Healthscope sets sights on ailing Gribbles

The board of The Gribbles Group is expected to decide within days whether to recommend that shareholders accept a takeover offer that values the diagnostics company at up to $270 million


Taleban members who disarm will not be punished, the US ambassador to Afghanistan promises.


Bournemouth knock Blackburn out of the Carling Cup on penalties after an epic 3-3 draw at Ewood Park.


Ferry runs aground off Scottish coast amid high winds

A ferry battered by high winds ran aground off the west coast of Scotland, but there were no injuries among the 100 people on board.


PC maker Dell unveils forecast-beating results, six days after an accounting probe delayed its report.


French police arrest suspected Qaeda support group

French police said on Thursday they had arrested eight men they suspect of providing logistical support to al Qaeda's North African wing in Algeria, confirming a report in French newspaper Le Figaro.


Cuba cheers end to U.N. abuse monitoring

Cuba on Wednesday cheered the new U.N. human rights watchdog's agreement to stop monitoring alleged abuses on the island, with Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque saying the decision left the United States "hanging and we yanked away the ladder."


Hurricane Ivan may move Titans-Dolphins game to Saturday

There were serious discussions this morning to move this weekend's Titans-Dolphins game, originally scheduled for Sunday, to Saturday because of approaching Hurricane Ivan.


Arafat's Top Lieutenants Travel to Paris

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and his wife Suha hold hands prior to Arafat's departure from his compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah in this file picture released by the Palestinian Authority Friday Oct. 29, 2004.


I dubbi del rappresentante italiano nel board della Bce su Dpef e riforma previdenzialePer Lorenzo Bini-Smaghi si rischia una Finanziaria di sacrifici                                            "L'Italia rispetti gli impegni o ci rimetterÃ  anche l'Europa"                                                                                L'Italia Ã¨ l'unico paese al mondo dove si discute di ridurre invece che di innalzare l'etÃ  pensionabiledi MASSIMO GIANNINI


Baby Stolen from Womb Said in Good Condition

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - A baby girl cut from her  murdered mother's womb by a woman who later tried to pass the  child off as her own was in very good condition, a Kansas  hospital said on Monday.


Kabila asks Bush support to stabilize east Congo

President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo asked U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday for continued support as he seeks to stabilize the volatile eastern part of his vast Central African nation.


Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned the victim of a gang-rape whose sentencing to 200 lashes caused an international outcry, a Saudi newspaper said on Monday.


FindWhat.com had a great year for Stocks 2004 readers but it earned those gains too.


Counting of votes will begin later in the by-election to fill a vacant seat on Banbridge District Council.


Take 50 to 100 highly trained musicians, put instruments in their hands, place âem on stage and charge admission. Itâs called an orchestra. But how do you organize them? Pay them? Make use of their time? Keep them happy? Keep audiences happy? All sorts of models exist. I had a chat with Ivan Fischer, who leads [...].


10,000 monks march against Myanmar generals

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


10th-ranked Texas A&M misses a chance to match its best start in 30 years on Friday with a 79-66 loss to Rice.


Central America's main children rights group fires its UK-born director, saying he paid for sex with a teenager.


Daniel Day-Lewis won the best actor award at the British Academy Film Awards Sunday, cementing his place as an Oscar favorite for his role as a larger-than-life oilman in "There Will be Blood."


As We See It: Fairness door swings both ways

It was more than curious to see a group of Democratic senators and party officials protest to the Federal Communications Commission this week the decision by Sinclair Broadcast Group to run "Stolen Honor," a documentary that spotlights Sen.


Microsoft Enters the Desktop Search Wars

Microsoft today introduced MSN toolbar Suite. The software will allow users to search the contents of their hard drive, including Microsoft Outlook e-mail, calendar items, contacts and Office documents.


Louise Lombard, who  co-stars on CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," has landed  the title role in ABC's drama pilot "Judy's Got a Gun."


Kodak posts profit, but digital sales suffer

Eastman Kodak Co.  posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday due to lower costs and its photo kiosk business, which offset a 25 percent drop in sales of digital cameras and accessories.


Da Lavezzi a Zalayeta, segnano otto diversi giocatori


China Aviation Chmn Regrets US$550M Trading Scandal -2

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp. (C47.SG) Chairman Jia Changbin has expressed "regret" at the company's US$550 million losses from trading oil futures and reiterated its Chinese parent


Prosecutors have completed their investigation into the alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Italy and were preparing to ask that more than two dozen Americans and several Italian intelligence officials be ordered to stand trial, lawyers said Saturday.


In another setback to the prosecution in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case, the court maintains ruling that allows information about the accuser's sex life into court.


The Democratic Party said Monday it will examine reports of voting problems in Ohio, where President Bush's victory clinched his re-election.


Wilson defies conditions to take one-stroke lead

England's Oliver Wilson defied the windy conditions experienced at treacherous Pearl Valley Golf Club Saturday on his way to a five-under-par 67 and a one-stroke lead in the South African Open.


US Targets Zarqawi Loyalists in Iraq Strike

US forces launched air strikes on the rebel-held city of Falluja Monday, targeting what they said was a meeting of key loyalists of their top foe in Iraq, Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


White U.S. children have highest rates of diabetes

Non-Hispanic white children have the highest rates of diabetes in the United States, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, and the disease appears to be more common than expected.


Stop me if you've heard this one before The European Commission is launching two formal investigations into Microsoft.â¦


Skin Deep: Is Looking Your Age Now Taboo?

Before braces, crooked teeth were the norm. Is wrinkle removal the new orthodontics?


Oil prices tumbled Wednesday after a report showing a bigger jump in crude oil inventories than traders and analysts had been expecting.


Would the pompadour be gray? Would arthritis have stilled the swiveling hips? Would the lip now curl above false teeth? If he were still alive, Elvis Presley would have turned 70 on Saturday.


Bad Air and Water, and a Bully Pulpit in China

Pan Yue's job as deputy director of China's top environmental agency has given him the opportunity to put environmentalism on the national agenda.


Malaysia says poultry exports to Singapore may resume next week

KUALA LUMPUR : Poultry exports from Malaysia to Singapore, suspended last month following the detection of bird flu in Kelantan, may resume next week, a senior Malaysian veterinary official has said.


Indice Nikkei sale del 2,99%, euro debole in Asia


Iraq's Sadr Prepares to Hand Over Najaf Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq  - A radical cleric prepared to hand  control of a shrine at the heart of a Shi'ite uprising in Iraq  to religious authorities on Friday, but still rejected demands  by the interim prime minister to disband his militia.


The Nationals' Jason Simontacchi allows five runs and nine hits in 4 1-3 innings and the Marlins' Miguel Cabrera hits two solo home runs as Florida defeats Washington, 5-3.


U.S. Seeks Partnership With Brazil on Ethanol

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Feb. 7 -- The United States and Brazil, the two largest biofuel producers in the world, are meeting this week to discuss a new energy partnership that they hope will encourage ethanol use throughout Latin America and that U.S. officials hope will diminish the regional influence of...


Tiny Preemies May Have Mental Problems Later

NEW YORK  - Young adults who were born at a  very low weight may have a higher-than-average rate of some  psychological problems, a new study suggests.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - It's a scenario few would have predicted - the New York Yankees are on the verge of sweeping the Boston Red Sox out of the playoffs in four straight games.


SO another series is over and more bouquets deservedly are coming the way of this redoubtable Australian cricket team. Yesterday, Ricky Ponting held aloft the Trans-Tasman Trophy after another


Joshua Eichorn's Blog: HTML_AJAX Wordpress Plugin Tutorial

Joshua Eichorn has found a tutorial someone else has written on creating a stock lookup plugin for WordPress with his HTML_AJAX package.    The only problem I see is the code won't work in PHP5 since introspection will return the method name as GetQuote instead of getquote.   He gives the code changes you'll need to make to get it all working in your PHP5 installation, and includes another option as well - registering all of the functions you want to use instead of just automagically using them.


Fiumicino, 15:21 - CALCIO, LAZIO: SINDACO FIUMICINO ATTENDE PROPOSTE PER STADIO

Il primo cittadino di Fiumicino Mario Canapini commenta la propposta del sindaco di Roma Walter Velt...


Feds May Change Hep C Compensation Policy

The Federal Government appears set to change its policy over compensation for people who contracted hepatitis C through the blood supply.


San Francisco Gallery Shows Hacker's Work as Art

Hacker Joe Grand's show, "When Electronics Become Art," runs in San Francisco through Nov. 8.


Asasma Butt walked up to the entrance of the LycÃ©e Rabelais in northern Paris last Thursday - the first day of school for students across France â-he did something she didn't want to do.


KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - President Bush opens a new effort next week to focus attention on the compassionate side of his foreign policy, promising a vision for "building a better world."   In his weekly radio address Saturday, Bush previewed the speech he's to deliver to the U.N. General Assembly in New York...


Cink Proves Ryder Cup Mettle with Win - Sutton

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton said  Monday that Stewart Cink's victory at the $7 million WGC-NEC  Invitational "proved to the world" he was an ideal wildcard  choice in the U.S. team.


Sony Clock Radio, Boombox Sport iPod Docks

Both are scheduled to be available at retail stores in August for "about $100," according to the company.


Seagate Technology, the top U.S. maker of computer hard-disc drives, on Tuesday forecast quarterly earnings and revenue above Wall Street estimates amid stronger demand for its products than in the previous quarter.


Mauro Bergamasco's late try gives Italy an historic, but controversial, Six Nations victory over Wales in Rome.


Israel, offering Golan, waits Syria proposals

Israel has told Syria it is willing to trade land for peace and is waiting to hear whether President Bashar al-Assad would cut ties with Iran and hostile guerrilla groups in return, Israeli officials said on Friday.


The Patriots sent Reche Caldwell on an out route yesterday, releasing their most productive receiver from last season. Caldwell led the team in receptions (61) and receiving yards (760) and tied for the team lead in touchdown catches (4).


African Union Probes Cease-Fire Violation

This small village of mud and straw huts lay ruined and abandoned Sunday, the ground charred, after residents said Sudanese soldiers attacked with a warplane and helicopters


Man in the News: Felipe CalderÃ³n: A Politician at Birth

Felipe CalderÃ³n, who was declared MexicoÂs next president today, was born into a political family and has been working toward the office ever since.


E' stato istituito dal ministero della Giustizia: protestanopsichiatri, magistrati e responsabili delle comunitÃ                                                   Il manicomio dei ragazzi cattivi un reparto nell'ospedale criminale                                                                                dal nostro inviato FABRIZIO RAVELLI


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

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


Milano, 15:17 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: CON CATANIA SERVE VITTORIA

Il pari di Firenze come punto di partenza. Carlo Ancelotti chiede al Milan i tre punti contro il Cat...


GONAIVES, Haiti - The death toll from a tropical storm that devastated parts of Haiti rose to 622 late Monday as search crews recovered hundreds of bodies carried away by raging weekend floods or buried by mud or the ruins of their homes, officials said.    The bodies of at least 500 people killed by Tropical Storm Jeanne were filling morgues in Gonaives, according to Toussaint Kongo-Doudou, a spokesman for the U.N...


US regulator calls for limits on use of Celebrex, Bextra

WASHINGTON, Dec 23  - US regulators called Thursday for use of Pfizer's painkilling drugs Celebrex and Bextra to be limited, urging doctors to keep in mind indications of higher heart attack and stroke risks.


AL-SALAM CAMP, Sudan  - Thousands of displaced Sudanese mobbed U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon as he visited their camp in the troubled Darfur region on a tour aimed at pressing for a political solution to the festering conflict.


As Temperatures Rise, Health Could Decline

Depending on where you are, this is going to be a hotter, wetter, drier, windier, calmer, dirtier, buggier or hungrier century than mankind has seen in a while. In some places, it may be deadlier, too.


A car bomb exploded in the Falluja area Monday, causing several US casualties, a US military spokesman said. It was not immediately clear if the casualties included deaths.


IBM tracking threats to computer networks

IBM's campus in Boulder has begun issuing a monthly report on threats to computer networks that has similarities to Uncle Sam's system for warning citizens about the danger of terrorist attacks.


Breast Cancer News Brings a Range of Reactions

Across the country, reactions to the new report that hormone therapy may be linked to the cancer varied from fury to disbelief to a kind of complacency.


CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy  - Germany's Maria Riesch confirmed her return to form by winning a women's World Cup Super-G in Cortina on Monday.


UPDATE 1-Hard work paid off says Gilchrist

Captain Adam Gilchrist attributed Australia's first test series win in India in 35 years on Friday to weeks of planning and preparation.


Movadoâs Chief Insists the Wristwatch Has a Future

Movadoâs president and chief executive, Efraim Grinberg, says the market for watches as fashion accessories is expanding.


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy suggests new taxes on internet and mobile phone use to fund advert-free TV.


Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard Dies Suddenly in New York

Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, whose  criminal lifestyle and strange behavior overshadowed his work  as one of the founding members of rap collective Wu-Tang Clan,  collapsed and died in New York Saturday, his record label said.


Antispyware groups: Legislation still needed

(InfoWorld) - Even though security technology is improving, spyware legislation is still needed from the U.S. Congress because many consumers don't use all the tech tools available to them, antispyware groups said Thursday. Antispyware groups including the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and StopBadware.org called on Congress to pass antispyware legislation during the last days of the 2006 session. Although some studies show a small decrease in the amount of spyware on PCs, the use of spyware that logs keystrokes seems to be going up, said Ari Schwartz, deputy director of the CDT. "The issue is everyone's still making money doing this," Schwartz said during an antispyware discussion in Washington, D.C. Spyware distributors identified by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the CDT can pull in tens of millions of dollars in revenue annually, he added. Antispyware technology can work, but 81 percent of home PC users don't use all three common security tools -- antispyware software, antivirus software and firewalls -- according to a survey published in December by AOL LLC and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA). "We still think consumers are not protected," said Ron Teixeira, the NCSA's executive director. "If they don't take these three core measures, it doesn't matter what we do." The House of Representatives passed two antispyware bills in May 2005, but the full Senate has yet to act on similar legislation introduced there. Paul Cancienne, a legislative assistant for Representative Mary Bono, said his boss is optimistic that the Senate can still pass legislation and the two chambers can iron out their differences before Congress adjourns in October. Bono, a California Republican, pushed forward legislation that would require many software programs collecting personal information to get permission before doing so. Bono's Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act also would outlaw the act of taking over a computer in order to send unauthorized information or code, and diverting a Web browser without the permission of the computer owner. The bill, which passed the House by a 389-vote margin, would allow fines of up to US$3 million for spyware-like activity. Security software updates are exempted from the Bono bill. In addition to legislation, antispyware groups need to continue to educate consumers about online dangers and ways to combat them, said NCSA's Teixeira. Many people don't know how to properly use security software or are confused about products out there, he said. Many of the discussion's participants said legislation that would define illegal practices and give the FTC more power to work with overseas law enforcement agencies would help fight spyware. But not everyone there saw more legislation as an improvement. A new law could bring unintended consequences for the tech industry, said John Palafoutas, senior vice president for domestic policy and congressional affairs at tech trade group AeA. Palafoutas pointed to studies that say a significant percentage of time consumers spend online is looking at pornography sites, identified by StopBadware.org as major sources of spyware. "I'm wary of a legislative fix," Palafoutas said. "Part of the problem is there's a lot of recklessness out there."


Supply of credit has tightened and likely to get worse, Bank of England warns


U.S.'s Kornberg wins Nobel, follows laureate father

American Roger Kornberg, the son of a Nobel laureate, won the 2006 Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for showing how cells copy genes, a process essential to how cells develop and to life itself.


Intel and Motion Computing show off the C5 tablet PC, a digital assistant for overworked nurses.


Roma, 14:52 - CALCIO, ROMA; TONETTO: NAZIONALE? SORPRESA, MA NON RIVINCITA

Tra le sorprese dell'ottima stagione della Roma c'è Max Tonetto. Il 32enne esterno sinistro d...


Adam Gilchrist's approach in the opening press conference of the Indian tour was exactly like his batting style - efficient and full of cheer.


UConn Suspends 2 Players, Including No. 2 Scorer

Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun has suspended the starting guard Jerome Dyson and the backup guard Doug Wiggins indefinitely for violating team rules, university officials announced Friday.


Drinking fruit and vegetable juices frequently may cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.


Still smarting from the partisan wars of 2007, Congress confronts a sinking economy, a lingering war and election-year politics as it gets back to work for the 2008 session.


When Preity screamed at everybody aroundÂ

It's not easy to believe that the baby face can fly off the handle. But the Shimla girl tells us otherwise.


The Supreme Court yesterday cautiously confronted for the first time the issue of global warming, hearing a challenge to the Bush administration's refusal to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases in new vehicles.


Safety in Polish coal mines has improved markedly since communist times but accidents still occur regularly, writes the BBC's Adam Easton.


Lebanese troops clashed with suspected al-Qaida-inspired militants holed up in a neighborhood of the northern port city of Tripoli early Sunday, and at least four people were killed, security officials said.


Iraqi President Jalal Talabani spent Friday in this posh mountain resort as part of an annual conference sponsored by a New York investment company, The Associated Press has learned.


WASHINGTON - There's a new option for people who suffer from extreme nearsightedness, whose world loses its crisp edge just a few inches from their noses. The first implantable lens for nearsightedness was approved Monday by the Food and Drug Administration...


US Administration Says It Does Not Minimize Iraq Insurgency

The Bush administration said Tuesday it is not trying to minimize the seriousness of the Iraqi insurgency. The comments follow news accounts of a Central Intelligence Agency report warning


Prosecution lawyers are criticised for failing to inform victims of crime when charges are dropped or changed.


Giovedi' 13 previsti nuovi incontri per 3,5 mln lavoratori


Senate panel confirms FCC chief for new term

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee   on Tuesday approved another five-year term for Republican Kevin   Martin to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, which   regulates the communications, television and radio industries.


European equities were little changed on Wednesday, as weakness for mining groups offset some pleasing third-quarter earnings.


U.S.-led forces kill 20 militants in south Iraq

U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 20 militants after coming under heavy attack from Shi'ite gunmen during raids in southern Iraq's Maysan province early on Monday, the U.S. military said.


Consumer sentiment fell sharply in  early February to levels associated with previous recessions,  dragged down by concerns a bleak economic outlook would raise  the unemployment rate, a survey showed on Friday.


The Tigers, dismayed that their unbeaten record had earned them only three votes as the country's No. 1 team, took out their frustration on the Bulldogs.


Win a Live Gig By Indiana Gregg at Your Home

IF you are struggling for ideas for a unique Father's Day gift, then we've got the prefect present for you.  The singer/songwriter Indiana Gregg will come to your home and play a live acoustic set in the comfort of your own living room this Sunday.


Bene Gruppo Fiat, crescono immatricolazioni e quota


CinemaNow Re-Launches Music Video Download Store WatchMusicHere.Com With Content From Warner Music Group

CinemaNow Inc., (www.cinemanow.com)  the premier online destination for downloadable Hollywood movies and TV  shows, today announced it has re-launched its Web site for music videos,  WatchMusicHere.com (www.watchmusichere.com).


Soccer: West Brom part company with Megson

LONDON : West Brom manager Gary Megson was relieved of his duties with immediate effect after saying earlier in the day he would leave the struggling Premiership club at the end of the season when his contract expired.


EDITORIAL: FEMA Gives Biloxi Very Little Choice

By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 25--The Federal Emergency Management Agency will lower the boom on Biloxi if it does not adopt higher elevations for new construction in the city.   Foes of the higher elevations on the City Council knew this day was coming.


More than 200 European bird species, including 70 in the UK, are under threat, a study warns.


An Essex council turns down a planning application for a major runway expansion at Stansted Airport.


This year saw the debut of some great new products. These include the cell phone that keeps track of blood sugar levels and the digital music player that indicates how fast you run.


Lo sostituiremo gradualmente, 4 linee di azione del Governo


Italians protest over U.S. base expansion

VICENZA, Italy  - Tens of thousands of Italians under heavy police guard marched through the city of Vicenza on Saturday to protest at the expansion of a U.S. military base that has divided the center-left government.


For Health Survey, Many Offer More Excuses Than Details

Two months into an effort to compile data on New York's health, officials have found that New Yorkers are too busy, too wary and just too hard to reach.


Looking for personal Google Maps Street View images

Blog: CNET News.com is looking for the best images from Google's new Street View feature illustrating personal elements


Sudan Says U.N. Sanctions Would Destroy Society

Sudan said Saturday that U.N.  sanctions, threatened over atrocities in the Darfur region,  would lead "this society to a complete destruction."


Internet helps doctor get back to basics

Dr. Howard Stark's office is quiet. Very quiet. No patients sit in his waiting room. No receptionist answers the telephone. Stark does not have a receptionist.


A US judge refuses a request to combine thousands of lawsuits involving the painkiller Vioxx into a class action.


The extracts on this page are taken from selected national newspapers. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of Manchester United PLC.


Nasce il terzo gruppo mondiale nel settore utility


South America Epic Wins the National Book Award

he News From Paraguay," Lily Tuck's historical epic set in 19th-century South America, won the National Book Award for fiction last night, capping a month in which the publishing world debated


A French presidential hopeful's brother is unlikely to be tried over the Rainbow Warrior bombing, New Zealand says.


AOL to give antivirus software away in Version 9

Citing the urgent need to protect its users from online threats, America Online Inc. (AOL) will begin bundling antivirus software from McAfee Inc. with the latest version of its software, AOL 9.0, according to a statement from the company.


A judge is set to deliver a ruling in a boardroom row which could lead to Bernie Ecclestone losing control of Formula One racing.


The head of the One Laptop Per Child effort says Intel could still contribute to the program for developing nations.


An implanted nanotube sensor has been developed that can track blood sugar, promising pain-free continues glucose monitoring for diabetics and future devices that can check other biological changes.


The war in Iraq last night cast a pall over Tony Blair's hopes for using the Labour Party conference in Brighton as the springboard for his ambitions for a third term.


US Seeking Plan for NATO Taking Over Afghan Forces

Washington will ask NATO to devise a blueprint by February to have the alliance take over operations in Afghanistan, now split between an American force and NATO contingent, officials said on Tuesday.


NEW YORK - The Yankees went to work Tuesday night against the Minnesota Twins wishing they could walk to the mound, pinch Johan Santana on the arm just to see if he's human.


Diffusi i dati Istat relativi agli stipendi dell'industria e dei serviziGas, energia e acqua i comparti che hanno segnato la crescita piÃ¹ alta                                          Retribuzioni, nel 2006 aumento del 3,2% ma il settore turistico perde quota                                                                                Nell'alberghiero e nella ristorazione registrata una perdita dello 0,7 per cento


U.S. Panel to Scrutinize Eyetech, Pfizer Eye Drug

A U.S. advisory panel on Friday will review data on an experimental drug that is injected into the eye to stop vision loss in elderly patients at risk of going blind.


An advanced robotic arm beats a host of other machines to win a Japanese government competition


Risposta a no a estradizione accusato uccisione Litvinenko


Love it or hate it, the frenzy around Apple's iPhone is forcing consumers to think about what they want from a mobile device.


Chiron Says Gets Subpoena Over Vaccine Debacle

Chiron Corp. said in a regulatory  filing on Tuesday that it received a grand jury subpoena issued  by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New  York requesting documents related to its failure to supply any  flu vaccine this year.


Several arrested in JFK airport plot: CNN

Several people have been arrested in connection with a plot against ground operations at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, CNN said on Saturday.


South African authorities on Wednesday abruptly dropped criminal charges against a Pretoria man charged last week with possessing components for the construction of nuclear weapons.


Actress Sharon Stone raised $1 million to help fight malaria during an unplanned fundraiser at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. She is even donating some of her own money to buy nets to protect people in Africa against mosquitoes carryin...


Citing Global Warming, Kansas Denies Plant Permit

In what opponents say is a first, a Kansas regulator has turned down a permit for a large coal-fired power plant solely because of the global warming gases it would emit.


Hingis handed two-year ban for positive dope test

Former world number one Martina Hingis, who retired from tennis in November after testing positive for cocaine, was banned for two years on Friday after an independent tribunal confirmed the doping offence.


Regis Corp. (RGS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest hair salon owner and franchiser, on Tuesday reported a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales growth in its outlets, such as in Wal-Mart stores.


Beverly Sills, the opera diva who won over fans worldwide with her sparkling voice and charming personality and became a powerhouse in the New York arts world, is gravely ill with cancer, The Associated Press has learned.


A 50-year-old woman is charged with the murder of a man whose body was found at a caravan last weekend.


Astronauts cut back on meats, vegetables in food shortage

The two astronauts aboard the international space station cut back by half on meat, potatoes and vegetables, and made up for the lost calories with sweets during the five weeks that they rationed their food because of a shortage.


Death toll rises to 20 in DR Congo rail accident

Twenty people are now known to have been killed when a freight train derailed in south-east Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese Red Cross has said.


Oil eases below $64, BP oilfield delay supports

Oil eased further below $64 on Tuesday   due to healthy U.S. fuel stocks, but a fresh delay to BP's   giant Thunder Horse oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico limited the   decline.


Twenty-three miners were feared trapped underground Tuesday after an accident at a mine in southern Poland, an official said.


Aaron Rowand is hoping a big hit in a clutch situation is all he needs to turn his season around. Rowand doubled in Ryan Howard in the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies continued their dominance over the San Diego Padres with a 6-5 victory Tuesday.


Fernando Alonso says beating Ferrari at their home track would be one of the best moments of his career.


Boaters Forced to Flee Fire Flames Rage Out of Control Near Lake

By PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM Staff writer  ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST -- Sheriff's deputies ordered boaters off Pyramid Lake on Wednesday as a wildfire burning deep in the Ventura County wilderness headed east toward the recreation area and darkened the skies over Santa Clarita.


A US soldier at the heart of the Iraq 's Abu Ghraib prison scandal has pleaded guilty to a range of charges regarding abuse and torture.


Israele verso il difficile voto sul ritiro

Un aereo israeliano ha lanciato un missile la scorsa notte in direzione di un gruppo di persone nel campo profughi di Khan Yunis nella Striscia di Gaza. Il bilancio Ã¨ di un militante di Hamas ucciso e altri


Merck Seeks Over-The-Counter Cholesterol Drug

BETHESDA, Md.  - Giving consumers access to  cholesterol-lowering drugs without a prescription could expand  use of the medicines and help fight the U.S. heart disease  epidemic, drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. told an advisory panel on  Thursday.


Oltre 25.000 morti, la piÃ¹ grande tragedia da 50 anni. 11 ...

Â«Potrebbero essere piÃ¹ di 100.000 le vittime del maremoto che ha colpito il sud est asiaticoÂ». A dirlo Ã¨ il capo della protezione civile Guido Bertolaso. Â« Dal punto di vista umanitario e geologico la


Bush announces new sanctions on Myanmar's rulers

President George W. Bush announced further U.S. sanctions against Myanmar's military rulers on Friday, saying they had continued to defy international demands to "stop their vicious persecution."


Sony Ericsson launches new music download service

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said   on Tuesday that it would launch a new service on its phones   that would allow full music downloading, initially focusing on   new and up-and-coming artists.


Universal Music declines long-term iTunes deal: source

Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, has declined to sign a long-term deal with Apple Inc.'s iTunes music store, leaving open the possibility for exclusive deals with other services, an industry source said on Sunday.


Male circumcision key to victory in Africa AIDS fight

Southern African countries, the world's region worst affected by AIDS, have been urged to embrace male circumcision to partially prevent the spread of HIV.


BRITISH police hunting a serial killer confirmed today a fourth prostitute had been murdered, as attention turned to a mystery man in a BMW who may provide a key to the shocking deaths.Comment


Brazil's Lula in high-stakes battle against rival

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces a month of high-stakes campaigning against an inspired challenger who will try to hammer on corruption scandals to unseat the former metalworker in a run-off vote.


No bluff was needed. The Indians had a pair of aces and didn't care the eyes across the table knew it. They were that confident of their playoff hand.


Travelers to Pay $6 Million, Ending Inquiry on Brokersâ Fees

The commercial insurer reached an agreement with  several states to pay $6 million to resolve an investigation into fees it paid to brokers.


Battered and grooved: Saturn's moon Tethys

Having now passed closer to Tethys than the Voyager 2 spacecraft, Cassini has returned the best-ever natural color view of this icy Saturnian moon.


President Bush yesterday called for independent verification of Iran's claim that it has stopped enriching uranium that could be used in the development of a nuclear weapon.


The Black Watch battalion is preparing to join US Marines and Iraqi forces in a major new offensive against insurgents. The operation - codenamed Plymouth Rock because it takes place around Thanksgiving - is


Rispetto al 2003 si e' fatto molto, ma non si e' indenni


MALPENSA: PRIME CONFESSIONI DEI FERMATI SU INDAGINE FEDERAL ...

Varese, 16 nov. (Adnkronos) - ''Gli indagati finora interrogati hanno confessato''. Lo ha detto ai giornalisti, in una pausa degli interrogatori nella caserma della Guardia di Finanza di Malpensa, il pm della


The 34-page draft report, which was obtained by The Washington Post, accuses U.N. peacekeepers from Morocco, Pakistan and Nepal of seeking to obstruct U.N. efforts to  investigate a sexual abuse scandal.


Justin Beaver and Wisconsin-Whitewater finally found a way to beat Mount Union in the NCAA Division III championship game. Beaver, the Gagliardi Trophy winner as the best player in Division III, overcame a costly fumble with his normal reliability on the ground Saturday, leading the Warhawks to a 31-21 victory in the soggy, cold Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.


AIDS seen as new threat to African democracy

AIDS may be killing elected officials in some Southern African countries faster than they can be replaced, creating a new threat to democracy and governance in the region, a new study said.


Farnesina: molta preoccupazione, italiani non muovetevi


FDA Moves To Ensure Safety of  Supplements

For the first time, manufacturers of vitamins, herbal pills and other dietary supplements will have to test all of their products' ingredients, the Food and Drug Administration ordered yesterday.


JERUSALEM - Israeli troops closed off a West Bank city and Palestinian militants celebrated after Hamas blew up two buses, seconds apart, in the desert town of Beersheba, killing 16 Israelis and ending a months-long lull in suicide attacks.    The twin bombings shattered hopes in Israel that the period of suicide attacks - more than 100 in four years - was over...


Democrats in Congress are pushing to overhaul the nation's student loan system with legislation that would cut federal subsidies to lending companies by as much as $19 billion, channel most of those savings to student aid and ease repayment rules for borrowers.


A 76-year-old man who spent nearly every day of the last four decades in prison walked free after a judge found that deputies extracted his confession to a 1962 robbery by crushing his fingers between cell bars.


Surgery Could Bring an End to Marburyâs Knicks Career

Stephon Marbury has decided to have surgery for bone spurs in his left ankle, and he will be out indefinitely, the Knicks said.


Brusca frenata del mercato In un anno crollo vertiginoso

Roma, 13 ottobre 2004 - Nuova battuta d'arresto per la produzione di autovetture, che ad agosto registra un calo pari al meno 36,5% su base annua. Nei primi otto mesi del 2004 la produzione di auto Ã¨ diminuita


Shannon Keys Miami's Defensive Dominance

Defensive coordinator Randy Shannon understands the perception: He has more talent at Miami than any program in the country, which is why nine of his players have been drafted in the NFL's first round over the last three years.


Chinese AIDS activist under house arrest allowed to travel to US

China has allowed a high-profile AIDS campaigner under house arrest to travel to the United States to receive an award following Chinese President Hu Jintao's intervention, US Senator Hillary Clinton said.


Variety - NEW YORK -- Road grosses fell 3.7% to $10,679,338 during Week 13 (Aug. 23-29) despite the addition of "Little Shop of Horrors" to the touring slate.


Bad weather is causing travel chaos and has closed more than 100 schools across Northern Ireland.


Brent Geiberger has edged into the lead at 11-under after the second round of the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, while Craig Parry is five shots off the pace.


Milano, 18:30 - CALCIO, TORINO; LAZETIC: ADESSO NON DOBBIAMO MOLLARE

Il centrocampista del Torino Nikola Lazetic vede una svolta nella stagione granata: "Non dobbiamo mo...


Hand-held Breast Scanner May Help Women Spot Potential Problems

TUESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- A prototype of a hand-held scanner that women can use at home for early detection of breast cancer has been developed by researchers at Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania.


No joy for Gay, Wariner and amputee Pistorius

High-profile trio Tyson Gay, Jeremy Wariner and double amputee Oscar Pistorius all suffered in the rain at Sunday's IAAF British Grand Prix.


Court Rules Rights Case Against Pinochet to Go Ahead

SANTIAGO, Chile  - A Chilean appeals court ruledMonday that murder charges against former Chilean dictatorAugusto Pinochet in a major human rights case filed this monthcan move forward.


German national team's goalie calls Iran visit unforgettable

German national football team goalkeeper Jens Lehmann raved over his first-ever visit to Iran, calling the whole trip unforgettable.


Peace talks between Darfur rebels and the Sudanese Government have resumed after a 24-hour boycott by rebels who accused Khartoum of violating a ceasefire by killing 75 civilians in six villages.


Refusing to wade into the debate over gay marriage in Massachusetts, the US Supreme Court yesterday rejected a bid to overturn a landmark court ruling legalizing gay marriage in the Bay State.


McCain projected to win in Florida voting

Sen. John McCain won the Florida Republican primary on Tuesday, defeating rival Mitt Romney in a close contest that gave momentum to his effort to become the party's U.S. presidential candidate, U.S. media projected.


Science & environment: Sightings of reclusive bird known for boom-like call at highest level since detailed monitoring began in 1990.


Amnesty International calls on the Royal Bank of Scotland to monitor its investment in China more closely.


Questions Linger Over Russia School Seige

Russian soldiers fled as shooting broke out in the spasm of violence that ended the school siege here, and unprepared special forces were forced to borrow bullets from armed locals who had rushed to the scene.


Led by the premiere of "Joey," NBC topped the Labor Day holiday week ended September 12.


Re-Mission is a video game with a vital purpose

HopeLab is a nonprofit that creates innovative products with a health-improvement target goal. Their video game Re-Mission has been shown to improve the attitude and healthy behaviors of teens with cancer.  Next up for HopeLab is Ruckus Nation, and online


N.Korea Vows to Double Deterrent if No U.S. Change

North Korea threatened on Saturday to  double the size of its nuclear deterrent if the United States  did not drop what Pyongyang sees as a confrontational policy  aimed at unseating the communist leadership there.


LINCOLN, Neb. -- Forget course catalogs and colorful pamphlets. Think sex, skiing and rock 'n' roll. When it comes to recruiting students for college, admissions officials are turning to increasingly outlandish stunts to get the attention of high schoolers.


Palestinian Committee Given Report on Arafat Death

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Yasser Arafat's nephew on  Saturday handed a medical report to a Palestinian committee  investigating the cause of the Palestinian leader's death at a  French hospital on Nov. 11.


Music: A Lengthy Journey, Nowhere Near Over

The diminutive Chinese conductor Xian Zhangâs passionate musicality and boundless energy led her from a small town in China to the New York Philharmonic.


The United Nations has ended an internal inquiry into the discovery of a secret listening device at the world body's European headquarters without finding out who planted the bug or when, officials said Friday.


IRVINE, Calif.   - Gateway Inc., the third-largest personal computer company in the United States, said yesterday that it rejected an unsolicited $450-million bid for its retail business from eMachines Inc. founder Lap Shun Hui.   Gateway said the Aug.


Samsung to Pay U.S. States $90 Million in DRAM Case

The world's largest DRAM maker agrees to pay multimillion dollar fine in a DRAM price-fixing suit.


Eurostat: Danimarca, Svezia e Finlandia i Paesi piu' costosi


Residents in the US state of Florida are bracing themselves for the arrival of Hurricane Frances, the second massive hurricane to hit the state in less than a month.


Lacklustre earnings set to depress Wall St

Wall Street stocks were set for a weak start on Wednesday, after contained consumer inflation pressure in June was unable to offset a string of lacklustre earnings reports.


New game from Wideload, Alex Seropian named, dated

Stubbs the Zombie being built on top of the Halo engine; Aspyr pegs summer '05 as day the bloody demon arrives. Exclusive screens, developer video inside.


Stocks fell sharply and goverment bonds rallied on Tuesday as further bad news from the beleaguered US mortgage sector fuelled concerns over growth prospects for the broader economy.


Four people are reported injured after a US helicopter on an aid mission crashes near Indonesia's Banda Aceh airport.


The largest sexual discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history moved forward against Wal-Mart on Tuesday when a federal appeals court approved class-action status for seven women who claim the retailer was biased in pay and promotions.


Fossil Hunters Find Sleeping Dinosaur in China

Scientists have unearthed the remains of a perfectly preserved 130 million-year-old new species of dinosaur which provide a first-ever look at how the prehistoric creatures slept.


Indian software giant Tata CS unveils sharply higher profits in its first set of results since its stock market launch.


Tokyo, 11:23 - TENNIS, ATP TOKYO: SUCCESSO DI FEDERER

Roger Federer ha vinto il torneo Atp di Tokyo (cemento, montepremi 765.000 dollari). Lo svizzero, nu...


Some 70,000 Mac fans gathered at Apple Expo 2004 in Paris earlier this week for the largest exhibition of its kind in Europe. The event provided a showcase for just what kind of stylish technology


Singer and actress Barbra Streisand only agreed to star in sequel Meet the Fockers to confirm she can still act after a break from the big screen.


A team of computer security consultants say they have found a flaw in Apple's popular new iPhone that allows them to take control of the device.


Flooded for 12 hours At least three DNS root servers, including one maintained by the US Department of Defense, were flooded with data for about 12 hours in an attack that was notable more for its audacity than any noticeable degradation of internet traffic.â¦


Searching the Web With Multisearch Interfaces

By Gunn, Holly  Search engine results from different search engines really do differ. A recent research report from Jux2 (2006) indicated that in a search of the 500 most popular search terms, Google and Yahoo! shared only 3.8 of the top 10 results.


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Oracle is taking the wraps off the next generation of its database and business application products at the Oracle OpenWorld 2004 user conference this week, even as it continues its quest to buy out rival PeopleSoft.


Fla. College Criticized for 'Passion' Ban

A community college is drawing criticism for banning a Christian student organization from showing the film "The Passion of the Christ."


Italy Calls to End Kyoto Climate Limits After 2012

Italy has called for an end to the Kyoto  Protocol after the environmental treaty's initial period in  2012, preferring voluntary agreements that would entice the  United States, China and India to tackle climate change.


IL PERSONAGGIO/ Dopo l'11 settembre il capo del serviziosegreto militare rivoluzionÃ² il servizio. Ricevendo grandi risorse                                          Pollari, l'uomo che cambiÃ² il Sismi grazie alla paura di Al Qaeda                                                                                E adesso per lui un incarico speciale a Palazzo Chigi di CARLO BONINI


Finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of 20 countries (G20) kicked off a two-day meeting here Saturday to assess the current economic situation and global growth prospects.


U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, sending the Dow up 1 percent to a record after retailers posted upbeat monthly sales figures and outlooks, boosting optimism about consumer spending.


Eastwood film wins first award of Oscar season

Clint Eastwood's Japanese-language film "Letters from Iwo Jima" was named best film of 2006 by the National Board of Review on Wednesday in the first major award of the Oscar season.


Beijing braces for full moon traffic madness

Smog shrouded Beijing on Friday as hundreds of thousands of cars headed back to the capital near the end of the week-long National Day holiday, prompting warnings to China's notoriously negligent drivers.


Germany comes up with the funds to build a high-speed, magnetic levitation, rail service in Munich.


Small plane crashes in Tenn. parking lot

A small plane crashed in a shopping center parking lot, skipping across vehicles and clipping a pole before landing on a car, witnesses and authorities said. All four people aboard survived without life-threatening injuries.


Horrific details of how two British backpackers were gunned down in cold blood near the bridge on the River Kwai were released today.


Al-Qaeda's Deputy Says Bush Bet on Iraq and Lost

CAIRO, Feb. 13 -- Al-Qaeda's deputy leader said President Bush was an alcoholic and a lying gambler who wagered on Iraq and lost, according to a new audiotape released Tuesday by a U.S. group that tracks extremist messages.


Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) filed seven lawsuits against senders of spam, or unsolicited e-mail, for transmitting messages without labeling them as sexually explicit


Improved tariffs for UK iPhone users are launched less than three months after the mobile hit British stores.


Wall Street stocks were moderately higher in early trade on Thursday with investors digesting better than expected retail sales for August amid concerns over elevated money market rates.


Plea to Release Kidnapped Aid Chief Met by Silence

CARE Internationalâs operations in Iraq remained suspended tonight as kidnapped aid chief Margaret Hassanâs second day in captivity drew to a close with no word on her fate.


Iran tries to relax EU nuclear agreement

Iran yesterday sought to relax a recent agreement with the EU over its nuclear programme, jeopardising a potential breakthrough in the two-year dispute as the UN's chief nuclear inspector came close to saying Iran's nuclear promises could not be believed.


Parma e Milan hanno pareggiato 0-0 nell'anticipo delle 18 della 23a giornata della serie A di calcio...


Roma, 23:02 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; DONADONI: INDICAZIONI COMUNQUE POSITIVE

Il pari con la Lituania è definito dal ct azzurro Donadoni ''non del tutto soddisfacente'' ma...


The dollar showed gains in erratic  trade on Friday as weakness in overall U.S. durable goods  orders masked underlying strength in demand, traders said.


La Ducati imprendibile al Gp di San Marino: si aggiudica tutte e duela manche della gara. Paura per l'incidente per Max nella prima manches                                            Superbike a Misano, doppietta Bayliss Biaggi cade in gara 1, poi si piazza terzo


Iraq's parliament took tentative steps   on Tuesday to resolve a deadlock over autonomous regions, the   divisive issue that has split its politicians on sectarian   lines, as fresh clashes erupted in southern Baghdad.


US troops in Kuwait quiz Rumsfeld over Iraq safety

KUWAIT CITY (dpa) - Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah met Wednesday with US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.


The massacre of 28 people near San Pedro Sula in Honduras left many Delawareans who have volunteered there stunned and saddened. Honduran officials said Friday that gunmen


Health Officials Put Safer-Sex Message Online

In the last few years, public and private agencies in many cities have begun online health promotion strategies to reach gay men.


Ortiz Hits Monster Shot in Japanese Game

Even David Ortiz was amazed by this home run — a 514-foot shot that hit the lights down the right-field line. "I knew when I hit it that I got all of it," the Boston Red Sox slugger said after the major league All-Stars beat the Japanese stars 5-3 Saturday night in Game 2 of their series. "I thought for a second that it might land in the Dominican (Republic)."


WASHINGTON -- Brian McNamee told congressional investigators he injected Roger Clemens' wife with human growth hormone as she prepared for a Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition photo session five years ago, the New York Daily News reported Friday.


A POTENTIAL Â£12 million tie-up between British internet gambling group Betfair and Australiaâs richest man, Kerry Packer, is under threat following last weekâs high-profile horse-racing arrests.


Potrebbe pesare la liberalizzazione dell'import extra Ue


Lo sostiene il suo medico curante, "ipotesi fantasiose"


Susan L. Decker, president of Yahoo, faces daunting challenges: rebuilding morale, attracting top-notch recruits and delivering better results for investors.


Chickenpox Vaccine Cuts Deaths but Raises Questions on Shingles

Even as the vaccine protects children, questions are arising about whether its use will increase the incidence of a related disease, shingles, in adults.


Iraq's interim government announced a state of emergency on Sunday as the country braced for a massive U.S. military assault on Fallujah. Latest insurgent attacks kill 21 police officers in towns west of Fallujah.


London - South African captain Graeme Smith has lost the toss against his West Indies counterpart Brian Lara, and the Proteas have been sent in to bat in their ICC Champions Trophy Pool B decider here on Saturday.


Dovrebbe essere operativo dall'inizio del 2007


Patent Reform Debate Begins; Bush Signals Opposition to Key Elements

As debate on patent reform began this morning on the floor of the US House of Representatives, twelve amendments made their way through the Rules Committee, all of which appear to be designed to tweak the bill's language rather than insert any "poison pills" that would ensure its failure.


Thousands of angry Serbs demonstrated in this northern Kosovo town Monday, chanting "This is Serbia" and "Down with America" a day after the territory's ethnic Albanian leadership declared independence from Serbia.


Thanksgiving Afternoon Is Expected To Be Dry

The rains forecast for Polk County today should be gone by the time you sit down for your Thanksgiving Day feast. According to the National Weather Service in Ruskin, a line of thunderstorms


The Dallas defense finds a way to throttle Shaquille O'Neal and the Heat, leading the Mavericks to a 109-104 win.


Britain's defense secretary will announce Thursday whether Prince Harry's regiment will be sent to Iraq, amid speculation that the third-in-line to the throne might be deployed.


The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it auctioned $20 billion in a special operation to thaw credit markets at an interest rate of 4.65 percent, a higher-than-expected rate that suggested banks were eager to pad their cash reserves.


Ukrainians voted Sunday in a presidential election viewed as a test of democracy in the former Soviet republic and an indicator of whether it will move closer to the West or cultivate its historically close ties to Russia.


TINY Jakarta embassy bomb blast victim Manny Musu is eager to go home to Italy today after making a miraculous recovery that has astounded her doctors.


Union maintains pressure on Deutsche Telekom as talks continue

German services union Verdi kept up the pressure on Deutsche Telekom Thursday, with 15,000 employees staging walk-outs as a second day of talks got underway to resolve strikes at the telecoms giant.


Bush, Kerry Clash on Issues After Debate

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, their animosity stirred by a contentious second debate, lit into each other over Iraq, jobs and debate performance on Saturday in critical battleground states.


Early Epidural Won't Raise C-Section Risk

Pregnant women can be given a low-dose epidural early in labor without raising their chances of a Caesarean section, according to a study that could change the way obstetricians practice and make childbirth a lot less painful for many mothers-to-be.


KABUL, Afghanistan - Campaigning for Afghanistan's first direct presidential election ended with a burst of violence Wednesday as attackers set off a bomb in a failed effort to kill interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai's vice presidential running-mate.    Despite persistent violence, the United Nations declared this hard-luck nation ready for Saturday's vote, a historic experiment with democracy after more than two decades of unrelenting ruin, from Soviet occupation to civil war to the repressive Taliban and the thunderous U.S...


Khartoum Refuses to Sign Darfur Security Deal

Sudan's government refused to sign a  security deal with rebels on Friday designed to end violence in  the western Darfur region, saying the document drafted by  African Union mediators was too one-sided.


Electronics superstore drops T-Mobile wireless service to make room.


Iraqi Militants Claim Killing of 12 Nepalese Hostages; Hope Grows ...

A militant group in Iraq says it has killed 12 Nepalese hostages, as hope grows for the safe release of two French journalists abducted by a different group.


Like Amazon's DRM-Free Music Downloads? Thank Apple

To reach iPod owners, music companies have been forced to choose between Apple's copy-protection scheme, or no copy protection at all. With the launch of Amazon's download service Tuesday, the choice is clearer than ever.


The Russian parliament will launch an investigation today into the mystery buyer that won Sunday's auction for the main oil production unit of Yukos with a Â£4.8billion bid.


Dow Jones +0,81%, Nasdaq +1,65%. Euro in rialzo a 1,4258 dlr


For Mongolians, E Is for English, F Is for Future

Fueled by the financial realities of globalization, Mongolia is trying to make English the country's primary foreign language.


Two Chinese university students have swum across Cook Strait, the 17-mile stretch of water between the north and south islands of New Zealand.  Zhang Jie, 20, and Wei Gang, 23, battled choppy seas and winds of 23 mph to make the crossing in 8 hours and 3 minutes.


Gerrard sets sights on Premiership title

England midfielder Steven Gerrard wants to banish his World Cup blues by leading Liverpool to Premiership glory.


High School Musical star Zac Efron undergoes emergency surgery to remove his appendix, his publicist says.


New Jersey asks Taco Bells to throw out their food

New Jersey health officials addressing an E.coli outbreak on Wednesday asked Taco Bell restaurants in the state to throw out all their food and better train workers in hygiene and food handling.


Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to consolidate its corporate and operational headquarters in Overland Park, Kan.


With less than two weeks of shopping left until Christmas, the nation's malls and stores stepped up discounts over the weekend, but business appeared to be mixed, according to analysts.


Sharon's disengagement plan is a withdrawal from peace process

As a Palestinian whose father was a refugee in Lebanon from 1948 and whose family continues to live under Israeli military occupation, many around the world expect me and other


Zhao Ziyang was stripped of power for supporting students during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.


Their clients have exciting new products weâll want to use; cutting-edge stories we need to hear. Who better to spread the word than LaunchSquad. One of the worldâs fastest growing PR firms, LaunchSquad wants to excite people about the new ideas and technologies offered by the companies they represent. And they depend on their Macs to get the story out, supplementing traditional PR tools with audio, video and other Web 2.0 techniques. Weâre âbuilding stories about our clients using new communications channels such as blogs and podcasts,â says founding member Jason Throckmorton. âAnd we couldnât do it without our Macs.â


When it comes to counting, a remote Amazonian tribespeople have been found to be lost for words. Researchers discovered the Piraha tribe of Brazil, with a population of 200, have no words beyond one, two and many.


Great-granddaughter of Wagner moves to take over Bayreuth festival

Arts & entertainment: The great-granddaughter of the composer Richard Wagner in joint bid to run annual Bayreuth festival.


"The announcement by Tony Blair that next year's election campaign will be his last is a disaster ... The reality is that the prime minister will have to hand over the reins of power long before this government reaches the end of a third term .


Blog: The ability to identify the pitch of musical tones appears to be a trait governed by only a few genes, according to a new study.


An Iraqi tells of finding his niece alive after a US missile killed his family in Falluja.


Singer Bobby Brown seeks custody of his teenage daughter from his former wife Whitney Houston.


Senate Moves to Shield Telecoms on Eavesdropping

A defeated amendment would have stripped immunity from companies that aided a wiretapping program.


Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, has sworn in a new cabinet that sidelines powerful militia leaders in favour of reformers.


Big power envoys to meet in Jerusalem on Tuesday

Envoys from the Quartet of international powers trying to mediate peace in the Middle East will meet in Jerusalem next week for the first time since Palestinian Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.


A MYSTERIOUS explosion in North Korea last week was a deliberate detonation connected with a power plant project, the North Korean Foreign Ministry said yesterday.


Model Gisele Bundchen opposes condom ban

Gisele Bundchen is the biggest international star on the runway during Rio's Fashion Week, but she's also making headlines for criticizing the Roman Catholic church's opposition to condom use and abortion.


Adelphia Says Rigas Family Owes $3.23 Bln

Adelphia Communications Corp. (ADELQ.PK) asked a U.S. bankruptcy court to order its founding Rigas family to pay back $3.23 billion it says the family owes the company, court papers show.


Police investigate after a 14-year-old boy is stabbed at a school in Leeds.


On a cold and snowy Feb. 6, 1958, a twin-propped charter flight carrying Manchester United home from a European Cup quarterfinal match in Yugoslavia crashed on its third takeoff attempt.


Hollywood rallies to Heath Ledger over video

In a rare display of unity, Hollywood rallied to the side of Heath Ledger to protest the airing of a two-year-old video showing the deceased actor at a drug-fueled hotel party that was yanked off U.S. airwaves.


EVERTON showed they would not be bullied into selling Wayne Rooney last night by rejecting a Â£23.5million bid from Newcastle - as Manchester United gamble on Goodison's resolve to keep the striker.


Boeing Co.'s chief executive on Monday  said his call for Washington to end a pact with Europe on  aircraft development funding was not aimed at garnering  political support ahead of the U.S. presidential election.


Two Republican candidates share a building for their Iowa headquarters. But they are anything but friendly neighbors


Roddick leads US against Belarus in Davis Cup semi-final

Second-ranked Roddick will be the top man for the Americans as they host Belarus in the Davis Cup semi-finals starting on Friday, reported CRIENGLISH.


Magpies look to UEFA Cup for European salvation

If Newcastle United are to play in Europe next season, it is looking increasingly as though they will have to win the UEFA Cup.


Shift away from Arafat 'cult of personality' must renew Middle ...

Perhaps through his death, Yasser Arafat has created a new opportunity for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. As the former Palestinian leader was buried on Friday, President Bush and British Prime Minister


A parliamentary committee says private schools and hospitals in England and Wales should lose charity status.


James's stunning fourth quarter lifts Cavs to win

LeBron James scored a team record 24 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter to lead a Cleveland Cavaliers rally for a 93-90 road victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.


The battle between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Yukos, the country's largest oil producer, intensified Tuesday after government officials announced plans to sell the company's key energy fields at rock-bottom prices.


MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Department of Homeland Security has taken down a Web site it operated that included gay rights and antiwar organizations in a list of groups that could include terrorists.


Southern California avalanches kill three

A string of avalanches in the mountains above Los Angeles have killed three people, including one who was found dead in the snow on Saturday, but another man walked out alive after taking shelter overnight.


WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS  - U.S. and European negotiators failed on Saturday to reach a deal to share air passenger data before an existing pact expired, but both sides said they would try to reach an agreement quickly.


Yahoo to run on millions of Windows Mobile phones

Yahoo Inc. has added mobile  phones running Microsoft's Windows Mobile software to a growing  list of handsets from device makers who feature its services on  their phone screens.


Campaigning is stepped up for the Palestinian presidential elections, due to take place on 9 January.


Travolta Almost Unrecognizable in New Role

John Travolta is almost unrecognizable when he's first on the screen in the drama "A Love Song for Bobby Long."


Royal & Sun Alliance to move 1200 jobs to India

Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA) has become the latest company to move jobs to India. The insurance company has announced its plans to move 1,200 jobs to Bangalore during the next two years.


Private group to invest up to $3.4 bln in Delphi

A private equity group led by Appaloosa  Management LP and Cerberus Capital Management LP will invest up  to $3.4 billion in bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp.  , giving the investors a large stake when the company  emerges from bankruptcy, Delphi said on Monday.


Want to Retire Early, It May Take Some Work

Workers considering early retirement should crunch the numbers first, financial planners say, to make sure that they can cover all of their expenses.


England captain Phil Vickery heads into the 2008 Six Nations Championship knowing that, unlike many of his rival skippers, he is not guaranteed his place in the team.


Israel agreed Monday to diesel fuel and medicine into Gaza on a one-time basis, easing the blockade imposed because of a surge in Palestinian rocket attacks on southern Israel


Four former Nigerian governors accused of corruption disappear, after their terms of office expired on Tuesday.


Former rival Nawaz Sharif will pay his respects at the grave of assassinated Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto.


Musharraf vows to catch Bhutto's killers

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday his government was committed to finding the truth behind the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and he vowed to punish her killers.


R&B singer Usher and Linkin Park were among the winners at the 2004 Radio Music Awards in the US.


A cameraman working for an Iraqi Shi'ite satellite television channel and his driver were killed by a roadside bomb attack north of Baghdad on Tuesday, an official from the channel said.


Bush Upholds US Penalty Tariffs on Asian Shrimp Imports

The Bush administration upheld the imposition of penalty tariffs on shrimp imports from China and Vietnam yesterday, handing a victory to beleaguered US shrimp producers.


Astra Cancer Drug Tied to More Pneumonia

AstraZeneca Plc. said on Wednesday a new  study in Japan showed a higher rate of a potentially fatal side  effect in patients taking its lung cancer pill Iressa than that  demonstrated in an earlier analysis.


Update 1: Music Industry Group Launches Piracy Suits

The international record industry escalated its fight against music piracy Thursday, announcing that it will file hundreds of lawsuits across Europe against individuals and groups it accuses of illegally sharing music through the Internet.


Dozens of people are feared dead after a fuel tanker explodes on a busy road in southern Nigeria's oil region.


Nuoro, 15:46 - CALCIO, C/2: LA NUORESE ESONERA ANCHE BAGATTI

Dopo Marco Osio, esonerato a settembre dopo solo tre partite, alla Nuorese salta anche la panchina d...


DHAKA, Bangladesh - A series of bombs exploded at an opposition rally in the Bangladesh capital Saturday, killing one person and injuring hundreds, witnesses said.    The blasts occurred as the main opposition leader Sheikh Hasina was addressing the rally from atop a truck...


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Online auctioneer eBay on Tuesday sided with conservationists by banning international sales of ivory.


Home Depot Inc.  posted a 28 percent drop in fourth quarter profit on Tuesday as the weak U.S. housing market depressed sales at its retail stores.


AA flight diverted to NY after crew concern

An American Airlines flight was diverted to New York early on Thursday after the crew reported a suspicious passenger in what the U.S. homeland security chief later said may have been a misunderstanding.


PIA, Air Blue aircrafts escape mid-air collision in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A major air disaster was averted Wednesday when two passenger aircrafts narrowly averted a mid air collision, some 50 KM from Rahim Yar Khan, said sources.


TSMC, Freescale expect initial production of 65nm SOI in 4Q 2005

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Freescale Semiconductor expect to begin initial production of a high-speed 65nm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) process in the fourth quarter of 2005, with volume production pending on market demand


Riotta batte Rossella il Tg1 affonda il Tg5

Il telegionale di Rai Uno continua a surclassare l'informazione dell'ammiraglia Mediaset. Riotta parla ai giovani e gli ascolti decollano. Di' la tua


Gunfire Wounds 14 as Venezuela Street Vendors Riot

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan police firing  tear gas and shotgun pellets clashed with rioting street  vendors in Caracas on Wednesday and 14 people were treated for  gunshot wounds, officials and witnesses said.


Kirui wins men's world half marathon, Sun claims women's title

NEW DELHI (CP) - Kenya's Paul Kirui capped an impressive year by winning the men's world half-marathon title Sunday, while China's Sun Ying Jie claimed the women's race.


China bars AIDS doctor from U.S. for award: activist

China has blocked an octogenarian doctor instrumental in exposing China's HIV/AIDS crisis from collecting an award from a U.S.-based advocacy group, a fellow AIDS activist said on Monday.


As Frances arrives back home, Florida Atlantic pulls off big win

With Hurricane Frances bearing down on his Palm Beach County home, Florida Atlantic running back Doug Parker called his mother one last time before kickoff in Honolulu -- wanting to make sure everything was OK.


Googleâs Desktop Search is Tool for Hackers

The much hyped Desktop Search Tool (DST) of Google is found to have a critical security flaw. The flaw was discovered by Rice Universityâs computer scientist Dan Wallach and his two graduate students, Seth Fogarty and Seth Nielson.


Business & money: Investors who buy shares in companies to agitate for change could face fines or even prosecution.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: TrueLocal Launches Canadian Local Search Engine - The Video Void: Where Are All The AdSense Video Ads? - Here Comes Social Media Optimization? - Google Apps for Your Domain, and more.


The first music from Titan will be played on an alien world on the Saturian moon Titan on January 14, 2005 to commemorate the successful landing of the European Huygens


(InfoWorld) - Novell has appointed a new president for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), the company said Thursday. Volker Smid, who has been Novell's central European general manager since May 2005, will supervise Novell's sales and consulting business for EMEA. Smid replaces Tom Francese, who took over as Novell's executive vice president for worldwide sales in October. Novell, which bought Suse Linux in 2004, is trying to catch up with market-leading Linux vendor Red HatÂ by trying to move its NetWare OS customers to its Suse Linux distribution. Novell forged aÂ controversial deal with MicrosoftÂ last month that includes making Windows and Suse Linux more compatible and indemnifying Suse Linux users and some developers from potential patent lawsuits from Microsoft. Novell's revenue has continued to fall amid efforts to retool its business, although the company has returned to profitability. The company reported net income of $25 million for the quarter ending Oct. 31, up from a loss of $6 million from the same period a year earlier. Revenue, however, fell to $245 million from $288 million a year before.


The deaths of four U.N. military observers during Israeli clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon two years ago were the result of errors by Israel's military, a Canadian Forces board of inquiry found Friday.


E' quanto emerge da un'analisi del 'Sole 24 Ore'


Fonte governo Sanaa imputa sequestro a tribu' Abdullah


Scott Peterson Convicted of Murdering Wife

A jury convicted Scott Peterson on Friday of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, and now will decide whether the philandering husband whose lurid trial became a TV and tabloid sensation should pay with his life.


ALBANIA:  A Few Greeks Discover Their Neighbour

ATHENS, Sep 17 (IPS) - Some years ago most Greeks knew Albania only as an  unknown frontier. It was a country from which impoverished  migrants crossed into Greece in search of a job and a better  life; a place that people were leaving, where nobody wanted to go.


Banks compete to finance Eurotunnel debt

Citigroup and a consortium of Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank have submitted competing bids to finance a deal restructuring Eurotunnel's staggering debt, the operator of the undersea rail tunnel linking Britain and France said Sunday.


Blair Was Warned of Post-War Iraq Chaos -- Paper

Britain's foreign secretary and senior officials warned Prime Minister Tony Blair a year before invading Iraq that chaos could follow the toppling of Saddam Hussein, a newspaper said Saturday.


Irish growth to hit 15-year low in 2008: think tank

Ireland's leading economic think tank on Thursday downgraded its forecast for the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth next year to 2.3 percent.


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Possible new case of mad cow disease found in the United States

WASHINGTON (CP) - Attempts to lift the American ban on Canadian cattle could be facing a setback with news Thursday that US officials may have discovered a second case of mad cow disease.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said Friday it would try to remove President Pervez Musharraf if it wins next week's parliamentary elections.


L'agrigentino Francesco Termine era ricercato dal 1992


GM to cut Ontario jobs amid slow truck sales: report

General Motors of Canada  will cut about 1,000 jobs at a truck plant in Oshawa, Ontario, in January amid slumping pick-up sales, the Globe and Mail newspaper said in its online edition on Thursday.


Forty years after his death in Bolivia, Guevara is a living force in the town where his body was paraded.


THE PROBLEM? There are 371,000 fewer jobs since Bush took office in 2001.


US assault on Falluja meets with resistance

FALLUJA, Iraq Thousands of US marines and soldiers swarmed over a railroad embankment on the northern edge of Falluja, setting off a wild firefight and making significant advances into the city.


Palestina: lo stato d'animo di Arafat Ã¨ buono

Ieri sera nell'Ospedale Militare di Percy a Parigi, la rappresentante palestinese in Francia Leila Shahid ha affermato che lo stato d'animo del presidente dell'AutoritÃ  Nazionale Palestinese Arafat ricoveratosi Ã¨ buono.


China's Jiang draws praise for giving up military post

BEIJING : Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin's resignation as his country's military chief marks the complete orderly transfer of power from the third to the fourth generation of leaders.


California Charges ES&S Illegally Sold E-vote Machines

California's secretary of state expects to file a suit charging ES&S with selling the state e-voting machines that were not certified.


White House backs Rumsfeld, says he's no bogeyman

The White House said on Tuesday  Democrats were trying to turn Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  into "a bogeyman" two months before U.S. congressional  elections, and it dismissed their calls for his ouster.


Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka addresses lawmakers in the Parliament ahead of the vote of confidence on his government, in Warsaw Friday Oct. 15, 2004.


Ridge Resigns as Homeland Security Chief

Description: Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge resigns, a move that was not unexpected. At least seven of President Bush's Cabinet officials will have announced their departure for the second term, with the possibility of more to come.


HAVING worked with the likes of Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall knows a screen icon when she sees one. So when she was asked yesterday to comment on the privilege


The Associated Press, concerned the integrity of its football poll might be irreparably tarnished, has sent Bowl Championship Series coordinator Kevin Weiberg of the Big 12 a letter, dated Dec. 21, telling


CBS anchor Couric not worried by poor ratings

NEW YORK  - "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric says she tries not to worry about ratings, even though her third-placed newscast has failed to gain much ground in the six months since she took the job.


The police are investigating the possibility of a sectarian motive in the assault of a 16-year-old boy in north Belfast.


EMI Cuts Full-Year Sales, Profit Outlook

EMI Group PLC, one of the world's largest music companies, warned Monday that its full-year sales and profits will be below expectations because of the delayed release of two key albums and market weakness in the fourth quarter. Its shares fell 16 percent.


Palestinians to Elect Arafat Successor on Jan. 9

Palestinians set Jan. 9 as the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on Sunday while the United States hinted it may be ready to resume Middle East peacemaking.


GAZA CITY, 15 October 2004 - Israeli forces killed five more Palestinians, including a 70-year-old man, in two separate air raids in the Gaza Strip early yesterday.


Andrew Flintoff says he and Michael Vaughan are at peace with each other following a lunch date on Wednesday.


U.S. OKs Status of 10 Guantanamo Prisoners

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - U.S. military review panels have decided not to release 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees, concluding they were properly classified as "enemy combatants," a military official said Saturday...


Londra, 10:17 - CALCIO, ABRAMOVICH: 1,5 MLN PER RUSSIA SE BATTE L'INGHILTERRA

Il tabloid inglese 'The Sun', citando una fonte russa, scrive che ogni calciatore della nazionale ru...


Sri Lanka says sinks rebel boat, 10 Tigers dead

Sri Lanka's Navy destroyed a suspected Tamil Tiger boat and damaged another off the island's northeast coast before dawn on Monday killing around 10 rebels, officials said.


Mergers Raise Concerns Over Internet Access

On the surface, the frenzy of telecommunications mergers in the past few weeks raises relatively clear-cut questions for lawmakers and regulators who will be weighing the deals: Will consumers and businesses be harmed if long-distance choices disappear when AT&T and MCI are swallowed by telephone giants SBC and Verizon?


Toll Brothers fourth-quarter profit falls

Toll Brothers Inc. , builder of luxury homes, on Tuesday reported a fall in fourth-quarter earnings amid continuing softness in some of the once-hottest U.S. housing markets.


HPV infections seen in over quarter of U.S. women

More than a quarter of U.S. girls  and women ages 14 to 59 are infected with the sexually  transmitted human wart virus, which causes most cases of  cervical cancer, U.S. health officials estimated on Tuesday.


NYC chocolate bar provokes senses, evokes romance

NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters Life!) - Every sense is seduced inside a low-lit, intimate room near the top of one of Lower Manhattan's prime properties.


Sri Lanka's military says it has overrun four Tamil Tiger  bases in the north-east  after three days of fighting.


Despite the high-stakes legal tussle between prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Michael Jackson child molestation case, the public still doesn't know specifically what the two sides lately are arguing about.


Firefox popup exploit allows file snooping

Pop goes the weasel A vulnerability in Firefox's popup blocker software creates a means to read files from affected systems, security researchers warn.â¦


The Supreme Court's decision in Koons v. Nigh threatens car dealers.


South Africa's ANC begins leadership vote

POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC on Tuesday began voting in a leadership election expected to be won by Jacob Zuma and put him on track to become the country's president in 2009.


Civilian deaths declining but political deadlines not being met, says Congress assessment.


Dome-building eruption creates eerie red glow at St. Helens

The ongoing dome-building eruption at Mount St. Helens has produced glowing red lava that can be seen in nighttime aerial views of the peak, scientists say.


Both Georgetown and Oral Roberts have played a hand in the upset madness that has taken over in the early going of this college basketball season.


Man held as enemy combatant to be released

A US citizen picked up on the battlefield in Afghanistan almost three years ago and jailed as an enemy combatant without ever being charged will be released under


Vittima era un artigiano, non e' chiaro movente del delitto


Samsung: PRAM to replace NOR flash memory

(InfoWorld) - Samsung Electronics unveiled a new kind of memory chip Monday, PRAM (phase-change RAM), aimed at replacing NOR flash memory in mobile phones. The new kind of chip, which will be commercially available in 2008, combines the faster data transfer speeds of DRAM (dynamic RAM) with the ability to retain data after power is shut off in a device, similar to flash memory. PRAM is effectively 30-times faster than flash memory, easier to manufacture, and will have a life span 10 times longer, Samsung said. Samsung will have to compete against Intel and Spansion, the two biggest makers of NOR flash memory, with PRAM. NOR is popular in mobile phones for its ability to quickly launch software programs. Most handsets contain NOR and NAND flash, the more popular flash memory valued for its ability to store huge amounts of data, such as songs, videos and photos. But PRAM will also have to compete with a host of other types of memory used in mobile phones, including DRAM, which costs less than most other memory chips due to its widespread use in PCs and video game consoles. Samsung plans to launch PRAM initially in a 512Mb capacity, the same as the prototype it showed off on Monday.


For the second year running, security researcher Kurt Grutzmacher has found a way to get a free "Platinum" pass to the MacWorld Conference & Expo, being held in San Francisco this week.Thanks to a design flaw in the conference's Web site, he was able to figure out the special promotional code and award himself a 100 percent discount when purchasing the show's most expensive pass .The problem was that the site was downloading an encrypted version of the promotional codes to the browser so that it could check for discounts before passing data to MacWorld's Web server. Site developers may have done this to reduce the time it takes to process conference applications, but in doing so they introduced a serious security vulnerability, Grutzmacher said.Although the promotional codes were encrypted, Grutzmacher used a password-cracking tool called John the Ripper to break the encryption and see the discount codes. "I was very surprised it worked," he said in an e-mail interview.That's because it was the same technique that yielded a Platinum pass for the 2007 show . At that time, the show's promoter, IDG World Expo, "removed all the codes, fixed the site, and said thanks," Grutzmacher said in a Monday blog posting showing how he cracked the site. "I gave them a few tips (don't trust user input, don't give your secret codes to everyone, encryption is not one-way, etc). Did they listen? Nope."Grutzmacher ran his test in the weeks prior to the show, and the code he obtained stopped working on Jan. 7, he said.Show representatives were not immediately available to comment.The security penetration tester went down to San Francisco's Moscone Center on Monday to print up his pass, just to see if his trick worked, but he didn't actually use it to visit the show. "That would be very unethical," he said.Had he made use of the US$1,895 pass, however, Grutzmacher could have had a free lunch, access to sessions at the conference, entry into the MacWorld party and priority access to Steve Jobs' keynote on Tuesday."Justin," a commentator on Grutzmacher's blog, said he reported a similar bug to IDG in 2003.Grutzmacher said that this is probably not the last we'll hear of this problem. "I suspect we'll see this again in 2009," he said.The MacWorld Conference & Expo is run by IDG Wold Expo, an IDG News Service affiliate.


AMERICA/COLOMBIA - La Chiesa cattolica della Colombia teme che il Trattato di Libero Commercio firmato con gli Stati Uniti costituisca una minaccia per la salute dei colombiani Roma (Agenzia Fides) - In riferimento al Trattato di Libero Commercio (TLC) recentemente firmato tra la Colombia e gli Stati Uniti, la Chiesa del paese dellÂAmerica meridionale ha espresso la propria preoccupazione per questo atto, che rappresenta un...


UN Publishes Environmental Report on North Korea

The first report on environmental conditions in North Korea such as the quality of water, air, forest, soil, and diversity of wildlife has been published.


Abuse Report Widens Scope of Culpability

Three Army generals said on Wednesday that an array of sometimes shocking detainee abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison came in part at the hands of more than two dozen military intelligence soldiers and civilian contractors.


Mortgage applications climbed last week: MBA

Mrtgage applications rose slightly last week as a jump in refinancing demand overshadowed a drop in demand for loans to buy houses, an industry group said on Wednesday.


Chirac in Libya: fresh start with Libya who has important role in Africa, the region

President Jacques Chirac, of France has "praised the strategic vision" of the leader of the Libyan Revolution, Muammar al-Qathafi, "on the new future of Africa, being shaped within the framework of the great ...


Dow Chemical $54-Billion Sale Speculation Drives Up Stock Price

By Alejandro Bodipo-Memba, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 26--Shares of Dow Chemical rose $2.82, or 6% to $46.27 a share at 9:40 a.m. Monday on the New York Stock Exchange after reports that a private equity firm could buy it for as much as $54 billion.


Apple (AAPL:Nasdaq - news - research) unveiled two new editions of the iPod intended to spike sales of the portable music players in the crucial Christmas selling season.


I senza lavoro in Italia Ã¨ sceso nel terzo trimestre al 5,6% pari a 1.401.000 unitÃ Gli occupati sono 416 mila in piÃ¹ grazie soprattutto a 200mila stra stranieri                                          Istat, disoccupazione ai minimi dal '92 L'occupazione cresce con gli stranieri                                                                                E' il diciottesimo calo consecutivo dal secondo trimestre 2003


UN court convicts Catholic priest of genocide in Rwandan massacres

The UN war crimes court for Rwanda has convicted a Roman Catholic priest, the first it has tried, of genocide and sentenced him to 15 years for his role in the 1994 mass killings.


BAGHDAD, June 5 â Up to 18 people were killed south of Falluja today when a suicide bomber driving a truck packed with high explosives plowed into a busy commercial district. The attack also wounded at least 15 people, according to a local Iraqi police official.


With the political season heating up, reporters around New York are writing periodic blogs about the many national political figures they encounter on a regular basis — Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki to name a few.


New Ky. governor makes unlikely comeback

Believing his political career was over long ago, Steve Beshear spent much of last year urging other prominent Democrats to run for governor. When they declined, he decided to run himself.


A leaked Israeli plan to build 1,000 new Jewish settler homes in the West Bank yesterday sent Bush administration officials scrambling for a response in the sensitive period before November's presidential election.


Campaigners protest outside the headquarters of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on Friday calling for an urgent review of bank charges.


Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals that he planted actress Summer Strallen in Hollyoaks to become his next Maria.


Australia lifts ban on therapeutic cloning

Australia's House of Representatives voted Wednesday to lift a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research, the bill's last hurdle before becoming law.


Text messaging users can use Google SMS to get specific search information such as prices, definitions, area codes, ZIP codes and phone listings.


Israel and Palestinians brace for worst with Arafat 'brain dead'

JERUSALEM : Political leaders in Israel and the West Bank steeled themselves for the end of the Yasser Arafat era as the vanguard of the Palestinian nationalist struggle for the past four decades lay brain dead in a Paris hospital.


UN voices sanctions threat if Sudan violence persists

UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council yesterday adopted a resolution threatening possible sanctions against Sudan and establishing a UN commission of inquiry to investigate atrocities in Darfur, Sudan, and to determine whether Sudanese authorities and militias are responsible for committing genocide there.


Roma, 21:07 - CALCIO, UEFA; MLADA'-PALERMO: PROBABILI FORMAZIONI

Ecco la probabili formazioni di Mladà Boleslav-Palermo di Coppa Uefa.


NEW YORK  - Jon Stewart has pulled out  of an entertainment gala -- only it's not the Oscars. The  comedian has withdrawn from a hosting gig at a Paley Center  fundraiser honoring Viacom chieftain Sumner Redstone under  circumstances that might be related to the 3-month-old labor  stoppage.


The notion that forests are declining across the tropics is not proven, a study argues, because data is unclear.


Libya lifts death sentences on medics in HIV case

Libya on Tuesday commuted death sentences on five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor convicted of deliberately infecting children with HIV, raising hopes they would soon be freed after eight years in jail.


Interpol called in over Indian kidney racket

Interpol on Friday issued notices for the arrest of two brothers wanted in connection with India's biggest ever illegal kidney transplant racket, the global police body said.


Maranello: tre persone aggredite da cani rottweiler

Tre persone sono state aggredite e ferite da due cani rottweiler scappati da un recinto nella zona artigianale di Maranello. I tre, medicati in ospedale, hanno riportato ferite da lacerazione agli arti inferiori


The asylum system is being "abused" by immigrants who now cost the UK Â£2bn a year, Michael Howard is to say.


Tra le novitÃ  interventi per la famiglia e per chi Ã¨ sotto la soglia minima del redditoPrevisti un fondo per le imprese al femminile e la partecipazione alle spese sanitarie                                            Dpef e tesoretto: via libera all'unanimitÃ  Prodi: "E' il giorno della svolta"                                                                                Il "tesoretto" da redistribuire a quota 6,5 miliardi. Di questi 2,3  al socialee altrettanti per lo sviluppo. Rapporto deficit/pil al 2,2 nel 2008


Ballmer: more marketing of Windows needed

The Microsoft CEO said the company needs to spend more to attract consumers to Windows. He also alludes to work on Windows 7, but remains tight-lipped on what Microsoft has in store there.


If Tigers infielder Neifi Perez was hoping for sympathy from his teammates and Detroit's front office, he's out of luck. Perez became the first player penalized for testing positive for a stimulant under Major League Baseball's drug program Friday. The 25-game suspension will cost him about $400,000 of his $2.5 million salary.


Lebanon army pounds camp, militants vow to fight on

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded suspected positions of Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday but the group vowed it would not give up.


Taxpayers who ask a volunteer for help preparing a tax return risk a 6 in 10 chance that the volunteer will get it wrong, a slight improvement over last year's odds.


Nvidia will supply graphics chip for new PlayStation

Nvidia will supply the graphics chip for the successor to the PlayStation 2 games console being developed by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI), the companies announced on Tuesday.


In blasting new overtime rules that take effect Monday, Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards says he can't understand why the Bush administration wants to undermine a system that rewards workers who toil long hours.


Dozens of Species of Primates Are Under Threat, Study Finds

A third of the 394 known species of apes, monkeys, lemurs and other groups are listed as threatened with extinction in a new report from the World Conservation Union.


In a May 21 story about municipal wireless projects, The Associated Press erroneously reported that EarthLink Inc. suspended new bids. The company said it won't seek as many bids, but isn't completely ruling out new ones.


Prison staff should not be paid for the first three days they are off work through illness, a group of MPs says.


Replica a commenti in Spagna su foto pubblicitaria


The group-messaging application still hasnât broken into the mainstream or become a to-die-for tool for the youngest early adopters.


Marine Is Spared Prison Time in Iraqiâs Death

A Marine convicted of kidnapping and conspiring to murder an Iraqi civilian who was killed by troops looking for an insurgent will not serve a prison term, a military jury decided Friday.


GPs are providing more and better services to patients, performance figures suggest.


Danish police battles protesting youths, 100 held

Danish police fought night battles on Saturday with groups of youths who had set fire to cars during protests over the eviction of squatters from a Copenhagen youth center.


Mayor Anthony Williams (website - news - bio) says the city has returned to a bad habit of not honoring its commitments. He says he made the agreement with the council and baseball to cut this deal.


Brown signals determination for big decisions in 2008: report

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, hit by a series of setbacks in late 2007, indicated in an interview Sunday that he will not shrink from big decisions, as 2008 shapes up to be as torrid as recent months.


Sorenstam Shooting for Fourth Mizuno Win

Annika Sorenstam moved into position for her record-tying fourth consecutive Mizuno Classic title, shooting a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round.


The grain industry has a message for the legions of low carb dieters: ``Bread. It's essential.'. Millers and bakers tired of hearing their products bad-mouthed by diet gurus preaching


NY luxury tower at ground zero defies soft market

The developer rebuilding New York's World Trade Center unveiled plans on Tuesday for an 80-story hotel a block away, saying he was unbowed by fears of a recession or a softening of New York's real estate market.


Roma, 15:57 - Calcio, Lecce: Corvino: nessun contatto con Milan per Cassetti

Il direttore sportivo del Lecce, Pantaleo Corvino, ha smentito ai microfoni dell'agenzia radiofonica...


The Venice Film Festival gets serious  this year with competition films about the Iraq war and its  impact on U.S. society, police brutality in Egypt, big  corporation corruption and the mafia in Italy.


Chris Shiflett's Weblog: Guru Speak Discussed

Chris Shiflett highlights his new Guru Speak column in the latest edition of PHP Magazine.


Ortiz beats Phillies in last at-bat again

Playing against the National League put David Ortiz in postseason form. The Red Sox slugger beat the Philadelphia Phillies in extra innings for the second consecutive game, singling home the winning run in the 12th for an 8-7 victory on Monday and extending Boston's winning streak to nine games.


Special safety leaflets for diaspora workers

London (IANS) Britain s powerful Trade Union Congress (TUC) has published safety leaflets in several languages, including Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil and Bengali, to warn immigrant workers of hazards at ...


As 700MHz auction approaches, groups say some of that space should go to emergency responders. Mobile operators disagree.


NASCAR driver T. Labonte to drive limited schedule in Nextel Cup ...

Labonte, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, announced Tuesday that he will compete in at least 10 races with Hendrick Motorsports in 2005 and 2006 before retiring from the series.


Spanish Chestnut took the lead on the first turn and held on to beat Iced Out by three-quarters of a length in the $150,000 San Rafael Stakes yesterday at Santa Anita Park, giving trainer Patrick Biancone an early Kentucky Derby contender.


million for new Cingular and 40.4 million for Verizon Wireless. ADDS new final graf with stock prices. By CURT ANDERSON. WASHINGTON-- Justice Department antitrust regulators cleared the way Monday for Cingular


Former star banker Quattrone gets 1 1/2 years in prison

Facing prison in late October, former star investment banker Frank Quattrone is hoping a federal appeals court will overturn his obstruction-of-justice conviction.


Dalle 21 i ferrovieri incrociano le braccia per 24 ore


PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Billy Wagner had two extended stints on the disabled list this past season, but that didn't stop the Philadelphia Phillies from exercising his $9 million contract option for the 2005 season.


AMD v. Intel: New Trial Date Set for 2009

Judge Joseph Farnan ruled this afternoon that AMD may seek reconsideration for its claim that Intel's allegedly anti-competitive conduct outside the U.S. directly impacts AMD's business inside the U.S. The claim is key to AMD's case, which alleges that Intel's business practices with international partners harmed its ability to do business here.


Michael Vaughan praises England's summer despite defeat to the West Indies.


Businesslike Crawford, two US teammates, advance in 200

No preening or chest bumping. No backward baseball cap. No high stepping as he approached the finish line. Shawn Crawford was all business Tuesday, speeding to victory in 20.