Henkel, the German soaps and adhesives group, has shed its 29 percent stake in Clorox, raising $2.84 billion to pay for its purchase of US detergents and cosmetics maker Dial Corp.


GUWAHATI: Tribal militants exploded bombs in market places in the Indian state of Assam yesterday killing seven people and wounding another 43 in fresh attacks in the revolt-torn state, police said.


Dow Chemical posts lower-than-expected profit

Dow Chemical Co  on Thursday reported lower-than-expected third-quarter profit, hurt by weak North American housing and auto markets and a change to German tax law.


Testimony Counters Private Equity Tax Claims

Pension fund and tax specialists said a proposal to increase taxes on executives at private equity firms and hedge funds would have a negligible effect on pension fund returns.


Dinosaurs Were Doting Parents, Fossil Find Suggests

The discovery suggests that the care that crocodiles, birds, and other modern descendents of archosaurs give to their young may be an ancestral characteristic.


Per rossoneri doppietta di Ronaldo, debutto con gol per Pato


Polemica sulla presunta violazione dello spazio aereo nipponicoChiesti chiarimenti. L'intrusione sarebbe durata pochi minuti                                          Bombardiere russo vicino a Tokyo Proteste giapponesi, "no" di Mosca                                                                                E ieri Putin aveva attaccato sulla "corsa agli armamenti" in cuila Russia sarebbe trascinata dagli Stati Uniti e dai loro alleati


Military flipflops, will pay Halliburton fully

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has hastily reversed a decision to partially withhold payments to Halliburton, the biggest US contractor in Iraq.


Shrek 3's premiere has been delayed to 2007 because the Dreamworks studio has changed its release schedule. The move follows Pixar and Disney's decision to delay the release of Cars to give it a summer opening in 2006.


The European Union has launched a new drive to reduce its regulatory burden on companies, in a bid to tackle one of the most frequent complaints made by business.


Strip-Mining Request Targets 2,500 Acres

AURORA __ A Beaufort County strip-mining operation that is one of the regions largest employers is asking regulators to allow it to destroy 2,500 acres of wetlands.


If anyone appreciates his place amongst elite QBs, it's Peyton ...

Peyton Manning remembers the disaster like it was yesterday. "It was my rookie year, third start, and I'd just come off a tough game at New England," the Colts' quarterback recalled last Friday as we drove


Brussels says the EU's newest members should adopt the euro in one step, in contrast to the currency's original phased introduction.


Advertising: Old-School Sponsorship From a Digital-Era Company

Madison Avenue is playing matchmaker, bringing together an advertiser and a network for an elaborate sponsorship deal.


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado  - China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo continued their domination of figure skating's pairs on Wednesday, out-pointing world champions Pang Qing and Tong Jian to lead after the short program at the Four Continents championships.


PRA International Inc., a McLean company that manages clinical trials for drug companies worldwide, said it raised $68.4 million yesterday in its initial public offering.


LONDON Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone operator, introduced long-delayed services like video calling across much of Europe on Wednesday, showing its cards four years after it got caught up in a $100 billion-plus bidding frenzy that gripped the


Shuttlesworth resigns as president of SCLC

The Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, a native of Birmingham, says he is resigning from his position as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.


Intel Cancels Plans for Big-Screen TV Chip

Intel spokesman Bill Calder noted, "We looked at the investment required and the return on investment, and we decided to focus our resources in other areas of higher return.


VIP Jury Selects 9 Winners From Global Entries to FYI -- Film Your Issue

FYI -- FILM YOUR ISSUE asked 16 to 25 year olds  around the world to share what's on their  minds circa 2007.


Bones solve riddle of the missing Romanovs

Â· Remains are believed to be those of tsar's children Â· Discovery in clearing is linked to 1918 shootings


Three more people have been arrested in connection with a shooting at a school bus stop that wounded six people, police said.


Harrah's reportedly accepts $16.7b buyout bid

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , the world's largest casino company, has agreed to a $16.7 billion buyout offer from two private equity groups, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said.


AIG settles charges, to pay $126 million

NEW YORK - American International Group Inc. said Wednesday that it has agreed to pay $126 million to settle federal allegations that the insurance giant helped two customer companies commit accounting fraud.


Bodies of murdered tourists leave Thailand for home

The bodies of two murdered British tourists were flown home as the search continued for the policeman suspected of gunning them down after a row.


Stocks lower on rising oil prices, uncertainty over next week's US ...

TORONTO (CP) - North American stock markets were lower Monday Monday afternoon on volatile oil prices, mixed earnings reports and the inability to predict a winner in next week's US presidential election.


Iran will "suspend" uranium enrichment but will never agree to a total halt, Iran's Foreign Ministry has said after a crucial deal on easing nuclear concerns was struck with Britain, France and Germany.


Political signs become season's biggest steal

Although someone has stolen at least one campaign sign from her car and then keyed the car, April Boelter is determined to express her opinion about the presidential race.


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BAGHDAD -- The US military yesterday announced the deaths of 14 more soldiers in the past three days, a heavy toll that underscored the increased exposure of American forces as reinforcements push deeper into war-torn neighborhoods of Baghdad and outlying areas in a bid to flush out militants.


Lawrence of Arabia's 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' is No. 2 on a Pentagon list of book recommendations.


Max Rosenbaum, whose son Yankel was killed in an assault that sparked violent race riots in New York in 1991, has died after suffering a major heart attack, relatives said Sunday. He was 85.


North Korea ready to stop making plutonium: Seoul

North Korea appears ready to abandon the source of its weapons-grade plutonium but there is a still a long way to go before Pyongyang scraps its entire nuclear arms program, a top South Korean nuclear envoy said on Friday.


COLES Myer Ltd said today it remains on track to reach its goal of achieving a profit of $800 million in 2005/06, after booking record earnings in 2003/04.


Child porn allegations: New tactic in fighting file sharing?

Blog: The Pirate Bay, a site accused of encouraging copyright violations, said Swedish authorities were preparing to accuse the site of distributing porn. Site operators suspect this was just the latest attempt to close them down.


Doctors praise new support hose for hearts

NEW ORLEANS - A simple fabric device that looks like fishnet hose but acts like support stockings helped weak hearts pump more efficiently and even shrink back to a more normal size, researchers reported at an American Heart Association conference.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. They're closing eight Saks Fifth Avenue stores and three Off Fifth outlet stores. Saks Incorporated says shutting down weaker stores will allow the company to focus on its more "productive" locations and further strengthen its brand.


Iran says any new sanctions will not stop atomic work

Iran will not halt its disputed nuclear work because of any new U.N. sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying on Wednesday, a day after world powers agreed on the outlines of a new resolution.


Ivory Coast violence deals economic blow

Burned, looted shops dot the commercial capital. European airlines have suspended flights. And only a few ships remain in what was one of West Africa's busiest ports.


Ukraine budget loses 1.15 billion hryvni from crisis

Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mykola Azarov said the state budget has failed to receive about 1.15 billion hryvni in revenues due to the current political crisis.


I've always said that Steve Grogan was my all-time get-to-the-gut, most rootable Patriot, but no longer. Steve's now No. 2.


A roadside bomb struck a police patrol Thursday in Baghdad, killing two officers and wounding five other people.


It is still "technically possible" for Iraq to hold elections in January as scheduled, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Thursday, while acknowledging that the United Nations may not have enough staff on the scene to support preparations for the vote.


UN warns of Aids tipping point in China, Russia and India

China, India and Russia are on the brink of an Africa-style Aids epidemic that could devastate the global economy and international security, the head of the UN Aids project has warned.


The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash., Jim Camden Column: Jim Camden: Politicians Don't Take Summers Off

By Jim Camden, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Jun. 24--We have not yet reached the dog days of summer, when news mountains can be made from information mole hills, but the state political parties seem headed there faster than the rest of us.


Iran Will Likely Freeze Nuke Enrichment-Official

VIENNA/TEHRAN  - A senior Iranian official said on  Thursday he was optimistic Iran would halt its uranium  enrichment program as Europe demands, in a move aimed at easing  fears that Iran is secretly developing atomic weapons.


Burma's military regime lifts the curfew that was imposed on Rangoon at the height of protests led by monks.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


Ted Purcell scored his first NHL goal and Brian Boyle notched his fourth in seven games since his promotion from the minors, sparking the Los Angeles Kings to a 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday night.


Transfer market tougher as financial gap narrows: Chelsea boss

The narrowing of the financial gap between Chelsea and their English Premier League rivals has made the transfer market a much tougher proposition, according to the London club's coach.


Barry Bonds hit his 751st home run on Tuesday night, pulling himself within four of Hank Aaron's record.


Six massive bulls hurtled down narrow cobblestone streets alongside thousands of thrill-seeking runners Saturday, injuring three people on the final day of Pamplona's annual running of the bulls festival.


Pit bulls seized in raid on rapper DMX's home

Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies removed 12 distressed pit bulls from the Phoenix area home of rapper-turned-actor DMX in a raid that also found a number of firearms, police said on Friday.


Obama with 13-point lead in South Carolina: poll

CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Barack Obama has a 13-point lead on rival Hillary Clinton but his support has eroded slightly on the eve of South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.


Seahawks' Alexander Could Miss Two Games

KIRKLAND, Wash., (Sports Network) - Seattle Seahawks  running back Shaun Alexander could miss one or two games  because of a bruised right knee, but he could also return for  next Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.


Intrepid Escapes the Mud and Heads for Repairs

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- The tugboats pulled. The Hudson River churned. And in the second attempt, the legendary World War II aircraft carrier USS Intrepid broke out of its Manhattan berth to travel to New Jersey for needed repairs after being stuck in the mud for a month.


The leader of Iraq's northern Kurdish region condemns Turkish air strikes, saying innocents have died.


2nd LD Writethru: Russian Craft Carrying World's First Female Tourist Blasts Off for ISS

2nd LD Writethru: Russian craft carrying world's first female tourist blasts off for ISS    MOSCOW, Sept.


Government reports released Thursday showed surprising resilience in the broader economy, even as the financial system and the housing market continue to weaken.


Tonsillectomy boosts quality of life: studies

For children and adults who  suffer repeated bouts of tonsillitis, surgery to remove the  tonsils (tonsillectomy) leads to substantial improvements in  quality of life, according to results of two studies published  this month.


Canadian power-rock trio Rush will  return to the road for a 40-plus-date outing next April in  Puerto Rico.


Three detained after teenager stabbed to death in north London

Three teenagers have been arrested after a 19-year-old was knifed to death in north London, police said Tuesday.


Mondonico: Fiorentina fans forced me out

Sacked Fiorentina coach Emiliano Mondonico says he is happy with the way he managed the club this season. Mondonico was shown the door by Fiorentina management yesterday and spoke with the media late, last night.


Turkish troops cross into Iraq: Iraqi officials

ARBIL, Iraq  - Hundreds of Turkish troops crossed into Kurdish territory in northern Iraq overnight, Iraqi officials said.


Mike Holmgren is hoping to get a better defensive effort against


Gazprom to acquire Yuganskneftegaz buyer

YUKOSâ major asset, Yuganskneftegaz, the sale of which was long disputed, is no more YUKOSâ subsidiary as yesterday it was sold by bailiffs to secure the recovery of overdue taxes.


Israeli air strike kills 2 militants in Gaza

Israel killed two Hamas militants in an air strike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and announced it was not considering a ceasefire with the Islamist group despite appeals by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


Analysis: Any dreams of a Clinton-Obama ticket were probably ended after their testiest encounter yet. Mark Halperin gives Obama the edge


Voter reaction to Wednesday's debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry.


Low-Key Recall of AIDS Drug Hits Worldâs Poor

Roche Pharmaceuticals has come under fire over its recall of an AIDS drug heavily used in the developing world.


Iraq eyes big drop in foreign forces by end-2008

Foreign troop levels in Iraq could drop to less than 100,000 by the end of 2008 if Iraq's own forces were ready and security threats had diminished, Iraq's national security adviser said on Wednesday.


Joey Graham had 20 points, and John Lucas added 17 Saturday night as No. 4 Oklahoma State remained undefeated with a 79-67 win over UNLV.


U.S. says Iraq air strike kills 11, mostly civilians

The U.S. military said it killed 11 people in a helicopter attack on a group of men seen planting a roadside bomb north of Baghdad on Tuesday, but police and residents said the dead were farmers, women and children.


Downded Salesforce systems slow Europe and US

Failing to impress Oracle Salesforce.com systems are calling in sick this Monday. The company's service status page has been winking red X's as the software-as-a-service poster child struggles to wrangle its machinery.â¦


It's Wesley Chapel Vs. Union: Village Asks Judge for Temporary Restraining Order Against County

By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 18--Wesley Chapel has filed a complaint against Union County and asked that a judge resolve a dispute over the village's zoning power.


Taiwan Ministry Says Finds Two Strains of Bird Flu

Taiwan has discovered two strains of  avian flu in migratory birds in the northern part of the  island, the first cases to be found since the start of 2004,  the government said on Wednesday.


Shareholder advisory firm  Institutional Shareholder Services recommended that Biomet Inc.   shareholders vote against a $10.9 billion  private-equity buyout of the orthopedic device maker, the Wall  Street Journal reported on its Web site on Wednesday.


George Clooney fractures rib in motorcycle spill

George Clooney fractured a rib and  his girlfriend broke her foot when the two were knocked off his  motorcycle by a car in New Jersey on Friday, the actor's  spokesman said.


Athens closes 2004 Olympic Summer Games with pride and relief

ATHENS (CP) - With pride and relief, Athens bid farewell to its guests from 201 countries at the close of the 2004 Olympic Games on Sunday.


ABC News American, 3 Others Kidnapped in Iraq

Security guards look over posters promoting the upcoming Iraqi national elections in Baghdad, Iraq Monday, Nov. 1, 2004. Voter registration for the January balloting officially began Monday.


Man Arrested in Daughter's Day Care Death

DETROIT - The father of a 3-year-old who was beaten to death during an attack on her day care center was arrested Saturday, a day after he was named as the suspect in the rampage that also left two women hospitalized with gunshot wounds.    An arrest warrant was signed Friday for Bernard Kelly, 37, of Detroit, and he was taken into custody at a home Saturday evening, Detroit Police Officer Jeremy Aguayo said...


German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived in Libya for an official visit during which he is to hold talks with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.


Krauser, one of seven New York City area players on No. 11 Pittsburgh's roster, scored all but two of his 17 points at the free throw line in a 70-51 victory over Memphis on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic.


Pop icon Madonna is to design a range of clothes and accessories for Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz, which will be launched in March 2007, the company said on Thursday.


Thousands march in Taiwan ahead of doomed U.N. bid

About 250,000 people demonstrated in two Taiwan cities on Saturday to back the island's doomed efforts at securing United Nations membership, a move condemned by rival Beijing and rejected by ally Washington.


Roger Federer is forced to produce some of his best tennis to beat Japan's Takao Suzuki at the Australian Open.


Maskhadov tried to avert Beslan bloodbath

Ousted Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov has rejected accusations he helped plan the school siege in North Ossetia in which more than 330 people died, his representative in Europe told a German news magazine.


A weary Nicolas Massu reeled in Mardy Fish in five tortuous sets yesterday to win Chile their second gold medal at an Olympics less than 24 hours after helping them to their first.


The Capitals' top pick in last April's draft, Alexander Ovechkin, scores to help Russia down Slovakia, 5-2, on Sunday night.


Oil tanker spills 30,000 gallons into the Delaware

Times Staff and Wire reports TINICUM -- Globs of heavy crude oil were flowing down the Delaware River Saturday, covering boats docked along the river and threatening fish and waterfowl.


The majority of people in the UK are against the British military's presence in Afghanistan, a BBC poll suggests.


Youssif is finally able to smile again after extensive reconstruction surgery. The 5-year-old burned Iraqi boy is adjusting well, playing happily whenever he gets a chance. His parents still struggle with the attack that left their son so badly hurt.


A rundown of funds selling at a discount to the cover price.


More than 1,000 flights are cancelled in the US Midwest and North-east because of severe snowstorms.


UK takes lead role in stem cell research

POTTERS BAR, England At the end of a winding country road lined with hedgerows and tidy brick homes sits a new prefabricated building chock-full of monitors and filters.


Roma, 20:25 - BASKET, LEGADUE: COLPO RIMINI A CASERTA

Risultati delle sesta giornata di ritorno del campionato di Legadue di basket.


The European Commission rejects reports that it has lost World Trade Organization backing for its policy of protecting regional food names such as Champagne and Parma.


U.S. Deaths in Iraq Top 1,000, Aid Groups Eye Exit

Dozens of international aid agencies  considered quitting Iraq on Wednesday following the abduction  of two Italian women, and as the U.S. military death toll rose  above 1,000.


EU Expects Turkey to Initial Deal on Cyprus Friday

The European Union expects Turkey to initial an accord on Friday giving Cyprus de facto recognition and sign it before Ankara opens EU membership talks on Oct. 3, 2005, a draft final summit statement said on Friday.


U.S. Officials Say Broken Satellite Will Be Shot Down

The Pentagon plans to shoot down a disabled 5,000-pound spy satellite before it enters the atmosphere in early March, a Pentagon official said.


The first maps detailing the right to roam on privately-owned land are being published on Sunday.


Medical chiefs call for a crackdown on cheap drink sales and a ban on alcohol advertising at sporting and entertainment events.


Uneasy U.S. diplomats yesterday challenged senior State Department officials in unusually blunt terms over a decision to order some of them to serve at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad or risk losing their jobs.


The absence of Steven Gerrard in midfield is a cause for real ...

One of Sven-Goran Eriksson's greatest strengths in his reign as the England manager, especially over the last two years, has been the continuity of selection both in terms of the squad and the team itself.


Thousands of Sudanese refugees crowded around U.S. Sen. Barack Obama Saturday as he visited their camp in eastern Chad and delivered a single message: Bring in the United Nations.


Polls Get Extra Security in Light of Terror

Election officials are beefing up security and taking other precautions at many of the nation's 200,000 polling places amid continuing concern that al-Qaida terrorists are intent on disrupting the U.S. political process.


Wayne Chrebet's role in the passing game appears to be shrinking, but he's not complaining. After what he endured last year - the living hell of post-concussion syndrome - he's going to skip the whine and just smell the roses.


Authorities say a bomb explosion outside the headquarters of Bangladesh's main opposition Awami League party has killed at least four people.


Tehran rejects 'unbalanced' European demands over nuclear standoff

Iran on Sunday rejected European demands that it halt all uranium enrichment activities and described a proposal aimed at ending Tehran's nuclear standoff with the international community as "unbalanced.


Market bomb kills 11 in Pakistani province

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


Coinvolti anche un cancelliere della Procura di Milano, un finanziere e un vigile urbanoSono accusati di violazione di segreti informatici                                            Intercettazioni, altri 4 arresti In manette anche un finanziere


Sinn Fein chief negotiator praises Blair, Ahern

Sinn Fein's chief negotiator Martin McGuinness said in an interview published on Wednesday that Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern rescued the Northern Ireland peace process.


Rescuers succeeded in freeing a minke whale that washed up on a beach in southeastern Brazil, the fire department said Thursday.


Hong Kong tycoon's Birmingham City bid confirmed

Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung's bid to buy English Premier League newcomers Birmingham City has been confirmed by his aide, a press report said Tuesday.


AMERICA/ECUADOR - La Novena di Natale trasmessa in televisione per iniziativa della Conferenza Episcopale, Âper riaffermarne il vero senso e i valori umani e sociali che germogliano con la nascita di GesÃ¹Â Quito (Agenzia Fides) - La Conferenza Episcopale dellÂEcuador ha lanciato unÂiniziativa per portare il Messaggio di Natale in tutte le case ecuadoriane. Si tratta della Novena di Natale trasmessa dai canali televisivi del Paese a partire da domenica ...


Sibling Slugfest, Ã  la George and Martha

An intersibling death match reminiscent of Sam Shepard's "True West," the independent feature "Solitude" details a tortured, possibly incestuous relationship.


Nepal's ruling parties have missed a Sunday deadline to form an interim parliament with Maoist rebels, the latest in a series of delays that have prompted a Maoist leader to question the government's commitment to a landmark peace accord.


Doctors are seeing an epidemic of mumps after a 10-fold increase in suspected cases in a year.


HOLLYWOOD, Florida  - Anna Nicole Smith, the small-town Texas girl turned voluptuous Playboy Playmate who became a tabloid fixture while fighting all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court over the estate of her billionaire husband, died suddenly at the age of 39 on Thursday.


A UK parliamentary report says arms smuggling in DR Congo is so widespread that war could restart there.


The family of John Ritter has sued a Burbank hospital, accusing it of negligence in the death of the 54-year-old actor.


Oscar Peterson, Jazz Pianist, Is Dead at 82

During an illustrious career spanning seven decades, Oscar Peterson played with the biggest names in jazz.


Piano del gruppo prevede incrementare qualita offerta


Bulgaria have included Terry Venables on a short-list of candidates to become national team coach.


By Christopher Bowe and Andrew Jack in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Merck has quickened the pace of its restructuring with plans to cut a further 700 jobs, targeting about $3bn in savings by the end of 2008


Current EarthLink deal with SF looks dead

(InfoWorld) - EarthLink's current contract to build a municipal Wi-Fi network in San Francisco appears to be dead followingÂ a restructuring of the struggling Internet service provider. The deal, hammered out in months of negotiations last year and completed in January, calls for EarthLink to build a citywide network at no cost to the city and sell high-speed service to residents while Google provides a free, slower service over the same network. But after announcing layoffs of nearly half its workforce and a gloomier financial forecast, EarthLink said Wednesday it won't invest any more money in that business model. "We will not devote any new capital to the old muni Wi-Fi model that has us taking all of the risk by fronting all of the capital, then paying to buy our customers one by one," President and CEO Rolla Huff said on a conference call Wednesday morning. That includes currently planned networks where the company hasn't yet made capital investments, EarthLink spokesman Jerry Grasso confirmed. In San Francisco and other such cities, networks would have to be built under new arrangements. "We will approach them to discuss the needed changes to the business model," Grasso said. He declined to comment on the state of discussions with any particular city. San Francisco's deal with EarthLink has yet to be approved by the city and county's Board of Supervisors, where it faces fierce opponents. The deal is due for a vote in the Board's Budget and Finance Committee next week that could send it on for full board approval. But the changes at EarthLink appear to make the current contract a dead issue. EarthLink's municipal Wi-Fi woes come as the company struggles across most of its businesses and as the overall climate for municipal Wi-Fi changes. The promise of free networks supported by advertising or residential subscriptions has faded, and EarthLink and other network providers are looking to local government as "anchor tenants" that support the projects by buying services. Chicago, which had been talking with EarthLink and others about a citywide Wi-Fi project, dropped the plan this week, citing high cost and low subscriber interest. The company forecast municipal Wi-Fi capital investments of $30 million to $35 million in 2007 as it completes projects already begun in Philadelphia; Corpus Christi, Texas; and Anaheim, California, but is not forecasting any capital spending on municipal networks in 2008, Grasso said. Aaron Peskin, president of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors, approached EarthLink earlier this year with proposed amendments to the Wi-Fi deal that he hoped would make it more palatable to opponents. However, he rejected the idea of anchor tenancy, saying the city's departments weren't ready to use the Wi-Fi network. Neither Peskin nor San Francisco city officials were immediately available for comment.


Conrad Black, who once presided over  one of the world's largest media empires, goes to court on  Wednesday to determine if he and his associates stole millions  of dollars as his conglomerate crumbled.


A businessman is hoping to make over Â£200,000 by selling a wall which was painted on by graffiti artist Banksy.


Radio frequency radiation from mobile phones can damage DNA in laboratory conditions, European researchers say in a recent study. The study, called REFLEX, which stands for Risk Evaluation of Potential Environmental


A stretch of China's Yellow River runs red for the second time in a month because of pollution, media says.


Brit workers: The Xmas skive starts today

Work? Stuff that A poll of 2,500 Brit workers has confirmed what most of us already knew: the Xmas holiday starts tonight at 5pm as a third of the UK's workforce will "mentally switch off" in advance of next week's pre-Yule skive.â¦


The widow of John Peel says the response of fans to the DJ's death has been "heart-warming".


Turkey's Erdogan faces rocky road after big win

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Monday celebrated a decisive poll victory but now faces challenges over delayed presidential elections, Kurdish separatist violence and Ankara's troubled EU bid.


Vols Edge Gators As Kicker Redeems Himself

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - James Wilhoit kicked a 50-yard field goal with 6 seconds to go to lift No...


Vodafone Enters Broadband Age With BT Tie-Up

By Michael Harrison Business Editor  Vodafone will make its long-awaited entry into the broadband internet market this week through a strategic tie-up with BT.


Microsoft is battling a computer hacker who has repeatedly released a free program that strips away a software lock that protects digital movies and songs from being copied.


Grizzlies' Coach Brown Retires for Health Reasons

Memphis Grizzlies head coach Hubie Brown announced his unexpected retirement on Thursday due to health concerns and assistant Lionel Hollins has been tagged the team's interim coach.


Man Allegedly Fakes Break-In to Hock Ring

MILFORD, Conn. - Is the wedding still on? That's one of the unanswered questions in the case of a Milford man who police say sold his fiancee's engagement ring after staging a break-in at the couple's home.


World number one Roger Federer of Switzerland whitewashed Gaston Gaudio of Argentina in the opening match of the ATP Masters Cup championships in Houston.


The women who tormented Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on a television show have been too ashamed to face her since their behaviour sparked international fury, Shetty has said in an interview.


Iraq: rapitori diplomatico Iran accusavano Teheran ingerenza

TEHERAN - Fereydun Jahani, il diplomatico iraniano liberato oggi in Iraq, dove era stato rapito il 4 agosto, ha detto che i suoi rapitori accusavano l'Iran di "interferire" nelle vicende del vicino paese, cosa che ha negato.


Actress Emily Perry, who played Dame Edna Everage's companion Madge Allsopp, has died aged 100.


England cricket captain Michael Vaughan set off for the controversial one-day trip to Zimbabwe saying he could not wait for the main event of the team's winter programme, a five-Test series against South Africa.


WASHINGTON -- Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte were asked Friday to testify before a congressional committee on Jan. 16, along with their former trainer, Brian McNamee.


Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi lost a confidence vote in the Senate on Thursday and went to hand his resignation to the president, prompting opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi to demand immediate elections.


VMware Windows-on-a-Mac product close to launch

InfoWorld - VMware Inc. is pricing its upcoming new software to run Windows on a Mac similar to rival Parallels Inc.'s software announced last week.


Kroger Co. , the largest U.S. grocery chain, got an unexpected tax benefit and posted a 36.4 percent jump in quarterly profit on Tuesday as it attracted shoppers with remodeled stores featuring a better selection of products.


Ciudad Guayana, 08:43 - CALCIO, COPPA AMERICA: ARGENTINA IN FINALE

L'Argentina si è qualificata per la finale di Coppa America battendo il Messico 3-0 (0-0). In...


US, China top quarterly Sophos list of spam-relaying countries

The quarterly Sophos report on the world's top spam-purveying countries is out, and the chants of U!S!A! rise once again. That's not a positive thing.


Somali leader to hold reconciliation conference

MOGADISHU/LONDON  - Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf said on Thursday he would hold a national reconciliation conference soon that would be open to all clans in the country, still racked by violence after a December war.


Tenn. Wrangles With 'Choose Life' Plates

License plates proclaiming "Choose Life" are causing Tennessee and a dozen other states to rethink very popular — and very profitable — programs that let drivers promote just about anything from the Girl Scouts to the preservation of wild turkeys.


San Francisco Rules Could Bar Elephants from Zoo

Elephants must receive hundreds  of times more space to live at San Francisco's zoo or not be  kept at the facility, city legislators said on Tuesday in  legislation that could effectively bar pachyderms for good.


A Guide to Embracing Life as a Single (Without the Resignation, That Is)

Unlike dating sites that treat being single as a predicament, this one celebrates flying solo.


Governor Rod Blagojevich today says state officials have found an additional 200,000 doses of the flu vaccine in Europe. Blagojevich is seeking the US Food and Drug Administration's approval to buy the vaccine.


Bush Piloted Guard Trainers Before He Quit

WASHINGTON - George W. Bush began flying a two-seat training jet more frequently and twice required multiple attempts to land a one-seat fighter in the weeks just before he quit flying for the Texas Air National Guard in 1972, his pilot logs show...


US politicians pay tribute to Christopher Reeve, the paralysed Superman star who has died at 52.


Thirteen die in US attack on Baghdad crowd

The heaviest fighting for months erupted in the centre of Baghdad yesterday, only a brief stroll from the office of the prime minister, Ayad Allawi.


Six foreigners snatched, US soldier dies as Iraqis watch US ...

BAGHDAD  - Six more foreigners were kidnapped and a US soldier died in a roadside bomb in another day of mayhem, as Iraqis tracked the news that George W. Bush has won another term as US president.


Automakers have recalled a record 24.8 million vehicles so far this year, with new campaigns announced yesterday by General Motors.


European astronomers sighted the planet orbiting a Sun-like star, mu Arae, in a southern constellation called the Altar and which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.


Schumacher hopes Chinese Grand Prix gets passing grade

World champion Michael Schumacher wants an exciting race with lots of passing at the Chinese Grand Prix, an inaugural event in what Formula One is calling its most promising new market.


By George Jones, Political Editor and Toby Harnden in Baghdad. British troops could be deployed in American-controlled hot spots in Iraq into the New Year, the Government indicated yesterday.


Studio di Craig Venter, lo scienziato che ha mappato il suo genoma "I contributi di madre e padre molto piÃ¹ vari di quanto si pensasse                                            "Da chi hai preso? Ora lo dice il Dna "CosÃ¬ ereditiamo dai nostri genitori"                                                                                di ELENA DUSI


Tsunami havoc Death toll may pass 25000, millions homeless

DEVASTATION: Men walk by boats carried onto a main road in Galle after tidal waves hit the southern Sri Lankan coastline on Sunday.


Clashes mar start to Bush's Latin America tour

Police fired tear gas and clubbed demonstrators in Brazil's largest city on Thursday as thousands protested against a visit by President Bush aimed at winning friends in Latin America.


Ultimatum scaduto, al Jazira annuncia: Â«Baldoni Ã¨ stato uccisoÂ»

Ã certo: Enzo Baldoni, il giornalista free-lance, collaboratore del settimanale Diario, Ã¨ stato barbaramente trucidato dai suoi rapitori. La televisione araba al Jazira ne ha dato la notizia, prima con un


'Frances' pummels Florida, Bush declares disaster

New York, Sept. 5. (PTI): Winds howling in excess of 170 km per hour and huge tidal waves toppled power lines leaving more than two million people without power, brought down trees, tore up roads and sent


Little Pakistan-India headway before talks

peace process and remain far apart on ways to resolve their most contentious dispute over Kashmir. resumed talks launched earlier in the year on ways to build confidence about their nuclear and conventional arsenals.


Ducks take Stanley Cup opener with late comeback

ANAHEIM, California  - The Anaheim Ducks grabbed a pair of third-period goals to claim a stunning 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday, drawing first blood in the Stanley Cup finals.


Report: Charges against tycoon's partner

Prosecutors filed charges Monday against the business partner of jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Interfax news agency reported, citing the partner's lawyer.


Tobacco firms colluded to hide smoking risks, US lawyers say

WASHINGTON -- Tobacco companies, desperate to maintain their hold on tens of millions of American smokers, worked together for decades to deceive the public about the dangers of cigarettes and to encourage the young to start puffing, government lawyers said yesterday at the start of a racketeering trial.


Horror Movie 'Saw' Gives Blood as Well as It Takes

The makers of the new hit horror  film "Saw" found a new way to market their gory film -- they  let blood donors in for free.


Government to claw back unspent school funds

Teachers' leaders appear divided over government plans to redistribute the Â£85m of unspent money left in state schools' coffers.


Former U.N. ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick dies at 80

Jeane Kirkpatrick, a key player in former President Ronald Reagan's conservative foreign policy as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has died, the American Enterprise Institute, where she was a senior fellow, said on Friday.


Treasuries Rise, Market Tests 4 Pct Yield

U.S. Treasury prices rose on Wednesday as technical jostling for positions pushed benchmark yields below the 4-percent threshold, sparking talk that mortgage investors might step in and add fuel to the rally.


Evangelist's Tsunami Efforts Stir U.S. Muslim Group

A U.S. Muslim group on Thursday  accused evangelist Jerry Falwell of using money donated for  tsunami relief to convert people in South Asia to Christianity  and called on the Bush administration to denounce his actions.


A producer admits passing off the work of other pianists as that of his late wife, the label of a "sampled" artist says.


French Police Round Up Suspects in November Unrest

The French police arrested dozens of people suspected of shooting at the police and setting fires during three days of unrest.


Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bloggy: An Online Poll Covets the Territory Once Owned by Pazz & Jop

If the rock critics of the world have a clubhouse, it has long been the annual Pazz & Jop poll in The Village Voice, but firings and the Internet have changed that.


U.S. regulators should  reject a proposed weight-loss pill called Zimulti because of  concerns it may increase suicidal thinking and depression, an  advisory panel unanimously said on Wednesday.


Although the Golden State Warriors did a pretty sharp impersonation of the fast-breaking, high-scoring Phoenix Suns, it wasn't quite as good as the genuine article.


Professor Fights Against Plastic: Vom Saal Says Obesity Linked to Chemical.

By Jacob Luecke, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Mar. 4--Plastic companies use bisphenol-A to make a lot of things -- food containers, water bottles and even baby bottles. But there's only one thing Fredrick vom Saal would like the industry to do with it: Take it off the market.


Palestinians say US destroys hope over settlements

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians accused the United States on Sunday of destroying hopes of negotiations with Israel for a Palestinian state, after Washington signalled it could accept some growth of settlements in the West Bank.


Identity fraud a hash About Â£13bn of fraud was committed in the UK in 2005, but the figure could be on the conservative side, a report commissioned by the Association of Chief Police Officers said today.â¦


The killing of two Sunni clerics earlier this week could be part of a slide toward sectarian civil war, analysts say. By Howard LaFranchi | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


The number of mutated genes that drive development of cancer is greater than previously thought, research shows.


Tokyo shares rose on Wednesday after unexpectedly strong Chinese growth data, released the day before, helped Nippon Steel Corp. and other firms that do a lot of business in the country.


Iraqi Militants Threaten To Kill 13 Hostages

Baghdad, Sept. 19 (NNN): Militants have threatened to kill 13 Western hostages, including two Americans and one Briton, unless all female Iraqi prisoners are set free by Monday.


Low levels of air pollution can raise stroke risk

NEW YORK  - Low environmental levels of fine and ultrafine particulate matter, as well as carbon dioxide, increase the risk of stroke, but the heightened risk occurs only during warm weather months, Finnish researchers report.


In caso di mancato rinnovo, sentenza della Cassazione


Stephen Parry comes a brilliant third behind Michael Phelps in the men's 200m butterfly.


Movie Review | 'Magic Mirror': The Lies People Tell

âMagic Mirrorâ is a droll comedy about the impossibility of shaking the burdens of your dreams and obligations.


Court ruling on refilled printer cartridges touches DMCA

In a closely watched case involving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a federal court has ruled that a small North Carolina company can continue selling a chip that makes it possible to use refilled toner cartridges in Lexmark printers.


Mexico's cement giant Cemex is purchasing Britain's RMC Group in a $5 billion deal due to be announced on Monday.


BBC show uses Microsoft tech for 3D imagery

Blog: Microsoft's Photosynth technology for stitching 2D images into a 3D realm will illustrate the How We Built Britain Web site.


Hungary opposition calls off weekend rally

Hungary's opposition Fidesz party on   Thursday called off its planned anti-government rally at the   weekend, which the government had warned would cause week-long   violent protests to escalate.


Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that he won Israel's agreement to permit freedom of movement for Palestinians when they hold elections for a successor to Yasser Arafat in January.


Sabotage halts Iraq oil exports from north

KIRKUK, Iraq, Nov 2  - Iraqi oil exports to Turkey were halted after a series of attacks Tuesday, including a major strike on a pipeline network connecting wells west of Kirkuk with the main export pipeline and refineries further south, oil officials


Battle for Ryder Cup 'Underdog' Tag at Oakland Hills

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The 19-inch Ryder  Cup is not the only thing coveted by holders Europe and the  United States at Oakland Hills this week.


La vittima Ã¨ un imprenditore piemontese e sei famigliariGli ostaggi in cantina, poi fuggono con 5.000 euro e un Rolex                                                  Ritorna la banda delle ville Una notte sotto sequestro                                                                                Tra i rapiti anche quattro bambini, il piÃ¹ piccolo di tre anni


Baseball Roundup: Rivera Praises Pettitte for Admitting Drug Use

Mariano Rivera completed his three-year contract and supported Andy Pettitte for issuing a statement in which he admitted to using human growth hormone.


Monkey Experience Teaches People Lessons in Freedom

By Ma Lie  XI'AN: After five days of living like monkeys, six volunteers emerged from captivity on Monday, each with a better sense of what it means to be human.


Yasser Arafat`s life-work must be continued

Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw pledged full support for the Palestinian election to find a successor to Yasser Arafat after paying homage to the veteran leader at his graveside.


Parigi, 16:41 - CALCIO, FRANCIA; L'EQUIPE: IL PARMA SU PORTIERE MANDANDA

Il Parma sarebbe sulle tracce del portiere del Le Havre, Steve Mandana. Lo scrive il quotidiano fran...


Orlando Cabrera began the day in South America, leaving Colombia in the pre-dawn hours. He ended it with his biggest hit as a Red Sox.


Muslim protests disrupt home secretary's appeal

The home secretary has warned Muslims to beware of their children being "brainwashed" by Islamist extremists, but his call was disrupted by protests against recent crackdowns on Muslims.


The cardiovascular risk boogeyman is everywhere. First it struck Merck's (NYSE: MRK) Vioxx. Then Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) Celebrex.


Former football star Diego Maradona can return to Cuba for drug rehabilitation, his lawyer says.


Forget over the rainbow--Katharine McPhee is under the   weather.


Breakdown of Tsunami Death Toll by Nation

At least 139,580 people are reported dead around southern Asia and eastern Africa, most killed by massive tsunamis that smashed coastlines after a magnitude 9 earthquake off Indonesia's coast Dec. 26. The United Nations estimates the total number of dead will exceed 150,000, while Thailand predicted its toll will hit 8,000.


Spills apart, India hold edge in thriller

The Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday was like a cauldron in which about 40,000 people were sweating profusely but their eyes were still glued to the ground.


Home Depot Unit Sold for Far Less in Tight Market

The company was forced to drop the sale price of its commercial supply business by nearly $2 billion, one of the first big buyouts to be renegotiated as a result of the recent credit squeeze.


Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Josh Howard bounced back from a sprained ankle suffered the night before to lead the Dallas Mavericks to their 13th straight victory, 91-65, over the Timberwolves in Minneapolis last night.


The number of teachers in England's schools has risen by 36,000 in 10 years, the government says.


North Carolina State fired football coach Chuck Amato on Sunday, a day after he completed his seventh season at his alma mater.


Orders for Blast-Resistant Vehicles by Marines Not Met

The Marine Corps said yesterday that it received fewer blast-resistant vehicles than promised last month, as manufacturers struggled to meet production goals aimed at speeding shipments to Iraq and Afghanistan.


America calling Mobile World Congress Why has Sony Ericsson succumbed to Microsoft?â¦


New Cajun music raises tempo on old French tunes

The Pine Leaf Boys were singing in  French and pumping the accordion on a recent Sunday afternoon  as cowboys in boots and gals in flip-flop sandals trotted  across the floor.


Il vicequestore parla dopo l'ammissione dei pestaggi al processo sulle violenze alla Diaz Fournier: "A Genova non decise De Gennaro. Quella notte nella scuola non picchiai"                                             "Io, poliziotto di destra con il fantasma del G8"                                                                                di CARLO BONINI


Gov't buys $877M worth of anthrax vaccine

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today that HHS has awarded a contract for $877.5 million to VaxGen, Inc. to manufacture and deliver 75 million doses of a new anthrax vaccine.


Microsoft, Cisco, EMC team to plug government data hole

Well, here's your problem right here, ma'am Cisco, EMC, and Microsoft are joining forces to help the US government build a secure IT system for agencies to manage and share data.â¦


GOP Sharpens Attacks As Convention Opens

NEW YORK - Sen. John McCain said Monday it was fair game to criticize Democrat John Kerry's anti-war protests three decades ago, firing an opening salvo as Republicans sought to use their national convention to portray President Bush as a strong wartime leader...


Italian towns will be allowed to tax tourists up to five euros per day in the 2007 budget put forward by Prime Minister Romano Prodi.


Napolitano alla Conferenza sulla famiglia "No a contrapposizioni laici-cattolici"                                                                                Il presidente della Repubblica dice no a contrapposizioni fra laici e cattolicima chiede un "riconoscimento dei diritti della copie di fatto"


No. 3 US airline gets commitment from GE Commercial Finance as it looks to avoid bankruptcy. NEW YORK  - Delta Air Lines Inc.


A judge has approved a $545,000 arbitration award to Jennifer Lopez in a lawsuit against first husband Ojani Noa.


Rodriguez Not Hitting Cleanup to Wall St.

On Wall Street, where even those who fail at their job make more than Alex Rodriguez, there is support for the third basemanâs plans to play the market.


Microsoft's Starter Edition of XP will roll out to India and ...

Microsoft's Windows XP Starter Edition, which is aimed at desktop PCs in developing-world markets, is to be made available in India and Russia.


At least 25 killed in violence around Iraq

Ten people were killed by a car bomb in central Baghdad, Iraqi police said, raising the number of violent deaths around the country on Sunday to at least 25.


Description: Sen. John Kerry takes a campaign trip into rural Ohio. There, Kerry stressed economic issues in the traditionally Republican territory.


Killing Dogs in Training of Doctors Is to End

By next month, all American medical schools will have stopped operating on dogs to examine their beating hearts.


Bruce Willis has settled a lawsuit filed against his childhood friend over allegations the man tried to extort at least $100,000 from the actor, Willis' publicist said.


Operations suspended after rise in number of deaths, NHS management says


HealthSouth Corp. (HLSH.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) , an operator of health care facilities, said on Thursday it agreed to pay $325 million to settle US Department of Justice charges that it improperly billed Medicare.


OU's White takes Maxwell, Davey O'Brien awards

Oklahoma quarterback Jason White was a two-time award winner Thursday night, taking the Maxwell Award as college football's best all-around player and adding his second straight Davey O'Brien quarterback trophy.


Lo stilista critica la scelta di sperimentazione di Altaroma


Iran tops agenda as Olmert visits Europe

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert begins a European tour on Monday to meet the new leaders of France and Britain for the first time and to push his campaign against Iran's nuclear drive.


Curfew lifted but tension high in Baghdad

Baghdad authorities on Monday lifted a three-day curfew imposed on the city after the worst bombing since the U.S. invasion, but nerves were on edge amid fears of further violence.


Movie Review | 'Right at Your Door': Terror and Duct Tape

âRight at Your Doorâ is a doomsday-style film by Chris Gorak with a twist worth waiting for.


Lebanese army resumes shelling of Islamist group

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops resumed their shelling of a Palestinian refugee camp on Tuesday, trying to force the surrender of al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched amid thousands of civilians.


GOP staging 1st bash in Democratic bastion

so goes an old musical number -- the major political parties haven't changed their positions: The Democrats here are soaring, while the Republicans are dwindling.


Milano, 22:57 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: PER PATO DISTORSIONE ABBASTANZA SERIA

Milan in ansia per Pato. L'attaccante brasiliano, match winner contro la Fiorentina, ha riportato un...


Control Yearly Home Maintenance Costs Starting This Fall

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- Owning a home can quickly turn from exciting to expensive as home maintenance costs continue to skyrocket.  From the roof to the lawn, home ownership can get very expensive, very fast.


Pakistan's army says it has cleared a mosque in Islamabad of militants, a day after troops stormed the complex.


Paperwork to Selig? Dodgers delay mega-deal

The proposed three-team, 10-player trade that would send five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees still hadn't been submitted


A perkily told sad story of a runaway waif-woman in the wide, wild world, "Reckless" remains a beguilingly sneaky crash course in the loss of innocence.


In his latest television series Michael Palin has explored the area of Europe previously hidden behind the Iron Curtain.


Thousands snared by malware warning from big-name websites

Attack of the tainted banner ads Thousands of PC users have been duped into surrendering sensitive information and installing malicious software after falling victim to a complex scam that continues to plague well-known websites, a researcher warns.â¦


At least seven Palestinians, including a child, are killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and the West Bank.


Attacks in Russia Expose Rifts With West

MOSCOW - The fight against terror was supposed to unite Russia and the West, pounding the last nail into the coffin of the Cold War. But three years after the Sept...


Pakistani president's move would removekey objection to him serving another term.


Senate to hike health care reimbursement

The Senate has voted to allow the Pentagon to raise reimbursement rates for mental health treatment, following reports that soldiers returning from war have had difficulty getting services because of reduced payments to therapists.


Rexam to buy OI Plastic for $1.8bln, to sell shares

British packaging group Rexam Plc  said on Monday it had agreed to buy OI Plastic Products from Owens-Illinois Inc  for $1.83 billion and that it would place 58.35 million new shares to help fund the deal.


Global Overview: Europe up as growth strengthens

A barrage of economic releases triggered plenty of action in the currency and bond markets on Tuesday while US stocks received a much-needed fillip from a burst of takeover speculation in the metals and mining sector.


South Korea's markets watchdog says it is to inspect Citigroup's local operation, days after regulators censured the bank's Japanese business.


EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ Â· The Chicago Bears forced five turnovers Sunday, three of them in a 20-point explosion late in the half, in beating the New York Giants 28-21.


This holiday weekend couldn't have been merrier for the Broncos. The team got nearly everything it could have wanted for Christmas in a stunning turnaround from a week earlier.


Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has lowered its November growth forecast amid concerns that fuel costs may slow down Christmas retail sales.


Paris Hilton to give Larry King post-jail interview

Hotel heiress and reality TV star Paris Hilton will give her first post-jail interview on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Wednesday, the show's spokeswoman said on Saturday.


The Bush-Cheney reelection campaign has barred people outside the United States from viewing its Web site following an electronic attack that took down the campaign's Internet address for six


Christopher Reeve, 'Superman' and Crusader for Stem Cells, Dies

Christopher Reeve, who became an inspiration for people with spinal injuries, died on Sunday. He was 52.


Switzerland becomes the first country to join a global scheme to recover cash looted by corrupt leaders.


Ex-natgas traders guilty of price manipulation

Three former El Paso Corp natural gas  traders were convicted on Thursday of reporting false deals to  manipulate gas prices from 2000 to 2002.


New York, 09:35 - BASKET, NBA: SAN ANTONIO KO CON I LAKERS

Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba giocate nella notte: Miami Heat - Washington Wizards 91-104;...


COPS QUIZ BX. MOM AFTER BABY DIES AT HOSP

Harding was not charged and cops are waiting for the Medical Examiner's Office to determine how Victor died. Harding found him unconscious and not breathing at 1:35 am at


WorldCom's Audacious Failure and Its Toll on an Industry

Few executives have helped create, and then watched the destruction of, as much wealth as Bernard J. Ebbers, the former chief executive of WorldCom.


Il via l'8 gennaio con 'Fino all'ultimo respiro'


Britain's Highest Court Overturns Anti-Terrorism Law

Britain's highest court ruled today that the British government cannot indefinitely detain foreigners suspected of terrorism without charges or trial, calling


Blair backs India's quest for permanent seat on UN Security Council

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has backed India's quest for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council as well as having it join talks with G-8 countries on climate change and African development.


Comcast Invites New Jersey to Bundle Up and Share Some Warmth for Winter

EAST WINDSOR, N.J., Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Cable of New Jersey today announced that it will donate thousands of new coats to help New Jersey's homeless and others in need stay warmer this winter.


Roma, 19:27 - CALCIO, ROMA: CONTRO GARA A PORTE CHIUSE RICORSO ALLA CAF

Nonostante lo sconto ottenuto oggi dalla Disciplinare, che ha confermato la gara con la Fiorentina a...


Death toll from Indonesia pipeline blast climbs

SIDOARJO, Indonesia  - Two more bodies were found on Friday near the scene of a gas pipeline explosion in Indonesia's East Java province which was linked to a devastating mudflow, pushing the death toll from the incident to 10.


MLB report outs stars; Selig vows action

Seven MVPs and 31 All-Stars Â one for every position Â and that still wasn't the worst of it for the long-awaited Mitchell Report. That infamy belonged to Roger Clemens, the greatest pitcher of his era. The Steroids Era.


The QE2 has broken down after suffering a mechanical fault in Croatia during a Mediterranean cruise.


The family of a British hostage in Iraq  renew appeals for authorities to negotiate with the  kidnappers.


The nominations for the 77th Academy Awards are just six weeks away, and critics are buzzing about Alexander Payneâs film, Sideways.


Nel quarto periodo 2006 hanno toccato i 19,6 mld


Technology security experts warn that many of this holiday season's millions of newbie MP3 player owners don't know what dangers lurk behind some music.


A brawl breaks out in the Nigerian parliament amid a debate over the Speaker's alleged misuse of public funds.


FDA to review Vytorin cholesterol drug study

U.S. regulators said on Friday they would review a study showing a Merck and Schering-Plough cholesterol drug worked no better than a generic in preventing the build-up of arterial plaque.


Six Pitcairn Island men sentenced up to six years for sex attacks

SYDNEY, Australia British authorities say six men on Pitcairn Island have been sentenced up to six years in prison for sex attacks dating back 40 years.


Stem cell research a hot topic after actor's death

LEE COUNTYâ The death of Christopher Reeve brings more attention to a controversial issue during this presidential election - embryonic stem cell research.


Ovitz Defends Disney Record Between Sharp Exchanges

Michael Ovitz staunchly defended his efforts as president of the Walt Disney Co. on Thursday in between biting exchanges with the attorney representing shareholders in a $140 million lawsuit.


One would like to wish you all a Happy 2.0 Christmas She may be an octogenarian but Queen Elizabeth has joined the Web 2.0 jamboree just in time for Christmas.â¦


Petraeus to argue against big Iraq troop cuts

In a report considered crucial to U.S. strategy in the highly unpopular war in Iraq, the top U.S. commander there is expected to tell Congress on Monday that U.S. troop levels should not be cut deeply.


US to offer more help to quake victims, Powell says

The United States "will do more" to help the victims of the gigantic earthquake and tsunamis in Asia, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday.


When Japanese police arrested three sumo wrestlers and their stable master on Thursday over allegations they beat a 17-year-old wrestler to death, the case sent shockwaves across a country that links its national identity to the sport.


The Democratsâ Sunday night Univision debate was just the first step in a drive to reverse George Bushâs gains among Hispanic voters. On to 'Latino Tuesday.'


FDA To Analyzee Its Drug Safety Procedures

Dr. Lester Crawford, acting FDA commissioner, authorized the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) to sponsor the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to study the drug safety system with emphasis on the post-market phase.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Progetto acqua in Rwanda: il Movimento per la Lotta contro la Fame nel Mondo Ã¨ impegnato nella costruzione dellÂacquedotto nel Distretto di Gicumbi Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Oggi, circa 400 milioni di minori, in media uno su cinque nel sud del mondo, non hanno accesso allÂacqua potabile. La situazione Ã¨ piÃ¹ grave nellÂAfrica subsahariana dove, in paesi come il Rwanda, lÂEtiopia e il Ciad quattro ba...


Consumers were feeling confident in January: The job market was chugging along and oil prices were down. Their optimism may dwindle, however, on concerns that job and wage growth may slow.


Welshman Joe Calzaghe successfully defended his World Boxing Organisation super-middleweight title for the 15th time with an unanimous points victory over Egypt's Kabary Salem.


Lawyer Says Saddam is on Hunger Strike, Despite US Denial

One of Saddam Hussein's lawyers says the former Iraqi leader is refusing food, despite reports to the contrary. French lawyer Emmanuel Ludot says he wants the International Red Cross to check on Saddam's condition.


An official once in charge of guarding cultural relics has been sentenced to death in China's biggest antiquities theft case since the start of communist rule in 1949.


For the first two months of the season, the Phoenix Suns and Seattle SuperSonics were the toast of the NBA. For one night, however, neither team was all that special.


Mammography May Be Less Effective in Certain Women, Study Says

Mammography may be less effective in detecting breast cancer in women with certain characteristics, including use of hormone replacement therapy, previous breast surgery and normal or


At the Miss Universe pageant, a dialogue with the neighbor up north.


Hanging out with Nikki Blonsky, without the hairspray.


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Sophos virus experts have advised customers not to panic, following media reports of a new version of the Skulls Trojan horse for Symbian Smartphones.


Employers foresee health costs up 8 pct: poll

U.S. businesses, which have seen skyrocketing inflation in their health care costs in recent years, expect those costs to rise 8 percent this year and next, according to a national poll released on Wednesday.


New Orleans seeks text-message donations

The cash-strapped city, which has borrowed heavily to continue operating after Hurricane Katrina, is turning to text-messaged donations in an effort to defray the costs of Mardi Gras, its premier cultural event.


"Babel" leads Golden Globes with 7 nominations

"Babel," a searing film drama about cultural gaps among people around the world, earned seven Golden Globe nominations on Thursday to lead a surprising range of contenders for the widely watched movie honors.


Durable goods orders fell 2.4 percent in July

New orders for U.S.-made durable  goods fell a much greater-than-expected 2.4 percent in July as  civilian aircraft and car orders tumbled, a government report  showed on Thursday.


All the major incidents from the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.


NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Ryan Zimmerman played in his 150th game of the year Sunday. Now, he has seven more to prove he should be the National League's rookie of the year.


David Beckham suffered a broken rib minutes after scoring England's second goal in Saturday's World Cup qualifying game against Wales, team officials said.


Advocacy groups urge Hispanic voters to US polls

Advocacy groups urged Hispanic naturalized US citizens to go to the polls on November 2 to show the community's strength at the ballot box.


Risorse ci sono, dice ministro, e spinge su confederazione


'For every one of us you kill, we will wipe out 50 children'

It was shortly after eight o'clock yesterday morning when the non-descript green army truck drew up outside school number one in Beslan, North Ossetia, a far-flung republic in southern Russia.


Calcio: Lippi, "Troppa severita' su Del Piero

ROMA - Marcello Lippi ha difeso Alex Del Piero alla vigilia della partita della Nazionale italiana di calcio: "Nei suoi confronti c'e' un eccesso di severita'". Sulla squadra, il commissario tecnico ammette


As Rice Prepares to Move Up, Diplomacy May Be on Rise, Too

Condoleezza Rice's goals vary from restoring America's reputation abroad to promoting free institutions in the Mideast.


A mortar and rocket attack on a US military dining hall killed 22 people and wounded more than 50 in Iraq's northern city of Mosul on Tuesday in one of the deadliest attacks on US forces since the war began.


Travel: A current crop of small and intimate places to stay is a refreshing change in a city where big and brash is the norm, says China Williams


Community News: WordPress Security Upgraded

Just a quick note for all of you Wordpress users ou there: if you'll remember a little bit back, there were some security issues that popped up in the code. Well, they've released a new version to correct the issues.


Avv.Ghedini, Procura vuole processare Berlusconi due volte


EU politics in turmoil over nomination of controversial Italian to EU cabinet

LONDON (CP) - The European Union's political machinery was thrown into reverse on Wednesday as the new president of the European Commission backed down from a vote on his proposed cabinet over a controversial Italian commissioner.


President George W. Bush (news - web sites) issues a statement about the Asian tsunami from his ranch near Crawford, Texas December 29, 2004.


NEW YORK  -U.S. stock index futures dropped, pointing to a weaker market open on Friday, after September employment data showed fewer-than-expected jobs were created in September, signaling a weaker economy.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Now Comes the Hard Part for the Mets

The more dominant the Mets become, the more the fans will expect in October and anything less than a World Series appearance is unacceptable.


A scheme which piloted on-the-spot fines for drunks who abuse hospital staff is hailed a success.


RealNetworks has stepped up its music 'war' on Apple Computer--with results it clearly didn't expect.


GAUHATI, India Oct. 2, 2004 - In a shattering series of attacks, suspected separatists hit nine targets a railroad station and eight markets with bombs and gunfire across two states in northeastern India on Saturday, killing more than 40 people.


Yahoo Launching Music Download Service This Year  After its $160 million aquisition of MusicMatch, Yahoo is expected to be releasing its own music download service at the end of the year. According to ZDNet, Yahoo has been in the development phase of its music download service since last year, working with ...


Google Street View: The Internet giant comes to you

(InfoWorld) - Google is coming for you. In fact, Google's minions are driving Chevy Cobalts with roof-mounted 360-degree digital cameras, and they want to take your picture. Smile! You're on Googlecam. In an unprecedented campaign, Google is enhancing its Google Maps service with a new Street View feature that allows you to view crisp, navigable photos of roads in nine major cities across the United States, including San Francisco, New York, San Diego, and Denver. (To see the full list, go to maps.google.com and click the Street View link on the upper-right corner.) Once you zoom in close enough, you can click the Street View link and look around the location, or click an arrow to see the next Street View photo. To snap the pictures, Google mounted digital cameras on the roof of passenger cars -- reportedly Chevy Cobalts, according to the tech blog Gizmodo -- and drove around San Francisco and San Diego. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company partnered with Immersive Media for the underlying photo technology and has worked with third-party firms for street-level photography for the additional cities outside of California. Only San Francisco and San Diego use high-resolution street-level images, however. Other cities use lower-res captures. Street View could be a boon for "landmark drivers" who prefer driving instructions such as "Turn left at the large brick church, and drive until you get to the pizza place on the corner" as opposed to "Meet me at Second Street and Fourth Avenue." It certainly reveals how far Google will go to prove its mapping prowess -- and, incidentally, attract users to more localized advertising. According to Greg Sterling at Sterling Market Intelligence in Oakland, Calif., Google has a Business Referral Representative program that sets a precedent for localized involvement. That program involves Google representatives providing local business information and photos to Google for a fee. Sterling said that precedent for collecting local information and photos is being continued with the Street View program. Street View is "about creating more utility for consumers, which in turn will lead indirectly to ad revenue over the longer term. Google has long focused on small businesses and local users, so this is just trying to take those efforts to the next level," Sterling said. Still, regardless of whether Street View is purely a mapping enhancement or a new play for ad revenue, there is tough competition from Microsoft and others. There are also some nagging privacy issues to deal with, plus the sheer magnitude of the project. The story so far ... Of course, Street View is not a new idea. Amazon.com tried a 360-degree street-view mapping feature in its A9 service that it subsequently abandoned. Microsoft has provided a Bird's Eye View feature in Live Virtual Earth that allows you to zoom in on a location, albeit not quite to the street level. (There is a preview of Microsoft's "street side" technology that does allow you to see street-level views, but only for portions of Seattle and through a rather clunky interface.) Another competitor, EveryScape.com in Waltham, Mass., has mapped out the Union Square section of San Francisco with 360-degree street-level views and plans to "virtualize" four more cities this year. Users can sign up to become "scape" artists who drive city streets with roof-mounted cameras. There's a strong user-participation angle, but EveryScape doesn't have Google's funding or advertising incentive. Street View is an audacious project that, according Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at JupiterResearch in Darien, Conn., will likely expand to every major American city and even to higher-population rural areas. "Google is adding cool and interesting features to their mapping service as a way to enhance their core services and generate new revenue," he said. While Google has no set plans to update street-level photos on a regular basis, according to Google Maps product manager Stephen Chau, it does have policies for updating aerial shots on a regular basis that could set a precedent for Street View updates. Google fandom reaches new heights Google is immensely popular, of course, but Street View seems to have attracted an unprecedented level of interest, some of it perhaps even slightly obsessive. One Wired blog allowed users to submit odd Street View sightings, including a man being arrested and another urinating at a roadside. Other sites, such as Street View Gallery and Street View Spy, also allow users to post strange Street View sightings. There's even a Cafe Press T-shirt for those who don't want to be photographed. Google's Chau said the company encourages user participation, but only through the My Maps feature. "We get offers from people to drive the [camera] cars almost every day," he said. For users who want to participate through the My Maps feature, they can geo-tag their photos (adding location data) and post them in public forums. For example, after the bridge collapse in Minneapolis on Aug. 1, users posted photos of the fallen bridge and aftermath. Why the fandom? For photographer Charles Bandes in Boston, it's the community aspect -- the fact that a large company might be visiting. "I am fascinated by the idea that Google is taking snapshots of my community, and the idea that they might actually take a photo of me if they make a map of my neighborhood is even better." For Bandes and others, it's an opportunity to meet Google face-to-face. Meanwhile, from Google's standpoint, camaraderie with users could help them capture out-of-the-way locations. "I think user participation would be a great idea as Google simply can't do the level of coverage required alone," adds Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group in San Jose, Calif. Right-to-privacy controversy Yet, the idea of photographing the entire United States one street at a time is a monumental undertaking, even for Google. It's also controversial, especially for privacy-rights advocates. For example, BoingBoing users argue that it's wrong to take photos in public places and use them for commercial gain, that it's "creepy" for cars to be prowling city streets, and that -- if the government were monitoring the public with photographs on public streets, there would be more of an outcry. Tom Austin, a Gartner analyst covering Google, said that anyone can take photos in public places, but the privacy issue could become a problem when Google expands to foreign countries where photographing people on public streets requires a signed waiver. Google's Chau did say that the company filters out some photographs that might be perceived as inappropriate and that individuals can request that the company remove specific photographs. That kind of user-specific filtering could be a death blow to Street View, however, once it expands to hundreds of U.S. cities, because monitoring such a vast library would be nearly impossible. Whether the local advertising monetization works or the privacy issues persist, or whether many more metropolitan areas become "Google-ized" this year are all interesting questions waiting to be answered.


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So much has changed since I left Chelsea for the south coast 15 months ago. For instance, only two players from the starting XI of my last game are still there - and one


One of the longest and most vicious presidential campaigns in the annals of the republic finally lurches to a close Tuesday as Americans head to the polls, perhaps in record numbers, to choose the next leader of a deeply divided country.


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Americans remember the victims of the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.


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Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 3 US carrier, said on Sunday it will cut 2,000 aircraft-maintenance jobs, up to 3,100 customer-service jobs, and between


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SEOUL, South Korea -- The order to shaggy-haired North Korean men couldn't be clearer: Get a trim like Kim.


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SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Formula One will try to add suspense with a new qualifying system that determines pole position the day of the race, instead of the day before, the sport's governing body said yesterday.


'E' uno show per bimbi, perche' invitare Anna Falchi?'


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Racing for Ratings: After a Six-Year Absence, ESPN Returns to NASCAR Ready to Give Fox a Run for Its Money.

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ECONOMY-BALKANS:  Tourism Brings New Hope

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