CHARLESTON, S.C. - Rain doused the South Carolina coast early Sunday as Tropical Storm Gaston, just under hurricane strength, picked up speed and pushed ashore...


Yahoo Tech Chief to Quit After Reshuffle at the Top

By Miguel Helft  Farzad Nazem, Yahoo's chief technology officer and one of its longest-serving executives, said he would leave next Friday after 11 years at the company.


British forces carry out an operation against the Taleban in Garmsir, southern Afghanistan.


Satellite, cable fight for customers in stores

Cable and satellite television  providers will fight for upscale subscribers on a new  battlefront this holiday season: The local electronics shop.


Gates Donates $42.6 Million To Fight Malaria

Say what you will about Bill gates, and you probably will, however, there can be no other description other than generous when it comes to his charitable endeavors.


Aid agencies are appealing for funds to help the victims of recent floods in a swathe of African countries.


Market bomb kills 11 in Pakistani province

Assail-ants set off a powerful timed bomb next to an army truck parked in a teeming outdoor market Friday in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 11 people - mostly


Intel unveils 'Extreme' system for power users

Intel is targeting extreme gamers and power PC users with its latest high-performance platform based on the Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition and a faster system bus enabled by the 925XE Express chipset.


Spesa media annuale per servizi di telefonia e' di 1000 euro


Cagliari, 19:24 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI FA RICORSO; CELLINO: GIUDICE COMPLICE

Il Cagliari presenterà ricorso contro la decisione del giudice sportivo che ha chiuso per una...


Alaska, Georgia move up primary contests

Georgia and Alaska joined the growing list of states pushing up their presidential primary voting to Feb. 5, a date clearly shaping up as a national primary day for Republicans and Democrats.


Thai pharma group slams generic drugs approval

Thailand's top pharmaceutical group slammed the government's decision to allow generic versions of AIDS and heart drugs, saying it damaged the nation's image in the global business community.


MTV And RealNetworks Hope To Spoil Apple

The music channel and the digital media firm target Jobs; analyst not sure it's enough.


Major League Baseball informed Washington today that the Montreal Expos would relocate to the city in time for Opening Day in 2005, returning baseball to the nation's capital after a 33-year absence.


A couple have shacked up in a budget roadside motel for more than 20 years because they love never having to do the laundry or cooking, they said Tuesday.


Compound cuts cerebral palsy in preemies

Doctors can cut the risk of cerebral palsy in half for very premature babies by giving their mothers magnesium sulfate just before they give birth, new research shows.


Experts examine "Van Gogh" sketchbook in Greece

A sketchbook believed to have been Vincent van Gogh's containing portraits similar to those in his most famous works has been found in Greece, its owner said on Wednesday.


NEW YORK: It can store 10,000 songs, but weighs mere ounces, slips easily into a pocket, and has flown off the shelves as one of the most desirable Christmas gifts of 2004.


WASHINGTON --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 13, 2004 -- The following is a statement from William T. Archey, President and CEO of AeA, in response to FASB's decision to delay implementation of the stock options expensing rule:


He promised that his trio of talented freshman - Anthony Morrow, Ra'Sean Dickey and Zam Fredrick - would be getting more minutes because of their scoring ability.


Pro-Bush Democrat Keynote Speaker for Republicans

Retiring Democratic Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia, who has backed President Bush for re-election, will deliver the keynote address at the Republican National Convention, Republican officials said on Thursday.


HP drops plans to put Compaq technology into HP-UX

DECEMBER 03, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Hewlett-Packard Co. said yesterday that it has abandoned plans to integrate a number of advanced technologies it acquired in its 2002 purchase of Compaq Computer Corp.


Philippine Flood Toll Hits 29, Survivors Hunt Rats

Philippine rescue teams evacuated thousands of people from the worst flooding in the central Luzon region since the 1970s as hungry victims hunted rats and birds for food.


Bleeding market share, managerial talent and investor confidence, Internet giant Yahoo on Monday replaced chief executive Terry Semel with company co-founder Jerry Yang.


Liverpool's Benitez hopes to sign new striker

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez would like to sign a new striker in January's transfer window after an injured Djibril Cisse was sidelined for the rest of the season but warned he would not break the bank to sign someone.


By Will Elliott  The sweep is on.  Volunteers will be scouring shorelines in a clean-up effort to beautify and make more functional waterways around Western New York.


Cassazione pro consumatori e contro le banche

CUNEO. Buone notizie per i risparmiatori arrivano dalla Cassazione che, con una sentenza pronunciata il 4 novembre, ha chiuso una disputa che si protraeva da molti anni tra correntisti e istituti di credito.


Australia again warns of possible terrorist attacks in Indonesia and advises its citizens not to visit.


Roma, 18:40 - CALCIO, DONADONI SI COMPLIMENTA CON BETTINI PER VITTORIA MONDIALE

Anche il ct dell'Italia Roberto Donadoni si è complimentato con Paolo Bettini per la vittoria...


What you don't know after 162 games of a baseball season is how a team will perform once it gets to the playoffs. It can be a head-scratcher when teams like the Mets and Yankees of 2006, for instance, get booted. Or the 2001 Mariners, who won 116 regular-season games and were eliminated in the ALCS by the Yankees in ...


Bush backs Iraq PM, says no U.S. "graceful exit"

President Bush strongly backed Iraq's prime minister on Thursday, saying Iraqi forces would be trained more quickly to take over security and Washington was not seeking a "graceful exit" for U.S. troops.


Some 23 prisoners tried to hang or strangle themselves during a protest at Guantanamo Bay in 2003, the US military says.


Cisco says 77 of its routers open to 'drive-by pharming'

Cisco said that 77 of its routers are vulnerable to a hack tactic known as "drive-by pharming" and said users should make sure to change the router's default password.


Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag has come under fire from Maoists in Nepal, who say the film has obscene scenes that would pollute society.


Businesslike Crawford, two US teammates, advance in 200

No preening or chest bumping. No backward baseball cap. No high stepping as he approached the finish line. Shawn Crawford was all business Tuesday, speeding to victory in 20.


The internet's most heavily trafficked site is muscling in on the online music sector through its acquisition of Musicmatch in a $160 million deal announced Tuesday.


Fire Chases Visitors From Recreation Sites at Green Peter Dam

By AP  PORTLAND   With a forest fire growing on Labor Day weekend, authorities evacuated a popular recreation area west of Oregon's Cascade Range.


CIA tried to get mafia to kill Castro: documents

The CIA worked with two of the country's most-wanted criminals in a botched attempt to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro in a "gangster-type action" in the early 1960s, according to documents released by the CIA on Tuesday.


California won a major victory yesterday in its long battle for relief from overcharges during the electricity crisis when a federal appeals court ordered regulators to reconsider billions in refunds that had previously been rejected.


Arsene Wenger admitted his concern tonight after Arsenal had lost a lead for the third consecutive Champions League tie - but the Gunners boss insists there is still no reason to panic.


Washington - The CBS television network was expected on Monday to acknowledge being misled over documents used in a report that raised questions over President George W Bush's Vietnam era military service.


Officials in southern India investigate reports that a doctor couple let their teenage son perform surgery.


By BEVERLEY LYONS  DEBRIS from Lindsay Lohan's smashed car is being sold on eBay.  Pieces of wreckage from the Mercedes the 20-year-old actress crashed at the weekend, while allegedly under the influence, have appeared on the internet auction site.


Cowboys 38, Falcons 28: Cowboys Rebound in Atlanta and Widen Lead Over Giants

Tony Romo once again looked like a quarterback Dallas could trust in a playoff run, completing 22 of 29 passes for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Cowboys defeated the Falcons on Saturday night.


William Shakespeare, the Warwickshire wordsmith, was paid a posthumous compliment this week, when the British Library made available 21 of his works on the Internet.


Bush Unveils $3 Trillion Budget Proposal

President Bush today unveiled a tough-minded, $3 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2009 that would slice $14.2 billion from the growth of federal health-care programs, eliminate scores of programs and virtually freeze domestic spending -- but would still record a $407 billion budget deficit.


Major League Baseball has  called ESPN out on strikes for the upcoming All-Star Game  because the network carried the all-star selections a few  minutes after Sunday's exclusive telecast on Turner  Broadcasting's TBS.


Ministero della Salute, campioni inviati all'Iss per esami


Frail Arafat heads to Paris for treatment

An ailing Yasser Arafat - too weak to stand, unable to hold down food and spending most of Thursday sleeping - agreed to leave his battered West Bank compound for the first time in more than two years and fly ...


Vitamin C No Boost to Exercise Performance - Study

Researchers who set out to prove  that a mega-dose of vitamin C can improve exercise performance  in fact showed it has no effect at all, according to a report  published on Friday.


Minnesota ranked among top in readiness for health terrorism

A new report ranks Minnesota as one of the top states in being prepared for a health-related terror attack. The Trust for America's Health places Minnesota among the top six states in the


Vick runs, guns, Falcons blast Bucs 14-3

Michael Vick and Warrick Dunn made it look like practice. When Tampa Bay tried to contain Vick, Dunn scooted through a huge hole up the middle. When the Buccaneers focused on stuffing the inside runs, Vick took off around the outside for another big gain. The result was the greatest rushing effort in Atlanta Falcons' history.


China Web Users Jump 8 Percent to 94 Million in 2004

The number of Internet users in China rose to 94 million by the end of 2004, up 8 percent from the middle of the year, state media reported Thursday.


Seoul Urges Negotiation Over North Korea's Nuclear Program

South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun says a peaceful approach to solving North Korea's nuclear threat is preferred over the more forceful action advocated by some hard-liners in the United States.


Steve Martin Gets Career Achievement Honor

Too much praise can turn Steve Martin into a wild and insincere guy. The star of "The Jerk" and "Bringing Down the House" accepted the American Cinematheque career achievement honor with mock cynicism.


Michigan State's Liz Shimek (52) starts a fast break trailed by Central Connecticut State's Gabriella Geugbelet, left, and Michigan State's Kelli Roehrig, right, during the second half Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, in East Lansing, Mich.


The Federal Reserve has held rates steady for two months running, betting that inflation will remain contained as the economy cools.


Palestinian infighting kills Hamas man in Gaza

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA  - Fighting erupted in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday and a Hamas gunman was killed, the first fatality in such clashes since the Islamist movement agreed with its Fatah rivals to form a unity government a month ago.


Download Uproar: Record Industry Goes After Personal Use

Despite more than 20,000 lawsuits filed against music fans in the years since they started finding free tunes online rather than buying CDs from record companies, the recording industry has utterly failed to halt the decline of the record album or the rise of digital music sharing.


It's downright strange that the US presidential election campaign - easily the most important in decades â-as come to focus on what happened in a faraway boat during the course of a few minutes more than 30 years ago.


Italy premier: Iran must not get weapons

Italian Premier Romano Prodi said Monday that Iran must be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons and called on Gaza's Hamas rulers to release a captured Israeli soldier.


September 11 study shows flu spreads by airplane

The freeze on air traffic after the   September 11 attacks delayed the 2001-2002 flu season, and   researchers were able to confirm what many had long suspected   -- air travel could help spread a bird flu pandemic very   efficiently.


Sports Briefing | Cycling: Italian Leads in Spain

Daniele Bennati of Italy won the opening leg of the Tour of Spain, cyclingâs most important race after the Tour de France and the Tour of Italy.Bennati captured two stages of this yearâs Tour de France, including the final dash along the Champs-ÃlysÃ©es. Yesterday, Bennati, a Lampre-Fondital rider, sprinted ahead of the pack to finish the 95-mile course in 3 hours 43 minutes 9 seconds in and around the port city of Vigo.Alessandro Petacchi, a sprint specialist, finished third in the same time, just behind Oscar Freire of Rabobank. The favorites Allan Davis of Discovery Channel and Tom Boonen of Quick Step-Innergetic were fourth and fifth.Alexandre Vinokourov, the winner of last yearâs race, was not among the 189 starters after he tested positive for blood doping at this yearâs Tour de France.


Adobe sees full shift to Web coming in next decade

Adobe Systems Inc.  is  working to deliver all of its software via the Web as a service  rather than a packaged product, but the transition to earn  money from subscriptions or advertising could take a decade.


Gentiloni: risorse assicurino pluralismo e qualita'


But First, Doctor, What Was Your Marathon Time?

Are athletes a special group? And, if so, do they fare any differently if they see doctors who are athletes?


Defending champion Roger Federer beats Tomas Berdych in the fourth round of the Australian Open.


Miller Park fans seemed far more disappointed Wednesday night at missing a chance to witness history than seeing the San Francisco Giants embarrass their Milwaukee Brewers.


Campaign 2006: Politics are a Family Matter in Tennessee

Harold Ford Jr., the Democrat hopeful in a pivotal Senate race, has just one problem: his brother Jake, who wants to fill his old seat in Congress


Computer users continue to ignore warnings about spam and are being lured into buying goods, a report suggests.


Torino, 19:00 - CALCIO, UDINESE; MARINO: "LA NOSTRA CONVINZIONE HA FATTO LA DIFFERENZA"

"Solamente all'inizio siamo stati un po' timorosi, poi ci siamo ripresi nel modo migliore, riscattan...


Blair heads to Lebanon to face storm of protest over war stance

Prime Minister Tony Blair heads to Lebanon for the first time, where he is likely to face protests amid renewed tensions about his stance on Israel's recent war with Hezbollah.


Service Dog Calls 911 After Owner's Fall

RICHLAND, Wash. - Leana Beasley has faith that a dog is man's best friend. Faith, a 4-year-old Rottweiler, phoned 911 when Beasley fell out of her wheelchair and barked urgently into the receiver until a dispatcher sent help. Then the service dog unlocked the front door for the police officer.


New Antibiotic Fights Tuberculosis, Study Shows

A novel antibiotic that is working  well in mice may be the first new drug enlisted in the fight  against tuberculosis in 40 years, an international team of  researchers said on Thursday.


Production on one of Heath Ledger's recent film projects is suspended following the actor's death.


"We Own the Night" an unimaginative crima drama

With three feature films to  his credit -- "Little Odessa," "The Yards" and now "We Own the  Night" -- writer-director James Gray makes essentially the same  film over and over again.


Pete Doherty, lead singer with the rock  band Babyshambles, returns to court next week to be sentenced  for seven drug offences, prosecutors said on Friday.


Early yesterday morning, a South Carolina Web designer who works at home managed to scoop al-Qaeda by publicly unveiling its new video, a feat she has accomplished numerous times since 2002. Within hours, cable news stations were broadcasting images of Osama bin Laden commemorating the Sept. 11, ...


Roma, 16:22 - CALCIO, NAZIONALE; SACCHI: ITALIA DIMOSTRA NUOVA SERIETA'

"La Nazionale esprime concetti, storia e tradizioni del calcio italiano. Questa squadra sta dimostra...


A bordo alcuni manifestanti, fermate tre persone


Campbell Soup selling Godiva to Turkish company

Campbell Soup Co.  said on Thursday it agreed to sell its Godiva Chocolatier business for $850 million to Yildiz Holding A.S.


Market opens down on recession fears and Apple

Stocks slid at the open on Wednesday on recession worries and a weak profit outlook from iPod maker Apple Inc as the Nasdaq composite index crossed a bear market threshold.


2005 Tour may not play to Armstrong's strengths

It also means he'll have to be in top form right away. This year's race,. lure of the world's biggest cycling race is tough to resist.


Getty returns more antiquities to Greece to end row

Greece on Monday declared an end to an 11-year dispute with the J.P. Getty Museum on Monday after the U.S. institution agreed to return two ancient artifacts.


Peres esclude lo scambio di Barghuti con il soldato rapito


China's ruling Communist Party announces it will hold its National Congress meeting on 15 October.


The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is outraged over Eminemâs new video for âJust Lose Yourself,â a stinging parody of the fallen icon.


NEW YORK - Merck & Co.'s decision to pull its Vioxx anti-arthritis drug from the markets because of severe side effects left the pharmaceutical sector mixed Thursday.


Roma, 16:41 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA; MATARRESE: ACCORDO CON RAI PER 5 MLN

Accordo fatto tra Lega e Rai per la copertura televisiva delle prossima fasi (quarti, semifinali e f...


Regulators Debate Broadband by Power Lines

Light regulation will encourage this alternative form of high-speed Net access.


The Carolina Panthers have not had a very good week: Running back Stephen Davis was lost yesterday with a knee injury, just days after star receiver Steve Smith broke his leg.


Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama come face to face for first time since race issue featured in campaign


Cassini probe reveals detailed images of Saturn's largest moon

Scientists cheered yesterday as the first detailed images emerged of Titan - the largest moon of Saturn - though they are still unsure whether its surface is liquid or solid.


The rain that has drenched California for the past several days is being caused by a cold front from the northern Pacific combining with moisture from the southern Pacific.


IDF has 'A New Leaf' plan, for day after Arafat's death

For the past year, the Israel Defense Forces Central Command has been working on a plan entitled "A New Leaf," which explores military options for "the day after" Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's death.


It was lunchtime in one of Haiti's worst slums, and Charlene Dumas was eating mud.


The space agency says it has added new lunar imagery to Google's Moon Web site.


In suite 123 at the Highcliff Hotel, the genial and portly figure of Lord Hesketh, the Conservative Party treasurer, was playing host to the most significant movers and shakers at the Bournemouth conference for ...


Fugitive Marine seen in Mexico, cousin says

A cousin of suspected killer Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean said Tuesday that he saw Laurean near Guadalajara, Mexico, a week ago.


Hungarian poet Gyorgy Faludy dies aged 95

Hungarian poet Gyorgy Faludy, a legend  of resistance to the rise of Nazism and Communism, died at the  age of 95 at his home in Budapest, national news agency MTI  said on Saturday.


Boston Scientific Posts Loss, but Sales Beat Expectations

With a lift from the falling dollar and better-than-expected sales in several divisions, the company has delivered a pleasant earnings surprise to its long-suffering shareholders.


ANN ARBOR, Mich.  - U.S. budget deficits pose a  problem for both the domestic and world economies, but there  seems little political will to fix them, Federal Reserve Board  Governor Edward Gramlich said on Saturday.


A TV search is being launched to find a replacement for Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes who died in a car crash in 2002.


Canada's Grandi grabs second surprise World Cup win

FLACHAU, Austria  - Canadian Thomas Grandi stretched a pre-Christmas explosion of form, winning his second race in 48 hours with a World Cup giant slalom victory.


The Russian bid-team from Sochi erupted in euphoria on Wednesday after Olympic president Jacques Rogge announced that the Black Sea resort would stage the 2014 Winter Games.


Chirac welcomed in Libya on first visit by French head of state

President Jacques Chirac, who arrived in Libya on the first visit by a French head of state, expressed the desire for a "true partnership" with Tripoli after years of "heavy turbulence".


Continental Airlines: Must Cut Labor Costs $500M  by Feb. 28

Continental Airlines Inc., the nation's fifth biggest carrier, said Thursday it must achieve its goal of cutting about $500 million in wages and benefits by Feb. 28 or face a liquidity crisis that could result in layoffs and reductions in its fleet.


College Basketball: Illinois, North Carolina Cruise

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Roger Powell, Jr. scored  21 points and Deron Williams added 18 to lead top-ranked  Illinois to an easy 89-66 victory over the Minnesota Golden  Gophers at Assembly Hall.


Leaflets on how to make a healthy packed lunch is to be given to parents, the BBC has learned.


SPAIN:  Economy Could Threaten Socialist Government's Plans

MADRID, Sep 27 (IPS) - Negative trends in some of the main sectors of the   Spanish economy are threatening the government of Socialist  Prime Minister  JosÃ© Luis GonzÃ¡lez and its plans for increased  social spending and foreign  cooperation.


Plus: Hot gadget preview at CES 2005 Awards. [News.com Extra]


SOME 40,000 Spaniards and tourists are gathering in the eastern town of Bunol ready hurl 100,000 kilograms of tomatoes at one another to mark La Tomatina, surely one of the world's messiest festivals.


Stocks Open Higher on Drop in Oil Prices

NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and reassuring words from the Federal Reserve sent stocks higher Monday, raising hopes that Wall Street would be able to extend its recent rally.    Investors were cheered by a dip in oil prices, which backed off of the $50 per barrel mark at Friday's close of trading...


Europe's main stock markets continued their recovery in early trading on Friday following steep losses earlier in the week caused by fears of a US recession.


Gore Endorsement -- Potent but Not Foolproof

Former vice president Al Gore's pronouncement that he is likely to endorse one of the Democratic candidates for president before the primary season is over has set off a slew of speculation about who his choice might be.


HP CEO appears secure, but risks remain: analysts

Risks still remain for Hewlett-Packard Co.  in the wake of its board leak investigation scandal even as Mark Hurd's job at the helm of the No. 2 computer maker appears secure, analysts said.


How JPMorgan keeps ahead of expectations while rival Citi takes it on the chin.


The Shelf Life of Socialites: For Some, Shorter Than a Mini

The makeup of the front rows seems to be changing with the seasons, with a turnover so fast as to suggest that modern It Girls are suddenly as replaceable as factory parts.


Mike Baker wonders whether nature or nurture is the key to being entrepreneurial.


Pitcairn Rapes: Six Receive Jail Sentences

The mayor and five other men on the remote Pacific island of Pitcairn were sentenced to up to six years in prison for rapes and sex attacks dating back 40 years on the tiny, isolated home of the HMS Bounty mutineers, British authorities in New Zealand


Empoli, 20:28 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: ALLA RIPRESA DIFFERENZIATO PER RINCON

Ripresa degli allenamenti per l'Empoli in vista dell'anticipo di sabato con la Reggina.


Questions about the auction company lead to a drop in the stock price. Does fear create an opportunity?


Moyes: Everton now genuine title contender

Everton boss Dave Moyes insists his team are now genuine title contenders after yesterday's 1-0 win over Merseyside rivals Liverpool.


Milano, 18:37 - CALCIO, INTER: A LISBONA SENZA CAMBIASSO, IN FORSE CRUZ

L'Inter partirà domani per Lisbona senza Cambiasso e Cruz. Cambiasso, autore di una doppietta...


Visitors told to stay away as chocolate festival proves too popular

Sunny weather and the promise of free samples caused crowds to swarm into a small Portuguese town on the closing day of an annual chocolate festival, leading organisers to appeal for visitors to stay away.


Bergamo, 16:52 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; OSTI: SCAMBIO VENTOLA-VUCINIC? MAI PENSATO

Carlo Osti, ds dell'Atalanta che sabato sera affronterà all'Olimpico la Roma, ha rilasciato u...


Civilians die as US forces attack 'al-Zarqawi's bases' in Fallujah

US aircraft, tanks and artillery have pounded the resistance stronghold of Fallujah, killing at least eight people and wounding 15, while rebels struck back in Baghdad by killing six police recruits.


Singapore Airlines, which splashed out $285 million on Air New Zealand shares four years ago, yesterday sold its stake in the national carrier for about $62 million.


Train operator First Great Western comes bottom of a passenger satisfaction league table.


Soft Cell Singer Critical Marc Almond suffers serious injuries in ...

Soft Cell singer Marc Almond suffered serious head injuries in a motorcycle accident in London on Sunday afternoon. The forty-seven-year-old Almond was the passenger on a motorcycle that collided with a car at an intersection.


Are Israel and Hizballah Squaring Off to Fight Again?

Last summer's truce has done little to remove the Hizballah military threat on Israel's northern border, and that may soon become intolerable to the Jewish state


Italian Senate to vote on Prodi's future

ROME - Italy's Romano Prodi was expected to win the backing of the upper house on Wednesday to remain as prime minister, but an opinion poll suggested that his grip on power would remain ...Comment


Federal health IT advisory group member quits, cites privacy concerns

Paul Feldman, a member of the committee that will offer recommendations to the U.S. government on the formation of a nationwide health information network (NHIN) has resigned.


Network services giant AT&T is evaluating different operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, as alternatives to Windows for internal use.


Ads Funding Software Applications Available Via The Web      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Some free open-source software aside, business software has been sold through licensing agreements for packaged products or via Web-based subscriptions -- until now.


Obama, Clinton side with anti-war Democrats

Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton earned praise from anti-war activists but criticism from Republicans on Friday for voting against a measure to pay for the Iraq war that sets no timetables for withdrawing U.S. troops.


Cavs' Wagner will be free agent after season

Former Camden High School star Dajuan Wagner, who has had an injury-filled NBA career thus far, will become an unrestricted free agent after the season because the Cleveland Cavaliers declined to pick up the option on Wagner's contract for the 2005-06


Stocks Set to Open Up; Grey in Spotlight

Wall Street was set to open higher on Monday, with advertising group Grey Global (GREY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) in the spotlight after a UK rival agreed to a $1.


TOKYO, Dec. 15 -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government on Friday successfully pushed through landmark laws requiring Japanese schools to encourage patriotism in the classroom and elevating the Defense Agency to the status of a full ministry for the first time since World War II.


Stoneham school works to calm kids after car accident

The school grounds where a car jumped a curb and rammed into a crowd of parents and students Friday leaving mangled bodies and chaos in its tracks was a scene of normalcy yesterday, according to school officials.


Wall Street: Dow index down for day, quarter after Merck news

Wall Street stock indexes closed out a dismal third quarter mixed Thursday after Merck & Co. stated it would remove its best-selling Vioxx arthritis drug from the market.


A California football team's 151-game winning streak, the nation's longest, ended Saturday, when Bellevue High School beat De La Salle High of Concord, Calif.


Iran, which denies having an atomic bomb programme, dismissed the new accusation as a "new lie". its latest report on Iran -- a charge denied by the International Atomic Energy Agency.


Treasury to review financial services rules

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday said it was launching a review of the U.S. financial regulatory structure as part of its efforts to ensure the competitiveness of U.S. capital markets.


2 Egyptians Seized by Gunmen in Baghdad, Iraqi Police Say

Two Egyptians were seized by gunmen in an overnight raid on their Baghdad office, the Iraqi police said today, adding to a rash of kidnappings of foreigners.


Rod Stewart's 26-year-old son, Sean, was arrested this week on charges he assaulted a couple with a brick.


Eric Hinske homered and Ted Lilly pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.


Long lunching Luddites show world how to do IT

Vive La France! Column Last week, a report emerged with one of the most unlikely conclusions in the short history of digital policy. The report was built around yet another ranking of the technological performance of different countries around the world.â¦


Puts pressure on pesky pensions HP reported a 26 per cent hike in quarterly profits on Tuesday, underscoring its advantage over Dell.â¦


YUKOS awaits US ruling on break-up order

Embattled Russian oil group YUKOS (YUKO.RTS: Quote, Profile, Research) should hear later on Thursday whether a US bankruptcy court will attempt to hold up the


Just a year after he won a second term, speculation is swirling that Mayor Ray Nagin is looking for another job — perhaps governor or congressman.


France's Alstom unveils a new high-speed AGV train which should travel at 360km/h (224mph).


Premier fiducioso su vertice maggioranza di mercoledi'


The club where 'Bolton Bullet' Amir Khan learnt to box is inundated with calls from youngsters.


Residents claim Sheffield teenager was a victim of a 'postcode war' between rival gangs in the city.


Two female suicide bombers stike locations in Baghdad in predominantly Shiite neighborhoods.


Nintendo says Wii on track to meet targets

Nintendo Co. Ltd. is on track to meet  its target of selling 4 million units of its Wii game console  globally by the end of the year, with the potential for  exceeding that goal limited only by manufacturing constraints,  Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime said on  Wednesday.


Al-Sistani Brokers Disarmament Deal For Holy City

27 August 2004 -- A deal has been reached to end three weeks of unrest in the Iraqi holy city of Al-Najaf when Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, reached an agreement with radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.


The trial of a neo-Nazi accused of plotting a bomb attack on a Jewish cultural centre is set to start in Munich.


Author of expose on UN peacekeepers says his contract not renewed

A New Zealand doctor and United Nations employee who co-wrote a book exposing sex, drugs and corruption among UN peacekeeping forces said his contract with the world body was not being renewed.


Sources: Cleveland to fire head coach Butch Davis on Tuesday

After spending most of Monday negotiating the terms of his departure after nearly four seasons with the team, the Cleveland Browns will fire head coach Butch Davis on Tuesday, league sources told SI.


Some 2,000 fishermen are reported missing in Bangladesh after a heavy storm hits the Bay of Bengal.


100 espositori specializzati e oltre 4000 visitatori attesi


Kidman tops list of highest-paid actress

Nicole Kidman is the queen of Hollywood when it comes to money. The Oscar winner, who earns as much as $17 million per movie, tops the fifth annual list of highest-paid actresses released Wednesday by The Hollywood Reporter.


Stock futures edge lower on growth concerns

U.S. stock futures edged lower on   Friday, pointing to a second straight day of losses on concern   about weakening growth after KB Home KBH.N warned of   unfavorable conditions in the housing market.


The US dollar remains near record lows against the euro as investors bet that interest rates will be cut next week.


ID Biomedical wins major US flu vaccine deal

TORONTO - Shares of flu vaccine maker ID Biomedical surged more than 10 per cent Monday after it announced US distribution deals that could bring $2.3 billion US in revenue for the company.


Bangladesh opposition leader 'narrowly escaped assassination'

The leader of Bangladesh's main opposition party came "as close you can possibly come" to being assassinated in an attack at a political rally in which 18 people were killed, her party said.


Vij expresses satisfaction over China visit:-

The Chief of Army Staff, General NCVij, has reportedly expressed satisfaction with his weeklong visit to China from December 22 to 29.


From $4,000 game tickets to $150,000 mansion rentals, Sunday's Super Bowl XLI in Miami is all about "bling."


Sainsbury sells 5 pct of Sainsbury's Bank to HBOS

J Sainsbury Plc , Britain's third-biggest supermarket operator, said on Friday it had sold a 5 percent stake in Sainsbury's Bank for 21 million pounds ($41 million) to British banking group HBOS Plc .


Britons May Need to Work Longer for Retirement, Minister Says

Britons may need to delay retirement to make up for a lack of pension savings, Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson wrote in today's Observer newspaper.


US House OKs humanitarian aid, asylum rights, for North Koreans

The US House of Representatives has given the government the green light to spend 20 million dollars to provide humanitarian aid to North Koreans inside and outside the country, and moved to make refugees from the country eligible for asylum in the United States.


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An attack on three Latvian men in County Armagh may have been racially motivated, police say.


Consumers can be excused if the Cox 2 painkiller debacle has left them scratching their heads. First, Merck (MRK ) pulled its Vioxx off the market after a study confirmed suspicions that it was linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.


Stone accuses surgeon of disfiguring her actressâ reputation

46-year-old actress Sharon Stone is suing a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Renato Calabria who claims he has performed some serious work to improve Stoneâs look.


Utah Boy Wins at a Sport He Doesn't Like

SALT LAKE CITY - A 9-year-old Utah boy won a national championship in a sport he doesn't even like, and only did it after missing a bus to the finals.  Dumsira Nwibiabu, a fourth-grader, won his age division Saturday at the NFL's Punt, Pass and Kick competition at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field.


N.Korea Says Any Return to Talks Hinges on Bush

North Korea said on Saturday it would not return to six-country talks on its nuclear program until President Bush spelled out his second term policies and ended what it called his hostile attitude.


Genes in the interferon system important in SLE

Two genes with very strong associations with the disease SLE have been identified by a team of scientists headed by researchers at the Department of Medical Sciences at Uppsala University.


Udine, 19:51 - CALCIO, UDINESE: FLORO FLORES: PER ORA SIAMO IN TROPPI

Udinese nel pieno del lavoro ma con una rosa troppo ampia. La cosa suscita qualche perplessit&agrave...


The dollar firmed on Wednesday but  stayed in narrow ranges as traders adjusted positions before  Friday's U.S. payrolls data for September, the final jobs  report before November's presidential elections.


China increases its interest rates for the first time since 1995, a move widely seen as a further attempt to prevent its economy from over-heating.


Polish Cops Bust 100-Member Computer Piracy Gang

Polish police have broken up a gang of more than 100 hackers who sold pirated music and films, using academic computer systems around the world to store their wares, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday.


Stock index futures fall, eyes on earnings

Stock index futures fell before the start of Wall Street trading on Wednesday, which will see quarterly earnings from bank Morgan Stanley , sport goods group Nike  and software maker Oracle .


LONDON, ENGLANDâAlmost one year after an openly gay bishop was consecrated by the US Episcopal Church, an international commission ruled the church should apologize for its actions and cease any further promotion of partnered gay or lesbian clergy, the


Michigan election officials expressed concern Thursday that both voters and local precinct clerks may be confused on Election Day because of a federal judge's decision making it easier for voters to cast provisional ballots.


Japan Is Seeking to Identify Submarine Detected Near Okinawa

Japan is seeking to identify the submarine that was detected yesterday near the southern island chain of Okinawa, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokuki Hosoda said.


SAP Sees Opportunity in Oracle-PeopleSoft Merger

SAP AG has benefited from the market uncertainty created by the long battle between Oracle Corp. and Peoplesoft Inc. Now that the battle is over, the dominant business applications maker doesn't see the good times ending.


DC Mayor Anthony A. Williams Signs Legislation to Bring Major League Baseball Back to Nation's Capital. Washington, DC Mayor Anthony Williams, is all smiles after signing into law a financing package for a


A Somerset couple on holiday in New York City are killed when they are struck by a dustbin lorry.


As Strike Persists, Late-Night Hosts to Be Guests

In an unusual act of unity, Jay Leno of NBC and Jimmy Kimmel of ABC will be on each otherâs shows Thursday.


Lega - I club di B chiederanno il rinvio delle votazioni

Nel corso dellâassemblea generale di lunedÃ¬ verrÃ  proposto di spostare di 15 giorni Â«e non oltreÂ» il rinnovo delle cariche, posizione adottata Â«per non spaccare la Lega e per dare la possibilitÃ  di presentare altri programmi e altri candidatiÂ».


Dairy firm Robert Wiseman secures a second major contract with a supermarket chain in two days.


Daniel, 6 mesi, accoltellato ieri alla gola ad Agrigento


Broker's Directors Used Partnerships for Private Profits

Board members and senior executives of Marsh & McLennan, the giant insurance broker that has been accused of cheating customers, put millions of dollars into a partnership that profited by


New Wal-Mart Rx: $4 Generic Drugs: Retailer Raises Stakes in Pharmacy Battle

By Sandra Jones and Bruce Japsen, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 22--In an aggressive move to win over consumers that also threatens to shake up the $250 billion pharmaceutical business, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.


Ian Bell misses out on the England Test squad to tour South Africa, but there is room for Paul Collingwood.


FranÃ§oise Sagan, Who Had a Best Seller at 19 With 'Bonjour ...

ranÃ§oise Sagan, the rebellious French writer who achieved fame as a teenager with her first novel, "Bonjour Tristesse," a precocious tale of sexual disillusionment, but whose international reputation


WE have 40 pairs of tickets to give away for the very first Daily Record Live Sessions concert with Lucie Silvas at Glasgow's Bar Brel on March 28.


China says to maintain rapid, stable growth in 2007

China will keep to a path of rapid but stable economic growth in 2007, the head of the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top planning agency, said on Wednesday.


Exit ramps are jammed in front of Westfield Shoppingtown Mission Valley. Cars are parked on the dirt under the trolley tracks at Fashion Valley.


With a Little Stealth, Just About Anyone Can Get Phone Records

Legislators, regulators and the phone industry are all considering ways to clamp down on unauthorized releases of phone records like those in the Hewlett-Packard case.


European stock markets forge ahead in early deals

European stock markets jumped out the blocks in early trading, with London trading at fresh two-year high points after Wall Street finished on a strong note last week.


Palermo, 18:44 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: ALL'OLIMPICO CLIMA CALDO

Palermo a caccia del tris. Dopo il debutto vincente in campionato contro la Reggina e il successo su...


San Francisco Giants to Offer Wi-Fi Instant Replays

Peanuts, hot dogs and wireless instant replays. It's the future of baseball...


Rising censorship among world's oil powers

Venezuela's move to shut down a major TV station parallels recent crackdowns in Iran and Russia.


How to clone a biometric passport while it's still in the bag

Mail exposes the postal vulnerability In an investigation for the Daily Mail, security consultant Adam Laurie has demonstrated how a new UK biometric passport can be cloned without even being removed from its delivery envelope.â¦


Jason Giambi is expected to rejoin the Yankees Tuesday to continue his rehabilitation. The five-time all-star has not played since July 23.


U.S.-Japanese deal on beef imports called election ploy by Canadian cattlemen

TOKYO (CP) - U.S. and Japanese negotiators struck a deal Saturday to allow  limited imports of U.S. beef into Japan but a Canadian beef industry spokesman called it a rehash of previous agreements and "election hype."


U.S. opposition to Iraq war hits new high: poll

Opposition to the Iraq war has climbed to a record high and President George W. Bush's approval rating dropped to a new low amid growing dissent from members of his own Republican party over his war strategy, according to a new USAToday/Gallup poll.


Intel and Dixons raided by Competition Commission

Anti-trust allegations Officials from the European Competition Commission, accompanied by local officials, raided Intel offices in Munich and those of Dixons Store Group International in the UK today as part of an investigation into alleged illegal collusion - that Intel and retailers worked together to fix prices.â¦


Share prices flat as data raise rate concerns

U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday as renewed worries about the outlook for interest rates wiped out early gains notched up on news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.


Nobel peace prize for woman of 30m trees

Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan who created a women's movement which has planted more than 30m trees in 20 countries, became the first African woman to win the Nobel peace prize yesterday.


Search teams find wreckage of missing jet

Rescue planes spotted wreckage from a missing Brazilian jetliner with 155 people on board, an airline spokesman told CNN on Saturday. The Gol plane disappeared while flying over dense Amazon rainforest on Friday evening. Some reports say it collided in midair with a smaller plane.


At least two of the most prolific home run hitters have lied about their God-given athletic abilities and a five-time Olympic medalist is under siege.


Government officials in Belarus have refused to allow the use of a...

Government officials in Belarus have refused to allow the use of a cowshed for the religious services of a Protestant charismatic group, the Forum 18 news service reports.


Suicide bomb kills 11 Afghan civilians: police

A suicide car bomber killed 11 civilians in an attack on NATO forces in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the provincial police chief said.


Pakistan's Supreme Court grants bail to the jailed husband of former PM Benazir Bhutto and lawyers say he could be free soon.


Appiano Gentile, 17:33 - CALCIO, INTER: LAVORO LEGGERO PER REDUCI DA EINDHOVEN

Rientrata all'ora di pranzo dalla vittoriosa trasferta olandese di Champions contro il Psv Eindhoven...


Mexico's Calderon takes power as fists fly

Felipe Calderon took power as Mexico's president on Friday in a chaotic ceremony rattled by fist fights in Congress and jeering protests from leftists who claim he stole a July election that sparked months of political unrest.


NEW YORK  Â No one ever accused Simon Cowell of being compassionate Â until this year. Three weeks into the new season, the resident "American Idol" grinch has been sugarcoating critiques of mediocre and helplessly tone-deaf wannabes.


MOSCOW The police announced the arrest of two men Tuesday in connection with the murder of a prominent American journalist, but officials provided few details about the men or their motive and Russia's chief prosecutor later suggested that the arrests


The resignation of the Italian Commissioner Rocco Buttiglione would probably have been enough to satisfy the European parliament and pave the way for a positive vote in favour of the new Commission.


Bonanni: quella del governo e' una politica del gambero


Hayden Says CIA Must Look Past Controversy

After more than six hours of sometimes-tense Senate questioning, the confirmation of Michael Hayden to head the CIA still appeared assured.


Hosts Ghana take on Guinea in the opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations 2008.


A teacher in Bangladesh who allegedly cut the ears of his pupils with scissors is assaulted by angry parents.


Ailing NY Ground Zero workers demand more help

Rescue workers with chronic illnesses they attribute to exposure to the rubble at the World Trade Center site demanded long-term support from the government on Wednesday, and one advocate feared it could become "America's Chernobyl."


Still under fire, US troops shifting to relief effort

US forces in Fallujah offer food and first aid as they face scattered pockets of guerrilla resistance.


The net will be a thriving,  low-cost network of devices by 2020, says a major survey of technology thinkers.


Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 0.89 percent by mid-morning on Thursday with carmakers buoyed by a weaker yen, while banks extended recent gains as investors welcomed progress in their handling of bad loans.


Sauber has no regrets signing Villeneuve

Peter Sauber says he has no regrets signing former world champion Jacques Villeneuve for next season. The Canadian was asked to fill in for Jarno Trulli in the final three races of the season by Renault, who


Nella Siberia orientale, in 39 sono riusciti a salvarsi


Abstinence-only programs: dishonest and ineffective

In one of his more enlightened moments, President Bush promised to cut government fat by getting rid of programs that don't work.


A top policeman wants the law to make it easier for doctors to identify mentally ill patients who could become killers.


White House press corps evacuated from work center

The press center across the street from the White House was evacuated on Monday after a bomb-sniffing dog prompted a security check, U.S. officials said.


How's your health? Feeling well? Expecting to live to a ripe old age? If the answers are yes, then economically speaking, you're not helping.


Il senatore di An che ha dato della checca a Cusumano: io, un esteta fottuto"Amo dannatamente il turpiloquio e le contraddizioni. Con gli uomini mi fermo un attimo prima"                                          Nino Strano: adoro i locali gay ma non sono omosessuale                                                                                di ANTONELLO CAPORALE


FTC Seeks More Data on Intel Flash Spinoff

Antitrust regulators are asking Intel and STMicroelectronics to supply them with more information about their plan to spin off their flash memory unit.


Owen scores to give England win over Azerbaijan in WC qualifier

Sven-Goran Eriksson said he had never doubted Michael Owen after the Real Madrid striker got the only goal of the game in England's World Cup qualifier victory over Azerbaijan in Baku on Wednesday.


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Washington, 17:58 - AUTO, FORMULA NASCAR; IMPRESA MONTOYA: VINCE PARTENDO DA 32/O

L'ex pilota dela McLaren Juan Pablo Montoya ha vinto a Sonoma, in California, la gara di formula Nas...


Clinton Looks to Trusted Adviser To Re-Energize Flagging Campaign

After five consecutive defeats, a $5 million personal loan and a campaign staff shake-up, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will be a distinct underdog in today's three primaries, the latest challenge in the pursuit of a nomination that even many of her supporters worry could soon begin slipping out of...


Sales Are Strong for Glaxoâs Weight-Loss Product

Desperate for a cure for fat, consumers have purchased more than two million starter packages of the new weight-loss product Alli since it launched four months ago.


Vodafone to launch mobile phone money transfer service in Afghanistan

British operator Vodafone announced Monday at the industry's annual trade show in Barcelona that it would launch a money transfer service in Afghanistan after the successful introduction of a similar initiative in Kenya.


Russia Finds Explosive Traces on 2nd Plane

MOSCOW - Officials said Saturday they had found traces of an explosive on the wreckage of the second of two Russian airliners that crashed just minutes apart earlier this week. That would indicate terrorists caused both aviation tragedies...


Interest soars in Nobel laureate's books

RECLUSIVE: Austrian Nobel Prize Winner in literature Elfriede Jelinek poses at her home in Vienna on Thursday, after the award was announced.


With Iran Ascendant, U.S. Is Seen at Fault

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Kuwait rarely rebuffs its ally, the United States, partly out of gratitude for the 1991 Persian Gulf War. But in October it reneged on a pledge to send three military observers to an American-led naval exercise in the Gulf, according to U.S. officials and Kuwaiti...


Call it what you want, but publishing the picture of the downed victim is nothing but sensationalism. It is only exceeded by your arrogance in your weak explanation to your readers.  Richard Bateman  Magna  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).


Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney cast himself as more businessman than politician Sunday, as the one-time venture capitalist tried to differentiate himself from his rivals during his first townhall meeting in California.


Baghdad - A car bomb tore through an Australian army patrol on Monday in an attack close to the country's embassy in Baghdad has left three Iraqis dead and 16 people wounded, including three Australian soldiers.


Son, Daughter Remember Fallen Winnipeg Firefighter As a Hero at Home and Work

WINNIPEG (CP) - The children of a Winnipeg firefighter who lost his life while battling a house fire remembered their father on Monday as a hero.  Kelly Nichols spoke at the funeral for Capt. Tom Nichols, 57, one of two firefighters killed Feb. 4 when a flashover engulfed them in flames.


Iran has said it has frozen uranium enrichment programs

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- President Bush said Monday he wants to verify if Iran has indeed suspended its nuclear fuel program as it has said it has done.


Microsoft Singapore releases Windows XP SP 2, free CD available

The free service pack is a major overhaul aimed at defeating a wide variety of security weaknesses that hackers have exploited. Microsoft says the easiest way to obtain


Uruguayan Ship to Take Venezuelan Scientists to Antarctica

President Hugo ChÃ¡vez is sending a team of 15 Venezuelans on an expedition to Antarctica to carry out research into global warming.


Genova, 16:33 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: RIPRESA ALLENAMENTI FISSATA PER GIOVEDI'

Walter Mazzarri ha concesso tre giorni di riposo ai giocatori della Sampdoria. Dopo la qualificazion...


Arafat dies, closing a chapter, opening a window for Palestine

JERUSALEM, NOVEMBER 11: Yasser Arafat, the man who embodied the cause of the Palestinian people for four decades, died today a hospital outside Paris.


Late president's son poised for Togo leadership

Togo's parliament hastily amended the constitution Sunday to put a legal veneer on the military's appointment of 39-year-old Faure Gnassingbe to replace his deceased father as president, voiding the need for ...


Robots could sense shapes with whiskers: study

Seals track prey with them, rats sense   nearby objects with them and robots could soon be using   whiskers in a similar way to see in the dark and avoid   obstacles, researchers said on Wednesday.


They were outpitched, outhit, outsmarted and outclassed, and soon they were out of the 100th World Series. The St. Louis Cardinals turned out to be just another National League


U.S. crude oil prices rose a dollar Friday on concerns over low gasoline supplies heading into the travel-heavy Memorial holiday weekend.


Newly co-ed Va. college chooses new name

Randolph-Macon Woman's College will change its name to Randolph College when it admits men for the first time next year, officials announced Saturday.


Google health exec Adam Bosworth to leave company

Adam Bosworth, a pioneering  software developer and the executive in charge of Google's  slow-to-materialize health-information push, has left the  company to pursue other interests, Google said on Tuesday.


China Opens Path for New Generation Of Leaders

BEIJING, Oct. 21 -- The Chinese Communist Party announced Sunday that three of its most powerful leaders were retiring, making way for a new generation including the eventual successor of President Hu Jintao as head of the world's most populous nation.


Blueberry Compound Fights Cholesterol, Study Finds

A compound used by blueberries and grapes to fight off fungal infections could help lower cholesterol, US researchers reported on Tuesday.


The Mozilla Foundation Tuesday opened Mozilla Messaging, a new subsidiary focused on developing its free, open-source Thunderbird e-mail software.Mozilla Messaging will initially focus on developing Thunderbird 3, which aims at improving several aspects of the software, including integrated calendaring, better search, as well as enhancements to the overall user experience, the company said in a statement.The Mozilla Foundation is best known for creating the Firefox Web browser, a potent rival to Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The organization enjoys wide support in the open source community because both Firefox and Thunderbird are based on the open source development model.Mozilla Messaging will continue using the open source model in work, maintaining a small product development team to work with contributors from around the world on Thunderbird software.David Ascher is the CEO of Mozilla Messaging and sits on its board of directors, which also includes Christopher Beard, vice president and general manager of Mozilla Labs, and Marten Mickos, CEO of open source database vendor MySQL AB.Mozilla Messaging is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation.


Cassini Heads Toward Giant Moon on Saturn

This image taken by cameras on the US-European spacecraft Cassini on Sunday Oct. 24, 2004, reveals Saturn's moon Titan's bright "continent-sized" terrain known as Xanadu.


More Than Gym Class, After-School Sports Help Boys

NEW YORK  - Young boys seem to reap many  more fitness benefits from joining an extracurricular soccer  team than from standard gym classes, new research indicates.


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Poertschach, 15:13 - TENNIS, ATP POERTSCHACH: RODDICK ELIMINATO AI QUARTI

Andy Roddick è stato eliminato nei quarti di finale del torneo Atp di Poertschach (terra batt...


A miner in the state of Chiapas found a tiny tree frog that has been preserved in amber for 25 million years, a researcher said. If authenticated, the preserved frog would be the first of its kind found in Mexico, according to David Grimaldi, a biologist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History, who was not involved in the find.


The new European Constitution will tilt the balance away from the institutions to the individual, says the BBC's Jon Silverman.


North-south Sudan peace ties fragile after three years

North and south Sudan on Wednesday marked three years since they signed a peace deal that ended Africa's longest-running civil war with relations marred by the threat of a return to hostilities.


Wal-Mart Same-Store Sales Up 2.4 Percent

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's largest retailer, on Thursday said sales at stores open  at least a year rose 2.4 percent in September, slightly higher  than its preliminary report but still toward the low end of its  forecast range.


Their running back quit, their coach resigned and their season is in a shambles. But for some reason the Miami Dolphins kept trying against the


LOS ANGELES - Pop singer Britney Spears married her fiance, dancer Kevin Federline, in a surprise ceremony, her record label said Sunday.   "She did marry him yesterday," Jive Records spokeswoman Sonia Muckle said...


Enrico Cieri: "Ma Ã¨ molto affrettato parlare di errore umano"Saranno esaminate le "scatole nere" dei due convogli                                          Il pm: "Un semaforo 'saltato' dietro la tragedia di Crevalcore"


Australia threatened to withdraw special access visas for Solomon Islands' politicians in response to the tiny nation's "eccentric and outrageous" decision to expel Canberra's envoy.


Teenage bomber kills 9 Pakistani Shi'ites

A teenaged suicide bomber  blew himself up in a crowded Shi'ite Muslim prayer hall in the  Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least nine  people and wounding 25, a government official said.


School-based obesity prevention promising

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


Globe joins six telcos in Asia-Pacific alliance

Globe Telecom has joined a group of mobile-phone operators in Asia-Pacific to form a regional mobile alliance that will invest up to $30 million to $40 million over three years with an objective


Ethiopian bored of Bordeaux to launch Khat "wine"

An Ethiopian scientist is preparing to launch a new tipple for those looking for a twist on the usual glass of the grape -- "wine" made from khat.


Two young cousins are found hanged in separate incidents within hours of each other, it is confirmed.


World climate talks in Bali go into their last day amid fierce disagreement over greenhouse gas emissions.


Leftist intellectuals and human rights activists from around the world pleaded with the United States on Monday not to interfere with Cuba while Fidel Castro recovers from intestinal surgery, and Cuba's parliament speaker warned the U.S. would face dire consequences if it did.


Monza, 15:45 - F1, RON DENNIS PIANGE DI GIOIA: ABBIAMO PARLATO IN PISTA

Visibilmente commosso, il boss della Mclaren Ron Dennis al termine del Gp di Monza ha abbracciato la...


ADB raises Asia ex-Japan 2004 GDP growth forecast to 7.0 pct from ...

In its latest Asian Development Outlook released today, the ADB said GDP growth projections for 2004 have been raised by about half a percentage point in both East Asia and Southeast Asia.


Maria Sharapova overwhelmed one Serbian player in the semifinals and will face another for the Australian Open championship.


Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani drew jeers Saturday for saying he does not think a flat federal income tax is right for the country.


HIV Found in More U.S. Gay, Bisexual Men

The number of newly diagnosed HIV  infections in gay and bisexual men has risen in many U.S.  states, according to a federal study on Wednesday which stoked  concerns AIDS may be poised for a resurgence in the country.


Key U.S. justice opposes use of race in school cases

A justice who may cast the decisive vote on the closely divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sharply criticized using race to decide where students go to school.


U.N. council upbraids Myanmar for slow reforms

The U.N. Security Council upbraided Myanmar on Thursday for slow progress on democratic reforms as the world body's special envoy said the junta there was trying to delay his next visit until April.


AMERICA/GIAMAICA - Dimissioni del Vescovo di Mandeville CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI, in data 8 agosto 2006, ha accettato la rinuncia al governo pastorale della Diocesi di Mandeville (Giamaica), presentata da Sua Ecc. Mons. Gordon Dunlap Bennett, S.I., in conformitÃ  al...


Madrid, 14:14 - CALCIO, BECKHAM: MAI PENSATO AL RITIRO

Dopo le dichiarazioni della mattinata del Presidente Calderon inerenti al ritiro del centrocampista ...


Police probing the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been handed the first results of forensic tests.


A three-hour election show from film-maker Michael Moore has been dropped by a US cable TV company. The Michael Moore Pre-Election Special, including the first TV showing of his film Fahrenheit 9/11, was to be shown on pay-per-view channel In Demand.


Smoking, Drug Abuse Rise as Puberty Progresses

NEW YORK  - The odds that adolescents will  smoke, drink or use marijuana may have a lot to do with their  physical development, regardless of their school grade level or  how old they are, a new study shows.


Roddick's got the groove for his first Davis Cup

SEVILLE, Spain In the picturesque, picaresque heartland of flamenco and elaborate Easter processions, there is a tradition of singing in the streets, and Andy Roddick is fitting right in this week as he prepares for the most daunting tennis task of his


Sustainable Development Plans Worked Out for Conservation

The Jingpo Lake Geopark has drawn blueprints for its sustainable development.


Charity Care International says its British-born head of operations in Iraq has been kidnapped in Baghdad. A spokeswoman told Reuters that Margaret Hassan, who has been working for the charity


BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- Shaquille O'Neal scored a season-high 40 points to drive the host Miami Heat past the Washington Wizards 106-83.


At least 28 people - including 10 policeman - died in Baghdad yesterday in a huge explosion at a suspected militant safe-house that may have been booby-trapped.


Lo stesso paese in cui scomparve Denise Pipitone


Israel will allow construction within built up areas of existing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, but will not expand beyond those areas, Israeli officials said on Monday.


Wildfires scorched hundreds of acres of forest and rugged mountain land in Southern California Thursday, as Utah mourners buried a father and son who died last week after being caught in a separate blaze.


PsychoGeography ; Will Self A River Runs Through Me

The river: it enfolds us in its icy embrace. Superficially, it isn't turbid, only an insistent, coiled, supremely powerful inertia. Stop swimming for an instant, and I can feel it push me downstream at a steady 2mph.


Mark Thatcher planned to leave South Africa, say investigators into his alleged involvement in a coup plot.


A strong typhoon lashed southern Japan with high winds and heavy rain on Saturday, killing a boy, injuring dozens and forcing thousands of people to evacuate homes.


These international funds still shine, even after closing their doors.


Kenyans pray for peace as refugees await aid

Kenyans across the political divide prayed for peace on Sunday while aid workers sought to bring relief to an estimated 250,000 refugees from post-election violence that has also killed hundreds.


Princess Diana should be remembered as a loving, down-to-earth mother, Prince Harry said Friday at a memorial service where a bishop urged an end to a decade of bitterness over her death and her broken marriage.


LONDON  -  A former KGB agent who had accused the Russian security services of involvement in several killings was transferred to intensive care Monday after British doctors confirmed he had been the victim of ...Comment


The pollsters suffer a beating as Hillary Clinton brings the Obama juggernaut to a halt, while John McCain, left for dead a few months ago, trounces Romney in New Hampshire


Nessuna vittima, forse piano attacchi per Epifania


Corteo pacifico a Cogoleto organizzato dalle associazioni dei genitoriche ospitano e sostengono a distanza i bambini della Bielorussia                                            Maria, sit-in degli affidatari: "Restituitela" La coppia chiede la mediazione della Chiesa                                                                                Il vescovo di Savona sarebbe disponibile a fare da mediatoreDai concittadini solidarietÃ  alla coppia, striscioni sui palazzi


Blake defeats Ljubicic to win Thailand Open

James Blake of the United States powered past a below-par Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-1 in less than an hour to win the $550,000 Thailand Open on Sunday.


Revisione moderata perche' i fondamentali sono solidi


An avalanche on a road linking the Tajik capital Dushanbe with the second city kills 16 people, police say.


Pakistan Won't Let Militants Disrupt Afghan Poll

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf promised visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday that Pakistan would not allow Islamic militants to use Pakistani soil to disrupt Afghanistan's October elections.


Launching terrestrial digital TV service Sky has announced plans to provide a terrestrial digital TV service in the UK; allowing reception of Sky's pay-TV services over a normal TV aerial. The service will need a new set-top box, and will use the spectrum currently occupied by Sky's three Freeview channels.â¦


LONDON - Five protesters burst into the House of Commons during a debate on banning fox hunting Tuesday, while thousands of hunting enthusiasts massed in a noisy demonstration outside - some of them clashing with police in riot gear.    The protesters, wearing white T-shirts, managed to reach the floor of the Commons chamber and run toward the central box where government ministers and opposition leaders speak...


UPDATE 3-Greenspan-Aging US population to strain finances

An aging US population will strain public finances and hurt the economy without swift fixes to the social safety net, such as raising the age for


(InfoWorld) - Google and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have signed a formal collaboration agreement that calls for Google to help make NASA information readily accessible on the Web. Google and NASA announced on Monday the signing of their Space Act Agreement, which calls for them to collaborate on making it easy for people to find weather visualization and forecasting data, see high-resolution 3-D maps of the moon and Mars and track, in real time, the International Space Station and the space shuttle. In short, the partnership seeks to make NASA's work "accessible to everyone," Google and NASA said in a statement. Although NASA has collected massive amounts of information about Earth and the universe, this information is scattered and hard to find and is difficult for the average person to understand, they said. The two organizations will also tackle what they consider to be challenging technical problems in areas like large-scale data management, massively distributed computing and user interfaces. In September of last year,Â Google and NASA signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)Â to collaborate on solving technical problems. That MOU also called for Google to develop up to 1 million square feet within the NASA Research Park at Moffett Field. NASA and Google also are finalizing details for additional collaborations in areas like research, products, facilities and education. The organizations will hold a press conference pn Monday afternoon to offer more information about their partnership.


Mint not happy with 'Silver Surfer' coin

A Marvel Comics character is giving George Washington some company on the quarter, but the U.S. Mint isn't laughing.


John McCain and Barack Obama are struggling to win over their party's most loyal voters, and no presidential candidate has a firm hold on what may be the campaign's chief issue, the economy.


Roma, 12:01 - TENNIS, CLASSIFICA ATP: NESSUN CAMBIO AL VERTICE

Nessun cambio al vertice del ranking ATP. Roger Federer è sicuro di chiudere l'anno al primo ...


Russia says regrets Europe vote watchdog's stance

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday he regretted the way Europe's main election watchdog had behaved in a dispute over monitoring a March 2 presidential vote.


Ex-Pakistan PM to return home despite opposition

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday he would return home from exile despite a call from a Saudi official for him to stay away for the sake of Pakistani stability.


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Web site linked to an Iraqi militant group showed a video of what was purported to be the killing of 12 Nepalese workers by militants who had kidnapped them.    The Nepalese Foreign Ministry said it could not confirm the report of the hostages' deaths...


Russian political intrigue has been rattling the international oil business all year, and on Wednesday the Moscow-based brawl between the Kremlin and energy giant Yukos actually tumbled into a Houston bankruptcy court.


Microsoft Wires XP to TV with Media Center

"Consumers are telling us that they don't want to be tied to the room where their PC lives to look at their digital pictures or view a program recorded on their Media Center PC," Joe Belfiore


Sir Clive Woodward will discuss his future as England coach with RFU chief executive Francis Baron on Wednesday.


ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The wife of reggae legend Bob Marley said Wednesday she plans to exhume his remains in Jamaica and rebury them in his "spiritual resting place" - Ethiopia.


British woman charged with spying in Angola: group

A British woman working for the human rights organization Global Witness has been arrested and charged with espionage in Angola, the London-based group said on Monday.


Visionary game make Peter Molyneux has been appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours list.


Japan lawmakers want "peace tunnel" to South Korea

Japan and South Korea, long at odds over their wartime history, should be linked by a railway tunnel under the sea symbolising peaceful ties, a group of Japanese lawmakers was reported as saying on Friday.


Any Given Saturday continued on the road to the Breeders' Cup Classic with a victory yesterday in the $154,200 Brooklyn Handicap at Belmont Park in New York.


A storm with hurricane-strength winds swept across parts of Scandinavia on Saturday, leaving at least three people dead in Denmark and two killed in Sweden, police said.


Forex - Sterling withstands UK inflation news

Sterling was steady despite news that UK inflation is running above the path previously projected by the Bank of England, suggesting that the door has not closed on the possibility of another interest rate hike this year.


ATHENS, Greece - Paul Hamm thought his fantastic finish was too good to be true. Maybe he was right...


Maggioranza consiglieri: toghe Napoli vanno difese da offese


SIOUX CITY, Iowa  - Fred Thompson's new role as a presidential candidate means separating fact from fiction for those Americans accustomed to seeing him in dramatic TV and movie roles.


ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNAL - R.I. Among Top 10 States for Lyme Disease

By PETER B. LORD  Deer ticks are not as abundant this year as last, according to surveyors at the University of Rhode Island. But they warn that more than two-thirds of Rhode Islanders live in areas where they have the potential to encounter ticks.


Brazil's Democratic Movement May Leave Government

The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, the second-largest party in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government, may abandon the coalition to field its own candidate in the 2006 presidential election.


'Scream' theft leaves art world wondering, waiting

Take it to your mountaintop fortress, pop open some Chateau Lafite and hang it next to your other stolen masterpieces? Whenever a high-profile art theft occurs, rumors circulate that a scandalously rich collector has commissioned the crime.


Canadian films at Toronto festival have global view

Home-grown films will bring a foreign feel to this year's Toronto International Film Festival, as Canadian entries include a Russian mob thriller set in London, a look into the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and a search for heavy-metal music in Iraq.


Former US military spokesman in Iraq says abuse photos show ...

CAIRO, Egypt A former military spokesman says yet more photos showing apparent abuse of Iraqi prisoners only reflect isolated acts.


Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and  Continental Airlines have all raised their domestic fuel  surcharges, matching a move by American Airlines amid soaring  fuel prices.


Nevada's E-Vote Free of Serious Problems

Alarmed by software glitches, security threats and computer crashes with ATM-like voting machines, officials from Washington, D.C., to California are considering an alternative from an unlikely place: Nevada.


Oil price hits new high on Iraq violence

Oil prices have raced to fresh highs, carrying US crude over $49 a barrel, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated fuel demand growth from China and India.


Clear Channel Names Mark Mays President, CEO

Clear Channel Communications Inc. on Wednesday named Mark Mays president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.


Ukraine Supreme Court Upholds Yushchenko Poll Win

Ukraine's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Western-leaning Viktor Yushchenko's victory in last month's presidential election re-run, clearing the way for his inauguration.


BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - The controversial   return to the stage of the Argentine band that was playing   during a rock club fire that killed 194 people in 2004 went   smoothly on Thursday after victims' families failed to stop the   show.


US airlines on recovery path despite fears

Security fears may dampen demand for  air travel in the short term, industry watchers said on  Thursday, after British police foiled a plan to blow up  transatlantic jetliners, but they won't throw U.S. airlines off  their long recovery from the September 11, 2001 attacks.


Microsoft rilascia Windows XP Service Pack 2 in italiano

Microsoft annuncia la disponibilitÃ  del Service Pack 2 di Windows XP, scaricabile e ordinabile gratuitamente dal sito Microsoft Italia, che comprende le innovazioni e gli ultimi aggiornamenti sviluppati da Microsoft per una migliore protezione dei


Schwarzenegger signs global warming bill

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed into law a sweeping global warming initiative that imposes the nation's first cap on greenhouse gas emissions, saying the effort kicks off "a bold new era of environmental protection."


Samueli and Broadcom Going Different Ways

By The Orange County Register, Calif.  Feb. 17--A federal investigation into stock options issued by Broadcom  Corp. has driven a wedge between the Irvine semiconductor company and its  chairman, Henry Samueli.


It is back to business for U.S. initial public offerings and time to see if the market for new issues can pull out of its end-of-summer slump.


Leeds chairman Ken Bates escaped a misconduct charge for his comments about former club, and English champions, Chelsea.


Firefighters coming under frequent attacks: report

Firefighters must run the gauntlet of violent attacks -- as they are shot and stabbed -- as they battle to save lives, the Fire Brigades Union said Monday.


Milioni di persone hanno subito danni fisici o alle cose


Arts & entertainment: The Coen brothers are to direct the Pulitzer-prize winning novel The Yiddish Policeman's Union


CHICAGO -- Mayor Richard M. Daley has had a tumultuous relationship with the Chicago Cubs, the city's third-largest tourist attraction.


Cuba Cites Near-Record Turnout In Election for Municipal Offices

HAVANA, Oct. 22 -- Cuban officials said Monday there was a large voter turnout in municipal elections that started a process leading to next year's decision on whether to keep Fidel Castro atop the communist-run island's supreme governing body.


BEA Defends Its Rebuff of the Takeover Attempt by Oracle

After allowing Oracleâs buyout offer to expire on Sunday, BEA Systems defended its inaction in a letter to its largest shareholder, Carl C. Icahn, saying the offer was simply too low.


A violent Mexican drug gang took out a rare, half-page ad in newspapers in which they claimed to be anti-crime vigilantes who wanted to stop kidnapping, robbery and the sale of methamphetamine in the western state of Michoacan.


What Colorado's Amendment 36 means for America...

During the nineties, our state saw an increase in population, due to "The Californians" (who we like to bitch about) migrating to our low tax/low smog state.  Though most of us natives like to bitch about their supposedly shallow, urban sprawl, rude soccer mom, cell phone, and shopping mall ways, they have done something useful and actually turned us backwards hillbilly, gun toting, Republican loving rednecks into a swing state. Now we have to deal with traffic on I-25 being snarled for hours whenever Dick Cheney decides to send his motorcade through rush hour.  The most important issue on the ballot in our state is Amendment 36, which would change our electoral voting from "winner takes all" to a proportional voting system.


By Deseret Morning News staff  Twenty BYU communications students set out to exercise open records laws as part of a nationwide public records audit but ran into an unexpected snag: The records they requested may not be considered public.


Shares in banks fall throughout Europe as savers withdraw money from British lender Northern Rock.


The Nikkei average inched down by  midsession on Tuesday as investors took a breather from recent  speedy gains that were helped by a better result than expected  in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey.


A Rightward Turn and Dissension Define Court This Term

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. started the Supreme Court term in October with sunny forecasts of strong majorities and collegial agreements based on finding common ground.


Detroit OKs Modified Black Business Area

Detroit's City Council on Monday narrowly approved a resolution endorsing a controversial plan to use public funds to create a black business district in the city.


Parigi, 21:03 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: HEWITT AGLI OTTAVI

L'australiano Lleyton Hewitt, testa di serie numero 14, si è qualificato per gli ottavi di fi...


The video for Band Aid 20's Do They Know It's Christmas? will air on Thursday, with an introduction by Madonna.


Trio cooperates to build a secure municipal wireless network for emergency services.


Paris Hilton gets out of jail for medical reasons

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was let out of jail and placed under house arrest on Thursday after serving three days of a three-week sentence in a move that drew fire from prosecutors and sparked public debate about celebrity justice.


Sport: Australian Open: Serbian world No3 wins first grand slam with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 victory over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga


FDA Warns of Supplements Containing Viagra Ingredient

The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Tuesday not to buy or use nonprescription supplements known as Actra-Rx or Yilishen because they contain


New Hampshire receiver David Ball isn't trying to run past Jerry Rice into the record books as much as leap over him. A high school basketball and high jump champion, Ball pulled down a jump ball in the corner of the end zone for his third touchdown of the first half Saturday, tying Rice's all-time Division I-AA mark of 50. Ball sat out much of the second half as the Wildcats beat Dartmouth 56-14.


Vitamin E May Help to Fight the Common Cold

Aug. 18, 2004  When it comes to the common cold, just about everyone claims to have a cure or a treatment  some real, some bogus. But researchers now believe they've found something that works to ward off the cold and other upper ...


Wes Craven sued his neighbor Pauly Shore, alleging that water from the comedian's home seeped down a slope and damaged the director's property.


Eastern Europe Struggles to Purge Security Services

Soviet-era security services are still sending shudders through the region nearly two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall.


Britain signed an agreement Tuesday committing to the next development and production phase of the new Joint Strike Fighter jet, resolving a dispute between the Pentagon and its biggest overseas partner over sharing technology for the advanced fighter jet.


Smart Transport Systems Catch on in Japan

Japan has some of the most congested, confusing and cramped streets in the world. It also boasts some of the latest technology in zapping computerized data to millions of cars, delivering what may be the world's smartest way to drive.


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


Who from the west is doing well in China?

Blog: What's the hot company in China? Qualcomm. Come again?


Berlino, 23:18 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: TONI-GOL, BAYERN RESTA IN VETTA

Luca Toni va a segno anche nel turno infrasettimanale di Bundesliga: l'ex attaccante della Fiorentin...


1965: Not the happiest year in New York Yankees history. Seasoned New York baseball observers say 2007 may be the new 1965, the year a Yankees juggernaut collapsed. If it is, Red Sox Nation could be reveling in Yankees misery for a few years, anyway.


Lopez swaps "A"-list stardom for activism in film

Pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez swaps her 'A'-list celebrity for social activism in a new film about the plight of Mexican women working in factories near the U.S. border who are raped and murdered.


Lazard Is Near a Public Offer, Executives Say

Bruce Wasserstein, the big, brash Wall Street deal maker, is hatching a plan to take Lazard public.


Indonesia's Suharto has multiple organ failure

Former president Suharto, who ruled Indonesia for more than three decades, has suffered multiple organ failure and is on a ventilator, doctors said.


Is there anybody out there? A network glitch left Vodafone UK customers travelling abroad without data and voice connectivity this morning.â¦


Ue. Europarlamento: no a Buttiglione alla Giustizia

La commissione LibertÃ  pubbliche del Parlamento europeo ha bocciato a strettissima maggioranza la candidatura di Rocco Buttiglione a commissario per la Giustizia, LibertÃ  e Sicurezza. Ventisette europarlamentari


Navy unable to stay afloat against Holy Cross

Pat Doherty had 16 points to lead five Holy Cross players in double figures as the Crusaders dominated Navy, 79-56, last night in Worcester.


French envoys push for journalists' release

France is engaged in 11th hour diplomacy as it dispatches two envoys to the Middle East to try and secure the release of two journalists kidnapped in Iraq.


HP studied spying on newsrooms: NY Times

Hewlett-Packard  conducted  feasibility studies on placing spies in news bureaus of two  publications as part of an investigation into leaks from its  board, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.


Democrat Barack Obama told union activists Saturday night that he would walk a picket line as president if organized labor helps elect him in 2008.


Visual Aids in Football Are Crossing the Line

Why do we need a visual aid from Fox and CBS - an electronically inserted blue line - to show us where the line of scrimmage is?


At least 10 people were killed and 70 injured in two separate explosions which rocked central Baghdad Monday, report agencies. In the first attack, a car sped towards an entrance to the Green Zone, which houses


[TS] Sports of The Times: The Last Sprint for HernÃ¡ndez Costs the Mets an Arm

In six previous postseasons with the Yankees and another with the White Sox last year, El Duque had an overall 9-3 record.


Nokia lancia lo smartphone Communicator 9300

Nokia ha annunciato l'uscita del nuovo Communicator 9300, fratello del 9500. Uno smartphone con sistema operativo Symbian e interfaccia utente Serie 80. Nokia annuncia l'arrivo sul mercato del nuovo smartphone


Apache, open-source groups wary of Sender ID

The Apache Foundation pulls support for the antispam technology because of Microsoft's license requirements.


NBC Sports boosts fantasy sports coverage

The week the regular-season  "Sunday Night Football" debuts, NBC Sports will transform its  Web site to include more fantasy sports and in-depth football  coverage with a new online editorial team.


LondonÃÂs Harrods hires cobra to guard 62,000 pound shoes

To their high society owners, a pair of haute couture shoes can be a precious thing.


Filipino Rescuers Pull 4 Storm Survivors

At least four survivors were pulled Thursday from a building that collapsed in mudslides 10 days ago, while the death toll from devastating storms in the Philippines' northeast rose to at least 842, with more than 750 people missing.


Rogue trader blows sox off control systems

Developer turned gambler drops French bank in $7.2bn hole The apparent ease with which a former software developer turned rogue trader was able to sink France's second-biggest bank into a â¬4.9bn ($7.2bn) hole has sparked questions about the effectiveness of risk analysis systems.â¦


08.48: Le buone condizioni del mare favoriscono la ripresa degli sbarchi verso la Sicilia. Circa 300 i clandestini arrivati nelle ultime ore tra Lampedusa e Porto Empedocle, dove sono stati fermati anche due presunti scafisti.


David Bowie makes a $10,000 donation to support six black teenagers charged with assault.


A different city, venue, and sport produced yet another memorable Cleveland victory over Detroit. David Dellucci singled home the winning run with two out to cap a five-run ninth off closer Todd Jones as the Indians rallied past the Tigers, 12-11, last night at Jacobs Field.


Movie Review | 'Interview': Celebrity Journalism as Contact Sport

Vaporous and chilled to freezing, âInterviewâ lacks a single honest moment, but it does have plenty of diverting ones.


Rock, molten metal and more rest beneath our feet. In the Wired Wiki.


Dealbook: Dow Jones, Murdoch and an Enticing âKissâ

For many people, especially shareholders, money often makes the bitterest of medicines easier to swallow. So too for the Bancroft family, it would seem.


Australia has pulled off an upset win in the Olympic baseball semi-final, defeating gold medal favorite Japan, 1-0. Two Australian pitchers shut down Japan's all-professional lineup Tuesday while Aussie first


Britney doesn't want children back: former husband

Britney's ex-husband Jason Alexander has revealed that the singer doesn't want complete custody of her two sons.


Cisco double drops with second social network buy

Burning cash festival Cisco tossed the market another curve ball over the weekend, when it swooped on Utah Street Networks, the San Francisco-based outfit behind soap dodger-friendly social network Tribe.net.â¦


It's time to add new money to your portfolio. What will you do?


Prince William turns 25, entitled to share of Diana's wealth

Prince William turned 25 Thursday and in doing so became entitled to part of the multi-million pound inheritance left to him by his late mother, princess Diana.


Companies enlisted for youth jobs project

FirstJobs, a summer youth employment program, is recruiting local companies to hire North Shore teenagers this summer. The goal is to place 300 youths, ages 14 to 19, in jobs paying minimum wage. And if a company can't hire a teen, they may contribute to a salary pool, to pay for them to work at a nonprofit group.


Phonak star says doping suspicions are unfounded

Olympic time-trial champion Tyler Hamilton, captain of Switzerlandâs Phonak cycling team, has denied any wrongdoing after reportedly failing two doping tests in less than a month.


Drug combo works synergistically in type 2 diabetes

NEW YORK  - In people with type 2 diabetes, the combination of two anti-diabetes drugs -- sitagliptin and metformin -- improves blood sugar control in a synergistic fashion, a study shows.


Twenty-one and not counting, thanks to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh took care of the New England Patriots' NFL record winning streak on Sunday, registering


Barcellona, 18:38 - F1, TEST BARCELLONA: HAMILTON IL PIU' VELOCE

Nei test in programma a Barcellona è stato Lewis Hamilton il piÃ¹ veloce. Il pilota inglese de...


Iraq war forces Gates to pick new top officer

The top U.S. military officer, Gen. Peter Pace, will retire because any attempt to renominate him would have been a "divisive ordeal" focused on Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will rest some of his star players for the final Champions League group game against Fenerbache on December 8. With qualification to the last


James Lawton: Only Beijing can bury agony for Radcliffe

Paula Radcliffe got so many things right in New York. In winning another marathon she achieved all of her goals except the one that was beyond her.


Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said on Saturday she had not yet reached a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf but will return to Pakistan "very soon".


The so-called weak link of the Raptors' starting five battled his Houston Rockets counterpart Yao Ming every step of the way as Toronto prevailed in their regular-season opener, 95-88, in front of 19,800 enthusiastic fans at the Air Canada Centre.


Talks aimed at curbing bloodshed are under way attended by representatives of various groups in Iraq.


COMMENTO                                          Giustizia, se la riforma  non convince il Quirinale                                                                                di MASSIMO GIANNINI


Nella notte fuoco in cabina pilotaggio, si rompe finestrino


Three men have been arrested for planning attacks on the U.S. military base in Ramstein and Frankfurt's international airport, a German broadcaster reported Wednesday.


Trout-Stocking Sale Set By Conservation District

WARREN - The Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District is holding its annual trout-stocking sale.  Orders will be taken until noon Friday, May 11. Delivery for Lincoln County will be 10 a.m.


John Kerry's Staggered Two-Month Ad Plan

John Kerry's campaign has bought or reserved airtime in 20 states to run ads between now and Nov. 2. His commercials are slated to start in each state and media market on a staggered basis, and in some states they may not run at all.


The Guy From Green Day Says He Has Your Mother on the Cellphone

Ringtones have proved to be such a lucrative side business for cellular phone companies that record labels in the United States have decided they want a piece of that revenue.


Reggio Calabria, 18:33 - CALCIO, REGGINA: AMORUSO TORNA DAL 1'

Seduta di rifinitura per la Reggina. Torna tra i convocati Amoruso, che sarà schierato al fia...


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and former rival Benazir Bhutto have reached an agreement regarding Musharraf's military role, a key step toward a power-sharing deal, a senior official said Wednesday.


US Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth resigned on Thursday after serving in the post for less than six months. Danforth, 68, said in a letter released Thursday


Mac OS X Tip of the Week: A Handy Folder for Your Dock

Here’s a great idea for a folder to add your dock that you may not have thought of yet.


Cingular Wireless will drop the AT&T brand six months after it acquires Redmond-based AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the telecommunications companies announced Monday.


European stock markets were mainly weak on Friday, in the wake of a poor German business confidence survey and weak showing by Wall Street overnight.


11/11/2004 - The US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service yesterday confirmed the presence of the countryâs first case of soybean rust, found on soybean leaf samples taken from two plots in Louisiana.


Investorsâ Suits Face Higher Bar, Justices Rule

The Supreme Court decision dealt a blow to investors suing companies over accusations of fraud by setting a legal standard that makes it easier to get shareholder lawsuits dismissed.


Queen's visit to Germany sparks debate over apology to Dresden

TONY EASTLEY: Almost 60 years after the end of the Second World War, tensions between Britain and Germany have resurfaced, this time revived by a planned visit to Germany by the Queen.


La nomina decisa da Yushenko; subito dopo il leader Ã¨ volatoa Mosca per incontrare il capo del Cremlino Vladimir Putin                                                  Ucraina, il nuovo premier Ã¨ la "pasionaria" Timoshenko                                                                                Prove tecniche di disgelo tra Kiev e Mosca. Putin: "Mai agitodietro le quinte". Il neopresidente: "Russia partner strategico"


Update 1: Glaxo Stocks Advance; Merck Stocks Slip

Pharmaceutical stocks were trading slightly higher after news Thursday that GlaxoSmithKline Plc was going to settle with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer over allegations the company hid safety studies for its anti-depressant Paxil.


Sidney Lumet, one of the group of directors who in the 1970s created some of America's greatest films, is finding he has some pretty big shoes to fill when he makes a movie these days -- his own.


Web surfers from Beijing to Berkeley have made Google their search engine of choice, but some of Europe's institutional investors have gone sour on the dot-com on the eve of its initial public offering.


The Detroit Pistons won game 7 of their NBA series with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, and there are two more game 7s on Monday night.


Cagliari, 17:16 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: IN VENDITA BIGLIETTI PER GARA CON JUVE

Sono in vendita da oggi i biglietti per Cagliari-Juve di domenica prossima. La vendita verrà ...


With the game on the line, Notre Dame turned to its senior leaders to help the sixth-ranked Fighting Irish avoid an upset by unranked Southern California.


Saluto di Prodi a insegne e militari all'arrivo a Ciampino


Afghans don't think militants have hostages

Three UN workers abducted almost three weeks ago in Afghanistan are probably being held by armed robbers and not by a Taliban splinter group that has threatened to kill them, the Interior Ministry says.


Brewers' Fielder has suspension cut to two games

Milwaukee Brewers All-Star slugger Prince Fielder had his suspension reduced from three games to two on Friday following an appeal to Major League Baseball.


"Jeopardy" king Ken Jennings has landed a new gig.


Back in the Black With High-End Frozen Food

The air inside Cuisine Solutions' Alexandria plant felt barely warmer than the 35 degrees outside. Clad in layers of clothes, lab coats, hair nets, rubber knee-high boots and gloves, workers lined up along a conveyor belt were processing a steady stream of raw lamb shanks.


Today's announced management change could be good for TiVo's tomorrow.


European equity markets jumped on Thursday after the region's financial stocks shook off news of a massive fraud at French bank Société Générale.


Two of the company's top engineers, who helped develop its flagship product, decide to start up their own operation.


Bush signs bill overhauling intelligence system; aims to prevent ...

President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law the largest overhaul of US intelligence gathering in 50 years, hoping to improve the spy network that failed to prevent the Sept.


Intel has delayed its planned entry into the widescreen high-definition television (HDTV) market until next year.


Lithuanian parties eagerly waiting for election outcome

The election staffs of leading Lithuanian parties are eagerly waiting for the outcome of the second round of the Seimas election.


Two men are held after shots are fired at a police officer conducting a surveillance operation.


Stephane Zervos first suspected his job was threatened when his bosses removed most of the heavy equipment from the car wheel factory where he'd worked for 24 years.


San Paolo, 10:48 - CALCIO: ADRIANO SALVATO DA SQUALIFICA DA TESTATA DI ZIDANE

Solo due turni di squalifica per l'attaccante Adriano, in prestito al San Paolo, per aver dato una t...


U.S. says 23 militants killed in Iraq battle

U.S. forces killed at least 23 insurgents suspected of having links with al Qaeda during a fierce battle in Iraq's western Anbar province over the weekend, the military said on Tuesday.


Placido Domingo's latest project is music to the ears of the hearing-impaired. The tenor, paired with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, is speaking for a global effort called "Hear the World" to raise awareness about hearing loss and to offer the latest technology to those in need — especially in developing countries.


Japan's top cell phone operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. and major British mobile carrier mm02 plc reached an agreement that will allow mobile telephone users in Britain, Germany, and Ireland to surf the Internet on the handsets, DoCoMo said Tuesday.


Westbrook looking to make up for lost time in this year's playoffs

time - and for the loss of Owens. Westbrook has emerged as one of the top. becoming a threat to score no matter how he touches the ball.


Il Mol di Rai spa e' positivo per 304,2 milioni


Automakers deepened the discounts and rebates on offer to U.S. consumers in June from a month earlier, adding incentives to slow-selling minivans and trucks, industry tracking service Edmunds.com said on Tuesday.


Chat show star Jonathan Ross is to host this year's Royal Variety Performance, the BBC announces.


Sports Briefing | Cycling: Discovery Second in Last Appearance

George Hincapie took the individual title and his Discovery Channel team finished second, in its final United States event before disbanding, in the six-day Tour of Missouri. Ivan Dominguez of Toyota-United took his second stage of the tour in a mass sprint, finishing in 2 hours 37 minutes 13 seconds.


Oil pulled back slightly but remained above $70 on Tuesday as a powerful cyclone in the Arabian Sea reached the coastline of Gulf producer Oman, closing the main gas export terminal.