Music Biz Heads to Australia for Kazaa Trial

Industry eyes are turning toward Oz as more than 50 lawyers begin waging a courtroom battle over Kazaa, the peer-to-peer technology owned by Australia-based Sharman Networks


China's largest chip maker is seeking damages in U.S. court from rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.Â (TSMC) for alleged breach of contract, widening a legal battle with TSMC that erupted last month.


You're still all thieving bastards though The European Commission is to consult on whether to change the current controversial surcharge on devices or storage media which can hold music or video.â¦


NZ police investigate claims that a woman on an oxygen machine died after a firm cut her power supply.


Highly populated countries like India, China and Russia are at a key point in their fight against AIDS which could determine whether they have limited outbreaks or a large epidemic which could have a major effect on how the world treats the disease


Touchline bust-up leaves football managers Benitez and Jewell facing rap

Rafa Benitez and Paul Jewell could find themselves in hot water with the Football Association after clashing at Pride Park during Liverpool's last-gasp 2-1 win over the Premiership's bottom side.


Ford Motor Co., the nation's second-biggest automaker, said Thursday it swung to a profit of $104 million in the fourth quarter from a loss of $793 million a year ago, when it incurred heavy charges for restructuring in Europe and a new agreement with its top supplier hurt the bottom line.


In-game advertising company adopts TV ad model

Double Fusion, a private company  that connects advertisers and video game publishers, rolls out  new technology on Tuesday to allow advertisers to mount  last-minute ad campaigns in games the same way they use spot TV  ads.


Ivan's Category Five strength targeting Cuba, Yucatan Peninsula

(GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands) - It appears Hurricane Ivan is turning toward the northwest -- with its wake, death and destruction.


Handvertising: Marketing (re)discovers the human body

Advertising space is scarce. No wonder advertisers are innovative when it comes to taking advantage of under-utilized real estate - such as the human skin.


With millions of acres of public land available for hunting in Minnesota and Wisconsin, it might seem odd that some outdoorsmen fight over who has the right to hunt on certain land.


Mining Giant Rio Tinto Bolsters Media Team

By David Singleton  Rio Tinto, the world's second-largest mining group, has recruited Christina Mills to oversee global media relations.   Mills joins the Anglo-Australian mining firm after ten years heading media relations at various major UK banks.


Improbably, a purveyor with a reputation for emptying pockets was coming to the rescue.


Gov't offers disaster food stamps in California

The Bush administration will issue disaster food stamps to residents of San Diego County, California, affected by wildfires, acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner said Thursday.


Court: Rights Case Against Pinochet Can Proceed

Murder charges against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights case can proceed, an appeals court said on Monday in an unprecedented ruling immediately appealed to the Supreme Court.


Iran's president heads to Saudi Arabia on Saturday for discussions with King Abdullah, an indication that weeks of talks between their envoys on simmering conflicts in Iraq and Lebanon have made some headway.


The remote, hilly property of a reclusive northeast Alabama man was quiet Saturday after a swarm of law officers ended a search without word on the whereabouts of his wife and her 11-year-old daughter.


Here's how to leverage your returns prudently.


Madrid, 14:38 - CICLISMO, VUELTA: VINCE VINOKOUROV, ULTIMA TAPPA A ZABEL

Il tedesco Erik Zabel (Milram) ha vinto in volata la 21/a e ultima tappa della Vuelta. La vittoria f...


Huskies Stay Hot With Win Over Pittsburgh

Despite a tumultuous week that saw two key components of the Huskiesâ backcourt suspended, UConn continued its red-hot run on Saturday, outlasting Big East rival Pittsburgh, 60-53.


PRETORIA, South Africa  - The new head of Interpol  declared war on small arms Tuesday, saying the proliferation of  pistols, shotguns and rifles threatens peace and law  enforcement across Africa and around the world.


Not that he had any control over it, but could Nomar Garciaparra have picked a worse winter to be on the market?


Blair to undergo heart treatment in hospital

Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to go into hospital for treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat, Downing Street has said. Mr Blair, 51, will be sedated during the non-invasive two-and-a-half hour procedure, called a catheter ablation.


By JUDITH S. WEIS  SO IT'S HAPPENED again - they've found another dangerous chemical in New Jersey's drinking water. This time it's PFOA  perfluorooctanoic acid. This chemical is used in the manufacture of Teflon and other non-stick and stain-resistant products.


Stop it, I love it Also in this week's column:â¦


Republican Fred Thompson says he will make his long-awaited entry into the 2008 presidential race next week.


Vital Signs: Safety: In Stun Gun Training, Officerâs Spine Is Fractured

Advocates for the use of stun guns by police departments point to evidence that they are generally safe. But a recent demonstration shows otherwise.


A massive car bomb exploded on the outskirts of the Iraqi city of Fallujah, killing seven United States Marines and wounding several others, a US military official said.


Riferimenti al primo '900, materiali importanti come il mikado


44 Apparent N. Korean Asylum Seekers Enter Canadian Embassy in ...

Diplomats in Beijing say at least 44 people claiming to be North Koreans have stormed the Canadian embassy in an apparent bid for asylum.


The Patriots Made a Man of Me, in a Manner of Speaking

The author had resigned himself to a communication impasse. That is, until three years ago, when he made the fateful decision to begin watching the New England Patriots play football.


Strong Quake, Aftershocks Hit Northern Japan

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and two big aftershocks hit northern Japan on Saturday, derailing a train, triggering at least one landslide and causing widespread power outages, media reported.


SEC files charges against ex-Monster counsel

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraud charges against the former general counsel of Monster Worldwide Inc.  in a stock options backdating case, an agency official said on Thursday.


Syria Denies Dropping 'Rabin' Condition for Peace

Syria on Tuesday insisted that it had not dropped a demand that Israel stick to a promise said to have been made by late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin to abandon all Syrian land under any peace treaty.


Madonna, Chris Rock and dozens of other celebrities raised $3.7 million Wednesday night at a star-studded benefit at the United Nations to help poor and sick children around the world.


Primo ministro Masimov prevede forte aumento produzione


News Corp.'s earnings rose 19 percent as stronger results from cable networks, broadcast television and movies outweighed a slump in newspapers, the media company reported Tuesday. Results were also lifted by a gain from selling a European radio business.


Colombia rebels free two hostages from jungle

SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia  - With tears, smiles and long hugs, two women hostages were freed by Colombia's Marxist rebels on Thursday after years in the jungle, raising hopes for dozens more languishing in secret camps.


Suicide car bombers strike in two Shia holy cities

Suicide car bombers struck in the Iraqi Shia holy cities of Najaf and Kerbala yesterday, killing more than 60 people and injuring about 130 in a day of carnage ahead of next month's general election.


Japan Says Hostage's Body Found in Iraq Is Koda

The Japanese government confirmed a headless corpse found near Baghdad is that of national Shosei Koda, 24, the third Japanese death in Iraq since Self-Defense troops were sent to the Middle Eastern country in January.


College lecturers stage a one-day strike as part of their campaign to get pay parity with school teachers.


Science & environment: Green technologies must be developed to combat the worst effects of climate change, MPs have been told


North Korea nuclear talks snag on aid for Pyongyang

Talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms program fell short of an accord on Saturday as a dispute over how to compensate Pyongyang for taking disarmament steps clouded prospects for agreement on an initial plan.


Catania, 19:12 - CALCIO: MARINO, "DISTRUTTA IMMAGINA SQUADRA E CITTA'

"Quello che è successo è radicato nel tempo. Ci sono ragazzi che già odiano i t...


Mibtel +0,21% e All Stars +0,94%, appena negativo lo SP


Activists vow to carry on disrupting Japanese whaling

A militant anti-whaling group vowed Friday to immediately resume harassing Japanese whalers as two of its activists were returned to their protest ship after being detained on board a harpoon vessel.


Courtney Love Has Money Troubles, Legal Woes

Courtney Love's trial on drug possession charges was postponed Thursday, but her financial woes mounted as creditors on both coasts pressed court claims that the singer-actress was dodging unpaid bills.


As Temperatures Rise, Health Could Decline

Depending on where you are, this is going to be a hotter, wetter, drier, windier, calmer, dirtier, buggier or hungrier century than mankind has seen in a while. In some places, it may be deadlier, too.


Adobe adds mark-up features to Acrobat 3D

InfoWorld - Adobe Systems has upgraded its Adobe Acrobat 3D software for incorporating 3D CAD models in PDF files, adding the ability to mark up the images with product manufacturing information such as dimensions and tolerances. The update also allows the exporting of such data from the PDF file into formats, such as STEP and IGES, used by manufacturing tools.


DEALTALK-Looking for Blackstone's bottom line? Good luck

Potential investors in the Blackstone Group are likely to be left scratching their heads when they try to put their fingers on the company's bottom line.


Martin Brodeur returned his goalie stick to the rack and calmed the fears of a hockey-crazed nation.


"Orphans in Africa Thank President Bush for Being Their Hero" By Prosperity Studios

Twelve hundred orphans in Jinja, Uganda, Africa thanked President Bush for being their hero and supporting the largest private sector investment in healthcare and orphancare ever.


Bonds needs to step to plate and apologize

For years, Barry Bonds has torn up Major League Baseball's record books the way Superman is able tear up a phone book with his bare hands.


WASHINGTON -- Lleyton Hewitt launched his ATP Washington Classic campaign with a 6-1 6-2 first round win over Kenneth Carlsen of Denmark.


Sequestri, nessuna tregua Altri dieci civili rapiti in Iraq

ROMA - Nel giorno in cui Bagdad piange le 34 piccole vittime di una nuova strage, accompagnata da nuovi assalti ed imboscate, non c'Ã¨ alcuna tregua neanche sul fronte dei rapimenti. Dieci civili, fra i quali


The dollar was near record lows against  the euro and its lowest level since March 2000 versus the yen  on Monday after a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and  developing nations suggested no effort to stem the dollar's  decline.


Sanogo e Almeida 'confinano' biancazzurri in coda gruppo C


Software giant will offer a version of Windows without its media player in Europe.


Elliott Sadler knelt beside the wheelchair of 9-year-old Taylor Downard behind his hauler before Fridayâs final practice for tonightâs race at Loweâs Motor Speedway.


Change Is Good as Woods Shoots Day's Best Score

Tiger Woods shot a second-round six-under-par 64 at the Tour Championship and trails leader Jay Haas by three strokes.


Click Fraud Looms As Search-Engine Threat

Like thousands of other merchants, Tammy Harrison thought she had struck gold when hordes visited her Web site by clicking on the small Internet ads she purchased from the world's most popular online search engines.


Nintendo Wii set to beat MS' 17.7m all-time Xbox 360 sales tally

Halo 3 effect plus Wii famine makes it a close-run race Microsoft has sold 17.7m Xbox 360 games consoles since the machine was introduced in late 2005, 4.3m of them since the beginning of October 2007, the company claimed yesterday.â¦


A new extra-solar planet has been identified orbiting a star 500 light years from our solar system. The discovery was made by a team using a four-inch diameter telescope to make their observations - a size


On Tuesday in Denver, Microsoft told its Worldwide Partners that the on-demand version of its customer relationship management (CRM) software will be released to early adopters later this summer, and will be available for a full market rollout in the first half of 2008.


Dutch government firework safety ads featuring a spoof Islamist terrorist group are criticised for depicting a negative stereotype of the Muslim community


Shares of Sprint Corp. FON.N rose  5.4 percent before the bell on Tuesday after the Wall Street  Journal reported that Verizon Communications VZ.N has gained  the backing of partner Vodafone Group VOD.L to bid for  Sprint.


Virgin launches new digital music service

Virgin Group announced on Monday that it has launched a new online music store that will offer music downloads for the regular price of $0.


Malaysia mulls Internet laws against bloggers: report

Malaysia may introduce tough Internet laws to control bloggers and prevent them from spreading "disharmony, chaos, seditious material and lies" on their websites, a report has said.


Consumers pay the price for high merchant fees.


Citigroup combining trading groups: report

Citigroup Inc  is combining its  emerging-markets credit group and its global credit-trading  business, bringing together traders who focus on the global  credit markets, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online  edition on Monday, citing an internal memo.


Gaza Strip: 14 Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Hamas ...

Hamas vowed revenge Tuesday for an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, which killed 14 Palestinians and wounded some 30. Israel said all of the casualties were Hamas members, and four of the wounded sustained critical injuries.


Todayâs race in Monza could turn out wet â but how can the teams adapt to the conditions?


Mahmoud Abbas, tipped to become the new Palestinian president, says he will not fight against militant groups.


Non ne so nulla, ha fatto sapere di ritorno dal Kenya


Update: Sun, Microsoft to detail interoperability in October

Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. next month plan to provide more details on work they are doing to make their products interoperable, a Sun executive said Monday.


A New Way to Spell Pain Relief: M-I-N-T-Y F-R-E-S-H

Tylenol Cool Caplets, adult-strength headache tablets with a strong mint taste, are hoped to make the brand more hip.


Minnesota Timberwolves Team Report - December 24

(Sports Network) - The Minnesota Timberwolve fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 96-82, on Thursday at the SBC Center. Wally Szczerbiak finished with 22 points and Troy Hudson added 14 off the bench for Minnesota, which fell for the third time in four games.


A 23-year-old man is the second person to be charged with the murder of a Lithuanian man in County Tyrone.


Bishop 'At Peace' Following $100 Million Settlment

The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange said he was able finally Â¡Â°at peace,Â¡Â± now that the long and bitter clergy sexual abuse battle has come to a close for his diocese.


Combinazione: 16 -22- 36- 40- 62-75.Jolly 55.Superstar 51


Alla protesta della Lioce si associano Mezzasalma e Morandi


SOUTHAMPTON, England -- West Indies captain Brian Lara had to quit after being struck on the neck by a bouncer as his side beat Pakistan by seven wickets to reach the Champions Trophy final.


Despite the availability of accurate sexual heath information, educated people still don't know the basic facts of life. Commentary by Regina Lynn.


A major trail looking at drugs to treat high blood pressure has been stopped early because the results were so good.


More than a million people risk their health every year by not taking the offer of a flu jab, the chief medical officer warns.


Apple probe found option grant "irregularities"

Apple Computer Inc.  said  on Thursday an internal probe uncovered irregularities related  to the company's issuance of stock option grants between 1997  and 2001, and its shares fell 3 percent.


Administration Plans to Shrink U.S. Nuclear Arms Program

The Bush administration yesterday announced its intention to modernize and sharply reduce the size of the nation's aging nuclear weapons program by closing or abandoning 600 buildings at facilities across the country and gradually reducing the associated workforce by at least 7,200.


DeGeneres sees danger, thrills in hosting Oscars

Hosting any live television show is   fraught with peril but adding the world's top movie stars makes   taking on the Oscars seem more like a dangerous thrill ride,   comedian Ellen DeGeneres said on Friday.


Court and prison staff are threatening to walk out in the New Year over a pay dispute


Carrey says film soothes warring couples

Jim Carrey says his last movie is a good prescription for squabbling lovers. Carrey plays a man who has the painful memories of his girlfriend erased from his mind in


YouTube Trojan horse rides in on Web TV show's fame

Blog: Media files like those hosted on YouTube are becoming popular vectors for malware writers.


Lo ha detto il ministro delle Infrastrutture Di Pietro


How this once-tiny company hinted that it was ready for a turnaround.


Tour Bus Crash in Ark. Kills at Least 15

MARION, Ark. - The lone bus belonging to a mom-and-pop tour operator careened off an interstate and overturned early Saturday, killing 15 Chicago-area travelers on their way to a Mississippi casino...


Election Commission in Ukraine Affirms Early Results

In an action that many Western countries opposed, Ukraine's Central Election Commission today declared Prime Minister Viktor F. Yanukovich the winner in a presidential election denounced by the opposition as marked by mass fraud.


THE HAGUE (THE NETHERLANDS): Assuring foreign investors of continuity in policies and that India will never become an "international liability," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said there was no question of going back on the economic reforms initiated 13


Sri Lanka says rebels derail train with landmine

Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels derailed a train in Sri Lanka's restive east on Wednesday with a landmine, injuring three people, the military said, a day before Japan's peace envoy was due to visit the district.


Romanian parliament meets to vote on new centre-right government

Prime minister-designate Calin Tariceanu called on parliament to approve his center-right government in former communist Romania and accept anti-corruption reforms to clear the way to joining the European Union.


New Rules Clarify Vets' Rights on the Job

The Bush administration proposed new regulations Monday aimed at clarifying employment protections for veterans and reservists returning from active duty.


Theft of Home Depot laptop Puts 10,000 at Risk

Stolen company laptop contained personal information about approximately 10,000 employees of the home improvement retailer.


Memphis fan Toms returns to happy hunting ground

Twice champion David Toms has always loved playing at the St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee, and this week is no different.


Are MyDoom offshoots an attempt to throw Microsoft off-balance?


The Congressional panel investigating the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball is expected to subpoena former player Chuck Knoblauch, who did not respond to a letter inviting him to appear before the committee.


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


Microsoft, Cisco Partner on Security Improvements

Microsoft and Cisco Systems today said they will share security and network health technologies in an effort to stop, isolate and eliminate viruses and other malicious software on Windows-based networks.


Philip Morris USA cut wholesale  discounts on its best-selling Marlboro cigarettes and three  other brands, a spokeswoman said on Friday, effectively raising  prices for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years.


Suicide car bomber kills 12 near Baghdad

A suicide bomber driving a truck packed with explosives killed at least 12 people on Sunday when he attacked a police station north of Baghdad, police said.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday announced an overhaul of pensions perks for half a million mainly public sector workers, seen as a key test of his government's reform drive.


Scott Podsednik and Keith Ginter both had a homer and three RBI Thursday night to help Milwaukee edge St. Louis, 7-6. In his final start prior to the playoffs, St.


Relief Effort Gains as Aid Is Reaching More Survivors

The international lifeline to save five million homeless victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami gathered strength on Sunday.


Carter advances to second round at US Mid-Amateur

Huntington, W.Va., golfer Pat Carter has advanced to the second round of match play at the US Mid-Amateur golf tournament. Carter defeated Scott Crawshaw of Pasadena, Calif.


Congress has passed â-nd President Bush will sign â -istoric piece of legislation that will revamp the nation's intelligence system.


Elections, many Palestinians now argue, are the only way to prevent Israel from using an erosion of the Palestinian Authority (PA) as an excuse to implement its own plan for the de facto creation of scattered Palestinian "cantons" -- created by the


Source: Lewis deal could include offseason jail time

Lawyers for Jamal Lewis are talking to federal prosecutors about a plea deal in the Baltimore Ravens running back's drug conspiracy case that would include jail time in the offseason, a source close to the case told The Associated Press on Saturday.


Exporters such as Honda Motor Co. led gains in Asian shares on Monday as a rebound in the U.S. dollar eased concerns over corporate profits.


French Ambassador to Iraq Says Hostages Are Alive, AFP Says

Two French reporters who are being held hostage in Iraq are alive and in good health, Agence France- Presse reported, citing the French ambassador to Iraq.


Spector jury deadlocked, returns Wednesday

The jury in the trial of legendary  rock producer Phil Spector said on Tuesday it was deadlocked on  murder charges after seven days of deliberation, but the judge  held off on declaring a mistrial.


Nepal King Sacks Government, Assumes Power

Nepal's King Gyanendra sacked the  government, declared a state of emergency and assumed power on  Tuesday, saying the leadership had failed to hold polls or  restore peace amid an escalating civil war with Maoist rebels.


Dell may offer Linux as alternative to Windows

Dell Inc.  is considering offering the Linux operating system as an alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s  Windows on its personal computers, a Dell spokesman said on Tuesday.


Rescue teams searching through the rubble of the Egyptian hotel attacked by terrorists last night have said they do not expect to find any more survivors.


Estratti 10 kg di droga, arrestato 40enne boliviano


DreamWorks Buys Rights to 'Baywatch' Movie

"Baywatch" may soon be joining the ranks of "Dragnet," "Starsky & Hutch," "Scooby-Doo" and "Bewitched" on the list of old TV shows made into movies.


Margaret Hassan was an "extraordinary" woman who "dedicated her life to the poor and disadvantaged in Iraq, particularly to children", her employer, the aid agency Care International, said last night.


The US envoy to Iraq warns that about 10,000 Iraqis seeking to enter the US may have to wait two years.


Associated Press Football Poll Is Pulled From B.C.S. Equation

The controversial Bowl Championship Series is sure to be overhauled again after the A.P. demanded that its news media poll be pulled from the B.C.S. ranking.


Teen cancer survivors show mood, behavior problems

Teenagers who've survived  childhood cancers may be more likely than their siblings to be  depressed or anxious, have attention problems or show  antisocial behaviors, researchers report.


roundup Plus: Macromedia taps into AIM...Hewlett-Packard packages services for blades...Corel updates Painter.


Doctor's office right joint to ask about arthritis drugs ...

One area physician wishes his patients would call to seek his advice before going cold turkey when it comes to three widely prescribed arthritis medications - Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex.


Tsunami Damage to Shave Bit Off Thai GDP

Thailand's Finance Ministry said Wednesday that the devastation wreaked by deadly tidal waves which slammed into the nation's southwestern coast will likely shave 0.3 of a percentage point from gross domestic product growth in 2005.


Tech firms making big money by going private

Also: Gadget lets parents track kids' every move. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


British police comb houses after airport attack

British police searched houses near Glasgow, Scotland's biggest city, on Sunday after what they said was a terrorist attack on its airport linked to two failed car bombings in London.


The AIDS virus has hideouts deep in the immune system that today's drugs can't reach. Now scientists finally have discovered how HIV builds one of those fortresses Â and they're exploring whether a drug already used to fight a parasite in developing countries just might hold a key to break in.


U.S. Advisers OK Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for Young Children

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Children as young as 2 years old can be given the nasal spray influenza vaccine FluMist, U.S. vaccine advisers recommended Wednesday.


SULAIMANIYA, Iraq  - Turkish planes bombed an area of Iraq near the border with Turkey on Tuesday to attack Kurdish separatists and the army said it had killed at least 150 guerrillas in its air offensive earlier this month.


Hacker discovers 'wide open' public access terminal Public access internet security terminals at Heathrow airport may be vulnerable to hacking attacks. An Italian hacker stumbled on flaws that create a possible means for miscreants to load key logging software or other malware on a PC that allowed members of the public to access the internet. The same flaws create a means for the unscrupulous to obtain free internet access.â¦


Botswana Ruling Party Surges Ahead in Poll

Botswana President Festus Mogae's ruling party swept ahead in early election results on Sunday and, with the opposition vote split, looked set to win overall in the world's biggest diamond producer.


Journey, the power ballad rock group that dominated the charts in the 1980s, stopped traffic on a stretch of Hollywood when hundreds of fans turned out to see the band unveil its own Hollywood Walk of Fame star.


US shares closed just a tad lower last night as the amrket held its breath ahead of the US election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 7.82 points adrift (0.


Spending: As Many Software Choices as Languages to Learn

Courses can be taught with old-fashioned workbooks, or on CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs and the Internet.


Hungary's opposition partly to blame for riots: poll

BUDAPEST - The majority of Hungarians believe opposition leader Viktor Orban was partly to blame for rioting in Budapest, pollster Szonda Ipsos said on Friday.In a survey carried out after the rioting on ...Comment


Venezuela foreign minister detained, US apologizes

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's foreign minister   was detained at a New York airport on Saturday, prompting an   apology from the U.S. government and compounding already tense   relations between the two countries.


American journeyman Mark Wilson claimed his maiden PGA Tour title by birdying the third hole of a four-way playoff at the Honda Classic on Monday.


Greenberg steps down from scandal-hit Marsh

Jeffrey Greenberg, the chief of scandal-beset Marsh & McLennan, resigned yesterday in the wake of a civil lawsuit filed by New York's attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, accusing the company of fraud and bid-rigging.


Officials work to identify victims of Sunday's Phuket plane crash, amid reports the pilot was warned of wind shear.


Simpson demands retraction from OK! Magazine

Singer Jessica Simpson has demanded a retraction from OK! Magazine for a "smear campaign" against her.


Australia's economy loses jobs for the third month out of four - news which could spell trouble for the country's strong growth.


Prostate Cancer Vaccine Extends Survival Rate

During a clinical trial, an experimental vaccine for men with advanced prostate cancer showed a statistically significant survival benefit, according to the developer, Dendreon Corporation.


Steve Finley's two-run single capped a five-run rally in the ninth inning that gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a wild 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.


ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc.'s tentative deal with pilots for $1 billion in concessions gives the nation's third-largest carrier much-needed breathing room.


14/10/2005 - La Disney rompe il sodalizio con i creatori della Miramax. Ancora insieme solo fino al settembre del 2005. La Disney mette definitivamente la parola "fine" sui 12 anni di sodalizio con i fratelli Bob e Harvey Weinstein.


Fannie Mae Used Improper Accounting-Probe

Fannie Mae used improper accounting  to manipulate its earnings reporting from quarter to quarter,  federal regulators said in a highly critical report that sets  the stage for the industry's second bookkeeping drama in less  than 18 months.


Gates dismisses Putin remarks as blunt spy talk

Defense Secretary Robert Gates  on Sunday dismissed an attack on U.S. foreign policy by Russian  President Vladimir Putin as the blunt talk of an old spy and  said it was vital to keep working with Moscow.


JERUSALEM, June 1 - Western governments moved to shore up the rule of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday, with the European Union pledging to begin direct financial aid to the emergency government he appointed over the weekend.


Ex-Heat Guard Says He Hates 'Gay People'

In the latest and most inflammatory remarks concerning former NBA player John Amaechi's announcement that he's gay, retired Heat guard Tim Hardaway says he "hates gay people."


British Say They Warned US of Possible Vaccine Shortage in ...

British officials say they warned the US government last month that problems at a drug manufacturing plant could disrupt influenza vaccines to the United States.


More than any other character in Vanity Fair, it was Becky Sharpe who engaged director Mira Nair. "I think Becky is literature's greatest character," says Nair.


Madrid, 22:09 - CALCIO, SPAGNA; COPPA DEL RE: REAL E BARCELLONA AGLI OTTAVI

Real Madrid e Barcellona si sono qualificati per gli ottavi di finale di Coppa del Re. Dopo l'1-1del...


The trade sending Sammy Sosa from the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston and two prospects is expected to reach Commissioner Bud Selig's desk Monday for approval.


British PM calls for party unity amid reports of rift before election

British Prime Minister Tony Blair promised the Labour Party would stand united for the upcoming elections after the party berated him and his finance minister Gordon Brown for failing to stamp out speculation of a divisive rivalry between them.


US President George W Bush is to visit the West Bank for key talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Creating Smaller PDFs

Creating a PDF on a Mac is simple. Choose Print from the File menu. Click the PDF button. And choose the Save as PDF option. To create a smaller PDF than this method will yield, you can opt to choose Compress PDF instead of Save as PDF. Thereâs yet another way to create a smaller PDF, and thatâs revealed on our Mac OS X Tip of the Week site.


Verona, 13:52 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: CHIEVO-SPORTING BRAGA ALLO SPAGNOLO DAVILA

Sarà lo spagnolo Carlos Megia Davila ad arbitrare la sfida di ritorno del primo turno di Copp...


Trento, 19:30 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: 5-0 AL MEZZOCORONA NELLA PRIMA AMICHEVOLE

Nella prima partita della stagione 2007/08 la Juventus batte per 5-0 la formazione trentina del Mezz...


Spacewalkers to finish space station rewiring job

Astronauts on Saturday prepared for a spacewalk to finish rewiring the International Space Station's power grid, while NASA, stymied in its efforts to free a jammed solar panel, considered turning to the spacewalkers for help.


Few Americans thought Libby should get off the hook. But Bush had little to lose in granting clemency


On a mid-morning in early August, Richard Florida -- theoretician du jour about what makes cities succeed -- wouldn't stop staring at the rows of bungalows speeding past his car window in the city's Brookland area.


U.S. and S. Korea to Push To Restart Nuclear Talks

President Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun agreed yesterday to work together to restart stalled six-party nuclear talks with North Korea, but they skated over their deep differences in how to deal with the isolated Stalinist government in Pyongyang.


Security incidents close Los Angeles airport

Los Angeles International Airport was closed Saturday after two separate security incidents, an airport spokesman said. In one incident, airport police were responding to reports of a "suspicious person.


The EU Telecommunications Council today today launched Safer Internet Plus, a scheme to help parents and teachers control what children view online.


Italo Calvino's Love Letters Trigger Court Battle

The passionate and previously secret love letters of Italian novelist Italo Calvino took center stage in a court battle Friday as his widow and heirs sued the nation's leading newspaper for publishing extracts.


Shipments of PDAs and similar handheld devices declined for the third consecutive quarter, according to the latest data from IDC. Third-quarter global PDA shipments fell 8.7 percent compared to the same period last year.


FDA Agrees on Antidepressant Risks for Youth

The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it "generally supports" an advisory panel's conclusion this week that antidepressants sometimes raise the risk of suicidal behavior in youth.


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Staff Sergeant Sentenced in Detainee Abuse Trial

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2004 - An Army staff sergeant who pleaded guilty to several charges Oct. 20 stemming from detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced at a court-martial in Baghdad today.


Attore prova 'Il dubbio' di Shanley con la Morlacchi


British inquiry finds 'every reason' to accept Gulf War syndrome

There is "every reason" to believe that the Gulf War syndrome is genuine, and the British government must now accept that it afflicts thousands of veterans of the 1991 conflict, an indepedent inquiry found.


AMD winning on strained silicon? Maybe not, but either way, money can't buy Intel any love.


Roma, 15:31 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: LAZIO SQUADRA SCORBUTICA

Non si fida della Lazio, Luciano Spalletti. ''L'ho vista giocare - ha detto l'allenatore della Roma ...


Blast at South African gas plant kills workers

An explosion tore through the world's biggest coal-to-synthetic fuels complex in South Africa on Wednesday, killing several workers and injuring others, the company that owns the plant said.


House seeks Needham investigator in HP case

Needham private investigator Ronald R. DeLia yesterday was asked to testify in Washington this month by congressional officials looking for explanations in the corporate-spying affair at Hewlett-Packard Co.


Parkview Transplant Continues: More Services Moving From Randallia to North Campus, Hospital Announces

By Jennifer L. Boen, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Dec. 15--As the landscape of a pivotal section of northeast Fort Wayne dramatically changes in the next decade, likely so will businesses, restaurants and other services in the area.


A luxury game lodge owned by Sir Richard Branson is at the centre of a land restitution claim in South Africa.


Carmax Reports Record Third-Quarter Sales

Auto retailer Carmax Inc. KMX.N  reported record third-quarter sales on Monday and said used-car  sales had strengthened considerably since the spring and  summer.


Consumers may foot costs for storm recovery

Utilities and insurance companies are expected to try to recover massive expenses from the recent hurricanes, and consumers could be the ones who pay.


ENGLAND coach Sven-Goran Eriksson believes his players learned their lessons from the disappointing 2-2 draw in Austria at the weekend as they held on for a 2-1 victory over Poland in Chorzow, Katowice last night.


Per 'incarnare al meglio' i rapporti tra Francia e Italia


Recalling the Maharishi and Carvilleâs Killer Ad

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who died last Tuesday, is not someone you would expect to be used as a blunt-force political weapon.


Police probing the disappearance of a Polish student in Glasgow have found a body in the church where she was last seen.


Holocaust survivor champions German wartime helpers

The Nazis had killed nearly 20 of Inge  Deutschkron's relatives when she first turned her back on  Germany in 1946. Today, the Berlin resident is dedicated to  championing Germans who defied Hitler and saved Jews like her.


John W. Gofman, 88, Scientist and Advocate for Nuclear Safety, Dies

Dr. Gofman was a nuclear chemist and doctor who heightened public concerns about exposure to low-level radiation and spoke out against commercial nuclear power.


The field for the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup will be set after the Chevy Rock 'n' Roll 400 at Richmond (Va.) International Speedway.


A British soldier dies in Iraq after coming under fire while on patrol, the Ministry of Defence says.


Ratings Provider Arbitron Gets Top Client's Renewal

Arbitron Inc., the dominant provider of radio ratings, held onto its largest client yesterday by renewing its deal with radio giant Clear Channel Communications Inc.


JERICHO, WEST BANK -- Thousands of Palestinians crammed polling stations in scattered West Bank towns to vote in municipal elections yesterday that were a warmup for next month's presidential ballot and the first time the ruling Fatah movement and the


Michigan Game on Mind of Ohio State Coach

Insomnia struck Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, and not because of problems the football program is facing off the field. Anxiety over his team's impending matchup with rival Michigan on Saturday is what is keeping Tressel awake lately.


Energy from waves â teenager wins science award

A teenager from the San Diego, California area has won The Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology for his "Gyro-Gen," a machine that produces electricity from ocean waves.


Turkey's new president, a devout Muslim who has vowed to respect the separation of Islam and state, faces his first task Wednesday — reviewing a list of possible Cabinet ministers — while under close scrutiny from secularist opponents.


Modena, 19:23 - CALCIO, MODENA: ALLA RIPRESA DIFFERENZIATO PER TRE

Il Modena ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della gara contro il Frosinone. Differenziato per Frey...


Peterson defense attorney lashing out at prosecution theory

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Scott Peterson's defense attorney is lashing out on a key prosecution theory. During closing arguments this morning, Mark Geragos (GEHR'-uh-guhs) told the jury that there was little evidence


Al-Zarqawi claims responsibility for Baghdad, Baqouba operations ...

Some 74 Iraqis were killed in Iraq yesterday while other 154 were injured, most of them are victims of a booby trapped car explosion in Baghdad and an attack in Baqouba, Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for, fighting in al-Ramadi between the


European editorials on Monday commented on the results of the local elections in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.


Putting the Play Above the Politics in Europe

Elected last year as the president of the sportâs governing body in Europe, UEFA, Michel Platini has quickly brought a playerâs sensibility and perspective to the world of European soccer.


Nessa has posted a quick way to convert a database from whatever character set it's currently on over to UTF-8 with a handy PHP script.   When you're dealing with special characters in a database, you have to make sure that the charset and collation are dumped *with* the database, so that when you move it to another server the tables and data create properly. The biggest annoyance so far is converting tables back to UTF-8, as when this is done through the MySQL shell or phpmyadmin is had to be done table-by-table.   The script logs into the database and pulls all of the table information out (could be a lengthy list depending on the database) and runs an ALTER TABLE to change its character set to 'UTF8'.


Wall Street dips on retail, housing concerns

Stocks slipped on Wednesday after retailer Target cut its December sales view and a private report showed U.S. home prices fell sharply in October.


The Democratic-led Congress is unlikely to block U.S. plans to sell $123 million worth of sophisticated precision-guided bomb technology to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns from some members that the systems could be used against Israel.


Australian "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin will get a final send-off in the "Crocoseum" of his beloved family zoo next week, his widow revealed in her first comments since his death.


Dalla stessa data Capitalia lascia Piazza Affari


Chinese businessmen will soon be able to get their hands on Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry handset, following long months of delays getting approval to bring the devices to China.


Lala.com to send songs directly to iPods

Entrepreneurs behind Silicon Valley startup Lala.com hope to transform the CD-swapping site into a music portal where members can download songs directly to their iPods, bypassing the computer hard drives where most music is stored.


States are closer to trimming autos' CO2 emissions

The move by 12 states could coax Congress to pass efficiency limits.


MO, Barghouti rinuncia a candidarsi alla presidenza dell'Anp

Non si candiderÃ  alle elezioni presidenziali del 9 gennaio il leader di al Fatah, Marwan Barghouti. Lo ha reso noto Kadoura Fares, consigliere di Barghuti, dopo aver incontrato il leader di al Fatah nel carcere israeliano dove sta scontando l'ergastolo.


MANNHEIM, Germany - The U.S. military judge hearing the Abu Ghraib abuse case suggested Tuesday he would compel top military intelligence commanders to testify unless the prosecution moves forward with criminal charges against them within the next month...


Colorado manager Hurdle banned for one game

Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle  has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount  for inappropriate actions against the Arizona Diamondbacks,  Major League Baseball said Wednesday.


Sharapova, Molik Advance to Swisscom Final

Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts after winning a point against Russia's Elena Dementieva during their semi final match at the Swisscom Challenge Tennis Tournament in Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland, Saturday, Oct 23, 2004.


Dow Jones stock rises on report of new bidder

NEW YORK -- Shares of Dow Jones & Co. rose after the Wall Street Journal reported Pearson PLC may make an offer for the company to counter Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion bid.


Idea rilanciata da Wsj Europa dopo ricapitalizzazione


Writers Reach Tentative Deal With Producers

The strike remains in effect until the governing boards of the two writersâ guilds gauge the sense of their membership on both coasts.


Jason Perryman was slapped with a USD2382 fine and a five-year ban from appearing in a football ground by a British court. He was found guilty of racially aggravated public order offence for his acts in a football match between Birmingham and Blackburn.


Carol Smillie and the MacDonald Brothers leave TV reality series Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor.


Candidates see Sarkozy as beacon of change

Excitement is stirring in the presidential campaign over a politician who's been talked about in the same breath as John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.


Pet therapy can help improve the quality of life people with schizophrenia, research suggests.


Cable company Comcast and Microsoft announced a deal Monday that will offer the software giant's new digital cable software platform to more than 1 million homes beginning next week.


Conn. Bar to Hold 'Naked Karaoke' Contest

BERLIN, Conn. - After a yearlong fight with the town, a bar is going ahead with a plan to have patrons belt out ballads in the buff. On Saturday night, the Berlin Station Cafe is scheduled to hold its controversial "Naked Karaoke" event.


Sticky situation A nonagenarian German handyman has continued the time-honoured Teutonic tradition of getting stuck to roofs, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.â¦


By David Paul Kuhn. By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS) John Edwards charges that the Bush administration has a "long trail of failure" to plan properly before invading Iraq


Boss della camorra in manette, Ã¨ il 687esimo arrestato

I carabinieri hanno preso il latitante Lucio De Lucia. Si arriva cosÃ¬ - ricordato il ministro dellâInterno, Giuseppe Pisanu - a quasi quota 690 arrestati nel Napoletano dal primo novembre ad oggi. NAPOLI


One killed, two injured in Australian shooting

A man was killed and two people wounded in a shooting in the centre of Australia's second biggest city Melbourne during rush-hour on Monday, police said.


BERKELEY, Calif. (Sports Network) - JJ Arrington rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries to lead No. 4 California to a convincing 41-6 win over Stanford in The Big Game at Memorial Stadium.


Barnwell Site Draws Support: 120-Plus Attend Hearing to Back Nuclear Waste

By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Mar. 7--Barnwell County's love affair with a nuclear waste dump spilled into the Legislature during a hearing Tuesday on the future of a landfill that contributes to the county's economy.


Arts & entertainment: No Country for Old Men emerges triumphant at the actors' and directors' guilds awards


Marion Jones should be stripped of her five Olympic medals if allegations that she used banned drugs before the 2000 Sydney Games are true, World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound said.


Ukraine Renews Probe Into Yushchenko Poisoning

12 December 2004 -- Officials in Ukraine have reopened their investigation into the illness of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko after doctors in Vienna said yesterday that new tests left "no doubt" Yushchenko was poisoned in September by large


Anche Mori smentisce legami con ex consulente Mitrokhin


KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine, July 2 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin expanded his counter-proposal to U.S. missile defense plans Monday, challenging President Bush to create a regional system and offering to build a new radar installation in southern Russia as part of such a joint effort.


Trimestrale, tagli al personale e chiusura di stabilimenti


A Canceled Trip Leads to an Easy Victory

Carmen Douma-Hussar thought she would be enjoying a vacation in Florida yesterday, not running a race.


Falcons' Brooking Hoping to Play in Opener

Pro Bowl linebacker Keith Brooking hopes to play in the Atlanta Falcons' season opener, even though a sore hamstring kept him from practicing Wednesday.


ENGLAND striker Michael Owen scored his third goal in three matches for Real Madrid today. Owen scored Real's second as they cruised to a 2-1 victory over Third Division Leganes in the first round of the Spanish Cup.


Metronet tries to stop Â£1bn-plus going down the tube

Business & money: Company requests review of 30-year PPP contract.


International space station's new wings unfold

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space station flight controllers on Tuesday began the delicate task of unfurling the outpost's new solar power wings, which two spacewalking astronauts installed during the first major task of shuttle Atlantis' 13-day flight.


Bush arrives in Israel amid tight security

U.S. President Bush arrived in Israel on Wednesday, kicking off a six-nation tour as part of an effort to shore up a fragile Mideast peace process that he hopes will end in a peace deal before his final year in office ends.


Vornado Realty Trust moved on Sunday to make its $23.2 billion bid for top U.S. office landlord Equity Office Properties Trust more attractive by offering to pay the cash portion up front.


Kerry: 'W' in Bush's Name Stands for Wrong

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry unveiled a new tack against President Bush this week, arguing that the W. in George W. Bush stands for "wrong."


The French automaker Renault SA said Tuesday its net profit surged 43 percent last year on an improved product mix and robust sales outside Europe. Its shares rose 2.7 percent in afternoon trading.


As he prepared to announce his campaign for the White House, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama took care of some unfinished business at Harvard University -- paying about $400 in parking fines dating back to his days as a law student.


Islanders to buy out center Yashin's contract

Alexei Yashin's career with the New York Islanders officially ended Wednesday when the NHL team said they would buy out the last four years on his decade-long contract.


Ivy Back-to-Backs: Basketball and Bonding, Checking Schoolwork and Scores

For players, any trip is a lesson in unintended consequences. Ivy League trips, with back-to-back games scheduled on Friday and Saturday so players donât miss as much class, are even more so.


Sounds Like Downtown Concert Series Continues

Country/pop singer Jessica V. Hunt will perform Thursday as part of the Sounds Like Downtown outdoor free concert series.  Hunt's performance was rescheduled after her May 24 show was rained out.  When:    4:30-7 p.m.


Warner move has stronger pull than Toshiba price cuts? This month hasn't just seen a relative decline in US HD DVD software sales - purchases of players appear to be down to, the latest figures from market watcher NPD suggest.â¦


Metropolitan Police officers attend the funeral of murdered student Amelie Delagrange in France.


China's biggest commercial bank plans to raise up to $19 billion with an initial public offering this year, possibly breaking the record for the world's biggest IPO, a news report said Tuesday.


"I have no ideas for a book and feel I never shall," wrote a despondent Graham Greene, one of the greatest British novelists of the 20th century.


SAN FRANCISCO - A novel colon cancer-fighting drug developed by Genentech Inc. already on its way to blockbuster status got an additional boost Monday when the company announced Avastin helped some of the


Peru's Mantilla Garcia Crowned Miss World

Miss Peru, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, an aspiring high school teacher, was crowned Miss World 2004 on Saturday night in this southern Chinese beach resort.


Japan prince says princess' recovery will take time

Japan's Crown Prince said on Friday that it would still take some time for his wife to recover fully from a stress-induced mental illness, and asked the Japanese people to watch over her with warmness.


NEC nears laptop-friendly natural light LCD

Screens you can use in the sunshine, anyone? NEC has extended its range of LCD panels that can be read even in bright sunlight even closer to standard notebook screen sizes, bringing closer, we hope, the day when we can use laptops outdoors without having to squint like crazy.â¦


By Terry Wade SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A plane full of seizeddocuments flew to federal police headquarters in Brasilia onThursday, a day after agents raided the Brazilian offices ofU.S. risk consultancy firm Kroll Inc. and arrested executivesin a corporate espionage scandal.


Putin to Set Up Center to Protect Rights

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Monday to set up a center that will help protect the rights of Russians in former Soviet republics, which became independent when the Soviet Union collapsed.


LOS ANGELES - Five days after his wedding to Elin Nordegren in Barbados, world No 3 golfer Tiger Woods spent Sunday on his 155-foot yacht 'Privacy' and said, well, he wouldn't mind more of precisely that.


At Least 25 Dead in Indian Train Collision -- TV

At least 25 people were feared killed Tuesday in a collision between two passenger trains in northern India, television stations reported.


Opinion: Newest Windows Server 2008 beta: IIS only major addition

It has interesting implications for firms that would like a Web appliance but also want the management features of a machine that's joined to an Active Directory domain, our columnist says.


WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush lent support yesterday to European leaders trying to break a deadlock in talks with Iran over its nuclear programme.


Little Sympathy for Thai Rebels Over Malaysian Border

SUNGAI ULAR, Malaysia  - Deep in a palm oil estate  in Malaysia's north, a cluster of about 20 wooden huts sits  around a brick mosque.


Eclipse to consider open-source data reporting

Business intelligence software company Actuate proposes an open-source Java-based reporting tools.


Army Recruits Find Out How Much They Can Be

The feature-length documentary "Army of One" puts a bitterly ironic spin on the Army's best-known recruiting slogan, "Be all that you can be."


One person's Valentine's Day is another's Single Awareness Day. A signature event in the holiday backlash is the Helmsley Hotel's anti-Valentine's Day dinner, which includes paper shredders, broken hearts and backstabbers.


Mad for U.S. beef, herd heads for Tokyo restaurant

Hundreds of people queued up at a central Tokyo restaurant on Monday to savour a dish not tasted for more than two years -- "beef bowl" made with U.S. meat.


The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq said Friday that four Iraqi army divisions in his area will be put under Baghdad's control by next March.


HANOI -- The fifth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) will open in Hanoi, Vietnam with the participation of 39 leaders, including the President Roh Moo-hyun.


Garfield, Morris and the Aristocats get the fame, but look to the origins of today's furry felines and you find "lybica," a Middle Eastern wildcat. Domestic cats can be traced to wild progenitors that interbred well over 100,000 years ago, new research indicates.


Iraq government welcomes Petraeus report

Iraq's government on Tuesday welcomed long-awaited testimony to Congress by the U.S. commander in Iraq and said it would have less need for multinational forces to carry out combat operations in the "near future".


Duba - A purported statement from the kidnappers of two French journalist hostages, said they would announce a decision on their fate soon and denied they delegated negotiations to any other group.


Corey Pavin made seven birdies and matched his career low with an 8-under-par 62 for a three-stroke lead at the inaugural Buick Championship on Thursday.


Another Jakarta Bomb Attack Possible -Australia PM

Intelligence agencies fear that the  people responsible for a deadly suicide car bomb blast outside  Australia's embassy in Jakarta could stage another attack,  Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Friday.


Steroid admissions a sign of what's wrong with sports

Anyone waiting for the marches, the demonstrations, the fits of pique over rampant use of illegal drugs in sport is waiting for a train that isn't even on the schedule.


New York -- It will take years for Roger Federer to match numbers with the all-time greats of tennis. In the category of pure elegance, he might have arrived officially on Sunday.


Giordano: stileremo piattaforma da sottoporre a Prodi


A former senior Rwandan army officer pleaded innocent Monday before a U.N. tribunal to six counts of genocide and crimes against humanity for his alleged role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide.


Ascoli, 19:28 - CALCIO, C. ITALIA: ASCOLI, CON FIORENTINA TESTA A CAMPIONATO

L'Ascoli che affronterà la Fiorentina domani al Franchi per il ritorno degli ottavi di Coppa ...


The Jets Show Resilience After Another Slow Start

Jets Coach Eric Mangini is delighted that the Jets found ways to beat Tennessee and Buffalo, but he wants his team to start faster and run the ball better.


BEIJING -- A gas explosion in a coal mine in central China killed 56 people and left dozens more missing or trapped, the government said Thursday.


Al via piano di risparmi, in vendita centro tv


He says the deputy governor (Hatim Kamil) was on his way to work Monday when he was assassinated in a drive-by shooting. Another Iraqi official says two of the man's bodyguards were wounded in the attack.


Charlize Theron was injured during the filming of Aeon Flux in Berlin early this week. People magazine says although this year's Oscar winner did not have to be admitted to hospital, it wasn't known how serious the injury was.


New 'fully interactive' bar in London. CNET reporter seeking plane ticket, guest list spot

A new entry onto the London nightlife scene, Twentyfour lets you interact with the walls and tells the bartender when you need a refill.


European shares touched a two-month high  on Monday as investors bought stocks in sectors highly exposed  to the global economic cycle like tech and basic resources  following reassuring U.S. jobs data on Friday.


Evander Holyfield was suspended indefinitely by New York State boxing officials in the wake of his loss on Saturday in New York City to a journeyman fighter, Larry Donald.


Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with KTAR âReal Life with David ...

Q: First the Schlesinger report, then the Fay report came out as well. Both of those reports at least somewhat critical of the secretary of defense and his office.


Jordan prosecutor demands death for bomber

A military prosecutor demanded the death penalty Sunday against an Iraqi woman charged in last year's suicide bombings at three Amman hotels.


Canon's "Generation Green" label will mark eco-friendly innovations on printers.


Although their explanations differ, Illinois and Montana have both failed miserably in complying with the controversial federal education reform law


Haitians Left in Devasting Wake of Jeanne

Blood swirled in knee-deep floodwaters as workers stacked bodies outside the hospital morgue Tuesday. Carcasses of pigs, goats and dogs and pieces of smashed furniture floated


UNICEF Head Aims to Triumph Past Tragedy

Carol Bellamy has witnessed her share of horrors as head of the United Nations children's agency for the past 10 years, from traumatized Iraqi children to starving Sudanese babies to frightened tsunami orphans. Through it all, she says, she's tried to push forward.


Two explosions in northeastern India have killed at least 19 people and injured scores more. The blasts took place in the remote northeastern region of Nagaland, home to a long-running separatist conflict.


Players Owe Preston A Performance - Jefferies

Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies believes guilt will drive Livingston on when the two sides meet. Livi have been thrown into turmoil this week after manager Allan Preston and his assistant


Decision to Place Pinochet Under House Arrest Suspended

A Chilean court has suspended the order to place former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet under house arrest for crimes he committed during "Operation Condor", aiming to remove his opponents in Latin America, between 1970 and 1980 at the request of his


Pune Inc relieved as trucks return to the road

PUNE: Most of the 10,000 trucks parked across Pune came back to life on Saturday morning and returned to the roads. Understandably, Pune Inc heaved a collective sigh of relief as the nation-wide truckers strike


Drinking is healthy, exercise is healthy, and doing a little of both is even healthier, Danish researchers reported on Wednesday.


Hilton dog-food can fetches $305 on eBay

An empty can of gourmet dog food taken from Paris Hilton's trash fetched $305 in an eBay auction.


Honeywell profit up, misses expectations

Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc  said on Friday quarterly profit rose 14.2 percent amid continued strong demand from the aerospace and commercial construction sectors, but results were slightly below Wall Street's expectations.


Germany renewed its demand last night for the return from Moscow of a priceless Rubens oil painting that mysteriously vanished during the second world war.


A suicide bomber struck a famous Kabul shopping strip on Saturday, killing a young Afghan bookseller and wounding nine people including three peacekeepers in the boldest attack since the peaceful October 9 election.


Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof enters the UK box office at number six, while Run, Fatboy, Run, stays on top.


Foreign investors in Vietnam call for transparency, level playing ...

HANOI : Vietnam's foreign investment community has called on the communist government to improve transparency, enforce the rule of law and ensure a level playing-field for all investors.


Sebastian Coe laughs off reports that his London bid team expect to lose out to Paris for the 2012 Olympics.


Sri Lanka family reunited with abducted baby on Christmas Eve

The abduction of a newborn boy from a Sri Lankan hospital ended happily on Christmas Eve with police finding the baby after a search that kept the nation on tenterhooks.


Softbank promises new handsets, Yahoo content

Japan's Softbank Corp. announced a new line-up of cellphone handsets as well as free mobile access to Yahoo web content as it prepares to relaunch the acquired Vodafone business here this weekend.


U.S. Plans Mild Cuts in Subsidies for Farmers

By From news reports  Trying to tighten the budget, the U.S. government on Wednesday proposed to reduce farm payments by $18 billion over the next five years.


Troops praise creation of command center

U.N. peacekeepers recall all too well when, faced with a hostile enemy, they had to answer to civilians to get approval to defend themselves or the local population — at times with deadly results.


Broker-dealer, parent and execs targeted by SEC

BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Beverly Hills broker-dealer National Clearing Corp., its parent company and three executives with fraud for facilitating illegal trading in mutual funds.


LONDON, August 25 (New Ratings) - Analysts at Dryden Financial upgrade the Royal Dutch/Shell Group (SHE1.ETR) from "sell" to "hold.


Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric wants to speak to Gordon Strachan about the vacant manager's role.


Groups Line Up to Oppose Bush Social Security Plan

As President Bush begins a big  campaign to restructure Social Security, Democrats and a host  of interest groups are mobilizing to fight his private account  plan and protect the traditional retirement system.


A new Bank of Scotland survey finds Scotland is the cheapest place in the UK to buy a house.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 24 -- After keeping quiet for much of the year as Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf suppressed domestic opposition, the United States on Monday issued an unusually harsh rebuke to the government for locking up key political rivals ahead of next week's election.


Tokyo stocks ended flat on Friday as  worries about record-high oil prices took the edge off  investors' appetite for recently battered technology issues  such as Sharp Corp.


Pregnant Spears ad too "stimulating" for Tokyo metro

Tokyo's subway has refused permission for  an advertising poster featuring a nude and heavily pregnant  Britney Spears, branding it "too stimulating" for young people.


Khronos Group to Incorporate OpenGL ES into New Draft Spec

The group responsible for enticing game developers to build their 3D assets in a new way so they can later port them to cell phones is taking the next step this week toward the development of a single, cross-platform API geared toward the creation of rich graphical applications, for displays so small that "rich" would seem impossible.


Token sentence for US sergeant who defected to N Korea

An American soldier who spent nearly 40 years in North Korea was yesterday given a 30-day prison sentence and a dishonourable discharge after pleading guilty to defecting to the communist state and aiding the enemy - charges that carry a maximum penalty


Real Madrid will resist Chelsea, Arsenal Beckham offers

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has vowed to keep midfielder David Beckham away from interested Premiership clubs. Perez will resist any efforts by Chelsea or Arsenal to make a move for him at the end of the season.


La quarta stagione in anteprima su Mediaset Gallery


Secondo mega-sondaggio privato promosso da regista Weber


Microsoft Corp. said Friday it will give Xbox 360 owners a free video game to make up for poor performance over the holidays by the system's online hub.


Indonesia and East Timor announce a joint inquiry to probe the 1999 violence in which more than 1,000 died.


Bush Slams Kerry Ahead of Domestic Issue Debate

President Bush criticized Democratic  Sen. John Kerry's "liberal" voting record on Tuesday ahead of  their final debate, which will focus on domestic issues like  taxes, jobs and health care that have been overshadowed by the  Iraq war.


U.S. Planes Land in Rwanda to Help Darfur Mission

Three U.S. Air Force cargo planes and  120 U.S. troops landed in Rwanda on Saturday to transport  Rwandan soldiers and equipment to Darfur as part of an expanded  African Union peacekeeping mission in the violent region.


Business as usual for NZ - Howard tells Clark

Prime Minister Helen Clark has congratulated Australian Prime Minister John Howard on his fourth straight election victory, and in the process has drawn some not-so-subtle parallels with her own prospects heading into next year's election.


Health department says flu is 'widespread'

_ Health officials said the flu was "widespread" in the city on Tuesday after finding increases in positive cultures from local labs, sales of over-the-counter flu medications and the number of people reporting symptoms in doctors' offices


Microsoft's One-Two Punch: Longhorn in 2006, WinFS Later

Microsoft promises -- in 2006. The market expected the new desktop operating system in 2004, but the company was distracted with security concerns as it marshaled its forces to finish the Windows XP Service Pack 2.


US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in February, figures from the University of Michigan show.


Gold surged to a historic high above $910 an ounce, as investors rushed in to buy the metal on further weakness in the dollar and expectations of a sharp cut in U.S. interest rates, analysts said.


Peruvian anti-drug agents seized almost 1,540 pounds of cocaine destined for the Mexico that was hidden inside of a shipment of squid, police said Monday.


The tourism industry in the north of Scotland had a successful summer, new figures show.


Inventive South Africa Firms Thrive in Booming China

JOHANNESBURG -- As China extends its reach ever more deeply into Africa's economies,  one country has quietly but aggressively moved in the opposite direction, with its companies becoming major players in booming Chinese industries.


Arizona at Atlanta, 11 am Philadelphia at Detroit, 11 am Cleveland at NY Giants, 11 am Houston at Kansas City, 11 am New Orleans at St.


Ipotizzati reati di associazione eversiva e banda armata


The BBC must be more innovative, audiences say, as the corporation's annual report is published.


Republican Newt Gingrich, in a jab at President Bush, warned on Friday that the GOP will lose the White House and Congress in 2008 if the nominee is perceived as a continuation of the Bush presidency.


Six million students are expected to begin school Saturday in a key test of security.


Senators See Budget Shift on Iraq as Sign of Trouble

Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said today that the Bush administration's request to divert more than $3 billion from reconstruction work in Iraq


Australia launches Indian test campaign with thumping 217-run ...

By SANDEEP NAKAI Associated Press Writer BANGALORE, India . Australia launched its test series campaign in India with a thumping 217-run victory in the opening match Sunday.


A jury convicted Scott Peterson yesterday of murdering his pregnant wife and their unborn son, and now will decide whether the philandering husband whose lurid trial


Settlement by Halliburton short of standard

A Dallas judge blocked the settlement of a shareholder lawsuit against Halliburton, saying the deal does not appear to be fair and reasonable.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Saturday he would hold talks in Iran to discuss shoring up a   Hizbollah-Israel ceasefire and other issues that diplomats said   would include Iran's nuclear standoff with the West.


The governing party suspended gubernatorial primaries in at least two of Nigeria's 36 states on Saturday following candidate protests and violent clashes in the West African country, government officials said.


25, 2004. Reader Wayne Sweeney blamed both the players and fans for their roles in last weekendâs Pistons-Pacers melee. âIf someone threw a drink at me, Iâd charge them too,â Sweeney


An American Primitive, Forged in a Crucible of Blood and Oil

âThere Will Be Blood,â Paul Thomas Andersonâs epic American nightmare, arrives belching fire and brimstone and damnation to Hell.


Pakistan To Test Fire Hataf-III Missile âSoonâ

Islamabad, Nov. 28 (NNN): Pakistan will be test-firing its surface to surface ballistic missile, Ghaznavi (Hataf-III) with an extended range in next 48 hours, The nation quoting highly-placed official sources reported here on Sunday.


Singer Cat Stevens and his daughter have been escorted from a diverted transatlantic flight and refused entry into America flight by FBI agents.


Soaring oil prices and tough competition have left businesses downbeat about their future despite rising orders and output, a survey has claimed.


Parliament in Nepal endorses an agreement to abolish the monarchy, allowing Maoists to re-join the government.


Developing Countries Grew More Biotech Crops in â07

Farmers in 12 developing countries planted biotech crops in 2007, and for the first time outnumbered the industrialized countries where such crops are grown.


Relatives of victims of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia in 1995 sue the Dutch state and the UN.


U.S. missile plan triggers NATO tensions

A U.S. plan to base a missile defense system in eastern Europe triggered friction among NATO allies on Monday as the Czech Republic rejected criticism of talks with Washington over its possible participation.


NEW YORK  -- Power company Duke Energy Corp. , which is set to spin off its natural gas division in January, on Wednesday forecast 4 percent to 6 percent earning growth and a solid capital structure for its remaining business.


NASCAR Adjusts Chase Format to Include More Drivers

By Sarah Rothschild, The Miami Herald  Feb. 14--After three seasons of singing its praises and saying mission accomplished, NASCAR officials decided to give the Chase for the Cup a makeover.


A British major tells the court martial of three soldiers he did not order his men "to beast" Iraqi looters.


Open source executive moves: Charlie Martin to MuleSource

Blog: Charlie Martin leaves Novell to join MuleSource.  Not a jackass move at all.


Democrats, GOP spin numbers in September jobs report

COLUMBUS - John Kerry's campaign in Ohio seized on yesterday's Labor Department report that said the US economy added 96,000 jobs in September, a weaker total than expected in the last employment report before the Nov. 2 election.


Do you think ABC affiliates, including WRIC, should have pulled Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" from the schedule?


Three times a week, The Associated Press picks an issue and asks Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and Republican President Bush a question about it. Today's question and responses:


Fedorov helps Blue Jackets smother Red Wings

The Columbus Blue Jackets edged the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Monday, with Sergei Fedorov leading the way for the home team by scoring two goals and adding an assist against his former employers.


[Health India]: Washington, Dec 21: In a new study, researchers at Michigan State University have identified a group of naturally occurring chemicals abundant in cherries that could help lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.


Gunmen Storm Baghdad Police Station, Kill 11

Gunmen stormed a police station in  southern Baghdad Friday, killing 11 policemen and wounding six,  survivors of the attack said.


Pa. boy, 7, says he saw father shoot mom

A 7-year-old boy said his father told him, "Go to your grandma's house, I am going to kill your mom," before fatally shooting the woman over the weekend.


Roma, 17:49 - CALCIO, TRIESTINA: KYRIAZIS SQUALIFICATO PER UN TURNO

Il giudice sportivo, in merito alla gara tra Triestina e Bologna, ha squalificato per un turno il gi...


What's in Â and what's out of Â the economic stimulus package being considered by Congress. The Senate approved its version of the plan Thursday. House leaders planned to act as early as Thursday night to send the measure to President Bush.


An assistant manager at Costco Wholesale accused the company of discriminating against female workers by failing to promote as many as 650 women to high-paying management jobs.


Milleproroghe, piu' tempo per regolarizzare sommerso


California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to his Austrian hometown Sunday for the first time since severing official ties with the city two years ago after a flap over the death penalty.


Tolerating criminal activity is incompatible with administering justice, a senior Catholic cleric has said.


Germany struggles with 'why?' of home-grown militants

They grew up as middle-class Germans  with the ordinary names Fritz and Daniel. They had by and large  sound family backgrounds and attended good schools. They even  once played American football and basketball.


Israel carries out a successful test of its Arrow anti-ballistic missile system, the defence minister says.


Top-Seeded Federer Upset in Second Round

ATHENS, Greece - Top-seeded Roger Federer crashed out in the second round of the Olympic tournament Tuesday night, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. Federer, who won Wimbledon the past two years and replaced Andy Roddick atop the rankings in February, was undone by poor serving and a string of unforced errors...


England manager Fabio Capello is under investigation for alleged tax fraud.


UK, Germany to Iran: Suspend nuclear program

The foreign ministers of Britain and Germany on Tuesday urged Iran to indefinitely suspend its nuclear program and avoid a showdown next month with the UN nuclear agency.


Microsoft offers Latin market a Zune of their own

MIAMI (Billboard) - Wisin & Yandel, the reggaeton duo with an uncanny knack for delivering hit singles, will become the first act to get its own customized Zune player, Billboard has learned.


US President George W Bush is preparing to wrap up his eight-day tour of the Middle East by visiting Egypt.


Men who lose 3cm or more of height as they age have an increased risk of heart attack and death, a study finds.


La Nina could mean dry summer in Midwest and Plains

A La Nina weather pattern could be in  store for spring and summer, which could make it a dry growing  season for grains and soybeans in the US Midwest and Plains, a  private forecaster predicted Friday.


Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Friday that Israel's offensive in Gaza was part of a premeditated plan to bring down the Hamas-led government, but Palestinian leaders were working hard to end the standoff.


Darfur displaced say peace talks doomed to failure

AL-SALAM CAMP, Sudan  - A day before Darfur peace talks are due to open in Libya, many victims of the 4-1/2 year conflict in Sudan's remote west have already doomed them to failure.


A new southern Africa court orders Zimbabwe not to proceed with the seizure of a white farmer's land.


Woods Effect Still Dominates the Sport, Bjorn Says

Tiger Woods still exerts a powerful  influence on golf despite his failure to win many tournaments  recently, top Danish golfer Thomas Bjorn said on Tuesday.


Giuliani's Kerik Woes Resurface Through Informant

In the heady 1990s when Rudolph W. Giuliani was mayor of New York and Bernard B. Kerik was one of his most trusted lieutenants, Lawrence Ray enjoyed his own wild ride.


BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Microsoft Corp. has delayed automatic update of Windows XP Service Pack 2 to American company users until Aug. 25.


Marine discharged over Iraqi soldier's death

A U.S. Marine convicted of negligent homicide in the 2006 stabbing death of an Iraqi soldier was sentenced on Friday to a bad-conduct discharge and reduced in rank to private.


Papers in Germany assess the European Commission's decision not to take action against Berlin and Paris for breaching budget rules while in other papers debate is raging on Turkey's European credentials.


Wall Street stocks rise on strong retail report

Wall Street stocks traded higher Friday as a strong retail sales report increased investors' confidence about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 69.


A third outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed at a farm in Surrey.


Microsoft's MSN has unveiled desktop-search technology, entering a hotly contested race to dominate information access on the PC.


The government has pledged to "eradicate discrimination" its response to a damning inquiry into the death of a black patient in mental health care.


Even When Talking Fishing, Cheney Is Hunting Kerry

Even when Vice President Dick Cheney shows off his sportsman's credentials, he manages to get in a dig at Democratic challenger John Kerry.


Democrats go on attack as surging crude prices raise profile of energy crunch in US

Democrats charged on the offensive as crude oil futures soared over 50 dollars a barrel handing White House hopeful John Kerry what experts said was a chance to sell consumers on his energy policy in the tight US presidential race.


Roger Federer fights back to beat Feliciano Lopez in four sets and reach the US Open quarter-finals.


Terror tape shakes up Bush/Kerry campaign

The sudden reappearance of Osama bin Laden on a videotape has sent both US President Bush and Democrat John Kerry into a final round of arguments in the election campaign over which candidate can better defeat terrorism.


A European judge's comments raise the prospect of EU students getting student loans in the UK.


Howard Stern to Broadcast on Sirius Radio in 2006

Shock jock Howard Stern will head to satellite radio, where listeners will have to pay to hear him.


Captain Ledley King warns Tottenham he may leave unless the club start to challenge for silverware.


A new Web site promotes the multiplatform adventure game starring Gabe and Tycho from the popular webcomic Penny Arcade.


Bob Barker takes final bow on "The Price Is Right"

Giving away one more car to an ecstatic contestant, TV host Bob Barker taped his last round of "The Price Is Right" on Wednesday, ending 35 years as host of America's longest-running game show and five decades on network television.


Russia takes over presidency of European rights body

Russia took over the presidency of Europe's chief body charged with maintaining democracy and human rights -- issues on which it has frequently found itself the target of criticism.


German furor over release of 70s guerrillas

Nearly 30 years have passed since Dirk Schleyer's father was kidnapped and murdered by the Red Army Faction (RAF), a violent group of young revolutionaries that terrorized West Germany in the 1970s and 80s.


With Web video inventory in short supply, DaimlerChrysler is streaming clips in a novel way by using hyperlinks to lay claim to lifestyle terms like "freedom" that it associates with its brands.


Iran links undercut Romney's recent plea

Republican Mitt Romney is urging state pension systems to divest from Iran, yet the presidential contender's former employer and the company he started have links to recent Iranian business interests or deals.


Among believers, the river has many names: The Pure. Destroyer of Sin. Light Amid the Darkness of Ignorance. But mostly they call it "Ganga Ma" — Mother Ganges — and they worship it with a blinding intensity.


Pentagon Says Terror Suspect Has Been Moved to Guantanamo

A Somali man who U.S. authorities allege has close ties to al-Qaeda operations in Africa was transferred to the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, this week, Defense Department officials announced yesterday, the third detainee to arrive at the prison in recent weeks.


Hurricane Ivan extended its deadly march across the South on Friday, destroying homes, swamping streets and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power from the Gulf Coast to the Carolinas.


A Piazza Affari titolo torna sopra 4 euro


Drugmaker Cephalon Inc. said Tuesday it received a subpoena from the US Attorney's office in Philadelphia concerning the company's marketing practices.


You're either with Santa or the Kings, says a Madrid movement, which sees "Papa Noel" as a sign of global commercialization


A promotion for the tools blog Toolmonger.com gives an audience a chance to watch a shack get hacked to pieces.


Three Iraqi Policemen Killed in Baghdad Bombings

In simultaneous blasts, insurgents detonated two car bombs Saturday at a police station near the fortified headquarters of the US Embassy and interim Iraqi


iHype - Is the iPhone today's Cabbage Patch Kids?

Blog: Media Hype, iPhone, Product Launches, Cabbage Patch Kids


ANALYSIS: Hollywood studios fire heavy salvo in DVD format war

True, Monday's thunderbolt from Tinseltown may not be enough to settle the DVD format war. But in a synchronized cluster bomb of press releases, the powerful content producers have sent a clear message to


update Earnings per share rise compared with a year ago, but company misses analysts' expectations by a long shot.


WiFi Turns Internet Into Hideout for Criminals

Detectives arrived last summer at a high-rise apartment building in Arlington County, warrant in hand, to nab a suspected pedophile who had traded child pornography online. It was to be a routine, mostly effortless arrest.


Baghdad Fighting Thwarts Jordanian Flights

Heavy fighting outside Baghdad International Airport prevented two flights for Jordan's national carrier from landing Monday, the airline spokesman said.


World's oldest mother, 67-year-old Romanian, had two abortions: report

A 67-year-old Romanian woman who last week became the oldest known person to give birth has said she had two abortions in her early twenties, a newspaper reported here.


Apple unveils world's thinnest notebook computer

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday unveiled an ultra-slim MacBook Air laptop computer that he billed as the world's leanest laptop.


There is no shortage of documentaries about mentally ill artists, but âMy Name Is Alan and I Paint Picturesâ finds a fresh way into the subject.


JAPAN'S top mobile carrier has begun marketing a mobile phone for corporate customers that works over both the local wireless and cellular networks.


Why Brazil is reluctant to air its 'dirty' past

After two decades of civilian government, Brazil is unwilling to take former officers of the dictatorship to task.


Stonehenge Tunnel Faces Tough Road Ahead

Whoever built Stonehenge, the 5,000-year-old circle of megaliths that towers over green fields in southern England and lures a million visitors a year, couldn't have planned for the automobile.


India win the toss and bat first at Old Trafford, with Andrew Flintoff fit to start for England.


Madrid, 13:31 - CALCIO, SPAGNA; STAMPA CONTRO RONALDINHO: FA LA BELLA VITA

La stampa spagnola attacca Ronaldinho accusando il brasiliano del Barcellona di uno stile di vita no...


McAfee Launches Managed Mail Security Service

Sep. 13, 2004. McAfee on Monday pushed further into the managed security market as it introduced a multi-function managed e-mail service for small- and mid-sized businesses.


Trachsel's Good Effort Loses Out to Great One

Steve Trachsel was excellent for a good portion of the game, but Randy Johnson was too much for the Mets.


Eriksson confident to have Beckham available

Katowice, Poland (Sports Network) - England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is hopeful to have captain David Beckham Wednesday night for a World Cup qualifier against Poland.


Coalition must win foreign public opinion

My (unsanctioned) mission on behalf of President George W. Bush to drum up more coalition troops for Iraq is finally paying off.


Team GB's Olympic and Paralympic athletes will parade through central London on Monday.


Nuoro, 20:35 - CALCIO, ESPULSO: DA' TESTATA AD ARBITRO DONNA

Era stato appena espulso, e per reazione all'arbitro (donna) che gli aveva sventolato il cartellino ...


Sul Dow Jones invariati, su SP +1,8, su Nasdaq +6


Militants apparently behead 2nd American

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A man who once lived in South Carolina and still has family in the state apparently became the second American hostage executed in Iraq in as many days on Tuesday.


Nel veneziano, il matricida arrestato dai carabinieri


The makers of the BitTorrent file-sharing software set up a legal movie and music download service.


Spain's annual military parade is due to take place in the capital Madrid - without the presence of US troops.


Logging threatens Indonesia's orangutans

Indonesia's tropical rain forests are disappearing 30 percent faster than previously estimated as illegal loggers raid national parks, threatening the long-term survival of orangutans, according to a U.N. report released Monday.


Opposition rally accuses Spain of surrender to ETA

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Madrid on Saturday to vent their rage at what they say is the Spanish government's "surrender" to Basque separatist guerrilla group ETA.


Macyâs Inc., the owner of its namesake chain and Bloomingdaleâs, said Friday that it would close stores deemed to have inadequate sales and eliminate 899 jobs.


A French police report confirms police chased two boys whose deaths sparked riots last year, a lawyer says.


Carabinieri stanno verificando presenza di microfori


South Africa's banks launch low-cost bank accounts in an effort to attract up to 13 million poor people as customers.


Questions and Praise for Google Web Library

When Randall C. Jimerson, the president of the Society of American Archivists, heard of Google's plan to convert certain holdings at Oxford University and at some of the leading research


I viaggi delle coppie infertili da 1.066 a 4.173 in tre anni


Beckham deserves England recall: Capello

David Beckham is in the best form of his life and should be recalled to the England squad, Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello said on Friday.


Dave Flemming is best known for the call heard nowhere in the world.


Revelers in Australia staked out prime spots along Sydney's iconic Harbor Bridge foreshore Monday, ready to be among the first to usher in 2008 with a massive fireworks display. Meanwhile, celebrations in other parts of Asia were marred by casualties.


Before taking to the skies, Leonardo DiCaprio has rounded up some celebrity friends to weigh in on campaign issues. DiCaprio, who stars as billionaire Howard Hughes in the upcoming "The Aviator," helped craft a set of public service announcements encouraging young people to vote in the Nov. 2 election.


The Many Shades of Chaka Khan, Now in âPurpleâ

The Broadway stage has seen celebrities come, and it has seen them go, but it may just have to get up off its doubts for Chaka Khan.


Salvation Army making final push before end of holiday

With Christmas just days away, The Salvation Army is pushing to gets its to-do list done. That includes putting together food and gift bags for some 3,800 children


WNBA: Storm Defeat Sun, Tie Finals at 1-1

The Seattle Storm has defeated the Connecticut Sun 67-65 to force a decisive third game in the Women's National Basketball Association Finals.


Insurgents bomb embassy row in Baghdad residential district

Insurgents blew up an explosives-laden fuel tanker in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood Friday. A huge fireball lit up the night sky and set several buildings


A judge threw out a felony charge against a former mental patient accused of stalking Uma Thurman on Wednesday, leaving him to face two misdemeanor counts at a trial that would likely require the "Pulp Fiction" star to testify.


The driver of a propane tanker dies after the vehicle crashes over a bridge and plunges 70ft onto a railway line.


UPDATE 1-Hewitt continues excellent US Open build-up

Second seed Lleyton Hewitt continued his excellent build-up to next week's US Open when a 6-1 6-4 win over Frenchman Michael Llodra on Thursday put him


Adding It Up: Pockets Half Empty, or Half Full

What can a handful of numbers tell us aout the state of the American worker?


Music Player From Microsoft Offers Wireless Song-Sharing

Microsoft said its Zune music player will include wireless technology that will allow owners to share songs and playlists easily.


Serve impegno profondo per aggredire crisi economica


Per contrattazione secondo livello previsti 300 milioni


AT&T eyes stake in Malaysia's TM Intl: report

AT&T Inc , the biggest U.S. phone company, wants to buy an unspecified stake in the mobile arm of state-controlled phone firm Telekom Malaysia , a Malaysian newspaper reported on Wednesday.


Israeli undercover agents kill a commander of the militant Islamic Jihad group in the northern West Bank.


West complains to IAEA chief over Iran atom remarks

U.S. and allied envoys met the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on Friday to complain about remarks they saw as undercutting efforts to shut down Iran's uranium enrichment program, diplomats said.


Sven-Goran Eriksson hailed David Beckham's strength of character in recovering from his Euro 2004 woes as he said: "Criticism only makes him stronger." ...


The European Commission warns that Microsoft could face further fines for failing to comply with anti-trust rulings.


By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. May 26--GUNNISON -- It all seemed so simple 85 years ago: The proportions were cut and dried. Turns out, they're all wet.


Recent galactic births surprise astronomers

Several dozen baby galaxies have turned up in galactic retirement communities near the Milky Way, new observations reveal. The objects resemble primitive galaxies from the early universe and may shed light on what triggers galaxies to form.


Tech Shares Pushed Lower, but Market Barely Budges

A downgrading of several semiconductor companies by a brokerage firm put technology shares under pressure on Thursday.


Plaid Cymru launches a website calling on trade unionists to consider halting contributions to Labour.


Journal Register Company Completes Sale of Massachusetts Newspapers

Journal Register Company (NYSE:JRC) today announced that it has  completed the sale of its two daily community newspapers and five  non-daily publications in Massachusetts to GateHouse Media, Inc.


LONDON -- Nearly a week after his death, speculation still swirls around what killed Yasser Arafat. Cirrhosis of the liver, AIDS, a blood disorder, or poisoning are frequently mentioned in unconfirmed reports -- as little is publicly known about the medical condition that landed the Palestinian leader in a French hospital.


New Sept. 11 Report Cites Warnings About Hijackings

U.S. aviation officials failed to  respond to dozens of warnings of a possible terrorist threat  months before Sept. 11, 2001, according to a previously  undisclosed report by the panel that probed the attacks.


Newman in usual spot on NASCAR race pole

HAMPTON, GA. -- Ryan Newman will start tomorrow's NASCAR race from a familiar spot -- the pole. Newman won his third straight pole and eighth of the year last night, grabbing the top spot for the Bass Pro


Britain takes hostage pleas to Baghdad streets

Britain has takem its pleas for the life of hostage Kenneth Bigley to the streets of Baghdad, distributing leaflets in the hope of persuading his captors to show mercy.


Judge Sentences Jones to 6 Months in Prison

Marion Jones pleaded guilty in October to lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs.


Erik Charlton From Logitech and Erik Willey From ViewSonic to Be Featured on Let's Talk Computers

Guests from Logitech and ViewSonic will appear on radio talk show Let's Talk Computers.  Logitech (NASDAQ: LOGI) (SWX: LOGN) designs, manufactures and markets personal peripherals that enable people to effectively work, play, and communicate in the digital world.


Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Friday blamed President Bush for failing American workers and said the president was trying to hide a dismal record on job creation.


U.S. Air Strikes Target Militants in Falluja

U.S. aircraft launched new air strikes in the rebel-held city of Falluja on Saturday aimed at killing supporters of a Jordanian militant who has led a campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings in Iraq.


Softbank, Dentsu, Nippon Meat to Join Nikkei 225 Next Month

Softbank Corp., Dentsu Inc. and Nippon Meat Packers Inc. will be added to the Nikkei 225 Stock Average, the compiler of the 55-year-old benchmark said.


Yankees Want Lieber, but They'll Wait and See

The Yankees took a risk two years ago when they signed Jon Lieber a few months after his reconstructive elbow surgery. They took another risk yesterday when they declined his option and let him become a free agent.


Charles E. Scripps, longtime chairman of media company E.W. Scripps Co., died on Saturday, the company said.


Willis McGahee is excited to show his new teammates what he can do in his first "Monday Night Football" appearance when the Ravens face the Bengals.


Formula One pole positions will be set on race day in 2005

Formula One will try to add suspense with a new qualifying system that determines pole position the day of the race, instead of the day before, the sport's governing body said Saturday.


And the raven shall scatter your bones ...

Arts & entertainment: The Stretensky Monastery Choir  s captivating audiences the world over. Luke Harding meets them in Moscow.


Africa shifts to 'whole village' approach for orphans

Orphanages in southern Africa are closing in favor of efforts to reintegrate children into communities.


Il governatore di Sicilia TotÃ² Cuffaro alla sbarra per mafia

Ã stato rinviato a giudizio per mafia, il presidente della Regione Sicilia Salvatore Cuffaro. Il giudice per l'udienza preliminare di Palermo lo ha rinviato a giudizio con l'imputazione di favoreggiamento aggravato nei confronti di Cosa Nostra.


Leading Class-Action Lawyer Is Sentenced to Two Years in Kickback Scheme

William S. Lerach was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to forfeit $7.75 million for concealing illegal payments to a plaintiff in class-action lawsuits.


Philips Beats Estimates; Outlook Cautious

Dutch manufacturer Philips  Electronics published fourth-quarter earnings above analysts'  estimates, but warned that the world economy made it cautious,  especially for the first half of 2005.


One of the two CBS journalists kidnapped in the Iraqi city of Basra on Sunday has been released.


Indian student develops paper-based storage system

'Rainbow Versatile Disc' A Kerala student claims to have invented an eco-friendly, paper-based storage system capable of compacting 90 to 450GB on a single disk, Arab News reports.â¦


As an energy-saver, the clothesline makes a comeback

A 'Right to Dry' movement is growing, with some states introducing legislation to override clothesline bans.


SAN JOSE, Calif. Nov 4, 2004 - A $100 million supercomputer being built to analyze the nation's nuclear stockpile has again set an unofficial performance record the second in just over a month.


A married man who killed his teenage lover and hid her body has been jailed for 18 years.


Vista SP1 Muddle Blamed on Microsoft Typo

A typo in an official Microsoft e-mail is being blamed for rumors of an imminent Windows Vista service pack.


Take-2 stock defies bad press over games

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. is rather battered with regulatory and legal woes, skeptics on Wall Street and critics of its violent video games. But the stock isn't fazed one bit.


Ten-year eBay CEO rumored to be eyeing retirement soon

Is Meg Whitman preparing to leave the top spot of the highly successful auction site? People close to the situation think that the corporate leader, mentor, and self-made billionaire is now ready to open eBay's doors to some fresh new ideas.


The offspring of expensive stallions owe their success more to nurture than nature, a study suggests.


Market drops on $100 oil, manufacturing data

Stocks plunged on the first trading day of 2008 on Wednesday after oil hit $100 a barrel and U.S. manufacturing data showed signs of contraction, raising fears the economy may be heading into recession.


Volkswagen AG has warned its German workers that more than 30,000 jobs could be lost if they don't agree to a pay freeze and other concessions, raising the stakes ahead of negotiations due to start next week.


Widgets, or small Web applications that supply useful information direct to the desktop, could soon be appearing on your cell phone screen.


Kerry Addresses Voter Disenfranchisement

Sen. John Kerry, in some of his most pointed public comments yet about the presidential election, invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on Monday as he criticized President Bush and decried reports of voter disenfranchisement.


In the Land of the Euro, Small Towns Adopt Alternative Currencies

The success of locally issued vouchers defies traditional economic logic, but local officials say it helps their economies.


Again, Last Men Standing Are Nadal and Federer

Roger Federerâs chance to equal Bjorn Borgâs Wimbledon record of five consecutive titles will come Sunday against No. 2 Rafael Nadal, Federerâs chief rival.


L'incidente e' avvenuto a Magione, nel Perugino


Last Harry Potter book sets online pre-sale record

The seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series has become online retailer Amazon's most pre-ordered product, with almost 1.6 million copies bought globally ahead of the book's release on July 21.


E' accaduto in Toscana, dove si registrano altri 4 feriti