EU, U.S. in Contact with Hamas, Group Leader Says

The United States and the European Union are in contact with Palestinian militant group Hamas despite having listed it as a terrorist organization, a Hamas leader said in an interview broadcast on Monday.


Supreme Court appears divided in death penalty case

Lethal injection procedures pose a danger of cruelly inhumane executions with excruciating pain, an attorney for two death row inmates told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in a capital punishment case that has drawn worldwide attention.


More patients are getting life-saving drugs quickly after a heart attack, according to a national survey.


NEW ZEALAND captain Stephen Fleming believes Ricky Ponting is already a more formidable leader than Steve Waugh as Australia reach the peak of their cricketing powers.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Romney focuses on his candidacy, not his rivals in new ad


Top Senate Democrats joined with Republican Sen. John Warner on Wednesday to support a nonbinding resolution opposing President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy, increasing prospects that Bush will face an embarrassing repudiation.


Arafat dato per morto. Â«Ma Ã¨ ancora vivoÂ»

Lo annuncia Saeb Erekat, il ministro di Gabinetto palestinese. E giÃ  si parla di un eventuale funerale al Cairo. ROMA, 10 nov - Yasser Arafat Ã¨ ancora vivo. Lo ha detto il ministro di Gabinetto palestinese


US government scientists have warned hikers and researchers not to go near the crater of the Mount St. Helens. volcano because there is an "increased likelihood" an explosion


U.S. Medic Wounded in Mosul Had Foreseen Attack

A U.S. medic wounded in Tuesday's  suicide bomb attack in Iraq had only months earlier helped  draft an eerily prescient plan on how to cope with a major  attack on the exact same dining facility, a Maine newspaper  reported on Thursday.


A report says Pentonville Prison is "overrun with cockroaches" and has high levels of assault allegations against staff.


Fences and Access Make Good Neighbors in Montana

Population sprawl is not only affecting wildlife habitat, but also drastically reducing opportunities to fish and hunt.


Space Shuttle Columbia Fragment Found in Texas

LUFKIN, Texas  -- A large piece of space shuttle Columbia debris was found recently in southeast Texas, a NASA official said.    The 6-foot-long piece of the crew compartment was discovered two weeks ago in Newton County by a wildlife biologist, sheriffs officials said...


White House calls Clinton-era N Korea pact 'failed policy'

WASHINGTON - The administration of President George W Bush on Monday criticized the 1994 nuclear deal with North Korea that the United States made under President Bill Clinton, calling it a "failed policy.


Yasser Arafat was one of history's most repulsive killers

November 12, 2004, 8:27 a.m. The true legacy of Yasser Arafat. For the last week of his life, the scuttlebutt about the Palestinian movement's centrifugal force concerned whether his impending demise was driven ...


Abbas, Olmert to meet again to try to bridge gaps

Israeli and Palestinian leaders will meet on Friday in another attempt to bridge gaps in talks over a joint document to be presented at a U.S.-run conference on Palestinian statehood.


Telcos Fail to Capitalize on Mobile Web 2.0, According to New Research By Arthur D. Little

Telecoms companies are failing to make the most of the growing  popularity of the online information-sharing services of "Web 2.0",  according to new research 'Web re-loaded:  Driving convergence in the real world.' by  global consultancy Arthur D. Little.


US attacks Kenya's leaders for cheating voters

Â· Kibaki put on defensive by Odinga's yes to mediation  Â· African Union head due to arrive to help end turmoil


Iran gives no sign of nuclear suspension yet: Rice

Iran has said nothing so far to suggest it plans to suspend uranium enrichment, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday.


A low-cost laptop, designed for children in developing countries, will go on sale in North America.


Ukraine's defense minister said Friday his country will maintain its sizable military force in Iraq for the foreseeable future, contrary to his earlier suggestion that the force might be reduced or withdrawn.


United Airlines is expected to ask a  bankruptcy judge to let it extract new concessions worth $725  million a year from employees as it seeks to reorganize, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.


UN Security Council envoys are to meet Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to discuss deploying troops in Darfur.


Decide gol di Corini, rosanero raggiungono Roma in testa


Accusata di truffa allo Stato per appalti nella sanita'


Virtual drudgery comes to Second Life. In Game|Life.


Bank-card PINs 'wide open' to insider attack

Crackers Security researchers have highlighted how corrupt bank insiders might be able to obtain bank card PINs using as little as one or two guesses.â¦


Chavez challenger urges fair Venezuelan vote

CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez's rival in Sunday's election urged Venezuela's electoral authority to "play fair," a week after he warned of possible vote fraud.


Actress Dame Julie Andrews says she has no hope of her voice returning - despite  singing in Princess Diaries 2.


U.S. releases numbers of Afghan war dead

As of Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at least 297 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The Defense Department last updated its figures Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007.


Met questions Abu Hamza on new terror claims

Abu Hamza, the radical Muslim cleric facing extradition to the United States, was questioned yesterday by Scotland Yard officers on suspicion of plotting or taking part in terrorist acts in Britain.


Column: Monty may not end majors drought

This is no time for Colin Montgomerie to get excited about Carnoustie. He already has suffered enough. The sometimes burly, often surly Scot should be positively chuffed with the British Open only a week away. Having gone 18 months without a trophy that belonged only to him, Montgomerie ended one of the longest dry spells of his career when his 6-iron somehow stayed out of the water on the 18th hole and he won the European Open by one shot.


Also: DJ alert: Crack for music techies. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


Internet publishers cannot be liable for posting defamatory comments written by others, a California court rules.


Pakistan's Bhutto assassinated in gun, bomb attack

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on Thursday in a gun and bomb attack as she left an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi.


Barack Obama jumps into the lead in New Hampshire

NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Democrat Hillary Clinton battled to keep crucial New Hampshire from swinging to rising rival Barack Obama on Sunday but new polls showed him jumping into the lead.


Everything but the sandwiches Considering the technical complexity of modern commercial aircraft and the operational complexities of running any airline service, it may seem surprising - especially to anyone steeped in the ways of business and/or operational automation - to consider the level to which a commitment to paper is maintained.â¦


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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston has found answer to the age old question. Yes it is the age old questionâ¦why does our hair become gray when we grow old?


After the players and league failed to come to an agreement, the National Hockey League said Wednesday that it would lock out its players.


Chelsea line up Van Basten to be long-term successor to Mourinho

Chelsea have reportedly offered Marco Van Basten the chance to become the long-term successor to Jose Mourinho.


Madrid, 15:45 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: SCHUSTER PAGHERA' 480 MILA EURO AL GETAFE

Per poter diventare allenatore del Real Madrid, Bernd Schuste pagherà al Getafe 480.000 euro....


Covad sells to private equity firm for $304 million

The once high-flying telecom provider is the latest in a long line of technology companies to be gobbled up by private equity firms.


Relax, Patriots fans. A smiling Tom Brady says not to worry about his much publicized and photographed ankle. It won't keep him out of Sunday's Super Bowl.


More evidence that genetic tests can help predict whether breast cancer will recur could aid doctors and patients in deciding when to use chemotherapy.


United Rentals sees higher EPS in 2008 on lower total sales

United Rentals Inc  said on Thursday it expects to earn $2.80 to $3.00 a share in 2008, up from $2.55 to $2.60 a share in 2007.


Almost a third of the world's amphibian species are confronted by the prospect of extinction, naturalists say.


Asia-Africa trade conference begins in Japan

Tokyo (VNA) - Delegates from Asian and African governments, organisations and the private sector began a conference on Monday in Tokyo to help expand trade relations for sustainable economic development in Africa, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry


France Suspends Hunting to Save Orphaned Bear Cub

France suspended hunting in the western Pyrenees on Wednesday to save a bear cub orphaned when his mother, the last female bear native to the region, was killed by hunters earlier this week.


Saab, Volvo Rated Best at Preventing Whiplash

In order to prevent neck injury during a rear-end collision, a vehicleâs seat and head restaint have to work in tandem to keep the neck from being whipped forward.


Napoli, 19:04 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: PALESTRA PER SAVINI

Seduta pomeridiana per il Napoli. Allenamento tecnico tattico finalizzato al possesso palla con sche...


UN investigators strongly criticise Sudan for gross human rights violations in a report on the violence in Darfur.


South African labour unions call a general strike intended to cause a "total shutdown" on Wednesday.


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Readers remark on lunar landings, the future of Apple music and journalistic integrity. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.


MSU science experiement orbits the earth

An experiment that involves Montana State University scientists and students is orbiting the earth aboard a Russian space capsule.


Tom Brady passed the New England Patriots into the playoffs by guiding an offensive system that may be on display at Notre Dame next season. And their defense held off the Cincinnati Bengals for a 35-28 win Sunday.


Study: Supercomputer clusters shortchange security

com November 12, 2004, 8:58 AM PT. Organizations are replacing aging servers with newer more-powerful boxes, often Linux--based, and theyâre also investing in storage.


UPDATE 3-Limited Brands lifts operating profit

Limited Brands Inc. (LTD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported higher quarterly operating profit as cost controls and strong lingerie sales offset poor results at the retailer's Express apparel stores.


Democratic Sen. John Kerry gained some ground on President Bush among swing voters in the last month, with several citing the presidential debates as a factor in their shift, according to a poll released Wednesday.


Godzilla Gets Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Film character 'Godzilla', center, poses with, from left, Los Angeles councilmember Tom LaBonge, Japanese film producer Shogo Tomiyama, honorary Mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant, actor Masahiro Matsuoka, director Ryuhei Kitamura, actress Rei Kiku Kawa and


Net search giant Google has launched a search service that lets people look for TV programmes.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell has admitted the violence in Iraq is worsening, a harsher view of the insurgency than George W. Bush, who said at the weekend the country was making steady progress toward elections.


Milano, 18:00 - CALCIO, SERIE A: DUE GIORNATE DI STOP PER LANGELLA E SPINESI

Il Giudice sportivo ha squalificato per due giornate Antonio Langella del Cagliari e Gionatha Spines...


The Supreme Court said Friday it would consider whether Internet providers should be allowed to sell their high-speed service over the cable television system.


CLERMONT FERRAND, France  - Richard Gasquet put France ahead in their Davis Cup world group tie against Romania on Friday with a 7-5 6-2 6-2 win over Romania's Victor Hanescu.


'Farooqi's killing a blow to Al Qaeda': Osama is alive - Musharraf

THE HAGUE, Sept 27: President Pervez Musharraf has said the killing of top Al Qaeda militant Amjad Farooqi is a serious blow to the terrorist network.


The Caucus Blog: Steel and Mining Unions for Edwards

On Labor Day two big unions announced they were backing Democratic candidate John Edwards for president.


US new home sales increase by 0.2 percent in October

New home sales in the United States increased by 0.2 percent in October from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.23 million units, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.


Gay Marriage Could Affect Swing State Vote

The war in Iraq; jobs and the economy; terrorism. For voters nationwide, those issues seem sure to determine the outcome on Election Day. But in several critical swing states, the conservative push to amend state constitutions and ban gay marriage is giving delegates and party officials a way to lure a group of voters — especially traditional churchgoers — who could tip these states to President Bush.


In Painting the Town, Russian Folk Artist Hits a Wall

BOROVSK, Russia -- Not much was happening in Borovsk, population 12,000, a place of cottages slouching on grassy slopes. Then, five years ago, amateur folk artist Vladimir Ovchinnikov was possessed by a vision that the town should become one giant artist canvas.


Drugstore.com has had a tough year, but it has a big believer: its new CEO.


TiVo, Cable or Satellite? Choose That Smart TV Wisely

Though technophiles are the ones who usually like to brag about their electronic toys, recently, even tech novices have started crowing about their digital video recorders.


The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has laid out a plan for


US Central Bank Hikes Interest Rates Again

The US central bank raised a key interest rate one-quarter of a percent (to 2.25) Tuesday in a bid to fend off future inflation. It is the fifth time since June that Federal Reserve officials have


A Struggle to Preserve a Hawaiian Archipelago and Its Varied Wildlife

The combined land surface of what some officials call the American GalÃ¡pagos is relatively small but the coral surrounding totals more than 5,000 square miles.


The geographic spread of the H5N1 virus in poultry, and evidence that it is becoming more versatile, could make its eradication impossible, WHO officials warned.


Microsoft has unveiled a series of handheld gadgets that can replay audio, movies and TV shows.


Nepal's former rebel leader says many fighters are still moving around freely and their weapons are not stored away.


Supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko reconsidered plans to travel to his opponent's eastern stronghold after a tense standoff, and a U.S. congressional delegation arrived in Ukraine Saturday to press for fairness in the Dec. 26 runoff election.


U.S. Aircraft Targets Shi'ite Rebels in Najaf

A U.S. military plane unleashed rapid cannon fire on positions held by Shi'ite rebels in the sacred city of Najaf early on Sunday, a Reuters witness said.


Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning opera composer Gian Carlo Menotti has died in hospital, aged 95.


Plus, eBay fraudsters pay up, a fantastic cancer-drug deal, and Marvel's unseen superheroes.


Florida judge disinclined to take on Anna Nicole case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge added more uncertainty to the paternity battle over Anna Nicole Smith's baby on Friday when he said he wasn't sure he had jurisdiction over the case.


Update 2: SonicWALL Warns of 3Q Profit Miss

SonicWALL Inc., a maker of network firewalls, on Friday warned its third-quarter profit would miss expectations, hurt by disappointing sales for the second straight quarter.


U.S. Deserter Starts 'Last Chapter' of Life in Japan

SADO ISLAND, Japan  - A former U.S. army sergeant  who deserted to North Korea in the 1960s arrived on a remote  Japanese island Tuesday to start what he said was the "last  chapter" of his life with his wife and two daughters.


Two men pleaded guilty to federal charges in what authorities said were the first convictions for online file-sharing of music, movies and software over peer-to-peer networks.


The firm behind video game Grand Theft Auto says it will cut jobs to reduce by costs by $25m a year by 2008.


NY cleans up after asbestos-tainted explosion

Workers cleaned asbestos-tainted debris on Thursday from an explosion of a steam pipe that rocked Manhattan as some New Yorkers questioned official reassurances that the air was safe to breathe.


Stones leave fans hanging after marathon world tour

The Rolling Stones ended their two-year world tour in their home town of London on Sunday, leaving fans wondering if it would be their last ever show.


Syria accuses Israel of bombing its territory

Syria accused Israel of bombing its territory on Thursday and said it could respond to the Jewish state's "aggression and treachery".


Want to feel like a celebrity? Just hire people to follow and photograph you for a night


U.S., South Korea Agree to Delay Troop Cut -Report

The United States and South Korea plan to  announce on Wednesday a three-year delay in plans to cut the  number of U.S. troops stationed on the Cold War frontline to  protect the U.S. ally against reclusive communist North Korea.


Highlights from the SEW Blog: Feb. 26, 2007

Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.


In eco-trends, what doesn't sell also matters

Clearing my desk of assorted magazines, clippings, and junk not long ago, I came across two articles in my "consumer ethics" file. Both concerned SUV sales.


Ashlee Simpson Denies Lip Syncing on SNL

. (antiMUSIC) Ashlee Simpson says she didn't lip sync. The pop singer got more than she bargained for from appearing on "Saturday Night Live" last weekend.


Gap Inc. (GPS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it plans to test a new store concept next year aimed at women over age 35, and named Gap brand president Gary Muto to oversee the development.


Al-Qaida Said to Recruit in Latin America

Governments throughout Mexico and Central America are on alert as evidence grows that al-Qaida members are traveling in the region and looking for recruits to carry out attacks in Latin America — the potential last frontier for international terrorism.


Poet and novelist Maya Angelou said she agreed to host a weekly show for XM Satellite Radio's "Oprah & Friends" channel partly because she's never hosted a radio show before.


An armed group in Iraq has taken a Japanese traveler hostage and threatened to kill him unless Tokyo withdraws its Self-Defense Forces troops from the country within 48 hours, government officials said in Tokyo on Wednesday.


Pope John Paul II Calls for Peace in Christmas Day Message

Pope John Paul II called for an ``end to the spread of violence'' and for support to ``sustain the efforts to build peace'' in his annual Christmas Day message.


Glaxo Seeks Entry Into U.S. Flu Vaccine Market

GlaxoSmithKline Plc is exploring ways to  sell its Fluarix flu vaccine in the United States, where  supplies have run short this season after Chiron Corp lost a  year's production to contamination.


Rebels Attack Iraq Police Station, 13 Killed

TIKRIT, Iraq  - Insurgents attacked an Iraqi  police station in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on  Tuesday, killing 13 officers and wounding two, police said.


At first glance, the catalog's pitch for lawn chairs appears ordinary: A seated man and woman relax near a tree-lined lake shore, enjoying drinks.


One man dies and two others are seriously injured in a multiple pile-up on the M27 in Hampshire.


President George Bush signs into law the country's most radical overhaul of its intelligence agencies in nearly 60 years.


Prolonged computer use may be a factor in the development of glaucoma, an eye disease that can result in blindness, according to a Japanese study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.


Life could exist below Mars surface, scientist says here

Despite four decades of trying and some 40 space probes, the question of whether there's life on Mars remains as elusive as ever.


RIM CEO out as chairman amid restatement

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.'s co-chief executive will give up the chairman's post after an internal probe identified a quarter-billion dollars in improper accounting for employee stock options at the mobile device company.


Here are 10 things you should know about the No. 1 golfer in the ...

The number of the day is 10. As in 10 million dollars, which is what Vijay Singh has won this year on the PGA Tour. As in 10 victories, which Singh is going for this week (and will probably get, since he won


Pfizer Inc. PFE.N  said on Tuesday  its experimental drug for a deadly form of stomach cancer  proved safe and effective in a late-stage trial, prompting  researchers to halt the study seven months ahead of schedule.


Fear Shrouds Iraq's Elections in Secrecy, Confusion

Election centers have been bombed,  candidates and electoral officials threatened and even killed.  With only a week to go, intimidation is turning Iraq's landmark  polls into a new kind of secret ballot.


Georgia Man Drives Home with Headless Friend

A Georgia man who drove home with a  friend's headless body after a truck accident then went to bed  while the remains dangled out the window faces charges  including vehicular homicide and drunk driving, police said on  Monday.


Kurt Busch does not pretend he will suddenly become a celebrity in his hometown if he wins the Nascar Nextel Cup championship today at Homestead-Miami Speedway.


UN rights body condemns Israel over Gaza

The U.N.'s top human rights body on Thursday condemned Israeli military action in Gaza and the West Bank.


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U.S. Says Syria Agreed to Seal Border with Iraq

Syria agreed in talks with U.S. and  Iraqi officials to take "specific steps" to seal off its border  with Iraq for anti-U.S. insurgents, a U.S. official said on  Wednesday.


A new study shows that golf courses can be good homes for more than one kind of birdie.


Hoping to stop rocket fire, Israel threatens to cut electricity supplies to a Palestinian enclave. But that could dim the lights on the U.S.-backed peace talks


Davis takes six-shot lead at PGA Tour qualifying tournament

England's Brian Davis shot a 4-under 68 Sunday and moved out to a six-shot lead after the fifth round of the PGA Tour's 90-hole qualifying tournament.


African Union-sponsored talks on the conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region have stalled over the crucial issue of disarmament.


Hundreds of opposition supporters clashed with Pakistan police Tuesday after a court ordered the arrest of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's husband in connection with the killing of a former judge and his son in 1996.


â The last time Washington came to Los Angeles with a better record than the Lakers was Dec. 22, 1978, when the Bullets came to the Forum and lost.


MS eScience group offers database advice to scientists

Microsoft Research's eScience group is helping scientific researchers use database and online sharing tools in ways they might not have imagined, and sharing those experiences with Microsoft product groups that can tweak their software for easier use by the scientific community.Microsoft researchers showed off some of their projects at the American Geophysical Union annual conference in San Francisco this week, said Catherine van Ingen, partner architect with Microsoft Research's eScience group.One example of the eScience group's work is a project with climate scientists. Many researchers in the field are independent scientists who might be doing research into local climates for the sake of their crops or other specific interests, van Ingen said. Other scientists are looking at climate change from a more global perspective. Now, the two types of researchers are combining their data."It becomes possible to effectively mash up scientific data from different sources and mix that with locally acquired sensor data to do fantastic science," she said.But that presents a problem. "Most scientists I deal with aren't used to this kind of quantity of data," she said. "An awful lot of scientists, if it gets much bigger than an Excel file, it's more data than they know what to do with."Microsoft has helped the climate scientists create a database that includes around 800 million data points, she said. Her group is helping the scientists learn how to use the database to do the kind of analysis that will help their research, she said.The global climate scientists are particularly interested in learning exactly how efficient plants are at absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2). Scientists have discovered that there isn't as much CO2 in the atmosphere as they think there should be based on carbon emissions. It's going somewhere: either in the ocean or absorbed by plants, she said. Combining a massive amount of data that is already being collected around the globe about forests and trees and analyzing it might help them figure it out, she said.One of the projects the eScience group presented at the conference aims to learn why salmon aren't spawning like they used to in the Russian River in California. The eScience group is helping to combine data collected by a number of agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, marine fisheries groups, the U.S. Geological Survey and other local groups that are interested in the subject. By combining all of that data, the researchers can investigate factors like water temperature and the clarity of the water, both of which affect spawning salmon, she said."We're stretching tools in different ways," van Ingen said of the work of the eScience group. Typically, scientists want to find data that points to the extremes, a need that corporate users often don't have. For example, a big retailer probably wouldn't use database software to look for sales of an odd product. That's precisely what many scientists are trying to do--look for extreme cases. The unique requirements of the scientific community that the eScience group discovers are fed back into Microsoft product groups, which can then decide to introduce new capabilities that might better serve scientists, she said.


Brazil to let U.S. pilots go home after crash probe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Two U.S. pilots should be allowed to go home after being forced to stay in Brazil for more than two months over their role in the country's worst air disaster, a Brazilian court ruled on Tuesday.


Ex-minister criticises PM ahead of monthly conference

A former cabinet minister launched an attack on Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday, criticising him over a "foolish" appointment and his lack of support for senior ministers.


Mitt Romney accused Republican presidential rival Mike Huckabee of "running from the wrong party" for criticizing President Bush's foreign policy as an "arrogant bunker mentality."


Ten-man Rangers punish hapless Hapoel defending to book their place in the last 16 of the  Uefa Cup.


Illinois took an unusual route to the top of The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll.


Court affirms denial of Wal-Mart workers' class-action suit

PANAMA CITY -- An appeals court has refused to reinstate class-action status for a lawsuit that sought to represent 230,000 Wal-Mart employees across Florida over allegations the company forced many of them to work without pay during breaks and after hours


Julian Betko scored 11 of his career-high 15 points in a decisive second-half run to give Butler a 56-44 victory over No. 22 Tennessee last night in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals at Madison Square Garden.


ONE OF Yasser Arafat's least-admired roles in the last few years was as the constantly cited excuse for international futility in Middle Eastern peace efforts.


Number of Jobs Rose Last Month Below Wall Street Predictions

The economy added 157,000 payroll jobs in December, the Labor Dept. said today, an improvement over November.


The parents of Madeleine McCann ask the Dutch to help in the search for their daughter.


Bush-Kerry Surrogates Debate Trade Policies

At a "Bush-Kerry trade debate" Wednesday stand-ins for President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John F. Kerry outlined the candidates' differences on such issues as outsourcing and free trade.


Clinton Hospitalized With Chest Pains and Will Face Surgery

The former president will undergo heart bypass surgery after complaining of shortness of breath and chest pains.


Public Lives: âEnry âIggins, Just Waiting for the Curtain to Rise

The actor Jefferson Mays is putting his own spin on professor Henry Higgins in the first major Broadway revival of George Bernard Shawâs âPygmalionâ in more than two decades.


Felipe Gonzalez has been chosen by EU leaders to head a group looking at the bloc's long-term future.


Brescia, 13:15 - CALCIO, DOPING: ASSOLTO IN APPELLO GUARDIOLA A BRESCIA

Pep Guardiola, ex giocatore di Barcellona, Brescia e Roma, è stato assolto in appello dall'a...


State report: Minority kids more likely to be uninsured

Though Michigan children are healthier, black and Hispanic children are much more likely to be uninsured, in poor health and struggling to get access to care.


Rapper Jadakiss was arrested for alleged weapon possession after a traffic stop early Saturday, his second arrest on gun charges since 2004, authorities said.


A selection of games that may someday be on every search marketers shelf.


Sony and Samsung to Cross-License Patents

Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday they had agreed to share patents on basic technology to speed up product development and avoid adding to a growing number of cross-border patent disputes.


IBM fits PCs with new hardware-based security chip

SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - IBM Corp. has begun using new security hardware from National Semiconductor Corp. in its desktop PCs in an effort to fend off viruses and hackers.


Kidnappers of Maura Villareal, mother of Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Ugueth Urbina, have demanded a ransom payment of $15 million, according to Venezuela Electronic News.


Mickelson confident despite change in equipment

Phil Mickelson remains true to his TV ads that ask: "What will Phil do next?" At the end of the most successful season of his career, Mickelson arrived


RALEIGH, N.C. - A female member of a National Guard military police unit was demoted for indecent exposure after a mud-wrestling party at the Army-run Camp Bucca detention center in Iraq, a military spokesman said Sunday.  The party occurred Oct.


Mortgage Brokers Warned Over 'Potentially Deceptive' Ads

The Federal Trade Commission has warned more than 200 companies about "potentially deceptive" mortgage advertisements that could give borrowers false impressions of the cost of home loans.


The Bush administration formally canceled Iraq's $4.1 billion debt to the United States on Friday and urged others to do the same to help the country rebuild.


Suicide Bomber Kills 3 in Tel Aviv -Security Source

A suspected Palestinian suicide bomber killed at least three people in Tel Aviv's main market on Monday, an Israeli security source said.


A man who mistreated three children, turning their home into a "prison camp", is jailed for three years.


Congo rebels mass for surrender but set demands

Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo set new conditions for disarming on Thursday, stalling the surrender of hundreds of fighters who have begun massing near a designated U.N. camp.


Hong Kong's status as one of Asia's leading financial markets suffered a heavy blow yesterday as the US$3bn listing of the world's largest property trust


Chelsea cutting edge too sharp for Canaries

Chelsea eased their way into the FA Cup quarter-finals as their clinical finishing proved too much for Norwich who were brushed aside 4-0 at Stamford Bridge.


Insurers to pay double for World Trade Center attacks

NEW YORK, December 7  - A federal court ruled yesterday that the destruction caused by the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center constitutes two separate events.


NASA's X-43A to Attempt Mach 10 Flight Next Week

The first flight attempt in June 2001 failed when the booster rocket went out of control and the âfull stackââthe booster rocket and X-43A combinationâwas destroyed by ground controllers.


ATI Technologies has launched the Radeon Xpress 200 chipset with integrated DirectX 9 graphics for AMD desktop PCs. The latest chipset is aimed at gaming enthusiasts and high definition home entertainment.


The Latin Grammys Present a Variety of Musical Styles

For a show aiming to encompass the breadth of Latin music, from Cuban to Brazilian, the Latin Grammys still rely heavily on non-Latin star power to draw television viewers.


'Alternative' CIA tactics complicate Padilla case

Evidence against the American terror suspect was obtained through torture, his lawyers say.


Exclusive: What the Baker Report Recommends

It gives a bleak assessment of the trajectory in Iraq and suggests that most U.S. combat troops should be withdrawn in the next 16 months


The Dallas Mavericks, looking for a solid backup to Dirk Nowitzki, plan to trade Marquis Daniels to the Indiana Pacers for Austin Croshere.


Winslow, Two Other Browns Undergo Surgery

CLEVELAND (Sports Network) - Cleveland Browns tight end  Kellen Winslow, defensive end Courtney Brown and cornerback  Daylon McCutcheon all had surgery Tuesday.


Toshiba is recalling 5,100 laptop batteries sold around the world after three instances of the batteries catching fire, two in Japan and one in Australia. Affected batteries were manufactured by Sony in December 2005 for Toshiba's Dynabook, Dynabook Satellite, Satellite and Tecra lines.


The Golden Globe nominations, seen as an early steer for the Oscars, are due to be announced in Hollywood.


Amelie Mauresmo overcame a slow start to win her first match at No. 1 in the rankings, beating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 7-5, 6-4 at the Porsche Grand Prix on Thursday.


Apple Brings iTunes Music Downloading to Canada at Lower Price

Apple Computer Inc., whose iTunes Web sites make up world's largest online music store, said it opened a version of the service for Canadian customers.


Shave and a Haircut, With Political Bits

At Pasquale Carbone's barbershop in Rome, which is decorated with green bathroom tile, customers leaf through weeks-old magazines and occasionally erupt with random commentary on the country's various national ...


Hospital bug Clostridium difficile is mentioned on the death certificates of 77 NI people in 2007.


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Reporter profiles the people behind the Web addresses

When they profile websites or Internet moguls, news outlets usually focus on the business end - "How do they make money, and what's going to happen with the advertising?" - says Yahoo reporter Kevin Sites. But there's far less reporting on people behind the websites, especially the lesser-known ones "who are really changing the political, social and religious fabric," he says.


Uzbekistan's president wins 88% of the vote in Sunday's election, which monitors have dismissed as a sham.


An inquiry into the collapse of a roof at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, killing four last May, is to publish its findings.


Universal Coverage Not Universally Supported, Say Panelists

As universal health plans gain traction Ã¢ÂÂ through plans offered by Democratic presidential candidates and state-led initiatives Ã¢ÂÂ a panel on Friday examined the correlation between health care access and the quality of health care provided through universal coverage.


Trent Plaisted scored 22 points and 23rd-ranked BYU cruised past TCU 77-64 Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament.


Australia Fights Biggest Locust Plague in Decades

Australia has started battling its biggest plague of locusts in decades as billions of the insects hatch along a wide front covering much of the country's central east region.


House Panel Rejects Probe Into Medicare Dispute

A House of Representatives panel on Thursday rejected along party lines a Democratic bid to force the Bush administration to turn over records about the estimated cost of last year's Medicare drug bill.


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Rising Prices and Buffett Stake Bolster Food Company Shares

Food company shares regained a bit of their luster on Friday when several showed they could keep customers while raising prices.


A 13-year-old Moore County girl is among 31 people in North Carolina with confirmed cases of E. coli infection, according to state public health officials.


Comedian Don Rickles wishes he could tell jokes

There's a secret to the success of 81-year-old insult comedian and beloved American institution Don Rickles -- he cannot tell a joke.


The promised release reinforced hopes for a new push to end decades of conflict in the Middle East after Arafat's death. The prisoner release was agreed at Sharon's cabinet meeting.


Group gets close look at barriers to peace

The lasting memory that several future leaders of the New Orleans Jewish community brought home recently from a whirlwind tour of Israel is the frustration that residents of Neve Ya'acov feel about their soccer field.


Daley Hints at Change for Ill. Drug Laws

Mayor Richard Daley, a former prosecutor, runs the nation's third-largest city with a pragmatic, law-and-order style.


The aerospace industry bounced back this year with record sales and the first upswing in employment in five years as a result of "robust" defense


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  Â In case anyone's still keeping count amid the writers strike that has hobbled Hollywood's awards season, the tragic romance "Atonement" led the pack for Sunday's Golden Globes with seven nominations.


US Politican Calls for Springsteen Boycott

A conservative US politician has called for a boycott of Bruce Springsteen, who has been leading a host of artists to oust current US President George W. Bush from the White House.


Storm Damage May Hasten Death of Sequoia

A giant sequoia believed to be the second-largest tree in the world may not live much longer after suffering damage from heavy snow and strong wind, according to officials at Sequoia National Park.


Google offers free help to unclutter computers

Google Inc. yesterday became the first tech heavyweight to tackle the daunting task of uncluttering computers, introducing a program that quickly scours hard drives


Too Cold to Exercise? Try Another Excuse

Your mother was right about the hat. But bundling up is not advised.


Spike Lee eyes film on U.S. black soldiers in WW2

Spike Lee will pay tribute to black U.S. soldiers who fought during World War Two with a new film to be shot in Italy.


Nova Scotia launches inquiry into fatal crash; youth justice system: minister

HALIFAX (CP) - A full public inquiry into questions surrounding the death of a Nova Scotia woman and the teenager accused of broadsiding her car was launched on Wednesday by the provincial justice minister.


Nuclear deal with Europe going ahead, Iran reports

TEHRAN Iran was starting the suspension of its sensitive nuclear activities surrounding the enrichment of uranium on Monday, in accordance with an agreement reached with Britain, France and Germany, state television said.


Israel denied Saturday spying on its  main ally, the United States, responding to suspicions a  Pentagon analyst passed secret papers to the Jewish state about  one of its most bitter enemies, Iran.


UPDATE 2-India make impressive reply in first test

India openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir shared an unbeaten first wicket partnership of 185 on the third day of the first test on Monday.


There appeared to be just one lovely fleeting moment last night when Manchester United's players, still coming to terms with the advent of Hurricane Wayne, looked as if they


Developments associated with Hurricane Frances

STATEWIDE: President Bush declared a major disaster in the counties affected by Hurricane Frances, meaning residents will be eligible for federal aid.


Panel: Public Needs Info on Eczema Drug Risk

ROCKVILLE, Md.  - Patients and parents need more  information on cancer risk from topical creams used to treat  the skin condition eczema, a U.S. panel of medical experts said  on Tuesday.


Finance ministers from the G7 countries have gathered in London to discuss the global economy. What are your hopes and fears for the outcome of the meeting?


Indonesia VP to witness Suharto's death: VP office

Indonesia's Vice President Jusuf Kalla arrived at the hospital where former president Suharto is being treated on Friday, in order to be an official witness for his death, a source in the vice president's office told Reuters.


Daniel Briere scored twice and Kimmo Timonen had a goal and two assists as the Philadelphia Flyers held off Florida 5-3 on Wednesday night, denying Panthers coach Jacques Martin his 500th win.


WITH a minimum of drama and an economy of effort - qualities that are seldom applicable to the club â-ewcastle United last night qualified for the knockout phase of the Uefa Cup.


Brad Radke pitched seven solid innings, Corey Koskie drove in three runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees in the regular season for the first time since 2001 with an 8-2 victory Tuesday night.


"I should have been as tough as Putin": Gorbachev

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev   said on Tuesday he supported tough measures taken by Russian   President Vladimir Putin and wished he had adopted them.


Bank of America shelves ABN AMRO lawsuit

Bank of America Corp  has shelved plans to take ABN AMRO NV  to court, preferring to wait until the Dutch Supreme Court rules on the Dutch bank's sale of its U.S. unit, a Bank of America spokesman said on Friday.


Vodafone to launch mobile phone money transfer service in Afghanistan

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


Belo to Cut 250 Jobs, Completes Circulation Probe

Belo Corp. said on Wednesday it would cut more than 3 percent of its work force, mostly at its Dallas Morning News, which is grappling with a recent scandal into inflated circulation data provided to advertisers.


Symantec on Monday introduced Norton 360, its new standard security suite, replacing the aging Norton Internet Security product, and bringing the company back into close competition with McAfee and Microsoft.


In IMF talks, US shifts toward debt-forgiveness pact

WASHINGTON With public pledges and in private conversations, Britain managed over the weekend to move the United States closer to full forgiveness of the debts of the poorest countries during the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International


A descendant of German World War I flying ace the Red Baron is jailed in Brazil for killing her wealthy parents.


Austria Has New Bishop After Porn Scandal

Roman Catholic Church leaders in Austria formally installed a new bishop Sunday in a diocese rocked by the discovery of a vast cache of child pornography on computers at a seminary.


Theater Review | 'The Power of Darkness': Heavy on the Message and Light on the Nuance

While Leo Tolstoyâs play remains an intriguing curiosity, more interesting than good, it should be a must-see for students of Russian literature.


AUTHORITIES have arrested four people allegedly connected to last week's deadly bombing at the Australian Embassy, Indonesia's police chief said today.


Genesis Samples 'Looking Very, Very Good'

Jet Propulsion Lab -- The Genesis team is preparing to ship its samples of the Sun from the mission's temporary cleanroom at the U.S. Army Proving Ground, Dugway, Utah, to NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston...


Police will question Indonesian intelligence agents for the first time about their alleged involvement in the poisoning death of a top human rights activist after a former pilot was convicted Friday of murder.


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US shuns cash cow Internet gaming is now the fastest growing segment of internet commerce, according to a report from Gamingpublic.com, an industry trade publication. Revenue in the sector is growing at a rate of 22 per cent per year.â¦


Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Announces $1 Million Grant to Spur Development, Create 1,600 Jobs on Pittsburgh's East Side

To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Kate Philips, Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1- 717-783-1116; or Ron Ruman, DEP, +1-717-787-1323   PITTSBURGH, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G.


Jacquelyn Johnson of Arizona State took the lead in the next-to-last event Friday and went on to become the first three-time NCAA heptathlon champion in 18 years.


TORONTO - The judge overseeing Air Canada's reorganization warned the carrier yesterday to ditch the "us-versus-them" mentality that has dominated the way business was conducted in the past.


Two brothers are convicted over the death of a 79-year-old man after a row over a parking space.


Boudreau's Big Evening Ends With Loss for Caps

The embattled Maple Leafs get a goal from captain Mats Sundin with 30 seconds remaining, halting the Capitals' winning streak at four games, 3-2.


After years of wait and speculation, it looks like Warner Bros. finally has their Superman. Brandon Routh, an almost unknown 25-year-old actor, will become the first big-screen version of Superman since the late Christopher Reeve.


Mexico oil executive loses job in liposuction-bill scandal

The general director of Mexico's state oil company was fired yesterday amid a scandal involving the use of corporate funds to pay for his wife's liposuction.


BAGHDAD June 11--- Iraq's parliament voted today to oust its speaker, Mahmoud Mashhadani, a day after one of his bodyguards allegedly roughed up another lawmaker, legislators said.


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U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler's courtroom yesterday experienced the kind of harmonic convergence generally reserved for those occasions when the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars.


VMWare offers Windows-on-Mac tool at half price

Fusion due in August VMWare's Windows-on-Mac application, Fusion, will go on sale in August, the virtualisation technology specialist announced today. Order it now and you'll get the software at half price, the company said.â¦


Allyson Felix leads three American women into the second round of the 200, posting the fastest time of 22.39 seconds in the qualifying heats.


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Fannie Mae, reeling from an accounting scandal that will force the mortgage giant to take a huge loss, plans to offer up to $4 billion of preferred stock to institutional investors, the company said Wednesday.


Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko pursues a vote in parliament, as the crisis in Ukraine continues.


Livorno, 19:57 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: DOPPIETTA DI ALVAREZ NEL TEST IN FAMIGLIA

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CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh -- Captain Stephen Fleming set two national records as New Zealand took control on the first day of the second test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.


Fuel-hungry India will receive gas from energy-rich Iran via a multi-billion-dollar pipeline through Pakistan in four years, an Iranian oil official said in New Delhi.


Yaron Zilberman's moving documentary approaches the Holocaust from a fresh, intimate perspective.


Bringing in a Pro to Get the Drop on Conventiongoers

Possible evidence that the Republican National Convention won't be anything like the Democratic version: This time, officials insist, the balloons will fall on schedule.


Groups to judge Madonna fitness to adopt

Human rights organizations will help decide whether Madonna is fit to adopt a Malawian toddler, a judged ruled Wednesday.


American Nicholas Thompson won the New Zealand PGA Championship after beating Canadian David Morland at the first playoff hole on Sunday.


The Mail on Sunday reports that a Premiership player tests positive for a "banned substance".


Parliament adopted a bill Tuesday recognizing the Soviet-era forced famine as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people in a vote seen as a victory for pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko.


Blue Gene/L performance likely to far outpace NEC's Earth Simulator in contest of high-powered machines, News.com has learned.


Leisure company Whitbread is to sell its David Lloyd gym chain to a private equity firm and bank for Â£925m.


NEW YORK - Earnings at News Corp., the media conglomerate run by Rupert Murdoch, rose 27 percent in the latest quarter on stronger results from broadcast television, cable networks and newspapers, the company reported Wednesday.


Iranian president hits out at Israel, U.S.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Israel of occupation and racism on Monday at the start of a visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly meeting that has sparked protests and anger.


US Airways asks court to impose 23 percent pay cut

US Airways chief executive Bruce Lakefield said Friday the airline would, as expected, ask a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary pay cuts on its union workers to conserve cash during the slow fall travel season.


Study: Florida Ranks In Bottom 20% For Health

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The health of Americans is improving, but it's not getting better quite as fast in Florida and other southern states, according to a new report.


Diminutive Tailback Is a Giant in Scoring

Jacquizz Rodgers, a 5-foot-6, 175-pound senior tailback for Lamar Consolidated High School, broke the Texas state record for career touchdowns with 136.


Feds accused UW doctors of overbilling $100 million

The University of Washington overbilled Medicare and Medicaid by at least $100 million over 10 years, despite an "abundance of evidence" that it knew the rules for proper billing, according to a newly disclosed slide show used by federal attorneys to make


As clashes continue, first Afghan presidential campaign begins

Afghanistan's historic election campaign got underway yesterday, pitting 17 hopefuls against interim leader Hamid Karzai in the


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Nevada makes it illegal for musicians to falsely state they are connected to well-known groups.


Although Google's popular webmail service has long offered POP support, accessing an account via IMAP was not possible until today. Gmail users are beginning to see an IMAP option enabled by default in their account settings, which will make the service more useful to those accessing e-mail remotely.


United Airlines said yesterday that it might sell all or part of its maintenance operations to outside investors to raise cash to modernize and expand the unit.


Police revisit the pub where a missing Cambridge woman was last seen attending a New Year's Eve party.


SanDisk Flash Drive to Offer Automatic Web Storage

SanDiskâs new Cruzer Titanium Plus USB flash drive will backup digital files to a Web service offered by a start-up company called BeInSync.


Bush Would Boost Funds for FDA Drug Safety Office

The Bush administration proposed on  Monday a 24 percent increase in funding for the Food and Drug  Administration office that monitors the safety of drugs after  they hit the market.


Shipowners Association May Expand Lockout

The Norwegian Shipowners Association threatened on Monday to lock out more oil and gas rig workers, a move analysts said could result in a near shutdown of the third-largest petroleum exporter's production and drive world oil prices even higher.


AUBURN -- After years of freakish breakdowns and unspeakable mistakes in important games, there was Auburn again on Saturday with its eyes wide and mouth agape.


Israeli soldiers kill unarmed disabled Palestinian

JENIN: Israeli troops shot dead an unarmed mentally handicapped Palestinian during a raid on a West Bank refugee camp on Tuesday, which marked the fourth anniversary of the Palestinian uprising or intifada.


The lead contractor for Massachusetts' "Big Dig" tunnel and roadway project is close to reaching a $399 million settlement with the state after a fatal accident in 2006, the Boston Globe reported on Wednesday.


Mumbai: Mr Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries and Reliance Infocomm, could be liable to pay personal income-tax of Rs 3,000 crores on the 50 crore shares that he had sought to annul on Thursday.


7 more dead tigers linked to Chinese zoo

Seven tigers have died of starvation or fight wounds in the last four years at an understaffed Chinese zoo where a rare Siberian tiger was found beheaded and skinned last week, a news report said Wednesday.


Microsoft's SQL Server Tops Databases Used For Wireless Applications

TechWeb - Thirty percent of wireless developers rely on SQL Server as the central, server-based database from which a wireless application receives data, according to Evans Data.


Russia School Death Toll Includes 155 Children

BESLAN, Russia  - At least 322 people, almost half  of them children, died in the bloodbath that ended a school  siege by Chechen separatists in southern Russia, a senior  justice official said on Saturday.


Japanese opposition parties tell the health minister to resign for calling women "birth-giving machines".


BAGHDAD, 13 September 2004 - Fifty-two people, including three Polish soldiers, were killed and scores wounded in a fresh surge of violence in Iraq yesterday.


GM urges China to lead by embracing WTO spirit

General Motors Corp., the world's  largest auto maker, said on Monday that China's WTO entry has  benefited both foreign and domestic auto makers, but that China  should fully embrace the organization's spirit of free trade.


Interim general manager Jim Bowden is adamant about his commitment to the Nationals, but if this job doesn't work out, he can always fall back on his TV career.


London -- Invoking a global threat of terrorism, the British government announced plans Tuesday to introduce national identity cards for the first time since the World War II era.


CHICAGO -- In his best offensive performance this season, Ben Wallace led the Bulls to a 95-87 victory over the Celtics last night in what could be considered in some ways an indictment of the Boston defense.


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Larry Hughes and Antawn Jamison each scored 26 points, leading the Washington Wizards to a 106-96 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.


To win its appeal for a stay on the antitrust penalties imposed earlier this year by the European Competition Commission, Microsoft Corp.


Tory Burch, a pillar of New York's young social set, seems poised for the kind of popular success that only Diane Von Furstenberg can claim.


GOP hopes to hold on to Florida's Cubans

For nearly a decade, Republican presidential candidates have counted on Florida's Cuban-American community to win the state and, with it, the presidency.


Annan says Darfur peace deal possible by year-end

A quick peace deal for Sudan's western Darfur region may be possible after a separate agreement was reached between Khartoum and southern Sudanese rebels, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said.


Following the successful Austrian tour in April, local band Corkskrew will be heading abroad once again, this time to give a live performance in the French capital, Paris.


Tiger Woods snorkels off Barbados coast as wedding rumours persist

Tiger Woods spent Monday snorkelling off the coast of Barbados, as police and private security agents patrolled the public beach of a posh resort where islanders kept talking of an imminent wedding to Swedish model Elin


Palestinians denounce apparent White House support for settlement ...

With the apparent support of the Bush administration, Israel on Monday announced plans for building 530 new homes in the West Bank.


A new fossil species of flying reptile with a wingspan of less than 30cm (1ft) has been discovered in China.


For Sydney family, saving the planet begins at home

SYDNEY -- From the street, Alicia Campbell's house looks no different from the others in her suburban cul-de-sac. But it has a secret: It's green -- very green.


Owls' Silent Flight May Inspire Quiet Aircraft Tech

No other birds fly as stealthily as owls. Now flight engineers are researching owl-feather-inspired technology to build quieter aircraft.


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New bird flu strain 'will be worse than Sars'

International health officials warned yesterday that the world was closer to its next pandemic - a potent mix of avian influenza and a human flu virus - and that Asia was likely to be its epicentre.


Fallujah Forces Face `Pockets of Resistance' as Fighting Eases

US and Iraqi forces face ``pockets of resistance'' across the city of Fallujah as they search buildings for rebels who oppose the interim administration and the presence of foreign troops, the US military said.


Baghdad car bomb kills 75 BAGHDAD, June 19 (UPI) -- A car bomb exploded in a Baghdad square Tuesday, killing at least 75 people and wounding more than 200, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.   The device exploded Tuesday afternoon in busy Khalani Square near a Shiite mosque, CNN reported.


U.S. urges China to pressure North Korea on rights

The Bush administration's point man for human rights in North Korea pressed China on Thursday to put more pressure on North Korea to end human rights abuses.


IRONTON, Ohio - The bride wore white, strains of the "Wedding March" were in the air, and there was a minister and several guests. But the location of a young couple's weekend nuptials was not so traditional.


Energy sector fuels gains on Europe's bourses

European equities shrugged off negative sentiment on Wall Street to end narrowly higher as rising commodities prices gave a lift to energy and resources companies across the continent.


Calm returns to Lebanon camp after 33-day battle

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - An uneasy calm settled over a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the Lebanese army and Islamist militants declared a truce in 33 days of fighting in which 172 people were killed.


Sudan's leader pledges efforts for Darfur peace

Sudan's president pledged to do his best to disarm Janjaweed militia and push for a cease-fire in turbulent Darfur but said rebel groups were an obstacle to peace, according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Monday.


Suicide bomber strikes in Afghan capital: police

A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of foreign-military and civilian vehicles on Saturday in the Afghan capital, killing four civilians and wounding five people, including a foreigner, a senior police official told Reuters.


Mitt Romney tugs on heartstrings while John McCain uses 'straight talking' approach ahead of Michigan vote


Local elections in 23 counties ran without a hitch on Tuesday in the biggest test yet of the state's new law requiring a photo ID to cast a ballot, election officials said.


Quarterback sacked by Texas state Web site

Former Cowboys QB Troy Aikman is just one of potentially thousands of citizens whose address and Social Security information are being made available on a public Web site managed by the Texas Secretary of State's office, investigators have revealed.


Obama jokes about presidential run on TV

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger first announced his candidacy on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." Might Barack Obama, who is considering a run for president, do the same?


Hacker holds onto ill-gotten gains thanks to US courts

The Dorozhko Defense Oleksandr Dorozhko made almost $300,000 in stock-option trading by using insider information that was obtained after someone hacked into the network of a company called IMS Health. Now, the Ukrainian resident is exploiting a loophole that may allow him to keep the ill-gotten gains for good.â¦


Bernie Ecclestone's formula one empire was under threat last night after an alliance of car manufacturers announced they would set up a rival world championship series by 2008 to give a fairer financial deal to all the competing teams.


ABRASIVE Springbok flanker AJ Venter returns to the field on Saturday for South Africa's crunch encounter against Australia, the only change to the team announced by coach Jake White today.


Syria backs Arab League efforts on Lebanon: envoy

The Arab League won vital Syrian support on Monday for its efforts to end a standoff between Lebanon's government and a Hezbollah-led opposition rallying hundreds of thousands in central Beirut, an envoy said.


Tom Stoppard's Russian trilogy a U.S. hit

Tom Stoppard's epic eight-hour trilogy "The Coast of Utopia" about 19th century Russian revolutionaries has won rave U.S. reviews and defied fears that its subject matter would be too heavy for theater goers.


The Pope Lights A Christmas Candle for Peace

Pope John Paul II ushered in the Christmas holiday today, lighting a candle for peace in his window before celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiffâs frail health.


Jakarta Embassy Blast Kills Eight, Wounds 130

A powerful car bomb exploded outside  the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least  eight people and wounding more than 130 in an attack Indonesian  police blamed on al Qaeda-linked militants.


Benfica and Real Madrid set the standard for soccer success in Europe in the late 1950s and early '60s. The clubs have evolved much differently, but both have struggled


PANJWAI, Afghanistan -- The road to this southern Afghan farming town is wide, smooth and utterly empty, except for an occasional old man on a bicycle or a meandering herd of baby camels.


Japan Won't Withdraw Troops From Iraq, Koizumi Says

Japan won't yield to terrorism or withdraw its troops from Iraq, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said, in response to reports an Iraqi group kidnapped a Japanese man.


Young Buck, second from right, a member of the group G-Unit, accepts the "Best Group" award at the Second Annual Vibe Awards in Santa Monica, Calif.


Rice hails France's 'energizing' drive to resolve Darfur conflict

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday hailed France's "energizing role" in seeking to launch a new drive to end atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region.


Ciucci: "Esperti dicono che Ã¨ fattibile"

PALERMO - Â«I maggiori esperti mondiali, che hanno sviluppato il progetto del ponte sullo Stretto, hanno garantito la fattibilitÃ  tecnica dell'opera da tutti i punti di vista: ingegneristico, sismico, geologico e aerodinamicoÂ».


Beckham's the danger, Estonia keeper says

Estonia goalkeeper Mart Poom believes David Beckham's return to the England line-up has made Steve McClaren's side a more potent threat.


Just Donât Expect Them at the Early-Bird Sale

Macyâs 105-year-old flagship store on West 34th Street has been open around the clock for an 83-hour holiday shopping marathon.


NetSuite makes hosted apps available via iPhone

InfoWorld - NetSuite's users can start accessing the company's hosted midmarket applications suite via their iPhones as businesses start to investigate the possibilities of using the much hyped Apple mobile device at work.


Where are Eminem and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog when you need them? Despite Shakira's ever-gyrating hips, Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" and the obscured image of a naked midget, Thursday night's MTV Video Music Awards had about as much spontaneity as an episode of "Cribs."


THE HAGUE - The trial of Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic resumed Tuesday, with the former strongman dismissing accusations of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.


US Democrats urge caution after American officials say they have evidence that Iran is arming militants in Iraq.


Russia said Friday it could not rule out freezing its participation in a treaty limiting non-nuclear heavy weaponry around Europe after its attempt to overhaul the accord was rebuffed in what a diplomat called "fine, polite, elegant lip service."


Senators Question CIA Nominee on Torture

John A. Rizzo, who has spent much of the past five years honing the CIA's interrogation policies, knows how to avoid answering questions under pressure -- at least in public. In nearly two hours of Senate testimony yesterday, his longest response by far was six sentences long.


Delphi Corp., the world's largest automotive supplier, said Friday it would cut 8,500 jobs next year.


Yahoo Shows Off oneConnect Social Address Book

OneConnect, due to launch later this year, is designed to aggregate contacts and communications from social-networking sites and instant-messaging and e-mail services.


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Exercise Might Protect Against Parkinson's Disease

In research with rats, University of Pittsburgh scientists found that exercising limbs helps protect brain cells that are normally damaged or destroyed by Parkinson's disease (news - web sites).


Bush Calls on Congress to Renew Anti-Terror Law

President Bush pressed the U.S.  Congress on Monday to renew the anti-terrorism law as he  officially welcomed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who was  confirmed despite accusations he sanctioned torture of  terrorism suspects.


Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang Monday said Yahoo's goal for being users' Internet home page is to keep it simple, and his pared-down first-time CES keynote appearance as the company's top executive reflected that.


Washington Wizards Team Report - November 15

(Sports Network) - The Washington Wizards lost to the Dallas Mavericks, 122-113, on Sunday at the MCI Center. Antawn Jamison netted 23 points and grabbed nine boards for the Wizards, who have dropped four of their last five contests.


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D5 conference report: Schwag out the wazoo

Blog: What do a hotel full of wealthy tech execs really need? More sponsored totebags, gadgets, and tube socks, obviously.


Angels Rally Past A's to Clinch AL West Crown

Garret Anderson capped a three-run eighth inning rally with a run-scoring single as the Anaheim Angels edged the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Saturday to capture their first AL West pennant in 18 years.


The USDA did not disclose details regarding the animal, but said it did not enter the food chain. The agency does not expect the finding to affect negotiations with Japan, which recently indicated it might soon open its borders to US beef.


IPS leak suggests ID card fingerprint chop

Prints might just be needed for 'special' groups a key component of the UK ID card scheme, the central database of fingerprints, may be abandoned, according to a leaked Home Office document obtained by the Observer. The document doesn't suggest entirely scrapping fingerprints, but instead suggests that their value should be assessed for each group of the population enrolled.â¦


U.S. arrests over 120 in biggest steroids crackdown

More than 120 individuals have been arrested in the United States on federal charges in the largest steroids crackdown ever, the Justice Department said on Monday.


Typhoon rips off roofs, cuts power in Vietnam

A typhoon ripped off roofs, felled trees and cut power along Vietnam's central coastline on Sunday, just days after battering the Philippines.


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Rumsfeld: Saddam Hussein tied to al-Qaida

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday said he believes Saddam Hussein's Iraq and al-Qaida had ties, backtracking from a statement a day earlier that he had "not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two.


Asian stocks firm, dollar steady before Bernanke

Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei at its highest in nearly seven years on gains in tech firms and blue chips such as Sony Corp., while the dollar steadied after dropping on a big U.S. trade deficit.


Corel Provides WinDVD(R) for Bundling With Complete Line of ASUS Brand BD/HD Notebooks

Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL)(TSX:CRE), a leading developer of  graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that  ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TSE:2357), (ASUS), is bundling InterVideoÂ®  WinDVDÂ® with its  complete line of ASUS BD/HD notebooks.


Bush claims UN support for ousting Saddam

St Cloud, US: Faced with UN chief Kofi Annan's charge that the war in Iraq was 'illegal' under the world body's charter, President George W. Bush strongly implied that the invasion enjoyed UN support.


France's Parker named Europe's first NBA Finals MVP

Tony Parker became the first European player to be named Most Valuable Player of the National Basketball Association Finals but the French guard expects even more NBA glory from Europe's finest.


When Marat Safin is good he is very, very good, and yesterday evening, as darkness engulfed the city, his form was as high-voltage as the indoor lighting in Bercy's Palais Omnisport.


Montpelier, 16:33 - RUGBY, MONDIALI: AUSTRALIA BATTE LE FIJI E CONQUISTA I QUARTI

L'Australia batte le Fiji 55-12 (22-5) e si qualifica per i quarti di finale dei mondiali di rugby i...


Israel AG Says Shift Barrier to Avoid Sanctions

Israel's attorney general urged the government Thursday to swiftly reroute its barrier in the occupied West Bank to minimize the risk of international sanctions after the World Court deemed the project illegal.


Rwanda, Burundi join East Africa Community

ARUSHA, Tanzania  - Rwanda and Burundi have been accepted as members of the East African Community (EAC), expanding the regional economic bloc to five nations, the EAC said on Thursday.


Conflicting reports over blast in Iraqi city

The U.S. military said it was unaware of a bomb attack in the city of Ramadi on Tuesday in which Iraqi officials and a tribal leader said 18 people, mostly children, had been killed.


Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the cornerstone of the Supreme Courtâs conservative bloc, is being treated for thyroid cancer but will return to work next week


Montgomery County students graduating from public high schools this year increased their average SAT score by eight points, joining Fairfax County among the very few large districts to average


Tra i 6.5 e 6.8 gradi Richter,avvertita in Puglia e Calabria


Oslo Police Launch Hunt for 'Scream' Thieves

Norway's police sought to nail down the  motive behind the theft of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" on  Monday amid criticism that Oslo's museum security was too lax  after gunmen stole the picture in a dramatic daylight raid.


RIVERHEAD, NY Dec 13, 2004 - Daniel Pelosi was convicted of second-degree murder Monday in the 2001 bludgeoning death of a millionaire investment banker who was beaten as he slept in the bedroom of his mansion.


The Ssangyong Motor Co. was sold to the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) for $500 million (approximately 550 billion won).


Ridge resigns from post at Homeland Security Department

Tom Ridge resigned Tuesday as Secretary of the Homeland Security Department, becoming the seventh member of President Bush's Cabinet to leave the administration since his re-election four weeks ago.


Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.


All 26 Americans Who Sat Nearest TB Patient Found

Public health authorities have found all 26 Americans who sat near a man infected with untreated "extensively drug-resistant" tuberculosis on a transatlantic flight last month and will be able to test them for exposure to the often-fatal organism, federal officials said yesterday.


Pesano alcune voci di spesa perche' le vendite corrono


Empoli, 16:00 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: BALDANZEDDU VA ALL'ANCONA

Presentati oggi dall'Ancona i nuovi acquisti il centrocampista Jimmy Fialdini, proveniente dal Frosi...


Tips on booking a festive holiday cottage

Travel: If you want to find a cottage for the festive season, now is the time to book. Georgia Brown offers tips to finding the perfect holiday property online.


Oracle Acquires PeopleSoft in $10.3B Deal

Oracle Corp. finally scooped up bitter rival PeopleSoft Inc. after 18 months of legal and verbal strife, ending a nasty feud with a $10.3 billion deal that promises to shake up the business software industry.


NYMEX crude oil futures struck another record at $48.90 a barrel on Friday before the prompt-month expiry, as surging violence in Iraq sparked fresh concerns over supply disruptions.


55-Year-Old Has Triplets for Her Daughter

A 55-year-old woman acting as a surrogate for her daughter gave birth to triplets Tuesday.


Bush's Father Wrote to General About Guard Service

The Pentagon on Friday released more  documents on President Bush's Vietnam-era Air National Guard  Service, including a letter from his then-congressman father  George Bush thanking a general for "taking interest in a brand  new Air Force trainee."


US Ambassador to South Korea Alexander Vershbow hopes to attend an inter-Korean forum in North Korea next month, Yonhap news agency said Sunday.


SKoreans claim to create cloned pigs through stem cells

South Korean scientists said Thursday that they had developed a more efficient way to produce cloned pigs suitable for organ transplants for humans.


Flat sales force price cut for flat-panel monitors

Of all the things folks love about consumer electronics, constantly falling prices probably ranks right up there with big-screen televisions and MP3 players.


Kerry, Bush Vow Help for Veterans, National Guard

Democrat John Kerry on Wednesday denounced President Bush's plan to withdraw troops from Europe and Asia as "the wrong signal to send at the wrong time" as the United States battles terror and tries to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions.


This is the text of testimony that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates gave today before the Senate's Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.


Vittima di 66 anni ucciso nei pressi di Gioia Tauro


Plugging in a Musical Visionary's Next Ideas

Musician Brian Eno, who has been turning ideas into visionary music for decades, is looking to create software that will write song lyrics.


Major Retailers Feel the Squeeze From Consumers

Once seemingly invincible marquee chains like Coach, Target, Starbucks and Abercrombie & Fitch are settling for ho-hum growth this winter.


A Labour donor who loaned the party Â£1m may have been asked if he wanted a peerage, the BBC learns.


Matthew Vincent: Structures to beat flat year

My attitude to futurology is like that of former England footballer and "Fog on the Tyne" recording star Paul (Gazza) Gascoigne: "I never make predictions, and I never will." But, right now, I can't help but feel that the Geordie midfield wizard and I are in the minority. That's because, judging by the FT Money FTSE 100 predictions, we must be the only people not to hold a firm view of how 2008 will play out on the UK stock market.


US scientist casts doubt on AstraZeneca's Crestor

AstraZeneca was dealt a blow yesterday when an official from the US's drugs watchdog questioned whether one of its key products ought to be sold in the world's largest pharmaceuticals market.


Some Holy See buildings will start using solar energy, reflecting Pope Benedict XVI's concern about conserving the Earth's resources, a Vatican engineer said Tuesday. The roof of the Paul VI auditorium will be redone next year, with its cement panels replaced with photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity, engineer Pier Carlo Cuscianna said.


Apple releases update for AirPort Extreme

Apple has updated its AirPort Extreme wireless networking product to improve compatibility and to fix a security issue.


An Indian news channel is taken off air after broadcasting a false "sting" which led to riots and a woman being jailed.


August and September mark the peak season for West Nile virus in humans and New Jersey health officials are urging residents to remain vigilant in guarding against mosquitoes carrying the deadly disease.


Tech history is full of moments that make you say "ouch." We present our favorites, then ask you to vote on the most mortifying moment of all.


SYDNEY/MELBOURNE  - Up to two more members of the private equity group looking at buying Australia's Coles Group Ltd.  were expected to abandon their bid after the consortium hinted Wednesday more departures were imminent.


Barry Bonds and Albert Pujols: The aging slugger against his heir apparent.


Exclusive: NASA Researchers Claim Evidence of Present Life on Mars

WASHINGTON --      A pair of NASA scientists told a group of space officials at a private meeting      here Sunday that they have found strong evidence that life may exist today      on Mars, hidden away in caves and sustained by pockets of water.


NASA Plans Night Launching for Next Mission of Shuttle

The third and final space shuttle flight of the year, a mission to continue construction of the International Space Station, is to blast off on Dec. 7, NASA managers announced.


'Arresto colonnello Cc e' stato provvedimento abnorme'


Giovedi riunione consiglio, inflazione resta nel mirino


President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry, both have plans to lower rising health care costs and broaden health insurance coverage for Americans, but their visions would take health care in two different directions.


TORONTO - The NHL and the playersâ association appeared headed toward a lockout when talks broke off Thursday after the unionâs first new proposal in nearly a year.


The 2004 presidential election is barely over - all the votes, in fact, haven't even been counted - yet barely two weeks after the re-election of President Bush, there has been a flurry of Cabinet resignations that might give the impression the


Europe has won the last two Ryder Cups, and four of the last five, and is the home team next month at the K Club in Ireland.


Pakistani prime minister asks Musharraf to continue as army chief ...

Pakistan's new prime minister threw his support Thursday behind President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, saying he should continue as both head of state and army chief despite criticism that breaking a promise to


Serena Williams fights into last eight at China Open

Top seed Serena Williams had to toil to get past Russian Dinara Safina 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3 in the second round at the 585,000 China Open here Wednesday.


Michael Jackson's property manager at his Neverland ranch has given evidence, claiming police attempted to search areas not permitted by their warrant.


The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates are providing for those affected by the earthquake and tidal waves in Asia. U.S. organizations are members of InterAction, a coalition of relief, development and refugee assistance agencies.


Picking a wireless-phone service is supposed to have gotten easy. Competition and consolidation over the past couple of years have led most companies to adopt the same basic price structure, making it easy to compare rates. Two-week trials are standard. And, in the biggest improvement the business...


True Battlegrounds May Be Across the Sea

When decision time comes this fall, the real swing votes in the 2004 presidential election may not come from Pennsylvania, Ohio or even the notorious Florida. The ultimate Bush-Kerry battleground may turn out to be somewhere more far-flung and unexpected — Israel, Britain, even Indonesia.


Bisturi giramondo, in viaggio per bellezza

Viaggiano da Londra a Los Angeles, trascorrono fine settimana a domicilio. Sono i "travel-guru" esperti in tecniche avanzate


The death of a UK soldier in Iraq was due to an "unforgivable" delay in providing body armour to troops, a coroner says.


Navy Chief Welcomes Cole Verdict, Praises Yemen for 'Positive ...

The chief of the US Navy has welcomed a Yemeni court's death sentence for two men who played leading roles in the deadly Oct. 2000 bombing of the USS Cole.


California's New Stem-Cell Initiative Is Already Raising Concerns

Medical ethicists are concerned that the $3 billion that California approved for embryonic stem cell research could become a bonanza for private profiteers.


France, India fire up military cooperation, nuclear energy ties

India and France said Friday they would push their military ties beyond weapons sales and open up nuclear power cooperation as soon as New Delhi is able to enter the global atomic energy market.


Hollinger International Suit Against Black Dismissed

A federal judge dismissed Hollinger International Inc.'s $1.25 billion racketeering suit accusing former Chief Executive Conrad Black and businesses he controls of looting more than $380 million from the company.


Fresh from ruling that World Trade Center dust did not kill a police detective, a medical examiner offered the man's relatives other reasons Friday for his death, an explanation the family found "not acceptable," their lawyer said.


Alta. university islet transplant research program shares $75-m US ...

EDMONTON (CP) - A University of Alberta islet transplant research program that has proven hopeful for patients with Type 1 diabetes will share a $75-million US grant from the American-based National Institutes of Health.


Eisner Continues Defense of Hiring, Firing

When Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael D. Eisner and Disney President Michael S. Ovitz appeared on "Larry King Live" on Sept.


Blair: U.K., U.S. to Assess Iraq Security

Britain and the United States will send a team to Iraq to reassess security in the face of spiraling violence, Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a televised interview Sunday.


B.Mondiale, altri nei stabilita' politica e rispetto leggi


Russian police arrest man for stealing a bridge

Russian police have detained a 45-year-old municipal worker for stealing a bridge.


Colbert Consulted Parties Before Announcing Run

Stephen Colbert â who announced plans to run for the presidency, though only in South Carolina  â  is serious enough about the stunt that his staff reached out to the stateâs Democratic and Republican committees in advance of his declaration.


NATO began its spring offensive against the Taliban on Tuesday, launching its biggest offensive since the 2001 war targeting the rebels and drug lords.


Alla serata in ricordo dello stilista attesi tutti i nipoti


Canada No Quick Fix to US Flu Vaccine Shortage

Canada cannot provide a quick fix to the flu vaccine shortage in the United States, even if has its own surplus of the medicine, top Canadian health officials said on Monday.


Facebook Becomes a Software Company with Platform Rollout

While Web platforms and tools providers over the past decade have been opining at length over the potential ubiquity of Web services that perform simple and specialized data-fetching tasks for individual customers, Facebook today tried a completely new spin on the old message: actually doing it.


Boxer Mayweather Pleads No Contest to Misdemeanor Charge

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sports Network) - Two-time world  champion "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather Jr. pleaded no contest  to kicking a bouncer at a bar.


Computer scientists have discovered a potentially serious flaw in Google's desktop search utility that could allow attackers to steal information.


Greg Rusedski crashed out of the Millennium International Tennis Championships at Delray Beach in Florida when he was beaten in straight sets by Jeff Salzenstein.


Kentucky state inspectors have found no history of problems with the theme park ride where a girl's feet were severed by a loose cable.


The US is poised to push Japan off the top of the supercomputing charts with an IBM prototype machine.


Winning Leaves Bosox Fans Elated, Puzzled

Matt Savage stood in the chill outside Fenway Park, elated and a little dazed as he greeted the World Series champion Boston Red Sox. He ruled out going to work for now, but he wasn't worried about job security. His boss was standing next to him.


Africa Summit Tackles Continent's Big Crises

Three of Africa's big crises -- strife in Ivory Coast, fighting in Congo and the humanitarian emergency in Sudan's Darfur -- provide a daunting agenda for an African Union summit that began Monday in Gabon.


CNET.Com Announces First ''Webware 100'' Award Winners

CNET.com (www.cnet.com), where people  go to discover the latest in tech and consumer electronics and a  property of CNET Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNET), today announced the  winners of its first ever "Webware 100"  Awards.


Japanese officials say a decapitated body found in Baghdad wrapped in an American flag is that of a Japanese man kidnapped by Islamic militants.


UN General Assembly gives Annan what its president calls vote of ...

8 December 2004 - The United Nations General Assembly today gave Secretary-General Kofi Annan a standing ovation and a lengthy round of applause, in what its president called a "rare and valuable homage" and a vote of confidence - a characterization


Gunmen open fire on the house of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, as violence continues in Gaza.


The Bush administration failed on Friday to persuade them to increase diplomatic pressure on Iran, settling instead for another request that Tehran voluntarily drop its nuclear program.


Ranked 119th among the world's tennis players, Britain's Peter Colt knows he's lucky to get a wild card slot at Wimbledon.


Karzai deputy escapes a roadside bombing

A deputy to Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, escaped a roadside bombing in northern Afghanistan on Monday, just four days after a rocket was fired at Karzai's helicopter as he was heading to a campaign event for the Oct. 9 elections.


ATLANTA - Major League Baseball's regular season officially closed last Sunday. Somebody forgot to tell the Houston Astros. The team that came from nowhere to capture the National League wild card came from


MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Allen Snyder's garden gnome is apparently out of jail and now traveling the country.


Dopo l'Egitto, bloccato anche 60% del web del Paese asiatico


Portland Blazing New Trails With 13th Straight Win

Brandon Roy scores 22 points and the Trail Blazers rally to beat the 76ers, 97-72, on Sunday for their league-leading 13th straight win.


Katrina Kaif is extremely angry with some media reports that she was manhandled and slapped by boyfriend Salman Khan in public at a coffee shop in Mumbai.


Oscar-winning composer Elmer Bernstein dies at 82

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Oscar and Emmy winning film composer Elmer Bernstein died on Wednesday at the age of 82, according to China Radio International Friday.


L'Antitrust lo ordina all'Abi, sospensione immediata


Toy-Train Titans Near End of Long Dispute

There's still some smoke, but the clash between the country's two largest makers of toy trains is nearly over.


Two French hostages said close to release

An unofficial French negotiator told a radio station Friday that two journalists held for more than a month in Iraq could be released within hours.


Just 24 more months of work can really improve your financial position.


Portavoce governo, 'sviluppo Paese ultimi anni lo dimostra'


Customers of Telco Companies Face Privacy Breach

A security advisory posted on Bugtraq demonstrates how hackers can compromise customers of T-mobile wireless and Verizon (landline) voicemail boxes. The advisory talks about the use of Caller-ID spoofing the customers number, allowing a bypass of the PIN code since the voicemail thinks that the customer is calling to check their own voicemail. According to Secure Science Corporation, there has been no response from the vendors. Comments have been posted that T-Mobile has optional PIN code protection off by default. Better turn it on.


Iole e' rimasta in vita solo pochi giorni dopo il sequestro


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Stocks fell on Wednesday after  quarterly earnings reports, including those from Motorola Inc.  MOT.N and Pfizer Inc. PFE.N, failed to impress investors.


Chinese businesses and U.S. company indicted over pet food

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Two Chinese businesses and their top executives and a U.S. company and its owners were indicted by a federal grand jury in Kansas City on Wednesday for their alleged roles in manufacturing and importing a tainted ingredient used to make pet food, believed to have sickened and killed pets across the country.


Microsoft's 'dirty tricks' archive turns into hot Torrent

Oscar-contender Microsoft lawyers who believed they'd buried the most embarrassing collection of documents about the company's murky past for good, without any one noticing, were in for a surprise this weekend. The archive has become a mainstay of the Bittorrent P2P file sharing networks.â¦


Arezzo, 10:30 - CALCIO, AREZZO: DE PAOLA NUOVO ALLENATORE

Luciano De Paola, 46 anni, allenatore della Primavera del Brescia, è il nuovo tecnico dell'Ar...


San Paolo, 11:09 - CALCIO, BRASILE: DUNGA CONGELA CONVOCAZIONE PATO

Carlos Dunga non chiamerà Pato in nazionale. ''Pato è una grande promessa - ha detto i...


Roma, 13:42 - CONI, PROCURA ANTIDOPING: CONVOCATO GIBILISCO

La Procura Antidoping del Coni ha convocato Giuseppe Gibilisco per martedÃ¬ 26 giugno in relazione ai...


Disparities: Rural Residents Less Likely to Get Organ Transplants

Add patients living in small towns and rural areas to the list of people who stand a lower chance of getting an organ transplant if they need one.


E' previsto nel programma del 9 giugno. Il capo della Casa Bianca vedrÃ  il Papae Napolitano. Al centro della visita, ovviamente, il vertice con Prodi                                            Bush: a Roma incontrerÃ  anche Silvio Berlusconi                                                                                Oggi il presidente Usa Ã¨ a Praga dove sono previste proteste pacifiste


Nigeria agrees a deal to clear most of its $500m debt to the London Club for a "clean start".


Goldman Sachs says to cut 5 percent of workforce

U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs plans to sack about 5 percent of its global workforce in coming months after its annual staff evaluation, a company spokesman said on Friday.


Mexico president gives soldiers pay hike

Soldiers waging a nationwide offensive against drug traffickers will get a pay hike of nearly 50 percent this year in a bid to insulate them from corruption, Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced Monday.


Magna Carta to go under hammer in New York

Arguably the most important document ever to be auctioned goes on sale Tuesday when the Magna Carta, an 800-year-old English royal manuscript, goes under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York.


News Corp., the New York media giant, is talking with Liberty Media Corp. about an asset swap to get News Corp. out of the satellite TV business.  Specifically, Rupert Murdoch has been talking with Liberty's John Malone about swapping his 19.1 percent voting stake in News Corp.


The incoming EU Commission president is to call for a delay in a crucial vote on his new team, reports say.


The men behind one of the most popular file-sharing sites in the world are charged copyright offences.


Voto domani alla Camera, premier oggi in Aula alle 11,30


Dell joins C.Europe battle with new Polish factory

U.S. computer maker Dell Inc.   said on Monday it would invest 200 million euros  ($254.5 million) in Poland, including a new factory that will  help it battle for market share in fast-growing central Europe.


A U.S. embassy official was seriously   wounded after being shot in the chest in Kenya's crime-ridden   capital, an embassy spokeswoman said on Monday.


French bank Societe Generale said fraud by a single trader had caused it a 4.9 billion euro ($7.1 billion) loss and that it would seek emergency funds as a result, shocking battered markets.


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It was a fitting backdrop. With Theo Epstein among the 9,134 fans crammed into a park that once housed Boston minor leaguers, the legend of Red Sox past took on the promise of the future.


Stocks rallied on Thursday, boosting the Dow to a record, as healthy sales from key retailers reassured investors about the economy, while takeover speculation drove Alcoa Inc.'s  shares to a lifetime high.


President George W. Bush will travel to Africa in February to highlight efforts to boost economic development and fight AIDS and other diseases, the White House said on Friday.


WASHINGTON -- America's trade deficit increased in the spring to the second-highest level in history, reflecting a big jump in payments for foreign oil and a deterioration in the country's investment position.


Take-Two follows up bad news with a mediocre earnings report and uninspiring guidance.


Clamorosa rivelazione dell'emittente che nell'inchiesta 'No plan, no peace' rivelail team di esperti fondÃ² i suoi studi sul dopoguerra su una Lonely Planet del '94                                          Bbc, gli Usa per ricostruire l'Iraq usano una vecchia guida turistica                                                                                L'ex ambasciatore americano: "Ottima. Ma non dovrebbe essere la base di un'occupazione"E un generale accusa: "Il piano a lungo termine era: non abbiamo bisogno di un piano"


Yasser Arafat has promised to intercede on behalf of Briton Ken Bigley held hostage in Iraq, says an Irish MP.


Northland sells cranberry processing business to Ocean Spray ...

Wisconsin Rapids-based Northland Cranberries Inc. has agreed to sell its cranberry processing operations, including its Wisconsin Rapids plant and cranberry inventory, to rival Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.


Brown rejects call for British troops to leave Iraq

Prime Minister Gordon Brown rejected on Tuesday a call to pull British troops out of Iraq, insisting they still had an important job to do battling militias and providing security.


(InfoWorld) - The Kenyan government is launching a project to start assembling low-cost computers that will be sold to many African countries, according to officials. Lenovo Group, Sahara Computers, and Mecer PC have been appointed by the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) to assemble the first 150 computers in the Madaraka line by Feb. 7, according to Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communication Permanent Secretary Bitenge Ndemo. Ndemo spoke last week at a signing event to commemorate the project, which is being launched with initial funding of about $300,000. The first computers are acting as a proof of concept for the project and will be displayed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Conference center in Kenya. The PCs are expected to be priced at $450. The project will adhere to a manufacturing model pioneered in Taiwan, where enterprises will be encouraged to produce machines to guideline specifications with certifications given before export. University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, and Strathmore University will act as incubators of the project. Once the first 150 PCs are assembled by the three vendors, students at the universities will be trained to assemble them. "Basically, Sahara Computers will have to supply a full set of components to the three universities, and they will assemble the computers," said Sahara Computers Marketing Supervisor Peter Bremner. The computers will have an Intel Celeron 2.8GHz processor, 256MB of RAM, an 80GBe hard disk, and a 15-inch TFT screen, according to Bremner. The Kenyan government has already removed duties and value-added tax (VAT) on all imported computers and computer parts to encourage more Kenyans to embrace PC technology. The Kenyan Technical Training College (KTTC) will oversee the whole project, Ndemo said. The idea is that the universities will train people who would then be able to assemble the computers on a long-term basis. If all goes as planned, Kenya will become the first country in the eastern and southern Africa to set up a PC assembly plant.


Storm pounds California with heavy rain, more on the way

LOS ANGELES - A powerful Pacific unleashed havoc in parts of California again Tuesday, flooding homes, freeways and desert roads and triggering a rockslide that blocked Highway 1 on the Central Coast.


It wasn't long ago that Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign scoffed at the notion that young voters would deliver an election. How quickly things can change.


Millions of pounds are on offer for the best way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.


A global credit crisis has increased the threat to growth, the European Central Bank said on Thursday, as G7 governments asked for a report on the genesis of the turmoil for next month's meeting of finance chiefs.


China raises tax threshold to ease burden on poor

China has proposed lifting millions of its citizens out of the income tax net to ease the burden on low-wage earners amid rising inflation, state press said Sunday.


Computer Associates introduces usage-based pricing model for mainframe software.


Seven presumed North Koreans seek refuge in Beijing Japanese school

Seven people believed to be North Koreans rushed into a Japanese school in Beijing seeking refuge, the latest in a steady stream of defectors from the Stalinist state.


The Salton Sea, once known as Californiaâs Riviera, is dying. Inside a new plan to save it.


A 25% stake in nuclear power station firm British Energy is to go on sale immediately to fund nuclear clean-up costs.


Around 50 Thai Air Force planes have swamped the largely Muslim south of Thailand with millions of paper birds as a symbol of peace for the restive region where nearly 500 people have been killed since January.