"Manhunt 2," a brutally violent  video game that was effectively banned in the United States,  has risen from the grave in a modified form and will go on sale  for Halloween, its publisher said.


Turkish security teams took up positions around the cities of Ankara and Istanbul on Monday, a day before Pope Benedict XVI begins his first visit to a predominantly Muslim country.


Image: Katrina scorches the cover of Vogue

Vogue India just can't seem to get enough of Bollywood.


A couple of interesting print developments start off September:  Alimentum: The Literature of Food is a pocket-sized twice-annual literary journal with Paulette Licitra at the helm and Peter Selgin as editor.


Virgin becomes the first major music retailer to enter an increasingly crowded online music market.


Seven health trusts may merge in a move the Welsh health minister claims will reduce bureaucracy and deliver better patient care.


'American Idol' Hopefuls Descend on D.C.

They came with their wraparound shades, hair-styling tools and other items essential for a shot at fame. Thousands of people, many appearing to be teenagers or in their twenties, flooded into the Washington Convention Center this week to audition for Fox's popular "American Idol."


Jamal Crawford got his first start in a Knicks uniform Thursday night, showing a glimpse of what, exactly, was not entirely clear.


An Indie Company Counting on a Future Takes 3 Films to Sundance

Michael London, the producer of the indie hit âSideways,â got his feet wet with that movie. Now with three films at Sundance, heâs taken the plunge.


The Disorder Is Sensory; the Diagnosis, Elusive

A diagnosis of sensory integration problems is not yet generally accepted, but the number of parent groups devoted to the issue has more than tripled in the last few years.


Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim has arrived in the southern German city of Munich for medical treatment. He arrived at a clinic in Munich under bright blue skies on Sunday


The dollar edges towards seven-week lows against the yen and euro on fears of weak US economic data.


The two top U.S. toymakers posted  disappointing third-quarter results on Monday and softened  expectations for the crucial holiday season, citing a wobbly  economy and cautious retailers.


Seeking to establish the medium as a mass market form of entertainment instead of a niche technology, the game industry has taken the playbook of the movie business.


Giuliani considering 2008 presidential run

Former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani said he is "seriously considering" a run for president in 2008. But he reiterated, as he has in many campaign-style appearances, that he was focused on the 2006 midterm elections. He said he would continue to travel the country to gauge the breadth of his support and his ability to raise the money needed for a presidential bid.


Soccer Notebook: A Player Lands Comfortably on a Solid Team in Israel

Leo Krupnik, a gymnast as a youngster, stumbled into a career in soccer when he was spotted by the manager of a club team while playing a pickup game in San Francisco.


If your computer is slowing down or crashing, you may have a virus. Scan now to find out!  Detects viruses, spyware and worms. Includes free spam and popup blockers.


Toshiba Concedes Defeat in the DVD Battle

The Japanese electronics giant threw in the towel on its HD DVD technology, announcing that it would no longer develop, produce or market disc players for the format.


Limits Weighed on Physician-Owned Hospitals

An end-of-the year push in Congress to stave off a 10 percent cut in the fees Medicare pays doctors has revived political interest in another thorny issue: whether physicians should be able to own the hospitals they send their patients to.


Fun to Watch: Dario Franchitti takes another 2004 IRL win at Pikes ...

Bobby Rahal wonât like reading this, but his teamâs 2004 battle with Andretti Green Racing is over. Okay, so maybe Rahalâs Buddy Rice might yet catch and pass Indy Racing League points leader Tony Kanaan


A Young Doctor's Hardest Lesson: Keep Your Mouth Shut

The biggest shock along the road to becoming a doctor is the revelation that you can ask and the patient will tell anything.


Lawyers acting for Michael Jackson in the child molestation case bid to have prosecutor removed.


Shares of Decode Genetics Inc.  DCGN.O fell 19 percent before the market open on Friday, a  day after the company said PriceWaterhouseCoopers resigned as  its accounting firm.


Scorsese wins Directors Guild award for best director

Veteran filmmaker Martin Scorsese took a giant step toward winning his first Oscar on Saturday when he was named the Directors Guild of America's best director for 2007 for his crime thriller "The Departed."


Holocaust Insurance Case Inches Closer to Settlement

A federal judge cleared the way for a long-running dispute over unpaid life insurance claims for Holocaust victims to move a step closer to a settlement.


L'autore di Sasser trova lavoro in una societÃ  antivirus

Sven Jaschan, il giovane responsabile della creazione dei worm Sasser e Netsky avrebbe trovato lavoro come programmatore presso la societÃ  antivirus tedesca Securepoint. La notizia lascia sicuramente sconcertati


Holmes and LaBelle take clubhouse lead in Phoenix

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona  - J.B Holmes and Doug LaBelle II shared the clubhouse lead after the second day of the Phoenix Open, both ending their rounds tied on nine under par 133.


A city police officer was attacked by a man with a baseball bat early this morning in the 115th precinct in Queens, police said. The uniformed police officer, who is on an impact post, was patrolling on foot at about 1:20 a.m. at 102nd Street and 39th Ave., about a mile west of Shea Stadium in the Corona neighborhood. He was approached by a man with a baseball bat, who struck the officer in the head with the bat and stole his gun. A second police officer saw the commotion from a distance, unaware that it was a fellow officer who had been attacked, police said. He chased the bat-wielding man, capturing him and recovering the gun before making an arrest.


Volvo recalls 460,000 vehicles worldwide because a wiring problem could cause  fans to overheat and burn.


NBA Wrap: Heat Tame Bobcats to Extend Winning Streak

Dwyane Wade poured in 26 points and dished out nine assists as the Miami Heat scorched the expansion Charlotte Bobcats 113-90 in NBA action on Saturday, to extend their franchise record win streak to 14 games.


Product review: Synology Cube Station breaks the low-end NAS wide open

InfoWorld - I've been on a bit of a green kick around here for the past few months. A computer lab is notoriously power hungry, with servers running at 100 percent utilization for days on end, generating traffic or running test harnesses. There are certain areas where I can make some reductions, however, such as collapsing a half-dozen less-utilized boxes onto a single VMware ESX server. There are some other ways, too.


No. 24 George Washington Pastes La Salle

No. 24 George Washington opened its Atlantic 10 schedule Wednesday night with balanced scoring, a parade of 3-pointers and a big rebounding advantage in a 71-42 victory over La Salle.


Roddick vs. Nadal could be key to US-Spain Davis Cup final

Three months ago, Andy Roddick swept Rafael Nadal 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the US Open. Don't expect it to be that easy when Roddick plays the 18-year-old Spaniard in the Davis Cup final Friday.


Ukraine President calls ministers over crisis

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko  summoned security ministers on Thursday after his dismissal of  a top judiciary official spurred angry protests by supporters  of his arch-rival, the country's prime minister.


Roma, 13:20 - CALCIO, SERIE B: GLI ARBITRI DELLA PRIMA 1/A GIORNATA

Queste le terne arbitrali per la prima giornata del campionato di serie B 2006/07:


Harvard running back Clifton Dawson, a sophomore, was named to the Associated Press Division 1-AA All-America football team yesterday.


Thousands of people prepared for funerals Monday after deadly attacks in two of Shiite Islam's holiest cities in Iraq. More than 60 people wee killed in the attacks on Sunday.


Poland Defence Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski flew to Iraq Sunday to rally his country's troops after three Polish soldiers were killed in recent fighting.


Poll Says Bush Still Has Edge Over Kerry

WASHINGTON - More voters consider President Bush a strong leader who can do a better job combatting terrorism even though they widely agree that Democratic Sen. John Kerry won the first debate focused solely on foreign policy...


GE sells India back office unit for 500 mln dlr:

[Business India]: New Delhi, Nov 8 : General Electric Co., the world's top conglomerate, today announced that it has sold a majority of its pioneering Indian back-office unit to two private equity firms for 500 million dollars to help the subsidiary gain


Microsoft To Ship Longhorn in 2006 Without WinFS

Microsoft will ship its next Windows client code-named Longhorn in 2006 as originally promised -- but without the next-generation file system known as WinFS.


A Virtual Chalkboard For Budding NFL Fans

In a world in which 53 million copies of Madden NFL have been sold in the last 17 years, the game has provided the league a perfect conduit to its next generation of fans.


Clinton, Obama clash in Democratic debate

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama engaged in a bitter crossfire on Monday as their U.S. presidential campaign took an ugly personal turn on the Martin Luther King holiday.


New Services to Ease Mobile Content Access

Smart phone users may not be accessing online content because it's difficult to do--intelligent network services will help.


As the Homeland Security Department was starting up, Secretary Tom Ridge twice stayed overnight at the Arizona home of a wealthy friend who ran a lobbying firm that was aggressively expanding its homeland security business.


Russia's ex-atomic energy minister Yevgeny Adamov is found guilty of embezzling budget funds.


The sixth Harry Potter book is finished and is to be published on 16 July next year, it is announced.


Wilcox Associates and ROMER Inc. Release PC-DMIS Portable Software for Portable Metrology Marketplace;  Features Abound for Inspection and Measurement Applications for Manufacturers Large and Small

WIXOM, Mich., Feb. 28, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Wilcox Associates, Inc. and ROMER, Inc., both Hexagon Metrology companies, today announced the launch of PC-DMIS Portable(tm), the latest software release for measurement and inspection applications utilizing ROMER portable arms.


148 unarmed Palestinians killed in West Bank in 2004: Israeli army

The Israeli army said on Wednesday that a total of 148 unarmed Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year. A senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer released


Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself with a weight-machine pulley, authorities said Tuesday.


Long before the advent of cable TV, when the superstations in Chicago and Atlanta turned an inordinate number of locals into followers of the Cubs and Braves, the fledgling Houston Colt .


It'll void your warranty, but would you like to make your iPhone all black instead? From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Beirut car bomb kills anti-Syrian lawmaker

A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker and at least six other people in Beirut on Wednesday, just six days before parliament was due to elect a new president, security sources said.


Titans 10, Jets 6: Long Season Takes One More Stumble Toward the Finish

The Tennessee Titans improved their playoff chances with a victory over the Jets on Sunday. The Jets fell to 3-12 on the season.


Scandal-tainted Lee Myung-bak set to become South Korea's next president, exit poll shows


Woman Suicide Bomber Kills 2 in Jerusalem

A Palestinian woman suicide bomber  blew herself up near a hitch-hiking post in Jerusalem on  Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 15 in the first such  attack in the city in seven months.


Barroso proposal to defuse EU Commissioner row rejected

The Socialist Group in the European Parliament (EP) on Thursday rejected a proposal by incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso designed to defuse a row over


It has emerged as the pariah term in the immigration debate. But here's why legalizing aliens makes sense


Dell to hire 300 Indians for third call centre operation

US computer-maker Dell Inc. said it would open a third call centre in India that would start operations by next March and employ 300 staff.


Occorre un modello di governo societario piu' forte


Friday the 13th Not Bad Omen for Drivers

NEW YORK  - Drivers are no more likely to  have traffic injuries on Fridays that fall on the 13th day of  the month than on other Fridays, new study findings report.


Suicide attack kills 42 in Pakistan mosque

CHARSADDA, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber killed at least 42 people in a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday where a former interior minister was offering Muslim Eid festival prayers with worshippers, the government said.


DaimlerChrysler's Smart unit mulls cooperation with Peugeot

German-US auto giant DaimlerChrysler hopes to turn around its loss-making Smart unit by establishing a close partnership between the ultra-small car and French car maker Peugeot, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported.


Virginia soybean growers were not unprepared when the US Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that soybean rust, an aggressive and devastating fungal disease, had been detected in Louisiana.


Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against actor Ryan O'Neal following a row with his son in February.


Yahoo Search Teams with HP Computers Yahoo has signed another search toolbar and home page distribution partnership with a large computer manufacturer, this time Hewlett-Packard Co. The Yahoo / HP deal is the second announced this month, as Yahoo and Acer formed a similar partnership on September 14th. The Yahoo-HP deal will distribute Yahoo toolbars on all [...]


Tina Landau's Staging of Mee's 'Iphigenia 2.0' Extends at NYC's Signature

Playbill - Ticket demand has prompted a one-week extension of Signature Theatre Company's Iphigenia 2.0 by Charles L. Mee, to Oct. 7.


A "horrifying" number of organisations have breached data protection rules in the past year, a report says.


No. 45 was a simple 3-yard floater to his favorite target. No. 46 was vintage Peyton Manning, a 12-yard bullet between two defenders.


Giunta alla sede de 'Il Giornale', conterebbe due proiettili


Boys from Beantown provide lesson for all

Decades before I could definitively identify the business end of a golf stick, I was a baseball player. Decades before I could definitively identify the business end of a golf stick, I was a baseball player.


Stocks higher as profit worries ease; investors await reports

By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Stock prices were little changed Monday as investors awaited the mid-week meeting of OPEC ministers, retail sales numbers and inflation news.


Explosions in Madrid After ETA Bomb Threat - Radio

Four explosions were reported at petrol stations in the Madrid area on Friday, Spanish radio stations said, following a phone warning in the name of the armed Basque separatist group ETA to a Basque newspaper.


New tone but same work for U.S. and S.Korea after vote

South Koreans will elect a new president on Wednesday who is expected to reposition Seoul closer to Washington, ending a decade in which left-leaning leaders sparred with their U.S. ally over North Korea policy.


Iran Says It May Pre-empt Attack Against Its Nuclear Facilities

EHRAN, Aug. 19 - Iran's defense minister, Vice Adm. Ali Shamkhani, has warned that Iran may resort to pre-emptive strikes to prevent an attack on its nuclear facilities.


Straw expresses 'shock' at deadly Sinai blasts

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw expressed shock at the triple car bombings in Egypt's Sinai peninsula that left at least 26 people dead, among them vacationing Israelis and one Russian.


Microsoft on Monday took the wraps off its new Windows Marketplace, which features the "digital locker" it began beta testing in June. The site offers consumers a selection of software, paid and free, for Windows XP, in addition to hardware upgrades and electronics.


Paul McCartney and Heather Mills' weeklong divorce hearing has ended without a deal, and a judge will now impose a settlement on the warring couple.


Odinga vows showdown to force out Kenyan leader

Opposition leader Raila Odinga vowed to defy police and hold a rally on Thursday to demand Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki quit over a disputed election, which has sparked violence that has killed more than 300 people.


Sirius, XM expect deal to close by end 2007

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.   and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  expect their  merger to close by the end of 2007, according to presentation  slides for an analysts' conference call on Tuesday.


To Understand the tortured relationship between the great city of Boston and the equally great city of New York - in life as well as in baseball - look no further than Game


The head of the Political Department in the Palestine Liberation Organization said Friday no committee was formed to succeed ailing Yasser Arafat.


Ford to end Jaguar production at plant in Coventry

Jaguar is to halt production at one of its plant in Coventry, Warwickshire, with the loss of more than 1,000 jobs, because of weak demand for the luxury brand, US parent company Ford announced.


Dance Review | 'This Womanâs Work': Showcase for Choreographers Who Are Works in Progress

The two-and-a-half-hour program on Friday at Aaron Davis Hall was the usual grab-bag sampler, with plenty of derivative choreography and half-formed concepts.


NASA Increases Investment in Photon Thruster Spacecraft Control

TUSTIN, Calif., Sept. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- In an apparent vote of confidence for development of Photon Thruster Formation Flight (PTFF) Spacecraft in ultra precise formations, the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) awarded a Phase II $400,000 grant to the Bae Institute.


How to reduce holiday online shopping risks

(InfoWorld) - Santa Claus may take online orders this year, but the Grinches will also be on the Internet. Holiday shopping online is expected toÂ reach new peaksÂ this year, and with the surge comes concern over the safety of transactions, according to technology services company EDS and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), both of which have issued guidelines for Web shoppers. U.S. shoppers are expected to buy about 25 percent of their holiday goods online this year, with a typical shopper spending nearly $800, according to the National Retail Federation. But various vendors and consumer groups have issued warnings for online shoppers because a likelihood of fraud accompanies the increase of buying online. Internet-related fraud cost an estimated $340 million last year, the FTC said. EDS and the FTC cautioned that online shoppers should: -- Know your retailer. Stick with reputable businesses with contact numbers and physical addresses. Some Web sites display seals that vouch for their security, but these can also be faked. -- Use secure Web sites. Sites that use encryption to protect data should display "https://" rather than "http://" in the address bar. Secure sites should also display a padlock symbol to show that the Web site has a secure, encrypted connection. EDS advises against sending a retailer more information than they need to complete a purchase. -- Be aware of phishing e-mail. Most people have received fraudulent e-mail asking for personal information. Never send information and never click on links in such e-mails, which are likely to be directed to look-alike Web sites designed to harvest identity and financial details. It's safe to type a Web site address into a browser. Reputable businesses do not ask for information through e-mails. -- Review privacy and security policies. Most companies will tell you what information they collect and how they use it. Also, foreign Web sites may be bound by different laws for how they can handle your personal information. -- Use antivirus and firewall software. -- Check your credit report and credit card balances regularly. The FTC Web site has a page devoted to holiday shopping tips, including those for online shoppers. Â


Formula One tyre makers Michelin believe high-speed blowouts at the last Belgian Grand Prix and in recent Monza tests were due to sharp kerbs and human error.


Instruments aboard the Cassini spacecraft have sent back the most detailed images ever captured of the surface of Saturn's giant moon, Titan.


Report outlines British concerns on Iraq

A confidential report from Britain's outgoing ambassador to Iraq warned the country is sliding toward civil war and is likely to divide eventually along ethnic lines, according to a news report Thursday.


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.  â The nationâs largest chemical company, Dow Chemical, said on Tuesday that its fourth-quarter earnings fell 52 percent because of an overhaul effort and a $1.7 billion jump in spending on materials and energy.


Whirlpool Corp.  said on Thursday that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell the Hoover floor-care business to Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. for $107 million in cash as it narrows its focus on appliances.


Jihad rejects any ceasefire with Israel: senior leader

A senior leader of the Islamic Jihad(Holy War) insisted on Saturday that his movement would reject any ceasefire or long-term truce with Israel.


China replaced five Cabinet ministers -- including the finance minister and the head of the secret police -- the government said Thursday, just weeks ahead of a major Communist Party meeting that will set the country's policies for the next five years.


Beauty, Bucks Sought in Bird Trail: State Hopes Nature-Themed Tourism Will Spark Economy in Eastern N.C

By Jerry Allegood, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 22--SWANSBORO -- With hundreds of colorful birds already visiting and calling Eastern North Carolina home, the state is encouraging bird lovers to bring their binoculars and billfolds to watch them.   The N.C.


EADS directors to convene Tuesday on Airbus

The board of directors at European aeropsace group EADS was to convene again Tuesday to discuss delivery delays plaguing the Airbus A380 superjumbo as well as a proposed restructuring of the aircraft manufacturer, a source close to the matter said.


Panel says hedge fund regulation is working

WASHINGTON -- A U S presidential panel said the current system of hedge fund regulation is "working well" and market discipline remains the best way to protect investors and guard against risks to the financial system.


Democrats Take A Slower Road  On Universal Health Care

In a conference call in January, the health-care debate within the Democratic Party played out before former senator John Edwards of North Carolina, who was in search of policy advice for his presidential campaign, and his wife, Elizabeth.


Microsoft to Open Access to Viridian Virtualization API

In a move to demonstrate its recent drive toward openness was not being done to appease the European Commission, Microsoft this afternoon announced it is adding the API for hypercalls - the ability for a host machine to communicate directly with a virtual machine - to the list of technologies covered by its Open Specification Promise.


Indonesian 'mud volcano' victims downcast over president's visit

Victims of a devastating "mud volcano" in Indonesia complained Wednesday that a fresh compensation scheme thrashed out by the president during a visit to the disaster area in East Java was not enough.


Tiger Woods says Mark O'Meara should have been named US Ryder Cup captain for 2006.


By Anita Clark, The Wisconsin State Journal  Mar. 10--Three computer whizzes from UW-Madison are headed to Tokyo this weekend to pit their brains -- and endurance -- against competitors from around the world.


Did you notice when Slashdot's  search was down for the past few days? (It's back up now.)  Turns out that in a stunning case of irony, it had been hammered into  submission by thousands of people attempting to use it.        However, unlike CmdrTaco's regimented DDoS attacks, this one is carried out  with malicious intent as opposed to mere sociopathic inconsiderateness.  It also highlights a potential threat from one of the biggest weblogging  services out there.


G-7 Nations Willing to Offer Debt Relief

The world's seven wealthiest nations said Saturday they were willing to take on up to 100 percent of the debt owed by some of the poorest countries. But they failed to agree on a British plan to boost international aid by $50 billion a year.


Pak has not given up principled stand on Kashmir: Musharraf

In the face of strong domestic criticism over his new formula to resolve Kashmir problem with India, President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that Pakistan has not given up its principled stand on the issue and a solution could be found only if both


A federal prosecutor who helped put a former Democratic lawmaker behind bars was named Wednesday as the Justice Department's No. 2 official.


China's army forms security unit for Olympics

The Chinese army has formed a security unit, consisting of ground, navy and air force personnel, for next year's Olympic Games, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.


Stage mothers for a Rottweiler and other dogs have sued a company called Hollywood Paws for failing to turn their pooches into stars. More than a dozen pet owners contend the company collected tens of thousands of dollars but never delivered on promises to get film and television auditions for their pets.


LOWELL -- Heading into the relay events at yesterday's MIAA Division 1 EMass championships, Lexington was tied for second place in the team standings and looking for a way to move up.


A rainstorm helped firefighters gain control of wildfires burning across the Sierra Nevada, including a nearly 17,000-acre blaze and a smaller fire ignited by a suspected arsonist in Yosemite National Park.


New rules are coming that will require Ontario's 600 nursing home to have nurses on site and publish "scorecards" on the care they offer.


Florida Marlins right-hander A.J. Burnett agreed Monday to a $3.65 million, one-year contract rather than go to arbitration.


Don't mess with Google's astroturf squad

DC's hardcore lobbyists go to work The internet ad giant has hired hardcore Washington lobbyists the DCI Group to give it more clout inside the Beltway, blogger Josh Marshall reminds us today.â¦


Body Resembling Japanese Hostage Found in Iraq

A body resembling a Japanese hostage has  been found in Iraq and is being shipped to Qatar for  identification, Japanese officials said on Saturday.


Taylor trial hears how child was dismembered

Child soldiers serving with rebels in Sierra Leone dismembered a screaming child before tossing him in a toilet pit, a pastor testified during the trial of Charles Taylor on Tuesday.


Luciano Pavarotti, who has pancreatic cancer, was in "very serious" condition, the Italian news agency AGI reported Wednesday.


Betting on a Bright Future for Rear-Projection TVs

Texas Instruments hopes that new chips can lead to more realistic video game play and 3-D DVDs.


'Buono andamento 1/mo trimestre, siamo ottimisti'


Dieci uomini, dieci donne, una sfida senza regole a colpi di ...

Chiude 'Sex and the city' e le quattro donne protagoniste entrano in tacchi a spillo nella classifica dei 10 uomini e delle 10 donne piÃ¹ sexy delle serie tv di tutti i tempi, secondo un sondaggio realizzato dal Telefilm Magazine, la pubblicazione nata da


Roma, 14:38 - CALCIO, LIONE: JUNINHO PROLUNGA FINO AL 2009

Il sito Uefa scrive oggi che Juninho Pernanbucano ha prolungato il contratto con i francesi del Lion...


Vioxx Recall Sparks Health Safety Concern, Doctors Say

The recent Vioxx withdrawal and  testimony from an FDA insider accusing the agency of failing to  protect public health are fueling such heightened concern over  drug safety that valuable medicines could be kept from  patients, doctors said on Friday.


Warner may make higher offer for EMI: sources

Warner Music is still considering its  position on Britain's EMI and is more likely than not to make  an improved offer by early next week, two sources familiar with  the situation told Reuters on Monday.


BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which dozens of people were killed and more than 50 wounded, officials said.


Commander: Iraq Insurgents Killed American

Insurgent forces in Fallujah attacked U.S. Marines and Iraqi government forces from a house inside the city Thursday, killing one Marine and one Iraqi soldier, a Marine commander said.


Two Palestinian children are killed in disputed circumstances in an explosion in southern Gaza.


Google and cable firms warn of risks from Web TV

New Internet TV services such as Joost and YouTube may bring the global network to its knees, Internet companies said on Wednesday, adding they are already investing heavily just to keep data flowing.


I naufraghi sono una ragazza bergamasca e due suoi amici di Capraia. Poche le speranze di trovarli vivi al largo dell'isola. LIVORNO - E' stato ritrovato, ma purtroppo senza persone a bordo, il gommone dispersoda sabato al largo dell'isola di Capraia.


Potential threat eyed as Philippines enjoys low HIV/AIDS ...

Manreen Colambo, the head of an anti-AIDs non-governmental organization in northern Philippines, said she has never been so emotional to tears during the numerous speeches she


Oracle adds charges, amends complaint against SAP

Oracle went down to the wire in filing its first amended complaint against applications rival SAP Friday in a bitter wrangle over the alleged theft of trade secrets.


Tulsa Plant to Pay Fines of $5.5M: Environment: Sinclair Enters Plea Deal

By Adam Wilmoth, The Daily Oklahoman  Dec. 16--Sinclair Tulsa Refining Co. has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of deliberately manipulating wastewater discharges at its Tulsa refinery, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.


US stocks fell on Thursday, led by a decline in the technology sector following a batch of sales warnings from chip makers and a jump in oil prices to nearly $43 a barrel.


Alex Rodriguez hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning and the surging New York Yankees won their fifth straight game, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Wednesday night.


Oilfield services firm Halliburton Co. on Friday advised its shareholders to reject a discounted tender offer from a Canadian investment company that is looking to buy up to 3 million Halliburton shares.


PARIS -- US diplomats here respond to Jacques Chirac's continued Yankee-bashing following George W. Bush's re-election by saying the French president is out of step with his people, who are not nearly that anti-American.


Bush Casts Himself as Strong Anti-Terror Leader

President Bush kicked off Republican convention week on Monday with stops in two states where he is running behind, New Hampshire and Michigan, and cast himself as a decisive leader in the war on terror, a position his Democratic opponent contested.


Castelli, sulla grazia attacco eversivo al Quirinale

Dopo almeno tre anni di braccio di ferro Carlo Azeglio Ciampi prende unâiniziativa clamorosa. Vuol tirare dritto sulla decisione annunciata di concedere la grazia a Ovidio Bompressi (e, si puÃ² intendere, in seguito anche ad Adriano Sofri).


Jerusalem - Four years on from the first clashes of the intifada, the Israeli army has demonstrated its overwhelming military superiority but shows no sign of crushing the Palestinians' will to fight.


Apple and Fox planning movie rental deal: reports

Apple Inc  and News Corp.'s   Twentieth Century Fox are set to announce a deal that  will allow consumers to rent movies through Apple's digital  iTunes Store, media reports said on Thursday.


The homebuilder looks like a good place to park some cash.


Rain stops play with England 118-3 against Sri Lanka.


Parla il ministro della Difesa: il nostro compito non Ã¨ combatterei Taliban ma sapremo rispondere agli attacchi                                                  Parisi: "In Afghanistan per la pace Non torneremo indietro"                                                                                di NICOLA LOMBARDOZZI


German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged China on Monday to do more to halt climate change, prompting the response that the developed West has been polluting the skies for much longer than the newly developing Chinese.


Belarus parliament ratifies agreement with Russia on oil pipeline use in the Belarussian territory

The Council of the Republic upper house of the National Assembly (parliament) of Belarus at its Thursday plenary meeting unanimously ratified and submitted to the president the agreement with Russia on the use ...


Age-Wary Yanks Pass on Lieber for Wright

The Yankees made good on George Steinbrenner's directive to find younger pitchers by choosing Jaret Wright over Jon Lieber.


Congress Passes Stop-Gap Measure to Fund Government

The U.S. Congress was forced to pass a temporary measure keeping the government open on Wednesday after one embarrassing clause allowing lawmakers to see individual tax returns held up a crucial $388 billion spending bill.


Vikings running back Moe Williams and Eagles linebacker Mark Simoneau were inactive for Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game.


ULSTER, LONTANO L'ACCORDO TRA UNIONISTI E REPUBBLICANI

Paisley (Dup): 'E' chiaro che l'Ira non sta procedendo al disarmo'. Adams (Sinn Fein): 'Umiliante la richiesta di fornire prove fotografiche'. Belfast, 8 dic. (Adnkronos) - Appare lontano l'accordo tra le principali


Hollinger Publishing Group Inquiry Blames Executives

Description: An internal investigation launched by Hollinger International lays the blame for the publishing group's financial woes on its own top executives.


Andriy Shevchenko says he is prepared to leave Chelsea if Jose Mourinho decides he does not fit into his plans.


Stocks had an uneven week after glum economic data and the turmoil in Pakistan led to sell-offs.


Music industry hails China deep-linking victory

Never mind Baidu, look at Yahoo! A Chinese court last month found Yahoo! China liable for copyright infringement by deep-linking to songs. Both Yahoo! and Baidu, China's largest search engine, provide search tools for finding music, most of which is unlicensed.â¦


Dairy Industry Awards in 2007; Experienced Team at Helm of Inaugural Dairy Awards

THE inaugural New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are benefiting from a highly experienced management team along with committed and competent regional convenors.


The Palestinian Authority sees the vote as a possible major boost to Arafat's legitimacy and answer to calls for reform.


'Beneficio per la Catalogna puo' essere aiuto di Stato'


'Berlusconi risarcisca un milione di euro'

MILANO, 19 NOVEMBRE 2004 - L'avvocatura dello Stato chiede la condanna di Silvio Berlusconi al processo Sme con un risarcimento Â«in via equitativaÂ» di 1,1 milioni di euro ed una provvisionale Â«immediatamente esecutivaÂ» di 300mila euro.


Afghanistan's Frustrating Rebuilding Work

The U.S.-led coalition is spending hundreds of millions of dollars constructing roads, bridges and buildings across Afghanistan. For the troops on the ground, it can be a frustrating and delicate job.


Sircana: drappelli organizzati, Bonaiuti: 'troppe stecche'


Oracle may yet prevail, but not because its target is surrendering. Digging in for a long fight is more likely. When PeopleSoft's board of directors fired Chief Executive Craig Conway on Oct. 1, Wall Street


Four knee surgeries and numerous ACC opponents haven't stopped Terrapins return man Steve Suter, who nears the conference record for career punt return yards.


Samsung readies Philips' near-field communications for cellphones

MANHASSET, NY - Philips Electronics and Samsung Electronics have entered into a deal that will enable Samsung to deploy cellular devices using Philips' near-field communications chip and technology.


Pension funds call for veto Despite losses nearing $1bn over the past year, Sun Microsystems' top executives are cashing in.â¦


Tom Hanks to star in "Da Vinci Code" movie

Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is expected to star in a film adapted from Dan Brown's popular novel "The Da Vinci Code," the Hollywood Reporter reported Monday.


DirecTV and EchoStar face slower growth in 2007

U.S. satellite TV operators DirecTV Group Inc.  and EchoStar Communications Corp.  are expected to report steady subscriber growth in the fourth quarter, but face a slowdown this year due to increased competition from cable, analysts said.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press  After a program member's apparent breakdown, the agency reveals it has procedures for problems in space.   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.


New dinosaur fossil dug up to give view of bird-like sleep

A fossil unearthed in China may provide a first look at dinosaurs' bird-like sleep. Xu Xing, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Mark Norell, of the American Museum of Natural History, said in a report


The Sudanese government is failing to protect civilians in Darfur, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report that also calls for a substantially larger international ceasefire


Ukraine parliament backs Yulia Tymoshenko as PM

Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday endorsed a  bid by Yulia Tymoshenko, fiery advocate of the 2004 "Orange  Revolution," to become prime minister for a second time,  according to an unofficial count made by Reuters.


Hundreds of students riot in central China

Hundreds of Chinese students clashed with police and overturned and burnt their car after street inspectors beat up a female student, a police officer and witnesses said on Thursday, the latest in a series of public disturbances.


The Hungarian cartoon feature âThe District!â is a last-minute shoo-in for the title of 2007âs most original animated film.


Bush questions Kerry's commitment to Iraq war

LAS VEGAS - President George W. Bush on Tuesday acknowledged the hardships the war in Iraq has caused Guard members and their families, and assailed Sen. John Kerry for arguing that the United States is spending


Gracenote, music publishers in lyrics deal

U.S. digital entertainment company  Gracenote on Thursday said it obtained licenses to distribute  lyrics as music publishers mulled legal action against Web  sites that provide them without authorization.


Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson Inc. said Wednesday that third-quarter earnings rose on higher sales to beat Wall Street expectations.


United States: Impact Of SECâs Proposal To Register Hedge Fund ...

Many investment advisers to hedge funds and other investment funds currently qualify for exemption from registration as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act).


HK Vote Count Late, Few Democrat Gains in Exit Polls

Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates,  stung by a sex scandal, made limited gains against the Beijing  camp in legislative polls as voters wary of irking their  communist rulers chose stability, results showed on Monday.


Discovery Shines Ray of Hope on Eye Diseases

Human retinal stem cells can regenerate when implanted into the eyes of chicks and mice, says a University of Toronto study. After being transplanted into the animals, the


EU goes back to WTO over U.S. anti-dumping method

The European Union on Friday again  turned to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a long-running  row with the United States over the way Washington calculates  the size of anti-dumping duties.


Dollar weakens as market braces for new deficit figures

The dollar softened as traders looked past better-than-expected US retail sales and focused on the likelihood that Tuesday's trade figures will show a record deficit.


Owners of The Carpenters' former home aren't feeling on top of the world about the legions of fans who keep stopping by to pay tribute.


Spending rose at twice the rate it did in June, suggesting that the economy may not be slowing as drastically as some had forecast.


Celebrex Increases Heart Attack And Stroke Risk

Celebrex, the most widely prescribed drug to treat arthritis has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and strokes when taken in high doses.


Slumping Fox celebrates 10th anniversary

Fox News Channel will mark its 10th anniversary this week in an unusual position: knocked back on its heels. The network is in the midst of its first-ever ratings slump. Cable news' most stable lineup is being juggled. And the blow-up over President Clinton's interview with Chris Wallace suggests that Democrats are attacking Fox because they perceive the same vulnerability in the network as they do in the Bush administration.


U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as  oil prices climbed higher, while a thinly staffed Wall Street  awaited Friday's jobs figures and remained wary with the  Republican National Convention getting underway in New York  City amid heightened security concerns.


Greggio a 75,80 dollari. Oro: -0,3%, a 675,50 dollari oncia


Arsenal confirm Henry transfer to Barcelona

Arsenal confirmed on Saturday that they had reached agreement to transfer their star striker Thierry Henry to Spanish giants Barcelona.


Two think tank donors were not told their cash would fund Peter Hain's Labour deputy leadership bid, the BBC learns.


MOSCOW - Russia's cabinet approved ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change Thursday, moving the agreement one step closer to worldwide implementation.


Some colleges are fretting the release of Microsoft's upgrade to its XP operating system -- whose release coincides with the opening of campuses around the country -- saying that multiple downloads of the patch could significantly


BEIJING, Dec. 27 -- The dollar declined against the euro for the 10th week in 11 on speculation the European Central Bank (ECB) will not halt the currency's slide.


Gay-Owned Media Firm PlanetOut Goes Public

There was no big stir on Wall Street, but a San Francisco-based Internet company marked a cultural milestone Thursday by becoming the first gay-directed business to trade its stock on a major exchange.


9 US Marines killed in blast near Fallujah

BAGHDAD, Iraq Â· Nine Marines were killed and nine others were wounded in a car-bomb ambush near the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, in the deadliest single attack on US forces in nearly nine months.


Calif. OKs Toughest Auto Emissions Rules

LOS ANGELES - California has adopted the world's first rules to reduce greenhouse emissions for autos, taking what supporters see as a dramatic step toward cleaning up the environment but also ensuring higher costs for drivers.    The rules may lead to sweeping changes in vehicles nationwide, especially if other states opt to follow California's example...


Rover Missions Renewed as Mars Emerges from Behind Sun

As NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers resumed reliable contact with Earth, after a period when Mars passed nearly behind the Sun, the space agency extended funding for an additional six months of rover operations, as long as they keep working.


Radioactive cobalt in luggage hold delays Finnair flight from Moscow

Passengers on a Finnair flight leaving from Moscow to Helsinki had to wait for about four hours at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on Saturday as Russian officials took radiation readings in the front of the ...Comment


Study: Kids' virtual worlds poised for growth spirt

By 2011, more than half of the population of kids online will be residents of a simulated  world of animals and avatars.


Nokia sees replacement sales role up in 2007

Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's largest  cell phone maker, expects replacement sales of cell phones to  continue gaining share of the total market in 2007, it said in  its filing with U.S. officials on Monday.


A coalition air strike in southern Afghanistan killed a Taliban commander and 15 other militants, the U.S. military said Saturday. A top American general, meanwhile, said insurgents are still using neighboring Pakistan as a base for infiltration.


Federal prosecutors stepping up subprime probe: report

Federal prosecutors have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for information gathered from an investigation of Merrill Lynch & Co's  activities in mortgage securities, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


England save the second Test against Sri Lanka and keep the series alive after rain hits Colombo.


Kezich e Maccarinelli preparano lo spettacolo


Medvedev-Putin duo under the spotlight in Bulgaria

Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, foreseen as the next Russian president, accompanied President Vladimir Putin on a highly symbolical visit to Bulgaria this week that attracted strong attention from the media.


Prince Harry training for Afghan mission

Britain's Prince Harry is training at a British army base in Canada in preparation for possible deployment to Afghanistan, a Sunday newspaper reported.


Greg Rusedski is confident ahead of his match with Radek Stepanek in the St Petersburg Open.


Germany's economy is back on a stable path of growth after three years in stagnation and is not immediately threatened by the surge in oil prices, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Wednesday.


Australia faces economic turbulence from U.S. meltdown: PM

Australia, one of the best-performing advanced economies, faced looming economic turbulence from the subprime lending meltdown in the United States, Prime Minister John Howard warned on Sunday.


The BBC News website has received many appeals for missing persons following the Asia earthquake disaster. Can you help?


One of the season's most anticipated cultural events, Franco Zeffirelli's production of Verdi's "Aida" opened the La Scala opera season Thursday night.Comment


Woody Williams to Take the Mound in Game 1 for Cards

BOSTON (Sports Network) - St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony  La Russa announced on Friday that Woody Williams will be his  starter when the team begins the 2004 World Series against the  Boston Red Sox on Saturday at Fenway Park.


UK boffins: extraterrestrial life will be discovered soon

Aliens' TV preferences could spark interstellar invasion Top British boffins are convinced that evidence of alien life will soon be discovered outside the solar system.â¦


A new version of the Bagle computer virus is spreading rapidly around the internet.


Felix Sturm fighting for international title â and for his ...

Leverkusen - Three months ago Felix Sturm suffered a controversial loss to boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya. Tonight the 25 year old German is fighting top ranked American Robert Frazier to capture the vacant


Strasburgo, 13:50 - DOPING: PROGETTO LEGGE PER COLLABORARE CON GLI ATLETI

Paolo Ferrero, ministro della Solidarietà Sociale, e Giovanna Melandri ministro per le Politi...


One issue will dominate this week's NATO summit _ Afghanistan. The 26 presidents and prime ministers all know that the future of their alliance is playing out in the deserts of Kandahar and mountains of Uruzgan ...Comment


Drug Safety at the FDA Under Fire: What to Do?

Nov. 19, 2004 -- New allegations from an FDA scientist that the agency is failing at its job of ensuring the safety of the drugs it approves has many Americans thinking twice before taking their daily dose.


Billionaire Alisher Usmanov increases his holding in Arsenal Football Club, taking his stake to 24%.


Steve Smith's TD gives Panthers 7-0 lead

Jake Delhomme's 9-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith gave the Carolina Panthers a 7-0 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles after one quarter Monday night.


Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title tonight against Danny Williams in Las Vegas. Klitschko is 34-and-2 with 33 knockouts heading into his first title defense.


College Tuition Offers a Lesson in Sticker Shock

After a report from the College Board on soaring tuition, parents and their teenage children could be forgiven for asking themselves if college is necessary.


VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI riceve Sua Beatitudine Christodoulos, Arcivescovo di Atene e di tutta la Grecia, e firma una Dichiarazione comune: ÂÃ anche nostra responsabilitÃ  comune superare, nell'amore e nella veritÃ , le molteplici difficoltÃ  e le esperienze dolorose del passatoÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLa Grecia e Roma hanno intensificato le loro relazioni all'alba del Cristianesimo ed hanno proseguito i loro rapporti, che hanno dato vita a diverse forme di comunitÃ  e di tradizioni cristiane nelle regioni del m...


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German unemployment rate falls to five-and-half-year low in May

The number of people out of work in Germany fell to the lowest level in five and a half years in May thanks to the current boom in Europe's biggest economy, official data showed on Thursday.


Defense attorneys for Scott Peterson have begun their counterattack, starting with a concrete expert whose testimony poked holes in a prosecution theory that Peterson


Women's 10,000m : XING wins gold for China

ATHENS, 27 August - China's Huina XING produced a sprint over the final 100m to destroy Ethiopia's hopes of a medal sweep and claim her nation's second Olympic gold medal of the night.


Sarkozy reins in spending, marks 2005 budget with return to EU fold

Presentation of the 2005 budget marks the centre-piece of his brief tenancy, and Sarkozy is banking on strong public approval so that he can leave the government on a high note.


No, Facebook isn't a $15 billion company. Yes, Microsoft is smart.


A PALESTINIAN democracy activist who has campaigned for non-violent resistance to Israeli occupation said today he would run for president to succeed Yasser Arafat.


Quante volte ci siamo sentiti raccontare la storia di un lontano cugino che, dopo aver riaccompagnato a casa una ragazza da una festa, scopre che la giovane era in realtÃ  morta molti anni prima? O la raccapricciante


Unmanned aircraft with hydrogen engine does well in preliminary tests.


Canada's Bombardier Transportation and two joint-venture partners have won a $424 million order to supply 20 high-speed trains to China's Ministry of Railways.


Turkey took a significant step Wednesday toward its long-cherished goal of joining the European Union when the EU's executive branch proposed opening formal negotiations


Windows Vista pricing favors PC upgrades

More is good Microsoft has published pricing for Windows Vista - and things are looking up for PC manufacturers hoping consumers will start buying shiny new Vista-ready computers.â¦


Victoria Beckham accepted undisclosed damages Monday from a celebrity magazine that claimed the crew of her U.S. TV show considered her "picky, demanding and rude."


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Retail Sales Edge Up Slightly, Cars Down

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


Afghan authorities find the bodies of 16 men in the city of Jalalabad allegedly killed by a criminal gang.


Terri Schiavo case is really about disability rights

Oral argument on the Terri Schiavo case is scheduled for today in the Florida Supreme Court. Seventeen national disability organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief, the third disability brief in the case.


Net vultures circle Joss Stone TV train crash

'What the hell is with that American accent?' The internet is a cruel mistress, and no messing. Pity if you will poor old Joss Stone, whose performance at the Brit awards earlier this week might have been consigned to the dustbin of history were it not for YouTube.â¦


Queen Sends Christmas Message of Tolerance

Queen Elizabeth called for tolerance  between different cultural and religious groups in her  Christmas address to the nation on Saturday.


Now that hundreds of Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) employees hit the jackpot following the company's initial public offering and subsequent run-up in share price, what's to keep them from coming to work and plugging away with the same vigor as before the millions


Bush says U.S. Iraq troop cut possible with success

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Monday his top officials in Iraq had told him the present level of security could be maintained with fewer forces if what he called current successes continued.


MIAMI - An already broiling Miami had even more sizzle on Sunday as MTV brought the annual party known as the Video Music Awards to the city for the first time in the awards' 21-year history. The change of scenery for the awards, typically held in New York or Los Angeles, helped raise the decadence level at the already raucous, celebrity-soaked affair...


Karl Malone, the second greatest scorer  in NBA history and twice league MVP, will announce his  retirement after 19 seasons in Salt Lake City on Sunday, the  Utah Jazz said.


The Chinese Government says tests have found that its pigs are clear of a highly virulent strain of bird flu. The statement comes several days after a Chinese scientist said cases of the H5N1 strain of the


Elizabeth II marks 400 years of Amsterdam's English Church

Queen Elizabeth II marked the 400th anniversary of Amsterdam's English Reformed Church, the oldest English speaking congregation outside Britain, in a low key visit to the Netherlands Monday.


Israel kills Palestinian gunman, woman despite truce

JENIN, West Bank  - Israeli troops killed two Palestinians, including a local militant commander, in the West Bank on Monday, during clashes that raised doubts over how long a shaky truce in the Gaza Strip might last.


James Bond is out for revenge in new film

New James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" sees the British super spy out for revenge on a mission that takes him to Austria, Italy and South America.


Rooney suspended for three matches after admitting violent conduct

Wayne Rooney will not contest the Football Association's violent conduct charge, meaning the Manchester United forward will be banned for United's next three matches - the Premiership


UN Leaning Against Tough Sanctions for Sudan-Britain

The United Nations Security Council is unlikely to impose heavy sanctions on Sudan, even if Khartoum fails to meet the body's demands to rein in marauding militiamen in Darfur, a senior British official said Friday.


Bush Promotes Domestic Agenda As Necessary

President Bush on Tuesday promoted his entire domestic agenda — from a massive Social Security overhaul to a new, austere budget — as changes needed for faster job growth and a solid economic expansion.


Bush Task Force Calls Drug Importation Unsafe

Description: A Bush Administration task force releases a report that finds importing drugs from countries with price-controls offers little savings and introduces safety concerns.


Free Software Foundation to Microsoft: You are not above the law

Blog: Microsoft wants to pick and choose which open-source licenses it will respect.  Nope, says the Free Software Foundation.


Anyone Can Spend Night in New Jail for $25

WISCASSET -- The new Two Bridges Regional Jail will open soon - but the first night's jailbirds won't be inmates.  The Lincoln/Sagadahoc Jail Authority is planning a fundraiser on Oct. 28.


Bill Clinton is an excellent candidate to make a full, quick recovery from coronary bypass surgery, a cardiologist said Friday. The former president is scheduled to undergo surgery as early as Saturday.


Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) is poised to launch the latest version of its SuSE Linux operating system, providing new features designed to appeal to both Linux neophytes and current users of the open-source desktop software.


World Should Hold Darfur Rebels Accountable -UN

The world should hold Darfur rebels accountable for breaking their promises to end violence in the region of western Sudan, the UN envoy to Khartoum said on Thursday.


Slide takes $50 mln in funding amid Facebook craze

Social network software maker  Slide Inc said on Friday it had closed a $50 million  institutional financing round, marking the rising valuations of  start-ups riding fast-growing Facebook's wave of popularity.


ITT beats Raytheon for $1.8b air traffic system

ITT Corp. won a government contract to begin overhauling the US air-traffic-control system with satellite-based technology to improve safety and cut chronic delays.


The San Jose Earthquakes clinched the final playoff spot in the Western Conference by tying the Burn, 2-2, last night in Dallas in the season finale for both teams.


The third round of the Open gets under way, with Sergio Garcia still leading on six under.


A flood of some 39.1 million Google shares could find their way on to the market today, potentially reducing the stock's trading price, as employees and others who were able to buy into the


Unmanned aircraft could boost hurricane-monitoring

Unmanned aircraft like those used by the U.S. military in Iraq will increasingly be used to monitor storms, a role currently performed by manned aircraft, weather officials said on Tuesday.


Darfur rebels plan to withdraw commanders from peace talks

Darfur's largest rebel group said yesterday it would send its military officials home from peace talks within the week to deal with what it claimed were fresh attacks by Sudan's government in the western province.


Chiquita is sued by the relatives of people killed by a paramilitary group the banana firm paid for protection.


The chief executive of United Airlines  said he expects the carrier to emerge from bankruptcy in the  autumn, the Chicago Tribune reported in its Sunday edition.


France Backs Debt Delay for Quake-Hit Countries

French President Jacques Chirac said the Paris Club of 19 creditor nations should delay debt- repayments by Indonesia and Somalia following the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunamis that have


Grammar schools should twin with failing comprehensives to improve standards, a government adviser says.


Presidente interviene a inaugurazione Museo arte antica


Il numero delle vittime italiane nel sud-est asiatico Â«Ã¨ destinato ad aumentareÂ». Lo ha detto il ministro degli esteri Gianfranco Fini nel punto stampa tenuto alla Farnesina sulla situazione dei nostri


Brooke Shields has been  tapped to star in NBC's one-hour pilot "Lipstick Jungle," based  on Candace Bushnell's novel about three rich, power-hungry  professional women in New York.


Lunar New Year ; Festival-Goers Were Seeing Red

By RACHEL SLAJDA  QUINCY  Red, the color of prosperity and success, is central to Asian New Year celebrations, at which red lanterns are strung and money is given in red envelopes. Said to fend off evil spirits and bad fortune, it is the luckiest of colors.


Halliburton loses software patent appeal in UK

Less than patently obvious England's Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that two software-related patents were invalid. Oil giant Halliburton's attempts to patent in the UK a software system for designing drill bits has failed.â¦


Confident Chelsea promise better football to come

Chelsea's ambitious manager Jose Mourinho and his multi-million dollar side are promising better to come after setting one foot in the second round of the Champions League with two successive wins.


The presidential race is too close to project a winner right now, but that doesn't mean it will be too close on Election Day to prevent a landslide.


Hero shares struggle as World War II Pow

To this day, 82-year-old Gordon Redtfeldt of Visalia will not leave food on his plate.


Two French Iraq Hostages Freed in Iraq-French PM

Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq have been released, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told parliament on Tuesday.


The Russian military tests a giant fuel-air bomb which it says is the biggest non-nuclear device in the world.


Troops Search for Afghan Plane Crash Site

Afghan and NATO troops on Saturday  resumed their efforts to confirm the crash site of an Afghan  passenger plane carrying 104 people after it disappeared off  radar screens, a Presidential Palace official said.


Texas Rangers manager Johnny Oates answers questions at a news conference in Arlington, Texas, in this Oct. 8, 1999 file photo. Oates, 58, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor three years ago, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004.


Bungee offers hosted software development

Boasting of a one-of-a-kind solution for the application development lifecycle, Bungee Labs is launching the public beta Tuesday of Bungee Connect, an on-demand platform for Web application development and deployment.Featured is a full gamut of tools and services to build and host applications. "Bungee Connect is a single platform for the development, testing, deployment, and hosting of rich Web applications," said Lyle Ball, Bungee Labs' vice president of marketing.With the platform, developers can collaborate to build Web applications leveraging multiple Web services and databases. Applications are deployed on Bungee Labs' multi-tenant grid infrastructure and can be SaaS-based or offered as stand-alone Web destinations. They are accessed via popular browsers.Rather than developers having to assemble disparate pieces such as IDE, an AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) toolkit, and testing and collaboration tools, Bungee provides all these capabilities."Developers log onto Bungee Connect. It's in the cloud and it's a hosted environment," Ball said.Bungee describes its product as a platform-as-a-service system, in which the entire software development lifecycle can be supported on the same computing environment to reduce costs, risks, and time to market.?Because Bungee Connect is entirely based on-demand, users can build and deploy applications without installing or configuring servers and can connect to multiple Web services from within a single environment, said Brad Hintze, Bungee director of product marketing."I think it's got some very interesting benefits because it's managing to integrate development and deployment but in a service environment, so it allows for a developer to [have] access to tools," said Dana Gardner, principal analyst at Interarbor Solutions. "It also at the same time gives them a place to deploy their applications without having to worry," about run-time choices and operational issues," he said.Bungee also provides a way to mash up with other Web services, Gardner said. Bungee is "on to something" that is a harbinger of things to come in creating a seamless relationship between development and deployment, he said.As part of its launch, Bungee is offering reference applications, including a calendar application, WideLens, which integrates Microsoft Exchange, Salesforce.com, Google Calendar, and other sources. These applications serve as examples of integration offered on Bungee Connect; source code for the applications can be imported into any Bungee Connect account, modified, and used in commercial endeavors.AJAX-enabled applications can be built and embedded within other Web applications, in SaaS solutions, or offered as a stand-alone Web destination.Interactivity is delivered via AJAX but developers themselves do not write any AJAX. They use the Bungee Logic programming language for building application logic while the UI is built using a drag-and-drop metaphor. Bungee Logic features a C-style syntax and acts like Microsoft's Visual Studio development platform, Hintze said."We automate AJAX interactivity," while developers focus on creating applications and value, Ball said.Development, collaboration and test deployment are free of charge on Bungee Connect; developers only pay when applications are used. Through a utility-based pricing model, businesses can expect to pay between $2 to $5 per user per month for a heavily used business productivity application or fractions of a cent per e-commerce transaction.Bungee's grid infrastructure provides data on application usage patterns. Applications are hosted free during the Bungee Connect Public Beta program. The public beta program is expected to continue until the end of 2008, whereupon Bungee would launch the general release of its service."And [then] the world is a different place," Ball said. Some 40 developers worked to deliver Bungee Connect, according to Bungee Labs.


Intel helping clients in Asia to use Linux

Intel, the world's biggest semiconductor maker, said it is helping Chinese and Indian customers build personal computers that use the Linux operating system, an alternative to Microsoft's Windows software.


The global nature of the Internet is posing new challenges to law enforcement agencies like the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. In response, the FBI is reaching out to new partners, both in the private sector and in the international community, to help fight online identity thieves, computer hijackers, and other digital desperadoes known as "botherders." The ongoing effort has been dubbed "Operation Bot Roast."


Health Canada approves Alzheimer's drug Ebixa

A new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease has been approved by Health Canada. It doesn't cure the disease, but it can slow down its effects, giving patients more mental clarity.


Mozilla's e-Mail Client Thunderbird 1.0 Launched

The Mozilla Foundation released the final version of Thunderbird 1.0, the standalone open source e-mail client application, which is available for public download.


Analysts: Virtualization to save businesses millions

Butler Group report predicts savings from virtualization as it reduces energy consumption and operating costs.


INTERVIEW: Australia's CBA Eyes China Bank Investment

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA.AU) may acquire up to 20% of mid-sized Chinese bank Jinan City Commercial Bank to secure a foothold in China's growing finance services sector.


French economy minister defends Airbus cuts

French Economy Minister Thierry Breton defended on Sunday the massive restructuring programme at Franco-German aircraft maker Airbus, saying the cuts were needed in order to compete with US rival Boeing.


2 Ex-Executives of Body Armor Supplier Are Charged

Two former top executives of DHB Industries, the leading supplier of body armor to the U.S military, were indicted on charges of insider trading, fraud and tax evasion.


Iraq boy treated for defect with US help

An Iraqi boy born with a rare congenital defect captured the hearts of a group of U.S. soldiers who stumbled upon him in a farming village southeast of Baghdad.


Irish singer Sinead O'Connor takes out a full-page advertisement asking the media to leave her alone.


Austrian who held girl captive is buried

The man who held a girl captive for 8 1/2 years and killed himself when she escaped last month was buried Friday under a false name in an undisclosed location, officials said.


Crowe and Bale a compelling combo in "Yuma"

LOS ANGELES  - Pulling into theaters 50 years after the arrival of the original Van Heflin-Glenn Ford classic, James Mangold's expanded take on "3:10 to Yuma" makes for a largely compelling ride on the strength of a powerful cast led by Russell Crowe and Christian Bale.


FDA warns against eating Wash. raw oysters

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised against eating raw oysters harvested in Washington state, citing a recent rash of bacteria-caused illnesses that have sickened people on both coasts.


An Italian judge orders a US marine to face trial over the death of an Italian agent at a checkpoint in Baghdad.


Air Force GPS Satellite Roars Into Space

The mobile service tower (MST) was retracted from around the Boeing Delta 2 rocket at launch pad 17B at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, exposing the vehicle as the countdown entered its final hours before liftoff.


PARIS, Jan. 31 -- France's president and his supermodel girlfriend may want to keep their wedding a secret, but there's something else they want everyone to know: They're litigious.


Cavaliers 91, Pistons 87: James Takes Game Into His Hands in Fourth Quarter

LeBron James proved for the second straight game that he could be the clutch player that has been advertised by his star status as the Cavaliers tied the series at 2-2.


Relief goods airlifted to stricken areas as weather begins to ...

REAL, QuezonâHelicopters delivered food to famished survivors and picked up casualties as the weather cleared Saturday in villages ravaged by back-to-back storms that slammed into Northeastern Luzon.


Amtrak's new president said Thursday that the U.S. should embrace rail travel at a time of growing transportation needs and high oil prices, but he gave no details of his plans for fixing the indebted passenger service.


Rescue teams widen hunt for missing Oregon climbers

Rescue officials extended the search for two missing climbers on Mount Hood in Oregon on Monday, surveying a wider area on the possibility that the pair may have fallen down a steep side of the mountain.


Major automakers reported lower U.S. sales for December led by a 9 percent slide at Ford Motor Co as the industry closed out its weakest year in over a decade and faced the prospect of deeper declines in 2008.


Attacks exploiting RealPlayer zero-day in progress

A attack on Windows machines that uses Internet Explorer and a vulnerability in a RealPlayer ActiveX control is spreading in the wild, and researchers say the situation is urgent.


Cubs stay on track in Piniella's absence

The Chicago Cubs beat the Brewers 7-2 in Milwaukee on Wednesday to record their third win in four games without suspended manager Lou Piniella.


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We're all used to searching the web at blazing fast speeds: picking out the right webpages among the five billion choices takes only a few hundredths of a second.


Santa sacked for being naughty, not nice

The famous British department store Harrods said Wednesday it had fired a Santa Claus who made "inappropriate" comments to adult visitors.


Sudan Talks End in Deadlock on Humanitarian Issues

Darfur rebels and the Sudanese government  ended peace talks on Sunday in Nigeria in a deadlock on how to  address what the United Nations has called the world's worst  humanitarian crisis.


Gunmen Seize Three British Citizens in Baghdad

Gunmen snatched three British citizens, believed to be civilians, from a house in central Baghdad early on Thursday, Iraq's Interior Ministry said.


Cadence Design buyout talks stall: report

Talks over a possible takeover of  Cadence Design Corp.  by two private equity firms have  stalled over price, The New York Times reported on Monday,  sending the software maker's shares down nearly 5 percent.


You have done us proud: Kalam to Rathore

President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday night congratulated Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore for winning the silver medal in the double trap shooting event at the Olympic games in Athens.


David Beckham is an injury concern for England's World Cup qualifier with Poland.


Bush and Kerry differ in philosophy and policy both on energy and the environment.


Israeli playing Saddam Hussein in TV miniseries

An Israeli actor will  play Saddam Hussein in a four miniseries from the BBC and HBO.


The EU bars most of Pakistan International Airlines' fleet within its airspace due to safety concerns.


2006 Search Blogs Awards Nominations End Today

This is a reminder that the 2006 Search Blogs Awards Nominations will be ending today at 9pm EST. The participation of the search community to suggest not only dozens of blogs for the awards, but also new awards and categories has been amazing. Thank you all for participating. For those of you who have not had the [...]


Topping the list of prospective best sellers in 2007 is Halo 3, followed by Madden NFL 08, and Grand Theft Auto IV.


The first Winter X Games included an event that had racers barreling down the mountain in homemade contraptions built around snow shovels. That's right, the so-called world's premier action sports event featured what amounted to a soap box derby on snow.


N.Y. mugger sought after attacks on elderly women

New York's streets and newspapers were flooded on Sunday with pictures of a mugger who has attacked at least two elderly women in the borough of Queens, including one who is 101 years old.


Apple warns of store shut-off for older iTunes

If you've been clicking "remind me later" for those pesky update windows, Apple's closing its music store to you.


Al 4% di 25 punti. Bank of China smentisce rumors perdite


Hollywood loves remakes. So the 1952 classic "High Noon" gets updated in 2005. I'm not sure whether Shaquille O'Neal or Kobe Bryant gets Gary Cooper's part, but one thing is certain: someone's going to get shot full of holes at the Staples Corral.


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Two Palestinians killed in Israeli Gaza raid

Israeli army backed by tanks, armoured vehicles makes incursion into Khan Yunis camp, demolish several houses. GAZA CITY - Two Palestinians were killed and 12 wounded early Friday when Israeli tanks and helicopter


The road-trip comedy "Are We There Yet?" starring rapper-actor Ice Cube debuted as the top movie with $18.6 million over the weekend, displacing the sports tale "Coach Carter" to second place.


Apple has activated previously-announced plans to close its Music Store to users of earlier versions of iTunes. The company revealed its intent last month, when iTunes users accessing the


The Swiss National Bank said Thursday it will sell 276 US tons of gold reserves over the next two years.


Nets prepared to lift curtain on Carter era

When the Nets step onto the court at The Palace of Auburn Hills to take on the Pistons tonight, they will have a new look and a new outlook.


NBC chief says rumors of early departure untrue

NBC Universal's chief executive on Friday said rumors of his early departure were untrue and created by rival media company Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.


The budding online real estate agency posted strong numbers. But Wall Street expected a bit more.


Teen girl from effective pro-Bush ad to attend inauguration

Ashley Faulkner was the focus of  Ashley's Story, a pro-Bush campaign ad that aired nearly 30,000 times in the month before the election Nov. 2.  TYis week, she and her family will desend on Washington for the inauguration.


Tatana Kucharova, an 18-year-old student from the Czech Republic, won the Miss World 2006 beauty contest on Saturday.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two buses in a five-bus Patriots caravan were involved in a fender bender as they traveled to their hotel soon after landing at Kansas City International Airport yesterday, said spokesman Stacey James.


Plus earnings from Bear Stearns, Research In Motion and Palm.


SOUTH Korea's military was on alert along the Demilitarised Zone frontier with North Korea yesterday after a night patrol found a hole cut in the border fence.


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Continua a correre Fiat (+4,2%), bene Mediolanum


NEW YORK Dallas built a 39-point halftime lead and cruised to its most lopsided win of the season, a 123-to-94 laugher at New York.


Democrat Barack Obama suggested Thursday that Hillary Rodham Clinton follow his lead and release her and her husband's income tax returns so the public can see where the $5 million she loaned her presidential campaign came from.


UN watchdog looks into program benefiting Italians

The internal U.N. watchdog will  look into allegations that a U.N. office steered millions of  dollars in contributions from the Italian government to  projects benefiting Italian nationals and interests, the United  Nations said on Wednesday.


ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. - The owner of a wildlife sanctuary was injured by a 350-pound Siberian tiger that was startled by a 14-year-old boy at a county fair, officials said Sunday.


La Cassazione: il coniuge ha agito in stato di dolore. Aveva spedito ai colleghi delle moglie intere parti hard del diario clandestino                                          "Il marito tradito puÃ² offendere e insultare la moglie"


Digital Vigilantes: Hacking for a Good Cause

Using a piece of software he originally created to access computers remotely, Brad Willman went on the offensive against child pornographers.


* EMERGENZA Lunardi: 'Targhe alterne come soluzione d'emergenza ...

Roma, 7 ottobre 2004 - Lotta all'inquinamento e allo smog: il Governo pensa di intervenire al piÃ¹ presto su piÃ¹ fronti. Il Ministero dell'Ambiente sta mettendo a punto un meccanismo di tassazione differenziata


Roadside Bomb Near U.S. Patrol Wounds Three Iraqis

A roadside bomb blew up near a U.S.  patrol in central Baghdad on Monday, wounding three Iraqi  civilians, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.


A Spanish-Language Store Is Forced to Close Its Books

The demise of LibrerÃa Lectorum comes as a particular blow to the Hispanic literary community in New York.


Ex-Bin Laden Guard to Testify Against Moussaoui

U.S. authorities have spent three days  questioning a former bodyguard of Osama bin Laden, newly  released from prison in Germany, and intend to call him as a  witness in the trial of accused Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias  Moussaoui, the man's lawyer said on Wednesday.


Preliminary figures in the Afghan poll suggest interim Hamid Karzai has won enough votes to be elected.


B/E Aerospace Inc.  said on Monday that quarterly operating profit rose 78 percent on higher sales and bigger margins and the world's largest maker of plane seats raised its 2007 earnings outlook.


Study: Taiwan, Singapore Lead Gov't Online

A university study has found Taiwan and Singapore now lead the United States and Canada in providing government services online.


NBA Wrap: Stoudemire Helps Suns Overwhelm Heat

Amare Stoudemire collected 34 points  and Shawn Marion added 26 points and 11 rebounds to help the  red-hot Phoenix Suns crush the Miami Heat 122-107 in Tuesday's  clash of the NBA's conference leaders.


Two decades after Bhopal, lawâs promises remain uncertain

When the lethal methyl isocyanante (MIC) gas leaked from the factory of Union Carbide India Limited (now Eveready Industries India Limited) on the intervening night of December 2/3, 1984, it triggered off not just one mass disaster, but several of them.


Komodo dragon kills eight-year-old boy in first fatal giant lizard attack on a human for 33 years.


Finanziaria poco incisiva, bene riforma pensioni


Suicide bomber kills north Iraq police chief

A suicide bomber in police uniform killed a top police official in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday as he toured the site of an explosion that killed 40 people and wounded 220 a day earlier, officials said.


Interest rates are expected to be left on hold for a sixth consecutive month when the Bank of England announces the decision of its monthly meeting later.


Exams, contracts, and nuclear research: stupid, stupid, stupid

GCSE physics scandal shakes mailbag Letters A secondary school physics teacher sent an open letter to the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the AQA exam board. He accused the board of putting forward a paper which contained questions that were vague, stupid, insultingly easy, political, and non-scientific. Your thoughts:â¦


US, UN 'Seriously Concerned' About Lack of Security for Aung San ...

The US State Department and the United Nations say they are seriously concerned about reports that Burma's military junta has ordered the removal of a security detail at the home of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.


US Airways Makes New Proposal to Key Unions

Pressured by the prospect of bankruptcy, US Airways Group Inc. proposed last-ditch cost-saving offers to its pilots and flight attendants unions yesterday.


The World Trade Organization has authorized seven countries to levy multi-million dollar sanctions on US imports. A spokesman in Geneva Friday said the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea


USC coach Pete Carroll prepared his arsenal of bland comments for the first Bowl Championship Series rankings Monday, until he saw Oklahoma ranked No.


Time on Your Hands? Curl Up With a Series

It is not merely the season for giving but also of distraction and avoidance. It is, in other words, the time to hide out with the best of long-form narrative television.


Valley resident within LPGA striking distance

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Caryn Wilson of Rancho Mirage shot a 1-over par 73 on Saturday to move into a tie for 45th place after four rounds at the LPGA Tour Qualifying School.


PORT Adelaide claimed its first AFL flag and stopped the Brisbane premiership juggernaut with a stunning upset Grand Final win at the MCG yesterday.


Uncensored Chinese film shows at Berlin festival

An uncensored version of a Chinese film  was screened at the Berlin film festival on Friday, its  producer said, and the director told reporters she hoped she  did not live to regret making the controversial picture.


Luminol, carte di credito, nuovi interrogatori: la procura ipotizza la fine dell'inchiestaa settembre. Raffaele "non capisce" perchÃ¨ il suo dna sia sul reggiseno della studentessa                                           Omicidio Mez, indagine senza fine Sollecito Ã¨ "stupito" per il Dna                                                                                Le amiche della ragazza inglese smentiscono la ricostruzione di Rudy, il terzo indagato


Schering-Plough reports loss on merger charges

Drug maker Schering-Plough Corp  on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter loss as special charges from its acquisition of Organon Biosciences late last year offset sharply higher sales.


New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, died in hospital on Friday. He was 88.


The FBI recruited a mafia enforcer to help solve the slaying of three civil rights workers by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi in the 1960s, according to evidence provided in Brooklyn state court by a mobster's moll.


BAND AID 20âs 'DO THEY KNOW ITâS CHRISTMAS?' is expected to sell 500,000 copies after its record company announced that it is âflying off the shelvesâ on its first day of release (November 29).


Rights abuses unabated in Raul Castro's Cuba: group

Eleven months after Cuban leader Fidel Castro handed over power to his brother, Cuba continues to trample on civil liberties, though the number of political prisoners has fallen, a rights group said on Thursday.


Foggia, 19:51 - CALCIO, FOGGIA: DOMENICA CON IL LUTTO PER RICORDARE CATUZZI

Il Foggia domenica prossima a Terni giocherà con il lutto al braccio in memoria dell'ex tecni...


Gunners go to Liverpool stung by more negative headlines

Arsenal earned a 1-1 tie with nine men against a Champions League group winner yet still came home to negative headlines. Thierry Henry scored a quality goal for an equalizer at PSV Eindhoven


Activists Warn Ugandan Gov't of Looming Environmental Crisis

Activists warn Ugandan gov't of looming environmental crisis    KAMPALA, Sept.7 (Xinhua) -- Environmental activists in Uganda have warned of a looming environmental crisis in the east African country if the government does not take major steps to avert the disaster.


Goosen fires 64 to edge Woods at Tour Championship; Ames, Weir tie ...

ATLANTA (CP) - A dreadful front nine Sunday left Tiger Woods in a position he has become very familiar with in 2004: Watching someone else hoist the winner's trophy.


Kerry would cut US dependence on foreign oil

Presidential hopeful John Kerry said he would diversify US energy sources and cut US dependence on foreign oil.


Minnie Driver tapped for "Re"Visioned" Raider

NEW YORK  - Minnie Driver has signed on to voice Lara Croft in the Tomb Rader-focused season of "Re"Visioned," an online animated series debuting July 10 on GameTap, Turner Broadcasting's broadband entertainment network.


Commissario Affari economici, 'Non dobbiamo drammatizzare'


Children as young as eight years old are being treated for alcohol and substance abuse in Northern Ireland.


L'azienda beneficia della crescita degli ordini per l'Iraq


The first head of the Department of Homeland Security forges a single organization, but spearheaded some questionable initiatives.


Rasmussen to start stage, Tour chief slams DCU

MONTPELLIER, France  - Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen will start the 12th stage, race director Christian Prudhomme said on Friday.


Hamas executes Palestinian collaborator with Israel

Ezel Dein al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the radical movement Hamas, has executed a Palestinian accused of collaborating with Israel.


Exploring PDA 'transmission technologies', apparently


European banks rallied on strong numbers on Wednesday, but profit taking in the auto sector left equity markets flat.


Casino Royale, author Ian Fleming's first James Bond book, is to be the next Bond film hitting the big screen.


CORRECTED - Top seed Henman falls to Ljubicic in Madrid

In MADRID story headlined "Tennis-Top seed Henman falls to Ljubicic in Madrid" in the second paragraph please read ... broke the Briton's serve in the 10th game to claim the set... instead of ... broke the


From 1797 to 1826, the area now known as Washington Square Park was used as a potter's field, or common burial ground. Several dozen bones were discovered there this week.


The US Defence Secretary urges Europe to put aside differences with the US on Iraq to aid the war on terror.


Devils Finally Solve Senators Even Though It Takes Overtime

NEWARK â The Ottawa Senators had been routed the night before, and the Devils had three days off after winning their previous game by five goals, but precious points were at stake on Wednesday, and another grinding game unfolded.


Mets Owner Disappointed With Team's Play

New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon is disappointed with his team's play this season, saying good clubs must adjust to injuries and overcome them.


End of ETA truce deals blow to Spanish PM

The photos said it all. Eyes downcast, his face puffy, Spain's prime minister looked shattered by news that Basque rebels ETA were ending their truce, a move that dooms a key policy with elections looming next year.


First 9/11 damages trials to begin in Sept: judge

September 11 victims who sued airlines and their security contractors will have their cases heard for the first time almost six years after the hijacked plane attacks on the United States, a federal judge has ruled.


New Labor Strikes Deals With 'Private Equity Guys'

The Steelworkers union has an investment banker working down the hall from its president. A Service Employees International Union organizer is becoming an expert on leveraged buyouts. The Machinists are loading up their research department with MBAs.


Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee stuck to their contradictory accounts of illegal drug in a dramatic showdown before a Congressional panel which seemed to line up and take sides on a partisan basis.


Actress Julia Roberts Gives Birth to Twins-Report

Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday, People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous source.


Rogers Communications turns around year-ago loss to post Q3 profit ...

TORONTO (CP) - Rogers Communications Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $61.6 million, compared with a loss of $17.4 million a year ago.


AT&T says iPhone activation problems largely solved

AT&T Inc said on Monday delays in activating service for customers of Apple Inc iPhone had been mostly resolved after the wireless company worked out the problems on a case-by-case basis.


Barcellona, 15:17 - CALCIO, MAXI LOPEZ AL BARCELLONA

Maximiliano 'Maxi' Lopez, attaccante ventenne proveniente dal River Plate, ha firmato un contratto d...


Australia substitute Scott Staniforth crosses with eight minutes left to give the Wallabies their first win over the All Blacks since 2004.


Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  on Thursday said it took a $14.1 billion writedown and adjustments in the fourth quarter as bad subprime mortgage bets forced the brokerage to sell pieces of the company to foreign investors to raise capital.


CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the web giant's plans for expansion and clears up those IPO rumors


ROME, Oct 5 (IPS) - UN officials have been denied permission to check  the safety of about 850 migrants deported to Libya from Italy  since Friday.


Profit Down 20%, Marriott Lowers Annual Forecast

WASHINGTON  â The hotel operator Marriott International said Thursday that its fourth-quarter earnings fell 20 percent, hurt by the closing of its synthetic fuel business.


France warned foreign banks on Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale as it reels from losses blamed on a rogue trader, but shares in the bank spiked higher on takeover speculation.


The best stocks for a bear market can be the best ones for bull markets, too.


A Thurmond Child Looks at Her Life and His Racism

Essie Mae Washington-Williams's book is an oddly candid one, less about her father, the late senator Strom Thurmond, than about her lifelong sense of dislocation.


Red Wine May Protect Against Lung Cancer

THURSDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers say they may have found yet another health benefit conferred by red wine -- it seems to reduce the risk of lung cancer, at least in men.


NOGATA, Fukuoka -- The elder brother of the Japanese man found murdered in Baghdad said his parents were unable to respond when a city official visited on Sunday due to shock.


South Africa's top prosecutor says there is enough evidence to charge new ANC leader Jacob Zuma with corruption.


Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to find quick success on a historic Mideast tour that saw the leader of energy-rich Russia forging oil diplomacy in Saudi Arabia and backing a natural gas cartel Monday with neighboring Qatar.


The family of former Kansas City star Derrick Thomas is not entitled to any money from General Motors Corp. for the January 2000 crash that killed the nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker.


Doorstep Astronomy: New Comet Looking Bright

As 2004 draws to a close,    skywatchers have yet another opportunity to view a naked-eye comet. Comet Machholz    has been brightening steadily and conditions are now prime.


Sexual harassment still dark cloud in workplace

When former Fox News associate producer Andrea Mackris accused commentator Bill O'Reilly of making lewd and threatening remarks, she reignited an issue that


OTTAWA (CP) - Despite a rise in gasoline prices last month, the annual rate of inflation dipped to 2.3 per cent in July, Statistics Canada said today.


Gruppo annuncia altro buyback da 1,75 mld franchi svizzeri


Sprint up after report of SK Telecom's interest

SEOUL/NEW YORK  - Shares in Sprint Nextel Corp.  surged in Monday U.S. after-hours trade following a report that South Korea's top telecoms operator, SK Telecom Co., was preparing to bid for the No. 3 U.S. wireless firm. South Korea's top mobile operator  delivered an official denial of the report on Tuesday afternoon during market hours, but its shares closed 4.22 percent higher as investors bet that the reported deal could be feasible.


BIG TEN NOTES;  Spartans in Home Stretch

By MARK STEWART  The Big Ten's schedule-makers haven't done Michigan State any favors in recent years.  The Spartans are the only team in the league that opened this season and last with two straight road games.


Yahoo Adds Personalization to Search Technology

Yahoo! Inc. (www.yahoo.com) unveiled new versions of its Front Page, and My Yahoo! (my.yahoo.com). Both pages show enhancements in design and functionality, and are rolled into Beta versions starting yesterday.


Patricia C. Dunn, the former chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard, and four other people will be named in indictments expected to be filed by CaliforniaÂs attorney general today in the spying case at the company, according to lawyers involved in the case.


The Victorian government has called on Prime Minister John Howard for a more sophisticated approach to dealing with the problems in indigenous communities.


Cisco offers IP connector for Microsoft CRM

Cisco Systems this week said it had co-developed with Microsoft an application that helps small and medium-sized businesses connect Microsoft's customer relation management


Steppingstone Squeeze on the Path to a Victory

In a Flight A/X Swiss Teams, your team is either A (you have players with lots of master points) or X (your team is not weighed down with points).


Bucs' Jurevicius Expected to Return to Action

TAMPA, Fla., (Sports Network) - Tampa Bay wide receiver Joe  Jurevicius is expected to see his first action of the season on  Sunday when the Buccaneers host the Chicago Bears.


'Finding Neverland' Wins First Award in Oscar Race

"Finding Neverland," a fictionalized account of the creation of children's classic "Peter Pan," was named best film of 2004 by The National Board of Review on Wednesday in the first major award of the Oscar season.


Le trasmissioni riprenderanno alle 7 di martedi' 18/9


Cheney chides Dems for Iraq withdrawal plans

Vice President Dick Cheney offered a sharp rebuke to congressional Democrats on Monday, warning that a drawdown of forces in Iraq would invite more attacks on the United States.


Getty Is Expected to Return Gold Wreath to Greece

After nearly a year of negotiations, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has agreed in principle to return a rare fourth-century B.C. gold funerary wreath to Greece that cultural officials there contend was ...Comment


Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Adewale Ogunleye was credited with a safety in overtime to end the game, accounting for two of the Chicago Bears' 16 points scored on either defense or special teams in a 19-17 victory over Tennessee.


Initial estimates of damage caused by hurricane Frances to Florida's $9.1-billion (US) citrus industry were only starting to trickle in yesterday, but market concerns about heavy


Stocks rebounded on Monday from last week's losses after tech bellwether IBM  posted upbeat preliminary quarterly results, spurring a broad rally in technology shares.


Ailing Chinese Leader's Condition Kept Mum

Zhao Ziyang, a Chinese leader purged for his support of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement, remained in a deep coma Sunday, according to a human rights activist in contact with his family, but state media did not disclose the ailing leader's condition to the Chinese public.


Kerry on the offensive over security at home and abroad

US presidential challenger John Kerry went on the warpath seeking to shake perceptions that President George W. Bush can do a better job of keeping Americans safe.


Padova, 23:07 - CALCIO, SERIE C1/A: CITTADELLA-FOGGIA 0-2

Il Foggia ha battuto 2-0 in trasferta il Cittadella nel posticipo della 23/a giornata di serie C1/A....


A woman in the northern Bulgarian town of Ruse survived a car crash thanks to her silicon breasts which acted as an airbag, a newspaper has reported.


Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is working on the development of a product to remove adware and malicious software from PCs, Bill Gates told a meeting of technologists in Silicon Valley.


In Search of Love, and in Trouble With the Law, in Cairo

Tom Coash has written a small, sensitive romantic drama that also tries to be about the tangled relationship between East and West.


Bush Says Iran Is Supplying Weapons in Iraq

President Bush said today he has no doubt that Iran has supplied weapons used against U.S. forces in Iraq, but he stressed that he does not know whether the top leadership in Iran ordered the activity, and he denied that he is using the issue as a "pretext" for war against Iran.


Cagliari, 16:52 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; CELLINO: FOGGIA RESTA CON NOI

Pasquale Foggia non lascerà il Cagliari. Lo ha dichiarato il presidente dei sardi Cellino sul...


Once-small Lennar nails down the big deals

Lennar Corp. and LNR Property Corp. made big news in Boston last week when they agreed to buy Fan Pier for an estimated $125 million, but the purchase would not be the biggest deal for the Florida team.


To Woo Europeans, McDonaldâs Takes an Upscale Turn

The companyâs strategy of remodeling its restaurants and tailoring its menu options is paying off in Europe.


Bush and Maliki: Postponing the Inevitable?

Whatever the reason for the delay of the start of the Bush-Maliki summit, the signs are that the President and Iraq's prime minister are on a collision course


In buying the McLean firm, Sabre would get 6,000 small and medium-size hotels as customers, as well as the technology they use to track inventory, book guests online and connect to Internet reservation services, including Sabre's Travelocity.-The Washington Post


News Corp, Dow Jones reach tentative $5 bln deal: report

Dow Jones & Co. Inc. Chief Executive Richard Zannino tentatively agreed on Monday to a $5 billion takeover bid by News Corp., though the company's controlling Bancroft family remains divided on the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.


Dimaro, 19:41 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: UNDICI A ZERO COL MONTE PELLER

Nella seconda amichevole estiva in Trentino, il Livorno ha battuto 11-0 i dilettanti del Monte Pelle...


Mislabeled Supplement Spurred Prostate Cancer: Report

FRIDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A mislabeled over-the-counter product described as a dietary supplement appears to have contributed to the development of aggressive prostate cancer in two men, researchers report.


Europe's Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer stresses the strength of his players' team spirit as they arrive in Detroit.


A Dishonorable Discharge for Systematic Investment Plans

New sales of these once-popular products have been banned. Now what?


AMERICA/CANADA - Nomina del Coadiutore di Mackenzie-Fort Smith CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI in data 23 giugno 2007 ha nominato Vescovo Coadiutore di MacKenzie-Fort Smith (Canada) il Rev. Murray Chatlain, del clero di Saskatoon, Parroco di St. PatrickÂs Church (Saskatoon). \


Imperial Oil to Relocate Head Office to Calgary From Toronto

Imperial Oil Ltd. said it will relocate its head office to Calgary from Toronto, affecting 1,500 employees. About 500 workers will be ``subject to relocation,'' the company said in a CNW statement.


Cortina d'Ampezzo, 14:37 - SCI, PROVE DISCESA: MIGLIOR TEMPO PER LA BRYDON

Emily Brydon ha realizzato il miglior tempo della prova cronometrata della discesa libera di Coppa d...