Riots test Danes tradition of tolerance for rebellion

Three days of violent clashes between youths and police in Denmark's capital have left public sympathy for the protesters in tatters, even among those who have long lived outside the law.


Celtic midfielder Alan Thompson insists fears Martin OâNeill might have managed Celtic in Europe for the final time will prove unfounded.


Mobile Home Owners Count Blessings After Frances

Residents at one sprawling Florida mobile home park sawed fallen trees, gathered debris and counted their blessings after Hurricane Frances wrecked carports and patios but left most of their houses standing.


The annual value of European online advertising will more than double by 2012, a report suggests.


Hugo Chavez rails against teen Bulgarian airbags

Breast implants join list of Yankee imperialist outrages Hugo Chavez has slammed Venezuelans' growing penchant for celebrating their daughters' coming-of-age by stumping up for breast implants, Reuters reports.â¦


Per ora nessun riscontro con onde elettromagnetiche


The supermarket giant Asda was fined Â£5,000 yesterday after admitting making illegal claims about the anti-cancer properties of its mangoes.


Shortcomings of Iraqi Guard highlight errors in US agenda

SAQLAWIYA, Iraq -- The police outpost here is supposed to house 90 armed members of Iraq's National Guard. Their job is to keep watch over a stretch of six-lane highway, deterring insurgents from laying roadside bombs and trying to blow up a bridge over the nearby Tharthar Canal.


North Carolina State appears ready to hire Boston College's Tom O'Brien as its new football coach, according to multiple reports.


Open-Federer's 'beautiful tennis' sets the standard

US Open champion Roger Federer breezed into New York's Hard Rock cafe on Monday clutching his latest piece of silverware. Maybe the venue was chosen in anticipation


Old Mill City to Host Statewide Historic Preservation Conference

By John Castellucci, The Providence Journal, R.I.  Feb. 28--PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The city's mills were once notorious for  discharging streams of pollutants into the Blackstone River, pouring toxic  materials into the soil and groundwater, poisoning the atmosphere with noxious  fumes.


U.S. Player Strength Vs. European Self-Belief

The United States have home advantage  and the stronger line-up but holders Europe have deep  self-belief ahead of next week's Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills  outside Detroit, Michigan.


Kerry Scores Two Votes in Iowa Balloting

Presidential candidate John Kerry was a double winner Thursday when two Iowans — both young Democratic Party activists — cast the state's first votes of the 2004 election.


(Source: Fluke Networks)  This white paper describes best practices to ensure SNMPv3 migration improves security and makes ongoing monitoring easier and more accurate.


Â· Actors honour writers picket line in studio strikeÂ· Press conference replaces awards ceremony on TV


Maracaibo, 12:56 - CALCIO, INTER: PER CRESPO TRE SETTIMANE DI STOP

L'attaccante dell'Inter e della nazionale argentina Hernan Crespo dovrà rimanere fermo per tr...


Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez was left fuming at ref Claus Bo Larsen after last night's 1-0 defeat at AS Monaco. Argentine striker Javier Saviola clearly used his hand to control the ball before drilling in a 56th-minute winner.


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


GREAT LAKES: African Union may help disarm militias

ADDIS ABABA, 8 December (IRIN) - With the threat of renewed regional conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the African Union's (AU's) Peace and Security Council announced on Tuesday that it would seek a greater role in helping to disarm


California's legislature approved the broadest restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions in the nation yesterday, marking a new stage in the accelerating drive for a more aggressive national response to global warming.


Majerus will not take USC job, returns to ESPN

Three days after being hired as the new basketball coach at Southern California, Rick Majerus backed out of the deal and will stay at ESPN as a college basketball analyst.


Antitrust judge favors Microsoft search agreement

A U.S. judge said today she favors an agreement on desktop search between Microsoft and antitrust plaintiffs.


Google steps up lobbying over DoubleClick deal

Blog: Documents filed with the U.S. Senate disclose the hiring of four new attorneys, including a former deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's antitrust division, to push for approval by antitrust regulators.


It started as privacy protection for the abused, the oppressed and the bashful. Now it shields creeps, criminals and malicious mobs. How to fix it?


GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - An Australian cowboy accused of fighting with the Taliban against U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan pleaded innocent to war crimes charges Wednesday before a U.S...


Tom Vilsack, Former Iowa Governor, Drops 2008 Presidential Bid

Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack withdrew from the 2008 presidential race after encountering difficulty in raising campaign donations in competition with Democratic rivals.


FDA needs to watch drugs ads more closely: report

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to more closely regulate direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs, the Government Accountability Office said on Thursday.


Variety - NEW YORK -- In one of television's most counterintuitive twists, none of the broadcast news divisions or cable news nets proclaimed George W. Bush the victor until sometime after 11 a.m. Wednesday. That's when Democratic challenger John Kerry ended a tense standoff and conceded the fraught race in a phone call to Bush.


Presence of white models reflects brown-skinned nation's deep cultural preferences for light skin.


Medicare help line not always helpful, GAO says

The people who answer Medicare's telephone help line gave accurate responses to questions less than two-thirds of the time, according to a congressional investigation made public Wednesday.


Drag queen takes Tupperware to new stage

A drag queen has taken the art of  selling Tupperware to a new level by turning his story into an  off-Broadway show.


U.S. remembers 9/11 attacks in solemnity

Americans stood in silence at the times of the Sept. 11 attacks on Tuesday, while the man behind them, Osama bin Laden, surfaced again to praise the suicide hijackers who killed nearly 3,000 people six years ago.


The average American should expect to work forever.


Ready, Aim, Hold Your Fire; Coast Guard Postpones Gun Exercise on Lake

By ERIN RICHARDS  Instead of firing its new machine guns on Lake Michigan Thursday, Milwaukee's Coast Guard unit was forced to postpone its scheduled training mission and end the day "shooting" brooms while navigating a course of buckets on the lawn.


SEATTLE - Allen Iverson scored 34 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, and the Philadelphia 76ers won their third straight game by defeating the Seattle SuperSonics 114-107 Friday night.


Video believed to show murder of British-Irish aid worker: embassy

A video appears to show the murder of British Irish aid worker Margaret Hassan, kidnapped in Iraq last month, and is "probably genuine", a spokeswoman at the British embassy in Baghdad said.


Tourists emerge groundhog-like from San Antonio's famed River Walk, below street level.


Per la sfilata dei carri, pienone anche a Venezia e Fano


Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - September 30

(Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays try to get back on the winning track this evening when they conclude their four-game set with the Balitmore Orioles at Camden Yards.


Mystery illness kills at least six in Panama

Panama's Health Ministry declared a national epidemic alert on Tuesday after a mystery illness killed at least six people and left others suffering with fever, diarrhea and partial paralysis.


Bruce Jaffe, who spearheaded the software giant's acquisitions activity, will leave the company in February.


Kashmiris waiting for festival and peace to come

SRINAGAR, Nov. 13 (XinhuaNET) -- Markets are overcrowded, traffic jam is heavy and the shops are jostling with shoppers in the capital city of Srinagar in the Indian-administered Kashmir as theholy Moslem festival of Eid approaches here.


Purdue's freshmen grew up just in time to deny Rick Pitino his 500th college coaching win.


"Sopranos" rub-out theory gains credence

Fans of "The Sopranos" are seizing on clues suggesting the controversial blackout which abruptly ended the TV mob drama meant that Tony Soprano was rubbed out, and HBO said on Thursday they may be on to something.


An inquiry into the way sex abuse in the Catholic Church is tackled finds progress has been made.


New York, 10:42 - BASKET, NBA: MIAMI KO A DENVER

Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba disputate nella notte.


Linux Boosters Look To Keep The OS Together

Sep. 13, 2004. Major Linux distributors on Monday said they have agreed to support a single version of the freely exchanged open-source operating system to ensure that it's growing popularity


In a lively but polite give-and-take, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld fielded questions Saturday from wives and other family members of Alaska-based soldiers whose combat tours in Iraq were abruptly extended just as they prepared to return home this month.


NEW YORK -- Hideki Matsui took batting practice Wednesday for the first time since the New York Yankees left fielder broke his left wrist in May.


Gamers will be able to download episodes of BBC show Top Gear inside video game Gran Turismo 5.


Andrew coy over England rugby coach Ashton's future

Brian Ashton's future as England coach was left up in the air when Rob Andrew, his immediate boss at the Rugby Football Union, refused to confirm if the 61-year-old would be staying on when his contract expired in December, despite having led the side to the World Cup final.


House Democrats' promise to permanently protect millions of middle-class families from a mostly unknown tax increase is faltering before it's even unveiled.


Opponents said Thursday they will sue to block a voter-approved measure that expands California's DNA database to all suspected felons regardless of whether they are convicted.


Bush presses Mideast peace bid amid skepticism

George W. Bush began his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories as U.S. president on Wednesday, saying he saw a new opportunity for peace he aims to nurture in the face of deep skepticism.


In one of their boldest attacks yet, insurgents waylaid three minibuses carrying Iraqi soldiers home on leave and massacred about 50 of them.


U.S. President George W. Bush's official campaign Web site has blocked access to foreign Web surfers since Monday, an Internet monitoring company said Wednesday.


Londra, 13:28 - CALCIO, SONDAGGIO: DEL MANCHESTER UTD I TIFOSI PIU' VIOLENTI

La rivista ufficiale della polizia inglese, il 'Police Review Magazine', ha effettuato un sondaggio ...


Google sees big money in tiny cell sites

Femto-feeding frenzy commences Search giant Google has joined investors pouring $25m into femtocell technology company Ubiquisys, endorsing the technology that aims to put tiny little 3G cell sites into every home.â¦


HARDLINERS in Burma's military regime were consolidating their control of the country yesterday after ousting the Prime Minister, painting a gloomy prospect for the release of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.


Red Cross suspends activities over Ethiopia kidnap

The International Committee of the  Red Cross (ICRC) has temporarily suspended its activities in  Ethiopia's Somali region where two aid workers were kidnapped,  officials said on Friday.


The apparent wreckage of a cargo ship that disappeared along with 14 sailors has been found, but lay too deep in the water to raise immediately, South Korean officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, the search continued for the missing.


Mantova, 16:38 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: DENUNCIATI SETTE ULTRAS

Sette ultras del Mantova di età compresa tra i 23 e i 31 anni, sono stati denunciati a piede ...


Doctor: Pope Recovery Faster Than Expected

The emergency room doctor who treated Pope John Paul II's breathing crisis said in comments published Wednesday that the pontiff made a swifter-than-expected recovery and is generally in good health.


EU agrees on 'binding' renewable energy goals

European Union leaders agreed Thursday to establish binding targets for renewable energy, but they put off the issue of how to achieve them, Sweden's premier said.Comment


A new study finds that cancer casts a long shadow on the lives of survivors, harming their ability to work and perform daily chores more than a decade after diagnosis.


iPhone sparks counter measures from Verizon, RealNetworks and MTV

Handset-to-handset fighting Whenever a single monolithic company has launched against the globe spanning iTunes, Apple has been able to move the goalposts and push further and further towards a monopolistic market share of online music, but this week a genuine challenge has emerged, one that we are certain will dent the success of Apple, and we suspect that it will be reflected in the companyâs share price before too long.â¦


Express tweaks Caremark offer after setbacks

Express Scripts Inc.  sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Wednesday after suffering two setbacks in its battle to wrest the rival pharmacy-benefit manager away from a $22.8 billion deal with CVS Corp.


CORRECTED-Congress restricts Bush on Iraq spending

Deletes incorrect reference to Senate concurrence in paragraph 12


Eye checks urged for signs of later heart disease

A study in Australia has shown that changes occur in blood vessels in the eyes of heavier and obese children from as young as six, warning signs that might be linked to cardiovascular disease in later life.


SARA' PRODOTTO A FANO IL VACCINO ANTI-AIDS

Ieri, a Roma, si Ã¨ tenuto un convegno in occasione della giornata mondiale contro lâAIDS: la ricercatrice Ensoli ha affermato che il quantitativo del vaccino anti AIDS sarÃ  prodotto da una struttura altamente specializzata di Fano.


By Guy N. Limbeck, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Mar. 5--BOYS HIGH SCHOOL STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING  MINNEAPOLIS -- Matt Stewart's goals proved to be elusive in the Class AA state swimming and diving meet.   The Mayo senior was the top seed in the 500-yard freestyle.


The world's aid effort after the deadly Asian tsunami is hailed by a top UN official as a great success.


Haydn and Beethoven, in Epic and Intimate Colors

When Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony, the results are almost always extraordinary, no matter the repertory, and this series was no exception.


Prudential Financial Inc. , the  second-largest U.S. life insurer, on Wednesday reported its  quarterly earnings fell by 44 percent, missing analysts'  estimates and sending its shares down 5.5 percent.


The world's largest underwater gas pipeline starts deliveries to the UK on 1 October, showcasing technology the Russians want.


Japan Worries as Iraq Hostage Deadline Passes

Japan grew more worried on Friday about  the fate of a Japanese hostage in Iraq as time passed after the  expiry of deadline set by his captors to behead him unless  Tokyo withdrew its troops.


Al Fayed wins battle in Princess Di case

LONDON  — Mohamed al Fayed won a court battle Friday to have a jury take part in the British inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and his son, Dodi Fayed.


Kenesset approves Sharon's withdrawal plan

The Israeli Knesset Tuesday approved Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to move Israeli settlers out of Gaza by a 67-45 vote, with seven abstentions.


Magistrato,'mi sono difeso' per 'troppi silenzi inquietanti'


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted sharply lower quarterly earnings, signaled that the second half of the year would be weak and scaled back


Microsoft on Wednesday made available the latest builds of its 64-bit version of Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise, that each features a handful of new improvements including the Luna user interface, Windows Messenger, Windows ...


Less Drinking Hurts Coors, Molson Results

NEW YORK  - North American brewers Adolph CoorsCos.  and Molson Inc. , which have agreed tomerge, reported lower-than-expected quarterly profits onThursday on weak sales in their home markets.


Milano, 15:18 - CALCIO, INTER: IBRAHIMOVIC CONVOCATO MA IN TRIBUNA

C'è anche Ibrahimovic tra i 20 giocatori convocati da Roberto Mancini per l'ultima partita di...


Portuguese police believe the mother of Madeleine McCann is involved in her death, a family spokeswoman says.


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Just five weeks before Election Day, a federal appeals court Monday revived a lawsuit demanding that all Florida voters who use touchscreen machines receive a paper receipt, in case a recount becomes necessary...


Growth in China's main indicator for inflation slowed to 4.3 percent in October, significantly lower than the 5.2 percent annual increase the month before, the government reported Friday.


Land Mines  Scar Albania  Years After  Kosovo War

DOBRUNA, Albania -- Seven years after the Kosovo conflict ended, NATO bombs continued to explode this fall in the mountains of northern Albania.


Hollywood writers threaten internet breakaway

Forget Warner Brothers, Universal and Disney. Say goodnight and good luck to CBS, NBC and Fox. The Hollywood studio model is about to be turned upside down


Major disasters unearth con artists who prey on philanthropic goodwill.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.N. Secretary General  Kofi Annan toured Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province on  Friday, flying by helicopter to the razed town of Meulaboh,  beyond which is a black hole of devastation.


French Socialist leader plays down breakup with Royal

French Socialist party leader Francois Hollande on Monday said his separation from Segolene Royal was a private matter that has no political consequences.


By Gerald M. Gay, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 15--Like many New Orleans residents, Roger Lewis has plenty of horror stories to tell about Hurricane Katrina.   A friend of a friend lost both his mother and a cousin in the flooding.


Genova, 16:30 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: VOLPI TORNA IN DUBBIO PER IL SIENA

Dopo il pareggio per 1-1 nell'andata dei quarti di Coppa Italia contro la Roma, la Sampdoria di Walt...


Spanish police arrest Basque separatist leader

Spanish police arrested the leader of banned Basque separatist party Batasuna for praising terrorism on Friday, just three days after ETA rebels called off a ceasefire.


Sony Ericsson shows shake-to-shuffle Walkman phone

Symbian smart model too Sony Ericsson's been busy, busy, busy this week: in addition to announcing an upgraded Cyber-shot camera phone, it debuted a pair of new Walkman music phones - once controlled simply by shaking, rattling or rolling it.â¦


Millions of people around the Indian Ocean scrambled for food and clean water on Thursday, with the threat of disease now stalking survivors of the most devastating tsunami on record.


Royal Ascot, the Flat racing festival and highlight of the social calendar, begins on Tuesday.


President Bush's last plea - $150bn to save the economy

Democrats blamed for failures in final State of the Union address as president pushes for tax cuts


Rescue workers search for survivors of a strong earthquake in central Japan which killed nine people.


Three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan by so-called "friendly fire" from a US fighter plane are set to be named.


Davenport earns her 4th WTA Tour tournament title in a row

Davenport extends streak: Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport won her fourth consecutive WTA Tour tournament yesterday, defeating second-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-3, 6-2 in the Western and Southern Women's Open final in Mason, Ohio.


MTV to cut 250 U.S. jobs, invest in digital

Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks, operator  of music-oriented television channels, said it will cut about  250 U.S. jobs to slash costs and invest more heavily in new  digital businesses and new networks.


Santanaâs Here, and Mets Are âTeam to Beatâ

The official first day of Camp Santana bore witness to fans scampering about the complex, straining to catch a glimpse of the ace who in some minds has already won the 2008 Cy Young award.


A seguito del diniego del medico al distacco del respiratore


The American government took its toughest position yet on Kenyaâs disputed elections, calling on the president and opposition leaders to meet immediately.


Shares in Apple jump more than 10% after record results and amid hopes of further strong profits.


Lenovo, IBM may soon reveal PC unit deal

Hong Kong, December 7: China's largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd, could announce as early as Tuesday that it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for up to US$2 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.


How the mighty has fallen... Review Announced almost a year ago, Sony Ericsson's flagship smart phone, the P990i, is finally making its way into the shops. Over four generations - the first, a larger device codenamed 'Linnea' never made it to market - the P series has become the single most popular smart phone design in the world, largely because Sony Ericsson succeeded in combining a multi-tasking pen tablet PDA with a phone that felt very natural to use one-handed. This popularity is helped, of course, by Sony Ericsson only making one a year rather than throwing dozens of models at the market, like rivals Nokia, Motorola and Samsung...â¦


Paper Cuts, Shrinking Advertising and Falling Profits Force Industry Turmoil

2008 is prompting louder talk about a dark turning point for the newspaper industry, which has been besieged by shrinking profits and tumbling stock prices.


U.S. says Iraq in "new phase" but denies civil war

The White House acknowledged on Monday that sectarian violence in Iraq had entered "a new phase" but denied it amounted to civil war.


A new breed of specialty search engines promise to deliver the best bargains to travelers using the web to find the best airfares and accommodations. They're challenging established sites like Travelocity, Expedia and Orbitz.


China's Great Wall? "Just a pile of earth"

Three people have been detained for digging up part of the Great Wall just days before draconian new penalties are introduced to protect China's most famous tourist attraction, Xinhua news agency said.


A Dutch smoking ban will come into force in July next year for all restaurants and cafes -- including coffee shops where cannabis is the top attraction, the government decided on Friday.


The holidays are done at last. Time to get back to normal. Well, perhaps not entirely normal. Our computers, after all, are normally in a state of chaos, cluttered with once-cherished files that we can't even find anymore.


Japan PM Abe's N.Asian summits set scene for thaw

When Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, clasps the hands of Chinese and South Korean leaders before the cameras at ice-breaking summits on Sunday and Monday, much of his mission will be accomplished.


Aie, calo produzioni eccedentarie, livello minimo nel 2012


FAA Computer Glitch Stalls East Coast Flights

A computer glitch at a flight information processing center this morning is delaying flights across the eastern seaboard, according to reports from the Federal Aviation Administration.


Russian forces detained several relatives of a Chechen rebel leader during the height of last week's school hostage standoff, family members said.


The United States is crippled in  world trade talks and other trade negotiations because the  White House has lost key legislative authority, a top U.S.  trade official said on Wednesday.


Marxist Colombian rebels kept three hostages waiting to be released on Monday as leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez worried that more delays could derail the hand-over he had negotiated with the guerrillas.


Armed gunmen burst into top official's family home in early hours of morning


Almussafes, 15:02 - CICLISMO, VUELTA: FORSTER VINCE 15/a TAPPA

Il tedesco Robert Forster (Gerolsteiner) ha vinto in volata la quindicesima tappa della Vuelta di Sp...


Seven bombs across Spain injure five in reminder of Basque ...

MADRID  - Multiple bombs exploded across Spain injuring five people in attacks claimed by the Basque separatist group ETA, days after another series of blasts in Madrid in a reminder that the militant group is still a thorn in the side of authorities


Behind a record store's suburban strip mall facade sits a vaultlike storeroom that resembles dimly lit library stacks.


Putin Says Japan Can Take Back 2 Islands

President Vladimir Putin on Monday said Russia is willing to hand over two of the four disputed Kuril Islands to Japan under a declaration that the Soviet Union signed in 1956.


Satellite-Bearing Rocket Set for Liftoff on Va. Coast

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va., Dec. 11 - Air Force and NASA officials scrapped the scheduled launch of a new surveillance satellite this morning after technicians found a software glitch that would have left the vehicle without adequate solar power.


The country's cervical screening programme is failing to reach women, with Maori women more likely to miss out on their smear every three years, a new report says.


Jamie Kastner calls his documentary âKike Like Meâ a âblack comic road movie about identity.â


Memo to R. Kelly: Enough with the video cameras already.


Japan approves patriotism laws, elevates Defense Agency

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


Nike Recalls About 9,000 Children's Shoes

Nike Inc. is recalling about 9,000 children's athletic shoes because they could pose a potential choking hazard.


McClaren staying tight-lipped on Beckham

Steve McClaren will decide in the next 24 hours whether to recall David Beckham to the England squad.


The euro reaches a fresh record high against the US dollar, climbing above the $1.41 level.


Pearson sells â¬743m stake in Spanish media group

Pearson, the publishingand business informationgroup, insisted it remained committed to financialnewspapers in spite of its decision tosell a controlling stake


Oil & Natural Gas Buys 55% Stake in Australian Block

Oil & Natural Gas Corp., India's biggest oil producer, bought 55 percent of an oil exploration area off the coast of Western Australia from Calgary-based Antrim Energy Inc.


Africa's longest serving ruler, President Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo, died on Saturday at the age of 69, after ruling his small West African country for 38 years, the government said in a statement.


NEW YORK - The cable pay-per-view company iN DEMAND has backed away from a plan to show a three-hour election eve special with filmmaker Michael Moore that included the first television showing of his documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11."   The company said Friday it would not air "The Michael Moore Pre-Election Special" due to "legitimate business and legal concerns." A spokesman would not elaborate.    Moore has just released his movie on DVD and was seeking a TV outlet for the film, which sharply criticizes President Bush, as close to the election as possible...


Nepal rebels target cities in final push

KATHMANDU - The blockade of the capital declared by Nepal's Maoist rebels echoes the tactics of Peru's shadowy Shining Path militants - the ruthless movement upon which they model themselves.


Blog: A first look at Searchles: a new web app that seeks to combine social networking with web search functionalities.


By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 27/08/2004). The price of oil continued to fall yesterday but a fresh attack on Iraqi pipelines kept it above $40 a barrel.


Karzai Sworn in as Afghanistan President

Hamid Karzai was sworn in as  Afghanistan's first popularly elected president Tuesday,  promising to bring peace to the war-torn nation and end the  economy's dependence on narcotics.


Saddam Avoided Telephones, But Used Internet Data

Saddam Hussein avoided telephones,  had a special laboratory test his food and went on a  palace-building binge, all in a bid to shore up his personal  security, a new U.S. report said on Wednesday.


La societa' ha ottenuto il nulla osta della Consob


Leprechaun steals Gandalf's trousers, is offered starring role in The Hobbit

While Microsoft invades your brain Comments Microsoft has announced its intention to try to read our minds. Saying it wants to better understand human-computer interaction, the mega-corporation has filed a patent for a psychic alternative to those irritating surveys no one likes. You were full of dystopian predictions:â¦


Search giant Google and US Space agency Nasa sign an agreement to make space data available on the web


Tycho:  Here is the final sequence of Armadeaddon, which you may think of as a kind of bonus stage.  The next time poor diet or exhaustion leaves us without rejoinder to infernal continuity, panel two should provide more than enough raw material.


Two Maltese youths arraigned in Court over drug possession

The recent arrest of two Egyptian nationals in the past days led to the arrest and detention of two Maltese youths that were yesterday arraigned in Court over drug possession.


US insurance broker Marsh & McLennan is set to avoid criminal charges after it announces a wide-ranging reform of the way it does business.


In Iran, ancient rite links God and wrestling

For the men who practice it, it's about not just fitness but a connection with God.


COALITION plans to spend $2 billion on water reform would come at the cost of the nation's schools, hospitals and police stations, Opposition Leader Mark Latham said today.


A quarter of hospital trusts in England are failing to meet new standards on infection control, a survey suggests.


WPP profits rise as it mulls bid for Grey

WPP Group, the world's second-largest advertising company, says its first-half profit climbed nearly 16 percent as growth in Asia and the United States counterbalanced sluggish European markets.


China cracks down on college campus porn sites

A Chinese campaign to clean up online  pornography has reached college campuses with the Education  Ministry lashing out at some school Web sites for making money  from porn.


U.N. Inspectors Dispute U.S. Theories on Iraqi Drones

U.N. inspectors said they had no  evidence that Iraq had developed drones capable of delivering  chemical or biological weapons, as the Bush administration  contended in making its case for war, according a report  obtained Tuesday.


China should see a "turning point" this year in its fight against pollution and will likely meet its clean air and water goals in coming years, an environmental official said Tuesday in an unusually optimistic assessment.


No evidence of online suicide pact, police say, as 17th young person is found dead in Bridgend


Like the man behind the curtain working the levers in the "Wizard of Oz," Dick Cheney has been called the real power in President Bush's administration, perhaps the strongest vice president in U.S. history.


Bastad, 16:43 - TENNIS, ATP BASTAD: RISULTATI DEI QUARTI

Risultati dei quarti di finale del torneo Atp di Bastad (353.250 Euro, terra).


Israeli Doctors Often Give Fake Pills to Patients

NEW YORK  - New research from a survey  conducted in Israel suggests that doctors often give inactive  "placebo" pills to their patients and, in most cases, tell them  they're getting a real drug.


Google guys fork over pocket change to land at NASA airfield

Google's co-founders will pay NASA $1.3 million annually for the right to land their jumbo jet at the space agency's airfield near Mountain View, Calif.


Can a vaccine help stave off forms of the disease?


Telecoms group Orange has unveiled its third-generation (3G) mobile phones in the UK after a long-delayed commercial launch.


Next president could cause change in Supreme Court

With Chief Justice William Rehnquist's hospitalization for thyroid cancer, an important issue in the presidential race gained greater prominence: The next president could play a key role in shaping the US Supreme Court.


Building Ban Sticks in Salmon Creek; Familiar Moratorium Tune: One More Year

By THOMAS RYLL, Columbian staff writer  With reluctance, and a certain amount of lamenting that there's no decent fancy restaurant in that corner of the county, commissioners on Tuesday extended for another  year a development ban in the Salmon Creek area.


In this final section I'll present some MIDI-specific troubleshooting tips, along with a brief description of the setup here at StudioDave, a few closing remarks, and of course some links to the Linux music-maker du jour.  read more


Indonesia hunted yesterday for the people behind a car bombing outside the Australian embassy that killed nine people and underlined the vulnerability of the world's most populous Muslim nation to militant violence.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will make her closing argument to Iowa voters Wednesday evening during a televised message in which she tells them to "take the first step" toward changing the direction of the country by voting for her at the caucuses.


Coordinated international efforts led to the capture in Brazil of a retired Uruguayan colonel wanted in "dirty war" probes in both Argentina and Uruguay, officials said Tuesday.


Some Thais Feel Foreigners Came First After Tsunami

BAN NAMKHEM, Thailand  - As a clean up operation  finally gets into gear in this devastated Thai fishing village,  some of the survivors complain that the authorities gave  priority to foreign tourists rather than them.


PHPied.com: The PEAR book is on it's way

To prepare the way for the upcoming PEAR book from Packt Publishing correctly, Stoyan Stefanov has posted this info about the book and where to find the latest details on it.    Here's the link to publisher's page dedicated to the PHP Programming with PEAR. Guess who wrote the chapter for MDB2? ;)   It's an honour to me to be in the company of the other authors, people who have done a lot for the PEAR community    He also mentions some of the topics that the book will contain, including accessing databases with MDB2, creating and parsing XML documents, and accessing web APIs. The book is coming out in September, so keep on the lookout for it at your local bookseller soon.


"What, at the local store or something?" David Ross remembered thinking when his son told him.


Tsunami death toll in Thailand could pass 2,000

Volunteers dragged scores of corpses from beaches, inland pools and once top-class hotels Tuesday with the prime minister saying the death toll from earthquake-powered tidal waves could pass 2,000.


Go hunting for misunderstood multibaggers in the making.


A mutilated body is reportedly flown out of Iraq for DNA tests to identify if it is that of aid worker Margaret Hassan.


U.S. doesn't want post-war reconstruction: Hezbollah

Hezbollah said on Wednesday the United States is trying to stop the reconstruction of Lebanese areas damaged in last year's war with Israel by branding a building firm operated by the group as a terrorist organization.


The Bonus: A Rise in the Number Wall St. Crunches the Most

The holiday season has arrived and with it the ultimate in year-end giving, bonus season on Wall Street. Top executives of the leading financial firms are now spending


Anche il celebre palazzo moscovita risente delle trasformazioni attuate da un architetto italiano, autore anche del palazzo del PodestÃ  a Bologna, il cui modellino appare in mostra accanto a quello del Cremlino.


Angels Name Change May Bring More Revenue

What's in a name change? Apparently, plenty of money.


Detectives follow up new leads in the hunt for a  man thought to be responsible for up to 100 attacks on elderly men and women.


Two new Web services launched last week aim to help people tap their friends for tips about where to eat, shop and play. -Leslie Walker


Al-Qaeda warns US of imminent defeat worldwide

Dubai, September 10: Two days before the third anniversary of September 11, Osama bin Laden's right-hand man emerged for the first time in a year to warn Americans of imminent defeat for their armies in Iraq and Afghanistan.


The US softball team has an early lead in the gold-medal game against Australia, taking a 3-0 edge in the first inning. By Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY.


No. 1 automaker has outpaced its domestic rivals, but will GM stock keep spinning its wheels? By Chris Isidore, CNN/Money senior writer.


Growth Rate in Health Cost to Employers Slowed in '04

After years of double-digit cost increases, employers are seeing a significant slowing in the rate of growth in what they pay for employee health insurance.


Twenty-six people died early Friday when a fire raced through a home for the elderly and disabled in western Latvia, rescuers said.


Vice President Dick Cheney cast the global war on terror on Tuesday as a "war of nerves," borrowing a phrase Harry Truman used to describe the Cold War. Cheney asserted that the hopes of the civilized world depend on a U.S. victory.


S&P Picks and Pans: Apple, AT&T, Dell, BCE

Apple Inc. (AAPL; $122.34)  Reiterates 4 STARS [buy]  Analyst: Scott Kessler  Apple announces service plans for the iPhone that all include  unlimited Internet access, visual voice-mail, 200 text messages,  and roll-over minutes.


Al-Sadr Calls for End of Fighting in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on Monday for his followers across Iraq to end fighting against U.S. and Iraqi forces, an al-Sadr aide said...


SAN FRANCISCO Mission District cyclist blew whistle on flawed lock

The triumph last week of the Bic pen over expensive, state-of-the-art steel locks has panicked the bicycling community, and churned Internet rumor mills about how much the lock manufacturer knew and when the company knew it.


Two hospitals in Belfast are struck by a virus that causes vomiting and diahorrea.


Trieste, 16:06 - CALCIO, TRIESTINA: ARRIVANO I TORNELLI

La Commissione provinciale di vigilanza sui locali di pubblico spettacolo di Trieste ha datto oggi l...


Yahoo Reorganizes Sales, Names New Ad Head

Yahoo has promoted David Karnstedt to head of North American sales, continuing a company restructuring that began in December 2006.


Al-Jazeera TV station says Iraqi kidnappers claim to have released ...

An Arab TV station said Sunday it received a statement from Iraqi militants saying they had freed 10 Turkish hostages. An anchor on Qatar-based Al-Jazeera TV, citing ''special sources,'' said


Paul Newman's career has included winning an Oscar, establishing a food company to fund charities, and operating a restaurant, but he said this week he is retiring from acting.


A US sheriff's deputy who dumped a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair to search him is charged.


Defiant British hunt supporters turn out in thousands, insist ban won't stand

LONDON  - Scarlet-clad fox hunters turned out in strong numbers across Britain on Monday for their traditional Boxing Day meet, insisting it would not be their last despite a planned ban on hunting with dogs.


Bush plans to expand size of U.S. military

President Bush said on Tuesday he plans to expand the size of the U.S. military to deal with the long-term fight against terrorism, days after the Army said it needed to grow, The Washington Post reported on its Web site.


MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's top cleric told 2 million hajj pilgrims yesterday that some of Islam's own sons had been "lured by the devil" to conduct violent attacks on the kingdom and charged that the non-Muslim world was conspiring against the people of the faith.


Bush more optimistic about Iraq than assessments by intelligence ...

While a new intelligence estimate offers a gloomy assessment of Iraq's future, President Bush talks instead about brighter days ahead under


Man charged in Va. deaths to go to trial

The men came to Roy Mason's door asking for directions, but they pushed their way in and ordered the 75-year-old to sit down.


Retailers Look to a Chill in the Air for Sales Pop

U.S. retailers were hopeful on Monday that a dusting of snow on the East Coast would put consumers in the Christmas shopping mood after what has so far been a ho-hum holiday sales season.


Sport: Liverpool look to be heading out of the Champions League following a tepid loss in Istanbul.


SAN DIEGO, June 4  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new world of communications and entertainment is now available to residents in San Diego and surrounding areas. AT&T Inc.


Fiji military stages coup, fourth in 20 years

Fiji's military chief said on Tuesday the army had taken over running the country, plunging the South Pacific island nation into its fourth coup in 20 years.


Germany's drive for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council threatens EU unity, Italy's foreign minister says.


Decisive attese per intervento presidente Federal Reserve


New world No.1 Vijay Singh has blamed Tiger Woods's form slide on his failure to adjust his golf swing. According to Singh, who has won eight times on the US PGA Tour this year including five of his past six


Maxi-multa a Telecom Deve pagare 152 milioni

ROMA, 19 novembre 2004 - L'Antitrust ha comminato a Telecom Italia una sanzione pecuniaria complessiva da 152 milioni di euro per abuso di posizione dominante. E' quanto si legge in una nota dell'Authority presieduta da Giuseppe Tesauro.


The net, MP3 players and mobile phones are radically changing what people do with their time, says a report.


It's Official: Brandon Routh is Superman

Chalk one up for Latino Review. The site posted a scoop earlier this week claiming that little-known actor Brandon Routh (right) had landed the starring role in Bryan Singer's "Superman.


Once upon a time in Hollywood, the stars shone with a radiant glamour; in Chinese film they still do.


Chirac urges lifting UN sanctions threat on Iran

French President Jacques Chirac has urged more nuclear talks with Iran during which it would not be referred to the UN Security Council -- setting the scene for another possible clash with the United States, which is pushing for sanctions.


A FILM industry group has sued a high-end consumer electronics company, claiming its home theatre jukebox system makes illegal copies of movie DVDs.


Wednesday, Ukraine's parliament voted to dismiss the government of declared election winner Yanukovich.


Pordenone, crolla ponte appena costruito

Nelle immagini, il crollo durante il collaudo del ponte a Tramonti di Sopra, in provincia di Pordenone. La carreggiata sul torrente Veglia ha ceduto sotto il peso dei tre autocarri carichi di ghiaia fermi


Marsiglia, 12:04 - CALCIO, BOCA JUNIORS: KRUPOVIESA AL MARSIGLIA

Il difensore argentino del Boca Juniors, Juan Angel Krupoviesa, 28 anni, è stato ceduto in p...


NEW YORK - Stocks regained some momentum Thursday as oil prices declined in spite of Hurricane Ivan's damper on production in the Gulf of Mexico, and fresh economic data suggested inflation remains well under control.    In the first hour of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 32.81, or 0.3 percent, to 10,264.17...


Former WTO chief on Thai junta's shortlist for new PM

Thailand's ruling junta drew up a four-man shortlist, including former WTO head Supachai Panitchpakdi, to replace the deposed premier and steer the nation back to democracy, a military source said.


A postman suspended for telling customers how to ban junk mail deliveries is told he can keep his job.


Tendulkar could open bowling in final test v Australia

India are considering the high risk strategy of asking Sachin Tendulkar to open the bowling for the first time in his career and selecting three spinners for the


After the Federal Reserve made an unscheduled interest-rate cut of three-quarters of a percentage point, the broad stock market rallied, eking out a modest gain for the week.


Iraq says nuclear sites are 'well protected'

BAGHDAD, Iraq A top Iraqi official is downplaying concerns over the reported disappearance of nuclear equipment. Iraq's interim science and technology minister says all sites under the interim government's control have been secured.


A US soldier was sentenced to three years prison after pleading guilty to killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager, the military said today.


President Nicolas Sarkozyâs romance with a singer has fueled criticism that he is ignoring the country.


Wrestler Benoit dead in apparent murder-suicide

Professional wrestling superstar Chris Benoit was found dead along with his wife and 7-year-old son in what police believe was a murder-suicide, authorities said on Tuesday.


House Passes Resolution Honoring X Prize Recipients

WASHINGTON, DC- By a voice vote, the House of Representatives last night approved a resolution introduced by Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chairman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) congratulating Mojave Aerospace Ventures for winning the X Prize and


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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- His right hand on the Koran, Mahmoud Abbas took the oath of office yesterday as Palestinian Authority president, then declared that "our hand is extended toward an Israeli partner for making peace."


Japan's electronics companies escape two quakes

Reports from Japan's major electronics and semiconductor makers suggest their manufacturing facilities suffered no damage and no production stops after two earthquakes shook the country's western region on Sunday.


Bush orders FBI-Congress documents sealed

President Bush stepped into the Justice Department's constitutional confrontation with Congress on Thursday and ordered that documents seized in an FBI raid on a lawmaker's office be sealed for 45 days.


Tests: Princess Diana's driver was drunk

New DNA evidence proves the driver of Princess Diana's car was drunk on the night of her fatal crash in a Paris underpass in 1997, British Broadcasting Corp. said Saturday.


Dollar drifts lower as markets shrug off strong US data

Sterling rose against the dollar but remained little changed on the euro, with the day's data passing by quietly.


The   star rapper-producer had been planning to record the charity single "We   Are the Future," a 20th-anniversary sequel to the 1980s hit "We Are the   World," on Feb. 14 at a star-studded after-party/recording session   following the Grammy Awards.


Cindy Sheehan, who emerged as one of the most vocal opponents of the Iraq war after her son was killed, was convicted Monday of trespassing for trying to deliver an anti-Iraq war petition to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.


Dwight Davis's silver bowl ends 2004 metaphorically draped in the red and yellow of Spain, after the south-west European nation picked up its second Davis Cup by BNP Paribas title with victory over the USA in Seville.


The U.S. military said Monday that it accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians during an operation targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq south of Baghdad


Explicit puppet sex, an endless spray of vomit, strident political commentary and insulting ethnic and sexist stereotypes. All this and more make up Team America: World Police, a


Insurgents attacked a U.S. convoy and a government building near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, leaving at least four people dead, hospital workers said. Two Iraqi National Guard troops were also killed while trying to defuse a roadside bomb.


The "gates of hell are open" in Iraq, Arab League Chief Amr Moussa said Tuesday, urging Arab leaders to make the right decisions to help their neighbor overcome the crisis.


Vitamin D deficiency common in children with IBD

NEW YORK  - Children with inflammatory bowel disease have a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.


Five Nations Win Seats on UN Security Council

Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania on Friday won coveted two-year terms on the UN Security Council at a time when pressure is mounting to expand the powerful 15-nation body.


LOS ANGELES  - TBS has handed a series order to "The Frank Show," a late-night sketch comedy show starring comedian Frank Caliendo.


Two-thirds of scientists working for the US medicines regulator have expressed a lack of confidence in the federal safety monitoring of prescription drugs, according to documents disclosed by two lobby groups.


Gruppo bancario registra fatturato di 16,41 miliardi


Fourth Frenchman dies after Saudi attack: doctor

The death toll in a militant attack on French tourists in Saudi Arabia rose to four on Tuesday after a French teenager died from bullet wounds, a hospital doctor said on Tuesday.


UPDATE 1-Villeneuve relishes Renault challenge

Canadian Jacques Villeneuve is relishing the chance to help Renault overtake his former BAR team for second place in this year's Formula One constructors' championship.


Dutch kidney reality television show a hoax

A Dutch reality television show in which a supposedly dying woman had to pick one of three contestants to whom she would donate a kidney was revealed as an elaborate hoax on Friday.


Peterson trial penalty phase delayed after judge denies defense ...

The penalty phase of the Scott Peterson double-murder trial was postponed until next week after the judge on Monday refused a defense request to replace the jury that found Peterson guilty.


Give diplomacy a chance in Iran: UN nuclear watchdog

VIENNA, AUSTRIA - The head of the UN nuclear watchdog is calling for a diplomatic approach to Iran, saying Friday that he hasn't found evidence of nuclear-related activities at a site the US claims is being used for such purposes.


Jacobs Dictates Retro-Style Spring at Vuitton

Some designers are so influential that high street chains copy their every move. One such style-setter is Marc Jacobs, whose edict for next spring is: party like it's 1945!


Redmond Aims, Fires at Spammers' Accomplices

Microsoft (Quote, Chart) fired another shot in its war on spam with a lawsuit against a Web hosting company that claimed to help spammers avoid being shut down.


UK researchers say they now have proof that breast cancer screening really does reduce mortality.


In recent years, Big Ten football teams such as Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin have trekked to the University of Oregon's Autzen Stadium.


UPDATE 1-Singh turns up heat on joint leaders Lehman, Baird

World number one and defending champion Vijay Singh was stalking joint leaders Tom Lehman and Briny Baird after the third round of the $4.


Europe Remembers Rice's 'Punish France' Quip

In Europe, it's hard for some to think of Condoleezza Rice - Colin Powell's expected replacement as U.S. secretary of state - without recalling the low points in trans-Atlantic relations that grew out of the ...


Nigerian oil flows despite rebel threat-companies

Oil should continue to flow from Nigeria despite a rebel threat to attack foreign oil workers, which has sent world oil prices to record levels above $50 a barrel, multinational energy companies said.


Global mobile phone sales rose by a robust 17.4 percent to nearly 271 million handsets in the second quarter, driven by dizzying sales growth of more than 40 percent in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the latest data from research firm Gartner. Moreover, Gartner now predicts that worldwide mobile phone sales will reach 1.13 billion units for the entire year.


Meyer Left an Imprint of Loyalty With Irish

The start of Urban Meyer's head-coaching career can be traced to a wing of the Joyce Center that is shared by the Notre Dame football and basketball coaches.


Terror suspect due to appear in British court

A 26-year-old man charged with terrorism offences is due to appear before a British court in the latest case stemming from heightened security across the country.


Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Lamar Hunt appears ready to get out of Major League Soccer and sever ties with the Kansas City Wizards.


A powerful cold front headed for the South on Thursday, bringing the coldest temperatures of the season to many parts of the United States.


NEW YORK - Filmmaker Michael Moore isn't bothered at all by the jeers he received from Republicans at the convention when his anti-Bush film "Fahrenheit 9/11" was mentioned by Arizona Sen. John McCain...


Clinton upstages Republicans with stimulus plan

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Friday proposed $70 billion in emergency spending to stave off a possible U.S. election-year recession, upstaging Republican rivals who clashed over the economy but offered few specifics.


Richard S. Fuld Jr., the chairman and chief executive of the brokerage firm Lehman Brothers Holdings, made $40.6 million in compensation last year after the company reported near-record profits, according to a regulatory filing yesterday.


Ivan becomes rare Category 5 storm, between Jamaica and Cayman ...

Hurricane Ivan strengthened to 265 kilometres per hour Friday afternoon, as it left Jamaica and aimed for the Cayman Islands, a rare Category 5 storm capable of catastrophic damage, the US National Hurricane Center in Miami


Il reporter di Diario sparito a Kufa. A Baghdad si parla di ...

Per ora sembra sparito nel nulla, ingiotito nel pantano della guerra in Iraq, Enzo Baldoni, il reporter italiano che collaborava con Diario dall'Iraq. Di lui non si hanno notizie da giovedÃ¬ sera. Un bloggista


Down 421 pounds, Half-Ton Man recovering from surgery

man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery. Patrick Deuel, 42, underwent the procedure to reduce the


Nintendo's Reggie: Wiis next week, Gamestop raincheck program for January

In a phone conference, Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime addressed the continuing shortage of Wiis.


A campaign group is calling for an immediate review of Westminster elections in Northern Ireland.


By Paul Hammel, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 7--CORDOVA, Neb. -- This tiny village's proposal to secede from Seward County in protest over a long-unpaved road hit a crushing legal roadblock Tuesday night.


The section of Israelâs separation barrier in dispute had cut a West Bank village off from much of its farmland.


SAN FRANCISCO - While it has so far rejected each of Oracle Corp.'s takeover offers, PeopleSoft Inc.'s board of directors is willing to talk about a deal at the right price, a member of PeopleSoft's board said Tuesday.


Roma, 11:18 - CALCIO, CAZZOLLA: CHIUDERE STADI NON RISOLVE NULLA

Il presidente del Bologna, Alfredo Cazzolla, prima di partecipare al consiglio straordinario della L...


Palestinians vote in landmark local elections in dry run of ...

ABU DIS, West Bank  - Palestinians in 26 municipalities across the West Bank began voting in the first council elections in 28 years which will act as an electoral barometer for next month's presidential ballot.


The Motion Picture Association of America has given Team America: World Police an R rating for "graphic, crude and sexual humor, violent images and strong language - all involving puppets.


INDUSTRY is gearing up for a push to reform the European Union's sluggish markets and to boost the skills of Britain's workforce as hundreds of thousands of jobs are sucked away to Asia or Eastern Europe.


Researcher: Canola Oil Kills Grasshoppers

Raw canola oil can combine with a fungus to get rid of grasshoppers, a researcher says. Stefan Jaronski, who works at the Agricultural Research Service in Sidney, Mont., has found that the raw canola oil has fatty acids that will attract grasshoppers to deadly fungi known as Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae.


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Gamal Mubarak, the son of Egypt's president, is qualified on his own to replace his father, but being related to the current leader could be an "obstacle" to ruling the Arab world's largest country, Egypt's prime minister said.


Ship aground off Greenland, 54 evacuated

A small cruise ship ran aground off Greenland's west coast and more than 50 people were evacuated safely Wednesday, the tour operator said.


Oil bounces over $64, BP says platform delayed

Oil rebounded by more than $1 to over   $64 on Monday as buyers emerged after a steep slide and BP   announced that production from its giant Thunder Horse oil   platform in the Gulf of Mexico would be delayed to 2008.


Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appealed for the release of the British hostage in Iraq Ken Bigley.


A Romanian woman, thought to be the world's oldest mother, has defended her decision to give birth at the age of 66. Tell us what you think.


Magazine Deal Too Good to Be True: Consumers Say Columbia Business Doesn't Deliver.

By Crystal Neo, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Jun. 20--When Melissa Jenkins received an e-mail from a Columbia-based company promising cheap magazines, she thought she had chanced upon a really good deal.


Pope Improving, Hopes to Make Sunday Address

Pope John Paul's health is  improving and he hopes to be strong enough to make his weekly  address as usual Sunday, the Vatican's chief spokesman said  Friday.


Archipelago leads race to buy Reuters' Instinet business

Archipelago Holdings, US owner of ArcaEx, the world's largest electronic stock market, is leading the race to buy Instinet, an electronic brokerage owned by the British news and information giant Reuters.


Hingis uses finesse as Kuznetsova employs power

Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open Wednesday but a knee injury could hamper his chances of dethroning top-ranked Roger Federer.


'Boo' Haunts U.S. Pop Singles Chart Again

Usher and Alicia Keys' "My Boo" topped the Billboard Hot 100 single chart for a second consecutive week, and their duet also took the No. 1 slot on the newly unveiled Hot Ringtones chart.


A parliamentary session due to have begun on Monday in the Maldives has been postponed indefinitely.


Iraqis Fault Delayed U.S. Plan in Attack

A growing number of Iraqis blamed the United States for creating conditions that led to the single worst suicide bombing in the war.


CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Reebok International Ltd. reported a 30 percent pop in profit for the third quarter Thursday and said that its chairman will take on the day-to-day duties of the company.


Poll: Kerry holding slim lead over Bush in NJ

TRENTON, NJ -- The race for New Jersey's 15 electoral votes has tightened as the issue of terrorism continues to influence voters, according to a poll released Sunday.


Bobcats put their faith in determined Morrison

Adam Morrison has overcome odds before  and the sweet-shooting hoops hero likened to former Celtics  great Larry Bird sees no difference in his latest challenge --  pouring in points on the NBA stage.


Disgraced Livedoor Internet tycoon claims innocence

Takafumi Horie, the founder of Japan's scandal-hit Livedoor Internet firm, has denied charges of fraud in a humble letter that marked a departure from his former brash style.


Mark Weil, an Uzbek theater director whose productions caused controversy in the tightly controlled former Soviet republic, was stabbed to death outside his home, a theater spokeswoman said Friday. He was 55.


Federer Makes Winning Return at Masters Cup

World number one Roger Federer made a winning return from injury on Monday, opening the defense of his Masters Cup crown with a ruthless 6-1, 7-6 win over Gaston Gaudio.


Parents' Anti-Asthma Efforts Often Off-Target

NEW YORK  - Parents of children with asthma  may have good intentions, but they often miss the mark when  targeting triggers that set off their children's asthma,  researchers report.


Yankees Put Twins on Brink of Elimination

Backed by Derek Jeter's three R.B.I.'s and a relentless offense, Kevin Brown threw six strong innings to lead the Yankees past the Minnesota Twins, 8-4.


Students could have hard time finding flu shots

UA students will have a difficult time obtaining a flu shot this year, as local and national supplies are running out. Most of the nation's remaining flu vaccine supply will be sent directly to facilities


Head/neck skin cancer tied to chronic sun exposure

People with melanomas in the  head and neck area have experienced a greater total amount of  sun exposure than those who develop the deadly skin cancers in  their trunk area, Australian researchers report.


Conrad Black's U.S. trial hinges on executive graft

Fallen press baron Conrad Black goes on trial this week in Chicago, insisting that charges of pilfering $84 million in proceeds from his crumbling media empire represent the persecution of the powerful.


The Pakistani opposition leader's assassination has thrown the country into turmoil.


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Apple's latest version of Leopard a release candidate?

Apple gave Apple Developer Connection members a mostly complete version of its latest OS last Friday. Is Apple getting close to unchaining Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard?


Microsoft Issues Patch; E-Mail ID Plan Rejected

Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O released on  Tuesday a patch for its latest "critical" rated security flaw  affecting its Windows, Office and developer tools software  programs.


By The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  May 27--Susan Sanvictores is the new accounting manager for Northwest Computer.


Ivorian military planes attack ex-rebel positions in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN : Three people died and at least 40 were wounded in Ivory Coast, as government forces carried out repeated air raids on positions held by former rebels in the divided west African country, sources said.


ATP's $99 GPS Photo Finder aims to automate the process of adding location data to digital photos, which today is usually a tedious manual process.


New York's Umenyiora wants to see more games in London

GLENDALE, Arizona  - Two-times All-Pro defensive tackle Osi Umenyiora is keen to see the New York Giants make a return trip to London.


Bush, Kerry Sparring Over Troops in Iraq

With far more than military hearts and minds at stake, the presidential contenders are clashing over who best stands for US soldiers -- President Bush accusing his opponent of "denigrating" them, Sen.


Why are U.S. kids obese? Just look around them: study

Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


BNP Paribas SA confirmed Wednesday that fourth-quarter net profit plunged 42 percent due to write-downs of securities affected by the financial markets crisis.


British conference on globalization draws US treasury secretary as star speaker

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will be the star speaker at this week's annual conference of British employers, who distrust their government but welcome globalization and foreign investment in Britain.


New York, 10:59 - TENNIS, US OPEN: TUTTI I MATCH RINVIATI PER PIOGGIA

Pioggia protagonista agli Us Open. Il maltempo ha costretto gli organizzatori dell'ultimo Slam stagi...


A look at the Islamic extremist group Ansar al-Islam, blamed for attacks in Iraq and supported by a network of members in Europe, according to authorities.


Snow repeats US backs sweeping debt relief

US Treasury Secretary John Snow repeated on Sunday the Bush administration would support complete debt relief for the poorest countries and said details of how to implement a plan could be worked out.


Theater Review | 'Gone Missing': Checking the Lost and Found of Life

This revised and expanded version of âGone Missing,â by the downtown theater troupe the Civilians, is fresh, breezy and very funny.


Democrat Barack Obama would narrowly defeat Republican John McCain if they were matched today in the presidential election, while McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton are running about even, according to new general-election sentiment since the Super Tuesday contests.


Incoming European Commission chief Jose Barroso rejected Tuesday calls to reshuffle his new team, as demanded by EU lawmakers threatening to veto the EU executive in a crunch vote.


Montana Debates Special Tax on Wal-Mart, Others

MISSOULA, Montana  - Montana's state legislature  is targeting the big-box megastores that have taken the place  of the old Western general store, weighing a special tax to  offset welfare costs for low-paid employees of the retailers.


'Forgotten' Earns $22M to Top Box Office

LOS ANGELES Sept. 26, 2004 - It's been a bad time for movies in general lately, but good for thrillers like "The Forgotten," which claimed the No.


Some data is private. Other data, less so. Secure applications make it possible--and easy--to keep user data visible to the right people and invisible to the wrong people. Vladi Belperchinov explains how access control works and demonstrates with working code suitable for implementing your own access controls.


Indian trade body sets up data protection group

DSCI founded to counter privacy criticism An IT industry trade body is setting up a data privacy watchdog in India. The Data Security Council of India will not have legal powers, but will certify companies' data security.â¦


told reporters on Sunday, though some officials said the last vote could be counted on Monday. waist, according to Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Poulain, spokesman for the NATO-led peacekeeping mission.


Jail for Scots nationalists over spiked vodka campaign

A court jailed two men for six years each Friday for sending poisoned miniature bottles of vodka to public figures as part of a campaign for Scottish independence.


Il decreto sulle concessioni verrÃ  modificato "per renderlointeramente conforme alla libera circolazione dei capitali"                                          Autostrade, in Finanziaria governo verso la cancellazione tetto 5%


Health officials kept mum on flaws in research for nevirapine, sent to Africa to protect newborns. The drug: Nevirapine, an AIDS drug pronounced Nee-VERA-peen, is made by Boehringer Ingelheim Corp.


Up to 120 Girls Defy French Head Scarf Ban

Some 100 to 120 girls have defied a new law banning Islamic head scarves in classrooms and are in talks with school officials trying to convince them to remove the head coverings, Education Minister Francois Fillon said Wednesday.


Now you see it, now you don't Microsoft has suspended one of the pre-requisite updates for Vista service pack one (SP1), after customers complained that their PCs wouldnât boot up properly once KB937287 had been applied.â¦


Marito e moglie si uccidono con iniezione di insulina

Forte dei Marmi (Lucca), 2 ottobre 2004 - Marito e moglie, residenti in un paesino in provincia di Treviso, si sono tolti la vita iniettandosi due dosi mortali di insulina in una villa di Forte dei Marmi, dove stavano trascorrendo un periodo di vacanza.


Police found some 50 bodies with gunshot wounds in Baghdad over the past day, an Interior Ministry source said on Monday, a day after U.N. chief Kofi Annan declared Iraq's plight as worse than civil war.


C-COM Announces Issuance of Stock Options

C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CMI) today announced, pursuant to the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange, that it has granted options to purchase up to 75,000 common shares of C-COM to one of the directors of the corporation.


Wal-Mart Considers Changes To Stores as a Rival Emerges

Wal-Mart said yesterday that it was considering new store sizes and types in the United States but played down the possibility of acquisitions as it faces slowing sales growth at its older stores and new competition from British rival Tesco.


The opposition vows to keep up the pressure on PM Viktor Yanukovych after he survived a parliamentary no-confidence motion.


"Quest'anno maturati debiti per 408 milioni di euro"


War & golf: a view of Afghanistan from the first tee

Golfers who tee-off at the Kabul Golf Course don't have to worry about their balls landing in the traditional golf hazards of sand bunkers and ponds.


Hurricane Helene formed Saturday in the open Atlantic, while a weakened Hurricane Gordon drifted slowly, also hundreds of miles from land, forecasters said.


Insurers, Travel Firms Tally Tsunami Cost

European insurers face new costs and  travel firms could lose business after tsunami waves killed  more than 21,500 in Asia this weekend, but the financial impact  is expected to be limited compared with other disasters this  year.


Tom Lehman takes a one-stroke lead in to Sunday's final round at the $4 million Michelin Championship. Lehman, Dicky Pride, Andre Stolz and Greg Chalmers - each of whom


Does Condoleezza Rice's first diplomatic trip signal a new era in US foreign policy, asks the BBC's Jonathan Beale.


Bangladesh Oppn. calls new strike; businessmen for talks

Dhaka, Aug. 26 (PTI): Bangladesh's main Opposition party has called for a new nationwide anti-government general strike for the weekend to protest the grenade attack on Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina, even


Now that they've won their first playoff game in 13 seasons, the San Diego Chargers don't want to stop there.


The UK is planning to return unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to Albania under a trial scheme.


The most dangerous roads in Scotland are revealed in a new survey of fatal crashes and accidents.


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.


Bernard Kerik's withdrawal from his nomination as Homeland Security director raises many questions for which answers may be elusive.


Latest unpopular Facebook move is apparently a glitch

Blog: Parakey co-founder, newly acquired by Facebook, comments on a post requesting that the service revoke a controversial new move that makes members give details about how they know their new Facebook friends.


New clusters emerge at supercomputing show

At SC2004 show, Dell and HP plan to unveil servers that can be networked into a single high-performance technical computer.


An end to the 17-month takeover squabble between software giant Oracle (ORCL ) and rival PeopleSoft (PSFT ) may not be in sight even though, in what Chairman Jeffrey O. Henley called a "best and final" offer, Oracle on Nov.


At fast-food joints, try the secret menu

Unimaginable fast-food combos are available for those who utter the right code words at the take-out counter.


British scientists probing the death of  former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko said on Friday a second  man had been poisoned by radiation.


House security chief: I asked for plane, not Pelosi

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not request a larger plane for personal use to travel cross-country without stopping, Bill Livingood, the House sergeant at arms, said Thursday.


Berlino, 18:34 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: IN TESTA BAYERN MONACO E SCHALKE

Bayern Monaco e Schalke 04 conquistano la testa della Bundesliga. Il Bayern, avversario mercoledÃ¬ de...


Riots Batter Kenya as Rivals Declare Victory

Supporters of the leading presidential challenger were protesting what they said was a plot by the government to steal the closely contested election.


LONDON, Sept. 8 -- Traces of blood discovered by British sniffer dogs in a car rented by Gerry and Kate McCann have led Portuguese police to believe that 4-year-old Madeleine McCann was killed and not kidnapped, according to family members and friends.


Val Gardena, 15:55 - SCI, CDM: ROCCA SALTA SUPERG E DISCESA

Giorgio Rocca non prenderà il via nel Supergigante e nella discesa sulla pista Saslong, in Va...


Consensus eludes key issues at IMF-WB meet

Save for the promise of a new plan by the year-end to resolve the long-pending issue of debt relief to poor countries, the International Monetary Fund-World Bank annual meetings have ended without any consensus on critical issues.


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Egypt Waits for Israeli Investigation into Border Incident

After three Egyptian police officers were killed by Israeli tank fire on the Egypt-Gaza border, Israeli has apologized and started an investigation into the incident.


Canada media mogul set to marry actress Kelly Rowan

TORONTO, June 20  - Canadian actress Kelly Rowan, who played a wealthy wife in television teen drama "The O.C.," is engaged to Canada's richest man, media mogul David Thomson, her representative said on Wednesday.


By Lloyd, Jay  But the folks who flock to South Padre Island, off the southern tip of Texas, are anything but poor Reasonable prices The lure South of the border If you go ...  There's a long, slim spit of land on the Gulf of Mexico at the very tip of southern Texas.


Via's upcoming processor to be called C7

Via Technologies Inc.'s next generation of desktop microprocessors, based on the Esther processor core, will be called C7, the company said Thursday. Mobile versions of the chip will be called C7-M.


Gordon Brown is expected to announce billions of pounds of investment in schools in his 10th pre-Budget report.


Hugo Chavez Celebrates Sixth Anniversary

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pledged to deepen his "revolution" for the poor Wednesday as he marked his government's sixth anniversary, saying he intends to win another six-year stint next year.


The brothers of a Spanish cameraman killed in Baghdad back a lawsuit against Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar.


Millipore to open $50m Bedford research center

Millipore Corp. , a leading supplier of equipment to the drug industry, plans today to open a $50 million research center in Bedford , the centerpiece of a new effort to improve the costly process of making biotechnology drugs.


China will start offering 10-year residency permits to "high-level" foreigners who bring in important investments or business skills, exempting them from rules that require most foreigners to renew visas annually, officials said Friday.


ECB and Britain leave rates alone despite inflation fears

The European Central Bank left its key refinancing rate unchanged at two per cent Thursday amid signs that the recovery in the 12-country euro zone may be sputtering.


IRVING, Texas (Ticker) -- Under coach Andy Reid, the Philadelphia Eagles seem to be at their best in prime time. The Eagles look to continue their prime time success and rebound from their first loss of the


OMICIDIO ALL'EUR - Guardia giurata uccisa nel cortile di casa

Una guardia giurata di 35 anni, Gianluca Pes, Ã¨ stato ucciso in un agguato al quartiere Eur a Roma. L'uomo Ã¨ stato raggiunto da quattro colpi di pistola nel cortile di casa, in via dei Georgofili, poco dopo


Tony Blair will try to lift Labour's eyes towards the looming general election in his keynote conference speech.


Koizumi Is Set to Pick Ministers Who Support Japan Post Sale

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi today is set to pick ministers and party leaders who support the sale of Japan Post, the world's largest savings bank, as he seeks to quell opposition from within his party.


A London-based Chechen rebel representative said Wednesday that Russia's threats to attack terrorists around the world amount to a warning to European countries that Russian forces could carry out assassinations on their soil.


Brown urges election talks and halt to Kenya violence

PM urges politicians to bring end to post-election clashes in which over 200 people have been killed


EBay Reports 3rd-Quarter Growth, With Some Blemishes

The e-commerce company said it continued to grow quickly, but analysts have been closely watching the companyâs auction business for signs of slowing.


Technology companies and public-interest groups want to narrow the scope of the controversial Induce Act to focus on those who engage in 'mass, indiscriminate infringing conduct.' By Katie Dean.


Arts, Briefly : Jay-Z to Headline Glastonbury?

A New York rapper will be one of the headliners at the Glastonbury Festival in England this summer.


Tim Duncan scored a season-high 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to their fifth straight victory, 88-80 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.


US going the "extra mile" to help settle nuclear standoff with Iran: envoy

US Ambassador John Bolton has said Washington was trying "to go the extra mile" to help the European Union convince Iran to freeze its sensitive nuclear fuel work.


Bush to Seek About $80 Bln for Military Operations

The Bush administration will  announce as early as Tuesday that it will seek about $80  billion in new funding for military operations this year in  Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total for both conflicts to  almost $300 billion so far.


ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday it was  seeking 20 percent of Russia's LUKOIL in a far-reaching  alliance that opens the way for the oil majors to tap vast  reserves in northern Russia and Iraq.


Four US helicopters lost in Iraq recently were hit by ground fire, the US military admits for the first time.


Kelly Holmesâ withdrawal from the 800 metres at the World Athletics Final after winning yesterdayâs 1,500m merely reflected her insistence she will be far more choosy over which races to compete in.


Disney Paid Ovitz 'Unreasonable' Amount, Witness Says

Walt Disney Co.'s multimillion-dollar contract with Michael Ovitz was unreasonably generous and one of the most lucrative ever, a compensation expert testified on Monday for shareholders suing the board to recover as much as $200 million.


International aid workers kept a low profile Friday after the brazen daylight kidnapping of three foreign U.N. election staff in Kabul.


Rebels Kills 17 Iraq Security in Bombing Spree

Insurgents killed 17 Iraqi police and  National Guards Monday in another bloody spree of ambushes,  bombings and suicide attacks aimed at wrecking Iraq's Jan. 30  national election.


Google offers five libraries funding to digitize materials

But university officials would be open to the possibility -- especially if someone else foots the bill. Google Inc., the popular online search engine, said Tuesday it would pay for the New York Public Library


Acer's $710 million bid for PC vendor Gateway has won approval of antitrust regulators.


There may be alien life out there after all

London - An unexplained radio signal from deep space could just be contact from an alien civilisation. New Scientist magazine reported the signal on Thursday, revealing that it comes from a point between the Pisces and Aries constellations.


French Leftist candidate's polls plummet

She brought excitement to French politics with her bid to become the nation's first woman president, but Segolene Royal now appears on the verge of seeing her campaign implode.


Vaccine may protect against cervical cancer

A new vaccine could prevent the majority of cases of cervical cancer, suggest the results of a major trial. The vaccine protects against the virus that causes cervical cancer, which kills almost a quarter of a million women worldwide each year.


MUMBAI: Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday sounded a warning that the Indians should not become complacent thinking that the Australians would take it easy after winning the series, saying, âWe are here to win and will play our best XI


Fires threaten remaining power link to San Diego

Wildfires threatened to shut down the last remaining major power transmission link to San Diego, which would make the Californian county an electricity "island", susceptible to major blackouts, the manager of the state power grid said Wednesday.


Rice: Mideast meeting to tackle "critical issues"

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday "critical issues" would be tackled at a U.S.-led peace conference and called on Israelis and Palestinians to do more to bridge their differences.


Home Depot to cut unit sale price by $1.8 billion

Home Depot Inc  said on Tuesday it agreed to cut the price of its supply division sale to buyout firms by $1.8 billion, as a housing market drop and a credit crunch forced all sides to renegotiate.


A man charged with planning terrorist explosions targeting Britain's electricity network, a nightclub and a major shopping mall refused to continue testifying Monday, saying he feared it would cause difficulties for his family in Pakistan.


By Anick Jesdanun  NEW YORK - Junk e-mail continued to land in mailboxes around the world Thursday, despite the arrest a day earlier of a man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers.


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Nortel Set for Chinese Expansion, CEO Says

Networks Corp. is poised to expand its operations in China to better battle low-cost competitors in the global telecom equipment market, the company's CEO said on Monday.


Future of the burns service for Wales hangs in balance

MAJOR changes are being planned for the delivery of burns care across the NHS which will have far-reaching effects for the victims of burn injury in the UK, and for Wales in particular.


TEL AVIV Mahmoud Abbas, the new leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the man expected to be elected president of the Palestinian Authority, has been making progress in persuading radical groups like Hamas to hold their fire against Israeli


Iraq's electoral commission is considering setting aside seats in the country's national assembly for Sunni Arab politicians and other groups if their supporters don't vote in the country's Jan. 30 elections for fear of attacks by insurgents, a U.S. official said Sunday.


A former Irish priest pushed Brazil's Vanderlei de Lima off the road when he was leading the Olympic marathon on Sunday. The man was arrested and taken to a police station.


By Wilson, Rocky  The city of Spokane is readying for possible sale more than 24 acres of land on the North Side that its water and solid-waste departments currently occupy and that has attracted considerable interest from prospective buyers.


Wal-Mart faces court-backed class action suit

The largest sexual discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history moved forward against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday when a federal appeals court approved class-action status for women who claim the retailer was biased in pay and promotion.


FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- The way vitamin C functions in the body may help explain its possible role in prevention of heart disease and cancer, according to an Oregon State University study.


Marmonti the man Dell has appointed David Marmonti as its new European boss.â¦


Iraq report sees "grave and deteriorating" crisis

The United States should begin to withdraw its forces from combat in Iraq and launch a diplomatic push, including Iran and Syria, to prevent "a slide toward chaos" in the country, a high-level panel recommended on Wednesday.


Candidate in disputed '06 House race to run again

Christine Jennings, who blamed e-voting glitches for a narrow election loss for a U.S. House seat in Florida, plans to run for the seat again in 2008.


Russians take to the streets over hostage drama

More than 100,000 people were expected in central Moscow at a rally to condemn terrorism amid mounting rage across the country over the bloody hostage drama in southern Russia and the government's handling of it.


Austrian kidnap girl says never lost hope of escape

An Austrian girl held captive for eight   years told on Wednesday how the thought of escaping kept her   alive, but that she feared fleeing might provoke her kidnapper   into killing her and others in a murder spree.


Lazard LLC has chosen Goldman Sachs as lead adviser for a possible initial public stock offering, according to a newspaper report published Monday.


Polish capital braces for political demonstrations

Poland is braced for rival demonstrations planned by members of the governing conservatives and liberal opposition as the country's tumultuous politics spilled onto Warsaw's streets.


Reviewing Apple Remote Desktop 2 in Computerworld, Yuval Kossovsky writes, “I liked what I found.” He concludes, “I am happy to say that ARD 2 is an excellent upgrade and well worth the money.” [Aug 19]


The 52-year-old Fairhaven fisherman's body was found in the ocean about 10 am by a Coast Guard helicopter a mile south of Edgartown, not far from where his boat went down Friday evening.


Mitsubishi Motors reports large half-year loss

Hard-pressed Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. posted a big half-year loss on Monday and widened its full-year net loss projection even as it aims to tame a domestic sales plunge with its newly launched compact car.


Kenyan opposition supporters vow to defy a ban on rallies for a third day in protest over disputed elections.


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Juvenile Questioned After Washington Chemical Scare

Children tussling over a key-chain  mace sprayer in a downtown Washington building on Wednesday  triggered a chemical release that sent one person to hospital  and briefly agitated U.S. financial markets.


Only days after being hit with a $3.8 million bill by a gay porn producer, a Hollywood gallery is now seeking payment from the pop star for an outstanding debt.


Two U.S. representatives introduce a law to give the U.S. Federal Trade Commission authority over imposters who gain access to private telephone records.


Mantova, 16:10 - CALCIO, MANTOVA; TESSER: PRONTO PER CLUB AMBIZIOSO

Attilio Tesser, nuovo allenatore del Mantova, si è presentato stamattina alla stampa e ad alc...


Pressure mounts on Kenya to defuse crisis

The European Union, United States and United Nations urged Kenya's feuding politicians on Saturday to agree a peaceful and democratic end to violence that has killed 500 people since disputed December 27 polls.


Parents plan protests against Wales's biggest school closure programme, with 29 primaries due to shut.


Alex Netkachov's Blog: Optimize PHP memory usage: eliminate circular references

On his blog today, Alex Netkachov has posted a suggestion of how to combat a common issue facing PHP scripts - their memory usage.   PHP has a build-in garbage collector so you do not need to track the links on the objects, allocate memory for objects and delete them when they are not longer necessary. Things seem so perfect that developers do not even know that their scripts allocate a lot of memory until their server stops processing requests because of the out of memory error.   His example is the processing of a parent/child relationship tree. If not managed correctly, the variables being used could get out of hand quite quickly. Alex recommends the use of a "destructor" at the end of each iteration to help destroy variables and values no longer needed.


TRIUMPHANT Michael Vaughan last night led the plaudits for Glamorgan's Simon Jones as his record-breaking England side made it eight successive Test victories.


Overseas developers look inland for China bargains

WUHAN, China  - Some five years ago, the central Chinese city of Wuhan, whose laundry-draped low rises have steadily given way to modern tower blocks, was well entrenched in the psyche of domestic property investors, but little known to the outside world.


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Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes will have talks with new coach Wanderley Luxemburgo before deciding his future. The Spanish international was yesterday quoted as saying that he wished to join his fellow


NIAID-sponsored clinical trial aims to boost flu vaccine supply

In an effort to expand the supply of flu vaccine available in the United States in the future, a clinical trial of an influenza vaccine widely used in Europe has begun recruiting participants at four sites nationwide.


In the real world, campaign 2004 ended last week with John Kerry's concession to President Bush.  But online, the lost cause lives on in the form of conspiracy theories and collective mourning. -washingtonpost.com


Problems at Lending Unit Put Merrill Lynch on the Spot

Merrill Lynch returned to the business of lending to wealthy clients and got burned again.


Greek Olympic 200 metre champion Costas Kenteris, the focus of an Olympic doping scandal, has withdrawn from the Athens Games "out of a sense of responsibility".


A second juror expresses doubts over the decision to jail a childminder for violently shaking a baby to death.


British scientists are claiming a world first after finding a way to use hydrogen to fuel cars.


DUBAI -- A Saudi wing of Al Qaeda called for attacks on suppliers of oil to the United States around the world, saying targets should not be limited to the Middle East and listing Canada, Venezuela, and Mexico as under threat.


Dozens of Homes Damaged in Plant Explosion

DANVERS, Mass., Nov. 22 -- A chemical plant outside Boston blew up Wednesday with a roar so thunderous that people thought it was an earthquake or a plane crash, destroying two dozen homes in the tightly packed neighborhood but causing only minor injuries.


Samsung Electronics Co. and Sony Corp. have agreed in principle to invest further in their liquid crystal display joint venture, a Samsung executive said Thursday.


Say it isn't so ( "Flagship Filene's Basement to shut for makeover," Jan. 27). Like the mayor, I'm agitated by the news that Filene's Basement will temporarily close. When I travel to Boston, I don't even unpack before hitting the racks at Filene's. What a lousy way to treat loyal shoppers who would gladly put up with the construction while ...


Suicide prompts bill to ban military slot machines

A bill in Congress seeks to eliminate military slot machines overseas that take in $130 million a year, mostly from soldiers. Part of what has prompted the bill  is one soldier's gambling addiction, which ruined his Army career and led to his suicide.


A man who hijacked a Turkish Airlines flight on Tuesday was unarmed, working alone and threatened to blow himself up if the pilot did not divert the flight to Italy, Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said.


SEATTLE -- A King County Superior Court jury on Thursday convicted a man of aggravated first-degree murder in the shooting death of a sheriff's deputy in June 2002.


Altria, Kraft Foods raise dividend payouts

NEW YORK, August 25 (New Ratings) - Altria Group Inc (MO.NYS), the parent group of the tobacco company, Philip Morris, raised its regular quarterly dividend today from $0.


RIM to launch BlackBerry Pearl  for consumers

Research In Motion said today it is pushing into a wider consumer market with the Pearl, its first phone with a camera and music player.


Forensic clues may have been destroyed in the hours after Madeleine McCann's disappearance, police say.


Democratic Sen. Johnson critical but stable

U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was critically ill but stable on Thursday after brain surgery for a potentially deadly bleeding that could deprive his fellow Democrats of their razor-thin hold on the new Senate.


Serie A: omologato l`1-2 di Udinese-Brescia

E` stata omologata dal Giudice Sportivo la vittoria per 2-1 del Brescia sull`Udinese, del 26 settembre scorso. I friulani avevano sporto reclamo perchÃ¨ il gol decisivo era stato realizzato con il portiere De Sanctis a terra.


Cowboys ride Gramatica to control NFC East

Cowboys 23, Giants 20 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Bill Parcells has never been crazy about kickers.


With Famed Players, Game Takes on Maddenâs Turf

For guys who prefer to sit on the couch âplayingâ football rather than sit on the couch watching football, Take-Two Interactive Software has enlisted 249 retired stars for its new game.


Don't be nervous. The polygraph will tell us whether you're lying or telling the truth. Compiled by Tony Long.


EUROPA/GRAN BRETAGNA - L'Organizzazione mondiale della sanitÃ  stima circa 1.000-3.000 casi di peste ogni anno: una minaccia crescente, anche se ancora sottovalutata Liverpool (Agenzia Fides) - La peste sta riemergendo nel mondo e, secondo alcuni ricercatori britannici, si tratta di una minaccia crescente, anche se ancora sottovalutata. A lanciare l'allarme Ã¨ uno studio pubblicato da un gruppo di studiosi dell'Un...


Palestinian militants set off an explosion Sunday in a tunnel beneath an Israeli military checkpoint in southern Gaza, Palestinian security sources said.


Britain's Straw Visits Iraq Amid Violence

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw  made a surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday, with violence and  kidnapping overshadowing plans for elections in January.


Foolish Face-Off: Battle of the Soda Giants

How do Pepsi and Coca-Cola rate, based on their numbers and their advertising slogans?


France drags its feet on online security

(InfoWorld) - WithÂ Internet fraud on the rise, French banks and merchants are not putting in place antifraud technology to catch bad online transactions, an official from France's central bank said Thursday. Some banks are reluctant to put into place stronger mechanisms, such as requiring customers to use one-time passwords, because of high deployment costs as well as the reluctance of customers to use it, said Marc Andries, who works in the non-cash means of payment oversight division for the Bank of France. Paradoxically, the introduction of authentication technology prompts some consumers to question the security of their bank, said Andries, who gave a presentation at Fraud World 2007 in London. Nonetheless, the rise in online banking fraud and card-not-present (CNP) fraud -- in which someone's credit-card details are used for an online transaction without the need for the physical card -- demands a solution, he said. As a result, the Bank of France is in an "intensive dialog" with financial institutions to adopt new security technology, Andries said. The Bank of France will not, however, dictate how banks should strengthen their security or what technology they should use, he said. That is in contrast with the U.S., where the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, which supervises U.S. financial institutions, mandated that banks implement two-factor authentication by the end of 2006. Merchants in France who conduct e-commerce transactions tolerate CNP fraud because e-commerce is soaring, and they can buy insurance to guard against losses, Andries said. "They accept it because it's part of the business," he said. CNP fraud has risen as face-to-face transaction fraud has fallen with the widespread deployment of so-called "chip and pin" technology in Europe, where consumers must enter a four-digit personal identification number in a terminal before completing a transaction. As a result, criminals have turned to CNP fraud, where the credit-card details, obtained through phishing or other scams, are used for e-commerce transactions. But that fraud can be reduced by using systems that use a combination of data to better authenticate the transaction. Security software can check the card's security code -- the three-digit number on the back of the card -- along with part of the customer's post code or house number. Consumers aren't putting much pressure on either banks or merchants since they can contest fraudulent CNP transactions, Andries said. But they don't get off that easy, since "in the end, the losses are paid by the client of the merchant through inflation, and that's not good for the central bank," Andries said.


Congo's faded copper town perks up in mining rush

KOLWEZI, Congo  - Amid rusted hulks of abandoned plants and huge mine craters, Congo's former top copper town Kolwezi is showing signs of a reawakening.


By the Editor. WITH the taking-over of Premiership by an illustrious name, a unique connoisseur for giving a swift boost to economy, Shaukat Aziz a new era heralds the pragmatic aspires and expectations of


Oil Platforms in Gulf Make Ready for Ivan

Description: With Hurricane Ivan approaching, oil companies evacuate hundreds of oil workers from drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.


Islamic Web Site Says British Hostage Dead; UK Doubts Claim

Kenneth Bigley, the Briton held hostage in Iraq by the Tawhid Wal Jihad group, has been killed, according to an Islamic Web site. The UK foreign ministry said it doubts the authenticity of the report.


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McKesson Agrees to Pay $960 Million in Fraud Suit

McKesson, the nation's largest drug distributor, agreed to pay $960 million to settle a lawsuit based on accounting fraud at HBOC, a health care software company.


Kenya sets October as the date for a referendum on the new constitution - an issue which provoked street riots.


Judges at the UN war crimes tribunal today imposed a defence lawyer on Slobodan Milosevic to prevent further delays in his war crimes trial.


Andy Roddick didn't get to use his favorite weapons and tactics. It still didn't matter. Roddick waited out a rain delay, then got key shots from his backhand and charged the


U.S.-British "special relationship" questioned

The State Department on Thursday  repudiated comments by one of its officials who suggested the  U.S.-British "special relationship" was a myth, calling his  comments "ill-informed ... and just plain wrong."


Should Parents Be Liable For Boozing Teens?

Legislators are cracking down on parents who allow their teens access to alcohol. But what about the argument that itâs safer for them to drink under adult supervision?


Hundreds of people, mostly Turks, gather at a service for nine people who died in a fire in southern Germany.


These low-rated picks show that a stock doesn't have to be loved to outperform.


Roma, 16:11 - Calcio, diventa un film la vita di Maradona

La vita di Diego Armando Maradona diventa un film che sarÃ  diretto da Marco Risi. Lo ha reso noto la...


Britain is taking its surveillance to a new level, strapping video cameras to the helmets of its famed bobbies — a move the government says will cut down on paperwork and help prosecute criminals.


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Victims of Hurricane Ivan could do little more than weep, unable to believe the devastation as they returned to their wrecked homes and businesses today.


ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The US women's soccer team will begin its 10-game Olympic gold medal celebration tour Sept. 25 at Frontier Field against Ireland.


OPEC aims for four percent increase in oil quotas

VIENNA: OPECâs core Gulf producers on Wednesday recommended the cartel raise supply quotas by one million barrels a day, four percent, Kuwaiti Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah said.