The TUC general council calls for the minimum wage to increase by 50p an hour from next year.


MINNEAPOLIS - It's Yankees-Red Sox in the American League Championship Series for the second year. Alex Rodriguez had a double, stole third and scored on a wild pitch, while Mariano Rivera closed out the 6


Where communist East German legislators once ruled, modern dance and club music are taking over.


Libya blames Britain for hostage killing

A powerful Libyan charity organization that mediated for the release of a British hostage Saturday blamed the British government for his slaying in Iraq.


U.S. stocks to watch on Friday:  UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC. UVC.N: The Spanish-language  broadcaster forecast earnings below Wall Street expectations.


EU sets date to resolve institutional limbo

BRUSSELS  - Incoming EU executive head Jose Manuel Barroso said he hopes for "clear" approval when EU lawmakers finally vote on his new team later this month, to end an unprecedented state of limbo in Brussels.


China Vice Premier Huang Ju dies: Xinhua

Chinese Vice Premier Huang Ju, a protege of former leader Jiang Zemin, died early on Saturday after a long illness, the official Xinhua news agency reported.


Belize's opposition United Democratic Party won a landslide victory in general elections, ending Prime Minister Said Musa's 10 years in office.


DAMASCUS, Syria Sept. 26, 2004 - A car bomb killed an operative of the Palestinian militant group Hamas as he turned the ignition Sunday, and Israeli security officials acknowledged that the Jewish state was involved.


A year on, and the company's $1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one virus writer. Is it a bust?


Navy says new technology contract yields rewards

Navy technology officials announced this week that they have received good results since they revised the Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract at the end of September.


The Pennsylvania Gambling Control Board has three words for Donald Trump on why he lost his bid to build a slots casino in Philadelphia: location, location, location.


India sends aid to Sri Lanka, RI, Maldives, Thailand

NEW DELHI (DPA): Two Indian aircraft equipped as mobile hospitals left for Sri Lanka Friday to treat victims of Sunday's tidal waves.


Canada renews plan to decriminalise pot possession

OTTAWA: The Canadian government signalled its intention on Monday to re-introduce legislation to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of marijuana.


Plans for a massive offshore deep water wind farm gain Â£6m support in government funding.


Patrick Vieira has fiercely criticised Spain's record in combating racism in football and paid tribute to England's record in acting against it.


Lockheed, Northrop Face Big Cuts-Document

Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N and  Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC.N would bear the brunt of proposed  cuts in U.S. weapons purchases totaling $30 billion over the  next six years, according to the summary from a Pentagon budget  document made available to Reuters Monday.


French Bank in Oil-For-Food Program Probe

NEW YORK - Congressional investigators examining "a semitrailer truck load" of subpoenaed documents are trying to determine whether lax monitoring at a French bank that held more than $60 billion for the U.N. oil-for-food program facilitated illicit business deals by the former Iraqi government, officials told The Associated Press...


Russia Rejects U.S. Criticism; EU Joins Fray

ASTANA, Kazakhstan  - Russia curtly told the  United States to stay out of its business Wednesday after U.S.  criticism, echoed by the European Union, of President Vladimir  Putin's plans for radical change that will boost Kremlin power.


Mibtel segna +1,12%, SP/Mib +1,17% e All Stars +0,64%


The automated life used to be the exclusive realm of the rich. Now home automation is coming to a subdivision near you. By Tom Vanderbilt from Wired magazine.


A state of emergency is decleared in Bangkok, as tanks surround the prime minister's office and the king is declared head of state


Maxi operazione polizia e carabinieri impegnati 700 uomini


Manila whipped as storm weakens over Philippines

Typhoon Xangsane weakened to a tropical  storm over the Philippines on Thursday but fierce winds and  driving rains killed at least eight people, displaced nearly  5,500 and devastated parts of the central islands and Manila.


Report says documents show manufacturer aware of Prozac risks

LONDON A British medical journal says it has confidential drug company documents that suggest the makers of the anti-depressant drug Prozac knew in the 1980's that the drug had troubling side-effects.


Protein from Red Meat, Dairy Tied to Heart Risks

NEW YORK  - Older women who eat a  relatively large amount of protein from red meat or dairy  products may have an elevated risk of dying from heart disease,  the results of a large study suggest.


Cruise missiles will not worry neighbours: Howard

Prime Minister John Howard says he is confident Australia's neighbours will understand the Government's decision to purchase long-range cruise missiles.


Sony-BMG to sell (some) DRM-free music downloads... through stores

Edging cautiously into the water where Amazon, Apple's iTunes, eMusic and other services are already frolicking, Sony BMG Music has announced plans to offer a tiny set of DRM-free tracks online... if you go to one of their brick-and-mortar stores first.


Hundreds of tonnes of explosives are missing from a site near Baghdad that was part of Saddam Hussein's dismantled nuclear arms program but never secured by the US military, the UN nuclear watchdog has said.


Attempts to keep the Mississippi contained have often had the opposite effect, but now the Army is counting on huge mats of concrete to do the job. Michelle Delio reports from Natchez, Mississippi.


Undersized Patriots Are Shedding Their Anonymity

The Patriotsâ offensive line has been the bedrock of its record-setting season.


Federer and Nadal highlight Wednesday's play

Top seed Roger Federer and number two   Rafael Nadal are in action at the U.S. Open on Wednesday with   players, organizers and spectators alike hoping for better   weather.


Ipotizzata la calunnia per impronta trovata dai consulenti nella ...

Sotto inchiesta Annamaria Franzoni e due periti della difesa che scoprirono la traccia. Il sospetto degli inquirenti: indizi falsificati. TORINO - Condannata per omicidio e indagata per calunnia. Annamaria


La Spezia (27.09.2004) - E' morto ieri mattina all'ospedale San Martino di Genova Franco Di Mattia, il 57enne che era sopravvissuto al crollo della palazzina a Vezzano Ligure dove nella notte tra martedÃ¬ e mercoledÃ¬ scorso sono morti Giampaolo Tazzini


Negroponte sees Iraq success without Iran, Syria

A democratic Iraq can still emerge from sectarian violence, but the United States does not plan to open talks with Syria and Iran on stabilizing the country, President George W. Bush's pick for deputy secretary of state said on Tuesday.


Four Russian officers charged with spying in Georgia will be handed over to OSCE officials, a spokesman says.


Cassazione accoglie ricorso di aspirante papa' in provetta


Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes is set to complete a Â£6m transfer to Liverpool.


U.A.W. Members Agree to Deal With Chrysler

United Auto Workers members passed a four-year contract agreement with Chrysler today despite significant dissent from some workers.


As we reported previously, Kodak filed a lawsuit against Sun Microsystems claiming that the company had infringed on its patents by implementing "ask for help" functionality in its Java programming language, which gave a huge boost to the company's yearly


Henson Set to Start for Injured Testaverde

Dallas Cowboys Coach Bill Parcells said yesterday that the rookie quarterback Drew Henson would make his first NFL start tomorrow against Chicago "unless things change appreciably with Vinny.


Maraf Safin finally secured a berth at the semi-finals of the year-end Masters Cup after an easy victory over Tim Henman. The two were even at 1-1 when they took to the court.


NEWS ANALYSIS: Just the facts about Kerry, Bush and military ...

WASHINGTON - John Kerry's Vietnam War records run to multiple medals and a notation of "conspicuous gallantry" in combat.


The End User: Bluetooth now lives up to hype

PARIS When I first heard the word Bluetooth in 1998, the page-one editor of this newspaper asked for my studied opinion as to whether it was "a big deal.


Per fronteggiare domanda interna e di esportazione


Huckabee's Faith-Based Views Find Critics, Fans in Both Parties

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- When the idea for a proclamation declaring Christian Heritage Week came up in 1994, Jim Guy Tucker, the Democratic governor of Arkansas, would not sign it. His aides said he did not think it was appropriate to honor a particular faith.


Eight firefighters are suspended after hundreds of students were left to spend three hours outside a building.


Former bodyguard dismisses Diana's claim

LONDON -- A former bodyguard of Princess Diana on Tuesday dismissed her claim that one of her lovers was "bumped off.". Ken Wharfe said he believed there was no truth in Diana's suggestion that Barry Mannakee


Novell says Microsoft deal is good for Linux business

(InfoWorld) - Novell on Wednesday said its deal with Microsoft is helping drive gains in its Linux business, but danced around questions concerning how that deal may be altered given coming changes in open source licensing.Novell made the comments during its quarterly earnings call with financial analysts where the company reported nearly a $2.2 million loss in income during its fiscal second quarter. Novell executives danced around questions concerningÂ its deal with MicrosoftÂ as it relates to the new GNU General Public License 3.0, which is expected to be approved as a final draft in June. In addition, Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian would offer no comment beyond Novell's already published public statement on Microsoft'sÂ recent claimsÂ that Linux infringes on 235 of its patents. During its earnings call, Novell focused on the news that its revenue was up 2.6 percent to $239.2 million from $233.1 million during the same quarter a year ago, and that the revenue numbers beat Wall Street's expectations of $235 million. Net income, however, showed a loss of $2.192 million compared to a profit of $3,342 million in the same quarter a year ago. Despite the numbers, Novell executives remained upbeat, highlighting an increase in sales around its Suse Linux software. Sales of Linux platform products produced $19 million in revenue, an 83 percent increase year over year. In addition, invoicing for Linux products was $29 million for the quarter, an increase of 114 percent. Novell said those increases were largely due to the strength of a wide-ranging business and technology partnership signed with Microsoft in November 2006. Microsoft helped account for $18 million of that invoicing, while non-Microsoft-influenced revenue was $11 million. "I am pleased by our results this quarter," said Ron Hovsepian, Novell's CEO. "Our Linux business delivered another strong quarter, workgroup [business unit] performed better than expected and identity [business unit] is recovering although it is still below plan. Novell said revenue for identity and access management was up 5 percent over the same quarter a year ago. But it was Linux and the relationship with Microsoft that Novell focused on, saying it provided a hefty bump to revenue. "Customer deals associated with the Microsoft relationship accounted for 25 percent of the Linux platform product revenue," said Dana Russell, Novell's CFO. Hovsepian said in the two fiscal quarters since signing the deal with Microsoft that Novell has invoiced $91 million in sales with $73 million occurring in the first quarter. He said that total was nearly 38 percent of the $240 million that was called for in the five-year deal with Microsoft. He also said that Novell expects to have 49,000 certificates for maintenance and support, which are handed out by Microsoft, activated this year. He added, however, that going forward Novell would no longer report that number. Instead, Novell will track progress by reporting the percentage of invoicing over the life of the contract. As part of the agreement, Microsoft had said it would distribute 70,000 coupons for Suse Linux Enterprise Server maintenance and support. In terms of the patent claims Microsoft has made in recent weeks, Hovsepian said Novell would focus on customers and said statements it made in an open letter to the Linux community would stand as its public comment. He also was mum on the effect of the forthcoming open-source GNU General Public License (GPL) 3.0, which couldÂ change the dynamicsÂ of the patent protection clause that is part of the agreement with Microsoft.Novell said in a 10-K filing it made with the Security and Exchange Commission last week that there was a risk factor in the "grandfather" clause that is currently part of the working draft of the GPL 3.0. Hovsepian said during a question and answer session that he would not answer questions about what effects the grandfather clause may have on Novell's contract with Microsoft saying any answer would be "broad speculation." Other numbers highlighted by Novell included revenue from its Identity and Access Management business unit of $23 million, a 5 percent year-over-year increase. The company reported that revenue from Systems and Resource Management unit was $32 million, a 4 percent drop over the same quarter a year ago, and that revenue from its Workgroup business unit dropped 4 percent compared to the second quarter of 2006 to $84 million. Going forward, Novell stated that it expects net revenue for 2007 to be between $925 million and $955 million. Those numbers were adjusted to account for the recent divestment of its Salmon business consulting group.


European Parliament Elections in Romania set for November

Romania will hold its first elections to the European Parliament on 25 November, Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu announced on 22 August, ending months of suspense. via Dod On Line


Ernie Els claimed a record sixth World Match Play title by beating Lee Westwood two and one in a gripping final at Wentworth. The South African world number two celebrated


KABUL, Afghanistan -- The US military is taking as few prisoners as possible in its campaign against Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, partly to forestall more complaints about its conduct after at least eight prisoners died in custody, an American commander said yesterday.


Baghdad bombings kill 35 children; new hostages seized

Bombs exploded near a US convoy in western Baghdad on Thursday, killing 35 children and seven adults, a hospital official said. Hours


In his Nobel Prize speech today, Al Gore singled out the U.S. and China in particular for not doing enough.


Romania's 10-mth current account deficit balloons

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Crotone, 13:33 - CALCIO, CROTONE: ESONERATO GUSTINETTI, CARBONI NUOVO TECNICO

Dopo il ko casalingo di ieri contro il Cesena il Crotone ha esonerato l'allenatore Elio Gustinetti. ...


Nigerian unions end strike but threaten more action

Nigerian unions called off a general strike which had jeopardized oil supplies from the world's seventh-largest exporter for four days, but threatened more action within weeks unless the government cut fuel prices.


George Clooney backs Obama; Moore coy on Clinton

Hollywood star George Clooney said he was backing Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama here Monday as Hollywood gathered for a pre-Oscars bash on the eve of "Super Tuesday."


VAL D'ISERE, France  - A women's World Cup  downhill race scheduled for Saturday in Val d'Isere was called  off because of gale force winds at the top of the  Oreiller-Killy piste, organizers said.


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Rocket Fuel Chemical Found in Organic Milk

The government has found traces of a rocket fuel chemical in organic milk in Maryland, green leaf lettuce grown in Arizona and bottled spring water from Texas and California. What's not clear is the significance of the data, collected by the Food and Drug Administration through Aug. 19.


Egypt invites the Palestinian group Hamas to attend talks in Cairo "promptly" on resolving the border crisis.


Frosh kicker Nendick helps Huskies dodge upset

Both teams had gone to their respective sidelines after the University of Central Florida had used its final timeout, but Northern Illinois University freshman kicker Chris Nendick was at midfield


UK's Blair quizzed in cash-for-honors probe

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been questioned by police investigating whether political parties awarded state honors in return for loans, his spokesman said on Thursday.


Gunman chose Amish school because it was easy target

NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - The 32-year-old dairy truck driver who stormed a one-room school and killed five girls apparently chose the schoolhouse because it was an easy target rather than because he had a grudge against the Amish, police said.


Security researchers have discovered a serious flaw in Google Inc.'s desktop software that could be used to wreak havoc on a victim's computer.


Actor Will Ferrell empathizes with Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart, who has to decide whether to return to school for his senior season or leave for the National Football League.


Jamdat shares up 45 percent in first day of trade

Shares of wireless game maker Jamdat Mobile Inc. (JMDT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose as much as 45 percent on Wednesday in their first trading day, boosted by investors betting


Researchers have found flight simulators may help treat people for chronic dizziness.


Britain takes steps to curb run on lender

Britain attempted yesterday to contain a run on the country's fifth largest mortgage lender amid fears that a sustained panic could damage the national economy should it further undermine the confidence of investors and consumers.


Jim Smith has linked up with Harry Redknapp again after the former Portsmouth assistant manager joined Southampton. Jim Smith: Back on south coast.


Overweight kids show heart risks as teens

NEW YORK  - Overweight children may show a collection of risk factors for heart disease by the time they are teenagers, a new study shows.


Attending a Search Engine Strategies conference can be a great way to get your questions answered, if you have a go in with a plan.


The 10th tee is tucked away in a far corner of Medinah Country Club, where green mesh on a chain-linked fence separates the world's best golfers from a steady stream of cars on Lake Street.


Toshiba Wins HD DVD Support from 4 in Hollywood

Toshiba Corp. (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from four Hollywood studios, advancing


Cheney and Edwards Trade Post-Debate Jabs

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The vice presidential candidates took their debate over Iraq and domestic issues from one battleground state to another Wednesday, Dick Cheney contending that the Democrats have been "on the wrong side" of national security issues for years while John Edwards claimed the Republicans are "in denial about everything."   Cheney and Edwards traded jabs over jobs, judgment and Iraq in what largely was a hard-fought draw Tuesday night in Cleveland...


U.N.'s Ban says delays on Darfur force unacceptable

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday unacceptable delays were preventing help reaching millions of victims of Darfur's bloodshed, but negotiations on deploying U.N. peacekeepers were making only slow progress.


Taiwan Chen's Pro-Independence Party Loses Poll

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's party  suffered a surprise defeat on Saturday in elections likely to  be welcomed in Beijing as a step back from what it sees as  dangerous moves toward independence from mainland China.


Body found; police consider tie to Peterson case

Police discovered a decomposed body Friday in southwest Chicago -- a find that sparked unsubstantiated speculation it could be related to the disappearance of Stacy Peterson.


Britain to Nationalize Troubled Mortgage Lender

The nationalization of Northern Rock is the first such move in more than a decade and a huge blow for the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.


Presidents Call on U.S. to Help Tsunami Survivors

U.S. presidents past and present  appealed to Americans on Monday to help victims of the Asian  tsunami as one of the biggest aid efforts in history struggled  to bring food and water to millions of desperate survivors.


An advert for a Vietnam War PlayStation 2 game is banned over a reference to napalm.


Health secretary pledges to 'focus remorselessly' on patient care as he prepares to announce new cleanliness regulator.


DreamWorks Animation SKG said Tuesday that it swung to a fourth-quarter loss on costs to write off âFlushed Away,â which performed poorly at the box office.


Retired U.S. General Attacks Kerry Over Bin Laden

The former commander of U.S. forces  in Iraq and Afghanistan on Tuesday disputed Democratic  presidential candidate John Kerry's charge that the Bush  administration let Osama bin Laden escape Afghanistan in 2001.


Two Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire during an incursion into the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza, witnesses say.


ADHD Risk Jumps as Parental Education Level Drops

TUESDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDayNews) -- Children born to parents with low education levels are at an increased risk for developing attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), says a study from the Mayo Clinic.


Plane landed safely after axe man attacked pilotes

The two pilotes and two passengers were injured when a man attacked them with an axe as a Kato Air Dornier 228 was about to land at Bodoe Airport around noon Wednesday.


One of the country's most well-known tech analysts has a new gig: evangelizing Microsoft. Michael Gartenberg, who for the past five years worked for JupiterResearch, and prior to that had a seven year stint with Gartner, will join the Redmond company as an "enthusiast evangelist."


ENGLAND'S Ian Poulter beat Sergio Garcia in a sudden death playoff to win the Volvo Masters overnight, the European Tour's season ending championship.


The secretary of state ordered an unprecedented statewide hand recount Monday in the closest gubernatorial race in state history.


French economy to grow 2.1 pct in 2004; slump in 2005: INSEE

The French economy is expected to grow 2.1 percent this year, but will limp through the first half of 2005 at a 1.4 percent pace that threatens the official full-year target of 2.5 percent, the national statistics office INSEE said.


All the major Web portals seem to be rushing delivery on one product this holiday: desktop search software. Microsoft plans to introduce a test version of its desktop search application in the coming days, meeting its stated deadline by a nose.


US Army xBot programme halted by IP fracas

'He stole our robot' A major American military push to get more combat robots into the field has ground to a halt following a bitter dispute between rival mechanoid makers.â¦


Scenes for the Martian-invasion film "War of the Worlds," directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, will be filmed in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, according to an area tourism official.


Yet another reason for you to become a global investor.


``Obviously, we're very disappointed,'' Miami's coach said in the wake of a shocking 31-28 loss at North Carolina.


NBA Wrap: Nowitzki Cools Off Heat with 41-Point Display

Dirk Nowitzki registered an NBA season  high 41 points as the Dallas Mavericks handed the Miami Heat  their first loss of the season 113-93 Thursday.


Security analysts downplay cyberterror threat

Security analysts today said a warning from the U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team of possible terrorist cyberattacks against U.S. financial institutions shouldn't be overblown.


Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice to put Manchester United into the last 16 of the FA Cup after an entertaining tie.


New Jersey Requires H.I.V. Test in Pregnancy

An H.I.V. test is about to become as routine as an ultrasound for pregnant women in New Jersey.


WCITIES (http://www.wcities.com),  the leader in travel and destination content, announces the release of a  fast, cutting edge desktop application that allows travelers and city  locals to download WCITIES PodCityGuides (http://www.podcityguides.com)  directly to their iPod.


The expanded program offers free services to Chinese consumers and small businesses.


Branson's 'Enterprise' Brings Final Frontier Within Reach

Richard Branson has announced plans for the VSS (Virgin Space Ship) Enterprise, the first of several planned "space liners" to be built with a total investment of $110 million.


Investor group aims to halt buyout by Art Technology

Art Technology Group's plan to acquire a Seattle software firm has come under fire from a group of investors who have launched a proxy fight to halt the deal.


The NHL players' association will begin issuing lockout pay to more than 730 players. Payments will start this month, and players will get $10,000 each for November and another $10,000 for December, with subsequent monthly payments varying between $5,000 or $10,000, The Canadian Press reported.


The England international completed his Â£13.4million move from Newcastle to the Spanish giants on Friday and was officially unveiled to the media on Saturday afternoon.


A French Presidential jet left Amman  airport on Friday with ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat  on board, on his way for treatment in Paris, witnesses said.


The Mets didn't consider Scott Kazmir untouchable, trading him away to the Devil Rays, but at times he certainly looked that way last night against Seattle at Safeco Field in his major-league debut.


Plans to lift the one piece hand luggage limit for airline passengers is expected to lead to mass confusion, airport officials say.


The US Federal Reserve left rates on hold in January amid uncertainty about the future path of inflation, minutes show.


Sri Lanka push into rebel north leaves many dead: ministry

Heavy fighting erupted in northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday as government troops tried to take Tamil rebel-held territory, the defence ministry said, reporting scores of guerrillas killed or wounded.


Vendors lining up to meet APACS challenge

We're all going contactless As London starts the migration towards country-wide acceptance of contactless payments, vendors are starting to pitch the equipment UK retailers are going to need to get the technology up and running.â¦


FBI May Have to Scrap New Computer Program

The FBI said on Thursday it may have  to scrap a new $170 million computer program designed to allow  agents to share information instantly and fix a main problem  identified after the Sept. 11 attacks.


CARY, N.C. - The team that couldn't beat Boston College couldn't lose when it played any other team this season, and yesterday it won the national title.


Fatah supporters flee Gaza as Abbas sets up new gov't

Hundreds of Fatah loyalists fled Hamas-controlled Gaza by land and sea on Saturday as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas prepared to swear in a new government in the West Bank that will bring an end to a U.S.-led aid embargo.


Libyan foreign minister to meet Rice in U.S.

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed  Abdel-Rahman Shalgam will meet U.S. Secretary of State  Condoleezza Rice in the United States on January 3, the two  countries said on Friday.


Politicians and trade officials are still pressuring the nation to shut down "illegal" Web sites and to align its intellectual property laws with "international standards."


Nigerian police routinely torture and ill treat suspects, the UN special rapporteur on torture has said.


A federal judge has ruled that thousands of homeowners flooded after Hurricane Katrina can move forward with their attempts to seek compensation from insurers, a ruling that runs counter to a previous federal court decision.


The next time you step outside, take a good long look around. What you will see is how the Arctic has looked for at least 10,000 years and you may be among the last of the many generations who can say they have seen it that way.


NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer was paying a snap visit to Iraq, notably to meet leaders of a military training mission being set up by the alliance.


Bill Belichick's snowy bus ride from the Meadowlands to Gillette Stadium ended before dawn. Then he went right back to work.


New York Measuring Teachers by Test Scores

Some 2,500 teachers in the city are being measured on how much their students improve on standardized tests.


SPIEGEL Surfs the Web: In Kiev, the Revolution Is Being Webcammed

A TV station in Ukraine points its Webcams at the protesting masses. A British artist retraces Shackleton's Antarctic voyage, sketching it on an unusual canvas -- a Palm Pilot.


Pakistan's chief justice is to appear before a panel looking into alleged abuse amid a row over his suspension.


Apple files patent for WGA-style anti-piracy tech

The unpopularity among users of Microsoft's WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) digital rights management tech isn't stopping Apple, which has filed an updated patent application on a DRM scheme with similar aspirations.


Dozens of people are arrested in Iran for spying on its nuclear activities, and passing details to its "enemies".


Poland considers using 20,000 prisoners to help build venues for the Euro 2012 football tournament.


Milano, 17:52 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: IN CASA COSI' NON VA

Carlo Ancelotti ammette le difficoltà del Milan: ''Il campionato è ancora lungo, ma in...


Talks Continue After China Hostage Deadline Passes

CHAGMALAI, Pakistan  - Islamic militants holding  two Chinese engineers hostage in Pakistan threatened to kill  one on Monday unless security forces ended a siege of their  hideout, a tactic the interior minister said had echoes of  Iraq.


Ricardo Patton will continue coaching the Colorado Buffaloes this season while a committee searches for his successor.


North Korean Refugees Bid for Freedom as Senate Passes Historic ...

In a move that will add to current concerns about North Korea's human rights record, 44 refugees from the impoverished country have sought refuge in the Canadian Embassy in Beijing.


German lawmakers voted Friday to urge the country's radio stations to play more music made in Germany.


MINNEAPOLIS -- Jailed quarterback Michael Vick can keep all but $3.75 million of the nearly $20 million in bonus money he received from the Atlanta Falcons following a ruling Monday by a federal judge. The Falcons sought to recover the bonuses after Vick pleaded guilty to federal charges in a...


Neighbours of the pensioner who died in the Cumbrian train crash speak of their shock at her death.


Insieme, tra gli altri, a Germania, Grecia, Spagna e Austria


In arrivo fondo stabilizzazione rapporto di lavori pubblici


LEWIS RULES OUT KLITSCHKO COMEBACK FIGHT

Lennox Lewis will continue to resist calls to make a comeback despite the latest challenge by reigning WBC champion Vitali Klitschko.


If eBay is a political hot potato, maybe you should pass the sour cream.


Shares of the Countrywide Financial Corporation plunged 28.4 percent after it denied rumors that it was planning to file for bankruptcy protection.


Yahoo, Aiming for Agility, Shuffles Executives

Yahoo is restructuring its operations and shuffling its management in the hopes of competing more effectively against nimbler rivals.


New questions when U.S. leaders told of sex scandal

The top House Republican, under fire for his handling of a Capitol Hill sex scandal, gained support on Wednesday but new questions arose about when he was told of a former congressman's troubling behavior toward teenage boys.


No. 24 Memphis Rolls Past St. Mary's 81-66

Rodney Carney scored a career-high 33 points and Memphis ended the surprising tournament run of Saint Mary's with an 81-66 victory Thursday night in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.


Sport/utility vehicle registrations in the United States increased 56 percent in just five years, according to a report released Thursday by the US Census Bureau.


Music Review | Paula West : A Cheeky Cabaret Voice Sings the Set Eclectic

A decade ago Paula Westâs dark, clotted vocal sound was her main calling card. Today the power of that sound is matched by a probing musical intelligence.


An elderly woman was killed and five people were seriously injured when a high-speed London-to-Glasgow train was derailed in northwest England late on Friday, police said.


Stocks Rally as Concern Over Bond Insurer Eases

Wall Street was sharply higher as investors shrugged off concerns about problems in the bond insurance industry.


Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov's criticism of referees is to be examined by Uefa and the Scottish FA.


French group under investigation over Darfur adoptions

Chad's president on Friday promised "severe punishment" for a French group that tried to fly 103 children out of Darfur in an operation now under investigation in France and which has also been strongly criticised by the United Nations.


Freshman guard Joe Crawford rejoined Kentucky's basketball team after leaving the squad last week because of a dispute over playing time.


Watch your step, or you may be socked with outlandish interest rates.


Even a report that showed sales of existing homes had been nudged up in November failed to lift the market as traders closed their books on the year.


ONCE society frowned upon women who went out and got drunk. They were expected to sit in the saloon bar sipping a Martini or a half of lager and lime while the men got slaughtered.


Watchdog report on IRA fuels hopes for NIreland accord

A watchdog monitoring disarmament in Northern Ireland has said the IRA is abandoning terrorism, fueling hopes for a deal to revive power-sharing government in the province.


U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley  MWD.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped by a third  on lower bond trading revenue, weak equities results and higher  expenses, falling short of Wall Street's low expectations and  pushing its shares down as much as 8 percent.


School-based obesity prevention promising

NEW YORK  - A multi-component health promotion program in schools may help excess weight gain among 12 to 13 year-olds, a Dutch study shows.


'Foreigners' Killed in Attack in Iraq's Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq  - Gunmen attacked a car in the  northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Friday, killing three men who  appeared to be three foreigners and their Iraqi driver before  cutting off the head of one in a daylight attack.


Russian prosecutors are to file new charges against jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, his lawyers say.


BBC music chief: male tastes more intellectual

The great gender debate has once more been dragged around the musical arena today, the topic this time how far a person's sex determines their appreciation of music.


Police are investigating whether a number of car thefts in south Belfast are linked.


Suharto, Former Indonesian Dictator, Dies at 86

Suhartoâs 32-year dictatorship was one of the most brutal and corrupt of the 20th century.


SF mayor seeks cooling-off period in hotel contract dispute

SAN FRANCISCO - Mayor Gavin Newsom on Sunday asked labor leaders and the management of 14 hotels embroiled in a nearly month-old dispute to resume normal operations for at least 90 days while the two sides try to negotiate a new contract.


News Analysis: Customers, Not Brokers, Profited in an Odd 2007

In 2007, the brokersâ customers did reasonably well. The brokers did not. How could that happen?


Rubate le cassette con le immagini degli scontri


The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp agreed to a new contract on Wednesday, ending a two-day nationwide strike by 73,000 workers with a groundbreaking deal that includes a health-care trust fund.


The company that makes the UK's best-selling malt whisky is being put up for sale by its family owners.


Titan's complex and strange world revealed

Two days after Cassini's close encounter with Titan captured the first ever close-up images, it is becoming clear that Saturn's giant moon is a complex and strange world.


Florida State coach Bobby Bowden isn't quite sure. However, this week he's taking a hard look at his quarterback situation in the wake of his four-year starter's pitiful performance in the Seminoles' come-from


French Muslim Removes Scarf and Hair in Protest

STRASBOURG, France  - A Muslim schoolgirl bowed to  France's ban on Islamic headscarves in state schools on Friday  by returning to class and removing her veil to reveal a head  shaved bald in protest.


Stalemate seen in high-definition DVD war

The battle between two hyped formats for  high-definition DVD will confuse shoppers and turn many of them  off the whole technology, a London-based research firm  predicted on Friday.


Prodi: personalmente impegnato in soluzione vicenda


The Discovery crew get ready for a fourth spacewalk at the International Space Station, to fix a solar panel.


Use Roundup on Bamboo Stems to Slow Growth

Q. I know many questions have been asked about how to get rid of bamboo, and I always read them. Has anything new come out that will kill bamboo? It has invaded my back yard and I cannot put a metal barrier down because I could not mow the grass. There are as many as 20 shoots that I mow down.


Chelsea host Tottenham in the first of Sunday's three FA Cup quarter-finals.


Values Play Into Treatment Recommendations, Study Finds

Many doctors believe they have the right not to tell patients about treatments that they object to on moral or religious grounds and to refuse to refer patients elsewhere for the care, according to the first study to examine physicians' views on such situations.


WASHINGTON Sept. 22, 2004 - The Justice Department has agreed to release a US citizen held as an enemy combatant for more than two years, clearing the way for him to return to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday.


Last Saturday, at an extraordinary meeting, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1564 which threatens sanctions on the Sudan's vital oil industry.


Amid Microsoft's Protest, Google Book Search Enlists German Library

In the wake of fallout over a Microsoft attorney's public comments yesterday, chastising arch-rival Google for an effort he said would undermine the rights of copyright holders worldwide, the Bavarian State Library has signed a pact with Google Book Search that will enable the search provider to index and publish online a major portion of its holdings.


For subscription services such as Napster and RealRhapsody, the entrance of Microsoft into its business space might have the same "Oh no!


Car makers focus on fuel efficiency at autoshow

Car makers will show off their latest efforts to fight pollution at Frankfurt's autoshow next week by unveiling models with improvements rather than substitutes to the standard internal combustion engine.


Security experts look back on a year in which hi-tech criminals consolidated their hold on the net's underground economy.


Il passo della procura di Roma: "Lo stabilisce la Costituzione"Secondo il Consiglio di SanitÃ  le cure non sarebbero accanimento                                            Welby, il ricorso dei pm "Suo diritto non curarsi"


Frank Appel is appointed Deutsche Post chief executive after his predecessor resigned amid a tax evasion scandal.


The problem of Diabetes in our community is worse than first thought. It's information that was given at a presentation by the CDC, The Mexico Secretary of Health, and the Pan American Health Organization in Downtown El Paso.


Livorno, 18:23 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: NON MERITAVAMO KO

Cesare Prandelli non riesce a mandare giÃ¹ il ko con il Livorno. ''Un risultato bugiardo, con obietti...


A two-man delegation from Britain's biggest Muslim group has arrived in Iraq on a quest to free British hostage Kenneth Bigley, seized by Islamic militants nine days ago and threatened with death.


North Korea Resists Talks on Nuclear Arms

North Korea said Monday that it will not resume talks on its nuclear weapons program until the Bush administration ends its "hostile policy" against Pyongyang and


Murdered Russian spy worked for Britain: suspect

Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian agent murdered in London last year, was working for British intelligence, the man charged by Britain with his murder alleged on Thursday.


Afp, chieste alcune decine di migliaia di dollari


Investigators plan to use computers in search for cause of deadly ...

It may be about a week before Arkansas State Police complete their report on the tour-bus crash that killed 14 people from Chicago.


The same computer systems that crashed on space station are also incorporated into Europe's Columbus laboratory and its new cargo ship.


Interest rate rise by China has West confused

CHINA has raised its interest rates for the first time in nine years to curb inflation and stop its fast-growing economy overheating.


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


MADRID: Two bombs exploded in coastal towns in northern Spain yesterday injuring four people after a local paper received a warning in the name of the Basque separatist organisation ETA.


More than 5,000 US-led forces are sweeping through lawless hotspots in an area south of Baghdad known as Iraq's "triangle of death".


Report: Google, Amazon plan e-book moves

(InfoWorld) - Google and Amazon.com are planning moves in the electronic-book market which, despite much promise over the years, hasn't met the expectations of book lovers, The New York Times reported Thursday. Amazon plans to launch an e-book reading device called the Kindle in October that will tap into an Amazon e-book store and cost between $400 and $500, the Times reported. Meanwhile, Google, which has a book search engine, will give people the option of paying to obtain the full text of copyright books as part of a service due before the end of the year, according to the newspaper. Google would split the revenue from the service with book publishers. Although e-book technology has been around for years, the concept hasn't caught on as initially expected, as people continue to prefer reading books on paper, rather than on an electronic display. Common complaints about e-books over the years have included discomfort from eye fatigue, inconvenient size, short battery life, and a limited selection of titles. The Times based its report on anonymous sources. Google didn't immediately reply to a request for comment. An Amazon spokesman declined to comment. The Kindle's wireless capabilities will allow it to not only download books and periodicals from Amazon's store but also browse the Web. It has a keyboard and a scroll wheel, according to the Times. Amazon already sells e-books from its main online store as well as from its Mobipocket subsidiary. Google's book search engine displays the full text of books in the public domain, and excerpts of copyright books. For people interested in purchasing books they find, Google provides links to third-party booksellers that carry the titles, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.


The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is developing mobile phones designed to learn users' daily habits so that they can predict what users will do, reports The Register.


While there cannot be the slightest doubt that the decision to stage the end-of-season Masters Cup at a modest outdoor arena in Texas for the past two years was a huge mistake, the incandescent play of Switzerland's Roger Federer has preserved the


Nessa's Blog: Using PHP to Display Version Info

Nessa has two posts that talk about how to use PHP to display the versions of software running on the local machine.   I've been working on this application for work that does some simple server reporting, part of which involves displaying the versions of major software running on the machines. [...] I need to be aware of this to make sure that customers are being moved to servers with compatible versions. It's also good in tracking and planning upgrades.   In the first post she recommends using the exec function in PHP to run system commands to get things like the cpanel version, python version and what perl you have installed.   Part two shows a little bit different way to get some of the same information - using the data in the /proc/version file as a single resource to get OS information.


Bangladesh seeks $2.2 bln aid for cyclone recovery

Bangladesh is seeking $2.21 billion in assistance from overseas donors to help recover from damage by the November 15 cyclone that killed more than 3,200 people and made millions homeless, a senior official said on Thursday.


A mortar attack on a tented dining hall at a US military base killed 24 people and wounded more than 60 in the Iraqi city of Mosul yesterday in one of the deadliest attacks on US forces since they invaded.


Cuban President Fidel Castro for the second time this month alludes publicly to the possibility of leaving office.


The music of Subhash Ghai's next film Kisna was launched on December 6


Consumer Spending Remains Flat in August

WASHINGTON Sept. 30, 2004 - Consumers were tight-fisted with their money amid soaring gasoline costs last month while hurricane-related disruptions sent applications for jobless benefits to their highest level in seven months.


Teen accuses record companies of collusion

A 16-year-old boy being sued by five record companies accusing him of online music piracy accused the recording industry on Tuesday of violating antitrust laws, conspiring to defraud the courts and making extortionate threats.


One interesting side note of the Willie Randolph coronation Thursday was a brief commentary by general manager Omar Minaya, in which he detailed some of the Mets' winter plans.


The Canadian team of Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe of Vancouver sit third after the compulsory round of the ice dance competition at the opening Grand Prix figure skating event of the season, Skate America.


The robbery of the well-known "The Scream" and "Madonna" paintings by Edvard Munch in Oslo this week reverberated in cities like Washington, rich with museums and galleries housing valuable artifacts and works of art.


Jakarta Embassy Bomb Attack Kills Nine, Wounds 173

A powerful car bomb exploded outside  the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least  nine people and wounding 173 in an attack Indonesian police  blamed on Islamic militants linked to al Qaeda.


As TV Coverage Feeds Protests, Musharraf Reacts

HARIPUR, Pakistan -- Every day, Taj Mohammed Abbasi wheels his cart through dusty streets, selling the oranges, guavas and litchis that are the pride of this rural outpost in the shadow of the Himalayan foothills.


Take a stroll down BBC America's "Street"

The title of this  extraordinary six-part BBC America drama series (they don't  call them miniseries in the U.K.) may prove a bit misleading  because a show titled "The Street" in America would no doubt  surround the lives of cops of some sort.


Corpo di un uomo di 63 anni era in vasca per raccolta acqua


A US diplomat in Cyprus who went missing four days ago is reportedly found dead on a remote part of the island.


(andPOP) - Jerry Orbach, the man who played Detective Lennie Briscoe for 12 years on Law & Order, died Tuesday. He was 69. Orbach revealed earlier this month that he was being treated for prostate cancer.


Patti Davis Writes Dad-Daughter Love Story

If she'd been just another wild child of a baby boom generation that produced so many, Patti Davis muses, none of it would have mattered so much.


The CEO of Bacardi has resigned. The company announced today (22 November) that Javier Ferran has stepped down and that the search for a successor was underway.


AIDS poses disastrous threat to South Africa

The killer disease AIDS has posed a disastrous threat to South Africa as the annual number of deaths due to AIDS is projected to peak with 487,320 in the year 2008.


Thousands of Britons who received blood products get mad cow warning

LONDON  - Thousands of people who received plasma or other blood products in Britain received letters from the government Tuesday warning that they may have been exposed to the deadly human form of mad cow disease.


At least 157,705 people have been reported dead around southern Asia and as far away as Somalia on Africa's eastern coast from an earthquake and massive tsunami that smashed coastlines on Dec. 26.


A mechanism in the brain may explain why some people cope better than others in the face of adversity.


Bin Laden appearance stirs uneasiness in Arab world

Osama bin Laden's first video in almost three years has drawn enthusiastic support from al Qaeda supporters but other Muslims in the Arab world seem less impressed, and wary of new violence.


GMC's revalidation plan is still too easy on medics, says report

The General Medical Council failed in its primary task of looking after patients because it was too involved in protecting doctors, Dame Janet Smith concludes in her fifth report into the murderous career of serial killer Harold Shipman.


A baby who underwent a record eight organ transplants has died a month after returning home.


SBC buys naming rights to Michigan-Ohio St. game

SBC Communications has announced it is finalizing an agreement that will pay each school $530,000 for the naming rights to the annual Michigan-Ohio State season-ending showdown for the next two years.


L'indice calcolato si attesta a 91,6 da 91,7 di dicembre


'Phantom' Film Puts Stage Musical in New Spotlight

It may be hard to believe that anybody has not seen "The Phantom of the Opera" after more than 65,000 performances in 18 countries since 1988, but on Wednesday the


British aid agency Save the Children is pulling its 350 staff out of the conflict-torn Darfur region of Sudan after the killing of four staff members in the past two months and with danger levels rising daily.


Holocaust Survivor Reunited With Her Protector

NEW YORK, Nov. 25 -- As Lea Ingel waited at John F. Kennedy International Airport, she was not sure what she would say when she was reunited with the Catholic woman whose family sheltered her on their Lithuania farm during the Holocaust.


Sudan says will not refuse talks with Darfur rebels

Sudan will not refuse to negotiate with a Darfur rebel group it has accused of involvement in a failed coup attempt in the capital, Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said on Wednesday.


Yankees' Sheffield Faces Shoulder Surgery

Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield will have arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder Tuesday.


Emmy has the chance Sunday to shed its timid ways. TV academy voters could admit that "The Sopranos" outshone four-time best-drama winner "The West Wing." They could confer a best-comedy trophy on brutally funny newcomer "Arrested Development."


The noise was deafening and potentially unsettling in the minutes before the start of the men's Olympic 200-meter final. The Olympic Stadium crowd chanted "Hellas!


Argentine ex-navy officer on genocide, torture trial in Spain

An Argentine former navy officer went on trial accused of genocide and serious human rights abuses under his country's dictatorship, including throwing prisoners into the ocean from helicopters.


Google, Inc. significantly cut the expected share price for its initial public stock offering this morning, signaling lower-than-anticipated demand for the most highly publicized new stock since the late 1990s.


Bombs Hit Three Argentine Bank Branches, One Dead

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Bombs exploded at three  banks in the Argentine capital on Wednesday, including two  branches of U.S. giant Citibank, killing one security guard and  injuring one other person, police said.


Roma, 18:32 - CALCIO, ROMA; R. SENSI: BISOGNA RISPETTARE VOLONTA' CHIVU

''Per Chivu ci sono diverse offerte, tutte importanti, quindi la Roma deve tenerle in considerazione...


New Jersey gays make midnight dash for civil unions

TEANECK, New Jersey  - Steven Goldstein and Daniel Gross were among the first gay couples in New Jersey to be joined together in a civil union on Monday as a state law granting marriage rights to same-sex partners took effect at midnight.


Luke Harangody scores 18 points, including four free throws in the final 26 seconds, and No. 22 Notre Dame survives to beat No. 16 Marquette, 86-83, on Saturday.


Violent games blamed for German school attack

Leading German lawmakers demanded a  crackdown on violent computer and simulated war games on  Tuesday over concerns that they may have helped inspire a young  man to attack his former school with guns and explosives.


Boston stumble to record defeat as Pierce returns

The Boston Celtics slipped to a franchise record 17th straight defeat with a 92-78 loss to the New Jersey Nets on Friday, on a day when the struggling team welcomed back Paul Pierce after a long injury layoff.


Primo trapianto del sistema genetico di un essere vivente


Filippino l'altra vittima su barca abbandonata in mare Egeo


NORTON -- Yesterday was for tents and monster boards, cable wires and metal stakes, props and trash cans.


Beagle, a Breed Long Unsung, Wins Best in Show

Uno became the first beagle to win best in show in the 100 times the Westminster Kennel Club has picked a winner.


Chiefs' 1st win of season stuns Ravens' defense

BALTIMORE -- The Kansas City Chiefs bullied the Baltimore Ravens with a dominant performance that belied their stature as a winless team.


Five US soldiers are killed by insurgents in Iraq in the past day, as a series of explosions leave another 14 dead.


Two South Africans cleared of charges of plotting a coup say they were stripped and beaten in a Zimbabwe jail.


Banking giant HSBC is to close part of its US sub-prime mortgage business, cutting 750 jobs in the process.


For years, the Baltimore Ravens have done things the hard way. With a lack of offensive firepower, Baltimore has been forced to look towards its defense and special teams to pick up the slack.


Moss makes impressive debut as Patriots roll past Jets

Veteran receiver Randy Moss caught one of three touchdown passes from quarterback Tom Brady to help the New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 38-14 on the opening Sunday of the NFL season.


Bangkok, 11:36 - TENNIS, WTA PATTAYA: TITOLO ALLA RADWANSKA

La polacca Agnieszka Radwanska, testa di serie numero 1, ha vinto il torneo Wta di Pattaya (cemento,...


He doesn't need a ring on his finger to prove that he's the best quarterback in football. He might even be the best ever, with or without one.


Vaccines aren't just for kids, but far too few grown-ups are rolling up their sleeves, disappointed federal health officials reported Wednesday.


Peter Francis-Macrae wanted by the police and Nominet


Messina, 15:23 - CALCIO, MESSINA: REA RECUPERA

C'è anche Rea tra i convocati del Messina per la sfida di domani contro l'Atalanta. Di Napoli...


Microsoft issues one fix in monthly security update

Microsoft this week released a patch to fix an important vulnerability in Internet Explorer, even as a new worm that took advantage of an as-yet-unpatched hole in the Web browser spread.


Microsoft can't dust off its blue ribbons anymore.


Another dip in the price of oil helped stock market investors withstand a veritable barrage of bad corporate news on Tuesday. Blue chips suffered only small losses, and tech stocks advanced.


Colpita provincia autonoma Irian Jaya, allarme tsunami


In Oct 1 story headlined "PeopleSoft Ousts CEO Amid Oracle Battle," please read in paragraph 16 ... originally offering $16 a share ... instead of ... originally offering $19.50 a share ...


Gordon becomes powerful Atlantic hurricane

Hurricane Gordon became a powerful  Category 3 storm as it swirled through the Atlantic Ocean on  Wednesday but posed no threat to land, while a tropical  depression off Africa became Tropical Storm Helene, forecasters  said late on Wednesday.


U.S. nuclear lab ex-contractor accused of stealing

A former contract worker at a nuclear laboratory run by the U.S. Energy Department was charged with stealing classified equipment used for uranium enrichment, the Justice Department said on Thursday.


Police searching for a woman last seen in a pub on Saturday say concern is growing for her safety.


News Analysis: Bush Shifts Terms for Measuring Progress in Iraq

President Bush is focusing on new American alliances with the tribes and local groups that Washington once feared would tear the country apart.


Nations Meet to Discuss Global Climate Change

More than 6,000 delegates from 194 nations have gathered in the Argentine capitol of Buenos Aires for the 10th annual United Nations Convention on Climate Change.


Martin Hansal contributed a goal and three assists to lift the last-placed Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-1 upset win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.


WTO tries to kindle dimming hopes of global deal

The World Trade Organization (WTO) sought on Friday to rekindle hopes of a global trade deal after talks between four major powers collapsed.


Ballmer unveils mashup beta; dismisses online Google apps

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled a beta version of the company's new mashup tool, and criticized SaaS efforts by Google and others in a keynote at the Web 2.0 Summit today.


Bigger rockets are raining down on coalition forces in southern Iraq, and U.S. officials point the finger at Tehran.


Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia vowed Sunday to guarantee world crude supplies and said it would hold 1.5-2.0 million barrels per day of spare production in reserve.


Sony Shifts Strategy to Support MP3 Files

In a major strategic reversal, Sony Corp. said Wednesday it plans to add support for MP3 music files to some of its portable music players.


FDA resists calls to pull abortion pill off market

The government said yesterday a controversial abortion pill is safe enough to remain on the market, despite a third death and a grieving father's plea.


Organic produce is better for you than ordinary food, a major European Union-funded study says.


Health Plan Used by U.S. Is Debated as a Model

Though candidates suggest adapting the health care program that covers Congress and offering it to millions of uninsured Americans, such a plan would be unlikely to cut costs.


Tyson Foods tops product placement survey

Product placements by Tyson  Foods on ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and by Sue Bee  Honey and Soft Scrub cleanser on NBC's "The Apprentice: Los  Angeles" topped a survey that measured the most effective  integrations on television in 2007.


The FBI is gearing up to create a massive computer database of people's physical characteristics, all part of an effort the bureau says to better identify criminals and terrorists.


Japanese stocks slipped early Wednesday, surrendering gains from two days of advancement led by renewed optimism about the nation's economic prospects. The dollar was higher against the yen.


Alle 2.04 di questa notte sono rientrati i primi turisti italiani dalle Maldive, zona colpita dal maremoto generato dal sisma che ha colpito il sud-est asiatico. Il velivolo Ã¨ rientrato all`aeroporto di Malpensa.


Nationalists rally in Russian town near Chechnya

Hundreds of locals rallied in the town of Stavropol in southern Russia on Tuesday, demanding the eviction of ethnic Chechens, witnesses and media said, reviving memories of racial riots in other parts of the country.


Toshiba To Sell Next-Gen DVD Laptops by 2005

called "HD DVD" -- is in competition with the Sony-led Blu-ray disc to become the dominant next generation DVD. Toshiba said the HD DVD's strength against


Internet media company Yahoo Inc.  on Tuesday posted a jump in quarterly profit fueled by online advertising revenue and the sale of an investment.


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claimed his team were ready to push Chelsea all the way for the Premiership title. After seeing his side labour to a 1-0 win at Portsmouth Wenger said: "We're back in the title race but we have to go from game to game.


By American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Sep. 19--St. Helena's Catholic Church in Ellendale   will serve its annual fall dinner Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.   Organizers promise a "delicious, home-cooked meal." Prices are $7 for adults and $4 for ages 6-12 or $25 for a family.


'The Mambo Kings' to Heat Broadway in Summer 2005 After San Francisco Debut

Playbill - The forthcoming musical version of Oscar Hijuelos' Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Mambo Kings will make its debut in San Francisco before opening on Broadway in Aug. 18, 2005, announced the producers.


The two Irish billionaires who hold the key to the sale of Man Utd are expected to reject US tycoon Malcom Glazer's Â£800m offer.


Tour Bus Crash in Ark. Kills at Least 15

MARION, Ark. - The lone bus belonging to a mom-and-pop tour operator careened off an interstate and overturned early Saturday, killing 15 Chicago-area travelers on their way to a Mississippi casino...


Pakistan Arrests Over a Dozen Suspected Militants

Security forces have detained more than a dozen suspected militants, including some linked to al Qaeda, after killing Pakistan's most wanted man in a weekend shootout, intelligence sources said on Tuesday.


Central, Western Japan Shaken By Earthquake at 8:29 AM

An earthquake shook central and western Japan at 8:29 am local time. The magnitude was 6.4, NHK Television said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.


Bigger Budget? No, Responds Safety Agency

The top consumer product safety official asked Congress to reject legislation that would strengthen the agency.


By Karl Terry, The Portales News-Tribune, N.M.  Feb. 21--Concerns about a proposed year-round fire ban have apparently been spreading like wildfire since Roosevelt County Commissioners tabled the measure two weeks ago.


Secret Photos 'Helped Plan Batman's Palace Protest'

A member of the campaign group Fathers 4 Justice tonight claimed he took secret pictures inside Buckingham Palace more than a month before a fellow protester climbed the walls of the Queenâs official residence.


For Gardner, the shoe fits in last match

It was only fitting that it ended there, in the place where Rulon Gardner had spent so many hours and years toiling, the place that had brought him to the world.


Pakistan Says Kills Militants as Karzai Visits

Pakistan said its forces killed four foreign militants in a border area Monday as Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited to discuss the battle against Islamic guerrillas before his October re-election bid.


NHL Players' Association invites NHL to meet next week in Toronto

The NHLPA invited the league to the meeting in a letter sent Thursday to commissioner Gary Bettman. "The letter also confirms that the NHLPA is working on a new proposal which it believes should provide the


Johnson & Johnson Profit Up on Drug Sales

Diversified health-care company  Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N on Tuesday said its quarterly profit  rose on higher sales of prescription drugs and medical devices.


Can terrorists use the Net to avoid wiretaps?

Can members of Al Qaeda use voice over Internet technology (VOIP) to avoid wiretaps?


Parma, 19:16 - CALCIO, MILAN: DIDA DA PANCHINA FUORI IN BARELLA

Il portiere del Milan Nelson Dida è rimasto vittima di un singolare infortunio mentre era in ...


U.S. nuclear plant safety checks system under fire

Congress and two states scrutinize the relicensing process after a federal audit found problems with safety documents.


I Comuni di Brescia e Milano trovano accordo su concambio


A husband and wife become the first British couple to trek to the South Pole without motorised vehicles.


Minister Harriet Harman confirms she would stand for the position of deputy Labour leader if it was vacant.


La carica dei volontari i bandi dai giorni contati

Fino al 4 dicembre il concorso del ministero della Solidarietà sociale per 1600 volontari. Selezioni in Banca d’Italia, CNR e Politecnico di Torino. Sono 76 i concorsi in scadenza


We just got word from Image today: How to Make Webcomics will be available in the next 4-5 weeks. Pre-order sales for the book are higher than any previous book I’ve published through Image. But these pre-order numbers only cover sales to comic shops and bookstore chains. We also need to tell Image how many [...]


Rookieâs Debut Delights Family and Scares Giants

Pressed into emergency service before the Giants thought he was ready, cornerback Geoff Pope may be the least likely participant remaining in the N.F.L. playoffs.


NORTEL Networks plans to slash its workforce by 3500, or ten per cent, as it struggles to recover from an accounting scandal that toppled three top executives and led to a criminal investigation and lawsuits.


U.S. Nuclear Shipment En Route to France

A controversial U.S. shipment of  bomb-grade plutonium escorted by armed British commandos has  set sail for France, despite protests from environmental  activists who fear a terrorist attack or an accident.


All Indonesian airlines and several from Russia, Ukraine and Angola will be banned from flying to the European Union due to safety concerns, the European Commission said Thursday.


Born in Kazakhstan in 1951 of Chechen parents deported by Stalin in 1944, Aslan Maskhadov went with them when they returned to Chechnya in 1957.


US Airways, Comair Disruptions Trigger US Probe

The US Transportation Department Inspector General will begin a review of the nation's airline service, triggered by flight and baggage disruptions at US Airways Group Inc.


Philippine Catholic leader Sin in stable condition after heart attack

The Philippines' most influential Roman Catholic leader, Cardinal Jaime Sin, is in stable condition  but remains under intensive care after suffering a heart attack, his church says.


Domani in CdM la riforma del ministero dell'Economia


AllofMP3 Shuts Down, Resurfaces as 'MP3Sparks'

Russian authorities last week put the final nail in the coffin of AllofMP3.com, the thorn in the side of United States and UK music industry groups that have attempted to shut it down for years. But the service quickly resurfaced under the name MP3Sparks.com, with the ability to take credit cards once again.


Circle.ch: Labels from SVG to PDF with PHP

On the Circle.ch weblog, there's a new posting about: Designing labels with SVG and convert them to PDF with PHP.


Milano, 18:35 - CALCIO, BERLUSCONI: ARRIVA RETTIFICA GIUDIZIO SU CALCIOPOLI

Sulle polemiche scatenate ieri da Silvio Berlusconi circa calciopoli (''E' tutta una montatura'' ave...


The Dallas Cowboys put safety Darren Woodson on the physically unable to perform list Friday, meaning he'll miss at least the first five games of the season.


Cricket: Key unlocks Oppenheimer XI attack in England romp

RANDJESFONTEIN, South Africa : Stand-in captain Marcus Trescothick and the hard-hitting Robert Key took England to a comfortable win in the opening match of their South African tour against a Nicky Oppenheimer XI at the NFO private ground north of


Bob Knight has made many memorable statements during his coaching career.


WASHINGTON - Democrat John Kerry has taken a slight lead over President Bush, according to an Associated Press poll that found him gaining ground with women, boosting his overall popularity and cutting into the president's advantage on national security.    The two candidates remain in a very close race ahead of a second debate Friday night in St...


New Zealand is just about as far from the North Atlantic as you can get. Despite the distance, leaders of NATO will next week be discussing how to draw the Pacific nation and other regional democracies further into its orbit.


U.S. Defends Soldiers' Actions in Killing of 2 Iraqis in Baqubah

BAGHDAD, Dec. 26 -- Two Iraqi men killed by American soldiers north of Baghdad on Tuesday, including a member of a U.S.-backed security force, were shot after one of them fired on the soldiers and the other then attempted to pick up a weapon, according to an account of the incident provided by U.S....


TORINO - Nel giorno in cui Sergio Marchionne conferma l'obiettivo del pareggio operativo del gruppo entro il 2004, torna in primo piano la questione del put con Gm e la societÃ  americana si dice preoccupata per l'opzione che la costringerebbe ad


Ingram Micro To Buy Tech Pacific For $493M

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Dow Jones)--Ingram Micro Inc. (IM), the world's No. 1 wholesaler of computer components and peripherals, signed a definitive agreement to buy Australian information-technology distributor


Hundreds of Ugandan rebels are on the move towards the Central African Republic, a Sudanese official says.


Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe bans all pay and price rises in a new bid to curb the country's runaway inflation.


Russia to get N.Korea $25mln on Friday: Itar-Tass

Russia believes $25 million in unfrozen North Korean funds will arrive in one of its banks on Friday, deputy foreign minister Alexander Losyukov was quoted by Itar-Tass as saying, as part of a nuclear deal.


Lebanon Shuts Down to Mourn Assassinated Hariri

Lebanon shut down on Tuesday to mourn  former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, whose death in a huge  car bomb cast a harsh spotlight on troubled relations with  Syria and revived memories of the 1975-90 civil war.


The United Nationsâ top peacekeeping official told the Security Council Wednesday that the freshly deployed force in Darfur was in danger of failure.


Hundreds of thousands of people packed the streets of west London Monday for the colorful, calypso-filled Notting Hill Carnival, billed as Europe's largest street festival.


The French media giant and its former chief executive Jean-Marie Messier are each fined 1m euros for misleading the public and investors.


How Asia's booming economies could make you rich.


Oil recoils after breaking $100 a barrel

Oil fell on Thursday as traders took profits from a record rally that had pushed oil to $100 a barrel two days in a row -- a level that has raised a red flag over global economic growth.


Oil prices rose modestly today, halting a three-day losing streak on profit-taking from record highs near $50 a barrel.


Oracle yesterday sweetened its hostile bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft to $9.2 billion, a 14 percent increase aimed at resolving the long-running takeover battle between the bitter foes.


In India, Poverty Inspires Technology Workers to Altruism

Corporations have made India a laboratory for extending modern technological conveniences to the worldâs poor.


Tributes have been paid to astronomer  Fred Whipple who has died. He was the first scientist to describe comets as "dirty snowballs".


Bush Immigration Plan Meets GOP Opposition

President Bush's plan to liberalize the nation's immigration laws to allow millions of undocumented workers the opportunity for legal status appears to be on a collision course with newly aroused sentiment among House Republicans pushing for a crackdown on illegal immigration.


New variant of the Stration Skype worm, can also propagate using the ICQ and MSN Messenger Networks.


Rice, Bulgarian minister condemn verdict

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined Bulgaria's foreign minister on Tuesday in denouncing the death sentences handed down against five Bulgarian medics by a Libyan court.


South Korea votes, seen choosing businessman president

South Koreans vote on Wednesday in a presidential election expected to be won by a conservative former CEO who says he'll help business and get tough on North Korea, but whose leadership may be undermined by a fraud probe.


EDS cutting 4,600 jobs through early retirement, taking US$150M ...

PLANO, Tex. (CP) - Electronic Data Systems is cutting 4,600 jobs through early retirement and taking a $150 million US charge in the fourth quarter, the information technology company said Tuesday.


Maracaibo, 09:27 - CALCIO, COPPA AMERICA; BRASILE: 1 MLN DOLLARI IN CASO DI VITTORIA

Un milione di dollari. Questa la cifra che i giocatori del Brasile si divideranno in caso di vittori...


Little threat to Asia from U.S. subprime: Moody's

The subprime mortgage debt crisis will have little impact on the U.S. or Asian economies because that loan market is relatively small and would not create a ripple effect, Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesday.


Indian PM Congratulates New Pakistani Counterpart

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has congratulated Pakistan's new prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, and expressed hope the countries can work together.


More than one million UK households now have two or more Freeview boxes for different television sets.


Hunger stalks displaced civilians in eastern Chad

HABILE, Chad  - Mahamat stares out from beneath his mother's shawl, his eyes glassy and bewildered.


Filesharing ruling against ISP hailed as precedent

Copyright groups have hailed a Belgian  court decision making an Internet service provider responsible  for illegal file-sharing on its network as a European first  that could help the music industry.


Green returns after brief absence to head injury

Green Bay's Ahman Green left Friday's game at Minnesota in the second quarter after a blow to the head, but the Packers running back returned after halftime.


The more your money multiplies, the easier its growth gets.


Officials began slaughtering poultry Thursday in an Indonesian village where preliminary tests showed a 15-year-old boy died from bird flu, as the country struggled with a sudden rise in deaths averaging one every 2 1/2 days.


Magna International Offers to Take 3 Units Private

Magna International Inc., Canada's largest auto parts supplier, offered to buy the shares that it doesn't own in three units for as much as C$1.


Yankees: Giambi mum on Pituitary tumor report

Jason Giambi declined comment on a report in yesterday's New York Daily News that indicated the Yankees first baseman has been receiving treatment for a benign tumor on his pituitary gland.


Egypt Tackles Dispersing Mediterranean Slick

Egyptian authorities began cleaning up what remains of a 1,500-ton oil slick caused by a tanker collision in the Mediterranean on Monday, an Environment Ministry spokesman said.


McCain mocks Clinton's Woodstock project

Republican John McCain contrasts images of Woodstock and his years as a Vietnam prisoner of war in a new television ad that pokes fun at Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.


Storms, tornado kill 14 in central Florida

ORLANDO, Florida  - Severe thunderstorms and at least one tornado killed 14 people on Friday when they ripped through Florida in the dead of night, tearing homes to shreds, toppling heavy trucks and leaving a trail of rubble.


JERUSALEM: A Palestinian woman suicide bomber blew herself up near a hitch-hiking post in Jerusalem yesterday, killing two people and wounding 15.


OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - La mancata visita del Pontefice all'UniversitÃ  La Sapienza di Roma Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Analisi dell'informazione su queste polemiche e del relativo caso mediatico, con una rassegna stampa nazionale e una rassegna stampa estera....


David Beckham on the mend for Real Madrid

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - English soccer star David Beckham hopes to return to action for his club Real Madrid next weekend after sitting out the last month with a broken rib.


Anguished pleas to save hostage Kenneth Bigley have taken their toll on his family and piled more pressure on Prime Minister Tony Blair.


Marini 'patto per riforme', Bondi 'non ci sono alternative'


Uno o due giorni per primi esiti, dice procura Perugia


Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro broke down at the start and broke the hearts of racing fans as Bernardini went on to win the $1 million Preakness Stakes on Saturday.


Intervista a Stefano Ricucci: "Non sono io quello che ha la rogna"Dopo la pubblicazione dei suoi interrogatori, il raider va al contrattacco                                             "Ecco la mia veritÃ  su Prodi il Cavaliere e le scalate"                                                                                di PAOLO BERIZZI


Israeli military cutting back arrest raids

In an effort to shore up a shaky truce in the Gaza Strip, Israeli military officials said Monday that they are reducing their operations in the West Bank and had made it more difficult for field commanders to order arrest raids there.


Pecoraro: ministri a cortei? si stabilisca principio


Police battle Kenyan protesters for second day

Kenyan police clashed with opposition members on Thursday in a second day of unrest over President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, and the opposition said police had killed seven.


Nokia Tests on New Mobile Broadband Standard Crack 100 Mbps

Nokia announced today that the LSTI (LTE/SAE Trial Initiative) had achieved a 100 Mbps data transfer speed over mobile phone signals in recent tests.


Scarperia, 14:47 - MOTO, GP ITALIA: ROSSI VINCE NELLA MOTOGP

Valentino Rossi su Yamaha ha vinto il Gp d'Italia classe MotoGp, sesta prova del motomondiale. Sul p...


Global sales at DaimlerChrysler AG's  premium division Mercedes Car Group rose 5.3 percent last month to 110,800 units, a record for November, the world's fifth-biggest automaker said on Wednesday.


Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Candie Kung fired a four-under 68 to join Lorie Kane atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the Safeway Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club.


2 million doses of flu vaccine could go to US

Canada may have more than two million surplus doses of flu vaccine it could send to the United States, says Canada's public health officer.


A car bombing in the Iraqi city of Falluja kills more than 20 people and injures 35 others, medics report.


Nationals Could Play Small Role in Big Deal

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Dec. 4 -- The Hollywood Jim persona, long a fixture of baseball's winter meetings, stayed behind in Washington this year, along with the infamous leather pants and the suitcase full of cash necessary to be a real player in this winter's turbocharged talent market. The...


Next week's menu of U.S. economic statistics is not expected to pose any great challenges for U.S. stocks, suggesting that momentum can carry market indexes to still more record highs.


BERLIN -- More than two years after a German citizen reported being kidnapped in the Balkans by the CIA, several lawmakers here are criticizing prosecutors for not conducting a more aggressive investigation into the bungled counterterrorism operation.


Haute Secure offers safe surfing toolbar for Internet Explorer

Blog: Company hopes to improve upon existing toolbars already on the market.


Aereo Gb, Al Jazira mostra immagini abbattimento


Firenze, 17:02 - CALCIO, CORVINO A ZAMPARINI: MEGLIO SCIACALLO CHE POLLO

Secca risposta del ds della Fiorentina, Pantaleo Corvino, alle accuse del presidente del Palermo Mau...


A drifter pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering a young woman who went missing while hiking in the north Georgia mountains. He was swiftly sentenced to life in prison without parole.


Ethanolâs Issue: Getting Acquainted With Drivers

The industry is experiencing a historic boom, yet ethanol remains a mystery to the motoring public, even in states that have pushed it hardest.


Colts Changing Approach for Denver Rematch

Peyton Manning will replace the headset with a helmet, Edgerrin James expects a full workload, and Marvin Harrison should be catching passes well into the second half. The Denver Broncos will see a very different Indianapolis Colts team Sunday.


Egyptians Suspect Terrorists Slipped into Egypt by Speed Boat

Egyptian investigators said they suspect that a group of eight to 10 terrorists targeting Israelis carried out the Thursday night attacks, possibly slipping in from Saudi Arabia or Jordan on speed boats.


Study shows vitamin C's cancer-fighting properties

Vitamin C can impede the growth of  some types of tumors although not in the way some scientists  had suspected, researchers reported on Monday.


December 2, 2004 -- RAMALLAH, West Bank - Jailed Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti declared his candidacy for president yesterday, a stunning last-minute reversal that shook up Palestinian politics ahead of the Jan.


Berlusconi: altrove il premier si sarebbe dimesso


Indiana hires Army's Rick Greenspan as new athletic director

Army's Rick Greenspan was named athletic director at Indiana University on Thursday, the school's fourth AD in little more than three years.


Worker Shortage Snarls U.S. Airways Flights

Bankrupt US Airways late Saturday  blamed more than 300 canceled flights and thousands of pieces  of stranded luggage on the aftereffects of a heavy winter storm  and large numbers of workers who called in sick during the  crucial holiday travel period.


Update: 30,000 ask Microsoft to save Windows XP

Thirty thousand people have now signed InfoWorld's "Save XP" petition, which was launched four days ago. Roughly half were from the U.S. and the rest from other countries.The petition asks Microsoft not to discontinue Windows XP as planned on June 30, but to instead keep it available alongside the newer Windows Vista indefinitely. InfoWorld will deliver the petitions to Microsoft later this springMore than 100 people have added their own comments to InfoWorld's Save XP blog, and many external sites have promoted the campaign by adding InfoWorld's countdown clock to their sites. The vast majority of comments supported the petition drive, providing a variety of reasons that both individuals and companies do not want to lose the option to obtain new XP licenses available after June 30. Lack of compelling benefits in Vista, coupled with the training, support, and other costs of upgrading was the most cited reason. Some cited compatibility concerns.Some commenters thought the campaign was silly, arguing that change is a fact of life in technology and that there's no sense in sticking with older technology. This argument drew retorts that change for its own sake was not a worthwhile approach.In an interview, Burton Group executive strategist Ken Anderson suggested that the strong emotional support shown in the comments indicated a fundamental shift in how people, including IT staff, now think of operating systems. They have become a familiar extension of what we do and how we work, thus not something want to change often. "When technology becomes part of you, you don't want people to mess with it," he said.Anderson likened the reaction to XP's impending demise to what happened in the 1980s when Coca-Cola replaced its classic Coke soda formula with New Coke, causing massive protests and forcing the company to bring back the now-rechristened Coke Classic. "XP has come to the point of being Coke Classic," he said. Related Stories:- Stories, podcasts, and other stories about the campaign - InfoWorld's analyses on Windows Vista and XP


Spammers pump up volume with major spoken scam slam

Don't believe everything you hear: That's message from security researchers tracking a spam scam that uses audio files to push an ongoing pump-and-dump stock scheme.


2 acquitted of conspiracy in Hamas trial

Two men accused of furnishing money and fresh recruits to the militant Palestinian group Hamas were acquitted by a federal jury Thursday of racketeering but convicted on lesser charges.


Many face poor old age in UK, pension panel to warn

Millions of Britons face poverty in old age without radical reforms, analysts expect a politically-sensitive report on the country's creaking pensions system to say on Tuesday.


The world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, takes delivery of its last superconducting main magnet, and Wired News gets an exclusive underground tour. John Borland reports from Geneva. Nov 30, 2006 | 2:00 AM


Internet Explorer susceptible to new market share vulnerability

Jim Barksdale is probably laughing his fool head off. Microsoft's Internet Explorer, the Web browser with which Microsoft crushed Barksdale's Netscape Navigator, is slipping in popularity and it's Microsoft's own damn fault.


Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC - News) announced today the completion of a debt financing by the company's wholly owned subsidiary, Global Crossing (UK) Finance Plc ("GCUK Finance"). The approximately $404 ...


Lisbona, 13:04 - CALCIO, PORTOGALLO: CLUB OFFRIVA PROSTITUTE AD ARBITRI

Si allarga lo scandalo arbitrale "Fischietto dorato". Secondo quanto riportato oggi dal "Correio da ...


The Swedish government has launched an online database with more than 1,000 documents on the disappearance of Raoul Wallenberg, a diplomat who saved thousands of Jews from Nazi death camps.


AOL Working on Standalone Browser; Fate of Mac Version Unknown

America Online, Inc. is reported to be developing a Web browser based on Microsoft Internet Explorer technology. It is not known when the browser will be released


Pitcairn Islanders will not face immediate jail even if found guilty

Seven Pitcairn Islanders on trial for multiple sexual abuse will not be jailed even if convicted until another court rules whether British law should apply in the remote Pacific colony, a report says.


Court rules for Dell, Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent case

A U.S. court has ruled that Dell Inc.   personal-organizer products did not infringe a patent  held by Alcatel-Lucent , according to a court  document filed online on Thursday.


U.N. court sets tentative trial date for Charles Taylor

The U.N.-backed Special Court for  Sierra Leone has set a provisional start date of April 2, 2007,  to try former Liberian President Charles Taylor on war crimes  charges, the court said on Friday.


The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa on Wednesday, limiting troops to bases, places or work or off-base housing amid a furor over the arrest of a Marine on suspicion of rape.


The US military imposes a curfew on its troops in Okinawa, amid outrage over a recent alleged rape.


Litvinenko widow: my husband was no double agent

Poisoned Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko was no spy for Britain, and such claims are no more than an attempt by the man accused of his murder to shield himself from justice, Litvinenko's widow said in an interview.


Colleges Pledge to Back Climate Initiative

Nearly 300 college presidents have agreed to raise awareness about global warming and limit their institutions' emissions in moving toward "climate neutrality."


IL CASO                                          Piazze, adunate e cortei il piacere di marciare su Roma                                                                                di FILIPPO CECCARELLI


Monsters, bridesmaids vie for box office bouquet

The sci-fi monster film  "Cloverfield" and the romantic comedy "27 Dresses" are locked  in a tight race for honors at the holiday weekend box office,  with the result likely to hinge on one small factor: sex.


Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily December 31, 2004 -


EU agrees to support France's Strauss-Kahn for IMF head

European Union finance ministers agreed Tuesday to back French candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn as new head of the International Monetary Fund, the EU's Portuguese presidency said.


Everton change tack, but still set for Russian revolution

Everton could follow in the footsteps of fellow Premiership club Chelsea by naming a Russian businessman as a major benefactor.


The deadline set by hostage-takers holding a Briton in Iraq has passed without any further word from them.


Japan's trade surplus shrank by more than expected in October after energy imports rose, official data shows.


Mothers of US troops serving in Iraq will help Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry make the case Monday that President Bush's optimistic view of the war does not reflect reality, Democratic


New heart guidelines for women stress aspirin

Virtually all women are at risk of heart disease and doctors should more strongly consider prescribing a daily aspirin for their female patients, the American Heart Association said in new guidelines released on Monday.


Gore's online video venture heads for the Emmys

Six months after achieving Oscar  glory for his climate change documentary "An Inconvenient  Truth," former Vice President Al Gore is headed back to the red  carpet for the Emmys, U.S. television's highest honors.


U.S. retail sales fell unexpectedly in December to close out the weakest year at the cash register since 2002, data showed on Tuesday, the strongest signal yet that the economy may be sliding into recession under the weight of a housing and credit crisis.


Rosales urges faithful to pray for Sinâs recovery

Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales yesterday urged Catholics to pray for the speedy recovery of Archbishop Emeritus of Manila Jaime Cardinal Sin, who suffered arrythmia or irregular


Icelandic investment group Baugur extends its presence on the UK High Street with the purchase of budget fashion chain Mk One.


Target Bell-Ringer Ban Will Cost Salvation Army Millions

SAN DIEGO -- The Salvation Army is preparing for what may be its leanest holiday kettle drive, because Target stores won't allow the bell-ringers back this year.


So-called sequel really a remake without a reason

At the end of "Bridget Jones' Diary," sweet, sexy, clumsy, confused Bridget had at last fulfilled her dreams. She found her ideal man in Mark Darcy.


China faces water shortage of 40 billion cubic meters every year

BEIJING: China faces water shortage of 40 billion cubic meters (1,400 billion cubic feet) every year with severe water pollution posing a threat to the health of millions of people, state media reported.


North Korea launched short-range missiles off its western coast Thursday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, but it was still unclear how many had been fired.


EU leaders in Brussels are expected to offer Serbia a fast track route to candidacy in a deal linked to Kosovo.


Milano, 18:58 - CALCIO, SERIE B: SABATO REGOLARMENTE IN CAMPO

La serie B partirà regolarmente sabato. Lo hanno annunciato alcuni presidenti lasciando l'ass...


Marat Safin targets more Grand Slam titles - but does not think Wimbledon is within his grasp.


For years, President Bush and his advisers expressed frustration that the White House received little credit for the nation's strong economic performance because of public discontent about the Iraq war. Today, the president is getting little credit for improved security in Iraq, as the public...


White was both complex and uncomplicated

Following the 1995 season, I decided to write a profile on Reggie White, whose church in Tennessee had mysteriously burned down the previous fall.


A 15-year-old Indian boy who allegedly performed surgery to set a record gives himself up to police.


Stocks crashed across-the-board on Wall Street yesterday as the spike in oil prices compounded weakness due to a Cisco downgrade and weak numbers by Morgan Stanley.


Spears, Casanova tie the knot in first-crass ceremony

The good news now that Britney Spears has finally married minor-Moesha-cast-member impregnator Kevin Federline, in a small ceremony Saturday evening in Studio City, Calif.


Bush Vietnam Service Records May Be Fake

Documents which suggest President George Bush lost his status as a National Guard pilot during the Vietnam war because he fell below Air Force standards and disobeyed an order may be fake, it emerged today.


China Chooses Homegrown Mobile Tech for Olympics

China will expand the trial of TD-SCDMA technology to include the Beijing Olympics.


By Brian Sargent and Heather Warlick, The Daily Oklahoman  Sep. 22--A sea of red, purple and pink flowed through Oklahoma State Fair on Thursday.   Not caused by the rain that fell in the morning. It was caused by members of the Red Hat Society.


Chennai, 18:43 - TENNIS, APT CHENNAI: FINALE NADAL-YOUZHNY

Lo spagnolo Rafale Nadal, testa di serie numero uno, si è qualificato per la finale del torne...


Blog: Apple and Electronic Arts have signaled that the Mac is back for video games


RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A grandson of Mohandas Gandhi took the Indian leader's doctrine of nonviolent resistance yesterday to Yasser Arafat's bullet-riddled headquarters in the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


Afghan Bombings Prompt Travel Alert for US Citizens

The US issued a travel alert for its citizens in Afghanistan after weekend bombings that killed at least 19 people in the capital, Kabul, and in Paktia province.


A Foolish roundup of new-issue hits, misses, and no-shows.


Washington urged North Korea on Monday to stop haggling and seal a deal on ending its nuclear arms ambitions after six-party talks snagged on Pyongyang's demand for energy aid worth hundreds of millions of dollars.


Peter Lonard will this week attempt to become the first player to win the Australian Open, PGA and Masters titles in a single season.


Saudis to execute a woman for witchcraft

A leading human rights group appealed to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Thursday to stop the execution of a woman accused of witchcraft and performing supernatural acts.


Survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre were set to file a suit in a French court demanding financial compensation from the United Nations for "abandoning" the Muslim enclave of Bosnia.


South Korea nears antitrust decision against Intel

(InfoWorld) - South Korean antitrust regulators have issued preliminary allegations against IntelÂ forÂ allegedly undermining competition in its PC microprocessor market, but formal charges won't be made for at least another month. The Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC) sent a "statement of objection" to Intel, which contained preliminary allegations, said Nick Jacobs, an Intel spokesman in Singapore. The document is not a final decision, nor has it been upheld by a court. "It does not itself amount to a finding that there has been a violation of law," he said. "As such, any conclusions about our business practices are at best premature." A senior deputy director at South Korea's FTC said the investigation against Intel remains ongoing. The next step for the world's largest chip maker is to respond to the letter of objection, after which the FTC will rule on the case. South Korea could become the third place to rule on an Intel antitrust case. In 2005, Japan's Fair Trade Commission helped kick off the recent spate ofÂ investigations against IntelÂ by ruling that the company's Japan unit stifled competition by offering rebates to Japanese PC makers in return for agreements to limit purchases of or not buy rival x86 microprocessors. Earlier this year, the European Commission ruled similarly,Â alleging that Intel violated EU antitrust lawsÂ by giving rebates to customers that enabled the company to win sales from rival Advanced Micro Devices. AMD filed an antitrust suit against IntelÂ in June, 2005 at the U.S. District Court in Delaware, shortly after Japan's FTC revealed its allegations against the company. "Following formal action in Japan and Europe, global scrutiny is increasingly focused on Intel's harm to competition and consumers alike. Governments around the world must enforce antitrust laws to bring fair and open competition that will benefit computer manufacturers and buyers everywhere," said Tom McCoy, AMD's executive vice president, legal affairs and chief administrative officer, in an e-mail. (Ben Ames in Boston contributed to this report.)


Finance: Two homes can compound tax woes

If you're lucky enough to own two homes, you may have recently packed up and moved to your summer residence. That's nice, but it can have tax consequences that are anything but a day at the beach.


Howell Altered Swing Just Hours Before Ryder Cup

WOBURN, England  - Britain's Ryder Cup debutant  David Howell, lauded for his fine performance with Paul Casey  in the morning fourballs Saturday, altered his swing just hours  before the start of the match against the United States.


ATLANTA - Drinking at least one sugar-sweetened soft drink or fruit punch daily nearly doubles the risk of diabetes, according to the first large study to examine the suggested link.


COLUMBUS, Ohio - A suspected arson fire raced through an apartment complex in suburban Columbus on Sunday, killing 10 people who lived in the same apartment and forcing others to jump from third-story windows to escape.    At least 53 people were left homeless by the blaze in Prairie Township, which destroyed the building's roof and third floor, melted siding and left its wooden skeleton exposed...


Standard Pacific warns on third-quarter results

Standard Pacific Corp. SPF.N, a   builder of homes primarily in the western United States, warned   on Friday that third-quarter results would be "materially   below" its prior forecast after orders fell 58 percent in the   first two months of the quarter.


Almost three months after the birth of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter, the Shroud of Suri has yet to be lifted. Suri Cruise has yet to be seen in public, either in person or photographically, since entering the world April 18.


Big man Esteban Batista and swingman Dahntay Jones played well enough over the past few days to earn themselves an all-expenses-paid (working) vacation to Rome and London. There, and back in the United States next month, they will have the chance to make the 2007-08 Celtics.


Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson on Tuesday plans to announce an immigration policy that will include stripping federal grant money from cities and states that don't report illegal immigrants.


New Newcastle coach Kevin Keegan will make Michael Owen captain for the English Premier League game against Bolton in a bid to draw a line under any conflict between the two men.


Asian disaster "national trauma" for Sweden: FM

With some 1,500 Swedes remainingmissing in Thailand, Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds has called the disaster in Asia a "national trauma" for Sweden, Radio Sweden reported on Tuesday.


Merrill Lynch may get as much as $5 billion from Singapore state-owned investment agency Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd., a newspaper reported.


3G and phones with music players to be market drivers in 2005: Nokia

The world's largest mobile phone maker, Nokia, said that the next generation of 3G mobile phones and handsets with music players would drive the sector this year.


Reynolds American Reports First Earnings Since Merger With B&W

CHARLOTTE -- Reynolds American reports a third-quarter profit of $339 million in its first earnings report since the combination of RJ Reynolds and the US operations of Brown and Williamson Tobacco.