Clashes kill dozen people in Haiti's capital

Gunmen burned tires and robbed food from markets in Port-au-Prince as unrest spread over storm-hit and flood-ravaged Haiti, killing about a dozen people, reports from the Haitian capital said on Sunday.


Jerome Bettis is often a broken-down Bus by now, weary and worn out after all those games of 20-plus carries and all the contact that goes with being an NFL power running back.


Miglior tempo per l'inglese della McLaren davanti ad AlonsoQuarto tempo per Raikkonen, quinto per il brasiliano Massa                                            Canada, Hamilton in pole position le Ferrari costrette a inseguire


Govt Confident UN Seat Won't Spark Diplomatic Row

Government has dismissed speculation that declaring its readiness to serve as a Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) could spark a diplomatic row with certain African countries.


(InfoWorld) - Oct. 18, 2000, might go unnoticed in the long history of Sun Microsystems, but it marked a critical moment in the history of a company that celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. On that day, an upbeat Scott McNealy spoke with analysts and unveiled his company's eye-popping first quarter earnings ($510 million on revenue of $5 billion -- an 88 percent increase over the same quarter in 1999). Looking forward, McNealy saw nothing but roses in Sun's future. Systems using the company's new UltraSPARC III processor had gone on sale in the preceding quarter, and McNealy predicted they'd be big hits in Sun's enterprise customer base, "offering unprecedented levels of uptime, reliability and quality."Â  It wasn't to be. Even as he talked up Sun's future that day, the company he helped found 18 years earlier was slipping, unnoticed, into a challenging new era that would shake it to its core, shake him from his perch as CEO, and challenge the very assumptions and strategies that had turned Sun into a Silicon Valley legend and Wall Street darling. [See also a Slideshow: "25 years of Sun" | PDF: "Timeline of Sun's achievements"] Over the next 12 months, as the air spilled out of a dotcom bubble that had fueled so much of Sun's growth, the company's stock would lose 80 percent of its value. Exactly one year later, McNealy would face the same analysts to announce first quarter revenues that were 43 percent lower than in 2000 and a net loss of $158 million.Â  And the news from Sun wouldn't improve for a long, long time as the company struggled in the years that followed to find a recipe for success while sticking doggedly to homegrown technologies like SPARC and its Solaris operating system. During one dark stretch, the company recorded 10 consecutive quarterly losses -- a blow that would fell many, lesser firms. Instead, Sun said last week that it is on track for a second consecutive profitable quarter after the company posted net income of $126 million on revenues of $3.566 billion for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2006, ending a streak of five consecutive money-losing quarters. "They're in better shape recently than they were for much of last year," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group. The company had been on a slow spiral downward for about five years but has begun to right the ship by focusing on its hardware line, open-sourcing Java and Solaris, and regaining ground in the all-important server market that it had lost to Dell, IBM, and HP more than five years ago, Enderle said. The return to profitability is sweet victory for a company that began as a brash competitor in the technical workstation space, survived the crucible of the dotcom collapse, and now is poised to regain its status as an innovative technology giant just as it celebrates its 25th anniversary this month. Founded in late-February 1982 by hardware designer Andreas Bechtolsheim along with entrepreneurs Scott McNealy and Vinod Khosla and software guru Bill Joy, Sun sharpened its teeth in the early days by besting bigger, more established firms like Apollo Computer (later part of HP) in the lucrative market for enterprise workstations. An engineer's engineering company to the core, Sun was an early backer of innovative technologies like NFS (Network File System), Java, which started as an internal project by early Sun employee James Gosling in 1991, and open source. That openness to new technologies, coupled with a scrappy corporate culture under hockey enthusiast CEO McNealy, helped Sun thrive throughout the 1990s as a foe of companies like IBM, Microsoft, and HP, even as the advent of personal computers running Intel processors and Microsoft's Windows operating system ate into the enterprise workstation market. The rise of Windows on Intel systems, or "Wintel," was a one-two punch for Sun in the enterprise. At marquee customers like GM, which has been using Sun systems for about 10 to 15 years, Sun workstations long ago gave way to Wintel PCs, said CTO Fred Killeen. "Historically, we would use Sun workstations, less now. The big part of [the switch to Wintel] is the end users now have a common platform that supports all their desktop applications as well as the CAD and CAE applications," Killeen said. Sun responded to the threat with characteristic pluck: disparaging Microsoft and looking to counter it with technologies like Java and OpenOffice. While those efforts did succeed in taking Microsoft down a notch, they did not do much for Sun, Enderle said. But as the 1990s boom revved up to a spectacular collapse at the turn of the millennium, the combative attitude that helped Sun face down bigger rivals blinded it to a changing business environment, allowing competitors to build leads in such areas as Web services standardization and push non-Sun technologies like Intel chips and the Windows OS.Â  Ironically, Sun's previous flag-waving for Solaris and SPARC while momentum mounted for Intel and Linux may have blinded Sun to the need for reform within its own product line and placed the company in the position of appearing as a proprietary systems vendor -- a cruel fate for a company that had always prided itself on being open and based on industry standards. Co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim said that the rise of Intel and Sun's not having an x86 system contributed to his decision to leave the company in 1995. "I was getting worried that the cost performance of those systems was catching up with the SPARC architecture," said Bechtolsheim, who has since returned to Sun as chief architect of industry standard products. But, historically, Sun has always shown a willingness to bend to industry whims, even if it means somebody else's work shares -- or takes -- the spotlight from Sun's own prized technologies. And that willingness to embrace change, backed by new CEO Jonathan Schwartz, who took over from McNealy in April 2006, has enabled Sun to pull up and out of its extended nosedive. These days, Sun is offering Intel systems, just like Bechtolsheim suggested in the 1990s, while it continues to back SPARC. "It's the mainstream of the company. In fact, it's growing again," he said. Sun is repositioning itself strategically as well. Under Schwartz's leadership, the company's focus has shifted from Sun's own proprietary Solaris Unix OS and SPARC RISC hardware to an open-source Solaris and the inclusion of Intel-powered computers on the Sun price list. Sun also offers systems powered by Intel-compatible AMD chips; Sun previously had sold some Intel systems prior to its agreement with AMD in 2003. Taken together with Sun's decision to open-source Java in November 2006 and the agreement, last month, to offer Intel systems, Sun is demonstrating a resolve and then resignation that have allowed the company to survive other existential challenges, such as the 1993 decision to accommodate the Motif user interface after remaining steadfast in support of its own Open Look graphical interface. "Open-source software has a compelling advantage because the potential customers know there's a difference in openness with open software [as opposed to] any kind of closed software," Bechtolsheim said. Berkeley Unix, used in the original Sun workstations, was essentially the industry's first open-source OS, he said. Besides, Bechtolsheim says, there is money to be made in open source through selling support and through sales of the company's hardware. Â At GM, Sun may not be a presence on the desktop, but it's still a significant presence in the data center, where Sun servers run back-end applications," said Killeen. Â Sun software ranging from Solaris to the Sun Java Enterprise System also populates GM. Sun, Killeen said, noting that Sun has been a very good partner for a long time. As Sun moves forward, it continues to face obstacles. Java, once revolutionary, now competes with a multitude of scripting languages that are considered the easier choice for Web application development. These include, ironically, the similarly named JavaScript language and PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor). And Sun is maintaining an independent streak as one of the few large vendors not participating in the Eclipse Foundation for open-source tooling and instead promotes its own rival NetBeans initiative.Â  While smaller than IBM and less influential than Microsoft, Sun, with its talented arsenal of technologists like Java founder James Gosling, remains a potent force. Just as the company once battled Apollo, Sun can be counted on as a prominent counterpoint to what its rivals are doing, even while Sun cooperates with its opponents when deemed practical.


World number one Lindsay Davenport  fought back from a mid-match slump to hold off tenacious local  hope Alicia Molik 6-4, 4-6, 9-7 Wednesday and reach the  semifinals of the Australian Open.


Electrolux shares soar as Q4 beats forecasts

Number two global home appliance maker Electrolux  posted a surprise rise in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday as European demand offset a U.S. slowdown, pushing its shares up by nearly a fifth.


The San Diego Public Library canceled a free public showing of the film "Fahrenheit 9/11" two days before the election after numerous complaints about fairness.


ConocoPhillips COP.N on Tuesday said  it expects third-quarter crude oil and natural gas production  to be lower than in the second-quarter, but kept its full year  production forecast.


N.Korea Shuns Nuclear Talks; Others See Posturing

North Korea ruled out Monday attending  proposed six-way working-level talks on its nuclear arms  programs and questioned the entire negotiating process, blaming  hostile U.S. policy for Pyongyang's tougher stance.


No Psychological Exam for Jackson Accuser

The judge in the child-molestation case against Michael Jackson refused on Monday to order Jackson's accuser and the boy's family to undergo psychological examinations.


Empoli, 17:30 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; MALESANI: AI PUNTI MERITAVAMO DI VINCERE

"Ai punti abbiamo vinto noi". Alberto Malesani non lascia dubbi d'interpretazione alle sue parole e ...


Mech shooter off stomps off to production, and is on schedule for its uncommon December 28 release. Microsoft today announced that MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf has achieved gold status and will be ready to hit Xboxes and light up Xbox Live December 28.


White House opens doors to Iraq refugees

The Bush administration agreed Wednesday to greatly expand the number of Iraqi refugees allowed into the country and to pay more to help Iraq's Arab neighbors cope with the human tide fleeing increasing violence and economic hardship in their country.


Beijing Games should make profit: consultant

The Beijing Olympics should still make a profit despite a 30 percent rise in costs since the Chinese capital won the right to host the Games in 2001, according to a senior adviser to the organizers.


Saints Top Cards, Stay in Wild-Card Hunt

Drew Brees caps a 315-yard day with a clutch, 22-yard completion to Billy Miller that allows the Saints to run out the clock in a 31-24 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.


Leaving Iraq Means 'surrendering' To Terrorists: Polish Opposition

If Poland decides to withdraw its troops from Iraq it will appear to be surrendering to terrorists, Poland's largest opposition party, which tops the country's popularity polls, said on Monday.


Critical Shopper: If You Really Need the Big Price Tag

Theory is a contemporary clothing brand that is just a tiny silk thread away from being a designer label.


BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Inspired by a  brilliant putting display in overcast conditions at Oakland  Hills, Europe led the United States in three of the four  opening fourball matches at the 35th Ryder Cup on Friday.


Trade body claims ITA changes are afoot The European Commission has brushed aside claims that tariff duties could be re-introduced on IT products.â¦


This season, Tim Wakefield's performance has fluttered like his knuckleball, fluctuating unpredictably between great and ugly.


Roma, 16:21 - CALCIO, SPALLETTI: I FAZZOLETTI? ME LI PRESTA MANCINI

"Mancini dice che mi servono i fazzoletti? Semmai mi faccio dare quello che ha usato lui nell'ultima...


Gwyneth Paltrow, on hiatus from acting for more than two years, is ready to get back to work.


Missed tackles, penalties and other assorted errors marked Maryland's intrasquad scrimmage Saturday, a dire portent of another slow start.


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Rebels threaten to kill kidnapped election workers

A militant group claiming to have kidnapped three foreign election workers in Afghanistan told news agencies Saturday that the hostages would be killed unless all Taliban


A 32-year-old Czech man picked the wrong place to catch a few "Z's" after drinking too much beer.


Identifying Sperm Donors Doesn't Cause Problems

Openly identifying sperm donors doesn't seem to lead to problems for the donors or their biological children, according to a US study in the most recent issue of Human Reproduction.


By John Deane, Chief Political Correspondent, PA News, in Darfur. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrived in the violence-plagued Darfur region of Sudan today to experience at first hand the plight of refugees driven from their homes by marauding militiamen.


A Brazilian legislator wants to make it illegal to give pets names that are common among people. Federal congressman Reinaldo Santos e Silva proposed the law after psychologists suggested that some children may get depressed when they learn they share their first name with someone's pet, said Damarias Alves, a spokeswoman for Silva.


Bank of New York Mellon Corp  said on Thursday fourth-quarter profit fell, reflecting a one-time gain a year earlier.


Springboks look to clear English hurdle in World Cup final

Unbeaten South Africa face defending champions England in a mouth-watering rugby World Cup final at the Stade de France here on Saturday, a re-match of the pool match the Springboks won with consummate ease.


Shaun Pollock says South Africa  will make England work for victory in the first Test.


Over-the-Counter Drugs Cut Cost of Colds

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- Savings of $4.75 billion a year could be achieved in the United States if more people used over-the-counter (OTC) medications to treat common upper respiratory infections, says a Northwestern University study.


At least eight dead or missing as typhoon hits Japan

A powerful typhoon cut across Japan's southern island of Kyushu, leaving at least eight people dead or missing amid strong winds and torrential rain.


Microsoft Prepares WMP 10, MSN Music Launch

Mercury News is reporting that Microsoft is set to quietly launch its MSN online music store as part of Windows Media Player 10. According to analysts given a peek at the store, Microsoft's offering closely matches Apple's iTunes Music Store in design. 130 million Windows users will be prompted to update Media Player, and a button in the upper right corner of the software will lead them to MSN Music. Downloads from the store will be compatible with almost 60 portable music players, according to Microsoft.


Usefulness of available stem cells questioned

All of the human embryonic stem cells available to federally funded scientists under President Bush's three-year-old research policy share a previously unrecognized trait that


Him, Her and Him by the Seashore, Balancing Levity and Suffering

âWoman on the Beachâ is a bittersweet accounting of the geography of desire.


Iraq's first open election in decades is hailed by Iraqi officials and other leaders, despite a spate of attacks.


BAGHDAD, July 10 -- More than two dozen mortar shells pounded the Green Zone on Tuesday, killing three people, including a U.S. military member, and injuring 18, among them five Americans, U.S. officials said.


U.S. Report Finds No Evidence of Iraq WMD

WASHINGTON - Contradicting the main argument for a war that has cost more than 1,000 American lives, the top U.S. arms inspector said Wednesday he found no evidence that Iraq produced any weapons of mass destruction after 1991...


Competition authorities raid the German offices of some of world's biggest manufacturers of chocolate.


Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recaps top search engine stories from December 2004.


Italy's embattled Prodi loses crucial coalition partner

Italy's ex-justice minister Clemente Mastella on Thursday pulled his small party out of the ruling centre-left coalition, putting Prime Minister Romano Prodi's political future on the line.


Three police officers  face a misconduct tribunal that will examine alleged failings in the inquiry into the killing of Jay Abatan.


Hurricane Watch Issued for Gaston Off S.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A hurricane watch was issued for the South Carolina coast Saturday as forecasters predicted Tropical Storm Gaston would make landfall near Charleston on Sunday night...


Britain confirmed on Thursday it will  withdraw its more than 600 remaining troops from Bosnia as  concerns about security in the Balkan state ease.


Barack Obama's presidential campaign Wednesday defended two investments he made right after his election to the Senate


Investigators hunt for cause of German train crash

German investigators were  trying on Saturday to discover why a high-speed magnetic  levitation train crashed into a maintenance vehicle on its  elevated track, killing 23 people and injuring 10.


Rising violence is eroding Afghan optimism, but a majority are hopeful for the future, an ABC/BBC poll finds.


A Man, a Child and the Mystery of a Tormented Mind

In "Keane," the filmmaker Lodge Kerrigan both gives us a life at the edge of the abyss and pulls off an extremely deft narrative sleight of hand.


A strike by cabin crew staff at Scandinavian Airlines leads to the cancellation of about 300 flights across Europe.


These Types of People Should Not Buy Now

The market has tanked ... think before you jump in.


Young people could face a massive  squeeze on their finances in the next few years, a report suggests.


Setting tight work deadlines can raise the risk of suffering a heart attack six-fold, researchers believe. Staff working hard to get a task completed on time were six times more likely to have an attack in the next 24 hours than co-workers, a study said.


Grida e cartelli protesta, presidente Venturi si dissocia


Online Store Trades in Stolen Credit Cards

RSA has uncovered an online store where fraudsters trade in stolen credit cards.


Manchester United says player transfers and a weaker performance on the pitch cut its full-year profits by nearly a third.


Rocket Hits U.S. Base in Iraq, Killing 22

A 122 mm rocket slammed into a mess tent Tuesday at a military base near the northern city of Mosul, ripping through the ceiling and spraying shrapnel as U.S. soldiers sat down to lunch. Officials said 22 people were killed in the deadliest single attack against Americans in Iraq since the start of the war.


England announce the 15-man party to travel to the West Indies at 1105 GMT on Wednesday.


Mountains of Interest Add to Pain of Credit Cards

Credit card companies are changing the terms of their accounts at a historically high rate, costing Americans millions of dollars in fees that they did not expect.


Toshiba launches 80 GByte 1.8-inch harddrive

Perpendicular recording technology allowed Toshiba to reach a new record level of 133 Gbit per square inch storage density for its new pocket-sized harddrives.


HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks ended 0.11 per cent lower on Monday, led down by China's top PC maker Lenovo amid worries about its purchase of IBM's PC business, and HSBC Holdings PLC on a downgrade by Merrill Lynch.


No longer a hot box nation US politicians have joined the great call for energy-friendly data centers, as the Senate this week approved a bill that promotes low-power server technology.â¦


Il partito di Fini "indisponibile ad offrire incondizionatamente"la candidatura di Bocchino. "Troppi ritardi favoriscono avversari"                                          Regionali, An contro gli alleati 'Ritiriamo candidato in Campania'


Boeing takes step to shut down C-17 production

Boeing Co.  is taking the first step to end production of its C-17 military cargo plane in 2009 due to lack of interest from the U.S. government and no new orders from overseas, the company said on Friday.


Technology: Cohn & Wolfe Wins Palamida Brief

Cohn & Wolfe has beaten off rival tech agencies to secure a brief with computer security company Palamida.   The company specialises in detecting risks from downloading software from the internet and the potential copyright issues associated with doing so.


Anything short of climate change deal at G8 would be failure: Blair

Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an interview published Wednesday that the American position on climate change is "on the move" and anything less than a global deal on cuts in carbon emissions at an upcoming G8 summit would be a failure.


Italian president urges nationals fighting organized crime

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on Tuesday urged residents of the southern city Naples to help the government stop a turf war between gangs that has claimed124 lives in the past twelve months.


OS networking buckles under single media file New data documenting quirky networking characteristics in Vista have surfaced courtesy of Windows architecture guru Mark Russinovich, who confirms that simply by playing media files, users can bring throughput in Microsoft's new and improved operating system to a screeching halt.â¦


The Government is unlikely to emulate Ireland in introducing an outright ban on smoking in public places. In March this year. Ireland became the first European country to ban smoking in workplaces, including pubs and restaurants.


Live - Full coverage of Ashes First Test

Australia declare on 202-1 and set England an unlikely 648 to win the first Test in Brisbane.


Red wine slows lung cancer, white raises risk

Spanish scientists from the University of Santiago de Compostela find that drinking red wine could protect against lung cancer, but white wine may increase the risk.


If there's one childhood gadget fantasy that's endured through adulthood, it would be the car boat.  From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Colombian rebels blame military operations for blocking the release of hostages, Venezuela's president says.


Chicago's Devin Hester may be considered the preeminent kick returner in the game but Ravens rookie Yamon Figurs has burst onto the scene.


Dame Helen Mirren's latest film The Queen is among the favourites to win at the Venice Film Festival.


Everton stop Liverpool title charge in its tracks

Liverpool's five-match Premiership winning run has been brought to an end by neighbours Everton as the 205th Merseyside derby ended in a goalless stalemate at Anfield.


TechWeb - At this week's Consumer Electronics Show, Carly Fiorina talks up HP's HDTV Media Hub, which combines the capabilities of HDTV, a digital cable set-top box, and a dual-tuner digital video recorder.


THE West Indies are confident captain Brian Lara will be fit to face England in Saturday's ICC Champions Trophy final at The Oval.


Blog: CNET Asia covers CommunicAsia in Singapore


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Behind closed doors, some of hockey's most influential people met to discuss the game. It wasn'ta meeting to end the lockout, but how to improve NHL hockey once it gets up and running again.


Karl Rove in Running for Time's Person of the Year

White House adviser Karl Rove topped the unofficial list of contenders for Time's 2004 Person of the Year, according to a panel assembled by the magazine on Tuesday to debate the question.


Louis Saha proved there is life for Manchester United after Ruud van Nistelrooy with a double in their thrilling Champions League opener against Celtic.


The vice chairman of the Federal Reserve said inflation trends seemed to be shifting Âfrom up to down,Â while risks were still Âtilted to the upside.Â


By Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Jun. 25--TT&T Plc, the provincial fixed-line telephone provider, is  beginning to promote its Internet protocol television (IPTV) service ahead of  a nationwide launch in the fourth quarter of this year.


Dutch cabinet to discuss EU Constitution referendum

The Dutch cabinet is due to meet to decide whether to hold a referendum on the European Union's new Reform Treaty. Two of the three parties in the ruling coalition are opposed to a referendum, but a third, the Labour Party, is split over the issue. Dutch voters rejected the proposed European constitution in 2005, plunging the EU into a political crisis.


David Li, the Hong Kong banker and lawmaker who is paying $8.1 million to settle an insider-trading case involving Dow Jones, resigned from his city council post.


Do what it says on the tin It's always a good time for a new paradigm in software development and one of the latest is concept programming. Originated as a private project by Hewlett Packard (HP) software engineer Christophe de Dinechin in 2000, interest in concept programming is on the rise following publication of an updated description late last year.â¦


Microsoft Debuts Search Engine, But Skeptics Remain

After 14 months of work and a $100 million investment, Microsoft rolled out a test version of its new search engine late Wednesday night.


Lawmakers on Friday fired Ukraine's foreign minister and interior minister, setting the stage for a legal battle between the president and the premier.Comment


Group therapy doesn't extend life in breast cancer

Women with breast cancer who take part in group therapy sessions with other patients live no longer than those who do not, but experience a better quality of life and less pain, researchers said on Monday.


Hamas PM urges unity deal with Abbas as truce holds

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said on Monday he hoped a meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas would result in an agreement on a unity government to end a crippling Western embargo.


Microsoft is significantly expanding its software development operations in India as it opens a new campus near Hyderabad, its second-largest campus after its headquarters in Redmond, Wash.


Merrill to Buy First Republic, Seeking to Add Wealthy Clients

Merrill Lynch said yesterday it had agreed to buy the First Republic Bank for $1.8 billion in cash and stock to gain clients with an average net worth of $20 million.


U.S. to Resume Japan Flights After Crash

The U.S. military said Sunday a tail rotor problem caused one of its helicopters to crash earlier this month and announced that flights by similar aircraft would resume, prompting a protest from the Japanese government.


Segnali altalenanti arrivano invece dal gasolio


Hulk Hogan in New Orleans for Mardi Gras

Despite competition from the Super Bowl, thousands of revelers lined up along streets Sunday as New Orleans wrapped up a big Carnival weekend with another day of parades leading up to Tuesday's finale.


South Africa's ruling party has accused top US officials of treating Africans like guinea pigs amid questions over testing of a key HIV/AIDS drug before a US-backed


Bush Promises Long-Term Effort for Tsunami Victims

President Bush pledged a long-term  U.S. commitment to helping the tsunami-hit nations of South  Asia on Monday and said the Banda Aceh area of Indonesia is  going to require the most intense effort.


Writer-Director (and Geek God) Judd Apatow Invites You Into His Mind

From Freaks  and Geeks to  The 40-Year-Old Virgin, he's the patron saint of misfits. Inside the mind of writer-director  Judd Apatow.


DEAUVILLE, France, Sept 9  - Film diva Nicole Kidman, 24 hours after dazzling the Venice film festival even if her new movie did not, was set for another star turn at yet another celebration of cinema on Thursday, this time in the French seaside


Moderate quake shakes northern Chile, cuts power

A moderately strong earthquake of 6.7 magnitude shook Chile's mineral-rich northern region early on Sunday, setting off rock slides and cutting power but causing no injuries.


Fresh allegations against former Daily Telegraph tycoon Conrad Black are expected to emerge from the courtroom filing of a long-awaited investigation into his stewardship of the newspaper empire Hollinger International.


Sun CEO to Torvalds: let's work together

Blog: Sun Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz invited Linux leader Linus Torvalds to dinner and made the case that Linux and Solaris should join open-source forces.


THE Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his entourage, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Wednesday.


New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday proposed raising spending in the next fiscal year by 3.7 percent to $58.5 billion, despite falling tax revenues due to Wall Street's sinking profits.


Report: Chinese police arrest eight for computer virus

(InfoWorld) - Chinese police have arrested eight people in connection with the release of a computer virus known as Panda Burning Incense, according to an official news report. Among those arrested was Li Jun, a 25-year-old man from Wuhan, in central China, the official Xinhua News Agency said on its Web site. Li allegedly sold copies of the worm to 120 people, earning 100,000 renminbi ($12,876) from the sales, the report said, citing a statement from the Hubei Province Public Security Bureau. The arrests are the first in China for virus writing, Xinhua said. Panda Burning Incense, which is known by several other names, including Fujacks and Radoppan.T, was written in October 2006 and first attracted the attention of authorities and antivirus experts in January. The virus attacks the Windows operating system. Antivirus specialist SophosÂ last month described Panda Burning Incense as a "parasitic virus," which infects executable files on a PC. When infected, the icon of the executable file changes to an image of a panda holding three sticks of incense -- a traditional way of praying in China. The virus also allows attackers to circumvent some security processes on infected computers and spreads by attacking shared network resources. In a statement, Sophos said the virus does not present a risk of widespread infection, as the altering of program icons makes infection obvious. The company also discounted reports of widespread infection, saying it received only "one or two" such reports.


Update 1: Ex-Adviser: Ovitz Was 'Total Failure'

Walt Disney Co.'s former top legal adviser testified Tuesday that Michael Ovitz was a "total failure" as Disney's president in part because he didn't fit into the Disney way of doing business and because he failed to ease the burden on chief executive


Doctors warn of harm from kids' cough, cold drugs

SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines can be dangerous for young children and there is no evidence they work, doctors told a U.S. advisory panel on Thursday.


Winner's granddaughter had easy access to money _ and apparently ...

WINFIELD, W.Va. The cause of death has yet to be determined, but one person who knew 17-year-old Brandi Bragg says it was too much money that did her in.


Plans for ABBA museum unveiled in Sweden

An ABBA museum dedicated to the music, clothing and history of the legendary Swedish pop group and its four members will open in Stockholm in 2008, organizers said Tuesday.


Business & money: Plant officially reopens two years after it was shut following the collapse of MG Rover.


ETA car bomb fails to explode in northern Spain

A large car bomb placed by the Basque guerrilla group ETA in the northern city of Logrono failed to explode late on Sunday after only the detonator ignited, the town's mayor Tomas Santos said on Monday.


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Nets 105, Warriors 97: Nets Put It All Together When It Counts Most

After they were outhustled and struggled to find a rhythm on offense for 36 minutes, the Nets shored up their defense and started hitting their shots in the fourth quarter.


Uzbek leader scorns "revolutions" in election

democracy. Critics say it is a travesty of free choice in a country where thousands of dissidents are in jail and human rights abuses are said to.


Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish was knocked out in the second round of the St. Petersburg Open on Wednesday, losing 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3 to Cyril Saulnier.


MILAN BAROS, who has struggled to maintain a place in Rafael Benitez's starting line-up this season, has been nominated for FIFA's World Player of the Year award.


Captain Tatenda Taibu leads Zimbabwe to 308-8 on day three against Bangladesh.


The Wi-Fi Alliance plans to put its stamp of approval on early 802.11n products in an effort to keep Wi-Fi moving forward.


A Lunar Lesson; Learn the Motion of the Moon

Beginning stargazers often have a tough time following the movements of the moon. That's to be expected; the moon's orbital motion around the Earth, coupled with our own rotation, makes it rather difficult to follow.


TV Decoder Blog: CBS News and Writers in Agreement

CBS News and a union representing 500 of its employees announced Wednesday that they had reached an agreement on a new contract, ending a two-and-a-half-year dispute that contributed to the cancellation of a presidential primary debate last month. The news writers, producers, editors, artists and assistants working for CBS radio and television stations in New York, [...].


Insurgents in pickup trucks attacked a police station south of Baghdad late Sunday, prompting an hourlong gunfight that killed 22 Iraqi security forces and 14 attackers, a police official said.


Jiang departure stabilizes Strait, says MAC official

The chances of an unexpected conflict across the Taiwan Strait have diminished with the retirement of China's former President Jiang Zemin (æ±æ¾¤æ°) from his post as military chief, a high ranking official from the Mainland Affairs Council contended


Next Version of Windows for PC's to Ship in 2006

To meet its timetable, Microsoft has scaled back its technological ambitions for the product, code-named Longhorn.


Boy behind MMS sex clip arrested (LEAD, Updating):

[India News]: New Delhi, Dec 19 : Delhi Police Sunday arrested and began quizzing the expelled Delhi Public School (DPS) student who allegedly forwarded an MMS showing his classmate engaged in a sexual act with him.


Microsoft, Sun claim progress on interoperability deal

DECEMBER 02, 2004  - Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. said yesterday that they're pleased with the progress they have made in the early stages of the 10-year alliance they forged in April (see story).


Lawyers leading a record-setting sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart Stores said on Tuesday they filed a lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST.O), claiming the company kept women out of top store management posts.


GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany  - Canadian Erik Guay collected his first World Cup victory on Saturday, winning the second Garmisch downhill under bright sunshine with a margin of half a second.


Katowice, 19:44 - VOLLEY, FINAL SIX WORLD LEAGUE: BRASILE-BULGARIA 2-3

Nella prima giornata della Final Six di World League (gruppo F), Brasile-Bulgaria 2-3 (25-21, 20-25,...


STARKVILLE, Miss. -- It will be different in November, when he makes the 90-mile journey east back to Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tougher, too. More difficult to control the emotions that he has kept in check for so long, since last December when opportunity and availability finally converged, making him a historic figure.


Local Health Expert Warns US Not Prepared For Bird Flu

An infectious disease expert is warning that the United States and other countries aren't prepared for an outbreak of bird flu.


Bronson Arroyo got roses. Ryan O'Malley settled for beer and shaving cream. Arroyo ended a 10-start winless slide and won his 10th game, a 7-2 victory over St. Louis on Wednesday that cut the Cardinals' lead in the NL Central to 1 1/2 games.


A WOMAN doing handsprings hurled herself into two art installations at the controversial exhibition of a collection belonging to the billionaire heir of a Nazi-era arms supplier, damaging both pieces, organisers said today.


A panel of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration recommended Wednesday that the agency approve Aventis Pasteur's long-acting Menactra vaccine against bacterial meningitis.


Cicchitto: una testimonianza contro i barbari incivili


Josh Carter scored 24 points and Acie Law added 21 points and 15 assists, leading No. 6 Texas A&M to a 100-82 victory over Texas on Monday night.


Is the End of the Digital Age Already at Hand?

A half century after transistors were first integrated onto silicon chips, the technology for shrinking them appears to be reaching its limit. Without the regular, dramatic performance improvements we've come to expect, the computer industry may hit a wall.


Mets center fielder Mike Cameron will miss the start of the season and possibly all of April following surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his left wrist.


Portuguese police search for British girl near resort

Portuguese police on  Wednesday searched an area of deserted scrubland near where  British four-year-old Madeleine McCann was snatched, after a  tip-off to a Dutch newspaper.


The son-in-law of the Kazakh president mounts a challenge to his rule after being sacked as an ambassador.


Analysis: Bush's Pakistan policy top priority for 2008

What's next for the U.S. in Pakistan?  As President Bush considers a slew of foreign policy challenges facing 2008, perhaps none is as pressing as the unfolding crisis in the wake of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.


Israeli President Moshe Katsav has urged the government to respond positively to a Syrian offer to resume peace negotiations. Although Katsav's role is largely ceremonial, his comments on Thursday were in


RBS consortium launches formal bid for ABN Amro

A European banking consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland launched Friday a formal takeover bid for Dutch lender ABN Amro worth 71.1 billion euros (98.2 billion dollars).


EU Commission Team Recalled After Discord

The president-elect of the European Commission on Wednesday withdrew his proposed executive team from consideration by the European Parliament to avoid an unprecedented rejection.


The Chicago Cubs can afford few mistakes in their quest for a playoff spot over the seasonâs final week. Chicago will look to remain atop the NL wild-card race when it opens a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field.


Los Angeles Clippers Team Report - November 11

(Sports Network) - Elton Brand scored a game-high 19 points and hauled down 16 rebounds, while Bobby Simmons netted 18 as the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Indiana Pacers, 102-68, on Wednesday at Conseco Fieldhouse.


US Navy Charges Sailors in Iraq Prisoner Abuse

Four members of an elite US Navy SEAL unit have been charged with abusing prisoners in Iraq, including one who died at Abu Ghraib prison after being beaten, the Naval Special Warfare Command said on Friday.


Downing Street says Gordon Brown was unaware that one of his MPs may have been bugged by police.


California fires helped by slowing winds

Firefighters battling 15 fires across Southern California got a break from slowing winds on Wednesday, but major blazes burned unchecked for a fourth day after forcing the largest evacuation in California's modern history.


Confartigianato: paga 6 mld in piu' rispetto a competitors


Washington Metro Campaigns for Etiquette

News reports about Metro Transit Police arresting a 12-year-old for eating french fries or a woman for nibbling a candy bar apparently aren't enough to discourage riders from eating or drinking in the capital's subway.


British troops hold last church service in south Iraq before risky move

Hundreds of British troops held a final church service in the relative calm of southern Iraq on Sunday as they prepared to head towards danger zones nearer Baghdad to help US forces tackle rebel hotspots.


Tennessee quarterback McNair has surgery

NASHVILLE, United States  - Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair, the National Football League co-Most Valuable Player who was limited to eight games this season by a bruised sternum, had chest surgery.


A US judge orders Iran to pay $2.65bn to families of marines killed by a 1983 suicide bomb in Beirut.


U.S. technology shares fell and blue-chip stocks pared gains on Thursday, with shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.  down after brokerage downgrades of the stock.


Iraqi political parties call for 6-month delay to elections

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A group of leading political parties on Friday called for a six-month delay to the Jan. 30 parliamentary elections, expressing concerns that widening violence would make voting impossible in large swaths of Iraq.


Blair, Belgium leader thrash out differences on EU treaty

Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Belgian counterpart sought Thursday to hammer out their differences over a new EU treaty, in the run-up to a crunch summit next month.


US 30-, 15-year mortgage rates rise in latest week

Interest rates on US 30-year and 15-year mortgages rose in the week as the market digested October's strong jobs report which showed economic growth may be gaining steam, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday


Gilbert Arenas scored 37 points, Larry Hughes had 31, and the Washington Wizards beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-116 in overtime Friday night.


Doctors have put aside ethical concerns to carry out a kidney transplant between two men who met online. A hospital in Denver originally postponed the operation amid worries that the recipient might have paid the donor for his organ.


Funeral Service Held For Dimebag Darrell Fan

A funeral was held for 23 year old Damageplan fan Nathan Bray on Saturday. He was one of four people who died after killer Nathan Gale opened fire at a Damageplan concert in Columbus, Ohio


Struggling scribe finally makes it in Hollywood

A struggling  screenwriter who was on the verge of quitting the business a  few years ago is now juggling three high-profile Hollywood  projects and working alongside noted directors such as Rob  Reiner and Jon Turteltaub.


Electronic Data Systems, which lost business when customer US Airways filed for bankruptcy protection the first time around, says the carrier's latest filing also will hurt.


DOJ Gives Cingular Approval To Purchase AT&T Wireless

The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement requiring Cingular Wireless Corporation to divest assets in 13 markets in order to proceed with Cingular Wireless's $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless.


Dolly Parton: 'I'm Never Saying Farewell'

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Having assembled her elaborate  Hello, I'm Dolly show, Dolly Parton has made a renewed  commitment to touring. Just don't call it a farewell tour.


Ukraine Opposition Masses at President's Office

Thousands of Ukrainian opposition  supporters massed near the president's office Tuesday seeking  to install their leader in power in defiance of election  results they see as rigged by a pro-Moscow government.


A UN committee asks the UK to review its policy of detaining terrorism suspects without trial.


WHO seeks smart technology to stop fake medicines

The World Health Organization aims to  harness smart technology to stop counterfeit medicines flooding  developing world markets with sometimes-fatal results.


NASA report: No evidence astronauts flew drunk

An internal NASA review found no evidence to back up last month's report that astronauts have been allowed to fly drunk, NASA sources told CNN on Tuesday.


Ministers are asked how they knew about an alleged African coup plot weeks before mercenaries were arrested for planning it.


LA PAZ, Mexico  - Hurricane John rumbled up   Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Saturday after roughing   up this tourist port overnight with wicked winds and torrential   rain that knocked out power.


Coke Rethinks Goals as Company Faces Slower Growth

Coca-Cola cut its long-term growth targets yesterday in a bid to create more realistic goals, but the company also expressed a firm belief that it can find ways to recharge its global business.


ROUNDUP: Ohio State wins at Texas Tech, 77-71

DALLAS -- These are the kind of games Ohio State has to enjoy, because the Buckeyes will have no postseason. Tony Stockman had 23 points, with three five-pointers in a stretch in which the Buckeyes regained


The rise in UK house prices continues unabated despite August's surprise interest rate hike, new research finds.


Ex-ABC executive named chief in Martha Stewart Living revamp

NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. , still reeling from the legal woes of its founder, has named board member and former ABC entertainment president Susan Lyne as its new chief executive and president, replacing Sharon Patrick, a chief architect of the company.


Severn Trent's deal to manage Guyana's water supply ends early but it says the move was "amicable".


Auditor found problems in the way the mortgage funding giant compiled its financial results as recently as the quarter that ended Sept. 30.


The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates unchanged at 5.5%, despite signs of a consumer spending slowdown.


Russia calls for new economic world order

ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called for practical steps to redraw the world economic order to reflect the growing role of fast-growing emerging nations.


Melvin Schwartz Dies at 73; Won Nobel Prize in Physics

Melvin Schwartz shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics for generating a beam of wispy particles known as neutrinos.


A 40-year-old man who beat his partner to death while he was a serving police officer is jailed for life.


Describing the new iMac G5, Chris Taylor writes in TIME, “What you get for that money is quite possibly the coolest personal computer yet created. The cool is more than merely aesthetic. Unlike a lot of previous Mac machines, on which you could almost fry an egg, the iMac G5’s beautiful white surface does not get noticeably hot. Nor, at a whisper-quiet 25 decibels, does it make enough noise for most people to hear…” [Sep 7]


Report: Yahoo plans to reject Microsoft's $44.6B buyout bid

Yahoo's board of directors plans to reject Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6 billion takeover bid, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing as its source "a person familiar with the situation."According to the report, the source said the Yahoo board has determined that the $31-per-share offer "massively undervalues" the online services company. In addition, Microsoft's buyout bid doesn't take into consideration the business risks that Yahoo would be taking if it entered into an agreement that in the end might not be approved by government regulators, the source told the Journal.According to the Journal, Yahoo's board intends to send Microsoft a letter on Monday, detailing its position.A Yahoo spokeswoman declined to comment on the report today. "We are not providing details on the board's review process," she wrote. "Yahoo's board is carefully and thoroughly evaluating the Microsoft proposal in the context of all of the company's strategic alternatives, and will pursue the best course of action to maximize long-term value for shareholders."Microsoft, which announced its offer for Yahoo on Feb. 1, couldn't be reached for comment today. The offer is a combined cash-and-stock deal; in announcing the bid, Microsoft said Yahoo shareholders could choose to receive either cash or Microsoft stock, although it added that the total consideration would be equally split between the two forms of payment.Yesterday, published reports said that Yahoo's board was meeting to discuss the offer.Yahoo is still evaluating other options, including a search advertising partnership with Google, according to today's report by the Journal. It also may still be open to a longer negotiation with Microsoft: The Journal said it was told by the source that Yahoo would be unlikely to consider any offers below $40 per share.If so, that would require Microsoft to raise its original offer by at least 29 percent, or about $13 billion. In other words, the cost for Microsoft to become a more credible rival to Google in the search and online advertising markets could start at about $57.6 billion.Google has been doing what it can to scuttle the Microsoft takeover bid, including playing the antitrust card by asking, in a blog post by one of its executives last Monday, whether Microsoft might "attempt to exert the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the Internet that it did with the PC?"Microsoft quickly shot back, issuing a statement saying that a combination of it and Yahoo merger would "create a more competitive marketplace."(Eric Lai contributed to this story.)Computerworld is an InfoWorld affiliate.


The government and a private group are at odds on tunaâs safety.


Davis Cup semis: US -Belarus, Spain-France

Belarus has never won a Davis Cup title and, until now, has never been in the semifinals. The United States, on the other hand, has 31 titles, although the last was nine years back.


Man jumps into lions' den, tries to 'save' them

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A man jumped into the lions' enclosure at the Taipei Zoo and shouted "Jesus will save you" before being bitten Wednesday.


Javier Solana, European Union foreign policy chief, was on Thursday forced to issue a retraction after saying he had made "direct contact" with Hamas, listed by the EU as a banned terrorist group.


Shares in Unilever fall after the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant issued a surprise profits warning.


Federal prosecutors named two additional people they said had been wiretapped by Anthony Pellicano, the Hollywood private eye accused of a wide-ranging wiretapping conspiracy.


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.


Hollywood actor Ryan O'Neal is arrested in California for allegedly assaulting his son, Griffin, police say.


Computerised deterrent to teen pregnancies The Mexican state of Chihuahua has formulated a cunning plan to reduce the area's soaring teenage birth rate - obliging youngsters to look after wailing, burping robobabies, Reuters reports.â¦


One day after they signed third baseman Troy Glaus to a $45 million four- year deal, they handed former Giants pitcher Russ Ortiz, who spent the last two years in Atlanta, a four-year, $33 million contract.


Audit: FBI Still Improperly Investigates Spy Charges

The FBI is not properly  investigating allegations of espionage within the bureau  despite proven security lapses, including an agent who spied  for Moscow for 22 years, a federal audit said on Friday.


Perth gives us the chance of getting up to speed

AS a team, we've been talking for a while about facing Pakistan's fast bowlers on the WACA Ground pitch, and how satisfying it would be to get their measure.


Risk of Leukemia High in Older Obese Women

New research has found a higher risk of leukemia among older overweight women, offering another piece of evidence that carrying extra pounds can increase your chance of getting cancer.


What does Microsoft's European defeat mean?

Lawyers speak Microsoft today lost the majority of its appeal against the European Commission anti-trust decision. Microsoft will have to open up access to its server protocols, continue selling a version of its Windows operating system without Media Player, and pay a fine of at least â¬497m.â¦


That's what Hayman Capital's J. Kyle Bass says the global subprime contagion could do.


Daschle fights for his political life (and the Senate) in Dakota

The event is billed as a "community dinner" and those in attendance at the American Legion hall on a rainy Friday evening represent every strand of this particular


Markets Slide as Wall Street Sees Signs of Trouble

Stocks plunged to their lowest level in a month, capping a week of poor earnings reports, particularly at large banks.


Moneta unica a 1,3107 dollari e 135,61 yen


Jennifer Capriati believes she has what it takes to finally get that first US Open title. She believes getting past Serena Williams in the quarterfinals could be the push she needs to make her Grand Slam dream come true.


Thoughts on the Once and Future Dance Boom

The easy temptation is to say that dance is not what it used to be. Yet nothing would be riskier than to declare the party over.


Tunisians are casting ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections widely expected to be won by the current president and his party.


CHERBOURG, France : A ship carrying 140 kilograms (308 pounds) of deadly plutonium from weapons arsenals in the United States docked in the French port of Cherbourg, the Areva nuclear processing company announced.


Farmers in the Northern Plains often worry about what the weather could do to their crops Â but they seldom think about what their crops could do to the weather.


Corporate Auditors Focusing on Cash and Securities

Not so long ago, highly leveraged companies could get loans to bail themselves out. Now they canât.


Conservative rabbis concerned over Catholic prayer

Conservative rabbis expressed concern on Monday over a newly released Catholic prayer calling for the conversion of Jews and said they hoped a resolution expressing dismay over the wording would send a message to Pope Benedict.


Flu viruses survive frozen in lakes, study finds

Influenza virus can live for decades and perhaps even longer in frozen lakes and might be picked up and carried by birds to reinfect animals and people, researchers reported on Tuesday.


BESLAN, Russia -- The first day of classes following the massacre of more than 330 hostages at a school in this southern Russian city have been abruptly canceled, a principal at one of Beslan's schools has told CNN.


The National Hockey League, unable to  reach a new pay agreement with its locked-out players, canceled  the rest of its season Wednesday.


China's Hu Gives Hong Kong Leaders a Scolding, Chinese-Style

Chinese President Hu Jintao told Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa and his senior officials to reflect on the past seven years and learn from mistakes, an expression often used in political scoldings.


'Harry Potter' Author Gives Birth to Girl

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has given birth to a baby girl, a Scottish hospital said. The 39-year-old British author, who shot to fame with the publication of the popular boy-wizard fantasy book series, gave birth to her third child at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Sunday, a hospital spokesman said. The baby girl hasn't been named.


United Nations special envoy Martti Ahtisaari has appealed to Serbian and Albanian leaders to commit to new talks in order to achieve a compromise over the status of Kosovo.


Stati Uniti, il successo fa rima con rap

Jay-Z torna al numero uno. E se Snoop Dogg delude, il futuro si chiama Akon e The Game. Mentre Nas fa l'ironico: Hip Hop Is Dead


Belarus hails UN refusal to mull human rights resolution

The Belarussian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement following the decision of the United Nations not to discuss a draft resolution on human rights in Belarus submitted to the General Assembly by the United ...


Election Debates Bring Memorable Moments

A sigh, a glance at a wristwatch, a  5 o'clock shadow. After all the weighty words are passed back  and forth in a presidential debate, it is often a simple  gesture or a quick quip or a difference in appearance that  remains in the memory.


"No Country" tops favorites at film critics awards

"No Country for Old Men," a gritty  thriller about a killer who cuts a path of destruction across  Texas, was named best film at the Critics Choice Awards on  Monday, leaving contenders such as "Into the Wild" and "Juno"  by the wayside.


Alicia Keys and Cyndi Lauper appear at a special concert at the foot of the Great Wall of China.


Beware bogus Better Business Bureau blast

Blog: A Trojan packed e-mail is targeting businesses under the guise of a Better Business Bureau complaint.


Chinaâs Inflation Hits American Price Tags

Higher costs in China could spell the end of an era of ultra-cheap goods, as well as the beginning of Chinaâs rise from the lowest rungs of global manufacturing.


Coming out of high school, Troy Aikman wasn't sure he was good enough to be a college quarterback. He did know he wanted to win a national championship, so he headed to Oklahoma with a backup plan.


Charley's Impact on Florida Isles Less Than Feared

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla.  - Five days after Hurricane  Charley hammered southwest Florida, hundreds of residents  streamed back to the barrier islands on Wednesday as  authorities opened causeways for the first time to allow access  to homes left largely intact by the storm's ferocious winds.


Kenyan police fire water cannons against hundreds of anti-government protesters in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.


As Murders Fall, New Tactics Are Tried Against Remainder

As street-corner slayings and drug turf drive-bys have melted away in New York City, police are collecting more data than ever on the remaining few hundred murders.


Delegates: Leave your guns at home â also your banners and ...

Note to delegates and other convention attendees: Leave your guns at home. As New York increases security for the Republican National Convention, the event's organizers are making sure nothing's left unsaid.


Fate of Edwards' supporters could be key

Democrat John Edwards placed second in Iowa, third in New Hampshire and faces even longer odds of pulling off a win in upcoming states.


Ai napoletani maggior contributo da Stato, 617 euro a testa


U.S. officials, worried that a new Leonardo DiCaprio film about the trade of "conflict diamonds" to finance African warfare might misinform the public, say international efforts to combat the illicit commerce have been successful.


Wall Street rose sharply in early trading, with solid preliminary results from IBM encouraging investors to buy back into the stock market after last weekâs rout.


Fighting Irish's search has reached red zone

The search for the next Notre Dame football coach has reached the crisis stage. The more names that are brought up, the more names disappear from consideration. Pick a coach, any coach. From Jon Gruden to Bobby Petrino. From Jeff Tedford to Dan Hawkins.


The building where a gunman killed 30 people and himself on the Virginia Tech campus will be reopened for offices and laboratories, but it will never again be used for classrooms, the university announced Tuesday.


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Police are given more time to quiz five people being held over the suspected UK car bombing attempts.


Milano, 11:28 - CALCIO, FACCHETTI: APPLAUSI ALL'ARRIVO FERETRO

Il feretro di Giacinto Facchetti è giunto nella cappella di San Sigismondo, a fianco della Ba...


Two Moroccan men have received jail sentences in connection with last year's Zotob worm outbreak, according to new reports.


Cole fired wide in the 76th minute after a mix-up in the Charlton defence presented the former England striker with the ball only eight yards from goal.


One code to bind them all Hereâs a question: is Runtime Revolution the cross-platform application development tool for people who just want to get things done?â¦


Studies: Walking May Ward Off Alzheimer's

CHICAGO Sept. 22, 2004 - The health benefits of regular walking may include helping prevent mental decline and Alzheimer's disease, research in patients aged 70 and up has found, bolstering evidence that exercise needn't be strenuous to be good for you.


Car bombs tore through a fruit and vegetable market in a Shi'ite area of central Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 51 people in another devastating attack fuelling a vicious cycle of sectarian violence.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  - NASA, recovering from the  four hurricanes that halted work at its Florida spaceport, said  on Friday it has set a launch target in May, 2005, for the  first space shuttle flight since the 2003 Columbia disaster.


Air travelers had another rough month in July: More than 30 percent of flights were delayed or canceled, according to data released yesterday by the federal government.


5 Factors Help Predict Psychosis in Children

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to predict who will develop psychotic illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, very early in the disease process, a new study says.


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New Zealand made good progress towards victory on the second day of the Chittagong Test, adding 207 to their first-day score in two sessions and then taking three Bangladesh wickets for 82 in the third.


Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines agree a transatlantic alliance which they say will offer more choice and value for passengers.


A fire kills at least 10 at a retirement home housing more than 300 people in the Siberian region of Omsk.


Lunar Eclipse Wednesday to Have Easy Viewing Hours

Just in time for Halloween season, the moon next week will treat us to its most famous trick: changing from bright white to pumpkin orange as it passes through Earth's shadow.


By AMANDA FEHD MEYERS, Calif. - Firefighters trying to tame a raging wildfire that has destroyed some 200 homes near Lake Tahoe Tuesday suffered a setback when the blaze jumped a fireline near a densely populated area, forcing a new round of evacuations, authorities said.


Israel Sets Up Panel to Examine Lebanon War

Many Israelis, including a large number of disgruntled reserve soldiers, have been demanding an inquiry since the fighting ended on Aug. 14.


Sette vite vissute sognando lo Stato della Palestina

Lasciando l'ultima delle sue sette vite cosÃ¬, in punta dei piedi e per di piÃ¹ in esilio, Yasser Arafat ha fatto ancora una volta la cosa giusta per il popolo palestinese. La sua presenza nella prigione della


Seattle Times business columnist admits plagiarism, resigns

A business columnist has resigned from the Seattle Times after admitting he plagiarized the work of other journalists, said the newspaper.


If Tiger Woods has endured a more challenging year as a professional golfer, he cannot recall when that was. Still fatigued from a losing Ryder Cup effort, Woods has withdrawn from this week's 84 Lumber Classic


Redford touts new generation of Sundance filmmakers

PARK CITY, Utah  - The curtain rose on the Sundance Film Festival Thursday night with a spotlight on what founder Robert Redford called a new generation of filmmakers typified by Martin McDonagh and his opening film "In Bruges."


PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK, South Africa -- Ecologist Rudi van Aarde leaned back on a veranda that overlooked dry grasslands and a group of bull elephants, his shoes still dusty from an 8,000-mile tour of game reserves in southern Africa. Van Aarde was on a mission: saving elephants from sanctioned killings.


Iraqis, U.S. dispute deadly raid in new friction

Iraqi and U.S. officials disputed each others' accounts of an overnight raid and air strike on Friday that killed up to 20 people in a new sign of friction over allegations of American troops killing civilians.


US Envoy: N.Korea Should Copy South's Work with IAEA

South Korea's cooperation with the United  Nations' nuclear watchdog over concerns about past atomic  experiments should serve as an example to North Korea, the U.S.  ambassador to Seoul said on Friday.


RealNetworks Ends Download 49-Cent Promo

RealNetworks Inc. is ending its 49 cent-per-song music download service but will keep the promotional prices in place for top 10 songs, the Internet media and software company said on Thursday.


Adding to the deluge of confusing and often contradictory test data, results from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) have arrived.


Ivory Coast Army Kills 8 French Troops, Injures 23

Ivory Coast warplanes killed eight  French soldiers and wounded 23 when they bombed a French base  in the rebel-held north on Saturday.


UPDATE 3-Guidant resolves Champion stent issues

Guidant Corp. (GDT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it has resolved manufacturing and design problems that caused tiny fractures in its experimental


Bodies return from Afghanistan, commander defends war

The bodies of 14 British airmen who died in a plane crash in Afghanistan were brought home after a grim month of fighting there -- but a top commander insisted the war is being won.


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OPEC to cut oil output by 500,000 bpd from Feb 1

OPEC has agreed an oil output cut of 500,000 barrels per day, or two percent, delayed until February1 when the northern winter is ending, Qatar's oil minister said on Thursday, sending oil prices more than a dollar higher.


US military 'hacker' fights on in extradition battle

A Briton accused of hacking into US military computers after the September 11, 2001 attacks will go to the nation's highest court in a bid to avoid extradition after a court hearing Friday.


Saints owner Tom Benson in recent years has stoked fears his team might have to move from small-market New Orleans. On Tuesday, he heaped praise upon area fans about record ticket sales.


The United States should "shut up" with its concerns about China's growing military spending because the increase is no threat, a Chinese ambassador said Thursday.


A public inquiry into how an Asian prisoner was murdered by a racist cellmate is opening in London.


Duran Duran Is Still Big, Just the Stage Got Small

Duran Duranâs  Broadway production is a scaled-down arena show, with video screens, a horn section and a wall of nearly nonstop strobe lights.


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Chrebet may catch on elsewhere next season Jet thinking about ...

Veteran WR Wayne Chrebet may be running through the Giants Stadium tunnel for the final time as a Jet Sunday in the home finale against the Patriots, according to a person with knowledge of the club's thinking.


Four years ago, the Palestinians launched a war against Israel. It was designed to extract additional concessions from Ehud Barak's government, just after being offered all of Gaza and more than 90% of the West Bank, including parts of Jerusalem.


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Canadians are finally getting a taste of Apple's iTunes. The legal music download service finally launched in Canada yesterday, bringing with it over 700,000 songs, exclusive tracks, celebrity playlists and multiple CD burning rights.


Fish and wildlife departments around the country are on the hunt — for more wardens.


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Madrid, 18:12 - Calcio, Spagna: Real Madrid vince la sfida da 6 minuti

Il Real Madrid ha battuto la Real Sociedad 2-1 nel proseguimento dell'incontro di campionato sospeso...


The European Parliament approves legislation to control the use of toxic chemicals in industry.


The conductor Daniel Barenboim, already a contentious figure among fellow Israelis for championing Palestinians' rights and the works of Hitler's favorite composer, has accepted honorary Palestinian citizenship.


Newell Rubbermaid sees higher charges, savings

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.  on  Tuesday said charges from its current restructuring program  will be more than expected, but savings from the program will  also be higher than previously thought.


South Korea using high-tech measures on U.S. beef

South Korea has turned to X-ray machines and a lot of sharp knives to reject shipments of U.S. beef due to bone chips as small as grains of rice, prompting Washington to say Seoul is seeking excuses to turn back imports.


NEW YORK  - Antidepressant medication may help depressed men cut down on their drinking, but the same may not be true of women, a new study suggests.


Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless provider, said Thursday it will have to write off a significant chunk of the remaining value of its 2005 purchase of Nextel Communications Inc. and several affiliates, reflecting the continued struggles of its wireless operations.


DP World of Dubai to Make an Initial Offering

DP World will sell 20 percent of its shares, worth at least $3.5 billion, in what will be the Middle Eastâs largest initial public offering.


Even all-world runner Brian Morrissey couldn't stop this one. ISL champion Governor Dummer, which came into the NEPSAC Congleton-Stokinger championship game riding a 23-game unbeaten streak, fell to Connecticut's Brunswick Academy, 20-19, at Trinity College yesterday.


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

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


Return of Ivan Brings Heavy Rain to Texas

Ivan's second foray into the United States came with little wind but plenty of the rain that became the three-week-old system's calling card as it raked the Caribbean and eastern United States, while Floridians braced for another possible pounding as Hurricane Jeanne appeared to be gearing up for a weekend landing.


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Disney ramping up push into games market: CFO

Walt Disney Co.  will triple the amount of money it spends developing video games to benefit from strong growth prospects in the global market, the entertainment company's chief financial officer said on Friday.


GOP Seeks More Time for Military Ballots

Under pressure from military voters and Republicans, Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell said Friday that he will ask a federal judge to extend the deadline for counting overseas ballots by one week.


Porsche is recalling some 18,000 of its older 911 convertible sports cars because of a malfunctioning roof mechanism.


Direttore generale al Corsera: previste perdite per 80 mln


Loud, Proud and Busted: 3 Decades and No Regret

The flashy documentary âMr. Untouchableâ looks at the life of Nicky Barnes, once one of the most powerful drug dealers in Harlem.


Birthday bumps for Taj Mahal: Spike in pollution on Day 1

Amid all the hype surrounding its 350th anniversary, the Taj Mahal opened to higher than usual pollution on Monday. On a day that ministers at Agra Fort and Delhi promised to take the best care of the world


After missing all of the Carolina Panthers' 2004 Super Bowl season with Hodgkin's disease, linebacker Mark Fields appreciates every second he spends on the field.


Australia is a nation that will take a stand, even if it is not ...

Australia's prime minister, John Howard, the Pacific region's only committed member of the "coalition of the willing", is locked in a tight battle in tomorrow's election.


Pro wrestler Benoit kills family then himself

Professional wrestling superstar Chris Benoit killed his wife and 7-year-old son before hanging himself from his weight machine, authorities said on Tuesday.


Pfizer Drug Helped Reduce Seizures in Trial

Pfizer Inc. said on Monday that its  Lyrica epilepsy drug reduced the frequency of partial seizures  by as much as 53 percent when given as an add-on therapy to  other anti-epileptic treatments, according to a study in the  journal Neurology.


The EU establishes a new multi-billion-euro agency to fund the brightest new ideas in science.


Young boys scamper along weed-entangled pipes, transforming an oil-pumping station marked "Not In Use" into a jungle gym in the heart of Nigeria's lawless oil region. Nearby wells rust under the palm trees, and gas-flaring chimneys have gone cold.


Catania, 20:28 - PALLANUOTO DONNE, COPPA CAMPIONI: ORIZZONTE CATANIA KO

Le campionesse d'Italia e d'Europa della Geymonat Orizzonte Catania sono state battute dalle unghere...


KaZaa is still finding themselves in court, explaining what's going on, and Hollywood is already finding a new target: BitTorrent.


The proportion of people living on less than $1 a day decreased from 40 to 21 per cent of the global population between 1981 and 2001, says the World Bank's latest annual report.


Almost half of people who regularly watch online video spend less time watching TV, a survey suggests.


Republicans woo Jewish voters in Florida

Republicans have taken the election battle to the traditionally Democratic Jewish community in Florida, the state that gave George W. Bush the US presidency with a 537-vote lead in 2000.


Spesa edilizia cresce dell'1,1% su base mensile


Egypt said pushing to send troops into Sinai DMZ

The British Telegraph newspaper reported Monday that Egypt is pushing to send troops into the demilitarized buffer zone along its Sinai border with Israel, following last week?


Alarmed motorists in Berlin called police after a 28-strong pack of wild boar took to a quiet street in search of food.


A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.


Palestinian rocket hits Israeli city, killing 2 children playing ...

A Palestinian rocket slammed into a street in this southern Israeli town Wednesday, killing two preschool children who were playing in a yard as Israelis ushered in the fall harvest festival of Sukkot.


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First the Wait for Microsoft Vista; Now the Marketing Barrage

Skeptics were drowned out by the marketing campaign for Microsoftâs operating system on the eve of its arrival.


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Today, as Florida homeowners continue with the cleanup from their second big hurricane in less than a month, they are finding that they are bearing a greater share of the cost themselves than they would have in the past.


A combination of a sweet tooth and novelty seeking may predict alcoholism, suggests a study in the September issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.


A British former soldier criticises the military campaign in southern Afghanistan after quitting the Army.


Having served a four-game suspension stemming from a July 24 ejection against the Yankees, Jason Varitek returned to work. It would have been an understatement to say the Red Sox catcher was happy to be back in his familiar spot, crouched behind the plate at Fenway Park, for last night's 5-3 victory over the Tigers.


New Palestinian govt eyes aid but Gaza cut off

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency government on Sunday in a move that could bolster him in his power struggle with Islamist rivals by unlocking foreign aid in the West Bank.


A new study conducted by two economists finds that people  who drink will make more money than people who don't


The Phillies have decided to bring all of their managerial candidates in front of the media, where they undergo a quasi second job interview.


Jail reviews security after 6 men escape

Investigators tried to determine Thursday how a former police officer facing drug charges was able to escape with five other inmates from a privately run federal jail near the Mexican border.


It was all a bit of a fast bowler's joke at the time but, as Brian Lara lay dazed on the pitch, the words of Shoaib Akhtar must have felt a little more sinister.


Move to SOA can be rewarding for companies, users say

Users on hand for this week's Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference say a move to SOA can yield substantial rewards -- after a company has first navigated the problems such a move can uncover.


A man who fell ill during a drugs trial criticises adverts calling for more volunteers.


European equities were expected to open higher on Thursday after Wall Street put in a strong overnight performance as oil prices dropped back on easing global supply fears.


Barry Bonds admits he has amazed himself, so why shouldn't we all be amazed? Most of us weren't around to watch Babe Ruth hit more home runs in a season than many teams did.


Producer Sues Over 'Rings' Trilogy Profits

LOS ANGELES - Pay up, Frodo. So says Saul Zaentz, a Hollywood producer who has sued New Line Cinema for $20 million in royalties from the blockbuster "Lord of the Rings" trilogy...


President Bush said Sen. John Kerry had "election amnesia" that caused him to shift his stance on Iraq, as the president sought to fire up his conservative base in the key battleground state of Florida on Saturday.


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Arctic Monkeys are nominated for the Mercury Music Prize again, while Amy Winehouse also makes the shortlist.


No Body Left Untoned Preparing for Carnival

More than ever, it is survival of the fittest at Rioâs renowned Carnival celebration â a full-tilt sport in high heels.


Japanese and US negotiators have agreed to resume limited US beef exports to Japan, but the timing remains uncertain. Beef trade was suspended, following the discovery of bovine spongiform


ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Ivan took aim Thursday at Jamaica and possibly Florida after killing 23 people in five countries and devastating Grenada, where police fired tear gas to stop a looting frenzy and frightened students armed themselves with knives and sticks...


Strong Quake Hits China's Xinjiang Region

A powerful earthquake shook a remote part of northwestern China's Xinjiang region on Tuesday, but no casualties were reported, the government said.


Foam hinders Halo 3 disc scratching down under

MS foam home Not all gamers buying Halo 3 Limited Edition packs received a scratched disc. Copies sent out to Australia apparently contained a cunningly hi-tech device to stop the disc from being damaged.â¦


UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle, warns of "substantial price increases" to offset rising costs.


A 24-year-old student who died after an incident on a night out will receive a posthumous degree.


China Hits New High On Near-Record Trade      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Energy companies led Chinese stocks to a record high Friday. Turnover in Hong Kong was the second-highest ever.


Computer error gave Bush a big boost at an Ohio polling station: report

A computer error involving a voting machine cartridge reportedly handed President George W. Bush an extra 3,893 votes in one precinct in the key state of Ohio.


Parents of child blinded because of Motrin sue

After using Childrenâs Motrin according to the package directions, 7-year-old Sabrina Brierton Johnson suffered an allergic reaction known as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a potentially fatal rash of the skin and mucous membranes which caused her to go blind


OMAHA -- Ike Davis hit a tie-breaking home run in the eighth inning and Mike Leake and Jason Jarvis held California-Irvine scoreless over the final five innings to lead Arizona State to a 5-4 victory in the College World Series yesterday.


Bush vetoes children's health bill a second time

U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday vetoed a bill expanding a popular children's health care program for the second time, angering Democrats who are locked in a fight with the administration over the budget and spending.


An Italian (and Austrian) autumn favorite

Those of us who have grown up near international borders enjoy a culinary advantage others lack: We can claim not one but two cuisines as our own.


Quick Take: Coca-Cola Wants More Vitamins

Coke is defending its position as the beverage king of the world.


Britain's Paula Radcliffe is registered for Friday's Olympic 10,000m - but is not certain to take part.


Author Krystian Bala wrote a grisly bestseller. Now a court has found that the  crime wasn't all in his imagination


There was a coveted ticket for Game 4 of the World Series, but the gentleman in third-base loge section 258, row 13, aisle seat, wasn't in position to watch as much of the game as he would have liked.


Sheâs in Charge Now; No Time to Go Wobbly

A five-part Masterpiece Theater mini- series called âThe Amazing Mrs. Pritchard,â which begins tomorrow night on PBS, is a guilty pleasure.


IRL officials penalized driver Helio Castroneves for jumping a restart late in the Chevy 500k. Castroneves, driver of the No. 3 Marlboro Team Penske Dallara/Toyota/Firestone


France Races Against Clock in Iraq Hostage Crisis

France scrambled to secure the release of two French journalists kidnapped by Iraqi militants who gave Paris until Monday evening to drop its controversial ban on Muslim headscarves in schools.


It was to have been Slobodan Milosevic's day of dignity, the day on which the former Serbian leader would, with certain drama, lay out his defense strategy in his trial


WASHINGTON -- The number of US workers filing for first-time jobless benefits fell sharply last week, government data showed yesterday, but the decline was smaller than expected, and economists say layoffs remained elevated because of winter storms.


2nd Montgomery Proposal Would Limit Superstores

Steven A. Silverman (D-At Large), Montgomery County Council president, yesterday introduced a proposal to require a special permit for free-standing discount stores larger than 120,000 square


The United Nations Security Council has called on Syria to pull its remaining 14,000 troops out of Lebanon.


Some users critical of revamped Digg.com home page

Digg.com revamped its home page to the consternation of some of its notoriously volatile user base.


Three Iraqi Policemen Killed in Baghdad Bombings

In simultaneous blasts, insurgents detonated two car bombs Saturday at a police station near the fortified headquarters of the US Embassy and interim Iraqi


NEW YORK  - Ben Kingsley has joined Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Alba in the comedy "The Love Guru."


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Asia Tsunami Kills 15,500, Rush to Find Bodies

Soldiers searched for bodies in  treetops, families wept over the dead laid on beaches and  rescuers scoured coral isles for missing tourists as Asia  counted the cost Monday of a tsunami that killed more than  15,500.


Excess Weight Can Compromise Birth Control Pills

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- Women who are overweight or obese are more likely to get pregnant while taking birth control pills than women of normal weight are, new research finds.


Last month's bad weather did not have as bad an impact on the High Street as feared, figures show.


In talking to his Lions teammates last week, former Patriots center/guard Damien Woody implored them to remember the last time Detroit played a meaningful game in December.


Following in the footsteps of search rivals Ask Jeeves and Amazon.com's A9, Yahoo on Tuesday unveiled a beta version of a toolset that personalizes searching the portal and the Web.


For MTV, the Best May Have Been Off-Camera

MTV squeezed in more performances during its annual Video Music Awards this year by cutting the performers down to size.


5 killed in attack on US consulate in Saudi port city

A terrorist assault on the US consulate in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jiddah killed four consulate employees and a security guard Monday, heightening fears that


Advertisements Get More Play in Video Games

As games steal eyeballs from movies and television, they are becoming dotted with product placements.


TechWeb - Purchase lets HP tie network attached storage to its fast-growing blade server business.


IBM to Buy Content Management Developer Venetica

IBM on Thursday agreed to acquire Venetica Corp., a maker of content integration software that allows enterprises to access and embed unstructured data including business documents, e-mail, digital media, still images, and Web pages.


BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on Czech attitudes to Brussels' red tape, and the ancient practice of rhinokopia.


Harry Connick Jr. to unveil Katrina song

Harry Connick Jr. was so moved by the devastation he witnessed in his Katrina-ravaged hometown of New Orleans, he wrote a song about it.


Philips sells off its 16.2 percent stake in a Taiwanese semiconductor company that it helped start up.


Online abuses merely mirror its users' interests, says Net luminary and ICANN chief.


The Black Sea resort of Sochi will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games after beating off challenges from Pyeongchang of South Korea and Salzburg of Austria in an International Olympic Committee vote on Wednesday.


U.S. health experts seek to calm schools over superbug

The headlines are disturbing -- schools closing for disinfection, a 17-year-old dead from a drug-resistant "superbug." But health officials said on Friday it is no new emergency and the best way to deal with the bacteria is simply to wash your hands.


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Australia, not China, deserves Grand Slam: Federer

Australia deserves to hold on to its place as one of the four tennis Grand Slams and not lose out to the growing influence of China, world number one Roger Federer said Sunday.


Carlo Ancelotti non potrÃ  contare su Filippo Inzaghi per le prossime due settimane. Il bomber rossonero si Ã¨ sottoposto venerdÃ¬ a scintigrafia ossea, per valutare le condizioni della caviglia sinistra operata ad aprile.


VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A delicate mission to free three hostages held by Colombian guerrillas appeared to collapse on Monday as the government and rebel leaders accused each other of trying to kill the deal.


Australians charge doctor in British terrorism plot

BRISBANE, Australia -- Australian federal police yesterday charged an Indian doctor with providing support to a terrorist organization, linking him to last month's failed British bombings.


Former England coach Sir Clive Woodward says Jonny Wilkinson will be the difference between victory and defeat in Saturday's World Cup final.


Nurses in England are being sent voting papers, asking if they wish to be balloted on taking industrial action.


Ringo Starr enters Digital Age with EMI deal

Another Beatle is going digital.  Ringo Starr has agreed for the first time to release his  Capitol/EMI solo catalog online, including 1970's "Beacoups of  Blues" and "Sentimental Journey," 1973's "Ringo," and 1974's  "Goodnight Vienna," beginning August 28. A collection of six  ringtones also will debut then.


Oracle offers to buy 20 pct more of India's i-flex

Oracle Corp. ORCL.O, the world's   biggest maker of database software, on Wednesday offered to pay   up to $531 million to lift its stake in its majority-owned   Indian software developer, i-flex solutions Ltd. IFLX.BO.


Slower CPI doesn't mean price risks over: Fed's Poole

The dangers of inflation may not yet be over for the United States, despite recent data indicating that price rises have slowed, St Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said in an interview published on Wednesday.


Security researcher collects sensitive e-mail from embassies worldwide, publishes user names and passwords to highlight need for encryption.


A 13-year-old girl is stabbed outside a school in South Gloucestershire.


City man charged with selling Microsoft source code

His online profile lists William P. Genovese's profession as "hacking bum" and "getting arrested" among his likes.


Apple has announced that Steve Jobs will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 11, 2007. At the five-day event, Apple plans to demonstrate a feature-complete version of Mac OS X Leopard (scheduled to ship in October) and provide developers a BETA copy for final testing.


Marion Jones sues BALCO founder, denies steroid use

Olympic track star Marion Jones filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against BALCO head Victor Conte, who told a national TV audience that he gave her steroids and watched her inject herself with them.


Children involved in antisocial behaviour will have punishments decided by their peers in a pilot project.


Play resumed on the third day of the first cricket Test between India and South Africa after foggy conditions delayed the start at the Green Park stadium here today.


Rights Group Wants Prosecutions Over Iraq, Darfur

Sudanese government officials  responsible for the slaughter in Darfur and U.S. officials tied  to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq should be held  accountable and prosecuted, Human Rights Watch said in its  annual world survey released on Thursday.


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PC Sector Sale By IBM Would Signal Change

Among corporate technology managers, it's one of the oldest adages: "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM.". That is because many regarded it to be a safe bet to do business with the established


Turkey set to elect ex-Islamist as president

Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was set to be elected Turkey's next president on Tuesday, the first time in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern history that the post will go to a former Islamist.


ISRAEL has to follow next year's pullout from the Gaza Strip with a much larger withdrawal from the West Bank, Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview published today.


Riscone di Brunico, 14:24 - CALCIO, INTER: UFFICIALI GLI ACQUISTI DI JIMENEZ E RIVAS

L'Inter ha ufficializzato attraverso il proprio sito internet gli ingaggi di Luis Jimenez e Nelson R...


Ellison: Oracle Makes 'Final' PeopleSoft Bid, But CEO Can't Buy ...

Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) presented its "best and final offer" for takeover prey PeopleSoft (nasdaq: PSFT - news - people ) Monday.


Fed poised to raise rates third time in '04

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve, wanting to keep inflation at bay, is expected to boost short-term interest rates today for the third time this year, a move that would come in the final stretch of the presidential campaign.


Advertiser sues Don Imus for unscripted comments

A book publisher that bought an ad on Don Imus's radio show is suing the shock jock and his former bosses at CBS Radio for more than $4 million, saying Imus insulted the book he was paid to promote.


Blog: Microsoft has dropped its "Get the Facts" website, but the replacement isn't much better.


STUART Appleby earned $466,000 more for finishing equal second in a 12-man field than Peter Lonard got for winning the Australian PGA title.


Bollywood actress alleges threat from man

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut of Gangster fame has claimed she is facing a threat to her life from her sister's alleged stalker and has filed a complaint against him.


Heart Expert Urges Review of Controversial Pain Drugs

One of America's leading heart specialists is calling for less aggressive direct-to-consumer advertising of the arthritis pain drugs known as cox-2 inhibitors, in light of recent reports linking them to increased risk of heart attack and stroke.


The world's longest underwater pipeline is due to begin feeding gas from Norway to the UK.


Google Stock Gobbled by Fidelity Investments  Fidelity Investments, the world's largest mutual fund manager, bought $549 million of stock in search engine Google's IPO, about 23 percent of the shares offered during the initial public offering. Fidelity reported in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it now ...


Kickinger to Play Schwarzenegger in Movie

He's Austrian, he bears a striking resemblance to his hero and he's got bulging biceps he likes to call "my little Alps." Who better to play Arnold Schwarzenegger in a U.S. made-for-TV movie than actor Roland Kickinger?


Might one of these be the next great multibagger?