Ekta Kapoor, Suniel Shetty tie up for film

After tying up with filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, TV czarina Ekta Kapoor is going into another major movie merger - with actor-producer Suniel Shetty.


A major service outage afflicted users of the popular, addictive BlackBerry smart phones across the United States and Canada on Monday.


World Health Organization Calls A Summit On Flu

join representatives of16 vaccine companies on Nov. 111 for a summit in Geneva, Switzerland on a potential flu pandemic. The influenza chief of the United Nations' health agency, the World Health Organization


Genesis samples 'looking very, very good'

The Genesis team is preparing to ship its samples of the Sun from the mission's temporary cleanroom at the US Army Proving Ground, Dugway, Utah, to NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston.


Democrats living overseas became the first to vote in the Super Tuesday primaries, casting ballots at the stroke of midnight in Indonesia


Dorothy Cunningham has spent much of the past half-century on ice. The 65-year-old Franklin grandmother is the founder of Franklin Blades Skating School, based out of the Veterans Memorial Rink, director of the skating-instruction program at the Norfolk Arena, and codirector of the children's skating program at the Thayer Arena in Warwick, R.I. Some of her students have gone on ...


Obama receiving backing of key Democrat Kennedy

Sen. Edward Kennedy, the Democrats' leading liberal voice, is endorsing Barack Obama for the party's presidential nomination on Monday while a new poll found Republican John McCain with a slim lead on the eve of a crucial Florida nominating contest.


ItÂs Muslim Boy Meets Girl, Yes, but Please DonÂt Call It Dating

The largest annual Muslim conference in North America hosted wildly popular speed dating sessions called the ÂMatrimonial Banquet.Â


Workers at South Korea's largest carmaker Hyundai Motor have voted to go on strike this week, a company spokesman said Saturday.


With bipartisan support, the Senate Finance Committee yesterday approved a $157 billion economic stimulus plan that rivals the measure fashioned by President Bush and House leaders, setting up a Senate showdown today that could determine who will receive rebates from the federal government and how...


Swiss Re, the world's second-largest reinsurer, said it expects its losses from the tsunamis that devastated Indian Ocean coastal areas will remain below 100 million Swiss francs (US$88.2 million). The claims ...


Dubai, 19:01 - CALCIO, KAKA': VOGLIO RIMANERE AL MILAN PIU' A LUNGO POSSIBILE

Kakà vuole restare a lungo al Milan: ''Ho un contratto con il Milan fino al 2011 e come gi&ag...


Williams have denied that they're responsible for canceling Anthony Davidson's Jerez test, saying at no time did they place any "untenable" demands on BAR.


A return to an aggressive game plan and a run of good results had helped Juan Carlos Ferrero recapture his best form in dumping David Nalbandian out of the Australian Open, the Spaniard said on Sunday.


Fed must remain vigilant on inflation: Plosser

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - The Federal Reserve must remain vigilant against rising inflation pressure this year even as the U.S. economy slows sharply, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser said on Wednesday.


Mysterious Tremors May Portend California Quakes

Low-pitched rumbles from deep under California's San Andreas fault may offer a way to predict future earthquakes, US geologists said on Thursday.


NATO checks Serbs' Kosovo border challenge

NATO thwarted overnight a bid by  Kosovo Serbs to assert their authority in a northern slice of  the newly independent republic, restoring control on the border  with Serbia where crowds had burnt down two crossing points.


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CEO's firing rocks world of tech Longtime Oracle target PeopleSoft ...

PeopleSoft Inc. said Friday it had fired CEO Craig Conway, raising the possibility that the company, which until now has fought fiercely for its independence, will succumb to Oracle Corp.


Oggi riunione tra l'esecutivo e gli Enti locali


Asian and European stocks climb as a flurry of takeover news raises hopes of a recovery in markets.


Lloyd's Says Exposure to Tsunami 'Limited'

Lloyd's of London, the world's largest insurance company, said Wednesday it expects to pay about 100 million pounds ($188 million) in claims related to Asia's tsunami.


Two North Carolina residents yesterday became the first people in the nation to be convicted on felony spamming charges after a Loudoun County jury found that they flooded tens of thousands


Mozambique busts suspected child smuggling ring

Mozambican police have detained a  suspected human trafficker after discovering 40 children packed  into trucks in inhumane conditions along the African country's  main highway, an official said on Wednesday.


Vivendi Says Recovery Is Almost Complete

Vivendi's recovery is almost complete, the French media and telecommunications giant declared Tuesday, despite a massive second-quarter net loss bloated by the effects of the weaker U.S. dollar.


John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono tops the US dance chart at the age of 71 with a song supporting gay marriage.


Pope John Paul II exhorted Christians on Friday to display signs of their faith more forcefully, contending the practice neither infringes on separation of church and state nor breeds intolerance.


President Bush will keep Donald H. Rumsfeld as defense secretary for a second term, administration aides said yesterday, hours after Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson resigned


Switching To Biofuels Could Cost Lots of Green

As President Bush and congressional leaders rally support for their ambitious biofuel proposals, one ingredient is often left unstated: the cost.


Bush and Kerry Woo Sportsmen in Key States

Anyone wondering why President Bush and Sen. John Kerry have been talking up hunting and fishing in recent days need look no further than two anti-logging petitions widely circulated by a sportsmen's association in Alaska.


Bush Ability to Connect in Town Hall Faces Rare Unscripted Test

President George W. Bush's ability to connect with voters will be tested tonight in an unscripted town- hall setting that will be used for the second debate with John Kerry, the four-term Democratic senator from Massachusetts.


Castro decision to ban dollars puts a squeeze on Cubans

HAVANA -- Cubans rushed to change dollars into local pesos yesterday as President Fidel Castro's communist government prepared to end circulation of the US currency after a decade.


Pakistan successfully test-fires nuclear capable missile

Pakistan test-fired on Tuesday a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, part of the countryâs efforts to enforce its defence, a military statement said.


The stone "fin" on the new lava lobe inside the crater at Mount St. Helens seems to be starting to split. The fin, which is about 200 feet tall and 300 feet wide, is building on the new lava dome, which is about 1,600 feet in diameter and 400 feet high.


The former boss of the  Alexander Litvinenko has branded the ex-spy a 'direct traitor' who committed treason against Russia.


'Fino ad ora manifestazioni di interesse non sono arrivate'


Tottenham sign Mido on loan and Mounir El Hamdaoui on a permanent deal.


Sport: Rafael BenÃtez says he's determined to stay at Liverpool, despite speculation that the club's owners are discussing his future


Record deficits are threatening our economy and future generations, but neither Bush nor Kerry are addressing that reality. Election seasons rarely produce much honest talk about budgets and taxes, but the


Eight weeks' grace on braodband pricing allegations


Prime Minister Gordon Brown will Wednesday promise to address Britain's housing crisis as he sets out details of his first parliamentary programme.


'Joey': Not 'Friends,' but could be a good pal

Indeed, if you've been fretting over the creative fate of this Friends spinoff, relax. Joey seems set to provide a haven for one of TV's most likable actors, Matt LeBlanc, and most lovable characters, Joey Tribbiani.


US car parts firm Delphi reaches a final settlement with its former parent company, General Motors.


US-Backed Iraqi Troops Raid Mosul Mosque

Iraqi forces backed by US troops left a mosque they were raiding for suspected insurgents in Mosul on Friday after coming under fire, witnesses said.


Proposta avanzata da una cordata di fondi private equity


Opinion: Storage virtualization without vendor lock-in

Host based virtualization gives users the most flexibility; virtualization on the storage array is trickier; and network-based virtualization, while offering the most benefits, is difficult to implement and the stickiest once installed.


Bush, Kerry Turn Focus to Domestic Policies

President Bush and Democratic  challenger Sen. John Kerry turned their focus to domestic  issues on Saturday, sparring over tax cuts and other economic  policies as they campaigned in battleground states.


Japan's central bank keeps interest rates on hold at 0.25% for the second consecutive month.


AFRICA/ETIOPIA - Vertice UA di Addis Abeba: eletto il nuovo Presidente. Annunciata una conferenza di riconciliazione nazionale per la Somalia Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides)- La convocazione di una conferenza di riconciliazione nazionale per la Somalia e la nomina del nuovo Presidente dellÂUnione Africana, il Capo di Stato ghanese John Kufuor, sono i risultati piÃ¹ importanti raggiunti dal vert...


Worldwide athletic-goods giant Nike, Inc. announced Thursday that University alumnus and current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Philip H. Knight will step down as CEO, effective Dec. 28.


Scientists examine corpse of former Russian spy

British scientists will examine the corpse of a former Russian spy on Friday to try to discover when and how he ingested a fatal dose of radioactive material.


Fed's Moskow says must stay vigilant on inflation

Core inflation has come down but it was necessary to remain vigilant about inflation, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Michael Moskow said on Monday.


"While Medicare patients will receive little or no benefit in return for the increase in premium payments next year, the prescription drug bill provided an immediate and dramatic increase


The cars, SUVS and pickups people will buy in the years ahead are likely to use less fuel, and many will rely on ethanol or household electricity instead of gasoline. The energy legislation pushed through the Senate this week provides a roadmap to the future, demanding higher automobile fuel economy, mandating huge increases in ethanol as a motor fuel and supporting more research into building "plug-in" hybrid-electric vehicles.


Rumsfeld visits Baghdad as blasts kill up to 18

Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited Iraq to gauge efforts to calm violence ahead of January elections. "They know they cannot defeat us militarily.


MySpace original series 'Roommates' debuts Monday

This is the News Corp.-owned social-networking site's first time producing a scripted Web series; three-minute episodes will run through Dec. 21.


Oracle's stock price rose on Wednesday after the software maker reported that its first-quarter profit surged 16 percent compared to last year, reaching $509 million.


Taiwan vets WiMax applications amid protest

(InfoWorld) - Thirteen companies have applied to bid for the right to build WiMax high-speed wireless Internet networks in Taiwan, an effort one group hopes to derail out of health concerns. The agency responsible for vetting applications, the National Communications Commission, said nine companies will vie for licenses in northern Taiwan, while 10 companies are competing for licenses in the south. Taiwan plans to pass out three licenses in each zone, for a total of six WiMax licenses island-wide. One group is not happy to see the auction process proceeding. Earlier this month, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union petitioned the government to halt the WiMax licensing process until further health studies can be made on the impact of electromagnetic waves from cell phone and WiMax base stations. Their concern centers on the belief that the waves can cause cancer, but the group says it cannot prove such a link. Taiwan is one of just a handful of places globally that has already started the process of offering WiMax licenses. It's part of the island's M Taiwan initiative, to establish WiMax as a way for people to access the Internet, even in the most remote areas of the island. Part of the idea is also to boost Taiwanese companies with domestic orders for WiMax gear, by promoting the technology. The island's three largest mobile phone service providers have all applied for WiMax licenses. Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd., the biggest phone company in Taiwan, applied to bid for licenses in both the north and south of Taiwan, as did Far Eastone Telecom Co. Ltd. and a subsidiary of Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. WiMax base stations can send broadband Internet signals to far greater distances than the Wi-Fi technology used to deliver wireless Internet access in coffee shops and airports. Although estimates vary on how far WiMax signals can go, in a densely populated place such as Taiwan, the distance should be between 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) and 4 km. Â


Martha Stewart Appeals, Says Tarred by U.S.

Martha Stewart is urging an appeals  court to overturn her conviction because she was "tarred" by  prosecutors' implications she committed the uncharged crime of  insider trading, according to court papers made public on  Thursday.


Full Extent of Indonesia Disaster Slowly Revealed

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - A week after being  swamped by a massive tsunami, water is only just beginning to  drain off parts of Aceh's provincial capital, revealing the  full extent of the horrific destruction, and yet more bodies to  count.


A FRENCHMAN was shot dead in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah early yesterday in a killing that mirrored recent attacks by al-Qaeda militants trying to destabilise the world's largest oil exporter.


Surgery to transplant a woman's entire ovary to her upper arm is feasible and can preserve fertility in patients undergoing radiation treatments that leave


John Reid calls for a halt to plans to scrap the right of national veto over EU decisions on home affairs.


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Women may neither vote nor run in Saudi Arabiaâs first nationwide elections, the government announced Monday, dashing hopes of progressive Saudis and easing fears among conservatives that the kingdom is moving too fast on reforms.


ZUTPHEN, Netherlands -- On the surface, the young Dutch Moroccan mother looked like an immigrant success story: She studied business in college, hung out at the pub with her friends and was known for her fashionable taste in clothes.


In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry is both a tortured adolescent and an epic hero ready to do battle


Sudden Rises in HIV Levels No Concern, Report Says

Sudden jumps of HIV levels in patients taking drugs for the AIDS-causing infection are harmless blips and do not mean the treatment against the virus is losing its punch, a report said on Tuesday.


Ocean's Twelve's stars come under fire!:

[Hollywood News]: London, Dec 17 : Hollywood hunks Matt Damon and Brad Pitt had to rush out of TV chef Gordon Ramsay's hotel kitchen after a fire broke out at his restaurant at the Claridge's Hotel in London.


Russia has played one of its last political trump cards -- the Kyoto Protocol -- in hopes of winning European support for its membership in the World Trade Organization, the Russian press said Friday.


Bouyed by their weekend victory over city rivals Real Betis, Sevilla travel to Real Madrid on Wednesday (kickoff 2000 GMT) knowing that a win would allow them to leapfrog their opponents in the Primera Liga.


Nepali king postpones official visit to India

Nepali King Gyanendra Bir BikramShah Dev on Thursday afternoon postponed his pre-scheduled 11-day official visit to India for an indefinite period due to the sudden demise


Fearful Iraqis spent sleepless nights guarding their homes and asking who would be next after gunmen burned mosques and houses in a Sunni enclave following the worst bomb attack since the U.S. invasion.


U.S. says expects al Qaeda to "lash out" in Iraq

The U.S. military expects al Qaeda in Iraq to strike back with "spectacular attacks" after a major offensive in and around Baghdad disrupted the network's activities, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.


Bow and arrows used to smuggle mobile phones into prison

A man has been arrested outside a Swedish high-security prison after shooting mobile phones into the prison yard with a bow and arrow.


Alternative fuels a tough sell, MIT forecasters say

Blog: An economic analysis of alternative fuels shows that consumer behavior and lack of infrastructure means that gasoline will run cars for decades.


A team of official auditors in Washington finds large amounts of Iraq's oil revenues are unaccounted for.


Israel charges soldier in 13-year-old's death

JERUSALEM - Military prosecutors have issued a five-count indictment against an Israeli officer who comrades say repeatedly shot a 13-year old Palestinian girl to make sure that she was dead, a military spokeswoman said Monday.


Japanese Woman Wins Marathon; Kastor Third

ATHENS, Greece - Mizuki Noguchi of Japan held on for the gold and American Deena Kastor used a late burst for a stunning bronze medal finish Sunday night in the Olympic marathon. Kastor's third place gave the United States its first marathon medal since Joan Benoit's gold in Los Angeles 20 years ago...


Beijing to evict 1.5 million for Olympics: group

Some 1.5 million residents of Beijing will be displaced by the time it hosts the 2008 Olympics, many of them evicted against their will, a rights group said on Tuesday, prompting a sharp denial by China.


Jobs Speaks: Apple to Deliver iPhone SDK in February

After months of silence on the matter, Apple finally announced Wednesday that it plans to enable developers to create native third-party applications for the iPhone (not just Web-based applications), and will deliver an SDK in February. The delay has been blamed on security concerns.


Organizers: Games exceeding expectations

Despite empty stadium seats at many events and suspicions of doping surrounding some of Greece's brightest medal hopes, the Olympics have been going better than anyone could have hoped, the government's general secretary for the


Big Bond Insurer Discovers That Layers of Risk Do Not Create a Cushion

Shares of MBIA, the nationâs biggest insurer of financial risk, fell 26 percent after it disclosed it was guaranteeing billions of dollars of the kind of complex debt that have unnerved the credit market.


Maliki urges others to stay out of Iraq conflict

Iraq's prime minister urged regional rivals on Saturday to stop playing out their differences in his country, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria.


This yearâs caucuses are expected to draw new voters thoroughly unfamiliar with the process.


A public memorial service for late actor Heath Ledger is expected to take place in Los Angeles next week.


The college students' favorite website begins to conquer social networking's final frontier: grownups


Xerox Hopes Its New Logo Doesnât Say âCopierâ

In a broadcast to employees Xerox announced it would retire the staid red capital X that has dominated its logo for 40 years in favor of  âa brand identity that reflects the Xerox of today.â


Russell Branyan, Chris Young and Trevor Hoffman saved San Diego, stopping the St. Louis Cardinals from sweeping the Padres in the first round of the NL playoffs.


Every NBA team now has at least one loss after Dallas hammered the Heat in Miami 113-93. Dirk Nowitzki hit four 3-pointers and finished with 41 points, two below his career high.


Government Warns of Sharply Higher Heating Costs

American consumers will feel the  effects of record-high crude oil prices with winter home  heating oil bills jumping about 28 percent and natural gas  costs rising by 15 percent, the U.S. government said on  Wednesday.


In Vioxx Settlement, Testing a Legal Ideal: A Lawyerâs Loyalty

Is an attorneyâs fierce devotion to an individual clientâs interests a passÃ© concept?


Bank of America, Wachovia profits nearly wiped out

Bank of America Corp  and Wachovia Corp , the second- and fourth-largest U.S. banks, on Tuesday said quarterly profits were nearly wiped out by more than $10 billion of credit losses and write-downs.


Job Market Can Absorb AOL Layoffs, Officials Say

Loudoun County officials said last week they regretted the decision by AOL to lay off about 450 employees at its corporate headquarters in Ashburn, but they predicted that the workers would be reabsorbed quickly into the region's economy.


Attention, Kmart shoppers: For a limited time you can bask in the company's new-found solvency. This may not last long, so enjoy it while you can.


Something began happening to Jack Colin in 1983 that terrified his new wife. Once gentle, he became prone to fits of rage. He started stockpiling guns and knives. Later, when police searched his home, they found books on bondage, photo of Colin in women's clothing and a diary describing ways to mutilate women.


Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday disputed a White House assertion that it was right to topple Saddam Hussein even if he had no illegal weapons because he posed a future threat.


Masters debutant Mark Selby overpowers Stephen Lee 10-3 in the final at Wembley to win his first major title.


Tens of thousands of Lebanese paid tribute to assassinated Christian politician Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral in central Beirut into a display of defiance towards Syria and its Hezbollah allies.


Plum Job Opportunities Await Old Cabinet

Departing members of President Bush's Cabinet will not have to scour the classifieds to find plum jobs. Secretary of State Colin Powell can revive a lucrative book-writing and public speaking career. Homeland Defense Secretary Tom Ridge and Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson will be highly sought in the corporate world because of their background and connections.


Communities Secretary Hazel Blears says local authorities will be given financial aid to help deal with flood damage.


Prosegue anche in Coppa Italia il mo- mento no della Roma, battuta all'Olim- pico (1-2) dal Siena nell'andata degli ottavi. Ritorno il 12 gennaio. Doppietta di Flo per i toscani,momenta- neo pareggio con una


French youth embrace British binge boozing

French youngsters are smoking and   drinking less but are increasingly indulging in the sort of   weekend drinking binges usually associated with their British   counterparts, a government study showed on Tuesday.


Christians Use Gay Marriage to Seek Voters

WASHINGTON - Christian conservatives are casting a wider net this year in their search for likely voters - especially conservative ones - by asking people on the phone how they feel about same-sex marriage as well as their views on abortion, a standard question in previous election cycles.   "The federal marriage amendment will be an important issue in the states it's on the ballot," Roberta Combs, president of the Christian Coalition of America, said Saturday during an election training conference for activist members...


US Stingray style sub motherships test missiles

But SEALs' ritzy mini-sub slated for defects, cost overruns The US Navy's Stingray-esque SSGN underwater special-forces motherships have seen good news and bad news in recent days.â¦


Xerox Corp. research subsidiary the Palo Alto Research Center has struck a licensing deal with a high-profile startup in the hopes of building a search engine that could one day rival Google Inc.


1915 — Boston opened Braves Field with a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.


XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will soon begin broadcasting some of its stations to subscribers over the Internet, fresh on the heels of the company's discontinuation of a receiver for PCs that some users


OSHA fines Canton firm following fatal explosion

American Electrical Testing Co. of Canton has until about Sept. 10 to contest a $4,900 fine levied by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration for "serious" safety violations that the agency says caused an underground explosion and killed an electrician on Feb. 21 in Waterbury, Conn. The company had been hired by Connecticut Light & Power to do maintenance ...


Crude oil futures in New York rose to a record-high settlement overnight for the fifth straight session, closing just below $US54 a barrel, reflecting real and perceived threats to global oil supply.


REPUBLICANS have scuttled a bipartisan effort to reform the US intelligence community in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks.


Harrahâs said the National Indian Gaming Commission approved the companyâs $17.7 billion purchase by Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group, pending final review.


Civil Union Law Takes Effect in New Jersey

About a dozen couples submitted applications for civil unions, which guarantee all the rights and benefits of heterosexual marriage.


EREZ CROSSING, Gaza  - Umm Mohammad and her children cowered in no man's land on Monday with Israeli troops firing warning shots in front and Hamas gunmen behind.


The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Pete Zimowsky Column: Zimo: Cushy Winter Camping in Hells Canyon

By Pete Zimowsky, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Feb. 21--Yip. Yip. Yip. Howl. It's nice to be serenaded to sleep by coyotes.


Hospitality Properties to buy 13 InterContinental Hotels

Hospitality Properties Trust is purchasing 13 hotels for 450 million dollars from InterContinental Hotels Group. Newton-based Hospitality has also signed 25-year


Toshiba pitches HD DVD players as... DVD machines

So why buy HD DVD discs then? A week after the battle with Blu-ray Disc swung further toward that rival format, Toshiba said it will promote its players on their ability to upscale standard-definition content for HDTVs.â¦


President Bush made a brief stop Monday in this war-ravaged nation to pledge increased US aid to curb drug trafficking, but he could not escape to his Texas ranch for


Spanish PM offers upbeat economic outlook ahead of election

Spain should grow at a 3.O percent pace over coming years, generating enough jobs to bring down unemployment, a key concern, Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Wednesday as all eyes turn to general elections in March.


Napoli, 18:27 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: PRIMO ALLENAMENTO PER PAZIENZA

Seduta pomeridiana per il Napoli in vista della gara con l'Udinese:  in gruppo i nuovo acquisti Pazi...


India win the toss and field first in the second one-day game against South Africa in Belfast.


Ministers are asked how they knew about an alleged African coup plot weeks before mercenaries were arrested for planning it.


COLOMBO: Sri Lanka declared Friday a day of national mourning for the thousands of victims of the tsunami which lashed three-quarters of the islandâs coastline and left a massive trail of death and destruction.


F1: esordio della Turchia nel mondiale 2005

La Fia salva con 'riserva' i Gp di Silverstone, Imola e Magny Cours e li inserisce nel calendario provvisorio della prossima stagione di Formula 1. â¢ 19 GRAN PREMI Ci sarÃ  una gara in piÃ¹. E una inaspettata novitÃ : il circuito atterra in Turchia.


Wie never shifts into overdrive in Round 1

She refused to hit driver and gratefully accepted one a side -- massages to her painful wrists, not shots. Most noteworthy for Michelle Wie, perhaps, was yesterday's opening round of the McDonald's LPGA Championship was virtually free of controversy.


Oil pushes above $59 as cold weather to draw stocks

Oil prices recouped light losses on Tuesday, climbing above $59 a barrel as the coldest weather of the U.S. winter was expected to draw down distillate stocks.


Texas City Sues Prostitute Over HIV Cases

City officials have filed a lawsuit against a prostitute with the virus that causes AIDS, asking a court to send her into treatment to get her to stop spreading the infection.


N.J. gets back to work following shutdown

For state employees in New Jersey, the weeklong, unexpected break is over.


New York City joins Illinoisâ flu-shot deal

New York City on Wednesday joined Illinoisâ push for federal approval of European-manufactured flu vaccine. The purchase of 200,000 doses of flu vaccine by New York comes just a week after


Like luck itself, timing can work both ways. Just ask Bryana Mitchell from Norwood, Mass., who, entering her senior year of high school, made her way into Carrabassett Valley Academy -- one of the top hardcore ski/snowboard academies in the Northeast. Her mother, Anne, a single mom who works, cares for her aging parents by day and ...


Zimbabwe's Mugabe Names Female VP Acting Head of State

Zimbabwe's first female vice-president, Joyce Mujuru, has taken over as acting head of state during President Robert Mugabe's year-end vacation.


Samsung Semiconductor Head Discusses New Technology, Market ...

Samsung president Hwang Chang-gyu, who is in charge of the firmâs semiconductor business, held a press conference Monday at the Shilla Hotel to reveal new semiconductor technology.


D.J. Trahan played like a man who suddenly remembered he needed a big payday. Trahan shook off a double bogey to maintain a two-stroke lead Saturday, birdieing the final two holes for a 1-under 71 on the Annandale Golf Club course. The birdies left him atop the leader board and in the running for a full tour card as well.


A former Russian spy who said he had been poisoned died Thursday night at a London hospital, following a mysterious and rapid decline that left doctors unable to pinpoint the cause of death, officials said.


Anyone who has cursed when their flashlight goes dead may have something new to beam about — a flashlight that accepts batteries of different sizes.


A top Justice Department lawyer acknowledged Tuesday that more than a half-dozen U.S. attorneys were fired in the last year, in some cases without cause, but denied Democrats' charges that they were dismissed and replaced for political reasons.


Warner to sell three jointly owned cinemas in China

Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. , which operates six cinemas in China with local partners, has agreed to sell three to a Chinese company and is in talks to offload the rest, a company spokesman said on Thursday.


Colbert Consulted Parties Before Announcing Run

Stephen Colbert â who announced plans to run for the presidency, though only in South Carolina â is serious enough about the stunt that his staff reached out to the stateâs Democratic and Republican committees in advance of his declaration.


China goes on offensive after food safety scares

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


One Dead, Eight Injured in Gaza Missile Strike

An Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a home near a Hamas stronghold in the Jebaliya refugee camp on today, killing one civilian and wounding eight other Palestinians, hospital officials said.


Cash to Get By Is Still Pawnshopâs Stock in Trade

The New Yorkers who frequent pawnshops often want something simple: quick cash to help get by.


One man dies in a large street fight that also left police officers and paramedics injured in London.


A rise in global temperatures could result in devastating effects in just over 20 years time, a study warns.


Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for the Senate in 2008, making it clear that the comedian and author of "Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot" wants to be taken seriously as a political figure.


Former General Yudhoyono Wins Indonesia Poll

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won Indonesia's presidential election run-off in a landslide, capping a rapid rise to power for the former general who has vowed to create jobs, stamp out graft and fight terrorism.


India insists it will host a "great" 2010 Commonwealth Games

New Delhi will host the Commonwealth Games in 2010 as scheduled, a senior Indian minister said, rejecting allegations of government apathy towards organising the sporting spectacle.


Car explodes at Scottish airport, security raised

A four-wheel-drive vehicle rammed into Glasgow airport on Saturday and exploded in flames in what Scotland's first minister called a "terrorist incident", a day after a car-bomb plot was foiled in London.


Hamas' seizure of the Gaza Strip could be a hollow victory. With Israel in control of Gaza's borders and the international community likely to shun it in favor of the Fatah-controlled West Bank, Hamas will have a hard time providing for the impoverished strip's 1.4 million inhabitants.


Nasa's robotic Mars rover Opportunity reaches what researchers hope will prove to be a "dream" location -  the 800m-wide Victoria Crater.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has left the English Premier League club, the BBC and other British media reported early Thursday.


Students could avoid thousands of calories a year if their schools offered smaller servings of brand-name chips and sodas. And college kids can avoid the Freshman


Consumers in the United States are already spending record amounts of money online. One e-commerce company has a novel way to help Net shoppers hunt for bargains this holiday season.


PBS has signed a deal to broadcast "Make Way for Noddy," the British cartoon series based on the classic children's books by Enid Blyton.


The holidays may mean food and decorating to some, but for the geek crowd, they're just another excuse to buy gadgets. Here's a collection of cool ones. By Xeni Jardin.


TOKYO - Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday due to economic uncertainties following powerful earthquakes that hit northern Japan over the weekend.


Small-Town Judgeâs Personal Justice Stirs Concern

A âjudgeâs probationâ program shows what can happen when judges with meager training exercise unchecked power.


PM Says Iraq Succeeding In Fight For Stability

23 September 2004 (RFE/RL) -- Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi told a joint session of the US Congress today that his country is making progress in its effort to create a stable Iraq despite obstacles.


The silver lining on a dark cloud of a night wasn't the result, but rather the work.


Joaquin Phoenix is "tortured" soul: director

How does one get to be an  Oscar-nominated actor? Try a little torture to the soul. It  evidently worked for Joaquin Phoenix.


Residents of Pakistan's largest city cautiously emerged from their homes Sunday and struggled to find food and fuel


File-Sharing Sites Found Not Liable for Infringement

AN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19 - Affirming a lower court decision, a federal appellate court ruled Thursday that the distributors of software used by millions of people to exchange music files over the Internet cannot be held liable for aiding ...


Intorno alle pagode che nei giorni scorsi sono state il motore della rivoltacentinaia di militari in assetto antisommossa. Perquisiti tutti i fedeli che entrano nei templi                                            Myanmar, la polizia carica i manifestanti Picchiati anche dieci monaci a Shwedagon                                                                                Arrestati un noto attivista e il piÃ¹ celebre attore del Paese, Zaganar


Naturalists Struggle to Save Iran Cheetahs

Only 60 cheetahs are believed to remain in Iran, their numbers bludgeoned by hunting, road-building and drought, say environmentalists battling to save them from extinction.


Two more doctors charged over bomb attacks on UK

Two more doctors were charged on Saturday with involvement in the failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, one man in Britain and one in Australia, bringing the number accused to three.


Estoril, 15:23 - MOTO, GP PORTOGALLO; 125: POLE PROVVISORIA PER PASINI

Dopo il dominio nelle prime libere, l'Aprilia continua a dare prova di potenza nella classe 125 del ...


BRITAINâS only remaining mass market car maker seemed certain last night to pass into foreign control after MG Rover admitted merger talks with a Chinese firm were at an advanced stage.


Intuit to buy Digital Insight for $1.4 billion

With a promise to create new types of online banking services, financial software vendor Intuit has agreed to buy financial services provider Digital Insight for $1.35 billion in cash.


Three explosions near Egypt-Israeli border; at least 37 dead

At least 37 people, most of them Israelis, were killed and 114 injured in three explosions, including one at the Hilton Hotel in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, late Thursday night, police sources said.


States Petition Federal Judge to Extend Microsoft Antitrust Oversight

In a petition before US District Judge Kathleen Kollar-Kotelly, the State of California, along with five other states and the District of Columbia, said they would ask US District Judge Kollar-Kotelly to extend all the provisions of government oversight to 2012, in a status meeting scheduled for today.


Pakistan says bikini contestant not official

Pakistani authorities are investigating how a Pakistani-born American woman entered a "Miss Bikini" pageant in China as a representative of predominantly Muslim, conservative Pakistan.


EU governments openly voiced doubts on Tuesday that a US stimulus plan would avert recession in the world's biggest economy as stock markets suffered a second day of heavy losses.


TechWeb - IBM has asked a federal judge to dismiss what remains of a longstanding lawsuit filed by the SCO Group.


AUTO-TECH 2004 CONFERENCE: Wagoner says automakers, suppliers must ...

At a time when cost-cutting pressures have strained relations between automakers and suppliers, General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner said Tuesday that the two sides must cooperate to rein in soaring health-care expenses.


Asian stocks fall heavily as investors prepare for another uncertain week on the global stock markets.


World's biggest gold firm - South African gold producer:

[Business India]: South African gold producer Harmony has bid to take over larger rival Gold Fields, a merger that would create the world's biggest gold producer.


Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS), South  Korea's top auto maker, said on Thursday its quarterly  operating profit more than doubled, fuelled by higher sales and  a softer won.


Larionov stars in Russian farewell game to cap two-decade hockey ...

Russian NHL veteran Igor Larionov capped a hockey career spanning more than two decades with a farewell exhibition game Monday that brought together a number of his locked-out colleagues from the Detroit Red Wings along with other former


Iraq's neighbors, including Iran and Syria, will join U.S. and British representatives at a regional conference here on the Iraqi security crisis


Mariano Rivera pitched three innings in the regular season for the first time in almost 10 years, and Jason Giambi ended a homer drought that lasted almost a month.


A skier died Saturday and two others were injured after being buried in an avalanche in southeastern Austria, police said.


For five weeks, they put a clamp on their feelings. They wanted to grieve, knew the time would come when they would be able to grieve, but also understood the time was not yet at hand.


Death toll up as aid arrives for Philippines mudslide survivors

The first foreign aid flights of food and medicines have arrived in the eastern Philippines, where officials said devastating mudslides had left at least 1,266 people dead or missing.


Microsoft Launches MSN Spaces Blogging Tool

MSN Spaces, Microsoft's new blogging service, accompanies a beta version of MSN Messenger 7.0 and updates to MSN Hotmail. MSN Spaces makes it easier for consumers to create and maintain a personal Web site, says Microsoft.


Dow Jones -2,64%, Nasdaq -2,65%, euro un lieve rialzo


Zimbabwe's controversial information minister looks set to be disappointed in his campaign to become an MP.


Virginia Tech Criticized for Actions in Shooting

While families of the victims voiced frustration that the report holds no one accountable, Gov. Tim Kaine said he was satisfied with the findings.


Presidente Friuli Venezia Giulia viaggia con 70 imprenditori


Iran, EU Negotiators Seek Nuke Agreement

A key U.N. atomic agency meeting adjourned for the weekend, giving Iran time to consider a total freeze of a program that could make weapons grade uranium and for delegates to decide on further steps in policing Tehran's nuclear activities.


Shortages of Nintendo Wii consoles leave some gamers who pre-ordered the new machine frustrated.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Report: Local Search Advertising Spend Will Double - Content Is King - Do I Need Adwords? - Organic Search Vs. Paid Advertisement - SEO Rates - Moving to Pay-For-Performance, and more.


Lione, 15:36 - CALCIO, HOULLIER: LIONE PIU' FORTE ED ESPERTO CHE IN PASSATO

Gerard Houllier rispetta ma non teme la Roma. ''Di tutte le squadre affrontate dal Lione negli ottav...


Arts & entertainment: What is Thomas SchÃ¼tte's glass sculpture in Trafalgar Square about? He's not sure, finds Adrian Searle.


U.S. mulls increasing aid to Lebanese army

Placing its chips on the besieged Lebanese government, the Bush administration is considering a large increase in aid to the Lebanese army and hoping moderate Arab governments will help, as well.


Gates: Foundation Donates $42.6 Million To Combat Malaria

While headlines of the Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) and PeopleSoft (nasdaq: PSFT - news - people ) merger have dominated the biz world, Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) founder and ambitious philanthropist Bill Gates announced news of a


Falluja Rebels Battle On; Clashes Across Iraq

US warplanes bombarded hard core rebel areas of Falluja on Monday and troops hunted insurgents house-to-house, while heavy clashes broke out in other


Astronomers Photograph New Planet or Star

An astronomer at Penn State University is not certain whether the latest discovery in outer space is a planet or a failed star.


Bulgaria's Socialist-led government survived a no-confidence vote Friday on a motion filed by the opposition, claiming that the government was unable to cope with a health care crisis.


Sony BMG settles with FTC over anti-piracy software

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission  said on Tuesday Sony BMG agreed to settle charges that it  included potentially damaging anti-piracy software in some of  its CDs without telling consumers.


Intel prepares quad-core server, desktop CPUs

InfoWorld - At the Intel Developer Forum trade show in San Francisco last week, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said the company will ship quad-core processors for servers and gaming PCs, beginning in November.


Singer Kylie Minogue and boyfriend Olivier Martinez split up after four years, it has been announced.


Macedonians Vote on Ethnic Albanian Rule

Macedonia's national referendum Sunday on abolishing local autonomy for the country's ethnic Albanian minority failed, authorities said.


Russia charges Berezovsky with coup plot: lawyer

Russian prosecutors have charged emigre tycoon Boris Berezovsky with plotting to seize power, his lawyer said on Monday.


Those sickening Abu Ghraib prison photos apparently depicted "acts of brutality and purposeless sadism" but not abuses committed in the course of interrogations.


The top US commander in Iraq is to deliver his crucial testimony on war strategy in Iraq to Congress.


European corporate credit markets suffered more pain on Wednesday even as the US staged a partial recovery on the back of improving equity  performances.


At least three people are reported killed in an explosion at a mosque used by Shia Muslims in eastern Pakistan.


AIDS Researcher's Widow Charged in Death

The widow of an AIDS researcher who died of arsenic poisoning almost four years ago was indicted Monday on a murder charge.


Europe's main stock markets were mixed by the half-way stage on Friday after Wall Street had surged overnight.


There's no way Google buys the satellite-radio provider.


Even Lia Edwards is beginning to think that wherever her husband goes, something bad happens to quarterbacks.


'Non siamo il Libano, possiamo occuparci delle indagini'


A car bomb exploded Sunday outside a Baghdad cafe used by Iraqi police killing seven people and wounding 20, the US military said.


Remember Aditya Datt, the young director of films like Aashiq Banaya Aapne and Dil Diya Hai?


Businesses slow to adopt e-discovery rules

Six months afterÂ new federal e-discovery rulesÂ took effect in the U.S., some businesses are still unclear on what they have to do to comply.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!


Judge scales back J&J suit over Guidant deal

A U.S. court dealt a blow to Johnson & Johnson in its $5.5 billion lawsuit over the sale of Guidant Corp to Boston Scientific Corp, dismissing some claims and only allowing part of the case to proceed.


NASA outlines moon base construction plans

Lunarcy NASA has outlined its plans for a moon base. The space agency says it will start work on the project after it has started flying astronauts to our largest satellite again in 2020.â¦


Apple details plans to Spotlight desktop search

Recently posted document throws a little light on a key feature of the next edition of Mac OS X.


Russian Supply Craft Docks with Space Station

A Russian supply ship docked with the International Space Station on Saturday, delivering food and fuel to the two astronauts living there, mission control said.


Shares of Google are on the way up again on their second day of trading, as interest in its flotation continues unabated.


Mussina helps Yankees extend streak in return

The New York Yankees won their seventh  straight game with a 4-1 road victory over the Toronto Blue  Jays on Wednesday, pitcher Mike Mussina leading the way with  five shutout innings.


For Biotech, the Action Is in Washington as Much as in the Lab

The biotechnology industry will be different in at least one way in 2005: it will be without its longtime voice in Washington.


U.S. urges North Korea to get off nuclear track

The United States urged reclusive North Korea to get out of the "nuclear business" on Thursday and said it will not accept Pyongyang as a nuclear power.


There's an easy way to separate the winners from the losers. But don't expect the media to help you find it.


Militants holding three hostages in Afghanistan are divided over what to do after issuing a series of deadlines and narrowing their demands, the BBC reports.


Save time, stay safe by partitioning your hard drive

Putting your applications and data in a partition separate from Windows' system files makes your backups faster, and reduces the risk of a virus attack.


London's western expansion of the congestion charge scheme into Chelsea and Kensington is set to go live.


Disney's Board on Trial as Shareholders Launch Case

GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Walt Disney Co.'s board of  directors went on trial on Wednesday, accused by shareholders  of rubberstamping a decision to hire Michael Ovitz and allowing  him to walk away months later with a $140 million severance  package.


Kansas State Hands Kansas First Loss, Ends 25-Year Skid

Michael Beasley scored 25 points, Bill Walker had 19 and No. 22 Kansas State ended a 25-year home-court losing streak to arch-rival Kansas with an 84-75 victory last night over the previously unbeaten Jayhawks.


Kazakhstan says Exxon stalling Kashagan talks

Kazakhstan and an Eni-led  consortium of oil majors have set January15 as new deadline for talks over the fate of giant Kashagan oilfield, Kazakh energy minister Sauat Mynbayev said on Monday.


"Deep Throat" picked in guide as landmark movie

The pioneering porno movie "Deep Throat" was picked on Wednesday as one of 100 landmark films of all time in a new Radio Times guide.


Scientists blame excessive fishing in the Black Sea for destablising its ecosystem, allowing  jellyfish to thrive.


John Stewart, who wrote the Monkees' hit "Daydream Believer" and became a well-known figure in the 1960s folk music revival as a member of The Kingston Trio, has died, according to the band's Web site. He was 68.


Many still suffer from effects of poison-gas tragedy in India

Twenty years after a cloud of deadly gas ravaged this central Indian city, about 1,500 survivors and their supporters marched to the gates of a former Union Carbide plant yesterday, demanding justice for those still suffering the effects of the world's


Get set on fire, hit by car at NYC stunt school

He falls down stairs, is blown up and gets hit by cars for money -- and now stuntman Teel James Glenn will pass on his skills to would-be daredevils at what is being touted as New York City's first stunt school.


Blair urges West to back African peacekeeping force

British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on Western countries on Wednesday to finance, train and equip African peacekeeping troops so they could intervene to end conflicts on the continent like the one in Sudan's Darfur.


December 15, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports release on Tuesday Hollywood movies studios sued numerous operators of computer servers that help transfer digital movie files across online file-sharing networks.


Baseball legend slaps 'raging buy' on Intel

Its, er, wireless biz (at Marvell) will surge Do you want to take stock picking advice from a baseball player? Mmm, probably not. So beware of Lenny Dykstra's raging buy on Intel.â¦


A judge told a packed courtroom he would lead a "search for truth, without concessions" as the trial for the Mont Blanc tunnel fire opened Monday, six years after the blaze killed 39 people.


Londra, 16:06 - CALCIO, PORTSMOUTH: REDKNAPP PROLUNGA FINO AL 2011

Il Portsmouth ha prolungato fino al 2011 il contratto del tecnico Harry Redknapp, 60 anni, arrivato ...


Itâs a Day Off in the A.L., Where the Wild Things Are

The unusual nature of the 2007 season, including the squirrel and the bugs that intruded on the Yankees and the Byrd that is propelling the Cleveland Indians â almost defies explanation.


VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI allÂudienza generale: negli scritti di Tertulliano Âsi rintracciano numerosi temi che ancor oggi siamo chiamati ad affrontare. Essi ci coinvolgono in una feconda ricerca interiore, alla quale esorto tutti i fedeliÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) -  Continuando a percorrere la galleria delle grandi personalitÃ  della Chiesa antica, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha dedicato la sua catechesi durante lÂudienza generale di mercoledÃ¬ 30 maggio a Tertulliano, noto c...


Climate change heads for the Supreme Court

Politics, science and the law The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the arguments in the case of Massachusetts vs the Environmental Protection Agency.â¦


The leader of Ukraine's opposition calls for a second day of mass rallies against Sunday's election result.


NEW YORK - She came into the tournament as Olympic champion, US Open champion and the world No 1. Justine Henin-Hardenne will leave with just her Olympic title after she was bumped from the fourth round 3-6, 2-6 by Russia's Nadia Petrova.


Ancient YucatÃ¡n Soils Point to Maya Market, and Market Economy

New findings are some of the first strong evidence that the ancient Maya civilization had a market economy similar in some respects to societies today.


U.S. Asks Finance Chiefs to Limit IranÂs Access to Banks

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said Iranian front companies were exploiting industrial nationsÂ banking systems.


A Harris hawk is stolen by thieves during a break-in at a building site in Stirling, police say.


New software securely adds devices to wireless networks with the push of a button.


Bitter memories overflow as Kerry makes vow on African-American vote

Anger boiled Sunday among African-Americans who had votes scrubbed out in the disputed 2000 US election, as Democratic hopeful John Kerry joined swinging, singing worshippers at a Baptist church.


Venus and Jupiter witnessed in dawn rendezvous

WITH no planets on view, and with large areas of the southern sky devoid of bright stars, the evening sky at our star map times may not be the most exciting of the year.


Bush Could Seek Up to $75 Billion in War Funding

The Bush administration, faced with  a growing insurgency and record fuel costs, plans early next  year to seek $50 billion to $75 billion in emergency funding  for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, administration  and congressional officials said on Tuesday.


Tropical Storm Felix forms in Atlantic near Caribbean

Tropical Storm Felix formed on Saturday in the Atlantic Ocean over the Windward Islands of the Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.


Dow Industrials and the Nasdaq-100 set to end year on a positive note; dollar dented. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Despite a see-saw performance during the final trading week of 2004, the Dow Jones industrial average


The search for a new Scotland manager is underway following the resignation of Berti Vogts. He quit yesterday after a disastrous two and a half year run, saying he couldn't put up with the "disgraceful abuse" any longer.


Over 650 illegal immigrants, most thought to be African, arrive on tiny Lampedusa in a single weekend.


Straw upbeat on renewed Mideast peace efforts

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said yesterday that he is "more optimistic" about the prospects for Mideast peace after two days of talks with Israelis and Palestinians.


HSBC U.S. subprime unit employees fear layoffs

HSBC Holdings Plc's  U.S. subprime unit scheduled a management conference call with its staff on Friday amid concern about layoffs and even a winding down of operations, two employees at the unit said.


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


Latvian soldiers standing guard at security barriers in Riga's deserted streets Tuesday, the eve of the NATO summit.Comment


Anubhav Sinha turns producer with Kabootar

Anubhav Sinha has recently announced his future production plans.


Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek has wealth -- a four-year, $40 million deal. He has stability -- a no-trade provision that kicks in sometime in September of next season. What he also has is a "C" on his jersey, denoting that he is the official team captain, which he found out when general manager Theo Epstein unfolded Varitek's home and ...


Could that ancient practice of bleeding patients really have done some good? A scientist says new research on how germs thrive in the body suggests it just may have — for some people.


War crimes trials against Saddam Hussein and his closest lieutenants have moved forward with his feared cousin known as "Chemical Ali" being the first to face a formal interview with the chief investigating magistrate.


Milano, 11:01 - CALCIO, INTER: GIORNO DI RIPOSO

Dopo la trasferta di Champions Leagua pareggiata 1-1 contro il Bayern Monaco, l'allenatore dell'Inte...


That England were able to declare their innings closed with 45 minutes still remaining on the fourth day adds another twist to what has become an extraordinary Test match.


2 Bombers Attacked Bhutto Parade, Official Says

The bombers have not yet been identified, but an investigator said that the men were Pakistani.


Brazil Launches First Test Rocket Since Accident

Brazil has successfully launched a test rocket, 14 months after a more powerful one exploded before lift-off killing 21 people, Brazilian space officials said on Sunday.


Cluster bombs lie in wait for Lebanese children

BINT JBEIL, Lebanon  - Like a small black   football, it lies in the dirt not far from Haitham Daaboul's   front door in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil.


Group Creates Engineered 'Marathon Mice'

SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers on Monday unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the "genetic doping" of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.    The creation of the so-called marathon mice, announced Monday, follows earlier genetic engineering work that created "Schwarzenegger mice," rodents that bulked up after getting injected with muscle-building genes...


Dollar Thrifty in merger talks with Vanguard: NYT

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.  is in early talks to merge with Vanguard Car Rental, owner of the National and Alamo chains, in a deal valued at more than $3 billion, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing people involved in the discussions.


Protests erupt as Kenyan leader wins vote

Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won a second five-year term on Sunday in a disputed election victory that triggered deadly riots by tens of thousands of opposition supporters.


McCain Wins New Hampshire, Setting Back Romney Bid

Bloomberg - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain of Arizona won the New Hampshire primary, handing rival Mitt Romney his second defeat and further muddying the waters for the Republican presidential nomination.


Taliban deploy 10,000 fighters for attack: commander

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - The Taliban have deployed 10,000 fighters for a spring offensive of "bloody attacks" against foreign troops in Afghanistan, a rebel commander said on Friday.


World oil prices fall on profit-taking ahead of US election

LONDON : Oil prices slid for a third day running as speculators banked profits ahead of next week's US presidential election amid easing supply fears and China's move to hike interest rates, analysts said.


Catania, 19:51 - CALCIO, CATANIA: FINISCE 0-0 IL TEST IN FAMIGLIA

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Catania di Marino in vista della gara di domenica con il Parma. Test ...


Taking a look at improved features of midrange single-lens reflex cameras.


Johnny Depp Says He Actually Enjoys Aging

Unlike legions of other Hollywood stars, hipster heartthrob Johnny Depp says he actually enjoys aging. The boyish-looking Depp -- who plays the author of "Peter Pan" in


InfoWorld - Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. have settled a dispute over rights to use the iPhone name. Under terms of the agreement, both companies have the right to use the name.


Associazione, difficile comparare dati Italia con quelli Bce


Iraq Shadows Bush as he Seeks Help on Afghanistan

Escalating bloodshed and political tension in Iraq will shadow President Bush at a NATO summit this week where he hopes to persuade Europeans to do more to quell violence in Afghanistan.Comment


I Fratelli delle Scuole Cristiane da cento anni a Pompei: un convegno ed una mostra Pompei (Agenzia Fides) - In occasione del I centenario della loro presenza a Pompei, i Fratelli delle Scuole Cristiane organizzano un convegno, in programma sabato 3 febbraio, alle ore 16 nel Teatro ÂDi Costanzo-MattielloÂ, presso il Centro Educativo...


Oil prices plunge to 12-week low in New York, London LONDON, United...

Oil prices crumbled another 5 percent to a 12-week low just above $43 a barrel on Thursday, suffering the biggest two-day slide since the Gulf War after a rise in US heating oil stocks triggered furious ...


Sharapova to burn dad's 'assassin' hoodie after Open win

Newly-crowned Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova said she would celebrate her win Saturday by burning her father Yuri's infamous "assassin" camouflage hooded top.


A woman is killed and two other people are injured in a road accident in County Down.


Quake, Tsunami Devastate Asia, Over 7,800 Dead

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit southern Asia Sunday, unleashing a  tsunami on Sri Lanka and India and swamping tourist isles in  Thailand and the Maldives to kill more than 7,800 people.


Smoking curb could "upset China stability"

China's stability could be threatened if the government tried to curb smoking, a senior official said on Wednesday at a discussion of the annual meeting of parliament.


A year-old NHS University will face the chop as part of the government's streamlining of quangos.


Mosca, pronto uranio arricchito per centrale Bushehr


Ha elogiato l'operato del governo da lui guidato


Iraq report seen giving Bush outlines of exit plan

An influential bipartisan panel is expected to recommend on Wednesday that U.S. forces withdraw from combat over the next year and focus on training Iraqis, offering President George W. Bush the outlines of an exit strategy from the unpopular war.


Maggie Nelson's Blog: How to (and how not to) pass an array from PHP to the database

In a new post today, Maggie Nelson starts with the wrong way to do something - passing an array from PHP to a database - and works backward to make it all right.   It would be really useful to have an easy way to pass arrays as bound parameters to queries or procedures from PHP. This would be especially useful if you're letting Oracle handle most of your data manipulating (as you should).   She includes an example of how she's like it to work. Sadly, it doesn't but there are some ways that a developer could get close. Here's her process:   No queries in loops, please! In the ideal world... Put all your DML in stored procedures. str2tbl The list_pkg package list_pkg in your procedure list_pkg in your PHP Leveraging list_pkg   The list_pkg is based around this article from AskTom.


ARM is showing a mobile phone based on the Android platform at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.


Stuntmen to tackle Paris-Dakar route -- on foot

Two years ago, Raimundo Querido worked in a bank in a poor Paris suburb. Now he earns a living jumping off roofs, climbing up towering walls and somersaulting into flowerbeds.


Top Republicans back Bush war strategy in debate

The top Republican  presidential contenders pledged support for President George W.  Bush's strategy in Iraq on Wednesday at a debate overshadowed  by the candidate who did not attend -- newly minted contender  Fred Thompson.


Altre 12mila persone risultano ancora disperse


Despite rejection, AirTran still seeks to buy Midwest

AirTran Holdings Inc. , parent of AirTran Airways, said on Wednesday that despite being rejected several times, it still wants to buy Midwest Air Group Inc.  for almost $300 million.


Crisi Fiat, scioperano i metalmeccanici. Il governo sta a guardare

Tutta la Fiat che lavora contro la Fiat che non fa lavorare. Per quattro ore ieri, ma per una lunga battaglia se sarÃ  necessaria a partire da ieri. Eâ questo il messaggio che arriva dai cancelli di tutti


Raccolti 930 miliardi di euro per vittime tsunami


The French Competition Council has dismissed a Virgin France complaint against Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL), saying that Apple did not violate rules regarding market dominance.


Judge Rejects One Bid for a Central Park Protest

A federal judge refused to force the city to allow an Arab-American group to rally on the Great Lawn in Central Park two days before the start of the Republican National Convention.


...to catch our criminals The UK's outgoing Home Secretary John Reid told US consumer electronics kingpins today that if they spent as much time turning their products into crime-stopping gadgets as they did making them look nice and work well, we might wash petty crime from our streets.â¦


If the "worm" has a vote, Australian Prime Minister John Howard looks to be in trouble in the national elections to be held on October 9. The "worm" -- a staple


Strangstalien, Carlyle J.  Services held at our funeral home. CHURCH AND CHAPEL  (c) 2006 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Eurostat diffonde i dati del mese di aprile


A Team Guy Wins the Ultimate Individual Award

The Patriots could hardly have asked for a better, more selfless representative in Deion Branch to win the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player award.


smooth wombat writes "Get out your PDAs and set aside March 1, 2005. That is date the solar sail, named Cosmos 1, is set to be launched from a submerged Russian submarine in the Barents Sea.


Two Manchester United fans' groups are meeting former Football League chairman Keith Harris to discuss how to ward off any takeover bid by Malcolm Glazer.


King's widow turns focus on voting rights at NAACP event in Maine

The widow of Martin Luther King Jr. said the right to vote should be open to everyone in a democracy, including those who have been convicted of crimes.


Teevens reportedly out as Stanford head coach

San Jose, CA (Sports Network) - Stanford University has reportedly fired football coach Buddy Teevens after his third straight losing season.


Il ministro: Prodi al lavoro su possibile compromesso


Gruppo franco-olandese aveva avviato colloqui per fusione


Radcliffe signs for final two Potter films

British actor Daniel Radcliffe has  signed up for the final two films in the seven-part Harry  Potter series, his spokeswoman said on Friday.


338 dead in floods and landslides in Philippines

Landslides and flash floods have killed 338 people in the eastern Philippines, with 150 others missing and a fresh typhoon on the way.


GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 25, 2004 - A thunderstorm drenched homeless people living on rooftops and sidewalks early Saturday, adding to the woes of Tropical Storm Jeanne's survivors who have been looting aid


Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe  receives a standing ovation on the first night of his West End show Equus.


Arafat, confused and weak, is heading to Paris for treatment

An ailing Yasser Arafat â-oo weak to stand, unable to hold down food and spending most of Thursday sleeping â -eed to leave his battered West Bank compound for


Next stop, fifty bucks. Analysts said crude futures could climb that high today, pushed to the psychological barrier of $50 US a barrel by speculative buying amid escalating threats to Iraq's oil infrastructure.


A painting by surrealist artist Rene Magritte - valued at Â£350,000 - is recovered after being stolen.


Security company launches eBay for 0days

Always wanted an 0day of your very own? A new Swiss site is taking bids.


BBC Click investigates free security software and finds out who will protect PCs when Microsoft launches Vista.


Prime minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown predicts the UK "will get what we need"  from the EU summit.


Judge Denies Bush Effort to Speed Ruling

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request to force the Federal Election Commission to act on complaints by President Bush's campaign against anti-Bush groups spending millions of dollars on ads in the presidential race.


Taliban plan to attack Kabul restaurants

The Taliban said Tuesday that its suicide bombers would attack restaurants where Westerners eat in Kabul, an ominous new threat that forced American and European workers to restrict outings in the Afghan capital.


England will look for a 3-0 clean sweep over India when they meet at Lord's on Sunday.


A British father-of-six is shot dead at his home in South Africa in front of his wife and four of his children.


Questa sera per il ciclo "La Grande Storia" un docufilm dedicato a quell'annoI grandi cortei, le manifestazioni, ma anche quel che accadeva oltre alla politica                                          1977, un diario in bianco e nero com'era l'Italia prima del piombo                                                                                di ALESSANDRA VITALI


AL Wrap: Royals Score Whopping 26-5 Win Over Tigers

The Kansas City Royals produced the  joint fifth highest runs tally in a major league contest since  1900 when they annihilated the host Detroit Tigers 26-5 in the  first game of an American League (AL) doubleheader Thursday.


BP says it expects to restart on Monday Alaskan oil production that has been halted due to a spill.


E' successo a Sadr City, sobborgo sciita alla periferia nord-orientale di BagdadLe vittime non sarebbero estremisti, ma persone che andavano al lavoro                                            Civili uccisi da soldati americani Sparano al pullmino: 4 morti e 8 feriti


Expects tasty growth for year ahead Phoenix IT Group said today that it saw a 16 per cent increase in third quarter like-for-like revenues buoyed by brisk sales.â¦


VIEW: Europeâs new dawn âJan Peter Balkenende

The Constitutional Treaty firmly enshrines fundamental rights in law and makes the EU more democratic, more transparent, and more effective.


Sometimes the market overreacts to marginal news, good or bad.


Tentative Accord Reached on Dow Jones Control

Negotiators reached a deal for editorial independence of The Wall Street Journal under News Corporation control.


Utah Activates Point Guard Carlos Arroyo

The Utah Jazz activated point guard Carlos Arroyo from the injured list Tuesday and placed rookie Kris Humphries on it because of tendinitis in his knee.


BUSINESS WEEK runs a column called the Great Innovators and the last issue profiled Andy Grove, Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, each playing a big part in turning Intel into the engine it is today.


President Vladimir Putin on Thursday played down Russia's string of disagreements with the European Union, insisting instead on the need for dialogue and mutual respect.


Years of fierce debate about whether the Food and Drug Administration should regulate tobacco and whether tobacco interests should get a buyout because of the plunging value of their crop will be put to the test as a congressional conference committee decides which provisions to include in a major corporate tax relief bill.


NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Kenyan military helicopters swooped to break up machete-wielding mobs on Tuesday as the killing of an opposition legislator stoked bloody protests across the east African country.


Roma, 23:23 - CALCIO, SCONTRI ROMA-MANCHESTER: SETTE FERITI E 12 FERMATI

E' di sette ferito il bilancio degli scontri avvenuti poco prima di Roma-Manchester United. Si tratt...


A quick trip through virtual reality is helping some smokers finally quit the evil weed. In Game|Life.


A US sheriff's deputy who dumped a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair to search him is charged.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents exploded two car bombs at the gates of the main U.S.-Iraqi headquarters in Baghdad and near major hotels Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96. In Fallujah, U.S...


GENEVA - The European Union (EU) and its allies got the go-ahead from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday to slap potentially heavy sanctions on US goods in response to the latter's illegal anti-dumping rules.


Freshman forward Juan Palacios scores 17 points and banks in an unlikely three-pointer to seal Louisville's 77-70 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday night.


U.S. Officials Differ on Iraqi Elections

Top U.S. officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country's worsening violence.


Per ripulire le strade nei pressi delle scuole


Feel like a fish out of water? You may not be too far off.


US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says "substantial" quantities of Iranian arms are flowing into Afghanistan.


I've had a compelling reason to avoid Windows and use the Mac: security.


Arab League reports progress but no deal in Lebanon

Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Thursday he had made progress toward a deal to resolve Lebanon's political crisis, but that there was no agreement.


Prosecutors in Amsterdam say they will take no action over Madonna's mock crucifixion last year.


Asian Stock Markets Plunge After Wall St. Losses

Most markets in Asia fell by between 2 and 3 percent today as concerns over the U.S. housing market spread.


Stench of Rotting Flesh Leads to Island's Bodies

Even as the people of the isolated Andaman and Nicobar islands told harrowing tales of fending off starvation and hungry crocodiles thrown ashore by the towering tsunami, they vowed today to go back to their tiny islands and start all over again.


North Korea yesterday called President Bush an "imbecile" and "a tyrant that puts Hitler into the shade" in a stream of insults that seemed to rule out any progress on nuclear disarmament talks before the US presidential elections.


NEW YORK -- At least Andy Roddick can say he's No. 1 in the United States again. Roddick's runner-up finish to Roger Federer at the U.S. Open moved him from No. 10 to No. 6 in the ATP rankings Monday, ahead of fellow American James Blake, and also put him in position to qualify for the season-ending...


Death toll in Egypt building collapse rises to 14

The death toll from the collapse of a 12-storey residential building in Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria rose to 14 on Tuesday after authorities dug more bodies out of the ruins, state news agency MENA said.


The deputy director of the CIA resigned yesterday after a series of confrontations over the past week between senior operations officials and CIA Director Porter J. Goss's


A gennaio scende sotto quota 88, Wall Street va in negativo


Political blogging spared rom regulation

DailyKos, an influential political Web site that serves as a virtual bulletin board for liberals, qualifies as a media entity exempt from federal campaign finance regulations, the Federal Election Commission said Tuesday.


Several members of Burma's opposition NLD are freed from jail in a move linked to a  power struggle in the military.


The European Parliament urged the European Commission Tuesday to propose a law that would force the dismantlement of the current method of distributing online copyright fees to songwriters and musicians in Europe.


Two inmates and at least three prison guards die in an attempted jailbreak in the Afghan capital, the jail authorities say.


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


Why is risky behavior so common among teenagers and what might be done to curtail it?


Job Security Lures Young and Old to Government Work

The government's Generation Y may not be that much different from older entry-level hires when it comes to deciding on federal employment, new survey data suggests.


Teen pregnancy rates down from decades ago

OTTAWA - One-third fewer teenagers were pregnant in 2001 than three decades earlier, according to Statistics Canada. Pregnancies among women under the age of 20 fell from 45.


Messina, 19:01 - CALCIO, MESSINA: PROVATI GLI SCHEMI, FERMO DE VEZZE

Preparando il match casalingo contro il Livorno il tecnico dei siciliani Bruno Giordano ha provato a...


Greek Jews are among those communities that suffered the greatest losses in the Holocaust.


Signaling for the first time publicly that he might be persuaded to drop his opposition to a team in Washington, DC, Orioles owner Peter Angelos said he could go along if a deal is struck to protect his franchise and Maryland's investment in Oriole Park


InfoWorld - William McCracken is going to succeed Lewis Ranieri as chairman of CA, effective immediately, the management software company said Wednesday.


AMD: tech's longest running roller coaster

AMD's the longest running roller coaster in tech history: 25 years and counting.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers seized six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for the country's mobile phone company, authorities said Friday, and Muslim leaders in Britain announced plans to send negotiators to Baghdad in hopes of winning the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley.    Gunmen abducted two of the Egyptians on Thursday in a bold raid on the firm's Baghdad office - the latest in a string of kidnappings targeting engineers working on Iraq's infrastructure, in a bid to undermine the U.S.-allied interim government...


By ANICK JESDANUN NEW YORK - For Jessica Rodriguez, waiting four days for an iPhone is nothing when the prize is "the next big thing."On Tuesday, Rodriguez became the fourth person to line up outside Apple Inc.'s Fifth Avenue store in New York.


Disabled Trapped in Shelter As Tsunami Hit

Screaming with fear, paralyzed children at a shelter for the physically disabled and mentally ill lay helpless in their beds as water surged into their dormitories during the tsunami that ravaged coastal areas of southern Asia.


SYDNEY: National coach Frank Farina is relishing the prospect of Australia facing hosts Germany and two-time World Cup champions Argentina in their group at next yearâs Confederations Cup.


Google, meet Uncle Sam. The search engine giant showed off its ambition yesterday to expand its business with the federal government, kicking off a two-day sales meeting that attracted nearly 200 federal contractors, engineers and uniformed military members eager to learn more about its technology offerings. ...


Symantec to Buy Veritas Software in Deal Worth $13.5 Billion

Symantec, a leader in security software, will acquire Veritas, a maker of data storage programs, to create the world's fourth-largest software company.


VATICANO - ÂLa luminosa testimonianza di fedeÂ lasciata dallÂeroico Pastore, il Card. Van ThuÃ¢n, Ã¨ stata ricordata dal Santo Padre Benedetto XVI Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - ÂSono trascorsi cinque anni, ma Ã¨ ancora viva nella mente e nel cuore di quanti lÂhanno conosciuto la nobile figura di questo fedele servitore del Signore. AnchÂio conservo non pochi personali ricordi degli incontri ...


Changing of the guard at Hungarian Central Bank ends turbulent era

Changes at the helm of Hungary's central bank are likely to usher in a period of cooperation with the government after years of frosty relations that bordered on open warfare over monetary policy.


Endless wait for houses for Andaman tsunami victims

Thousands of tsunami victims  on India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are still  living in temporary shelters almost three years after the  devastating December 2004 tsunami washed away their homes.


The EU's carbon trading plan has raised electricity prices and failed to cut greenhouse gases, the BBC is told.


Aussie PM steps up phoney election campaign

Australia's prime minister stepped up a phoney election campaign on Saturday amid speculation he could soon call for October polls and renewed claims he lied to voters before his 2001 re-election.


Political Memo: Early ÂMaybeÂ From Obama Jolts Â08 Field

Senator Barack ObamaÂs move has created complications for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats.


'This is going to be something, isn't it?" George McPhee said, hopefully. Moments before the opening faceoff of a regular season NHL game, the general manager of the Capitals echoed a league's thoughts.


CIA TRANSFERS: Raise Geneva-Convention concerns

"The thing that separates us from the enemy is our respect for human rights," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said on ABC's "This Week.


How to turn your house into a screen star

LOS ANGELES  - The film industry might be tough to break into, but it's surprisingly egalitarian when it comes to houses.


CIA withheld Qaeda tapes from 9/11 panel: report

The September 11 commission asked the CIA in 2003 and 2004 for information on the interrogation of al Qaeda suspects, only to be told the agency provided all that was requested, The New York Times reported on Saturday.


Dominik Hasek was the final piece of Detroit's championship puzzle in 2001. The Red Wings are now looking for a repeat performance.


And that's a wrap for Hokiesand QBRandall

The Virginia Tech quarterback connected with Eddie Royal for a 39-yard pass early in the fourth quarter that would provide the winning margin in a 16-10 triumph over Miami, wrapping up the ACC championship


David Hicks is accused of attending al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan and learning advanced surveillance. Picture:File. Australian David Hicks is among the first four Guantanamo Bay prisoners


The men of "No Country for Old Men" are having a smoke.


Scores of horse-drawn buggies from across the Pennsylvania countryside clip-clopped past the home of the schoolhouse gunman to a wind-swept, hilltop graveyard Thursday as the Amish buried four of the girls killed in their classroom.


Bush, Kerry to square off in last debate

President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry go head-to-head for the final time in their knife-edge election battle, with their final televised debate.


Justin Morneau returned to the Minnesota Twins starting lineup Thursday, six days after bruising his right lung in a home plate collision.


Gwyneth Paltrow will not interfere with hubby's music band

Gwyneth Paltrow might be married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin and can sing too but she certainly doesn't want to interfere with the band for the fear of keeping her marriage intact.


Napoli, 13:52 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; DIAZ: LAVEZZI PUO' CRESCERE ANCORA

Napoli pazza di Ezequiel Lavezzi. Una scomessa al momento vinta quella del club partenopeo. I parago...


ADELAIDE-born Alicia Molik has reached her second WTA final in two weeks by thrashing third-seed Silvia Farina Elia in the semi-finals of the Luxembourg Open.


SOCCER NOTEBOOK Men's coach Arena scores with strategy

US coach Bruce Arena made two decisions with players in the last seven days that could have a lasting effect on the men's national soccer team.


Tibetans forced to oppose Dalai Lama's return: group

"The Chinese authorities are really stepping up their anti-Dalai Lama rhetoric and propaganda"  BEIJING - Chinese authorities have been forcing Tibetans to sign a petition opposing the Dalai Lama's return, a London-based group said, in apparent retaliation for the award of a high U.S. ... via Reuters


Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz celebrates his14th-inning game-winning single off New York Yankees' Esteban Loaiza in Game 5 of the ALCS in Boston, Monday Oct. 18, 2004.


Peterson guilty in the murders of wife, fetus

The jury, convinced by the weight of circumstantial evidence, will return Nov. 22 to decide if he deserves the death penalty. By Associated Press.


Bush Ends European Tour With Promise to Help Bulgaria

SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 11 -- President Bush pledged to help U.S. ally Bulgaria win the release of five Bulgarian nurses held in Libya since 1999 on charges of infecting Libyan children with the virus that causes AIDS.


350 security prisoners end two-week hunger strike

Some 350 security prisoners at Shikma jail have ended their two-week hunger strike, Prisons Authority spokesman Ofer Lefler said Friday, as the United Nations expressed its concern


Sharif boards plane to return to Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif, the exiled former prime minister of Pakistan, boarded a flight from London to Islamabad on Sunday as he headed towards a showdown with President Pervez Musharraf, who has threatened him with arrest.


Knight Commission: Athletic success has little to do with alumni ...

AUSTIN, Texas - Victory on the playing fields of big-time college athletics has little, if any, impact on a school's alumni donations or on the academic quality of its applicants, according to a study released Tuesday.


Abramovich Subdued as Chelsea Beat CSKA in Moscow

Roman Abramovichâs Chelsea continued their fine Champions League form with a 1-0 victory over the tycoonâs fellow countrymen in Moscow.


Charlton Athletic recorded their third successive victory and, as a consequence, moved into seventh place in the Premiership with a thoroughly convincing victory.


Ricky Williams' lawyer disputes drug test

While nomadic running back Ricky Williams is taking classes at an unidentified Northern Californian university, his attorney laid the groundwork for his possible return to the Dolphins and NFL.


IT departments turn to gateways to manage IM

Since early 2001, Media General Inc. management had been encouraging employees in its interactive division to use America Online Inc.'s AIM public instant-messaging network, but by early 2003, the company's IT department was very concerned about the unmonitored and unmanaged use of IM.


Madrid, 11:42 - CALCIO, BECKHAM E GLAZER INSIEME PER ACQUISTARE LA GALAXY

Secondo alcuni giornali californiani, David Beckham si sarebbe associato con il proprietario del Man...


The US government said it was "concerned" by information provided by Amnesty International, which says Sudanese authorities have arrested civilians who speak to foreign officials visiting the troubled Darfur region.


Candidates Kick Off 36-Hour Marathon of Campaigning in Iowa

Bloomberg - Jan. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential contender John Edwards, who's hit all 99 Iowa counties in a year of campaigning, set out on a 36-hour marathon trek across the state today to make a final pitch for support in the Jan. 3 caucuses.


Atty: Guilty plea coming in steroid case

A pharmaceutical company owner accused of illegally marketing and distributing steroids then paying doctors to write medically unnecessary prescriptions will plead guilty, his attorney said Thursday.


Roma, 19:40 - CALCIO, ROMA; AGENTE MANCINI: A OTTOBRE RINNOVO CONTRATTO

Mancini e Roma, rinnovo vicino. CosÃ¬ sembra, stando a quanto dichiarato da Gilmar Veloz, agente del ...


Poll: Most Americans Think Iraq War Not Worth Fighting

Most Americans now believe the war with Iraq was not worth fighting and more than half want to fire embattled Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the chief architect of that conflict, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.


Giuliani Opens Investment Bank, Looks To Cash In On Golden Aura

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani is opening an investment bank, Giuliani Capital Advisors LLC. It will be a division of consulting firm Giuliani Partners LLC, according to a statement on Giuliani's Web site.


Lewis Hamilton's attempt to win the Formula One drivers' championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix begins in Friday's practice session.


Fred Thompson says the country faces different challenges now than it did when he spurned overtures to run for president in 2000, leading him to consider a return to politics.


The UK Independence Party's largest donor has said he will not be contributing more funds.


Tony Blair joins David Blunkett on a visit to Sheffield where they are due to meet police and students.


Judge Says Currency Shortchanges the Blind

A federal judge said yesterday that by keeping all U.S. currency the same size and texture, the government has denied blind people meaningful access to money.


African AIDS victims fret over India patent case

AIDS patients line up at dawn outside a small medical center in one of Kenya's teeming slums.


Four suicide attackers are killed while trying to blow up oil installations in Yemen, the authorities say.


Colombia, FARC at impasse despite hostage release

The release of two hostages by Colombia's Marxist rebels increases pressure on President Alvaro Uribe to meet guerrilla demands for freeing more captives, but he will likely resist.


SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - Cisco SystemsÂ took dead aim at data centers Tuesday at its annual Worldwide Analyst Conference, with company executives claiming many communications functions in servers would be better off moved into the network.


Ontario spammer sued by Microsoft, Amazon.com

A 25-year-old Kitchener, Ont. man is being sued again, this time by giants Microsoft and Amazon.com, for allegedly clogging cyberspace with fraudulent junk mail.


Atkins-Like Diet Cuts Epileptic Seizures

THURSDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with epilepsy who have failed other treatments may be able to dramatically reduce their number of seizures by following a modified Atkins-like diet, Johns Hopkins researchers report.


Sprint boots 200 American patriots for using their phones

You're not good enough for our 'best' service, soldiers Shortly after they returned home from the war in Iraq, Sprint accused 200 American soldiers of excessive roaming and summarily canceled their wireless service. At least, that's the word from one of these embattled national heroes.â¦


President Bush's trip to sunny Latin America was no day at the beach. He was buffeted by complaints about immigration laws, ethanol tariffs, the Iraq war and accusations that the United States was ignoring its southern neighbors.


North Dakota Has Coal, Oil and, More Recently, Ethanol... [Derived Headline]

By CRYSTALR. REID  North Dakota has coal, oil and, more recently, ethanol from its corn.  Its landscape is dotted with corn, wheat, canola, soybeans and pulse crops. In between sit conservation lands, open prairie with native grasses.


UN appeals for release of Kabul kidnap trio

The UN has issued an appeal for the immediate return of its three staff members, which included a woman from Northern Ireland, kidnapped in Kabul last week.


Presidente Assemblea, 'io al suo posto mi dimetterei'


Microsoft Sues Web Hoster, Others Over Spam

SEATTLE  - Microsoft Corp. filed nine new lawsuits against spammers who send unsolicited e-mail, including an e-mail marketing Web hosting company, the world's largest software maker said on Thursday


New films pegged to Iraq and other flash points are awash in ambiguity.


The martial arts star was vacationing in Maldives.


Google Inc. on Saturday published on   its Belgian website a court order which forbids the Internet   search engine to reproduce snippets of Belgian press on its   news amalgamation service.


No topic too smalls for country's most feared TV journalist

LONDON - The countryÃÂÃÂs most feared television journalist, famed for skewering politicians, has launched a new campaign over an alleged lack of ÃÂÃÂsupportÃÂÃÂ offered by todayÃÂÃÂs menÃÂÃÂs underpants.


A 17-year-old man is charged with attempted murder following a knife attack in west Belfast on Saturday.


N.Korea reactor in spotlight as diplomacy heats up

South Korea said on Wednesday it saw no signs that North Korea has begun shutting the reactor at the heart of its nuclear weapons ambitions, as diplomats headed to Beijing to push forward a nascent disarmament deal.


Bush's Cabinet Increasingly a D.C. Crowd

President Bush is fond of saying "all wisdom does not reside in Washington, D.C.," yet he has drawn heavily from the capital's corridors in building his second-term Cabinet. All but two of his nine new picks already serve in the federal government.


At Least 4 Dead in L.A. Commuter Train Crash

At least four people were killed  and dozens were injured when two commuter trains collided near  downtown Los Angeles early Monday morning, authorities said.


Suicide bomber kills at least two in Afghan south

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A suicide attack killed at least two people in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, police said, in the latest incident in the bloodiest year since the Taliban's ouster five years ago.


McCartneys face-to-face in London courtroom

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his estranged wife Heather faced off in court on Thursday in what has become one of show business's most publicized divorces.


Howell Finds a Victory in Mickelsonâs Misses

Charles Howell III won in a playoff to earn his first PGA Tour title in five years after Phil Mickelson bogeyed the 72nd hole of the Nissan Open.


Leno Dominates Late-Night, and Strikers Complain

The Writers Guild of America moved to try to prevent Jay Leno from performing any more monologues.


A fraud probe against a leading S Korean presidential candidate is reopened days before the vote.


By NOEL K. GALLAGHER Staff Writer  As fast as their chubby little bodies would carry them, four young harbor seal pups rescued by the Marine Animal Lifeline were returned to the sea Saturday with a plop! plop! plop! into the surf at Pine Point Beach.


(Article Central) Search giant Google announced on Tuesday that the libraries of five of the world's most reputable academic institutions will be digitized by Google.


Demonstrators protest benefit cuts in Berlin

Thousands of demonstrators brought protests against benefit cuts to the German capital yesterday, but the Government insisted it would make no further change to measures it sees as key to a more competitive economy.


SANTIAGO, NOVEMBER 21: US President George W. Bush increased the administrationâs pressure on Iran on Saturday, saying that there were indications that the country was speeding forward in the production of a key ingredient for nuclear weapons fuel, a


Celebrex Trial Halted After Finding of Heart Risk

A clinical trial of the blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was shut down yesterday after researchers found an increase in the risk of serious heart disease and strokes in those taking the


Blair, Brown say they are on cue despite suggestions of rivalry

Prime Minister Tony Blair and his right-hand man Gordon Brown insisted they were on the same wavelength over the Asia tsunami disaster and poverty in Africa, deflecting suggestions of tensions between them.


EU's Prodi says Vietnam making progress in WTO talks

The head of the European Union's executive arm, Romano Prodi, said Vietnam was making solid progress in bilateral talks aimed at clearing the way to its entry into the World Trade Organisation.


Monrovia back under curfew after day of Liberia security talks

MONROVIA : The Liberian capital was again under curfew afternoon for the second day after riots that left five dead, sparked by what many believe are a reprise of ethnic tensions in the war-weary west African state.


Yousuf shines before rain washes out third one-dayer

Mohammad Yousuf scored a stylish 79 and Pakistan's tail gave their team a late boost before rain washed out the third one-day international against South Africa at St George's Park.


David Dein, the former Arsenal vice-chairman, sells his 14.5% stake in the club to a firm co-owned by a Russian billionaire.


Iraq Visit Clears Way for Japan Troops to Stay On

Japan's defense minister was due to  return home on Monday from a flying visit to Iraq after  declaring the town of Samawa safe, setting the stage for the  government to extend its troops' humanitarian mission there.


British Muslims condemn Fallujah 'slaughter'

Muslim organizations in Britain condemned the US-led assault on the Iraqi rebel stronghold of Fallujah, describing the offensive as a "ghastly" counterproductive move to pro-democracy efforts.


Lega, altre novitÃ  Posticipi, cerimoniale e inno

Nei turni infrasettimanali di ottobre, novembre e febbraio si giocherÃ  una gara anche di giovedÃ¬. Prima del fischio d'inizio strette di mano a centrocampo tra le due squadre accompagnate da una musica. Galliani, intanto, pensa di ricandidarsi.


Former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook today called on the Prime Minister to âreach outâ to the wider public over Iraq with the message that âit wonât happen againâ.


A series of car bombs killed 115 people in a Shi'ite militia stronghold in Baghdad on Thursday, an Interior Ministry source said -- one of most devastating such attacks since the U.S. invasion nearly four years ago.


Lieberman touted for homeland security chief

US President George W. Bush was being urged yesterday to name a high-profile political adversary - former Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman - as the US's new secretary of homeland security after the weekend withdrawal of his first


HBO's film starring Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers is well made, well acted and ultimately futile - a fairly decent imitation of an inimitable performer.


MOUNTAIN VIEW, California  - Google Inc   has hit its stride with a strategy that focuses on Web search,  advertising and applications, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said  on Wednesday, as he downplayed possible threats.


Big-city murders rose sharply in 2006 as violent crime increased nationally for the second straight year, the FBI reported Monday. Homicides committed in small towns and mid-size cities took a dramatic downswing — resulting in an overall 0.3 percent increase in the murder rate across the country, the new preliminary data show.


UK researchers have published the results of the largest ever study of the genetics behind common diseases.


Surgeon General Says Thanksgiving A Good Time To Review Health ...

US Surgeon General Richard Carmona has declared Thanksgiving Day as the first National Family History Day, but heâs not interested in genealogy.


Opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti is unlikely to appear at an awards ceremony in the Italian city of Bergamo.


It is no more than 30 yards from Salisbury's weighing room to the paddock, but the course still thought it wise to offer Kieren Fallon a security escort as he made the short trip before the first race here yesterday.


US Reviewer Says Pressured in Antidepressant Probe

A US government medical reviewer who raised concerns about antidepressant use by children said on Thursday he was pressured to hide information and submit an altered document to congressional investigators.


Phoenix police arrest man in serial killer case

Investigators hunting a serial killer   suspected of eight murders and a string of sexual assaults in   Phoenix have arrested a man for a crime linked to the case,   police said on Thursday.


Rafsanjani: Iran will reject any resolution calling for suspension ...

Tehran, Sept 17, IRNA -- Tehran Substitute Friday Prayer Leader and Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said in Tehran on Friday that the US is afraid of the power of Islam.


Secondo Tmz, scontera' la pena nell'ospedale della prigione


Ontario to require 5 per cent ethanol in gas

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says gas sold in the province will have to contain at least five per cent ethanol within three years.


Japanese car giant Toyota reports a 7.5% rise in quarterly profits due to rising demand in places like China.


Kremlin Seeks To Extend Its Reach in Cyberspace

MOSCOW -- After ignoring the Internet for years to focus on controlling traditional media such as television and newspapers, the Kremlin and its allies are turning their attention to cyberspace, which remains a haven for critical reporting and vibrant discussion in Russia's dwindling public sphere.