The theme song isn't quite "Happy Days are Here Again," but almost. Music industry veterans, after several years of worrying about how illegal Internet downloads could threaten their business, are humming a decidedly upbeat tune these days.


Oil Slide continues as peace deal struck in Najaf

NEW YORK - Oil prices fell for the fifth day in a row on Thursday after word of a peace deal in the embattled Iraqi city of Najaf raised hopes of more reliable oil shipments from the energy-rich country and encouraged a run of profit-taking by big money


Cubs Clout Six Homers to Beat Astros 9-2

Sammy Sosa and Nomar Garciaparra each hit one of Chicago's season-high six homers, and the Cubs ended Houston's four-game winning streak Friday night with a 9-2 victory over the Astros.


It's October and It's Time for Playoffs!

Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez are revved up. Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt are rarin' to go. Baseball fans are ready, too. The shadows are getting longer, the leaves are starting to turn and pumpkins are showing up. And that means just one thing: It's October, and it's playoff time!


Abbott Seeks Approval for Prostate Cancer Drug

Abbott Laboratories Inc. said on Tuesday said it is seeking US regulatory approval for a drug to treat advanced prostate cancer that has spread through the body.


President Bush expressed his condolences Sunday to the victims of the massive earthquake and tidal waves that hit southern and southeast Asia.


Boeing profit up, cuts 2008 revenue forecast

Boeing Co  said on Wednesday third-quarter profit rose more than expected, helped by higher deliveries of commercial planes, but it scaled back its revenue forecast for next year due to delays on its 787 Dreamliner and slowing growth at its defense unit.


Government Accuses 6 Men of $55 Million Offshore Fraud

Federal prosecutors charged six men yesterday with making $55 million in fraudulent profits via private stock sales.


Jerry Archer asks whether Congress has the stomach to tackle big problems looming in cyberspace.


Tesla delays production of its electric sports car

The company says it will deliver 50 Tesla Roadsters, its $98,000 all-electric sports car, in the first quarter of 2008.


The legal troubles of Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu continued to escalate yesterday when he skipped out on $2 million bail in connection to a 15-year-old felony theft case.


French Aid Workers Get 8 Years Hard Labor

Six workers were sentenced in Chad for trying to bring children they said were Darfur war orphans to Europe.


Oil fell more than $2 on Thursday, resuming a downturn that has slashed 12 percent from record highs as growing stockpiles ease worries of a crunch ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.


Negotiations on $295 million in  concessions between US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O and its  pilots union appeared back on track on Saturday although time  was running dangerously short for the carrier to strike a deal  with labor groups to avoid its second bankruptcy filing in two  years.


Internet search engine Google has announced it will go public at $85 a share, paving the way for the widely awaited but troubled stock offering to finally stumble to market on Thursday.


Hizbullah's star wanes in one Lebanese town

The party's political struggle has soured sectarian relations between the country's Shiites and Sunnis.


Crisis was "accident waiting to happen": Greenspan

An unusually high degree of risk taking across asset classes made recent financial market turmoil all but inevitable, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Sunday.


Justice Secretary Jack Straw is meeting the widow of murdered head teacher Philip Lawrence over her fears his murderer will not be deported.


Because of snafu, Barry Bonds trainer to be released

Baseball slugger Barry Bonds's personal trainer, who was sent to prison for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury, was ordered released on Thursday after the judge acknowledged errors in the case.


U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will press for speedy deployment of a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force in Darfur and a quick start to new peace talks to end the four-year conflict there during his visit to Sudan starting Monday.


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Ciber Buys Controlling Stake in Novasoft

Ciber Inc., a U.S. technology  consulting company, said on Monday it agreed to buy a 67  percent stake in Novasoft AG from the German consultant's  founders, entering the German marketplace for the first time.


Two South African unions break ranks with the main labour movement, calling off their strike.


Bomb disposal disarms 'family heirloom' Royal Navy bomb disposal experts were called to a house in Paignton, Devon, after a tip-off that 68-year-old Thelma Bonnett was rather ill-advisedly using a live First World War German shell as a doorstop, the Daily Mail reports.â¦


'Chemical Ali' Will Be First Saddam Aide Tried

Ali Hassan al-Majid, one of Saddam  Hussein's most feared deputies, better known as "Chemical Ali,"  will be the first leader of the former regime to be tried for  war crimes, Iraq's defense minister said on Wednesday.


PlayStation 3, tagli al prezzo ma in Italia ancora no

Per contrastare il successo di Nintendo Wii e X360, Sony taglia 100 dollari dal listino e annuncia un nuovo modello. Dite la vostra


New powers needed to fight terrorism, Australia's counter-terror chief says

The head of Australia's major counter-terrorism force has called for extra powers to face increasing threats and warned terrorists are using new technology to wreak havoc far outside their own countries.


Credit Bureaus Shun Popular Identity Theft Weapon

Little by little, a weapon against identity theft is gaining currency - but few people in the United States know about it. It's called the security freeze, and it lets individuals block access to their credit reports.


The long-delayed trial of Slobodan Milosevic today restarted in the Hague as the former Yugoslav president launched his own defence against charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.


Brazil Ruling Party Seeks Stronger Hand from Poll

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's ruling Worker's  Party (PT) was looking to strengthen its hand in its fight to  transform this huge Latin American country with a good  performance in nationwide municipal elections on Sunday.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told thousands at a rally Thursday that he would bring serious change to Washington if elected.


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Merkel, Sarkozy want more transparency in markets

"We cannot allow a few speculators to bring down the whole international system, borrowing under any conditions they like and buying at any price they want and without knowing who is lending"  French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called here on Monday for more transparency on international finance markets. via XtraMSN Real Estate


Financial network to end after nine years

CNN will shut down its struggling CNNfn financial news network in mid-December, giving up its attempt after nine years to compete in a market dominated by CNBC.


Top Islamic Cleric Heads to Arafat's Side

A top Islamic cleric was rushing to Yasser Arafat's hospital bedside Wednesday after the Palestinian leader's coma deepened and his caretaker government chose a burial site.


Royal Bank of Scotland, the parent company of Citizens Financial Group, effectively lost out on a deal yesterday that would have expanded its reach in the Midwest by adding a powerful Chicago commercial lender to its portfolio.


Even Ben Wallace couldn't spark the Detroit Pistons. A bigger night from the big man might've helped. Wallace returned from a six-game suspension, that resulted from last month's brawl involving the Pistons


WADA stops short of banning hypoxic tents

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)   stopped short of banning the use of hypoxic tents on Saturday   but cautioned that their use could pose health risks.


NEW YORK Taking huge gambles with estimates once again threatens to wreak havoc in the auction arena. On Thursday night, Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art team played the highest stakes ever in this field.


Actor Robert Blake's murder trial  was delayed by two weeks on Monday to allow his lawyer more  time to prepare his case after a computer containing vital  defense documents was stolen from the attorney's home.


Update 2: Sprint Reports Bigger Loss in 3Q

Sprint Corp. on Tuesday reported a larger loss in its third quarter, as it wrote off $3.5 billion in value for its long-distance assets and suffered from disruptions caused by hurricanes.


CHINA: Two leading writers and advocates detained and released

New York, December 14, 2004âTwo prominent writers and defenders of imprisoned journalists in China were taken from their homes yesterday, Monday, December 13, and interrogated about articles they had written for overseas Internet sites.


The UN climate talks remain deadlocked on emissions cuts, as the US and EU battle over key language.


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Report: French journalists freed in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Two French journalists who were kidnapped by a radical Islamic group in Iraq four months ago were released Tuesday, Al-Jazeera television network reported.


At 40, London's Notting Hill Carnival confronts middle age

The rich vibes of the Caribbean are back on the streets of west London this weekend for the annual Notting Hill Carnival, which after 40 years is undergoing something of a mid-life crisis.


Edwards accuses GOP lawmaker of stirring up fears to sway votes

WASHINGTON -- Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards accused House Speaker Dennis Hastert on Sunday of stooping "to the politics of fear" when he said Al Qaeda may launch another terrorist attack to swing the Nov.


German chancellor opposes EU-wide limit on vehicles emissions

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that she was opposed to an EU legally-binding limit on cars' average carbon dioxide emissions as part of the EU efforts to cut average emissions for new cars.Comment


By 352 to 64, the House voted to shield about 21 million Americans from being hit by the alternative minimum tax.


Russia in danger of limping out of worlds

STUTTGART, Germany  - Russia looked in danger of missing out on the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships after a dreadful qualifying session on Monday when they had to compete with two limping gymnasts.


Stocks Gain; Techs Ahead But Volume Thin

A rise in technology stocks helped  boost the market on Friday, but volume was extremely thin  before next week's Republican convention in New York City.


Blog: Original researcher makes public his own exploit code.


Jurors began deliberations Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of using antifreeze to poison his wife, who left a note saying he should be a suspect in the event of her death.


The US is sending up to 600 marines and relief supplies to flood-ravaged areas of the Philippines.


New Japan PM Abe pledges muscular diplomacy, reform

Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe,   pledged on Tuesday to boost the country's role in global   affairs and revive respect for traditional values at home.


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WASHINGTON - Consumers lost a little of their enthusiasm for new vehicles in October but spent like mad in a number of other areas, including clothing and gasoline, the Commerce Department reported Friday.


DNA links inmate to 12 killings in LA area

A one-time pizza deliveryman now in prison for rape is suspected of being one of the most prolific serial killers in Los Angeles history


Google Desktop is vulnerable to a Web-based attack that could give an attacker access to data indexed by the software, say security researchers.


Bone Marrow Cells Regenerate Heart in Brazil Test

Infusing patients with bone marrow cells can reinvigorate their dying hearts and grow tiny new arteries and heart muscle tissue, a treatment that may one


Epilepsy Patients Say Seizures Under Control

TUESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- While most people with epilepsy report that their anti-seizure medications work, many say the accompanying side effects limit them in their daily lives.


Ballmer: Attack Google with or without Yahoo

Microsoft's CEO tells financial analysts that the company has a plan to take on its major rival. Yahoo could speed up the plan, but it will build its ad business, regardless.


AUSTRALIA PRESS: Malone Snaps Up Bigger News Corp Stake

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--US cable television mogul John Malone has swooped on a large parcel of News Corp.'s (NCP) voting stock, upsetting the balance of power inside the global media company on the eve of its long-awaited incorporation in the US, the Sydney


Coca-Cola Does Not Legally Responsible For Tooth Decay

Judge Kim Yoon-ki of the Seoul Central District Court announced Friday that Coca-Cola Bottling would not be held responsible for the decayed teeth of Lee Chul-ho, the head of legal website Nasiyen.


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Maui-X-Stream has developed a low-cost emulator that they claim allows Apple's Mac OS X to run on x86 processors. The company announced the software, dubbed CherryOS, earlier this week and proclaimed it to be a breakthrough for home users, software developers and Web designers who operate Windows based PCs.


An ex-husband of Jennifer Lopez sued her for alleged breach of contract, claiming he was wrongly fired as the manager of her restaurant in Pasadena.


As they warm up for a pickup volleyball game, Duy Ly and Thien Le try to put their finger on why the sport has become so popular among Dorchester's Vietnamese community.


Democrat Paul Hackett, who angrily quit the Senate race in February after a shove from party leaders, endorsed his former primary rival on Monday in the high-stakes race in Ohio.


Observers say civil courts often defer to Islamic courts on key issues.


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The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors, speeding care.


Microsoft Word's five most useful hidden features

Keep paragraphs together, print on both sides, change the date automatically, fit more text on a page, and insert an object on its own page.


(CBS) President Bush and Sen. John Kerry both visited the battleground state of Iowa on Wednesday with Kerry questioning the president's leadership on Iraq and Mr.


The probe into the David Blunkett visa affair should look at whether there was an attempted cover up, the Tories say.


BAND Aid 20's Do They Know It's Christmas? is set to be No1 in the charts this week - and the best-selling single of the year.


Satellite Spotters Glimpse Secrets, and Tell Them

Hobbyists uncover some of the deepest of the governmentâs secrets and share them on the Internet.


British Soldier Faces Iraq Abuse Court Martial

A UK fusilier Monday became the first British soldier to appear before a court martial on charges of abusing Iraqi civilians.


President George W Bush delivered an unapologetic defence of his decision to invade Iraq, telling the United Nations yesterday that it "helped to deliver the Iraqi people from an outlaw dictator".


Indian guru Mata Amritanandamayi pledges $23m to help tsunami survivors rebuild their homes.


Tiffany's Holiday Sales Rise, Japan Lags

Tiffany & Co. Inc. TIF.N on Friday  said its holiday sales jumped 12 percent from the prior year,  putting the luxury jeweler on course to meet its near-term  profit targets even after posting a lackluster performance in  Japan.


SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - Steeling for a spring offensive, the Taliban said on Wednesday they had sent 1,000 suicide bombers to relatively quiet northern Afghanistan, a day after a suicide blast targeted Vice President Dick Cheney.


Yukos Files in US for Bankruptcy Under Chapter 11

OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia's second- largest oil producer, said it sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and requested an emergency court hearing to stop the government's auction of its biggest unit.


Wireless airwaves auction gets newcomers

The billions of dollars worth of airwaves being auctioned off next month have drawn a peculiar pool of bidders, including Chevron, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and the world's third richest man.


The Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised Britain's "obsession" with prisons, as inmate numbers rise.


Afghan Warlord's Ouster Prompts Violence

Demonstrators broke into a U.N. compound in the western city of Herat on Sunday, a day after the Afghan government fired the city's warlord governor.


Civilians need protection in Central African Republic, Chad: Mia Farrow

US actress and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow pleaded Tuesday for urgent protection for beleaguered civilians in Central African Republic and Chad, both reeling from violence spilling over from Sudan's Darfur region.


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Race for White House Comes Down to Few Key States

Two weeks before the Nov. 2  election, the White House race between President Bush and Sen.  John Kerry has come down to a fight for about 10 states -- with  Florida and Ohio topping the battlegrounds.


U.S. Diplomat âOptimisticâ About Afghanistan

The departing American ambassador said that he did not see the Taliban as the major threat it appeared to represent a year or two ago.


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Business & money: Up to 130,000 members of the Communication Workers Union will walk out for 24 hours on June 29, crippling postal deliveries across the UK.


Presidential candidates prepare for final debate

SANTA FE, NM -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is in New Mexico, where he will spend the next two days prepping for Wednesday's debate.


Hurricane Prompts Florida Keys Evacuation

KEY WEST, Fla. Sept. 10, 2004 - In an all-too-familiar drill, Floridians got out of town or boarded up their windows and stocked up on canned food Friday as Hurricane Ivan threatened the state with its third thrashing in a month.


Moon gas may bail out energy-sapped earth

A potential gas source found on the moonâs surface could hold the key to meeting future energy demands as the earthâs fossil fuels dry up in the coming decades, scientists said on Friday.


Iraq. Ostaggi francesi. Raffarin: "Sforzo comune per ottenerne la ...

"Parigi moltiplicherÃ  gli sforzi intesi ad ottenere il rilascio dei due giornalisti francesi catturati e tenuti in ostaggio da miliziani in Iraq: "Stiamo dedicando tutte le nostre energie al tentativo di ottenere il rilascio dei nostri connazionali, che


As of Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, at least 2,875 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,303 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Support staff hired to help midwives could put mothers and babies at risk by doing their jobs, claims a report.


LOS ANGELES  - Tom Hanks will produce a Nazi thriller based on the newly published biography "Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal."


Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Says Elections Must Go Ahead

Iraq's deputy prime minister says elections must go ahead; 43 suspected insurgents arrested in Mosul; car bomb kills six


extent of unrest in rural China, fuelled by corruption and a growing gap between rich and poor. the Hui Muslim minority sparked rioting through the weekend.


Third seed Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Moya 6-4 7-6 (9-7) 6-1 in their US Open quarter-final on Thursday.


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IBM prototype overtakes Earth Simulator as world's most powerful ...

IBM yesterday announced that a prototype supercomputer had surpassed the computing power of the NEC Earth Simulator in Japan, currently the world's most powerful machine.


It's typically the hottest party in town on Oscar night Â but not this year. Vanity Fair has canceled its annual Academy Awards party, the magazine announced Tuesday.


U.S. to Hand France 3 Guantanamo Inmates

The United States has agreed to hand over to France the last three French detainees at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, judicial officials said Tuesday.


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Harry Potter and The Simpsons win two gongs each at the UK's first Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.


Topix.net cooks up a geolocating algorithm that rounds up regionally relevant write-ups. In Epicenter.


FedEx Corp. , the world's top air-express shipper, on Thursday said quarterly profit more than tripled on strength in its international, ground and freight businesses, and the company raised its full-year earnings forecast.


The so-called "living-wage" ordinance that would have required mega-retailers here to pay their workers higher wages was successfully turned back Wednesday as supporters on the City Council could not muster enough votes override Mayor Richard Daley's veto.


Okay, no more excuses. Don't even try telling your boss that your report is late because you couldn't find an Internet connection.


A Eugene Delacroix drawing of one of his own paintings that hangs in the Louvre Museum has been returned to a Milwaukee gallery nearly two years after it was stolen.


Leonardo Piepoli of Italy won the mountainous ninth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday while Floyd Landis of the United States kept the overall lead.


MoD blames army leadership failure for abuse of Iraqis

Â· Troops were kept in dark about ban on hooding  Â· Defence secretary promises further inquiry


All-Star Game: The Goal Is the Cove, So Fastballs Are Desired

Barry Bonds wants to see a fastball or two or three on Tuesday night that gives him the chance to go deep, which is something many fans are craving, too.


Fed Raises Rates Again, to 2%, and Sees No Reason to Stop

The Fed repeated its assertion of the past several months that it would raise short-term rates at a "measured pace."


Putin encourages Indian computer companies to do business in ...

BANGALORE, India - Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Indian computer software firms to set up offices and joint ventures in his country, promising tax breaks and government support.


McCain defends Christian outreach effort

Republican presidential candidate John McCain is defending his outreach to conservative Christians, arguing that his effort is not political pandering to win the GOP nomination.


Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela advanced to the Mexican Open final Friday night when compatriot Agustin Calleri retired after pulling a leg muscle.


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Knut Torum ha rassegnato le dimissioni dalla guida del Rosenborg. L'addio di Torum arriva a meno di ...


Russia's Kudrin quits Putin tour as media abuzz

Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin,  widely respected by foreign investors for his prudent  stewardship of Russia's huge oil wealth, could be dropped in a  reshuffle, expected on Monday, media speculated.


Anthony Anderson, the rotund comedic co-star of "Kangaroo Jack" and the original "Barbershop," has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman who visited him on the set of his TV show last year. Anderson, who also is facing rape charges in Tennessee, denied both allegations.


Online casino pays 28 grand for 'religious icon' grilled cheese

Today, they forked over more than 28-thousand dollars for half a grilled cheese sandwich that's more than ten years old. The seller claims it bears the image of the Virgin Mary.


Zafi computer virus shows up in "Happy Holidays" e-mail

(National-NBC) Dec. 17, 2004 - The Christmas Grinch on the Internet this season is a new computer virus called "Zafi.". Zafi pretends to be an e-mail with holiday greetings, according to the antivirus firm Symantec.


Russiaâs Gazpromneft to Bid for Yuganskneftegaz Despite US Court ...

Gazpromâs oil arm Gazpromneft is set to take part in the auction for Yuganskneftegaz, Yukosâ main production unit, despite a ruling by a US bankruptcy court to halt the sale for 10 days.


Gross: An Expensive Lesson On Lowering Prices

What companies should have learned from the alarming iPhone price cut.


That concept wasn't lost on Toronto interim manager John Gibbons. After watching Ichiro play a key role in all three of Seattle's run-scoring innings Tuesday, Gibbons wasn't going to let it happen again.


Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software of New York, which makes software to detect a common form of malicious software programs known as "spyware," the software giant says.


Civil Aviation Minister fights foreign stakes in Indian airlines

India's aviation ministry is fighting a push to allow foreign airlines to buy into domestic carriers, pressing instead for local companies to expand overseas.


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Miley Cyrusâs Music Is Music to Disneyâs Ears

âHannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tourâ ran away from the competition to capture the No. 1 ranking at North American box offices over the weekend.


Turkish hostage released in Iraq, foreign ministry says

A Turkish driver taken hostage in Iraq was released by his captors on Monday, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said. The release came a day


General Musharraf plans to become civilian president

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf plans to quit as army chief to become a civilian leader, removing a key objection to his proposed re-election in October, a senior ruling party official said on Monday.


Will you be my valentine enormous wireless infrastructure partner? Nortel and Motorola are reportedly in talks to merge their wireless infrastructure businesses in a bid to cut costs.â¦


The ailing Cuban President, Fidel Castro, speaks live in a Venezuelan radio broadcast with ally Hugo Chavez.


US maintains high airport security after Britain's incident

The United States on Sunday maintained reinforced security at US airports after two car bombs were found in London and a blazing vehicle crashed into a terminal at Glasgow's airport.


Hewlett-Packard surged ahead in the PC market last year a new report confirms.


Bengals cornerback Deltha O'Neal was inactive for Cincinnati's game against Oakland on Sunday, a day after his arrest on a drunken driving charge.


France will start enrolling future Muslim prayer leaders into secular universities next autumn to teach them the law, civics and history they need to integrate, Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said in an interview.


CIA tried to get Mafia to kill Castro: documents

The CIA worked with three American mobsters in a botched "gangster-type" attempt to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro in the early 1960s, according to documents released by the CIA on Tuesday.


Chinese President Hu Jintao told President Bush that China remains committed to a plan to allow its currency to float freely against the dollar, a senior U.S. administration official said.


Grayboxx adds user reviews and goes nationwide

Local search site launches nationally, adding user reviews to implicit recommendations based on transactions in the neighborhood.


Zithromax effective for traveler's diarrhea

NEW YORK  - A single-dose of the antibiotic azithromycin, sold in the U.S. under the trade name Zithromax, is recommended as the first therapy to use against traveler's diarrhea, particularly if it's acquired in Thailand, researchers report in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.


Elizabeth Edwards Begins Cancer Treatment

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards, has begun chemotherapy, USA Today said Thursday.


GRAND MANAN, New Brunswick -- The Canadian Coast Guard showed its flag and some muscle yesterday as it patrolled the Bay of Fundy near a tiny island claimed by both Canada and the United States.


A tour helicopter crashed at an airport on the island of Kauai on Thursday, killing four people and critically injuring three


PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba Sept. 14, 2004 - After slamming western Cuba with 160 mph winds, Hurricane Ivan hardly slowed as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, threatening offshore oil rigs and setting off an exodus along the US coast.


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Fuel reaches N. Korea on nuclear disarmament deal

A tanker carrying fuel oil docked at a North Korean port on Saturday under a deal by six countries on shutting down the communist state's nuclear reactor, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.


Fox's "Duets" has victory song for Tuesday

NEW YORK  - "Celebrity Duets" carried a   strong tune Tuesday, with its two-hour premiere leading Fox to   a primetime victory in two key measures.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- National gas prices dropped 5 cents per gallon in the past two weeks, according to a survey. Free! Sign up here to receive our SiteWatcher e-Newsletter!


Britain's Home Office on Thursday approved the extradition of Islamic preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri to the United States to face terror charges, a spokesman said.


ABC Seeks to Keep Stations from Deserting 'Ryan'

ABC television, backed by Republican Sen. John McCain and other leading conservatives, sought on Thursday to keep nervous affiliate stations from deserting a Veterans Day broadcast of the acclaimed World War II film "Saving Private Ryan."


Residents of Eagle County are a diverse lot — 23 percent Hispanic, 0.3 percent black. Forty-three percent of them are college graduates. And attorneys in the Kobe Bryant rape case would love to know what they are thinking right now.


Ahern praises IFA's contribution to society

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has praised the contribution of the IFA to farming and Irish society in general.


Failed US energy giant Enron is given permission by a federal judge to sell off its last remaining asset - its natural gas pipelines.


Election gains made by German far-right parties have been described as a "catastrophe" by some politicians. The National Democratic Party (NPD), once compared to Hitler's Nazi party, achieved its best result since 1969 by winning 9% of the vote in Saxony.


Car Bomb Kills Top Hamas Leader in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - A car bomb killed a leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Damascus on Sunday, and Israel claimed responsibility.    Police at the scene were seen retrieving pieces of the body of Izz Eldine Subhi Sheik Khalil...


Wall St. seen rebounding, Bernanke in focus

Stock futures soared on Wednesday, suggesting Wall Street was poised to rebound from its worst slide since 2001 as investors looked for opportunities to snap up attractively priced stocks.


Angelina Jolie plans to adopt a young Vietnamese boy and he probably will be moving to the United States in no more than three months, Vietnam's top adoption official said Wednesday.


France goes head-to-head with CNN and the BBC from Wednesday with the launch of its state-funded 24/7 news channel, part of President Jacques Chirac's efforts to make his country's voice heard.Comment


U.S. air strike in Baghdad kills 14: police

U.S. airstrikes on a Shi'ite neighborhood in Baghdad overnight killed at least 14 people and destroyed 11 houses, Iraqi police and residents said on Thursday.


Casino Royale is narrowly beaten at the US box office by an animated comedy about a tap-dancing penguin.


SC2004: Top HPC Systems Keep Pushing Performance Limits

(11/10/04)âThe new list of the worldâs Top500 supercomputers was officially announced last night in a overflowing ballroom at the SC2004 Conference in Pittsburgh.


MEPs investigate why EU funding for African peacekeepers in Darfur is not reaching the soldiers.


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Radio, music mergers show digital arena crowded

The urge to merge within both the  recording and satellite radio industries this week reflects how  tough it is to compete profitably within the evolving digital  media market.


Futures fall further after retail sales data

Stock index futures fell further on Friday after data showed retail sales, excluding autos, unexpectedly declined last month.


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"La Roma mi ha chiesto di verificare le condizioni di Barusso e posso affermare che dal punto di vis...


Student Lender to End Deals With Colleges for Use of Logos

New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced a settlement yesterday with a student loan consolidation company that had been paying universities to use their logos, team names and mascots to generate business.


GoDaddy.com, the leading registration company for Internet domain names, has agreed to take over and manage more than 850,000 addresses belonging to customers of a troubled rival, officials announced Tuesday.


Bank of America Corp  on Wednesday said it planned to eliminate 3,000 jobs, and shook up its corporate and investment bank after a dismal quarter at that unit led to a 32 percent drop in overall profit.


A Turkish driver taken hostage in Iraq was released by his captors on Monday, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said. The release came a day after the driver's company announced it would withdraw from Iraq in line with kidnappers' demands.


The Los Angeles Police Department will begin installing digital video cameras in some patrol cars to better track how arrests are made — an issue under scrutiny since two amateur videos recently surfaced showing forceful tactics by officers.


New claims for U.S. jobless benefits rose in the latest week, but the gain was largely blamed on Hurricane Charley, the government said on Thursday.


Tourism to the fore as Scotland bids to lure back diaspora

Scotland has long attracted crowds of tourists drawn by golf and whisky, but now the new government, which wants independence from London, says it is giving the sector a higher priority.


Microsoft offers indemnification for all

Microsoft Corp has upped the ante in its claims to offer better intellectual property indemnification than Linux vendors by extending to all end users its IP protection policy, which was previously only available to volume licensing customers.


Cisco CEO calls for education reform, broadband push

The U.S. Congress needs to invest more in the U.S. education system and do more to encourage broadband adoption, the chief executive of Cisco said Wednesday.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Case Study: Crate & BarrelWhat sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.


Euronext may lack staying power in LSE race

Euronext will likely be the first to falter in a race with Deutsche Boerse to buy the London Stock Exchange, as the German exchange has more cash and appears determined to win.


Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein says the Premier League could legally challenge Uefa's foreign player ruling.


L'uomo si Ã¨ sentito male dopo un enteroclismaLa Usl: "Somministrata, per errore, formaldeide"                                          Todi, scambio di flaconi Muore un anziano in ospedale


In the Bag: Stella McCartney Designs for LeSportsac

Fashion Wire Daily - Stella McCartney's new collaboration with LeSportsac, maker of lightweight, highly functional nylon totes and luggage, makes perfect sense.


Greece Admits Faking Data to Join Europe

Greece confessed Wednesday to having repeatedly misrepresented significant economic data before it joined the European currency union, prompting suggestions that it might


South Africa are set 378 to win the second Test after Graham Thorpe's 118 leads England to 570-7 declared.


Burned by Bad Polls, Networks Try Restraint

On the biggest day of nominating contests ever, in the most exciting and closely watched election in years, television had to hold back.


U.S. Report Finds Sudan Promoted Killings

A State Department report detailing atrocities in the Darfur region of western Sudan concludes that the Sudanese government has promoted systematic killings based on race and ethnic origin, but officials said Tuesday that there was strong debate over whether Secretary of State Colin L. Powell should classify the violence as genocide.


CORRECTED: Is winning an Oscar a curse or a blessing?

Corrects spelling of film title in eighth paragraph to "Exorcist" instead of "Excorcist".


EUROPA/SPAGNA - Quattro Santuari tracciano la ÂRotta MarianaÂ: un significativo percorso europeo caratterizzato da una grande ricchezza culturale e religiosa Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - I quattro santuari piÃ¹ importanti dei Pirenei centrali hanno costituito lÂÂAssociazione Rotta MarianaÂ, iniziativa che ha come obiettivo la creazione di un itinerario per i centri di pellegrinaggio di Pilar-Torreciudad-Lourde...


The sports pages were an early-morning kick in the stomach. The dreary skies out the window didn't help. And the constantly ringing telephone with the die-hard Yankees fans - "wait 'til next year," they mumbled


OIL'S RECORD-breaking rally took US crude over US$52 a barrel yesterday fuelled by the impact of Hurricane Ivan on US winter inventories.


Roundup: Illinois battles past Missouri; Indiana stunned

If No. 1 Illinois keeps this up, the Fighting Illini might be returning to St. Louis to finish the season. Luther Head scored 20 points, and Deron Williams had nine of his 19 points in the


Digesting Gateway and Packard-Bell Acer has pulled itself off the acquisition trail for the foreseeable future and will spend the next couple of years digesting Gateway and Packard Bell.â¦


Nursing Home Owners Are Acquitted in Deaths

The trial over the drowning of 35 residents was the only prosecution to result from deaths in Hurricane Katrina.


Tutto lo staff di tre centri vestira' in esclusiva


A 73,93 dollari il barile, Brent in corsa a Londra


Bush signs into law Sudan divestment measure

U.S. President George W. Bush  on Monday signed into a law a measure allowing state and local  governments as well as mutual funds and private pension funds  to divest from four Sudanese business sectors, including its  oil sector.


Survival of the NATO alliance, a cornerstone of American security policy for decades, is at stake in the debate over how the United States and Europe should share the burden of fighting Islamic extremism in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday.


India's Nasscom calls for special cybercrimes court

(InfoWorld) - India's National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) has asked the Indian government to set up a special court to try cybercrimes and other offenses under the country's Information Technology Act 2000. Having a special court will ensure that trials of cybercrime cases will be faster than in ordinary Indian courts, said Sunil Mehta, vice president of Nasscom, on Thursday. Indian court case drag on for an average of about three years, he added. None of the trials of persons charged in India for data fraud have as yet come for conviction and sentencing, Mehta said. The Indian government is considering Nasscom's request, according to Mehta. A special court will ensure that the judges are conversant with the technical issues involved in cybercrimes, Mehta said. Special courts will also be able to bring in amicus curiae or "friends of the court" who can advise the judge on cybercrimes' technical issues, he added. Nasscom of Delhi has worked with law enforcement agencies like the Indian police to make them aware of the nature of cybercrimes and how to investigate them. A number of police stations in the country now have specialized cybercrime cells to deal with offenses under the Information Technology Act. The request for a special court is part of a multi-pronged strategy by Nasscom to strengthen data protection and privacy in India's outsourcing industry. Nasscom's initiatives come in the wake of allegations in the U.S. and U.K. that Indian call center workers have stolen and sold data processed by Indian outsourcing companies. The record of India's outsourcing industry in protecting customer data and privacy is better than in the U.S., according to Mehta. Nasscom is setting up later this year a watchdog organization that will focus on the introduction and monitoring of best data security and privacy practices in the country's IT services, call center and business process outsourcing industries. The organization is called a self-regulatory organization (SRO) by Nasscom, as it is expected to operate on revenue from its services delivered to member companies that will not have any control over its operations. Besides monitoring the industry, the SRO will attempt to create a culture that respects privacy and data protection, Mehta said. The SRO will also mediate between outsourcers and their customers for resolving any conflicts that arise in their relationships, he added. Nasscom set upÂ in January a National Skills Registry that enables businesses to conduct employee background checks. About 24 Indian and multinational companies with Indian offshore service operations have signed up for the service. Approximately 20,000 employees are listed on the registry. India's outsourcing industry is, however, hiring staff in thousands each month, and a number of companies hire workers without insisting that they sign up with the registry. "We cannot mandate that companies follow the procedure, but we are pushing hard," Mehta said. Nasscom has alsoÂ started a test for applicantsÂ to the Indian outsourcing industry, to screen out candidates that lack the skills required by the country's call centers, business process outsourcing and software services companies.


F1, Gp Monza: Barrichello miglior tempo nelle seconde libere

Rubens Barrichello ha segnato il miglior tempo della seconda sessione di prove libere del Gp di Italia a Monza. Il suo 1'20"555 Ã¨ molto vicino al miglior risultato segnato ieri da Michael Schumacher in 1'20


Cagliari, 13:21 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: MERCOLEDI' OPERAZIONE CHIMENTI

Il portiere del Cagliari, Antonio Chimenti, sarà operato mercoledÃ¬ mattina a Torino per la le...


Sudan enters peace talks with promise to reduce forces in Darfur

In a goodwill gesture on the eve of peace talks, Sudan said yesterday that it will reduce paramilitary forces in Darfur by 30 per cent to try to ease tensions in the western region.


WASHINGTON -- President Bush, seeking to highlight America's concern over the Asian disaster, named his father and his predecessor yesterday to spearhead a private fund-raising campaign to help victims of last month's tsunamis, calling on Americans to ''contribute as they are able to do so."


Russia School Standoff Ends With 200 Dead

The three-day hostage siege at a school in southern Russia ended in chaos and bloodshed Friday, after witnesses said Chechen militants set off bombs and Russian commandos stormed the building. Hostages fled in terror, many of them children who were half-naked and covered in blood. Officials estimated the death toll at more than 200.


Twenty-six years ago, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude envisioned Central Park awash in billowing, saffron-colored fabric, a massive public art project that would transform 23 miles of footpaths.


W. F. Ganong, 83, Expert in Brainâs Control of Body, Dies

Mr. Ganong was one of the first scientists to trace how the brain controls important internal functions of the body.


The Real Consequences of Pension Projections

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


A Nintendo computer game that allows  players to practice their golf swing or fine-tune their tennis  stroke in their living room has won six Bafta awards.


Microsoft and Philips complete more White Space testing

Microsoft and Philips Electronics have retested devices that can detect White Space spectrum, and they want the Federal Communications Commission to also test the devices.


Visitors to the Sept. 11 memorial will see two huge pieces of the World Trade Center's original steel facade inside a glass-walled pavilion that leads them to the museum devoted to the terrorist attacks.


I corpi di quarantanove militari sono stati scoperti a Baquba. Sarebbero stati uccisi da guerriglieri mentre tornavano a casa. BAGDAD - La polizia e la Guardia nazionale irachena hanno affermato oggi che i


Roger Preuss, the first Minnesota-born artist to have a painting used for the federal duck stamp, has died at age 85.  The wildlife artist, whose work was selected for the federal stamp in 1949, had his paintings exhibited in museums nationwide.


Two car bombs in Baghdad killed at least 11 people yesterday, including one American soldier, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited


The EU approves a police and justice mission for Kosovo, which is poised to declare independence from Serbia.


Damon Stoudamire and rookie Sebastian Telfair each scored 23 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 101-89 victory over the expansion Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.


Diana did not want Charles as king, court told

Princess Diana thought her husband, Prince Charles, should not become king and that the crown ought to skip a generation, one of her lawyers told the inquest into her death on Tuesday.


If you buy the spin-du-jour, this is a can't-miss investment. But are the tech powers-that-be again drinking spiked punch?


Bush to nominate Mukasey as attorney general

President George W. Bush plans to announce on Monday he has chosen retired New York judge Michael Mukasey as his choice for attorney general, a senior U.S. official said.


Food miles may be green, but are they fair?

Supermarkets are scrambling to capture the millions of "green" pounds spent by increasingly environmentally aware shoppers.


Remains of Danish-born czarina reburied in Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- A Danish-born czarina who left Russia following the overthrow of the monarchy in 1917 was reburied in her adopted homeland yesterday. Many see the czarina's reburial as another step toward post-Soviet Russia's reconciliation with its turbulent past.


By Michael Matza and Natalie Pompilio, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Dec. 19--The gatehouse guard at the condominium tower on the Delaware River was polite but firm.


Jose Mourinho will relish the hostile reception he will receive from the fans who used to adore him when he takes his place in the dug-out at the Estadio Do Dragao.


Nicolais, governo in agitazione ma raggiungeremo accordo


Google to Offer Variation on Stock Options

Google said that it would grant employees transferable stock options that could be sold as well as exercised.


South Carolina's Holtz announces retirement

COLUMBIA, SC (SportsTicker) - Two days after South Carolina's football players lost their cool, they have lost their coach. By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY.


Senza rinnovo contratti erogazioni unilaterali in busta paga


Groping your way around the mobile device maze

Too much choice? Mobile Workshop As part of our series of articles on mobile email, this week weâre tackling the subject of the mobile devices themselves. As the actual user interface of a mobile email solution, as well as a potential replacement or substitute of (for some at least) a very personal item, a number of interesting discussion points are raised. Weâd like to get your comments and later in the week weâll do a wrap up and run a mini-survey to close.â¦


Mediobanca si rafforza nel settore credito al consumo


VATICANO - Benedetto XVI auspica per il Gruppo misto di lavoro tra la Chiesa cattolica e il Consiglio ecumenico delle Chiese Âuna cooperazione sempre maggiore cosicchÃ© la preghiera del Signore ÂperchÃ© tutti siano una sola cosaÂ si realizzi sempre piÃ¹ nel nostro tempoÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂCari amici, prego affinchÃ© il nuovo Gruppo misto di lavoro  possa edificare sulla  base della lodevole opera compiuta finora e quindi aprire la strada a una cooperazione sempre maggiore cosicchÃ© la preghiera del ...


UK police have quizzed a man over claims of an assassination plot against Russian Boris Berezovsky.


Actress Catherine Zeta Jones is suing a US topless club which she says displayed her picture on its website.


Britain's Blair left with political headache after key minister ...

LONDON  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was leaving for a key summit after a rapid and deeply unwelcome reorganisation of his government following the resignation of respected interior minister David Blunkett.


Turkey's foreign minister says the EU should not attach conditions to Turkey's bid to start membership talks.


THE SOFTWARE giant on which the sun never sets is releasing its Microsoft Windows mega-patch in Post Offices throughout Japan. Microsoft in Tokyo has announced that it will exploit a network of 25,000 post


President Bush is creating a White House committee to oversee the nation's ocean policies, with plans to improve research, manage fisheries better and regulate pollution caused by boats.


More than one fifth of elderly people feel they are living in poverty and 28% say their lives have got worse, a survey says.


Lawmakers target FDA, Merck in Vioxx probe

Congressional pressure on drug makers and regulators mounted yesterday as the House Energy and Commerce Committee began investigating the approval and recall of Vioxx.


Podium Star, Ever Expanding His Horizons

The 35-year-old conductor Vladimir Jurowski has features similiar to Rudolf Nureyev, and conveys his intentions with balletic fluency, applying accents that are minimal and precise.


Middle-Class Tax Cuts Extension Approved

WASHINGTON - House-Senate negotiators late Wednesday approved extending three popular middle class tax cuts and Republicans, anxious to get the bill to President Bush, predicted swift passage in both chambers of Congress.    The conference panel approved the bill after overriding objections from Democrats who said the tax cuts should be paid for by tax increases in other areas, limiting its impact on the government soaring budget deficit...


Pages of what appear to be the The Deathly Hallows are turning up online, but the publisher won't confirm if they're real


And his Mexican lawyer shot the same day In yet another twist in the extraordinary tale of Sex.com, the con-man who stole the world's most valuable domain has been released from jail - in order to locate the millions of dollars he owes the original owner.â¦


Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko,  says there will be no people's revolutions in his country.


Notizie su Futures e Commodities - Trading on Line - Quote e ...

A metÃ  della settimana scorsa, un tribunale russo aveva respinto la richiesta di Yukos, la piÃ¹ importante Compagnia petrolifera russa (1,7 milioni di barili al giorno, 20% della produzione nazionale), mirante ad ottenere lo sblocco dei propri conti


As Buyouts Falter, New Tactics Aim to Lock in Deals

After a series of failed buyout deals, companies and their lawyers are likely to focus on strengthening the language in takeover contracts to help ensure that transactions are completed.


Josh Beckett wasn't in the mood to wax sentimental about Roger Clemens after Clemens outdueled him in the Yankees' 4-3 win over the Red Sox last night, dashing his hopes of becoming the major leagues' first 17-game winner.


Cresce dello 0,1% su mese,dato tendenziale piu' basso da '99


In Construction Mode, Astronauts Add to Station

The 16-ton new module will serve as a connection point for two new laboratories for the station.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- An explosion hit a car carrying an election worker in southeastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing him and four other Afghan civilians, the joint UN-Afghan electoral commission said.


Condition of Indonesia's Suharto 'very good': doctors

Doctors treating Indonesia's elderly former dictator Suharto said Saturday that his condition was "very good" and he may soon be taken off a ventilator and allowed to return home.


Specter Vows Fairness for Judicial Nominees

Insisting he has no litmus test, the Republican in line to head the Senate Judiciary Committee pledged Sunday not to stall President Bush's judicial nominees, even if the prospective judges oppose abortion rights.


Critical U.N. aide now lauds U.S., U.K. on Darfur

A United Nations official who infuriated Washington by accusing the United States and Britain of "megaphone diplomacy" over Sudan changed tack on Monday, praising both countries for keeping the issue alive.


Bush Says Attack Ad Against Kerry Should Stop

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush called on Monday  for ads attacking John Kerry's record in Vietnam to be stopped  along with others run by independent groups, and said Kerry  should be proud of his war service.


Valencia's Argentine midfielder Pablo Aimar is keen to move to Liverpool.


Mourners pay tribute to slain Lebanon minister

Hundreds of Lebanese mourners pressed on Wednesday to touch the coffin of minister Pierre Gemayel whose assassination, blamed by his allies on Syria, stoked fears of more killings and a surge in factional violence.


Infineon to plead guilty in memory chip case

Germany's Infineon Technologies AG has agreed to plead guilty to charges of price-fixing and pay a $160 million fine as part of a US investigation into the computer-memory chip industry, US antitrust authorities said Wednesday.


Pressure on Fortis after subprime loss report

Fortis looks set to be under pressure on Monday after a media report that the Belgian-Dutch bank would write down up to 2 billion euros ($2.9 billion) off its subprime portfolio and after its shares fell on talk of profit warnings.


Roger Federer will bid for his 10th title of the season later today (Sunday) when he faces big-serving rival Andy Roddick in the final of the Thailand Open in Bangkok.


England international Michael Owen scored his second goal in two games to earn Real Madrid a morale-boosting 1-0 win at home to champions Valencia in the Primera Liga on Saturday.


The European Commission is suing Britain for denying inspectors adequate access to its controversial Sellafield nuclear plant. European Union Energy Commissioner Loyola de Palacio says the suit was filed before


Philippine mudslide toll climbs to 1,086 dead or missing

More than 1,080 people are either dead or missing after rivers of mud and volcanic ash triggered by a typhoon swamped villages in the Philippines, civil defence officials said.


South Korea's military tightened roadblocks and traffic checks north of Seoul after finding signs of possible infiltration by North Korean agents on Tuesday, officials said.


Islamists and opposition leaders join forces as they vow to remove Somalia's transitional government.


Internet-based holiday company Ebookers confirms it is in talks over a possible sale, sending its shares 22% higher.


Samsung Chairmanâs Office Raided in Inquiry

Special prosecutors are investigating accusations that the companyâs chairman, Lee Kun Hee, had amassed slush funds to bribe politicians, prosecutors and government officials.


Activists join funeral of elder Vietnamese dissident

Vietnamese political activists spanning  the generations on Saturday bade farewell to onetime senior  Communist Party member turned dissident Hoang Minh Chinh, who  died in his late 80s earlier this month.


A life devoted to Iraq ends with a single bullet

opposing sanctions, campaigning against the war and working for the survival of the countryâs neediest when all other foreign aid workers had fled.


Leeds United Football Club chairman Gerald Krasner has said that he is not in talks with Sebastian Sainsbury over a second bid for the club.


Cyclists to give witness statements in Spanish probe

The judge leading the Operacion Puerto anti-doping investigation in Spain will begin calling up implicated cyclists to give witness statements in December.


A new and tiny species of human that lived in Indonesia at the same time our own ancestors were colonising the world were discovered by scientists.


Half of black Britain on track for DNA database

Libdems raise spectre of racial profiling Half of all black British males are destined to become records on the police National DNA Database by 2010, according to an analysis of government figures by the Liberal Democrats.â¦


Alexander Radulov and Martin Gelinas had two goals and an assist and the Nashville Predators beat the slumping St. Louis Blues 6-3 Monday.


Terror strikes NE on Gandhi Jayanti: 7 blasts, 48 killed

GUWAHATI I OCTOBER 2: A series of explosions and militant attacks in the Northeastâfive in Assam and two in Nagalandâkilled 48 people on Gandhi Jayanti.


Azienda alimentare incorpora societa' controllate


American DirecTV satellite launched by Russian rocket

A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying the US telecommunications satellite DirecTV-10 took off early Saturday from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Russia's Khrunichev space centre announced.


A Brazilian Indian tribe is linking up with Internet giant Google to try to capture vivid images that could help stop loggers and miners from deforesting the jungle and digging for gold on its vast Amazon reservation.


Clinton Helps Broker Deal for Medicine to Treat AIDS

Former President Bill Clinton announced that his foundation had negotiated deeply reduced prices for 19 AIDS drugs to treat children.


US defence firm Lockheed Martin wins a $1bn order from India for six C-130J military transport planes.


EDINBURG - A South Texas woman has sued drug maker Merck & Co., alleging that she had to have heart surgery after using the arthritis drug Vioxx.


Smith accused of betrayal over pay award as officers choose vote on ending century-old ban on action


Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi has withdrawn from next month's London Marathon after having her training disrupted by an Achilles tendon injury, organisers announced on Thursday.


Futures dicembre chiudono seduta ripiegando a 90,41 dollari


Torino, 13:08 - CALCIO, JUVE; DESCHAMPS: MI ASPETTO CONFERME

Dopo la vittoria di Crotone, Didier Deschamps si aspetta conferme dalla sua Juve contro il Modena. '...


The rivals in the on-going feud over Ukraine's disputed presidential election have accused each other of bringing the country to the edge of disaster.


Shares of financial services firms helped lead the broader market higher Tuesday as investors were encouraged that insurance companies saw less damage from Hurricane Frances than originally feared.


Chacin, l'operazione durera' un durera' un intero giorno


Annual increases in health insurance premiums have slowed, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research Educational Trust survey, averaging 6.1 percent this year compared with 7.7 percent in 2006. These slower increases reflect several profitable years for the insurance industry,...


U.S. aims to invite Syria to peace meeting

The United States signaled on Sunday it would invite Syria and other Arab states to a Middle East peace conference but suggested they must renounce violence and genuinely seek an end to the conflict.


Stockpiles ammunition against EMC and Symantec IBM is bulking up its storage software division by buying privately held storage resource management firm, Novus Consulting Group (NovusCG). Financial terms were not disclosed.â¦


Analysis: OECD paints less than bright outlook

Higher oil prices pose the greatest threat to the world economy next year, but that will be only one of a number of risks facing global growth in 2005, namely depending too much


Frosinone, 20:07 - CALCIO, FROSINONE: PRESO BISO DAL CATANIA

Il Frosinone ha ingaggiato dal Catania il centrocampista Mattia Biso, classe 77. Il neo acquisto gia...


HernÃ¡ndez, the Former Savior, Is Not the Godsend Anymore

Orlando HernÃ¡ndez missed a start this week with a tired shoulder, and his return to the mound raised more troubling questions.


Johnny Ramone passes away from cancer at 55

Anybody who knows anything about music knows that the Ramones were the best worst band ever. That old rumor that they had four chords and half a brain among them is only half wrong; by the time


United Artists reaches deal with striking writers

United Artists, the film studio backed by actor Tom Cruise, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc, said on Monday it had reached a deal enabling striking Hollywood screenwriters to work on the company's films.


FDA Allows Tracking Tags on Drug Bottles

Viagra, the blockbuster impotence  pill that is copied and counterfeited around the world, is one  of the first drugs to get a little radio chip tracking device  under a new Food and Drug Administration initiative announced  on Monday.


The International Monetary Fund warns that rising oil prices might slow down worldwide economic growth.


With both teams shooting below 35 percent, the No. 15 Arizona Wildcats score a tough road win against Marquette, 48-43, on Saturday.


BRIAN CLOUGH 1935-2004: I WOULDN'T SAY I WAS THE BEST BOSS IN THE ...

BRIAN CLOUGH didn't want an epitaph. But the football legend seemed to write his own every time he opened his mouth. Old Big 'Ead, who guided the unlikely stars of Nottingham Forest to back-to-back


Saudi Firm Sells Arabia's Ancient Perfume to World

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia  - The heady aroma of  oriental perfume wafts through Saudi Arabia's shopping malls,  luring customers to drop hundreds of dollars for a tiny flask  of oud, the signature scent of Arabia.


Philly Considers Wireless Internet for All

For about $10 million, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot.


AMD has proved time and time again that its processors offer better performance than the competitionâs - and better value for money too.


Palermo, 18:31 - CALCIO, PALERMO; CONFERMATO IL TRIDENTE: RIENTRA CASERTA

Formazione che vince non si cambia ed anche Guidolin si adegua. Il Palermo che domani affronter&agra...


Two men and a woman are charged with the attempted murder of an off-duty police officer in Belfast.


Virginia Tech will replace the temporary memorials on the campus lawn with 32 engraved stones for those killed by a student gunman, officials announced Thursday.


Time yet right to reopen controversial law, says Tung

Hong Kong's Beijing-backed chief executive yesterday ruled out any early moves to pass a controversial national security law which last year sparked a street protest by half a million people.


Friday Night Lights' scores as an under-the-helmet look at high ...

When you're 17 or 18, the world is only possibilities. You're immortal, accelerating down the fast lane of a superhighway stretching to forever.


Bluegill Fish Protect New York's Drinking Water

By Austin Fenner, Daily News, New York  Sep. 19--New York City's drinking water supply is being guarded  around-the-clock against toxic and biological weapons by an unlikely band of  sentinels -- the hardy bluegill fish.


Gonzales nomination angers abortion foes

An anti-abortion group Thursday accused President Bush of ignoring his anti-abortion principles in nominating White House counsel Alberto Gonzales for the post of attorney general.


Tamil Tiger rebels kidnapped 24 Tamil teenagers, mostly girls, who were attending a class preparing them for school exams, the Sri Lankan military said Tuesday.


The World Trade Organization ruled yesterday that the European Union's system of registering and protecting regional food names was exclusionary, backing complaints by the United States and


Michael Ryder and Saku Koivu each have a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, to end a six-game losing streak.


O2 and Nortel demo super-fast wireless broadband

O2 and Nortel have completed live mobile test calls using an emerging technology known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), which the firms claim is three times faster than today's commercial 3G networks.


Former executives at Mitsubishi Motor deny charges of conspiring to cover up a truck defect which caused a fatal accident.


Blackburn reach the FA Cup quarter-finals thanks to Benni McCarthy's wonder goal.


Renault ready to talk alliance if GM wants it

The board of French carmaker Renault   is ready to enter into exploratory alliance talks  with General Motors Corp  if such a proposal would come  from the U.S. carmaker, the company said in a statement.


Farewell freedom fries. Hello, maybe, to the freedom omelet? So far, there are no indications Spain's signature dish is paying the price on Capitol Hill for the latest transatlantic discord.


The ability to predict the future is getting tougher, even for a market leader like Qualcomm.


Jazz great Anita O'Day dies in L.A. at 87

LOS ANGELES  - Anita O'Day, the last of the great jazz singers spawned by the swing era, died Thursday of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles. She was 87.


The release of Apple's TV set-top box 'is taking a few weeks longer than we projected,' the company says.


NFL lets networks co-broadcast Patriots-Giants game

The National Football League will let  broadcast networks CBS and NBC air the New England Patriots'  bid to finish a perfect regular season this weekend, reversing  a plan to air the game nationally only on the sports league's  own cable channel.


Roma, 13:02 - TENNIS, COPPA DAVIS 2007: SORTEGGIO A ROMA IL 28 SETTEMBRE

Il presidente della federtennis, Francesco Ricci Bitti, ha annunciato che il 28 settembre si terr&ag...


By Robert Evans GENEVA  - Mobile phone subscribers around the globe totaled nearly 1.5 billion by the middle of this year, about one quarter of the world's population, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said on Thursday.


VERO BEACH, Fla. - A stubborn, slow-moving Hurricane Frances began a long-dreaded and extended assault on Florida yesterday. Packing winds in excess of 160 km/h, the storm pummelled a large swath of the state's eastern coastline.


Chaos May End Mandela's Annual Christmas Party

Nelson Mandela's annual Christmas party faced an uncertain future Monday after more than 75,000 people showed up for Sunday's festivities, forcing organizers to cancel the event amid chaotic scenes.


Il leader centrista: ''ma resto comunque all'opposizione''


Starbucks Will Use Cups With 10% Recycled Paper

Starbucks has received F.D.A. approval to use recycled paper in their cups. The company says no one else uses recycled paper.


The full moon turns red and orange as it passes the Space Needle in Seattle during a total lunar eclipse Wednesday evening, Oct. 27, 2004.


Iowa Democrats voted Sunday to move their leadoff precinct caucuses to Jan. 3, the same date Republicans picked earlier this month, letting both parties continue the tradition of meeting on the same night.


30-Year Mortgage Rates Inch Down in Week

Interest rates on U.S. 30-year mortgages edged slightly lower in the latest week, continuing to offer an enticing rate to prospective home owners, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Wednesday.


Ferrari wants technical documents back The McLaren Formula One team has suspended one of its top engineers while it investigates allegations that the engineer had a stash of high-level technical information from rival F1 team Ferrari.â¦


Davie, FL (Sports Network) - Miami Dolphins interim coach Jim Bates met with owner Wayne Huizenga on Tuesday to discuss the club's full-time coaching vacancy.


The Delhi lad does very well with his first Bollywood soundtrack.


OPEC and Ivan Bring Pressure on Oil Prices

Opec members have split on whether their output should be increased in a bid to boost global supply that might cause oil prices to drop.


Australia Dismisses India for 246, Leads by 228 Runs in Test

Australia bowled out India for 246 on day three of the first cricket Test at Bangalore to establish a 228-run lead. Captain Adam Gilchrist's decision to extend the lead suffered an early


Two more staff departures at White House

President Bush is losing two more key aides as his presidency winds toward its end, with his chief speechwriter and lobbyist both announcing Friday that they are leaving.


Some material has been found still intact inside the crashed Genesis space capsule, say Nasa scientists.


A public relations firm representing prospective Vikings owner Reggie Fowler issues a revised "fact sheet" on Fowler Wednesday.


They say that on a January night you can still hear the hooves of Oliver Cromwell's slaughtered cavalry echoing under the cobbles of Tombland -- the most haunted part of the ancient east English city of Norwich.


Divisione real-estate rileva 147 proprieta' negli Usa


US forces backed by helicopter gunships killed 22 insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the US military said today. The fighting occurred late Sunday in Shinkay district of Zabul province, a hotbed


Linux Product Insider - On Your Marks, Get Set...Gutsy Gibbon!

Welcome to a new blog here at LinuxJournal.com, "Linux Products Insider".  I'm James Gray, Products Editor at Linux Journal.  After the spam has been deencrusted and hucksters repelled, I'll use this space to update you on the latest and greatest products and services that I find using my secret channels.  This week, I had the chance to take part in a press conference with Mark Shuttleworth, Founder of Ubuntu.  Read on to learn why Shuttleworth's is so fired up about the new Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" (available this week), as well as why he thinks Ubuntu is so darned successful.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bombs exploded near a US convoy in western Baghdad today, killing 35 children and seven adults, a hospital official said.


Asian shares gain as Dell earnings boost techs

Asian stocks rose on Thursday, with an index of shares outside Japan at record levels for a second successive day, as strong earnings from U.S. computer maker Dell boosted shares in technology suppliers.


10 Palestinians killed in West Bank clashes

By Dan Ephron and Farah Stockman, Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff | September 16, 2004. JERUSALEM -- Israeli troops shot dead nine Palestinians in two clashes in the West Bank yesterday, and an 11-year-old


Ashcroft, Evans have served the country well

Outgoing US Attorney General John Ashcroft has served the country well for the past four years and will be missed. President Bush has nominated a well-qualified successor, White House Counsel Alberto Gonzalez.


Ottawa plays down concerns of health risk from mad cow case

OTTAWA (CP) - Federal officials are still determining whether any cattle from a herd with a mad cow case made it into the food chain, but they insist the risk to Canadians is minuscule.


Hopes Grow For A Quick Stimulus Plan To Try To Boost Flagging U.S. Economy      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Just before Christmas, President Bush declared victory in a yearlong fight to cut $23 billion from Democratic spending plans for '08.


Internet Only Companies Thrive in Online Environment

By Edelstein, Art  While Governor Jim Douglas and the Vermont Legislature debate how to best bring broadband Internet connections to all of the state, a goal he has set for 2010, several Vermont companies say they are already thriving as online only businesses.


Fighting in Afghanistan kills more than 30

Coalition and national troops battled militants in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the eve of a sweeping anti-Taliban offensive by U.S.-led forces &#151; their biggest since the Islamic extremist government's 2001 ouster.


Marlins belt three homers en route to 8-6 victory over Expos

Bringing an appropriate end to their odd stay, Jeff Conine drove in the go-ahead run with a walk and the Marlins beat the Montreal Expos 8-6 Tuesday for a sweep of their miniseries at US Cellular Field.


Unions are locked in talks with Jaguar bosses in the hope of  persuading them not to stop car production at the Browns Lane factory in Coventry.


Pound ends week with modest gain on dollar

Sterling remained weak after disappointing trade data as the US Dollar held firm against major currencies.


Hurricanes trade top prospect to Kings in multi-player deal

Stanley Cup champions Carolina Hurricanes traded top prospect defenseman Jack Johnson and veteran blueliner Oleg Tverdovsky to the Los Angeles Kings for Eric Belanger and Tim Gleason on Friday.


BAGHDAD, March 3 -- Several al-Qaeda in Iraq insurgents who had targeted U.S. helicopters were killed in an airstrike north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Saturday. A second strike killed members of another al-Qaeda cell that has orchestrated car bombings.


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UPDATE 2-Veritas to buy e-mail archive company KVault

Veritas Software Corp. (VRTS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest independent US storage software provider, will buy e-mail backup company KVault Software Ltd.


Corre Fiat +3,60% spinta dai giudizi di Goldman Sachs


Nobel winner Pamuk insists he's a writer, not a bridge-builder

This year's Nobel prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk has said he was saddened by poor relations between his native Turkey and the EU, but insisted his role as author was not to build bridges between cultures.


in the deadliest attack in Gaza for nearly four months, as Israel strikes back after a double suicide bombing. field used at night as a training base for militants, locals said.


Michael Phelps collected his fifth gold medal of the Games with victory in the men's 100 metres butterfly today.


Powell aims to assure North Korea it is not being threatened

On a trip to East Asia, Secretary of State Colin Powell intends to work out a strategy with Japan, China and South Korea on how to convince North Korea it is not under threat of attack.


Melbourne, 10:02 - TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN: SCHIAVONE AVANTI, GARBIN FUORI

Francesca Schiavone si Ã¨ qualificata per il terzo turno degli Australian Open, prima prova del Grand...


An ever-present aide to Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney took a leave of absence Friday after he became the subject of investigations in two states for allegedly impersonating a law enforcement officer.


East Boston coach Malcolm Smith said he has lived by the 3-pointer this season. In two losses against Madison Park, the Jets went a combined 9 for 49 from 3-point range.


Hospital performs new heartburn technique

Doctors at a Dutch hospital performed a new kind of surgery on Friday to correct heartburn without making any external incisions, using a tube than runs down a patient's throat and into the stomach.


South Korea proposes regular trains with North

South Korea proposed on Tuesday the opening of a regular train service with the North at talks that got off to a rough start with Pyongyang calling for the end of U.S.-South Korea military drills and a breach of etiquette.


Ethiopian rebels declare truce for UN mission in volatile region

Ethiopian rebels declared a ceasefire Sunday to allow a United Nations mission to tour the eastern Ogaden region and assess alleged rights violations and a worsening humanitarian situation.


TV Watch: Before His ÂMASH,Â AltmanÂs TV Warfare

Robert Altman, the legendary film director who died last month, began his career in television, perhaps most memorably bringing his style and dark vision of war to the first season of "Combat!"


Mourning plays for first time since kidney transplant

Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert tried to smile when asked about Alonzo Mourning's first game back after a kidney transplant less than a year ago.


David Beckham missed another training session with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Monday because of a nagging left ankle injury that left him doubtful for the team's opening game in the SuperLiga tournament.


PalmOne's Treo 650 sports a sharper screen, faster memory and an improved camera.


Brown prepares to succeed Blair as prime minister

Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair on Wednesday, becoming Britain's 52nd prime minister at the head of a Labour government suffering in polls because of Iraq and in need of new life if it is to secure a fourth consecutive term.


Tamagotchi Virtual Pets Set For Movie Debut

Japan's Tamagotchi virtual pets are set for a new life as movie stars.


Griffin's Evolve: Wireless iPod speakers that are... actually wireless

The Evolve Wireless Sound System by Griffin Technology is an iPod speaker system that aims to deliver a truly cable-free experience.


Ricercato Giovanni Strangio, ritenuto autore della strage.


WHO and FAO kept in dark on bird flu virus found in pigs in China

UN health and agriculture officials in China said they were not informed by the government of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus being found in pigs, the first such discovery in the world.


Top tennis players hail 'role model' Davenport

Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Justine Henin have heaped praise on tennis mum Lindsay Davenport, calling her the ultimate role model.


INFLUENZA, SIRCHIA, RIDURREMO COSTO VACCINO

(AGI) - Roma, 19 nov. - Vaccinarsi contro l'influenza costera' meno: il prezzo del vaccino, infatti, per anziani e bambini, sara' ridotto. Lo ha annunciato il ministro della Salute Girolamo Sirchia a conclusione


Fisher Replaces Spacek in 'ER' Guest Spot

Frances Fisher will guest star on "ER," replacing a planned appearance by Sissy Spacek.


The Yankees had a chance to throw a party in their own home Thursday night, the kind where the champagne flows into everything but a glass.


Il barile a 92,35 dollari dopo il taglio della Fed


AMERICAN FOOTBALL: BIG BEN READY TO STRIKE

PITTSBURGH'S Ben Roethlisberger is ready to heap more misery on the New York Giants by knocking them out of the Super Bowl race.


U.N. criticizes Myanmar and defends dialogue with junta

Accusing Myanmar of crushing dissent, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday the southeast Asian country's recent national convention to draw up a constitution was undemocratic and exclusionary.


Close Vote Seen on U.A.W. Contract at Chrysler

Three union locals voted against a new contract, and Chrysler executives say they expect the vote to be close.


Bush Asks Congress For $46 Billion More In War Funding

President Bush challenged Congress to another clash over the direction of the Iraq war yesterday as he asked lawmakers for $46 billion more to pay for overseas military operations and insisted that they approve it by the end of the year.


Afghan militants agreed to negotiate the release of three UN workers taken hostage last week, but warned they were ready to kill them if any rescue attempt was made.


An employment tribunal ordered Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, on Tuesday to pay a former chef $51,000 in compensation after she won a sexual-discrimination claim against them.


U.S. Says N.Korea Blast Probably Not Nuclear

SEOUL, South Korea/Washington  - A huge explosion  rocked North Korea last week but U.S. and South Korean  officials said Sunday it was unlikely to have been a nuclear  weapons test despite the appearance of a "peculiar cloud" over  the area.


Al-Qaida lieutenant warns of new attacks

Al-Qaida's No. 2 condemned U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon as enemies of Islam and warned the terror group will strike the Persian Gulf and Israel, suggesting new fronts in its war against the West in a video Monday marking the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.


The Geek Whose Silly Joke Turned into a 1bn Business

By PETER SHERIDAN  It takes nerves of steel  or voracious greed  for a 23-year-old university drop out to turn down 810million for his internet company, but that's exactly what Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, right, did last year.


Torna in pista uno dei protagonisti dell'estate dei "furbetti"sotto accusa nell'inchiesta sulla scalata ad Antonveneta                                            La seconda vita di Fiorani  "In tv darÃ² consigli ai truffati"                                                                                Fazio? In Olanda e Francia fanno come luiAlla fine hanno vinto Tremonti e Geronzi dal nostro inviato LUCA PAGNI


Annan to mediate on Hizbollah-held Israelis

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Monday he would appoint a secret negotiator to mediate   between Israel and Hizbollah for the release of two Israeli   soldiers seized in July.


Napoli, 19:08 - CALCIO, NAPOLI, REJA: NON MERITAVAMO QUESTO RISULTATO

Edy Reja commenta il 2-0 inflitto dal Cagliari al suo Napoli. "Per quello che abbiamo fatto non meri...


Refuses to say why After facing criticism for hosting a blog that advocated the killing of gays and lesbians, Google first defended the importance of free speech, then offered a banner warning the site may be offensive to the faint of heart, and then settled on removing the site altogether.â¦


E' grave, il cancello era montato in modo provvisorio


Samsung Electronics Co. will introduce high-definition TV sets with computer-like features, letting users read news from USA Today, play games or look up recipes, the company said Sunday.


People in the UK used their handsets to access the net 15.9 million times in December, says a report.


Roma, 15:01 - CALCIO, MILAN; BERLUSCONI: SPERO CHE TORNI SHEVCHENKO

Silvio Berlusconi vorrebbe regalarsi Shevchenko per la prissima stagione. ''Ora spero che il Milan p...


Chinese Paper Draws Attention to Powerless Environmental Watchdog'

Excerpt from report by By Feng Jianhua headlined: "A Polluter's paradise?" in English by Chinese publication Beijing Review on 14 September  The 60-year-old man, surnamed Chen, faces an awkward situation.


Study finds acupuncture helps arthritic knees

The ancient Chinese art of acupuncture offered people with arthritis of the knee significant pain relief, but it didn't seem to help people with chronic neck pain, according to two scientific studies out today.


Sport: French Under-21 captain joins Spurs for around Â£8m.


EU and U.S. trade charges of blocking Bali talks

The European Union and the  United States accused each other on Thursday of blocking a deal  to launch negotiations on a new global warming treaty as the  clock ran down on U.N. climate talks in Bali.


The rainy remnants of Hurricane Frances forced Pittsburgh to practice inside in advance of its delayed season opener.


Dodici Paesi hanno votato a favore, tre si sono astenuti


John McCain has stocked his arsenal with a variety of weapons over the years, like fists when he was in school and bombs when he was at war. But his WMD is a mouth that won't quit. He possesses wisecracks of mass destruction.


VATICANO - Seminario di studio per i Vescovi - ÂIl Vescovo ed il munus gubernandiÂ Ã¨ il tema illustrato dal Card. SchÃ¶nborn CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Una riflessione sul Âmunus gubernandiÂ del Vescovo Ã¨ stata proposta dallÂArcivescovo di Vienna, il Card. Christoph SchÃ¶nborn, al Seminario di studio promosso dalla Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione dei Popoli p...


Doha, 14:23 - CICLISMO, GIRO DEL QATAR: BOONEN VINCE ANCHE QUARTA TAPPA

Ancora una vittoria, la terza consecutiva, per Tom Boonen. Il belga della Quick Step si è imp...


U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton announced on Monday he will step down and give up his bruising fight to convince enough Senate opponents to back him for a post they said he was ill-suited to fill.


Orange and T-Mobile announce a joint pilot of a multi-channel mobile TV service in west London.


A road tunnel will finally link an isolated Austrian mountain valley to the rest of the country.


Seattle, October 1: Linux distributor Red Hat Inc said on Thursday that it had bought Netscape's computer user identification and management technology from America Online Inc, a unit of Time Warner Inc.


Rehnquist Hospitalized With Cancer in Md.

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, 80 and the second-oldest man to preside over the nation's highest court, is undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer, officials announced Monday.


Planets in dazzling array; conjunction peaks next week

Early morning joggers, dog-walkers and commuters are enjoying a dazzling predawn light show in the eastern sky this week. Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets visible


Back-To-School Shopping Now Includes Electronics

For back-to-school shoppers, a new alphabet reigns, and it starts with E for electronics. With camera cell phones and the Apple iPod music player topping student wish lists, some of the hottest gadgets have little to do with pen or paper, much less studying.


TOP seed Roger Federer last night emphasised his position as the best tennis player on the planet as he demolished former champion Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0 to win his first US Open title.


A close eye - and tight grip - on campaign protesters

In this high-risk era, protesters are increasingly segregated from candidates on the campaign trail.


Greek government pilloried as fires rage

KRESTENA, Greece  - Frantic Greek villagers fled as fire engulfed their homes, farms and forests on Tuesday in an inferno that has killed 63 people and prompted public outrage at the government's handling of the crisis.


Taking the measure of the computer warranty scam

Blog: For too long, technology companies have been living large by making the rest of us pay for their shoddy workmanship. Worst of all, we consumers keep playing along.


Zenn and the art of electric-car maintenance

Feel Good Motors to officially launch the Zenn electric car, which boasts a 35-mile driving range and a 4-hour charge time.


Fernando Poe Jr., the Philippines' Schwarzenegger

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. FERNANDO Poe Jr., who died early Tuesday after having a stroke, was one of the Philippines' best known and best


Friends actress Lisa Kudrow is in talks to star in a comedy about a struggling sitcom actress.


Czech falls off motorbike, wakes up with British accent

Bohemian rhapsodises in cut-glass English A Czech speedway racer discovered his inner British toff after another rider ran over his head.â¦


Williams-Sonoma Profit Up; Keeps Forecast

Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM.N) on Wednesday posted a better-than-expected 55 percent increase in quarterly profit, sending its stock up 6 percent, as sales jumped at its Pottery Barn chain.


Don't get me wrong, I have nothing whatsoever against the Florida Gators. But I so hoped Florida would be voted No. 3. Not that I have any fondness for Michigan. Like a lot of folks, I had no desire to see an Ohio State-Michigan rematch in the BCS title game.


California company expands beef recall due to E. coli

Southern California-based meatpacker United Food Group LLC said it was expanding a recall to include an additional 370,000 pounds of ground beef believed to be contaminated with the potentially deadly E. coli bacteria.


Vonage, Verizon settle patent spat for up to $120 million

Companies say they have "resolved" dispute over three voice-over Internet protocol patents. Precise amount of settlement depends on whether appeals court agrees to review case.


Bulgaria rejects Libyan nurses release deal

Bulgaria said Monday it would not pay financial compensation to secure the release of five nurses being held on death row in Libya.


Beirut bombing kills Lebanese general, deepens political crisis

The assassination of Brig. Gen. Francois Hajj may have been revenge for a summertime campaign against Islamic militants.


In Land of FÃºtbol, Hoping for Football Fans

Less than 200 miles south of Phoenix, residents of Mexico are sharing Arizonaâs hope that the Super Bowl will be a help the their struggling economy.


PHPBuilder.com: Class Inheritance with PHP

On PHPBuilder.com today, there's a new tutorial that takes a beginning look at PHP5's class inheritance model.   There are many benefits of inheritance with PHP, the most common is simplifying and reducing instances of redundant code. Class inheritance may sound complicated, but think of it this way. Consider a tree. A tree is made up of many parts, such as the roots that reside in the ground, the trunk, bark, branches, leaves, etc. Essentially inheritance is a connection between a child and its parent.   They choose to go with a "car" illustration instead and show how a child of the Product class (Car) can access the private properties of the parent. They also include an example of it in action with a bit of HTML output.


Doughnut-guzzling, beer-quaffing Homer Simpson may not be the model father but he has won the hearts of British TV fans who want the nuclear power plant worker to be the next U.S. President.


Invito della Farnesina alle aziende presenti nel Delta Niger


PalmSource To Release Linux Version Of Palm OS

After completing their purchase of mobile phone company China MobileSoft, PalmSource indicated a Linux version of their software would soon be available.


CDs to dominate for years over net downloads, study shows

LONDON - The compact disc has at least another five years as the most popular music format before online downloads chip away at its dominance, a new study said on Tuesday.


Searchers find the bodies of two out of six Russian men who went missing in China during a canoe trip.


Study Finds No Explaining Weeping Madonna

ROME - A review of the probe into a statue of the Madonna said to have shed tears of blood a decade ago concluded that the phenomenon has no human explanation, a newspaper reported Sunday.


An inquiry is under way after a man is shot dead by firearms officers in Kent, police confirm.


Indonesia confirms that two of its nationals are among the 10 people seized by militants in Iraq.


Israeli air strike near Palestinian PM's home

Israel carried out an air strike near the Gaza residence of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Friday but insisted he was not the target.


In a Sept. 28 story about the interception of drugs purportedly sent from Canada, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the medications had been ordered by Americans from the Web site www.CanadaRx.com. The drugs were ordered through www.CanadaRx.net.


Sainikudu has a good theme but is essentially wasted.


Air travellers three times more likely to develop thrombosis

Science & environment: Call for seats with more leg room to reduce risk, particularly for obese people and those under 30.


SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, trading gunfire with militants as they pushed toward the city center...


Eminem Races by Britney on U.K. Album Chart

Despite having been released on Friday, Eminem's new album "Encore" went straight to the top of the U.K. charts Sunday.


Movie Review | 'Guru': Polyester and Power at Play for a Mogul and His India

You might think it would be difficult to fashion an entertaining account of the life of a polyester manufacturer. But director Mani Ratnam has done so with âGuru.â


Syria, Iraq restore ties to combat militants

Iraq and Syria restored full diplomatic relations on Tuesday after a 24-year rift in a move Iraq hopes can help stem what it says is Syrian support for militants and encourage other Arab states to rally to its aid.


A Nazi Past Casts a Pall on Name of a Disease

A movement to discredit the name of Dr. Friedrich Wegener, who discovered a rare blood vessel inflammation in 1936, is beginning to gather momentum.


U.S.,North Korea caution on hope for nuclear deal

Prospects of ending North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions brightened a little on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend activities at a nuclear plant as a first step to dismantlement.


Three foreign UN workers taken hostage last month in Afghanistan are released, officials say.


Spanish Scientists Discover Fossil of Ancient Ape

Description: The fossil remains of an ancient Spanish ape may help explain a key event in evolution. Scientists say the skeleton offers clues about how our ancestors stopped swinging from trees and started walking upright.


What you can do about the latest Google Desktop flaw

Blog: Here's a follow up to a blog of a few days ago outlining workaround until Google issues a patch.


Omicidio Cogne. Stefano Lorenzi denuncia in procura presunto ...

Stefano Lorenzi, il papÃ  del piccolo Samuele ucciso a Cogne, ha confermato oggi il nome del presunto assassino del bimbo indicato nella denuncia presentata dalla famiglia. L'uomo Ã¨ stato sentito per quasi


Research and Markets: Digital Effects Processors Type Stand-Alone, Plug-Ins - 2007/08 US Broadcast/Professional Video Product Reports

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c60702)  has announced the addition of Digital Effects Processors Type  Stand-Alone, Plug-Ins - 2007/08 US Broadcast/Professional Video Product  Reports to their offering.


Germany, France at odds over euro exchange rate

Sharp differences appeared Wednesday between Germany and France after Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed calls by French President Nicolas Sarkozy for a brake on the euro's rising value.


A settlement announced on Tuesday between Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema could bring âThe Hobbitâ to movie theaters by December 2010.


U.S. stock futures edge up, oil at five-month low

U.S. stock futures pointed to a slight   rebound on Friday after several sessions of losses this week,   with steadily declining oil prices seen easing inflation fears.


A novice teacher in Milan is under criminal investigation for allegedly using scissors to cut the tongue of a second-grader for talking in class, Italian news agencies said Thursday. The 7-year-old boy, who has not been publicly identified, needed six stitches in his tongue from the Feb. 20 incident, said Piero Porciani, a lawyer for the child's parents, a Tunisian couple.


Backman withdraws from Mets' managerial hunt to focus on ...

Wally Backman pulled out of the New York Mets' managerial hunt to focus on his bid to get a job with the Arizona Diamondbacks.


Bush Budget Would Cut Law Enforcement Aid

President Bush's budget will propose slashing grants to local law enforcement agencies and cutting spending for environmental protection, American Indian schools and home-heating aid for the poor, The Associated Press learned Saturday.


A Martin County health official says common-sense tactics can help ward off the virus. By Valerie Nienberg. This flu season, an ounce of prevention is worth its weight in vaccine, a Martin County health official said Wednesday.


Increase website traffic by giving away cars

Oprah.com and Pontiac.com see "massive" website traffic as a result of the giveaway. If you ever want to increase traffic to your website, just try giving away 276 Pontiac G6 automobiles.


European, US stocks recover, but Asia stuck in mire

European shares staged a modest recovery Thursday following an overnight fightback by Wall Street, but jitters remained across Asian stock markets in the wake of the recent global rout.


Bonds hits 749th home run, trails Aaron by six

Barry Bonds hit the 749th home run of his career on Friday to lie six short of Hank Aaron at the head of the all-time list.


The state Department of Insurance never responded to inquiries by American International Group Inc. about whether its commission payments to a brokerage giant were legal, AIG's top executive said yesterday.


It is no surprise that many Americans who rely on painkillers to ease their way through the day feel lost at the moment. Not only have Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra, the only three drugs in a class thought to


N.J. lawmakers must work on budget July 4

As the state government shutdown threatened to close Atlantic City's casinos, Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Monday said New Jersey lawmakers must report to the Statehouse on July Fourth and stay there until they adopt a budget.


Top lenders compete for your mortgage, refinance, home equity loan and home equity line of credit. Complete one simple form and within minutes receive up to four offers to choose from.


BULLRING Beach won the race to become the first beach in the city when it was officially opened yesterday.   The facility features 65 tonnes of sand, palm trees and deck chairs to allow busy city folk the chance to relax and unwind at lunchtimes.


Low cholesterol diet improves blood flow in fetus

Consuming a low-cholesterol,  low-fat diet during pregnancy seems to have a beneficial effect  on blood flow in the fetus, Norwegian researchers report.


Carter Lifts Himself Off Deck; Defense Is Steady at Helm

After suffering a head injury on the third play, Quincy Carter returned to what ended up being his most effective game since taking over as the Jets' starter.


Betting has quadrupled in the past decade, with groups now asking lawmakers to study the social costs.


Scientists Weigh Stem Cellsâ Role as Cancer Cause

A debate over a hypothesis that cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells could affect the path of research.


Ronaldinho Brilliance in Barcelona-Milan 2-1

Brazilian forward Ronaldinho scored a sensational goal for Barcelona against Milan, making for a last-gasp 2-1. The 24-year-old's brilliant left-foot hit at the Nou Camp Wednesday night sent Barcelona atop of Group F.