Mischa Barton has been stopped by the real PD.  The 21-year-old former "O.C." star was arrested early Thursday morning in West Hollywood and reportedly booked on suspicion of driving under the influence, possessing an illegal narcotic and driving wit...


Egyptâs foreign ministry has confirmed that six Egyptians employed by an Iraqi unit of the Egyptian telecom giant Orascom, have become the latest hostage victims in Iraq.


Filthy flood waters spark disease worries in India

KOLKATA, India  - Health officials in India's flood-hit city of Kolkata said on Thursday they were worried about the outbreak of disease, as residents drank and swam in filthy, neck-deep water.


Sull'after hours il greggio scambiato a 59,95 dollari


Replica all'opposizione che chiede un intervento alle Camere


Indians pitcher Kyle Denney will never complain about having to dress like a cheerleader again. The white go-go boots that went with the outfit might have prevented a bullet from seriously injuring his leg.


The pace of new job creation accelerates sharply in the US, reinforcing hopes that the economy is strengthening.


Iraq Says Winning War on Rebels as Polls Near

Insurgents bent on wrecking Sunday's  election in Iraq killed 10 Iraqis and five U.S. troops on  Friday but the government said it had caught three al Qaeda  lieutenants and insisted guerrillas were on the defensive.


Wind-driven fires rage in Calif.; 1 dead

Nearly a dozen wildfires driven by powerful Santa Ana winds spread across Southern California on Sunday, killing one person near San Diego and destroying several homes and a church in celebrity-laden Malibu.


The European Union has failed in its attempt to get special protection for food and drinks brands associated with their place of production, reports say.


La vittima, di 28 anni, sarebbe incensurata


US Presidential Candidates Spar Over Jobs

President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry squared off over the economy Saturday in their parties' weekly radio addresses.


Clearwire plans to offer Google applications

Wireless service provider Clearwire  Corp said on Tuesday that it would offer its customers  applications such as e-mail and calendar from Web search leader  Google Inc.


Michael Jackson Sued by Former Business Associate

A former business associate of  Michael Jackson filed a breach-of-contract suit against the pop  star on Tuesday, seeking $3 million he says the performer owes  him for unpaid loans, cash advances and producing fees.


Stars Shine in Donor Lists for Dem White House Contenders

Financial contributors to the campaigns of the Democratic presidential hopefuls number in the hundreds of thousands, but the names of celebrities and other public figures who opened their checkbooks naturally stand out stronger than those of the masses of rank-and-file supporters.


A national outage affected AT&T's Uverse television service on Sunday, completely knocking out service for several hours, the company confirmed.


Life & style: Top chefs test the festive supermarket dinners and give their verdicts on a ready made Christmas


By Mike Sorensen Deseret Morning News  Derek Schmehl, who has been an assistant golf professional at Rose Park Golf Course for the past seven years, has been selected as a new head golf professional in Salt Lake City.


Grand Theft Auto mod virus uses YouTube to spread

Blog: The video is safe, but the download mod it advertises is not.


: Sundayâs devastating earthquake may have permanently accelerated the earthâs rotation - shortening days by a fraction of a second, US scientists said.


Survivors of firestorms that destroyed more than 2,000 homes in Southern California found reasons Sunday to be thankful even as the damage toll mounted and firefighters worked to contain blazes.


Removing just one to three key lymph nodes instead of the usual dozen or more can spare women lifelong arm problems and reliably indicate whether breast cancer has spread and needs aggressive treatment, the first big study to test this approach has found.


Industry experts join government panel to look at what's keeping the old-fashioned bar code around.


The number of people out of work is on the rise, but a record number of people now have jobs.


Neighbor testifies in 'caged kids' trial

A man who lived next door to the parents accused of abusing some of their adopted children by making them sleep in cages testified Tuesday that the father said he planned to leave his job because he made enough money adopting youngsters.


Genova, 19:08 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: INGAGGIATO IL DIFENSORE LUCCHINI

Primo colpo di mercato per la nuova Sampdoria di Walter Mazzarri, che ha ingaggiato a parametro zero...


MICHAEL Owen scored only his second England goal in a year to earn Sven-Goran Eriksson's side victory in rain-lashed Baku. The Real Madrid striker put his Spanish worries behind him with a first-half header


Cambiamenti inseriti in emendamento del governo


The US Senate approves the building of a fence along the Mexican border designed to keep out illegal migrants.


Goldcorp Inc. yesterday became the third North American mining company this year to launch a bid to buy Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.


Del Ponte appeals to EU not to resume Serbia talks

The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor  for the former Yugoslavia appealed to the European Union on  Wednesday not to resume talks on closer ties with Serbia until  it hands over a key genocide suspect.


OMICIDIO BENZINAIO DI LECCO, FERMATI I DUE PRESUNTI KILLER

Hanno 18 e 17 anni. Il piu' giovane ha confessato. Il maggiore sarebbe l'autore materiale dell'assassinio. Roma, 12 dic. (Adnkronos) - Due ragazzi di 17 e 18 anni sono stati fermati nella notte dai carabinieri del comando provinciale di Lecco.


BBC's John Peel Put His Own Spin On Rock Music

You could trust John Peel. The longtime British Broadcasting Corporation DJ, who died Monday at 65, earned his audience's respect by disregarding playlists and charts and instead playing only things he liked.


Brian Clough may never have been a fan of the establishment, but government and footballing authorities always had a soft spot for the former Nottingham Forest and Derby boss.


Knicks guard Allan Houston pronounced himself ready to begin scrimmaging, and he could get his first chance later this week.


Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium (Sports Network) - McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen captured the Belgium Grand Prix crossing the finish line 3.132 seconds ahead of runner-up Michael Schumacher.


It was just before midnight as Gheorghe Marinescu and five of his relatives crept into the graveyard in the small Romanian village of Marotinul de Sus.


Apple annuncia Logic Pro 7 e Logic Express 7

Apple Computer ha introdotto nella giornata di ieri i programmi Logic Pro 7 e Logic Express 7, le nuove release dei principali programmi di editing audio di Cupertino. La nuova versione di Logic Pro include


Iggy Pop's pioneering punk rock  group the Stooges will release their first album since 1973 on  March 20, and will promote it with a world tour.


Steroid Report Depicts a 2-Player Domino Effect

The career arcs of Todd Hundley and David Segui vividly illustrated how the use of drugs spread through baseball.


Europe's Planck satellite will study relic radiation from the Big Bang to answer deep questions about the origin of the Universe.


Alkhanov Wins Presidential Election in Chechnya

Russia's republic of Chechnya elected Alu Alkhanov president in a poll held to replace Akhamad Kadyrov, who was assassinated in May.


The new CEO may want to shed non-strategic parts of the business.


GREAT Britain's drive to reduce obesity now includes cutting larger chocolate bars down to size, the food and drink industry said today.


The failure of Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes to muster a Premiership goal between them has been one of the major factors why the Red Devils have fallen so far adrift of Chelsea and Arsenal during an inconsistent first third of the season.


A comedy about an underdog in the fashion industry achieves the highest ratings for any new show on US TV.


BLOOMFIELD TWP. - The Monster no longer refers exclusively to the South Course at Oakland Hills Country Club. It's also the size of the deficit the United States is facing heading into the second round of the 35th Ryder Cup matches.


Tough Challenges Await Indonesia's Yudhoyono

President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has little time to meet the expectations of Indonesians who overwhelmingly voted for him, and his first headache is the reluctance of his opponent to concede defeat.


ICANN Puerto Rico 2007 Over 1 billion served


US House Backs $14.5 Bln in Disaster, Farm Aid

After weeks of election-year  fighting, the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed  $14.5 billion in disaster aid, much of it for the  storm-battered election battleground of Florida.


Tennis: Chakvetadze battles past Mauresmo into Paris semis

Top seed Anna Chakvetadze of Russia battled past former world number one Amelie Mauresmo in three sets to advance to the semi-finals of the WTA Paris Indoor Open here on Friday.


'Posizione FI permettera' alla Lega di sostenere candidati'


Russian fourth seed Elena Dementieva   booked a spot in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open by   defeating France's Aravane Rezai 7-5 6-4 Monday.


In a referendum on Sunday, Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a law that allows medical research on stem cells taken from human embryos but bars cloning.


To curb meth, a crackdown on cold medicines

States try to limit access to a key meth ingredient, but some drug companies and consumer groups oppose the move.


Lawyers for Vioxx users seek changes to pact

A proposed $4.85 billion pact between Merck & Co Inc and users of painkiller Vioxx would force plaintiffs' lawyers to make recommendations to clients that may not be in their best interests, according to attorneys who are challenging the pact's terms.


Senate G.O.P. Blocks Additions to Stimulus Bill

By a single vote, Senate Republicans blocked a fiscal stimulus package intended to to inject a quick burst of spending into the slowing economy.


Three manufacturers are preloading Linux onto PCs that cost less than $200--and retailers can't keep them in stock.


AstraZeneca Plc has withdrawn its  marketing application for lung cancer pill Iressa in Europe  after the drug failed to help patients live longer in a  clinical study, Europe's third largest drugmaker said on  Tuesday.


The US apologises for detaining Venezuela's foreign minister as he left JFK airport in New York.


Under fire from injured retirees who say they were denied sufficient benefits, the head of the National Football League Players Association asked Congress on Tuesday for greater authority to approve disability claims.


Simpson jailed as "flight risk" amid media frenzy

Former football star O.J. Simpson, acquitted in a sensational double murder trial in 1995, was being held in jail without bail on Monday, accused of armed theft of his own sports souvenirs from memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room.


Real Madrid captain Raul was the hero as he scored twice to help his side overturn a two-goal deficit and beat Roma, easing the crisis with the Spanish club while making even worse what has been a dreadful season so far for Roma.


Steelers linebacker Joey Porter apologized to his teammates for his pregame ejection for fighting in Cleveland and promised Wednesday to never repeat what he called a "stupid" mistake.


Mutation of gene could lead to skin cancer and graying of hair:

[Health India]: New York, Dec 26 : While trying to discover the cause of skin cancer a team of Harvard researchers have come upon the reason for graying of hair.


Foxx's triple nominations a birthday treat

Jamie Foxx's three Golden Globe nominations are extra special for the star - because it's his 37th birthday today. Foxx made history today when he received nods for Best Musical Or Comedy actor for Ray Charles


Like the death of Mark Twain, the demise of the Japanese Grand Prix proved greatly exaggerated. Typhoon Ma-On, due to lay waste to Suzuka mid-afternoon on Saturday, re-routed east to Tokyo, leaving the circuit untouched.


Fake flash player site used to spread malware

Shockwave horror Hackers have developed a new ruse that attempts to trick users into downloading malware from a fake Adobe Shockwave Player download site.â¦


Brewers' Sheets flirts with perfect game

Milwaukee's Ben Sheets kept getting better and better, and pretty soon he was approaching perfection.


Forsberg to debut for Predators vs. Wild

Peter Forsberg will make his debut Saturday with the Nashville Predators on home ice, rather than Friday in St. Louis.


Mike Baker ponders the latest announcement about new Diplomas and the A-level review.


Extended collaboration could result in chips built on 32-nanometer technology.


A member of the paparazzi is to give evidence at the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed.


Wells Fargo pulls popular subprime loan from mix

Wells Fargo & Co.,  the fifth-largest U.S. bank, on Monday said it stopped offering a popular subprime mortgage product in response to market and regulatory pressure.


Wireless computer networks could soon be running 10 times faster than they do now.


President Mary McAleese will serve a second term in office having emerged as the only candidate following the close of nominations at midday.


ROUND-UP Mixed fortunes for Irish as Spurs win

Robbie Keane was declared fit for Spursâ clash with Manchester City on Saturday afternoon and Stephen Kelly made a half-time sub appearance for Martin Jolâs side, but neither enjoyed particularly memorable afternoons despite their sideâs third


Intel puts more hardware security in vPro line

Refreshes stale chips After months of hyping, Intel is rolling out an update to its vPro technology featuring improved hardware-based security and manageability tools for its chips.â¦


Milano, 17:46 - CALCIO, MILAN: A KAKA' LA CITTADINANZA ITALIANA

Kakà è da oggi un cittadino italiano. Il brasiliano è stato in Prefettura a Mil...


The Court of Appeal overturns a ruling that four men who said they were tortured in jails in Saudi Arabia cannot pursue damages in the UK.


Helio keeps win despite jump-start penalty.

IRL officials agreed with many a seasoned observer in considering that Texas race winner Helio Castroneves got a big jump on the field at the final restart in the Chevy 500k, and penalised the Brazilian for his over-enthusiasm.


Perrigo Co., a maker of over-the-counter drugs and supplements for the store-brand market, said Monday that it agreed to buy Israeli generic drug giant Agis Industries Ltd.


Runtime Revolution responds to Linux growth Runtime Revolution has released a beta version of its Hypercard-like cross-platform development tool with upgraded Linux support. Version 2.9 of the tool is the first version to offer full Linux support since version 2.6.1 was released in October 2005.â¦


Demand heavy for Blackstone IPO despite tax bill

Blackstone Group's initial public  offering is seeing heavy demand from investors vying for shares  of the biggest U.S. IPO in five years, which plans to price on  Thursday.


British embassy kidnap group set to leave Eritrea

The British embassy group kidnapped in a remote part of Ethiopia was set to leave Eritrea "as quickly as possible," the Foreign Office said Wednesday, adding they had slept well after their ordeal.


PREVIEW-'Real' tournament begins at the Oval

The Champions Trophy, despite still being at the pool stage, reaches its knockout phase when world champions Australia meet New Zealand at the Oval on Thursday.


Also: Sony shows PSP add-ons, lowers PS3 pricing. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Justice Department Asked to Investigate Tejada

The House committee conducting hearings on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball wants to probe statements the shortstop made in 2005.


Boeing year orders up to 580, trailing Airbus

Boeing Co.  said on Thursday its  commercial plane orders for the year stood at 580, on a par  with last year's record-breaking performance, but trailing  rival Airbus.


Iraqi Official Says UN Has Not Sent Enough Workers to Help With Balloting in Jan. Elections. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari gives a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004.


Piano di Bertolaso, mezzi in strada per pulire Napoli ancora proteste e blocchi Domani il sito di Parapoti. Il sindaco di Serre a Repubblica tv: minacce, ora ho paura                                           Rifiuti, blitz per la pulizia  e apre la prima discarica                                                                                Trattative con Marche e Emilia Romagna per lo smaltimento   di PATRIZIA CAPUA


In the history of motion pictures not many women directors have made an impressionable mark during the last one hundred-plus years.


The Italian state airline Alitalia, fighting for its financial survival, reached a wage agreement overnight with unions representing ground staff, union sources said.


(InfoWorld) - SugarCRM Inc., an open-source customer relationship management (CRM) vendor, has opened a new office in Dublin to help extend its European presence. European governments and business are increasingly interested in open source, the company said, and 25 percent of its commercial customers are in Europe. One-third of its Sugar Open Source downloads -- the free version of its software -- come from Europe, it said. A recent SugarCRM job posting for a regional vice president of sales in Dublin said the company was looking to grow in all market segments, from small to mid-size businesses through large organizations. Its sales strategy is focussed on high volumes of deals with low transaction amounts, ranging from US$2,000 to $250,000, the job posting said. Founded in 2004, the company offers both commercial and free versions of its CRM software. In November, SugarCRM rolled out an open-source stack, called Sugar FastStack, that includes the Apache Web server, the PHP Web scripting language and the MySQL database, along with its own applications. SugarCRM has also worked with Microsoft Corp. to make its SugarCRM Suite run better on Windows Server. Â


Reader Rajiv Bhatnagar couldn't believe how sporting they were.


At least three hand grenades were found Thursday in a house sieged by Dutch police, Radio Netherlands reported Thursday evening. Police found the explosives after an exhaustive


President Mwai Kibaki said on Saturday he was ready to form a national unity government to end Kenya's bloody turmoil but the opposition brushed the offer aside, saying he must step down and negotiate.


Adiences of an exhibition are being invited to see what they would look like if they had cosmetic surgery.


Typhoon Kills 30 in Japan, at Least 40 Missing

Rescuers across Japan were searching  Thursday for 40 people missing after a powerful typhoon raked  the country with heavy rains and high winds, killing at least  30 in floods and landslides.


An Olympic doping laboratory in Athens was charged yesterday with destroying a sample that belonged to gold medalist cyclist Tyler Hamilton.


The future looks pretty bright for Activision.


Highflying Status for a Recovering Company

Things are looking up for once-beleaguered MicroStrategy.


Two Britons shot dead near death railway bridge

Two Britons were shot dead by unknown gunmen near the famous Bridge over the River Kwai in western Thailand.


Secondo salvataggio in 3 anni,azienda completamente rilevata


The images are searing, violent. Smoke and flames pouring from the World Trade Center towers. Bullets ripping through military protective vests.


Japanese mobile phone company DoCoMo is in talks to buy 3G handsets from Motorola, the world's second largest handset maker.


Centro-Sud nella morsa del caldo, canicola fino a giovedi'


Grieving relatives scuffled with guards Friday at the scene of China's worst mining accident this year as rescue workers pulled more bodies out of a mine shaft choked with poison gas.


Lo confermano Enel e Terna, rimangono solo piccoli guasti


Convicted French aid workers fly home from Chad

N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail.


MAFRA, Portugal  - President Vladimir Putin scrapped with European Union leaders on Friday over Brussels' plans to limit foreign investment in energy markets at a summit that achieved little on key sticking points.


Vietnam reports 29th human bird flu case; 16-year-old in critical ...

A 16-year-old girl from southern Vietnam has become infected with the bird flu strain that killed 32 people earlier this year and devastated the poultry industry across Asia, a doctor said Thursday.


Part Of The Victims Of The Bus Crash On Moscow-Riga Highway Returned To Russia

Seventeen Russian tourists who suffered the bus crash on the Moscow-Riga highway on December 31 returned to Russia, reported director of the organizing travel agency Andris Podgorny.


Dow Jones +0,68%.Subprime, crolla Novastar Financial


Il caso della coppia di Milano che aveva chiesto la diagnosi preimpiantoUn giudice di Firenze ha dato loro ragione. La replica dell'istituto toscano                                          Embrioni: "Scardinata la legge" Soddisfatto anche il Centro Demetra                                                                                "Il rifiuto di svolgere test sugli embrioni Ã¨ avvenuto a norma di legge"Mentre l'avvocato dell'associazione "Madre provetta" sottolinea il valore della sentenza


The inefficient truth The UK's first end user environmental IT board has commissioned a report on green IT issues.â¦


Acadia Workers Fixing Earthquake Damage  Fallen Rocks, Other Debris Force Closure of Some Trails; Repairs Delayed for Nesting Falcons

By BILL TROTTER; OF THE NEWS STAFF  ACADIA NATIONAL PARK - There is a large scar on the eastern side of Champlain Mountain where an earthquake last fall shook loose a huge chunk of rock and sent it tumbling into the trees below.


Il tunisino sporge denuncia per diffamazione contro ignoti e chiede un risarcimentoOggi ha regalato i giocattoli del piccolo Youssef all'asilo frequentato dal bambino                                             Erba, Marzouk chiede un milione "I media mi hanno diffamato"


William Kristol, one of the nationâs leading conservative writers and a vigorous supporter of the Iraq war, will become an Op-Ed page columnist.


Settle the Impasse Now, Ahern Tells N.Irish Groups

Northern Ireland's politicians must decide once and for all, within a few days, whether to unite to refloat the province's peace process, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said on Wednesday.


RealNetworks Halves Music Prices, Sees Wider Loss

RealNetworks Inc. on Tuesday halved prices for songs downloaded from its online music store to win customers for new technology that has rankled rival Apple Computer Inc.


US rapper The Game appears in court in New York after being charged with impersonating a police officer.


McDowell was the rank outsider of all those still in with a chance of qualifying for Europe`s team because he had to win the final counting event - and even then he knew it might not be enough.


Iraq insurgents forced from government buildings

BAGHDAD - As many as 100 militants stormed a police station and city hall in Al Khalis, 65 kilometres north of Baghdad on Saturday, sparking a two-hour gun battle.


Britain add two swimming golds and a shooting gold on day two in Athens.


Olympics: Golds 2 and 3 for Phelps Lift U.S. in Medals

Michael Phelps won his second and third  Olympic golds for the United States on Tuesday, setting a new  Games record in the 200-meters butterfly before leading a 4 x  200 freestyle cliffhanger just over an hour later.


WebEx to become platform for Oracle Siebel On Demand

WebEx, a company best known for Web conferencing, announced this week that it will use its WebEx Connect desktop technology to host Oracle's Siebel CRM On Demand.?Josh Greenbaum, principal at Enterprise Applications Consulting said there is a lot more that can be done with WebEx's ability to "get to the desktop.""The fact that WebEx has a platform for SaaS delivery is one of the best kept secrets," said Greenbaum.?Besides hosting the CRM suite, the WebEx Connect client will also give users the ability to create mashups between Siebel On Demand and WebEx's Sales Center, an offering that is targeted at Web conferencing in sales situations such as team selling and sales calls.??The combination of the two solutions will also give users the ability to integrate WebEx meetings with CRM prospecting activity reports.While the Siebel CRM On Demand solution has kept a low profile since Oracle's acquisition more than two years ago, the partnership between Oracle and WebEx may change that, say analysts."WebEx's corporate footprint is big. These guys are already there [in the enterprise.], added Greenbaum.According to Cisco, WebEx parent company, WebEx has 2.3 million registered users.Siebel CRM On Demand is slated to be available through the WebEx platform in early 2008.


Vote Is Expected to Further Weaken Musharraf

Pakistanis began to vote in parliamentary elections on Monday amid anxiety over further political turmoil and violence.


Pakistan Adopts Wait And See Approach to Kashmir Peace Process

Pakistan's president says he is not happy with all of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's comments this week about the disputed territory of Kashmir.


Fed, Carrefour, Shell Weigh on Euroshares

European shares edged lower on Wednesday  after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the third  time in a row and left the door open for further rate hikes.  France's Carrefour led the decliners.


German man sets blaze after spitting gas

A German man in the northeastern town of Gross Godems was being treated for serious burns Monday after accidentally setting his apartment ablaze when he mixed up a bottle of gasoline with alcohol, police said.


More vigorous Fidel Castro shown on Cuban TV

Fidel Castro appeared more vigorous on Sunday in the first television images of the Cuban leader to be broadcast in Cuba in four months, adding weight to reports that he has put his health crisis behind him.


Sudan vows to restore order to Darfur but calls for African peacekeepers

Sudan will take the lead in restoring order to its rebellious Darfur region but needs the support of African peacekeepers and humanitarian aid, Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said.


Cyber Santa shines light in Europe's retail gloom

Santa Claus is as likely to be coming  through cyberspace in Europe this year as down the chimney  stack.


Europe's largest low-cost airlines step up competition in Spain

Europe's two biggest low-cost airlines, Ryanair and easyJet, have stepped up their competition in Spain, forcing down fares and causing turbulence for the nation's domestic carriers like Iberia.


Measure Passed, California Weighs Its Future as a Stem Cell Epicenter

A vote by Californians to spend $3 billion on human embryonic stem cell research could speed progress on the promising but controversial field and make the state the epicenter of such research.


TiVo Users Favor Bud Light, Doritos Bowl Spots

TiVo said Monday in its annual analysis of the Super Bowl viewing habits that Bud Light and Doritos were the biggest winners in viewership, although K-Fed's highly anticipated -- and much promoted -- Nationwide commercial made a decent showing.


A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy who was rescued from a crushed car suffers intense fear and asks about his mother who was buried today, a week after a major earthquake struck Japan, doctors said.


Trading with the enemy: Tudor ship provides clues to Anglo-Spanish ties

Marine archaeologists have found in the mudflats of the Thames estuary the remains of an Elizabethan merchant ship which may have been carrying out a secret trading mission.


TechCrunch Blogger Michael Arrington Can Generate Buzz ... and Cash

To the world outside Silicon Valley's tight-knit community of startups, venture capitalists, and angel investors, TechCrunch is just another mouthy blog. But to entrepreneurs in the white-hot consumer Internet boom, Arrington has become a power broker.


Seeking to buck up troops amid signs of growing impatience with extended tours of duty, President Bush told Marines yesterday to expect


Scientests discover cell mutation that leads to leukemia - and ...

When researchers at Brigham and Womenâs Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute discovered a cell mutation that leads to the most common type of leukemia, it was a huge breakthrough.


Bay Initiative Heading to Court: City Council Challenging Plan's Legality

By John Stark, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 17--The courtroom battle over the fate of the Healthy Bay Initiative will be heard Monday before Whatcom County Superior Court Judge Ira Uhrig.


Widening subprime fallout scares Asian investors

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE  - Asian financial markets were roiled on Wednesday by the widening damage caused by the U.S. subprime mortgage sector meltdown, with investors fearing more negative surprises will emerge in the region.


Hatch Predicts Specter Will Chair U.S. Senate Panel

U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch predicted on  Tuesday that Sen. Arlen Specter would succeed him as Judiciary  Committee chairman next year despite some conservative  opposition to the Pennsylvania lawmaker's support for abortion  rights.


LORETO - La tragedia della scuola di Beslan nell'Ossezia del Nord ha caratterizzato anche la solenne beatificazione di tre membri dell'Azione Cattolica presieduta ieri dal Papa vicino al santuario mariano di Loreto.


President Bush vowed on Thursday to adopt a new strategy for Iraq and outline it in a major speech soon as he made his first substantive response to a bipartisan panel's finding his Iraq policy has failed and time is running out for changing course.


"No Country," "Blood" lead grim Oscar field

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The gritty dramas "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" scored eight Academy Award nominations each on Tuesday, leading a somber field in an Oscar season overshadowed by the Hollywood writers' strike.


IMF poised to name Strauss-Kahn new chief

The International Monetary Fund appears poised to name Dominique Strauss-Kahn managing director Friday, handing the Frenchman the helm of a struggling multilateral institution.


Nicolas Cage will rule box office for 3rd weekend

LOS ANGELES  - Despite regular calls from theater owners for a "12-month releasing year," the studios avoid opening movies at certain periods -- and early January is certainly one of them.


Morocco, where bloggers can write about anything...almost

It may be a far cry from the millions of blogs active in the West, but Morocco's blogosphere has taken off as the liveliest free-speech zone in largely conservative Muslim North Africa.


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


IAEA team heads for North Korea nuclear complex

U.N. nuclear watchdog officials visiting North Korea traveled on Thursday to a reactor complex that the secretive state has promised to mothball under an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported.


Health insurer Cigna Corp. on Wednesday posted a higher quarterly profit as it saw growth in its health care segment and recognized a gain on the sale of its retirement benefits business.


Kidnappers in Nigeria free a three-year-old British girl held hostage since Thursday, officials say.


Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC, announced one of the biggest shake-ups in its 82-year history Tuesday, with plans to axe at least 2,900 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, and trim $624 million in costs.


New appliance combines Wi-Fi, VPN features

Multi-Tech has unveiled a new Wi-Fi/VPN network appliance aimed at streamlining branch office setups.


US trade rep attacks European electronics tariffs at CES

According to US Trade Representative Susan Schwab, the US is now considering taking action with the WTO over existing and proposed European tariffs on LCDs, set top boxes, and MFDs.


Jackson Team Organized Rallies for Him, Prosecutors Say

SANTA MARIA, California  - Prosecutors said on  Friday they have evidence that Michael Jackson's legal team  organized rallies for the pop star shortly after he was charged  with child molestation.


UK expulsion of Russian diplomats political: Russia

Britain's expulsion of four Russian  diplomats because Moscow refused to extradite a man suspected  of murdering ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko was politically  motivated, a senior Russian prosecutor said on Monday.


Il gruppo svizzero e' la casa della marca francese Lacoste


Antivirus firms tell PC users to turn on firewalls--Microsoft has yet to patch the Internet Explorer vulnerability.


They saw it coming, but the GOP presidential candidates slugging it out in New Hampshire could do little to prevent Fred Thompson from carrying the night.


Medical Examiner Rules Ledgerâs Death Accidental

Heath Ledger died accidentally from the abuse of  prescription medications â specifically, six kinds of painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs.


Le polemiche/ Lunardi: colpa della sinistra. Bersani: paroleirresponsabili. Il cordoglio di Giovanni Paolo II                                          Quattro inchieste sul disastro la sicurezza finisce sotto accusa                                                                                dal nostro inviato PAOLA CASCELLA


At Checkpoints in Baghdad, Disguise Is a Lifesaving Ritual

BAGHDAD -- Every time he drove, he feared this moment. Now, it was too late.


C'wealth concerned over President's announcement of retaining army ...

LONDON(Online): Commonwealth Secretary General Don Mckinnon expressing his concern over the announcement of President Gen Pervez Musharraf of not doing off his uniform by December 31 has said that President has not fulfilled his promise in this regard.


AMD Finally Launches Barcelona Server Chip

AMD is releasing nine versions of its new Quad-Core Opteron server chip, code-named Barcelona.


Ad aprile debutta il legal drama 'Conviction'


Risk Seen in Vaginal Birth After Caesarean -Study

Women who try to give birth naturally  after having had a Caesarean face a slightly higher risk of  serious medical problems, according to a comprehensive study  released on Tuesday.


Peak Downloads For Firefox Slows Mozilla Site

Firefox 1.0- Mozilla Foundation's first product aimed at users looking for an alternate browser, has met with an overwhelming response from users worldwide.


L.A. Times editor fired, "significant changes" ahead

The editor of the Los Angeles Times, James O'Shea, has been fired over a budgetary dispute only 14 months after he took over the post, the newspaper said on Sunday.


The return of TV's late-night funnymen after a two-month strike hiatus turned into a bizarre mix of picketing and presidential politics Wednesday as Mike Huckabee headed for Jay Leno's show and Hillary Clinton turned to David Letterman.


Winkler testifies in John Ritter lawsuit

Actor Henry Winkler took the witness stand Wednesday in a lawsuit over the death of actor John Ritter, telling jurors he had a conversation with his friend just hours before he died.


Thousands of followers of Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi attend his cremation in the northern India city of Allahabad.


A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer has enjoyed his first meal in nine years -- a bratwurst sandwich -- after surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle and transplanted it to his mouth in what experts


Tre giorni di spettacoli e incontri per i cuori solitari


No grisly food details, please -- we're British

British consumers increasingly take animal welfare into account in food purchases, but they don't want to know the gory details, a report said on Tuesday.


Highlights from preliminary results of exit polling in the Super Tuesday primary states for The Associated Press and television networks:


Tata to get full stake in Jaguar, Land Rover: report

India's Tata Motors Ltd  is preparing for "an outright purchase" of Ford Motor Co's  Jaguar and Land Rover luxury brands, against an earlier plan for a majority stake, the Economic Times said on Wednesday.


VA asking for more money after data theft

Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson promised Congress on Tuesday he could turn his agency into a "model for information security" but said lawmakers will have to be patient.


Montella inspires Roma to first away win

Captain Francesco Totti scored a first-half goal and striker Vincenzo Montella added another in the second period Saturday and AS Roma beat last-place Livorno 2-0 on the road to capture its second win in six Serie A matches.


Enron Pressured Merrill in Deal -Attorney

Enron Corp. , desperate to meet profit targets, "parked" unwanted power generating barges at Merrill Lynch in a sham sale designed to be reversed, a prosecutor said on Tuesday in the first criminal trial of former executives at the fallen energy company.


Stocks Set to Open Up; Grey in Spotlight

Wall Street was set to open higher on  Monday, with advertising group Grey Global GREY.O in the  spotlight after a UK rival agreed to a $1.31 billion deal to  buy the company, while investors will be eyeing higher oil  prices and awaiting economic releases later in the week.


Jarome Iginla scored in the shootout to give the Calgary Flames a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.


Google's Schmidt to NASA: Be more 'open'

In speech for space agency's 50th anniversary, search giant chief lays out vision for a NASA that builds open systems, simple platforms, and spaceships that can talk to one another.


Migrant workers are being systematically exploited according to a report from the TUC.


Quebec provincial police patrolling Mohawk territory but won't take sides

MONTREAL (CP) - Quebec provincial police aren't afraid to patrol a troubled Mohawk settlement near Montreal but are tailoring the job to the situation, district Cmdr. Jacques Beaupre said Wednesday.


Jessica Davenport had 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 10 Ohio State to a 73-58 victory over Oregon on Saturday night in the Nike Classic.


Six computers began crashing on the Russian side of the international space station Tuesday, limiting the spacecraft's ability to maneuver and produce oxygen. Here are answers to some questions about that problem:


Former world No. 1 Tiger Woods has  married Swedish model Elin Nordegren at the luxury Sandy Lane  resort in Barbados, The Daily Nation newspaper reported on  Wednesday.


The EU has offered to begin membership talks with Turkey next year, with 3 October given as a start date. EU leaders said the aim of the talks - which could take up to 15 years - would be full membership, but Turkey's entry could not be guaranteed.


Bush Says U.S. Safety from Terror 'Up in the Air'

WACO, Texas  - President Bush said in a television  interview the United States was safer from terrorism but  whether it can ever be fully safe was "up in the air."


Should the state make life-or-death medical decisions?

The case of Terri Schiavo, which the Florida high court hears Tuesday, will help establish procedures in future cases. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


The chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston has more than a feeling that he's being ripped off by Mike Huckabee. In a letter to the Republican presidential hopeful, Tom Scholz complains that Huckabee is using his 1970s smash hit song "More Than a Feeling" without his permission.


Nepalese rebels said today they were removing a blockade of the capital that had cut Kathmandu off from the rest of the country for a week.


NEW YORK - Station managers at several CBS affiliates said Thursday they appear to be a target of a national e-mail campaign placing pressure on the network to oust Dan Rather as anchorman of the "CBS Evening News."   The anger stems from Rather's role in a "60 Minutes" report on President Bush's service in the National Guard. CBS has apologized for reporting on documents critical of Bush's service, widely assumed now as fakes, and appointed a panel to investigate what went wrong in the report...


Summers: e' ai massimi dall'11 settembre 2001


After Blaze, New Focus on Smoking at Work Sites

The fatal blaze at the former Deutsche Bank building in Lower Manhattan has put a focus on cigarettes at work sites.


Global Market for Cellphone Ring Tones Is Shrinking

After years of double-digit growth rates, the global ring tone market appears to have come to the end of its crescendo.


France cedes control of France Telecom, unions call for strike

Control of French telecommunications operator France Telecom is to be privatized, with the state cutting its stake below 50 percent to reduce national debt two years after helping the group dig itself out of a debt crisis.


Rezazadeh reigns as world's strongest man

The "Iranian Hercules" Hossein Rezazadeh extended his reign as the world's strongest man this morning, defending his super-heavyweight Olympic weightlifting gold medal with a jaw-dropping display of strength.


About 3 1/2 years after the wife of  tough guy actor Robert Blake was murdered, prosecutors finally  make their case on Monday to show he killed her out of hatred,  while his lawyers vow to prove Blake innocent by showing that  Bonny Lee Bakley had many enemies.


Down Democrats, Happy Republicans Look to 2008

A demoralized Democratic Party tried to pick up the pieces on Thursday as Republicans celebrated President Bush's re-election, with both sides


U.S.-Poland to move ahead on missile defense

President George W. Bush and Poland's president on Monday emphasized the need to build a missile defense system in Europe that has strained relations with Russia.


Pescara, 19:02 - CALCIO, PESCARA: GONNELLA RESTA IN DUBBIO

Seduta pomeridiana per il Pescara a due giorni dalla sfida con il Napoli. Ancora lavoro differenziat...


AMERICA/PERÃ - Nomina del Coadiutore del Vicariato Apostolico di Puccallpa CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI, in data 18 luglio 2007, ha nominato Vescovo Coadiutore del Vicariato Apostolico di Puccallpa in PerÃ¹ il P. Gaetano Galbusera, S.D.B., Rettore del Seminario Maggiore di Pumallucay (Pre...


Gwyneth, Angelina, Jude And Some Really Big Robots Light Up 'Sky ...

HOLLYWOOD - Big stars and even bigger robots invaded Hollywood Boulevard Tuesday night for the premiere of "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.


Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou's missed drugs tests will be investigated by the IAAF.


Milano, 17:48 - CALCIO, GIUDICE; PLAY OUT SERIE B: TRE SQUALIFICATI

Confalone e Severino dello Spezia e il veronese Turati sono stati squalificati dal giudice sportivo ...


The online auctioneer notifies customers that it will no longer allow them to log on through Microsoft's identity management service.


Glenn McGrath remains optimistic of playing in the second Ashes Test against England despite a blistered heel.


Blockbuster Inc., the nation's largest movie-rental chain, said Tuesday it is still interested in buying Hollywood Entertainment Corp., despite its smaller rival's agreement last week to be purchased by another competitor, Movie Gallery Inc., for about $850 million.


Marie-Jeanne, a Balanchine Ballerina, Dies at 87

Marie-Jeanne was an American ballerina long associated with George Balanchine and a member of the New York City Ballet during its first season.


VATICANO - ÂNella contemplazione e nellÂattivitÃ , nella solitudine e nella fraternitÃ , nel servizio ai poveri e agli ultimi, nell'accompagnamento personale e nei moderni areopaghi, siate pronti a proclamare e testimoniare che Dio Ã¨ Amore, che dolce Ã¨ amarloÂ: Papa Benedetto XVI ai religiosi ed alle religiose nella XI Giornata della Vita Consacrata CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLa festa che oggi celebriamo ci ricorda che la vostra testimonianza evangelica, perchÃ© sia veramente efficace, deve scaturire da una risposta senza riserve allÂiniziativa di Dio che vi ha consacrati a sÃ© con uno ...


How you can help survivors of Sunday's Indian Ocean earthquake disaster.


US protesters sue New York mayor over Republican convention restriction

An organization representing groups protesting the US-led war in Iraq filed suit against New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for being denied access to the city's Central Park in late August during the Republican National Convention.


Il mezzo si e' ribaltato, code di 4 chilometri verso Milano


Poland's Walesa Ponders Presidential Bid

Former Polish president and Solidarity hero Lech Walesa said Monday he was considering another attempt at a political comeback by running for president later this year. Walesa led a labor union movement that helped topple communism in Poland in 1989, and was its first democratically elected president.


The Yankees placed outfielder Gary Sheffield on the 15-day disabled list Thursday and All-Star closer Mariano Rivera became the latest ailing player for New York.


Hamm should share gold, not Wheaties box

ATHENS - Paul Hamm might deserve a Wheaties box, a million-dollar endorsement deal, and all the spoils that go to any Beaver Cleaver, boy-next-door champ whose eyes spill over when The Star-Spangled Banner is played.


For the first time in 18 years, Ding Zilin marked the anniversary of her son's death with a visit to the place where he was shot amid a violent government crackdown on protests at Tiananmen Square.


Hanging out with the âCloverfieldâ cast, fighting jitters.


Fighting spreads as battles engulf Lebanon camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops directed artillery and tank barrages at al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of an intensified assault to crush the gunmen.


Group says it killed second US contractor

A group led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said yesterday that it had executed a second American hostage in as many days and threatened to kill a British man


Thousands of credit card numbers and other personal data may have been compromised.


A red, white and blue rocket plane zoomed into space Monday, winning a $10 million prize as the world's first privately built reusable spacecraft and heralding the future of commercial space travel.


A commander of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad is killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, the group says.


The US men's basketball team are ousted in the semi-finals by Argentina, beaten 89-81.


Clermont, 20:16 - RUGBY, TRONCON RESCINDE CONTRATTO CON CLERMONT

Alessandro Troncon ha rescisso il contratto con il club francese del Clermont-Auvergnene ed è...


Strong demand for replacement handsets in western Europe and the US helped push global mobile phone sales to 156.4 million units in the second quarter of 2004, a 35 per cent increase from the second quarter of 2003, new research has claimed.


Protesters try to storm Hungarian state TV after the prime minister admitted lying to win an election.


Fermate due persone, una avrebbe confessato


When Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW ) Chairman and CEO Scott G. McNealy took the stage at a shindig in San Jose's Tech Museum of Innovation on Nov. 15, he unveiled the most important product to come out of his company in nearly a decade.


White House disagrees with Guantanamo trial ruling

The White House on Tuesday said it disagreed with rulings by U.S. military judges to drop all war crimes charges against two Guantanamo prisoners facing trial, and that the Defense Department was considering whether to appeal.


Iraq aims to end immunity of security firms

Iraq wants to tighten control over security contractors after a deadly shooting incident involving the U.S. firm Blackwater, ending their long immunity from Iraqi prosecution, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.


Passenger trains collide head-on in north India; at least 27 dead

Two passenger trains collided head-on in northern India Tuesday, killing at least 27 people and injuring 36, officials said, blaming the accident on communications problems between stations.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Michael Parkhurst has seldom committed fouls or been cautioned since joining the Revolution in 2005. But Parkhurst was yellow-carded on a counterattack in the second half of the Revolution's 0-0 tie with the New York Red Bulls in their playoff opener last night.


A look at positions of the 2008 presidential candidates on health care:


Newcastle give Souness flying Premiership start

Newcastle United gave new manager Graeme Souness a winning Premiership start with a 2-1 win at Southampton. It was Newcastle's third successive win but first in the league for Souness since taking over from Sir Bobby Robson.


Minnesota Patients Defer Shots for Others

Description: Minnesota is seeing a surplus of flu shots for high-risk patients, some of whom are forgoing the shots so others can have them.


Watching you, watching them -- CCTV closing in

When English soccer fans take to the terraces next season, there's every chance they won't just be watching the game, they'll be being watched watching the game too.


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 27 -- Lina Joy has been disowned by her family, shunned by friends and forced into hiding because she renounced Islam and embraced Christianity in Muslim-majority Malaysia.


Terme Comano, 17:44 - CICLISMO, GIRO; MAYO: HO SFRUTTATO LA MIA OCCASIONE

"La squadra oggi ha lavorato molto bene e io ho sfruttato la mia occasione", questo il commento all'...


The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. formally launched its hostile $5.3 billion takeover bid on Tuesday for the London Stock Exchange Group PLC, which promptly reiterated that the offer is too low and urged its shareholders to take no action on it.


To Stretch City's Budget for the Arts, Chicago Turns to EBay

The view out of Lois Weisberg's office window is of the dazzling art installations at the new Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the world's great museums.


On Thursday, Chairman and CEO Philip Knight announced he is turning over Nike's (NYSE: NKE) clipboard and whistle to William Perez, president and CEO of privately held SC Johnson, a company that I wish were public.


Major Pakistani cities stirred back to life on Monday for the first time since opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, emerging from violent unrest that paralyzed trade and commerce.


The Governor of the Bank of England tells the BBC he wishes mortgage costs were part of the inflation target.


Australia unchanged for third India Test

Australian selectors named an unchanged side here Thursday for the third Test against India, keeping faith in the team which retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in controversial circumstances.


"The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies" is a lavish $8 million variety starring septuagenarians with bodies that reflect a lifetime of dance classes and performances.


Old Firm swap places in Scottish Premier League

Celtic returned to the top of the Scottish Premier League with a 3-0 win at home to Gretna - only hours after Rangers overtook them by winning 2-1 away to Hibernian.


Nepal to Respond to Rebels on Talks, Strike Holds

Nepal was preparing a response to the  latest terms for fresh talks from Maoist rebels, a minister  said on Wednesday, as nearly half of the kingdom shut down for  a second day in a rebel-sponsored strike.


The Millennium Stadium is trying to stage a Live Aid-style concert to raise more than Â£1m for the tsunami disaster appeal.


Apple's iMac G5 debuts as world's thinnest desktop

Software giant Apple Computer has unveiled its new iMac desktop computer, which integrates all disk drives and processors into a flat display.


For years, coaches of the four Beanpot tournament schools would be asked, "Who is the team to beat?" Invariably, they would all be diplomatic and talk about "on any given Monday," and say all the right things.


Anger that pilot tried to land plane in storm

Â· Witnesses say authorities should have closed airport Â· Up to 10 Britons thought to be among 89 dead


UPDATE 1-New Barca blow as Edmilson out for six months

Barcelona's Brazil defender Edmilson will be sidelined for at least six months after undergoing knee surgery on Monday, club doctors said.


Alcoa Inc. , the world's largest aluminum producer, on Thursday warned that third-quarter results would fall far short of Wall Street expectations, hurt by plant shutdowns, restructuring costs and weakness in some markets.


Mortars Explode Near Italy Embassy in Iraq

Mortars exploded near the Italian Embassy in Baghdad on Friday, slightly wounding three Iraqis, the Foreign Ministry in Rome said.


Israel TV: Israel to Allow Arafat to Leave Ramallah

Israel will permit Palestinian  President Yasser Arafat to leave the West Bank city of Ramallah  to receive medical treatment, Israel TV said, without  indicating whether he would allowed back.


The Commission for Racial Equality launches a review of how local authorities treat gypsies and travelling communities.


ATHENS, Greece - Carly Patterson wanted to be an Olympic champion for as long as she can remember, hoping she'd be "the next Mary Lou" someday. Now, little girls all over America want to be "the next Carly." Soaring high above the floor and strutting her stuff as if she owned the place, the 16-year-old dynamo became the first U.S...


Country singer Porter Wagoner dies at 80

NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - U.S. country singer Porter Wagoner, lanky Grand Ole Opry star whose flashy Nudie rhinestone suits dazzled fans when he sang with rising new performer Dolly Parton in the 60s, died on Sunday from lung cancer, said his publicity agent, Darlene Bieber. He was 80.


Kids Voting: Bush wins in Resurrection Catholic School poll

I volunteered to take this poll at my school because I was interested in whom kids my age would vote for. The first question I asked, âIf you were eligible to vote, which candidate would


Dopo l'inatteso calo delle scorte di benzina negli Usa


Wild Oats X1 has begun its attempt to win the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race for the third consecutive year, something no yacht has done since 1948.


New York Police Investigate Suicide at Ground Zero

Police were investigating on Monday how a young man managed to penetrate security at Ground Zero, one of the most closely guarded sites in New York, where he killed himself


Performers are turning to video sites that share ad revenue or pay by number of viewers.


NFL: Manning Fires Six TD Passes as Colts Rout Lions

Peyton Manning threw six touchdown passes, setting a National Football League record with his fifth straight game with at least four TD tosses, as the Indianapolis Colts hammered the Detroit Lions 41-9 in US Thanksgiving Day play in


4 WomenÂs Bodies Found Near Atlantic City

The bodies of four women lying face down in several inches of water were discovered yesterday afternoon in a ditch near Atlantic City, the Atlantic County prosecutorÂs office said.


Russia delivers first nuclear fuel to Iran

Russia has delivered the first shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station, the Russian state agency building the station said in a statement on Monday.


Russia Says Yukos Auction to Proceed, Despite US Court Ruling

Russian authorities have brushed aside a US court ruling seeking to halt the sale of the core asset of the embattled Yukos Oil company.


Stars Arrive by Yacht at MTV Video Awards

An already broiling Miami had even more sizzle on Sunday as MTV brought the annual party known as the Video Music Awards to the city for the first time in the awards' 21-year history.


Tra abiti di stilisti italiani e biciclette di Coppi e Moser


The Israeli army killed nine Palestinians in Gaza yesterday as it poured its forces into the coastal strip, expanding a ground offensive intended to root out militants firing rockets into Israeli towns.


It is not a job search that has been conducted often, especially given its 103-year history, but the Massachusetts Golf Association is in the market for an executive director now that Tom Landry has announced his resignation.


Barry Likely to Be D.C. Metro Board Member

City Councilman-elect and former mayor Marion Barry could soon be one of the people steering Metro, the capital area's cash-strapped transit agency.


Wall Street set for weaker start, results eyed

U.S. stock index futures indicated a  lower opening on Wall Street on Thursday with the focus on  corporate results, while European shares slipped after a slew  of mixed earnings.


ECONOMIC FORECAST: Growth to slow to 6-6.5% â NESDB

Economic growth this year will slow to 6 to 6.5 per cent as consumer and investor confidence deteriorates due to higher oil prices and expectations of interest-rate hikes, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) said yesterday.


Mars shows signs of geologically recent volcanic activity, and scientists find to their surprise that another volcanic blast may be in the Red Planet's future.


Airlines Headed for $5 Bln Loss This Year

International airlines are heading for a  near $5 billion loss this year, largely due to rise in oil  prices, the industry's global body said on Tuesday.


Sport/utility vehicle registrations in the United States increased 56 percent in just five years, according to a report released Thursday by the US Census Bureau.


NBC wins Monday with Gladiators and Deal

NEW YORK  - Fox's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" did well in its second outing, but NBC came away with the top prize in Monday night's primetime.


Israel may halt construction of separation barrier

Israel should halt construction work on the West Bank separation barrier if it reached a ceasefire deal with the Palestinians, Israel's president Moshe Katsav said on Thursday, marking the most high-profile criticism of the separation barrier.


Keith Langford scored 18 points and Wayne Simien returned from a four-game absence to make some big plays that helped No. 2 Kansas escape with a 71-66 victory over Iowa State on Wednesday night.


Giovanni Arcangioli risponde di furto aggravato


Washington eyes big arm sales to Israel, Egypt

The Defense Department said Friday  it was proposing to sell Israel advanced missiles and aviation  fuel worth up to $642 million and tank kits to Egypt worth up  to $847 million.


Genova, 12:29 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: I CONVOCATI PER L'EMPOLI

Walter Novellino ha convocato 20 giocatori per il debutto in campionato della Sampdoria contro l'Emp...


ATHENS OLYMPICS 2004 / Crawford leads US sweep in 200

Each time the runners approached the starting blocks, the chants would begin again, a defiant show of support for their fallen hero.


Rovers struggle with sandy slopes, solar winter

Opportunity, one of NASA's two Mars rovers, struggled to get up the side of Endurance Crater. It spun its wheels, digging deep holes in the stadium-size crater's "sand trap.


WASHINGTON - The US economy continued to steam ahead in September and early October, but several districts reported slower growth amid rising energy costs, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.


NASA and its Russian counterpart worked on two minor problems Monday before starting the countdown clock for Thursday night's launch of space shuttle Discovery on a mission to rewire the international space station.


Google throws a bone to privacy watchdogs

Will keep your data for 18 months Google is cutting back the time it holds user-identifying data - a little. But will this be enough to placate privacy advocates?â¦


Tycho:  It's the sort of pun that will only work in American English, probably.  Also, I think it increases the chance that I will be stabbed at some point.  I think I would hate that.ThreeSpeech has always made me slightly uncomfortable.  This, from their mission statement, is why:


Seniors Torey Thomas and Keith Simmons refused to be denied in their bid to play in the NCAA tournament.


Milano, 19:34 - CALCIO, SAMP; DS MAROTTA: DISORDINI? NULLA DI GRAVE

Il direttore generale della Sampdoria, Beppe Marotta minimizza gli incidenti avvenuti nel dopo parti...


Federal Trojan for 'online searches' Analysis Germany's police and secret services are pushing for a legal basis for "online house searches" â carried out without the knowledge of suspects, using spyware similar to a Trojan.â¦


German Hitler biographer Joachim Fest dies at 79

German historian and publisher Joachim   Fest, author of a landmark biography of Adolf Hitler, has died   aged 79, German media reported on Tuesday.


What a difference a month has made for the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings.


Thai official claims Al Qaeda funding Muslim separatists

Thailand's government spokesman Friday for the first time claimed Al Qaeda is funding Islamic separatists in the southern provinces, but the prime minister swiftly said any support is only ideological.


Pilot negotiators OK Northwest wage deal

MINNEAPOLIS - Pilots for Northwest Airlines Corp. said Thursday that negotiators have agreed to $265 million in concessions. As part of the tentative agreement, Northwest managers agreed to $35 million in concessions of their own.


When Richard Smith and Rob Tan decided   to adopt a child, the San Francisco couple looked to Guatemala   rather than battle a U.S. system that gay-rights advocates say   discriminates against same-sex couples.


Apple Enhances iBook, Cuts Prices Before Holidays

Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday announced a faster version of its popular iBook notebook personal computer and a less expensive model of its PowerMac


Verizon, Qwest Ask Court to Block New FCC Rules

Verizon Communications Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc. asked a federal court on Tuesday to block temporary rules by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission forcing the companies to lease phone lines to rivals for at least another six months.


Google Changes Domain Name Search Results Found on Google Blogoscoped by way of Barry Schwartz, Google has changed their method of serving search results for domain specific queries. For example, if one was to search for ‘SearchEngineJournal.com’ on Google a week ago, they would have been served links to the domain, info on the domain such [...]


WASHINGTON - President Bush says staying the course in the war on terror will make the world safer for future generations, though he acknowledges an all-out victory against terrorism may not be possible.    In an interview on NBC-TV's "Today" show broadcast to coincide with Monday's start of the Republican National Convention in New York, Bush said retreating from the war on terror "would be a disaster for your children.'"  "You cannot show weakness in this world today because the enemy will exploit that weakness," he said...


A computer glitch triggered a sudden plunge in the Dow Jones industrial average at mid-afternoon Tuesday, turning an already bad day in stocks into a head-turning spectacle.


Marine saw Haditha deaths as grim but not willful

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif  - A U.S. Marine assigned to move the bodies of civilians who died in Haditha told a military court by videotape on Wednesday that he assumed the dead Iraqis at the grim scene were mistakenly killed rather than massacred.


Billionaire in Mexico Settles Case With S.E.C.

Billionaire tycoon Ricardo Salinas Pliego and the S.E.C. reached a settlement in the first lawsuit against a foreign company under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.


Shepherds Despair as Wolves Thrive in Croatia

The state has made them a protected species, but shepherds say Croatia's wolves are living up to their storybook reputation as the bad guys.


The huge scale of the Asian quake disaster is making it difficult to assess the economic impact, the World Bank says.


Commercial flights go once again to Vietnam

Amid a flourish of celebratory music, a group of dignitaries, businesspeople and Vietnamese Americans took off from San Francisco International Airport just past noon Thursday, bound for Ho Chi Minh City.


British Meddling in U.S. Election Provokes Outrage

A pro-Kerry letter-writing campaign by Britain's left-leaning Guardian newspaper, targeting undecided U.S. voters, has provoked outrage across the Atlantic.


Infocus: Wireless Attacks and Penetration Testing

This third and final part of the wireless pen-test series looks at how to mitigate the security risks outlined in the previous articles, and then looks at some proposed solutions currently in front of the IETF.


Peterson's Dad Describes Good-Natured Son

Scott Peterson's father took the stand Wednesday in the penalty phase of his son's murder trial and described a friendly boy who sang at a senior citizens' home on Sundays, tutored young students, and distributed clothes and food in Tijuana.


China's economic growth slows for a third straight quarter as efforts to rein in booming expansion continue to take hold.


LABOR REGULATIONS: Employers review overtime policies

As the nation's new overtime regulations take effect, metro Detroit companies are looking at their overtime policies to make sure they comply, while some employers have determined that most of their employees won't be affected.


A Haircut, With an Affair and Highlights of Support

In the Beirut beauty salon where most of âCaramelâ takes place, women of various shapes, sizes, ages and backgrounds gather to bond and gossip.


Italy's tobacconists see sales drop after a smoking ban came into effect, retail figures show.


Boris Johnson is officially named on the Tories' shortlist of possible candidates to become London mayor.


Politics: 8 October 2004, Friday. A Bulgarian man is eying the Guinness world records after swimming four kilometers with his hands and feet tied up.


By Ben Lyon. When weâre in our early twenties, working the university scene, it can be hard to imagine where we will be thirty years down the road; it can also be scary if you have so much you want to use your youth for.


The hurricane, blamed for three deaths, destroys homes, rips highways apart and cuts electricity to five million people. FORT PIERCE, FLA.


AT&T Chief David Dorman says he expects VoIP to be a $2 billion-a-year business, small change for his company.


Harvard poised to select woman as president: papers

Harvard University was expected to appoint its first female president this weekend, signaling a new direction under the leadership of a career academic at the oldest U.S. institute of higher learning.


Yemeni tells US tribunal he belongs to al-Qaeda

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- In a dramatic turn that silenced defence lawyers, a Yemeni poet accused of crafting terrorist propaganda argued to represent himself before a US military commission yesterday, then admitted to being a member of al-Qaeda.


Gaza truce shaken by attack on PM's office

Gunmen fired on the offices of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Monday, disrupting a cabinet meeting, just hours after the Islamist group and Fatah faction agreed to an Egyptian-brokered truce.


Ukraine looks ahead after Yushchenko named president-elect

Ukraine looked ahead to Viktor Yushchenko assuming power after he was declared president-elect, with the withdrawal of Kiev's troops from Iraq, economic reforms and relations with the West and Russia topping the agenda.


Health institute offers steps for fighting child obesity

Schools should weigh and measure all children annually to determine whether they're overweight, and the government must set nutritional standards for brand-name foods and drinks


There's an easy way to market-beating returns.


Mariners reliever Eddie Guardado has been providing commentary during the Red Sox-Angels American League Division Series. Guardado breaks down Boston's Game 3 clincher.


I was just sitting here wracking my airy little head, thinking of ways to put the legitimacy and meaning back into the college bowl season, and I've hit on just the thing.


Fredrik Ljungberg admits Rosenborg have exceeded expectations in the Champions League, but is looking to put one over on his Scandinavian cousins tonight.


TechWeb - Yahoo launches a beta release of a toolbar for Mozilla Firefox, a sign of the increasing popularity of the open-source web browser.


In their first five games at Agganis Arena, the University of Massachusetts Minutemen came away empty. All five contests ended in regulation victories for Boston University.


The legend of the decade-in-the-making — Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" — just got a little longer. Axl Rose now says it will hit stores March 6.


"Orange" drains color from real-life Ukraine drama

Potentially fascinating  subject matter receives awkward treatment in Andrei Zagdansky's  documentary about the 2004 presidential election in Ukraine and  the so-called "Orange Revolution" that followed the disputed  results.


US officials investigating Iraqi deaths offered Blackwater guards at the centre of the case immunity, say reports.


World fails to implode during Gates-Jobs gagfest

We led as two kings We were expecting to wake up to technological armageddon this morning, following the endlessly trailed public meeting of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at the All Things Digital conference (D5) near San Diego last night.â¦


Mental Decline Predicts Injury in Elderly

NEW YORK  - Many elderly adults who are in  mental decline and live alone may be at high risk of hurting  themselves or falling ill, a new study shows.


Servicemen and women who gave their lives fighting for Britain are being remembered across the country in Armistice Day ceremonies.


Miller Wins Third Straight World Cup Race

Bode Miller, of the USA, crosses the finish line to win the men's World Cup super-G in Lake Louise, Alta. on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004.


Music lovers can sample songs over the Internet without turning on a personal computer in a first-of-a-kind offering that could help popularize the concept of streaming music.


Before stepping into the cockpit of a commercial jetliner for the first time, pilots have racked up hundreds of hours in the air, usually at the controls of small planes.


Women were urged not to panic today about the latest health warning over hormone replacement therapy. An American study involving almost 17,000 women aged


Pop-up stores, outlets that rise out of nowhere and teasingly stay open for a few weeks, allow retailers to build a buzz.


When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at Bell Centre, Montreal. TV, radio: Versus, WBZ (1030). Records: Boston is 24-18-2-3 (third in the Northeast Division with 53 points); Montreal is 24-15-3-5 (second in the Northeast Division with 56 points). Goals: Alex Kovalev 20, Tomas Plekanec 16, Christopher Higgins 15. Assists: Plekanec 25, Saku Koivu 25, Kovalev 23. Goaltending: Cristobal Huet (15-8-5, 2.32), Jaroslav ...


Barnes & Noble Inc. , the top U.S. bookseller, on Monday said quarterly profit fell due to higher expenses and weaker demand for bestseller titles, sending its stock down more than 2 percent.


American shock-jock Howard Stern, whose raunchy antics have redefined talk radio, has abandoned traditional broadcasting for satellite radio, claiming he is sick of censorship from the religious right.


Through-silicon vias to boost storage capacities Toshiba has applied the through-silicon via (TSV) technique - chip makers' flavour-of-the-month technology - to boost the capacity of NAND Flash chips with only a "minimal" increase in chip size and no need for a new fabrication node.â¦


Goldman profit almost doubles on banking, gains

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , the world's most profitable investment bank, said on Tuesday quarterly earnings nearly doubled on strong growth in almost every business.


The Fijian PM returns to the capital Suva amid claims that the army is in charge of the country.


Oklahoma moved up to No. 2 in the Bowl Championship Series standings Monday and Utah is now sixth, a position that would guarantee the Utes a spot in one of the four big-money bowl games if they can hold on to it.


Blog: Boeing has rolled out its brand-new plane, the 787 Dreamliner


Primo vice premier ammette problemi per sviluppo mercato


Australia, Wary of Kidnap Report, Sends Team to Iraq

Australia, unable to verify a report  that two of its citizens had been taken hostage in Iraq, said  on Wednesday it had sent a logistics team to the country and  still was trying to account for all of its nationals there.


A British aid flight carries 55 tonnes of water to the Maldives to help survivors of the tsunami disaster


EU wants former mobile spectrum opened up

The European Commission renewed its  efforts on Tuesday to free up radio frequencies used by  broadcasters, mobile phone operators and navigation businesses.


Apple released yet another patch for its QuickTime media player today, killing of most of the app's ability to play Flash files.


Australia's government in front as campaign enters final week

CANBERRA - Australia's conservative government leads the centre-left Labor party as the nation's six-week campaign enters the home stretch ahead of an October 9 election, showed an opinion poll released on Monday.


Cargo Cult Communicator stalls on runway

E90 production 'halted - will restart' Production of Nokia's troubled E90 "Communicator" has been halted, the company has confirmed to Dutch trade paper Telecom.â¦


Regular season over, the pressure begins

The Patriots have made a point of saying they're 0-0 in the playoffs, discounting their 16-0 regular season. But it is the regular-season pursuit of perfection and the pressure that came along with it that have primed them for tonight's AFC Divisional game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium.


DARREN CLARKE was one of three trailblazers at the top of the leaderboard on day one of the $6m Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.


Hank Aaron used to be a stalwart backer of Barry Bonds in the Giants star's rise up the home-run charts. But with Bonds' reported testimony about possible performance-enhancing substances, Aaron is more lukewarm


PAULA RADCLIFFEâS husband and coach Gary Lough always believed she would bounce back in style from her Olympic nightmare. Radcliffe, 30, pipped Kenyan Susan Chepkemei to win the New York


MPAA asks Supreme Court to rule on P-to-P cases

SAN FRANCISCO - Representatives for the music and movie industries have filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court decision in which companies that enable peer-to-peer (P-to-P) file trading networks were absolved of liability for copyright violations by users of those networks.


Milano, bomba carta esplode in Ortomercato

Una bomba carta e' esplosa all'interno del cortile dell'Ortomercato di Milano poco dopo al 6.30. La deflagrazione ha danneggiato alcune auto parcheggiate, ma non ci sono feriti. Sul posto sono intervenuti


Israel won't resist Abbas control at Egypt crossing

Israel will not stand in the way of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas taking control of Gaza's breached border with Egypt as part of a deal to sideline Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave, officials said on Tuesday.


Palestinians to set date for elections for Arafat successor

Palestinian officials pushed forward on Sunday with plans for life without Yasser Arafat, meeting to set a date for elections to replace their longtime leader after his death.


Croatia forward Eduardo da Silva inspired Arsenal to an FA Cup third round victory away to Burnley here on Sunday by making one goal and scoring the other in a 2-0 win at Turf Moor.


China consumers turn cautious on P&G skin-care row

Public anger in China over a popular   skin-care line has become a public relations headache for   Procter & Gamble PG.N, underlining the challenges foreign   firms face as they contend with increasingly discriminating   consumers.


Retail sales posted a modest gain, despite a drop in consumer confidence spurred by the housing downturn and turbulence in the financial market.


Recession looms but Yahoo bid stirs optimism

Fears of a looming recession could batter U.S. stocks next week as investors weigh a dim earnings outlook for 2008 against a view that holds shares are cheap as seen by Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo.


Officer Who Was Killed Tried to Break Up a Fight

The off-duty police officer who was shot and killed by other officers in White Plains on Friday was trying to break up a fight but failed to drop his gun when ordered to do so, two witnesses said.


The stage adaptation boasts two lead actors selected by a reality TV show. But are they the ones that you want?


Study: Arctic Radiation Levels Declining

Atomic radiation levels are beginning to decline in the Arctic, years after Soviet aboveground nuclear weapons tests and the Chernobyl nuclear accident spewed their fallout over the region, according to a study released Tuesday.


Jason Giambi met with George Mitchell on Friday, becoming the first active player known to talk with baseball's steroids investigator. Mitchell and his staff finished interviewing the New York Yankees slugger, and no further meetings were scheduled, a person familiar with the session said on condition of anonymity because the parties agreed not to make any statements other than the release from Major League Baseball.


Topping the list of new models is a $999 color laser multifunction printer.


LOS ANGELES  - British actress Kate Beckinsale, who starred in the first two "Underworld" films, will not return for the upcoming third installment in the fantasy franchise.


The Israeli cabinet orders construction work near a contested Jerusalem holy site to proceed.


Pfizer Inc. PFE.N has signed a deal  with Schering AG SCHG.DE granting it a worldwide license to  Schering's ADP receptor antagonist program, the U.S. drug maker  said on Wednesday.


Build a PC So Small It'll Fit in a Drive Bay

Hands on with Via's new Artigo DIY PC kit, based on the credit-card-size Pico-ITX motherboard form factor.


WASHINGTON - A mannequin's skull sits in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, about to be filled with a thick, brain-like gel.


Messina, 17:12 - Calcio, Messina: a parte Mamede e Amoruso

Il Messina ha svolto una doppia seduta di allenamento in vista della gara di domenica prossima a Liv...


In piazza tutta l'opposizione. Prodi: Â«Un paese da rifareÂ»

In quarantamila hanno sfilato ieri a Roma nonostante la pioggia che non ha dato tregua. Si sono visti piÃ¹ ombrelli che striscioni e bandiere, pochi anche gli slogan, Â«piove governo ladroÂ», ovviamente. Ma


An engineer at Egypt's atomic energy agency is sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of spying for Israel.


Predators top Hurricanes, tornado threat

First came a hockey team named the Hurricanes. Then the Nashville Predators had to deal with some very real tornadoes as violent weather hit central Tennessee.


New regs based on Energy Star Public sector buyers of office equipment will have to apply strict energy efficiency criteria after MEPs passed new procurement rules.â¦


A high-ranking judge has killed along with his driver by gunmen in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.


Reykjavik, 22:14 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: ISLANDA-IRLANDA DEL NORD 2-1

L'Islanda ha battuto l'Irlanda del Nord 2-1 in una gara valida per il Gruppo F delle qualificazioni ...


drop News Corporation yesterday strongly defended the huge bonuses paid this year to its chairman, Rupert Murdoch, and his son Lachlan, in contrast to the falling share price and continuing meagre dividends dealt to other shareholders.


Google shares break through the $500 barrier, buoyed by high hopes for the online advertising market.


Oh no, not another Intel antitrust probe. Doesn't this stuff ever get old?


Never too late, Arab pop stars raise funds for Darfur

Arab pop stars descended on Khartoum this week to perform concerts to aid war-torn Darfur, in a rare show of solidarity with the millions of Muslims caught in the conflict in western Sudan.


Life & style: Zoe Williams: There are all sorts of inequalities within relationships, but nothing so unfailingly tickles the world as the woman being taller.


U.N. envoy meets Uganda rebel Kony in Congo

The new U.N. envoy for Uganda's conflict met the fugitive Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony at his jungle hideout in a bid to restart stalled peace talks, Kony's deputy said on Monday.


Pasqua in viaggio lontano o gita da pic-nic?

Le vacanze pasquali si avvicinano. Cosa farete per il weekend delle feste? Campagna, mare, montagna o l'ultima neve?


Bush vows to fight for intelligence bill

President Bush said Sunday that he was "disappointed" at Congress' failure to pass a bill to restructure US intelligence agencies.


Hundreds of militants overrun an army fort in north-west Pakistan, killing or kidnapping many troops, officials say.


La Bundchen testimonial della nuova American ExpressIniziativa nata da un'idea di Bono Vox per combattere l'Aids                                                  Gisele, la top piÃ¹ pagata con la card della beneficenza


IBM has extended its range of radio frequency identification (RFID) offerings with a suite of services targeting industrial companies and mid-market businesses.


U.S. Oil Eyes $45, Hurricane Shuts Output

Oil prices headed up toward $45 a barrel on Wednesday as Hurricane Ivan shut 60 percent of crude output in the Gulf of Mexico and at least five refiners along the U.S. coast planned to close as a precaution.


Health workers in northern Nigeria optimistic after polio campaign

A week-long polio immunisation initiative in northern Nigeria's Kano state ended with health officials optimistic of 75 percent coverage of the four million children targeted.


Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center Will Closes for Repairs

By The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas  Jun. 24--The Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge visitor's center and offices will close Monday to start repairs from Hurricane Rita.


Brandon Saunders, 16, had been saving his allowance and birthday money for months to get one of Apple Inc.'s coveted iPhones. He waited in line with his 70-year-old grandmother for about eight hours Friday in front of a San Antonio AT&T store and left sunburned but grinning, shopping bag in hand. "It's worth it," he said. "It's like Christmas in June."


F.B.I. and Chinese Seize $500 Million of Counterfeit Software

The arrests and seizures came at a time American politicians and executives are pressing China to take strong measures to curb software piracy.


Shares in catering firm Compass slump nearly 20% after the firm says higher costs are set to hit profits.


Two large studies -- one on men and the other on women -- reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that elderly people who walked were more likely to maintain cognitive function.


What you can do about the latest Google Desktop flaw

Blog: Here's a follow up to a blog of a few days ago outlining workaround until Google issues a patch.


Spam mail has become one of the biggest problems on the Internet; it consumes precious bandwidth, wastes computer resources, and causes huge financial losses to corporations.


Earlier this month, Jews were attacked at Auschwitz. Their assailants werenât Arabs, Germans, Poles or members of another group historically associated with anti-Semitism, but Frenchmen - the children of liberty, equality and fraternity.


He has heard how Buffalo offensive linemen Jonas Jennings and Chris Villarrial accused Patriots rookie nose tackle Vince Wilfork of taking cheap shots at them in last Sunday's 31-17 victory over the Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y. Yesterday, Bill Belichick , the chief magistrate of Patriot Nation, offered his verdict.


After Shopping Season, Boston Must Await Returns

By necessity and design, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has made a series of moves the past two months that have reshaped the World Series champions.


Police saw date woman's car driven erratically

Â· Body of missing manager is discovered in woodsÂ·  Man questioned on suspicion of murder.


F.D.A. Advisers Back Warnings on Child Antidepressants

Antidepressants should come with the nation's strongest warning -- in a black box on the label -- that they can sometimes spur suicidal behavior.


CodeIgniter Blog: Version 1.5.4 Released

The CodeIgniter project has released their latest version of their framework today - CodeIgniter 1.5.4:   Version 1.5.4 is primarily a maintenance release.  For a list of all changes please see the Change Log.  If you are currently running CodeIgniter please read the update instructions.    Included in the list of changes are things like:   Added some additional mime types in application/config/mimes.php. Fixed MSSQL insert_id(). Fixed a bug in display of queries with characters that would be interpreted as HTML in the Profiler output Updated the XSS Filtering to take into account the IE expression() ability and improved certain deletions to prevent possible exploits


Some 75% of the Indonesian capital Jakarta is now affected by floods that have killed 25 people, officials say.


Two General Motors plants in Canada are forced to close because they rely on parts made by striking US plants.


Don't miss the best stocks of the next half-century.


U.S. Group Warns of Mix-Ups with Foreign Drugs

The same brand names are sometimes  used for different drugs in different countries, posing a risk  for people who import cheaper medicines from abroad, a U.S.  group warned on Thursday.


The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles won't be able to issue driver's licenses or ID cards until at least Monday while its IT staff works to clean up problems caused by a computer virus.


30,000 Union Workers Accept Buyouts at Ford

The departures will leave Ford with its smallest workforce in decades.


U.S. keeps focus on al Qaeda danger in Pakistan

Fierce fighting in a militant  infested tribal region underscored Western fears of an al Qaeda  threat radiating from Pakistan as U.S. officials met President  Pervez Musharraf for talks on Thursday.


Homes destroyed as wildfires engulf southern California

An epic wave of fast-moving wildfires engulfed a massive swath of southern California on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes as more than 250,000 people were told to evacuate from neighborhoods, schools and hospitals.


Search Engine Forums Spotlight: November 30, 2007

Found in the search marketing forums: Major Site Exclusion Failure; Reciprocal Links Are (Still) Not Dead; Tips or Tools for Viewing Location-Specific Ads; and more.


Kenya Seizes Record $65 Mln Cocaine in Raid

Kenyan police seized cocaine with an  estimated street value of $65 million -- a record for the  country -- and said on Wednesday smugglers had been trying to  move the drug from Colombia to Europe.


In the Farm Bill, a Creature From the Black Lagoon?

You may be surprised to learn that your tax dollars have helped pave the way for the growth of livestock megafarms by paying for manure management.


CARNOUSTIE, Scotland  -- The cheers grew louder as Sergio Garcia crossed the bridge over Barry Burn toward the 18th green at Carnoustie, a reception so warm it gave him chills. He removed his cap in a steady rain and soaked up the adulation. It was a scene fit for a coronation at the British Open.


WASHINGTON - Congress on Thursday approved a $145.9 billion package of tax relief to extend three popular middle-class tax cuts, giving President Bush his fourth major tax victory since taking office.    The Senate approved the measure 92-3 Thursday night less than an hour after it cleared the House by a similarly lopsided 339-65...


Compuware readies fault simulation, security analysis tools

Compuware on Tuesday will announce tools providing fault simulation and security analysis for developers building applications on the Microsoft platform.ADVERTISEMENTReducing the Total Cost of OwnershipLearn how to reduce the total coast of ownership in enterprise data management in this case study.


Merck "good" cholesterol drug meets trial goals

Merck & Co's combination pill to raise "good" HDL cholesterol with less facial flushing -- a common side effect of HDL drugs -- met its main goals in a late-stage test, researchers said on Sunday.


FBI: Terror Thwarted Despite Axed Charges

WASHINGTON - While the Justice Department has walked away in embarrassment from a major terror conviction in Detroit, the top FBI official there is insisting his agency likely thwarted a terrorist attack by arresting the four men who were prosecuted.   "You should be proud of the excellent investigative work conducted by the JTTF (Joint Terrorism Task Force) in Detroit, and everyone should recognize that their efforts may have prevented another attack," Special Agent in Charge Daniel Roberts wrote last week in an e-mail to his entire office...


Japan robot prize goes to mechanical arm

A mechanical arm that can grab 120 items a minute from a conveyor belt won Japan's Robot of the Year award Thursday, defeating a dozen flashier finalists, including a walking humanoid and a transparent torso for simulating surgery.


Shock jock Howard Stern is quitting his morning show to join a subscription satellite radio network.


Six Darfur rebel factions to boycott peace talks

JUBA, Sudan  - A prominent Darfur rebel figure and five other smaller factions will not attend peace talks due to start this weekend in Libya, leaders said on Tuesday, casting doubt on prospects for a settlement.


The Motley Fool - It appears that Larry Ellison took to the stage last week with more drama in mind than he had the right to perform. Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL - News) really did produce a strong quarter, but the CEO may have been speaking with feet of clay when he came out strongly in regard to rival enterprise-software developer SAP (NYSE: S News). An SAP representative took the time to give me his company's side of the story, to which I've added my own Foolish touch.


Chiedera' ad altri sindacati di riprendere trattativa


Mayan language adventure Apocalypto goes to the top of US box office chart.


A U.S. journalist abducted by militants in Iraq and threatened with death said in a video aired Friday that his captors were treating him well, while an Italian journalist also was reported missing in the war-torn country.


For the Salvation Army, there's little holiday cheer at this ...

Target's decision to ban Salvation Army bell ringers from its 1,313 locations nationwide has hit Allentown this holiday season.


Just for Men Just Right for Former Stars

Just for Menâs commercial with Keith Hernandez and Walt Frazier as barside analysts of Miss Hottieâs brush-off of poor Mr. Graybeard is still running after nearly five and a half years.


Matador steals show when two Spains face off

BARCELONA, Spain  - There is often talk of two Spains, right and left or traditional and modern; the debate will go on for years but one issue was settled long ago.


U.S. Ambassador Calls on Taliban to Lay Down Arms

The United States called on Taliban  guerrillas to lay down their arms Thursday, saying Afghans had  voted against violence and those who gave up their insurgency  would not be punished unless they were guilty of major crimes.


Arsenal have failed to cut Chelsea's five point lead above them in the Premiership after the Blues twice came from behind to steal a point at Highbury.


Ex-coach of Colombia's Once Caldas goes quadriplegic

Former coach of Colombian soccer club Once Caldas and champion of Libertadores Cup, Luis Fernando Montoya, survived a surgery after been shot twice, but went quadriplegic.


The Government may have been caught flat-footed by Australia's announcement of a 1850km maritime security zone but it turns out New Zealand already has similar measures.


Dutch Filmmaker Murder Suspect Faces Terror Charges

A Dutch-Moroccan man accused of  killing a filmmaker critical of Islam will also be charged with  membership of a group with "terrorist intentions" and  conspiracy to murder a politician, prosecutors said Friday.


Ethics Committee Ends Fact-Finding in DeLay Case

The announcement from Chairman Joel Hefley, R-Colo., and Alan Mollohan, DW.Va., did not say whether the committee would be convened this week on a complaint that DeLay misused his office for political purposes.


A terrorist siege at a Russian school ends in a ghastly battle that leaves hundreds dead


Roma, 16:07 - CALCIO, DONADONI: CASSANO NON CONVOCATO PERCHE' NON AL TOP

Roberto Donadoni ha chiarito i motivi che hanno portato alla mancata convocazione in nazionale di Ca...


A natural gas pipeline outside the southern Russian city of Makhachkala exploded Wednesday night, sending flames soaring into the sky.


A federal jury on Thursday convicted reputed Klansman James Ford Seale of kidnapping and conspiracy in the 1964 deaths of two black teenagers in southwest Mississippi.


Chad calls for EU deployment as rebels regroup

Chad's President Idriss Deby called  on the European Union on Thursday to deploy a peacekeeping  force urgently to the east after rebels who raided his capital  pulled back halfway towards the Sudan border.


TinyMCE is a platform independent webbased Javascript HTML WYSIWYG editor control, developed in JavaScript/ECMAScript, highly customizable. Works in Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, Netscape, MSIE and Safari (partially).   All critical bugs and issues have now been resolved in the new 3.x branch of TinyMCE so it was time to release this it as an final/production ready version. This release contains mostly bug fixes and most of them was not that critical. This release is as stable or more stable as the old 2.1.3 so we recommend users to upgrade.  The Safari support is now fully functional and we managed to fix most of the odd quirks in that browser. The fixes are still available in a separate plugin since it would otherwise make the core script larger. This plugin only gets loaded when TinyMCE is used in Safari.  We want to once again give a big thanks to everyone that reported bugs, sent us patches or otherwise contributed to this project.


Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Ukraine Tuesday for a live television appearance praising the Russian-backed candidate despite criticism that he was seeking to pressure voters ahead of weekend presidential elections in the former Sovier republic.


A Sampler of Modes and Moods, of Influences and Personal Style

It's clear that the trumpeter Jeremy Pelt can play in a lot of different ways, but on Tuesday he presented, with style, what amounted to a course in post-bebop basics.


Stars named in report on steroid use in baseball

Pitching great Roger Clemens joined home-run king Barry Bonds among dozens of Major League Baseball players named on Thursday in the Mitchell Report that detailed widespread use of banned drugs in America's pastime.


Row erupts as Spain's Aznar to appear before March 11 inquiry

MADRID : A row erupted in Spain as members of the parliamentary inquiry into the March 11 Madrid train bombings voted to call former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar as a witness.


Rapper Foxy Brown gets isolation in New York jail

Rapper Foxy Brown received 76 days in isolation at a New York jail after getting into a shoving match with another inmate and refusing to do a drug test, authorities said on Wednesday.


Dirty, nasty filters are leading to beautiful, fat investor wallets.


Sierra Club Sues to Block New St. Croix Bridge Again

By Mary Divine, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Jun. 6--The Sierra Club went to court Tuesday to stop a proposed bridge across the St. Croix River, arguing the project is an improper retooling by the Bush administration of a plan rejected by the National Park Service in the 1990s.


The bombing near a Shiite mosque in Diyala on Tuesday, provoked Shiite militiamen to use mortars against a nearby Sunni village in retaliation.


IOC Board Seeks Korean Official's Ouster

IOC leaders recommended Thursday that Kim Un-yong, one of the highest-ranking officials in the Olympic movement, be expelled from the organization because of corruption charges in South Korea.


Microsoft's operating system from 1.0 to Vista.


Will Foreign Stocks Start to Disappoint?

Foreign stock markets have been an ideal refuge from troubles at home, but after years of strong erformance abroad, some funds are bringing their money home.


NBA boss Stern OK with China-Darfur Olympic protest

National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern welcomed an NBA players' protest of Beijing hosting the Olympics because of China's role in the conflict in Darfur.


Buffett to start up municipal bond insurer: report

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is set to launch a bond insurer targeting local governments, seeking to profit from troubled credit markets, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


IBM rolls out a new version of its database software aimed at users of Linux and Unix. Also: Toyota and Nissan join to standardize car electronics & hellip;. Nokia launches three new camera phones & hellip;. and more.


The hard-hitting Atlanta Falcons defense doesn't scare Joey Harrington. Eastern Michigan, on the other hand, made him a nervous wreck.


Sharon Vows to Expand Gaza Raid, Toll Hits 55

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed  on Sunday to expand an offensive in Gaza that has killed 55  Palestinians until militants stop firing rockets into Israel.


Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson often schedules walking tours during stops in small Iowa towns, and he didn't let deep snow change his plans Friday.


PayPal in settlement deal with 28 states

EBay Inc.'s EBAY.O online   payments unit, PayPal, has signed an agreement with attorneys   general from 28 U.S. states to clarify how it notifies   consumers of the measures it takes to protect their financial   data, the company said on Thursday.


Levale Speigner surprises his old organization by cruising through six innings, Ryan Zimmerman hits a three-run homer, and the Nationals beat the Twins, 3-1, on Saturday.


A gang of men beat an 18-year-old with baseball bats after dragging him out of a house in County Down.


Move over, IKEA: cabinet sells for record 19m pounds in London

The Badminton Cabinet, heralded as the most important piece of furniture made in 300 years, is now the most expensive, too, selling for 19 million pounds at auction in London.


Il procuratore di Vigevano parla di "indagine estremamente difficile e delicata""Costruire ipotesi serve solo ad indicare come colpevoli degli innocenti"                                          Garlasco, appello del pm ai mass media "Non sbattete il mostro in prima pagina"


You could see it coming. The family of the late John Ritter has filed a wrongful death suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Ritter's wife Amy Yasbeck and his four children claim the hospital misdiagnosed Ritter's torn aorta as a heart atta...