Stocks rise; S&P up 1 pct, Dow extends record

U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, driving the Dow to an all-time high for a second day, as data showing a weaker-than-expected services sector reaffirmed views the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged.


News Corp slashes jobs in printing arm move

NEWS International, the UK newspaper unit of News Corp, is to cut its 1000-person production staff by two-thirds and move its London printing facilities from Wapping to Enfield, in north London.


Even as the first bunch of the Marines' V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft have arrived in Iraq, the Air Force still thinks the current gun isn't good enough for battle


Update: Symantec compensates for bad software update

(InfoWorld) - More than a month after Symantec Corp. knocked out 50,000 Chinese PCs with a bad software update, the company is ready to offer compensation. But Chinese users eligible for the offer have to act fast; it's only good for a couple of weeks. Symantec's problems in China began on May 18, whenÂ it released a bad software update that caused its Norton antivirus software to wrongly identify two system files in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows XP as malware and quarantine them. That mistake, which Symantec blamed on "an automated process," left tens of thousands of PCs crippled and Internet bulletin boards full of angry posts. Chinese users who lost data because of Symantec's faulty update demanded compensation, and at least two lawsuits were filed against the company. But Symantec was slow to respond, saying earlier this month it was considering requests for compensation. After five weeks, Symantec is ready to make amends. The company is offering affected Chinese consumers a 12-month Norton license extension and a copy of Norton Save & Restore 2.0. Corporate customers are being offered Symantec Ghost Solution Suite licenses, depending on the number of PCs affected. Symantec is not offering to extend Norton licenses for corporate customers affected by the bad update. Symantec described its offer as "a gesture of our goodwill." Chinese users will have to move fast if they want to take Symantec up on the deal. The company is only accepting applications for compensation during a brief window of time: from June 27 to July 15. The company didn't say why the period is so short, but said it was a sufficient span of time. "We are offering more than two weeks for the registration period which we believe is a reasonable period of time for customers to register," said Catriona Turner, a Symantec spokeswoman in Australia, in an e-mail response to questions. "If there are legitimate reasons why a particular customer is unable to register by July 15, we will give consideration to extending the date for that customer." Turner said the terms and conditions of the compensation offer did not require users to forego the right to legal action over damage caused to their systems by Symantec's update. "We hope that our customers will recognize that we are offering this goodwill gesture in recognition of any inconvenience caused by this incident," she said. Users who want to take Symantec up on its offer must apply at a special Web site , which will validate their copies of Norton Antivirus to make sure they are licensed copies and eligible for the offer. "Customers will be asked to complete a series of questions during the validation process to help us ascertain that the customer was genuinely impacted," Turner said. Â


Two British girls accused of smuggling cocaine into the UK from Ghana are due to appear in court in the West African state.


IT Heavyweights Drive New Web-Services Spec

AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have joined forces on Web Services Management, a new specification that promises to simplify systems management.


WASHINGTON - The latest records to surface from President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard show that one commander took an unusual interest in the congressman's son during his basic training.    The officer in charge of the unit where Bush took his basic training wrote to then-Rep...


Mathieu Garon made 24 saves, and the Edmonton Oilers ended a two-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.


Bush, Kerry Court Women and Swing Voters

President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry courted women and undecided voters in vital swing states on Friday, with Kerry assuring working women he was on their side and Bush promising he would do the best job of protecting American families.


Oddball weather is the norm in 2007. As the year draws to a close, it's shaping up to be the hottest year on record in the Northern Hemisphere. Most alarming to climate scientists, the Arctic, which serves as the world's refrigerator, dramatically warmed in 2007, shattering records for the amount of melting ice.


Huge Asteroid to Fly Past Earth Wednesday

The largest asteroid ever known to pass near Earth is making a close celestial brush with the planet this week in an event that professional and backyard astronomers are watching closely.


MGM expands global TV, plans 5 movie sequels

Film and television studio  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc on Wednesday said it is expanding  global TV sales to reinvigorate operations, adding some 100 new  employees and promoting a key executive to run the unit.


Goldman profit rises on banking, investments

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , the largest investment bank by market value, said on Tuesday that its quarterly profit rose 93 percent on investment gains, banking fees and strong trading results.


Richieste sussidi -9mila unita', dato migliore di attese


Australia's foreign minister pressed leaders in North Korea yesterday to remain involved in six-nation talks on its nuclear program, amid concerns that the Pyongyang administration might pull out of preparatory meetings for the next round of negotiations.


and was usually clad in military camouflage. He was known as the "Jungle Cat" for his ability to. move and disappear in the forests of south India that were his home for decades.


Israel Seizes Palestinian Land in Jerusalem Cut Off by Barrier

Israel has quietly seized large tracts of Jerusalem land owned by Palestinian residents of the West Bank after they were cut off from their property by Israel's separation barrier, attorneys for the landowners said.


Tra i bianconeri ritorna Nedved, Del Piero preferito a Zalayeta

Si gioca questa sera il posticipo della 15.a giornata tra il Bologna e la Juventus (diretta Sky Sport1, ore 20.30). Carlo Mazzone proverÃ  a fermare la corsa dei bianconeri che appaiono inarrestabili: in trasferta


Purge rationalisations and synergies expected Netherlands telco KPN has completed its takeover of Getronics, following successful public offers for the Dutch service provider's ordinary shares and convertible bonds.â¦


The Competition Commission will outline proposals to remedy problems it identified in the grocery market.


GENEVA, NOVEMBER 19 : Hetero Drugs has withdrawn all six of its anti-retroviral drugs from the World Health Organisationâs (WHO) list of approved drugs following concerns about their laboratory tests, WHO said on Friday.


Tomlinson leads Chargers to easy win over Broncos

LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown when the San Diego Chargers rolled to their fifth consecutive victory with a 23-3 home win over the Denver Broncos on Monday.


Kristen Bell is finding it tough to let go of Veronica Mars, the wisecracking teenage TV sleuth she portrayed for three seasons.


Having trouble falling asleep? Mattresses promoting technology developed by NASA may help.


UPDATE 1-Spurs go down 1-0 at Portsmouth

Tottenham Hotspur lost for the second time in the Premier League this season, 1-0 at Portsmouth on Monday and remain in ninth place 12 points behind leaders Arsenal.


Conditions promising for meteor shower spectacular This year's Geminid meteor shower looks set to be a good 'un for European stargazers, with hopefully clear skies coupled with a slim waxing crescent Moon offering ideal conditions for the lightshow.â¦


A 1946 painting by LS Lowry is sold for the highest price paid for the artist at an auction.


More than 25,000 people rocked to John Mellencamp's "Little Pink Houses," sung along with Dave Matthews' "Crash into Me" and raised more than $1.5 million for farming at this weekend's Farm Aid concert.


Lyon, France (Sports Network) - Lyon will head into the winter break on top of the Ligue 1 table and unbeaten after a 1-1 draw against Marseille Friday at the Stade Gerland.


Milano, 17:37 - CALCIO, MILAN: A UDINE BALLOTTAGGIO EMERSON-SEEDORF

Allenamento differenziato per il Milan di rientro da Catania. Chi ha giocato al Massimino ha sostenu...


Soros gives $50 mln to tackle African poverty

Billionaire financier George Soros   pledged $50 million on Wednesday to help the United Nations   tackle extreme poverty and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.


Santa gets his shot as retirement home comes to the rescue

"I tell all the kids that sit on my lap to believe in the magic, and I guess it really happens," Santa, aka Nick Pallotto, said Tuesday shortly after being vaccinated at a retirement home in Colorado Springs.


Consumer confidence declines again in September

Continued job worries resulted in an unexpected decline in consumer confidence in September, the second consecutive monthly dip, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.


Stag night strip may wreck wedding plans

After a few drinks, stripping naked and jumping into a fountain may have seemed like the obvious thing to do on a stag night in Bratislava. But upon sobering up, Stephen Mallone, a 25-year-old who is due to be married on June 15, found himself sentenced to two months in prison.


Avs' Stastny turning in memorable season

Peter Stastny didn't mean to be rude by leaving the dinner party so abruptly Tuesday night.


A Spanish judge charges 40 Rwandan soldiers with mass killings of civilians after the genocide in 1994.


After 35 years of giving away prizes, newly retired Bob Barker picked up one of his own at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night. The 83-year-old former emcee of "The Price Is Right" won his 19th trophy as game-show host, beating a field that included last year's winner, Alex Trebek of "Jeopardy!"


Sputtering auto sales in January reflect weak economy

Automakers faced an uphill climb in the US market in January, as weak economic conditions and consumer caution put a dent into sales, company reports showed Friday.


Robert Gates, President George W. Bush's choice to take over the Pentagon, said on Tuesday America was not winning in Iraq and warned that the Middle East could explode into violence.


Progress is measured in different ways. Often it is measured by bold headlines and loud pronouncements. This past week, it has been measured quietly.


As everyone knows, the Davis Cup atmosphere is totally different from a regular tournament. Thus, countries like Spain and USA are aware of the danger of being too confident.


AFRICA - Un Âpiano MarshalÂ per le telecomunicazioni in Africa auspicato dal Segretario Generale dellÂUnione Internazionale delle Telecomunicazioni Roma (Agenzia Fides)- Un Âpiano MarshalÂ per le telecomunicazioni in Africa. Ã quanto auspica il Segretario Generale dellÂUnione Internazionale delle Telecomunicazioni (UIT), il maliano Hamadoun TourÃ©, presentando lÂiniziativa ÂConnettere lÂAfricaÂ c...


Axa and Allianz both announce rising profits, boosted by fewer natural disasters and rising stock markets.


Israel Accused of Blocking Commercial Satellite Imagery Deal with Venezuela

TEL AVIV, Israel - Israel's Ministry of Defense and some of the country's leading industry executives repeatedly squashed Venezuelan bids to buy high-resolution commercial satellite imagery.


Fighting exposes rift between Qaeda, Iraqi groups

Clashes on the streets of Baghdad between one of Iraq's main home-grown insurgent groups and members of an al Qaeda-led militant movement have exposed a deepening rift within Iraq's Sunni Arab-led insurgency.


BP confirms that former boss Lord Browne's Â£1.4m leaving payment is on hold pending the result of US court case.


U.S. says 9 Iraqi civilians accidentally killed

American troops accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians while hunting down al Qaeda militants, the U.S. military admitted on Monday, the latest in a series of mistakes in which innocent Iraqis have died.


After being involved in a drunk driving accident  which killed a 17-year-old boy, "Prison Break" actor Lane Garrison has pleaded guilty.  Garrison had met the victim and two of his friends at a store before going to a party, and was driving them...


Operazione congiunta della Difesa, nessuna conferma Nato


Europe Nuke Deal Offers Iran Reactor Aid --Officials

European powers will offer this week to support Iranian construction of a light-water nuclear reactor, as part of a deal to persuade the Islamic republic to stop enriching uranium, U.S. and European officials said on Tuesday.


Obesity, Child Mortality Slowing US Health Gains

Rising obesity rates and the number of people without health insurance are placing a drag on health gains for the American population, according to the results of a survey released Monday.


Tamponamenti a catena in A1 Tre morti, una decina i feriti

ROMA, 27 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Gravi incidenti, causati dal maltempo, sulla rete autostradale italiana. Il piÃ¹ grave per quantitÃ  di mezzi coinvolti e riflessi sulla circolazione - informa la societÃ  Autostrade


Perceptions: Conductorsâ Ears and Eyes Seem to Stay Equally Alert

A new study suggests that music conductors are less likely to divert their attention from what they are seeing when handling complex auditory tasks.


Builder.com: Dynamic XML document construction with the PHP DOM

Builder.com as posted a quick tutorial on working with the DOM functionality in PHP to create a dynamic XML document (Doctype and all).   Over the course of this article, I'll be introducing you to the main functions in this API, showing you how to programmatically generate a complete well-formed XML document from scratch and save it to disk.   They start off with creating the Doctype declaration before actually adding the content into the file (elements and text nodes), adding some attributes to the nodes, putting CDATA blocks inside them, and pushing out the results on the other side to be saved to a local "order.xml" file.   You can also download this article if you'd like to work with it (and its included PHP files) on your own.


Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia threatened to resign yesterday for the second time in three months, saying he lacked the authority to carry out reforms, Arab press reports said.


Three years after quitting, he returns with an album that flirts with maturity, then loses its nerve


Army Probes if Iraq Unit Refused Mission

The Army is investigating up to 19 members of a supply platoon in Iraq who refused to go on a convoy mission, the military said Friday. Relatives of the soldiers said the troops considered the mission too dangerous, in part because their vehicles were in such poor shape.


Labour's NHS plan:  the end of the local general hospital

Outpatient superclinics to provide routine services and hospitals to be more specialised under radical shake-up.


Livingston and Weller are at Odds in LaBute's 'Dark Dark House'; Opens

Playbill - Ron Livingston, Louisa Krause and Frederick Weller star in MCC Theatre's world premiere of Neil LaBute's In A Dark Dark House, which officially opens June 7 at the Lucille Lortel.


Zimbabwe's internet providers condemn the law to let the government monitor e-mails and other communications.


NFL Tank Johnson is the latest NFL player to feel the impact of commissioner Roger Goodell 's crackdown on off-field misbehavior. The Chicago Bears' defensive tackle was suspended yesterday for the first eight games of the 2007 season, the third player sidelined under Goodell's toughened personal-conduct policy. Johnson, who recently spent two months in the Cook County (Ill.) jail for ...


Australia may try to negotiate a new defense and security treaty with Indonesia, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Sunday. A bilateral security agreeement the two neighbors


European Union Steps Up Efforts to End Ukrainian Vote Deadlock

The European Union intensified its efforts to resolve the crisis over Ukraine's disputed presidential election, with missions to Kiev by the presidents of Poland and Lithuania and EU foreign policy envoy Javier Solana.


Blackstone Group LP, manager of the world's second-largest buyout fund, moved up its much-hyped $4.75 billion initial public offering to this week amid growing scrutiny of the firm on Capitol Hill and in the media.


Becks in FAKE romp with Spanish prostitute

Gossip-seekers eager to dig up dirt on David Beckham risk ending up at a website that infects their computer with an insidious virus called Hackarmy.


Bearing gifts of praise and encouragement, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a Christmas Eve visit to some of the most dangerous areas of Iraq and told US troops he believes


An Economical Alternative to a Higher-End Canon

Canonâs 8-megapixel S5 IS digital camera is crossing the gap between a pocket point-and-shoot and heftier single-lens reflex models.


Apple reports record quarterly profits boosted by sales of the iPod music player and its notebook computers.


CBS Corp to see growth in all divisions in 2008: CEO

CBS Corp  will see growth in 2008 in "every single division," including its embattled radio business, Chief Executive Les Moonves told an analyst conference on Thursday.


Disability Stronger Predictor of Longevity Than Disease Is

MONDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Among Americans living to the ripe old age of 100 and counting, it is the ability to delay the onset of disability, and not the onset of disease, that seems to secure a long life.


Troop Greetings on Demand, featuring videotaped holiday greetings from service members overseas, is being featured on Comcast Cable's video on demand service through Jan. 22.


Market advances on staples, tech rebound

Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors snapped up shares of companies seen better positioned to withstand an economic downturn after Goldman Sachs forecast a U.S. recession in 2008.


Iran reportedly making enriched-uranium precursor

Iran is producing massive quantities of uranium hexaflouride on the eve of the implementation of an agreement to suspend its nuclear activity, US and Western diplomats said Friday.


His victory over Romney in Florida has confirmed his frontrunner status. And the money could start flowing


Wizards Hold Singles Night at Magic Game

The Washington Wizards unveiled a singles night promotion Wednesday against the Orlando Magic.


China blast traps miners in toxic shafts

A gas explosion that tore through a coal mine in central China trapped 166 workers in underground shafts filled with noxious smoke in the latest and apparently the deadliest of a


Earlier this year, IBM's Power architects and forward-thinking partners held court at the Power Everywhere event in New York to extol the future of Power Architecture in all its manifestations.


Richard Jefferson hasn't forgotten the lessons taught by his missionary parents. A couple of hours before a brawl between Indiana and Detroit gave the NBA a black eye last week, Jefferson quietly showed the charitable side of the league's players.


Pakistan's leader rejects an MoD research paper suggesting his spy service has helped al-Qaeda.


India for âsubstantiveâ talks with Pak PM

NEW DELHI, NOV 22: Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who is arriving on Tuesday, will have a packed schedule of meetings with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders.


Time on Your Hands? Curl Up With a Series

It is not merely the season for giving but also of distraction and avoidance. It is, in other words, the time to hide out with the best of long-form narrative television.


"Eastern Promises" tops at Toronto film festival

"Eastern Promises," a Russian mob thriller directed by Canadian cult legend David Cronenberg, won the Toronto International Film Festival's top prize on Saturday, positioning itself as an early Oscar favorite.


Howard Stern will bring his show to satellite radio

Howard Stern says he's taking his show to his fans -- and away from federal regulators. The shock jock says he'll head to Sirius satellite radio when his contract with Infinity Broadcasting


Student ploy to beat park entry fees triggers French police alert

A plan by a group of French students to save a few euros on entry fees to an animal park by hiding one of their number in the boot of their car triggered a full-scale police alert this week after witnesses thought they were seeing a kidnapping.


A helicopter chartered by conservation group World Wildlife Fund with 24 people aboard including an American aid worker, a Finnish diplomat and a Nepalese minister went missing Saturday in Nepal's mountainous east, officials said.


Era in programma giovedÃ¬ 9, si terrÃ  il 16 dicembre

ROMA - Il Lotto Ã¨ salvo. La Federazione Italiana Tabaccai ha deciso di rinviare al 16 dicembre lo sciopero indetto per giovedÃ¬ 9 dicembre, in concomitanza con la prossima estrazione del Lotto. La categoria


The rate at which people are infected with HIV may have peaked in the late 1990s, according to a UNAids report.


IBM Targets Web Hosting as Key Growth Area

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N) widened its lead last year in the U.S. market for Internet hosting services as it won a greater share of the medium-sized business market, according to data recently published by market research firm IDC.


China said it would launch 15 rockets, 17 satellites and its third mission with astronauts in 2008. Huang Qiang, secretary-general of the Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense, made the announcement at a news conference, the Xinhua news agency said.


Hundreds protest against the building of a wall between a Shia district of Baghdad and a neighbouring Sunni area.


Yen Advances Against Dollar, Euro as Nikkei Stock Average Gains

The yen advanced against the dollar and euro after the Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose to a five-week high on expectations the government will double its economic- growth estimate for the second quarter.


Johnny Damon drove in the winning run as the Boston Red Sox staged a comeback to beat the New York Yankees 3-2. Trailing 2-1 to their AL East rivals, the Red Sox hit two runs off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning to snatch victory.


Investigation begun after reporter sneaks aboard British warship

The British military said it had begun an investigation after a newspaper reporter apparently managed to walk unchallenged onto the Royal Navy's largest warship posing as a cleaner.


The mayor of Pitcairn Island was sentenced to three years imprisonment for the rape of young women on the remote and isolated home of descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers, British authorities in New Zealand said Friday.


Eruption Not Imminent at Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens has calmed down and is no longer likely to erupt at any moment, the US Geological Survey announced Wednesday. A day after telling residents of the Pacific


Blog: Sprint announces the Sprint Mogul by HTC smart phone running Windows Mobile 6.


The practice was already scheduled. The long practice was not. But after watching the atrocity in Chicago Monday night, Doc Rivers made the Celtics work a little longer than planned yesterday. The coach conceded it may even backfire.


Quota mercato a 30,66%, un anno fa era al 28,02%


Private sector adds 158,000 jobs: survey

U.S. private employers likely added 158,000 jobs in November, according to a survey by ADP Employer Services released on Wednesday.


Udine, 12:45 - BASKET, MERCATO: UDINE PRENDE BROOKES SALES

La Snaidero Udine ha ingaggiato (annuale conm opzione per la stagione successiva) il centro american...


Weyerhaeuser's fourth-quarter profit boosted by refund

Forest products company Weyerhaeuser Co.  posted a quarterly profit on Friday, after a year-ago loss, helped by a one-time refund of duties and an increased profit from its real estate business.


Franklin Electric and rival reach settlement in lawsuit

Bluffton (Star report) -- Franklin Electric Co. Inc. on Monday announced a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by ITT Water Technology Inc.


In the dog show world, there are plenty of champions with long, pretentious names. And then there's Josh — just Josh.


JERUSALEM - Two buses exploded in southern Israel on Tuesday, killing several people and wounding many others, Israeli rescue officials said, in what appeared to be the first suicide bombing inside Israel in nearly six months.    Police reported a third blast, but no further details were immediately available...


2nd LD Writethru: International Space Station's Faulty Computers All Back Online

2nd LD Writethru: International space station's faulty computers all back online    WASHINGTON, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The six faulty computers at the International Space Station's (ISS) Russian segment has been all restored on Saturday, according to a top NASA official.


John Paul's town becoming Polish pilgrimage site

Tucked away in the rolling  hills of southern Poland, this sleepy provincial town is slowly  becoming a pilgrimage destination for Roman Catholics devoted  to its most famous son, the late Pope John Paul.


Ministro D'Alema, lo dimostra assassinio di Gemayel


If you plant some trees, is it OK to drive an Escalade?


Biggio collects 3,000th hit as Astros beat Cubs

Craig Biggio collected his 3,000th career hit and Carlos Lee hit a grand slam home run with two out in the 11th inning as the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Thursday.


Predicted rises in temperatures will hit cities harder than surrounding areas, a study warns.


NJ governor gets reprieve amid calls for early resignation

TRENTON, NJ -- Senator Jon Corzine said yesterday that he will not actively seek to run for governor in a special election, dashing hopes by some New Jersey Democrats that he would help pressure Governor ...


La nipote Pia si oppone al recupero dei resti del frate


Routed Fatah Begins to Reorganize in Gaza

GAZA CITY -- The secular Palestinian party Fatah, routed in the Gaza Strip by rival Hamas forces nearly three months ago, has begun to use political protest and reassemble its armed wing in order to resist the Islamic movement's tightening hold here.


Israeli Troops Kill 3 Palestinians in Gaza Raid

Israeli troops killed three Palestinians, including a militant and a 10-year-old girl, in northern Gaza on Friday, bringing to 82 the Palestinian death toll from a massive nine-day-old offensive.


Ieri sera il telefonino del padre di Iole Tassinari ha ricevuto un "contatto"Forse un segnale che rafforza l'ipotesi della fuga e indebolisce quella del rapimento                                          Donna scomparsa a Treviso uno squillo dal suo cellulare


Up to two million people were killed or persecuted by the communists in Romania, an official report says.


Media Talk: TMZ Catches Tech Whiz in Benign Act

TMZ.com usually traffics in salacious celebrity gossip. So its readers may have been confused when the site posted an item on the creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg.


New York Fashion Week le sfilate e l'audiogalleria

Sulle passerelle della Grande Mela sfilano le creazioni di tre stilisti emergenti: Vera Wang, Derek Lam e Custo Barcelona delineano una donna irrequieta e avventurosa


Liverpool agree a fee with West Ham for midfielder Yossi Benayoun.


Struggling electronics firm considers breaking itself up in a move that could reshape the mobiles industry


More than 72,000 copies of the new version of charity single Band Aid are sold on its first day of release.


Election officials have rejected Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych's appeal against results showing he lost this week's presidential revote, saying he had not proved there were any mass violations, a commission member said.


MTV Bars Beenie Man As Gays Plan Protest

MIAMI - Dancehall star Beenie Man, who has recorded anti-gay songs in the past, was yanked from a concert associated with the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend after gay groups planned a protest, the network said Wednesday.    MTV pulled the Jamaican singer from the roster Tuesday after South Florida gay activists announced plans to protest Saturday's concert in Miami over some of his past lyrics, including "I'm dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all the gays" and "Queers must be killed."  "We don't want anything to overshadow what will be a great weekend of music events for South Floridians," MTV spokeswoman Marnie Black said Wednesday...


13 killed in Israeli raid on Hamas activists 'training' in Gaza

GAZA CITY : Thirteen members of the radical Palestinian group Hamas were killed and more than 45 wounded in an Israeli raid in the Gaza Strip, medical sources and witnesses said.


US Internet advertising revenue sets record

NEW YORK - US Internet ad revenue jumped to a record $2.37 billion in the second quarter, surpassing the highest levels reached during the dot-com era, according to a study released Monday.


Dolphins on verge of trading Ogunleye to Bears

The Miami Dolphins have agreed to trade defensive end Adewale Ogunleye to the Chicago Bears for wide receiver Marty Booker and a 2005 third-round pick, if agent Drew Rosenhaus can work out a new contract for Ogunleye by 7 pm Saturday, according to a


Empoli, 20:18 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: AL MEAZZA HO RITROVATO LA MIA SQUADRA

Gigi Cagni analizza la vittoria dell'Empoli sul Milan, parlando di un successo di svolta dopo il ko ...


Doctors have put aside ethical concerns to carry out a kidney transplant between two men who met online.


By Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Dec. 17--By Maureen Houston Two sweet gum trees towering over Elna Rosenberger's yellow frame home in Cahokia came from southeastern Kentucky as saplings. So did the tulip poplar in back.


Thousands of well-wishers have showered Pope John Paul II with greetings for the 26th anniversary of his election as pontiff, many of them thanking him for speaking out against preventive war, his spokesman said Saturday.


The nation's accounting rulemaker decided yesterday that companies will have to begin deducting the value of stock options from their profits next year, reining


Trying to avoid a heated battle over gay marriage, Hawaii lawmakers are considering a renewed push to grant same-sex couples similar benefits through civil unions.


A China Eastern Airlines Bombardier CRJ-200 with 53 people on board crashed into a shallow ice-covered lake seconds after takeoff yesterday morning in the inner Mongolian region of China, killing all on board.


High tech, biotech clashing on patent bill

Biotech and high technology, two key Massachusetts industries, are often seen as allies -- innovation-driven businesses that depend on a highly educated workforce. But this week they're on opposite sides of a fight playing out in Washington: How to overhaul the nation's patent system.


Istituita task force per monitorare svolgimento esami


Southern Europe sizzled under a heat wave Tuesday, with temperatures hitting triple digits for a seventh day in Romania, blazes forcing the evacuation of tourists in Croatia and Italy, and wildfires in Macedonia and Greece exploding shells from long-ago wars. At least 35 heat-related deaths were reported.


Baseball-Schilling Gives Red Sox 2-0 World Series Lead

Curt Schilling, his wonky ankle held together by stitches, tossed six courageous innings to help the Boston Red Sox pound the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 to seize control of the 100th World Series Sunday.


Chinese consumer inflation reached 7.1% in January, the highest rate for 11 years, official figures show.


Partners pose highest risk to women of violence: WHO

Women are more likely to suffer physical and sexual violence from their husbands or partners than other people and the violence is more severe in rural areas, according to research published on Friday.


Iran two to three years from nuclear weapon: think tank

Iran could be only two or three years away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, the head of a leading international security think tank in London said.


Blog: The early results are in. For the third year running, the University of Florida has the No. 1 underwater autonomous vehicle.


A Driving Desire To Be in Cars Despite Curfews

A 24-hour curfew was in force Sunday in this oceanside town in the wake of Hurricane Frances, its 105-mph winds and torrential rain. So why were so many people lined up at the Super Shop grocery to buy sodas and cigarettes and snacks?


A military jury ignored an Air Force captain's plea for leniency Wednesday, sentencing him to 50 years in prison for raping four men and attempting to rape two others.


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Irresistible romance of a steam train scarred with bullet holes ofba

IN THE OVERGROWN BEIRUT MARSHALLING YARDS, THE TRACKS ARE STILL by ROBERT FISK The Independent (London) February 12, 2005, Saturday THE IRRESISTIBLE ROMANCE OF A STEAM TRAIN SCARRED WITH THE BULLET HOLES OF ...


HP to Invest $3 Billion in Itanium-Powered Servers

Hewlett-Packard Co. is planning to spend $3 billion over the next three years to grow the server product line that runs on Intel Corp.


Scores of volunteers gathered at a remote ranch Saturday to help a civilian border-patrol group start building a short security fence in hopes of reducing illegal immigration from Mexico.


Former UN arms inspectors slam Bush, Blair after weapons report

Two former senior UN weapons inspectors in Iraq on Sunday criticized US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair for clinging to ever-weaker arguments to justify their war on Iraq.


Roma, 14:06 - CALCIO, FIGC; MELANDRI: UN COMMISSARIO UNICO

Il Ministro dello Sport, Giovanna Melandri, in un intervento a 'Repubblica Radio', non concorda sull...


The image-sharing site, acquired by News Corp. last year, is finally making it possible for users to access their photos on their mobile phones.


Bush will veto popular stem-cell bill: aides

President George W. Bush on Wednesday will veto legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research, aides said, triggering an uphill battle in the Democratic-led Congress to override him.


Appello a Fmi, tenga conto delle economie emergenti


A virus has emerged as the unanticipated suspect in the mysterious decline of North American bees.


Taiwan's leader said Saturday that the island has bounced back from a global slowdown and should post economic growth of 5.87 percent this year - the best rate in four years.


Four U.S. carriers will have the Razr 2, Motorola's successor to its popular phone. But not all Razr 2s are created equal -- enormous differences mark the various carriers' versions. Our Flash animation shows you what's under the skins.


Life's magic as Daniel Radcliffe turns 18

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe gains access to a reported 20 million pounds ($40 million) fortune when he turns 18 on Monday, but he insists the money won't cast a spell on him.


Eurotunnel wins a claim for compensation for losses it suffered because of the Sangatte refugee camp.


Iraqi-American Recounts Capture of Saddam

Back in the Iraq he once fled, Samir couldn't see down the darkened hole enough to see who was hiding there.


Shell plans auction of liquefied petroleum gas unit

Royal Dutch/Shell plans to auction off its liquefied petroleum gas business, which is valued at more than one billion pounds.


Blair's lawyers fail to gag report on funding probe

Lawyers for British Prime Minister Tony  Blair's government failed to stop the publication on Tuesday of  a newspaper story about a possible cover-up in an investigation  into political party funding.


NASA delays flight of X-43A scramjet to attempt Mach 10

LOS ANGELES NASA will try again today to fly an unmanned hypersonic jet designed to reach a record speed of Mach Ten, or seven-thousand-miles-per-hour.


Where do you bury the survivors? A couple of years ago, the American Cancer Society gaily reported that cancer survival rates have been improving dramatically and steadily. A few weeks ago, Cancer Research UK announced a similarly sunny prognosis for the public at large: UK survival rates have doubled in 30 years. Yes, we are all "surviving" longer with cancer, the experts can assure us.â¦


What do you think of new Band Aid single?

The new Band Aid single Do They Know It's Christmas? is released today. What do you think of it? Have you bought it?


'Lui rifiuta la motivazione religiosa della violenza'


MANILA, December 2 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Some 1,000 people were reported dead or missing after a series of powerful storms triggered landslides and floods across the Philippines, rescuers said Thursday, December 2, as a new and even more


U.S. mistrial declared for Colombia rebel leader

A U.S. judge on Tuesday declared a mistrial in the case against a Colombian rebel leader who was charged with hostage-taking and giving material support to a terrorist group.


Roma, 11:55 - Calcio, Iffhs: Merk miglior arbitro del mondo, Collina battuto

Non Ã¨ piÃ¹ Pierluigi Collina il migliore arbitro del mondo. Dopo sei anni di dominio (dal '98 al 2003...


The Vatican said yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI will soon issue a document providing for wider use of the Tridentine Mass, the centuries-old Latin rite that was largely supplanted in the 1960s by a new liturgy, usually translated into modern languages.


Following the footsteps of its American counterpart, Britain's British Phonographic Industry announced it was bringing suit to 28 file-swappers.


Missing girl's parents welcome Portuguese move

The parents of missing British four-year-old Madeleine McCann welcomed on Thursday the Portuguese prosecutor's decision not to re-interview them over her disappearance in May.


Oggi le banche resteranno chiuse per la prima delle due giornate di sciopero proclamate dalle organizzazioni sindacali Falcri, Fiba/Cisl, Fisac-Cgil e Uilca a seguito della rottura della trattativa con lâAbi (Associazione bancaria italiana) per il


Jakarta Court Says Cleric Bashir Trial Can Proceed

The trial on terrorism charges of Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, accused of leading a regional network linked to al Qaeda, can go ahead, a Jakarta court ruled Thursday.


Associated Press Football Poll Is Pulled From BCS Equation

College football's controversial Bowl Championship Series is sure to be overhauled again after The Associated Press demanded yesterday that its news media poll be pulled from the BCS ranking.


Elizabeth Edwards Diagnosed With Invasive Breast Cancer

The wife of the former Democratic vice presidential nominee Sentor John Edwards has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Elizabeth Edwards, 55, discovered a lump in her right breast last week, while campaigning, according to a spokesman.


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Cartoonist with fake gun arrested at Miami newspaper

A cartoonist with an apparent grudge  against his editor entered the Miami Herald's headquarters on  Friday dressed in camouflage and carrying what turned out to be  a fake gun, forcing the newspaper to evacuate its offices  before he surrendered.


Study sees rise in men not washing hands

The gender gap has widened when it comes to hygiene, according to the latest stakeout by the "hand washing police." One-third of men didn't bother to wash after using the bathroom, compared with 12 percent of women, said the researchers who spy on people in public restrooms. They reported their latest findings Monday at a meeting of infectious disease scientists.


The reggae industry reaches a truce with gay campaigners that will see any future homophobic songs banned.


Frank Agnello, who starred with his mother and two brothers on the reality TV show "Growing Up Gotti," was arrested earlier this month on drug charges, police said.


Iraq gets tough with foreign security firms

Future of private contractors in doubt as US apologises over recent Baghdad killings.


A German woman hid her father's corpse in a rubbish bin for three years so she could collect his pension and old age benefits, police say.


As John Kerry paused and uttered the word lesbian in last week's presidential debate, the dials started to turn. Frank Luntz, a former Republican pollster who now has corporate clients, was


The first big trial of a DNA test to detect colon cancer proved disappointing to those hoping for an easy and accurate new screening method.


Microsoft, Novell sign joint deal with Renault

While many deals on operating systems for corporations result in a loss for one side or the other, this case could be seen as a net benefit for both.


New Jersey's state legislature legalises same-sex civil unions, but says they cannot be called marriages.


S.Africa AIDS Group Drops Legal Case on Drug Delays

South Africa's main AIDS treatment lobby group has dropped a court case against the government demanding it reveal target dates for the rollout of life-prolonging


THE HAGUE If the European Union talks to the rebels, we will declare a unilateral cease-fire,â said Vice President Ali Osman Taha of Sudan after his meeting with a Dutch government delegation visiting Khartoum on Jan. 30.


Real's Baptista make it a beastly night for Barca

Julio Baptista gave Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster the Christmas present he wanted by getting the only goal in a hard-fought 1-0 win over their bitter rivals Barcelona on Sunday.


British prostitutes get help as police hunt killer

Prostitutes in eastern England are being offered financial help to stay off the streets as police step up their hunt for a serial killer feared to have murdered five prostitutes, officials said on Friday.


Warner Music decides not to make a rival bid for EMI, the British music firm which is set to be bought out by a private equity group.


OGGI SU INTERNET/VATICANO - Dal liberalismo al permissivismo Roma (Agenzia Fides) - ÂIl liberalismo economico si traduce sul piano morale nel suo esatto corrispondente: il permissivismoÂ. Una rflessione dal capitolo sesto del "Rapporto sulla fedeÂ del Card. Joseph Ratzinger. (C.E.) (Agenzia Fides 14/12/2007; R...


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Howard plans to create new police squads to tackle regional ...

TONY EASTLEY: As mentioned the Prime Minister is also in northern Australia and his focus is also on national security, although he's under attack for his initial opposition to the Coalition's $600 family payment.


The largest polar research programme for 50 years, by thousands of scientists, gets under way this week.


MOSCOW Aug. 26, 2004 - The recorders extracted from the wreckage of two planes that crashed nearly simultaneously have not revealed reliable information on the disasters' causes, a top Russian official was quoted as saying Thursday.


Pregnant Britons Crave Mustard, Chips and Ice-Cream

Whether it's ice cream and chips, garlic  on crackers or brown sauce on everything, nearly 60 percent of  pregnant women in Britain admit to having weird cravings.


New England's top-ranked team wouldn't be accused of arrogance if it expects to move up in the next Division 1 polls.


U.S. Soldiers, Militiamen Clash in Najaf

NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. warplanes bombed Najaf's Old City and troops clashed with Shiite militiamen Sunday amid fears a plan to end the standoff could collapse...


Body of man stranded in Oregon mountains found

The body of a San Francisco man who set out on foot in a remote southern Oregon mountain range to get help for his stranded family has been found, police said on Wednesday.


U.S. sends ammunition to Lebanon amid militant threat

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The United States sent more ammunition on Saturday to Lebanon, whose army is struggling to defeat a group of heavily armed Islamist militants holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp.


'Quattroruote':dati dichiarati mediamente piu' bassi del 30%


Update 1: Witness: Eisner Had Authority to Fire Ovitz

A Walt Disney Co. director testified Tuesday that he believed Disney chief executive Michael Eisner had the authority to fire Michael Ovitz as the entertainment giant's president.


Update 5: Oil Prices Slide, Despite Iraq Export Drop

Oil prices fell for a fifth consecutive day Thursday despite a sharp drop in Iraqi exports after pipelines were sabotaged - evidence that the bull market may have lost some steam.


European stocks lost steam on Wednesday ahead of a US interest rate decision with banks and oil stocks leading the slide after Swiss investment banking giant UBS (NYSE:UBS) shocked investors with a $4bn writedown.


Few Tough Questions at 'Town Hall' Events

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry talk often about the needs and ambitions of ordinary people, but neither encounters many along a campaign trail defined by the exquisitely stage-managed photo op and fortified by Secret Service agents.


Boonen clinches first win on Tour in two years

BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France  - Belgian Tom Boonen clinched his first win in two years on the Tour de France when he took the race's sixth stage, a 199.5-km ride from Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse on Friday.


Amateur body pencils Bolton hero into plans for a golden future

Amir Khan will be the favourite to win gold in the lightweight division at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang City, China, next November - assuming, that is, that the three-time champion and double Olympic gold medallist Mario KindelÃ¡n


I carry a gene for a serious disorder, but my husband, who hopes for children, married me anyway.


A seemingly routine investigation into spam has unveiled a world-spanning network of spam.


DALLAS - Clifford Robinson scored a season-high 25 points, Jason Richardson had a key follow dunk in the final minute and the Golden State Warriors snapped a 12-game losing streak in Dallas with a 111-107 victory Tuesday night over the Mavericks.


An energy firm announces a new Â£800m power station and earmarks two potential sites for it.


Peja Stojakovic sank a 22-footer at the buzzer to give the New Orleans Hornets a 132-130 double-overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.


Omnifone unveils rival to iPhone, iTunes

Omnifone, a British mobile music company, is unveiling a new music service Monday aimed at cell phone users who crave music while on the go, in the first of what is expected to be many challenges against Apple Inc.'s upcoming iPhone and its ubiquitous iTunes Store.


Players chief Gordon Taylor has warned the game cannot let its guard slip in the battle against racism. Taylor last week said he felt England should have walked off the field after


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US scramjet clocks 10 times speed of sound

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, United States : A US hypersonic experimental scramjet, the X-43A, clocked up a test flight at a world record speed 10 times faster than sound, NASA said.


NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Netflix Inc will not cutits price for online DVD rentals to match lower fees set onWednesday by rival Blockbuster Inc.  in an escalatingbattle for online subscribers, Netflix Chief Executive ReedHastings said.


Three Americans Share Nobel Prize for Physics

Americans David J. Gross, H. David Politzer and Frank Wilczeck won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their exploration of the force that binds particles inside the atomic nucleus.


Veteran actor Omar Sharif is ordered to take an anger management course for punching a parking attendant.


Oil rises on supply worries, Bhutto assassination

Oil rose on Friday on U.S. supply concerns, the slumping dollar and mounting tensions in Pakistan and northern Iraq.


Jordanian authorities on Monday closed down an isolated desert prison where U.N. investigators and rights groups alleged inmates were routinely beaten and tortured.


Bombs kill 38 people in latest Indian city attack

HYDERABAD, India  - Three bombs within minutes, one at a street-side food stall and two in an amusement park, killed at least 38 people in a southern Indian city on Saturday in the latest in a series of attacks on urban centers.


Deutsche Telekom board renews confidence in Ricke

Deutsche Telekom's supervisory board is giving additional functions to Kai-Uwe Ricke, the company said, apparently putting paid to speculation that his days as chief executive were numbered.


Kerry blasts Iraq invasion as 'historic' failure

Democratic presidential contender John Kerry accused President George W. Bush of creating a "crisis of historic proportions" as infighting over Iraq dominated the US election campaign.


A man has sued Campbell Soup Co. and an advertising firm over an ad that he claims misappropriated his late father's voice — a deep baritone that long served as the dramatic voice of NFL Films.


WTC rescue workers still ailing, study finds

Lingering respiratory difficulties plague nearly half of the rescue workers screened in an analysis of breathing problems after the Twin Towers' collapse, according to a government report released yesterday.


US President George W. Bush has completed decisions on the future of all his cabinet members, asking four secretaries to remain for his second term on Thursday.


Siena, 19:56 - CALCIO, REGGINA; FICCADENTI: UN PUNTO, OBIETTIVO CENTRATO

L'allenatore della Reggina Ficcadenti è pienamente soddisfatto dello 0-0 in casa del Siena. "...


Mtv european music Award, in 20mila al Colosseo

Sono gia' oltre ventimila le persone che affollano via dei Fori Imperiali poco prima dell'inizio del ''Live in Rome'', il concerto che fa da apripista alla consegna degli Mtv european music Award, che avverra' in serata a Tor di Valle.


September 29, 2004 - Scientists in Washington state say Mount St. Helens may be getting ready to erupt again. Small earthquakes are being detected beneath the volcano's lava dome at the rate of 4 per minute.


The Horseracing Regulatory Authority is to examine the controversial death of racehorse Venn Ottery at Newbury.


Qaeda-led militants storm Iraq jail, free 140

MOSUL, Iraq  - Dozens of al Qaeda-led militants stormed an Iraqi jail in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday and freed up to 140 prisoners in one of the biggest prison breaks since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, police said.


Penetration testing telly show up against the Queen The haxploitation genre is coming to the small screen with a forthcoming series about a team of penetration testers.â¦


Manning breaks Marino's touchdown record

The superstar quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts threw his 48th and 49th touchdown passes of the season in Sunday's come-from-behind 34-31 overtime victory over the San Diego Chargers, surpassing Marino's prestigious mark of 48 for the Miami Dolphins


Cairo's southern suburb of Maadi is gripped with terror over the swirling rumours of a shadowy slasher on the loose who is targeting women.


A $250,000 architecture prize is announced at TED. The award might seem like pocket change these days, but it's the X Prize of architecture. Better still: The winner gets to build a computer lab. By Erika Stalder. For more TED news, including real-time blog updates, see Wired News' special TED coverage.


Nokia sees future for touch screens, move sensors

Optical sensors and touch screens are  the leading technologies that cell phone makers are likely to  use as improvements to the tiny keypads on many of today's  handsets.


AP: Kids Left in Africa Begged for Change

IBADAN, Nigeria - Allegedly abandoned by their American mother in Africa as she took up military contract work in Iraq, seven children from Texas begged small change to buy food and shuttled from a neglectful stranger's care to a concrete-block orphanage, Nigerians said Thursday.    Eventually, the children proved their American citizenship to a passing missionary from Texas by singing the Star-Spangled Banner, and he notified U.S...


Global corruption index: India ranks 90th

New Delhi, October 20: India has received a poor 90th position in the annual global corruption index released on Wednesday by the graft watchdog Transparency International (TI), which ranked Bangladesh as the most corrupt country for the fourth


The State Department on Tuesday relaxed departure rules for nonessential U.S. Embassy employees and their families in Nepal but reiterated its advice for Americans to defer travel to the Himalayan country.


Nokia targets businesses with dual-mode E51 mobile phone

(InfoWorld) - Nokia released on Tuesday the newest addition to its E-series lineup of mobile phones for businesses, revamping the user interface for easier navigation, executives said during a London product launch. The E51 is a dual-mode model, working with GSM networks and Wi-Fi hotspots for businesses eyeing or already using so-called "converged" services -- VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) technology alongside traditional phone networks. Nokia is hoping toÂ spur businesses to adopt its E-series phonesÂ by convincing IT managers they'll save money over the long term by using the mobiles in combination with VOIP software. The unsubsidized price of the E51 will be â¬350 ($485) and should be available in the last three months of the year. Cost savings through converged fixed line and mobile networks are a "door opener" for IT managers, said Mary McDowell, executive vice president and general manager of Nokia's Enterprise Solutions division. Expensive data plans -- which increase the total bill for companies every time employees read e-mail -- remain a barrier, although Nokia has brought the issue up with operators, McDowell said. Still,Â Nokia sees big opportunities, as 44 percent of businesses still lack plans for mobile usage by their employees, said Antti Vasara, senior vice president for the mobile devices unit of Enterprise Solutions. Nokia simplified the E51's main navigation window and added setup wizards for functions such as e-mail to make it easier during the initial set-up, Vasara said. Those improvements came to address user complaints that those functions were "more difficult" than on other models, Vasara said. Another improvement lets users access frequently used features, such as e-mail or their calendar, with the push of only one button, he said. The E51, which runs the S60 series operating system, may be built for business, but it's shiny, slim and attractive, forgoing a fattening QWERTY keypad to keep its figure. It has a 2-megapixel camera and an FM radio. The device will perhaps fill the void caused by Nokia's E70 mobile. Despite the full, fold-out keyboard that extended to the left and the right of the main screen, the E70 has not been very popular despite doing well in initial user trials, McDowell said. The E51 is compatible with Nokia's Intellisync Call Connect software for businesses using equipment and software from Cisco Systems and Alcatel-Lucent. The Intellisync software enables desktop phone functions -- such as call forwarding, extension dialing, hold and conferences, among others -- for mobiles. BT GroupÂ will test a client version of its BT Corporate Fusion software next month on the E51, with expanded trials by the end of the year, said Rakesh Mahaja, global director of mobility for BT Global Services. BT's Corporate Fusion software uses Wi-Fi to let mobile devices communicate with the fixed network, and runs applications and other calling management functions through an IP network. Â


The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, is due to arrive in Khartoum today to add to the diplomatic pressure on the Sudanese government to stop the suffering of its people in the Darfur region.


3M Co  said on Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings fell as last year's results included a gain for selling a business.


LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Sports Network) - The Chicago Bears will  start rookie Craig Krenzel at quarterback for Sunday night's  game against the San Francisco 49ers.


An MP is thrown out of the House of Commons for calling Geoff Hoon a "back-stabbing coward".


The man convicted of killing UK tourist Peter Falconio has lost an appeal to Australia's highest court.


China has announced that is to send a second manned mission to space in 2005, signaling a firm commitment to its emerging space programme.


Nintendo recalls Wii straps, DS adapters

TOKYO/LOS ANGELES  - Nintendo Co. Ltd.   on Friday said it would voluntarily exchange 3.2 million straps  for its "Wii" game console controller following reports of  damaged TVs and minor physical injuries caused by flying  "Wiimotes."


Google guys fork over pocket change to land at NASA airfield

Google's co-founders will pay NASA $1.3 million annually for the right to land their jumbo jet at the space agency's airfield near Mountain View, Calif.


Judge Urges Comment to Cease on Iraqi Abuse Trial

OSNABRUECK, Germany  - The judge in the court  martial of three British soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi  detainees urged public figures on Thursday to avoid commenting  on the case.


'Hannah' holds box-office sway with $29M

First, she sells out a nationwide concert tour. Now Miley Cyrus and pop-star alter-ego Hannah Montana are selling out movie theaters in such record-breaking style that the film's run has been extended.


Two months after losing the World Cup final to Italy, France drubs the Italians, 3-1, getting two goals from Sidney Govou, No. 9, and one from Thierry Henry in a European Championship qualifier.


UPDATE 1-S&P delivers third blow to Merck 'AAA' ratings

Merck & Co. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) saw its ratings slashed by a third credit ratings agency on Tuesday as Standard & Poor's delivered the final blow


Annan Tells Myanmar Junta Its Democracy Plan Lacks Credibility

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Myanmar's proposed democracy plan lacks credibility because the ruling military junta has failed to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and involve her party in talks, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said.


Campaigners Blame Spain Boss for Chanting

Kick It Out, British footballâs anti-racism organisation, has drawn a direct link between Luis Aragonesâ comments about Thierry Henry and the racist chanting which marred Englandâs under-21 match against Spain last night.


Records Show Commander Wrote to Bush Sr.

WASHINGTON - The latest records to surface from President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard show that one commander took an unusual interest in the congressman's son during his basic training.    The officer in charge of the unit where Bush took his basic training wrote to then-Rep...


HD DVD writers, Intel Penryn processors, and 1 terabyte of storage are among the features coming to new laptops near you.


Crude Oil Drops After Gains in US Stocks, Warmer Weather

Crude oil futures extended their decline, after falling 3 percent yesterday when a US report showed an unexpected rise in distillate and crude supplies.


President Bush criticizes the "liberals in Congress" and Democratic Sen. John Kerry, arguing that they want "a government-run" health care plan in a television ad the campaign rolled out Monday.


Japan chief tells ageing striker to play into his 50s

Former Japanese international Kazuyoshi Miura turns 40 later this month -- but Japan's soccer boss wants another decade out of the ageing striker.


The Illinois senator continues his winning streak, as Huckabee runs strongly in the first of three Potomac primaries


Texas Man Says Father's Killer Should Be Forgiven

Andre Luckett has forgiven the accused  killer of his father. Now he wants Texas, the nation's leading  death penalty state, to do the same.


Funeral Of Greek Orthodox Church Leader In Egypt

CAIRO, Sept 14  - The funeral of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, who was killed in a weekend helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, will be held in Egypt on Wednesday, church officials said.


Officials on Monday disbursed $1.8 million in federal money for North Dakota ranchers who lost forage to drought.  The money was provided to the state through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Livestock Assistance Grant Program.


Chad softens demands for a stake in the country's oil consortium, but says two of its firms owe $500m in tax.


Did Tsunami Redraw Map of India Islands?

Cartographers on Wednesday began studying whether the tsunami redrew India's southern archipelago — breaking, tilting or even sinking the islands.


Lussemburgo. I ministri degli Esteri Ue hanno deciso la revoca dell'embargo economico e delle armi alla Libia. E' quanto si apprende da fonti diplomatiche, a margine del Consiglio affari generali e relazioni esterne in corso a Lussemburgo.


Iraqi government divides after "bomb plot" foiled

Sunni and Shi'ite political leaders in Iraq clashed publicly on Sunday over U.S. allegations a bodyguard for a top Sunni politician may have plotted an al Qaeda suicide attack on the vast Green Zone government compound.


Il gruppo ora rischia multa di 150 milioni


Scientists call for UN compromise on cloning

Britain's leading scientists today urge the United Nations to ban cloning of babies but leave open the door for cloning of embryo stem cells as treatments for so-far incurable illnesses.


Jolie, Pitt hoodwink paparazzi, tour Pune

Hollywood's hottest star couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on Friday managed to hoodwink the Indian and foreign paparazzi and secretly sneak out of a five-star hotel here this afternoon after lunch, informed sources said.


Private forecaster AccuWeather said  Friday record-breaking heat was expected to move eastward,  resulting in temperatures that could reach 100 degrees  Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) in New York City and Washington, D.C.  early next week.


An Italian judge orders a US marine to face trial over the death of an Italian agent at a checkpoint in Baghdad.


Young royal returns to adventure in Ubisoft's Warrior Within; darker storyline and new fighting system highlight the multi-console title.


Banks and miners helped European equities markets recover on Tuesday, as a combination of strong metals prices and hopes for a US rate cut helped lift the mood.


Cognos launches financial consolidation applications

In response to the latest external reporting requirements from the Feds, Cognos announced this week three additions to its suite of financial applications targeted at the enterprise office of finance.


Chile Supreme Court Says Pinochet Can Face Charges

Chile's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that murder and kidnapping charges against Augusto Pinochet can move forward, a decision that brings the ex-dictator one step closer to trial in a major human rights case.


Top-Giving PACs Favor GOP Candidates 10-1

The top-giving corporate political action committees didn't hedge their bets in the fall elections despite the narrow division between the GOP and Democrats in Congress. They favored Republican candidates 10-to-1.


E rivendica attentato contro due guardie civili in Francia


Republican Mike Huckabee on Saturday denounced political attack ads, saying people aren't looking for a president whose campaign is based on what's wrong with someone else.


By From Our Press Services  NASHVILLE  Protest arrest records could be expunged  The House on Monday passed a bill that would allow people convicted of misdemeanors while protesting to have their records expunged after five years.


Expected to make concessions for small biz The chancellor Alistair Darling is today expected to make a U-turn over plans to bring a single rate of capital gains tax (CGT) into play, following pressure from small business (SMB) lobby groups that deeply opposed the reform.â¦


Britain prepares to honor Princess Diana

Princess Diana is at rest, but the passions that swirled around her tempestuous marriage to Prince Charles are still evident as friends and family prepare to commemorate her life at a memorial service Friday.


From Infocomm to REL, Mukesh & co call the shots

MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani on Monday seized the psychological initiative in his ongoing tussle with estranged brother Anil Ambani by getting the 12-member Reliance board to back his leadership and approve all his proposals, including the countryâs largest


Man on Trial for 4th Time in '61 Killing

A prison journalist who has had three convictions overturned in the 1961 killing of a bank teller went on trial for a fourth time Monday.


"X Men" star Patrick Stewart underwent a pre-emptive angioplasty last week in Los Angeles on the advice of doctors who discovered a potential blood flow problem during an examination.


Britain Pledges Tighter Immigration Policy

The government Monday proposed tighter immigration controls and said only skilled workers who speak English would be allowed to settle in Britain permanently.


Thai military seeks to ease fears for democracy

Thailand's coup leaders will work   alongside an interim civilian government, not above it,   officials said on Friday, trying to ease fears about the army   casting its shadow over a return to democracy and beyond.


Frances Knocks Out Power, Floods Florida

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of southern Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops even as the storm weakened and crawled inland with heavy rain in its wake...


Anita O'Day, whose sassy renditions of "Honeysuckle Rose," "Sweet Georgia Brown" and other song standards that made her one of the most respected jazz vocalists of the 1940s and '50s, has died. She was 87.


MySpace's video czar gives details on new 'TV' endeavor

Blog: Jeff Berman, MySpace's general manager of video, tells CNET News.com about the social networking site's plans for its new MySpace TV, from Flektor to music videos to original programming.


Sun Microsystems has announced an upgrade to its UltraSparc IV processor with further use of chip multithreading. UltraSparc IV+ is a dual core design fabricated by Texas Instruments on its 90nm process.


Norwegians Place Anti-Bush Ad in Washington Post

Norwegians including artists and politicians made a rare foray into U.S. politics Tuesday with an advertisement in a U.S. newspaper saying that President Bush's war on terror was backfiring.


Apple Computer has sued three software developers, contending they distributed versions of its OS X computer operating system on the Internet.


A witness in Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir's trial backs claims that he headed a radical Islamist group.


Chissano hopes legacy is Mozambique peace, prosperity

Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano said on Thursday he was happy to quit as Mozambique's leader and hoped to be remembered for securing peace and rapid economic growth in the once war-torn country.


British Court Lifts Restrictions on BBC Report

The government had tried to block news coverage of a scandal, arguing that it jeopardized the investigation.


The four Britons held at Guantanamo Bay are to face special tribunals within a month to determine if they are enemy combatants, it has been reported.


CLIMATE CHANGE:  U.S. Talking, Up To A Point

VIENNA, Sep 4 (IPS) - Despite its new willingness to participate in a  UN-monitored regime for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,  the U.S. government continues to oppose legally binding caps.


Julius Axelrod Dies at 92; Won Nobel in Medicine

Julius Axelrod helped to discover how chemicals released by nerve cells in the brain regulate mood and behavior.


Sudan, ucciso collaboratore di 'Medici senza frontiere'

Roma, 22 dic. (Adnkronos) - Medici Senza Frontiere Ã¨ scioccata per l'uccisione d'un suo collaboratore sudanese (il secondo negli ultimi tre mesi) nel Sud del Darfur. Secondo fonti attendibili, l'operatore


People with conditions such as asthma, and those over 65, are urged to get a flu jab to avoid falling ill this winter.


Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public for 16 months, suggested on Monday he might give up his formal leadership posts -- the first time he has spoken of his possible retirement since he fell ill.


Lobbying for the International Monetary Fund's top job intensifies as France seeks support for its candidate.


Radio Station River FM Sunk As Owner Fails to Find Buyer

By NO BYLINE  A RADIO station in West Lothian has closed down after just three years on the air.


American Taliban Soldier Seeks Less Prison Time

John Walker Lindh, the American captured in Afghanistan after he had joined the Taliban, asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to reduce his 20-year prison sentence


A Village Doctor Cares for Those the Sea Spared

In the wake of the tsunami, local medical workers are the unsung heroes.


Army challenges Dokubo * Obasanjo gets nod to crush MASSOB, others

By John Ighodaro, Hector Igbikiowubo, Charles Ozoemena with agency reports. P-HARCOURTâ THE Armed Forces, yesterday, dared an insurgent groupâ Niger Delta Peopleâs Volunteers Forceâ led by Mujahid Dokubo


Would You Stand in Line for a Playstation?

A large crowd did during a chilly night in Tokyo--but this one was different. This one was Sony's first handheld game machine, a PlayStation Portable, and about 200,000 sold when it went on sale Sunday morning.


Bird flu has deadly friends: health experts

Bird flu may be the tip of the iceberg. Experts meeting in Mali say the deadly H5N1 virus is just one of a plethora of diseases threatening animals and people around the world as global warming, intensive farming, increased travel and trade help dangerous microbes breed and spread.


Washington court will hear autism-vaccine suits

A special court that will pit scientists against activists in the debate over whether vaccines have caused autism in many children begins hearings on Monday with the first test case, involving a 12-year-old Arizona girl.


Ex-Rebel Group Pulls Out of Congo Government

Former rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo pulled out of a power-sharing government on Monday, dealing a major blow to the peace process in a country emerging from civil war.


Wachovia building 'MapQuest for the datacenter'

Wachovia is working on a project of staggering scope: a 3-D map of the firm's datacenter operations.The effort has been underway for about eight months, said Jacob Hall, a Wachovia vice president and head of the company's platform design and datacenter, technology products group.To generate the 3-D models, the financial services company is using geospatial data and also partnering with a pair of vendors, Tideway Systems and Intepoint, as well as the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, which has a visualization center.Tideway makes Foundation, a tool for mapping dependencies among applications and hardware, and this week released version 7.0 of the product. Intepoint's focus is on visualization and event simulation for IT systems.Right now, Wachovia is rendering 3-D models down to the level of individual servers in buildings, Hall said. Given enough data, the system could eventually generate even more detailed models, according to Hall.Wachovia hopes the project will provide better visualization of IT assets, their power consumption, and other details; the ability to identify "critical nodes" in the network; and the means to predict the business impact of various scenarios, such as a power outage in a city.The company also hopes the 3-D maps will help them run a greener IT department. "This gives us the facts to go out and rearchitect our systems," Hall said.However, Wachovia is not collecting data in real time. That is largely unnecessary, Hall said. "It would create too much traffic, and people would just try to shut it off. I think static snapshots are good enough." One future possibility could be to provide real-time data on demand, he said.Hall said there are plans to make the tool Web-based, allowing for integrations with other data types, such as IT trouble ticket information.Drue Reeves, vice president and director of datacenter strategies with Burton Group, said the value of modeling datacenters in 3-D form probably depends on an organization's size. "I think it's for the larger enterprises. For the guys who have NOCs [network operations centers], it'd be very useful. But I do wonder if it would be a little pricey for the average SMB," he said.Ultimately, Reeves noted, Wachovia's effort involves system visualization, not the actual instrumentation of IT devices: "It's more for the person than the machine." But IT departments should consider any means that could help them run their operations more efficiently, he stressed.


I was taking Vioxx for my arthritis, and then it was pulled from the market. So I switched to Celebrex. Now, I understand that Celebrex also may cause heart problems?


Death toll rises to 57 in U.S. tornadoes

NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - Communities across the U.S. South grieved for the dead and tried to pick up their lives on Thursday after the deadliest round of tornadoes in nearly a quarter century killed 57 people.


Richard Scrushy once sat down to talk with ''60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace about allegations that Scrushy started a huge fraud while chief executive of rehabilitation giant HealthSouth Corp. Now, Scrushy wants Wallace to do the talking.


Non mi candidero' alla Camera come ha fatto Badaloni


ABCs of the CIA: a to-do list for Porter Goss

Three former CIA heads give advice on how to run the agency, navigate Washington politics, and stay neutral.


European equity markets ended largely higher on Wednesday, recovering from early losses thanks to a strong start on Wall Street.


It's GeekUp night tonight, get your best T-shirt on Tonight sees the inaugural evening meeting for the Leeds chapter of GeekUp - the techie social night that is taking the north-west of England by storm.â¦


RIGHTS-SPAIN:  Chilean Dictatorship's Victims Go After Pinochet's Lawyer

MADRID, Sep 6 (IPS) - Representatives of more than 5,000 survivors of the   Chilean dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet and the families  of victims  brought a lawsuit Monday against the former  dictator's executor, Oscar  Aitken, in the Spanish capital.


Russia Ready to Strike Against 'Terror' Worldwide

BESLAN, Russia  - Russia's top general said on  Wednesday he was ready to attack "terrorist bases" anywhere in  the world, as security services put a $10 million bounty on two  Chechen rebels blamed for last week's school siege.


Six injured as freak mini-tornado hits London street

Six people were injured when a freak mini-tornado hit a London street, ripping roofs off houses, uprooting trees and sending debris flying, witnesses and officials have said.


Northern Ireland's old enemies struggle to bury hatchet

Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley and Catholic former IRA leader Martin McGuinness must ditch their mutual enmity to share power in Northern Ireland following Wednesday's elections.


Pakistan's establishment recently labeled Amjad Farooqi as al-Qaeda's mastermind in the country. However, Asia Times Online contacts vigorously dispute this claim ... and they suspect


"Stars" still shining for ABC on Wednesday

"Dancing With the Stars"  pulled out another win Wednesday with a results show that  knocked out talk-show host Tucker Carlson, but Matt Lauer's  interview with disgraced teacher Debra LaFave on "Dateline NBC"  nearly toppled it in the adults 18-49 demographic.


Camilla will not attend Diana memorial service

Camilla, wife of Prince Charles, will not attend the memorial service marking the 10th anniversary of princess Diana's death in Britain later this week, royal officials said Sunday.


Sony keeps PS3, margin targets despite headwind

Sony Corp.  said on Thursday it has no plans to change its targets for shipments of its hot-selling PlayStation 3 and operating profit margin, signaling its recovery is on track despite drawbacks such as battery recalls.


Kerry accuses Bush of hiding plans to send more soldiers to Iraq

Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry is accusing President George W. Bush of hiding plans to call up large numbers of reservists for active duty in Iraq until after the November 2 elections.


Maworld promises that ''something is in the air.'' Steve Jobs will deliver it beginning Tuesday morning.


Movie Review | 'Into the Wild': Following His Trail to Danger and Joy

There is plenty of sorrow to be found in âInto the Wild.â But though the filmâs structure may be tragic, its spirit is anything but.


Spain hosts summit as it returns 'to the heart of Europe'

Spain's socialist Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, turned his back on the pro-Americanism of his conservative predecessor yesterday as


Northern Rock confirms that it will not pay its dividend and says it is in talks to sell some or all of the bank.


Key U.S. Ally on Iraq Wins 4th Term in Australia

Prime Minister John Howard, one of the staunchest U.S. allies in the war in Iraq, defied predictions about a close race and won a convincing victory for a historic fourth term on Saturday despite widespread public disagreement in Australia with Howard's position on the war.


Fourth International CodecSys(TM) Patent Granted

Broadcast International (OTCBB: BCST) ("BI") today announced the patent for its core CodecSys technology has been granted by the Australian patent office.  Australia, a long-standing market for U.S.


Blair's Exit Strategy Sparks Succession Fever

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was back at work Saturday after successful heart surgery but his vow to hold on to power for five more years has sparked fevered speculation about who might succeed him and when.


Veteran actor Amrish Puri died at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday morning following brain haemorrhage.


The bodies of two U.S. soldiers missing since a helicopter crash this week were found west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Friday. That brought the number of U.S. troops to die this month in Iraq to at least 19 — most in insurgent-plagued Anbar province.


State Launches Prescription Discount Card Program

Low-income seniors and working families without prescription drug coverage can begin applying Tuesday for a state discount card that will cut the cost of their medication by an average 20 percent a month.


China says ties with Japan at "new starting point"

China and Japan stand at a "new  starting point" in their relations following Japanese Prime  Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Beijing in October, Chinese  State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan said in remarks published on  Sunday.


Regulators Tell Importer to Recall 450,000 Defective Chinese Tires

Federal regulators yesterday warned a New Jersey tire importer that it could face up to $16 million in fines if it did not immediately recall 450,000 defective Chinese-made tires.


Erdogan: 17 December will be a test for the EU

Turkey's Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has paid a visit to France to defend Ankara's application to the EU. In French media, he expressed concerns over the terms of the debate in France.


Flying over the unlit side of Saturn's rings, the Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn's glow, represented in brilliant shades of electric blue, sapphire and mint green, while the planet's shadow casts a wide net on the rings.


Qualcomm plans to phone it in on cellular repairs

Over-the-air fixes for cell phones comes to Qualcomm's CDMA.


D.A. Says Will Stay on Serial Killer Case

A defense attorney for a serial killer who wants to be executed said Sunday that he will remain on the case, a day after he asked for a delay so he could explore a possible conflict of interest.


New York, 09:09 - BASKET, NBA: VINCONO PHOENIX E MIAMI

Due le gare del campionato Nba giocate nella notte. Miami ha battutp Cleveland 92-89, Phoenix ha sup...


Folgaria, 21:01 - CALCIO, PARMA: 13 RETI NELLA PRIMA AMICHEVOLE

Tredici reti per il Parma nella prima uscita stagionale. La squadra di Di Carlo ha affrontato i dile...


The soldiers killed today were conducting an operation aimed at reducing sectarian violence, the military said.


TOKYO (CBS.MW) -- South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it would file a counter measure against Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.


Defendants in deadly nightclub fire to settle

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - A fireworks maker and several other defendants sued by relatives of 100 people killed in a 2003 U.S. nightclub fire have agreed to pay $13.5 million to settle claims, a lawyer in the case said on Wednesday.


The world's most-premature baby leaves a Miami hospital, four months after weighing in at just 280 grams.


Travel: Traditional August crawl likely on roads.


Canada-Finland strategies for final World Cup of Hockey final

The Finns held the US to 17 shots on goal in a 2-1 win in the semifinal. If they can keep Canada under 20, they'll have a good chance of winning the final.


Taqat Holding to Purchase Majority Stake of High Tech Petroleum Co

By Ahmad Al-Khaled, Kuwait Times  Jun. 24--KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Taqat Holding is set to purchase more than 50 percent of High Tech Petroleum Company (Hi Tech), Sudan.


Tra i protagonisti, Eric Clapton, Lemar e Charlotte Church


Hollywood Agrees to Movie Gallery Merger

Video rental chain Hollywood Entertainment Corp. , which may face a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Blockbuster Inc. , on Monday agreed to be bought by smaller rival Movie Gallery Inc.  for $850 million.


Bush keeps Rumsfeld, names Kerik; Thompson leaves

President George W. Bush has asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to stay on in Bush's second term to keep running the Iraq war and adapting the US military to face post-Cold War threats like terrorism, a senior Bush


Governor halts execution for 120 days so evidence can be retested

Gov. Rick Perry halted the execution of Frances Newton on Wednesday, one day after the state Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended that she be temporarily spared while her attorneys retest crucial evidence.


Terremoto: Sri Lanka, recuperati i turisti italiani isolati

HIKKADUWA (Sri Lanka) - La Protezione civile e' riuscita a raggiungere i turisti italiani che erano rimasti isolati a Hikkaduwa, nello Sri Lanka. Non risultano tra loro feriti gravi, per due persone lievi ferite ai piedi.


4-goal surge powers Ducks past Predators

Chris Pronger and Corey Perry scored power-play goals 1:10 apart to cap a four-goal spurt in the second period, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 Monday night.


Poland and Germany move to end post-war row

Berlin and Warsaw have moved closer to ending a row over Germany's plans to mark the expulsion of millions of Germans from eastern Europe after World War Two, a subject that has strained relations for years.


LOS ANGELES  - Three nights -- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday -- will be getting a makeover on NBC this midseason.


Vitamin D May Curb Falls in High-Risk Older Women

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D2 supplements may help reduce the risk of falls among high-risk elderly women, Australian researchers report.


And when you do all three as well as the Red Sox did on Tuesday afternoon, the result is a 9-3 win over the Angels in the first game of the American League Division Series.


Crazy videos launch YouTube to Internet stardom

It takes only a few minutes to see why YouTube.com has rocketed to the top of the Internet -- hilarious amateur dance routines, a hypnotic juggler, a Hong Kong bus fight and the most incredible caterpillar you've ever seen crawling across a floor.


Suicide Car Bomb Targets Shi'ite Party in Baghdad

A suicide car bomb exploded on Tuesday  at a Baghdad office of the Supreme Council for the Islamic  Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a party official said, in the  latest attack on Shi'ites before Iraq's Jan. 30 election.


Stocks Fall, Jolted by Oil and Greenspan

U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday as  investors were jolted by a surge in oil prices and comments by  Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who gave a stark  reminder that interest rates were bound to go higher and warned  that appetite for the dollar would dwindle.


Connecticut Governor Having Breast Cancer Surgery

Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, who became governor in July when former chief executive John Rowland resigned, will have all or part of her breast removed today because of cancer doctors discovered last week.


Dubai's DAE says funds for $1.8 bln U.S. buy agreed

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd. (DAE)  said on Sunday it has arranged funding for its planned $1.8  billion takeover of two aircraft-servicing companies in the  United States.


Britain to combat 'cyber-bullying' in schools

Britain on Friday launched a campaign to help schools combat "cyber-bullying" of children and teachers using the Internet and mobile phones.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 9 -- The shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Saturday on a long-awaited mission to resume assembly of the space station three-and-a-half years after the 2003 Columbia disaster.


Rampaging Europe destroys US in record-busting Ryder Cup victory

A rampaging Europe pulled off a sensational Ryder Cup victory when they crushed the all-star American team by a record-breaking 18 1/2 to 9 1/2 points here.


At least 90 people were killed and 180 wounded on Friday as US and Iraqi forces stormed Samarra to reclaim it from rebels prior to proposed elections in January.


While cities challenge expansion plans, the retail giant touts benefits.


HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A sticky situation at a school has come unglued. Police on Wednesday arrested two teenagers who they believe broke into their school last week and put glue in all the door locks.


Musica: doppio Premio Tenco per Samuele Bersani

SANREMO - E' annunciata per oggi la presenza a Sanremo di Samuele Bersani che si esibira' nell'ambito del prestigioso Premio Tenco, giunto alla sua 29esima edizione. Il cantautore bolognese , nell'ambito della


Speaking in Dublin before the meeting, Mr Adams said of the comments: "I think they`re unfortunate. Obviously they don`t help.


A Mexican researcher announced the rare find of a tiny tree frog completely preserved in amber on Wednesday that he estimates lived about 25 million years ago.


On Strike at G.M., Resolute but Anxious About Future

Workers at the General Motors pickup plant in Pontiac, Michigan said they were preparing themselves for the possibility of spending months out of work.


New Yorkers Feel Right at Home With House Calls

NEW YORK -- The doctor is cruising downtown on Eighth Avenue in his black BMW when he gets the first in a string of text messages from his patient. "No one here?" reads the last one. The doctor is late.


TEAC releases a range of portable hard drives

Manufacturers of optical disk drives, USB floppy drives, and duplicators TEAC are getting in the business of selling portable hard drives.


Tutela concorrenza a Bankitalia e' scelta contro consumatori


Zambia challenger praises Mugabe as polls open

Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata   praised the policies of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe on Thursday as   he voted in a close-fought election in which he threatens to   dislodge the internationally respected president.


Bank of England governor Mervyn King rules out any knee-jerk reaction to poor Christmas retail sales, saying such behaviour would be "foolish".


Kevorkian Asks for Commutation or Pardon

An attorney for Jack Kevorkian asked the state parole board Monday to recommend that the assisted suicide advocate be released from prison for health reasons.


6-foot gash found in tanker that spilled oil into Delaware River

Divers found a 6-foot-long gash in a Greek tanker that spilled 30,000 gallons of syrupy crude oil into the Delaware River three days ago, Coast Guard officials said Sunday.


The latest political shake-up in Rangoon has strengthened hardliners and damaged prospects for democratic reform. Western experts on Burma believe the head of its military junta, Than Shwe


Sony can't catch a break, and now its highly anticipated PlayStation 3 is worrying investors. Shares of the company fell Tuesday after a financial analyst expressed concern over the console after it displayed some unstable behavior at the Tokyo Game Show.


Transit Fares Are Raised for Many Riders

The base fare for a subway ride, which rose last year from $1.50 to $2, was not changed.


Canada have defied rugby critics, says coach

Canada coach Ric Suggitt believes his men have blown away any suggestions of a two-tier World Cup with their display against Wales.


German sports kit maker Puma unveils a sharp 26% drop in profits, despite sales increasing, as costs soar.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Shares of Vulcan Materials Co lost more than 4 percent of their worth Tuesday, after the company announced it will take a non-cash charge of about 70 cents per share related to an asset sale.


Nel secondo trimestre 2007 segnano -3,2%


Rilevate 260.000 persone che hanno rinunciato alla ricerca di un lavoro per un "diffuso sentimento di scoraggiamento", concentrate soprattutto nel Mezzogiorno                                            Istat, cala il tasso di disoccupazione ora Ã¨ al 5,7%, ma crescono gli 'inattivi'


General Atlantic goes on shopping spree A one-third stake in UK software firm Torex Retail has been sold to investment firm General Atlantic for an undisclosed sum.â¦


[TS] Talking Business: iPhone Spin Goes Round and Round

A question about battery replacement is usually easy to clear up. But at Apple, there is no such thing as a straightforward answer. There is only spin.


In the wake of a Wired News investigation, the social networking site


Actor Thompson quits show, eyes presidential run

Hollywood actor Fred Thompson has  tentatively decided to run for president, according to a  long-time friend and political adviser, and has quit his role  on the TV crime series "Law & Order."


The entire 2004-05 hockey season is going to be televised on G4 TechTV.


Oracle Chairman Says CEO's Salary is the Purview of Shareholders

By Frank Nelson, Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif.  Sep. 8--Oracle Corp. Chairman Jeffrey Henley was a model of diplomacy as  he fielded some potentially sticky questions from members of the Channel City  Club during a lunch meeting in Santa Barbara on Thursday.


First Lady Laura Bush started a four-nation Africa tour Monday that is expected to focus on how the U.S. can help fight AIDS on a continent where many countries struggle to even provide basic health care.


Rice to host Libya as former foes mend ties

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  will host Libya's foreign minister on Thursday -- the first  visit by the top Tripoli diplomat since 1972 -- in a sign of  warmer ties between the former foes.


Israel and the Palestinians agreed to a cease-fire Saturday to end a five-month Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip and the firing of rockets by Palestinian militants into the Jewish state — a major step toward possibly reviving long-stalled peace talks.


Air Force Secretary Resigns; Army's OK'd

Air Force Secretary James Roche resigned Tuesday and the Senate confirmed defense industry executive Francis J. Harvey as secretary of the Army, the service's top civilian post. The roll call vote on Harvey was 85 to 12.


Le collezioni uomo sfileranno tra giungo e gennaio


U.S. lags behind other nations in broadband speeds

(InfoWorld) - The U.S. is lagging behind other industrialized nations in the availability and use of high-speed broadband connections according to a report released today by the Washington-based Communications Workers of America. The report, based on aggregated data from nearly 80,000 broadband users, found that the median real-time download speed in the U.S. is 1.9 Mbps, compared with 61Mbps in Japan, 45Mbps in South Korea, 17Mbps in France, and 7Mbps in Canada. The report is based on data collected through the speed test at SpeedMatters.org, a CWA project launched last September "to help bridge the digital divide and keep America competitive by encouraging the government to adopt national policies to bring about universal, affordable high-speed broadband access for all Americans, no matter where they live." The CWA is a labor union with a membership of more than 700,000 in fields like telecommunications, media, manufacturing, health care, and aviation. According to the report, the U.S. is 16th in the world in deployment and availability of high-speed networks. "Speed defines what is possible on the Internet. Speed determines whether we will have the 21st century networks and communications necessary to grow our economy and jobs," said CWA President Larry Cohen. "It's clear that other nations -- all of our economic competitors, in fact -- have made the decision to promote true high-speed networks. The longer we delay, the more we put our economic growth at risk." The CWA said it supports many of the provisions in the Broadband Data Improvement Act, a bill introduced in May by Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii). The legislation would require the collection and evaluation of data on broadband deployment, an upgraded definition of "high speed," and grant programs for states and local communities to conduct their own broadband mapping. "The first step in an improved broadband policy is ensuring that we have better data on which to build our efforts," Inouye said at the time. "In a digital age, the world will not wait for us. It is imperative that we get our broadband house in order and our communications policy right. But we cannot manage what we do not measure." The CWA report also ranks individual states based on average Internet download connection speeds. The state with the fastest connection speed is Rhode Island, at 5.011Mbps, followed by Kansas at 4.167Mbps, New Jersey at 3.68Mbps, New York at 3.436Mbps, and Massachusetts at 3.004Mbps. The states ranking at the bottom are Wyoming at 1.246Mbps, Iowa at 1.262Mbps, West Virginia at 1.117Mbps, South Dakota at 0.825Mbps, and Alaska at 0.545 Mbps. That means that it would take 15 seconds to download a 10MB file in Rhode Island and nearly two and a half minutes to download the same file in Alaska, the CWA report found. The voluntary speed test was conducted online at SpeedMatters.org between September 2006 and May 2007. Most of the people who took the test had either a DSL or cable modem connection. Because 30-40 percent of Americans still use a dial-up connection, the median speeds in the report were higher than if dial-up users had also participated, the report said. In May, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, held a hearing on draft legislation to address broadband mapping and data collection in the U.S. Markey said at the time that the current data-collection methods used by the Federal Communications Commission are "inadequate and highly flawed." He said that according to the FCC, a single broadband subscriber in a certain ZIP code area could indicate that the entire ZIP code area has broadband availability, even if the sole subscriber is a business and not a residential consumer. Such interpretations could result in inaccurate measurements of broadband availability and use, Markey said. He also said that the federal Telecommunications Act compels the FCC to assess the nationwide availability of "advanced telecommunications capability," which Congress defined as having "high speed" capability. However, he said, the FCC defined "high speed" in 1999 as meaning 200Kbps. Markey said the draft bill proposes increasing the definition tenfold to 2Mbps. Markey also said that the U.S. lags behind other nations when it comes to cost of broadband access. He said speeds of 50Mbps, which are not available to residential consumers in this country, are available to Japanese consumers for roughly $30 per month. U.S. consumers typically pay $20 for about 1Mbps service and $30 to $40 for about 4Mbps service.


Bottom-of-the-table Blackburn come back from two goals behind to draw with Birmingham.


With budgets tightening and the obstacles to human space exploration looking more daunting, NASA is enlisting the expertise of outsiders.


=== One-hit wonders by Backe and Kent give Houston NLCS lead ===

Brandon Backe's arm and Jeff Kent's bat have gotten the Houston Astros within a game of where the franchise has never been before - the World Series.


Russia denounces the EU's planned police and justice  mission to Kosovo as a breach of international law.


Il senatore Amato di FI per protesta s'Ã¨ incatenato al Loggiato degli UffiziIl dipinto, che ha lasciato la Galleria altre tre volte, verrÃ  imbarcato domani per il Giappone                                            Inizia il viaggio dell'Annunciazione Polemiche e tecnologia spaziale


Ministro: Berlusconi desolante e si rischia multa Ue


Cain Raises His Game With 22 to Lead Cavaliers

Senior center Jason Cain scores a career-best 22 points in Virginia's 104-63 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Sunday.


S.African Musician Masekela Tells of Drug Risks

TEMBISA, South Africa  - Exile, alcoholism, drug  addiction, discrimination, failed marriages -- South African  jazz icon Hugh Masekela has been through them all.


US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O  issued a general appeal on Tuesday to the carrier's 3,000  pilots after their union's leaders rejected proposed  concessions the company says are crucial to avert insolvency.


More details on the Dual Shock 3 PS3 controller

GameSpot reveals additional details on the newly announced rumble-enabled PS3 controller, and gets some hands-on time with it as well.


Tournament doctor thinks Clijsters' injury could threaten career

Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters' latest left wrist problem is a new injury that is expected to end her season but probably won't require surgery.


N.B.A. Roundup: Hawks Get Another Win Over an Elite Team

Josh Smith scored 22 points last night, the rookie Al Horford led a dominant performance on the boards and the Atlanta Hawks beat another 60-victory team from last season, holding off Steve Nash and the visiting Phoenix Suns, 105-96.


Former Thatcher aide testifies for Conrad Black

A journalist who once worked for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher took the stand on Monday to testify for Conrad Black in the ex-media baron's fraud trial, telling jurors a lavish party Black threw in 2000 was a legitimate business event.


Stolen Munch paintings not insured against theft

Two masterpieces by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch stolen from an Oslo museum at the weekend were not insured against theft, officials said.


Several DRM-related scenarios help you explain the problem with digital rights management to people who don't see what's wrong with it. In Listening Post.