Bono Wins Hall of Fame Gong and Says He 'Hates' It

Bono, lead singer of Irish rock band U2,  was handed an award inducting him into the UK Music Hall of  Fame. Minutes later the reluctant recipient joked that he was  tempted to hand it back.


Sylvester Stallone isn't pulling any punches this time: Rocky Balboa is going out like a champ.


Report Urges More Prostate Cancer Research

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- A new report calls for the urgent need to improve treatments and find a cure for prostate cancer, a disease that strikes one in six American men.


Congress will vote on Friday on  legislation that is a big step toward allowing nuclear-armed  India to purchase U.S. nuclear reactors and fuel for the first  time in three decades, lawmakers and aides said on Thursday.


New York City Joins Illinois in Seeking Flu Vaccine

New York City joined Illinois' effort on Wednesday to acquire hundreds of thousands of doses of scarce flu vaccine from Europe, though US regulatory approval of the transaction was still up in the air.


EU urged to vaccinate girls against cervical cancer

All adolescent girls in European Union countries should be vaccinated against a virus that is linked to most cases of cervical cancer, a leading medical journal said on Friday.


NFL Network in N.Y. freebie carriage deal

The NFL Network said Monday  it would accept Time Warner Cable's offer to carry the channel  on a digital tier for a week beginning Christmas Eve.


SOCCEROOS coach Frank Farina has never run away from a fight and is not about to start now. Even a tough Confederations Cup draw, which pits Australia against World Cup runner-up Germany, South American giants


Forget SuprNova!  Use Google to find Bittorrents!

This is a fun little query:  I was googling for Futakoi (which I know nothing about but its more Anime).  Anyway.  The first two links are .torrent files!


Five Indiana Pacers players and seven Detroit Pistons fans were charged yesterday in one of the worst brawls in US sports history -- the melee last month that broke out on the basketball court and spread to the stands.


The hunt for teenage geeks who illegally download music has moved across the pond, blokes. Only this time, the culprits are a wee bit older.


Palmer: Americans Need to Widen Horizons

Arnold Palmer has taken a swing at  America's top players, criticizing their increasing reluctance  to travel abroad to play in tournaments.


Dell is recalling some of the one million electrical adapters manufactured in China by Delta Electronics of Taipei and sold for use with Dell notebook computers, following seven reports of the adapters overheating.


Britain's Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday after a risky fuel strategy paid off at a rain-hit Brickyard on Sunday.


Let's say you're one of those millions of African-American voters still mourning the recent triumph of George W. Bush. Talk of a Republican revolution turns your stomach.


Dutch police arrest three suspects after a counterterror operation in The Hague.


Would-be  teachers who are unlikely to stay in the job long should not start training courses, ministers say.


"No Country," "Blood" lead grim Oscar field

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The gritty dramas "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" scored eight Academy Award nominations each on Tuesday, leading a somber field in an Oscar season overshadowed by the Hollywood writers' strike.


Amid growing concerns about the stability of Iraq, the Pentagon yesterday announced that it will boost the number of troops there to the highest


CHICAGO The nation's largest food manufacturer, Northfield-based Kraft Foods Incorporated, posted a four percent decline in third-quarter profits today.


Nigerian Strike Set to Drag Into Fourth Day

A general strike in Nigeria which has  raised fears over oil supplies was set to enter a fourth day  after a court rebuffed a government request to declare it  illegal on Wednesday.


An asteroid named after a Celtic god of war will this week make its closest journey past Earth for 651 years. The space rock known as Toutatis will come within 960,000 miles (about 1.5 million km) of Earth on Wednesday.


President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday said Venezuela will summon the U.S. ambassador to issue a diplomatic protest after the foreign minister was temporarily detained by authorities at a New York airport.


Some advice to take to heart -- take a nap

Regular naps are good for your heart, researchers said on Monday.


House Republicans have reserved more than $40 million worth of television advertising time for the fall, most of it aimed at holding seats they control, particularly in the Midwest and Northeast.


India's Singh to visit Tokyo, meet Abe in December: report

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Tokyo in December to meet Shinzo Abe who will be officially named as Japan's new premier this week, a Japanese newspaper said.


Attacker Kills 4 Sunni Sheiks Who Aided U.S.

A suicide bomber assassinated several Sunni Arab sheiks who were cooperating with Americans to fight Al Qaeda.


Dow up on Honeywell, but credit plan doubts linger

The Dow Jones industrial average rose on Thursday after economic bellwether Honeywell International raised its profit forecast, offsetting doubts about whether a global plan to thaw credit markets could work.


NASA spacecraft set to probe two planet wannabes

The mission to Vesta and Ceres, set for launch Thursday, aims to study origin of the solar system.


UK May Give Hundreds of Millions in Tsunami Aid

Britain will probably end up giving  hundreds of millions of pounds in aid to victims of the Asian  tsunamis, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday.


Survival is cold comfort in AIDS-stricken rural China

LENG VILLAGE, China  - With the familiarity of a long-married couple, Leng Zhijin lifts his wife Wang Xiangying's ragged blouse to show raw rashes and she grasps his shoulder, gaunt after 20 days of diarrhea.


Blog: Worldwide PC shipments up 12 percent, fueled by growth in the U.S. and Asia/Pacific regions.


Up to 60 dead in Vietnam's worst bridge accident

A Japanese-funded bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed on Wednesday, killing up to 60 workers and injuring around 150 in the country's worst such disaster.


For the third time in a month, the giant toymaker announces another massive toy recall.


Russian communists say Putin more powerful than Tsar

The leader of Russia's Communist Party accused President Vladimir Putin on Saturday of piling up vast powers and said the Kremlin's main party represented billionaires rather than ordinary people.


Movie Review | 'Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads': An Inside Look at a Band on the Rise

Hector GalÃ¡nÂs film about the Texas trio of brothers who won a Grammy in 2005 is a worshipful disappointment.


LeBron Leads Way to Victory in L.A.: Energetic James Scores Season-High 38 in Win

By Brian Windhorst, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 16--LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James didn't look like a gent who needed a midseason break Thursday night. Neither did his teammates.


No. 258 for Ichiro Suzuki was like so many others, a little ground ball up the middle.


Germany searching for 10 men behind attack plot

German security officials are searching  for 10 men they believe provided support for a foiled plot to  attack U.S. installations in the country, a senior government  official said.


Contratto da quattro milioni per un triennio


Madonna di Campiglio, 11:21 - F1, Ferrari lunedÃ¬ in udienza dal Papa

LunedÃ¬ prossimo la Ferrari sarÃ  in Vaticano in udienza da Papa Giovanni Paolo II. Lo ha annunciato o...


Video of rats scampering across a New York City restaurant floor may have disturbed viewers worldwide but some experts say the rodents are less dangerous than other creatures drawn to restaurants -- humans.


Intuit Posts 1Q Loss; Revenue Up 11 Pct.

Intuit Inc. posted a narrower net loss for its latest quarter as increased revenue from its QuickBooks accounting software helped boost results.


Comparisons inevitable in draft-day rematch

It will be a Saturday afternoon soap opera, with the man the Giants vowed to have and to hold and the one they left at the altar crossing paths on the floor of Giants Stadium.


A reworked version of "Amistad," an opera about an 1839 slave ship rebellion, will be performed at the 2008 Spoleto Festival USA.


Cue the iconic theme music: Forty years ago, on September 8, 1966, "Star Trek" lifted off into TV and cultural history. Over the subsequent decades, the sci-fi adventure series has amassed millions of fans and emerged as a relentless entertainment empire.


Wi-Fi, GPS on board CEs on Video OpenMoko's open source phone software is on its way, and now there's a handset to go with it, ready for budding coders to begin creating apps for the platform.â¦


Britain's top counterterrorism detective warned the threat from homegrown terrorism is increasing, and said police were trying to track thousands of Britons suspected of planning, financing or encouraging attacks.


Verona, 18:25 - CALCIO, CHIEVO; PILLON: SCONFITTA MERITATA, GIOCATO MALE

Bepi Pillon accetta il ko con il Siena. ''Abbiamo giocato male - ha detto il tecnico del Chievo - ab...


Sport: Portsmouth manager decides against Tyneside move and chooses to stay on the south coast


By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN WINDHAM, Conn. - Until recently, Julie Amero says, she lived the quiet life of a small-town substitute teacher, with little knowledge of computers and even less about porn.


The Chicago White Sox blew a ninth-inning lead, bounced right back and gained a game in the AL Central race. Thanks to Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer, the Minnesota Twins had a much easier night.


South African Court Postpones Thatcher Trial

A South African court has postponed the trial of the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher until April of next year.


The European-built Smart-1 spacecraft has sent back its first close-up images of the Moon, showing the cratered landscape in glorious detail.


IOC Sets Up Probe Into Marion Jones Allegations

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge announced on Tuesday he had set up a disciplinary commission to investigate allegations made against US sprinter Marion Jones by BALCO chief Victor Conte.


Netflix offering $1m for better film-rating system

Online DVD rental company Netflix Inc. is offering $1 million to the first person to develop software to improve the accuracy of Netflix's movie recommendation system by 10 percent.


Bank of America Corp. chief executive Kenneth D. Lewis, under pressure to explain recent job cuts made following the bank's $48 billion acquisition of FleetBoston Financial Corp. , yesterday said he will move one of the bank's four main divisions to Boston.


Pop star Britney Spears has left a rehab centre after just one day for the second time, according to US reports.


Thai Suspected Bird Flu Case Fans Human Link Fear

Thailand, rattled by fears a girl  passed bird flu to her mother, said Monday it has no evidence  of human-to-human transmission of the deadly H5N1 virus in the  country.


Gunmen abduct U.S. aid worker in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Gunmen abducted a U.S. female aid worker on Saturday in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, the provincial governor said.


NL Wrap: Pujols Boosts Cards, Giants Delight for Bonds

Albert Pujols cracked his 40th home  run of the season and reached 100 RBI for the fourth straight  year to help the St Louis Cardinals blank the host Pittsburgh  Pirates 4-0 in the National League Sunday.


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The Justice Department ordered House officials to "preserve all records" related to disgraced Rep. Mark Foley's electronic correspondence with teenagers, intensifying an investigation into a scandal rocking Republicans five weeks before midterm elections.


Walking just two or three hours per week may lower womenâs chances of developing dementia, researchers at Harvard found. The study at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and Womenâs


Art Review | 'Neo Rauch at the Met': Curious Time Travel Through Art History

Neo Rauchâs lugubrious canvases, filled with theatrical, inchoate scenes and clunky figures, feel dutiful and full of echoes.


U.N. rights monitors accuse Sudan of bombing Darfur

U.N. human rights monitors on Friday  accused Sudan's army of bombing villages in North Darfur,  killing and injuring civilians, and forcing hundreds of people  to flee their homes.


Two years ago, every student at T.C. Williams High received a wireless laptop computer. Alexandria school officials described the venture as a leap into the future of education and a way to close the digital divide.


San Miguel, the Philippines-based food and drinks group, has emerged as a white knight for National Foods, on Thursday unveiling aA$1.78bn ($1.37bn) recommended offer for the Australian dairy producer.


Britney Spears' father granted control of assets: court

A Los Angeles court on Friday awarded  Britney Spears' father control of his daughter's affairs following her admission to a hospital psychiatric unit for evaluation, officials said.


Gulf fishing industry takes hit from Ivan

By 6 pm Wednesday the 60-mile buoy off of Alabama's Gulf Coast was already recording 52-foot waves. That occurred with the eye of Hurricane Ivan still more than 75 miles away.


Jenson Button's hopes of rounding off the season with the first victory of his formula one career ended in an expensive cloud of smoke here yesterday as his BAR-Honda rolled to a halt with a major engine failure only three laps into the race.


Sudan orders the country directors of Oxfam and Save the Children to leave the country within 48 hours.


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The US economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report


Wall Street extended its rally yesterday as a sharp drop in oil prices and a surprise jump in the nation's Gross Domestic Product encouraged more buying.


Senator Barack Obama raised at least $32.5 million from April through June, he announced Sunday, attracting more than 258,000 contributors.


India's economy grows by more than 7% in the first quarter of the financial year - the results are better than expected.


Top 5 Movies of the Week  (As on January 20th, 2005)


By Shyla Sangaran  BUILDING trust in personal and working relationship is hard work, as it requires honesty and openness with each other.


U.N. envoy to push China to do more on Myanmar

A U.N. envoy said on Thursday he would press China to lean harder on Myanmar's junta to open dialogue with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi following last month's brutal crackdown on democracy protests.


More Than Rock ânâ Roll: U2 on Tour in 3-D Images

The musical documentary âU2 3D,â which stitches together three performances by this Irish rock band, is  the first Imax movie that deserves to be called a work of art.


English FA demand Wenger 'liar' explanation

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will be hauled before an FA disciplinary committee and asked to explain his comments after the Frenchman accused a linesman of being a liar.


At least five Pakistani soldiers die  in a suicide attack near the Afghan border in north-west Pakistan, officials say.


PROVIDENCE, RI - Scientists believe a 50-million-year record of the Earth's climate lies in an underwater mountain chain in the ice-clogged waters near the North Pole.


Tens of thousands of supporters of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko demonstrated in Ukraine's capital for a third day Wednesday, and one of his allies said the only thing to negotiate with government authorities is the transfer of power.


Woods stretches lead to four at Tour Championship

Tiger Woods, hunting his 61st PGA Tour title, overcame a shaky start to forge four strokes clear midway through the Tour Championship final round on Sunday.


Craig Steltz had three of LSU's six interceptions of Mississippi State quarterback Michael Henig and the second-ranked Tigers manhandled the Bulldogs again in a 45-0 victory Thursday night.


A Metropolitan Police commander defends action taken last week against crime gangs thought to be involved in child trafficking.


More than 20 Tamil Tiger rebels and one soldier were killed in clashes in northern Sri Lanka on Monday, the military said, the latest in a rash of confrontations amid renewed civil war.


Powerful earthquake in northeastern Indonesia causes panicked residents to flee


As of Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, at least 2,699 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,150 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Viacom Units Sign 3-Movie Deal at Sundance

Paramount Pictures and MTV Films on Sunday said they signed director/producer John Singleton to a three-movie deal involving Sundance Film Festival title "Hustle & Flow" and two more low-budget films yet to be produced.


Norilsk Increases Bid EUROPE MARKETPLACE By Bloomberg

By Sarah Jones  Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest nickel producer, raised its offer for LionOre of Canada by almost 28 percent to 6.8 billion Canadian dollars, trumping a rival bid from Xstrata.  A.P.


Philadelphia Eagles star receiver Terrell Owens will miss the rest of the regular season and possibly the playoffs and Super Bowl with torn ligaments in his right ankle.


Colo. Voting Woes Rise As Election Nears

Colorado could end up writing an ugly sequel to the Florida election nightmare of four years ago.


As the Fall Season Arrives, TV Screens Get More Cluttered

Snipes â promotional ads for TV programs that share the screen with other programs â are just the latest effort by network executives to cram promotions onto television screens.


Kenyan police fire teargas at female protesters

Police fired teargas today at dozens of women in Nairobi who were demonstrating against the contested re-election of president Kwai Kibaki after he again rejected calls for a recount.


Obama Lending Star Power to Other Democrats

Everybody wants a piece of Barack Obama. Ahead by a mile in his race for the US Senate from Illinois, the youthful state senator with huge ambitions is taking his show on the road


Gangs of youths armed with machetes and clubs fought running battles with police on Sunday and burned tribal rivals alive in their homes in western Kenya, pushing the death toll from a month of escalating ethnic violence to nearly 800.


A few weeks ago the then-CEO of PeopleSoft, Craig Conway, posed the following question to attendees at a technology conference: "Have you ever had a bad dream that never ended?


Syria's role seen as root of Lebanese political crisis

Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri resigned yesterday in a sign of deepening divisions within Lebanon's fragile government over the decisive role that


A US soldier was killed and another wounded Monday night when a roadside bomb exploded as their military convoy passed by on a road near Baghdad, according to the US military.


Anglican Communion wants U.S. action in gay row

The Anglican Communion gave the U.S. Episcopal Church a September deadline on Monday to stop blessing same sex unions, but did gave no clear indication of what action it would then take.


Factory activity, Merrill drag down market

Stocks fell on Thursday as data showing a sharp contraction in regional factory and news of a hefty loss by brokerage Merrill Lynch fanned worries about the economy and a weakening financial sector.


Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russiaâs richest man until his arrest on fraud and tax evasion charges last year, from his Moscow prison cell today accused the Kremlin of stealing his Yukos oil empire by manipulating the law.


Britney Spears said drugged and controlled by manager

Britney Spears has been "drugged" by her self-styled manager in a bid to take control of her home, life and finances, the troubled pop star's mother charged in court documents made public on Tuesday.


El Greco Painting Goes Home After Over 400 Years

A previously unknown painting by El  Greco, found by chance in an envelope in a flat in Spain, is  finally returning home after being bought by the artist's  native island of Crete.


Find a way to tune out advertisers, and they'll find a new way to tune you back in.


Del Potro offers novel challenge to Federer

Roger Federer will pull on the blazer and long white trousers again at Wimbledon on Wednesday when the four-times defending champion struts out for second round action against Juan Martin Del Potro.


Investigators said Tuesday they found steroids and other drugs in the body of pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and young son last month before hanging himself in the family's home.


UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Taj McWilliams-Franklin burst into tears at the buzzer, her emotions finally getting the best of her. The Connecticut Sun were heading to the WNBA finals for first time.


Changes and Contention Over Foreign-Film Oscar

The Ang Lee spy thriller âLust, Cautionâ is no longer Taiwanâs entry for the Academy Award for best foreign-language film, The Associated Press reported. The academy ruled that the movieâs sponsor country did not certify that the filmâs personnel, like those involved in cinematography, costumes and music, âexercised artistic controlâ over the project, a requirement. âAn insufficient number of Taiwanese participated in the production of the film,â said Teni Melidonian, a spokeswoman for the academy. âLust, Cautionâ (with Wang Leehom, above), was replaced by Chen Huai-enâs âIsland Etude,â about a university studentâs bicycle tour of Taiwan. Stanley Hung, secretary general of the Motion Picture and Drama Association of Taiwan, has appealed the ruling on âLust, Caution.â Mr. Lee won the Oscar for best director for âBrokeback Mountain.â ... A director who challenged âEklavya: The Royal Guard,â Indiaâs foreign-language submission, withdrew her petition yesterday. Court hearings had gone on past the academyâs entry deadline. So Bhavna Talwar, the director of the shortlisted âDharm,â who had claimed bias in the selection process, said: âEklavyaâ has already gone to the Oscars, and thatâs fine. We let that go.â ... A record 63 countries will compete in the foreign-language film category, Agence France-Presse reported. The 63 will be reduced to 5 nominees for the Oscar, to be awarded at the 80th Academy Awards ceremony, in Hollywood on Feb. 24.


China strongly urges Israel to immediately stop military ...

China strongly urged Israel to immediately cease military operations against Palestine to avoid further escalation of the tense regional situation, Sunday.


BRUSSELS, Belgium  -- European Union regulators said Monday they were investigating whether software giant Microsoft Corp. used its market dominance to squeeze out office software and Internet browser rivals.


Tyson Gay won his third gold medal at the World Championships. For Allyson Felix, it is two - and counting.


Eastman Kodak Co. is shutting three photofinishing labs in Spain and Norway, shrinking a fourth lab in Switzerland and eliminating about 300 jobs as the world's biggest film manufacturer bets its future on digital photography.


Chi non puo' parlare potra' esprimere cosi' propria volonta'


Bischofshofen, 19:28 - SCI SALTO, QUATTRO TRAMPOLINI: TRIONFO DEL FINLANDESE AHONEN

Per la quinta volta in carriera il finlandese Janne Ahonen ha vinto il 'Quattro Trampolini' , manife...


Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson  posted better-than-expected earnings on Wednesday and said it  gained market share in the fourth quarter and in 2007 as a  whole.


Previsti 115 cm, e' il sesto giorno consecutivo di allarme (ANSA) - VENEZIA, 1 NOV - Venezia anche stamani si e' svegliata con il suono delle sirene che hanno preannunciato l'arrivo dell'acqua alta. Sarebbe il sesto giorno consecutivo.


People across South Asia struggle to cope with sudden and severe shortages of affordable wheat and rice.


Team news ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations final as Egypt aim to defend their title against Cameroon in Accra.


Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn told shareholders Wednesday that the Japanese automaker's board members will forego their bonus pay to take responsibility for poor performance.


Amicus wants, Fujitsu won't Fujitsu has declared that its dispute with Amicus, the UK's largest private sector union, has got stuck in the mud because it refuses to allow the union to represent IT workers who do not want their representation.â¦


AFRICA - Africa e America Meridionale per unÂalleanza sud-sud di fronte alle sfide globali Abuja (Agenzia Fides)-  UnÂalleanza sud-sud per lo sviluppo, una maggiore presenza dei Paesi di Africa e America Meridionale sulla scena internazionale e un rafforzamento della resistenza alle pressioni degli Stati occidentali.  Sono queste la conclu...


Robbie Williams' Greatest Hits album to be available on memory ...

Robbie Williams' upcoming Greatest Hits album will be available on memory card, according to label EMI. While the card will cost nearer Â£30, rather than the Â£12.


ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Dell Inc. and America Online Inc. announced a partnership Monday to provide 5,000 low-income students with free refurbished personal computers and a year's worth of Internet access.


LONDON, Jan. 7 -- Thousands of Britons called their divorce lawyers or marriage counselors Monday, a day widely referred to here as D-Day because of the large number of people filing for divorce after spending long periods of time with spouses over the holidays.


Theories abound at Conrad Black fraud trial

Federal prosecutors summing up their  fraud case against Conrad Black on Monday can offer the jury  two theories to convict the former press baron: that he  conceived and led a scheme to bilk millions from his company,  or that he deliberately avoided knowing about it while filling  his pockets.


Michael J. Fox strikes back against Parkinson’s

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily November 16, 2004 - NEW YORK - The Michael J. Fox Foundation held a fundraiser at the New York Waldorf Astoria on Saturday night. The foundation has already funded 50 million dollars toward many hopeful avenues of research against Parkinson's Desease, a debilitating disease that can be a spiral into isolation for those that suffer it and the people they love. There is the mental isolation of dementia. There is the physical isolation of infirmity. There is for many caregivers, the sense of being overwhelmed and alone.


Drop in crude futures a trend, say analysts

Crude futures prices fell yesterday, briefly sinking below $49 US a barrel, as the US supply of oil grows and traders said institutional investors shifted their capital from commodities to equities.


Tiny Specks of Misery, Both Vile and Useful

Itâs easy to hate viruses for their freeloading ways, but they have also repaid us in ways we are just beginning to tally.


Iran's foreign ministry criticises Britain for giving a knighthood to the author Salman Rushdie.


Roma, 19:55 - BASKET, LEGADUE: SORESINA INGAGGIA MORRI

La Vanoli Soresina ha ingaggiato il play Mauro Morri, 30 anni, 190 cm, la scorsa stagione a Pesaro d...


It has never been about having bad luck or even the best players. It always has been, and always will be, about playing the best as a team.


Jones Gives Terrapins  An Added Dimension

Mike Jones has the masterful all-around performance in leading Maryland to an upset of North Carolina that has been expected of the much-maligned starting guard since he arrived in College Park.


Scotland rugby captain White 'improving' after head injury

Scotland captain Jason White is "improving" following a head injury sustained in last weekend's 30-15 defeat against Wales in the Six Nations Championship, according to a Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) statement issued here Monday.


Thompson begins scramble for Republican nomination

Actor-politician Fred  Thompson began an autumn scramble for the Republican  presidential nomination on Thursday, pushing Ronald Reagan-like  conservative themes and shrugging off concerns that he had  entered the race too late.


Appeals court overturns law targeting 'sexually explicit' photos

The 6th Circuit tosses out federal law saying Americans taking naughty digital photos of themselves and a willing adult partner must make those images available for the attorney general's perusal -- or to go prison for up to five years.


Bush, Kerry attack each other's policies on Social Security and flu vaccine in their campaign stops in Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.


Annan UN Council Should Vote 'Yes' on Sudan Draft

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan on Thursday threw his weight behind a U.S.-drafted  resolution on Sudan's Darfur region, saying the Security  Council should adopt it immediately to stop atrocities.


UN Turns to U.S. Troops to Guard Its Staff in Iraq

The United Nations no longer objects to American soldiers to guard its staff in Iraq after the search for separate contingents from around the world failed, diplomats and U.N. sources said on Wednesday.


Buzz 3G Enters the Google Apps and Microsoft Live Race

BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb. 23  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Buzz Technologies, Inc.  announces that Buzz 3G enters the Google Apps and Microsoft Live race.


Barrichello captures pole for Italian GP

Rubens Barrichello gave Ferrari fans the pole position they were expecting from Michael Schumacher on Saturday, claiming the No. 1 starting spot for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.


Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf hopes to boost relations with Brazil and its neighbours on his first tour of the region.


Manchester United draws and makes it harder for themselves

If Arsenal is having a bad time in the English Premiere League after their defeat to Manchester United, they are not alone. Even Manchester United is failing to capitalize on that win with more draws in the league.


How can you possibly test modern software fully?

Pairing up for fun and profit The common assumption about software testing is that "more is better", and testing all the possible states and variable combinations guarantees you will find all the bugs.â¦


Climatic change put an end to bison existence

An international research team claims that it was major climate change, not hunting that led to major bison extinction. Moving in huge herds, more than 20 million bison roamed the American West before white men arrived.


Iranian president to visit Saudi on Saturday

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will travel to Saudi Arabia on Saturday to hold talks on regional issues, an Iranian official said on Thursday.


The Curious Capitalist: The Fed cuts rates by a half-point, and the stock market cheers  -  not that that means anything


Leap year again as Americans go 1-2 in long jump

The biggest smile in track and field got a little bigger last night, and the long jump gold medal is solidly back in American hands.


Eftia Joins IBMâs PartnerWorld Industry Networks for ISVs

Ottawa, Canada (PRWEB) October 13, 2004 -- EftiaÃ¤, a global provider of operations management software solutions designed to meet the business automation needs of service providers and large enterprises today announced that they have joined IBMâs


Dell said Monday that it will begin selling its lineup of computer products through business supply retailer Staples beginning November 11.


A palm tree at the front entrance to the Sheraton was on fire. A resident of the hotel said one rocket had hit a. first-floor room and a second exploded moments later.


Intel Forecasts Greater Revenue for 4th Quarter

Intel raised its revenue forecast for the fourth quarter, citing surprisingly strong demand across its line of chips for personal computers.


Three Iraqi National Guards Killed in New Attacks

A car bomb killed three Iraqi National Guards and wounded five others in the northern city of Mosul Monday, underscoring a warning by Secretary of State Colin Powell that Iraq's insurgency was worsening.


Kidnappers seized two Americans and a Briton from their central Baghdad villa at dawn yesterday, in a bold raid that could further limit the mobility of foreigners in the Iraqi capital.


The Hillsborough County, Florida, sheriff on Wednesday offered a personal apology to a disabled man who was dumped onto the floor from his wheelchair while in deputies' custody.


A former university head is chosen to look after widening student access to higher education in England.


National Briefing | Science and Health: Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down

Emissions of carbon dioxide from fuel burned in the United States dropped 1.3 percent in 2006 compared with an all-time peak reached the year before.


LONDRA - Naufraga, ancora una volta, la speranza di una soluzione politica in Ulster: un nuovo accordo per una divisione dei poteri tra protestanti e cattolici si Ã¨ incagliato sulla richiesta degli Unionisti di avere prove fotografiche che lâIra abbia


Il presidente del Consiglio replica alla richiesta di Abu Mazen"Non ci sono le condizioni, in Libano c'era l'accordo di tutti"                                            Prodi a Ramallah: "Non maturi i tempi per una forza multinazionale a Gaza"


Scores Killed in Kenya Election Protests

NAIROBI, Dec. 31 -- The death toll from violent protests rose dramatically Monday in this East African country as police clamped down on ethnically charged riots fueled by allegations of vote-rigging in the presidential election.


Take a look at where some of the top pros are putting their money.


Spitzer Says No Marsh Settlement Amount Discussed

New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer, who is suing insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos. on  fraud and bid-rigging charges, said on Thursday negotiations  with the company have just begun and no settlement value has  yet been discussed.


Russia coach Guus Hiddink insists he has not not been approached by English Premiership champions Chelsea to replace Jose Mourinho.


Stocks moved moderately higher Friday after Wall Street set aside some anxiety over news that the economy lost jobs last month and focused on Microsoft Corp.'s bid for Internet company Yahoo Inc. and a possible rescue plan for the troubled bond insurance sector.


Ritrovato un vhs girato nel 1981 da una videomeker a Bologna


Yushchenko: "Togliamo l'assedio al palazzo"

Kiev, 8 dicembre 2004 - "In 17 giorni abbiamo costruito un nuovo Paese, ci siamo resi conto di essere europei": Ã¨ un Viktor Yushchenko entusiasta quello che ha preso la parola questa sera a Kiev di fronte a decine di migliaia di suoi sostenitori, che ha


President Bush said the election of a new Palestinian Authority president Sunday is a key step toward the establishment of an independent and peaceful Palestinian state.


IBM Division Headed to China Has Made No Profit in 3 1/2 Years

I.BM said yesterday that the personal computer business it was selling to the Lenovo Group of China had not made a profit for three and a half years.


The UK music industry is set to launch legal action against people who download music from the internet.


Symantec Endpoint Security throws out error bugs

But remains functional, company says Symantec is working on a patch a bug that generates errors in corporate security protection updates. Workarounds enabling virus signature definition updates to Symantec Endpoint Protection are available, but a more comprehensive fix is still in testing.â¦


Britain complains to Russia about harassment of the UK ambassador by a pro-Putin youth group.


Stocks rebound as Bernanke reassures buyers

Stocks rebounded on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he still sees the economy growing moderately and investors found stock prices attractive after Tuesday's sell-off.


Microsoft Corp's chief counsel,  briefing reporters in the lead-up to a European Union court  hearing this week, said on Monday he remains hopeful the  software giant's European antitrust case can be settled.


Kerry Ridicules Bush on Terrorism Remark

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry stayed on the offensive in swing states Sunday as the presidential race entered its final full week. In a television interview, Bush said it is "up in the air" whether the nation can ever be fully safe from another terror attack and suggested terrorists may still be contemplating ways to disrupt the election.


A day after an emotional press conference in Minneapolis in which Terry Ryan resigned after 13 years as Twins general manager to "reacquaint myself with my wife and my children," he drove to work Friday morning and spoke about his shocking decision.


The US trade deficit widens to fresh record levels after higher oil prices raise the cost of imports.


CA Inc. reported Thursday that quarterly profit ballooned as it cut expenses and the weak dollar helped bolster revenue from overseas operations.


Blog: The Web application security company is to become part of HP?s Technology Solutions Group


Unnamed groups are bringing arms into Guinea, which remains under martial law, the new prime minister says.


A new visitors' center is years overdue and hundreds of millions over budget. Why is that not surprising?


Fusione degli enti entro un anno e nomina di un commissario


Problemi per il 58%, appello a competitivita' nei servizi


Dance Review: 3 Apes Capering and a Juggler A-Leaping

âArea 51,â a new dance by Yvonne Meier and Aki Sasamoto, was a wittily imaginative exploration of how much can be communicated almost entirely by movement.


FOXBOROUGH -- Fans from all corners of New England converged on Gillette Stadium yesterday morning to send the Patriots off to Super Bowl XXXIX in style.


Afghans don't think militants have hostages

Three UN workers abducted almost three weeks ago in Afghanistan are probably still being held in the Kabul area and not by a Taliban splinter faction that has threatened to kill them, the Interior Ministry has said.


A 15-year-study in the US confirmed a strong link with weight gain and insulin resistance, which causes the adult form of the disease.


'Gravissimo se CdL si facesse un abito su misura'


The âBlack Listâ has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.


Microsoft's CEO argues that Windows is cheaper and more secure than its open-source rival. Do the facts support him? By John Foley.


Spain's Telecinco Acquires the Series ``Without Breasts There is No Paradise,'' the Greatest Success of Colombian Television in 2006

Caracol TV International announced today that the leading Television  network in Spain, Telecinco, acquired the broadcasting rights and format  of the successful Colombian series "Without  Breasts there is no Paradise," a series that  will soon become a part the station's  programming grid.


If you hate making retirement  investing decisions, you might love the latest mutual fund  trend: Target-date retirement funds that require you to choose  a fund once and then forget it for decades.


As the state government shutdown entered its second day, lawmakers who have been unable to agree on a budget planned to return to the Statehouse to try to reach a compromise.


Dutch authorities order 33 sex clubs in Amsterdam's red light district to close over suspected criminal activity.


Israeli Tourists Targeted in Deadly Egypt Bombings

Description: NPR's Noah Adams talks to NPR's Julie McCarthy, reporting from Eilat, Israel on the Israeli-Egyptian border, about bombings at two Egyptian resorts Thursday evening.


High-tech centre in Ireland to close after failing to attract sponsors

DUBLIN, Ireland  - Media Lab Europe, a high-tech research centre founded by the Irish government and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced Friday that it is closing because it's run out of money.


Plaid Cymru is to call for a referendum on whether the Welsh Assembly should receive greater powers.


FTC seeks more data on Google-DoubleClick deal

Antitrust authorities will conduct  an extended investigation into Google's  proposed  acquisition of Web ad supplier DoubleClick Inc., Google said on  Tuesday.


The soaring cost of the 2004 Olympic Games looks set to drive Greece deep into debt, its prime minister warns.


Peeking at your gifts? You're not alone: survey

NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters Life!) - Can't resist a quick shake and peep at that present under the Christmas tree? You're not alone, with a U.S. survey finding one in five adults are present peekers.


Eichel says German payments to the EU should be considered in ...

"In the meantime, it has been accepted in the EU that the German reunification has caused high burdens for us and therefore is a special problem.


Japan tells of disagreement at North Korea talks

Envoys seeking to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions decided to extend talks into Friday as differences emerged on the next steps towards disabling the North's atomic facilities, a Japanese delegate said.


Saban Has Alabama Back in AP Top 25 Poll

The Crimson Tide jumped into The Associated Press poll Sunday at No. 16, its first time in the rankings since the final poll of the 2005 season.


Johnny Damon hit a leadoff homer in his return to the Red Sox lineup after missing four games with a jammed right pinkie to start Boston's 7-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.


Yahoo’s Massive Marketing Campaign This week Yahoo is set to rollout an onslaught of integrated television, radio, cinematic and online advertising which will focus on its new Yahoo Homepage, Yahoo Mail Beta and Yahoo Answers; among other offerings. According to a Reuters story, the campaign’s theme will center on life; with and without Yahoo. Allen Olivio, Yahoo’s [...]


JERUSALEM Sept. 14, 2004 - Israeli Cabinet ministers approved cash advances Tuesday of up to $115,000 to Jewish settlers willing to leave their homes in the Gaza Strip and West Bank the first concrete step


Ryanair makes $1.9 bln bid for Aer Lingus

Ryanair , Europe's biggest budget airline, launched a shock bid for Aer Lingus  on Thursday, valuing the former Irish state carrier -- which listed just four days ago -- at 1.48 billion euros ($1.9 billion).


INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- A week after baffling rookie Eli Manning, the Baltimore Ravens face his older brother Peyton Manning, who is on the verge of NFL history, on Sunday night.


There was no scattering of seeds at Melbourne Park on Friday as they obstinately refused to budge, crushing all beneath them at the Australian Open.


Bush Nominates Kerik to Head Homeland Security

President Bush on Friday nominated  former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik to replace  Tom Ridge as homeland security secretary.


Cagliari, 17:35 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; GIAMPAOLO: COLPITI DA GOL A FREDDO

"Il pareggio non è una mezza delusione. Abbiamo dovuto rincorrere il risultato e questo non &...


Crippled Canadian sub under tow, destination unknown

The British-built Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi, crippled since a fire at sea that killed one of its crew, is finally under tow, but it was not clear where exactly it will put into port.


Vietnam Warns Consumers as Bird Flu Toll Hits 22

Vietnam, fearing new cases of the bird flu virus that killed more than 30 people across Asia last year and ravaged the region's poultry industry, is urging consumers to exercise caution in buying chicken.


Sri Lanka military says kills 30 rebels in clash

Sri Lankan troops killed around 30 Tamil Tiger fighters overnight in a jungle on the island's restive east and captured a rebel bunker line, the military said on Wednesday.


US finds flu vaccine it hopes to buy abroad

The nation's top healthcare official, Tommy G. Thompson, announced yesterday that the federal government had found 5 million doses of flu vaccine in Germany


The Soyuz spacecraft closed in on the international space station at dangerously high speed Saturday, forcing the U.S.-Russian crew to put on the brakes, abandon autopilot and manually dock the Soviet-era capsule in an unplanned and tricky maneuver.


Dell plans to become the greenest IT company by reducing greenhouse emissions.


It'll void your warranty, but would you like to make your iPhone all black instead? From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


The Limb framework project (up to its limb3-2007.4 release as of this post) is an Open Source PHP framework that looks to help developers create applications quickly and simply.   We are committed proponents of the beautiful and easy-to-maintain code that simply works. That is why we develop and constantly refactor the Limb code in a test driven manner using the best agile development practices.   There's different ways to get the latest version of the framework - either from their PEAR channel or from a direct download of the entire package. Currently, the framework is made up of a grouping of components that do things like input filtering, make MVC setups simple, allow for active record implementations and an included tests runner.   You can get complete information on Limb-Project.com (including some documentation, information about the Subversion repository and links to community resources).


Tiger Woods has been saying that heâs âcloseâ to firing on all cylinders. Perhaps this time he really is. Woods looked like his old confident self on Saturday as he carded a five-under-par 65 to tie


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Roma, 13:13 - CALCIO, ROMA: TOTTI SALTA IL CATANIA

Roma senza Totti contro il Catania. Il capitano giallorosso non ha recuperato dall'influenza. Spalle...


Maryland remains winless on the road, in-conference, falling 96-79 to Florida State in Tallahassee on Tuesday night.


Massachusetts' recovery picked up speed in October as an improving job market and strong consumer spending propelled the state's economy to one of its best performances since early 2000, the University of Massachusetts reported yesterday.


Park Leads World Championship by Two Shots

Grace Park capped an almost flawless round by rolling in a 25-foot birdie putt for a 10-under 62 Thursday that gave her a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Samsung World Championship.


SALT LAKE CITY - A woman was held up during a fill-up.


The Sleep Number Bed maker weakens in its latest quarter.


Telerobotic surgery performed in zero-gravity environment holds promise for  medicine in space and on the battlefield.


Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani may have set aside any immediate Washington aspiration, concentrating instead on Wall Street.


Venezia, 17:09 - CALCIO, VERONA: BENTEGODI INAGIBILE

Non è a norma lo stadio Bentegodi di Verona. L'impianto, rilevano fonti sindacali della poliz...


Branson hopes Google images help find Fossett

RENO, Nevada  - The search for missing U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett resumed on Wednesday as his friend, British billionaire Richard Branson, tried to find him through a satellite mapping service offered by Internet data provider Google.


No. 3 Georgia Tech Opens Season with Easy Win

ATLANTA (Sports Network) - Jarrett Jack scored 20 points and BJ Elder added 15, as third-ranked Georgia Tech opened its season with a 74-37 rout of Alabama State at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.


More than 80 Zimbabwean activists are in police custody a day after they were arrested, the opposition says.


At least four bombs go off in Spanish cities after warnings

At least four bombs went off in as many Spanish cities shortly after anonymous callers claiming to speak for the underground Basque group ETA told a Basque newspaper that seven cities had been targeted.


A body believed to be that of the 14-year-old son of NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol was found beneath the charred wreckage of a corporate jet Monday evening, bringing the death toll to three in a weekend crash that also


Blog: A beta version of Audacity, the popular open-source audio editor, sharpens sophisticated editing tools.


Man Held in Texas Teen's Abduction, Death

The surveillance camera captured the crime in chilling detail: A college student punches out after her night shift as a clerk at a Texas Wal-Mart and walks toward her truck in the parking lot. Suddenly she is attacked by a shadowy figure in a long, dark coat and kidnapped.


Weak dollar leaves central banks in a bind

The story of the last week has been the fall and fall of the dollar with the currency touching daily record lows against the euro.


The old adage "three steps and a stumble" still has fans on Wall Street, but some analysts think it's ready for the glue factory.


Wine-tasting comedy Sideways is named best film by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.


Auto parts maker Tower Automotive Inc. (TWR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday its third-quarter loss would be twice as deep as previously expected because of lower vehicle production in North America and higher steel costs.


AMERICA/PANAMÃ - Il governo panamense rinuncia a modificare la legge penale sull'aborto davanti alla mobilitazione cittadina a favore della vita PanamÃ¡ (Agenzia Fides) - Dopo la massiccia protesta di lunedÃ¬ 5 febbraio davanti all'Assemblea Nazionale, la Commissione legislativa del governo panamense ha desistito dal modificare la Legge penale sull'aborto. Il dibattito era cominciato la settima...


Choices like 'personal account' or 'risk' can be crucial as both sides try to lock in support.


His remark, of course, was half in jest, fuelled by the euphoria of a clean sweep of the World Cup season thus far. With Super-G wins in Soelden and Lake Louise, and the Lake Louise downhill as well, Miller's


Israeli police arrest Palestinian presidential candidate Mustafa Barghouti as he campaigns in East Jerusalem.


Pill Boosts Stroke Risk for Migraine Sufferers

Female migraine sufferers who take birth-control pills are eight times more likely to have a stroke than those not using the contraceptive.


The names are released of five people who died in a head-on motorway crash involving a car which was earlier pursued by police.


Clinton staying at hospital with high death rate

NEW YORK -- The hospital where former President Bill Clinton awaits bypass surgery in the next few days has the highest death rate for the operation in New York state, according to the state's Health Department.


Altitude mishap at play in Brazil crash: minister

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - A business jet piloted by two United States citizens may have been at the wrong altitude when it crossed paths with a commercial airliner that crashed last week in the Amazon, killing all 155 people on board, Brazil's defense minister said on Wednesday.


In the final hour before each Acton-Boxboro High School football game, someone allows Eminem into the locker room. He speaks his high-pitched piece, and his pulsating beats make heads bob throughout the room. Then the CD player advances to the next track, and hip-hop makes way for a sing-along from AC/DC, followed by tunes from "Rocky" soundtracks. Every ...


She might have been the belle of the Academy Awards ball, but Jennifer Hudson seemed a shoo-in to wind up on the night's "worst dressed" list.


US sprinter Collings gets eight years ban for drug use

Sprinter Michelle Collins received an eight years ban for using a variety of baned substances which linked to the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) scandal.


Oil jumps on OPEC million barrels output cut

Oil jumped more than a dollar to above $60 on Thursday after an OPEC delegate said the producer group will cut output by 1 million barrels per day as soon as possible to prop up prices.


LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Eminem simultaneously earns the  highest-debuting song of his career on the Billboard Hot 100  and the highest-debuting non-"American Idol" track of 2004.


The Archbishop of Canterbury has written to conservatives in the Anglican Communion, asking them to refrain from using hostile words about homosexuals.


"Atonement," "Sweeney Todd" win Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Film romance "Atonement" and movie musical "Sweeney Todd" claimed the top honors at the strike-plagued Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in a bare-bones news conference that lacked the usual Hollywood glamour.


David Beckham admitted England needed to prove a point by beating Ukraine in Wednesday night's friendly at St James' Park.


St. Jude has a strong quarter, but investors weren't impressed.


A helicopter ferrying passengers to Sierra Leone's main airport crashed late Sunday, killing 22 people, a local radio station reported.


UK staff feel the squeeeeze CSC will not be paying its employee bonuses in the UK this year.â¦


Indonesian rescuers battle to reach flood victims

Indonesian rescuers, police and troops in inflatable boats have helped evacuate Jakarta residents stranded in severe floods that have killed 20, as the number left homeless approached 350,000.


United Arab Emirates plan zero carbon desert city

Carless utopia The United Arab Emirates will today formally unveil plans for an all-new, zero carbon desert city - seven square kilometres of carless utopia designed to house 50,000 people.â¦


Tim Henman promises to return to Wimbledon next year after defeat by Feliciano Lopez.


DNA test shows Murphy is dad of Spice girl's baby

A DNA test has confirmed actor-comedian Eddie Murphy is the father of the newborn daughter of Spice Girl singer Melanie Brown, People magazine reported on Friday, citing Brown's representative.


Judge Rejects Bid to Remove Jackson Prosecutor

A judge on Thursday rejected a defense bid to remove the district attorney trying pop star Michael Jackson on child molestation charges and said there was no proof he had acted improperly or overzealously.


Russia suspends participation in key arms pact

Russia suspended its participation in a key pact limiting military forces in Europe on Saturday, amid deteriorating relations with the West on a range of fronts.


Police briefly detained Belarusian opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich on Monday for the third time in two weeks, accusing him of drug trafficking, his spokesman said.Comment


There's a whiff of crisis in the air at the Dutch Health Ministry: It's sitting on a pile of pot that it just can't sell. The Netherlands rolled out a program last year that allows patients to buy prescription marijuana at any pharmacy.


Mexico and the United States are a game away from what Gold Cup tournament organizers would consider an ideal final. Both won quarterfinals, Mexico over Costa Rica (1-0 in extra time) in Houston yesterday and the US over Panama (2-1) at Gillette Stadium Saturday, increasing interest as the teams head to Chicago for the semifinals (Thursday) and final (Sunday).


CriticÂs Notebook: Outshining MTV: How Video Killed the Video Star

Music videos have become a collective effort, with artists competing with fans.


In a move as predictable as the sun rising in the east, AMD drew a PR bead on Intel last week and managed to get a small bottle of ink spilled over how it had showed off a dual-core x86 90nm Opteron at its facilities in Austin, Texas on Tuesday.


Microsoft, Cisco To Share Network Security Technologies

The goal is a "single, coordinated solution" that enables network administrators to control both Windows installations and Cisco network architecture, the two tech giants said.


Colpo grosso Fiorentina Bobo Vieri in maglia viola

L'ex bomber della nazionale giocherà a Firenze nella prossima stagione. Pronto un contratto a gettone di un anno. Pierluigi Collina nominato designatore arbitrale per le serie A e B


Genetic reassortment in bird flu virus draw common concern

The risk of genetic reassortment which might give rise to a potential pandemic has become the common concern of experts in the disease-control field, a Thai public health official said here on Thursday.


We have another tall wagon, the 2007 Lincoln MKX. To prevent head-scratching for the remainder of this column, I'll explain the name upfront.


Ex-Enron officials get probation after cooperating

A U.S. judge sentenced two former Enron energy traders involved in the scheme to manipulate California energy prices to two years' probation and a $10,000 fine each on Wednesday after they cooperated with authorities in the case.


Protesters and police scuffle in New Orleans at a city hall meeting over a plan to demolish public housing.


In a Slow Period, Lehman Posts Strong Profit

Lehman Brothers reported strong third-quarter results amid weak markets, lackluster deal flow and higher global interest rates.


Immigrants should carry out community work before being granted UK citizenship, Gordon Brown will say.


Boomtown Builds Its Future on the Business of Sports

The University of Phoenix Stadium, site of Super Bowl XLII, is one of the anchors of a sports complex that has sprouted in the last decade and is changing the character of the community.


Tribunal System, Newly Righted, Stumbles Again

The White Houseâs attempt to create an alternative justice system for terrorism suspects has yet to complete a single trial and took two more blows yesterday.


A decline in the price of oil helped  lift U.S. stocks to their highest level in two-months on  Tuesday.


The dollar edged higher against the euro  on Wednesday, after a downbeat outlook for European growth  prompted investors to buy back the U.S. currency after heavy  falls.


A vulnerability in AOL's instant messenger could allow attacks. Also: A new Bagle variant rumbles across the Net.


Sands and Cantor team on cross-pond online casino

With us or against us? The announcement last week of a partnership between Las Vegas Sands, Inc., and British-based Cantor Gaming to start an online casino in the first quarter of 2007 is only adding fuel to the allegations on the part of European competitors that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act is primarily protectionist in nature.â¦


Health officials say obesity death numbers inflated

Federal health officials said Tuesday they had overestimated in a high-profile study the number of Americans dying from being overweight.


A London author wins a prize for her debut novel, which is set in Canada - a country she has never visited.


A blind man convicted of dangerous driving in Britain is given a suspended jail sentence.


Uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in England has fallen yet again, government figures show.


A judge issued an order Friday barring attorneys from publicly discussing any aspects of the case involving the woman who was with San Diego Chargers linebacker Steve Foley when he was shot by an off-duty police officer.


Mitchell testifies on steroids in baseball

Former Sen. George Mitchell told a  congressional committee on Tuesday that everyone in Major  League Baseball must crack down on the use of steroids in order  to remove the "cloud" that performance-enhancing drugs had  created over the sport.


The Caucus Blog: Thompsonâs War Remarks Draw Fire

Senator Biden, a Democratic candidate, chastises the Republican candidate for his comments about "kids" using I.E.D.'s in Iraq.


Medical-device maker Boston Scientific Corp. said Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration approved an extended shelf life of nine months for its Taxus Express2 drug-eluting coronary stent system in the United States, up from six months.


Soul-Searching Time: Try or Not to Find a Flu Shot?

The shortage of flu vaccine has imposed an unusual moral and philosophical calculus on healthy New Yorkers as they face up to the worries of the coming flu season.


Bangladesh Opposition Calls New Strike on Saturday

Bangladesh's opposition has called for another general strike on Saturday to protest a deadly grenade attack during an opposition rally last week.


A PRIZE bingo night will take place at the Memorial Hall in Trelawnyd, Flint, on Thursday, September 28 from 7.30pm.   The event is being organised by Christine Davies, whose family suffer from a hereditary genetic disorder that results in poor sight and blindness.


No love lost as Morales, Barrera square off again

LAS VEGAS - They've been here before. Twice. But the old line about the third time is just a stupid clichÃ© in the dangerous hands of Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera.


It's been decades since scientists formed the belief that testosterone therapy could spur increased sexual desire in women. Now researchers think they have a reliable way to deliver the testosterone


Mexican left must decide on post-election tactics

Mexican leftists decrying election   fraud will decide on Saturday whether to make their fight with   President-elect Felipe Calderon a radical struggle on the   streets or to adopt a less confrontational stance.


Six GIs Killed in Iraq Bombings, Crashes

Explosions hit five churches in Baghdad, and two U.S. Army helicopters crashed elsewhere in the capital, killing two American soldiers and wounding two others, as violence flared while Iraqi Muslims began marking the holy month of Ramadan.


MINNEAPOLIS - More than 26 hours after the oddly suspended game began, the Twins gave themselves a chance to open the AL playoffs at home by finishing a 6-5 victory over the Indians on Michael Cuddyer's two-out double in the 12th inning Sunday.    The teams were tied at 5-all after 11 innings Saturday when play was halted at 2:33 p.m...


FBI Suspects Israel Has Pentagon Mole - Govt. Sources

The FBI is investigating a  high-level Pentagon analyst who is suspected of being an  Israeli spy who passed secret documents about Iran to the  Jewish state, U.S. government sources said on Friday.


Miami condos are "for sale" for foreign buyers

Canadian retiree Sheldon Kovensky felt the lure that attracts so many foreign buyers to sunny Florida these days -- falling prices for luxurious oceanfront condos that can be bought with weak U.S. dollars.


End of the High-Def Format War: Five Pros and Cons for the Consumer

Blu-ray battled HD DVD to the death to win the high-def format war. What's ahead now for the average user? Here are our expert's pros and cons.


Almost one in five dental students plans to shun NHS work completely, research suggests.


Climate change threatens to undo the world's attempts to eradicate poverty, a coalition of aid agencies warn.


Appeal from Family of Kidnapped Briton in Iraq

The family of Ken Bigley, the Briton kidnapped in Iraq, have released a statement through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office appealing for his safe release.


Candidates Pander to Geeks in the Webbiest Campaign Ever

Wired checks out the six leading candidates' online efforts. While there's a lot to like, we see plenty to suggest that this geek thing is still pretty new.


Treviso, 19:37 - CALCIO, TREVISO: CEDUTO MAA BOUMSONG ALLA PISTOIESE

Il Treviso ha ceduto alla Pistoiese Daniel Maa Boumsong. per il giocatore utilizzata la formula del ...


Intel has followed up its patent cross-licensing agreements with graphics processor maker ATI Technologies with a similar one with rival Nvidia.


More flu vaccine on the way for local clinics

Thousands more doses of the sought-after flu vaccine will be available at public clinics and senior centers throughout San Diego County, local health officials announced Wednesday.


The world's biggest confectionary group, Cadbury Schweppes, says profits will be lower than expected as wet weather hits cold drinks.


Business Booms for Personal Safety Market

Beneath an ornate chandelier, Rob Clarey lifts up his anti-mine boot and proudly shows it to a visitor. "It works," he says, over the fading final chords of a Schubert sonata. "We tested it on real legs."


Blumenthal expands insurance brokerage probe to municipalities

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is expanding his investigation into allegations that insurance bids were rigged by examining whether unlawful practices have affected municipalities in the state.


as it a premature announcement, the tip of the iceberg, wishful thinking, or a spin for domestic purposes? It, of course, is the surprising report last night from the Egyptian Middle East News Agency, which


Jerusalem - A candidate for next month's Palestinian presidential election, Mustafa Barghuti, was arrested on Monday by Israeli police while campaigning in Jerusalem's Old City, his spokesperson told AFP.


New Date Offered for NeanderthalsÂ Last Stand

A team of scientists says it was at Gibraltar 28,000 years ago, 2,000 years more recently than previously thought.


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The first camp for people displaced by Uganda's civil war is set to close, in a sign of improved security.


Si stavano ritirando da Chisimaio,ci sarebbero molte vittime


Microsoft Announces Antitrust Settlements

Novell and the Computer and Communications Industry Association have agreed to end their participation in the legal case against Microsoft in the European Union.


The National Academy of Sciences on Thursday issued a spirited defense of evolution as the bedrock principle of modern biology, arguing that it, not creationism, must be taught in public school science classes.


BRITAIN'S Beagle 2 mission to Mars was last night blasted as a shambles done "on the cheap". The lander was scheduled to touch down on Christmas Day last year and search for past and present life.


OPEC unable to influence market as oil prices scale new heights ...

LONDON, Oct 11  - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries says it is doing everything possible to help cool record high oil prices but its inability to meet markets' wishes reduces its credibility and influence, analysts said Monday.


Sharon Seeks Support for Gaza Withdrawal

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened a stormy debate in parliament Monday with a passionate appeal to lawmakers to support his Gaza withdrawal plan — which has divided the country and weakened his government — as the only way to secure Israel's future.


R. Kelly Gig at Conference Draws Concerns

R. Kelly was set to headline a Congressional Black Caucus benefit concert Friday night, but not all the lawmakers were "happy people."


THENS, Aug. 19 - Five more Olympic weight lifters have been suspended for failing drug tests, including two who were barred just before their competitions, the International Weightlifting Federation said Thursday.


Wealthy School Systems More Likely to Spot Autism

NEW YORK  - Children with signs of autism  are more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder in wealthier  school districts, results of a new study show.


'Terzo pacchetto misure Ue pone molti interrogativi'


Carbon "credit cards" could be used to encourage carbon thrift, Environment Secretary David Miliband suggests.


Epifani: "I lavoratori, il Paese, i pensionati, non possono restare in questa situazione di incertezza"Bonanni: "Il premier parli e lo faccia in maniera coerente e responsabile"                                          Pensioni, i sindacati incalzano Prodi "Faccia presto la sua proposta"


Have you ever wondered how panoramic street-level map imagery is collected? They roll a Toyota van tricked out with tens of thousands of dollars worth of cameras, laser range detectors and global positioning hardware through the streets. Check it out.


IMF Approves $436 Million in Aid for Iraq

The International Monetary Fund's board of government shareholders on Wednesday approved $436 million in assistance to Iraq, its first ever loan to the country, a fund official said.


With their eyes set squarely on the prize, there was no indication from the Red Sox yesterday that they were leading the 100th World Series, 2-0, needing only


Parigi, 15:57 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: LAMOUCHI GIOCHERA' IN QATAR

Sabri Lamouchi giocherà in Quatar nell'Al-Ryan.  L'ex centrocampista di Parma, Inter e Genoa ...


The Italian government has urged caution on reports that two Italian women being held captive in Iraq have been killed, saying the claims are "unreliable" and part of a terrorism campaign being carried out through the media.


The Intel Corporation, the largest semiconductor maker, reported on Tuesday that its profit for the third quarter rose 15 percent from a year earlier, though it


Musicians Sing Different Tune on File Sharing

We know what piracy debaters Lars Ulrich and Chuck D think of file sharing. But aside from the few who speak out publicly, musical artists typically sit out the rhetorical crossfire over copyright protection.


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England: West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan is confident the West Indies can end a long sequence of failures by winning the ICC Champions Trophy.


Group: New Drugs, Plan Needed to Fight Killer TB

Tests and medicines used to diagnose and  combat tuberculosis (TB) in poor countries are outdated and  ineffective and new treatments must be developed to fight the  disease, Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday.


3 Cities Face Vote for 2014 Winter Games

Reward Russia with its first Winter Olympics? Take the games to a new Asian market in South Korea? Or return to the Austrian Alps for the first time in nearly 40 years?.


Rams Beat Jets in OT, Clinch Playoff Berth

The St. Louis Rams won a finale that, in the end, they needed much more than the New York Jets. Marc Bulger threw for 450 yards and three touchdowns and Jeff Wilkins hit a 31-yard field goal with 3:03 left in overtime Sunday to give the Rams a 32-29 win over the New York Jets, clinching their fourth playoff berth in five seasons under coach Mike Martz.


Roma, 11:38 - CALCIO, BALDINI: CAPELLO MESSO SUBITO IN DISCUSSIONE AL REAL

Franco Baldini critica il Real Madrid per l'atteggiamento nei confronti di Fabio Capello: ''PiÃ¹ che ...


RCMP Commissioner signed papers approving B.C. legislature raids

VICTORIA (CP) - The RCMP in British Columbia sought the written approval of the top Mountie in Canada before conducting a raid on the B.C. legislature last December, documents obtained from a federal Access to Information request show.


Wall Street Likely to Be Quiet During RNC

NEW YORK Aug. 29, 2004 - Wall Street was poised for another quiet week as many traders and money managers prepared to leave town ahead of the Republican National Convention.


Slow recovery goes on in crime-weary New Orleans

The recovery of New Orleans slowly drags on two years after Hurricane Katrina but one thing back in full swing since the killer storm is crime, particularly murders.


Convegno a Milano a Palazzo Mezzanotte per discutere il rilancio di Malpensa"Nel nostro piano un aumento del 25% dei voli nazionali e del 20% di quelli intercontinentali"                                          Alitalia, Toto rilancia la sua offerta "Con AirOne quarto vettore europeo"


Democrats say no liberal plans in next Congress

Three Democratic congressmen who are about to take important leadership posts said on Sunday they but plan to pass popular legislation blocked by Republicans but would refrain from pushing some of the most controversial elements on the liberal agenda.


No. 715 played out exactly the way Barry Bonds wanted &#151; he hit it at home, in front of the fans who love him.


Djorkaeff, 36, left Bolton Wanderers and the end of last season and becomes Mark Hughes's first signing after he succeeded Graeme Souness as manager earlier this month.


John Daly described his back nine as a jigsaw puzzle Thursday, when he tried to piece together bogeys and birdies and create a pretty picture on his scorecard at the Target World Challenge.


Swiss mining group Xstrata PLC Monday launched a hostile 7.4 billion Australian dollar (US$5.8 billion; euro4.4 billion) bid for uranium and copper miner WMC Resources LTD, increasing pressure on the independent Australian miner.


Jane Wyman, an Academy Award winner, was also a star of the long-running TV series âFalcon Crestââ and was Ronald Reaganâs first wife.


Middlesbrough's Mido pleads for Newcastle fans to stop taunts

Egyptian striker Mido has a double wish for Sunday's northeast derby between Middlesbrough and Newcastle.


PC Report: Enterprise, Notebook Sales Drive 12% Increase

PC shipments grew between nearly 10 and 12 percent in the third quarter, paced by shipments to enterprise organizations, according to announcements from two market-research firms on Tuesday.


India Offers Tax Concessions to Exporters

The government offered tax concessions to exporters and proposed the creation of free trade zones in a plan unveiled Tuesday aimed at doubling India's share of global trade in five years.


Blumenthal to testify before Congress about insurance laws

(Hartford-AP, Nov. 15, 2004 10:20 PM) _ Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is heading to Washington tomorrow and says he plans to tell Congress to stay out of the insurance brokerage industry.


Annan Getting Support at UN, White House Cautious

U.N. staff, diplomats and  African nations rallied on Wednesday to the defense of U.N.  Secretary-General Kofi Annan, wounded by U.S. allegations of  corruption in the now-defunct Iraq oil-for-food program.


Religious leaders pray for peace in Darfur outside Downing Street as part of an international day of action.


Tiger Doubtful for World Championship Tournament

THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - Already hit by the absence  of world number one Vijay Singh, WGC-American Express  Championship organizers are preparing for a possible late  withdrawal through injury by three-times winner Tiger Woods.


Qaeda-led group says it killed missing U.S. soldiers

An al Qaeda-led group in Iraq said on Monday it had killed three U.S. soldiers after capturing them last month but provided no evidence apart from pictures of ID cards of two of the men.


If inhaled, the bacteria can cause Legionnaireâs disease, a potentially fatal pneumonia-like condition especially hazardous in infants, the elderly and those with weakened immunity.


Afghan Security on Alert Ahead of Election

KABUL, Afghanistan Oct. 8, 2004 - In advance of Afghanistan's first-ever direct presidential election, Muslim clerics urged Friday worshippers to embrace democracy, election workers scurried to ready voting


Drug-distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp., following in a rival's footsteps, warned that lower-than-expected increases in drug prices will hit earnings for the quarter and fiscal year ended Sept.


'The Right Stuff' is Only Human: Astronauts' Training Can't Always Resolve Stress, Personal Issues

By A.J. Hostetler, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 7--Astronauts are people, too.   The pilots, doctors, engineers and scientists who become astronauts go through stringent psychological evaluation in addition to rigorous training in the years before their space missions.


Euro countries to go ahead with Iran incentives

WASHINGTON - Three European allies notified the United States on Friday they intend to offer Iran a package of inducements next week in hopes of persuading Iran to halt nuclear weapons development, but the administration withheld its approval of the


Deadlocked Spector jury sent back to deliberate

The judge in the Phil Spector trial on Thursday ordered the deadlocked jury to resume deliberations on murder charges against the rock producer.


In "Interview," Steve Buscemi plays a journalist interviewing a celebrity. Unprepared for the interview and disdainful of his subject's talent, he battles with an actress (Sienna Miller) through an evening that includes head wounds, shouting and kissing.


Record-breaker Singh stretches ahead of Els in rankings

Vijay Singh, the first player in PGA Tour history to earn more than $10 million in a single season following his Chrysler Championship victory on Sunday, has strengthened his grip at the top of the world rankings.


Almost 10,000 teenagers are to receive their first payments for staying on at school this month.


Pro bass fishing, once dominated by men, is now hooking women competitors.


Bush and Blair: Self-righteous insolence

George Bush and Anthony Blair know that they insulted the international community and broke international law when they attacked Iraq, a country which posed no threat whatsoever against their countries, despite ...


Pollution from Asia is helping generate stronger storms over the North Pacific, according to new research. Changes in the North Pacific storm track could have an impact on weather across the Northern Hemisphere. Satellite measurements have shown an increase in tiny particles generated from coal burning in China and India in recent decades, researchers report in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


Mozilla security guru backs industry confab

InfoWorld - While stopping short of volunteering to host the event, Mozilla chief security official Window Snyder said that it could prove helpful for the open-source community to meet at its own conference to debate secure coding, vulnerability reporting, and product patching issues.


Somali Islamists give Ethiopians seven days to exit

Somalia's Islamist movement threatened on Tuesday to wage war on Ethiopian troops unless they leave the Horn of Africa nation within seven days.


Al-Sadr aide says militia will begin handing over weapons Monday

BAGHDAD, Iraq A senior aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (mook-TAH'-duh ehl SAH'-dur) says militiamen loyal to him will begin handing over weapons to Iraqi police next week.


Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne will not play for the rest of the year in an attempt to recover from exhaustion. The former world No1 has not competed since losing in the fourth round of the US Open to Nadia


Schwarzsee (Svizzera), 18:30 - CICLISMO, GIRO DI SVIZZERA: 8/a TAPPA A URAN, EFIMKIN LEADER

Il colombiano Rigoberto Uran (Unibet) ha vinto oggi l'ottava tappa del Giro di Svizzera, disputata s...


Barcellona, 21:49 - CALCIO, TV SPAGNOLA: RONALDINHO INCONTRERA' DIRIGENTI MILAN

L'arrivo di Ronaldinho al Milan sembra non essere piÃ¹ una semplice fantasia di mercato. Secondo l'em...


Madeid, 23:25 - BASKET, EUROPEI: GRECIA-SLOVENIA 63-62

Battendo con un finale trilling la Slovenia nei quarti di finale 63-62 (parziali 14-17, 14-17, 12-17...


Two Sue Feds Over Anti-Bush T-Shirt Arrest

A couple arrested for wearing anti-Bush T-shirts to a July 4 presidential appearance filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday alleging their First Amendment rights were violated.


A new movie tackles the roundup of Japanese-Americans during World War II.


U.S. Slaps Sanctions Against Bosnian-Serbs

The United States imposed sanctions against Bosnian Serb political leaders Thursday for failing to arrest and turn over war crimes suspects to an international tribunal.


Serial Killer's Execution Postponed Again

HARTFORD, Conn.  - Connecticut officials called  off New England's first execution in 45 years Monday after  serial killer Michael Ross changed his mind and admitted he may  be mentally incompetent.


Zombie Pfizer Computers Spew Viagra Spam, Security Company Reports

Drug giant Pfizer is flooding e-mail inboxes with pitches for its best-selling erectile-enhancement drug, but the spam isn't legit. The drugmaker's network has been infected by hackers, a security company says. But for some reason, Pfizer isn't shutting down the zombies.


'The Cult of Personality in Pop is Overbearing' ; DAY IN THE LIFE ++ Dobs Vye, Founder of Adage Music and Member of Two-Man Band Public Symphony

By Sarah Birke  8.30am   I'm at my desk with a cup of tea and toast in time to check my e- mails before 9am. I got married this year and we've just moved into our house in High Wycombe.


Livorno, 18:45 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: GALANTE IN FORTE DUBBIO PER LA SAMPDORIA

Ripresa mattutina degli allenamenti per il Livorno dopo il pari di ieri con la Lazio. Defatigante pe...


Ex-Software Executive Sentenced in Fraud

A former executive of CA Inc. was sentenced to 10 months of home confinement for conspiring to buy the silence of two people as part of a $2.2 billion fraud scheme.


Ukrainian citizens to vote in two Romanian cities, Bucharest and Suchav on October 31

Ukrainian citizens who permanently reside or temporarily stay in Romania, may vote in Bucharest and Suchav on the day of the presidential elections in Ukraine.


Kent Jones started slowly on Friday but consecutive birdies as he made the turn have boosted him to the top of the leaderboard at the Chrysler Championship.


Lifetime in Prison...  With no Evidence?

My god this is disturbing :  "WASHINGTON  - The Bush administration is preparing plans for possible lifetime detention of suspected terrorists, including hundreds whom the government does not have enough evidence to charge in courts, The Washington Post reported Sunday."  "Citing intelligence, defense and diplomatic officials, the newspaper said the Pentagon (news - web sites) and the CIA (news - web sites) had asked the White House to decide on a more permanent approach for those it would not set free or turn over to courts at home or abroad."  ... so all you have to do is be a "suspected" terrorist now and you can spend the rest of your life in prison.


Gardner Settles for Bronze in Greco-Roman Wrestling

Russia's Khasan Baroev won the Olympics  Greco-Roman 120 kg gold medal on Wednesday after overturning a  deficit in the last minute against Kazakhstan's Georgiy  Tsurtsumia.


Virtualization and the Art of Patience with HP, IBM, Sun and Dell

Digesting x86 boxes with class and humor Meat Cast If an analyst's brain is vacuumed in a forest, does it make a noise? We answer that very question in Episode 6 - code-named Toe-Tapping Senator - of Semi-Coherent Computing.â¦


Arts face bloodiest cull in half century

Arts & entertainment: Arts Council decision will shut many groups in April but majority are to get budget rise of at least inflation


Putin tells experts he will step down in 2008

Russian President Vladimir Putin on   Saturday vowed to step down in 2008 and said he would recommend   his successor fight poverty and ensure strong economic growth,   said experts who attended a lunch with the president.


Show by Nazi-favored artist riles Germans

Works by sculptor Arno Breker, favored by the Nazis for his monumental, classically inspired figures, has gone on display amid controversy over Breker's links to Adolf Hitler and Breker's flourishing career in the Third Reich.


A player gets a challenging new role in life

Elevating the material is the least appreciated star turn on television. Sometimes the dialogue, or the premise or the story arc, leaves a lot to be desired and it's up to a real star to step up and salvage the show.


Italians shrug off claims that $1m was handed over to free women ...

Beaming smiles at the millions who prayed for their freedom, Simona Torretta and Simona Pari returned to a relieved Rome last night.


Report: U.S., NKorea signed nuclear memo

The United States and North Korea signed a memorandum during talks last month by which Pyongyang would begin closing a nuclear reactor while the U.S. starts providing energy assistance, a major Japanese newspaper reported Thursday.


Plans are to be put forward by the Scottish Executive to ban the serving of junk food in school canteens.


Afghanistan Voters Likely to Back Karzai Amid Terrorist Threats

Afghanistan's election tomorrow, after 22 years of war, is likely to return Interim President Hamid Karzai as leader amid threats of violence and questions about the legitimacy of the process.


Firefighters are called to a Queen's University science building after reports of fumes.


Willis gives 'that little look' to daughters' boyfriends

Veteran Hollywood actor Bruce Wills has said he is very possessive about his daughters' and could relate to his role of an over-protective father in the movie "Live Free or Die Hard".


A top Palestinian official said yesterday that he would dismantle an elite security unit accused of abuse and corruption in a first step toward overhauling the tangled network of Palestinian security forces.


Embattled ex-Hewlett-Packard chairwoman resigns from Barclays

The embattled former chairwoman of US computer group Hewlett-Packard, Patricia Dunn, who is facing criminal charges over a boardroom spying scandal, has resigned from Barclays Global Investors, Barclays said.


Acknowledging that its patching process has "not been an example of our best work," Microsoft this week issued a second update to security bulletin MS06-042, which was released in August. The original patch included a security vulnerability - and it turns out the fix introduced even more.


No let up in Lebanon camp battle, casualties mount

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops rained down artillery and tank fire on a Palestinian refugee camp on Monday, pressing ahead with an assault to crush al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in there.


Pressure from an Islamic group halts a women's swimming contest in Bangladesh.


Con questa operazione esce definitivamente da banca italiana


Chocolate figures of a popular saint are recalled from schools in France for breaching the country's religious symbols law.


More than 10,000 British Airways staff will be balloted by their unions this week over a last-ditch pay deal that has lifted the threat of bank holiday travel chaos at Heathrow.


MIAMI, Sept. 14 -- A federal judge on Thursday declined to reinstate a key terrorism charge in the case against alleged al-Qaeda operative Jose Padilla and two other defendants, raising the possibility of delays in their Jan. 22 trial if prosecutors appeal the ruling.


UK going to hell on hardware, eco group warns

We're going to buy too many power-hungry gadgets, apparently Turn off your telly, shut down your PC and dim down those lights, because if you don't, by 2020, 45 per cent of the UK's electricity will be gobbled up to feed the nation's love of gadgets, according to a report from British NGO the Energy Saving Trust (EST).â¦


Taiwan anthem played for China officials

A diplomatic gaffe marred Saturday's inauguration of a China-financed stadium on this Caribbean island when a band performed the national anthem of Chinese rival Taiwan.


Computer chip maker Advanced  Micro Devices Inc. AMD.N on Thursday posted a third-quarter  profit compared with a loss a year earlier and predicted a  fourth-quarter pickup in sales.


The London Stock Exchange (LSE) confirms it is buying its Italian equivalent, Milan's Borsa Italiana, for more than 1.5bn euros.


YouTube Mobile will allow users to view videos, send links to friends and upload videos directly from phones.


TOKYOâA powerful typhoon pounded Japan's southern main island of Kyushu today, grounding airplanes, halting trains and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.


The Seattle Mariners had two runners thrown out trying to advance as part of a first-innng triple play against Tampa Bay on Saturday night.


Massive N. Ireland bank heist may be IRA 'pension fund'

A massive bank robbery in Northern Ireland last week might have been carried out by paramilitary group the IRA as a way of providing a "pension fund" for activists ahead of its dissolution.


Miliband to say Iraq must not cloud goal of spreading democracy: report

Foreign Secretary David Miliband will argue in a speech later on Tuesday that Britain must not let mistakes made in Iraq and Afghanistan obscure its goal of spreading democracy around the world, according to excerpts published in The Guardian.


Meg Whitman, the chief executive of online auction website eBay announces she will step down on 31 March.


Museum founded by Mr Horniman hits trouble in age of Internet filters

When Victorian tea merchant Frederick Horniman decided to name the London museum he set up after himself, little did he realise the trouble this might cause in the era of e-mail and internet.


The Oakland Athletics blanked the New  York Yankees 7-0 on Saturday to hand the struggling Yankees  their eighth loss in 10 games.


No let up in Big Blue's software buying spree

IBM going Chrismas shopping The year may be coming to a close, but IBM keeps the acquisitions coming with this week's purchase of risk management specialist Consul.â¦


Portly HP fires up double-wide Itanium blade

Four-sockets 'O Fun A long time ago, in a data centers far, far away, blade servers ran on laptop chips from Transmeta. These days companies such as HP pop double-wide, scorching hot Itanium-packed blades into their chassis.â¦


President Bush defended his decision not to visit violence-stricken nations like Kenya and Sudan, saying he wanted to focus on âsuccess stories.â


US FCC boss urges approving AT&T-BellSouth-sources

U.S. Federal Communications   Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has proposed the agency   approve AT&T Inc.'s T.N acquisition of BellSouth Corp.   BLS.N without any conditions, sources familiar with the   matter said on Friday.


Ucraina: elezioni, ballottaggio Yanukovich-Yushenko, exit poll

MOSCA - SarÃ  un ballottaggio tra il premier filo-russo Viktor Yanukovich el'ex premier filo-occidentale Viktor Yushenko, leader d'opposizione di una coalizione di forze liberali e nazionaliste, a determinare il prossimo presidente della repubblica ex


All it took was a four-game losing streak by the Raptors and some awkward play from Vince Carter to get the rumour mill running loudly again.


Romney pledges loyalty to anti-abortion agenda

Former Massachusetts Gov.  Mitt Romney, who is seeking the Republican presidential  nomination, sought to solidify support among social  conservatives on Friday, pledging to work against abortion, gay  marriage and embryonic stem cell research if he is elected.


NEW YORK, 20 AGO - Produrre programmi informatici destinati a permettere il 'file sharing' non puo' essere considerato un reato. Lo dice la Corte di Appello di San Francisco. Il 'file sharing' e' in sostanza


News Corp.-invested  MySpace  China aims to launch an online messaging service "as soon as  possible," its CEO said on Wednesday, as the venture fights for  a bigger share of the world's second-largest Internet market.


Finanziaria, Lega: ''Assolutamente insoddisfacente''

La prima parte della manovra finanziaria approvata mercoledi' dal governo e' ''assolutamente insoddisfacente''. Il presidente dei deputati della Lega, Alessandro Ce' da' un giudizio ''negativo'' del documento


Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander says he will listen to those who oppose pay-as-you-drive road charges.


New Zealand's McCullum scores maiden test century

Wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum scored his maiden test century on Thursday to put New Zealand in control of the first test against Bangladesh.


Confermata la notizia del ricovero nel famoso centro cardiologico dell'OhioCasini: "Spero si rimetta cosÃ¬ potrÃ² polemizzare". Rutelli: "E' un combattente"                                            Berlusconi Ã¨ a Cleveland per "accertamenti" Auguri da tutto il mondo politico


U.S. Treasury debt prices dropped on  Wednesday as the market succumbed to profit-taking after  racking up sizable gains over the past month.


Long study led to U.S. cloned food safety decision

Cloned animals may often be born deformed and die young but scientists, who have looked at every aspect of their biology to try to explain why, can find no evidence that it would be dangerous to eat them.


Heavy rain flooded roads in the Southwest on Monday as the rapidly weakening remnants of Hurricane John spread across the border from Mexico, where up to 20 inches had fallen on parts of the Baja Peninsula.


A map of the mouse brain down to details of individual cells has been completed, the first project of an institute funded by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul G. Allen, it was announced Tuesday.


The Cardinals, however, were driving as the quarter ended with a first down at the 49ers 16. On the last play of the quarter, tookie Larry Fitzgerald made a great leaping catch for a 24-yard gain.


Windows Media Player (WMP) no longer feels like a freebie utility thrown in with the OS (think Notepad), but is an application you'll actually want to use.


At the Kelsey Group's DDC Conference last week, speakers and attendees pondered the future of the Yellow Pages industry, and where it fits into local search. In case you're wondering, it's not even close to dead yet.


Shan Foster scored 32 points, A.J. Ogilvy added 25 and unbeaten Vanderbilt rallied for a 97-88 victory over Massachusetts on Saturday to extend the best start in school history.


Catania, 23:36 - CALCIO, MORTO POLIZIOTTO: FERMATI UNA VENTINA DI TIFOSI

Sono una ventina i tifosi del Catania fermati dalle forze dell'ordine e condotti in Questura e nella...


Unknown Islamist group claims Taba blast

JERUSALEM: The deadly blast at the Hilton hotel in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Taba on the border with Israel late Thursday was claimed by the previously unknown "World Islamist Group", in a telephone call to AFP here.


The retailer, led by the hedge fund manager Edward Lampert, warned that falling sales would force it to post fourth-quarter earnings well below analyst estimates.


"Non la chiamerei una riforma", dice il ministro del Lavoro


Legal threat to 'Green nuke' consultation

Vote twice if you have two heads Greenpeace is considering taking legal action over the Government's expensive "consultation" process on reviving the nuclear power industry.â¦


As Verizon enters the television market in the region, archrivals are moving to lure phone customers away with discounts.


Veteran diplomat Yuli Vorontsov, who served the Soviet Union and Russia as ambassador to Afghanistan and the United States in a career spanning the Cold War and the Gulf War, has died at age 78, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.


Hyundai Motor Company chairman Chung Mong-koo is set to hear the verdict in his corruption trial on Monday.


AT&T have finally released their Ogo handset. The US$130 (â¬106) device is designed to do one thing well - messaging. The Ogo allows subscribers to send emails, instant messages and text messages, and that's


Bank warns of risks to growth in East Asia

MANILA An unstable US dollar, the continued increase in oil prices, and a downturn in China's economy could slow down East Asian economies in 2005, the Asian Development Bank warned on Monday.


David Nalbandian beats Britain's Jamie Baker to give Argentina the lead in their Davis Cup clash.


Researcher Pulls His Name From Paper on Prayer and Fertility

A prominent researcher at Columbia University has pulled his name from a controversial study of prayer's effect on fertility, the university says.


Claire Danes gets mixed reviews for Broadway debut

Actress Claire Danes admitted it was a challenge to master a cockney accent for her Broadway debut, but winning over critics with her role in a play that inspired the musical "My Fair Lady" has proved more difficult.


Phillips, Moffitt give US gold and silver in long jump

Dwight Phillips led a 1-2 US finish in the men's long jump Thursday, jumping 28 feet, 2\\ inches on his first try to win the gold medal.


Catania, 20:10 - CALCIO, CATANIA: 1-1 NEL TEST CON IL MODICA

Test infrasettimanale per il Catania, che ha affrontato la squadra di serie D del Modica. La compagi...


Suicide Blast Kills 17 in Worst Of Several Attacks on Iraq

A suicide car bombing killed 17 people outside a police academy in Kirkuk in northern Iraq, the deadliest of several attacks around the country on Saturday as insurgents


Palestinian minister to visit jailed Fatah leader mooting ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian minister without portfolio Kadura Fares said he will visit Marwan Barghuti on Friday to discuss the imprisoned Fatah leaderâs plan to run for the presidency in January.


Netherlands' Qiagen buying Digene for $1.6 billion

Qiagen NV  , a maker of genetic testing equipment, said on Sunday it will acquire Digene Corp.  for $1.6 billion in cash and stock, to expand into testing for cervical cancer and sexually transmitted diseases.


A man who went on the run after being convicted of abusing a girl is added to a list of the UK's most wanted sex offenders.


US space probe glides over Mercury in first visit since '75

The US space probe soared over Mercury on Monday on a mission to unlock the mysteries of the smallest planet of the solar system which was last visited in 1975, NASA said.


L'eta' media degli infortuni mortali si aggira sui 37 anni


Police launch a murder investigation after a man is found dead in Ballymena, County Antrim.


Kuchma signs decree dismissing government

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma signed a decree dismissing the Cabinet of Ministers, which should fulfil its duties until the new government starts working, the presidential press service reported Wednesday ...


Company attributes "remarkable year" to growth of its Web site network.


After being caught using phony bills as a way to pressure Massachusetts consumers to sign up for telephone service, AT&T Corp. yesterday agreed to a $565,000 settlement with state prosecutors and utility regulators.


Gunfire erupts outside Secretary of State Colin Powell meeting in ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Gunfire erupted outside Secretary of State Colin Powell's meeting with Haitian political leaders today in Port-au-Prince.


JavaScript has had a roller coaster ride of early phenomenal success, then some bruisings and now renewed success as a macro language, but this recent success may be the highpoint for JavaScript. By Jacques Surveyer. 0820


With the presidential race in full swing, Colorado and other states have found critical flaws in the accuracy and security of their electronic voting machines, forcing officials to scramble to return to the paper ballots they abandoned after the Florida debacle of 2000.


Bush hammers Kerry: Senator stands firm against war

Speaking to a handpicked audience replete with cheering veterans and families of deployed troops, President Bush [related, bio] yesterday defended his Iraq policy and blasted Sen.


Medico San Raffaele, un paio di giorni in osservazione


Countrywide Chief Is Said to Face S.E.C. Inquiry

Angelo R. Mozilo has been criticized by Countrywide shareholders who question the timing of his stock sales in the months before the companyâs shares plummeted as the mortgage crisis deepened.


UPDATE 1-Barrichello ready to end Brazilian jinx

Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello aims to shake off a decade-long jinx after seizing pole position at his home Brazilian Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Saturday.


Fatturato e' salito in proporzione, a 700 milioni


Andrew Kantor: CyberSpeak - Big drives, wide pipes will shift how we watch TV

I have no idea what television shows are on what night anymore. I have a vague idea that CSI is on Thursday, but that's a stretch. My world is a TiVo world, and I suspect it's going to get that way for everyone.