The U.N. Security Council agreed Monday on a resolution that would call on all parties in the Ivory Coast to redouble efforts to hold elections and extend the mandate of U.N. and French peacekeepers in Ivory Coast to help organize the ballot.


iPhone hackers have some new tools now, thanks to HD Moore, one of the developers of the Metasploit hacking software.


Evidence Early Alzheimer's May Be Helped

Rhode Island researchers say that there is evidence that Alzheimer's disease might be treated in early stages.


With the release of "The Passion of the Christ" DVD yesterday, retail outlets braced for heavy crowds to bring heavenly sales.


Steamy e-mails from astronaut case released

ORLANDO, Florida  - Astronaut Lisa Nowak carried copies of steamy e-mails that her NASA lover had written to his new girlfriend the night she raced cross-country in a diaper to confront her rival, according to documents released on Tuesday.


Quieting Cancer Gene Reverses Liver Tumors in Mice

Certain genes are known to promote cancer, and one such "oncogene" called MYC is commonly activated in liver tumors. Researchers in California have now shown, in


Rate rises have cut demand for consumer services such as beauty treatments and holidays, a CBI survey suggests.


In the Trenches: In a Competitive Middle School, Triage for Aches and Anxieties

As schools expand to include students with physiological and psychological challenges, the school nurse has become more than just someone to detect a fever from a fake.


New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg is backing Republican Mitt Romney's presidential bid.


UK and Irish leaders condemn the apparent murder of aid worker Margaret Hassan by her kidnappers in Iraq.


Jay-Z's Retirement Party, Preceding His Comeback

In this overly long concert film, the rapper Jay-Z performs his own movie-length swan song set to thumping rhythms in Madison Square Garden.


Widow of Irish detective says IRA killers shouldn't be bargaining chip

The widow of a policeman slain by the Irish Republican Army says she doesn't want to be blamed for holding up peacemaking in neighboring Northern Ireland.


Manchester United and Arsenal are again at the centre of controversy in the wake of their match at Old Trafford. Last season Arsenal's players vented their fury towards Ruud van Nistelrooy after he missed a last-minute penalty.


Top seed Roger Federer is beaten by the Czech Republic's Thomas Berdych.


The survivors of the tsunami in South Asia face a long and fairly predictable list of threats to their health, starting with injuries sustained in the event itself, progressing to water- and


CAIRO has demanded an immediate inquiry into the âirresponsibleâ killing by Israeli tank fire of three Egyptian border policemen yesterday.


Bangladesh's 4th strike in a week ends peacefully

Shops, schools, offices and businesses across Bangladesh were shut on Monday for the fourth time in a week as a dawn-to-dusk strike called by the opposition in protest


The expiration of the assault weapons ban was a depressing but potentially valuable lesson in the rancid politics of gun control. Honest debate on gun policy is impossible because of the cynical


Richard Notebaert said Monday he will leave as chairman and chief executive officer after the board had chosen a replacement.


CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh -- India beat Bangladesh by 11 runs in the opening game of their three-match one-day series, with Mohammad Kaif top scoring with 80 for the tourists.


Craig Conway, former PeopleSoft CEO, admitted he misled investors when he said people had "lost interest" in Oracle's bid for his company.


Ahmadinejad lauded in Iran for "Lion's Den" visit

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have faced ridicule in the United States by suggesting there were no homosexuals in Iran, but he won praise at home on Wednesday for taking his country's case to "the Lion's Den".


UK wants partial smoking ban, limit on junk food ads

LONDON: Britain will announce plans today for a ban on smoking in many public places and a crackdown on television advertising of "junk food" aimed at children.


'Major Dad' Star McRaney Has Lung Surgery

"Major Dad" actor Gerald McRaney underwent surgery Monday to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, his Los Angeles publicist told The Associated Press.


AMERICA/CASTRIES(SANTA LUCIA)- Nomina del Coadiutore di Castries (Santa Lucia) CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI, in data 19 luglio 2007, ha nominato Arcivescovo Coadiutore di Castries (Santa Lucia) Sua Ecc. Mons. Robert Rivas, O.P., finora Vescovo della diocesi di Kingstown (San Vincenzo e Grena...


Democratic governors who will take over the majority of state capitols plan to use their newfound power to make changes and help put their party back in the White House.


100m US records exposed by security blunders

ID theft milestone reached The total number of US customer records compromised as a result of security blunders has hit the 100m milestone.â¦


Tim Henman's US Open quarter-final match against Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty is delayed by bad weather.


Clint Butler, already cut by his minor pro hockey team for fighting with a spectator, has been slapped with a 35-game suspension by the Quebec-based North American Hockey League.


GTA IV Online Multiplayer Due for Both Xbox, PS3

Rockstar confirms that the update of Grand Theft Auto due in April will support multiplayer content in versions for both Microsoft's and Sony's consoles.


Opposition Alleges Afghan Election Fraud

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's first direct presidential election was thrust into turmoil hours after it started Saturday when all 15 candidates challenging interim leader Hamid Karzai said they would boycott the outcome because of potential fraud in the system designed to keep voters from casting more than one ballot.    The opponents of the U.S.-backed Karzai - who was heavily favored to win - demanded that the election be abandoned, arguing that problems with the ink used to mark voters' thumbs opened the way for widespread multiple voting...


Genova, 14:14 - CALCIO, SAMP; GARRONE: OFFERTA REAL C'E' MA VOLPI RESTA

''L'offerta del Real Madrid per Volpi lusinga noi e il giocatore, che ha visto riconosciuto il propr...


L'espresso, il 'bobby' è solo crescono i reati di strada

L'esperimento dei poliziotti di quartiere, tranne casi isolati, sembra non funzionare. Criminalità in aumento e costi eccessivi


CHAMONIX, France  - Bode Miller, beaten in the last two World Cup downhills he entered, assuaged his disappointment by winning the Chamonix super-combined on Sunday.


No rest on New Year's Eve for 'O8 US presidential hopefuls

White House candidates Monday launch a New Year's eve blitz of Iowa, mining for last minute support three days before the state's nominating contests kick off the 2008 election circus.


U.S.-Led Forces Advance Towards Heart of Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces thrust at least one  km (0.6 miles) into rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and were not  far from the Iraqi city's heart, residents said.


Two Italian soldiers kidnapped in Afghanistan are freed during a military operation, Italy's defence ministry says.


The Federal Reserve yesterday boosted its key interest rate for the sixth time since June, which will lead to higher charges on credit cards, home equity lines of credit, and other short-term loans, but not necessarily higher interest payments for savings and money market accounts.


Associazione piu' gente ma meno spese, ridurre i prezzi


Bush, Kerry Hammer Each Other in Swing States

President Bush and Democrat John Kerry kept up the offensive in swing states on Saturday as the presidential race remained deadlocked in the polls with 10 days to go until Election Day.


Roger Clemens' accuser met for about three hours Thursday with federal prosecutors investigating performance-enhancing drugs in sports.


International Data Security plans to open the first of 50 ship-borne floating data centers at Pier 50 in San Francisco in April.


Book links 9/11 plotter to slaying of reporter

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The top Al Qaeda operative accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks either killed or took part in the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, Pakistan's president has alleged for the first time.


Md. Loses Bid To Do Away With Special Oversight

Maryland's tidal fishery regulators lost a bid to have the state's controversial spring trophy rockfish season freed from special federal oversight yesterday. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission by a 7-6 vote rejected a proposal to end the system.


Margine operativo lordo +13%, risultato operativo +19%


Nel quarto trimestre contro gli 1,24 precedenti


Australian police investigate an incendiary device found on board a Virgin Blue Boeing at Sydney airport.


Russian Duma Set to Ratify Kyoto Environment Pact

Russia's parliament was due to vote on Friday on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the last hurdle before the long-delayed climate change treaty comes into force worldwide.


City-wide wi-fi networks are growing but how do councils and citizens get the most out of them?


The twin burdens of soaring fuel prices  and slipping airfares clobbered the airline industry again in  the third quarter, leaving three of the top four U.S. carriers  to post quarterly losses on Wednesday.


Google-DoubleClick probe just the beginning Two weeks after the Federal Trade Commission opened an anti-trust investigation into Googleâs proposed acquisition of online ad company DoubleClick, The Wall Street Journal reports that the FTC plans to examine deals by Microsoft and Yahoo! as well.â¦


CD Tries to Show Shatner's No 'Has Been'

Just in time for Halloween comes a CD from a guy more likely to inspire a holiday costume than a musical following — William Shatner. The one-time James T. Kirk of "Star Trek" fame has released an 11-song collection this month, a follow-up to his 1968 spoken-word debut that garnered such critical infamy it became a camp classic.


Health Secretary Alan Johnson calls for fluoride to be added to England's water supplies as a key means of tackling tooth decay.


Afghan Deputy Minister Disagrees With Idea of Spraying Poppy With Herbicide

Text of report by Afghan state radio on 11 December  Afghan deputy minister for counternarcotics yesterday announced his disagreement with the idea of spraying the poppy plant fields with herbicide.


Dominant US interests the key to Rupert's backflip

The same logic that drove Rupert Murdoch's decision to base News Corp in the US has prompted his backflip on corporate governance.


Andy Geiger, the Ohio State athletic director, announced his retirement for what he called "burnout," ending a successful but turbulent 11-year tenure.


Moscow, Chisinau, Tiraspol want Transdniestria dialogue

Russia, Moldova and the self-proclaimed republic of Transdniestria want negotiations on Transdniestria's status to be resumed, says a Russian Foreign Ministry press release circulated on Wednesday.


In its clearest sign yet that it is serious about the consumer cell phone market, Microsoft says it is buying the maker of the T-Mobile Sidekick.


IT has never been able to prove it's true value to the business, and as such it is treated as a cost center, which is the first thing to get cut in poorly run companies. But with Web 2.0 booming, all the assumptions that you hold about IT should be put on notice: change is in the air. Web 2.0 companies have had to grow their own technology for economic functionality. Free means crap right? Wrong. How many of you keep Yahoo! Mail running on your BlackBerry's along with Exchange because you know Exchange will be down sooner or later?


The murder rate jumped by more than 10 percent among dozens of large U.S. cities since 2004, a study shows in the latest sign of the end of a national lull in violent crime. Robberies also spiked during the two-year period, as did felony assaults and attacks with guns, according to the report to be released Friday by the Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington-based law enforcement think tank.


Graham Brady resigns from the   Conservative front bench after the party's row over grammar schools.


Hackers slow Internet root servers with attack

The attack was the most significant attack against the root servers since an October 2002 distributed denial of service attack.


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A growing international trade in discarded mobile phones is helping the worldâs poor. But will it poison the earth?


IT overruns costing business â¬375m a year

A quarter run 50% over budget Budget overruns on IT projects are costing Irish and UK businesses more than â¬375m a year, new research has revealed.â¦


Londra, 12:20 - CALCIO, GB: CONDANNATO A 15 MESI AGGRESSORE FERGUSON

L'uomo che lo scorso settembre ha aggredito in una stazione di Londra Sir Alex Ferguson, è st...


At least 30 killed in Egyptian resort bombing

Three bombs killed at least 30 people in Egyptian Red Sea resorts packed with Israeli tourists. Dozens more were buried under rubble and thousands fleed home over the border after the attack.


Toward HTML 6.0: W3C to Pursue Next Web Language

With a mandate to consider the proper direction for the evolution of the lingua franca of the World-Wide Web, the W3 Consortium this morning officially re-launched the HTML Working Group. Its mission will be to deliver an updated HTML, for use by both stand-alone and XML parsers, by the last day of 2010.


McDonalds Profit Jumps on Strong Global Sales

The reported earnings of $1.07 billion keep the worldâs largest restaurant chain on a sustained roll around the globe.


In passerella Mickey Sumner che dice: non sono una modella


Prosecutor Opens Defense of Actions in Duke Case

RALEIGH, N.C., June 12 -- Durham County District Attorney Michael B. Nifong, under fire by the North Carolina State Bar for his handling of the sexual assault case against three Duke University lacrosse players, mounted his defense Tuesday, contending it was his duty as a prosecutor to pursue a c...


This $50 card can hold four CompactFlash cards configured in a RAID array--but cards aren't included in that price.


The Klaxons beat out favourites to take Mercury Prize

The Klaxons scored a shock upset by winning Britain's prestigious Mercury Prize on Tuesday, beating out favourites Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.


E-Commerce Report: Despite Housing Slide, Real Estate Sites Sell

Although most of the real estate industry wishes it could fast-forward through 2008, a few online start-ups are surviving nicely.


Yahoo hires former ABC television programmer to head media and ...

Online giant Yahoo Inc. has hired a former ABC television programmer to head its media and entertainment division. Lloyd Braun, who was behind shows such as ``The Sopranos'' on HBO and ``Lost


Astros General Manager Hunsicker Resigns

Houston Astros general manager Gerry Hunsicker pauses while annoncing his resignation during a news conference Monday, Nov. 1, 2004 in Houston.


A federal judge yesterday severely limited the Navy's ability to use mid-frequency sonar on a training range off the Southern California coast, ruling that the loud sounds would harm whales and other marine mammals if not tightly controlled.


AP Poll: Kerry Holds Small Lead Over Bush

Sen. John Kerry holds a slim lead over President Bush, according to an Associated Press poll that shows the Democrat gaining ground while Bush lost support on personal qualities, the war in Iraq and national security.


Gianfranco Fini, a right-wing leader who has turned his party from Neo-Fascist to mainstream conservative, was appointed Thursday as Italy's new foreign minister, a Cabinet minister said.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi forces on Sunday captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted fugitive from Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship, Iraq's top information official said. Iraqi officials were conducting DNA tests to confirm the prisoner's identity...


Con Follini inizia una nuova fase per l'Unione


All-American defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey left millions of dollars on the table when the certain NFL first-round draft pick decided to return to LSU to help bring the Tigers another national title.


Quick Take: Confessions of a Mac Convert

After finally trying Apple's computers, this Fool is hooked for the long haul.


Queen Elizabeth prays for tsunami victims

Queen Elizabeth II prayed for victims of the tsunami disaster when she attended church on her Sandringham estate in the east of England with other members of the British royal family.


DETROIT -- Dominik Hasek and the Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms of a one-year contract Thursday that is worth more than $2 million in base salary and gives the 42-year-old goalie a chance to earn an additional $2 million in bonuses.


With fear running high after a series of deadly terror attacks, many Russians would agree to significant limitations on their rights and freedoms to ensure security, pollsters and analysts said Wednesday.


"Baby hatch" highlights Japan fears over adoption

When a newborn baby girl was left in Japan's controversial "baby hatch" last week, the child's life may have been saved, but her chances of finding new parents were slim due to a cultural aversion to adoption in Japan.


One person is being questioned after a man is killed in a hit-and-run accident in Larne in County Antrim.


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


Bush Condemns MoveOn.org's Ad About Petraeus

President Bush today condemned the recent MoveOn.org advertisement that described Army Gen. David H. Petraeus as General "Betray-Us," voicing disappointment that leading Democrats had not denounced it as well.


Federal Court Dismisses VeriSign Claim Against ICANN

"The US federal court's decision serves as another important affirmation of ICANN's multistakeholder participatory model, and reaffirms the ICANN structure," stated John Jeffrey, ICANN's General Counsel.


One day, Jason Russell, Laren Poole, and Bobby Bailey bought a camera on eBay, jumped on a plane, and began filming a documentary. The next day, they were saving lives. Invisible Children, the documentary the three produced, has become a highly successful film alerting millions to the plight of the children of Uganda. But the three filmmakers werenât done yet. They also founded an international nonprofit organization, also called Invisible Children, thatâs one of the fastest-growing nonprofits on the planet. And itâs built around Mac computers.


Milano, 20:56 - CALCIO: REAL MADRID CLUB EUROPEO PIU' RICCO, MILAN QUINTO

Il Real Madrid è il club economicamente piÃ¹ forte d'Europa. Secondo l'agenzia BBDO i 'merengu...


Jaguar may have gone to a good home, but as yet the British Grand Prix does not have one. On a remarkably good day for Formula One teams in trouble, with the sale of Jaguar going through to


Firms are likely to feel tighter credit restrictions more than households, according to a Bank of England survey.


Oltre un milione di evacuati in diverse regioni


Microsoft e Poste Italiane presentano: "Postepay Xbox Live",la ...

Eâ stata annunciata la prima carta ricaricabile che consente l'accesso al gaming on-line in banda larga di Xbox nata dalla collaborazione tra Microsoft e Poste Italiane : "Postepay Xbox Live". Ma la sua


Electronics industry gets less traditional

SAN FRANCISCO - About 140,000 people are expected to converge on Las Vegas this weekend for the giant Consumer Electronics Show, the industry's biggest annual U.S. gathering.


Fire-red lava emerged from the steaming crater of Mount St. Helens with a minimum of fuss Tuesday, but scientists cautioned that a bigger explosion may be yet to come.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Wednesday for an international conference to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict and urged Israel to drop its opposition to a meeting that would address all outstanding issues.


Saddam Hussein and other detained members of the deposed Iraqi regime will face trial within âa few weeks,â Iraqâs minister of state said today.


A 54-year-old woman in Germany shocked a  would-be thief into submission when she ran screaming and  trapped the man in her car after seeing him rummaging around in  search of plunder, police said Sunday.


Departing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday that his most difficult moment on the job was when he learned of the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison. His best moment, he said, may come the day later this month when he leaves office.


Pats set NFL record with 19th straight win

Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - Tom Brady threw for a pair of scores and Corey Dillon ran for 94 yards, as the New England Patriots set an NFL record with their 19th consecutive victory in a 24-10 triumph over the winless Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium


Intel boosts third-quarter revenue forecast

Intel Corp  on Monday raised  its third-quarter revenue forecast and said global demand for  computing products was stronger than expected, sending its  shares up 2.8 percent.


A blast near the home of a former Pakistani interior minister on Friday killed eight people and wounded 40 others, police said.


Microsoft files new antitrust documents with EU

Microsoft Corp.  filed revised  documents with the European Commission on Thursday aimed at  complying with a landmark antitrust decision from 2004, the  European Commission said.


Attackers Zero in on Yahoo Jukebox ActiveX Flaw

Attackers are exploiting an ActiveX bug in Yahoo's Jukebox music player, Symantec says.


Thailand says has no clues on southern bombers

YALA, Thailand  - Thailand's army-appointed government admitted on Monday it had no idea who was behind a wave of bombs and shootings in which eight people were killed in the Muslim-majority far south as the Lunar New Year began.


Hundreds of motorists are stranded for two nights in southern Italy as heavy snow hits many parts of Europe.


Publisher launches its first "wiki" novel

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Fancy trying your hand at creative writing but can't quite find the time? Tired of scribbling away all by yourself?


Columnist John Florez asks, "Why don't we live the values we preach?" (Jan. 22). If those values include respect for the law, equal treatment under the law and honesty, it's strange he goes on to defend HB144 -- a 2002 law that gives in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.  Mr.


Oil prices fell below $61 on Friday as easing U.S. supply concerns spurred a bout of profit taking.


Warhol Foundation Accused of Dominating the Market

A filmmaker contends that the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has waged a 20-year conspiracy to bend the art world to its will.


New York's attorney general orders the company to change its advertising strategy.


Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday defended his opposition to embryonic stem cell research despite its scientific promise to cure diseases like multiple sclerosis that afflicts his wife, Ann.


Disgruntled Tampa Bay holdout Keenan McCardell got what he wanted Tuesday when the Buccaneers traded him to the San Diego Chargers for two picks in next year's NFL draft.


Stocks to Open Mixed Ahead of Gov't Data

US stock futures were mixed early Friday with traders awaiting non-farm payroll figures due at 8:30 am EST. Dow Jones futures fell 6 points recently, while Nasdaq futures rose 4 points and Standard & Poor's futures slipped 0.40 points.


Peru celebrated the return Friday of a prized 1,300-year-old embossed gold headdress looted from an ancient tomb nearly 20 years ago.


Moneta unica scambiata a 1,3850 dollari e 159,09 yen


U.S. Aircraft Hits Rebel Positions in Najaf

NAJAF, Iraq  - A U.S. military aircraft launched  several strikes on suspected Shi'ite militant positions in the  besieged southern city of Najaf late on Monday, a Reuters  witness said.


Utile +16%.Montezemolo soddisfatto 'Schumacher, grazie'


CallWall is a new utility that acts like a firewall for your telephone, enabling you to whitelist and blacklist callers.


Finanziaria. Maroni: non c'e' copertura per la previdenza ...

"Il ministero dell'economia ci ha fatto sapere che nel maxiemendamento non c'Ã¨ copertura per la previdenza complementare del 2005. Nonostante le reiterate assicurazioni fatte fino all'altro ieri. Penso che sia incomprensibile e ne prendo atto.


Little is known about Russian group that bought Yukos unit at ...

Russia has sold the heart of the Yukos empire in an auction reminiscent of the country's notorious privatizations of the 1990s, analysts said Monday, as the former CEO of the oil company offered bitter season's greetings to the Kremlin from


All 50 States Post Personal Income Growth

U.S. personal incomes rose 1.5  percent in the second quarter of 2004, the fastest pace of  growth in more than three years, as income gains sped up in 33  states, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.


RODNEY Dangerfield, the big bug-eyed funnyman who could never get any respect, has died aged 82. Famous for the line "I don't get no respect", Dangerfield died yesterday following complications from heart surgery in August.


Printer makers can't be very happy, as Lexmark has just lost what could have been a landmark case for its profits and the future of printer ink cartridges.


After a summer of celebrating with the Stanley Cup, the Carolina Hurricanes trudged back to training camp to play their way into shape for a title defense.


Suicide bombers hit foreign troops in Afghanistan

Suicide bombers attacked foreign troops in central and southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing several bystanders and wounding at least two soldiers, local police and a provincial government official said.


Spacey transforms "Moon" into masterpiece

The Old Vic's revival of  Eugene O'Neill's 1947 drama "A Moon for the Misbegotten" is a  powerful demonstration of how superlative acting -- in this  case by Kevin Spacey, Eve Best and Colm Meaney -- can elevate a  flawed play so that the whole thing resembles a masterpiece.


This time around, Bill Parcells is doing things differently. The coaching corps' new spokesman for tough love even took a moment to remind himself after the Dallas Cowboys' victory


Putin sends Parliament a bill to alter elections

MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin put his sweeping political overhaul in motion Monday, sending to Parliament a bill to change Russia's electoral system.


SAN FRANCISCO - Google looks set to start trading on the Nasdaq today after the web's No 1 search engine asked regulators for final approval to price its closely watched initial public offering.


Si colgono i frutti di un anno di politica economica


Boston police turn to text messages to fight crime

The Boston Police Department has started program that allows cell phone users send anonymous crime tips via text messages to the city's Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line.


Even after the criminal case against crematory operator Ray Brent Marsh comes to an end, the victims' relatives are likely to be left wondering why 334 bodies were dumped and cement dust was passed off as their ashes.


Big sharebrokers moved quickly yesterday to distance themselves from the shock collapse of Access Brokerage. They backed the New Zealand Exchange's move to effectively shut down the firm.


On the eve of his execution, the man at the center of one of the 20th century's most notorious crimes was at peace.


It's Speed Against Strength in De La Hoya vs. Hopkins

Over 12 years, Oscar De La Hoya has fought in seven weight classes, weighing as little as 128Â¾ pounds and as much as 160. Many of us gain weight as we age, but De


Cisco Continues Shopping Spree with Protego Networks Purchase

Cisco Systems today announced a deal to buy privately held Protego Networks, as the latest in a year-long acquisition spree aimed at rounding out Cisco's network security offerings.


UAE firm acquires US retail chain for 300 million dollars

A Dubai government-controlled investment firm has announced its 300-million-dollar acquisition of New York-based retail chain Loehmann's, which had gone bankrupt seven years ago.


Up to 600 free-to-use cash machines are to be sited in low income areas of the country, a committee of MPs says.


Sega in video game deal for "The Golden Compass"

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. (6460.T)  has struck a deal to make video games based on films from  Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, starting with  "The Golden Compass" movie opening in November, Sega of America  President Simon Jeffery said on Thursday.


Justin e Christina sesso bollente al cinema

Alto tasso di erotismo tra la Ricci e Timberlake in una scena del film "Black Snake Moan" di Craig Brewer. Il video fa il giro della Rete


Cancer-sniffing ability in dogs demonstrated in new study

It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.


Two German teenagers robbed a girl but  accidentally left their own pictures behind for police on a  discarded mobile phone.


Thailand has evacuated injured survivors of the devastating tsunami from its southern tourist beaches as officials said the national death toll was expected to top 1,000.


The hacker who discovered a recently patched QuickTime flaw affecting the Firefox browser says he has found an equally serious flaw in Adobe Systems Inc.'s PDF file format.


British Open: British Open Demands Hitting Low Shots That Run

Played on windswept courses that are linked to the sea, the British Open is often an exercise in hitting low, running shots, while other PGA Tour events call for high shots that land softly.


Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric has spoken of his disappointment after the shock news that Harry Redknapp has agreed to take charge of bitter South Coast rivals Southampton.


"Prison Break" actor Lane Garrison was charged Thursday with manslaughter and drunken driving for a crash that killed a 17-year-old boy in his car last year.


Vulcan lowers the price of its FlipStart UMPC to $699.


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ABC, NBC End Race to Interview Paris Hilton

After a flurry of accounts this week about financial offers to land the first postprison interview with Paris Hilton, both ABC and NBC said yesterday that they no longer had any interest in securing the interview.


US President George W. Bush said he had signed into law a bill requiring the State Department to monitor global anti-Semitism and rate countries annually on their treatment of Jews.


Sun Belt City in Grasp of Housing Undertow

FORT MYERS, Fla.-- To understand how the housing bust may ripple through the broader American economy, look beyond the countless for-sale signs that dot this middle-class city. Instead, stop by Boater's Landing, where salespeople sit idle, hoping someone will once again want to buy a boat.


Fairytale of New York, by The Pogues and the late Kirsty MacColl,  is voted favourite Christmas song in a poll.


Gunman on killing spree in Salt Lake City mall

A gunman shot and killed an unknown number of people in a Salt Lake City shopping mall on Monday evening, before he was killed, police said.


Cisco Systems wants to turn the enterprise data network into an electricity meter.


Italian held over Madeleine disappearance, report says

Italian man arrested in Spain in connection with disappearance of Madeleine McCann, according to newspaper report.


Boy Swims From Alcatraz to San Francisco

A 7-year-old Arizona boy swam from Alcatraz Island to the city in 47 minutes Monday, where his father lifted him from the chilly waters.


A new vaccine gives women at least several years of protection from the virus blamed for most cases of cervical cancer, according to the findings of a University of Washington-led study announced yesterday.


Hubble Telescope is down to one functioning camera  A workhorse deep-space camera on the Hubble Space Telescope has shut down for the third time in less than a year, and scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration say only a fraction of its capability will be restored.


Site News: Blast from the Past - One Year Ago in PHP

Here's what was popular in the PHP community one year ago today:PHPClasses.org: File upload progress meter for PHP 4, at last!Zend Developer Zone: Zend Framework Preview Release 0.6.0 AnnouncedIBM developerWorks: Generate Flash movies on the fly with PHPMike Bernat's Blog: Creating a Simple Registration Script using PHPphp|architect: An overview of the CakePHP frameworkPHPBuilder.com: Reading RSS feeds in PHP: Part 2The Bakery Blog: SwiftMailer Component TutorialPHP-GTK Community Site: Merry Christmas (A Holiday Widget)Ben Ramsey's Blog: Installing the Eclipse PHP IDEZend Developer Zone: Zend Studio 5.5 WalkthroughCommunity News: Vancouver PHP Conference 2007Edin Kadribasic's Blog: BenchmarksJSLabs Blog:  phpBB 3...is it worth the wait?Christopher Jones' Blog: Installing Oracle XE on Ubuntu with PHPChris Chabot's Blog: phpSocketDaemon


Man Guilty of Ore. Rapes Sought in Britain

A British man wanted for allegedly raping women in England more than 12 years ago has been convicted of attacking two women in Portland — thanks in part to authorities and alleged victims who traveled across the Atlantic to testify.


Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's oldest-ever monarch on Thursday, beating the record of Queen Victoria.


A combination drug targeted at African-Americans has dramatically reduced deaths from heart disease in trials, paving the way for a new debate over the potential for "ethnic treatments".


In delegazione anche figlia presidentessa e india mapuche


Airlines may incur US$5bil loss this year

GENEVA: International airlines are heading for a near US$5bil loss this year, largely due to the rise in oil prices, the industryâs global body said on Tuesday.


With Lasers and Daring, Doctors Race to Save a Young Manâs Brain

Chris Ratuszny was the first person in the U.S. to undergo an operation involving the use of an excimer laser to treat a giant brain aneurysm.


Baghdad - The first military intelligence soldier to be charged in connection with prisoner abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison has pleaded guilty at a court martial in Baghdad.


Aziz wins polls, to take over as Pak PM next week

ISLAMABAD, AUGUST 19: Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz won a seat in Parliament, clearing the way for him to take over as PM next week, officials said today.


Intel & nVidia Sign Sweeping Licensing Agreement

Intel and graphics processing vendor nVidia said today that they have signed a wide-ranging technology sharing pact that will let nVidia use Intelâs front-side bus (FSB) technology.


The fate of the other two climbers who set out with him to climb the 11, 239-foot peak last weekend remained unclear today.


The NI parties and governments are to meet in an effort to conclude a deal to restore the assembly.


The Heat are a mess. The Bulls are a mess. The Nets are a mess. Those three, all thought to be legitimate playoff teams, were 18 games under .500 entering last night, with Miami, less than two years removed from an NBA title, holding down the cellar. None would even make the playoffs if the season ended today.


Bulls defy talk of overvaluation in Europe

European shares made tentative gains Monday in spite of concerns that equities had become overvalued.


Across Asia, corruption and slavery form bitter web

"Arise, ye who refuse to be slaves!" go the stirring words that open China's national anthem.


Update 1: Summary: Wall Street's Major Indexes

Stocks were mixed Friday as the government's gross domestic product report renewed concerns that high energy prices and a lack of jobs might hold back economic growth, and investors showed reluctance to make big commitments ahead of next week's


Flachi positivo alla coca fuga dall'allenamento

Al capitano della Samp rilevata benzoilecgonina, un metabolita della cocaina. Il test fatto dopo la partita con l'Inter del 28 gennaio


YOUNG Americans are less sexually active now than their counterparts of the mid-1990s and are using contraceptives more regularly, a study out this week found.


Gas link on Mars offers clues in search for life

PARIS - Water vapour and methane are concentrated in the same areas of the Martian atmosphere, a finding that hints at new ways to hunt for life on the planet, scientists say.


Bush, Kerry Trade National Security Barbs

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry accused each other of lacking the hard-nosed resolve of Cold War presidents — from Democrat Truman to Republican Reagan — reaching across party lines a week before Election Day to try to break their campaign deadlock.


Dentsu plans Chinese online ad joint venture

Dentsu Inc, Japan's biggest advertising  firm, said on Tuesday it plans to set up an Internet  advertising joint venture in Beijing with Focus Media Holding  Ltd to tap China's booming market.


By Sara Kehaulani Goo, Washington Post Staff Writer  Last June, Google launched a service offering a one-click method of paying for purchases that minimizes the risk of credit card information being stolen off a Web site.


Former Law and Order actor withdraws from the race for the Republican nomination


Embattled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra resumed his duties full-time Tuesday as opponents planned more street demonstrations and law suits to force his ouster.


Northern Ireland leader Ian Paisley and the head of state of the Irish Republic, President Mary McAleese, shook hands Monday for the first time — another symbolic milestone on Ireland's road to reconciliation.


Migration, Interrupted: Natureâs Rhythms at Risk

In a new book, David Wilcove urges conservation of species and their ways, still so little understood.


Groundwater polluted in 9 out of 10 Chinese cities

Underground water reserves in around 9 out of every 10 Chinese cities are polluted or over-exploited, and could take hundreds of years to recover, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.


JetBlue Airways missed analysts' lowered estimates as it struggled with skyrocketing fuel prices, storm disruptions and competition.


Soap-Operas Are the Hidden Drama of Strike

The most sensational mystery in daytime may be how soap operas are being written at all, considering that nearly all of their writers are guild members on strike.


A congressional committee scheduled a hearing to examine whether the proposed $4.84 billion merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and rival XM Satellite Holdings Inc. would hurt consumers.


Barack Obama declared Thursday he's the only candidate who can bring true change in Washington, hoping to persuade Iowa voters to give him the first victory in the Democratic presidential race.


Supreme Court Allows Discretion In Deportation For State Felonies

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that an immigrant convicted of a state felony drug charge that would be a lesser crime under federal law may contest the government's decision to deport him.


US soldier in abuse trial seeks venue change

A US soldier at the centre of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal is seeking to have his pending court martial be moved from Baghdad , saying he has no chance of a fair trial there.


The United States has reached a deal  with the European Union, Japan and Canada to keep its Internet  gambling market closed to foreign companies, but is continuing  talks with India, Antigua and Barbuda, Macau and Costa Rica,  U.S. trade officials said on Monday.


Federal Judge Halts Ohio Abortion Pill Law

A federal judge issued a temporary injunction Wednesday barring Ohio from enforcing legislation that would restrict access to the abortion pill RU-486.


A British man was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison for infecting two young women with HIV and putting 13 more at risk of infection, reports said.


Google Inc. will begin distributing online video ads for the first time later this week, continuing the Internet search engine leader's effort to diversify beyond the static written messages that generate most of its profits.


Snowfall is forecast across much of the UK and is expected to cause disruption in some areas.


By naming Kurt Warner their starting quarterback for this week's preseason tilt against the crosstown Jets, the Giants are saying what?


Pirelli e Sintonia hanno chiuso a 4,16 miliardi


A Writer and Speaker Specializing in Everything

âDoc,â a nonfiction feature about the life of the novelist, inventor and cult figure Harold Louis Humes, is one part cultural analysis, three parts home movie.


They did what no high school football team in the last 12 years had been able to do. It was the little-known Bellevue (Wash.) Wolverines that ended the greatest streak in high school sports


Ford U.S. August sales down nearly 12 pct

Ford Motor Co. F.N on Friday said   U.S. vehicle sales fell 11.6 percent in August, hurt by a   decline in truck sales and stronger numbers last year, when   deep discounts lured buyers into showrooms.


Recall: Chinese herbal supplements pose kidney risk

WASHINGTON Two Chinese herbal supplements are being recalled because they contain a carcinogen linked to kidney disease. Kingsway Trading Company of Brooklyn, New York, is recalling its dietary pills Double


Il Rapporto Annuale 2006 registra i tanti passi in avanti del sistema Paesea partire dall'aumento dell'occupazione e della produzione industriale. Ritardi nei confronti della Ue                                          Istat, in Italia decolla la ripresa ma il Mezzogiorno Ã¨ sempre piÃ¹ indietro                                                                                Il 15% delle famiglie continua ad avere forti difficoltÃ  ad arrivare a fine meseBiggeri: "PerchÃ© la crescita si stabilizzi, devono aumentare i consumi e i redditi delle famiglie" di ROSARIA AMATO


London Metal Exchange (LME) copper recouped earlier losses to finish Wednesday's open outcry trade unchanged, getting little direction from a mixed set of US economic data.


New imagery taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been released, a sweeping gallery of red planet photos - including Endurance crater that NASA's Opportunity rover explored for ten months.


Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again on Monday and drove investors towards safer assets despite expectations of more interest cuts from the Federal Reserve to bolster growth.


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Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday canceled plans to introduce its highest-speed desktop computer chip, ending for now a 25-year run that has


McDonald's raises annual dividend by 50 percent

McDonald's Corp.  on Wednesday raised its annual dividend by 50 percent as part of a plan to return up to $17 billion to shareholders through 2009, sending its shares up more than 2 percent in extended trade.


Business Books: The driven culture of UPS

If you ever wanted to learn more about UPS, the U.S. package delivery company, then 2007 is the year to do it.


Hamas, Fatah fighters clash near key Gaza crossing

Hamas and Fatah forces fought a lengthy gun battle on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip near the strategic Karni commercial crossing, the most serious flare-up in factional fighting in two weeks.


Basic knowledge can help you comprehend releases of economic data.


A defiant Iran presses on with nuclear plans

VIENNA - Shrugging off an ultimatum from the United Nations nuclear agency, Iran revealed yesterday that it had started converting tons of raw uranium as part of a process that could be used to make nuclear arms.


The Japanese Cabinet approves a new set of financial sanctions against North Korea.


China lines up beauties for Olympic gold

Hundreds of smiling beauties like Ren Chen, 16, pivoting gracefully on a pair of high heels, are being groomed by China to win hearts and minds at the Beijing Olympics.


PENSACOLA, Fla. - A teenager who sued the city after claiming a police officer forced her to do jumping jacks while topless has reached a $35,000 settlement, officials said.  The City Council unanimously approved the settlement Thursday, City Manager Tom Bonfield said.


VICTORIA - A stunning surprise for BC consumers: the provincial sales tax is going back to seven per cent from 7.5 per cent. Finance Minister Gary Collins made the announcement Wednesday in the legislature.


Jailed Palestinian leader 'will now run in elections'

The jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has changed his mind again and pledged to run in the January presidential election, officials said.


More money would be raised from "green" taxes under the Tories, says shadow chancellor George Osborne.


Former home secretary Reid to quit as MP

John Reid, Britain's former home secretary who was often parachuted into difficult jobs by then prime minister Tony Blair, is to step down as a member of parliament at the next general election, he said Saturday.


Fallujah Terror Meeting Hit, Car Bombers Target Baghdad

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2004 - Multinational forces today struck at a terrorist meeting in Fallujah, Iraq, while Baghdad experienced two car bombings.


With mobile phones soon expected to push PCs aside as the most popular tool to access the Internet, the company has given mobility a top priority and is taking steps to establish its mobile search engine as the technology of choice for mobile operators.


Phoenix Spacecraft Passes In-Flight Tests

Several crucial devices aboard NASA's Mars-bound Phoenix lander have passed in-flight testing.


BBC Radio 1 will allow the Pogues' Fairytale of New York to be played uncut, after it was originally censored.


Trains collide in Egypt, 2 die: secutity sources

An Egyptian passenger train and a freight   train collided north of Cairo on Monday, killing two people and   injuring 16 others in the second fatal rail accident in Egypt   in two weeks, security sources said.


U.S. Capitol reopens after man arrested in security breach

The U.S. Capitol reopened on Monday   after the building was shut down briefly because a man raced   past security officers before being captured, Capitol police   said.


SAN FRANCISCO - About 80% of the world's estimated 1.2 billion Internet users are outside the USA, according to Computer Industry Almanac.


Congress Passes $388 Billion Spending Bill

The U.S. Congress on Saturday passed  a $388 billion package financing government programs in this  fiscal year after days of tough talks, but a last minute snag  means it may not be sent to President Bush for signing into law  for several days.


Samsung exec pleads guilty in DRAM price fixing case

An executive at Samsung Electronics, the world's largest manufacturer of DRAM (dynamic RAM), has agreed to plead guilty and serve jail time for participating in a global price-fixing conspiracy, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday.


Florida Voters Given Early Voting Option

The deciding votes in this critical battleground state could be cast long before President Bush and Sen. John Kerry make their final pleas to voters.


Andy Roddick used his big serve to put the United States in the Davis Cup finals, defeating Jonas Bjorkman 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-4 Sunday to give the Americans an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Sweden.


Scottish ministers are expected to approve plans for a replacement Forth crossing, costing Â£1bn.


Disney, Pixar score 'Incredible' opening

Pixar's computer-animated family of superheroes -- rescued The Walt Disney Co. from its 2004 box office free fall with an estimated weekend gross of $70.


Sport: Rugby World Cup: Brian Ashton has said he wants to stay until 2011 but the RFU won't be rushed.


Who knew that cafeteria trays cause so much trouble?


BBC South Koreans are hard-core techies and use some of the fastest broadband and mobile networks in the world. A recent survey of 3,500 Korean tech experts gives a peek at their view of the future. By 2012 they foresee mobile phone batteries that last for two months before recharging. By 2015 they think the Web will deliver smells via ...


The toll from a severe earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 17 dead and 88 injured, a health ministry official said on Saturday.


The Patriots aren't the only perfect team in town. Harvard - the only unbeaten women's hockey team in the nation - will take its 11-0 record to Durham, N.H., tomorrow night to take on powerhouse New Hampshire (16-3). The Crimson's offense is led by junior forward Sarah Vaillancourt , who has 22 points, but the backbone of the team is ...


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The Cincinnati Reds rallied for five runs in the ninth inning tonight to beat the Braves 11-8 in Atlanta. Javier Valentin hit a three-run homer off Braves closer John Smoltz to give the Reds their three-run lead.


Cheaper than a dentist: Photoshop teeth-whitening filter

Blog: Image Trends releases image-editing plug-ins to whiten teeth and reduce the glare of shiny faces.


National Grid Transco to sell British gas networks for 5.8 billion pounds

National Grid Transco, the Britain-based deliverer of energy, announced it has agreed to sell four of its gas distribution networks to consortia in cash deals worth 5.8 billion pounds (8.6 billion euros, 10.4 billion dollars).


McCain strikes upbeat note to rally Republicans

Invigorated by a win in Florida, Republican front-runner John McCain will woo conservatives and independents with an upbeat message lauding Reagan-era economic values and a pledge to defeat Islamic extremism, strategists say.


Milano, 19:43 - CALCIO, MILAN: IL FLAMENGO RILANCIA PER RONALDO

Il Flamengo non rinuncia a Ronaldo, e spera di convincere il Fenomeno a non rinnovare il contratto c...


Make the most of the money you have. Here are some ideas.


On the evening of Oct. 27, North America will enjoy a total lunar eclipse, according to Fred Espenak, an astronomer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt.


Coalition Forces Kill 22 Insurgents; Civilian in Iraq Raids

BAGHDAD, Iraq  -- Coalition forces killed 22 insurgents and an Iraqi civilian, and destroyed a factory being used to make roadside bombs, during several operations north of Baghdad on Saturday, the U.S. military said.


Naseem Hamed is released from jail 16 weeks into a 15-month sentence for dangerous driving.


Caso emendamenti nel governo "Solo in sei possono firmarli"

ROMA - La rigorosa procedura per la presentazione degli emendamenti alla Finanziaria Ã¨ presto detta: solo in sei potranno firmare gli emendamenti del governo. L'idea di Silvio Berlusconi trova forma in una lettera scritta dal ministro Carlo Giovanardi.


Ahrens, Flaherty, Daniele Discuss Theatre Dance in Marymount Series in NYC

Playbill - Broadway luminaries will appear on Marymount Manhattan College Dance Department's first panel in a four-part fall guest artist lecture series Sept. 25.


Rapper and singer T-Pain has one of the top singles in the country with "Buy U a Drank," but just a few years ago, the Tallahassee, Fla., native was contemplating giving up his musical aspirations.


"Harry Potter and the  Half-Blood Prince," the sixth installment of the lucrative  franchise, will come out in theaters on November 21, 2008.


Their final games will be remembered for the plays others made. Still, Texas tailback Cedric Benson and linebacker Derrick Johnson went out the way they wanted to: with a Rose Bowl win.


Way Down in Harmony, With Mythic Blues Again

âHoneydripper,â directed by John Sayles, is a shambling fusion of pop mythology and social mosaic.


Forget the inner-city - it's living in suburbs that damages your ...

LIVING in suburbia takes a greater toll on your health than the so-called pressures of the big city, according to new research from the United States.


Actress Lindsay Lohan has returned  to rehab after a weekend drunken-driving arrest, her publicist  said on Tuesday, raising questions about whether she can start  shooting her latest film as planned.


The Bush administration's tactics for disarming North Korea are not working, two key U.S. supporters of talks with Pyongyang told Secretary of State Colin Powell this week. But the administration is downplaying a rift with its partners on the sensitive issue — which has been a subject of repeated sparring by President Bush and Democratic opponent John Kerry.


Travel: Website is Flying High ; Travel News

FED up with long internet searches trying to find the cheapest flights for your holiday?  Forget hopping between different websites and let hopittravel.com do all the hard work for you.


Family of British hostage in Iraq ask Libya to intervene

The family of British engineer Kenneth Bigley, held hostage in Iraq for more than two weeks, has asked Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi to help secure his release, they said.


Walter Reyes rushed for 237 yards and two touchdowns, including the decisive score with 2:24 left, and Syracuse beat visiting Rutgers, 41-31, yesterday in the Big East opener for both teams.


Continental posts Q4 profit as fares rise

Continental Airlines Inc  on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter profit as higher fares and more international flights helped offset soaring fuel costs.


SHANGHAI United Parcel Service, the world's biggest express courier, said Thursday that it would pay $100 million to take direct control of its operations in China as it expands to compete with FedEx and other rivals in the fastest-growing market for


Thailand to allow more generic drugs: pharma group

Thailand's top pharmaceutical industry group warned the military-installed government against allowing more generic versions of drugs after its approval of two such medications last month.


LVMH's 2004 sales rise 6.0 pct, operating profit seen up 10 pct

French luxury goods group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton posted a six percent increase in sales for the full year 2004 and said that operating profits rose 10 percent.


Analysts Cast Doubt  On US Airways' Value

As the carrier struggles to survive a second bankruptcy filing, analysts say its operations would be of scant value to other airlines if it were forced out of business.


Blog: Paleontologists have found that precursors to dinosaurs weren't so rapidly replaced as previously thought.


NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Despite talk in the early going of slow ticket sales, Barbra Streisand's first live performances in six years put up record-setting box office numbers. The 20 concerts grossed $92,457,062 and set house gross records in 14 of the 16 arenas played on the tour.


Indonesian President Apologizes for Failings of Her Administration

Indonesia's president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, appears soundly beaten as vote counting continues from last Monday's presidential elections.


Technology Challenges Sprint-Nextel Merger

The proposed merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. could face a rocky start as the companies work to run and eventually merge two wireless technologies without breaking the bank or losing customers.


BOHMTE, Germany -- Like countless other communities, this west German town lived for years with a miserable traffic problem. Each day, thousands of cars and big trucks barreled along the two-lane main street, forcing pedestrians and cyclists to scamper for their lives.


After Atlanta raid tragedy, new scrutiny of police tactics

Police are reviewing their use of 'no-knock' warrants after an octogenarian was killed after officers burst into her home.


Computer game teaches youngsters about dangers of online strangers

CAMAS, Wash. -- Police and school officials in the Camas district are using a computer program to teach students about Internet predators and the online dangers of kidnapping, sex abuse and child pornography.


Rudi Voeller has arrived in Rome to sign a contract that will tie him to his former club, Roma. The German coach stated that he is ready for the new challenge and he will do his best in this new adventure.


The giant particle accelerator will now be powered up in May 2008 after a series of set-backs, say scientists.


Crude oil prices closed higher Thursday in an up-and-down session as a consensus built that whatever havoc Hurricane Ivan causes in the southeast, its impact on Gulf Coast oil production will be short-lived.


A high-flying City boss has been charged with the murder of his two-year-old daughter, Scotland Yard confirms.


Dovetailing with President Bush's war-on-terror message, a conservative advocacy group released a television ad Thursday warning that many critics of the war in Iraq "would cut and run in the Middle East, leaving al-Qaida to attack us again."


Afghanistan produced dramatically more opium in 2006, increasing its yield by nearly 50 percent from a year earlier and pushing global opium production to a new record high, a U.N. report said Tuesday.


Tokyo Stocks Open Higher in Early Trading

Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday on gains by select technology and banking issues. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.


Dr. Salim YusufÂ´s Landmark Study Redefines Heart Disease

Boston, 30 August -- A massive international cardiovascular research study by Indo-Canadian physicians is being hailed this week by medical scientists worldwide as a major landmark event.


More Anti-Bush Protests Mark New York Convention

An "unemployment" line of thousands snaked through New York on Wednesday to mark jobs lost under President Bush in a quiet protest a day after street scuffles and the arrest of more than 1,000 demonstrators.


While the Dallas Mavericks have an overhauled roster, a more conventional rotation and a new commitment to defense, they also still have Dirk Nowitzki.


Dopo l'Opa fallita del Nasdaq, negoziati con i giapponesi


The NBA all-stars finally got their act together to edge out Spain in a close fought quarter final. The US team finally got its act together today to beat Spain in a tense, close-fought and ultimately acrimonious quarter-final in Athens.


Kenny Chesney Wins Top Country Music Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - Kenny Chesney won the Country  Music Association's top "Entertainer of the Year" award along  with the "Album of the Year" prize at Tuesday night's 38th  annual CMA awards show telecast in the Grand Ole Opry.


Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima wins the first major prize of the film award season, which culminates in the Oscars.


The space shuttle Discovery crew bid farewell to the International Space Station Tuesday as the shuttle undocked and began its journey back to Earth.  The hatches between the two spacecraft were closed at 2:42 p.m. EST, prior to the 5:10 p.m.


Hewlett-Packard's chairman Patricia Dunn resigns amid allegations of illegal spying by the firm.


Nearly 950 Ameren Corp. employees are being offered a voluntary buyout plan that expires Dec. 20. The cost-cutting measure involves about 10 percent of Ameren's 9,300 employees.


L. Dennis Kozlowski declared his innocence in his first extensive interview since he was charged with stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from Tyco.


Arts, Briefly: An Auction for Love and for Money

A Valentineâs Day charity auction at Sothebyâs in New York raised more than $42.5 million to benefit H.I.V./AIDS relief programs in Africa, far above the presale estimate of about $29 million, The Associated Press reported. Organized by Sothebyâs, Bono, Damien Hirst (whose âWhere Thereâs a Will Thereâs a Way,â above, was among the works sold) and the Gagosian Gallery, the event set sale records for 17 artists, including Howard Hodgkin, Marc Quinn and Keith Tyson, and included pieces by Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons and Ed Ruscha. Proceeds will go the United Nations Foundation and will support programs run by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.


Every child born in California would get a $500 savings account to start building a nest egg for college or a down payment for a home, under a state Senate bill introduced Wednesday.


Originally known as the Boston Americans, they've been the Red Sox since the early 1900s and are often called the Bosox. Now, they have a new nickname, courtesy of outfielder Johnny Damon: The Idiots.


Agilent's Profit Rises But Business Slows

Electronics testing and equipment  maker Agilent Technologies Inc. A.N on Thursday said  quarterly profit more than quintupled from a weak year-ago  period, but the company issued a forecast below current Wall  Street estimates.


The Jones Apparel Group is near an agreement to sell Barneys New York for about $825 million to the investment arm of the Dubai government.


Gold shoots to record 927 dollars an ounce

The price of gold shot to a record 927.77 dollars here Monday as investors looked for safe havens from financial market turbulence and in response to stoppages at mines in South Africa.


Public organisations will be able to trade valuable radio spectrum under new plans, announces Ofcom.


Fur flies after Mariah Carey donates it to charity

A $7,500 fur coat donated by pop diva  Mariah Carey and intended for Mongolia's poor has disappeared,  a leading animal rights group said on Thursday.


Central England is about 1C warmer than in the 1950s, and human activities are the reason, a study shows.


Segretario Pd, lavorare per trovare un punto d'equilibrio


The cost of a program to build high-profile unmanned surveillance aircraft, known as Global Hawks, has increased by nearly $900 million since 2001, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Monday.-Renae Merle


US Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth simply wants to go home to his beloved St. Louis, Mo., with the "girl of his dreams," his wife of 47 years, Sally, and


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S&P changes MBIA, Ambac outlook to negative

Standard & Poor's on Wednesday slashed its outlook for bond insurers Ambac Financial Group, MBIA Insurance Corp and XL Capital Assurance, indicating their triple-A credit ratings were at heightened risk of being cut in the next two years due to deteriorating mortgage debt.


U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Wednesday predicted stable growth for the U.S. economy but he made no remarks on the yen or financial markets which are jittery after more than a week of turmoil.


Doctors warn of poisoning from hand gels

At least two people have become intoxicated by drinking hand-sanitizing gels, a potentially deadly habit, doctors reported on Wednesday.


Paramilitary killer disrupts N.Irish self-rule talks

A paramilitary killer cut short an already chaotic debate on Northern Ireland's political future on Friday by throwing a bag of homemade explosives into the building where parties were meeting.


The U.N. nuclear agency on Thursday called Iran's cooperation with its investigation of past suspicious atomic activities "a significant step forward," in a report expected to hamper U.S.-led efforts for new sanctions on Tehran.


Avs' Sakic, Smyth, Stastny return to ice

Colorado's top three forwards Â captain Joe Sakic, Ryan Smyth and Paul Stastny Â are back on the ice. Sakic went through a light skate before practice Monday. He's recovering from hernia surgery.


A man is due to appear in court following the deaths of two people at a bungalow in Fife.


French Gays Hail Their New 'Pink TV' Channel

Gays across France celebrated the launch of the country's first television channel for homosexuals on Monday, anticipating a pink mixture of fashion, travel, talk, cult movies, music and soap operas.


As newspaper readers, you are probably becoming familiar with the term "offsets." Environmentalists, loath to add noxious carbon gases into the atmosphere, offset their fossil fuel consumption by investing in renewable energy sources.


Bono, Edge chat with Dave for HBO talker

LOS ANGELES  - Despite its recycled title, HBO's new late-night series feels reasonably fresh. "Bono and the Edge: Off the Record" is a preview of the interview show hosted by producer and Eurythmics mainstay Dave Stewart, who has heard every question a musician could get and uses that experience to get U2's famous duo talking about the studio, the songs, the road and the road to stardom.


Heavily armed soldiers trudge through the fetid streets of Sadr City, gagging from the stench of open sewage, eyes warily scanning ahead for trouble. Suddenly, a middle-aged man approaches — and begs for a job.


Japanese stocks rose Thursday amid optimism about the nation's economic propects, with bank and steel shares leading the way. The dollar was lower against the yen.


Pakistan temporarily releases opposition lawyer

Pakistani authorities on Thursday temporarily released from detention a prominent opposition lawyer, who this year spearheaded a campaign against President Pervez Musharraf, the lawyer's son said.


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Monster.com torpedoes rogue server as malware scam rolls on

Apply here to empty your bank account Trying to contain damage amid reports that con artists are targeting online job sites, Monster Worldwide has shut down a rogue server that was siphoning personal information from the resumes of job seekers. The disclosure came amid new details of a Trojan that's amassed personal information on hundreds of thousands of people.â¦


Virtualizing Servers and Storage Across the Enterprise

Read this white paper featuring VMware and LeftHand to learn about the true costs of storage and server sprawl, proven approaches to virtualization, and methods to maximize ROI using virtual machines on iSCSI SANs.


Judge upholds detainee rights terror law

A federal judge upheld the Bush administration's new terrorism law Wednesday, agreeing that Guantanamo Bay detainees do not have the right to challenge their imprisonment in U.S. courts.


UN to Launch $30 Mln Drive for Haiti Flood Victims

The United Nations will launch a global appeal for $30 million in emergency aid to help Haiti recover from floods that killed hundreds of people, the executive


Tourists flock back to Britain, without their wallets

It may be one of Britain's wettest summers on record but meteorological misfortune has failed to put a dampener on tourists who are flocking to the island in record numbers, even if they are keeping a tight rein on their budgets.


An impoverished backwater that will drain the EU's resources and flood its labor markets with unskilled jobseekers? Or a dynamic economy whose youthful population will help offset a looming pensions crisis? The ...


Last year: Meg Mallon won the season-ending tournament for her lone 2003 title, beating Annika Sorenstam by a stroke. Last week: Heather Daly-Donofrio won the Tournament of Champions in Mobile, Ala.


A new open-source search engine lets users vote on results.


The Belfast skyline is set to change forever with the demolition of  three of the city's tallest chimneys.


Alando Tucker scored 21 points and Wisconsin stifled No. 18 Alabama's high-powered offense in a 76-62 victory Wednesday night that extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 36 games.


Kerry, Bush campaigns spar over basking in Red Sox win

Democratic Sen. John Kerry, a self-proclaimed resident of Red Sox Nation, donned a Boston cap Thursday and hailed his hometown team's first World Series championship in 86 years.


A federal judge Wednesday denied a request by John Hinckley, the man who shot President Reagan in a 1981 assassination attempt, to have extended visits at his parents' Virginia home.


Private centre in Calgary first in Canada, but pediatrician wishes business wasn't growing so fast. Over the years, Peter Nieman has tried to help more than 200 obese children lose weight in his family practice


Tokyo bourse faces early 2005 slump before rebounding with economy

Japanese stocks are expected to slip in early 2005 on a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy but should rebound later in the year in tandem with expected stronger growth, analysts said.


New Indonesian presdient faces tough tasks

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was declared Indonesia's next president today and now faces the tough task of rebuilding a country plagued by attacks from al-Qaida-linked terrorists, separatist conflicts and an economy still reeling from


International Space Station's snack attack uncovered

The two residents of the International Space Station ran short of food and had to cut back their meals this month thanks in part to unlikely food thieves: the previous station crew.


Spurs' Parker Becomes Best Paid French Athlete

Tony Parker has become France's best paid sportsman after extending his contract with the San Antonio Spurs until 2011 for 51.


Bob Evans, mainframe pioneer, dies at 77

Bob Evans, an IBM computer scientist who helped to develop the modern mainframe computer, died Thursday. He was 77. Evans died of heart failure at his at his home in the San Francisco suburb of Hillsborough, his son Evan told the Associated Press.


Ivan latest in vicious decade of hurricanes

MIAMI - Soon-to-strike Ivan is the latest and nastiest of a trio of monster hurricanes toying with Florida and the rest of the United States, showing Americans what hurricane experts have known for the past several years: We're in the midst of a record


Russian Capsule Docks With Space Station

KOROLYOV, Russia - A Soyu z spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and an American astronaut docked smoothly Saturday at the international space station, where another Russian-U.S. team has spent the last six months...


Feds to toughen Meat, poultry inspection

The first major changes to food inspection in a decade will increase federal scrutiny of meat and poultry plants where the danger from E. coli and other germs is high or where past visits have found unsafe practices.


Plane crashes into Ark. house, killing 2

A small plane crashed into a house as it was apparently trying to land at a nearby airport on Saturday, killing the male pilot and a woman on the ground, authorities said.


U.S. Episcopal Church Is Urged to Apologize for Gay Bishop

The U.S. Episcopal Church was asked to apologize and refrain from promoting any other clergy living in a same-sex union.


Militants in Iraq Behead British Hostage

Militants beheaded a British hostage near Baghdad despite secret 11th-hour efforts by London to free Kenneth Bigley from kidnappers whose video messages had played on British emotions on the war in Iraq for three weeks.


CARACAS, Venezuela - The opposition's long and bitter campaign to oust Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez finally came down to a recall referendum Sunday, with the leftist leader hoping a huge turnout among the poor will keep him in power.    Activists on both sides set off fireworks and blared recordings of bugle music to wake voters hours before dawn, hoping for a flood of early votes in their favor...


Over 80 Hurt on First Day of Bangladesh Strike

Opposition activists in Bangladesh  attacked railway stations and battled police across the country  on Tuesday on the first day of a two-day strike called to  protest against a deadly grenade attack at the weekend.


NEW YORK  - People with diabetes who are  depressed are less likely to watch what they eat, to exercise,  and to take their medications, researchers report.


Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan  will urge the United States to take concrete action to crack  down on Kurdish guerrillas in Iraq, newspapers said on Sunday,  as a unilateral rebel ceasefire went into effect.


Angry Sikhs storm theatre and halt play in England

Hundreds of Sikhs tried to storm a theatre in the central English city of Birmingham, halting a play they say mocks their religion and slightly injuring five police officers in the melee, police said.


A Californian professor has won his battle to obtain FBI files relating to late Beatle John Lennon. The files allegedly contain proof of British spy agency MI5 and the FBI tracking Lennon's political activities in the early 70s.


U.N. top court says Srebrenica massacre genocide

The highest U.N. court said on Monday the massacre of Bosnian Muslim men in Srebrenica in 1995 constituted genocide.


England striker Wayne Rooney has arrived at United's Carrington Training ground Tuesday morning, the day of the transfer deadline.


AprirÃ  Napoli il 2 gennaio. Seguiranno Roma, Milano e Palermo il 5Coinvolte dodici milioni di famiglie. Il vademecum per comprare bene                                          Al via i saldi, sconti dal 40% Un giro d'affari da 6,5 miliardi


A court appearance by Christos Tsekos, former coach to disgraced Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris, has been delayed after his defence lawyer died.


GUANGZHOU, China  - In southern China, it doesn't  matter if an animal is an endangered species. As long as it  walks, wriggles or jumps, it's good enough for the pot.


U.S. Actor Blake Hated Wife - Prosecutors

Tough guy actor Robert Blake was so  obsessed with getting his infant daughter away from her  conwoman mother, Bonny Lee Bakley, that he murdered Bakley when  he could not find someone else to kill her, prosecutors said on  Monday.


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Blair says there's little he can do to save British hostage in ...

LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair says there's little he can do to secure the release of Ken Bigley, the British hostage being held in Iraq.


As far as I'm concerned, the most important deal to come out of the annual Mac trade show was Apple's decision to offer movie rentals through its iTunes Store.


A CANADIAN seaman aboard the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi has died one day after being injured when the vessel caught fire, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin announced today.


Northern Ireland's politicians face a nerve-wracking day as they wait for the Reverend Ian Paisley to decide if he will endorse a historic deal with Sinn Fein.


Tensions flare as Pakistan police investigate deadly mosque blast

SIALKOT, Pakistan- Tensions flared Saturday as Pakistani police launched investigations into a suspected suicide bombing which killed at least 30 people at a Shiite mosque in eastern Sialkot city.


By Laura Figueroa, The Miami Herald  May 25--Following weeks of sightings and complaints from residents, two alligators were captured in the Miami Lakes area on Friday afternoon.


120 School Siege Victims Buried in Beslan

BESLAN, Russia - Funeral processions filled the rainy streets of this southern Russian city Monday, carrying coffins large and small, as townspeople buried scores of victims of a carefully planned school siege that prosecutors linked to a Chechen rebel leader.    Desperate families searched for those still missing from the siege at School No...


Vichy collaborator and war crimes culprit Papon dead at 96

Maurice Papon, the French Nazi collaborator who died at the age of 96, became the symbol of bureaucratic inhumanity after he was convicted for helping organise the deportation of Jews during the Vichy era.


Alligators are forever: star of Bond film to be stuffed

An alligator which starred in a James Bond film is to be stuffed and put on display in Britain after fans left flowers and tributes following his death.


Patricia Dugas reached out, touched Kevin Everett's arm and asked her son if he could feel her hand. Everett — lying in a hospital bed, barely awake and hooked to life support systems — nodded yes.


After Talking to Bruins, Oregon Coach Will Stay

Oregon Coach Mike Bellotti, approached by U.C.L.A. in its search for a football coach, said Friday that he was staying put.


Another Chance for Baseball to Settle Its Score With Drugs

As baseball finds itself struggling to control the steroid issue, its past serves as a cautionary tale.


Poll race tight as Irish PM bids for record third term

Irish voters went to the polls Thursday in close-fought parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, one of Europe's longest-serving leaders, is battling to win a third term.


Kerry Tries to Turn Campaign Against Bush

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, trying to recover from a brass-knuckles campaign against his character, is attempting to steer the election to a referendum on President Bush's leadership.    Kerry has less than seven weeks to take over the lead in the presidential race...


Abbas asks Haniyeh to form unity government

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally asked Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday to form a new unity government and urged him to respect peace accords signed with Israel.


SAP AG unveils a service that evaluates security settings across a customer's SAP enterprise system. SAP AG on Wednesday unveiled a service that evaluates security settings across a customer's SAP enterprise system.


ONE of Australia's biggest gold miners, Sons of Gwalia, has called in administrators after negotiations with its creditors collapsed.


Report: DVD ripping less a threat than file sharing

Blog: Only 2 percent of Internet households have installed DVD-ripping software on their computers, according to NPD Group.


Carlyle eyeing bid for Merck generics unit -source

Private equity firm The Carlyle Group  is mulling a bid for the generics business of Germany's Merck  KGaA , a unit worth at least 4 billion euros ($5.3  billion), a source close to the process said.


Dr Manmohan Singh said international networks of terror appear to cooperate more effectively between themselves than the nations they target.


Delta obtains a commitment of $2.5bn in bankruptcy exit financing from a number of major institutions.


A Night Out With | Justin Theroux: Revved-Up Reflections

The 36-year-old actor, scheduled to attend the premiere of his directorial debut, âDedication,â headed out to search for meaning (or at least dinner) in Brooklyn.


Industrial nations shy away from stiff 2020 goals

Industrial nations were shying away from fixing stiff 2020 guidelines for greenhouse gases cuts at U.N. talks on Friday in what environmentalists said would be a vote for "dangerous" climate change.


The site of a former chemical dump that led to an environmental disaster more than two decades ago was formally removed from the federal Superfund list Thursday.


NEW DELHI, Dec 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed his opposition to veto powers for India or any other country seeking to become member of a revamped UN Security Council.


The leader of Ukraine's opposition calls for a second day of mass rallies against Sunday's election result.


Wenger ready for Arsenal's big showdown with Chelsea

Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal's showdown with Chelsea on Sunday will go a long way towards deciding the destiny of the Premier League title.


Roma, 12:34 - CALCIO, MELANDRI: CON BORRELLI PARLATO DI GIUSTIZIA SPORTIVA

Dopo l'incontro definito "cordiale", con il responsabile dell'ufficio indagini Figc Francesco Saveri...


Clinton and McCain press on after comebacks

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Led by Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, candidates fanned out across the country on Wednesday in a presidential race dramatically reshaped by their comeback wins in New Hampshire.


Bhutto buried, government accuses al Qaeda

GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests.


Valpey Fisher Introduces Ultra Low Jitter Timing Modules for Synchronized Ethernet

Valpey Fisher Corporation  (AMEX:VPF) today introduced the VFJA432  and VFJA434  integrated timing modules for synchronizing Ethernet.


Piacenza, 18:30 - CALCIO, PIACENZA: CONVOCATI PER RIMINI E PESCARA

Sono 21 i giocatori convocati da Iachini per la doppia trasferta di Rimini e Pescara. Sono rimasti a...


Woman Dies in Drowning at Lake Near Danvers

By Michele Steinbacher, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Jun. 15--DANVERS -- A Central Illinois woman is dead after an apparent drowning at Spin Lake outside Danvers. Another woman was treated for heat exhaustion after trying to help the victim and rescuers.


According to industry sources, Akshay Kumar is the latest B-town biggie to have turned web-savvy   and joined the growing Facebook community.


Roma, 16:03 - Calcio, Siviglia: contestazione Totti Ã¨ strascico derby

''Contestazione a Totti? Credo sia uno strascico dovuto dopo la sconfitta nel derby''. La vede cosÃ¬ ...


Rehnquist Undergoing Radiation and Chemo

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist revealed Monday that he is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment for thyroid cancer, signs he has a grave form of the disease and probably will not return to the bench soon.


Con l'annuncio ufficiale della morte di Arafat, sono arrivate le condoglianze e la manifestazioni d'affetto del panorama politico mondiale. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti George W. Bush ha espresso le condoglianze


ATHENS, Aug. 17 Â As the American fencer Mariel Zagunis yelled in triumph, her teammates rushed her and hurled her into the air. What made their celebratory gesture especially notable was that Zagunis was still holding, and waving, her sword.


A video showing Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped director of aid agency Care International, pleading for British troops to be withdrawn from Iraq, was today broadcast on Arabic television.


Morti 130 mila capi di bestiame, centinaia case distrutte


By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 11--As President Bush boasts of increases in funding for national parks, his administration continues to take a few steps back in other areas related to the environment. Consider proposed funding for national wildlife refuges.


Lightning was shooting down from the heavens even as the US National Team warmed up just 20 minutes before kicking off against the Panamanians, as though someone was trying to tell them something.


Berlusconi, saggia decisione rifiutare il nuovo incarico


Update 4: Flight Attendants' Union Approves Strike

The board of the country's largest flight attendants union authorized a national strike Tuesday after its president accused the airline industry of using the bankruptcy process to cut workers' pay and eliminate other benefits.


Unconfirmed: AOL Planning Massive Layoffs?

Rumors suggest that AOL, which hired a new CEO last November and has suffered a precipitous drop in revenue recently, is getting ready for massive layoffs.


President Hugo Chavez visited flood-ravaged Bolivia on Saturday to show off the fact that Venezuela has pledged 10 times more aid than the Bush administration. But local leaders gave him a cool reception, accusing him of meddling in Bolivian politics.


Thierry Henry has admitted that Arsenal face a struggle to bring high-flying Chelsea back down to earth. The Arsenal striker, who came runner-up in FIFA's world player of the year


More Steam, Ash Likely at Mount St. Helens

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. Oct. 6, 2004 - Weeks or months of occasional steam blasts and possibly some eruptions of fresh volcanic rock and ash are the most likely scenario at Mount St.


Eight Marines were killed and nine others wounded west of the capital on Saturday when a suicide car bomb rammed into their convoy, military officials said, making it the deadliest day for the US forces in half a year.


Messina, 19:58 - Calcio, Messina: Parisi e GiampÃ  in campo a Cagliari

Alessandro Parisi ha recuperato e giovedÃ¬ al "Sant'Elia" di Cagliari sarÃ  regolarmente al suo posto,...


Six-time Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps has publicly apologised after his arrest for drink-driving. The 19-year-old ran a stop sign in Salisbury, Maryland.


Come to Serbia - home to few people and Kazakh music

A commercial promoting Serbia as a tourist destination appears to be jinxed after CNN used the soundtrack for a Kazakh tourism ad as backing music by mistake.


Schwarzenegger begins his 'road trip to reform'

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger began a statewide campaign bus tour at the Del Mar Fairgrounds yesterday urging voters to "terminate the special interests" by following his advice on ballot initiatives.


A young monk opens a rare window of candor in Tibet

He confirms Chinese are diluting traditional Buddhist culture and the monks' role.


Arafat's Wife Opposes Leaders Visiting Him

Yasser Arafat's senior deputies hoped to  travel to France on Monday to meet the critically ill  Palestinian president but his wife was opposed to the visit, a  senior Palestinian official said.


Secretary-General Kofi Annan accused the Sudanese government on Thursday of failing to protect citizens in Darfur from killings, rape and other violence, warning it may be held accountable for those acts in the future.


A federal judge placed tighter restrictions on Michael Vick on Wednesday after he tested positive for marijuana.


Water Is Key to Averting Epidemics Along Coasts

Tens of thousands of tsunami survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding.


Epidemic threatens as tsunami toll hits 85,000

With the death toll soaring to nearly 85,000 in the tsunami havoc, the World Health Organization Wednesday warned that disease in the aftermath of the disaster


Clues to Black Plagueâs Fury in 650-Year-Old Skeletons

New findings suggest that the plague selectively took the already ill, while many of the otherwise healthy survived the infection.


Iran Celebrates Day It Humiliated 'Great Satan'

Several thousand Iranians burned US flags and George W. Bush effigies Wednesday, marking the 25th anniversary of the storming of the US embassy in Tehran just as the US presidential race neared its climax.


The President has never been forthcoming with pardons, but he may at least leave the door open for Scooter Libby.


Ex-Beatle McCartney and estranged wife far apart on settlement

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and his estranged wife Heather Mills are not close in terms of negotiations for a settlement in their messy divorce, The Times reported on Thursday.


Love, Sex, Belly Dancing and Religious Differences

The star-crossed romance âDavid & Laylaâ is layered with sharply observed cultural details.


Iraq Leader Tells Congress That Sacrifice Won't Be in Vain

Offering a simple, "Thank you America," Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi addressed a joint meeting of Congress .


LeapFrog Hopes for Next Hit With Interactive Reading Toy

After a big success with its LeapPad, the educational toy maker is hoping for a new winner in the Tag.


By Karen Owen, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Jun. 24--Local churches are being recruited by a faith-based program to befriend ex-convicts and help them stay out of jail or prison.   Fresh Start for Life Inc.


The prime minister of Laos led tens of thousands of compatriots in a Buddhist holiday ceremony at a golden-spired temple Saturday, praying for the success of an Asian summit with a VIP guest list never before seen in the reclusive


Iran's moderate ex-President Rafsanjani wins election to Iran's powerful clerical body, marking a surprise comeback.


Yankees decline options on Quantrill, Lee

The Yankees declined their 2005 option on first baseman Travis Lee on Friday and their 2006 option on reliever Paul Quantrill. Quantrill, who struggled late last season, agreed last December to a $7 million


HellerÃ¢ÂÂs Win in Nevada 2 GOP Primary Becomes Official

Nevada Secretary of State Dean Heller is now the official winner of the tightly contested Aug. 15 Republican primary for his stateÃ¢ÂÂs open2nd Congressional District seat Ã¢ÂÂ following a court ruling Friday that rejected an attempt by his closest competitor,state Assemblywoman Sen. Sharron Angle, to have the outcome of the primary vacated and a new election called.


President Bush on Saturday lamented recent "shocking acts of violence" in schools, and promised his administration will do what it can to keep centers of learning safe for students.


Circuit City Stores Inc. on Monday  posted a quarterly profit compared with a loss a year earlier,  boosted by strong sales of high-ticket items like flat-panel  televisions and digital music players.


Five killed in Israeli offensive in Gaza

Five Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops today in an operation against rocket launchers in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses and Palestinian medics said


Few Enroll in Low-Cost Drug Demonstration

A new program to provide low-cost drugs to people with cancer and other serious illnesses has fallen far short of expectations.


Martin Johnson has been in negotiations with his old club Leicester over a possible return in a management capacity.


Canada said on Tuesday it was considering whether to slap trade sanctions on a wide range of US imports to retaliate for Washington's refusal to abandon a controversial anti-dumping law.


U.S., Iran To Continue Talks Despite Differences

BAGHDAD, July 24 -- The United States and Iran will continue discussions about security in Iraq despite U.S. accusations that Iran is supporting an increasing number of insurgent attacks in Iraq, the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad said Tuesday.


A trans-Atlantic bid from US firm Lockheed Martin wins the contract to supply President Bush's helicopters.


Update 9: Russia Advances Plans to Break Up Yukos

Russia moved ahead Friday with plans to break up the country's largest oil producer, announcing it would auction off a majority stake in the main production unit of oil giant OAO Yukos next month.


F.D.A. Panel Urges Ban on Medicine for Child Colds

If put into practice, a ban could transform pharmacy shelves and change the way parents cope with the most common illness in young children.


Barber Shops, Salons in HIV/Aids Crossfire

UNLESS you're a die-hard Rastafarian who dreads and eludes the barber's razor at all costs, you most certainly relish a walk to the barber shop whenever chance allows.


A new study suggests anger, as well as other negative emotions may be a trigger for a ischemic stroke. The study, published in the December issue of Neurology found people were more likely to experience a


Dale Jarrett beats out 56 other drivers Sunday in qualifying to take the top spot for next Sunday's season-opening Nextel Cup event.


U.S. tries to reassure Russia on eve of G8 summit

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush criticized Russia on democracy on Tuesday but sought to calm President Vladimir Putin's anger over U.S. missile shield plans on the eve of a G8 summit in Germany.


Cablevision could air 500 HD channels by year-end

Cablevision Systems Corp.  said  on Thursday it will have the capability to carry more than 500  channels of high definition television programming by year-end  as competition mounts from satellite TV and telephone  operators.


Rock reveals 13.3in entertainment laptop line

Powerful yet portable, maker maintains UK notebook specialist Rock has extended its Pegasus range with an entertainment-centric yet highly portable line based on Intel's mobile Core 2 Duo processor - overclocked when running on mains power - and a 13.3in, 1,280 x 768 widescreen display.â¦


Honda Enhances Speech-Recognition System With IBM

Honda Motor Co. (HMC), with help from partner IBM Corp., is preparing to introduce an improved speech-recognition system that will allow drivers to get voice navigation guidance without having to manually punch in any information or take their eyes off the road to read a computer screen...


A peek at companies that overpromised and underdelivered.


Spanish police have arrested eight suspected Islamic militants. Authorities say they were planning to carry out a terrorist attack in the center of the capital.


Baghdad: There are conflicting reports as to whether two female scientists held by the US in Iraq are to be freed. Militants are threatening to kill a third hostage unless all Iraqi women in US-run prisons are freed.


L'indagine del pm Woodcock coinvolge Lele Mora. Sembrerebbe che l'agente delle star, in combutta con il fotografo Fabrizio Corona chiedesse denaro e favori in cambio delle immagini 'bollenti'


Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol yesterday in a crucial step toward putting the long-delayed climate-change treaty into effect, although without participation by the United States.


James Bond producers may dump British singer Amy Winehouse following her recent 'bad behaviour'.  The "Rehab" star was in talks with bosses from the super-spy franchise to record the theme tune for the next Bond movie, but her hospitalisation last month after three days of hard partying has jeopardise her chances to do so, reports Hollywood.com.


Report: Google and Salesforce.com to partner

Blog: Salesforce.com is hosting a news conference to announce a partnership with an unnamed Internet company and TechCrunch speculates the partner will be Google.


Our guide for updating your car with high-end audio, video, GPS and more


Championship Saturday is a local affair. As the Southeastern, Atlantic Coast and Big 12 conferences prepare for their championship games this weekend, only No. 4 Florida is clinging to the hope — and it's slim, at best — of getting a shot at the national title.


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Government urges pandemic flu preparations

U.S. officials asked business, health and religious groups on Wednesday to urge Americans to prepare for a possible flu pandemic with steps like storing food and supplies and staying home if ill.


Ex-Banker Quattrone Gets 18 Months Prison

Former investment banker Frank Quattrone was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison, two months more than the harshest recommended penalty, for obstructing probes


Space News Headlines for December 30, 2004 - Weekend Edition

ABC says, "When NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over East Texas almost two years ago, killing its crew of seven, many wondered: What will become of the struggling space agency?


Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Redskins have placed running back Clinton Portis, linebacker LaVar Arrington and cornerback Ade Jimoh on injured reserve.


Apple Drops in After-Hours on 2Q Outlook

Apple's second-quarter outlook shows it might not be shockproof, and many shareholders retreat from earlier bets on AAPL. The stock drops $17.06, or nearly 11 percent, in after-hours trading.


MIAMI -- When Gov. Charlie Crist (R) took office a year ago, he quickly turned his attention to Florida's deepening hurricane insurance crisis.


Top scientist Robert Winston is calling for  the fertility watchdog to be scrapped, calling it incompetent.


Blair runs into protests, snubs on Lebanon visit

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a   visit to Beirut marked by protests and snubs, pledged on Monday   to help strengthen Lebanon's security forces as they deploy in   the south after Israel's war with Hizbollah.


Lawyer Advising Vets Quits Bush Campaign

An election lawyer for President Bush who also has been advising a veterans group running TV ads against Democrat John Kerry resigned Wednesday from Bush's campaign.


Concordi i leader, sicurezza Paese e' 'priorita' assoluta'


Ministro della Pubblica Istruzione invia lettera ai docenti


Actor-director Emilio Estevez is  engaged to marry his girlfriend of two years, a writer who also  landed a bit part in his latest movie, the star told People  magazine on Tuesday.


Canada puts $105 million into global AIDS fight

People around the world marked World AIDS Day by focussing on the need to protect women and young girls, as Canada announced $105 million in new funding for the cause.


It is reported that seven Iraqis have been killed and 25 wounded in clashes between US forces and insurgents in Tall Afar, west of Mosul.


The Florida Keys, already dealing with invasive exotics from melaleuca to iguanas, have added another to the list of unwanted newcomers: the African Gambian pouch rat.


Actress Tanya Abrol, Sagarika Ghatge and the film's director Shimit Amin were in Australia for the Indian Film Festival.


HP says reaches civil settlement with Calif. AG

Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Thursday it reached a civil settlement with the California attorney general's office related to its board-leak investigation that ultimately led to the departure of its former chairman.


Iranians Refuse to Terminate Nuclear Plans

The refusal threatened to scuttle a nuclear agreement Iran reached 10 days ago with France, Britain and Germany.


Astronaut to Meet Baby Daughter on Return to Earth

Days away from ending a six-month mission in space, US astronaut Michael Fincke said on Wednesday he is looking forward to meeting his 4-month-old daughter.


The New York Stock Exchange was forced to halt trading in three stocks early on Thursday after erroneous orders from a broker were spotted by an NYSE specialist.


MedImmune Inc. said yesterday that it is evaluating whether it can help stem a threatened flu vaccination shortage by producing more doses of its inhaled vaccine FluMist after a request from federal officials.


Dal 8 al 12 gennaio attese 40 aziende internazionali


US OPEN: Sharapova rallies; Roddick rockets

NEW YORK -- Maria Sharapova nearly found out how quickly one can go from diva to disaster. Women's highlights: No. 1 seed Justine Henin-Hardenne def.


Horn of Africa Lauds Counterterror Success

Terrorist groups are still operating in the Horn of Africa, but a 2-year-old U.S. task force has built cooperation in the region's anti-terror operations and prevented militants from staging attacks, the unit's commander told The Associated Press.


Uncertainty over fate of hostages leads France to cancel visit by ...

A visit to France by Iraq's interim president was called off yesterday amid unease between Paris and Baghdad. As France remained cautiously optimistic about the release of two kidnapped


Clive Woodward, the coach who revolutionised England's approach to Test rugby and led them to World Cup glory in Australia little more than nine months ago, is about to sever his links with