Apple will be getting some stiff competition in the coming year. A slew of manufacturers will soon offer players utilizing small 1" hard drives that help propel the iPod and allow them to compete more favorably in the market.


Una delle ultime visite quella di monsignor Fisichella


(InfoWorld) - The Big Wait continues: Xudong Wang, Minister of China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII), spoke about the growth of the country's communications sector, about the rollout of telecommunication infrastructure to rural areas and about the need to fight cybercrime. But the high-ranking official, in his keynote speech Monday at the opening of the Telecom World event in Hong Kong, avoided discussing an issue of huge interest to many attendees: when and how the government plans to issue 3G (third-generation) mobile telecommunications licenses. Manufacturers, operators, and millions of consumers in China eagerly await the arrival of high-speed mobile phone service in the world's largest wireless market. But the government, despite growing pressure to unveil its 3G plans ahead of the Olympic Games in 2008, remains tight-lipped. At present, WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), which dominates Europe and huge chunks of Asia, the U.S.-supported CDMA 2000, and China's self-developed TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) are the three potential 3G standards for China. TD-SCDMA has secured extended financial and policy support from the Chinese government. InsidersÂ expect the government to begin issuing 3G licensesÂ in early 2007 after the TD-SCDMA standard is ready for commercial deployment. While Wang preferred to sidestep 3G in his keynote, Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media at the European Commission, chose to address the issue directly in her speech. "We are living in an open world," Reding said at the telecom event, organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations agency. "The government should not be setting standards, but should be providing the legal framework to create free and open competitive standard setting." Reding's remarks mirrored the concerns of European WCDMA equipment makers, such as Nokia and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, that worry about being locked out of China if the government favors theÂ homegrown TD-SCDMA standardÂ and local suppliers like ZTE that support it.


Drafts of a report from the top US inspector in Iraq conclude that there were no weapons stockpiles but say there are signs that Saddam Hussein had dormant programs that he hoped to revive, according to people familiar with the findings.


Domenici says he called fired prosecutor

New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici acknowledged Sunday that he called a federal prosecutor to ask about a criminal investigation, but insisted he never pressured nor threatened his state's U.S. attorney.


Global semiconductor sales growth slowed to 1 percent in August as electronics makers reacted to growing inventories in Asia by limiting orders of chips, an industry trade group said on Thursday.


Disarticolata rete spacciatori cocaina operante sulla costa


American Miller wins men's World Cup giant-slalom ski competition

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - American Bode Miller won his first World Cup super-giant slalom race Sunday, giving him his third consecutive victory of the season and moving him into an exclusive club.


BA to sell Qantas stake; analysts see alliance shakeup

LONDON : British Airways (BA) said it would sell its 1.1 billion Australian dollar (770 million US) stake in Australia's Qantas in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances.


Basic Instincts: Putting Price on Flights of Fantasy

My husband and I struggle to stay in sync financially, but we get stuck in a rut whenever we look toward the 5-, 10- or even 20-year horizon.


GM strike impact felt across borders, talks resume

The 2-day-old nationwide strike against General Motors Corp by the United Auto Workers union was already being felt across borders on Tuesday, threatening production in Mexico and shutting down Canadian plants, as both sides resumed bargaining.


Heavy rain and flash floods claim more lives in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina, media reports say.


The Commonwealth, an association of mostly former British colonial territories, suspended Fiji on Friday after a bloodless military coup this week that has been widely condemned.


Microsoft Corp joined the battle for supremacy in so-called desktop search, introducing software for quickly locating files on personal computers that challenges Googleâs two-month-old rival product.


Investigators working on behalf of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) masqueraded as telecom employees to obtain phone records of Verizon Communications (VZ) customers, BusinessWeek has learned.


GM, union resume talks, deal seen likely

Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers were making significant progress on Saturday on a new labor contract, but major issues remained unresolved, a person close to the talks said.


UN troops free to leave, says Ivory Coast leader

United Nations troops are free to leave  Ivory Coast if they want to, President Laurent Gbagbo said in  an interview published on Tuesday, adding he was drafting an  alternative to a U.N. peace plan for his divided country.


Deroga nella capitale per i tifosi diretti all'Olimpico


The protesters came, and the leaders talked. But increasingly the annual gathering looks like an anachronism


Council Renews Snowbowl's Wastewater Deal

By Cyndy Cole, The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff  Dec. 14--Arizona Snowbowl has administratively renewed for another five  years its contract with the city of Flagstaff to buy reclaimed wastewater for  snowmaking, city officials said Wednesday.


Border security system posts just 1 terror case

A U.S. border security program that photographs and fingerprints visitors from most foreign countries has apprehended just one terrorism-related suspect since its 2004 inception, officials said on Wednesday.


Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it was withdrawing its ambassador to Libya and ordered out Libya's envoy in response to reports that Tripoli plotted to assassinate the Saudi crown prince.


Nuova manifestazione e spari di avvertimento a Yangon


The Bush administration on Tuesday upheld the imposition of penalty tariffs on shrimp imports from China and Vietnam, handing a victory to beleaguered US shrimp producers.


Futures extend losses on retail sales data

Stock index futures extended losses on Tuesday after data showed a surprise decline in December retail sales.


As the International Atomic Energy Agency's governing board prepares for its meeting today - during which it will discuss Iran's nuclear weapons program â-he radical Iranian regime's defiance is growing.


Witness Says Graner Flouted Orders at Abu Ghraib

A noncommissioned officer at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq said Wednesday that accused ringleader Spc. Charles A. Graner Jr. flouted instructions, undercutting his defense that he was a man dutifully following orders.


Notes stolen in N. Ireland bank heist may be withdrawn from ...

BELFAST - A bank in Northern Ireland hit by a massive robbery said on Friday it was considering the drastic measure of taking several denominations of notes out of circulation as a means of preventing the criminals enjoying their haul.


It's always a festive time of year at Sun City when the Nedbank Golf Challenge gets underway, and defending champion Sergio Garcia, always an enthusiastic participant in South Africa's premier golf tournament, joined the spirit of proceedings with a


Bomb attacks in Baghdad have hit an all-time high, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, as one of the capital's frontline police units was pulled off the streets on suspicion of involvement with sectarian death squads.


Showing Their Stuff: 600 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SCIENCE FAIR

By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 11--Nearly 600 students in grades four through 12 participated in the 23rd annual Kentucky American Water Science Fair yesterday at Bryan Station High School.


Analysis: IBM adjusts to harsh PC market

DECEMBER 08, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Perhaps it isn't quite as surprising as if Ford suddenly decided to sell its Mustang sports car brand to Hyundai.


At least 42 people were injured, four seriously, in two strong offshore quakes that rattled the Kii Peninsula-where the deadly Tonankai Earthquake struck in 1944-on Sunday night.


Jury Selection Starts in Jackson Molestation Case

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - After months of delays and  intense pretrial publicity, Michael Jackson took his seat in  court on Monday as the task of selecting a jury began in the  child molestation case that has put his career, reputation and  freedom at risk.


When was the last time you heard about the browser wars? Well, they're back. The reason: For the first time in more than seven years, Microsoft (MSFT ) is losing Web browser market share.


Civil rights leaders told a packed church on Saturday to have patience in the legal process and to pray for the recovery of a black woman who was allegedly tortured and sexually assaulted by a group of whites.


GE Jenbacher (Jenbach, Austria), a division of GE Energy (Atlanta, GA), a leading supplier of power generation and energy delivery technology, has received its first order in Romania from the Romanian ...


New York, 10:09 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte: Buffal...


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- There's been a death of a leader in the Arab world. State-run media say the president of the United Arab Emirates has died.


Four Britons, a German and two Zimbabweans were killed when a cargo plane crashed during takeoff from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadian police have reported.


Al-Qaeda's Gains Keep U.S. at Risk, Report Says

Al-Qaeda has reestablished its central organization, training infrastructure and lines of global communication over the past two years, putting the United States in a "heightened threat environment" despite expanded worldwide counterterrorism efforts, according to a new intelligence estimate.


Bucarest, 17:54 - TENNIS, ATP BUCAREST: VOLANDRI BATTE CARLOS MOJA

Bel colpo di Filippo Volandri, che ha battuto a sorpresa lo spagnolo Carlos Moya conquistando cosÃ¬ u...


Tycoon cleared of spying on Jimmy Choo founder

The former husband of Tamara Mellon, the founder of the Jimmy Choo shoe empire, was today found not guilty of hiring a detective agency to hack into her computer.


Programs Column: Detective Drew Returns to Her Roots

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - It's hard to make a  best-selling story into a successful computer game. Unlike a  book or even a movie, the narrative of a game can be halting  and convoluted because the player, not the author, controls the  action.


One of London's best-known hotels is to close for 16 months while a Â£100m refurbishment takes place.


Teresa Heinz Kerry, encouraging volunteers as they busily packed supplies Wednesday for hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean, said she was concerned the effort was too focused on sending clothes instead of essentials like water and electric generators.


Yahoo! wants a slice of Desktop Search Market

It is almost weird to see these big corporations trying to enter a field so soon one after the other that was ruled by small companies just few weeks ago.


WHO: Disease Could Double Asia Death Toll

The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that disease in the aftermath of southern Asia's tsunami disaster could kill as many people as the deadly waves and earthquake have.


Il bimbo svedese ritrovato grazie a internet

Un bambino finlandese di 20 mesi, disperso a Phuket, in Thailandia, Ã¨ stato ritrovato grazie a internet. Sul sito della Phuket Gazette era apparsa una foto del piccolo Hannes Bergman, in braccio a un'infermiera del posto.


Ballard Power Systems calls $55M investment from DaimlerChrysler ...

VANCOUVER (CP) - Ballard Power Systems Inc., the hydrogen fuel cell maker, has exercised its right to claim a $55-million investment from DaimlerChrysler and Ford Motor, part of an agreement signed last Dec. 31.


Secondo una fonte della Difesa "i tecnici avevano giÃ  deciso"Il ministro non voleva dare segnali di maggiore impegno bellico                                                  Iraq, polemiche sui Mangusta "Martino bloccÃ² gli aerei blindati"                                                                                di VINCENZO NIGRO e CLAUDIA FUSANI


An Italian woman journalist is seized from a Baghdad street by a group of armed men, Iraqi police say.


Sri Lanka ends ceasefire with Tamil Tigers

Sri Lanka's government decided on Wednesday to annul a six-year ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tigers which would allow a full-scale military campaign to recapture the rebels' de facto state in the north of the island.


AP Poll: Public gives Congress low marks

In the eyes of the public, Congress is doing even worse than the president.


Nintendo's Wii top U.S. seller in January: NPD

Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s (7974.OS) Wii  was the best-selling video game console in the United States in  January, and the Japanese company also boasted four of the top  10 games, data released on Wednesday showed.


Harmony Gold Mining Company yesterday bought a 10.8% stake in Gold Fields in the first phase of its $6.6bn (Â£3.5bn) takeover bid.


Microsoft's entry into the blogging realm with MSN Spaces will cause an exponential growth in popularity for the Web-based communications technology.


Leigh joins "Grey's"; Strickland tapped for spinoff

KaDee Strickland has  come on board the upcoming "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff, "Private  Practice."


Birth Month Seen Linked to Multiple Sclerosis Risk

People born in May in the northern  hemisphere have a higher than average risk of developing  multiple sclerosis, researchers said on Tuesday.


Sport: Cricket: ICC drops umpire amid India-Australia race row, but denies bowing to pressure


Police: $46G From Bank Found in Landfill

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A cache of cash found in the Columbus landfill was the result of a bank error, police said...


Weather conditions are set to ease after three people die in severe flooding across England and Wales.


Basics: Singing the Praises of the Non-Nano

Apple may dominate the MP3 market, but other players have their fans and laudable features.


Prince Charles suggested Tuesday on a visit to the United Arab Emirates that banning McDonald's fast food was crucial for improving people's diets, a British news agency reported.


Brokaw Steps Down After 21 Years as NBC Anchor

Telling his audience "we've been through a lot together," Tom Brokaw bid farewell as anchor of the "NBC Nightly News" on Wednesday, becoming the first of the big three stars of U.S. network news for the last 20 years to retire.


The District told the Supreme Court yesterday that even if the Second Amendment affords an individual right to possess firearms, the city's ban on handguns is a reasonable restriction to prevent the "tragic harms" brought by gun violence in an urban setting.


China Rescues 44 Babies from Traffickers -- Media

China, where strict family planning  rules allow couples normally to have just one child, has broken  up a baby-trafficking ring, arrested 40 people and rescued 44  infants, state media reported on Thursday.


Jittery investors look for signs on market

Wall Street's roller coaster ride continued yesterday as investors wondered whether the economy is heading up or down.


The insurance giant MetLife Inc. announced Monday that it was acquiring Travelers Life & Annuity Co. from Citigroup Inc. for at least $11.5 billion.


Bush calls on Congress to fund U.S. troops to Iraq

President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that the U.S. Congress must fund the additional troops he is sending to Iraq as part of a strategy that Democrats, who are in the majority, and some Republicans have opposed.


'Sharon intent on tearing Israel in two'

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is âleading the nation to a split that could end up as a civil war,â and refuses to even consider taking steps that would maintain


Clinton holds lead as Romney slips in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee hold narrow leads on their top rivals two days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


Stationmasters Face Charges in India Crash

Railway officials say a train collision in northern India that killed at least 37 people apparently was caused by a communications lapse between stations, and that the two stationmasters face criminal charges in the disaster.


Torino, 16:40 - CALCIO, TORINO; FILADELFIA: TIFOSI CONTRO CERESER E RAMPANTI

E' scontro tra tifosi del Torino e due vecchie glorie granata come Cereser e Rampanti circa la rinas...


Israel war probe results imminent; Olmert role cited

An Israeli inquiry into the failings of last year's Lebanon war will issue interim findings next month that will draw conclusions about Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's performance, a spokesman for the panel said on Tuesday.


Allergan Inc. (AGN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday that its Botox wrinkle treatment played no role in the case of four patients who became ill after being treated by an unlicensed physician in Florida.


At Toy Stores, Recall Casts Doubt on Trusted Friends

Tammi Houton, like a lot of parents yesterday, found herself surprised that peril could lurk behind some of the most familiar faces in children's toys. Elmo? Dora the Explorer? SpongeBob SquarePants?


It used to be said that there was so little camaraderie on the Boston Red Sox that they needed 25 cabs for 25 players after their games.


LONDON  - An investigation has been opened into crowd trouble at Chelsea's League Cup match with West Ham at Stamford Bridge.


Rio Ferdinand has said he was ready to come off the field after Spanish fans hurled abuse at England's black players in Wednesday's match.


TOPEKA - Kansans will be able to buy lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada and Europe under a program Gov. Kathleen Sebelius outlined this morning.


Stocks jumped on Tuesday after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc earnings allayed worries about the depth of credit market turmoil and as investors anticipated a cut in interest rates.


Bomb threat at U.S. embassy in Jakarta: spokesman

The U.S. embassy in Jakarta received a bomb threat on Thursday relayed by police, an embassy spokesman said.


N.Korea Says Any Return to Talks Hinges on Bush

North Korea said on Saturday it would not  return to six-country talks on its nuclear program until  President Bush spelled out his second term policies and ended  what it called his hostile attitude.


Intervista allo stilista Stefano Gabbana: "SÃ¬ ai Pacs, no ai matrimoni gay"Il racconto della vita con Domenico Dolce, i suoi sogni, il dolore di credente                                          "Un amore lungo venti anni ecco la mia storia fuorilegge"                                                                                di LAURA LAURENZI


British troops probed for allegedly firing on Afghan bystanders: report

British troops are under investigation for allegedly firing indiscriminately at bystanders in southern Afghanistan, killing at least two people and wounding five others, a daily said.


US Treasuries swing lower as Bush holds the lead

US Treasury debt prices swung lower once more on Wednesday as investors bet President George W. Bush was likely to win reelection despite a still contested vote in Ohio.


N.B.A. to Take Up Complaints With Ball Manufacturer

N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern said Tuesday that the league made a mistake by not closely consulting with players about the new ball introduced this season and the league would talk to the manufacturer.


'Vogliamo diventare il numero 1 al mondo del lusso maschile'


Social network sites look like they will be a popular target for hi-tech criminals in 2008, say security experts.


Veteran Irish band U2 getting better all the time, insist their champions

A quarter of a century into their career, most rock bands are content to wheel out a greatest hits album every now and then. Not Ireland's U2, who, according to their manager, are still getting better.


City managers and planners say traffic must be managed in a crowding world but how do you have a prosperous city and not have it choke on its own wealth?


Space shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven rocketed into orbit Tuesday in pursuit of the international space station, where a formidable construction job awaits them


Doctors "closing in" on cause of Ukrainian candidate's face disfigurement

VIENNA, Austria An Austrian hospital director says they expect to know this weekend what's causing the mysterious illness plaguing Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko (yoo-SHEN'-koh). Yesterday, ...


British second seed Tim Henman came through an unexpectedly tough second round match with South Africa's Wesley Moodie to reach the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tournament Thursday.


Australia crushes Solomon Islands in opener

Josip Skoko scored two goals Saturday to lead Australia to a 5-1 win over the Solomon Islands in the first leg of the Oceania Football Confederation Nations Cup home-and-away series.


TV networks are desperate for a return to cameras in the courtroom


Darfur Mediators Demand Respect of Cease-fire

African Union mediators at peace talks for Sudan's Darfur region say there has been an escalation of cease-fire violations during the past three months, and that these must stop before a comprehensive peace accord can be reached.


Del Piero non sarÃ  in campo Ambrosini forse titolare

FIRENZE, 3 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Lippi e' stato chiaro in conferenza stampa. "Del Piero domani sera a Palermo non gioca. Nell'allenamento di domani mattina valuterÃ² se portarlo in panchina". Il ct azzurro ha poi


By Emma D. Sapong, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb.


Olympic hero Amir Khan overwhelms Michael Evans 35-13 in his first competitive outing since Athens.


FTC says pretexting violates federal law, targets companies involved in HP scandal.


Analyst Chops $35 From Apple Target Price

Noting fears of recession in the U.S. and declining iPod growth, analyst Shaw Wu has cut his target price on Apple stock.


Fred Thompson advised a colleague representing two Libyan officials charged in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.


The US House of Representatives voted to raise the debt ceiling by 800 billion dollars, helping Washington avoid running short of operating funds.


Popular add-ons to Firefox are the latest criminal attack vector

Blog: Popular add-ons could have their update process hijacked by man-in-the-middle attacks.


Judge Lets Pacers' O'Neal Play Vs. Pistons

Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal can play against Detroit on Christmas after a federal judge upheld an arbitrator's decision to reduce the forward's suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl.


'Nanny Diaries' Authors Struggle to Repeat Success

The follow-up to "The Nanny Diaries," the runaway 2002 bestseller about a New York nanny and her unreasonable employers, was always going to be a challenge for the two former nannies who co-wrote it.


There is no Britney sex tape, Federline's lawyer says

Contrary to reports in the media there is no "sex tape" involving pop star Britney Spears and her estranged husband Kevin Federline, the fledgling rapper's lawyer said on Tuesday.


Music industry, file-swappers square off

This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.


The world's geologists are to bring together all their maps, producing the first truly global resource on rocks.


Blood Test Better Predicts Cancer Treatment Outcomes

A new technology that counts cancer cells in the blood helps predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more reliably than established methods, researchers reported on Wednesday.


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Schumer Criticizes Administration's Security Efforts in Buffalo Niagara

By Douglas Turner Citing serious gaps in protecting Buffalo Niagara chemical plants, and the failure to properly fund the region's first responders, Sen. Charles E.


Little New Hampshire Could Hold Big Significance for Both Parties

MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 7 -- Only a few months ago, New Hampshire's reputation for delivering spellbinding primary elections was in danger. But if trend lines hold, a pair of contested primaries Tuesday will deliver outcomes with potentially enormous significance.


Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday that sales forecasts for its new Vista operating system may be "overly aggressive."


MCI Offers to Pay Part of States' Claims

MCI Inc. MCIP.O has offered to pay  states from 2 cents to 30 cents on the dollar to settle charges  it owes them as much as $2 billion in back taxes, people  familiar with the matter said on Thursday.


Afghan Opium Cultivation Reaches Record High-UN

Afghanistan's opium cultivation jumped 64 percent to a record 324,000 acres this year and drug exports now account for more than 60 percent of the economy, the United Nations drugs office said Thursday.


Bush and Bernanke remarks drive stock rally

U.S. stocks surged on Friday as President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors they would do what was needed to shelter the economy from market turmoil.


Madonna, Diana Ross Join 'Tsunami' Benefit

Madonna, Diana Ross, Maroon 5 and Mary J. Blige are among the performers who are joining the NBC Universal benefit special "Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope." The program, which will benefit the American Red Cross, will air Saturday on NBC, and NBC cable properties, Telemundo and PAX.


L'OrÃ©al, the world's largest cosmetics firm, yesterday reported a near 22% profit gain in the first half, after a push into Asian and east European markets.


Parti Quebecois caucus members stand with Landry in public show of support

TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. (CP) - Party Quebecois stalwarts and rookie members of the legislature rallied to the side of embattled leader Bernard Landry on Sunday, blasting dissidents who have called on him to quit.


Katrina, Rita Actually Helped Wetlands, Study Says

A provocative new study claims hurricanes such as Katrina and Rita actually help stabilize wetlands by depositing tons of silt and sediment.


The eight Supreme Court cases still to be decided:


California Senate Panel Rejects Health Coverage Proposal

The vote rejecting Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggerâs proposal was a blow to universal health care coverage in California and possibly to its prospects nationwide.


Mostly, these lists give me an excuse to remind readers of good and great films that they may have missed.  But in some respects, the actual list is the least of it.


Bush, Kerry lock swords over who would be best commander in chief

The question of who is best qualified to lead the US war on terror and douse the flames of insurgency in Iraq has taken over the presidential debate between George W. Bush and John Kerry.


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Ukraine Watches Supreme Court as Poll Crisis Deepens

Ukraine's top court convenes on Monday to try to end an election crisis that threatens to break up the country and is straining relations between Russia and the West.


Browns do all the right things to earn impressive opening-week ...

The Bucs went on to win seven, Buffalo and Pittsburgh six, Houston five and the Giants four. The five losers made the playoffs. The Patriots, you might recall, had a pretty decent year.


SLR skins encase Sony Alpha, battery grips

Blog: Camera Armor is expanding its range of tight-fitting body suits for SLR cameras.


Ukraine Mayor Warns of Election Crackdown

The main opposition bloc stepped up its pre-election rhetoric Thursday, accusing the government of mounting a "terror" campaign against opponents, while Kiev's mayor warned he would declare a state of emergency ...


New Computer Mouse to Use Sensor Based on Laser

By MAY WONG    SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- Forget about a better mousetrap...


U.N. staff death toll in Algiers bomb raised to 17

The number of U.N. staff killed in a bombing that damaged two U.N. buildings in Algiers three days ago has risen to 17 after several bodies were found in the rubble, the United Nations said on Friday.


Button decision delayed until next month

Briton Jenson Button will have to wait until mid-October to find out whether he drives for Williams or BAR next year. Button has spent the past three seasons with BAR, but in August revealed he has signed


NASA's experimental X-43A, a sleek unpiloted forerunner to a routine space launcher or a blindingly fast airliner, streaked above the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday to establish a speed record for jet aircraft of about 6,600 mph.


Police seal off suburban Hertfordshire home in which ambulance crews discovered bodies.


Ink: Band, and Country, Seek Respect on World Stage

A metal band from Taiwan, is timing its New York concerts to advocate for its countyâs quest for recognition before the world.


For Westerners living in the Afghan capital, the attack on a prized social sanctuary may mark the end of their access to streets and the people they're here to help


(InfoWorld) - The researcher who developed Blue Pill, an attempt at developing undetectable malware for computers running Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, is working on a stealthier version that could be finished within the next few months. Polish malware specialist Joanna Rutkowska, who works as a senior researcher for Singapore's Computer Security Initiative ConsultancyÂ (COSEINC), unveiled aÂ prototype of Blue Pill earlier this year. "Blue Pill is about hijacking an operating system, moving into a virtual machine, and taking control of it," she said during an interview at the Hack In The Box Security Conference (HITB) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Blue Pill works by taking advantage of hardware virtualization technology in processors from Advanced Micro Devices and Intel. Virtualization allows computers to simultaneously run multiple operating systems and applications in separate partitions. "Using this virtualization technology should allow us to develop malware that is 100 percent undetectable," Rutkowska said. The Blue Pill prototype demonstrated earlier this year came close to achieving this goal, but timing how long a computer takes to complete a given operation can theoretically be used to detect whether or not Blue Pill is running on a computer, Rutkowska said. She is now working on a new version of Blue Pill that is not detectable using this method. Whether or not timing analysis is a purely theoretical means of detecting Blue Pill has been debated within the security community, with some arguing that this method of detection is easy to implement. Rutkowska is not so sure. "You have to have a trusted time source. But you cannot rely on your internal clock because that can be subverted by Blue Pill," she said, adding that other timing methods are also vulnerable to manipulation. One way to defend against Blue Pill is to disable the virtualization capability in the processors, but that makes no sense. "People spent years developing those new processors with virtualization, and now you buy those new processors just to disable the virtualization, right? Where's the logic?" she asked. A more practical defense is for Microsoft to disable the paging of kernel memory in Vista, which means loading the kernel code and drivers, approximately 80MB of data, into main memory. This would prevent Blue Bill from accessing the kernel and executing code. "Who cares about 80MB? That's why I'm so surprised that even though I showed this attack at the end of July at the SysCan conference, it still hasn't been fixed in RC1," Rutkowska said, referring to the latest pre-production version of Vista. In response, a Microsoft security specialist said the company continues to work on improving the security of Vista RC1 before the production version is shipped to customers. "There's still a few months before the final [version] does get released," said Mike Reavey, the operations manager at the Microsoft Security Response Center.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


Lewis Hamilton wins the Canadian Grand Prix, taking his maiden victory in only his sixth race.


Rock Band Simple Plan Has ... a Cunning Plan

It used to be that rock bands lived for the present and didn't worry about the future.


Scandinavian Airlines cancels most of its Tuesday flights to and from Sweden as a strike enters its fifth day.


Alejandro Canizares captured the individual title, the fourth of his career, to lead Arizona State to a fourth-place finish in the inaugural Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge on Tuesday at Bandon Dunes in Bandon, Ore.


Shannon Schonrock scored a career-high 25 points and No. 11 Minnesota played its trademark stellar defense in a 58-38 victory over No. 20 Purdue, the Gophers' first win in Mackey Arena in 20 years.


Cars found in Ethiopia hunt for kidnapped Europeans

MEKELE, Ethiopia  - A search party scouring a remote northeastern region of Ethiopia looking for five kidnapped Europeans on Monday found two shrapnel-damaged vehicles that had belonged to the group.


VAL GARDENA, Italy  - American Bode Miller faces a  challenge to his domination of the men's World Cup when the  speed events return with three days of racing in the Dolomites.


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Nicolas Sarkozy has resigned as France's finance and economy minister to concentrate on his new job leading the ruling UMP party of President Jacques Chirac.


Taiwan people protest Chen's arms purchase

Taipei - Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Taipei Saturday afternoon, urging the local government to scrap a historical high US weapons package, which the protesters complained would trigger a bitter arms race with the Chinese mainland and


Nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center's University Campus in Worcester voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, raising the stakes for hospital and union negotiators trying to reach a new contract.


Vital Signs: Regimens: Diet Supplement Seen as Risky for Some Users

Probiotics, the potentially beneficial bacteria and yeasts available as diet supplements, may not be as helpful as widely believed.


Sudan close to scuttling U.N. troop deal on Darfur

Sudanese President Omar Hassan  al-Bashir has contested U.N. plans for military deployment in  Darfur, according to a letter circulated on Friday.


LIFETIME exposure to lead from paint in older houses, water pipes and other sources appears to increase men's risk of cataract development, researchers said yesterday.


Milano, 17:07 - CALCIO, SERIE B: QUATTRO SQUALIFICATI

In relazione alle gare della seconda giornata di serie B, il giudice sportivo ha squalificato per du...


Tension mounts among rival supporters as Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki battle for the leadership of South Africa's ruling party


White House backs Rumsfeld, denies charges on Iraq

President Bush has confidence in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, despite accusations that he botched the Iraq war and earlier efforts by top Bush aides to replace him, the White House said on Sunday.


ASIA/MYANMAR - Accordo di pace fra la giunta militare e un gruppo dellÂetnia Karen Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - La giunta militare al potere in Myanmar ha annunciato di aver raggiunto un accordo con i ribelli di etnia karen che da oltre mezzo secolo combattono nel territorio birmano rivendicando autonomia, giustizia, rispetto dei dirit...


Mexican flight attendants now serve  fistfuls of salted snacks, carbonated drinks and, for about $5,  iPods.


Head teachers in England launch "Offwatch" to monitor unprofessional Ofsted inspectors.


NHL: Canadians Find Saturday Night Lacking Fever

It is Saturday and time for "Hockey  Night in Canada." But there is just one problem for hockey-mad  Canadians -- no NHL.


Lebanon Must Disarm Hezbollah, Israeli Foreign Minister Warns

The Lebanese government must fully implement a recent U.N. resolution requiring the disarming of the militant Shiite group Hezbollah or Israel will be less reluctant to attack the Lebanese state if Hezbollah resumes hostilities, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said yesterday.


U.S., G7 Allies Agree on Iraq Debt Relief

The United States, Germany and other G7  nations agreed on Saturday to write off up to 80 percent of  Iraq's $120 billion foreign debt in a move that could pave the  way for a wider international accord, officials said.


Nintendo has created what could be the ultimate house party video game with "Donkey Konga." It's the first title designed to work with the company's new DK Bongo controller. The plastic device looks like a real bongo drum and up to four of them can be plugged into a GameCube.


Samsung became the latest manufacturer of MP3 players to open its own online music store today, following in the footsteps of Apple and Microsoft and further fragmenting the online music market. In Listening Post.


Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, positioning himself as a Washington outsider with heartland appeal.


Tyler Radkey and other second-graders at Emma E. Booker Elementary School didn't know what to think when an aide leaned in and whispered something to President Bush on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.


Polish Mogul in Talks for Business Channel SHAKERS MARKETPLACE By Bloomberg

Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, one of the richest men in Poland, said that he was thinking of acquiring TV Biznes, a business news channel.  Solorz-Zak said that a company he was cooperating with was in talks to buy the channel.


India> Net TV firm Orca, an Emblaze unit, wins India deal

Orca Interactive, a unit of Israel's Emblaze Ltd, has won a contract from Atlas Interactive India to provide software used in bringing digital television to broadband customers.


Aamir goes gaga over his Taare Zameen Par

Actor Aamir Khan, who has lately been in the media spotlight for slamming the award winning film   Black, says his upcoming directorial debut Taare Zameen Par is the most important film   on children to come out in India


Oil extends gains over $71 as US economy strong

Oil prices extended gains over $71 on  Friday, buoyed by healthy U.S. economic growth that hinted  recent record prices may not hit robust demand.


U.N. to help Lebanon investigate Gemayel murder

The Security Council on Wednesday quickly approved a request from Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora for U.N. help in investigating the assassination of Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British hostage pleaded for his government to save his life in a new video aired Wednesday on Arab television after the release of two Italian women and 10 other hostages. In Baghdad, U.S...


Baseball legend Bonds testifies using BALCO substances: report

SAN FRANCISCO  - Baseball star slugger Barry Bonds told a grand jury that he used a clear substance and cream from a firm embroiled in a doping scandal, but never thought they were steroids, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.


Mobile drives graphics chip market in Q4

Nvidia and AMD both win share AMD grew its graphics market share in Q4 2006, despite a market that was largely static as a boom in mobile GPUs was effectively balanced by a slide in desktop products, figures from market watcher Jon Peddie Research (JPR) reveal.â¦


Firefox Vulnerable to Protocol-Handling Bug Attacks

Firefox remains vulnerable to attacks exploiting protocol-handling bugs, even with two recent patches, security researchers say.


A man, in a coma for two years since a Valentine's Day attack in Cardiff, is said to be showing signs of improvement, police say.


Spotlight on models' health shifts to New York

The man who cleans backstage at New York's fashion week says there is a problem with the claims of stick-thin models that they are naturally skinny.


Livorno, 18:22 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: EMERGENZA IN VISTA DELL'ATALANTA

Infermeria piena per il Livorno e mezza squadra resta a casa a vedersi la gara con l'Atalanta in tv....


Jay Leno has maintained his customary position atop the ratings in late-night television despite the Hollywood writersâ strike.


350 hospitalised after assault on Russian school: Interfax

Around 350 local residents and former hostages were taken to hospital after being wounded in the hostage siege here, Inferfax reported.


Allies offering to train Iraqi forces, Rumsfeld says

NICE, France -- Several NATO nations, encouraged by the Jan. 30 elections in Iraq, are offering to train Iraqi security forces in their own countries, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday.


Text of Vice President Dick Cheney's speech as prepared for delivery Wednesday at the Republican National Convention:


CKE Restaurants sues Jack in the Box over beef ads

CKE Restaurants Inc., parent of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast-food chains, sued rival Jack In The Box Inc. on Friday over new television commercials it says misleads customers into confusing CKE's Angus hamburgers with meat from a cow's anus.


Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center this evening and has returned to his home in Chappaqua, where he is with his family and continuing to recuperate from quadruple bypass


FIRENZE, 5 OTTOBRE 2004 - E' durato un'ora e venti il primo allenamento della seconda giornata del ritiro azzurro a Coverciano. Unico indisoponibile Perrotta, rimasto fermo per l'affaticamento muscolare avvertito


Oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc. (NBL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to buy Patina Oil & Gas Corp. (POG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) in a cash and stock deal, helping it expand


Taliban leader taunts NATO and calls for Afghan pullout

Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Tuesday called on foreign forces to withdraw from Afghanistan and taunted NATO about its capture of the southern town of Musa Qala, saying celebrating such a small victory only showed its weakness.


Kmart-Sears Deal Helps Stocks End Higher

A Kmart employee pushes shopping carts into the store in the Northridge section of Los Angeles Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004. Kmart is acquiring Sears, one of the most venerable names in US retailing, in a surprise


Baghdad. Smentito l'accordo per un cessate il fuoco tra Moqtdada al Sadr e il governo iracheno annunciato qualche ora fa. Abdel Hadi al Daraji, portavoce del leader radicale sciita, ha affermato che i negoziati


Church Commission Calls for Moratorium on Same-Sex Marriage

A senior Anglican Church commission Monday urged US church leaders to apologize for consecrating a gay priest as bishop and called for a moratorium on the blessing of same-sex marriages.


Chinese state media on Sunday blasted a Pentagon report on Beijing's defense plans as misleading and insulting, and said China had to pursue military modernization to avoid falling further behind the United States.


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UAE Says Iraq Militants Release Indonesian Hostages

4 October 2004 -- Diplomats of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) say that an Iraqi militant group has handed over two Indonesian women hostages to them at the UAE Embassy in Baghdad.


Clinton Named New Mexico Primary Winner After Late Vote Count

Bloomberg - Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- New York Senator Hillary Clinton was named the winner of the Democratic presidential primary in New Mexico, as vote counting was completed nine days after the Feb. 5 election.


Google Desktop Search: Security Flaw Found and Fixed

John Markoff in the New York Times reports that a computer science professor and two of his students have discovered a "composition flaw" in Google's desktop search application.


BUENOS AIRES - Germany's environmental minister is attempting to promote bilateral discussions to wrangle down greenhouse emissions at the 10th United Nations conference on climate and global warming.


Civil Rights Panel to Wait to Discuss Bush

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights voted Friday to wait until after next month's election to discuss a report critical of the Bush administration's civil rights record. Republican members had objected to the report's timing. The report remains posted on the commission's Web site, however, despite objections from GOP commissioners who sought to get it removed.


Defending champ Heras takes lead at Vuelta

Defending champion Roberto Heras grabbed the lead of the Spanish Vuelta on Thursday by winning the tour's toughest stage to the Calar Alto mountain pass.


EU aid chief condemns kidnap of CARE director in Iraq

European Union aid commissioner Poul Nielson said Tuesday he was "appalled" at the abduction of the British-born head of CARE International's Iraq operations, Margaret Hassan.


Gradual Shift Seen in U.S. View of Death Penalty

This December is the first month in  over a decade that no U.S. prisoner will be executed,  reflecting what experts say is a gradual shift in America's  views toward punishing its most violent criminals.


WASHINGTON - The nation will face "abrupt and painful" consequences unless the government moves quickly to fix the finances of Social Security and Medicare, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.


American hits wrong target and loses gold

Matthew Emmons is a trained accountant but he got his numbers terribly wrong at the Olympics. The American sharpshooter was just one shot away from a second Olympic gold


Report on 9/11 Attacks Nominated for U.S. Book Award

The comprehensive and chilling account of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, written by the U.S. government's 9/11 Commission, was nominated for one of America's top literary awards on Wednesday.


Bush Issues Just 31 Pardons in First Term

President Bush granted four pardons Tuesday, bringing to just 31 the total of pardons and sentence commutations he has issued during his first term, the Justice Department announced.


Rice: No memory of CIA warning of attack

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she cannot recall then-CIA chief George Tenet warning her of an impending al-Qaida attack in the United States, as a new book claims he did two months before the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.


Iraq, Nato trova accordo su addestramento forze sicurezza

Dopo una lunga serie di rinvii, causati soprattutto dalla Francia, e' arrivato l'accordo tra i 26 paesi Nato che da' l'ok alla missione di addestramento in Iraq. Intorno alle 19, Parigi ha infatti sciolto


Previsti nuovi segnali di rallentamento economia Usa


E. Timor's President Invokes Emergency Powers

DILI, East Timor, March 5 -- East Timor's president invoked emergency powers on Monday to quell unrest after hundreds of young men demanding a withdrawal of foreign troops blockaded roads with burning tires and concrete blocks. The United States issued a travel warning, and Australia said it would...


S.Korean industrial output growth slides to nine-month low

South Korea's industrial output growth plunged to a nine-month low with 5.7 percent growth rate in October due to cooling exports and protracted weak consumer spending, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said Monday.


There's upside to buying in a choppy market.


Plame's Suit Against Top Officials Dismissed

A federal judge yesterday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former CIA officer Valerie Plame  and her husband against Vice President Cheney and other top  officials over the Bush administration's disclosure of Plame's name and covert status to the media.


Workers at Ford Motor Co.'s luxury British car unit, Jaguar, voted against a strike over plans to cut jobs and scale back production, unions said on Monday.


Elton John, other stars call for G8 to meet AIDS commitment

Top singer Elton John joined other top entertainers signing a petition calling on G8 leaders to stick to their promises to help poor countries, the Global AIDS Alliance announced Thursday.


G20 Expresses Concern at Currency Swings

Finance ministers and central bank  chiefs from the world's 20 biggest economies voiced concern on  Saturday over sudden currency swings, venturing for the first  time into the territory of the more influential Group of Seven.


Newspaper's Printing Plant Struck By Blaze

The Associated Press  MECHANICSVILLE  Fire struck the Richmond Times-Dispatch printing plant in Hanover County on Saturday as today's edition was being printed.  The fire started shortly after noon, apparently in a folder on one of the newspaper's three presses.


NFL Wrap: Bettis Sinks Bengals in Steelers Win

Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and  the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the  host Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win  Sunday.


Fernando Morientes claims Liverpool have contacted him over a move from Real Madrid to Anfield. The Spaniard is frustrated with the lack of first team opportunities at the Bernabeu, and has been linked with a New Year move to Merseyside.


Di Luca, il Re in rosa Petacchi chiude il Giro

Cala il sipario sulla corsa rosa n.90. Allo spezzino la volata piÃ¹ ambita. Di Luca sposta a sud la geografia del vincitori. La cronaca


Can Sven-Goran Eriksson's side put their faltering league form behind them at Bramall Lane? Find out with Tom Bryant


Australian Open floodlit final targets European viewers

The move to play the men's final at the Australian Open under floodlights next year was aimed at showcasing the tournament to the Asian and European markets, chief executive Paul McNamee said on Tuesday.


Charly Travers offers advice on withstanding the volatility of the biotech sector.


A lack of communication and bad driving contributed to the deaths of four cyclists, an inquest jury decide.


Almeno trenta morti e venticinque feriti, primo bilancio


Gaza, Gaza, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Palestinian officials have criticized Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's statements that Israel will expand Jewish settlements on the West Bank.


Palestinian Reports Unity Deal With Hamas to End Aid Cutoff

The Palestinian Authority president said that he had reached a tentative agreement with Hamas meant to end the PalestiniansÂ international isolation.


Missione compiuta anche con soli 20 centimetri di acqua


After decades of research and development, speech recognition is finally moving toward mainstream use. Advances in statistical modeling, pattern matching algorithms and processing power have


AOL partner offers new version of Central kit that connects to online giant's instant messenger.


com October 21, 2004, 5:09 AM PT. ZDNet's survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.


Macki conveys HM's greetings to Bulgaria PM

Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha received here yesterday Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki, minister of national economy and deputy chairman of the Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council.


Taylor Gives Software Supplier Torex a Vital Cash Injection

By James Ashton, Daily Mail, London  Feb. 10--The new boss of crisis-hit software supplier Torex has already  secured an emergency cash advance from its lenders, but admitted its recent  boardroom bust-up and fraud probe had caused problems.


Home refinancing surges ahead of Fed rate meet

U.S. home loan refinancing  applications surged last week, industry trade group figures  showed on Wednesday, as consumers sought to lock in rates ahead  of a widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve  at the end of June.


Ivory Coast leader, rebel chief ink pact

Ivory Coast's president signed a peace accord with the country's main rebel leader Sunday calling for a new government to hold elections by the year's end, and for the dismantling of a vast buffer zone separating the two sides.


Saturn Moon's Ice Geysers Create "Cosmic Graffiti"

Saturn's moon Enceladus is sandblasting other nearby moons with giant geysers of ice, making the moons appear brighter, research shows.


Back in BlackBerry T-Mobile UK has made its BlackBerry-like MDA Mail smart phone available to buyers, pitching the quad-band, QWERTY keyboard equipped handset with its Web'n'Walk data tariff for no more than Â£70.â¦


An eighth-inning, two-run single by Corey Koskie lifted the Twins to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Indians on Friday, keeping alive Minnesota's hopes of home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.


Germany offers 22.23m Euro loan to Pak for HPP

ISLAMABAD: Dr. Waqar Masood Khan Secretary Economic Affairs Division and Christoph Brummer, Ambassador of Germany signing loan agreement at the Prime Minister's House.


Sperona auto con due coniugi, arrestato Ucraino a Capaccio

Un cittadino ucraino Ã¨ stato arrestato sul litorale di Capaccio Scalo, in provincia di Salerno, con l'accusa di omissione di soccorso, violenza e resistenza a pubblico ufficiale. L'uomo, Nikola Gonta, 53enne


British Prime Minister Tony Blair, right, is greeted by interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as he arrives for meetings at the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's former headquarters in the West Bank ...


U.N. broadcasting treaty talks suffer setback

Efforts to clinch a long-sought  international broadcasting treaty have suffered a setback from  lingering disagreements over signal piracy and the Internet, a  top U.N. official said on Monday.


Electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. on Friday reported a wider-than-expected loss for the third quarter, driven by lower extended warranty sales and restructuring costs.


A woman who murdered her husband with drugs disguised in a curry is told she must serve at least 16 years in jail.


Violence in Afghanistan claims seven lives

In Afghanistan, seven people including two US soldiers died in explosions as early results from historic elections gave President Hamid Karzai a strong lead over his rivals.


Seven Palestinians killed in Mideast unrest as Israel warns Syria

GAZA CITY, Sept 27  - Seven Palestinians were killed in a series of violent incidents across the occupied territories Monday as Israel warned Syria to stop harbouring "terrorists" after the slaying of a Hamas leader in Damascus.


Motorsport.com. When Honda announced it is to become part owner of BAR, it was also made known that team principal David Richards will be leaving.


Burma's military has cancelled talks with the Karen rebel group just days after dismissing the prime minister.


European Envoy: U.S. Democratic Effort in Iran Will Backfire      (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - The Bush administration's $75 million effort to promote democracy in Iran over the long run is likely to backfire, stiffening the resolve of the Islamic regime to hold on to power and landing democratic-minded activists in jail, a senior European diplomat tells U.S. News.


Fingerpointing over grounded helicopters

State and federal officials on Saturday blamed each other for allowing nearly two dozen water-dropping helicopters to sit idle while deadly wildfires ravaged Southern California, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged to improve the state's response to battling wildfires.


The whole of the Commons is thinking of kidnapped aid chief Margaret Hassan, Prime Minister Tony Blair said.


A rash of arrests just weeks before planned elections has Pakistan wondering if the president's hold on power is slipping


FAO Schwarz to Reopen; Timing Is No Coincidence

For 10 months, the windows at FAO Schwarz, the once-fabled toy store and tourist attraction on Fifth Avenue, have been shrouded in paper, disappointing out-of-town visitors, intriguing retail


Blair to be advisor to Wall Street bank: report

Former prime minister Tony Blair is to join Wall Street bank JP Morgan as a part-time advisor, the Financial Times reported Thursday.


Three Westerners kidnapped in Baghdad: witness

Gunmen wearing police uniforms kidnapped at least three Western lecturers and several of their bodyguards from a Finance Ministry building in central Baghdad on Tuesday, a witness told Reuters.


Auteur Zhang ready for Athens surprise show

"The world gave me eight minutes, and I will give the world a surprise," said Chinese director Zhang Yimou, who is gearing up for a show at the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics.


Lens, fewer than 50 miles from the Channel tunnel in north-east France, is to be home to an "overspill" branch of the celebrated Louvre museum in Paris.


Myanmar generals face biggest protests in 20 yrs

Tens of thousands of people joined streams of Buddhist monks on marches through Yangon on Monday in the biggest demonstration against Myanmar's ruling generals since they crushed student-led protests 20 years ago.


Sunday, September 26, 2004 Calling On Plummer

On a day when the Denver Broncos honored the greatest quarterback in franchise history - John Elway received his ring from the Pro Football Hall of Fame during a halftime ceremony â-he


NEW YORK - Amelie Mauresmo played much more like someone serious about winning her first Grand Slam title and reaching No. 1...


Cesana Pariol, 11:29 - SLITTINO, ZOEGGELER CAMPIONE D'EUROPA NEL SINGOLO

Armin Zoeggeler si è laureato campione d'Europa di slittino, nella specialità del sing...


Dopo tre anni di restauri, riapre stasera il tempio della lirica milanese. Fissata alle 18, l'inaugurazione del teatro alla Scala si terrÃ  sulle note dell''Europa riconosciuta' di Antonio Salieri, per la


Parts of Australia's Outback could soon be overrun by wild camels if drastic measures are not taken to cull them, a wildlife scientist said Wednesday.


LONDON - The owner of the 15th-century White Hart pub in sleepy Fyfield, near Oxford in southern England, was not amused this week when 14 well-dressed young men showed up, ate salmon and steak, and started to brawl. "It was very peculiar.


Firenze, 16:29 - Calcio, Fiorentina; Obodo: a Bergamo obbligatori i tre punti

''SarÃ  una partita molto delicata e per noi Ã¨ importante cominciare l'anno con una vittoria''. Il ce...


(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients at risk for undergoing surgery now have a successful option to open clogged arteries. A study reported in this weekâs The New England Journal of Medicine finds a less-invasive


Israel transfers $120 million to Abbas in first stage

Israel transferred to the Palestinians on Sunday a portion of the hundreds of millions of dollars in tax funds it had frozen for 17 months, hoping to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas while isolating Hamas.


Genova, 16:36 - CALCIO, GENOA: NASCE TRIBUNA RISERVATA ALLE FAMIGLIE

Iniziativa per riavvicinare le famiglie allo stadio ideata dal Genoa, che predisporrà una tri...


Costume shops rake it in during September and October. It's the rest of the year that's tricky.


Salon 94 Freeman, a gallery on Freeman Alley on the Lower East Side, has a new exhibit that focuses on jewelry, including pieces of "wearable art".


Republican John McCain can claim the most eclectic overseas portfolio among presidential candidates: He has ties to a Cambodian reality TV show, a Bolivian law-and-order guide and rock concerts in the former Soviet Union.


Clear Channel Communications said it had sued a unit of Providence Equity Partners to force a completion of a $1.2 billion purchase of 56 television stations.


Plans to give Holyrood ministers more say on the railways are being outlined in the Queen's Speech.


HE HAS always put his career first, listening to his fatherâs advice not to marry because a wife would only get in the way of his golf.


The price of crude oil moves back above the benchmark $50 a barrel mark as production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico remain down.


Poor Lung Function May Increase Diabetes Risk

A new study shows that impaired pulmonary function is linked with an increased occurrence of diabetes.


Austrian kidnap victim to appear in TV interview

Austrian Natascha Kampusch will show her   face to the world on Wednesday to describe her eight-year   kidnap ordeal in her first television interview, her adviser   told Reuters.


Stesso numero per l'UE-25, Italia in crescita a 2,4%


Japan Says Time Running Out on N. Korea Sanctions

Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said on Sunday North Korea should realize that time was running out before Japan and the international community would begin discussing slapping it with economic sanctions.


NBA Wrap: Finley, Nowitzki Lead Mavs Over Rockets

Michael Finley had 26 points and Dirk  Nowitzki added 22 points and 14 rebounds as the Dallas  Mavericks crushed their state rivals, the Houston Rockets,  102-78 in National Basketball Association play Saturday.


Bourses set for losses after Wall St falls

European equity markets were poised for opening losses on Thursday following a weak session on Wall Street overnight, while caution was likely ahead of results from Nokia, the leading mobile handset maker.


Dell, Microsoft to Develop Server Software

Dell (Dell:Nasdaq - news - research) and Microsoft (MSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) are partnering to develop and sell software that makes it easier for large businesses to manage their servers, the two companies announced Monday.


Powell Meets With Annan and Hails UN Help on Iraqi Elections

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell gave a modulated endorsement today to the latest United Nations efforts to bolster the coming elections in Iraq, and he again expressed


Online Movie Pirate Ordered to Pay $23.8M

A Malaysian man must pay film studios $23.8 million for running a Web site that allowed paying members to watch pirated movies, the Motion Picture Association said.


U.S. and Iranian officials began rare talks in Baghdad on Monday to discuss Iraq's spiraling violence, which Washington says Tehran is fuelling by giving arms, funding and training to Shi'ite militias there.


Kelly Taylor and Mike Dexter have really matured over the   years.


Chinese state media on Sunday blasted a Pentagon report on Beijing's defence plans as distorted and insulting, and said the gap between wealthy countries' military might and China's is growing, not shrinking.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will step down as army chief only after he is re-elected as president, a government lawyer said Tuesday. The plan was denounced by exiled opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's party as unconstitutional.


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Packers skate to comeback win against Seattle

The Green Bay Packers overcame a disastrous start to rally past the Seattle Seahawks 42-20 in a driving snowstorm on Saturday, advancing to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since the 1997 season.


A School Club at Unalakleet is Making Students Media Savvy

By Katie Pesznecker, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Dec. 9--The statewide volleyball tournament unfolded on the gym floor Friday, but for a team of kids from the Bering Strait School District, the real action was 25 feet in the air, on a second-story indoor track circling the room.


Opposition politicians attack the Serious Fraud Office's decision to drop a corruption probe into defence deal with the Saudis.


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France Says No Ransom Paid to Free Iraq Hostages

Paris did not pay a ransom to secure the  release of two French journalists freed by Islamic militants in  Iraq, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told party  leaders Wednesday.


'Unfaithful' star not offering details about marriage

Diane Lane and Josh Brolin are married, but their publicist is under orders not to say when, where or how.


BAGHDAD (Aljazeera) -- Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi has survived an assassination attempt while mortar rounds have exploded near the Green Zone where Iraq's new National Council is meeting for the first time.


New world number one Vijay Singh completed an impressive turnaround despite bad weather interrupting his first round at the Bell Canadian Open.


Chinese city Ningbo builds a bridge to prosperity

NINGBO, China  - The $1.5 billion, S-shaped bridge that will link Ningbo and Shanghai is graceful testimony to the huge sums that China is investing in infrastructure to keep raising the potential of the world's fourth-largest economy.


MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Russia is developing a new type of nuclear missile system unlike those held by other countries, news agencies reported.


New York Bans Most Trans Fats in Restaurants

Some experts said the measure, which is opposed by the restaurant industry, would be a model for other cities.


Aerei militari americani hanno nuovamente attaccato questa mattina posizioni dei miliziani del predicatore ribelle Moqtada al Sadr a Najaf. *L'ASSEDIO - Numerose esplosioni sono state udite nell'area della


Q I keep getting an Internet Explorer error message asking if I want to keep running scripts on a Web page. Is there a way to turn this off?


Illicit Cameraphone Clicks Could Mean Jail

Camera phones may make great Christmas gifts, but people better not use them for peeping-Tom photos on federal property.


Anaheim Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer is in two minds over his playing future.


O.J. Simpson was arrested Sunday and faces multiple felony charges in an alleged armed robbery of collectors involving the former football great's sports memorabilia, authorities said.


Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as president of Serie A champions AC Milan. Berlusconi has been forced to step down due to legislation passed in July which prevents him running private businesses while in office.


Ivory Coast's parliament start to debate proposed laws which lie at the heart of the two-year conflict.


Two soldiers killed by friendly fire were teenagers on first tour of duty

Two of the UK soldiers killed in 'friendly fire' attack in Afghanistan were on first tour of combat duty.


Late Hollywood lobbyist recalls rare loss in book

LOS ANGELES  - Leave it to Jack Valenti to have the last word.


Berlino, 16:32 - CALCIO, JOHANSSON: UEFA VOTERA' PER EUROPEO A 24 SQUADRE

''L'Uefa voterà per l'Europeo a 24 squadre, ne sono sicuro''. Lo ha detto il presidente dell'...


MetaSolv Lawsuit Won't Solve Shareholder Ire

Shareholders want a higher price on MetaSolv. Don't count on it.


Diana chauffeur "driving like a maniac": court told

The chauffeur for Princess Diana and her lover Dodi al-Fayed on their fatal last journey was driving "like a maniac" on the day they died, the inquest into their deaths was told on Tuesday.


Rice to meet Abbas in search of conference accord

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Condoleezza Rice travels from Israel to meet Palestinian leaders on Thursday to try and break a logjam between the two sides before Washington hosts a major Middle East peace conference.


Singapore should not be as crowded as Hong Kong: Lee

Singapore's drive to increase its population should not leave the city-state as crowded as Hong Kong, Lee Kuan Yew, the country's former prime minister, was quoted as saying in local media on Saturday. The Singapore government said last year it wants to add another two million people to expand the island's population to 6.5 million over the next 40 to 50 years -- mostly through immigration -- to drive economic growth in the city-state, where there is a low birth rate and a


Robbers nab masterworks in Swiss art heist

Precious paintings worth over 100 million Swiss francs (46.6 million pounds) were stolen from a Zurich museum in an armed robbery on Sunday, police said on Monday, the second dramatic art theft in the area in recent days.


The browser market lives, and IT executives should be open-minded about using Firefox and other alternatives. The browser market lives.


Logan Works To Get Better From Left Side

In order to prove he should be the Nationals center fielder of the future, switch hitter Nook Logan needs to keep improving his hitting from the left side of the plate.


LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS  - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O  was ordered by a European Union court to change its business  practices and immediately market a stripped-down version of  Windows after it lost an appeal to delay sanctions imposed  earlier this year.


Henry magic provides the answer to Gunners questions

Arsene Wenger has hailed his side's 4-0 thrashing of Charlton as the perfect response to the critics who questioned the unity of his record-breaking squad.


San Francisco based, Free Standards Group, a nonprofit organization that develops and promotes open source software standards, announced the availability of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0.


Iraqis chant anti-US and anti-government slogans in front of a US tank after a car bomb exploded killing at least one person in central Baghdad Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004.


Ex sindaco di New York invia richiesta alla Federal Election


David Beckham could miss the rest of the Los Angeles Galaxyâs season after being found to have a sprained right knee.


A right-leaning party that won weekend elections promised Monday to maintain Slovenia's pro-Western course after taking power from the Liberal Democrats who led the former Yugoslav republic into the European Union and NATO.


Jankovic ends Davenport's comeback run in China

Lindsay Davenport got her first taste of defeat in a year when she lost 6-3 7-5 to second seed Jelena Jankovic in the semi-finals of the China Open on Saturday.


Swin Cash had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Deanna Nolan scored 7 points in a key third-quarter run, leading the Detroit Shock to a 77-74 victory over the Connecticut Sun last night in Auburn Hills, Mich.


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A year and a half after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, FEMA is auctioning off at fire-sale prices thousands of trailers used by storm victims, raising fears among mobile-home dealers that the government will flood the market and depress prices.


Plans for a Â£50m power plant run on renewable sources such cooking oil from McDonald's are shelved.


Dutchman Robert Doornbos will drive Jordanâs third car in Friday testing for the rest of the season. He takes over from Timo Glock, who has replaced the axed Giorgio Pantano in one of the teamâs race seats (see separate story).


Two U.S. scientists win Nobel for gene work

Americans Andrew Fire and Craig Mello won the 2006 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for discovering how to control the flow of genetic information in a cell.


Mike Weir of Canada fired a 6-under 65 Friday to take the second-round lead at the Canadian Open. Play was suspended because of darkness after five hours of action were lost Thursday because of heavy rains.


Benedict Begins Pilgrimage to His Homeland

Pope Benedict XVI arrived in his home country, Germany, to begin a personal six-day pilgrimage to the Bavarian places that shaped him as a child.


Nearly all doctors, nurses and managers think their hospitals need to be made safer for patients, a poll suggests.


Hindu nationalists call for a general strike in India over the arrest of a Hindu cleric who faces murder charges.


Kingsway Trading Recalls EXPELLIN EXTRACT and CARDIO FLEX Dietary ...

Brooklyn, NY - Kingsway Trading Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling the dietary herbal supplements DOUBLE DEERS FORMULA brand EXPELLIN EXTRACT (CONCENTRATED) and CARDIOFLEX as they contain Aristolochic Acid, and present a serious health risk to consumers.


China Sentences Former Drug Regulator to Death

The unusually harsh sentence comes at a time of concerns for the quality and safety of Chinaâs food and drug system.


China cracks down on "phone sex" services

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- China is carrying out a nationwide campaign to crack down on "phone sex" services, paralleling another sweeping operation against Internet pornography, Minister of Information Industry Wang Xudong said here Tuesday.


Hu seeks stronger ties in first trip to Sweden

"China welcomes investment by Swedish enterprises in China, in particular, their participation in China's drive to develop its vast western areas and revitalize the old industrial base in northeast China"  PRESIDENT Hu Jintao met yesterday morning with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, suggesting that the two countries enhance cooperation in telecommunications, environmental protection, energy ... via Shanghai Daily


The families of three schoolgirls win a court battle to get into a Londonderry school.


Howe Talks Job Security With Mets Owner, GM

Manager Art Howe met with Mets owner Fred Wilpon and GM Jim Duquette yesterday, one day after saying that if the team planned to fire him, it should do it now.


Big Brother is watching puffing housemates

They bathe together in a jacuzzi, tell intimate stories and compete for a million kuna (about R1,2-million) prize.


American gadget lovers are already lining up for the tech event of the year: Friday's release of Apple's much-ballyhooed iPhone. By all accounts, it's a spectacularly cool gizmo -- a single, sleek device that, at the poke of a finger, lets you surf the Web, watch a movie, take a picture, listen to a...


US forces claim hold of Fallujah within two days

FALLUJAH: US forces cornered insurgents Wednesday in a small pockets of Fallujah after a stunningly swift advance that seized control of 70 percent of the militant stronghold and claimed to get hold of the entire city within two says.


Whatâs That Catchy Tune? A Song for Car Insurance Makes the Charts

âFrom Where You Are,â a song written for an Allstate commercial, is the first jingle in years to make the charts.


(InfoWorld) - Two NEC desktop computers in Japan have caught fire since late last year and NEC is now offering to replace faulty power units at the root of the problem, the electronics giant said on Monday. The first Valuestar computer caught fire in October 2005 and the second in November this year, said Akiko Shikimori, an NEC spokeswoman. The culprit is a component within the power unit inside the computer. The component and the power unit are not manufactured by NEC but she could not reveal which company makes them. The power unit overheats and if the customer continues to use the desktop it can cause a fire, she said. No one was injured in the two reported cases, she said. NEC manufactured the computers between November 2003 and June 2004 and 14,600 are in use, mainly by consumers, in Japan. The company will exchange the faulty power unit for a new one for all users of the computers, she said. Millions of laptop computer batteries, made by Sony, haveÂ recently been recalledÂ due to a problem that could cause fires but that issue has been confined to laptops and battery power. Sony is replacing 9.6 million laptop computer batteries in a recallÂ expected to costÂ it Â¥51.2 billion ($433 million).


For the Laptop Toters, a Roomier Flight to Europe

British Airways announced plans to join the new boutique premium-class airline game across the Atlantic. But it isnât bringing a lot of money to the table.


New polls suggested tightening races in both the Democratic and Republican fields as the candidates made their last appeals.


Actress Kate Winslet accepts a "substantial" settlement in her libel action over a claim she visited a diet doctor.


Conservatives target plasma TVs in radical report on how to tackle global warming.


Inhabitants of the Iraqi city of Najaf enjoy their first night of peace in several weeks after a ceasefire deal.


Quello sul Dow +9 punti base, quello sul Nasdaq +3,25 punti


Judge awards ISP $1 billion in spam damages

Anti-spam activists disagree about whether a $1.08 billion judgment Friday against three spammers in Iowa will discourage others from sending unsolicited bulk e-mail.


Eddie Murphy celebrated New Year's Day by tying the knot with film producer Tracey Edmonds.


HER-2-positive breast cancer tied to hormone status

HER-2-positive, hormone  receptor-negative breast cancer patients have a high risk of  treatment failure after chemotherapy -- and the most common  site of cancer recurrence after treatment failure is the brain,  Mayo Clinic researchers reported at the San Antonio Breast  Cancer Symposium.


Medio Oriente. Il parlamento boccia il discorso di Sharon

Nuova sconfitta in parlamento per il premier israeliano Ariel Sharon. Il parlamento israeliano ha bocciato stanotte il discorso del primo ministro il quale aveva promesso di mettere ai voti il 25 ottobre il


Microsoft fixes date for desktop search tool

com October 22, 2004, 1:56 PM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


Evidence points toward terrorist attack against Russian jetliners

MOSCOW -- One of the two planes that crashed almost simultaneously in the Russian countryside this week fell apart in midair just moments after sending a distress signal, a senior official said yesterday, adding that the plane might have been destroyed by


At least 13 killed in day of Kenya protests

At least 13 people were killed in Kenya on Friday when police opened fire in a Nairobi slum and ethnic groups clashed during protests against the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.


Bristol TV trial proves 3G won't interfere with 3G

Unused frequencies means even more to ignore 3GSM IP Wireless has announced the successful end of its Bristol-based broadcast TV trial, which has been running for the last few months in conjunction with Vodafone, Telefonica, Orange, and 3.â¦


Stocks Flat, GE Results Offset Jobs Data

Stocks were flat on Friday as General  Electric Co.'s GE.N higher earnings offset news of  slower-than-expected U.S. jobs growth in September and high oil  prices.


YEARENDER: Phelps Shines Brightest on Biggest Stage

It is lucky for Michael Phelps that he  is blessed with broad shoulders and an arm span like the wings  on a jumbo jet. Not only does it enable him to swim like a fish  but it also helps him to carry the burden of his own great  expectations.


MANCHESTER, England -- American teenager Freddy Adu began a two-week trial with English Premier League club Manchester United on Monday.


The UN is unveiling the results of a major report into potential solutions for world poverty.


A cargo boat laden with 500 tons of garbage from Naples docked at the island of Sardinia on Thursday as the government worked to undo a weeks-long trash emergency that left heaps of waste piled up on the streets of Naples.


Cherokees Vote to Limit Tribal Membership

OKLAHOMA CITY , March 3 -- Cherokee Nation members voted Saturday to revoke the tribal citizenship of an estimated 2,800 descendants of people the Cherokees once owned as slaves.


Milano, 12:01 - CALCIO, INTER; BURDISSO: PUGNO DA DIETRO NON E' DA UOMO

Rientro tranquillo a Milano nella notte per l'Inter, eliminata dalla Champions League dal Valencia. ...


Southwest Air raises fares up to $10 per flight

Southwest Airlines Co., the leading U.S. discount carrier, said on Monday it raised fares by up to $10 each way, sparking ticket increases by other carriers.


US says arrested Al Qaeda leader has bin Laden ties

BAGHDAD -- The US command yesterday announced the arrest of an Al Qaeda leader it said served as the link between the organization's command in Iraq and Osama bin Laden's inner circle, enabling it to wield considerable influence over the Iraqi group.


I'll be back with the news about Howard Stern's planned departure to satellite radio. But first, this endless block of commercials and station promotions.


Impartivano ordini direttamente dal carcere duro. Nonostante il 41 bis, i boss del clan Vitale davano le direttive alle loro 'donne' su come ea chi imporre il pizzo. E' quanto emerge dalle intercettazioni


Hedo Turkoglu made his first five shots and finished as one of six Orlando players in double figures Wednesday night as the Magic finished their preseason with a 109-103 victory over the Miami Heat.


Pirro scandal has little effect on polls

Republican Jeanine Pirro's disclosure that she is under federal investigation for plotting to secretly tape-record her unfaithful husband has had little effect on the New York attorney general's race, a poll released Thursday found.


Britain's former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world retired last year after retaining his WBC title against giant Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko.


Indiana May Turn Over Welfare System To IBM Under $1.6 Billion Outsourcing Deal

TechWeb - IBM would provide Indiana with intake processing services and set up an automated welfare eligibility application system that will be accessible online 24 hours a day.


If Writers Go on Strike, Viewers Can Expect More Shots of Reality

Viewers may want to brace themselves for a lot of  jury-rigged entertainment if writers and producers do not come to an agreement on a new contract by the end of the month.


Segretario Ds ribadisce il suo 'no' a elezioni anticipate


They customize the headrests of their Rolls-Royces with "Harry Potter writing," sip martinis poured over diamonds and buy $130,000 watches on a whim.


Nuclear issues occupy Asia-Pacific leaders

SANTIAGO, Chile - President Bush warned Saturday that Iran's reported move to accelerate its alleged nuclear weapons program "is a very serious matter" and called on the Iranians "to give up any nuclear ambitions they may have.


US consumer spending rose by the largest amount for six months in July, Commerce Department figures indicate.


"Sopranos" creator defends uncertain ending

Many "Sopranos" fans were furious at Sunday's unresolved ending, but show creator David Chase said he didn't mean to annoy anybody, and for those left wanting more he didn't rule out a movie based on the series.


Is that really what your email meant to say?

Billions of emails are sent around the globe each day but are their true meanings getting across? Maybe not.


More flu vaccine coming to state, but it's not enough

A federal plan announced yesterday to distribute the nation's 10.3 million remaining flu shots will direct about 380,000 doses to Pennsylvania.


So Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne has grabbed the $10 million Ansari X Prize. What's next for Peter Diamandis and the organization he started in the mid-'90s to promote development of private spaceships?


MPs call for fight against rising tide of anti-Semitism

A panel of lawmakers have called for government and others to urgently join forces to fight a rising tide of anti-Semitism, which they said surged again during Israel's war in Lebanon.


COLES Myer chief John Fletcher yesterday declared the company on track to reach $800 million in annual profit by 2006 after handing down the highest result in the company's history, with all key divisions firing.


Blackwater denies making illegal weapons exports

Private U.S. security contractor Blackwater USA denied on Saturday it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons and military goods to Iraq.


Il mercato attende i dati sulle scorte di greggio in Usa


SP Mib -3,97%, molto pesanti i titoli Fiat


Il senatore italo-argentino conferma il sostegno a Prodi


Ideas & Trends: Genetic Engineers Who Donât Just Tinker

Forget genetic engineering. The new idea is synthetic biology, an effort to rewire the genetic circuitry of living organisms.


No Verdict Yet on Safety of Chemical in Plastics

ST. LOUIS _ An independent panel of scientists evaluating the safety of a chemical found in plastics failed to reach a conclusion Wednesday.


MBIA Inc,  a bond insurer  struggling to maintain the top credit ratings necessary for its  business, posted a quarterly loss on Thursday after a $3.5  billion writedown.


U.N. General Assembly thwarts Taiwan bid

The U.N. General Assembly thwarted Taiwan's bid for membership in the world body Friday, with a majority of countries speaking out against its inclusion during a marathon debate.


After Remarkable Turnaround, England Makes Rugby World Cup Final

PARIS -- In a strange Rugby World Cup, England is making it seem like anything is possible.


Elvis Presley's single One Night makes history by becoming the 1,000th  number one - his 20th UK chart topper.


Rangersâ European adventure has come to a disappointingly early conclusion after the Scottish giants crashed to a 2-0 defeat at home to Auxerre tonight.


Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson Pick 'Fiction'

LOS ANGELES  - Queen Latifah and Emma  Thompson are joining Will Ferrell in "Stranger Than Fiction,"  director Marc Forster's follow-up to "Finding Neverland."


New York Times Co. (NYT) on Monday forecast third-quarter and full-year earnings below Wall Street's average estimates, citing lower-than-expected revenue so far in September.


With rings and belts, Pistons begin defense of title

BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - With championship belts to go with their rings, the Detroit Pistons scored a late unanimous decision in their first title defense.


Perceived changes in the political climate in the Middle East continue to dominate the attention of papers in Europe.


Hotel workers' contract extended through January

THE REGION A union contract for Boston hotel workers, which had been scheduled to expire at midnight yesterday, has been extended through Feb. 1 by agreement between union workers and hotel managers. Talks will continue over the next few months between Hotel Workers Union Local 26, also called UNITE HERE, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc., which operates four ...


Employers trimmed jobs from their payrolls in January, according to a much anticipated government jobs report Friday that showed the first decline in employment in four years and raised new concerns about the risk of recession for the weakening U.S. economy.


Somalia's MPs are to meet for a confidence vote on the new cabinet, after rejecting the first nominations.


The Daily and Sunday Telegraph are cutting 90 journalist jobs in order to fund investment in colour printing.


Oil giant lavishes hospitality on civil servants

Oil company Chevron has provided an all-expenses-paid day out at Wimbledon for Jim Campbell, the civil servant in charge of regulating Britain's oil and gas industry.


Judge Won't Consider Jackson Case Delays

Judge Won't Consider Delays in Michael Jackson Case That's Scheduled to Start Trial Jan. 31. Defense attorneys Thomas A. Mesereau, Jr.


Could Google Unravel the Microsoft + Justice Dept. Accord?

The New York Times revealed Saturday that Google was the unidentified party mentioned in a US Dept. of Justice status report last March as having lodged a "middleware-related complaint" against Microsoft.  In addition, a memo by a key antitrust enforcement official that the Times also turned up, rejecting Google's arguments and advising states' prosecutors to reject them as well.


Safety of nation's food supply under debate

It's been more than three years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but it's only on leaving office that Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson tells us how vulnerable the nation's food supply is.


Cagliari, 18:17 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: RIPRESA SENZA GIAMPAOLO

Il Cagliari ha ripreso la preparazione dopo due giorni di riposo. Assente il tecnico Marco Giampaolo...


Memory manufacturer Spansion said it has developed new Flash memory technology supporting the Serial Peripheral Interface communication standard.


United hold their nerve to avenge 2005 exit

Manchester United survived a jittery start to advance to the Champions League knockout stages as winners of group F after a 3-1 win over Benfica.


Technology Briefing: Six Apart Acquires LiveJournal.com

Six Apart, the maker of Movable Type, software for publishing Web logs, said that it had acquired Danga Interactive, which operates the popular blogging site LiveJournal.com.


NEW YORK  - The results of large study of  US residents infected with HIV show that the majority of them  refrain from sexual activities likely to spread the virus to  others who are not infected.


Aggressive MySpace Worm Attacks via QuickTime

Fast-moving pest exploits site, player holes to steal passwords.


Diamondbacks' Johnson Looks Good on Hill

Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Randy Johnson, who six months ago underwent his second back surgery in less than a year, threw off the mound yesterday in Tucson and Manager Bob Melvin was more than a little impressed.


Isley Brothers lead singer Ronald Isley has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for tax evasion.


Somalia's government orders a night-time curfew in the capital as it struggles to end a wave of violence.


Clapton 'Sessions' Pay Tribute to Johnson

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Broadening the scope of Eric  Clapton's recent album of Robert Johnson interpretations, "Me  and Mr. Johnson," the guitarist will unveil the CD/DVD package  "Sessions for Robert J." on Dec. 7.


Thousands rallied Saturday outside Paris to decry a recent European Union decision to keep an Iranian opposition group on a terror blacklist, while a group leader insisted Iran is "on the verge of exploding."


E.T.F.âs Are Sailing Offshore. Should You Climb Aboard?

In recent years, exchange-traded funds focused on individual countries or regions have come to span the globe.


North Korea must act to scrap nuclear weapons: U.S.

North Korea needs to take concrete steps toward dismantling its nuclear weapons program at six-way talks next week in China, the chief U.S. envoy to the discussions said on Saturday.


UN Secretary General Kofi Annan took on Tuesday, September 21, a fresh, though an implicit, jab at US President George W. Bush in a clear sign that world opinion was still far from making peace with the war in Iraq.


Getting to know you: Brian Williams takes over NBC "Nightly News"

NEW YORK After coming off the bench for Tom Brokaw the past eleven years, Brian Williams has moved into the starting lineup, taking over as anchor for the most-watched evening newscast.


Emmy-Nominated Scribes Battle Rewrite Blues

It can be a case of too many cooks in the kitchen, but the frequent practice of writing television by committee has some advantages, according to a group of Emmy-nominated writers.


Maria Shriver: Schwarzenegger Won't Be President

California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver, says America may someday  amend the U.S. Constitution and elect a foreign-born president  -- but it won't be her husband.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomes Nelson Mandela to Downing Street, ahead of the unveiling of his statue.


Pastai, verso rincari del 20% su scaffali da settembre


Barghutiâs Nomination Triggers Divisions

NABLUS, December 2 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Fatah West Bank leader Marwan Barghutiâs u-turn decision to vie in the presidential race triggered angry reactions from the mainstream movement.


Group Threatens to Kill Hostages in Iraq

A second militant group claimed on Sunday to be holding two female Italian aid workers in Iraq and threatened to kill them if Italy's government did not withdraw its troops from Iraq within 24 hours.


Investigators find likely cause of Genesis capsule crash

JEFFERSON COUNTY - A preliminary investigation shows faulty switches caused the parachute system of NASA's Genesis mission to fail.


Investor Suit at Disney Puts Exits in a Spotlight

Just when it appeared Michael D. Eisner, the chief of Disney, could begin enjoying his final years in charge, a lawsuit threatens to dredge up embarrassing details of his two-decade reign.


Edwards, Cheney try to keep debate alive

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- One day after their fierce debate in Ohio, Vice President Cheney and Democrat John Edwards on Wednesday took their argument south to Florida, where their words had hardly cooled from the night before.


Scores of Taliban, 3 Canadians killed in Afghan battle

Three Canadian soldiers serving with NATO   forces have been killed during a major offensive that wiped out   scores of Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan   Defense Ministry spokesman said on Sunday.


Condoleezza Rice, the White House national security adviser, is giving a flurry of speeches in political battleground states in the closing days of the campaign, bringing allegations from Sen. John Kerry's camp that she is injecting herself into the presidential race.


Carter Predicts Florida Poll Will Again Be Flawed

Former President Jimmy Carter, who  has monitored elections throughout the developing world,  predicted on Monday the U.S. presidential vote in Florida would  be as flawed as the 2000 poll there.


The European Commission plans to open  an in-depth, four-month probe of plans by Microsoft Corp. and  Time Warner Inc. to acquire joint control of U.S. ContentGuard  Holdings Inc., a source close to the situation said on Tuesday.


US Resists Changing Stance Amid Climate Warnings

Meteorologists warned on Wednesday that 2004 would be one of the hottest years since records began as environment ministers tried to crack US resistance


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JosÃ© Manuel Barrosoâs new look European Commission is to be fast-tracked by MEPs following a reshuffle. The incoming Brussels chief has unveiled a minimalist redesign of his delayed EU executive tailored to suit the European Parliament.


Building tycoon Steve Morgan's long and painful battle to buy control at Liverpool turned personal at a turbulent annual general meeting.


Windows XP SP2 update installation not an easy ride

Citadel Security Software Inc., a security management and policy enforcement solutions provider, said its automated vulnerability remediation (AVR) solution, Hercules, is designed to assist with managing the rollout of Microsofts XP Service Pack 2 update


New twist appears in Somali peace talks after assembly inaugurated

Over 40 delegates from the breakaway Somali territory of Puntland on Monday threatened to quit peace talks in Kenya, posing a new trouble to Somalia which has just inaugurated a new assembly to unite the country.


U.S. open to negotiations on cluster bombs but no ban

The United States supports launching negotiations on a global treaty to reduce civilian casualties from cluster bombs, but does not back a ban on the weapons, a U.S. official said on Monday.


A poll published Sunday shows the race for Michigan governor is about even.


Goosen wins big; remainder of World Match Play suspended

Surrey, England (Sports Network) - Retief Goosen posted a record-setting win over Jeff Maggert on Thursday at the HSBC World Match Play Championship.


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Looking beyond Election Day, first lady Laura Bush said Tuesday that if her husband is elected to a second term she would like to help juvenile delinquents with substance abuse problems.


Up to four million Muslims end three days of prayers in Bangladesh, for Islam's second largest event after the Hajj.


Jabaliya - Palestinians on Saturday surveyed the widespread devastation inflicted by Israeli troops during an 18-day military operation in the northern Gaza Strip, after the troops redeployed overnight - comparing the scene to the aftermath of an


Bush acknowledges frustrations in New Orleans

President George W. Bush faced new pressure to jump-start the recovery from Hurricane Katrina on Thursday as he toured the Gulf Coast region hit by the worst U.S. natural disaster.


TJX Data Breach Worse Than Initially Reported

TJX has revealed that a breach of its credit card transaction systems occurred a year earlier than previously disclosed and that many more customers may have been affected.


A huge bomb exploded near the Australian embassy in Indonesiaâs capital today, killing at least four people and injuring nearly 100.


Bush, Kerry Hammer Each Other in Swing States

President Bush and Democrat John Kerry kept up the offensive in swing states on Saturday as the presidential race remained deadlocked in the polls with 10 days to go until Election Day.


Sven-Goran Eriksson insisted he would keep private any criticism of David Beckham for missing next week's World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan as he pondered how best to replace his captain in Baku.


An explosion in a Christian suburb of east Beirut killed at least five people including a prominent police officer


Israel launches air strike on Palestinian militants, killing one

An Israeli aircraft fired a missile ata group of militants near the Palestinian town of Beit Lahya in northern Gaza Strip Wednesday evening, killing one of them, witnesses said.


December 1 is World Aids Day. Global attention is focused on women and girls with the day's theme: "Women, Girls, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and Aids (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)".


Procedura di infrazione avviata da McCreevy resta aperta


About 4.4 million now under recall; firm says units can overheat, possibly causing fire or shock. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Dell Inc.


Blue Jays hope to go places with Gibbons

From Montana to Maine, Puerto Rico to Canada, John Gibbons tagged along wherever the military deemed his father should live. The constant travel gave him a taste of the nomadic life of a baseball manager, his future profession. It also gave him an accent all his own, a Texas twang inflected with tinges of New England.