Kelley completed record 58 Boston Marathons

BOSTON -- John A. Kelley, a two-time Boston Marathon champion who became a central figure in the race's history by running in it a record 61 times, died at 97.


The story of Wal-Mart's rise from a $21.5 million capitalization.


A female leader of Colombia's Farc rebel group is sentenced to more than 16 years in jail in the US for drug trafficking.


Exploring Male Panic, Part 2, This Time When Nearing 50

If this movie is any indication, middle-class urbanites in Italy are even more crass, old-age-phobic and obsessed with body-image than their counterparts in the United States.


Iraq's insurgency spread to a relatively calm area near the Syrian border yesterday when a suicide car bomber killed at least 16 people at an Iraqi National Guard centre.


House Republicans have whipped through a series of bills to crack down on illegal immigration with hopes they might provide an election boost in November.


Loretta Harrop of Australia had been running alone for more than a half-hour, and only a few hundred yards of pavement separated her from a triathlon gold medal.


The last time Wyoming won a bowl game, Cowboys' coach Joe Glenn was still in high school. Most of his players wouldn't even be born for another 18 years or so.


Race for SaboÃ¢ÂÂs Safely Democratic Seat Comes Down to Three

MinnesotaÃ¢ÂÂs 5th District, which includes all of Minneapolis and much of its suburbia, is the stateÃ¢ÂÂs premier Democratic stronghold: 2004 presidential nominee John Kerry drew 71 percent there in 2004, and retiring Democratic Rep. Martin Olav Sabo has won all 14 of his House contests there with ease.


Producer Austin sentenced on drug charges

Grammy-winning producer Dallas Austin, who has crafted songs for TLC, Madonna and Michael Jackson, was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for cocaine possession in the United Arab Emirates, his defense lawyer said.


Gaza: Israeli Missile Hits Car, Passengers Escape

Witnesses say an Israeli drone aircraft fired a missile into a car near a Gaza refugee camp Tuesday, but they say the passengers escaped unharmed.


The flu vaccine shortage might not be good fodder for the upcoming presidential election, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll suggests. By Jay Karr, AP/The Island Packet.


One of Britain's largest independent game makers, Argonaut Games, has been put up for sale.


Congressional probe sought over jailing of US vigilantes in Afghanistan

A lawyer for one of three Americans jailed in Afghanistan for illegally running a private anti-terror campaign and secret jail has asked for a US Congressional probe to look into bringing the trio home.


Major League Roundup: Pinch-Hit Homer in Ninth Helps Dodgers Stun Cubs

Wrigley Field was rocking in anticipation of a Cubs victory yesterday. Then Andre Ethier tuned out the noise, silenced the crowd and sent the Los Angeles Dodgers to a stunning victory.


'Army of Muslims' claims Kabul kidnapping

A group calling itself the Army of Muslims has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of three foreign United Nations workers in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.


Forti pressioni al rialzo su prezzi, pronti ad agire


Il viceministro dell'Economia parla di una iniziativa di governo "proritaria"Fornisce cifre ancor piÃ¹ positive per le entrate del 2006: +8,6 miliardi sulle previsioni                                            Visco: "In tempi brevi ridurremo le tasse"


Dow Jones +0,02%, SP500 +0,11, Nasdaq cresce dello 0,48%


A man is jailed for life for the murder of a grandmother he sexually assaulted and mutilated in a bus station toilet.


New Windows Bugs "Critical," Lack Patches

A trio of new and unpatched vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows were made public on security mailing lists over the weekend. By Gregg Keizer.


Vital Signs: Hazards: Football Head Injuries, Not So Cut and Dried

Researchers have found that there is no way to know for sure which blows will lead to a concussion.


The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season, winning the Central for the third time in five seasons.


Velvet Revolver singer praises family life

The last time that Velvet Revolver  singer Scott Weiland was in the news it didn't have much to do  with his musical accomplishments.


Police: Man Chokes Police Dog After Chase

MUNCIE, Ind. - Police used a stun gun to subdue a man who started choking a police dog that found him after a chase on foot, authorities said.


Former Alaska lawmaker guilty of bribery

A former Alaska lawmaker accused of getting thousands of dollars out of a corrections-company consultant in exchange for his help in the Legislature was convicted of bribery Monday.


As Apple's new gadget debuts, some start-ups are looking to reinvent mobile-phone service


I sindacati: Palazzo Chigi si assuma le sue responsabilitÃ

La cura Cimoli per Alitalia non convince i sindacati. Un dipendente della compagnia su quattro in esubero, in totale almeno 5 mila persone; lo spezzettamento della compagnia in due societÃ ; e il governo che


No Ahman Green, no problem. At least that's what it looked like on Monday night, as the Green Bay Packers ran roughshod over the St.


Scientists say they have found the brain regions that help us to decide whether to look someone in the eye or look away.


Pic on WWII horror stirs debate in China

An American movie about Japan's mass slaughter of Chinese citizens in the World War II era will be released in China next week amid renewed friction between the country's over the atrocity's actual death toll.


Rural Chinese glad to earn cash for blood

TONG BUJI, China -- Every few weeks, farmer Long Zhu Xiang walks about 30 minutes down the rubble-strewn path that connects her remote impoverished village in Guizhou Province to a county road and then takes a bus ride into the nearest county town to sell the one precious commodity she has -- her blood.


Dollar Trades Near Record Low Versus Euro as US Stands Aside

The dollar traded near a record low against the euro in Asia and erased a gain against the yen on speculation the US and Europe won't take measures to halt the currency's decline.


IMMIGRATI, MARONI: ''PRIMA PENSIAMO A DISOCCUPATI ITALIANI''

Il ministro del Welfare: ''Le quote stabilite sono giÃ  molto alte. Nessuna sanatoria per gli 'irregolari'''. Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), 22 ott. - (Adnkronos) - ''Prima pensiamo ai lavoratori disoccupati italiani, poi agli immigrati''.


Out now, "Chewing Gum" is the infectious sound of Annie Lilia Berge Strand. She and a friend started her own club in Bergen called Pop Til You Drop.


Jamal Crawford hits buzzer-beater as New York beats the Rockets 93 ...

Jamal Crawford had been practising crazy shots over and over again recently, preparing himself for the opportunity to make a game-winning basket.


Center Ryan Kalil, one of the few seniors on the Southern California roster who plays on a regular basis, smiled when the question was posed: Have the Trojans accomplished enough in the past five years to be considered a dynasty?


Wintec has launched Hamilton's first NZQA-approved radio training programme. The six-month National Certificate in Radio Broadcasting will teach students skills including announcing, newsreading, copywriting and promotions.


Putin arrives in Portugal ahead of EU-Russia summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived  in Lisbon on Thursday to meet Portuguese leaders ahead of an  EU-Russia summit on Friday that is likely to be dominated by  disagreements on trade and energy.


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Lo ha trovato la polizia postale in uno dei pc sequestrati


Eclectic Russian arts lined up at Cannes festival

The Moisseyev Ballet, the Baltic fleet orchestra and artisans from the southern Russian city of Tula are all set to feature at the Russian Art Festival, hosted by the swish southern French town of Cannes later this month, organisers said.


Madrid, 13:29 - CALCIO, CALDERON: CAPELLO RESTERA' AL REAL MADRID

Il Real Madrid vuole continuare con Capello. Lo ha detto il presidente Ramon Calderon in un'intervis...


Will enterprises hang up on desk phones?

(InfoWorld) - Enterprise desktop phones face growing competition from wireless handsets, but they aren't going the way of the typewriter just yet. Cell phones, already ubiquitous, are now being joined by Wi-Fi handsets and dual-mode devices as popular tools for workers to stay connected. Features that consumers take for granted on their mobile phones, such as call history, text messaging, and a wide variety of ringtones, frequently are missing or harder to find on a desktop set. Softphone clients on PCs, another alternative to desk phones, are gaining more capabilities and generally can work more easily with applications than a desk phone. But as enterprises embrace a new generation of telephony based on IP, they're still buying desktop phones, users and analysts say. The new wave of IP wired sets comes as wireless options proliferate. Cisco, Avaya, and other major telephony vendors showed off numerous Wi-Fi business phones at the Interop trade show this week in Las Vegas. For employees on the road, there are dual-mode phones that can work with IP PBXsÂ for featuresÂ like extension dialing and can get better coverage in the office by switching to Wi-Fi. New software also can bring cell-only phones into the PBX fold. In this light, increasingly elaborate desktop IP phones that often are more expensive than wireless devices are coming under fire. "Why does my $200 cell phone have 10 times the functionality of my thousand-dollar IP phone?" remarked Yankee Group networking analyst Zeus Kerravala. "Desk phones are 50-year-old dinosaurs. They shouldn't be there anymore," said Gartner mobility analyst Ken Dulaney. "All the desk phone does is forward calls to cell phones." Yet Dell'Oro Group estimates the market for IP desk phones will boom in the coming years. The market research company said that 11.3 million were sold last year and that the number will rise to 34 million in 2010. The growth will come even as PC softphone sales grow from 2.6 million to 8.6 million, said analyst Alan Weckel. While strictly Wi-Fi phones will settle into vertical marketsÂ like hospitals, which restrict cell-phone use, dual-mode phones will also be popular, he said. Hanging on to the desk set is partly a matter of tradition. "People still relate to their physical phone. It's like their office space. It's very near and dear to their hearts," said a network administrator for a large Canadian engineering company, who attended Interop and asked not to be named. The company recently bought about 2,000 desk phones from Nortel NetworksÂ as part of a migration to IP telephony. Because it was buying in volume, the company got each set for about $200. It was one easy choice for an IT department that has plenty of more complicated issues to figure out, he said. Wired phones still tend to have better sound quality than wireless, vendors and analysts said. In some cases, they include more phone-system features than their wireless counterparts. And for softphones, the PC's reliability and startup time are issues, Weckel said. The right choice may depend on the user and the setting: Dual-mode phones plus laptop softphones for employees who travel frequently, and dedicated phones for workplaces without PCs. For example, Zeus Nestora, a Subway sandwich-shop franchisee in Tucson, Arizona, uses Cisco IP phones in its stores for a variety of functions, including employees clocking in and out. But while they continue to sell desk phones, major vendors are pushing alternatives. Cisco provides software for Nokia E-Series dual-mode phones that extend office phone system functions to the handsets. The phones are already available in Europe through mobile operators Orange and TeliaSonera and in Japan through NTT DoCoMo, said Chris Kozup, mobility solutions marketing manager at Cisco. U.S. mobile operators are still unsure about the business model for such phones, which could make enterprises more loyal but also cut down on call revenue, he said. Avaya also is working with cell phone vendors on making dual-mode handsets work with its software and will reach more phones through its acquisition of Traverse Networks last year, said product manager Jamie Lawson. "The future is going to be a future of choices," said analyst Elizabeth Herrell of Forrester Research. However, no one wants to have four phones, she said. One solution may be base stations that turn wireless phones into desk phones while an employee is at the desk. Neither of the two biggest IP phone makers has quite embraced this idea, however. Cisco has a cradle that charges its 7921G Wi-Fi phone and acts as a speakerphone, but the calls still go wireless. Avaya lets users treat a mobile and a fixed phone as one so when one is off the hook the other is, too. Desk phones can't go away overnight, if only because of an installed base estimated by IDC at about 500 million. Even Gartner's Dulaney thinks it will take five to seven years for wireless office phones to replace wired. In the end, users will have to push vendors to change course, Forrester's Herrell said. "No one's going to walk away from that revenue stream of business phones until the users decide they don't want it," she said.


A sluggish job market and rising oil prices have dampened the public's mood this month, pushing consumer confidence to its lowest point since March.


Judge Declines to Dismiss U.S. Airman Spy Case

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  - A military judge  denied a motion to dismiss spy charges against a  Syrian-American airman on Monday despite defense arguments the  government had failed to make a case over the past year.


It doesn't seem to matter to one puffin waddling over to join another of the birds that his chosen companion is a one-legged, wooden decoy. Puffins love company.


Sulle critiche al Papa, parole inopportune e inaccettabili


FBI probes 14 firms in subprime crackdown

The FBI has opened investigations into 14 corporations as part of a crackdown on improper subprime lending, agency officials said on Tuesday.


Astronauts Attach Science Module to Space Station

Europeâs new Columbus science module became a permanent part of the International Space Station on Monday.


Wall Street's annual bonuses may rise  10 percent to 15 percent this year, half as much as a year ago,  as revenue growth falls short of earlier expectations, a  leading industry consultant said.


Yahoo Inc  on Monday rejected  as too low Microsoft Corp's  unsolicited $41.4 billion  takeover offer, a move viewed by Wall Street as the first salvo  in an effort to get the software maker to raise its bid.


Belichick ends perfect season where it began for Pats

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Bill Belichick returned to Giants Stadium on Saturday to cap a perfect season and answer critics who wondered if the New England Patriots' Super Bowl successes were tainted.


While the economic weakness has been concentrated in the financial services, home building and related sectors, investors are growing fearful that it is spreading.


A Romanian dissident who was jailed for refusing to bow to communism has become the first person...

A ROMANIAN dissident who was jailed for refusing to bow to communism has become the first person in the country to receive compensation for his sufferings in a landmark case that opens the way for thousands of ...


Republican Gains, More Divisiveness Are Likely Senate Results

Republicans are likely to add to their one-vote US Senate majority tomorrow. Whatever the outcome, partisanship may be the winner.


Christmas Delivery for Space Station Crew

A day early and just in time for Christmas, the two man crew aboard the International Space Station are breathing a sigh of relief after a supply ship has docked at the facility.


Sassi, solo il 7-8% deriva dalla moda maschile


Radar Images Suggest a Saturn Moon's Landscape Contains Basins of ...

The Cassini spacecraft's first radar images of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, have revealed a diverse frozen landscape of bright streaks that may be ice ridges


Defense secretary issues blunt assessment of NATO's shortcomings in prosecution of war.


The government will temporarily relax rules requiring passports for U.S. citizens traveling by air to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean because of a huge processing backlog, officials said on Friday.


Thieves in central Canada stripped an orchard of some 200 pounds (90 kilograms) of ripe Saskatoonberries, leaving police and farmers baffled at the work needed for a relatively low-price haul.


Eizo's 24.1-inch wide-screen ColorEdge CG241W can display high-def video as well as still images.


Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has signed a resolution appointing Oleksandr Didenko the country's first deputy economy minister for European integration affairs.


Il congresso dei Labour incorona il futuro primo ministro segretario del partitoUn sondaggio dell'Observer annuncia il sorpasso dei conservatori per la prima volta in 8 mesi                                            Gordon Brown eletto leader dei laburisti MercoledÃ¬ entrerÃ  al 10 di Downing Street


First, London. Then, Scotland. Is there a concerted conspiracy going on -- and who might be involved?


Honda to take stake in BAR-Honda F1 team

Honda Motor Co. will own a stake in BAR-Honda for the first time since the Japanese automaker rejoined Formula One racing in 2000.


No. 5 Florida State and No. 6 Miami might have to wait a few days before playing their season opener. School officials were strongly considering moving the game from Monday to Sept.


Vijay Singh's gift bag was without question stuffed more than anyone else's when he left TPC Boston in Norton following Monday's final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.


Pierce powers Celtics to 12th straight home win

The Boston Celtics registered a 12th straight home victory with a 104-82 thrashing of the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, Paul Pierce leading the way with a game-high 32 points.


Jailed Democratic Fundraiser to Face Charges on Fraud

Justice Department officials in New York will announce a criminal indictment of Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu today on charges he orchestrated a $60 million fraud scheme and committed related federal campaign finance crimes.


If your heart suddenly stopped, how long should rescue workers try to save you? Should you be taken to the hospital even if you can't be revived and are likely to die? Canadian researchers say they've devised a test that helps rescue workers spot those futile cases and save a frantic trip to the hospital.


Sri Lanka bears the brunt of Sunday's sea surges with nearly 11,000 dead and up to a million displaced.


NEW YORK - President Bush was reaching out to Americans to keep him on the job, recalling the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks "when one era ended and another began," and offering himself as a resolute wartime commander in chief with ambitious plans for a second term...


A look at the new season of DVDs, including âClose Encounters of the Third Kind,â âDeath Proofâ and âThe Lady Vanishes.â


New Market Database Covers the World Hybrids Circuits and Multi Chip Modules (MCM) Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c47240)  has announced the addition of World Hybrids Circuits and Multi Chip  Modules (MCM) Market, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010 to their offering.


Last Friday's season-ending episode of "Zoey 101," starring pregnant, 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears, averaged 7.3 million viewers - a huge audience for cable and more-than-double the Nickelodeon show's season average.  The hourlong episode, "Goodbye Z...


Londra, 13:42 - CALCIO, ARSENAL INGAGGIA BRASILIANO-CROATO DA SILVA

L'Arsenal ha ingaggiato il brasiliano naturalizzato croato Eduardo Da Silva, bomber della Dinamo Zag...


Vitamin D May Help Arthritic Knees Function Better

Boston researchers report a link between low serum levels of vitamin D and decreased knee function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.


The dollar rallied against most  currencies on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan said market forces and tighter U.S. fiscal policy  should stabilize and may cut the U.S. current account gap.


PeopleSoft has quadrupled the size of the minimum severance package for its employees and doubled it for executives, as Oracle's hostile bid got a recent boost in the courts.


Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's top automaker, said Thursday it will double the allocation of Prius hybrid cars for the US market in 2005, part of a companywide goal


The game between Seattle and Kansas City scheduled for Thursday night was postponed by rain before it began.


Election Workers in Iraqi Rebels' Crosshairs

BASRA, Iraq  - Treading cautiously on shattered  glass and debris, Iraqi election worker Ali Hamza tried his  best to hide his nerves Tuesday after a grenade hit the  kindergarten where he is setting up a polling station.


US manufacturers cranked out more goods in recent weeks, while auto dealers moved more vehicles off their lots and trucking companies tried to find enough drivers to keep up with growing demand.


A man who was shot opposite a school in the Galliagh area of Londonderry, is in a stable condition in hospital.


US President George Bush defended his actions in Iraq and Afghanistan in his speech to the UN General Assembly, saying the two countries are making a transformation to democracy.


Israel's Sharon says he will co-ordinate Gaza pullout with ...

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in an interview published Sunday that he is ready to co-ordinate Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip to take advantage of new opportunities created by the death of Yasser Arafat.


A China Eastern plane crashed yesterday shortly after it took off from an airport in North China, killing 54. All 47 passengers and six crew members aboard the plane were confirmed dead.


The Recording Academy has asked its members to sign a petition urging the Writers Guild of America to accept an agreement that would grant a waiver for writers to work on the upcoming Grammys, The Associated Press has learned.


Delta bondholders form group to support US Air bid

Some bondholders of Delta Air Lines  Inc.  have begun organizing an informal group to  support US Airways Group Inc.'s  $8.78 billion takeover  offer for the bankrupt carrier, a source close to the matter  said on Wednesday.


Kevin Spacey's Darin biopic hits Toronto festival

Late music legend Bobby Darin has taken centre stage at the Toronto International Film Festival with the world premiere of "Beyond the Sea," Kevin Spacey's impassioned biopic of the "Mack the Knife" singer.


James Brown Recovering From Prostate Surgery

Singer James Brown has been released from an Atlanta hospital, after surgery to treat prostate cancer. Doctors expect a full recovery and say if Brown takes proper care of himself he should be cured of the disease.


âSnicketâ snooze lays its source material to waste

This holiday season is when we discover if the many, many fans of the Lemony Snicket series of books are as exacting in their critique of the novelsâ film adaptation as are fans of Harry Potter.


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Rival prisoners fought each other with knives and sticks Wednesday at a San Salvador jail, leaving at least 23 people dead and more than 24 others injured, police said.


Arcachon Journal: In Fragile Oysterdom, Pain and Perhaps Some Politics

Oysters are FranceÂs sacred fruit, but a pollution alert this summer reminded all of France just how fragile its oyster supply is.


Messina, 18:30 - CALCIO, MESSINA: CONTRO L'INTER DIFESA A CINQUE

L'allenatore del Messina Bruno Giordano fortifica la difesa in vista della gara i domenica prossima ...


Singer Russell Watson is re-admitted to hospital a week after an operation to remove a brain tumour.


US Marines Poised to Storm Fallujah and Ramadi

US marines prepared on Friday to storm the Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Ramadi to crush Sunni Muslim insurgents and Arab fighters.


A 12-year-old US girl survives a plane crash in Panama which killed a US man, his daughter and the local pilot.


General Motors Corp. posted an  unexpected monthly sales rise on Thursday and Japan's Toyota  Motor Co. made further market inroads as February U.S. auto  sales avoided the slump most analysts had predicted.


Computer Associates buys Netegrity at $430m value

Computer Associates (NYSE: CA) announced on Wednesday that it was buying Netegrity (Nasdaq: NETE) at a value of $430 million, or $10.


Hockey After waiting more than a month after Buffalo's season ended to receive an offer from the Sabres, Daniel Briere quickly decided it was unacceptable. The Sabres cocaptain broke off negotiations with the team yesterday, opting to test the NHL free agent market when it opens tomorrow. The decision, which came a day after Briere traveled to Los Angeles to ...


President Pervez Musharraf lifted emergency rule in Pakistan on Saturday in a move Western nations hope will stabilize the nuclear-armed state as Islamic militant violence spirals.


Just nine months after the $5.4 billion deal, ATI's former CEO has left the combined companies.


L'aggressione da parte di quattro stranieri nel Milanese


Yahoo and Adobe Partner for Downloads  Yahoo and Adobe have partnered to provide more Yahoo Toolbar downloads to Adobe Reader downloaders. Adobe and Yahoo announced the strategic relationship aimed at providing consumer services to Internet users. Leveraging the over half-a-billion copies of Adobe Reader software distributed to date and Yahoo the ...


Risultato migliore delle attese degli analisti


Roma, 17:13 - CALCIO, ANDREOTTI: SCANDALI? PROBLEMA QUASI IRRESOLUBILE

Giulio Andreotti interviene su calciopoli: ''E' un problema quasi irresolubile - ha spiegato il sena...


Kansas City Southern to Buy Mexican Rail

Mexican transportation company Grupo TMM SA said Wednesday it has reached an amended agreement with Kansas City Southern to sell 51 percent of its railway unit to the US company.


The Justice Department has agreed to release a U.S. citizen held as an enemy combatant for more than two years, clearing the way for him to return to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday.


The software maker's Canadian Web site briefly posts prices for Windows Vista's many editions.


Militant group Hamas makes a strong showing in Palestinian local council elections in the West Bank.


Scientific evidence has emerged for the first time indicating that the fall-out from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 may have raised cancer rates in western Europe.


Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf hopes to boost relations with Brazil and its neighbours on his first tour of the region.


The Wizards begin the second half of their season hoping that Gilbert Arenas can shake out of his slump and Antawn Jamison returns quickly.


Gaza reporter's family urges captors not to harm him

The family and colleagues of Alan Johnston, a BBC reporter kidnapped by Islamists in Gaza, urged his captors on Monday not to harm him after he appeared in a video wearing what he said was an explosive belt.


Israeli Shelling Kills 10 in Hamas Training Camp

Israeli tanks shelled a training camp for  Hamas militants in the central Gaza Strip early on Tuesday,  killing at least 10 people and wounding 20, witnesses and  hospital sources said.


Thousands See Former First Ladyâs Casket

AUSTIN, Texas  -- Thousands of visitors streamed past the casket of Lady Bird Johnson as former presidents and first ladies headed to Texas for her funeral service Saturday.


A West Coast Hothouse for New York Theater

The South Coast Repertory in Los Angeles, one of the most successful regional theaters in the nation, serves as a springboard to Broadway and Off Broadway.


MOSCOW - Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court in a last-ditch bid to avert auction of its core production unit.


Interview: Natsuki Takaya's comics for girls and teens are sweeping Americans off their feet


Books of The Times: Triumph of Willful Blindness to the Horror of History

Two new books offer correctives to evasions and distortions of the Riefenstahl myth.


Three Europeans kidnapped from Nigerian oil platform

LAGOS (Reuters via SwissInfo) - Heavily armed gunmen in speedboats kidnapped seven workers, including three foreigners, from an offshore Nigerian oilfield in a major setback to peace in the Niger Delta. The raid on Saturday night was the first big attack on an oil facility in five months since the inauguration of President Umaru Yar'Adua, who had started a peace process to address rebel demands for more regional autonomy in the oil-producing wetlands of southern Nigeria. "Seven people were kidnapped from a supply vessel to the EA field. They are four Nigerians and three expats," said Olav Ljosne, a spokesman for Royal Dutch Shell, which operates the offshore field. He confirmed that the three foreigners were a Briton, a Croat and a Russian.  All other workers have been evacuated from the facility, which has not produced any oil since an earlier militant attack in February 2006. It had been expected to resume production by the middle of next year.


Storm Dumps More Snow, Rain Across Calif.

Rain-soaked California got even wetter Monday as another storm dumped heavy snow in the mountains, eroded beaches and shut down a 40-mile stretch of the state's major north-south highway.


Firefox Browser Alternative to Microsoft

Web surfing has belonged almost exclusively to Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer ever since it buried Netscape's pioneering browser. That doesn't seem to have bothered the developers of the Mozilla Firefox, a feisty new kid on the block that's worth a serious look.


Esce in raccolta la discografia essenziale della band che negli anni '80 ha rigenerato la musica con tre accordi. Leggi e commenta


Turkey seeking firm backing from EU heavyweights at Berlin summit

Turkey was expected to insist on the unconditional backing of European Union powerhouses Germany and France for its bid to join the bloc at three-way talks, amid signs Paris is hedging its bets.


UPDATE 1-Jordan offered Toyota engines for 2005

Toyota have cleared the way for Jordan to compete in Formula One next season by agreeing to supply the troubled team with engines at "an affordable price".


Zidane chosen as most popular Frenchman, despite leaving national side

Champion footballer Zinedine Zidane was chosen as the most popular Frenchman in a newspaper survey Sunday, despite his decision last year to leave the national side.


Potrebbero essere vicine a una svolta le indagini sull'uccisione dell'ispettore di poliziagrazie alla complessa analisi di foto e filmati della guerriglia urbana                                            Morte Raciti, altri 7 arrestati Forti sospetti su un minorenne                                                                                Gli investigatori avrebbero individuato un possibile colpevoleIl capo della squadra mobile: "Non ci sono ancora indagati"


Lettermanâs Back, With a Greeting From Clinton

The showâs producers inserted a one-line joke to precede David Lettermanâs entrance â delivered not by the host but by Senator Hillary Clinton, via satellite from Iowa.


Russia looks ready to sell the key  production unit of beleaguered oil group YUKOS on Sunday and  put it back in state hands after almost a decade under private  management.


President Bush welcomes Kosovo's independence as "correct", as Serbia withdraws its envoy to Washington.


IBM partners with ACI Worldwide on e-payment tools

IBM said Monday that it is partnering with ACI Worldwide, an electronic payment software vendor, to create a payments system based on service oriented architecture (SOA) principles.ACI's software will be combined with IBM's System z mainframe, DB2 database, WebSphere middleware, Tivoli IT management software and Crypto-chip technology, according to an IBM statement. ACI also intends to host its software in IBM's data centers, for customers who desire an on-demand payments system.IBM said the combination of ACI's technology and its own will result in an SOA foundation that allows payment information to be shared throughout enterprises, many of which see a tangle of legacy systems strewn across their IT environments.The partnership will first result in a version of ACI's BASE24-eps online payments software optimized for System z; a wholesale payments product aimed at the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and real-time fraud detection technology. Later, the companies will focus on smart card management, dispute management, online banking and a payment hub implementing IBM's Payments Framework, they said.ACI's customers include more than 110 of the world's top 500 banks, according to IBM.


Cagliari, 18:24 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; VIVIANI: MOMENTO DIFFICILE, REAGIREMO

"Credevamo alla vittoria, eravamo in vantaggio ma non abbiamo retto l'urto del Cagliari, che negli u...


Controllata cinese si aggiudica il 42% della Nyabs


Lehman Brothers earnings rise, beat forecasts

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 27 percent, beating expectations, on surging revenue from bond underwriting and stock trading.


Blair Wedded to Bush But Ready to Court Kerry

If the presidential poll is hard to predict in the United States, it's an equally tough call in Britain to fathom who Tony Blair wants to see in the White House.


Madrid, 14:35 - CALCIO, TORRES A CAPELLO: NON HO SIMULATO

Fernando Torres replica alle accuse di Fabio Capello, che dopo il derby Real-Atletico lo aveva bolla...


Expansion Costs at Toyota Limit Its Earnings Growth

Toyota posted a 3.5 percent rise in quarterly profits as spending on its ambitious global expansion plans curtailed growth in its earnings.


The risks of a failure in America's flu vaccine supply system have been growing for a decade. Health officials led by US Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson ought


Fiji's ousted PM leaves the capital as the Pacific island faces international isolation following a bloodless coup.


Troubled pop star Britney Spears might just be back on a movie project she was reportedly out of.


Polish soldier killed, six hurt in Iraq car bomb attack

A Polish soldier was killed and six others wounded in a car bomb attack near Hilla in southern Iraq, a Polish military spokesman said as quoted by the PAP news agency.


The Bank of Ireland reported a 7.8 percent rise in first half profit Thursday but also revealed a significant rise in withdrawals at its asset management unit.


Who or What Is 'Rock Phish' and Why Should You Care?

Security experts believe that the entity or people behind Rock Phish are the rock stars/innovators of most new evil phishing scams.


China's Lenovo Group acquires IBM's PC business

China's personal computer giant Lenovo Group Limited Wednesday signed an agreement with IBM to take over the latter's personal computer business for 1.25 billionUS dollars.


Progress in Baghdad will take time-U.S. general

A security plan seen as a last-ditch attempt to halt violence in Baghdad will not produce results overnight, a U.S. general warned on Sunday, after a suicide truck bomb killed 135 people.


Software pirates put sizeable dent in UK economy

Bounty should go to a good home, says report The UK is missing out on more than Â£1bn in lost taxes and the creation of over 13,000 new high-paying jobs over four years if we all took software piracy more seriously, according to a new report.â¦


Iraq Bombs Strike Police and Embassy, 7 Killed

Suicide car bombers attacked the  Australian embassy and a police headquarters in Baghdad on  Wednesday, killing at least seven people in the latest deadly  guerrilla strikes before Iraq's Jan. 30 elections.


A man freed after he was arrested in anti-terror raids in Birmingham says Britain is now a police state for Muslims.


WAGAH CROSSING, India-Pakistan border - If nations rose and fell according to their camp quotient and funny hats, then these rivals would still be locked in a stalemate.


Apple Reports 1 Million Safari for Windows Downloads

It took Apple just two days to reach 1 million downloads of its newest Safari Web browser for Windows.


Volare, Carlo Rinaldini nominato commissario

ROMA â La Marzano-bis Ã¨ legge. Il decreto legge che contiene le modifiche alla legge Marzano, approvato dal consiglio dei ministri del 26 novembre scorso e deciso per estendere la procedura a Volare, Ã¨


Sikh author in hiding defends play that sparked violent protest

A Sikh author, who went into hiding after her play sparked violent protests, defended her work as one that explored how people can enter a "prison of hypocrisy" and hoped it could still be staged.


Two photographers filed suit Friday against actress Cameron Diaz and her singer boyfriend Justin Timberlake.  One of the photographers claims Diaz hit him and snatched his camera while Timberlake taunted him  as he lay bleeding on the ground. The photo...


Thousands to protest on Bhopal anniversary

BHOPAL, India A massive protest is set for tomorrow to mark the 20th anniversary of the world's worst industrial accident in Bhopal, India.


Iran received a sixth shipment of nuclear fuel Thursday from Russia, destined for a power plant being constructed in the southern port of Bushehr, the official IRNA news agency reported.


Microsoft says no plans to cut Xbox Japan price

Microsoft Corp.  has no plans now  to cut the price of its Xbox game console in Japan, where it  trails far behind rival machines from Nintendo Co. Ltd.   and Sony Corp. .


What will Germany's new polar bear celebrity be called?


British warships en route to Jamaica as Hurricane Ivan closes in

Two British warships in the Caribbean sailed for Jamaica, prepared to give whatever help they can as the island braced for a direct hit from deadly Hurricane Ivan.


Each of the 32 victims gunned down in the Virginia Tech massacre will be honored with a $100,000 endowment fund and their families will decide how the money will be directed, the university said Wednesday.


The first "sniffs of air" of two huge far-away planets reveal that they seem to be missing water, a surprising finding amid weather unlike any planets in our solar system with blast furnace-like gusts amid supersonic winds.


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Aug. 17, 2004  Quizzed by his lover about the disappearance of his wife, Scott Peterson told her in a recorded phone conversation played in court Tuesday that that "I could never do anything like this." ...


Fed rate increase to 2.25% good for savers

Federal Reserve policy-makers raised interest rates yesterday for the fifth time this year and suggested they will continue gradual rate increases in 2005.


England captain Lawrence Dallaglio announced his international retirement, bringing an end to a decade with the national team that peaked with a World Cup triumph.


U.S. Blacklists Oregon Branch of Al Haramain Charity

The U.S. Treasury Department on  Thursday blacklisted an American branch of Saudi Arabia's Al  Haramain Islamic Foundation, accusing the group of financing  terrorist activities.


European tsunami toll feared in thousands

people across Scandinavia fumed on Thursday at what they said was the slow response of their governments to the crisis. Flags were to fly at half-mast in Sweden, Norway and


Acting FDA commissioner, Dr. Lester Crawford, says he is satisfied that these additional activities will strengthen the FDA's program to greater ensure the safety of medical products that are making a major contribution to the health and quality of life


Oregon Rep. Admits to Inexcusable Behavior

A Democratic congressman in a tight re-election race admitted Tuesday that while he was a college student 28 years ago, he was disciplined by school officials for "inexcusable behavior" toward an ex-girlfriend.


S.Korea Says It Has No Nuclear Weapons Plans

South Korea has no nuclear weapons program or capability and an unsanctioned uranium enrichment experiment four years ago was a by-product of tests


Symantec's Veritas Acquisition Reflects Changes In The Security ...

Symantec's planned acquisition of Veritas Software is already changing the security game, even though the deal remained unconfirmed by either party as of late Wednesday afternoon.


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HOUSTON (Ticker) -- After Roger Clemens got them back into the National League Championship Series, the Houston Astros turn to another Cy Young candidate Sunday to try to even their series with the St.


Spanish leader Barcelona draws 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao on ...

Samuel Eto'o took his scoring total to eight this season as FC Barcelona drew 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league on Saturday.


Iraq says making progress ahead of key reports

Iraq has made good strides improving security while political progress is picking up ahead of key reports to be delivered to the U.S. Congress in the next two weeks, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.


Hours after the two top clandestine service officers at the CIA resigned yesterday, Director Porter J. Goss asked employees to remain loyal to the agency and rebutted allegations that he had a partisan agenda.


Benito Flores, Josh Lawrence and Javier Mendiburu each scored 11 points to lead Wisconsin-Green Bay to a 68-60 victory over Hartford in the championship game of the Oneida Bingo & Casino Classic Thursday night.


Eliza Dushku has signed  a development deal with Fox Broadcasting Co., which aired her  short-lived supernatural drama "Tru Calling."


Hamas hails Gaza victory after seizing base

Hamas fighters captured one of the last bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday and the Islamists declared the "liberation" of the Gaza Strip.


For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival

Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.


Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N) has demanded that  Google Inc.'s  online video service YouTube pull down  all of its video clips after they failed to reach an agreement,  the company said.


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A world-renowned Belfast-based music promoter has been honoured by the Irish music industry.


British Airways is to raise its fuel surcharge as a result of the continuing increase in the price of oil.


Confetti rained down and the Hallelujah Chorus resounded through city streets yesterday as grateful fans embraced the World Series-champion Red Sox during a jubilant parade that even went afloat on the Charles River.


Bank Agrees to Buy Troubled Loan Giant for $4 Billion

Bank of America will pay in stock for Countrywide Financial, the lender that became a symbol of the excesses that led to the subprime mortgage crisis.


PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Computer and printer company Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it will buy data center automation software company Opsware Inc. for about $1.6 billion.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair was recovering Saturday after successfully undergoing treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat -- but speculation mounted about who will succeed him.


Reuters Shares Up on Instinet Sale Rumors

Shares in Reuters Group PLC rose Thursday on speculation that its part-owned stock-trading network Instinet Group Inc. is up for sale.


At African Tournament, Goalkeeper Is One of a Kind

Bouna Coundoul, a 25-year-old goalkeeper who has spent the past 11 years playing in the United States, is the only M.L.S. player at the African Cup of Nations, which begins Sunday in Ghana.


The danger to sunbed users in increasing as stronger ultra-violet lamps are used, a UK expert warns.


"Evan Almighty" did not live up to  its name at the weekend box office in North America.


Sri Lanka's military says seven soldiers have been wounded in fresh fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels in the east.


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Wall Street seen down again on rate worries

U.S. shares are expected to fall on  Thursday as investors wrestle with worries about inflation,  interest rates and economic growth, with economically sensitive  sectors such as technology likely to be hurt again.


Chemotherapy produces long-term changes in the part of the brain dealing with memory, research suggests.


Televangelist Tammy Fay Bakker Messner dies

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, a former televangelist who helped lead a huge television ministry before its collapse in a sex and corruption scandal, has died, her Web site reported on Saturday.


Congress Seen Deciding Asbestos Fund Size

Congress will probably have to  decide the size of a proposed trust fund to compensate asbestos  victims due to a lack of agreement among affected groups, the  senator drafting the measure said on Tuesday.


Indian PM asks IT sector to set even loftier goals

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged the country's software industry to raise its level of performance despite achieving an average annual growth rate of more than 30 percent since 2002.


State Republicans Wednesday charged that hundreds of provisional ballots may have been counted on Election Day without being verified.


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Depredate to accumulate Yahoo! is reportedly gearing up to sack up to 20 per cent of its worldwide staff in the next two weeks.â¦


China capital targets "fake" water before Olympics

China will attach electronic identification labels to every barrel of drinking water in its capital, state media said on Monday, after a report that almost half of water used in coolers across Beijing could be tainted.


Huge Boeing rocket prepared for liftoff today

One of the most powerful rockets since The Boeing Co.'s Saturn 5 hurled astronauts to the moon more than three decades ago is set to blast away from Cape Canaveral today, weather permitting.


Laurent Gbagbo calls for calm after anti-French riots and justifies attacks that left nine French peacekeepers dead.


INTERVIEW: DVD Format Winner May Be Set This Yr-Toshiba

TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The battle over the high-definition successor to the current generation of DVDs is escalating with a winner possibly declared within the year, an executive at Toshiba Corp.


Tennessee Titans kicker Joe Nedney had to leave practice early after being injured during a kicking session. Nedney apparently hurt himself yesterday while he was kicking off a tee.


Paris Hilton starts serving jail term: lawyer

Admitting she was frightened, heiress Paris Hilton traded in her Guccis and designer clothes for jail garb on Sunday night as she began serving a 23-day sentence in Los Angeles for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.


Blast outside US security firm in Kabul kills 7

An explosion outside a US-based security firm that has been providing security for President Hamid Karzai tore through the building in downtown Kabul, killing at least seven people, the president's office said.


Now that the Ryder Cup is over, golf returns to normal.


US Democrats urge caution after American officials say they have evidence that Iran is arming militants in Iraq.


Microsoft Moves On Spyware To Stymie Firefox

Microsoft bought anti-spyware technology this week to protect its Internet Explorer browser from surging rivals like Mozilla's Firefox, a group of Gartner analysts said Friday.


Romance film "Atonement" tops Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Two movies set against different wars, "Atonement" and "Charlie Wilson's War," dominated the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday with "Atonement" earning seven nods, including a bid for best drama, to lead all film contenders.


Software maker Infosys Technologies Ltd. was set to become the first Indian company to join an elite Nasdaq grouping when the U.S. stock exchange opens for trading Monday.


GM pulls ahead of Toyota in '07 global sales

General Motors Corp on Wednesday reported worldwide sales of 9.37 million vehicles in 2007, coming in just ahead of Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp in a closely watched race for the top spot in global sales.


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Air Force War Game Aims to Test Space Technologies

The U.S. military on Saturday launched a five-day war game to see how space-based assets such as satellite communications and precision bomb guidance systems would fare in a hypothetical war against terrorism in 2020.


Sharon appears to have majority for parliament vote on Gaza ...

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has locked up enough support to win a scheduled parliamentary vote on his Gaza withdrawal plan, but is deeply concerned about growing fissures within the ruling Likud Party, aides said Thursday.


Insurance giant to 'export' 1,100 jobs to India

One of the country's biggest insurance firms today announced plans to transfer more than 1,100 jobs to India over the next few years, sparking fears of a "crisis" in the UK.


A Kabbalah Centre leader who is also Madonna's spiritual adviser says Jews brought the Holocaust upon themselves.


Calgary homeless shelter illness still unknown

CALGARY - A Calgary homeless shelter was open again on Monday, even though the nature of an illness that hit more than 200 residents over the weekend remained undetermined.


Review: Dyson DC-24 Vacuum Sucks Like No Other

New Dyson DC-24 is a powerful little sucker. Check out Wired's review in Gadget Lab.


Liverpool striker Milan Baros is hoping for the best, but fears the worst after pulling up lame in the Czech Republic's 2-0 win in a World Cup qualifier against Macedonia on Wednesday.


Mark Thatcher, in court over a coup plot, has built a new life amid the millionaires' mansions of Constantia. Raymond Whitaker reports.


La decisione del tribunale di sorveglianza di Roma

L'autorizzazione dovuta alla buona condottao. PotrÃ  uscire ogni 45 giorni. Brusca uccise e sciolse nell'acido il piccolo Di Matteo. PALERMO - Il tribunale di sorveglianza di Roma ha concesso all' ex boss Giovanni


By RICK COLLINS  Education  BRAINTREE - South Shore high school students so far have done pretty well passing their reading, writing and arithmetic MCAS tests.


PeopleSoft spurns latest Oracle offer, says shareholders unmoved

WASHINGTON : Senior executives at business software group PeopleSoft have once again spurned a takeover bid from Oracle Corp, even after the latter announced it had control of more than 60 percent of PeopleSoft's shares.


Turkey and Silverstone on 19-race F1 calendar

Formula One's governing body confirmed the threatened British, French and San Marino Grands Prix on a bigger than ever 19-race calendar on Friday.


James outplays Bryant as Cavalier edge Lakers

LeBron James scored 33 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers topped Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers 94-90 in Cleveland on Thursday.


UK's top web retailers failing the disabled

Accessibility report slaps wrist of online shops The UK's top 30 shopping websites exclude disabled users, new research has found.â¦


U.S. consumers still face sharply  higher home heating bills this winter, but prices will be  somewhat lower than earlier feared due to milder weather and  easing prices, the government said on Tuesday.


Westfield Group and Multiplex Group on Monday announced they reached an agreed cash offer for UK property holding company Duelguide plc, valuing it at STG585 million.


Pa. Killer Had Prepared for 'Long Siege'

BART TOWNSHIP, Pa., Oct. 4 -- Haunted by an ugly secret he claimed to have kept since childhood and recurring dreams of molesting young girls, Charles C. Roberts IV clearly "planned to dig in for the long siege" and torment his young victims in an Amish schoolhouse before executing them and killing...


Probe launched after rape claim at Man Utd party hotel: police

Greater Manchester Police have launched an investigation into claims that a woman was raped at a hotel where the Manchester United football team was having a pre-Christmas party, a police spokesman said Tuesday.


Small is the new big SAP has released its first incremental update to its application suite under a rewritten roadmap that will not see another major update to its ERP until 2010.â¦


ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 12 (Ticker) -- Mike Miller returned and spoiled the home debut of the new-look Orlando Magic. Miller scored six of his nine points in the fourth quarter as the Memphis Grizzlies held on


Crude oil prices close above 55 dollars per barrel in New York

Crude oil futures rose above 55 dollars a barrel Friday as concerns about the global supply of heating oil persisted ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.


Iran Says Talks Only Way to Resolve Nuke Standoff

Iran said Thursday dialogue was the only way to resolve an international standoff over the Islamic republic's nuclear program which Washington says is a cover for building atomic weapons.


Israeli Soldiers Held for Alleged Murder

The Israeli military has arrested two soldiers on suspicion of murdering an unarmed Palestinian and has also arrested two officers from their platoon for allegedly attempting to cover up the killing, the Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot reported Friday.


Judy Garland at 12 - first recordings for auction

The first known recordings by Judy Garland -- made when she was just 12 years old and never heard in public -- are expected to fetch about $40,000 (20,280 pounds) when they go up for auction next week.


Fashion designer Gaultier designs collection for La Redoute

The French mail order catalogue La Redoute unveiled a collection of clothing and accessories designed by Jean Paul Gaultier who stamped his unique touch to the pleated miniskirts or white trousers included.


SanDisk increases storage of View, Clip music players

The Sansa Clip and Sansa View, two of SanDisk's top selling products, received storage bumps today.


The family of Kenneth Bigley, the British engineer who was kidnapped by gunmen from his house in Baghdad this week, has issued a desperate plea for his safe return.


Pakistan's political crisis appeared to stabilize on Thursday with parties looking ahead to elections in which the party of assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is set to make gains.


Landmarks Face Real Threats Latest Endangered List Puts Three in Suburbs

By Nate Hoekstra Daily Herald Staff Writer  SPRINGFIELD - Three of the 10 most-endangered Illinois landmarks are located in the suburbs, a leading preservation group announced Wednesday.


Explain a Medical Error? Sure. Apologize Too?

Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors, but studies have shown that physiciansâ apologies may protect against litigation.


Cedar-Tree Slice Evokes Memorial Day Memories

By SHARON SHORT  Most of the items that decorate the walls in our home are pretty self-explanatory: family photos in most every room, framed book covers in my office, candles and vases, here and there.


Former Aide to N.J. Governor Will Not File Lawsuit

A former aide to New Jersey Gov. James  McGreevey who said he was sexually harassed by the politician  will not file a lawsuit against his former boss, the man's  lawyer said on Monday.


A court rules a web-based bankruptcy "expert" is not a clerical tool but is effectively practicing law without a license. Plus: Internet doomed, close browser now. In 27B Stroke 6.


No one Republican candidate goes into election with commanding lead


By David Lawsky BRUSSELS  - The judge considering Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against European Union sanctions has called a closed meeting for Thursday to decide what action to take after two more major opponents of the U.S. software giant withdrew from the case.


New Poll Shows Bush, Kerry in Virtual Tie

The GOP convention gave President Bush a double-digit lead, but the race has settled into a virtual tie with voters still worried about the economy and Iraq, according to polling by the Pew Research Center.


The bird flu virus is far more lethal than the SARS virus that struck Asia last year and might unleash a pandemic that could kill as many as 50 million people, a World Health Organization official says.


Pilgrimage, with U.S. dollars, to North Korea temple

In a rare nod to religion,  communist North Korea has welcomed 500 Buddhist monks and  followers from the South to a temple dating from the 11th  century when Kaesong was capital of a unified peninsula.


Component prices play key role in Dell earnings

Falling cost of PC parts gives computer maker's third quarter a boost.


40 killed, dozens missing in Indonesian landslides

At least 40 people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rains on the eastern Indonesian island of Flores, and dozens more are still missing, officials said Saturday.


After months of unsuccessful talks, the media giant asks YouTube to remove over 100,000 unauthorized video clips from the hugely popular site. By the Associated Press.


Navy accepted an invitation to the Emerald Bowl, putting the Midshipmen in the postseason in consecutive years for just the second time in school history.


US House passes repeal of tax law at center of WTO sanctions case

The US House of Representatives repealed a controversial tax break for US corporations in a bid to end hefty European Union trade sanctions more than a year after the World Trade Organization ruled against the practice.


Views of the City, His and Hers, With Lens and Brush

The pair of shows at the Museum of the City of New York reveals the competing visions of the city behind the romantic and creative partnership of Yvonne Jacquette and Rudy Burckhardt.


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

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


The BBC says it is 'not ashamed' of paying Sir Terry Wogan a fee for hosting the Children In Need charity gala.


We'll be ready for SA backlash, says Thorpe

England middle-order batsman Graham Thorpe said the tourists are on guard for a South African backlash when the second Test gets under way here on Sunday.


Judge dismisses case against 13 ex-KPMG partners

A U.S. judge dismissed criminal  charges on Monday against 13 of 16 former employees of  accounting firm KPMG in a tax-shelter case, saying prosecutors  inappropriately interfered with their defense.


Immucor Inc. (BLUD.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday that a criminal probe of its Italian subsidiary has prompted Immucor's chief executive to step aside as it conducts an internal


Google says in dispute with SEC on tax accounting

Google Inc.   disclosed in its 2006 annual report on Thursday that the U.S.  Securities and Exchange Commission nearly a year ago had called  into question how it accounted for income taxes.


NBC News said Tuesday it has reprimanded the employee responsible for mistakenly flashing a picture of Osama bin Laden on MSNBC as Chris Matthews talked about Barack Obama.


Kearns Sparks Nationals to Victory Over Brewers

Austin Kearns breaks up a perfect game by Doug Davis with a fourth-inning home run Sunday to spark the Nationals to a 6-1 win over the Brewers.


Schools are struggling to cope with increasing numbers of pupils with mental health problems, research suggests.


Japan and the United States on Friday signed an agreement slightly trimming Japan's financial burden for hosting US military bases as Tokyo tries to contain a growing national debt.


MATCH-WINNER Lee Carsley celebrated Everton's first derby win at Goodison in seven years by declaring: "It feels like we've won the title itself!


'Shark Tale' Swallows Box-Office Competition Again

For the second week in a row, a posse of animated sharks has kept its competitors at bay. "Shark Tale" maintained the #1 spot in the box-office top 10, bringing in $31.


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Touts 'second-generation wireless' against health hysteria 3Com has decided to fight the hysteria over WiFi in schools. The company has hooked up with a reseller that specialises in the education market called 802.UK to promote "second-generation wireless" - by which it means enterprise-class managed WLANs - for schools.â¦


The decision by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee to reject the nomination of Rocco Buttiglione as European Commissioner for Justice and Security over his comments on homosexuality and marriage is very unfortunate.


Sharon Seeks Wider Govt to Save Gaza Pullout Plan

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  launched new efforts on Tuesday to widen his shaky coalition  after a stinging setback in parliament that complicated his  plan to withdraw from some occupied territory.


WASHINGTON -- President Bush has decided to transfer 14 key terrorist leaders from secret CIA custody to the U.S. military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be prepared for eventual trials, a senior administration official said Wednesday.


Bomb Hits Iraq Govt., Year After Saddam Capture

A suicide car bomber killed at least  seven Iraqis outside Baghdad's government compound on Monday, a  year to the day since U.S. forces captured Saddam Hussein.


Gates Says Anger Over Iraq Hurts Afghan Effort

It was the first time the defense secretary had explicitly linked European antipathy to American policy in Iraq.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Romney says he and his wife won't embarrass the nation in White House as happened in "the Clinton years" ... Clinton asks Iowans in closing pitch to vote for her because she is ready to be president ... Iowa voters pack Obama event as they continue to assess candidates.


SPRINT and Time Warner are discussing a deal that would allow the cable provider to offer mobile phone service, the companies said.


The similarities are striking: A young black man dies in a hail of police bullets, and when the chaos clears, it turns out he was unarmed.


Lear sees deal with Ross to cover all interiors

Lear Corp. LEA.N expects to complete   a deal to contribute its European auto interiors business to a   joint venture with financier Wilbur Ross in the next several   weeks, Chief Executive Robert Rossiter said on Tuesday.


Youth Ensnared in Nepal's War With Maoists

Families are increasingly caught in the middle of an eight-year civil war that is now devouring Nepal's children.


Storage Expo Iomega punts a hard disk autoloader


For Too Many Md. Children, Too Few Trips to the Dentist

On a recent day at the busy Walnut Street Dental Clinic in Hagerstown, Md., Ilaya Rajagopal treated an 18-month-old who had six cavities and lectured the child's mother, in his gentle way, about the damage caused by putting a baby to bed with a bottle.


Iraqi president rejects Iraq Study Group report

Iraq's president said on Sunday he rejected a long-anticipated list of recommendations by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group to change U.S. policy in the region.


EU Commission taking its time with SCH bid for Abbey National

The European Commission is taking all the time it needs to rule on Banco Santander Central Hispano's bid for Abbey National, competition spokeswoman Amelia Torres said.


BOSTON -- The memory of my first visit to Fenway Park was a little bit hazy, so I picked up the phone and called my father. He started to laugh.


Microsoft doesn't want Longhorn reloaded

Blog: The software maker has put a halt to an effort by a group of developers that wanted to build an operating system on top of an early test version of the Vista predecessor.


Malnutrition threatens flood-hit Bangladeshis

Bangladeshi children and women face acute malnutrition after the worst floods in 15 years swept the impoverished country, the United Nations has warned.


Satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC reported strong growth in subscribers and a jump in revenue Friday, underpinning a 3 percent rise in quarterly net profit.


Mobile ESPN to close down operations: WSJ

Mobile ESPN, a start-up cellphone  company backed by Walt Disney Co., will announce as soon as  Thursday that it is closing down operations, The Wall Street  Journal reported on Thursday.


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Enrico Fabris ha vinto la medaglia d'argento nei 10mila metri ai Mondiali di pattinaggio su ghiaccio...


Japan-Australia defense deal not aimed at China: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied on Monday that a groundbreaking security agreement he is to sign with Australian Prime Minister John Howard in Tokyo this week was aimed at reining in China.


China has pledged to invest $20 billion in Argentina in the next 10 years, La Nacion reported Wednesday. The announcement came during the first day of a two-day visit


Poll: 60% Say Dems Likely to Nominate White Male

Rasmussen Reports - In the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, a woman is the clear frontrunner and an African-American is clearly in the number two position.


Responding to McCain, Bush Plans Legal Action on Ads

President Bush on Thursday sought to smooth over differences with Sen. John McCain by promising to take legal action to stop political ads by outside groups, including those attacking the war record of Bush's Democratic presidential rival, John Kerry.


Shinzo Abe, the man most likely to be Japan's next leader, sets out his plans for a more assertive foreign policy.


New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey gestures during his farewell speech in Trenton, NJ, Monday, Nov. 8, 2004. McGreevey used his farewell address to detail his accomplishments and the soul-searching that has


GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Aug. 27 -- A Sudanese man described as an al Qaeda paymaster was formally charged Friday with conspiring to commit terrorism.


Eli Lilly and Co. announced it has added a bolded warning to the product label for Strattera (atomoxetine hydrochloride) regarding two reported cases of severe liver injury.


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Dec 18, 2004 - Israeli troops killed three Palestinians Saturday on the second day of an Israeli raid in the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza, witnesses and hospital officials said.


Nothing was supposed to happen on the way into talks this week between Boeing and Airbus over subsidies - and not much did. The two sides growled at each other in Brussels, but they left open-ended the future


Law pays tribute to record-breaking Ruud

Manchester United legend Denis Law led the tributes to Ruud van Nistelrooy after the Dutchman broke his club record for goals in European competition.


A former US prison commander in Iraq is acquitted of aiding the enemy, but sentenced to two years for lesser charges.


Sharon Says Iran Doing All to Get Nuclear Weapons

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  accused arch-foe Iran Monday of doing everything it could to  obtain nuclear weapons.


Danone wants Wahaha to negotiate end to China feud

French food group Danone  offered to drop all legal actions against Hangzhou Wahaha Group if its estranged Chinese joint venture partner agrees to enter into talks to settle their long-running dispute.


Plainfield Landfill Pays $56,000 Litter Fine: Grand Central Sanitary Penalty Was for Trash Blowing Off in 2005-06.

By Tom Coombe, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  May 31--A Plainfield Township landfill has paid a $56,000 fine for letting litter escape from its boundaries.


Consumers are being "ripped off" by Northern Ireland's four largest banks, says a leading watchdog.


Clemens denies HGH use before Congress; McNamee repeats accusations

Roger Clemens and his ex-trainer stick to different stories, amid withering questioning on Hill.


Williams pondering who to start at point guard

Roy Williams faces a quandary: Who should he start at point guard in No. 4 North Carolina's season opener Friday night? It won't be Raymond Felton, the regular starter who's suspended for the Tar Heels' first


EU tentatively agrees to lift embargo on Libya

European Union (EU) officials agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy.


First it was antidepressants. Then Vioxx. Now questions have been raised about the safety of yet another drug, the painkiller Bextra, made by Pfizer (PFE ). Is there anything you can do to prevent the unnerving


Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush yesterday of covering up the growing threat to US troops in Iraq and "living in a fantasy world of spin.


US Files WTO Case Against Europe Over Airbus Aid

The US filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization, arguing that European Union loans to aircraft maker Airbus SAS are an illegal subsidy.


The Bush administration responded calmly yesterday to North Korean statements it has turned the plutonium from 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods into nuclear weapons.


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Yukos files for US bankruptcy protection

Russian oil giant Yukos Wednesday filed for US bankruptcy protection in attempt to stop the forthcoming auction of its major asset Yuganskeneftegaz, accordingto the Interfax news agency.


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Blair defends Iraq war, urges party to heal rifts

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair tried yesterday to heal divisions over the Iraq war and unite his Labour party to fight for a historic third term in power.


Ziff Davis - World Champion Boston Red Sox employ video cataloguing of every pitch in every game using specialized software.


Bertie Ahern looks set to secure a third term as taoiseach after a  strong general election performance.


Dust-coated US forces are encircling the Iraqi rebel stronghold of Fallujah, awaiting final assault orders, as insurgents


In Brief: TDK develops 200GB Blu-ray disc

(InfoWorld) - In the battle of new optical storage formats, Blu-ray Disc has added another weapon -- even more storage. Japan's TDK has developed a prototype single-sided recordable blue laser disc with a capacity of 200GB, surpassing the current 25GB capacity for single-layer Blu-ray discs and 50GB for dual-layer discs, the company announced at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. TDK had previously developed a prototype disc with a capacity of 100GB. The latest prototype will store approximately 18 hours of high-definition video. TDK didn't say when the discs would be available. Several Hollywood film studios announced on Thursday the release of numerous titles on the Blu-ray Disc format, to be available ahead of the holiday shopping season in December.


Merck knew Vioxx was unsafe by 2000 - report

Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co Inc. had evidence by 2000 that its painkiller Vioxx, which was pulled off the market on Sept. 30, was not safe, a heart specialist told CBS News program "60 Minutes" on Sunday.


The UK music industry launches its first official download chart on BBC Radio 1 on Wednesday evening.


What's in a name? In the European Union, a legal fight if it's about cheese

"The southern European member states want to use this regulation to turn back the time, and they want to protect designations that have clearly become generic"  Parmesan or Parmigiano? The difference is lost on most consumers -- as long as lots of it is grated on some al dente pasta. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer


Nowhere does the rivalry between the Evil Empire and Red Sox Nation crackle more intensely than here, on the "campus" of ESPN, built smack on the not-so-well-defined emotional boundary between New York and Boston.


Southampton, England (Sports Network) - Manchester United's injury woes mounted Monday as it learned defender Gary Neville will be out for up to a month with a hairline fracture of his kneecap.


Employers urged to plan for flu pandemic

The U.S. government urged employers on Tuesday to develop plans to cope with a possible flu pandemic, suggesting letting employees work from home and encouraging sick workers to stay home without reprisals.


Almost 200 Britons are "highly likely" to have been killed in the Asian tsunami disaster, the foreign secretary says.


Some 21 Iraqis Killed as Vote Count Continues

Insurgents have killed 21 Iraqis and  two U.S. soldiers in recent assaults, showing there has been no  respite in the fight against U.S.-led forces and their allies  since Sunday's election.


AT&T: U-verse gets speed boost, broadband customers get free wi-fi

AT&T announced today that its U-verse fiber-to-the-node Internet service will begin offering more bandwidth and higher speeds to top-tier subscribers, and free Wi-Fi hotspot connectivity to all of AT&T's broadband customers.


Tiger Woods Weds Swede Model in Barbados

Tiger Woods married Swedish model Elin Nordegren as a Caribbean sunset painted a spectacular array of colors across the sky over an exclusive Barbados resort, according to witnesses.


Technically a superb film, it suffers from a weak script.


Kim goes on birdie tear to lead Colonial

Whatever Anthony Kim said to himself made quite an impact. After walking off the 12th green with a bogey, Kim birdied the last six holes — the PGA Tour's longest birdie streak this season — for a 7-under 63 and a one-stroke lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.


Barry Bonds' personal trainer again refused to testify before a grand jury investigating the Giants slugger Thursday, but a federal judge did not jail Greg Anderson for contempt of court.


Beijing bowmaker takes refuge in ancient art

Sheltered from the frantic sounds of a city desperate to modernize, Yang Fuxi sits serenely in his workshop in central Beijing, whittling a stick of bamboo into a hunter's bow, just as his ancestors did 300 years before.


Torrential rain in Indonesia's capital Jakarta worsens flooding, leaving at least 145,000 people homeless.


Election date set to stop Iraq falling into anarchy

The decision announced yesterday by Iraqi, American and United Nations officials to hold elections on Jan 30 reflected a judgment that delaying voting would further embolden insurgents and nudge Iraq closer to anarchy.


JENIN, West Bank  - An Israeli aircraft fired a  missile at a West Bank car Monday killing a leader of a  militant group linked to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's  Fatah faction and two comrades, witnesses said.


Ford to stay in Rally - 03 November 2004

Ford pulled the plug on Formula One, but the US carmaker vowed on Tuesday to remain in the FIA-run World Rally championship at least until the end of 2008.


Israel Bus Blast Said Mechanical Problem

An Israeli bus exploded in a Jerusalem neighborhood early Sunday, but officials said the blast had been caused by a mechanical problem. There were no injuries.


No. 1 Memphis Passes a Test From a Former Assistant

Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 24 points Saturday, and No. 1 Memphis remained the countryâs only undefeated team by pulling out a 70-64 victory over visiting Texas-El Paso.


British soldier killed in Afghanistan blast

One killed and another injured in attack on army truck in southern Afghanistan.


China Says Freed Hostages to Return Home Soon

Eight Chinese hostages freed by guerrillas in Iraq at the weekend will return home soon, state media said on Monday.


SUNDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- For men, flagging potency can be a red flag that something's not right in the cardiovascular system. And experts say men who rush to fix the problem with impotence drugs may be ignoring a bigger threat to their health.


Telerobotic surgery performed in zero-gravity environment holds promise for  medicine in space and on the battlefield.


The revised DVD version of Return Of The Jedi has a new actor.


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Broadcasters Win Appeal Of FCC's Profanity Ruling

A federal appeals court tossed out an indecency ruling against Rupert Murdoch's Fox television network yesterday and broadly questioned whether the Federal Communications Commission has the right to police the airwaves for offensive language.


NBA Wrap: 76ers Edge Pacers in Overtime Win

Allen Iverson hit a 14-footer at the buzzer to earn the Philadelphia 76ers 106-104 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers Friday, spoiling Ron Artest's return from a two-game suspension.


Dutch end EU helm trumpeting Turkey deal

The Netherlands ends its six-month European Union (EU) presidency this week trumpeting a historic deal to open membership talks with Turkey as the highlight of its term at the EU helm.


Il colpevole ha confessato ed e' stato condannato a 20 anni


Tony Blair met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as he continued a trip aimed at breathing new life into the dormant Middle East peace process and bolstering a UN-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon.


Bush has polyps removed in 'routine' colon check

US President George W. Bush had five polyps removed during a "routine" colon cancer check on Saturday but the White House said there was no cause for concern and that he had resumed power after a brief handover to Vice President Dick Cheney.


More Steam Rises From Mount St. Helens As Dome in Crater Reaches Blistering High Temperature. Mount St. Helens emits a burst of steam Monday, Oct. 11, 2004 in Washington State.


Federer beats Hewitt to reach ATP Masters Cup semis

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. HOUSTON, Texas, United States of America -- World number one Roger Federer won his 20th consecutive match over


Superfast USB 3.0 spec races toward 2008 debut

Intel, Microsoft, HP and three other vendors have joined forces to create specifications for the USB 3.0 standard, which is expected to be unveiled in mid-2008.


Health secretary John Reid will today face universal condemnation from doctors and health professionals for failing to adopt the one public health measure in his white paper they say would save more lives than any other - a total smoking ban in enclosed


Afghanistan tenses for Karzai's swearing-in

Canadian soldiers are among those helping form a cordon around Kabul in advance of Tuesday's inauguration of President-elect Hamid Karzai.


Jobs recaps the news. There's MacBook Air, iPhone tweaks and iTunes movie rentals. Is there one more thing? Nope.


Everton close in on a place in the last 16 of the Uefa Cup with victory against SK Brann in Norway.


Boeing Co  said on Monday it  would buy up to $7 billion of its own stock, one of the  plane-maker's largest repurchase plans on record, but kept its  cash dividend unchanged.


Car Explodes in Southern Gaza -- Security Sources

A car exploded in the southern Gaza Strip  Thursday, Palestinian security sources said.


Fifty civilians, 6 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq

Car bombs and mortar attacks killed 50 people in Iraq, police and local officials said on Saturday, while the U.S. military said six of its soldiers had been killed in the past two days.


Skipper muore a Pescara, incidente mortale nel Cosentino


There's at least one advantage to not being a millionaire Â less chance of being audited by the Internal Revenue Service.


Venus Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the second round of the Fortis Championships.


North Korea allows IAEA team to visit nuclear plant

North Korea will allow a team of U.N. nuclear watchdog officials to visit the Yongbyon reactor it agreed to shut down under a disarmament-for-aid deal, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Wednesday.


YouTube to offer BBC news and entertainment videos

(InfoWorld) - Users of YouTube's online video service will soon be able to view news, TV series, documentaries, and other programs from the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC). Under the nonexclusive partnership, the BBC and its commercial subsidiary BBC Worldwide will create its own advertising-funded commercial "channels" on YouTube, the companies said Friday. The deal comes on the heels ofÂ revenue-sharing agreementsÂ YouTube has reached with other content providers, including Wind-up Records and the National Basketball Association, which plans its own NBA channel. The BBC is keen to broaden its audience and, in particular, use YouTube to generate new revenue. By promoting current programming via YouTube, the broadcasting company also hopes to attract users to its own Web-based, on-demand iPlayer service, formerly known as iMP (integrated Media Player). While the BBC, the U.K. public broadcaster, will provide advertising-free clips of news shows and promotional content linked to TV series such as "Doctor Who" and "Life on Mars," its commercial unit will offer an ad-funded entertainment channel, "BBC Worldwide," featuring clips from programs including "Top Gear," "Spooks" and "The Catherine Tate Show." Another channel, BBC World, will deliver around 30 news clips per day, with up-to-the-minute news and analysis from around the world. The content will come from the BBC Global News Division. Users will be able to comment on clips and post their own video responses to communicate with the BBC and other viewers. Advertising-funded clips will be available only to users outside the U.K. The BBC's deal with YouTube could spark criticism from media companies that accuse the broadcasting company of bending the rules of its public service broadcasting mission, funded by a compulsory license fee, by moving into commercial Web ventures. The company's new on-demand offerings, including the iPlayer service, are currently undergoing a "public value test" by the BBC Trust, which works on behalf of license-fee payers. The offerings have been given provisional approval pending a further consultation and final decision by May 2.


Malaria Vaccine Described As A "Breakthrough"

For the first time in medical history, scientists have developed a malaria vaccine that has shown promise in a large scale trial conducted in Mozambique.


Clashes in Iraq's Kerbala kill 25: security source

Twenty-five people were killed in fierce clashes between security forces and gunmen in the Iraqi city of Kerbala on Tuesday, a senior security source in Baghdad said.


Heavy Rains Pound County: S. Florida Gets a Soaking As Record-Breaking Storms Flood Streets

By Chrystian Tejedor,, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 15--Super soaker storms doused West Palm Beach with more than 8 inches of rain Thursday, erasing a 51-year-old record of 3.75 inches for Dec. 14, set in 1955.


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Air France to begin study of in-flight cell phone use

Six-month study will allow passengers to send messages and make calls.


Fight to the finish in final days of Australia poll

The contenders in Australia's election are neck and neck three days before the ballot, with the latest opinion polls disagreeing on who will win.


Goosen Does Unthinkable and Gets Woods Thinking

When Tiger Woods and Jay Haas faltered, Retief Goosen knew how to finish, with a brilliant six-under-par 64 and a victory at the Tour Championship.


Actor Billy Bob Thornton's girlfriend has given birth to a baby girl named Bella,  Plus other entertainment news in brief.


San Francisco linebacker Lawson ruled out for season

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Manny Lawson has been ruled out for the season with a cruciate ligament injury.


Ministers are braced for a potential backbench rebellion over plans to renew Britain's nuclear deterrent.


How to Make an IPod Nano Case from a Bicycle Inner Tube

Gadget Lab writer Charlie Sorrell shows how to make a non-slip iPod Nano case, step by step. It's easy!


Ingres, Wipro team on open source enterprise software

Indian outsourcer WiproÂ is to develop open-source business software and offer system integration services around the open-source database from software vendor Ingres, which will be marketed jointly by the two companies.


Tom Cruise's plan to film Mission: Impossible 3 this year has become, well, an impossible mission.


Five Nations Win Seats on UN Security Council

Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania on Friday won coveted two-year terms on the UN Security Council at a time when pressure is mounting to expand the powerful 15-nation body.


Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is expected to outline plans to abolish hidden waiting lists.


Researchers hope a new supercomputer will help develop life-saving drugs and model climate change.


AS THE son of an aircraft technician in Fiji, as a nightclub bouncer in Edinburgh, as a teaching pro in Borneo, even as a plodding player on the PGA Tour early in his career, Vijay Singh could only guess what he could accomplish as a golfer.


The fire marshal who inspected a nightclub a few months before a fire killed 100 people there said he failed to notice flammable foam around the stage because after he saw an exit door that swung the wrong way, "I really didn't look anywhere" else.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Don't hold your breath waiting for the next Spice Girls reunion. Geri Halliwell, a.k.a. Ginger Spice, said a second outing "probably won't happen ever again." The quintet's Return of the Spice Girls World Tour wraps February 26 in Toronto.


The Paris Club of rich lending nations is to discuss a proposed debt freeze for tsunami-affected countries.


Billups excited to be going back to Denver

His game hasnât tapered off at all coming off his MVP performance in the NBA Finals. After three games, he averaged 20 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds and was leading


Summary Box: Dean to Bring New Leadership

NEW CHAIRMAN: Howard Dean, a former presidential candidate, is in line to be elected Democratic national chairman by members of the Democratic National Committee.


Germany Tells Some Patients to Stop Using Celebrex

Germany's drug regulator on Monday  told patients with cardiovascular risks to stop using Pfizer's  arthritis drug Celebrex after new data emerged linking it to an  elevated risk of heart attacks.


Sirius on Tuesday launched its first wearable live radio, nearly two years behind competitor XM. The device, to be available by the end of the month, includes Wi-Fi connectivity, recording functionality and Yahoo music purchasing software.


New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults.


Butterflies trick ants into raising young

Call it the cuckoo of butterflies. Like the well-known birds, the Alcon blue butterfly has found a way to get others to raise its offspring. Researchers in Denmark report that the large blue butterfly has managed to produce larvae with a chemical coating similar to that of the local Myrmica rubra ants.


Patrick Deuel recovers from 9-hours surgery

SIOUX FALLS, SD - A day after surgeons reduced the size of his stomach in a nine-hour surgery, Patrick Deuel - who once weighed 1,072 pounds - moved around and even cracked a couple of jokes from his hospital bed, his doctor said Wednesday.


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The U.S. Midwest was battered by rain, thunderstorms, and tornadoes late on Monday and early on Tuesday, while the central Plains was spared much of the harsh weather, which was a relief for cattle already stressed by previous storms.


A Swedish university has received $590,000 in research funds to measure the greenhouse gases released when cows belch.


Hu to cement power as China's communist elite charts future

China's Communist Party elite convened behind closed doors for a four-day policy huddle that will shape the country's direction, with President Hu Jintao likely to use the occasion to consolidate power.


Actor Noah Wyle tells a US TV cable channel he intends to leave hospital drama ER.


Roma, 19:05 - TIRO, DOUBLE TRAP: TITOLO E CARTA OLIMPICA PER DI SPIGNO

Sesto titolo europeo individuale e carta olimpica per Daniele Di Spigno, vittorioso oggi nel double ...


Space Contest  Winners Face Costs Out of This World

By Alicia Chang THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Brian Emmett's childhood fantasy came true when he won a free trip to outer space. He was crushed when he had to cancel his reservation because of Uncle Sam.


Roma, 19:59 - CALCIO, INTER: A MANCINI IL TAPIRO D'ORO DI 'STRISCIA'

L'inviato di 'Striscia la notizia' Valerio Staffelli ha consegnato oggi al tecnico dell'Inter Robert...


FDA Approves Noninvasive Treatment of Uterine Fibroids; Device

FDA on Friday approved a noninvasive treatment for uterine fibroids that could be an alternative to hysterectomy for many women but is not recommended for use by women who wish to become pregnant, Reuters/Los Angeles Times reports.


Taleban are changing their focus to attack the Afghan capital Kabul, a spokesman for the group says.


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UniFi utilises MIMO, aimed at mobile phones, CE kit


Fierce fighting between Pakistani troops and pro-Taleban militants leaves many dead near the Afghan border.


Delta cuts premium fares by as much as 50%. Can any of this lead to profits for investors?


MODENA, 12 NOV - Sta per essere sviluppata Una mascherina da applicare sul volto per leggere ed interpretare le emozioni di chi vive situazioni di stress. Realizzata grazie alla collaborazione tra la Maserati Spa el'Azienda Usl di Modena.


February 8 is generally the cut-off date for would-be Romeos to order their Valentine a dozen fresh red roses, unless they want to make do with wilted carnations instead, according to Red Herring's Web site.


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Adge, 19:08 - CICLISMO, GIRO DEL MEDITERRANEO: BENNATI VINCE LA 2/A TAPPA

L'italiano della Lampre Fondital Daniele Bennati ha vinto la seconda tappa del Giro del Mediterraneo...


Music business ends year on another weak note

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Just when it seemed erosion of music sales during the holiday season couldn't get worse, December snowstorms compounded the retail industry's misery.


Bits : LGâs Watch Phone of the Future. Or Maybe Not.

LG Electronics displays the long awaited Dick Tracy watch-phone. But is it even a real product?


"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" led the North American box office for a second weekend, while the new pregnancy comedy "Knocked Up" delivered a surprisingly large bundle of joy.


Intel stays outside the tent Toshiba confirmed yesterday that it had joined a 32-nanometre chip development group led by IBM and made up of a number of key industry players minus top dog Intel.â¦


Four Florida Hurricanes May Have Stamped Out West Nile

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida's hurricane quartet this year may have helped the state avoid another record season of the potentially lethal West Nile virus.


No Reason to Panic Over Flu Vaccine Problem, U.S. Says

Contamination in a British factory that  supplies flu vaccine to the United States is expected to cause  some delays but no shortage of flu shots this year, federal  health officials said on Friday.


Sept. 6, 2004 - The presidential candidates and their running mates fanned out across the Midwest with Labor Day messages promising job creation, appealing for votes in the territory pivotal to winning November's election.


Ukraine Leader Agrees to Sack Election Commission

Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma  said on Tuesday he had agreed with the opposition to sack the  central election commission and support election law reform,  but there was no agreement on dismissing the government.


Spain, Germany target EU budget flexibility, tighter defence cooperation

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder outlined a joint vision of a strong and united Europe bound by tighter defence and economic cooperation following summit talks in this northern Spanish city.


A jury which included US talk show host Oprah Winfrey convicts a man of murder in Chicago.


Climatic change is "very likely" down to human activities, the global body on climate science will say.


Microsoft confirms OneCare zaps Outlook, Outlook Express e-mail

A bug in Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare security suite has been causing users' e-mail to vanish from Outlook and Outlook Express, Microsoft confirmed. A fix is due out next week.


Joey Bishop, the stone-faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack, has died at 89. He was the group's last surviving member. Peter Lawford...


An autopsy of rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard reveals his death by heart attack was due to "intoxication by the combined effects of cocaine and [the painkiller] Tramadol," according to Grace Burgess, a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner's office.


Putin signs into law controversial election bill

Russian President Vladimir Putin has  signed into law a bill dropping a minimal turnout threshold in  polls, which critics say will make them less fair, despite a  plea by his human rights adviser not to do so.


Two More US Soldiers Charged with Murder in Iraq

Two US soldiers have been charged with murder in the death of an Iraqi civilian, raising to four the number of US soldiers from the same unit charged with murder of Iraqis in the past week.


Lebanese factions hold second day of talks in France

Politicians from Lebanon's divided factions were holding a second day of talks in France on Sunday to try to ease eight months of deadlock that has paralysed the nation.


The R&D tax credit, first passed as a temporary measure in 1981, has been extended 11 times and allows U.S. companies conducting research and development activities to get a tax credit of up to 10% of R&D spending.


The U.S. consumer, long a key driver  of banks' profits, look ready to start passing the baton to  corporate borrowers as the biggest financial institutions  report fourth-quarter results next week.


Roma, 20:27 - CALCIO, C1/A: PRO SESTO-VENEZIA 0-2 NELL'ANTICIPO

Il Venezia ha vinto 2-0 sul campo della Pro Sesto nell'anticipo della 2/a giornata del girone A del ...


Liberia seizes weapons, arrests rebel leader as UN arms deadline ...

MONROVIA  - UN peacekeepers arrested a dissident rebel leader and seized weapons in a clampdown on the Liberian capital on the last day of a campaign to disarm fighters in the west African state.


Amelie Mauresmo could not get off Centre Court quick enough on Tuesday when her reign as Wimbledon champion came to an inglorious end.


Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. named former Viacom Inc. president Mel Karmazin chief executive Thursday, a month after signing talk-show host Howard Stern to lure listeners.


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Conversion of uranium to continue, vows Iran

VIENNA, Sept 21: Iran defied the United Nations on Tuesday by announcing it would go on converting a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for enrichment, a process that can be used to develop atomic bombs.


Apple updates Safari with version 3.0.1 for Windows

Blog: New security patches address three of nine public vulnerabilities.


U.S. Teams Dominate at Head of the Charles

The Americansâ eight-man crew posted the second-fastest time â 14 minutes 3.71 seconds â in the eventâs 43-year history.


As Big Electronics Show Expands, Some Companies Scale Back

The annual Consumer Electronics Show has never been bigger, but it has become a challenging and sometimes ineffectual place to introduce new products.


Saints' Haslett Aims to Stay but Might Not

For a man whose job is on the line and whose team is on the skids, New Orleans Saints coach Jim Haslett was relaxed Monday.


Russia Ratifies Kyoto, Starts in 90 Days' Time

Russia formally ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global warming on Thursday, clearing the way for the international environment accord to come into force early next year.


Survey links teenage sexuality to drug use

WASHINGTON -- Teens who say at least half their friends are having sex are more likely to report having tried marijuana, alcohol and cigarettes, according to a survey released yesterday by the National ...


In â08 Campaign, Money Chase Circles the Globe

Candidates are seeking out wealthy Americans overseas, especially in financial centers like London and Hong Kong.


Alzheimer's Advance: Omega-3 fatty acid benefits mice

A diet that includes a key omega-3 fatty acid found in fish and canola oil prevents some memory loss in mice that develop a disease similar to Alzheimer's, researchers report in the Sept.


New York City slapped with bridge painter bias suit

New York City has never hired a female bridge painter even though qualified women have applied for the job, the U.S. Attorney's office said in a discrimination lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday.


Saudi vows safe haj, wary of crushes and militants

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Saudi Arabia vowed to maintain the safety of over 2 million Muslims performing haj pilgrimage next week, citing new procedures at a bridge where hundreds have died before in stampedes.


How would the guys from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" make over the black and white makeup of Kiss? We may get to find out.


'They play like they're going for a beer'

On Saturday night Hal Sutton, his United States Ryder Cup team 11-5 behind after the four-ball and foursomes series and facing the possibility of demolition, was asked a simple question and gave a simple answer.


EU seeks to collect more data on foreign travellers

EU ministers on Friday backed plans to collect data on air travellers coming to Europe, a move which could force visitors to provide information three times before entering.


German investor confidence rises in December after touching a 13-year low in November.


Pedro's decision clearer: Ace feels Sox dragged feet

Tomorrow morning at a press conference in New York, Pedro Martinez [stats, news] is expected to don a Mets uniform for the first time, his seven-year Red Sox [stats, schedule] career over