Will the new dawn promised by Barack Obama survive the politics of the two party machine, asks Andrew Rawnsley


Hurricane Florence blew out windows, peeled away several roofs and knocked out power to thousands in Bermuda on Monday before churning past the wealthy British island chain.


Beam-me-up-Scotty's home town plans memorial

It's a still life Jim, but not as we know it The Scottish town of Linlithgow is building a memorial to its most famous, albeit fictional, resident. For Linlithgow is the birthplace of Montgomery Scott, more usually known as "Scotty", the Star Trek engineer.â¦


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AP: EPA Looking at Using Tests on People

In setting limits on chemicals in food and water, the Environmental Protection Agency may rely on industry tests that expose people to poisons and raise ethical questions.


The British Army secretly restricted numbers of ethnic recruits, according to official files just released.


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Skis Rossignol stock sizzles on Quiksilver

Shares in French group Skis Rossignol, the biggest manufacturer of ski equipment in the world, sizzled upwards by 12.66 percent in the first trading session of the New Year on news in a newspaper interview that US sports group Quiksilver was stalking a stake.


FDA Vows Quick Review of Illinois Flu Shot Plan

The US Food and Drug Administration said it will "expeditiously" consider Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's request to buy up to 87,000 flu shots from European suppliers, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Tuesday.


The fate of Yuganskneftegas - the Russian oil firm sold to a little-known buyer on Sunday - is the subject of frantic speculation in Moscow.


Europeans Plan Incentives to End Standoff on Iran Nuclear Program

Britain, France and Germany are working to give Iran a last chance to avoid confrontation with the West over its nuclear program by offering incentives to curtail its most sensitive activities.


Thousands of miles from the Alaskan wilderness, two huskies charge down a dusty path with their master in tow, shouting commands as foreign as snowflakes in this sunbaked part of the world.


Allied Waste shares fall as company again lowers outlook

AUSTIN - The stock of Allied Waste Industries Inc. fell Tuesday after the waste hauler cut its 2004 profit outlook for the second time in as many months.


British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh refuses to back down over new fees for baggage.


Teams help fans hurt by flying baseballs

A Major League baseball pitcher hurls his fastball more than 90 mph (149 kph), and when a batter deflects it foul into the seats, it may fly just as fast, giving spectators a split second to protect themselves.


Iraqi Government Says Sadr Facing 'Final Hours'

NAJAF, Iraq  - Firebrand Iraqi cleric Moqtada  al-Sadr is facing his "final hours" before a military strike  unless he meets demands that include renouncing violence and  handing in weapons, Iraq's government said on Thursday.


Danforth's resignation and calls for Annan to step down push personnel and leadership to the fore. No sooner did the United Nations release what it called "the most comprehensive blueprint for change in its


BAE Systems says it is not aware of any planned criminal investigation into the company in the US.


Trainer Bobby Frankel believes Midas Eyes lost the Breeders' Cup Sprint before the horses ever hit the track at Lone Star Park.


Pope Beatifies Emperor, Nun, Three Others

Pope John Paul II on Sunday moved five Catholics closer to sainthood, including Austria's last reigning emperor and a German nun whose graphic visions of Christ's suffering helped inspire the blockbuster movie "The Passion of the Christ."


Clashes in Baghdad, suicide bomber targets US convoy in western ...

Gunmen fired mortars and rocket-propelled grenades at Iraqi security forces in downtown Baghdad Sunday while a suicide car bomber


FIVE civilians were injured and a military building damaged in a rocket attack on a Pakistani town near the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan by suspected al-Qaeda militants, an official said today.


A Chairman Is Appointed to Rebuild Sallie Mae

The beleaguered student lending giant appointed a longtime banking executive as chairman as it struggles with tighter credit markets and a failed buyout.


Anthrax outbreak sparks vaccination campaign in Namibia

Namibia's veterinary authorities will launch a vaccinating campaign from next week against an anthrax outbreak that was confirmed to have spread from neighboring Botswana


No wonder a marketing-savvy movie publicist renamed him after a speeding plane when his career took off 24 years ago in Asia. Martial-arts film phenom Jet Li gets so animated


J.J. Putz had the same reaction as many people this spring when he heard that Jonathan Papelbon planned on becoming a starter.


Floods Kill More Than 600 People in Haiti

GONAIVES, Haiti - Bloated corpses and weeping relatives filled morgues in Haiti after Tropical Storm Jeanne left more than 600 people dead, another tragedy on this Caribbean island in a year marked by revolts, military interventions and deadly floods. The death toll was expected to rise...


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Trieste, 19:02 - Calcio, Triestina: ceduti Gimmelli e Bianchi

Due operazioni di mercato per la Triestina. Il club giuliano ha ceduto in prestito alla Pistoiese il...


Richard Hamilton scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons held the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 6-point third quarter and almost held LeBron James scoreless in the second half in an 81-69 win last night in Auburn Hills, Mich.


Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman was suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Friday after being ejected in a game against Colorado.


Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 still set to ship in 2007

(InfoWorld) - Although Microsoft's Visual Studio 2008 software development platform is part of a February 2008 multiproduct launch, the company intends to ship it by the end of 2007, said S. "Soma" Somasegar, corporate vice president of the Microsoft Developer Division, in his blog. The company earlier this week announced that a launch event on February 27, 2008, would feature Visual Studio 2008, Windows Server 2008, and SQL Server 2008. This revelation, made at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver, came after Microsoft had said Visual Studio 2008 was targeted to ship later this year. But Microsoft is still anticipating a 2007 release, Somasegar said. "While we will be launching our products together in February, we are still aiming to release Visual Studio 2008 and .Net FX (.Net Framework) 3.5 by the end of this year based on your feedback so far," Somaseger said. A Microsoft representative elaborated on the plan. "It is Microsoft's desire to ship Visual Studio 2008 by the end of this calendar year (although, as always, customer feedback ultimately determines when a product is ready to ship)," the representative said in an e-mail. "The February launch event is more of an opportunity to show customers, partners, and the community the wave of innovation Microsoft is delivering with all three products represented (i.e. Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, and Visual Studio 2008)."Â  Formerly code-named Orcas, Visual Studio 2008 has been geared to development of Web applications, as well as for Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. A second beta release of Visual Studio 2008 has been expected for later this summer. At the conference, Microsoft also announced that its Software Licensing and Protection Services products are due in the October time frame. The product suite features tools to help developers, including ISVs, protect intellectual property, build and license product versions, track product and feature usage, and integrate into back-end processes, Microsoft said. Featuring the Secured Dimensions technology that Microsoft acquired in January, the suite includes: * Code Protector SDK, a software development toolkit for protecting and transforming managed or .Net code; developers can mark features as licensable entities. * Software Licensing and Protection Server, enabling ISVs to host their own servers and create licenses for products. * SLP Online Server, for partners to conduct license management without hosting their own servers.Â


The Nirvana concert film "Live!  Tonight! Sold Out!" will make its DVD debut November 7, 12  years after it was originally issued on VHS.


Russian PM signs off on construction of Siberian-Pacific oil pipeline

MOSCOW  - Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov signed off Friday on a project to build an oil pipeline stretching from eastern Siberia to the port of Pervoznaya on Russia's Pacific Coast.


Health Alert for Fatal Brain-Wasting Disease in Australia

One of Australia's major hospitals fears its operating rooms may have been contaminated with a fatal brain-wasting disease. Royal Melbourne Hospital is contacting over a thousand patients who had brain or spinal surgery there in the past 18 months.


Men's Basketball: Gators Lose and Face Long Road Back to Top

Ohio State beat Florida, 62-49, in a game so forgettable that the only intriguing subplot was whether the Gators would surpass 46 points, the lowest total since Billy Donovan became coach in 1996.


An Iraqi police officer searches through a destroyed police car after a car bomb exploded, Friday, Oct 15, 2004, near a police station in southwest Baghdad, Iraq, killing one and injuring at least 11 others, the Interior Ministry and hospital officials


(CBS/AP) Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Thursday that a new report finding Iraq had no stockpiles of banned weapons "provided definitive evidence as to why George Bush should not be re-elected president of the United States.


A man is charged with a string of offences relating to an alleged security incident at Windsor Castle.


Oil majors little moved by $100-per-barrel crude

Oil companies' shares got a modest boost as crude oil prices touched a record $100 per barrel on Wednesday, but some analysts do not expect that to trigger a rally in energy's biggest names.


A Welsh cattle breeder made a successful foray north yesterday by...

A WELSH cattle breeder made a successful foray north yesterday by taking the supreme beef cattle championship at Scotland - s Winter Fair in Perth.


Cheney, Democrats trade barbs over British troop move

A war of words erupted between Vice President Dick Cheney and the top Democrat in Congress on Wednesday after Cheney said lawmakers opposing a U.S. troop buildup in Iraq "validate the al Qaeda strategy."


Orders for 'big-ticket' goods in the US crept up by a smaller than expected margin in September, hit by a sharp fall in demand for planes, government figures showed today.


Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman came away with a bucket of money.


Antwaan Randle El gets close to breaking a big play seemingly every game, but thus far this season those moments have been fleeting.


More than $900 million was misappropriated from ChinaÂs $37 billion social security fund in the countryÂs latest massive government fraud.


Beckham pleased to see Eriksson rule out Real job

David Beckham says that he is delighted that England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has ruled himself out of the running as a possible future coach of Real Madrid.


PUGHTOWN -- A media frenzy converged on the small town of Pughtown Wednesday and Thursday for the high-profile church trial of Beth Stroud, a United Methodist Church pastor who told her congregation she is a lesbian.


Key Lebanese leaders meet for first time

In their first direct negotiations in four months, leaders of Lebanon's pro-government and opposition camps met twice in 24 hours and found some convergence of views on ending the country's political crisis.


Zhang Ziyi didn't act like a prima donna on the set of a recent Chinese movie despite her newfound Hollywood fame, agreeing to shave her eyebrows for the role and even serving homemade soup to the crew, the film's director said.


Confidence at 15-year low for US home builders

Confidence among US home builders dropped to a 15-year low this month as sales slowed and profits dropped, according to a private survey released Monday.


Electronic Arts Inc. has signed a 15-year agreement giving it the exclusive right to use the sports channel ESPN brand in its video games.


SaaSy Dell 2.0 buys MessageOne for $155m

Dell on Dell on Dell on Dell Anyone confused by exactly what Dell 2.0 means should have a look at today's acquisition of MessageOne.â¦


Arming India: America Gets a Piece of the Action

U.S. Military Contractors Have High Hopes for Sales on the Subcontinent


Yusuf Islam is hoping fans will remember him with a smile. And   an open wallet.


STOCKHOLM, Sweden - American researchers Dr. Richard Axel and Linda B...


BBC Says It Will Cut 2,900 Jobs Over 3 Years

Maneuvering to safeguard its future and reputation in the digital era, the BBC, Britain's public broadcaster, announced Tuesday some of the deepest job cuts in its 82-year history


CCAGW Urges Consideration of Farm Bill Reform Proposal

WASHINGTON, June 19  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) expressed disappointment with today's House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management markup of H.R. 2419, the 2007 Farm Bill.


10 killed in Sunni mosque bombing in Iraq

A bomb struck a Sunni mosque northeast of Baghdad on Friday, killing 10 worshippers and wounding 15 in the same town where Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was slain earlier this month.


A year ago last night, Uncle Sam's nephews were in Gelsenkirchen, getting bounced by the Czechs in their World Cup opener. Claudio Reyna was the man in the middle, Brian McBride was up front, Eddie Pope on the back line, and Bruce Arena was on the sideline, not particularly enthralled with how the evening was going.


In healthy Indian job market, developers want it all

BANGALORE, INDIA -- As hiring picks up in Bangalore, India, the city's software professionals are again acquiring the spoiled-brat image they had in the late 1990s, when the dot-com boom increased staff requirements at Indian outsourcing companies.


Carphone Warehouse makes up with Vodafone

At least for existing customers Just a couple of months after Vodafone announced that Phones4U would get the exclusive right to sell its connections it has back-peddled and will allow CW to sell contract renewals and pre-pay connections.â¦


U.N. pulls out non-essential staff from Darfur town

The United Nations has airlifted dozens of its own and other agencies' staff out of the main Darfur town of El Fasher and said on Wednesday it was prepared for more evacuations if the already tense situation worsens.


Romo cashes in on $67M deal with Cowboys

Tony Romo didn't have to wait until the offseason to get his big payday from the Dallas Cowboys after all. Romo has agreed to a six-year, $67 million deal that will be announced Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the deal who requested anonymity because the contact has not been announced.


The first minister is expected to address parliament on the issue of child abuse in a debate forced through by MSPs.


Alarm at terror loophole Keep bombers in jail, Jakarta told

Australia is putting urgent pressure on Indonesia to keep the convicted Bali bombers in jail amid growing fears many could walk free by exploiting a loophole created by a higher court judgment.


Ex-Guantanamo prisoner leading militant group

Islamabad, Pakistan -- A former Guantanamo prisoner thought to have forged ties with al-Qaida since his release is leading a militant band whose members have strapped explosives on two Chinese engineers they kidnapped in a lawless region near the


Pakistan protested a plan by India to let tourists visit the Kashmir glacier that is the site of the world's highest battlefield, warning Monday that it could harm peace talks between the South Asian neighbors.


"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" hit an ebb tide in its second weekend but still had enough buoyancy to hold the No. 1 spot at the box office.


The Icelandic pop singer and songwriter Bjork was accused of attacking a news photographer, ripping his sweatshirt in half after he ignored a request not to take any pictures on her arrival on Sunday at Auckland International Airport in New Zealand, The New Zealand Herald reported. Glenn Jeffrey, above, a photographer for the newspaper, said Bjork was accompanied by a man who asked him not to take pictures. âI took a couple of pictures and I got about three or four frames of her,â Mr. Jeffrey said, âand as I turned and walked away, she came up behind me, grabbed the back of my black skivvy and tore it down the back. As she did this, she fell over. She fell to the ground. At no stage did I touch her or speak with her.â.


The Himalayan region of Kashmir remains at the center of decades-long rivalry between India and Pakistan. Both South Asian nuclear powers claim the divided region and the subsequent


Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Plane

MOSCOW Aug. 28, 2004 - The discovery of traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously this week have confirmed a widely suspected terrorist connection and


Study confirms breast cancer worse in U.S. blacks

Black American women are more likely to have a hard-to-treat form of breast cancer, they get it earlier and they are more likely to die of it, researchers said on Thursday.


Knee op puts Man Utd's Saha out until November

Manchester United striker Louis Saha has undergone knee surgery in the United States to repair an injury that kept him sidelined for much of last season.


The Louvreâs Art: Priceless. The Louvreâs Name: Expensive.

The United Arab Emirates will pay a cool $520 million for naming rights to the âLouvre Abu Dhabi.â


TIME takes a look at the real reason we all watch the Super Bowl


LONDON -- The British Government says it does not intend to free nine foreign terror suspects imprisoned without trial, despite a ruling by the nation's highest court that they are held illegally.


Si andra' al voto anticipato. Baccini (Udc), ultima spiaggia


Host riding high before facing US in key World Cup qualifier

BOSTON (Ticker) -- The United States men's soccer team faces Panama in a potentially contentious and definitely critical World Cup qualifying match Wednesday night in Panama City.


WALTHAM -- Doc Rivers could not remember exactly when the Celtics last played the Pistons. And he wasn't exactly looking for a way to refresh his memory after practice yesterday afternoon. With Ben Wallace , Rasheed Wallace , and Co. in town tonight at the FleetCenter as the Celtics put their five-game home winning streak on the line, some games ...


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After Saint Colin, an unprincipled doctor

Saint Colin is no more, and like many a consecrated counterpart there was always more plaster to the man than marble. Gone is the administration "moderate," and while radicalism is not necessarily


Il decesso nella notte all'ospedale pediatrico Meyer


Car Bomb Kills at Least 22 in Iraq, 20 Found Beheaded

BAGHDAD, June 28 -- A massive car bomb exploded at a street-side bus depot during Baghdad's Thursday morning rush hour, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than 40 others in a tremendous explosion that set fire to scores of vehicles, Iraqi police said.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, hurt by  sluggish sales over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, on Friday  launched a rare advertising blitz in newspapers across the  United States touting price cuts.


State secretary from Dzurinda's party is alleged StB agent

BRATISLAVA- The publication on the Internet of the Slovak part of the files of the former Czechoslovak communist police (StB) on Tuesday has brought the first political scandal.


Knuckle sandwich: Wakefield, Ortiz combine as Red Sox punch out ...

Left for dead after a 19-8 shellacking on Sunday night, the Red Sox booked a return to New York with a second straight draining, pulsating, you've-got-to-be-kidding-me victory in the American League Championship Series.


APP aims to complete restructuring by end January

Asia Pulp & Paper, the largest corporate defaulter in emerging markets history, said on Monday it aimed to have a restructuring in place by the end of January for a majority of the


Players' union files grievance to overturn Guillen's suspension

ARLINGTON, Texas The players association today filed a grievance seeking to overturn the Anaheim Angels' suspension of left fielder Jose Guillen.


Roma, 15:12 - CALCIO, MILAN; GILARDINO: GRAZIE JUVE, MA RESTO QUI

In un'intervista ai microfoni di Sky, Alberto Gilardino, attaccante del Milan, ha parlato del suo fu...


Portfolio should be driven by when you'll need the money

The arrival of 2005 means you're one year closer to those big events you've been saving for -- your daughter's first college tuition bill, the start of your retirement, or maybe the down payment on your first home.


Berlusconi: "MetterÃ² la fiducia sulla legge Finanziaria"

Il governo porrÃ  la fiducia sulla legge Finanziaria. Lo ha detto Silvio Berlusconi alla presentazione del libro di Vespa sula storia d''Italia: "Garantisco - ha affermato - che Ã¨ necessario il voto di fiducia sulla Finanziaria".


The Nigerian film Ezra takes the top prize at the biennial African Film Festival, Fespaco, in Burkina Faso.


Saudis Vow Again to Crush Terrorists After US Consulate Attack

Authorities in Saudi Arabia vowed anew to crush Islamic terrorists after a brazen attack on the US Consulate in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah Monday that cost the lives of five consular staff.


Venezuela Halts Colombia Business Deals Over Kidnap

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez froze ongoing bilateral accords and energy deals with Colombia on Friday in retaliation for the abduction of a leading Colombian Marxist rebel from Venezuela.


Catastrofe maremoto nel sud est asiatico

28/12/2004 â Sono almeno 25mila le vittime del maremoto che ha inondato le coste del sud est asiatico: Thailandia, India, Sri Lanka, Maleisa e Maldive. Continuano i catastrofici effetti del violento terremoto


People are getting fatter in all parts of the world, with the possible exception of east Asia, doctors found in a one-day global snapshot of obesity.


Sven-Goran Eriksson is counting on David Beckham being able to prove his fitness for tomorrowâs vital World Cup qualifier in Poland despite a rib injury.


Upfront TV Market Starts With NBC Universal Deal

The deal with the media agencies owned by the WPP Group is valued at $800 million to $900 million in commercial time.


US forces battle Al Qaeda; mosque bombed

BAGHDAD -- Thousands of US troops waged a new offensive against Al Qaeda in Iraq north of the capital yesterday, focusing in particular on the extremist group's bomb-making facilities, while at least 60 people were killed and more than 85 wounded in a massive suicide truck blast at a Baghdad mosque, US and Iraqi officials said.


The Ratzinger Code? Pope uses Dan Brown's publisher

If Pope Benedict hopes his first book will sell like Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code," he wound up with the right U.S. publisher.


And MPs sceptical about rescue body The Child Support Agency computer system has cost millions and created chaos, but MPs remain sceptical about its replacement.â¦


Veltroni: quello dei Comuni sistema che ha funzionato meglio


Chinese Grads 'Go West' to Serve in Provinces

AWATI, China -- Clad in an official-looking white smock, the newly minted doctor leaned over the Uighur peasant woman lying facedown on a consultation table. One by one, he removed several glass suction cups he had fixed to her lower back to ease her pain.


The Palestinian leader has undergone exploratory tests that show he has no major illness, doctors say.


MindManager 7 Visualization Software Ships

MindManager 7 -- a new version of the visualization and "mind mapping" software for Mac and Windows -- is now shipping.


Northern Nevada customers of Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless will see no changes in existing rates after Tuesdayâs approval of their $41 billion merger, officials said.


With thoughts of those killed by captors in her native Russia, the Wimbledon champion says it "just shows that my loss is a little thing.


Twenty-three tigers have died at a zoo in Thailand after they ate raw chicken infected with bird flu.


Sir Ian McKellen is preparing for his latest role - as Widow Twankey in Aladdin at the Old Vic.


Jobs at Northern Rock will be cut if Virgin Group ends up controlling the troubled bank, the BBC learns.


European aeronautics giant Airbus SAS signed a deal Tuesday that will give customers of its new superjumbo A380 planes the option of installing voice and data systems that will let passengers make calls using their own cell phones.


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Bank of England narrowly avoided June rate hike: minutes

The Bank of England came close to another quarter-point interest rate rise earlier this month, minutes of their latest meeting showed on Wednesday.


Stocks Gain; Techs Ahead But Volume Thin

U.S. stocks rose on Friday, helped by  reassuring consumer confidence data and a bounce in technology  stocks, but volume was extremely thin before next week's  Republican convention in New York City.


The new formula for doling out money was supposed to redistribute it more equitably among states most at risk. But small states are still getting more than their share


When a Murderer Wants to Practice Medicine

It is hard to think of a case in which a murderer should become a medical doctor. Murder and medical practice are simply incompatible.


Business & money: Former BBC director general John Birt to join supervisory board of music group.


Despite widespread attention, Ken Dunham, Director of Malicious Code at iDefense, characterizes the Linux Trojan as a low threat. "It looks like there was a low volume of e-mails that spread over a period of several days," he said.


German rail strikes spread, cause mass disruptions

German rail workers extended strikes over pay on Tuesday, causing what operator Deutsche Bahn described as "massive disruptions" for millions of morning rush hour commuters across the country.


A parliamentary committee recommends spa treatment to restore the sheen of a national treasure that is being yellowed by pollution


China says it regrets Steven Spielberg's decision to resign as an Olympics adviser over Darfur.


Pope Ushers in Christmas With Vatican Mass

Pope John Paul II ushered in Christmas on Friday celebrating midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, where worshipers prayed for world leaders to strive for peace and for


Venezuela Marks Anniversary of Democracy

Supporters of President Hugo Chavez marched through Caracas on Sunday, demanding respect for Venezuela's sovereignty following U.S. criticism and Colombia's acknowledgment that it paid a bounty to capture a rebel on Venezuelan soil.


Kidnapped Aid Worker Pleads for Her Life in Video

Margaret Hassan, the director of CARE's Iraq office, implores Blair to withdraw British forces in a tape shown on Al Jazeera. By Monte Morin and John Daniszewski.


Jovovich learns to live with fame as 'Resident Evil' grows

Well, the firm handshake would be the first thing you notice if not for the eyes. Those killer eyes are no doubt responsible for Milla Jovovich being where she is today, which is sitting in


N.Korea Says South Has Nuclear Arms, Rejects Talks

North Korea Saturday dashed the South's hope of quickly resuming bilateral talks between the two old Cold War enemies, declaring there is no hope for progress unless South Korea's nuclear experiments are fully investigated.


'Batman' Ends Buckingham Palace Ledge Protest

A group that advocates greater rights for fathers in child custody cases sent two of its operatives over the fence at Buckingham Palace today and one of them, dressed


Bill Hart, Theater Director, Is Dead at 70

Mr. Hart worked closely with Sam Shepard and other downtown theater artists like Joseph Chaikin and Nicky Paraiso.


Trainer Dermot Weld ended weeks of speculation this morning when he declared Vinnie Roe will start in todayâs Melbourne Cup. Weld made the decision after walking the track around 8am.


Reporting a new crop of variants, a security firm warned that the Cabir cell phone malware is becoming more of a threat. Earlier versions of Cabir, which spreads through phones running the Symbian operating


First Minister Alex Salmond says he is prepared to investigate whether rendition flights landed in Scotland.


Experts have dismissed a suggestion that mobile phone radio waves could help children think more clearly.


WASHINGTON -- The new team name of the Montreal Expos is expected to be revealed at Union Station today at a noon ceremony. Several reports indicate that the club will be called the Washington Nationals.


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Iraqi ambassador to Syria says photos of high-ranking Syrian officials have been found in Fallujah.


The education of Ellis Hobbs continues. The second-year Patriots cornerback all but admitted that he was benched Sunday, playing sparingly on defense and used primarily as a gunner on special teams in a 21-0 loss at Miami.


A lesbian couple married in Massachusetts has filed for divorce in Rhode Island, setting up a legal conundrum for judges in a state where the laws are silent on the legality of same-sex marriage.


New York _ For the first two months of the season, the Phoenix Suns and Seattle SuperSonics were the toast of the NBA. For one night, however, neither team was all that special.


The Midwest Consumer Price Index was 183.6 in September, up from 179.5 in September 2003, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.


Deere Posts 55% Higher Profit, but Guidance Disappoints

The worldâs largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery beat Wall Streetâs expectations as high crop prices stoked global demand for farm equipment.


Shuttle heat shield inspected for damage

The orbiting Discovery crew started the meticulous inspection of the shuttle's heat shield on Sunday, looking for any possible damage from liftoff.


European theme parks are drawing investors, most notably from private equity funds.


A man who admitted killing his wife by pouring petrol over her and setting her alight is jailed for life.


The Conservative Party's leader Michael Howard will address the party's annual conference in Bournemouth today. Send us your comments.


Sex podcasters have an on-again, off-again relationship with Apple as a distributor. In Sex Drive Daily.


Wildâs Second-Period Outburst Extends the Ducksâ Rough Spell

Brian Rolston, Marian Gaborik and Mikko Koivu scored less than two minutes apart in the second period, and the host Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks, 5-1, on Wednesday night in the first game for both teams after the All-Star break.


Per Presidente Usa crisi modesta, no aiuto a speculatori


Giants 31, Patriots 23: Rehearsals End as Giants Look to Opening Night

The most impressive statement for the Giants belonged to the second-string running back Brandon Jacobs, who took a second-quarter pitch and outran his pursuers to complete a 57-yard touchdown run.


Chinese Web sites published reports and photographs on Wednesday which they said may contain the ending to the eagerly awaited seventh and final installment of the Harry Potter book series.


Mitt Romneyâs effort has been credited with helping vault him to the lead in some polls in Iowa and New Hampshire.


Even A Communist Government Can't Put The Brakes On Shanda      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Government crackdowns, more competition and hard times for a much-hyped product did not slow down Chinese online gaming giant Shanda Interactive Entertainment.


By J. Ferguson, The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff  Mar. 5--Six weeks after the Flagstaff City Council voted down a proposed  164-room Courtyard Marriott in west Flagstaff, a leaner proposal is back  before the council tonight.


Survivors in the Andaman Islands accuse officials of underplaying the disaster and failing to hand out aid.


Gaming firms in freefall as US bans online betting

War-on-terror's poker face Shares in online gambling companies like Partygaming are in freefall this morning after the US Congress unexpectedly passed anti-online gambling laws late on Friday.â¦


Taiwan says wonât accept Chinaâs âone country, two systems ...

TAIPEI: Taiwan will not accept Chinaâs âone country, two systemsâ political model when the mainland has failed to give Hong Kong and Macau high degrees of autonomy under the system.


U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group agreed on Tuesday to buy Hilton Hotels Corp. for about $26 billion, the richest in a series of recent private equity offers for hotel companies.


Londoners face travel problems because of strike by tube staff.


Repairing airplane wings with nanotubes in-flight

An electrical pulse through nanotubes and wires helps find the crack in an airplane wing while in-flight.


China exports 4 million home brand mobile phones in first nine ...

Latest statistics from the Ministry of Information Industry show that China exported more than four million Chinese-brand mobile phones from January to September, far exceeding last year's total of 2.06 million.


The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) ceremony, to be held at Yorkshire this year, will honour Shilpa Shetty for her global impact after "Big Brother". But the actress is oblivious to what awaits her.


Asteroid has 1-in-60ish chance of Earth hit

com. An asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in the year 2029 was upgraded to an unprecedented level of risk Friday, Dec. 24.


U.S. Inspector Says Iraq Had No Banned Weapons

Iraq had no stockpiles of biological  and chemical weapons and its nuclear program had decayed before  last year's U.S.-led invasion, the chief U.S. weapons inspector  said on Wednesday, in findings contrary to prewar assertions of  the Bush administration.


Security Firm Offers $20,000 Prize for New Windows Holes

Digital Armaments seeks zero-day Windows flaws in 'Hacker's Challenge.'


Tragic end for 29-year-old mum A 29-year-old Salford mother of two has died of skin cancer thought to have been caused by excessive sun bed use, the Manchester Evening News reports.â¦


Madonna's Malawi trip in confusion over adoption

BLANTYRE, Malawi  - Officials in Malawi insisted on Thursday that pop star Madonna was going to adopt a local child but acknowledged tension with the visiting singer, who denies having chosen an orphan boy.


US oil prices hovered just shy of $44 a barrel on Tuesday, awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Ivan in the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, where energy companies had evacuated thousands of offshore workers and shut some production.


Gianfranco FerrÃ©, Italian Designer, Dies at 62

Mr. FerrÃ© was known for a consistently singular vision in his signature ready-to-wear collection and for opening the doors of French haute couture to foreign-born designers.


I dati Istat: l'incremento rispetto a giugno 2007 Ã¨ stato dell'1,2 %Rispetto allo scorso anno gli ordinativi sono cresciuti dell'11,8%                                          Industria, a luglio fatturato in crescita +11,5 % rispetto allo scorso anno


Brian Roberts and Larry Bigbie had two hits apiece in an eight-run third inning, and the host Baltimore Orioles ended the New York Yankees' five-game winning streak with a 14-8 victory last night.


Pope makes further Muslim-Christian gesture

EFES, Turkey  - Turkey on Wednesday praised the conciliatory tone of Pope Benedict during his visit to the predominantly Muslim country and his apparent new support for Ankara's bid to join the European Union.


The only other MEA actor alive, after Dilip Kumar

The re-release of Mughal-e-Azam has refreshed the memories of a smalltime yesteryear actor who had a cameo role in the film.


A female hostage in a Â£20m bank raid raised the alarm after scrambling through a forest, the BBC  learns.


Private investor Cerberus Capital Management LP has agreed to buy real estate investment and management company LNR Property Corp. (LNR.N) for $1.92 billion in cash.


Regulators probe Richard and Judy quiz line furore

ICSTIS investigates The company behind Channel 4's daytime telly show Richard and Judy is being quizzed by regulators over the way competitors for the show's "You Say, We Pay" quiz are selected from a premium-rate phone line.â¦


David Garrard's most memorable victory had been in college, when his East Carolina team upset the mighty Miami Hurricanes in 1999.


Six deaths at all Beijing venues: official

Six workers died during the construction of the venues for this year's Olympic Games, including two in building the showpiece Bird's Nest stadium, a Beijing official said on Monday.


In America's melting pot are several important ingredients that can be found here in Panna Maria, the oldest permanent Polish settlement in the country.


Tree house living, the next green thing?

Blog: Architectural company working on tree house design for future living.


The U.S. Justice Department has launched an inquiry into "Total Music," an approach for selling digital music that has been the subject of early discussions between major record labels and consumer electronics manufacturers, a person familiar with the inquiry said Thursday.


â¢The Senate is expected to vote on the overall $3.3 billion spending plan for the state Department of Transportation, which supports state and local highway programs, public transportation programs and department administration (House Bill 5528).


Alitalia shares fall after board backs Air France

Alitalia  shares fell more than 3 percent on Thursday, the first day of trading since the loss-making airline's board backed Air France-KLM's  bid ahead of a final decision by the Italian government.


Abbas sees talks with Hamas at "dead end": official

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told Jordan that talks on a unity government with Hamas have hit a "dead end" and he will pursue other options, a senior Palestinian official said on Tuesday.


Strife in North Iraq as Sunni Arabs Drive Out Kurds

Conflict between Arabs and Kurds is intensifying in Mosul, adding another dimension to the civil war.


A teenager killed by a tiger was laid to rest Tuesday at a funeral attended by two brothers also mauled in the attack at the San Francisco Zoo, though they kept their distance from the grieving family.


The jailed leader of the Fatah movement in the West Bank, Marwan Barghouti, has joined the race to succeed Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority in next month's election.


Apple Computer Inc. said on  Tuesday its iTunes online music store would begin selling  movies from Disney, Pixar, and Touchstone as the company makes  its most aggressive move yet into the digital home.


Uncle's horror in dropping tot from inferno

Kamil Kaplan faced a horrifying decision as flames engulfed his apartment building: Does he drop his 9-month-old nephew four stories to a policeman or hope the baby boy survives the suffocating smoke? He decided to let go of his nephew. "I just had to make a decision," he said.


By Bangor Daily News, Maine  Sep. 16--The state's effort to acquire land around Katahdin Lake, specifically a parcel north of the lake for hunters, has hit a snag, and hunting and snowmobiling advocates are suggesting that the whole arrangement should be reconsidered, even scuttled.


June 13, 1944: V-1 Rocket Ushers in a New Kind of Warfare

Slow and cheap ... but deadly. Germany's V-1 kills over 6,000 Londoners during World War II.


Bush Helps Assemble Soldier Care Packages

President Bush chipped in Friday at a warehouse that fills care packages for troops overseas, stuffing plastic bags with candy canes, presidential coins, playing cards and other goodies.


Official: Japan prime minister to resign

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose year-old government has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat, has told ruling party leaders he intends to resign, an official said Wednesday.


Treasury skirts $7.4 trillion debt limit

Awash in red ink, the federal government has torn up its credit card to keep the national debt under the legal $7.384 trillion ceiling.


Five killed, six injured by tribal rebels during Hindu festival

Five people were killed and six wounded in India's northeastern state of Tripura by tribal separatists during a Hindu festival dedicated to the demon-slaying goddess Durga, police said.


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Japan's Takuma Sato will continue to drive for BAR next season, the Formula One team said on Tuesday. Sato, gearing up for his home grand prix at Suzuka on Sunday, is eighth in the


The first global positioning system satellite is launched; 23 more will follow, and then we will always know where we are. Compiled by Tony Long.


But at nearly $300 billion, it's not a screaming buy.


The Atlanta Braves' season is over. It took 43 years, but the Houston Astros are finally postseason winners. Carlos Beltran hit two more homers and drove in five runs, while original Killer B's Craig Biggio


Former White House aides are joining Republican fundraisers in bankrolling a $15 million, five-week advertising campaign putting pressure on lawmakers whose backing of President Bush's Iraq war strategy may be wavering.


Spaniard Gasol joins Lakers from Grizzlies

The LA Lakers have signed Spanish forward Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies with three players moving in the opposite direction.


Oprah effect brings microlending to Main Street

The credit crisis may be fouling up billion-dollar takeover deals, but if you're a poor African seamstress who needs a loan for a new sewing machine, you could not ask for a better borrowing market to expand your business.


Mindy McCready, who was sentenced in September for violating probation from a 2004 drug arrest, has been released from jail.


Alfred Malone isn't just interested in letting people outside the state know Troy football exists or proving the Trojans can hang in there against a major conference team.


UE: Turchia; Barroso, vertice indichi data precisa negoziati

STRASBURGO - Il vertice europeo che si apre domani a Bruxelles dovrebbe indicare "una data precisa" di avvio dei negoziati di adesione con la Turchia. Lo ha affermato il presidente della Commissione Ue JosÃ©


Senate Majority Leader-elect Harry Reid said Tuesday he's doing away with the "do-nothing Congress" that Democrats campaigned against and plans to keep senators working long hours — focusing first on ethics, the minimum wage and stem cell research.


CHAMPION Makybe Diva, the dual Melbourne Cup hero, may have run her last race in Australia. Trainer Lee Freedman said yesterday he was pushing hard to campaign Makybe Diva in the northern hemisphere


It's no joke. Animal lawsuits are gaining respect as pet owners seek justice for the ones they love


Zeta-Jones stalker ordered to stand trial in Los Angeles

A US woman who sent death threats to Oscar winning Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones was ordered Wednesday to stand trial after a lengthy preliminary hearing.


Barcellona, 13:43 - NUOTO, 50 FARFALLA: NUOVO PRIMATO ITALIANO DELLA MACCAGNOLA

Cristina Maccagnola (DDS) ha migliorato il primato italiano dei 50 farfalla con il tempo di 26"79 ai...


Afghan Rivals Gang Up on Karzai, Seek a Champion

KABUL, Afghanistan  - Afghan President Hamid  Karzai's rivals Thursday challenged him to quit the  presidential race or face them in a public debate, even as they  searched for a viable challenger to unite behind.


Dubawi thrust himself to the top of the European 2-year-old picture with an impressive three-length victory in the Group 1 National Stakes at The Curragh on Sunday.


Europe Seeks New Accords With US to Address Global Warming

The European Union is seeking new agreements with the US to slow climate change apart from the Kyoto Protocol that President George W. Bush withdrew from.


O'Brien to Succeed Leno at 'Tonight Show' in 2009

NBC's "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno will retire at the end of his current five-year contract in 2009 and be replaced by "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien, the network said on Monday.


Blog: Phone company agrees to help Hollywood keep illegal file sharing off of network, according to published report.


Fools know that stocks are not just for the rich.


Largest haul of pirated Bollywood DVDs seized

A raid by Ealing CouncilÂs trading standards team and police has netted more than Â£ 5 million worth of counterfeit goods...


AmEx's "30 Rock" commercials blend with series

NEW YORK  - Figuring out where "30 Rock" ends and commercials begin requires a sharp eye thanks to American Express.


Blunkett, a 57-year-old divorcee who is Britain's most high-profile blind person, hoped to defuse criticism by setting up an inquiry to be led by former civil servant Alan Budd.


Nokia wades into new music, gaming services

Nokia , the world's top mobile  phone maker, unveiled on Wednesday a new online music store,  new top-end handsets and a global gaming service as it takes on  recent rival U.S. rival Apple .


Sony BMG to drop copy protection for downloads

Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the  world's second largest music company, will this month become  the last of the big four majors to drop copy protection  software on music downloads, also known as digital rights  management (DRM).


Skilled workers would face competition for jobs from outside the EU, under plans being considered by ministers.


A Venezuelan-led mission to rescue three hostages, including a 3-year old boy, from leftist rebels in Colombia's jungles fell apart Monday as the guerrillas accused Colombia's military of sabotaging the promised handoff.


Ministering to Chaos Abroad, Echoing at Home

If you are an Army doctor caring for patients, you do your duty, complete your mission.


Foreign Secretary David Miliband has adopted a second child from the US, his office announces.


Wyeth Posts 19% Higher Profit; 2 Rivals Fare Less Well

AstraZeneca reported a 12.5 percent drop in profit and Bristol-Myers Squibb posted a loss, albeit a narrower one.


Michael Dell ousts Rollins, back in charge

Stalled server growth, exploding batteries, sinking customer service After 30 months at the helm, Kevin Rollins is leaving Dell, following years of decline that might rival the great fall of the Roman empire. The disclosure came as the company said its fourth-quarter results fell below analysts' consensus estimates.â¦


Turn that SAP upgrade into a virtual headache VMware this week let loose yet another management product, which pushes the virtualization specialist deeper into the data center. Say 'hello' to the beta of VMware Stage Manager.â¦


Wife Swap, Waking the Dead and The Canterbury Tales are hoping for prizes at Monday's International Emmys.


U.S. blue-chip stocks rose on Tuesday   after news of a stronger-than-expected jump in consumer   confidence raised investors' hopes for higher retail spending   and corporate profits.


Italian govt wobbles as party withdraws support

An ally of Italian Prime Minister Romano  Prodi dealt his government a potentially fatal blow on Monday  by withdrawing support for his coalition, but the premier  resisted calls to resign despite losing his Senate majority.


Ticket sales for Marvel's latest flick don't look as good as Jennifer Garner in her Elektra costume.


Pixar Shares Enjoying 'Incredibles' Rally

Shares of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. hit an all-time high in early trading on Monday on the back of a second, strong box-office weekend for the "Incredibles.


Officials can't confirm green onion problem

Green onions, which Taco Bell has said may have triggered an E. coli outbreak at its restaurants, could not be confirmed as the source of the bacteria, U.S. health officials said on Monday.


Online Gambling Software Company Cryptologic Sees Stock Soar

By Daily Mail, London  Feb. 10--Cryptologic, the online gambling software company which has  William Hill and Playboy as its licensees, soared 92 1/2p in a thin market to  1427 1/2p.


A look at the stocks that saw serious volatility last week.


Big U.S. Airlines Hunt Profits on Overseas Routes

Major U.S. airlines, facing intense  competition from low-cost carriers within the United States,  are shifting their focus to international routes as they search  for ways to drum up profits.


Napoli, 22:25 - CALCIO, SERIE A: NAPOLI-JUVENTUS 3-1

Il Napoli ha battuto la Juventus 3-1 (0-0) nel secondo anticipo della nona giornata del campionato d...


Rival Palestinians factions clash in Gaza

Rival Hamas and Fatah forces clashed in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring 12 others, in the worst flare-up of factional fighting in almost three weeks.


Empoli, 13:41 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: VANIGLI KO, AL SUO POSTO ADANI

Rifinitura per l'Empoli in vista della sfida di domani con il Torino. Cagni ha mischiato le carte e ...


Lawyers and human right groups are backing an American lawyer to be chief prosecutor at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, fearing that naming a newcomer could disrupt the court's final years.


Deadline near for Australia police on Indian doctor

Australian police must decide by  Monday night whether to extend the detention of an Indian  doctor held over failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow,  while his lawyer said his defense was being stonewalled.


Presidente incontra Chirac e poi telefona a Prodi


Investigators probing a deadly plane crash at a Thai tourist resort say they have found two flight recorders.


German public deficit balloons in first half

Germany's public deficit amounted to 4.0 percent of gross domestic product in the first six months of the current year, well above the EU limit of 3.0 percent, official data showed.


A UK insurer is fitting mobile technology to some policyholders cars to track their journeys as part of pay per mile motor insurance pilot.


Si erano incatenati a banco chiesa a San Luca


Warning that relations are in dangerous decline, senior Democratic and Republican senators urged President Bush Thursday to form a stronger partnership with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they meet July 1-2.


or Maria Vento-Kabchi of Venezuela, the first match of the United States Open did not begin in very promising fashion yesterday. Facing the former Wimbledon champion Conchita MartÃnez, Vento-Kabchi lost, 0-6, in the first set.


Presidents Call on U.S. to Help Tsunami Survivors

U.S. presidents past and present  appealed to Americans on Monday to help victims of the Asian  tsunami as one of the biggest aid efforts in history struggled  to bring food and water to millions of desperate survivors.


Calcutta, Sept. 29: Sharad Pawarâs one-day match is over but his defeat has thrown up the first-ever formidable challenge to the way Indiaâs cricket establishment decides who should run it.


BSkyB Tuned in for Â£60m Cost From Virgin Wrangle

By Rupert Steiner, The Business, London  Mar. 3--BskyB, Rupert Murdoch's satellite empire, stands to lose up to  Â£60m (E89m, $117m) in its next financial year from its increasingly heated  spat with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Media group.


Russia says U.N. Iran draft meets main concerns: Ifax

Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on Iran over its nuclear program had largely met Moscow's concerns and could become the basis of a consensus decision.


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Two Indian television channels on Sunday  reported that steel makers Mittal Steel   and  Arcelor  had reached a merger agreement in principle  and the new company would be called Arcelor Mittal.


Herbal Cholesterol Drug Bad Mix for Many Prescription Meds

FRIDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- The cholesterol-lowering herbal drug gugulipid breaks down about 60 percent of prescription drugs, including some used to fight AIDS and cancer, says a University of Kansas study.


Ford reiterates Jaguar brand not for sale

Ford Motor Co  reiterated on  Wednesday that its Jaguar and Land Rover brands were not for  sale but said it would continue to examine all its options.


Monsanto bid for Delta could run into trouble: WSJ

Monsanto Co.'s  attempt to buy southern seed giant Delta & Pine Land Co.  could be running into trouble as an unusual backlash against the proposed combination is taking root across the U.S. Farm Belt, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday.


LOS ANGELES - Four purebred Yorkshire terriers stolen at gunpoint during a home invasion robbery more than a week ago were returned to their owners after a man turned himself in to police.


Investigators have clear evidence of ballot box stuffing in Afghanistan's landmark presidential election but not on a scale that would overturn interim leader Hamid Karzai's victory, a senior official said Tuesday.


Peru reporter says Fujimori's guards abducted him

A Peruvian journalist described on Friday the horror he felt being kidnapped by President Alberto Fujimori's security squad in 1992, hours after the former leader shut down Congress during a war against leftists.


The US secretary of state is in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, in a new diplomatic push.


Constellation Brands profit up; pares forecast

Wine and spirits company Constellation Brands Inc  reported higher quarterly net profit on Tuesday, helped by its acquisition of Svedka vodka, but pared its 2008 earnings outlook in part due to acquisition-related costs.


Apple Inc.'s iPhone will go on sale in Britain on Nov. 9 have the O2 network as its exclusive carrier, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Tuesday.


Stagers, those who teach the dancers the steps, timing, architecture and intention of a ballet, share their experiences.


Risks of Glaxo diabetes drug still unclear: FDA

The potential heart risks of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia are still not clear, the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers who questioned the agency's oversight of the widely used pill on Wednesday.


Eastern Europeans are becoming the mainstay of hard-to-fill jobs in Britain's rural areas, research suggests.


Back With a Vengeance: The Music of the Night

The screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical lacks both authentic romance and the thrill of memorable spectacle.


Durban - Deputy president Jacob Zuma is not the only controversial politician to have been dragged into the Schabir Shaik trial. On Monday disgraced former US president Richard Nixon also received a mention


Two Bus Bombs in India Kill 4, Injure 39

GAUHATI, India Aug. 26, 2004 - A passenger bus and another carrying paramilitary soldiers and their families were blown up in separate explosions in the insurgency-wracked Assam state on Thursday, killing


On a night when Michael Phelps settled for bronze in his much-anticipated showdown with Ian Thorpe, Phelps' American teammates Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol won their first Olympic gold medals Monday. Coughlin, the top female on the U.S. team, won the 100-meter backstroke, while Peirsol touched first in the men's 100 back.


Congress Enters Battle Over Music Royalties

The House and Senate introduce legislation requiring terrestrial radio broadcasters to pay 'performance royalties.'


Players are to be given extra time to prepare for the 2006 World Cup a Fifa proposal is approved.


Laura Diaz Leads Tournament of Champions

Laura Diaz is too busy trying to win the Tournament of Champions to worry about qualifying for the season-ending event.


Bushfires rage across four Australian states

Bushfires burned across four  Australian states on Tuesday, destroying houses and blackening  an area larger than Luxembourg, with one major fire front  stretching 250 km (155 miles).


At first bite, "Cooking Mama" is a gourmet meal at a five-star restaurant. But be careful: too much of this delightful new culinary video game might give you an upset stomach.


England's batsmen limp to 186-8 against South Africa A.


Weekend di fine agosto un controesodo senza afa

Il meteorologo: 'Possiamo dire addio al gran caldo e prepararci all'autunno'. Otto milioni di italiani in viaggio per il rientro


Woman recalls 'shock and embarrassment' at being flashed at by 'kind-looking gentleman' on train.


Indonesia Police Make First Embassy Bombing Arrest

Indonesian police have made their first arrest over a car bombing outside the Australian embassy last week, detaining a man they said on Friday had helped their top suspect to prepare for the attack.


Pesano mutui usa, perdita netta di 830 mln franchi svizzeri


Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas made a campaign run Wednesday through West Bank towns living in the shadow of Israel's separation barrier, urging Israel to tear down the huge structure that he said would never help peace.


Bush, Clinton have chance encounter at U.N.

President George W. Bush found that out on Tuesday with a   chance encounter with his predecessor, Bill Clinton.


Predictions are based on strong sales of Vista-equipped PCs and lower prices due to a CPU price war.


MINSK, Belarus Belarussians approved a constitutional referendum that would allow their country's authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, to seek unlimited terms in office, according to early returns Monday.


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The brains behind the Red Sox spent long winter nights calculating what it might take to end the franchise's 86-year championship famine.


The head of the Democratic Party said Friday blacks have an added incentive to vote in November: Democratic control of the House would give key committee chairmanships to African-American lawmakers.


By Sharif Durhams, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 16--Crews are trying to recover the body of a man they believe drowned after a boat collision early this morning in Montgomery County.


MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - As the annual pilgrimage opens in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Monday, few first-time pilgrims say they are entirely free of anxiety and confusion about the rituals they must perform.


A glut of gas supplies in Britain sees prices collapse and leaves traders having to pay for it to be taken off their hands.


President Bush urges UN to move quickly on Darfur

President George W. Bush   challenged world leaders on Tuesday to move quickly to get   peacekeepers into Sudan's Darfur region, saying lives are at   stake as well as the credibility of the United Nations.


Russia's heir apparent Medvedev puts up Web site

Dmitry Medvedev, named by Russian  President Vladimir Putin last month as his favored successor,  launched his personal Internet site on Wednesday.


It's got to be the Bobby Bowden, good-ol'-boy drawl and the fact that Hal Sutton is now so beefy he looks as if he could have played linebacker at one time for LSU.


Sales of new homes fell more than expected in July, to their lowest pace since December, as higher mortgage rates cooled the housing market.


Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain in central Chile left at least 11 people dead and forced 30,000 to flee their inundated homes Wednesday, the government said.


UPDATE 1-Yellow Roadway raises 3rd-qtr profit outlook

Yellow Roadway Corp. (YELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday raised its third-quarter earnings outlook, citing higher prices for its services and better cost controls.


Actor Michael J. Fox is returning to TV — in a commercial praising Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry for his stance on stem cell research.


GM and Daimler co-operate on green technology

DaimlerChrysler and General Motors said on Monday they would co-operate on developing hybrid technology to produce cleaner cars. The two said in a joint statement they would work together to


FORCES in north-western Spain are struggling to contain a toxic chemical spill into the Umia River heading to the Atlantic Ocean.  (c) 2006 Daily Mirror. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


UK's bird flu hits U.S. chicken companies

Stocks in the largest U.S. chicken  companies were lower on Monday after the deadly bird flu hit a  turkey farm in England, but U.S. experts said there was no  danger to the $38.5 billion U.S. chicken industry.


UPDATE 1-Robben goal puts Chelsea into knockout round

Chelsea became the first club though to the knockout stage of the Champions league on Tuesday when they won 1-0 at CSKA Moscow whose Brazilian Vagner Love conjured


The Foreign Office is playing down reports it had full details of a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea two months before it was nipped in the bud.


U.N. Team Predicts Rise in Terror Attacks

A U.N. team monitoring sanctions on al-Qaida predicted Tuesday there will be an escalation of terrorist attacks, saying the network remains determined to strike around the world.


Barak wins leadership of Israel's Labor Party

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the leadership of Israel's Labor Party on Wednesday, putting him in an influential position to decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his coalition government.


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Pope makes further Muslim-Christian gesture

EFES, Turkey  - Turkey on Wednesday praised the conciliatory tone of Pope Benedict during his visit to the predominantly Muslim country and his apparent new support for Ankara's bid to join the European Union.


Australia to Relocate Embassy in Baghdad

The Australian embassy in Baghdad is to be moved into the strife-torn city's heavily fortified Green Zone, the government said Tuesday.


US Open officials stand down umpire Mariana Alves following the match between Jennifer Capriati and Serena Williams.


Big Bill's bruisers buy their way out of the spyware mess.


Mass. auto rates to stay fairly steady next year

The state insurance commissioner yesterday held auto insurance premiums fairly steady for next year while approving measures that could sharply increase the rates paid by inexperienced teenage drivers.


Yankees Notebook: For Now, Yanks Keep Their Focus On Future

The more the Yankees struggle, the less likely it is that they will make a significant addition before the trading deadline.


MIAMI GARDENS - The Marlins found a new way to forget about their fading playoff hopes: Have the opposing pitcher come within eight outs of throwing a no-hitter.


With its profits and stock surging, the search giant is winning over skeptics. Still, long-term growth challenges remain. With Google's shares climbing 75%, to $150 since its August initial public offering, a


La Procura Di Roma Aprira' Inchiesta Su Protesta Regina Coeli

ROMA - La Procura di Roma aprira' un' inchiesta in seguito alla rivolta dei detenuti della IV sezione di Regina Coeli.


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The European Commission funds research on whether to lift its ban on feeding animal remains to livestock.


Trade organization slaps sanctions on American exports Clash over ...

WASHINGTON - The World Trade Organization imposed penalties yesterday on US exports ranging from apples to textiles, escalating a trade dispute the Bush administration has struggled to defuse by unsuccessfully urging Congress to repeal legislation aimed


Egypt begins closing Gaza border, fueling tensions

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt began closing its breached border with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday, using barbed wire and water cannons to keep Palestinians from crossing into Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade.


Mickelson's 2008 PGA Tour debut in doubt

Phil Mickelson's scheduled debut on the 2008 PGA Tour at this week's Buick Invitational was in doubt on Monday when the world number two was confined to bed with a respiratory problem.


UN Security Council meets in Kenya to discuss Sudan's civil wars

NAIROBI, Kenya Kofi Annan (AN'-nan) has called on the UN Security Council to give "the strongest warning" to forces fighting in Sudan to end its civil wars.


Bobby Fischer, the chess champion who made a name for himself by beating the Russians then turning his back on America - and the game - has died


British lawmakers press China over Darfur

A group of British politicians called Monday on China to use its role as host of the 2008 Olympic Games to put pressure on Sudan over the Darfur conflict and to stop selling weapons to its government.


Pound makes early gains ahead of BoE decision

The pound was up against major currencies in early trading on Monday, as all eyes remained firmly on the upcoming Bank of England rate decision.


Vietnam expects Myanmar's contribution to ASEM

Vietnam hopes Myanmar will make active contributions to the activities of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan said on Thursday.


France led Spain 1-0 in the Davis Cup semifinals Friday, with the second singles match suspended because of darkness.


Nestle Confirms Targets After Rivals Warn

Nestle confirmed its 2004 guidance on Tuesday, a day after competitors Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive cast doubts over the consumer goods industry's outlook by issuing profit warnings.


ASA rules against O2 over streetmap promo

Out-of-date ad kerbed O2 has been rapped over the knuckles by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for a recent advert promoting its deal with Streetmap.co.uk.â¦


Ram Reddy or Priyadarshini Ram as he is better known talks about his second feature film, Toss.


Halo 3 Arrives, Rewarding Gamers, and Microsoft

Microsoft hopes that the new version of Halo, which is exclusive to the Xbox 360, will persuade more consumers to choose its game machine over others.


Iraq Declares Martial Law, 22 Police Killed

FALLUJA, Iraq  - Iraq's interim Prime Minister  Iyad Allawi declared martial law on Sunday and said a U.S.-led  military offensive against the rebel-held city of Falluja could  not be delayed much longer.


Unofficial league tables are increasingly influencing university choices, suggests research.


Bush leaves Asia for US, ready to fight Congress

SYDNEY - President Bush wrapped up his participation at an Asia-Pacific summit yesterday and prepared for a renewed fight with the Democratic-run Congress over the future of the US involvement in Iraq.


Cavaliers try to break Cleveland's curse

Strange things are happening to the pro teams in this city. The Cavaliers are in the NBA finals. The Indians are tied for first place. And the Browns drafted an offensive lineman — in the first round.


Britain has about 2,000 terror suspects, hundreds more than was previously thought, a top British official said Tuesday as he urged lawmakers to extend how long police can hold terror suspects before they are charged.


London landmark the "Gherkin" wins a prestigious architecture award.


Altus Pharmaceuticals still testing drug after Genentech leaves development partnership.


Software Firm to Pay $30 Million in AOL Case

Veritas Software agreed to pay $30 million to resolve civil fraud charges connected to an improper advertising deal it signed with AOL during the Internet boom's waning days.


Salvation Army seeks volunteer bell-ringers

Last month, Target stores decided to no longer allow Salvation Army bell ringers to solicit in front of its stores. Now, with just a week until the bell ringing kick-off, the Salvation Army is scrambling to


PADANG, Philippines -- Rescuers scouring mountain villages buried under mud and boulders loosened by a powerful typhoon discovered more bodies yesterday, raising the death total to more than 300, with another 300 missing.


Star di 'Onore e rispetto' posera' per Simbols Culture


Listen up! Tony Kornheiser had to be better than the short-lived sitcom loosely based on his life. And he was. Much better. And that's even putting aside such a low standard as the Washington Post columnist and ESPN personality's 2004 show "Listen Up."


Dr. Steven Galson, acting director of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation, announced Friday that the FDA will review five popular drugs whose safety is being questioned.


G7 finance chiefs open Washington meeting

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 : Top finance officials of the Group of Seven industrial powers opened talks in Washington, expected to focus on issues such as oil prices, China's currency, Iraq and the debt crisis of the world's poorest countries.


Cuba set for military parade, waits for Castro

Cuba's aging armaments will roll through Havana on Saturday in the country's first military parade in a decade, but still unknown is whether ailing, elderly commander in chief Fidel Castro will show up to watch.


Web giant Google is backing hybrid cars as part of its plan to make the entire firm carbon neutral by 2008.


Jeter sparks Yankees' 8-4 win over Tigers

The New York Yankees, led by the one-two punch of Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu, beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 on Tuesday to take the opening game of their best-of-five American League divisional playoff series.


A study to diet for: Docs canât âweightâ for Atkins ...

but motivated - adults willing to give up pizza and other bad carbs for the next year and a half. Researchers at Children's Hospital in Boston are launching what they say will


Hitachi, Matsushita, Toshiba to jointly make large LCD panels

Japanese hi-tech giants Hitachi, Matsushita and Toshiba said they have agreed to jointly produce large liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for flat-screen televisions with one billion dollars in fresh investment.


Hard to break free of the global economy

Lamps, birthday candles, mouse traps, and flip-flops. Such is the stuff that binds the modern American family to the global economy, author Sara Bongiorni discovers during a year of boycotting anything made in China.


European equity markets were higher on Tuesday as sentiment was boosted in the telecoms sector after an upgrade for Vodafone, while steelmakers were lifted by merger speculation.


German engineering conglomerate Siemens posted first-quarter profits that beat expectations but failed to present a solution for its ailing mobile phones business on Thursday.


For Arafat, Oslo Remained Symbol of Hope

Norway's capital could not have been further removed from the chaos and bloodshed of the Middle East. Yet it was as a result of top-secret meetings here that two veteran warriors decided it was time to talk peace.


Djorkaeff, 36, left Bolton Wanderers and the end of last season and becomes Mark Hughes's first signing after he succeeded Graeme Souness as manager earlier this month.


The father of four children who died when their car plunged into a river says they were "rays of light".


Key figures about Iraq since the war began in March 2003:


âJohn was out there on his own all the way'

HE HAD the best ears on the radio. From Jimi Hendrix to the progressive rock of Captain Beefheart and Pink Floyd in the late 1960s, to the punk phenomenon of The Clash and The Undertones in the seventies, and


Pacers' O'Neal Expected to Go on Injured List

INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Indiana Pacers forward  Jermaine O'Neal is expected to be placed on the injured list  prior to the beginning of the regular season as he continues to  suffer from a sore left foot.


World's Largest Atom-Smashing Lab Turns 50

Swiss Federal President Joseph Deiss, French President Jacques Chirac and Spanish King Juan Carlos, from left to right, visit the "Atlas" experimental area and assembly hall for the biggest superconducting magnets ever built, during the official CERN's


Photos: Following the evolution of 'Spore'

Over the years, Will Wright's Spore has gone from a sci-fi-inspired Sims spinoff to its own dual-platform game.


Virgin Electronics Enters MP3 Player Market

Virgin Electronics is challenging Apple's iPod digital-music player, launching its own 5-GB device. Virgin's player can store more than 1,200 tracks and sells for $249.


Giants safety Williams to undergo knee surgery

New York Giants safety Shaun Williams will have surgery on his left knee Monday to repair damaged cartilage. Williams hurt the knee making an interception at practice on Friday and underwent an MRI at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan.


BAGHDAD, July 9 -- Politicians from Iraq's major parties and ethnic groups said Monday that Iraq's government could collapse, plunging the nation into full-blown civil war and sparking regional conflict, if the United States were to begin withdrawing troops too quickly.


Fingers Point as Traffic Plan Runs Aground

State officials say that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg used a doomed strategy to push for congestion pricing.


"Secret" U.N. Kosovo plan surfaces ahead of schedule

The Kosovo daily Lajm left  four pages of its morning edition blank on Wednesday, saying it  was told not to publish the text of a confidential United  Nations plan for Serbia's breakaway province.


DeveloperTutorials.com: Effective Geotargeting with PHP

The Developer Tutorials blog has a new article that talks about their method for creating simple geotargeting for your visitors.   In this tutorial, we'll take a look at the technique of geotargeting, or serving content to users based on their physical location. The technology is invaluable; with simple techniques, you can target advertising to specific users, collect more accurate usage statistics, serve content in different languages for different regions and provide local information like weather reports to your visitors.   They use the GeoIP services offered by Maxmind to perform the IP to location translation and the PEAR package already created to make the integration as painless as possible.


Zee looks on as BCCI, Govt fight it out at apex court

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 30: Chances of a judicial intervention before the start of the India-Australia cricket series receded today, as the Supreme Court remained engrossed in the legal debate on whether the BCCI should be treated as an authority of


Oil Prices Hit New Record on Fears of Iraqi Insurgency

With traders fearing an interruption in exports, crude futures for September delivery traded in New York rose to $49.40 a barrel.


Movie Review | 'China Blue': The Heartbreak of Cheap Labor

âChina Blueâ reveals more than we may care to know about the provenance of our most beloved item of clothing, blue jeans.


NEW YORK - The corporate tax legislation passed by the US Senate yesterday--billed as the most significant corporate tax legislation since 1986--adds roughly $137 billion in tax relief over ten years but is "paid for" by closing an export subsidy and by


Since the Skulls virus hit, people are starting to become aware of the fact that cell phones are just as vulnerable to attacks as computers.


Individual human genome decoded, key step in nature/nurture debate

The first individual genome ever sequenced -- a complete DNA blueprint of celebrity scientist Craig Venter -- has revealed genetic variation among humans far richer than previously imagined.


A woman suggested binding her developmentally disabled 3-year-old foster son inside a closet, making her responsible for his death even if she did not intend it, prosecutors said Thursday as her murder trial opened.


Planning: Those Multiple Choices in Long-Term Care Policies

When it comes to coverage for long-term care, a myriad of choices makes even timely buying a daunting process.


UK hands control of Basra to Iraq forces

BASRA, Iraq  - Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.


18ENNE UCCISO A BARI, NUOVO AGGUATO NELLA GUERRA TRA CLAN

BARI - E' stato ucciso nell'ambito della lotta tra i clan baresi Strisciuglio e Capriati il giovane Vito Romito, di 18 anni, colpito per strada nel quartiere San Paolo con numerosi colpi di arma da fuoco mentre si trovava in via Taranto.


George Stevens Jr. knew he created something special in 1978 when he saw the audience at the Kennedy Center react to old black-and-white footage of Marian Anderson singing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.


Colin Powell policy center gets $10 mln donation

New York Life Insurance Co.'s charitable arm is donating $10 million to the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies, former U.S. Secretary of State Powell and other officials announced on Tuesday.


DAMASCUS: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al Assad linked UN calls for Syrian troops to leave Lebanon to their own demands for Israeli troops to leave Arab lands.


Five Pacers and five Pistons fans were charged with assault and battery for their role in what authorities described as one of the worst brawls in US sports history.


A British company said Sunday it was releasing a video game recreating the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy.


In insular Bhutan, a learn-by-doing film industry is beginning to emerge.


Hundreds of Islamic militants attacked a paramilitary fort in the restive South Waziristan tribal region, killing 22 soldiers and taking several others hostage.


French Court Orders Hearing Over Turbans

A court on Friday ordered a high school to hold a disciplinary hearing to decide whether three Sikh boys excluded from classes for wearing turbans should be admitted or expelled.


US troops went on the offensive overnight against insurgent strongholds west of Baghdad, pounding militant positions from the air and supporting Iraqi soldiers in raids on mosques suspected of harbouring extremists.


It has been an uninspiring United States Open for the American men, who fell apart with remarkable alacrity in the first week of the tournament. Until this year, when Taylor Dent, Mardy Fish and Vincent Spadea all lost in the second round, the Open had never gone into the third round with only two American men.


Electronic Data Systems Corp. reported a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by a surge in new orders for its technology services.


Disappointment is the usual sentiment for Ciena shareholders -- except for yesterday.


British PM pledges aid for Darfur peacekeepers

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown on  Sunday pledged technical support for peacekeepers due to go to  Sudan's Darfur region, but warned Khartoum of possible further  sanctions if it failed to make "necessary changes."


The first major snowstorm of the season blew across the Plains and Midwest on Thursday, grounding hundreds of flights, closing schools, glazing highways and threatening to dump up to a foot of snow on communities that had basked in balmy weather only days earlier.


Palestinians are voting in local elections today to fill around 300 seats in 26 municipalities across the West Bank. More than 140,000 electors will choose from 886 candidates as they select local council officials for the town of Jericho and 25 villages.


Office star bags a role in Mission Impossible III

Ricky Gervais  Creator  of  the  popular American sitcom Office has been offered a role opposite Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible III


Fall films bring Oscar buzz to Hollywood

Get out the Oscar scorecards because next week Hollywood launches its new movie season, with a typical fall mix of adult dramas dealing with more serious topics than this past summer's popcorn flicks.


When Joe Torre saw the Arizona bullpen door swing open and Randy Johnson come through it during Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, the Yankees manager didn't think much of it.


Malkin and Conklin Too Much for the Rangers

Evgeni Malkin scored three goals for the second time in 11 games or the Pittsburgh Penguins in a victory over the Rangers on Monday night.


More than 17,000 provisional ballots are the only thing that stand between either Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama from claiming victory in the state's Super Tuesday caucus.


Falconbridge Profit Rises Eightfold on Nickel Prices

Falconbridge Ltd., the world's third- biggest nickel producer, said third-quarter earnings rose more than eightfold as base-metal prices jumped.


Congress adjourns for election with work unfinished

Leaving behind a pile of unfinished work, members of the scandal-rocked U.S. Congress adjourned and went home on Saturday to ask voters to re-elect them in five weeks.


The ruling lets employers prohibit workers from using corporate e-mail to distribute union-related messages.


Rimini, 16:10 - CALCIO, RIMINI; RICCHIUTI: ULTRAS MI MINACCIANO DA MESI

Grave denuncia del capitano del Rimini, Adrian Ricchiuti, che da novembre 2006 viene sistematicament...


Top chefs whip up mouth-watering wonders

The Culinary Olympics are set to get under way in Germany. Thirty-two nations have sent their best chefs to fight it out in the city of Erfurt - the biggest number since the competition began.


French police search the headquarters of Societe Generale, the bank where rogue trading lost huge sums.


GGR Say New Constitution 'Gravely Deficient'

In a statement today, Equality Rights organisation GGR has said that whilst it has always fully supported and will continue to support the fundamental right of Gibraltarians to determine their own social and ...


Court Quashes Government's Case Against Oracle

Let the bidding begin! A federal judge Thursday rejected a government attempt to block Oracle's proposed takeover of rival PeopleSoft.


A mean girl's Christmas in London becomes a reminder of what a great gift kindness really is.


Vetri made the right call by going to Lowell

In the fall of 2003, Peter Vetri was ready to answer the phone call he had awaited his entire life.


Torino, 15:36 - CALCIO, TORINO; NOVELLINO: CLASSIFICA NON VA, VOGLIO VINCERE

Alla ripresa del campionato, il tecnico del Torino Walter Novellino chiede al nuovo anno soprattutto...


Former President Bill Clinton and Sen. John Kerry ganged up on President Bush on the campaign trail on Monday, with Clinton warning Bush wants to scare voters and Kerry slamming Bush's "incompetence" in not protecting tons of missing explosives in Iraq.


High-flyer's Â£7.5m sex discrimination claim against banking giant ...

One of the most senior women bankers to work in the City of London yesterday saw her record Â£7.5m sex discrimination claim thrown out by an employment tribunal.


Rare fragile particles are merged with ordinary electrons to create a new form of matter.


Thompson chides Kerry on Medicare attacks

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson used a government event Wednesday to criticize Sen. John Kerry for his recent attacks on the Bush administration's management of Medicare.


Billy Crudup has done his next-big-thing, his heroin addict role, his I-won't-talk-about-it romantic scandal. Which can only mean one thing: it's time to put on a big red dress.


No. 17 Louisville rips W. Kentucky 70-58

Angel McCoughtry scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 17 Louisville to a 70-58 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday.


Jurors in the trial of the men accused of the attempted London bombings will resume their deliberations.


Sophos changes tack with mobile anti-virus launch

U-turn Sophos, the UK anti-virus developer, launched an anti-virus product for Windows mobiles yesterday. After years of saying the threat of viruses infecting mobile devices is over-hyped, Sophos now maintains the protection against a "growing number of malware attacks" aimed at Windows Mobile is necessary.â¦


Doctors Place Hope in Baby Pacemaker Devices

Four-month-old Damaris Ochoa was near death, born with an enlarged heart that was quickly giving out. Obtaining a transplant in time was a long shot...


Beats Apple to the chase Online retailer Amazon has launched a new download service for movies and TV shows, pre-empting the expected launch of a similar service by Apple this week.â¦


A Republican drive to curb large class-action lawsuits, a top priority of President Bush and the business community, appears unstoppable unless backers themselves fiddle too much with a carefully wrought compromise.


Job security: Is anxiety the only certainty?

IT professionals who attended a class on professional development at the IBM Share conference offered a range of views about current trends on job security and offshoring.


The boss of the underground network in Brazil's Sao Paulo city quits after a station collapse killed seven people.


Hate Crimes Legislation Likely Dead for Year

Congressional negotiators stripped a  measure to strengthen 1960s-era hate crimes law from a massive  defense bill, likely killing for this year the effort to  broaden hate crimes protections for gay people and the  disabled, lawmakers said on Thursday.


Pilgrims Flying Direct From Iraq for Hajj

Iraq's national air carrier began flying direct routes to Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Hajj, the first time it has done so since the fall of Saddam Hussein, the Transportation Ministry said.


Philippine Muslim rebel groups agree to reconcile

The Philippines' two main Muslim separatist groups have agreed to resolve differences and work together for peace and growth in the south of the mainly Roman Catholic country, a rebel spokesman said on Friday.


UK police treating Litvinenko poisoning as murder

British police said on Wednesday they were now treating the death of poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko as murder.


Even the immigration official who stamped my passport had an opinion about it. âYouâre going to Moma?â he growled, when I told him the purpose of my trip.


Foes circle Pakistan's Musharraf after court defeat

Pakistani opposition leaders cranked up pressure on President Pervez Musharraf on Monday, after doubts were cast over his re-election plans by the Supreme Court's reinstatement of a judge seen as a symbol of resistance.


Bush Mocks Kerry's Leadership Credentials

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - President Bush mocked John Kerry's credentials to be commander in chief Wednesday, saying the way to bring U.S...


The UN urges the international community to come up with more aid for flood victims in Bangladesh.


The odds are stacked against him, but Jeremy Mayfield will do all he can to win his first Nextel Cup title starting with today's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway.


With Bush reelected, the North Koreans may have judged February a good month to turn the spotlight back on themselves.


RALEIGH, N.C. -- The woman who said she was raped at a party thrown by Duke's lacrosse team misidentified her alleged attackers in a photo lineup that was "an incoherent mass of contradiction and error," defense lawyers argued in court papers filed Thursday.


EU, Iran reported close to deal for nuclear talks

The United States reacted cautiously   on Tuesday to reports of an imminent deal between major powers   and Iran on the nuclear standoff, saying Tehran so far has not   provided a definitive response.


Has Japan Become America's Farm Team? (In Baseball, That Is)

As Matsuzaka signs a huge contract with the Boston Red Sox, some Japanese fans worry about losing all their superstars. Others are just proud


GM CEO says restructuring going at full speed

General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Rick   Wagoner said he was open to an alliance with Renault and Nissan   Motor Co Ltd but the U.S. carmaker's own restructuring plan was   what will save it.


Reports: UK's Iraq pullout to begin in weeks

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will order nearly half the nation's troops in Iraq home by the end of 2007, British news organizations report. The move comes as the U.S. is sending more troops into Iraq. The war has claimed more than 130 British lives, has never been popular with the British public and has cost Blair politically.


Borland takes battle to Eclipse with JBuilder 2007

Never mind the width After months of promises, and with backing from the Eclipse Foundation, Borland has released an overhauled edition of JBuilder that promises to overtake Eclipse on quality.â¦


Intel helping clients in Asia to use Linux

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


General Motors Corp., the world's  largest automaker, will sign an agreement this week to sell its  money-losing locomotive unit to two private U.S. equity groups,  sources familiar with the negotiations said on Tuesday.


Intel may have lots of PC software developers at the ready for new mobile devices, but software for handhelds requires a different train of thought, according to ARM.


Deve Gowda to move court against film that allegedly takes potshots at his family.


The former President and the First Lady find a common cause


Account Deficit Hits Record $164.7B in 3Q

The deficit in the broadest measure of trade climbed to a record high of $164.7 billion in the third quarter of this year, reflecting Americans' hardy demand for imported oil and foreign-made goods.


McLaren discard David Coulthard has signed a one-year deal to race with the new Red Bull Racing team in the 2005 Formula One season.


QUETTA: Unidentified people attacked two vehicles of paramilitary forces in Turbat, killing at least four personnel and injuring five, Frontier Corps officials said on Saturday.


Italian president reviews new Prodi coalition pact

Italy's president began a new round of talks on Friday to see whether Romano Prodi can stay on as prime minister and guarantee a stable center-left government to end the country's political crisis.


A former top executive at Cendant Corp. was convicted yesterday of fraud and other charges, but jurors could not reach a decision about the role of another executive in the case.


MOSCOW: Russiaâs tax ministry said on Friday that it had raised its back tax claims against oil major Yukos by a fifth for â01, to 119.


Iraqis were due to hear the results of their first postwar election on Sunday, two weeks after the vote likely to have confirmed Shi'ite political dominance and marginalized the restive Sunni Arab minority.


Americans Paul Foerster and Kevin Burnham win their first Olympic titles after outmaneuvering their British rivals during the final 470 class race.


Apple today announced the all new iPod nano, which now brings video playback, an enhanced user interface featuring Cover Flow, and an incredible new design to the worldâs most popular music player. Featuring a larger two-inch display with 204 pixels per inch, the new iPod nano lets you watch your favorite movies, TV shows, and music videos in the same resolution available on the current video iPod. iPod nano comes with three enjoyable games (iQuiz, Vortex, and Klondike), and you can purchase and download other games from the iTunes Store. Encased in a beautiful new all-metal design, iPod nano comes in five new colorsâsilver, black, blue, green and a (PRODUCT) RED special edition. Available today, iPod nano comes in 4GB and 8GB models, selling for just $149 and $199, respectively.


The mayor of Pitcairn Island was sentenced to three years imprisonment for the rape of young women on the remote and isolated home of descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers, British authorities in New Zealand said Friday.


The US secretary of state is in Madrid for the first high-level US visit since Spain's Socialists came to power.


Dollar Slips Toward Lows After Weak Data

The dollar edged down against the euro on  Monday toward its lowest level in seven and a half months,  pressured after it fell through key technical levels on weak  U.S. economic data on Friday.


FRIDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDayNews) --  Stomach cancer may originate from bone marrow cells rather than stomach cells, as was previously believed.


Ukraine's Orange Revolution Has Rap Anthem

To TV viewers the world over, Ukraine's revolution has been colored orange. People who have found themselves in Kiev during these turbulent weeks know it has a strong beat, too - thanks to a speech by ...


Palermo, 14:43 - CALCIO, PALERMO; CARACCIOLO: LA ROMA? NE PARLIAMO A GENNAIO

Andrea Caracciolo, attaccante del Palermo, spiega ai microfoni di Sport Time il difficile momento ro...


Hundreds march in HK to mark 1989 Beijing massacre

About 400 people marched in driving rain in Hong Kong on Sunday to protest Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on a pro-democracy movement.


Another Difficulty for a Microsoft-Yahoo Marriage: Recruiting

In an industry that favors start-ups, a faint stodginess clings to Microsoft and Yahoo that could impede their ability to draw top engineering talent.


Fed's Poole: Subprime woes look contained

ST. LOUIS  - Stress in the subprime mortgage market does not look great enough to derail consumer spending, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said on Friday.


Doha, 18:30 - Tennis, Doha: Federer e Davydenko in semifinale

Roger Federer avanza spedito alla semifinale del torneo Atp di Doha (cemento, montepremi 1 milione d...


Country singer Porter Wagoner dies at 80

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


Russia submits ratification documents for Kyoto Protocol to UN

RBC, 18.11.2004, Moscow 18:58:06.The submission of the instrument of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by Russia to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan opens a way for this important treaty to take effect, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko


Insure chief may revamp auto system, ignite furor

For the past 30 years, state insurance commissioners in Massachusetts have held a hearing each spring on whether automobile insurers should be allowed to set their own rates. Like actors following a script, the answer has always been the same: no.


Hurricane Frances Hits Bahamas; Man Dies

Hurricane Frances battered the main tourist hub in the Bahamas on Friday, unleashing deadly winds that shattered windows in skyscrapers, toppled trees and set off scattered looting. One man was electrocuted in the storm.


Charles Schwab Corp. to Pay $350,000 Fine

Charles Schwab Corp. SCH.N on  Tuesday said it had agreed to pay a fine of $350,000 to settle  SEC enforcement proceedings related to the processing of mutual  fund orders.


About 11.6 million doses of flu vaccine remain to be distributed nationwide, and federal health officials said they are working with state public health officials to ensure that dwindling supplies reach people most in need.


The GMB union is to discuss its next move after 3,000 British Airways check-in staff voted in favour of a strike over pay.


Photos: New phones from Nokia, Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson introduces an iPhone competitor, Nokia unveils updates to two top-range models and two midrange phones at GSMA in Barcelona.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Let's Make Website Mashups, Like Netflickr, Figg and BoingPress

Here's a novel way to reduce bookmark clutter: Combine domains, creating a new site that incorporates the strengths of both the originals.


Senior EU official congratulates Karzai on electoral victory

European Union (EU) foreign policychief Javier Solana wrote on Wednesday to the incumbent Afghan leader Hamid Karzai congratulating him on his victory in the firstdirect presidential elections in Afghanistan.


Oil Jumps 5 Pct on Cold, Bin Laden Threat

Oil prices surged 5 percent on Friday as frigid weather lingered in the mammoth US Northeast heating oil market and militant Osama bin Laden urged renewed attacks on Middle East oil installations.


Gazette opinion: US must change AIDS research policies

Earlier this month, the World AIDS Day observance focused on how this epidemic has killed, sickened and threatened women and girls around the globe.


A patient in a vegetative state can communicate using her thoughts, according to research.


UN buildings attacked in west Afghanistan

Two United Nations buildings in the western Afghan city of Herat were attacked on Sunday by demonstrators protesting the dismissal of Herat Governor Ismael Khan, a police official said.


Ticket-dodging Oz boy racer boasts of exploits online

Chat room crowing ends in court A 22-year-old Aussie driver who decided to ignore a "major defect notice" on his Nissan 200 SX was busted after rather brilliantly boasting of his escape from cops in an internet chat room.â¦


The radical Hamas movement made a surprisingly strong showing in local Palestinian elections, according to preliminary results obtained Friday, signaling a drop in


The National Basketball Association has unveiled a Highlight mixer tool that allows visitors to its Web site to create their own video mashups of photos and videos from NBA games.


Freshman Adrian Peterson runs for 225 yards, helping No. 2 Oklahoma grind out a 12-0 victory over No. 5 Texas and stretch its winning streak in the storied rivalry to five straight.