EU opens Intel inquiry over government deals

BRUSSELS The European Commission opened legal cases against France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland on Wednesday, saying that it believed the four governments had been favoring Intel, the US computer chip maker, when awarding public contracts.


Policymakers at the Bank of England voted 6-3 to raise UK interest rates to 5.75% this month, minutes show.


The drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. said Friday it is warning doctors to stop using its attention deficit disorder drug Strattera in patients with jaundice or laboratory evidence of liver injury.


'Jeopardy' contestant's winning streak ends

All good things come to an end -- and that includes Ken Jennings' winning streak on the TV program "Jeopardy.". The 30-year old engineer from Salt Lake City lost today after 75 wins and $2.5 million in winnings.


A small passenger plane crashed in an ice-covered lake in northern China seconds after takeoff Sunday, killing all 53 people aboard and two others on the ground, the government said.


The music industry's ultimate popularity contest just can't get   enough of Usher and Alicia Keys.


US stocks rebounded on Wednesday morning as oil prices fell sharply after a higher-than-expected rise in crude stocks trumped a drop in distillate inventories.


South Asians Find Common Cause in Aid Drives

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. -- The day after the tsunami barreled across Indian Ocean shores, Anushka Nadarajah felt a wave of emotion wash over her. "I saw a video of a young girl who had lost her parents," the 15-year-old said. "She was asking them to come back and find her. But they were probably never coming back."


(WebMD) Close to half of all women who give birth may have problems during their labor and delivery because of weight problems, a new study shows.


'Neoformazione cuore sembrerebbe non aver causato decesso'


Rupert Murdoch said Thursday his News Corp. media conglomerate would launch Fox Business Channel in the United States this fall.  The new channel, developed by Fox News Chief Executive Roger Ailes, will be business friendly, Murdoch told a New York media and technology conference.


British hacker can challenge U.S. extradition

A British computer expert, accused by Washington of "the biggest military hack of all time", was given permission on Monday to take his fight against extradition to the United States to Britain's highest court.


EU Commission to Bless Turkish Membership Bid

The European Commission was set to recommend on Wednesday that Turkey start accession talks with the European Union, finally unveiling its watershed decision after 40 years of on-again, off-again talks.


Canadian election observers arrive in Ukraine

KIEV - Hundreds of Canadian election observers arrived in Ukraine Wednesday in anticipation of the Dec. 26 runoff presidential election.


Ruano Pascual, Suarez Win Women's Doubles

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez won their third straight U.S. Open women's doubles title by beating singles champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva 6-4, 7-5 Sunday.


A master at compromise, Ireland's peacemaker reflects

As swan songs go, Brian Cowen's wasn't bad. He spent what is expected to be his last week as Ireland's foreign minister presiding over talks that seem destined to restore a power-sharing government in Northern ...


Wyoming, with its wide-open spaces and crisp, clear vistas, is starting to worry it has made itself too attractive in one respect: Convicted sex offenders from out of state are moving in, apparently because the laws are less restrictive.


Saunders: 'Law & Order' stalwart Orbach dies at 69

A dedicated Law & Order fan called last week to complain that the long-running NBC series wasn't the same without Jerry Orbach.


Broadcom hit with $1.5B charge for backdating

Broadcom's accounting woes have deepened as the networking chip company examined more stock-option grants that apparently were backdated.


Flu pandemic could wreck global ecosystem, warns flu expert

A medical expert has warned that the next flu pandemic could wreck the global ecosystem, in addition to killing millions of people worldwide, a newspaper reported Saturday.


Zingy to Deliver Kanye West, Aaliyah Songs

Mobile media company Zingy on Monday said it signed deals to deliver voice recordings by Grammy-nominated rapper Kanye West and songs from the late R&B singer Aaliyah to mobile phone users.


Coach Follows Dream to Footballâs Summit

As the youthful-looking offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots, Josh McDaniels spent the season engineering the highest-scoring offense in N.F.L. history.


CHICAGO -- Hyatt Corp. said Thursday it will purchase the 143-unit AmeriSuites hotel chain from affiliates of The Blackstone Group.


Former dancer takes the Khmer crown, with Hun Sen's approval

Cambodia moved smoothly into a new royal era yesterday as Prince Norodom Sihamoni ascended to the throne surprisingly abdicated by his father King Norodom Sihanouk.


Baghdad Bus Attacked by Gunmen, Four Killed

Gunmen fired on a bus carrying Baghdad  airport employees to work on Thursday, killing four people and  wounding 11 in a brazen assault on Iraqis helping to revive a  vital link in Iraq's reconstruction.


Nuclear fusion talks end without agreement

Japan and the United States are no longer categorically ruling out a French bid to host a revolutionary nuclear fusion project, an official with the European Union's executive arm says.


The bodies of 49 Iraqi army recruits are found shot dead near Baquba, northeast of Baghdad.


BAYERN Munich, Schalke and Stuttgart will all be looking to lead the rest of the pack when the Bundesliga adjourns for a six-week winter break this Sunday.


By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI  KIBBUTZ KINNERET, Israel - Wading into the Jordan River, the pastor blessed his flock, tapping the believers on the head before sending them into the hallowed waters to be baptized.


Israel's second spy satellite crashed into the Mediterranean Sea near Greece just minutes after takeoff Monday. The three-stage Shavit missile carrying the Ofek satellite


The judge who presided over Chicago's biggest mob trial in years expressed doubts Wednesday about setting bond for a retired policeman convicted in the case, saying his testimony was unbelievable.


NEW ORLEANS -- The kickoff for Friday night's preseason game between the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints was moved ahead 30 minutes, to give the Dolphins extra time to return home as Hurricane Frances moved toward the Florida coast.


Kazaa tech chief joins BBC future technology team

Heads up next generation iPlayer The shakeup of the BBC's iPlayer team we revealed last week was officially announced yesterday with the appointment of Kazaa CTO Anthony Rose as head of digital media technology.â¦


Iraq Declares State of Emergency as Insurgents Step Up Attacks

Faced with a surge in deadly guerrilla attacks, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi declared martial law across most of the country today as American and Iraqi troops made final


A far salire i prezzi la minaccia di Chavez agli Usa


DaimlerChrysler AG is looking at selling cars made by China's Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. in the United States through its Chrysler group, a German magazine reported yesterday. That could help the company meet demand for more fuel-efficient cars from American consumers.


Mobile roadmap 2008-2009 What's AMD got planned for notebook makers and buyers over the next few years? Its plans are broadly known - the 'Puma' platform will be released in 2008 followed by the first 'Fusion' architecture mobile CPUs the following year - but now we can begin to flesh it out a little.â¦


A van rolled into a pond at a park Wednesday morning, killing an adult and two children and leaving another child in critical condition, authorities said.


6 Americans Confirmed Dead in Afghan Crash

KABUL, Afghanistan Dec 1, 2004 - Search teams have recovered the bodies of six Americans who died when their plane crashed high in Afghanistan's snow-covered mountains, US military officials said Wednesday.


Many people, including some African-Americans, have long been uneasy with the concept of race-based medicine, in part from fear that it may legitimize less benign ideas about race.


How the world of online gaming spawned a multimillion-dollar shadow economy measured in virtual coins, 80-hour workweeks and very real money.


The Imperious Vision of Cuba's Other Ruler-for-Life

Alicia Alonso has run the Ballet Nacional for six decades. No one dares ask what comes next.


Bond insurers' possible downgrade spurs market angst

Fear of bond insurers losing their  investment-grade credit ratings is rattling investors as  estimates mount for the cost of paying for the latest chapter  in the widening U.S. credit crisis.


WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- In the not-too-distant future, you may be able to slather on a lotion that both protects your skin from cancer and gives you a tanned look at the same time.


Friday Forum Explores Changes in Workplace

The Women's Business Center is sponsoring a panel discussion regarding changes in the workplace from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at the Salt Lake Chamber.  The panel will consist of six advocates of workplace flexibility from various Utah businesses.


Burma's Power Change Causes Concern About Progress Toward ...

The dismissal of Burma's Prime Minister Khin Nyunt is causing concern that it may set back efforts to move the country toward democracy after more than 40 years of military dictatorship.


Video: Adelie Penguins' "Rocky" Parenting

Find out why breeding and raising chicks along the boulder-strewn Antarctic coast is no cakewalk for these small seabirds.


At Christmas, Bush Urges Aid to the Needy

President Bush exchanged gifts with his family at Camp David yesterday, posed for photographs with Marines, and issued a Christmas day radio address urging Americans to care for the sick, the elderly and the poor.


Plan to network the Hudson could lead to a river of opportunities.


Before heading over to the Web 2.0 conference at the Palace Hotel in SF this morning, I couldn't resist doing some more digging into alternate user interfaces for news reading based on the NY Times keywords.  One thing I learned the hard way is that when you access the Times site from a script (not through a browser) if you try to read an article that's too old (not sure what the time limit is) it tries to redirect you to a login page (which is pretty pointless considering that there's no human being around to log in). I hit this problem yesterday, and then hit it again this morning, but couldn't remember what the problem was. So by writing it up this time I hope to remember.  No doubt some debunked hack journalist posing as a tech industry mogul will slander me for this, but the asshat asshole has no idea how blogging works, and who the fuck cares what he thinks anyway. "cheesecake"


China tightens rules for drug manufacturers

China is tightening application procedures for firms seeking to manufacture drugs, state media reported on Monday, following a rash of scandals over fake medicines and corruption in the industry.


TARVISIO, Italy  - Renate Goetschl of Austria added the downhill World Cup to the super-G title she has already won with second place behind American Julia Mancuso in the penultimate race of the season on Saturday.


U.S. Fertility Rate Hits 35-Year High, Stabilizing Population

For the first time in 35 years, the U.S. fertility rate has climbed high enough to sustain a stable population, solidifying the nation's unique status among industrialized countries.


Actually, what's really happening is that the embedded Linux market appears to be growing up.  It's about time.


ATHENS - Paul Hamm flew off the high bar and stuck the landing as if he had been wired right into the floor. Immediately, he knew. He had secured a bronze medal.


Reddy Ice to be acquired; cuts 2007 outlook

Reddy Ice Holdings Inc. , a maker of  packaged ice, said it agreed to be acquired by certain funds  managed by hedge fund GSO Capital Partners LP in a deal with a  total value of about $1.1 billion.


Bush, in Shift, Taps Into Emergency Iraq Funds

The Pentagon has begun tapping into  its $25 billion emergency fund for the Iraq war to prepare for  a major troop rotation and intense fighting this fall,  administration officials said on Tuesday, despite the White  House's initial insistence that it had enough money.


Woman convicted in husband's acid murder

A biochemist who killed her husband by knocking him out and pouring hydrochloric acid on him was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder.


Glamorgan chairman Paul Russell has welcomed the new television deal for English cricket agreed on Wednesday. The England and Wales Cricket Board has awarded an exclusive four-year contract to BSkyB for Test matches, which will run until 2009.


Microsoft fixes Windows Mobile synch problem

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has fixed a problem that made it difficult for users of the most recent Windows Mobile devices to synch with PCs running Vista. Tuesday night, Microsoft launched Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1, an upgraded version of the software that lets Windows Mobile users manage their phones. The Mobile Device Center was designed for Vista users as a replacement for ActiveSync, the software that let's PC users synchronize content like calendar items and transfer content like music between their Windows Mobile phones and PCs. However, early users of Windows Mobile 6.0 devices have complained that the Device Center doesn't synch files at all or in some cases it may lose updates to files. "In the past, some users reported installation and compatibility issues with Windows Mobile Device Center [WMDC]," said John Starkweather, group product manager in Microsoft's mobile communications group, in an e-mail statement. "We have released an update to WMDC intended to improve the overall user experience." Mobile Device Center 6.1 supports file synchronization for all Windows Mobile 6.0 devices including smartphones, according to Mel Sampat, a program manager for Windows Mobile who blogged about the new version. Other new features in Device Center include synching HTML-formatted mail, allowing data connections on the phone when connected to the PC and automatic device authentication. Microsoft also announced that in the third quarter Windows Mobile will be compatible with Office 2007. That means users of Windows Mobile 6 Professional and Standard devices as well as Mobile 5.0 touch screen phones will get a free update that will let them read and edit Office 2007 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. Also in the third quarter, device makers will be able to start shipping Windows Mobile 6 devices with Office Mobile 2007 preinstalled.


Peterson Defense Comes Up Short, Legal Experts Say

Mark Geragos, Scott Peterson's attorney, may have promised jurors more than he could deliver, critics argue. ( AP/Tony Avelar, Pool).


Da 3,51 miliardi di dollari per fornitura radio portatili


'Chore Wars', where 'World of Warcraft' meets toilet cleaner

"Chore Wars" gives users "experience" points for various household chores. Collecting those points then lets you advance your profile in the online game.


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose year-old government has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat, has told ruling party leaders he wants to resign, news reports said Wednesday.


Mitt Romney becomes the first of the Republican front-runners officially to declare his White House bid.


Indian Court Grants Bail in Online Sex Video Case

An Indian court granted bail on Tuesday to the head of a popular online auction site who was arrested in connection with the sale of a video showing a girl and boy having oral sex.


Barghouti withdraws from the race to succeed Arafat

Marwan Barghouti, the popular Fatah leader imprisoned by Israel, dropped out of the contest for the Palestinian Authority presidency last night in his second change of heart within a fortnight.


Pakistan Mobile Phone Firms Vie for Pent-Up Demand

Tens of thousands of Pakistanis  endured hours of stifling heat this week to accept an offer of  free mobile phone connections, a sign of the pent-up demand in  a country where cell phone usage has remained low.


Sooners' Jones to return; starting RB undecided

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Tuesday that running back Kejuan Jones would be able to play in the No. 2 Sooners' game Saturday against No.


Aumentato il costo di treni, navi e pacchetti vacanza


Hurricanes get mid-round surprise at draft

The Carolina Hurricanes looked to the future with their first two picks in Saturday's NHL draft. But the Stanley Cup champions almost sounded more pleased with a later pick who slipped unexpectedly.


LG Electronics has unveiled the worldâs first terrestrial digital broadcasting cell phone this week. The Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) handset will allow people to receive satellite broadcasts to watch consumer programs.


When Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan kicked off his credit-tightening campaign on June 30, there was no question why he was raising interest rates.


Johnny Cash's instruments and possessions raise $1.24m (Â£692,000) on the first day of an auction in New York.


Ontario government on right track with doctors, health reforms ...

TORONTO (CP) - The Ontario government must implement its planned health-care reforms, even if that means "taking action" with doctors who have already rejected a contract offer from the province, the former chairman of a royal commission on health said


The Navy will spend as much as $600,000 to modify a 40-year-old barracks complex that resembles a swastika from the air, a gaffe that went largely unnoticed before satellite images became easily accessible on the Internet.


The oil producing OPEC cartel Monday began reducing its oil output to maintain prices around current levels, the Wall Street Journal reported.


U.S. troops are switching tactics in the fight against insurgents in parts of this rebellious city, replacing confrontation with courtesy in hopes of winning public trust and undercutting support for the militants.


Angels squeeze by Rangers on ninth-inning single

Casey Kotchman singled with one man out in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels eke out a 2-1 home victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday.


'Lightroom Adventure' useful for newbies and beyond

Mikkel Aaland's guide to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is good for newbies and beyond--but you'd better act fast if you're interested in a book on the software.


Yahoo's Zurfer joins Flickr, mobile phones

Blog: Prototype software sends recent images taken in the vicinity of a Flickr member to that person's mobile phone and keeps people up to date with contacts' Flickr photos.


The state Board of Pardons and Paroles met behind closed doors Monday to decide whether a convicted police killer who insists he is innocent should be given a reprieve or executed Tuesday as scheduled.


Svolta nelle indagini, coinvolte anche citta' della Sicilia


Woolworths beats rival to buy liquor company

SINGAPORE The takeover battle for Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group and its liquor stores appeared to come to an abrupt end on Tuesday as the retailer Coles Myer handed its rival Woolworths what analysts said might prove a Pyrrhic victory.


Improbable as it may seem, plans to cut the prices Europeans pay to use their mobile phone while abroad could whizz into law within a year.


Regulators Give Blessings to Google, Doubleclick Deal

Google's $3.1 billion acquisition represents no threat to competition in the online advertising arena, FTC regulators say.


Bonanni, 'Medico studia e malato muore'.Uil preoccupata


A GIRL saved her baby sister from a dingo on an island where the wild dogs killed a boy three years ago. Five-year-old Georgia Corke sprang to the rescue of three-month-old Scarlett when a dingo got into her


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GCI offers commission-free online trading in shares, indices and major currencies. Register today for a free demo account - including charts, quotes and internet trading software.


The company whose fresh spinach was linked to an E. coli outbreak that's sickened at least 109 people said its organic products had been cleared of suspicion, while health officials continued working to pinpoint the bacteria source.


How do you revive flagging growth and thinning margins? Sell more razor blades!


SEMMERING, Austria -- Marlies Schild restored Austrian pride in the women's giant slalom and delighted the home supporters as she won a testing race in foggy conditions at Semmering.


A funeral mass is being held for aid worker Margaret Hassan, thought to have been murdered in Iraq.


Paris govt. offices slowly switching to open-source software

Local government offices in the French capital will be moving to open source software, but they'll be doing it slowly. An independent study showed that a switch to open source would cause "significant


Madrid, 15:06 - CALCIO, A. MADRID; CEREZO: NESSUNA TRATTATIVA SU MANICHE

"Maniche è un giocatore dell'Atletico Madrid e non c'è nessuna trattativa in corsa per...


The free Firefox Web browser, which has chipped away at the market dominance of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, has been readied for a full release including new features designed to make it more stable, backers of the program say.


Q&A: Grid Alliance president on winning enterprise converts

The Enterprise Grid Alliance, whose mission is to push the adoption of grid computing, is working on standards and specifications to make it easier to deploy vendor products in a grid environment, according to EGA President Donald Deutsch.


Extra funds for inquests into the deaths of UK service personnel remain outstanding, the BBC learns.


Yes, says prof, global warming is dangerous to your freedom

Blog: Article saying climate change may lead to centralized international control


Surprise! Usher And Alicia Keys Dominate Billboard Awards

Last night Billboard held its annual music awards show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. To the surprise of absolutely no one, the major winners of the night were Usher (with 11 tropies) and Alicia Keys, who took home seven awards.


Merkel expected to press China on climate

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is  expected to push for tougher global action against climate  change and ending human rights abuses in Darfur in meetings  with top Chinese officials on Monday.


RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - After being ticketed 17 times for driving with a suspended license, Jutun Markel Mills had a different experience the next time he was pulled over - he was sent to jail...


Karl Ehrhardt, 83, Sign Man and Shea Stadium Fixture, Is Dead

Mr. Ehrhardt always let the Mets know what he thought of them by raising block-lettered signs from his box seat behind third base at Shea Stadium.


Hurled Into Dirty River, Logo Floats Gently Away

âMissing: Esquire Logo,â begins a cryptic item posted to Esquire.com on July 12. âSeveral days ago, in a burst of enthusiasm during a photo shoot, Benicio del Toro tossed our logo into the Los Angeles River in downtown L.A. It was last seen floating toward the Pacific Ocean at about 8 knots. Sentimental value. Possible reward.â.


Jim Mora (the elder) resigned from the Saints midway through the 1996 season after 10 1/2 years as by far the most successful coach in the team's 38-season history.


A single gene may help overcome addiction

A single gene could be responsible for determining how easily people become addicted to smoking, according to a report. By tweaking a gene in the brains of mice, US researchers were able to create a hypersensitive


Thousands Pray for Peace in Indian Kashmir on Eid

SRINAGAR, India  - Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims,  scarred by 15 years of violence, celebrated Eid al-Fitr Sunday,  days after India announced it would reduce the number of troops  in the disputed Himalayan territory.


Impatience threatens Iraq security gains

Growing impatience with the slow pace of work to improve basic services like electricity and water could threaten security gains in Iraq's Anbar province, a former al Qaeda stronghold, the U.S. military said on Sunday.


COSTA D'AVORIO: DOMANI RIENTRANO 120 ITALIANI

(AGI) - Roma, 12 nov. - Arriveranno domani mattina alle 11 a Fiumicino i primi 120 italiani rimpatriati dalla Costa d'Avorio con il dispositivo di emergenza messo a punto dai ministeri degli Esteri e della Difesa.


Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln   Chafee battles for political survival against a conservative   challenger in Rhode Island on Tuesday as voters in nine states   choose candidates for November elections.


Canadian Researcher Invents New Solar Cell

It may only be a matter of time before we will be using our shirts to charge our cellphones.


Missionaries Give Jail a Homey Touch: Historic Building Becomes Family's Part-Time Home.

By Annie Nelson, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Sep. 5--HUNTSVILLE -- Jail, sweet jail.   Gone are the video cameras, intercoms and most of the bulletproof glass and bars from the windows. After four months of renovation, the old Randolph County Jail is beginning to look like home.


The Consumer Electronics Show has always been a hardware-focused, but this year software, information and entertainment content edged toward center stage.


Traffic Concerns Block Holiday Inn Plan: The Botetourt County Board of Supervisors Deadlocked on Whether to Rezone 8.5 Acres Near Exit 150 on Interstate 81 for Development.

By Jay Conley, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 28--FINCASTLE -- A developer's plan to build a Holiday Inn Express in Daleville got caught in the crossfire Tuesday between county officials frustrated over the growing traffic congestion at Interstate 81's Exit 150.


14 arrested for anti-government rallies in Jeddah and Riyadh

JEDDAH/RIYADH: Security forces detained about 14 people on Thursday in Saudi Arabiaâs main cities of Jeddah and Riyadh, deploying in force to confront demonstrations called by a dissident Islamist group against the strictly conservative regime.


Roma, 12:38 - CALCIO, LAZIO; LOTITO: ROCCHI NON E' SUL MERCATO

Il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, a margine della conferenza stampa di presentazione del pr...


To some, it's a hurtful racial epithet. For Nas, it's an album title. The rapper told MTV News that he would indeed be naming his new album after the N-word. And he denied earlier reports that the album's title would be spelled "N---a," considered in some circles a less inflammatory epithet. He said the disc is due out Dec. 11.


Arts Minister Estelle Morris is to leave Parliament at the next election.


Rachel Blanchard, Jacob Pitts and Shiri Appleby have been cast in "1/4life," a new ABC ensemble drama from the creators of "thirtysomething."


Gelia Crayton is the picture of conservative California. She worships at the Crystal Cathedral, Orange County's gleaming megachurch. She opposes abortion and gay marriage. And she thinks illegal immigration is the scourge of the state.


Former NFL football player Tommy Kane pleaded guilty Tuesday in Quebec Superior Court to manslaughter in the death of his wife.


Sears sees quarterly profit decline, shares down

Sears Holdings Corp.  on Tuesday forecast lower quarterly profit and admitted that it needs to become more relevant to consumers and control its costs, sending its shares down more than 7 percent in premarket trading.


Florida Supreme Court puts Nader on state ballot

The Florida Supreme Court has ruled Ralph Nader can appear on state ballots as a presidential candidate, increasing the chance the maverick contender will again influence the outcome of the presidential election.


Swedes Joachim Johansson and Robin Soderling both flexed their muscles on home soil on Tuesday to blast in the second round of the 650,000 euros Stockholm Open tennis tournament.


A blast hits the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, with an unknown number of casualties.


The end of SEO will be here by friday. Just right in time for tea.

Dave Pasternack from the SEM/PPC Firm Did-I could not resist it. Â  He had to post at his DMNews.com Blog the story titled “An SEO critic answers his critics“, which is in fact a direct sequel to his post “Troubled times for SEO firms” from about a month ago. Â  The original post was stirring up a lot of [...]


Republicans: Iran must not have nuclear arms

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Republican candidates for U.S. president agreed on Tuesday that Iran must not develop atomic weapons even if a tactical nuclear strike is needed to stop it and accused Democrats of being soft on the issue.


Mercati in attesa, domani la decisione della Fed


Un giorno da leoni per l'Italia Doppio trionfo Bossini-Magnini

VIENNA, 12 DICEMBRE 2004 - Il nuoto italiano sugli scudi nell'ultima giornata degli Europei in vasca corta. Filippo Magnini e Massimiliano Rosolino hanno monopolizzato l'attenzione disputando una gara strepitosa che si e' decisa solo nell'ultima vasca.


Two UK troops and dozens of Afghan Taliban killed

Two British soldiers and more than two dozen Islamist Taliban insurgents were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, Britain's Ministry of Defence and the U.S. military said.


NEW YORK - In a bid to "reclaim my good life" and rid her company of a cloud of scandal, Martha Stewart plans to surrender within weeks to begin serving her five-month prison sentence.    Stewart, at a choreographed news conference before a brilliant array of color swatches, said Wednesday she will continue to appeal her conviction - but will head for prison anyway to end what she called a personal nightmare...


FDA Urges Doctors to Limit Prescriptions for Two Painkillers

The Food and Drug Administration recommended Thursday that doctors limit prescriptions for the popular pain pills Celebrex and Bextra because recent


The Christian Coalition Fights to Stay Relevant

An abrupt departure by president Joel Hunter has raised doubts about the conservative group's influence and mandate


Laptops can impair male fertility, study says

First, it was tight pants. Then, it was saunas. Now, when it comes to fertility, men have something else to worry about: laptop computers.


Microsoft Open Value Subscription is none of the above

Not open, not valuable, not really a subscription. Microsoft fails at marketing itself as hip.


State issues guide to obesity insurance coverage

ALBANY, NY The state is releasing a guide to insurance coverage of obesity treatment today. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says the guide was developed after many consumers complained to his office that it


Intercettato pacco con scritte arabe in ufficio poste Roma


U.S. military plans Iraq fallback strategy: report

U.S. military planners have begun work on a fallback strategy in case the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq fails, including a gradual pullout of U.S. forces and more emphasis on training and advising Iraqi forces, the Los Angeles Times reported in Monday's editions.


The discount retailer's forced to reorganize its flagging apparel business.


EU: U.N. considering force for Darfur refugees in Chad

The European Union and the  United Nations are considering sending troops and police to  protect Darfur refugees and other homeless people in  neighboring Chad, a senior U.N. official said on Friday.


Canadian officials are reporting that their government's immigration Web site has been swamped with traffic since George W. Bush gave his acceptance speech on Wednesday. [Missing Links]


U.S. troops marked the end of their nine-year peacekeeping role in Bosnia on Wednesday as NATO prepared to hand over the task to the European Union in December.


Anti-Albanian Macedonia Vote Appears to Fail

A referendum to end the autonomy granted to Macedonia's ethnic Albanian minority appeared to be defeated on Sunday because of insufficient voter turnout.


Jackson Runs Over Eagles; Rams Playoff Hopes Alive

Steven Jackson rushed for 148 yards  and a touchdown as the St. Louis Rams' kept alive their playoff  hopes with a 20-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday.


Ivan strengthened to a Category 5  hurricane, sweeping toward Jamaica on Thursday after killing at  least 20 people in the tiny spice island of Grenada.  Ivan, packing sustained winds of 160 mph, was heading  north-northwest from the south Caribbean and "could still  intensify a little more this morning," the U.S. National  Hurricane Center said.


Islamists fire rockets in Lebanon camp battle

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Islamist militants fired Katyusha rockets at Lebanese villages on Friday in a further escalation of their 8-week-old battle with the army at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.


Thousands of outfits were paraded on the runways of New York Fashion Week as top designers previewed their collections for spring. But what — if any — look will take off?


La Procura di Catanzaro nella bufera: da lÃ¬ Ã¨ partitol'avviso di garanzia a Prodi                                          Mastella al Csm: "Trasferite i pm De Magistris e Lombardi"


<i>Oil:</i> Prices rise as Opec considers curbing supply

LONDON - Oil prices rose for the second day in a row on Thursday as several Opec ministers called for the cartel to stop producing more oil than its official target to prevent a glut next year.


By WILL LESTER   Associated Press writer  WASHINGTON -- Teenager Michelle Rome can't imagine life without instant messaging. Baby boomer Steve Wilson doesn't care that it even exists.   They're part of an "instant messaging gap" between teens and adults.


CPI, core prices up 0.2 percent as expected

Overall U.S. consumer prices and  costs excluding food and energy both rose 0.2 percent in  August, right in line with market expectations, according to a  Labor Department report on Friday that may help reassure the  Federal Reserve that inflation pressures are continuing to  ease.


When the first space vacations are available, Richard Branson will be there selling them. On Sept. 27, Branson's Virgin announced a partnership with Paul Allen's Mojave Aerospace Ventures and SpaceShipOne


Doctors are missing key information they need to make decisions for cancer patients because some drug companies are not publishing clinical trials.


Sindelar's double eagle is golf's rarest

Joey Sindelar holed out a 3-wood from 241 yards on the par-5 fifth hole Saturday for a double eagle, the rarest shot in golf and only the third in PGA Championship history. Sindelar was 2 over for the tournament when he made the albatross.


Falluja Residents Desperate for Food, Water, Aid

FALLUJA, Iraq  - No food. No water. No help. As  fierce fighting casts a pall of smoke over the rubble-strewn  Iraqi city of Falluja, thousands of Iraqi families remain cut  off from desperately needed supplies.


US Raids Kill Family of 6 in Rebel-Held Iraqi City

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes killed a family of  six in raids against rebels led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi, while a top international aid agency suspended Iraq  operations on Wednesday after its manager was kidnapped.


The United States lobbied its allies Monday to have Iran hauled before the UN Security Council over its nuclear program as the world body's atomic watchdog agency considered


Google SMS - Great for Google and Users Too  I have tested Google search on WAP and it works fine. But considering Google has around 4.2 Billion pages (as per their homepage), finding information on a mobile phone is not fun. Especially when you are looking for something very discreet like ...


President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was headed for an almost certain five-year extension of his mandate when Tunisians voted in presidential and parliamentary elections yesterday.


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Public opinion favored President Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq about 2-to-1 soon after Saddam Hussein's capture, but months of chaos and casualties have taken a heavy toll on public support for the war. Now the public is evenly divided on whether the war was the right thing to do or whether it was a mistake.


Typhoon kills 44 in Vietnam, flooding fears

Typhoon Durian swept into southern Vietnam killing at least 44 people, sinking hundreds of fishing boats and damaging houses, days after it killed hundreds in the Philippines, government officials said on Tuesday.


Henrik Zetterberg had two goals and two assists, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 7-4 win over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.


The World Trade Organization (WTO) has again declared some European Union sugar exports illegal, dealing a new blow to the bloc's lavish system of farm subsidies, a trade source close to the case said Wednesday.


In this nation beset by violence, disease and environmental devastation, weary relief workers struggled yesterday to gauge the magnitude of the latest disaster


Future generations will not be able to afford to buy rural homes without government action, two bodies warn.


It's Out! Beach and Davis Are 'La Cage' Couple; Creel and Gaylor Are Jean-Michel and Anne

Playbill - One of those casting "secrets" that everyone has been talking about but no producer would confirm until now is finally out of the closet: Gary Beach and Daniel Davis will star in the new Broadway production of La Cage Aux Folles.


GOVERNANCE: A momentous change in Islamabad âRavian

The challenge is clear and the opportunity is there. It is now up to our new prime minister to show that the modern corporate mind can deliver on the national public policy objectives of a poor country.


Xbox 360 meets PS3, and it's ready to rumble

But is it a fair fight between game consoles when Microsoft is calling the shots?


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The Philadelphia 76ers lost 93-79 to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, their 10th straight defeat and fifth since sending Allen Iverson home.


Science casts doubt on arson convictions

The firefighters could see the blaze flickering over the hill before they even reached the church camp.


The EU resists Balkan pressure to restart two nuclear reactors at Bulgaria's Kozloduy plant.


Rice to return to Mideast to work on truce

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will return to the Middle East this weekend to try working out an agreement for a multinational force aimed at bringing an end to the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting.


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Domani confronto su Dpef e destinazione 'tesoretto'


Cooling Brain Helps Oxygen-Deprived Babies -Study

Cooling the brains of newborns who have been deprived of oxygen during birth could help cut the risk of brain damage.


New U.N. leader Ban Ki-moon vows to restore trust

South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was  sworn in as the eighth U.N. secretary-general on Thursday and  vowed to restore trust in an institution tainted by scandal and  a growing divide between rich and poor nations.


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


Karadzic film asks why he and bin Laden are free

A Hollywood movie being shot in Bosnia   about the hunt for a character based on top genocide suspect   Radovan Karadzic asks whether there is enough will to catch him   and other world's most wanted men, its director said.


The US House of Representatives passes a bill to withdraw most combat troops from Iraq by April 2008.


Brussels - Microsoft Corporation said on Monday it is ready to put a stripped down version of Windows on the market if ordered to do so by a European court.


How we have changed since the 9/11 attacks

The unity that followed the September 11 attacks five years ago was never going to last. But the nation has not merely returned to the messy family arguments of September 10. All wars bring a reckoning of means and ends, and the war on terrorism has long since lost its crisp moral lines. Americans may agree that terrorism is wicked, but they're still unsure about how to answer it.


Astronauts placed the crown jewel of Europeâs contribution to the International Space Station into its permanent setting on Monday with the attachment of the Columbus science module.


Contender in Boxing TV Show Takes Own Life

A promising young boxer who got the break of a lifetime when he was selected by NBC's upcoming reality TV program, "The Contender," committed suicide. Police said 23-year-old Najai Turpin shot himself in the head at 4 a.m.


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Wildlife Waste Is Major Water Polluter, Studies Say

Does a bear leave its waste in the woods? Of course. So do geese, deer, muskrats, raccoons and other wild animals. And now, such states as Virginia and Maryland have determined that this plays a significant role in water pollution.


Samsung signs deal with USA Today for Web on TV

Samsung and Sharp are trying web TV, but a cheaper version that what people have done in the past.


Brisk bidding for German code machine Those of you who didn't have sufficiently deep pockets to bid for the Enigma machine which last year sold on eBay for a cool â¬55k might be interested in another example that's currently going for $16,200 (â¬11,700).â¦


If you want insurance coverage against floods, you need to get it sooner than you think.


2 ships run aground in gales off Britain

Massive waves and violent winds battered two ships, forcing them aground during storms overnight off Britain's northwestern coast, the coast guard said Friday.


CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme will not need surgery on his injured right elbow and will be day-to-day leading up to Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.


Oscar race heads into key week of critics awards

Hollywood's annual Oscar race heats up this week with a key group of U.S. movie awards and nominations that is expected to narrow contenders for the world's top movie awards.


Lawsuit Claims Motrin Caused Child's Blindness

A 7-year-old girl on Tuesday sued the maker of Children's Motrin for failing to label the over-the-counter pain reliever with a warning


A rescuer who braved gales and rough seas to rescue fishermen is the first woman to win a bravery medal.


Iraq now ranked second among world's failed states

Iraq has emerged as the world's second most unstable country, behind Sudan, more than four years after President George W. Bush ordered the U.S. invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, according to a survey released on Monday.


Microsoft Upgrades Windows XP Media Center

Bill Gates is about to announce a new step in Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) home-entertainment strategy.


Why does CSC want to stop the rescue of iSoft?

There may be lawyers ahead iSoft and IBA Health, the Aussie firm which has offered to bail out iSoft, have issued a joint statement suggesting they may take legal action against CSC's blocking of the deal.â¦


NetSuite updates customer management tools

NetSuite 10.0 offers analysis tools to help businesses predict information about customers based on data they've already entered.


German Party Cool to Turk's Plea to Join Europe

Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul of Turkey failed on Tuesday to persuade Germany's conservative opposition to back Turkey's bid for full European Union membership, but said he was confident the bloc would give a ...


MAGNIFICENT putting from Paul Casey gave England only their second ever World Cup win today and spoiled the party for home favourites Spain.


Michelle Collins Appeals to CAS Against 8-Year Ban

Former world indoor 200 meters champion  Michelle Collins has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for  Sport (CAS) against an eight-year doping ban.


How a Senator's humiliating fall has turned a bathroom stall into a tourist attraction, much to the consternation of airport officials.


TALLAHASSEE -- The Atlantic Coast Conference continued to expand its profile into Florida, awarding Jacksonville as the initial host of the league's football championship game.


Victor Diaz and Gerald Williams homers push Mets past Expos 4-2

MONTREAL (CP) - Victor Diaz hit his first career home run and Gerald Williams added a two-run shot to power the New York Mets to a 4-2 win Thursday over the Montreal Expos.


1904 — Boston clinched the pennant on the last day of the season when Jack Chesbro of the New York Highlanders threw a wild pitch in the ninth to allow the winning run to score from third.


Airport Security Technology Stuck In the Pipeline

In the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, government officials and industry leaders talked excitedly about how they expected technology to plug many of the gaps in airport security.


Video Music Awards Tamer Than Past Shows

MIAMI Aug. 30, 2004 - There was no Madonna-Britney Spears kiss, no partially-clad Howard Stern coming down from the rafters, and certainly no wardrobe malfunctions.


La polizia croata arresta 2 trentenni in Dalmazia


At opposite sides of New Hampshire, John McCain faced two corporate audiences in two college towns earlier this month. Only one topic came up in both places when he starting taking questions: illegal immigration.


Illegal Globally, Bail for Profit Remains in U.S.

Bail bondsmen, who post bail for people accused of crimes in exchange for a fee, are all but unknown in the rest of the world.


UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is the uppermost utopian model of international public servants, a Nobel Prize laureate, a pride to his native Africa.


Iran pursues 2d nuclear reactor with Russia's help

TEHRAN -- Iran said yesterday that it plans to build a second nuclear reactor with Russia's help and that at least two other European states have expressed interest in such a project, brushing aside US accusations that the Islamic state wants to build atomic weapons.


Latin Americans Wonder If Democrats Are Traders

MEDELLIN, Colombia -- At the CI Jeans factory, where 3,900 people make their livings turning bolts of denim into trousers bound for the United States, the American market -- land of the customer -- appears to be slipping away.


A Chip That Can Transfer Data Using Laser Light

Researchers say they have created a silicon-based chip that can produce laser beams to send data between chips.


A wayward Arctic ice seal was found Friday on a beach in southern North Carolina, far from its usual habitat.


I settimanali francesi: l'ex modella starebbe riflettendo e potrebbe cambiare idea"Non vuole rinunciare alla propria indipendenza per fare la first lady"                                          Sarkozy, i dubbi di Carla Bruni "Meglio la carriera che l'Eliseo"                                                                                Ma il presidente pressa per convolare a nozze quanto primaIntanto lei, dopo cena, va a dormire a casa propri. E lui la raggiunge


Medicare said yesterday it intends to pay for counseling for some of the nation's 4 million older smokers. Medicare beneficiaries who smoke and have smoking


NASA and U.S. Army Agree Rotorcraft Research Deal    Chris Kjelgaard Senior EditorAviation.com


MIAMI, Aug. 24 -- A judge refused Friday to block the extradition of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to France, where he is accused of laundering millions of dollars in drug proceeds through French banks.


McCain to consider possible 2008 presidential run

Maverick US Republican Senator John McCain, who ran against President George W. Bush four years ago, indicated he might be considering another presidential bid in 2008, despite the fact he will be 72 when the next election rolls around.


Ore 11, lezione di cucina piccoli chef crescono

Il Regno Unito dichiara guerra al cibo spazzatura introducendo lezioni di cucina nelle scuole per ragazzi dagli 11 ai 14 anni


Indian PM to rally Kashmiris with first troop pullout

India will begin withdrawing troops from Kashmir Wednesday to coincide with a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh aimed at winning "hearts and minds" in the insurgency-racked state.


German restitution bid stirs outrage in Poland

KRT) - As next year's 60th anniversary of World War II's conclusion gets closer, it has become the fashion in Germany to describe the Allied victory over Hitler's Third Reich as the beginning of Germany's ...


Judge demands faster action on Iraqi prison abuse investigations

A military judge in Germany says the government has to speed up investigations of Iraqi prisoner abuse. Col. James Pohl told prosecutors to make sure three investigative reports on


Some 70,000 Mac fans gathered at Apple Expo 2004 in Paris earlier this week for the largest exhibition of its kind in Europe. The event provided a showcase for just what kind of stylish technology


SAP, HP Offer Hosted ERP for Midsize Companies

Ziff Davis - SAP and HP are offering a hosted enterprise resource planning application service to go after midsize companies that are taking their business to competing applications subcription services.


FDA says 23 deaths linked to unapproved drug

U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they would crack down on marketing of an unapproved injectable anti-gout drug which has been linked to 23 deaths.


Nepal's Maoists who agreed to live at camps across the country monitored by the United Nations as part of a peace deal are leaving in droves because of food shortages, commanders said.


Three UN workers released after being held hostage in Afghanistan speak of their joy at being freed.


SCREEN siren Catherine Zeta-Jones was last night recovering from a brazen attack by Mexican bandits who tried to kidnap her. The wife of actor Michael Douglas, and mother-of-two, was the target of a heavily


The feet never come to mind. Not to Nick Larkin's, at least. Other people, that's the first thing they notice. Can't help it.


US Lowers Terror Threat Level for Financial Sector

The US government has lowered the terror threat level for the financial services sector in New York City, northern New Jersey and Washington, the Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday.


'Desperate' Death Drives ABC in Weekly Ratings

LOS ANGELES  - Another set of  record-breaking numbers for freshman phenomenon "Desperate  Housewives" fueled long-time laggard ABC to a close  second-place finish in the coveted adults 18-49 demographic  last week behind the network to beat this season, CBS.


Flu Vaccine Shortage Shows More Suppliers Are Needed, NIH Says

The fourth shortage of flu vaccine in five years shows the need for more manufacturers and new technology, according to the US National Institutes for Health and some members of Congress.


Underwater Robot Test is Practice for Jovian Moon

NASA scientists are testing a hardy underwater robot that will ply the waters of Wisconsin, then the Antarctic before heading to the icy seas of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons.


Security Council members arrive in Nairobi ahead of session on ...

17 November 2004 - Members of the United Nations Security Council arrived today in Nairobi ahead of a two-day meeting devoted to the civil conflicts engulfing Sudan, including the crisis in the western region of Darfur and the long-running war in the


Actress Sean Young, who built a  career in 1980s movies "Blade Runner" and "No Way Out," has  checked into an alcohol rehab program following an outburst at  the Directors Guild of America awards gala last weekend.


Some of the biggest names in music are competing at the Ivor Novello songwriting awards.


The Smokeout provides a one-day test of a world without

As smokers contemplate kicking the habit Thursday during the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout, Ron Craven has some words of encouragement.


Cycling Tyler Hamilton returned to his first stage race yesterday after a two-year doping ban. The Olympic gold medalist and Marblehead, Mass., native was 66th in the first stage of the Etoile de Bessages race between Pezenas and Palavas-les-Flots in southern France, 11 seconds behind stage winner Angelo Furlan of Italy. Hamilton, 34, has signed a one-year contract with a ...


French Hostage Crisis Adds Tension to Headscarf Ban

The kidnapping of two French journalists  in Iraq has injected new tension into France's debate over  banning Islamic headscarves in schools just as Paris was hoping  for a smooth start to the school year this week.


Torre's Touch Helps Pavano Pick the Pinstripes

Carl Pavano and the Yankees are closing in on a four-year contract for just under $40 million, pending a physical, and Manager Joe Torre made the difference.


Jobless Claims Rise More Sharply Than Expected

The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose 25,000 last week to 349,000, a government report showed on Thursday, with some analysts citing the US Thanksgiving holiday as distorting the data.


NCAA Game Summary - Florida State at Miami-Florida

Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Frank Gore scored on an 18-yard touchdown run in overtime, as No. 5 Miami-Florida outlasted fourth-ranked and arch-rival Florida State, 16-10, at the Orange Bowl in the season-opener for both teams.


Bolivia claims class shelters U.S. spies

Twenty-six students taking a conflict resolution course in this politically tumultuous Andean nation got some unexpected experience when Bolivia's leftist government said undercover American soldiers were attending the workshop.


A home-schooled teenager named Bree is heating up the internet like few others today. The question is: Is she for real?


With England's team hotel being only a couple of streets from the museum of the world's smallest books, it was perhaps fitting that David Beckham brought his own mini-drama to Katowice.


Incidente di ieri a Milano ha provocato 1 morto e 26 feriti


Aereo atterrato all'aeroporto di Le Bourget intorno a 21,20


Accusations of Libyan and Burkina Faso involvement in an alleged coup plot in Mauritania are rejected.


Atene, 23:10 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: QUALIFICAZIONE RISULTATO IMPORTANTE

Carlo Ancelotti incassa la sconfitta di Atene con il sorriso sulle labbra. Il ko con l'Aek regala co...


Rhode Island TV Reporter Held in Contempt

A television reporter was convicted of criminal contempt Thursday for refusing to say who gave him an FBI videotape showing a city official taking a bribe.


Oil prices rise above $43 per barrel ahead of OPEC meeting

NEW YORK, December 6  - Oil prices increased today on fears of the announcement of an output cut by the OPEC during its meeting scheduled for later this week.


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Melbourne, 12:43 - TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN: DJOKOVIC AI QUARTI CONTRO FERRER

Il serbo Novak Djokovic, testa di serie numero 3, si è qualificato per i quarti di finale del...


U.N. War Court Transfers First Case to Serbia

The U.N. war crimes prosecutor sent the first case to the Serbian judiciary Friday in a move that could warm ties between the Hague-based court and Belgrade.


Software giant Microsoft Corp.   sees the future and it is robots.


U.N. chief in Afghanistan, focus on lack of law and order

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a surprise visit to Kabul on Friday to hold talks with President Hamid Karzai ahead of a conference in Rome next week that will seek ways to improve law and order in Afghanistan.


Many Arabs on Thursday interpreted an American advisory panel's bleak assessment of President Bush's Iraq policies as proof of Washington's failure in the Middle East.


Experts seek options on painkiller abuse

Scientists are hunting new ways to help millions of pain sufferers — from addiction-resistant narcotics to using brain scanners for biofeedback — amid a worrisome rise in abuse of today's top prescription painkillers.


An investment group is expected to announce Monday that it has struck a deal to buy British water utility AWG PLC  for about $4.12 billion, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Sunday.


Sabres' Pominville agrees to 3-year deal

Sabres forward Jason Pominville agreed to a three-year, $3.1 million contract Thursday to re-sign with Buffalo and avoid arbitration.


Disney shareholders to get their day in court

WILMINGTON, United States : Walt Disney Co. shareholders are to finally get their day in court, seven years after suing the company for allegedly wasting corporate assets by buying out the contract of former


The Bernard Matthews firm says it has not imported meat products from areas of Hungary affected by bird flu.


Rapper Snoop Dogg Sued by Woman Who Claims Assault

An Emmy-winning makeup artist has  sued rapper Snoop Dogg, the ABC network and its "Jimmy Kimmel  Live" show for $25 million, claiming she was drugged and raped  backstage at the show by the hip-hop star and his associates.


Less than a month after being crowned Miss Universe, Riyo Mori is hoping to land another job — a role on the NBC sci-fi series "Heroes."


In Jeanne's wake, new efforts to prevent 'natural' disasters

Experts say aid priorities should include preparation and risk reduction as well as emergency relief.


Karzai Set to Be Afghan President in Ring of Steel

Hamid Karzai was due to be sworn in as Afghanistan's first popularly elected President on Tuesday at a ceremony attended by two of the figures most responsible for easing him into power.


During the past few months, the Federal Trade Commission has filed deceptive- advertising cases against two distributors of what is called adware or spyware. The insidious form of software subjects consumers and their computers to unwanted advertising and surveillance.


Massachusetts Governor: Patrick (D) 57% Healey (R) 24% Mihos (I) 9%

Rasmussen Reports - Having emerged victorious from a three-way primary on September 19, Democrat Deval Patrick leads the field of official candidates vying to be Massachusetts' next governor.  The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Patrick in the lead with 57% followed by Republican Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey (24%) and Independent candidate Christy Mihos (9%).


'Jeopardy!' star finds H&R Block question too taxing

Everyone knew "Jeopardy!" super-contestant Ken Jennings would go down some time, but it wasn't supposed to happen like this.


US defence secretary meets with Musharraf

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has held talks with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf amid a US push to line up support for a decisive spring offensive against the Taliban.


Hal Holbrook was honored by the Mississippi Legislature Monday, and the actor who has spent a lifetime impersonating Mark Twain recalled his own travels through the South.


FCC wants to know: Is degrading P2P traffic 'reasonable'?

Agency seeks public comment as first step in deciding how far Internet service providers can go before they transcend "reasonable network management" and run afoul of federal policy.


One spring Saturday morning in Great Falls, occupational therapist Colleen Zanin prepares for a day of treating clients. Instead of assembling floor mats and exercise balls, however, she is checking the halter of a tall gray horse named Traveler.


Kerry wins a round, but Bush is resolute

As the nation tuned in to Thursday night's first presidential debate at the University of Miami, President George W. Bush finally faced his challenger, US Sen. John F. Kerry.


Google Posts Sharp Rise in Sales and Profits

Googleâs blockbuster growth continued, but investors were apparently hoping for even better fourth-quarter results.


Twenty new species of sharks and rays have been discovered in Indonesia in a five-year survey of catches at local fish markets, Australian researchers said Wednesday.


By Anonymous  Lawmakers in several states are exploring ways to make social networking siteslike MySpace, Friendster, Xanga and others-safer tor kids.


Hungary will withdraw its 300 troops from Iraq by March 31, 2005, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said at a military ceremony. "To stay there until the elections are held is our duty," Gyurcsany said Wednesday


Panasonic, Sharp, and Toshiba launch tech recycling company

Top TV makers have formed a recycling company to handle tech waste and comply with changing state laws.


OpenTV and weComm Collaborate on Mobile TV Services

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OpenTV Corp.


This past March, Greenpeace made  headlines by criticizing Apple's environmental policies -- or  lack thereof.


Almost four in 10 businesses do not employ a woman in a senior management position, a survey suggests.


A documentary about Princess Diana's death did not breach standards, media watchdog Ofcom rules.


Ex-Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson sent a petition to England's Queen Elizabeth II, to halt production of Britain's monarch hats, which are made from the pelts of bears. PETA claims the animal activist/actress has gotten more than 200  English fans to...


Bids for Home Depot's supply unit due Fri: source

Offers for Home Depot Inc.'s  supply division are due on Friday, according to a source involved with the deal, with two groups of private equity firms expected to be among the remaining bidders.


Clashing over Iraq, Sen. John Kerry said Friday that President Bush's policies made the war against terror harder to win and "let Osama bin Laden slip away." Bush chastised his Democratic rival for questioning the motives of Iraq's interim prime minister.


Gary Sheffield signed with the Yankees to play in the postseason, and he said he won't be distracted by a controversy stemming from his admission to unknowingly using a steroid two years.


Yet another Trojan horse is luring the Internet with a need to infect Symbian based smart phones. SimWorks International, an anti-virus firm, issued an alert earlier this week informing the users of the Trojanâs existence.


A soldier who watched his twin brother die in Iraq on their birthday returns to his regiment in Basra.


Bush makes solemn pilgrimage to war cemetery

President George W. Bush made a solemn pilgrimage on Monday to the graveyard of U.S. war dead and rejected "fatalists or cynics" who doubt the wisdom of pursuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Malaysia Says Suu Kyi's Detention Extended

Myanmar has extended Aung San Suu  Kyi's detention, Malaysia's foreign minister said Monday,  confirming recent reports from Yangon that the junta had  decided to keep her in isolation.


Richard and Judy also fingered BT's ongoing round of sackings has caused a slump in profits as it counts the cost of offloading middle managers, the national telco said today.â¦


Shares of Biovail Corp. fell Wednesday after the drug maker confirmed that a competitor had applied to the Food and Drug Administration to market a generic version of its extended-release antidepressant Wellbutrin XL.


Eagles' Detmer, Blake Set to Face Bengals

After spending most of the season watching Donovan McNabb run the Philadelphia Eagles' offense, Koy Detmer and Jeff Blake are getting their chance to take charge.


BOISE, Idaho - The expiration Monday of a 10-year federal ban on assault weapons means firearms like AK-47s, Uzis and TEC-9s can now be legally bought - a development that has critics upset and gun owners pleased.    The 1994 ban, signed by President Clinton, outlawed 19 types of military-style assault weapons...


A corporate sailing day on sparkling Sydney Harbour has gone awry after a yacht promoting the new Australian edition of the venerable Financial Times struck rocks and capsized.


It was a story CNN's Wolf Blitzer hoped he'd never have to report Â an e-mail sent to him through an intermediary by Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto complaining about her security. Conditions of use: only if she were killed.


Waiting Game Begins for Torre and Yankees

Yankees Manager Joe Torre is in the same position as some of his stalwart players: he is unsigned past this season.


It's Red Hat's worst nightmare Radio Reg Forget wasting time with open source software minutiae. Episode 8 of Open Season dives right into the real things that matter - like food.â¦


Bush and Kerry Step Up Fight Over U.S. Security

President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry stepped up a fierce campaign fight over U.S. security on Friday, with Kerry accusing Bush of irresponsible leadership for taking "his eye off the ball" in the war on terror by invading Iraq.


Terrorist Bombing Trial Begins in Madrid

A Spanish trial began on Thursday of 29 people charged with involvement in the Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people three years ago in the deadliest al Qaeda-related attack in Europe.Comment


If Arjen Robben proves to be the decisive figure in this season's Premiership title race, they can thank their Chief Executive Peter Kenyon for some shoddy work.


Senate leaders battle for immigration pact

U.S. Senate leaders battled to hold together a fragile compromise on an overhaul of the immigration system on Thursday as President George W. Bush, in an impassioned plea for the bill, insisted 12 million people could not be sent home.


North Korea says to do nuclear test in future: KCNA

North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct a nuclear test in the future but would never use atomic weapons first and remained committed to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, Pyongyang's KCNA news agency reported.


FEATURE-Dutch discover Vermeer studio in Delft garden

An art restorer says he has solved a centuries-old mystery with the discovery of the studio of the 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer.


When Shannan Phillips's employer went out of business last year, she quickly found a new part-time job. But her new employer did not provide health insurance to part-time workers.


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Four more Lebanese soldiers die in battle for camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pushed deeper into a Palestinian refugee camp on Monday, seeking to finish an eight-week confrontation with al Qaeda-inspired militants during which at least 225 people have been killed.


Fire in Buenos Aires Club Kills Nine, 200 Hurt

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - At least nine peoplewere killed and 200 injured when a fire erupted in a crowdednightclub in central Buenos Aires, police said on Friday.


PARIS - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrived Friday at a military hospital south of Paris to undergo treatment for a mysterious illness that has weakened him severely and added an unpredictable dynamic to Middle East politics.


Iran accused the United States, Britain and Israel of making "baseless allegations" about its nuclear ambitions, insisting that it has always considered weapons of mass destruction to be "inhumane, immoral and illegal."


A New York City launch event draws hundreds of Master Chief fans for a "midnight madness" sale.


Wednesday's Palm launch not Centro, firm claims

Same design though? The wraps come off Palm's latest Euro-centric smartphone on Wednesday, and while speculation has centred on the notion the device might be the company's upcoming Centro product, Palm has claimed it isn't.â¦


Daly-Donofrio in hunt for LPGA title at tournament in Mobile

The Mississippi Press. MOBILE -- On a cool, overcast day, Heather Daly-Donofrio played the best round of her professional career on Saturday.


Foreigners kidnapped in Nigerian oil region after end of truce

Armed men kidnapped five foreigners in oil-rich southern Nigeria at dawn, police and industry officials said Wednesday.


Warnings on vaccine were too long ignored

Nearly everyone seemed to have been caught off-guard last month when a British flu vaccine manufacturer was closed down by authorities because of contamination that was discovered at the company's Liverpool plant.


Cheney, Saudi king discuss trouble spots

Vice President Dick Cheney sought Saudi help on Saturday in dealing with Iraq's spiraling violence and other regional trouble spots where U.S. policy is on the line: Iran, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.


German minister reacts to proposed Airbus restructuring

Germany's economics minister warned on Saturday against slighting his country in the upcoming restructuring of Airbus, a day after a newspaper report on possible factory closings.


The Bruins' five-day rookie camp will come to a close tomorrow afternoon, which is when left wing hopeful Martins Karsums hopes to be handed the Get Out Of Rookie Camp Free card and progress to the varsity workouts that officially begin the next day here at Ristuccia Arena.


Java junkies do suffer withdrawal, scientists say

By Yuri Kadobnov, AFP. A scientific review that appears in this month's edition of the journal Psychopharmacology reports that half of all adults experience drug-withdrawal symptoms


Parents of Mount St. Helens victim watching new rumblings

OAK LAWN, Ill. -- Like a lot of people, Tom and Alice Johnston have been watching with interest the television footage of Mount St.


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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set   to say on Thursday he will step down within a year but is not   contemplating resigning immediately, his spokesman said.


By Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune  Jun. 17--Links, threads, webs, tangles. Call 'em what you will. But the magic of the Internet is -- to paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld's joke about why men like to hog the TV remote control -- not so much a matter of what's there, as what else might be there.


President Bush, poised to submit his new budget to Congress next week, warned Saturday that unless programs like Medicare and Social Security are changed, future generations will face tax hikes, government red ink or huge cuts in benefits.


Public to comment on USDA's handling of melamine

The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday the public will be able to formally comment on the way it handled the discovery that the industrial chemical melamine was found in feed given to hogs and poultry.


500-year-old Mexican tradition plays out at Olympia church

OLYMPIA -- Maria Bravo set roses at an altar Sunday to celebrate a 500-year-old tradition begun in her native Mexico. Bravo came to St.


Todd Bertuzzi wasted no time mixing it up with the Detroit Red Wings in his first practice with his new team.


Arts & entertainment: It cost Â£14m and claims to set the world's artistic agenda, but Documenta 12 leaves Adrian Searle lost and confused.


Even great companies can fall if Wall Street's expectations are too high.


The record $3.1 trillion budget proposed by President Bush on Monday would produce eyepopping federal deficits, despite his attempts to impose politically wrenching curbs on Medicare and eliminate scores of popular domestic programs.


U.S.'s Kornberg wins Nobel, follows laureate father

American Roger Kornberg, the son of a Nobel laureate, won the 2006 Nobel prize for chemistry on Wednesday for describing gene copying in cells, which can give insight into illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.


A ottobre nuovo record a quota 1.629 miliardi


Unblinking Eye, Visual Diary: Warholâs Films

Andy Warholâs films, in retrospective at the Museum of the Moving Image, are records of a world in which an artist worked, played and built his identity.


(HealthDay News) -- Bruises are common  in children, and most heal on their own. Some bruises, however, may require examination by a doctor.


Alessandra Facchinetti direttore collezioni donna


Clay Loveless' Blog: PHP and JSON: Cut #987

In a new post today, Clay Loveless talks about some issues he's been having with PHP and JSON, specifically with the JSON encoding method in PHP 5.2.1.   As of PHP 5.2.1, json_decode() no longer follows the published standards for JSON-encoded texts. Why not? For no reason other than the convenience of those ignorant of JSON standards.   His complaint stems from the results of a vat_dump statement - prior to this version it would give a NULL, but now it returns a "bool(true)" value back, resulting in some breakage of previous scripts. He spends the rest of the post explaining his voyage through the JSON world and how things are supposed to behave. He also digs a little deeper into the var_dump issue and why he thinks it's such a bad thing.


Belarus said Thursday it regretted President Bush's decision to impose economic sanctions on the ex-Soviet republic, calling it an "unfriendly step."


ASIA/CINA - Nomina del Coadiutore di Hong Kong CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI, in data 30 gennaio 2008, ha nominato Vescovo Coadiutore della diocesi di Hong Kong (Cina Continentale) Sua Ecc. Mons. John Tong Hon, finora Vescovo titolare di Bossa e Ausiliare della...


Judi Dench won't be at the Academy Awards ceremony; instead, she will be watching from bed. "I can't go to the Oscars because I'm going to have a knee operation," said Dench, who's a best-actress nominee for her performance in "Notes On A Scandal."


Pakistan beat Australia by three wickets in their tri-series one-day cricket international at the Western Australian Cricket Association Ground.


Marcello Dell'Utri, an adviser to Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, is found guilty of association with the Mafia.


Today is the American Cancer Society's 28th Great American Smokeout. The event is certainly a smoke-out -- clean air laws kick smokers outdoors for their nicotine fixes.


National Guardsman suspended over personal website

No holds barred on howtokillpeople.com The personal assistant to California National Guard's commanding officer was "placed on leave" on Wednesday pending a probe into the content of his personal website howtokillpeople.com.â¦


CNN Chooses Ex-CBS Official as Its US Chief

CNN announced another change in its top management yesterday, appointing Jonathan Klein, who used to be the No. 2 executive at CBS News, as president of the company's domestic network.


Nuoro, 15:46 - CALCIO, C/2: LA NUORESE ESONERA ANCHE BAGATTI

Dopo Marco Osio, esonerato a settembre dopo solo tre partite, alla Nuorese salta anche la panchina d...


'Io non dimentico' ha ottenuto 6.713.000 spettatori


Japan's most famous movie monster, Godzilla, has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The pre-historic lizard joins other characters like Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny and Woody Woodpecker on Hollywood Boulevard.


Roundup: Retirement looms for Russia's Popov

Alexander Popov, twice a double-sprint freestyle Olympic gold medalist, said Thursday it was unlikely that he would compete again.


Mets' Martinez Makes First Post-Surgery Throws; Bonds Is in Good Humor

Pedro Martinez, expected to be out for the first half of the season, throws a baseball Wednesday for the first time since rotator cuff surgery last October.


BAGUIO CITYâSix new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, including that of three overseas Filipino workers, were reportedly placed on watchlist


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Two suicide bombers killed 61 people and wounded 150 when they blew themselves up at a crowded market in Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim town of Hilla on Thursday, police said.


A court in India is expected to deliver verdicts over a series of bomb blasts that rocked Mumbai in 1993.


Many maternal deaths worldwide preventable: study

Infectious diseases kill a surprisingly large number of women during pregnancy, according to a study published on Tuesday that suggests many maternal deaths in the developing world are preventable.


The tough life of a professional athlete

High school athletes have the concept of team pounded into their heads beginning on the first day of practice. But Orlando Pace, a five-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle for the St.


All 27 EU member states have approved a police and justice mission to Kosovo but a date is still to be decided.


NO ONE got the spread line right on Frankie Dettori's impending suspension yesterday, let alone the flamboyant jockey. As Dettori, who pleaded guilty to a careless riding charge, waited for Des Gleeson and


Joost on Monday launched a National Basketball Association channel on its online video service that will offer highlights from the past and present.


Expelled EU, UN diplomats leave Afghanistan

A United Nations official and an EU diplomat ordered out of Afghanistan on allegations of posing a national security threat left the country on Thursday, the two organisations said.


China Accuses Bush of Attempting to Dominate the World

On the eve of the US Presidential election Deputy Prime Minister of China Qian Qichen accused US President George W. Bush of attempting to dominate the world.


Buffett Offers Bond Insurers a Hand ... Maybe

Without their sole current advantage, bond insurers could be worse off.


US Cites 'Pattern' of Arab Violence Against African Villagers in ...

The State Department says a US investigation of violence in Sudan's western Darfur region has confirmed a "pattern" of ethnic-based attacks by Arab militiamen and Sudanese government forces against black African villagers.


La. voters to weigh fate of levee boards

Louisiana voters decide Saturday whether to overhaul the multitude of boards that oversee the New Orleans area's levees after the agencies were accused of cronyism, inefficiency and ineptitude in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.


Pilot Completes 1st Stage of Space Flight

MOJAVE, Calif. - Ignoring a warning to abort the flight, a test pilot took a stubby-looking rocket plane on a corkscrewing, white-knuckle ride past the edge of the atmosphere Wednesday, completing the first stage of a quest to win a $10 million prize...


U.S. Servicemen React to Bush Guard Memos

ALBANY, Ga. - Some current and retired members of the National Guard and other military services say they aren't bothered by newly revealed memos that indicate President Bush got preferential treatment in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, while others say they are troubling...


Hurricane Ivan, which left a swath of death and destruction across the Caribbean, wrought havoc on oil drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico before rampaging across the Florida and Alabama coast on Thursday.


Premature birth, the leading cause of infant deaths in the U.S., is on the rise. What researchers are learning about why babies are born early, and what women need to know to have a healthy pregnancy.


Security Firms Cash in on Saudi Violence

On a dusty industrial estate in eastern  Riyadh, a family run company is busily manufacturing heavy duty  security equipment designed to protect buildings that could be  targeted by al Qaeda militants.


Update 3: Chip Maker Intel's Profits Rise 15 Percent

Intel Corp.'s third-quarter profits jumped 15 percent and sales edged higher even though the semiconductor giant struggled with weak demand for desktop computer microprocessors, excess inventory and growing competition.


Myanmar warns UN resolution will 'destroy the peace'

Military-ruled Myanmar said a UN resolution against the junta would "destroy the peace" and accused the Security Council of trying to interfere in its domestic affairs.


Powell accuses Iran of trying to develop nuclear missiles

The Bush administration yesterday accused Iran of attempting to develop missiles with nuclear warheads - a charge that could derail the European arms-control agreement struck earlier this week.


FDA clears new Johnson & Johnson HIV drug

Health-care products maker Johnson & Johnson  won U.S. approval to sell a new HIV drug called Intelence for patients with resistance to other therapies, U.S. officials said on Friday.


Dell (DELL:Nasdaq - news - research) should have little trouble notching its financial goals for the October quarter, a performance that's come to be expected every three months by the investment community.


Scientists have published a detailed analysis of the chicken genome, the biochemical "code" in the bird's cells that makes the animal what it is.


TV Networks Vow Caution Over Speed in Election

Television news executives, still  smarting from the debacle of Election Night coverage in 2000,  say their desire to be first in calling a winner will take a  back seat this year to a loftier goal -- getting it right.


WASHINGTON -- Sales of existing homes fell by a larger-than-expected amount in April while the median price of a home sold during the month fell for a ninth straight month as the troubles in the subprime mortgage market acted as a further drag on housing.


The San Antonio Spurs cleaned out their lockers Saturday, the same as they would at the end of any season. On this day — for the fourth time in nine years — they did it as NBA champions.


Manmohan Singh's recent trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, his first as India's prime minister, has been widely seen as a diplomatic triumph.


Afghan Vice Presidential Candidate Survives a Bomb Blast

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's running mate in Saturday's presidential election escaped unhurt when a bomb exploded near his convoy in the northern city of Faizabad.


As More Exploits Emerge, Security Groups Prep for JPEG Attack

The Internet security community is preparing for a working virus or worm attack based on the Microsoft JPEG exploit revealed last week.


After enraging the French president and his bride by using them in an advertisement, budget airline Ryanair is promoting its flights in the Italian press as a way of escaping piles of trash that are choking the city of Naples.


At least 9 killed in clashes at Pakistan mosque

Nine people were shot dead on Tuesday  in clashes between Pakistani paramilitary forces and radical  Muslim students at an Islamabad mosque run by a Taliban-style  movement, officials said.


Dozens of Muslim girls have been disobeying the French government's recent ban on wearing headscarves in public schools since the school year began last week.


PlayStation 3 WonÂt Reach Europe Till Â07

Sony said it would delay the European introduction of its PlayStation 3 machine because of inadequate supplies of a component.


Israel is making good progress removing its troops from southern Lebanon, UN chief Kofi Annan says.


The Bank of England is set to keep UK interest rates on hold at 4.75% after five increases since last November.


Which database would you like to be stored on? Google wants to know what you are thinking. Erik Schmidt has, after a couple of quiet years, started talking again about his ambitions for the firm to be able to answer questions like "What shall I do tomorrow?", or "What job shall I take?"â¦


NEW YORK -- Matt Leinart replaced a Heisman Trophy winner and became one himself. The Southern California quarterback won college football's most prestigious individual award last night, beating out Oklahoma teammates Adrian Peterson and Jason White, last year's winner.


Torino, 14:30 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: VOGLIAMO LA SEMIFINALE DI COPPA ITALIA

Claudio Ranieri vuole la semifinale di Coppa Italia. Domani la Juve ospita l'Inter nel ritorno dei q...


The Afterlife Is Expensive for Digital Movies

A new study shows that storing the digital master record of a film costs much more than storing archival prints.


Doubts about whether poor, rural children really can benefit from quirky little computers evaporate as quickly as the morning dew in this hilltop Andean village, where 50 primary school children got machines from the One Laptop Per Child project six months ago.


News: Mass Effect Video Display Projection Image

Tycho:  I watched this video myself on Friday, and then watched it again, and then watched it a third time when Khoo came in - providing commentary throughout, which I'm almost certain was unwelcome.  I urge you not to watch the embedded, nasty  version over at GameVideos, but to take advantage of their "Download" or "Watch Larger Version" options.  This way, you can obsess as I have - pausing on each screen of the character generator or battle interface, drinking deep of their  forbidden texts.  (CW)TB


GLASGOW, Scotland -- A British company says it's releasing a video game recreating the 1963 assassination of US President John F. Kennedy.


Venezuela Opposition Refuses Recall Audit

CARACAS, Venezuela Aug. 18, 2004  Maintaining that a failed referendum to oust Venezuela's president was rigged against them, opposition leaders Wednesday refused to participate in a partial audit of the results as proposed by former President Jimmy ...


Is it time to close the wireless patent office?

Great innovations in wireless technologies have arrived in recent years, and their effect has yet to be realized. But those innovations may be hindered by thinking that an even better innovation is just around the corner.


Russia's rich follow Putin to ski playground

It takes more than a little  imagination to see this Russian ski resort in the same bracket  as St. Moritz or Aspen.


E Storace denuncia: ex ministro ha fatto visita a coimputati


3's mobile phone TV service could land users in trouble

Plug it in and break licensing laws Users of 3's just-announced mobile television service will break TV licensing laws if they view the service on a mobile while it is plugged in at unlicensed premises. While the phone runs on its own batteries it does not need its own licence.â¦


A group of Algerian refugees living in Scotland claim they have been wrongly placed on a list of al-Qaeda suspects.


Officials Forecast Hope for Victims of Hurricane

A huge oak tree crashed onto the roof of Mr. James's house during the storm a week ago. Because he needed the money to make ends meet, he had let the insurance lapse.


Dettori to Ride Japanese Raider in Breeders' Cup

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas  - Leading Japanese colt  Personal Rush has been entered for the $4 million Breeders' Cup  Classic at Lone Star Park on October 30.


Abbas Apologizes to Kuwait for Saddam Support

KUWAIT CITY -- Palestinian leader Mahmound Abbas apologized to Kuwaitis on Sunday for Palestinian support of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein after his army invaded Kuwait in 1990, making the long-awaited remarks on the first leg of a Middle East tour


Australia and Germany pledged more than $1 billion in tsunami aid yesterday, raising the global tally to more than $3 billion and prompting a senior European official to warn against nations being drawn into a ...


LeBron James scores 26 points as Cleveland beats the Bulls 97-74

LeBron James enjoys the Cleveland Cavaliers' teamwork even more than his individual accomplishments. One led to the other Saturday night as James scored 26 points to become the youngest player


Greenhurst Elementary to Sponsor Free Wellness Fair

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 22--Greenhurst Elementary School will sponsoring a Wellness Fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 29.   The free event will feature informational booths related to nutrition, health, fitness, safety and community activities.


Germany's government approves plans to raise the retirement age to 67 from 65 and cut pension costs.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday threatened opposition governors with jail if they lose in the upcoming Oct. 31 election and refuse to give up their posts.


Garcia Marquez Has Last Laugh on Book Pirates

Latin American literary giant Gabriel Garcia Marquez has won the last laugh on copyright pirates by changing the ending of his latest book, the Nobel laureate's first novel in 10 years.


Autopsy shows Brad Renfro died of heroin overdose

Actor Brad Renfro, a former child star in films such as "The Client" and "Tom and Huck," died of an accidental overdose of heroin, the Los Angeles coroner's office said in a report on Friday.


"Secret" U.N. Kosovo plan surfaces ahead of schedule

PRISTINA, Serbia  - The Kosovo daily Lajm left four pages of its morning edition blank on Wednesday, saying it was told not to publish the text of a confidential United Nations plan for Serbia's breakaway province.


Federal Reserve policy-makers believed at their September meeting that more interest rate increases would be needed to make sure inflation remained under control, but they said future moves should be tied closely to the economy's overall performance, according to the minutes of their discussions.


ARLINGTON, Texas -- When Daisuke Matsuzaka walked into the clubhouse yesterday shortly before 4:30 p.m. Central time, arriving on the late bus from the hotel, that was more than fine with his manager. No need for Matsuzaka to get to the ballpark early, not after the stomach ailment that caused him to spend the latter part of Friday night's 10-6 ...


Suspended Mayo, Teammates Can Play for the Time Being

Suspended prep basketball star O.J. Mayo wins a temporary restraining order that allows him to play later in the day for Huntington (W.Va.) High against another nationally ranked opponent.


Times are a-changing in TV Land, and this company is on the cutting edge.


Urban road race to test limits of robotic cars

In what sounds like a science  fair project on steroids, engineers at Stanford University plan  to have an unmanned robot car ready to navigate urban traffic  in less than a year.


Singer Courtney Love regains full custody of her daughter after losing it in 2003 following an overdose.


Myanmar junta sets curfew amid mass protests

Myanmar's junta imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the country's two main cities on Wednesday after pouring security forces into Yangon to try to end the biggest protests against military rule in nearly 20 years.


Researchers developing robotic lobsters, flies, dogs cockroaches believe that machines inspired by biology will be able to operate in places where today's robots cannot go.


Redskins want happy ending in latest edition of Cowboys rivalry

Once or twice a year, the Dallas Cowboys gather their young and tell them a story that almost always has a happy ending. It is the story of their rivalry with the Washington Redskins.


K-3D is the free (as in freedom) 3d modeling, animation, and rendering system.   K-3D 0.6 is the third major release of K-3D. All users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to   K-3D 0.6 for its completely rewritten user   interface, many new features, and significantly   improved stability over 0.4.     K-3D 0.6.7.0 features major changes to the internal file-handling code to work correctly with files containing non-ASCII characters. Due to the sweeping changes needed to make this possible, K-3D 0.6.7.0 is considered a "Development" release - users are encouraged to use this release for testing and feedback only.   Developers are invited to contribute to the   K-3D 0.7 development tree, which will lead to   the next release of K-3D.  https://sourceforge.net/projects/k3d


The Birmingham family of desperatelyill baby Charlotte Wyatt face an agonising wait for a judge to decide if medics should save her.


Richard Hamilton poured in a game-high 25 points to lead Detroit to a 98-93 win over Indiana on Christmas Day at Conseco Fieldhouse.


Bush criticizes Russia, China on democracy

President George W. Bush on Tuesday criticized Russia and China on democracy, saying the United States would continue building relationships with those countries but without abandoning its values.


Only Three Golds - U.S. Misfires in Early Days in Athens

Told to avoid inflaming anti-American  sentiment, U.S. athletes may have toned down the bravado too  much in the early days of the Athens Games.


Kerry: Americans' Safety at Stake in Election

Democratic challenger John Kerry said on Friday the safety of Americans was at stake in next week's election and refused to let a new Osama bin Laden videotape overshadow his race with President Bush.


Paulsonâs Deal-Making Revives Treasuryâs Relevance

After trying in vain for two years, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. is finally having some success building bipartisan bridges.


Italian producers began shooting a television film about the life of Pope John Paul II in southern Poland, where the pontiff grew up and began his church career.


Singer Amy Lee of the Grammy award-winning rock band Evanescence returned home for the final show of the band's latest tour.


Llirim Jakuppi and Beshim Tahiri, both tried in absentia - were handed 15-year sentences for the March 2002 murder of fellow ethnic Albanian Selever Fazliu, a member of Serbia's special police, the Beta news ...


Henin-Hardenne opens preparation for Australian Open with two ...

Former No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne lost a second straight exhibition match in her comeback, falling 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 to Elena Dementieva on Sunday.


NL Wrap: Clemens Notches 326th Victory as Astros Win

Roger Clemens landed his 326th career victory to earn the Houston Astros a franchise record-tying 12th straight win, a 5-2 decision over the Cincinnati Reds in the National League (NL) Wednesday.


A North Yorkshire NHS trust is to axe 600 jobs - a third of its workforce - under plans to save Â£10m.


President Pervez Musharraf will not step down as head of state and intends to serve out his five-year-term


Iraqi National guards arrest Iraqis during a joint raid with British forces in the town of Gurna, 40 km north of Basra, southern Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004.


Could a Magic Johnson casino be on Boston's horizon? The Los Angeles Lakers legend said in an interview yesterday that he'd be interested in getting involved in a casino development here if the right deal came along. That might help alleviate his frustration over a decade of efforts to develop major projects here with only minimal results.


Movie Review | 'In Search of Mozart': A Tribute to a Master Composer

Setting the record straight literally and figuratively, âIn Search of Mozartâ is an adamantly linear, myth-busting stride through a prodigiously talented life.


America Online is seeking help with efforts to push its messaging services into the mobile realm, enlisting the help of handheld-device manufacturers while introducing a developer program focusing on the company's Instant Messenger (AIM) applications.


MARKET WEEK A New View of Where Rates Will Go

H where, oh where are interest rates going? No one knows, but the disagreement is growing. Federal Reserve officials have indicated that they will raise their benchmark short-term interest


ONE OF THE MOST significant figures in contemporary music and musical theatre, Meredith Monk, is coming to Slovakia.


Coughlin stresses focus to giddy players

The packed blue canvas travel bags were in front of each locker and there seemed to be a sense of relief among the New York Giants after holding their final practice in New Jersey for the Super Bowl.


UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 8 -- The United Nations has delayed the release of a quarterly report on human rights in Iraq to avoid criticizing Washington and Baghdad while they are seeking to rally congressional and international support for the war effort, according to U.N. officials.


When the College of Charleston's first choice for basketball coach "pulled a Bobby Cremins," the Cougars went after the real deal.


The TV Watch | 'To Iraq and Back': One Manâs Survival Story Becomes a Rallying Cry

ABCâs Bob Woodruff tells his story of surviving an explosion in Iraq with candor and restraint, then focuses on those who return and do not heal as thoroughly.


BP shutting 8 pct of US oil output due to spill

Oil producer BP Plc   began shutting down on Sunday the biggest oilfield in the  United States, Alaska's Prudhoe Bay, after discovering a small  pipeline leak, cutting output by 400,000 barrels daily and  sending oil prices up nearly 2 percent.


Federer, Near-Perfect, Wins US Open Against Hewitt

Roger Federer got off to an almost- perfect start and beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 for the championship at the US Open, his third Grand Slam title of the year.


Nikon enlists new cameras in battle vs Canon

Nikon Corp's  newest advanced  cameras and a lineup of fresh faces will help it outrun rival  Canon Inc  in a scramble for loyal fans throughout  Asia, Nikon executives said on Thursday.


Xiao Wang works in a massive factory in southern China that makes Apple iPods. But lately, he's been spending his time preparing for the Lunar New Year, cooking feasts with fatty slices of pork carved from a pig's head.


Digital PhishNet launched to combat phishing scams

Several major industry players and law enforcement agencies are collaborating in a new effort to respond to the rapidly growing phishing problem.


Glum British faces at Wimbledon after Henman's 'last hoorah'

Shouts of encouragement turned into groans of dismay as thousands of British fans watched their tennis hero, Tim Henman, crash out of Wimbledon at the hands of world number one Roger Federer.


Democrats Press Plan to Cut Oil Subsidies

Senate Democrats are seeking a major reversal of energy tax policies that would reverse incentives and benefits to the oil industry and instead underwrite renewable fuels.


Rugby-South Africa opt for Venter's physical edge

DURBAN, Aug 17  - South Africa hope AJ Venter will add a physical edge to their play in the loose in the deciding Tri-Nations test against Australia in Durban on Saturday.


Seven digital picture frames are designed to display and change digital photos, or even treat you to a slide show. Which is right for you?


Bush, Chavez on dueling tours of Latin America

President Bush and his left-wing nemesis Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez embarked on dueling tours of Latin America on Friday as they stepped up competition for the region's hearts and minds.


De Niro has role in NYC trans fat debate

Days after city health officials proposed outlawing trans fats in eateries, Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the ban and tried to drag Robert De Niro into the debate because the actor's restaurants do not use the man-made oil.


Symonds on Saturday: What to expect in Monza

Renaultâs Executive Director of Engineering assesses the weekend so far, and explains what the challenges will be in tomorrowâs race.


Congress Seeks to Balance Drug Safety, Quick Approval

Three drugs -- Vioxx, Ketek and Avandia -- are casting long shadows over the congressional debate on how to update and revise the 15-year-old system that has dramatically  sped up the process of bringing  prescription medicines to American consumers.


Eight years ago, Ross Fisher was fetching balls for Tiger Woods on the practice range. Now, the Englishman holds a five-shot lead over the defending champion entering the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic in the United Arab Emirates.


Musician Elvis Costello and his jazz singer wife Diana Krall become the parents of twin boys.


U.S. Officials Differ on Iraqi Elections

WASHINGTON - Top U.S. officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country's worsening violence...


Search set to begin for FleetCenter sponsor

What would you pay to see your name in lights on Causeway Street? Delaware North Cos., the owner of the FleetCenter, says it plans to find out soon, following yesterday's declaration that Bank of America Corp. , which bought FleetBoston Financial Corp. for $48 billion in April, will give up the naming rights for the arena. Delaware North says it ...


Pixar's latest looks good but it's undercooked.