WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Krispy Kreme is offering to reward students with a doughnut for every A on their report card, but the plan seems a little flaky to some officials trying to fight childhood obesity...


R.E.M. may have lost their religion, but at least for one night   they regained their drummer.


The intelligence head of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels is killed, as violence continues in the north of the island.


Brutal storms hamper salvage efforts in Aleutians

Winds strong enough to fling 40-foot-long metal shipping containers down the beach like cardboard boxes. Darkness 16 hours a day. Average temperatures that flirt with freezing.


Profits at Sports Direct fall after the wet summer and England's failure to qualify for the Euro 2008 tournament.


A wave of bombings and shootings killed 46 people Saturday in two states in India's remote and turbulent northeast, authorities said, underscoring the continued threat


Global mobile phone use to hit record 3.25 billion

Global mobile phone use will top 3.25  billion -- equivalent to around half the world's population --  in 2007 as cell phone demand booms in China, India and Africa,  a survey said on Wednesday.


Crotone, 14:23 - CALCIO, C1/B; MALTEMPO: RINVIATA CROTONE-LUCCHESE

Crotone-Lucchese, gara valida per la prima giornata di ritorno del campionato di C1/B, è stat...


The CIA chief may have eyes on being the new national intelligence director


Trade deficit keeps euro high against sterling

The pound remained near six-month lows against the euro in the wake of news that Britain's trade position deteriorated further in July as the country sucked in more imports than it has ever done before in a single month.


Be a MySpace Cadet: Consider This MySpace, Demystified

So you've heard all about MySpace, but you've never ventured there. Or maybe you have, and the whole thing seemed too intimidating, or even confusing, to prompt you to create your own MySpace page. You gave up, insisting that this particular technology had passed you by.


KarstadtQuelle Sheds Starbucks Venture, to Sell Bonds

KarstadtQuelle AG, Germany's biggest department-store operator, agreed to sell its share of a venture to Starbucks Corp. and said it plans to issue at least 125 million euros ($163 million) in convertible bonds to fund an overhaul.


Business & money: Strong line-up and weaker pound boost result, with renaissance seen as an example to manufacturers


CIP gives research centre a new lease of life

The Centre for Integrated Photonics describes itself as an open-style development facility for industry and academia alike.


ENDESA to Sell Enditel to Ericsson for Euro 4.7 Million; The Sale...

ENDESA (NYSE:ELE) has reached a deal to sell Ericsson Spain 100% of its wholly owned subsidiary Enditel Ingenieria for Euro 4.7 million.


Inflation, Consumer Prices Rise in January

Inflation accelerated in January as the rising cost of energy, food and transportation led price increases across a broad array of goods and services, complicating the efforts of federal policymakers trying to battle a slowing economy.


Promising Filly Gives Lo Duca Cause to Cheer

Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca is hoping his filly, Grace Anatomy, can do in Saturdayâs $2 million Juvenile Fillies what his team could not during the season: get the job done in the stretch.


N.Korea May Be Preparing Missile Launch-Paper

The United States and Japan have detected signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic missile that could hit almost all of Japan, a Japanese newspaper said on Thursday.


China goes on offensive after food safety scares

China hit back on Friday at accusations its products are unsafe, pointing out that a quarter of imported children's milk bottles and teats failed a recent random quality test in a southeastern province.


Jerry Orbach, 1935-2004: Loss of a legend on stage, screen

Some actors become legends with one defining role. Some win awards year after year. And some reach greatness through sheer sweat. Over a career that spanned the off-off-Broadway musical "The Fantasticks" to


Court allows review of NY Times phone records

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the U.S. government to review the phone records of two New York Times reporters as part of an effort to discover who leaked information about a terrorism-funding probe involving Islamic charities.


Child-snatching psycho Lisa Montgomery proudly showed off the baby she ripped from a murdered Missouri woman's womb - and even named


The seven deadly sins of corporate dysfunctionality

A significant percentage of executives and their boards are dysfunctional. If you knew what really goes on out there, the countless ways you can get screwed, you'd need Ambien just to sleep at night.


As donors pledge $40m to save DR Congo's wildlife, life in Virunga Park remains a battle ground.


DoH sticks to 'opt out' for patient e-records

Patients have a 'realistic' period to opt out The Department of Health (DoH) has stuck by the "implied consent" model for the central collection of electronic patient records in England, but will provide support for those who want to opt outâ¦


Radioheadâs âIn Rainbows,â which was previously available for free online, is on sale in record shops on Tuesday. Will anyone buy the CD?


Scotland: Rangers beat Celtic in League Cup

GLASGOW, Nov 10 (SW) - In the third round of the Scottish League Cup, Rangers defeated arch rivals Celtic with a late equaliser and a decisive goal in extra time.


Warner Backs Blu-ray, Tilting DVD Battle

Hollywoodâs squabble over which of two technologies will replace standard DVDs skewed in the direction of Sony Corporation on Friday, with Warner Brothers casting the deciding vote.


Stocks dashed higher Tuesday as investors welcomed strong earnings from financial services companies, upbeat economic data and some reassuring news from the Federal Reserve.


US stock futures pointed to little change when Wall Street opens on Thursday, as investors look to jobless claims and other data for guidance while drawing comfort from a fresh fall in crude oil prices.


Oil prices have hit a new record near $51 a barrel as a prolonged US production outage following Hurricane Ivan attracted fresh speculative buying.


UK's Harry Rules Out Auschwitz Visit in Nazi Row

Britain's Prince Harry on Thursday ruled  out visiting Auschwitz as atonement for wearing a Nazi uniform  at a party just two weeks before the 60th anniversary of the  death camp's liberation.


Countrywide to Modify $16 Billion in Loans

The lender said it would offer refinancing or modifications in loans whose interest rates are set to adjust by the end of 2008.


Stress can produce an enzyme that interferes with short-term memory and other higher brain functions, according to an article in Science.


The Census Bureau said on Thursday that it would begin collecting information in January on the everyday purchases and spending habits of Americans.


Romance film "Atonement" tops Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Two movies set against different wars, "Atonement" and "Charlie Wilson's War," dominated the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday with "Atonement" earning seven nods, including a bid for best drama, to lead all film contenders.


Roma, 13:40 - ATLETICA, HOWE: ORA VOGLIO BIS A OSAKA

Prossimo obiettivo i mondiali di Osaka. Dopo aver vinto l'oro a Birmingham negli Europei indoor di a...


Pietersen tells of 'heartbreaking' racial discrimination

Kevin Pietersen says heartbreaking racial quotas forced him into making the biggest decision of his life, to quit his native South Africa and move to England.


Student and Gunman Die in Colo. School Standoff

A four-hour hostage standoff in a high school southwest of Denver ended Wednesday with the hostage-taker and a teenage girl dead.


Italy coach Marcello Lippi is looking forward to experimenting in Wednesday's friendly against Finland after leaving his big guns out of the squad.


Microsoft took a decisive step into the mobile Web arena with a deal to buy Danger, a company best known for the Sidekick, for an undisclosed amount.


Thais to vote in first post-coup election

Thailand was poised Saturday for the first election since last year's bloodless coup, under the close watch of the military and the looming shadow of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.


Wake Forest Doesn't Need Star to Shine to Shine On

A poor first half and an off night from its star guard were not enough to derail the No. 1 team in the country. Wake Forest proved a couple of things last night at Madison Square Garden: that


Rumours de jour Google is close to buying phone management company GrandCentral which provides one number for life which can be routed to various actual numbers.â¦


Two suspected cases of E.coli are confirmed by public health officials at a school in the Bridgend area.


BROOKLYN, Mich. -- First came the flip, then came the snip. Winless since Nov. 11, 2005, Carl Edwards celebrated the end of a 52-race drought in inimitable fashion by climbing out of the driver's-side window of his No. 99 Office Depot Ford and executing a backflip after winning yesterday's Citizens Bank 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Michigan International Speedway.


Picket lines were mounted outside sorting offices and mail centres from early this morning, crippling deliveries, in the first national strike in more than a decade.


Landis faces lengthy wait for hearing outcome

Embattled Tour de France champion Floyd Landis is unlikely to hear the outcome of his doping hearing before this year's Tour starts on July 7.


The Food and Drug Administration will appoint a panel of outside specialists to advise the agency on how to tell the public about medicines.


Google acquires 'sandbox' technology for secure browsing

Dips toe into security market Google is acquiring GreenBorder, a Silicon Valley startup that helps protect web users against malware.â¦


Biofuels to power mobile networks in India

InfoWorld - Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and the development fund of the GSM Association (GSMA), which represents the interests of GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) operators, have started a pilot project to develop biofuels to power rural India's wireless networks.


Israeli Leader Allows West Bank Construction Bids

The bids for 690 homes in the occupied West Bank will be the largest settlement activity undertaken so far by this government.


Press Gallery: Putting aside Musharrafâs seven-point agenda

ISLAMABAD: Shaukat Aziz took oath as Pakistanâs 20th prime minister on Saturday morning and took a vote of confidence from the treasury members later in the afternoon.


A family meeting of Ambanis on the 'ownership issue' in Reliance is likely to take place on Monday within hours of Mukesh Ambani's return from the US.


A pensioner dubbed Britain's unluckiest punter dies hours before being presented with a goodwill gesture of Â£15,000.


The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is in talks to buy its New York rival Nymex for $11bn, both firms reveal.


Colombia hands leftist rebel leader Simon Trinidad over to the US after his group fails to free hostages.


The unit was sold for $10.3 billion to a group of private equity firms that will take an equal stake in the company.


U.S. Treasury debt prices were lower  on Monday but trimmed losses after a key survey of U.S.  manufacturing offered mixed messages on the economy.


Bin Laden says Bush repeating Soviet mistakes

Osama bin Laden, in a U.S. transcript of a newly released video, said President George W. Bush was repeating the mistakes of Soviet leaders by refusing to acknowledge losses in Iraq.


BAGHDAD -- An ear-shattering blast, a swirl of dust, a sting, and I was unofficially awarded the first Purple Heart in the platoon.


Novell, a new entrant into the Linux market, has promoted two executives in a management change that consolidates four business units into two.


High fuel prices to cost airline industry up to $4 bn this year

NEW YORK, September 28  - The airline industry is expected to lose as much as $4 billion in 2004 due to the high fuel costs, despite an increase of about 19% in international passenger traffic so far this year.


San Diego, 10:21 - CALCIO, MESSICO-VENEZUELA 3-1 IN AMICHEVOLE

Il Messico ha battuto il Venezuela 3-1 (2-0) in amichevole. In gol per il Messico Guardado (25), Arc...


Andre Agassi has stormed into the semi finals of the Stockholm Open in Sweden with a straight sets success over Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.


My Super Ex-Girlfriend is not an offensively bad film, but it's a crying shame how much hash has been made out of a perfect romantic comedy premise.


Chavez calls for anti-terror plan after killing of state attorney

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the development of new anti-terror legislation, just days after one of the government's top prosecutors was killed by a car bomb.


NEW YORK - Crude-oil futures rallied back above $53 late on Wednesday on speculation and panic sparked by an oil-line explosion in Mexico.


The public believes the effects of global warming are not as bad as some experts claim, a poll suggests.


Londra, 16:19 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: PERSO RANIERI IL 'CITY' VUOLE ERIKSSON

Il tabloid inglese 'Sunday Mirror' riporta oggi che dopo che Claudio Ranieri si è accordato c...


XAware lands $7.4 million investment round

XAware lands a $7.4 million third round of venture funding, which the open source data integration software maker plans to use to expand its business model.


Folic Acid May Prevent High Blood Pressure

Folic acid supplements, widely used by women to prevent birth defects, also may fight hypertension in women, perhaps because they relax blood vessels, researchers said on Tuesday.


Seahawk Hopes Words Wonât Haunt Him Again

Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and his will play the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. And once again, he said âwe want the ball, and weâre going to score.â


Milano, 21:14 - CALCIO, FURTO NOTTURNO NELL'APPARTAMENTO DI GALLIANI

L'amministratore delegato e vicepresidente vicario del Milan, Adriano Galliani ha subito un furto ne...


OCEANIA/ISOLE SALOMONE - Visita del Nunzio Apostolico nellÂarcipelago delle Salomone: una comunitÃ  giovane, vivace, ricca di vocazioni Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Un comunitÃ  cattolica vivace, che celebra i Sacramenti con intensitÃ  spirituale, fiorente di giovani e di vocazioni alla vita religiosa, nonostante le difficoltÃ  e la povertÃ : Ã¨ questa la situazione trovata dal Nunzio Aposto...


Iranian cleric upbeat on closure of nuclear case

A top Iranian cleric expressed optimism Friday that Iran's nuclear case might not be referred to the United Nations Security Council, the official IRNA news agency reported.


The US Food and Drug Administration says it plans to convene a panel of experts in February to discuss the safety of painkillers in the same class as the now-withdrawn drug Vioxx.


Those who helped police officers during the suspected car bomb attempt on Glasgow Airport, are to be recognised.


The head of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo de Rato, unexpectedly quit his job yesterday three years into a five-year term.


U.S. cancer death rate down but 565,650 seen in 2008

The U.S. death rate from cancer has continued a steady decline that began in the early 1990s but it will still kill a projected 565,650 Americans this year, the American Cancer Society said on Wednesday.


The Detroit Tigers clawed their way back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday and level their best-of-five game American League divisional playoff series at one game apiece.


Whaling protest staged outside Japan mission in Melbourne

Australian anti-whaling protesters staged a demonstration outside the Japanese consulate in Melbourne Thursday, unfurling a giant Japanese flag with a woman in a pool of blood replacing the rising sun.


HP to Invest $3 Billion in Itanium-Powered Servers

Hewlett-Packard Co. is planning to spend $3 billion over the next three years to grow the server product line that runs on Intel Corp.


This winter, cost of heating homes is forecast to drop

A homeowner could save as much as $250 on heating bills over last year.


Tra i politici piu' chic Casini, Bertinotti, Berlusconi


REVITALISED former French international striker Sylvain Wiltord hit the winner in Lyon's 2-1 Champions League victory at Sparta Prague in a virtuoso display contrasting sharply with his fruitless time at Arsenal.


UK house prices rose for the first time in four months in December, the Halifax says.


Liberia investigates child adoptions by U.S. agency

Liberia's government is investigating what it believes were irregularities in the way seven Liberian children were flown to the United States for adoption, a senior official said on Friday.


Archaeologists Unearth Lost Military Camp

Arrowheads that turn up in the mud after a heavy rain are common here, but now archaeologists are digging up broken bits of fine china, parts of military uniforms and even charred firewood, relics of one of the biggest Army camps in the earliest days of the republic that went unnoticed for two centuries.


Women who have breast cancer detected by a mammogram run less risk of having cancer elsewhere in the body over the next 10 years than women whose tumors are discovered by other means, according to a new study.


Blast Causes Minor Damage at Indonesian Embassy in Paris

A bomb exploded outside the Indonesian Embassy here on Friday, shattering windows and slightly injuring 10 people in one of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods.


Blackstone to buy Hilton for $20 billion

U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group agreed on Tuesday to buy Hilton Hotels Corp. for about $20 billion plus debt, the richest in a series of recent private equity offers for hotel companies.


SHUT DOWN: East Lake Blanks Mustangs in Regional Semifinals

By Douglas A. Kaid, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Sometimes the other team is simply better. It's a tough thing to admit for competitors who spend all season trying to convince themselves they can't be beaten if they play their best.


A FATHER who scaled the walls of a Cardiff court dressed as superhero Robin said the Buckingham Palace protester posed no threat. Fathers 4 Justice activist Jim Gibson, who earlier this year staged an eye-catching


One says admitting Turkey to the European Union would spread Islamic radicalism throughout the continent. Another calls Britain America's slavish "spear-carrier" and bemoans Europeans' image in Washington as "sanctimonious wimps."


Chipmaker National Semiconductor Corp.(NSM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday cut its second quarter revenue outlook, saying business was weaker than expected.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday she will go to Florida to assure Democrats that "their voices are heard" and to underscore her commitment to seeing the state's delegation seated at the national convention.


U.S. youths who watch television on weekdays tend to do worse in school than those who don't watch during the week, but weekend viewing appears to have no negative effects on schoolwork, researchers said on Monday.


This Wednesday was the 17th Annual World AIDS Day. The theme for this yearâs event was âWomen, Girls, HIV and AIDS,â a demographic that makes up nearly half of the 39.4 million people who are infected


Udine, 13:21 - SCI, CDM: AUSTRIACA ZETTEL IN OSPEDALE DOPO CADUTA

Brutta caduta per l'austriaca Katrin Zettel nel corso della discesa libera valida per la  combinata ...


England's Brian Davis took top spot in the qualifying tournament at PGA West in California, where the leading 30 and ties made it onto the American tour.


Fairfax County school officials determined that Seung Hui Cho suffered from an anxiety disorder so severe that they put him in special education and devised a plan to help, according to sources familiar with his history, but Virginia Tech was never told of the problem.


Russian team to visit London in spy case

Russian dissidents close to Alexander Litvinenko said Saturday they were worried about coming face-to-face with Moscow investigators who plan to visit London over the ex-Soviet spy's death from radiation poisoning.


New Delhi, Nov. 24: Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today came out strongly in favour of going ahead with the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline regardless of other issues, but India adopted a more


Torino, 14:30 - SLITTINO, A CESANA (SAN SICARIO) I MONDIALI DEL 2011

La federazione internazionale sport del ghiaccio, nel corso del congresso in corso a Innsbruck , ha ...


Haitians in the city of Gonaives are still desperately short of food and medicines, a senior UN commander warns.


Singing in Damascus for the first time in more than 20 years, the Lebanese diva Fairuz, 73, electrified an audience that included Vice President Farouq al-Shara on Monday night as that Syrian capital celebrated its designation as Arab Capital of Culture 2008, Agence France-Presse reported. Fairuz, above, widely considered the greatest Arab singer after the death of Umm Kalthoum in 1975, is to give eight concerts, all sold out.


Iraq: Several Hundred Tons of Explosives Disappear

Description: The International Atomic Energy Agency says hundreds of tons of Iraqi high explosives it had placed under seal have disappeared.


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"Skinny" gene keeps mice lean, study finds

A gene that keeps mice and fruit flies lean might offer a way to prevent obesity and diabetes in people, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


This year's cotton crop is on pace to be the largest in US history, although hurricanes that have battered the nation in the past few months may reduce the final amount.


Microsoft relaxes virtual SQL Server terms

Flexible friend Microsoft has updated the licensing terms and conditions of its popular database for the benefit of virtualized computing environments.â¦


Iran's announcement that it launched a research rocket has called new attention to a space program that Tehran says is peaceful but which some fear aims to produce long-range ballistic missiles that could reach Europe or the United States


British retailers have suffered their worst Christmas in 10 years. Were you cautious with your spending over the festive season?


Joshua Eichorn's Blog: Webthumb API additions

In light of the popularity of his WebThumb site thumbnailing service, Joshua Eichorn is implementing a new feature to help reduce the number of requests to the server. The most popular request is made to see if a thumbnail is ready, and the new feature - a GET callback to the server making the request - will help to reduce them.    If you wondered an API that requires polling isn't a very good thing for scalability. On my current setup I can pretty easily handle about 20 status requests per second on top of my normal traffic, the problem is its not hard for a bad polling implmentation being run by one user to make that many requests.   To solve this problem im adding an addition to the Webthumb API that will allow you to skip polling all together. The basic idea is that your make an API request and when your thumbnail is complete i'll make a GET request back too your server telling you that the request is complete.    It's a simple matter of including a new "notify" tag in the XML message to the server with a URL to make the callback to. He even includes some sample PHP code to get you started with the new feature. The script handles the automatic download of the thumbnails when called from the WebThumb service.


AMERICAN warplanes today killed one of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawiâs lieutenants in an attack on a suspected safe house in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, the US military said.


The structure of a joint UN-AU force for Darfur is agreed which is hoped will address Sudan's concerns.


Remember the 1980s movie Wall Street, starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen? For those who don't know, here's a recap: To impress financier Gordon Gecko, played by Douglas, Sheen's Bud Fox provides inside information ...


UK's Royal Opera marks 60th with return to Carmen

Britain's Royal Opera company turns 60 next month and celebrates with a lavish new production of Georges Bizet's "Carmen", the same opera it performed at its inauguration shortly after the end of World War Two.


In vantaggio 3-1 a inizio ripresa, i nerazzurri sono raggiunti sul 3-3 da una grande reazione dei giallorossi. Totti e Cambiasso i migliori. ROMA, 3 ottobre 2004 - Strano a dirsi, ma il 3-3 col quale si conclude


Roald Dahl hailed with birthday celebrations

Children, parents, teachers and adult fans are throwing parties on Wednesday to celebrate what would have


Digital TV switch won't sway cable holdouts

Half of the 21 million  Americans who do not have cable or satellite TV will probably  continue to use rabbit ears after the switch to digital TV in  February 2009, according to a new study.


Rusedski burns midnight oil to go through

Greg Rusedski defeated Xavier Malisse 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 to reach the second round of the Millennium International Tennis Championships at Florida's Delray Beach.


Energy firm Npower is to increase gas and electricity bill prices for its domestic customers for the third time this year.


Japanese Miss Universe says was sure she would win

A beaming Riyo Mori, Japan's first Miss Universe in nearly 50 years, savored her hard-earned triumph Monday and said she was sure she would win.


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Andrew Morton sees a domineering, aggressive character who has joined forces with Scientology to catapult his activities beyond the realm of mere glitter.


Iran leader visits 'brother' Hugo Chavez

Iran's president praised Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez for his firm opposition to the United States on Sunday, promising to deepen an alliance that is helping Tehran fight U.S. moves to rein in its nuclear program.


Russian Coal Mine Explosion Kills 13, Injures 23, Ministry Says

A gas explosion in a central Siberian coal mine killed 13 people and injured 23 others, Russia's Emergency Ministry said. The explosion happened at 5:45 am local time in the Listvyazhna


Little-known Jason Dufner birdied the difficult 17th hole en route to a one-stroke lead on Thursday in the first round of the Greater Greensboro Classic.


Severe sleep apnea linked to stroke in elderly

NEW YORK  - Severe sleep apnea appears to   be an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke in elderly   patients, according to a report in the September issue of   Stroke.


Illinois residents will soon gain  access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United  Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping U.S. regulators' objections  to imported drugs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Tuesday.


THE statistics suggest itâs time for a change. After a record nine-point defeat at Oakland Hills, four of the last five matches lost and only three of the last 10 won, the US are barely competitive enough to contest the Ryder Cup.


Child poverty deaths shame Sadville An anti-poverty campaign has reminded the inhabitants of Second Life that while they fanny about wasting time and money hiding from their own trivial worries there are people are dying unnecessarily in the real world.â¦


Barclays  is planning to sweeten its offer for ABN AMRO  after a consortium of rivals led by Royal Bank of Scotland  revised its bid for the Dutch bank, the Financial Times said on Tuesday.


Abbas Palestinian government opens door to aid

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency government on Sunday in a move that could bolster him in his power struggle with Islamist Hamas rivals by ending a U.S.-led aid embargo.


InfoWorld - There’s a common nightmare haunting CISOs (computer information security officers) that features a glance at the morning paper, and 72-point banner headlines with the name of their employer and the words “LOST” and “CUSTOMER DATA.”


Israel, Germany Helping Darfur Rebels, Sudan Government Says

Israel is arming the rebels in Sudan's western province of Darfur, and Germany is hosting their leaders, a Sudanese minister said, after talks between the government and the rebellion failed to reach an agreement.


The divorce party, a hybrid of a bachelor-bachelorette party and bacchanalian exorcism, is emerging as a celebratory occasion, complete with gift registries and a set of social protocols.


Coke, Pepsi to list nutritional facts on labels

NEW DELHI: Even Coca-Cola and Pepsi are turning calorie-conscious. With obesity concerns getting shriller by the day and the recent row over pesticide traces in soft drinks posing several challenges, the two


In a Jan. 14 story, The Associated Press, relying on information from Comcast Corp., erroneously reported the company had received letters of inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission. The company received one letter, not multiple, regarding complaints that it actively interferes with its subscribers' Internet traffic.


More protests as Ukraine talks end without agreement

Opposition supporters in Ukraine continue to block key government buildings, after the first meeting between two presidential rivals ended without agreement and amid opposition threats of "action" if the election dispute is not resolved within days.


could help Sharon counter far-right opponents of his pullout plan, who say it would reward Palestinian attacks. The army said it targeted Ghoul, 45.


UN backs African peacekeepers for Somalia

UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council yesterday endorsed African peacekeepers to help prop up the interim government in chaotic Somalia, but also urged the authorities to pursue peace talks with their Islamist rivals.


Through 15 games as Notre Dame's coach, both Tyrone Willingham and Charlie Weis had the same 11-4 record and had just been beaten soundly by Michigan. Both encountered Michigan State in their 16th game, but that's where the similarities end.


At least two people are killed and others injured in a fire on a train in the northern Indian state of Haryana, police say.


Microsoft Windows-Linux Comparison Found to be Unfair

A Microsoft ad saying that Linux was 10 times more expensive than Windows has been found to be an unfair advert in the UK. The UK's Advertising Standards Authority


Benfica and Real Madrid set the standard for soccer success in Europe in the late 1950s and early '60s. The clubs have evolved much differently, but both have struggled to reconcile the methods of the past with modern exigencies.


Raytheon Surpasses Sales and Profit Forecasts

Raytheon said fourth-quarter profit rose 26 percent on higher foreign sales and electronics work for a new Navy ship.


No plans to develop Halo Wars for Windows Vista at this time, a Microsoft executive says.


In Blog, a Military Man Writes About His Own Death

âI died doing a job I loved,â U.S. Army Major Andrew Olmsted wrote in his final online piece.


Report: North Korea Cracking Down on Mobile Phones

North Korea is cracking down on the use of mobile phones in border areas in a bid to stop smuggling and "spy activities," Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Monday.


The government is raising billions of pounds more in green taxes than it needs to cut the UK's "carbon footprint", a report says.


Central banks should not respond to every wiggle from inflation as they seek steady prices and the "too big to fail" mantle enjoyed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose a threat to financial stability, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said on Saturday.


Creating a successful business intelligence strategy with SAS

A Business Intelligence Competency Center (BICC) is a permanent formal organizational structure that exists to advance and promote the effective use of business intelligence in support of the organization's business strategy. This white paper explores the value that an organization can receive from a BICC. You will learn about organizational implications, how to fund such an effort, and how SAS can help ensure a successful BI strategy. The paper also includes a brief case study.


Europe's governments should see immigration as an "enrichment" not a threat says the EU's justice commissioner.


Observers find 201 e-voting problems in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND - Poll observers in about 6 percent of Maryland's precincts recorded 201 problems with electronic voting machines during the Nov. 2 general election, according to a report released Tuesday by TrueVoteMD.org.


The United States said on Tuesday that last week's blast in North Korea that stirred fears of a nuclear explosion might have been demolition work for a power project, as Pyongyang has asserted.


Fans ecstatic over Saints return to Superdome

A symbolic sense of normality will   return to this hurricane-ravaged city when the New Orleans   Saints host the Atlanta Falcons at the Superdome on Monday   night.


Northwest Airlines Corp. filed suit against Sabre Travel Network in the US District Court for the District of Minnesota alleging that Sabre instituted measures that will make it more difficult for the carrier to sell tickets.


Bancrofts reject lawyers' WSJ safeguard plan: report

The Bancroft family that controls Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co.  has rejected its own lawyers' draft of a plan to protect the paper's independence as too timid, according to the New York Times.


19:02 SME: BERLUSCONI ASSOLTO, MA RESTA IL ''NEO'' DEI SOLDI A ...

(Asca) - Roma, 10 dic - Assolto dall'accusa di aver ''comprato'' la sentenza Sme, ma resta il ''neo'' dei 434.000 dollari bonificati nel marzo '91 da un conto intestato a Fininvest a un fondo nelle disponibilita' dell'ex giudice Renato Squillante, per il


An English-speaking man has been seriously injured in Budapest ahead of a football match between Ferencvaros and Millwall.


Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri on Monday said the country's economic growth targets for 2004 of between 4.9 percent and 5.8 percent are within reach.


British opposition party suggests immigrant HIV test plan

Britain's main opposition party is stoking a heated debate on immigration ahead of the expected May general election, by promising to test people seeking to live in the country for HIV and other diseases.


WEST PALM BEACH - Democrat John Kerry began his early voting push today with some of the most reliable Democratic voters in the state, the retirees of Century Village.


Biba hopes to woo new generation with retro mood

Revived sixties fashion label Biba, adored by stars like David Bowie and Mia Farrow, trumpeted its daring heritage on the catwalks at London Fashion Week with a mix of designs steeped in its groundbreaking history.


Iraq's interim government seeks to play down concerns over the disappearance of materials from nuclear sites.


David Beckham scores in England win over Wales

Real Madrid star striker David Beckham suffered a fractured rib and got his second yellow card of the qualifying rounds in a match where England defeated Wales 2-0.


Internet engineers working on a standard for identifying the source of email messages voted down a proposal by Microsoft to include some of that company's intellectual property in the specification.


Microsoft's Zune will have to work very hard to unseat the dominance of Apple's iPod and iTunes say industry experts.


World economic growth will be higher than previously thought at 5.1% in 2006 and 4.9% in 2007, the IMF predicts.


Police declare the San Francisco zoo where a tiger killed a teenager a crime scene.


Federal prosecutors have widened their criminal case involving questionable tax shelters at the accounting firm Ernst & Young, adding two outside defendants.


For Freshwater Anglers, the Paddlefish Delivers

DALLAS _ In late May, Steven McBride of Yukon, Okla., caught a 114-pound paddlefish from northern Oklahoma's Arkansas River. The fish was in a stretch of river just below Kaw Lake.  When McBride hooked the fish, he thought it was a small one because it swam toward his boat.


Israeli Army Prepares for Showdown in Gaza

JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israeli aircraft struck more targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday as the army massed an armored force in apparent preparation for a major military operation against militants in Jebaliya, the Palestinians' biggest refugee camp.    Some 200 tanks, armored personnel carriers and armored bulldozers assembled along Israel's border to the north and east of Gaza...


U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, with the Dow hitting a record on its biggest point gain since 2002, after healthy retail sales reassured investors about consumer spending and a $38 billion mining takeover fed expectations for more deals.


The District of Columbia Council approved an amended financing plan for a ballpark for the Expos, adding provisions that major league baseball is likely to reject and could jeopardize the proposed move of the franchise.


In what could prove to be a setback for The Boeing Co.'s expectations that it will win upwards of 200 orders this year for its 7E7, Singapore Airlines said yesterday that it is not ready to order the new super-efficient jet.


UN negotiations on fisheries end without the ban on bottom trawling advocated by conservation groups.


Gazans head home as Egypt blocks supplies

RAFAH, Egypt  - Palestinians streamed home through the breaches in Gaza's border with Egypt on Sunday as Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and moved to restore control.


Iraqi borders and airport close and normal life grinds to a halt, but attacks continue ahead of Sunday's poll.


Mary J. Blige Performs for Monster Cable

Grammy winner Mary J. Blige belted out a soulful 19-song set during a high-energy CES party at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.


Television: Gavel to Gavel (to Gavel to Gavel) Coverage

TV court shows offer campy, hammed up summary justice, but they feed the viewersâ vicarious craving for told-you-so retribution.


Update 2: Oil Prices Rise Above $43 Before Meeting

The price of crude oil climbed in European trading Monday, edging back over $43 per barrel on fears that the producer cartel OPEC may cut production to stem a recent price drop.


LOS ANGELES  - This year's Golden  Globes telecast seemed like a dream: When it was over, it was  hard to remember much of what had transpired.


South Korea's president warns influential US opinion formers not to take an aggressive stance on North Korea.


Africa's Needs in Focus as Commission is Set for Meeting

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is traveling to Ethiopia this week, for the British-sponsored Commission for Africa meeting to discuss the continent's pressing needs.


A nurse and seven former boot camp guards are charged with manslaughter after the death of a teenage inmate.


Litvinenko suspect says British spies real killers

The man charged by Britain with murdering former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko denied involvement on Thursday, saying British intelligence and a self-exiled Russian multi-millionaire were far more likely suspects.


The incumbent Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has emerged as the winner of Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election marred by irregularities, head of the joint UN-Afghan election commission announced here Wednesday.


A leading doctor calls for all advertising of alcohol to be banned to help curb Britain's growing drink problem.


Jobless claims rose to 315,000 in latest week

The number of workers seeking  initial jobless aid rose 14,000 last week, the government said  on Thursday, but remained at levels still indicative of a  stable labor market.


Dave Matthews Band try and make up for covering people in shit

THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND are to try to make up for dumping human waste from its tour bus onto a boat full of tourists on the CHICAGO RIVER earlier this year.


3 U.S. Airlines Report Second-Quarter Profits

American Airlines, Delta and Southwest all reported profits for the second quarter, on strong passenger loads, but jet fuel costs limited the gains.


"The Great Debaters," a film based on the real-life victories of a black debating team in the 1930s, topped the list of nominees announced Tuesday for the 39th NAACP Image Awards.


U.S. Tightens Security on Russia Flights

Two airlines that fly from Moscow to the United States must check passengers and their carryon bags for bombs, according to a government order Wednesday, one week after suspected terrorists crashed two Russian planes.


Edgar Gonzalez held Cincinnati hitless through six innings, but Adam Dunn's 39th homer helped the Reds rally for a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Ryan Freel drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single and the Reds avoided a three-game sweep.


Hungarian central bank cuts key interest rate by half percentage point

The Hungarian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points from 11.5 percent to 11.0 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website.


Gates' confirmation hearing set for Tuesday

President Bush's pick to be the nation's next defense chief will face his first round of questioning from senators Tuesday.


WHITE PLAINS, New York  - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist.


The debate on reforming the nation's in telligence structure - sparked by the 9/11 Commission â-ust got serious. President Bush on Thursday approved executive orders meant to bolster the authority of


W. Va. Powerball Winner Charged With DUI

A man who won a record $315 million in the Powerball lottery was taken to jail on charges of drunken driving and carrying a pistol, authorities said.


Don't scrap green housing rule, urge campaigners

Science & environment: Green groups urge government not to scrap key local authority policy that has been credited with boosting the use of renewable energy.


Franklin Resources 1Q Earnings Top Views

Franklin Resources Inc., which runs the Franklin Templeton mutual funds, reported robust earnings for its latest quarter, reflecting strong investment gains and good cost controls.


Two buses crashed Tuesday on a slippery road in central Sweden, leaving at least six people dead and about 40 injured, nine of them seriously, a rescue spokesman said.


France's treatment of freed detainees raises civil liberties concerns

When four Frenchmen returned home after more than two years in the Guantanamo netherworld, they expected some questions, followed by freedom and an apology.


$150,000 mortgage for only $550/month. Lower your mortgage - free quotes.


Shark Tale showed its teeth this weekend, swimming straight to the top of the American box office, and enjoying the biggest October opening in history.


Bersani, ben vengano altre candidature a segreteria


National Hockey League Players Association executive director Bob Goodenow said Thursday night in Toronto that when some members of his constituency found out the union was offering a 24 percent rollback on salaries across the board as one of its concessions to the owners in an effort to forge a new collective bargaining agreement and thereby save part of the ...


Poor sanitation kills 5,000 children a day: report

Five thousand children die every day globally because they do not have access to clean toilets, health experts said on Tuesday.


''Vai con Internet'' : 200 euro di bonus per acquistare un pc

Dopo i sedicenni e gli insegnanti, adesso il Governo pensa alle famiglie, che potranno acquistare un personal computer con collegamento alla Rete Internet a condizioni agevolate; ad annunciarlo, Ã¨ stato il ministro per lÂ´Innovazione e le Tecnologie


i>Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa may have gone unnoticed at the box-office, but Atul Agnihotri is back on his feet.


Euro-MPs urge European governments to come clean about alleged secret CIA prisons on their territory.


Manhattan or Sydney? Its all family, says Billy Crystal

Ask U.S. comedian Billy Crystal what his  hit play "700 Sundays," a one man show about his life as a  young Jewish boy in Manhattan, has in common with life in  sunbaked Australia and his answer is simple -- family.


UPDATE 1-Open-Rejuvenated Haas reaches last eight

Germany's Tommy Haas continued his resurgence with a 7-6 6-1 7-5 victory over Czech teenager Tomas Berdych on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time.


British men are better drivers than women: top examiner

The man in charge of driving test standards in Britain steered into controversy by claiming that men are better drivers than women.


Caccia a banda che ha assaltato blindato in Costa Smeralda


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


Police say London bomb could have killed many

Police defused a car bomb packed with gasoline, propane and nails in London's busy theatre district on Friday, foiling an attack that could have killed many people and echoed a previous al Qaeda plot, police said.


Two Blasts Hit Northwest Spain After ETA Warnings

Explosions rocked containers in two  coastal cities in northwestern Spain on Saturday after a Basque  newspaper received a telephoned warning in the name of the  armed Basque separatist group ETA, state radio said.


Aaron Carter Loses Car to Fiery Accident

Teen pop singer Aaron Carter hit a mattress early Thursday on Florida's Turnpike with his SUV, which then lit on fire, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. No one was seriously injured.


U.N. group: Israel laid mines in Lebanon

A U.N. agency said Saturday that Israel laid mines in Lebanon during this summer's war between the Jewish state and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group — the first time Israel has been accused of planting mines during the latest fighting.


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'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas': one wild ride

It's been copied by rivals, disparaged by social critics, attacked by politicians and snapped up - check the sales numbers after just one week on the shelves â-y gamers.


A historian's view of the changing 'California dream'

Kevin Starr has added a seventh volume to his history of the nation's most populous state.


On the Stubbles blog, Frank Kleine has posted about the release of a new wrapper class he's developed to go around a virtual file system.    Some minutes ago I released the first version of vfsStream. vfsStream is a stream wrapper for a virtual file system that may be helpful in unit tests to mock the real file system. It can be used with any unit test framework, like PHPUnit or SimpleTest.   The idea for the class came about when he thought about the use of real databases vs test databases and applied it to file systems. You can grab the latest version from their trac website as well as get more information about known issues and a brief example of its use.


EU commissioners gird for parliamentary grilling

The EU's incoming executive commissioners face confirmation hearings at the European Parliament this week -- with some of the more controversial figures braced for a hostile grilling.


Matsui Makes Bid for Late Husband's Seat

When Doris Matsui announced plans last week to run for her late husband's seat in Congress, she chose the fastest and most historic route to Capitol Hill for women: being the widow of a man who was there already.


At first glance, it appears presidential: A private jet bound for swing states days before the election. A campaign staff. Hungry media. An omnipresent slogan, "Vote or Die."


U.S. to Probe Airlines' Customer Service Promises

U.S. airlines, after a Christmas weekend that snarled thousands of travelers' holiday plans, will face a government review of whether they are living up to customer service commitments made five years ago, the U.S. Transportation Department's top auditor said on Monday.


Japan urges 'rational action' from Israel in Mideast crisis

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won Israeli support for its accusations of a North Korean military threat, while urging the Jewish state to take &quot;rational action&quot; in the face of an escalating Middle East crisis.


A deal with Hewlett-Packard will place Yahoo search and other services on H.P. personal computers sold in the U.S. and Europe.


Gunman Goes on Shooting Rampage at College in Montreal

A gunman clad in black went on a shooting rampage at a college in downtown Montreal today, wounding several students and sending hundreds of others fleeing for their lives. Police later reported that the shooter was "neutralized," either by police gunfire or suicide.


Judge upholds Muslim scholar's U.S. entry ban

A U.S. federal judge on Thursday upheld a government decision to refuse a prominent Swiss Muslim entry into the United States, saying the question of denying visas was best left to the authorities.


Airline KLM Royal Dutch says it is cutting its fuel surcharges by as much as 5 euros in response to falling oil prices.


AOL Members Report Significantly Less Spam in 2004

Internet service provider also says amount of spam blocked at e-mail gateway is down significantly.


Timber industry expects no change for northern spotted owl

A timber-industry group that sued for a review of the threatened-species status of the northern spotted owl said yesterday it does not expect the bird to lose federal


Ukraine's Opposition Sees Path to Victory

Ukraine's opposition hopeful Viktor  Yushchenko said on Wednesday parliament's vote to root out  cheating in elections opened the way for him to win a re-run of  a rigged presidential poll.


Protesters Attack Fox's Car in Mexico Border City

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico  - Public health and  education workers kicked and punched a sports utility vehicle  carrying Mexican President Vicente Fox on Friday, in Ciudad  Juarez on the U.S. border, witnesses said.


Thirteen killed in Afghan protest: witnesses

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan  - Thirteen people were killed and 35 wounded in Afghanistan on Monday when police opened fire to break up a violent protest against a provincial governor, witnesses said.


New drugs that are currently in clinical trials for muscle-wasting diseases could become the next big thing for athletes.


A 18-year-old charged with murdering a young father who was shot dead near his home appears in court.


The individual corporation canât go it alone. If there is a theme of this yearâs C.E.S., it is cooperation.


Spanish Leader Denies Gain From Bombings

Spain's prime minister, heckled Monday by opposition lawmakers, angrily denied his Socialist party instigated anti-government rallies on the eve of a general election to reap political benefit from the Madrid train bombings.


Workers at Volkswagen's German plants have started a series of small scale strikes as the carmaker continues to discuss cost-cutting plans with unions.


Oil Up on Worries of Output Shut by Ivan

World oil prices rose on Thursday on worries about oil production shut by Hurricane Ivan and a new storm that could delay imports from entering the Gulf of Mexico.


Livorno, 19:20 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: ANTONIO FILIPPINI NON SI E' ALLENATO

Allenamento pomeridiano per Livorno in vista della trasferta di Genova: il tecnico Orsdi ha fatto sv...


Cosi' il partito indipendentista al premier basco Ibarretxe


Spain reels from cost of oil tanker mop up two years on

Two years after Spain's worst environmental disaster, the sinking of the oil tanker Prestige, the country is still reeling from the costs to the environment caused by tens of thousands of tonnes of leaked oil.


FDA Frets Over Illinois Drug Import Plan

WASHINGTON Aug. 24, 2004 - The prescription bottle may say "Made in England," but the Food and Drug Administration worries that Illinois' plan to help residents buy drugs from the United Kingdom may also allow counterfeit drugs from other countries.


A newly published memoir by Luciano Pavarotti's manager paints a less than flattering portrait of the great Italian tenor as a spoiled superstar whose ego was matched only by his girth.


Court Approves Deferred Prosecution of CA

Computer Associates International Inc.  on Wednesday said it would pay $225 million to settle federal  accounting fraud charges, as the government accused its former  chief executive of obstructing its investigation.


Mother of Astronaut Dies While He Is on Space Station; NASA Calls It a First

Astronaut Daniel Tani, orbiting Earth aboard the international space station, learned Wednesday that his mother had died in a car crash, marking what NASA officials believe is the first time a crew member has lost a close family member while in flight.


Somalia's PM says the local head of the World Food Programme, detained on Thursday, is being "investigated".


China bans sales of leukemia drug in latest medicine scare

China's drug regulator has suspended the sales of a leukemia and arthritis drug due to complaints by patients, state press said Sunday, in the latest incident to plague the nation's medicine industry.


Interbrew wins shareholder vote to buy AmBev

LONDON, August 27 (New Ratings) - Belgian brewing giant, Interbrew SA (ITK.ETR), has received the approval of its shareholders for its proposed acquisition of the Brazilian brewer, AmBev.


Bud Selig still hasn't made out his lineup card for Barry Bonds. With Bonds only five home runs from breaking Hank Aaron's career mark, the commissioner was adamant Tuesday that he hadn't decided whether to attend the record-breaker.


Washington says it will not accept a nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang announces test plans.


The death of Yasser Arafat is being mourned across a region which has historically supported his struggle.


The US swept into the Davis Cup final for the first time in seven years when Bob and Mike Bryan crushed Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov of Belarus to give the host an unassailable 3-0 lead in the semi-final.


Lenovo Computers, Chinaâs largest computer maker, said it is in acquisition talks with a major technology company - at the same time that IBM says it is in talks with a major Chinese player to sell its PC making business.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas struck a deal Monday to share power with the militant Islamic Hamas, an accord that could restore international aid and could lead to contacts with Israel.


Clinton urges end to HIV/AIDS stigma in Vietnam

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton urged young Vietnamese on Wednesday to talk more about HIV and AIDS to reduce fear and ignorance of the disease and discourage discrimination.


Collezione primavera/estate 2007 in stile Grande Gatsby


The Argentines did not even wait for the final buzzer to sound before beginning their celebration. Luis Scola's dunk with 4.5 seconds remaining prompted Pepe Sanchez to rip off his jersey as his teammates flooded the court.


Italian royal apologises for exile compensation bid: agency

A member of Italy's now-defunct royal family apologised Thursday for seeking compensation from the Italian state for their 56 years of forced exile, the ANSA news agency reported.


French Connection reports a loss for the first half of 2006 and admits its clothes have failed to meet expectations.


Carabinieri eseguono 19 arresti per omicidi ed estorsioni


Lee returns, MacGill dropped for India tour

Fast bowler Brett Lee was recalled to Australia's squad and legspinner Stuart MacGill was dropped for next month's four-test tour of India.


The widower of slain former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto says his party will protest if Monday's elections are rigged.


Some 10,000 volunteers have undergone laser beam zapping to measure their actual shape as part of a pioneering project for Spanish designers to make clothes that fit real women, officials said Thursday.


Opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma remains ahead in Sierra Leone's presidential election run-off.


Supreme Court Weighs Race in Public School Admissions

Several hundred demonstrators, many of them college or high school students, gathered on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court early this morning to proclaim support for using skin color as a factor in admissions in order to maintain racially diverse public schools.


The Who launch tour with classic-laden show

The Who kicked off the U.S. leg of   their first world tour for more than 20 years on Tuesday with a   two-hour set that included a full complement of classic hits, a   smattering of new material, and some rough edges.


Shaquille O'Neal took over the game in the fourth quarter, assuming command of the paint by scoring 10 of his season-high 23 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 92-83 victory last night over the Wizards in Washington.


Trial of Class-Action Law Firm Is Set for 2008

Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman and two of its named partners, accused of making secret payments to entice people to be plaintiffs in lawsuits, will be tried in January 2008.


Some of the net's biggest players such as AOL, Hotmail and Yahoo are stepping up efforts to combat spam.


A Canadian submarine off the coast of Ireland was forced to call for assistance from the British Royal Navy after a small fire broke out on board, it is reported here Tuesday.


Facing a death threat from his Iraqi captors, British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared in a video on an Islamist Web site Wednesday and tearfully pleaded to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help spare his life, saying, "Please


Fernando Poe Jr. Dies; Filipino Film Star, Presidential Hopeful

Fernando Poe Jr., 65, the Filipino action film star and presidential candidate who refused to concede May's election, died just after midnight Dec. 12 US time at a hospital in Quezon City after a stroke.


APEC summit ends with pledge for Doha deal

Asia-Pacific leaders called for a speedy resolution to stalled global trade talks on Sunday, pledging flexibility and ambition to get the outline of a deal by year's end.


Fed says expansion solid despite costly energy

The U.S. economy should perform well  this year and in 2007 despite higher energy prices, the Federal  Reserve said in its 2005 report on Monday.


A man is left for dead by a gang who attacked him just 200 yards from a Belfast police station.


Accusa di violenza sessuale e decesso come conseguenza reato


National Lottery ticket sales and player numbers have increased,  a report by Camelot reveals.


US screenwriters approve a deal struck by union leaders at the weekend, ending a three-month long strike.


Coach Posts Higher Profit but Trims Outlook

The handbag maker cited strong gains in Japan and at its U.S. factory stores, but it trimmed its full-year sales outlook amid economic uncertainty.


The Yankees set up a twofold reunion for Tino Martinez yesterday, agreeing to a trade for Randy Johnson and then signing Martinez as a free agent to a one-year contract.


Red Hat Linux gets top government security rating

(InfoWorld) - Red Hat Linux has received a new level of security certification that should make the software more appealing to some government agencies. Last week IBM was able to achieve EAL4 Augmented with ALC_FLR.3 certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, putting it on a par with Sun Microsystems' Trusted Solaris operating system, said Dan Frye, vice president of open systems with IBM. "This is the highest level of security function that anybody has," Frye said. "We have delivered LSPP [Labeled Security Protection Profile] functionality in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and we have certified that at the EAL4 level of assurance." This rating is awarded by the government-funded National Information Assurance Partnership's (NIAP) Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme for IT Security program, which evaluates the security of commercial technology products. Red Hat Linux has been certified EAL4 Augmented with ALC_FLR.3 on IBM's mainframe, System x, System p5, and eServer systems. This level of security certification is not usually required for enterprise contracts, but it is mandatory for some programs within government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. National Security Agency, Frye said. Linux had already been certified at the EAL4 level, but this is the first time that the operating system has received the LSPP certification, which relates to its access-control features. Linux developers have been working to add these "SE Linux" access control features into the operating system for several years now. SE Linux shipped as part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and now it has been certified for government use, Frye said. "You now have a level of fine-grained control for everybody," he added. "You can set security based on groups or based on individuals." In addition to LSPP, Red Hat Linux has also been certified with Role Based Access Control Protection (RBAC), and that too is noteworthy, said Red Hat. "Historically, OS vendors have required you buy a separate branched OS to get something that is LSPP and RBAC certified," the company said in a statement. "This is something completely unique for commercial operating systems because the support for multilevel security is native to the OS." According to Frye, the certification is "big news for the Linux industry" because it shows that open source software can be used for sensitive computing tasks. "If anyone had any doubts that you could do this with an open source operating system, we've proved them wrong."


DevShed: Using Unbuffered Queries and More with SQLite with PHP 5

Continuing with their look at PHP5 and SQLite, DevShed has posted part two of the series - "Using Unbuffered Queries and More with SQLite with PHP 5".   Taking into account the group of characteristics that I mentioned [a few lines above], in this second tutorial of the series, I'll be taking a look at some of them. This will give you a clearer idea of how to use them as part of your existing and -- why not? -- future PHP applications.   They take a look at the hows and whys of working with the unbuffered queries and well as some examples - counting rows and fields in a database table and looking at the use of more "row-processing methods" to get different sorts of data out.


Malaysia's Prime Minister has said he will not bring freed rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim back into the ruling party, widely viewed as the only avenue for Anwar to realise his long-held ambition to lead the country.


Electric town car's launch paved with $60 million more

Blog: Think got $60 million to help launch its electric town car. But will consumers take it for an expensive golf cart?


Your online community can help fine-tune your products.


Former NFL Star Reggie White Dead at Age 43

White, a defensive lineman who retired in 2000 after 15  years in the NFL, suffered a massive heart attack at his North  Carolina home, said a report on the Web site of the  Philadelphia Eagles, one of his former teams.


La vittima aveva 40 anni, sindaco Faenza esprime cordoglio


The need for accurate risk assessment Dr Neal Krawetz takes a look at the numbers behind reports of laptop thefts and phishing attacks, showing inconsistent metrics and the difficulty in using numbers to determine the real level of threat.â¦


update Internet engineers working on a standard for identifying the source of e-mail messages voted down a proposal by Microsoft to make some of the company's intellectual property a mandatory part of the solution.


'Back-from-dead' canoeist and wife to stay in jail

A British man who re-appeared five years after being presumed dead in a canoeing accident and his wife were remanded in custody Friday pending trials for fraud.


Standing firm against kidnapping innocents

Chinese hostage Wang Peng, held by militants in Pakistan, was killed on Thursday when Pakistani troops launched a rescue operation.


Ideals and Realities Clash  In Bush 'Freedom Agenda'

At the United Nations lectern this week, President Bush hailed the spread of democracy. "From Beirut to Baghdad," he said, "people are making the choice for freedom." Yet even as he spoke, tanks were rolling through the streets of Bangkok as a military coup toppled the elected leader of Thailand,...


Saddam, Defense Lawyer Meet for 1st Time

Saddam Hussein met for the first time since his capture a year ago with a defense lawyer Thursday, two days after Iraq announced it will soon bring top figures of the fallen regime to court, the chief of the former dictator's legal team said.


Operazione della polizia dopo sanguinoso attentato


'60s killings trial opens with Klan talk

Prosecutors in the kidnapping and conspiracy trial of James Ford Seale promised jurors during opening arguments Monday that they will prove the reputed Klansman was among those who abducted, beat and drowned two black teenagers in 1964.


Sanctions cannot solve crisis in Sudan: Signed article

Recently in spite of Sudan's opposition and criticism from international community the US is ready to go ahead with submitting a resolution to the UN Security Council for sanctions against Sudan.


Movie, Music Industries Petition Court Over File-Sharing

com. In the latest battle in the file-sharing war, the movie and music industries have petitioned the US Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court decision that gave the green light to software firms to trade copyrighted material.


Arab authors in spotlight at world's biggest book fair

The Frankfurt Book Fair, the global publishing industry's biggest gathering, will open Wednesday and roll out the red carpet for Arab authors as the guests of honor at the 56th annual event.


Low fat diets are as good as the Atkins diet when it comes to losing weight over the long term, a study says.


There will be no fundamental change in Beijing's policy toward Taiwan after former China President Jiang Zemin's (æ±æ¾¤æ°) stepped down as the nation's military chief, political analysts said yesterday.


Free English lessons will be targeted at migrants who are poor or socially excluded, under government proposals.


U.S. troops set trap for militants near Baghdad

The U.S. military said on Thursday it was setting a trap to "eliminate" al Qaeda militants around Baghdad, but also said 12 American soldiers had been killed in the past two days, mostly in roadside bombings.


Actor Glenn Ford, a handsome and   quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like   "Gilda" and "The Big Heat," died on Wednesday in his Beverly   Hills home, police said. He was 90.


President Bush urged lawmakers yesterday to renew No Child Left Behind, his landmark education initiative, but one of his biggest political liabilities in achieving that goal comes from an unlikely source: his former aides.


The two fathers' rights protesters who breached security at Buckingham Palace have been released.


CZECH REPUBLIC:  Govt Shaken by Scenarios of U.S. Base

BUDAPEST, Sep 15 (IPS) - Experts from the United States have recently - and  controversially -- visited several localities in the Czech  Republic and Poland to consider a military base for the National  Missile Defence (NMD) programme.


Intel Cuts Prices on Laptop Computer Chips

Intel Corp. INTC.O cut prices on its chips for mobile computers by as much as 34 percent this week, a move that could lower PC prices from the likes of Dell Inc.


TROUBLED New Zealand electricity distributor Vector has agreed to buy Australian Gas Light's 66.05 per cent stake in New Zealand gas pipelines operator NGC Holdings.


Simien out 4 to 6 weeks following surgery

Kansas University senior Wayne Simien underwent surgery on his left thumb Monday night and will miss four to six weeks, head coach Bill Self announced Monday.


Viacom Offers a Premium To Push Blockbuster Shares

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 -- Viacom Inc., the media company that owns CBS and MTV, offered investors a financial incentive to buy shares of the Blockbuster Inc.


French forces destroy two Ivorian planes on the ground after an air strike kills eight French peacekeepers.


Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp.  on Monday posted a smaller quarterly loss as lower restructuring charges offset the effects of North American motor vehicle production cuts and rising materials costs.


WHAT IS HAPPENING: Cell-phone carriers including AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Alltel will be turning off their analog networks starting Feb. 19, 2008.


SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a sign that Google Inc.'s initial public offering will not be as hot or big as expected, the Internet search giant slashed its estimated per-share price range and reduced the number of shares to be sold by insiders...


Rutelli, adeguare proposta turistica a esigenze famiglie


After all the sound and fury about the initial public offering of on-line search kingpin Google Inc. - a decidedly bumpy process filled with gaffes, and accompanied by oceans of commentary â-nvestors are left with two major questions.


Clinton not ready to release tax returns

Resisting calls from Barack Obama to release her income tax returns, Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she would only do so if she secures the Democratic presidential nomination and contended her rival had been less than candid about his relationship with major campaign contributors.


LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Southern hip-hip ingenue Ciara's  "Goodies" featuring Petey Pablo topped Billboard's Hot 100  singles chart for a second week in a row.


Ray Charles' Final Album Wins Six Grammys

Ray Charles' final album, "Genius Loves Company," won a leading six Grammys in the pre-telecast Grammy ceremony on Sunday.


CBS News Anchor Dan Rather Resigns After 24 Years

Veteran newsman Dan Rather, embroiled in a pre-election scandal over a story challenging President Bush's military service, said on Tuesday he will step down as the CBS television network's top news anchor.


Oil slid more than a dollar on  Thursday, resuming a two-week decline that has cut 15 percent  from prices, as rising crude inventories eased concerns of a  winter fuel crunch.


Yukos Cuts China National Petroleum's Oil Supplies

OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia's biggest oil exporter, will cut deliveries to China's biggest oil company next month after a government freeze on its bank accounts prevented it from paying railway bills.


Yemeni president sees French hostages freed soon

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said  on Tuesday he expected four French tourists held hostage by  tribesmen to be freed within a few days.


Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki says he is ready to form a government of national unity, an official statement said.


Struggling United Airlines is rushing to again slash wages and to terminate pension plans in a bid to stem cash drain and satisfy lenders.


BAGHDAD, 23 November 2004 - Some Arab delegations at a meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, with counterparts from Iraqâs neighbors and the United States among others, yesterday said it may be better to delay the polls in Iraq to ensure full participation.


Research shows that the dangers linking the arthritis drug Vioxx, a COX-2 inhibitor, to an increased risk of heart attacks, were known in 2000, which should have led to its immediate recall.


Rice says to use Security Council to pressure Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday world powers planned to use all available channels and the UN Security Council to get Iran to halt its sensitive nuclear work and start negotiations.


Specialist hospital units will have to close and moved to super regional hospitals, leading doctors say.


Tour de France 2006 winner Landis guilty: UCI

Floyd Landis, who tested positive for the banned male hormone testosterone during his 2006 Tour de France triumph, has been found guilty of doping by a U.S. arbitration panel, cycling's governing body said on Thursday.


TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops stormed a Sunni Islamist militant hideout in the northern city of Tripoli on Sunday, killing seven of them, including a woman, while battles raged on at a nearby Palestinian refugee camp.


Controversy dogs 40th anniversary of Monterey Pop

Some bands that played Monterey Pop 40 years ago will return in July to the site of the first great rock festival, but the original promoter and others say the spirit of the Summer of Love is a long time gone.


Bishops poised to pick leader; unsettled times for Catholics

The ongoing sexual-abuse crisis. Dioceses declaring bankruptcy. What to do with Catholic politicians who don't hold to church teachings.


YOUNG women who suffer from migraine and take the contraceptive Pill are eight times more likely to suffer a stroke, new research today reveals.


Vista Could Sap Notebook PC Battery Life

Flashy new OS features could drain laptop batteries faster than XP, hardware vendors and analysts say.


In Reversal, Reservoir Project is Back on Tap

By Scott Harper, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 15--RICHMOND -- The King William Reservoir proved Thursday why it is becoming the proverbial cat with nine lives.


Russian railways in robot repairman revue

Dwarf droid dancers in TV debut Russia's railway industry has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the world, exhibiting a team of dwarvish droids which can sing and dance on tables. Railways chiefs say that the machines will be used for tricky repair work in confined spaces.â¦


Border war over immigration comes to Midwest

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - A routine city hall appointment threatens to turn Kansas City into a new front in the U.S. debate over illegal immigration, even though the closest Mexico border crossing is hundreds of miles (kilometers) away.


Nel periodo 2007-2013 per favorire cooperazione e dialogo


Mark Thatcher planned to leave South Africa, say investigators into his alleged involvement in a coup plot.


CAMPO DOS, Colombia -- As Javier Alfonso Vela watched 1,425 paramilitary soldiers turn in their weapons under a blazing sun Friday in Colombia's largest demobilization of combatants, the missionary wondered aloud whether disarming right-wing militias would be a first step to ending his country's 40-year-old conflict, or a dangerous opening for the return of leftist guerrillas to this provincial outpost ...


Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona says he will officially enter the presidential race


Utilize tech's best party tricks to get your Super Sunday gathering ready for kickoff. By Scott Gilbertson.


Korea Fair Trade Commission investigators allege Intel violated antitrust laws

Korea Fair Trade Commission investigators allege Intel violated that country's antitrust laws, marking the third time in the past two years that an international government has taken a deeper look into Intel's business practices.


Hunt on for kidnappers of Europeans, Ethiopians

British officials arrived in Ethiopia on Saturday to step up diplomatic efforts to free at least five Europeans and 13 Ethiopians feared kidnapped in the remote northeast of Ethiopia.


Powell Goes to Asia to See Tsunami Damage

The United States' top diplomat says he needs to take a careful firsthand look at the immediate humanitarian relief needs in countries ravaged by an undersea earthquake and tsunami wave, and defended the U.S. response so far as generous and appropriate.


FAA Looks for Money for New Air-Traffic Control System

Federal aviation officials expect on Monday to begin introducing a proposal to finance a new air-traffic control system that they say will be needed to keep pace with increasing air travel over the next two decades.


EU president wants to avoid UK-Russia row damage

The European Union regrets Russia's refusal to extradite a murder suspect to Britain but wants to prevent the standoff further damaging already strained EU-Russia relations, an EU presidency official said on Friday.


"Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered she had turned into the wrong person."


WorkingSoftware.com.au: Configuring PHP4 and PHP5 to run concurrently on FreeBSD

From Iain Dooley on WorkingSoftware.com.au today, there's a new tutorial covering the installation of PHP4 and PHP5 onto a FreeBSD server.   So, briefly here is my little recipe for getting PHP4 and PHP5 to run concurrently on FreeBSD using Apache 2.2 and mod_proxy.   He points out one method that's been posted to get this all working, but notes that there are a few issues he found with it. That's the point of this post - to rectify and solve those problems to have you on your way to a happily working PHP4/PHP5 installation.   His guide is broken up into the key steps:   Compiling with mod_proxy from FreeBSD ports Installing another Apache instance  PHP Installation  Configuring and running Apache and a bug, Bug 37770, he came across where the proxy would just stop working


Hong Kong warns on rodents in pigs' clothing

Animal carers in Hong Kong said Wednesday pet lovers who had bought piglets in hopes of some Year of the Pig luck may have been conned by shop owners who actually sold them rodents instead.


France's Sebastien Loeb won his first world rallying title by finishing second in the Rally of France. He succeeded Didier Auriol, who was France's only other world champion a


European stocks lifted by banks and tobacco

European tobacco stocks were lifted by bid activity on Thursday which helped equity markets nudge higher, while interest rate decisions by both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank went as expected.


Powell Wants Mideast Foes to Smooth Way to Election

Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Monday will invest U.S. prestige in a new Middle East peace  drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps  to help Palestinians elect a new president.


Sling Media updates TV devices with hi-def support

Gadget maker Sling Media Inc. on  Wednesday launched U.S. sales of updated versions of its  set-top device that allows consumers to remotely watch shows  already playing on a home television, including one that  supports high-definition TV.


The first trial involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program opened in Italy Friday in the absence of all 26 American defendants accused of kidnapping an Egyptian terrorist suspect.


Afghan official quits as poppy crop soars

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's counternarcotics minister has resigned only weeks after Afghan laborers finished cultivating an opium poppy crop that could exceed last year's record haul.


Democrat Edwards gets fresh union backing

Democratic presidential  hopeful John Edwards won labor union backing on Monday from  steelworkers and mineworkers, putting him ahead of rivals in  declared union support, his campaign said.


The inquiry over the Shirley McKie fingerprint scandal reaches the stage of final evidence being heard.


The musical is based on the stories of dancers who question whether they have been fairly compensated.


Musharraf's security exposed on London street

London: British police were probing on Tuesday why a top secret file detailing security arrangements for the visit of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to Britain this week was found abandoned on a London ...


Square Feet : WhatÂs the Bigger Brand: The Hotel or Its Chef?

An increasing number of luxury hotel owners have been forming alliances with well-known chefs, who see them as a way to help increase profits.


Many people think the recent failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow have damaged Islam's reputation, a survey suggests.


HP debuts 14 new imaging, printing products

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) showed off 14 new imaging and printing products during an event in Frankfurt, Germany, where executives showcased the HP LaserJet 4345mfp multifunction copier, which they said can crank out up to 45 pages per minute for a third the cost of similar machines.


The FTSE 100 gains 7.5% in value over 2004 in a year tainted by high oil prices and rising interest rates.


Le ordinanze di custodia cautelare eseguite dalla Guardia di FinanzaL'accusa Ã¨ di sostegno logistico e finanziario alla formazione terrorista                                          Milano, arrestati una decina di islamici "Appoggiano cellule del Gruppo Salafita"


A flamboyant German fashion designer is found dead at his Munich villa in suspicious circumstances.


North Korea Won't Respond to Threats, BBC Reports, Citing Roh

North Korea's nuclear disarmament and political changes will be achieved through diplomacy and not through threats, South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun told the British Broadcasting Corp.


Lukas emphasizes his past success with females against males

In rationalizing the decision to enter Azeri in the $4-million Breedersâ Cup Classic (G1), trainer D. Wayne Lukas emphasized his past success in starting females against males.


Tampa Bay Devil Rays center fielder Rocco Baldelli had surgery Friday to repair a torn ligament in his left knee.


Secret Service busts suspected ID fraud ring

Federal agents and international allies arrest 28 suspects thought to have stolen credit card numbers and other financial information.


Japan will seek an explanation at weekend talks with North Korea on activity indicating Pyongyang may be preparing a missile test, although Tokyo does not think a launch is imminent.


SAG to honor Durning with lifetime award

Charles Durning will be honored for lifetime achievement by the Screen Actors Guild.


LONDON - A porcelain urinal is the most influential work of modern art, according to a survey released Wednesday.


Senate panel clears Reid on free tickets

Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid did not break Senate rules in accepting free ringside seats at boxing matches from the Nevada Athletic Commission, the Ethics Committee has concluded.


A Marassi 1-1 nell'anticipo. Il Napoli ospita il FrosinonePiacenza, trasferta a rischio a Crotone. Il Bologna va a Verona                                            Genoa-Juve, pareggio spettacolo Impegni a rischio per le prime                                                                                di JACOPO MANFREDI


Operazione della polizia nella periferia di Padova (ANSA) - PADOVA, 13 NOV - Quindici cinesi clandestini sono stati trovati a Padova dalla polizia stipato in un furgoncino parcheggiato vicino ad un ufficio postale.


News Ltd bows to shareholder demands over move to US

The Australian Council of Super Investors was one group that had urged News Corp to include major provisions of Australian corporate law in its proposed new US constitution in order to protect Australian shareholders.


The UK is the country most attached to fast food, closely followed by the US, a global survey suggests.


BEIJING -- China wants to keep its trade surplus in check this year, Commerce Minister Bo Xilai said today.


Jones Report: Iraqi Security Forces Not Ready

Iraq's Interior Ministry is "dysfunctional," filled with sectarianism and corruption, according to an independent assessment of the Iraqi security forces to be published tomorrow. The report said that Iraq's national police force, controlled by that ministry, is "operationally ineffective" and sh...


China finds 100,000-year-old human skull: report

An almost complete human skull dating back 80,000 to 100,000 years was unearthed in central China, state media reported Wednesday.


The first anti-AIDS vaginal gel to make it through late-stage testing failed to stop HIV infection in a study of 6,000 South African women


After a four year hiatus, AOL has restarted development of its client software, seemingly to appease those customers who have moved onto broadband, but are comfortable with the AOL interface. AOL 9.1 entered beta testing Tuesday, and is available for download.


The fate of two local retail stores may not be known for months in the wake of the announcement Wednesday of the $11 billion merger of Kmart and Sears.


Annan warns against go-it-alone diplomacy

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri  - Kofi Annan, in his last major speech as U.N. secretary general, urged the United States on Monday to shun go-it-alone diplomacy and collaborate on its world challenges, including the Iraq war.


Woodland Park Zoo elephant dies suddenly

Hansa, a 6-year-old Asian elephant who delighted visitors to the Woodland Park Zoo, was found dead Friday, about a week after she began displaying colic-like symptoms, the zoo said Friday.


Era presidente del patto di sindacato del gruppo bancario


Grammer, Wife Have Son Via Surrogate Mom

LOS ANGELES - "Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer and his wife, former Playboy model Camille Donatacci, are the parents of a boy born Saturday through a surrogate mother.    Jude Gordon Grammer weighed 7-pounds, 11-ounces at birth at 4:11 a.m...


Adds BlackBerry Pearl and Nokia E61 to list T-Mobile has expanded its range of email devices with the addition of the Nokia E61 and BlackBerry Pearl.â¦


Women forced to have abortions can seek asylum in the US with their partners, a California court decides.


Endangered: islands, not just birds and bees

Blog: The World Monuments Fund issues a list of the 100 most endangered cultural sites in world.


Sudan's Darfur militia attacks villages force 7,000 to flee

Tribesmen attacked villages in Sudan's Darfur region last week, forced 7,000 people from their homes and looted in the area, the UN said on Wednesday.


NYSE CEO: Deutsche Boerse can't compete on Euronext

NYSE Group Inc.  Chief  Executive John Thain said on Friday that Deutsche Boerse  (DB1Gn.DE) could not compete strategically or financially for  Euronext , the Paris-based exchange the NYSE has  struck an agreement to buy.


Brad Pitt shows "green" New Orleans housing design

Actor Brad Pitt on Thursday  unveiled a "green" housing design for New Orleans's Lower Ninth  Ward and said he was appalled by the slow pace of rebuilding  since Hurricane Katrina hit last year.


A rare 1939 German sports car commissioned by Adolph Hitler is expected to command the highest price ever paid for any automobile at auction, according to Christie's, which will conduct the auction in Paris in February 2007.


If you want to make Paul Giamatti squirm, just try complimenting him.


Orioles designated hitter Aubrey Huff has switched his jersey number from 19 to 17 to honor his friend and former teammate Joe Kennedy.


Zeta-Jones Stalker Ordered to Stand Trial in L.A.

A woman whose lawyer claims has  only a "girlish crush" on actor Michael Douglas was ordered on  Wednesday to stand trial on charges of making death threats  against his actress wife Catherine Zeta-Jones.


Arroyo 'determined to get to root of tragedy'

Manila - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Saturday ordered the prosecution of those responsible for a train derailment that killed at least six people and injured more than 120 others.


Iraq. Trattative in corso per riportare in Italia la salma di Enzo ...

Dopo lâuccisione del giornalista Enzo Baldoni i contatti operativi in Iraq sono ancora attivi nel tentativo di riottenere la salma del reporter dai terroristi che lo hanno ucciso. Il commissario straordinario


North Korea is prepared to return to six-country talks on its nuclear weapons program at any time now that it has "completed defensive steps" with a nuclear test, a senior envoy of the communist state said on Tuesday.


Internet TV service Joost  has named former Cisco Systems Inc. executive Mike Volpi CEO,  the company said on Tuesday.


Just when you thought you knew the players in the war, a cult tries to take over the holy city of Najaf


Independent Artists Club launched to promote regional artists.


Blog: The News Corp.-owned social networking site touts successes and announces a high-profile concert in Mexico City as it expands its global reach south of the border.


EMC to offer SaaS backup and recovery service

Leveraging its October 2007 purchase of Berkeley Data Systems [BDS], EMC announced this week that it will offer an enterprise backup and recovery solution, MozyEnterprise, over a hosted SaaS platform for desktops, laptops, and remote servers.The service will become part of EMC's Fortress hosted services and will offer RSA-level security, a capability that was not available when the product was owned by BDS and marketed as Mozy Professional. The solution includes integrated key management, authentication and authorization security. Over time, EMC will offer other SaaS solutions, according to officials.The EMC solution will compete directly with Iron Mountain's DataDefense backup and recovery SaaS service. However, EMC lacks a key capability that Iron Mountain offers, according to Adam Couture, a principal analyst with Gartner. "DataDefense encrypts everything on the laptop," said Couture. "MozyEnterprise does not have this capability."An EMC spokesperson confirmed this, saying that data is encrypted once it leaves the laptop or desktop and is stored by EMC.The company will either have to develop the encryption capability on its own or partner with another company in order to be competitive, but the fact that GE used Mozy Professional before the acquisition and is apparently staying with the product from EMC gives EMC enterprise credibility, he added.Pricing for a desktop/laptop is $5.25 per month per desktop/laptop plus $0.70 per gigabyte protected. Windows server pricing is $9.25 per month per supported Windows server plus $2.35 per month per gigabyte protected.


Jannero Pargo scores a season-high 24 points in 24 minutes, and New Orleans extends their season-best winning streak to six games with a 96-81 win over Portland.


Just a few hours to go now and we will finally know whether John Kerry or George Bush will be living in the White House for the next four years.


England's cathedrals earned Â£150m for local economies last year and received nine million visitors, a report says.


An amazing surgical procedure has allowed a man to rebuild his own jawbone after he lost it to cancer. The current issue of the medical journal "Lancet" describes the procedure used by surgeons in Germany to grow a new jaw for the man on his upper back.


SATURDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've developed new tests that can determine the precise genetic pathways that lead to lung cancer.


Fresh spinach is safe to eat in the United States because all E. coli-tainted spinach has been recalled, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.


U.S. company claims cloned humans and made stem cells

A California company said on Thursday it used cloning technology to make five human embryos, with the eventual hope of making matched stem cells for patients.


Penn survives a scare, but Yale dealt setback

Dartmouth spent the first few minutes of last night's game falling into a big hole. For the rest of the game, though, the Big Green had Pennsylvania quaking.


Desperate Haitian flood victims rush aid distribution site

UN troops fired smoke grenades yesterday as crowds of Haitian flood victims, increasingly desperate over the slow pace of relief after Tropical Storm Jeanne devastated the


College football: Orange road woes continue in loss

(October 22, 2004) - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. â-nother road game against a Top 25 opponent equalled another lopsided loss for the Syracuse University football team.


Writer and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet,  an "enfant terrible" of France's literary establishment who  helped found the New Novel school in the 1950s, died on Monday  aged 85, his publishers said.


Tom Cruise video clip forced off YouTube, say activists, as church hit by sabotage of website


New measures offering some persistent offenders an alternative to prison are  unveiled by Cathy Jamieson.


Windows Server Roadmap Gets Down to Specifics

During a series of recent media briefings, Microsoft began to give out nitty gritty details about specific timetables for the betas, SDKs and release candidates that will lead to the next round of Windows server operating systems.


34 children killed by car bombs in Iraqi capital

THREE car bombs were detonated yesterday near a US military convoy in Baghdad, killing 41 people, 34 of them children who were rushing to collect sweets from American troops.


Tottenham's Keane eager for penalty chance

Tottenham striker Robbie Keane said he will not shirk penalty-taking responsibilities despite missing a crucial spot-kick in the 2-1 defeat at Arsenal last weekend.


GM CEO says consumers "tense" over housing

The top executive at General Motors Corp  said on Tuesday that the automaker was watching the downturn in the U.S. housing market closely and blamed the softness there for weakness in vehicle sales.


The New Zealand based company, Telecom, launched its high-speed âthird-generationâ (3G) mobile broadband service and is expecting strong demand from businesses and consumers.


The world will have to wait a while to learn the cause of rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard's unexpected death. Authorities said that the results of ODB's autopsy would take about a week to get back.


Livorno, 19:17 - Calcio, Livorno: contro l'Inter difesa a quattro

Un difensore in piÃ¹ per frenare l'attacco interista: Colomba pensa di schierare una difesa a quattro...


Symantec Nearly Doubles Quarterly Revenue

Symantec Wednesday said fiscal second-quarter earnings more than doubled over the previous year as the company saw growth across all of its business segments.


China Mine Blast Death Toll Rises to 122-Xinhua

The death toll from last week's coal mine explosion in central China has risen to 122, with 26 people still missing, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.


Cosi' come fatto gia' in altri paesi come Germania


Two studies finding that lowering a protein called CRP may be beneficial in patients with severe heart disease raise questions about how to use that information.


Class B girls power Newton South will be entering uncharted waters next season when it moves up to Class A, but it was smooth sailing at yesterday's State Relays at the Reggie Lewis Center as the Lions rolled to their second title in three years.


"Shark Tale": Something fishy for Will Smith

"Shark Tale" is providing a boost to Dreamworks, which plans a $650 million initial share offering for its animation unit, Dreamworks Animation Inc.


Use of cholesterol and blood pressure medicines by young adults appears to be rising rapidly Â at a faster pace than among senior citizens, according to an industry report being released Tuesday.


TOKYO -- Thin and gorgeous in a slinky black dress, Mikimoto pearls and a low-slung diamond Tiffany pendant, 26-year-old Kazumi Yoshimura already has looks, cash, and accessories. There's only one more thing this single Japanese woman says she needs to find eternal bliss -- a Korean man.


Oxford's vice-chancellor is to learn whether academics back reforms which could hand control to outsiders.


Afghan warlord General Dostum escapes an apparent assassination attempt, says report.


The family of Madeleine McCann release sketches of a man they believe abducted the four-year-old.


United attack versus Kansas City defense could produce a classic ...

MLS Cup 2004 has the makings of a classic match-up, pitting the freewheeling attack of DC United against the solidly defensive Kansas City Wizards.


Chinese lawmakers began considering a proposed anti-secession law today that Beijing says is aimed at pushing Taiwan to unite with the mainland and which the self-ruled island contends could serve as a pretext for a military attack.


General Motors to cut 12,000 jobs in Europe

General Motors Europe is to slash its workforce by around a fifth, cutting as many as 12,000 jobs in a bid to halt chronic losses in the region.


In a veiled swipe at the United States and its United States allies such as Israel, Russia's foreign minister said Sunday his country opposed a Security Council resolution demanding free presidential elections here and a Syrian troop withdrawal out of


Two US cinema chains will not screen a film portraying the fictional assassination of President George W Bush.


Milano, 12:36 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; INTER: I 20 PER IL FENERBAHCE

Roberto Mancini ha convocato 20 giocatori per la gara contro il Fenerbahce. L'Inter esordirà ...


That's where the New York Yankees find themselves heading into tonight's deciding game of the best-of-seven American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium.


Setting aside Sharman Networks' objections, an Australian judge accepted on Friday an affidavit with potentially damaging assertions about Kazaa's handling of copyrighted material.


Hewitt defeats Roddick in Masters Cup semifinals

HOUSTON Lleyton Hewitt sent a deflated Andy Roddick home today with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the semifinals of the ATP Masters Cup in Houston.


LABOR: Members march outside the Labor Department in Washington, DC, to protest the regulations that took effect Monday. BY LEIGH STROPE.


Torino, 18:42 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; BLANC: PIENA FIDUCIA IN SECCO

Piena fiducia in Alessio Secco da parte dell'ad della Juve Jean Claude Blanc, dopo le indiscrezioni ...


U.S. Says Diplomacy Can Resolve Iran Nuclear Crisis

The top U.S. disarmament diplomat said  on Monday evidence pointed to an Iranian nuclear weapons  program, but that Washington wanted a diplomatic solution and  its ultimate goal was not to topple Tehran's government.


Ice Cube on Tour, With a Couple of Holy Terrors

The always charismatic Ice Cube makes "Are We There Yet?" watchable, but his young charges are such insufferable brats that the hero's change of heart remains a mystery.


Anti-Syrian Lebanese crowds honor slain Hariri

Around 300,000 Lebanese waving flags and blue balloons demonstrated in Beirut on Wednesday to honor Rafik al-Hariri, two years after the ex-premier's killing, and show support for the anti-Syrian government.


FOXBOROUGH -- The Revolution know better than any team that a 2-0 lead isn't safe, considering that they had blown a two-goal lead twice in their last three games.


Maxim Afinogenov's winning goal gave the Buffalo Sabres' struggling power play a much-needed lift.


A shopping spree before and after Christmas helped many of the nation's retailers meet their holiday sales goals, but heavy discounting to lure customers into the stores came at the expense of profits, Wall Street analysts believe.


Toll From Tsunami Rises to Nearly 40,000

Devastated coastal areas across South Asia struggled today to prevent hunger and outbreaks of disease as dazed survivors searched desperately for the missing two days after a tsunami surged across the region.


Retired Official Defends The CIA's Performance

James L. Pavitt has become the agency's most senior public advocate, defending the spies and analysts who have come under attack by Congress, the 9/11 commission, the White House and, now, their new CIA director.


Pope's talks with Muslims scares al Qaeda: Vatican

The Vatican on Tuesday rejected condemnation by al Qaeda of a historic meeting between Pope Benedict and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, saying the militants were afraid of inter-religious dialogue.