Serena, Sharapova âbitchingâ before final showdown

WTA Tour Championships, Los Angeles, Nov 5 - The war of words between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova has been hotting up in a bout of psychological âgameswomanshipâ before todayâs final of the WTA Tour Championships.


Hingis Banned Two Years for Positive Drug Test

Martina Hingis, who retired from tennis after a positive drug test for cocaine was revealed in November, was banned for two years.


UBM cutting 200 U.S. jobs amid online drive

British-based publishing and exhibitions group United Business Media Plc, which has been reducing its exposure to print in favor of online media, said it was cutting more than 200 jobs at its U.S.-based technology media business.


Picked-up pieces while remembering that Len Bias died 21 years ago yesterday: Peter Chiarelli underwhelms us. His first coaching hire was a dud, and now he's apparently going to sell us on Claude Julien when most Bruins fans would prefer Mike Milbury. Charlie Jacobs underwhelms us, also. There appears to be a conscious effort to purge all things Harry Sinden ...


No tax on Internet access until at least 2007

Consumers won't have to pay a tax to log on to the Internet until at least 2007, after Congress voted Friday to renew a recently lapsed ban on Internet taxation.


A Rich and Royal Ruin in the Heart of Hanoi

For the last five years, archaeologists have been slowly unearthing the remains of Thang Long, uncovering millions of artifacts spanning 1,300 years.


Pensioni, mantenere lo scalone e' gia' poco


A Muslim police officer was excused duty guarding Israel's embassy for safety reasons, Scotland Yard says.


The sky was crying with happiness to celebrate the Boston Red Sox's first World Series championship in 86 years, said Jose Corsino in his native Spanish.


Milano, 12:18 - CALCIO VIOLENTO; BASSO: AL GIRO NESSUN INCIDENTE

Ivan Basso, ciclista vincitore del Giro d'Italia 2006, ha commentato in un'intervista a Sky Life-Spo...


Gates, others lead California effort for stem cell research

Silicon Valley tycoons, Nobel laureates and Hollywood celebrities are backing a measure on California's Nov. 2 ballot to devote $3 billion to human embryonic stem cell experiments in


Trade org sees robust electronics growth

A consumer electronics industry group predicted Monday that consumers will buy more gadgets in 2008, despite fears of a recession.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice thanked British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the United States' closest ally in Iraq, as she held her first meeting Friday with a foreign leader since taking over from Colin Powell as the top American diplomat.


Ora il provvedimento torna alla Camera dopo le modifiche


BusinessWeek Online - Self-help meets personal finance in On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance (Adams Business, June, 2007), a new book aimed at twenty- and thirtysomethings by Harvard Business School graduates Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar. Thakor, 36, and Kedar, 32, wanted to share with their friends the knowledge they gained from working at private money-management firms. Plus, they wanted to provide "actionable" steps to help them get their finances in order.


Light Turnout Seen As Polls Open on Time in Broward, Palm Beach Counties

By Lisa Huriash and Ivette Yee, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Mar. 13--A light turnout was apparent Tuesday morning as voters began going to polling places in Broward and Palm Beach counties.


TRW Automotive Holdings  is thinking about making a bid for the automotive engineering unit of Germany's Siemens, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing three people involved in the bidding process.


The US launches a "precision strike" on militants in Falluja, while explosions ring out in Baghdad's Sadr City.


Barca and Real go top in Spainish league

England captain David Beckham and former Celtic favourite Henrik Larsson scored winning goals for their respective teams to put Real Madrid and Barcelona on top of the Spanish league.


UK Queen sends message of condolence to family of slain UK hostage

British Queen Elizabeth II on Friday offered her condolences to the family of Kenneth Bigley, a hostage who has been killed by his captors in Iraq.


City Room: Fashion Week Is Not Open to the Public

Since it started in 1943, Fashion Week has been one of New York City's most exclusive events. That exclusivity has irritated some critics, who believe the event has all but taken over Bryant Park.


The NFL has offered one free week of its network programming to two cable TV operators who don't carry the channel, and one will show the Texas Bowl between Rutgers and Kansas State.


Donât Pack Just Yet: The Kidd-to-Mavericks Trade Falls Apart

A blockbuster trade that would have sent Jason Kidd to Dallas, further escalating a virtual arms race in the Western Conference, fell apart late Wednesday, leaving confusion all around.


The Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Indians can rest their stars, set their rotations and put up the playoff bunting.


Hoggard, Flintoff put England on top against South Africa

Matthew Hoggard and Andrew Flintoff claimed three wickets apiece as England took the advantage on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at St George's Park.


Appuntamento alle 16 al Quirinale e alle 17 a Palazzo Chigi


Karzai dismisses powerful military governor ahead of Afghan polls

Afghan President Hamid Karzai dismissed a powerful warlord from his post as provincial governor in the latest move to solidify the central government's control of wayward provinces ahead of October's landmark polls.


Planes trafficking cocaine that enter Guinea-Bissau's airspace will be shot down, the government says.


About a month ago, prior to the PGA championship, there was a mild debate surfacing as to who may be player of the year on the PGA Tour.


Details of the government's plan to tackle vulnerable children before they are born are to be revealed.


Bulletin: Nokia Unveils Three New Handsets

The new launches include a phone with enhanced music capabilities and multi-media applications using 3G technology.


Oral Antibiotic Treats Childhood Pneumonia in Developing Countries

FRIDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- The oral antibiotic amoxicillin may offer an alternative to injectable penicillin for treating pneumonia in young children in developing countries.


Profile: Hoping to break the impasse with the West, Hamas and Fatah agree to appoint a U.S.-trained biologist as prime minister. But will that be enough to convince Washington to ease the pressure on the Palestinians?


Washington, 10:19 - HOCKEY, LNH: RISULTATI

Ecci i risultati delle gare del campionato di hockey Lnh disputate nella notte:


Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has upgraded the security and functionality of its Secure Access System virtual private network (VPN) platform.


LONDON: The controversy over the wicket for the fourth Test between India and Australia found its echo in cricketâs motherland here, with the British media degrading the hostsâ victory as one "achieved on an infamous pitch".


EU, Iran Nuclear Deal Seen Doomed Without U.S. Help

A European deal aimed at freezing Iran's  nuclear fuel program in exchange for peaceful atomic technology  and other incentives will never work if Washington is not  directly involved, diplomats and an analyst said on Monday.


Five people killed as explosion hits Afghan electoral vehicle

Five people were killed when an explosive device hit a vehicle being used by election staff in southeastern Afghanistan, a United Nations spokesman said.


Local Party Official in China Ousted Over Fatal Bombing

BEIJING, July 17 -- Duan Yihe, 61, was known in Jinan city as a serious man, a quietly efficient official at the pinnacle of a long career in local Communist Party politics.


Rebels in Indonesia's Aceh province call on Jakarta to join them in a truce to allow effective tsunami relief.


Powell clueless whether Osama's in Tora Bora

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said that Washington continues to remain clueless about the whereabouts of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, especially in the Tora Bora Hills of Afghanistan.


Shares of Google Inc. rose as much as 20 percent on Friday, to trade at more than twice the level of it cut-price IPO, after the Web search


US Airways Group Inc. said Thursday has reached agreements with its lenders and lessors for continued use and operation of substantially all of its mainline and Express fleet.


Roma, 22:00 - CALCIO, GEA: BORRELLI INDAGHERA' SU CONTROLLI FIGC

L'inchiesta sulla Gea sarà al centro, secondo quanto si è appreso in ambienti giudizia...


The son of EgyptÂs president proposed Tuesday that his country pursue nuclear energy, raising expectations that he is being positioned to replace his father as president.


Roma, 17:11 - CALCIO, LAZIO: COSTRETTI A RINVIARE TESSERAMENTO CARRIZO

La Lazio ha annunciato la rinuncia all'acquisto del portiere argentino Carrizo: ''La S.S. Lazio S.p....


With the European economy on the upswing, companies and governments are shrugging off the dollar's renewed slide against the euro this week _ a phenomenon once dreaded as potential poison for the continent's ...Comment


FCC OKs commissioner to vote on AT&T-BellSouth

U.S. Federal Communications  Commissioner Robert McDowell will be permitted to cast the tie-  breaking vote on AT&T Inc.'s  proposed acquisition of  BellSouth Corp., the agency's general counsel said on  Friday.


La madre vuole giustizia e diffonde nuovo video sulla bimba


Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat underwent a "minor surgical procedure" in Ramallah late Monday after complaining of severe stomach pain and vomiting, as he recovered from a 10-day bout of flu-like fever, The Jerusalem Post reports Tuesday.


Stock markets around the world fell today over lingering fears over a tight credit market, with sharp declines in Asia and Europe and modest losses on Wall Street.


ADV: $175,000 Mortgage for Under $730/Month

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


The Ministry of Defence names two soldiers from Fife who were killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq.


Half the world's children threatened by extreme poverty: UNICEF

ROME - Extreme poverty threatens the lives of more than a billion children around the world, according to a report from the United Nations children's agency.


Gemstar files patent suit against Virgin Media

- Gemstar TV Guide International Inc   said it filed a lawsuit against British cable television  operator Virgin Media  alleging infringement of three  of Gemstar's European patents.


Beginning today, local employers can connect to an audience of more than  33 million job seekers online through The Augusta Chronicle.  AugustaJobs.com has become AugustaHOTJobs.com as part of The Chronicle's  partnership with Yahoo! HotJobs.


Istanbul, 19:32 - CALCIO, INTER; ZANETTI: PARTIAMO BENE IN CHAMPIONS

Javier Zanetti e l'Inter si preparano a cominciare l'avventura di Champions League. L'obiettivo &egr...


ESPN-Star paid "1.1 billion dollars" for global rights: report

The Singapore-based ESPN-Star television network was awarded cricket's global media rights for the next eight years for a staggering 1.1 billion dollars, the sport's leading website reported.


Gubernatorial candidate and professional wiseacre Kinky Friedman was accused Wednesday of making another racially offensive remark — this time in a year-old interview in which he said sexual predators should be thrown in prison and forced to "listen to a Negro talking to himself."


Colombia hostage release put off another day

VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - Three hostages held for years in Colombian by Marxist guerrillas will not be handed to a Venezuelan chopper team until at least Monday but officials said they were in constant contact with the rebels.


FEMALE migraine sufferers who take the Pill are up to eight times more likely to have a stroke than those not using the oral contraceptive, research has suggested.


Bin Laden parla via web sei anni dopo l'11 settembre

Del nuovo messaggio aveva parlato ieri la Cia. La Cnn: la voce del capo di Al Qaeda e sullo sfondo le immagini dell'attacco a New York


MGM Mirage hotel-reservation system hit by outages

A key guest reservation system in five Las Vegas hotels, and two elsewhere, meant that guests waited over an hour to check in.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton began retooling her campaign, looking ahead to later contests in the primary process.


Safe and Smart Is New Mantra for Manning

While the football world waits for quarterback Eli Manning to be spectacular, he and the Giants will settle for fewer errors and more victories.


How believable are government claims on ID cards?

Home Office research reveals all British people are maintaining steady levels of disbelief over goverment claims about ID cards, according to official Home Office research.â¦


Prime Minister John Howard's fracas with Sen. Barack Obama provoked a third straight day of political recriminations Wednesday, as the Australian leader told parliament that the pledge by the Democratic presidential candidate to withdraw troops from Iraq will only invite more bloodshed.


Rookie running back Thomas Tapeh was placed on injured reserve after dislocating his hip in Philadelphia's loss to St. Louis on Monday night.


US Airways intends to slash its executive payroll by 20 percent, reducing the pay and benefits for its 3,000 managers and eliminating some positions, sources familiar with the plan said yesterday.


Utile netto +90%, ricavi +12%, gestione ordinaria +44%


Explosion in Baghdad house kills at least 29

BAGHDAD -- A powerful explosion in a house in west Baghdad killed at least 29 people and wounded 18, police said early today. Police patrols were en route to a raid in Baghdad's Ghazaliya neighborhood late


US congressional investigators are studying thousands of pages of documents handed over by Cotecna, the cargo inspection company that employed Kojo Annan in the late 1990s.


Attacco forse legato all'assalto alla Moschea Rossa


Frank Stronach's MI Developments Inc. will likely sweeten its $286-million (US) bid to buy out racetrack operator Magna Entertainment Corp.


Pakistan foils Al-Qaeda linked plot for assassinations, attacks

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has busted an Al-Qaeda linked plot to kill high profile civil and military officials and attack key sites including the US embassy and the military headquarters, officials said.


The Bloody Sunday soldiers are on the verge of taking the Saville Inquiry to court over criminal standard of proof.


Another flight for the trial balloonist?

"Ehud Olmert is in good shape, he jogs," Dov Weisglass, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's top aide, commented last June.


Love it or hate it, the Marc Jacobs show set off the best debate in American fashion since his grunge wear.


Bass-Baritone Willard White Receives Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II

Celebrated opera singer Willard White took another kind of bow Wednesday, bending before Queen Elizabeth II as she awarded him a knighthood.


Blacks Half as Likely to Get Prostate Test

Sept. 27, 2004 -- Black men are twice as likely as whites to die from prostate cancer, but according to a new study, they are only half as likely to be screened for it.


It's hard to overstate how important the Nexus data-center switching platform, set to be unveiled Monday, is to Cisco Systems: for the dominant networking vendor's enterprise business, it's the biggest thing since the Catalyst 6000, which made its debut in 1999, according to the two key executives on the project.At a dinner with press last week, they compared it to the CRS-1 (Carrier Routing System), a huge switch for the core of carrier networks that Cisco rolled out in 2004. To bring that platform to life, the company developed a new version of its flagship IOS (Internetworking Operating System) software and engineered the hardware to scale up to 92Tbps of throughput. The core of the Internet is Cisco's turf, and it wasn't willing to give any ground to upstarts.The Nexus brings Cisco into not just a new territory for its business, but a new product category: a unified switch that spans storage and computing in datacenters and has security built in. Given the stakes, superlatives are natural.-- A single Nexus chassis will be able to handle more than 15Tbps of traffic ripping through a data center, up from just 2Tbps for a current Catalyst 6500 switch.-- At that rate, the switch could run 5 million concurrent transcontinental conferencing sessions using Cisco's TelePresence Collaboration system. It could also copy the entire searchable Internet in 7.5 minutes.-- One interface module for the Nexus 7000 chassis will come with 32 10Gbps ports, and the platform is designed to support future interfaces including 100Gbps.-- The company spent about $250 million on research and development for the new platform, and at its peak, the Nexus R&D team numbered more than 500 engineers, according to Tom Edsall, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Cisco's Data Center Business Unit.As with the Catalyst 6000 Series and the CRS-1, Cisco developed the Nexus with an eye to long-term needs. Where the CRS marked the debut of IOS XR, the first modular version of IOS, the Nexus will have Cisco's first OS that can be fully virtualized, called NX-OS. The Nexus will also break new ground with its lossless switching fabric, a departure from traditional Ethernet -- though backward compatible with it, Cisco said.The system also represents a gamble on FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet), a still-emerging standard for sending traditional Fibre Channel storage network traffic over Ethernet. Though the new standard will probably succeed with the backing of Cisco and other big vendors, the installed base of Fibre Channel is huge, said Yankee Group analyst Zeus Kerravala. There will be a proving period for Ethernet as a reliable, lossless datacenter transport, he said.Cisco expects the uptake of the new platform to take time, just as it did with the CRS. The first Nexus product will go on sale in the second quarter of this year, and in the first year Cisco expects to see mostly trials of the new system, said Jayshree Ullal, senior vice president of Cisco's datacenter group. Deployments will probably start to pick up in the second, third and fourth years after the introduction, she said.But just as the opportunity was huge for the CRS, as video and other traffic rose fast on carrier networks, the chance to capture next-generation datacenters is likely to justify Cisco's efforts on the Nexus line. Web-based services and applications, as well as outsourced computing offerings from Amazon.com and other companies, are powering the growth of massive data centers. Microsoft's MSN division is a test customer of the Nexus, said Ullal. Asked whether the mighty Google would buy in as well, Ullal said, "I would hope so."


Computer Associates International Inc.  CA.N is set to name IBM software sales head John Swainson as  chief executive, completing a seven-month search to replace  indicted former CEO Sanjay Kumar, sources said on Monday.


Scientist says FDA called journal to block Vioxx article

Just days before a medical journal was to publish a Food and Drug Administration-sponsored study that raised concerns about the safety of the arthritis drug Vioxx, an FDA official


Sundance on Sundance, Praise Flowing Freely

This series of sharply produced infomercials is the Sundance Channel's latest way to enhance the already outsize mystique of the annual Sundance Film Festival.


Voto bipartisan del Senato, abolizione anche in casi guerra


Half of Japanese men take seat in smallest room

The Japanese male's inability to aim straight is obliging record numbers of them to sit rather than stand during brief visits to the smallest room in the house


PalmOne is aiming to sharpen up its image with the launch of the Treo 650 on Monday. As previously reported, the smart phone update has a higher-resolution screen and a faster processor than the previous top-of-the-line model, the Treo 600.


SAN FRANCISCO  -  Days after clashing with Google's YouTube in a public spat over copyright protection, Viacom has found a new partner to air its content online.  On Tuesday, the media conglomerate said it had agreed to offer hundreds of hours of programming to Joost, an Internet video service created by the founders of Kazaa file-sharing software and eBay's Skype Internet calling. Joost is now being tested before wider release by midyear.


LONDON-October 5, 2004 - Elton John is pretty sure he won't be getting a Christmas card from Madonna this year. At an awards show in London today, John said he was shocked that Madonna had been nominated for best live act.


A U.S. school was justified in  suspending a teenager for using an Internet icon of a pistol  firing a bullet and a message urging the death of his English  teacher, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.


'Questa e' la mia terra' ottiene 4 mln 494 mila spettatori


Credit Raters' Power Abused, Borrowers Say

Corporations, municipalities and foreign governments have grown wary of the big three credit-rating companies as they have expanded into global powers without formal oversight.


French foreign minister arrives in Egypt on hostage release mission

French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier arrived in Cairo on the first leg of an urgent Middle East mission for contacts with Egyptian officials over two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq, a diplomatic source told AFP.


Iraq considering petition to postpone January's elections

Iraq's electoral commission said it will examine Saturday a request by 15 leading political parties for the Jan. 30 elections to be postponed by six months.


The high-scoring Dutchman scored twice in the second half of a Champions League match Wednesday to help the English powers rally back from a two-goal deficit and earn a 2-2 draw with French champions Olympique Lyon at Stade Municipal Gerland.


A sand yacht pilot is cleared of the manslaughter of a mother-of-two after a 45 mph crash in Lancashire.


WASHINGTON - Retail sales slid in August as people steered away from buying cars and shoppers kept a close eye on their spending after splurging in July.    The Commerce Department reported retail sales fell by 0.3 percent in August, following a 0.8 percent gain the previous month...


Leaflets on how to make a healthy packed lunch is to be given to parents, the BBC has learned.


Are these stocks ready to shine? Or will they be a flash in the pan?


Official Insists FDA Acted Appropriately With Vioxx

WASHINGTON -- A Food and Drug Administration official is defending the agency's action with regards to Vioxx. The drug was taken off the market Sept.


PC Maker Gateway Rejects Offer for Retail Unit

By Bloomberg, AP and Staff Reports  Gateway Inc., the third-largest personal computer company in the United States, said Friday that it rejected an unsolicited $450 million bid for its retail business from eMachines Inc. founder Lap Shun Hui.


Spitzer and Family Help Pay Supporterâs Debts

Gov. Eliot Spitzer and his parents recently spent nearly $50,000 to help pay off the campaign debts of Mark Green, who ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 2006.


Sporadic fighting grips north Lebanon camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops and al Qaeda-inspired militants fought sporadically at a refugee camp in north Lebanon on Wednesday and a Palestinian force took up positions to defuse tension at another camp in the south.


They wanted him captured alive so he could have been brought to account for more than 100 murders he has been associated with. That controversy reflects the widespread criticism over 20 years of the way security


Sen. Richard Lugar, a reliable vote for President Bush on the war, said that Bush's Iraq strategy was not working and that the U.S. should downsize the military's role


It's not so hard to shave some serious money off your utility bills.


Southwest Airlines Co., the leading U.S. discount carrier, raised airfares as much as $10 one way over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, a company spokeswoman said on Monday.


Hong Kong grabs top honors at Taipei movie awards

A Hong Kong movie took top honors on  Saturday at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, the most coveted  Chinese-language film prize in Chinese cinema.


Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.


Blog: Sony's new VAIO CR series laptops aim to be fashion accessories.


"Finland's sexiest man" ends romance with text message

Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, dubbed Finland's sexiest man, broke up by text message with the girlfriend he had met on the Internet, she said in a magazine interview.


In the wake of a Wired News investigation, the social networking site


"Team America: World Police" is to political commentary what lap dancing is to ballet. There is no room for subtlety. Aiming a rude, foul-mouthed political


Labor leader Mark Latham will spend the next few days in hospital as doctors try to find the cause of his crippling inflammation of the pancreas.


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Microsoft's (Quote, Chart) chairman and chief software architect said the move to Web services (define) could ease the Internet's security woes and that digital rights management can balance out piracy.


"Long Tail" on short list for business book prize

"The Long Tail," a best seller about   the growing importance of the niche market in today's economy,   was among five books on the short list on Tuesday for the   Business Book of the Year award.


Heavy Rains, Flooding Kill 55 in China's Sichuan

Flooding and landslides set off by heavy rains have killed 55 people and left 52 missing in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, state media said on Monday.


Small traces of a radioactive substance are found at the British embassy in Moscow, it has been reported.


India captain Sourav Ganguly insisted his team had never been seriously under pressure following their 11-run win over Bangladesh in Chittagong.


Sempre piu' top per i cellulari,nel 2006 ricavi segnano +39%


BEAVER CREEK, Colorado -- Austria's Stephan Goergl celebrated the first World Cup win of his career on Thursday when he took the second men's super-g race of the season at Beaver Creek.


First it was the CEO -- now the CFO has left, too. What should shareholders be thinking?


In Britain, drivers pay nearly three times what Americans do for gasoline at the pump, and the high taxes that cause the huge difference have never managed to achieve one of the government's main goals: ...


Shanghai's benchmark stock index plunged nearly 9 percent on Tuesday, its biggest drop in more than 10 years, as investors unloaded stocks to lock in profits after recent gains.


Calgary - A baby elephant, spurned by her mother, has been given a blood transfusion and seems to be on the mend, Calgary Zoo officials say.


Stronger Ivan Eyes Cuba After Slamming Caymans

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands  - Hurricane Ivan, one  of the fiercest Atlantic storms recorded, grew even more  powerful and headed toward Cuba Monday after pummeling the  Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Grenada on a track that eventually  will bring it to the U.S. coast.


A variant of the Zafi worm, Zafi.d, is doing the rounds disguised as a Christmas message. This worm arrives via email and through peer-to-peer networks bearing the message "Happy Hollydays" and the subject


Ditching products, beefing services LogicaCMG has sold its telecoms products division to a private equity consortium for Â£265m.â¦


A US treasure-hunting boat is allowed to leave Algeciras port in Spain following a dispute with authorities.


U.N. Weighs Peacekeepers for South Sudan

The United States circulated a draft U.N. resolution on Monday calling for a 10,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping mission to help enforce a peace deal in southern Sudan, but it stopped short of saying how war crimes suspects in the separate conflict in Darfur should be tried.


Yahoo! follows Google on Mobile Services

Google SMS started serving search results to mobile users in the US just a few days back. Now Yahoo! follows it with even more comprehensive feature set.


Israeli PM Ariel Sharon pushes ahead with an accelerated plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip despite opposition.


Germany celebrates 100th anniversary of Einstein's theory of relativity

Celebrating a native son who had to flee the Nazis, Germany opened festivities Wednesday marking the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and the 50th anniversary of his death.


To Attract New Fans, a Program Uses New Dances

While major ballet companies wring their hands over how to attract and build younger audiences, George Steel, the executive director of the Miller Theater, proposes a simple solution.


Germans marked a subdued 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Tuesday, with high unemployment in the formerly communist east and a sense that the nation has not yet fully reunited.


Police have detained an eighth suspect in the slaying of a Dutch filmmaker, allegedly by a group accused of threatening to kill several Dutch politicians in the name of Islam, prosecutors said Saturday.


Israeli Missile Hits Militants in Gaza Camp, 3 Hurt

The Israeli air force struck Palestinian militants as they planted a bomb intended for use against Israeli troops in a Gaza Strip refugee camp Sunday, wounding three of them, witnesses and military sources said.


Senate leaders battled to hold together a fragile compromise on an overhaul of the immigration system on Thursday as President George W. Bush, in an impassioned plea for the bill, insisted 12 million people could not be sent home.


Rescue operations Friday saved scores of people from two ships that ran aground in stormy waters off the British coast, but efforts to evacuate the injured captain of third distressed vessel had to be called off.


In U.S., fear and distrust of Muslims runs deep

WASHINGTON - When radio host Jerry Klein suggested that all Muslims in the United States should be identified with a crescent-shape tattoo or a distinctive arm band, the phone lines jammed instantly.


All the action from Athens as Britain's Paula Radcliffe aims to put her marathon nightmare behind her.


Roy Ganor's Blog:  1 Community, Dozen programmers, 1186 bugs & one quest for transcendent PHP editor

Roy Ganor, a committer on the Eclipse PDT project has written up a post from an insider's perspective on the whole thing and the path that led them to a stable 1.0 release.   Today the PDT project community consists of about 30 users that are daily involved, and about 300 users that are weekly involved, and about 13,000 users that are monthly involved in the project . Remarkable! by any mean of open-source project.   He talks about initial feelings about the move towards PHP, how the community grew surrounding the project and the level of integration that the project has with both the Eclipse software and with the Eclipse community.


Thompson Top Campaign Aide Corallo Resigns in Shakeup

Bloomberg - Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Another top aide resigned from Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson's campaign, as the former Tennessee senator made his White House bid official.


Symantec, McAfee hope raising virus-definition fees will move users to   suites.


By DEEPTI HAJELA  NEW YORK - In the beginning were the bones. Fossils dating back hundreds of thousands- even millions- of years used by anthropologists to trace how the human species evolved.


Jay Kay, the lead singer of pop band Jamiroquai, had his driving privileges revoked for six months for speeding.


Spacewalkers Prime New ISS Solar Arrays for Action

HOUSTON -- Two astronauts primed the International Space Station's (ISS) newest solar wings for full operations Sunday during an extra spacewalk by NASA's Atlantis shuttle crew.


Roma, 12:23 - BASKET, BARGNANI: CONTRO GRECIA A ROMA SPERO NEL PUBBLICO

Andrea Bargnani spera che gli appassionati di basket assistano numerosi all'ultima amichevole prima ...


US, Allies Drawing Up Plans to Aid Palestinians

The Bush administration is preparing with European allies to help the Palestinian Authority organize January elections and improve its security forces to crack down on


Nessuna decisione, tra ipotesi avere migliore offerta Gates


Experts argue that preparations against avian flu have to continue, even if the virusâs failure to mutate into a pandemic strain has given the world more time.


Hearings set for "high-value" Guantanamo inmates

U.S. military officials will start hearings on Friday for 14 prisoners transferred to Guantanamo Bay from secret CIA jails, including the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks on the United States.


Chechen Warlord Threatens More Attacks After Beslan

Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed  responsibility on Friday for the Russian school siege in which  more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children, and  threatened more attacks by any means he saw fit.


The owners of Bewley's Oriental Cafes, Ireland's famous tea and coffee shops, announced Friday that their two flagship cafes in central Dublin — among the capital's most revered cultural landmarks for decades — will shut next month because they can no longer run profitably.


U.S. Discourages Turkey From Cross-Border Attack

The U.S. continued efforts today to steer Turkey away from a military incursion into northern Iraq, after a cross-border raid by Kurdish rebels on Sunday killed 17 Turkish soldiers and raised the prospect of an escalating conflict.


On his last two albums, Barry Manilow tackled songs made famous by Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra and other greats. But his new album presented a real challenge: covering himself.


About 400,000 public sector workers are on strike in Israel,  crippling business around the country.


Nashville group meets with NHL's Bettman

Predators owner Craig Leipold and representatives of the local group hoping to keep the team in Nashville met Wednesday with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.


Psychological stress may be enough to age a womanâs chromosomes by 10 years, a new study suggests. The link between stress, ageing and health at the cellular level is unclear, but a team led by Elissa Epel


Scientists at Bangor University believe a blind man possesses a "sixth sense" that allows him to recognise sad faces.


Quietly, tide of opinion turns on Chechen war

Although discussion of the war has been marginalized, many experts say Russians may not prefer it that way.


Parliament endorses Bennett's jail sentence

Harare - Ruling Zanu PF party parliamentarians last night used their majority in the House to impose a one-year jail term against opposition legislator Roy Bennett for shoving Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa during debate in May.


The Campbell Soup Company agreed to sell its Godiva Chocolatier unit to Yildiz Holding of Turkey for $850 million.


Space station crew cut back on meat, ate sweets during food ...

A recent food shortage aboard the international space station forced its two residents to cut back on meat, potatoes and vegetables.


Sharper Image of San Francisco revised down its outlook for next year, saying sales increased only 4 percent through Dec. 24. This is trending below our expectations for an increase in total company sales


Moscow: Space Station Has Lots of Oxygen

The crew of the International Space Station is not in danger of running out of oxygen, Russian controllers said Friday. Gennady Padalka and Michael Fincke are breathing oxygen from reserves aboard the station, Itar-Tass reported.


Stocks & Bonds: Fed Decision Lifts Shares; Dow Up 72

Wall Street held on to its gains after the Federal Reserve kept short-term interest rates steady.


Cassini spacecraft snaps new views of Saturn

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has snapped never-before-seen images of Saturn showing the planet from perspectives above and below its ring system, the national space agency said on Thursday.


SAMARRA, Iraq  - Insurgents have launched attacks  on election offices in northern Iraq, killing two people and  wounding nine six weeks before Iraqis are due to go to the  polls.


N.F.L. Offenses Undergo a Thaw in Thinking

Heading into the playoffs, cold weather teams know for their running game are throwing the ball, and those known for passing are piling up the rushing yardage.


Assessing our progress in the battle for control of our in-boxes.


Palestinian group threatens to kill Hamas leaders

Fatah gunmen threatened on Tuesday to kill leaders of the governing Hamas group, escalating a power struggle marked by the worst internal Palestinian violence since the Palestinian Authority was created in 1994.


Chinese Activist to Be Tried for Inciting Subversion

BEIJING, Feb. 14 -- An activist who helped organize a petition complaining that Chinese want "human rights, not the Olympics" will be tried for inciting subversion against the state, his lawyer said Thursday.


Security experts warn that virus writers could be preparing to create havoc using a bug in the way that Windows handles images.


Skin test could identify potential Alzheimer's victims early

Australian researchers said they had developed a new skin test which can identify potential victims of Alzheimer's disease early.


Some small business owners who reach most of their customers via eBay Inc. expressed anger Thursday at the online auction giant's plan to boost the monthly fee it charges sellers by 60 percent. Its shares lost nearly 4 percent.


THE launch of a children's safety campaign in south London this morning will attract an unusually high level of media attention for such a run-of-the-mill government project.


Bush to release part of intel assessment

President Bush on Tuesday said it is naive and a mistake to think that the war with Iraq has worsened terrorism, disputing a national intelligence assessment by his own administration. He said he was declassifying part of the report.


BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which at least 14 people were killed and scores wounded, security and hospital officials said.


Few W.House hopefuls have online vote registration

In the race for the White House money and voters are key, yet a new study found few of those running in the 2008 presidential race are using their Web sites to provide ready information on how to register to vote.


Carter scores 41 to lift Nets over 76ers

Vince Carter scored a season-high 41 points and Jason Kidd had 13 assists to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 112-107 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.


U.S. Nuclear Submarine Runs Aground Off Guam

A U.S. nuclear submarine ran aground  350 miles off the Pacific Ocean territory of Guam, injuring  about 20 crew members, one of them critically, the Navy said on  Saturday.


A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday.


Derek Luke and Tim Robbins star in this film set in apartheid-era South Africa.


The Devil Appears in a Prequel, and Exorcism Hits No. 1 Again

The demon thriller "Exorcist: The Beginning" opened as the No. 1 weekend movie with $18.2 million, displacing "Alien vs.


New Suicide Bombing Hits Baghdad Checkpoint

A suicide car bomber struck an entrance  to Baghdad's Green Zone government compound on Tuesday, 24  hours after an almost identical attack at the same checkpoint  on the first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's arrest.


Florida probes Countrywide over subprime loans

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  - Florida has subpoenaed Countrywide Financial Corp  as part of a widening investigation into subprime lending practices, the state's attorney general said on Thursday.


BAGHDAD - Colpi di mortaio su ambasciata Italiana: 2 feriti

L'ambasciata italiana a Baghdad Ã¨ stata bersaglio di alcuni colpi di mortaio. Nell'attacco sono rimasti illesi gli italiani, poichÃ¨, come riferito dalla Farnesina, a essere colpita in realtÃ  Ã¨ stata la palazzina accanto.


Vonage and Boingo Wireless to market VoIP together

Boingo Wireless and Vonage Holdings Corp., announced a relationship to bring VoIP services to the market bundled with wireless offers.


Global warming poses a serious threat to Alpine ski resorts and the regional economies that depend on them, especially in Germany.


One million people sign a web petition urging the EU to end European Parliament sessions in Strasbourg.


Uefa investigates the crush scare involving Man Utd fans at the Champions League tie against Lille.


ANAHEIM ---- Angels management was so disturbed by Jose Guillen's backlash at manager Mike Scioscia after Guillen was removed for a pinch runner Saturday that the team is willing to chase a playoff berth without its slugging left fielder.


Seagate Technology STX.N on Tuesday  raised its quarterly revenue and profit forecasts for the  December quarter on strong seasonal demand for newer products,  surpassing analysts' forecasts and sending its shares up more  than 12 percent.


Radio operators OK rules on Net over power lines

Amateur radio operators expressed cautious optimism about new rules for the transmission of broadband Internet access over power lines.


By Renee Enna, Chicago Tribune  Jan. 31--Those bags of prepacked greens aren't just for salads. Some lend themselves to form the base of nutritious and delicious dressings for salads and sandwiches.


Firm Behind Boston's Big Dig Defends Work

The company overseeing the construction of the beleaguered Big Dig said Monday that repairs to fix widespread leaks would take months, not years, and denounced public officials for rushing to judgment on the $14.6 billion project.


Iraq Declares State of Emergency as Insurgents Step Up Attacks

Faced with a surge in deadly guerrilla attacks, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi declared martial law across most of the country today as American and Iraqi troops made final


All-rounders give England hope against Pakistan

England all-rounders Jamie Dalrymple and Paul Collingwood gave their side hope of winning their first limited overs match this season with a century stand the day/night third one-day international here at the Rose Bowl.


Warner Backs Blu-ray, Tipping DVD Scales

Warner Bros. said Friday that it would exclusively release high-definition DVDs in Sonyâs Blu-ray format, dealing a big blow to Toshibaâs rival HD DVD technology.


Trip and fall lately? Seniors often won't mention it unless they're hurt, but new guidelines say that first tumble is a good predictor of who's at risk for another, more serious fall. With deaths from falls increasing, the guidelines urge doctors to ask patients to 'fess up.


The Florida Supreme Court questioned lawyers Tuesday about the extent of the power handed to Gov. Jeb Bush under a law that let him order the reinsertion of a brain-damaged woman's feeding tube.


Solving the world's environmental ills may mean re-thinking the role of nations and national governments.


MARDAN, Pakistan, Dec. 22 -- A day after a suicide bomber killed at least 56 people and wounded scores of others at a mosque in a remote village in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, police said they had arrested four students from an Islamic school in a nearby town.


Do You Remember Henin-Hardenne? Didn't Think So

S if the lingering effects of a viral infection and a more recent cold weren't bad enough, Justin Henin-Hardenne couldn't quite shake her Olympic hangover, a 31-year-old Israeli journeywoman


In a bold slap at the United States and other Western powers, Russian president Vladimir Putin said these countries' statements about the election crisis in the Ukraine could be intended to "destablize his country.


At least 10 soldiers are killed in a bomb attack by suspected militants in the Thai south, officials say.


The Socceroos will be without forward John Aloisi for Tuesday night's Confederations Cup second-leg qualifier against the Solomon Islands in Sydney.


Former world leaders urge Western pressure on Putin over state of democracy

Dozens of political figures including former heads of state and government have signed a letter calling on the West to toughen its stand on the state of democracy in Russia.


Libby move helps seal Bush's Iraq legacy

President George W. Bush on Tuesday refused to rule out a pardon for former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a day after sparing him from prison in a case that helped seal his Iraq legacy and gave ammunition to Democrats.


Attentato incendiario in un camping nelle campagnedi Trabia, nel palermitano. Il movente forse legato al racket                                                  Rogo nella casa prefabbricata Muore una donna di 58 anni


Team Unveils Plan for Luxury Prattville Apartments

By Crystal Bonvillian, Montgomery Advertiser, Ala.  Feb. 20--Two developers are teaming up to build 414 luxury apartments as  part of a 750-acre project under way along Cobbs Ford Road that will blend  residential, commercial and recreational properties.


Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson is debating whether to start with Wayne Rooney against Fenerbahce.


Major League Baseball owners gave commissioner Bud Selig a three-year contract extension through 2012 on Thursday, a move made two days after some congressmen were critical of his leadership is responding to the sport's drug problem.


Tommy Hilfiger steps into Karl Lagerfeld brands

US fashion company Tommy Hilfiger announced it had bought up clothing brands belonging to the stylist Karl Lagerfeld for an undisclosed sum.


Pope John Paul II told American bishops Friday that he shares their pain over the U.S. sex-abuse scandal and said he was aware of their determination to deal forthrightly with the problem.


NetSol Technologies to Announce Second Quarter Financial Results on Monday, February 12

NetSol Technologies Inc. ("NetSol") (NASDAQ: NTWK), a multinational provider of enterprise software and IT services to the financial services industry, plans to announce its second quarter and first half fiscal year 2007 financial results after the close of the market on Monday, February 12, 2007.


Israel Approves Release of Palestinian Prisoners

Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved  the release of 500 Palestinian prisoners in what Prime Minister  Ariel Sharon called a goodwill gesture to bolster new  Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and build mutual trust.


Measures banning same-sex marriage passed by wide margins in all 11 states that had them on Tuesday's ballot, in what conservative groups described yesterday as a sweeping popular rejection


Dutch police arrest 111 West Africans in 419 clampdown

Life's a Lottery (scam) Dutch police have arrested 111 suspected 419 scammers. The arrests on Saturday follow the end of a seven-month investigation - dubbed Operation Apollo, AFP reports.â¦


Formazione e opportunità per i maghi dei tragitti

Previsto per legge, il mobility manager cerca soluzioni per gli spostamenti casa-ufficio. Lavora per le grandi aziende, ma anche per università e amministrazioni locali


US Airways  said on Saturday it has no current plans to reduce its fleet of aircraft, disputing postings on the Internet that the bankrupt carrier has put planes up for sale.


ACAPULCO, Mexico  - Hurricane John grew into a   dangerous Category 4 storm just off Mexico's Pacific coast on   Wednesday, threatening beach resorts with heavy rain and   searing winds and blowing down trees in Acapulco.


Singapore activist ban "authoritarian" : Wolfowitz

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz   on Friday called Singapore's restrictions on the entry of   activists for the World Bank/IMF meetings "authoritarian," and   said the city-state had damaged its own reputation.


'Victoria No. 203', a comical diamond heist flick

Kamal Sadanah, the not-so-successful Bollywood actor, turns producer with "Victoria No. 203". The film, which releases Friday, is about a diamond heist and how several lives get intertwined over the priceless stones.


An international group of intellectuals urged the president of Uzbekistan on Thursday to release three women jailed for their human rights advocacy amid a sweeping crackdown on government critics.


Italian newspaper denies kidnapped journalist is spy

Italy's La Repubblica newspaper on Wednesday rejected accusations by the kidnappers of its correspondent in Afghanistan that the journalist was a spy.


Kanaan can't overtake Fernandez, but he captures IRL championship

Tony Kanaan didn't apologize for winning the Indy Racing League's championship while losing Sunday's Toyota Indy 400 race at California Speedway.


Rock star spiazza tutti e si sposa a S.Margherita Ligure


U.S. health experts seek to calm schools over superbug

The headlines are disturbing -- schools closing for disinfection, a 17-year-old dead from a drug-resistant "superbug." But health officials said on Friday it is no new emergency and the best way to deal with the bacteria is simply to wash your hands.


The first steel column is put in place for the Freedom Tower that will replace the World Trade Center in New York.


Taiwan rankled by China litter washing up on beaches

KINMEN, Taiwan  - It's been decades since artillery shells landed on this strategic frontline island at the height of the China-Taiwan civil war, but now a new battle rages as garbage from the Chinese mainland washes up on Kinmen's shore.


U.S. intelligence sees elements of Iraq "civil war"

U.S. intelligence experts painted a gloomy picture of Iraq, saying in a report seen on Friday that sectarian bloodshed had surpassed the threat from al Qaeda and warning of the consequences of a rapid U.S. withdrawal.


Technology for Spying Lures More Than Military

Hewlett-Packard is not the only company diving into the murky world of private investigators and secret surveillance.


Mozambique floods could be worst in memory: UN

Devastating Mozambique floods, which have killed seven people and displaced tens of thousands, could be the worst in recent memory, the United Nations said on Wednesday.


No progress doesn't mean no hockey -- at least not yet. NHL labor talks ended yesterday after a four-hour meeting, without a resolution or a historic announcement that the season has been lost.


What you learn about people â and yourself â when you need them to donate an organ.


Cagliari, 19:59 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: DOPPIO ALLENAMENTO

Doppia seduta d'allenamento per il Cagliari in vista della gara di sabato a Torino. In mattinata pal...


Bristol-Myers hires banks for sale advice: FT

U.S. pharmaceutical company  Bristol-Myers Squibb  has hired three Wall Street banks  ahead of a possible offer from France's Sanofi-Aventis  , the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.


On Sex After Prostate Surgery, Confusing Data

One of the biggest fears for men undergoing prostate surgery is impotence, but research doesnât do much to clarify risk.


A -0,83%. Il Nikkei e' sceso a 11.358,22 punti


Parents of obese children to get formal advice, report says

The parents of five-year-old children found to be overweight will receive a formal letter from their school warning them of the fact and offering health advice, The Times reported Monday.


Another day, another zero-day MS exploit

PowerPoint threat to PCs and Macs Business users are being encouraged to be more cautious when opening PowerPoint files following the discovery of an as yet unpatched flaw in Microsoft's office application.â¦


Iraq: Ciampi, "Ci stringiamo intorno alle famiglie delle ragazze ...

ROMA - Il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, durante il suo discorso alla cerimonia per la consegna a studenti stranieri dei diplomi della Societa' Dante Alighieri, ha mostrato la sua preoccupazione per la sorte di Simona Pari e Simona


There was no celebrating when Illinois' players found out they were the No. 1-ranked team in college basketball on Monday afternoon.


Reinstalling Mac OS X and migrating your files from your old system to this new one is more complicated than it has been in the past.


The Italian Cabinet on Thursday approved proposed legislation granting legal rights to unmarried couples in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships.Comment


Kids shovel down more calories watching TV

Watching television disrupts  children's' normal response to food -- they will eat more while  they're sitting in front of the tube, whether or not they're  really hungry.


Bush Reform Call Seen Part of Consumption Tax Move

President Bush's call for a simpler  tax code could mark the next step in a gradual move toward a  system that places more of a tax burden on consumption and less  on savings, analysts say, a direction critics think would put a  bigger burden on working Americans.


A causa dell'alto rischio di complicanze per i fumatori


Early estimates of China Aviation Oil (Singapore)'s gross liabilities suggest the crippled jet fuel supplier could face debts of US$450-500 million, said a report in Singapore's Business Times on Tuesday.


PeopleSoft Defies Oracle Ties Up with IBM

PeopleSoft Inc. will push ahead with a new marketing alliance and other initiatives in the face of a court ruling that raises the chance that Oracle Corp.


The tires are barely cooled off from last weekend's MotoGP finale at Valencia, Spain, and already the teams are firing off announcements of the who-goes-where variety.


US broadcasters hatch plot to undermine YouTube

Journal: UGC site planned as direct competitor Comment Content monopolies like the major US broadcasters, will always want to maintain their monopolistic control of a market, but in every round of content innovation they are pretty much doomed to fail.â¦


By Shelli Derobertis, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.  Dec.


Teramo, 16:06 - BASKET, SERIE A: LULLI RINNOVA CON TERAMO

L'ala Gianluca Lulli, 35 anni, ha rinnovato di due anni il contratto con Teramo. (Nic. Api) <...


Mine officials will drill a seventh bore hole into a Utah mine in a continuing effort to find six missing coal miners after the latest effort turned up no sign of the men, officials said on Sunday.


Microsoft and Facebook: The $240 million poke

The two companies confirm their partnership, with Microsoft taking a $240 million stake in Facebook as well as gaining the right to sell ads for Facebook internationally.


Cisco Sees Two Major Trends That Are Empowering K-12 Education

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, is seeing significant trends in the world of K-12 education. More and more schools are viewing technology as a strategic part of education.


French "tailles fines" giving way to XXL

The French are becoming bigger and fatter   and French women in particular are increasingly giving up on   their renowned "taille fine," a survey that tracks weight   patterns in France shows.


Will Microsoft make green off environmental news?

The software maker launches MSN Green, a site packed with eco-info. It will be interesting to see the appetite is among advertisers and readers.


Norwegian Mistakenly Burns Cash for Heat

OSLO, Norway - A Norwegian who felt a bit chilly after a night on the town and decided to stoke his fireplace didn't really have money to burn. It just turned out that way.


Ascoli Piceno, 20:31 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: ARRIVANO GOTTI E GAURACS

Il mercato dell'Ascoli si è chiuso con due colpi: il difensore Massimo Gotti (dall'Udinese) e...


Milano, 18:32 - CALCIO, GIUDICE SPORTIVO: 17 SQUALIFICATI IN SERIE A

Il giudice sportivo ha squalificato 17 giocatori dopo le partite della 22ma giornata del campionato ...


The campaign ground war in Ohio: shoe leather and palm pilots

If there's one thing that both Republicans and Democrats agree on this year, it's that they have never seen a grassroots presidential campaign as intense as this one.


West, Saudi Arabia unable to confirm bin Laden death

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had   no evidence Osama bin Laden was dead, shedding further doubt on   a secret document leaked in France that said Saudi secret   services believed he died last month.


Australia's CSL says bird flu vaccine test a success

Australia will be able to vaccinate its entire 20 million population against bird flu within six months, drug manufacturer CSL Ltd said on Wednesday, after successful completion of clinical trials.


Fighting Breaks Out in Falluja After U.S. Strikes

FALLUJA, Iraq  - Fresh fighting broke out in the  Iraqi city of Falluja Monday after U.S. forces attacked  suspected rebel targets with air strikes, artillery and mortar  rounds, a Reuters correspondent in Falluja said.


A British hostage appeared on a video posted on an Islamic Web site yesterday and pleaded for his life as Iraq's leader and US officials crushed reports that a female Iraqi weapons scientist could be released from jail soon - as demanded by the kidnappers


âI always wanted to learn new things, and I was never afraid of change.â


Emmy night tasted bitter and sweet for stars of shows that either ended or were canceled last season.


We will take confidence into final: Sarwan

Southampton, Sep 22 (UNI) West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan today said his team was very surprised when Pakistan chose to bat first in the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal at the Rose Bowl here.


Dave Dash's Blog: Saving a file to a database using symfony and doctrine

From the Spindrop blog, there's a quick new post that shares the code needed to save a file to a database inside of a symfony application:   I like to save content uploaded by website visitors to a database versus the file system. It makes it easy having the data all in one spot. I tend to overcomplicate this process, so I wanted to write down the important steps.   His two step process involves modifying your application's form helper and the code to pull the binary data out of the submit and push it into a new object.


A second U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday that the recording industry can't force Internet providers to identify music downloaders under a disputed copyright law.


Federal legislation bans credit-card payments, but sites have alternatives.


BEIJING -- As police battled to suppress deadly ethnic clashes last week in central China, tens of thousands of rice farmers fighting a dam project staged a huge protest in the western part of the country. The same day, authorities crushed a strike involving 7,000 textile workers.


President George W. Bush: "We all thought there was weapons there, Robin. My opponent thought there was weapons there. That's why he called him a grave threat.


More than 200 people were killed as torrential rain and thunderstorms lashed the Pakistani port city of Karachi, destroying hundreds of homes and causing widespread power outages on Sunday.


Budapest office rental rates still competitive

BUDAPEST still one of world's cheapest locations for office space, screamed the press release last week from the local branch of real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield Healey & Baker (C&W/H&B). Cutting out the ...


Hospitals Chase a Nuclear Tool to Fight Cancer

A push by medical centers to turn nuclear particle accelerators into weapons against cancer reflects the best and worst of Americaâs health system, experts say.


A feud worthy of the Hatfields and the McCoys Â a standoff that has involved housing inspectors, police officers and private investigators, not to mention whopping legal fees.


Roma, 20:53 - CALCIO, ROMA; CONTI: NON VOGLIAMO PERDERE CHIVU

La Roma non si rassegna a perdere Chivu. Ad assicurarlo è Bruno Conti, direttore dell'area te...


AFRICA - LÂUnione Africana apre una missione diplomatica a Washington: ÂVoglio rappresentare la nuova Africa dallÂeconomia vibranteÂ afferma lÂAmbasciatrice Amina Salum Ali Washington (Agenzia Fides)- Si rafforzano i legami tra lÂAfrica e gli Stati Uniti con la creazione di una Missione Permanente dellÂUnione Africana a Washington. A guidare la delegazione, che rappresenta i 53 Paesi africani, Ã¨ stata nominata lÂAmbasci...


NH fans among millions at Red Soxâ ârolling rallyâ in Boston

Holderness native John White watched from outside the Museum of Science yesterday morning as his beloved Boston Red Sox paraded by in celebration of the teamâs first World Series title in 86 years.


Canadian beef likely cause of US e.coli cases: USDA

A defunct Canadian meatpacker is "a likely source" of beef that caused an outbreak of food-borne illnesses in the United States and Canada, the U.S. meat safety agency said on Friday.


Another 6000 species threatened with extinction

MORE than 6000 plants, insects and animals should be added to the list of the world's endangered species, according to a study published yesterday.


The chief executive of UPS Inc. said Wednesday that the country is at increased risk of falling into a recession and it's not clear when the economy will rebound.


Pro-U.S. Volunteer Force Attacked in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec. 15 -- A wave of violence, including attacks on a pro-American Sunni volunteer force, left eight people dead in Iraq on Saturday, police officials said.


Canada: Toronto-Dominionâs Profit Rises 39%

Toronto-Dominion Bank posted a 39 percent increase in fiscal third-quarter net income on higher profit throughout the company. For the period that ended July 31, the company posted net income of 1.1 billion Canadian dollars ($1 billion), or 1.53 Canadian dollars a share, compared with 796 million Canadian dollars, or 1.09 Canadian dollars a share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 11 percent, to 3.65 billion Canadian dollars, or about $3.43 billion.


A NEW World Bank report recommends that Slovakia cut labour-related taxes and reduce social spending instead of trying to lower income tax rates below 19 percent.


Il leader della Cdl annuncia la salita al Colle: "Il Paese Ã¨ in crisi"E bacchetta l'ex presidente della Camera. Pressing leghista per il voto                                          Berlusconi: "Venerdi andremo al Quirinale Casini sbaglia: la nostra non Ã¨ propaganda"


Doctors have expressed concerns about the government's plans for a flu pandemic.


Toiletries sales drop to Kc20bn in Jan-Oct 2004 in CR

PRAGUE- The sales of toiletries decreased by Kc725m year-on-year to around Kc20bn in January to October last year, Jaroslav Bartak, CEO at chemist chain Rossmann, told a news conference referring to market data ...


Vioxx Prompts Consumer Group To Call For Drug Safety Overhaul

The Consumers Union is calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement measures to improve prescription drug safety and transparency.


Fred Thompson Confirms Bid for GOP Nomination

Actor and former senator Fred D. Thompson confirmed yesterday that he is running for president, ending a political flirtation he has been conducting since March and thrusting himself into the thick of the battle for the Republican nomination.


N800 model coughs up wireless calls Nokia has made Skype telephone services available via its N800 internet tablet.â¦


"Il contratto a tempo indeterminato diventi decisivo"


Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability.


Dominatrix steals 'Sex Hacks' show with live demo

Taking the innuendo out of back-end IT NNNNSFW San Francisco - birthplace of the gangbuster "startup" culture - also breeds alternative sexual communities and practices. Where better to host a small symposium on Sex Hacks? (And where better to encounter loyal Register fans crawling out of the woodwork to introduce themselves?).â¦


An emotional Harry Redknapp went back to Portsmouth on Tuesday for a news conference alongside owner Milan Mandaric. Unhappily for Pompey, it wasn't to announce he was returning as manager.


The Iraq Study Group has its say. Now Bush has to figure out what to do next


A suicide truck bomber hit an Iraqi army checkpoint, killing at least 10 people and wounding eight more in the northern city of Tal Afar Saturday morning, police and hospital officials said. In Baghdad, Iraqi security forces found 15 bullet-riddled bodies, some with signs of torture, an official said. The violence came a day after the White House differed with a dire assessment of Iraq by a top Republican senator returning from a visit to Baghdad.


UK interest rates are set to remain on hold at 5% following the Bank of England's latest meeting.


Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry Japanese Woman

In a bold gambit worthy of the chess  champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time  Japanese great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the  United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions.


US Lawmakers Agree on $388 Bln Spending Bill

US lawmakers struck a deal late on Friday on a $388 billion package of government funding for the current fiscal year after days of battling over foreign aid, nuclear waste, milk subsidies and overtime.


Everton set a few records straight with a memorable Mersey derby victory over their bitterest rivals. They moved into second place in the Premiership thanks to Lee Carsleyâs second-half goal and a dominant second-half display.


Bancrofts to send new WSJ safeguard proposal: report

The Bancroft family, controlling  shareholders of Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , are set to submit  to News Corp.(NWSa.N) a new set of proposals on how to protect  the Wall Street Journal's editorial independence, the Wall  Street Journal reported on Monday.


Copper thieves snarl Australian rail system

Audacious thieves hoping to get rich in a "red gold" rush have caused serious transport disruptions by stealing copper wire from a major Australian train network, officials said.


Teen pop star Hannah Montana tops the North American box office with the new 3D film of her recent tour.


India's Rediff.com may be on the buyout block.


Primitive Bats Took to the Wing, but They Didnât Have That Ping

The most primitive bat ever discovered could fly but not navigate by sound, scientists have reported.


Expanding Halliburton probe confirms Bush administration is most ...

On the eve of the 2004 presidential election, allegations about the corrupt relationship between the Bush administration and Halliburton Corp.


MEDELLIN, Colombia (Ticker) - Police have detained four suspects following the armed robbery attempt that has left former Once Caldas coach Luis Fernando Montoya in a serious condition.


Afghanistan's disturbing poppy explosion

Kabul, Afghanistan -- In the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, where his $100 million empire is based, inquiries about Haji Bashir Noorzai elicit an anxious frown, a shrug or the vague explanation that he left years ago.


CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos travels to Tokyo to find out what might be winding up on U.S. shelves in the not-too-distant future.


Historic Judy Garland concert restaged in New York

Eclectic pop singer Rufus Wainwright  bridged musical generations on Wednesday with a daring  re-creation of Judy Garland's legendary 1961 concert at  Carnegie Hall.


Increased demand in India and China is affecting oil prices, but "non-fundamental" factors make it hard to forecast which side of the $45 per barrel mark they will head, OPECâs President said on Tuesday.


The prosecutor in the rural county where Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has admitted to bankrolling a dogfighting operation plans to present "a host of bills of indictment" regarding the case to a grand jury today.


Website was 'just a hobby' The man arrested as part of the investigation into the TV-Links website has spoken to his local newspaper about his arrest.â¦


Death toll from Philippine typhoon rises

The death toll from a powerful typhoon that cut across the northern Philippines rose to 17 on Friday as schools and offices in Manila remained closed for a second day.


Airbus may extend 35-hour work week: report

Airbus  is considering extending its workweek to 40 hours from 35 hours without compensation as part of the European planemaker's restructuring plans, German magazine Focus reported.


It's small, it's cool and no doubt a stupid number of people will buy it on those virtues alone.... Whilst not Nintendo news, we do like to keep you informed of any significant news from the competition, and this counts as quite important.


In the Fast Lane: Martin takes shot at young guns

RICHMOND, Va. -- By the time NASCAR veteran Mark Martin took the checkered flag in Dover, Del., in June, it had been two years since his last victory -- and nearly as long since he cracked a smile at work.


By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 22--APEX -- Town police evacuated several units at a townhouse subdivision Thursday after an officer responding to a complaint found explosive materials in an apartment.


Criminalist Lee's credibility challenged

Twelve years ago, forensic scientist Henry Lee mesmerized jurors with his analysis of scientific evidence in O.J. Simpson's murder trial. Holding up a photo of what he said was a shoe print he declared ominously: "Something's wrong."


New possible therapy found for heart attack patients

Nov 26 (HeartCenterOnline) - A heart protein that is naturally produced during fetal development is showing promise as a therapy for heart attack patients.


Chinese Eye Lake County, Ind., Plastics for Oil

By Bill Dolan, The Times, Munster, Ind.  Feb. 1--CROWN POINT -- The People's Republic of China is willing to help  Lake County save tax dollars by reducing the cost of garbage recycling.


South Africa bids farewell to murdered reggae star Lucky Dube

INGOGO VILLAGE, South Africa  - Thousands of fans bade an emotional farewell on Sunday to South Africa's top reggae star Lucky Dube, whose murder in an apparent botched carjacking stunned even a nation hardened to violent crime.


Cambridge University has announced a Â£10.5m budget deficit for 2003-4, up Â£8.3m on the previous year.


SAMARRA: Car bombs and clashes killed at least 37 Iraqis in this restive town north of Baghdad yesterday as thousands of US and Iraqi troops prepared for a possible assault on the Sunni Muslim rebel bastion of Fallujah.


China Web Users Jump 8 Percent to 94 Million in 2004

The number of Internet users in China rose to 94 million by the end of 2004, up 8 percent from the middle of the year, state media reported Thursday.


Thousands of people in Britain have been sickened by the biggest outbreak of a winter vomiting virus in five years. Doctors estimate that hundreds of thousands of people may be affected by norovirus in the coming days. Dozens of hospital wards across the country have already been closed to try to stop the virus' spread.


Indian Actress Hasn't Smooched On-Screen

Indian actress Aishwarya Rai has never had an on-screen kiss, but that doesn't mean she won't smooch on the silver screen once she makes Hollywood movies.


Oregon and Washington residents exposed to toxic benzene levels can breathe easier as the EPA finally forces refineries and vehicle manufacturers to reduce the pollutant. In Autopia.


President of major civil rights group resigns

The president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Bruce Gordon, is stepping down after 19 months at the nation's largest civil rights organization, the NAACP said on Sunday.


Acupuncture relieves low back pain over long-term

Acupuncture can be effective in treating   patients with low back pain and the benefits seem to improve   with time, according to research published on Friday.


For Erin Keros, the idea of an exercise DVD geared toward her 1-year-old child was intriguing. Her son Joey has only been walking for about a month, but now he's learning to bat a ball with


The inability of New Zealand's opening bowlers to make even the smallest of incisions has hampered their decision to play two spinners.


Through his camera lens, photographer Phil Noble has seen some of the wackiest sports on the planet.


Sumo saga grips Japan as humbled champ heads home

A young foreign wrestler at the pinnacle of Japan's ancient sport of sumo thumbs his nose at conservative elders in a highly public indiscretion, then falls into melancholy and begs to go home after being punished.


In "Waiting for Godot,"  arguably Samuel Beckett's most celebrated work, two tramps are  on the lookout for something that never arrives. Audiences for  "Beckett Shorts" likely will be able to relate.


Many Yahoo shareholders are waiting for a higher bid than that offered by Microsoft, but analysts say it is increasingly unlikely.


Study Finds Outside Directors Also Got Backdated Options

A new study suggests that some 1,400 outside directors may have received manipulated stock option grants over the past decade.


Director David Fincher is set to adapt Alexis Nolent's graphic novel "The Killer", about an assassin who develops a conscience.


AFRICA/GHANA - ÂLÂamore e il rispetto dei valori sono indispensabili per affrontare le cause profonde della pandemia dellÂAIDSÂ dicono i Vescovi africani Accra (Agenzia Fides)- ÂSiamo profondamente preoccupati dalla vastitÃ  della diffusione dellÂAIDS e del virus HIV, dalle condizioni che ne permettono la propagazione e dalle sue conseguenzeÂ  afferma Mons. John Onaiyekan, Arcivescovo di Abuja (Nigeria...


Almost 100 Army troops searching an area in County Fermanagh are thought to be looking for weapons.


A roadside bomb blast kills at least seven soldiers patrolling in southern Thailand, police officials say.


The new head of Mexico's federal police force said Monday he doesn't see the U.S.-Mexico border as a terror target and that while terrorists may try to use this country to sneak into America, there's no evidence they have yet done so.


Attempts to release the two French journalists held for over six weeks in Iraq have become enmeshed in new confusion, with the French government expressing fury at the interference of several unofficial French negotiators who claim to be on the brink of


Europe, U.S. in Good-Cop, Bad-Cop Roles with Iran

Iran may be a source of transatlantic tension for now but a shared commitment to curbing its nuclear program could draw Washington and Europe closer in George W. Bush's second term.


After His Trade to Pirates, Nady Is Left With What If

Xavier Nady is trying to have fun with the woeful Pirates, but he knows he would be having a lot more fun if he were still with the Mets.


Liz Cheney, daughter of the vice president, is leaving her job at the State Department to have a fifth child.


US President George Bush's administration has weathered a pre-election mauling as it announced emergency measures to skirt a $7.


Though One Team Used Bats to Hit, Similarities Abound

Derek Jeter and Tom Brady clearly have more in common than the state of Michigan.


For opposing quarterbacks, the 80s and 21s and 29s they see on the jerseys of New England's defensive backs are irrelevant. Given the inexperience of the Patriots' secondary, quarterbacks such as Carson Palmer, Jon Kitna, and A.J. Feeley must have seen -- and Chad Pennington will spot tomorrow -- a defensive backfield full of 1s and 2s blinking ...


In the end, Trojans' defense is up to the test

LOS ANGELES -- Picked apart all afternoon by uncannily accurate California quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the USC defense chose the game's biggest moment to make the game's biggest stand.


The injured Steve Harmison is out of the first Test against India at Lord's.


Obama offers $210 billion economic plan that creates construction, environmental jobs ... Clinton puts losses behind, looking to contests in Texas and Ohio on March 4 ... McCain rallies House GOP members as he looks toward the general election ... Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign chief backs Obama's presidential bid ... Sharpton: Seating Florida, Michigan delegates would be 'grave injustice'


Abu Ghraib film tells story behind grim photos

A new film aims to show that the grim abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib was not merely the work of a few bad apples, but the product of an American military machine gone horribly wrong.


Mets Can't Escape Dealing With Boras This Winter

Agent Scott Boras represents 11 free agents this off-season, and much of his list reads like an All-Star Game lineup.


Firm set to announce plan to build stateside factory, CEO Kevin Rollins says, in wide-ranging interview with CNET News.com.


Helsinki, 19:02 - NUOTO, EUROPEI VASCA CORTA: LA JEDRZEJCZAN ORO NEI 200 FARFALLA

Agli Europei di nuoto in vasca corta, la polacca Otylia Jedrzejczan ha vinto la medaglia d'oro  nei ...


Internet free speech laws, Chapter Whatever

Maybe you were out of town last week, or maybe you just weren't paying attention. That's OK. Here's a quick rundown of what you missed, culled from reports by our staff and wire services.


Some think the market's travail is a short-term correction. They are kidding themselves. Hide in T bills until it's safe.


Vornado raises bid for EOP; Blackstone stands firm

Vornado Realty Trust  said on Thursday it raised its takeover offer for Equity Office Properties Trust  to $56 per share, above a rival bid of $54 per share from private equity firm Blackstone Group that Equity Office has already accepted.


Test results released in Washington Monday indicate US 15-year-olds are performing below the international average in math and problem solving.


AU-sponsored peace talks on Darfur crisis are to be resumed at the Nigerian capital, Abuja, a spokesman for the continental body told reporters.


NCAA Game Summary - UNC Greensboro at Minnesota

Rico Tucker netted 15 points and Dan Coleman chipped in 12 points as the Golden Gophers (8-3) won their sixth-straight game. UNC Greensboro (7-4) was led by Ronnie Burrell who finished with 19 points.


Sichuan Tea Exports Pass Japan's Positive List System

According to fdi.gov.cn: Sichuan has recently scored a breakthrough in its tea exports to Japan, which have passed its "positive list system".


Fears for future of Lithuania's nuclear town

When Lithuania's sole  nuclear power station closes next year, European Union  officials will sigh with relief, but nearby residents are  already fretting over the future of their town.


Udine, 17:29 - CALCIO, UDINESE; GALEONE: SQUADRA MI E' PIACIUTA

Nonostante il pari casalingo con la Reggina (1-1), Giovanni Galeone si dice soddisfatto della sua Ud...


The rand was little changed in early trade on Friday, range-bound and trading just below the 6.20 per dollar level in quiet trade.


Sisma al Nord, a soli 47,5 km di profondita'


Taiwan's Pro-Independence Parties Defeated

Taiwan's pro-independence parties lost a hotly contested legislative election Saturday - a defeat that might reduce the risk of a conflict with China but also continue the political gridlock that has paralyzed one of Asia's youngest democracies.


Australian jobless rate hits 27-year low

CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's jobless rate fell to 5.3 percent last month, the lowest level for 27 years, the government said Thursday.


A psychologist looks for the origins of mystical belief with a murderer's cardigan and Einstein's pen.


Revised rules for the treatment and military trials of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp are "too little and too late," Britain's attorney general said Monday, repeating his call to close the facility.


HIV infections, AIDS cases hit highest quarterly figures ever

A record 209 people were reported to have been infected with HIV virus from the end of June to the end of September in Japan, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said on Thursday.


More than 8,000 villagers are evacuated from the slopes of a volcano erupting in east Indonesia.


Torino, 17:15 - CALCIO, JUVE: OLIVERA AL PENAROL

La Juve ha ceduto in prestito al Penarol fino al termine della stagione il centrocampista uruguaiano...


Fiducia in calo continuo per i consulenti bancari


A trio of car bombs ripped through a southwestern Baghdad neighborhood Tuesday morning, killing at least 14 people and wounding 25 more, Baghdad emergency police said.


La tv gestita da Hamas sospende le trasmissioni


Gruppo contrario cedere licenze compagnie straniere


A leading Bollywood male singer apologises for wearing a burqa inside a Muslim shrine in India.


Directors Guild, studios reach contract deal

The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and TV studios on Thursday in a move likely to renew momentum for settling a 10-week-old writers strike that has crippled the industry and clouded the year-end Oscar season.


Market Week: This Time, Sensitivity to Prices

Although the markets regained some lost ground recently, a full calendar of economic reports could mean treacherous going for traders.


Antibodies Predict Course of Early Arthritis

NEW YORK  - Measuring levels of antibodies  against cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) help predict future  disease activity in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis,  Swedish researchers report in the Annals of the Rheumatic  Diseases.


Oracle announces 5,000 job losses - 9% of the workforce - following the completion of its takeover of Peoplesoft.


Ford considers selling Volvo Cars business: source

Ford Motor Co.  is considering  selling its Volvo Cars business as it assesses the future of  its European operations, a source familiar with the matter said  on Sunday.


A Senate committee rebelled against  President George W. Bush on Thursday, passing a bill it said  would protect the rights of foreign terrorism suspects and  repair a U.S. image damaged by harsh treatment of detainees.


U.S. companies ordered to expense options

In a move that may be seen by some in corporate America as an early lump of coal in many Christmas stockings, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) will require companies to report the cost of stock options in their financial statements beginning next year, it announced Thursday.


The candidate of Namibia's ruling Swapo, Hifikepunye Pohamba, is elected president after a landslide victory.


MICROSOFT faces another in-depth probe by the European Commission, this time into plans by the software giant and media group Time Warner to acquire joint control of US ContentGuard Holdings.


Blair will quit next year: former press secretary

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will resign in just over a year, his former press secretary, Alastair Campbell, was quoted as saying.


Washington has urged the United Nations to send a new special envoy to Cyprus to focus on peace talks on the divided Mediterranean island, a high-ranking US diplomat said.


Former Indian cricketer and MP, Navjot Sidhu, is sentenced to three years in prison for manslaughter.


First potential jurors to face questioning in Bryant case

EAGLE, Colo. Lawyers in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case will start questioning about one hundred potential jurors today. District Judge Terry Ruckriegle (RUCK'-ree-gull) has closed the session to the public


Blog: Trend Micro leverages native Windows Vista technology for enhanced security.


Many Women Say Airport Pat-Downs Are a Humiliation

Ata security checkpoint recently at the Fort Lauderdale airport, Patti LuPone, the singer and actress, recalled, she was instructed to remove articles of clothing.


No Clear Winner 'Til Election Day, if Then

It's a voluntary army vs. a professional force. Button-down Republicans vs. street-wise Democrats. It's the ground war of American politics, with allies of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry spending fortunes to find their supporters and — here's the hard, final part — get them to vote.


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


Police: Baghdad fuel truck blast a suicide attack

On the heels of a visit to Iraq by US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, a fuel truck driven by a suicide bomber exploded Friday in western Baghdad, a police official said.


Cancer Free at 33, but Weighing a Mastectomy

More young women are learning early that they are genetically prone to breast cancer, setting off a new type of family drama.


Iraq. Nuovo video mostra l'uccisione di un italo-iracheno e di un ...

L'agenzia France Presse ha ricevuto un video nel quale un gruppo integralista islamico mostra l'uccisione di due civili definiti rispettivamente "una spia turca e una italo-irachena". Nel video, datato 2 ottobre


Obama eyes American Indians in presidential bid

Democratic presidential  hopeful Barack Obama said on Friday the United States has a  "special obligation" to help American Indians and pledged to  hold annual summits with tribal leaders if he is elected in  November.


Egyptian troops pull back, Gazans pour over border

RAFAH, Egypt  - Egyptian troops pulled back overnight from the breached Gaza border after a security guard was shot in the foot, allowing thousands of Palestinians to stream across unhindered.


Health care professionals across the state say a new federal program that will give $1 billion to hospitals nationwide that provide emergency care to undocumented


Tax bill modified; Harkin, Grassley disagree

A key issue in the $140 billion bill involves removing Food and Drug Administration regulation from tobacco products. Updates in tax law to help agricultural cooperatives.


Australia's match against West Indies is ruined by rain after Wavell Hinds' century.


Ravens' Secondary To Get First-Rate Test

So much of the Baltimore Ravens' identity is built around their swaggering defense, and their pride in not allowing 100-yard rushers and not giving up big plays.


HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank by market value, said Monday that David Eldon would retire as chairman of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp.


Kansas City, 4-8 SU/ATS, had failed to win or cover in four straight prior to last week's 34-27 victory at Oakland. The Chiefs come into this game just 2-4 both straight-up and versus the number on the highway this season.


The prospect of a deal between Sprint and Nextel Communications sparked concerns on Friday about a shrinking U.S. market for mobile network equipment, sending shares of Nextel's key supplier Motorola Inc.  down almost 8 percent.


Celebrations were held throughout Paris Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the city's liberation from Nazi occupation, the BBC reported.


Iran president to Saudi on first official trip

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left on Saturday for his first official trip to Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally that is leading a diplomatic drive to curb Tehran's growing influence in Lebanon and Iraq.


R&B singer Craig David accuses the Brit Awards of failing to "represent" the true reality of the music business.


'The Simpsons' take their shots at gaming industry

The Simpsons aren't just hitting the big screen - in The Simpson's Movie July 27 - they are diversifying digitally. The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts, due Oct. 30, for Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 2 and 3, plus PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS and Wii) satirizes the game industry just as the TV show takes potshots at pop culture.


Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Anaheim Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero was drilled on the left side of his head by a pitch from Mariners pitcher Ryan Franklin, forcing him out of Monday's game in the first inning.


Tropical Storm Lisa stayed just below hurricane strength Friday as it remained far at sea, only threatening ships, forecasters said.


House Panel OKs Copyright, Spyware Bills

Hackers who secretly install "spyware" on others' computers and Internet users who copy movies and music without permission could face up to three years in prison under bills that advanced in Congress on Wednesday.


More than 90% of Africans are proud of their continent, a new survey conducted for the BBC shows.


Russia offers Chinese state company stake in strategic Yukos asset

MOSCOW  - Chinese oil conglomerate CNPC could be offered up to 20 percent of a state-owned Russian firm that will own Yuganskneftegaz, the main asset of the dismembered Yukos energy giant, the Russian industry and energy minister said.


Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers agreed Friday to a one-year contract worth $11.3 million, avoiding salary arbitration before the All-Star third baseman's first season with the team.


Police find evidence in home of Zeta-Jones' stalker

A sheriff's detective testified that he found a book autographed by Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband, Michael Douglas, in the home of a woman charged with stalking Zeta-Jones.


VATICANO - La ÂDOMINUS JESUSÂ e ÂDIO: PACE O DOMINIOÂ (in onda domani, 10 luglio, su RaiUno alle 23.30):  una riflessione di don Nicola Bux e don Salvatore Vitiello CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - "Dio, pace o dominio" vuole anche essere un tentativo, uno tra i primi nella storia della televisione, di tradurre in immagini un documento pontificio. Nel caso concreto si tratta di un documento, di una dichiaraz...


France's health minister on Sunday called for hospitals and police to work more closely after two hospital workers were found slain — one decapitated and the other with her throat slit — at a psychiatric facility.


Rescue efforts are under way after a burst dam in Pakistan kills 70 amid widespread flooding across the country.


Milano, 22:30 - CALCIO, SERIE A: NEL POSTICIPO INTER-UDINESE 1-1

Nel posticipo serale della 26/a giornata del campionato di serie A, Inter e Udinese hanno pareggiato...


Oracle raps PeopleSoft customer refund program

Oracle tells a judge the anti-takeover measure is unnecessary and ties the hands of a future board of directors.


The two Irish billionaires who hold the key to the sale of Man Utd are expected to reject US tycoon Malcom Glazer's Â£800m offer.


Obama says hopes of young, new voters won him Iowa

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - Barack Obama said on Friday his message of hope and change resonated with young people and sparked record numbers to help propel him past front-runner Hillary Clinton to win Iowa's Democratic caucus.


NATO to Dispatch Military Trainers to Iraq

The organization agreed Wednesday to expand the training of Iraqi security force officers at a facility outside Baghdad in preparation for planned elections in January.


NaivetÃ© of HP's Dunn inspires religious moment

Congressman moved by ignorance Hailed as a savvy business executive, former HP Chairman Patricia Dunn has come off as not terribly bright, during testimony today in front of a congressional subcommittee. That is at least if you take Dunn at her word â given under oath.â¦


Barcone intercettato da Guardia Finanza e trainato in porto


Qualcomm avoids another International Trade Commission chip ban

A judge recommended to stop the investigation based on Nokia?s complaint that could have prevented some Qualcomm chips from being imported into the U.S.


DALLAS -- Information technology company Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said Monday its chief executive and chief financial officer resigned after an investigation into stock options practices found they violated the company's ethics code.


Le piÃ¹ inquinanti sostituite con quelle piÃ¹ ecologiche, o demoliteStabilito un tetto al peso delle vetture da acquistare                                            Finanziaria, accordo raggiunto sÃ¬ alla rottamazione delle auto


Microsoft Xbox Live Exec Goes to PopCap Games

Last week, gamers complained that some of their favorite titles wouldn't work with Microsoft's Windows Vista. This week brings news that one of Microsoft's top gaming executives has defected to PopCap Games.


World governments hope for policy changes from 2nd Bush ...

US allies alienated by President George W. Bush's first four years in power indicated Wednesday they would seek from Day 1 to get the new White House to listen more to outside opinion.


African realities on big screen at Burkina festival

Its dusty streets crowded with  honking mopeds and languid cyclists, hawkers and street  children, Ouagadougou is a far cry from Cannes, Venice or  Berlin.


Colts thrive during grueling four-game stretch

Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Montae Reagor could feel the weariness long before Thursday's game at Detroit. The constant hits, the barrage of meetings, the quick pivots from game plan to game plan had already worn down his body and mind.


CDC admits errors in calculating Americans' obesity risks

A widely reported government study that said obesity is about to overtake smoking as the No. 1 cause of death in the United States contained statistical errors and may have overstated


MONTEREY, Calif. -- On a sunny mid-October afternoon, Stanford University graduate student Chris Perle was out at sea, searching for a four-inch metallic gray object, resembling a small microphone with an antenna, adrift in the Pacific Ocean.


Japan's economy will be the most severely affected among industrialized nations by population aging, Kyodo News said Thursday.


Will the winner be the unfortunate canine encounter, the tryst in a blacksmith's forge or the girl with the Space Hopper breasts?


Many travelers are chasing what may be a modern-day version of an old human impulse â to behold an untrammeled frontier.


Birds in Great Salt Lake Felled by Cholera by the Thousands

A recent outbreak of avian cholera was especially potent, killing about 15,000 birds in all.


Citigroup's '7bn bond trade under investigation

Citigroup, the world's biggest bond broking firm, could face disciplinary action from the Financial Services Authority following an unprecedented £7bn trade in European government bonds this month.


How safe are Vioxx type painkillers, asks heart expert

Professor Garret A FitzGerald, an eminent cardiologists, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, says doctors should be cautious about using Vioxx type medicines, especially if the patient is at risk of heart disease.


El FMI niega la mala relaciÃ³n con Argentina

The International Monetary Fund denied on Thursday that its relationship with Argentina was growing increasingly tense, insisting instead that talks were continuing with the country's leaders.


The Basque terrorist group ETA claimed responsibility for attacks carried out in northern Spain last month, it was reported Thursday.


Darfur group says government threatens peace deal

A group of former rebels in Darfur accused the government on Tuesday of threatening a fledgling peace deal by launching joint attacks with militia that killed up to 80 civilians in South Darfur.


The identity of a man is being scrutinized by the authorities in Iraq in an effort to establish whether or not one of Saddam Husseinâs top lieutenants has been arrested.


Via Announces 1-Watt Processor for Mobile Devices

Via's new processor is intended for use in mobile devices and embedded applications.


Williams Thumps Schnyder, Roddick Roars On

Andy Roddick, Serena Williams and  Jennifer Capriati provided a Labor Day weekend treat as they  turned on the style at the U.S. Open Sunday.


VC funds rake in $5.5b in quarter, prompting alert

Venture capital funds raised $5.5 billion in fresh capital in the third quarter, 78 percent more than in the prior quarter, prompting a warning by the head of


Management deal IBM hauled in software vendor Vallent today, in its latest addition to its network management portfolio.â¦


Germany's federal court of justice ruled against giving Barbie a monopoly in the themed doll market, saying that a German rival called Steffi Love had every right to compete with her.


Earnings at E.D.S. Slip 13% After Verizon Ends Contract

E.D.S. reported net income of $189 million, or 36 cents a share, in the quarter that ended Dec. 31. That was down from $217 million, or 40 cents a share, a year earlier.


The project promises to hasten economic development, but environmentalists worry about the long-term effect.


The Coast Guard will begin testing in February a new way to prevent terrorism on the seas: radio receivers on weather buoys ringing the U.S. coast that can track ships long before they reach ports.


Dopo 8 giorni di domiciliari e altri 5 di obbligo di dimora


Bush recognizes Kosovo, says will bring peace

President George W. Bush on  Tuesday recognized the independence of Kosovo from Serbia and  said it would bring peace to the Balkans.


Bilancio influenzato da svalutazioni e caduta dei ricavi


Sushmita Sen is back with a bang with Main Hoon Na. Her career is back on the tracks.


Looking for a contraceptive that's convenient — and tasty? The first chewable birth-control method, a tiny, spearmint-flavored tablet that also can be swallowed without chewing, has hit pharmacy shelves.


Giant newt, tiny frog identified as most at risk

A giant Chinese salamander that predates  Tyrannosaurus rex and the world's smallest frog are among a  group of extremely rare amphibians identified by scientists on  Monday as being in need of urgent help to survive.


Street Battles by 2 Factions Leave 5 Dead in Gaza

Hamas and Fatah said that they had reached a new agreement to remove gunmen from the streets.


Top court allows lawsuits on U.N. property taxes

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on  Thursday that foreign governments can be sued in an effort to  collect unpaid local property taxes on residences for their  diplomats at the United Nations.


department of the Palestinian security forces, and forced him to drive off with them on Thursday. The identity of the kidnappers was not immediately clear.


Next stop "Cracktown" for acting ensemble

Shannyn Sossamon, Vondie  Curtis-Hall and Lara Flynn Boyle have joined the cast of the  indie drug-addiction drama "Life Is Hot in Cracktown."


ADB lifts China 2004 GDP growth forecast to 8.8%

THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) said it has raised its GDP growth forecast for China to 8.8 percent from 8.3 percent, but slightly scaled down next year's projection for the world's fastest-growing economy to 8.0 percent from 8.2 percent.


AU peace talks on Darfur seek to break deadlock

Sudanese government officials and rebel leaders met Monday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, in an attempt to break a deadlock over key security issues in the war-torn region of Darfur.


But Android is nowhere to be seen OpenMoko, the open source Linux platform designed for mobile phones, has found its way into a connected GPS device as well as a consumer-friendly mobile phone, showing what Google's Android could do if OpenMoko wasn't already doing it.â¦


Irish rockers U2 have reached number one with the new single Vertigo - taken from their forthcoming album.


Typhoon-Like Gusts Hit Japan; 13 Injured

TOKYO - Gale-force winds pounded eastern Japan early Sunday, knocking out power to homes, stirring coastal waves that caused a tanker ship to run aground and injuring at least 13 people.


Israel announced plans yesterday to build 533 new homes in the West Bank, increasing the number of permits to three times those allowed in the previous three years combined.


Foreign workers in Singapore await news of loved ones

SINGAPORE : The impact of the tsunami disaster has hit home for thousands of foreign workers in Singapore who come from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand.