US official backs producers on China apparel curbs

HONG KONG Brushing aside Chinese warnings of a possible challenge at the World Trade Organization, a senior US trade official said here on Friday that the United States would limit apparel imports if American manufacturers provided evidence that such


Global military spending hits $1.2 trillion: study

Global military spending rose 3.5 percent last year to $1.2 trillion as U.S. costs for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan mounted, a European research body said on Monday in an annual study.


Torino, 18:12 - Europei short track: Carta campione

Oltre seimila spettatori in festa per l'ultima giornata degli Europei di short track (pattinaggio di...


Washington, Sept. 27 (NNN): Even as he admitted that the conflict between American forces and insurgents in Iraq is getting worse, US Secretary of State Colin L. Powell has asserted that Washington was determined


Calif. urges more conservation as heat wave eases

California again urged customers to conserve power on Friday even though electricity demand for air conditioning should decline as temperatures along the coast continue to ease and many businesses shut early for the weekend.


After falling behind by five runs early, the Nationals fight back to within one run but fail to score a run in the final two innings and lose to the Pirates, 7-6.


Putin: International terrorists have declared 'full-scale war'

In the wake of the school hostage crisis that killed more than 340 people, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Saturday, calling for a new approach to law enforcement and pledged the reform would be in accordance with the nation's constitution.


Bush reform may have blue states seeing red

President Bush's "revenue-neutral" tax reform needs losers to balance its winners, and people claiming the federal deduction for state and local taxes may be in administration planners' sights, news reports say.


Knicks coach Isiah Thomas recently sat down for his pregame remarks to the media and was asked one of the easiest questions he's faced in a long time. What was it like to be a game out of first place?


Jean-Marie Le Pen may have a reputation for prejudice, but that doesn't deter his party's supporters among the disgruntled children of immigrants


Aviation Fight Mirrors Larger French-German Rivalry

The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company, or EADS, is scrambling to quell an internal squabble that could increase tensions between French and German shareholders.


The European court rules against Russia over the disappearance of a Chechen man, in a landmark case.


Iraqi national security adviser Kasim Dawood said Saturday up to 1,000 insurgents have been killed in the six-day battle for Fallujah, CNN reported.


Syria rejects US accusations of meddling in Iraqi affairs

Syria on Thursday rejected accusations by US President George W. Bush and some Iraqi officials of meddling in Iraqi affairs as "groundless," the official SANA news agency reported.


A man broke through barriers Sunday and tried to tackle Olympic marathon leader Vanderlei Lima of Brazil late in the race. The attacker pushed Lima into the crowd lining the


We want to revive sovereignty talks says Moratinos

In an interview in El Pais Miguel Angel Moratinos says he wants to revisite negotiations on sovereignty.


Production house Flach claims 50,000 downloads from Google Video of a film skewering President Bush is copyright infringement that cost the producer big sales revenue. And Google has other troubles in Europe. In Gear Factor. In Gear Factor.


President Bush and John Kerry switched places Sunday, the president campaigning in New Mexico where Kerry was the day before and the Democratic senator taking Bush's place in Florida.


Imbottiture e cuciture evidenziano le forme senza strizzarle


A 10-city farewell tour for longtime U.S. soccer stars Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy and Joy Fawcett will kick off Sept. 25 in Rochester.


Sette giorni vissuti in Rete dalla Finanziaria a miss Italia

Una manovra da dieci miliardi. Il ministro Turco: sanità senza ticket. L'esordio delle piÃ¹ belle d'Italia. La lite Goggi-Mike. Repubblica inaugura R2. Mourinho lascia il Chelsea


Radioactivity Checks on Tap After Duke Fire

By Anne Blythe, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 12--DURHAM -- Environmental safety officers will continue to monitor the air in a medical research building for radioactivity after a fire swept through a lab Monday morning.


EPA Receives Landfill Plan for Fire Safety: Proposal Suggests Installation of Synthetic Liner Over 88 Acres

By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  May 30--Placing a synthetic liner over a portion of a major landfill in southern Stark County is the best way to extinguish the underground fires there.


Photos of the best of the action in Athens on day five of the Olympic Games.


Two U.S. Embassy Workers Hurt in Bombing

The bombing at the Taba Hilton hotel in Egypt caused slight injuries to two American employees of the U.S. embassy in Israel and their families, the State Department said Friday.


Big-Bottomed Mannequins Boost Profile in New York

J.Lo and Beyonce can take another bow.  The booty-shaking stars have shaped the newest generation of  mannequins, with hundreds of well-rounded plastic backsides  appearing in shop windows across New York.


Ban Complex Drugs for Children, Official Says

An F.D.A. official told a panel of experts that they should consider a ban on multisymptom over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medicines for children under 6.


Frozen River, a story about smuggling immigrants into the US, wins top prize at the Sundance Film Festival.


Embedded scam risk unearthed Security shortcomings in the design of Apple's iPhone might make it easier to mount phishing and cross-site scripting attacks.â¦


Market sinks as AT&T stirs recession fear

U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday after a warning by phone company AT&T of soft consumer spending sparked a new round of recession fears, helping drive the S&P to its worst-ever five-day start to a year.


There are talks of a musical adaptation of Finding Neverland.


'Phenomenal' Ferguson behind United transformation - Gill

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has been "phenomenal" in transforming the Premier League club into one of the leading sports outfits in the world, says United chief executive David Gill.


A Robbie Keane goal gives Spurs victory over Blackburn at Ewood Park.


Drive to Nab Last German Nazis to Begin in January

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


Violence spread across Bangladesh yesterday, a day after a grenade attack on an opposition rally killed 19 people and wounded hundreds.


Charter One Financial Inc. said Monday shareholders approved its $10.5 billion takeover by Citizens Financial Group Inc., the US-based banking arm of the Royal Bank of Scotland.


Denzel Washington screened "The Great Debaters" in the town that is home to the 1930s debate team portrayed in the Golden Globe-nominated film.


Sigulda, 11:42 - SLITTINO, ZOEGGELER VINCE COPPA DEL MONDO

Per la settima volta in carriera Armin Zoeggeler ha vinto la Coppa del Mondo di slittino. A Sigulda,...


Worldwide PC shipments, selling prices up

Blog: Gartner forecast says while PC shipments worldwide will increase even more than previously thought, the average selling price should continue to drop after this year's brief bump.


Rapper Megaman of the So Solid Crew is charged with murder over the shooting of a man in south London.


Though it's based on a promisingly outrageous premise, this film from the veteran filmmaker Dario Argento unfolds as a tired, thoroughly conventional police procedural.


Medal of Freedom for key figures in Iraq war

Washington -- President Bush bestowed the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Tuesday on three of the central architects and executors of the war in Iraq, one of the president's strongest efforts yet at putting a formal


The House Wednesday approved by a 422-0 vote legislation named for the late Georgia Rep. Charlie Norwood, that organ donor groups say could lead to many more kidney transplants each year.


Another aide has left Fred Thompson's presidential campaign-in-waiting.


Rodriguez Hopes to Ã¢ÂÂMake Things HappenÃ¢ÂÂ Upon Return to House

Democrat Ciro D. RodriguezÃ¢ÂÂs upset runoff victory Tuesday over seven-term Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla in southwestern TexasÃ¢ÂÂ 23rd District was a major triumph in both partisan and personal terms.


McCain takes lead but Romney vows to fight on

John McCain, savoring his status as Republican presidential front-runner, moved into national campaign mode on Wednesday expecting to win the backing of defeated rival Rudy Giuliani ahead of next week's "Super Tuesday" showdown, but Mitt Romney vowed to fight on.


Sun acquires assets of Cluster File Systems

(InfoWorld) - Almost lost in the clamor over Sun's expanded partnership with Microsoft on Wednesday was a small acquisition that will bolster Sun's HPC storage offerings. Sun agreed to acquire a majority of the assets of Cluster File Systems. Among other things, Sun will get the Lustre File System, an open-source software distribution widely used in large computing systems. The company did not disclose the terms of the deal, which it expects to close around the start of Sun's fiscal second quarter, beginning Oct. 1. The acquisition will be immaterial to Sun's earnings per share, the company said in a news release. Cluster is based in Boulder, Colorado. Lustre can manage and retrieve files on clusters with tens of thousands of nodes. Sun will make Lustre work on Sun's Solaris OS and will continue developing and distributing it for Linux and Solaris on multiple vendors' systems. The file system complements the Sun Constellation Architecture for HPC systems, Sun said. The two companies aren't strangers. They have already worked together on several large clusters, including one at the Texas Advanced Computing Center with 1.7PB of storage, according to the release. In July, Cluster said Lustre would start using Sun's OpenSolaris ZFS disk file system on Lustre servers that run Linux.


Federer crushes Hewitt and sets new record

FULLSTRETCH: Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot in the first set against Lleyton Hewitt in their Tennis Masters Cup finals match on Sunday.


Il governo non vuole rischiare, sulla manovra pronta fiducia bis

ROMA - Si aprirÃ  all'insegna di una nuova richiesta di fiducia sulla manovra economica la prossima settimana politica. LunedÃ¬ in tarda mattinata il Consiglio dei Ministri dovrebbe infatti dare il via libera


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.


Singapore Airlines, which splashed out $285 million on Air New Zealand shares four years ago, yesterday sold its stake in the national carrier for about $62 million.


Sport: UK's David Millar remains third in Tour de France standings after some skilful climbing in Kent.


KABUL, Afghanistan - Three Americans - led by a former Green Beret who boasted he had Pentagon support - were found guilty Wednesday of torturing Afghans in a private jail and were sentenced to prison.    After a 7 1/2-hour session in a stuffy Kabul courtroom, the three-judge panel was unanimous in convicting the former soldier, Jonathan Idema, and his right-hand man, Brent Bennett, on charges of entering Afghanistan illegally, making illegal arrests, establishing a private jail and torturing their captives...


Iran, Middle East top British-Saudi concerns

Iran and the Middle East peace process are likely to dominate Wednesday's talks here between Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, a senior Foreign Office official said.


Microsoft says has 92.6 pct of Fast, extends bid

Microsoft Corp  said on Monday  that it controls 92.6 percent of Norwegian search software firm  Fast Search & Transfer , and extended its takeover  offer to Thursday from a Friday deadline.


Actress Sienna Miller slights Pittsburgh

Sienna Miller doesn't think much of Pittsburgh. In town shooting the screen adaptation of Michael Chabon's novel "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh," the 24-year-old British actress called the city a name that sounds like Pittsburgh, but contains an expletive. Her comments appear in the latest edition of Rolling Stone, which hit newsstands Friday.


U.S. to Reopen Border for Import of Some Canadian Cattle

More than 19 months after a mad cow scare closed U.S. borders to Canadian cattle, the United States said Wednesday it will allow limited imports beginning in March.


Spacewalkers upgrade station's coolant system

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two NASA astronauts left the International Space Station on Sunday to hook up a new cooling system that will pave the way for installation of European and Japanese modules beginning this year.


Football's world ruling body FIFA have extended worldwide a seven-month ban handed out to disgraced former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu.


31 inmates die, dozens wounded at overcrowded Salvadoran facility

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Rival inmates fought each other with knives and sticks Wednesday at a San Salvador jail, leaving at least 31 inmates dead and two dozen injured, officials said.


SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A fierce arctic storm lashed California on Friday, toppling trees, soaking a coastal landscape already charred by wildfires and threatening to paralyze the mountains with deep snow.


Novell worries that GPL 3 could foil Microsoft pact

In document posted to SEC site, Linux seller outlines ways new version of open-source license could hurt its business.


Study: Red Wine Slows Lung Cancer, White Raises Risk

Drinking red wine could protect against lung cancer, but white wine may increase the risk, Spanish scientists said Thursday. They examined the effects of different types


A spectator ban for the San Siro stadium, home to Serie A teams AC Milan and Inter Milan, was partially lifted following an inspection by government officials on Saturday.


Resurgent liberals face off against Polish power twins in snap poll

Poles began voting Sunday in a snap parliamentary election, with a resurgent pro-business party striving to end two years of often combative conservative rule by the identical Kaczynski twins.


Wal-Mart fires technician who recorded phone calls

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it fired a systems technician for intercepting text messages of people who were not Wal-Mart employees and for recording telephone conversations with a New York Times reporter without authorization.


The Anaheim Angels beat Oakland 5-3 to move back to within two games of the AL West-leading Athletics. Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning to give Anaheim a 4-3 lead, and Chone Figgins


Doctors and injured troops traumatized by suicide bombing prepare for possible battle in Fallujah, which insurgents have controlled for six months.


Milano, 14:36 - CALCIO: MILAN; AGENTE DIDA: NESSUN ULTIMATUM DAL MILAN

Il Milan aspetta con impazienza la firma sul contratto di Nelson Dida. Oggi, l'agente del brasiliano...


Chrysler to cut models, dealerships: report

Automaker Chrysler LLC aims to cut its product lineup by around a half and dramatically shrink its dealership network so it can sell its three brands under one roof, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the plan.


Customers of Apple's .Mac Internet service can hit the delete button less often now that the company has boosted the amount of storage it gives subscribers.


Experts link raw fish to liver cancer in SE Asia

Thai researchers have urged people in Southeast Asia to stop eating raw freshwater fish because they risk becoming infected with a parasitic worm that may predispose them to developing liver cancer.


Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. WASHINGTON, Washington, United States of America -- The two top leaders of the CIA's clandestine services have


Over the last 50 years, India-Pakistan relations have degenerated into an entangled mess of thorny issues, the thorniest remaining Kashmir.


Officials Huddle Over Hospitals' Financial Problems

State lawmakers, Prince George's officials and the Maryland governor's office have been negotiating this week toward a long-sought solution to the county hospital system's financial troubles, and legislative leaders are warning of a state takeover if they cannot find consensus by the end of the n...


Latest Apple player offers plenty of flash, but the lack of an LCD will bother some.


While the monthly housing start numbers sagged for May, the ongoing slide in builders' sentiment is even more telling.


Verona, 18:28 - CALCIO, CHIEVO; DELNERI:BUON CHIEVO, CI STIAMO RITROVANDO

"Prestazione molto buona dei miei giocatori, con un buonissimo Chievo. Secondo me ci stiamo ritrovan...


iAnywhere Adds Policy Security to Mobile Suite

iAnywhere has upgraded its Information Anywhere management platform to keep unauthorized devices from tapping into business applications.


Bug-finder gets no credit from Microsoft

When a hacker going by the name Chujwamwdupe published attack code that exploited a recently patched bug in Microsoft Office 2003 earlier this week, it looked almost as if he were publishing the software out of spite.At the top of his submission, Chujwamwdupe wrote about an e-mail informing him that "Unfortunately, Microsoft has refused to credit you using the name you requested.""What's wrong with 'chujwamwdupe', eh?" the hacker asked.Well quite a lot, it turns out, if you live in Poland, where it refers explicitly to a form of sexual intercourse.In the hacker world, where so much rides on reputation, Microsoft had been put into a tough position. The company generally goes out of its way to credit hackers who responsibly disclose software vulnerabilities, and by not crediting Chujwamwdupe, it may have put customers at risk by accelerating the release of attack code. After all, quickly releasing an exploit is the one way a hacker can back up his claim that he actually discovered the bug in question.Even though the flaw, which lies in the Works File Converter, was patched the day before the exploit code was released, it will be months before all of Microsoft's customers install the updates. This means that Chujwamwdupe's code could be misused by criminals.A member of Microsoft's security team flagged Chujwamwdupe's submission, a spokeswoman with Microsoft's public relations firm said in an e-mail message. "One of them happened to speak the right language and brought the issue to our attention," she said. "The finder's user name could have been perceived as offensive in another language, so we credited the vendor, VeriSign iDefense VCP, [Vulnerability Contributor Program] for reporting the issue to us responsibly."VeriSign pays hackers like Chujwamwdupe for vulnerability information so that it can give its customers better information on the bugs when Microsoft finally patches them. And while the majority of contributors use their real names, some do use hacker pseudonyms.Usually that's not a problem, said Matthew Richard, the director of iDefense's Rapid Response Team. "It really doesn't come across that often. There really aren't that many handles that are offensive," he said. Chujwamwdupe is "one of the very few that I've seen," he added.3Com's TippingPoint division, which also pays hackers for vulnerability information, had to talk researcher Manuel Santamarina Suarez out of using a similarly offensive pseudonym, telling him, "we totally get your originality, but we're professionals here," said Terri Forslof, TippingPoint's manager of security research.According to Forslof, who spent four years working for Microsoft's Security Response group, there are technical reasons why offensive terms cannot be included in the security bulletins. Such a word might cause the bulletin to be blocked by e-mail or Web-filtering software, she said, making it harder for Microsoft to communicate vital security information with its customers.Still, things would have probably worked out better for all parties if Microsoft and VeriSign had worked out some way to credit the hacker, she said. "If Microsoft would have credited him, would he have felt the need to post that exploit code?""I believe that there was a communication breakdown here," she said.


Dal 28 settembre, e' attualmente quotata sull'Mta


Diuretics, pills used by millions of elderly people to lower high blood pressure, clearly reduce the long-term risk of death from heart attacks and strokes, according to a study that could ease fears that the medication's risks outweigh its benefits.


Michael Phelps Forced To Withdraw From Swimming Championships

US Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps, was forced to withdraw from competition at the Short Course World Swimming Championships in Indianapolis because of back pain.


Bush wins big battleground of Florida: ABC, CBS

US President George W. Bush won the major battleground state of Florida, television networks ABC and CBS projected Tuesday nearly four hours after polls closed.


Rice says US will talk to Iran if conditions met

In a policy shift toward a long-time   foe, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday   the United States would open talks with Iran if Tehran   verifiably suspended its nuclear enrichment and reprocessing   activities.


Plot to Kill Olmert Foiled, Israeli Says

Israelâs chief of internal security said that Palestinian gunmen had plotted to kill Prime Minster Ehud Olmert in June, but intelligence officials had foiled the plan.


Goodrich Posts Higher 3rd-Quarter Profit

Aircraft brake and landing gear maker Goodrich Corp. (GR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday posted higher quarterly sales and earnings and raised its full-year forecasts as an improving


Vicenza, 18:22 - CALCIO, VICENZA A PORTE APERTE CON LA JUVE: SIAMO FELICI

Il Vicenza potrà giocare con la Juventus a porte aperte e Danilo Preto, amministratore delega...


The education secretary Charles Clarke will throw his weight behind TUC plans for a union academy for working people.


Bush Says Kerry Uses 'Upside-Down' Logic

President Bush said Sunday that Democrat John Kerry is using "upside-down" logic when he says terrorists' recruiting efforts are getting a boost from the war on terrorism.


The Cassini space probe captures an incredible image of Saturn's tiny moon Mimas set against the planet's rings.


Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures and Warner Brothers have all thrown their weight behind high definition DVD, which was developed by Toshiba and NEC.


Three Balkan Countries Vow to Solve Refugee Problem by 2006

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia-Montenegro signed a declaration in Sarajevo on Monday, pledging to settle an estimated 300,000 refugees from the Balkan wars in the early 1990s by the end of next ...


Is it a video game maker's lab or a twisted vision out of Charles Dickens's worst coal factory nightmare? A growing number of people can't tell the difference. -washingtonpost.com


The death toll from Hurricane Felix rises to at least 21, with more than 200 missing, officials in Nicaragua say.


Law and Order and Dirty Dancing actor Jerry Orbach dies of prostate cancer at the age of 69.


Nasty case of irony deficiency FoTW It was sort of inevitable really, but our recent revelation that vegetarians are in fact nothing more than fanatical, self-deceiving, protein-starved perversions of nature provoked a rather angry response from one Rachel Astill-Dunseith:â¦


A judge has declined to dismiss a lawsuit against the creators of the Atkins diet, according to Dan Kinburn, who represents a Delray Beach man suing Atkins Nutritionals.


'Idol' attraction coming to Disney World

Disney World is about to get a little pitchy, dawg.


IBM strikes out at Intel with new Opteron box

IDF Fall '04 With the Intel Developer Forum rolling along in full force, IBM made the obvious decision to announce its next-generation server based on AMD's Opteron processor.


Philippine Action Hero Poe Dead at 65 - Family

Philippine movie legend Fernando Poe Jr, who came close to defeating Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in May's presidential race, died on Tuesday after suffering a stroke, his spokeswoman and political supporters said.


Americans use insurance to medicate pets

With aging, it's become a routine faithfully endured by the Guffords. Each day starts with a blood sugar check and a shot of insulin. Then a couple of pills, maybe mashed into a bowl of tuna and canned carrots. Mixed with dry chow.


Iraqi president sees UK troops gone by 2007

Iraq's president forecast on Tuesday   that British troops could go home by the end of next year but,   on another day of killings, Britain's visiting foreign minister   cautioned against leaving a "security vacuum."


P. Diddy Takes Vote Drive to Swing States

Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is following the lead of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry by taking his get-out-the-vote campaign to the swing states.


BERLIN - The German government, in which pro-environment Greens share power, applauded the choice Friday of Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai as this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner.


Microsoft Offers Anti-Spyware Program for Windows

Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O began offering  anti-spyware program downloads for Windows users on Thursday,  taking the first step in offering its own computer security  products and sending shares of security software vendors lower.


Opera "The Visit Of The Old Lady" Closes Autumn Music Festivities

A premiere of the opera "The Visit of the Old Lady" will be performed on the stage of the Macedonian Opera and Ballet on Tuesday, which closes the Autumn Music Festivities Festival.


Older Americans dump drugs when payments stop: study

Some elderly Americans simply stop taking their prescribed drugs when insurance plans cease paying for them, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


Authorities in China ban an award-winning film already censored for its sexually explicit content.


Courier service DHL is expected to set up an intercontinental hub either in Vatry, France, or Leipzig, Germany. For the eastern German city, a lot is at stake.


Lovitz, Laugh Factory make lifelong deal

Jon Lovitz has made a lifelong commitment — to the Laugh Factory.


Update 3: US Airways Gets OK to Cut Workers' Pay

A bankruptcy judge granted US Airways authority Friday to immediately cut the pay of its union workers by 21 percent through mid-February, saying the airline's situation is so dire that urgent action must be taken.


On-board drive controller for speed LaCie has begun shipping its 2TB Biggest FW800 storage box, a unit that packs in four lock-in-place hot-swappable 500GB SATA drives and a dinky LCD status panel.â¦


Johnny Depp, and his girlfriend Vanessa Paradis, at the United Kingdom premiere of his new movie, Finding Neverland, in Leicester Square, London, Sunday Oct. 17, 2004.


No deaths 'miraculous' in English flash flooding

LONDON  British police said today they believed no one had died in flash flooding that struck seaside communities in southwest England, but rescue operations were continuing.


This is interesting .  43Things has tags as well!  A lot of people are using the Flickr dynamic and bold font treemap view which I'm not sure is good or bad. I've never been fully happy with this view but a lot of people seem to like it (so what do I know!)


Parents in England and Wales who smack children so hard it leaves a mark face jail under new laws.


UN chief says pressure needed to protect civilian in Sudan

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said here Tuesday that in order to help protect population in Sudan, maintained pressure will be needed.


MOSCOW -- After an 11-week investigation, authorities yesterday announced their first break in the slaying of American journalist Paul Klebnikov with the arrests of two Chechen men in Moscow.


AOL Dumps Microsoft's Spam Filter Standard

AOL will continue to include Sender ID data in outgoing mail to enable ISPs and others that use it to identify where messages originate.


A man charged with plotting to blow up a shopping mall told investigators he gave stolen credit card numbers to a man accused of buying gear for al-Qaida, federal prosecutors told a judge Friday.


U.S. health experts seek to calm schools over superbug

The headlines are disturbing -- schools closing for disinfection, a 17-year-old dead from a drug-resistant "superbug." But health officials said on Friday it is no new emergency and the best way to deal with the bacteria is simply to wash your hands.


Crisi priva governo della pienezza dei poteri


Charles Albert Comiskey II, 81, a White Sox Boss, Is Dead

Charles Albert Comiskey II, grandson of the Chicago White Sox founder, was a former front-office executive and co-owner during the Go Go Sox years in the 1950s.


InfoWorld - Forty students from around the world got to pitch their software projects to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Tuesday as part of a worldwide software development challenge.


Plus: Geek squad comes to the rescue. [News.com Extra]


More than 10 blinking electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what turned out to be a publicity campaign for a late-night cable cartoon. Most if not all of the devices depict a character giving the finger.


Iran Confirms Decision to Suspend Uranium Enrichment Activities

An Iranian official has confirmed his country will briefly suspend uranium enrichment and related activities during negotiations with European countries over Iran's nuclear program.


Briefly: Alvarion expands wireless broadband in China

roundup Plus: .Mac customers suffer e-mail glitches...IBM launches business research group...Verbatim to make discs with HP labeling feature.


Per effetto dell'alta pressione, disagi nella circolazione


Israel killed six Palestinians in two air strikes in Gaza on Saturday, including three senior Islamic Jihad militants and a rocket manufacturer for an armed wing of Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group.


Gol decisivo di Paolo Maldini, buona prova dei rossoneri


At Least 28 Die as Egypt Resort Bombs Hit Israelis

TABA, Egypt  - Bombs killed at least 28 people in  Egyptian Red Sea resorts packed with Israeli tourists, buried  dozens more and sent thousands fleeing home over the border.  Israel said it suspected al Qaeda involvement.


Fletcher says September trip to Europe is paying off

An economic development trip to Europe in September is beginning to pay dividends, Gov.


Despite Violence, Iraq Poll Can Be Credible - U.N.

Conditions for Iraq's election are far  from ideal and violence is expected on the day, but the vote  will go ahead on Jan. 30 and should be credible, the U.N.'s top  election official in Iraq said on Saturday.


United Airlines Seeks $500 Mln More in Cost Cuts

United Airlines on Friday said it will need about $500 million in annual cost cuts above the $655 million now in the works and also received court approval for more time


Tom O'Brien became a regular representing Boston College in recent years at the Atlantic Coast Conference's three-day media extravaganza.


Popular social networks struggle to generate revenue

Major advertisers are hesitant to use popular social networks to publicize their products, fearing to be associated with some potentially questionable user-generated content.


Second Explosion Rocks Texas Gas Facility

MOSS BLUFF, Texas - A second explosion in less than 24 hours rocked a burning underground gas storage facility early Friday, prompting authorities to expand an evacuation zone around the site.    The fire at Duke Energy's Moss Bluff natural gas facility intensified overnight, an official said...


Russia center to study Western democracy

The Kremlin is tired of Western criticisms Â that Russia is becoming more authoritarian, human rights are violated, journalists are at risk and elections are rigged.


HOLLYWOOD superstar Julia Roberts, pregnant with twins, has been hospitalized with early contractions, People magazine reported. Roberts, 36, was admitted Saturday and placed on a fetal monitor, according to People.


Paris bomb at Indonesia Embassy wounds 10

PARIS A bomb rocked a quiet, elegant neighborhood of apartment buildings in the west of the city, slightly wounding at least 10 people, including 4 workers at the Indonesian Embassy, where a rigged package exploded below its crimson and white national flag


A woman who swindled up to Â£100,000 from men she met through lonely-hearts adverts avoids jail.


Teams of US experts in law and management are trying to develop governance by the rule of law in northern Iraq.


PepsiCo Inc.'s net income increased 35 percent in the third quarter as the company benefited from higher international sales and a tax benefit, the Purchase-based beverage and snack food company reported yesterday.


Authorities formally charged two French journalists Wednesday with threatening state security for attempting to report on rebel groups in Niger's volatile north, a crime punishable by death in the West African country.


So who's pitching the most important game of the year for the Yankees tonight? Manager Joe Torre wasn't saying last night.


Salesforce.com profits plunge, commits to investment surge

Builds own sales army Marc Benioff delivered a spirited defense of Salesforce.com's growth and spending plans today, after announcing income plunged on surging sales.â¦


Two German nuns took the law into their own hands and recovered a picture of the Virgin Mary stolen from their Franciscan hospital, police said Tuesday.


Ligaya Turmelle shine up and shows off a streams gem that she rediscovered - a simple method of sending a POST request and getting it's response:   Was reminded today of a gem from the streams extension - sending a POST message and getting its results. We could do it using cURL or sockets - but why work that hard. Being lazy does have its advantages after all.   The example she includes is one from the manual, showing how to take the array of data and push it out to the remote site with a few simple calls (including stream_context_create).


Epidural during labor may hinder breastfeeding

Some women who get epidural  anesthesia during childbirth may have difficulty with  breastfeeding in the short- and long-term, a new study  suggests.


A member of the Senate said that a diabetes expert tipped GlaxoSmithKline to the publication of safety questions about Avandia.


N.Korea shows no compromise at nuclear talks: envoys

Negotiators saw no compromise in bruising six-party nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea on Tuesday and urged Pyongyang to come to the table with a realistic offer -- and a festive spirit.


Study: Air pollution may trigger heart attacks

Few commuters will be surprised to hear that driving in traffic is bad for their health. A new study illustrates exactly how dangerous the roads can be.


Tech Giant Ericsson Posts Solid 3Q Profit

LM Ericsson, the world's largest supplier of equipment for wireless phone networks, posted a third-quarter profit on Friday that was in line with analysts' expectations but said it expects only slight growth in mobile networks in the coming months.


Surging oil pressures Bourses, but building materials sector remains a bright spot after Cemex buy. LONDON  - European stock indexes hit a two-week low Monday as record high oil prices heightened


More and more businesses are  sticking mandatory arbitration clauses into their contracts,  forcing consumers to give up their right to sue if they want to  conduct business, and consumer groups have made the elimination  of these clauses a top priority.


Fewer catastrophe claims and a rise in premiums helps insurance market Lloyd's of London unveil a rise in profits.


Keep those sugarless treats out of Fido's reach. Veterinarians warned on Friday that a commonly used sweetener might cause liver failure in dogs, and perhaps even kill them.


NPD: Forget the iPhone, Mac shipments are up

Blog: Apple's market share in the PC industry jumped a couple of points in May, although the numbers exclude Dell's total shipments.


Dolphins' Ground Game Showing Improvement

Despite a revolving door at running back that started with the retirement of Ricky Williams, the Miami Dolphins' ground game is making gains.


Two babies left in Japan hospital "baby hatch"

Two babies have been left in a controversial "baby hatch" for unwanted newborns at a Japanese hospital over the past week, bringing to three the number of children left there since it opened in May, media said on Sunday.


CHICAGO (Ticker) - Glendon Rusch, who proved to be a valuable member of the Chicago Cubs' pitching staff last season, on Saturday agreed to terms on a two-year contract with the club.


Primaries held in Alaska, Wyo. and Okla.

Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski struggled against two GOP challengers Tuesday for the nomination for a second term, pinning his re-election hopes on a plan to build a $25 billion natural gas pipeline to Canada.


Boston officials, livid about a publicity campaign that had disrupted the city by stirring fears of terrorism, vowed to prosecute those responsible and seek restitution.


L.A. hospital outlines response to death

Workers at an inner-city hospital where a woman died last month on the floor of an emergency room have received training on their responsibilities, officials said.


Roma, 18:52 - CALCIO, ROMA: UFFICIALIZZATI INGAGGI PIT E ZARINEH

La Roma ha ufficializzato gli ingaggi di Adrian Florin Pit (contratto annuale) e Keivan Zarineh (qua...


Hosts France get their stuttering World Cup campaign back on track with a 13-try romp against Namibia.


Trademark plaintiff drops suit vs Google over ads

The plaintiff in a long-running  trademark infringement lawsuit against Google Inc   agreed on Friday to drop its case targeting the Web search  advertising leader's core business, according to court filings.


Microsoft Word's five most useful hidden features

Keep paragraphs together, print on both sides, change the date automatically, fit more text on a page, and insert an object on its own page.


"Lost," "Grey's Anatomy" among Producers Guild TV nominees

ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"  and "Lost" were among the five drama nominees, while NBC's "My  Name Is Earl" and "The Office" numbered among the five comedy  contenders as the Producers Guild of America announced the TV  shortlist for its annual awards Monday.


Study Says Drug's Dangers Were Apparent Years Ago

Merck and federal officials should have withdrawn the painkiller Vioxx from the market as early as 2000 because studies of the drug had clearly shown that it doubled the risk of heart attacks


ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Miss Alabama Deidre Downs, an aspiring doctor who put off medical school to compete for the Miss America crown, won it Saturday night...


Canada investigates fake toothpaste, warns public

Canadian officials are investigating what appears to be a batch of counterfeit toothpaste that was found in Toronto, Health Minister Tony Clement said on Wednesday.


"Atonement" leads Golden Globe nominations

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The World War Two saga "Atonement" earned seven Golden Globe nominations on Thursday, including a bid for best film drama, to lead the pack of movies vying for a key Hollywood honor in the widely watched awards season.


Saddam, co-defendants ejected from genocide trial

Saddam Hussein was ejected from his   genocide trial for the third day running on Tuesday, and this   time his six co-defendants were all sent out after him, as   chaos reigned after last week's sacking of the chief judge.


Russian exile says London police foiled death plot

Exiled Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky said on Wednesday British police warned him last month of a plot to kill him and he fled the country, escaping a threat he said bore the hallmarks of Russia's security service.


Rio De Janeiro, 15:39 - CALCIO, AGENTE RONALDO: VUOLE TORNARE, MILAN PRONTO A RINNOVO

"Ronaldo è un guerriero che non ha mai dichiarato guerra a nessuno, ma che ha combattuto e vi...


PEACE DEAL: Sudan officially ends its two-decade southern civil war on Sunday with a peace signing attended by Secretary of State Colin Powell.


Odds: Smart Money Says Tony Soprano Lives

Odds-makers for two Caribbean-based betting Web sites say the smart money is on Tony Soprano surviving the series finale of The Sopranos on HBO Sunday.


World Briefing | Asia: India: Risk Rising From Rain and Floods

The frequency and intensity of rainstorms during IndiaÂs monsoon season has risen significantly since 1950, in concert with global warming.


Roma, 22:20 - CALCIO, FIGC: PANCALLI FERMA I CAMPIONATI

Ora è ufficiale. Il commissario straordinario della Figc, Luca Pancalli, dopo la morte di un ...


Sarkozy in the hotseat with EU partners on budget, deficit policies

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be in the hotseat next week in Brussels where his plans to slow French momentum toward a balanced budget have unsettled some European partners.


Guantanamo inmates appeal detention to top court

Some of the Guantanamo prisoners have been unlawfully detained for more than five years and deserve at least a hearing on their challenge to their confinement, their attorneys said on Monday in an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.


Earlier this year, Intel delayed its chip for large screen televisions. Now the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company is killing it. Intel has stopped work on its liquid crystal on silicon semiconductor, stating


James Brown "Feels Good" After Prostate Cancer Surgery

"I Feel Good," that's what singer James Brown told reporters today while walking out of the hospital where he successfully underwent surgery to treat his recently diagnosed prostate cancer.


Cleveland Browns coach Butch Davis watches from the sidelines with quarterback Kelly Holcomb (10) in the second half against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, in Cincinnati.


Cybercrooks lurk in shadows of big-name websites

Phishermen redirect via Google Maps, AOL et al A small team of security researchers has documented how many high-profile websites are unwittingly helping phishing fraudsters.â¦


Construction boom in Panama is built on drug money

The shiny skyscrapers that soar above Panama City's coast and loom over the small Central American capital give it a skyline more suited to an Asian powerhouse like Hong Kong or Singapore.


Netflix offers $1 mln prize for better movie picks

Online DVD rental company Netflix  Inc on Sunday announced that it would pay $1 million to the  first person to develop software to improve the accuracy of  Netflix's movie recommendation system by 10 percent.


Old duds and new earbuds will have starring roles in next week's Wall Street epic.


Death toll expected to rise after bomb attack outside high court in Pakistani city of Lahore


It's the time of year, Joe Torre said, when it doesn't matter whether you're seven games ahead or seven games behind.


Communications Technology That Can Weather Any Storm

By Zhong, Qian  The Impact of Optical Add/Drop Multiplexing Technology on the Offshore Community The 2005 hurricane season unleashed five unforgiving storms on the southern United States and gulf coast.


Human rights group have criticised hearings

Four suspected al Qaeda fighters held at Guantanamo Bay will be formally charged with war crimes this week. The men, captured during the war in Afghanistan, will be arraigned before a panel of US military officials on Tuesday at the base in Cuba.


The huge US trade deficit narrowed in July as imports fell for the first time in 10 months. At $50.1bn, the gap remained the second largest on record.


AOL Members Report Significantly Less Spam in 2004

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


Hundreds killed, wounded in south Sudan clashes

Hundreds of people may have been killed in the heaviest fighting between northern Sudanese forces and their former southern rebel foes since they signed a peace deal last year, a top southern officer said on Thursday.


Surplus Eurofighters could be dropped on high-living Saudis Analysis The long-smouldering debate around allegations of corrupt British arms deals with Saudi Arabia reignited yesterday, as both the Guardian and the Beeb published the results of new investigations.â¦


The Swiss pharmaceuticals company said that it would pay $3.1 billion for Ventana Medical Systems.


Federal Reserve policymakers today raised interest rates by another notch for the fifth consecutive time this year amid signs of a strengthening economy.


Guy Hands' Xmas gift compares market now to 1929

British financier Guy Hands, known for  his outspoken views, has sent bankers, investors and  journalists a letter of best wishes for 2008 with a Christmas  gift of a book -- "The Great Crash 1929" by John Kenneth  Galbraith.


Forces cannot continue their commitments for much longer without changes, chief of defence staff tells MPs.


NASA/Ames Meets Bush Budget Plan With Skepticism: AGENCY WOULD SCRAP SOME PROJECTS

By Julie Sevrens Lyons, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 6--After years of job cuts and budget woes at NASA/Ames Research Center in Mountain View, center officials weren't exactly doing a jig Monday after President Bush released his proposed 2008 budget for the space agency.


Spain begin their third final in five seasons at the Olympic stadium hoping to secure their second title since their first in Barcelona against Australia in 2000.


A So-So Debut For Microsoft's Blog Service

Microsoft Corp. made a belated entrance into the "blogosphere" Thursday, unveiling a free Web-log publishing service one day after Merriam-Webster Inc.


just in Intel's board of directors has voted that Paul Otellini will be its next chief executive officer, eventually replacing Craig Barrett, who announced his intention to step down from the top spot earlier this year.


Models replace ball boys at Madrid Masters

Fashion models replaced traditional ball boys in the biggest surprise Monday at the Madrid Masters, where expected winners included Albert Costa, Alex Corretja and Luis Horna.


After THAT debut, anything less was going to be an anti-climax for Wayne Rooney, but the sense of expectation ahead of his Premiership bow for Manchester United showed that the Old Trafford faithful were expecting rather more than a 1-1 draw with


Berlin Bomb Victims Receive Libyan Compensation

Lawyers representing victims of a 1986 Berlin nightclub bombing said Thursday the first part of $35 million compensation had arrived from Libya after a three-week delay.


Fiat: mancato accordo con GM Avviata una mediazione

Â«Nell'incontro tra Fiat e GM di ieri non Ã¨ stato raggiunto un accordo sui temi finanziari e industriali rilevanti relativi all'alleanzaÂ». Ã quanto precisa in una nota la Fiat. Â«In proposito - aggiunge


Simon not upset at missing rest of season

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Injury is nothing new to Tennessee linebacker Kevin Simon, yet he hardly seems depressed or upset that another season has been cut short.


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian gunmen abducted a CNN producer in Gaza City on Monday, the network said.    The network said Riyadh Ali was taken away at gunpoint from a CNN van...


HCA Inc. HCA.N, the largest U.S.  hospital operator, said on Wednesday it expects its  third-quarter earnings to be hurt by the hurricanes that hit  the U.S. Southeast earlier this year.


Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Alan Mulally said on Tuesday that the U.S. economy is "clearly a concern" and the automaker will cut production as needed if market demand for vehicles weakened.


Manufacturing a challenge for OLED TVs, Sony confirms

Large OLED screens look great, but making them is not a million laughs. Producing them in large quantities remains a work in progress, executives say.


Chopra Wins Mercedes in a Four-Hole Playoff

Daniel Chopra, dressed in white from head to toe, won the Mercedes-Benz Championship on the fourth hole of a playoff with Steve Stricker.


Plantronics talks-up military grade headset

Always know what you've been told Plantronics has declared war on the Bluetooth headset market. Itâs launched a military grade unit that it claims stands up to the rigours of the communications adventurer.â¦


Greg Rusedski beats Jonas Bjorkman in four sets at the Australian Open.


Tech's top deal makers delivered some whopping big deals in the private and public markets last year. Can it continue?


Twelve years after  working together in "The Quick and the Dead," Russell Crowe is  in negotiations to reteam with Leonardo DiCaprio in "Body of  Lies," a spy thriller that Ridley Scott is directing.


Cape Town hit by violent protest over amenities

South African police on Monday fired rubber bullets at demonstrators burning tires and stoning cars on a highway into Cape Town in protest against government failures to provide basic amenities.


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


JERUSALEM - Two Palestinian women planning to carry out homicide bombings were arrested in the last two days, and Israeli forces are conducting a massive search for a third, officials said yesterday.


U.S. warns of possible Qaeda financial cyber attack

The U.S. government warned on Thursday of a possible al Qaeda call to attack U.S. financial online services but said there was no evidence to suggest the effort could cause harm.


Il governo ci sara' comunque, non ci sono turbative


The US administration blocks the release of a man wanted by Venezuela and Cuba for a plane bombing 30 years ago.


Guam Braces for Peaceful Military Incursion

HAGATNA, Guam -- People on this faraway island -- a U.S. territory 7,824 miles west of Los Angeles -- delight in calling Guam the "tip of the spear" for its role defending U.S. interests in the Far East.


Madrid, 12:34 - CALCIO, IL REAL: CAPELLO PUO' ESSERE LICENZIATO

Ramon Calderon, presidente del Real Madrid, si appresta a licenziare Fabio Capello. Pare scontato l'...


Car Bombs Detonated Near Saudi Security Buildings

Suicide bombers tried to storm Saudi  Arabia's Interior Ministry and a security unit in the capital  Riyadh on Wednesday in what appeared to be the latest brazen  strike by al Qaeda in the world's top oil exporter.


Russia Says Explosives Caused Last Week's Twin Plane Crashes

Russia's security service said two passenger planes which crashed last week with the loss of 89 lives were destroyed by explosives, as Transport Minister Igor Levitin said there's no evidence the planes were hijacked.


Zagabria, 23:23 - CALCIO: EURO 2008; CROAZIA-ESTONIA 2-0

La  Croazia ha battuto l'Estonia 2-0 (2-0) in una gara di qualificazione a Euro 2008 (gruppo E). I g...


L'accordo mette al sicuro l'operatore dal fallimento


New Mexico offensive coordinator Bob Toledo is taking over at Tulane, The Associated Press has learned.


ABC News No Charges Imminent After Basketball Brawl

Auburn Hills Police Chief Doreen Olko, rights, addresses a news conference as Oakland County prosecutor David Gorcyca listens in Auburn Hills, Mich.


An Irrepressible, Irresistible Rebel on a Roll

Despite occasional detours into sentimentality, this Irish film is better than the usual three-stage journey of courage, heartbreak and redemption.


Electrolux AB, the world's biggest maker of household appliances, said Tuesday it would spin off its outdoor products unit as it reported a drop in fourth-quarter profit.


Israeli Man Linked to McGreevey Goes Home

The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey's resignation spoke in public for the first time Tuesday, saying he has had a "very difficult time" and would stay with his family in Israel for a while.


California grocery unions set strike deadline

The unions representing 65,000 Southern California grocery workers threatened to strike if a new contract with three major supermarket chains is not completed by June 21.


Christopher Walken sang a song from "Hairspray" and spoofed a "Saturday Night Live" skit Friday night to earn Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award.


Hacked GOP Site Infects Visitors with Malware

A Republican Party Web site has been hacked, and for some time it spread a variation of the long-running Storm Trojan horse to vulnerable visitors.


Following Chad Penningtonâs poor performance Sunday, Jets Coach Eric Mangini made Kellen Clemens his starting quarterback for at least next Sundayâs game against the Washington Redskins.


The greatest tandem in recent pro basketball history will again share a court tomorrow afternoon in Los Angeles, not for a cheery reunion but a grudge match.


HIV Study Raises Caution on Circumcision

Men infected with HIV who get circumcised hoping they will be less likely to transmit the AIDS virus may have a greater-than-normal risk of infecting their partners if they resume sexual activity too soon after the operation.


Merseyside police urge the community of Croxteth to be brave and help catch the killer of Rhys Jones.


Oil prices charged back up to $55 a  barrel on Wednesday as a fresh fall in U.S. heating oil stocks  stoked worries over winter supplies.


French MP says contact lost with Iraqi group holding two reporters

A French parliamentary deputy heading an unofficial and widely criticized operation to free two French journalists held by Islamic militants in Iraq said that contact had been lost with the kidnappers.


Deprived of shut-eye, animals die faster than if they're starved. But why do all critters need 40 winks? Share your wisdom on the Wired Wiki.


Se attuato con responsabilita' dara' solidita' alla ripresa


Marta Fernandez and Mwadi Mabika each score 19 points and the Sparks rout the Sun, 88-68, ruining Connecticut's home opener on Saturday.


Palestinian officials rush to bedside of ailing Arafat

The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, was in a serious condition last night after a sharp deterioration in his health, Palestinian officials said.


Nikkei a -2,85%, euro a 1,3216 dollari e 156,59 yen


Moodle Offers Model for High-Tech Classroom Learning, Discussions

By Nicole Kauffman, Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.  Dec. 18--Mark Helmsing doesn't stand in front of his Core 40 English  class lecturing and passing out homework assignments.


Moving on-Ward Oakland boxer fights through adverse conditions to ...

Every fighter Ward faces is Dudley Do-Right, and in every bout Ward is Snidley Whiplash. American athletes are not riding a tidal wave of love at these Olympics, and the boxing fans are particularly expressive in their anti-US sentiment.


O2 agreed UK revenue sharing deal for iPhone

Spanish-owned mobile phone operator O2   secured a deal to sell the iPhone in Britain after  agreeing to give Apple 40 percent of the revenues it will make  from customers using the device, the Guardian said.


Rejected by ABC, political satire sparks interest

It's been a busy  afterlife for "Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz's  ABC comedy pilot "The Thick of It."


Iraqi Battalion Commander Barely Escapes Assassination

In a careening, high-speed shootout, insurgents tried to assassinate the commander of the Iraqi National Guard here on Tuesday, a day after he identified a man in


Movie version of the stage production deserves to be seen on a big screen - don't wait for the DVD. And Emmy Rossum is perfectly cast as Christine.


Bundle not too spartan Amid the increasing interest in the Xbox 360 Elite UK launch tomorrow, pricing details and technical specifications for the Halo 3 special edition console - first seen back in July - have finally been released.â¦


WEIMAR, Germany As many as 30,000 priceless books may have been destroyed by a fire that swept through an historic library in this eastern German city, authorities said Friday.


Spending on mobile search and display advertising will skyrocket in the coming years in the U.S., finally making cell phones a viable vehicle for this type of online marketing, according to research firm The Kelsey Group Inc.


Brazil Pushes Christ Statue as World Wonder

As the international voting to name the new seven wonders of the world draws to a close, Brazilians are doing their part to see Rio's famous Christ statue on the list.


A Sri Lankan government minister died Tuesday after being wounded by a roadside bomb outside the capital


Japan set to end Afghan mission despite global appeals

Japan's two largest parties failed to agree Tuesday on continuing a naval mission in the Indian Ocean, dealing a setback to the government which has pledged to support the US-led "war on terror".


âStress likely to affect foetus developmentâ

Mumbai, December 20: By listening intently to movements and heartbeats, American researchers have found that the foetuses of mothers who are stressed or depressed, respond differently from those of emotionally healthy women.


Kawaguchi out as foreign minister as Koizumi reshuffles cabinet

TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi appointed Nobutaka Machimura to succeed Yoriko Kawaguchi as foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle Monday, while retaining Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda and Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki.


New Romanian Logan tests global market for no-frills car

Dacia's compact Logan model hits Romanian streets before heading to countries on four continents in a global test of eastern European and developing nations' industrial competitivity.


After winning his third Half Marathon title of the year beating last edition's silver medallist Fabiano Joseph, Kenyan Paul Kirui said he was not all afraid of competing against the Tanzanian.


Cassini takes passing shot of Saturn's moon

Monash scientist Andrew Prentice ponders the probe that will land on the Saturnian moon Titan in January. Photo: Angela Wylie. NASA's mission to Saturn, Cassini, will pass a crucial milestone


A 16-year-old girl has lost her case against her school after she was banned from wearing a "purity ring" in class.


In cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Apple has voluntarily recalled some of its laptop batteries. The batteries in question are found in 15-inch PowerBook G4 (Aluminum) laptops. The recall is a result of four reports that the ...


Colorado Unable to Host Europe's Cancelled Ski Races

Guenther Hujara, director of the men's World Cup, says there isn't enough sponsorship money for Colorado resorts to hold some of the ski races that have been scrapped by warm weather and a lack of snow in Europe.


Piacenza, 11:14 - CALCIO, PIACENZA: BRACCIO DI FERRO COMUNE-SOCIETA' SU LAVORI

Braccio di ferro tra Comune di Piacenza e società di calcio sui lavori di adeguamento dello s...


CORRECTED: Microsoft's Ballmer Warns Asia of Linux Lawsuits

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive  Officer Steve Ballmer on Thursday warned Asian governments that  they could face intellectual rights-infringement lawsuits for  using rival open-source operating platforms such as Linux.


Oil prices surge to new highs in Asia and London amid concerns over winter fuel shortages.


Music Review: A Woozy Thrill Ride on a Volcanoâs Edge

The songwriter David Yazbek is a daredevil juggler catching spiked pins in the traveling carnival of his imagination.


Alitalia: compagnie europee protestano contro piano aziendale

BRUXELLES - Otto compagnie aeree europee hanno inviato una lettera al commissario Ue ai Trasporti Loyola De Palacio, in cui viene contestato il piano di ristrutturazione aziendale di Alitalia. Nel documento


Illinois Racetrack Settles Housing Lawsuit

The Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights, Ill., has settled a lawsuit by agreeing to construct additional housing for its employees.  An attorney for HOPE Fair Housing Center Inc., which filed the suit alongside the U.S.


'Drowsy Chaperone' Returns Home, to Toronto, for Tour Launch

Playbill - The Drowsy Chaperone, the Tony Award-honored musical comedy, returns to the city where it was first performed - Toronto - for the Sept. 19 launch of its North American tour.


The mile run in the US Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center was not up to Alan Webb's speed yesterday.


3D television could be in homes within three years, according a research consortium.


Doctors from overseas wanting to work in the UK can expect long periods of unemployment, warn experts.


South Africa's Anton Haig won a three-way playoff with compatriot Richard Sterne and England's Oliver Wilson to win his first European Tour title at the Johnnie Walker Classic on Sunday.


Centinaia di uomini, donne e bambini hanno marciato questa mattina nel centro di Baghdad, chiedendo la liberazione di Simona Parri, Simona Torretta e degli altri due operatori umanitari iracheni in mano ai sequestratori, la cui identitÃ  appare incerta.


Put a smile into London fashion, says Emma Thompson

London Fashion Week has always been a showcase for the weird and wacky, but Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson suggested on Tuesday it should also learn to have a laugh.


Feb. 15 Grand Opening Set for Bass Pro Shops

By Susan Erler, The Times, Munster, Ind.  Dec. 20--PORTAGE -- A mountainous region of upstate New York was Steve  Winters' playground growing up.


African Union Urges Action on Ivory Coast, Congo

The African Union called on the  international community to take tougher action in Ivory Coast  and Congo, two of the continent's biggest crises that risk  destabilizing their wider regions.


Lo annuncia sedicente Esercito dell'Islam su internet


An Al-Qaida-linked insurgent group posted a Web video Friday showing what it said was the downing of a U.S. military helicopter earlier this week. Seven Americans were killed in the crash.


Vatican returns Russian icon to mend Orthodox Church ties

MOSCOW -- A Russian icon that hung for years in the private chapel of Pope John Paul II returned home to the Russian Orthodox Church yesterday, a gesture that the ailing pontiff hopes will improve relations between the two churches.


Reluctance to Press Israel Limits U.S. Peace Clout

Condoleezza Rice plunges into Middle  East peacemaking on her first foreign trip as secretary of  state this week but the Bush administration's reluctance to  pressure Israel is likely to limit U.S. clout.


Il senatore di Forza italia racconta di aver avutodal figlio di un partigiano gli appunti dal '35 al '39                                            L'annuncio di Dell'Utri "Ecco i diari di Mussolini"


House of Representatives Republican leaders faced growing pressure over a congressional sex scandal on Tuesday, with Speaker Dennis Hastert rejecting calls to step down amid Republican fears about the potential fallout in November's fight for control of Congress.


BAGHDAD, Iraq-- US and Iraqi forces clashed with insurgents in northern Iraq on Saturday after launching an operation to destroy an alleged militant cell in the town of Tal Afar, the US military said.


Glazer Bid for Manchester United in Question

Shares of Manchester United fell Monday as investors questioned the likelihood of a $1.5 billion bid from Malcolm Glazer after the US tycoon's bankers resigned.


An official visit to Albania on October 18 by President Costis Stephanopoulos will take place in the wake of violent clashes between Greeks and Albanians following a soccer match between the two national teams.


U.S. government office not yet upgrading to Windows Vista, Office 2007, or IE 7.


Horses and hunger, an American woman's life in Iran

GHARA TEPE SHEIKH, Iran  - American Louise Firouz made Iran her home half a century ago. Now 75, she runs a stud farm in the remote northeast and has watched the turbulent transformation of her adopted country from U.S.-ally to arch foe.


SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 in Manufacturing

(Source: Novell) To innovate and get your products to market faster than ever before, you need to reduce operational costs and automate management while increasing security and ensuring agility. This means making smart choices in base infrastructure technology. Following is a closer look at specific areas where Linux can provide you an advantage.


Jeromy Burnitz's RBI single with one out in the ninth inning sparked a three-run rally, and the Colorado Rockies beat host Los Angeles, 4-1, last night to slow the


Ethiopia charges 55 government opponents with rebellion

Ethiopia has charged 55 opposition members with trying to launch a rebellion, a government prosecutor told AFP on Wednesday.


Ue, accordo su risoluzione su moratoria per autunno a Onu


Six Democratic presidential candidates took aim at President Bush as they made their case Sunday to thousands of activists scattered across an Iowa field.


Tanzania to fight malaria with DDT    DAR ES SALAAM, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania has opted for indoor residual spraying of a restricted chemical to beef up its strife against the killer disease of malaria in the country.


Banishing the demons of stupidity from a system that has been owned

Occasionally a computer will become so significantly compromised with viruses, trojans, backdoors, hacked, spyware or malware that it becomes irrecoverable with normal means. Occasionally said computer will belong to a client, family member, friend or otherwise very important person who needs said computer back with data. In most business envrionments user data should be on the server and the following process is not typically appropriate. This process is Windows specific, and will help you deal with Windows less than graceful failures when taken over by viruses, trojans, spyware or has been hacked.    If you do not have data to recover, or an substantial operational need to keep that exact install, then just wipe the drive and reinstall the Operating System. There are times however when you really need to recover a system and format c:\\ is not an option. This process is not intended to be all inclusive, but to give you a starting point so that you can start doing other needed system repairs and or recover files safely. Fundamentally a recovered system that has been owned can be recovered, but never again should be considered known or trusted. It is always better to wipe and reinstall, but it is not always an option.


Dendreon's scary future should make it an "underperform" in CAPS.


Commons leader Harriet Harman says she wants the law to be changed to make it illegal to pay for sex.


Dr. Kenneth Berry, whose homes were searched by federal agents probing the unsolved 2001 anthrax attacks, may have drawn the attention of investigators because of his penchant for inventing or exaggerating his credentials, a newspaper reported Sunday.


A letter bomb exploded Monday at a London company that controls the city's traffic congestion fee, fire officials said. One worker suffered minor injuries to her hand


Piazza Usa rimbalza dopo lo scivolone di ieri


UN accelerates pace to choose successor to Annan

The U.N. Security Council is   moving quickly to select a successor to Secretary-General Kofi   Annan in October, a procedure that favors front-runner South   Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon.


Middle East envoy Tony Blair says a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians by 2009 is possible.


Calpine Corp. (CPN.N) has been struggling badly ever since the Enron Corp. collapse in 2001 exposed the weaknesses of its power generation and trading business, but a recent study of its accounts suggests worse may still be to come.


Cisco, Microsoft to announce NAC progress

(InfoWorld) - Cisco Systems and Microsoft will announce progress on a 2-year-old effort to link their separate technologies for network client health screening, commonly known as "network access control," according to sources familiar with the companies' plans.Â  The companies will use The Security Standard conference in Boston to unveil application program interfaces (APIs) in Microsoft's upcoming Vista operating system that will allow Cisco NAC-compliant switches and routers to evaluate the security posture of Vista systems. Network access control technology allows companies to perform health checks on endpoint devices such as PCs and mobile devices before they are granted access to company networks. For example, worker PCs might be checked to make sure they are not infected with a virus, have up-to-date antivirus definitions, and a desktop firewall enabled before being allowed onto a corporate LAN. Cisco first unveiled products that support its NAC architecture in June 2004. Since then it has slowly expanded NAC support from routers to switches and introduced a NAC appliance, formerly known as "Clean Access." Microsoft's Network Admission Protection (NAP) client health screening architecture has always been linked to its upcoming desktop and server operating system releases Vista and Longhorn, both due in 2007. In the face of strong customer pressure to simplify the competing architectures, the two companies said in October, 2004 that they would integrate NAC and NAP. However, the companies have been sparing with details of the collaboration during the two-year project, prompting speculation that the promised integration was more PR than reality. On Wednesday, the companies plan to show that they have made progress, putting features into Vista that allow companies with Cisco's Secure Access Control Server (ACS), Vista desktop systems, and a Longhorn network policy server to provide security status information from the Vista Security Center directly to Cisco switches, which can then evaluate the status against network policies. Systems that violate one or more security policies can be shunted off to quarantine for remediation, according to John Pescatore, an analyst at Gartner who has seen a demonstration of the system. The system will also allow companies to push out security updates, such as antivirus signatures, and actively monitor compliance, so users who turn off antivirus or firewall software after being granted access might have those programs automatically reactivated, Pescatore said. Cisco NAC and Microsoft NAP integration will make it easier for companies to deploy NAC technology, because they will not need to deploy any additional software client from Cisco, as is currently required, he said. "If you're a pure Cisco network and windows environment, and you're planning to go to Vista soon, you don't have to spend a lot of money," he said. However, the benefits of integrated NAC and NAP are at least a year away, as companies will have to wait for the delivery of Longhorn server and widespread adoption of Vista on enterprise desktops, according to Pescatore. "I think it's a 1990s announcement," said Jon Oltsik, an analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. "They're treating the symptom but not the disease. Users want open solutions that support Linux clients and wireless and any kind of switch or router," he said. The integration between Microsoft and Cisco, while good for those companies, will hinder open standards efforts like the Trusted Computing Group's Trusted Network Connect (TNC) standard, Oltsik said. "I wish I had the money [Cisco and Microsoft] spent on this to get nothing," he said. "This is a big step back for client security."


Missing Halliburton Radioactive Package Found

A shipment of radioactive material  ordered by Halliburton Co. that went missing in New Jersey was  found in Boston on Wednesday, the company said in a filing to  federal regulators this week.


The battle to set the standard for next-generation digital recording media took another twist on Thursday with the announcement that Walt Disney would launch titles on the Blu-ray Disc format promoted by Sony and Matsushita.


Troubled engineering and construction group Jarvis says it faces a bleak future unless it completes a financial restructuring soon.


Streisand basks in "Happy Days" after Dems victory

Barbra Streisand ended her latest farewell tour on Monday at a celebrity-studded Los Angeles love-in that included incoming Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi among the thousands of rapt fans.


Former F1 driver Jacques Villeneuve to test drive for Renault

Former Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve will test for Renault at Silverstone this week. Renault said in a statement that the Iberville, Que.


Until recently, it was difficult to find news archives on the web more than 30 days old. That's changed in a big way with the advent of Google's News Archive search.


WINDSOR, Conn. -- Direct mail marketer Advo Inc. on Monday announced the appointment of a media advertising analyst as chief executive.


Russia Could Finish Kyoto Approval by Year-End

Russia could ratify the Kyoto Protocol by the end of the year and kick-start global attempts to control climate change, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov said on Thursday.


Conoco and EnCana Plan Oil Sands Venture

ConocoPhillips said it would combine ownership of its refineries in Texas with Canadian oil sands properties controlled by EnCana.


CSET Holds Free Electronics Recycling Event

Electronic Recyclers:  WHAT: Community Service and Employment Training, Inc. (CSET) will hold an electronics recycling fundraiser at the Lindsay Fire Station on Saturday, March 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.


F.D.A. Panel Urges Ban on Medicine for Child Colds

A ban could transform the way parents cope with the most common illness in young children, but drug makers said they would fight the recommendations.


McLaren will decide on Friday whether to appeal against a Â£49.2m fine and the deduction of all their constructors' championship points.


Lebanese police question several men after the blast which killed a general expected to become army chief.


ATHENS, Greece - Kristin Davis gets no downtime once she returns home from her whirlwind of event-hopping at the Olympic Games. The "Sex and the City" star is developing her own series for HBO, the same cable channel that made her character, prim Charlotte York, a household name, along with Carrie, Miranda and Samantha...


The United States could face possible European carbon taxes on its exports if it does not sign global climate accords, French President Jacques Chirac was quoted as saying in an interview published Thursday.


BREMEN had centre-back Valerien Ismael sent off and Christian Vieri missed a penalty in this Champions League game today. Adriano broke the deadlock in the 34th minute.


The more money that companies spend on securing their IT operations from external attack, the more it seems they become aware that the potential threat posed by their own employees remains their most significant risk.


Qaeda's Zawahri threatens more attacks in UK: tape

Al Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, on Tuesday threatened more attacks on Britain, two weeks after failed bombings in London and Glasgow.


Bolton urges U.N. Council to react to N.Korea threat

U.S. Ambassador John Bolton urged the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to respond to North Korea's threat to conduct a nuclear test, saying it would be a grave threat to international peace and security.


Pacemakers Could Save Lives of Epilepsy Sufferers

Implanting a pacemaker could save the  lives of some patients with epilepsy who suffer dangerously  irregular heart rhythms during seizures, researchers said on  Friday.


Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has played down fears that he could be sidelined for up to three months after fracturing the fifth metatarsal in his left foot.


Mass false limb find to help quake victims

A massive stash of false limbs found in the cellar of a retired British taxi driver's home are to be sent to Pakistan to help victims of the 2005 earthquake, a charity said Friday.


News Corp not in talks with Telecom Italia

Talks, what talks? News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch said he has not been in talks with Telecom Italia.â¦


Sooners' Peterson Gets 10th 100-Yard Game

Oklahoma tailback Adrian Peterson tied the NCAA record for most 100-yard rushing games by a freshman with his 10th on Saturday against Baylor.


Arafat died on Thursday aged 75 in a Paris hospital. His body has now arrived in Egypt, where a military funeral is expected to be held on Friday.


Ljubicic to face Blake in Thailand final

Top seed Ivan Ljubicic ended local hero Paradorn Srichaphan's chance of making his first tournament final on home soil after a 6-3 6-2 win at the Thailand Open on Saturday.


The retailer reports another quarter of double-digit sales growth.


Verizon Sues FCC Over Open-Access Auction

Verizon Wireless Inc. has encountered strong opposition for its request that an appeals court overturn U.S. Federal Communications Commission auction rules on a portion of wireless spectrum.


Rice finished with 145 yards on eight catches, and Jackson had 113 yards on nine grabs...Testaverde broke Steve DeBerg's NFL record with his TD pass to Copper, the 63rd receiver he's hooked up with for a score...Alexander has scored 15 or more touchdowns


Priest Holmes, who hasn't practiced at all in training camp, now will miss at least the first six weeks of the regular season and his career is in doubt.


PayPal users still stranded as site glitch continues

OCTOBER 12, 2004  - A routine monthly code update performed Friday for the PayPal.com online payment Web site has caused havoc for users, many of whom have managed to access the site only intermittently since the changes were made


SAS is storming SCSI, claims array maker

LSI Logic goes SAS-only for SMB arrays Serial-attached SCSI (SAS) is fast taking over from parallel SCSI, claimed LSI Logic as it launched a range of SAS-only storage systems aimed at small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).â¦


Iraqis slowly began returning to the streets of Baghdad when a curfew was lifted on Sunday, four days after the bombing of a revered Shi'ite Muslim mosque to the north sparked fears of reprisal sectarian attacks.


Edizione Holding cede sua intera quota gruppo ristorazione


NASA's 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel Leaves Powerful Legacy

NASA -- When the massive fan blades stop turning for the last time on September 30, 2004, the steel walls of the 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel will continue to reverberate with an incredible history of aeronautical research spanning over six decades.    The stone "NACA" plate over the building's main entrance at NASA's Langley Research Center only hints at the historical significance of the facility...


The evolution of a physique for long-distance running is what made humans look the way we do now -- whether winning a marathon, nursing a strained Achilles' tendon


Notre Dame to Offer Season Tickets for First Time in 30 Years

SOUTH BEND, Ind.  -- For the first time in more than 30 years, Notre Dame will make 5,000 season tickets available to football games starting next season, charging a fee to help pay for more than $40 million in repairs to Notre Dame Stadium.


A Request to Partisans: Don't Shoot the Pollster

There has been no shortage of targets for partisans of all persuasions this election season. But one group has come under fire from all sides: pollsters, who in these


The number of people who have died due a cold snap in Afghanistan rises to 200, government officials say.


Finanziaria. Statali: da oggi al via gli scioperi

La protesta a sostegno della vertenza per il rinnovo contrattuale comincia in tutto con otto ore, ma il pacchetto potrebbe farsi anche piÃ¹ pesante in assenza di novitÃ . Il calendario di Cgil, Cisl e Uil


Judge Delays Ruling on C.I.A. Tape Hearing

The judge will rule later on a request by detaineesâ lawyers for a hearing on the destruction of the tapes.


Manchester City eye end to trophy drought

There is a banner draped over the Stretford End at Old Trafford, which simply reads '32,' a mocking reminder to the success-starved supporters of Manchester City of just how many years have passed since the club last lifted a major trophy.


Ameritrade's net interest revenue helps boost profits in a strong quarter.


A 40-year-old woman accused of cocaine dealing at her home in west Belfast is refused bail in the High Court.


Williams-Sonoma Inc. WSM.N on  Wednesday posted a better-than-expected 55 percent increase in  quarterly profit, sending its stock up 10 percent, as sales  jumped at its Pottery Barn chain.


India's spin king Anil Kumble grabbed seven wickets for 25 runs to skittle world champions Australia for 235 in a dramatic start to the second Test on Thursday.


European tourism, insurance, airline shares plunge in wake of wave

Shares in tourism, insurance and air transport companies were showing heavy losses on European stock markets after massive tidal waves swamped the shores of tourist destinations in South Asia.


Art Review | Art Parade: The Creative Spirit, Strolling Through SoHo With Its Fringe Flying

If youâve got it, flaunt it. And there was a whole lot of flaunting going on in the third annual Art Parade.


Woman Finds Scared Goat in Her Back Yard

WHITEHORSE, Yukon Territory - A woman let her dog out and heard the low growl of a wild mountain goat that decided to take refuge in her back yard on Wednesday. "I certainly wasn't expecting that when I got up this morning," said Jennifer Moorlag.


After Matt Cassel's performance in relief of Tom Brady against the Dolphins, you might think Bill Belichick's sympathy for his backup quarterback would match Cassel's passer rating - 0.0 - but that's not the case.


Misano, 11:43 - MOTO, GP SAN MARINO: STONER VOLA NELLE LIBERE

Casey Stoner è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nelle seconde prove libere MotoGp del Gp di San Marino. I...


Rajni to take on Mammootty's role in Kuchelan

Co-produced by Seven Arts and K Balachander's Kavithalaya, the Tamil version will be directed by Rajni's mentor K B P Vasu, who remade Manichitrathazhu in Tamil as Chandramukhi.


Vargas advances, but Warren takes Americans' first boxing defeat


North Korea ready to stop making plutonium: Seoul

North Korea appears ready to abandon the source of its weapons-grade plutonium but there is a still a long way to go before Pyongyang scraps its entire nuclear arms program, a top South Korean nuclear envoy said on Friday.


US forces pound Fallujah, insurgents target Iraqi police

A suicide attacker detonated an explosives-packed vehicle near a row of police cars blocking off a bridge in central Baghdad, killing at least three people and wounding more than 20, officials said.


Una squadra di grido ha dato il permesso a usare le maglie Polemiche e accuse. "Non Ã¨ uno sport per omosessuali"                                            Canada, Ã¨ scandalo per un film sui gay Giocatore di hockey alleva un bimbo


Bocciata l'inappellabilita' anche per giudizio abbreviato


With Little Hope of Victory, Vinokourov Presses On

Alexander Vinokourov may be out of the competition for the overall Tour de France victory. But that has not stopped the determined Astana team leader from riding his best on a stage-by-stage basis.


Google Beats Expectations, but Investors Still Disappointed

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ In a measure of the extraordinarily high expectations investors have for Google, the Internet giant reported that quarterly profits soared above $1 billion for the first time _ and disappointed investors promptly sold the stock.


TORONTO -- Nortel Networks said yesterday it will slash its workforce by 3,500, or 10 percent, as it struggles to recover from an accounting scandal that toppled three top executives and led to a criminal investigation and lawsuits.


Milano, 19:50 - CALCIO, SERIE A: INTER-SIENA 2-0 NELL'ANTICIPO

Nel primo anticipo della 14/a giornata di serie A, l'Inter ha battuto il Siena 2-0 (1-0). In gol Bur...


A military judge has jailed a United States army sergeant, described in court as a typical all-American boy, for eight years for sexually and physically abusing Iraqi prisoners at Baghdadâs Abu Ghraib prison.


Menâs Roundup: Top-Ranked North Carolina Stays Undefeated

Tyler Hansbrough scored 26 points and Wayne Ellington added a career-high 23 Thursday night to help No. 1 North Carolina beat visiting Nevada, 106-70.


Army fires commander of Walter Reed hospital

The top general at Walter Reed Army Medical Center was fired Thursday, the military announced, following revelations of poor conditions in the building where troops who were wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq are treated.


In US senate race, AIDS-ravaged Kenyan village roots for native son

A victory for Barack Obama in his battle for the US senate in the state of Illinois could spell hope for his ancestral Kenyan farming community, fractured by AIDS, years of poverty and illiteracy, villagers hope.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Despite Oracleâs strategic push for Linux- and Intel-based deployments, Sun Microsystems retains its position as the leading platform for Oracle, Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy said Wednesday at the Oracle OpenWorld conference here.


UK minister's veil comments stoke Muslim ire

A senior British cabinet minister said on Friday it would be better if Muslim women did not wear full veils, inflaming anger among the country's Islamic community and sparking heated debate on social integration.


Teaching Life Lessons on the Basketball Court

Samuel L. Jackson plays the real-life coach of a high school basketball team in this solid, unsurprising sports drama.


Asian commentators blast âarrogantâ Bush

HONG KONG: Commentators in China and other Asian countries criticised US President George W Bushâs war on Iraq Monday, accusing an âarrogantâ United States of trying to ârule the worldâ and blaming the US-led invasion for a rise in terrorism.


Portland's Zach Randolph spiced up yet another double-double with something a bit unusual, at least for him.


Il ministro dell'Economia raccomanda moderazione


This QuickTime buffer overflow vulnerability appears to be different from a similar vulnerability patched by Apple in December 2007.


EBay CEO Whitman preparing to retire: report

EBay Inc  Chief Executive  Meg Whitman, one of the most powerful women in business, is  preparing to retire from the online auctioneer, The Wall Street  Journal said on Tuesday.


Giuliani Personally Apologizes For Kerik Nomination

WASHINGTON -- Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani personally apologized to President George W. Bush for the abortive nomination of Giuliani's close associate, Bernard Kerik, as homeland security secretary.


ATHENS, Greece - Rulon Gardner was in another Olympic wrestling upset - his own. One of the biggest stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime Wednesday by Kazakhstan's Georgi Tsurtsumia and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match...


A talented team like Holliston has multiple options on offense, but with the game on the line late in the fourth quarter last night it went to the player it has gone to in clutch situations all season: Matthew Bellomo. Bellomo rushed up the middle for the winning touchdown on fourth and 1 with just more than five ...


Cannavo' (Prc), domani non partecipero' al voto di fiducia


Sheva, il Pallone d'Oro, la Champions...

"Sono maturato molto ho piÃ¹ esperienza rispetto a quando sono arrivato in Italia e mi sento bene fisicamente". E' questo il segreto di Shevchenko, svelato dallo stesso zar del Milan in occasione della presentazione del gioco "Fifa football 2005".


Tra i calciatori della Cancellese ci sarebbe anche il responsabile del pugno alla carotideche uccise il dirigente della Sammartinese durante la rissa del 27 gennaio                                            Omicidio Licursi, scattano gli arresti cinque giocatori e il presidente


Ethan Allen Posts Little-Changed Earnings

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (ETH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a furniture maker and retailer, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings were little changed on lackluster consumer confidence


Consumer advocates are raising concerns about whether federal restrictions meant to stop the import of tainted Chinese seafood are strong enough.


Googling in India produces shakta energy

SEARCH engine Google Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have been spotted by the Indian gossip columnists carousing in Bangalore and soliciting for new staff.


Computer Sciences inks $1.35 billion deal

This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


Tropical Depression 6 forms in Atlantic: NHC

A tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean strengthened into Tropical Depression 6 late Friday and further strengthening was likely, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.


Wife of Kerry running mate has breast cancer

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic vice presidential candidate, John Edwards, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, a spokeswoman said.


A U.N. human rights expert criticized the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan for violating international law by allegedly beating Afghans to death and forcing some to remove their clothes or wear hoods.


Burger King to limit ads aimed at children under 12

Fast-food chain Burger King Holdings Inc said on Tuesday that, beginning late next year, it will limit advertising aimed at children younger than 12 to food and drinks that meet strict nutritional guidelines.


Top 20 Hoops: Illini's Luther Vexes Chicago State

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Luther Head had a game-high 17 points and Dee Brown added 15 along with nine assists as top-ranked Illinois cruised to a 78-59 victory over in-state foe Chicago State at Assembly Hall.


China's Hu Gives Hong Kong Leaders a Scolding, Chinese-Style

Chinese President Hu Jintao told Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa and his senior officials to reflect on the past seven years and learn from mistakes, an expression often used in political scoldings.


Philips scraps plans to sell navigation devices

Dutch Philips Electronics has shelved  plans to make mobile personal navigation systems, the chief  executive of Philips' consumer electronics unit said on  Tuesday.


Lisbona, 13:49 - CALCIO, PORTOGALLO: RUI COSTA LASCIA A FINE STAGIONE

Manuel Rui Costa ha annunciato che lascerà il calcio a fine stagione. Il 35enne ex centrocamp...


Desert rebellion buffets north Niger's economy

Vittorio Gioni should be readying his hotels and restaurants for an influx of Europeans seeking adventure in the Sahara when the tourist season starts in October.


Ex-Libertines Singer Charged With Robbery

Rock singer Pete Doherty, the former frontman of The Libertines, has been charged with robbery and blackmail, police said. The 25-year-old musician was arrested Wednesday after a reported fracas at a London hotel.


Syria ready to resume Israeli talks 'without conditions': UN envoy

DAMASCUS  - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he is ready to reopen negotiations with Israel "without conditions," visiting UN Middle East envoy Terje Roed-Larsen revealed.


Porn director faces charges for online distribution

(InfoWorld) - A well-known director and producer of adult films has been indicted on obscenity charges for distributing his movies online and through the mail, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The U.S. Attorneyâs Office for the Middle District of Florida, in Tampa, handed down a 10-count obscenity indictment against Paul F. Little, age 50, of Altadena, California, and MaxWorld Entertainment on May 17. The charges against Little, known as Max Hardcore, were unsealed Wednesday. Little and the company face five counts of transporting obscene matter by use of an interactive computer service and five counts of mailing obscene matter. Little is director, producer, and star of films featuring acts such as urination, vomiting, and "severe violence" against actresses, the DOJ said in a press release. The indictment alleges that Little, through MaxWorld Entertainment, distributed films that met the U.S. Supreme Courtâs definition of obscenity through the U.S. mail to an address Florida. The defendants are also charged with transmitting through their Web site five obscene video clips that were promotional trailers of the full-length feature films available through MaxWorld Entertainment Little turned himself in to authorities in California Wednesday. His arraignment is scheduled for July 12 at U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The DOJ is seeking forfeiture of the films charged in the indictment, all profits from the distribution of the films, and all property used to facilitate the obscenity, including Littleâs residence and the Internet domain names Maxhardcore.com and Catalinaxxx.com. The Maxhardcore site, in a warning on the front page, defends its films by saying the performers "are intended to be portrayed and understood as fully consenting adults." "Please note that these fictional accounts do not always exhibit safe sex, or the full range of real life relationships," the Web site says.


a Congolese minister has said, shortly after the Rwandan president said his forces may have launched an attack. region, where four million people have died in the past decade


Alexandre Despatie of Canada led the qualifying Monday in men&apos;s springboard diving, the final for which will be held Tuesday night.


Unions-Alitalia OK Deal, Turnaround Plan

Clearing the way for a make-or-break  restructuring, unions at Italian airline Alitalia AZPIa.MI on  Wednesday agreed to unemployment packages for around 3,700  employees which would be largely paid for by the state.


Myanmar anti-junta protests biggest in 20 years

Tens of thousands of people joined streams of Buddhist monks on marches through Myanmar's capital on Monday in the biggest demonstration against the ruling generals since they crushed student-led protests nearly 20 years ago.


Glitch Puts Gas Price at 19 Cents a Gallon

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Selling gas at 19 cents per gallon brought in a lot of business for George Riley's gas station last weekend. If only Riley had planned it that way.


GAINESVILLE, Fla. - With Hurricane Jeanne approaching, Florida squeezed in its game against Kentucky and beat the Wildcats 20-3 Saturday behind Ciatrick Fason's career-high 210 yards rushing and two touchdowns...


Even without Larry Hughes, the Washington Wizards keep finding ways to win. Antawn Jamison hit a driving layup with 0.4 seconds left to lift the Wizards to a 95-93 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.


Honda, Hershey's and other multinational companies temporarily shut down their factories in western Mexico on Wednesday after rebels attacked a key natural gas pipeline.


Londra, 19:15 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UTD-CHELSEA 2-0

Va al Manchester United il big match della settima giornata di Premier League. I red devils hanno ba...


The Shawshank Redemption is voted the best film never to have won an Oscar in an online poll.


Climbers staging Mallory Everest bid get cold feet

Two climbers who aimed to recreate British mountaineer George Mallory's pioneering attempt to climb Everest using only 1920s gear ended up wearing modern clothes due to the cold, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.


Katif Coast Leaders Invited to Meet With PM Sharon

The leaders of the Gush Katif communities have been invited to meet with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tomorrow. As of now, the Katif leadership is debating whether or not to respond positively


Travel: The solitary sage of the Lake District has been 'recreated' to act as a companion on the fells.


UPDATE 3-Viacom could consider acquiring Midway Games

Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is considering entering the video game business and could acquire Midway Games Inc.


Defence group BAE Systems said Friday it had agreed to buy Australian defence contractor Tenix for up to 356 million pounds.


IRAN TO REJECT CALLS FOR ENDING ENRICHING URANIUM

TEHRAN, 12 Oct. (IPS) Russia joined Britain, France and Germany, known as the European Unionâs âBig 3â demanding the Islamic Republic to heed the international community for suspending enriching uranium


China Releases Jailed New York Times Employee

Zhao Yan, a Chinese research assistant for The New York Times, was released from a Beijing prison.


A tearful Britney Spears defiantly shaved her head at a Los Angeles hair salon after the owner refused to take part in the embattled pop star's latest extreme makeover, news reports said on Saturday.


Friend: Blake Tried to Keep Baby From Wife

A man who befriended Robert Blake testified in his murder trial Wednesday that the actor was "obsessed with love" for his baby daughter and was determined to keep the child away from her mother, but suddenly married Bonny Lee Bakley in a no-frills wedding that went off "one, two, three."


Sneakers Help Protect Elderly from Falls

NEW YORK  - When it comes to choosing  fall-proof footwear, elderly people should wear athletic shoes  whenever possible, and avoid going barefoot, new research  suggests.


Fiji faces coup within two weeks, says Australian FM

Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has said there is "clear evidence" that Fiji's maverick military chief is planning to stage a coup in the island nation within two weeks.


As much as two-thirds of Lake County's adult non-Indian population who are at risk for complications from flu - mainly the elderly - may not get flu shots this year


Iraqi Prison Abuse Courts-Martial Begin This Week

The courts-martial of three U.S.  military police charged with abusing prisoners at Iraq's Abu  Ghraib prison begin this week under tight security in the Iraqi  capital.


Australian PM hails Sydney Opera House World Heritage listing

Australian Prime Minister John Howard welcomed the Sydney Opera House's inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List Thursday, saying it recognised an international treasure.


For over a week, volunteer editors picked at the prose, tested the facts and directed this journalist to new avenues of reporting. But did our experiment in collaborative journalist produce a compelling story? By Ryan Singel.


Bronner: US Airways To Seek Injunction If Unions Walk; UAL Flight ...

US Airways Group (otc: UAIRQ - news - people ) on Thursday said it'll seek a court injunction to prohibit a strike by disaffected unions.


Where's the market for Sun's pay-as-you-go?

During his keynote at Oracle OpenWorld, Sun CEO Scott McNealy talked up the company's pay-as-you-go strategy, which is one of the bigger