method of competition. "The novel use of our consumer protection authority to protect large corporate members of a standard-setting organization is insupportable," she wrote in her dissent.


Charlie Sheen and his ex-wife, Denise Richards, were in Los Angeles family court Tuesday.


6 dead, 36 injured after British passenger train hits car at rail crossing

LONDON  - A passenger train slammed into a car at a railway crossing west of London on Saturday, killing six people and injuring 36 others, officials said.


Approvata anche legge finanziaria regionale 2005


Did India goof their lines by staging the Test series opener at Bangalore? There are very good reasons to believe so, among them being the not so insignificant one that we ended up losers by 217 runs.


Bonds' 756th Homer Ball Fetches $752, 467

Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th home run ball was auctioned Saturday for $752,467, well more than the estimates by memorabilia experts.


Weekly deductions for premiums, higher co-payments and deductibles are all part of the health care package now taking shape for Kroger workers, union officials say.


Cleric On Trial For Jakarta Terrorist Attack

The Indonesian government on Thursday opened the retrial of an Indonesian cleric who is charged with leading an al Qaeda-linked group and inciting its members


Abbas vows no retreat from refugee demand

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas vowed yesterday never to give up the late Yasser Arafat's bedrock demand that Israel recognize a "right of return" of Palestinian refugees.


Update 1: Summary: Wall Street's Major Indexes

Stocks were mixed Friday as the government's gross domestic product report renewed concerns that high energy prices and a lack of jobs might hold back economic growth, and investors showed reluctance to make big commitments ahead of next week's


How ironic: defense attorneys for Augusto Pinochet characterized the arrest order against the former Chilean tyrant as an abuse of human rights, alleging that the 89-year-old man cannot defend himself because of poor health.


WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Scott Starks returned a fumble by Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton 40 yards for a touchdown in the closing minutes to lift 10th-ranked Wisconsin to a 20-17 win over No. 5 Purdue yesterday.


Napoli, 19:58 - CALCIO, SACCHI: COMPLIMENTI AL MERCATO DEL NAPOLI

Arrigo Sacchi parla del mercato di gennaio e, dai microfoni di Radio Kis Kiss, fa i complimenti al N...


10 Ex-Directors From WorldCom to Pay Millions

Ten former directors of WorldCom have agreed to pay $18 million of their own money to settle a lawsuit by investors.


France's foreign minister says the world should prepare "at worst" for war over Iran's nuclear programme.


Bush administration shifts stance on the cause of warming

NEW YORK In a striking shift in the way the Bush administration has portrayed the science of climate change, a new report to Congress focuses on federal research indicating that emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases are the only likely


Sandro Groganz's Blog: Article "PHP 5 Enterprise Edition" available online

Sandro Groganz has a quick note posted on his blog about the online availability of the text of his article "PHP 5 Enterprise Edition".   I just found that my article entitled "PHP 5 Enterprise Edition" is now available online. It has initially been published in the International PHP Magazine.   He quotes a bit from the introduction to give you an idea of what the article's about, but defers the rest of the article to the International PHP Magazine website. There's lots of good content, screenshots, layouts and plenty of related links as well.


Britain has frozen the assets of the hardline Tawhid wal Jihad (Unity and Holy War) insurgent group responsible for a spate of hostage-takings and executions in Iraq, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown told parliament.


US Airways Group Inc.'s pilots union said on Wednesday it may agree this week on a plan to cut wages and benefits to help the seventh-biggest U.S. airline avoid a second bankruptcy filing.


Chinese Economy Expanded 9.5 Pct in 2004

China's economy expanded 9.5 percent in 2004, the government said on Tuesday, issuing strong data that suggested Beijing will have to keep a tight grip on credit and investment this year.


Coinvolta in inchiesta a Lecce su centri benessere equivoci


Female bomber kills 2 Israeli border guards

JERUSALEMâAs soft targets go, the bus stop servicing the bland and boxy apartment blocks of French Hill is the down pillow of Israeli vulnerabilities.


Sanjay Dutt plays marriage counsellor for buddy

Sanjay Dutt, who is seeing marriage on the cards for himself, has worked out a rapprochement between his buddy


Nel Cosentino un 11enne rischia di perdere un occhio


European stock markets rally after Tokyo bounce

European stock markets moved higher on Thursday, following bumper gains earlier in Tokyo, as investors regained confidence after a recent slump in global equities.


US presidential candidates scramble to get out the vote as final polls show dead heats on each side


OSWEGO, N.Y., Feb. 9 -- New York's governor has declared a state disaster emergency in Oswego County, where five straight days of lake-effect squalls have dumped nearly 100 inches of snow. Even more snow was forecast through the weekend.


France's Sarkozy sends envoy to Turkey: report

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has  dispatched an envoy to Ankara to try to calm tensions over his  adamant opposition to Turkey entering the European Union, Le  Figaro newspaper reported on Tuesday.


HOLLYWOOD -- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced that Mel Gibson's worldwide hit "The Passion of the Christ" will be eligible for a best foreign-language film Golden Globe nomination, not best motion picture.


Dragon, spider menace Will Smith at box office

Two high-profile family  films and an adult drama starring Will Smith will duke it out  for the top spot at the weekend box office.


The United States and three European nations moved closer to agreement with Russia and China on another package of sanctions against Iran that is much less harsh than Washington and its allies would have liked


Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman combined to fire a 10-under-par 62 and join Steve Flesch and Justin Leonard at the head of the Franklin Templeton Shootout leaderboard.


Injuries suffered in Lancashire incident 'not life-threatening'


Formerly conjoined twin babies were in intensive care cribs Friday as doctors watched closely for signs of any problems in the first critical days following a lengthy separation surgery.


Behind the scenes at Best Buy, a reporter catches a glimpse of the chaos that employees must navigate in the days leading up to Christmas.


Ecological Role of a Tree (Gmelina Arborea) Plantation in Guatemala

By Rotenberg, James A ABSTRACT.- Established parks and nature reserves may be inadequate to preserve long-term biotic diversity, especially in tropical regions of Latin America where anthropogenic disturbance and land- conversion is an ongoing problem.


Brazilian jet with 155 aboard missing over Amazon

RIO DE JANEIRO -- A Brazilian jetliner with 155 people aboard was reported missing yesterday over the Amazon jungle, aviation authorities said.


Taser International Inc. TASR.O on  Monday said it won U.S. government approval to use its stun  guns on some commercial airline flights to protect passengers  from potential harm.


The floors are polished, a Christmas tree glitters near the bar and the dining room is ready for hundreds of guests: The luxury Paradise Hotel is open for business for the first time since the latest Palestinian uprising erupted in 2000.


Nigerian militants threaten more attacks

Nigeria's main militant group said Thursday it fired on six oil industry ships and threatened an attack that will cause an "economic tsunami" in the world's oil market.


It's amazing Lakers didn't implode earlier

In any investigation, there are two guiding principles. One is to follow the money. The other is to chase the skirt. The more we learn about Kobe Bryant's extramarital love life, the better we understand the depth of his rift with Shaquille O'Neal.


Genova, 19:07 - CALCIO, GENOA: GASPERINI: DUE VITTORIE E SIAMO IN A

All'andata il Genoa fu sconfitto dal Pescara, ma ora il ecnico dei liguri Gasperini vede proprio nel...


Business deals to dominate Prodi-Putin summit

Business deals are set to take centre stage at a summit on Wednesday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi in the southern Italian city of Bari.Comment


Ireland s upper house of parliament passed on Thursday a unanimous motion calling for the immediate release of Dublin-born humanitarian aid chief Margaret Hassan from her kidnappers in Iraq.


Car bombings in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Thursday have killed at least 45 people and injured more than 200 others. Attacks on US troops have risen around 80 a day.


'India to be most populous nation by 2050'

India is expected to become the world's most populous nation with 1,628 million people by 2050, outpacing China with 1,437 million, a US-based research institute said on Tuesday.


Il giudice omologa Udinese-Brescia Il rapporto dell'arbitro non ...

Roma, 7 ottobre 2004 - PerchÃ© il reclamo dell'Udinese venisse accolto c'era un solo cavillo utile: che l'arbitro ammettesse un ipotetico errore di valutazione. CosÃ¬ non Ã¨ andata e la gara Ã¨ stata omologata.


First Backdating Conviction Brings Prison Term and $15 Million Fine

Brocade Communications Systemsâ former chief executive  received a 21-month prison sentence for designing a plan to tamper with the firmâs records of stock option grants.


Embattled U.S. hurricane center boss ousted

The director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center, a critical government agency that issues hurricane and tropical storm forecasts, was ousted on Monday after a staff mutiny.


Berlino, 14:26 - CALCIO, BAYERN MONACO: PROLUNGATO ACCORDO CON TELEKOM

Il Bayern Monaco ha prolungato fino al 2010 il contratto di sponsorizzazione con Deutsche Telekom. S...


Delta to sell 38 Boeing planes, orders 10 more

Delta Air Lines Inc.  said on Thursday it will sell 38 Boeing Co.  airplanes after delivery as part of its bankruptcy, but that it will order 10 more planes and convert an existing order of five planes to longer-range aircraft to match its restructuring plans.


Police forces across Britain are being urged to reveal how much money is being paid to informers.


Sharon sets date for Parliament vote on disengagement plan

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed on Monday to put his Gaza withdrawal plan to a parliamentary vote on Oct. 25 but rejected his army's request to scale back its Gaza offensive.


City's first flu outbreak reported as vaccinations suspended

Nine people have contracted the flu at a Manhattan nursing home in the city's first outbreak since the national vaccine shortage was announced, health officials said.


Iraq's deadly insurgency continues at a ferocious pace

Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on Monday reportedly took responsibility for a suicide car bombing in the morning that ripped into a checkpoint outside of the US stronghold


VILNIUS, Lithuania - Lithuania's traditional parties teamed up Sunday in a bid to prevent a Russian-born tycoon from winning more support in a second round of parliamentary elections.


Bush pleads for more patience for Iraq war

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush, faced with growing calls to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, pleaded with Americans on Saturday for patience and cited progress in the past two months.


Grammys Will Have Ray Charles on Their Mind

Ray Charles may be gone, but he's  unlikely to be forgotten at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, when  he competes for seven of the music industry's most coveted  prizes.


Città del Messico, 10:27 - CALCIO, COPA SUDAMERICANA: PARI TRA PACHUCA E COLO COLO

Pachuca e Colo Colo hanno pareggiato 1-1 nell'andata della finale della Copa Sudamericana. I messica...


By Joe Grundle  A permit to raze buildings does not necessarily include trees surrounding them, at least when it concerns shoreland property in Waukesha County.


National Assembly elections set for Jan. 30

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's electoral commission yesterday set Jan. 30 for elections to choose a National Assembly, a vote that could deliver power to Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim majority after decades of disenfranchisement. The balloting, however, remains imperiled by calls for a Sunni Muslim boycott and a persistent insurgency that has roiled Sunni regions.


While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today said he has ordered the army to step up its war on Palestinian militants ahead of a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.


Record amount paid for rare baseball card

The "Mona Lisa" of baseball cards has sold for a record $2.35 million.


New Zealand opening batsman Richardson retires

New Zealand's opening batsman Mark Richardson announced his retirement on Friday, ending a career that included four centuries in 38 tests.


Barack Obama wasn't kidding when he said he would start speaking out more aggressively against the Clintons.


First suspect to be charged in UK attacks

British prosecutors said on Friday they have advised police to charge a first suspect in connection with failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.


Bush Taps Nicholson for Veterans Affairs

President Bush announced Thursday he was keeping the heads of the Transportation, Interior, Housing and Labor departments, ending the major shake-up that will put new faces on three-fifths of his Cabinet in his second term.


Environmentalists Urge Eastern Canadian Premiers to Take Lesson From U.S.

By CHRIS MORRIS  BRUDENELL, P.E.I. (CP) - A coalition of environmental groups says Eastern Canadian provinces are lagging behind the New England states in controlling greenhouse gas emissions.  Canadian and U.S.


Folk and Roots: Delights on our doorstep

Hallelujah! After a quarter of a century, the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil is coming back to the north again.


Arshad Warsi, after being widely appreciated for his performances in Munnabhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munnabhai, has been on a hit spree with his recent films.


Test reluctance could block virtualisation

The need to test packaged applications on virtualised systems could hold up the deployment of server virtualisation software, according to attendees at Gartner's datacentre conference in Las Vegas this week.


The high-definition documentary on the National Geographic Channel, examines the dawn of the modern living room war.


I.B.M. Launches Retail Integration Framework

RIF is a SOA-based delivery mechanism that will support Big Blueâs four retail process solutions or assets, including multichannel retail and retail business intelligence.


3 Palestinian Activists Face U.S. Charges

WASHINGTON - A Hamas leader and two other suspected members of the Palestinian militant group were indicted on charges they participated in a lengthy racketeering conspiracy to provide money for terrorist acts in Israel, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Friday.    The three activists allegedly used bank accounts in the United States to launder millions of dollars to support Hamas, which the U.S...


Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy  Co. Inc.  posted higher quarterly earnings on Tuesday,  driven by new store openings and strong sales of hot products  like flat-panel televisions.


EU to WTO: U.S., Canada Sanctions Illegal

The European Union executive asked the  World Trade Organization on Monday to rule that it was illegal  for the United States and Canada to retain sanctions on EU  exports to counter the bloc's ban on hormone-treated beef.


One miserable quarter cost the Warriors on Monday night, but they still forced overtime and almost extended the game again before losing 101-98 to the undefeated Dallas Mavericks.


Iraqi Leader Says He'll Extend Weapons Trade-In Program

Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Monday that an exchange of weapons for cash would be extended across the country in an effort to disarm Shiite militiamen and


Attorneys in suit against Bryant meet in federal court

DENVER Attorneys for Kobe Bryant and the woman who accused him of sexual assault have met in Denver federal court to map out a preliminary schedule for the civil case.


VATICANO - In cammino verso Natale: Cristo annunciato dalle Scritture - Annuncio e realizzazione (VII) CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Betlemme la cittÃ  di Davide.  Davide viene consacrato Re da Samuele, a Betlemme dove risiedeva la sua famiglia, e dove pasceva il gregge (I Samuele 16, passim). Â«E tu, Betlemme di EfrataÂ da te mi uscirÃ  colui che...


A Pakistani-British man suspected of  involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners  over the Atlantic has escaped from custody in the Pakistani  capital, a senior official said on Sunday.


Ha investito 8 miliardi di euro attraverso aumento capitale


Perl programs are easy to write, especially if they solve simple problems. If you find yourself re-using the same programs (or worse, the same code), it's time to bundle your code into pieces easier to reuse. It's time to turn programs into modules. Andy Sylvester walks through the three steps of making a simple, standalone Perl program into a robust, tested, distributable, and reusable piece of code.


Verizon Wireless to Buy NextWave Licenses for $3 Billion

Verizon Wireless said today that it will pay $3 billion in cash for all the spectrum licenses owned by NextWave Telecom to expand coverage for new subscribers.


Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris  Henry was suspended for two games by the National Football  League for violating its conduct and substance abuse policies,  the league announced on Friday.


Alitalia perde 3,53%, anche Parigi e Francoforte in ribasso


Zurich - America's Olympic time-trial champion Tyler Hamilton has tested positive for blood doping in a second sample from the Tour of Spain, his Phonak team said on Thursday.


Newcastle head for Premiership leaders Chelsea tomorrow knowing there may realistically be just one Champions League berth left to fight for.


Spring training is a complete sellout for the New York Yankees, and owner George Steinbrenner pronounced himself happy with his team's offseason makeover.


Hitachi's new tags measure 0.002 inches square, but store as much information as their much-larger predecessors. The company's still investigating possible uses. By the Associated Press.


With a couple of objections, daily newspapers all across Europe heralded Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's meeting with European Union (EU) Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen in Brussels on September 23rd with headlines of support and


Storm's slow approach helped save buildings

The beaches of the east coast's barrier islands seemed as calm as they could be on Monday. Just one day after Hurricane Frances wobbled through, only


Oil prices climb as winter supply fears rise

Oil prices climbed higher in Asian trade today as fresh concerns over the possibility of energy shortages in the northern hemisphere winter sparked another wave of panic among investors, dealers said.


Iraq to Probe if Army Massacre Was Inside Job

Iraq believes the weekend massacre of  49 army recruits could have been an inside job, a source close  to interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi told Reuters Monday.


Stocks plunged at the opening bell, spent much of the session in negative territory, then erased a 326-point deficit in the afternoon to post strong gains in the final hour.


If you are near a theatre and have about two hours to kill, Meet the Fockers could provide you with plenty of silly fun. But if you make a special effort to see the comedy, you may not have that much fun.


NEW YORK  - In the US, at least one in five  people age 85 or older are anemic, according to a new report.  Although the anemia is rarely severe, further studies are  needed to determine the impact on quality of life and  functional abilities.


Privacy groups ramp up Google-DoubleClick attacks

As the Federal Trade Commission wraps up deliberations on whether to approve the $3.1 billion deal, consumer advocates argue privacy issues must be front and center.


Marsh & McLennan Cos. MMC.N, the  insurance broker at the center of a bid-rigging probe, on  Tuesday said it will lay off 3,000 employees, or 5 percent of  its work force, and reported third-quarter profit tumbled 94  percent.


Powell calls off Athens visit after protests

Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, cancelled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics, prompting Greek Communists to claim it as a victory for anti-American protests.


A laboratory study finds mobile phones damage human DNA - but does not show they harm health.


No one was more surprised on Friday to hear from the Norwegian Nobel Committee than Wangari Maathai, Kenyaâs assistant minister for the environment.


CRICKET: Boje pulls out of tour to India

South Africa's vice-captain Nicky Boje has pulled out of the team to tour India next week because he has not been given any assurance by the Indian Police that he would not be arrested in connection with the 2000 match-fixing saga.


New Phones Deliver Speedier HSDPA Downloads

The phones are appearing as Korea's carriers begin switching on the latest upgrades and increasing transmission speed.


F.D.A. Approves Test for Fatal Parasitic Infection

Chagas disease is common in Latin America and increasingly prevalent in the U.S. blood supply.


The gap between how much the US exports and imports has narrowed to its lowest level in more than a year.


Seoul writes for automatons The South Korean government is working on a set of guiding principles to outline how people and robots should interact.â¦


Google reaches accord with two Belgian press groups

(InfoWorld) - Google Inc. has reached an agreement with two groups representing authors and photographers in Belgium that had objected to the way the company indexes and displays their content on its Google News Web site. The agreements with Sofam, which says it represents 3,700 photographers, and Scam, which represents 20,000 writers, mark the first steps by Google in resolving a copyright lawsuit that forced it to remove French- and German-language Belgian newspaper content from its Web site. On Friday, a judge in Brussels heard arguments in that case, filed by a group of newspaper publishers, Copiepresse. Sofam (SociÃ©tÃ© MultimÃ©dia des Auteurs des Arts Visuels) and Scam (SociÃ©tÃ© Civile des Auteurs Multimedia) were among several smaller groups that had joined Copiepresse in its legal action. "We reached an agreement with Sofam and Scam that allows us to make extensive use of their content," Google spokeswoman Jessica Powell said on Monday. The agreement allows Google to use content from the groups in "new ways" that "go beyond what copyright law allows," she said. She declined to say if Google is paying the groups or to provide further details. Google has signed a deal to use content from the Associated Press newswire that it described in similar language. Copiepresse has complained that Google violates its members' copyrights by indexing their content and displaying it on Google News without asking permission. Google says the use is legitimate because it shows only a snippet of news stories, and because it directs users to the publications' Web sites to read the full story. On Friday, the judge in Brussels said she would give her verdict in the case early next year. Google News has also run into trouble in Scandinavia, where it launched two weeks ago. The company delayed the introduction of the news service in Denmark after publishers there objected to having to "opt out" if they didn't want their content displayed on Google's Web site. And a publishing group in Norway has protested the use of its members' news photographs, which it says is not permitted under Norwegian copyright law. Google has declined to comment on talks with any particular publishing groups, but says it is open to discussions to resolve disputes. Â


U.S.: Suspect Site in Iran Shows Nuclear Bomb Goal

A senior U.S. official said on Thursday  that satellite photos of a suspected nuclear site in Iran  demonstrated its intention to develop atomic weapons, an  allegation Tehran dismissed as "a new lie."


CBS News and Writers End Dispute After 2 Years

CBS News and a union representing 500 of its employees resolved a dispute that contributed to the cancellation of a presidential primary debate last month.


Whiteboard Labs Designs Mario Batali's Online Presence

Whiteboard Labs (www.whiteboardlabs.com),  an innovative Houston-based Web solution company, has developed  celebrated Chef, Author and TV Personality Mario  Batali's Web site (www.mariobatali.com),  said Rodrigo Jimenez, Whiteboard Labs CEO.


Another bump in Microsoft's Windows roadmap

Microsoft Corp has re-stated plans to ship an updated version of Windows Server 2003 next year, but removed a major security component from the planned operating system.


Senior US officials single out Iran for criticism, a day after giving a progress report on security in Iraq.


Bobby Madritsch pitched eight shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners ended a seven-game losing streak Thursday night with a 7-1 victory over Boston, dropping the Red Sox 3Â½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East.


It's Dec. 26. The Christmas wrapping is on the floor, and the kids are playing with the boxes their toys came in. The refrigerator is filled with enough leftovers to last until Valentine's Day.


IBM, Yahoo Team on Free Enterprise Search

IBM OmniFind Yahoo Edition nudges Google Mini at low end of search.


Fish Poisoned in Creek to Help Trout Project

State and federal agencies are taking a number of steps to create better habitat for declining populations of Bonneville cutthroat trout in an effort to keep the fish off the federal endangered species list.


Yoda statement Voice over Internet Protocol provider Skype has neither confirmed nor denied it is cutting jobs at its London office.â¦


Music lessons help young child memories: study

Parents who spend time and money to   teach their children music, take heart -- a new Canadian study   shows young children who take music lessons have better   memories than their nonmusical peers.


A leading astronomy group in the US voices opposition to a global 'light relay' planned for next year.


Doctors at Johns Hopkins Children's Center temporarily stopped surgery Saturday night to separate year-old German twins joined at the head after one of the girls' vital signs became unstable.


Movie Review | 'Mr. Brooks': A Father With Two Careers, in Business and in Murder

In âMr. Brooks,â serial killing is an addiction that sufferers hope to overcome by attending 12-step meetings.


Gazprom sets up new daughter company Gazpromneft

MOSCOW, November 1 (Itar-Tass) - Gazpromâs chief Alexei Miller has signed a document that founds the open joint stock company Gazpromneft and appoints as its director general Sergei Bogdanchikov, president of Rosneft, PRIME-TASS reported on Monday.


Update 2: SEC Proposes Plan to Strengthen Governance

Federal regulators on Tuesday proposed a plan to strengthen governance at the nation's stock exchanges and move them toward separating their self-policing function from their business operations to ensure that they serve investors' interest.


La posta elettronica Ã¨ ormai entrata a far parte della nostra vita. A farne uso sono indistintamente uomini e donne ma tra loro chi sa meglio gestire le problematiche legate a questa tecnologia? Stando ai


Yukos warns it will sue parties involved in sale of ...

HOUSTON, United States  - Troubled Russian oil titan Yukos warned that it will sue and seek damages against any parties to the forced weekend auction of its Yuganskneftegaz unit to the little-known Baikalfinansgroup.


After Google announced their search software utility and Yahoo! told the world they are working on a similar program. MSN is now beta testing their software.


The Ivory Coast prime minister survives a rocket attack on a plane he was travelling in, his New Forces group says.


'Cure' a 4-Letter Word for Cancer Doctors

At a time when more people are cured of cancer than ever before, fewer doctors seem willing to say so. They call the cancer undetectable, or in remission. They tell patients they can quit seeing cancer specialists. They quote statistics and say chances are slim that the disease will come back.


The announcement will be made at a news conference led by company CEO Carly Fiorina in Miami. The company will also unveil a range of products aimed at the consumer markets, including a 42-inch


The congregation of Southland Christian Church is being asked to send letters of love and support to troubled pop star Britney Spears, described by the pastor as having made "devastating life choices."


Japan Politician Intervenes Over TV Show on WW2

An influential Japanese politician seen as a top contender to become prime minister has acknowledged intervening over a TV program on the sensitive topic of the late Emperor Hirohito's responsibility for war crimes.


Already having set a single-season record for prizemoney, he became the game's first $10m man as the $900,000 first prize pushed his 2004 earnings to $10.


Recently two books,          by Peter Woit         and         by Lee Smolin,          have been published questioning whether the enormous theoretical        effort applied to the problems of string theory has been        fruitful.  Both books have been reviewed in           several        popular        publications,          and generated substantial discussion both inside and outside of        the physics community.                        One response was published several days ago           by Briane Greene          on the Op-Ed page of the New York Times (also        here).  A          famously grouchy observer          called the editorial a long, wistful plea for patience.  But        what struck me most as I read it was its similarity to the           crackpot index          maintained by John Baez.  So, for fun, I scored it.


InfoWorld - ObjectWeb, a consortium focused on delivery of open source infrastructure technologies, announced Tuesday that eXo Platform SARL has joined the consortium and that its Enterprise Portal Solution (EPS) will be hosted by ObjectWeb.


Faruk talks to wife, brother after release

Bangladeshi truck driver Abul Kashem Faruk, who was freed by Islamic Army of Iraq (IAI) Thursday, talked to his family over telephone and the government confirmed his release yesterday.


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Exxon sees spending of $20 billion a year through 2011

Exxon Mobil Corp.  plans to  spend about $20 billion annually through 2011 and start  production at 25 major oil and gas projects over the next three  years, the world's largest publicly traded oil company said on  Wednesday.


US death toll in Iraq nears 1,000 as seven more die

A car bomb killed seven US Marines and three Iraqi soldiers outside the city of Fallujah yesterday, bringing the total number of American dead since the US invasion of Iraq in March last year close to 1,000.


A teacher who secretly filmed classroom chaos is found guilty of misconduct.


Prime Minister Tony Blair's chief fundraiser was arrested for a second time Tuesday by police investigating whether political honors such as knighthoods and seats in the House of Lords were traded for cash.


US retailers object to textile petition on Chinese imports

Retailers in the United States on Wednesday protested a request by the countryÂ¡Â¯s textile producers for protection from a potential flood of Chinese products when quotas are lifted at the end of this year.


Chargers jolt Colts to reach AFC title game

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - The San Diego Chargers shocked the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts 28-24 on Sunday, advancing to the AFC title game and a meeting with the unbeaten New England Patriots.


French president Sarkozy hints at marriage plans with Carla Bruni

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday said his romance with Carla Bruni was "serious" and hinted that he was ready to marry the Italian ex-model and pop singer.


Where in the world is the UK's silicon valley?

Defenestrating the UK tech scene Opinion The UK tech industry has never boasted a throbbing heart to match Silicon Valley. The industry, such as it is, is scattered across a multitude of business parks throughout the country.â¦


Investors bet that now that PeopleSoft has fired Conway, the way is paved for a friendly deal. That was how most Wall Street analysts summed up Oracle's chances of finally acquiring rival software maker PeopleSoft


NASA grudgingly released some results Monday from an $11.3 million federal air safety study it previously withheld from the public over concerns it would upset travelers and hurt airline profits. It published the findings in a format that made it cumbersome for any thorough analysis by outsiders.


No decision taken by Musharraf on army chief post: Pakistani minister

Pakistan's information minister retracted his statement that President Pervez Musharraf would retain his position as head of the powerful army.


Reigning American Idol Taylor Hicks has settled a lawsuit he brought against a Nashville producer over the rights to three songs he wrote and recorded before becoming a TV phenom.


Top Researchers Ask Web Users to Join Science Grid

IBM and top scientific research organizations are joining forces in a humanitarian effort to tap the unused power of millions of computers and help solve complex social problems.


Oil above $59 as cold bites, OPEC cuts supply

Oil prices climbed back above $59 a barrel on Wednesday as a blast of cold weather boosts heating oil demand in the United States and OPEC supply cuts quicken the seasonal fall in crude stocks in industrialized countries.


This felt like the old days of Red Sox spring training - the days of Oil Can Boyd's overdue porn videos (the Can's Film Festival), the days of Roger Clemens running with headphones on while Daddy Butch Hobson tried to speak to the Rocket, and the days of Lou Gorman saying, "The sun will rise, the ...


The fate of an army colonel convicted of murdering a Chechen woman will be decided by President Vladimir Putin following a Russian governor's decision to support pardoning the officer, Russian media reported Monday.


In Heat of Battle, Darman Put Taxes Back on the Table

From his spacious quarters in the Old Executive Office Building in 1990, White House budget director Richard G. Darman ran one of the most skillful -- and fateful -- budget battles in modern political and economic history. For a year, the battle commanded Washington's attention and briefly shut d...


Securespot hardware protects computer networks

D-Link on Monday announced that it is shipping Securespot, a new hardware device that provides threat protection for up to four computers and also offers parental controls for families. It costs $99.


All four white Bengal tiger cubs born this week at a traveling zoo exhibit died within a few hours of one another, a zoo official said. A cause of death was not immediately released.


For Tigers Pitchers, Fielding Comes First

Four months after the Tigers set a record when their pitchers made errors in five consecutive World Series games, they gathered on Friday to take another stab at mastering those pesky fielding issues.


Car 'Tried to Ram' Serb President's Convoy

A man in a car tried several times to  ram the limousine carrying Serbia's pro-Western President Boris  Tadic through the streets of Belgrade late on Tuesday, the  presidential press office said.


Milano, 13:52 - CALCIO, LEGA: 22/A GIORNATA DI A SI RECUPERA IL 18/4

La 22/a giornata di serie A, le 3/a del girone di ritorno, sospesa per la tregedia di Catania, sar&a...


2004 Hurricane Season May Be Costliest on Record

Jeanne had amassed a staggering toll before striking Florida. The storm killed more than 1,600 in Haiti, wandered aimlessly east of the Bahamas for a few days, and then took aim at Florida.


Elizabeth Edwards has been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, the most common form of breast cancer. Mrs. Edwards, 55, the wife of former vice presidential nominee Senator John Edwards discovered a


Russia recalled its ambassador, announced the evacuation of its diplomats and complained to the United Nations on Thursday after Georgia detained five Russian officers on spying charges, bringing relations between the ex-Soviet neighbors to a new low.


Obama Wins in Maine; Clinton Replaces Her Manager

Facing another big round of contests Tuesday, Hillary Rodham Clinton conducted the biggest shakeup of her campaign to date as Barack Obama tallied another win.


TI cuts Q4 outlook on lower-than-expected chip sales

Texas Instruments Inc , the  biggest maker of chips for mobile phones, on Monday reduced its  fourth-quarter earnings outlook on lower-than-expected chip  revenue.


In observance of the Great American SmokeoutÂ¨ on Nov, 18, The Cancer Center in Hannibal will host two informational sessions emphasizing the benefits of quitting smoking.


Roma, 19:08 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: 1-1 IL BIG MATCH CHELSEA-ARSENAL

Il big-match della 17a giornata di Premier League tra Chelsea ed Arsenal, è finito 1-1.


Transformation in Indian country helps generating the energy that fueled the creation of the National Museum of the American Indian.


The UK asks train firm GNER to surrender its franchise on the main London to Edinburgh route after weeks of talks.


In a feat of optical alchemy, researchers have used ultrashort laser bursts to alter how metals absorb and reflect light, changing their appearance dramatically.


Rising yen indicates carry trade no longer supporting prices.


Treasury Secretary Is Likely to Leave Soon

Treasury Secretary John W. Snow is the only secretary at a major cabinet department whose fate has not been publicly addressed.


A inaugurare la kermesse sara' la collezione di Scervino


Middle-Class Tax Cuts Extension Approved

WASHINGTON Sept. 23, 2004 - Legislation to extend several popular middle class tax cuts cleared a House-Senate conference and could be on President Bush's desk within days, handing him a major legislative


Police investigating the murders of five women stop and question drivers in Ipswich's red light district.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


Health Secretary Calls for Medicaid Changes

Michael O. Leavitt, the secretary of health and human services, called Tuesday for sweeping changes in Medicaid.


Idea of Drug Safety Office Is Already Hitting Snags

Despite calls from medical experts and a prominent Republican senator for an independent office to monitor drug safety, the idea, prompted by the Food and Drug


State Department Struggles To Oversee Private Army

Last Christmas Day in Baghdad, U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad received a furious phone call from Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi. An American -- drunk, armed, wandering through the Green Zone after a party -- had shot and killed one of his personal bodyguards the night before, Mahdi said. He...


BEIJING -- Serena Williams and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova both advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open on Wednesday.


Sarkozy Pushes Nuclear Energy in Mideast

PARIS, Jan. 19 -- For French President Nicolas Sarkozy, nuclear reactors are the bridge between the West and the Islamic world.


HP CEO says he approved email ruse in leak probe

PALO ALTO, California  - Hewlett-Packard Co.   HPQ.N Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd said he had approved   an e-mail ruse to track down boardroom leaks, admitting for the   first time his involvement in a scandal that also on Friday   forced out the company's chairman.


England prop Julian White expects South Africa to be all the more determined come Saturday's Test match at Twickenham following their Grand Slam-ending defeat against Ireland last weekend.


Sony's (NYSE: SNE) tweaking its musical strategy, with reports galore that the electronics giant will now support the playback of MP3 files on many of its digital music players.


Software maker promises that the sales force automation revamp will help sales processes by pulling in more data.


A passenger handcuffed after a car chase with police early Friday tried to save a sheriff's deputy who had suffered a fatal heart attack moments after arresting him, authorities said.


Report: EMI, Warner Chappell bidding for independent UK label Chrysalis

EMI Group, which recently outlined a painful restructuring plan, has made a bid for independent music label Chrysalis Group PLC, a newspaper reported Friday.


That would mean a victory for Viktor Yushchenko and his Orange Revolution, which is pledged to fight corruption and orient Ukraine toward the West.


Experts say an "intelligent" hearing aid has the potential to help the many people who have hearing problems in both ears.


Terrorismo, Ionta: solo per D'Antona e Biagi indagini Br

"Solo per Massimo D'Antona e Marco Biagi c'Ã¨ stato un meticoloso studio delle abitudini, luoghi di frequentazione e delle possibilitÃ  operative per colpirli". Ã quanto sostiene il capo del pool antiterrorismo


Lawmakers in California pass a bill that would allow the state's voters to call for a withdrawal of troops from Iraq.


Princess Caroline here, ready for charity work

Princess Caroline of Monaco arrived late last night aboard a private jet amid heavy security to begin a three full day private visit in Manila and continue the humanitarian task of providing shelter for the ...


Prodi e i fischi del Motor Show: "Ho visto un muro, era tutto organizzato""Ho pensato che non dovevo farmi intimidire. Non sono stato al loro gioco"                                            Il premier: "Clima incivile pagheremo tutti il degrado"                                                                                "Erano venti persone, non di piÃ¹: e mi aspettavano. Colpa della Finanziaria? No, della propaganda"


A U.S. soldier killed in Iraq who was the son of a king in this African country was buried here Saturday in a princely ceremony.


Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is being stalked by paparazzi — in court, at least.


Free Podcast: National Geographic News (December 8, 2006)

This week: Arctic sea ice may be gone in summer by 2040, no-pain disorder decoded, mammal may have glided before birds, wild new species discovered, and more.


U.S. health officials say they have worked out a "lapse in communications" that was delaying China from shipping bird flu virus samples to the United States.


Tropical Storm Jeanne Floods Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic  - Residents of  a town climbed onto rooftops and into trees on Friday to escape  floods from Tropical Storm Jeanne, which has killed five  people, swept away houses and forced 22,000 people to flee  their homes in the Dominican Republic, authorities said.


Chechen roommates suspects in airline bombings

They lived in the same apartment in Chechnya, worked in the same market and may have died within moments of each other on separate airliners that crashed in Russia last week.


Indonesia court orders Suharto heirs to defend graft case

A $1.5 billion civil suit against  former Indonesian President Suharto for graft must now be  defended by one of his six children following his death last  month, a Jakarta district court said on Tuesday.


A consulto in Francia operatori del web, giovani imprenditori, aziendee politici. La rete? Puo' diventare il volano dell'economia e della comunicazione                                            Le Web 3, la "due giorni" del Blog per scovare i nuovi YouTube e Skype                                                                                di LUCA CONTI


Cedric Benson ran for 165 yards and a touchdown yesterday to lead No. 6 Texas to a 26-13 win over No. 22 Texas A&M in Austin, a victory sure to send the Bowl Championship Series arguments into high gear. Vince Young added a touchdown run and 224 yards total for the Longhorns (10-1, 7-1 Big 12), who earned their fifth ...


SAO PAULO  - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday pledged to seek tighter economic and political ties between his country and Latin America as he visited South America's biggest economy.


Eastern Europe's largest country outside of Russia stands at a crossroads this weekend, as voters in Ukraine decide between an autocratic leader who leans toward an increasingly autocratic Russia, or a democratic one who wants closer ties to the West.


Cheney mulled Israeli strike on Iran: Newsweek

Vice President Dick Cheney had at one point considered asking Israel to launch limited missile strikes at an Iranian nuclear site to provoke a retaliation, Newsweek magazine reported on Sunday.


Unions for television and film actors and representatives for producers broke off contract negotiations Sunday, according to a joint statement.


One in three children in some parts of Wales has rotten teeth removed before starting school, says a BBC programme.


Hollywood director James Cameron displayed on Monday artifacts that he said might have come from the tomb of Jesus, which once contained his remains, those of Mary Magdalene, and possibly their son, Judah.


Chuquri has seen a century's worth of battles. British colonists, Soviet soldiers and the black-turbanned Taliban have variously marched, bombed or shot their way through the mud-walled, hilltop hamlet.


Perhaps in keeping with the holidays, November's consumer prices report rang a bell, rather than trigger inflation alarms the way October's did.


The US courier company has threatened to cancel its order for ten Airbus A380s if there are any more delays.


The House joined the Senate yesterday in refusing to approve a constitutional amendment to bar same-sex marriage, described by Republican supporters as a vital protection for traditional families


Babineaux signs five-year extension with Seahawks

Safety Jordan Babineaux has signed a five-year contract extension with the Seattle Seahawks, rejecting the chance to become a free agent at the end of the season.


Turkish police detain 40 in Hezbollah raid: agency

Turkish police have detained more than 40 suspected members of the outlawed Turkish Islamist militant group Hezbollah, state news agency Anatolian said on Friday.


Seventeen men and a 14-year-old boy have appeared in court in Australia's Queensland state, charged in connection with a violent protest on Friday.


It looked like something out of a macabre heavy-metal video: The lights dimmed in the smoke-filled nightclub, the rock band Damageplan launched into its first thunderous riffs, and then a man in a hooded sweatshirt ran the length of the stage and opened fire, shooting the lead guitarist at least five times in the head.


U.S. to Add Three Units in Germany Amid Troop Exit

The United States will station three new brigades in Germany at the same time as it withdraws about 30,000 troops from the country, a top U.S. general said on Thursday. General Charles Wald, deputy commander of United States European Command, told a news conference America planned to station a Stryker armored vehicle brigade with 3,600 soldiers, a paratroop brigade and an expeditionary brigade in Germany.


Milano, 17:37 - CALCIO, SERIE B: DUE GIORNATE DI SQUALIFICA A TABBIANI

Il Giudice sportivo Gianpaolo Tosel ha squalificato in serie B Luca Tabbiani (Bari) per due giornate...


A Marine assigned to take photos of the 24 Iraqi civilians killed in Haditha testified Thursday that he was later ordered to destroy the images.


I guess we were all just very desperate and very stupid. Just last week there was that ray of hope that the National Hockey League labor strife could be nearing an end.


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While high-profile data breaches are common, there is no evidence of a surge in identity theft or financial fraud as a result.


Non attende risultati significativi neanche da piano Bush


Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman is granted bail after being accused of rape while holidaying in Barbados.


American Eagle same-store sales rise 9 percent

Teen clothing retailer American  Eagle Outfitters Inc.  said on Wednesday its sales at  stores open at least a year rose 9 percent in August, helped by  back-to-school sales, and reiterated its third-quarter earnings  outlook.


If Phil Mickelson continues to be paired with Tiger Woods on Friday afternoon in the alternate shot portion of the Ryder Cup program, he'll have to


DNA Project May Reunite Adoptees with their Parents

By MITCH STACY     SARASOTA, Fla.  -- Linda Hammer has helped thousands of adoptees find birth families through her people-finding Web site, weekly radio show and newspaper column...


Coca-Cola Co. KO.N on Thursday  reported a 24 percent drop in third-quarter net income due to  weak sales of its soft drinks, juices and bottled waters in  Germany and other key markets.


Firenze, 19:26 - Calcio, Fiorentina: si ferma Dainelli, stop di due settimane

Fiorentina decimata dalle assenze alla ripresa del campionato. Si Ã¨ fermato anche Dario Dainelli che...


The living room of Sam Ard's brown doublewide trailer speaks to his short but successful NASCAR career.


Sammy Sosa hit his 600th home run Wednesday night, making him the fifth player to reach the milestone. Sosa, playing for the Texas Rangers following a year out of baseball, hit a 1-2 pitch into his team's bullpen in right-center for a solo homer. It came in the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs, the team he played for from 1992-2004. Sosa was the 1998 NL MVP and a seven-time All-Star while hitting 545 of his homers with the Cubs.


The Football Association charges Chelsea for failing to control their players at Man Utd and assistant boss Steve Clarke for abusive language.


Russia mourns as questions mount for Putin

BESLAN: Flags are flying at half-mast across Russia today as the nation begins mourning for 338 people killed when Chechen rebels seized a school.


LEBANON, N.H., Jan. 7 -- A buoyant Sen. Barack Obama, anticipating a victory in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, told voters Monday that he is "riding a wave, and you're the wave," as presidential candidates in both parties started to look beyond the campaign here to extended nomination fights...


Spamming not to be a criminal offense in New Zealand

In spite of calls by various government officials and Internet users, proposed legislation in New Zealand suggests that spam remain a civil, not a criminal, offense. A Parliament committee suggests that an enforcement agency be founded to handle victim complaints, relieving ISPs of the burden.


ETimor president accuses police over shootings

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on Monday said it was police personnel who shot dead two activists during campaign rallies for a new party headed by former East Timor president Xanana Gusmao.


HSBC Womenâs World Match Play Championship: Top Rookie of Last Year Finds More Triumphs

Seon Hwa Lee took her game to another level Sunday, ending the championship match with three consecutive birdies to cap a 2-and-1 victory over Ai Miyazato.


British police said that interim tests indicate Georgian billionaire Badri Patarkatsishvili, a presidential candidate in the ex-Soviet republic, had died of natural causes.


Greenspan points bank mergers as stability factor

The US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said at a meeting of the American Bankers Association in New York on Tuesday the increasing number of bank mergers underlines new opportunity for the financial sector to recover.


Tanks head for central Bangkok, reasons unknown

More than 10 tanks blocked roads around   Thailand's government headquarters in Bangkok on Tuesday,   Reuters witnesses said, and Army television broadcast images of   the royal family and songs associated in the past with military   coups.


The Nikkei average rose 0.53 percent by  midsession on Tuesday as investors remained optimistic about  Japan's economy, buying banks such as Mizuho Financial Group  and shares in firms tied to domestic business.


ENVIRONMENT:  Human Development at the Service of Wildlife

PARIS, Feb 2 (IPS) - Human development in the countries of Africa, Latin   America and Asia is essential for protecting the diversity of  plant and  animal species, says biologist Edward O. Wilson,  professor emeritus of  Harvard University and one of the  ''fathers'' of the concept of  biodiversity.


Changes Sway Netherlands Slaying Suspect

Two years before he allegedly killed a Dutch filmmaker in the name of radical Islam, Mohammed Bouyeri volunteered at his local community center and was a promising member of the second generation of Moroccan immigrants to the Netherlands.


US tycoon's Scottish golf plans run into sand

US tycoon Donald Trump is used to getting his own way. But his grand plans for a mega golf complex in some prime Scottish dunes have hit a bunker, and he is struggling to get back on course.


Here and there, there are contradictions

You know you've thought it. You've even heard it said out loud, uttered as if it were a common scientific fact. The black widow spider is identified by an hourglass shaped red mark on its abdomen, and the World Series is over.


Aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. on Friday said it shipped 67 commercial airplanes during the third quarter, including 49 of its next-generation 737 mid-range planes.


It was a May-December romance that really had legs: Young Aurora, a female giant octopus and her aging cephalopod suitor J-1 were thrown together for a blind date seven months ago by aquarists who hoped the two would mate.


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com. The day after the Yankees had to shrug off a heartbreaker, the Red Sox had to shake off a headknocker. But Derek Jeter's words of wisdom still rang true.


Longer skirts and shorter catfights were promised on Tuesday by the producers of a steamy Thai soap opera about airline crews that drew a protest from the Thai Airways International union, The Associated Press reported. At a news conference, executives from the Exact Company, which produces the show, said they were sorry if they had offended anyone and would tone down some of the raciness.


Siena, 20:03 - CALCIO, DE CANIO: ORA HO IO I CATTIVI PENSIERI...

L'allenatore del Siena Gigi De Canio polemizza per la direzione di gara di Bertini nella gara con il...


Machines will achieve human level artificial intelligence by 2029, a leading US inventor predicts.


Torino, 14:41 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: TREZEGUET E ZANETTI IN CAMPO COL VICENZA

Questi i 19 juventini convocati per la partita in programma di domani contro il Vicenza. 1 Buffon, 2...


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents opened fire on a busload of laborers traveling toward a US military base in Tikrit on Sunday, killing 17 of them and capping a week of violence that left at least 80 Iraqis and 20 US soldiers dead.


Barring a surprise arrival of the kind of gully washers Texas is getting these days, Los Angeles' driest year in 130 years of record-keeping will go into the books this weekend.


South Africa announces a five-year plan to try to fight Aids and halve infection rates, on World Aids Day.


Uncertain Biogen applying to sell MS drug for Crohn's

Biogen Idec Inc. and Elan Corp. said yesterday that they have applied to the Food and Drug Administration for approval to sell Tysabri, a multiple sclerosis drug, to treat patients with Crohn's disease.


China military commander advocates offensive strength

A senior Chinese defense strategist has said his nation needs to build offensive strength and an "effective nuclear force" but has no intention of renouncing its no-first-use nuclear doctrine.


Mortgage lending has fallen for two successive months for the first time in four years, reinforcing observations of a weakening property market.


Estonia asks for Russian help to find Web criminals

Estonia is seeking help from Russia to  find the culprits behind a massive wave of attacks on the  country's Internet infrastructure, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip  said on Wednesday.


Immigrant kids detention lawsuit settled

A federal judge approved a settlement agreement that calls for changes at a former Texas prison where illegal immigrant children are detained with their families.


Further fuel price protests are staged in Burma, despite the arrest of more than 60 activists by the army.


Palermo, 16:20 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: MUTU? FURBIZIA NEL DNA DEI ROMENI

Maurizio Zamparini non fa marcia indietro ma precisa le sue dichiarazioni su Mutu dopo le proteste d...


Sebastian Faulks is comfortable in the past, and readers love him for it. It's the present that has eluded him.


Rangers go into tomorrow night's Champions League qualifier against CSKA Moscow at Ibrox without vice-captain Alex Rae, whose appeal against a five-match ban was dismissed by UEFA's appeals tribunal yesterday.


As the most able-bodied workers leave for the US, poorer Mexicans are moving to take their place in the fields.


Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko checked into a private Vienna hospital Friday for more tests to determine whether a mysterious illness that has disfigured his face was caused by poisoning.


Denmark's parliament is sealed off after the discovery of a letter containing suspicious white powder.


Musicland is trying to embrace the Internet and emulate the atmosphere of retail chains like Starbucks.


Music industry tries carrot after years of stick

CANNES, France  - Away from the headlines of job losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales and offset the fall in CD sales.


Cancer Can Ruin a Life, Even if You Survive -- Study

Cancer can really mess up a person's life, even years after he or she has beaten the disease, US researchers reported on Tuesday.


Belgrado, 14:31 - PALLANUOTO, EUROPEI: ITALIA-SLOVENIA 20-7

L'Italia ha battuto la Slovenia 20-7 (7-1, 3-1, 4-3, 6-2) nel quarto impegno degli Europei di pallan...


Stanford/Packard researchers identify T cell that relieves asthma ...

STANFORD, Calif. - For the second time in two years, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a new type of regulatory T cell that reduces asthma and airway inflammation in


CharlotteChurch.com confirmed all circulating rumors that Charlotte is pregnant.  Church released this to her website due to a lot of recent speculation, however she hoping to wait she was further into her pregnancy before announcing it.  Church...


The Scottish Executive pledges to tackle childhood obesity amid calls for TV adverts on junk food to be banned.


G7 seeks to sharpen message to China on currency

Global finance chiefs sought a way  on Friday to put pressure on China to let its currency rise in  value to ease global trade imbalances and also aimed to craft a  message to soothe turbulent financial markets.


Earlier this month, just after 9:30 p.m., Rayna DuBose emerges from the Virginia Tech locker room to speak to 120 booster club members and children who had just watched the Hokies women's basketball team rout Richmond. DuBose doesn't want to keep the team's most devout supporters waiting, so she slips out of those three-inch heels and moves quickly to the room.


Microsoft Corp launched a new online store for music downloads on Wednesday, taking direct aim at Apple Computer Incâs popular iTunes music service.


Microsoft E-Mail Looks Like Spam to Some

For a year, Microsoft Corp. has extolled the virtues of the Can-Spam Act, which Congress passed in late 2003 to crack down on purveyors of unwanted bulk e-mail.


By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun.


Spain has moved a big step closer to permitting gay marriage after the Cabinet approved a bill authorizing homosexuals to marry and adopt children.


China says it has destroyed a separatist 'terrorist gang' in the north-western province of Xinjiang.


Families Try to Identify Dead in Club Fire

Anguished families struggled Saturday to identify the bodies of relatives killed in a Buenos Aires nightclub fire that left at least 186 people dead, many after being trapped inside by locked emergency exits.


Optimizing Web Application Delivery from an End-User Perspective - How to Achieve Real Time Continual Infrastructure Optimization

(Source: Symphoniq) Understanding why performance problems exist requires the ability to correlate application transaction data back to the source anywhere in the application infrastructure. Learn more in this Podcast.


Police: Man Burns Down Home Over No Gifts

FEASTERVILLE, Pa. - A man angry that he got no presents for Christmas burned down his parents' house early the next morning, police said.  Steven Murray, 21, was charged with arson and risking a catastrophe in the blaze that broke out early Sunday. No one was injured.


MICROSOFT has delayed automated distribution of a major security upgrade to its Windows XP Professional operating system, citing a desire to give companies more time to test it.


GM to launch more than 100 fuel cell SUVs worldwide

General Motors will launch a fleet of more than 100 hydrogen fuel-cell powered sports utility vehicles in the US, Europe and Asia in the fall of 2007, the automaker said.


The chairman of Emirates airline âSheik Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum of the ruling family of Dubai â has grand ambitions and a bankroll to match.


Brussels sues Britain over 'booze cruise' seizures

The European Union executive sued Britain for repeatedly seizing cut-price tobacco and alcohol brought back legally by Britons from other EU states.


Apple unveils ultra-thin MacBook Air notebook

Apple Inc  chief Steve  Jobs unveiled a super-slim laptop computer on Tuesday, beefing  up its offerings in a fast-growing segment that is helping the  company grab market share in personal computers.


Israel agrees to ease Gaza blockade after protests

Israel agreed to allow supplies of some fuel and medicine into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday, easing for at least one day a blockade that plunged much of the territory into darkness and sparked international protests.


Experts say it's only a matter of time before the next pandemic takes a deadly toll. For more information, check www.hhs.gov, the Web site of the Health and Human Services Department.


Malaysia urges Thailand to substantiate claim about militants

Malaysia has urged Thailand to substantiate its claim that the suspected Islamic militants who caused the recent unrest in southern Thailand have been trained in Malaysia.


The BBC apologises to the Queen for wrongly implying she walked out during a portrait session.


Market falls as downgrades fuel recession fears

Stocks declined on Monday after brokerages downgraded banks and credit card companies on signs consumers are falling behind on debt payments, suggesting yet another pillar of the economy is shaky.


Success of airline merger plans may rest on strong personalities

CHICAGO -- When Gerald Grinstein retires as chief executive of Delta Air Lines , he may not want to be remembered as the man who surrendered the number three US carrier to the brazen, young management team at US Airways Group.


Dec. 14, 2004 -- Migraine sufferers have double the risk of strokes, a new study shows. And those who also take birth control pills have about eight times the risk, say researchers.


By KEITH POWERS  This is an art story.  A lady trucker wants to cheer up a friend with the blues. She goes into a thrift shop and buys the ugliest painting she can find for $5, just to give her friend a laugh.


The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide when local governments may seize people's homes and businesses against their will to make way for projects like shopping malls and hotel complexes that produce more tax revenue.


Space station crew prepares for return home

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan A US-Russian space crew is preparing to leave the International Space Station and return to Earth, ending a six-month mission.


Struggling to Stay Afloat in a Sea of Dysfunction

This Australian film could be described by the story's "Rocky"-like outlines, but there is a gripping, downbeat family drama at the movie's core.


An explosion at an unlicensed fireworks workshop in south-west China kills 16 people and injures 15 more.


There is a military alert in Japan after an unidentified submarine is detected inside the country's waters.


ATA's Midway departure plans spark air war

Chicago's little Midway Airport seems an unlikely battleground, but the backdoor to the USA's No. 1 domestic air market has become the site of an unprecedented, bare-knuckle brawl.


Weakness in open-source GnuPG cryptography technology could let miscreants tamper with digitally signed, "secure" messages.


Nei prossimi 5 anni punta a superare un mld di fatturato


Review: 'Team America' works on all levels

"Team America: World Police" arrives in theaters with what has to be the most unusual, unprecedented blurblet explaining why it received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America.


Al-Qaida has been threatening, and many people have expected, another terrorist attack against the United States before Tuesday's elections.


Embattled Sharon Vows to Save Govt., Gaza Pullout

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, his government in ruins, vowed Thursday to rebuild it by recruiting the Labor Party to stave off snap elections and carry out his Gaza withdrawal plan on schedule in 2005.


Firenze, 17:56 - CALCIO, PER FIORENTINA-ROMA GRAN SPIEGAMENTO DI POLIZIA

Grande schieramento di forze dell'ordine a Firenze per prevenire incidentri tra tifosi viola e i tre...


Il centrocampista ha allungato il contratto con la Roma che scadeva nel 2006. "Il gol alla Bielorussia e questa firma: due giorni decisivi per la mia carriera". ROMA, 14 ottobre 2004 - La Roma blinda il suo gioiellino Daniele De Rossi.


25 insurgents, 1 American soldier killed in rebel attack on ...

American troops and warplanes repulsed a large insurgent attack against an outpost in the restive northern city of Mosul, killing at least 25 rebels, the US military said Thursday.


Separatist leaders from the north-east Indian state of Nagaland arrive in Delhi for peace talks.


Leigh takes top prizes at Venice Film Festival with abortion movie

Mike Leigh, one of Britain's best known and controversial film-makers, was celebrating a double triumph at the Venice film festival last night when his latest film won the Golden Lion prize


Survey: Format Influenced Voter Priorities

This presidential election has been described by many as one in which morality mattered most to voters. But that perception may be driven at least partially by how pollsters asked voters about their priority issues.


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Hurricane Ivan temporarily spun into a Category 5 monster with 160 mph winds on Thursday, but even more frightening, it continued churning toward South Florida with the potential for catastrophic destruction.


In corso di esecuzione 13 ordinanze a Trapani,Cuneo,Torino


US Reports Casualties In Fallujah Offensive

Update, Monday, 12pm: Military officials say thousands of Marines and Army troops are on the move into Fallujah. The military is calling the assault on the Iraqi city "Operation Phantom Fury.


Supreme court won't review Illinois tobacco case

The Supreme Court let stand on Monday a ruling that threw out a $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA in a lawsuit that accused the Altria Group Inc. unit of misleading consumers about the risks from smoking "light" cigarettes.


India's fear of a downstream deluge in the Sutlej River in the northwestern state of Himachal Pradesh, should a blockage on the Peerechu river in Tibet burst, highlights the


By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Tom Fenton. With six weeks until Election Day, President Bush went before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday hoping to soften his image stateside.


Blair says Afghans suffered more under the Taliban

Prime Minister Tony Blair has admitted that Afghans were suffering from renewed fighting in their country -- but insisted their plight was much worse when the Taliban were in charge.


IBM beats estimates, a positive sign for industry

IBM and the rest of the tech industry might have a better year than most onlookers expected. IBM's third-quarter earnings rose 15% from a year earlier, to $1.17 a share, excluding a one-time $320 million charge to settle a lawsuit over its pension plan. That beat analysts' average estimate by 3 cents a share.


German economy continues to tread water in fourth quarter: Bundesbank

The German economy -- the biggest in the 12-country eurozone -- continued to tread water in the fourth quarter, notching up growth that was only fractionaly higher than in the preceding three months, the Bundesbank estimated.


Safety Belts Saved 160,000 Lives in U.S. Since 1960

Safety belts accounted for 160,000  or more than half of all lives saved in the United States by  auto safety features adopted since 1960, a government analysis  showed on Tuesday.


Gore's Truth boasts eco-friendly package

Mother Nature won't be harmed when former Vice President Al Gore's hit global-warming documentary "An


WASHINGTON: The United States believes Syria is now willing to cooperate with Iraqi authorities and the US-led coalition on patrolling the Syria-Iraq border, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said here on Wednesday.


Japan Rejects Fischer Appeal, Issues Deportation Order

Japan has rejected former world chess champion Bobby Fischer's demand for protection as a political refugee, and has issued an order to deport him.


Business & money: US crude oil prices hit the psychological barrier of $100 a barrel for the first time today


Roma, 22:00 - SUPERBIKE, MONDIALE 2008: IL CALENDARIO PROVVISORIO

La Federazione internazionale di motociclismo ha reso noto il calendario provvisorio del Mondiale S...


RALEIGH, N.C. - A medical examiner studying a body in a morgue was startled when the man took a shallow breath.  Emergency medical technicians had declared 29-year-old Larry D. Green dead almost two hours earlier, after he was hit by a car.  Medical examiner J.B.


France's Socialists try to rally against Sarkozy

France's Socialists, reeling at the prospect of a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections, on Monday called on voters to prevent a landslide victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy in next week's second round ballot.


ENDICOTT, N.Y.  -- The long wait is over for R.W. Eaks. Eaks, who never finished better than seventh in a PGA Tour event and was winless in 90 events over six seasons on the Champions Tour, shot a 6-under 66 on Sunday to win the inaugural Dick's Sporting Goods Open.


America West Holdings Corp. AWA.N on  Thursday said it would not bid for assets of bankrupt carrier  ATA Airlines, saying the value does not justify the cost.


Companies Shun Turkeys; Giving Gift Cards and Cash

Forget frozen turkeys or ham, many  U.S. workers this year can expect to receive a retailer's gift  certificate as their holiday bonus.


Freescale Semiconductor to Cut 1,000 Jobs

AUSTIN, Texas - Freescale Semiconductor Inc. plans to cut at least 1,000 jobs from its worldwide operations, the company said as part of its second earnings report since it went public in July after being spun off from Motorola Inc.


Politics: 21 September 2004, Tuesday. Bulgaria's Health Ministry is set for carrying out a special seminar for attracting more blood donation volunteers.


Astros have pitching edge going into Game 7 of NLCS

(Sports Network) - Despite the home team winning every game so far in this year's National League Championship Series, the Houston Astros would seem to have an edge going into Thursday night's deciding Game 7 versus the St.


Olympic champion Kostas Kederis today left hospital ahead of his date with IOC inquisitors claiming his innocence and vowing: "After the crucifixion comes the resurrection." ...


Viagra introduces its latest celebrity backer: the devil

Gone are the days when coyness ruled the marketing of the drug that helps the condition that men find hard to talk about. In a Madison Avenue dream situation, Viagra is facing some stiff competition in a three-way battle for ...


"X-Men" star Patrick Stewart is recovering at home after undergoing an angioplasty procedure earlier this week to widen an artery, his publicist said Friday.


LDS Church now a major player among Nebraska landowners

The LDS Church has bought a large part of a western Nebraska ranch, becoming one of the state's largest landowners. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently paid $17.


Nets and New Drug Make Inroads Against Malaria

Widespread distribution of mosquito nets and a new medicine sharply reduced malaria deaths in several African countries, World Health Organization researchers reported.


In Reversal, U.S. Court Allows Some Forced DNA Tests

The U.S. government can require  certain criminals to submit to DNA testing after their release  from prison, a divided U.S. federal appeals court ruled on  Wednesday in a reversal of an opinion it issued last year.


Wesley Snipes to Go on Trial in Tax Case

The actor has become an unlikely public face for the antitax movement, whose members argue that Americans are not legally obligated to pax taxes.


Jamba, SunOpta say smoothies may be contaminated

A unit of SunOpta Inc. said it was  recalling frozen strawberries used in U.S. smoothie drinks  because they may have been contaminated with an organism that  can sometimes trigger fatal infections in young children.


A solar-powered factory for green drywall maker

The Serious Materials drywall will cure itself, so you don't need a lot of power.


Subliminal images do attract the brain's attention on a subconscious level, say UK researchers.


Sugli scudi in borsa i titoli della galassia telefonica


Toronto Film Fest Plays Politics Ahead of Election

The Toronto International Film Festival has developed a status in recent years as the curtain-raiser to Oscar season, when trophy-hungry directors premier their late-season star-studded epics, biopics, and dramas.


For Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, there had been a sense of dÃ©jÃ  vu as the weekend arrived, a sense that somehow he had been here before.


NEW DELHI, Oct. 20. - India is not only a corrupt country. It also refuses to shed the dubious distinction. A report prepared by Transparency International India has ranked India 90th in the annual global corruption index released today.


Thousands of people in an area devastated by a powerful typhoon last week in the eastern Philippines were told to evacuate Saturday after another storm slammed into the central part of the country.


It's a clash between the film industry and a consumer electronics company -- over a home theatre jukebox. The legal battle is over something called the Kaleidescape System.


Middle East ; ElBaradei denies charges of collaboration with Iran

ElBaradei was reacting to news reports that he had heeded Iranian demands to drop mentions of IAEA requests to visit the Parchin military site and Iranâs use of the sensitive material beryllium in a report he had made to the IAEA board in September.


Iran tests missiles "able to sink big warships"

Iran's Revolutionary Guards test-fired missiles on Thursday that a commander said could sink "big warships" in the Gulf, the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean, the state broadcaster said.


Top Bush adviser Dan Bartlett resigns as of July 4

Dan Bartlett, a key member of President George W. Bush's inner circle and an aide for him going back more than 13 years, announced on Friday he is resigning as White House counselor effective July 4.


Spanish study links sleep apnea to heart problems

People with certain types of sleep problems may be at greater risk for heart problems.


A 6,3 milioni unita', economisti attendevano flessione a 6,2


The dollar edges towards seven-week lows against the yen and euro on fears of weak US economic data.


La vicenda della piccola tenuta nascosta non avra' impatto


PFIZER, the drugs group best known for producing Viagra, has suffered a collapse in US sales of its blockbuster Celebrex painkiller on the back of clinical trials showing a heightened risk of heart attacks.


Paul McGuinness, the manager of U2, urges internet service providers to help end illegal music downloads.


Woods marches eight shots clear at Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGO, California  - Five-times champion Tiger Woods tightened his grip on a 62nd PGA Tour title by surging eight strokes clear after the Buick Invitational third round on Saturday.


ENVIRONMENT:   A Footprint About a Fifth Too Large

BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (IPS) - An average European draws about four times as much  of the earth's resources as the average Asian, a new report  says. The 'ecological footprint' of a North American is  eight times the size of the average African's.


âBranded retreats,â invitation-only, luxury destinations, are the new way of giving to the already rich and famous.


''National Treasure," with Nicolas Cage hunting a hidden fortune, continued to strike box-office gold, taking in $33.1 million from Friday to yesterday to retain the No.


Baseball Pat Dobson , one of four pitchers to win 20 games for the Baltimore Orioles in 1971, has died. He was 64. Dobson died Wednesday night in the San Diego area, the San Francisco Giants said yesterday. He was a special assistant to Giants general manager Brian Sabean this year, his ninth with the club. The team didn't immediately ...


IBM storage server targets midsize companies

IBM last Friday announced that it will release a low-price disk server aimed at midsize companies that want to establish storage area networks.


WASHINGTON: A report into the prisoner abuse scandal at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison clears US military officers from any wrongdoing but faults them for creating conditions that allowed the mistreatment to go on, The New York ...


The judge in charge of Saddam Hussein's genocide trial is to be replaced, Iraqi state TV has reported.


An Arkansas judge begins weighing objections this week to a $90 million class-action settlement between Internet search leader Google Inc. and advertisers who say they were victims of "click fraud."


Affrontati approfondimenti su temi gia' noti in inchiesta


La manovra punta a rimettere in moto l'economia


One corner of Sudan's violent Darfur region is green and peaceful in this post-rainy season thanks to a powerful village militia that has kept the fighting around it at bay for more than a year.


Il gruppo compra per 28 mln euro in Australia e in Messico


Florida quarterback Tim Tebow showed he can do a lot more than just run. Tebow threw two touchdown passes, including one on a play that could have came from basketball coach Billy Donovan's playbook, and ran for a score to give the fifth-ranked Gators a 23-10 win against No. 9 LSU on Saturday.


TEXARKANA, Texas - Poisoned pigeons began nose-diving into pavement and dying on downtown sidewalks, marring the city's annual festival.  Authorities cleaned up more than 25 sick or dead birds that apparently had eaten poisoned corn from the roof of a nearby bank branch.


Democrat John Edwards is exiting the race for the White House, according to US media reports.


Quanex Corp , which produces steel for the auto industry and aluminum sheets for construction, posted a lower quarterly profit on Tuesday as demand fell for aluminum sheet building products and high raw material costs hurt profit in its vehicular products.


Gulf Arabs won't be base for attack on Iran: Saudi

Gulf Arab countries will not be used as a launch pad for any military attack on Iran, a powerful Saudi royal was quoted as saying on Sunday.


Shhh...My Child Is Sleeping (in My Bed, Um, With Me)

For âcloset co-sleepers,â revealing the truth isnât worth the criticism.


Congress's Agenda Includes Pay Raise, Personnel Issues

Congress returns this week from its summer break with the 2007 federal pay raise as one of several issues up in the air.


Movie Review | 'Highway Courtesans': Struggling With Life on a Road to Nowhere

Nine years in the making and timeless in its observations, ÂHighway CourtesansÂ is an intimate look at some of the youngest practitioners of the worldÂs oldest profession.


A two-hour wait for the Uffizi art gallery in Florence. Ten euro - that's 13 - to see Michelangelo's David in the Accademia gallery, another Florence gallery, plus a room crammed with little-known artists.


Suicide blast kills 21 in Pakistan's Lahore

LAHORE, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber walked up to policemen stationed outside the High Court in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday and set off his explosives, killing 21 people, most of them police, officials said.


Regulators will tell Europe's mobile phone operators to  cut the cost of overseas texting and internet access.


Everton manager David Moyes takes legal action against Wayne Rooney over comments in his book.


Untroubled Hewitt Reaches U.S. Open Final

Lleyton Hewitt tamed big-hitting Swede  Joachim Johansson to reach his second U.S. Open final, cruising  through 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in one hour 59 minutes on Saturday.


Blockbuster Ponders New Bid for Hollywood

Blockbuster Inc., the nation's largest movie-rental chain, inched closer to a bidding war for Hollywood Entertainment Corp., saying it is still interested in buying its smaller rival despite Hollywood's agreement to be purchased by another competitor, Movie Gallery Inc.


Heavy snowfall for 10 days in the US state of New York leaves snowdrifts of up to 12ft (3.7m) deep, reports say.


Japan's NTT DoCoMo sees Europe embracing hi-tech mobile phones

Japan's top mobile operator NTT DoCoMo believes Europe will embrace hi-tech telephones and expects a major boost in subscribers on the continent of its i-mode Internet service.


Microsoft won't collect on web services IP

Dispels fears? Microsoft today promised to never charge for its patented technology in 35 web services specifications undergoing ratification.â¦


Machines will achieve human level artificial intelligence by 2029, a leading US inventor predicts.


Private Space Ship Lands Safely, Nears Prize

SpaceShipOne landed safely on Wednesday in the California desert after a wild corkscrew-like ascent into space, and is now a step closer to a


Knoblauchâs Mother Expects Him to Cooperate

The mother of former Yankee Chuck Knoblauch said Friday that she anticipated that her son will cooperate with a Congressional panel investigating steroids in baseball.


In a Sept. 4 story about Alain Robert, The Associated Press erroneously described him climbing Europe's tallest building. Robert climbed the Federation Tower complex's 795-foot West Tower, which is not Europe's tallest; another tower in the complex, currently under construction, is intended to be Europe's tallest building. The story also incorrectly stated the height of the tower climbed by Robert as 799 feet; it is 795 feet.


ABC News No. 25 Kan. St. Trounces Mo.-KC, 63-31

Missouri Kansas City guard Lindsay Fields (22) passes the ball as she is pressured by Kansas State guard Megan Mahoney (34) in the second half Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, in Kansas City, Mo.


Bernanke: Inflation main worry, housing a risk

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday housing market woes could dampen an expected pickup in U.S. economic growth, but he restated that the central bank's main worry is inflation.


The Pentagon on Tuesday said  computer hackers gained access to an unclassified e-mail system  in the office of Defense Secretary Robert Gates, but declined  comment on a report that the Chinese army was responsible.


LOS ANGELES -- Never has "Lima Time" meant so much or been this good. Jose Lima pitched a five-hitter last night and the Los Angeles Dodgers staved off elimination in their first-round series by beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0.


Office Depot posts higher fourth-quarter profit

Office Depot Inc. , the world's No. 2 office-supplies retailer, said on Wednesday its quarterly profit rose 27 percent, but its sales fell short of Wall Street's expectations and its shares dropped 2.5 percent.