Update 9: Oil Futures Stabilize on Cold Weather

Oil futures stabilized Thursday after a jump that reflected a drop in US crude and heating oil stocks amid rising demand fueled by cold weather spreading across the US Northeast and Midwest.


The only Darfur rebel group to sign a peace agreement with the government threatened Tuesday to pull out from the deal if Khartoum-backed militias continue to attack civilians in the troubled region.


To Pull a Thorn From the Side of the Planet

Environmentally friendly flowers are a hard sell. After all, most people donât eat them.


Iran offered to help support the cease-fire in Lebanon in talks Saturday with U.N Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and insisted that diplomacy is the only way to resolve Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West.


Shrek Maker Dreamworks Charms Wall Street

Star-struck Wall Street gave a dazzling welcome to DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.  on Thursday, sending shares of the animated film maker up more than 35 percent in their market debut.


An American immigrant killed by a Hezbollah rocket as he was riding his bicycle toward a bomb shelter in northern Israel was buried on Sunday.


Panel Asks Lutheran Body to Tolerate Gays

Saying church unity is at least as important as resolving disagreements over sexuality, a panel recommended Thursday that the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America officially maintain its positions against same-sex blessing ceremonies and ministers involved in gay relationships, but tolerate those who believe and act otherwise.


A painting from Cuba offers a glimpse into the world of art smuggling.


Move could help company compete with Wal-Mart

Ask Houston shoppers about Sears stores and they're likely to mention their loyalty to Craftsman tools or the smell of old-fashioned popcorn machines, but the takeover announced Wednesday could change things.


Growing Force: Hopes Are High for Local Nanotechnology Industry

By M. Paul Jackson, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Sep. 5--In a nondescript laboratory on Deacon Boulevard, scientists work  to build machines that are smaller than the period at the end of this  sentence.


LiveWire: Web Sites Serve Up Array of Dining Options

In the mood for an Italian, Thai or maybe an Indian meal? Web sites that specialize in restaurant reservations can help diners decide, though they may not make it any easier to snag a table at a popular spot.


Church painting of Lenin sparks Greek row

A half-finished painting in a Greek Orthodox church of Russian communist leader Vladimir Lenin cutting off the beard of a Christian saint has offended traditionalists who want the revolutionary painted over.


Death toll rises to 67,000 tsunami victims

Cargo planes touched down with promised aid Wednesday, bearing everything from lentils to water purifiers to help survivors facing the threat of epidemic after this week's quake-tsunami catastrophe.


Some on-the-ground research from my recent vacation to Southeast Asia.


Peter Hain, the government's Northern Ireland Secretary, said Putin's tenure had been clouded by incidents "including an extremely murky murder of the senior Russian journalist" Anna Politkovskaya.Comment


Dopo il successo casalingo della Climamio Bologna sul Real Madrid, la serata di Eurolega propone un derby italiano. Nel girone B si trovano infatti di fronte Siena e Pesaro, che in classifica sono appaiate a quota 6 punti.


Russians Begin Burying Victims of Attack

BESLAN, Russia - Mothers wailed over the coffins of their children Sunday and dozens of townsmen dug graves in a football field-sized piece of scrubland next to the cemetery. Funeral processions snaked through the streets of this grief-stricken town as Russians began to bury victims of the terror attack on a school that left more than 350 people dead...


Bush, Kerry seek to lower the bar in pre-debate prep

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry will spend a lot of time this week holed up to prepare for Thursday night's crucial presidential debate in Coral Gables, Fla.


Munch Paintings Stolen From Norway Museum

OSLO, Norway - Armed men stormed into an art museum Sunday, threatened staff at gunpoint and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings "The Scream" and "Madonna" before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.    The thieves yanked the paintings off the walls of Oslo's Munch museum and loaded them into a waiting car outside, said a witness, French radio producer Francois Castang...


VeriSign Moves to Address an Internet Security Problem

VeriSign is undertaking a $100 million expansion of a crucial part of the system that speeds Web users to their destinations.


144,000 Jobs Were Added in August, a Bit of an Uptick

The pace of job creation picked up modestly in August and the unemployment rate edged down, the Labor Department said on Friday in a report that offered some political


Burmese military leader Than Shwe meets India's prime minister in the first state visit for almost 25 years.


Gulf states on track for single currency despite recent concerns

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Gulf Arab states are on course to create a single currency in the world's top oil exporting region by 2010, despite concerns raised last week by at least one participant.


J.P. Dumont scored in the fourth round of the shootout to end the Nashville Predators' 4-3 victory over the Sharks on Wednesday night, spoiling Bill Guerin's debut with San Jose.


Still young at 81, says Egyptian film director

Veteran Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine still feels young at 81, and hopes he has another 10 years of film making left in him.


Padoa-Schioppa: Risolta emergenza, risanamento va completato


Pope John Paul II's weakening health, underscored this past week by his hospitalization with complications from the flu, has left the world's largest religious denomination without a strong chief executive, but with an iconic leader who can unify the church symbolically even as he is increasingly unable to do so administratively, church leaders and scholars who study the Vatican say.


Unifying Message Likely to Produce GOP's Standout

COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 16 -- The three Republicans who have won early-state contests have succeeded in an atmosphere of hyperlocal politics, using personal charisma and energetic retail campaigning to appeal to narrow constituencies.


Pop star Michael Jackson could soon have a home in Liechtenstein, the 60 square mile Alpine principality nestled between Switzerland and Austria, a musician and family friend said Friday.


Amid reports of progress, a massacre shatters village

BAGHDAD -- They arrived early yesterday morning in a straight line of official-looking vehicles, about 125 men dressed in Iraqi Army fatigues and carrying standard-issue weapons. Aziza Abdul Jabbar and her relatives ran out of her home, believing the military had arrived to protect their village in Diyala Province.


The life and work of novelist Graham Greene are being celebrated on Saturday, the centenary of his birth.


PopED (Population Experimental Design) is a software tool for computing optimal experimental designs. The software has been developed with an emphasis on drug trials based on population models (non-linear mixed effects models).   This version includes Latin hyper cube sampling, smart differential equation handling, improved groupsize optimization etc.


Ashdown pulls out of bid to be Afghanistan envoy

Briton Paddy Ashdown, the international community's former envoy to Bosnia, withdrew his bid to be the United Nations' new representative in Afghanistan Sunday, citing insufficient support from Kabul.


Iverson hits buzzer-beater, Hill stars for Magic

Allen Iverson waited his entire NBA career to make a buzzer-beating shot. Grant Hill waited four long years just to get back to full strength.


PIXAR Animation Studios, the group behind the cartoon movie Finding Nemo and a slew of other hits, says it might reap millions more in profits by switching the release date for its films to the summer.


Man U 1-0 Arsenal: We're out but the kids have done us proud

MATCH REPORTS - It's over. Arsenal are out of the Carling Cup. It was an exhilarating experience for the youths and they leave this competition with their heads held high.


Major Printer in Canada Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Quebecor World, the second-largest commercial printer in the world, made the move after its banks failed to approve a rescue plan.


World Should Hold Darfur Rebels Accountable -UN

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


Gerrard demands improvement against United

Liverpool midfield maestro Steven Gerrard is adamant that his team need to improve on their laboured League Cup performance in midweek if they are to upset Manchester United in the Premiership on Saturday.


Newsom Calls for Support of Gay Marriage

Marking the anniversary of his decision to sanction same-sex marriages, Mayor Gavin Newsom on Saturday urged gay couples to back politicians who support gay marriage, saying it is time "to hold our elected officials accountable."


Sinn Fein called today for Ian Paisley to follow up his journey down the Dublin road with a trip across Belfast to meet them.


Worried soaring oil prices could  hurt the best global prospects in years, finance chiefs from  wealthy nations met on Friday to try to work out what lay  behind the surge and how to buffer the economic expansion.


In a direct challenge to President Bush, House Democrats are advancing legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the fall of next year.


Democrat Barack Obama declared that "change can't just be a slogan" as he voiced admiration for former President Clinton, while arguing that voters are looking for a new face that moves past the bitter wrangling of past campaigns.


Airline Workers See Little to Cheer as Crisis Widens and Cuts Deepen

Airlines are slashing costs and planning to eliminate jobs, admitting that they expect to post weak results in the fourth quarter and see a bleak start to 2005.


US researchers show that a computer can be controlled by the brain without the need for implants.


Banks cut lending to households in the last three months of 2007, due to the continuing credit crunch, says the Bank of England.


The smartphone maker said Tuesday that it swung to a loss in its fiscal second quarter as revenue fell and expenses rose.


Sun faces leak crisis in the Low Countries

Taking the p*ss out of Belgium Pity poor Sun Microsystems - not only is staff morale crushed by huge losses and puzzling fat cat bonuses - news has now reached Vulture Central of a flood of lavatorial mischief at its Belgium tentacle.â¦


For what it is â a romantic comedy about the rivalry between a jealous ghost and a flaky psychic for the love of a veterinarian â âOver Her Dead Bodyâ is not bad.


Microsoft in talks to invest in Facebook: report

Microsoft Corp  is talking to Facebook about an investment in the company that could value the fast-growing social network at $10 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday.


Vacationing bosses should take a break and let staffers step up

Many executives on holiday continue to check in and issue directives, which can undermine employees' confidence.


FDA to clear cloned livestock for consumers: report

The U.S. Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is expected to declare as early as next week that meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring is safe to eat, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


Argosy Gaming (AGY:NYSE - news - research) jumped in early trading Thursday, after the company agreed to be acquired by Penn National Gaming (PENN:Nasdaq - news - research) in a $1.


Dutch court overturns terror convictions

An appeals court in the Netherlands on Wednesday overturned the convictions of seven men on charges they belonged to a terrorist network.


Aftershocks Strike Fear After Japan Quake Kills 14

Aftershocks kept striking northern Japan on Sunday, hours after a powerful earthquake killed at least 16 people, collapsing houses and triggering a landslide which devastated a village.


Myanmar vows to keep to democracy 'road map'

VIENTIANE : Myanmar vowed Friday to keep to its promised "road map" to democracy as Southeast Asian officials here cautiously welcomed the military regime's planned release of thousands of prisoners as a sign of progress.


La Cub preannuncia corteo contro liquidazione e smembramento


Is the bottom line better with or without? With or without? Specsavers, the retail chain of opticians, is putting the finishing touches to an IT refit of its UK operation that has seen it move a third of its applications to open source software.â¦


The six crew members of space shuttle Atlantis strapped into the spacecraft and ran through a practice countdown Friday in preparation for the program's first launch of the year next month.


Maybe it was the flu that hit the Minutemen following last week's win over Saint Joseph's and wiped out practices leading up to the Atlantic 10 tournament. Maybe it was a tough opponent, playing a physical game, or maybe it was just bad karma.


Viewpoint: President Bush reaches into history in defense of the war. But he's at odds with the realities on the ground


Billups Signs 5 - Year Deal With Pistons

Chauncey Billups signed a $60 million, five-year contract Wednesday with the Pistons, returning to the team he helped reach five straight conference finals.


Tough times continue at Sprint Nextel, as the company said Thursday that three of its top executives are on their way out.CFO Paul Saleh, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Tim Kelly, and President of Sales and Distribution Mark Angelino will leave the company on Friday, according to Sprint Nextel. It wasn't clear if the executives were leaving voluntarily or were being let go, and company spokeswoman Leigh Horner said in an e-mail that Sprint Nextel isn't "commenting further or characterizing the nature of these departures."In a press statement, Sprint Nextel President and CEO Dan Hesse thanked the three for their "dedication and contributions" to the company, and wished them luck in future endeavors.Sprint Nextel is looking to replace the departing executives permanently, but in the meantime their duties are being handled by existing executives.William G. Arendt, currently senior vice president and controller of Sprint Nextel, will serve as acting CFO, while John Garcia, currently senior vice president, product development and management, will serve as acting CMO. Paget Alves, currently Sprint Nextel's regional president for sales and distribution, will serve as acting president, sales and distribution. All of these executives will report directly to Hesse.The news of the executive shake-up follows the announcement last week that Sprint would be laying off 4,000 employees and the close 125 of its 1,400 retail outlets due to the net loss of more than 100,000 customers in the fourth quarter of 2007. At the end of the year, Sprint said it had 53.8 million subscribers, including 40.8 million customers of its traditional post-paid service.The company plans to announce its full fourth-quarter results on Feb. 28.While Sprint struggles, rival carrier AT&T seems to be doing better, thanks to its partnership as the exclusive service provider for Apple's iPhone device. AT&T's revenue was up 2.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, largely driven by increases in mobile phone and broadband customers, the company announced Thursday.AT&T saw a net gain of 2.7 million mobile subscribers during the quarter, and most of them came to the company through its iPhone partnership, the company said. Apple said Tuesday it sold 2.3 million iPhones during the quarter.


Crude oil prices fell to the lowest level in four months Tuesday as traders speculated that warm weather and increased refinery output had bolstered US heating-oil supply last week.


Web search services provider Local.com said it  renewed a multi-year contract with Internet media company Yahoo  Inc, which will continue to deliver its sponsored search  results to Local.com.


FOX has never been shy about digging deep in the gutter to spice up its prime-time lineup, but overdramatizing the Major League Baseball playoffs is over the line.


Supreme Court rejects appeal by Enron investors

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by Enron Corp investors seeking to proceed with a $40 billion class-action lawsuit against investment banks that put together financing deals for the energy trader, which collapsed in 2001.


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The San Francisco Giants finally found a way to win a one-run game.


Consumer Electronics: A Threat to the Workplace?

IT security professionals need to take steps to properly manage how employee-owned consumer devices are used in the workplace, analysts warned at Gartner's IT security summit in London this week.


Shorter doctor hours don't affect U.S. deaths

Death rates among elderly U.S. patients have shown little change since the long hours worked by doctors in training were cut in 2003 under a major effort to reduce hospital errors, a study said on Tuesday.


That Mushroom Cloud? Theyâre Just Svejking Around

An art prank  by a Czech collective has highlighted an old Czech tradition of tomfoolery that is a particular matter of national cultural pride.


Buzz bands to watch at South By Southwest

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Among the legions of acts booked for this year's South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival March 14-18 in Austin, here are 10 that people will be talking about.


This is the game, Brigham Young's offense vows, the running game actually will make a positive contribution. "We feel confident," said left tackle Eddie Keele.


Hollinger Int'l. to Pay Out 'Telegraph' Cash as Dividend

CHICAGO Hollinger International said Thursday it will distribute to shareholders $500 million in proceeds from the sale of The Daily Telegraph of London, with the first payout a $227 million special dividend.


Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and 10 others were injured in suicide car bombing Thursday in part of Baghdad where American and Iraqi troops had just conducted a security sweep.


October 17, 2004 -- "The impact of the current surge in oil prices, though noticeable, is likely to prove less consequential to economic growth and inflation than in the 1970s.


As Comcast Puts Its Stamp on the Area, Its CEO Says Houston Will Be a Cutting-Edge Test Market, With HDTV and Big-Screen Quality As Priorities: Getting a Line on Cable's Future

By Brad Hem, Houston Chronicle  Jun. 20--On the day Comcast Corp. put its name on the Houston-area cable market, company CEO Brian Roberts spoke with the Houston Chronicle about the business he grew up with.


European equities markets recovered from early losses to finish a volatile session higher on Wednesday, reflecting a rebound in US equities on Wall Street.


California Senate Panel Rejects Health Coverage Proposal

The vote rejecting Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggerâs proposal was a blow to universal health care coverage in California and possibly to its prospects nationwide.


A baby with makeup on her forehead led to the discovery of a kidnapped Missouri infant and the arrest of a woman who had suffered a miscarriage the day of the abduction, the FBI said.


Landmine ban a success 10 years on, campaigners say

The 1997 ban on landmines has succeeded beyond hopes, but states must follow through with their obligations to clear landmines and assist victims, campaigners said on the treaty's 10th anniversary on Tuesday.


Prince Edward pays tribute to British servicemen killed in the bombing of two troop ships during the Falklands War.


Ross Paule had a hat trick, and the Columbus Crew extended their team-record unbeaten streak to 11 games last night with a 3-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy. The Crew, 4-0-7 since June 26, moved a point ahead of the MetroStars atop the Eastern Conference.


Vitamin E May Ward Off Lou Gehrig's Disease

NEW YORK  - Vitamin E supplements may play  a role in preventing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the  slowly paralyzing condition commonly known as Lou Gehrig's  disease, new research shows.


European FMs stress commitment to end Lebanon crisis

The foreign ministers of France, Italy and Spain on Saturday reiterated their commitment toward ending a long-running political crisis in Lebanon that is blocking the election of a president.


Bank of America to buy Countrywide for $4 billion

Bank of America Corp said on Friday it would buy battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp for $4 billion, a move that could avert one of the biggest collapses in the U.S. housing crisis.


The political impasse over Kosovo's future cannot last much longer without "putting at serious risk" all the United Nations has achieved there, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon cautioned Security Council members Monday.


WRAPUP 1-Open-Top seed Federer next for awesome Agassi

Andre Agassi, Lindsay Davenport and Tim Henman marked an injury-interrupted Labor Day on Monday by marching into the quarter-finals of the US Open.


Stanley Leisure has unveiled a scheme to build a Â£125m casino and leisure complex in Leeds, in a move which could create 1,000 jobs.


Goldman Sachs: New iPhones, Apple TV for 2008

Two new iPhones, including a 3G version, could be part of Apple's plans for next year along with a puzzling rumor about Apple TV, according to the financial giant.


US software firm Adobe sees fourth-quarter profit jump 21% on the back of strong sales.


Daniel Chopra is now breathing the rarefied air of achievement on the PGA Tour, golfâs biggest stage, both on and off the golf course.


Tony Stewart is many things, but the Emily Post of NASCAR etiquette is most certainly not one of them.


Market welcomes white flag in DVD format war

Investors on Monday welcomed Toshiba's signals that it may abandon the HD DVD format, surrendering to rival Sony's Blu-ray in the battle to set the next standard of high-definition DVDs.


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The search giant has started a project to help scientists exchange data sets many terabytes in size.


Ask.com takes local search to higher level in battle with Yahoo, Google

LOS ANGELES  - Scrappy No. 4 search engine Ask.com takes on Yahoo and Google today in the hotly contested area of local search listings, with its new AskCity.com.


Harry Potter casts final spell over fans at book release

"I've had enough trouble for a lifetime"  The wait was finally over for Harry Potter fans Saturday who flooded bookshops worldwide to grab the series finale and find out whether author J.K. Rowling slays or spares the boy wizard. via Raw Story


Blog: comScore says Google search market share rises to 49.7 percent


Man Utd have to work hard to earn a point against a spirited Prague side.


India's Reliance Industries second quarter profit up 39 percent

Reliance Industries Ltd, the petrochemical flagship of India's largest private sector company, said the second quarter net profit jumped 39 percent against a backdrop of surging oil product prices.


One-fifth of teenagers say their friends fake drug use as a result of peer pressure, a report shows.


Nigeria orders Shell to stop restructuring amid job loss fears

The Nigerian state-run oil company NNPC has ordered the Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell to suspend its restructuring amid fears it could lead to job losses, officials said Tuesday.


The two leading Democratic presidential camps have gotten into a nasty row involving Hollywood kingmaker David Geffen. But neither side wins this fight.


McCain, Romney battle in tight Republican race

Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts  Gov. Mitt Romney on Sunday jostled for dominance in a  tightening race for the Republican presidential nomination that  could hinge on competing messages on the Iraq war and the  flagging U.S. economy.


Parigi, 22:57 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: FRANCIA-ITALIA 3-1

La Francia ha battuto l'Italia 3-1 (2-1) in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europei de...


Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Malaysian agriculture officials confirmed Thursday bird flu has been detected in two chickens in the northern state of Kelantan.


Mild U.S. Hurricane Season Defied Predictions

Not a single hurricane hit the Atlantic Coast this season because of a combination of unusual weather conditions, experts say.


At least 66 killed in India-Pakistan train blast

DEEWANA, India  - Two bombs exploded aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that killed at least 66 passengers on Monday in what the Indian government called an "act of terrorism".


Pak successfully test- fires nuclear capable missile Hataf- IV:

[World News]: Islamabad, Dec. 8 : Pakistan successfully test fired Hataf- IV Shaheen-I today. Hataf-IV, Shaheen-I surface to surface missile having a range of 700 kilometers can carry all types of warheads.


An Indian judge rules that cigarette firm ITC does not have to pay a $173m tax demand.


A woman whose dogs fatally mauled a neighbor could get more prison time, after the California Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a trial judge to consider convicting her of second-degree murder rather than involuntary manslaughter.


Small Plane Crash in Mich. Leaves 5 Dead

A small plane crashed Tuesday about one mile from the airport in this northern Michigan town, killing all five people on board, authorities said.


On Baseball: Heavens to Murgatroid: Is This the End for the Mets?

Pedro MartÃnez has served as a catalyst for the rebuilding of the Mets but, now will be unable to participate in the product of his presence in the postseason.


Entertainment companies increasingly turn to virtual worlds as a source for new content.


The pan-European security body wants to send more monitors for the re-run of the Ukrainian election.


In "The Aviator," Martin Scorsese's period drama about Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett channels Katharine Hepburn. But who was Hepburn channeling?


Election Gave Health Sector A Bounce (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Within the health sector, big drug makers and managed care providers got the best post-election bounce last week. But now those segments are on their own again. They must win or lose investors by improving fundamentals, say several mutual fund managers.


In a baseball battle of gold-medal  contenders, Japan banged three home runs to defeat Cuba 6-3  Tuesday, as starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched into the ninth.


When Sen. Barack Obama heads to Africa for a five-nation tour this week, he will take with him a credential no other U.S. senator can claim — and one that may make Africans listen to what he has to say.


Bookmakers have slashed the odds on the possibility of a White Christmas for several parts of the UK.


Ozpetek si racconta ospite a RepubblicaTv

Il regista italo turco ripercorre le tappe del suo percorso artistico e i retroscena del nuovo 'Saturno contro'


Expected Call for Advance Registration of Drug Tests

The debate over the disclosure of clinical drug trials could reach a turning point this week, with editors of influential medical journals expected to call for fundamental changes.


Friendster makes Google its ad and search supplier

Friendster Inc. named Google Inc.  as its exclusive advertising and Web search provider, part of a  plan by the originator of the social network craze to expand  globally, the company said on Tuesday.


Virginia Utility Sells Oil and Gas Operations

Dominion Resources said Monday that it planned to sell the properties to Linn Energy for $2.05 billion in order to focus on power generation and transmission.


Bush, Aides Intervene to Secure Intel Reform Deal

President Bush and top aides are  stepping up pressure on congressional negotiators to reach  agreement this week on post-Sept. 11 reforms of U.S. spy  agencies, officials said on Wednesday.


McCain takes early lead in South Carolina: poll

Republican John McCain holds a 6-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina three days before the state's crucial presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.


Israel threatens to retaliate after two brothers are injured by rockets fired from Gaza by Palestinian militants.


Pakistan's president says he will abide by a court ruling to reinstate the chief justice, a vocal opponent.


Warner Music says EMI offer likely to be in cash

Warner Music Group said on Wednesday any takeover offer for Britain's EMI Group Plc would probably all be in cash, briefly boosting the London-based company's shares.


Many young women with a healthy body size worry about how they look, a BBC survey suggests.


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Another group of investors hit beleaguered mortgage giant Fannie Mae with a lawsuit late Friday, charging the company hurt shareholders by deliberately misrepresenting earnings.


Germany inaugurates a Holocaust museum at Bergen-Belsen, the Nazi camp where Anne Frank died.


It s ironic, that the citizens of a small insignificant state in middle America for one day had literally the greatest amount of influence on the world's future.


Four years in the making, Pixar's story of a family of superheroes breaks new ground in computer animation - but, says director Brad Bird, technology is only part of the story.


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Kosovo tensions simmer through long hot summer

SKOROBISTE, Serbia  - In the sweltering heat of the Balkan summer, the stray dogs cannot even muster a bark as a NATO foot patrol makes its way through the hilltop village of Skorobiste in southwest Kosovo.


Pregnancy Notification Policy Alarms Some Health Experts

A revised regulation that directs Howard County school officials to notify parents when students reveal they are pregnant has drawn criticism from health experts who say it violates a young woman's right to privacy and jeopardizes health care.


'Unkown anomaly' scrubs $85-million US missile test

WASHINGTON - A major test of the US missile defence system has failed. The test was the first in almost two years and it never got off the ground.


A former asylum seeker who exploited immigrant workers is sentenced to seven years for money laundering.


Spy law showdown postponed until next year

Senate Democratic leader says more time is needed to finalize proposed legislation that would make telephone and Internet companies immune to lawsuits alleging illicit spy aid to the feds.


NAPOLI - Maxi operazione anti-camorra: 52 persone fermate

Una massiccia operazione delle forze dell'ordine Ã¨ scattata all'alba alla periferia di Napoli, recente teatro di una cruenta guerra di camorra per il controllo del mercato della droga. Sono cinquantadue le persone sottoposte a fermo nel blitz.


UK Guantanamo Detainees to Be Freed -- Lawyer

All four remaining British detainees in  the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison camp will be released within  weeks, a lawyer acting for two of them told Reuters on Tuesday.


A FILING WITH the Securities and Exchange Commission shows that AMD has extended its existing deal with IBM. According to Investors.


Cavaliers' James leaves game after elbow to eye

CLEVELAND (Ticker) - A day before his 20th birthday, LeBron James was delivered a painful blow. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar forward left Wednesday's game late in the second quarter after being hit near


Cagliari, 18:44 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; JEDA: POSSIAMO SALVARCI

Jeda è pronto a segnare i gol per salvare il Cagliari. "Ringrazio Rimini, società e ci...


Anita Roddick, Body Shop Founder, Dies at 64

The crusading entrepreneur founded the vast Body Shop network of cosmetics stores on principles of ending animal testing and supporting the environment.


A tribal council in a remote Pakistani village ordered a man to walk neck-deep through freezing water for 10 minutes to prove his son was innocent of stealing, officials said.


A former landscape gardener who cut rare maps from atlases at the National Library of Wales is jailed.


Lawmaker Seeks Way to Help Residents When Mobile-Home Parks Are Sold

By Angie Welling Deseret Morning News  With more and more mobile home parks falling victim to expensive real-estate development, a freshman lawmaker is looking for ways to help the displaced residents.  Rep.


Congo officials claim Rwanda troops attacking

Senior Congolese officials charged Tuesday that Rwandan President Paul Kagame had made good on his threat to invade, claiming Rwandan troops had crossed into eastern Congo and were clashing with militias there.


BEIRUT, Lebanon -- The alleged top al-Qaida operative in Lebanon, who was captured last week in a security operation that broke up a terrorist network, died of a heart attack Monday, hospital and security officials said.


China urges the US to act on dollar slide, say yuan must wait

China has turned the tables on the United States, urging Washington to stop the slide of the dollar and restore equilibrium to global currency markets.


'Superman' Reeve Honored at Memorial in New York

Hundreds of friends and family  attended a memorial for Christopher Reeve in New York on  Friday, paying tribute to the "Superman" actor who died this  month after spending the last decade of his life paralyzed .


Envoy threatens UN sanctions resolution over Darfur

UN Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry threatened to introduce a sanctions resolution against Khartoum in the Security Council if it reneges on its commitment to joint African Union-UN peacekeeping in Darfur.


Timbaland, Verizon making mobile music together

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Hitmaking hip-hop producer Timbaland  ("Shock Value") has announced a deal with Verizon Wireless to  make the first "mobile album," which will be exclusively  available to subscribers of V Cast, Verizon's mobile  entertainment service.


Australia grabbed a stranglehold on the second Test against New Zealand in Adelaide after the tourists struggled to 149 for five on the fourth day, chasing 464.


Talks on climate change impact in Africa

Climate change could worsen Africa's struggle to feed itself, but simple steps — a cistern to catch rainwater, a solar panel, or hardier seeds for crops — could help the continent's subsistence farms, specialists and activists said Friday.


American researchers claim to have found convincing evidence that locates the site of the lost kingdom of Atlantis off the coast of Cyprus.


Souness asks fledgling Magpies to deal with football learning ...

NEWCASTLE boss Graeme Souness has urged his young players to take the rough with the smooth after receiving mixed reviews for the conclusion to their UEFA Cup Group D campaign.


Insurance Limits, Costs Keep Migraine Patients From Meds

THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- Insurance restrictions and out-of-pocket costs cause many migraine sufferers to not take medications when needed because they're concerned about running out of the drugs, a new U.S. study contends.


Ditkaâs Impassioned âFix Itâ Sets Hearingâs Tone

After listening to testimony from N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell, some senators warned the league that it needed to fix its own problems or Congress would fix those problems for it.


Irish PM Bertie Ahern is to answer questions in parliament on loans and payments he received in the 1990s.


By Barry Bonds' own humble assessment, this year's Most Valuable Player vote in the National League could have gone any way, could have gone three ways.


Five new Indian gaming compacts completed

SACRAMENTO  Five new Indian gambling agreements expected to be released Wednesday each promise the state up to 25 percent of gaming revenues, although little of the money will be seen for several years.


Congressman Pitches Social Security Deal

A senior House Republican with long experience in Social Security matters outlined legislation Thursday that jettisons two controversial elements in President Bush's plan in an attempt to court Democratic support.


E Palazzo Chigi annuncia: giovedi' il via libera in CdM


Anche scooter (-8,8%) flessione pari a meno 5000 veicoli


Rwandan priest to be tried for alleged role in 1994 genocide

ARUSHA, Tanzania : The landmark trial of a Rwandan Roman Catholic priest accused of supervising the massacre of 2,000 of his Tutsi parishioners during the central African country's 1994 genocide opens at a UN court in Tanzania.


Phelps Seeks More Gold at World Championships

Still riding a wave of euphoria  from the Olympics, Michael Phelps returns to the pool this week  at the world short course swimming championships seeking a  repeat of his six gold medals in Athens.


Astronaut Lisa M. Nowak has been terminated from NASA, officials said today and will return to active duty in the Navy, working with the Chief of Air Training in Corpus Christi, Tex.


The electoral group headed by Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi defends its decision to hand out $100 bills to journalists at a campaign meeting.


Government turns deaf ear to accountants' plea for cap on ...

The government blocked demands for a cap on auditors' liability yesterday, despite intense lobbying from the accountancy profession for reforms to protect the "big four" firms from crippling legal bills.


Deutsche Bank, the German investment bank, has challenged the legitimacy of Russian oil giant Yukos' bankruptcy protection case in court and plans adverts.


New tape from al-Zarqawi urges Iraqi resistance

Terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi appears to be behind a new audio tape, praising resistance across Iraq, and urging rebels in Fallujah to keep fighting US forces.


Eye-Fi to improve Mac support for wireless memory card

After announcing a deal with Lexar last week to distribute its technology, Eye-Fi moved onto Macworld Monday, announcing support for Leopard and Safari.


EU's Incoming Chief Wants to Help in Iraq

European governments should put divisions over Iraq behind them and join in helping the United States restore order there, the European Union's incoming chief executive said in an interview published Friday.


Insurers are counting the cost of Hurricane Charley in Florida, with early damage estimates reaching as high as $14bn (Â£7.6; 11bn euros).


Development Creates Roadblocks for Wildlife

By Backus, Perry  CONDON - Nature in the Swan Valley has unfolded its rich story one footprint at a time for Tom Parker.


MADRID: Real Madrid ended a miserable year on a low note when they lost 1-0 at home to high-flying Sevilla in the Spanish Primera Liga on Wednesday.


Forty-five days and some 13 million downloads after its official release, Mozilla's Firefox browser is showing undeniable momentum--but does it signal the beginning of the end to Microsoft's monopoly over the basic software used to access the Web?


Fred Thompson — veteran actor, former Republican senator — is launching his bid for the presidency Hollywood style.


Redskins romp past Cowboys as Titans make playoffs

The Washington Redskins rolled into  the playoffs with a 27-6 home win over the Dallas Cowboys on  the final day of the regular season on Sunday.


SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The assistant to Notre Dame's president shaved her head to protest Tyrone Willingham's firing as football coach, saying she will remain bald until the Irish win a national championship.


Torino, 13:54 - CALCIO, JUVE; COBOLLI GIGLI: SOGNO DI BATTERE L'INTER

Il presidente della Juventus, Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, confessa la speranza di battere l'Inter: "Il n...


Milano, 14:57 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: CON PALERMO SI PARTE ALLA PARI

Roberto Mancini non vuole lasciare l'Italia per l'Inghilterra: ''Non ho mai detto 'vinco lo scudetto...


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Toshiba said Tuesday that it would begin shipping a 100GB 1.8-inch hard drive in January of next year, leading to speculation that the timing may have something to do with a new iPod that may be launched at the MacWorld 2007 Expo.


Short-Term Ozone Pollution Raises Mortality Risk

When ozone goes up in cities, even for short periods at levels below current regulatory standards, so does the death rate, according to an article in Wednesday's Journal


Sequestrati 1 kg di stupefacente e 2 auto di lusso


Presidente Camera, sicurezza sul lavoro? C'e' molto da fare


Diversified manufacturer 3M Co  reported higher operating earnings Tuesday on growth in its international businesses.


Apple Faces Spotty Shortages of Popular IPods

Spotty shortages abound for Apple Computer Inc.'s wildly popular iPod digital music players amid Wall Street expectations for a doubling in sales of the devices in the holiday quarter, analysts said on Wednesday.


Economy Expands Despite Rising Oil Prices

Surging energy costs drove up U.S.  consumer prices a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent in  October, while industrial output and housing starts rebounded  strongly from the prior month.


I had the Midwest work ethic at a very early age... I learned that I could do really well if I worked really hard.


The Packer family-controlled Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) is investing more than $200 million to set up a joint venture gaming company in Hong Kong.


Study Puts Iraqi Deaths of Civilians at 100,000

An estimated 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq as a direct or indirect consequence of the March 2003 United States-led invasion, according to a new study by a research


Researchers say they may have found out why the obese are more likely to develop asthma.


Billionaire bond guru asks the White House, not Bernanke, to solve mortgage problems.


How is Bush's south-of-the-border swing going, really? A body-language expert searched photos of his visits with Latin American leaders for clues about the man and his mission.


Cambridge SoundWorks gives digital music a spin

Home theater company to help users digitally convert audio CDs and store songs on a DVD or player.


and was usually clad in military camouflage. He was known as the "Jungle Cat" for his ability to. move and disappear in the forests of south India that were his home for decades.


Iran's top national security official urged his Arab neighbors Tuesday to eject the U.S. military from American bases in the region and instead join Tehran in a regional security alliance.


Somali peace talks adjourned after mortar attack

Suspected Islamist rebels fired mortar bombs at the opening ceremony of a Somali peace meeting on Sunday but missed their heavily-guarded target.


Israeli Parliament Approves Key Gaza Evacuation Bill

Israel's parliament on Wednesday  approved compensation for settlers to be evacuated from Gaza,  clearing a big hurdle for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to  cede the occupied territory to Palestinians.


A Princeton University student who argued that his conservative views were not accepted on the campus confessed to fabricating an assault and sending threatening e-mail messages to himself and some friends who shared his views, authorities said Monday.


Business world has mixed reaction to Perez move

The announcement Thursday that William Perez was leaving SC Johnson to take over as CEO of Nike Inc. surprised the business world.


Hilton's real estate secures rich deal price

Blackstone Group's  agreed deal to buy Hilton Hotels Corp.  this week showed that buyout firms will happily layer big premiums on the right target and can still feel confident about debt financing.


A newborn baby dumped into a South African toilet is saved after a night in the pit teeming with maggots.


Some animal movement limits imposed after the outbreak of foot-and-mouth are eased, despite a seventh case being confirmed.


The UN chief says Sudan's leaders could be held personally responsible for the worsening crisis in Darfur.


Grammy-winning jazz producer Joel Dorn dies at 65

Veteran record producer Joel Dorn, who worked with such artists as Roberta Flack, Max Roach and the Neville Brothers, died of a heart attack on Monday in New York. He was 65.


Application developers got several new options last week as Sun Microsystems updated J2SE, Borland upped its CORBA ante, and Compuware announced products that will work with Microsoftâs Visual Studio 2005 toolbox.


End gridlock with two words: âPlay ball!â

WASHINGTON - Normally, any time that President Bush holds one of his rare, full-length news conferences, thatâs the top news event of the day.


"Ratatouille" seen as test of Disney-Pixar deal

Walt Disney Co.'s animated movie  "Ratatouille" opens on Friday against strong competition from  better-known franchise films, drawing early industry skepticism  that it can match its predecessors' success and posing a  challenge for Disney.


A team retracing the route of a group of Victorian Arctic explorers have found parts of their 172-year-old ship.


Bush says no change in plans to visit Beijing Olympics

US President George W. Bush said Thursday he had not changed his plans to attend the Beijing Olympics despite a growing row over the Darfur crisis and China's support for Sudan.


In the latest migration of a  mainstream radio heavyweight to the fledgling satellite  industry, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. SIRI.O on Thursday  named former Viacom Inc. President Mel Karmazin as its chief  executive officer.


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Direttore generale Umberto I contro inchiesta settimanale


Burt Reynolds sued a former girlfriend, alleging that she was threatening to falsely accuse him of abuse if he didn't pay millions of dollars in extortion.


According to Governor Rell's surgeon, the mastectomy/reconstructive surgery was successful and "everything looks very good".


The Dr. Martens company has been slavishly loyal to itself. A new line of shoes and boots this year is meant to attract younger buyers.


Southeast Asia, China, Japan Work to Boost Trade

Southeast Asian economic ministers met  on Saturday with counterparts from powerhouses Japan and China,  and made progress toward liberalizing trade and boosting  business, officials said.


Genova, 17:57 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA; CASSANO: RINATO GRAZIE AI SACRIFICI

Sul sito della Sampdoria Antonio Cassano è voluto intervenire oggi  per chiarire il "segreto"...


Crohn's disease may be caused by the same bacterium that causes a similar intestinal disorder in animals, according to a study published in the medical journal Lancet.


Turkey Says EU 'Homework Done,' Green Light Ahead

Turkey declared it had fulfilled all the political criteria for membership talks with the European Union on Sunday, three days before a recommendation from the EU's executive that will give Ankara a green light.


US Health Insurance Costs Soar, Workers Hit -Study

Health insurance premiums rose five  times faster than U.S. workers' salaries this year, according  to a survey released on Thursday that also showed slippage in  the percentage of American workers covered by employer health  plans.


Exercise: Better Than the Couch, but Not Equal to the Court

The active video games played on the Nintendo Wii console are not a substitute for the real thing, a small study suggests.


Chris Hartjes' Blog: Protecting Your PHP Code

In a new post to his blog, Chris Hartjes, spurred on by an article in the latest edition of php|architect magazine (covering protecting your code), has shared a few opinions starting with a certain paragraph near the end.   To start, I will focus on the paragraph above. What I get out of that is that if only your source was closed and hidden from prying eyes, it would not have bugs in it. Which is, of course, total nonsense. Code has bugs because it's open and they feel safer? There are two kinds of bugs: application bugs (which is the code I would write) and system bugs (in this case, bugs that that appear from PHP itself). I'm sorry, but there is nothing I can do if there is a bug in PHP that causes my application to crash except to point this bug out to the people who have the ability to fix it.   He goes on to talk more about how protection like this (the article talks about using the IonCube Encoder) will not stop someone if they're really determine to get at the code underneath the encryption. His only suggestion is to make an application good enough that people wouldn't want to try to steal it as much and would rather pay for their version.   Encode your stuff if you want, but be aware that the minute you choose to do that you are telling your customers "I don't trust you" and I have a hard time understanding a business model that assumes people are going to want to steal the stuff you sell.


Jazz singer/pianist Norah Jones' first album in three years opened at No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday, but its first-week sales were less than half those of its predecessor, according to Billboard.


CanWest Global earns $62M for Q4, compared with $45M loss last ...

WINNIPEG (CP) - Special gains from the sale of international assets helped CanWest Global Communications Corp. post a solid profit in the fourth quarter, reversing a big loss last year.


Attack code posted for Microsoft Works bug

Just one day after Microsoft issued a massive set of security patches for its software, hackers have begun posting code showing how to exploit one of the flaws.The proof-of-concept code, posted Wednesday to the Milw0rm Web site, exploits a bug in the Microsoft Works file converter software that is part of Office 2003 and can be used to run unauthorized software on a victim's computer.The flaw also affects Works 8 and Works Suite 2005. To fall prey to the attack, a victim would first have to open a malicious Works attachment.Hackers have uncovered many of these file-format bugs in recent years, and they are generally not used in widespread attacks. In fact, security vendor Symantec predicts that we'll see fewer of these attacks in the months ahead as online criminals increasingly rely on browser bugs to do their dirty work."The bad guys, they're looking for different ways to trick people," said Wayne Periman, director of development with Symantec Security Response. "The popular method of choice is to exploit plugins in browsers right now."Still, Periman expects criminals to try out this latest attack code. "It's so simple," he said. "All you have to do is get someone to open the document."As of Wednesday, Symantec had not seen any signs of attackers taking advantage of any of the flaws that Microsoft fixed this week.The software vendor released 11 sets of patches this week, fixing 17 flaws in its products, but this is the first exploit code to pop up following Tuesday's updates. A second program exploiting one of these vulnerabilities -- this one in an ActiveX control used by the Visual FoxPro database -- was posted to Milw0rm in September, months before Microsoft patched the issue.


US military reports first casualties in Fallujah offensive

Two Marines were killed early Monday in Fallujah, the US military said, making them the first casualties in the American-led offensive to retake the insurgent-held city.


Camera phone technology brings quick arrest of robbery suspect

NASHVILLE, Tenn. A camera phone -- and its quick-thinking owner -- are being credited with solving a robbery. The victim is a limo driver who was washing his car in Nashville, Tennessee, today.


Roma, 15:54 - CALCIO, SACCHI: TROPPI IMPEGNI, C'E' RISCHIO DOPING

- Arrigo Sacchi non si stanca di ripetere il suo grido d'allarme: troppe partite provocano un peggi...


When LeBron James shot two airballs on a single possession in the first quarter, it was a sign of things to come. Richard Hamilton scored 21 and the Pistons almost held


CA Inc. Posts Narrower Loss, but Expects âHead Windsâ

SAN FRANCISCO, May 23  â The business software maker CA Inc. predicted fiscal 2008 results below average Wall Street targets, sending its shares down more than 6 percent on Wednesday.


Bush, Kerry clash over Iraq in first debate

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed at length over the war in Iraq Thursday night with Bush maintaining that Iraq is an integral battleground


U.S. expects N.Korea to shut reactor in 3 weeks

The United States expects North Korea to shut down the reactor at the heart of its atomic arms development within about three weeks, top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said on Saturday.


Golden Palace Casino eats Britney sarnie

God preserve us Online gambling outfit Golden Palace Casino has confirmed its status as the world's leading consumer of eBay tat by securing the half-eaten Britney Spears egg salad sandwich for a modest $520.â¦


Apple, Cisco Extend Talks on iPhone Deal

Companies push back a deadline in the their trademark fight in hopes of achieving a settlement.


A Warhol Surfaces and Is Headed for Court

An Andy Warhol painting that a man tried to consign to Christieâs auction house turned out to be listed as stolen.


Pedro Martinez's night started bad, and it simply got worse. The New York Mets ace tweaked his calf during warmups, got roughed up for six runs and left his terrible outing against Philadelphia after getting only three outs.


"Family Guy" movie possible, MacFarlane says

The team behind Fox's hit  animated show "Family Guy" has been considering a "Family Guy"  movie down the line, creator Seth MacFarlane told The Hollywood  Reporter.


Colonia, 22:44 - CALCIO, GERMANIA-ROMANIA 3-1 IN AMICHEVOLE

La Germania ha battuto la Romania 3-1 (1-1) in amichevole. In gol Schneider (42), Odonkor (65) e Pod...


The 67-year-old retired print technician doesn't make enough in Social Security to cover prescription drugs for his stomach ulcer and his wife, Delores' bone density problems.


NASA Space Station Status Report 11 October 2004

The 10th crew of the International Space Station is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Oct. 13 at 11:06 pm EDT for a six-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory.


Police charge a man and a 17-year-old youth with murder after a man's body was found in a house.


Mortgage crisis to hurt online ads- analysts

Analysts are trimming online ad spending forecasts in light of U.S. mortgage crisis, but say search marketing will be least affected.


Micron Strikes Deal With US in Price Fixing Probe

Micron Technology Inc., the world's No. 2 maker of computer-memory chips, struck a deal with the US Justice Department to shield it from sanctions after a probe found some employees engaged in price fixing.


Experts say they have paved the way for tiny supercomputers which could fit in the palm of the hand.


"Messengers" wins box office on Super Bowl weekend

Horror movie "The Messengers" opened at No. 1 in the weekend box office in North America as Sony Pictures scored again in its Super Bowl counterprogramming strategy, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.


Scientists Create Electronic Eye for the Blind

Japanese scientists say they have created an electronic eye that would help blind people cross the street safely. The device, a tiny camera mounted to a pair of eyeglasses, can detect the existence and location


The Mono Project: You Might Expect the Unexpected

Back in February, Ralph Green asked me to speak at the North Texas Linux Users' Group. I discussed Linux administration and then took questions. Some one in the audience asked me about Mono. I gave a cavalier answer having a bias against it. Then someone else in the audience said that I needed to get my facts straight.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed scepticism Friday that talks between Iran and the European Union would produce any commitment from Tehran on suspending uranium enrichment.


Former PM speaks of struggle to adjust to normal life after a decade inside the Downing Street cocoon.


As the U.S. transitions to digital over-the-air TV broadcasts, a coalition plans an educational campaign.


Short-term interest-rate futures contracts traded at the Chicago Board of Trade now reflect increased odds the central bank will raise US interest rates at each of its next few meetings, including on Nov. 10 and at the final meeting of the year on Dec.


Hazare reminisces the legend of Keith Miller

Vadodara: Nonagenarian former India skipper Vijay Hazare described great Australian all-rounder Keith Miller, who passed away today at Melbourne aged 84, as "a great all-rounder and a very good but unpredictable bowler".


The VA is ordering its 1,400 hospitals and clinics to report on the quality of their facilities to determine if squalid conditions found at Walter Reed exist elsewhere.


Surrender of hijackers ends eighteen-hour ordeal of bus passengers ...

Two armed men who hijacked a busload of hostages at gunpoint in the outskirts of Athens and demanded â¬1m (Â£690,000) ransom surrendered last night.


Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason - Renee and Hugh talk pants ...

Academy Award winner Renee Zellweger (Cold Mountain) returns to the screens as Bridget Jones in a film directed by Beeban Kidron. Starring Hugh Grant (About A Boy) and Colin Firth (Love Actually), BRIDGET


Andy Roddick overcame some frustrating moments before advancing to the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday with 6-3, 7-6 (8), 6-1 win over German qualifier Philipp Kohlschreiber.


Royal unveils 100 ideas "to make France strong"

Socialist candidate Segolene  Royal, trailing in opinion polls and struggling to kick-start  her presidential campaign, unveiled 100 proposals on Sunday  that she said would make France a stronger, fairer place.


A crowded passenger boat sank in eastern Indonesia, killing 15 people and leaving six others missing, a transport official said Friday.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office has announced that he and his wife, Cecilia, plan to divorce. Some other government leaders and heads of state who separated or divorced while in power.


Philippines' Arroyo a political survivor

They call her tough, clever, opportunistic or just plain lucky, but her opponents know better than to underestimate Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who is carving out a reputation as a true political survivor.


Hospital will continue to use incinerator

The incinerator at Memorial Hospital in Belleville meets all state and federal guidelines and will continue to operate for now, a hospital spokesman said on Monday.


Tina Charles scores a career-high 34 points and grabs 17 rebounds, leading third-ranked Connecticut to its 11th consecutive victory, 81-67 over host South Florida.


Rains battered portions of flood-ravaged southern Africa Thursday, killing at least three people in Malawi and forcing Zambia to declare a national disaster.


Terrorismo, capo polizia GB: sventato attacco stile Madrid

Un attacco terroristico "in stile Madrid" Ã¨ stato sventato a Londra: lo ha detto oggi John Stevens, il capo di Scotland Yard, ribadendo che nella capitale del Regno Unito il rischio attentati resta alto.


Cell phones and virtual worlds morphing shopper ways

Virtual worlds, mobile coupons and  bar-code readers on cell phones are the next technology wave  that U.S. chain stores must ride if they hope to stay  competitive in the fast-changing world of global retail.


Just for Men Just Right for Former Stars

Just for Menâs commercial with Keith Hernandez and Walt Frazier as barside analysts of Miss Hottieâs brush-off of poor Mr. Graybeard is still running after nearly five and a half years.


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Medical devices maker Cyberonics Inc.  CYBX.O on Monday said it received a warning letter from the  U.S. Food and Drug Administration saying the company's   response to issues involving manufacturing practices at its  Houston operations has been insufficient.


Greek pride was dealt another blow  Friday when one of their athletes failed a drugs test at the  Olympics just 48 hours after its two top sprinters pulled out  of the Games in a doping scandal.


Togo Removes Obstacles to New Leader's Rule

Togo's parliament on Sunday elected the  son of late President Gnassingbe Eyadema as head of the  national assembly, a move which allows him to rule the former  French colony unchallenged until June 2008.


Travel Bug: Identified Flying Objects Over Phoenix

Private-jet schedulers say their seeing record bookings for Super Bowl weekend flights, and that an epic traffic jam could ensue in the skies.


Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as "Chemical Ali", will be the first of Saddam Hussein's top deputies to face trial, Iraq's defence minister has said.


A group of Sri Lankans who paid to work in the Gulf were duped into travelling to Iraq, an aid agency says.


President Bush to Visit Storm-Hit States

President George W Bush was today visiting hurricane-stricken Florida and Alabama - the third such visit to Florida â-s Hurricane Ivan victims faced another day of digging through debris for their belongings and waiting hours in queues for food and


Arun Gandhi Quits Peace Institute in Flap Over Blog Posting

The grandson of Indian spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi resigned yesterday as president of the board of a conflict resolution institute after writing an online essay on a Washington Post blog calling Jews and Israel "the biggest players" in a global culture of violence.


New VMware Fusion for Mac lets Windows apps run on the Mac OS; free VMware Player 2 runs virtual appliances on Windows or Linux.


Russia aims for new far east space launch pad by 2020

The head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos said on Friday he hoped a new spacecraft launch site would be built in the Russian far east by 2020 to supplement the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.


Yahoo! Building Desktop Search, More Personalization

Portal player Yahoo! will compete with Google and MSN in the desktop search arena, CEO Terry Semel told an audience at a Morgan Stanley investor conference.


Osaka, 15:33 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI; 100 DONNE: CAMPBELL VINCE AL FOTOFINISH

Ã Veronica Campbell la nuova campionessa mondiale nei 100 metri femminili. La giamaicana ha vinto la...


Novelties: Learning From a Native Speaker, Without Leaving Home

If you canât manage a trip abroad to learn a foreign language, the Internet and a broadband computer connection may do the job, too.


Referee Suspended in German Soccer Scandal

The referee who took bribes to fix games was suspended by the German Soccer Federation on Thursday in the country's worst corruption scandal in the sport in more than 30 years.


Life & style: Menswear shows: big-name companies struggle to stay in style without their founding fathers.


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UN to keep staff in Algeria after attack

The U.N. chief vowed Wednesday to keep United Nations staff in Algeria, saying the bombing of its offices in the north African nation will not deter the world body from helping people in need.


Woolworths says to supply Asda with CDs and DVDs

Britain's Woolworths Group Plc  said on Friday it was to supply U.S. Wal-Mart Stores Inc's  British supermarket chain Asda with CDs, video games, and selected elements of Asda's DVD range.


Monito a Iran, 'Teheran non provochi in stretto Hormuz'


American Express to Eliminate 2,000 Jobs

American Express Co. said Friday that it is eliminating about 2,000 jobs in a restructuring that will cost $100 million to $120 million in the fourth quarter before taxes, and is designed to save the financial


U.S. retailers kicked off the annual  post-Christmas selling frenzy on Sunday, hoping that shoppers  would flood stores to search for bargains or redeem gift cards  and give profits a shot in the arm.


Russia could use nuclear arms pre-emptively: general

Russia's armed forces chief said on  Saturday Moscow could use nuclear arms pre-emptively if under  serious threat, his comments marking no change in defense  policy but underlining a renewed military confidence.


An explosion in a public market in the southern Philippines on Sunday killed at least 11 people and injured nearly 30 others, police said.


S.African consumer confidence drops 11 percent: survey

Consumer confidence in South Africa has dropped by 11 percent in the past year but still remains above 80 percent, a new survey released on Thursday said.


Fukuda off to Davos with focus on climate change

Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda left Friday for the Swiss resort of Davos where he will push initiatives on climate change and the shaky global economy at the World Economic Forum.


Tokyo, 10:10 - TENNIS, WTA TOKYO: RISULTATI

Risultati del primo turno del torneo Wta di Tokyo (montepremi 175.000 dollari).


ARC International Named Among UK's "Fast 50" Growth Companies in Annual Deloitte Rankings

ARC International (LSE: ARK) today announced that it has been recognized in Deloitte's annual "Technology Fast 50 Awards" rankings as one of the United Kingdom's fastest growing high-technology companies.


It's political pageantry time in China's capital once again. The annual meeting of China's National People's Congress opened on Mar. 5 in Beijing's cavernous Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square.


Roman women' beauty skin cream secrets revealed:

[Health India]: London, Nov 4 : Cosmetic face cream used by fashionable Roman women was discovered at an ongoing archaeological dig in London, in a metal container, complete with the lid and contents.


Londra. Il governo di Londra ha dato il via libera al ridispiegamento di 650 militari britannici in Iraq, come richiesto dai comandanti americani. A essere trasferito sara' il reggimento scozzese del Black


Europe needs convincing that Nato's Afghan mission is part of a wider war on terror, says the US defence secretary.


NBA ROUNDUP Sonics Top Toronto To Win 9th Straight

Rashard Lewis scored 27 points and Ray Allen had 24 last night to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to their ninth straight victory, 101-94 over the host Toronto Raptors.


Hain resumes peace push after Northern Ireland elections

Talks on the next vital phase of the Northern Ireland peace process were under way yesterday even before counting had concluded in the elections for the revived Belfast Assembly.Comment


Nextel and Verizon Settle Legal Disputes

Nextel Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless are settling all legal disputes between them, removing a key challenge to a federal decision to clear up interference between cell phones and emergency response


IRAQ: FRATTINI, MEDIAMO PER LIBERAZIONE ALTRO OSTAGGIO

ROMA - C'e' ancora un ostaggio da liberare, e anche una salma, quella di Enzo Baldoni, da restituire alla sua famiglia: il lavoro di mediazione in Iraq ''non e' finito". Lo ha assicurato il ministro degli


Rumsfeld Cautions on Intelligence Reform

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld struck a cautious tone Tuesday on the need for a national intelligence director, saying any changes should not create new barriers between war fighters and agencies that collect intelligence...


U.S. share markets are expected to open  firmer on Friday, rebounding from multi-week lows ahead of the  holiday weekend and next week's earnings deluge.


Long-term Perry Preschool study reviewed

Low-income children who receive a high-quality preschool education are more likely to graduate from high school, commit fewer crimes and earn more than children who don't, a new study suggests.


For five drivers and a multitude of fans, NASCAR's biggest race has moved to the southern edge of this state. In the inaugural year of the Chase for the Nextel Cup - a 10-race, bunched-together-by-points playoff


A new study suggests consumers save billions of dollars by shopping on eBay auctions.


Iraqâs interim prime minister publicly blamed US-led forces Tuesday for âgross negligenceâ that led to the Saturday massacre of as many as 51 American-trained Iraqi soldiers.


US stand-up comedian Richard Jeni dies of gunshot wounds in a suspected suicide in Los Angeles.


Growing evidence suggests that George W. Bush abruptly left his Texas Air National Guard unit in 1972 for substantive reasons pertaining to his inability to continue piloting a fighter jet.


O.J. Simpson says he went into a casino hotel room only to retrieve memorabilia that he felt was stolen from him. But police are investigating it as an armed robbery and named the fallen football star as a suspect Friday in yet another surprising chapter to his legal saga.


Amato propone sequestro auto per pirati,Di Pietro il carcere


President George W. Bush and Democratic Senator John Kerry are set to meet in a final debate that could give one of the White House rivals


Update 1: US Dollar Down Slightly Against Euro

The dollar was marginally down against the euro and slightly higher against the yen Tuesday as the market awaited new US trade data and a US Federal Reserve meeting at which the central bank was expected to raise interest rates a quarter point.


Google Inc., the Web search engine, on  Wednesday slashed the price range on its eagerly awaited  initial public offering to between $85 and $95 per share from  $108 to $135 per share.


Ashton Kutcher is considering starring in "Random Acts of Kindness," a drama about a suicidal young man rescued by a reclusive novelist who inspires him to find his way in life.


Texas state Web site leaks sensitive information

(InfoWorld) - Troy Aikman may not be happy about it, but the State of Texas has made his address and social security number available via the Internet. Sensitive information on Aikman, formerly a star quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys, and thousands of others is available on the Texas Secretary of State's SOSDirect Web site, according to Steven Peisner, the president of fraud prevention vendor Sellitsafe, who has provided IDG News Service with a half-dozen examples of social security numbers he was able to obtain from the site. As government pushes more and more documents online, Texas is one of many state and local governments across the U.S. that is now struggling to remove sensitive information so that it cannot be misused by criminals. Peisner found social security numbers on tax liens and on loan agreement notifications filed with the state, called Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) financing statements. Texas has been automatically removing sensitive information from all documents filed with SOSDirect since June 2005, and the state is now in the process of redacting this information from earlier filings, said Scott Haywood, a spokesman with the Office of the Texas Secretary of State. But residents whose social security numbers are posted on SOSDirect need to contact the Secretary of State's office directly in order to have them removed right away, he added. That's not good enough for Peisner. "It's pretty cheap to do that... to make someone send in a request," he said. "There are literally hundreds of thousands of documents where social security numbers [are exposed]." He thought that Texas should follow the lead of states like California andÂ Colorado, which shut down access to their UCC databases earlier this year when privacy advocates notified them that they could be misused by identity thieves. Users must submit a credit card number in order to search the Texas database, but Peisner said that lax security makes that barrier meaningless to most hackers. He said he was able to get access to information using a fake name and without providing the three-digit security code listed on the back of most cards. He believes that criminals could obtain information from the site using phony credit card numbers. Peisner said he spoke with staffers at the Texas Secretary of State's office of his concerns last week, but to no avail. "You would think if somebody called up and said that this Web site has a hole so big that you could drive the Spruce Goose through it, that they would take it down." One privacy advocate agreed with Peisner. A name and social security number is all that criminals need to set up a phony credit card application, said Beth Givens, director of Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. "They need to immediately take action and take that Web site offline and in some other way remove or redact [the information]," she said. But according to Haywood, the Texas Secretary of State is required to make the documents available under state public information laws. "Obviously our office is committed to trying to protect personal information in accordance with the law," he said. "But we also have a responsibility to post public information that has been submitted to our office. So we're balancing those responsibilities." Ironically, Texas has recently gone after pawn shops and check-cashing operations in the state for throwing out sensitive data in public dumpsters. The state should take a good look at its own data retention practices, Peisner said. "It's extremely hypocritical. They're talking about information that might not have been properly destroyed or shredded that was in a garbage bag... when there are thousands and possibly hundreds of thousands of citizens whose information is easily available on the Web, where you don't have to go into a garbage dump and get your hands dirty." Â


Robert Redford encourages film-makers to "speak their minds" at the opening of this year's Sundance Film Festival.


Agency Running Social Security to Push Change

The Social Security Administration is preparing a major public relations campaign to market the idea that Social Security faces dire financial problems requiring immediate action and private accounts.


Its name is Avenida Insurgentes -- Insurgents Avenue, in honor of the rebel fighters who wrested independence from Spain in 1810. But it might as well be called the Insurgents Circus.


The days when Dale Earnhardt Jr. could walk down the street in New York City without being recognized are long gone. And that's just fine with the NASCAR star.


No glitz as Hollywood awaits Globes amid strike

Hollywood on Sunday awaited the  strike-plagued Golden Globe Awards at a drab news conference to  announce winners, rather than the usual star-filled gala.


Berlusconi's Coalition Allies Support His Tax Cut Proposals to Aid Economy

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won support from his allies for about $7.7 billion in income-tax cuts aimed at helping the economy and improving his chances of getting re- elected in 2006.


By Trevor Mason and Chris Moncrieff, Political Staff, PA News. The Ulster Defence Association was warned by the Government today that it must âlive upâ to commitments it gave on ending military activity.


GE, Microsoft discussed Dow Jones bid: report

General Electric Co.  and Microsoft Corp.  discussed joining forces for a competing bid for Dow Jones & Co.  in recent weeks, but the idea was abandoned, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.


NetSuite launches its IPO, with the highly anticipated offering soaring 15 percent in early morning trading, only to fall back to earth. Rocket ride anyone?


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Palestine TV: Abbas Says He's Nearing Cease-Fire

Palestine Television quoted President  Mahmoud Abbas as saying in an interview Sunday that he is very  close to clinching an agreement with militants on halting  attacks on Israelis.


Spanish newspapers condemn the latest bombings by Eta Basque separatists across Spain.


ST. LOUIS Â· For all the commotion the Cardinals generated with the bats this season, the Astros entered the National League Championship Series believing they matched up offensively.


The Dow Jones share index tumbles more than 360 points, amid concerns over the state of the economy.


Spain Asks Swiss to Extradite Bomb Plot Suspect

Spain is seeking the extradition from Switzerland of the suspected leader of a Muslim cell police believe was planning a truck bomb attack in central Madrid.


Spain's parliament begins debating a law to grant reparations to victims of Gen Franco's dictatorship.


Blair aims to get Bush to focus on Mideast

LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair will seek this week to use his support for President Bush in Iraq as a lever for greater US commitment to the quest for peace in the Middle East.


Actress Sienna Miller says she and fiancÃ© Jude Law have no plans to marry in the near future.


Movie Studios Lose In Case Against File-Sharing Apps

The decision is likely to force the industry to take the more costly and less-popular route of going directly after file-swappers.


Jerious Norwood rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as the Mississippi State Bulldogs upset the 19th-ranked Florida Gators, 38-31.


Royal Bank of Scotland in talks with Chinese trust: report

British banking giant Royal Bank of Scotland is in talks to buy 19.9 percent of Suzhou Trust in China, its latest attempt to ramp up its position in the Chinese market, state media said Wednesday.


U.S. Military Worried by Afghan Infighting in West

The U.S. military said Monday it was  ready to help the Afghan government quell factional infighting  in western Afghanistan, where 21 people died in clashes at the  weekend.


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What Colts accomplished was no mean feat

Welcome to the No-Maintenance Super Bowl. There were no media brush fires to extinguish, unless you count Tank Johnson. No supposed humanitarians got busted the night before the game. No one called out anyone. It was a weeklong display of mutual respect and kissy-kissy tributes from one side to the other.


Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali", is set to reappear in court in Baghdad.


Ispirato ai testi di Chechov il nuovo spettacolo a Milano


November Wholesale Inventories Up 1.1 Pct

Inventories at U.S. wholesalers climbed a steeper-than-expected 1.1 percent in November as stocks increased across a wide variety of categories, including cars and computers, a government report showed on Monday.


Hundreds of US fighter aces reassigned as drone pilots

Rise of the machines The recent surge in use of remotely-controlled robot aircraft by US forces for the Wars on Stuff has meant that substantial numbers of American pilots are now being pulled off normal flight status and assigned to drone-driving duty, according to reports.â¦


Lonard Targets Australian Golf's Grand Slam After PGA Win

Peter Lonard will this week try to become the first player to complete a season sweep of Australian golf's three major titles after winning the PGA Championship yesterday.


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Robin Hood actually Welsh, says American

You've come to Caerdydd once too often, Bran ap Brychan! A US historian has upset the good burghers of Nottingham by claiming Robin Hood was actually Welsh, the Evening Standard reports.â¦


U.S. to check safety of imported Chinese seafood

The U.S Food and Drug Administration  said on Thursday it will detain imports of Chinese farm-raised  catfish, shrimp and other seafood to make sure the shipments  are free from harmful residues.


Republican McCain edges into Florida lead: poll

Republican John McCain opened a narrow lead on rival Mitt Romney ahead of a critical Florida primary after picking up the endorsement of Gov. Charlie Crist, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.


More foul weather looms as storm-hit Carlisle mops up

The northwest of England braced for more brutal weather after three people were killed, and more than 1,000 homes flooded, over the weekend in one of the worst winter storms in decades.


US Supreme Court stops execution of mentally disabled man

The US Supreme Court stopped an execution because a Texas jury had not taken into account a convicted murderer's low intelligence, as well his age at the time of the killing.


At least 20 people were killed in three bomb blasts Saturday in northeastern India, CNN reported. Besides the 20 dead, about 65 people were injured in the explosions, one of


Beatles for sale: rappers, brands turn to Fab Four

NEW YORK/LONDON (Billboard) - It's perfectly legal, but it will still seem to some listeners like the sound of someone making off with England's crown jewels.


Health watchdogs have named 25 UK hospitals which have bought potentially contaminated body parts allegedly stolen in the US.


Microsoft Corp. and Eolas Technologies Inc. have settled their long-running legal battle, according to a letter sent to Eolas shareholders.


Iraqi girl owes her life to Italian hostage

Report Simona Torretta helped Iraqi teenager go to Italy to get treated for leukemia in a Rome hospital. ROME - An Iraqi teenager who was treated for leukemia in a Rome hospital owes her life to aid worker


Exodus from Ivory Coast as foreigners, citizens flee violence

ABIDJAN : An exodus from Ivory Coast began as France sent planes to evacuate nationals while thousands of Ivorians fled across the borders to escape violence that has claimed a reported 145 lives.


Ancient Cave Clues Point to Future Drought ; Climate Turned Dry Under Conditions Similar to Those Predicted By Warming

By JOHN FLECK Journal Staff Writer  Pink Panther Cave seems an odd place to study the vagaries of New Mexico drought. Deep beneath the Guadalupe Mountains in southern New Mexico, the temperature sits reliably in the low 50s, day in, day out, winter, summer.


European Union regulators will decide before November whether to clear Google Inc.'s $3.1 billion takeover bid for online ad tracker DoubleClick or study the issue further.


At a time when the nation's savings rate is abysmal, the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Public Debt has decided to lower the annual amount of U.S. savings bonds that an individual can purchase in paper and electronic form.


Little League World Series: Homer in Extra Innings Gives Georgia Little League Title, 3-2 Over Japan

Warner Robins, Ga., won the Little League World Series championship on Sunday, the third consecutive title for the United States.


England will bid to bounce back from a poor start to the Ashes when the second Test starts in Adelaide on Friday.


Northwestern ends 33 years of frustration with victory over ...

It was bad enough when Northwestern receiver Mark Philmore said Ohio State was no better than the Wildcats, conveniently overlooking all that tradition and those four national titles.


Rove the Republican 'brain' earns Democrat fear and loathing

Karl Rove, the Republican most feared by Democrats and the reputed mastermind of President George W. Bush's election success, is the subject of a new film which depicts him as a modern-day Machiavelli.


How much influence do the super-rich really have over the presidential election?


The British Broadcasting Corp. said Friday it has signed a deal with Google Inc.'s YouTube that will allow the popular Web site to show excerpts of the broadcaster's news and entertainment programs.


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You Can Say Too Much Without Even Speaking

Be mindful of your body language in a job interview. Here are four tips to avoid a blunder that could send the wrong message.


Fired-up US union leader lambasts Bush at British workers' conference

The leader of the main US firefighters' union rallied behind Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry ahead of November elections, saying it was the right time for George W. Bush to be voted out.


Baseball commissioner Bud Selig had surgery Monday to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead.


GONAIVES, Haiti - The death toll across Haiti from the weekend deluges brought by Tropical Storm Jeanne rose to more than 700 Tuesday, with about 600 of them in Gonaives, and officials said they expected to find more dead and estimated tens of thousands of people were homeless.    Waterlines up to 10 feet high on Gonaives' buildings marked the worst of the storm that sent water gushing down denuded hills, destroying homes and crops in the Artibonite region that is Haiti's breadbasket...


Eritrea risks US sanctions over religious rights

afrol News, 16 September - Eritrea was listed as one of eight countries worldwide on a US government blacklist of "countries of particular concern" regarding the situation of religious freedom.


Iraq Grabs 42 Foreign Fighters in Samarra -Minister

Iraqi forces have captured 42 suspected  foreign fighters in a sweep in the rebel stronghold of Samarra,  Iraqi Defense Minister Hazim al-Shalaan said on Monday.


HFC bank is fined Â£1m for failings over payment protection insurance, the City regulator says.


Joe Cole's strike maintained Chelsea's perfect start to the season but it was no easy ride in their 1-0 win at Birmingham City.


PAN-EUROPEAN stock exchange Euronext is planning a rival bid for the London Stock Exchange, it was reported yesterday. The Paris-based Bourse this week intends unveiling plans drawn up for a cash bid, several Sunday newspapers reported.


Fears of a US slowdown amid mortgage market woes prompt a share slump in Europe and Asia and jitters on Wall Street.


John Thompson III clutched a white towel in his hand as he sat in the bleachers of Georgetown's gym. "Much like my Pops, I sweat a lot," Thompson said with a laugh. Like father, like son. At least in some ways. Same name. Same standards. And a white towel, just like the ones "Pops" wore on his shoulder for 27 years as the Hoyas' coach.


Operazione della GdF partita da Bari, 20 persone denunciate


ABC News 3 US Marines Killed in Fallujah Battle

A man argues with a US and Iraqi soldiers as he waits to be allowed to enter Fallujah on the city limits Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004 as first of the town's 300,000 residents who fled last month's US lead offensive started returning.


World's tallest bridge is inaugurated in France

A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world was inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac in southern France -- a spectacular feat of engineering that will carry motorists at 270 metres (885 feet) above the valley of the river Tarn.


A modern timeline of Mount St. Helens shows events leading up to the 1980 eruption, then the days leading up to the much smaller steam eruption Friday.


Standard Medicare Premium Will Rise 3.1% Next Year

The standard Medicare premium will rise to $96.40 a month next year, an increase of $2.90 a month. The 3.1 percent increase is the smallest since 1999-2000.


Google questions need for Google Answers

Google has decided to pull the plug on Google Answers, which allowed people to pose questions that researchers answered for a fee.


Less than one-quarter of the flu vaccine the state ordered for babies, toddlers and older children with serious health conditions has arrived so far, prompting concern about whether enough will be available to fully vaccinate the estimated 280,000


At Least 10 Iraqis Killed as Bomber Hits US Convoy

At least 10 Iraqis were killed and three United States soldiers were wounded north of Baghdad today as a suicide bomber rammed an American convoy, the military and hospital officials reported.


Plenty of Floridians were letting their frayed nerves show yesterday as hurricane Frances roared through the Bahamas and on toward the Sunshine State's Atlantic coast -- but not sun-blasted retiree Larry Taylor.


PeopleSoft customers: Where do we go from here?

It looks like Oracle/PeopleSoft is a done deal. But why would Larry Ellison spend $10.3 billion for overlapping technology? For me, the answer comes in two parts.


Drilling Down: Up Next: A Real Tally of Couch Potatoes

For the first time, Nielsen will release long-awaited ratings that tell ad buyers exactly how many people are watching their commercials.


Florida Will Play Ohio State for National Title

The University of Florida jumped to No. 2 in the Bowl Championship Series standings from No. 4 on Sunday.


Tracy McGrady scored 31 points and dished out seven assists and Yao Ming added 27 points as the Houston Rockets routed the Golden State Warriors 118-90 on Tuesday night.


A car bomb in central Pakistan has killed at least 39 people and injured dozens others, in what what appears to be part of rivalry between militant Muslim sects.


Jury Awards $60M to Paralyzed Girl's Kin

A jury awarded $60 million Tuesday to the family of a girl paralyzed in a car wreck caused by a drunken football fan.


Insurgents launch attacks against police stations in Anbar ...

Insurgents launched deadly attacks Sunday against police stations in western Anbar province for the second day in a row, killing at least 22 people, police and hospital officials said.


Home Prices Fall for 10th Straight Month

The decline accelerated and spread to more regions of the country in October, according to a series of reports.


Grameen outsources open-source development to India

Group seeks to promote development through microfinance, using open-source software.


Italian, Egyptian Hostages in Iraq Released

Two female Italian hostages seized in Baghdad three weeks ago along with two Iraqi colleagues were released on Tuesday and are safe and well, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.


Shares in Reliance Power fall 17% on their first day of trading in India's biggest stock market flotation.


Insurance losses from Ivan to come in between $4 billion and $10 ...

Insured losses in the United States from Hurricane Ivan are expected to hit $4 billion to $10 billion US, analysts estimated on Thursday.


Microsoft: Linux may mean price cuts, fewer sales

Microsoft has filed a report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission warning that 2005 could be challenging, as Linux continues to steal business and PC sales remain sluggish.


India ; Martyn's 114 gives Australia control on Day 1

India News, Nagpur,Damien Martyn Tuesday cracked his career's ninth Test century to put Australia in a strong position against India on the first day of the third Test at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) ground here.


Opinion: The real meaning behind Cisco's WiMax play

Cisco's purchase of WiMax startup Navini Networks was seen as legitimizing the wireless broadband technology, but Columnist Craig Mathias views the acquisition as a move by Cisco to profit from a high-growth opportunity.


NY Court Says Anti-Bush Protesters Can't Use Park

A judge on Wednesday denied anti-Bush  protesters permission to rally in Central Park on the eve of  the Republican National Convention, leaving open the question  of where possibly hundreds of thousands of demonstrators will  go after a march through midtown Manhattan.


An 18-year-old man has been detained for  repeatedly defecating in front of a cash machine in a bank  vestibule in the southern German town of Eggmuehl, police said  on Tuesday.


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Bush claim on training of Iraqis disputed

WASHINGTON - Pentagon documents and Democratic congressional sources dispute President Bush's claim, made Saturday, that nearly 100,000 "fully trained and equipped" Iraqi soldiers, police officers and other security personnel are at work, Reuters said


Wireless carrier denies that a recent hacker had the run of its system, saying only 400 customers had their information accessed.


Coloro che usano Internet per diffondere parole e immagini


The stock market is once again poised to set new record highs, and Wall Street will be watching this week's data on the housing market to decide whether to forge ahead.


The Italian government and opposition parties closed ranks Wednesday in hopes of securing the release of two humanitarian aid workers and two of their Iraqi colleagues kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday.


Cuban leader Fidel Castro is recovering after falling at a rally and possibly fracturing a knee and an arm.


Tony Blair's closest aides had "severe doubts" over the invasion of Iraq, say the diaries of Alastair Campbell.


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The dollar fell to a 7-1/2 month low  against the euro on Wednesday and a three-month trough on the  Swiss franc as a selloff on the back of recent worries about  the U.S. economy and interest rate outlook gained momentum. The  yen came under pressure briefly as Tokyo stocks fell 1.65  percent. But given the export-oriented economy's reliance on  oil, a recent retreat in oil prices underpinned the currency  near this week's three-month high on the dollar.


Tiananmen Square was decorated with Chinese and Russian flags Thursday morning as president Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing for a three-day visit.


Mashburn's season blocked by knee injury; may retire

Barely more than a year removed from his best season, Jamal Mashburn is likely done playing in the NBA. Mashburn and the New Orleans Hornets announced Monday, a week before the opening


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Drones Expected to Be New Eye Into Little-Seen Part of Hurricanes

BOCA CHICA KEY, Fla. -- Drones are better known for their role in pursuing military targets, but scientists here are poised to launch them into the raging vortexes of hurricanes.


Court battle over begins over real owner of Bonds' 700th home run ...

SAN FRANCISCO The legal battle over who is the real owner of Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball begins this morning in Superior Court.


Catania, 21:25 - CALCIO, CATANIA: INGAGGIATI VISONE E FALCONIERI

Il Catania ha ufficializzato oggi l'ingaggo del centrocampista Fabio Visone, proveniente dalla Sambe...


More Victims Identified With "Island Illness"

Researchers have found more cases of an illness that's causing cramps, diarrhea, nausea, fever and chills among visitors to the Put-In-Bay resort area, the Ohio Department of Health said Saturday.


WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission may consider limiting fees that phone and cable companies charge subscribers who cancel service before contracts expire.


Somali reconciliation meeting opens amid attacks

Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi opened a reconciliation workshop in Mogadishu on Monday designed to foster peace amid an escalating spate of guerrilla-style attacks in the volatile Horn of Africa nation.


Reggio Calabria, 16:59 - CALCIO, REGGINA; MAZZARRI: E' PRESTO PER GUARDARE CLASSIFICA

La Reggina ha recuperato 4 dei 15 punti di penalizzazione e l'allenatore Walter Mazzarri cerca di ma...


La Spezia, 12:23 - CALCIO, SERIE B; SPEZIA: STADIO VIETATO A TIFOSI PISA

Accolte le indicazioni dell'Osservatorio Nazionale. Il Comitato per l'ordine pubblico e la sicurezza...


ITIL's seven-year itch finally ready to be scratched

The U.K. government agency that develops the IT Infrastructure Library is about to release Version 3 of the IT service management specification -- ITIL's first update in seven years.


Davenport keeps run intact, to hit Open semis

When summer began, Lindsay Davenport was a curiosity at best, an aging former champion seemingly starting her last lap around the tennis circuit.


Drugs in Sport: New dagger plunged in heart of sport

There are two pictures of Marion Jones. Four years ago in Sydney, she was the smiling, confident athlete, winning the 100m by the second-biggest margin in Olympic history.


Madrid, 15:10 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: BANEGA VERSO VALENCIA

Niente Italia per Ever Banega. Il 19enne centrocampista del Boca Juniors, dovrebbe approdare in Spag...


Rubens Barrichello put Ferrari on pole position for race of the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix on September 25 while his teammate Michael Schumacher has to start from the back of the grid after a spin-off in Saturday's qualifying.


M Night Shyamalan's thriller The Village tops the global box office, outside North America, over the weekend.


The Basque separatist group, Eta, says it will continue its violent campaign for self-determination.


Five of James Brown's children say their late father's will should be invalidated because his former advisers used undue influence to get him to create charitable trusts that the advisers would profit from, according to court documents filed this week.


Eligible students often don't try for college aid

A new study says hundreds of thousands of college students who may be eligible for federal financial aid don't get it for a simple reason - they don't apply.


Is this the chance you've been waiting for? It could be.


Private sector added 57,000 jobs in Feb: report

U.S. private employers likely added 57,000 new jobs in February, about half of what economists had expected, according to a report released on Wednesday, indicating weakness in the labor market and a slowing economy.


Two Trainers of Home Aides Admit Fraud in Certification

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced guilty pleas from the former operators of two schools for home health aides who sold state certifications.


Will President Jacques CHIRAC Speaks for France or TOTAL?

But this will not compel the Burmese people to forget that President Chirac is very close to the French oil company TOTAL which has been operating in Burma and he is one of the EU leaders who urge against ...


As Auto Prosperity Shifts South, Two Towns Offer a Study in Contrasts

Two towns, one in Michigan and one in Kentucky, show the effects of the U.S. auto industry, and the prosperity that accompanies it, shifting to the south.


US Forces Kill 125 Iraq Militants, Tighten Grip On Samarra

Baghdad, Oct. 3 (NNN): US and Iraqi forces claim to have tightened their grip on Samarra after an operation that began on Friday that reportedly left over 125 rebels dead.


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Nel processo a unica donna arrestata per terrorismo islamico


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Red Bulls Coach Heads South to Find Players

Red Bulls Coach Juan Carlos Osorio is headed to South America this week on a scouting trip with scheduled stops in Colombia, Argentina and Brazil.


Saturday Interview: The Company With the Biggest Little Black Book

Every phone call, fax and personal computer connection in North America depends on a little-known company called NeuStar, and its chief executive, Jeffrey E. Ganek.


A UN panel is given three months to establish whether genocide is taking place in Darfur in western Sudan.


Milano, 22:36 - CALCIO, LEGA; MATARRESE: NESSUNO PUO' FARCELA DA SOLO

Il presidente della Lega Calcio Antonio Matarrese, alla fine della riunione tenutasi oggi nella sede...


On homecoming day, there is always added incentive for the home team to outperform the visitors. That incentive is not lost when the visiting team happens to be riding a 15-game winning streak.