N.Korea nuclear talks aim for a deal, Seoul says

South Korea on Wednesday cautioned against hopes for a breakthrough in six-way talks next week with North Korea but said they would aim for a deal committing Pyongyang to real steps to end its atomic weapons program.


European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has offered new concessions to Euro MPs on civil rights in a bid to ensure his new commission team is approved in a crucial vote in Strasbourg.


Adventurers prepay for journey into space

Thrill seekers are paying Â£100,000 to ride rockets that haven't even been built yet, and new airline Virgin Galactic promises to be up and soaring in the next three years.


Pope Benedict XVI has invited representatives of Muslim countries to meet next week at his summer residence, the Vatican said Friday.


Violence Continues in Thailand's Muslim South

A village leader has been found beheaded in the troubled southern region of Thailand. Authorities indicate that the killing was in retaliation for the deaths last week of 85 Muslims from the same region.


Readers find fault with Wired News' review of Microsoft's new operating system. Plus: Links to our most popular blogs.


Torino, 18:29 - CALCIO, JUVE; STENDARDO: ESSERE QUI E' MOTIVO DI ORGOGLIO

Guglielmo Stendardo, arrivato alla Juventus dalla Lazio, si dice  "felice di questa opportunit&agrav...


Labour must reform again to involve people in tackling the big challenges Britain faces, Gordon Brown says.


Breakthrough in Embassy Bombing-Australia

Investigators have found the chassis number of the van used in the Jakarta embassy attack, the same breakthrough that led to the identification of the Bali bombers, a top Australian policeman said Monday.


Beltran blasts eighth postseason homer, fifth straight game

Carlos Beltran hit his eighth home run of the playoffs for the Houston Astros on Sunday, tying the record set by Barry Bonds two years ago.


A Giant Bid That Shows How Tired the Giant Is

The proposed Yahoo deal is a confirmation that Microsoft has become exactly what Bill Gates used to fear â sluggish and bureaucratic.


The biggest day in the  primary season as it unfolds, with correspondents' reports and   readers' comments.


Iran approves death penalty for pornographers

'Corruptors of the world' beware Iran's parliament today approved the death penalty for "persons convicted of working in the production of pornographic movies", AP reports.â¦


Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary has been a motivational speaker, written four books and co-founded a company that provides leadership training since his playing career ended. On Tuesday, he made his pitch to be head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.


China suspends condom handout despite AIDS crisis

China's top two universities have suspended a free handout of condoms, describing the plan as inappropriate. China is grappling with AIDS but the country's top two universities do not want their students touching condoms.


Social networking site Facebook called "the greatest paradigm shift in technology since the Internet itself."


Analysts doubt Apple interest in wireless auction

(InfoWorld) - Apple is debating whether to participate in the Federal Communications Commission's Jan. 16 wireless spectrum auction, BusinessWeek reported Monday, but analysts who follow Apple said the company would be crazy to build a nationwide wireless network. "That's way out in left field," said Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray & Co. "They're spending their money on other things like the price cut on the iPhone." Ezra Gottheil, an analyst with Technology Business Research, came to the same conclusion but wouldn't dismiss the report outright. "I wouldn't be surprised if Apple didn't do some head-scratching [on this idea]," Gottheil said, "but I don't see them taking their eye off the ball." Apple would face tremendous risk, something it doesn't need. "And it is a company that can only focus on one thing at a time." Apple would have to come up with some serious cash to enter the FCC auction, which will sell rights to the 700MHz band that TV broadcasters are handing back to the government when they go all-digital in 2009. The BusinessWeek story, however, noted that Apple has nearly $14 billion in cash reserves, more than enough to make the minimum bid of $4.6 billion. The story, which was posted on the magazine's Web site Monday, cited two unnamed sources who claimed that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has studied the implications of joining the auction but is leaning against the idea. Apple's iPhone, of course, is the genesis of any speculation that Apple might compete with other technology companies, most notably Google, in assembling a wireless network. One former Apple executive even told BusinessWeek that it would make sense for the company to give away access. "With the kind of cash position they have and the kind of push they just made into the handset space, it makes a lot of sense for them," the anonymous source said. No way, said Munster. "Not only is that not where they know what they're doing, but that's also not where they want to go. It's pretty clear that Apple wants to be a device and a software company, not a network operator." Van Baker, an analyst with Gartner, said somewhat the same thing, albeit with a caveat. "This would be very far afield for Apple, so I think the odds are very low that Apple would pursue this unless it is in conjunction with a partner," he said. Exactly, chimed in Gottheil. "Apple is unlikely to place a bid itself, but it would very much like someone to build a network they would like, one with a low barrier to entry like low-hourly-fee basic voice and Web access with fees for higher value services," he said. Apple might consider a joint venture of some sort, allowed Gottheil, who tagged Cisco and Google as possible candidates. "Apple has a long-standing relationship with Google, of course," said Gottheil. Three of the seven current Apple board members have ties to Google, including Eric Schmidt, the search company's CEO, and former Vice President Al Gore, who serves as a senior advisor to Google. "[But] they don't want to turn into a utility company. They don't want to risk their culture and too much of their reserves," Gottheil said. "On the other hand, they don't like the existing providers." Apple's -- and Jobs' -- antipathy to wireless carriers, even to AT&T, Apple's exclusive partner in the U.S. for the iPhone, has been the subject of blog postings and pundit musing since the smart phone's debut in June. Last week, for example, when Jobs announced the iPhone's $200 price cut, he made no mention of AT&T, nor did he mention T-Mobile, the wireless carrier that provides the hotspots for Starbucks, Apple's new iTunes partner. "Apple should become more net-centric, but they don't have to own the network to provide cloud-based services," Gottheil said.


Siebel unveils SMB go-to-market strategy

After a year of pilots and trials, Siebel Systems jumped with both feet into the SMB market Tuesday, announcing a new approach to offer Siebel Professional CRM applications to SMBs (small and midsize businesses) -- companies with revenues up to about $500 million.


Sprint, the No. 3 US mobile- phone company, and Nextel Communications are in early talks about a possible merger, people familiar with the matter said.


Israel, Palestinians Seek Deal to End Gaza Fighting

Israel and the Palestinian Authority  are trying to work out a deal to end the army's Gaza offensive  in return for stopping militants firing rockets into the Jewish  state, Israeli security sources said Tuesday.


Malaysian court throws out appeal in key ruling on Islam

Malaysia's highest court on Wednesday threw out a bid by a woman seeking to have her conversion to Christianity from Islam officially recognised.


In a setback for employees claiming job bias, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that they could not rely on old evidence showing that they have long been paid less than co-workers to argue that they are discriminated against now.


A businessman wanted in Britain over the murder of Aleaxnder Litvinenko aims to become a Russian MP.


Is it flu or malaria? New disease test has answer

A new diagnostic tool called a gene chip can tell with a single test if a patient has malaria, Ebola, influenza or a bacterial infection, researchers said on Wednesday.


Until two weeks ago, Smith Thammasaroj was a prophet without honor. As chief of Thailand's meteorological department in 1998, he was accused of scare-mongering when he warned that the country's southwest coast could face a deadly tsunami.


The Redskins will be without top cornerback Shawn Springs for at least one more game after the veteran suffers a setback in practice during his attempted return from abdominal surgery.


Office Depot: CEO out, former NFL president in

Bruce Nelson has left the depot. The chairman and chief executive officer at Delray Beach-based Office Depot (NYSEL ODP) has resigned, which the office supply retailer said was by mutual agreement with the board of directors.


Subprime lender Accredited Home in $400 mln buyout

Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. , a struggling subprime mortgage lender, said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Lone Star for $400 million.


ISD Science Teacher to Be Honored at White House

By BUFORD GREEN STAFF WRITER  JACKSONVILLE - Sheryl Humphries' love of science and teaching it has landed her among an elite group of educators.


New U.S.-Vietnam group tackles toxic legacy of war

Seven prominent Vietnamese and Americans will work together to support humanitarian efforts in cleaning up wartime dioxin, or "agent orange" in Vietnam, the U.S.-based Ford Foundation said on Wednesday.


The fate of Ken Bigley and the struggle against the occupation of ...

The fate of British hostage Kenneth Bigley has come to encapsulate the unbridgeable division between the political establishment and the democratic hopes and concerns of working people.


Iraqi PM's relatives kidnapped and threatened with death

An unknown Islamic group said it had abducted three relatives of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Wednesday and warned it would behead them within 48 hours if he did not stop the assault on Fallujah.


A preacher was arrested at the Mexican border and accused of deliberately crashing his pickup truck and killing an 85-year-old farmer in a scheme to get his hands on the man's multimillion-dollar trust fund.


The United Nations has expressed concern over reports that Myanmar's prime minister has been ousted and put under house arrest and urged the military government to remain committed to a promised "road map" to democracy.


More than 100 Buddhist monks march, in first public demonstration since military junta crushed protests.


The search for Kimbo Slice begins with a flurry of phone calls.


Two Koreas to Meet Thursday to Discuss Border Link

Seoul and Pyongyang have agreed to hold  talks between working-level military officers on Thursday to  discuss rail and load links, after a three-month break in  bilateral talks, Seoul's defense ministry said on Tuesday.


A Polish woman taken hostage last October in Iraq has been returned to Warsaw, the BBC reported Saturday. Appearing at a press conference alongside Polish Prime Minister Marek


Modified Mice Stay Super-Fit -- Without Exercise

The super-rodents can run farther and about an hour longer than average mice. The new rodents also appear to resist weight gain in the complete absence of exerciseâeven when fed a high-fat diet that led normal mice to become obese.


When work deadlines loom or the pressure of office life is turned up a notch itâs not uncommon for many of us to sit at our desks and stare at our computer screens for hours at a time without a break.


International health experts have been dispatched to Pakistan to help investigate the cause of South Asia's first outbreak of bird flu in people and determine if the virus could have been transmitted through human contact, officials said Sunday.


A Night Out With | Khalid Abdalla: A Sampler of Roles

Hanging out with Khalid Abdalla, the 27-year-old star of the new film adaptation of âThe Kite Runner.â


Berkman tears ACL, may be out until June

HOUSTON - Houston Astros star outfielder Lance Berkman suffered a torn ACL in his right knee and will undergo arthroscopic surgery within the next 10 days, the team announced Friday.


High Court Upholds Inmate's Death Penalty

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Florida death row inmate should not get a new trial even though his lawyer conceded the man's guilt without his consent.


Flu vaccines can be diluted so more people get jabs

Researchers say that they reckon the flu vaccine can be diluted so that more people can get their shots. If the diluted vaccine is injected intradermally it can still be effective in providing the patient with immunity.


At least 12,000 properties are without power after high winds bring down electricity poles in the West Midlands.


Obesity in Women Linked with Brain Tissue Loss

NEW YORK  - Women who are consistently  overweight or obese during adulthood may be at increased risk  for a decrease in the volume of certain areas of their brain --  according to a study from Sweden


Taiwan Acknowledges Minister's `Improper Wording' on Singapore

Taiwan Foreign Minister Chen Tan- sun, who dismissed Singapore as ``a country the size of a booger,'' regretted his ``improper wording,'' said Foreign Ministry spokesman Michel Lu.


Most Red Sox players look like they need to be scrubbed, shaven and tied to a barber's chair for a buzz cut. Their team picture could be confused for a re-creation of The Last Supper or a casting call for the Broadway show Hair.


Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi nearly collapsed during an emotional speech to political supporters Sunday, and aides rushed to the podium to keep him from falling.Comment


Starbucks Corp. announced Thursday that it will add computer kiosks in stores in Austin, Texas, and in Seattle where customers can burn music CDs for about $10 while waiting for their Frappuccino.


Hovering parents need to back off for college

Competition is tougher than ever this year to get into the freshman class at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The admissions office received close to 10,000 applications for just 2,400 slots.


The Caucus Blog: Bono Hires an Ex-Bush Aide

Bono, the lead singer of U2 and a self-proclaimed nonpartisan, has just made an intriguing hire to his operation: Matthew Dowd, a former top adviser to George W. Bush.


Associated Newspapers launches its free paper London Lite, starting a battle with rival News International.


South Korea to send North oil in nuclear shutdown deal

South Korea will start shipping oil to North Korea next week, an official said on Wednesday, a day after U.N. nuclear inspectors said the reclusive state had agreed to steps verifying a shutdown of its nuclear program.


My story about buying and installing my new HDTV last Sunday seemed to hit a nerve.


Shares Rise as Vonage Settles Fight Over Patent

Shares of Vonage, the Internet telephone provider, rose sharply after it announced it had settled a patent dispute with Verizon and would have to pay a maximum of $120 million.


When do we get our post-strike TV shows?

No more writers on picket lines. No more network TV bosses scrambling for replacement shows.


NCAA Top 25 Game Summary - Purdue at Illinois

Champaign, IL (Sports Network) - Taylor Stubblefield's third touchdown catch of the day early in the fourth quarter sealed 15th-ranked Purdue's 38-30 win over Illinois in the Big Ten opener for both schools at Memorial Stadium.


Belarusians Vote in Term Limit Referendum

Belarusians' decision whether to scrap presidential term limits in a referendum this weekend could determine if this East European nation will remain an isolated Soviet-style throwback or slowly turn toward the ...


Strike at Big Shipyard Is Yet Another Effect of Katrina

Strikers at the Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., said they were demanding better wages and benefits to make up for sharp post-Katrina price increases.


Kroger Co , the largest U.S. grocer, on Tuesday posted a greater-than-expected 28 percent increase in quarterly profit and raised its full-year forecast, sending its shares up nearly 7 percent.


A Fool offers a round of applause for better disclosure.


James leads Cavaliers past defending champion Spurs

LeBron James scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers got a measure of revenge with a 90-88 road victory over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs on Thursday in the team's first meeting since last year's NBA finals.


Musharraf's re-election vote set for Oct. 6

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will seek re-election on Oct 6., despite legal challenges in the Supreme Court and slumping popularity, officials announced on Thursday.


Bridge: On the Eve of Senior Bowl Trials, a Look Back

Tomorrow the trial begins to select the two United States teams for the fourth World Senior Bowl, which will be decided in Shanghai in October.


Christie's to Sell Stolen Painting, Rome Police Say

Going, going, gone? Not if Italy's police can stop renowned auction house Christie's from selling a painting they believe was stolen from an art shop in Rome.


Factory revenue in the worldwide server market grew at 6.9 percent year over year to 11.5 billion US dollars in the second quarter of 2004, according to a report released Friday by IDC.


EU and African ministers vow action on migration, but fail to set up a fund requested by African states.


Si stava dirigendo su autobomba verso loro quartier generale


Energy traders count the days to end of NYMEX floor

Floor trading of energy contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is ending more quickly than anticipated, as screen-based trading brings to a close a way of life for many floor traders.


Followers of renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have agreed to a cease-fire with Iraq's interim government aimed at ending weeks of fighting in the vast Baghdad slum of Sadr City, a mediator said Wednesday. However, key members of the cleric's movement insisted terms of the deal had not been finalized.


Bill Parcells, the Dolphins' newly hired executive vice president of football operations, fires Randy Mueller as the team's general manager.


ATI Raises Performance Bar Once Again with New Additions to RADEON ...

ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT)(TSX:ATY), the global leader in PC graphics, has broadened its offerings for PC gamers and extended its performance lead with the introduction of a family of powerful new graphics processors.


Google is Set to Censor YouTube in Thailand

By BILL CONDIE  GOOGLE, which is enlisting American trade negotiators to fight growing internet censorship, has agreed to censor its own YouTube site in Thailand.


The deadlines are all past, yet Iran remains defiant over its nuclear program.


Genova, 19:37 - CALCIO, GENOA: QUASI PRESO PARO

Non c'è la conferma ma Matteo Paro avrebbe firmato per il Genoa. Lo conferma l'Empoli che ade...


Three men from mid Wales are killed in a road crash on a motorway in the Netherlands.


You'd think that after the disaster Jean-Marie Messier created at Vivendi (NYSE: V) by overhyping the prospects of an aging French water utility, no executive would ever again resort to lying about his company's prospects.


Judge Dismisses Case Against Accused China Spy

A federal judge on Thursday threw  out the charges against a Chinese American woman accused of  taking national security materials from her FBI agent lover.


Spurrier withdraws name from Florida vacancy

Gainesville, FL (Sports Network) - Steve Spurrier will not coach the Florida Gators again after he withdrew his name from consideration in the process to select a new head football coach at the university.


Little Can Be Done to Boost Flu Shot Supply

Oct. 8, 2004 -- Government health officials and vaccine manufacturers warn that they can do little to ease the expected widespread flu shot shortages announced earlier this week.


Roma, 12:20 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; SPINELLI: SI DEVE GIOCARE

Aldo Spinelli vuole tornare a giocare. ''La cosa peggiore che si poteva fare è giocare a port...


It was probably a slip of the tongue. Speaking to an investor conference on Sept. 30, Walt Disney (DIS) President Robert Iger noted that it was the end of Disney's fiscal year -- adding: "And what a year it has been.


NEW YORK - The devastation in southern Asian areas hit by tidal waves this weekend had far less of an economic impact than it might have, given the extreme poverty of many of the regions.


Sospettata la figlia di 24 anni con problemi psichici


Race tightens in wake of presidential debate

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- After a weekend of criticism from Democratic challenger John Kerry on his economic policies, President Bush defended the centerpiece of his domestic programs on Monday, signing an extension of some of the most popular elements of


Michael Costello: To survive, Israel will have to strike nuclear ...

SOMETIME in the next year or two, Israel is going to have to make a decision. Will it accept that Iran has nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them against Israel?


Microsoft tests new SharePoint scanning tool

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft Corp. has released a test version of its new Forefront Security for SharePoint software designed to support upcoming versions of Microsoft's portal software. The beta code, released Thursday, gives administrators a way to plug as many as five antivirus scanning engines into SharePoint Server 2007 and SharePoint Services 3.0 in order to root out malicious or unwanted documents. The product is based on theÂ Antigen softwareÂ Microsoft picked up in its June 2005 acquisition of Sybari Software. Another Sybari-based product, Forefront Security for Exchange went into beta in July. This latest SharePoint release features a new Microsoft Antivirus engine, performance enhancements, and better management features. It also comes with better support for languages other than English. "Until now we've only had English versions," said Joe Licari, director of product management for Forefront. "This release will localize in 11 languages including Japanese and Chinese." Microsoft is tying the rollout of Forefront Security of SharePoint to the release of its SharePoint Server 2007 and SharePoint Services 3.0 products. The commercial version will be available for download by year's end, and then on DVD during the first quarter of 2007. The beta release can beÂ downloaded here. Â


Germany sees no quick fix to hedge fund oversight

German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck  reiterated his wish to see greater oversight of the hedge fund  industry ahead of a key summit, but said he did not expect  consensus on the matter to be reached quickly.


Angel Ball Raises $5 Million for Cancer Research

Fashion Wire Daily - 'Tis the fall, and the season of the ball...the Angel Ball, that is. The annual charity event, founded in 1996 by Denise Rich to fund cancer research in memory of her daughter Gabrielle's untimely death at the age of 27 from leukemia, is always a star-studded affair, and this year's ball, held on October 29, was no exception.


Obama and Clinton tied in Iowa; Edwards close

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Barack Obama pulled even with Hillary Clinton in Iowa, with John Edwards close behind, in a tightening three-way race one day before the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.


ATHENS -- They wanted each other. They got each other. One more time. The United States women's basketball team survived a grind-a-thon against Russia yesterday and will go for the gold today against Australia. It's a rematch of the gold medal game from the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, which the US won, 76-54, in a game also remembered for Aussie ...


Iran must stop enrichment to avoid sanctions: Rice

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  - The international community will have no choice but to impose sanctions on Iran if it fails to suspend uranium enrichment, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday.


The head of the LA Police Department admits his officers made serious mistakes at the end of a May Day rally.


Tycho:  I understand he's posting these around his neighborhood, now, and I mean real Gabe, not the jpeg Gabe like you might see sur le web. If you did find it, I wouldn't bring it back to him. The most likely scenario is that he will assume that you're the one who stole it, and your "reward" will be a savage karate style maneuver delivered to your "sack of toys."


Quianna Chaney nearly doubled her season scoring average with 24 points to help No. 7 LSU dominate No. 18 Michigan State, 65-50, on Sunday.


State regulator plans to investigate all relevant areas

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - California's top insurance regulator said Wednesday that he will be filing a civil suit shortly in the widening scandal over insurance industry sales practices.


Delta to file for $12 bln reorganization: paper

Delta Air Lines Inc., working to beat back an $8.4 billion merger bid from US Airways Group Inc., is expected as soon as Monday to file a sweeping bankruptcy reorganization plan, the Wall Street Journal said on its Web site, citing people familiar with the matter.


The Smithsonian Channel debuts this week after a 10-month delay, bringing the sights of tiny bats, airplanes and Abraham Lincoln's last photos into high-definition sharp focus in a deal with DirecTV.


Hungary's radical youths take to the streets

Young people -- easily mobilized  through the Internet and mobile phone -- are a vocal and  radical force in Hungary's near-tribal political conflict, now  increasingly being fought out on the streets.


Buddhist monks join protest against killings by rebel tigers

Buddhist monks joined a protest by members of pro-government Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) outside the Norwegian embassy against continued killings by Tamil Tiger rebels.


German finance professionals' growth expectations have dropped this month amid fears that soaring oil prices could slow the recovery of Europe's biggest economy, according to a survey released Tuesday.


MOSCOW A top economic adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday slammed the state's takeover of oil giant Yukos' main asset as the "swindle of the year".


Windows Vista and Longhorn Server: How they work better together

They're like brother and sister, thanks to shared code and a joint development process. Here's what it means to you.


Blockbuster Readies Hostile Bid For Hollywood Entertainment

Blockbuster Inc., which is struggling for growth as the Internet transforms the movie-rental business, said Tuesday that it's prepared to launch an unsolicited takeover bid for rival Hollywood Entertainment Corp.


Cricket-Lara ready to face down England bouncers

LONDON  - Brian Lara has declared himself fit and ready to face down whatever England's bowlers throw at him in the ICC Champions Trophy final.


More than 50 cases of typhoid reported in Tajikistan

More than 50 people including 40 children have contracted typhoid fever in southwestern Tajikistan and have been hospitalized, a health ministry official reported.


Exercise: Better Than the Couch, but Not Equal to the Court

The active video games played on the Nintendo Wii console are not a substitute for the real thing, a small study suggests.


U.S. Border cops seize parrots hidden in duffel bag

U.S. Border police found ten Amazon parrots stuffed in the duffel bag of a man crossing from Mexico, authorities said on Thursday.


HP filing reveals details of in-fighting, leaks

All's still not well in the higher echelons of Hewlett-PackardÂ as revealed in a filing the company made to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).


Sox full of hope, series returns to Bronx

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- For the second straight night, David Ortiz gave the Boston Red Sox fans hope. After hitting a two-run homer in the 12th inning Sunday, Ortiz's bloop single in the 14th scored the


As consumers start spending on Christmas, two brokerage houses raised their estimates on Apple Computer (AAPL) stock Monday to more than US$77, predicting


"How Can I Talk if My Lips Don't Move?" discusses Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay's astonishingly rich sensory world, a place ripe with transformations and synesthesia.


'The Hills: Season Two' Soundtrack Digital Exclusive Available on URGE Beginning February 13

NEW YORK, Feb. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- URGE, MTV Networks' digital music service, today announced a two-week digital exclusive of Epic Records' new soundtrack "The Hills: Season Two" beginning Feb. 13th, in advance of its general digital availability on Feb. 27th.


Dati Ocse, fanno eccezione anche Gran Bretagna e Giappone


U.S. retail sales jumped a  more-than-expected 1.2 percent in December, but first-time  jobless claims posted a surprise climb and import prices dipped  more than anticipated, government reports showed on Thursday.


Cardiff, 18:27 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: CHELSEA VINCE COPPA DI LEGA

Il Chelsea ha vinto la Curling Cup battendo l'Arsenal 2-1 (1-1) nella finale giocata a Cardiff. Gunn...


Denise, secono la Procura: "Ã¨ ancora a Mazara"

"Denise Ã¨ viva, siamo ottimisti e riteniamo che si trovi ancora a Mazara del Vallo". Lo ha dichiarato Silvio Sciuto, procuratore di Marsala. "I rapitori la tengono in vita perchÃ© vogliono qualcosa. Dagli


The Zee tele-serial `Kareena Kareena` is getting in big Bollywood celebrities to add to its star value and gain more TRP's.


All 27 EU member states have approved a police and justice mission to Kosovo but a date is still to be decided.


"Damages" a winning proposition for TV viewers

If all those brain-dead  reality shows have lulled you into believing there really is  nothing new under the summer sun, wake up. Here comes FX with  yet another series to cement its reputation as today's most  dependable and consistent source of thoughtful TV dramas.


Londra, 11:52 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: GERRARD PRIMO CAPITANO ERA CAPELLO

Non è ancora ufficiale, ma per la stampa inglese sarà Steven Gerrard il primo capitano...


La decisione dell'assemblea. La protesta "contro la chiusura degli editori" andrÃ  avanti fino a lunedi prossimo                                            Repubblica, ancora sciopero delle firme Contratto, la vertenza in Cdm                                                                                Il ministro Damiano porterÃ  la questione all'attenzione del governo


California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi on Wednesday proposed broad regulations that would require brokers and some agents to disclose all compensation they receive from insurance companies and to recommend to their clients the best available


BA to launch 'open skies' airline linking US with Europe

British Airways on Wednesday unveiled plans for a new airline with daily flights from New York to Europe, taking advantage of last year's EU-US "open skies" deal to free up the key transatlantic market.


UK hands control of Basra to Iraqi forces

BASRA, Iraq  - Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.


Chain store sales healthier than expected

Chain store sales rose more than expected last week mainly due to back-to-school shopping, in a sign that consumers continue to spend despite a weaker economy, two reports showed on Tuesday.


UK scientists have developed a process for making hydrogen from sunflower oil which could prove an important future source of eco-friendly energy.


Longer than average, and attached to Kylie Minogue Polish researchers have discovered that the perfect set of legs is five per cent longer than the average, meaning that your run-of-the-mill Polish woman at 5ft 4in tall with an inside leg measurement of 29in would require 30.5in legs to compete with the celebrated pins of Oz popstress Kylie Minogue.â¦


Gates sends German minister 'stern' letter over Afghanistan: report

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has sent an "unusually stern" letter to his German counterpart asking Berlin to send more troops to southern Afghanistan, a German newspaper reported.


Terror Watch: Behind Allawi's Bid for Power

The former Iraqi prime minister speaks out on how he hired a well-connected Washington lobbying firm to help pave his attempt to oust the current government. Whoâs footing the bill?


Preliminary figures from retail research firm FootFall show numbers up as much as 25% on last year


The wives of five 2008 presidential hopefuls on Tuesday traded tales of juggling their kids, marriages and self-esteem in the maelstrom of a national campaign.


Empoli, 17:45 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: FERMI IN QUATTRO

Ripresa della preparazione per l'Empoli in vista della sfida con il Cagliari. Seduta sotto una piogg...


Badri Patarkatsishvili, a Georgian opposition figure and billionaire businessman who was accused of plotting to overthrow the ex-Soviet republic's government, has died of a heart attack


Berlino, 19:11 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: IN CINQUE AL COMANDO

Sconfitta esterna per il Bayern Monaco, ko 1-0 sul campo del Wolfsburg (rete di Hanke).


Iraqi court sentences "Chemical Ali" to hang

Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali", was sentenced to death by hanging on Sunday for masterminding genocide against Iraq's Kurds in the 1980s, an Iraqi court said.


Cinema, autunno nero per i film italiani

L'autunno difficile del cinema italiano. Le parole di Carlo Verdone, che intervistato dal ''Giornale dello spettacolo'' ha definito ''un disastro'' la situazione del secondo semestre del nostro cinema, sono


House panel advances tax cut to win wage raise

A $1.3 billion small-business tax cut package aimed at winning the first minimum wage increase in more than a decade advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday.


VATICAN CITY -- With thousands of Italians converging on Rome to decry the war in Iraq, President Bush received a more subtle but pointed message yesterday about America's Middle East policy in his first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI.


Spacewalking astronauts to install new station unit

Astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis prepared for a walk in space on Monday to add a giant new piece to the International Space Station, and NASA engineers pondered whether a bump in the ship's heat protection system needs repair.


Saudi Arabia says it may forbid Indonesian airlines flying to the country for safety reasons, following an EU ban.


US Leading Economic Index Falls for a Fourth Month

The index of leading US economic indicators fell a fourth consecutive month in September, suggesting higher energy prices and slower job creation will limit growth, a private group said.


Norway evacuated and closed its Latvian embassy Monday out of fear of a possible terrorist attack, Aftenposten reported. US officials also warned their own citizens about possible


High Lead Levels Are Found in Vinyl Plastic Baby Products

Coolers for storing breast milk, a baby bottle cooler and a vinyl pacifier carrying case were among products found to have high levels of lead by an environmental group.


PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysia's highest court, in a surprise 2-1 decision Thursday, set aside the conviction and sentence of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for sodomy.


Govt. to Test New Air Passenger Screening Program

The U.S. government unveiled plans  on Thursday for a revised computer-based program using personal  information to identify airline passengers who may pose a  threat to air travel.


Higher raw material costs will be a burden for the tire-maker.


"Guerrilla artist" Banksy smuggles a life-size statue of a Guantanamo Bay detainee into Disneyland.


Hal Sutton couldn't resist the gamble of playing his two aces together. Creating a stir on the day before the 35th Ryder Cup, Sutton paired Tiger Woods


A German court rules that tourists injured in a bomb attack in Tunisia in 2002 cannot claim damages from their tour operator.


Dj Stoxx 600 registra una flessione del 2,3%


NASA's Cassini Has Closest Encounter with Titan

NASA's Cassini orbiter had its closest encounter with Saturn's smog-shrouded moon, Titan, on Tuesday, but scientists must wait to see their first glimpse of its icy surface.


Mario's 'Love' Extends U.S. Chart Domination

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - After weeks of holding the No. 1  spot on five Billboard singles charts, Mario's "Let Me Love  You" added another to its tally Thursday.


Stocks set for steady open, earnings in focus

Stock index futures indicated a steady start on Wall Street on Monday, extending last week's gains in markets, with investors betting on strong second-quarter results as earnings kick off this week.


Germany holds an Islam conference to tackle integration problems amid a row about self-censorship.


LANCASTER -- For years, corporations have paid millions of dollars to stamp their names on professional sports stadiums and arenas.


Instead of advising the music industry to drop copying restriction, Apple should consider making its anti-piracy technology available to all, an industry group says. By the Associated Press.


An Ex-President, a Mining Deal and a Big Donor

A Canadian financier who traveled to Kazakhstan with Bill Clinton and won a big mining deal later donated millions to Mr. Clintonâs charitable foundation.


The BBC defends its screening of hit musical Jerry Springer - The Opera as it receives 40,000 complaints.


Utile a quota 29 milioni contro i 16 del 2005


Microsoft Says Sorry (Again) For Unauthorized Installs

TechWeb - The glitch occurred when Microsoft updated the Windows Desktop Search tool for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP 1+.


Iran confirms incident with U.S. ships: agency

Iran on Monday confirmed there was an "incident" between Iranian and U.S. ships but gave no details, an Iranian news agency reported, after Washington said Iranian vessels threatened their ships in the Strait of Hormuz.


Tokyo's Nikkei share average was up 0.56  percent in early morning trade on Tuesday as another jump in  U.S. technology shares encouraged investors to step up buying  in local counterparts such as Advantest Corp.


Israel flattens Hamas ministry in Gaza Strip

Israel bombed the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza and closed border crossings with the strip on Friday, sharply escalating what it called a campaign to halt Palestinian rocket attacks.


The Chicago Bears yesterday reached a preliminary agreement to trade running back Thomas Jones to the New York Jets for a second-round draft pick.


Aliens part of shooting insanity defense

A man accused in a deadly, two-state shooting rampage was trying to prevent space aliens from abducting his daughter, his attorney said Tuesday at the start of his murder trial.


Roma, 17:54 - CALCIO, INTER; BRANCA: NESSUN PROBLEMA PER RINNOVO DI MANCINI

Marco Branca, direttore tecnico dell'Inter, rassicura il tecnico nerazzurro: "Non è del tutto...


Si vota per primo turno, verso ballottaggio Tadic-Nikolic


Japanese firm offers "heartache leave" for staff

Lovelorn staff at a Japanese marketing company can take paid time off after a bad break-up with a partner, with more "heartache leave" on offer as they get older.


Carey, Peppers, Peas lead American Music nominees

A year after she was snubbed at the  American Music Awards, pop singer Mariah Carey will get another  shot at glory when the next event takes place in Los Angeles on  November 21, organizers said on Tuesday.


DEVELOPMENT:  China, India, 'Decoupled' From US Crisis

DAVOS, Jan 24 (IPS) - China and India have claimed that that they are  "decoupled" from the credit and banking crisis in the  United States.


More than 500 million homes around the world will have digital TV by 2011, according to a report.


UAW sets strike deadline, blames GM on job security

The United Auto Workers union set a firm Monday morning deadline to reach a contract deal with General Motors Corp and threatened to send 73,000 GM factory workers on strike if no deal is reached.


Iraq's Sunni Clerics Call for Election Boycott

An influential group of Sunni Muslim  clerics on Tuesday urged Iraqis to boycott the first democratic  election in decades in protest at a U.S.-led offensive against  the rebel-held city of Falluja.


PGA Tour player Arjun Atwal is under investigation after police said what appeared to be a high-speed street race ended in a fatal crash near Orlando, Fla. Atwal was not injured in the accident Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The other driver, John Noah Park, 48, died at a hospital, Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Kim Miller said Sunday.


India needs substantial investments for growth: Study

There is a need for substantial increase in both public and private investments if India has to achieve the projected 8 percent growth rate in the coming years, said an Indian industry study released on Sunday.


Symantec Releases Beta of Norton AntiBot

New security software supplements antivirus protection by scanning systems for 'bot' malware that can take over unprotected PCs.


The idea is to wire the data center once, and then use HP's tool to add more blades at will.


Candidates busy day on eve of polling day

Presidential candidates Megawati Soekarnoputri and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono were all set Sunday after they both spent busy days on the eve of election runoff.


Wengen, 16:12 - SCI, WENGEN: DISCESA LIBERA SPOSTATA A DOMENICA

Si disputerà domenica e non sabato la discesa libera di Wengen, valida per la Coppa del Mondo...


Di 24 ore, proclamato da sindacati unitari, Sma, Ugl e Orsa


Poison case detectives set to visit Moscow

DETECTIVES investigating the death of the former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko were last night planning to fly to Moscow in their hunt for clues into his poisoning, sources confirmed.Comment


Allawi, US seeking international meeting on Iraq next month

The US administration and Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi are trying to organize an international conference in October to boost Iraq's electoral process, Secretary of State Colin Powell said in a report.


IBM Claims Its Supercomputer Is World's Fastest

The two-year reign of the massive Earth Simulator as the fastest supercomputer in the world appears to be nearing an end. IBM executives on Wednesday will announce that one of the new machines in its Blue


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


A fight broke out among inmates in a prison yard Friday, injuring 18 prisoners, three of them critically, prison officials said.


Ex-major league baseball manager Oates dead at 58

Johnny Oates, a former Major League Baseball player and manager, died here early Friday of brain cancer. He was 58. Oates was diagnosed with a brain tumor in October of 2001 and told he had only four months to live if he decided not to have surgery.


Chavez says U.S., Colombia plot to kill him

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez escalated a spat between Caracas and Bogota on Wednesday by accusing Colombia and its U.S. allies of plotting to kill him as the nations sparred over his ties with leftist rebels.


By ROBERT EVATT World Business Writer  Picking phone and television services used to be simpler. There were fewer choices, but dealing with the companies almost boiled down to a reflex action.


H.P.Âs Chief Defends Efforts to Stop Leaks

Patricia C. Dunn, Hewlett-PackardÂs chairwoman, acknowledged that some of the techniques used to stop news leaks from the companyÂs boardroom had been Âsloppy.Â


Beltran leaves after triple, homer due to elbow bruise

Beating the Cincinnati Reds for the 11th time in his career was only the second-best thing that's happened to Roy Oswalt in the last two days.


Matsushita boosts production of heatproof batteries for laptops following worries about overheating.


Nigeria's Obasanjo honoured by Liberia, Sierra Leone

Nigeria's outgoing President Olusegun Obasanjo visited Liberia and Sierra Leone Saturday to receive top honours for his country's role in helping quell civil wars in the two west African states.


Pacers nab coveted free agent Harrington

The Indiana Pacers thought Al Harrington filled a void in their new up-tempo offense. Harrington just wanted to play for a winner — and going home seemed like the perfect move.


Every month, hundreds of people are summoned to courts across the nation for a public scolding. It's no surprise that only a handful show up — after all, they are expert at that all-American custom: dodging jury duty.


GMH Communities, ELong, Build-A-Bear also debut

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- DreamWorks Animation traded about 30 percent above its increased offering price as the creator of the hugely successful "Shrek" movies drew a warm reception on Wall Street on Thursday.


Florida is now feeling the brunt of yet another weather onslaught as Hurricane Jeanne slams the sunshine state. Earlier, after floods killed 2,000 people in storm-struck Hiati, UN troops struggled to maintain order as gunmen raided homes and stole food.


San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Mike Cassidy Column: Circuit Board Designer Saves Old Library

By Mike Cassidy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 15--I wouldn't exactly call it a career path, the journey George Scheber is on.   There is no straight shot from designing circuit boards in Silicon Valley to owning a Carnegie Library in The-Middle-of-Nowhere, Illinois.


Hundreds of file-sharing lawsuits filed against Kazaa, Gnutella ...

The very lawsuits that swept through US cyberspace have reportedly made their way across the Atlantic. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry said Thursday that it filed 459 criminal and


Milano, 19:34 - CALCIO, INTER: DIFFERENZIATO PER ANDREOLLI

Ripresa degli allenamenti dell'Inter in vista della gara di sabato contro il Cagliari.


Clues to Black Plagueâs Fury in 650-Year-Old Skeletons

New findings suggest that the plague selectively took the already ill, while many of the otherwise healthy survived the infection.


Sharp and Toshiba form LCD, chip supply deal

Toshiba Corp  said on Friday it  would buy large liquid crystal display (LCD) panels from Sharp  Corp  as part of an alliance between the two  electronics makers in the LCD business.


Former Whitewater special counsel Kenneth Starr petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Alaska's "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case, a dispute involving a high school student, a banner and a tough school policy.


EU judge to Microsoft: Justify penalty suspension

A European Court judge today pressed Microsoft to explain how it would suffer irreparable harm if it follows EU orders to share technology with competitors, but offered no clues as to how he'll rule.


Dictionary to end them all lists greatest Britons -- 55,000 of them

It weighs in at 60 volumes and 282 pounds (128 kilogrammes), costs a fortune and is billed as one of the greatest works of reference the world has ever seen.


Casinos may ring up prize in Nevada primary vote

Nevada voters make their choices for  Democratic and Republican presidential candidates on Saturday  in a process as quirky as Las Vegas itself and almost as  unpredictable as a casino game.


Roma, 15:21 - VOLLEY DONNE, ITALIA: DA DOMANI COLLEGIALE AD ALASSIO

Scatta domani, giovedÃ¬ 5 ottobre ad Alassio l’ultima parte della preparazione della nazionale ...


Tbilisi, 20:18 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLE: GEORGIA-TURCHIA 1-0

In una gara amichevole disputata a Tbilisi, la Georgia ha battuto la


Carlos Pena was all hellos, handshakes, and hugs before facing the Red Sox last night at Fenway Park. Leaning over the waist-high wall by the visitors' dugout, he greeted friends and family members. All the early arrivals seemed to have some connection to the Detroit Tigers' first baseman through either his hometown of Haverhill or his alma mater, Northeastern.


Says hundreds of thousands of e-mails sent illegally

LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it filed seven lawsuits against so-called spammers who allegedly sent hundreds of thousands of sexually explicit e-mails to Internet users in violation of federal laws.


'Pregiudizi da imprenditori derivano anche da errori nostri'


Lilian Diaz, an emergency room technician, used to feel apprehensive when a doctor or nurse at her Takoma Park hospital would ask her to interpret for a Spanish-speaking patient. She knew she was chosen because of her Spanish surname, but what if she told someone the wrong thing? Her Spanish was...


Trying to Keep Visits as Painless as Possible

No kid likes to be stuck with a needle. IVs? Forget about it. In short, most things in hospitals are pretty scary for children, especially surgery. Enter Children's Hospital's anesthesiologists, a six-member team of specially trained doctors who make sure that surgery is not frightening and that ...


Mike Huckabee trounced John McCain in Kansas' caucuses Saturday, their first head-to-head contest, and told fellow conservatives he was in the Republican presidential race to stay.


Aveva immesso 2 miliardi euro per far fronte a crisi mutui


DALLAS, Oct 21, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Texas Instruments unveiled plans Thursday for the industry's first cell phone capable of receiving high definition TV broadcast signals.


Five Britons kidnapped in Ethiopia's 'land of death'

Five Britons including diplomats and embassy staff were among 15 Western tourists being held by kidnappers in a remote corner of Ethiopia dubbed the "land of death" because of its extreme climate.Comment


Study shows effects of air pollution on children

New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults.


Altro agguato poco dopo l'omicidio nel rione don Guanella


Former President Clinton will campaign with his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Iowa next month, seeking to boost her bid for the Democratic nomination in a state where she trails in the polls. The former president will spend three days in Iowa with Sen. Clinton from July 2-4.


Parker again denies cheating on Longoria

Tony Parker has never met the French model who claims they had an affair, his lawyer says. "Tony adamantly and unconditionally denies ever having laid eyes on this woman, let alone having had an affair with her," Los Angeles-based attorney Stanton "Larry" Stein said in a statement Tuesday. "The allegations of the supposed affair are entirely false and fabricated."


'Ratatouille' cooks up lukewarm box office win

The rodent cartoon "Ratatouille" raced to the top at the North American box office on Sunday but its weekend haul of $47.2 million was the lowest opening for a Pixar-produced release in nine years, according to estimates issued by distributor Walt Disney Co.


Villa deny Hughes reprieve from Blackburn pressure

Goals from Barry Ferguson and Brett Emerton were not enough to ensure Blackburn manager Mark Hughes could take his temporary leave from club duties on a sorely-needed winning note following a 2-2 draw at Ewood Park.


Zarqawi Group Claims Killing of 50 Iraqis

In their boldest and deadliest ambush yet, insurgents waylaid three minibuses carrying U.S.-trained Iraqi soldiers heading home on leave and massacred about 50 of them — forcing many to lie down on the ground and shooting them in the head, officials said Sunday.


Hacker steals crucial data from French Prez candidate

Le Pen, Le Cracked A cyber crook has stolen sensitive data from Jean-Marie Le Pen, a far-right contender for president of France. The breach may kill his chances of being able to run for the office.â¦


IAEA head in N.Korea as nuclear diplomacy heats up

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog arrived in North Korea on Tuesday on a landmark visit, hopeful of making progress on closing its atomic facilities, but U.S. officials sounded a more cautious note.


But the most important entry on Middle East watchers' list is George W. Bush: in for four more years. The recent death of Arafat, the Palestinian Authority president, creates an opportunity for the United


Colombian police arrest a Guatemalan suspected drug baron who has been on the run for two years.


Russia Seeks to Boost Software Production

Russia is seeking to slow the brain-drain of computer specialists and increase software production, a top government official said Friday, in an effort that some hope will help diversify the country's oil-dependent economy.


Car Bombers Strike Near Baghdad Green Zone

Twin suicide car bombs blew up outside  a police station near Baghdad's Green Zone on Saturday, killing  at least three people and wounding more than 40 in the latest  strike against Iraq's shaky security forces.


Pope hits out at new "marriage, Italian style"

The 1964 classic "Marriage, Italian Style", where Marcello Mastroianni is duped into wedlock by his long-suffering mistress, Sophia Loren, suggests matrimony here has long fallen short of the Roman Catholic church's ideal.


Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani is to hold talks with the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency.


Kiev, 22:45 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: DINAMO KIEV-MANCHESTER UNITED 2-4

Il Manchester United ha battuto la Dinamo Kiev 4-2 in una gara della terza giornata del gruppo F del...


Franco, McGraw deployed to Haggis' "Valley"

LOS ANGELES  - James Franco, Frances Fisher, Tim McGraw and Jason Patric are venturing "In the Valley of Elah," which is shooting in New Mexico.


Sir Alex Ferguson last night expressed his frustration at the Football Association's disciplinary system as Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney admitted a charge of


U.S. wants quick shutdown of North Korean reactor

The chief U.S. envoy in nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea said on Tuesday he wanted U.N. officers visiting the reclusive state next week to strike a quick deal to shut its reactor and source of bomb-grade plutonium.


American Airlines' parent AMR Corp.  AMR.N on Wednesday said record-high fuel costs pushed it to a  hefty third-quarter loss and warned it must cut costs and find  new revenue sources to survive in a world of soaring oil  prices.


I_Love_Pocky! writes "According to this article, Microsoft is going to give its source code for Office 2003 to more than 30 different world governements.


Londra, 20:19 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: BOLTON-ARSENAL 3-1

Nell'incontro che ha chiuso le gare della domenica della 14/a giornata di premier league, il Bolton ...


Lowe, Varitek among 10 Red Sox filing for free agency

Right-hander Derek Lowe and catcher Jason Varitek led a parade of 10 Red Sox who filed for free agency Monday, two days after they were honored in Boston following the team's first World Series title since 1918.


Parliament adopted a bill Tuesday recognizing the Soviet-era forced famine as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people in a vote seen as a victory for pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko.Comment


AUSTIN, Texas -- Cedric Benson ran for 188 yards and three touchdowns and Vince Young passed for two scores as No. 5 Texas cruised past Baylor, 44-14, yesterday.


Almost half of the 990 epilepsy-linked deaths in England each year are avoidable, says a report.


Congress returns for prelude to election

Republicans controlling Congress will focus on traditional strong suits of national defense and battling terrorism in a brief pre-election session that's a prelude to the battle for control of Capitol Hill.


Starbucks Corp. Wednesday said customers will be able to make custom music CDs at 45 of its US coffee shops by later this month, the first step in a plan to expand the service nationwide.


By Paul Beebe, The Salt Lake Tribune  Feb. 13--The Utah Black Chamber of Commerce, established one year ago,  will hold its first formal-attire social event on Feb. 24, capping a daylong  conference on topics as varied as civic participation and starting a business.


Porshe, VW workers at daggers drawn in German takeover drama

Friction is mounting between German automaker Porsche and workers at Volkswagen, where employee representatives fear losing their influence if VW is swallowed up by Porsche.


Western diet increases cancer risk for Asian women

A "western" diet heavy on red meat, starches and sweets is linked to a rise in breast cancer among post-menopausal Chinese woman, according to a study by US and Chinese researchers released Tuesday.


The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to void the nation's only law allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients take their own lives.


Roger Federer was on his way out of Flushing Meadows on Sunday evening and heading back to Manhattan when a small group of excited children stopped him for his autograph.


Williams wants NFL to clarify his eligibility

Ricky Williams has sent a letter to the National Football League, requesting a hearing for the purpose of clarifying his eligibility to return to playing status with the Miami Dolphins this season, sources have told ESPN's Hank Goldberg.


The EU reiterates support for Airbus, amid reports that airline Lufthansa is mulling a major deal with rival Boeing.


Vicepresidente Banca centrale e' grave, morto suo autista


Expert: Problems With Peterson GPS Device

Satellite navigation devices used to track Scott Peterson's car after his wife's disappearance sometimes developed glitches, once indicating he was driving 30,000 mph, an expert in the technology acknowledged Monday at Peterson's murder trial.


Sixty years after the AK-47 went into production, Mikhail Kalashnikov says he does not stay awake at night worrying about the bloodshed wrought by the world's most popular assault rifle.


A man is stabbed in the head several times with a screwdriver at a private car park in Belfast city centre.


C.E.O. Would Rather Sell Chrysler in One Piece

Dieter Zetsche, DaimlerChryslerâs chief executive, said it would be difficult to separate and sell single brands.


Negotiations between US Airways' (UAIR:Nasdaq - news - research) management and pilots continued to show progress, with the pilots union expected to give the company another proposal Friday afternoon.


Climate change and unfamiliar species leave Inuit lost for words

Global warming is increasingly rendering Inuit and other Arctic peoples at a loss for words. They simply do not have names in their languages for the temperate species flocking up from the south.


Sports of The Times: All-Juice Team Has Finally Found Its Ace: Clemens

While it names at least one player from every team, George Mitchellâs report on steroids is top heavy with Yankees and Mets.


Auspicati 'decisi investimenti' in tecnologie


A Maryland group seeking paper trails on touch-screen voting machines today sued the State Board of Elections to win the right to monitor polling places on Election Day. -washingtonpost.com


Both the Knicks and Celtics played their stars down to the wire in a preseason game that neither looked nor sounded like an exhibition and ended in a victory for the Knicks.


Multiple ultrasounds safe during pregnancy: study

More than 2,500 families participated in the study carried out by the King Edward Memorial Hospital over a 15-year period. Pregnant women are usually scanned at 12 and 18 weeks and after 20 weeks if there are any medical concerns.


Lindsay Lohan, who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Saturday in Beverly Hills, Calif., was photographed less than 48 hours later slumped in the passenger seat of a car.


How to know which stocks to sell ... and which stocks to buy.


Bemba followers attack Congo court in poll protest

Supporters of Congolese former rebel chief Jean-Pierre Bemba attacked the Supreme Court on Tuesday when they rioted to protest against results showing he had lost a presidential election.


Boston's Big Dig crisis deepened Thursday when Gov. Mitt Romney shut down the eastbound lanes of a major highway tunnel after two problem bolts were discovered in the ceiling.


Indonesian President Apologizes for Shortcomings

President Megawati Sukarnoputri apologized Thursday for the shortcomings of her three-year tenure, as official vote-counting for Monday's presidential election reflected her imminent defeat.


NEW YORK - Stock prices were expected to drop after the opening bell Friday as investors stay cautious on the corporate earnings picture, with Alcoa Inc. likely casting a shadow in early trading...


Per risolvere posizione dominante in rigassificazione


Blairâs Advance for Memoir Said to Be About $9 Million

The rights to publish Tony Blairâs memoir were bought by two divisions of Random House: Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S. and Canada and Hutchinson in Britain.


Optimism about company earnings and  continued global economic strength boosted European and Asian  shares, hurt bonds, and laid the grounds for a strong Wall  Street opening on Monday.


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The latest scientific news is about fighting aging, heart disease, and cancer.


The Nashville Predators never expected J.P. Dumont to be available during this offseason. When the Buffalo Sabres decided that the price was too high for the forward, the Predators were more than happy to bring him down south.


Gretchen Wilson performs at the Country Music Association Awards. ...

Tim McGraw was among the winners Tuesday at country music's biggest party of the year. His song Live Like You Were Dying was named song of the year and single of the year at the Country Music Awards.


(InfoWorld) - Ingres will take different approaches to supporting soft appliances that combine its database with applications from JasperSoft and Alfresco Software. When Ingres launched its Icebreaker soft appliance, it also invited other developers to build special versions of the appliance integrating their own application software. The first of those, a BI appliance built with JasperSoft BI Suite, is now complete, and the stack is being tested by early adopters, Ingres President and COO Roger Burkhardt said Thursday. It should launch next month and probably will be named Ingres BI Appliance, he said. Ingres plans to handle the customer account and first and second-line support for the BI Appliance and is training its support staff on JasperSoft's products, he said. In return for providing third-line support, JasperSoft will get a share of the support subscription price paid for the appliance by the end-user, Burkhardt said. That price "will be a significant increase of the cost of the database alone, but it will be dramatically less expensive than combining traditional components," he said. The company will adopt different support models with different partners, he said. That will mean a larger support role for Alfresco, which is working with Ingres to integrate its enterprise content management appliance with Icebreaker. "They are expecting us to provide level one [support] and level two as well as level three," said Alfresco CEO John Powell. One of the reasons for that is the more time-critical role played by content management in the enterprise. Users might be prepared to wait while a bug in their BI report is fixed, but they will want help right away if an important document disappears from the database or transactions are no longer committed, he said. With integration work on both appliances all but done -- Powell said that "the technology is all there" for the content management appliance -- the next challenge is finding a channel to market. That will involve another level of integration as the companies look for partners to turn a vanilla content management software stack into a vertical-market-specific appliance for storing a particular kind of content, he said. The early adopters of the BI appliance will help Ingres with that challenge, Burkhardt said. Many of them are systems integrators, building particular kinds of dashboards on top of the stack. For instance, one is using it to develop a BI system for U.S. credit unions, while another is tailoring the system for reporting on IT infrastructure. Once the BI appliance is complete, Burkhardt said, work will begin on another module that will link it to Salesforce.com's hosted CRM service, allowing it to make a local mirror of all the sales data held on the Salesforce servers and then generate reports from it locally.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


TAMPA - Reggie White, who chased quarterbacks for a living and touched lives for a calling, died Sunday in Cornelius, NC He was 43.


Putin Reforms Greeted by Street Protests

Russia has been swept with a wave of protests against a new law abolishing a wide range of social benefits for the country's pensioners, veterans and disabled.


Non c'e' conferma su supposte violenze o altri particolari


Americans Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday for discovering a way to turn off the effect of specific genes.


CIA tried to get Mafia to kill Castro: documents

The CIA worked with three American mobsters in a botched "gangster-type" attempt to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro in the early 1960s, according to documents released by the CIA on Tuesday.


A Yemeni court sentenced two men to death and jailed four others yesterday for their roles in a bombing which killed 17 American sailors and almost sank a Â£540m guided-missile destroyer.


Italy Faces Strike Day Against Tax Cuts 'For Rich'

Italy's factories, trains, banks and planes will come to a standstill for hours Tuesday as unions stage a general strike to protest at plans for tax cuts they say will help the rich and cost the public sector.


A man and woman arrested in connection with an international illegal drugs inquiry face extradition proceedings.


England recall Ian Bell, Monty Panesar and Liam Plunkett for the first one-dayer against West Indies.


German Chancellor Laments Nazi Death Camp

Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder paid tribute Tuesday to the victims of the Auschwitz death camp, acknowledging the Nazis had wide support and promising that Germany will fulfill its "moral obligation" to keep alive the memory of their crimes.


TJ Houshmandzadeh knows exactly what the New York Giants were feeling Sunday afternoon. He has felt the same disappointment, the same bewilderment and shook his head the way the Giants were in their locker room.


England manager Capello investigated for tax evasion

Prosecutors in Turin are investigating new England manager Fabio Capello for suspected tax evasion, Italian media reported on Wednesday.


Kenya warns of tougher action to stop killings

Kenya on Wednesday warned it would act tougher to reign in post-election violence threatening to spiral out of control in the east African nation's darkest moment since 1963 independence.


Blair under fire after Saudi arms deal probe halted

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended himself against criticism of a decision to stop a probe into a British weapons deal with Saudi Arabia, saying he was promoting national strategic interests.


Haiti Storm Death Toll Could Reach 2,000

GONAIVES, Haiti - Workers dug new mass graves for corpses that still littered this flood-ravaged city Thursday as the death toll from Tropical Storm Jeanne rose to more than 1,070 and residents grew increasingly agitated from a lack of food and drinkable water.    Health workers feared an epidemic from the unburied bodies, raw sewage in drinking water and infections from injuries...


The defensively challenged Nets lost 110-99 to the Raptors yesterday, just two days after Carter was sent to the Nets for three players and two future first-round picks.


Schools Lag Amid Gains On D.C. HIV Report Card

Delays in approving comprehensive HIV-AIDS education in District public schools are putting students at risk and impeding the city's promising efforts to combat the epidemic, according to a report to be released today.


Car bomb kills nine in northern Baghdad: police

Nine people were killed on Monday by a car bomb parked beside a market in a northern part of Baghdad, police said.


Era stato condannato a 13 anni di reclusione


Phone Manufacturers Get Broadcom Patent Reprieve

While upholding a ban on importing Qualcomm chips themselves into the US, an appeals court judge stayed the ban for individual phone manufacturers to continue shipping their phones here.


Brown faces eurosceptic wrath after EU deal

LONDON - The government called Friday for the European Union to "move on" to real reform after agreeing a new treaty, but eurosceptics threatened to keep the wrangling going with fresh demands for a referendum.


Personal Traffic Alerts, With Made-to-Order Data

In the latest incarnation of traffic reporting, information is being sent using personalized text or voice messages to usersâ cellphones or BlackBerrys, often at no charge.


Un morto, lieve sisma anche tra Turchia e Grecia


Japan Protests To China Over Incursion by Nuclear Sub

TOKYO, Nov. 12 -- Japan lodged a formal protest with the Chinese government on Friday after determining that an unidentified nuclear submarine that entered its territorial waters this week belonged to China.


Social Equality Comes With a Beat, Again

âStep Up 2 the Streetsâ posits a universe where racial and class differences are minor obstacles to fun and pretends its clichÃ©s arenât clichÃ©s.


Three conservation groups notified the federal government Wednesday they intend to sue to get polar bears listed as a threatened species due to global warming.


It would have been understandable if Tyrese Rice and his Boston College teammates had been looking ahead on their schedule before last night's game against Longwood.


Nessuna decisione, tra ipotesi avere migliore offerta Gates


Letterman Makes Deal With Striking Writers

The deal will allow David Letterman to resume his show next Wednesday with his team of writers on board.


Motegi, 09:03 - MOTOGP, GIAPPONE: STONER CAMPIONE DEL MONDO

Casey Stoner si è laureato campione del mondo della classe MotoGp di motociclismo con tre gar...


The 82-year-old founder of Adelphia Communications may soon be headed to prison after an appeals court upheld his conviction on conspiracy and fraud charges yesterday.


Mom's dieting habits can have a bad influence on the children. Some research indicates youngsters learn attitudes about dieting through observation. For some youngsters, that might mean an unhealthy fixation on body image, experts warn.


Chocolate maker Hershey Foods Corp.  HSY.N on Thursday posted a higher-than-expected 16 percent  rise in quarterly profit and said it will get into the cookie  business.


Alan Garcia, who left the presidency in disgrace 16 years ago after driving Peru's economy into ruin amid a guerrilla war, will have a chance at redemption when he is sworn into a second term Friday.


A drug now used to treat breast cancer could help men with advanced prostate cancer live longer, say scientists.


Crude Oil Jumps to Record on Concern Over Low US Supplies

Crude oil prices surged to a record in New York and London on concern that hurricane damage to production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico will keep supplies from rising enough to meet winter needs.


One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They donât.


The government is looking into calls to lift a ban on creating embryos from dying children to aid key research.


Vote counting continues all night in Romania as exit polls show both presidential candidates neck-and-neck.


Ford commits to long-term participation in WRC

Ford of Europe today announced a major commitment to the World Rally Championship. The Company has entered into a four-year agreement with Malcolm Wilson's British


Partners Stage Rave Marketing for Scion, Harley, XM

By Lee, Jessica  SMALL BUSINESS Web Marketer Started as After-School Job; Golf Gym Sells Workout Gear, Videos for Duffers  Matt Costa and Brian Alper know how to throw a party. In fact, they've turned parties into a $15 million yearly business.


''It's important that there not be an overreaction to this poll,'' BCS coordinator (and Big 12 commissioner) Kevin Weiberg said on a conference call Monday.


Firefox fights for liberty in using Internet

SAN JOSE - By day, Alexander Vincent is a mild-mannered secretary for a Vallejo, Calif., real estate broker. By night, he's an online crusader protecting users of a new Internet browser from glitches and security bugs.


Non sara' in aula l'avv.Taormina che ha lasciato la difesa


Colombia orders blockade of rebel hostage camps

Colombia ordered troops to surround jungle camps where rebels hold hundreds of kidnap victims in hopes of forcing their release despite concerns the move could endanger the lives of the hostages.


Hundreds of Swedes paused outside a department store Saturday to remember their former foreign minister, a popular politician who was stabbed and killed by a mentally ill man while shopping one year ago.


Just out of hospital after a serious infection to his foot, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende won't have time for a gradual return to work.


Ben Curtis came out of nowhere to win the 2003 British Open, one of the biggest upsets ever in a major championship. Almost immediately, nowhere found him again.


When the Yankees Drop in at Tropicana Field, So Do the Fans

The overwhelming chants of âLetâs go, Yan-kees!â and the standing ovations for Yankees pitchers made it clear that opposing fans were out in full force in Tampa Bay this past weekend.


IBM on Wednesday said it will  take a third-quarter charge of $320 million to settle all but  two claims of an ongoing lawsuit claiming its pension plan  discriminated against older workers, in exchange for capping  its potential liability at $1.4 billion.


McNamee's lawyer predicts Clemens pardon

One of Brian McNamee's lawyers predicted that Roger Clemens will be pardoned by President Bush, saying some Republicans treated his client harshly because of the pitcher's friendship with the Bush family.


Rwanda's president tells the African Union that military action in DR Congo is not aimed at Congolese forces.


Britain, US lower security alert after attack no longer seen imminent

British and US authorities have eased curbs for airline passengers as Britain lowered its terror alert, deeming the threat of attack to be no longer imminent though still "highly likely."


Kamikaze davanti a un bar della capitale, sette agenti iracheni uccisi. Al Zarqawi annuncia sul web la morte di uno dei suo capi. Assedio americano a Falluja. Bigley, in 2 milioni scaricano il video. Ai tempi


Many long-married couples are still miles apart in their thinking.


Roma, 19:47 - SCHERMA, CDM SPADA: DOPPIO PODIO PER LE SQUADRE AZZURRE

Doppio podio azzurro nelle prove a squadre di Coppa del Mondo di spada. La nazionale femminile si &e...


Russia have dropped their number one   player Nikolay Davydenko from the singles for this weekend's   Davis Cup semi-final against the United States on clay in   Moscow.


The number of homes on the market is big, and likely to get much bigger.


WALL STREET analysts last night said a second experimental pain killer under development by Merck, the American drugs maker, could be delayed until 2007, after regulators asked for more information on the medicineâs safety.


"Sono rimasto l'unico nel governo a volere il taglio delle tasse"

GENOVA - "Sono rimasto l'unico a volere il taglio dell'Irpef sui redditi personali". Si sfoga il premier Silvio Berlusconi, quando prende la parola a Genova all'assemblea degli armatori. Dopo i cortei di protesta


The family of a French woman murdered in south-west London are travelling to the UK to meet detectives.


Furniture retailer IKEA  is to introduce a 70p levy for customers who purchase items by credit card.


A man was found guilty of first-degree murder Thursday in the beating death of his 3-year-old daughter during an attack on her day care center.


Dell: Don't Worry About Laptop Electric Shocks

Users have been complaining about electric shocks from some Dell laptops; not to worry, Dell, says--they're harmless.


Robert Altman created 48 principal characters for "A Wedding," his 1978 movie set in suburban Chicago, deliberately doubling the total he invented for "Nashville." "There probably was an arrogance to it," the director says now. "I think there probably were too many."


Singapore's Chinatown new home for hedge funds

Hedge fund managers around the world have clustered in locations with character, such as leafy Greenwich, Connecticut in the U.S. and the stately Mayfair neighborhood in London.


FTSE 100 slides during volatile trading session

The FTSE 100 index see-sawed during a volatile trading session as it mirrored sharp swings on Wall Street, dealers said Thursday.


L'evento sara' inaugurato dal ministro De Castro


US keeps talking despite no progress on NKorean nukes

The United States have gone into another round of direct talks with North Korea despite reporting no progress in the campaign to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear arms.


The U.S. trade gap narrowed in  December as the declining dollar gave exports a boost, while  first-time claims for jobless benefits fell to their lowest  level in more than 4 years last week.


Late-Season Heroics Guide Astros Into Playoffs

The Houston Astros seemed as shocked as they were happy after beating the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Sunday to clinch the National League wild card playoff berth and cap an improbable late-season comeback.


Morning-Sickness Med Doesn't Up Malformation Risk

NEW YORK  - Taking the anti-nausea drug  ondansetron (Zofran) during pregnancy does not seem to increase  the risk of major malformations in the baby, according to a new  report.


Apple tangles with owner of itunes.co.uk

UK-based Internet entrepreneur Benjamin Cohen says that he got an unexpected shock last month after he checked his voicemail and heard a lawyer representing Apple Computer Inc.


Iranian government figures condemn Hollywood historical epic 300 as "psychological warfare" against the country.


Researchers at a Department of Energy lab are developing fuel rods that could halve the amount of nuclear waste produced. That's good news for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, where 40 years' worth of radioactive material is slated to be stored. By John Gartner.


Halo Master Chief armour offered on eBay

Kick butt at fancy dress parties Imagine how impressed your friends would be when you rock up to a fancy dress party dressed just like the Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, in a Spartan combat suit.â¦


Iraqi prime minister receives boost from pope and Italian ...

Iraq's interim prime minister made a quick but productive stop in Rome Thursday, receiving Italy's commitment to keep its troops in the US-led


Troy Brown signed with the New England Patriots for a 15th season Tuesday, giving the wide receiver a chance to increase his team record of 557 catches.


Pakistan is accused of detaining hundreds of alleged terror suspects without legal process.


Post 9/11, Islam flourishes among blacks

Islam is growing fast among African Americans, who are undeterred by increased scrutiny of Muslims in the United States since the September 11 attacks, according to imams and experts.


The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) launched its back-to-school, anti peer-to-peer (P2P) (define) campaign Tuesday with a national media briefing praising the efforts of a handful of colleges and universities to stop piracy.


An investigation into three apparent suicides at the Guantanamo Bay prison has found that other detainees may have helped the men hang themselves or were planning to kill themselves too.


Brady Quinn and the Notre Dame offense were as good as advertised in Week 2. After an unimpressive opening game, Quinn, Jeff Samardzija and Co. returned to their fantastic form of last season in a 41-17 victory over No. 19 Penn State on Saturday.


THERE ARE occasions when symbolic gestures in the realm of diplomacy are worth making, and the UN Security Council resolution that Washington and Paris sponsored Thursday to denounce Syria's flagrant manipulation of Lebanese politics was one of those


Fossil of giant, spear-fishing penguin found in Peru: study

Hollywood gave us all-singing, all-dancing penguins, and surfing penguins, but leave it to evolution to give us giant, prehistoric spear-fishing penguins from Peru.


Class President at Cooper City High Charged in Grade Changing

By Douane D. James, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 13--Cooper City High School's senior class president was arrested Tuesday and charged in a grade-tampering scandal that has rocked the campus.   Ryan C.


Cherokees: No membership for slaves' kin

Cherokee Nation members voted Saturday to revoke the tribal citizenship of an estimated 2,800 descendants of the people the Cherokee once owned as slaves.


Traffic on Delaware River May Resume After Spill

Vessel traffic may resume as early as  Monday night on the Delaware River after a crude oil spill last  Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard officials said on Monday.


Oldest Living Man Dies Days Before Turning 114, 111-Year-Old Takes ...

Nov. 20, 2004 - The worldâs oldest living man, Fred Hale, Sr., died in his sleep Friday, while battling pneumonia. He would have celebrated his 114th birthday on Dec. 1. He drew national attention earlier


Paris 2012 organisers have been accused of breaking Olympic bid rules by using French embassies to promote the city. Madrid 2012 have made an official protest to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) ethical commission.


Putin arms threat may steal headlines at G8 summit

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Group of Eight leaders seeking to focus on climate change and Africa at their summit this week may find it hard not to be distracted by the Russian bear glowering in the room.


Ex-Libertines frontman Pete Doherty is given a suspended four month sentence for possessing a flick knife.


Bombings Surge as Iraqi Militants Go on Offensive

A spate of bombings is evidence that militants have begun an offensive they had threatened, a U.S. general said.


Avrebbero impedito a un imprenditore di aprire attivita'


Iraq premier: U.S., Iraq share same goal

Iraq is the "tip of the bayonet" in the fight against terror, the country's premier said Monday, stressing that the same group responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks was behind the destruction of the minarets of a revered Shiite shrine last year in his country.


Macmillan Publishers has agreed to buy Hayden-McNeil Publishing, a publisher of custom textbooks, for an undisclosed sum.


Blocking hardware accessibility through software: a printer's tale

What are you getting when you buy a printer to use under GNU/Linux? The LinuxPrinting.org site can tell you how well a printer will work with free software, but often that's only part of the story. I came face to face with this simple fact when I recently bought a Hewlett-Packard PhotoSmart C3100, a low end inkjet printer that includes scanning and copying features. Besides basic features, like many today, the printer includes features that run without a computer, if only with the specific Windows or OS X software that accompanies it. My experience is one data point for measuring the current state of hardware support for GNU/Linux -- as well as how companies, deliberately or otherwise, are withholding it.


In Spinal Device Research, Questions on Financial Conflicts

The way the Prodisc, an artificial spinal disk, was tested and approved provides a stark example of conflicts of interest among clinical researchers.


Polls Open In Hong Kong Legislative Election

Polls have opened in Hong Kong's legislative election, which pits pro-Bejing party candidates against those who favor greater democracy for the territory.


Jason Lezak, fastest man in the world  this year, and Ian Crocker were eliminated in the heats of the  100 meters freestyle on Tuesday, leaving the United States  without an Olympic finalist in the event for the first time,  barring the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games and an open-water duel  between an Austrian and a Hungarian in 1896.


Berlusconi, Tronchetti si e' sentito obbligato a dimettersi


Dave Winer, considered by many to be the father of blogging and a pioneer of RSS feeds, offers his new technologies vision.


A former separatist rebel is sworn in as the first directly elected governor of Indonesia's Aceh province.


Timberwolves Topple Clippers 107-100, OT

Sam Cassell scored eight of his season-high 30 points in overtime and Kevin Garnett added 22 points and 15 rebounds, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers 107-100 Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.


Manchester United, the world's wealthiest football club, reported a near 30-percent decline in annual profits on Monday, hit by a weaker performance on the pitch, and warned that future results would be ...


Depression, a Frequent Visitor to Wall St.

Suicides in the brokerage industry are rare, but the chronic depression, even despair, associated with them is not infrequent on Wall Street.


Bono Takes African Aid Cause to the Republicans

U2 lead singer Bono is taking time off  from preparing for the release of his band's new album to  remind Republicans about AIDS in Africa.


Jude, Johnny & Colin to Assume Heath's Last Role

It is taking three top names Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell â to step into Heath Ledger's final role, in the unfinished movie The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, according to a rep for Law.   Speaking to the BBC, Law's spokeswoman confirmed...


TXU bidders pledge no sale for 5 years: WSJ

An investor group seeking to acquire  TXU Corp.  pledged that if its $32 billion buyout bid is  successful it will hold on to the utility for at least five  years and will not load any acquisition-related debt onto the  utility, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Sir Paul McCartney delights fans, including daughters Stella and Mary, with his gig at the BBC Electric Proms.


Scotland coach Berti Vogts was verbally abused by fans after his side's flagging World Cup qualification hopes suffered a further blow in a 1-1 draw in Moldova.


Il ddl diventa legge, sparisce lo scalone per i pensionandi


Democrat Disputes Social Security 'Crisis'

There is no looming crisis in Social Security, and Congress should not rush to create private accounts, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. said Saturday.


Greg Maddux won his 14th Gold Glove award and three members of the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals have been honored as the top fielding players at their positions.


Bin Laden Warns of Retaliation for Iraqi Deaths

Osama bin Laden said on Wednesday in a full Internet broadcast of a video, partly aired by Al Jazeera last week, that George W. Bush had dragged America into a quagmire in Iraq and warned of retaliation for Iraqi deaths.


Lakers owner speaks to disgruntled Bryant over team's future

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss spoke to Kobe Bryant on Thursday in a bid to ease the guard's increasing frustration over the team's future.


CHARLOTTE, NC -- The Charlotte Bobcats won their first meeting with the New Orleans Hornets last night! It was the Hornets first trip back to Charlotte since their bitter departure after the 2001-2002 season.


An earthen dam that threatened to burst and send more than 6 million gallons of water into downtown El Paso was stabilized Friday after crews worked overnight to lower water levels, officials said.


(InfoWorld) - Three Republican U.S. senators on Thursday called on Congress to pass a permanent Internet tax ban before a moratorium expires Nov. 1. The current Internet tax moratorium, which Congress has extended twice since 1998, bans taxes on Internet access, as well as other taxes unique to the Internet. It's important for Congress to pass a permanent ban soon before state and local governments begin to tax Internet access, said Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican. Those who wonder what impact Internet taxes could have should look to U.S. telephone and mobile phone bills, where taxes are up to 20 percent of the cost, McCain said. "We cannot allow that to happen to the Internet -- likely the most popular invention since the light bulb," McCain said at a press conference. Several senators, many of them former state governors, have opposed a permanent extension of the tax ban. Earlier this year, Senators Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, and Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, introduced a bill that would narrow the moratorium's definition of Internet access and extend the ban for four years. That bill would close what supporters have called a loophole allowing telecom providers to argue that voice and other services bundled with Internet service shouldn't be taxed. In addition, nine states that were allowed to maintain their Internet taxes would lose a total of up to $120 million a year under a House of Representatives version of the moratorium extension, The National Governors Association has argued. The House version of the moratorium bill strips these states' exemptions. If Congress makes the ban permanent, nothing would stop Internet providers from trying to expand the number of untaxed services, David Quam, director of federal relations for The National Governors Association, said in June. "The temporary provision keeps everyone honest," Quam said then. But Senator John Sununu, a New Hampshire Republican, argued Thursday that a permanent ban is needed. If there's a problem with bundled services, that can be worked out in the bill, he said. The Internet is "critically important to interstate and global commerce," Sununu said. "It makes no sense to have a national and global communications and business network to be subject to taxes by every state, city, and county in the country." The news conference came a day after the American Homeowners Grassroots Alliance, an advocacy group, sent letters to Congress calling on lawmakers to extend the tax ban. New Internet taxes would hurt telecommuters and home-based businesses, the group said. Supporters of a permanent ban say it will help more U.S. residents connect to the Internet, a policy goal of many lawmakers. Asked if they would support another temporary tax ban, the three Republicans rejected that option. "If it's the right thing to do, we ought to make it permanent," said Senator Trent Lott, a Mississippi Republican.


The Orange Order in the Republic is receiving 250,000 euros in funding from the Irish government.


Vivica A. Fox is looking  to throw her hat into the talk show ring, sources said.


Attack on NYC woman, 101, caught on tape

For a moment, the man in the grainy video looks like a good Samaritan holding the door open for an elderly neighbor. Then he turns and delivers three sharp punches to the 101-year-old woman's head.


Calif. Bishop 'At Peace' After Settlement

The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange told parishioners Sunday that he can finally sleep through the night now that he has ended a long and at times bitter legal battle by agreeing to the nation's largest settlement for victims of sexual abuse by clergy.


Senior Russian Central Bank official Andrei Kozlov is critically ill after being shot by gunmen in Moscow.


D-Backs stifle Mets to end 5-1 road trip

Doug Davis and Arizona threw some curveballs at the New York Mets' plans for a series win over the Diamondbacks.


A US Army reservist pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison and testified that some of the humiliating practices were dictated


Auto makers demonstrate the interactive car

During CES 2008 on Monday, it seemed the idea of automotive electronics finally came unto its own, evolving from cheap accessories into useful, and even potentially productive, components.


Perl lightning articles are short, direct, and full of electrifying practical information. This time, Steven Philip Schubiger demonstrates how to convert crufty MakeMaker installation scripts into shiny pure-Perl installers, Phil Crow demonstrates the use of Java's powerful Swing UI toolkit from Perl, Joshua McAdams explains how to turn any module into a script, and chromatic removes duplication from test suites.


People at a high risk of having a heart attack do not know when to dial 999, experts have warned.


Investors shrugged when state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Dec. 10, 2001, that he was investigating research at Merrill Lynch & Co.


The UK says the private sector should still share the risk and the cost of developing Europe's satellite-navigation system, Galileo.


It is one of football's rich ironies that the father of Craig Bellamy, that inveterate challenger of officialdom, is a linesman.


The actress delivered a speech on -- you guessed it -- racism.


Some television networks are racing to develop eye-catching score boxes. Fox, for example, now has fire coming out of its baseball scores.


Wu Bangguo , China's top legislator, met Prime Minister Bertie Ahern of Ireland in Beijing on January 19, vowing to further legislative cooperation between the two countries.


Research-Result Battle Now Pits PR 'Pit Bull' Against Barbie Blenders

The fracas over free access to government-funded research results has come to this: a battle between a widely feared "pit bull of public relations" and an organization that made its name by celebrating the stuffing of Barbie dolls into blenders.


Minnesotan seeks to annual Croatian election results

The candidate who finished third in Croatia's weekend presidential election said Tuesday he was appealing to the Constitutional Court, insisting that the results were rigged and that he should have had a place ...


With astrology and numerology finding more and more believers, a leading Mumbai daily just recently carried predictions by the city's three prolific astro-numerologists on Bollywood celebrities.


EU Asks Turkey To Give Kurds Greater Rights

A top European Union official says Turkey needs to do more for its Kurdish minority. The EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Guenter Verheugen, was speaking during a tour of Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast region.


ASIA/HONG KONG - ÂTrovare il Signore Ã¨ la fortuna delle fortuneÂ: iniziative di evangelizzazione per il prossimo Capodanno cinese Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - In vista del Capodanno cinese, che si celebra il 18 febbraio, la diocesi di Hong Kong si sta mobilitando per lÂevangelizzazione del Capodanno, promuovendo lÂinculturazione del Vangelo nella tradizione cinese. Secondo quant...


By Judy Green, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 3--Harry Potter fans in the United States have a chance to meet J.K. Rowling at 12:01 a.m. July 21 in London at the launch party for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh novel in the series.


U.S. Treasuries climbed on Tuesday amid a relentless rise in oil costs that hinted at a slowdown in consumer spending in the coming holiday season.


Reporter Freed as Rebel Cleric Brokers a Deal

A kidnapped American journalist was released Sunday after the intervention of the cleric Moktada al-Sadr, even as his Shiite militia engaged


COMMISSIONE UE: DEFICIT ITALIA A RISCHIO 3% NEL 2004 E NEL 2005

LUSSEMBURGO - ''Il deficit pubblico in Italia sia per quest'anno che per il prossimo e' intorno al 3%'': lo ha detto oggi a Lussemburgo il Commissario Ue per gli Affari economici e monetari Joaquin Almunia precisando pero' che le previsioni d'autunno dell


Best Buy to sell AT&T's Internet phone service

Best Buy will sell AT&T's residential voice over Internet protocol service through 628 stores nationwide as well as online, beginning this fall, the companies said.


I remember seeing some discussion about the Schiavo case on DailyKos a while back. I just wanted to update that the Florida Supreme Court has ruled "Terri's Law" unconstitutional.


ThinkPad T42 is equipped with biometric device designed to limit access to sensitive data.


Foggia: sette morti nel crollo di una palazzina

FOGGIA - Sono sette i morti accertati e otto i feriti, di cui due gravi, nel il crollo di una palazzina avvenuto questa notte intorno alle 3,20 a Foggia, in Puglia. Con tutta probabilitÃ  all'origine della


Update 2: Interbrew Shareholders Back Ambev Move

Shareholders of Belgian brewer Interbrew SA on Friday backed the planned $11.4 billion combination of their family company with Brazil's Ambev in a deal that would form the world's largest brewer by volume.


Seconda sconfitta consecutiva per i granata. Vince a Bari il Genoa. Bene Arezzo, Ascoli, Catania, Modena, Catanzaro e Treviso. Stasera Perugia-Cesena. MILANO, 10 ottobre 2004 - Il Torino perde l'occasione


19 killed as fighting break out: 9 Iraqi soldiers feared executed ...

Nineteen people including a US soldier were killed in separate incidents in Iraq on Saturday. Guerrillas armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades skirmished with US forces


Italian PM Romano Prodi will face a vote of confidence in parliament after a key coalition ally resigned.


Milano, 15:30 - CALCIO, MILAN: UFFICIALIZZATA LA LISTA PER LA CHAMPIONS

Il Milan ha comunicato l'elenco dei giocatori iscritti alla prossima Champions League.


Photographers in Princess Di Case Absolved

A Paris appeals court on Tuesday upheld the acquittals of three photographers accused of invasion of privacy after they took pictures of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed at the scene of their deadly crash.


Cybercrime summit urges international cooperation

com September 18, 2004, 12:05 PM PT. Most IT Managers won't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.


Fighting Appears to Be Abating in E. Congo

The recent escalation in fighting between warring factions in eastern Congo appears to be abating as a result of the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers and strong political messages from the international community, a senior U.N. official said.


Lance Armstrong bristled Tuesday at a report that two former teammates admitted using performance-enhancing drugs, calling it "a hatchet job ... to link me to doping through somebody else's admission."


For the first time in two years, Google saw its share of the U.S. Web ad market fall in 2007.


Antibody Therapy Shows Promise Against Alzheimer's

NEW YORK  - Findings from a small study  suggest that antibody therapy may improve the thinking ability  of patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in  the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.