The Chinese martial-arts epic Hero, starring Jet Li, has topped the US box office in its first weekend. The film, which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 2002, grossed $17.


Federal gasoline taxes should be increased up to 40 cents per gallon over five years, a divided special commission urged Tuesday in calling for drastic changes to fix aging bridges and roads and reduce traffic deaths.


Leaders want disaster label for NYC outage

A group of political leaders urged Gov. George Pataki on Sunday to designate a section of the city suffering from a prolonged power failure a disaster area, making it eligible for federal aid.


Motion to impeach Blair accuses him of "gross misconduct": newspaper

A draft of a parliamentary motion to impeach British Prime Minister Tony Blair accuses him of "gross misconduct" over the US-led invasion of Iraq, a newspaper said Sunday.


'Restano rischi inflazionistici ma pressione si attenua'


Michael Jackson hosts 200 children at Neverland party

Christmas came early for some 200 children who got to play at Michael Jackson's amusement park and meet Santa Claus. By Aaron Lambert, AP/Santa Maria Times.


WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - Larry Hughes scored a  game-high 26 points to lead Washington over Atlanta, 104-101,  at the MCI Center.


Actor Anthony Anderson is accused of sexually assaulting a woman on the set of TV show All About the Andersons.


Ukrainians to cast votes Sunday in new election

KIEV, Ukraine -- For the second time in five weeks, a deeply divided Ukraine will cast ballots in a runoff election between the two presidential candidates, who have increased their hostile rhetoric since their last, fraud-marred vote.


Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, once considered a potential candidate for president, announced Thursday he will run for the U.S. Senate next year.


McAfee updates enterprise security tools

New Total Protection for Enterprise 2.0 adds phishing protections and offers improved detection for malicious software.


Milano, 19:06 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: TRE VITTORIE PRIMA DELL'ARSENAL

Carlo Ancelotti elogia il suo Milan per le vittorie sulle dirette concorrenti Udinese e Fiorentina, ...


Parmalat files lawsuit against Bank of America

MILAN - The bankrupt Italian food group Parmalat said its special administrator Enrico Bondi has filed a US lawsuit against Bank of America.


Mattel announces third Chinese toy recall

The world's leading toymaker, Mattel Inc, on Tuesday announced a third recall of Chinese-made toys, saying it would take back more than 800,000 units globally that contain "impermissible" levels of lead.


Nintendo reports booming profits as sales soar of the Wii and DS games machines.


Japan's main share index falls sharply, hit by fears about the state of both the Japanese and US economies.


Nell'attacco del Pkk. Vertice in corso Talabani-Barzani


China says global warming in hands of wealthy nations

Rich nations are responsible for greenhouse gases fuelling global warming, China said on Tuesday, urging them to cut emissions and deflecting questions about whether Beijing will accept limits.


BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Commission said Tuesday it has asked several Hollywood studios to explain why they have chosen either the Blue-ray disc or HD DVD format for movie discs to see if they are breaking EU rules that bar companies from shutting out rivals.


Upgraded and pitchy Dell has caught up to the Ubuntu release machine, adding the latest version of the operating system as a standard option with Linux-friendly laptop and desktop.â¦


UN to Inspect Iran's Parchin Military Site

Iran has agreed after several months to  allow U.N. inspections of a military site where Washington  believes work linked to nuclear bomb-making was carried out,  the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Wednesday.


Guebuza Said to Lead in Mozambique Election

Businessman Armando Guebuza has extended his lead in Mozambican elections to succeed President Joaquim Chissano, state radio said on Friday, as foreign observers complained they did not have full access to the polls.


The Dow Jones index closes at a record high of 12,673, on strong earnings and interest rate confidence.


Treviso, 18:21 - CALCIO, TREVISO: GRUPPO GRIGOLIN NUOVO SPONSOR UFFICIALE

Il Treviso comunica di aver raggiunto un accordo di marketing con il Gruppo Grigolin, che a partire ...


Futures higher before shortened holiday session

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Monday, with stocks likely to hold on to Friday's sharp gains in an abbreviated Christmas Eve trading session.


The Iraqi Union for Journalists said Friday it has demanded an apology and compensation for a U.S.-led raid on the group's headquarters this week. The U.S. military insisted American troops were not involved.


Perceptions: Study on Hormone Risks Fades as Years Pass By

Two years after a major study revealed the risks of hormone replacement therapy, few women remember the pros and cons of this treatment.


Air Canada Restructuring Plan Is Approved

TORONTO Aug. 23, 2004 - An Ontario court on Monday approved Air Canada's restructuring plan that is aimed at allowing the airline to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of September with a smaller work force


Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo model

Entrepreneur Richard Branson on  Wednesday unveiled a model of the spaceship he hopes will be  the first to take paying passengers into space on a regular  basis as soon as next year.


Long Beach cops boast first Segway-borne bust

Wheels of justice cuff teen tearaways Long Beach cops have finally vindicated the much-ridiculed Segway - by busting three teen car thieves who failed to escape the long arm of one motorised pogo-stick-borne law enforcement operative.â¦


European equities neared 32 month highs  Friday as the market made cautious progress following Wall  Street gains overnight, while the dollar regained its poise  after whipsaw moves on anxiety over the massive U.S. trade gap.


As explosions boomed in the distance, a Kurdish woman stood outside her house and pointed to where shells scorched parts of her father's grapes and plum orchards. "It was a bad day when some 20 shells hit our village in a single day last week. We were crying as we prayed to God to protect us from the bombs of the Islamic Republic of Iran," said Serwa Ibrahim, one of the few remaining villagers in Mardow, about 25 miles from the Iranian border.


Tiger Woods's dream of a third successive British Open victory was in danger of being blown away by a stiff Scottish breeze in the second round on Friday.


Torino, 11:52 - SCHERMA, MONDIALI; SCIABOLA DONNE: FUORI TUTTE LE AZZURRE

Delusione dalle azzurre della sciabola ai Mondiali di Torino. Le italiane in gara sono state elimina...


Chinese film "Hero" snatches top place of N. America box office

Chinese martial-arts thriller "Hero," directed by acclaimed director Zhang Yimou and starring action star Jet Li, snatched the No.


Il paese di Ahmadinejad sta incrementando la sua attivitÃ  di arricchimento dell'uranioNei prossimi giorni il Consiglio di Sicurezza deciderÃ  quali passi intraprendere                                            L'Iran ignora la scadenza Onu sul nucleare "L'Occidente conoscerÃ  l'umiliazione"


Critical Firefox security flaw discovered

Blog: Critical security flaw found in Firefox 2.0 and later versions potentially puts users' systems at risk of a remote attack.


Marvell sees options restatement, stock off 15 percent

Marvell Technology Group  said on Monday its board has preliminary found that the measurement date for some of its stock option grants likely differed from recorded dates.


Richard Hatch, winner of $1 million in the first âSurvivorâ competition on CBS, has lost an appeal of his tax-evasion conviction, The Associated Press reported.


Biogen Idec and Irish drugmaker Elan Corp. won government approval yesterday to sell a new multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri. The drug, which some analysts predict will bring in $2 billion


Yokohama, 13:23 - CALCIO, MONDIALE PER CLUB: MILAN IN FINALE

Il Milan si è qualificato per la finale del mondiale per club battendo i giapponesi dell'Uraw...


Bomb explodes at Baghdad market, kills 5: police

A car bomb exploded at the entrance to a wholesale vegetable market in southern Baghdad on Monday, killing five people and wounding 19, police said.


CNN Producer Seized by Armed Men in Gaza

Armed Palestinians seized an Israeli Arab producer for the CNN television network from a car in Gaza City on Monday after asking for him by name.


Singapore's new PM says he would not back Taiwan if it provoked a war with China over independence.


Coordinamento operazioni di nuovo affidato a Paolo Nespoli


Siena, 19:45 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: E' UN MOMENTO DIFFICILE

Mario Beretta non nasconde le difficoltà del Siena, battuto 1-0 in casa dall'Ascoli: ''E' un ...


China lent Russia $6bn to help renationalise the key Yugansk unit of oil group Yukos, the Kremlin reveals.


A government-backed report released Tuesday blamed Belgian authorities and the ruling elite for collaborating with the Nazi persecution of Jews during World War II.


Police found the bodies of a slain Turkish truck driver and an Iraqi man on a highway in northern Iraq, a Turkish diplomat said Saturday.


Olsson, Williams-Darling share million-dollar jackpot

Triple jumper Christian Olsson of Sweden and 400-meter runner Tonique Williams-Darling of the Bahamas split the $1 million jackpot by winning Sunday at the season's final Golden League track meet.


Israeli forces kill 18 Palestinians in Gaza

Israel killed at least 18 Palestinians, most of them Hamas militants, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in violence the Palestinian Authority said was a "slap in the face" to U.S. President George W. Bush's peace efforts.


A member of Palestinian militant group Hamas is killed in an Israeli air strike on his car in Gaza, witnesses say.


Merger could make Penn National 3rd largest casino operator

By VICKI SMITH, Associated Press Writer, The Associated Press. Penn National, based in Wyomissing, Pa., will pay $47 per share for Argosy stock, or about 15 percent more than Wednesday's closing price and assume $805 million of Argosy's long-term debt.


Sony also plans to release some new flash-based players with both MP3 and Atrac playback as early as this year in Europe. As for North American customers, a Sony spokesperson would not committ to a time frame for MP3 support.


In Antonino disappeared in 1981; earlier, in the same year, Pietro's bodywas found in the trunk of an old car with a 5 dollar note in his mouth                                          The old New Jersey mafia war Corleonesi killers against the Inzerillo                                                                                di ATTILIO BOLZONI


If nothing else, âMeeting Resistanceâ should dispel any lingering misconception that the Iraq insurgency is mainly the work of outside agitators.


Timing of the disclosure of the CIA operative's name is a factor in deciding if the law was broken.


Spreadsheets are labor-intensive documents. Usually, their contents is entered carefully, one sheet at a time, at an input rate far below a text document. However, like most spreadsheets, OpenOffice.org has several tools for removing some of the drudgery from input. read more


Decline in U.S. Jobs Could Prove Costly to GOP Nominee

The economic storm clouds gathering over the 2008 presidential race burst open yesterday with news that the economy shed 17,000 jobs in January, the first job loss in 52 months and the clearest sign yet that the economy may be in a recession.


WebReference.com: Building a Weblog: Part 4

WebReference.com has posted part four (the final installment) of their "Building a Weblog" series today, focusing on creating the categories for the posts, adding a new entry, and updating a current one.   First off is the creation of the categories script - just a simple little page that takes in the category name (from a form) and inserts it into the categories table in the database. The next form functions in basically the same way, but handles more information. It lets you write and save a new blog entry to the database.    Finally, since everyone makes mistakes, they include a sample script to let you update one of your already posted blog entries, using the same kind of form you used to enter it.


By Momo Chang  OAKLAND - A 164-million-gallon tank of water sitting quietly in Oakland could be what caused a landslide in May that completely destroyed one home and damaged several others.


Pemio alla Casa Bianca per direttore Maggio Musicale


CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush last night of a âcolossal error in judgmentâ in ordering the invasion of Iraq.


Army Official Requests Probe of Halliburton Contracts

Halliburton Co.'s US contracts to repair Iraqi oilfields and feed and house troops in the Balkans should be investigated because they violated procurement rules, a US Army Corps of Engineers officer said.


Underdog role gives Europeans motivational edge

On paper, it's hardly a sporting proposition. It never is. On paper, the Ryder Cup is habitually a bigger mismatch than Lyle Lovett walking down the aisle with Julia Roberts.


Slovenian parliament elects new prime minister

The Slovenian parliament Tuesday elected Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) leader Janez Jansa as newprime minister, news from Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, reported.


MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses with his powerful voice and jovial personality, died on Thursday of pancreatic cancer, aged 71.


Eleven terror suspects believed to be involved in insurgent recruitment are arrested in France.


Andy McDonald scored two goals and had an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 6-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.


With the economy dominating voters' minds and playing to Mitt Romney's strengths, the maverick Senator may be trying too hard to shift the debate back to Iraq


Spain hunts for fans who racially abused England players

The Spanish government responded to diplomatic pressure from Britain yesterday by starting a search for fans who racially abused England players during a "friendly" football match with Spain.


By Dario Thuburne Helsinki - Russian and EU leaders gathered on Friday for a summit in Helsinki that has been deeply clouded by a Polish veto on EU partnership talks with Moscow and wider discord in EU-Russia ...Comment


E' stato arrestato a Palermo, il ferito e' l'ex genero


People with chronic disease should think twice before relying on the internet for health advice, research suggests.


Florida judge disinclined to take on Anna Nicole case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge added more uncertainty to the paternity battle over former Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith's baby on Friday when he said he wasn't sure he had jurisdiction over the case.


British actress Deborah Kerr, who shared one of cinema's most famous kisses with Burt Lancaster in "From Here to Eternity," has died, her agent said Thursday. She was 86.


Mosul Forces Secure 75 Percent of Police Stations, US Says

US and Iraqi forces secured more than three quarters of Mosul's police stations as calm prevailed following last week's flare up in violence that saw insurgents raid police buildings in the city, the US military said.


Gaston's Rain Sparks Emergency in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. - A state of emergency was declared as Tropical Storm Gaston poured nearly a foot of rain on central Virginia, flooding streets with several feet of rushing water that floated cars and trucks and smashed them into buildings...


Chicago, 10:17 - PUGILATO, MONDIALI DILETTANTI:  TRE ROMENI ARRESTATI PER FURTO

Tre pugili romeni (Marius Dinu, 21 anni, Ronald Gavril, 21 anni, e Gabriel Stan, 20) impegnati ai Mo...


Valencia Defeat Leaves Barca Five Points Clear

Valencia suffered a 2-1 defeat at home  to nine-man Sevilla Sunday to leave Barcelona five points clear  at the top of the Primera Liga table.


Salman Khan reveals his role in Saawariya

Sporting a diamond studded belt on powder blue cargos , and streaked hair, Salman  Khan gets talking on Saawariya, OSO, multi film deals and other pursuits


UN Security Council Calls for Congo Elections to be Held on Time

While on a tour of Africa's Great Lakes region, ambassadors from the UN Security Council have called on the Congolese authorities, as well as the international community, to work harder to ensure next year's elections are held on time.


New U.S. Passport Rules Postponed for at Least Six Months

The Bush administration yesterday postponed for at least six months a new security rule that Americans show a passport when crossing U.S. borders by land or by sea, requiring instead that citizens present an identity card and proof of citizenship upon entry for the first time, beginning Jan. 31.


MusgraveÃ¢ÂÂs Priorities at Issue in Increasingly Close Colo. 4 Race

ColoradoÃ¢ÂÂs 4th Congressional District has been Republican Ã¢ÂÂredÃ¢ÂÂ for decades. But continued debate over Republican Rep. Marilyn MusgraveÃ¢ÂÂs staunch social-issues conservatism, and the emergence of Democratic state Rep. Angie Paccione as a solid challenger, have prompted CQPolitics.com to change its rating on this yearÃ¢ÂÂs 4th District contest to Leans Republican from Republican Favored.


Manchester, 21:35 - HOCKEY PRATO, OLANDA CAMPIONE D'EUROPA

L'Olanda ha vinto gli Europei di hockey su prato battendo in finale la Spagna campione in carica per...


The father and sister of Ronald Goldman say by seizing control of the O.J. Simpson book, "If I Did It," they are punishing the man they believe murdered their loved one.


All U.S. households with televisions that use analog technology will be eligible for $40 discount coupons to buy digital converter boxes, the Commerce Department said on Monday.


Crazy business, this PGA Tour. How's that, you ask?


Head of BMW's Rolls-Royce quits after only five months

FRANKFURT : BMW, the German maker of luxury cars, said that the head of its prestigious Rolls-Royce unit, Karl-Heinz Kalbfell, had quit after only five months on the job.


Mel Gibson's film records impressive DVD sales.


Market Values: Some Experts at Timing Go for Cash

The Blackstone Group seems to have picked the right property to sell â itself â at the ideal time.


England's year of domination is in severe danger of coming to an inglorious conclusion following a batting masterclass from Jacques Kallis on the second day of the second Test here in Durban yesterday.


Revealed: Skype on Linux-based Intel mobile internet gadgets

VoIP on the go CES Skype is developing a version of its VoIP app for Intel's Mobile Internet Device (MID) concept handheld. Want to see what the software and the chip giant's hardware looks like?â¦


Charges Against Guantanamo Detainee Set for Trial Dropped Over Limit in Law

A U.S. military judge dismissed all charges yesterday against a Canadian detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ruling that his war-crimes trial cannot move forward under the current military commissions law, a decision that could delay future legal proceedings at the U.S. detention facility.


Yankees: Fallen star Giambi is fading fast

On the day before he played his first game as a Yankee, Jason Giambi stood in the visitors' clubhouse at Camden Yards in Baltimore and talked about how he felt.


Lieberman: Lamont runs negative campaign

Sen. Joe Lieberman bemoaned the nasty tone of Ned Lamont's campaign — even as he swiped at his Democratic rival, accusing him of waffling on the Iraq war.


"Metal Slug Anthology" successfully revives the side-scrolling video game genre for the Wii generation — though it will likely cause a few hand blisters in the process.


Microsoft in compliance with 2004 ruling, EU says

Microsoft has made substantial concessions to the European Commission, finally bringing the company into compliance with a 2004 antitrust ruling, the Commission said Monday.


Latvia's president on Friday named outgoing interior minister Ivars Godmanis as his candidate to become prime minister, asking the Latvian politician veteran to form a new government.


Karzai slams Afghan deaths after raid on U.S. force

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned U.S. troops for shooting dead 10 civilians at the weekend as officials said nine more -- five women, four children and an old man -- had been killed in an air strike.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Jan. 15 -- U.S. military commanders in South Asia said Saturday that they had nearly completed emergency relief missions in the tsunami-battered areas of Thailand and Sri Lanka and could withdraw the bulk of American troops within two weeks. But the devastated western coast of Indonesia could need foreign military assistance for some time, they said.


Sven-Goran Eriksson intends to stay on as England coach, despite criticism after the draw with Austria.


JOSE MOURINHO has hit back at Arsene Wengerâs claim Chelsea are in a different financial league to Arsenal. Blues boss Mourinho laughed off Wengerâs belief the Stamford Bridge


Review panel pleased with Supreme Court choices; Tories criticize procedure

OTTAWA (CP) - The first-ever parliamentary panel to review Supreme Court appointments declared Friday it was pleased with the two justices chosen by Prime Minister Paul Martin.


Madonna's Malawi trip in confusion over adoption

BLANTYRE, Malawi  - Officials in Malawi insisted on Thursday that pop star Madonna was going to adopt a local child but acknowledged tension with the visiting singer, who denies having chosen an orphan boy.


Philippine President Gloria Arroyo on Thursday pinned the blame on rich countries for stalling the Doha round of WTO negotiations but said developing nations still hoped for a deal.


Liberians leave U.S. to build businesses

Ciata Victor gave up a high-paying tech job, a spacious condo and a first-world life in Maryland to return home to an African capital that barely has electricity or running water. After 26 years of watching from afar as her native Liberia was ravaged by coups and war, Victor says she's home to stay. And she's started a business — running a seven-computer Internet cafe using a generator and a borrowed satellite hookup.


Seoul, South Korea - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova outclassed first-time finalist Marta Domachowska of Poland 6-1, 6-1 to claim the inaugural Korea Open on Sunday.


Milano, 19:11 - CALCIO, INTER: LA LISTA PER LA CHAMPIONS

L'Inter ha presentato la lista di 25 giocatori iscritti alla prima fase della Champions League.


Napoli, 15:17 - CALCIO, MANNINI: NAPOLI UNA REALTA' DA SOGNO

Prime parole da giocatore del Napoli per Daniele Mannini. ''Quando ho saputo della notizia non stavo...


An American freelance journalist with New England ties was shown in a video on al-Jazeera TV saying he is ``being treated well,'' while an aide to Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr said Micah Garen may be released soon.


TURKEY has convinced Brussels it is ready to start negotiating membership of the European Union, opening the way for a transformation of Europe.


The Indianapolis Colts' coach was incensed at the ''Desperate Housewives'' promo that aired during the opening of "Monday Night Football.


Wendy's gives investor access to books as he considers bid

Wendy's International Inc. , the third-largest US hamburger chain, gave Nelson Peltz access to its books as the billionaire investor considers a takeover bid of as much as $3.23 billion.


Yahoo! Announces Agreement to Acquire Rivals.Com, a Leading College Online Sports Site

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 21  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yahoo! Inc. , a leading global Internet company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Rivals.com, the leading online destination for college and high school sports and recruiting information.


Audience measurement firm Nielsen said  on Wednesday it will begin tracking media consumption over cell  phones under a new service called Nielsen Wireless.


A German man so angered by  airport security in the Philippines that he took off his trousers is arrested.


SpaceShipOne Soars to Space for $10M Prize

MOJAVE, Calif. - A stubby rocket plane was slung from the belly of a carrier plane toward space Monday in the final leg of a trip toward the edge of the Earth's atmosphere and a $10 million prize...


Washington: The US labor market escaped a quagmire in October, churning out a seven-month record of 337,000 jobs -- far more than predicted by Wall Street.


Nets get closer to debated Brooklyn move

New Jersey Nets owner Bruce Ratner's much-debated Atlantic Yards development project was approved Friday by the Empire State Development Corp., a major step forward in his bid to move the team to Brooklyn.


Germany's prized Green Vault to reopen to the public

One of Germany's major art attractions, the Green Vault in the eastern city of Dresden, will reopen on Wednesday giving the public access to more than 1,000 prized works.


Chances Increase For Asteroid Striking Earth

There have been a couple of movies recently depicting the impending collision of an asteroid with Earth. It might not be sci-fi anymore.


Home builders' confidence rose in February to its highest level since June 2006 as low mortgage rates and sales incentives helped boost demand, the National Association of Home Builders said on Thursday.


Rice flies to Iraq; Turkish troops cross border

KIRKUK, Iraq  - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Iraqi leaders on Tuesday to speed up national reconciliation on a trip overshadowed by an incursion by several hundred Turkish troops into northern Iraq.


Report: Mariners to name Hargrove as manager

According to a report in the Seattle Times, the Mariners will name Mike Hargrove to replace the fired Bob Melvin as manager. Officials in Seattle met with both Hargrove and and Grady Little, who was the other finalist for the opening yesterday.


NASA's hurricane-damaged spaceport should be able to withstand the wind and rain from Ivan if the storm stays well to the west, the Kennedy Space Center's director said Saturday.


London exchange rejects sweetened bid by Nasdaq

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. will take its sweetened offer for London Stock Exchange Group PLC directly to shareholders after Europe's biggest equity market rejected the bid, saying it substantially undervalues the company.


Striking writers union reaches deal with Letterman

Late-night TV comedian David Letterman has reached a deal with the union representing striking screenwriters that will let his show return to the air next week with his writing staff, the union said on Friday.


Britain to cut Iraq troop levels by quarter

Britain said on Wednesday it would withdraw almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months, just as thousands of additional U.S. soldiers were arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.


Activist: Video Shows Dissent in Communist N.Korea

A South Korean group said on Monday it had obtained what it said was the first visual evidence of dissent in communist North Korea that indicated an organized attempt at a movement against its leader, Kim Jong-il.


Roadside Bomb Targets Baghdad Governor, 1 Killed

Guerrillas tried to assassinate Baghdad's governor on Tuesday, opening fire on his convoy and then detonating a bomb in a van parked by the roadside, police and government officials said.


Sacramento -- The Indian tribe that caused an uproar with its plans for a mammoth, 5,000-slot casino in the center of San Pablo has offered to scale back its ambitions and accept a deal for only half as many machines, tribal leaders advised the governor


Leadership is going to be the single most important issue to Republican voters. That, along with the conservative animus towards McCain, is why Rudy has the edge


Lord Woolf, the former Lord Chief Justice, is to head a review of business practices at BAE Systems.


New Year, New Scraps for Sun's Feisty Chief

Despite a recent antitrust settlement, Scott McNealy says Sun Microsystems shaking hands with Microsoft is like two boxers tapping gloves.


That's rich: Gates tops Forbes list once again

Microsoft's leader brings home the gold medal for the 11th year running. Google's founders aren't doing too badly, either.


INDIANAPOLIS - They've won seven games in a row and 11 of 13. They won their most recent meeting plus eight of 11 visits here, including a massive upset last time. So why are the San Diego Chargers 9-point underdogs to the Colts this afternoon in their AFC playoff game at the RCA Dome? "I'm just happy it's not 14," ...


Mine rescuers face dark, death with confidence

SYLVESTER, W., Virginia  - Mike Vaught sounds about as comfortable about coal mining as you'd hope a man tasked to rescue others from deep within the earth would be.


Seven Killed in Al Qaeda Jailbreak in Kabul

Five Afghan prison guards and police and  two prisoners were killed in a jail break attempt by al Qaeda  inmates on Friday and a shoot-out was going on with another  two, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said.


Bush warns Iran, Syria not to meddle in Iraq's affairs

US President George W. Bush on Wednesday urged Iran and Syria not to meddle in internal affairs of Iraq. "We will continue to make it clear, to both Syria and Iran that... meddling in the internal affairs


Rio De Janeiro - Sixteen children died on Wednesday when their schoolbus careered off the road and plunged into a lake in southern Brazil, authorities said.


U.S.: Blast Consistent with N.Korea Explanation

North Korea's explanation that a  blast last week was demolition work for a power project rather  than a nuclear explosion squared with what Washington saw,  Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday.


Voters in key battleground state of Florida to begin casting early ...

Election Day is still two weeks away, but voters across the state have the option Monday of beginning to cast their ballots early in this pivotal battleground state.


Scotland call off England football friendly

Scotland will not play a friendly international against England on May 28 because new coach George Burley does not want to field a weakened team, according to Scottish football bosses.


Successor to Gutierrez is chosen at Kellogg

DETROIT | Cereal giant Kellogg Co. named marketing executive James M. Jenness to succeed departing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Gutierrez, who is stepping down to become secretary of Commerce.


IAEA Says Tons of Powerful Explosives Missing from Iraq

The International Atomic Energy Agency says several-hundred tons of high explosive material have disappeared in Iraq. The agency says a lack of security has led to looting from several sites.


Chemical combo inactivates disease-causing prions

NEW YORK  - French researchers report that   a novel formulation of copper and hydrogen peroxide can   inactivate infectious prions -- disease-causing proteins   responsible for scrapie in sheep, mad cow disease, and the   human form of the disease called Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease


Their current bid to broker Palestinian peace is part of a larger effort to counter Iran's influence, analysts say.


Pitted Against Pest, Md. Isle Relies on Its 'Mosquito Man'

Residents pay $35 in annual dues to the St. George Island Improvement Association, most of it for mosquito destruction.


Two of Zimbabwe's senior bakers start a four-month jail term after being convicted of breaking price controls.


Grenade Kills Two at Colombo Bollywood Concert

Two people were killed and 11 wounded when a hand grenade exploded in the VIP section of the audience at a concert led by Indian film superstar Shah Rukh Khan and two other actors, police said.


With Derek Lowe's days in Boston almost certainly numbered -- and Pedro Martinez's future here in question -- the Red Sox are expected to greet All-Star righthander Carl Pavano this week on Yawkey Way.


Some folks in line today for Apple's new toy are bent on destruction.


PC Sector Sale By IBM Would Signal Change

Among corporate technology managers, it's one of the oldest adages: "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM.". That is because many regarded it to be a safe bet to do business with the established


Bangalore, Nov 15 (UNI) Indian IT majors Infosys Technologies and Wipro Ltd today announced separate agreements with Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software maker, to deliver applications and solutions to their global customers based on Microsoft


For Iraqis, Helping Americans Can Be Deadly

The Iraqis who signed up to help the Americans are losing faithâand often their lives. One family's story.


A group of nine North Koreans who sought asylum in the American School in Shanghai were handed over to Chinese police, US officials disclosed Thursday even as 43 other defectors


By JEANNETTE J. LEE  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - With dozens of homes and cabins already destroyed by wildfire, crews worked Sunday to protect hundreds of others tucked in the hills of the scenic Kenai Peninsula.


Soccer: US Overcomes El Salvador After Bad-Tempered Battle

Brian Ching and Landon Donovan scored well-taken goals as the United States beat 10-man El Salvador 2-0 in an ill-tempered CONCACAF zone Group A World Cup qualifier on Saturday.


Applebee's considers selling itself after investor's criticism

Applebee's International Inc. , the operator of almost 2,000 restaurants mainly in North America, said it may sell the company after its third-biggest shareholder criticized management for failing to boost sales and cut costs.


Swiss banking group UBS, the world's largest wealth manager, said on Monday it had strengthened its position in the United States by buying local rival Julius Baer's U.S. wealth-management business.


State of the Art: The iPhone Matches Most of Its Hype

Appleâs new phone does so many things so well, and so pleasurably, that you tend to forgive its foibles.


Walt Disney teams up with a Bollywood film company to make animated films using the voices of Indian stars.


Amnesty International calls six detained in Ukraine "prisoners of conscience"

The international human rights organization Amnesty International has published an address in which it calls the six political activists, recently sentenced to ten days of administrative arrest in Sumy, ...


MILANO - Ad una settimana dalle elezioni, non Ã¨ stato trovato alcun accordo per la presidenza della Lega. "Il clima Ã¨ stato goliardico, ma non ci siamo messi d'accordo": ha detto il patron del Palermo, Maurizio


Microsoft flip-flops on Vista virtualization

Company reverses plan to expand rights to allow home versions of the operating systems to run inside virtual machines.


Scrapped Golden Globe ceremony hits Hollywood hard

Hollywood scrambled on Tuesday to assess the fallout from the decision to scrap the glittering Golden Globe movie and TV awards ceremony and hold only a news conference that few stars are likely to attend.


The Messenger spacecraft dashed past Mercury on Monday, getting a glance at the solar systemâs innermost planet, which it will eventually orbit for detailed studies.


Bonanni: quella del governo e' una politica del gambero


People with heart disease may want to steer clear of heavy traffic when exercising or simply take their workout indoors to avoid breathing polluted air.


NATO eyes greater role in energy security

NATO leaders will study at a summit starting on Tuesday whether the alliance should take more action to avert potential threats to energy supplies, for example by mounting patrols of key shipping lanes.


Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke warns the crisis in the US sub-prime lending market may cost $100bn.


French prosecutors on Monday approved international arrest warrants for nine Rwandan officials in connection with the 1994 attack that killed Rwanda's president, triggering the central African country's genocide.


Telstra, Ericsson claim 124-mile mobile range

(InfoWorld) - Telstra and mobile equipment maker Ericsson have claimed a world-first 200km cell phone range in the carrier's Next G HSDPA network. The announcement was made at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona by Ericsson president and CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg. Ericsson's Extended Range software has been installed and activated in selected mountaintop sites across Australia, four months after the launch of Telstra's Next G network, to support all of the 3G services. Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo said the company had displayed global leadership when it built the "turbocharged" Next G network in 10 months, and since launching Next G with HSDPA Telstra has doubled the volume of total data traffic carried on all of its wireless networks. The Ericsson solution enables coverage up to 124 miles (200 kms) from a base station, a step up from the 50km range typically supported today, according to the company. The software upgrade means the Next G network data capacity has now been tripled and network speeds vary from up to 1.9Mbps for uploads and 14.4Mbps for downloads. Telstra claims downlink speeds of 2.3Mbps at a 200km range have been achieved during testing. The Next G network is also testing 7.2Mbps data cards slated for launch in mid-2007.


Sikh Group Finds Calling in Homeland Security

One of the nation's fastest-growing security companies is owned by the Sikh Dharma community, a group of admirers of Yogi Bhajan, a spiritual leader and yoga master.


Katie Melua's duet with the late Eva Cassidy displaces Leona Lewis at the top of the charts after seven weeks.


AUSTIN, Minn. - A man has been ordered to pay nearly $3,000 to the woman who became seriously ill in April after opening a parking ticket envelope in which he had placed dog feces. Joshua Steven Solberg, 22, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct Friday in Mower District Court.


Former Olympic 50m and 100m freestyle gold medal winner Alexander Popov has denied a report in French newspaper L'Equipe that he is set to retire.


LONDON The British government said Wednesday that it had struck an agreement with the pharmaceutical industry to cut prescription drug prices by 7 percent at the end of the year, saving more than Â£1.


Director Lou Ye is reportedly banned from film-making for submitting a film to Cannes without China's approval.


Smokers must quit, not just cut down, study finds

Smokers eager to cut the risk of dying early from tobacco-related illnesses must quit completely, researchers said on Tuesday, because cutting down -- even by half -- is not enough.


Rains force draw in India-Australia 2nd Test:

[Sports India, Cricket]: Chennai, Oct 18 : Rains Monday poured water on India's hopes of winning the second Test against Australia as the fifth and final day's play was washed out at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here.


All for one A community driven project for Ruby source code to run natively on Microsoft's .NET framework has shut down, faced by progress from an official Microsoft effort.â¦Learn & Contribute, Live & Online - The Register Debates Green Computing


Grief-stricken mothers and fathers have trudged through mud and rain to bury children slaughtered in the Russian school siege as criticism mounts over the way the Kremlin handled the crisis.


Israeli Hard-Liners Denounce Gaza Disengagement Plan

A large number of prominent Israeli hard-liners are describing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to dismantle Jewish settlements in Gaza and a small portion of the West Bank as a "crime against humanity.


Beating the odds-on favorites Blackpool and London's Millennium Dome, Manchester was chosen Tuesday as the site for Britain's first Las Vegas-style supercasino.


Australian police seize millions of ecstasy tablets from Poland

SYDNEY, Australia Australian police say they've arrested two men for importing three (m) million ecstasy tablets from Poland hidden in a bakery oven.


NOTIZIE FLASH: 2/A EDIZIONE - LA CRONACA

Roma. Da domani quattordici milioni di cani e gatti italiani non potranno piu' viaggiare all'estero senza il passaporto. Lo stabilisce una disposizione europea sul trasporto degli animali domestici, che interessera' anche qualche migliaio di furetti.


Secondo il leader dell'opposizione gli exit poll sono falsi


Around 100,000 Iraqis have been killed in violence since the US-led coalition forces invaded the country in March 2003, said a report published Friday in British medicine journal The Lancet.


Malaysia's Anwar Seeks to Clear Name, Remove Ban

Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim, freed from jail last week, sought on Monday to clear the way for his return to active politics when his lawyers moved to have his criminal record wiped clean.


Hundreds prepare for jury selection in Kobe Bryant sexual assault ...

After 14 months of sordid headlines and days of hearings that left unanswered questions, Kobe Bryant's sexual assault trial was to begin with hundreds of people scheduled to arrive for the first wave of jury selection.


Overhaul Moves White House Data Center Into Modern Era

On Dec. 27 the new presidential decision center under the West Wing known as the Situation Room is to open formally.


Casa, spese e detrazioni le risposte dell'esperto

Ristrutturazione casa e pertinenza, le agevolazioni non si possono piÃ¹ sommare. Tutto sui tuoi quesiti su casa, spese e mutuo


Manning knows his Super Bowl win won't silence critics

Peyton Manning knows a Super Bowl victory, a Most Valuable Player trophy and even an endorsement from President Bush will not be enough to silence his critics.


Want government help to get out of a bad subprime mortgage? Don't look for Congress to come to your rescue anytime soon.


There is widespread shock in DR Congo after an audit revealed that managers of state companies earn up to $25,000 a month.


The Nikkei share average rose 1.36  percent by mid-morning trade on Thursday, as the market took  weak output data in its stride and buyers flocked to recently  battered stocks after a steep fall in oil prices boosted U.S.  shares.


Microsoft Corp. has overtaken rival PalmSource Inc. in the handheld-computer software market, the Washington Post reported Saturday.


When you can spend over a thousand dollars for all-in-one portable digital microphones that record at broadcast quality, podcasting (or netcasting -- call it what you will) has gotten ready for primetime. In Listening Post.


Chelsea wins to extend Premier League lead

Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2-0 Tuesday on late goals by Arjen Robben and Joe Cole to extend its Premier League lead to eight points. Robben scored in the 79th minute on the road and Cole added the second goal


Bush Says New Pick for Commerce Post Committed to Free and Fair ...

President Bush on Monday named Carlos Gutierrez, CEO of Kellogg, to be his next Commerce secretary, succeeding Bushâs friend Don Evans.


After seeing Midwestern farmers improve their lot by selling corn to ethanol distilleries, sugar cane and sugar beet growers want their own ethanol deal, paid for by U.S. taxpayers.


Dubai Aerospace Enterprise's $1.8bn bid for Auckland International Airport is in danger of collapsing.


Perhaps, this time, Boston College will have a little mojo on its side.


Le fiamme sono divampate all'Eisenhower Executive Office BuildingIl personale Ã¨ stato evacuato, non ci sarebbe alcun ferito                                          Allarme incendio alla Casa Bianca A fuoco gli uffici di Cheney


ClickFox, Inc. Extends Integration With the Genesys Product Suite to Improve the Customer Experience Across the Web and Contact Center

ATLANTA, June 4  /PRNewswire/ -- In a follow-up to the Genesys/ClickFox recent technology partnership announcement, ClickFox, Inc today announced it has completed the advanced integration of the ClickFox Customer Behavior Intelligence (CBI) solution to the Genesys product suite.


Boardroom shake-up as M&S profits fall 10%

STRUGGLING Marks & Spencer announced a boardroom cull yesterday that further concentrates power in the hands of chief executive Stuart Rose and a small team, as more trading woes were unveiled by the retailer.


Australia's Brooke Hanson won a record sixth gold medal at one swimming World Short Course Championships. She saw off American Amanda Beard's challenge to take the 200m breaststroke title in Indianapolis in a time of two minutes and 21.


Study Links Cancer Cases In Sweden to Chernobyl

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 20 -- More than 800 people in northern Sweden may have cancer as a result of the fallout that spewed over the region after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986, according to a new study by Swedish scientists.


E' il bilancio del blitz dell'esercito contro Moschea Rossa


Punished by March and investors Strong sales led Network Appliance fourth-quarter profits higher 51 per cent over the same period last year. Despite such a solid haul in Q4, the company expects a sales slump to lower revenue sequentially in the current quarter.â¦


Two men who fired on police after a controversial Orange parade was banned are jailed for a total of 27 years.


Jewish settlers step up campaign against Sharon's Gaza pullout ...

PISGAT ZEEV, West Bank, Oct 11  - Israel's settler movement unveiled plans Monday for a massive campaign to force Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to submit his plan to uproot thousands of Jews from parts of the Palestinian territories to a national


Iraqi resistance could be broader than US claims

During the past 30 days, more than 2,300 attacks have been directed against civilians and military targets in Iraq, in a pattern that sprawls over nearly every major population


Page-turners turn into award-worthy pics

David Benioff was sitting on a plane, having a perfectly pleasant conversation with an elderly passenger about his job as a screenwriter, when he mentioned that he was working on an adaptation of "The Kite Runner."


Bulgaria urges European parliaments to help with nurses imprisoned in Libya

Bulgarian parliament speaker Ognian Guerdjikov called on European Union legislatures to help save five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya in a scandal over AIDS-tainted blood.


The Pentagon on Tuesday said computer hackers gained access to an unclassified e-mail system in the office of Defense Secretary Robert Gates, but declined comment on a report that the Chinese army was responsible.


Troppa concorrenza, su copertine solo attrici e pop-star


Richiesta presentata dai difensori di Nicolo' Pollari


Carnegie Hall, whose mission to create programming looms even larger than its role as a stage for musicians to rent, has taken to creating festivals featuring events in various disciplines around the city.


By The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Jun. 22--One San Luiz, Ariz., teacher is going to space this summer -- space academy, that is.   Jesus Arrizon, a Southwest Junior High School math teacher, is attending the U.S.


HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- As expected, the game between No. 10 California and Southern Mississippi that was postponed because of Hurricane Ivan has been rescheduled for Dec. 4. The game originally was slated to take place Thursday, Sept.


Two golds again in new judging debacle? Not this time

A grand judging goof at the Athens Olympics cheapened American gymnast Paul Hamm's historic gold and gave South Korea another good reason to cry robbery at the games.


A TV reporter was shot dead as he made a live broadcast from Baghdad on Sunday when US helicopters fired on a crowd that had gathered around the burning wreckage of an American armored vehicle.


BAGHDAD, Iraq--Of the four car bombs that exploded in Iraq on Monday, it was the concussive detonation on Baghdad's crowded Saadoun Street that left Muhammed


Gemesis Will Oppose CIBJO on 'Cultured' Diamonds

Synthetic diamond maker Gemesis Corp. says it will oppose CIBJO's questioning of the use of the term "cultured" diamonds to describe synthetic diamonds, according to a press release.


NASA's high-stakes shuttle mission promises drama

NASA on Thursday will  attempt to launch its third space shuttle mission in six  months, a healthy pace the agency needs to maintain to finish  work on the International Space Station before the shuttles  stop flying in four years.


Los Angeles airport shut down amid security scare

Los Angeles International Airport was temporarily closed on Saturday amid security scare, anairport spokesman said. Some terminals at the airport were evacuated due to a


Hungary Has Third Night Of Anti-Socialist Demonstrations

From those lovers of political dissent at Al Jazeera : Hungary riots prompt curfew threat Thursday 21 September 2006, 5:15 Makka Time, 2:15 GMT Thousands of Hungarians have demonstrated in Budapest, the ...


Paul Hamm thought his fantastic finish was too good to be true. Maybe he was right. The International Gymnastics Federation ruled Saturday that Yang Tae-young was unfairly docked a tenth of a point in the all-around final, costing him the gold medal that ended up going to Hamm. The South Korean got the bronze instead.


South Korea says U.S. troops to stay after peace deal

U.S. troops will remain on the Korean peninsula even if the North and South reach a peace deal to replace the armistice that ended their 1950-1953 war, South Korea's foreign minister said on Friday.


Sindacati, nuova protesta se vertenza non si sblocca


Hendrick Team Enjoying Time in NASCAR's Sun

With the upcoming addition of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Rick Hendrick has assembled NASCAR's version of Murderer's Row but rival owners are not too concerned.


Australia Re-Elects Howard Prime Minister

SYDNEY, Australia - Prime Minister John Howard scored a convincing victory in Australia's federal election Saturday, winning a historic fourth term in a vote ensuring the staunch U.S. ally keeps its troops in Iraq...


Operators, manufacturers to collaborate on 3G phones

InfoWorld - A group of mobile phone operators and handset vendors is developing a 3G (third-generation) mobile phone platform that combines many standard hardware and software components in an effort to reduce phone development time and costs.


Close Call in Finale as Alinghi Retains the Americaâs Cup

For an event marked by a chronic absence of suspense, this edition provided a radical shift as Alinghi successfully defended the Cup with a thrilling one-second victory over Emirates Team New Zealand.


Talks between the EU and Turkey over Cyprus break down without agreement, EU officials say.


Bush says Iran and Syria must end Lebanon interference

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that Syria and Iran must end interference in Lebanese politics, and called for nations in the region to support Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.


LONDON -- Cell phone giant Vodafone Group PLC, which has spent years struggling to recoup billions spent on 3G licences, finally launched the cutting-edge service Wednesday in much of Europe and introduced or beefed up its operation in a dozen other


Fast Forward columnist Rob Pegoraro was online to discuss The Washington Post's annual cell phone guide.


Five women and one married man are ordained in Toronto in a ceremony that openly defies Catholic doctrine.


International bodies and donor nations meet in Jakarta to discuss responses to the tsunami crisis.


Insights: Possible Link Between Sleep and Risk for Diabetes

When woken numerous times throughout the night, healthy volunteers had trouble regulating their blood sugar.


Beijing, Seoul call for patience on North Korea

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and South   Korean President Roh Myu-hoon agreed on Sunday it was   "imperative" to restart six-party nuclear talks with isolated   North Korea but called for patience, a spokeswoman for Roh   said.


NHL Players' Association executive director Ted Saskin and senior director Ken Kim, accused of monitoring player e-mails, are placed on paid leaves Sunday night following a vote by the 30 player representatives.


Israeli FM asks Egypt to help rescue Israeli wounded

In the wake of three explosions that had killed at least 35 people in Egypt's Sinai Desert, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom on Friday asked his Egyptian counterpart to help rescue Israeli wounded.


Sen. John Kerry said he would reverse President Bush's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research as he remembered the late actor Christopher Reeve, a quadriplegic, as a hero and a friend in the Democrats' radio address Saturday.


Diehards carry on drinking as Ivan closes on New Orleans

As Hurricane Ivan tore across the Gulf of Mexico towards them, the inhabitants of America's most notoriously hedonistic town did one of two things.


Israeli parliament prepares to vote against settlements

Approval was expected and would mark the first time the Knesset agreed to the uprooting of Jewish settlements in lands claimed by the Palestinians for a state.


Twelve bodies found in post-storm search

At least 12 people have been confirmed killed by Typhoon Aere, 17 remain unaccounted for, and 86 others were injured as it swept across northern Taiwan earlier this week, according to a post-typhoon damage control report by the Interior Ministry yesterday


In private, Scott and Sean May have a strong father-son relationship. In public, the Indiana legend and the North Carolina center keep their basketball careers separate.


Growing Underground Is Making Noise in China

Down a short alley in the sprawling, tourist-mobbed 798 art district in Beijing is a tiny shop that serves as one of the centers of Chinaâs small but thriving experimental music scene.


All but one roadblock set up in northern NB health care protest.

DALHOUSIE, NB (CP) - Five of six roadblocks put up by protesters upset over the closure of local hospital beds in northern New Brunswick were taken down Wednesday.


Troops Become U.S. Citizens on Veterans Day

Marine Cpl. David Antonio Garcia stood on the deck of an aircraft carrier Thursday and was sworn in as an American citizen — after already serving under the U.S. flag in Iraq.


ADV: Distance Learning Directory - Online Degrees

Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


Toshiba Eyes Alternative Flat TV Technology

SED TVs, coming next year, will offer bright, CRT-like pictures in a thin package.


The President and His Critics Mark Anniversary Along Coast

BILOXI, Miss., Aug. 28 -- A year after Hurricane Katrina devastated Mississippi and Louisiana, President Bush and Democratic leaders are converging on the Gulf Coast this week to commemorate the losses while continuing the political argument over the federal response to the country's largest...


Zinzan Brooke says Jonny Wilkinson was made England captain because there were no alternatives.


Study: Exercise OK for mild hypertension

The short-term spike in blood pressure that comes with moderate exercise doesn't harm the hearts of healthy older people with mild hypertension, new research shows.


Fathers 4 Justice activist handcuffs himself to children's minister

A fathers' rights activist handcuffed himself to a minister in the latest stunt from a group responsible for stunning security breaches at Buckingham Palace and parliament.


Britain, S.Africa Renew Call for Fair Zimbabwe Polls

Britain and South Africa called jointly Thursday for Zimbabwe to establish a conducive environment for fair elections next year -- after the main opposition party said it would boycott them.


Insurance for Suckers Were the corporate customers ripped off by ...

Jeffrey Greenberg, the embattled CEO of Marsh & McLennan, resigned yesterday, another scalp taken by New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer.


FINANZIARIA, CONFINDUSTRIA: ''NON SOSTIENE LA CRESCITA ECONOMICA''

Audizione del direttore generale, Beretta alla Camera: ''Perplessita' sul tetto del 2% alla spesa. Sbagliato aver escluso pensioni e sanita'''. Roma, 13 ott.(Adnkronos) - ''La politica di bilancio configura


FRIDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Atenolol, a drug commonly prescribed to treat hypertension, doesn't prevent heart attacks or cardiovascular death any better than dummy drugs and is less effective than a wide variety of other blood pressure medications, a new study finds.


The band members are quite different from the image their portray.


Powell: US will aid Palestinian elections

Seeing a rare and probably fleeting opportunity to influence the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, the Bush administration is preparing financial assistance to help Palestinians


Victim in Spector murder case 'joked about suicide': writer

The B-movie actress allegedly murdered by music producer Phil Spector was a temperamental diva who once joked about suicide, a writer who worked with her told jurors here Tuesday.


Il ministro degli Esteri, che il 20 marzo andrÃ  all'Onu a presentare il piano per l'Afghanistan, parla di "risposta inadeguata alla domanda di giustizia                                          D'Alema: "Sul caso Calipari occasione perduta per gli Usa"                                                                                E ricorda la vicenda del Cermis: "Allora si comprtarono in modo diverso"


Update 1: UnitedHealth Group Buys Definity Health

UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation's largest health insurer, is buying privately-held benefits provider Definity Health Corp.


Typhoon kills 50 in Vietnam, heads to Thailand

Typhoon Durian swept southern Vietnam with strong winds and heavy rains on Tuesday, killing at least 50 people, sinking hundreds of fishing boats and damaging houses, days after it battered the Philippines.


TiVo, Jaman in deal to bring indie movies to set-top box

One of the largest distributors of independent films online said Thursday it had struck a deal with the DVR maker to offer thousands of titles from its catalog to subscribers.


Islamist militant in Lebanon vows to fight U.S.: report

A purported leader of the militant Fatah al-Islam group, which has been battling the Lebanese army in a Palestinian refugee camp, vowed on Saturday to fight "the Americans and the Jews".


Before they leave for Iraq, thousands of troops with the 101st Airborne Division line up at laptop computers to take a test: basic math, matching numbers and symbols, and identifying patterns. They press a button quickly to measure response time.


Powell Tours Sri Lanka's Tsunami-Ravaged South

Secretary of State Colin Powell toured Sri Lanka's tsunami-ravaged south on Friday, surveying a crippled tourism hub and relief efforts just hours ahead of a visit by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.


Sony's Gelb Appointed to Head New York Met

New York's Metropolitan Opera said on Friday it appointed a senior executive of Sony Music as general manager, one of the most powerful jobs in the arts and one that had been tipped for renowned tenor Placido Domingo.


Army Says 19 US Soldiers, 3 Others Killed in Mosul

Nineteen US soldiers and three others were killed in an explosion on Tuesday in a dining hall at a base in the Iraqi city Mosul, and investigators are examining whether it was the work of a suicide bomber, an Army official said.


Clinton loans $5 million to her campaign

Sen. Hillary Clinton dipped into her own finances ahead of this week's Super Tuesday contests, lending her Democratic presidential campaign $5 million in late January, she disclosed Wednesday.


UNICEF says child deaths down sharply since 1990

Global efforts to promote childhood immunization, breast-feeding and anti-malaria measures have helped cut by nearly a quarter the death rate of children under age 5 since 1990, UNICEF said on Wednesday.


Alta woman who abducted son to U.S. in 1989 sentenced to 2 months in jail

RED DEER, Alta. (CP) - An Alberta woman whose son was said to have discovered he was a missing child when he Googled his name on the Internet was sentenced to two months in jail for child abduction.


The US is switching to daylight saving time three weeks earlier than usual to try to cut fuel consumption.


Sony Drives Another Nail in the D.R.M. Coffin

Sony is the last of the four big record labels that have abandoned digital rights management software that limits how many times copies can be made of digital music.


The Detroit Pistons had too much late-game experience for the improving Orlando Magic. Chauncey Billups scored a season-high 31 points to lead the Pistons to their second impressive road win in two nights, an 87-83 victory over Orlando last night.


President Bush talks with reporters before having lunch at a local coffee shop in Crawford, Texas Friday, Nov. 26, 2004. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson).


Some retailers are benefiting from the rash of hurricanes.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Ten members of the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox filed for free agency on Monday. Catcher Jason Varitek, shortstop Orlando Cabrera, pitchers Curtis Leskanic, Derek Lowe, Ramiro Mendoza


Putin enters Ukrainian election row by attending army parade

A Soviet-style military parade shut down the streets of Kiev yesterday as Ukraine entered the final stretch of a tense election campaign marred by allegations of dirty tricks and intimidation tactics.


Lawmakers Cashing In on Real Estate, Financial Reports Reveal

When Alan B. Mollohan (D-W.Va.) entered the House of Representatives in 1983, he was coming off a year in which his law firm income was $17,474, and he was losing money on two rental properties.


Juniper net rises amid Internet traffic growth

Juniper Networks Inc , the world's second-largest network equipment maker, on Tuesday reported higher quarterly profit as telecommunications companies bought more equipment to handle growing Internet traffic.


La tragedia arriva nel paradiso dei turisti

IL CAIRO - Taba Ã¨ una delle mete preferite del turismo israeliano. L' albergo Hilton, 326 camere, uno dei resort piÃ¹ frequentati da chi entra in Egitto venendo da Israele, Ã¨ noto perchÃ¨ sede delle ultime vere trattative israelo-palestinesi.


S.Korean Conservatives Stage Big Anti-North Rally

About 100,000 South Koreans staged an anti-communist rally on Monday, burning North Korean flags to press their calls for the downfall of the Pyongyang government and an end of its suspected nuclear weapons programs.


Kenyan opposition protests flop in capital

Just a few hundred tired-looking demonstrators marched in Kenya's capital on Wednesday before being chased back into their slums by police firing teargas.


Britain's old ships are being dismantled in "unacceptable" conditions in the developing world, an MPs' committee says.


Gerry Adams will press Tony Blair to alter government proposals to break the NI political stalemate.


French Govt., Muslims Appeal for Reporters' Release

France's government and leaders of its Muslim minority urged Iraqi militants Sunday to free two French journalists they were holding hostage in a bid to force Paris to revoke its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools.


Two rebel investors have won seats on the board of Heinz, the food giant says after a preliminary vote count.


U.S. Rejects N.Korea Conditions for Nuke Talks

The United States rejected North Korea's  conditions for a resumption of six-party talks on scrapping its  nuclear programs, a response to Pyongyang's latest demands that  left the two nations in a stalemate.


Britain Releases Ex-Guantanamo Detainees

Four British men who spent up to three years in U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay and then held by British police for a day were released Wednesday night without charge.


Assemini, 18:28 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: DOPPIA SEDUTA, PRESENTE ANCHE PENALBA

Doppia seduta di allenamento per Il Cagliari in vista dell'anticipo di sabato contro la Reggina. All...


Rumors fly but hurdles remain to Sanofi, Bristol deal

LONDON/NEW YORK  - A court ruling upholding the patent on blockbuster blood-thinning drug Plavix has reignited talk France's Sanofi-Aventis  will bid for its smaller U.S. partner Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. .


At Toronto festival, political films rule

This year, controversial films overshadowed the red-carpet arrivals of Brad Pitt, Russell Crowe, Kate Winslet, and even Borat.


Manchester United Says TV Revenue Will Plunge, Hurting Profit

Manchester United, the world's biggest soccer club, said revenue from broadcasting, a third of its total income, may plunge 25 percent next year as the team earns less from televised games in England and Europe.


Microsoft moves up shipment of AJAX technologies

InfoWorld - Microsoft on Monday is unveiling its official Atlas technology branding for AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) programming on ASP.Net, and will make the software available sooner than planned.


Mike Huckabee turned out evangelical voters and Barack Obama captured black and young voters as both won Alabama's presidential primaries Tuesday.


An Anglican church council report that criticized the US Episcopal Church for installing a gay bishop went beyond what some local pastors had hoped for.


Talks to end Pakistani mosque siege deadlocked

ISLAMABAD, July 10  - Negotiations to an end a bloody standoff at a Pakistani mosque ran into deadlock on Tuesday after earlier speculation that a deal might be struck, the chief government negotiator said.


NHL Owners Plan to Lock Out Players Tomorrow Without New Deal

Barring a last-minute contract settlement, National Hockey League owners plan to authorize a lockout of players tomorrow after the current labor agreement expires.


Next Project for Oprah: Feel-Good Reality TV

Oprah Winfrey and ABC will team up to create two new reality shows, one that encourages creative philanthropy, another bent on helping families in financial crisis.


Perdita di 422 milioni di dollari, 79 cent per azione


The pound climbed back above 2.0 dollars in early trading on Monday, as dealers priced in a likely interest rate hike by the Bank of England (BoE) next month.


A car bomb has brought fresh carnage to the streets of Baghdad, killing at least five people, two of them women, at the Education Ministry.


Sudan and Darfur rebels wait for AU talks decision

Sudan's government and Darfur rebels said on Thursday they were waiting for African Union mediators to decide if peace talks would continue despite a stalemate on security in the western Sudanese region.


No signs of astronaut's distress in visit: newspaper

Astronaut Lisa Nowak returned to Maryland last autumn to visit her old schools and talk to children about her recent trip into space, showing no signs of distress, The Washington Post said on Thursday.


Mystery Science Theater Creators Return, With Downloadable Snark

Eight years after the demise of Mystery Science Theater 3000, its creators are back with two new ventures, making fun of a new crop of movies.


Sterling remains rangebound against dollar

The pound has continued to trade within very tight ranges against the dollar.


OSTRAVA, Czech Republic  - Former world number one Andy Roddick beat Ivo Minar 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-3 to give the United States a 1-0 lead over the Czech Republic in their world group first-round tie on Friday.


Thai weather officials under attack for lack of warning

Thailand was on Wednesday grasping the magnitude of the tsunami disaster amid criticism that meteorological officials had been too hesitant to warn of the risks of a sea surge in case they were wrong.


Lawyers for Spears, Federline return to court

Lawyers for Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline returned to court on Friday in the bitter custody battle over the celebrities' two sons that is expected to yield information on whether Spears has complied with random drug tests.


Spurrier's Gamecocks take a bite out of Bulldogs

Steve Spurrier did it to Georgia again. The ol' ball coach, who beat the Bulldogs regularly while at Florida, guided South Carolina to a 16-12 upset of No. 11 Georgia last night in Athens, Ga., signaling the Gamecocks as a possible title contender in the Southeastern Conference.


US billionaire investor Carl Icahn is looking to win a seat on Motorola's board, the mobile phone maker says.


Australian PM hints he will not be around for another election

Australia's re-elected Prime Minister John Howard has hinted he might step aside during his fourth term in office following his latest election win.


Uno studio reso noto da Paulo Sergio Pinheiro


Groups to judge Madonna fitness to adopt

Human rights organizations will help decide whether Madonna is fit to adopt a Malawian toddler, a judge ruled Wednesday.


FBI raids magician David Copperfield in Vegas

The FBI has raided magician David  Copperfield's warehouse and a theater where he performs in Las  Vegas following sexual misconduct accusations by an  unidentified woman, authorities and his lawyers said on Friday.


Fed's Poole says he'll back rate cuts if warrant

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee  - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said on Friday that inflation must be kept under wraps, but if both growth and price pressures were sufficiently weak, he would back a reduction in U.S. interest rates.


Halloween debut Ultra-violent videogame Manhunt 2 has beaten the ban and will hit store shelves in the US at Halloween, publisher Take-Two Interactive has said.â¦


US and Iran arrange talks on Iraq security

BAGHDAD -- The United States and Iran have set a date for ambassador-level talks in Baghdad on the deteriorating security situation in Iraq -- the first such meeting since late May, US and Iraqi officials said yesterday.


Missouri has had a month to get over its disappointment after being left out of a BCS bowl.


As a tax guy, I found myself chuckling quietly when President Bush said in his speech at the Republican National Convention that he would "lead a bipartisan effort to reform and simplify the


Virtualization and 64-bit will be key planks of Microsoft's architecture, says server and tools chief Bob Muglia.


Car Bomber Attacks Near Baghdad Green Zone

Smoke rises after a powerful explosion near the so-called Green Zone, which houses official US and Iraqi government offices, in Baghdad December 4, 2004.


Rice to visit Canada on September 11 anniversary

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza   Rice will visit Nova Scotia on the fifth anniversary of   September 11, 2001, to thank Canada for taking in scores of   flights diverted after the attacks on New York and Washington,   U.S. officials said on Friday.


Australian PM John Howard dismisses suggestions a security declaration with Japan could strain China ties.


U.S. voices concern over new Chinese weaponry

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed concern on Thursday about the increasing sophistication of China's military and called on Beijing to be more open about its intentions.


Oscar-winning actor George Clooney brought some Hollywood glamour to the United Nations as he used his star power to turn the spotlight on Sudan's war-torn region of Darfur.


The former chief financial officer of SafeNet, a maker of computer network security products, was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $1 million.


Teen: I'll marry man I met on MySpace.com

A teenager who flew to the Middle East to be with a man she met on MySpace.com said Friday she intends to marry him.


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Il responsabile relazioni esterne della Saras, l'azienda della famiglia Moratti, ha dichiarato che n...


Israel agreed on Sunday to transfer several hundred million dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency government, a measure designed to undercut Hamas Islamists controlling Gaza.


Jury deliberation on the criminal charges faced by Conrad Black enters a fourth day.


Management, workers pitch their side of story

A psychological war between Group Health and its striking employees became public Monday as pickets went up to start a five-day walkout.


Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee have claimed victories in Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses. Group Mike Huckabee says the results show "people really are more important than the purse."


New Group of 20-Somethings Make Woods Their Challenge

Who will emerge to supplant Tiger Woods as the worldâs No. 1 golfer? The usual answer is that we have not yet heard his name, or, if we have, it has not rung a bell.


The Band Aid 20 single is on course to be the Christmas number one following strong sales this week.


Airbus has received approval from its shareholders, EADS and BAE Systems to begin making firm commercial offers to launch customers for two new members of its wide-body Family.


ONE of Wales' top young chefs has come up with some fresh ideas to revitalise students' eating habits after The Western Mail revealed cash-starved students being given free tins of beans.


Unlocking iPhones to use with another operator could result in the mobile becoming "permanently inoperable".


MovieCo challenge to BSkyB good for consumers, cablecos


U.S. FTC Sues Firms for False Weight-Loss Claims

As part of a renewed effort to curb false weight-loss claims, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it has sued six companies that sold products ranging from cellulite cream to diet teas and patches.


Drug makers such as Pfizer Inc. , the world's biggest, slowed average price increases on US prescription medicines in the six months ended Sept. 30 as a Medicare discount-card program went into effect, the senior-advocacy group AARP said.


Frankie Dettori wins his second Derby in two days as Lawman wins the Prix du Jockey Club in France.


Latvia's government resigned Thursday after lawmakers refused to pass the 2005 budget that had been proposed by Prime Minister Indulis Emsis.


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Ukrainians Vote in Re-Run Presidential Poll

Western-leaning liberal Viktor Yushchenko was favorite to win when Ukrainians began voting in a re-run presidential election on Sunday after a rigged ballot last month.


Skipper Ricky Ponting makes a double century as Australia continue to dominate the third Test against Pakistan.


A diverse group of organizations has started a long-term project to monitor the Appalachian Trail for environmental problems.


Recuperati i 12,5 mln di fondi tagliati dalla Finanziaria


New data security breaches come in fours

A foursome that includes a health plan, a bank, an investment firm and a university recently joined the parade of organizations that have disclosed security breaches involving personal data.


Favre hurt as reeling Pack falls to Giants

GIANTS 14, PACKERS 7: At Green Bay, Wis. - New York legitimized its fast start Sunday by leaving Brett Favre and Green Bay wobbly.


County experts, leaders see hope for peace

ITHACA -- Local experts and community leaders reacted to the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat with the thread of hope that a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is near.


Fan mayhem over South Korean heartthrob at Tokyo hotel leaves 9 ...

A sudden frenzy erupted among fans of South Korean soap opera star Bae Yong-joon as he left his Tokyo hotel in a car Friday, leaving nine Japanese women hurt and prompting an apology from Bae.


Riflettori in passerella per i sette giorni della moda

Valeria Marini apre la settimana milanese con jeans di chiffon, reggiseno a vista, tanga e cristalli Swarovski. Tocca anche a Normaluisa e Argentovivo che debutta nel prÃªt-à-porter. La Venere nera torna dopo due anni di assenza


A round table meeting on Ukraineâs political crisis on Monday has failed to produce an agreement, outgoing President Leonid Kuchma said.


Brandie Hoskins had 18 points and four other Ohio State players scored in the double digits as the eighth-ranked Buckeyes defeated Alabama A&M 98-55 on Saturday. Ohio State, coming off a 75-51 loss to No. 7 LSU last Sunday, took a 47-26 halftime lead and shot 73 percent in the second half, including 4-for-4 from 3-point range.


Pit disater set to be nation's worst this year

The death toll in the Central China coal mine accident rose to 66 on Friday, a figure set to rise as hopes of rescuing the 82 missing miners fades.


Baseball steroid report raises fresh questions

The report exposing widespread use of steroids in Major League Baseball raised more questions about the depth of the problem in America's pastime and aroused concerns on Friday about the credibility of its evidence.


New Tags Aim at Stopping Drug Counterfeiters

Description: The Food and Drug Administration and several major drug makers announce an anti-fraud initiative to put tiny radio tags into the labels of wholesale pill bottles supplied to pharmacies.


American favorite Lindsay Davenport  chalked up her 18th successive victory Tuesday when she beat  Lubomira Kurhajcova 6-4, 6-0 to cruise through to the second  round of the U.S. Open.


Ferguson stabbed me in the back, says Van Nistelrooy

Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has accused Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson of stabbing him in the back.


Companies should consider giving more to charity rather than giving employees huge bonuses, Peter Hain says.


Struggling Henman given Nottingham wildcard

Struggling former British number one Tim Henman has been given a wildcard entry for next week's Nottingham Open, organizers of the Wimbledon warm-up event said on Wednesday.


Distraught Paula: I'm so sorry I let everyone down

HEARTBROKEN Paula Radcliffe yesterday said she could give no explanation for what went wrong in her failed bid for Olympic marathon gold.


Abbas urges Arabs to block Israel's plan

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday he was rallying Arab nations to block Israel's plan to unilaterally redraw its borders and instead support the U.S.-backed proposal envisioning a Palestinian state.


Man United midfielder Roy Keane charged with assault

Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane was charged with assault and criminal damage Tuesday over an alleged confrontation with a 16-year-old boy, Manchester police said.


Addio a Luigi Veronelli Enologo e editore

MILANO, 29 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Ã morto oggi Luigi Veronelli ( nella foto), noto enologo ea capo della 'Veronelli editore'. Lo rende noto la famiglia che Â«chiede il massimo rispetto per il doloreÂ». L'ultimo


The business software maker hopes to prod rival Oracle into raising its current bid by $1.5 billion.


The coroner in charge of the Princess Diana inquest is to hold a hearing in public next year.


US surveillance of soldiers' blogs sparks lawsuit

Rock the Kasbah The US Army is being sued by a privacy group that wants the military to come clean about how it monitors websites and soldiers' blogs for potential military leaks.â¦


Two, Deux, Dos: Heavily Used Words Evolve More Slowly

Why do some words evolve rapidly, while others hardly evolve at all?


Harbhajan case judge may hear new evidence

A recording from the stump microphone could be used as evidence in Indian star Harbhajan Singh's appeal against a three-Test ban for alleged racist comments, a judge said Monday.


EU attempts to make stability and growth pact flexible

Plans to revamp the euro's battered rulebook won key backing yesterday, as the European Commission bowed to the inevitable and called for more flexible implementation of the single currency's widely flouted rules.


A lawyer for AT&T argued before a skeptical Supreme Court yesterday that Microsoft Corp. is violating one of its patents when it sends its Windows software overseas to be copied and placed on personal computers.


Medicina Alternativa: Sondaggio On Line Su Gradimento Italiani

Carrara, 14 dic. (Adnkronos Salute) - Oltre il 32% degli italiani preferisce le nuove terapie alla medicina tradizionale. Per capirne i motivi partira' un sondaggio on line nell'ambito della terza edizione


(Source: HP)  See how to simplify your data center operations, respond more quickly to the needs of your business, and get more value from your IT investment - all at one time.


US planemaker Boeing reaffirms the revised schedule for its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft.


Microsoft: The future is in fashionable PCs

Microsoft has become a big proponent of this new fashion-device movement with a dedicated team working with OEMS to develop fashionable hardware.


Blog: Move follows company's previous announcement that Wal-Mart will sell its desktops.


A motley crew of organizations is backing the merger of XM and Sirius, if only to get some press-release loving.


EA's James Bond-baddie shooter has left its secret headquarters and taken over the factory. Like an evil genius announcing his demands, Electronic Arts has let the world know that GoldenEye: Rogue Agent has gone gold.


British Open: Carnoustieâs Unforgiving Links Are a Perfect Fit for a Rigorous Year

Carnoustie will play host to the British Open, which fits nicely in a year when major championship courses have been so demanding that players are lowering their expectations.


EDITORIAL: Radioactive Dump Cleanup Needs Action Now: Our View: 16-Year Delay in Removing Threat to Colorado River is Not Acceptable

By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 18--The U.S. energy secretary made an alarming statement earlier this month. Secretary Samuel Bodman said at a congressional hearing that the plan to clean up a radioactive uranium dump that threatens the Colorado River may be delayed by 16 years.


Warriors' exes can star in East, but not in West

OAKLAND -- -- It makes for a neat little fantasy to suggest that if the Golden State Warriors had only held onto Antawn Jamison, Gilbert Arenas and Larry Hughes, they'd be having the kind of success the Washington Wizards are enjoying right now.


Bird flu has killed a nine-year-old Thai girl, raising the country's toll from the deadly disease to 11 this year, a Health Ministry spokeswoman said on Monday.


Bonanni: Prodi salvi negoziato, Cisl pronta agli scalini


It was a "ball" of a day for Taiwan, and one for the record books, as the island's top two baseball players scored their own version of a double play in Major League Baseball.


Even with demand for crude oil surging and prices near record highs, Bernardo de la Garza can unload his oil only at a steep discount.


Hope fades for 15 miners trapped in Polish mine

RUDA SLASKA, Poland - Hopes of saving 15 miners trapped deep underground in a Polish coal mine faded on Wednesday as rising gas levels and flooding forced a temporary break in rescue ...Comment


Warsaw rejects poll monitors from Europe's main security watchdog, saying Poland is a solid democracy.


White House Looks for New Security Chief

The White House renewed its search for a homeland security chief Saturday as the candidate President Bush thought ideal apologized for an immigration problem involving a family housekeeper that forced him to withdraw.


The federal government raked in billions more than it expected last year in personal and corporate income taxes, and slapped down all $9.


Carolina's Cole Back on Ice for Practice

It was a regular practice on an off day during the playoffs, and not a very strenuous one at that. Still, the ice time was pretty special to Erik Cole.


There is a row in  Romania between Romanian journalists and "interfering" Western owners of their newspapers.


Best Buy Inc. BBY.N will offer  an expanded range of its own branded products -- such as LCD  televisions -- as it pushes into the growing market for  lower-priced, private-label consumer electronics, the company  said on Monday.


A Hilton in the News (and Itâs Not Paris)

Barron Hilton may have put a crimp in the party lifestyle of his famous granddaughter when he announced that he would donate nearly all of his fortune to the Hilton family foundation.


Director impressed with Thackeray's heroine

Indian filmmaker Mira Nair was a 16-year-old in a Catholic boarding school in the Himalayas when she read William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 masterpiece "Vanity Fair.


Official: 51 die in Indonesia landslides

Hours of heavy rain triggered landslides Wednesday that killed at least 51 people in western Indonesia, a rescue official said.


Fugitive in stock-options backdating case found

Law-enforcement officials in Namibia have arrested the former chief executive of Comverse Technology Inc., a fugitive after being charged in August with backdating millions of the company's stock options, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday.


Britons evacuated from Thailand after the Indian Ocean tsunami arrive back in London on a specially-chartered flight.


Marion Jones's fading reputation took another hit last night when the International Olympic Committee launched an investigation into the doping allegations against her.


Julian Wright has a career-high 21 points as No. 10 Kansas plays sterling defense when it matters to hold off top-ranked Florida, 82-80, in overtime on Saturday night.


Hollywood Ã¨ a due passi dallo Shrine Auditorium di Los Angeles: che la presentazione ufficiale di Windows Media Center 2005 sia avvenuta nella capitale mondiale dell'entertainment non Ã¨ certo un caso. Se


Start-ups look to bulk up video bandwidth

Smaller players like Limelight are encroaching on Akamai's turf in the quest to deliver video more quickly.


A second US hostage is reported killed in Iraq, heightening fears for fellow captive, Briton Ken Bigley.


Nov. 24, 2004 - Scientists believe they have confirmed theories that homing pigeons are able to carry out their long-range navigational feat thanks to tiny magnetic particles in their upper beaks.


Shuttle crew completes last spacewalk of flight

Astronauts put the final touches on a new solar power unit for the International Space Station on Sunday in their last spacewalk before the scheduled departure of the shuttle Atlantis on Tuesday.


Over the long term, one strategy has consistently outperformed. Shouldn't you try it?


Court to Decide Shackled Death Row Inmate Case

The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Monday that it would decide whether a death row inmate's  constitutional rights had been violated by forcing him to  appear at his sentencing while shackled in leg irons and  handcuffed to a belly chain in front of the jury.


A British serviceman has been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms.


Calvillo surpasses 6,000-yard plateau to lead Als past Argos 58-20

TORONTO (CP) - Anthony Calvillo threw three touchdown passes and surpassed the 6,000-yard plateau as the Montreal Alouettes humiliated the Toronto Argonauts 58-20 on Thursday night.


Vendors seek unity on identity protocols

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft will participate in a meeting later this month with vendors and organizations that are backing several different identity management systems, an indication thatÂ cooperation between the software giant and its peersÂ is improving. The meeting, part of an initiative called the Concordia Project, strives to improve interoperability between Microsoft's CardSpace and OpenID, two identity management systems, and protocols for identity management supported by an industry trade group, the Liberty Alliance, said Roger Sullivan, president of its management board. Vendors will hear from companies such as General Motors, Boeing, and AOL about how they're trying to integrate various identity management systems into their operations, Sullivan said. "Many of these protocols today are very geek-centric," said Sullivan, who is also vice president of Oracle's identity management section. "They're not very people-friendy." A major issue is how vendors can use different authentication mechanisms in their operations. For example, a financial planning Web site could allow users to forecast how much their retirement fund may be worth in 30 years. Eventually, the user may want to buy a service from the financial planner and migrate that same data to an environment that uses stronger authentication, Sullivan said. This means there would need to be more interoperability between the protocols used by OpenID, CardSpace, and Liberty-enabled applications. "I would more expect that we will have nuanced changes or extensions to existing protocols to enable the interoperability," Sullivan said. The Concordia Project, set up by the Liberty Alliance, hopes to release its first set of open standards by the end of the year, Sullivan said Microsoft said in February at the RSA Conference it wouldÂ integrate CardSpace and OpenID, an open-source standard for logging into Web sites. The work would help mitigate potential security risks, such as so-called "man-in-the-middle" attacks, where a hacker can intercept identity information as it's in transit to a Web site, officials said. NovellÂ is also working with Microsoft on InfoCard Selector, a so-called "digital wallet" for handling identity information. Microsoft's commitment to the Concordia project shows it has realized the importance of interoperability, said Graham Titterington, principal analyst at Ovum. "Microsoft has already come a long way in terms of 12 months ago," Titterington said. "It's not a surprising development as a year ago I think it would have been." The meeting will take place on June 26 at Catalyst 2007, an enterprise IT conference in San Francisco. Â


Daring to Believe, Blacks Savor Obama Victory

African-Americans voiced pride and amazement over Barack Obamaâs victory in Iowa, with some seeing the result as a signal moment in race relations.


Randy Johnson still might wear Yankees pinstripes, but another team likely will have to step up to make the deal happen after the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out of a proposed three-way trade Tuesday.


A surgeon appears in court charged with the manslaughter of a patient who had attempted suicide.


U.S, UN press Sudan to accept UN peacekeepers

The United States pressed Sudan on  Monday to accept a U.N. force in its troubled Darfur region, as  U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned Khartoum its military  bombardment of the region was illegal.


IBACH, Switzerland  -- It was the flip-open tool  of the 20th century, but the Swiss Army Knife fell out of favor  as mobile phones and MP3 players vied for pocket space.


A homeless man was charged with stalking and burglary after swimming nude across Biscayne Bay in search of tennis star Anna Kournikova's waterfront residence and getting caught near her neighbor's home.


Police and FA to investigate racism allegations at Blackburn

London, England (Sports Network) - Just four days after racist chants marred a friendly between England and Spain, Birmingham City says striker Dwight Yorke was racially abused during a match at Blackburn on Sunday.


Police hold foreign doctors over British bomb plot

Police were holding eight people on  Tuesday, at least four of them foreign doctors, over a  suspected al Qaeda plot against Britain that triggered a  manhunt reaching as far as Australia.


U.S.-Bound Cargo to Be Screened at Six Ports

U.S.-bound cargo will be scanned for nuclear and radiological material at six foreign ports starting in February under a pact  with host governments announced by U.S. officials yesterday, including  a port operated by an Arab-owned company that ignited a political storm in Congress.


Oscars bosses say they are "running out of time" in the race to stop the event being hit by the writers' strike.


If one man's trash is another man's treasure, then one politician's old papers are potentially another politician's — or journalist's — gold mine.


Jordan king: 'Last opportunity' for Mideast peace

The current juncture in Middle East diplomacy presents a golden but final opportunity to resolve the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to Jordan's King Abdullah.


Former presidents to receive Liberty medal

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia is honoring Former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton with the 2006 Liberty Medal.


E-mails: TB patient's family was no help

Health officials trying to stop a globetrotting honeymooner with a dangerous form of tuberculosis got little assistance from his lawyer father and his future father-in-law, a TB expert who not only balked at stopping the Greek wedding but went to the ceremony himself, according to e-mails obtained by The Associated Press.


Madonna celebrates Rosh Hashana in Tel Aviv

Pop diva Madonna last performed in Israel in 1993, but has come to the country this time to take part in a Kabbalah conference sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Kabbalah Center.


LOS ANGELES Music producer Phil Spector was charged with murder today,with the special allegation of using a firearm, in the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson at Spector's mansion in Alhambra.


RUBENS Barrichello finally won his first Formula One race of the season to hand Ferrari victory on its home circuit yesterday. He punched the air in pure delight as he beat teammate Michael Schumacher at the


A powerful blast echoed across central  Baghdad on Tuesday from near a complex housing Iraqi ministers  and political parties, witnesses said.


Darfur rebel leader says no truce for talks

Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim  said on Tuesday he would carry on fighting during upcoming  peace talks until a final settlement is reached to end the  conflict in western Sudan.


Leader Lega, Governo non ha numeri per far passare le leggi


Politics, baseball connect at State House

Politics makes for strange bedfellows, but yesterday's intersection of politics and sports at Beacon and Park streets produced an amiably awkward pairing, even by Massachusetts standards.


New York: Mariana Alves, the umpire at the centre of the controversial US Open quarterfinal between Jennifer Capriati and Serena Williams yesterday, will not officiate at any more matches in this year's event.


US teen killed in abandoned Mexican mine

A 16-year-old U.S. tourist fell 1,000 feet to his death at an abandoned mine in central Mexico, and rescue workers were trying to recover his body on Saturday.


Here are some key moments in Tony Blair's years as prime minister:


Jobs chucks Leopard titbits to Apple masses

MacOS X 10.5 feature set fleshed out WWDC Steve Jobs opened Apple's annual developer conference by going back in time one year - in more ways than one.â¦


LOS ANGELES - Beyonce tore a leg muscle rehearsing dance moves with Destiny's Child and her injury could delay some of the group's plan, a record company spokeswoman said Wednesday.    The singer tore her right hamstring, one of the muscles at the back of the knee, while practicing Tuesday in Los Angeles for an upcoming TV special...


By Aimie Pardas  IT started off with Webmail. No longer did I have to worry about configuring the POP3 settings or other information just to be able to get my e-mails. And no matter which computer I used, I had an up- to-date mailbox at my fingertips.


U.S. general warns against abandoning Iraq strategy

A senior U.S. military commander warned on Friday against cutting the number of troops in Iraq, saying the Iraqi security force cannot fight on its own and a U.S. reduction would cede progress to the insurgents.


Yum!'s international growth, coupled with its dividend growth and share repurchases, make it appetizing.


Most Malware Is Launched From Legit Web Sites

More than half of all Web sites serving up attack code are legitimate domains that have been hacked by criminals, according to a Websense study.


Retail Sales Edge Up Slightly, Cars Down

U.S. retail sales rose 0.1 percent  in November, the Commerce Department said on Monday in a  stronger-than-expected report that cemented views the Federal  Reserve will raise interest rates again this week.


roundup Plus: Senate postpones vote on file-swapping bill...HP may expand Puerto Rican research...HP also uses Hitachi drives in servers, storage...Microsoft boosts reporting tools.


One great way to determine whether your digital product is destined for greatness is how many people want to steal it. The same goes for open source.


Perry sees Iraq "quagmire" absent changes

The United States risks being stuck in a "quagmire" in Iraq unless the Bush administration changes strategy, a Democratic member of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group said on Saturday.


Rape by Nigerian security forces 'endemic': Amnesty report

The rights group Amnesty International has issued a scathing report on Nigeria, calling the rape of women by its security forces "endemic" while the government fails to bring the attackers to justice.


Norway looks after its elderly - in Spain

Â· State-subsidised trips are just what the doctor orders Â· It's cheaper, warmer - and no pining for the fjords


The hit film's depiction of the ancient Persians is being denounced in Iran as another American insult


70s shoes strut the NY runway in style - and price

The 1970s hit the catwalk at New York Fashion Week in not only style but price, with budget shoe brand Payless ShoeSource providing footwear valued at less than $45 a pair for three designer shows.


Middle East ; Israelâs barrier turned Bethlehem into a âgiant ...

The illegal barrier cuts through several kilometers of Bethlehem and it is expected to stretch across more than 700 kilometers (420 miles).


Kerry Pulls Ahead of Bush in Newsweek Poll

Democrat challenger John Kerry has pulled ahead of President Bush in a poll published by Newsweek magazine showing Thursday's television debate erased the lead Bush had enjoyed for the last month.


Google Steals a Page from Amazon's Book Search

Google Inc. on Wednesday introduced a new search technology to help publishers sell books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet retailer Amazon.


WOMEN who try to give birth naturally after having had a caesarean face a slightly increased risk of developing serious medical problems, according to a comprehensive study released yesterday.


Pope Offers Plea for Peace in Christmas Message

Pope John Paul II delivered his traditional Christmas plea for peace on Saturday in an address shortened this year - apparently because of his poor health - but packed


Apple tangles with owner of itunes.co.uk

UK-based Internet entrepreneur Benjamin Cohen says that he got an unexpected shock last month after he checked his voicemail and heard a lawyer representing Apple Computer Inc.


Galaxy, Rapids to get reacquainted quickly

Although they met four times in the regular season, the Los Angeles Galaxy and Colorado Rapids don't know each other that well heading into their first-round playoff


Russian music download site  www.allofmp3.com has said it will resume business soon, after a  Moscow court ruled its operation is in accordance with Russian  law.


Time-Space Continuum? No Big Deal. And the Swag...

âJumperâ is a barely coherent genre mishmash about a guy who transports himself across the globe at will.


The companies team up to develop broadband telephony products due in time for the holidays, sources familiar with deal say.


Ministro, decisiva e positiva l'astensione dell'Udc


Everton have revealed that Wayne Rooney held talks with Toffees manager David Moyes at Bellefield training ground this morning and has since submitted a written transfer request.