Al-Qaida No 2 urges global fight as 25 die in mosque blast

"Let us start resisting now ... We can't wait or we will be eaten up, country by country," he said. "People of knowledge and experience should organise their efforts and form a leadership for the resistance to combat the crusaders.


( KIRKSVILLE ) On Wednesday, KTVO told you about five confirmed cases of whooping cough in the Ottumwa Community School District. And now, we've learned there is also a confirmed case in Adair County .


GB: Ofcom entscheidet Ã¼ber Voice-over-IP Rufnummern Geographische ...

UK regulator Ofcom decided to make geographic and non-geographic numbers available for VoIP (voice over IP) services. Non-geographic VoIP numbers will have a 056 prefix code, and will be available to all "local


Where Marines Are Called âIntrudersâ and Recruiting Office Is Unwelcome

The Berkeley City Council is retreating from its proclamation that the Marine Corps are not welcome to run their three-person recruiting office downtown.


Intervista con il regista ieri a Roma per gli "Incontri con il cinema americano"Il suo nuovo film "Sweeney Todd", con Johnny Depp, esce in Italia il 22 febbraio                                          Colloquio con Tim Burton "Racconto l'orrore della normalitÃ "                                                                                di MARIA PIA FUSCO


With officers like these on the beat, we might feel safe. But they're not targeting the dangerous criminals now terrorising our streets. The simulated shoot-out was part of training to deal with biological or chemical terrorist threats.  (c) 2006 Daily Mirror.


The Pentagon's top health official said Thursday he wants to see better mental health assessments, stronger privacy protections and a "buddy system" to change the military's stigma against seeking help for anxiety and depression.


Illusionist in Times Square cement box stunt

U.S. illusionist Criss Angel began a 24-hour stunt on Monday that will end with him trying to escape from a small cement box strung up above New York's Times Square before it crashes to the ground.


Troops Finding Scores of Bodies of Slain Iraqis

American troops have discovered at least 65 bodies in the past eight days in Mosul, the latest sign that insurgents are focusing on terrorizing vulnerable Iraqis.


Sudan jails 10 after crackdown on protests

Sudanese courts have jailed at least  10 demonstrators arrested by the state security forces who used  teargas and sticks to break up a protest against price hikes on  basic goods.


U.S. struggles with shutting down Guantanamo

After insisting for years the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay was vital to national security, U.S. officials are now trying to shut it down but are having trouble coming up with a plan to do it.


All Businesses Should Keep Up to Date With the Latest Developments in Mobile Internet

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c59200)  has announced the addition of Mobile Internet 2.0 to their offering.  Mobile Internet 2.0 is a comprehensive report analysing the extension of  Internet and Web 2.0 into the wireless domain from a global perspective.


Japanese automaker says if it could find the battery power, completely electric cars would be better for the environment than a plug-in hybrid.


Fiat says no deal with GM, mediation next

Fiat (FIA) and General Motors (GM) will move to mediation after executives failed to reach agreement over the Italian company's option to compel GM to buy its troubled auto division.


MWW Group Retained By the Council of Great Lakes Governors

CHICAGO, June 7  /PRNewswire/ -- MWW Group (http://www.mww.com/), one of the nation's top 10 public relations firms, today announced its work with the Council of Great Lakes Governors.  The Council is a cooperative, non-partisan effort between the public and private sectors of the eight U.S.


Dell to sell notebook PCs at U.S. Sam's Club stores

Dell Inc.  said on Friday it would sell notebook computers at more than 580 of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  Sam's Club outlets for $899 each starting next week, its latest move to sell computers in retail chains.


Athens, host-city of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games, farewells the greatest Sports competition for athletes with a disability with a Closing Ceremony was held at the Olympic Stadium of Athens (OAKA).


Armed man holds woman hostage at Turkish Airlines

A Turkish Airlines employee armed with a gun was holding a female colleague hostage at the company's headquarters in Istanbul on Tuesday, a company spokeswoman told Reuters.


Nepal's embattled government offered to meet a demand by Maoist rebels to end their blockade of the capital yesterday after the guerrillas set


Hu Replaces Jiang as China Military Chief

Former president Jiang Zemin gave up  the top job in China's military on Sunday, handing over his  last post to Communist Party chief Hu Jintao to complete a  historic leadership transition to a younger generation.


Fear of infection as Sofia's garbage strike leaves city in a mess

Bulgarian authorities fear an outbreak of disease from tonnes of waste garbage piled up in Sofia after protestors for the seventh day blocked access to the capital's main waste disposal site.


Face-Lifts Safe for Healthy Elderly: Study

NEW YORK  - Elderly men and women trying to  turn back the clock should not be denied a face-lift based on  age alone, according to researchers.


S Airways said yesterday that it would ask a bankruptcy judge to approve emergency pay cuts - which its unions said would be 23 percent - and other moves to raise cash.


India to ask young villagers to encourage safe sex

India plans to recruit one young man   and woman from every large village in the country to over the   next five years teach their peers about safe sex and HIV, a   health official said on Wednesday.


Malaysia's former deputy, Anwar Ibrahim, can walk free from pain for the first time in years after back surgery.


Security Tightened in Paris Following Embassy Bombing

Security was tightened around Paris today after a bomb exploded outside the Indonesian Embassy, slightly injuring nine people. French Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said a rigged package exploded


Roma, 12:12 - CICLISMO, KIRYENKA ALLA TINKOFF

La Tinkoff Credit Systems ha sostenuto il suo primo collegiale nella cornice dell'Hotel Boemia di Ri...


Given the dynamics of the situation, there was no way Bill Belichick could have prepared for today's start of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in a fashion that suits his personality. More in tune with detail than the next dozen guys combined, Belichick was engaged in some rather important business Sunday, then he had clean-up duty Monday, and his ...


Texas State gets Cormac McCarthy archive

The Southwestern Writers Collection at Texas State University-San Marcos has purchased the archives of novelist Cormac McCarthy, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.


West Bromwich Albion have named their former player Bryan Robson as manager in succession to Gary Megson. Robson, 47, has signed a two-and-a-half year contract and installed Nigel Pearson as his assistant.


French hostage crisis drags on, Iraq's northern oil exports halted

BAGHDAD : France held its breath for two of its reporters kidnapped in Iraq, while the war-torn country's ailing economy was dealt a massive blow after a key export pipeline suffered its biggest post-war attack.


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Yahoo and EarthLink said they are adding a feature that promises to reduce spam. Free! Sign up here to receive our Before the Bell e-Newsletter!


Russia's foreign minister blames  Gordon Brown's takeover as UK prime minister for the two countries' row.


L'interprete del film "I Cento passi" in manette per tentato omicidioRicoverato in ospedale il ferito recentemente separato dalla figlia dell'artista                                                  Palermo, accoltella l'ex genero arrestato l'attore Burruano


Pod slurping licks a*se antlers to claim Oz word of the year

Strewth The powers that be down at the Macquarie Dictionary have voted "pod slurping" as Oz word of the year 2007.â¦


Arsenal needed an own goal to brush aside PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League Group E opener at Highbury.


E' la regina Maria Stuarta al Theatre Marigny di Parigi


Officials are considering seeking a change in Pentagon policy that would allow for longer and more frequent call-ups of some reservists.


Computer security experts estimate that tens of millions of personal computers are infected with malicious software. Some are keyloggers, recording every key stroke that the user enters -- sending valuable bank account information, passwords and credit card numbers to hackers.


BA sees third-quarter profits fall, takes hit from aborted strike

British Airways has said that third-quarter net profits sank 12.0 percent and revealed it would lose 80 million pounds from a cancelled cabin crew strike earlier this week.


How does British bid measure up to The Games' requirements?

The report criticised the spread of venues, which made athletes' travelling distances among the longest of any bidding city. The IOC was impressed by the Olympic Park in the lower Lea Valley.


The first witness in the trial of hte former Liberian President talks, not about atrocities, but about "blood diamonds"


The sky is the limit now, says US adventurer

American adventurer Steve Fossett broke the speed record for airships in a flight with a German company's new-look Zeppelin, the manufacturer said on Wednesday.


More competitive school sport could be part of the next Labour manifesto, suggests the culture secretary.


US rap star The Game pleads not guilty to pulling a gun during a basketball game at a school.


Lab to study tsunami preparation efforts

It's a version of Seaside — carefully created at a fraction of its actual size — just waiting to be slammed by a tsunami.


Apple Earnings Up, but Stock Falls on Outlook

Apple beat Wall Street expectations with its earnings report, but shares of its stock fell more than 11 percent in after-hours trading as investors fretted over its future.


Alcohol Deaths Spur Change on Reservation

The Flathead Indian Reservation is shifting its focus to children and retooling tribal policies following the drinking deaths of four boys in a six-month period. The deaths, starting in late 2003, stunned the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, but inspired a gritty resolve to help children deal with alcohol without underestimating the power of generations of alcohol abuse.


Londra, 11:31 - CALCIO, MANCHESTER UNITED: TENTAZIONE TORRES

Secondo il Daily Mirror il Manchester United è pronto a tornare alla carica per Fernando Torr...


A ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales is expected to be backed by MPs on Wednesday.


Motu Proprio del papa 'rischia di alimentare antisemitismo'


Halliburton moves CEO to Dubai in bid to boost oil income

Halliburton Co. , the world's second-largest oilfield-services provider, will move chief executive David Lesar to a new corporate headquarters in Dubai to help the company expand in the Middle East and Asia.


The party's over Viacom's patience with Google has finally run out, and the entertainment giant has filed a $1bn copyright infringement suit against Google.â¦


Egypt: Palestinians assisted Sinai investigation

Egypt's Interior Minister Habib el-Adly said that Palestinian security forces assisted the investigation into the Sinai attacks.


Calcio. Roma nel baratro: perde contro il Bologna e Voeller si ...

Il Bologna in nove batte la Roma per 3-1 e manda i giallorossi nel baratro retrocessione. Voeller si dimette, la Roma praticamente non esiste piÃ¹. La Juve fa solo 1-1 col sorprendente Palermo e domani la


Slovak journalist rues following Larry Flynt path

Unlike Larry Flynt, Slovak journalist Martin Klein has found defending freedom of speech a ruinous experience.


French photographer files complaint over Diana death photos

A French photographer who took one of the last pictures of princess Diana after her Paris car crash 10 years ago has lodged a complaint for theft of the photograph, his lawyer said Saturday.


General Motors is planning what amounts to a clearance sale, offering zero-percent financing for loans of up to six years to help move out its 2004 models.


U.S. Takes Charge in Last-Day Ryder Singles

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - The United States kept  alive its faint hopes of a final-day miracle at the 35th Ryder  Cup, leading Europe in six of the first 10 singles matches at  Oakland Hills.


Belarus' authoritarian president dismissed his chief of staff Monday and replaced him with a longtime associate who was implicated by a European rights group in disappearances of opposition figures five years ...


Ieuan Wyn Jones says Plaid Cymru could lead the Welsh assembly after new life was breathed into a coalition deal.


Mother of Michael Jackson Accuser Testifies

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Under the piercing gaze of  Michael Jackson and his family, the mother of the teenage boy  who accuses the pop star of molesting him sparred with lawyers  on Friday at a hearing to determine what evidence can be  allowed in the case.


Rosie O'Donnell has fought her last fight at `The View.' ABC said Friday she won't be back on the show following her angry confrontation with co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Wednesday.


Troops Confront Waste In Iraq Reconstruction

ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq -- Maj. Craig Whiteside's anger grew as he walked through the sprawling school where U.S. military commanders had invested money and hope. Portions of the workshop's ceiling were cracked or curved. The cafeteria floor had a gaping hole and concrete chunks. The auditorium was...


Sono arrivati in Calabria a bordo di un barcone di 20 metriStanno tutti bene. Ora gli investigatori cercano gli scafisti                                            Sbarcati nella Locride 150 curdi Anche 25 donne a 150 bambini


As Hanukkah nears, writer becomes Jewish "Santa"

TORONTO, Nov 22 (Reuters Life!) - As a child, Daniel Bloom remembers feeling left out as other children wrote to Santa Claus with their wish lists each year.


Spanish coach Aragones apologizes over racist remarks about Henry

MADRID (CP) - Under-fire coach Luis Aragones apologized Friday for racist remarks made against star French striker Thierry Henry of Arsenal.


NEW YORK  - The American Heart Association  (AHA) recommends in a statement issued Monday that doctors  strongly encourage their cardiac patients to participate in  rehabilitation programs aimed at preventing a recurrence of  heart problems.


Let me leave and be free, pleads Israeli whistleblower Vanunu

Mordechai Vanunu, who was freed in April after 18 years in an Israeli prison for revealing the country's nuclear program, told the BBC in a television interview from Israel that he was desperate to start a new life elsewhere.


SAP steps up BI efforts for smaller businesses

SAP acquired Norwegian software company iLytix Systems earlier this month in a move aimed at introducing a new business intelligence (BI) tool to its small business product suite, Business One. The tool, XL Reporter, enables Business One users to export data to Microsoft's Excel program without having to reformat each report. It also allows them to create new financial and business reports or modify existing ones, schedule reports for automatic delivery, and create "what if" scenarios quickly with new point-and-click and drag-and-drop features.


Bank of America to buy Countrywide for $4 billion

Bank of America Corp said on Friday it agreed to acquire battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp in a $4 billion transaction that could help avert one of the biggest collapses from the U.S. housing crisis.


U.S. Won't Standardize Autopsies of 9/11 Workers

NEW YORK -- The federal government has abandoned an effort to create standard autopsy guidelines that could document a link between toxic air at Ground Zero and deaths of rescue workers, citing concerns that the data could be misinterpreted.


The studio behind the Lord of the Rings films is sued over claims it failed to pay JRR Tolkien's estate royalties.


IT SOUNDS like a classic case of taking coals to Newcastle. S4C is hoping to sell its format for a hit wedding reality show at a media showcase in the traditional land of romance and amour.


Aggrediti con una spranga i giovani che camminavano abbracciatiI legali: le vittime sotto choc. L'Arcigay: Basta con questi raid                                          "Picchiati perchÃ© omosessuali"  Bologna, sassi contro due studenti                                                                                di PAOLA CASCELLA


Rock archive web site countersues bands, labels

A rock archive Web  site is fighting back against a copyright lawsuit brought by  some of music's most notable classic rock acts, dragging two  major record labels into the battle.


Corinne Bailey Rae and Beyonce Knowles lead the winners at the UK's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) awards.


Bear Stearns Cos.  said on Thursday quarterly net income soared 38 percent helped by gains from fees for merger advice and underwriting debt for corporations and acquisition-hungry private equity firms.


Kildow claims first World Cup win in Lake Louise downhill

LAKE LOUISE,  - American Lindey Kildow won the women's downhill, holding off France's Carole Montillet to claim the first World Cup victory of her career.


Gunmen attacked the home of a police chief north of Baghdad on Friday, killing 14 people including his wife and brothers, and kidnapping his four children, police sources said.


A three-year-old girl survived a "targeted" shooting at a house that left three dead and two injured, police say.


US Airways Talks With Pilots Union Break Down

US Airways' pilots union announced that negotiations on pay and benefit cuts broke down Monday, prompting the carrier's executives to ask that their latest proposal be taken directly to the union's leadership for a vote.


Shah Rukh Khan to be honoured by French Govt.

Shah Rukh Khan will be awarded the Officier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officer of the Order of Arts and


Powell Scraps Plan to Attend Olympics Ceremony

Secretary of State Colin Powell abruptly  canceled plans to attend the Olympics closing ceremony in  Athens on Sunday, a visit that had triggered angry protests  from anti-war groups.


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Sony offers a smaller, book-size PlayStation 2

TOKYO Sony on Tuesday showed a smaller, book-size PlayStation 2 that will go on sale worldwide next month as it fights to keep the lead in the competitive video game market.


California wildfires trigger state of emergency

Hundreds of thousands of people in California have been forced to flee their homes as fierce brush fires fuelled by gusting winds continue to burn out of control.


The Caucus Blog: Fred Thompson Hits the Road

The Republican candidate is on the campaign trail today with his announcement speech.


Egg and sperm donors could be paid thousands of pounds in expenses under plans being considered.


Americans closing in on spot in next round

A winning streak of two games will propel the United States into the regional finals of World Cup qualifying by Wednesday night. The Americans play at El Salvador on Saturday night in Group A of the North


One gene may be key to coveted perfect pitch

Musicians and singers work for years to develop their sense of pitch but few can name a musical note without a reference tone. U.S. researchers on Monday said one gene may be the key to that coveted ability.


Cagliari, 19:26 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; COLOMBA: PIU' CHE MODULO CONTA ATTEGGIAMENTO

Prime parole da allenatore del Cagliari per Franco Colomba, il tecnico scelto da Cellino per il dopo...


Samsung squirrels $100 million for DRAM cartel case

GIANT CHAEBOL Samsung will put $100 million in a safe place in case the US government decides it is guilty of price fixing DRAM prices.


Two rockets were fired near the US Embassy and other diplomatic missions in Kabul early on Friday, a day before landmark elections in Afghanistan.


The former England midfielder spent two months as a player-coach with the League Two side but left to embark on a Football Association coaching course.


A day after losing one superstar for a month, the Denver Nuggets got an even bigger one — Allen Iverson. The four-time scoring champion was traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Nuggets, a person in the NBA with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.


Dave Hitz hits back at Sun Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz. Next up: Sun's countersuit.


GoogleBerry arrives: Google Calendar now syncs with BlackBerry

BlackBerry users can now sync their addictive devices to Google Calendar thanks to a small free download the search firm released earlier this week.


While everyone worries about thin female models, designers embrace the skinny man.


Zarqawi Group Says It Killed Five Iraqi National Guard

Militants from a group led by al Qaeda  ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said they had killed five members of  the Iraqi National Guard and warned those working with the  U.S.-backed government they faced the same fate.


Paul Konerko hits a three-run homer, highlighting Chicago's nine-run sixth inning, but the White Sox barely hold off the Indians for an 11-10 win over Cleveland on Monday night.


SKorea's president-elect vows to revive economy, press NKorea on rights

South Korea's next leader Lee Myung-Bak on Thursday promised pragmatic policies aimed at revitalising the economy and persuading North Korea to denuclearise and improve its rights record.


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


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.


Walt Disney World escaped serious storm damage from Hurricane Charley last weekend, but many central Florida residents, including employees of the Magic Kingdom and other Orlando theme parks, weren't so lucky.


A river runs through it and Brad Pitt wants to do everything he can   to shore it up for future generations.


A New Orleans Project Is Missing Some Pieces

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 21 Â Judah Hertz, a Santa Monica, Calif., real estate investor, has sometimes been compared to Larry Silverstein, the New York developer who signed a long-term lease for the World Trade Center just six weeks before the twin towers were destroyed by terrorists.


US Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., meets with The Associated Press Monday, Dec. 13, 2004 in Phoenix. McCain, the straight-talking Republican who often challenges the GOP establishment, has taken on a headline-grabbing


Sharapova stays course to crown superb year

EVEN the Los Angeles Times, very much a newspaper of record, described her as a tennis player/sex symbol. That the impact of Maria Sharapovaâs victory early yesterday


NEW YORK - The fallout from New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's probe into the insurance industry continued. Jeffrey Greenberg, the head of Marsh & McLennan, was replaced as chairman and chief


Bonagura, leva abolita e' per giudici rischio disoccupazione


Ad Ariano Irpino. Si' a protesta di 28 sindaci


Buescher Carries Silver Stars Over Shock

Erin Buescher has a season-high 23 points and Vickie Johnson makes a crucial 3-pointer Sunday in the San Antonio Silver Stars' 71-68 victory over the Detroit Shock.


Tsunami can reshape political and economic balance

The shock wave that hit yesterday Southeast Asia yesterday claiming over 30,000 lives may have a lasting effect on the region. Government-led aid efforts offer a possibility for political reconciliation in


US border crossings now linked to FBI database

The US Department of Homeland Security unveiled new computer workstations Thursday that allow Border Patrol agents on the Canadian and Mexican borders to tap into the FBI's fingerprint database, overcoming a technological hurdle that


[TS] High & Low Finance: Satellite Radio: A Good Idea, but a Bad Investment

With XM and Sirius, a good product was created, but a lot of money was wasted in the process.


"Alien vs. Predator," a showdown between space creatures from two Hollywood sci-fi franchises, debuted as the top weekend movie with $38.3 million.


There are 200,000 Sudanese refugees who have crossed into Chad. ...

Pamela Bone witnesses Africa's latest humanitarian crisis, the flight of refugees from Sudan to Chad. On the bank of the wadi, which two weeks ago was full of fast-flowing water but is now only a few muddy


[TS] Fair Game: Beware of Exploding Mortgages

A tsunami of interest rate increases on adjustable-rate mortgages is coming, meaning that the worst of the subprime lending fiasco is far from over.


Ants, plants mutually benefit each other

Call it the rule of unintended consequences Â drop your guard because one threat goes away and an unexpected menace jumps up and smacks you. And new research shows it even applies to African acacia trees.


BBC Middle East analyst Roger Hardy assesses the Palestinian figures who may succeed to Yasser Arafat.


A Fiumicino per sciopero di 24 ore sigla App


BANGALORE, INDIA - Israeli companies want to collaborate with Indian companies on research and development (R&D) to create IT products and services for the global market, according to Ehud Olmert, Israel's deputy prime minister and minister for industry, trade, labor and communications.


HP Introduces Thin Client Disguised as a Laptop

Hewlett-Packard adds a laptop with minimal storage and wireless networking features to its lineup in an effort to push mobility into thin clients.


At this year's Ars Electronica, the largest annual festival of technology and art, organizers are focusing on a simple question: Have the technological advancements of the last quarter century helped or hurt us? By Michelle Delio.


PC Magazine - The conclusion of this year's PMA show? This year, it seems pragmaticism has replaced more techy, far-out concepts.


After being shut out on consecutive nights, Washington's bats come alive to throttle the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-4, on Thursday night.


Low-protein diet might reduce cancer risk

NEW YORK  - Researchers studying a group of vegetarians who'd maintained a diet relatively low in protein and calories found that they had lower blood levels of several hormones and other substances that have been tied to certain cancers.


Kenya Kikuyus, Long Dominant, Are Now Routed

Tens of thousands of Kikuyus, the tribe of Kenyaâs president, have fled because of ethnic violence.


Shawn Green is a vital player in the Los Angeles Dodgers' run toward the playoffs. The All-Star first baseman hit a two-run, ninth-inning home run Sunday to lift the Dodgers to a 7-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies.


Viagra ads to be yanked following FDA criticism

Pfizer said it would stop airing the TV commercials after US regulators found the impotence-treatment ads overstate the effectiveness and omit the risks of the pills.


Rice jumped on North Carolina with a six-run second inning and Joe Savery pitched six-plus solid innings to make it stand up and beat the Tar Heels 14-4 Sunday night in the College World Series.


Face-Lift at the Garden Taps Corporate Money

The Devils, Mets, Yankees, Giants,Jets and Nets are all in new homes, or soon will be. The Knicks and Rangers are going to have to settle for improvements at the old Garden, for the time being.


Four shot dead at Pakistan election rally: police

Four people were shot dead at a campaign rally for former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday, police said, and Sharif's party blamed rival supporters of President Pervez Musharraf.


Swarmcast offers faster way to download iTunes

Privately held Swarmcast, which  specializes in streaming video over Web connections, on Tuesday  unveiled a new application to accelerate video downloads from  Apple Inc.'s popular iTunes store.


WASHINGTON — Confronted with strong opposition to his Iraq policies, President Bush decides to interpret public opinion his own way. Actually, he says, people agree with him.


Hurricane Helene continued to gain strength as a Category 3 storm Monday, potentially threatening Bermuda at the end of the week, while a tropical storm watch was issued in the Azores as Hurricane Gordon churned in the Atlantic.


Mexican trucks granted authority to operate in U.S.

The Bush administration granted authority late on Thursday for long haul Mexican trucks to operate anywhere in the United States, launching a one-year pilot program that some members of Congress, labor and consumer groups assert shortchanges safety.


A German citizen is convicted of Holocaust denial and jailed for five years by a German court.


NEW YORK - A newly discovered handwritten letter and short story by Ernest Hemingway will be auctioned in December, but custodians of his estate have not granted permission for the works to be published.    The two-page letter and five-page story, based on an incident at a bullfighting ring and written in 1924, were discovered last year by the son of Donald Ogden Stewart...


Victor Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguezâs step-brother, is a decorated officer in the Air Force.


Esodo Natale: 35 mln veicoli in movimento

Fino al 9 gennaio sulla rete autostradale circoleranno quasi 35 milioni di autoveicoli. I primi rientri si concentreranno gia' a Santo Stefano. I mezzi pesanti non circoleranno domani, venerdi' 24, dalle 16.00


New York, 09:46 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

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


Former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes, and was not murdered as initially suspected, Jamaican police said on Tuesday, bringing to an embarrassing close a three-month investigation that had gripped the cricket world.


BP Texas City refinery to miss 2007 restart goal

Delays to the restart of a crude unit at BP Plc's  Texas City, Texas, refinery will cause the major to miss its goal of raising crude oil processing rates at the refinery to 400,000 barrels per day by the end of 2007, a source familiar with refinery operations said Monday.


Standard Chartered lost one of its most valued bankers yesterday, apparently in a row about job cuts in Hong Kong. Peter Wong, chief executive of the Greater China region, ran the Asian-focused bank's largest


Kenya govt ready for new vote if ruled by court

Opposition protests in Kenya faltered on Friday and the government said it was ready to accept a court-ordered re-run of an election whose disputed result unleashed a wave of violence.


Lebanon's captured top al-Qaida operative dies of heart attack

The alleged top al-Qaida operative in Lebanon, who was arrested 10 days ago after authorities uncovered a plot to bomb embassies and kill diplomats, died of a heart attack Monday, hospital and security officials said.


Amazon Consolidates in Growing Area of Seattle

Amazon.com, the worldâs largest online retailer, will soon finally have one place to call home.


Mulled Wine Served at Chilly Munich Beer Fest

MUNICH, Germany  - The world's biggest beer  festival, the Munich Oktoberfest, has broken with tradition to  allow the sale of mulled wine to warm up drinkers during an  unusually cold spell.


No. 10 Duke Beats No. 16 Kan. St., 63-51

Monique Currie had 25 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 10 Duke to a 63-51 victory over No. 16 Kansas State in the Freeport Division championship game at the Junkanoo Jam.


Los Angeles Superior Court Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. ruled Wednesday that Dawnette Knight, 33, was mentally fit to face criminal proceedings based on the recommendations of a court-appointed psychiatrist.


Losing hope, Lebanese seek future abroad

Jad Haider is ready to pack his bags for Germany, fed up with Lebanon's political instability, simmering sectarian strife and economic malaise.


Entertainment highlights during the week of Feb. 17-23:


E.On becomes the latest of the big energy firms to increase prices of gas and electricity.


West Ham are charged by the Premier League in relation to the signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.


Allchin on Longhorn: We've Had to Make Some Hard Trade-offs

Jim Allchin, Microsoft group vice president for platforms, discussed Microsoft's recent decisions on Windows "Longhorn" development in a recorded message for Microsoft's Channel 9 that was


Iran rejects EU move to halt nuclear plans

Iran has rejected a European Union proposal to stop its uranium enrichment programme as "unbalanced", increasing the likelihood of the United Nations imposing sanctions on Tehran.


Many stage a walkout during the film screenings.


Draft plan for influenza outbreak prevention to be discussed by HK ...

Hong Kong has drafted a plan outlining a clear command and response coordination structure for any influenza outbreak, catering for three different response levels.


New Yorkers Bump, Grind for Chippendale Dream

What do a former New York City policeman, a 33-year-old Muslim who works for a soft-drink company and an aspiring R&B singer from Georgia have in common?


Services firm Rentokil Initial has warned of a likely deterioration in trading into the first-half of 2005 and earmarked some asset sales, as it continues to suffer from shrinking margins.


Lightning kills 30 people in Pakistan's north

Lightning killed up to 30 people when it struck a remote mountain village in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, police said.


Apple Confirms More UK Retail Stores Coming; Additional Locations ...

Apple Computer confirmed Thursday it plans to open two additional Apple retail stores in the United Kingdom in 2005 - one in Birmingham, northwest


Delta Slashes Fares, Airline Shares Fall

Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N on  Wednesday cut its fares by up to 50 percent for travel in the  continental United States, prompting fears of a new fare war  and sending airline shares sharply lower.


8 States Plan to Press Bush on Health Bill

The states, including New York, say that new rules for a federal health insurance program for poor children will force some out and leave others who would be eligible without coverage.


The BBC's business editor Robert Peston learns that the Treasury has begun the search for a new FSA boss.


I am taking niacin for high cholesterol. How does it work?


The Netherlands arrests 19 people said to have trafficked Nigerian children into the West to work as sex slaves.


China's leading oil company could play a part in developing Yukos' auctioned oil unit, according to President Putin.


Indonesia's ailing Suharto still unstable

The condition of ailing former Indonesian President Suharto, who ruled with an iron fist for more than three decades, is still unstable with excess fluid in his lungs, a member of his medical team said on Thursday.


US Aircraft Target Sadr's Fighters in Najaf

NAJAF, Iraq  - US warplanes pounded areas near a shrine where radical Shi'ite militiamen were holed up early Friday after their leader, Moqtada al-Sadr, defied a final demand from Iraq's interim prime minister to disarm.


Wisconsin Reaches Highest Ranking Ever at No. 4 in AP Poll

An eight-day run that Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan called a "huge week" has the Badgers at their highest ranking ever.


Simpsons movie spotlights an enduring icon

SPRINGFIELD, Vermont  - In the Vermont town of Springfield nestled in a mountain valley, a banner decorated with images of pink doughnuts is festooned across Main Street, welcoming visitors to the "Home of the Simpsons".


Il gruppo registra crescita del 37,2% nell'esercizio 2006


Want to become a better investor? The Oracle has already spoken.


Arafat's Feud With Israel May Outlive Him

Yasir Arafat has feuded with Israel throughout his adult life and now, it appears, the quarrel will continue with his death. Mr. Arafat, who remained in a coma at


The dollar dangled near a record low  against the euro on Monday after a meeting of the Group of 20  rich and developing nations produced no coordinated stance to  stem the U.S. currency's decline.


High dairy in childhood linked with cancer risk

NEW YORK  - Children who consume high levels of diary products may have a greater risk of developing colorectal cancer in adulthood, study findings suggest.


A teenager is found guilty of murdering a man on his way home.


City Hall Gets More Efficient, Despite a Hurricane

New Orleans's experience is the most notable example of how online transactions between business and government are faring.


The Federal Reserve issues another $20bn of credit to ease money markets hit by the global lending squeeze.


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Zeta-Jones' stalker claims she's innocent

The woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta-Jones has pleaded not guilty at her arraignment in Los Angeles. Two weeks after being found mentally competent to stand trial, 33 year-old Dawnette Knight entered


The opera world was yesterday mourning the death of Renata Tebaldi, the greatest Italian soprano of her generation and the rival of Maria Callas.


Strahan out for year with torn pectoral muscle

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- All-Pro defensive end Michael Strahan will miss the rest of the New York Giants' season with a torn pectoral muscle.


Genome of the mammalian common ancestor reconstructed

Using computer programs,scientists have suceeded in reconstructing the DNA of a creature that lived at the time of the dinosaurs more than 75 million years ago, a small, furry nocturnal animal that was the common ancestor of all placental mammals


Kodak Posts Loss; Digital Photo Up 40 Pct

Eastman Kodak Co. EK.N on Wednesday  said fourth-quarter sales of its digital photography products  rose 40 percent, evidence of the early success of its move away  from film.


Wall St open seen flat; focus on jobs, tech

U.S. stock futures pointed to a  flat Wall Street open on Friday as investors awaited January jobs data to shed light on the health of the U.S. economy.


In China, Delicately Testing the Taboo on Talking About Sex

BEIJING -- In the studios of Capital Life Radio's No. 1 rated show, "Tonight's Whisperings," the co-host leaned in close to the microphone. "Tonight we're going to talk about love and sex," Sun Yan said in a deep voice, launching into a text message sent in by a student.


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5 Pacers, 7 Fans Charged in Detroit Brawl

Bryant Jackson arrives at 52nd District Court in Rochester Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004 with his attorney Kenneth Karasick.


Canada has about 2 million doses of surplus flu vaccine that could be sent to the United States, according to Canada's public health officer, David Butler-Jones.


Orange Prize winner Andrea Levy is the favourite to win the Whitbread Prize with her novel Small Island.


A Marine helicopter made a hard landing Monday in a remote desert area of Anbar province, injuring 18 people, the third U.S. aircraft to go down in the insurgent stronghold in two weeks.


U.S., S.Korea Look to China to Bring N.Korea Around

SEOUL, South Korea  - South Korea and the United  States are hoping China can bring unruly ally North Korea back  to stalled talks on dismantling its nuclear weapons programs,  Seoul's foreign minister said.


US astronauts begin their second spacewalk to fold up old solar panels on the International Space Station.


The Democrats' internecine squabbling over the war is a family argument about tactics, not a showdown over principle. The left should remember that.


Could do better? Orange has sold 90,000 iPhones since releasing the handset to French buyers in November 2007, the carrier's parent, France Telecom, told reporters yesterday.â¦


EXCELLENT gastronomy for vegetarians, occasionally strikingly beautiful seashores and friendly locals - these are three pros that I can come up in connection with Bulgaria after a week long camping tour at the ...


VALDERRAMA, Spain : Play was delayed for 80 minutes in the third round of the Volvo Masters here when a thunderstorm moved into the area.


Busy Breslin preparing for laughs, thrills

Spencer Breslin has landed  the title role in the high school comedy "Harold" opposite  actor-producer Cuba Gooding Jr. and a lead role in M. Night  Shyamalan's thriller "The Happening."


Blackstone Raises Its Bid for Equity Office

The Blackstone Group raised its offer to acquire Equity Office Properties to about $39 billion, E.O.P said shortly after 1 a.m.


Five Dead Includes Gunman in Ohio Shooting

A man walked onstage in a crowded nightclub during a rock concert Wednesday night and opened fire on the band, killing at least four people and wounding at least two others. The gunman then began firing into the crowd before he was shot to death by police, authorities said.


US sends back flight, suspect to Britain

LONDON -- US authorities told a British Airways flight bound for New York to turn back yesterday because they said there was a suspected militant on board, although London police later released him without charge.


Llodra ends Aussie's fairytale run in Adelaide ATP

France's Michael Llodra ended the fairytale run of 32-year-old Australian Joseph Sirianni in the semi-finals of the Australian men's hardcourt championships Saturday, winning 6-3, 7-6 (10/8).


Oil Up After 4 Percent Jump on Low Stocks

Oil prices made fresh gains on Friday after leaping almost $2 a day earlier the US government said crude stocks sank for the sixth straight week last week and distillate fuels barely grew ahead of winter.


People living in former coalfields areas are nearly twice as likely to take heroin, research shows.


Animal Remains Found in Arroyo ; Carcasses Located Near Rio Rancho

By Copyright  2007 Albuquerque Journal BY JAKE RIGDON Journal Staff Writer  Up a dirt road, just west of the Northern Meadows subdivision on the outskirts of Rio Rancho, is a grisly scene straight out of a horror flick.


Roundup: Vioxx News; Weight And Your Heart; Benefits Of Being ...

The Wall Street Journal has reported that pharmaceutical company Merck knew as far back as 2000 that its arthritis medication, Vioxx, was linked to an increased risk of heart attack.


One third of IT managers struggling with XP SP2

A third of IT managers have admitted that they have "no idea what to expect" when deploying Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2, new research has claimed.


(InfoWorld) - Palm plans to announce a new type of mobile device on Wednesday as it continues its product-line transition from simple PDAs to more advanced smartphones. Consumer electronics vendors are rushing to develop handsets that offer mobile e-mail and Internet browsing instead of merely calendars and contact lists. Apple added fuel to this fire in January when CEO Steve Jobs announced he would launch the iPhone in June, combining the iPod music player with a digital camera, smartphone, and touchscreen display. Now Palm is telling industry watchers that founder Jeff Hawkins will unveil the new device during his talk at a trade show in Carlsbad, California called D: All Things Digital. Palm is keeping quiet about the details, even declining to brief industry analysts ahead of the announcement. But one possibility is theÂ Linux-based smartphoneÂ that Palm CEO Ed Colligan has promised to release before the end of 2007. Such a device would improve performance compared to Palm's current Treo by running the Palm OS on top of a Linux kernel, Colligan told analysts at the company's annual investor day in April. Palm will also continue to use Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS. In the PDA segment,Â vendors used Windows on 62.1 percent of handsets in the first quarter of 2007, compared to just 0.7 percent for Linux, according to Gartner. By continuing to develop applications on both tracks, Palm hopes to win customers by offering them more options with its Treo smartphone than competitors like Research in Motion's BlackBerry, Motorola's Q, and Samsung's BlackJack. Another possibility for Palm is to re-architect its Treo into a more stylish, consumer-friendly device, said analyst Jack Gold, founder of the research firm J. Gold Associates. "They are being left behind by the likes of BlackBerry and Nokia and Moto as far as device design goes," Gold said. "I wouldn't be surprised to see a new navigation paradigm but not too far away form a standard phone. They don't want to lose their bread and butter clients, who are mostly business users who want an e-mail device."


Will Users Ever Smarten Up About Phishing?

Researchers will congregate at Carnegie Mellon University next month to debate whether users ever will get a clue about the dangers of phishing and other online crimes.


Mobs loyal to the Ivory Coast government roamed the streets in two major cities of the West African country Saturday, searching for foreigners to attack.


Three months after the Supreme Court of Chile removed his immunity, Augusto Pinochet was formally charged by Judge Guzman and placed under house arrest on 13 December.


Two British teenage girls were sentenced Wednesday to nine months in jail for trying to smuggle cocaine out of Ghana in laptop bags, government officials said.


However, their celebration of unity has been marred by uncertainty over its ratification and turmoil over the stalled European Commission.


An accused Kurdish rebel suspected of detonating a deadly car bomb last week in Turkey's southeast has been captured, an official said Tuesday. Six other suspects also were detained.


Yankees 2, A's 1: Back at Home, Yankees Escape With a Victory

Mike Mussina pitched seven sharp innings and Alex Rodriguez had three hits as the Yankees opened a key 10-game homestand after a disastrous 1-7 road trip.


Shunned, India's untouchables gather tsunami dead

They are the "untouchables"; the lowest of the low in India's ancient caste system. No job is too dirty or too nasty, and they are the ones cleaning up the rotting corpses from last week's killer tsunami.


Ramallah, West Bank -- Confounding cynics, the Palestinians have embarked on an election process that could make history as the first truly democratic ballot ever held in the Arab world.


It's all rubber-necking now. The fabled Boston Celtics are a roadside pileup -- 16 cars long -- and fans can't resist slowing down to look at the carnage.


A posse of photographers and scores of spectators descended Saturday on a quiet town in western England where actress Elizabeth Hurley reportedly is to marry her fiance.


George Clooney plays a burned out "fixer" for a New York law firm in his latest movie, which tackles corporate corruption, personal greed and the moral dilemmas people face at the workplace every day.


One more time: Baseball's greatest rivalry prime for takeoff

(Boston-AP, Oct. 11, 2004) _ One more off day for the Red Sox, and then it's off to Yankee Stadium for game one of the American League Championship Series.


"I was in complete and total shock and so was he." Â Jamie Lynn Spears, 16, on learning that she's pregnant with her first child and the father is boyfriend Casey Aldridge.


Supporters of Gay Marriage Gather in D.C.

The U.S. Capitol at their backs, supporters of gay marriage pleaded, demanded and sang out for equal rights Monday, hoping they will succeed in the long term but mindful of the hostile political environment they face today. Opponents of gay marriage, led by President Bush, are trying to amend the U.S. Constitution to outlaw gay and lesbian marriages.


Profits at Norwegian energy firm Norsk Hydro fall more than expected after a write-down and shake-up costs.


Las Vegas, 10:38 - TENNIS, ATP LAS VEGAS: RISULTATI INCONTRI GIRONI

Risultati dei gironi del torneo Atp di Las Vegas (cemento, montepremi 416.000 dollari).


China Aims to Innovate, Compete for Tech Jobs: Software, Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies in Research Triangle Park Could Someday Be Troubled By China's Evolution

By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 18--Second of three reports   In China, where weavers and assemblers have cobbled together the fastest-growing major economy on Earth, the government is pushing beyond manufacturing. It wants innovation.


Details of a new television ad from President Bush beginning Monday:


Egypt faults U.S. for inactivity on Mideast peace

Egypt said on Thursday it had yet to see  any major U.S. effort to prepare for the Middle East peace  conference which President George W. Bush has proposed to  convene in the United States later this year.


Ernest Gallo si e' spento nella sua casa all'eta' di 97 anni


Per Giovanni Paolo II la firma del trattato costituzionale dell'Unione europea Ã¨ stato un Â«momento altamente significativoÂ» nella costruzione della nuova Europa. Il Papa lo ha sottolineato all'Angelus, affidando


HOUSTON Aramis Ramirez belted a three-run homer that highlighted a five-run third in the Chicago Cubs' 11-to-6 win at Houston.


White House Ducks Torture Proposal Queries

The White House fended off questions Thursday about whether it pressured Congress to kill a Senate proposal that would have prohibited intelligence officials from torturing foreign prisoners.


United Nations peacekeeping troops have stepped up security in the Haitian city of Gonaives, amid rising tension over the distribution of emergency aid in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Jeanne.


Verona, 19:19 - CALCIO, CHIEVO: 9-0 NEL TEST CON LA PRIMAVERA

Test infrasettimanale per il Chievo che, ha sconfitto 9-0 la Primavera. in gol Marcolini, Pellissier...


NY may sue federal govt over kids health care

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer on Monday threatened to sue the federal government on charges that new regulations on children's health insurance violate an existing program that covers children from lower-income families.


Six Foreigners Face Death Sentence in Libyan H.I.V. Case

Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor infected hundreds of children with H.I.V., the court said.


UPDATE 2-Maxtor posts loss, gives disappointing outlook

Maxtor Corp. (MXO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a maker of computer hard disk drives, on Wednesday posted a third-quarter loss, hurt by restructuring charges and as revenue fell due to tough pricing in the industry.


Austria's Stefan Koubek toppled French Open champion Gaston Gaudio of Argentina 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors.


Apple's iPod Touch made it into the wild a bit earlier than expected, but folks are finding some quibbles with Cupertino's latest.


E-Courtrooms Designed to Reduce Trial Time

Every word spoken in the courtroom where Branden Basham is on trial for his life appears immediately before U.S. District Judge Joseph Anderson on a computer screen. Basham, accused in the 2002 abduction and death of Alice Donovan of Galivants Ferry, is having his case heard in one of three E-courtrooms in the new Matthew J. Perry Jr. Federal Courthouse here.


Aid agency Save the Children is pulling its 350 staff out of Sudan's Darfur region after the killing of four staff members in the past two months and with risks in the rebel area rising daily.


Taliban militants hang Afghan woman, son

Suspected Taliban militants hanged a woman and her son from a tree after accusing them of spying for the government, while fighting between supporters of rival warlords in northwestern Afghanistan killed four people, officials said Wednesday.


The first consignment of seeds bound for the "doomsday vault" on Svalbard have arrived in Norway.


Un micro-robot chirurgo da 'inghiottire' come una pillola

Pisa, 24 ototbre 2004 - Un micro-robot, progettato addirittura per operare come un chirurgo, che va giÃ¹ con un bicchiere d'acqua, e che teleguidato cammina come un insetto con le sue zampette dentro l'organismo fotografando tutto ciÃ² che vede.


Cali per gli aerei, prosegue rialzo alimentari ed energia


Pisanu: non taglie, ma norme piÃ¹ efficaci

No alle taglie, sÃ¬ a misure concrete contro la criminalitÃ . Eâ questa la risposta che il ministro dellâInterno rivolge a quanti chiedono un rilancio della lotta alla criminalitÃ  dopo lâomicidio del benzinaio di Lecco.


Who benefits from the last-minute surprise appearance of Osama bin Laden in the 2004 US presidential campaign? "If Bush wins the elections, he will owe Bin Laden a favor," says London's


UK to Deregulate Much of Broadband Market

The European Commission's telecommunications department on Thursday gave the go-ahead to U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom to deregulate the wholesale broadband market in more than half the U.K.


Ukraine's two presidential candidates, who finished neck and neck in a first round of voting and are competing hotly in a runoff, traded barbs about corruption Monday in a rare TV presidential debate that ...


Dell said Thursday it would delay filing its quarterly report with securities regulators because of investigations into accounting practices.


Final four action begins at the World Cup today with Germany taking on Italy at 3 p.m. EDT. Portugal faces France tomorrow in the other semi-final game.


Sony Shifts Strategy to Support MP3 Files

SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- In a major strategic reversal, Sony Corp...


Jets rout Dolphins, tie Pats in AFC East

Martin, Jordan each rush for 115 yards as New York grabs share of the division lead. By Andrea Adelson. EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- No miracles needed this time.


Roche's acne drug Accutane and its  generic versions will face tighter prescription controls to  prevent harm to unborn children, U.S. health regulators said on  Tuesday.


US stocks opened flat on Wednesday, with high oil prices and a spate of profit warnings weighing on the market. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 5.57 points, or 0.05 percent, at 10,172.


Samsung Sees Slower Chip Industry Growth

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-largest maker of semiconductors, forecast slower growth in the chip business next year but said it would grow faster than the overall industry as it expands beyond the memory-chip segment it dominates.


Six months after the U.S. invasion, Esam Pasha, a 30-year-old Iraqi artist and writer, proudly painted a mural called "Resilience" over a giant portrait of Saddam Hussein on the wall of a government building.


SÃ¬ di Strasburgo al negoziato con la Turchia

La Turchia? Si tratti, si apra il negoziato senza ulteriori e ingiustificati indugi o ritardi. Il Parlamento europeo Ã¨ stato chiarissimo facendo da battistrada al summit dei capi di Stato e di governo che comincia stasera a Bruxelles.


Bush, Kerry trade charges in run-up to final debate

In a last-minute flurry of accusations before their final debate, President George W Bush told supporters that Democratic challenger John Kerry cannot pay for his proposed domestic programmes without a tax increase.


âIt is a perfect time to be with Renaultâ: Giancarlo Fisichella

After his first test last week in Barcelona, Giancarlo Fisichella sat down to share his thoughts about his progress so far, and his first impressions of the Renault team.


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


Nearly 1.7 million veterans have no health insurance or access to government hospitals and clinics, according to a report released Tuesday.


Intel to tell all about roaring 96GB/s QuickPath interconnect

Faster than an Olympian on steroids You horrible cynics out there looked at Intel's mushy Montvale chip and scoffed. "That's the end of the Itanic."â¦


The edge of oblivion: conservationists name 25 primates about to disappear

Biofuel plantations, logging and hunting are stealing habitats from our closest relatives, says report.


Rosemary Wilson, a 53-year-old Connecticut homemaker, has spent the past 20-odd years trying to fix whatever it is that's wrong with her back. She's seen neurologists, an orthopedic surgeon, an osteopath and a physical therapist. She has also sought help from chiropractors, a massage therapist an...


Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said it will book a charge of $492 million in the third quarter to cover the cost of recalls and past quality problems at Japanese truckmaker Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.


US defeats Spain 102-94 in Olympic men's basketball quarter-final

Stephon Marbury set a US Olympic record with 31 points, and the team that spent the first week and a half of the Games missing jumpers finally found its range in a 102-94 victory against Spain in the quarter-finals Thursday.


The Ministry of Public Security Sunday rewarded a number of informers who have tipped police about pornographic websites since China launched a nationwide campaign to crack down on the illegal on-line operations this July.


Billionaires still playing catch-up with Gates

Bill Gates remained atop the list of richest people in the United States, but investor Warren Buffett edged closer and Google's founders are rising fast, according to Forbes magazine.


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Study: Drug prevents postpartum bleeding

A drug normally used to treat ulcers was effective in preventing excessive postpartum bleeding for women in poor areas — a discovery that may save the lives of thousands who die annually from complications of childbirth, a British medical journal reported Friday.


Sonos upgrades software, adds Napster, launches ZoneBridge accessory

A combination of new software and hardware offerings further enhances the Sonos Digital Music System.


Former BBC director attacks Blair policy

Former director general of the BBC Greg Dyke has criticized the British government over the Iraq war and its treatment of the BBC.


U.S. diabetes care may be improving "dramatically"

NEW YORK  - Americans with diabetes are doing a better job of keeping their blood glucose under control, a new analysis shows.


Tycho:  We're only a few missions into the Unreal Tournament III campaign, not tremendously far, but far enough to have heard a speech from series regular Malcolm that plunged beyond parody and irony into some bizarre b-boy timewarp.


A Diabetes Researcher Forges Her Own Path to a Cure

Dr. Denise Faustman, who has cured diabetes in mice, thinks she has a shot at curing it in humans.


South Africa's traditional healers help fight HIV

MTUBATUBA, South Africa  - Tryphina Ngwenya slides a pink condom over the magic wooden stick normally used to conjure up ancestral spirits, unleashing a ripple of laughter among her audience of traditional South African healers.


HAIFA, Israel  - Hizbollah killed eight people in   the Israeli city of Haifa on Sunday in its deadliest rocket   attack on the Jewish state, and Israeli planes killed 41 people   in Lebanon in a fifth day of strikes.


Today, the Financial Times and FT Deutschland, our German sister paper, publish our first ranking of top women in European business, turning the spotlight on those who have broken through to the highest levels of corporate life.


McNair sits out practice again, Carter added to injury list

Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair sat out another practice Friday with a bruised sternum, and didn't even try to throw even though coach Jeff Fisher said the injury is healing.


APPELLO DI BILLÃ AI COLLEGHI: "PER NATALE ABBASSATE I PREZZI"

Anche durante le festivitÃ  di fine anno le famiglie italiane stringeranno la cinghia e spenderanno meno del 2003. Secondo l'analisi dei consumi natalizi realizzata dalla Confcommercio, la spesa per regali


Operazione contro la Camorra, 52 arresti a Napoli. Bassolino: Â«Lo ...

Mille agenti delle forze dellâordine nelle strade di Secondigliano. Lâoperazione scatta allâalba: setacciate centinaia di case, mentre i vigili del fuoco abbattevano cancelli, inferriate e costruzioni poste a protezione dei Â«fortiniÂ» dei clan.


Liberia's Taylor faces war crimes trial at Hague

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor goes on trial before a U.N.-backed court at The Hague on Monday charged with instigating murder, rape and mutilation during Sierra Leone's civil war.


'La paranza' e' brano piu' scaricato fra quelli del Festival


Randy Moss's final catch of the season gave the Patriots their final lead of the season in a 17-14 loss to the New York Giants last night in Super Bowl XLII.


Indian soldiers have killed two militants after a fierce gunbattle in Kashmir's main city, as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in the city to promote peace in the disputed region.


McAuliffe pleads for peace to focus on GOP record

Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe made a plea for peace yesterday to the hundreds of thousands of protesters who have swarmed to New York march against the Republican convention.


US wants more Pak action against al-Qaeda

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf began a three-day visit to Italy yesterday during which he was expected to discuss global terrorism and meet Pope John Paul II.


Obbligo di firma nel mantovano per Roberto Dal Boscoil muratore che ha lanciato un cavalletto contro il premier                                          Libero l'aggressore di Berlusconi "Ho fatto solo una bravata"                                                                                "Volevo mettermi in mostra davanti ad alcune ragazze"Il presidente del Consiglio minimizza: "Sto bene, va tutto bene"


A Sesto San Giovanni, carte circolazione per auto rubate


New French Political Cry: LibertÃÂ©, EgalitÃÂ©, DiversitÃÂ©

LYON, France -- When Najat Vallaud Belkacem, a Moroccan Muslim immigrant, applied to France's most prestigious political science university, she recalled, her high school teachers told her she'd never be accepted: She wasn't rich, she wasn't from Paris -- she wasn't even from France.


The world's second biggest record label, Sony BMG, talks to online file-sharing firm Grokster about possible collaboration.


Delta Air May File Bankruptcy Soon-Report

Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) could file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as soon as next week, the Washington Post reported in its Saturday edition, citing an unnamed source familiar with the situation.


CDC finances study into causes of autism

The largest federal study to date into the causes of autism was announced Friday — a multi-state investigation that will involve 2,700 young children.


Channel 4 will broadcast Diana death photos

Princess Diana's sons William and Harry have appealed to Channel 4 not to air photos taken after her fatal 1997 car crash, terming the plan "gross disrespect" to her memory.


Ukraine court says restrictions on home voting violate ...

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's Constitutional Court ruled Saturday that parts of recent legislation restricting the voting rights of home-bound people violate the country's constitution, clouding the presidential rerun vote one day before ballots were to be


Dropping Temperatures Don't Cool Wildfire Worries

By Erik Robinson and Jose Paul Corona, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 8--Just because Southwest Washington is due for a little rain this weekend, don't expect area firefighters to breathe easy.


La vittima, 86 anni, era un conosciuto notaio della citta'


NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Presidential rivals in both parties took aim at Democrat Barack Obama's experience and health care proposals on Saturday, hours ahead of back-to-back debates that could reshape tight nominating races in New Hampshire.


It's mostly a formality at this point, but AOL is dropping support for its Netscape Web browser on February 1.


Olmert stops new WBank building permits: Army Radio

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has instructed the Housing Ministry not to issue any additional building permits on occupied land in the West Bank, Israel's Army Radio reported on Friday.


NO track is further from home for motorcycle racing star Valentino Rossi but the Italian could not pick a circuit where he feels more comfortable than the windswept Phillip Island as he chases a historic sixth world championship.


HP probe snared a third News.com reporter

In a surprising twist, telephone records of CNET News.com reporter Stephen Shankland's father were targeted.


A Lost Soul Who Symbolized France's Trauma

Jean-Yves Le Naour pinpoints the country's hope, faith, delusion and despair in his poignant saga of France's sacrifices during World War I.


A US judge refuses to block the extradition of Panama's ex-leader to France, where he faces a jail term.


Senators continue revival with rout of Carolina

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Dany Heatley scored two goals and made an assist to help the Ottawa Senators to a 6-0 rout of the Carolina Hurricanes, and their third successive win, on Wednesday.


Palace defends Abaya appointment to BCDA

MalacaÃ±ang defended Saturday the appointment of newly-retired Armed Forces of the Philippines  Chief of Staff Narciso Abaya as president of the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA), saying critics should give the former military chief a


Choosing a New Chief and Pondering a Switch in Focus

No matter who succeeds Carleton Fiorina as chief of Hewlett-Packard, the challenge will be the same: to shift the company towards businesses with more ample profits.


Â· Teachers told to be wary after boys are found deadÂ· Minister seeks talks over content of online sites


Poland pledges itself as US ally in wider Europe: Kwasniewski

Poland remains a key strategic ally for the United States, exploiting ties forged through history, demographics and the perils of keeping peace in Iraq, according to President Aleksander Kwasniewski.


Video game firm Bioware holds open auditions for people to become cast members in future games.


Russia and Iran sign a deal to launch Iran's nuclear reactor at Bushehr in a year's time, Moscow officials say.


Two men plead not guilty after their campaign for a TV show prompts a security scare in Boston.


New European Union President Slovenia  said on Tuesday it backed signing an accord with Serbia that is  a first step towards EU membership as soon as possible,  possibly by the end of this month.


The Islamic militant group will dominate a new Palestinian government, and that won't make the U.S. and Israel -- or Mahmoud Abbas -- very happy


Le tute blu incrociano le braccia per 8 ore a sostegno della vertenza contrattualeProblemi al traffico per via dei cortei a Mestre e nelle tangenziali di Milano                                          Al  via lo sciopero dei metalmeccanici Blocco ad Ancona, rallentamenti                                                                                Alle 14.30 riprende la trattativa nella sede di ConfindustriaLo scoglio degli aumenti: i sindacati chiedono 117 euro piÃ¹ 30, le imprese ne offrono 100 di ROSARIA AMATO


Capriati Regains Control After Losing First Set

ennifer Capriati fussed over line calls and cussed over one, too. She ordered her rackets to be restrung while she played. At times, Capriati looked as awkward as a junior player on the Arthur


Parigi, 16:53 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: BJORKMAN AGLI OTTAVI

Lo svedese Jonas Bjorkman si è qualificato per gli ottavi del Roland Garros battendo lo spagn...


Dry In Prunedale: Water Crisis Brewing As Residents' Wells Stop Flowing

By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 25--When the Petersens' well ran dry in June, the family dealt with the lack of water the best they could.   The Prunedale residents spent hundreds of dollars for thousands of gallons of water to be trucked to their home.


Junior doctors who want to become a surgeon will be fast-tracked through the NHS under a new curriculum.


Lawyers urge Spears to attend court hearing

Troubled pop singer Britney Spears' lawyers are strongly urging her to attend Tuesday's court hearing.


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Web Site That Posts Leaked Material Ordered Shut

The closing of Wikileaks.org, which invites people to post confidential material, presents a First Amendment test.


Britain's Tanni Grey Thompson wins her second gold in the T53 400m at the Athens Paralympics.


Justice Dept. Cracks Down Internet Crime

WASHINGTON - The FBI seized computers, software and equipment as part of an investigation into illegal sharing of copyrighted movies, music and games over an Internet "peer-to-peer" network, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Wednesday.    Search warrants were executed at residences and an Internet service provider in Texas, New York and Wisconsin as part of the first federal criminal copyright action taken against a P2P network, in which users can access files directly from computers of others in the network...


With thoughts of those killed by captors in her native Russia, the Wimbledon champion says it "just shows that my loss is a little thing.


Two executives from Village Voice Media were arrested Thursday night in Phoenix on charges that a story published earlier in the day in The Phoenix New Times revealed grand jury secrets.


Stronger Ivan Eyes Cuba After Slamming Caymans

Hurricane Ivan, leaving a trail of  battered islands and at least 68 dead in a rampage across the  Caribbean, churned closer to Cuba on Monday with 160-mph winds,  on a path that could take it to U.S. shores.


The immediate future of the computer industry -- and its biggest players -- took center stage Tuesday after IBM announced it is selling its PC business to a Chinese technology giant.


It seems strange to relate, but after months of moping and misery West Indies are not quite ready to go home. Emboldened by their superb win over South Africa and encouraged by the congratulatory emails and


Ukraine Court Opens Last Appeal on Yushchenko Win

KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's Supreme Court began  hearing a final appeal Monday against liberal Viktor  Yushchenko's election as president, the last hurdle to be  cleared before he can take office.


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Blog: The PC maker says it is voluntarily taking back 14,000 notebook batteries, but this time, they're not made by Sony.


The Lebanese army continues its bombardment of Islamist militants cornered in a Palestinian refugee camp.


Robert Blake Faces Uphill Defense Challenge

Robert Blake, shown here in a recent court appearance, insists he was not involved in his wife's shooting death. (AP Photo). By BRYAN ROBINSON.


Ukraine waits high court election ruling

All eyes in Ukraine are now on the country's 18 Supreme Court judges and their hearings into the presidential election which has triggered a explosive political crisis.


Phyllis Sharkady has voted twice for the local boy who made good, Republican Sen. Rick Santorum. Not this year.


NASA tries to launch Atlantis on Friday    WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- NASA on Thursday decided to go ahead with a launch attempt of the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday, the U.S. space agency said on its official website.


Fox hunt protesters crash Cherie Blair's party

About 150 protesters staged a pro-hunting demonstration outside British Prime Minister Tony Blair's official country residence where a party celebrating the 50th birthday of his wife Cherie was under way.


A 26-year-old man is stabbed several times in a weekend attack close to the Falls Road in west Belfast.


ATHENS - Russian Yelena Slesarenko deprived Hestrie Cloete of the high jump gold medal by soaring to the title with a display bordering on perfection.


Paramount Pictures boss Sherry Lansing, the movie mogul who helped bring "Titanic" to the silver screen, is bailing out of a sinking ship.


Powell Cancels Greece Visit Amid Protests

ATHENS, Greece - US Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics, prompting Greek communists who had organized anti-American protests in central Athens to claim victory Saturday.


AOL packs its bags for Manhattan, emphasizes focus on advertising

The online service-turned media company will be Silicon Alley's latest emigre, taking up space new New York University.


Ethiopian troops kill five civilians after a mine attack on their convoy in central Somalia, witnesses say.


Anxiety remains even after stock rebound

U.S. stock markets ended one of the  most volatile months in years on an impressive note, but this  coming week still won't be any easier for investors as the  employment report and housing turmoil remain high on radar  screens.


Graeme Souness will join Newcastle with a record of mixed fortunes as a top-flight English manager. Spells with Liverpool, Southampton and most recently Blackburn have brought him 106 wins from 292 league matches.


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No cancer was detected in five small  growths removed from U.S. President George W. Bush during a  routine colon exam, but he will be tested again in three years,  the White House said on Monday.


Economic growth in '07 weakest in five years

U.S. growth skidded lower in the fourth quarter and was the weakest in five years for all of 2007, according to a government report on Wednesday that highlighted the toll an enfeebled housing sector has taken on the national economy.


German unemployment rises again, taking the average jobless total to its worst level since reunification in 1990.


Most security tools not quite ready for Vista

Microsoft has released the Windows update for businesses, but only one of the major security providers has protection available for it.


Mild bird flu found in Wales spreads to humans

Pupils and staff at a school in Wales are being offered anti-flu drugs after being in contact with a child suspected of contracting bird flu in an outbreak of a mild strain of the virus, health authorities said on Monday.


Mantova, 19:03 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: DIFFERENZIATO PER NOSELLI E SACCHETTI

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Mantova. In mattinata il tecnico Tesser ha fatto lavorare sull'a...


German Police Detain 10 Neo-Nazis Before Hess March

MUNICH, Germany  - German police detained 10  neo-Nazis on Saturday before a march marking the anniversary of  the death of Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess.


John Lindeman is the acting customer relations coordinator at the US Postal Service in Milwaukee, a very busy place these days. He has worked for the post office for eight years and also drives a semitrailer truck for the post office.


SEATTLE -- Microsoft on Monday took another big step toward putting most of its legal challenges in the rearview mirror. The world's largest software maker said it will pay rival software maker Novell a $536


Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf met US President George W Bush in Washington today, in which Indo-Pak peace process also figured.


Danny Song bolted for cover as a tornado tore through the dormitory complex at Union University Â then the ceiling came crashing down on top of a couch that was wedged against him.


At least 150 people, most of them elderly, showed up at the Santa Clarita Senior Center for flu vaccinations Saturday, the first of two flu shot clinics scheduled at the center.


Foreign ministers of the US, UK and France call on Burma's regime to respect its people's human rights.


Microsoft investigates Windows Server flaw

Microsoft is investigating a security flaw in Windows server software that could allow an attacker to gain complete control over systems running the software, the company said.


Blake insists U.S. tennis not on the decline

The previous generation of American tennis players are a tough act to follow, but James Blake insists standards will not drop now that Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi are out of the picture.


Bruce Boudreau became the Washington Capitals' coach Wednesday when the team dropped the "interim" tag from his title.


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Uganda's Museveni halts military operations to allow rebel meeting

President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday ordered the army to suspend attacks on insurgents for a week in a part of northern Uganda to allow rebel leaders to gather and discuss his offer to end a civil war that has forced


British actress Deborah Kerr, who shared one of cinema's most famous kisses with Burt Lancaster in "From Here to Eternity," has died


Solaris 10: Sun Struts Its Stuff, Details New Opportunities

SAN JOSE, Calif.âSun executives took attendees for a trip down memory lane Monday as they unveiled the company's upcoming Solaris 10 operating system.


NCAA Game Summary - Oklahoma State at Texas

Austin, TX (Sports Network) - Cedric Benson rushed for 140 yards and five touchdowns, as the sixth-ranked Texas Longhorns rallied from a 28-point deficit to erupt for a 56-35 victory over 19th-ranked Oklahoma State.


The recall involves the 2001 and 2002 model year Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country minivans. The automaker says the short circuit may result from water seeping into the radio.


Bush Orders Review of Service Members' Care

President Bush today ordered a "comprehensive review" of care for wounded service members and announced that he is setting up a new bipartisan commission to conduct it, as the administration sought to deal with reports of festering problems in outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.


Thousands of Floridians expected to vote early

Former Oceanside residents Herb and Gladys Simon will do something Tuesday they've never done before: Vote for president in mid-October.


A gasoline shortage that Palestinians blamed on a cutoff of supplies by an Israeli firm spread across the West Bank on Wednesday, causing long lines of angry drivers at gas stations.


Maybe this was the Knicks' way of pleading to Allan Houston to come back to work. Immediately. Lenny Wilkens' team doesn't play enough defense to survive a sub-par offensive game, particularly from their vaunted backcourt.


Detroit (14-15) at Los Angeles (21-7) 10:30 pm EDT ----- LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Coming off a decisive loss to the Seattle Storm Wednesday, the Detroit Shock are teetering on the edge of making


com October 4, 2004, 12:22 PM PT. ZDNet's survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired & Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row.


Accountant: No documents Linking Scrushy to HealthSouth Fraud

A $700-an-hour accountant who investigated the huge earnings overstatement at HealthSouth Corp. said Monday he didn't find a paper trail linking the scheme to fired CEO Richard Scrushy, who is on trial in the fraud.


UPDATE 1-Bush says no payroll tax hike for Social Security

President George W. Bush on Thursday ruled out raising payroll taxes to help pay for Social Security reform, a transition experts have estimated will cost $1 trillion to $2 trillion.


Senate Debate Signals Split on Bills to Create Spy Post

The bill, which would establish the post of national intelligence director, has powerful critics in both parties.


Microsoft could stumble in quest for ad speed

Microsoft executives said very little on Friday about the undeniable challenges of integrating the company's Internet division with Yahoo, largely avoiding the proverbial elephant in the room that could delay or, in some cases, eliminate benefits of the deal.At the heart of the acquisition is Microsoft's goal of giving its online advertising and online services business a major boost, ending years of business and technology defeats at the hands of common rival Google.Microsoft wants to make sure that as online ad spending doubles to about $80 billion in the next three years, it will be in a much better position to grab a larger piece of the market, specifically in sponsored search, which is the biggest online ad segment and where Google dominates.As CEO Steve Ballmer, President of Platforms & Services Division Kevin Johnson and Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie said repeatedly during Friday's news conference, Microsoft wants to swallow Yahoo to accelerate its pace in online advertising. With Yahoo's online services, engineers, and ad platforms, Microsoft hopes to become a stronger competitor to Google than it is today.That all sounds fine in theory, but Ballmer and his colleagues said little about the energy and know-how they will need to make this proposed $44.6 billion acquisition work, considering that the companies have a significant overlap in online services, markedly different cultures, and an abundance of inflated professional egos at every level.Not to mention that Yahoo these days is far from functioning as a well-oiled machine. Yahoo has been in significant turmoil for more than a year. Seasoned executives who are experts on its business have struggled and largely failed to restore the company's technical edge and business focus. That's a mess that Microsoft will inherit and will have to solve in order for the deal to work its expected magic.In short, Microsoft must make sure that, in its quest for scale and speed, it doesn't end up getting stuck, its wheels spinning, trying to mesh Yahoo with MSN, while Google speeds further ahead. It's clear that to take advantage of the online ad growth, companies will need to innovate and change quickly, and not be sidetracked by acquisition distractions.Among the many emerging opportunities in online advertising are: the mobile sector, which is expected to go from almost nonexistent to vibrant in the coming years; social Web properties, such as social networks, blogs and social news sites, which haven't been monetized properly and hold great promise; and video, both in the form of video ads and ads in videos.There were indications during Friday's news conference that Microsoft may not have taken the time to fully assess the magnitude of the integration complications. Despite Ballmer's assurances that he personally has thought "long and hard" about the Yahoo acquisition, there is evidently a level of urgency about the move, or else the deal wouldn't have been an unsolicited offer, as Yahoo has portrayed it.If, as Ballmer indicated, the companies have been in on-and-off talks for about 18 months about a possible acquisition, it's fair to ask -- as a financial analyst did -- why they couldn't sit down privately and present, jointly, a more cooked deal. Basically, Ballmer admitted that Google keeps expanding its empire and time is of the essence."Any large integration process has risks associated with it. We've all thought about it. We could have hired [more] engineers, but at the same time the market continues to grow and the leader continues to consolidate positions and there's nothing quite like putting together two larger sophisticated R&D organizations," Ballmer said.Along with the inherent opportunity to sell more ads, Nick Patience, managing analyst at The 451 Group, also sees a "potential integration headache" with having to integrate Microsoft's ad platforms -- AdCenter and aQuantive -- with Yahoo's. Patience is also skeptical about the possibility of merging search indexes, and believes that the search engines will most likely have to continue to operate independently. Overall, the integration work would represent for Microsoft "a step into the unknown," particularly since this would be by far the largest acquisition in Microsoft's history, Patience said.Gartner analyst Allen Weiner also sees potential integration challenges, particularly because he doesn't think either organization has a powerful leader who can take the reins of the combined entity and lead it into the future. "They need someone like a Steve Jobs or a Bill Gates who has the charisma, vision, technical knowledge, and consumer knowledge to lead," Weiner said.On paper the acquisition has interesting potential, but it will all come down to how the integration is carried out, Weiner said. "It's all about the execution," he said. "The devil is in the details."Despite numerous acquisitions over the past few years in advertising and Web 2.0 technologies, Yahoo has struggled to jump-start its business, said JupiterResearch analyst Michael Gartenberg. "At the end of the day, it hasn't all worked out for them," he said.While Microsoft executives are stressing that a deal with Yahoo would give it the scale to compete with Google, wrapping the two companies' diverse technologies together won't be simple, Gartenberg said. "In order to get to that scale, you've got to be able to fit all those pieces and parts together," he said.Despite the integration concerns, Microsoft has good processes in place for managing acquisitions of large companies, said Gartner analyst Mike McGuire. However, it will be key for Microsoft to quickly put a senior management team in place as Google will continue to propel ahead as Microsoft sorts out the details. "They are going to have to start showing some traction, or at least a really solid vision for how they will combine the companies ... early on," McGuire said.Matt Booth, a Kelsey Group analyst, thinks that the integration challenges will be major but predicts that Microsoft will work through them methodically, starting on the back end and linking services in a way that, as much as possible, is transparent to end-users, be they advertisers, publishers, or consumers. For services that are just too difficult to integrate, they will likely be kept separate. The last thing Microsoft wants to do is drive users away, Booth said.In a research note, Citigroup financial analyst Mark Mahaney said he is skeptical that a combined Microsoft-Yahoo would improve its search products enough to affect Google's position, since they both have been losing search market share and, in his opinion, seeing a decrease in their search innovation."Given what would surely be immense integration challenges, it’s hard for us to see how a Microsoft-Yahoo combination would create a greater technology competitor to Google at least for the foreseeable future," he wrote."We could see a scenario by which Google would actually gain more market share due to industry uncertainty over the integration of the deal," Mahaney added.


Nepalese Rebels Attack Regional Army Headquarters, AFP Reports

Nepalese rebels attacked a regional army headquarters in the northwest of the country as a blockade by insurgents stopped most vehicles using roads around the capital, Kathmandu, for a fifth day, Agence France-Presse said.


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Carlos Tevez sealed a narrow victory for Manchester United as the Premier League champions opened 2008 with a 1-0 victory against Birmingham City at Old Trafford here on Tuesday.


The US condemns the coup in Thailand and calls for the return of democracy as quickly as possible.


Like Martin Scorsese's "After Hours," "Freak Weather" is the story of an accidental journey, a thwarted attempt to return home that turns into a voyage of self-knowledge.


What's Up With That? - Big New Transit Center Spurs Link to Hazel Dell Shopping

By SCOTT HEWITT  Near I-5 is Northeast Seventh Avenue that crosses 99th Street. It runs north-south between the Arco station and the McDonald's.


Malfunctioning Mitochondria May Cause Heart Disease

Researchers confirm a link between mitochondrial defects and heart disease in mice -- a discovery that could eventually help prevent heart disease in humans.


A teenager who repeatedly stabbed a schoolboy is jailed for eight months, to the disgust of the victim's father.


Rafsanjani: U.S. Can't Stop Iran's Atomic Ambitions

Washington will not stop Iran pursuing  nuclear technology and should not attempt a military  "adventure" in the country, an influential cleric said on  Friday.


Mel Stottlemyre won't return as pitching coach of the Yankees, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Stottlemyre has been the pitching coach since manager Joe Torre was hired before the 1996 season and was


Tiger Woods needed only three holes to make it a fair fight. Before long, it was no contest. Woods made two eagles in his first seven holes to turn a rally into a rout, matching the best final round of his career with an 8-under 63 to win the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday and stretch his PGA Tour winning streak to five tournaments.


President George Bush sent greetings Friday to Muslims in America and around the world at the start of the Ramadan season. The greeting was sent from Jacksonville, Ore.


For airline employees, it's the end of a golden age

For decades, an airline job was a coveted plum. Good pay, generous benefits, strong unions and the glamor of air travel made pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and even baggage handlers the envy of their neighbors.


ISN SECURITY WATCH (10/12/04) - NATO agreed yesterday to expand its training mission for Iraqi security forces, but divisions inside the military bloc over the controversial war remain deep, as the US accuses some European allies of undermining the


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'Fahrenheit 9/11' Set for Oct. 5 Release on DVD

"Fahrenheit 9/11," Michael Moore's documentary lambasting President Bush and the war in Iraq will be released on DVD on Oct. 5, its distributor said on Monday.


Brocade Ex-CEO Gets 21 Months, $15 Million Fine for Backdating Options

A federal judge sentences Gregory Reyes, former chief executive of Brocade Communications Systems, to 21 months in prison and fines him $15 million. It's the harshest penalty yet in a tempest that has rattled corporate America.


To know Phil Spector is to indict him as far as a Los Angeles grand jury is concerned. Spector was in court Monday for the unsealing of a grand jury indictment that charges the reclusive


US Eyes 5 Million More Flu Shots from Overseas

US health officials announced Thursday that they have identified more than 5 million additional doses of flu vaccine from overseas sources that may be suitable for import to the United States.


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Germany launches motorway toll for trucks

Germany, one of the few countries in Europe where motorways are still toll-free, is to start charging trucks for use of the country's chronically overcrowded "Autobahns" next month in a move that some believe ...


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Its powerful investment banking train's been halted by credit market meltdown.


London, England (Sports Network) - England captain David Beckham fractured a rib during his country's 2-0 win over Wales Saturday.


S&P raises rating on AT&T Wireless Services

Standard & Poor's on Wednesday raised its ratings on AT&T Wireless Services following its acquisition by Cingular Wireless, a joint venture of SBC Communications Inc.


Whole Foods CEO sorry for anonymous Web posts

The chief executive of Whole Foods  Market Inc. apologized to shareholders on Tuesday for  anonymously posting comments about his company on the Internet  as the organic and natural foods grocer said the U.S.  Securities and Exchange Commission had launched a probe into  the matter.


The highest U.N. court cleared Serbia on Monday of direct responsibility for genocide in Bosnia during the 1992-95 war, but said Belgrade had violated its obligation to prevent and punish the mass killing.


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Blog Search Blabble.com Takes New Approach  A new start-up joining the ranks of weblog tools, Blabble is aimed at the corporate market. According to an Internet Retailer article, the service will be fee-based when it officially launches in October. A beta is currently available free online. The article reads like Blabble ...


Sharon Ends West Bank Construction Freeze

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved construction of 1,000 more homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, officials said Tuesday, violating a U.S.-backed peace plan that calls for a building freeze.


Riley and Stewart Cink halved their Friday morning four-ball match with the Europeâs Paul McGinley and Luke Donald when Riley saved par with a six-foot putt on the 18th hole.


Iranian scientists have developed technology to produce zirconium, a key metal used in the heart of a nuclear reactor to produce nuclear fuel, a top nuclear official said Monday.


Leftover shots from Kansas University's flu clinic at Watkins Student Health Center may go to the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department.


Public fears over young people carrying knives could prompt new government restrictions.


With opinion polls stacking against him, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is making a crucial speech to his Labour Party conference on Tuesday.


For a man with such strong convictions, the Holy Father has shown a surprising penchant for verbal missteps


Turkish govt moves to lift headscarf ban despite harsh objections

Turkey's Islamist-rooted ruling party, thanks to a deal with the nationalist opposition, on Tuesday submitted to parliament a draft amendment to allow the Islamic headscarf in universities, making good on a six-year-old electoral promise.


VALDERRAMA, Spain -- Britain's Ian Poulter beat Ryder Cup team mate Sergio Garcia at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the Volvo Masters in Valderrama.


Remains of village found near Stonehenge

A village of small houses that may have sheltered the builders of the mysterious Stonehenge, or people attending festivals there, has been found by archaeologists studying the stone circle in England. Eight of the houses, with central hearths, have been excavated, and there may be as many as 25 of them, Mike Parker Pearson said Tuesday at a briefing organized by the National Geographic Society.


Bush Budget to Scrap Subsidy for Amtrak-Sources

The Bush administration will for the  first time propose eliminating operating subsidies for  passenger train operator Amtrak as part of a push to cut budget  deficits, people close to the budget process said on Tuesday.


Alleged Leak to Israel Probed for a Year

WASHINGTON - The FBI has spent more than a year covertly investigating, including with the use of electronic surveillance, whether a Pentagon analyst funneled highly classified material to Israel, officials said Saturday. Prosecutors were still weighing whether to bring the most serious charge of espionage...


Afghan Helmand province becoming main drug supplier

Afghanistan's Helmand province, heartland of Taliban guerrillas fighting NATO forces, is about to become the world's largest drug supplier, the United Nations said on Tuesday.


Felix rains on Honduras, mudslides feared

Rains from Hurricane Felix soaked Honduras on Wednesday, threatening dangerous flooding and mudslides after killing nine people in neighboring Nicaragua.


Parma, 16:29 - CALCIO, PARMA: GALUPPO IN PRESTITO AL GROSSETO

Il Parma ha ceduto in prestito al Grosseto (C1/A) il difensore Alberto Galuppo, 21 anni, prodotto de...


American Indian Museum Stands Out in Washington

From its tawny, curving exterior to  the buffalo chili on its restaurant menu, the National Museum  of the American Indian aims to challenge expectations when it  opens next week.


One of the senior officers in charge when Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead by police has been promoted.


The SATs and college applications are well behind you, and your last kid -- your baby! -- is just about to fly the coop. You're either weeping as you dust his trophy shelf -- or comparing paint samples, picking just the right color for your new yoga den.


Il giocatore ha abbandonato Trigoria visibilmente contrariato dopo l'allenamento di rifinitura mattutino in vista dell'impegno di Champions di stasera contro gli ucraini. La societÃ : ''E' andato via perchÃ¨ non convocato per il match''.


âTreasureâ Still Jingling at the Box Office

The Disney film âNational Treasure: Book of Secretsâ maintained its grip on the No. 1 spot at North American box offices for a third consecutive weekend.


Britain's Tate Galleries Bid for Free Works of Art

Britain's prestigious Tate galleries are  so short of money to buy new acquisitions that they have  persuaded several leading artists to hand over their works for  free to maintain the collections.


Serie A leader Juventus blew a two-goal, second-half lead and had to settle for a 2-2 tie with Inter Milan on Sunday, losing ground to defending champion AC Milan.


Protesting for Peace With a Vivid Hue and Cry

Medea Benjamin, one of the founders of the women's peace group Code Pink, wears pink every single day, and sleeps in it, too.


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Roma, 13:36 - CALCIO, SERIE C: ARBITRI RECUPERI C1 E 22/A GIORNATA C2

Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere gli incontri della 22/a giornata del campionato di Serie C2 ...


An Indian doctor briefly accused of links to a UK terror attack wins a court battle to regain his Australian work visa.


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Panthers' Morgan out, Smith questionable

Carolina linebacker Dan Morgan will not play in Sunday's game at Minnesota as he recovers from a concussion.


Refuges in Pacific Region Face Funding Crisis

WASHINGTON, March 12  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is making drastic reductions and redeployments of staff in the National Wildlife Refuge System throughout the Pacific region.


Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard said Friday that he's concerned about reports of price gouging and the potential for unscrupulous operators to give fake immunizations.


Italy Skeptical of Statement on Hostages' Death, Agency Says

Italy's government doubts the reliability of a statement by an Iraqi group that said it killed two female Italian hostages, according to the humanitarian organization that employs the women.