Losail, 14:44 - MOTOGP, TEST QATAR: HAYDEN DAVANTI A ROSSI

Nicky Hayden è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nella mattinata di test MotoGp sul tracciato di Losail, in...


Chelsea have lodged an official complaint with UEFA after up to 50 fans were barred from entering the ground until 30 minutes after the start of their Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow at the Lokomotiv Stadium.


iPod Competition Heats Up: Microsoft to Release MP3 Software, Player While Cell Phone-Makers Join Music Market

By Eric Benderoff, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 9--As another summer of catchy pop songs comes to an end, prepare for a fall that brings an array of new digital options for music fans.   That's because it was a summer of music deals, starting in July when Microsoft Corp.


CD Tries to Show Shatner's No 'Has Been'

NEW YORK - Just in time for Halloween comes a CD from a guy more likely to inspire a holiday costume than a musical following - William Shatner. The one-time James T...


Treating Troubling Fibroids Without Surgery

Condoleezza Rice shares at least one thing with millions of other American women: she had fibroids, benign tumors in the uterus that required treatment.


Newcastle gave their UEFA Cup aims a boost when they finished top of Group D following a 1-1 draw with Sporting Lisbon at St James' Park.


Soffocate dal fumo a Tempio Pausania in Sardegna


Crown restates case as Air India trial wraps up

VANCOUVER - An accused bomber threatened witnesses, telling them to keep their mouths shut about his involvement in an airline attack that killed 331 people, a Crown prosecutor said in closing arguments Tuesday.


No Change In Pakâs âPrincipled Standâ On Kashmir: Musharraf

Islamabad, Oct. 31 (NNN): Pakistan has not changed its âprincipled standâ on the Kashmir issue, President General Pervez Musharraf has said, declaring that a solution to the dispute can only be found if


Congress Budget Chief Says Deficits Worrying

Americans are right to be concerned  about the long-term impact of budget deficits projected to  reach $2.3 trillion over the next decade, but there is little  near-term danger of an economic catastrophe, the head of the  Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday.


KillerPHP.com: Zend Framework Components - Part 1

On the KillerPHP.com website, there's this new post starting off a new series (by Jonathan Lebensold) talking about the different components of the Zend Framework.   When Stefan asked me to write about the Zend Framework, I decided I would avoid copy-able code, simply because it doesn't re-enforce good software design. [...] The following is a brief summary of 4 components in the Zend Framework: Zend_Loader, Zend_Log, Zend_Config and Zend_Registry.   For each of the four components, he looks at how they can be used (reason why), some good and bad things about them and he includes some pseudocode to show the format for its use.


Like Apple, Intel Wants to Put the 'Internet in Your Pocket'

Intel this week unveiled details on a new low-power processor, codenamed Silverthorne, for a class of pocketable, net-connected gadgets Intel is calling "mobile internet devices," or MIDs.


College Basketball: GW Upsets No. 12 Maryland

WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - T.J. Thompson scored 27  points, J.R. Pinnock added 22 and George Washington rolled to  its second straight impressive win, a 101-92 victory over No.  12 Maryland in the championship game of the BB&T Classic.


Ex-Soldiers Vow to Bring Order to Haiti Capital

Ex-soldiers who helped topple former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Wednesday vowed to end escalating street warfare in the Haitian capital while


The Windows Vista hype isn't over just yet, thanks to the latest software from Parallels. On Tuesday, Parallels released a new version of its virtualization software that lets Intel-powered Macs run Windows and Linux -- without the need for a reboot.


Ruling party claims victory in Romanian parliamentary polls

Adrian Nastase, Romania's prime minister, yesterday claimed victory for his party in yesterday's parliamentary vote and appeared to be in a strong position to win the presidency.


Sindacati, 'politica industriale sbagliata e pericolosa'


Motociclista fugge senza soccorrerla, vicino a Fuorigrotta


Oil prices remain steady in New York trade as official data showed the first rise in US crude stocks in 10 weeks.


Operazione da realizzare nel giro di cinque anni


Handmade visual effects warm Boyle's "Sunshine"

Smack in the middle of  the summer's CG-heavy, massively budgeted tentpole  blockbusters, Fox Searchlight is boldly going where few have  gone before. On Friday (July 20), the specialty films  distributor launched the sci-fi thriller "Sunshine."


Katharine McPhee has left RCA after a single album, Billboard reported.


Palestinian unity government won't bring peace: Peres

Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Wednesday a Palestinian unity government would be a facade aimed at easing Western economic sanctions rather than a new framework for seeking peace with Israel.


Consumer confidence dives as housing slump worsens

Sales of pre-owned U.S homes fell slightly in July but the inventory of unsold single-family properties soared to the highest in over 15 years as troubles in the subprime mortgage market continued to wreak havoc on the housing sector.


Google updates Android software development kit

Google released an update to the SDK for Android, its mobile-phone operating system.It's the first update since the SDK was released in November and includes changes requested by developers.Google highlighted a couple of changes in the updated SDK, which was released Wednesday. It has a new user interface that the search giant said is still a work in progress.In addition, developers can now support additional file formats in the Android media player. Also, applications can translate an address into a coordinate and the reverse, in location-based programs.Developers haven't had much time to review the updates; few have posted reactions on the Android developers' blog.Even though developers said that the first version of the SDK was thin, Android has managed to gain momentum. Four chipmakers, including Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, showed off prototypes that support Android this week in Barcelona at the annual Mobile World Congress.Still, Android faces competition from the established mobile operating systems as well as companies that have rallied behind LiMo, the consortium that is developing an open Linux mobile operating system. At the conference in Barcelona, LiMo announced 18 phones that comply with the operating-system specification that are either on the market already or will be.


Consumer prices fell 0.1 percent as energy costs fell, keeping pace with the yearâs slowdown in inflation and offering some comfort to Fed officials after yesterdayâs half-point rate cut.


Vikings' Smith to begin four-game suspension

Onterrio Smith, a key part of the Minnesota Vikings' 2-1 start, will miss the team's next four games as he serves a suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, the league announced Tuesday.


Occhi puntati sulla riunione dell'Opec di domani


Bush Would Double Ex-Nuke Worker Screening

The Bush administration wants to expand a medical screening program to former nuclear weapons workers at 12 additional sites nationwide, nearly doubling the number of workers who would be screened.


Israeli soldiers killed nine Palestinian gunmen yesterday as tanks, troops and armoured vehicles continued with the biggest reoccupation in the Gaza strip since the Palestinian uprising began almost exactly four years ago.


No Drop in Iraq Violence Seen Since Troop Buildup

Three months into the new U.S. military strategy that has sent tens of thousands of additional troops into Iraq, overall levels of violence in the country have not decreased, as attacks have shifted away from Baghdad and Anbar, where American forces are concentrated, only to rise in most other...


India says troops in Kashmir have come under small arms fire in breach of a ceasefire for the second time this week.


For more than half her life, Zina Garrison heard the same advice from Althea Gibson: Work on your serve.


Cassini snaps an image of the Huygens probe it has just despatched to study Titan, Saturn's largest moon.


Microsoft adds Web-based Office to university suite

Microsoft added Office Live Workspace, a program for uploading and sharing documents online, to a suite of services specifically geared for users at academic institutions on Monday.The company announced the integration of the service into its Microsoft Live@edu Suite at a symposium for higher-education customers on its Redmond, Washington, campus. Live@edu is a suite of Web-based services aimed at giving universities the basics for creating an online community. Microsoft launched the suite in March 2005 and said more than 400 schools are currently using it.In addition to Office Live Workspace integration, Microsoft also has increased e-mail storage of Live@edu from 2GB to 5GB, and added up to 1GB of password-protected online storage space. The company also has updated the suite with an IP address whitelisting service to ensure e-mails sent from university mail services don't get caught in a recipient's spam filter.On Oct. 1, Microsoft unveiled a beta-registration program for Office Live Workspace, a Web-based extension of Microsoft Office that lets people access, share, and collaborate on documents online. Microsoft is facing new competition in the market for office applications from rivals like Google that are offering free Web-based alternatives to Office, and so it is diversifying its own offerings in the space with more online services.People interested in the Office Live Workspace beta can sign up online. The service will be available for free later this year.


College Criticized for Recruiting Postcard

A private college is raising eyebrows with a recruiting postcard that shows a man surrounded by women and says students have the opportunity to "play the field."


Fed minutes: credit woes may force more rate cuts

Members of the Federal Reserve's interest rate setting committee worried last month that a credit crunch could sharply brake economic growth and require big interest rate cuts, minutes of the U.S. central bank's December meeting released on Wednesday show.


IBM and Microsoft launch battling unified comms packs

One ring to rule 'em all IBM and Microsoft are both launching unified communications bundles - software which will allow management of email, VoIP calls, instant messaging, and video conferencing.â¦


Setback seen in Colombian hostage release efforts

Efforts at freeing hostages held by Colombian rebels were stalled over the weekend after a guerrilla leader said he would not attend talks in neighboring Venezuela aimed at clinching a prisoner exchange.


Padova, 12:25 - CALCIO: DA MONDIALI A TERZA CATEGORIA, DINO BAGGIO RITORNA

A due anni e mezzo dal ritiro dall'attività professionistica, Dino Baggio torna in campo anch...


John Lasseter wants to reclaim Disneyâs golden era after a decade-long parade of disappointments.


Planetarium Review: Looking at the Stars From Angles Old and New

The Adler Planetarium's collection of remarkable globes, star charts and moon maps suggest that the modern planetarium is just another reflection of ancient cosmological impulses.


Mischa Barton, 21 anni, non ha passato test palloncino


The Detroit Lions ended the longest road losing streak in NFL history at 24 games Sunday by winning at Chicago, but the victory was costly.


ChÃÂ¿vez Praises Rebels In Colombian Conflict As Being 'True Armies'

CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 11 -- President Hugo ChÃÂ¿vez took the side of rebels in neighboring Colombia's decades-old civil conflict Friday, calling the guerrillas "true armies" and urging the international community to stop considering them terrorists.


Da Aldo Fabrizi a John Wayne, da Raffaella Carrà a Nicole Kidman, le immagini di artisti e sportivi in posa sul celebre motorino


Reggio Calabria, 21:31 - CALCIO, REGGINA; MAZZARRI: BENE PUNTI MENO IL GIOCO

Bene il risultato, meno bene il gioco della Reggina. "Questi tre punti - dice Mazzarri - sono import...


Analysts Speculate Apple Working On Computer-iPod-TV Bridge

TechWeb - Analysts speculate wildly about Apple's Tuesday announcement. One possibility: Apple will deliver a product to solve the entertainment industry's dilemma -- how to bridge the gap between the living room TV and the computer.


Russian 'Suicide Bomber' Show Called Off

A Russian's plans for a Sept 11 anniversary "terror concert," starring a female singer dressed as a suicide bomber, were thwarted on Thursday when outrage in the wake of the Beslan school massacre led to its cancellation.


Motorcycle maker KTM's success in racing, including repeated first place wins in the Paris-to-Dakar rally, led it to venture into four-wheel racing. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Bangladesh: Turmoil After Former PMâs Arrest

Bangladeshâs military-backed government is trying to oust two of the nationâs most prominent politicians. Theyâre not going quietly.


Najaf, arrivata la delegazione di al Sistani in un mausoleo di ...

Circa tre ore dopo il termine stabilito dal piano di pace per Najaf del grande ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, le 10 del mattino locali (le 8 in Italia), era ormai quasi vuoto il mausoleo dell'Imam Ali nel centro storico della cittÃ  santa: lo hanno ruferito


Madrid, 13:34 - CALCIO, PALLONE D'ORO: CANNAVARO A PARIGI CON CALDERON E MIJATOVIC

Secondo il quotidiano spagnolo 'Marca', Fabio Cannavaro, che stasera riceverà il Pallone d'Or...


Citigroup rogue metals trader loses $20 million: NYSE

A rogue Citigroup Inc. trader lost $20   million for the largest U.S. bank by hiding more than $300   million of gold and silver contracts and reporting fake prices,   the New York Stock Exchange's regulatory unit said.


Microsoft Corp. announced yesterday that it will leave out some planned features from its next major operating system to meet a goal of rolling out a new version of Windows in the second half of 2006. -The Washington Post


Pfizer ups profit view, sees more late-stage drugs

NEW YORK/GROTON, Connecticut  - Pfizer Inc.  raised its 2006 profit forecast on Thursday and said its roster of experimental drugs in late-stage testing could triple by 2009.


Turkish police defuse bomb in central Ankara

Turkish police defused a powerful bomb hidden under a mini-bus in central Ankara on Tuesday, the anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the United States, the capital's governor Kemal Onal said.


A universally good year for the Geminids meteor shower

SATURN makes its reappearance on our star maps this month but is only the appetiser for a feast of planetary interest later in the night.


12 Hostages From Nepal Are Executed in Iraq, a Militant Group ...

In the single largest set of executions of foreign captives by Iraqi insurgents, an Islamic militant group announced on Tuesday that it had killed 12 Nepalese hostages.


Vote early and often is more than a joke in New Jersey.


Africa's first online newspaper. First with the news. Two months of "people's power" on the streets and in the squares of Ukraine reached a celebratory climax on Sunday when Viktor Yushchenko finally took the ...


New Goldman hedge fund to start with over $6 billion

A new Goldman Sachs Group  stock  hedge fund could be launched with more than $6 billion, with  some investors expecting the fund to attract as much $10  billion, people familiar with the fund said.


Democratic leaders of the Maryland General Assembly struck a hard-fought deal on medical malpractice legislation last night but drew an immediate veto pledge from Gov.


SunTrust Banks Inc. on Friday reported an 11 percent rise in third-quarter earnings and said issues over accounting for bad loans led to the understatement of the company's first- and second-quarter profit by $25.


Incidente dopo lancio da C130J, non sono in gravi condizioni


Su Raiuno replica fiction Lourdes a quasi 6 milioni


KKR close to concession on First Data deal: source

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. is close to making a concession to the banks financing its $26 billion leveraged buyout of payment processor First Data Corp , a source said on Monday.


Phil Jagielka's second-half header gives Everton victory over Reading - and sends the Royals into the bottom three.


A string of Indian islands were rattled by aftershocks today while emergency aid was rushed to survivors of the tsunami waves that killed at least 4,300 people along the nationâs south-eastern coast.


Why a Hon Hai, Quanta merger likely won't happen

Rumors of a tie-up between the world's largest desktop PC manufacturer and the biggest notebook maker resurfaced again after the resignation of a key executive at Quanta Computer Inc., but analysts said such a union could threaten major vendors such as Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc., and that the big U.S. companies have the power to stop such a deal.


Playboy editor, models investigated in Indonesia

The editor of Playboy Indonesia and two  models whose pictures appeared in the magazine's first edition  are being investigated for violating indecency laws, police  said on Friday.


Spurrier reportedly to lead USC after Holtz's retirement

(Columbia-AP) Nov. 19, 2004 - Following news Lou Holtz announced his pending retirement to his Gamecock players before practice Thursday, the attention of South Carolina fans turns to the man who will reportedly replace him, Steve Spurrier.


Newspaper polls in 10 countries show world opinion of United ...

The United States' reputation around the world is hurting, a series of co-ordinated polls published Friday from 10 countries, including Canada, indicated.


Tiki Barber will work for NBC next year after spending most of the 2006 NFL season entertaining bids from various networks for jobs in both news and sports.


Disney Ramping Up Push Into Games Market

Walt Disney will triple the amount of money it spends developing video games to benefit from strong growth prospects in the global market, a company executive says.


The Impossible Dream, as it was called 40 years ago, couldn't survive a proud, fierce dose of reality known as Bob Gibson.


Normandy honors those who served in WWII

Arriving at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris on a Sunday was quite nightmarish.


film: Remaking Paramount by the Seat of His Pants

Brad Grey, an outsider from the world of television, steers a fabled studio through tough times.


At least 14 killed in Bologna train crash

A crowded Italian inter-city train collided with a freight convoy in thick fog on a stretch of single-track near Bologna yesterday, killing at least 14 people and injuring up to 80.


O'Reilly PHP DevCenter: PHP Form Handling

The O'Reilly PHP Devcenter has a new article posted seeking to help you out with your form handling with a listing of several tips to get started.


Alinghi to face bigger, faster challenge

VALENCIA, Spain  - Bigger, faster yachts will contest the next America's Cup, although when and where the 33rd edition of sailing's premier event will be held has yet to be decided.


Clash of civilizations has landed in Holland

Those who want proof the United States' efforts in Iraq have plunged the world into danger need only look at the usual suspects: Iran, Israel, Syria.


TOKYO/NEW YORK  - Japan on Friday ordered  Citigroup Inc. C.N to close its Japanese private banking  offices after uncovering a series of problems, including a  failure to prevent suspected money laundering.


NASA managers announced Thursday that they would press ahead with the first space shuttle launch of the year next week, three months later than originally planned because of a hail storm that pockmarked the spacecraft's external tank.


Esercitata facolta' vendere l'intera partecipazione


Blast at Pakistan Shiite Mosque Kills 15

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suicide attacker detonated a huge bomb inside a crowded Shiite Muslim mosque in an eastern Pakistani city during Friday prayers, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, officials said.    Police said that hundreds of people were inside the Zainabia mosque in the city of Sialkot at the time of the blast, which severely damaged walls and left body parts scattered inside...


Taste for Guinness wanes in changing Ireland

DUBLIN, March 14  - How about a glass of wine to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day in Dublin?


Poland comes out relatively unscathed in 2003 fall in global FDI

According to the new UNCTAD report entitled "World Investment Report 2004: shift toward services" it turns out that 2003 was the third year in a row when a drop in global flows of FDI was recorded.


Iraq agrees committee to amend constitution

Iraq's parliament agreed on Monday to   set up a body to draft constitutional changes, a key part of a   breakthrough deal reached by the country's factions to end   political paralysis and avoid civil war.


Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton pressed Wednesday for greater troop withdrawals from Iraq, while Republican John McCain sought to win the hearts and minds of voters in favor of staying the course.


Health Tip: Bladder Control Problems After Childbirth

(HealthDayNews) -- Don't panic if you find yourself with bladder control problems after childbirth, says the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse.


Three men are found guilty of murdering a man shot through the front door of his home in an Essex village.


Calif. Town May Ban Cosmetic Pet Surgery

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Leaders in this tiny city known for its progressive views are seeking to ban cosmetic surgery - for pets.


The Trail | Candidate agrees to two new debates against Clinton, with first set for Feb. 26.


Tommy Rice, Arlington County's real estate assessor, spotted something troubling on his computer when he returned to work after a three-week vacation early this year: a half-dozen residential property transactions with an unusual code, the numeral 1, which indicates a foreclosure.


Mexico extradited accused drug kingpin Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix to the United States on Saturday, making him the first major Mexican drug lord to be sent north to face trial on drug charges.


BAGHDAD: At least 60 Iraqis were killed in fierce US bombing in eastern areas of Fallujah. The bombing was aimed at destroying buildings in which members of Abu Musab Zarqawi group were meeting, but witnesses


Online miscreants have released a Trojan horse that can infect computers running Microsoft's Windows XP, installing programs to remotely control a victim's system.


TI Working on Television Chip for Phones for 2007

Texas Instruments Inc. has begun developing a chip that could bring television shows to mobile phone screens in three years.


Back From a Break and Racing to Finales ; TV Shows Hope Hiatus Strategy Pays Off

By AMY AMATANGELO, WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE  * Monday in The Mix: Executive producer Damon Lindelof of "Lost" talks about the new episodes.  Some of network television's biggest hits took a long winter's nap this season and disappeared from the schedule  for a while.


Those were the exact words uttered by Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez in an interview that appeared in the World Series DVD released late last month.


We're all taught in elementary school a universal principle: "Two wrongs don't make a right.". What happened in the NBA game between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers is a perfect example of how true that principle is.


Ghioni: "Tavaroli riferÃ¬ che l'ok al sequestro venne da PalazzoChigi". Altra indiscrezione: "Al Sismi elenco di numeri di arabi"                                          Abu Omar, rispunta Gianni Letta "Fu lui ad autorizzare il rapimento"                                                                                di CRISTINA ZAGARIA


Montgomerie, Donald named as Ryder Cup wildcards

European Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer named Britons Colin Montgomerie and Luke Donald as his wildcard picks on Sunday for next month's match against the United States.


LIKE beetles scurrying for cover after a stone is lifted, the oil companies of the West feigned disinterest yesterday in the $8 billion (Â£4.3 billion) fire


East End Music Hall 'Endangered' ; News in Brief

AN east London music hall is on a list of the world's most endangered sites.


Thumbs Up From Brunei For Largest Free Trade In World

The high note which ended the the 10th Asean Summit at the Laotian capital of Vientiane were joined by leaders of Japan, South Korea, India, China, New Zealand and Australia as partners in free trade talks.


AMERICAN marines were today poised for a "decisive" assault on the Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Ramadi. The troops aim to crush Sunni Muslim insurgents and Arab militants behind suicide bombings and beheadings of hostages.


The Blog Grows Up and Goes into Business

By Everybody's Business AUTUMN GRAY Of the Journal  Blogging isn't just for people who can't wait to share with the world the size of their cat's latest fur ball.


Staph superbug may be infecting patients

A dangerous, drug-resistant staph germ may be infecting as many as 5 percent of hospital and nursing home patients, according to a comprehensive study.


Sri Lanka army offensive kills dozens, fighting rages

Sri Lanka's army said on Sunday 28   soldiers and dozens of Tamil Tigers had been killed in their   advance across frontlines in the island's far north, as the   rebels accused them of shattering what is left of a 2002 truce.


As ministers from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries meet in Cairo, there are calls for cuts in output to prevent the slide in oil prices accelerating with the seasonal decline in demand in the spring.


UPDATE 3-Valencia defeat leaves Barca five points clear

Valencia suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to nine-man Sevilla on Sunday to leave Barcelona five points clear at the top of the Primera Liga table.


Jaguar's pullout upsets auto racing scene

Jaguar's decision to pull out of Formula One racing has thrown the sport into chaos, it was reported Friday. The team, owned and run by Ford, has struggled since emerging from


S&P 500 misses a record close after the former Fed chairman worries investors with comments about China.


Bloccata la metropolitana, Milano in tilt

La Linea 2 Ã¨ ferma da ieri per un guasto avvenuto su un lungo tratto dei cavi aerei di alimentazione. Gravi disagi per migliaia di viaggiatori e traffico paralizzato. La riparazione non avverrÃ  in tempi brevi. Roma, 24 novembre 2004 - Milano in tilt.


Do You Hear Sleigh Bells? Nah, Just Tom Hanks and Some Train

Based on the children's book by Chris Van Allsburg, this computer-animated feature is a grave and disappointing failure, as much of imagination as of technology.


Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson says the firm is in talks with a Chinese company over starting a mobile phone service in mainland China.


US forces 'hopeful' on release of UN hostages in Afghanistan

The US-led military in Afghanistan has expressed hope that three foreign UN workers being held hostage by suspected Taliban remnants would be freed soon.


AKRON, Ohio - The leader of Ohio's largest mosque was sentenced Monday to two months in federal prison and four months of house arrest for lying about his connections to terrorist groups when he applied for U.S. citizenship...


Scientists say they have uncovered an important clue to understanding the origins of the Aids epidemic.


PATRIOTS 13, JETS 7: New England receives a 21-win salute

The New England Patriots needed a big play Sunday to keep their record winning streak alive. They got it from a familiar place: the defense.


FDA approves Raynham firm's artificial disc

Patients with degenerative disc disease in their spines may have an alternative to getting their vertebrae fused, which alleviates pain but limits motion.


For China's Censors, Electronic Offenders Are the New Frontier

DANZHOU, China -- Li Hua was outraged. The public high school where he had been teaching civics for six years was about to be swallowed up by a fancy private institution. The merger had been ordered by local officials, Li suspected, because they had a financial stake in the big new school and wanted...


Wal-Mart failed to get approval for a bank. But the giant discount chain is effectively building one anyway.


Officials will continue to test their theory that the Suffolk bird flu outbreak was caused by poultry from Hungary.


Faida di Scampia tra scissionisti e clan Di Lauro


Ashes rivals cannot wait for action to start

The waiting is almost over -- with the much-hyped Ashes cricket series between Australia and England finally getting underway here Thursday after 14 months of mounting expectations.


Calgary captain Jarome Iginla scored once and had two assists in his return to the lineup after missing 11 games with a knee injury and the Flames routed the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 Friday night.


Instead, the 80-year-old who dives nearly every weekend called on his instincts, mustering all his mental and physical strength to move his legs underwater to prevent hypothermia.


Intel Ready to Launch vPro Desktop Bundle

Business desktops from HP, coming next month, will feature Intel's technology bundle.


Prezzi all'import +0,8%, in calo domande sussidi occupazione


Suicide bomber kills four in Afghan capital

A suicide car-bomber attacked a military-civilian convoy on Saturday in the Afghan capital, killing four civilians, police and NATO-led forces said, in the third such attack on international forces in two days.


The North Carolina State Bar on Thursday issued a formal order disbarring former district attorney Mike Nifong for his handling of the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.


ADV: Distance Learning Directory - Online Degrees

Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


At the TIFF, Nandita puts her Water differences behind her.


Cardinals Secure World Series Showdown with Red Sox

Scott Rolen hit a two-run tie-breaking homer off Roger Clemens in the sixth inning to give St Louis a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium Thursday, putting the Cardinals in the World Series.


Canada calls for IMF to take hard look at yuan

Canada wants the International Monetary Fund to examine whether the Chinese yuan really is undervalued, giving it an unfair trade advantage, Trade Minister James Peterson said.


Midway Games (MWY:NYSE - news - research) has taken another step toward bringing its outside game developers in house, purchasing Paradox Development in an all-stock deal.


In una rinione con le parti sociali a Palazzo Chigi il ministro del Lavoroha comunicato che il 60% sarÃ  destinato alle imprese e il 40% ai lavoratori                                          Cuneo fiscale, Damiano: "Il taglio sarÃ  pari a circa nove miliardi"                                                                                Bonanni: "Una boccata d'ossigeno". Epifani: "Non vogliamo sorprese"


In a federal courtroom today,  nine former prisoners at U.S. military prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan will seek through an unusual lawsuit to hold outgoing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and top military commanders personally responsible for the torture they say they endured.


Afghan gets death penalty for killing four

A Kabul, Afghanistan, court has sentenced 29-year-old Reza Khan to death for killing four journalists in 2001. Khan was convicted of killing Australian television cameraman


The Paris Hilton vehicle  "The Hottie and the Nottie" will hit theaters just in time for  Valentine's Day.


The US Open plays host to two Russia v America clashes when the women's semi-finals get underway on Friday. Fifth seed Lindsay Davenport, the highest-ranked player still in the tournament, takes on Russia's ninth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.


Campaigns Urge Support in Post-Debate Spin

The assignment: go forth and spin. The objective: win the battle of the post-debate polls. Both presidential campaigns are urging supporters to go online after Tuesday's debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards in the hopes of spinning the outcome in their favor.


Six major powers negotiating U.N. sanctions against Iran for its nuclear ambitions said on Monday they were closer to a deal but needed more time to produce a Security Council resolution.


Team Hopeful in Its Effort to Recreate Primal Life

Scientists believe that they have reconstructed the pivotal event that created the one-celled organism from which all animals and plants are descended.


Afghanistan election descends into farce

Even as Afghans were still going to vote in the countryâs presidential election on Saturday, 15 of the 16 candidates launched a concerted protest over widespread voting irregularities favouring the US-backed incumbent Hamid Karzai.


Russian leader Vladimir Putin says Georgia's arrest of four Russian officers for spying is "state terror".


A semiromantic holiday semicomedy about a struggling actor who puts aside his pride and takes a $100-a-day job as a sidewalk Santa Claus.


Texas Startup Says It Has Batteries Beat

A patent filed by EEStor promises to replace electrochemical batteries, allowing motorists to plug in a car for five minutes and drive 500 miles roundtrip without gasoline. Some plug-in hybrids on the drawing board have to be charged overnight and promise only 50 miles of gas-free commute. Could this be the death knell for the internal combustion engine?


Con Amato fatto punto sull'ordine pubblico in Campania


The S.E.C. has begun an inquiry into whether two senior executives secretly tried to put the company into play.


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Michael Waltrip went before the media Thursday and practically recited the Act of Contrition in apologizing to his fans, sponsors, and Toyota manufacturer for the record fines, suspension, and ejection NASCAR levied against his team.


A group of fox-hunting supporters who charged into the House of Commons pleaded innocent to disorderly conduct charges Tuesday.


Leftist president Evo Morales wins a majority of delegates charged with rewriting the nation's constitution. But he'll have to compromise


UKâs FSA agrees Â£194m split-cap compensation

âThe firms have agreed to contribute without admissions to a fund, which will be available for distribution to eligible individuals who invested in zero dividend preference shares


Genova, 17:35 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: TEST CON GLI ALLIEVI

Test infrasettimanale per la Sampdoria, che in vista della gara di domenica on il Parma ha affrontat...


Londra, 18:08 - CALCIO, GB: LITE IN UN CLUB TRA GASCOIGNE E CANTANTE OASIS

Paul Gascoigne e Liam Gallagher, cantante degli Oasis, sono venuti alle mani in un club di Londra. L...


ATHENS - In the fastest field of all time, the self-proclaimed "Greatest of All Time" couldn't win it. Instead of Maurice Greene defending his Olympic 100-meter title Sunday, the quiet one of three US finalists, Jason Gatlin, won in 9.85 seconds.


Three plead guilty in Nigerian spam scheme

Three people have pleaded guilty to charges related to spam e-mail that promised U.S. victims millions of dollars from an estate and a lottery, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.In one scenario, the defendants sent e-mails purporting to be from an individual suffering from terminal throat cancer who needed assistance distributing approximately $55 million to charity, the DOJ said.The three defendants, two from Nigeria and one from Senegal, sent spam e-mail to thousands of potential victims, in which they falsely claimed to control millions of dollars located abroad, the DOJ said in a press release. The fraud victims lost $1.2 million by giving the defendants advance fees, the DOJ said.Pleading guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York were Nnamdi Chizuba Anisiobi, whose aliases include Yellowman, Abdul Rahman, Michael Anderson, Edmund Walter, Nancy White, Jiggaman, and Namo, age 31, of Nigeria; Anthony Friday Ehis, also known as John J. Smith, Toni N. Amokwu, and Mr. T, age 34, of Senegal; and Kesandu Egwuonwu, also known as KeKe, Joey Martin Maxwell, David Mark, and Helmut Schkinger, age 35, of Nigeria.Anisiobi pled guilty to one count of conspiracy, eight counts of wire fraud, and one count of mail fraud. Ehis pled guilty to one count of conspiracy and five counts of wire fraud. Egwuonwu pled guilty to one count of conspiracy, three counts of wire fraud, and one count of mail fraud.The maximum penalty for mail and wire fraud is 20 years in prison. The conspiracy charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.A fourth defendant, Lenn Nwokeafor, fled to Nigeria and was subsequently arrested by the Nigerian Economic & Financial Crimes Commission on July 27, 2006. He is being held by the Nigerian authorities pending extradition to the United States, the DOJ said.In the throat cancer scheme, the defendants offered to give a 20 percent commission to the victim, or a charity of his or her choice, in exchange for the victim's help. The defendants would send a variety of fraudulent documents, including a "letter of authority" or a "certificate of deposit," making it appear that the promised funds were available, as well as pictures of an individual claiming to suffer from throat cancer, the DOJ said.Defendant Anisiobi allegedly telephoned victims, disguising his voice to give the impression that he was suffering from throat cancer.After obtaining their victims’ trust, the defendants asked them to wire-transfer payment for a variety of advance fees for legal representation, taxes, and additional documentation. The victims then received nothing back, the DOJ said.In some cases, if the victims said they could not afford to pay the advance fees, the defendants would send them counterfeit checks, supposedly from a cancer patient, to cover those fees. Many victims deposited the checks and then drew on them to wire-transfer the advance fees. When the checks did not clear, the victims suffered substantial losses, the DOJ said."Online scam artists should be on notice that we will continue to work closely with our international partners to ensure that there are no safe geographic boundaries for committing these crimes," Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher of the DOJ's Criminal Division said in a statement.The investigation was initiated by Dutch law enforcement authorities, who notified the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which opened its own investigation. The three who pled guilty were arrested in Amsterdam on Feb, 21, 2006.


Gunmen kidnap people from Italian vessel

Gunmen seized several hostages from an Italian oil supply vessel off the coast of southern Nigeria, security officials said Wednesday.


SBC in Deal With Microsoft to Provide TV on High-Speed Lines

SBC Communications will pay $400 million to Microsoft for software used to deliver TV programming over high-speed data lines.


Highs and lows of recent Grammy Award ceremonies

The Grammy Awards are the music industry's biggest bash, but the event long ago lost the TV popularity race to "American Idol."


Il Guardian svela i piani di attacco contro l'Iran entro la primaveraWashington schiera le portaerei. Nel Golfo Ã¨ escalation                                            Russia e Usa, l'ombra della "guerra fredda" Putin attacca Bush: "Fate i padroni del mondo"                                                                                di PIETRO DEL RE


The trouble with preseason rankings in college football is that they are just that, preseason. It's not like the National Football League, where if last year's champion returns most of its players, one can make an assumption the team will be very good. But it's different in college. The cast of characters is always changing, as players graduate, leave, get ...


Iraq Insurgency Growing 'More Effective'-US General

A bold, innovative insurgency has become more effective against US supply lines in Iraq and explosive attacks have slowed military operations there, a senior American general said on Wednesday.


Scott Peterson's lawyer wrapped up his closing arguments Wednesday morning, clearing the way for the California jury to begin deliberations.


Jeremiah Trotter was unemployed and seemingly out of options. So he picked up a phone, called his former coach and apologized for the behavior that led to his departure from Philadelphia three years ago.


Turkey lifted its ban on YouTube Friday, an official for the country's largest telecommunications firm said, two days after a court ordered the Web site blocked because of videos that allegedly insulted the founder of modern Turkey.


The Bush administration violated federal law by missing deadlines to produce a study on the impact of global warming, now as much as two years overdue, a federal judge ruled.


For Bill Belichick , the death knell in the Patriots' almost-perfect season (18-1) sounded as soon as Tom Brady's last-gasp pass to Randy Moss fell incomplete and the Giants took over with a second left in Super Bowl XLII.


Researcher says authorities will stay ahead of drug cheats

An Australian researcher who helped develop a revolutionary blood-doping test said Friday more sophisticated versions are on the way that could nab all drug cheats within two years.


If Nokia had its way, you would throw away your iPod, your digital camera, maybe even your PC and TV--and certainly all those road maps cluttering the glove compartment of your car.


Bram Cohen didn't set out to upset Hollywood movie studios. But his innovative online file-sharing software, BitTorrent, has grown into a piracy problem the film industry is struggling to handle.


Hundreds of paintings confiscated from a Salvador Dali exhibition in Finland were forgeries, officials said Monday.


Company is expanding production to deliver more flat-panel TVs.


Airbus Delays Super-Jumbo Jet Until October '07

Airlines hoping to begin flying the world's largest passenger aircraft will have to wait at least another year after the plane's European maker announced yesterday a third major delay in delivering the super-jumbo jet.


25 feared dead in fire at Latvian disabled home

Around 25 people are feared dead after a fire ripped through a home for disabled people in the town of Alsunga in western Latvia overnight, officials said Friday.


Source code standoff in breathalyzer case

Minnesota officials haven't met a court-imposed deadline for turning over the source code to a breath-test device, which could lead to dropped DUI charges.


After one of the most bitter takeovers in corporate history, the challenge is to stitch the two companies together.


A decision is due to be taken on whether 500,000 new home should be built in eastern England.


"Seinfeld" star Richards apologizes for race slurs

Comedian Michael Richards, famed for playing the quirky character Kramer on the hit show "Seinfeld," apologized on national television on Monday for spewing a torrent of racial slurs at hecklers during a stand-up act in Hollywood.


Wily trainer Dermot Weld is tipped to notch a famous third victory for Ireland in the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington tomorrow.


Men who work a rotating shift pattern may be at increased risk of prostate cancer, research suggests.


"Not Axis of Evil," Bolivian tells "Daily Show"

Bolivian President Evo Morales punctuated his light-hearted appearance Tuesday on the mock U.S. cable TV newscast "The Daily Show" with a joking plea to host Jon Stewart: "Please don't consider me part of the Axis of Evil."


Tyler Hansbrough scores 27 points and makes a crucial block in the closing seconds as the top-ranked Tar Heels hold on for an 83-82 victory over stubborn Georgia Tech.


Doha, 20:05 - Tennis, Doha: finale Ljubicic-Federer

Il croato Ivan Ljubicic e lo svizzero Roger Federer sono i finalisti del torneo Atp di Doha (cemento...


India suspend their tour of Australia pending the outcome of an appeal against Harbhajan Singh's three-match ban.


Lactobacillus No Help for Yeast Infections

NEW YORK  - Taking lactobacillus by mouth  or vaginally does not appear to prevent yeast infections in  women when they take antibiotics, as frequently happens,  according to new research findings.


Zimbabwe's main opposition party say they will not take part in elections unless major reforms are made.


Democratic U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday said that he would raise taxes, chiefly on the wealthy, to pay for expanded healthcare coverage under a plan costing $90 billion to $120 billion a year to be unveiled on Monday.


MINIEH, Lebanon, Aug. 24 -- Sixty-three women and children were evacuated from the battle-wrecked Nahr al-Bared refugee camp on Friday, following more than three months of fighting there between the Lebanese army and members of the al-Qaeda-inspired group Fatah al-Islam, the Lebanese army said.


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


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - More than 300 people died  in floods and mudslides in Haiti sparked by Tropical Storm  Jeanne over the weekend, the United Nations and local officials  said on Monday.


I've been emailing today with photographers who use Flickr to manage their sets and collections. They like it that people can view their pictures publicly, but they want to control how they're used. RSS, used as a way to distribute pictures, is a new idea for many of them.  Based on these conversations I think it's important that they have a way to: 1. Turn off the RSS feed for their pictures. 2. To have their pictures not included in RSS feeds based on tags and searches. 3. To include their pictures in RSS feeds, but only links to them, and the titles and descriptions, but not as enclosures. Of course this recommendation isn't just for Flickr, it's a good idea for any photo-sharing site.


Traffic stunts NY area growth, costs $13 bln: study

Traffic delays endured by the New York metropolitan area's commuters, tourists and truckers stunt growth and cost some $13 billion a year in lost jobs and lost production, a new study said on Monday.


Treating Childhood Anxiety Prevents Adult Disorders

New York - Panic disorders, phobias and other childhood anxiety conditions should be treated during childhood so that they won't be carried over into adulthood, according to advice in the latest Harvard Mental Health Letter.


ATHENS OLYMPICS 2004 / Crawford leads US sweep in 200

Each time the runners approached the starting blocks, the chants would begin again, a defiant show of support for their fallen hero.


A Baudo, il 43% preferisce Fiorello o Teo Mammucari


Maltempo, piove in Sardegna: Ã¨ ancora emergenza

E' ancora emergenza maltempo dove continua a piovere dopo l'alluvione di ieri. Lo straripamento del fiume Cedrino, uno dei fiumi piÃ¹ grandi della Sardegna, ha invaso le campagne di GaltellÃ¬, provincia di


It is not easy living up to the exploits of an older brother like Oscar-winner and box-office draw Ben Affleck, but actor Casey Affleck could soon eclipse his famous sibling if Hollywood's stars align.


Potential Employees Express Lukewarm Interest in Working for the Government

Many people the government wants as employees are interested in working for Uncle Sam, but they don't see the government as being as innovative and creative as the private sector, according to a Gallup survey released yesterday.


An Oregon rancher who set off on a cross-country horseback ride seven months ago in search of what's good in America dismounted Sunday, feeling encouraged by the spirit and stories of the people he met.


DAKAR, Senegal, Nov. 25 -- UN Security Council diplomats appealed to Rwanda for restraint Thursday after Rwandan President Paul Kagame threatened to renew Central Africa's deadliest conflict, claiming his


ADVERTISING : This Web TV Is for You, Especially if YouÂre a Male Aged 21 to 34

The nationÂs biggest brewer, is preparing to launch Bud TV, an online entertainment network with various channels including one similar to the Web site YouTube.


An exhausted Paula Radcliffe fails to finish in Athens as Japan's Mizuki Noguchi wins the women's marathon.


Ex-Guardsman: I Contacted Kerry Campaign

AUSTIN, Texas - A retired Texas National Guard official mentioned as a possible source for disputed documents about President Bush's service in the Guard said he passed along information to a former senator working with John Kerry's campaign.    Also, a White House official said Saturday that Bush has reviewed disputed documents that purport to show he refused orders to take a physical examination in 1972 and did not recall having seen them previously...


Stock futures pointed to a mixed open on Thursday, as investors stayed cautious ahead of housing and durable goods orders data that could shed light on the health of the U.S. economy and outlook for interest rates.


A look at actions in Congress on Tuesday:


Congress Passes Bill Allowing Space Tours

Outer space could become the final frontier of tourism under legislation passed Wednesday by the Senate to regulate commercial human spaceflight.


Tamil Tiger rebels attack an air force base in the north of Sri Lanka, the Defence Ministry says.


Lawyers defending Michael Jackson in a child abuse case request that pretrial hearings are held in a closed court.


Salerno, 13:31 - CALCIO, ABETE: CONTRASTO IN LEGA MA NIENTE DRAMMI

''C'è un momento di contrasto collegato ad uno dei problemi che ci accompagneranno nei prossi...


The Iraqi Red Crescent suspends operations in Baghdad a day after almost 30 people are kidnapped.


A huge underwater oil field discovered late last year has the potential to transform Brazil into a sizable exporter and win it a seat at the table of the worldâs oil cartel.


Kartoo and 7Search Partner for Personalized Search Engine  7Search announced a partnership with Kartoo Technologies in a new search engine Memoory.com. KartOO's advanced metasearch engine software presents organic and sponsored results in a unique interface. It's actually quite a useful search service which mixes the Kartoo broadband interactive search functions with ...


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Carphone Warehouse is to launch a new mobile phone service, which will run through Vodafone's network.


Late singer Ray Charles' final album of duets goes platinum after sales of more than one million.


The European Union is abandoning plans to force Britain to phase out the imperial measurement system.


Bush pleads for more NATO troops for Afghanistan

President Bush appealed to NATO allies on Tuesday to provide more troops with fewer national restrictions for the alliance's most dangerous mission in Afghanistan, hours before a summit of allied leaders.


Canadian director David Cronenberg wins the Toronto Film Festival's main prize with Eastern Promises.


Microsoft quietly hired a former senior Linux engineer last week who will be tasked with running the company's joint research lab with partner Novell.


ConAgra Recalls Chicken Breast Strips Across US

ConAgra Foods Inc. is recalling voluntarily 85,600 pounds of chicken breast strips that may contain pieces of metal, the US Food Safety and Inspection Service said on Thursday.


Osaka, 08:44 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: KIBET VINCE MARATONA, BOURIFA SI RITIRA

Il kenyano Luke Kibet ha vinto la maratona maschile, gara che ha aperto i Mondiali di atletica legge...


The Delhi High Court has granted bail to the Bazee.com CEO, Avnish Bajaj in the MMS scandal. But the court has asked Bajaj not to move outside India.


$3.25 Bln Takeover Offer for Circuit City

Circuit City Stores Inc., the No. 2  U.S. consumer electronics chain, on Tuesday said it had  received an unsolicited takeover offer of $17 a share, or about  $3.25 billion.


Actress Laura Dern and musician Ben Harper are the parents of a baby girl, a publicist said Friday.


To Iran and Its Foes, an Indispensable Irritant

Mohamed ElBaradeiâs deal with Iran is one of the biggest gambles of his 10 years as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.


Andre Benjamin will be Will Ferrell's co-star in a new comedy film set in the world of professional basketball.


A storm on the horizon was not what Dusty Baker wanted to see during the Chicago Cubs' quick trip to South Florida. "When we were coming in, I saw some mighty clouds," Baker said.


Spain arrests 3 believed linked to Madrid bombings

Spanish police arrested three people on Thursday suspected of aiding the escape of Islamic militants after the 2004 Madrid train bombings, police said.


Tokyo stocks seen opening down after Wall St. fall

Tokyo stocks are seen opening lower on   Monday after Wall Street fell on worries about a U.S. economic   slowdown, and with top bank shares likely avoided amid caution   over the U.S. business of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.   (MUFG) 8306.T.


Two in U.S. plead innocent to conspiring with FARC

Two men accused of conspiring to supply Colombian rebels with millions of dollars of weapons including surface-to-air missiles pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges on Thursday.


AFRICA/ANGOLA - Ancora echi della visita del Cardinale Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione dei Popoli in Angola Luanda (Agenzia Fides)- ÂNel corso della visita del Cardinale Ivan Dias, si Ã¨ potuto cogliere con mano l'amore dei fedeli angolani alla Chiesa e al PapaÂ dice allÂAgenzia Fides una fonte della Chiesa locale commentando la visita effettuata dal Prefet...


Legendary Gurkhas threatened by Nepal communists

Maoist activists in Nepal called for an end to the recruitment by Britain and India of Nepali youth for their legendary Gurkha regiments.


Friday's defusing of the three-week military standoff in Najaf has the disappointing result that Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his militia survive to fight another battle, threatening US military forces and the fledgling Iraqi government.


A peek at companies that overpromised and underdelivered.


Astronomy plays a vivid role in the Christmas story: Some 2,000 years ago a new star (or comet) is observed in the east and guides the three wise men to a stable in Bethlehem.


Tokyo stocks fell Thursday as investors took profits after five straight sessions of gains. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.


One day Carmelo Anthony leads the U.S. in scoring. The next game it's Dwyane Wade's turn. Wade scored 26 points Sunday night to lead the U.S. to a 121-90 rout of Yao Ming and China, the Americans' second victory in as many games at the FIBA world championships.


Blake beats Mathieu to set up Fish final in New Haven

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut  - Third seed James Blake came through another tough test on Friday to set up an all-American final against Mardy Fish in the ATP event in New Haven.


N.C. governor's race likely a referendum

For the first time since 1992, when he won his first term as state attorney general, a presidential election year will pass in 2008 without Gov. Mike Easley running for statewide office.


Iowa State Sources Offer Expertise, Perspective on Sears/Kmart ...

AMES, Iowa, Nov. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Iowa State University experts can provide perspective on the Nov. 17 announcement that Kmart Holdings Corp.


Aventis, Chiron to Test Bird Flu Vaccine on Humans

Aventis-Pasteur and Chiron Corp are due to start human testing of a vaccine against bird flu as early as this month, a World Health Organization (news - web sites) official said on Saturday, to try to prevent a pandemic that could kill


A review of information on sex offenders will give parents more rights but stops short of a 'Sarah's Law'.


Thousands of Serbs rallied in Kosovo's ethnically divided north on Wednesday to support an ultranationalist leader in his bid to become Serbia's president, officials said.


Microsoft releases beta of unified communications hub

The company released Office Communications Server 2007 to about 2,500 IT professionals; it marks the first time Microsoft has combined VOIP with corporate communications software for e-mail and other functions.


Didier Drogba scores twice as Chelsea extend their lead to 11 points.


Life & style: Food additives have once again been linked to hyperactivity in children, and a new study says they could damage cell DNA. So which of the E-numbers are causing the most concern, asks Rosalind Ryan.


Yesterday, we told you that Kuala Lumpur is getting ready to welcome Bollywood dignitaries for G.I.F.A. Awards, scheduled to take place from 7th to 9th December in Kuala Lumpur.


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Russia's President Vladimir Putin urges international pressure on Georgia, as tensions continue to escalate.


CORRUPTION:  Czech's Gross Risking Country's Credibility - Watchdogs

PRAGUE, Feb 10 (IPS) - Anti-corruption watchdogs in the Czech Republic  have said the  credibility of the Czech government is under  threat as a scandal deepens over the prime  minister's  purchase of a luxury apartment.


An Italian thief accidentally turned  himself in after losing his cellular phone while robbing an  elderly lady, calling his own number to meet the finder -- and  unwittingly arranging a date with police.


Scottish schoolgirl's father appeals in Pakistan custody battle

The father of a Scottish schoolgirl currently living in Pakistan has filed an appeal against a court's decision to send her back to her mother in Britain.


New Alienware notebook looks to appease gamers

Alienware's new Area 51 m15x gaming notebook will hopefully provide some balance in today's notebook news, offering graphical processing power over a small profile.


Even at the height of the Palestinian intifada, when bus and sidewalk bombings inside Israel were common, Israeli tourists flocked to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula to swim among its


George Melly, 80, Jazz Singer With Flair for Extravagance, Is Dead

Mr. Melly was a jazz and blues singer who was also an expert on Surrealism, an author, a raconteur and a cultural critic.


Yahoo CEO Semel steps down, Yang takes over

Blog: The company names co-founder Jerry Yang to be CEO, as Terry Semel shifts to a role as nonexecutive chairman.


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Johnson Controls fiscal 2004 profit up 20 percent

Johnson Controls Inc. reported a 20 percent increase in profit for fiscal 2004, posting net income of $817.5 million, or $4.24 per share, compared with $675.


Like the big car companies in his native state of Michigan, Mitt Romney could use a rebound.


Parliament's decision to hold its 2006 autumn session in the Romansh-speaking part of Switzerland has catapulted the lesser-known fourth national language into the limelight.


Electronics giant Sony cuts its operating profit target for this business year by almost a third, blaming falling product prices.


Hewlett-Packard yesterday announced it was quitting the microprocessor making business by severing its 10-year partnership with Intel to develop Itanium chips for server computers.


Oracle Moves Earnings Forward to Dec. 13

Business software maker Oracle  Corp. ORCL.O on Friday said it had decided to move forward  the release date of its fiscal second-quarter earnings to  Monday, Dec. 13 before markets open instead of Thursday, Dec.  16.


Romania's former communists looked likely to retain power last night when exit polls put them comfortably ahead in elections for both parliament and president.


Eric Staal led the NHL in playoff scoring for Stanley Cup champion Carolina last season and, at age 22, is one of the league's best young players. By the end of this season, he might not be the leading scorer in his family.


Arafatâs condition remains critical â French doctors

PARIS, November 7 (Itar-Tass) -- The condition of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remains critical and without any changes, official representative of the medical service of the French army Gen.


THEY are becoming increasingly popular because they are cheap. However, before you rush off to buy an Internet phone or Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone, you should know that they are


LaLanne shares his secrets to living well, living long

If you don't exercise regularly, you'd better not let Jack LaLanne find out. And, by all means, don't tell him you like cheeseburgers.


NEW YORK -- The billionaires' club may not be as exclusive as it once was.


Miami: Nice to visit, don't want to live there: poll

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Americans might like to visit Miami but few of them want to live there, a new poll by Zogby International shows.


BOEING was given a significant lift in its battle for orders against Airbus, its European rival, yesterday when Japan Airlines (JAL) signed a deal for a fleet of its new 7E7 aircraft worth up to $6 billion (Â£3.1 billion).


Fed's Fisher won't rule out further rate hikes

Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher said on Friday he is fairly comfortable with the inflation outlook but would "aggressively" argue for further interest rate increases if inflation does not ebb as expected.


Iraq arrests 50 in investigation of bombings

NAJAF, Iraq -- Iraqi authorities arrested more than 50 suspects Monday in twin bombings that killed dozens of civilians in Shiite Muslim holy cities and inflamed sectarian tensions.


LAS VEGAS Vitali (VIH'-tah-lee) Klitschko defended his WBC heavyweight title with a ninth-round TKO over Danny Williams last night in Las Vegas.


Robert Blake Murder Case Gets Underway in LA

About 3 1/2 years after the wife of tough guy actor Robert Blake was murdered, prosecutors finally make their case on Monday to show he killed her out of hatred, while his lawyers vow to prove Blake innocent by showing that Bonny Lee Bakley had many enemies.


Mad Catz Signs Games Accessory Deal with Disney

Video game accessory maker Mad Catz  Interactive Inc. will release a series of game-related products  based on Disney properties starting with "The Incredibles," Mad  Catz Chief Executive Darren Richardson said on Wednesday.


Art Review: An Expressionist in Albuquerque

Richard Diebenkornâs progress during his stay in New Mexico is the subject of a radiant hodgepodge of a show at the Grey Art Gallery at New York University.


ASIA/HONG KONG - La comunitÃ  filippina di Hong Kong ha celebrato una delle ricorrenze piÃ¹ importanti, la festa del Bambino GesÃ¹, nella parrocchia dellÂAnnunciazione Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - La comunitÃ  filippina presente nella parrocchia dellÂAnnunciazione della diocesi di Hong Kong ha celebrato una delle feste piÃ¹ sentite, la festa del Bambino GesÃ¹, nella terza domenica del tempo Ordinario, il 21 gennaio. Se...


Cagliari, 16:22 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: LANGELLA SALTA LA SFIDA CON IL PARMA

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati da Marco Giampaolo per la partita di domani col Parma. Assenti Langell...


Thousands gather in Bam to mourn some 30,000 victims of the earthquake that flattened the Iranian city a year ago.


States, Counties Begin to Enforce Immigration Law

CHARLOTTE -- Police here operated for years under what amounts to a "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward illegal immigrants.


Video show man purported to be hostage Hensley being beheaded

A videotape appeared on an Islamic Web site Wednesday purportedly showing the beheading of American hostage Jack Hensley by al-Qaida-linked kidnappers.


Napoli, 20:08 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: RULLO DIVENTA PAPA'

Fiocco rosa in casa Napoli. E' nata oggi Aurora, la primogenita di Erminio Rullo. Il difensore azzur...


Scotland looks to recover from opening draw

Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Scotland will be looking for a better performance this week after a disappointing 0-0 draw at home against Slovenia in its first World Cup qualifier.


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US troops control most of Fallujah, rebels take fight to Mosul

FALLUJAH, Iraq  - US troops tightened their grip on Fallujah but clashed with rebels in Iraq 's main northern city of Mosul, where gunmen roamed the streets, and in the capital where one US soldier was killed.


the Pentium M 765 -- runs at a speed of 2.1 GHz and has 2 MB of cache. The Pentium M 765 also features Enhanced Intel Speedstep, designed to optimize application


A senior figure in the Burmese military has been appointed to replace the prime minister, Khin Nyunt, Burmese state media has reported.


McConaughey reveals secret crush on Hudson

Actor Matthew McConaughey reveals that he had a secret crush on actress Kate Hudson.


About two million tubs of Clover are recalled after being contaminated with mould at a Shropshire factory.


`Mogambo Khush Hua`: Amrish the versatile actor

He was the man who conqured the hearts of cinegoers with his role as `Mr Mogambo`, the man who wanted to conquer the world.


If Chris Simon plays again for the New York Islanders, or for anyone else in the NHL, it won't be until next season. And it might not even be on opening night. The NHL hit back hard Sunday, suspending the rugged Islanders forward for a league-record 25 games.


Romania and Bulgaria welcome the announcement that they will be admitted to the EU in January 2007.


Taliban Vows to Disrupt Karzai's Swearing In

The Taliban warned on Monday its fighters will launch attacks to disrupt the swearing in ceremony of President Hamid Karzai to be attended by Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.


Moodss is a modular GUI application that can monitor systems, networks, and databases. It displays data in graphical viewers, sends emails and execute scripts on thresholds, archive data in a SQL database, and includes a daemon for background monitoring.  This new version includes support for the SQLite database library version 3, and some minor improvements in order to allow inclusion in the Red Hat Fedora Extras packages repository.   You can download a copy here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=108274&package_id=116873


WASHINGTON - Record global oil prices should have little long-term impact on the US recovery, nor should it even spark a new round of inflation, says Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chairman.


Freed Italian Hostage Says She and Second Woman Feared Death, Despite Special Treatment From Captors

One of two Italian women freed from captivity in Iraq said Thursday they feared for their lives throughout their three-week abduction, despite receiving what they called "privileged" treatment from their ...


Brazil, Germany, Japan and India launch a joint bid for permanent seats on the UN Security Council.


Digital divide separates white, minority students

WASHINGTON -- Many more white children use the Internet than do Hispanic and black students, a reminder that going online is hardly a way of life for everyone, a federal study has found.


Countries that back digital-rights management technology are doomed to lag behind, Linden Research exec says.


Nokia Preminet â The Next Generation In Content Delivery

Entering a market where there are already several well established players Nokiaâs Preminet open service model solution is being heralded as the next generation of content delivery systems for wireless devices.


Today isn't just the official start of the holiday shopping season. It's also the start of the holiday movie season, when studios try to capitalize on the seasonal urge to get out of the house and take in a flick.


Apple Beats Microsoft and Motorola in 4Q Phone Sales

Even after being on the market for less than half a year, more iPhones sold in the fourth quarter than Windows Mobile phones in the U.S., according to research from Canalys.


Linux breakthrough for Visual Basic developers

Mono choice Windows developers can now port Visual Basic applications to Linux without modifying their code, using an open source project backed by Novell.â¦


Organized crime infiltrates financial IT

(InfoWorld) - In Martin Scorsese's hit movie "The Departed," actor Matt Damon plays the part of a mole -- someone who helps his connected mob friends stay a step ahead of the cops by becoming one of the very law enforcement officials assigned to stop them. A new report published by anti-fraud software maker Actimize on July 23 says a similar ruse is being carried out inside the walls of enterprise financial businesses, with the same employees and IT workers whose responsibility is handling and protecting sensitive information being trained and recruited by organized criminals to steal it. Based on the New York-based company's research, drawn from interviews with 40 large financial services companies in the United States and the United Kingdom, about 50 percent of those surveyed indicated they believe they have employed workers who have either been trained or recruited by outsiders to carry out fraud. Eighty-five percent of the respondents have been affected by employee fraud in general, and 65 percent see the threat becoming even more serious in the future, the survey found. More than 50 percent of participating companies admitted their belief believe that only half, or less, of all employee fraud occurring within their organizations is currently being caught. And while the test group represents a relatively small cross-section of business, it's worth noting that half of the financial services companies interviewed by Actimize claim assets of over $30 billion. Actimize executives said that there was little doubt among those surveyed that organized criminals are increasingly working inside firms with large volumes of sensitive information to get first-person access to valuable data that can be used by others to carry out fraud. "People are getting caught and it's clear that they are representatives of organized crime in some way, we had a lot of people telling us unsolicited that they feel that this is actively happening," said Amir Orad, executive vice president of marketing and business development of Actimize. "It's not a fairytale; it's an established method being used by these groups to carry out significant fraud." Among the factors contributing to the criminal trend are increased access to technology by rank-and-file employees, as well as poor hiring and screening processes within end user firms, according to the report. Data availability and a lack of dedicated resources for fraud detection technologies were other issues identified by respondents as fueling internal attacks. More than 75 percent of those companies surveyed said that they expect insider fraud schemes to grow even more sophisticated, with 73 percent charting the financial services industry's preparation for such attacks as only "poor" or "somewhat acceptable." About half of the companies involved in the research said that they have experienced a data theft within the last 12 months, with the cost of the largest such incident within each firm coming in at an average of roughly $875,000 per incident. The largest such incident cited in the Actimize research totaled $6 million in losses. A lack of automation among the anti-fraud technologies being utilized by the companies is a hallmark of their defeat, Orad said. "All of these companies have been using data mining for years externally, but less than ten percent told us that they were using it internally to fight fraud, which doesn't make sense," Orad said. "Less than 50 percent said they had any form of automation in place to fight fraud, which tells us, the majority have been using reactive processes or manual reporting to investigate suspected problems, which isn't going to prevent incidents from happening and only addresses the issue after the fact." Among the types of scams that Actimize was told about by the respondents were instances of self-dealing, skimming, data-theft, embezzlement and collusion. In the case of one of the most common methods for carrying the schemes out, so-called "identity shielding," through which perpetrators gain access to data using another worker's credentials, only 28 percent of those participating in the survey said they had some manner of stopping or detecting the attacks. While data-handling regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance requirement have been proposed by some experts as helping to solve the insider fraud issue, those surveyed by Actimize said that isn't necessarily the case. An overwhelming 70 percent of respondents said that government regulation or standards regarding employee access to customer accounts and data would actually "hinder" their company's ability to detect or prevent employee fraud. As with many other types of IT projects, the shortfall in more comprehensive insider fraud protection can be tied largely to a lack of sufficient budgeting for tools such as those his company markets, Orad said. "We see some visionaries who are making the commitment to buy technology that will help automate the process, and it's a growing group, but it is still a comparatively small minority of all businesses," Orad said. "All of these companies know that they want to keep their names out of the headlines related to fraud, and most recognize that it is a problem they aren't adequately prepared to deal with, but as with a lot of IT issues, the biggest obstacle appears to be a lack of budget."


Sept. 29, 2004 - Mount St. Helens, a volcano that devastated swathes of the Northwest when it erupted 24 years ago, has rumbled back to life, raising fears of a fresh explosion, seismologists said Monday.


Robert Altman, Director With Daring, Dies at 81

Robert Altman was one of the most adventurous and influential American directors of the late 20th century.


Blair urges greater efforts to combat poverty in Africa

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was set Thursday to press wealthy countries to show greater commitment to fighting poverty in Africa, on the final leg of his farewell tour of the continent.


WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain called Friday for "full accountability" for Air Force officials involved in a controversial contract to acquire tanker aircraft from Boeing, accusing them of incompetence or corruption.


Gunmen wound Fatah militant in Gaza despite truce

Gunmen shot and wounded a Fatah militant on Wednesday, the second day of a ceasefire that has largely halted gun battles between fighters from the once-dominant Palestinian faction and the governing Hamas group.


Messina, 19:58 - Calcio, Messina: Parisi e GiampÃ  in campo a Cagliari

Alessandro Parisi ha recuperato e giovedÃ¬ al "Sant'Elia" di Cagliari sarÃ  regolarmente al suo posto,...


The Prince of Wales takes a swipe at fast-food culture as part of his bid to revive mutton as a favourite food in the UK.


Contest to determine a new flag and anthem

BAGHDAD -- Iraq has launched a competition to search for a new flag and national anthem to distance the country from the legacy of Saddam Hussein.


Giusi uccisa in luogo diverso? Madre: 'Assassini, costituitevi'

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A US health analyst says the NHS is close to becoming the best healthcare system in the world.


Even if you never fly through Chicago, your plane may end up delayed because of congestion at the O'Hare Airport. Delays there cause a ripple effect through the country's entire air-traffic system.


La proposta obbligherebbe a rifare da capo gli esami


Kerry says he will use Bush debate to counter Republican distortion

Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry admitted that the Bush campaign has run a successful campaign portraying him as indecisive but said he would use a looming presidential debate to set the record straight.


An American soldier was killed in combat Saturday in Anbar province, the stronghold of the Sunni Arab insurgency west of Baghdad, the U.S. military announced.


NFL Buffalo Bills coach Dick Jauron said the team would consider trade offers for starting running back Willis McGahee . "It's in our best interest to listen to everybody, and no people are untouchable," Jauron told the Associated Press at the NFL's annual scouting combine at Indianapolis yesterday. Buffalo's first-round pick out of Miami in 2003, McGahee is coming off ...


Greek airliner lands in London after bomb threat

An Olympic Airlines passenger plane landed safely at Stansted Airport, about 50 km north of London, after a bomb threat forced it to abort its flight from Athens to JFK airport in New York.


Wayne Rooney will have to wait until Wednesday at the earliest to find out if he faces punishment for shoving Tal Ben Haim in the face at Old Trafford on Boxing Day.


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Jill Dutt, a veteran Washington Post editor who has headed the newspaper's business section for the past eight years and been credited with transforming its coverage, will oversee the weekend papers beginning in January, Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr. announced yesterday.


Esodo di Natale al via. La maggior parte degli italiani che intende trascorrere le festivitÃ  natalizie e di fine anno lontano da casa partirÃ  oggi.Intenso il traffico stradele previsto. Fino al 9 gennaio


Nissan's supply shortage sends steel stocks up

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Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani on Thursday accused Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton of participating in "character assassination" for questioning Gen. David Petraeus about his assessment of progress in Iraq.


If Duce Staley needed a team that could sympathize with his three consecutive NFC championship game losses, the Pittsburgh Steelers were it. When Staley moved cross-state from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh as a free agent early last year, he went from one team determined to prove it wasn't a big-game failure to another.


Solar installers look to sunny Colorado for new projects.


Dutch Foreign Minister and chairman of the council Bernard Bot, right, talks with Sweden's Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds during an EU foreign ministers council in Luxembourg, Monday, Oct. 11, 2004.


Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 17-23. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.


Czech Republic Advances in World Juniors

Marek Schwarz helped the Czech Republic advance to the semifinals of the world junior championships, making 21 saves in a 3-0 victory over Finland on Saturday.


Elton John, 5 Other Stars Honored in D.C.

Music legend Elton John, opera diva Joan Sutherland and conductor John Williams — along with actors Warren Beatty, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee — were honored Sunday with a star-studded tribute at The Kennedy Center.


In programma una fiction: 'voglio interpretare Nero Wolfe'


Microsoft in $44.6 Billion Bid for Yahoo

The surprise offer of $31 a share, which represents a 62 percent premium to Thursdayâs closing price, would bring relief to Yahooâs long-suffering shareholders.


Novell to release SMB suite by September

(InfoWorld) - Novell Inc. will release its first desktop-and-server suite for small businesses in September, an offering clearly aimed at taking market share from rival and sometime partner Microsoft Corp. The Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition is based on Novell's Suse Linux distribution and includes the company's Open Enterprise Server for storage, user and rights administration, and clustering and failover capabilities. On the desktop, the suite includes the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, the OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Novell's GroupWise software for e-mail and a calendar. The release of a small business suite is an effort by Novell to attract customers, a problem the company has encountered while transitioning its business away from its NetWare network operating system to Linux, said Laurent Lachal, open-source research director for analyst firm Ovum PLC in London. Microsoft remains the vendor to beat in the small business area, although the market is somewhat fragmented, he added. "The SMB [small to midsize business] market is the new frontier for everyone in the IT industry, whether it's Microsoft, SAP or IBM," Lachal said. Novell pulled no punches comparing its suite to offerings from Microsoft, even thoughÂ the two vendors struck a controversial agreementÂ last November involving cross-patent licensing and projects to make their products more interoperable. Novell said one license for its suite will support five servers and 200 users, while one license for Microsoft's Small Business Server tops out at 75 users. The vendor warned that users of Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 R2 suite would also have to buy Microsoft Office separately. "The Novell edition of OpenOffice.org -- which runs on both Windows and Linux desktops -- provides 90 percent of the same functionality as Microsoft Office, supports Microsoft Office formats and is included with Novell Open Workgroup Suite at no extra cost," according to a Novell statement. By capping at 200 the number of users for a single license, it would appear Novell has set its sights on the U.S. market, Lachal said. The definition of small businesses in Europe tends to encompass far fewer employees than what are considered small businesses in the U.S., he said. Â


Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed his delight at seeing his former captain Bryan Robson back in Premiership management.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Blair Aims to Get Bush to Focus on Peace

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will  seek this week to use his support for President Bush in Iraq as  a lever for greater U.S. commitment to the quest for peace in  the Middle East.


A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian lawmaker and at least seven other people in Beirut on Wednesday, less than a week before Lebanon's parliament was due to elect a new president.


It's like Big Blue realized everyone's secret dream: lose weight and make money at the same time. But its $1.75 billion sale of its PC business to a Chinese company portends big changes for the international technology game board. -washingtonpost.com


Israeli police say they uncover neo-Nazi cell

Immigrants from the former Soviet Union formed a neo-Nazi cell in Israel that assaulted religious Jews and foreign workers and daubed swastikas in synagogues, police said on Sunday.


Japanese PM Shinzo Abe admits his coalition faces a difficult battle to win the upper house elections.


10 Gadgets That Are Better Than Valentine's Dates

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Two boys aged 18 and six months die and three people are resuced from a fire at a house in Peterborough.


SAP to increase focus on business intelligence

SAP plans to expand its focus on business intelligence (BI) software over the next year.


Berlin tells Libya to pay up on disco bombing, or else

Germany has told Libya that if it fails to make good on a deal to pay millions of dollars in compensation to the victims of a Berlin nightclub bombing, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will cancel a visit, a weekly ...


By SETH BORENSTEIN  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With a 4-inch gap in the space shuttle Atlantis' heat-protecting blanket not appearing to be a problem on Saturday, the crew readied themselves for what NASA called a delicate ballet with the international space station.


'Casini era pronto a far liste con il Cavaliere'


Music Houses of ; Ensembles Delight in the Intimacy, Acoustics of Congregations' Worship Spaces

By David Steinberg JOURNAL STAFF WRITER  In the Albuquerque area the sanctuaries of some churches and synagogues are used for more than their obvious purpose as places of worship. They're also homes to secular music concerts.


The US Federal Reserve raises interest rates to 1.75%, the third rise this year, indicating a recovery in the world's largest economy is on track.


Shares on India's main stock exchange shoot to a record high on signs that a dispute at leading India firm Reliance is coming to an end.


Hurricane Charley Leaves Cuba $1 Billion Bill

Hurricane Charley caused more than $1  billion in damage to Havana and its surrounding provinces when  it roared through western Cuba on Aug. 13, killing four people,  a leader of the ruling Communist Party said on Wednesday.


A man accused of murdering his mother is not allowed to leave Northern Ireland for a job in Dublin.


Ma il ministro precisa che anche le riforme devono procedere


The Tory MP for Basingstoke becomes the Democratic Unionist Party's first English MP.


GM to close Baltimore plant, stop making two van models


The mutual fund touted on the Web site sounded familiar, but a guaranteed annual return of 657 percent raised eyebrows at a watchdog group. Within days the bogus site had been yanked by federal authorities, who launched their first investigation of a "phishing" scam targeting a mutual fund complex.


Five members of the Andretti family have competed a combined 55 times in the Indianapolis 500. They have won only once.


Lebanon says top Al Qaeda operative among 10 suspects arrested

BEIRUT -- Lebanon announced the arrest of the country's top Al Qaeda operative and said yesterday that he and another Lebanese suspect plotted suicide attacks on Western embassies and recruited insurgents to fight in Iraq.


Woods Drawn with Donald, Choi for Mount Juliet

THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - Three-times winner Tiger  Woods has been grouped with Britain's Luke Donald and South  Korea's K.J. Choi for the opening round of this week's  WGC-American Express Championship at Mount Juliet.


Photo in the News: "Ancient Gliding Beast" Changes Mammal History

Looking like a fanged flying squirrel, the newfound mammal species glided 70 million years before any other, and maybe even before birds, a new study says.


The actress Leslie Ash receives a record Â£5m payout after contracting an infection in hospital.


N. Korea Program Said to Violate U.N. Rules

UNITED NATIONS, June 1 -- U.N. agencies paid North Korean staff members and suppliers in hard currency without approval and hired only government-approved staff in violation of U.N. procedures,  auditors said Friday.


Reaction was overwrought, and China's economy is still hot. But a sudden market slide shows it's time to get real


Even the very young gave the Hitler salute...MOSCOW (Der Spiegel) - Thousands of Russian neo-Nazis marched through the Russian capital on National Unity Day this weekend, joined by pensioners, students and families. Experts believe Russia's far right gives President Vladimir Putin a welcome justification for his authoritarian political style. Russian skinheads, hooligans, nationalists, fascists and racists gathered on Moscow's Kutosovsky Prospect to mark National Unity Day on Sunday. They waved flags as they marched in single file along the banks of the Moskva River and to the Ukraina Hotel, across from the White House, the seat of Russia's government.Russia for Russians! "Russia for Russians!" the demonstrators shouted in unison, followed by slogans such as "For a Slavic, Russian nation!" or "Slavic, Russian, Powerful!" The demonstrators stretched out their arms in the Hitler salute between slogans. Their loud shouts of "Slavic Russia!" were followed by the sound of drum rolls. The roughly 2,000 demonstrators from the ultra-nationalist scene, who were holding the Russian March for the third year in a row, are a mixed and varied bunch - a pool of discontented groups and individuals from all classes of society. Elderly women handing out badly photocopied flyers, young female students wearing make-up and high-heeled boots, and parents with small children in colorful snowsuits can all be seen next to skinheads wearing black leather coats, combat boots, SS uniforms or bomber jackets and displaying swastikas. Even young children were giving the Hitler salute.


Delving Into DNA's Nooks, Scientists Now See Unexpected Action

The first concerted effort to understand all the inner workings of the DNA molecule is overturning a host of long-held assumptions about the nature of genes and their role in human health and evolution, scientists reported yesterday.


Near Misses Allowed Man With Tuberculosis to Fly

Officials are seeking to advise more than 100 passengers who sat closest to him on the longest flights and crew members to be tested for the infection.


Update 7: WTO Approves Sanctions on US Exports

The World Trade Organization gave the go-ahead Friday for punitive sanctions on US exports from lobsters to industrial equipment because Washington has yet to comply with a two-year-old order to repeal a trade law that uses penalties collected from


Letters Left at 'Juliet's House' Trashed

For decades, amorous visitors to Verona have pinned up their love letters for posterity outside the house where legend has it Romeo wooed Juliet under her balcony. Now, those tender messages are being dumped in the trash.


Study Cites Sport Fishermen's Impact on Species

Fishermen are famed for overstating the size of their catches, but science has found an instance in which anglers have apparently underestimated their prowess.


Parting with Syracuse and the Big East was such sweet sorrow for Boston College after the 17th-ranked Eagles, playing their final game as a Big East member, absorbed a ruinous 43-17 loss yesterday that prevented them from winning the conference title outright and clinching a Bowl Championship Series berth.


The dollar ran out of steam on Friday,  after rising broadly throughout the early days of 2005, falling  from a recent four-week high versus the euro as investors  waited nervously for U.S. jobs data.


The Goonhilly Earth Station in Cornwall is a key part of the global network that keeps us talking to each other.


With the immigration bill dead, troop-withdrawal deadlines vetoed and other high-profile initiatives stalled, Democratic leaders closed six months in control of Congress mired in low approval ratings and plotting a legislative blitz on an issue they once tried to escape: Iraq.


CDC Flu Plan Protects High-Risk Patients

WASHINGTON - The government moved Tuesday to direct scarce remaining flu shots straight to pediatricians, nursing homes and other places that care for the patients who need them most.    But only a fraction of the 22.4 million doses that maker Aventis Pasteur has yet to ship can be diverted to areas with the biggest shortages...


The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld most of the Republican-boosting Texas congressional map engineered by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay but threw out part, saying some of the new boundaries failed to protect minority voting rights.


Many students may find interpreting the constitutional amendments on this year's ballot confusing or even intimidating. The Oracle's Chris Gardner has the breakdown of the eight proposals.


Office Depot Inc. on Monday delayed its third-quarter earnings report due to its audit committee's independent review of vendor program funds, a development that one analyst said raised questions about the nation's second-largest office supplies retailer's financial statements.


Economy - Thursday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - The average 30-year fixed mortgage fell 0.05 point 15 6.69% in the week of June 21, Freddie Mac said. It was 6.71% a year ago. The 15-year fixed rate fell to 6.37% from 6.43% last week. Rates fell due to concerns that the housing market will continue to hurt the economy following declines in housing starts and home builder optimism, said Freddie Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft.


Internet Turns 35, Still Work in Progress

Thirty-five years after computer scientists at UCLA linked two bulky computers using a 15-foot gray cable, testing a new way for exchanging data over networks, what would ultimately become the Internet remains a work in progress.


Another invitation to the Pro Bowl could be headed Jason Taylor's way, along with a smattering of other end-of-year accolades.


Teen tech tormentors: what's a parent to do?

When Boston University sophomore  Kendrick Sledge was 14, incessant phone calls alerted her  parents to her relationship with an abusive and controlling  older boy, who would threaten suicide or a return to using  drugs if she tried to break up with him.


Panel sees young adult antidepressant risk

SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Members of a U.S. advisory panel agreed with a Food and Drug Administration analysis that found antidepressant use raises the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in adults up to age 25, the panel's chairman said on Wednesday.


No quick end seen to California wildfires

Ten wind-driven wildfires raged across Southern California on Monday, keeping thousands of evacuees from returning home for a second day, while authorities forecast two more days of extreme fire conditions.


European airlines hoping for a 2005  industry recovery face new hurdles as record high oil prices  threaten to drive up costs and fuel surcharges for passengers,  officials said.


CIA Churning Continues as 2 Top Officials Resign

The head of the Central Intelligence Agency's clandestine service and his deputy both resigned their posts on Monday, effective immediately, becoming the most significant


Putin says Russia ready for new peace talks with Japan

A visitor at the Independent Art Festival looks at the painting "Van Gogh - is the favourite painter of Russian President Vladimir Putin" created by Vladimir Kozin at the Manezh showroom in St.


Health chiefs in Cardiff might not support the final phase of the Children's Hospital of Wales because of its cost.


U.S. authorities presented independent Cuban activists and independent journalists with the State Department's annual human rights report Wednesday, saying the situation has not changed since Fidel Castro stepped aside seven months ago.


Dutch retailer Ahold  reported a 3 percent drop in fourth-quarter sales on Thursday, hurt by its sluggish U.S. retail operations and with margins hit by restructuring costs but investors shrugged off the bad news.


Labor installs Ravlich in Gallop Government

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Republican candidates look to South Carolina

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Ministro Economia, redistribuzione reddito verso i poveri


Britain to demand some visitors give biometric data

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âTony Blair, I am begging you for my lifeâ

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US treasuries dumping report sends greenback into a tailspin

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Washington hoped to neutralize Hamas by strengthening Abbas. But the rout in Gaza has left that strategy in shreds


Bush pleads for more patience for Iraq war

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Canada's privacy chief questions legality of Google Maps Street View

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Q: In June 2003, we were vacationing in Aspen and were having lunch in a beautiful outdoor restaurant in the mountains. We enjoyed a wonderful chardonnay from Lincourt Vineyards, I believe in California. When we returned, we did try to get it in the Chicago area, but were unsuccessful.


China seeks talks on space weapons treaty

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InfoWorld - LG Electronics has filed a lawsuit against the world's largest contract manufacturer of laptop PCs over the infringement of four patents related to DVD (digital video disc) technology, the company said Wednesday.


Health Plan Premium Increases Could Be 11.3% Next Year, USA

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Oil Rises to Record on Reduced Gulf of Mexico Output, Imports

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Real Madrid are in talks with Chelsea to sign Dutch winger Arjen Robben.


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Ganguly to captain Asia in tsunami fundraising match

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