Aretha Franklin Sings With Ark. Orchestra

Aretha Franklin sang with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, performing her hits including "Respect" and "Chain of Fools," in advance of the opening of former President Clinton's library.


Keaton, Parker, Mulroney Sign Up for Family Affair

Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker and Dermot Mulroney have signed on to the untitled Fox romantic comedy previously known as "Hating Her."


UN renews Sudan sanctions threat over Darfur

The UN Security Council passed a resolution threatening to "envisage" sanctions against Sudan's oil industry unless the Khartoum government meets its commitment to restore security to its troubled Darfur province.


U.S. cable network operator ESPN Inc. said Tuesday it has agreed to buy the London-based cable channel NASN Ltd. as part of its strategy to broadcast more American sports in Europe.


Argentina gets set to elect its 'Hillary'

First lady Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is expected to win Sunday's presidential vote.


Hurricane Ivan Damages Parts of Barbados

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada Sept. 7, 2004 - Packing ferocious winds, Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada Tuesday, blasting apart scores of homes and hurling hundreds of the island's landmark red zinc roofs through the air.


Airbus unveils its superjumbo, European leaders hail lead over US

Airbus unveiled its A380 superjumbo in a glitzy ceremony at which the leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Spain hailed Europe's victory over the United States as the new king of the commercial skies.


A fire at a Western Australian gold mine leaves 54 miners trapped underground, according to local media.


South Korean robot officiates at marriage

Industry shift from spying and killing? Korean roboticists announced over the weekend that their industry had achieved yet another world first, as a droid officiated at a wedding south of Seoul.â¦


Video gamers share their pain as they get active

TORONTO, Dec 14 (Reuters Life!) - Video gamers relish  violence on the screen but now players are becoming victims  themselves -- of the latest gaming technology in which a  wireless, wand-like device is used to direct on-screen action.


Studies: Radiation Not for All With Cancer

Many older women with early breast cancer can safely skip radiation after having a lump removed, two studies suggest.


The lower seating rows in Section 114 at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich., are marked by letters - AA, BB, CC, etc. - and the chairs within are coveted for the home games of the defending National


A state grand jury Thursday wrapped up its investigation into the sex-and-alcohol recruiting scandal in the University of Colorado's football program. There was no immediate word on whether the panel handed up any criminal indictments.


Rumsfeld: Pullout Not Likely Before Vote

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - The United States may be able to reduce its troop levels in Iraq after the January elections if security improves and Iraqi government forces continue to expand and improve, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday...


Integrated Wellness Opens in Downtown S.L.

Integrated Wellness Center featuring BodyFit has opened for business at 40 E. Gallivan Ave. in Salt Lake City.  The wellness center features BodyFit's personal training and integrated chiropractic and therapeutic massage services. For more information, call 801-961-1300.


DealBook Blog: Bear Reports Steep 4th-Quarter Loss

The bank said it lost about $854 million, exceeding analystsâ fears about how badly it would suffer from its bad bets on subprime mortgages.


Mayor Richard M. Daley won a sixth term Tuesday, overcoming a City Hall corruption scandal and putting himself on course to eclipse his legendary father's record as the city's longest-serving mayor


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Bush Seeks Sweeping Cuts to Curb Deficit

President Bush on Monday proposed a  $2.5 trillion budget that slashes domestic programs from farm  aid to housing grants for the poor, as he sought to curb budget  deficits that have soared on his watch.


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Iran âseeks to exclude uranium enrichmentâ

Iran has been seeking to exclude some uranium enrichment experiments from a nuclear freeze it agreed with three European governments this month, western diplomats said on Wednesday.


Rangers have tied down star Scotland striker Kris Boyd until 2010, the club announced.


"Devil Wears Prada" star can't wear the shoes

Meryl Streep, who plays a tyrannical fashion magazine editor in the film "The Devil Wears Prada", does not wear shoes by the Italian fashion house.


Mexico seeks US probe of border tear gas

Mexico has formally requested the United States investigate recent incidents in which Border Patrol officers fired tear gas onto the Mexican side of the border, the government said Thursday.


Hollywood Entertainment OKs $850M Buyout

Video rental giant Hollywood Entertainment Corp. has agreed to a buyout offer of about $850 million from smaller rival Movie Gallery Inc. in a deal that would create a stronger challenger to the industry leader Blockbuster Inc.


Peter Jackson to produce two Hobbit films

The makers of the smash hit "Lord of the Rings" films said on Tuesday they settled a legal dispute and agreed to make two movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," but most likely without Peter Jackson directing.


Vivendi Universal, the French media group that almost collapsed into bankruptcy two years ago, yesterday surprised investors with strong third-quarter revenues driven by soaring music sales in the Britain and North America.


BA plane makes emergency landing in London

A British Airways plane on a flight from China made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday and three people were slightly hurt in an incident police said had no link to terrorism.


A bomb exploded near a police convoy  accompanying foreign workers in Algeria on Friday, injuring  nine people including two French and one Italian, the official  news agency APS reported.


A look back at some of the more memorable elements of Oscar broadcasts past.


More college kids eating local farm fare

An earthy abundance from local farms comes through the loading docks of the Culinary Institute of America: sprigs of asparagus in the spring, peas and beets in the summer, apples and squash in the fall. The food — much of it taken from the soil the day before — provides fresh fodder from the Hudson Valley for the riverside school's five restaurants and classroom kitchens.


Roma, 18:05 - CALCIO, RINVII A GIUDIZIO PER GALLIANI, PREZIOSI E GARRONE

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Britney Spears' family criticises therapist Dr Phil McGraw for speaking publicly about visiting her in hospital.


BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on the US plan to bring its missile shield to Europe, and the European response.


EADS Backs Away From Possible Thales Deal

Airbus parent EADS said Thursday it was not planning any alliance with defense group Thales SA, dampening speculation that the French government-backed deal was imminent.


Alltel buys Cingular properties, expands network

Little Rock-based Alltel will expand its wireless phone service in Connecticut, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas in a $170 million deal with Cingular Wireless.


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No end in sight to China floods after hundreds die

Storms are expected to batter large swathes of China again on Monday after floods, landslides and lightning killed more than 150 people last week alone, state media said.


Drive to Nab Last German Nazis to Begin in January

The Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Center  will begin a campaign in January to flush out the last  surviving Nazi war criminals in Germany, the head of the  center's Jerusalem office said Sunday.


Higher prices and increased production gave Micron Technology Inc. its second straight profitable quarter, but its fourth-quarter results still fell short of Wall Street estimates.


North Carolina sputtered in its ACC opener yesterday afternoon, but used its defense and the creativity of Raymond Felton to beat Virginia Tech 85-51 and extend its winning streak to eight games.


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Altenberg, 16:02 - BOB, MONDIALI: DOPPIETTA TEDESCA NEL 'DUE'

Doppietta tedesca nella prova di 'due' ai Mondiali di bob di Altenberg, in Germania. Andre Lange e K...


Molson Coors profit beats view, shares jump

Molson Coors Brewing Co.   reported quarterly profit on Thursday that trounced analysts expectations, aided by higher pricing and volume growth, sending its shares up more than 6 percent.


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Agassi, Ljubicic advance in Madrid Masters

Ivan Ljubicic edged No. 7 seed Joachim Johansson in three sets Friday to reach the semifinals in the $3 million Madrid Masters. The unseeded Croatian, who knocked out top seed Tim Henman


The picture is fading for projection TVs

Discouraged by lackluster sales for the big-screen technology, Hitachi and Samsung are expressing a dim view of its future.


Spacecraft Sees Infant Galaxies in Aging Universe

Billions of years after a galactic "baby boom," a NASA (news - web sites) spacecraft has detected dozens of newborn galaxies in Earth's part of the universe.


Four Hospitalized After Botox Injections

Two of those people are in critical condition and on life support in Palm Beach, Florida. All four people reportedly received their botox shots at a clinic in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.


Massachusetts lawmakers threw out a proposed constitutional amendment Thursday that would have let voters decide whether to ban gay marriage in the only state that allows it.


Retailers Seen Posting Modest Nov. Sales

U.S. retailers are expected to post  modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart  Stores Inc. WMT.N already cutting its holiday outlook on high  oil prices and warmer weather.


Ucraina. Accordo Yushenko-Yanukovic per riformare la Costituzione

L'opposizione capeggiata da Viktor Yushenko e la maggioranza che fa quadrato attorno al premier Viktor Yanukovic si sono stasera accordate per approvare domani in parlamento la riforma costituzionale che limita i poteri del presidente.


NEW YORK Now that the broadcast TV upfront market is nearly complete, buyers are setting their sights on cable. Many are wondering whether that market will be as strong, in terms of total dollars and price hikes, as its network counterpart. The answer, sellers say, will depend on whether buyers want to use the new commercial ratings as currency, as they did with the broadcast market. There are indications, and good reasons, that they might not.


Iraqi Troops Raid Baghdad Mosque, 17 Detained

Hundreds of Iraqi troops backed by U.S.  forces stormed a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baghdad after Friday  prayers, killing four people and wounding at least nine,  witnesses and an influential group of Sunni clerics said.


North Korea was prepared to cope with any provocation by the United States, the communist nation's state-run media said Wednesday in remarks that followed a series of missile tests.


Khmer Rouge "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea, Pol Pot's top surviving henchman, was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity on Wednesday by the U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal.


By JAY FITZGERALD  The America Online gold-digging battle has reached a temporary stalemate, despite what appeared to be a tentative agreement last month to allow the Internet giant to search a Westwood property where a neo-Nazi scammer may have buried loot.


The number of Japanese who have lived 100 years or more surged to a record-high 23,038 in 2004 in the world's longest-living country, the government said Tuesday.


Russians close to prosecuting 'Pinch' Trojan authors

InfoWorld - Russia may soon prosecute the authors of the "Pinch" Trojan, an easy-to-use malicious software program available on the Internet that steals a variety of data.


The ethnic crisis is taking center stage at a three-day African Union summit in neighboring Ethiopia.


XM Satellite quarterly loss narrows as costs fall

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. , which has agreed to be acquired by rival Sirius Satellite Radio , posted a narrower quarterly loss as it trimmed costs, sending shares up 3 percent on Monday.


By EMMA ROSS    MUNICH, Germany  -- There's more good news for chocolate lovers. Scientists have found that eating dark chocolate appears to improve the function of important cells lining the wall of blood vessels for at least three hours...


The debate about using Linux as a desktop OS has been going on for years. With each kernel revision and every new distribution release, we hear that Linux has become a feasible alternative.


Diet Coke Plus could keep the company's stock on the upswing.


Imported tuna may have higher mercury level

Many imports of canned tuna have mercury levels higher than the federal limit, according to analysis by an environmental group.


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) - The defending NFC Carolina Panthers are not catching any breaks this season. Two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kris Jenkins has been placed on injured reserve and will


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FBI Urged to Scrap $170M Computer Project

Lawmakers criticized FBI Director Robert Mueller on Thursday for continued problems with a costly computer project that was supposed to dramatically improve management of terrorism and other criminal cases.


Indexes Barely Budge, but Energy Shares Rise

Energy shares rose on Wednesday as oil prices hit new highs, but stock market volume was light and indexes were moved little.


They just Flu in The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour has arrived back on Earth safe and sound, but not alone. The astronauts have brought a raging case of strep with them.â¦


SpaceShipOne to Try for $10 Mln Ansari X-Prize

The U.S. team that took the first  privately funded, manned ship into space makes a bid to capture  a $10 million prize this week -- signaling that commercial  space travel has nearly arrived.


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Kraft Foods Inc  raised its 2007 earnings forecast on Wednesday, citing a lower-than-expected tax rate, the pace of share repurchases, and increased confidence in its growth initiatives.


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Bush to thank Canadians for post-9/11 aid

President Bush was traveling to Nova Scotia on Wednesday to give the Canadians a belated "thank you" for helping Americans in their hour of need â- gesture aimed


Rio de Janeiro, 17:07 - CALCIO, FLAMENGO: ZICO CRITICA TECNICA, FIGLIO FUORI ROSA

Il Flamengo ha messo fuori rosa il figlio di Zico, Thiago Coimbra, dopo le dure critiche dello stess...


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Hu's South American tour raises hopes of Chinese riches

President Hu Jintao of China ended a visit to Brazil, the first leg of a tour of Latin America that has raised expectations of untold riches in every country on his list.


Venture by  Time Warner And Microsoft Unsettles E.U.

A Bethesda company owned by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. is the subject of a European Union investigation  into whether the company's software will give the two media giants a monopoly in copyright protection.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia told thousands  of aid workers helping tsunami victims in its worst-hit region,  Aceh, on Tuesday not to venture beyond two large cities because  of what it said were militant threats.


Top 5 things to do in a personal flying saucer

You'll be able to zip around about 10 feet off the ground at a speed of 50 miles per hour. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


US actor Peter Boyle, best known as the curmudgeonly father in Everybody Loves Raymond, dies aged 71.


Bruxelles, 4 novembre 2004 - Il presidente designato della Commissione europea JosÃ¨ Manuel Durao Barroso ha confermato nel corso di una conferenza stampa che Franco Frattini prenderÃ  il posto di Rocco Buttiglione come suo commissario per la Giustizia


Michael Jackson's reputed herbal guru has a bitter pill for the   popster: A nearly $1 million lawsuit.


MILWAUKEE -- Fans following Barry Bonds' quest for career home run No. 700 have been thinking ahead, as in of course he's going to hit it, but when?


Terror suspects charged with conspiracy to kill

EIGHT men arrested in anti- terror raids were expected to appear in court today charged with conspiring to commit murder and launch radioactive or chemical attacks on Britain.


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New Mexico Museum to Launch Names Into Space

ALAMOGORDO, N.M.  -- The New Mexico Museum of Space History will be shipping names to the stars with the first X-Prize launch into space...


News Analysis: Iranâs Chance: U.S. Troubles in Iraq Create Opening for Regional Shift

While American officials have increasingly accused Iran of interfering in Iraq, from Iranâs perspective it is the United States that is meddling in its backyard.


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Bush sees Iraqi elections as top priority for US plan

US President George W. Bush announced here on Thursday his five-step plan for reconstruction of Iraq, saying to help Iraq conduct national elections no later than next January is "the most important step.


Spanish fiancÃ©e cancels Lollobrigida wedding: report

Spanish businessman Javier Rigau has  called off his engagement to Italian screen legend Gina  Lollobrigida, who is 34 years his senior, Spanish magazine  hola.com said.


Cuba's acting president, Raul Castro, departing from his brother's confrontational approach to their arch-enemy the United States, said this weekend he was open for talks with Washington.


Soldier Pleads Not Guilty in Killing of Iraqis

BAGHDAD, Sept. 26 -- A U.S. soldier pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of killing Iraqis and then trying to cover it up by planting weapons on their bodies.


Zimbabwe's president is set to introduce a new bill to nationalise foreign firms, as economic troubles escalate.


Exercise on par with drugs for aiding depression

NEW YORK  - Regular exercise may work as well as medication in improving symptoms of major depression, researchers have found.


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Pettitte Will Not Testify at Public Hearing

Andy Pettitteâs recusal came amid growing indications that he had given evidence against Roger Clemens in his deposition. Chuck Knoblauch and Kirk Radomski will also not testify.


Dark humor brightens life in battered New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Nov 2O  - A Hurricane Katrina evacuee walks up to a woman in a bar and says, "Want to go back to my place?"


Scientist at Work | Diana H. Wall: An Antarctic Ecosystem Shows Signs of Trouble as a Tiny Worm Turns

Nematodes, which occupy the top rung of the food chain in the Antarctic Dry Valleys, are dying off in an alarming example of change.


Kenny Chesney won entertainer of the year for the third time at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, while former "American Idol" sensation Carrie Underwood's reality also continued on the up.


Cancer Test Spots Need for Chemotherapy, Study Says

A genetic test that grades breast- cancer aggressiveness also identifies low-risk women who don't need chemotherapy, potentially sparing 50,000 each year from a toxic treatment that doesn't help them, researchers said.


Top seed Lleyton Hewitt was beaten by Czech player Jiri Novak in the semi-finals of the Japan Open in Tokyo. The fifth seed beat the Australian 4-6 6-4 2-6 in a rain-interrupted match.


UK experts say they have proof that stem cells could be used to treat children with a life threatening lung disease.


Yankees Are Clenching Fists for a Tighter Grip

The Yankees climbed into the pennant race by beating mediocre teams after the All-Star Game break. Now they have built enough confidence to hang with the elite.


Russian Oil Mogul Expects to Lose It All

The Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who has been in jail since October in what many Russians say is Kremlin punishment for political activities, said Thursday that


A UN team will go to North Korea on Saturday to monitor the shutdown of a nuclear reactor, the IAEA says.


Ban on skinny models shocks fashion world

MADRID.  - The world's first ban on overly thin   models at a top-level fashion show in Madrid has caused outrage   among modeling agencies and raised the prospect of restrictions   at other catwalk pageants.


Australian government paves way for Xstrata to takeover WMC

The Australian government said it would not block Anglo-Swiss mining giant Xstrata's hostile takeover bid for WMC Resources despite opposition within its own ranks at giving a foreign company control of the world's largest uranium deposit.


UPDATE 2-Circuit City same-store growth misses estimates

Circuit City Stores Inc. (CC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported a 2.9 percent gain in quarterly same-store sales but its growth lagged estimates due to a calendar shift and reduced spending through August.


Ruddock sees need to take big scalp as trial by pace awaits Wales

Graham Henry and Steve Hansen - are pitted against a former pupil - Mike Ruddock. Wales coach Ruddock could not have had it much harder.


SAFC Pharma Expands Its U.K. Pharmorphix Facility

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAFC, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group , announced today that it has completed the initial phase of a two-stage expansion at its SAFC Pharmorphix(TM) research facility in Cambridge, U.K., for its SAFC Pharma business. Completion of a 2,500 sq. ft.


Giving the Timeless Shame of Gossip to a Korean 'Liaisons'

This viciously purring Korean comedy of sexual conquest uses the Christopher Hampton version of Choderlos de Laclos's "Liaisons Dangereuses" as inspiration.


Ethiopian Herders Risk Floods to Save Cattle

Marooned amid rising waters, many residents refused to leave their livestock, one of the most valuable assets in a country heavily dependent on agriculture.


A new downloadable computer game is offering online gamers a jackpot of $100,000 for the most accurate interactive copycat killing of President John F. Kennedy.


'Exorcist: The Beginning' [How Bad Can A Movie Be?]

I don't suppose I was expecting much from this movie 'Exorcist: The Beginning', considering how unexceptional the other two 'Exorcist' sequels were, but I didn't expect that it would make them suddenly seem like classics by comparison.


U.S. Servicemen React to Bush Guard Memos

ALBANY, Ga. - Some current and retired members of the National Guard and other military services say they aren't bothered by newly revealed memos that indicate President Bush got preferential treatment in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, while others say they are troubling...


Er, make that 8 Screw all the namby-pamby gadgets being dished out by weaklings at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Big Iron - not gizmos - is where it's at, as far as Apple is concerned.â¦


San Francisco, 20:05 - VELA, MONDIALE STAR: INIZIO NEGATIVO PER AZZURRI

Vento incerto per la prima giornata del Campionato del Mondo della classe Star, la regina delle clas...


Desperate photographers frozen out as Longoria weds

"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria and basketball ace Tony Parker married in a civil wedding ceremony on Friday, but well-wishers and photographers got only a fleeting glimpse of the celebrity couple.


US Warns About Male Sexual Enhancement Products

Consumers should not purchase or consume the dietary supplements Actra-Rx or Yilishen because they contain an active prescription drug ingredient that can interact with other prescription drugs and result in dangerously low blood pressure, the US Food and


Schlumberger Ltd. , the world's largest oil service company, said on Friday its second-quarter profit rose 47 percent, topping Wall Street expectations, driven by strength in its international markets.


Japan, China Try to Smooth Over Tensions

Japanese and Chinese officials were trying to arrange a meeting between the leaders of their two countries on the sidelines of a weekend summit to try to calm rising tensions, authorities said.


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GM to Continue Shrink Work Force in 2005

General Motors Corp. , the world's biggest automaker, will keep shrinking its U.S. work force this year, offering buyout packages to more salaried employees to offset rising costs, executives said on Monday.


A tribute to Ada's Jean Ichbiah Obituary Second acts are rare in the computer industry but Jean Ichbiah, who died this week, managed it. Not only did he revolutionise software development for military computer systems with the Ada programming language, but he also devised a widely-used fast text-entry system for handheld computers.â¦


Networks help viewers swim past Olympics

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Is this you? You hate the Olympics. You don't know the difference between a discus and a high beam. You think Michael Phelps is the leader of a group of highly specialized government agents.


Russia takes up claims of British spying

Russia's security agency on Friday announced an espionage investigation based on statements by the suspect in Andrei Litvinenko's radiation poisoning, a move apparently targeting a Kremlin foe in Britain.


Miami Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt is taking a wait-and-see approach on whether Jay Fiedler or A.J. Feeley will start at quarterback against Seattle in two weeks.


By Seth Borenstein  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - It'll be cheaper to build a permanent moon base and keep it running than it will be to get to the moon. Just don't ask how much, NASA's boss says.   The U.S.


Arts & entertainment: The author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian on family ties, her second novel - and never giving up.


Changes to the law are needed to make the honours system more transparent, MPs are expected to say.


John Lackey pitched 6 2-3 shutout innings and matched a career high with 10 strikeouts, Orlando Cabrera reached base safely in his 59th straight game for the longest such streak since 1960, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 Sunday.


Diversity of Opinion on Imams' Dispute With Airline

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 7 -- For years, the Minneapolis-St. Paul area has been known for its liberalism and tolerance, especially when it comes to religion. Many Muslims, including the largest population of Somalis outside of Mogadishu, make their home in the Twin Cities. The area just elected the...


Seniors Take Up Tai Chi and Yoga Across the U.S.

By AMBER McDOWELL     NASHVILLE, Tenn.  -- Balanced on one leg like flamingos, a dozen people older than 60 concentrate on staying upright, as they master the basics of tai chi...


Siena, 18:43 - CALCIO, SIENA: GIOVEDI' AMICHEVOLE CON IL BELA KRAJINA

Il Siena affronterà giovedÃ¬ in amichevole alle 15 allo stadio Franchi gli sloveni del Bela Kr...


Group sees more sex and violence in TV family hour

Americans are being subjected to more sex, violence and profane language during the traditional, early-evening "family hour" of broadcast television viewing, a U.S. watchdog group said on Wednesday.


White House Proposes Intelligence Changes

WASHINGTON - The White House has drafted executive orders aimed at implementing the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations for a more powerful intelligence director and a new national counterterrorism center...


Airbus to launch A350 to rival Boeing 7E7

PARIS, Dec 10  - The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is to launch a new plane, the A350, that will challenge the future Boeing fuel-efficient 7E7, Airbus owners EADS and BAE Systems announced Friday.


Every time a new IE security flaw is announced, or whenever someone gets fed up with hackers manipulating their Web browser, Firefox and other Mozilla-based browsers get a bump in the marketplace.


NEW YORK -- Fred Ebb, who lyricist for such hit Broadway musicals as "Chicago" and "Cabaret" and the big-city anthem "New York, New York," has died of a heart attack.


Crude near $53 a barrel level as Nigeria and Norway set strikes, bombings in Egypt, Paris. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Oil prices see-sawed Friday, getting closer to the $53 a barrel level, as labor strife in Nigeria


On October 13th, two days after the official Vote for Change finale in Washington, DC, Bruce Springsteen will bring the tour to his home state of New Jersey.


Cellphone Industry Hits Snag as It Woos Untapped Market

The mobile phone industry is turning its attention to the last untapped demographic - people over 65.


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Lee Buying Newspaper Publisher Pulitzer for $1.46B

Lee Enterprises Inc. is buying Pulitzer Inc.  --  publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Arizona Daily Star and a dozen other daily newspapers  --  in a $1.46 billion deal that Lee said would create the nation's fourth-largest newspaper publisher. The nation's biggest newspaper publisher, Gannett Co., said it had also been a bidder.


So far, only nine of the country's top 30 companies have complied with the code's recommendation that boardroom remuneration be fully disclosed, but pressure is mounting for disclosure to be made compulsory.


Launch of international space station replacement crew for Oct. 14

MOSCOW Russia has set October 14th as the new date for launch of a spaceship to ferry a replacement crew to the international space station.


N.Korea Not Keen on 6-Way Talks, Waiting for Bush

North Korea has said an early resumption  of six-party talks on its nuclear arms program will be  difficult, and it wants to see how President Bush deals with  Pyongyang following his re-election, Japanese and Chinese  officials said on Thursday.


Circuit City reports smaller second-quarter loss

Circuit City Stores Inc., the No. 2 US electronics chain, said yesterday its second-quarter loss narrowed to $11.9 million as the company sold more plasma-screen televisions and benefited from the acquisition of a Canadian retailer.


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US investor raises stakes in shift of News Corp power

The Murdoch family's long-term control of its media empire is less certain this week after News Corporation's largest investor moved to almost double his voting stake.


Channel ferry services are disrupted by a French fishermen's strike over fuel price rises.


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Treasuries Cooler; Oil Comes Off the Boil

U.S. Treasury prices slipped on Monday  in step with a modest decline in crude oil prices and technical  selling as prices veered away from recent highs.


Violent unrest after election has driven away Kenya's tourists - the mainstay of the economy


Skin cancer, colon cancer syndrome may be linked

NEW YORK  - A syndrome that increases the risk of some skin cancers may be a subset of a syndrome that increases the risk of colon cancer, report researchers from The Ohio State University, Columbus.


Florida native Alexis Thompson, four months removed from her 12th birthday, becomes the youngest qualifier in the history of the U.S. Women's Open.ÃÂ


Britney Spears' dad retains control of her affairs

The father of troubled pop star Britney Spears will retain control over her affairs for about three more weeks, a court official ruled on Thursday.


Reminder - Cisco Chief Development Officer Charles H. Giancarlo to Deliver Keynote at VoiceCon Spring 2007

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO)  WHAT:     Charles H. Giancarlo, senior vice president and chief development           officer, Cisco, and president, Cisco-Linksys LLC, will deliver a           keynote presentation at VoiceCon Spring 2007.


Doctors fear stripping hospitals of key services such as A&E will lead to the eventual closure of the sites.


MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has no objection to Ukraine joining the European Union. "If Ukraine wants to enter the EU and is welcomed there, then we can only be pleased," Putin


Sherry Neal checked the refrigerated shelves of her 7-Eleven store, touched the screen of a small handheld computer and got an instant four-week sales history on turkey sandwiches.


N. Korea Emerges in Presidential Campaign

In a presidential race dominated by national security, what some see as the world's biggest nuclear danger — North Korea — is only now emerging as a hot political topic.


Dirk Nowitzki missed the Dallas Mavericks' game against Minnesota on Monday night and likely will miss three or four more because of a sprained ankle, adding the team's best player to an already lengthy list of hobbling players.


Blackburn Coach Souness Quits for Newcastle United

Graeme Souness, who won less than 40 percent of his matches in eight years as a coach in England, is quitting Blackburn Rovers to join Newcastle United, which last won the English soccer league title in 1927.


The practice of estimating the costs and benefits of U.S. government regulations is "frequently done poorly," with scant evidence that it makes a difference on policymaking.


The truth is, Washington's decisions affect us more than those taken in Canberra. By Jonathan Freedland. There's a reason every newspaper in the world will have the same story on its front page on November


Poor pitching and defense pave way for Red Sox

The Angels had a defined blueprint for success against the Boston Red Sox, but those best-laid plans went astray Tuesday in a frustrating fourth inning that left Angel Stadium as quiet as a library.


Genova, 16:13 - CALCIO, GARRONE: NUOVO STADIO PER GENOVA SEDE DI EUROPEI

Il presidente della Sampdoria Riccardo Garrone, a Tripoli per l'amichevole dei blucerchiati con la n...


Wales captain Gary Speed quits playing for his country in the wake of the 3-2 defeat by Austria.


The cost of scrapping the world cruise of P&O's troubled ship Aurora has risen to 26.25m, it was revealed on Tuesday.


Plus, Hewlett-Packard's marginal margins, Yahoo! courts singles, and hyper growth equals one hot IPO.


The British Army's head tells the BBC the attacks which killed dozens in Iraq will not derail January's elections.


FBI: Al Qaeda leader's illness triggers attack fears

The "blind sheik" who inspired the World Trade Center bombing has been hospitalized, raising fears of new attacks if he dies in U.S. custody, the FBI says in a bulletin. Radical Egyptian cleric Omar Abdel-Rahman, who is serving life in a U.S. prison, has himself called for attacks if he dies in jail.


Abbey investors maul chairman but the Santander deal is passed

SHAREHOLDERS in Abbey yesterday tore into the bank over its coming takeover by Spanish bank Santander, attempting to scupper the Â£8.


Car dealers who mislead buyers about auto loans don't have to pay more than $1,000 in penalties under federal law, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday.


German mag: Spears wants kids, Kevin's last name

Britney Spears, newly married to dancer Kevin Federline, says she would like to take his last name and wants to start a family next year, a German magazine reported.


British black scientists are vastly under-represented in their chosen field, says a leading commentator.


RUSSIAN ON-LINE NEWSPAPER - Questions are mounting about whether Putin's policies - not only in Chechnya but also the power consolidation drive to stamp out opposition and public debate - are exacerbating the terrorist threat.


If you're still trying to find a Nintendo Wii, keep looking. The console is expected to remain in short supply in the near future, says its North American president.


More Than Sixty-Three Percent of Renters Recycle

CHICAGO, May 30  /PRNewswire/ -- Renters are going green as a recent Apartments.com survey indicates more than sixty-three percent of survey respondents who live in an apartment community recycle regularly.


Turkeyâs Bid to Join EU May Hinge on Parliament Vote

Turkey's parliament is meeting Sunday in an emergency session scheduled to amend the country's penal code. The criminal law reform is a condition set by the European Union for launching formal talks on Turkey's application for EU membership.


ON DEADLINE: Chickens come home to roost

For years, Bill and Hillary Clinton treated the Democratic National Committee and party activists as extensions of their White House ambitions, pawns in a game of success and survival.


BP PLC reported an 11 percent increase in production for the third quarter on Monday, which may help its profit results over the same period.


Prudential Center's Sox cheer was a tall order for engineers

"Go Sox" rolls off the tongue. It's not so easy to make a 52-story building talk.


TONY Blair is a well-established world leader, but it seems his recent trip to Italy placed him in the premiere league of football hard tacklers.


E' cruciale per ripresa del disarmo nucleare


Ancora tensione sui mercati dopo le notizie, peggiori delle attese,sulla flessione delle scorte a disposizione dei consumatori americani                                          Petrolio, in calo le riserve Usa e il greggio sfonda quota 100 dollari


EU to continue stem-cell research funding

The European Union will continue financing human stem cell research, ministers from the bloc's 25 member states decided Monday, overcoming opposition from a group of mostly Catholic countries.


Dati di Federtrasporto relativi a merci e passeggeri


Milano, 16:55 - CALCIO, COBOLLI GIGLI: PER GHIRARDI VITTORIA DI MASANIELLO

Dopo la non elezione al Consiglio di Lega, il presidente della Juventus Cobolli Gigli usa l'arma del...


Belgian police told no brothels or booze during work hours

A Brussels police chief has warned his officers to abstain from visiting brothels and drinking alcohol during working hours, Belgium's La Derniere-Heure newspaper has reported.


Anna Nicole's cause of death still a mystery

DANIA BEACH, Florida  - An autopsy on former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday did not immediately reveal what killed the billionaire's widow but police found no signs her sudden death involved a crime.


Samuel Bodman, viewed as a nimble executive and creative thinker, started out as a chemical engineering teacher, moved to the financial world where he helped shape a powerhouse and then served as the No. 2 man at two federal agencies.


Jockeying for the top job at the Democratic Party is under way after Election Day losses, with former presidential hopeful Howard Dean indicating an interest in the post while other names are circulating. Republicans may reward a GOP operative who helped engineer President Bush's re-election.


Gov. Jim Doyle announced plans Wednesday to invest nearly $750 million to support human embryonic stem cell research and other medical experiments.


Celebrities join family in plea for Quattrone

Almost 500 letters from friends, family, corporate leaders and celebrity sportsmen were sent in defence of convicted internet banker Frank Quattrone, it emerged yesterday.


Singapore Air Sets $7.35 Bln Boeing Order

SINGAPORE/CHICAGO  - Singapore Airlines Ltd.  SIAL.SI plans to buy up to 31 Boeing Co. BA.N long-range  777-300ER planes worth about $7.35 billion, the carrier said on  Wednesday.


Londra, 19:37 - CALCIO: RISULTATI PREMIER LEAGUE

Ecco i risultati della venticinquesima giornata del campionato di calcio inglese:


PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have  fired newly-hired manager Wally Backman and are expected to  replace him with Bob Melvin, according to a published report.


The "scare" issues drawing headlines in the presidential race include flu shots, Social Security and the draft. But terrorism dwarfs all of them, in scale and ferocity.


Justice Department officials are revising controversial guidelines for criminal prosecutions of companies in response to pressure from business groups, civil liberties lobbyists and an influential lawmaker who is expected to introduce legislation on the issue early next week.


By Thilmany, Jean  COMPUTERS ARE LAZY. They work only when they have to and almost all of them spend most of their time loafing.  The hardware at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., however, has developed a hard-work ethic.


Brazilian Mine Company Will Buy Inco of Canada

Inco, one of CanadaÂs two largest mining companies, agreed Sunday to be acquired by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce of Brazil for $17 billion.


Rice has surgery for noncancerous growths

WASHINGTON -- Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's choice to be the next secretary of state, underwent surgery Friday to treat noncancerous growths in the uterus, a White House official said.


Public religious meetings are banned in Pakistan after Thursday's bomb explosion in Multan kills at least 40 people.


Studies: TB can be treated in few months

New research gives hope for successfully treating tuberculosis in a few months rather than the six months or more currently needed to beat the contagious lung disease, doctors reported Tuesday.


IAEA Chief Exhorts Iran's Critics to Avoid Threats of Force

VIENNA, Sept. 17 -- The chief U.N. nuclear inspector urged Iran's harshest critics Monday to learn from the Iraq invasion and refrain from "hype" about a possible military attack, calling force an option of last resort.


Grecia, uomini armati sequestrano un autobus

Due uomini armati hanno sequestrato stamattina un autobus alla periferia di Atene. I sequestratori hanno detto di essere russi e chiedono di essere portati all'aeroporto per partire in volo per la Russia, secondo quanto ha riferito la radio greca.


Remon: Athletic know how to use best weapons

The coach of Real Madrid, Mariano Garcia Remon, said on Saturday after his team lost to Athletic Bilbao 2-1 in an away league match that the rival "knew how to useits best weapons.


Investors in digital copy protector Macrovision (Nasdaq: MVSN) are smarting this morning, after a 2% pre-earnings-announcement run-up in their stock's price turned into a 6% rout in the announcement's aftermath.


NBA Champ Pistons Eye Another Title Shot

Chauncey Billups couldn't stop a grin from slowly spreading across his face. Could the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons be even better this season? You bet.


Milano: il romeno, 15 anni, avrebbe molestato una ragazzina


'Resident Evil' sequel tops at box office

"Resident Evil: Apocalypse" climbed over a pile of zombie bodies and came out on top of the box office with $23 million.


Hong Kong textile group targets further growth after buying Guy Laroche

The Hong Kong company that bought global label Guy Laroche last week says it plans to use the prestigious French brand to spearhead its push into the yet untapped fashion riches of China.


Police question four men and two women about the discovery of three firebombs at a house in County Antrim.


Cox Newspapers - 11/29/04. President Bush's post re-election honeymoon flopped before the ink was dry on the motel register, and his fellow Republicans were the spoilers.


Symantec Corp.  said on  Thursday it filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court over an  IRS demand that the security software maker pay $1.06 billion  in back taxes and penalties related to its affiliate.


Pontiac wanted to draw attention to its brand-new sport sedan, and Oprah Winfrey wanted to celebrate the start of her 19th season. The result was Pontiac G6s for 276 surprised audience members on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" — and an event that marketing executives say could set a new bar for product placement.


Iraq Insurgents Hit Churches, Kill Four US Troops

Explosions damaged churches in Baghdad on Saturday and the US military reported the deaths of four more American troops in bomb attacks elsewhere in Iraq.


Darfur meeting ends without concrete action

An international meeting on Darfur ended on Monday with promises to support peace-keeping efforts and a political process to stop the violence in western Sudan but with few concrete steps.


Microsoft finalises three-year government deal

Hot on the heels of its 10-year strategic partnership with the London Borough of Newham, Microsoft is close to signing a new broad three-year public sector agreement with the government.


After 14 years at Gucci, 10 as creative director, Tom Ford is about to find out if he has a second act.


Vaccine programmes could be revolutionised by a new storage technique eliminating the need for refrigeration.


Iraq's fragile political settlement appeared to be on the brink of collapse last night, with Sunnis, Shias and Kurds divided over whether elections can take place in January as planned.


Deficits soil safe-haven image of US Treasury debt

Once a seemingly indestructible hiding hole for the frightened investor, some on Wall Street are beginning to question the super-safe status of US Treasury debt.


Eminem's 'Just Lose It' raises Jackson's ire!:

[Hollywood News]: New York, Oct 14: Michael Jackson is severely offended by Eminem's latest video 'Just Lose It' that portrays him as a child molester and he has raised a public hue and cry about it.


Diet With the 'Right Carbs' Seems to Boost Health

Popular diets such as Atkins and South Beach recommend eating low or no carbohydrates to lose weight. But not all carbs are created equal, and now evidence


WellPoint Health Networks Inc. WLP.N,  the No. 2 health insurer by enrollment in the U.S., on Monday  posted a steep rise in quarterly profit as it kept health  premiums above rising medical costs and added new members.


Overweight kids have greater risk of foot problems

NEW YORK  - Kids who carry excess pounds may be doing permanent damage to their feet, a group of foot and ankle surgeons warns.


Leader of Pakistan Mosque Vows a Fight to the Death

âWe have firm belief in God that our blood will lead to a revolution,â the leader of the mosque, Abdur Rashid Ghazi, said.


Two members of an RAF crew are killed and one injured after their aircraft crashes on a training exercise.


C.E.S. Robot Death Match: iRobot vs. WowWee

iRobot and WowWee introduce new robots at the Consumer Electronics Show. IRobotâs cleans gutters and WowWeeâs is a night watchman.


GMAC to join Cerberus bid for Northern Rock: paper

U.S. financial services firm GMAC is  preparing to spearhead a bid for British mortgage lender  Northern Rock , according to Britain's Sunday Times  newspaper.


A U.S. jury convicted a truck driver on Monday for his role in the deadliest known illegal human smuggling case in which 19 immigrants died in a verdict that could result in his being put to death.


Senator offers plan for powerful intelligence chief

WASHINGTON A key Republican senator unveiled what he called "a very bold plan" Sunday to remake US intelligence agencies.


Helped by two whistle-blowers, the lawyer who beat Big Tobacco is on a new crusade -- to fight what clinics charge the uninsured


Lower Temperatures, Rain Help Slow Wildfire in Montana

By AP Wire Service  BIG TIMBER, Mont.  -- Lower temperatures and some overnight rain helped slow an enormous wildfire that had destroyed 20 homes and led to evacuation orders for hundreds of people.


Microsoft Accused of Patent Violation in China

Zhongyi Electronic alleged that Microsoft has used its inputting technology and fonts in Windows operating systems without commercial agreement for a decade.


Torino, 19:14 - CALCIO, TORINO; DE BIASI: VITTORIA CHE DA' SERENITA'

Il Torino torna al successo contro il Catania e il tecnico De Biase preduica prudenza. "La vittoria ...


The Iraqi parliament speaker on Thursday joined opponents of executing a Saddam Hussein-era defense minister convicted of genocide against Kurds, saying that sending him to the gallows would set a dangerous precedent for the armed forces.


European shares held steady just below  2-1/2 year highs on Thursday with dealers reluctant to make any  big bets on the last full day of trading before the Christmas  holiday season.


The wait is over -- Harry Potter finale goes on sale

LONDON/NEWYORK  - Harry Potter fans poured into book stores around the world on Saturday to get hold of the seventh and final volume in the series and discover the secret of the boy wizard's fate.


Half of Papuans unaware of AIDS: Indonesian report

Nearly half the people in Indonesia's remote Papua region have never heard of HIV/AIDS despite having the country's highest prevalence rate of the disease, a government study says.


G. D.Warrington, 55, Transit Executive, Dies

Mr. Warrington ushered in the Acela high-speed service when he headed Amtrak and double-decker cars when he was chief executive of New Jersey Transit.


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DAVID HARDAKER: Nearly seven years after it was first proposed, the Kyoto Protocol on climate change has now been given the green light - courtesy of the Russian Government.


DuPont Co. , the No. 2 U.S. chemical company, on Tuesday reported lower-than-expected second-quarter profit due to lower U.S. volumes coupled with higher energy and raw material costs.


Expectations for the Giants Arenât Any Bigger in Texas

While the Giants are enjoying their re-inherited underdog status, the Dallas Cowboys are dealing with the pressures that come with being expected to win the N.F.C.


Americans may soon feel Canadian flu pinch

With its source of vaccine drying up, the Victoria Clipper has stopped selling tickets for flu packages to Victoria, BC, at least for now.


U.S.-Iraqi Security Forces Launch Attacks

U.S. and Iraqi security forces launched attacks Thursday to flush out insurgents in northern Iraq, the military and Iraqi officials said.


Lebanon's postwar reconstruction far from complete

BINT JBEIL, Lebanon  - Most of the old town of Bint Jbeil still lies in dusty ruins a year after war erupted in Lebanon between Israel and Shi'ite Hezbollah guerrillas.


An Australian policeman has been shot dead in the Solomon Islands, the first casualty in Australia's peacekeeping operation in the South Pacific.


Williams reaches final at WTA Championships

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Serena Williams rallied for a three-set victory over Amelie Mauresmo to reach the final of the WTA Championships at the Staples Center.


A wildfire that has blackened 86 square miles on the Kenai Peninsula and destroyed 88 homes and cabins began during work to build a cabin as a wedding present, fire officials and family members said.


Diageo has raised $2.26bn (â¬1.84bn) from the sale of 49.9 million shares of common stock held in General Mills. The shares were sold for â¬45.


Arab television network Al Jazeera reported it would air a video from al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden Friday. The tape will address the American people and discuss the reasons for the 9/11 attacks.


As the demand for the flu vaccine continues to put pressure on an already scarce supply, price gouging has become a problem. The Attorney General of Kansas has filed a lawsuit against Fort Lauderdale, Florida


Tir-lumaca, disagi al traffico nelle grandi cittÃ

LunedÃ¬ incontro tra associazione di categoria e governo. Sul tavolo anche la competitivitÃ  con i concorrenti della Ue. MILANO - Traffico rallentato in molte grandi cittÃ  italiane per la protesta dei tir contro i rincari dei carburanti.


IBM Launches New RFID And Sensor Software

The software, developed by IBM's new Sensors and Actuators business unit, is designed to help businesses collect and act on data from RFID and other sensor-based technology.


Vonage Posts Smaller Loss but Says Subscriber Growth Is Off

The Internet phone company lost less money last quarter, but gained fewer new customers, indicating that competition may be intensifying.


Sudan's government on Saturday ruled out discussion of an African Union proposal to send peacekeepers into the conflict-ridden Darfur region during the latest peace talks with rebels.


US, Brazil are seeking energy partnership on ethanol

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- The United States and Brazil, the two largest biofuel producers in the world, are discussing a new energy partnership that they hope will encourage ethanol use throughout Latin America and that US officials hope will diminish the regional influence of oil-rich Venezuela.


Folic acid may be linked to breast cancer:

[Health India]: Washington, Dec 10: A new study conducted by Scotland's University of Aberdeen suggests that taking folic acid is associated with breast cancer risk.


Sharapova Wins First Match at Pan Pacific Open

Maria Sharapova overcame a slow start to  beat Venezuela's Maria Vento-Kabchi 7-6, 6-0 at the Pan Pacific  Open Wednesday.


China vows to clean up toxins amid food scares

China will clamp down on foods tainted with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and vegetables, the country's top agriculture official said.


A board member of US media giant Dow Jones may face civil action over breaches of securities laws.


Electronic Arts has unveiled a "Family Play" system for novice players.


Heiress Paris Hilton is taken screaming from a Los Angeles court after being told to return to jail.


Police are expected to release more details of how a mother and her children, found dead at their home, died.


Consumer confidence was knocked off a 2 1/2 year high in March as a recent swoon in worldwide stock markets made people feel less secure about the economy's prospects and their own financial fortunes.


Oracle Redefines Enterprise Content Management With Launch of ...

To help companies increase productivity, reduce risk and better meet regulatory compliance guidelines through improved management of unstructured data, Oracle announced the launch of its enterprise-class content management technology, Oracle Files 10g.


Illinois seeks federal approval of plan to purchase flu vaccine ...

October 25, 2004 - Governor Rod Blagojevich is working on a plan to buy 87,000 doses of flu vaccine from a European company. However, before he can buy the shots, he needs approval from the Food and Drug Administration.


Seeking to shore up the U.S. military commitment in Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki must charm an increasingly skeptical Congress that is wary of his criticism of Israel and concerned about rising violence in Baghdad.


The stockpile, a secret that only now is coming fully to light, is worrisome to U.S. officials because it represents one of scores of poorly secured weapons caches worldwide that could be exploited by terrorists.


Within the annual growth rings of old longleaf pines, scientists are discovering a previously unknown record of hurricane activity in the Southeast.


Crude oil stockpiles in the US are at their lowest level since March, helping drive up the cost of a barrel of oil by almost $2.


Gear Gallery: Hot Gaming Laptop, Wi-Fi SD Card, Dell-ectable Display

Browse this week's Wired News gadget reviews for Gateway's new laptop, a Wi-Fi SD card, a toaster oven that can roast a chicken and more of the latest tech.


Microsoft Rolls Out Wireless Mice, Keyboards

Microsoft Corp. last week rolled out a slew of mice and keyboards for business users. The Wireless Optical Desktop Comfort Edition includes a keyboard and mouse with enhanced ergonomic features.


Canada says it has confined its remaining fleet of three British-made submarines to Canadian ports in the wake of a fatal fire on board a fourth vessel.


Hundreds of Nevada homes flood in levee break

A levee broke east of Reno, Nevada, on Saturday following a strong winter storm and flooded an estimated 800 homes, a Nevada Department of Public Safety spokesman said.


GARDNER -- As Jess Barton sprinted the final 100 yards of yesterday's 2.9-mile MIAA Division 1 Cross-Country State Championships at Gardner Municipal Golf Course, she allowed, just for a moment, her emotions to get the better of her. "When I got to that stretch, I started smiling," said Newton North's Barton. "I got halfway before I got tired and stopped ...


Politics: Both sides eye climbing world oil prices nervously

The news that the National party is to hold back on key policy announcements until closer to the election has had a mixed reception.


Asian stocks close higher as softer oil prices dispel global ...

HONG KONG, Sept 7  - Asian share markets closed higher Tuesday as contined soft oil prices helped dispel fears of a significant global economic slowdown.


Advanced Medical bids for Bausch & Lomb: sources

Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  has offered to buy rival eye-care company Bausch & Lomb Inc.  for $4.23 billion, topping a rival offer of $3.67 billion from private equity firm Warburg Pincus , sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday.


Update 1: ConocoPhillips Hikes Stake in Lukoil

ConocoPhillips has increased its stake in Lukoil to 10 percent, an official in the Russian company said Wednesday, positioning the US oil giant to claim a seat on the board of the world's No.


Pop Star Critically Injured in Motorbike Crash

Soft Cell singer Marc Almond is fighting for his life after a serious motorcycle crash. The pop star is understood to have been riding pillion when the bike was in collision with a car.


A basketball star and state champion high jumper in high school, Courtney Taylor is used to athletic success.


Explosion at Islamic School in Netherlands

An explosion damaged the entrance of  an Islamic school in the southern Dutch town of Eindhoven on  Monday, police said, the latest attack on a Muslim institution  following the killing of a filmmaker.


No Firm Evidence on How Murdoch Would Run Journal

In Rupert Murdoch's world, not all journalism is created equal.


By Carlos A. DeJuana SAO PAULO, Brazil  - If Ken Marshall were back inhis native Australia, he reckons he would need only half thestaff he has in Brazil to run his small import-export business.


In programma scelte di 'grande portata' per divisione Usa


Sales of existing homes are expected to decline 8.6 percent, to 6.47 million, for 2006, and shrink another 1 percent, to 6.40 million units, next year.


Robinson has been suspended without pay for the next four Seahawks games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, according to a statement from the NFL released this afternoon.


Previste fino a 500 mila persone per l'esibizione della mitica bandFan in attesa da ieri, per uno show ricco di effetti speciali e brani storici                                            A Roma Ã¨ la grande sera dei Genesis centinaia di migliaia al Circo Massimo


"Governo prenda posizione", "situazione peggiore possibile"


JOSE MOURINHO stormed out of a Stamford Bridge press conference yesterday after he was quizzed about drug-cheat striker Adrian Mutu.


Roger Federer struggles to come to terms with winning his third Grand Slam of 2004 at the US Open.


The latest eruption of violent attacks in Iraq has left three Britons dead, a BBC correspondent reports.


Madrid, 13:28 - CALCIO, AS: KAKA' HA CHIESTO A BERLUSCONI DI ANDARE AL REAL

"Caro Presidente, con il Milan ho vinto tutto e per questo club ho dato tutto negli anni che ho pass...


Pakistan's Musharraf starts Brazil visit

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf travels to the Brazilian capital for talks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he seeks to strengthen his country's international ties and open new markets.


Il responsabile tecnico era Ezio Zerner, ora sotto inchiesta


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Russian target Abramovich hit by Â£400m tax bill

Chelsea football club's owner, Roman Abramovich, has been hit with a Â£400m tax bill relating to his Russian oil company Sibneft, according to local reports, raising fears that he could be the next oligarch targeted by President Vladimir Putin in the


Kerry Blames Rising Health Costs for Job Losses

Democrat John Kerry, citing a newly commissioned study, said on Thursday that rising health care expenses have cost American jobs and President Bush has done nothing to solve the problem.


Pakistan says India arms complaints "disturbing"

A day before the nuclear-armed rivals were due to discuss confidence building steps, Pakistan said it objected to India raising Islamabad's conventional arms purchase plans as an issue given its own active buying programme.


With election time just around the corner, Alachua County is gearing up by following suit with many other Florida counties. Early voting is now taking place in an attempt to get more voters out to the polls due to such a tight race for the presidency.


Seven U.S. Marines Killed in W. Iraq -Military

Seven U.S. Marines were killed in two  separate incidents west of Baghdad Sunday, the U.S. military  said in a statement Monday.


Vista revenue forecasts too aggressive: Microsoft CEO

Microsoft Corp.  Chief  Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday analysts' forecasts  for revenue from Windows Vista in fiscal 2008 were "overly  aggressive."


Uzbek election expected to extend Karimov's rule

Uzbeks voted on Sunday in an election widely expected to extend President Islam Karimov's 18-year rule and condemned by the opposition and human rights activists as a Soviet-style one-man contest.


With efforts to revamp the Massachusetts auto insurance system taking longer than expected, Fireman's Fund Insurance Cos. is preparing to pay $5.5 million to pull out of the state.


There are warnings of further flooding in central and southern England as river levels continue to rise.


Louis Saha proved there is life for Manchester United after Ruud van Nistelrooy with a double in their thrilling Champions League opener against Celtic.


ESPN's "College GameDay" crew will set up camp in Raleigh, NC, for the first time Saturday as a backdrop to the North Carolina State-Miami game.


Norwegian police hunt robbers who bundled a version of  Edvard Munch's The Scream out of an Oslo museum.


Fidelity Investments charges two-tenths of 1 percent to manage a $484 million stock portfolio for the Massachusetts state pension fund. It charges investors in its flagship Magellan fund seven-tenths -- more than three times as much.


Wyandotte Company Installs TV, Security, Sound Systems

By Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 11--Company: Citizens Security Systems.   Owner: Chris Ruelle of Wyandotte, who runs his security and technology company from his home.


Consumers, after a big spending spree in September, grew more cautious last month, with retail sales edging up just 0.2 percent, the government reported Friday.


Arturo Gatti, a two-time world champion, said he was retiring Saturday after being stopped in the seventh round by Alfonso GÃ³mez in a 147-pound bout.A stunned crowd of more than 9,000 in Atlantic City â where Gatti, 35, is almost as revered as the New Jersey icons Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi â looked on as GÃ³mez punished Gatti, his former idol. Gatti, who grew up in Canada and moved to Jersey City in 1991, has a career record of 40-9.


Mailbag: In Steroids Era, busts aren't for Hall of Fame

The Sporting News - Some of you may know, this is my first offseason covering baseball -- I had been Sporting News' NBA writer for seven years or so. My man Stan McNeal has that beat well-covered now, and I am sticking with MLB, a switch we made at the end of the World Series.


(InfoWorld) - The big news around software as a service (SaaS) has always been the claim that it levels the competitive playing field, giving SMBs the same tools and ammunition that previously only a large enterprise could afford. More evidence of that surfaced today when Workstream, a SaaS provider of human capital management solutions for the Fortune 2000, announced a midmarket, on-demand suite for workforce performance management. The three new on-demand services include Workstream Recruitment Professional, Performance Professional, and Development Professional. These solutions are targeted for companies comprising between 100 and 2,500 employees. According to Mark Smith, a senior analyst with Ventana Research, there are only a small number of vendors that offer these services for the enterprise, including Softcape and Taleo, so the opportunity is around taking these capabilities to the midmarket. "Halogen Software is already in the midmarket, but it doesn't have the recruitment piece," said Smith. The Workstream talent management on-demand processes give midmarket companies an equal opportunity to deploy the same systems as the big guys without the need of major IT resources. "They sign up and get these robust capabilities and don't have to go through the traditional implementation cycles," said Smith. For many smaller companies, the only alternative to an enterprise license for a full suite of workforce management applications was either using spreadsheets and Word to manage staff or managing multiple solutions from multiple vendors. "A small company ends up with a patchwork of stuck-together small applications. They don't have the IT staff and money to make it work together," says Josh Bersin, principal at Bersin and Associates. What works for 20 employees becomes a nightmare when a company grows to 100, according to Deepak Gupta, Workstation CEO. According to Gupta, midsized companies face the same complex talent management challenges as Workstream's largest enterprise customers, such as American Express, Chevron, the Gap, and Kaiser Permanente. "We are not offering a different low-end system. It is the same application configured differently. It has the same code," said Gupta. "And there is only one neck to choke," he added. Later this year, Workstream will also announce the following additional services: Workstream Compensation Professional, Pay-for-Performance Professional, 360-Assessment Professional, Succession Planning, Professional, and Rewards Professional.Â ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


Striking Hollywood writers target Oscars and Globes

The Oscars are still two months  away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself  embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two  decades.


US warplanes hit Fallujah; leaflets warn civilians to flee

NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq -- US warplanes pounded Fallujah late yesterday in what residents called the strongest attacks in months, as more than 10,000 American soldiers and Marines massed for an expected assault. Iraq's prime minister warned the "window is closing" to avert an offensive.


Iran Defies Demand of Nuke Watchdog Agency

VIENNA, Austria - Defying a key demand set by 35 nations, Iran announced Tuesday it has started converting raw uranium into the gas needed for enrichment, a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons.    Iran's president, Mohammad Khatami, vowed his country will press ahead with its nuclear program - which he insisted is peaceful - even if it means a rupture with the U.N...


Paulson tamps down U.S. hopes for China talks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry  Paulson on Monday played down hopes for quick solutions to  sensitive currency and trade issues that plague U.S.-China  dealings as he prepared to lead a high-profile mission to  Beijing.


The reflection in the rear-view mirror to be afforded by a trial due to open in Delaware on Wednesday will not be a pretty sight. It is expected to show in slow motion, during a hearing expected to last four


A referendum within four years on beefing up the assembly's law-making powers would be lost, says Welsh Secretary Peter Hain.


The new HDS storage platform and software enables extensive virtualization, heterogeneous management and universal storage-agnostic replication, Hitachi said.


Senators 3, Rangers 1: Struggling Rangers Canât Stop Senators

The Rangers started December on a fabulous roll. But after losing eight of their last 10 games, that seems like a distant memory.


Six suspected Islamic militants go on trial in Paris for an alleged plot to bomb the US embassy in 2001.


Russians are playing it tough in poisoned-spy inquiry

MOSCOW: On the day British police investigating the poisoning of a former Russian spy began forensic work in Moscow, Russia's prosecutor general laid down strict ground rules and said no Russians could be ...Comment


Congress takes up offshore drilling bill

Congress will make a final push to open a large area of the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling, aware the Democratic majority next year is less likely to embrace new offshore energy development.


Levels of childhood obesity have been exaggerated, say researchers who are partly funded by food companies.


Over four million to face food shortages in Zimbabwe early 2009

The number of people facing serious food shortages in Zimbabwe is expected to grow to 4.1 million over the first quarter of next year, the Canadian ambassador to the African country said on Wednesday.


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Pop star Thalia is expecting a baby girl

Mexican pop star Thalia is pregnant with her first child.


Some area employers expect to maintain a steady hiring pace during the fourth quarter of 2004, according to a survey released yesterday by Manpower Inc.


MEPs warn Turkey that its chances of joining the EU may recede if it fails to adopt far-reaching reforms.


Actor and director Mel Gibson visited two Oklahoma towns this week to attend screenings of his new movie, "Apocalypto."


Preparing athletes for Beijing 2008 is academic

DAVE Collins, a professor at Edinburgh University, has been charged with the task of preparing Britainâs elite athletes for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


What happened to all the lead-tainted products that have been recalled recently? Most, it turns out, may still be in consumersâ hands.


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Intern loses backup device with personal data on Ohio state workers

A state government intern in Ohio last week lost a backup device that contained personal data on more than 64,000 state workers and tens of thousands of other people.


Hopkins carries pal's faith into ring with Oscar

The man who introduced Bernard Hopkins to boxing and started him on the path to greatness won't be ringside at the MGM Grand tonight when Hopkins defends the undisputed middleweight title against Oscar De La Hoya.


By TERENCE CHEA RIO VISTA, Calif. - Encouraged by the response of two injured, wayward whales to the spray of a fire hose, marine scientists plan to use more hoses when they resume efforts next week to herd the pair back out to the Pacific Ocean.


The wife of Kim Jong-il, North Korea's dictator, has died after a long battle with cancer, according to unconfirmed reports yesterday.


Orange sends BC away with a loss, gives Pitt a shot at BCS

Syracuse wasn't able to follow Boston College to the Atlantic Coast Conference or stop the Eagles from leaving the Big East. The one thing the Orange could do was deprive


Senate takes up stem cell bill; Bush vows veto

With President George W. Bush   threatening his first veto, the Senate opened debate on Monday   on a bill to expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell   research beyond the narrow limits set by the president in 2001.


Scotland's first minister leads tributes to Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell, who died after collapsing during a match.


U.N. peacekeepers and Haitian police on Tuesday killed a suspected gang leader wanted in the kidnap-slaying of a French businessman.


Chevron profit falls on gas prices, refining margins

Chevron Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. oil company, said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit fell, pulled down by weaker natural gas prices and refining margins.


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The London Stock Exchange confirmed Saturday it was buying the Borsa Italiana for 1.6 billion euros (2.15 billion dollars) in shares, according to a joint statement.


Tech faces talented So. Cal as an 18-point underdog

âWeâre so young,â Trojans coach Pete Carroll said. âHalf our team has only been here for two semesters.â. Of the 48 players on Techâs two-deep roster, 17 are freshmen or sophomores.


Materie prime piu' care e domanda Usa in ribasso


In lista unica Dca e pensionati, incerti Mastella e Storace


Camacho is thought to have informed the players of his intentions after Saturdayâs 1-0 defeat at Espanyol - a game which Madrid finished in complete disarray following the dismissals of Michel Salgado and Walter Samuel.


Walt Disney Co  on Wednesday  reported a better-than-expected 39 percent rise in quarterly  profit from strong box office sales of "Cars," "The Chronicles  of Narnia" DVD and ESPN sports cable network revenue.


ISRAEL has assassinated the Hamas arms expert said to be behind the development of the Qassam rockets that have been targeting Israeli towns.


Politicos demand NSA spy program documents

Blog: A Senate panel has approved subpoenas compelling the attorney general and the president to turn over all materials related to a once-secret electronic snooping program, but will it get what it wants?


N.J. Killings Spark New Anti-Muslim Bias

The dirty looks and shouted slurs started in 1993 after Muslims living here helped plan the bombing that damaged the World Trade Center just across the Hudson River. They intensified after Sept. 11, 2001, when Muslim hijackers destroyed the twin towers.


Brian McBride and Eddie Johnson scored to lead the United States over El Salvador 2-0 Saturday night and put the Americans in commanding position to advance to the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.


That's Latin for 'Daily,' Not 'Occasionally'

Hard to keep up with the voting rights section of the Justice Department's civil rights division. Division chief John Tanner recently made some news with a fascinating analysis of how photo IDs for voters actually help minorities.


People at average risk for colon cancer shouldn't take aspirin or painkillers like ibuprofen to try to prevent the disease, a federal task force advises


Shock jock Howard Stern is dropped from four radio stations because he keeps mentioning his new job.


China scientists shed new light on male infertility

Scientists in Hong Kong and China have identified for the first time a protein in sperm from humans and from mice that could be responsible for many unexplained cases of male infertility.


Video Said to Show British Hostage Killed

British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who pleaded tearfully last month for Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet his kidnappers' demands, was beheaded by his captors, a witness who saw the videotaped killing said Friday.


Canât get enough of Michiganâs upset loss to Appalachian State? Viv Bernsteinâs great Page 1 story in The New York Times takes a deeper look at the App State program and hints that a certain segment of fans in Ohio with a strong distaste for Michigan buying up as much App State gear as they [...].


In its largest offensive yet, thousands of NATO troops moved Tuesday into the mountains of southern Afghanistan where hundreds of hardcore Taliban insurgents hold sway — an operation in the world's biggest opium-producing region aimed at winning over a population long supportive of militant fighters.


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Baltimore Sun Gives Control of Editorials to Newsroom

The Baltimore Sun is taking the unusual step of placing responsibility for its opinion pages with its top news editor.


Fractured thumb keeps Warne out of final Test

Shane Warne, the Australia leg-spinner, has been ruled out of the fourth and final Test match against India after fracturing his right thumb while batting in the nets.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Kidnappers threatening to kill three foreign UN workers in Afghanistan complained yesterday that the government had yet to free 26 Taliban prisoners as part of a deal they said it made to secure the trio's release.


Abu Ghraib Prison Probe Points to Top Brass

An Army probe reports that the abuse scandal was not just caused by a few rogue soldiers but resulted from failures of leadership rising to the highest command levels in Iraq, senior defense officials said.


A different week and view for K.J. Choi . Seven days after bringing up the Mercedes-Benz Championship's rear, Choi fires a 5-under 65 for a three-shot lead at the Sony Open.


Prosecutor in Duke Rape Case Found Guilty of Ethics Breaches

A panel found Michael B. Nifong guilty of ethical violations in his handling of sexual assault charges against three former Duke University lacrosse players.


US, Russia, China at the Top of the Table

ATHENS -- After 16 days of competition and 301 events, the United States finished atop the medal charts for the third straight Summer Olympics, with Russia the overall runner-up and China second in gold medals -- its best showing ever and the leading edge


Gunman on run after killing one in Australian city

A man dragged a woman from a taxi by the hair and opened fire with a handgun when three people came to her aid on Monday, killing one person and wounding two in the Australian city of Melbourne, police and witnesses said.


Senior staff working in the health service in Wales lack confidence in the system, new research finds.


United Airlines' pilot-union leaders back cuts

The leaders of United Airlines pilots union have agreed to accept a 15 percent pay cut and not oppose the elimination of their pension plan, setting a precedent


Yokohama, 13:52 - CALCIO, MONDIALE CLUB; ANCELOTTI: GIOCATO BENE, ORA IL BOCA

"Per loro era una partita molto importante, ma lo era anche per noi. E' stata una gara giocata bene,...


The San Francisco Giants beat San Diego 7-5 Tuesday and tied Chicago for the National League wild card lead. The Giants pounded San Diego pitchers for 17 hits and scored six


Veteran Political Reporters Discuss New Technology -- And How It's Changed Their Work -- Since 1970s

Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK In the final stretch of the 2006 midterm elections, famed reporter Tom Edsall started his day with a virtual information overload Â reading no less than 10 blogs to keep abreast of the 24-hour coverage of Senate and House races across the nation. It's as if he's been doing it for all 65 years of his life Â instead of for the first time. In reality, neither he nor anyone else in politics had even heard of a blog during the last midterm election Â and since then, it's hard for many reporters to remember the time when they were considerably less connected.


Project penguin: Novell CIO Debra Anderson talks to vnunet.com

Novell chief information officer (CIO) Debra Anderson was given the task of migrating all of the company's 6,000 staff from Microsoft Windows to Novell Linux on the desktop.


Internet retailer Amazon.com have reported record holiday sales, coaxed by hot demand for electronic consumer goods such as the Apple iPod music player.


U.N. report says Britain worst place for children

Britain is the worst country in the industrialized world in which to be a child, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.


Hedge fund SAC Capital has disclosed it has a more than 5 percent stake in mining giant Phelps Dodge Corp.  and wants to block Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s  proposal to buy the company, saying the price is too low, a regulatory filing said.


Iraq Militant Group Posts Video of Mosul Attack

Iraqi militant group Army of Ansar  al-Sunna Sunday issued a video tape about the bombing of a U.S.  army camp which killed 22 people, identifying the suicide  bomber as Abu Omar al-Museli.


Man gets record sentence for computer sabotage

A computer systems administrator was  sentenced to 30 months in prison on Tuesday for trying to  sabotage his company's servers out of fear he was about to lose  his job, prosecutors said.


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NEW YORK  - An extract of the root of a  plant called butterbur (Petasites hybridus) significantly  reduces the frequency of migraine headaches, new research  findings suggest.


Londra, 13:47 - CALCIO, G14 CONTRO BLATTER SU PROPOSTA 6+5

Il G14 è contrario alla proposta del presidente della Fifa Joseph Blatter, che di recente ha ...


NBC Universal said on Thursday it will  expand the roles of three of its senior executives following  the appointment of its new chief executive.


SingTel teams up with Samsung to tap the Korean market

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) and Samsung Networks, an IP communications service provider in Korea, have signed an IP-VPN (Internet Protocol - Virtual Private Network) distribution agreement.


The Oscars won't be given out until Sunday night, but show producer Laura Ziskin noted Friday that there's already been a winner — diversity.


WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDayNews)  Exercise-intervention programs can help boost physical activity in children, says a study by researchers at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.


Opposition politicians demand an inquiry into claims that  hundreds of lawyers are bugged on prison visits.


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J&Jâ biggest acquisition in its history will reshape the medical ...

Johnson & Johnson has made a deal to buy Guidant Corp. a producer of medical equipment for patients with heart and circulatory illnesses, for $24 billion in stock and cash.


GOLD RIVER, British Columbia - A "playful" killer whale who likes to frolic alongside fishermen has damaged three boats in separate incidents in recent weeks.    Luna, described by fishermen as a friendly 5-year-old whale, has made frequent contact with people and boats in waters off Vancouver Island, about 125 miles north of the U.S...


Il sindaco di Roma spiega la sua scelta sul referendum


Radio One Inc. chief executive Alfred Liggins III agreed last night to buy a controlling stake in radio personality Tom Joyner's media company for $56 million, furthering his attempt to turn the radio company his mother began out of a trailer 24 years ago into a diversified media group aimed at the black community.


A Kuwaiti company bows to demands of kidnappers in Iraq holding seven of its employees, saying it will halt operations there.


General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. , the two largest US automakers, briefly discussed an alliance or other type of cooperation, a person familiar with the talks said.


Trials spotlight Japanese business values

The Enron-like trials of two high-roller executives signal disdain for the 'Americanization' of business.


Despite ongoing privacy concerns and legal disputes involving companies bidding on the project, the U.S. State Department plans to begin issuing smart chip-embedded passports to Americans as planned Monday.


A suicide bomber attacks an Iraqi mosque during the Shia festival of Ashura, killing at least seven people, police say.


(Source: MessageLabs) The "pump 'n' dump" stock scam has been around a long time. Learn how Internet criminals are perfecting it. Plus, see how one particular scam originated from a simple e-card, and how it played out for thousands either with or without the superior protection of the MessageLabs Web Security Services solution.


EBay Forecast Misses by a Bit, and Shares Fall

Shares of eBay fell nearly 12 percent in after-hours trading because its quarterly earnings missed Wall Street's expectations by a penny a share.


Greek Cypriots vote in a presidential election that is seen as pivotal for efforts to reunite Cyprus.


Panel releases details in oil-for-food inquiry

The independent panel investigating alleged corruption in the multibillion-dollar U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq released the names of 248 companies on Thursday that received Iraqi oil and 3,545 companies ...


Madeleine McCann's parents are to launch a libel action over Portuguese newspaper claims about her death.


The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:.


Banks abandon plan for Super-SIV: sources

The three top U.S. banks have abandoned a Treasury-backed plan for a fund to bail out structured investment vehicles, sources familiar with the matter said, after Citigroup  and others launched independent rescues, making the fund unnecessary.


Reuters reported on Monday that Japanese electronics titan Sony (NYSE: SNE) may pull out of the market for plasma flat-panel television sets by as early as spring 2005.


Pope defuses tensions on visit to Muslim Turkey

Pope Benedict told Turkey on Tuesday he backed its bid to join the European Union and believed Islam was a religion of peace, hoping to soothe rows overshadowing a delicate visit to the mainly Muslim country.


The US space agency is exploring the possibility of developing a massively multiplayer online game.


Bank of England hints at more rate rises to fight inflation

The Bank of England signalled the prospect of more interest rate rises after warning that 12-month inflation could strike 3.0 percent by the beginning of 2007.


Singer Marc Almond, who scored a worldwide hit in 1981 with "Tainted Love" as part of the duo Soft Cell, is in critical condition in hospital after a motorcycle crash, police have said.


With anxiety mounting over the seemingly deadlocked presidential campaign, activists streamed into the most contested battleground states yesterday for a


Defence firm BAE is to sell its 20% stake in plane firm Airbus to EADS for Â£1.87bn.


TimeGate Studios' WWII strategy title lets players control any one of the major powers in a bid for world domination. Atari today announced that Axis & Allies, developed by Kohan creators TimeGate Studios, has shipped to retail stores nationwide.


Spain unveils controversial gay marriage law

A controversial law that would give gay and lesbian couples the same right to marry, divorce and adopt children as heterosexuals was approved by Spain's Socialist government on Friday.


9 U.S. Troops Are Killed in Blasts North of Baghdad

Two separate bomb attacks on Monday made it the deadliest day in weeks for American servicemen in Iraq.


Olmert and Abbas hold talks on 'core issues'

The Palestinian and Israeli leaders met for the second time this month today to discuss the "core issues" that would have to be tackled before a Palestinian state could be inaugurated.


Tropical Storm Ingrid, the ninth Atlantic storm of the year, formed on Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Caribbean islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.


The Dow gained more than 100 points within minutes of the central bankâs announcement and continued to climb before falling just before the close.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair may face growing opposition from within the Labour Party over his plan for a full third term, the Sunday Times said.


Cagliari, 17:27 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; GIAMPAOLO: CON PARMA PIU' DURA CHE CON MILAN

Marco Giampaolo teme la gara con il Parma: "Sarà piÃ¹ difficile che con il Milan. Mi interessa...


LONDON, June 29 -- British police thwarted a pair of apparent terrorist attacks in central London's crowded theater district Friday, defusing bombs fashioned from gasoline, gas cylinders and nails and hidden inside two parked Mercedes sedans. Police said that if the explosives had detonated, they...


Two Beaches With Lifeguards to Open on Cape Hatteras

By KRISTIN DAVIS  By KRISTIN DAVIS  The VIRGINIAN-PILOT  Two beaches with lifeguards will open Saturday on Cape Hatteras National Seashore, which extends over 70 miles of coastline.


President Bush restates his opposition to abortion on the 35th anniversary of its legalisation in the US.


The number of children taking antidepressants has dropped dramatically since the Food and Drug Administration cautioned that the drugs can provoke suicidal behavior, according to a study.


Blast at Russian mine kills 13 in industry's latest disaster

A blast at a Siberian mine killed 13 men in the latest disaster to strike Russia's accident-prone industry that has been chronically short of funds following the Soviet collapse.


Milano, 17:00 - CALCIO, FACCHETTI; MATARRESE: DOLORE STRAZIANTE

Antonio Matarrese ricorda cosÃ¬ Giacinto Facchetti: ''Un dolore straziante, una perdita immensa sotto...


Summary: Spring coming earlier than usual

SPRING TORRENTS: In one of the most comprehensive studies of plants' response to the global warming trend, Cornell scientists and their colleagues at the University of Wisconsin concluded


Italy PM calls confidence vote after ally defects

Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi will call a confidence in the lower house of parliament to test support for his administration after an ally deserted his centre-left coalition, a party leader said on Tuesday.


Leading Iraqi politicians called yesterday for a six-month delay in the Jan. 30 election because of violence, and US forces found more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent victims of an intimidation


More international co-operation is needed if spam is to be stopped, a conference is told.


Mexico has some of the highest and the lowest standards of living in the world, such is the extent of the gap between rich and poor, a UN report says.


FALLUJAH, IRAQ - A top US commander said Thursday the attack on Fallujah had broken the back of the anti-occupation insurgency throughout Iraq.


The Norwegian court said striptease combined dance with acting A Norwegian appeals court has ruled that striptease is an art form and should therefore be exempt from value-added tax .Comment


Majority of Security Council members oppose sanctions on Sudan, British say

LONDON  - A majority of United Nations Security Council members opposes immediate heavy sanctions on Sudan if it fails to quell ethnic violence in the Darfur region by the end of the month, Britain's Foreign Office said Friday.


Swiss banking giant UBS posted weaker third-quarter net profit on Tuesday, just missing market expectations, hurt by a seasonal fall in trading revenue despite a strong showing by its flagship private bank.


Was the Britney-to-Namibia story a hoax?

A Namibian tourism official said Saturday he may have been duped into believing that Britney Spears was considering having her baby in Namibia.


Nortel Wins $1 Billion Contract for Sprint Upgrades

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - Sprint will invest more than $2 billion to upgrade its wireless PCS network, and $1 billion of that will go to Nortel.


The top Palestinian security official Wednesday ordered troops deployed along the Gaza-Israel frontier in an attempt to curb attacks from Gaza, and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reversed course again, approving a "security meeting" that for the time being headed off a possible large-scale Israeli invasion to curb the surging violence.


The Scott Peterson murder trial jury has ended its first day of deliberations, putting in about four hours' work after getting the case.


Shanghai's circuit hailed as world-class

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has rated Sunday's inaugural China Grand Prix higher than the Olympics. He and other experts hailed the Shanghai circuit as the best in


In space, nobody can hear you scream "Fore!" Then again, "fore" isn't something Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin is likely to shout out Wednesday when he strikes a lightweight golf ball with a special 6-iron from outside the international space station in a promotional stunt for a Canadian golf club manufacturer.


Celtic enjoy comfortable win against Hearts

Celtic enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win at home to Hearts as the visitors paid a heavy price for trying to frustrate the Scottish Premier League leaders.


Oregon, East Toledo Coke Permit Plan Would Keep Right of Appeal: State Budget Panel Says It Ensures Public Input

By Jim Provance, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Jun. 25--COLUMBUS -- New authority for Ohio's environmental director to rethink a permit for the $800 million FDS Coke Plant in Oregon and East Toledo as well as future projects is headed for a final budget vote.


New York, 09:27 - BASKET, NBA: 14 PUNTI PER BARGNANI, TORONTO KO

Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba disputate nella notte (in maiuscolo le squadre in casa). Nel...


LOURDES, France - A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled and asked aides for help during the 2 1/2 hour service in sizzling heat...


The US may use the criticised interrogation technique of waterboarding again in the future, the White House says.


Martin Scorsese credited the Rolling Stones with inspiring his filmmaking when he appeared on Thursday for the world premiere of his Stones concert movie, âShine a Light.â


2 Iraq journalists reported slain in Iraq

Two Iraqi journalists have been killed in separate incidents in Baghdad, police said Tuesday.


Saints whip Falcons to come marching home in style

A raucous Mardi Gras-like  atmosphere helped the New Orleans Saints crush the Atlanta  Falcons 23-3 on Monday in the first NFL game at the Superdome  since Hurricane Katrina.


AMD, Dirk Meyer, and the eternal corporate battle

Concerns over AMD's succession planning come at a difficult time for the company, and revive that old tug-of-war between marketing and engineering.


A day after falling to 1-2, Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said he will simplify the offense. He also lauds quarterback Mark Brunell. Joe Gibbs' offensive playbook is full of situational substitutions, formations and pre-snap movements.


(InfoWorld) - At the same time that NokiaÂ is enabling multimedia mobile applications like VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol), it's helping operators limit such services. On one hand Nokia is rolling out services that let phone users make free calls. Separately, however, it has been offering technology that can let operators decide to make the services low priority. For example on Wednesday, Nokia introduced a new offering that allows Nokia N80 phone users to make VOIP over Wi-Fi calls viaÂ SIPphone's Gizmo service. Nokia is offering a feature on the phone that lets users download a file that configures the VOIP settings to easily enable the use of Gizmo. Gizmo customers can call each other for free although N80 Gizmo users could incur costs for accessing Wi-Fi networks. SIPphone also offers free calling to landline phones in some countries. Nokia also recently introduced support for Skype VOIP calls on its N73 phones for customers who subscribe to anÂ upcoming offering from 3 Group, the operator owned by Hutchison Whampoa. That offering uses the 3G (third-generation) network, rather than Wi-Fi. While end users might be pleased with such offerings, which can allow them to save on their mobile phone bills because they enable free or low-cost calling, operators have typically been reluctant to enable the services. VOIP on cell phones competes with the voice services that operators offer and also uses up network bandwidth that the operators might prefer to dedicate to more revenue-intensive offerings. So while Nokia is introducing applications that help end users take advantage of VOIP and other multimedia services, it is also trying to help operators ensure that customers don't use them extensively. Last week, Nokia introduced Peer-to-peer Traffic Control, software that allows mobile operators to identify data traffic on their networks according to the type of service and then prioritize that traffic based on preferred services. That means operators can decide to make certain services, like VOIP, low priority so that if the network is full of traffic from more important services, the VOIP users won't get network access. The traffic control product likely won't help operators hoping to control use of the Gizmo VOIP offering because that operates over Wi-Fi networks, which are typically owned by third parties or end users. The seemingly opposing offerings from Nokia indicate a general hedging of bets in the mobile world, said Darren Siddall, an analyst at Gartner. On one hand, operators don't want their networks to be used mainly by services they aren't making money on. But they also want to discover which applications are popular with users and figure out how to earn revenue from such services, Siddall said. "There's a lot of uncertainty about which applications users will find valuable," he said.


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'Bloggers do not have original thought between them'

Blog-stealing columnist disses his source Tech Digest Oh how I love the Daily Mail. What a splendid newspaper. No, really. Its online offering is now very good to the point where a US-exiled liberal friend of mine confessed to me the other day that after the Gruniard, it is his first online stop for UK news.â¦


Oracle shows sales and earnings growth in Q1

Oracle Corp. reported revenue and earnings growth in its first fiscal quarter, with its revenue from new software licenses rising 7 percent, to US$563 million.


WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration, stepping up the pressure on Tehran, moved Friday to sever a big Iranian state-owned bank from the U.S. financial system.


Watercolors and sketches attributed to Adolf Hitler are up for sale Tuesday, forcing a tiny auction house in southwest England to install multiple telephone lines to accommodate an expected crush of bidders from Canada to New Zealand.