The Lower Delaware, site of a recent oil spill, seems as if it has been mistakenly stuck at the end of the pristine Upper Delaware.


Oil rises to $91 as U.S. plan lifts markets

Oil jumped to near $91 a barrel on  Friday, lifted by a broad stock market rally amid optimism  about a U.S. economic stimulus plan aimed at warding off a  recession in the world's top energy consumer.


Police name suspect in attack on Elie Wiesel

Police issued an arrest warrant Friday for a New Jersey man suspected of roughing up Nobel laureate and Holocaust scholar Elie Wiesel at a San Francisco hotel earlier this month.


A man from County Antrim is on trial for the murder of a woman in Gran Canaria.


Pakistan Makes More Arrests After Slaying Militant

Pakistani security forces arrested more  suspected Islamic militants a day after they shot dead a key  suspect wanted in a failed bid on President Pervez Musharraf's  life and the killing of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl.


Reports of the hard disc's demise have been greatly exaggerated, the BBC's technology programme Click discovers.


Kraft 4th-Quarter Profit Falls 28 Percent

Kraft Foods Inc. KFT.N on Tuesday  posted a 28 percent drop in quarterly profit, weighed down by  restructuring and higher costs for commodities like cheese and  coffee.


Iran rejects European demands over nuclear standoff

TEHRAN : Iran rejected European demands that it halt all uranium enrichment activities and described a proposal aimed at ending Tehran's nuclear standoff with the international community as "unbalanced.


Expenses surge Every quarter IBM orders investors to pay attention to a particular product group as the driver of its success. For this year's second quarter, IBM has promoted the software division as its savior. That's software - not services. Got it?â¦


Leading airlines are reviewing their options after Airbus announces further delays to its flagship A380 plane.


Brunei wedding showcases royalty's enduring role in Asia

The lavish wedding of the heir to oil-rich Brunei's throne this week underscores the enduring importance of royal families in some Asian countries despite rapid modernisation.


Porter makes some noise by signing with Dolphins

Trash-talking linebacker Joey Porter has only good things to say about the Miami Dolphins, after agreeing to a five-year, $32 million contract with the team.


New species of shark uncovered in Germany

A new species of shark that uses its fins to hop rather than swim, has been discovered at a German aquarium.


Dell has announced a recall of AC adapters used with laptop computers because they pose a risk of fire and electric shock. In all, Dell's recall covers 2.9 million adapters in the US and 4.4 million


Mel Martinez, the public face of the Republican National Committee as its general chairman, announced Friday he was stepping down from his post after serving only 10 months.


Turk troops escaped east Turkey suicide attack

Turkish paramilitary police  escaped unscathed from a suicide attack by the separatist  Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) late on Saturday, the provincial  governor said on Sunday.


Roma, 19:53 - CALCIO, ROMA: FERRARI PRONTO AL RIENTRO

Ripresi gli allenamenti della Roma, con l'assenza dei nazionali Curci, Panucci, Aquilani, De Rossi, ...


Business Objects offers soup-to-nuts BI platform

Business Objects, an SAP company, unveiled today the next iteration of its business intelligence platform, XI 3.0.Bigger and in some ways better than previous versions, it includes so many features that it may be a bit daunting to some users.Leveraging Business Objects' acquisition of InXight Software in May 2007, XI 3.0 ties together structured information with unstructured information."Now you can read through e-mails, Web pages, and documents to understand text and extract sentiment from text," said Franz Aman, vice president for business intelligence platform, product marketing at Business Objects.Josh Greenbaum, principal at Enterprise Applications Consulting, called the ability to include unstructured data a significant improvement in the platform. "It is an acknowledgement that data comes from all kinds of applications and all kinds of formats," he said.The technology parses and organizes unstructured data so that users can apply more traditional, i.e. more statistically-oriented, methods to the data.Greenbaum said that although it is a "somewhat artificial" structure, it does lend itself to data analysis, and he called that an enormous improvement for businesses that have grown so much more complex over the years. "ERP used to be about one activity, closing the books every quarter," he saidTraceability is another key feature in XI 3.0. The technology can trace back the so-called lineage of data in order to give users better insight into how the data was created, what transformation it might have gone through, and whether or not is was merged with another data set.While knowing the lineage of data is a must-have for regulatory and compliance, it is also essential to good business, said Greenbaum, noting that it is a vast improvement over the old days when executives sat around arguing over the data in a single cell in a spreadsheet.The lineage capability is only available to those who buy the optional Business Objects Data Services that combine Data Integrator and Data Quality components.Another significant improvement in the platform is a technology dubbed Polestar that gives non-technical users the ability to do complex searches and to make natural language queries. "You don't have to be a special user with SQL knowledge to find information," said Aman.??However, Greenbaum said that while XI does a good job in elevating the accessibility and comprehensiveness of BI it is also a "bit of a Swiss Army knife." "What haven't they put into this product?" he wondered.Nevertheless, it should also replace all the departmental one-off solutions that are typically floating around a company, according to Greenbaum.While XI 3.0 was in development long before Business Objects was acquired by SAP in January 2007, there are some unique linkages between XI 3.0 and SAP applications, said Aman. For example, XI is more tightly intertwined with the SAP Business Warehouse and offers faster performance when users tap into data that comes from R3 or the Warehouse than if the data was from a non-SAP source.Also, XI can tap into SAP's use of metadata so that if a user in North America searches for Total Revenue, and a user in France is looking for the same information, despite the fact that the French use a phrase other than Total Revenue, both will get back the same information because of the metadata layer.Business Objects 3.0 will be available later in the first quarter. Later in the year, it will also be available as a SaaS offering.


Japan's Fukuda picks allies amid calls for election

Japan's prime minister-to-be, Yasuo Fukuda, named his party lieutenants on Monday as he braced for a showdown with a combative opposition amid calls for early elections after a disastrous year for the ruling coalition.


Advisory firm opposes Lucent-Alcatel merger

AlcatelÂ shareholders have been urged by a French advisory group to reject theÂ proposed merger with Lucent Technologies, citing unfavorable financial and corporate governance terms.


A young girl and her family find ways to handle the challenges of a rare genetic disorder.


Spanish blast raises fears of new ETA campaign against tourism

A bomb went off at a hotel in a Spanish holiday resort, raising fears that the Basque separatist group ETA may be launching a new campaign to disrupt the nation's vital tourist industry.


By Signing Renteria, Red Sox Finally Make a Big Splash

Trying to counter the loss of Pedro MartÃnez and their failures in other contract negotiations, the Boston Red Sox have reached an agreement with their most significant free agent this off-season


France's President Chirac says SA leader Thabo Mbeki must "understand the soul of West Africa" to broker a peace deal in Ivory Coast.


L'accusa e' di complicita' nella preparazione di attacchi


Iraq's first open election in decades is hailed by Iraqi officials and other leaders, despite a spate of attacks.


Genova, 19:44 - CALCIO, GENOA: SI BLOCCA MILANETTO

Problemi di formazione per il tecnico del Genoa Gasperini. Oltre a Sculli e Santos, squalificati, ne...


Foreign medics sentenced to die in Libya HIV case

A Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death on Tuesday for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the virus that causes AIDS, provoking a chorus of Western condemnation.


The film is interesting, but does not probe deep.


Toys R Us expands toy safety notification efforts

Retailer Toys "R" Us said on Wednesday that it is expanding its efforts to inform shoppers of the latest toy recalls after a slew of Chinese-made toys were pulled from store shelves this summer due to unsafe levels of lead paint.


The former head of Chinese oil firm Sinopec, who stepped down unexpectedly in June, has been arrested, officials confirm.


It is reported that Pakistan has test-fired its short-range surface-to-surface nuclear capable Ghaznavi missile with a range of 180 miles.


Kazakh state could seize oil fields from investors: PM

The Kazakh state could seize oil fields and mineral deposits from private investors, Prime Minister Karim Masimov said Thursday, following a series of high-profile business disputes involving top foreign energy majors.


Verona, 13:00 - CALCIO, CHIEVO: CEDUTO ESPOSITO ALLA TRIESTINA

Il Chievo ha reso noto che il giocatore Marco Esposito, difensore classe '80, Ã¨ stato ceduto in pres...


A police officer responding to an emergency call is killed when his van overturns in a crash.


China sees no deadline for North Korea talks

The next round of six-party talks could make concrete progress toward persuading North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons, China said on Tuesday, but set no deadline for the long-running negotiations.


Looming pandemic which could kill 10s of millions causing sleepless nights

TORONTO (CP) - The global community of influenza experts is a small circle. These days, it's an exhausted, alarmed one as well.


Avrebbe contribuito a ridurre numero contendenti


Regulator Says Fannie Mae Execs May Need to Go

Fannie Mae's regulator told Congress  on Wednesday his office was considering seeking management  changes at the mortgage finance company after finding pervasive  accounting irregularities.


Political newcomer Karl Dean was elected mayor over former Congressman Bob Clement in Nashville's runoff election.


Mike Ashley raises his stake in Newcastle United to 93.2% - allowing him to remove the club from the stock market.


As Disney Trial Unfolds, Ovitz Called 'Psychopath'

Shareholders suing Walt Disney Co.'s  board of directors on Thursday portrayed Michael Ovitz as a dishonest and erratic executive who should have been fired instead of walking away from his job with $140 million in severance pay.


Hedge funds slam Bear over subprime losses: report

Hedge fund managers are accusing Bear Stearns Cos.  of trying to manipulate the market in securities based on subprime mortgages, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.


Merger Banker Is Joining Apax After a Hiatus

Former Goldman Sachs banker E. Scott Mead is said to be joining the British private equity firm Apax Partners.


Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton says it is offering to buy rival Rio Tinto in a deal worth about Â£75bn.


Stocks rose for a second day on Wednesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve's bold rate cut would help prevent the economy from slowing further and boost profits.


Nikkei a 17.875,75 punti (+1,63%). Euro a 1,34 dollari


Sweden tells Pakistan it regrets publication of a fresh newspaper cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad.


All'apertura dei mercati moneta unica a 1,3026


A woman who opened a letter bomb was shunned by colleagues who were also hurt in the blast, a court hears.


Lowering the Subtlety of Political Discourse

The new documentary film "Celsius 41.11" represents another unconvincing effort on the part of conservatives to mount a viable critique of Michael Moore.


Darien's VaporStream Shields E-Mail From Eternally Prying Eyes

By Peter Healy, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 17--Imagine that you just told a friend via e-mail about your idea for a new product that might outsell the iPod. But if a computer hacker finds it and steals your secrets, a lifetime of work and billions in revenues could be lost.


Burma exiled government denounced over continued detention of ...

Exiled - National Coalition of Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) on 30 November strongly denounced Burmaâs military junta, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) for extending the house arrest of democracy leader and Nobel laureate Daw Aung


Giuliani: Kerik will surprise many in Washington

WASHINGTON Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani says Bernard Kerik will surprise a lot of people as the head of homeland security.


Schumacher Leads Field In Final Practice For Chinese Grand Prix

SHANGHAI, Sept 25  - Ferrari posted the two fastest times in the final practice session for the first ever Chinese Grand Prix here Saturday, with Michael Schumacher quickest round the new circuit.


New Group Will Promote Grid Computing for Business

A handful of technology companies plan to announce that they are forming a consortium to accelerate utilitylike grid computing in the corporate world.


Russia's federal agency: Yukos auction to go ahead as planned

Russia's Federal Property Fund said Friday it will go ahead with an auction of the embattled Yukos oil giant's major unit Yuganskneftegaz despite a US court decision to halt the sale, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.


Escalating oil prices and global warming concerns have shifted the quest for renewable energy sources into high gear. While wind and solar claim most of the attention, the dark horse in this race may be the restless energy of the sea. By Stephen Leahy.


56 dead and scores missing after Pakistan flash flood

A flash flood that tore through a remote mountain village in northwest Pakistan has killed at least 56 people and left dozens missing feared dead, a local official said.


LONDON -- Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in London has unveiled a new nativity display that is causing a lot of controversy. In the display, Mary is former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, who is pregnant with her third child.


Princes William and Harry will read at a memorial service on the 10th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana.


Finland Tops Czech Republic 4-0 in Worlds

Miikka Kiprusoff stopped all 12 shots, and Saku Koivu and Niko Kapanen were among four goal scorers in Finland's 4-0 win over the Czech Republic in the World Cup of Hockey opener Monday.


PITTSBURGH -- Flu season typically peaks between December and March, and so now is the time that those most at risk need to get the shot.


Republicans debate economy, attack Clinton

BOCA RATON, Florida  - Republican Mitt Romney and rival John McCain squabbled over the U.S. economy but pounded Democrat Hillary Clinton on Thursday as they jockeyed for votes in Florida in the wide-open U.S. presidential race.


Former UK soldier Simon Mann is convicted of attempting to buy arms for an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.


IBM, Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. on Monday unveiled some key details on the powerful new "Cell" processor the three are jointly producing to run next-generation computers, game consoles and TVs.


French left-wing politicians vow to delay approval of a bill to privatise GDF, which would pave the way for a merger with fellow utility Suez.


Sound of the Boot is another addition in the prolific output of Suresh Gopi-Shaji Kailas combo. A suspense thriller that becomes revenge saga in the second half fairs a notch better their recent outings.


Second baseman Ronnie Belliard agreed Monday to a one-year contract with the Cleveland Indians that avoided salary arbitration and stabilized the infield.


Intel slashes Itanium prices as Madison looms

Intel has slashed prices across the board as it prepares to get behind new processor lines due this autumn. The Itanium server line has seen cuts of over 30 per cent, while prices for Intel's fastest business


Japan's Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura has confirmed a headless body found Saturday in Baghdad is that of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda.


The settlement by Deutsche Bank is a major shift in how it is dealing with the legal woes surrounding its tax shelter work.


2nd  Stint In Iraq Fatal To Sergeant From Md.

When James L. Pettaway Jr. returned from Iraq last year, his aunt and uncle were planning to pick him up at the airport. But a few days before they expected him, Barbara Pettaway heard someone rattling the doorknob and scolded the child she assumed was on the other side of the door. More rattling. She fussed some more.


A collection of genes involved in early development may help explain why black babies are more at risk of sudden infant death syndrome than other US groups, researchers said on Thursday.


Study Questions Dead-End Cancer Clinical Trials

MONDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Little more than one in eight phase II cancer clinical trials with encouraging results go forward to the larger, phase III stage that's needed to bring a new therapy to patients, a new study finds.


Microsoft confirmed Thursday that its invite-only group of about 15,000 testers has had the final version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) for the past two weeks.Other Vista users, however, will have to wait until March to obtain a legal copy of the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of Vista SP1, the company reiterated.According to a Microsoft spokeswoman, the build designated Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2, which was seeded to testers on Jan. 24, is identical to the code that company developers shipped out the door on Monday as RTM."In final stages of a product, Microsoft likes to get as much validation as possible before releasing," the spokeswoman said in an e-mail. "The release candidate ended up being a high enough quality to be approved to release to manufacturing."The shift in nomenclature, but not bits, is common. Eventually, a vendor must approve a build as "gold code," at which point that edition becomes the shipping version. Last November, for example, Apple Inc. issued a test build of Mac OS X 10.5.1 to developers one day, then called it good to go and posted it for download the next.However, users who weren't part of the SP1 testing group must wait until March to get their hands on the update, the spokeswoman repeated today. In five to six weeks -- mid-March according to Microsoft -- the service pack will be offered via Windows Update as a 65MB optional update and posted to Download Center as a 450MB stand-alone installer that supports five languages. A month later, in mid-April, Windows Update will automatically download and install SP1 on Vista-equipped PCs whose users have set Automatic Updates to do hands-off updating.Subscribers to the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and TechNet will get a slight jump on the general public. "In early March, MSDN and TechNet subscribers will be able to get the 'Windows Vista with SP1' full DVD," the same spokeswoman said in another e-mail. The updated operating system will be offered to MSDN and TechNet subscribers through their respective download centers.Microsoft is holding SP1 so that it can identify device drivers that won't reinstall -- as they must -- during the service pack update process. On Monday morning, Mike Nash, vice president of Windows product management, said that while SP1 had met the RTM criteria, it would not be available for several weeks because of the driver problems.That generated a firestorm of criticism from users, who vented by posting over 200 comments to Nash's announcement, calling the decision "stupid" and "one of the all-time worst moves" by Microsoft.Judging by the tone of nearly 120 comments left on Microsoft's official TechNet blog, IT professionals and developers are even angrier. The subscribers called the withholding of SP1 "boneheaded" and a "slap in the face," or dubbed it "the Vista SP1 RTM Debacle." Others questioned the value of their TechNet subscriptions, admitted that they had had to download a pirated copy using BitTorrent so that they could start testing, and said they would postpone Vista deployments for months because of the delay.Several wondered why reviewers in the press had the finished bits before they did.But a commenter identified only as Joe put it most succinctly: "This is the lamest decision since Microsoft Bob. I get this the same time as my mom?"The backlash may have gotten through to Microsoft. On Monday night, Kathy Dixon, the TechNet Plus team member who normally writes the blog, said that she was looking into the possibility of moving up the availability date of SP1. But as of Thursday night, she had no solution for users. "I have escalated this and am continuing to push internally for a solution ASAP," Dixon wrote around 8 p.m. EST. "Please hang in there, I should have something more specific soon."Computerworld is an InfoWorld affiliate.


An "ambitious and unachievable" policy of removing failed asylum seekers led to a major fire and riots at a key detention centre, says a report.


Six ways the Starbucks-AT&T deal will change mobility

Here's why even mobile users who don't drink coffee should care about Starbucks' decision to switch Wi-Fi access providers.


Blair and Bush to meet in Washington to discuss Israel, Lebanon

Prime Minister Tony Blair flies to the United States on Friday for talks with President George W. Bush on Israel and Lebanon as international efforts increase to resolve the conflict.


The European Parliament approved the reshuffled 24-member European Union executive on Thursday, ending a political showdown with incoming EU chief Jose Manuel Barroso over objections to his team.


Mariano Rivera had it all in his hands: the save, the sweep, the pennant. He just let it slip away. Baseball's most reliable closer blew his second lead of the postseason Sunday night, and the Boston Red Sox staved off elimination by rallying for an improbable 6-4, 12-inning victory over the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the AL championship series.


Phoenix: Epicenter of West Nile Epidemic

PHOENIX - With triple-digit heat and nearly nonexistent rainfall, Phoenix seems an unlikely spot for this year's West Nile virus epicenter. Yet, federal health officials say Arizona is the only state where the mosquito-borne virus is an epidemic...


Filmmaker Moore wishes Bush well at L.A. rally

Filmmaker Michael Moore on Tuesday launched into the final days before the U.S. debut of his movie "SiCKO" with two things that might surprise his detractors: a call for compassion for others and well wishes for President George W. Bush.


Steve Wright was in the red light area of Ipswich around the time five women vanished, a court hears.


Jonny Wilkinson reveals rugby World Cup fears

Jonny Wilkinson has admitted he feared his latest World Cup was over before it began after suffering another setback in an injury-plagued career since he landed the drop-goal that secured victory in the 2003 final.


Doctors have been warned to look out for cases of Lyme disease, which is thought to be on the increase.


Pakistan arrests suspected Islamist militant

Pakistani security forces arrested on   Saturday an Islamist militant suspect who is wanted for several   attacks and smuggling explosives used in bombings in the   country's biggest city, a security force spokesman said.


Four people are held by police in Rangoon after a rare demonstration over economic woes.


After spending the summer getting used to sweltering temperatures, hundreds of Alaskan soldiers are getting ready to head to Iraq in that state's largest deployment of National Guard troops since World War II.


Reports show economy picking up; investors expect steady interest rate

WASHINGTON -- Wholesale inflation posted a better-than-expected reading as both food and energy costs retreated in June. Industrial production rebounded as well, but homebuilders' confidence fell to the lowest level in 16 years as the housing slump persisted.


Computer maker Dell Inc. said Friday it has agreed to buy The Networked Storage Co., a privately held data-storage consulting firm based in the United Kingdom.


Indiana's Eric Gordon struggles at Illinois, but Armon Bassett scores 11 of his 16 points in the second overtime, as No. 14 Indiana rallies to beat Illinois, 83-79, on Thursday.


Anti-gaming gadfly back in action Everyoneâs favorite anti-gaming gadfly Jack Thompson is back in action, GamePolitics reports, with yet another lawsuit against the purported public nuisances created by violent video games.â¦


MS and Turbolinux ink patent, single sign-on deal

Conspiracy theories ahoy! Turbolinux and Microsoft are extending their collaboration agreement to improve interoperability and co-operate on research and development.â¦


Senate Republicans Weigh Dismantling CIA

Senate Intelligence Committee Republicans proposed removing the nation's largest intelligence gathering operations from the CIA and the Pentagon and putting them directly under a new national intelligence director.


Roma, 15:57 - CALCIO, ABETE: SU NESTA E TOTTI DECISIONE ENTRO FINE MESE

''I nodi riguardanti Nesta e Totti vanno sciolti entro la fine di luglio, al massimo entro i primi g...


Agencies head to 'unprecedented' disaster

International relief agencies were concentrating their efforts on countries least able to cope with what officials said Monday was "unprecedented" devastation wrought by tidal


Sometimes Trey Parker and Matt Stone are trying to make you laugh, and sometimes they're trying to make you squirm. The South Park creators do all of the above with their new film, Team


Digital TV Shift Will Affect Millions of Consumers

The switch from analog to digital TV broadcasts will be complete in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009, and many consumers are puzzling over how the shift will affect them. What exactly do they need to make the transition?


SEC probing three dozen securitization cases: report

U.S. regulators, led by the Securities  and Exchange Commission, are probing how financial firms priced  mortgage securities on their books and whether they should have  told investors earlier about the declining value of those  securities, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


'Extremely Critical' Flaw Threatens Internet Explorer Users

Security experts are warning of a new and highly critical security flaw in Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Internet Explorer, when running under Windows XP SP2.


Teachers in Cross-Fire Over Latvia's School Reform

The middle-aged teacher sweated and swore as he switched awkwardly between Russian and Latvian, taking his distracted class through the geography of China's Chang Jiang River valley.


New high-quality audio files may entice audiofiles to buy classical fare on the web.


Dame Elizabeth Taylor gives auction house Christie's exclusive rights to sales of her possessions.


Fresh Mother's Milk has More Antioxidants

(Ivanhoe Newswire ) -- New research shows not only is breast feeding your newborn beneficial, but making sure the milk is fresh is also crucial.


Austria's government resigned Tuesday, two days after the center-right coalition lost parliamentary elections. It will remain in office until a new government is formed.


Nursery fees in Scotland are rising at almost double the rate of those in England, a study finds.


NCAA Game Summary - Troy vs. Northern Illinois

Haldi completed 8-of-24 passes for 146 yards, and also rushed for nine yards on six carries with a pair of rushing touchdowns. The Trojans of Troy (7-5) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.


Bank of England names 19 terror suspects

The Bank of England froze the assets of 19 people early Friday, naming them as people arrested Thursday in connection with an alleged terror plot to bomb British passenger jets.


Federal and state officials  said they were rounding up scores of accused organized crime figures in the largest such sweep in recent memory.


Symantec Said to Be in Talks for Veritas

Symantec, which produces the Norton line of computer products, is in talks to acquire Veritas Software, a maker of data backup programs.


Jennings to Take on New 'Jeopardy' Rivals

The summer's favorite egghead, "Jeopardy!" master Ken Jennings, returns to try to extend his winning streak Monday.


Warrick Dunn runs for 134 yards against his former team, Michael Vick adds 127 yards rushing and the Falcons beat the offensively challenged Buccaneers,14-3.


Roma, 14:29 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: SAMP SQUADRA OSTICA

Luciano Spalletti presenta cosÃ¬ la sfida di domani con la Sampdoria: ''Non sarà facile, quest...


Israeli pianist Barenboim takes Palestinian passport

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Daniel Barenboim, the world renowned Israeli pianist and conductor, has taken Palestinian citizenship and said he believed his rare new status could serve a model for peace between the two peoples.


An American man is suing IBM for wrongful dismissal after he was fired for visiting adult internet chat rooms at work.


Medvedev admits he nervous taking top Kremlin job

Dmitry Medvedev, almost certain to  become the next president of Russia, on Thursday formally made  his application to run in the March 2 election, but admitted he  was nervous at "a tough job" ahead in the Kremlin.


Turkish PM heads to Strasbourg ahead of key report on EU drive

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan left Turkey on Tuesday for talks with Council of Europe officials in Strasbourg a day before the release of a key report on his country's drive to join the European Union.


A Chinese village takes a stand against graft

Locals in the village of Xiantang have occupied their village hall for the past 14 weeks to protest what they say is official graft.


LOS ANGELES - A consortium led by Sony Corp. has agreed in principle to acquire famed Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc...


Home Depot Inc. said Monday it is considering the sale of its wholesale distribution unit as the nation's largest home-improvement retailer renews its focus on its retailing business.


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - An Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a home near a Hamas stronghold in the Jebaliya refugee camp on Sunday, killing one civilian and wounding eight other Palestinians, hospital officials said.    It was not immediately clear why the army targeted the house, which was near the Kholfa Mosque, a power base for the militant group Hamas...


Desktop Search Is the New Search Engine Battlefield

Yesterday, in a teleconference planned for the same day as the Chicago Search Engine Strategies conference, Microsoft announced their new Toolbar Suite, a Desktop Search tool which is loosely based on the Look Out technology purchased by Microsoft last


Toronto acquires corner infielder Shea Hillenbrand  from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday for pitcher Adam Peterson.


Protective breathing reflex absent in newborns

NEW YORK  - Research suggests that healthy   newborn infants do not have what doctors call "nasoaxillary   reflex" -- a protective reflex that helps keep their nasal   passages open.


Iran says talks, not sanctions, only way in atom row

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator told major powers on Thursday that talks, not more sanctions, offered the only way forward for resolving an escalating standoff over Tehran's disputed nuclear program.


Manny passes field test with flying colors

Granted, Boston's Manny Ramirez isn't much as far as left fielders go. He has the range of a monotone. His throws have been known to spray like champagne.


Infineon will only get 33-pct stake in US firm Finisar

German semi-conductors giant Infineon said it would receive a smaller stake than originally envisaged in US firm Finisar Corp in exchange for the German group's fibre optics business.


Dodgers pitcher shuts out Cardinals as Green homers twice

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


Il romanzo di Patrick McGrath diventa un film diretto da David Mc KenzieProtagonista la Richardson: "Ho fatto di tutto per avere questa parte"                                            "Follia" approda su grande schermo Natasha Ã¨ Stella, "inguaribile romantica"                                                                                Nella pellicola torna l'atmosfera cupa dell'opera letterariadi CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of the former Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards, thanked supporters on Thursday for their thoughts and prayers as she began chemotherapy for breast cancer.


An Iraqi insurgent group said on a Web site it had taken 11 Iraqi National Guard soldiers hostage. They were seized on a highway between Baghdad and Hillah, according to the Internet


Teenage emotional and behavioural problems are increasing, research shows.


Rebels in south-eastern Ethiopia's Somali region say they will observe a truce for a week-long UN visit.


The state of England's schools and colleges is about to be laid bare in the annual Ofsted report.


U.N. Meeting Hopes to Energize Anti-Hunger Campaign

World leaders gather at U.N.  headquarters on Monday to inject new life into a global  campaign to eradicate hunger, which conference organizer Brazil  denounces as "the worst of all weapons of mass destruction."


"Simpsons" filmmakers at odds on Homer's stupidity

So this is what Hollywood has come to -- two producers of one of the summer's most keenly anticipated films are at odds over how dumb their star is. D'oh! It must be "The Simpsons Movie."


Microsoft "Halo 3" 1st-day game sales at $170 million

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said  its "Halo 3" video game had $170 million in sales on its first  day, easily surpassing its predecessor, 2004's "Halo 2," which  racked up $125 million in the first day.


"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin is to be buried in a private funeral in the next few days, his manager says.


World economic growth will slow significantly in 2008 but the U.S., whose housing downturn is rattling global financial markets, will avoid recession, the International Monetary Fund forecast Tuesday.


Eddie Adams, who took famous Vietnam War photo, dies at 71

Eddie Adams, 71, of New York, photojournalist whose half-century of arresting work was defined by a single frame - a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press photo of a Communist guerrilla being executed in a Saigon street during the Vietnam War â-ied


Rio de Janeiro, 17:24 - CALCIO, DOPING; BRASILE: MEDICO DEL PAULISTA SQUALIFICATO

Carlos Eduardo Damasceno, medico sociale del club brasiliano del Paulista, è stato squalifica...


Gates, Ellison Tout Security At RSA Event

The annual [RSA] Conference, expected to draw 15,000 security professionals and more than 325 vendors from around the world to San Francisco's Moscone Center exhibit hall, kicks off this week with keynotes from industry luminaries Bill Gates and Larry Ellison.


Prominent Chinese Aids activist Wan Yanhai has disappeared after being questioned by police, colleagues say.


Iraq. UnitÃ  nazionale anti terrorismo, il si' di Bertinotti spiazza l'estrema sinistra: "Ora c'e' bisogno di coraggio". "Queste ore, cosÃ¬ cariche di angoscia, ci consegnano una grande responsabilitÃ . C'Ã¨


Roma, 19:37 - CALCIO, SERIE B: LA PRIMA GIORNATA

Questa la prima giornata del calendario di serie B 2006/07 il 9 settembre:


MOSUL, Iraq Gunmen bombed two churches in the tense city of Mosul on Tuesday, stoking fears of ethnic and sectarian unrest ahead of an election next month.


Former Swedish prince Count Lennart Bernadotte has died aged 95 at his home in southern Germany, his family said in a local newspaper.


Blades, appliances and software â oh my Brocade left the product announcement spigot on over the Memorial Day break, churning a flood of new and upgraded software and hardware. This week's broad launch covers performance boosts, data protection and virtualization for the company's SAN (storage area network) and FAN (file area network) lineup. Grab a bucket.â¦


Dato inferiore dello 0,5% rispetto all'anno precedente


Bush Vows Second-Term Push for Palestinian State

President Bush on Friday set a four-year goal of seeing a Palestinian state established and he and British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed to mobilize international support to help make it happen now that Yasser Arafat is dead.


In excruciating detail, an Arizona mother on Monday described severe autism and devastating health problems that plague her 12-year-old daughter and asked a court to find common childhood vaccines were the cause.


Report: Israel to reevaluate completed section of West Bank ...

Responding to a Supreme Court order, Israel plans to re-examine a 125-mile section of its West Bank barrier that was built months ago, Israeli media reported Sunday.


France Hits Back Over Iraq Sanctions Claims

Paris will deliver confidential documents  to U.N. investigators to refute charges in a report published  on a CIA Web site that French firms abused the U.N.'s  oil-for-food program in Iraq, officials said on Monday.


ComScore's monthly US search rankings were announced this afternoon, and it may not be much surprise that Google continues to top that list by a substantial margin, although there's a bit of a catch.


Sgominata la banda dei pacchi a Malpensa

Un'inchiesta partita piÃ¹ di un anno fa, nella notte l'operazione iniziata proprio nella sede della Federal Express confinante con l'aeroporto di Malpensa. Un colosso delle spedizioni internazionali dunque


Attacco a colpi di razzi, altre 8 persone ferite


Tom Luce Rejoins Dell Board of Directors

Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) announced today that Tom Luce has rejoined Dell's Board of Directors as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Luce previously served on the Dell Board from 1991 to 2005 and also served as a member of the Audit Committee for much of that time.


Europeans to hold hearings on Google-DoubleClick and privacy

Privacy to be central to lawmaker hearings in Europe on Google's proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick.


Junk 'Tree' Testifies to Beirut's Waste Problem

Environmentalists built a giant Christmas tree out of garbage in Beirut on Thursday to pressure the government into cleaning up Lebanon's waste problem.


Murdoch and Malone Find a Way to Make Up

News Corp. agreed to buy out John C. MaloneÂs stake in the company in exchange for a stake in DirecTV.


The war crimes trial of the ex-Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic resumes after a month-long delay.


Playing on Black and White: Racial Messages Through a Camera Lens

The excellent show at the International Center of Photography focuses on contemporary artists who deliberately examine racial myths and constructs.


ATHENS, Greece - Rulon Gardner was in another Olympic wrestling upset - his own. One of the biggest stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime Wednesday by Kazakhstan's Georgi Tsurtsumia and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match...


Sep. 10th, 2004 -- Michael Eisner has seen his shares of ups and downs as the head of the Walt Disney Company. He led the company through some of the greatest increases in profit the company had ever seen.


Seventy years after her death, the photographer Gerda Taro, whose work was overshadowed by her romance with Robert Capa, will receive her first major exhibition.


Juventus stretches Serie A lead while Roma and Inter play to 3-3 ...

AS Roma and Inter Milan played to a dramatic 3-3 draw in Italian First Division soccer league action Sunday as both lost ground to Juventus, which stretched its overall lead by beating Udinese 1-0.


A military court convicts 13 DR Congo soldiers of war crimes after a mass grave was found in the north-east.


Tiger Woods fired a six-under par 64, Friday's best round, and leaped into contention at the PGA Tour Championship despite fellow American Jay Haas clinging to a two-stroke lead.


Russia calls for conference on CFE arms treaty

Russia on Monday requested an emergency conference to discuss an arms control pact after accusing NATO nations of ignoring the deal negotiated in the months after the Cold War ended.


Rodriguez Scores Winning Run as Yankees Take Series

Alex Rodriguez scored from third base  on a wild pitch by Kyle Lohse in the top of the 11th inning,  giving the New York Yankees a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins  in their American League Divisional Series in Minneapolis  Saturday.


GPS tracking Feds bust Cisco reseller 'fraud'

The network is the sting A GPS tracking sting has led to accusations that a reseller defrauded Cisco of millions of dollars in networking gear by fiddling its hardware maintainance program on a grand scale.â¦


TB Patient Moved to Specialized Hospital

The man potentially exposed several hundred airline passengers to a dangerous and hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis.


Tiger Woods, who is due out at lunchtime in today's first round of the WGC American Express Championship at Mount Juliet, says that his morning warm-up will determine whether he is fit enough to defend his title.


A man accused of murder for a fatal auto crash will not be retried on that charge because prosecutors failed to disclose that an expert witness made numerous errors at the police department crime lab, a judge ruled.


Microsoft to issue two security bulletins next Tuesday

Both involve vulnerabilities within Windows; one marked critical includes Windows Vista.


President George W. Bush's Iraq war speech left his potential successors facing a daunting inheritance: tens of thousands of troops in the war zone when the White House changes hands in January 2009.


President Bush picked former police commissioner Bernard Kerik, the steady former military man who helped New York get back on its feet after the Sept. 11 terror attack, to head the federal agency charged with making sure it never happens again.


The war in Iraq has acted as a "recruiting sergeant" for Muslim extremists, a Ministry of Defence report says.


Adobe Updates Flash Player, Photoshop for Security

Adobe has updated Flash Player, Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop CS3 to address what it describes as "critical" security flaws.


Iraqis protest arrest of Shi'ite leader's son

Iraqis took to the streets of Shi'ite towns and cities on Saturday to protest over the detention by U.S. troops of the eldest son of Abdul-Aziz al- Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders.


Grocery workers' vote halted in Colorado

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The union representing about 17,500 grocery workers in Colorado halted a contract vote late Friday out of concern that some bargaining units might approve the pact, according to a published report.


British ambassador Chris Prentice confirmed that a number of people had been killed when a coach carrying British tourists crashed near the ancient city of Petra.


Sono stati accoltellati nei pressi dello stadio Olimpico


Grief, tears as mother, seven children killed in house fire mourned

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. (CP) - About 1,000 mourners filled a church Saturday for a funeral service for a mother and her seven children killed when fire tore through their century-old rural southwestern Ontario home.


China reviews aid policy as its global might grows

Accused of turning a blind eye to misrule and corruption as it woos resource-rich nations, China is debating an overhaul of its foreign aid policy to mine its financial strength for greater diplomatic clout.


Da Roma a Verona: nel numero di ÂPopoliÂ di ottobre uno Speciale dedicato al prossimo Convegno Ecclesiale della Chiesa italiana Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Per la quarta volta dopo il Concilio la Chiesa italiana si raduna a Convegno: il IV Convegno Ecclesiale Nazionale sarÃ  infatti celebrato a Verona (16-20 ottobre 2006) sul tema ÂTestimoni di GesÃ¹ Risorto, speranza del mondoÂ. LÂ...


Popular global TV shows will soon be available in the UK under a deal between internet provider Tiscali and broadcaster JumpTV.


Police receive 'good response' to TV appeal in Rhys murder case

A television reconstruction of last monthÃÂÃÂs murder of 11-year Rhys Jones has led to a dozen people naming the same suspect, Merseyside Police said Thursday.


Off-Peak Laundry? Pricing Power by the Hour

Pepco is about to start sending personal e-mail messages to Jonathan and Lauren Schwabish every few hours that could determine when they do the dishes, wash the baby's clothes or turn on the air conditioner.


France is ready to launch a military operation in Chad against rebels if necessary, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


Plaques Cut Survival in Young Heart Attack Patients

NEW YORK  - Blood vessel plaques and the  heart's pumping ability influence survival in people under 40  who've suffered a heart attack, new research shows.


More protests as Musharraf visits Britain

Some 40 protestors gathered outside Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Downing Street residence Saturday to condemn alleged human rights abuses by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who is visiting Britain.


U.S. says trade friction with China could escalate

The United States sees potentially  escalating trade friction with China next year as Beijing is  stepping up restrictions on foreign investment and recent U.S.  Congressional elections create uncertainty, a U.S. trade  official said on Friday.


A dispute over how much farmers must pay to industry trade bodies is disrupting the cocoa harvest  in Ivory Coast, the world's largest producer.


Drug makers working on complete AIDS pill

TRENTON, NJ - Two drug companies announced Monday they will collaborate on developing the first all-in-one, once-a-day pill to treat HIV infection - a long-sought goal that would make it much easier for patients to stick with their medication.


A burgeoning scandal at America's second-largest financial institution that threatens to undermine the US housing market has seen two top executives forced out.


By Bruno Dieter Chan  THIS week I have some interesting software for you. We'll start off with the useful and work our way down to the could-be-useful.


Hundreds of students riot in central China

Hundreds of students clashed with police and burnt cars in central China after street inspectors beat up a female student, a police officer and a witness said on Thursday, the latest in a series of public disturbances.


US rejects call for WTO complaint against Chinese yuan

US President George W. Bush's administration rejected a call by US lawmakers to take China to the World Trade Organization for "currency manipulation."


Man Linked to N.J. Gov. Says He's Straight

The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey's resignation over a gay affair said in an interview published Sunday that he is straight and had no idea initially that his former boss is a homosexual.


Bee Washington Bureau. WASHINGTON - Trying to avert a trans-Atlantic trade war over government subsidies to Airbus, US and European negotiators found little to agree on Thursday during a five-hour meeting in Brussels, Belgium.


Sprint, Nextel to merge ; create No. 3 carrier

NEW YORK - Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. have agreed to merge in a deal that would create the nationâs third largest wireless telephone provider.


Wenger: 'The referee's decision made the difference'

Arsene Wenger was predictably fuming at referee Mike Riley following the 'homer' referees incredible decisions at Old Trafford.


Toshiba claims Hollywood backing in war for next DVD standard

Toshiba said four major Hollywood studios had thrown their crucial weight behind High Definition DVD (HD-DVD), one of two disc formats contending to be the standard in next-generation DVDs.


Business is abysmal at local moviehouses. Weekend attendance was off 27 percent from the 2004 low reached the previous weekend. The opening of the SouthSide Works Cinemas 10 on Friday should more than make


To Try to Net Killer, Police Ask a Small Town's Men for DNA

In an effort to solve a three-year-old murder, police are seeking DNA samples from all 790 men in a Cape Cod town.


Italy to take part in training Iraqi security forces

Italian Defense Minister Antonio Martino said Friday Italy will play its part in a NATO program to train Iraqi soldiers and police to help bring peace and security to the country, local reports said.


Valencia Coach Says Discipline Problem With Fiore Is Resolved

Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri said a breach of discipline by Italy midfielder Stefano Fiore, who refused to enter as a 75th-minute substitute in a Champions League game at Inter Milan, had been settled.


The world's first wearable PMP? First Review How small can personal media players go? Right down to the size of a wristwatch if you believe Chinese manufacturer Aigo, which this month launched a PMP that matches its large-screen siblings on features yet is designed to be worn on your wrist. Heck, it'll even tell you the time. A case of miniaturisation gone mad? Maybe not...â¦


ENEL 3: SINISCALCO, GRANDE SUCCESSO PER MAGGIORE OPV ULTIMI 4 ANNI

Roma, 23 ott. (Adnkronos) - Un'operazione di ''grande successo'' che e' stata annunciata con largo anticipo ''in un'ottica di trasparenza nei confronti dei mercati, per dare la possibilita' a tutti gli operatori di ottimizzare il loro investimento''.


It is one of the creepier creatures on Earth — a squirming, snakelike fish bound for no real glory beyond its role in sushi or as bait dangling from a fisherman's hook. But it is largely for that reason — not despite it — that Tim Watts is taking a stand to protect the American eel, a species he says is in dangerous decline.


Microsoft plots next Office release for '05 or '06

NOVEMBER 05, 2004  - A Microsoft Corp. vice president this week confirmed that the company intends to continue its track record of shipping a new version of its Office System software every two to three years.


The day before free agency opens leads to several high-profile salary cap casualties including Drew Bledsoe, Fred Smoot, Joey Porter and Joe Horn.


Shares of IBM IBM.N gained 4 percent  on Tuesday after the world's largest computer company posted  third-quarter results that marked a recovery from a weak  second-quarter performance, Wall Street commentators said.


Fed Beige Book says U.S. economy continues growth

The U.S. economy grew overall from   mid-July to late August, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday,   but five of the 12 Fed districts reported slowing growth as   residential construction slackened and energy costs rose.


Oil prices fell to four-month lows on Friday even though the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries moved to curb production above its official 27 million barrel-per-day output ceiling.


Inova Chain Is Accused Of Gouging Uninsured

Inova Health System, one of Virginia's largest nonprofit hospital chains, is being sued in federal court for allegedly overcharging uninsured patients and then using "aggressive and humiliating" techniques to collect.


Fall reflects deepening worry about exporters dependent on the health of the U.S. economy.


One of NI's major employers tries to come to terms with the loss of its biggest order - and resulting job cuts.


Transport for London shreds LogicaCMG contract

On yer bike Exclusive Transport for London (TfL) and LogicaCMG have binned a troubled multimillion pound IT outsourcing contract..â¦


Exercise may be key to treating Parkinson's

ORDINARY exercise may prove to be an effective treatment for Parkinsonâs disease, scientists revealed yesterday. Forced exercise was found to have a major impact on rats given a toxin that induces Parkinsonâs.


The Archbishop of Canterbury warns that human greed is threatening the environmental balance of the Earth.


Dutch Filmmaker Murder Suspect Faces Terror Charges

A Dutch-Moroccan man accused of killing a filmmaker critical of Islam has been charged with membership of a group with "terrorist intentions" and conspiracy to murder a politician, Dutch news agency ANP said on Friday.


Monsanto's BT Cotton Seed Sales Soar in India

Despite opposition from environmental groups, sales of genetically modified  seed are up almost five-fold from 2003.


U.N. Warns of Gaza Collapse if Border Stays Closed

United Nations officials today urged Israel to reopen the main commercial crossing to Gaza.


JAMIROQUAI lead singer Jay Kay was yesterday banned from driving for six months after being caught doing 169km/h. The singer was stopped by police after overtaking a number of vehicles on a highway near the Scottish city of Perth earlier this year.


Italy's government approves a tough set of measures to tackle football hooliganism.


The NHL season is finally cancelled after players and owners fail to reach a last-ditch agreement.


Scotland's voters were "treated as an afterthought" in the planning of May's elections, a report says.


More and more businesses are sticking mandatory arbitration clauses into their contracts, forcing consumers to give up their right to sue if they want to conduct business, and consumer groups have made the elimination of these clauses a top priority.


Australian doctors use genetic screening to ensure that a test tube baby's blood is compatible with its mother's.


Google Code Search peers into programs' flaws

New line of attack? Security professionals warned developers on Thursday that they need to be aware that their open-source repositories can now be easily mined, allowing attackers to target programs that are likely to be flawed. While Google could previously be used to look for specific strings, now the search engine riffles through code that much better.â¦


Forecasting group the Item Club predicts a hole in UK public finances which can be plugged only by tax rises.


Central Bank Governor Liikanen backs EU stability pact

Erkki Liikanen, the Governor of the Bank of Finland, strongly defends the Stability and Growth Pact of the European Union.


Marine Guilty of Abusing Iraqi Prisoners

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A Marine reservist was found guilty Thursday of dereliction of duty and the abuse of prisoners last year at a makeshift detention camp in Iraq, but cleared of assaulting a 52-year-old Iraqi man who later died there...


Internet access may be cut for people who illegally download music and videos  under government proposals.


A passenger plane was forced to land after flying into a swarm of bees, leaving hundreds of holidaymakers stranded.


Nearly half of British mosques run by hard-line sect

Nearly half of all mosques in Britain are run by a hard-line Sunni sect, whose leading preacher in Britain calls on Muslims to "shed blood" in the name of religion, The Times reported on Friday.


Firecracker injuries dropped considerably during New Year's revelry in the Philippines after a government scare campaign advertised the long surgical saw and pliers used in amputations on victims, the health secretary said.


Harley-Davidson Inc  said on Friday that 2007 earnings would come in 4 percent to 6 percent lower than last year because of a sharp slowdown in August retail sales, and the motorcycle company's shares fell as much as 9 percent.


Russia reaffirms opposition to "Taiwan independence"

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday reiterated that it is against "Taiwan independence", confirming its consistent support for the one-China policy.


Tribe puts bridge on Grand Canyon's edge

An Indian tribe fastened a massive glass-bottomed walkway to the edge of the Grand Canyon on Wednesday as part of an ambitious tourism center that has angered environmentalists and some tribal members.


The Argentine government is to decide the fate of Aguas Argentinas, the water company controlled by France's Suez, within  weeks.


"Chuck and Larry" overtakes "Potter" at box office

Adam Sandler's faux gay comedy "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" charmed moviegoers, who spent $34.8 million at weekend movie box offices, edging "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" out of the No. 1 spot, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


US military reports first casualties in Fallujah offensive

Two Marines were killed early Monday in Fallujah, the US military said, making them the first casualties in the American-led offensive to retake the insurgent-held city.


Google Talk also invited to party Just as Skype declares that the market isn't right for a mobile client, Fring releases one which works seamlessly with its service.â¦


U.S. consumer sentiment stagnated in  early September, according to a survey released on Friday, as  doubts about the economy and the job market persisted.


Israeli outpost removals likely: Olmert deputy

Israel will likely begin a crackdown on Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank when U.S. President George W. Bush visits the region next week, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's deputy said on Friday.


The House voted to provide money to keep the U.S. government functioning after the federal fiscal year ends this Sunday.


Nobody could fail to be moved by Lil Bigley's televised plea to Iraqi militants to have mercy on her son Ken, the 62-year-old British contractor who has been held by the Tawhid and Jihad Group for the past week.


No. 3 of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood held

Police arrested the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood's chief strategist and at least 140 others Thursday in a crackdown after a protest by uniformed students raised fears the Islamist political group is creating a military wing.


Monster names new CFO, shakes up management

Shares of Monster Worldwide Inc.,  parent of jobs Web site Monster.com, fell more than 2 percent  on Wednesday after it said its chief financial officer was  resigning in a management shake-up.


Lebanon sees a second redeployment of Syrian troops after a UN call for foreign forces to leave.


NFL Game Summary - Minnesota at Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Peyton Manning threw four touchdown passes and Mike Vanderjagt kicked a 35-yard field goal with two seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Indianapolis Colts a 31-28 victory over the Minnesota Vikings at


Programs: For Stealth Lovers, 'Thief' Is a Steal

(Gene Emery is a columnist who covers science and  technology. His Internet address is GEmery(at)Cox.net. Any  opinions in the column are his alone.)


Londra, 17:37 - CALCIO, FORTE MAL DI TESTA: MOURINHO IN OSPEDALE

Josè Mourinho si è recato in ospedale domenica sera a causa di una forte cefalea. Il t...


India's "Untouchables Queen" gains power, enemies

LUCKNOW, India  - For a leader dubbed the "Untouchables Queen" who runs one of India's poorest states, it was indeed a birthday bash fit for royalty.


A once-ailing heavy industry is now in heavy demand. The next step? Global consolidation. For the last decade, much of the West's steel industry has been in the doldrums.


American Natalie Coughlin won Olympic gold in the 100-meter backstroke Monday night. Coughlin, the only woman ever to swim under 1 minute in the event, finished first in 1 minute, 0.37 seconds.


By Fauziah Ismail  MALAYSIA could well intensify its space exploration programme with the assistance of Japan, which has already sent five astronauts into space.


Amid mentions of family, a love of fast cars and interests in reading and painting, a MySpace page that appears to be that of a man accused of kidnapping and killing a teenager contains some bizarre references that turn more disturbing in light of the criminal charges.


The leaders of the European Union's 25 member states gathered in Rome Friday to sign the new EU constitution. Later in the day the heads of state planned to return home to try


Highlights of voting in Saturday's Republican caucuses in Nevada, based on preliminary data from surveys of voters entering caucus sites:


Qantas' proposed pact with Air NZ rejected

SYDNEY: Australian flag-carrier Qantas said it was disappointed a proposed alliance with Air New Zealand (ANZ) had been rejected by New Zealand's high court but ruled out appealing decision.


Nonprofit group hikes price of "$100 laptop"

A nonprofit group that plans to produce  low-cost computers for poor children has raised the laptops'  price, a spokesman for the foundation said on Friday.


The Genesis space capsule, which promised scientists potential clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth today.


Hezbollah enmeshed Lebanon's social fabric

In bombed-out southern villages and refugee-filled schools across the country, Hezbollah supporters go door to door, checking if people have enough food and medicine.


Kobe Bryant scored 35 points in his first game since Shaquille O'Neal left Los Angeles, but the Seattle SuperSonics erased a 14-point third-quarter deficit and beat the revamped Lakers 87-80 Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.


Older Chinese women who eat a Western-style diet loaded with meats and sweets appear to have a greater risk for breast cancer than women who eat mainly soy and vegetables, a new study has concluded.


Canada cruises to win over Slovakia in World Junior opener

Patrice Bergeron scored two goals and added two assists to pace Canada to a 7-3 win over Slovakia in the opening game of the 2005 World Junior Championships on Saturday in Grand Forks, North Dakota.


Two Aid Workers Killed in Attack on Darfur Aid Convoy

Two employees of a British charity  were killed in Sudan's troubled Darfur region on Sunday when  their convoy came under fire, the aid agency said on Monday.


Publix will not offer flu shots after Saturday, and that may be good news for local health departments. The Lakeland-based supermarket chain announced it will add its vaccine supply to the 14.


Less wow, more instant gratification at gadget show

From tiny music players that dance as  they play tunes to smarter toothbrushes and curvy computer  screens, U.S. consumers can count on being wowed by another  year of cool digital gadgets in the coming year.


Health-care costs are expected to rise more than 11 percent for US employers in 2005, the fifth consecutive year of double-digit increases, and little relief is expected in the next five years


India denies reports on air-dropping of food in Nepal

India on Sunday denied Nepalese media reports that it was air-dropping food packets to help people in Kathmandu in the wake of the ongoing Maoist blockade.


St. Louis Rams offensive tackle Orlando Pace was ejected in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the Seahawks for making contact with an official.


Oil Loses Ground Ahead of U.S. Stock Data

Oil prices extended recent heavy losses  on Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. data expected to show fuel  stocks rising in time for peak winter demand.


A law allowing Brazil's air force to shoot down suspected drug planes comes into force on Sunday.


Or does it claw bears? The snowmobile maker beats earnings estimates.


Cancer cell level in blood may determine success of breast cancer treatment: study

WASHINGTON : The effectiveness of therapy for advanced breast cancer can be rapidly predicted by an analysis of the level of cancer cells in the patient's blood, according to a study released on Wednesday.


For Now, Short-Handed Pacers Are Displaying Staying Power

Faced with the absence of their three top scorers, the Indiana Pacers have looked at themselves, turned inward and played with defiance, winning three straight.


Excess supplies of large liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are forecast to peak in the third quarter of this year, but will balance out by the fourth, a US research firm said on Friday.


Hopes fade for 58 missing after Philippines storm toll rises to eight

Hopes are fading for 58 fishermen missing at sea after a powerful storm that slammed into the Philippines, left eight people dead and tens of thousands homeless.


NSF preparing for the demise of Moore's Law

In anticipation of Moore's Law becoming irrelevant in the next 10 to 20 years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) wants funding for research that could lead to a replacement for current silicon technology.The NSF last week requested $20 million from the U.S. government for fiscal 2009 to start the "Science and Engineering Beyond Moore's Law" effort, which would fund academic research on technologies, including carbon nanotubes, quantum computing, and massively multicore computers, that could improve and replace current transistor technology.Moore's Law states that the number of transistors that can be placed on silicon, and its attendant computational capability, doubles every 18 months.Human and economic progress in the U.S. over the past 20 years has depended on an increasing ability to do information processing and computing, said Michael Foster, division director of computing and communication foundations at NSF. "If the current technological basis of that ends, we've got to find some way to replace it, or we're going to stop moving forward."The traditional way to improve transistor performance is to decrease the thickness of the gate oxide, or insulator that separates one part of the transistor from the other. The looming barrier is that transistors will be shrunk as small as possible for them to still work effectively, after which they may need to be replaced or somehow improved on, Foster said."In the kind-of near future -- in 8 to 10 years -- we will have reduced that gate oxide thickness to the point where it will no longer act as an effective insulator," Foster said. "I don't know of any other proposals to increase the performance of... [current] transistors, which is why we have to look at really radically new structures like transistors based on nanostructures."Carbon nanotubes could provide a way to create smaller transistors, Foster said. Transistor performance is correlated to transistor size -- the smaller a transistor, the better it performs. "Carbon nanotubes give us the possibility of much smaller transistors than we can make right now," Foster said.Carbon nanotubes could also be used as interconnect on circuits, Foster said. Nanotubes could be placed one after another on a circuit, though it would require fault-tolerant architectures. That would require new research and improvements on chip architecture as well, Foster said. "We think architecture is going to become an important component of any beyond-Moore's-Law topic," Foster said.Looking far ahead, quantum computing could be the next answer to delivering massive computing power, Foster said. Quantum computing uses matter -- atoms and molecules -- to process massive amounts of tasks at supercomputing speeds because basic data units, called qubits, hold both the values 0 and 1 simultaneously and share those values among all qubits. It is based on the laws of quantum mechanics, which look at interaction and behavior of matter on atomic and subatomic -- proton, neutron, and electron -- levels."The implementations we have so far will, for example, trap single ions at very cold temperatures and use those as qubits. That takes a room full of equipment to make a very small register. We clearly need progress there, but it's promising," Foster said.The idea behind quantum computing is that it provides inherent parallelism, so its development requires improvements in parallel programming, in which several computers work on the same program together, Foster said. Parallel programming has been researched since the 1970s, but progress has been slow, Foster said."We could continue to expand our IT abilities without necessarily expanding the capabilities in any one computer. But we need software research to understand how to coordinate the efforts of not just one or two computers, but thousands or millions of computers," Foster said. That poses a research problem as scientists have been trying to understand parallel programming for decades and haven't succeeded yet, Foster said.NSF is already doing research in nanotechnology, software, and architectural ideas that will contribute to the effort to develop chips that will continually improve computing power beyond Moore's Law.Ultimately, current transistors may be hard to replace, Foster said, so researchers may look to develop better architectures and chip designs that use current transistor technology to maintain the computing capability growth rate."It's not out of the question to me that we could build very large chips with thousands of cores on them -- I hesitate to go too much higher than that just because it will sound crazy -- but if we did that... we [could] use those things to get done the computing and information technology that we need to have done," Foster said.The $20 million budget request is modest compared to research budgets of companies like Intel and IBM. "The funding is intended to help laboratories assist, not compete, with research from the private sector," Foster said. NSF will seed academic laboratories and industry associations like Semiconductor Research to conduct research, which in turn may work with commercial organizations. The commercial organizations may further invest in the research to drive it into mass production, Foster said.Expectations from the project are modest, Foster said. "It's very early-stage research. Any expectations we have will probably not be accurate." However, it could lead to better fault-tolerant techniques to design and operate systems with small components in them, Foster said.


The new breed of e-cards delivers sarcastic, edgy and proudly vulgar messages.


Japan's "Hidden Christians" face extinction

IKITSUKI ISLAND, Japan  - One by one, the sacred relics -- a medal of the Virgin Mary, a crucifix and other revered objects -- are taken from a cupboard and placed on an altar for a Christmas Eve rite passed down through centuries from Japan's earliest Christians.


Friends, family bid final goodbye to Lady Bird Johnson

STONEWALL, Texas  - Friends and family bade a final goodbye to Lady Bird Johnson on Sunday as she was buried next to her husband, former President Lyndon Johnson, at a cemetery on the family's Texas ranch.


Icahn makes $2.43 bln takeover bid for Lear Corp

Activist investor Carl Icahn has made a $2.43 billion offer for auto parts supplier Lear Corp. , the two parties said on Monday.


Ethics Rules May Inadvertently Burden Charities

Anxiety over the new House ethics rules ratcheted up this week as lawmakers' spouses demanded clarification of whether the rules apply to them, and eight House members backed out of a fundraising gala for a major theatrical company when ethics lawyers stated that they could not attend as guests.


Report: Conn. Latinos face health crisis

Connecticut's Latinos are facing a health crisis, suffering higher rates of major illnesses such as cancer and diabetes while being less likely to have health insurance than other ethnic groups, according to a new report by a Hispanic advocacy group.


Kravitz launches "Love Revolution" with new CD

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Lenny Kravitz is eyeing a February release for his eighth studio album, "It's Time for a Love Revolution."


A bull that broke from the pack seriously gored two American brothers, catching one on each of its horns during the running of the bulls festival in Pamplona, where both were recovering Friday in the hospital.


Japan PM taps veterans in cabinet to boost ratings

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked familiar faces for key posts in a sweeping reshuffle of his cabinet on Monday, but analysts doubted whether the changes would do much to revive the Japanese leader's badly sagging popularity.


Londra, 11:01 - F.1, COULTHARD: HAMILTON HA BRUCIATO LE TAPPE

L'approdo in F1 di Hamilton, il primo pilota nero nella storia della massima competizione automobili...


Update 4: Huffy Files for Chapter 11, Buyer Emerges

A competitor to Huffy Corp., which filed Wednesday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, said it was interested in buying Huffy, which makes about a third of the bicycles sold in the United States.


No consensus in Lebanon cease-fire talks

Top U.S. and European officials agreed Wednesday on the need for urgent action to halt the fighting in Lebanon and on the creation of a multinational force to keep the peace. But the two sides had starkly divergent views of what that means.


Ire Over Plan's Ag Land Proposal: Developers Would Have to Preserve Twice As Much Farmland

By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 21--A proposal to offset the future loss of Monterey County farmland to development in the proposed county general plan provoked heated protests Wednesday before county planning commissioners.


Tony Blair dismisses reports he told Gordon Brown he would quit before the next general election.


Beijing is planning to reduce the cityâs motor traffic during the games to improve air quality and ease traffic flow.


Slovakia to Meet Argentina in Hopman Cup Final

By Simon Cambers PERTH, Australia  - Slovakia clinched a place inthe Hopman Cup final for the second successive year on Fridayafter they beat the Netherlands 3-0 in their last group match.


Airbus put its stamp on aviation history yesterday, unveiling the world's largest commercial jet and raising the stakes in its 35-year rivalry with Boeing Co.


Technology stocks led Asian share  markets lower on Friday after a retreat by their U.S. peers,  with investors cautious amid record-breaking oil prices and  ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the day.


Russia gas field noise harms whales, says WWF

Noise from a Russian gas field  in the Pacific Ocean is driving the endangered grey whale away  from one of its few feeding grounds, says the WWF environmental  group.


Coalition Skeptical of Afghan Arrest Claim

Officials of the U.S.-led coalition lauded Afghan security forces Friday for repulsing Taliban militants in fierce fighting, but raised doubts over Afghan claims that a captured man might be a top rebel leader.


Diet Hard: Astronauts forced to diet till food arrived

Many of you might have already made resolutions to go on a diet, eat less fatty food, do exercise, reduce that bulge etc etc etc. I know even you have.


Gaza Pullout To Start Summer 2005, Last 12 Weeks: Israeli PM

JERUSALEM, Sept 22  - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday that Israel's withdrawal of troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip would start in the summer of 2005 and last 12 weeks, in an interview with public television.


Ethnic Clashes Are Confirmed by Beijing; Toll Is Unclear

Riots in the central Chinese province of Henan resulted in seven deaths and 42 injuries and were quelled after authorities imposed martial law, the New China News Agency said


Over the past few years, Williamsburg, Brooklyn has evolved into a full-fledged theater district. Call it Off Off Off Broadway.


The company that owns the Las Vegas monorail is trying to save it by adding an extension to the line.


Toshiba Near Deal with Toyota on Hybrid Car Chips

Japan's Toshiba Corp. said on Monday it was in the final stages of talks with Toyota Motor Corp. about supplying the world's second-largest auto maker with microchips that control key functions of hybrid cars.


Senate approves terrorism interrogation bill

The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a   bill setting rules for interrogations and prosecutions of   foreign terrorism suspects, sending it to President George W.   Bush to sign into law.


$150,000 mortgage for only $610/month. Lower your mortgage. Free quotes. Apply now - bad credit OK.


Blood from a newborn baby's umbilical cord can be used to treat adults with leukaemia, a US-based study says.


IRAQ Kidnappers Demand Foreign Troops Quit Iraq

Militants piled more pressure on Washington's military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing a Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under threat of death.


An online store for Viliv media players accused of not delivering the goods is reportedly not refunding the money they promised. In Gadget Lab.


Former House Majority Leader Tom  Delay's name must stay on a Texas ballot in upcoming  congressional elections, despite his decision to withdraw from  the race, a U.S. court judge in Austin, Texas, ruled on  Thursday.


India, Pakistan pledge to work for peace

NEW YORK: India and Pakistan on Friday agreed that confidence building measures, including those on Jammu and Kashmir, should be implemented and all possible options for a peaceful, negotiated settlement of the vexed issue be explored.


I documenti verranno presentati domani, a Bruxelles


Music: Brazilâs Musical Mutants Resume Their Strange Trip

After 30 years apart, the band Os Mutantes has reunited, winning over a new generation of pop cognoscenti.


A Norman Rockwell painting found behind a fake wall has sold for a record $15.4m (Â£7.9m).


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New Jersey Nets will likely have to wait at least two weeks before they can begin to gauge how well they made out in Tuesday's eight-player deal with Dallas.


Politica monetaria resta accomodante, agiremo in modo fermo


LOS ANGELES Sept. 20, 2004 - Britney Spears, who rose to stardom singing "Oops! ... I Did It Again," has once again tied the knot, the second marriage in nine months for the multi-platinum artist.


The Government is today launching its most far-reaching plans to tackle the growing public health crisis. The most controversial announcement included


Barrichello on Pole for Brazilian Grand Prix

Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello will  start his home Brazilian Grand Prix on pole position for the  second year in a row Sunday.


GM U.S. sales up over 5 percent in August

General Motors Corp  on Tuesday  said U.S. sales rose more than 5 percent in August, boosted by  strong demand for its pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.


Pope makes further Muslim-Christian gesture

EFES, Turkey  - Turkey on Wednesday praised the conciliatory tone of Pope Benedict during his visit to the predominantly Muslim country and his apparent new support for Ankara's bid to join the European Union.


Moody's, buon andamento Russia ma servono privatizzazioni


"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin is to be buried in a private ceremony as his family declines a state funeral.


Notebook: Owens Practices but Is a Game-Time Decision

Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens, who declined to speak to reporters Thursday, returned to practice for the first time since sustaining a high left ankle sprain on Dec. 22.


Paxil Maker Will Post Its Unfavorable Test Results

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline agreed Thursday to settle charges that it hid and misrepresented unfavorable data about the effectiveness and safety of its top-selling anti-depressant Paxil for children and adolescents, agreeing to post all clinical trial data on its drugs by the end of 2005.


Masses of Potential Jurors Called for Jackson Trial

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The first of some 750  prospective jurors will report for duty on Monday in the  Michael Jackson child molestation case, the opening stage of a  trial that could send one of the world's best-known  entertainers to prison for years.


MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash. -- With scientists predicting that an increase in seismic activity could result in an imminent volcanic eruption


Two insurance execs plead guilty in US affair

Two top executives of the Zurich American Insurance company, a unit of Zurich Financial Services, have pleaded guilty to charges in connection with alleged rigged bids being investigated in New York, a company statement said.


Another Florida coach has Tennessee's number. Dallas Baker caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Chris Leak that gave Florida the lead in the fourth quarter and the Gators held on to beat No. 13 Tennessee 21-20 on Saturday.


In March 1996, when Dan Rather marked his 15th anniversary as anchorman of the "CBS Evening News," he was asked what such a milestone signified.


U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said leaders attending this year's annual ministerial meeting of the General Assembly opening Tuesday face more "daunting challenges" than ever before — from global warming to ending the war in Darfur and promoting Mideast peace.


Yemen Sentences Two to Death for USS Cole Blast

A Yemeni court sentenced two al Qaeda  militants to death on Wednesday for the 2000 bombing of the  U.S. destroyer Cole which killed 17 sailors.


Brad Gilbert, the former coach of Andre Agassi, has one of the most tactically astute minds in the game and, having seen his current charge Andy Roddick struggle against Tim Henman in the past, he hatched a plan to take the initiative in their Masters Cup


The go-ahead from the Federal Trade Commission clears the way for a formidable combination in the burgeoning online advertising sector.


Some airports in California are grounding departing flights because of a radio failure at the Federal Aviation Administration Control Facility.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton will give to charity the $23,000 in donations she has received from a fundraiser who is wanted in California for failing to appear for sentencing on a 1991 grand theft charge.


Tired of the same old turkey and taters? Plan a thoroughly modern holiday meal that's easy to prepare, promotes good health and leaves your guests smelling great. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.


Silver Lake gets expansion boost from CalPERS investment

Technology private equity firm Silver Lake got a boost to its expansion plans, via a 9.9 percent investment stake from pension fund giant CalPERS


Elton John ends feud with George Michael

Elton John appears to have ended his public feud with George Michael, saying, "George and I are fine." Two years ago, John said the former Wham! star was miserable and needed to get out more. Michael responded with a furious open letter saying John was no friend of his.


'Team America' Puppet Spoof Gets R Rating

Hollywood's film ratings board  reached accord with producers on Tuesday over how much puppet  sex moviegoers under age 17 are allowed to see in an upcoming  action-thriller spoof starring a cast of marionettes.


Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn engaged? Don't be ridiculous, Aniston says.


Russian agency okays state's purchase of Yukos

the oil giant's most important production unit - was sold at an auction last Sunday to an obscure company called BaikalFinansGroup for $9.3 billion


Countrywide under Illinois probe: report

The home loan unit of Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, is under investigation by Illinois' attorney general over dubious lending practices, The New York Times reported on Thursday.


Diabetes linked to increased risk of hip fracture

NEW YORK  - Men and women with diabetes, either type 1 or type 2, are more likely than the general population to fracture a hip, according to a review of studies reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology.


Independent Voters May `Crash' New Hampshire Democratic Primary

Bloomberg - May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the rest of the Democratic presidential candidates may be about to welcome a host of party-crashers: New Hampshire's independents.


US stocks: Dow dips, Nasdaq up in wait for word on rates

NEW YORK - The blue-chip Dow average ended slightly lower, while the tech-driven Nasdaq inched higher on Tuesday as investors waited for hints from the Federal Reserve about the pace of interest-rate increases on Wednesday.


Per il 2007 il Cda ha approvato un dividendo di 70 cents


Iranian and European officials meet in Paris in a bid to finalise a compromise on Iran's nuclear programme.


Terror suspect turns to Australian court

Lawyers for an Australian held at Guantanamo Bay went to court Monday in a bid to force his government to bring the 31-year-old alleged Taliban fighter home.


Giuliani adviser under fire for comments

A homeland security adviser to Rudy Giuliani came under fire Thursday for claiming there were "too many mosques" in the United States — and defended himself by saying his point was that not enough Muslim leaders cooperate with law enforcement.


North Korea has made significant progress in disabling its nuclear facility in Yongbyon but has hesitated at providing key details about the extent of its nuclear programs, including whether it has weaponized the plutonium harvested from the reactor, according to U.S. officials.


FOXBOROUGH -- Kevin Faulk began the game for the Patriots with a bang and ended it as a limper.


A good walk spoiled? Just ask Australia's PM

There's nothing like a brisk walk in the morning to clear your head and get mentally prepared for the day ahead -- just ask Australia's power-walking Prime Minister John Howard as he fights a tough election.


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


Tv, 12 i soldati turchi morti in agguato Pkk al confine


Tim Stauffer was eating breakfast in Portland, Ore., when he got the call late Monday morning from the San Diego Padres — get to the airport and check in.


Briton found guilty of raping teen met over Internet

A British man was found guilty of rape and indecent assault of a 13-year-old girl he met over the Internet by pretending to be a girl.


Mitchell Report may not have shut door on steroid use

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


5 1/2 Ways To Take Advantage of YouTube Politics

YouTube is creating a Political Section for the presidential candidates. There are lots of creative ways to use YouTube to reach people. Here are 5 1/2 ways for the campaigns to take advantage of this unique opportunity by creating and uploading videos specifically for the YouTube community. 1. First off the big one: Do not delete [...]


Former Enron Corp. chiefs Ken Lay and   Jeffrey Skilling were convicted on Thursday for lying to   investors as the energy giant stumbled toward bankruptcy in   2001 in a stunning collapse that shook the country's faith in   corporate America.


Mortgages entering foreclosures at record high

The rate of home loans entering the  foreclosure process rose to a record high in the second quarter  of 2007, driven largely by failing subprime mortgages, an  industry trade group said on Thursday.


Bonaventure Kalou fired Auxerre into the knockout round of the UEFA Cup with both goals in a 2-0 victory over Rangers to oust the Scottish team from the competition.


Indian foreign minister says Kashmir 'not a nuclear flashpoint'

NEW DELHI : Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh said that the dispute over Kashmir was not a nuclear flashpoint and that there had been progress in recent talks with his Pakistani counterpart.


Issuing a Bold Challenge to the U.S. Over Climate

Kevin Conrad has become famous as the Papuan who told the U.S. to either lead or get out of the way at the Bali climate talks.


Legendary adult film-maker Russ Meyer, director of cult hit Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, dies in Los Angeles.


New Game Releases Could Herald 'Holiday of Megagames'

With next-generation game systems not expected until 2006, the video game industry needs blockbuster games to keep business flowing.


Fabregas ensures Gunners pass Anfield test

A late equaliser by Cesc Fabregas cancelled out Steven Gerrard's first-half opening goal to earn a point for Arsenal at Liverpool and move Arsene Wenger's side back to the head of the Premiership table.


US troops were seen out on patrol in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul today, following several days of clashes between insurgents and US-led forces.


Clinton Recovering After Quadruple Heart Bypass

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was  recovering on Monday after successful quadruple heart bypass  surgery at a New York hospital, and his doctors said he would  have risked a "substantial" heart attack without the operation.


Vikes Muffle Mosley: Bwfort Alton Each Advances to Regional Semifinals With 52-28 Win

By Adam Pruiett, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 9--FORT WALTON BEACH -- The basketball nets were lonely at Fort Walton Beach High School on Thursday.


Direttamente dal Qatar Valentino a Sciambola

Il motociclista ospite a Radio Deejay fa una strepitosa imitazione di Marco Ranzani e fa una promessa. Scoprite quale


DataBank: Worry Over Housing Market Offsets Oil Price Cut

The concern over inflation and weakening housing prices offset the salutary effects of a drop in the price of oil.


Ryan Newman has won the 50th running of the Daytona 500, giving team owner Roger Penske his first victory at Nascarâs biggest event.


Man Who Fatally Shot Sons Was Unstable, Experts Say

State psychiatrists have determined that a Silver Spring man who fatally shot his two sons in July should not be tried for the slayings because he was mentally unstable when the crime occurred.


ARSENAL cannot stop making history, it seems. Arsene Wenger's team followed up last season's unbeaten campaign by extending their undefeated league run to 43 matches with a 3-0 win over Blackburn at Highbury.


CULVER CITY, Calif. - About $2,500 will buy a 50-inch, high-end Panasonic flat-panel TV, large enough for almost any living room. Or it will buy an 11-inch Sony, smaller than most laptop screens. Sound crazy? When this tiny television makes its U.S. debut Monday at the Consumer Electronics trade show in Las Vegas, people are expected to line up to see it.


Indonesia's Suharto ill, country prepares for his death

MATESEH, INDONESIA  - As Indonesia's former President Suharto lay critically ill in hospital on Saturday, the military and police rushed to prepare the Suharto family's mausoleum in central Java for his burial.


October Start Is Set for Fox Business Network

The News Corporation announced that its all-business news cable channel, to be called the Fox Business Network, will start on Oct. 15.


Willie Nelson and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of narcotic mushrooms and marijuana after a traffic stop Monday morning on a Louisiana highway, state police said.


U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, as  Motorola Inc. MOT.N sank 7 percent after giving a  disappointing profit outlook, and other companies posted  uninspiring quarterly earnings.


Losing Has Stopped, but the Penalties Have Not

HOUSTON, Sept. 24 -- By the time the third quarter ended, the Washington Redskins led by 21 points and the game did not seem to be in doubt. But as the Redskins prepare to play tougher opponents -- Jacksonville at FedEx Field on Sunday and at Giants Stadium the following week against New York --...


Memoirs of Bad Speller Napoleon Hit Auction Record

Two hundred years after he crowned himself emperor of France, a handwritten draft of Napoleon Bonaparte's memoirs -- littered with spelling mistakes -- fetched a record price at auction in Paris on Tuesday.


Obama's advisers believe focus on economy can help him to woo working-class voters and women.


A UK charity has insisted it is not breaking the law by referring women abroad for late abortions.


Australians to Go to the Polls on Oct. 9

CANBERRA, Australia  - Australians will vote on  Oct. 9 in a cliff-hanger election pitting the conservative  government against center-left Labor, with national security  and the economy as major issues, Prime Minister John Howard  said on Sunday.


The mayor of Reykjavik is unhappy that the Icelandic capital will host a pornography conference in March, his office said.


Summit declares Burundi Hutu FNL rebels "terrorists"

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 18  - African leaders on Wednesday declared "a terrorist organisation" the rebels that claimed the slaughter of at least 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees in Burundi, but failed to impose sanctions on the group.


A primary school whose test results were quashed  for alleged cheating denies having  done anything wrong.


NIH Suspends Study Because of Aleve Risk

An Alzheimer's disease prevention trial was suspended after researchers said there were more heart attacks and strokes among patients taking naproxen, an over-the-counter pain reliever in use for 28 years and commonly known under the brand name Aleve.


Study: China's IT Services Will Soon Best the UK

China's software and IT services sector is on track to catch and exceed the U.K.'s output in.


Peer attacks planned child support sanctions

Government proposals to allow civil servants to confiscate the passports of absent parents who fail to pay child maintenance are 'thoroughly unjust', warns former attorney general


The Indianapolis Colts shared triumphant shouts and high-fives with fans who braved the 8-degree chill to flock to their floats as the Super Bowl champions paraded through downtown Monday night.


Authorities have identified the second of four women whose bodies were found dumped behind a string of seedy motels earlier this week.


Catholic politicians can't back gay marriage: Pope

The Church's opposition to gay marriage is "non-negotiable" and Catholic politicians have a moral duty to oppose it, as well as laws on abortion and euthanasia, Pope Benedict said in a document issued on Tuesday.


NEW YORK -- A federal judge struck down parts of the revised USA Patriot Act on Thursday, saying investigators must have a court's approval before they can order Internet providers to turn over records without telling customers.


Annan meets Odinga as Kenya clashes kill 10

NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Ethnic clashes killed at least 10 people in Kenya's Rift Valley on Sunday as former U.N. chief Kofi Annan met opposition leader Raila Odinga to try to resolve a month-long crisis that has claimed 750 lives.


EU, Israel warn Morocco against terror attacks: paper

The European Union has warned Morocco of the "almost certain probability" of terrorist attacks in the North African country and urged more security at Western embassies and tourism sites, a newspaper said on Monday.


New scans may speed chest pain diagnosis

Millions of people with chest pain enter emergency room limbo, spending up to 24 hours waiting for tests to tell if a heart attack really is brewing or if it's something less dire.


Health Tip: Get Children Tested for Lead Poisoning

(HealthDay News) - Since exposure to even low amounts of lead among children can cause learning disabilities and behavioral problems, it's important for parents to prevent exposure at home.


Lockheed to pay $2.5 mln discrimination settlement

Lockheed Martin Corp  has agreed to pay a former employee $2.5 million, more than any individual has received in the settlement of a racial discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission, attorneys for the agency said on Wednesday.


Sony's long-awaited PlayStation 3 console will not be available in Europe until March, the company admits.


Larry Coker will get one last hurrah with the Hurricanes as Miami accepts an invitation to the MPC Computers Bowl where they will play Nevada on Dec. 31.


In Check-Cashing Episode, Echoes of a Grittier Time

A recent incident in which two men wheeled a corpse to a check-cashing store was reminiscent of the days when Hellâs Kitchen was known for its crime.


Germany began its biggest naval operation since World War II on Thursday as eight warships set sail for the eastern Mediterranean to help the U.N. keep the peace in Lebanon.


A plane takes off from Jordan carrying Yasser Arafat to France for urgent medical treatment.


Mine blast kills British soldier in Afghanistan

A mine blast killed a British soldier and wounded five others in southern Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defence said on Monday.


Most European Music Execs Agree with Jobs on DRM

A report issued last week by JupiterResearch lead analyst Mark Mulligan, just two days after Apple CEO Steve Jobs published an open letter advocating the end of DRM, revealed that in a continental survey of European music industry executives, more than half agree with the statement that DRM measures are "overly restrictive."


Pakistan wants Afghanistan to help intel

Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf wants Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to stop the finger-pointing and agree to "a verbal cease-fire" and stepped-up intelligence cooperation to fight terrorism, Pakistan's foreign minister said Wednesday.


The home-improvement retailer outlines guidance through 2006.


Arab militias responsible for atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region now guard camps for the displaced, refugees say.


Britain urges power-sharing after N.Ireland vote

Britain urged Northern Ireland's politicians on Friday to agree to share power after the main Protestant and Catholic parties strengthened their hold in an election viewed as a test of support for joint government.


About 12,000 people were evacuated Thursday from Potsdam as explosives experts removed an unexploded World War II bomb from the Brandenburg state capital. The city center, including the main train station and Brandenburg state government offices, was sealed off for about 4 1/2 hours as the 550-pound American bomb was defused and removed.


HP strikes Blu note for DVDs, talks of fat storage

PC buyers can look forward to DVDs with up to 10 times the storage when Hewlett-Packard debuts Blu-ray compatible machines.


Soccer: Rooney is dazzling in his United debut

For about $20, you can tour the Theater of Dreams and inhale the history of Manchester United in its Old Trafford Stadium. For $10 more, you could join the waiting list for a seat on match days - and witness the new arrival Wayne Rooney.


Blast in Pakistan's Baluchistan kills three

QUETTA, Pakistan  - Three people were killed and nine wounded by a bomb blast outside a hotel in a town in the gas-rich Pakistani province of Baluchistan, police said on Saturday.


Financial Times backs Kerry, bashes 'radical' Bush

The respected Financial Times endorsed John Kerry as the best choice for US president, saying incumbent George W. Bush had polarized the world with his radical foreign policy and led a reckless economic policy.


FBI Probing Halliburton Iraq Contract, Attorney Says

Halliburton Co., the biggest US contractor in Iraq, is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine whether the company received special treatment in winning


Gasoline prices boost retail sales, inflation

Retail sales were solid in November as the holiday shopping season got underway, but a good portion of consumer dollars went to higher-priced gasoline, which also pushed wholesale inflation up by the largest amount in 34 years.


Microsoft Updates Vista in Latest Piracy Crackdown

Software giant battles activation of unauthorized copies of its new Vista OS.


The pollutant, which is a neurotoxin that can cause developmental problems in fetuses and young children, makes its way into the bloodstream when people eat contaminated fish.