Cisco, other tech giants push into surveillance

Security concerns drive demand for monitoring technologies, and create exit opportunities for start-ups.


Oil prices fell 3.5 percent to a three-month low Tuesday as mild winter weather sapped heating oil demand in the US Northeast. US light crude settled down $1.52 at $41.46 a barrel, the


French bank SocGen says hit by $7.1 billion fraud

French bank Societe Generale said fraud by a single trader had caused it a 4.9 billion euro ($7.1 billion) loss and that it would seek emergency funds as a result, shocking battered markets.


French forces transported munitions from Libya and other countries to Chad's army during a rebellion in the Central African country earlier this month, a French Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday.


Attanasio Apparently Close to Brewers Buy

Los Angeles investor Mark L. Attanasio appears to be close to an agreement to buy the Milwaukee Brewers from the family of baseball commissioner Bud Selig.


NASA to cut 100 shuttle-related positions

NASA is preparing to eliminate 100 contractor processing jobs at Kennedy Space Center starting Dec. 1 under a 2005 operating plan approved by the shuttle program's manager last week.


'Tobacco Road', Rarely Staged Hit of Yesteryear, Gets Fresh Paving by NC's Triad Stage

Playbill - Triad Stage in Greensboro, NC, the inventive resident theatre that dusts off classics while being committed to new works and Southern voices, is re-paving the Depression-era Broadway hit Tobacco Road to close its current season.


The Indiana Pacers started addressing their need for outside shooting by looking way outside, signing Lithuanian League star Kareem Rush.


Search for Skiers Suspended in Utah Avalanche

Search teams failed on Saturday  to find as many as five off-trail skiers believed trapped under  30 feet (nine meter) of snow by a massive avalanche near Park  City, Utah.


Fed passes reforms to combat subprime mortgage crisis

The measures promise to protect borrowers from prepayment penalties and misleading loans.


After building the San Diego Chargers into a consistent playoff contender Â if not yet a postseason success Â general manager A.J. Smith received a five-year contract extension Tuesday that will keep him with the team through 2014. Details weren't announced, but various reports said the extension was worth $11 million.


Vijay Singh's glittering year has reached golden proportions. By winning the Chysler Championship, the Fijian has now claimed nine titles in 2004 and became the first golfer to earn more than $10million in prize money in one season.


Bologna, 14:31 - BASKET, VIDIVICI BOLOGNA: MICHELORI OPERATO, STOP DI SEI MESI

Andrea Michelori, centro della Vidivici Bologna, è stato operato per la ricostruzione del le...


Saints to make emotional return to Superdome

A year after the Superdome became an emblem of the devastation wreaked upon New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, the National Football League's Saints will return to their refurbished home.


FBI Reportedly Investigating Nevada Governor Over Contractor's Gifts

The FBI is investigating whether Nevada's governor failed to report gifts from a military contractor that he received while serving in Congress, law enforcement officials said yesterday.


Harry Potter fans beware - another beloved character is facing the chop. Or it could just be his nemesis Draco Malfoy. Millionaire author JK Rowling has admitted that another character will die in her next


At least 56 miners were killed in a coal mine gas explosion in China last night that left another 92 missing. There is only a slim chance that those missing after the blast, at the Daping mine in Henan province


U.S. Says Undeterred by Deadly Day for Troops in Iraq

The U.S. military vowed on Friday to do  everything possible to safeguard Iraq's Jan. 30 election,  undeterred by the killing of nine troops in the deadliest day  for American forces since an attack on a U.S. base last month.


Emerge da statistiche elaborate dall'Economist


Amburgo, 12:11 - CALCIO, LOEW: KLINSMANN AL BAYERN E' UNA SOPRESA

"E' una sorpresa assoluta". Commenta cosÃ¬ Joachim Loew, commissario tecnico della Nazionale tedesca,...


A firestorm engulfs Senator Arlen Specter's bid to become chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, the place where judicial nominations have gone to die a politicized death ever since the venomous brawl over Judge Robert H. Bork in 1987


ADHD Raises Kids' Health Costs Even Before Diagnosis

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- In the two years before and after they're diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), children with the condition typically use more health-care services than other children, U.S. research shows.


Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Plan Released

Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman today delivered the Salton Sea  Ecosystem Restoration Preferred Alternative to the Legislature, an  historic strategy to revitalize California's  largest lake.


Insieme con Klm ha trasportato 6,7mln di passeggeri (+5,6%)


MOJAVE, Calif., Oct. 4--The PM.Zone was on the scene again today to watch aeronautical engineer and designer Burt Rutan and his crew at Scaled Composites in Mojave, Calif.


Un libro riapre in Francia il caso della morte del campione piÃ¹ amatoSotto accusa l'inchiesta: piena di ombre come i suoi ultimi, terribili mesi                                          L'affaire Pantani una tragedia italiana                                                                                Il medico che eseguÃ¬ l'autopsia si portÃ² a casa il cuore del Pirata in un contenitoreOverdose, una veritÃ  che faceva comodo a tutti. E tanti dettagli mai chiaritidi GIANNI MURA


Northeast China's heaviest March snowstorm in 56 years has left five people dead and caused transport chaos and power failures, state media reported on Monday.


John McCain won Florida. Rudy Giuliani headed for the exits. And Mike Huckabee stayed put.


Report software piracy, get a shot at $1 million

Blog: For a limited time only, a major software industry group is dangling the reward for workplace whistleblowers, but it's at its sole discretion to decide what's worthy of the jackpot.


Replacing legacy systems with the new hotness can be a profitable way to make a living.


It is easy to look at the final game of a postseason series as the game that meant everything. But this particular series took a decisive turn two games before the end arrived Saturday.


India test-fires nuclear-capable missile, news agency reports

India on Monday tested a nuclear-capable Prithvi missile with a range of up to 300 kilometres, an Indian news agency reported. It was fired from a test range in Chandipur, in the eastern state


Wachovia 4th-quarter profit sinks 98 percent

Wachovia Corp , the  fourth-largest U.S. bank, on Tuesday said quarterly profit fell  a larger-than-expected 98 percent, hurt by write-downs relating  to turmoil in mortgage and credit markets.


Supreme Court to decide photo ID voting law

The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would decide whether voters can be required to show photo identification, a move that can limit participation of the elderly and poor in elections.


A TITANIUM strip that fell off a Continental Airlines jumbo jet onto a Paris runway was the main cause of the crash of a Air France Concorde four years ago, judicial experts reported today.


Ukraine PM Files Poll Complaints to Court, Commission

Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich lodged complaints with the election commission and the country's top court detailing violations during a re-run of a presidential poll, officials said Wednesday.


Poland Blocks European Software Patent Vote, For Now

Anonymous Brave Guy writes "Thanks to the Polish Minister of Science and Information Technology, Wlodzimierz Marcinski, Europe has dropped the current proposal for software patents.


Lawyer for injured NHLer Steve Moore calls for probe by BC ...

The lawyer for injured NHL player Steve Moore says he has asked the BC Attorney General to investigate why the Todd Bertuzzi plea bargain was allowed to proceed without Moore present in the courtroom.


KELLY Holmesâ last-minute gamble was rewarded with a glorious gold medal last night as she stormed to the Olympic 800 metres title in Athens.


Internet Use Said to Cut Into TV Viewing and Socializing

The average Internet user in the U.S. spends three hours a day online, with much of that time devoted to work and more than half of it to communications.


Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable, which goes on sale in Japan later this year and overseas next spring, boasts the superb image quality of its home-console counterpart.


Unira' attivita' di ricerca e design dei marchi del gruppo


Two killed in bar blast in South Thailand

Two people died and more than 20 others were injured when a bomb exploded at a Sungai Kolok bar Thursday night in Southern Thailand, The Nation reports.


West Virginia and Kentucky — states known for high levels of obesity, diabetes and smoking — have the highest proportion of people with heart disease in the nation, U.S. health officials said Thursday.


Operazione realizzata in 1 giorno, 1,25 miliardi di euro


SAP to deliver HR upgrade for U.S. Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service is about to get a $35 million Web-based human resources application makeover, based on the mySAP Business Suite from applications vendor SAP AG.


Ukraine Opposition Marches on President's Office

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian opposition  supporters marched on the president's office on Tuesday seeking  to install their leader in office, defying poll results they  said had been rigged by a pro-Moscow government.


Afghanistan's ambassador said Wednesday that real power in Pakistan is in the hands of that nation's army and it is capable of countering extremism and terrorism along the countries' border.


Serbs plea for delay as Kosovo slips away

President Boris Tadic will ask major powers to delay further talks on the fate of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province for at least 10 days to allow the country to convene a new parliament elected two weeks ago.


In the Super Bowl following the 2001 season, the New England Patriots played a nickel defense virtually the entire game, daring St.


Countries like India could become a source of profit, a panel of wireless industry figures says.


Christian graves desecrated with swastikas

A visitor to the cemetery in the town of Audincourt, south of Strasbourg, on Sunday found the graves defaced with the symbols from the German Nazi era.


Gaddafi terror comments fail to quell controversy

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi condemned  terrorism at the request of President Nicolas Sarkozy, but his  comments failed to quell widespread controversy on Thursday  over his lengthy stay in France.


Actor Eric Bana is all praise for movie bosses for choosing Edward Norton as his replacement in the "Hulk" sequel, "The Incredible Hulk".


Israel fires missiles at militants in Gaza City

An Israeli missile strike at Palestinian militants in Gaza City has left three people wounded. Residents said the target was a local Hamas commander.


GLOBAL oil prices continued to climb yesterday, recovering from a prolonged fall earlier in the day, as the US hinted that it might lend oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to offset a short-term disruption to imports.


King Momo kicks off "royal" Carnival in Rio

Actors posing as Portugal's royal family joined the fictional King Momo at the start of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival celebrations on Tuesday to mark 200 years since the court's arrival in Brazil.


I'm guessing that if people showed up this early, desperate to be the first people in the States to get their hands on the iPhone, they'd be shooed away. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Ian Harte made his first appearance at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday night, but it will not be an occasion he will remember fondly as Real Madrid eased to a 5-0 win over the Primera Liga surprise packets.


Storing nuclear waste underground at Yucca Mountain for 100,000 years is a terrible idea. A better approach may be to buy some time--until new containment technologies mature.


IBM to hold Israel news conference after XIV reports

International Business Machines Corp   said it will hold a news conference in Tel Aviv on  Wednesday afternoon but gave no details on what it would  address.


Last week I came across Godwin's Law. Many of you may already be familiar with it. For those of you who aren't, Godwin's Law, according to wikipedia, states:  As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.  read more


A neighbour of Prince Charles' new Welsh estate objects to plans to alter the Â£1.2m country retreat.


Molecule May Be Key to Nicotine Addiction

New animal research indicates that a single molecule may be linked to nicotine dependence, the Associated Press reported Nov. 4. For the study, researchers in California worked with a single gene to genetically


US Pounds Falluja Diehards, Violence in North

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. artillery pummeled Falluja  on Wednesday and troops hunted guerrillas still fighting days  after Washington said its offensive had destroyed rebel control  of the Sunni Muslim city west of Baghdad.


Business leaders appeal for crisis leadership

DAVOS, Switzerland  - Business leaders rattled by a slump in global markets appealed to the U.S. and other central banks on Wednesday to get a grip on the global economy and some accused them of losing their nerve.


Nominee for War Adviser Confirms 'Surge' Doubt

Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute, picked by President Bush as his White House war adviser, said yesterday  he had been skeptical of Bush's decision to send thousands more U.S. troops into Iraq.


Shawn Green can sit out today knowing he was a huge help to the Dodgers during their crucial series against San Francisco. Green hit a two-run homer in visiting Los Angeles's 3-2 victory over the Giants last night, a day before the first baseman will miss a game to observe the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur.


Walt Disney animator Frank Thomas - one of the studio's original "nine old men" - dies at the age of 92.


US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the US may "pause" pulling troops out of Iraq.


U.S. Olympic medalist finds South Korean birth father

U.S. Olympic freestyle skiing medallist Toby Dawson said on Tuesday he had found his biological father and would be meeting him 25 years after going missing as a toddler in a busy market street in South Korea.


It's never a bad time to build a bear-resistant portfolio.


NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND -- Newcastle United are on the verge of signing former Manchester United and Aston Villa defender Ronny Johnsen on a short-term contract.


Corrupted software disrupts New Year's fireworks in Seattle

Computer problems caused problems with Seattle's New Year's Eve fireworks show, forcing the company handling the display, Pyro Spectaculars, to launch the fireworks manually.


Shatner's Kirk not aboard for new `Trek'

The original Capt. Kirk is disheartened he won't get to boldly go anywhere with his old pal Spock in the new "Star Trek" movie.


(CPOD) Dec. 7, 2004 - Vicente Fox maintains a steady approval rating in Mexico, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 55.3 per cent of respondents agree with the way the president is governing.


Hurricane season 2004: The year Florida's luck ran out

After dodging hurricanes for a generation, Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast got what no soothsayer would have dared predict: two storms striking almost the same spot three weeks apart.


The company said its quarterly loss ballooned to $302.6 million as it struggled with its mortgage lending arm and said it is trying to renegotiate the sale of the unit.


Iraq Car Bombing Near Fallujah Causes Fatalities, Military Says

A car bombing took place today near the Iraqi city of Fallujah, causing an unknown number of fatalities, the US military said by telephone from Baghdad.


DNA from seized ivory could help conservationists and police identify hotspots where elephants are in particular danger from poachers.


Wrestler Hulk Hogan has a new opponent — those who organize animal fights. The Miami Beach resident sent a video message Thursday to all 435 members of the House of Representatives. In it, he says laws against dog fighting and cockfighting aren't tough enough.


A suicide bomber has killed at least seven people in a restaurant in Afghanistan, an official says.


Not too long ago, Google Inc. seemed little more than a pesky insect to Microsoft Corp.'s 800-pound gorilla. No more. As Google rapidly rolls out new products, the company best known for its wildly popular search engine is muscling into the software giant's turf, including its stronghold: the computer desktop.


By Stan Donadson, Detroit Free Press  Mar. 2--The search for a 16-year-old Clinton Township boy who escaped this week from the Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center is over.   Jordan Danski's life on the run lasted just a little more than 48 hours. About 5 a.m.


John Terry said Monday he has no memory of the sickening head injury that saw him carried off on a stretcher during Chelsea's 2-1 League Cup Final win against London rivals Arsenal.


Lebanon declares victory in camp war on militants

Lebanon on Thursday declared victory in its 33-day war against an al Qaeda-inspired militant group at a Palestinian refugee camp and said its military operation there was over.


As for choosing a leadoff man, how did European captain Bernhard Langer come up with Paul Casey to go against Tiger Woods? The


Udine, 16:29 - CALCIO, UDINESE: SMENTITO SCAMBIO OBODO-KOLAROV CON LA LAZIO

Il ds dell'Udinese, Pietro Leonardi, parla ai microfoni di Radio Radio smentendo tutte le trattative...


Celina gets her portrait worth Rs. 10 lakhs

Celina Jaitley has received an unusual gift from one of her fans from Kolkata.


Will We Need a New 'All the President's Men'?

Like the Nixon administration before it, the current White House has kneecapped with impunity any news organization that challenges its message.


Unsafe abortions in the developing  world kill 68,000 women a year, research suggests.


Bush's New Ads Slam Kerry's Iraq Comments

CRAWFORD, Texas Sept. 27, 2004 - President Bush's campaign, setting the stage for the first presidential debate later this week on foreign policy, rolled out a new television ad Monday highlighting Democratic Sen.


Guadagno teorico +15%, atteso cambio di proprieta'


5-minute `Atonment' shot joins long list

The story of the long tracking shot would be best told in one take.


FARGO, Ga. - Firefighters from across the nation have helped battle massive wildfires in the Okefenokee Swamp this spring. Now they've got a souvenir.


Prole class to follow suit TriaGnoSys and 3Way Networks have announced a collaboration on the world's first 3G service in the air - providing a 4Kg box which offers 3G connectivity for up to 10 passengers in their private jet.â¦


In 2d start, Buchholz throws a no-hitter

Years from now, there will be hundreds of thousands of folks who'll say they were there. Memories will dim and wannabes will exaggerate and it will be impossible to prove who really sat in Fenway Park Sept. 1, 2007, and who watched it on television or heard it on the radio.


FDA staff questions Sanofi bird flu vaccine

Data on Sanofi-Aventis's    experimental bird flu vaccine shows higher doses  worked better, but it is unclear whether those results prove  the product's effectiveness, U.S. regulatory staff said in  documents released on Monday.


Phone and software makers urge cheaper Web mobiles

Wireless operators need to make  mobile Internet much cheaper if they want it to become a  success that can generate extra revenues, major mobile phone  and mobile software makers said on Monday.


Del Neri: Non chiamare Cassano una mia scelta, un mio diritto

"Cassano non Ã¨ stato convocato punto. E' stata una scelta mia e basta. E' una decisione senza polemiche dettata dal momento. Per questo il giocatore non Ã¨ nella lista dei convocati per la gara con il Bayer".


Hamas militants say there will be no let-up in efforts to fire missiles at Israel, despite a major Israeli military operation.


Palermo, 15:05 - CALCIO, UEFA; PALERMO-WEST HAM, ARBITRA KASNEFERIS

Palermo-West Ham, gara valida per il ritorno del primo turno di Uefa, in programma giovedÃ¬, sar&agra...


A Foolish roundup of new-issue hits, misses, and no-shows.


Piacenza, 20:19 - CALCIO, PIACENZA: REMONDINA E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE

Gianfranco Remondina è il nuovo allenatore del Piacenza. Il tecnico, 49 anni, è stato ...


NASA's Departing Chief Defends Hubble Decision

NASA's departing chief, Sean O'Keefe, on Friday defended his decision to pursue a robotic repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, days after a panel of scientists said a shuttle mission would be better.


Il no di Teheran all'Onu non infiamma i prezzi


General Motors posted a surprise sales gain in August, bucking an industry trend of weak auto sales in the period, and helping domestic brands to recapture a majority of U.S. sales.


A federal drug safety adviser said Friday the government rescinded his invitation to participate in a February meeting on the risk of Vioxx and other arthritis drugs because he had already publicly expressed doubts about the medications.


Democrat John Edwards touted his ties to rural America on Thursday and promised anew to fight powerful special interests he says "are stealing your children's future."


North Korea has said an early resumption of six-party talks on its nuclear arms programme will be difficult, and it wants to see how US President George W. Bush deals


Red Bull refuse to speculate about drivers

Red Bull Racing team boss Tony Purnell is refusing to speculate about their 2005 drivers, although it looks as if Christian Klien will be one of them.


Dico gia' in iter Parlamento, Follini non sposta al centro


Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed and handed over to Palestinian officials early on Wednesday after a late-night deal with the al Qaeda-inspired, clan-based group that kidnapped him in March.


U.S. Rejects N.Korea Conditions for Nuclear Talks

The United States rejected North Korea's  conditions for a resumption of six-party talks on scrapping its  nuclear programs, a response to Pyongyang's latest demands that  left the two nations in a stalemate.


President Bush is mapping out defense strategy with his top defense advisers as U.S. deaths in Iraq inch toward 1,000 and the election campaign focuses intently on he and Democrat John Kerry's credentials for keeping the nation safe.


Photo organizing, editing tool emerges from beta test.


Middle East ; Iran gives up nuclear freeze exemption demand

Middle East News, Iran agreed to give up its demand to exempt research and development on uranium enrichment technology from a freeze of its enrichment program, in an attempt to ease international fears that it was covertly developing atomic weapons, a


Torino, 13:55 - CALCIO, TORINO: CHIUSA INCHIESTA SU EX GESTIONE

E' stata chiusa oggi dalla procura di Torino l'inchiesta sui bilanci del Torino calcio. Il procedime...


Delegating more, RaÃºl Castro keeps Cuba fairly stable

HAVANA -- Ten months ago, a camera-shy general stepped out from the shadow of his famous elder brother, Fidel Castro, to run the Western Hemisphere's only communist state.


Scotland have made Tommy Burns caretaker coach as they seek a replacement for Berti Vogts. SFA chief executive David Taylor would not say who was on the shortlist of between one and 10 names, but he did admit that they were all Scottish.


Security personnel carry a victim of one of two bomb attacks in Baghdad. Photograph: Akram Saleh/Reuters. At least eight people were killed and 50 wounded today in two car bomb attacks in central Baghdad.


Man Linked to N.J. Gov. Says He's Straight

JERUSALEM - The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E...


YESTERDAY Close $33.32 Change +$0.35 52-WEEK High $39.81 Low $26.07 Analog Devices Inc. , a Norwood maker of semiconductors used in products from mobile phones to cars, said first-quarter profit increased 27 percent.


Bomb blast explodes near Australian Embassy in Baghdad, killing 2 ...

A car bomb targeting a US military convoy exploded near the Australian Embassy Monday, killing at least two people, police and the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.


And nobody notices Google has quietly axed the web services API to its eponymous search engine. The stealth move was made without any announcement, but visitors to the page now receive a blunt message, backdated to 5 December, advising them that the SOAP API is no longer supported.â¦


A Stable Life, Despite Persistent Dizziness

Living with dizziness is anything but fun. It can throw oneâs whole life out of kilter, literally and figuratively.


NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees introduced  their newest acquisition on Tuesday, as five-time Cy Young  Award winner Randy Johnson officially met the media in a  whirlwind day for New York City baseball.


Golf: Woods vaults past Montgomerie to win World Challenge

THOUSAND OAKS, California : Tiger Woods shot a bogey-free 5-under-par 66 on Sunday to overtake a fading Colin Montgomerie and win the 5.25 million dollar World Challenge.


Samsung to invest 24 billion dollars in semiconductor production

Seoul (dpa) - South Korean electronics giant Samsung said Monday it plans to invest 25 trillion won (24 billion dollars) in the production of semiconductors over the next six years.


The Boston College men's basketball team knew it would likely struggle to find an identity and fill the void left by the departures of Craig Smith and Louis Hinnant, who combined for 3,075 points, 1,411 rebounds, and 746 assists and walked out of Conte Forum as the winningest senior class in program history.


Iraqi head paints dark picture for assembly

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In his first speech before the interim national assembly, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Tuesday gave a sobering account of the threat posed by the insurgency, saying Iraq's instability is a "source of worry for many people" and that the


Charlton beat Fulham 2-1 to climb to seventh

Charlton Athletic beat London rivals Fulham 2-1 to move up to seventh in the Premier League standings on Monday. Goals by winger Jerome Thomas and defender Talal El Karkouri sealed victory for Alan Curbishley's side.


Australian PM admits leadership feud hurt government

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has admitted that a leadership feud had hurt his government but rejected suggestions that it signalled the end of his decade in power.


The chances of a recession are low even though UK economic growth will slow sharply, a report says.


Apple Rocks with U2, Rolls Out iPod Photo

SAN JOSE, Calif.  - Apple Computer Inc. has hooked  up with Irish rock band U2 to launch the iPod U2 Special  Edition, a black edition of its popular digital music player  that holds up to 5,000 songs.


U.N. says Gambari to visit Myanmar in early November

Myanmar's ruling junta has agreed to bring forward a visit by U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who now expects to go there in the first week of November, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Tuesday.


Jillian Searle knew she could not hold on to both her children during Sunday's tsunami - and had to let go of one of them.


Former spy claims Australian government covered up Iraq prisoner abuse

A former Australian spy contradicted government claims that no Australian was involved in interrogating Iraqi prisoners, saying he himself witnessed and reported the alleged abuse of Iraqis by their US captors.


EMI's DRM-Free Talks Unlikely To Change Online Music Stores

TechWeb - Steve Jobs and Apple's influence in the online music market is forcing some labels to rethink their strategy even though profit margins on CDs are higher than on music downloads.


Waldheim, ex-UN leader and Nazi, buried in Austria

Former U.N. chief and Austrian President Kurt Waldheim, whose career was tainted by disclosures of his Nazi past, was buried in a state funeral on Saturday.


Schedules Revised for Flu, Meningitis Vaccines

FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Expanded use of the FluMist vaccine for children and revised meningococcal vaccination guidelines for teens are part of new immunization recommendations released Friday.


Deportivo Coruna become the latest Primera Liga side to fall victim to lower-ranked opponents in the King's Cup when they lost 1-0 at second division Elche in a second round match on Wednesday.


Network Rail, which runs Britain's railways, is to announce profit for the first time of Â£747m.


Cries of Foul as Moscow's Man Heads for Ukrainian Election Win

Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, who seeks closer tries with Russia, surged into the lead in Ukraineâs bitterly fought presidential election runoff today.


Broadcaster has agreed to pay a record $3.5M to erase a number of proposed radio indecency fines, including one against the "Opie & Anthony Show" and another against shock jock Howard Stern.- The Washington Post


Careful with that coffee, Klaus A German company will later this year launch flights for nudists, aimed specifically at former East Germans who pine for the good old days under Communism when just about the only thing that wasn't illegal was getting your kit off.â¦


Residents of two tiny towns stayed up late to give Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain early victories in the New Hampshire presidential primary.


Actress Mariska Hargitay loves the week leading up to the Emmys. Hargitay, nominated in the best drama series actress category for her work on "Law & Order: SVU," was delighted with all of the trappings associated with the Emmys, which air Sunday night.


Report: US not prepared for bioterror crisis

The nation's public health system remains woefully unprepared to respond to a crisis, despite repeated government warnings about the possibility of bioterrorism or another health


Britain's Brown defies referendum calls over EU treaty

Gordon Brown rejected increasingly vocal calls for a British referendum on the EU's new treaty Thursday, saying Europe must move on from its "inward-looking" institutional wrangling.


Ministers prepare for a battle in Parliament on the EU treaty, after it was agreed by EU leaders in Lisbon.


Su tutti i voli in partenza da Roma e da Milano


Kids go 'retro' with health-minded school meals

Can school children be convinced to dump their burgers in favour of more wholesome traditional foods their grandparents ate?


Sharp Rise in Prices Shows Inflation Is Still a Threat

The rise in wholesale prices in November was a reminder that inflation remains a threat despite recent signs that prices may be settling down.


Incrementi del 3% per Autostrade per l'Italia


With few in stands, Charlestown puts up plenty

The Charlestown boys' basketball team put together an impressive performance against Boston City League rival East Boston, leading by as many as 27 points on its way to an 83-70 victory yesterday. But there was little celebration in Charlestown High's gym; no students were there to see it.


Video game players could use their thoughts not joysticks to control on-screen characters, via a gaming helmet from Emotiv Systems.


Former NBA great Michael Jordan has   become part-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, the National   Basketball Association team confirmed on Thursday.


Hardened-PHP Project: Advisory - PHProjekt (Remote) Include Vulnerabilities

The Hardened-PHP Project has released a new vulnerability for the PHProjekt groupware software.    While searching for applications that are vulnerable to a new class of vulnerabilities inside PHP applications we took a quick look into the current PHProjekt source code and discovered that a (remote) include vulnerability had been (re)introduced.   By overwriting a variable with user input it is possible to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code. Overwriting this variable is possible regardless of the register_globals setting.    They give a few more details further down the posting and note that users should download and install the latest version (at the time of this post, 5.1.2).


Scientists have successfully filmed individual cells migrating within ...

Scientists at the German Research Centre for Biotechnology in Braunschweig have successfully filmed individual cells migrating within a functioning lymph node.


Workers end strike at world's largest copper mine

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Workers at the world's largest   copper mine, Chile's Escondida, voted on Thursday to accept a   new contract deal and end a strike that sent international   copper prices on a 25-day rollercoaster ride.


US persuades Paris Club to write off Â£23bn of Iraqi debt

A deal to forgive a large chunk of Iraq's external debt could finally be announced this week after key creditor nations came to an agreement at the weekend ending months of stalemate.


Chilling plans for a 9/11- style terror onslaught - complete with hijacked planes â-argeted London's Heathrow Airport and famed financial district Canary Wharf, it was reported yesterday.


Star Jones Reynolds Returns to Red Carpet

There's just no keeping Star Jones Reynolds off Hollywood's red carpets. Jones Reynolds will chat with nominees and guests when she hosts E! Networks' two-hour "Live From the Red Carpet: The 2005 Golden Globe Awards" on Jan. 16.


Record Temperatures Hit Pacific Northwest

Heavy rain gave way to balmy record temperatures in western Washington on Wednesday as flood waters began receding.


Islamic militants have threatened to kill an Italian journalist abducted in Iraq by Monday unless Italy agrees to withdraw its troops, according to a statement on the Internet.


Yahoo! to get its own desktop search tool

After the launch of Google's new desktop search tool, it was only a matter of time before other search engines followed suit. Yahoo!


The release schedule includes a new free Acrobat Reader, now with reviewing capabilities, the company said. Adobe is highlighting its focus on workgroups and document management.


Losanna, 19:27 - CICLISMO, MAYO NON SI E' DOPATO AL GIRO D'ITALIA

Per lo spagnolo nessun doping. Lo afferma in una nota l'Unione ciclistica internazionale (Uci) in re...


Bene Evanescence, Scissor Sister i piu' scaricati


John Kerry blamed President Bush yesterday for the national shortage of flu vaccine and accused him of ignoring Americans with conditions that might be helped by stem cell research.


Too Much Advice Could Be Bad for Your Health

Some people with chronic health problems who seek online advice would be better off just listening to their doctors, new research suggests.


Many people in the streets near Piccadilly Circus seemed less than troubled here today about the discovery of an explosive device.


Description: The Sudanese government and rebel leaders open new peace talks in Abuja, Nigeria. The meetings are meant to end violence in Sudan's Darfur region, where so-called Janjaweed militias are accused


California Attorney General Bill Lockyer yesterday said crimes were committed in a Hewlett-Packard Co. investigation of board members ' possible involvement in corporate information leaks , and charges are likely to be brought against either company executives or private investigators they hired .


Lebanon's Prime Minister Rafik Hariri submitted his resignation Wednesday and declined a Presidential request to form a new government.


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Per investigatori presunto killer e' tornato in Calabria


Three bombings killed at least 19 people across Afghanistan on Monday, including four Canadian soldiers in an attack that tested NATO's claim of success in driving insurgents from this volatile southern region.


Putin says Iraq shows need for strong Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Thursday new nuclear weapons as part of Moscow's military build-up, saying the experience of Iraq showed the need for resource-rich countries to keep strong defenses.


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African Union head meets Kenya's feuding parties

African Union chief John Kufuor met Kenya's president and opposition leader on Wednesday to try to break a political impasse behind post-election turmoil that has killed about 500 people.


Actor-politician Fred Thompson is making an eleventh-hour push to convince Iowa voters he is the only real conservative in the presidential race, contrasting his ideas and record on immigration and abortion with those of his leading rivals.


Washington state health officials are making encouraging progress in bioterrorism preparedness. According to a recent report from the nonprofit Trust for America's health, our state has met six out of 10 criteria for bioterrorism preparedness.


David Beckham admits the foul which saw him booked in England's win over Wales was premeditated.


Su Canale 5 Deep Impact ha raccolto 3 mln 638mila spettatori


Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been holding talks in Brussels ahead of a key European Union summit on Turkey's bid to join the EU.


A cockpit video recorded in Iraq will not be played at a hearing despite a coroner's attack on the MoD for withholding evidence.


Firefox's Times ad late as 10 million downloads near

As the Firefox browser prepares to pass its 10 million download mark, the New York Times ad that was supposed to follow its launch has yet to be seen.


In Veneto la liberalizzazione fara' abbattere liste d'attesa


Bin Laden Condemns Bush, Says New Attacks Possible

Osama bin Laden burst into the US election campaign on Saturday, releasing his first video tape in more than a year to deride President Bush and warn of possible new Sept.


Across Latin America, Mandarin Is in the Air

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Elizabeth Zamora is a busy mother and executive.  Still, for three hours every Saturday, she slides into a battered wooden desk at Bogota's National University and follows along as Yuan Juhua, a language instructor sent here by China's government, teaches the intricacies of...


Oil Prices Boost Profit at ConocoPhillips

Oil prices at record highs sent quarterly profits up at ConocoPhillips  and two other top U.S. producers on Wednesday.


Until yesterday, they were all big men, swaggering round a tiny island. But in its sweltering courtroom, six Pitcairners were exposed for what they are: bullies, rapists and child-abusers.


Thailand faces criticism following deaths in Muslim south

The Thai government is facing strong international criticism for the deaths of 78 Muslim demonstrators killed after being rounded up by security forces and crammed into trucks.


Britney Spears is to undergo random drug  tests, court documents in her child custody dispute show.


Spill from freighter than ran aground off Alaska may not be as ...

Coast Guard officials Monday said an oil and fuel spill from a freighter that broke in two when it ran aground off Alaska's coast probably amounted to thousands of gallons less than had been feared.


Sales were lower than expected, and the quality of earnings is in question.


An oil industry support vessel sinks off the north east coast of Scotland three days after it caught fire at sea.


Shareholders gave their blessing on Friday for Belgium's Interbrew to buy Brazil's AmBev (ABV) in a deal valued at about 8 billion euros


Federer survives scare against Berrer in Basel

BASEL, Switzerland  - Roger Federer found himself in danger of a rare second successive defeat on Tuesday before recovering to beat Germany's Michael Berrer 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the opening round of the Swiss Indoors.


Does a near miss on earnings flash a green or red light?


Ryan Zimmerman's one-out single drives in Felipe Lopez in the bottom of the ninth Sunday to give the Nationals a 2-1 victory over the Giants.


Robyn Troup went from Grammy Awards star to "American Idol" reject in three TV days. On Sunday, Troup, 19, of Houston sang with Justin Timberlake and rapper T.I. after winning the "My Grammy Moment" reality TV-style contest.


Video games improve street children's learning skills and social inclusion, Argentine researchers find out.


Iraqi PM to Meet Straw, Hoon and Benn Today

Iraqâs Prime Minister Iyad Allawi will today have talks with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon and International Development Secretary Hilary Benn.


Udine, 16:01 - CALCIO, UDINESE; POZZO: SQUADRA IN CRESCITA

E' molto soddisfatto il patron dell'Udinese Giampaolo Pozzo dopo il pareggio con il quale l'Udinese ...


The Federal Election Commission yesterday adopted new regulations that will make it significantly more difficult for independent political groups to continue to raise and spend millions of dollars in contributions for the 2006 ...


Medical students say fee increase will add to GP shortage

Medical students say a planned fee increase at the University of Auckland will add more than $5000 to the cost of a medical degree.


Shell sees Sakhalin-2 deal with Gazprom this week

Oil major Royal Dutch Shell is on the brink of a deal to bring Russian gas monopoly Gazprom into the $22 billion Sakhalin-2 project, a spokesman said on Sunday.


At some point, one would think Washington's new Major League Baseball franchise -- assuming it does, at some point, play in Washington -- would want to plaster


By Chris De Benedetti  FREMONT -- While construction continues on Interstate 880 interchanges, the connecting ramps there apparently are like some windows of opportunity: When one closes, another opens.


Jazz Pull Together to Top Lakers, 102-94

Matt Harpring scored 19 points, Raja Bell had 14 of his 16 in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102-94 Monday night for just their fourth win in 18 games.


Home prices in 10 cities drop a record in Nov: S&P

Home prices in 10 major metropolitan areas fell by a record 8.4 percent in the year through November, Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday.


Booming art auctions shrug off global credit crunch

Rather like the premature reports of the  death of Mark Twain, forecasts of the collapse of the art  market as a result of the global credit crunch appear to have  been greatly exaggerated.


The intelligence community's bleak set of judgments about Iraq, made public yesterday, differs significantly from the flawed assessments of that country's alleged weapons programs that the White House released more than four years ago.


Wall Street's long-playing drama,  "Waiting for Google," is about to reach its final act, but its  stock market debut is ending up as more of a nostalgia event  than the catalyst for a new era.


BOSTON, Jan. 31 -- Lavender and tea tree oils found in some shampoos, soaps and lotions can temporarily leave boys with enlarged breasts in rare cases, apparently by disrupting their hormonal balance, a preliminary study suggests.


Advertising: Troubling ÃÂ07 Forecast for the Old-Line Media but Not for the Online

Forecasters predict flat growth at best in ad spending in the traditional media next year, but expect high double-digit percentage gains in online advertising.


SRI Lanka cricket officials were expected to decide late last night whether their tour of New Zealand would continue in the wake of devastating tidal waves that have killed more than 6000 people in the island nation.


Liza Minelli, fresh off her cameo appearance in the film "The OH in Ohio" and her recurring role in "Arrested Development," will guest-star in an upcoming episode of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."


CAMPAIGNERS hope that shocking statistics on the global epidemic of heart disease and strokes will prompt countries to take action to reduce risks to health.


Ford turns down India cricket coaching job, stays at Kent

Graham Ford has turned down an offer to become India's new coach and decided to stay in his current role as director of cricket at English county Kent, he announced on Monday.


A contingent of Portuguese police has returned home after a 15-month tour of duty in southern Iraq.


Manning, Colts continue to downplay try for record

The Indianapolis Colts care about Peyton Manning's assault on Dan Marino's record. They are just tired of all the hype. As the Colts prepare to play San Diego on Sunday, Manning


An attorney who has represented Michael Jackson for more than a decade has left the pop star's defense team, Jackson announced Friday.


Israel orders troops to avoid "unnecessary friction" in the West Bank, as a truce in Gaza enters a second week.


In a historic 5,000-meter race, Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, who won gold at 1,500 meters last week, outkicked Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia in


The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over tribal gambling, a victory for California tribes and their new high-profile supporter, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.


At least two U.S. soldiers were killed in a massive suicide car bombing near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul today, Afghan authorities said. An investigator said the blast also killed four or five bystanders. The bombing comes a day after NATO's top commander urged allied nations to send reinforcements to war-ravaged southern Afghanistan.


Did you know "The Dow" is all about just 30 companies?


Kerry Says He Wouldn't Have Ousted Saddam

NEW YORK - Staking out new ground on Iraq, Sen. John Kerry said Monday he would not have overthrown Saddam Hussein had he been in the White House, and he accused President Bush of "stubborn incompetence," dishonesty and colossal failures of judgment...


Passenger Screenings to Be More Intrusive

WASHINGTON Sept. 17, 2004 - US officials got a wake-up call last month about the need to screen airline passengers for explosives when two Chechen women apparently carried bombs onto two Russian planes and blew them up.


A curfew has been declared in the western Afghan city of Herat after at least seven people were killed in violent protests against the dismissal of the influential provincial governor, Ismail Khan.


After seven years, European probe set to land on Saturn moon

The European probe Huygens was due to descend to the surface of the Saturnian moon Titan, culminating a mission of more than seven years to explore one of the Solar System's great enigmas.


AFRICA/RWANDA - Lo sviluppo attraverso le tecnologie di informazione e comunicazione: in 5 anni da 16 a 135 milioni di cellulari in Africa, a Kigali un Convegno internazionale Kigali (Agenzia Fides)- ÂIn soli 10 anni, quello che una volta era un lusso e un privilegio, il telefono mobile, Ã¨ diventato una necessitÃ  di base nellÂAfrica urbana e ruraleÂ. CosÃ¬ il Presidente del Rwanda, Paul Kagame, ha sottolineato i progressi f...


Pirate Bay treasures Rookie of the Year honor

Jason Bay succeeded where Roberto Clemente , Willie Stargell , and Barry Bonds failed: He became the first Pittsburgh Pirate to win the NL Rookie of the Year award.


CINCINNATI (Sports Network) - Cincinnati Bengals wide  receiver Peter Warrick was placed on the injured list Friday  because of a shin injury, ending his season .


Jurors made a mistake when they convicted Scott Peterson of murdering his pregnant wife, friends and family members testified Monday as they described Peterson as a loving, gentle person.


Home Burglarized While Dead Man Lay Inside

Three men burglarized the home of Jack Whittaker, winner of the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, as an acquaintance of Whittaker's lay dead inside, police said Tuesday.


Sale of Yukos unit won't affect oil production, Russian minister says

MOSCOW  - The planned sale of Russian oil giant Yukos' main pumping unit to pay off the parent company's back taxes won't affect production, Russia's energy minister was quoted Tuesday in news reports.


Inflazione in calo in zona euro al 2,1% a gennaio


CARSON, Calif -- Peter Nowak had an empty feeling when he left the MLS Cup four years ago. He was beaming this time.


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Pakistan Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile

Pakistan test-fired an  intermediate-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile on  Tuesday as part of efforts to boost defenses but the test was  not a show of strength for rival India, the military said.


Early teen and pre-teen pregnancy in the United States has dropped to its lowest levels in nearly 60 years. "Births to 10 to 14 Year-Old Mothers, 1990-2002: Trends and Health


Slow and steady outperformance leads to tremendous long term returns.


Radical cleric arrested under British anti-terror law; U.S. wants extradition

LONDON  - Police arrested a radical Muslim cleric Thursday on suspicion of preparing or instigating "acts of terrorism," a move that could delay U.S. attempts to extradite the suspect for allegedly trying to establish a terrorist training camp in Oregon and on other charges.


By M.K. Guetersloh, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 25--NORMAL -- One afternoon last week, Brian Rincker typed away on his laptop computer while sitting in The Coffeehouse and Deli in uptown Normal.


Britain condemns Russia's refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoi over the Litvinenko murder.


Klinsmann's aggressive moves net Germany draw with Brazil

Juergen Klinsmann took some risks in his home debut as Germany coach and they paid off in a 1-1 draw Wednesday with five-time World Cup champion Brazil.


Target Corp. expanded its $4 generic drug program to all of its US pharmacies yesterday, moving beyond states where it was matching a plan offered by rival Wal-Mart.


The announcer who coined the legendary phrase "Elvis has left the building" has died at 81 - killed in a car crash on his way home from an Elvis convention in California.


A colloquio con Junker, fissare calendario per processo


Flying away from the dusty war zone in Iraq to an Asia summit, President Bush flirted with the idea that U.S. troop strength could be reduced if security across Iraq improves as it has in Anbar Province, once rife with insurgents.


The RMT union reassures ferry staff they will resist any compulsory redundancies.


Russian space agency: Space station crew could be forced to return ...

MOSCOW Space officials in Russia are joining American officials in talking about the potential consequences of the food shortage aboard the international space station.


HP customers hope that the turmoil surrounding an investigation into HP's probe of information leaks to journalists by board members doesn't affect them.


Microsoft Responds to 'Ultimate Extras' Complaints

With a rather lackluster list of the so-called "Ultimate Extras," Microsoft took the step of assuring its user base that it still remained committed to the idea on Monday.


Media Advisory: Real Hip-Hop Network (RHN) Will Announce the Launch of a Premium Cable Channel at Press Conference in New York on June 4, 2007 @ 12:00pm

WHO:    Atonn Muhammad (President and CEO, The Real Hip-Hop Network),         Kid Capri, Chris Rolle (star of new movie "Hip-Hop Project" by         Bruce Willis & Queen Latifah), Kellie Williams (actress, Laura         on "Family Matters"), Nikki D (star of "Next Rap Diva"), Pras.


Quartet tackles how to revive Mideast peace

The United States sought on Thursday to bolster support for an aid blockade against the Palestinian Authority and win backing for U.S. efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.


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County Growth Object of Lobbyists: Major Sewer Project Heads Wish List

By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Sep. 19--Local economic development leaders head to the nation's capital Wednesday with a wish list topped by an ambitious sewer project designed to support -- and enhance -- long-term residential and industrial growth in western McCracken County.


LOS ANGELES  - With Jim Carrey as its  star and a built-in fan base of millions of children who have  read the book series on which it is based, Paramount Pictures'  "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" shouldn't  have had any problems lining up promotional partners.


European Union Extends Review of Microsoft Deal

Microsoft and Time Warner ran into fresh trouble in Europe today as antitrust regulators ordered an in-depth probe of their deal to collaborate in making anti-piracy software.


President Bush signed legislation Monday that gives the Department of Homeland Security about $33 billion to shore up the nation's borders, inspect incoming cargo, protect potential terror targets and train first responders.


Two's Company: India, EU to enter partnership

BRUSSELS: India is all set to open talks on Monday to forge a strategic partnership with the European Union, a status so far restricted to just five big countries.


Most of the Giants thought the squabbles surrounding Coach Tom Coughlin's rules on punctuality had long ended. They were 4-1 going into Sunday's game and admitting


Deborah Kerr, who shared one of Hollywoodâs most famous kisses while portraying an Army officerâs unhappy wife in âFrom Here to Eternityâ and danced with the Siamese monarch in âThe King and I,â has died. She was 86. Kerr, who suff...


Burma criticised over extension of Suu Kyi's house arrest

Burma's ruling military junta is facing renewed criticism after extending the house arrest of detained pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.


Dick Vermeil walked around the visitors' locker room at M&T Bank Stadium as Monday night gave way to Tuesday morning, offering pats on the back, congratulatory handshakes and hugs to his Kansas City Chiefs players.


After multiple delays, Nasa readies for a last-ditch attempt to launch Atlantis before the window closes.


Oil Closes Near $52 on Winter Fuel Fears

Oil prices extended record-setting highs  close to $52 a barrel for U.S. crude on Wednesday, fueled by  the impact of Hurricane Ivan on U.S. winter inventories.


Sammy Sosa has fired back at comments made by manager Dusty Baker prior to Sunday's season ending win over the Atlanta Braves.


SWEDEN'S Annika Sorenstam (right) clinched her 10th worldwide win of another superb year with a sudden-death play-off victory over Cristie Kerr in the ADT Tour Championship at Trump International in Florida.


Crude oil up for 2nd day on colder US weather

BEIJING, Dec. 30 -- Crude oil rose for a second day after forecasters said weather next week in the US Northeast, where 80 per cent of the country's home heating oil is used, may be colder than predicted.


Milano, 16:29 - CALCIO, ROMA; R.SENSI: L'INTER NON CI HA CHIESTO AQUILANI

Rosella Sensi, amministratore delegato della Roma, rassicura l'ambiente giallorosso: "La Roma non in...


Londra, 12:31 - CALCIO, STAMPA GB: L'INTER SALVA LA PANCHINA DI BENITEZ

"Lo spettacolo negli ultimi minuti del Liverpool è solo per Benitez". Il 'Times' celebra cosÃ¬...


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Tentative Deal in Chicago Symphony Talks

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the union that represents its musicians reached a tentative agreement Friday on a new contract.


Families of Utah miners killed plan suit

The families of coal miners killed or injured inside Utah's Crandall Canyon mine, where six workers remain entombed, plan to sue two power agencies involved in operations.


After a year of sweltering heat inside Harvard's Bright Center, followed by a year of air conditioning inside the same venue, Lobsters owner Bahar Uttam got his wish this season -- that the tennis be played in the great outdoors.


Travel: Hazel Davis has two left feet, but even she got swept up in 1920s' nostalgia when she went to the Hilton's newly resurrected tango tea dance.


LONDRA, 11:46 - RUGBY, SUDAFRICA: IL TECNICO WHITE VICINO A PANCHINA INGLESE

Non è bastato il successo al mondiale al tecnico Jake White per conservare il posto di ct del...


UPDATE: Airbus Plans Engineering Center In China In 2005

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Airbus (ABI.YY) said Monday it plans to set up an engineering center in China next year. The center, which is expected to employ 200 people by end-2008, will work on a range


Nel mirino presunti appartenenti clan zona Ercolano


Jonny Wilkinson says Sir Clive Woodward will be a hard act to follow as England coach.


Iran Wants Syria Cooperation in Face of U.S. Pressure

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami  said on Thursday Syria and Iran had to cooperate for the sake  of peace in the Middle East and in the face of pressure from  the United States.


Basra Ambush Leaves 2 British Soldiers Dead, UK Ministry Says

Two British soldiers died near the southern Iraqi city of Basra after their convoy was ambushed, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.


Le prove difficili comportano anche sacrificio di vite umane


Japanâs economy grew 0.9 percent in the last quarter of 2007, double the expected rate, the government said Thursday.


Hair Stem Cells May Offer Baldness, Burn Treatments

Master cells found deep inside hair follicles might offer a new way to treat baldness and burn victims, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.


CBS is finding it tough to replace Bob Barker on "The Price Is Right" because he has "the biggest shoes in Hollywood to fill," CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler said Wednesday.


Film star Clint Eastwood is to receive the Motion Picture Association of America's first ever humanitarian award.


Northern Ireland Talks Falter, Despite Blair and Ahern Nudges

Despite pressure from the prime ministers of Britain and Ireland, three days of negotiations among the leaders of Northern Ireland's political parties failed


Motor Racing: All Teams Except Ferrari Agree Testing

All Formula One teams except champions  Ferrari agreed Tuesday to restrict testing during the season to  30 days.


Dance Review: Moving in the Round With the Master of High Silliness

The American version of Ms. Hayâs âO, Oâ had its premiere at Danspace Project two years ago, and on Thursday night the French edition rolled into town.


For the chance to recount nervy tales of outdoor machismo, many backcountry enthusiasts will risk nearly everything. Blocking off dangerous areas won't deter them, nor will frightening signs.


U.S. troubled by reports Egypt police stopped voting

The United States said on Wednesday it was troubled by reports Egyptian police stopped people from voting in a parliamentary election this week in areas where the opposition Muslim Brotherhood is strong.


Google borrows Facebook's privacy manual

What's behind the latest privacy cockup? Google can count itself fortunate that a serious privacy storm it caused took place in the run up to Christmas - when world+dog was otherwise occupied. By altering the behaviour of one of its web-services, Google ran foul of its own Privacy guarantee - and continues to violate it.â¦


ID Biomedical of Vancouver, Canada's main supplier of flu vaccines, said Tuesday it will not sell 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine to the United States.


Abercrombie & Fitch Bias Case Is Settled

Abercrombie & Fitch, one of the nation's trendiest retailers, settled race and sex discrimination lawsuits yesterday, agreeing to alter its well-known collegiate, all-American - and largely


Toyota Vehicles to Offer Both XM, Sirius Satellite Radio

Toyota Motor Corp. will offer XM Satellite Radio as a factory-installed option in Toyota and Lexus vehicles beginning in 2006, but customers also will be able to order rival Sirius Satellite Radio at Toyota dealerships starting next year.


Novell gets $536M settlement from Microsoft, plans separate ...

Network server operating system company Novell Inc. announced that while Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $536 million to avoid an antitrust lawsuit related to Novell's operating system product, Novell plans


ARSENAL NEWS - Patrick Vieira has admitted that there was indeed a disagreement between he and Cameroonian right back Lauren following the Champions League encounter with Rosenborg in Trondheim, but he is adament that the team spirit at Highbury still


The Week Ahead: Icelandair hovers as easyJet faces turbulence

The cut-price airline industry is no longer enjoying the exponential growth that it once did.


Ukraine's Yushchenko to Be Sworn in Sunday

Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in Sunday as president of Ukraine, completing his "Orange Revolution" after weeks of political turmoil in which he defeated the Kremlin-backed candidate at the polls and survived a mysterious poisoning plot.


Two Italian soldiers freed after Afghan kidnapping

Elite commandos freed two kidnapped Italian soldiers Monday in an operation that left both troops wounded and up to nine of their captors dead, officials said.


The company is shipping the open-source database for Linux and Windows to revive its usage. By Darrell Dunn. Computer Associates on Monday will take the next step in its open-source strategy with the announcement


Indonesian authorities will drop hundreds of giant concrete balls into a fissure Friday to try to stem a gushing mud eruption that has inundated villages and factories, an official said. The hot, noxious mud — enough to fill 50 Olympic-sized swimming pools — has flowed from the hole each day for the last nine months, forcing at least 11,000 people from their homes. Four villages and 25 factories have been buried under a 30-foot layer of mud.


Sebastian Bergmann's Blog: PHP-GTK2 Testrunner for PHPUnit

Sebastian Bergmann has quickly posted about a PHP-GTK testrunner that's been created for PHPUnit:   Tobias Schlitt has announced the development of a PHP-GTK2-based test runner for PHPUnit. It will be part of the upcoming PHPUnit 3.2 release (roadmap). Screenshots are here.   Definitely a welcome addition to an already outstanding unit testing tool - great work Tobias! Check out his blog for more details on how to install the tool and get started testing your apps.


Il prefetto sara' coadiuvato da Regione, Ministero Ambiente


The TUC calls for three extra bank holidays including one to ease the "slog" between the end of summer and Christmas.


Non chiare cause scoppio in azienda del frusinate


VOLUNTEERS have helped turn a Merseyside railway station into a wildlife haven.   They spent hours painting, cleaning, weeding and planting hundreds of new flowers, shrubs and climbers at Orrell Park station.


Gomery inquiry will call Martin to testify

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Paul Martin is expected to testify at the Gomery public inquiry into the federal sponsorship program, an inquiry spokesman said Tuesday.


Pope John Paul II received an honorary degree Tuesday from Nicholas Copernicus University in his native Poland, calling it a "sign of dialogue" between science and faith.


Database will target illegal gun traffic

Several East Coast cities are launching a new tactic against urban gun violence by creating a database to pool information on gun-related crimes and firearms trafficking.


Two Grammy-winning UK record producers develop a technique to make music sound crisper on MP3 players.


How is drinking tequila like managing insurance? A Fool explains.


Verizon Granted Injunction Against Spammer

Verizon Wireless today announced it was granted a permanent legal injunction against a Rhode Island spammer who sent unsolicited messages to wireless phones.


Pixar Animation Studios may have churned out its biggest hit yet with "The Incredibles." It earned $70.7 million at the box office during opening weekend, according to estimates from industry tracker Nielsen EDI.


Hollywood Thunder Is Stolen as Oscar Race Begins

Hollywood's major studios are  parading their big Oscar contenders, but low-budget art films  and even animated movies are stealing their thunder as the  contest warms up for the U.S. film industry's top honors.


Merkel and Chirac call for burden sharing on Airbus

MESEBERG, Germany: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac on Friday stressed their "common interest" in a fair sharing of burdens and opportunities as European airplane maker Airbus ...Comment


APEC Seeks Palestinian Solution, Wider Coalition in Terror War

SANTIAGO, 21 November 2004 - The US-led âwar on terrorâ must include a resolution to the Palestinian question and involve a broader coalition, Washingtonâs Asia-Pacific partners warned yesterday as leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies opened a two


Working Visit Of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev To France

President of Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev now staying for a working visit in France arrived on 8 September at the Senate of the French Republic, where he was met and warmly greeted by its President ...


UNITED NATIONSâToo little has been done, too late, to end rape and killing in Sudan's Darfur region, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel said yesterday and urged a more vigorous international response.


Churchill's cigar snuffed out at Edinburgh Fringe

Scotland snuffed out Winston  Churchill's famous cigar at the Edinburgh Fringe arts festival  on Monday.


With Arafat ailing, Palestinian prime minister holds unity talks

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- As Yasser Arafat lies in a coma in a French hospital, the Palestinian prime minister has made a rare visit to Gaza to keep the region calm.


Survivors of devastating flooding in Haiti wandered mud-clogged streets in search of food on Tuesday and officials said the death toll would rise further.


Coroner: Clarkson's death was a homicide

The barrel of a gun may have been forced into actress Lana Clarkson's mouth, bruising her tongue before she was fatally shot, a coroner testified Tuesday in music producer Phil Spector's murder trial.


MANDERA, Kenya  - Visitors to north-east Kenya from the capital Nairobi are sometimes asked "How's Kenya?" as if it was a foreign country.


Delegates at a conference in London will debate today how to tackle HIV, after the United Nations called for more work to combat complacency over deaths from Aids-related illnesses.


Hitachi Joins Intel In Hard Drive Standard

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. and Intel Corp. have joined in supporting an interface technology proposed for compact hard-disk drives used in portable music players, handheld computers and mobile phones.


Blocco stradale nel beneventano, manifestano anche No Global


Washington -- Medicare's toll-free telephone line, one of the federal government's main methods of disseminating information about new prescription drug benefits and drug discount cards, gives accurate answers less than two-thirds of the time


When a baby is stuck during delivery, doctors do not have to cut the woman to safely deliver the child, research shows.


Boeing wins Air Force contract to launch satellites

WASHINGTON -- The Boeing Co., the second-biggest US defense contractor, won a $54 million contract to launch four navigation satellites for the Air Force in the second exception to a ban imposed on the company last year.


Wal-Mart says resolved December 26 gift card issues

Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said it  faced glitches with its gift-card verification system on the  day after Christmas, when a large number of its customers came  to its stores for post-Christmas shopping, but resolved them on  the same day.


In partenza dall'Afghanistan pronti a colpire, video ABC


Medieval castle for sale in Slovakia for less than a euro

If you've always wanted to own an authentic medieval castle, the country for you is Slovakia, in the heart of central Europe, where less than one euro may be enough to pay for the property of your dreams.


The Chicago Cubs are cranky. The fans are restless. The baseball has been sloppy, the results discouraging, the trend alarming. Friday seemed a good day to look in on the National League wild card race.


Hauliers are due to meet the Chancellor Alistair Darling to urge him not to raise fuel duty another two pence.


The West Coast Main Line may fill up with passengers within 10 years despite massive investment, a  watchdog warns.


Putin orders banking cleanup after banker's murder

President Vladimir Putin called on   Friday for urgent action to stem the flow of billions of   undeclared roubles through Russia's flawed banking system after   the murder of a top banker who waged a war on money laundering.


SEOUL Citing intelligence from spy satellites and radio interceptions, the Japanese prime minister's office said on Thursday that North Korea might be preparing a test launching of a Rodong ballistic missile.


I dati provvisori Istat sul costo della vita: +2,1% su base annua, +0,4 rispetto a settembrePesano soprattutto i rincari dei carburanti, nell'energia e nei generi alimentari                                          A ottobre l'inflazione torna a correre colpa di pane, pasta e benzina                                                                                Occupazione ferma nelle grandi imprese. Le retribuzioni sono salite del 3,3%


Coker insists Miami still has plenty to play for

Miamiâs stunning 31-28 loss at North Carolina on Saturday night might have knocked the Hurricanes out of the national championship picture, ended a 10-game winning streak and was only the fourth loss in Cokerâs 45 games since taking over as head coach


ThinkFree Online, a free Web-based service, allows people to create documents and save them in Microsoft Office-compatible formats.


IBM announced Tuesday that it has created a process allowing its manufacturing facilities to repurpose otherwise scrap semiconductor wafers.


Mozilla COO John Lily is taking over for Mitchell Baker, who is stepping down.


Kenya's coastal resorts become ghost-towns

MOMBASA, Kenya  - In 16 years of working at resorts along Kenya's Indian Ocean coast, hotel manager Mohamed Hersi has never seen it this bad.


Officials in New Delhi are cross about a Time magazine story that says that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will offer territorial concessions on Kashmir to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf when they meet in New York Friday.


2005 to see all-singing, all-dancing 3G phones hit the big time: experts

2005 will be the year the all-singing, all-dancing third generation mobile phones finally takes off, top industry experts at the 3GSM World Congress technology trade fair here said today.


Tiger Woods held a three-stroke lead halfway through the Dunlop Phoenix, hoping to end a drought that has left him without a title since February.


NEW YORK  - Treatment with the  anti-epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) appears to reduce  alcohol craving and drinking in alcoholic adults, new research  suggests.


Anne Frank Musical Denounced by Relative

Anne Frankâs last living relative has voiced his disapproval of plans for a Spanish musical based on her renowned diary.


A Growing Demand for the Rare American Imam

Some Muslim congregations are seeking native imams who can discuss issues that seem relevant to young people.


Iraqi city in lockdown after US base blasted

MOSUL, Iraq - US forces sealed off entire districts of the Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday and raided homes in a hunt for suspects following a guerrilla attack that killed 18 Americans and four Iraqis.


Aid workers braced for more Darfur refugees

UN refugee workers are readying themselves for an influx of refugees from Darfur as people in the western Sudan region take advantage of the end of the rainy season and a promised government clampdown on militia violence.


Snowstorm in Midwest delays holiday travelers

A fierce snowstorm pummeled the Midwest on one of the busiest travel days of the year yesterday, snarling roads and causing long delays at airports as millions


Vodafone's new handset lineup to include iPhone rival

(InfoWorld) - Vodafone Group plans to launch several phones for holiday shoppers in Europe, including a high-end, touch-screen rival toÂ Apple's iPhone. The British mobile phone operator has an exclusive agreement to offer theÂ F700 smartphone from Samsung Electronics, said Jens Schulte-Bokum, head of the global terminal division at Vodafone. The F700 is based on proprietary technology developed by Samsung. The phone, which Vodafone plans to customize and co-brand, has been referred to by industry pundits as an "iPhone killer." The F700 has touch-screen capabilities and plays audio and video files. But unlike the iPhone, the device has a pull-down QWERTY keyboard and support for 3G (third-generation) and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), which has speeds theoretically as high as 7.2Mbps. Schulte-Bokum declined to comment on whether Vodafone has plans to offer the iPhone, whichÂ Apple expects to launch in EuropeÂ in the coming weeks, although he did comment on its lack of 3G capability. "We like the iPhone. We think it's a unique user experience and we applaud Apple for what they're doing in the industry as a new starter," he said. "But we regret that the iPhone, initially, won't support 3G, which we believe is necessary to deliver a compelling music and Internet experience." Of the more than 25 new handsets, including the F700, that Vodafone will launch ahead of the important holiday shopping season, 13 will support HSDPA. All of the planned new handsets will be 3G-enabled. No pricing information was available. Phones will be available beginning later this month, but a schedule of exactly which phones will be released and when was not provided. Vodafone will introduce two handsets using the Windows Mobile operating system: the Vodafone-branded 920, which is manufactured by Taiwan's High Tech Computer (HTC); and the co-branded i620v from Samsung. In addition to Windows Mobile phones, the South Korean manufacturer will also deliver two new handsets based on the Series 60 platform from Nokia. The Vodafone manager also declined to comment on whether Vodafone, which had an exclusive agreement to launch Palm's Treo smartphone in Europe, would offer a new version of the phone, to be announced on Wednesday. "We are still in discussions with Palm to refresh that lineup," Schulte-Bokum said. Palm also declined to comment. Also missing from the pre-holiday product launch are handsets based on the Linux operating system. "We expect to offer Linux-based phones, but not until spring or early summer of 2008," Schulte-Bokum said, adding that the company is a founding member of the LiMo initiative, which aims to push the standardization and adoption of the open-source operating system on mobile phones. In addition to the new handsets, Vodafone also plans to offer MusicStation, the music download service provided by Omnifone Ltd. Initially available only in the U.K., MusicStation will offer customers unlimited music downloads of more than 1 million titles directly to the internal memory or storage cards on their handsets for Â£1.99 ($4.03 ) per week, said Tim Yates, chief marketing officer of Vodafone UK. To keep prices low, Vodafone has chosen to limit service and not allow users to copy downloaded tunes to other devices, such as PCs, according to Al Russel, head of content services at Vodafone UK. Vodafone plans a premium service that, for an additional fee, will allow users to synchronize the content on their handsets with their PCs, he said.


Insurance giant American International Group Inc. on Wednesday said its financial products unit is being investigated by the Department of Justice over possible violations of securities laws.


The only winning ticket for a $314.3 million Powerball lottery prize was sold in this city on the Indiana-Ohio state line, lottery officials said Sunday.


A settembre le vendite di auto sono scese del 10%


Toyota doubles Prius hybrid car shipments to US

Toyota Motor Corp. <7203.T> will double the number of Prius hybrid gas-electric cars that it sends to the US market to 100,000 units annually next year, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday.


G8 ministers call for IT biz help against child porn

Interpol reveals enormous database of illegal images G8 justice and interior ministers meeting in Munich have called for private sector assistance in battling online child porn.â¦


Cyberfamilias: Love That Book? Then Set It Free

The idea behind BookCrossing.com is simple: You drop off a book in a public place, or pick up one someone else left behind.


South Africa Rejects Charges of Allowing Aristide to Incite ...

South Africa has rejected charges that it is allowing ousted Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide to organize violence in the Caribbean country while he stays in South Africa.


8 killed in knife attack at Chinese high school

BEIJING A man with a knife broke into a high school dormitory and killed eight students in the deadliest of a series of such attacks at Chinese schools in recent months, the government said Friday.


CarMax Inc , the No. 1 used-car retailer  in the United States, posted higher quarterly earnings and  sales, helped by increased traffic in its stores and on its Web  site.


The Miami Heat signed free-agent forward Qyntel Woods, waived forward Jerome Beasley and placed Wesley Person on the injured list Wednesday.


Roma, 13:43 - CALCIO, QUALIFICAZIONI MONDIALI 2010: ITALIA DEBUTTA A CIPRO

Sarà Cipro la prima avversaria dell'Italia nelle qualificazioni ai Mondiali del 2010 in progr...


Movie Review | 'Four Eyed Monsters': Love in the Modern Age

This innovative chronicle of a truly modern romance conveys, in a painful, darkly humorous way, a variety of ultra-identifiable truths.


Trapani, lavorava alla ristrutturazione di un edificio


Union leaders voice concerns about Ford's decision to put its UK luxury car firms Jaguar and Land Rover up for sale.


Microsoft Is Building a Spaceship Out of Spare Parts

A look at the key assets that will have to be combined: Most of them are unusually delicate machines with lots of interdependencies that well could be thrown off by a combination.


French bank Societe Generale said fraud by a single trader had caused it a 4.9 billion euro ($7.1 billion) loss and that it would seek emergency funds as a result, shocking battered markets.


Moore hits snag on Wall Street promoting "SiCKO"

Filmmaker Michael Moore said he was barred from the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday for an interview on his documentary on the U.S. health-care system, a day after he was bumped from a national TV interview to make way for Paris Hilton.


Business Objects is looking for a buyer: report

Business Objects  , a  French-American business intelligence software maker, is  looking for a buyer and has appointed Goldman Sachs to find an  investor, Le Figaro newspaper said.


A box set featuring 68 unreleased Nirvana tracks goes on sale in the US, after years of legal wrangles.


OMAHA, Sept. 19 -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns is expected to resign Thursday to clear the way for a Senate campaign in 2008, giving Republicans a welcome dose of good political news.


Nike Co-Founder Knight Steps Down as CEO

Nike Inc. NKE.N co-founder  Philip Knight, who helped transform a small-start up business  into the world's biggest athletic shoe company, will step down  as chief executive officer, the company said on Thursday.


Gulf Air Signs $6 Billion Deal for Boeing Jets

Gulf Air, Bahrainâs loss-making national carrier, signed a $6 billion deal with Boeing for the delivery of 24 Dreamliner aircraft.


Republican Sen. Sam Brownback abandoned his 2008 presidential bid Friday, his White House aspirations dashed by a lack of money and a failure to gain traction nationally


Solana confident Turkey will get date for talks at EU summit

ANKARA, Dec 16  - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Thursday he was confident that Turkey would get a date to start membership talks at a European Union summit in Brussels.


Winky Wright and Ike Quartey are congenial rivals who've known each other since the early 1990s when they were young boxers competing in France.


Game-winning homers are becoming routine for the Houston Astros. Hunter Pence hit a solo shot off Jose Mesa on the first pitch of the 13th inning and the Astros took advantage of a questionable umpire's call to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Tuesday night.


Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee first appeared onstage together in a 1946 Broadway play that ran for nine days. The couple, who then toured in a production of the American Negro


'Halo 2' clears record $125 million in first day

Lofty figure backs up predictions that game would eclipse even the biggest Hollywood openings.


NASCAR crackdown baffles drivers, owners

Driver Matt Kenseth and car owner Jack Roush expressed outrage Wednesday over NASCAR's decision to dock the team 50 championship points before the season-opener Daytona 500.


Prosecutors on Thursday plan to divulge evidence they gathered over the last eight months against three young men who will not be charged in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway


WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Colin Powell ruled out the introduction of US troops in the beleagured Darfur region of Sudan, saying the United States would pursue a strategy of pressuring the Sudanese government âvery hardâ in the UN Security


The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and other papers this morning ran a story stating that blog was the most common word visitors to Merriam Webster's online site sought a definition for throughout 2004.


Two more shot dead as Thailand praying peace for South

Two people were shot dead by insurgents in Thailand's Muslim-dominated deep south on Sunday, when the country was praying peace for the region at a ceremony ofdropping hundred of millions origami birds.


Ukraine's Kuchma warns against forcible actions drng Pres election

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma insists that 'forcible scenarios' of developments before the October 31 presidential election and during the voting are totally inadmissible, the chief of the presidential ...


Keeping Better Track From Factory to Checkout

Using radio scanners to wirelessly identify consumer products is simple in concept but dauntingly complex in reality.


Panic buying as Gazans fear increased isolation

Long lines formed at fuel stations in the Gaza Strip on Saturday following rumors Israel might cut off supplies after the armed takeover by Hamas.


New procedure to grow human eggs: report

Two British clinics are pioneering a procedure that will allow human eggs to be grown in the laboratory from ovarian tissue samples, a newspaper said Saturday.


Market up as bargains beckon; Alcoa gains

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday and the Nasdaq broke an eight-day losing streak, as talk of recession pushed investors into health care and other defensive sectors seen as resistant to a slowdown.


Mobile Phones Help Secure Online Banking

Bank of America Corp. customers can now use their mobile phones to make online banking more secure.


Taylor's Perfect Game Lifts Ducks Past Trojans

Oregon's Bryce Taylor has a flawless game, making all 11 of his shots for a career-high 32 points as the Ducks win the Pac-10 title with an 81-57 rout of USC.


The health insurer expects the proposed $408M acquisition to boost its offerings of Medicare plans. CHICAGO  - Health insurer Humana Inc.


November 12, 2004 - Going all the way to the official launch of the Nintendo DS system, we're going to break the new handheld hardware down to its individual parts and talk about specific elements that make the Nintendo DS so darn cool.


28 new planets orbiting distant stars beyond our solar system are detected by an international team.


Microsoft To Reissue Scratched Mac Office Update

TechWeb - Microsoft's Mac development group urged users who had installed an inadvertently-posted bug fix last week to download the new update.


Gunmen Kidnap Two Americans, Briton in Baghdad

Gunmen snatched two Americans and a  Briton from a house in an affluent neighborhood of central  Baghdad on Thursday, the latest in a nearly six-month campaign  of abductions of foreigners in Iraq.


Tenet to Settle Redding Suits With $395 Million Fund

Tenet Healthcare Corp., the second- largest US hospital chain, agreed to set up a $395 million fund to settle claims that unnecessary medical procedures were performed at Redding Medical Center in California.


Identical twins Bob and Mike Bryan call themselves the "two-headed monster" of the US Davis Cup team. Ask Bob a question, and Mike will answer it.


A few hundred tsunami survivors traded their cramped and dirty tents for government barracks with kitchens and latrines Tuesday in a sign that aid pouring into this province is shifting away from emergency relief toward more permanent reconstruction.


Michelle Kwan Wins Ninth U.S. Skating Title, Tying Record

Sasha Cohen finished second and 15-year-old Kimmie Meissner took third place after hitting the first triple axel by any U.S. woman since 1991.


A Miami miracle: 'Canes top 'Noles again

MIAMI - Don't let the finish fool you. This Florida State-Miami game wasn't another classic. It wasn't even close. No.


Yahoo, America Movil partner on mobile Web search

Internet company Yahoo and Latin  America's top mobile phone company America Movil said on  Thursday they have struck a deal to provide mobile Web services  to 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.


The top executives of Google Inc. and Daum Communications Corp., South Korea's No. 2 Internet search engine, met Tuesday to discuss broadening their partnership, Daum said.


Liverpool go fifth in the Premiership with a 2-1 win at Norwich.


Catania, 23:16 - CALCIO, CATANIA; BALDINI: SOGNO SVANITO, DISPIACE PER I RAGAZZI

A Silvio Baldini il pari con la Juve tutto sommasto sta bene, ma è dispiaciuto per la squadra...


The Goods: If You Buckle Up, They Will Watch

Nothing says 'look at me' like playing video clips on your belt.


Milano, 17:06 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: RONALDO TITOLARE CONTRO IL SIENA

Carlo Ancelotti apre Ronaldo titolare contro il Siena. "Ronaldo sta effettuando il programma di alle...


Democrat Tom Gallagher, a former casino executive, secured his party's nomination Tuesday in a closely watched battle for a congressional seat in Nevada.


A Piazza Affari Mibtel segna +0,82%, lo S%P/Mib +0,83%


Â«Una sollecitazione utileÂ» piÃ¹ che un ultimatum. Piero Fassino definisce cosÃ¬ la lettera di Romano Prodi. Quel documento, commenta, Â«deve spronarci a non perdere tempo, a mettere in cantiere al piÃ¹ presto


As part of an effort to boost its presence in North America, the handset maker is planning a family of Windows Mobile devices, starting with a business-oriented device due this summer.


Even after federal prosecutors labeled the office he once ran as a "racketeering enterprise," former Gov. John G. Rowland signaled every intention of digging in for a fight.


Chevy drives speedy GM Europe H1 sales growth

General Motors  sales outgrew the broader European car market in the first half as a surge in demand for its Korean-built Chevrolet brand cars offset a hefty decline in Saab sales, the automaker said on Monday.


Georgia claims a step against South Ossetia

TBILISI, Georgia President Mikhail Saakashvili said his forces seized strategic heights after fighting in the rebel South Ossetia region Thursday and promised more such victories to fulfill a pledge to reunite his country.


Finland leads in economic competition for the second straight year

According to the World Economic Forumâs ranking, for the second straight year the most competitive economy is Finlandâs one. Finland hit the top for the quality of its public institutions and the high


Sinn Fein says N.Ireland deal-making with unionists 'inevitable'

With a summit on Northern Ireland just 10 days off, nationalist Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said that doing business with the hardline Democratic Unionist Party at some stage is "inevitable".


Obesity boosts cancer risk, says health review

Being obese boosts the risk of half a dozen types of cancer, and the odds strengthen as one's waistline thickens, according to a major review published on Saturday by The Lancet.


Talks to avoid a crippling strike at British Airways will resume on Friday  with unions and the airline "hopeful" of reaching a deal.


Grenade found at Jakarta Hilton inactive

Bomb squads were rushed to Jakarta's Hilton Hotel on Monday after a grenade was found there. The find came just days after foreign governments warned that extremists were planning to attack the chain's Indonesian outlets.


Lega Calcio, l'Assemblea ha deciso per il rinvio al 5 novembre

Milano, 18 ott. (Adnkronos) - Con 41 voti e un astenuto l'Assemblea della Lega calcio di serie AeB ha rinviato al 5 novembre l'elezione del suo presidente e dei vice, nonche' dei vari consiglieri. 41 voti favorevoli su 42.


EA is to release a free version of the popular Battlefield game supported by adverts and micro payments.


Oil price rise adds to airlinesâ woes as losses continue

The global airline industry is forecast to have made net losses of $4.8bn this year, as the rise in the oil price has overwhelmed efforts by carriers to cut costs.


WisperTel Acquires Path / Broadband Services, Inc.

EVERGREEN, Colo., March 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Wisper Telecommunications, Inc. (d/b/a WisperTel), one of the nation's leading providers of wireless broadband solutions headquartered in Evergreen, today announced it has acquired Path / Broadband Services, Inc.


Apple's iTunes Store is convenient, cheap and cool. But its music downloads can come with nagging worries driven by the copy-control software behind the iTunes Store -- which generally limits playback to Apple's iTunes software and iPod music players.


Stocks fall on energy sector, rate jitters

U.S. stocks declined on Wednesday, dragged down by the heavily weighted energy sector and climbing bond yields, which revived concern about higher interest rates and their impact on corporate profits and merger activity.


DURBAN, December 26: Fast bowler Shaun Pollock helped put South Africa in control after the first day of the second Test against England on Sunday, taking 4/32 as the visitors slumped to their lowest total in four years.


Suburbia's Just Another Name for Fat City

By Randy Dotinga, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Do sprawling communities translate into expanding waistlines? Absolutely, according to a new study that adds to a growing body of evidence that suburban living makes people fat.    A Boston University researcher found that people who live in spread-out communities are heavier than their city-bound counterparts...


OPM Races to Go Digital Ahead of Retirement Wave

The electronic retirement record for federal employees is just over the horizon, according to the Office of Personnel Management.


Anti-government protesters outside parliament

It is the sixth consecutive night of protests in Budapest Large crowds have gathered in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, for the biggest demonstration yet in a week of protests against the government.Comment


DENVER - Alex Oshmyansky may be in his second year of medical school, but he still can't buy a drink.  He is 20.  Oshmyansky, who took only a whole year to graduate college, is on his way to becoming a brain surgeon so he can study the mathematical modeling of the brain's pathways.


Typhoon's death toll at 35; nearly 1 million evacuated

SHANGHAI, China -- The death toll from Typhoon Aere climbed to 35 on Thursday after a mudslide killed 15 villagers in Taiwan, while nearly a million people were evacuated as the storm thrashed mainland China.


Fierce storm hits California, millions lack power

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - A fierce storm swept through central and northern California on Friday, cutting power to more than 1 million homes and businesses, closing major roads and canceling flights at several airports.


U.S. says 3,000 more Iraqi troops needed in Baghdad

U.S.-trained Iraqi soldiers do not   want to leave other parts of their country to serve in Baghdad,   leaving security efforts in the violent capital short by 3,000   Iraqi troops, a senior U.S. commander said on Friday.


Il Guardasigilli Scotti interviene con la Procura. Vuol saperechi ha autorizzato l'intervento sul presunto "feticidio"                                          Il blitz a Napoli contro l'aborto Il ministro chiede una verifica                                                                                Un comunicato della Questura spiega: "Una telefonata aveva avvertitoche una donna stava abortendo da sola in bagno. Intervento corretto"di DARIO DEL PORTO


Shuttle Crew Conducts Unexpected Inspection, Delays Deliveries to Station

By Traci Watson  The crew of space shuttle Discovery did an unplanned inspection of their ship's heat shield as a precaution Monday after sensors detected a possible glancing blow to the left wing earlier in the day.


Austrian writer Jelinek to receive Nobel literature prize in Vienna

Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek is to receive her Nobel literature prize at the Swedish embassy in Vienna, as a "social phobia" illness has kept her from traveling to Stockholm.


Millions of patients and billions of dollars in sales could be affected by knowing whether the risks to the heart posed by Merck's Vioxx extend to other COX-2 inhibitors.


EUROPA/SPAGNA - ÂLÂarte di celebrare il mistero di CristoÂ: le Giornate della Associazione Spagnola dei Professori di Liturgia si concludono con un omaggio a San Francesco Saverio Pamplona (Agenzia Fides) - LÂAssociazione Spagnola dei Professori di Liturgia (AEPL) ha celebrato a Pamplona, dal 30 agosto al 1Â° settembre, il suo XXXI Incontro annuale, sul tema ÂArs celebrandi. LÂarte di celebrare il mistero di CristoÂ. Secondo le...


L'attentato attribuito ai separatisti curdi del Pkk


ASIA/INDIA - Erezione della Provincia Ecclesiastica di Goa e DamÃ£o e nomina del primo Arcivescovo Metropolita CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI, in data 25 novembre 2006, ha creato la nuova Provincia Ecclesiastica di Goa e DamÃ£o (India), finora Arcidiocesi immediatamente soggetta alla Santa Sede. La nuova Provincia Ecclesiasti...


New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg leaves the Republicans, fuelling rumours that he may run for president.


The boy named by the Chinese authorities as the 11th Panchen Lama visits a temple in Tibet.


Abbas Braces for Truce Talks with Gaza Militants

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met  his political faction chiefs Saturday to draw strength for  talks aimed at bringing Islamic militants into line with a  cease-fire he declared with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon.


Yankees Beat Up Red Sox 14-4, Widen Lead

Jon Lieber stopped the charging Boston Red Sox in what could turn out to be a key game in the AL East race. Lieber no-hit the Red Sox until David Ortiz's two-out home run in the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees beat up on Derek Lowe in a 14-4 win Saturday that restored their division lead to 3 1/2 games.


Iraq ; Iraq war made world more dangerous: Chirac

The full interview with the BBC is to be aired on Wednesday evening as Chirac prepares to fly to Britain on Thursday to meet Blair, Queen Elizabeth and business leaders to celebrate 100 years of Entente Cordiale - an agreement that brought about French


Prince next single free to mobile phone listeners

Rock star Prince is giving away the  first single from his upcoming album "Planet Earth," which is  due out in weeks, to mobile phone users.


Air-freight food set for fair trade test

Food coming in to the UK will only bear an organic label if it passes fair trade standards.


Two British Soldiers Killed in Iraq Ambush

BASRA, Iraq  - Insurgents in Iraq ambushed a  British military convoy in the southern city of Basra on  Tuesday, killing two soldiers, a spokesman for the British army  in Iraq said.


Russia Signs Deal for Gas Pipeline Along Caspian Sea

Analysts say Russiaâs pipeline deal with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan could strengthen its monopoly on Central Asiaâs energy exports.


RALEIGH, NC Dec 26, 2004 - Snow, sleet and freezing rain pelted the Carolinas on Sunday, knocking out power to thousands and causing hundreds of accidents on one of the busiest travel and shopping days of the year.


Yushchenko Declares Victory in Ukraine Election

West-leaning opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko took an unassailable lead Monday in Ukraine's re-run presidential election, promising to end corruption and reform the ex-Soviet state's damaged economy.


Secretary of State Ken Blackwell said he will do what he can to keep ballots from the contentious 2004 presidential election beyond their scheduled destruction date in response to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.


Apple fans, industry experts and even PC users like the look of the Mac mini.


Sri Lanka killings worry U.N.'s Ban, Japan envoy on way

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has voiced deep concern about the safety of aid workers in Sri Lanka after the murder of two Red Cross volunteers, his office said, as Japan's peace envoy flew to the war-battered island.


A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election soared to at least 180.


Migrant Catholic workers should not be classified as Catholic in employment figures, Sinn Fein says.


Apparently, Charlie Sheen takes career advice from   Friends.


Colin Powell Fires Back At Howard Stern For Nepotism Remark

Secretary of State Colin Powell is defending his son, Michael Powell, after shock jock Howard Stern told the Federal Communications chairman that he got his job because of nepotism.


Six teams will play baseball games today, and two more will join them tomorrow. The Moneyball boys won't be one of them. Their reinvention of the game didn't work this season.


Almost 250,000 women worldwide die each year from cervical cancer, which is linked to infection by HPV viruses. Experts believe that vaccination against the most common cancer-causing viruses, HPV-16 and HPV-18, could prevent up to 70% of cases.


Tucked away in the den of his 127-year-old farmhouse, Ed Winkle huddles over his computer. The screen's soft glow lights up his eyeglasses, reflecting messages about tractors, corn hybrids and crop insurance.


Un lungo autunno caldo aspettando la neve

Temperature record in tutta Europa. A rischio l'apertura della stagione sciistica. Attese piogge per l'Immacolata. Pollini primaverili  e slitte ferme in Scandinavia


Manila's Arroyo vows to stop political violence

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said on Wednesday the vast majority of the military was not involved in political violence despite an inquiry commission blaming soldiers for killings of leftwing activists.